Among the twenty-two (22) competing Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the Bicol Region, Sorsogon State University fourth-year Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSED) – Major in Sciences students, Rupert James F. Gestiada and Frank Joseph G. Tisoy, along with their coach: Mr. Nestor L. Lasala, Jr. (CoTEd faculty member), won the championship for Best Research Paper Category during the 2023 Bicol Regional Student Teachers’ Congress – Research Competition, last May 25, 2023, at Legazpi City Convention Center, Legazpi City, Albay.
Out of the 22 HEI participants, the pre-selection committee shortlisted the entries to five (5) Best Research Entries in Stage 1 (Pre-Selection/Initial Screening). During Stage 2 (Pre-Final Screening/Selection of Finalists), the five best entries were subject to a formal research paper presentation before a panel of judges, who determined the three finalists among the five presentations. Subsequently, the selection of final winners adjudged 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Best Research Papers was evaluated by the Board of Judges composed of three research experts in Stage 3 (Final Screening: Best Research Paper Competition Proper), where the research paper of SorSU students Gestiada & Tisoy, entitled: “𝘛𝘩𝘦 360° 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘸: 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘝𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 7 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺” bagged the 1st Best Research Paper during the awarding ceremonies of the 2023 Bicol Regional Student Teachers’ Congress.
The research competition is one of the highlights of the 2023 Bicol Regional Student Teachers’ Congress, which is sponsored by the Philippine Association for Teachers and Educators (PAFTE) V, headed by Dr. Nora L. Licup (Regional Chair).
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙖𝙮 𝙋𝙪𝙨𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙙𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙀𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 (𝘾𝙤𝙏𝙀𝙙); 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙣, 𝘿𝙧. 𝘼𝙡𝙛𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤 𝙇. 𝙂𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙖, 𝙅𝙧.; 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙧/𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝, 𝙈𝙧. 𝙉𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙇. 𝙇𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙖, 𝙅𝙧., 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮, 𝘽𝙎𝙀𝘿-𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙍.𝙁. 𝙂𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙙𝙖 & 𝙁.𝙂. 𝙏𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝. (SorSU PIO)
