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The OVCRD Report

and the local lantern industry. Convergence of
disciplines also featured in a number of newlyawarded project grants. One such project is
Diliman as Model for Philippine Urban Planning,
the first phase of which tackled the housing
situation in UP Diliman, with a view towards
providing viable alternative housing options
applicable not only to the campus but also to
urban areas in the country in general. This
research program is headed by Dr. Laura T.
David of the Marine Science Institute (MSI);
collaborating institutions include the Institute of
Civil Engineering (ICE), College of Architecture
(CA), and the NGO TAO-Pilipinas. Another
collaborative project involves the School of
Library and Information Studies (SLIS) and the
College of Music (CM ), for the preservation
and restoration of Philippine art music
manuscripts dated 1920s and 1930s that are
archived at the CM library.

While the 2012 colloquia were more focused
on convergence among individual researchers
and creative workers, the 2013 and 2014
colloquia emphasized convergence of units and
institutions. Paliwanagan in these years
introduced academic units, institutes, and
centers to each other’s institutional research
and creative work undertakings. More
importantly, the paper presentations
enlightened UP Diliman constituents and
partners about advances in cross-disciplinary
collaborations in the campus.
Some of these collaborations involve several
UP Diliman academic units. An example is the
project Preliminary Survey of the Philippine
Creative and Cultural Industries: An Intercollege
Research Agenda for the Establishment of the
Proposed UP Sentro para sa mga Industriyang
Likha at Kultura (UP SILK) and the National

Paliwanagan sa UP Diliman’s goals are captured in its logo.
The simple and abstract nautilus shell design symbolizes vitality
guided by the golden ratio or phi constant—the ideals of what are
dynamic, organic, and harmonious. The nautilus shell represents
a growth that incorporates the past within the present, each former
spiral serving as a basis for the formation of future spirals,
a reminder that future development and expansion is driven
by a coherent and central vision. The circular endpoints of some
light rays correspond to already-realized R&D, while those rays
without definite endpoints imply a promise of continuous support
from the OVCRD.

Paliwanagan logo
Design by Aleth Gayosa