𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘰𝘩𝘰𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺.

On December 9, BISU was recognized by the Department of Science and Technology National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP) for achieving the 3𝙧𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙭 𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝘿𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 (𝙃𝙀𝙄𝙨) 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 2024, in this year’s DOST-NRCP RDLead Conference and Year-End Assembly held at the Century Park Hotel, in Malate, City of Manila.

BISU’s winning project, “𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙝𝙤𝙡 𝙄𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙣 𝙏𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝘽𝙞𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩,” was spearheaded by project lead Dr. Jesrelljane A. Amper, together with project coordinators from BISU campuses: Mr. Christian S. Candontol, Dr. Margie V. Avenido, Ms. Kathlyn L. Quion, Dr. Josephine B. Nalzaro, Ms. Katrine Mae Mante, and Dr. Evangeline Lumantas, research assistant Jhon Eric I. Antone, and RD Leader Dr. Esperanza Maribel G. Agoo. The project was implemented from December 1, 2021, to November 30, 2022.

The initiative conducted various activities, including Biodiversity Assessment Training and Graduate Student Mentorship, Policy Brief Workshops, Training on Research Management, and Training on Scientific Writing, Review, and Publication. These efforts significantly strengthened BISU’s research capacity and paved the way for an enhanced and increased number of approved external project grants.

DOST-NRCP holds its RDLead Conference and Year-End Assembly annually, participated by RDLeaders, researchers, officials, and staff across the country, to showcase success stories of the different programs implemented by the council and recognize state universities and colleges (SUCs) and other external partners with exemplary performances in research and development.

The collaborative engagement activities, collective efforts, and support of the entire BISU community embodying the spirit of BISU One made BISU win this award.

Above all, this milestone was possible under the leadership of our University President Dr. Anthony M. Penaso, with the support of former Vice President for Research, Dr. Zina D. Sayson; Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Extension, Dr. Ivy Corazon A. Mangaya-ay; former Campus Director of BISU-Candijay, Dr. Proceso M. Castil; current Campus Director of BISU-Candijay, Dr. Luzminda G. Machete; Campus Directors of other campuses; campus research directors.

The award is a testament to the unwavering dedication, collaboration, and commitment of the BISU community to excellence in research and innovation, and highlights the collective effort of its faculty, researchers, and leaders in fostering a culture of academic growth and meaningful contributions to biodiversity research and development.

𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝘽𝙄𝙎𝙐 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙚 – 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙄𝙎𝙐 𝙊𝙣𝙚!

Inspired by the visit, RCE-Bohol returned to Bohol equipped with actionable insights to enhance its sustainability initiatives. A key focus will be developing an ESD workbook that incorporates the innovative practices observed during the benchmarking activity. By integrating these strategies, BISU and RCE-Bohol aim to advance sustainability education and contribute to a more sustainable future for the Philippines.