University of the Philippines Tacloban

20/10/2026

The University of the Philippines Tacloban joins the people of Leyte and the Filipino nation in commemorating the 82nd anniversary of the Leyte Landing, a pivotal moment in the country’s liberation during World War II.

We honor those who courageously resisted fascism and sacrificed for our freedom. May their heroism inspire us to uphold justice, peace, and independence.

15/10/2026

UP Tacloban College of Science is now accepting applications for the MS Environmental Science program for the 2nd Semester, AY 2026–2027. Interested applicants may also apply for the DOST-ASTHRDP Scholarship, subject to availability of slots and competitive screening.

📅 Application Deadline: 15 November 2026

For application procedures and scholarship requirements, scan the QR codes or visit https://tinyurl.com/5h9ee5ar.

15/10/2026

LOOK | UP Tacloban Psychology Named Top Performing School in September 2026 Licensure Exam

UP Tacloban’s Department of Psychology was recognized as First Place and Top Performing School in the September 2026 Psychometricians Licensure Examination, receiving a certificate from the Professional Regulation Commission and the Professional Regulatory Board of Psychology on October 14, 2026, in Cebu City.

Representing the University, Asst. Prof. Ruth Edisel Rylle B. Sadian-Cercado, OIC Chair of the Department of Psychology, received the recognition during the oathtaking ceremony.

The distinction follows the program’s outstanding performance, with a 100% passing rate among 57 examinees and five topnotchers, reaffirming UP Tacloban’s commitment to developing competent and socially responsive psychology professionals.

15/10/2026

LOOK | UP Tacloban Advances to the PSQ 2026 National Finals

UP Tacloban will represent Eastern Visayas at the national level of the 30th Philippine Statistics Quiz (PSQ) after Lynelle Nadine R. Phillips, a BS Applied Mathematics student from the Department of Computer Science and Mathematics (DCSM), emerged as Regional Champion on October 14, 2026, at Fan’s Hotel in Palo, Leyte.

Competing against students from colleges and universities across the region, Phillips secured the top spot and earned the opportunity to represent Eastern Visayas in the PSQ Nationals.

Meanwhile, Isaiah Timothy O. Lacaba, a BS Accountancy student, also delivered an impressive performance, finishing third in the regional competition.

The students were coached by Asst. Prof. Rosabella Baquilod-Montes, a statistics faculty member of DCSM.

UP Tacloban congratulates Phillips, Lacaba, and their coach on this achievement and wishes Phillips the best of luck in the national competition.

13/10/2026

See hope, progress, and resilience through the eyes of communities in Tacloban and Guiuan at “Paglaum, Pag-uswag: A Photovoice Exhibit on Redefining Resilience from Tacloban and Guiuan, Philippines.”

Explore their stories, discover their visions of a good life amid a changing climate, and reflect on what resilience truly means.

📅 October 15–16 and 19–20, 2026
🕘 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
📍 Leyte-Samar Heritage Center, UP Tacloban
🎉 Opening program: October 15, 1:00 PM

Free and open to everyone! Come see resilience from the perspectives of those who live it, and share your own reflections.

🔗 Learn more at www.ahon-stories.org

Who gets to redefine resilience?

The Ahon Project and the Department of Economics and Political Science present “Paglaum, Pag-uswag: A Photovoice Exhibit on Redefining Resilience from
Tacloban and Guiuan, Philippines.”

📅 Date: October 15-16 & 19-20, 2026
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
🧶 Short opening program and ribbon cutting: October 15, 2026 - 1:00 PM
📍 Venue: Leyte-Samar Heritage Center, UP Tacloban
Free and open to everyone.

Ahon: Stories and Imaginaries of Resilience and Progress in a Changing Climate is a British Academy-funded research project led by Dr. Angela Mae Minas (The University of Manchester). It is co-implemented by the University of the Philippines Tacloban, the The University of Melbourne, and Lingnan University. The project looks at climate-resilient development through the lived realities and aspirations of communities in Tacloban City, Leyte and Guiuan, Eastern Samar.

Using the photovoice method, community participants from both areas documented their visions of a good life and progress amid a changing climate in their own photographs and words. The exhibit brings these images and voices together to offer a community-grounded reframing of resilience: what progress, hope, and a good life mean to the people who live it.

Mounting this exhibit is one way the research team makes its findings publicly available and returns the data it gathered to the communities of Region VIII. The exhibit also marks the closing of the project.

Join us on October 15 as we open the exhibit and close this chapter of Ahon, or drop by any day of the run. Come see resilience as the people living it define it, and leave a reflection before you go.

Read more by exploring the project's website at www.ahon-stories.org

13/10/2026

Celebrate individuality at The MisFits: Crazy Run, organized by the UP Tacloban Department of Psychology and UP Tacloban Psych Circle in observance of National Mental Health Month.

Open to UP and non-UP participants, the 3K and 5K run promotes self-expression, acceptance, and mental health awareness while supporting mental health and community initiatives.

Register now, wear your wildest outfit, and run for a cause!

Join the MisFits on October 17 at the UP Tacloban Multi-Purpose Building.

Registration closes on October 14.

🔗 Register here: https://forms.gle/EbNHbp53YcmpjFoe8

What if we run crazy, break the ordinary, and make a difference–all at the same time? 👀

Run crazy. Break the ordinary. Make a difference. 👀

This October 17, ditch your normal running fit, wear your wildest outfit, and hit the streets with your fellow Misfits for

🏃‍♀️💥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗙𝗜𝗧𝗦: 𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗭𝗬 𝗥𝗨𝗡 💥🏃‍♂️

Choose your distance, bring your friends, and most importantly—dress like crazy. Because if you're going to run, you might as well make everyone look twice. Maybe for a moment, that second look is a chance to look outside the conventional and make room for what makes each of us different.

This National Mental Health Month, The MisFits: Crazy Run invites us to run beyond the pressure to fit in, embrace our individuality, and make space for self-expression and acceptance. And the impact goes beyond the finish line–proceeds from the activity will support the continuing mental health and community initiatives of the Department of Psychology and UP Tacloban Psych Circle.

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻?
The Crazy Run is open to everyone — 𝗨𝗣 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗨𝗣 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 alike.
𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀, kindly refer to the attached Guidelines and Mechanics: https://tinyurl.com/5n7aakwh

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Scan the 𝗤𝗥 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲 or access the Official Google Form Registration

Link:
https://forms.gle/EbNHbp53YcmpjFoe8
https://forms.gle/EbNHbp53YcmpjFoe8
https://forms.gle/EbNHbp53YcmpjFoe8

Registration will end on 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟰!

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗲

3KM Run
UP Students: 𝗣𝗛𝗣 𝟮𝟬𝟬
Non-UP Students: 𝗣𝗛𝗣 300

5KM Run
UP Students: 𝗣𝗛𝗣 𝟮50
Non-UP Students: 𝗣𝗛𝗣 350

Your registration includes a finisher medal, official race bib sticker, and
certificate.

𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗢 𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗭𝗬 𝗥𝗨𝗡 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗙𝗜𝗧𝗦! 🏃‍♀️💨
📅 October 17, 2026
📍 University of the Philippines Tacloban
Multi-Purpose Building
🎽 3K & 5K






Publicity Material by Marianne Catuday
Caption by Alleah Sagadal

12/10/2026

[NOTICE OF HIRING]

UP Tacloban is looking for the following:
- One (1) Administrative Aide VI (Clerk III) to be assigned to the Department of Computer Science and Mathematics
- One (1) Administrative Assistant II (Cash Clerk III) to be assigned to the Cash Office

Qualified applicants should send their application letter, fully accomplished Personal Data Sheet (PDS), authenticated copy of Transcript of Records (TOR), diploma, and other supporting documents to the Human Resource Development Office not later than 23 October 2026 (Friday).

For details, check out the notice below.

12/10/2026

[NOTICE OF HIRING]

UP Tacloban is looking for the following:
- One (1) Guidance Services Specialist II to be assigned to the Office of Student Affairs
- One (1) Administrative Aide V (Plumber II) to be assigned to the Campus Development and Maintenance Office

Qualified applicants should send their application letter, fully accomplished Personal Data Sheet (PDS), authenticated copy of Transcript of Records (TOR), diploma, and other supporting documents to the Human Resource Development Office not later than 19 October 2026 (Monday).

For details, check out the notice below.

12/10/2026

LOOK | UP Tacloban Team Advances to the Finals of 2026 Data, AI & Policy APAC Hackathon

Team UPlift of the University of the Philippines Tacloban has advanced to the final round of the 2026 Data, AI & Policy APAC Hackathon: Financial Health Frontiers, to be held at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) on November 4–6, 2026.

The team comprises Mylene C. Dacara (BS Applied Mathematics), Julius Caezar G. Macadine (BS Computer Science alumnus), and Shann Aurelle G. Ripalda (BS Computer Science alumnus). Their advancement recognizes their commitment to developing data-driven and technology-enabled solutions that promote financial health and inclusion.

Team UPlift is endorsed by Dr. techn. Jasmine Malinao, a faculty member of the Department of Computer Science and Mathematics.

The UP Tacloban community congratulates Team UPlift on this achievement and wishes them success in the final round.

Padayon, mga iskolar ng bayan! 🌻❤💚

UP TACLOBAN ADVANCES TO THE FINALS OF THE 2026 DATA, AI & POLICY APAC HACKATHON: FINANCIAL HEALTH FRONTIERS

Congratulations to Team UPlift for advancing to the final round of the 2026 Data, AI & Policy APAC Hackathon: Financial Health Frontiers, to be held at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) on November 4–6, 2026! 🎉🏆

The hackathon brings together university students and recent graduates across the Asia-Pacific region to develop practical, responsible, and user-centered solutions that promote financial health through data, artificial intelligence, and policy. This remarkable achievement highlights the team's dedication to innovation and their commitment to building more inclusive and resilient financial systems.

Representing Team UPlift are:

Mylene C. Dacara (BS Applied Mathematics - IV)
Julius Caezar G. Macadine (BS Computer Science - Alumnus)
Shann Aurelle G. Ripalda (BS Computer Science - Alumnus)

The team is proudly endorsed by Dr. techn. Jasmine Malinao, Computer Science faculty member of the Department of Computer Science and Mathematics. Her support recognizes the team's potential to contribute innovative, data-driven solutions to pressing financial health challenges.

The College of Science of the University of the Philippines Tacloban, proudly celebrates this achievement and wishes the team the very best as they compete in the final round! May your innovative ideas continue to inspire, empower underserved communities, and create meaningful impact through data and technology.

Padayon! ❤️💚

12/10/2026

LOOK | UP Tacloban Wins PSQ 2026 City Eliminations

UP Tacloban emerged as champion in the Philippine Statistics Quiz (PSQ) 2026 City Eliminations held on October 9, 2026, at Hotel Alejandro in Tacloban City.

First-year student Lynelle Nadine R. Phillips of the BS Applied Mathematics program secured 1st Place, while Isaiah Timothy O. Lacaba of the BS Accountancy program placed 3rd Place.

Both students will advance to the PSQ Regional Championships on October 14, 2026, under the guidance of their mentor, Asst. Prof. Rosabella Montes, a statistics faculty member of the Department of Computer Science and Mathematics.

The University congratulates the students and their mentor on this achievement.

Padayon! 🌻❤💚

UP TACLOBAN TAKES THE WIN 🏆

The University of the Philippines Tacloban has been declared the CHAMPION of the Philippine Statistics Quiz (PSQ) 2026 City Eliminations! ❤️💚💛

Through the outstanding performance of our very own first-year students, Lynelle Nadine R. Phillips from the BS Applied Mathematics program who secured 1st Place, and Isaiah Timothy O. Lacaba from the BS Accountancy program who clinched 3rd Place, UP Tacloban has proven that excellence, determination, and analytical brilliance make a winning combination!

As top finishers, they will advance to the PSQ Regional Championships on October 14, 2026, where they will put their skills to the test on a bigger stage.

This victory would not have been possible without the invaluable guidance and support of their mentor, Asst. Prof. Rosabella Montes who is a statistics faculty member of the Department of Computer Science and Mathematics (DCSM).

Congratulations to our champions and their mentor for bringing pride and honor to UP Tacloban! 🌻
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The PSQ City Eliminations was held on 09 October 2026 at Hotel Alejandro, Tacloban City.