The Government Procurement Policy Board - Technical Support Office (GPPB-TSO) is hosted a three-day 2024 Procurement Summit themed 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗦𝗠𝗘𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 from October 22-23, 2024 at the GPPB-TSO Building, Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City. The Summit provided participants from the business sector, national government agencies, local government units, and state universities and colleges with a variety of activities. 

Aiming to equip volunteers with essential skills and knowledge to uplift underserved communities, the UP Visayas Ugnayan ng Pahinungód/Oblation Corps successfully conducted the Arukahík 4.0, the UPV Pahinungód Volunteer Training Program.

The University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) Gender and Development Program (GDP) organized a Training-Workshop on Formulating the Gender and Development Agenda last September 23 and 30, 2024 at the District 21 Hotel, Mandurriao, Iloilo City. The activity was attended by ninety one members of the GAD Focal Point System representing the different colleges and units in the university. 

UP Visayas (UPV) ranked 1 among the five top performing schools with eight graduates in the top 10 highest places in the October 2024 Fisheries Professionals Licensure Examination.

Assistant Professor Bobby Rodriguez presented his paper during the 15th Asian Conference on Media, Communication and Film (MediAsia2024) held at Kyoto Research Park last October 15-19, 2024. Prof. Rodriguez is a film practitioner and faculty member of the Division of Humanities under the College of Arts and Sciences and a PhD student of the Development Communication Graduate program of UP Los Baños College of Development Communication. 

A group from the Bataan Peninsula State University visited UPV for a benchmarking activity focused on research, extension, technology transfer and entrepreneurship. This happened last October 14-15, 2024, in Miagao and Iloilo City campuses, respectively.

Representatives from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations were welcomed by the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) last October 18, 2024. The group visited the different research facilities of the University for potential research collaborations. 

A third year undergraduate BA History student of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV), Antonio Sebastian B. Jover, was selected to participate in a writing workshop as part of the Japanese Studies Research Development Competition in the Philippines. The workshop was held on October 10-12, 2024, at the Asian Center in UP Diliman. 

Six UPV students amplified their advocacies on the national level during the prestigious Ayala Young Leaders Congress (AYLC) by the Ayala Foundation.