Bohol Island State University

BALANCE • INTEGRITY • STEWARDSHIP • UPRIGHTNESS

Bohol Island State University was honored with the Public-Academic Alliance Award in grateful recognition of its unwavering commitment to collaborative engagement with the City Government of Tagbilaran. The university’s support in advancing transf ormative education, promoting responsive governance, and enabling sustainable community development exemplifies the true spirit of civic-academic synergy.

MAIN CAMPUS:
1. Doctor of Education major in Educational Management
2. Master of Arts in Education major in Educational Management
3. Master of Science in Mathematics
4. Master of Arts in Teaching Vocational Education major in Automotive Technology

Bohol Island State University – Main Campus proudly hosted the Regional Quality Assessment Team (RQAT) on July 15, 2025. This was conducted for a significant onsite validation visit in line with its application for the Certificate of Program Compliance (COPC) to offer the Bachelor of Physical Education (BPEd) program.

BISU College of Arts and Sciences faculty member Mark Steven A. Pandan (MA candidate) was one of the four featured guest speakers at the Saliklinang Research Workshop on Trust and Media, themed “Writing Together, Thinking Together,” held at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) Library’s Silid Lakan Dayang from July 7–9, 2025.

Bohol Island State University (BISU) officially breached the Top 400 World University Ranking for Innovation (WURI) Global Innovative Universities list, securing 398th for 2025.

This year’s WURI rankings saw more than a thousand universities around the world vie for a spot on the global innovative universities list, with nearly 5,000 programs submitted by participating educational institutions from 87 countries.

Brian Poe Llamanzares, PhD, MNSA, led the second day of the 92nd Commencement Exercises of Bohol Island State University Main Campus with this commencement address to prepare the graduates for the complex and dynamic world ahead.

Llamanzares, representative-elect of the FPJ Panday Bayanihan Partylist, challenged the graduates to “lead with empathy, think critically, [and] rise with dignity.” He adds: “Ang tunay na tao ay lumalaban para sa tama.”

“It is now your turn to leave a positive legacy—pamana to your family, to your community, to your institution, to our country.”

This is the message of Dr. Maura Consolacion D. Cristobal, the regional director of Commission on Higher Education Region 7, in her commencement address for the CTE, CEAID, SAdS graduates of BISU Main Campus Class of 2025

In his final President’s Charge for the Class of 2025 of Bohol Island State University Main Campus, Dr. Anthony M. Penaso, University President of Bohol Island State University, challenged all the graduates of the Main Campus to “see KADAUGAN, your victory, differently.”

The commencement exercises of the Class of 2025 of BISU Calape held yesterday, June 23, was graced by its honored commencement speaker, Dr. Shirley Castañeda Agrupis, the chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education, appointed by His Excellency President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. just last May 2025.

“This triumph is not yours alone.”

A heartfelt talk on integrity, humility, and family was the message of this year’s Recognition Rites and Tribute to Parents of BISU Calape.

“You are responsible to carry on your good name,” says recognition speaker Dr. Milabel Enriquez-Ho, RN, the executive director of the Accrediting Agency for Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines, Inc.