CAPSU: Finalist in 1st Gawad Edukampyon Awards

by Reynard O. Varnal

Capiz State University was declared as finalist during the first ever Gawad Edukampyon Awards for Higher Education Institution (HEI) last October 25 via Facebook live.

            CapSU was nominated in the Gawad Edukampyon for Responsive Research and Development category for its PAG-ULIKID (Province-wide Assessment, Generation, and Utilization of Livelihood and Immunization Knowledge Initiative and Development) program.

“Pag-ulikid program has drawn hope to our more vulnerable people and brought back their future by building a more resilient and stable life right in their own backyard” said Dr. Efren L. Linan, CapSU Vice-President for Research and Development Extension.

            Gawad Edukampyon was launched by Rex Education and Commission on Higher Education (CHED) last January 2021 to recognise outstanding initiatives and resilience of Philippine HEI’s in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic and to highlight the inspiring works of 55 HEI’s both public and private through their innovative, resilient, and adaptive causes.

            “Champions are also defined by the causes they choose to fight for” said Mr. Reynaldo Antonio Laguda, President of Philippine Business for Social Progress during his opening remarks.

            23 entries from 20 HEI’s were declared as finalists by 12 evaluators and 11 judges.

 

 

CAPSU BURIAS submits three programs for accreditation

by Emily G. Zonio

Capiz State University virtually opened the online accreditation survey visit on October 25 which is stretched until the 29^th of the month as it submitted its three programs for accreditation by the Accrediting agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP).

            The AACCUP team led by Dr. Loreta Vivian R. Galima, Nueva Vizcaya State University evaluated three programs for Level 1 Accreditation. The following programs applied for Level 1, first survey visit includes Bachelor of Public Administration, Master of Science in General Science and Master of Arts in Social Science.

            All three programs were assessed across ten key areas namely: 1) Vision, Mission, Goals and Objectives; 2) Faculty;3) Curriculum and Instruction; 4) Support to Students; 5) Research; 6) Extension and Community Involvement; 7) Library; 8) Physical Plant and Facilities; 9) laboratories; and, 10) Administration.

The said survey visit intends to strengthen the academic services provided by the institution through assessing and evaluating the strengths and areas of improvement of the identified programs.

            The university positively takes that the efforts of the local task force together with the assistance of the whole university will produce a fruitful effect to the stakeholders, students, and the institution as a whole.

            The AACCUP accreditation always takes its part as a pillar of the university.

 

 

DOST-PCIEERD funds CapSU Burias R&D project

by Favie Gelyn Bardinas and Emily Zonio

Engr. Monalyn Oloroso virtually signed a contract under the Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) Regional Research Institution (RRI) on September 23, 2021 via Zoom after getting the approval of the project “Development of Optimized Pineapple Fiber Scraping Machine”.

The said project was a collaborative work from the faculty members of the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering.

It aims to develop an optimized mechanical pineapple fiber extractor in terms of the extraction capacity.

The authors were inspired to conduct this research as Philippine-made piña fabric remains to be an important product of the country and where a brighter future is seen as the industry is revived with the designer’s desire to produce innovative fashion materials.

Presently, pineapple leaf fiber for hand weaving is extracted by hand scraping with the use of coconut shells, glass, or porcelain, but is considered a very tedious process and which results to low scraping capacity and efficiency. This project is therefore imperative to mechanize the said process considering optimum performance in terms of capacity and efficiency. The project hopes to bring impact by attempting to increase the productivity of pineapple leaf fiber scraping thereby increasing income of the leaf scrappers and the production of pineapple fiber for hand-woven fabrics.

DOST-PCIEERD Executive Director Enrico Paringit applauded the project leaders in their aim to uplift the R&D capabilities in these priority sectors in their respective regions in a pursuit to improve S&T research through their projects.

Regional Research Institution Program covers support for R&D to new researchers, scientists and engineers (RSEs) and new institution members of PCIEERD Consortium to assist them in the development of research capabilities and eventually increase the available RSEs in the region.

According to Engr. Oloroso, upon working on this project, they encountered difficulties such as deadline, the submission of proposals to the website of the agency, and time of presentation which is too limited.

However, she still manages to overcome it and was able to pass the evaluation.

            This activity will pave the way for more competitive academic and research facilities within our priority areas. This will drive more opportunities and more inclusive growth in delivering innovations for the people, especially in the regions.

PIA-6 holds PIA Journ Talk Series 2021

by Catherine V. Adaniel

The Philippine Information Agency – Region 6 embarked on this year’s journalism talks, dubbed as “PIA Journ Talk Series 2021” that was attended by student-writers, editors, photojournalists, and advisers of high school publications on October 13-15 and by college publications on October 20-22 via Zoom application.

The virtual training introduced the three-time Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist, Ms. Henni Espinosa, the former sports writer of the Philippine Daily Inquirer who is currently the Broadcast and Production Head of the Philippine Football Federation, Mr. Cedelf Tupas, and the multi-disciplinary artist and photojournalist whose works were already featured in abroad, Mr. Aeson Baldevia, who served as resource speakers in sports writing, broadcasting, and photojournalism, respectively.

Other experts that were invited to talk about Development Communication, news and feature writing, editorial/opinion writing and copy reading, as well as writing for science and technology, culture and the arts, and page design and layout were Ms. Elsa Subong, a freelance Communication and Research Consultant, Mr. Eric Loretizo, an experienced Media and Public Relations Specialist, Mr. Francis Allan Angelo, the Editor-in-Chief of Daily Guardian, Ms. Alicia Sol Salazar, the Regional Information Officer of DOST VI, Professor Tito Genova Valiente, a respected film and art critic, Engr. Ray Adrian Macalalag, an Engineer cum Graphic Artist, and Mr. Marco Duenas and Mr. Alfred Lucot who were both digital strategists.

When asked about his significant learnings, Mr. Jay Ramon Alayon, one of the Filipino editors of the CapSUnian Echo who attended the PIA Journ Talk Series 2021, mentioned in an online interview that, “One of the most valuable lessons I've taken away from the Campus Journ Talk Series 2021 is that journalism is not dead. It is constantly evolving, which is why PIA Region VI is continuing its passion and goal to keep journalism as close to the heart of young journalists as possible.”

For students and advisers to assess their acquired learnings and master the knowledge they have obtained, the webinar series conducted writeshops and workshops where they can showcase their writing skills.