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VSU-Philo-prof-wins-Best-Book-in-Philosophy-at-the-43rd-National-Book-Awards-2026

Jerry D. Imbong, a faculty member of the Visayas State University-Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences (VSU-DPSS), won Best Book in Philosophy at the 43rd Annual National Book Awards for his title, Towards a Mindanawon/Lumad Philosophy: The Filipino Philosophy of Bro. Karl Gaspar, CSsR, under the Davao-based Aletheia Printing and Publishing House, according to an official announcement by the National Book Development Board (NBDB) and the Filipino Critics Circle last February 14, 2026.

VSU-pioneers-Landbanks-GPC-program-in-Eastern-Visayas

Visayas State University initiated the implementation of the Government Purchase Card (GPC) Program of the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) in a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed between VSU President, Dr. Prose Ivy G. Yepes, and LANDBANK Retail Banking Group (RBG) Head, First Vice President (FVP) Kristine Marie G. Cuevas, last February 5, 2026.

DiscoverWithVSU-Rethinking-how_-women-are-studied-in-_phenomenological_method

What does it mean to study the “essence” of being a woman? And does searching for such an essence truly help women, or does it end up putting them into boxes they never chose for themselves?

Viscan-film-bags-awards-in-nationalregional-contests

Silakbo–Baybay Film, an independent student-led film organization based at Visayas State University, continues to make waves in the national filmmaking arena after winning Most Child-Friendly Documentary (Young Adult Division) for its film Katutubong Pangarap at the DokyuBata 2025 National Awarding Ceremony held on November 28, 2025, at the Heritage Hotel, Manila.

VSU-Guidance-and-Counseling-trains-Baybay-SK-oficials-on-value-based-leadership

Nearly 400 Sanguniang Kabataan (SK) officials from Baybay City strengthened their leadership perspective during a two-day training on value-based leadership facilitated by the Visayas State University-Guidance and Counseling Office (VSU-GCO) on August 24-25, 2025 at the Binaybayon Convention Center, Brgy. Hibunawan.