• WPU-ATBI Experts Participated in the Training-Workshop on Aquaculture for Livelihood Development at WPU Puerto Princesa City Campus

    WPU-ATBI Experts Participated in the Training-Workshop on Aquaculture for Livelihood Development at WPU Puerto Princesa City Campus

    The WPU-ATBI Team comprised of Dr. Maria Mojena G. Plasus, Ms. Arlene L. Avillanosa, Ms. Maria Cristina C. Rosero, and Ms. Elleonor P. Abatay, provided lectures on Milkfish, Fresh Prawns, Oyster, and Mud Crab Culturing during the two-day Training-Workshop on Potential Livelihood Programs organized by the Tactical Operations Wing West (TOW West), in partnership with… Read more

  • Dr. Creencia Represents WPU at National Seaweed Stakeholders Consultation

    Dr. Creencia Represents WPU at National Seaweed Stakeholders Consultation

    Dr. Lota A. Creencia from the College of Fisheries and Natural Sciences represented the University at the National Seaweed Stakeholders Consultation on the Implementation of the Philippine Seaweed Industry Roadmap (2022-2026) held on July 9-10, 2024, in Quezon City. 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

  • Provincial Caravan for the West Philippine Sea (WPS): “Bayanihang Adhikain, Bayaning Aksiyoon Para sa Kanlurang Dagat ng Pilipinas”

    Provincial Caravan for the West Philippine Sea (WPS): “Bayanihang Adhikain, Bayaning Aksiyoon Para sa Kanlurang Dagat ng Pilipinas”

    Provincial Caravan for the West Philippine Sea (WPS): “Bayanihang Adhikain, Bayaning Aksiyoon Para sa Kanlurang Dagat ng Pilipinas” held at the Audio-Visual Hall, WPU-Puerto Princesa City Campus earlier this morning, May 2, 2024. Being the host of the activity, our University President, Dr. Amabel S. Liao warmly welcomed the participants. In her speech, she highlighted… Read more

  • Wow, Lato!

    Wow, Lato!

    Our researchers from the Global CFaH Project went to Rizal, Magsaysay, and other villages in the Cuyo archipelago to expand our understanding of their diet, nutrition, health, and community food production. WPU is part of the international collaborative research project conducted in the Philippines, Fiji, and the Caribbean to provide an understanding of the nuances… Read more