The UP Mindanao team was in Caraga Region on April 27-29, 2023, to conduct the University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) Simulation Exam and Manual Application for Grade 11 students. This is because the UP Office of Admissions will open an UPCAT Test Center in Dinagat Islands Province.

On the first day, the team went to Cagdianao National High School, Municipality of Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands. This initiative is headed by the Ugnayan ng Pahinungod Mindanao, in partnership with the UPMin Office of Extension and Community Service, the UPMin Office of the University Registrar, and the UP Office of Admissions. For the second day, the UPMin team went to Ruben Edera Ecleo Sr. National High School and Primitivo J. Ebol Memorial National High School. The former is located in the Municipality of Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands, while the latter is located in the Municipality of Dinagat in the same province. On the third day, the UPMin team went to Dinagat School of Fisheries, Municipality of Dinagat, Dinagat Islands.

The UPMin team was composed of assistant professors Dennis Sumaylo and Annaliza Castro and staff members Methus Elisan (OUR), Roeviminda Delos Santos (Pahinungod), Joy Angela Ignacio, and Aladin R. Intoy, Jr., both of the Office of Extension & Community Service. The Youth Formation Unit under the School Governance and Operations Division of the Schools Division Office of Dinagat Islands guided the UPMin team throughout the three-day campaign.

(Source: OECS, UPMin)