News & Events

October 2025

• October 25, 2024 — DiWA Center Joins PGC Mindanao’s Sixth Anniversary

• October 23, 2025 — DiWA Center at UXPH Mini 2025 

• October 15, 2025 — DiWA Center Attends Conference on Engaging Communities Through Communication 

• October 6, 2025 — DiWA Center Engages in the UP Regional Alumni Institute 2025 

• October 3, 2025 — DiWA Center at the 15th Health R&D Expo and Research Mentorship Program 2025

September 2025

• September 30, 2025 — DiWA Center at the Mindanao Startup Ecosystem Summit 2025

• September 29, 2025 — DiWA Center Director and the UP Mindanao Rabies Research Team Recognized as Partners in World Rabies Day Davao 2025

• September 28, 2025 — DiWA Center Joins Hybrid Records Management Training in Puerto Princesa

• September 25-27, 2025 — DiWA Center at RSTW 2025 Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3

• September 25, 2025 — DiWA Center Director Receives Outstanding Young Scientist Award at RSTW 2025

• September 20, 2025 — DiWA Center Receives 3rd Consecutive Award of Recognition at South Cotabato Health Summit 

• September 18, 2025 — DiWA Center Director Participates as Plenary Speaker at NRCP 2025

• September 15, 2025 — DiWA Center Unveils Redesigned Website

• September 2, 2025 - DiWA Center Conducts Onboarding for its First Batch of Volunteers

July 2025

• July 29, 2025 — DiWA Center Culminates Cycle 4 Internship Program with 13 Student Researchers Across Four Universities
  
  

• July 27, 2025 — DiWA Center Explores Advanced Cybersecurity Solutions at “Cyber Resilience Now” Event in Davao City
  
  

• July 17, 2025 — DiWA Center Conducts RabDash Refresher Training with Davao City Veterinarian’s Office
  
  

• July 16, 2025 — DiWA Center, Davao CVO Collaborate to Integrate RabDash System into Disease Watch App
  
  

• July 3, 2025 — DiWA Center Mentees Recognized at 2025 Best Undergraduate Thesis Competition in Applied Math and Computer Science
  
  

June 2025

• June 29, 2025 — DiWA Center Senior Research Analyst Joins Global Workshop on Epidemic Surveillance Systems in France
  
  

• June 27, 2025 — Philippine Science High School SOCSARGEN Interns Complete 80-Hour Training at DiWA Center
  
  

• June 21, 2025 — DiWA Center Receives Gawad Pangulo Award for Outstanding Institutional Administration
  
  

• June 9, 2025 — DiWA Center Holds Internship Culmination for Northwestern Mindanao State College BS Math Interns
  
  

• June 7, 2025 — Dr. May Anne Mata Named 2025 NAST Outstanding Young Scientist in Mathematics
  
  

• June 3, 2025 — DiWA Center Launches Mindanao Mpox Dashboard for Real-Time Case Monitoring and Analytics
  
  

April 2025

• April 26, 2025 — DiWA Center Welcomes NMSCST Interns During April 2025 Internship Onboarding at UP Mindanao
  
  

March 2025

• March 28, 2025 — Celebrating Women of DiWA Center: Honoring Leadership and Innovation in Health Research This Women’s Month
  
  

• March 21, 2025 — DiWA Junior Programmer Explores Startup Innovations at 2025 SGF Writeshop in Davao City
  
  

• March 14, 2025 — UP Mindanao Rabies Research Team Receives Garbo sa Dabaw Hall of Fame Award at 88th Araw ng Dabaw
  
  

• March 12, 2025 — RabDash DC Officially Turns Over Rabies Dashboard to Davao City Veterinarian’s Office
  
  

• March 3, 2025 — DiWA Center Receives First UP ISC Research Grant for Regional Disease Predictive Analytics App in Mindanao
  
  

February 2025

• February 28, 2025 — UP ISC Awards Research Grant to DiWA Center Director for Disease Watch and Analytics App Scale-Up Project
  
  

• February 26, 2025 — DiWA Center Participates in Davao de Oro 2-Day Proposal Writeshop to Strengthen Regional Research Collaboration
  
  

• February 24, 2025 — Agri-Aqua Value Chain Laboratory Visits DiWA Center for Benchmarking and Knowledge Exchange
  
  

January 2025

• January 25, 2025 — DiWA Center Concludes Active Participation at International Workshop on Mathematical Biology 2025 in Coron
  
  

• January 24, 2025 — DiWA Center Joins PASYENTE Training to Advance AI-Enabled Dengue Care in Davao City
  
  

• January 22, 2025 — DiWA Center Showcases Expertise at IWOMB 2025: Director Mata Leads Workshop, Researchers Present Posters
  
  

• January 21, 2025 — DiWA Researchers Represent Mindanao at International Workshop on Mathematical Biology 2025 in Palawan
  
  

• January 11, 2025 — Dr. May Anne Mata Conferred as UP Scientist III at 2023–2025 UP Scientific Productivity Awards

December 2024

• Dec 16, 2024 — DiWA Center Serves as Resource Speakers for South Cotabato IPHO Data Visualization and Storytelling Workshop
  
  

• Dec 12, 2024 — DiWA Center Presents 2024 Highlights at UPMin Chancellor’s End-of-Term Assessment; Director and Researcher Receive Awards
  
  

• Dec 6, 2024 — DiWA Center Hosts DSSC Faculty for Benchmarking Activity at UP Mindanao
  
  

November 2024

• Nov 22, 2024 — DiWA Center Receives Second Consecutive Recognition at South Cotabato Provincial Health Summit
  
  

• Nov 21, 2024 — ICIAH 2024 Successfully Concludes Through DiWA Center, UPMin Office of Research, and RHRDC XI Collaboration
  
  

• Nov 19, 2024 — ICIAH 2024 Awards Ceremony Recognizes Outstanding Oral and Poster Presentations at Mindanao R&D Expo
  
  

• Nov 18, 2024 — ICIAH 2024 Showcases Over 90 Oral and Poster Presentations on Interdisciplinary Health Research
  
  

• Nov 15, 2024 — UPMin Hosts Second Day of Mindanao R&D Expo 2024 Highlighting Interdisciplinary Health Research
  
  

• Nov 13, 2024 — Mindanao Health R&D Expo 2024 Opens with Cultural Night and Turnover of Provincial Health System Manual
  
  

• Nov 6, 2024 — DiWA Center Joins AI Horizons PH 2024 to Explore Artificial Intelligence Solutions for National Challenges
  
  

September 2024

• Sep 26, 2024 — DiWA Center Director Recognized as UP Scientist III Under 2023–2025 UP Scientific Productivity System
  
  

August 2024

• Aug 19, 2024 — DiWA Center Showcases Research at Madayaw International Multidisciplinary Research Conference
  
  

• Aug 7, 2024 — DOST-Balik Scientist Dr. Edwin Tecarro Presents Exit Report on Role of Mathematics in Dengue Research
  
  

• Aug 5, 2024 — DiWA Center Engages DOST XI on AI and Digital Innovation During Courtesy Call with Balik Scientist
  
  

July 2024

• Jul 30, 2024 — UPMin BS Applied Mathematics Interns Complete 2024 DiWA Internship Program
  
  

• Jul 24, 2024 — DiWA Center Participates in Climate Information Services Conference on Health and Agriculture
  
  

• Jul 19, 2024 — Day 2 of Data Analytics for Decision Support Workshop Highlights RabDash and Dashboard Innovations
  
  

• Jul 18, 2024 — Day 1 of Data Analytics for Decision Support Workshop in UP Cebu Focuses on Data-Driven Governance
  
  

• Jul 7, 2024 — DiWA Center Director Attends Joint Annual Meeting of Korean Society for Mathematical Biology in Seoul
  
  

• Jul 6, 2024 — DiWA Team Participates in MIDSEA 2024 Summer School, Workshop, and Symposium in Vietnam
  
  

June 2024

• Jun 19, 2024 — Seven BS Mathematics Interns from NMSCST Complete Internship at DiWA Center
  
  

• Jun 18, 2024 — UP System Honors Dr. May Anne Mata at 116th Anniversary Celebration
  
  

May 2024

• May 22, 2024 — Seven UPMin BS Applied Mathematics Students Successfully Defend Thesis Proposals with DiWA Mentorship
  
  

• May 11, 2024 — DiWA Center Showcases Research and DiWA App at Kalimuhagan Knowledge Fair Exhibit
  
  

April 2024

• Apr 30, 2024 — DiWA Center Conducts Relearning Statistics Workshop with MSU GenSan BS Biology Students
  
  

• Apr 26, 2024 — UPMin and NMSCST Sign MOA for Mathematics Internship Program with DiWA Center
  
  

• Apr 17, 2024 — UPMin and BukSU Formalize Research Collaboration with MOA Signing
  
  

• Apr 16, 2024 — DiWA Center and PASYENTE Project Conduct Health Modeling and Research Writing Training at USTP
  
  

• Apr 2, 2024 — DiWA Project Officer Zython Paul Lachica Serves as Resource Speaker at DepEd XI Impact Assessment Training
  
  

March 2024

• Mar 26, 2024 — DiWA Center Director Dr. May Anne Mata Receives National and Mindanao Cluster Awards as Best Mentor in Health Research
  
  

February 2024

• Feb 19, 2024 — Bukidnon State University Research Center Visits UP Mindanao for Benchmarking with DiWA Center
  
  

• Feb 8, 2024 — DiWA Student Interns Showcase Final Output from Comprehensive Scoping Review Activity
  
  

January 2024

• Jan 29, 2024 — DiWA Researchers Win Poster Presentation Awards at IWOMB 2024 in Boracay
  
  

• Jan 8, 2024 — DiWA Project Officer Zython Paul Lachica Featured by Pinoy Scientists

December 2023

• Dec 1, 2023 — UP Resilience Institute Holds Strategic Planning Workshop at UP Mindanao to Align with DiWA’s Health Resiliency Hub Goals
  
  

November 2023

• Nov 25, 2023 — Ehime University’s Dr. Kozo Watanabe Visits UP Mindanao, Explores Research Collaboration with DiWA and Partners
  
  

• Nov 23, 2023 — DiWA Researcher Mia Kristine Quinco Presents Disease Mapping Efforts at Pista ng Mapa 2023 in Tacloban
  
  

• Nov 23, 2023 — Dr. May Anne Mata Speaks at Philippine Society for Microbiology Mindanao Annual Convention in South Cotabato
  
  

• Nov 23, 2023 — UPMin’s Dr. May Anne Mata Presents at MIDSEA Network Modeling for Policy Symposium, National University of Singapore
  
  

• Nov 22, 2023 — DiWA and UP Mindanao Recognized by DOH Davao CHD as Epidemiology and Surveillance Partner
  
  

• Nov 21, 2023 — DiWA Center Director Dr. May Anne Mata Receives 2023 Mindanao Cluster Best Health Research Mentor Award
  
  

• Nov 18, 2023 — DiWA Project Officer Zython Paul Lachica Leads Statistics Seminar at Philippine Science High School SMC
  
  

October 2023

• Oct 23, 2023 — UP Mindanao Hosts First Mathematical Research Convention in Davao City
  
  

• Oct 20, 2023 — Balik Scientist Dr. Edwin Tecarro Concludes 4-Day Visit with DiWA, Discusses DiWA App and Future Research Collaboration
  
  

• Oct 18, 2023 — UP Mindanao Hosts Seminar-Workshop with Balik Scientist Dr. Edwin Tecarro on Dynamical Systems Modeling
  
  

• Oct 18, 2023 — DiWA and DMPCS Present Ongoing Research Projects to Balik Scientist Dr. Edwin Tecarro
  
  

• Oct 18, 2023 — Dr. Edwin Tecarro Formalizes Balik-Scientist Program with Contract Signing at UP Mindanao
  
  

• Oct 18, 2023 — UP Mindanao Chancellor and DiWA Team Welcome Balik Scientist Dr. Edwin Tecarro in Courtesy Meeting
  
  

• Oct 18, 2023 — Balik Scientist Dr. Edwin Tecarro Discusses Biosystems Research Modeling with DMPCS Faculty and DiWA Team
  
  

• Oct 18, 2023 — Balik Scientist Dr. Edwin Tecarro Tours UP Mindanao Campus in Preparation for 2024 Training Engagements
  
  

• Oct 16, 2023 — UP Mindanao Explores Partnership with University of Houston-Downtown Through Balik Scientist Program
  
  

• Oct 16, 2023 — UP Mindanao Faculty and DiWA Collaborate on MS in Quantitative Methods and Modeling Curriculum Development
  
  

• Oct 3, 2023 — MinDSS Against Dengue Team Wins First Place at Philippine Datathon 2023
  
  

September 2023

• Sep 18, 2023 — UP Mindanao Launches DiWA Center, Led by Dr. May Anne Mata, with Inaugural Team Meeting

December 2022

• Dec 20, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Prepares to Rebrand for Stronger Mindanao-Wide Response to Infectious Diseases
  
  

• Dec 6, 2022 — Workshop on Data Demand Use for Health Programs Kicks Off with South Cotabato IPHO
  
  

• Dec 2, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Leaders and Consultants Recognized as Newly Conferred UP Scientists
  
  

• Dec 2, 2022 — UP and DOH Davao Seal Partnership for DiWA App at Agham + Sining Festival
  
  

• Dec 1, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Signs MOU with DOST XII to Strengthen Research Partnership
  
  

November 2022

• Nov 29, 2022 — Dr. May Anne Mata Recognized as Newly Conferred UP Scientist at Agham + Sining Festival
  
  

• Nov 25, 2022 — DiWA App Officially Launched Through Public Training and Face-to-Face Engagement
  
  

• Nov 18, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Researchers Present Studies at SDG 2022 Symposium in Davao
  
  

• Nov 11, 2022 — DOST-PCHRD Officials Visit UP Mindanao for AMDABiDSS-Health Project Monitoring
  
  

October 2022

• Oct 28, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Researchers Present at Mathematical Society of the Philippines Annual Convention
  
  

• Oct 18, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Conducts Workshop on Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis in South Cotabato
  
  

• Oct 14, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Project 1 Holds Policy Brief Writeshop at UP Mindanao
  
  

• Oct 5, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Engages BARMM Ministry of Health for Collaboration on DiWA Training
  
  

• Oct 5, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Visits Notre Dame of Marbel University to Present RESILIEMC Project
  
  

• Oct 4, 2022 — Caraga State University Welcomes AMDABiDSS-Health Leaders After DOH CHD Caraga Program Pitch
  
  

• Oct 3, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Leaders Meet DOST XII Director to Propose User Training for DiWA App
  
  

• Oct 3, 2022 — USTP Interns Present Dengue Intervention Prioritization Study Under AMDABiDSS-Health Internship Program
  
  

• Oct 3, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Researcher Dr. Rhoda Namoco Wins Podium Presentation at USTP Summit

September 2022

• Sep 30, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Showcases Vaccine Allocation Model at APACPH International Conference
  
  

• Sep 28, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Leaders Join 8th Mindanao Policy Research Forum on Post-Pandemic Recovery
  
  

• Sep 21, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Presents Research Initiatives to DOH CHD Caraga to Forge Partnerships
  
  

• Sep 6, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Conducts Beta Testing of DiWA App at Mapúa Malayan Colleges Mindanao
  
  

• Aug 31, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Team Participates in CIMPA School on Mathematical Modeling of Ecosystems
  
  

• Aug 31, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Meets DOST Caraga Director for Research and Collaboration Discussions
  
  

• Aug 24, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Conducts Alpha Testing of DiWA Web Application
  
  

July 2022

• Jul 15, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health and DOH XI Conclude Training for Externally Funded Research Proposals
  
  

• Jul 14, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Delivers Lecture for PCHRD-PSHS Summer Interns on Health Diagnostics Track
  
  

• Jul 14, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Conducts Research Proposal Training Workshop with DOH XI
  
  

• Jul 13, 2022 — PTV Features AMDABiDSS-Health as Niche Research Center for Health Decision Support
  
  

• Jul 5, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Researcher Imari Borda Featured in Women in HPC Campaign
  
  

June 2022

• Jun 30, 2022 — DOST Secretary de la Peña Visits UP Mindanao for AMDABiDSS-Health Site Tour
  
  

• Jun 28, 2022 — UP Mindanao and MMCM Mark Milestone with Successful Site Visit for AMDABiDSS-Health
  
  

• Jun 16, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Holds Planning Session for NICER Infrastructure at UP Mindanao
  
  

• Jun 9, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Launches Junior Research Internship Program with PSHS-SMC
  
  

• Jun 7, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Hosts Workshop with DOH XII on Research Methods for Health Programs
  
  

• Jun 6, 2022 — DOST USec Guevara Conducts Site Visit to UP Mindanao NICER and CRADLE Projects
  
  

May 2022

• May 30, 2022 — DOST Undersecretary Guevara Visits AMDABiDSS-Health Site at UP Mindanao
  
  

• May 28, 2022 — UP Mindanao and MMCM Receive Outstanding NICER Award at S4CP Summit
  
  

• May 27, 2022 — DOH XI Director Highlights AMDABiDSS-Health Partnership for Regional Health Research
  
  

• May 27, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Joins DOST Science for Change Program Mindanao Summit
  
  

• May 4, 2022 — Bukidnon State University Visits AMDABiDSS-Health for Research Collaboration

April 2022

• Apr 29, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Researcher Presents Earthquake Evacuation Network Optimization Study
  
  

• Apr 5, 2022 — UP Mindanao and MMCM Launch AMDABiDSS-Health Research Center
  
  

• Apr 1, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Joins TWG for Davao de Oro’s CALL DdOC Telemedicine Remodeling
  
  

• Apr 1, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Featured as First NICER Center for Health Analytics in Mindanao

March 2022

• Mar 31, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Launches Research Initiative to Combat COVID-19
  
  

• Mar 29, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health Hosts Media Launch “Research to Impacts” with Over 500 Participants
  
  

• Mar 16, 2022 — Two-Day Research Methods Workshop Concludes with DOH XII Personnel
  
  

• Mar 15, 2022 — AMDABiDSS-Health and DOH XII Host Basic and Advanced Research Methods Workshop
  
  

• Mar 9, 2022 — Prof. May Anne Mata Featured in Philippine Journal of Science’s “Flowers of STEM”

February 2022

• Feb 24, 2022 — Dr. Lyre Anni Murao Appointed as Sixth Chancellor of UP Mindanao

December 2021

• Dec 16, 2021 — AMDABiDSS-Health Concludes International Symposium on Interdisciplinary Approaches in Health (ISIAH 2021)
  
  

• Dec 8, 2021 — ISIAH 2021 Opens with Successful Day 1 Sessions on Health Risk Management
  
  

• Dec 3, 2021 — AMDABiDSS-Health Showcases Research Initiatives at First DOST NICER Summit
  
  

• Dec 2, 2021 — AMDABiDSS-Health Secures Collaboration with South Cotabato IPHO
  
  

• Dec 2, 2021 — AMDABiDSS-Health Researchers Present Working Papers at SAB-ATAN 2021 Conference
  
  

November 2021

• Nov 20, 2021 — AMDABiDSS-Health Explores Research Partnerships with DOST XIII
  
  

• Nov 19, 2021 — AMDABiDSS-Health Strengthens Collaboration with Caraga State University for Applied Mathematics and Bioinformatics
  
  

• Nov 9, 2021 — Dr. May Anne Mata Promoted to Professor I and Conferred as UP Scientist I
  
  

• Nov 8, 2021 — AMDABiDSS-Health Meets with DOST XII Director to Forge Partnerships
  
  

• Oct 28, 2021 — AMDABiDSS-Health Invites Public to “Science and Tech Amid the Pandemic” Webinar
  
  

• Oct 20, 2021 — UP Mindanao Partners with London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine for Infectious Disease Bioinformatics Short Course
  
  

September 2021

• Sep 16, 2021 — AMDABiDSS-Health Expands Internship and Training Programs Across Mindanao
  
  

• Sep 9, 2021 — AMDABiDSS-Health Holds Project-Wide Monthly Meeting with New Personnel and Promotions
  
  

• Sep 9, 2021 — Dr. May Anne Mata Presents AMDABiDSS-Health COVID-19 Research Insights to RRDIC
  
  

• Sep 6, 2021 — AMDABiDSS-Health Researchers Win 2nd Place in Madayaw Multidisciplinary Research Conference E-Poster Competition
  
  

• Sep 1, 2021 — AMDABiDSS-Health Concludes First Wave of Student Internships with Culminating Activity
  
  

August 2021

• Aug 31, 2021 — MSU-Gensan Biology Students Complete Bioinformatics Internship with AMDABiDSS-Health
  
  

• Aug 31, 2021 — UP Mindanao BA Communication and Media Arts Students Conclude Health Communication Internship
  
  

• Aug 27, 2021 — UP Mindanao Applied Mathematics Interns Complete Training in Disease Modeling under PPASTOL Project
  
  

• Aug 25, 2021 — AMDABiDSS-Health Hosts Biostatistics Workshop for State University Students
  
  

• Aug 17, 2021 — AMDABiDSS-Health Consults DOST XI on Long-Term Sustainability Strategies
  
  

May 2021

• May 14, 2021 — DOST and UP Mindanao Launch Center for Applied Modeling, Data Analytics, and Bioinformatics in Health
  
  

• May 3, 2021 — AMDABiDSS-Health Holds First Program-Wide Meeting at Malayan Colleges Mindanao