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Details: Written by JFMBaldos; Published: 30 August 2013

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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.

Details: Written by DBM Press Release; Published: 30 August 2013

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.

Details: Written by JFMBaldos; Published: 30 August 2013

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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.

Details: Written by MMCano; Published: 30 August 2013

In an interview with Dr. Jose L. Bacusmo, VSU President, he revealed that "There are some issues nowadays that are not captured in the ViSCA Code thus we find it difficult to make decisions. Some of its provisions are also a reflection of the Martial Law Era thus it has to be reviewed and revised the soonest possible time."

Dr. Bacusmo issued Memorandum Circular No. 33, Series of 2013 mandating Mr. Daniel M. Tudtud Jr., Dr. Lourdes B. Cano, Dr. Oscar B. Posas, Dr. Edgardo E. Tulin, Dr. Roberto C. Guarte, Dr. Othello B. Capuno, Prof. Manolo B. Loreto Jr., and Atty. Rysan C. Guinocor to constitute themselves into a committee to review and/or revise the existing ViSCA Code and come up with the final version of the VSU Code.

Details: Written by JFMBaldos; Published: 30 August 2013

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Dr. Annabella B. Tulin, a soil science and plant nutrition professor of the Visayas State University (VSU), has been awarded a Professorial Chair Grant for 2013 by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA).

Details: Written by JFMBaldos; Published: 30 August 2013

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Dr. Jose L. Bacusmo, VSU President, together with some key officials of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) headed by Secretary Mario G. Montejo, visited Mexico on April 9-14, 2013. The mission visit was part of the project titled, "Reinvigorating the coconut industry through in vitro culture (somatic embryogenesis) and strengthening agricultural biotechnology laboratories using advanced and cost-cutting methods and products" which will be implemented by the Visayas State University.