The Network of Aquaculture Centers in Asia-Pacific (NACA), in its 33rd Governing Council Meeting in New Delhi, India, elected Dr. Eduardo Leaño as its incoming Directer General starting May 2024 last 06 March 2024. Dr. Leaño will take on a five-year term, succeeding Dr. Huang Jie.
The University of the Philippines is mandated by RA 9500 to contribute to national development especially in the regions where inequities are stark. In line with SDG3 (Good Health and Well-Being), through its public health program, UP Visayas has formed a health leadership training program and a team that has been working with various Western Visayas LGUs to strengthen local health systems.
The Office of the Vice President for Development UP System, organized a workshop on 16 February 2024 in Ikeda Hall (Balay Kalinaw) at the University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City. Vice President for Development Ferdinand Jesus A. Pecson led the workshop in discussing the template for the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), which will be used to download GAA 2024-funded projects with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for outsourced procurement and contract implementation. The document shall lay out the responsibilities of UP and DPWH in the partnership.
The UPV Office of Initiatives in Culture and the Arts (OICA) concluded its celebration of the 2024 National Arts Month with "Ugnayan Iloilo: An Art Education Series" at the Performing Arts Hall of the UPV Museum of Art and Cultural Heritage (MACH) on 28 February 2024, from 9am to 3pm. The event was a collaborative endeavor between Linangan Art Residency and the SIGAHUM Art Group with support from the UP President’s Committee for Culture and the Arts (PCCA).
“It’s about time that we put the welfare of our faculty and staff on the agenda of the University.”
The UP Visayas College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS) reacquainted its students with UP policies and regulations on February 28, 2024 at the Audio Visual Hall, CFOS, UPV Miagao campus.
