Representatives from across Western Visayas gathered on June 19, 2026, for the official launch of a 100-volume cultural inventory, marking the completion of a massive mapping project that began in 2023. The books were the result of a major collaboration between the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the region’s premier State Universities and Colleges (SUCs). Led by the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) as the lead implementing agency, the project divided its extensive field research among the region’s top academic institutions: Aklan State University (ASU) University of Antique (UA) Capiz State University (CAPSU) Guimaras State ...