Researchers from the southernmost part of Mindanao to the Northern Luzon and Asia-Pacific countries gathered in the San Pedro College – Main Campus Gymnasium today, December 1, to attend the first-ever Madayaw International Multidisciplinary Research.
In this event, participants took part in the discusssion and expansion of the boundaries of knowledge and research interest.
With the theme, “Confluence of Research and Innovation in the Forefront of Achieving Sustainable Development Goals”, highly qualified speakers were invited to discuss various issues in the plenary session for the morning event.
Dr. Felix Chavez Jr., visiting professor in Graduate Schools of Higher Education Institutions in Region XI on Madayaw International Multidisciplinary Research Conference: “It’s very painful that most of our researches only act as project reports or graduate thesis. If you want to do research, do it because you want [to] do something good for the society.”
He highlighted the essence of research and its key role in achieving a decent life in the future.
“There is a strong correlation with scientific and economic progress,” he pointed out.
Engr. Sean Ligtvoet, the project officer and wastewater consultant of the Department of Science and Technology Region XI (DOST XI), also shared his expertise on the utilization of water resources and its proper management.
On the other hand, Mervin G. Gascon, a full-time faculty member of the Department of Governance Studies under the College of Governance and Business at the University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP), talked about using these sustainable development goals to translate research to policy.
The morning program ended with an open forum. Parallel and break-out sessions will be conducted later this afternoon in the designated conference rooms within the said campus.
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