Rosefel Iritz Maghuyop

Showing their athletic prowess in arnis, the Mindanao State University at Naawan (MSUN) Kingfishers bagged 15 gold, 10 silver, and 3 bronze medals during the MSU System Athletic Association (MSUSAA) Unity Games 2024 at MSU General Santos City. Held at Robinson’s Place General Santos City, arnis games happened on July 2, 2024, simultaneous to other sports events that took place within and outside the premises of MSU-Gen San. “My MSUSAA experience is unforgettable, especially in meeting my fellow MSUans from different places, and it’s been an honor to witness their amazing skills in various sports,” shared Mr. Michael Domat-ol, a 1st-year Bachelor of Elementary Education student and a gold medalist in arnis. Here are the arnis medalists: 𝗠𝗰𝗥𝗲𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗝𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗟. 𝗚𝗮ñ𝗮 (𝗖𝗠𝗔𝗦) Spada Y Daga (Indiv. Anyo) – SILVER Synchronized Single Weapon Anyo – GOLD Full Contact – Welter Light Weight Category – GOLD 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮 (𝗖𝗠𝗔𝗦) Double Weapon (Indiv. Anyo) – GOLD Synchronized Single Weapon Anyo – GOLD Full Contact – Light weight Category – GOLD 𝗖𝗹𝘆𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘇 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀𝗼𝗻 (𝗖𝗠𝗔𝗦) Synchronized Single Weapon Anyo – GOLD Full Contact – Light Heavyweight – GOLD 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝗝𝗿. 𝗠. 𝗦𝘂𝘆𝗮𝘁 (𝗦𝗠𝗙𝗧) Synchronized Double Weapon Anyo – GOLD Synchronized Spada Y Daga Anyo – GOLD Bantam Weight Full Contact – BRONZE 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗚. 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗖𝗠𝗔𝗦) Synchronized Double Weapon Anyo – GOLD Synchronized Spada Y Daga Anyo – GOLD 𝗜𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗻 (𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦) Synchronized Double Weapon Anyo – GOLD Synchronized Spada Y Daga Anyo – GOLD 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗻 (𝗖𝗠𝗔𝗦) Full Contact – Flyweight Category – GOLD 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁-𝗼𝗹 (𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦) Full Contact – Featherweight Category – GOLD 𝗠𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗶ñ𝗮𝗼 (𝗖𝗠𝗔𝗦) Full Contact – Featherweight Category – SILVER 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗮𝘁 (𝗖𝗠𝗔𝗦) Synchronized Single Weapon Anyo – SILVER Synchronized Spada Y Daga Anyo – SILVER 𝗝𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮 (𝗦𝗠𝗙𝗧) Spada Y Daga (Indiv. Anyo) – BRONZE Synchronized Spada Y Daga Anyo – SILVER 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮 𝗟𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘆 (𝗖𝗠𝗔𝗦) Synchronized Single Weapon Anyo – SILVER Synchronized Spada Y Daga Anyo – SILVER Full Contact – Flyweight Category – SILVER 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮 𝗦𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗮 𝗧. 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲𝗹 (𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦) Synchronized Single Weapon Anyo – SILVER Double Weapon (Indiv. Anyo) – SILVER Full Contact – Bantamweight Category – BRONZE The student-athletes were coached by Ms. Jonnabel R. Mamailao. As of writing, playoffs and elimination games on other sports events are still ongoing, and the winners will be awarded on June 5, 2024. The officials, faculty, and staff of MSU at Naawan are immensely proud of your achievements, MSUN Kingfishers!

With the theme “Honing and Unleashing Greatness in You through Activities and Wellness” (HUGYAW), the Physical Education (PE) instructors of Mindanao State University at Naawan – College of Education and Social Sciences (MSUN-CESS) kicked off the annual PE Day on April 26, 2024. Through the efforts of Assoc. Prof. Rosevel B. Colegado, Asst. Prof. Jay Philmore B. Ansale, Ms. Odette D. Otero, Mr. Jestone Navarrete, Mr. Ivan Jee Juezan, and Mr. Kevin Luzano, the inception of the first PE Day became a reality. The event began an hour before dawn with an Endurance Hike from MSUN-Integrated Developmental School to Barangays Patag, Don Pedro, and Tiwi, then back to Poblacion and concluding at the MSUN campus with students enrolled in PED014: Choice of Team Sports, Outdoor, and Adventure Activities, assisted by selected Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Officers. After the hike, participants engaged in Camp Pitching and Camp Cooking activities, fostering camaraderie and practical skills in outdoor settings. Meanwhile, other students initiated volleyball and soccer tournaments on the MSUN grounds. The program officially started in the afternoon with presentations of TABATA, TAEBO, Aerobic, Zumba, and Agilhythm Exercises by different first and second-year students. The program was graced by the presence of Asst. Prof. Aileen Joyce C. Lim, the Chairperson of MSUN-CESS Department of Social Science and Humanities, who warmly welcomed the participants, and Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs Asst. Prof. Gergie A. Ambato, who delivered an inspiring message, acknowledging the energy and effort put forth by everyone involved. “We see the tension, we see the pressure, we see the stress, and that translates to energy that you gave today,” highlighted Asst. Prof. Ambato. Subsequently, the declaration of winners took place, awarding teams that demonstrated great strength and vigor in sports. Asst. Prof. Ansale gave the closing remarks, expressing gratitude to all the participants for their invaluable participation, before the mob dance led by PE instructors concluded the first annual PE day.

On April 19, 2024, the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) paid a visit to Mindanao State University at Naawan (MSUN) to conduct implementation briefing on the project “𝙀𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩-𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙮 𝙀𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙮𝙣𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙐𝙧𝙚𝙖 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘾𝙊2 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙉𝙞𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝘿𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝘾𝙪-𝘽𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝘽𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙘 𝙉𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙨”. DOST-PCIEERD delegates present were: 𝗠𝘀. 𝗘𝗱𝗻𝗮 𝗖. 𝗡𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗼, Chief, Emerging Technology Development Division (ETDD); 𝗠𝘀. 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗗. 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗮, Senior SRS ETDD; 𝗠𝗿. 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝘇 𝗬. 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗼, Lead Project Manager for the project; and 𝗠𝘀. 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗥𝗼𝘇𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲, Project Manager. They were warmly welcomed by MSUN Chancellor, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗘𝗹𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗖. 𝗥𝗼𝗮, along with 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝘁. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗖𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗻, Director for Procurement, 𝗠𝘀. 𝗝𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗩𝗶𝗮𝗱𝗼, University Accountant, and several representatives from the accounting and budget office. Further, the project team includes 𝗗𝗿. 𝗥𝗲𝘆 𝗬. 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻 as the Project Leader, supported by 𝗠𝘀. 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲, 𝗠𝘀. 𝗔𝗺𝘆𝘇𝘇 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮, and 𝗠𝗿. 𝗝𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗼 𝗖. 𝗔𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗼 as Project Technical Assistants, 𝗠𝘀. 𝗠𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘇 as Project Administrative Staff, and 𝗠𝘀. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗧. 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 as a CIP Graduate Research Fellow. During the briefing, the delegates had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the members of the project team, establishing a connection that fosters collaboration and effective communication throughout the project’s duration. They engaged in discussions to outline the specific requirements and guidelines crucial for the smooth implementation of the project, ensuring that everyone involved understands their roles and responsibilities. Additionally, the meeting provided a platform to address any uncertainties or questions related to budget allocation, reprogramming procedures, and the necessary approvals required, all of which are vital elements for ensuring the project’s success.  By clarifying these aspects upfront, the team can proactively address potential challenges and maintain a clear pathway towards achieving the project’s objectives within the designated timeframe and budget constraints.

With the commencement of Phase II of the Mindanao State University at Naawan’s (MSUN) digitalization efforts, the joint venture of Infobytes Solutions Inc. and Remax International Inc. held an On-site Project Kick-off for the project “𝙎𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝘿𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙀𝙣𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚” on April 16, 2024, at MSUN. At the kick-off event, key stakeholders from MSUN and the implementing companies came together to unveil the project’s management teams and lay out strategic plans. The MSUN project management team is headed by Chancellor Dr. Elnor C. Roa, while Comm. Raymund E. Liboro oversees the joint venture of contractors Infobytes Solutions Inc. and Remax International Inc. “Today marks the beginning of an incredible journey as we embark on our one-billion-peso project, together. In this kick-off meeting, I would like to emphasize three things: one is the importance of efficiency, second is timeliness, and third is accountability, in the execution of the project,” said Dr. Roa during her welcome remarks. Building upon the success of Phase I, which included Smart Aquaculture, Phase II brings a new dimension with Smart Agriculture initiatives. This phase introduces the Technology Application of Neural Intelligence in Mechanized (TANIM) Agriculture System and the Advanced Watershed Rehabilitation Management Information System (AWaRe MIS) for the College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Environmental Science (CAFES) while also extending the connectivity towards remote areas around CAFES. Additionally, Phase II includes the Smart Modular Learning Hub, enhancing the groundwork laid in Phase I and ensuring a seamless transition into a digitally optimized educational environment. The project’s overarching goal is to revolutionize the learning experience through comprehensive digital transformation, addressing critical needs for a smart campus. Leveraging state-of-the-art technologies and innovative solutions, this initiative aims to cultivate an environment conducive to unparalleled educational opportunities and the seamless integration of digital tools across all facets of campus life. From streamlining administrative workflows to enriching interactive learning platforms, the project is poised to elevate MSUN’s academic ecosystem to unprecedented levels of efficiency, efficacy, and student engagement.