• CHED-MIMAROPA Establishes First International Relations Officers Network in the Region

    CHED-MIMAROPA Establishes First International Relations Officers Network in the Region

    In Photo: The newly-elected officers of the MIMAROPA International Relations Officers (IRO) Network, composed of internationalization directors and officers from various HEIs in the region. In a milestone event, the first International Relations Officers (IRO) Network in the MIMAROPA region has been established, bringing together State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), Local Universities and Colleges (LUCs),… Read more

  • ๐–๐๐” ๐’๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐‡๐‘๐ƒ๐‚ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐ญ๐ก ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ

    ๐–๐๐” ๐’๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐‡๐‘๐ƒ๐‚ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐ญ๐ก ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ

    Western Philippines University celebrates the achievements of its representatives who garnered top recognition at the MIMAROPA Health Research and Development Consortium (MHRDC) 14th Health Research Forum, held on September 10โ€“12, 2025, at Hue Hotel, Puerto Princesa City. Champion in the Professional Category for Oral Presentation was Avien Ynna Hasan, while Florence Armenta (CFINS) secured the… Read more

  • WPU Strengthens Commitment to Sustainable Development Goals in 2025 Orientation

    WPU Strengthens Commitment to Sustainable Development Goals in 2025 Orientation

    Western Philippines University (WPU) held its SDG Orientation-Workshop 2025 on September 5 at the WPU Training Center-Main Campus. The event commenced with the theme โ€œWPU at the Forefront: Global Standing and Initiatives for the Sustainable Development Goals.โ€ The one-day activity was spearheaded by the Internationalization and External Affairs Office (IEAO). The orientation gathered university leaders,… Read more

  • WPU Ranks 2nd in MIMAROPA in 2025 THE Impact Rankings

    WPU Ranks 2nd in MIMAROPA in 2025 THE Impact Rankings

    Western Philippines University (WPU) continues to strengthen its role in sustainable development, securing the 2nd spot in the MIMAROPA region in the 2025 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings. This year, the university expanded its participation from four to eight Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reflecting its growing commitment to addressing global and local challenges through… Read more

  • WPU Joins Community Reforestation Efforts in Aborlan

    WPU Joins Community Reforestation Efforts in Aborlan

    Western Philippines University took part in the 3rd Synchronized Pista ng Kalikasan Tree Planting Program on June 20, 2025, at Sitio Talakaigan, Cabigaan, Aborlan, Palawan. Themed โ€œPanumbalikin ang Kagubatan: Kalikasan, Kabuhayan at Kinabukasanโ€, the event brought together local stakeholders in a shared effort to restore degraded forest areas. Faculty from WPUโ€™s College of Agriculture, Forestry… Read more

  • WPU stands with small-scale fisherfolks in protecting municipal waters in PH, Palawan

    WPU stands with small-scale fisherfolks in protecting municipal waters in PH, Palawan

    30 January 2025 โ€” Western Philippines University (WPU) has released an official statement expressing its support in upholding the constitutionality of ‘Municipal Waters’ in the country and its provinces, as posted on the university’s Facebook page. The university has reiterated its stand with the small-scale fisherfolks in the ongoing Supreme Court case concerning the constitutionality… Read more

  • DTI Turns Over Food Processing Shared Service Facility to WPU

    DTI Turns Over Food Processing Shared Service Facility to WPU

    October 19, 2023 โ€“ The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) officially turned over the Shared Service Facility (SSF) for Food Processing to Western Philippines University (WPU) during a ceremony held at the SSF Food Processing Building at WPU Main Campus, Aborlan, Palawan. The SSF, part of DTI’s flagship program, is designed to boost productivity… Read more

  • Palawan town ties up with WPU for Sustainable Aquaculture and River Systems Conservation

    Palawan town ties up with WPU for Sustainable Aquaculture and River Systems Conservation

    In a landmark step towards environmental conservation and sustainable resource management, the Municipality of Dumaran, Palawan has tapped the Western Philippines University (WPU) in the implementation of the recently approved Ordinance No. 2023-1010. The ordinance officially declares the Ilian River and other river systems in the town, along with the Macrobrachium shrimp population, as protected… Read more

  • #GlobalGoals2030 | WPU Integrates Sustainability Education and Action to Tackle Local and Global Challenges

    #GlobalGoals2030 | WPU Integrates Sustainability Education and Action to Tackle Local and Global Challenges

    As part of its commitment toward achieving the #GlobalGoals2030, Western Philippines University (WPU) has made sustainability education a core part of its curriculum across all programs, equipping students with knowledge of the United Nationsโ€™ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With instructors integrating SDG-focused discussions and lectures in the class, students are made familiar with the… Read more

  • Western Philippines University joins DOST-MIMAROPA for Palawanโ€™s Blue Economy, Mariculture Potential Development

    Western Philippines University joins DOST-MIMAROPA for Palawanโ€™s Blue Economy, Mariculture Potential Development

    A collaborative initiative to expand Palawan’s โ€œblue economyโ€ was held in Puerto Princesa City on October 12, 2023, gathering experts and representatives from local government units, academia, and the private sector. The consultation workshop, organized by the MIMAROPA Regional Research, Development, and Innovation Committee (RRDIC) through the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) MIMAROPAโ€™s Provincial… Read more