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14/01/2026

14/01/2026

𝗜𝗖𝗬𝗠𝗜 | 𝗕𝗟𝗨𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗣𝗦 ’𝟴𝟱 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗛𝗨𝗕 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗖𝗠 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦
𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘪
𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘰 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘢

The U.P. Visayas College of Management (UPV - CM) inaugurated the new Bluechips Learning Hub and Green Room at the New CM Building, UPV Iloilo City Campus on December 9, 2025.

Motivated by their desire to give back to UP, the UPV Bluechips Class of 1985—led by co-chairs Amy Gillera Young and Jenny Juansing Bangayan, came up with the idea of donating something that CM students have “never seen before,” giving rise to what is now known as the CM85 Bluechips Learning Hub.

With the support of their batchmates based locally and abroad, the class was able to conceptualize and fund the creation of a space inspired by Bangayan’s visit to a modern Finnish public library.

The design brought to life by Architect Christopher Bangayan intends to provide students with a comfortable environment to study, collaborate, and create.

The Learning Hub will be open daily starting at 8 a.m., with air-conditioning available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and possible extensions during exam weeks.

The Green Room feature of the hub, intended for video lectures, competition meetings, content creation, and small-group discussions, will operate strictly by appointment through the Office of the Dean.

CM Dean Christopher Honorario emphasized the responsible use of the facilities, noting that books and additional learning resources will soon be placed in the hub.

Honorario described the project as a generous alumni contribution meant to benefit not only the current cohort but many batches to come, adding, “I hope that future generations will also give back for the love of UP.”

He also expressed deep appreciation to Class ’85, saying the project aligns with their Jubilee theme, “Honoring our past, investing in our future,” and reflects the batch’s recognition of what UP has given them.

As the donors of the hub, Batch ’85 alumni hope that their legacy project encourages both the students and fellow alumni to continue supporting the college.

They also expressed their wish for a growing tradition of alumni-led initiatives, challenging future batches to “do more”—whether by expanding the facility, adding new rooms, or undertaking larger legacy projects for the College of Management.

The hub’s inauguration was attended by members of Batch ’85, Chancellor Clement Camposano, Prof. Lisa Baliao of the Office of Alumni Relations, representatives from the U.P. Alumni Association–Iloilo Chapter, the College of Management Student Council (CMSC), and members of the CM faculty, staff, and student body.

14/01/2026

𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 | 𝗕𝘂𝗴𝗻𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗨𝗣𝗩 𝗖𝗠 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗬𝗟𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
𝘉𝘺: 𝘓𝘶𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘎𝘸𝘺𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘩 𝘑. 𝘖𝘣𝘪𝘦𝘯

Mia Elise Bugna (BS Accountancy) and Louise Leire Llagas (BS Accountancy) from the College of Management (CM) at the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) have been accepted among the 31 delegates selected for the Ayala Young Leaders Congress (AYLC) 2026, as announced on the official Ayala Young Leaders page on January 9, 2025.

Bugna and Llagas have passed the selection rounds, which included the application stage and the online panel interview.

Five other students from UPV have qualified during the first round of selections: Ezrah Rhainne Gino (BS in Management), Lubelle Gwyneth Obien (BS in Management), Baby N. Tamoy (BS in Management), Israel Hanz Golez (BA in Political Science), and Vladimir Amadues Mercado (BS in Biology).

The AYLC is a national youth leadership program in the Philippines organized by the Ayala Group that brings together selected college students nationwide for multi-stage leadership training focused on values-driven leadership and social responsibility through intensive discussions, workshops, and exposure activities.

The succeeding phases of the program include the Kick-off Summit, Leadership Labs, Exposure Trips, and Culmination activities.

11/01/2026

𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 | National Union of People’s Lawyers - Panay Law Students host MGA PAMATBAT SA PAGPASABAT: The Continuing Call for Accountability in Duterte’s War on Drugs through the International Criminal Court at the UPV Little Theatre and via Zoom today, January 11, 2026.

Atty. Kristina Conti discusses the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) case against the former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte on crimes against humanity where she talks about the ICC’s criminal trial proceedings and tackles elements surrounding the case.

Photos by Peter Panes

22/12/2025

𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 | 𝗨𝗣𝗩 𝗖𝗠𝗦𝗖 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗩𝗖𝗘 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆

UP Visayas College of Management Student Council (UPV CMSC) has officially appointed Carl Joshua “Zhackie” Chicano as its new Vice Chairperson for External Affairs (VCE) on Sunday, December 21, at the UPV CMSC page.

The selection started on November 21 and consisted of a series of assessments to ensure Chicano’s commitment and readiness for the position as the sole applicant for the VCE position.

The process included a closed-door interview with the council on December 10, and the appointment was finalized on December 20 in an emergency meeting where Chicano garnered unanimous votes during the deliberation.

Following his appointment, Chicano emphasized the importance of the community in his leadership approach.

“Serving in the council for 13 years has taught me that leadership is rooted in genuine service to the community,” he said.

As the VCE, Chicano aims to strengthen partnerships with college organizations such as the Junior Executive Society (JES), to which he also serves as an external officer, and cited programs such as Artisan Rise as possible points of collaboration.

When asked about his plans for the Business Leaders’ Summit, Chicano pointed out that the time and logistics at hand make mounting the event quite difficult and instead plans on diffusing the BLS into collaborative ventures with local and non-government organizations, incorporating aspects of the BLS into smaller activities such as school-to-school campaigns.

With the VCE position now filled, Chicano looks forward to creating external opportunities that cultivate skills and promote growth through outreach- and service-centered initiatives.

18/12/2025

𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗦 | Paskua 2025 performance competition featuring the College of Management. The CM community also shared a sumptuous feast along with other colleges at the UPV Covered Court in celebration of the annual Christmas program.

18/12/2025

𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗦 | Big Lanterns take the hike and the hype during the Paskua 2025 Lantern Parade, showcasing the creativity and artistry of participating groups.

Each glowing piece symbolizes hope, unity, and the shared joy of celebrating Christmas together.

18/12/2025

𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗦 | A vibrant display of lights, colors, and togetherness fills the surroundings as the UPV Miagao Campus Lantern Parade unfolds in celebration of Paskua 2025. Each step and every glow highlights the community’s shared joy and Christmas spirit.

18/12/2025

𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗦 | Students, faculty and staff gather at the CMM grounds in preparation for the Paskwa 2025 Lantern Parade at the U.P. Visayas Miag-ao Campus on Tuesday, December 16.

17/12/2025

𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 | 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀: 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆-𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘂𝗮 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀

𝘣𝘺 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘖𝘭𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨

MIAGAO — Amid finals week, the students, faculty members, and staff of the College of Management (CM) assembled at the CMM Grounds, UP Visayas Miagao Campus on Tuesday, December 17, marking their presence in the highlight of the Paskua 2025 festivities with the theme "Paglaum nga Nagapadayon."

The activities, though festive in nature, stayed grounded in the social realities the country is facing such as systemic corruption, rising costs of living, low wages, and shared struggles within the UPV community.

With barely an hour left before the Lantern Parade, CM’s big lantern was put together despite last-minute repairs after it was damaged in transit from the Iloilo City Campus.

The big lantern design featured a symbolic noche buena basket — a jab at the Department of Trade and Industry’s proposed PHP 500 noche buena budget that demystifies the spirit of the feast in every household by reducing it into a mere economic exercise in cost-cutting that neglects the broader issues surrounding the rising cost of living faced by Filipino families.

As the parade reached its endpoint, the CM dance parade student performers took the floor and delivered the college’s Paskua cheer that clinched them third place in the cheering competition.

The college also joined the Christmas Sing & Dance competitions alongside other UPV colleges and administrative offices where it depicted pressing national and local issues, including SM’s privatization of the Iloilo Terminal Market and the ongoing flood control corruption scandal.

Between competition segments, dinner was shared across the venue as part of the annual Paskua tradition, providing students and faculty from different colleges a brief communal pause to break the ice and bond together.

Despite academic pressure and logistical challenges, the College of Management maintained an active presence throughout Paskua 2025, with participation marked by collective effort, coordinated performance, and shared celebration within the UP Visayas community.

05/12/2025

𝗢𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗡 | 𝗔 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱—𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗠 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀

𝘉𝘺 𝘈𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘢 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘪, 𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘰, 𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 𝘛𝘶𝘣𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘯

In light of the recently held 3rd tournament board meeting of the University Student Council (USC) for the 2026 Pahampang, Bluechips—the academic organization representing the College of Management (CM)—was once again prompted to justify its existence to the board, against a motion to dissolve it. The proponents cited the significant increase in population and claimed that each degree now has sufficient manpower to operate as a stand-alone group for the upcoming sports fest. This disregards the lived experiences of CM students following the CM transfer, which go beyond the need for additional hands.

CM has undergone numerous adjustments in response to the abrupt nature of the transfer, exposing the college to new realities: split campuses, limited student spaces, lodging concerns, and, most importantly, additional financial burden.

These challenges intensify during the Pahampang season due to limited practice areas in the Iloilo City and Miag-ao campuses, exhausting inter-campus travel, and overworked committees striving to keep the college afloat and equally competitive. This combined burden reduces student participation—an issue the student body has worked tirelessly to overcome. Thus, the merger remains a practical solution devised by the governors to maximize manpower and conserve resources among the three degree programs.

The establishment of Bluechips as an academic organization goes beyond achieving higher placements in future Pahampang events. It is the product of past generations of governors who consciously facilitated the merger in response to real logistical challenges that would otherwise be crippling if the three academic organizations—Tycoons, Magnates, and Scions—remained independent. Defending its existence has never been an easy task, even to this day.

Breaking Bluechips apart under these circumstances is not only anti-student; it reinforces the expectation that students must repeatedly justify their own narratives and explain why CM stands at a disadvantaged footing to begin with. It forces governors and coordinators to defend a well-established solution instead of focusing on meaningful preparation for Pahampang, adding unnecessary work just to make ends meet.

It should be emphasized that the College of Management is part of UP Visayas and is not exempt from the struggles of a single community striving for honor, excellence, and service in both academics and sports. Calling for the dissolution of Bluechips undermines the very purpose of 𝗣𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗴—𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲, 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 across all academic organizations. It would divide students instead of uniting them, turning what should be a celebration of sportsmanship into an unnecessary battleground over bureaucracy. The struggles faced by CM are unique and call for understanding, solidarity, and empathy.

As iskolars ng bayan, students' efforts to push for equality and improvements in major school events such as Pahampang should not sow division among student organizations but instead foster unity and understanding of the varied circumstances each one faces. The challenge to the tournament board remains: How can they stage a sports event without compromising or undermining each academic organization’s representation and right to organize in a way that prioritizes student welfare?