• DOST-MIMAROPA and Western Philippines University Conduct Drone Mapping Training for Agriculture

    DOST-MIMAROPA and Western Philippines University Conduct Drone Mapping Training for Agriculture

    To strengthen the use of science and technology in local agricultural planning, the Department of Science and Technology–MIMAROPA (DOST-MIMAROPA), in partnership with the Western Philippines University (WPU), conducted a Drone Mapping Training for Agricultural Applications from September 3–5, 2024, in Dumaran, Palawan. The activity forms part of the Innovation, Science and Technology for Accelerating Regional Read more

  • WPU-ATBI leads Livelihood Training on Aquaculture and Agri-Natural Farming

    WPU-ATBI leads Livelihood Training on Aquaculture and Agri-Natural Farming

    The Western Philippines University – Agribusiness Technology and Business Incubation (WPU-ATBI) Team joined forces with the Tactical Operations Wing West (TOW West) and the Philippine Army Finance Center Producers Integrated Cooperative (PAFCPIC) Palawan Satellite Office to conduct a two-day Training-Workshop on Potential Livelihood Programs on August 1–2, 2024, at the WPU Puerto Princesa City Campus. Read more

  • When the Sea Turns Red: WPU Helps Community Learn to Fight Back

    When the Sea Turns Red: WPU Helps Community Learn to Fight Back

    TAYTAY, PALAWAN – The College of Fisheries and Natural Sciences (CFiNS) of Western Philippines University successfully conducted a community seminar-workshop on managing and preventing Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in Barangay Pancol on June 28, 2024, reaching 40 adult participants from the fishing community. The event, held under the “Aquatic Biodiversity and Ecosystem Management” extension program Read more

  • Stakeholders Unite at WPU for Palawan Provincial Caravan on the West Philippine Sea

    Stakeholders Unite at WPU for Palawan Provincial Caravan on the West Philippine Sea

    Leaders and representatives from national and local government units, academic institutions, and non-government organizations converged at Western Philippines University (WPU), Puerto Princesa City, on May 2–3, 2024, for the Palawan Provincial Caravan on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) — themed “Bayanihang Adhikain, Bayaning Aksiyon Para sa Kanlurang Dagat ng Pilipinas.” The event served as a Read more

  • WPU and Partners Deploys Floating Lab for Real-Time Red Tide Monitoring

    WPU and Partners Deploys Floating Lab for Real-Time Red Tide Monitoring

    Western Philippines University (WPU), in collaboration with the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP MSI), Palawan State University (PSU), the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), and the City Agriculture Office of Puerto Princesa, has successfully launched a state-of-the-art floating laboratory on May 15, 2024 as part of the Harmful Algal Bloom Read more

  • WPU Social Work Students Hold Seminar on Reproductive Health and Family Planning in Barangay Sicsican

    Third-year Social Work students from Western Philippines University–Puerto Princesa Campus brought their learning beyond the classroom through a seminar on Reproductive Health and Family Planning held in Barangay Sicsican, Puerto Princesa City. The activity was part of their course Social Work Community Education and Training under the College of Arts and Sciences. The seminar was Read more