Conference Awardees


Best Paper and Presenter

Track 1 – Engineering, Technology and Digital Solutions

Best PaperBest Presenter
Semi-Automated Thermal Plastic Reactor Type Pyrolysis of Polypropylene to Liquid Fuels
Lyncel S Celimen
Bicol State College of Applied Sciences and Technology
Julieta B. Babas
Design, Development and Assessment of a Community Portal: Advancing Information Access for Public Service Delivery and Informed Communities
Cagayan State University – Aparri
Crowdsourcing Dictionary and Rule-Based Machine Translation System For Irigenyo Language
Rosel O. Onesa, Kaela Marie Fortuno, & Mercy Gonowon
Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges

Track 2 – Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources

Best PaperBest Presenter
Stranding of Endangered Sea Turtles in the Municipal Water of Magallanes, Sorsogon, Philippines
Elden G. Orgela, Marion R. Alcantara, & Merwin B. Grutas
Sorsogon State University
Geneveve Parreño-Lachica
Spatial Distribution and Autocorrelation of Rhizophora Mucronata and Rhizophora Apiculata in Taklong Island National Marine Reserve, Philippines
West Visayas State University

Track 3 – Futures Thinking, Sustainability and Institutional Governance

Best PaperBest Presenter
Carbon Footprint Assessment of Rice Cultivation of Select Rice Farmers In Isabela: A Case Study
Jeffrey C. Ginez & Marcelino U. Siladan
Philippine Normal University – Manila
Jeffrey C. Ginez
Carbon Footprint Assessment of Rice Cultivation of Select Rice Farmers In Isabela: A Case Study
Philippine Normal University – Manila

Track 4 – Educational Management

Best PaperBest Presenter
Education in the ChatGPT Era: A Sentiment Analysis of Public Discourse on the Role of Language Models in Education
Niel Francis B. Casillano
Eastern Samar State University
Niel Francis B. Casillano
Education in the ChatGPT Era: ASentiment Analysis of Public Discourse on the Role of Language Models in Education
Eastern Samar State University

Track 5 – Business Management and Entrepreneurship

Best PaperBest Presenter
Revisiting the Sorsogon Pili (Engl. Canarium Ovatum) Nut Production Capacities Towards an Improved Value Chain Model
Joey Richard V. Dio, Ryan V. Dio, & Dulce Corazon F. Lacson
Sorsogon State University
Joey Richard V. Dio
Revisiting the Sorsogon Pili (Engl. Canarium Ovatum) Nut Production Capacities Towards an Improved Value Chain Model
Sorsogon State University

Track 6 – Instructional Design and Development

Best PaperBest Presenter
Students’ Gains in English as a Second/Foreign Language Through Game-Based Learning: A Meta-Analysis
Jason S. Barrun & Sherill A. Gilbas
Sorsogon State University
Alvin M. Mahawan
Teachers’ Information and Communication Technology Competence: Basis for the Development of Technology Guide for Teaching and Learning
Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology

Track 7 – Educational Technology and e-Learning

Best PaperBest Presenter
Development of Philippine National Information Technology Standards (PhilNITS) Information Technology Passport (IP) Certification Exam Reviewer Mobile Application
Philip D. Geneta, Jay Lord D. Laguerta, Marlo M. Mendoza & Wendell M. Recinto
Batangas State University – The National Engineering University – Lipa Campus
Philip D. Geneta
Development of Philippine National Information Technology Standards (PhilNITS) Information Technology Passport (IP) Certification Exam Reviewer Mobile Application
Batangas State University – The National Engineering University – Lipa Campus

Track 8 – Teaching and Learning Strategies and Practices

Best PaperBest Presenter
The Thesis Writing Journey of English Majors Not Teaching English
Mildred M. Crisostomo
Don Honorio Ventura State University
Mildred M. Crisostomo
The Thesis Writing Journey of English Majors Not Teaching English
Don Honorio Ventura State University

Track 9 – Health and Behavioral Sciences

Best PaperBest Presenter
Two Sides, Same Coin: Posttraumatic Growth among Selected Nurses with History of COVID-19 Virus in Bataan, Philippines
Jayvie Villazor & Ronnel Magpantay
Bataan Peninsula State University
Lealyn M. Gumban
Motivation, Self-Efficacy, and Knowledge Enhancement of Agricultural Extension Workers (AEWS)
Davao Oriental State University

Track 10 – Social Science and Gender Studies

Best PaperBest Presenter
A Cursory Assessment on the Cases of Child Labor in the Fisheries Sector of Magallanes, Sorsogon, Philippines
Abel E. Arevalo Jr., Margielina G. Melitante & Vivien L. Chua
Sorsogon State University
Jayvie Villazor
The Art of Not Stopping: Grit among the Breadwinner Senior Citizens in Pilar, Bataan
Bataan Peninsula State University

Track 11 – Tourism, Culture and Heritage

Best PaperBest Presenter
Digital Nomadism in the Philippines: A Netnographic Study of Filipino Online Freelancers
Bryan O. Fruto
Sorsogon State University
Hazel R. Bocacao
Unraveling the Gender, Cultural, and Economic Dynamics in the Nipa (Nypa Fruticans Wurmb) Shingle-Making Communities of Sagñay, Camarines Sur
Partido State University
Mary Jane Taburnal Bernales
Sensescape and Visitor Experience as Predictors of Tourist Behavioral Intention on Farm Tourism in The Bicol Region
Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges

Track 12 – Community Development and Environmental Management

Best PaperBest Presenter
A Framework to Assess Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (HRES) Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vessels: A Case Study in Donsol, Sorsogon
Bryan E. Escoto
Sorsogon State University
Bryan E. Escoto
Holistic Assessment of Solar PV Irrigation System (SPIS) for Non-Irrigated Rice Fields in the Province of Sorsogon, Philippines
Sorsogon State University