Category: Campus and Community
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Congratulations to Jonel B. Pontica, a BS Biology graduate, for winning First Place in the Oral Research Presentation
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UP Tacloban BS Biology graduate Jonel B. Pontica won first place in the oral research presentation student category of the 2025 Regional Health Research Symposium held on 2 December 2025.
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UP Tacloban students win silver and bronze in regional startup competition
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UP Tacloban’s Team KaUPod and Team Bantay Iskolar won second and third place, respectively, at the Philippine Startup Challenge X (PSC X) – Eastern Visayas Regional Pitching Competition, organized by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Region VIII and held virtually on 30 October 2025.
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UP Tacloban Computer Science students win top spots in regional cybersecurity competition
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Team RollingThunder and Team Di Pinili of UP Tacloban College placed 1st Runner-Up and 2nd Runner-Up, respectively, in the Hack4Gov 2025 Capture-The-Flag competition organized by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Region VIII on 1 December 2025 at Madison Park Hotel.
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UP Tacloban’s Psych 188 class and UP Tacloban Gender and Development Program (GDP), held “LIVErary: Reclaiming the Narrative”
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UP Tacloban’s Psych 188 (LGBT Psychology) class, in partnership with the UP Tacloban Gender and Development Program (GDP), held “LIVErary: Reclaiming the Narrative” on 26 November 2025 at the Multi-purpose Building.
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UP Tacloban celebrates International Day of the Girl Child
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UP Tacloban’s Gender and Development Program (GDP) and Office of Anti-Sexual Harassment (OASH), in partnership with the Division of Humanities and Ugnayan ng Pahinungód, conducted “An Bata nga Babaye Lider han Kabag-ohán,” a gender sensitivity training workshop at Sagkahan Elementary School on 23 October 2025.
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UP Tacloban GE classes hold SPEAK UP 2 video showcase for VAW-free PH
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UP Tacloban Gender and Development Program (GDP) and Office of Anti-Sexual Harassment (OASH), organized SPEAK UP 2: United for a VAW-Free Philippines, a festival of student-produced short videos on gender issues held at the campus Library Hall on 26 November 2025.
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UP Tacloban GIS classes organized a Hazard Maps Exhibit
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UP Tacloban’s CMSC 154 (Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems) and FISH 134 (Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing for Fisheries) classes organized a map exhibit on 26-27 November 2025 at the Leyte Samar Heritage Center Gallery.
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UP Tacloban launches Children’s University with disaster preparedness workshop for elementary pupils
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In celebration of National Children’s Month and International Children’s Day, UP Tacloban launched its Children’s University program on 20 November 2025 with “Initiating Resilience through Art and Youth Action (IRAYA): Linog, Bagyo ug Daluyong,” a disaster preparedness workshop held at the Leyte Samar Heritage Center Gallery.
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UP Tacloban holds regional DRRM summit
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UP Tacloban College organized the Pagburubligay Kontra Kataragram: Eastern Visayas DRRM Summit on 19 November 2025, bringing together experts from the UP Resilience Institute (UPRI) and planning and disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) officers from 36 local government units (LGUs) across Eastern Visayas.
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UP Tacloban Computer Science student bags gold in regional statistics quiz
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Constantino T. Cesista Jr., a 1st year BS Computer Science student, won first place in the 29th Philippine Statistics Quiz (PSQ) Regional Championship held on 6 November 2025 at Madison Park Hotel in Tacloban City.