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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.

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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.

To our ever dynamic and visionary University President, Dr. Prose Ivy G. Yepes; Chancellor Bon Anthony Costillas of VSU Villaba Campus; equally respected Vice Presidents, Deans of Colleges, and other university heads, to the proud parents, and of course, our dear graduates, a pleasant afternoon!

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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.

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As the university officially launched its 2026 Nutrition Month celebration, VSU reaffirmed its commitment to advancing food security and nutrition by empowering communities to make healthier, more sustainable food choices while protecting the natural resources that sustain life. Anchored on the National Nutrition Council's (NNC) sub-theme, "Nutrisyon at Kalikasan, Ating Pangalagaan!,” the celebration reinforces the goals of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2023–2028, recognizing that achieving Zero Hunger requires collective action to safeguard both people and the environment.

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News / Obelisk

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

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

From Dreams to Nation-Building: DA-8 Director inspires VSU Villaba Graduates to transform agriculture and rural communities

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

VSU forwards food security, zero hunger agenda through 2026 Nutrition Month

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