VSU President Yepes elected as new SUC-ACAP President

Visayas State University (VSU) President Prose Ivy G. Yepes has been elected as the new President of the State Universities and Colleges–Association of Colleges of Agriculture in the Philippines (SUC-ACAP), a national network of public higher education institutions with strong academic and research programs in agriculture and allied sciences.

Guidelines for the Selection of Admission Scholarship Recipients

The Visayas State University (VSU) has taken a bold step in making higher education more accessible to students who often face the steepest challenges in pursuing a college degree. 

Through Board Resolution No. 32, s. 2021, the university approved the implementation of the Affirmative Action Program (AAP) for State Universities and Colleges in Eastern Visayas (SUCs-8), beginning in the first semester of SY 2021–2022.

VSU hits 100% COPC as VSU Isabel’s Mechanical Engineering program gains CHED nod

The Visayas State University (VSU) has reached a historic milestone by securing a Certificate Program Compliance (COPC) from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for all its undergraduate and graduate programs across the VSU system.  This means that all 101 programs are now fully CHED-compliant. 

VSU suspends classes, evacuates 500 students due to flooding

Visayas State University (VSU) suspended work and classes on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, after heavy rains triggered flooding in parts of the main campus and nearby barangays, forcing the evacuation of around 500 students.

VSU earns ‘very satisfactory’ rating in DBM’s 2024 Annual Performance Review

Visayas State University (VSU) has achieved a “very satisfactory” rating of 4.58 in the 2024 Annual Performance Review conducted by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and secured the fourth spot among State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in Eastern Visayas.

VSU-DBS presents local fisheries research at National Marine Science Symposium

The Visayas State University-Department of Biological Sciences (VSU-DBS) continues to build on its growing work in marine biology, joining the 18th Philippine Association of Marine Science (PAMS) National Symposium held from July 10 to 12, 2025, at the University of the Philippines Cebu.

Second State of the University Address of VSU President Dr. Prose Ivy G. Yepes

Warm greetings of unity and harmony to the distinguished members of the VSU academic community – Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education Dr. Shirley C. Agrupis; CHED Regional Office VIII Director Dr. Maximo C. Aljibe; Members of the VSU Board of Regents led by CHED Commissioner Dr. Ethel Agnes P. Valenzuela; Our esteemed District Representatives of Leyte — House Speaker Hon. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, Hon. Carl Nicolas C. Cari of District V, Hon. Richard I. Gomez of District IV, Hon. Anna Victoria Veloso-Tuazon of District III, and Hon. Lolita Javier of District II; The Honorable Mayor of Baybay City, Jose Carlos L. Cari; Our municipal mayors from the local government units where VSU component campuses are located; the respected university key officials, august members of the academic and administrative councils, our dedicated academic and administrative staff; our most valued clients, our dear students; our alumni; partner agencies from both public and private sectors; friends of VSU, and everyone joining us online–please accept my heartfelt and cordial greetings to all!

#DiscoverWithVSU: How clinical training shaped grit and care post-pandemic

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of researchers from Eastern Visayas set out to ask a timely question: what happens to the confidence, perseverance, and capacity of nursing students to care when their hands-on training is suddenly disrupted?