Congratulations to the winners of the Data Interpretation Competition:
• 🏆 Champion: Levi Mae Afali — BSN
• 🥈 1st Runner-Up: Mark Anthony Balbutin — BSSW
• 🥉 2nd Runner-Up: Cadiente Rolando — BSAC

The activity supports SDG 4: Quality Education through statistical literacy; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure through creative data visualization; SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions through evidence-based decision-making; and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals through collaborative learning.

Congratulations to all participants for transforming numbers into knowledge and insights into meaningful action!

Innovation Beyond Boundaries.

The activity advances SDG 4: Quality Education by strengthening statistical literacy and creative thinking, and SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure by inspiring students to use data and innovation in addressing real-world concerns.

Congratulations to the talented artists of MCNP and ISAP for showing us that every number can tell a story and every insight can create an impact!

Innovation Beyond Boundaries.

Congratulations to our winners!

🏆 MCNP Winners:
• 🥇 1st Place: Rhed Dalangin — BSRT
• 🥈 2nd Place: Jireh Jaf Villanueva — BSN
• 🥉 3rd Place: Ma. Jesusa Batacan — BS Pharmacy

🏆 ISAP Winners:
• 🥇 1st Place: Vince Ryan O. Obispado — BSCA
• 🥈 2nd Place: Mitz Invierno — BSAC
• 🥉 3rd Place: Lyca Jeanne O. Paycao — BSIT

The activity supports SDG 4: Quality Education by strengthening statistical literacy, SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure by encouraging data-driven creativity, and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals through institutional participation and collaboration.

Innovation Beyond Boundaries.

Each group identified the Sustainable Development Goals addressed by its proposed study and explained how the research could contribute to meaningful change in the tourism sector and the wider community.

The activity supports SDG 4: Quality Education by strengthening students’ research knowledge and skills; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure by encouraging innovative and research-based tourism solutions; SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions by promoting ethical, transparent, and responsible research practices; and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals by encouraging collaboration among students, faculty researchers, panel members, and the Research and Development Center.

Through the integration of the SDGs into the research process, students are encouraged to view research as more than an academic requirement. Every study has the potential to respond to real needs, support sustainable development, and create a lasting impact.

Every Study. A Goal. An Impact.

🏆 ISAP Winners:
• Champion: Fritz Geosh M. Apilado — BS Information Technology
• 1st Runner-Up: Jaymart M. Gammad — BS Computer Engineering
• 2nd Runner-Up: Rhealyn B. Bitagon — BS Tourism Management

🏆 MCNP Winners:
• Champion: Anjanet D. Tabunan — BS Nursing
• 1st Runner-Up: Marc Rodney G. San Pedro — BS Medical Laboratory Science
• 2nd Runner-Up: Chloe Rhayne M. Santos — BS Radiologic Technology

The activity supports SDG 4: Quality Education by strengthening statistical literacy, SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure by building skills for research and innovation, and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals by bringing students from both institutions together.

Innovation Beyond Boundaries.

The activity supports SDG 4: Quality Education by strengthening students' research competencies; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure by encouraging innovative pharmaceutical and health-related solutions; SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions by promoting ethical, transparent, and evidence-based research; and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals by fostering collaboration among students, faculty researchers, panel members, and the RDC.

Through research grounded in purpose, future pharmacists help transform scientific inquiry into meaningful solutions for health, society, and sustainable development.

Every Study. A Goal. An Impact.

The activity advances SDG 4: Quality Education by strengthening research competencies; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure by encouraging innovative and evidence-based solutions; SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions by promoting ethical and responsible research; and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals by strengthening collaboration among students, faculty members, and the RDC.

More than a physical corner, SDG SPOT @ RDC is a year-round initiative of the Research and Development Center designed to bring the 17 Sustainable Development Goals closer to the academic community. It creates an interactive space where SDG awareness is connected with research, campus participation, practical action, and institutional improvement. Through the project, the RDC hopes to demonstrate that the Global Goals are not distant aspirations—they can be advanced through the studies we conduct, the ideas we share, and the actions we take within our own community.

The initiative primarily advances SDG 4 – Quality Education by strengthening SDG literacy, research awareness, and experiential learning. It also contributes to SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure by encouraging research, solutions, and innovation; SDG 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions by providing avenues for stakeholder participation, student and employee voices, and evidence-informed institutional improvement; and SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals by bringing together students, employees, alumni, researchers, institutional offices, and potential partners in a shared commitment to sustainable development. While these four SDGs represent the project's strongest direct contributions, SDG SPOT @ RDC promotes awareness and engagement across all 17 Global Goals.

At the heart of the project are three interconnected activities:

GOAL MATCH

Pick a Study. Find its Goal. Discover its Impact. Participants connect actual research studies with the SDG they primarily address. By examining the purpose and potential contribution of a study, they discover how research can respond to concerns in health, education, environment, innovation, equality, governance, partnerships, and other areas of sustainable development. The activity also provides the RDC with a way to assess and strengthen understanding of research-to-SDG alignment.

SDG RESEARCH SNAP

Show Your Goal. Share Your Impact. Designed especially for student researchers, this activity makes SDG integration visible during proposal and final research defenses. Research groups identify the primary SDG connected to their study, complete the statement "I Research for SDG ___ because ___," and capture their research commitment with the corresponding SDG flaglets. Over time, these connections can provide a clearer picture of which Global Goals are being addressed by institutional research and which areas may need greater research attention.

SDG MISSION CARD

17 Goals. 17 Campus Actions. One Impact. This activity brings the SDGs into everyday campus life. Participants complete simple actions inspired by the 17 Goals—from sharing solutions to campus concerns and suggesting sustainability initiatives to expressing appreciation, promoting inclusion, and proposing innovations or partnerships. Their ideas and responses provide the RDC with stakeholder inputs that may reveal opportunities for research, innovation, sustainability initiatives, partnerships, and institutional improvement.

Together, these activities create one continuing journey:
UNDERSTAND the Goals
CONNECT them with Research
ACT within the Community
CREATE IMPACT.

The soft opening is only the beginning. As SDG SPOT @ RDC continues throughout the academic year, the initiative seeks to develop a community where students, employees, alumni, and researchers do not simply know the SDGs—they understand their role in advancing them.

Because the Global Goals become meaningful when they become our goals, our actions, and our shared impact.

Every Study. A Goal. An Impact.
SDG SPOT @ RDC | Research for the Goals
Pick a Goal. Raise Your Flag. Make Your Impact.

Advancing SDG 4 • SDG 9 • SDG 16 • SDG 17 | Engaging with all 17 Global Goals

The initiative assesses the current status of Catholic Christianity in the Philippines toward fostering a Synodal Church. Lay organizations across the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao answered the project survey, while respondents' privacy was protected by blurring faces in event photographs.

The collaborative study supports SDG 4: Quality Education by advancing research competencies in pastoral and community assessment, SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions by fostering transparent, ethical, and participatory synodal institutional processes, and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals through multi-institutional collaboration among CBCP, UST, and the MCNP-ISAP RDC.

Other participants included Maxine Alipio, Sharmelyn Torres, Jenieva Catawe, Jasper Catulin, and Jaylord Victorio, with support from coaches Wendy Mae G. Lapuz and Christine Kae Aragon.

The competition advances SDG 4: Quality Education by fostering quantitative reasoning, statistical literacy, and academic excellence among students, SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure by developing analytical capabilities critical for data-driven innovation, and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals through institutional collaboration with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

Held in celebration of the 35th National Statistics Month (NSM), the Institutional Statistics Quiz Bee brought together student leaders and academic departments across MCNP and ISAP to celebrate mathematical acumen and data science fundamentals.

The activity supports SDG 4: Quality Education by advancing statistical mastery and academic excellence, SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure by preparing students for data-oriented technological challenges, and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals through inter-departmental collaboration between MCNP and ISAP.

Representing Medical Colleges of Northern Philippines (MCNP) and International School of Asia and the Pacific (ISAP), Research Director Ryan C. Fontanilla and IT Dean Engr. Myke Albert Tejada actively participated in the collaborative meeting with field researchers of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao.

The study, spearheaded by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) and the University of Santo Tomas (UST), entitled "Lights and Shadows on the Present State of Catholic Christianity in the Philippines toward Becoming a Synodal Church," aims to assess pastoral dynamics, community engagement, and synodal church initiatives across regional dioceses.

The collaborative undertaking supports SDG 4: Quality Education by engaging institutional academic leadership in regional research, SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions by enhancing participatory governance, synodal transparency, and community-level social cohesion, and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals through church, academe, and diocesan research coalitions.

The multi-school Cagayan Valley delegation showcased stellar performance across data appreciation, analytics, and research presentations, demonstrating regional leadership in statistical excellence and evidence-based problem solving.

This achievement advances SDG 4: Quality Education through high-impact student training and data literacy, SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure by promoting data science and technological problem-solving skills, and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals through regional consortium synergy among North Luzon higher education institutions.

Student awardees were commended for their creative interpretations of data concepts into compelling visual artwork during the province-wide 35th National Statistics Month festivities.

The activity supports SDG 4: Quality Education by advancing creative and statistical communication skills, SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure through digital art and design innovation, and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals by partnering with local government units and statistical agencies.

The research presentation examined key organizational drivers of personnel motivation, institutional support mechanisms, and workplace well-being in higher education institutions.

The study advances SDG 4: Quality Education through empirical institutional research, SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth by promoting favorable workplace conditions and personnel motivation, SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure by applying organizational research to improve institutional management, and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals through scholarly exchange across the North Luzon cluster.

The contest empowered student designers to turn statistical indicators into engaging, accessible, and informative visual narratives, reinforcing the role of data in modern problem solving.

The event advances SDG 4: Quality Education by boosting digital literacy and data communication, SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure through innovative visual design methodologies, and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals by aligning campus initiatives with national statistical month celebrations.

The activity supports SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being through evidence-based health research, SDG 4: Quality Education through professional development, SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure through data-driven innovation, and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals through institutional collaboration.

Innovation Beyond Boundaries.

The program equipped faculty researchers with practical guidance in transforming relevant concerns into clear and researchable problems while deepening their understanding of the institutional process—from proposal preparation and evaluation to implementation and research utilization. It also provided a venue for sharing ideas, clarifying procedures, and strengthening a collaborative culture of inquiry within the department.

The activity supports SDG 4: Quality Education through faculty research development; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure by encouraging evidence-based innovation; SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions through transparent and standardized research processes; and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals through collaboration between the General Education Department and the RDC.

Innovation Beyond Boundaries.

More than a presentation of proposals, the activity empowers academic leaders and faculty researchers to transform classroom experiences and institutional challenges into evidence-based solutions. It also strengthens their role in guiding research, improving academic practices, and contributing to informed decision-making.

The activity supports SDG 4: Quality Education by advancing research-informed teaching and leadership; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure by encouraging innovative solutions; and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals by promoting collaboration among academic units, researchers, evaluators, and the RDC.

Innovation Beyond Boundaries.

The activity supports SDG 4: Quality Education by strengthening students' and faculty members' data literacy and communication competencies; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure by promoting innovative tools for presenting research; SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions by encouraging transparent and evidence-based decision-making; and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals by bringing learners, educators, and researchers together through shared learning.

Because data should not only be collected—it must be understood, communicated, and used to inspire informed action.

Innovation Beyond Boundaries.

The program provides academic heads with a structured platform to transform institutional concerns, classroom experiences, and operational challenges into researchable problems and evidence-based solutions. More than a proposal defense, it strengthens their role as research leaders who can guide faculty members, improve academic practices, and contribute to informed decision-making across MCNP and ISAP.

The activity supports SDG 4: Quality Education by advancing research-informed academic leadership, SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure by encouraging innovative responses to institutional needs, and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals by strengthening collaboration among academic heads, research evaluators, and the RDC.

Through research, leadership moves beyond managing today—it creates knowledge that shapes a better tomorrow.

Innovation Beyond Boundaries.

As a significant output of their participation, the school delegates developed and presented a capsule proposal on an ICT application for health for technical review and possible funding support. This milestone demonstrates the institutions' commitment to moving research beyond ideas and toward practical, fundable, and community-responsive innovations.

The activity advances SDG 2: Zero Hunger and SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being through science-based solutions for food, nutrition, and health; SDG 4: Quality Education through research and innovation capability-building; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure by promoting technology-driven solutions; and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals through collaboration among academic institutions, government agencies, researchers, and other stakeholders.

Innovation Beyond Boundaries.

The activity advances SDG 4: Quality Education by building researchers’ knowledge and competencies; SDG 5: Gender Equality by ensuring that different voices and experiences are represented in research; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure by encouraging inclusive and evidence-based solutions; and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals by promoting collaboration, shared learning, and good practices among participating institutions.

Through gender-responsive research, we move beyond simply gathering data—we ensure that knowledge becomes a pathway toward fairness, inclusion, and sustainable development.

Innovation Beyond Boundaries.

The activity supports SDG 4: Quality Education by strengthening students' research and data-analysis competencies; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure by equipping them with digital tools for evidence-based inquiry and innovation; and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals by promoting collaboration among the RDC, High School Department, teachers, and student researchers.

Innovation Beyond Boundaries.

Dr. Ryan C. Fontanilla shared practical approaches to focus group discussions and community-based qualitative inquiry, emphasizing the importance of listening to community voices in identifying genuine needs and developing responsive programs.

The activity supports SDG 4: Quality Education by developing students’ community research skills; SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions by promoting inclusive and participatory decision-making; and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals by strengthening collaboration between the institution, students, and communities.

Through informed listening, community needs become the foundation of meaningful and sustainable action.

Innovation Beyond Boundaries.

Photo credit: The Quill — The Official Student Publication of MCNP-ISAP

The activity supports SDG 4: Quality Education by strengthening research knowledge and capabilities; SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure by promoting research-driven innovation; SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions by establishing transparent, ethical, and standardized research procedures; and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals by strengthening collaboration among research personnel, academic units, and institutional leaders.

Through shared planning and collective action, the RDC continues to advance relevant, ethical, and impactful research across MCNP and ISAP.

Innovation Beyond Boundaries.

The activity supports SDG 4: Quality Education by strengthening the research capabilities of researchers through expert evaluation, technical guidance, and constructive feedback. It also advances SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals by strengthening collaboration among academic institutions, government agencies, research experts, and health-sector partners in advancing relevant and high-quality health research.

Through this partnership, MCNP and ISAP reaffirm their commitment to research excellence, evidence-based innovation, and improved health outcomes for communities.

Innovation Beyond Boundaries.

The conference gathered students, faculty members, and academic leaders across diverse disciplines to foster collaborative, evidence-based, and community-responsive research. Through the IMPACT Framework, participants explored how interdisciplinary student inquiry serves as a catalyst for innovation, sustainable partnerships, and impactful social solutions.

The activity supports SDG 4: Quality Education by strengthening students' research knowledge, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. It advances SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure by encouraging interdisciplinary studies that generate innovative and practical solutions. It contributes to SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities by directing research toward genuine community needs and sustainable development. It also promotes SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals by bringing together researchers from different disciplines and encouraging collaboration among academic institutions, communities, and other stakeholders.

Through the IMPACT Framework, participants were reminded that research should move beyond completing a manuscript—it must lead to meaningful action, lasting partnerships, and positive community transformation.

Innovation Beyond Boundaries.

Photo credit: Highlanders Torch — The Official Student Publication of ISAP-K

The 35th National Statistics Month Color Fun Run blended health, wellness, and community advocacy, rallying statisticians, educators, and students in Tuguegarao City to champion public appreciation for statistics.

The activity supports SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being by encouraging active and healthy lifestyles, SDG 4: Quality Education through public data literacy advocacy, and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals through collaboration with the Philippine Statistics Authority and civic stakeholders.