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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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!