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.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The call for proposals for UPISC Research Grants (FY 2025-2026) is now open. The grant aims to support pluridisciplinary, high-impact research across the constituent universities of the UP System, focusing on the application of complex systems, data science, and artificial intelligence on important areas related to sustainable socio-economic development…
Our Latest Endeavors
Recent Publications
Description of a new moray eel (Anguilliformes: Muraenidae) from the Philippines, with a preliminary assessment of genetic and morphological variations of the Uropterygius concolor species complex
Authors Wen-Chien Huang Rodulf Anthony Balisco Florence Chan Evacitas Department of Biology and Environmental Science, University of the Philippines Cebu Te-Yu Lia Abstract Uropterygius...
Modeling the Economic Growth of the Philippines with Structural Change: A Case of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors Jacque Bon Isaac AboyStatistics Program, College of Science, University of the Philippines, Cebu Nelia ErenoStatistics Program, College of Science, University of the Philippines, Cebu Ian...
The Militarization of a Pandemic and the Struggle for Peace
Authors Mari Elise Gwyneth Lim Regletto Aldrich Imbong College of Social Sciences, University of the Philippines Cebu Summary The response by the Philippine state to the COVID-19 pandemic has...
The Fizzling of “Ceboom”: How Jurisdictional Battles and Warring Factions Undermined Cebu’s Development Coalition
Authors Paul D. Hutchcroft Weena GeraPolitical Science Program, College of Social Sciences, University of the Philippines Cebu, Cebu City, Philippines Abstract Starting in the late 1980s, in a...