In the 7th installment of the Visayas Universities Debating Championship – British Parliamentary 2021, the University of the Philippines Visayas Debate Society garnered several awards with a spot in the Open Grand Finals, 3 overall best speaker awards, 2 overall best adjudicator awards, 3 breaking teams and 3 breaking adjudicators, last November 6 – 7, 2021, which the University of San Carlos hosted. 

Crispin “Ningnong” Acedera recently turned over his painting titled “Mga Pangalap sa Biernes Santo” (mixed media, 17.3 x 19.2 cm) to the Office of Initiatives in Culture and the Arts. The painting was included in an exhibition of abstract paintings, Abstracted Visions: The Contemporary Abstract Show, organized by art Show Philippines in July of this year. Prof Martin Genodepa, OICA Director, received the artwork on behalf of the university.

The University of the Philippines Visayas Project Development Assistant for Mass Media and Communication of the Office of the Chancellor, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Division of Humanities partner with Rappler and MovePH for the Media and Information Literacy (MIL) webinar series entitled “Digital Media, Technology, and Society.” This four-part webinar series aims to engage teachers, students, and leaders to be critical and discerning online and intends to engage audience so they can better navigate and deal with the disruptive impact of technological innovation in addressing urgent issues and crises in media and democracy.

Transitioning from the traditional classroom into a remote learning environment is difficult, especially for the major people involved in the teaching and learning process, which are students and teachers.

The University of the Philippines Visayas hosted an online media briefing for the opening of nominations of its first ever BANTALA: UPV Media Excellence Awards on 27 October 2021. Project Development Assistant for Communication and Mass Media of the Office of the Chancellor, Dr. Zoilo S. Andrada, Jr., and the BANTALA Core Group Committee attended the media briefing and presented the attendees with key information about the Call for Nominations. The media briefing was attended by a breadth of journalists, and media practitioners all over Western Visayas, including those from Philippine Daily Inquirer, Daily Guardian, Panay News, Iloilo Metropolitan Times, Bombo Radyo, and RMN.

The new set of officers for the UP Alumni Association Iloilo Chapter Board of Directors took oath last October 29, 2021. The simple program was held at the UP Visayas Little Theater.