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#ProudViscan-Alumnus-Tops-National-Coconut-R&D-Congress-With-Pest-Control

With research that could help secure the future of the country’s coconut industry, Necodimus F. Cañas, fresh from completing his MS in Entomology at Visayas State University (VSU), claimed first place in the 2025 National Coconut Research and Development Congress (NCRDC) Poster Category. The event was held from July 29 to 31, 2025 at the Acacia Hotel in Alabang, Muntinlupa.

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Visayas State University (VSU) President Prose Ivy G. Yepes has been elected as the new President of the State Universities and Colleges–Association of Colleges of Agriculture in the Philippines (SUC-ACAP), a national network of public higher education institutions with strong academic and research programs in agriculture and allied sciences.

The Visayas State University (VSU) has reached a historic milestone by securing a Certificate Program Compliance (COPC) from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for all its undergraduate and graduate programs across the VSU system. This means that all 101 programs are now fully CHED-compliant.

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The Visayas State University (VSU) has taken a bold step in making higher education more accessible to students who often face the steepest challenges in pursuing a college degree.

Through Board Resolution No. 32, s. 2021, the university approved the implementation of the Affirmative Action Program (AAP) for State Universities and Colleges in Eastern Visayas (SUCs-8), beginning in the first semester of SY 2021–2022.

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Visayas State University (VSU) suspended work and classes on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, after heavy rains triggered flooding in parts of the main campus and nearby barangays, forcing the evacuation of around 500 students.