Despite the global health crisis, the University of the Philippines Visayas Tacloban College (UPVTC), through the Division of Humanities (DH) and its student organization, the UP Ideopraxist, pushed through with the celebration of the National Arts Month with AGHAT ARTE: Panuratan ngan Pasalida para han Katilingban. The month-long series of activities aspired to not only underscore the enduring quality of art-making and scholarly endeavors in the humanities but also to use the power of creative productions to boost the morale of art practitioners and enthusiasts of the region, as well as to heal the community at large with a variety of artistic works. 

The UPV Healthy Lifestyle and Wellness Committee continues its advocacy to encourage UPV employees to pursue and practice a lifestyle of good health and wellness. The Committee readily agreed to organize two wellness events for the week-long 74th Anniversary of the UP Presence in Iloilo (March 22-26, 2021).

University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) Chancellor, Dr. Clement Camposano and Project Development Assistant for Mass Media and Communications of the Office of the Chancellor, Dr. Zoilo Andrada, Jr., led the press launch of BANTALA: The UPV Media Excellence Awards (UPVMEA), yesterday, March 25, 2021, at the UPV Little Theatre, UPV Iloilo City Campus.

As the world faces a global pandemic, people have been forced to transition into the ‘new normal’ set-up where media and technology become essential tools.

The UPV Gender and Development Program (GDP), together with Ugsad Regional Gender Resource Center, celebrates the National Women’s Month through various activities which center on themes such as Women and Health, Women and the Family, Inclusivity and Intersectionality, Women and the Arts, and Celebrating Men as Allies. 

A University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) Community Legal Assistance Group was formally launched on March 24, 2021, in time for the 74th anniversary of the UP Presence in Iloilo.