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VSU named 2025 Tanglaw Awardee as Philippines’ Top Research Institution
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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’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 ...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.
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 to expand coconut processing with new retort facility under DTI-SSF Project
The Visayas State University (VSU), through its National Coconut Research Center–Visayas (NCRC-V), is set to expand its food processing capacity with the proposed installation of a new steam retort facility under the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Shared Service Facilities (SSF) Project.
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