Driving Research and Innovation to
address Regional Challenges in
Central Visayas
CVSC catalyzes research and innovation through the CREATES Agenda—supporting
interdisciplinary projects, generating actionable knowledge, and fostering partnerships that
respond to the needs of communities across the region.
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Our Latest Endeavors
International Publication Award Recipients (2026)
"Fish Diversity, Composition, Conservation Status, and Market Dynamics in Cebu City Public Markets...
Nutrient and Coliform Levels in the Surface Waters of a Protected Upland Lake in Ormoc City Philippines
Lead Researcher(s): Eugie V. Cinco; Cherryhel B. Toralde; Olga G. Corales-Ultra; Rolly G....
Sugbu Seed Archive Advances Community Platform through First Co-Creation Workshop with Global Seed Savers–Philippines Cebu Chapter (LiSu)
Photo (from left to right): Hal Atienza (Executive Director, Global Seed Savers Network...
CVSC and Columbia University Partner for “Restoring/Restorying: Sugbo Seed Archive”
The Central Visayas Studies Center (CVSC) of the University of the Philippines Cebu has forged a...
CVSC Partners with SEASREP Foundation for Project Community of Local Affiliates Studying the Past (CLASP)
The Central Visayas Studies Center (CVSC) is honored to be part of Project CLASP (Community of...
Our Recent Publications
Democracy under Threat: Post-Truth Politics and Democracy in the Philippines
Lead Researcher(s): Noe John Joeph E. SacramentoStatus: Published Abstract/summary: Today, the political landscape where boundaries between fact and fiction have been blurred have extended to reach the regions of the Global South, like the...
Public policy in the Philippines: taking the road less traveled toward decentering experts and power
Lead Researcher(s): Noe John Joseph E. Sacramento; Antonio D. Salazar Jr.; and Clyde Ben A GacayanStatus: Published Introduction: One of the commonalities shared among Eastern nations, particularly in Southeast and Greater East Asia, is that their...
Policy styles and norms in Asia: a critical and interpretive reflection
Lead Researcher(s): Piyapong Boossabong; Noe John Joseph E. Sacramento; and Antonio D. Salazar Jr.Status: Published Introduction: Policy styles and norms are defined here as the specific characteristics of the policy domain in a particular context....
Challenges of policy process in the face of technocracy and high inequalities across Asia
Lead Researcher(s): Noe John Joseph E. Sacramento; Piyapong BoossabongStatus: Published Introduction: Some would argue that, in the twenty-first century, the era of globalization strongly mirrors a technocratic dominance that has become normalized...