The Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos is a career-service award for exemplars in the academe, military, and police sectors. Last 9 August 2018, the Metrobank Foundation held a conference in Quezon City to reveal this year’s Outstanding Filipinos. One of the ten (10) awardees is UP Diliman’s nominee, Carla B. Dimalanta, PhD., Professor 10. She was recognized for rendering service that have inspired and influenced the academe, industry, and her respective communities.