“The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognizes cultural mapping as a vital and crucial tool in providing the society an overall framework in the preservation of our heritage, may it be tangible or intangible, built, man-made or natural.”
“We need to have a monitoring and evaluation system (M & E) when implementing various projects for us to become a more responsible and responsive university,” says UP Visayas Chancellor Clement Camposano to the participants of the M & E training-workshop on January 19-20, 2021, at the UPV GCEB training rooms.
UP Fight—mainly composed of members of iAmUPHi and UPAA-Iloilo—turned over their donations to West Visayas State University – Medical Center last January 30, 2021, in a ceremony held at the UPV main building. The donations were composed of equipment intended for WVSU-MC front liners combating the ongoing pandemic, such as hazmat suits, face masks and shields, rubbing alcohol, and protective gowns. Among those present were Dr. Marovi Celis and Judge Cyril Regalado of iAmUPHi, Atty. Dennis Guevara of UPAA, Chancellor Clement Camposano, VCAA Philip Ian Padilla, UPHSI Principal Alfredo Diaz, and Alumni Relations Director Rey Carlo Gonzales. The donations were received by Dr. Nemesio Granada (dean of WVSU School of Medicine) and Dr. Joselito Villaruz (President of WVSU), along with other WVSU officials, post-graduate interns, and clinical clerks.
Last January 9, 2021, Partido sang Mainuswagon nga Bumulutho (PMB), UPV Negrense, and the University of the Philippines Visayas, in partnership with UPV DUCES and Negrosanon Young Leaders Institute, Inc. (NYLI), launched “Padayon Negrosanon,” a donation drive that aims to help the victims of the recent heavy flooding in Northern Negros Occidental.