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UNamur Vice Rector Pays Courtesy Visit to UPPI and OIL Diliman

  • Posted on: 13 July 2026

Vice Rector Stephane Leyens of the University of Namur (UNamur) paid a courtesy visit to the University of the Philippines Population Institute (UPPI) and the Office of International Linkages (OIL) at UP Diliman on March 11, 2026. The visit highlights the ongoing Erasmus+ Mobility Agreement (2024–2027) between UPPI and UNamur.

UPPI graduate students and alumni attend 2025 KOSTAT-UNFPA Training in South Korea

  • Posted on: 29 July 2025

UPPI students Franco Febre, Marco Zaplan, and Maria Fe Abalos, along with alumni Lyka Manglal-lan (MPOPS) and Marvin Marquez (MADEM) attended the 2025 KOSTAT-UNFPA Summer Seminar on Population in South Korea.

Josefina V. Cabigon Memorial Scholarship for MA Demography and Population Studies at UPPI

  • Posted on: 10 August 2020

The UP Population Institute (UPPI) is pleased to announce the launching of the “Josefina V. Cabigon Memorial Scholarship” starting first semester, AY 2020-2021. The scholarship is open to new and continuing graduate students enrolled in the MA Demography and Master in Population Studies at UPPI. Preference is given to scholars who are financially in need and who are committed to public service.

UNamur, UPPI brief PH Ambassador on progress of the Philippine Studies Program

  • Posted on: 13 November 2025

Academic representatives from the University of Namur (UNamur) and the University of the Philippines Population Institute (UPPI) paid a courtesy visit to the Philippine Ambassador to Belgium Jaime Victor Ledda at the Philippine Embassy to discuss the progress and future direction of the Philippine Studies Program.

UPPI-DRDF at the forefront of Aging Research in the Philippines

  • Posted on: 2 October 2025

The Philippines is transitioning to an aging society, making research on population aging more critical than ever to inform policies and programs that promote the health and well-being of older Filipinos.

UPPI Alumni excel in sustainability research

  • Posted on: 4 April 2025

The Institute is proud of its alumni's valuable contribution to sustainable development. Their work not only advances academic knowledge but also proposed solutions for pressing global challenges.

Quantifying Tomorrow: UPPI releases a documentation report on the 2020 Census-based National Population Projections

  • Posted on: 20 February 2024

The University of the Philippines Population Institute is pleased to present the Documentation Report of the 2020 Census-based National Population Projections, officially released by the Philippine Statistics Authority on 31 January 2024.

UPPI welcomes new batch of graduate students at orientation

  • Posted on: 10 August 2026
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Welcome to UPPI, new MADEM and MPOPS students!

UPPI Director Dr. Maria Paz N. Marquez delivered the welcoming remarks and introduced the UPPI faculty and staff at the start of the program. Academic Program Coordinator Dr. C Joy Cruz then presented important university policies and guidelines to help the incoming students settle into their graduate studies at the Institute.

Dr. Maria Paz N. Marquez is the new UPPI Director

  • Posted on: 3 August 2026
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Congratulations on your appointment, Dir. Marquez!

She recently earned her Doctoral degree in Education (Research and Evaluation) from the College of Education, University of the Philippines Diliman. She also holds a Master of Arts degree in Demography from the Institute and a Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics from the UP School of Statistics.

UPPI Dir. Elma Laguna shares insights on 2024 POPCEN results at PSA Webinar

  • Posted on: 28 July 2026
Screenshot from the Zoom livestream of the Philippine Statistics Authority

UPPI Director Elma Laguna served as discussant on “Unang Yugto: Understanding the Filipino Population,” the first installment of the Philippine Statistics Authority’s Webinar Series titled “Tatlong Census, Isang Kwento,” on July 24, 2026, via Zoom.

UPPI Faculty Share How LSAHP Promotes Healthy and Inclusive Ageing at IAGG 2026

  • Posted on: 16 July 2026

​UPPI Prof. Grace T. Cruz and Asst. Prof. C Joy P. Cruz participated in the 23rd World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, hosted by the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) from July 5–8, 2026, at RAI Amsterdam in the Netherlands.