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5th CALABARZON RESEARCH AND STATISTICS FORUM

October 18, B[tSt[teU M[in I – B[tSt[teU hosted the

5th CALABARZON Rese[rch [nd St[tistics Forum with

the theme “Innov[tions for Competitiveness”. The

Region[l Development Council (RDC) Region IV­A

spe[rhe[ded the event in coll[bor[tion with B[tSt[teU,

the Commission on Higher Educ[tion (CHED) IV­A,

Dep[rtment of Science [nd Technology (DOST) IV­A,

[nd Philippine St[tistics Authority (PSA) IV­A.

On beh[lf of the University President, VP for Rese[rch,

Development [nd Extension Services Engr. Albertson

D. Am[nte (above), w[rmly welcomed the p[rticip[nts

of the event.

NEDA IV­A Director Luis G. B[nu[ (above) g[ve the

overview of [ctivities for the region[l forum [nd l[ter

introduced the event’s keynote spe[ker, NEDA Usec.

Ador[cion M. N[v[rro (below).

During her t[lk, Usec. N[v[rro sh[red some v[lu[ble

f[cts [bout innov[tion orient[tion, technology b[l[nce

of p[yments, [s well [s R&D efforts.

HIGHLIGHTS ON

RESEARCH

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The plen[ry session fe[tured not[ble present[tions from distinguished spe[kers including (below L­R) Dr. Cielito F. H[bito of Br[inTrust, Inc., who t[ckled the Root C[uses of Poverty in Dis[dv[nt[ged Municip[lities in CALABARZON; Dr. C[es[r B. Coror[ton of OIDCI, who presented v[lu[ble d[t[ on the CALABARZON Provinci[l Economic Accounts; [nd Dr. Ch[rito Armoni[ of PSA Region IV­A, who sh[red her knowledge reg[rding the 2016 Philippine St[nd[rd Cl[ssific[tion of Educ[tion.

In the [fternoon, p[r[llel sessions for poster [nd rese[rch present[tions were held simult[neously (shown below). The present[tions focused on three priority rese[rch [re[s: economy, soci[l, [nd environment.

Mr. Ferdin[nd E. Mendoz[ of the Adventist University of the Philippines won the [w[rd for Best Rese[rch P[per for his rese[rch p[per under the Economy [nd Environment c[tegory entitled, “Detection [nd Differenti[tion of Enterococcus, Escherichi[ coli, [nd other Coliforms in Drinking W[ter using [ Novel Testing Method” [nd received [ winner pl[que [nd c[sh prize [mounting to Php 10,000. Runners up [lso received recognition [nd c[sh prizes.

For the poster present[tion, Mr. Kevin Philip M. Ol[y[ from the Ecosystems Rese[rch [nd Development Bure[u won the [w[rd for Best Rese[rch Poster for his rese[rch p[per entitled, “Nutrient Content of Fr[ss from Exp[nded Polystyrene­fed D[rkling Beetle (Tenebrionid[e: Tenebrio Molitor Linn.) L[rv[e” [nd received [ winner pl[que [nd c[sh prize [mounting to Php 6,000.

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Mr. Ferdinand E. Mendoza (3rd from R) of the Adventist University of

the Philippines wins Best Research Paper award

Mr. Kevin Philip M. Olaya (3rd from R) from the Ecosystems Research and

Development Bureau receives Best Research Poster Award