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WVSU Hosts Futures Thinking Seminar-Workshop

by Leo G. Almonte, MDC

The West Visayas State University hosted the 2nd Futures Thinking Seminar-Workshop last February 17, 2023, at the Diversion 21 Hotel,Iloilo City.

Aklan State University, Capiz State University, Carlos Hilado Memorial State University, Central Philippines State University, Guimaras State University, Iloilo Science and Technology University, Iloilo State University of Fisheries Science and Technology, Northern Iloilo State University, Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology, University of Antique and West Visayas State University participated in the high-level workshop represented by their university presidents and vice presidents.

WVSU President Dr. Joselito F. Villaruz welcomed the participants in his address, while Dr. Raul F. Muyong gave a message afterward. Mr. Emmanuel De Guia, Director of Strategic Partnerships and Networking PhilsFutures, provided an overview of the activity and expected output, together with Ms. Jalaine Joyce Malabanan, PhilFutures Chief.

The seminar-workshop aims to produce capstone projects on each institutionโ€™s research niche anchored in the Sustainable Development Goals and regional development priorities. Participating HEIs in the region came together to identify an emerging Futures Agenda, mainly geared towards institutional capstone projects.

Dr. Joselito F. Villaruz presented WVSUโ€™s capstone project entitled โ€œMental Wellness for Resilient Filipinos,โ€ a research-based initiative to institutionalize solutions to mental wellness in the region. The presentation identified the problem, competitive landscape, solutions, framework, work plan, timeline, and key metrics.

Participants came up with recommendations to sustain the Futures Agenda and ensure the implementation of their action plan. Building a โ€œFutures Thinking cultureโ€ through the facilitation of seminars among faculty, research enthusiasts, and students; and enhancement of middle managersโ€™ skills in risk management and governance are among the recommended action points agreed upon by the participants.

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Japan to partner with WVSU for better science education

By Shenette T. Lape and May Joy S. Olmido, SILAK Media

With an aim to introduce science experiments in a way that children would understand, Japan Outreach Team, in collaboration with Philippine Science High School โ€“ Western Visayas Campus (PSHS-WVC), extended its scope of alliance to West Visayas State University (WVSU) in developing better science educators.

In partnership with the Federation of World Youth (FoWY) and Japanโ€™s Educate and Develop (EDULOP), an initial meeting was held on Feb. 27, 2023, 2 p.m. at the WVSU Conference Room discussing the initial plans of pushing throughย  โ€œProject Re: TaNarau 3.0โ€, a collaborative science outreach activity headed by students from PSHS-WVC and students from universities in Japan — aiming to yield better scientists and entice children to get into the field of science.

โ€œIโ€™d like you to continue to interview schools that are open for collaboration and we continue with the project. You will enhance the students and the entire university โ€“ you educate people,โ€ said Mr. Kouichi Hasegawa, head of International of EDULOP Japan.

Moreover, the team plans to conduct science experiments through the Universityโ€™s pre-service teachers in the College of Education with the Japanese educators exposing them to science education strategies that are used in Japan.

โ€œIt is all about promoting science education. It is the best channel in the College of Education for their practice teachers โ€” not only for the community but also for students who are aspiring to be teachers,โ€ said Prof. Edel Carmela Subong-Csoka, director of the WVSU International and Local Linkages Office.

Furthermore, Dr. Aris Larroder, research unit head of the PSHS-WVC, highlighted that Project TaNarau 1.0 enabled students to conduct home-based science experiments despite the absence of a school laboratory during the pandemic, while Project TaNarau 2.0 enabled them to design supplementary materials to show animated science concepts with the aid of paper only and not electricity.

โ€œScience education is inclusive to the learners and here in Project Re: TaNarau, learning materials are designed by the learners for other learners. We simply integrate pedagogy, as we have to make sure that at a very young age, the students can already contribute to the learning gaps,โ€ Dr. Larroder added.

A follow-up meeting is said to be held soon, hoping to make WVSU a part of the third installment of this project./END

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UN rapporteur pushes for teaching of mother tongue in the face of Houseโ€™s suspension of Mother-Tongue Based Multilingual Education

By Gizelle Amour Tagabi

UNDERLINING the value of languages and their diversity in the Philippinesโ€™s education system, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Fernand de Varennes, emphasized the teaching of children in their native tongue because this will guarantee their right to education without discrimination.

He emphasized that Mother-Tongue Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) should be in the long term because quality education in the mother languages take time and investment and not only three years.

De Varennesโ€™s statement made on Feb 22, 2023 at the West Visayas State University (WVSU) comes on the heels of the House of Representatives approving the suspension of the Mother-Tongue Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) on Feb. 6, 2023.

Varennes, speaking in a conference with officials of WVSU and SILAK Media, the official college publication of the WVSU College of Education — urged that quality education in the mother languages requires more time to give the children the best results possible in exercising their language rights within the classroom.

“There should be at least a 10-year program or 20-year program to develop the materials to make sure that you start and you progressively build stronger and stronger programs,” he said, on top of stressing the importance of committing to the MTB-MLE.

He called upon education and government authorities to “take this program seriously” by investing in training, resources, and materials for teachers to effectively teach in mother languages.

“You have to look at this long-term as an investment, which will take time before you see really good results,” he said, adding that the lack of materials shouldnโ€™t be a reason for suspending the MTB-MLE program.

Prior to the conference, Varennes spoke from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. to about 1,500 students and faculty of the said university in a Symposium on Language Rights and Education in observance of the UNESCO International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022-2032) along with multilingual education and MTB-MLE advocate, Firth McEachern, who raised awareness on human rights through language rights in education.

โ€œYou all have the right to learn and use your language in the classroom at any level. So donโ€™t let other people tell you, โ€˜No, hindi pwedeng gumamit ng Hiligaynon kasi we have to be English-speakingโ€™ โ€” that is against your rights,โ€ said McEachern, a Canadian national who can fluently speak Philippine languages including Filipino and Hiligaynon.

Photos by Pretty Pearl Kate Serilo, Shane Salao, and Mark Lawrence Articuna

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Tukib Kinaadman, a 2-day arts and research workshop

Let’s celebrate the arts! Join Tukib Kinaadman, a 2-day arts and research workshop for teachers and students brought to you by the College of PESCAR and the University Cultural Affairs Office.

For pre-registration, please click the link: https://forms.gle/SMKBnvV3SDEuhKBy7

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CONGRATULATIONS WVSU COLLEGE OF LAW DEBATING TEAM!!!

By: WVSU Law Student Council

WVSU-COL Debate Team qualified for the quarter finals and ranked 2nd in the elimination rounds out of 26 participating Law Schools in the 1st Justice Hilarion Aquino National Memorial Debate Competition.

1st Elimination Round

Best Speaker – Stephene Barredo

Best Debater – Vanessa Silla

2nd Elimination Round

Best Speaker – Edson Chase Yap

Member

Agripino John Patrick Ga-an

Coach

Atty. Federic Loise Regencia

College of Law Dean

Atty. Pauline Grace Alfuente, CPA

College of Law Associate Dean

Atty. Ian Thomas Besana, LLM

The team will advance to the quarter finals which will take place tomorrow. The entire college wishes you the best of luck!

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Basta taga-West, the Best!

#WVSUCOLDebateTeam

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COE-ILS Application-Admission for A.Y 2023-2024

GENERAL POLICIES AND GUIDELINES

  1. Applicants should register through the WVSU ONLINE APPLICATION MODULE.
    NOTE: Fill out the form with learner’s information.ย 

    Registration Period: February 23, 2023 to March 31, 2023

    Written Exam:

    April 29, 2023 (Saturday) for Kindergarten

    May 6, 2023 (Saturday) for Junior and Senior High School

  2. Application: Submit the hard copy of your requirements to ILS Directorโ€™s Office.
  3. Provide a digital or scanned ID photo of yourself. Make sure to follow the guide for the ID photo requirements.
  4. Your e-mail address should have your first and last name for easier verification. It could be done using either of the following formats: [email protected] or [email protected]. If none of these formats is available, try adding your birth year or birth date at the end of your e-mail (e.g., [email protected]). If your current e-mail address does not comply with the required format, create a new one using Gmail. The use of a noncomplying e-mail will result in the failure of your application.
  5. The list of qualified applicants for Online Assessment will be posted on https://www.facebook.com/coe.ils.wvsu. Take note that only applicants who were able to successfully submit their online application will be listed.
  6. For inquiries, contact us at [email protected] or https://www.facebook.com/coe.ils.wvsu or at telephone nos. (033) 320 0870 local 1802.

A. Kindergarten

Kindergarten pupils desiring admission to West Visayas State University-College of Education-Integrated Laboratory School (WVSU-COE-ILS) should meet the following requirements:

Requirements

  1. Birth Certificate (issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA))Certified photocopy of original birth certificate from the PSA shall be retained by the school.
  2. 2 x 2 picture
  3. Child Progress or Report Card (if applicable)
  4. Certificate of Employment for employees of the WVSU System (only those with permanent position)

Age:ย  The child must be at least five (5) years old by the 31st day of October 2023 (born between November 1, 2017 and October 31, 2018).

This is in accordance with DepEd Order No. 47, s. 2016 or the Omnibus Policy on Kindergarten Education, which states: โ€œFor schools commencing their school year in August, Kindergarten learners should be five (5) years old by August 1 and the extension period shall be until October 31.โ€

Testing

  • The applicant must pass all admission requirements such as paper-pencil test and interview. The interview will be done by a panel of teachers who are designated as interviewers.
  • A testing fee of two hundred pesos (P 200.00) will be paid by the qualified online applicants. The Office of the ILS Director will give further instructions regarding the payment process.
  • Applicants must also pass the medical-dental examinations that will be conducted by the University Health personnel.

B. Grade 7 (Junior High School)

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Requirements

  1. Birth Certificate (issued by PSA)
  2. 2 x 2 picture
  3. Good Moral Certificate
  4. Form 138 / Form 137 / Copy of grades from Grades 4, 5, and 2nd Quarter of Grade 6

C. Grade 11 (Senior High School)

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Requirements

  1. Birth Certificate (issued by PSA)
  2. 2 x 2 picture
  3. Good Moral Certificate
  4. Form 138 / Form 137 / Copy of grades from Grade 7 up to Second Quarter of Grade 10
  5. Education Service Contracting (ESC) Certificate (if applicable)
  6. STEM Score, Science and Math Scores in NCAE (if applicable)

Note: The WVSU-COE-ILS maintains a one-section policy from Kindergarten to Senior High School. Only the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) strand is being offered in the Senior High School. The availability of slots for Grade 7 and Grade 11 will depend on the number of qualified applicants coming from the WVSU-COE-ILS.

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๐™’๐™‘๐™Ž๐™๐˜พ๐™Š๐™ˆ ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™’๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™Ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก ๐˜พ๐™๐™–๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™๐™ž๐™ฅ ๐™’๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฉ 11๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™๐™š๐™œ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก ๐˜ผ๐™‹๐™ˆ๐˜พ-๐™Ž๐™‰ ๐™‘๐™ž๐™จ๐™–๐™ฎ๐™–๐™จ ๐™๐™š๐™œ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ซ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ

By: Stephen Ranie Belascuain and Everild Dominique Camique

Photos by: ย Everild Dominique Camique

ย Medical students from Roxas Hall showcased their unrivaled academic prowess and cemented their status as one the leading medical school in the region by bagging four out of five categories in academic competitions in this yearโ€™s Regional APMC Convention, held at the Diversion 21 Hotel and Iloilo Convention Center last February 9-11, 2023.

ย This yearโ€™s theme was โ€œLARGAโ€ with a paraw sail that centers on the ebbs and flows of our medical journey. This convention was spearheaded by Paolo P. Guisado of Central Philippine University along with other representatives and student leaders from various medical schools in the region including our very own Medical Student Council and APMC representatives Andrea Philline Barros and Wendellyn Bragat, with Academic Competition Head, Marc Christian Sausa and Mr. and Ms. APMC head, Kenneth Ynchausti.

ย โ€œ๐˜š๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜โ€™๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ณโ€ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ โ€˜๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜บโ€™ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ถ๐˜ดโ€ Ms. Barros said in an interview.

๐‘ช๐’๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’-๐‘ท๐’‚๐’•๐’‰๐’๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’”๐’† ๐‘ช๐’๐’๐’‡๐’†๐’“๐’†๐’๐’„๐’†

ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  Despite being the last to present, the WVSU-CPC team, comprised of Shaun Andre Tan as Team Captain, Rogelio RR Tariman as their speaker, along with Joshua Tomas and Lee Iverson Buelis, was crowned Champions and awarded with Best Presentation, and Mr. Tariman as Best Presenter.

ย ย ย ย ย ย  โ€œ๐ฟ๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘˜ ๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘ , ๐ผ ๐‘˜๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ค ๐ผ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘–๐‘” ๐‘ โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘“๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™. ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘˜๐‘“๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ฆ, ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ž๐‘โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘  ๐ท๐‘Ÿ. ๐‘†๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐ท๐‘Ÿ. ๐ต๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘Ž ๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘ -๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘’ ๐‘”๐‘œ๐‘ก ๐‘“๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘š ๐ท๐‘Ÿ. ๐ฝ๐‘ข๐‘š๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐ท๐‘Ÿ. ๐ด๐‘š๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘Ž โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘™๐‘๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘”๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ ๐‘œ๐‘› โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ค ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘Ž๐‘โ„Ž ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘’. ๐‘Šโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘š๐‘ฆ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘†โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ข๐‘›, ๐ฝ๐‘œ๐‘ โ„Ž, ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐ฟ๐‘’๐‘’, ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘™๐‘’, ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘š ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐ฝ๐‘’๐‘ก, ๐ด๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž, ๐บ๐‘’๐‘Ž, ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐ถ๐‘ง๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘Ž ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘๐‘œ๐‘”๐‘›๐‘–๐‘ง๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘–๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘šโ€™๐‘  ๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘๐‘๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ โ€ Mr. Tariman said in an interview with the VS staff.

ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  After the presentation, the team was praised by the panel of judges for exceptional demonstration, well-crafted slides, and an on-point breakdown of the case. They were also able to answer with ease the questions and inquiries of the panel due to the excellent mentoring of their coaches, Dr. Ansarie Salpin and Dr. Noe Bataga.

ย ย ย ย ย ย  Since this is his last CPC along with his teammate Joshua Tomas, Shaun Andre Tan, the Team Captain says that he is very happy that they were able to successfully defend the title and for the chance to compete in the National Conference.

ย ย ย ย ย ย  โ€œ๐ผ๐‘ก ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘“๐‘“๐‘–๐‘๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘ก โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘—๐‘ข๐‘”๐‘”๐‘™๐‘’ ๐ถ๐‘ƒ๐ถ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜๐‘ โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘ โ€“ ๐‘™๐‘ข๐‘๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘™๐‘ฆ, ๐ฟ๐‘–๐‘œ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐ฟ๐‘’๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜ ๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘“๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ข๐‘  ๐‘๐‘™๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜๐‘ . ๐‘Š๐‘’’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘˜๐‘“๐‘ข๐‘™ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘™๐‘’๐‘”๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘ ๐‘œ ๐‘”๐‘’๐‘›๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘  ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘”โ„Ž ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘”๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘ข๐‘  ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘’ ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’. ๐ต๐‘ข๐‘ก ๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘‘๐‘›’๐‘ก ๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ก ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘”๐‘ข๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ž๐‘โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘ , ๐ท๐‘Ÿ. ๐‘†๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐ท๐‘Ÿ. ๐ต๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘Ž. ๐ผ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘›’๐‘ก ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘  ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘”โ„Ž โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ค ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘˜๐‘“๐‘ข๐‘™ ๐‘ค๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘–๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘’๐‘“๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก. ๐‘€๐‘ฆ ๐‘—๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘“๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ ๐‘“๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘š ๐‘œ๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ; ๐ฟ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘”๐‘Ž ๐‘๐‘Ž ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘ !โ€ Tan further said.

๐‘ฏ๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’‰๐’„๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’๐’๐’—๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐‘ช๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’†๐’•๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’

ย ย ย ย ย  With a resounding win, the WVSU-HCI team was hailed champions against three other excellent entries with their auspicious โ€œProject: Ready, Prep, Go!โ€. The team includes Mark Arnel Gacho, Anavie Clarise Sia, Christine Joy Susana, and Parvane Mae Lagon, all of whom are third-year medical students.

ย ย ย ย  โ€œ๐‘Š๐‘’ ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘‘ ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ž๐‘ข๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘  ๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘˜๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ค๐‘™๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘”๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘ค๐‘’ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’. ๐‘‚๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘—๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘ ๐‘œ ๐‘ค๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘˜๐‘“๐‘ข๐‘™ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘ค๐‘’ ๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ค โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›.โ€ Ms. Susana said

ย ย ย ย ย  The project takes inspiration from patients suffering from HIV and AIDs and those who succumb to the disease. Its main objective is the education of the masses, especially those in far-flung areas about the disease and its prevention strategies with an emphasis on Pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP.

ย ย ย ย ย  โ€œ๐ท๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘’, ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘’๐‘›๐‘”๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘œ๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘—๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก, ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›, ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘  ๐‘–๐‘š๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ก. ๐‘Š๐‘’ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘ข๐‘๐‘ ๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘ฆ๐‘  ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘œ๐‘› โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ค ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘  ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘ž๐‘ข๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘  ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ค๐‘› ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘ข๐‘ .โ€ Ms. Lagon said

ย ย ย ย ย  This project has three phases namely: Ready, PrEP, and Go! (1) The READY phase aims to increase knowledge regarding HIV and AIDS in grassroots communities. (2) The PREP phase corresponds to the project’s main objective, which is to increase the use of PreP among high-risk individuals in the community. (3) The GO phase, or “re-echoing” phase, aims to encourage the newly-registered PrEP user to encourage other members of the community to do the same.

ย ย ย ย ย  โ€œ๐‘Š๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘˜๐‘“๐‘ข๐‘™ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  3-๐‘ƒ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก. ๐‘Š๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘‘๐‘›’๐‘ก โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ก ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘™๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’. ๐ต๐‘ฆ ๐บ๐‘œ๐‘‘’๐‘  ๐‘”๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘’, ๐‘ค๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘‘๐‘œ ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘๐‘’๐‘“๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘’ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐ถโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘.โ€ Ms. Sia said

๐‘น๐’†๐’”๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’„๐’‰: ๐‘ช๐’๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ช๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐‘ช๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’ˆ๐’๐’“๐’š

ย Further displaying the prowess of the college in the academic field, the WVSU-COM Research team, composed of Alyssa Feb Sanchez, Raychel Arriesgado, Justine Dela Riarte, and Ely Roy Melizo Jr.,ย  also gained the title of Champion in the Research Presentation for the Clinical and Community Category and Best Poster Award for their study, โ€œKnowledge, Attitudes and Practices Toward COVID-19 of Residents Aged 18-59 in Iloilo City and Iloilo Province.โ€

ย With its conceptualization last 2021, The study focused on the finding out the knowledge, attitudes and practices of Ilonggos regarding COVID during the introduction of vaccines and the gradual decrease of restrictions. It took almost two years to complete, and it got delayed by the pandemic, along with conducting the research itself, and gathering participants for the survey, was a challenge for the researchers.

ย ย ย ย ย ย  โ€œ๐น๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ด๐‘ƒ๐‘€๐ถ, ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ฆ, ๐ผ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐‘“๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘š๐‘ฆ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘š๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘’ ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘›’๐‘ก โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘š๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ ๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ . ๐ด๐‘š๐‘œ ๐‘›๐‘Ž ๐‘›๐‘”๐‘Ž ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘” ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘˜๐‘œ ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘” ๐‘—๐‘œ๐‘–๐‘›,โ€ said Alyssa Feb Sanchez, the leader of the research team,ย  โ€œ๐ฟ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘‘ ๐ผ ๐‘˜๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ค ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘ค๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘š๐‘š๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘ž๐‘ข๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘–๐‘“๐‘ฆ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ž๐‘ข๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘ก ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘๐‘š๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ . ๐‘Š๐‘’ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ โ„Ž ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘™๐‘’ ๐ผ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘š๐‘ฆ ๐‘œ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘”๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘  โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘‘ 33-โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ .โ€ Ms. Sanchez said

ย ย ย ย ย  Sanchez further stated that the difficulty of balancing their clerkship rotation and completing the submissions for the research competition took a toll on the whole research team; but what kept her going was the thought of the studyโ€™s results would go to waste, if it wasnโ€™t shared with the academic community.

ย ย ย ย ย  โ€œ๐˜โ€™๐˜ฎ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ง ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ถ๐˜ด. ๐˜‰๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜โ€™๐˜ฎ ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด.โ€ said Sanchez.

๐‘ด๐’†๐’…๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐‘ญ๐’Š๐’๐’‚๐’๐’”

Facing against teams from the Cebu Institute of Medicine (CIM), Matias H. Aznar Memorial College of Medicine Inc. (MHAM), and the University of Cebu School of Medicine (UCSM), the WVSU-COM Debate team emerged victorious, garnering the title of Champions in the Interscholastic Medical Debate, with CIM as the 1st Runner-up, and coming in with a tie for 2nd Runner Up was MHAM and UCSM.

ย โ€œ๐˜ž๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ต ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ (๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฒ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ). ๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ง ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฃ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ, ๐˜ช๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ. ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ, ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ,โ€ said Cyril Jay Villanueva, one of the debate team participants.

ย Along with Villanueva from Batch ASP, the team was composed of Josh Oliver Branal and Maio Vendell Sabidong from Batch Dagitab, Swing Member Hannan Andrea Sagsagat, and their coach Atty. Roberto Villanueva, MD, with Cyril Villanueva and Josh Oliver Branal awarded as the Third Best Speakers of the competition.

ย ย ย ย ย ย  โ€œ๐‘…๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘›๐‘œ ๐‘™๐‘ข๐‘๐‘˜. ๐ผ๐‘ก ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘˜ ๐‘Ž ๐‘“๐‘’๐‘ค ๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘’๐‘˜๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘Ž๐‘“๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ-๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘  ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐ท๐‘’๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘†๐‘œ๐‘๐‘–๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘ฆ, ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘š๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”, ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘’๐‘โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘š๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘ . ๐ผ๐‘ก ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘’๐‘ฅโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘“๐‘ข๐‘›. ๐‘‚๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘š ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘—๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘š๐‘’๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘’ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž ๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ ๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘š ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘œ๐‘๐‘™๐‘’. ๐ผ๐‘ก ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘ข๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘‘๐‘œ ๐‘”๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘‘. ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’, ๐‘–๐‘กโ€™๐‘  ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘  ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘กโ€™๐‘  ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘˜๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”.โ€ said Villanueva.

ย ย ย ย ย ย  These teams from each category will represent the Visayas Region in the upcoming APMC National Convention in Cebu this March.

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WVSU President Attends 3rd International Symposium on Clinical Research Trials & Joint Arise-Africa Symposiumย 

by Leo G. Almonte, MDC

WVSU President Dr. Joselito F. Villaruz attended the 3rd International Symposium on Clinical Research Trials & Joint Arise-Africa Symposium in Japan from February 7 to 8, 2023.ย ย 

The National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGHM) and Center for Clinical Sciences (CCS) – Department of International Trials (DTI) organized the symposium with the theme “Addressing the Shortage of Physician-Scientists and Clinical Trial Professionals.”

Presenters explored solutions to increase the number of professionals in the clinical research setting and discussed strategies to get more people involved in the clinical trial industry.

According to the organizers, the symposium aims ”to bring together not only heads of universities/medical faculties but also clinical research players to discuss how to address the critical issue of clinical research professional shortage in their respective countries and the world.”

Dr. Villaruz’s presentation entitled “Raising Clinical Research Awareness Early in Medical School: A Strategy to Increase the Number of Physician-Scientists”, delved into the ‘dearth of physician-scientistsโ€™, a problem arising from the declining number of physicians conducting research and fewer doctors pursuing scientific careers.

He mentioned the barriers and challenges in addressing the shortage of physician-scientists and clinical trial professionals. Dr. Villaruz shared the Philippine experience and the solutions his university and the government implemented to address the said problem. He provided an overview of the mechanisms that WVSU put in place to nurture a ”physician-scientist” culture in the university.

According to Dr. Villaruz, curriculum tinkering, access to government research programs, involvement in agency science-driven initiatives, and international funding for research are among the solutions implemented in the Philippines.

There were 31 presenters from Japan, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Kenya, DR Congo, Vietnam, and the United States. Speakers came from the academic, health, and government sectors.ย ย 

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CON bags this yearโ€™s Mr and Ms WVSU crown

by: Joseph Henry Nebres
Photo by: Noelle Marie Pagunsan/The Mediator and Joseph Henry Nebres/PAMCO

College of Nursing representatives Ms. Charisse Gabrielle Agraviador and Mr. Rasheed Jared Royo was crowned as this yearโ€™s Mr. and Ms. WVSU during the pageant night last Friday, January 28, 2023, at the WVSU Cultural Center.

Thirteen aspiring pairs from different colleges and campuses of West Visayas State University battled out fiercely for the crown. During the first round of the competition the candidates turned up in their glamorous best parading the culture and colors in their Barong Tagalog and Filipiniana attire. This was followed by the playsuit round where the candidates made waves, wearing their floral playsuit attire as they walk through runway with both elegance and pride.

The intense battle of the candidates can be felt throughout the jammed pack WVSU cultural center as the audience cheered their lungs out to show support for their representatives.

Aside from beauty and glamour, the candidates also displayed their brilliance and wits as they answer both personal and fun questions during the preliminary interview round. The formal attire/evening gown segment followed shortly after. The candidates exhibited a wide array of visually striking performance as they traverse the runway with beauty and grace.

Despite the close competition between the candidates only five pairs were chosen into the final round, and only one pair has emerged victorious and crowned as the 2023 Mr. and Ms. WVSU.

The lucky contestants to enter the final round for the male category were Mr. John Daxen Occeรฑo (CICT), Mr. Rasheed Jared Royo (CON), Mr. Jendou Jezreel Sale (CBM), Mr. Brent Alexander Gilo (COP), and Mr. Mark Lexon Operio (Lambunao campus).

While for the female category the five lucky hopefuls were Ms. Thea Tabares (COC), Ms. Millen Jan Arillo (CAS), Ms. Charisse Gabrielle Agraviador (CON), Ms. Arielle Justin Panistante (COP), Ms. Kate Bayogos (Pototan Campus).

The final interview immediately followed where all candidates answered one question provided by the committee, after the intense showdown of beauty and brains the judges made their final decision an

Out of the ten remaining candidates the College of Nursing brought home the crown for both Mr. and Ms. WVSU 2023.

The Mr. and Ms. WVSU is one of the main highlights in U-week. It didnโ€™t only bring out the beauty and wits of the candidates but also camaraderie and the creativity of the students. Furthermore, it is a platform where students can express themselves in a healthy competition outside their academic lives.