The University of the Philippines Open University’s Faculty of Management and Development Studies’ (FMDS) Master of Arts in Nursing (MAN) program in collaboration with the Gerontology Nurses Association of the Philippines (GNAP) conducted a Let’s Talk it Over (LTiO) webinar entitled “Caring for the Older Person amidst COVID-19 Pandemic” on 28 October 2020 via UPOU Networks.

The Office of Student Affairs, in collaboration with the Human Resource Development Office, Information Technology Office, and Ugnayan ng Pahinungod is inviting you to attend a Webinar on “KEEPING MENTAL HEALTH IN-CHECK: Ginhawa (well-being) in the New Normal’’ on 29 October 2020 (Thursday), 2 PM via Zoom. Dr. Violeta “Doc Bolet” V. Bautista, licensed clinical psychologist, director of the UP Diliman Psychosocial Services, and professor emeritus of the Department of Psychology, is the resource person. 

With a global pandemic forcing people to adjust to a new normal, some might be getting overwhelmed by thoughts and feelings that may be hard to process.

To help cope with the immensity of stress and anxiety, the Learning Resource Center (LRC’s)’s latest session of the “Unplugged” webinar series invited the UPLB community to learn about starting a personal journal.

Ida Torres, a digital marketing specialist at OMF Literature and a journal writer herself, led the webinar entitled, “The art of journaling: learn how to start journaling to regain focus and motivation” on Oct. 21 that was livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube.

UP Visayas College of Management (UPV CM) alumni batch Bluechips93 turned over to UPV its donation in support of ISKOmpyuter Drive last October 21, 2020, at the New CM Lobby, UPV Iloilo City campus. 

Bluechips93 gave 10 tablets, ranging from 8-inch to 10-inch, amounting to Php77,900. The tablets were intended to be for the use of UPV CM’s students. The alumni batch chose three accountancy students, two marketing students, and five management students to be the beneficiaries. 

Almost one month after the opening of the current academic year last September 10, 2020, the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences Student Council (CFOS-SC) thanked the faculty members and staff of the College for making remote learning bearable.

In celebration of the World Teacher’s Day on October 5, the student council posted in their social media account a message expressing their appreciation for all the efforts done by the CFOS administration to make their transition from the traditional classroom to remote learning manageable. 

As the nationwide quarantine countermeasure against COVID-19 reaches its seventh month, people throughout the country have been seeking more and more ways to de-stress through developing new hobbies. One activity that has recently gained popularity is the growing of plants. According to Kenneth Ngo, the man behind the Facebook page on gardening, The Succulent Haven by […]

Two students of the UPV College of Arts and Sciences were the initial recipients of laptops with WiFi connectivity during a simple ceremony held at the Iloilo City campus today, October 30, 2020. 

Carlyn Grace P. Ausmolo, and Pia Anne Marie S. Apsay, 2nd year and 3rd year BA Community Development, respectively, received the laptops from CAS Dean Ma. Severa Fe Katalbas and Associate Dean Nilo Araneta. The laptops were generated by the UPV-CAS Kaagapay Committee.