UPMin officials and personnel applaud the signing of the agreement in November 2023

The UP Mindanao Human Resources Development Office announced the commencement of the effectivity of the memorandum of agreement between UP Mindanao and the Adventist Hospital Davao on January 24, 2024, following the signing in November 2023.

"We are pleased to inform everyone that UP Mindanao has successfully entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with Adventist Hospital for the eHOPE benefit of UP Mindanao employees. This partnership allows us to access their services in cases of confinement.

Reimbursement of hospitalization expenses is our present practice in UP Mindanao. With this partnership with Adventist Hospital, UP Mindanao employees may now have the option to be admitted to the said hospital with minimal or no cash-out from our personal funds."

However, with regard to doctor's professional fees, the HRDO memorandum clarified that "we are only allowed to reimburse up to a maximum of twice the amounts based on the Relative Value Unit (RVU) set by Philhealth for specific medical cases," they stated.

With regard to hospital expenses, the HRDO memo stated that "hospital expenses up to the authorized maximum amount of P100,000, and take-home medicines up to P10,000.00 per year."

In closing, the HRDO memo stated, "Please take note that utilization of this benefit is subject to the eHOPE guidelines, and amended approved guidelines from the 1380th Board of Regents meeting dated 27 April 2023."

The collaboration between UPMin and the Adventist Hospital addresses Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being.  

To facilitate the processing of this benefit, employees may use the following documents: 

Letter of Authority–Notice of Allowable Amount: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ujayrT9Y4_PucBPrPDQLlAExpoHGiThw/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=112178946811507424949&rtpof=true&sd=true

UP Mindanao's healthcare program through eHOPE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fr7xj-VEk9-Urn0kERp4EdXZ2-VVK3Ik/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=112178946811507424949&rtpof=true&sd=true

For further information/inquiries, please feel free to contact HRDO through the following channels:

. Landline: 293-0258 or 293-0016 local 9141

. E-mail:

The Mathematical Society of the Philippines (MSP) Davao Region Chapter held the 2023 MSP Davao Region Research Convention on October 20-21, 2023, at the Mapúa Malayan Colleges Mindanao. The Convention was supported by the University of the Philippines Mindanao's Society of Math Majors (UPMin SMM) and the Ateneo de Davao Mathematics Society (AdDaMS).

Working under the theme "Rekindling Mathematical Minds: Uniting Mathematicians and Research Enthusiasts in the Region," the  Convention's primary objective is to provide an avenue for local mathematics practitioners and researchers to convene and share their studies and specialties to the conference attendees and the local scholar community.

The Research Convention aims to encourage the re-establishment of a mathematical community in the Davao Region following the revival of the MSP Davao Region chapter earlier this year after a decade of recess and after the challenges brought by the pandemic.

The Convention organizing committee is composed of faculty members from prominent high schools and universities across the Davao Region, led by Davao-based mathematicians and math educators. 

The MSP-Davao Research Convention is being organized in cooperation with the Mindanao Center for Disease Watch and Analytics (DiWA) of the University of the Philippines Mindanao (UPMin) and the Risk Management and Enhanced Survival Analysis Integrated through Longitudinal Infectious Disease Data and Statistical Epidemiological Model Using Clinical Risk Factors (RESILIEMC) of the Mapúa Malayan Colleges Mindanao (MMCM),

The Mathematical Society of the Philippines is the premier professional organization promoting mathematics research and education. Aligning to that mission, the MSP Davao Region chapter aims to promote interest in and awareness of mathematics and its applications, propagate knowledge in mathematics and mathematics education, and promote mathematical research in the region.

The 2023 MSP Davao Board is composed of Dr. May Anne E. Mata (President) and Dr. Rommel Real, PhD (Vice-President) from the University of the Philippines Mindanao (UPMin), Ms. Parlene Iris Aranjuez (Secretary) from Davao del Norte State College (DNSC), Mr. Ronald Gica (Treasurer) from the Philippine Science High School - Southern Mindanao Campus (PSHS - SMC), Dr. Ariel C. Pedrano (Auditor) and Dr. Eveyth P. Deligero from the University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP), Ms. Cola Jane Baguio from Mapúa Malayan Colleges Mindanao (MMCM), Mr. Joseph Belida from Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU), and Ms. Edna A. Cenita from Davao del Sur State College (DSSC).

Previous events held by the MSP Davao members include the planning meeting for the reactivation of the MSP Davao Region chapter (November 26, 2022), the first face-to-face MSP Davao Region board members meeting (January 21, 2023), the election of MSP Davao Region officers (February 15, 2023), and the co-hosting of MSP Lecture Series 1 in Honor of Prof. Severino Gervacio (April 1, 2023).