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Photo Essay
REVISITING THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES VISAYAS
By GC Castro
This year, the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) celebrates its diamond founding anniversary dubbed “75 Years of UP Presence in Iloilo.” Through the years, the university grew from being a new UP branch to a full-fledged
constituent university and a national center of excellence. Now, UPV remains to be the region’s premiere institution. It spreads out to three campuses – the Miagao and Iloilo City campuses both in Iloilo Province , and the Tacloban
campus in Leyte. It now has three colleges and two schools – the flagship College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS), the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), the College of Management (CM), the School of Technology (SoTech),
and the new Graduate School.
The old Iloilo City Hall was built from 1933 to 1935 and was inaugurated in 1936, the same year Iloilo was elevated into a chartered city. It is based on the neo-classical, art deco, and nativist designs of architect Juan Arellano. Significant
features include symmetrical arched windows, a large entrance hall with arches and pillars, interior gardens, wooden floors and windows, large courts, and a dome. In its façade are Francesco Riccardo Monti sculptures. Two bronze
statues of sitting male figures are situated at each side of the main door representing Law and Order. Above the arched entrance is a bas-relief of four figures depicting the court. In 2009, the building was declared a national historical
landmark by the National Historical Institute. Restoration efforts were completed in 2019. The next year, the Oblation was relocated from its old site on Gen. Luna Street to the front of the Main Building, facing an avenue towards Delgado
Street. This new Oblation Plaza and University Avenue were inaugurated in 2022.
UPV MIAGAO NEW ADMINISTRATION
BUILDING
Photo by Gian Genoveza - UPV IPO
UPV TACLOBAN MINI FOREST
Photo by UPVTC Div of Humanities
OLD HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
Photo by GC Castro - UPV OAR
UPV MIAGAO CAMPUS
Photo by Rupert Quitag-UPV CAS Div of Humanities
GRADUATE AND CONTINUING
EDUCATION BUILDING
Photo By GC Castro - UPV OAR
The New Administration Building (NAB)
was completed in 1998. It is a modern
minimalist architecture designed by
Architect Pedro B. Ortigas, Jr. It was
built during the terms of UP President
Emil Q. Javier, and Chancellors Arsenio
S. Camacho and Ida M. Siason, and
through the support of Senators Franklin
M. Drilon and Edgardo J. Angara.
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UP Tacloban College was established in 1973 and was
integrated with UPV in 1986. This urban campus holds
the mini forest. A forested area which has kiosks, it
serves as tambayan, where students usually study,
hold small meetings, eat, and other times sleep. This
outdoor venue provides a serene space for studying
and resting.
The Old High School (OHS) building in Iloilo
Campus was the home of the first year classes
and the faculty for a long time. It used to be
a nipa hut-styled building with wooden walls,
floors, and glass windows. It was elevated from
the ground by wooden stilts.
In 1980, after UPV was declared an autonomous
unit, a groundbreaking ceremony was held
in the new Miagao campus. The next year,
construction of the seaside College of Fisheries
(CF) buildings and other infrastructure started.
In October 7, 1983, UPV made the Symbolic
Transfer to the new main campus.
The Graduate and Continuing Education
Building (GCEB) is home to the
extension and graduate research efforts
of the university. The GCEB was built
from 2000 to 2003 with the support of
Senator Nikki Coseteng and UP President
Francisco Nemenzo.
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