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Career Talks, Orientation, & Excellence Award The Latest Academic Updates at UPPI

  • Posted on: 8 August 2019
Ms. Cabaraban beams as she holds her certificate. Flanking her are, from left to right,<br /> Prof. Maria Marquez, Dr. Elma Laguna, Dr. Nimfa Ogena, Dr. Grace Cruz, and Mr. Michael Del Mundo
Ms. Cabaraban beams as she holds her certificate. Flanking her are, from
left to right, Prof. Maria Marquez, Dr. Elma Laguna, Dr. Nimfa Ogena,
Dr. Grace Cruz, and Mr. Michael Del Mundo

The UP Population Institute took advantage of the academic lull from May to July to recruit prospective enrollees and introduce the UPPI to target young professionals and recent college graduates. The career talks were succeeded by the orientation of newly-enrolled students, and the awarding of the Excellence Award to the best-performing graduate student for the past semester.

UPPI Holds Career Talk and Orientation at UPLB

  • Posted on: 20 May 2019
Dr. Grace T. Cruz presents the UPPI's graduate programs
Dr. Grace T. Cruz presents the UPPI's graduate programs

The University of the Philippines Population Institute (UPPI) held its career talk and orientation at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) last April 30, 2019. The event was part of the annual Social Sciences Month of the UPLB Department of Social Sciences in partnership with the UP Alliance of Students Unified for Sociology. Students, researchers and faculties from different colleges and institutes participated in the said activity.

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The UP Population Institute is raising money to continuously provide full scholarships for qualified graduate students , and the UPPI Academic Excellence Award for the top academic performer per semester.

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Study on older Filipinos draws positive feedback from gov’t

  • Posted on: 13 December 2019
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An early morning visit before the forum by Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and a scheduled meeting with Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III in the afternoon after the forum, were just two of the positive feedbacks sparked by the study “Ageing and Health in the Philippines: Findings of the 2018 Longitudinal Study on Ageing and Health in the Philippines (LSAHP)” last Dec. 9.

Teenage Pregnancy Article Most Viewed/Read/Downloaded in Journal

  • Posted on: 16 December 2019
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Dr. Josefina N. Natividad

Dr. Josefina N. Natividad’s article at the Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies (JAFES) entitled "Teenage Pregnancy in the Philippines: Trends, Correlates and Data Sources" is one of the most viewed/read/downloaded for the said Journal.

The National Migration Survey: Towards Scientific Knowledge on Migration

NMS field workers for the National Capital Region pose with, among others, their trainors UPPI Director Maria Midea M. Kabamalan (center).
NMS field workers for the National Capital Region pose with, among others, their trainors UPPI Director Maria Midea M. Kabamalan (center).

Since the first quarter of 2018 up to the present, the UP Population Institute (UPPI) has been working on the National Migration Survey (NMS), a nationwide survey commissioned by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in collaboration with the University of the Philippines System (UP System). This survey arose from the need for baseline data on the mobility of the Philippine population as specified in the Philippine Statistical Development Program for 2011-2017

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In Memoriam - Dr. Adelamar N. Alcantara

  • Posted on: 11 December 2019
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Dr. Dely Alcantara

The passing of Dr. Adelamar N. Alcantara (1948-2019) on November 3, 2019 was deeply mourned by family, friends and colleagues.

Singleness not a disadvantage - Dr. Nimfa Ogena

  • Posted on: 6 December 2019
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Dr. Nimfa Ogena on an interview with GMA News.

November 11 is marked on the calendar as “Single’s Day” or the time for unmarried people to celebrate their single blessedness. GMA’s Ivan Mayrina recently visited the UP Population Institute (UPPI) to interview Dr. Nimfa B. Ogena about the observed trend where more and more young people remain single into their 30s.

UPPI-PSA RELEASE KEY FINDINGS ON NATIONAL MIGRATION SURVEY

  • Posted on: 4 October 2019
Dr. Maria Midea M. Kabamalan talks about Internal Migration findings
Dr. Maria Midea M. Kabamalan talks about Internal Migration findings

The UP Population Institute, together with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) recently released key research findings from the seminal National Migration Survey (NMS). Held on September 18, 2019 at the Seda Hotel, North Edsa, Quezon City, it was attended by various government and non-government organizations working around the themes of migration and development.