The Regional Development Council 2, through its Regional Research and Development, and Innovation Committee (RRDIC), conducted the 1st Regional Research Dissemination Forum on 6 August 2024 at the Pulsar Hotel Premiere Suites, Buntun, Tuguegarao City.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮

The Regional Research Dissemination Forum is the first initiative in the region to highlight the results of researches conducted by various research agencies and institutions. It aims to transform the research findings into actions through possible development of policy, adoption of packages of technology, or partnerships with industries and other research stakeholders.

RDC2 Vice Chair and NEDA Regional Director Dionisio C. Ledres, Jr. stressed the importance of recognizing the outputs of researchers and putting these to good use to create opportunities for economic development, generate more jobs, and increase investments.

“We need to make our research responsive, meaningful, and useful to our farmers, industry partners, and the government to speed up processes and increase the availability of products in the locality. We should put the researches to use so that the funding is not wasted. We plan to do this Forum every year for the researchers to be heard and recognized,” Director Ledres said.

He encouraged the researchers to carry on with their work, emphasizing that these studies may revolutionize how things will be done in the future. “There are so many questions and problems confronting us. Just because we have many technologies in agriculture, there will no longer be a problem with food. Just because we have advanced medicines, we will no longer have a problem with any illnesses. Just because there is advanced education, we will not encounter problems such as usage of artificial intelligence and how it will impact our jobs. Research will continue, and you are going to do the searching over and over again,” the Director added.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘱 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴

One of the major activities during the Forum was the presentation of selected researches from various research agencies and institutions. The research papers from the Cagayan State University (CSU), Department of Agriculture – Cagayan Valley Research Center (DA – CVRC), and DA – Quirino Experiment Station (DA – QES) emerged from among the 35 research submissions.

The top four researches are the following: 1) Development and Evaluation of Herbal Skincare Products Infused with KaPaMa Plant Extracts for Infections presented by Dir. Jinky Marie T. Chua, Director for Center for Natural and Applied Sciences of CSU; 2) Design, Development, and Fabrication of Different Parts and Assembly of E-trike presented by Dr. Florentina S. Dumlao, University Technical Adviser of CSU; 3) Technology Verification of Corn-Corn-Soybean Cropping System in Region 02 presented by Ms. Vanessa Joy F. Calderon, Senior Science Research Specialist of DA – CVRC; and 4) Improving Corn Productivity through the Introduction of Double Row Planting Technology in the Broad Plain Areas of Barangay Lusod and Villa Sur, Maddela, Quirino presented by Engr. Fidelino R. Cabantac of DA – QES.

Various private sector and government agencies such as the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care (PITAHC), SKINHUB Aesthetics & Laser Center, Central Isabela Agri Manufacturing Corporation (CIAMC), Cagayan Valley Soybean Producers and Processors Association (CVSPPA), Department of Energy, and Provincial Agriculture Office of Isabela responded to the research papers concerning their sectors and industry focus.

The selected research papers were evaluated by the National Economic and Development Authority, the Department of Science and Technology, the Commission on Higher Education, and the Department of Interior and Local Government on their impact, responsiveness, usability, and sustainability. The researchers were each awarded a Plaque of Recognition and a cash prize of PHP5,000.