The College of Management, University of the Philippine Visayas, has once again affirmed its commitment to excellence as it produced a total of 40 new Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) in the recently concluded December 2024 Licensure Examination for CPAs. CM's first-time takers achieved a 94.87% passing rate, while the overall performance of graduates was 90.91%.

The University of the Philippines Visayas marks its significant 5th year participation in the Regional and National SCUAA arena since its comeback in 2018. Dubbed as the venue for the elite intercollegiate sports competition among state colleges and universities in the country, the SCUAA is back again this AY 2024-2025.

The University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) Division of Humanities, in partnership with the Asian Shakespeare Association (ASA), held the Shoreline Shakespeares: The 6th Biennial Conference of the Asian Shakespeare Association on December 4-6, 2024, at the UP Visayas, Iloilo City Campus. The event brought together scholars, performers, and literary enthusiasts from across Asia and beyond to celebrate and explore the Bard’s legacy.

Plans to establish several facilities in the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Law Extension Program in the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) Iloilo City campus will soon be realized as the construction of a law building and library will begin soon. 

The Social Science 5 (Understanding Gender) Sections 4 and 5 students for the 1st Semester of A.Y. 2024-2025 of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) conducted a seminar titled “Building Safer Digital Spaces for All: A Knowledge and Awareness Raising Seminar on Online Gender-Based Violence” at Iloilo Science and Technology University (ISAT U)-Miagao Campus on November 27, 2024.

The Office of Continuing Education and Pahinungod (OCEP), University of the Philippines Visayas in cooperation with Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) – Iloilo Chapter, hosted a seminar-workshop titled “Dealing with Stress, Change and Technology: A Seminar – Workshop Series on Adapting to Digital Disruptions.   The successful one-day training saw the participation of fifty four (54) Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) from the region. It was held on 27 November 2024 at Smallville 21 Hotel, Iloilo City.

“Thank you for your services to UPV,” said Vice-Chancellor for Administration, Dr. Farisal U. Bagsit during a simple ceremony for the giving of Christmas gift bags for 173 security guards (84) and janitorial personnel (89 including relievers, who are rendering services in both Miagao and Iloilo City campuses. The event was held on December 16, 2024, in the lobby of the Administration Building, Miagao campus. 

A total of 143 student-athletes from the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) are set to compete in this year’s Regional State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (RSCUAA) Sports Festival and Conference hosted by the Iloilo State University of Fisheries Science and Technology (ISUFST) in Barotac Nuevo town, Iloilo, on Dec. 15-20, 2024.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Victor Marco Emmanuel N. Ferriols from the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS), UP Visayas was a recipient of the 2024 Idlab Merit Awards by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-Region VI.