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Greetings of peace and solidarity to everyone, especially to the VSU key officials; the 6th VSU President and former Director of the Philippine Root Crops Research and Training Center (PhilRootcrops), Dr. Edgardo E. Tulin; former Dean of the Graduate School, Dr. Anabella Tulin; retired faculty members who are the pillars of the PhilRootcrops; the current PhilRootcrops Director, Mr. Marlon Tambis; our partners from the National Seed Industry-Bureau of Plant Industry, and National Cooperative Testing; PhilRootcrops faculty and staff, guests who are joining us, a pleasant Thursday morning.

VSU is set to host the International Agri-Life and Bioresource Sciences Symposium jointly organized with Hiroshima University, Japan, on March 16-19, 2025.

Aside from being called a “Very Scenic University,” VSU enhanced its landscapes not only to beautify the campus but also to practice sustainability by growing drought-tolerant ornamental plants.

Construction of a PHP 7.6 million Forest Products Innovation and Training Center (FPITC) is underway at the Department of Forest Science (DFS) Nursery Compound of VSU to boost local forest products-based industries and communities in the Visayas region.

Dr. Dennis P. Peque, a professor and former dean of the VSU College of Forestry and Environmental Science (CFES), is hailed as an Outstanding Professional Forester for Region VIII by the Society of Filipino Foresters, Inc. (SFFI).