03/09/2026
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๐๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐!
Earlier | DOST RO IX proudly sent off ๐ฌ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ง (๐๐) ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฌ from the region's premier universities and colleges to the ๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ญ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ (๐๐๐๐), happening at ๐๐ก๐ ๐
๐๐ซ๐ฆ, ๐๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ from ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐โ๐, ๐๐๐๐. They join thousands of fellow DOST-SEI undergraduate scholars from across the Philippines.
Though fewer in number compared to other regions sending 25 or more delegates, our Region IX scholars go in just as ready and just as proud.
This year's delegation come from the following participating universities/colleges:
ยป Ateneo de Zamboanga University โ 2๏ฟฝ
ยป DMC College Inc. โ 1๏ฟฝ
ยป Jose Rizal Memorial State University โ 10๏ฟฝ
ยป MSU Main Campus Sindangan Extension โ 4
Under the theme "๐๐ข๐ค๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ: ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ, ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ช๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ข๐ณ", this year's NPSC aims to:
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Cultivate science-driven scholar leadership among DOST-SEI scholars;๏ฟฝ
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Provide an avenue for Regional Councils and scholars' organizations to share existing volunteer initiatives;๏ฟฝ
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Guide scholars in identifying meaningful, ethical, and values-based directions for volunteerism in response to real community and national needs; and๏ฟฝ
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Develop a gender-responsive scholars' congress that fosters equitable participation and representation of scholars from diverse backgrounds.
To our 17 Region IX delegates: represent well, learn as much as you can, and bring back what you've gained to serve your communities. We wish you a safe and productive congress. Ariba, Region IX!
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๐๐๐ญ: Seventeen (17) seems to be this year's lucky number for Region 9! The region sent the same number of undergraduate scholars to the recently concluded ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐, held in Bihing Tahik, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi last August 19โ23, 2026. Participating R9 scholars then came from the region's renowned universities and colleges, namely: ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐., ๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐, and ๐๐๐๐๐.
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