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
A Digital Approach in Promoting and Preserving Information on Cebu’s Tangible Cultural Heritage Sites (TCHS) by Demelo Lao and Pauline Louie A. Saraña
Paper presented during the Asian Universities Digital Resource Network (AUDRN) – International...
CREATES: UP Cebu’s Integrated Research and Extension Agenda
Rationale: In an age characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA),...
Focus Group Discussion with the locals of Brgy. Maribago
Brgy. Maribago Focus Group participants with the UP Cebu Research Team.
Geospatial ecological forest corridor modelling in the Mount Lantoy key biodiversity area by Quijano, I.P., M.J.L. Flores, and A.B. Malaki
Paper presented during PhilGEOS x GeoAdvances 2019, 14–15 November 2019, Manila, Philippines...
Analyzing the status of mango trees in Brgy. Cantipay, Carmen, Cebu using NDVI and Time Series Clustering by Navaja, R.B., F.P. Campomanes, C.L. Patiño, and M.J.L. Flores
Paper presented during the PhilGEOS x GeoAdvances 2019, 14–15 November 2019, Manila, Philippines...
Our Recent Publications
Development as Deception: Aesthetics of Gentrification in the Carbon Public Market
Lead Researcher(s): Dan Ian Niño JaducanaStatus: Published Executive Summary: Carvajal (2021) described development as “equitably improving the quality of people’s lives, starting naturally with the marginalized.” He further stated that it is...
Militant Politics and the Shrinking of Civic Spaces among Peasant Communities in Cebu and Bohol
Lead Researcher(s): Regletto Aldrich D. ImbongStatus: Published Executive Summary: Development and development work in the Philippines took a sharp yet unfortunate turn during the administration of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. As...
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...