These past two weeks have been filled with news and reports of the catastrophic damage that has been caused by STY Rolly and TY Ulysses. In line with this, and the recent flooding triggered by the typhoons, UP Visayas met with the Office of the City mayor yesterday, November 16, 2020, to discuss a meta-analysis of extreme flooding studies in the Philippines that was conducted to extract lessons that could inform flood preparedness of Iloilo City. Chancellor Clement Camposano led the representation given to the City Government. At the same time, the analysis and presentation were made by Jessica Dator-Bercilla, member of faculty of the CFOS-IFPDS, who worked on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change using transdisciplinary modalities with international and local humanitarian and development organizations, scientific institutions, government institutions for about a decade and a half before rejoining UPV in 2019.
UPV’s Komsai.Org recently announced its partnership with the Youth Esports Program, an initiative that aims to bring responsible gaming and co-curricular esports to schools across the Philippines.
The UPV College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) distributed three additional laptops with WiFi connectivity to three CAS students at the UP High School in Iloilo AVR Room on November 9, 2020. The gadgets were facilitated through the CAS#KaagapayUP, a donation drive intended to aid underprivileged students' remote learning needs. In time for Prof. Ma. Severa Fe Katalbas’ end of the term as CAS Dean, the CAS#KaagapayUP Committee, headed by Prof. Edelia Braga, was able to turn-over laptops with six months’ worth of free connectivity to Leonalyn E. Abong (BS Applied Mathematics) - Purok 3, Sitio Tubog, La Paz, Hamtic, Antique; Erica L. Gonzales (BA Psychology) - Brgy. Iprog, San Enrique, Iloilo; and Danica Mae S. Tono (BA Psychology) - Janipa-an East, Mina, Iloilo. After receiving their donations, each recipient expressed their utmost gratitude for the generous donations.
“A hundred years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove. But the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child.” – Forest Witcraft
Two UPV students represented the university at the ASEAN Data Science Explorer National Finals with a project that offers solutions for fisheries overexploitation concerns.
The new vice-chancellors that will serve under the administration of Chancellor Clement C. Camposano took oath on November 4, 2020 at the Office of the Chancellor at the UPV Miagao campus.
iAmUPHi’s and UP Alumni Association – Iloilo Chapter’s UP Fight Team turned-over three desktops and a computer printer to West Visayas State University Medical Center on November 7, 2020.
The University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) developed the Learning Management System (LMS) as its new platform for remote learning.
The three student writers who represented the official publication of the Communication and Media Studies bagged awards during the recently concluded Philippine Information Agency Journalism Convos.
