College of Arts and Sciences

The Manila Studies Program (MSP) Lecture Series for 2019 culminated yesterday, with the research presentation entitled “Association of Weight Misperception with Skipping Meals and Cutting-Off Food Among UP Manila Undergraduates “ by Senior Lecturer Migel Antonio Catalig from the Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics (DPSM). The research aimed to determine the association of weight […]

The University of the Philippines Manila and College of Arts and Sciences, through the Office of the Chancellor, Dr. Carmencita D. Padilla and Office of the CAS Dean, Dr. Leonardo Estacio Jr., who is also  a Hubert Humphrey fellow, hosted this year’s 40th Humphrey Voices Series (HVS) held at the Museum of A History of […]

Dr. Chester Arcilla, an Assistant Professor in Economics of the Department of Social Sciences presented his research paper entitled “Un-homing the Filipino Poor :The Political Economy of Socialized Housing in the Philippines “ during the Manila Studies Program (MSP) Lecture Series 2 held on October 2, 2019. In his lecture Dr. Arcilla said that the […]

In recognizing the vital role of its faculty members, the College of Arts and Sciences held its annual Faculty Conference on September 4-6, 2019 at the Eugenio Lopez Center in Antipolo, Rizal. The conference theme, “Enhancing Quality Education of UP Manila Students”, was very appropriate and relevant. In an effort to successfully meet this challenge, […]

Dean Leonardo R. Estacio Jr. receives the life size reproduction of the 1734 Velarde-Bagay-Suarez map given by Justice Antonio Carpio for UP Manila. Considered as the “Mother of all Philippine Maps”, it shows that Panacot (now Scarborough Shoal) and Los Bajos de Paragua (now Spratlys) formed part of the Philippine Territory since 1734. The map […]

It is said that street names are bearers of history. By their very nature, they denote a particular time and place in history. In her lecture entitled “Street names of Manila: Marking History, Creating Identity,” conducted by the Manila Studies Program (MSP) of CAS, Dr. Celestina P. Boncan said that Manila was the capital of […]