WVSU - Social Science Department

21/09/2026

⚜️ 𝗕𝗘𝗬𝗢𝗡𝗗 𝟱𝟬 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗦. 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗛𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚. ⚜️

CASimanwas, are you ready to walk Quezon Hall again?

This year marks a monumental milestone for the 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 of West Visayas State University as it celebrates its Golden Jubilee: 50 years of shaping minds, upholding excellence, and fostering legacy.

Anchored on the theme “𝑪𝑨𝑺 𝘽𝙚𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝟓𝟎: 𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑪𝑨𝑺 𝑹𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝑭𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒔,” the college warmly invites all graduates to reconnect, reminisce, and come together at our 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗖𝗔𝗦 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴!

🗓️ 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀:
• Sept 18 - START of Registration
• Sept 25 - Start of Nominations for Outstanding Alumni
• Oct 9 - Start of Registration for Fun Run
• Nov 13 - END of Registration, End of Nominations, End of Fun Run Registration
• Dec 13 - Fun Run
• Dec 16 - Grand Alumni Homecoming (AM) and CAS Departmental Alumni Homecoming (PM)

To register, please 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝗥 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 attached to this post or 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 below:
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The Quezon Hall awaits your return. Let the 𝘈𝘳𝘵 of remembering and 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 of connection lead you back to where it all began. See you at the Homecoming!

17/09/2026

West Visayas State University, together with the Philippine Political Science Association (PPSA) and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Philippines, invites students, faculty, researchers, and members of the community to the 2026 PPSA Presidents’ Lecture Series on Philippine Democracy on September 24, 8:30 am-12nn, at the WVSU Main Campus in the Rehearsal Room.

The forum will feature Jorge V. Tigno, DPA, Professor of Political Science at the University of the Philippines Diliman and former PPSA president, who will lead a discussion on “Philippine Democracy: How Democratic? How Resilient?” The lecture is part of PPSA’s 65th founding anniversary celebration and a nationwide series that brings conversations on Philippine democracy closer to communities across the country.

The lecture is free and open to all, including participants from outside WVSU. Register through the QR code or via the registration link: https://forms.gle/bzMhWQS8Najpnyq99

Learn more about the speaker: https://polisci.upd.edu.ph/faculty/tigno/

01/09/2026

Congratulations, sir A!

Prof. Aaron Joseph Castaño graduates from Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Academy of Political Management Fellowship Program funded by the German government

As part of the Cohort 13, he was a recipient of a full scholarship grant and has undergone rigorous training on Political Leadership through lectures & workshops for more than six-months.

The FES Academy of Political Management (APM) is a premier leadership incubator designed to shape the next generation of progressive leaders in the Philippines.

The APM is a formal, scholarship-based cadre-formation program. It focuses heavily on Social Democracy and its core pillars: freedom, equality, justice, and solidarity.

We are proud of you!

05/08/2026

25/07/2026

The CHED Regional Office VI Certificate of Program Compliance (COPC) Validation Visit for the Bachelor of Science in Psychology Program was successfully conducted on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at the University Library, West Visayas State University.

The validation visit marks a significant milestone as the BS Psychology Program prepares to welcome its pioneer batch of students for Academic Year 2026–2027. It reflects the Department’s commitment to ensuring that the program meets the standards and requirements of the Commission on Higher Education and provides students with relevant, responsive, and quality psychology education.

The Social Science Department extends its sincere appreciation to the CHED Regional Office VI validation team, the CAS officials, faculty members, staff, and everyone who contributed to the successful conduct of this important undertaking.

06/07/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝚍𝚞𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚍 𝚊𝚝 𝙰𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚊 𝙿𝚕𝚊𝚣𝚊, 𝙿𝚊𝚜𝚒𝚐 𝙲𝚒𝚝𝚢, 𝙹𝚞𝚕𝚢 𝟼–𝟽, 𝟸0𝟸𝟼.

The study is a collaborative undertaking between the 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲, 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐃𝐞𝐯) 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲. The project is led by 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐫. 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐨 𝐀. 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐫., 𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐎 𝐈𝐈𝐈, together with 𝐌𝐬. 𝐉𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐁. 𝐏𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐠, Chief Economic Development Specialist, and 𝐌𝐬. 𝐄𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐁. 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐳, Senior Economic Development Specialist. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐭, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧̃𝐨, and 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐧̃𝐚𝐝𝐚 served as research partners/evaluators.

𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚙 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚊𝚌𝚛𝚘𝚜𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙿𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚙𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜, 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚗𝚎𝚛 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐬, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚜 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 ... 𝚊𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐨, 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 of the Investment Programming Group of the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development, 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐢 𝐖𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐞, Deputy Resident Representative United Nations Development Programme (𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐏), 𝚝𝚘 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬, 𝐟𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.

02/07/2026

Attention: BAPoS and BS Psych incoming freshmen. Your attendance is a must. 🗂️

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𝗔𝗗𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗥𝗬 | NSTP Online Orientation for Incoming First Year Students

All incoming first-year students of West Visayas State University are encouraged to attend the NSTP Online Orientation on July 17, 2026 (Friday), at 8:30 a.m. via Zoom.

As the Zoom room is limited to 1,000 participants, those who are unable to join may watch the livestream on the WVSU National Service Training Program or WVSU pages.

Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/97600640441?pwd=vzIMguH1BYgaLRf2bszkCvEGhJ5xgn.1
Meeting ID: 976 0064 0441
Passcode: 844287

Attendance is encouraged to familiarize students with NSTP requirements, schedules, and other important information for the incoming academic year.

02/07/2026

WVSU CSIS Team Turns Over 2025 Citizen Satisfaction Report to Iloilo City Mayor Raisa Treñas

The West Visayas State University (WVSU) served as the Local Research Institute (LRI) partner of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Regional Office VI and the DILG Iloilo City Field Office in conducting the two-cycle Citizen Satisfaction Index System (CSIS) survey in Iloilo City.

The CSIS is a governance tool that measures the performance and service delivery of local government units (LGUs) based on citizens' feedback. The survey provides evidence-based insights to help improve local governance and public services.

The CSIS was first implemented in Iloilo City in 2023 and was conducted again in 2025.
As part of the project, the WVSU CSIS team conducted a focus group discussion with representatives of non-government organizations on June 9, 2026, at the Center for Teaching Excellence.
The official turnover of the 2025 Citizen Satisfaction Report took place during the Utilization Conference on July 1, 2026, at Diversion 21 Hotel, Iloilo City. The report was formally presented to Iloilo City Mayor Raisa Treñas.
A key activity during the conference was the formulation of Citizen-Driven Priority Action Plans (CPAPs) by various offices and departments of the Iloilo City Government, which was witnessed by Mayor Treñas.

The WVSU Social Science Department extends its gratitude to its partners for the successful implementation of the project, particularly the DILG Regional Office VI, DILG Iloilo City Field Office, the Iloilo City Government, and West Visayas State University.

15/06/2026

Congratulations, Dr. Jeffrey R. Ballaret, on being recognized as one of the Outstanding Researchers at the WVSU Praise Awards 2026. A well-deserved honor for your dedication to research and academic excellence. Awarded on June 15, 2026, at Sotogrande Hotel, Iloilo City. 🎉🏆

10/06/2026

Congratulations to the thirty five (35) qualified applicants for the Bachelor of Science in Psychology Program!

Your journey as future West BS Psychology students is about to begin. Kindly check your respective emails regularly, as the instructions regarding your enrollment process will be sent through your registered email addresses.

Welcome to the jungle!