The University of the Philippines will begin accepting applications for first-year students for Academic Year (AY) 2021-2022 on 7 January 2021, via an online portal especially for admissions applications.

The Cultural Mapping of Antique Province is expected to kick into high gear in January 2021. This project follows the Department of Education Antique, University of the Philippines Visayas, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, and the Provincial Government of Antique’s, meticulous preparations for the last quarter of 2020.

• SDG 13: Climate Action

The College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS), UP Visayas, conducted the “CFOS and Friends” fund drive to help the victims of Typhoons Rolly and Ulysses that hit the country.

• SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being

“Lifestyle medicine is the use of lifestyle interventions in the treatment and management of disease,” said Dr. Joy N. Javier during a lecture-forum entitled “Lifestyle Medicine and Healthy Living” on December 9, 2020. 

• SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
• SDG 13: Climate Action

As UP Visayas and the Iloilo City government gears for the flood summit to be held on December 17, 2020, at the UPV Little Theater, Iloilo City campus, a series of webinars began on December 8, 2020. The first session saw scientists and academics give lectures on “Understanding Flooding in Iloilo.”

The University of the Philippines placed 69th among the top 634 higher educational institutions (HEIs) of Asia in the latest rankings released by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).

• SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being
• SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

The University of the Philippines Visayas sponsored a session during the Economy and Environment Group Philippines First National Conference with the theme Health, Environment, and Economic Development: Road to Recovery and Resiliency (HEED the 3Rs) on 19 – 20 November 2020. 

• SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being

Members of the Hamili Brotherhood and Hamilia Sisterhood organized a team to assist in the repacking efforts of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) intended for frontliners and those affected by the typhoons.

• SDG 4: Quality Education

Philip Ian P. Padilla, MD, Ph.D., and Prof. Josephine T. Firmase, faculty members of UP Visayas, College of Arts and Sciences, were the featured speakers at the “DepEd Tayo Iloilo Province” webinar on November 23, 2020. Their timely topic was titled, “Managing Partnership under the New Normal: The 4Cs.”