For generations of VSU students, completing a thesis or dissertation often meant preparing several hardbound copies before graduation. Aside from the academic work itself, students had to spend thousands of pesos on printing and binding, often at a time when they were already managing graduation expenses, job applications, board examination preparations, and other end-of-program requirements.

In a major boost to its academic infrastructure and operational resilience, the Visayas State University (VSU) received two newly completed facilities from the Department of Public Works and Highways-Regional Office VIII (DPWH-RO VIII) in a formal turn-over ceremony on June 4, 2026 at the OP Board Room, VSU Main Campus.

For many faculty members, leadership is about representing colleagues and helping address their concerns, but for Dr. Daisy P. Acoritay, the newly elected Faculty Regent of Visayas State University (VSU), this opportunity is about service and responsibility.

Every year, many cacao farmers lose a large part of their harvest because of black pod disease, one of the most destructive diseases affecting cacao farms. Once the infection spreads, entire pods rot, harvests decrease, and farmers lose both time and income.

Plenary Lecture

National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines
2026 Visayas Regional Scientific Meeting
June 3-4, 2026
Tacloban City, Leyte

As part of its commitment to promote organizational efficiency and institutional integrity, Visayas State University (VSU) recently conducted an extensive re-orientation seminar-workshop on the guidelines and procedures of the offices under Administrative Services (AS) on June 4, 2026 at the RDE Hall. 

Annals of Tropical Research (ATR), the international scientific journal of Visayas State University and the first Scopus-indexed journal in the region, has officially entered the SCImago Journal Rankings (SJR) system with a  fourth quartile (Q4) ranking in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, and Social Sciences.