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
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...
CVSC hosted the UP Cebu Research Forum themed “Strengthening Research and Teaching through Institutional Support, Collaboration, and Innovation”
Five dynamic speakers inspired the UP Cebu community to reflect, innovate, and strengthen their...
SCALING FOREST HABITAT SUITABILITY USING AN ENDANGEREDSPECIES AS BIOINDICATOR
Isabella Pauline L. Quijano (1), Chito L. Patino (1), Mary Joyce L. Flores (1)(2) ABSTRACT Despite...
Our Recent Publications
A comprehensive systematic literature review of multiple sequence alignment algorithms
Lead Researcher(s): Jeneffer Sabonsolin and Demelo LaoStatus: Published Abstract/summary: Multiple sequence alignment (MSA) is a fundamental technique in computational biology that compares protein, DNA, or RNA sequences to identify regions of...
Women, Community, and Resistance in Cebu’s Development Landscape
Lead Researcher(s): Mari Elise Gwyneth LimStatus: Published Introduction: Cebu has emerged as one of the Philippines’ fastest-growing urban and economic centers (SunStar 2024), marked by rapid modernization and largescale development projects....
Agrarian Reform as an Unfinished Conversation: Reflections from Farmers’ Associations in Cebu and Bohol
Lead Researcher(s): Alyssa SolerStatus: Published Introduction: Land reform remains a matter of national significance in the Philippines, given that nearly half of the country’s population lives in rural areas. While the term ‘land reform” is often...
Dialogues of Development: Civil Society and the Communicative Foundations of Community-Driven Development in Cebu
Lead Researcher(s): Dominic D. YasayStatus: Published Key Highlights: ◼ This paper argues that communication is not merely instrumental but constitutive of participatory and community-driven development (CDD). Drawing on Jürgen Habermas’s theory of...