UNIVERSITY NEWS

Pakâ-Pakâ’ Sa Lantákâ’ at the Jose T. Joya Gallery
Any weekend plans? Visit us and be captivated by the stunning artworks on display at our gallery’s latest exhibit, Pakâ-Pakâ’ Sa Lantákâ’: A tribute art exhibition honoring Prof. Javy Villacin. It is still open for public viewing until June 28, 2023. Don’t miss out!...
UP Cebu CSS prof receives 2019 Bernd Rode Award
Dr. Weena Gera of the University of the Philippines Cebu was conferred the 2019 Bernd Rode Award (Senior Researchers Category) by the ASEA-UNINET (ASEAN-European Academic University Network) for her research collaboration entitled “Examining the coherence of legal...
FireCheck and BFP-7 share ideas on various indicators used in the production of fire hazard maps
FireCheck Project leader, Professor Aileen Vicente opens the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) on various indicators used in the production of Fire Hazard maps. Experts from Bureau of Fire Protection Region VII — FireCheck’s key collaborator, share valuable ideas and...
FireCheck: Blazing the Trail — the first of its kind in the Philippines
With fire being a common occurrence especially in thickly populated communities in Metro Cebu, the national government is partnering with local communities in coming up with fire hazard mapping and possible mitigation. FireCheck is the first of its kind in the entire...
Scalar Politics in the Philippine Urban Disaster Management: Reframing Metropolitan Governance for Local Resilience and Sustainability || Weena Jade Gera
Summary: Globally, cities are fast becoming the locus of initiatives for building urban resilience and local sustainability. However, imperatives for integration in disaster risk management amid boundary-transcending disasters in urban agglomerations and metropolitan...
Analysis of the Morpho-anatomical Traits of Four Major Garlic (Allium Sativum L.) Cultrivars in the Philippines || Richie Eve Ragas
Abstract. Cultivating garlic after the rice season has been increasingly attractive for rice farmers in the Philippines especially in areas where rice production is constrained by water scarcity. In Mindoro, Philippines, garlic cultivars planted include ‘Mindoro...
2018 Year-end CVSC Narrative Report About its CIDS-Funded Research Project on Sustainable Tourism in Central Visayas
Last December 2018, the UP Cebu Central Visayas Studies Center was able to produce and submit to UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies (CIDS) a discussion paper entitled “Concerns, Challenges, and Opportunities in Sustainable Tourism Development in Central...