Mr. Dominic L. Petilla, a businessman and a brother of Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho L. Petilla, is the guest of honor and speaker during the 60th VSU Commencement Exercises in the morning of April 5, 2013 at the VSU Gymnatorium.

The VSU Culture and the Arts Center (CAC) paid a tribute to two of its staff members who just retired and about to retire in April 2013, and six graduating student-performers during the CAC Recognition Night on March 14, 2013 at the VSU Convention Center.

The Visayas State University (VSU) bestowed academic medals to this year's graduates with Latin honors during the 60th Collegiate Commencement Exercises on April 5 at the VSU Gymnatorium.

The VSU Presidential Medal for Academic Excellence was accorded by Dr. Jose L. Bacusmo, VSU President, to Josefina F. Ballesteros, BS in Agribusiness (BSAB), Magna Cum Laude, for graduating with the highest academic performance among the 930 graduates. Aside from the medal, she also received a cash award of P15,000 from VSU. Likewise, she received the Gov. Ma. Mimieta S. Bagulaya Award for Most Outstanding Student and the College of Management and Economics Dean's Medal of Excellence.

The Visayas State University (VSU) has been awarded the "Tuklas Lunas Development Center (DOST-PCHRD Natural Substance Research Center) for Visayas" by the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD). The award was received by Dr. Jose L. Bacusmo, VSU President, and Dr. Edgardo E. Tulin, VP for Planning and Resource Generation, during the 31st PCHRD Anniversary on March 18, 2013 at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza, Manila.

Budget and Management Secretary Florencio B. Abad announced that beginning 2013, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) will begin phasing out Special Allotment Release Orders (SAROs) and Agency Budget Matrices (ABMs) in authorizing fund releases to government departments and agencies.

A total of seventy-one (71) graduating students, of whom 8 are Magna Cum Laude and 63 Cum Laude in the different degree programs of the Visayas State University, will be receiving medals of Latin honors during the 60th VSU Collegiate Commencement Exercises in the morning of April 5, 2013 at the VSU Gymnatorium.

Mr. Dominic L. Petilla, a businessman and unopposed candidate in the May 2013 gubernatorial race in the province of Leyte, served as the guest speaker during the 60th Collegiate Commencement Exercises of the Visayas State University (VSU) on April 5, 2013 at the VSU Gymnatorium.