The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension (OVCRE) held its 2024 Year-End Assessment and 2025 Strategic Planning Workshop on April 10–11, 2025, at District 21 Hotel, Iloilo City. The event was attended by representatives from OVCRE’s supervised units, as well as research and public service coordinators from the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV).

In celebration of the 2025 National Women's Month, the Social Science 5 Section 5 class under Prof. Mary Barby P. Badayos-Jover convened at Miagao National High School to conduct a seminar titled “Empower, Heal, Support: Breaking the Silence on Gender-Based Violence.”

The University of the Philippines Visayas Gender and Development Program (GDP) and the Office of Anti-Sexual Harassment (OASH), in collaboration with the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development (OVCPD), conducted a series of Gender Awareness-Sensitivity Orientation and Anti-Sexual Harassment Orientation (GASO-ASHO) for 3rd party contractors and personnel in-charge of the construction of various infrastructure projects in the University. 

In a powerful stand against gender-based violence and injustices, the Women’s Month advocacy event “Usapang Lakas at BATAS: Kita Tanan, Patas” took place in Brgy. Balabag, Dumangas, Iloilo on March 30, 2025, accumulating 25 participants.

Faculty members from the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) participated in the External Quality Assurance (EQA) Clinic (Batch 1) conducted by the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs in coordination with the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and UPV QA Committee last 1-2 April 2025 at the GCEB Training Rooms, UPV Iloilo City campus. 

The Institute of Fisheries Policy and Development Studies of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) conducted a public service activity titled "Seminar-Workshop on National Fisheries Laws and Policies: Highlighting the role of fisherfolk as local resource managers" at the Training Center, Miagao, Iloilo on  March 21, 2025. 

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension (OVCRE) conducted the Town Hall Meeting on Research-related Activities last April 2, 2025 at the CFOS AV Hall, UP Visayas, Miagao, Iloilo. 

The Urban Studies Program (USP) of the University of the Philippines Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS) conducted a Publication Writing Orientation and Workshop on April 10–11, 2025, at Smallville 21 Hotel, Iloilo City. 

The School of Technology (SOTECH) of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) took a significant step towards shaping its future by holding a Strategic Planning Workshop for 2025–2027 at Hotel del Rio, Iloilo City. The two-day workshop brought together faculty and staff to craft a focused and forward-looking roadmap aligned with the UP System’s broader strategic framework for 2023–2029.