Engr.  Jeraldine D. Calangi, Engr. John Salvador Y. Ricacho, and Engr. John Loui T. Tadia of the School of Technology, University of the Philippines Visayas, participated in the International Conference on Engineering Education-Philippines 2022 (ICEE- Phil 2022), held on December 9-10, 2022, at the Verdure, 4th Floor of Henry Sy Sr. Hall, De La Salle University, Manila Philippines. The faculty members also presented their research papers during the parallel paper presentation.

Over 1.5 million PhP worth of equipment, furniture and interior furnishings, films, and videos were formally turned over to the UPV Cinematheque as donations of Mr. Oliver Exmundo, son of UP alumni Solomon Exmundo and Nilda Lopez-Exmundo.

UP Visayas (UPV) put a smile on the faces of calamity-affected families from the coastal barangays of the Municipality of Miagao during the launching of “PasKOOPerasyon,” a collaborative Christmas gift-giving program, held last December 17, 2022 at the new administration building ground, UPV Miagao campus.

Sen. Pia Cayetano pushed for funding amounting to 6.3 million pesos in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) to support UP Visayas projects this 2023, and as part of her Futures Thinking and Strategic Foresight Initiatives.

Dr. Johannes Magpusao of the School of Technology, University of the Philippines Visayas, actively participated in the 21st IUFoST World Congress of Food Science and Technology held in Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. She gave an oral presentation of part of her Ph.D. research titled ”Impact of mechanical processing on rheological and compositional properties of microalgal suspensions.” 

The College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, UP Visayas (UPV-CFOS) turned over training packs for sediment quality monitoring in marine fish farms to local government units (LGUs) in Panay.

Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda initiated P67M funding support for cultural heritage projects, impact evaluation research, and a building rehabilitation project, all appropriated in the 2023 GAA for the University of the Philippines Visayas.

The University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) Paskua 2022 festivities extended to the children of barangays Lumangan and Malagyan in Miagao town as they held their respective Christmas parties on Dec. 21, 2022. 

The Christmas season is indeed a time of giving, and the All UP Academic Employees Union-Iloilo Chapter (AUPAEU) chose to share simple blessings with the University’s security guards and janitorial services personnel.