• SDG 13: Climate Action
• SDG 14: Life Below Water
• SDG 15: Life On Land

Various topics related to House Bill (HB) 9181 or the Philippine Ecosystem and Natural Capital Accounting System (PENCAS) were discussed during a webinar organized by the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) in partnership with the Office of Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda, July 29, 2021. 

• SDG 14: Life Below Water

The UP Visayas Technology Transfer and Business Development Office (UPV TTBDO) and UPV Patent Mining Team led by project leaders Dr. Concepcion Ponce and Prof. Norwell Brian Bautista, conducted a Consultative Meeting on the Status of Scallops Research and Industry last July 16, 2021. The meeting was attended by 24 participants composed of invited research academe experts, LGU representatives, and industry experts. The pool of expertise created an interactive exchange of ideas and probable solutions about the gaps that needed to be addressed on scallop fishery and export concerns, mainly in Carles and Estancia, Iloilo. 

UP Visayas shared book copies of two research publications to DepEd - Antique on July 14, 2021,  entitled "Cyanide Analysis and Shelf - Life Studies of Selected Cassava Varieties at Different Maturity Stages (CyAnSS of Cassava)" and "Cassava in the Food Basket: Varieties, Processing Methods, and Cyanide Levels (English and Hiligaynon Versions)."  These publications were co-authored by Vivian A. Topor, Ph.D.; Leah A. Araneta, MSc; Steve P. Janagap, EMMQAL; and Josie B. Rojo, MSc.

“UPV is a reliable partner of DILG because we are not just a public service university but a publicly engaged university,” says Chancellor Clement Camposano during the virtual turn-over ceremony of 20 laptops by UPV to DILG on July 20, 2021.

Communication and Media Studies (CMS) students broke records with “most read” and “most shared” articles during their five-month internship at an international social impact magazine.

UP Visayas turned over a total of 22 Acer laptops and 22 Canon OS3000D DSLR cameras to DepEd-Antique. The laptops were delivered on July 1, 2021, followed by the delivery of the cameras on July 14, 2021. 

• SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being

Retired UPV professor Corazon G. Defensor, 94, never hesitated to have herself vaccinated when she was given a schedule to receive her jab at the UPV Iloilo City campus vaccination site today, July 27, 2021.

The University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV), in partnership with the Office of Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda, tapped environmental experts to discuss House Bill 9181 or the Philippine Ecosystem and Natural Capital Accounting System (PENCAS) Law of 2021, last July 15, 2021.

• SDG 4: Quality Education

Seven (7) student leaders from the University of the Philippines Visayas are among the 84 delegates of the 23rd Ayala Young Leaders Congress (AYLC) for this year.