Fisheries students of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV-CFOS) engaged with two fisherfolk associations in Miagao through the service-learning program, in partnership with the UPV Ugnayan ng Pahinungod/Oblation Corps (UP/OC), held on May 28 and 31.
The University of the Philippines High School in Iloilo (UPHSI) Senior Red Cross Youth Council was recently awarded a certification of recognition by the Red Cross Youth Philippines - Iloilo Chapter Awards for its exceptional service in recent events, specifically the UPV Pahampang and Yupisay Games 2023. UPHSI also received a Certificate of Responder Excellence.
The University of the Philippines Visayas Museum of Art and Cultural Heritage (MACH) features the rarely seen drawings by National Artist for Painting Jose Joya (1931-1995) from the University’s art collection in a new exhibition at the Hanas Changing Exhibition Gallery 2.
UP Visayas (UPV) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Region (DENR) VI signed a Memorandum of Agreement for the documentation of natural heritage in the Cultural Mapping of Panay and Guimaras Project on June 3, 2024. On the same day, another Memorandum of Agreement with the Department of Education (DepEd) VI was also signed at the UPV Performing Arts Hall, Iloilo City campus to extend the cultural mapping in Negros Occidental Province.
The official and staff of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development conducted a benchmarking activity in the National Irrigation Administration-(NIA) Regional Office 6 in Iloilo City on May 29, 2024, to learn how they ensure that the stakeholders are well-informed throughout the project from the planning & design and construction phases of the Jalaur River Multistage Project Stage 2 (JRMP2). The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Administration staff also joined the activity.
The UP Visayas Office of Initiatives in Culture and the Arts (OICA) has recently expanded its art collection by acquiring two paintings and accepting a sculpture donation from award-winning Ilonggo artists.
