Regional Research, Development, and Innovation Committee XII

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Regional Research, Development, and Innovation Committee XII This is the official page of the RRDIC XII, which is an affiliate committee of the RDC XII.

03/09/2026
03/09/2026

In support of the countryโ€™s continued technological advancement and its goal of harnessing innovation to improve the lives of Filipinos, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads the 2026 Presidential Filipinnovation Awards (PFA) National Competition Awarding Ceremony at the Crowne Plaza Galleria along Ortigas Avenue in Quezon City on September 3, 2026.

The PFA is an annual recognition program honoring individuals and enterprises that develop innovative products, services, technologies or solutions with strong commercial and societal value.

As the countryโ€™s highest recognition for innovation, this yearโ€™s PFA follows a two-tier format, including the Sub-National Competitions covering the National Capital Region (NCR), Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao; and the National Competition, where five (5) will be named the 2026 Presidential Filipinnovation Awardees.

02/09/2026
02/09/2026

THE STAGE IS SET! ๐Ÿš€โœจ

Sixteen finalists. Sixteen game-changing solutions. The 2026 PFA is now LIVE to amplify Filipino Ingenuity!

Witness the culmination of our Filipinnovators' efforts from ideation and prototyping to product development and iteration. Sa tulong ng ating mga mentors and coaches, handang-handa na ang mga finalists sa pitching, judging and demo day!

Help us amplify their innovation by showing your support below. ๐Ÿ‘‡

02/09/2026
๐Ÿšจ EXTENDED! EXTENDED! EXTENDED! ๐ŸšจGot a game idea? You still have time to SPAWN it! The submission deadline for SPAWN โ€” S...
01/09/2026

๐Ÿšจ EXTENDED! EXTENDED! EXTENDED! ๐Ÿšจ
Got a game idea? You still have time to SPAWN it!
The submission deadline for SPAWN โ€” Skills Program for Aspiring World-builders and Innovators has been EXTENDED until September 2, 2026, at 5:00 PM!
Donโ€™t miss your chance to be one of the 10 teams selected for SPAWN: LOADOUT and SPAWN: ARENA.
๐Ÿ“Œ Submit your entry here:
https://tinyurl.com/SpawnSubmission
๐Ÿ“„ Registration Form & Game Design Template:
https://tinyurl.com/SpawnForms
Got an idea? Donโ€™t wait. SPAWN IT.

๐Ÿšจ EXTENDED! EXTENDED! EXTENDED! ๐Ÿšจ

Got a game idea? You still have time to SPAWN it!

The submission deadline for SPAWN โ€” Skills Program for Aspiring World-builders and Innovators has been EXTENDED until September 2, 2026, at 5:00 PM!

Donโ€™t miss your chance to be one of the 10 teams selected for SPAWN: LOADOUT and SPAWN: ARENA.

๐Ÿ“Œ Submit your entry here:
https://tinyurl.com/SpawnSubmission

๐Ÿ“„ Registration Form & Game Design Template:
https://tinyurl.com/SpawnForms

Got an idea? Donโ€™t wait. SPAWN IT.

๐Ÿš€ CALLING ALL STUDENT INNOVATORS IN REGION XII AND BARMM!SICAD-SOX is proud to partner with Enactus Philippines in advan...
24/08/2026

๐Ÿš€ CALLING ALL STUDENT INNOVATORS IN REGION XII AND BARMM!

SICAD-SOX is proud to partner with Enactus Philippines in advancing student innovation and entrepreneurship in REGION XII AND BARMM and supporting the Enactus Philippines National Competition 2026.

Before the national competition, we invite students, faculty advisers, universities, and innovation ecosystem stakeholders across {REGION} to join our Enactus Philippines Information Session:

๐Ÿ“… Saturday, August 25, 2026
โฐ 10:00 AM
๐Ÿ’ป Via Zoom

Learn more about Enactus Philippines, the 2026 National Competition, and how your university can participate in this year's Early-Stage Project Competition Track.

The competition is open to recognized higher education institutions in the Philippines, with participating teams developing and presenting innovative entrepreneurial project concepts that are still in the ideation or early implementation stage.

๐Ÿ† What's at stake?

PHP 100,000 for the National Champion, plus the opportunity to represent the Philippines at the Enactus World Cup 2026 in Brazil.

๐Ÿ“ฃ Join the August 22 Information Session to learn how to apply, understand the competition requirements and mechanics, and discover how your team can prepare for the National Competition this October!

Application Deadline: Extended to 31 August 2026.

๐Ÿ”— Full competition mechanics: https://enactus.ph/2026-national-competition

๐Ÿ“Œ Register/Join the Information Session:
https://tinyurl.com/enactusphinfomindanao

Bring your idea. Build your team. Take entrepreneurial action.

๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐›๐ข๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž?The 2026 Global Textile Congress โ€“ Philippine Textile Congress ...
24/08/2026

๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐›๐ข๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž?
The 2026 Global Textile Congress โ€“ Philippine Textile Congress continues its Research Colloquia with ๐’๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ: ๐“๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐ข๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ.
This session brings together experts from the Philippines and China to explore how biotechnology is opening new possibilities for textile production and processing.
From enzyme biotechnology and microbial enzymes for textile processing to genetic research for silk production and the development of biotechnology-enabled textile materials, discover how science and biotechnology are contributing to the future of textiles.
๐Ÿ“… ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ• ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”
โฐ ๐Ÿ—:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐€๐Œโ€“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ
Serving as Session Chair/Moderator is ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐†๐ฅ๐š๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž ๐‰. ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐จ, Director of the Institute of Chemistry, University of the Philippines Los Baรฑos, alongside our distinguished speakers:
๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐„๐ข๐ณ๐š๐๐จ๐ซ๐š ๐“. ๐˜๐ฎ-๐‘๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐จ
Marine Science Institute / University of the Philippines
Marine microbial enzymes for cellulosic textile processing
๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐—๐ข๐š๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐จ๐ง๐ 
Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Genetic Breeding / Southwest University, China
Advancing germplasm genetic research for efficient molecular design breeding
๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‹๐ข ๐‡๐š๐จ
College of Biotechnology / Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China
Construction and application of high-efficiency screening and gene expression system of functional silk proteins to enhance silk production
๐„๐ง๐ ๐ซ. ๐€๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐ง๐๐ซ๐š ๐‹. ๐†๐จ๐ง๐ณ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐Œ.๐’๐œ.
Biomedical Textiles R&D Group / Philippine Textile Research Institute
Biotechnology-enabled development of regenerated silk fibroin-based absorbable surgical sutures from silk cocoon wastes
Registration is FREE! Scan the QR code or register through our official website:
www.philippinetextilecongress.com/registration.php
For questions or assistance, send us a message here on our page or email us at [email protected].

23/08/2026

DOST in the News: In Vintar, Ilocos Norte, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is transforming agricultural fibers into yarn and textile products, creating additional livelihood opportunities for farmers and weavers while supporting the local textile industry.

See the full story in the comment section:


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