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UP SYSTEM REPORT ON COVID19-RELATED ACTIVITIES (6-15 April 2020)

CU Involvement in COVID19-Related Research/Technology/Extension Activities

No. CU

Initiative

(Name/Title

of Initiative)

Description

(Short Description) Source/Links Spearheaded by:

Details

(e.g. Pictures)

Other Information

(e.g., social media

links, links to media

releases/features,

more description)

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UP

System

UP COVID-19

Pandemic

Response

Team Policy

Recommend

ations

The UP COVID-19 Pandemic Response

Team looked into the best available data

in order to help national and local

officials make informed decisions

whether to extend, lift, or relax

community quarantine.

The UP COVID-19 Pandemic Response

Team releases its analysis and

recommendations on how to implement

community quarantine after April 30 to

aid decision-making.

https://www.facebook.com/upsyste

m/posts/3392986300724240

https://www.up.edu.ph/modified-

community-quarantine-beyond-

april-30-analysis-and-

recommendations/

UP COVID-19

Pandemic Response

Team

2

UP

System

Yani, the

COVID

Chatbot

Yani, the newest AI member of the UP

COVID-19 Pandemic Response Team, is

short for baYANIhan and is named in

honor of our heroes in the fight against

COVID-19. Yani is ready to help you find

the nearest hospitals, psychosocial

support, and policy information


m/posts/3378941612128709

UP COVID-19

Pandemic Response

Team

2

3

UP

Baguio

Production of

70% ethyl

alcohol

As part of its initiatives in response to the

situation brought about by COVID-19,

the University of the Philippines Baguio

(UPB) is producing 70% ethyl alcohol in

its laboratories.

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialU

PB/posts/2303827406578487

UP Baguio

administration

4

UP Cebu CoVcheck FireCheck develops CoVcheck, a public

health monitoring and

reporting platform that can be used by

citizens, local health workers, and LGUs.

https://www.facebook.com/Firechec

kProject/posts/534088553959808

UP Cebu

administration

(through UP Cebu

InIT)

5

UP Cebu COVID-19

heatmap

The Central Visayas Center for

Environmental Informatics

identifies hospitals' needs and creates

heatmap of COVID-19 cases in the Cebu

province

https://www.facebook.com/upcenvi/

posts/827087641145163

UP Cebu

administration

6

UP

Diliman

#Language

WarriorsPH

#LanguageWarriorsPH is an information

dissemination project that involves the

production of translated materials about

COVID-19.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folde

rs/1ioE4A8qH6Bpg8kVhVQ2WBJziky

Z5vJ64

UPD Department of

Linguistics

7

UP

Diliman

Drive

Groceries

App

Drive Groceries is app that offers grocery

delivery service. It was developed with

the support of the Department of

https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020

/04/13/drive-manilas-grocery-

delivery-app-goes-live/

UPSCALE (under

TTBDO)

3

Science and Technology (DOST) and the

University of the Philippines Sustaining

Collaboration in an Advanced Learning

Environment (UPSCALE), an innovation

hub formed by a partnership between

DOST-Philippine Council for Industry and

Energy and Research and Development

(DOST-PCIERD) and the University of the

Philippines-Diliman.

8

UP

Diliman

UP Bike

Share

The UP Bike Share project,under the

COVID-19 response bike drive initiative,

offered their bicycles to several medical

institutions to be used by personnel as a

temporary mode of transportation

https://www.facebook.com/updeng

g/posts/1506557602837011

UPD College of

Engineering

9

UP

Diliman

Padayon ND The College of Home Economics

Department of Food Science and

Nutrition (DFSN) opened Padayon ND,

which went online on Apr. 6 for

individuals seeking answers to questions

on nutrition.

https://www.facebook.com/1003668

91634528/posts/102486298089254/

?app=fbl). They also released

infographics on menu planning:

https://www.facebook.com/permalin

k.php?story_fbid=657236765053998

&id=290717775039234

College of Home

Economics

Department of Food

Science and Nutrition

10

UP Los

Baños

COVID-19

Sampling

Booth

UPLB designs a COVID 19 sampling

booth that will soon be in use at the UHS

for taking swab samples of persons

under investigation (PUI). The structure,

equipped with an exhaust fan and

lighting fixtures, is semi-sealed and

made out of lightweight PVC, acrylic,

polycarbonate, and insulation materials.

A team under Dr. Marloe Sundo, director

of the University Planning and

Maintenance Office, designed and made

the booth to protect UHS frontliners as

they perform the swab test.

https://www.facebook.com/UPLBOffi

cial/posts/10157544255923995

University Planning

and Maintenance

Office

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UP

Manila

FASSSTER FASSSTER (Feasibility Analysis of

Syndromic Surveillance using Spatio-

Temporal Epidemiological Modeler) was

developed by Ateneo Center for

Computing Competency and Research

(ACCCRe) of Ateneo de Manila University

in collaboration with the University of the

Philippines Manila – National Telehealth

Center (UP-NTHC) and the Department

of Health-Epidemiology Bureau. This is a

web-based disease surveillance platform

that enables evidence-based forecasts of

possible cases and scenarios on the

spread of COVID-19 in the country

https://news.mb.com.ph/2020/04/08

/fassster-the-science-that-forecasts-

covid-19-in-ph/

University of the

Philippines Manila –

National Telehealth

Center (UP-NTHC),

Ateneo de Manila

University, and

Department of Health

12

UP

Manila

E-Dalaw

Tele-

Kumusta

Pinagagamit ng Philippine General

Hospital (PGH) ang sistemang "e-dalaw"

o electronic dalaw sa kanilang mga

pasyenteng may coronavirus disease

(COVID-19) para makausap ng mga ito

ang kanilang mga mahal sa buhay at

kahit papaano ay maibsan ang lungkot

dulot ng paglaban sa sakit.

UP-PGH launches “Tele-Kumusta” a

virtual service that allows COVID 19

patients to talk to their loved ones, and

enables social workers to help families

and understand their situations better.

https://news.abs-

cbn.com/news/04/13/20/pgh-

naglunsad-ng-e-dalaw-para-sa-

covid-19-patients

https://www.facebook.com/abscbnN

EWS/videos/vb.27254475167/73714

4223698105/?type=2&theater

UP-Philippine General

Hospital

5

13

UP

Manila

#CAMPana The College of Allied Medical Professions

(CAMP) launches the USAP TAYO! A free

Online Speech Pathology Consultation

Service

The College of Allied Medical Professions

launches Let's Get PTkal, an infographic

about physical activity and its

importance especially during this time.

https://www.facebook.com/UPMANI

LAOFFICIAL/posts/28464287754343

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UPM College of Allied

Medical Professions

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UP

Manila

CHED-Public

Health

Experts

group

The CHED- Public Health Experts Group

(CHED-PHEG), which will ensure that

state universities and colleges (SUCs) and

Local Government Units (LGUs) conform

and comply with proper health

guidelines on the use of school facilities

as quarantine centers or Community

Isolation Units (CIUs), will be led by Dr.

Vicente Y. Belizario, Jr., current Dean of

the University of the Philippines (UP)

College of Public Health and former

Undersecretary of the Department of

Health (DOH).

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news

/news/nation/733520/ched-taps-

health-experts-to-ensure-

compliance-with-guidelianes-on-

use-of-sucs-as-quarantine-

centers/story/



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UP

Manila

NTCBB: 2nd

Online

Biosafety

Education

and

Awareness

Training

(BEAT)

Against

COVID-19

Webinar for biosafety (Apr 14-May 14

2020)



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6

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UP

Mindanao

Mathematical

Modeling Researchers at the Interdisciplinary

Applied Modeling (IAM) laboratory of

the University of the Philippines (UP)

Mindanao are contributing their

expertise on mathematical modeling to

provide the local government with

relevant research for science-based

decision making. The IAM lab is part of

the UP COVID-19 Pandemic Response

Team – Bioinformatics and Modeling

Group, which is mainly composed of

mathematicians across the different UP

campuses.

https://www.facebook.com/UPMind

anao/posts/3744904668915440

https://www.up.edu.p

h/davao-city-should-

consider-extending-

community-

quarantine-beyond-

april-19-and-

conductmore-tests-

for-covid-19-up-

mindanao-

researchers/

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UP Open

University

UPOU

Networks

UPOU

MODeL

Aside from being a repository of

academic materials developed for

courses and programs under UPOU, the

UPOU Networks also contains the recent

webinars hosted by UPOU in relation to

the migration of courses online. Timely

materials like Introduction to Public

Administration video lectures are also

available on the site. These materials will

help not just the UP Community but also

SUCs who aim to migrate their courses in

online platforms or their respective

learning management systems.

This is a dedicated site for all Massive

Open Online Courses (MOOCs)

developed and offered by UPOU. This

platform provides learners with a secure

and integrated system to create

personalized learning through MOOCs,

which are online courses open to the

https://networks.upou.edu.ph/

https://model.upou.edu.ph/

https://www.upou.ed

u.ph/announcement/

massive-open-online-

course-mooc-on-

interlocal-

cooperation-ilc/

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UPOU Office

of Academic

Support and

Instructional

Services

(OASIS)

Microsite

Open UP

Connect Blog

public for free.

UPOU OASIS microsite is a temporary

repository of various resources

developed by UPOU which may help

faculty in developing modules for online

courses and in teaching in the open and

distance learning (ODL) setting.

Currently, the contents in the microsite

are meant for the UPOU faculties-in-

charge (FICs) for Academic Year 2019-

2020.

A collection of blog posts by university

faculty, staff, and students that tackles

current issues

https://openupconnect.com/

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UP

Visayas

Assistance to

Hospital

Facilities

Philippine Genome Center Visayas (UPV)

assists WVSU MC setup their COVID-19

testing facility.

https://www.facebook.com/U.P.Visay

as.Official/posts/1547791398693460

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UP

Visayas

SAGIP

PANGISDAAN

Program

Fish Processing Infoseries and learning

materials on fish processing

https://www.facebook.com/len.basc

o.792/posts/688622085207626

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CU Involvement in COVID19-Related Research/Technology in the Development or Call for Donation Stages

No. CU

Initiative

(Name/Title

of Initiative)

Description


Details

(e.g. Pictures)

Other Information

(e.g., social media


releases/features,

more description)

1

UP Los

Baños

UPLB COVID-

19 Diagnostic

Laboratory

The Philippine Red Cross will provide

automated RNA testing tools to equip

UPLB as a subnational diagnostic

laboratory for COVID-19.

The Committee on Establishment of the

UPLB COVID-19 Testing Center will audit

https://www.facebook.com/senatorg

ordon/videos/vb.225987507830/244

2498472727469/?type=2&theater

https://uplb.edu.ph/all-news/uplb-

mobilizes-for-covid-19-rd-and-

testing-center-establishment/

UPLB administration

20

UP

Visayas

Production

of Ethanol

UP Visayas is gearing up to produce

more alcohol solutions for use in

sanitation in the current public health

crisis.

https://www.upv.edu.ph/index.php/

news/up-visayas-gearing-up-to-

produce-more-alcohol-solutions

The School of

Technology (SoTech)

is leading the

production of ethanol

as an initiative of UPV

chemists and the UPV

administration.

21

UP

Visayas

Bangus

Processing

The UP Visayas College of Fisheries and

Ocean Sciences' (CFOS) Institute of Fish

Processing Technology (IFPT) and

Regional Research Center (RRC)

personnel process bangus from the

Institute of Aquaculture (IA) for bottling

and distribution as relief goods.

https://www.facebook.com/CFOS.UP

VOFFICIAL/posts/114692862565169

4

College of Fisheries

and Ocean Sciences

9

and assess Biosafety Level II (BSL2)

laboratories in UPLB as possible test

sites, ensuring that they will be ready for

Stage 2 validation as required in the

DOH accreditation process. Alongside

this, the committee will also recommend

plans for succeeding levels of

accreditation under the DOH protocol

2

UP

Manila

Blood

Donation

Three COVID-19 survivors, a seafarer and

two nurses, donated blood plasma to

help those who are seriously ill with

COVID-19.


m/posts/3390575177632019


Hospital

3

UP

Mindanao COVID-19

Testing Lab

The establishment of a COVID-19 testing

lab in the Davao Regional Medical Center

in Tagum City was discussed by Dr. Lyre

Anni Murao, director of the Philippine

Genome Center-Mindanao, and the

DRMC team, led by chief of hospital Dr.

Bryan Dalid and pathologist Dr.

Alejandro Domingo. Additional testing

labs are an urgent requirement of local

governments and the Department of

Health to mitigate the spread of COVID-

19 in the Philippines.

https://www.facebook.com/UPMind

anao/posts/3716174201788487

UP Mindanao

Philippine Genome

Center

CU Involvement in COVID19-Related Coping Mechanisms (for students, faculty, researchers, staff, and community/residents)

Provision for Food

10

No. CU

Initiative

(Name/Title

of Initiative)

Description


Details

(e.g. Pictures)

Other Information

(e.g., social media


releases/features,

more description)

1

UP

Baguio

Provision of

supplementary

food supply

On 7-8 April 2020, the University of the

Philippines Baguio (UPB) delivered

another provision of supplementary food

supply and basic personal hygiene items

to UPB students who are stranded in

Baguio City. Each provision included an

assortment of fresh fruits and vegetables,

a cooked complete meal, and a reusable

face mask, in addition to the usual food

pack contents.

(https://www.facebook.com/Official

UPB/posts/2304090093218885)

UP Baguio

Administration

2

UP

Diliman

KusinaKomu

nidad

KusinaKomunidad is a joint initiative of

Alyansa ng mga Samahan sa Diliman, UP

Praxis, and Pi Sigma Delta that aims to

provide one-week food packs to campus

residents of Pook Arboretum, Pook

Amorsolo, Pook Manalili, Pook Libis, Old

Capitol Site, Area 17, CP Garcia, and

DaanTubo.


817487084/posts/112391157083250

/?d=n

Alyansa ng mga

Samahan sa Diliman,

UP Praxis, and Pi

Sigma Delta

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3

UP

Diliman

CAPWA-UP The Community Animals Partners and

Welfare Advocates UP (CAPWA-UP) was

able to distribute cat and dog food to the

units around UP Diliman campus. This

was made possible with the support of

generous donors, university security

personnel, and administrators.

https://www.facebook.com/pg/CAP

WAUP/photos/?tab=album&album_

id=251245559596427&__tn__=-UK-

R

UPD Administration

and volunteers

4

UP Los

Baños

Food

donations

Chooks-to-Go president Ronald

Mascariñas assured that the dormers

stranded inside University of the

Philippines Los Baños will receive proper

meals during the duration of the

enhanced community quarantine.

Jollibee Food Corporation donated 26

boxes of chicken and 3 packs of garbage

bags; the Institute of Human Nutrition

and Food of the College of Human

Ecology delivered 100 kgs of assorted

vegetables; and ABS-CBN Lingkod

Kapamilya Foundation brought us

various items for donation even as they

explored how they could help UPLB in

providing what it needs for the stranded

students.

Jollibee Food Corporation’s Mang Inasal,

Chowking, and Red Ribbon donated food

for our stranded UPLB students today.

https://www.facebook.com/UPLBOff

icial/posts/10157547880053995


cial/posts/10157540959683995


cial/posts/10157568436163995

UPLB Administration

and Donors

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Mang Inasal donated 15 crates of Pork

Barbeque, Chowking donated 750 packs

of siomai and 487 packs of pork chorizo,

while Red Ribbon donated 750 pcs of

polvoron.

Ate Rica's Bacsilog was able to raise a

total of PHP 89,154 all in all since last

week which is equivalent to 1,486

bacsilog cups for the stranded students

in UPLB.

Bugong launched a donation drive for

packed meals for stranded students


cial/posts/10157568383498995


cial/posts/10157568671098995

5

UP Los

Baños

Oplan

Kawingan

Nutritionist-recommended Food Packs

for stranded students who availed of

food supplies under OPLAN KAWINGAN

of UPLB through the Office of the Vice

Chancellor for Student Affairs (OVCSA).

Nutrition packs will be good for 7 days.


cial/posts/10157547400358995 |


m/posts/3382125015143702

UPLB Office of the

Vice Chancellor for

Student Affairs

(OVCSA)

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UP Los

Baños

Oplan

Damayan

Around four metric tons of assorted

vegetables from Tublay, Benguet were

given to various beneficiaries in Los

Baños, Laguna last April 7


cial/posts/10157544193658995

Department of Social

Development Services

of the College of

Human Ecology of

UPLB (CHE-DSDS)

Provision for IEC materials

13

No. CU

Initiative

(Name/Title

of Initiative)

Description


Details

(e.g. Pictures)

Other Information

(e.g., social media


releases/features,

more description)

1

UP

Diliman

Video

Infographics

UPD College of Education creates a

video infographic about holistic health

while on quarantine

(https://www.facebook.com/UPCEd/

videos/vb.1295355227142420/1112

704799078123/?type=2&theater)

UPD College of

Education

2

UP

Diliman

Information

Materials

UPD publishes 8 self-care tips in the time

of COVID-19

https://www.facebook.com/Official

UPDiliman/posts/286498801357833

3

UP Diliman

Information Office

3

UP

Manila

The Philippine General Hospital, a

designated COVID-19 referral center,

shares its strategies to conserve

Protective Personal Equipment

https://www.rappler.com/views/imh

o/257692-how-much-ppe-do-you-

need-to-care-for-covid-19-

coronavirus-patients


Hospital

4

UP

Manila-

PGH

Bayanihan

Na! COVID-

19

Operations

Center

Infographics posted in the Bayanihan Na!

microwebsite

https://publicservice.up.edu.ph/upp

gh-bayanihan-na/

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5

UP Open

University Email

Advisories

Issuance of several email advisories that

include list of COVID-19 testing centers,

national COVID-19 hotlines, window

hours for purchases

UP Open University

Provision for Transportation

No. CU

Initiative

(Name/Title

of Initiative)

Description


Details

(e.g. Pictures)

Other Information

(e.g., social media


releases/features,

more description)

UP Los

Baños

OPLAN

HATID

On-going OPLAN HATID for 65 students.

A total of 6 vehicles (3 Military Vehicle, 2

UPLB Coaster, and 1 shuttle service

courtesy of DELBROS group) will be

assisting. The OPLAN HATID destinations

are as follows: Pampanga, Zambales,

Bataan, NCR, Rizal, Batangas, and

Southern Laguna.

Oplan Hatid to Visayas and Mindanao

All UPLB students are prompted to

prepare for and avail of OPLAN HATID.


cial/posts/10157567888878995

https://www.facebook.com/uplbosa/

photos/a.554529367930368/280386

7749663174/?type=3&theater

UPLB OVCSA

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OVCSA is dedicated in ensuring that

100% of stranded students will spend the

rest of the ECQ extension period in the

security of their homes with their families

and loved ones.

Provision for Psychosocial

Support

No. CU

Initiative

(Name/Title

of Initiative)

Description


Details

(e.g. Pictures)

Other Information

(e.g., social media


releases/features,

more description)

1

UP

Diliman

The CSWCD Psychosocial Committee

created a Facebook page on Apr. 5 to

share and connect with resources to help

people’s well-being during the ECQ.


17178818/posts/112803977043752/

?app=fbl

CSWCD Psychosocial

Committee

2

UP

Mindanao Psychosocial

Support

Services

The Office of Student Affairs (OSA) of UP

Mindanao is offering free mental health

and psychosocial support services for

both UPMin students and employees in

partnership with the following: (a) DOH

Davao Center for Health Development -

Southern Philippine Medical Center

(SPMC), (b) the Philippine Mental Health

Association (PMHA) - Davao Chapter, (c)

Psychological Consultancy Services (PCS),

and the All UP Academic Employees

Union - UP Mindanao (AUPAEU-

Mindanao)

https://www.facebook.com/osa.upm

indanao/posts/3755141037891754

UP Mindanao Office of

Student Affairs

3

UP Open

University #OPENFight

Against

COVID-19

Assistant Professor Finaflor F. Taylan, a

Registered Social Worker, faculty of UP

Open University (UPOU) Faculty of

https://openupconnect.com/2020/0

4/13/psychosocial-help-for-

students-in-times-of-ecq/

UPOU Administration

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Other Initiatives

No. CU

Initiative

(Name/Title

of Initiative)

Description


Details

(e.g. Pictures)

Other Information

(e.g., social media


releases/features,

more description)

1

UP Cebu Preparation

of PPE suits

The Health Services Unit prepared PPE

suits for sterilization before donation.

https://www.facebook.com/upcebu

official/videos/vb.407450709360541

/673502980103636/?type=2&theate

r

UP Cebu Health

Services Unit

2

UP Cebu Provision of

housing for

stranded

students

UP Cebu continues to house 35 dormers

who were unable to return to their

homes. Dorm fees and use of facilities

are waived, and basic needs are

provided.

UP Cebu

Administration

3

UP

Diliman

Calls for

Donation

UP Sandiwa continues calls for donations

for Tarlaqueño health workers

UP Subol Society calls for donations for

https://upd.edu.ph/push-on-up-

kapitdiliman-weve-got-your-back-

part-3/

UP Diliman student

councils and student

organizations

Management and Development Studies,

and a member of the National

Association for Social Work Education.

Inc. (NASWEI), offered five tips to

maintain psychosocial health among

students, especially UPOU students. This

might be helpful for the general public as

well.

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Pangasinan health workers

The College of Social Work and

Community Development (CSWCD)

Student Council posted a donation drive

primer listing 10 fundraisers under the

College’s Field Instruction Program (FIP)

5

UP

Diliman

Tribute to

Frontliners

Handog ng U.P. College of Arts and

Letters sa lahat ng nagsasakripisyo at

nakikiisa sa laban ngayong panahon ng

COVID-19 ang "Pagsalikop: Alay at

Pagpupugay sa Kabayanihan."

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialU

PDiliman/posts/2867302716680196

UPD College of Arts

and Letters

6

UP

Diliman

Socio Speaks SOCIO SPEAKS: Unmasking Society’s

Virulent Strains (podcast on sociological

analysis of various coping strategies with

the COVID-19 pandemic) is the first

partnership with the Department of

Sociology Faculty, Alumni, and Students.

https://www.facebook.com/Usapang

Covid19Ph/posts/116016150049188

UP Diliman

Department of

Sociology

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UP

Diliman

Messages of

Love and

Hope for

COVID-19

Patients and

Frontliners

Students of the UP Integrated School

made greeting cards to boost the morale

of both patients and frontliners alike and

were posted at the UPIS Facebook page.

The students’ artworks were titled

“Messages of Love and Hope for COVID-

19 Patients and Frontliners.”

https://www.facebook.com/pg/Offici

alUPIS/photos/?tab=album&album_

id=2555519437996725&ref=page_i

nternal

UP Integrated School

18

8

UP

Diliman

Temporary

lodging for

HCWs

NISMED will be transformed into a

Health Care Worker Temporary

Dormitory where HCW from the Lung

Center of the Philippines and other

hospitals will be allowed to sleep and

rest.

https://upd.edu.ph/push-on-up-

kapitdiliman-weve-got-your-back-

part-3/

UP NISMED

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UP Los

Baños

Virtual

Concert/Fund

Raising

UPLB Choral Ensemble virtual concert

later this afternoon at 5PM to help

provide for the needs of about 1500

UPLB students stranded in campus and

off-campus housing facilities.

https://www.facebook.com/uplbchor

alensemble/videos/14933609648206

7/

UPLB Choral Ensemble

and UPLB

Administration

10

UP

Manila

PGH Human

Spirit Project

The Social Medicine Unit of the UP

College of Medicine is inviting faculty,

trainees, students, and staff who are

involved in the PGH frontline COVID-19

operations and are talented in creative

writing and photography to join the PGH

Human Spirit Project.



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UP College of

Medicine

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