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MinDA Secretary Maria Belen S. Acosta's message at the 29th Anniversary

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Secretary Acosta (third from left) with Vice-Chancellor for Administration Leo Manuel Estana, Chancellor Lyre Anni Murao, and VC for Academic Affairs Annabelle Novero

Magandang umaga, UP Mindanao and happy 29th founding anniversary! Let me first congratulate the organizing committee for the successful event. It's good to be back. and what better time to visit the campus than during today's commemoration of its 29th year?

It is an honor to be invited here both as an alumna — ako po ay nagtapos ng Masters in Management dito sa School of Management in UP Mindanao— at nagturo din ng local governance sa UP Mindanao School of Management, and now as a Secretary of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA).

I am also proud to share that many of the officials and staff of the MinDA are from UP Mindanao, continuing and living up to the values of service, honor, and excellence throughout their work for Mindanao.

MinDA also celebrated its 14th anniversary last week. And I am certain that for all of those 14 years, UP Mindanao has been MinDA’s partner in its pursuit of a peaceful and progressive Mindanao. I know that several faculty and researchers of UP Mindanao have also been MinDA’s active partners and implementing key strategic programs such as the Minda NOW or Nurturing Our Waters program, the Mindanao development corridors, and in the formulation of the peace and development framework for Mindanao, and most recently, for the updating of the document we now call the Mindanao Agenda.

EQA experts review BS Biology & BS Computer Science

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Seated, left to right, are Dean Cleto Nanola, Dr. Irene Villasenor, Dr. Amelia Guevara, and VCAA Annabelle Novero, flanked by faculty members of the DBSES and DMPCS

UPMin QA lead Assoc. Prof. Ritchie Mae Gamot (right) facilitates the discussion with EQA experts Dr. Guevara and Dr. Villasenor

UP System Quality Assurance assessors Dr. Amelia Guevara and Dr. Irene Villaseñor tested the compliance of the BS Biology and BS Computer Science programs through an External Quality Assurance review on February 19-24, 2024.

The self-assessment report (SAR) writers, faculty members, students, support staff, alumni, and employees of the two academic degree programs were subjected to a series of interviews to simulate the ASEAN Universities Network QA assessment process.

The assessors also inspected the facilities and services of the support units: the Office of Student Affairs, the Information Technology Office, the University Library, the Learning Resource Center, and the facilities of the CSM.

The assessors were welcomed upon their arrival by Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs and UPMin QA Officer Prof. Annabelle Novero, VC for Administration Leo Manuel Estaña, deans Prof. Cleto Nanola Jr. of the College of Science and Mathematics and Prof. Jhoanna Lynn Cruz of the College of Humanities & Social Sciences.

Assoc. Prof. Junaldo Mantiquilla, chairperson of the Department of Biological Science and Environmental Studies, and Assoc. Prof. Cimnayii Manliguez, chair of the Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science, led their faculty panels, facilitated by CSM QA officer Assoc. Prof. Ritchie Mae Gamot.

The Quality Assurance efforts address Sustainable Development Goal #4 on Quality Education.

TWG for the Creation of the UP Bangsamoro Development Institute

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Doji Lopez, President Jimenez, Madett Gardiola, Chancellor Murao, Victoria Espaldon, Larry Mapolon, Gracita Jacinto-Ali

The TWG review UP initiatives in the BARMM

UPMin's Michael Gatela and Erwin Protacio participate online

The Technical Working Group for the Creation of the UP-Bangsamoro Development Institute met on February 13, 2024, to map out the way forward towards the realization of this initiative. UP President Angelo Jimenez presided over the meeting attended by EVP Jose Fernando Alcantara, UP Mindanao Chancellor and TWG Chairperson Prof. Lyre Anni Murao, TWG members Dr. Victoria Espaldon, Atty. Larry Mapolon, Dr. Gracita Jacinto-Ali, and facilitators Doji Lopez and Madett Gardiola. UPMin’s Pahinungod Director Michael Gatela, Extension Director Erwin Protacio, and Jane Capacio, representing TWG member Annette Balaoing-Pelkmans, attended online. Ms. Nhikki Pauline Lumayag and Mr. John Carlo Evardo served as the TWG secretariat.

PASYENTE project at the Access to Medicine Summit 2.0

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DMPCS Department Chairperson Asst. Prof. Cinmayii Manliguez (fourth from left) at the Access to Medicine 2.0 Summit

Asst.Prof.Manliguez shares details of the PASYENTE project at the plenary

Prof. Manliguez present the PASYENTE app at the plenary

The UPMin PASYENTE booth at the AtM Summit 2.0

UP Mindanao's Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science brought their PASYENTE project, a mobile and web-based application for dengue patients, at the Access to Medicine Summit 2.0 on February 6-7, 2024, in Manila. Department chairperson and project lead Asst. Prof. Cinmayii Manliguez participated in the plenary, and her team accommodated guests at the project booth. PASYENTE is the acronym for Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support Systems on Endemic Diseases Applying Artificial Intelligence Technology and Operations Research (PASYENTE) Project for Dengue.

29th Anniversary Schedule of Events

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The University of the Philippines Mindanao (UPMin) is celebrating its 29th anniversary on February 20, 2024. The Anniversary Committee crafted the theme "Duyog sa Pag-alagad: Sustainable partnership in the service to the people."

Stakeholders and the public are invited to join any and all events in the Schedule of Events presented above (February to March) to celebrate 29 years of honor, excellence, and service to the nation.

UP Mindanao is presently the only UP constituent university in Mindanao. UPMin was created by Republic Act 7889 on February 20, 1995, in response to appeals from alumni for a UP in Mindanao. Its primary mandate is to provide equitable access to quality UP education to Mindanaoans. It offers academic programs in the fields of the humanities, architecture, mathematics, food technology, agribusiness economics, sports, and the social, natural, and computing sciences. As a graduate university, it offers PhD by Research, and graduate degrees in management, food science, urban and regional planning, and sports science. Its development agenda focuses on opening additional academic programs and new colleges in sports, medicine, and engineering, to support Mindanao sports, health, technological, and bio-cultural diversity initiatives. With these, it aims to be an internationally competitive graduate, research, and public service university, primed to contribute to Mindanao and Philippine development.

UPMin's programs, projects, and activities are aligned with the UP System's strategic thrust to address the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.

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