Melchor Francisco Cichon, or Mel or Nong Mel as friends and colleagues fondly call him, was born on April 7, 1945, in Sta. Cruz, Lezo, Aklan.  He obtained his Certificate in Fisheries in 1970 at U.P. Diliman, Quezon City; Bachelor of Science in Education in 1974, MLQU, Manila; Certificate in Governmental Management in 1982, UPV, Iloilo City; Master in Management (Public Management) in 1982, UPV Iloilo City; and Master in Library Science in 1985, U.P. Diliman.

• SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being

In response to the many apprehensions about getting vaccinated for the COVID-19 virus, the UPV Health Services Unit (HSU) partnered with the UPV Healthy Lifestyle and Wellness Committee for a webinar entitled “COVID-19 Vaccines Literacy” on April 15, 2021. 

University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) Tacloban College team emerged victorious in the first online Chancellor’s Debate Cup held on April 10-11 via Zoom and Facebook.

Dr. Alicia P. Magos, UPV Professor Emeritus and anthropologist, leads cultural researchers from UP Visayas in various engagement conferences to deliver lectures and share research results on Panay culture as well as in extension activities during this 1st quarter of 2021.

The UP Visayas University Library welcomes its two (2) new personnel effective 25 March 2021.

In an interview with GMA Regional TV’s morning program, Early Edition, on April 9, 2021, history professor Dr. Rey Carlo Gonzales said that the Ilonggo guerillas were the unsung heroes of the liberation of Panay. 

A collaborative research paper entitled, “Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic to the Livelihood and Well-being of Artisanal Fishing Communities in the province of Aklan, Western Visayas, Philippines,” won 2nd place in the National Academy of Science and Technology Digital Poster Session of the Visayas Regional Scientific Meeting. The awarding ceremony was held online on April 14, 2021. 

UP Visayas will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Interior and Local Government Region 6 to upgrade its Management Information System (DILG-UPV MIS) on April 23, 2021.

• SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being

University of the Philippines Visayas Chancellor Dr. Clement Camposano reiterates the call for Ilonggos to register for the vaccination program as the country faces an alarming spike of cases in the past few weeks.