The Research Coordination Center is an office under the Research, Publication, and Innovation Center of San Pedro College. Its primary purpose is to support and streamline the activities of the organization, ensuring that research projects are conducted efficiently, ethically, and in accordance with relevant regulations and guidelines. The RCC office is dedicated to ensuring effective coordination of research efforts and providing researchers with the necessary support to carry out their work successfully. The institution created the Research Coordination Office (RCO) with the following oversight committees: Research Ethics Committee (REC), Institutional BioRisk Committee (IBC), and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

The Research Ethics Committee (REC) is the primary body tasked to review proposed protocols involving human participants to ensure that they conform with internationally and locally accepted ethical guidelines, monitor ongoing studies, and, where relevant, take part in follow-up action and surveillance after the end of the research. The committee also has the authority to approve, reject, or stop studies or require modifications of research protocols.

Student Researchers, under the guidance of their respective Research Advisers/ Mentors and the approval of the institutional Research Ethics Committee (REC), have an obligation to protect their respondents/participants in their research. No harm should be done to any human being or animal in conducting a particular study, rather, potential benefits are to be maximized for the advancement of scientific theory and the improvement of the quality of human life.

No research shall commence without obtaining a Certificate of Approval (COA) from REC and other pertinent licenses/ documents required by the committee reviewing the protocol. Failure to follow this prescribed guideline would make the research null and void. Further, no research grade shall be released without a Certificate of Completion (CoC) from the committee.

The Institutional BioRisk Committee (IBC) reviews, approves, oversees, and monitors research involving the use of recombinant or synthetic DNA/RNA, infectious agents, chemicals, and other biohazards. The committee also has the authority to approve, reject, or stop studies or require modifications of research protocols.

The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) shall take charge of ensuring the ethical and sensitive care and use of animals in research, teaching, and testing. The committee also has the authority to approve, reject, or stop studies or require modifications of research protocols.