Asst. Prof. Catherine B. Anecita, a faculty member of the Department of Physical Education, College of Arts and Sciences (CAS DoPE), has been appointed as the new director of the University of the Philippines Visayas Office of Student Affairs (UPV OSA), succeeding former OSA Director Prof. Nathaniel Samson.
She will serve a three-year term effective Oct. 12, 2026 to Oct. 11, 2029, according to the Office of the Chancellor.
Before her appointment, Asst. Prof. Anecita served as the National Service Training Program director from 2025 to 2026 and DoPE head from 2016 to 2022. She also served as UPV’s sports coordinator for two non-consecutive terms from 2016 to 2019 and 2022 to 2024.
Likewise, she has headed the Teaching and Learning Resource Center and Office of Anti-Sexual Harassment.
She has been actively involved in university sports programs, committee assignments, and student activities, having previously served as chair and member of the College of Arts and Sciences Committee on Student Affairs and Welfare.
Asst. Prof. Anecita earned her Master of Science in Human Movement Science from the UP Diliman College of Human Kinetics and her Bachelor in Physical Education (Major in Sports and Minor in Dance and Music) at the College of Physical Education, Sports, Culture, Arts, and Recreation (PESCAR), West Visayas State University.
Written by Carlson Alelis, IPO
