Representatives from the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquaculture and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD), Inland Aquaculture Resources Research Division (IARRD) had an inception meeting for new projects as well as monitoring and evaluation of existing projects last April 25, 2023 at the FC Conference Room, UP Visayas.

Hatchery sector and operators will soon have access to the new technology on hatchery production of the green mussel (Perna viridis) spats developed by the Institute of Aquaculture, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, UP Visayas (UPV-CFOS-IA) for grow-out production and expansion.

Asst. Prof. Donne Jone Sodusta, a faculty member at the Division of Professional Education of the College of Arts and Sciences, UP Visayas was given the Distinguished Dissertation Prize of the Taiwan Association for Sociology of Education (TASE). This is for his dissertation paper titled “Contriving and Curating Indigeneity: Problematization of the Philippines’ Indigenous Peoples Education.”

The UP Visayas (UPV) Sibika Hub organized a Leadership Training and Public Service activity at the Jaro National High School Gymnasium last May 6, 2023, wherein student leaders coming from U. P. High School in Iloilo (UPHSI) and six DepEd Schools actively participated.

The University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) is the top university in Western Visayas and the 17th overall among 229 universities in the Philippines for 2023, according to EduRank. 

The University of the Philippines (UP) Tacloban is now an autonomous unit under the UP Office of the President after the approval by the Board of Regents (BOR) during its 1380th Meeting dated April 27, 2023. 

Aiming to inspire other students from U.P. High School in Iloilo (UPHSI) and provide them with expertise in research, Grade 12–STEM students organized a conference-exhibit titled, “UGBOS: A Conference-Exhibit on STEM-Related Researches” held at the UPV Little Theater on May 3, 2023.

With the theme "Celebrating the Region," the 6th Iloilo Mega Book Fair, which ran from April 27 to 30, featured a variety of books on various genres for bibliophiles and Ilonggos alike. The event, which hopes to preserve regional languages and support regional literature, was held at the Festive Walk Mall, Megaworld Complex, Iloilo City.

More than 840 students residing at the dormitories in the Miagao and Iloilo City campuses of UP Visayas participated in the simultaneous earthquake drill conducted in the evening of April 26, 2023.