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#DiscoverWithVSU: How fallen leaves in Mt. Pangasugan help slow floods and protect soil
In Mt. Pangasugan, rain is both a gift and a threat. It feeds forests and farms, but when it falls hard and fast, it can also wash soil away, trigger landslides, and flood communities downslope.
Read more ...VSU named 2025 Tanglaw Awardee as Philippines’ Top Research Institution
Photo Courtesy of DOST-PCAARD Facebook Page
The Visayas State University (VSU) has once again proven its excellence in research and innovation as it received the 2025 Tanglaw Award from the Department of Science and Technology–Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) today, January 30, 2026, at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City, during the 53rd PCAARRD’s Anniversary Celebration.
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’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 ...VSU holds international seminar to study Philippine soils
Photo Courtesy of Dr. Victor B. Asio
The Society for the Advancement of Philippine Soil Science (SAPSS) successfully conducted the International Seminar on Soil Examination and Field Description at Visayas State University (VSU) on October 21-24, 2025, which aims to promote stronger collaboration and share knowledge in soil science.
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