UNIVERSITY NEWS
Vision Paper of Dr. Alvin Roxas for CS Dean Nominee
Dr. Alvin G. Roxas, Medical Specialist III (part-time) at the Renal Center of the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC), co-chairman for Academic Affairs at the Matias H. Aznar Memorial College of Medicine (MHAMCM), and an Assistant Professor at the College of...
UP Cebu implements energy conservation measures
Written by Hazel A. TraperoIn response to Memorandum No. CLM-2022-03B, the University of the Philippines Cebu (UPC) has initiated proactive steps towards energy efficiency and conservation. With a focus on reducing electricity consumption, UPC has launched a campaign...
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...
Inking of MOA Between UP CENVI and Bisu-Candijay
09 Dec 2018 — GROWING FAMILY. University of the Philippines Cebu (UP Cebu) and Bohol Island State University (BISU) inked a MOA to seal their partnership in a ceremony held at the Bohol Island State University - Candijay Auditorium. BISU is the first university...
City Hall embarks on fire hazard mapping with UP
Since fire is the most common disaster in the city, the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CCDRRMO) will start gathering next year the data it will use for fire hazard mapping. Chito Patiño of the University of the Philippines (UP) Cebu’s Center for...