Bannering the theme, “𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦: 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴,” Sorsogon State University – Office of Research, Extension and Training (SorSU-RET), headed by Dr. Ryan V. Dio (Vice President for Research, Extension and Training) spearheaded the kick-off of the three-day 6th Sorsogon Research, Development, and Training Conference (SoRDECon) virtually via Zoom Meeting, last March 05, 2024.
The three-day conference formally commenced with the welcome remarks from SUC President III, Dr. Geraldine F. De Jesus (via video presentation), where SorSU President De Jesus commended the Office of Research, Extension and Training (SorSU-RET) for their commitment to organizing this year’s SorDECon and their initiative and collective effort to advancing the research and extension capability of the University.
“𝘈𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪- 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴-𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘱𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴.”
Moreover, SorSU President De Jesus highlighted that the necessity of showcasing the university’s research and extension initiatives, as exhibited in the list of this year’s completed projects for presentation, is essential not only to highlight its accomplishments but also to disseminate updates on these endeavors within the institution, to the local stakeholders, and even the international academic and scientific community. She expounded, “𝙄𝙣 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣, 𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙛𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙜𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺’𝘴 𝘢𝘪𝘮 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥.”
Meanwhile, the presentation of participants for the conference was provided by Ms. Frances Grace J. Jetomo (Head, Publication & Knowledge Management).
Notably, SUC President IV of the Bicol University, Dr. Baby Boy Benjamin D. Nebres III delivered this year’s SorDECon keynote address, where BU President Nebres III emphasized in his message that SorSU and BU are practically neighbors and allows them to be constant partners. He added, “𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘺 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 [𝘚𝘰𝘳𝘚𝘜], 𝘢𝘯𝘨 ‘𝘗𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝘗𝘶𝘴𝘰’, 𝘢 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵, 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘉𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘨 ‘𝘗𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘬𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘩𝘢𝘯’ 𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙥𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙤 𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞 𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙪𝙨𝙤 — 𝙖 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙃𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 — 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚, 𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚, 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚, 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚, 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙞𝙢 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨.”
“𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. 𝘚𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘶𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺, 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.”
BU President Nebres III asserted that to ensure a good future for the next generation, two key concepts are needed — sustainability and resilience, where these are the areas where the researches should focus on, particularly introducing research innovations right at the heart of the recipients where community engagements are present.
“𝘐𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙙𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧, 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨. 𝘓𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵.”
Meanwhile, Dr. Ana Cristina G. Fortes (Director, Extension and Training Services), introduced the panel of evaluators for paper presentation for Day 1, to wit: Dr. Sherwin E. Balbuena (Director of Research and Development Services, Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa, Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology), Dr. Rebecca Rosario Bercasio (Professor VI & Director of BU Center for Teaching Excellence, Bicol University), & Dr. Magdalena M. Ocbian (Retired Professor VI, Sorsogon State College) for Category 1: Education; Dr. Tarcela Detera (Former Vice President for Academic Affairs, Former Dean of School of Graduate Studies, & Retired Professor, Sorsogon State College), Dr. Jean Paulette S. Go (Education Supervisor II, Arts and Science Program, CHED Regional Office V), & Dr. Dariel A. Palmiano (Professor VI, Central Bicol State University of Agriculture) for Category 2: Institutional Development; Dr. Francis N. Baleta (Science and Technology Fellow II, DOST-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Engineering Technology Research and Development), Dr. Shirley T. Palisoc (Prolific Peer Reviewer of Various Scopus-Indexed Journals & Current Member of the American Chemical Society), & Dr. Melbourne Rio Talactac (Vice President for Research and Extension, Cavite State University) for Category 3: Agri-Fisheries & Natural Resources); Dr. Seth B. Barandon (Research Assessment Center for Continuing Enrichment for Students, Camarines Sur Polytechnic College), Dr. Vladimir R. Foronda (Director, Extension Services – Central Bicol State University of Agriculture), & Prof. Roger Y. Ibanez (Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa, Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology) for Category 4: Strategic Intervention Projects/Activities; Engr. Glen D. Espeña (Science and Technology Fellow II, DOST-Metal Industries Research and Development Center), Prof. Anna May A. Ramos (Head, Intellectual Property Development – Innovation Technology Support Office, Adamson University), & Engr. Harold Jan R. Terano, PhD (Full Professor, College of Engineering and Architecture & Director, Center for Research and Development – Camarines Sur Polytechnic College) for Category 5: Product Development; as well as the panel of evaluators for extension projects: Dr. Melchor C. Morandarte (President, Small Enterprises Research and Development Foundation Inc.), Prof. Pamela N. Rojas (Head, Technical Review and Monitoring Section – Bicol University), & Prof. Rosemarie A. Tabardillo (Vice President, Bicol Global Extension Network & Former Director of Extension Services – Partido State University).
On the other hand, the mechanics of the activity were presented by Prof. Christine H. Ferolino (Director, Research and Development). The afternoon session for Day 1 highlighted the 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘨 for Categories 1-5 and Extension Projects).
Day 2 of the three-day conference featured the introduction of the panel of evaluators for Categories 6-8 and the Pitching Session by Ms. Frances Grace J. Jetomo (Head, Publication & Knowledge Management) as well as the 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘨 for the aforementioned categories in respective breakout rooms. The following are the evaluators for the Day 2 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘨, to wit: Dr. Elreen A. Delavin (Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa, Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology), Dr. Ariel N. Delfino (Department Chair, Community Development Department, Partido State University – College of Agribusiness and Community Development – Salogon Campus), & Darrel M. Ocampo (Dean, College of Education – Central Bicol State University of Agriculture – Sipocot) for Category 6: Social Science; Dr. Hanilyn A. Hidalgo (Professor IV, Central Bicol State University of Agriculture), Dr. Elmer A. Lorenzana (Director, Bicol University Center for Policy Studies and Development), & Prof. Emmanuel A. Onsay (Coordinator, Research and Development at the College of Accountancy and Economics – Partido State University) for Category 7: Business and Management; Dr. Luis O. Amano (Former Vice President for Research Development and Extension, Former Director of the Research and Development and Management Division, & Former Dean of the College of Agriculture and Forestry, Bicol University), Dr. Ma. Theresa G. De Ablan (Researcher, Knowledge Worker with Published Researches & Retired Chief Education Specialist at CHED Region V), & Dr. Erwin H. Malto (Professor VI, Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa, Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology for Category 8: Curriculum and Instruction Development); and Ms. Merla P. Caguia (Trade-Industry Development Specialist, DTI Sorsogon Provincial Office), Ms. Lilian Alice D. Lopez (VP for External Affairs, Argo Ventures Sorsogon Corporation), & Prof. Christopher O. Pacardo (Head, BURDC-IPRU & Manager, BU-ITSO). (SorSU PIO)
