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NEWS Archives
2008
October 2008
UP SURP holds first grand alumni homecoming
October 2008
President Roman inducts UPAA officers
October 2008
UP SURP
celebrates 43rd foundation day
October 2008
UP SURP
celebrates "43@100"
October 2008
SNUT Housing Dean
to talk on urban renaissance
September 2008
SURP
Dean
lectures on zoning and
environmental management
August 2008
UP SURP holds
forum on sustainable housing
August 2008
SURP Training Director talks on social justice and planning on
08-08-08
July 2008
26 new
environmental planners take oath
June 2008
Former
SURP Dean talks on 'strengthening local planning for development'
June 2008
SURP staff and
students top 2008 EnP board exams
June 2008
Former SURP Dean
to talk on local planning in the Philippines
May 2008
UP PLANADES
signs MoC
with House of Representatives and DILG
May 2008
Canadian
university explores possible linkage with UP SURP
April 2008
SURP graduates 3 PhD students
April 2008
Faculty conference on
proposed curricular revisions
March 2008
UP SURP Centennial Lecture Series
October 2007-October 2008
February 2008
Special Course in Urban and Regional Planning (SCURP 2008)
February
2008
Celebrating Edith's
Life at SURP
SURP held a tribute program for its Records Officer Editha dela Rosa
on February 28, 2008 before her remains were laid to rest. Edith, as
she was fondly called, had been with the School for 22 years. SURP
faculty members, staff, and students, and Edith's family and friends
all came together to offer mass and prayers, share messages and
testimonies and to celebrate her journey through life.
Editha Dela Rosa
8 September 1953 - 25 February 2008
2007
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September 2007
Special Feature:
TAO-Pilipinas:
Women
Who Make A Difference
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more
September 2007
The
Asian Task Force of Institute of Highway Economics, Japan Launches
Publication on Intermodal Logistics
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more
September 2007
Short Course in
Urban and Regional Planning 2007
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more
30 July 2007
SURP
Faculty and Alumni Bags DOST-NAST 2007 Most Outstanding Scientific
Paper Award
The
paper entitled "Logit Choice Models and Utility Ranking of
Transport Modes in Metro Manila with Urban Transport Policy Applications,"
co-authored by Dr. Alexis M. Fillone (SURP PhD 2006), Dr.
Cresencio M. Montalbo, Jr. (Associate Professor, UP-SURP) and Dr.
Noriel Christopher C. Tiglao (Assistant Professor, UP-NCPAG) has
been awarded the 2007 Outstanding Scientific Paper Award by the
National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) of the Department
of Science and Technology (DOST). The award was given during the
DOST-NAST annual convention held at the Manila Hotel last July 12,
2007. Recently, the
same paper also garnered the Commission on Higher Education's Republica
Award (NCR Level) for academic excellence.
The multi-award winning paper is based on the doctoral dissertation
of Dr. Fillone which he wrote with Dr. Montalbo as his thesis adviser
and Dr. Tiglao as co-adviser. Dr. Fillone is currently a faculty
member of the Civil Engineering Department of De La Salle University,
Manila.
July 2007
Dr.
Bejamin V. Cariño
Lectures on Urban Planning at Silliman University
The
Silliman University in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental launched
its Integrative Lecture Series last July 27, 2007 at the Silliman
University Auditorium. The launching speakers for the event were
Dr. Ledivina V. Cariño (Ret. University Professor, UP-NCPAG)
who lectured on volunteerism, and Dr. Benjamin V. Cariño
(Professor and former Dean, UP-SURP) whose lecture entitled "Urban
Planning: Basic Concepts and Considerations" talks about
the status of urban planning in the Philippines.
Both lecturers were later conferred as Adjunct Professors by the
University. Present during the integrative lecture and conferment
were Silliman University President, Dr. Ben S. Manayang and Prof.
Leonor M. Briones, Chairman of the Board of Trustees.
July 2007
SURP
Faculty Joins Curriculum Development Workshop in IHS, Netherlands
Dr.
Mario R. delos Reyes (Associate Professor, UP-SURP) arrived from
a 1-week curriculum development workshop held last July 16-20, 2007
at the Institute for Housing and Urban Studies (IHS), Erasmus University
in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The workshop is part of the preparation
for a series of training programs on Sustainable Cities/Environmental
Planning and Management to be piloted at the Asia-Pacific Region
and funded by UN-HABITAT. The training program is intended for planning
professionals and practitioners, and for those in the academe.
Dr. delos Reyes, who represented the University of the Philippines
in the workshop, is joined by faculty members of the IHS and representatives
from Urban Solutions, a firm based in Netherlands with its Asia-Pacific
Office located at Hanoi, Vietnam.
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June 2007
Dr. Candido
A. Cabrido, Jr. is the New Dean of SURP
Dr.
Candido A. Cabrido, Jr. taking his oath as Dean of SURP at the office
of UP Diliman Chancellor Sergio S. Cao.
The
Deanship of the School of Urban and Regional Planning was formally
turned over to Dr. Candido A. Cabrido, Jr. in a simple
ceremony held at the SURP Lecture Hall last June 7, 2007. The turnover
ceremony was attended by SURP Faculty and Staff, and invited guests.
Among those who graced the occasion are: former deans Dr. Leandro
A. Villoria, Dr. Benjamin V. Cariño, Prof. Dolores A. Endriga,
and Dr. Primitivo C. Cal; and retired SURP faculty members, Prof.
Cynthia Turingan and Prof. Lita Velmonte.
Also
introduced in the turnover ceremony are the School's new set of officials.
They are: Prof. Rosario D. Jimenez, College Secretary; Dr. Marideth
R. Bravo, Director of Graduate Studies; Prof. Ernesto M. Serote,
Director of Training and Extension Services; and Dr. Rachel H. Racelis,
Director for Research and Publications.
The
term of Dr. Cabrido as Dean officially started on May 2, 2007. He
will be serving for a term of three years up to April 30, 2010.
21June
2007
SURP
Faculty, Graduates, and Students Top May 2007 Environmental
Planner Board Examinations
The
University of the Philippines School of Urban and Regional Planning
(UP SURP), the country’s foremost graduate academic institution
in the field of urban and regional planning, is proud to announce
that one (1) faculty member and ten (10) of its graduates and students
passed this year’s Environmental Planner Licensure Examination given
by the Board of Environmental Planning in Manila last May 29 to
31, 2007.Seven (7) of the top ten examinees were from UP-SURP.
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more
2006
November 2006
Important Dates for Second Semester 2006-2007
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more
02 November 2006
Short Course in Urban and Regional Planning 2007
The U.P. School of Urban and Regional Planning (UP-SURP) hereby announces the holding of a Short Course in Urban and Regional Planning (SCURP) at the SURP Building in U.P. Diliman, Quezon City. This special course aims to introduce a model for local environmental planning and development that will integrate planning in the overall governance function. Through this special course, UP-SURP hopes to contribute to the national effort to localize the principles of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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25 October 2006
A Green Invitation
Let's get together and talk Green! this 10 to 11 of November 2006 at the Convention Hall of the Occupational Safety and Health Center in North Avenue cor Mindanao Ave, Diliman Quezon City (near SM City North EDSA).
Participants get to see a free concert and dance to the music of the Spirit of '67 band on Nov. 10. Non-participants can also come and join the party at P350.00 per ticket.
See attached poster for details.
For inquiries, tickets, formal invitations, please call up the PIEP Secretariat at 920-9705.
Avail of discounts by pre-registering....See you there!
>download the Event Poster here
25 October 2006
SURP Celebrates SPRING PROGRAM'S 10th Year and Its 41st Founding
Anniversary
The School of Urban and Regional Planning (SURP) celebrated its 41st founding anniversary in a different fashion as it also commemorates the10th year of the Spatial Planning for Regions in Growing Economies (SPRING-Asia) Program. It was held from October 16 to 18, 2006.
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01 August 2006
Call for papers for JURP
The Research and Publications Division of the UP School of Urban and Regional Planning is now accepting papers for the
Journal in Urban and Regional Planning (JURP).
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01 August 2006
SURP Graduates, Students, and Faculty Top
Environmental Planner Licensure Exams
Eleven (11) SURP students and
graduates passed this year's Environmental Planner Licensure
Examination given by the Board of Environmental Planning in Manila
last June 6 to 8, 2006.
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01 August 2006
Short Course on Urban Transport Planning and
Management
UP-SURP will conduct a short course on transport
planning entitled “Short Course on Urban Transport Planning and
Management” to be held from September 9 to November 11, 2006.
>read more
01 August 2006
Deadlines for the filing of application for the Second
Semester, Academic Year 2006-2007
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