UP Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts

Philippine Humanities Review special issues on "Speech Communication in the Philippines Now" available on SALIKSIK: UPD Journals Online

We are happy to share that the two special issues of the Philippine Humanities Review on "Speech Communication in the Philippines Now" (Volume 25, Issues 1 and 2) are accessible in SALIKSIK: UPD Journals Online. Edited by Assoc. Prof. Oscar T. Serquiña, Jr. and Asst. Prof. Charles Erize P. Ladia, the issues contain 21 articles from faculty members and students that showcase research on speech communication's areas of concentration: performance studies, rhetoric, interpersonal communication, and instructional communication.

Access the digital copies here: https://saliksik.upd.edu.ph/journal-issue/PHR

PHR 25.1 was released last February 2025 during a short program at the College of Arts and Letters Library while PHR 25.2 was launched last October 2025 during the Speech Communication Conference 2025 at the University of the Philippines Los Baños.

"PHR is a Commission on Higher Education (CHED) accredited refereed journal of the College of Arts and Letters (CAL), University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City. Managed by the Publications Program of CAL, the PHR publishes scholarly, critical and analytical works on various aspects of Philippine culture, the arts and letters, as well as creative works in the broad field of the humanities."

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧: The students of Speech 126: Performance of the Literature of the World's Religions presented Ramayana as their culminating performance for the course.

The production showcased the students' engagement with religious literature through performance, highlighting their skills in interpretation, oral communication, and collaborative production. Drawing from the concepts and approaches explored throughout the semester, the culminating activity provided an opportunity for students to bring a significant literary text to life for an audience.

𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞 𝗨𝗣 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣𝗦: 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 🗣️ 🗣️ 🗣️

The UP Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts officially closes our 2026 Speak UP Workshops with the final session of our 𝙀𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙨 classes last June 13, 2026.

Our 2026 workshop for professionals covered topics including:

📌 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙪𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙨
📌 𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙗𝙖𝙡, 𝙉𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙗𝙖𝙡, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙑𝙞𝙨𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘼𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙀𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩
📌 𝙀𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚
📌 𝙎𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙈𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩

Participants include professionals in various stages of their career, from educational, corporate, and advocacy-based fields. Facilitators for the 2026 Speak UP Workshop for Professionals include UP Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts faculty members Christine Joy Magpayo, Sherie Claire Ponce, Romeo Joshua Redelicia, and Gabrielle Avanzado Paras.

📸 Photos: Marc Stanley Mozo

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧: Speech 123 (Performance of Drama) section WFY staged an adaptation of NO EXIT, a play in one act by Jean-Paul Sartre, last May 29, 2026 at the Aldaba Recital Hall. 🎭

‘No Exit’ explores the premise of hell—or perhaps suggests something else in what we understand to be hell. In this staging, different performers portray same characters, evoking the sense of shared souls.

This was the culmination showcase of Speech 123: Performance of Drama class under Mr. Marc Stanley Mozo. Speech 123 is one of the electives under the Performance track of the BA Speech Communication Program.

📸 Additional Photos: Yela Asuncion and Pia Suarez of UP OPTICS.

𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗦: 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗨𝗽 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟭! 🗣️🗣️🗣️

Take a look into the first week of our 𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠 𝙐𝙥 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙨 for kids, tweens, and teens. A total of eight sections and 144 registered participants explored performance and storytelling for kids, basic public speaking for tweens, and advanced public speaking and argumentation for teens.

Tomorrow, June 11, is the culminating activity for all Speak Up kids, tweens, and teens classes.

Speak UP Workshop is a dynamic and interactive program designed by the UP Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts to help kids, tweens, teens, and professionals build confidence and express themselves more effectively. Instituted in 1959, the UP Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts (DSCTA) is a vibrant community for outstanding students, scholars, and practitioners in the fields of communication, theatre arts, and performance studies. It was awarded by the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) as the 2022 Outstanding Institution for Humanities.

Photos are posted with the permission of the parents or guardians of the participants.

Photos: Marc Stanley Mozo

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗬 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳
Minor Program in Applied Theatre and Performance
Minor Program in Theatre and Performance Praxes
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱: 𝟴-𝟮𝟮 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

Qualification/s:
1. Have completed at least two (2) semesters or thirty (30) academic units

Document Requirements:
1. Application Form - downloadable using this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zADkB9AvfLVVKUQTgRJBXc0HosU4p8iD/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101568916897702039515&rtpof=true&sd=true
2. Application letter addressed to the Dean of the College of Arts and Letters through the Department Chair, endorsed by the student’s program adviser and noted by the student’s Dean;
3. Recommendation letter from a former professor or a theatre artist/practitioner; and
4. Certificate of good academic standing from the student’s home unit.

Please send all application documents to
[email protected] on or before June 22, 2026

➡️ Download the Minor Program in Applied Theatre and Performance brochure here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TGGFz0YIOHhwW5BT4JkZWags3SmYaw6T/view?usp=sharing
➡️ Download the Minor Program in Theatre and Performance Praxes brochure here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k9Qf2nVTQ51GEV-T9qvRR-_mxuKfLPk3/view?usp=sharing

The Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts proudly congratulates our faculty members who have been recognized as UP Artists and UP Social Scientist through the UP productivity systems that honor excellence in creative work, scholarship, and nation-building.

UP Artist I
• Amihan Bonifacio Ramolete (2023–2025 Cycle)
• Oscar Jr. T. Serquiña (2023–2025 Cycle)
• Maree Barbara Tan-Tiongco (2023–2025 Cycle)
• Anril P. Tiatco (2023–2025 Cycle)

UP Artist II
• John Carlo V. Pagunaling (2024–2026 Cycle)
• Dexter M. Santos (2024–2026 Cycle)

UP Social Scientist I
• Jose Carlo G. De Pano (2024–2026 Cycle)

We celebrate your dedication and meaningful contribution within the university and beyond. Congratulations!

The Department of Speech Communication and Theatre Arts is pleased to announce the appointment of Asst. Prof. Niel Kenneth F. Jamandre as the new Chairperson of the Department, effective 01 June 2026.

Asst. Prof. Jamandre will serve a three-year term and will lead the Department in advancing its continuing commitment to honor, excellence, and service. We extend our warmest congratulations and wish him success as he assumes this important role. Mabuhay!

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧: Culminating Activity of Speech 180 (Instructional Communication) class under Asst. Prof. Maria Fabiola R. Ortiz

“Kaalaman at Kalinga: Financial Literacy Lecture and Children’s Book Reading,” happening on May 29, 2026, from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Pook Ricarte Basketball Court, Brgy. UP Campus, UP Diliman.

In partnership with the Sangguniang Kabataan ng Brgy. UP Campus and the Pook Ricarte local community, this initiative highlights the power of communication in educating, engaging, and serving communities. Through storytelling and financial literacy discussions, the activity aims to foster both learning and care among participating children and residents.

We invite everyone to support and celebrate this meaningful outreach initiative by our Speech 180 students.

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧: Speech 123 (Performance of Drama) section WFY presents an adapted interpretation of NO EXIT, a play in one act by Jean-Paul Sartre.

This adaptation explores the premise of hell—or perhaps suggests something else in what we understand to be hell. In this staging, different performers portray same characters, evoking the sense of shared souls.

The performance is free and open to the public.

Event details:
May 29, 2026 (Friday, 5PM)
Aldaba Recital Hall
University of the Philippines Diliman

Registration required:
https://forms.gle/zFrcZNGiVJ1reYLg8
https://forms.gle/zFrcZNGiVJ1reYLg8
https://forms.gle/zFrcZNGiVJ1reYLg8

This is the culmination showcase of Speech 123: Performance of Drama class under Mr. Marc Stanley Mozo.