The University of the Philippines Open University Office of Ugnayan ng Pahinungod (OUPahinungod) calls on UPOU students who are involved in any kind of volunteer work amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On 25 March 2020, the survey was released through the official Facebook page of the office, Ugnayan ng Pahinungód UPOU.  It is aimed to simply document the volunteer activities of UPOU students, especially since UPOU has a number of students in the healthcare industry, and many are connected with different government and non-government organizations. The survey can be accessed through https://forms.gle/HSNjgu2wjP3o3Zqk8. OUPahinungod assures its students that information provided through [...]

The Ugnayan ng Pahinungòd UP Open University (UPOU) conducted its third face-to-face session for the Teacher Training on Reading Remediation program on 28 February 2020 at the Centennial Center for Digital Learning (CCDL) Auditorium, UPOU Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna.  The topics covered during this session included “Factors affecting Reading Comprehension” and “Oral Reading Techniques.” Prior to this training, the Ugnayan ng Pahinungòd UPOU has facilitated two face-to-face lectures on 28 October and 19 November 2019, highlighting the topics on reading difficulties, structured language approach, individualized education program, conduct of informal assessment in the classroom, techniques of [...]

With the common goal of capacitating marginalized sectors on digital literacy, the UP Open University (UPOU) through the Ugnayan ng Pahinungòd and the Concentrix CVG Philippines (CNX), a technology-enabled global business services company, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on 20 February 2020 at the UPOU Community Hub, Los Baños, Laguna.  Present during the MOU signing were UPOU Chancellor Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, Ugnayan ng Pahinungòd UPOU Director Ms. Rhonna Marie R. Vereña, and CNX representative Mr. Alnard Alejandro U. Pagulayan. This academe-industry partnership targets inclusive collaborative programs and training on digital literacy leading to employment [...]

The Ugnayan ng Pahinungód University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) conducted its first teacher training program on 28 October 2019 at the Centennial Center for Digital Learning (CCDL) Auditorium, UPOU Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna. Focusing on the subject matter Reading Remediation for the Early Grades (Kinder to Grade 3), 42 Kinder to Grade 3 public school teachers from Bay and Los Baños, Laguna participated in the programs. Ms. Fides Minella Lladoc Mendoza, a Reading Intervention Specialist from The Literacy Ladder, facilitated the training. Some of the topics she discussed were ‘Profile of Reading Difficulties’, ‘Structured Language [...]

To raise awareness on and to help build a resilient community, the Ugnayan ng Pahinungód University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) spearheaded an orientation seminar on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM). The seminar held on 27 October 2019 was participated in by 38 residents and local officials of Brgy. Tagumpay, Bay, Laguna. Dr. Yusuf Sucol, University Coordinator of UP Los Baños Climate and Disaster Risks Studies Center (UPLB-CDRSC) served as the resource speaker. Aside from listening to the lectures, the participants were asked to update the barangay profile and hazard map. They also conducted needs-assessment [...]

Ms. Rhonna Marie Vereña, a University Researcher in the Faculty of Education (FEd), University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) has been appointed on 6 June 2019 as the Director of the newly established UPOU Ugnayan ng Pahinungod Office. Director Verena said that the programs that shall be undertaken by UPOU Pahinungod Office are still being firmed-up. As an initial step, the Pahinungod Office is now conducting an inventory of its existing partners, available resources, and profiles of current students and alumni. The office shall also review existing university activities that can be classified as UPOU’s Pahinungod projects. [...]