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Visayas State University (VSU) hit the highest mark possible for any institution in the area of intellectual property (IP) creation, protection, and commercialization, as it garnered the 2026 Platinum Award from the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) in the recently concluded Innovation and Technology Support Office (ITSO) President’s Summit and General Assembly on March 25, 2026 at Iloilo Convention Center.

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The Visayas State University (VSU) continues to rise in the national research landscape after several of its faculty researchers were inducted into the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP), reflecting the university’s robust research ecosystem following the Scopus indexing of Annals of Tropical Research (ATR) last year.

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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.

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For the Visayas State University (VSU) forestry team, the journey through the 15th National Forestry Olympiad was not simply a test of technical knowledge—it was a measure of resilience, preparation, and teamwork.

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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.