In the tranquil coconut groves of Eastern Visayas, a looming threat casts a shadow over the region’s vital hybrid palms: the Asiatic Palm Weevil (APW). This tiny, destructive menace infiltrates palms during their most productive phase, its damage often going unnoticed until significant losses are sustained. At the forefront of this battle is Dr. Justine […]
Southern Leyte’s lowland dipterocarp forests are considered some of the region’s most biologically rich yet highly vulnerable ecosystems.
The Baybay Rootcrop Farmers Association (BRFA), in partnership with the Baybay City Agricultural Office (CAO), received the Best Grants-in-Aid (GIA) Project- Provincial Level award during the 2025 Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region VIII Science, Technology and Innovation Awards held on September 3 at Robinsons Mall, Tacloban City.
The Faculty of Engineering is tapped by the Local Government Units (LGUs) in the region for potential RDEI projects and initiatives. These efforts align with the Faculty’s RDEI Agenda with real community needs on Disaster Risk Reduction Management. VSU DCE, DGE launches Project SIGURADO with LGU Abuyog to Strengthen Community Resilience VSU Department of Civil […]
The Philippine Root Crop Research and Training Center (Philrootcrops) of Visayas State University strengthened its extension efforts through a two-day Training on Ube Production held on August 6-7, 2025, in partnership with the Municipal Agriculture Office of Tampakan, South Cotabato. The training, conducted at the FITS Training Hall, aimed to enhance the capacity of local […]
Restoring our forests goes beyond an environmental mission; it is a collective national responsibility. A new and potentially favorable partnership is in the works as the 93rd Infantry Battalion (93IB) of the Philippine Army under the command of Lt. Col. Celeste Frank Sayson, visited the Biodiversity Research Center (BRC) of the Visayas State University (VSU) […]
In celebration of World Mangrove Day, the Regional Climate Change Research and Development Center (RCCRDC) proudly participated in the 2025 Farmers and Fisherfolks’ Day held on April 29, 2025, with a focused lecture on mangrove conservation and sustainable coastal practices. The session, led by Dr. Dennis P. Peque, RCCRDC Director, provided local fisherfolk and farmers […]
