The College of Arts and Communication (CAC) offers quality academic experience in the fields of humanities and communication. In keeping with the core values of the University of the Philippines (UP): honor, excellence, and service, CAC is committed to the development of highly-skilled and well-rounded individuals who have a fine sense of their professional and civic obligations. CAC provides unique opportunities for training in fine arts, language and literature, and communication with concentrations in journalism, broadcasting, and speech communication. Through its academic programs, CAC has produced graduates who are now among the country’s leading professionals in the different areas of communication, teaching, research, and visual arts and design.
| VISION | MISSION |
|---|---|
| The College of Arts and Communication as a creative hub of transformative education molding responsible citizens in a sustainable society. | CAC’s mission is to instill ethics and accountability, critical and creative skills, and strong cultural roots and purpose among future Filipino communicators, language and literature scholars, and artists. |
Philosophy of Education and Graduate Attributes
A UP education seeks to produce graduates imbued with an abiding sense of responsibility to their people and nation, the skills and mindsets to improve human life, and a commitment to the freedom and welfare of all.
Aside from mastery of knowledge in their specific disciplines, UP graduates must possess breadth of mind, strength of character, and generosity of spirit, fostered by a firm grounding in both the arts and sciences, and such specialist courses as their programs may require.
They must be prepared to inclusively engage with society and the world at large, mindful of their people’s needs and capabilities, and keen to the challenges and opportunities of national development in this century of rapid global change.
UP aims to achieve this through its General Education program, one that develops mind, body and spirit, which familiarize all its students with their culture and history and fosters a sense of shared citizenship, while equipping them with critical thinking, discernment and technical skills they will need to excel in their chosen professions.
UP Statement of the Philosophy of Education and Graduate Attributes
UP Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs
Approved by the Board of Regents on 28 November 2019
Academic Programs
Departments
Department of Communication
The Department of Communication (DC) offers a quality academic program to help students (1) acquire effective oral, written, and multimedia skills; (2) demonstrate analytical and critical skills in communication research and practice; (3) create innovative and democratic forms of communication; and (4) adopt interdisciplinary perspectives with socio-cultural rootedness, accountability, and civic responsibility.
Faculty members of the department specialize in various areas of communication such as journalism, broadcast communication, and speech communication. These are also the areas of concentration in the Bachelor of Arts in Communication program.
Department of Language, Literature and the Arts
The Department of Language, Literature and the Arts (DLLA) fosters the promotion of a learning environment that fosters the development of each student to be someone who is a to develop students who are critical thinkers; able to formulate sound arguments and express creativity that is relevant, timely and innovative; is are articulate and competent in English and Filipino; culturally grounded on Cordillera and Northern Luzon indigenous knowledge systems and practices; engaged in community issues; research-oriented; and attuned to the workings of the industry.
DLLA faculty members specialize in different areas of study: Language, Literature, Fine Arts, Art Studies, English and Filipino. The number of courses that students take under these areas depend on their program of study.
Faculty Roster
Department of Communication Full Time Faculty
CECILIA FE L. STA. MARIA-ABALOS
Professor of Speech Communication
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of the Philippines, 1996, 2001, 2014
MARIA RINA L. AFABLE
Associate Professor of Mass Communication
A.B., M.A., Ph.D., University of the Philippines, 1981, 1998, 2011
JETHRO BRYAN S. ANDRADA
Instructor in Communication
B.A., magna cum laude, University of the Philippines, 2023
MARKNEEL I. BALGOS
Instructor in Speech Communication
B.A., cum laude, University of the Philippines, 2019
VAL A. BALITA
Instructor in Broadcast Communication
B.A., University of the Philippines, 2020
ZENAS L. CHAPAP-DULATRE
Instructor in Journalism
B.A., University of the Philippines, 2011
CHRISTIAN EZEKIEL M. FAJARDO
Assistant Professor of Speech Communication
B.A., M.A., University of the Philippines, 2007, 2016
JIMMY B. FONG
Professor of Mass Communication
B.A., cum laude, M.A., Ph.D., University of the Philippines, 1986, 1994, 2011
DENNIS V. GUTIERREZ
Assistant Professor of Broadcast Communication
B.A., University of the Philippines, 1998
STEPHANIE LUANNE R. LAGASCA
Assistant Professor of Speech Communication
B.A., M.A., University of the Philippines, 2001, 2009
CARLO FRANCES H. LUAYON
Instructor in Broadcast Communication
B.A., M.A., University of the Philippines, 2016, 2025
LEIA FIDELIS GISELA F. CASTRO-MARGATE
Assistant Professor of Journalism
B.A., cum laude, M.A., University of the Philippines, 2003, 2024
Ll.B., University of the Cordilleras, 2013
BENJAMIN GEORGE P. MEAMO, III
Instructor in Speech Communication
B.A., cum laude, M.A., University of the Philippines, 2017, 2025
SHEKINAH DORELLE P. QUERI
Assistant Professor of Speech Communication
B.A., M.A., University of the Philippines, 2007, 2016
ORVILLE B. TATCHO
Professor of Speech Communication
B.A., cum laude, M.A., University of the Philippines, 2011, 2017
Ph.D., The University of Alabama, 2021
DORIS B. WILSON
Assistant Professor in Speech Communication
B.A., University of the Philippines, 2013
M.A., Universiteit Utrecht, 2018
Department of Language, Literature and the Arts Full Time Faculty
FIONA MARIA P. ADVINCULA
Instructor in Philippine Institutions
B.A. cum laude, University of the Philippines, 2023
FRIEDRICH A. AQUINO
Instructor in Language and Literature
B.A., University of the Philippines, 2019
JOHN REY DAVE P. AQUINO
Instructor in Language and Literature
B.A., cum laude, University of the Philippines, 2019
LEARANE K. AMPAGUEY
Assistant Professor of Language and Literature
Ph.B., cum laude, A.B., cum laude, Saint Louis University, 2008, 2011
M.A., University of the Philippines, 2015
JUSTIN NICCOLO M. CABATO
Instructor in Language and Literature
B.A., Ateneo de Manila University, 2018
JOSEPH ANDREW A. CARVAJAL
Assistant Professor of Fine Arts
B.A., Ateneo de Manila University, 2001
B.F.A., magna cum laude, University of the Philippines, 2010
M.F.A., Montclair State University, 2016
MARIA ROSARIO Y. FLORENDO
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., cum laude, M.A., University of the Philippines, 1997, 2009
FELICISIMO G. GALLETES, JR.
Assistant Professor of Filipino
B.S.E., cum laude, Philippine Normal University, 2011
M.A., University of the Philippines, 2025
ERIC G. GUAZON
Instructor in Fine Arts
B.F.A., University of the Philippines, 1995
LIZA ANN A. ILAGAN
Assistant Professor of Fine Arts
B.F.A, M.A., University of the Philippines, 1982, 1994
ERIKA DIWATA M. JACINTO
Instructor in Fine Arts
B.A., University of the Philippines, 2009
IO M. JULARBAL
Assistant Professor of Language and Literature
B.A., Saint Louis University, 2001
M.A., Ph.D., University of of the Philippines, 2015, 2024
JUNLEY L. LAZAGA
Associate Professor of Literature
B.A., M.A., University of the Philippines, 2007, 2012
IDES JOSEPINA D. MACAPANPAN
Instructor in Fine Arts
B.F.A, M.F.A., University of the Philippines, 2018, 2025
FARA MARTIA M. NOLASCO
Assistant Professor of Fine Arts
B.F.A., cum laude, M.F.A., University of the Philippines, 2003, 2018
LIOBA ASIA E. PILUDEN
Assistant Professor of Language and Literature
B.A., cum laude, M.A. University of the Philippines, 2015, 2024
RACHEL P. PITLONGAY
Assistant Professor of English
B.A., M.A., University of the Philippines, 2007, 2017
ROLAND ERWIN P. RABANG
Assistant Professor of Language and Literature
B.A., University of the Cordilleras, 2002
M.A., Ph.D., University of the Philippines, 2010, 2024
RAI ALDRIN B. SALVADOR
Instructor in Language and Literature
B.A., cum laude, University of the Philippines, 2017
REYNALDO L. SENIN, JR.
Instructor in Fine Arts
B.F.A., magna cum laude, University of the Philippines, 2022
GRACE CELESTE T. SUBIDO
Associate Professor of English
B.A., M.A., University of the Philippines, 1987, 2005
RUTH M. TINDAAN
Associate Professor of English
B.A., cum laude, M.A., University of the Philippines, 2002, 2008
Ph.D., University of London, 2019
ANNA CHRISTIE V. TORRES
Professor of English
A.B., cum laude, Ph.D., University of the Philippines, 1982, 2008
M.A., Ateneo de Manila University, 1989
Facilities
The CAC’s micro theater serves as a venue for various events such as public lectures, film showing, and live performances.
A venue for television and radio production classes.
A simulated newsroom for journalism and new media courses.
Named after the late Fine Arts professor and artist Darnay Demetillo, the hall is primarily used for workshops and exhibitions of Fine Arts students and faculty.
A workstation for the production of digital illustrations and other graphics-intensive forms of electronic media.
A dedicated space for the production and development of photographs. The laboratory includes a darkroom.
A library of undergraduate and graduate student theses, and a place where graduate students can interact with each other.
An open space for student learning and social activities.
The CAC Walkway includes PWD-friendly ramps for easier access to facilities in the college.
CAC STANDARD CLASSROOMS
College Executive Board
DEAN
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION CHAIRPERSON
DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND THE ARTS CHAIRPERSON
COLLEGE SECRETARY