News / Obelisk

Details: Written by Donalyn L. Taotao and Ira A. Ramirez, UIMC Apprentices; Published: 24 July 2024

With great pride and joy, our beloved university has been recognized as one of the top performing universities in the region after receiving three awards at the Pagpupugay sa Serbisyong Bayan: Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges VIII (PASUC8) Tribute and Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Awards for Top Performers 2023.

Details: Written by Marianne C. Bayron; Published: 22 July 2024

The Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory (PTCL) of the VSU Department of Horticulture (DOH) is now upgraded with new equipment and laboratory glassware to produce selected bamboo planting materials and other horticultural crops.

Details: Written by Marianne C. Bayron; Published: 17 July 2024

To assist the project on Asiatic Palm Weevil (APW), a type of pest that is a major threat to coconut production, the VSU Department of Pest Management (DPM) upgraded the old biocontrol room into a bigger facility capable of mass-producing biocontrol agents or beneficial microorganisms to control pests of coconut and other intercrops.

Details: Written by John Alfred Bucar and James Meloker Balbarona, UIMC Apprentices; Published: 11 July 2024

As the leading institution in Aquilaria research and development of a biodiversity-friendly enterprise in the region, VSU was tapped by the Regional Industry Board to host a training on Rainforestation-Aquilaria Farming.

Details: Written by Rafael Junnar P. Dumalan and Marianne C. Bayron; Published: 15 July 2024

VSU’s fisheries and fish ecology expert from the Department of Biological Sciences (DBS) is a recipient of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Balik Scientist Program (BSP) award, a prestigious grant given to Filipino scientists to encourage them to serve in our country.

Details: Written by Ashley Marie B. Batucan and Jericho N. Tilan, UIMC Apprentices; Published: 10 July 2024

Right after winning big in the regional debate championship, the VSU Debate Society secured another victory in showcasing their debating prowess in the 1st Eastern Visayas Youth for the Futures Forum (EVYFF) organized by the Biliran Province State University (BiPSU) Main Campus.