Last August 21, 2024, the UP Cebu team under the Urban Studies Program (USP) conducted a lecture- workshop on urban sustainability research facilitated by experts from the School of Urban and Regional Planning (SURP) of UP Diliman led by Prof. Karen Ann B. Jago-on, with a special keynote presentation by Prof. Dr. Miguel Esteban, of Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan and an established expert on the field of coastal resilience, having published multiple articles in reputable journals worldwide. The workshop aimed to introduce scholars to various methodologies in urban sustainability research and policy, to hone their skills in writing and presenting complex data into entryways to public policy in the Metro Cebu area.