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PROMOTE SUSTAINED, INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH, FULL AND PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT AND DECENT WORK FOR ALL.

Economic growth should be a positive force for the whole planet.This is why we must make sure that financial progress creates decent and fulfilling jobs while not harming the environment. We must protect labour rights and once and for all put a stop to modern slavery and child labour. If we promote job creation with expanded access to banking and financial services, we can make sure that everybody gets the benefits of entrepreneurship and innovation.

  • Job Vacancy June 2023

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  • WVSU-MC’s FCM residency program hailed Top 5 performing institution, Level I and Level III residents rank 10th in 2023 FITE

    By: Franco Miguel Nodado
    Photos: Dr. Ruth Mary Pada

    West Visayas State University Medical Center’s (WVSU-MC) Department of Family and Community Medicine (FCM) Residency training program has been recognized as the 5th top-performing institution among 132 institutions in the Philippines.

    The program’s outstanding performance was gauged based on the combined scores of Levels II and III examinees in the Family Medicine In-Service Training Examination (FITE), administered by the Philippine Academy of Family Physicians, Inc., on January 29, 2023.

    In addition to the program’s overall success, Dr. John Kevin Arrivas, a Level I resident of the program, secured an impressive 10th place in the national ranking. Dr. Lurence Anne Pañer, a Level III resident, also bagged 10th place among her peers in the country.

    Dr. Arrivas was “surprised” as he “did not expect to belong in the top 10 for this year’s FITE.” On other hand, Dr. Pañer “couldn’t believe it” since she was not included in the initial announcement of PAFP. However, she felt “ecstatic” as this proved that she has “chosen the right career.”

    Dr. Pañer shared that upon seeing the exam blueprint, she felt “overwhelmed.”

    She then downloaded all the reading materials and encouraged her co-residents to share the burden of reading all these and highlight the “must-knows.”

    Dr. Pañer added that the monthly exams prepared them for the oral and written national exams.

     

     

    Meanwhile, Dr. Arrivas gave his advice for future FCM practitioners: “FCM will be the specialty that will lead the Universal Health Care. There will be lots of opportunities for those who want to work as a primary care provider.”

    “My tip for them is to be kind and compassionate for the least of us and keep the desire burning for learning and growth,” he continued.

    “For those who want to join this path, I suggest that you should make sure that this is really something that you want. You should also learn not to compare your own set of knowledge and skills with those of your peers. Always bear in mind that “A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one,” Dr. Pañer shared.

    WVSU’s Family and Community Medicine residency training is a three-year program only established in 2020.

  • 2023 LET Results: WVSU Graduates Clinch 3 Top Spots

    by Leo G. Almonte, MDC

     Three WVSU College of Education graduates, namely Ms. Jirah Mae Gabo Flores, Mr. Chris John Quintila Ludas, and Ms. Dyssa Chin Cabanhao Camince, successfully hurdled the 2023 LET Exam. Ms. Flores scored 92.40%, and Mr. Ludas scored 91%, landing them in the Top 3 and Top 10 of the LET – Secondary Level, respectively.

    Ms. Dyssa Chin Cabanhao Camince scored 90.40% in the LET Exam – Elementary Level, sharing the Top 10 spot with eleven other examinees.  Riding high on this achievement, WVSU attained a 95.49% passing rate for the Elementary Level (ranked 4th Nationwide) and a 94.66% passing rate for the Secondary Level (ranked 5th Nationwide).

  • CON Job Vacancy May 2023

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  • CICT Instructors Vacancy May 2023

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  • Philippine-European collaboration concludes at WVSU today

    By Hazel P. Villa and Antoniette D. Cortez

    ILOILO City — The Final Dissemination and Send-off of Project FORTH, a collaboration between Philippine and European universities that aims to empower teachers in challenged areas in the Philippines, concludes today, March 27, 2023, at the Cultural Center and Teleconference Room of the West Visayas State University (WVSU). This event is the second to the last leg of the project.

    Project FORTH was launched in WVSU in February 2019 and Iloilo was one of the pilot areas. It succeeded in obtaining the approval of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in 2020 for the offering of the degree Master of Teaching in Challenged Areas (MAEd TCA) which is now available at WVSU, the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) in Manila, and the University of St. La Salle (USLS) in Bacolod City.

    Today’s activities, which start at 8:30 a.m., will involve the WVSU College of Education students as the audience. The program will include a Walkthrough of Project FORTH, a presentation of the impact of Project FORTH in Philippine Higher Education, and speeches by two principals and a student who have taken up MAEd Teaching in Challenged Areas. They will talk about the Imprints of Project FORTH in

    Philippine Higher Education. WVSU President Joselito Villaruz will also deliver a speech entitled “Ways Forward for WVSU.”

    The European partner institutions will share their experiences with their Philippine counterparts, and Project FORTH Designer Julia Gonzales will speak on “Changing the Narrative: Project FORTH Vision and Beyond.”

    The second part of the Final Dissemination and Send-off will take place at the Teleconference Room of the WVSU, where the participants will share their experiences of DepEd and University Partners. They will also discuss the outputs of FORTH, such as infusion in the Bachelor of Arts Program, majoring in Teaching in Challenged Areas, and materials developed and publications.

    The afternoon session will feature European and WVSU partners speaking on Project FORTH and Beyond,

    FORTH’s impact, and “Visioning the Association for Teacher Educators and Teachers in Challenged Areas.” The program will end at 3 p.m., after which the Project FORTH Team will proceed to Davao City for the last leg of the Final Dissemination and Send-off.

    On March 23, 2023, implementers, representatives of partner schools, officials of the Department of Education and CHED gathered for the formal send-off at the Savoy Hotel in Pasay City. A series of activities followed, including visits on March 24 to Centro Escolar University and PUP and their Manila partner schools and communities, March 25 in USLS Bacolod, March 26 at an Aeta community in Don Salvador Benedicto in Negros Occidental, March 27 in WVSU, and March 28 and 29 in USeP Davao and its partner community for a project called “Education behind bars.”

  • PH-EU collab helping teachers in challenged areas close to good reviews

    By Hazel P. Villa, Rosemarie Felimon, Anne Cortez

    PASAY City – A major collaboration between Philippine and European universities ended on a positive note with good reviews given its various successes on March 23, 2023 at the Savoy Hotel here.

    The 4-year collaboration is Project FORTH (Formation of Teachers in Challenged Areas) which seeks to empower teachers who are working in challenging areas and contexts that are out of the ordinary.

    A major achievement of the said Project is the approval of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in 2020 for the offering of the degree Master of Teaching in Challenged Areas (MAEd TCA) in the following universities: In Manila – the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP); and in Western Visayas – University of St. La Salle (USLS) and West Visayas State University (WVSU).

    In his speech, WVSU President Joselito Villaruz said, “Project Forth has widened the horizon of what higher institutions stand for and that is to give impetus to the sector that has been left behind so that the gains of development shall be shared to the marginalized sector of this society.”

    Also present at the Send Off were representatives of the three European universities leading in educational reform and international organizations in Europe. They are the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, University of Deusto in Bilbao, Spain, and the University of Bologna in Bologna, Italy together with the following institutions: Education for an Interdependent World in Brussels, Belgium which is the project co-coordinator and Fundacion Intered in Madrid, Spain that coordinates NGOs’ development work in different parts of the world.

    The Final Dissemination and Send Off lasts until March 29, 2023 with key implementers and module coordinators visiting partner schools and communities on the following dates: March 24 in CEU and PUP and their Manila partner schools and communities highlighting their outputs as program in-charge, March 25 in USLS Bacolod, March 26 at an Aeta community in Don Salvador Benedicto in Negros Occidental, March 27 in WVSU, March 28 and 29 in USeP Davao and its partner community for a project called “Education behind bars.”

    Discussed in the March 23 Send Off were the project’s outputs, the impact of the FORTH partnership with Europe, the envisioning of the project’s future, the Department of Education’s experiences with the participating universities, outreach to the other universities, and “visioning” the Association for Teacher Educators and Teachers in Challenged Areas.

  • WVSU CAT: SANA ALL

    by Leo Almonte, MDC

    It’s this time of the year when WVSU conducts its College Admission Test (CAT). As early as seven in the morning, droves of examinees started to converge at the entrances of WVSU along Luna Street, causing medium-to-heavy traffic in the vicinity.

    Walking inside the campus, the examinees exuded a silent and determined aura, like gladiators stepping into an arena. For most of them, enrolling at WVSU is their first giant step toward their life-long goals. The students know: they are going through the proverbial eye of the needle. WVSU (Main Campus) will only accept 1,500+ from the 10,300+ applicants.

    The examinees came from the provinces of Aklan, Capiz, Guimaras, and other regions, including Mindanao. Walking through the corridor of Quezon Hall, the students are dead quiet, and nothing seems to exist but their test papers. Taking the test while in their zone, I could almost hear their heartbeats during that never-wracking moment.

    I observed a late student running through the campus toward the New Academic Building. He stopped for a while, took deep breaths, looked up at the sky, and made several signs of the cross before proceeding to the testing room.

    So much is at stake, especially for those parents who cannot afford to send their children to college. Such an awareness adds to the pressure of taking the CAT since making it to WVSU is a life-changing milestone. Outside the university, relatives wait patiently under the sun amidst the smoke and noise of passing vehicles.

    I saw mothers standing on the sidewalks, looking at the university buildings from a distance as if whispering prayers for their children while they took the examination. Fathers were ready to hand over their “baon” to their kids as soon as they exited the gate.

    We say “sana all” with a mixed tinge of hope, regret, and even envy when we experience social and economic disparities or personal shortcomings.

    If only the university could accept more applicants but limited resources hold it back. Yet, WVSU is never stagnant. It continues to pave a road map towards expansion so more students can benefit from its academic services.

    We can all work to create a future where fewer Filipinos are saying “sana all” because more of us are accomplishing our goals and achieving what we want in life. So, when the result of the WVSU CAT is out, I still say (not with regret) but with hope -: SANA ALL.

  • 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 institution’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 WVSU’s capstone project entitled “Mental Wellness for Resilient Filipinos,” 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 “Futures Thinking culture” through the facilitation of seminars among faculty, research enthusiasts, and students; and enhancement of middle managers’ skills in risk management and governance are among the recommended action points agreed upon by the participants.

  • 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