After years of stepping back from the spotlight, the UP Ichthyophilic Society’s (UPIS) Young Wizards of Fisheries Science (YWOFS) Inter-regional Quiz Bowl has finally sparked once again as 16 schools from different places in Western Visayas competed to get the championship title at CFOS AV Hall, University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) on April 5.

Personnel from the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS) learned how to process fish into deboned and smoked products.

Gian Niño Genoveza, a University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) administrative staff assigned at the Information and Publications Office, bagged three major awards for his short film “Gibwangan” in the 20th Bantayan Film Festival held in Guimbal, Iloilo on 04 April 2024. Genoveza won Best Film, Best Director, and Best Cinematography.

Engr. Joemel G. Sumbing, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the School of Technology, University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) and Balik-PhD Program grantee, was invited to present at the 2024 Japan Society of Fisheries Science (JSFS) Spring Meeting from March 27 to 30, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. 

The University of the Philippines Visayas University Library, under the leadership of Ms. Analiza Galang-Linaugo, University Librarian, recently received four boxes containing 451 books from UP Diliman alumni, Mr. and Ms. Joe and Patria Rivera. The donation includes novels, fiction books, non-fiction books, storybooks for children, and picture books. 

The University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) held a meeting with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Regional Office 6 to discuss the Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs) for UPV’s major infrastructure projects funded through the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA) and to be located on two of its campuses.