16/06/2026
A senator ran up the stairs. Two days later, gunshots rang out in the Senate building. Everyone was on lockdown. Then politicians went live online. What does it feel like to watch all of this unfold online?
On TikTok, citizens shared not just videos, but also emotions. Some expressed anger, others hope, and many a collective urgency for action.
John Rovic L. Catangay of the UP College of Social Sciences and Philosophy explored this construction of emotions, particularly hope. He argued that some movements begin not with rigid ideology, but with a shared feeling capable of challenging the status quo. ๐ฑ
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ: https://ovcrd.upd.edu.ph/news/drm/46/in-tiktok-s-pinoycore-hope-goes-viral
College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP) Library
09/06/2026
AI isnโt just analyzing retail, itโs practicing it!
Sari Sandbox explores the full potential of AI in retail through simulation and digital twin environments, testing how AI agents behave in retail store settings. Researchers Rowel O. Atienza, Janika Deborah B. Gajo, Emmanuel G. Maminta, and their team envision a retail future that is smarter, more responsive, and more efficient.
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๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ: https://ovcrd.upd.edu.ph/news/drm/45/how-sari-sandbox-teaches-ai-smart-grocery-shopping
UP Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute
02/06/2026
After enjoying a steaming cup of coffee, people usually discard the spent grounds. But for a researcher from UP College of Fine Arts , this biomaterial became the start of something new.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ธ, developed by Louise Jastin I. Beron, is a reusable coffee filter made from spent coffee grounds mixed with clay. Featuring carvings inspired by Taalโs kalyado pattern, Latak reflects Beronโs cultural identity and passion for sustainability, combined into one piece.โ
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ: https://ovcrd.upd.edu.ph/news/drm/44/brewing-sustainability-with-latak
UP College of Fine Arts Library
21/04/2026
Many of today's greatest inventions weren't born in labsโthey came from ordinary people solving everyday problems.
For instance, after Typhoon Yolanda struck Tacloban, communities improvised fiberglass boats. These locally made solutions, later refined by NGOs, saved lives and inspired future disaster-preparedness initiatives.
This shows that research and invention are not exclusive to laboratories; they thrive in everyday life, especially when necessity calls.
Who knows? You might create the greatest invention of all time.
14/04/2026
Every great leap in history started with someone's refusal to settle for being โgood enough.โ
Innovation is about daring to imagine a future that doesn't yet exist, and having the determination to follow through. It redefines limits and inspires progress for generations. ๐ช
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