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CHK Receives QA Award
The UP College of Human Kinetics (UP CHK) received an award from the University of the Philippines - Quality Assurance Office for its contributions to UP's performance in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings (SDG) last November 5, 2025 at the National Engineering Center. The college was also recognized as Diliman Data Champions for its commitment to driving sustainable development through research, engagement and institutional initiatives.
[SPECIAL FEATURE] Aggression increases an athlete’s risk of injury
RESEARCH | The relationship between aggression, perceived risk of injury, and injury in combat sports and martial arts has been largely overlooked. This study aimed to explore aggression levels and perceptions of injury likelihood across combat sports. No significant differences were found between combat sports teams in anger, aggressiveness, total aggression, and perceived risk of injury. However, the males reported higher scores in aggressiveness. Injured athletes were also higher in the aggressiveness subscale. Participation in combat sports is not likely to increase aggression; hence, they are recommended for developing prosocial values and behavior in young people.
Authors: Reylin Maciejewski, Marie Eloisa D. Ulanday (College of Human Kinetics, University of the Philippines Diliman) and Norberto R. Madrigal (College of Human Kinetics, University of the Philippines Diliman)
Published in the Journal of Physical Education and Sport
Read more: https://ovpaa.up.edu.ph/.../aggression-increases-an.../
This article is originally posted in the UP office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs FB page.
CHK Joins Public Consultation on MSAP Development for NCDs
CHK took part in the Public Consultation for the country's Multi-sectoral Action Plan for Non-communicable Diseases held last November 27, 2025, organized by the Department of Health- Disease Prevention and Control Bureau, the Philippine Society of Public Health Physicians and the World Health Organization.
CHK Faculty Represent RP in SEA GAMES Coaching Stint
Several CHK Faculty will be joining as part of the coaching staff of the Philippine Handball Team in the 2025 Southeast Asian Games. Asst. Prof. Joanna Franquelli will serve as coach of the team, with Assoc. Prof. Alberto Dimarucut and Asst. Prof. Edwin Barber also joining as assistant coach and team manager, respectively. CHK has actively promoted the sport as through various handball coaching education programs and through the ongoing MOA between CHK and the Philippine Handball Federation (PHF).
UP CHK Receives NCDA Partners' Award
The UP College of Human Kinetics (UP CHK) was recently recognized with a Certificate of Appreciation from the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) during the Partners' Awards Recognition 2025. The ceremony, known as the Pinnacle event, was held on December 1, 2025, at the Manila Prince Hotel. The college was represented by Dr. Alberto Dimarucut, Asst. Prof. Camille Castro-Mante, and Asst. Prof. Lisa Moti.
UP CHK and Boundless Possibilities Foundation Inc. Partner to Promote Inclusive Sports Programs
On November 20, 2025, a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) was signed between Boundless Possibilities Foundation Inc., represented by Managing Trustee Josephine Palomares on behalf of the Quezon City Gentle Giants Club of Special Olympics Pilipinas, and the UP College of Human Kinetics, represented by Dean Marla Frances T. Mallari, PhD, at the UP Varsity Training Center.
[New Publication] The cultural basis of elite sport systems: an Institutional Logics Perspective
[New Publication] The cultural basis of elite sport systems: an Institutional Logics Perspective
The book chapter written by Associate Dean Ralph Ramos and Professor Veerle De Bosscher is now out and available in the newly released Handbook on Sport and Culture (Edward Elgar, 2025).
Ramos and De Bosscher looked into the cultural foundations of elite sport systems using the Institutional Logics Perspective. They explained how globalisation and commercialisation make sport practices more similar across countries, while unique cultural, social, and historical contexts keep them distinct.
By studying how different institutions—the state, market, professions, corporations, and communities—interact, they showed how these forces shape elite sport policies and practices. They also presented a framework that connects these institutional influences with the key factors behind successful sport systems.
The book chapter highlights the need for sport policies that consider cultural differences and encourages more research on how culture affects elite sport systems.
You can read the chapter through the following links:
Link to Chapter: Handbook on Sport and Culture
Dimarucut, Pereña, represent CHK in WADF Event
Associate Professors Alberto L. Dimarucut and Lalaine Juarez Pereña undertook a certification seminar/training in Poland and are now licensed World Artistic Dance Federation (WADF) International Adjudicators. They were joined by other dance teachers from Poland, USA and France.
Dimarucut and Pereña were invited to participate in the International WADF Academy Dance Teachers’, Choreographers’ Education Program in Sweden and was awarded the Certificate of International Master Dance Teacher. This very first World Artistic Dance Congress was attended by dance teachers from Sweden, Russia, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Romania, China, Belgium, Poland, Greece, South Africa, Serbia, Seychelles, Czech Republic, North Macedonia, USA, Botswana and England.
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