Category: Campus and Community
UP Tacloban Conquers the 2026 rSCENE 48-hour Hackathon
The University of the Philippines Tacloban proudly congratulates Honey Joy B. Mora (BA Political Science–4), Desirre Bless I. Barbosa (BS Computer Science–4), and Rolf Genree L. Garces (BS Computer Science–4), together with their coach, Sigmund Fletcher Tarrayo, for emerging as champions of the 48-Hour Hackathon in the 2026 Regional Smart Communities Exposition and Networking Engagement…
UP Tacloban Holds Search for Inaugural College Deans
UP Tacloban held the public forums and sectoral consultations as part of the search for the first full-term deans of the College of Science (COS), College of Social Sciences and Management (CSSM), and School of Humanities (SOH) on 08–09 October 2026.
UP Tacloban graduates place 9th and 10th in the 2026 Psychometricians Licensure Examination
UP Tacloban graduates place 9th and 10th, posting a 100% passing rate among first-time takers in the 2026 Psychometricians Licensure Examination.
UP Tacloban participated in the 3rd Quarter NSED
Faculty, staff, and students of the University of the Philippines Tacloban participated in the 2026 Third Quarter Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) on Thursday, 10 September 2026.
UP Tacloban Holds Chancellorship Turnover Ceremony
The formal turnover of the Chancellorship of the University of the Philippines Tacloban was held immediately after the flag ceremony today, September 2026, at the Library Hall.
JP Yusiong is UP Tacloban’s first full-term Chancellor
Professor John Paul T. Yusiong has been appointed as the first full-term Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Tacloban by the UP Board of Regents (BOR). The BOR decision was made at their 1411th Meeting on 26 August 2026. Professor Yusiong will serve a three-year term. The appointment marks a historic milestone for UP…
UP Bangsa Development Initiative caravan held at UP Tacloban
Sixty UP Tacloban faculty members, students, and research, extension, professional, and administrative staff attended the UP-Bangsa Development Initiative (UP-BDI) Caravan held at the Leyte-Samar Heritage Center on 19 August 2026.
UP Tacloban Welcomes Freshies for AY 2026–2027
UP Tacloban kicked off the first semester of Academic Year 2026–2027 as a constituent university of the University of the Philippines System on 10 August 2026.
International Island Studies Conference Brings Global Scholars to UP Tacloban
Fifty island studies scholars from Canada, China, Germany, Japan, India, the Maldives, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States participated in the Island Studies International Conference (ISIC) hosted by the University of the Philippines Tacloban, in partnership with the Small Island Cultures Research Initiative (SICRI),…
UP Tacloban’s 48th Commencement Exercises
A total of 295 graduates received their diplomas at the 48th Commencement Exercises of the University of the Philippines Tacloban held on 2 July 2026 at the Arts and Sciences Grounds.
