UNIVERSITY NEWS

UP Cebu first SUC accredited for PhilHealth Konsulta in Visayas
Cebu City - The University of the Philippines Cebu Health Services Unit has been officially accredited as a PhilHealth Konsulta Package provider, becoming the first state university or college (SUC) in the Visayas to earn this recognition on July 14, 2025 at the UP...

Project GUIA team meets Cebu City mayor to advance smart urban planning initiatives
Photo via Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival’s official Facebook page, July 11, 2025.The team behind Project GUIA (Giyáhan ug Iplano ang Asenso) met with Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival on July 11 to present their award-winning initiative and explore opportunities for...
UP Cebu Communication students enter Sinulog Film Fest
Two short films by UP Cebu Communication students, Alsa by Tunhay Productions and Ukit sa Dapit by Pandaya Productions, are official entries in the Sinulog Film Festival 2025. Produced as final outputs for COMM 105: Multimedia Production under Asst. Prof. Annie...
UP Cebu celebrates ‘Pag-iwag sa Pasko’
The UP Cebu community gathered for an evening of light, hope, and unity at the “Pag-iwag sa Pasko” at the Oblation Square, last December 6. The event featured the ceremonial lighting of candles and the Christmas tree, collective aspirations for the coming year shared...
UP Cebu alumnus Atty. Lora named IBP human rights awardee
The University of the Philippines Cebu proudly congratulates Atty. Kristian Jacob Lora, a graduate of BS Computer Science from the Class of 2013, for being honored as the first Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Human Rights Awardee for Visayas. The recognition...
UP CIDS, NEDA 7 host roundtable discussion on urban studies
The NEDA Regional Office 7 - Central Visayas and the Urban Studies Program (USP) of the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies are organizing a roundtable discussion on the study of Prof. Dr. Paul Hutchcroft from the Australian National University and Dr....
UP Cebu joins campaign to end VAW
The University of the Philippines Cebu actively participates in the nationwide observance of the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW) from November 25 to December 12, 2024. With the theme "VAW-Free Philippines: Bigyang Wakas, Ngayon na ang Oras!", this...
UP Cebu Lantugi hailed champion in Union Cup debate comp
The University of the Philippines Cebu Lantugi Debate Society pulled through in the recently concluded National Debate Championship - Hermosa in Zamboanga City on November 12-17, 2024 hosted by WMSU League of Debaters in partnership with Zamboanga City Government and...