President Danilo Concepcion visited UP Visayas to launch and inaugurate several projects at the Iloilo City campus, initiated under his administration on March 16, 2022. President Concepcion was joined by his wife, Atty. Gabriela Concepcion, Assistant Vice President for Alumni Affairs Rica Abad and Dr. Grace Alfonso of DZUP.

From Lin-ay to Hangaway: Voices of Ilonggo Women Artists, an exhibition of thirteen Ilonggo women artists, opens on 11 March at the UPV Main Building’s Lantip Changing Exhibition Gallery 1.

UP Visayas hosted the online book launch of retired judge Raul C. Pangalangan entitled Philippine Materials in International Law on February 23, 2022. 

UP Visayas very much welcomes the donation. It is noted that during summertime, power shortage seems to be happening more often due to more people using aircon units because of the summer heat. 

• SDG 13: Climate Action

Professor Jumar G. Cadondon of the University of the Philippines Visayas - Division of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences recently presented two research papers at the 6th International Conference on Climate Change 2022. His work titled Algal organic matter measurements of Spirulina using UV-Vis absorbance and fluorescence spectroscopy under the track Climate Change: Agriculture, Water, and Food Security won the Best Oral Presentation Award. He also presented another paper titled Correlation of water quality, UV-Vis absorbance, and fluorescence measurements of Laguna rivers during the dry season under the track Climate Change Impacts, Education, and Social Responsibility. 

UP Visayas sent donations from the UPdanay Donation Drive to  Cagayan Valley Disaster Relief Center (CVDRC)  last October 2021 to assist in the relief efforts for the affected communities of Typhoon Maring in Cagayan and Tuguegarao. UPdanay facilitated the transfer of P50,000.00 to CVDRC with the approval of Chancellor Clement C. Camposano.  Below is the narrative of how the mount was spent and used to aid the affected communities.

• SDG 4: Quality Education

In collaboration with UP Visayas (UPV), the College of Education of UP Diliman will now be offering its first-ever Ph.D. in Education extension classes in the UP Visayas Iloilo City Campus.

Dr. Carlos C. Baylon, former Dean and a retired Professor of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, UP Visayas, is the new member of the Professional Regulatory Board (PRB) of Fisheries.

• SDG 14: Life Below Water

A group of researchers of UPV College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (UPV-CFOS) welcomes collaborations with academic and research institutions, local government units, non-government organizations, and industry partners on seaweeds.