VSU BCAEd Art Apprenticeship features dying weaving tradition in Apid Island, Inopacan, Leyte

Apid Island, one among the string of islands collectively called Cuatro Islas, lies 6 to 8 kilometers or 3 to 4 nautical miles off the coast of Inopacan in the western seaboard of Leyte.

#GoingGlobal: VSU leads international collaboration to build disaster-resilient, ridge-to-reef communities in EV

When Typhoon Yolanda struck Eastern Visayas in 2013 and Typhoon Tino in 2025, the world witnessed how devastating natural hazards could become when communities are exposed to multiple risks. More than a decade later, the region continues to face recurring landslides, flooding, storm surges, coastal erosion, and the growing impacts of climate change.

#DiscoverWithVSU: What the fish of the Agno River are telling us about the health of our waters

For generations, rivers have fed families, supplied farms, supported local fisheries, and served as lifelines for communities. Yet many of the country's freshwater ecosystems continue to face pressure from human activities such as mining, agriculture, urban development, and changes in land use.

Saving Minamanwa Project turns over pioneering, participative mini-workbook to DepEd-Maasin, Mamanwa community

Photos courtesy of Dr. Bethlehem Ponce

The Visayas State University Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences (VSU DPSS) extension project, Saving Minamanwa: An Initiative to Preserve Minamanwa and the Mamanwa Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices, officially turned over the Saving Minamanwa mini-workbook to the Mamanwa community and the Department of Education (DepEd) Division of Southern Leyte last July 20, 2026 at the DepEd Division Office, Mantahan, Maasin City, Southern Leyte. 

#GoingGlobal: VSU Climate Change Center Director returns from postgrad in Geneva, Switzerland, eyes further international research collaborations

Engr. John Christan L. Gaviola, Director of the Visayas State University Regional Climate Change Research and Development Center (VSU RCCRDC) and a faculty member of the Department of Civil Engineering, recently returned from a Specialization Certificate in the Assessment and Management of Geological and Climate-related Risk, a postgraduate specialization program offered by the University of Geneva in Switzerland that ran from April 27 to July 17, 2026.

#VSUGrad2026 | Cluster 2 Commencement Address of Mr. Glenn B. Quiro

To the university leadership, faculty, parents, families, friends, and most especially, to the graduates.

President’s Notes | Pasidungog 2026

Delivered during Pasidungog 2026: A Tribute to the Graduands with Latin Honors on July 21, 2026 at the VSU Gymnatorium 

From the sea to the summit: How VSU Tolosa's first summa cum laude found purpose beyond excellence

For Jomari Z. Tubigan, the sea has always been more than just a backdrop to his childhood.