Held at the Benguet State University gymnasium, La Trinidad Benguet is a four-day activity in celebration of the 14th Joint Regional Symposium on RDE Highlights and 7th Regional Student Research Congress, themed: 14th Joint Regional Symposium on RDE Highlights and 7th Regional Student Research Congress beginning October 14, 2024, and ended October 17, 2024.
Participants from the university were the regional qualifiers during the 2024 mid-year in-house review held on June 20-21, 2024, at the RnD Hall, Bulanao campus. Activities covered oral presentations of research from different categories, the set-up of poster presentations for the poster category, and the set-up of institutional booths featuring locally produced products by the province and the university. This booth fair highlighted the kick-off ceremony symbolized by a ceremonial ribbon cutting led by the event keynote speaker Dr. Melvin B. Carlos, Deputy Executive Director for OED-ARMMS, DOST-PCAARRD together with other distinguished guests.
In the closing ceremony, the activity concluded with the awarding of certificates to all the participants and the awarding of winning research in the different categories, including the awards for the institutional booth set-up. As expected, Kalinga State University won various awards, both major and minor awards, which inspired participants to work harder.
Research Categories
*Non-AANR SECTOR, Completed Research
Socio-Cultural Category
1st Place!
Title: The Kalinga People's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: Narratives and Lesson from the Underground
-Dr. Jessie Grace M. Sannadan and coy
2nd Place!
Title: The Effects of Entrepreneurial Commitment to the productivity performance of manufacturing Micro-enterprises in the province of Kalinga
-Dr. Romualdo U. Wacas
*STUDENT CATEGORY
Student Non-AANR Category
3rd Best Paper
Title: Unveiling Ethnomathematics in Kalinga Kitchen Utensils: Designing Culturally Relevant Learning Materials from Indigenous Artifacts
-Edjeff Banggalao
*INSTITUTIONAL BOOTH
2nd Place - Best Institutional Booth
Cultural Heritage Booth Award
These opportunities and achievements serve as proof of enormous effort to continually pursue progress and uplift the performance of the university in achieving its goals and objectives not just within but to the global world.
