UPLB Economics Society Alumni

27/12/2025

Hi brods and sisses, sharing this update for expanded reach. 🙂

The PUNLA scholarship program is made possible by the registration and contributions of UPLB Department of Economics Alumni Council members. Thank you to all who are already onboard! If you wish to join and help support worthwhile initiatives like this, click here: https://bit.ly/UPLBDEACMembership

The Council is excited to welcome applications for its first Punla Scholar!

We encourage eligible students to apply and be part of a growing community of support.

You may access the application form and guidelines here: https://tinyurl.com/DEAC-Scholarship-Form1

Application Deadline: January 15, 2026

24/09/2025

Job opportunity: Research Assistant for a UNDP project on Blue Finance profiling for the Phils.

Duration: 2 months starting early Oct 2025

Preferably Manila-based, with project data gathering experience, and available to travel at short notice (Luzon area).

Please contact or send CV to [email protected] (Donah Baracol Pinhão).

02/01/2025

Rest in Peace Sis Lai Angeles. Batch Optimum

25/04/2024

Congratulations, Mayo!

Congratulations 🎉 to Assistant Professor Mayo Grace C. Amit on your new appointment as the Director of the Institute for Governance and Rural Development (IGRD), CPAf!

Dir. Mayo Grace C. Amit is an assistant professor of the Institute for Governance and Rural Development, College of Public Affairs and Development of the University of the Philippines Los Baños. She teaches Project Development Management, Fiscal Administration in Development, Local Development Planning, Development Perspectives and Managerial Leadership. She holds a Masters degree in Development Planning from the University of Queensland in Australia (2006). Her research interests are in the area of local development, partnerships and collaboration, social capital and results-based monitoring and evaluation.

04/07/2023

The Socio-Economic Research and Data Analytics Center Bicol (SERDAC-Bicol) together with BU Center for Policy Studies and Development (CPSD) invite you to the third part of the three-part seminar series of SERDAC-Bicol.

We are pleased to invite you to join us for a webinar on "𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬" scheduled this 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑, 𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐩𝐦 - 𝟒:𝟎𝟎 𝐩𝐦 (Philippine time) 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦.

This webinar is FREE and OPEN to the public and up to 300 participants can be accommodated. To join, kindly register through the provided link or by scanning the QR code. Once you complete the registration process, you will receive a confirmation email containing the Zoom link and other relevant information.

Please register using this link:
https://bicol-u-edu-ph.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsce6oqT0sGtcgCgfM2-8wZdRqEtgjZlSx

Stay tuned for further updates!

23/06/2023

The UPLB Economics Society Alumni congratulates Consul General Zaldy Patron for this well deserved award!

Congratulations

Consul General Zaldy Patron
BS Economics, 1990

UPAA Distinguished Alumni Award in Foreign Service

03/06/2023

Congratulations to our esteemed alumni, Prof. Pedro Alviola IV, PhD!!

The UPLB Economics Society congratulates our very own Brod, Prof. Pedro Alviola IV, PhD of batch Top Gun on his appointment as UP Scientist I last May 25, 2023.

Brod Pete is awarded the title of UP Scientist for his great scientific productivity and international recognition including his main research interests on childhood obesity, health, nutrition, poverty, food security, indigenous people (IP) communities, commodity demand and production, and the effects of climate change on agriculture. He has also given numerous presentations at policy conferences and trainings including farmer/fisherfolk communities, academia, and business sectors.

We are extremely proud of you! 💙




Poster by: Risha Colada & Christine San Jose
Caption by: Abigail Santos

10/03/2023

WE'RE HIRING!

Send your application letter, CV/resume, and Personal Data Sheet to: [email protected]

Or fill out the online application via this link: https://bit.ly/BSPRecruitment

10/01/2023

09/01/2023

Job opportunity