RAISE Southern Tagalog

🏆 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐔𝐋É𝐎 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔!

Congratulations to the winners of SULÉO 2026: Technology Pitching Competition, organized by the SLSU Innovation & Technology Support Services Office as part of SLSU's 2026 Science, Technology, and Innovation Week! The competition was held in partnership with SLSU RAISE, with the pitching session evaluated by members of the RAISE Southern Tagalog team, particularly Engr. Gee Jay Bartolome, Project Leader of RAISE Project 12, and Dr. Louie Villaverde, Center Head of BatStateU MRC-LIKHA FABLAB and a participant in last year’s IP Expedite: Technology Pitching activity under the SOUTH Mentorship Series.

Congratulations to all the finalists and winners for showcasing the ingenuity and innovation of SLSU! We look forward to seeing these promising technologies and innovators again at the 4th RAISE Southern Tagalog Summit this November, as part of STAARRDEC’s Regional Research, Innovation, and Extension Week!

🎥 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪𝗟𝗘𝗗𝗚𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗠𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: 𝘈 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘖𝘜𝘛𝘏 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘚𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯

Are you handling your college or office’s social media page? Do you find yourself creating reels, event highlights, promotional videos, or other digital content and wondering how you can make them more engaging, polished, and effective? Are you also looking for better ways to showcase your institution’s programs, activities, research outputs, and AANR technologies to wider audiences? Then this session is for you!

The RAISE Knowledge Management (KM) Hub, in partnership with the CvSU Knowledge Management Center (KMC) invites you to KNOWLEDGE IN MOTION, a special session of the SOUTH Mentorship designed as a focused 2-hour lecture-training on video editing for social media communication and marketing. This seminar will feature an international videographer and experienced video editor based in New York, who will share practical insights and professional techniques for creating videos that capture attention, communicate messages clearly, and connect with audiences.

Participants will learn practical approaches to video editing, including creating stronger openings, improving pacing and storytelling, using text and captions effectively, and making institutional and promotional videos more engaging. The session will also explore how video can be used as a powerful tool for knowledge sharing and technology promotion, particularly in presenting AANR technologies, research innovations, products, services, and institutional accomplishments in ways that are accessible and appealing to social media audiences.

This will be conducted through a hybrid setup. where CvSU faculty and staff may join us in person at the ITSO Conference Room, Cavite State University, while faculty and staff from STAARRDEC Consortium Member Institutions (CMIs) may participate online via Zoom.

📅 August 26, 2026 (Wednesday)
⏰ 3:00–5:00 PM
📍 ITSO Conference Room, Cavite State University
💻 Zoom: https://up-edu.zoom.us/j/3249012650?pwd=psuW4TiaA36Gneit4IBI28sqd6yiAu.1&omn=97314760853

Whether you are already experienced in creating digital content or are simply looking for better ways to tell your institution’s stories, promote AANR technologies, showcase innovations, and bring your programs and accomplishments closer to your audience, this is an opportunity to learn directly from an experienced international video editor/marketer and gain practical skills that you can immediately apply to your social media work. Bring your questions, bring your ideas, and let’s put knowledge in motion! 🎬✨

UPLB will hold the Innovation Week 2026 on 23-25 September 2026 at the UPLB Science and Technology (S&T) Park. With the theme: “Harvesting Horizons: Philippine Innovation for Climate-Resilient and Inclusive Agri-Food Systems," the three-day event will bring together key stakeholders from the innovation ecosystem to connect ideas, technologies, and opportunities toward a more resilient and inclusive agri-food sector.

Expect a dynamic lineup of activities:
🌱 Farmer-Focused Capacity-Building Programs
🤝 Industry Dialogues
💡 Youth Innovation Activities
🚀 Hackathon and Pitching Sessions
🔬 Technology Exhibitions

More than showcasing innovations, Innovation Week 2026 aims to move ideas forward by strengthening pathways for technology adoption, commercialization, investment, and community use.

Join us in bridging research to enterprise, innovation to opportunity, and technology to impact.

🔗 Register and see more of the event here:
https://sites.google.com/up.edu.ph/innovation-week-2026/

Be part of the conversation. Be part of the journey toward a more resilient and inclusive agri-food future.

𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗔𝗜𝗣𝗙 🌱🚀

RAISE Southern Tagalog took part in RAISE Forward, held on August 11, 2026, at the DOST-PCAARRD EO Tan Hall in Los Baños, Laguna, under the theme “Partnership and Collaboration in Action: Accelerating Research Results for Development.”

Startups from the region’s incubatees and technology pitchers participated in the 3rd Agri-Aqua Innovation Pitch Fest (AIPF), showcasing promising technologies and innovative solutions. The AIPF brought together researchers, technology developers, startups, industry partners, investors, and other innovation ecosystem stakeholders to connect promising technologies with potential users, investors, and collaborators.

The event featured innovative products and technologies from startups and academic institutions, providing opportunities to showcase research outputs, explore commercialization pathways, and foster partnerships that can bring technologies closer to the market and their intended users.

RAISE Southern Tagalog was also represented in several key activities:

🔹 Dr. Almira G. Magcawas, STAARRDEC Director and Cavite State University Vice President for Business Affairs and Resource Generation, delivered a message of support for the Agri-Aqua Innovation Pitch Fest and the continuing efforts to strengthen the regional innovation ecosystem.

🔹 Mr. Rodel Papa, Assistant Program Leader and FPRDI IPTBM Project Leader, presented the region’s Sustainability Planning outputs, highlighting strategies and future pathways for sustaining the program beyond Phase 2.

🔹 Dr. Teddy F. Tepora, RAISE Southern Tagalog Program Leader, presented the Year 2 Semi-Annual Report during the Progress Review, highlighting the program’s accomplishments, developments, and continuing efforts to strengthen agri-aqua technology commercialization in the region.

Beyond the pitch fest, Southern Tagalog participants also took part in the technology exhibit, technology pitching, industry reverse pitching, Sustainability Planning Workshop, Fellowship Night, and Progress Review—creating opportunities to strengthen partnerships, exchange insights, and chart the next steps for the region’s innovation ecosystem.

From research to innovation, and from innovation to impact, RAISE Southern Tagalog continues to build partnerships that move agri-aqua technologies forward. 🌱🤝🚀

🎉 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗡 𝗧𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗢𝗚 𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗚𝗥𝗜-𝗔𝗤𝗨𝗔 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗜𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲! 🌱🚀

Congratulations to Blends 4 You Incorporated (B4U) for securing 2nd Place in Category A at the National Agri-Aqua Innovation Pitch Fest 2026, held on August 11, 2026, at DOST-PCAARRD! 🏆☕️

B4U, a CvSU-ATBI incubatee, showcased its innovative business solution for customized Philippine coffee blends—providing end-to-end bespoke coffee solutions for cafés, hotels, restaurants, events, and corporations. From bean to branded sachet, B4U brings local coffee closer to markets while creating greater value for our coffee producers.

We also proudly recognize the participation of other Southern Tagalog innovations that represented the region on the national stage:

🌱 NUTRIO – Fullmight Agricultural Corporation
A biofertilizer designed for annual and biennial industrial crops, including sugarcane, helping plants utilize available nutrients more efficiently and maximize the value of fertilizer investments.

🍫 BIOCOATZ – De La Salle University–Laguna
A sustainable solution addressing cacao losses caused by insect pests, helping protect cacao production and strengthen the supply of this important agricultural commodity.

🥚 SALTED DUCK EGG POWDER – University of the Philippines Los Baños
An innovative approach to the full utilization of salted duck eggs, transforming them into a shelf-stable ingredient with diverse product applications.

From coffee and biofertilizers to cacao protection and food innovation, these technologies demonstrate the creativity, ingenuity, and commercialization potential of Southern Tagalog innovators. 💚

Congratulations to all our innovators, inventors, researchers, incubators, and partners who continue to RAISE the region’s innovation ecosystem and bring Filipino solutions to greater heights! 🇵🇭🚀

From Southern Tagalog to the 3rd Agri-Aqua Innovation Pitch Fest (AIPF) 2026 🌱🚀

Featured Technologies from the Academe
🔬 UPLB – Salted Duck Egg Powder
🌿 De La Salle University – BioCoatZ

Featured Startup Companies
☕ CvSU-ATBI Incubatee – Blends4U
🌾 UPLB technology, Nutrio by Fullmight Agricultural Corp.

We will also feature incubatee and ATBI products at our exhibit booth! Discover promising technologies and innovations from the academe, startup companies, and industry players as they take the stage this Tuesday!

🗓️ August 11, 2026 (Tuesday)
🕘 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Live via Facebook
🔗 Watch here: https://bit.ly/AIPF2026Live

See you at ! 🌱