Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda initiated P67M funding support for cultural heritage projects, impact evaluation research, and a building rehabilitation project, all appropriated in the 2023 GAA for the University of the Philippines Visayas.
The new funding grant will support four (4) projects:
1. Rehabilitation of UP Visayas Auditorium in the Iloilo City campus (P10M)
2. Study on the Impact of the National Government’s Intervention on Malnutrition, Educational Literacy, and Employment in the Province of Antique (P5M)
3. Provision of funds for the publication of books on Indigenous knowledge (P2M)
4. Cultural Mapping project of Panay and Guimaras (P50M)
Following Legarda’s commitment towards inclusive development through socially relevant initiatives, these projects will be collaborated by UPV with the various State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), Local Government Units, the Department of Education, and other pertinent agencies in Panay and Guimaras.
Chancellor Clement Camposano sent his acknowledgment and appreciation to the Office of SPPT Legarda for entrusting UPV with these projects.
An initial meeting was conducted by UPV, as the lead implementing agency, on Jan. 05, 2023, for the strategic planning and budget allocations. Presiding the meeting was Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension Dr. Harold Monteclaro, together with the overall project coordinator of the recently capped Cultural Mapping of Antique Project and UPV Project Development Assistant for Antique Ms. Anna Razel Ramirez, Head of College of Arts and Sciences – COP BIDANI Prof. Josephine Firmase, Director of the Center for West Visayan Studies Prof. Anthea Redison, Director of the Office of Initiatives in Culture and the Arts Prof. Martin Genodepa, and the former Dean of Education (now a professorial lecturer) of the UP Open University Dr. Aurora Fe Bautista. Also present in the meeting were faculty members and researchers from various units who will be taking part in these projects.
In the following months, a series of meetings will be conducted by UPV with the partner institutions in Antique, Guimaras, and other provinces of Panay.
