Researchers, educators, and academic leaders from various institutions came together at John B. Lacson Colleges FoundationโBacolod on September 9, 2026, for the P๐ฃ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ-๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ, themed โ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ฉ ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ.โ Organized by the ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (๐ฃ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐), Inc. in collaboration with ๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ฑ, the gathering centered on a shared challenge for educational institutions: to move research beyond papers and turn knowledge into responsible and sustainable action. The seminar featured a keynote address by๐๐ฟ. ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐น ๐. ๐๐น๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ., ๐ฅ๐๐, ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข ๐๐๐, CHED Regional Director for the Negros Island Region, followed by plenary sessions led by ๐๐ฟ. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ ๐. ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ป๐ด๐ฟ. ๐ฆ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐ป๐ผ ๐ฉ. ๐ง๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐, ๐ฃ๐ต๐, and ๐๐ฟ. ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐. ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ on smart environmental initiatives, innovative solutions for climate action, and translating green-campus policies into actual practice.
More than sharing established practices, the activity gave participants the opportunity to examine how research, technology, collaboration, and institutional commitment can respond to environmental concerns. Discussions highlighted research-based environmental action, partnerships with communities and government, climate-responsive institutional practices, and the importance of making sustainability part of everyday campus life. During the workshop, participants translated these lessons into proposed institutional action plans anchored on their respective vision, mission, quality policies, and relevant Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The day concluded with the presentation of workshop outputs, recognition of participating institutions, and a renewed call to bring the day's learning back to their respective schools. More than a one-day gathering, the seminar-workshop reinforced a simple but important message: responsible stewardship becomes meaningful when what we learn through research is reflected in what our institutions actually do.
๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐ฌ:
RJ Ruiz
George Latorgo
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