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
2018 Year-end CVSC Narrative Report About its CIDS-Funded Research Project on Sustainable Tourism in Central Visayas
Last December 2018, the UP Cebu Central Visayas Studies Center was able to produce and submit to...
Workshop on Drafting Research Proposals on Sustainable Tourism in Central Visayas Held Successfully
A workshop on sustainable tourism in Central Visayas towards proposing studies on three areas of...
Round Table Discussion on Sustainable Tourism in Central Visayas Held last October 10, 2018
A whole-day round table discussion on sustainable tourism in Central Visayas with UP Cebu faculty...
Centennial Faculty Research Symposium was Successfully Held as Part of UP Cebu’s Centennial Celebration
The Central Visayas Studies Center together with a team of administrators and faculty members of...
Our Recent Publications
Description of BBCH-based phenological growth stages of the geophytic aroid Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Araceae)
Lead Researcher(s): Hazen P. Ayop, Renerio P. Gentallan Jr., and Jeremaiah L. Estrada Status: Published Abstract/summary: Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (elephant foot yam) is a tropical geophytic crop of significant agricultural and ethnobotanical...
The complete chloroplast genome of Cynometra cebuensis F. Seid. (Fabaceae), a critically endangered endemic plant from Cebu, Philippines
Lead Researcher(s): Jeremaiah L. Estrada, Claudette I. Canonigo, Kristine Joyce O. Quiñones, and Renerio P. Gentallan Jr.Status: Published Abstract/summary: Cynometra cebuensis F. Seid., a critically endangered species endemic to Cebu, Philippines,...
Traversing the intersections of decoloniality and liquid modern consumerism in human trafficking
Lead Researcher(s): Archill Niña Faller-CapistranoStatus: Published Abstract/summary: The discourse on human trafficking displays inordinate attention to victims and their countries of origin. Research and policy responses to trafficking in persons...
The Möbius Mind: Quantum Semiotics and the Future of Artificial Cognition
Lead Researcher(s): Gregg S. LlorenStatus: Published Abstract/summary: Contemporary artificial intelligence systems exhibit impressive fluency in language generation and pattern recognition, yet remain limited in human-like meaning-making. This...