The Philippines’ Civil Service Commission (CSC) named VSU’s former president, Dr. Jose L. Bacusmo, as one of the 2016 Presidential Lingkod Bayan awardees at the Malacañan Palace, Manila on Monday, December 19.

A training-workshop on economic research methods is now going on at VSU’s Center for Continuing Education, January 9-13.

The Visayas State University got 100% institutional passing rate, after nine first-time takers passed the Nursing Licensure Examination, the Philippine Regulatory Commission disclosed, December 14.

The National Abaca Research Center-Visayas (NARC) housed at VSU, earned research funding after the visit of Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora, executive director of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), at VSU, January 5.

Two teams of senior BS in Economics students at VSU bagged first and second prizes during the Policy Making Competition at the Young Economists’ Convention-Visayas at the University of San Carlos, Cebu City, December 3.

Summing up the successful “firsts” that VSU had done in 2016, VSU President Dr. Edgardo E. Tulin maintains a positive outlook for the university in 2017. In his New Year’s message, Dr. Tulin sends his greetings of pleasure and hopes to what he treats as the “VSU family” in the upcoming year.

Possessing the dynamism of an entrepreneur is necessary in crafting and doing research activities, Undersecretary for Field Operations Isabelo Montejo of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said during the 28th Regional Research Symposium at VSU, December 7.