By Niño Manaog
Extension Associate
Capiz State University
A research study on hamburger patties and two others on an improved rice thresher and professionalism in local government offices topped the 2013 the 2013 Annual Students Research Symposium held on March 11, 2013 at the Capiz State University (CapSU) Roxas City Campus in Fuentes Drive, Roxas City.
The paper titled “Microbiological Quality of Street-Purchased Hamburger Beef Patties in Mambusao, Capiz” by Jenny Delos Santos and Lynlyn Olano of Poblacion Mambusao Campus clinched the top prize for the agriculture, forestry and natural resources (AFNR) category.
For the Development category, the research titled “Construction and Evaluation of Mechanical Rice Thresher with Compact and Efficient Paddy Separator” by Joey Rey Frac of Burias Campus was named first among eight papers.
And the study titled “Professionalism of Government Employees in Military and Local Government Units in Capiz” by Rodelyn Vigo and Cherry Pie Balbino of the Poblacion Mambusao Campus beat 18 other papers for the Social Science and Education Category.
Headed by Dr. Cora Navarra, CapSU’s vice-president for research and extension, and supported by Dr. Federito Launio, research director and Dr. Raul Ticar, extension director, and their staff, the symposium convened some 70 research students who presented 38 research studies for the school year 2012–2013.
Said number of papers came from the ten campuses of the university across the province of Capiz.
Other winning papers are as follows: for the AFNR category, the “Efficacy of Combined Ethnobotanicals Papaya(Carica papaya) and Betel Nut (Areca catechu) as Anthelmintics against Roundworms on Native Chicken” by Mary Ann Gonzales of Dumarao Campus won first runner-up; and “Water Hyacinth (Eichhomia crassipes) Rhizomes as Water Coagulant” by Ronel Servando, Denmarie Lebantiao and Gigi Gerodico of the Roxas City Campus won second runner-up.
For the Development category, the “Multi-DC Voltage Charger” by Romnick Norba of Sigma Campus was named first runner-up; while the “Double-Panel Glass Solar Dryer” by Leonor Bonza, Roger Delfin, Merwin Depita and Allan Balsote of Roxas City Campus placed second runner-up.
For the Social Sciences and Education category, “No Plastic Policy: Its Perceived Effects to the Household Consumers of Barangay VIII, Roxas City” by Enjielyn Dogelio, Marianne Jordan, French Dampog, Christine Leonor and Cyrus Fledio of the Roxas City Campus placed first runner-up; and “Potential Tourist Destinations in the Province of Capiz” by Ronnebert Bulao and Wilter Ajesta of Pilar Campus, second runner-up.
According to Navarra, the annual search for best papers among CapSU students does not only aim to harvest the finest output for the year. More important, the yearly research activity aims to instill the research discipline among the university’s graduates.
The top two winning papers for each of the three categories are representing CapSU in the regional tilt sponsored by the Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges Region 6 (PASUC 6) slated in the third week of March this year.
For this year, the board of evaluators were led by Navarra, Launio and Ticar and selected members of the CapSU faculty. They were assisted by Mr. Audie Belargo, senior aquaculturist at the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) Capiz and Ms. Juafe Arabeles of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Capiz.
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| Participants and facilitators during the 7th Annual Students Research Symposium held in Roxas City recently. |
