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Romblon State University launched the University Community Empowerment through Sustainable Services (UNI-CESS) program at Brgy. Pinamihagan, San Jose, Romblon last February 21, 2022. A total of 120 families from Pinamihagan served as beneficiaries of the project, which received aid and participated in focus group discussions bringing out concerns and needs of their community.

The team also distributed a total of 250 fruit tree seedlings from the Department of Agriculture under the PANTREE project of the University. This is hoped to raise awareness of the importance of planting and saving trees for the environment. Continue reading “RSU Launches UNI-CESS at Pinamihagan, San Jose, Romblon”

𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆: 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹 𝗘. 𝗟𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗮

Romblon State University’s overall performance of 43.55% is higher than the national passing rate of 34% in the recent Criminology Board Exams.

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said that 11,610 out of 33,983 passed the examination given by the Board of Criminology last December 12-14, 2021 in 24 testing centers all over the Philippines.

ICJE also marks 25 passers out of 39 first-time examinees notching a 64.10% passing rate.

Edriel John T. Gadon of ICJE aced the highest score of 84.90 from the newest RSU batch of licensed criminologists.

The Institute of Criminal Justice Education (ICJE) had been able to maintain an 11-year streak of higher passing rate than the national since the Criminology program was offered.

In 2015, RSU clinched the Top 11 spot in the roll of Criminology Board Top Performing Schools in the country.

Continue reading “RSU Grads lodge higher passing rate than national in December 2021 Criminology Board”

The Romblon State University College of Engineering and Technology Electrical Engineering Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) -Program Educational Objectives (PEOs),and Program Outcomes (POs) for

♦ Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
♦ Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
♦ Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆: 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹 𝗘. 𝗟𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗮

Romblon State University (RSU) recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in a bid to implement a sustainable program on fire safety.

RSU President Dr. Merian P. Catajay-Mani, DILG Provincial Director Frederick C. Gumabol, BFP Provincial Fire Director Supt. Ramel B. Borja, RSU Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO), OIC Director Edgar V. Andalecio, RSU-DRRMO Coordinator Alphee F. Lachica, and other officials from the agencies were present during the signing on November 5 at the RSU Main Campus.

Under the terms of the MOU, RSU, through the DRRMO, will engage in the complete execution of fire safety measures in the main campus and its branches around the province to train all students and employees and provide them with information about the importance of fire prevention.

Continue reading “RSU inks MOU with DILG-BFP to bolster Fire Safety Measures”

Dr. Alfredo Fortu Jr., Dean of the College of Engineering and Technology and Engr. Christian M. Mortel, Chairman of the Mechanical Engineering Department, are among the newest members of the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP), the frontier of science and humanities research.

Dr. Fortu considers this an honor and opportunity: “Engr. Mortel and I are the only members of NRCP-Division VII in the MIMAROPA region, which we can greatly benefit from in terms of research proposal fundings and relevant training and conferences in our field.”

Application for NRCP membership undergoes a thorough evaluation process in different stages and takes 5-7 months or more before a chance of membership.

Dr. Fortu and Engr. Mortel’s Scopus-indexed research publications highlight their credentials to qualify as a fellow to the roster of highly-trained and productive scientists and researchers in NRCP.

They are now officially members of NRCP’s Division VII in the expertise of Engineering and Industrial research.

The Center for Innovative Learning and Enterprise Development at the Romblon State University (C-iLearnED@RSU) is in full swing after DOST-MIMAROPA turns overcutting and bending equipment for the school factories housed by the C-iLearnED@RSU, the pioneering Research Center of the University.

Dr. Merian P. Catajay-Mani and Lina V. Servañez, the Provincial Director of DOST- PSTC Romblon lead the ribbon-cutting with Dr. Alfredo F. Fortu Jr., Dean of the College of Engineering and Technology. Also in attendance are Dr. Bilshan F. Servañez, Vice President for Research Extension Development and Innovation, Dr. Tomas T. Faminial, Vice-President for Administration and Finance, Dr. Emelyn R. Villanueva, the Vice-President for Academic Affairs, and Atty. Glenn Niño M. Sartillo, Chief Administrative Officer on the first day of October at RSU main campus.

CET spearheads the metalworking and woodworking laboratories considered as an in-campus business enterprise managed by RSU.

DOST funding of more than 2 million for the metalworking and woodworking enterprise aims to enhance the K-12 and outcomes-based (OBE) engineering program as technopreneurship is one of the required courses in the new engineering curriculum.

This project will also beef up the research capabilities of students and faculty members through the addition of equipment for developing new products.

A ceremonial activity with the theme “Convergence in Coconut Farming Communities Towards Sustainable Rural Enterprise Project (2020 Bayanihan)” was held last July 22, 2021, at San Andres National High School. Out of the 18 funded centers in the country, Romblon was chosen to have two centers for the Coconut Processing Convergence Project for the Municipalities of San Andres and San Agustin. The project was made possible through the partnership of Romblon State University and the Department of Agriculture – Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA).

“This project is for the Municipality of San Andres and San Agustin. Romblon State University is honored to be the way for the reality of the project. Sustainable development goals, accountability to every fund from the government where the community can benefit is significant for the success of this project.”
–Dr. Merian P. Catajay-Mani

The said a project with a total fund of Php 34 Million will pave the way for possible research opportunities and benefit local farmers and the economy of the LGUs.

Thank You, Department of Agriculture – Philippine Coconut Authority!

The digital age is inevitable and as an academic institution, we need to embrace the emerging innovations to achieve sustainable quality education and see to it that NO STUDENT IS LEFT BEHIND. As we continue to journey across these challenges, the Romblon State University encourages everyone to work hand in hand in adapting to the new learning modalities.

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Romblon State University, represented by Dr. Merian P. Catajay-Mani, just recently forged its partnership with the Development Academy of the Philippines for Project SPARTA, a grant by the DOST PCIEERD. The Ceremonial MOU Signing was held on May 12, 2021, during the Philippine Conference on Data Science and Analytics initiated by Project SPARTA. This project aims to train and provide a scholarship in data science and analytics.

The University’s entry was recognized as the third-best video out of the twelve entries from different HEIs in the MIMAROPA Region. The CHED MIMAROPA initiated the competition as part of the celebration of the Commission on Higher Education’s 27th Founding Anniversary and 1st National Higher Education Day.