VISAYAS State University President Edgardo E. Tulin was elected as president of the Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges in Region 8 on Friday.

He will succeed Dr. Dominador O. Aguirre of the Eastern Visayas State University who held the post for more than five years.

Tulin was also recently elected as Trustee of the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines.

PASUC-8 is composed of 10 state universities and colleges in Eastern Visayas.

“Thank you for your overwhelming trust and confidence in me to continue and strengthen our existing partnerships through sharing best practices for the growth and development of our respective SUCs,” Tulin said.

“We shall continue to create amazing new frontiers for PASUC-8 so that we can better improve our beloved Eastern Visayas region,” he added.