The College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, UP Visayas (UPV-CFOS) will hold limited face-to-face classes for all its programs this Second Semester of Academic Year 2021-2022 following the authority granted by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and approval of the Local Government Unit of Miagao, Iloilo. 

In May last year, UP Visayas created the UPV Technical Working Group for Iloilo City and Miagao campuses through AO 2021-185 to formulate the Land Use Development and Infrastructure Plans (LUDIP) for both its campuses in Miagao and Iloilo City. Since then, the team began the tedious and circuitous process of accomplishing its task.

A team composed of a UPV Physical Education professor, students, and staff won medals and ranked 2nd place in the overall championship in the recently concluded 2022 National Larong Pinoy Invitational Open Virtual Anyo and Skills Arnis Championship held on February 13, 2022. 

A simple turnover of donation was held at the Richmond Hotel in Iloilo City yesterday, at 4:30PM. 

The Philippine Genome Center Visayas (PGC Visayas), in coordination with Western Visayas Medical Center Sub-National Laboratory (WVMC-SNL) and the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) of the Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development, successfully sequences its first samples for SARS-CoV-2 biosurveillance using Next Generation Sequencing technology. 

A presentation for the preservation of Handumanan Project for the preservation of two heritage structures at the Iloilo City campus was conducted through Zoom and face-to-face setup on February 9, 2022. 

• SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

The College of Management organized an event entitled “Global Forum on Iloilo Disaster Resiliency: The Role of Diaspora in Building Back Safer Communities” on February 4, 2022, via Zoom.

In celebration of the National Arts Month and the 75th year of the UP presence in Iloilo, UP Visayas opens its fourth gallery in the Main Building, Iloilo City campus, with an art exhibition titled ‘Leading Lights.’

Faculty members, research, extension, and professional staff (REPS), and administrative staff of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, UP Visayas (UPV-CFOS) convened for a two-day year-end review and strategic planning workshop on February 3 to 4, 2022 via Zoom.