In celebration of its 49th anniversary and National Heroes' Day, the UP Hamilia Sisterhood, in cooperation with the UP Hamili Brotherhood, successfully organized a bloodletting event titled "Red Tag Day" on August 31, 2024, which ran from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The event took place at the Graduate and Continuing Education Building (GCEB), UPV City Campus.

The personnel of the Digital Innovation Center (DIC) convened for a two-day strategic planning workshop and formulation of operations manual from August 27 to 28, 2024 at Diversion 21 Hotel, Iloilo City.  The activity aims to align with UP and UPV’s mandates as the information technology organization of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV). 

The University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) participated in the 2024 Global Reach symposium held from August 7-8, 2024.

The country honored Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan Frederico “Tuohan” Caballero with a state funeral and full military honors at his hometown in Calinog, Iloilo on September 3, 2024 on the day of his burial. The date was also declared by Malacañang Palace as the Day of Mourning. As provided by law, the national flag shall be flown at half-fast from sunrise to sunset on all government buildings and installations throughout the Philippines and abroad.

The University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanology (IMFO) recently hosted the 2nd NARFleet Co-Management Workshop, held at the FC Conference Room, Umali Hall, from August 29-30, 2024. The event brought together collaborators and partners from the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP MSI), Bicol University, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT), and UPV.

A symposium titled “Weaponization of Justice: Skirting the Line Between Human Rights and Compelling State Interest," featuring former Senator Atty. Leila de Lima as the guest speaker, was organized by the UPV SCINTILLA JVRIS Fraternity and the UP STELLA JURIS Sorority on August 28, 2024 at the Auditorium, UP Visayas, Iloilo City.

Four new exhibitions are now open for viewing in the UPV Museum of Art and Cultural Heritage (MACH), offering another diverse experience to visitors. 

The 5th Colleges and Universities Public Service Conference (CUPSCON5) was held in Palawan State University, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan from August 28 to 30, 2024. The UPV Action Research Project (UPV ARP) team presented two papers and received an award at the conference. 

Today, the UP Visayas Sibika Hub 2.0 (Western Visayas) is taking place at Hotel del Rio, with students and teachers from Jaro National High School, Mandurriao National High School, La Paz National High School, Iloilo City National High School, Ramon Avanceña National High School, Fort San Pedro National High School, and Jalandoni National High School in attendance.