• WPU joins The West Philippines Sea ‘ATIN ITO!’ Mural Painting Competition 2024.

    WPU joins The West Philippines Sea ‘ATIN ITO!’ Mural Painting Competition 2024.

    WPU participated in The West Philippine Sea ‘ATIN ITO!’ Mural Painting Competition 2024, held at Holy Trinity University, Puerto Princesa City on September 21-22, 2024. The event was organized by People’s Empowerment Against Crime Elements in Palawan (PEACE-Palawan) together with 6th Civil Relations Group, KADRE Palawan, JCI Kiao, PIGLAS Palawan, NICA IVB, PTF-ELCAC, WESCOM Defense 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 President to Join Discussion on Mining and Socio-Economic Development

    WPU President to Join Discussion on Mining and Socio-Economic Development

    Dr. Amabel S. Liao, President of Western Philippines University, is set to take part as one of the discussants in a session focusing on the impact of mining on socio-economic development. The discussion will be led by Director Agustin C. Mendoza, Regional Director of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) MIMAROPA and a member Read more