SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities Archives - University of the Philippines Diliman /tag/sdg-11-sustainable-cities-and-communities/ University of the Philippines Diliman Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:18:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 /wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-upd-favicon-32x32.png SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities Archives - University of the Philippines Diliman /tag/sdg-11-sustainable-cities-and-communities/ 32 32 All 15 minutes away from home /all-15-minutes-away-from-home/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:44:46 +0000 /?p=58028 What if everything that you needed for modern urban life—from working and shopping, to hospitals and schools—was just 15 minutes away from your home? A group of UP Diliman (91Թ) students and their professor used this premise as basis to create a 15-minute city index, more known as FMCI, which measures how close a particular […]

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]]> PhilGEOS 2025: Geomatics for the people /philgeos-2025-geomatics-for-the-people/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 06:57:35 +0000 /?p=57107 Over 200 researchers, professionals, developers, and students, from inside and outside the country gathered at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium for the Philippine Geomatics Symposium 2025 (PhilGEOS 2025). With the theme Enhancing Human Quality of Life Through Spatial Technologies, PhilGEOS is a premier biennial conference organized by the UP Diliman (91Թ) Department of Geodetic Engineering […]

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]]> Recording Sagada’s music /recording-sagadas-music/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 08:46:00 +0000 /?p=56801 To record Sagada’s traditional vocal and instrumental repertoire—this was the purpose of the project Collection and ReCollection: Recording the Traditional and Instrumental Repertoire in Sagada (Collection and ReCollection). The project wants “to sustain the continued documentation of living traditions, while continuing to preserve the older records,” according to the report by Collection and ReCollection Project […]

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]]> 91Թ holds OpenStreetMap conference /upd-holds-openstreetmap-conference/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 03:56:33 +0000 /?p=56548 As event partner of the annual international gathering of the OpenStreetMap (OSM), the UP Diliman (91Թ) Department of Geography (DGeog) hosted the 2025 State of the Map (SotM) Conference (2025 SotM) for three consecutive days in 91Թ. In an email to 91Թate Online, DGeog Chair Kristian Karlo Saguin wrote that the OSM is “a global, […]

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]]> Native tree seeds given to the public in 91Թ /native-tree-seeds-given-to-the-public-in-upd/ Tue, 01 Jul 2025 03:48:44 +0000 /?p=55436 For three consecutive Saturdays —June 7, 14, and 21—the Philippine Association of University Women-UP Chapter, UP Resilience Institute, and the Philippine Native Tree Enthusiasts distributed seeds of native trees to the public. The activity, held in UP Diliman, also featured the sale of seedlings and books. A fourth installment is scheduled soon, where free native […]

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]]> Philippine native tree advocates hold seedlings giveaway and awareness event /philippine-native-tree-advocates-hold-seedlings-giveaway-and-awareness-event/ Fri, 13 Jun 2025 08:56:16 +0000 /?p=55185 A joint information activity on Philippine native trees was held in UP Diliman (91Թ) this June by the UP Resilience Institute (UPRI), the Philippine Association of University Women (PAUW)-UP Chapter, and Philippine Native Tree (PNT) Enthusiasts, an advocacy group formed in 2013 dedicated to the promotion of PNT in the Philippines. During the event, free […]

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]]> L Arch freshmen present PAUW inclusive park designs /l-arch-freshmen-present-pauw-inclusive-park-designs/ Wed, 28 May 2025 05:49:17 +0000 /?p=55033 First year landscape architecture (L Arch) students took on the challenge of coming out with conceptual designs for an inclusive park for the Philippine Association of University Women-UP Chapter (PAUW-UP). It took the L Arch students less than six weeks to respond to the request for conceptual designs for their inclusive park project. Five conceptual […]

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]]> 91Թ and PTRI ink MOU /upd-and-ptri-ink-mou/ Thu, 08 May 2025 06:29:08 +0000 /?p=54713 UP Diliman (91Թ) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) held a ceremonial signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on May 5 at the 91Թ Office of the Chancellor. The MOU aims to “develop mutual cooperation and understanding between the two entities.” The PTRI is DOST’s textile development […]

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]]> AIT hosts RTD on heritage conservation /ait-hosts-rtd-on-heritage-conservation/ Thu, 10 Apr 2025 03:59:45 +0000 /?p=54427 How can tourism be a catalyst for heritage conservation? This was the topic of the roundtable discussion (RTD) the UP Diliman (91Թ) Asian Institute of Tourism (AIT) held on April 3. Among those present at the RTD were representatives from government agencies, academic institutions, and local communities. Below is an article by Milovy Mariel R. […]

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]]> 91Թ conducts environmental management training /upd-conducts-environmental-management-training/ Wed, 02 Oct 2024 09:35:21 +0000 /?p=52672 Heads of UP Diliman’s (91Թ) various units and/or their representatives gathered at the National Engineering Center on Sept. 27 for an eight-hour crash course on environmental management. Organized by the 91Թ Office of the Vice Chancellor for Community Affairs (OVCCA) through the Diliman Environmental Management Office, the whole-day event tackled environmental concepts and regulations and […]

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]]> Climate change affects “life, livelihood, and likelihood” /climate-change-affects-life-livelihood-and-likelihood/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 07:10:09 +0000 /?p=52498 The keynote message of Robert E. A. Borje, vice chairperson and executive director of the Climate Change Commission, emphasized to local government leaders the impacts of climate change on lives and the environment, and community response towards resiliency. According to its website, the Climate Change Commission is the “lead policy-making body of the government tasked […]

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]]> 91Թ student develops seismic instrument, wins award /upd-student-develops-seismic-instrument-wins-award/ Wed, 07 Aug 2024 07:06:04 +0000 /?p=51983 Aside from CharM, the fast-charging technology for electronic vehicles from UP Diliman (91Թ), winning in the electric power and energy category at the WorldInvent Singapore 2024 (WoSG 2024), an earthquake recording instrument developed by a student from the UP Diliman Technology Management Center (TMC) also won a gold medal at the WoSG 2024, this time […]

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