• SDG 4: Quality Education

Geraldin Mae Daguplo Olaer, 3rd placer (84.25%), Jeremiah Inventor Diaz, 4th placer (84.00%), Mary Gold Rio David, 7th placer (83.25%), and Pearlyn Tanate Cambronero, 8th placer (83.00%) made their Alma Mater proud by making it to the Top 10 of the Fisheries Technologist Licensure Exam given this month of October 2021. 

• SDG 4: Quality Education

As a constituent unit of the country’s national university, the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) aims to effectively and efficiently deliver its tripartite functions of teaching, research, and extension. It persistently seeks opportunities for significant impact on knowledge production and community transformative presence. As such, it is consistently collaborating with other government agencies and non-government organizations in the conduct of significant and promising research and public service activities. 

• SDG 4: Quality Education

Two Master of Education in Social Studies students of the Division of Professional Education (ProfEd) represented the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) in the International Field School Program organized by the Asia-Pacific Higher Education Network for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage (APHEN-ICH), Korea National University of Cultural Heritage, Buyeo, Republic of Korea from August 16-18, 2021. 

October is the month for Mental Health Awareness, and as the push for mental health grows ever larger, the University of the Philippines has held a university-wide search for projects that promote the advocacy for mental health entitled: “Sandigan, Sandalan: Search for UP Student Mental Health Advocacy Projects.” last September 2021. The two entries from UP Visayas secured a place in the Top 10, earning cash prize incentives. One of the entries is a project from socio-civic political organization Partido sang Mainuswagon nga Bumulutho (PMB), who forwarded their initiatives, Isip Mo Sagip Ko and Bookmark This: You Matter. 

• SDG 4: Quality Education

The University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) and the Department of Education Regional Office VI (DepEd RO VI) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for basic education research collaborations through the ACTI(on) Research Project.

• SDG 13: Climate Action

Three faculty members of the University of the Philippines Visayas have joined the National Panel of Technical Experts (NPTE), a group coming from various disciplines related to climate change and disaster risk reduction, during a virtual press conference held on October 13, 2021.

• SDG 13: Climate Action

Prof. Encarnacion Emilia S. Yap, dean of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, UP Visayas (UPV-CFOS), was selected by the Climate Change Commission (CCC) as one of the members of its National Panel for Technical Experts (NPTE).

With the goal of making platforms for genomics and genetics research more accessible to the researchers of the Visayas, the Philippine Genome Center Visayas received the first of several sequencers for the facility. 

• SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being

“Ang isa ka genuine nga leader, pursigido sa pagbag-o” said a participant during the Barangay Health Leadership and Management Program (BHLMP) Training Workshop at the Ricardo H. Castro, Jr. Memorial Hall, Dumalag, Capiz.