Test kits for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) which were developed by local scientists at the University of the Philippines have been approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
University of the Philippines
28.5K posts
University of the Philippines
@upsystem
This is the official Twitter account of the University of the Philippines, maintained by the UP System Media and Communication Office.
- Researchers from the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) have identified a specific bacterial species from the soils of Mt. Mayon that has shown potential antibiotic and anti-colorectal cancer activities. Read more here: facebook.com/DOSTph/posts/4…
- FINAL: The University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons ✊🏼 wins the Championship game over the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles🦅, 72-69, in the last Battle of Katipunan of UAAP Season 84. #IpanaloNaNatinTo #AtinTo #UPFight! ✊🏼
- Due to COVID-19, University Councils across the UP System unanimously decided not to hold the UPCAT for admission of students in AY 2021-22. Instead, the UP Office of Admissions is currently modifying the admissions system for the next intake year. Read: up.edu.ph/no-upcat-2021-…
- Following the fire that hit part of the UP Philippine General Hospital in the early hours of the morning on May 16, the UP-PGH needs your help. Bayanihan na, para sa UP-PGH.
- Dr. Teodoro Herbosa resigns as UP’s Executive Vice President Read more here: up.edu.ph/dr-teodoro-her…
- Pagsaludo sa UP Men's Basketball Team. Hanggang sa susunod na season! Hindi kami magsasawang sumuporta sa UP Fighting Maroons. #UPFight! ✊❤💚
- PUBLIC ADVISORY: UP has received reports that fake or dummy Facebook accounts have been created for UP students and alumni. We urge the members of the UP community to check their names and accounts and to make the proper report to the Data Protection Officer of Facebook.
- "Protect academic freedom" and "maintain UP as a safe haven for all beliefs and forms of democratic expression": UP President Danilo Concepcion responds to DND Secretary Lorenzana's unilateral abrogation of the UP-DND Accord. Read in full: up.edu.ph/protect-academ…
- The University of the Philippines Mindanao will have its first Summa Cum Laude graduate. Pete Maverick Nicole Estudillo, 22, a Food Technology major, scored a grade of 1.1971, the highest record in the university since its establishment in 1995. 🌻 More: mindanews.com/top-stories/20…
- Amid our panic and terror brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Raul Destura and his team of UP scientists are giving the Filipinos and the rest of world a reason to hope.
- Contrary to recent propositions that the martial law years were “golden years” for the Philippines with the country reaching a high of 8.9% GDP growth in 1973, economists De Dios, Bautista and Punongbayan argue that these “best years” of the dictatorship (1/4)
- Kindly retweet this call for donations from UP PGH.
