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
Haunting Philippine Literature: Gothic Traces in Philippine Komiks and Graphic Novels
Lead Researcher(s): Marie Rose B. ArongStatus: Published Introduction: The gothic in Philippine literature is rarely, if at all, critically examined. Part of this absence has to do with the inherent difficulty of defining the gothic and locating it...
The Context Latency Gap: Diagnosing the Causal Link between Communication Friction and Process Bottlenecks in Distributed Agile Projects
Lead Researcher(s): Fernand BernardezStatus: Published Abstract/summary: The rapid shift to distributed development mandates a diagnostic framework that moves beyond measuring performance to understanding its root cause. This study introduces the...
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 Abstract/summary: This chapter looks into the history and contemporary developments of public policy in the Philippines. It argues...