03/09/2026
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๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐.
A day of meaningful engagement unfolded at UP Visayas on September 2, 2026, as the UPV Ugnayan ng Pahinungรณd took part in activities that connected students, celebrated achievement, and highlighted opportunities for service.
UPV Pahinungรณd welcomed the ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ (๐๐๐) ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ through a fellowship lunch at the UPV MILC. The gathering looked back on the Caravanโs journey and impact and gave the students an opportunity to celebrate their achievement with the people and partners who supported their pursuit of a UP education.
The ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง reached ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ and ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ, assisted ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, and engaged ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ across participating communities. Among the students reached, ๐๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ โ ๐๐% ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ. Initial data show that ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ (๐๐.๐๐%) ๐๐ง๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ (๐๐๐๐ฌ), demonstrating the programโs broader contribution to expanding access to higher education.
The impact is also reflected in the ๐๐โ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: AAP Caravan participants who enrolled at UPV comprise approximately ๐๐% ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒโ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ-๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ.
The gathering was joined by UP Visayas Chancellor ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐. ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐จ, Vice Chancellor for Administration ๐๐ซ. ๐
๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฅ ๐. ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ, and UPV Pahinungรณd Director ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ง ๐. ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐ข๐๐, together with UP System Pahinungรณd representatives ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐ and ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐.
AAP Caravan partners were also represented by ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง and ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐จ from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, ๐๐ซ. ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฅ of the UPV Division of Professional Education, ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ and ๐๐ฌ. ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ of the Office of the University Registrar, and ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ from the Office of the Student Affairs.
From welcoming new students to celebrating the success of AAP Caravan beneficiaries, the day reflected Pahinungรณdโs continuing commitment to volunteerism, collaboration, and widening pathways to quality education.
๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ. ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐.โค๏ธ๐