In its 833rd meeting, the University of the PhilippinesBoard of Regents established the UP College Tacloban. It was recognized as a regional unit of the System on May 23, 1973 and inaugurated on July 2, 1973. Ten years later, Executive Order No. 4 placed UP College Tacloban under the administrative supervision of University of the Philippines Visayas. A new campus will be constructed in Barangay Santa Elena in Tacloban City after the Department of Budget and Management approved the funding for the construction of the access road from the national highway to the campus site recently.
Admission into the University of the Philippines' undergraduate programs is very competitive, with over 100,000 students taking the exam every year, with about 11,000 being accepted. To maintain its high standard of education and to maximize its limited resources, UP has had to limit slots for undergraduate admission to each campus and to its various degree programs by means of qualification through the University of the Philippines College Admission Test.
Organization
UPV Tacloban College is divided into four academic divisions:
Division of Humanities
Division of Management
Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Division of Social Sciences
Academic Programs
The college's BS Accountancy, BS Biology, BS Management and BS Computer Science programs are currently the best in Region 8. The college's BA Communication Arts program is the finest in the Visayan archipelago in terms of Speech, Literature and Theater Arts. The BA Psychology program has also been recently recognized in the Psychological Association of the Philippines-Junior Affiliates and is considered as one of the top performing schools in the Psychometrician Board Exam in rcent years.
The Student Body is autonomous student body and has a student council subject only to the express will of the students. There are more than 2000 students currently enrolled and has 48 student organizations. All bona fide undergraduate students of the UPV Tacloban College are considered members of the UPV Tacloban College student body.
The Student Council is the policy-making body in between sessions of the General Assembly. It is considered independent and need not to be recognized by the Office of the Student Affairs. The selection if its officers is annual and via students' election.
Chairperson: Ken Gabrielle Seco
Vice-Chairperson: Marielle Domequil
Secretary-General: Robelle Camps
Finance Officer: Ronalyn Boniol
Public Information Officer: Tristila Sagum
Committee on Students' Rights and Welfare: Prince Gabonada
Committee on People's Struggle's Desk: Kurt Teraza
Committee on Students' Organizations, Fraternities and Sororities: Dianne Antivo
Division Representatives
Humanities: Janella Balboa
Management: Nina Rocero
Natural Sciences and Mathematics: Hans Ygrubay
Social Sciences: Erika Montilla
UPV-USC Representatives
Nikko Aquino
Norvelyn Capaycapay
Maya Tan
Vera Mojado
Student Organizations
There are 48 college recognized organizations, which includes academic program-specific organizations geological-based organizations, socio-civic, interests, fraternities and sororities,, political parties, and others. Student organizations are formed by students with common interests and has its own constitutions, rules and activities. Student organizations will only be considered by the college of it complies with and abides by the rules set by the university and by the college.
