Publish or perish: Magallanes urges CapSU faculty, staff to pursue research

Text and Photos by Niño Manaog

Since she assumed the CapSU presidency,
Dr. Editha Magallanes has continually
encouraged productivity particularly
in the field of research and extension
from among the faculty and personnel
across the CapSU campuses.

“If you don’t want to perish, then do research,” Capiz State University President Editha Magallanes made this pronouncement to some 30 faculty and staff researchers during the 22nd Annual In-house Review (AIHR) held July 25–26, 2011 at the CapSU Sigma Campus in Poblacion, Sigma, Capiz.

Magallanes highly encouraged the University faculty and staff to initiate relevant studies even as she encouraged them to pursue further education that will assist them in moving up the professional ladder.


This year’s in-house review led by CapSU’s Research, Development and Extension Center headed by Dr. Geronimo Gregorio, vice-president for research and extension gathered some fifteen research studies and 10 extension projects from cross the CapSU campuses across Capiz.

Award-winning faculty researcher
Ryan Sarimong of CapSU Burias presents
his study on upland rice varieties.

Three research papers from CapSU Burias were awarded the top prizes. The “Response of Selected Indigenous Upland Rice Varieties to Various Weeding Methods in Rain-fed Lowlands” presented by Mr. Ryan Sarimong won first place; Prof. Julito Albaladejo’s “Development of Pedal-Operated Saba Banana Chipper” won second place; while the “Agronomic Performance of Selected Varieties of Indigenous Upland Rice Applied with NPK Fertilizer” presented by Dr. Federito Launio won third place.

In the Extension category, Mr. Carmelo Villanueva’s presentation on CapSU Roxas’s Mobile Technology Schools won first; followed by two projects from CapSU Pontevedra, namely: “Alamin at Linangin ang Ating Yaman para sa Kaunlaran (Alay-Kaunlaran): A Program to Improve the People’s Quality of Life” presented by Engr. Corazon Ditarro of the Agricultural Engineering Department and the “Kalinga Project” authored by Ms. Jay Ann Gregorio of the College of Nursing.

Carmelo Villanueva's presentation on
CapSU Roxas's Mobile Technology Schools 
got the nod of the judges, winning first
place in the extension category.

Panel of evaluators were Dr. Corazon Arroyo of the Department of Agriculture-Western Visayas Integrated Agricultural Research Center (DA-WESVIARC); Dr. Greta Gabinete of the West Visayas State University (WVSU); and Dr. Evelyn Gregorio and Dr. Merlita Navarra, both of CapSU.

Anchored on the theme “Strengthening the Research Activities of the University towards Food Security and Climate Change Mitigation,” the 22nd AIHR was well supported by CapSU Sigma Campus led by Campus Administrator Annalie Campos and the RDEC staff.

Participants, officials and facilitators of the 22nd AIHR