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
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...
Panagtapok A Public Forum on the Perspectives of Community-Driven Development (CDD) in the Province of Cebu
Alyssa G. Soler Paper Writer, UPCIDS - Local Regional Studies Network CebuProceedings 2025-10About...
KALAHI-CIDDS in Siquijor Mainstreaming Community-Driven Development
Dan Ian Niño B. Jaducana Instructor, High School DepartmentUniversity of the Philippines Cebu...
Community-Driven Development (CDD) within and beyond the KALAHI-CIDSS
Regletto Aldrich Imbong Associate Professor of PhilosophyUniversity of the Philippines Cebu...
Our Recent Publications
Enhanced Grading of ‘Carabao’ Mango forExportation Using Three-Way Rule-BasedEnsemble Method
Lead Researcher(s): Ladlennon C. Banuag, Ritchie B. Malinao, Jojimar S. Rosales, Jonnifer R. SinogayaStatus: Published, Chito L. Patiño, and Drandreb Earl Juanico Abstract/summary: The 'Carabao' mango, a significant agricultural export from the...
Digital Lifelines: A Phenomenological study of social support in alter communities of Filipino MSMLHIVs on X (Twitter)
Lead Researcher(s): Maurice Jitty M. VillaesterStatus: Published Abstract/summary: The Philippines faces a rapidly growing HIV epidemic, and Filipino men who have sex with men living with HIV (MSMLHIVs) encounter stigma that limits access to...
ChavacanoMT: a corpus and evaluation of neural machine translation for Philippine Creole Spanish
Lead Researcher(s): Aileen Joan Vicente, Theresse Faith Amamampang, Dunn Dexter Lahaylahay, and Charibeth ChengStatus: Published Abstract/summary: Chavacano, formally known as Philippine Creole Spanish, is the only Creole language spoken in the...
Evaluation of antibacterial activity ofblack soldier fly (Hermetia illucensL.) larval gut extracts
Lead Researcher(s): Jaymark Orapa, Nephriteri Generale, Avvy Sheen Uy, Danielle Dalman, Mariel Rose Villarubia and Fleurdeliz MaglangitStatus: Published Abstract/summary: The larvae of the black soldier fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens L., feed on...