WVSU Microbiology

05/06/2026

From countless Petri dishes, endless streak plates, and grams upon grams of culture media came lessons far greater than what any laboratory manual could teach. Behind every successful culture and every carefully recorded observation lies a journey marked by perseverance, growth, and the unwavering support of one another.

Today, we celebrate not only a milestone, but the friendships forged, the challenges conquered, and the memories cultivated both inside and beyond the laboratory.

WVSU–Microbiology proudly congratulates the 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲! 🧫✨

As we venture into new environments and uncharted horizons, may the curiosity that brought us to science continue to guide us forward. Like microorganisms thriving in the most unexpected places, may we adapt, grow, and flourish wherever life takes us.

𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩, 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘷𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦. 🔬✨

Padayon!

05/05/2026

𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿 ⛏️

2 days to go.

From simple questions to meaningful discoveries— every study tells a story worth exploring.

Are you ready to dig deeper?

24/10/2025

𝙍𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙏𝙝𝙮 𝘽𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝! 💛💙

𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿𝘀!

Excellence continues to thrive in the walls Rizal Hall, as our brilliant Microbiology majors once again showcased their research prowess during the 𝟑𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲–𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫, held at the Iloilo Grand Hotel, Iloilo City.

🏅 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻:

𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝟯: Aquatic and Environmental Microbiology

🥇 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲: Benjamin James Franklin Marapon and Kent Joshua Iguban

𝙏𝙞𝙩𝙡𝙚: Occurrence of Manglicolous Lichens in Katunggan It Ibajay Mangrove Ecopark, Aklan, Philippines

𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙧: Atty. Shenly Marie Gazo, MSc

🥈 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲: Michaela Zaldivar and Crystal Mae Banias

𝙏𝙞𝙩𝙡𝙚: Cellulolytic Capacity of Bacteria Isolated from a Landfill in Iloilo City: A Potential Role in Biodegradation

𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙨: Charmy June L. Almaquer, MSc, & Dr. Stephen G. Sabinay

𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝟮: Medical, Food, and Agricultural

𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨: Crystal Mae G. Banias, Johnes Gwayne B. Baylen, Mia Jane Giganto, Kent Joshua S. Iguban, Quenie Marie P. Lara, Ivan C. Mirante, and Hazel Grace O. Palete

𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧: Ivan C. Mirante

𝙏𝙞𝙩𝙡𝙚: Microbial Sensory Quality Assessment of Radish Kimchi Fermented with Varying Concentrations of Lactobacillus spp. Starter Culture

𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙨: Charmy June L. Almaquer, MSc, & Michaela Marie D. Malaya

To our champions and researchers—your WVSU Microbiology Family beams with pride! May your success continue to inspire future generations of scientists to explore, innovate, and raise the banner of science! 🧫🔬

22/10/2025

𝘼 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙑𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙒𝙑𝙎𝙐 𝙈𝙞𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮!

Warmest congratulations to our very own Crystal Mae Banias and Hazel Grace Palete for winning 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 in the 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗮𝗱 during the 𝟑𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 of the 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺–𝘝𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳, held at the University of San Agustin, Iloilo City, this October 22, 2025.

Guided by their mentor, Prof. Zarah Ella Caquilgan, our seniors showcased not only their brilliance and mastery but also their unwavering dedication to the field of Microbiology, earning a stellar 𝟰𝟬 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀, triumphing over equally remarkable contenders from the 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐬 (𝟐𝟗 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬) and the 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧 (𝟐𝟖 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬).

This victory stands as a testament to the passion, perseverance, and excellence that define the WVSU Microbiology Family. You have once again proven that true success is born from curiosity, courage, and the relentless pursuit of knowledge.

We are beyond proud of you, Crystal and Hazel. Continue to inspire, explore, and let your brilliance illuminate the world of science! 💛🧫🔬

22/10/2025

𝘼 𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚-𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪! ✨🦠

Behind every successful experiment is the 𝔭𝔢𝔯𝔣𝔢𝔠𝔱 𝔠𝔲𝔩𝔱𝔲𝔯𝔢, and behind every successful event is the unwavering support of our 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬 and 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧s!💰🌟

A 𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓯𝓮𝓵𝓽 𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓽𝓾𝓭𝓮 to you for being our 𝚐𝚛𝚘𝚠𝚝𝚑 𝚖𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚞𝚖 that sustained our vision and made 𝕀𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝕄𝕚𝕔𝕣𝕠𝕠𝕣𝕘𝕒𝕟𝕚𝕤𝕞 𝔻𝕒𝕪 2025 a thriving success! Your generosity became the catalyst that nurtured every idea, fueled every activity, and empowered every participant to explore the Tagô nga Kalibutan with wonder and excitement. 🤗🔬💚

Just as microorganisms vibe best in symbiosis, our event thrived in collaboration, and 𝗂𝗍’𝗌 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝖺𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎! 🫵🏻✨

20/10/2025

20/10/2025

HIGHLIGHTS | 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅, 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒅! 𝑰𝑴𝑫 2025 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅! 🦠

Our plates are sealed, but our smiles say it all! 📸💚𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑴𝒊𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒎 𝑫𝒂𝒚 2025 truly brought the tagô nga kalibutan to life! 🌍🔬

To our brilliant participants, passionate facilitators, and dedicated organizers, thank you for breathing life (and laughter) into the 𝙩𝙖𝙜ô 𝙣𝙜𝙖 𝙠𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙖𝙣. You’ve proven that the best kind of culture is the one we grow together. 🧫✨

Here’s to more discoveries, more connections, and more reasons to keep exploring the hidden world. 💫🔬

‘𝘛𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘷𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘦-𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘴! 🤓🦠🫵🏻





✍🏻 Saluna, JL, Putong, JB
📸 Iquiña, VT, Benjamin, TF
🖼️ Iguban, KJ

19/10/2025

HIGHLIGHTS | 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒑 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒊-𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆! 🧫💚

Part 6

From 𝓿𝓲𝓫𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓬𝓾𝓵𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮𝓼 to 𝓬𝓵𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓼, each exhibit opened the door to a world too small to see, yet too important to ignore.🔬🧠 From 𝚜𝚒𝚖𝚞𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚕𝚊𝚋 𝚜𝚎𝚝𝚞𝚙𝚜, exploring 𝚏𝚞𝚗𝚐𝚒 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚗𝚜 𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚛𝚘𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚙𝚎, to trying out 𝚏𝚞𝚗 𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚒-𝚐𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚜 that made microbiology come alive. It was a moment where 𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒂𝒓𝒕, and 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 came together, in 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒔𝒚𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒔. 🥼✨

We hope you enjoyed the exhibits, the moments of wonder, and of course, the 𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕫𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕤𝕦𝕣𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕖𝕤 prepared just for you! 🎁🦠

Because in the grand culture of science, 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧. 🤓✨





✍🏻 Saluna, JL, Putong, JB
📸 Benjamin, TF
🖼️ Iguban, KJ

19/10/2025

HIGHLIGHTS | 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒑 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒊-𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆! 🧫💚

Part 5

From 𝓿𝓲𝓫𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓬𝓾𝓵𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮𝓼 to 𝓬𝓵𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓼, each exhibit opened the door to a world too small to see, yet too important to ignore.🔬🧠 From 𝚜𝚒𝚖𝚞𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚕𝚊𝚋 𝚜𝚎𝚝𝚞𝚙𝚜, exploring 𝚏𝚞𝚗𝚐𝚒 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚗𝚜 𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚛𝚘𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚙𝚎, to trying out 𝚏𝚞𝚗 𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚒-𝚐𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚜 that made microbiology come alive. It was a moment where 𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒂𝒓𝒕, and 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 came together, in 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒔𝒚𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒔. 🥼✨

We hope you enjoyed the exhibits, the moments of wonder, and of course, the 𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕫𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕤𝕦𝕣𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕖𝕤 prepared just for you! 🎁🦠

Because in the grand culture of science, 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧. 🤓✨





✍🏻 Saluna, JL, Putong, JB
📸 Benjamin, TF
🖼️ Iguban, KJ

19/10/2025

HIGHLIGHTS | 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒑 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒊-𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆! 🧫💚

Part 4

From 𝓿𝓲𝓫𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓬𝓾𝓵𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮𝓼 to 𝓬𝓵𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓼, each exhibit opened the door to a world too small to see, yet too important to ignore.🔬🧠 From 𝚜𝚒𝚖𝚞𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚕𝚊𝚋 𝚜𝚎𝚝𝚞𝚙𝚜, exploring 𝚏𝚞𝚗𝚐𝚒 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚗𝚜 𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚛𝚘𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚙𝚎, to trying out 𝚏𝚞𝚗 𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚒-𝚐𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚜 that made microbiology come alive. It was a moment where 𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒂𝒓𝒕, and 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 came together, in 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒔𝒚𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒔. 🥼✨

We hope you enjoyed the exhibits, the moments of wonder, and of course, the 𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕫𝕖𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕤𝕦𝕣𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕖𝕤 prepared just for you! 🎁🦠

Because in the grand culture of science, 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧. 🤓✨





✍🏻 Saluna, JL, Putong, JB
📸 Iquiña, VT, Penuela, CJ
🖼️ Iguban, KJ