29/10/2026
𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗣 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗔 𝗔𝗗𝗩𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛 𝗶-𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝟯𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗔𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗣𝗨𝗦-𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗫𝗘𝗗 𝗝𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
The University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines - Claveria successfully concluded the three-day 𝐢-𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐄 (𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬) on October 26–28, 2026, at the 3rd Floor of the Administrative Building. The activity brought together faculty members from various colleges and project personnel from different research centers to strengthen research writing and enhance scholarly publication competencies.
The initiative was carried out through the collaborative efforts of the Office of the Chancellor, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation, and Extension, and the Research Office, reflecting the university’s shared commitment to research excellence and innovation.
Featuring sessions led by 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐨 𝐋. 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐧𝐨 𝐈𝐈𝐈, 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐨 𝐁. 𝐎𝐠𝐚𝐲𝐚, 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 (𝐆𝐇𝐅) 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, the program covered scientific publishing, journal selection, research methodologies, scientific databases and indexing systems, global university rankings, and the use of generative AI in manuscript preparation.
The opening program featured welcome remarks from 𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐲 𝐑. 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝, 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, and an inspirational message from 𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨 𝐎. 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐨, 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐏 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚.
A significant milestone of i-WRITE 2026 was the 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝟑𝟎𝟎 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐬-𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐝 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬. The final day focused on manuscript finalization and preparation for submission, with all papers remaining subject to the respective journals’ editorial and peer-review processes.
The activity concluded with 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐫. 𝐕𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐅. 𝐌𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐲𝐨, 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞, presenting the summary of submitted manuscripts and expressing gratitude to the resource speakers, participants, organizers, and university officials whose collective efforts contributed to the success of the initiative.
Through i-WRITE 2026, USTP Claveria continues to strengthen research capabilities and promote quality scholarly outputs toward greater research visibility and impact.
