Western Visayas Consortium for Industry and Energy Research and Development

16/04/2026

HAPPENING NOW: The Department of Science and Technology Western Visayas (DOST Western Visayas), through the Regional Research and Development Council (RRDIC VI) and the Western Visayas Consortium for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (WVCIEERD), advances initiatives to strengthen the region’s natural fiber and textile sector through a session to refine the Western Visayas Natural Fiber and Textile Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Agenda and Roadmap.

Anchored on RDC VI Resolution No. 166, series of 2025, titled “Approving the Formulation of the Western Visayas Regional Natural Fiber and Textile Innovation Agenda,” the initiative underscores the region’s commitment to fostering innovation, sustainability, and industry growth.

This activity was participated by key stakeholders from government, academe, and industry and builds on the groundwork laid during the workshop held on February 19–20, 2026, which initiated the development of a comprehensive RDI agenda alongside a five-year strategic roadmap for the region.

It aims to identify priority and implementable RDI projects, enhance the coherence and responsiveness of the agenda, and finalize a strategic and actionable roadmap aligned with regional development goals and industry needs.

Through strengthened collaboration and shared expertise, the initiative marks a significant step toward positioning Western Visayas as a center for innovation in natural fibers and textiles, supporting sustainable development and economic growth in the region. (MDEscaran/RDIMS; Photos by: MDEscaran/RDIMS, CGaugano/RDIMS)

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 (𝘋𝘖𝘚𝘛) 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺’𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘴, 𝘋𝘖𝘚𝘛 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘚&𝘛 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵—𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘹𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘍𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘰.

14/04/2026

08/04/2026

𝑳𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝑺𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒔 𝑨𝒗𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆!

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟯-𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽
𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗔𝗜-𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

When: April 27 to 29, 2026
Where: West Visayas State University, Main Campus, Luna Street, La Paz, Iloilo City, 5000 Iloilo, Philippines
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𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑛𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠, 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑐𝑡: [email protected]

24/03/2026

𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐔𝐀𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦! 🍉

Huge congratulations to our very own Ms. Danica Marie Aposaga, PFT, Director of Integrated Research Centers (IRC), Asst. Prof. Jessebel V. Gadot, RCh, PFT, Laboratory Officer of Centralized Analytical Testing Laboratory (CATL), and Ms. Jemaica Labus, Analyst of CATL, for being hailed as the 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 at the Agritech Grand Prix 2026, hosted by Leave a Nest Philippines on March 11 at Quezon City University, Novaliches, Quezon City.

Their winning innovation, WamPow (Watermelon Powder), turns watermelon waste into a powerful food preservative and additive—boosting farmers’ income while promoting healthier food options for consumers. On top of the Grand Prize, they also secured the prestigious 𝐂𝐏𝐔𝐆𝐀𝐃 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 from Central Philippine University.

Out of numerous applicants nationwide, the team was shortlisted as one of the Top 9 finalists to pitch before an international panel of experts. This milestone was achieved through the collaborative support of the Innovation Promotion Unit (IPU), Research, Extension, and Innovation (REI) Hamtic Campus, IRC, and CATL.

WamPow is a proud product of the Watermelon Project, funded by DOST-PCIEERD RRI and supported by DOST-VI and WVCIEERD.

𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐿𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎 𝑁𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑃ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠

20/03/2026

The Ceremonial Turnover of the Western Visayas Artificial Intelligence (AI) Regional Development Action Plan and the AI Governance and Ethics Policy is currently taking place during the 1st Quarter Regional Development Council (RDC) Meeting at the Paradise Garden Resort Hotel in Malay, Aklan. This milestone event highlights the region’s strong commitment to advancing AI-driven development, responsible governance, and innovation.

Key highlights include the presentation of the AI Regional Development Action Plan, the official launch of the Western Visayas AI Governance and Ethics Policy, and the demonstration of the RDC Region VI Chatbot—an AI-powered digital assistant designed to enhance access to regional development information. Distinguished national and local leaders are present to formally signify their support through this ceremonial turnover.

18/03/2026

Western Visayas Consortium for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (WVCIEERD) conducted the crafting of its Human Resource Development (HRD) Plan through a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and clusterized drafting of 5-year roadmap, held in conjunction with the 1st Quarter Technical Working Group (TWG) Meeting last March 12–13, 2026, at the University of Antique, Sibalom, Antique.

The activity was led by Dr. Carmelo V. Ambut, Executive Director, and graced by Dr. Jelyn Alentajan, OIC President of the University of Antique, bringing together stakeholders from member institutions in a collaborative planning effort.

As part of the activity, participants engaged in an institutional tour of facilities, including the UA Pottery Center, Centralized Analytical Testing Laboratory, and Bamboo Processing Center, highlighting ongoing initiatives and capabilities in research, innovation, and technology development.

WVCIEERD remains steadfast in strengthening human capital and advancing competencies in the industry, energy, and emerging technology sectors across Western Visayas.

16/03/2026

𝐔𝐀 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐖𝐕𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐄𝐑𝐃 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐑𝐃 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧

University of Antique hosted the two-day Crafting of the Western Visayas Consortium for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (WVCIEERD) Human Resource Development (HRD) Plan and 1st Quarter Technical Working Group (TWG) Meeting at Busalian Hall and Balay ni Juan from March 12-13, 2026.

With the aim to strengthen the strategic human resource planning, enhance inter-institutional coordination, and support the effective implementation of WVCIEERD initiatives, the activity featured a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) on R&D needs assessment, guided workshop sessions, assessing human resource profile of at least 50% of the member institutions, thorough reviewing, refining, and endorsing of the proposed HRD Plan for 2026-2028 and the agreed interventions.

The WVCIEERD is a dynamic alliance of National Government Agencies (NGAs), State Universities (SUs), and Private Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs) committed to advancing research, development, and extension initiatives that address the evolving needs of the industry, energy, and emerging technology sectors in Western Visayas.

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12/03/2026

06/03/2026

Happy Birthday to the WVCIEERD Executive Director, Sir Ambut! ✨🧡💙🤍

We wish you good health, happiness, and continued success. Thank you for your guidance and dedication in advancing research, development and innovation in Western Visayas. 🥳

May God bless you.

30/01/2026

As Dr. Enrico Paringit concludes his term as Executive Director of DOST-PCIEERD, we honor the leadership, integrity, and dedication he has demonstrated since 2018.

Under his guidance, the Council advanced its mission of fostering science, technology, and innovation—creating meaningful impact on the national research community.

Dr. Paringit’s steady commitment to public service helped steer the Council through years of growth and transformation. His contributions have left a lasting legacy that will continue to guide the organization in the years to come.

Maraming salamat, Dr. Eric! We wish you all the best in your future endeavors 💙

28/01/2026