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VSU’s Abaca Researchers and Innovators earn presidential award for empowering farmers
The Abaca Researchers and Innovators Team of Visayas State University (VSU) brings national pride to the university and to the Philippine abaca industry after being named a recipient of the Gawad Lingkod Bayan ng Pangulo Award (Group Category) under the 2025 Gawad Lingkod Bayani.
Read more ...#GoingGlobal: VSU-FME dean among five PH reps in agriculture productivity mission in Nepal
Visayas State University (VSU) continues to build its international connections as Dr. Mark C. Ratilla, Dean of the Faculty of Management and Economics (FME), represented the Philippines in the Multi-country Observational Study Mission on Productivity Gainsharing in Agriculture on January 7-9, 2026, in Ilam, Nepal.
Read more ...VSU Agarwood study and DA’s farmer income-boosting program sweep top awards at regional RDE symposium
Visayas State University (VSU) and the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office VIII (DA-RFO 8) shared the limelight at the 37th Joint ViCARP-ViAFFREDS Regional RDE Symposium in Tacloban City, where their research and development efforts supporting biodiversity and farmer productivity were hailed as the region’s most outstanding papers for 2025.
Read more ...VSU faculty, admin staff associations seal MOA with KAISER on medical allowance
Photo courtesy of Sharon Evite Cangayda Carangue
Visayas State University (VSU) formally entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with KAISER International Healthcare Group, Inc. on December 16, 2025, at the Office of the Vice President for Administration and Finance (OVPAF) Conference Room, marking a significant step in strengthening the medical benefits of its employees.
Read more ...House Committee OKs HB 2045 for a new era of coconut research in the Visayas
The House Committee on Agriculture and Food has approved House Bill (HB) No. 2045, a proposed measure led by Representative of the Fifth District of Leyte Carl Nicolas C. Cari that will formally elevate the Visayas State University (VSU) as the core research hub for the coconut industry in the Visayas.
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