These past two weeks have been filled with news and reports of the catastrophic damage that has been caused by STY Rolly and TY Ulysses. In line with this, and the recent flooding triggered by the typhoons, UP Visayas met with the Office of the City mayor yesterday, November 16, 2020, to discuss a meta-analysis of extreme flooding studies in the Philippines that was conducted to extract lessons that could inform flood preparedness of Iloilo City. Chancellor Clement Camposano led the representation given to the City Government. At the same time, the analysis and presentation were made by Jessica Dator-Bercilla, member of faculty of the CFOS-IFPDS, who worked on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change using transdisciplinary modalities with international and local humanitarian and development organizations, scientific institutions, government institutions for about a decade and a half before rejoining UPV in 2019.

“A hundred years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove. But the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child.” – Forest Witcraft

iAmUPHi’s and UP Alumni Association – Iloilo Chapter’s UP Fight Team turned-over three desktops and a computer printer to West Visayas State University Medical Center on November 7, 2020.

UPV’s Komsai.Org recently announced its partnership with the Youth Esports Program, an initiative that aims to bring responsible gaming and co-curricular esports to schools across the Philippines.

Two UPV students represented the university at the ASEAN Data Science Explorer National Finals with a project that offers solutions for fisheries overexploitation concerns.

The University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) developed the Learning Management System (LMS) as its new platform for remote learning.