ETHICS OF SERVICE-LEARNING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Program
Day 1: June 15, 2026, Monday
7:00 am – 8:30 am
Registration
School of Economics Auditorium
8:30 am – 9:30 am
Opening Program
School of Economics Auditorium
9:30 am – 10:15 am
Keynote Address 1
School of Economics Auditorium
Prof. Grace Ngai, PhD
Head, Service-learning and Leadership Office
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
10:15 am – 10:30 am
Break
10:30 am – 12:00 nn
Plenary Session
School of Economics Auditorium
Panel Speakers
The Ethics of Emotional Labor in Service-Learning: Boundaries, Dilemmas, and Framework Construction
LAI WEI
Beijing Normal Hong Kong Baptist University
Dagyaw-Dunong as an Indigenous Ethical Frame for Service-Learning and Community Engagement in the Philippines
MARK ANTHONY D. ABENIR
Ateneo de Manila University
An indigenously informed code of practice for civically engaged service-learning
RIKA SWANZEN
The Independent Institute of Education, Emeris Waterfall
Assessment of Project ACCESS: Ethical Community-Based Education and Protection Outcomes in Complex Emergency Settings in Maguindanao
JOSEPHINE THERESE EMILY G. TEVES
SARAH GRACE L. CANDELARIO
University of the Philippines Manila
12:00 nn – 1:30 pm
Lunch
School of Economics
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Parallel Session 1
Community Engagement, Partnership, and Entrepreneurship
School of Economics Auditorium
Rethinking Organizational Development: How Participatory Projects Build and Broaden Collective Capacity
ARIANNE LINDSAY Y. SILVA, JACK ALBEN S. BANAC, ROWICK WAYNE J. BULANGIS, AND JEWEL LEIGH P. BUENROSTRO
University of the Philippines Diliman
Transformative Service-Learning in Architecture: Community Collaboration and Urban Poor Housing Development in Kidapawan City
ISIDORO R. MALAQUE III
University of the Philippines Mindanao
Traditional Weaving Better Lives: How a University Social Enterprise Transformed the Livelihoods of Community Weavers
AURELIO P. VILBAR, JORELYN P. CONCEPCION, LYNNETTE MATEA S. CAMELLO, AND CHARMAINE LEE M. CABRERA
University of the Philippines Cebu | Cebu Technological University Main and Argao Campus
Co-Managing Forests, Co-Creating Relationships: A Comparative Study of Social Entrepreneurship by PSAU and UPLB
PETER JEROME B. DEL ROSARIO, ELSA P. SANTOS, PAULA MAY C. BUENVIAJE, AND MARY ROSE ANNE M. LANTICAN
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Service-Learning and Participatory Planning
School of Economics Room 105
Integrating Service Learning into Comprehensive Land Use Planning: A Case Study of UP Mindanao’s Engagement in Sison, Surigao del Norte
RYAN C. SONGCAYAUON, MICAH AMOR YARES, ANGELO FELIX REGALADO, ISIDORO MALAQUE III, AND SAMANTHA ARBOTANTE
University of the Philippines Mindanao
Engaging in an Urban Laboratory: Graduate Service-Learning of the Island Garden City of Samal’s Agglomeration
MICAH AMOR P. YARES, MINERVA C. ROSEL, ISIDORO R. MALAQUE, RYAN C. SONGCAYAUON, AND ANGELO FELIX N. REGALADO
University of the Philippines Mindanao
Participatory Planning in a Flood-Prone Marshland: Crafting Kabasalan’s 2025–2030 Roadmap through Service Learning
MYRAFE S. YLAGAN
MINERVA C. ROSEL
University of the Philippines Mindanao
Student Outcomes in Service-Learning and Community Engagement 1
School of Economics Room 114
Community-Engaged Service Learning Framework for Experiential and Transformative Learning in Higher Education
SHEFALI MISHRA, SONALI MUKHERJEE, AND SWATI PATHAK
Christ University
International Service-Learning and Global Citizenship in the Inclusive Societies
ALBERT YOUNAS
Universities of Zurich & Erlangen-Nürnberg
Experiential Learning Through Bangkuthon Innovation Project
SURAYA SHARIL, WARDAH MUSTAFA DIN, AND NUR ATHIRAH KHALIT
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Service-Learning in the Wild: Understanding Intercultural Competence Using Computer Vision–Based Facial Behavior Indicators
KENNETH W.K. LO, GRACE NGAI, AND STEPHEN C.F. CHAN
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Critical and Reflexive Practice in Service-Learning and Community Engagement
School of Economics Room 125
Place-Based Education in/along Padre Faura: An Autoethnographic Reflection and Pedagogical Proposition on Service Learning Praxis
JOHN N. PONSARAN
University of the Philippines Manila
How Students Understand Reflection: An Epistemological Analysis to Guide Effective Reflective Activities
RINA F. CAMUS
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Exploring the dynamics of community engagement in community science
HARIANNE J. GASMEN, KATHLEEN B. BAEZ, RODRIGO C. ECO, RIZA MARIE E. FAUSTO, DEVRALIN T. LAGOS, JOHN BRYAN R. SALAMANCA, MA. LINNEA V. TANCHULING, CESAR ALLAN C. VERA, AND MA. LOURDES B. VERA
University of the Philippines Diliman
Listening to Aboriginal Voices: The Girringun Aboriginal Corporation-SLIC ICPU Indigenous Service Learning Model
SUZANNE KENNEY
University of Sydney
Evaluating Service-Learning and Community Engagement Programs
School of Economics Room 127
“Para naman sa Amin”: Articulating the Dueg Resettlement Community Perspective on Service-Learning Program as Community Development Initiative
JAZREEN OLIVE B. AGUSTIN
Philippine Science High School-Central Luzon Campus
Qualitative System Dynamics Analysis of Service-Learning Integration Challenges in Agricultural Systems and Landscape Agroforestry Courses
ARNEL B. VILLANCIO JR.
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Exploring Gender Perspectives in the CWTS Intervention Programs of UPLB-CAS NSTP from 2021-2025
KIM RIENER D. CASIÑO, JOHN KEVIN H. ABALOS, ALLYSEA T., CONCEPCION, CHRISTIAN PAUL Y., ENDE, CARESSA MARIELLE P. HERNANDO, EZEKIEL, BENEDICTO
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Institutionalizing Translation Service-Learning: A comparative study of IN.TRA (UNIBO) and Translation Workshop (HKBU)
LISA LIXIA DAI (Hong Kong Baptist University); SILVIA BERNARDINI (University of Bologna); JUN PAN (Hong Kong Baptist University)
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Break
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm
School of Economics
Presenters
“From Pots to Partnerships: A Community-Engaged Ceramic Research in Bohol, Central Philippines”
RHAYAN GATBONTON MELENDRES
University of the Philippines Diliman
“Environmental Sustainability through Mangrove Planting Service Learning in Pulau Tuba, Langkawi, Malaysia”
NURAINN DIANA BINTI NIZAMIL FAIRUZ, MOHD HAFIS KAMARUDDIN, NIK MOHAMAD RIDHWAN, AND DALJIT SINGH KARAM SINGH
Universiti Putra Malaysia
“Institutionalizing Service-Learning and Community Engagement in Indian Higher Education: A Case Study of Shivaji University, Kolhapur, India”
AVINASH GULAB BHALE
VIDYANAND KHANDGLE
Shivaji University Kolhapur, India
“Managing natural color innovations to enhance and increase the value of local fabric products of community enterprises in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province”
JUTHAMAS SUPPAPAN
Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University
From Service to Solidarity: Tracing Student Understanding of Social Involvement Through CSIP
BERNADETTE C. ILAO, EMILIO PATRICIO H. AFRICA, ANTONIO B. ALINEA JR., JIANNE CHENEY I. BATUIGAS, JOMELL L. CARAMANCION, FLORENCE L. BAGUNAS, DICKEL A. DAGOC, JAYMARK R. DE ASIS, AND REINIER VERGEL L. RAMOS
University of the Philippines Diliman
Real Voices, Real English: A University Community Engagement Model
MISS CHANAICHON DAMSRI
Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University
The Role and Significance of Service Learning (S-L) in Higher Education for Sustainable Development (ESD): A Case Study of Seoul Women’s University
BYOUNGHO JUN
Seoul Women’s University
Ethical Community-Engaged Innovation in Community Enterprises: A Participatory Action Research Model for Sustainable Tourism Development in Southern Thailand
SIRINAN PANTARUK
KIRATHAKON BOONROD
Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University
Service-Learning Through Tutorial Services: Motivation, Attitudes, and Perceived Value of UP Cebu Students
KENNETH A. GALLARDO
University of the Philippines Cebu
Branding Strategies for Social Enterprises to Enhance the Competitiveness of Community-Based Tourism: A Case Study of Homestays in Southern Thailand
KIRATHAKON BOONROD
Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University
From Requirement to Commitment: Reflections on Service-Learning and Weekend Volunteerism in a Community Tutoring Program in UP Manila
MIGEL ANTONIO P. CATALIG, ABBA A. SUPREMO, AMARIGE V. ALCALA, AND APRIL B. LLANETA
University of the Philippines Manila
Empowering Community Health Workers for Oral Health Promotion through Training–Assessment in Magallanes, Cavite, Philippines
MARC ANGELO A. BALCE, MARY ROSE B. BISCOCHO, GWYNETH ASHLEY D. BULAONG, JOANNA JAHZEEL S. CALADIAO, FERIEL MARIE S. CASTAÑO, NICOLE ANGELA N. COMALING, MARIE ANGELIE FAITH R. DAWAY, DENISE GEM D. DELA CRUZ, EISEN GABRIEL P. FRANCISCO, JUAN MIGUEL J. INDUNAN, MARK JUSTIN B. LAMCHEK, THERESE FLYNN P. MARGALLO, MARIA ISABELA M. PEÑA, CYRIL ANNE A. SISON, ANGELA LOUISE E. SUÑGA, HANNAH PATRICIA E. BRINGAS, ROSE ANNE Q. ROSANES, RANEE NICOLE O. SEDILLA
University of the Philippines Manila
The DAMA Christian Service Program: Fostering Tutorial Service Learning among Grade 9 Students
DICKEL A. DAGOC
Ateneo de Manila University Junior High School
Assessing the Feasibility of a Community-Based Herbal Garden: A Case Study in a Rural Municipality in the Philippines
DAWN ISABELLE A. MOYA
FRANCES LOIS U. NGO
University of the Philippines Manila
Development of Local Herbal Products Based on Community Needs and Knowledge toward Market Linkage: A Case Study of Community Participation of a Herbal Community Enterprise in Southern Thailand
METHAWAT PHUTORNPUKDEE
Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University
Ethical Engagement with Local Wisdom through Activity-Based Learning: A Case Study of Transmitting Dok Jok Traditional Dessert Making to Students in a Community, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand
MONTHIRA SANGTHONG
Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University
Cultivating Sustainable Food Production, One Tray at a Time: Service Learning Initiative of UPLB Seed Technology Students
JULIANNE CAMILLE O. ORDOÑA
MARIA FATIMA O. MERCADO
University of the Philippines Los Baños
From Knowledge to Action: Bridging the Gap through Ethical Care in Women’s Health Service-Learning
RAN JINPING, CHEN LIWEN, LAI WEI
Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University
Service Learning in First-Year Engineering Education: Evidence of Learning Gains, Ethical Development, and Community Engagement
MARVIN L. SAMANIEGO
University of Santo Tomas
A Catholic University as a Community Development Partner: The Case of the University of Santo Tomas-Manila (Philippines)
FROILAN A. ALIPAO
University of Santo Tomas
4:15 pm – 5:45 pm
Workshop 1
School of Economics Auditorium
Service Learning as a Core Pedagogical Approach in Higher Education
SONALI MUKHERJEE
SHEFALI MISHRA
Christ University
School of Economics Room 121
Beyond Engagement: Strengthening Local Economies Through University-Community Partnership
LOVELLE MCMICHAEL
School of Economics Room 127
Beyond Good Intentions: Ethical Practices in Community Engagement and Service Learning
SWATI PATHAK (Christ University)
SAURABH SRIVASTAVA (Sharda University)
School of Economics Room 123
Interactive Workshop on Philosophy for Children
THERESA T. PAYONGAYONG
University of the Philippines Diliman
School of Economics Room 103
Another Reason To Smile: Community-Based Dental Education in Building Socially Accountable Oral Health Professionals
REGINA CARMELA P. PENGSON, RANEE NICOLE O. SEDILLA, SAMANTHA ANDREI D. SAMANIEGO, AND JULIANNE ERIS N. NAVARRO
University of the Philippines Manila
6:15 pm
Welcome Dinner
Day 2: June 16, 2026, Tuesday
7:00 am – 8:30 am
Registration
School of Economics Auditorium
8:30 am – 9:15 am
Keynote Address 2
School of Economics Auditorium
Prof. Grace H. Aguiling-Dalisay, PhD
Professor
University of the Philippines Diliman
9:15 am – 9:45 am
Break
9:45 am – 11:15 am
Parallel Session 2
Ethical Service-Learning and Community Engagement 1
School of Economics Auditorium
Beyond Charity: Ethical Reciprocity in Service-Learning and Community Engagement — Lessons from The UP Fact-Checking Lab and the Journalism Studies Association of the Philippines Inc.
LUCIA P. TANGI
University of the Philippines Diliman
Ethics by Design in Barangay-Based Service Learning: A Human Ecology Case Study from Layag Bayog, Los Baños”
SUE LIZA C. SAGUIGUIT, TERI-MARIE P. LAUDE, JOHANA S. AGANINTA, JOHN MATTHEW M. BISENIO, BEA ALLANA O. BORJA, MARY DOMINIQUE Z. CASTILLO, CHRISTIAN M. MATIENZO, PIEL PAOLO L. PUCYUTAN, KATE A. SALALILA, CAMILLE ANDREA H. SALAO, LANDER D. VISAYA, & ANGELIQUE KLOE S. ZOLETA
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Beyond “Positive Impact”: Power, Expectations, and Partnership Ethics in Philippine Service-Learning and Community Engagement
EDWARD JUMARANG EVARISTO, MA; MARK ANTHONY D. ABENIR, & GERLITA O. SIANDA
Ateneo de Manila University
Student Outcomes in Service-Learning and Community Engagement 2
School of Economics Room 114
Peer Effects on Learning Outcomes in Service-Learning Peer Effects on Learning Outcomes
SHUHENG LIN, GRACE NGAI, STEPHEN CHAN, & KAM POR KWAN
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Transformative Collaboration: Exploring Group Dynamics and Learning Experiences in Service-Learning Activities among Psychology Students
PAT KATHLYN DIONE D. RAMIREZ
Assumption College San Lorenzo
Impact of Hybrid Service-Learning on Partner Community’s Research Writing Skills and Service Learners’ Course Content and Personal Growth
NICO RAPHAEL D. CHAMEN, LOWEL ANDREW BATOMALAQUE, AURELIO VILBAR, CHRISTIAN PHILIPPE MOMONGAN, CHARMEN RAMOS-BONGO, PEARL HAZEL N. CAMARGO
University of the Philippines Cebu
Service-Learning experiences for Holistic Development of students in Indian Higher Educational Institutions
SHARON VALARMATHI
Christ University
Country-Level Institutionalization
School of Economics Room 105
Ethics in Service Learning and Service Learning International
VISHALACHE BALAKRISHNAN
Universiti Malaya
Institutional Embeddedness and Diffusion Constraints of Chinese Higher Education Reform: The Case of Service-Learning
JIANGANG ZHU (Zhejiang University); JINTAO GAO (Nankai University); & HAO LI (Nankai University)
Unearthing what works, what doesn’t in community engagement: Exploring the field experiences of Indian academics
WAFA SINGH
RAISUYAH BHAGWAN
Durban University of Technology
Capacity-Building for Service-Learning and Community Engagement
School of Economics Room 125
Enhancing Service-Learning Course Design: Insights from Critical Analysis of Higher Education Teacher Proposals
PERRY LEE
SHUHENG LIN
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Capacity Building for Service-Learning in Hong Kong Secondary Schools: Approaches and Effectiveness
ZHUOHENGLUO (ANGEL LUO), GRACE NGAI, ALISON K.Y. IP, KAM-POR KWAN, STEPHEN CF CHAN
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Ethical Capacity Building for Service-Learning and Community Engagement Through Cross-Institutional Leadership Mentoring: Evidence from the UPLB HELM Fellowship Program
JENIELYN T. PADRONES, JULIE AIZA L. MANDAP, RENIEL S. PAMPLONA, RAMONCITO G. CAMBEL, FRECHIE BELLE O. LO, JUAN ALBERTO B. MERCADO, MARY JOY C. ANDAL, RUFO GIL Z. ALBOR, VIRGINIA C. CUEVAS, RAMON A. RAZAL
University of the Philippines Los Baños
11:15 am – 12: 15 pm
School of Economics
Presenters
Community Teachers’ Experience and Assessment of a Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Tool
CRIS RAYMUND P. VIRAY
University of the Philippines Diliman
The Evolving Landscape of the UPLB CAS NSTP through Public-Private Partnerships
VAL JASON G. LAGRADA
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Comparing the Nature of Community Engagements of Selected UPLB CAS NSTP-CWTS Students Pre- and Post-pandemic
ADRIANNE B. SACAN
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Design Thinking as a Pedagogical Innovation to Service Learning
KIMBERLY B. BENJAMIN
University of the Philippines Manila
Remote Lives and Resilient Smiles: Stories of Oral Health Realities in Maragondon’s Forgotten Families
REGINA CARMELA P. PENGSON, JUAN RAFAEL ANTONIO GERARDO S. SILVA, & RANEE NICOLE O. SEDILLA
University of the Philippines Manila
Networks of Delay: Ethical Analysis of Administrative Gatekeeping in Academic Service-Learning
ROBERT A. NEPOMUCENO
University of the Philippines Manila
Ethical University–Community Engagement: A PEN-3 Assessment of the BIDANI Nutrition Program in the Philippines
RECYLYN I. BAYNA-MARIANO (University of the Philippines Los Baños), NELISSA A. SUDARIA (Northwest Samar State University), MICHELLE DANNE T. DESUYO (University of the Philippines Los Baños), MONAFE M. YU (University of the Philippines Los Baños), AND CLARISSA B. JUANICO (University of the Philippines Los Baños)
From Service to Sustained Partnership: Integrating NSTP and UPLB Sandigan for Reciprocal Community-Engaged Learning
CHARINA GRACIA B. BANAAY, COLLADO RV, VILLANUEVA BD; PUNZALAN CF; LOPEZ CA; MORA AM
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Transformative Teaching and Learning in the Community Context: A Mixed-Method Study in Understanding Midwifery Service Leave
CHARLIE C. FALGUERA
University of the Philippines Manila
Centering Mothers’ Voices: Service-Learning for Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Development in the Global South—Lessons from the Philippines”
LADYLYN L MANGADA
University of the Philippines Tacloban
Plenary vs Clusters: Strategy to Maximize Learning in Community Engagements
RANEE NICOLE O. SEDILLA, REGINA CARMELA P. PENGSON, LOUISE MARIE R. REYES, DENYS ANGELI P. LAFORTEZA, & SAMANTHA ANDREI D. SAMANIEGO
University of the Philippines Manila
Cross-border collaboration for a health promotion service-learning project in two special needs education schools in Metro Manila
ELLYN CASSEY K. CHUA
KIZHA MARIE S. GABUTAN
University of the Philippines Manila
Teaching reading through comics: Lessons from a school–university partnership in Laguna, Philippines
ROVIL A. ESPIRITU, ELIJAH JESSE M. PINE, CLARISSE M. GONZALVO, & RENZ FRANCES D. ABAGAT-MANRIQUE
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Embodied Feminist Pedagogy in Service Learning and Community Engagement: Personal Evolving Practice as FIC at UP Open University
MARIA CAROLINA RODRIGUEZ BELLO
JEAN SALUDADEZ
University of the Philippines Open University
Service-Learning within Rural Community-Academe Partnership: Improving delivery of primary care services through Primary Health Care Approach
ANTHONY GERONIMO H. CORDERO, LOURICHA TAN, AM KAROLINE GABUYO, PAOLO MEDINA, NIKO CEDICOL, LORENZO DE GUZMAN, MANILYN ESPEJO, ALYSSA ARNOCO, JOSHUA PACAYRA, & ANTHONY CORDERO
University of the Philippines Manila
Utilizing Community-engaged Research towards Capacity Building in Health of an Underserved Community
EARL FRANCIS R. SUMILE
University of the Philippines Manila
Empowering Community Health Workers for Oral Health Promotion through Training–Assessment in Magallanes, Cavite, Philippines
ANGELA LOUISE E. SUÑGA, MARC ANGELO A. BALCE, MARY ROSE B. BISCOCHO, GWYNETH ASHLEY D. BULAONG, JOANNA JAHZEEL S. CALADIAO, FERIEL MARIE S. CASTAÑO, NICOLE ANGELA N. COMALING, MARIE ANGELIE FAITH R. DAWAY, DENISE GEM D. DELA CRUZ, EISEN GABRIEL P. FRANCISCO, JUAN MIGUEL J. INDUNAN, MARK JUSTIN B. LAMCHEK, THERESE FLYNN P. MARGALLO, MARIA ISABELA M. PEÑA, CYRIL ANNE A. SISON, HANNAH PATRICIA E. BRINGAS, ROSE ANNE Q. ROSANES, & RANEE NICOLE O. SEDILLA
University of the Philippines Manila
Dula-Laro as Community Engagement: A Case Study of ManiFestival and Rituals of Collective Meaning-Making in Los Baños, Philippines
ANA KATRINA P. DE JESUS
GIAN CARLO DE JESUS
University of the Philippines Los Baños
“Bayang Malusog: Strengthening Provincial Health Leadership and Governance towards UHC through Academic Partnership and Community Engagement”
MEREDITH DEL PILAR-LABARDA
University of the Philippines Manila
The Multi-Sectoral Bridge in Advancing Service-Learning Good Practices for Holistic Community Upliftment
WAN MOHD ADZIM WAN MOHD ZAIN, KHAMSAH SURYATI MOHD, JULIANA ARIFFIN, & MOHD AIMAN HAMDAN
University Sultan Zainal Abidin
12:00 nn – 1:30 pm
Lunch
School of Economics
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Parallel Session 3
Ethical Service-Learning and Community Engagement 2
School of Economics Auditorium
IpagMALAKE: An Ethics-Informed Service-Learning Practicum for Positive Parenting and Home-Based Learning in Barangay Batong Malake, Los Baños, Philippines
RUFO GIL Z. ALBOR, MARC ANGELO J. JAMO-AY, ANDREA GALE A. LAPID, MA. DANEE DREW C. PALAD, ANTONIO NISAEL H. PALANGINAN, MAYUMI KRISTINE D. PEREZ, KANDISE F. PORTUGAL, KAYE ANGELA S. REYES, LIAN MEI R. SAN JOSE, & PHRYGIAN PEREZ ALMEDA
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Ethics in Action: Caritas Manila Volunteers’ Attitudes in Shaping NSTP Students’ Community Immersion Experience
RODFIL L. BARTOLO
Philippine Women’s University
Visual Arts Pedagogy, Ethical Practice, and Community Engagement: An Empirical Study of University-Community Partnerships in Southwest Nigeria
GRACE C. ONYEBUCHI-IGBOKWE, CHIZOBA ANDERSON EGORNU, JOVITA CHARLES OGU
Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education
Institutionalization Case Studies: The BIDANI Program
School of Economics Room 105
Online Broadcast-based Service-Learning for Barangay Capacity Development: The BIDA Juan School-on-the-Air in Calauan, Laguna, Philippines
KING NIÑO B. MANZANO, MA. TERESITA B. OSALLA, LESTER P. ORDAN, MARIFI T. MAGSINO, CLARISSA B. JUANICO, PAMELA A. GONZALES, JAIDEE P. AGNE, DENISE JUNE A. CASTOR, KATRINA F. BALUYOT, & JOMAICA YVONNE R. DE JOYA
University of the Philippines Los Baños
State Universities and Colleges Advancing Nutrition-in-Development through the BIDANI Network Program in the Philippines
DENISE JUNE A. CASTOR, CLARISSA B. JUANICO, PAMELA A. GONZALES, KING NIÑO B. MANZANO, KATRINA F. BALUYOT, JAIDEE P. AGNE, & JOMAICA YVONNE R. DE JOYA
University of the Philippines Los Baños
The BIDANI Strategy: A Transdisciplinary Approach towards Community Development
ALVARO N. CALARA, JANSSEN ANDREW S. CALVELO, ERICKA RENEE A. LANGIT, RIA D. SANCHEZ, MARK YVANNE A. MENDRES, CHRYSTELLE ANNE N. ATIENZA, PAMELA B. ACLAN, MA. JENEE C. VIRTUDAZO, CLARISSA B. JUANICO, PAMELA A. GONZALES, KING NIÑO B. MANZANO, KATRINA F. BALUYOT, JAIDEE P. AGNE, DENISE JUNE A. CASTOR, & JOMAICA YVONNE R. DE JOYA
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Bridging Learning and Community Action: BMIS as an Innovative Platform for Service-Learning and Engagement
KATRINA F. BALUYOT, CLARISSA B. JUANICO, PAMELA A. GONZALES, KING NIÑO B. MANZANO, JAIDEE P. AGNE, DENISE JUNE A. CASTOR, & JOMAICA YVONNE R. DE JOYA
University of the Philippines Los Baños
Institutionalizing Service-Learning and Community Engagement
School of Economics Room 125
The UPLB Pahinungod framework: A volunteer service model for community engagement in higher education
KATHE LYN L. TAMISIN
University of the Philippines Los Baños
UP College of Music in Community Service Through the Years
JOAN HOPE ELGINCOLIN
University of the Philippines Diliman
UP Manila CHDP Conceptual Framework
ANTHONY GERONIMO H. CORDERO
University of the Philippines Manila
From Situated Experiential Learning to Service-Learning and Entrepreneurship — Translation Workshop: Archiving a Decade-Long Journey
LISA LIXIA DAI
Hong Kong Baptist University
Service-Learning and Community Engagement Cases
School of Economics Room 114
Incorporating Service Learning in Enhancing Reflective Writing Skills
CARMEN LEE KAR MENN
Methodist College Kuala Lumpur
Impact of Service-Learning in the Development of Contextualized Modules
ERICKA MAE E. MELENDRES, AURELIO VILBAR, & LOVE JOY COLINA
University of the Philippines Cebu
Ethics-Forward Service-Learning for Active Aging: The UPLB Elderly Development Program as an Institutional Community Engagement Model
TERI-MARIE P. LAUDE, INERO V. ANCHO, RUFO GIL Z. ALBOR, & ANTONIO NISAEL H. PALANGINAN University of the Philippines Los Baños
Promoting Health through Service-Learning and Community Engagement
School of Economics Room 127
The Shared Language: Building Communication in Interprofessional Education (A Service- Learning Activity)
MARY ANN R. ABACAN, JAYSON AUSTRIA, KATHLEEN CRUZADA, SHAYNE JULIEANE MORALES, GLENDA OGERIO, & JOSE MA. RAFAEL RAMOS
University of the Philippines Manila
Cultivating a Community of Compassion Through Service Learning
KRISTINE MARIE T. REYES, NEPHTALY JOEL BOTOR, RUFO GIL ALBOR, PHRYGIAN ALMEDA DANCA JAE SAGUN, & MARK YVANNE MENDRES
University of the Philippines Los Baños
An Objective-oriented Evaluation of the Community Medicine Internship Through the University of the Philippines Manila Community Health and Development Program
LOURICHA O. TAN
University of the Philippines Manila
From Classroom to Community: Embedding Service-Learning in Behavioral Science Education through a Community-Based Mental Health Literacy Programme
ANDREA B. MARTINEZ
University of the Philippines Manila
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Break
3:15 pm – 4:45 pm
Workshop 2
School of Economics Room 123
Navigating Meaningful Community Engagement Through Service Learning (Kuwentong Buhay: Salaysay na Pinag-ugnay)
CHRYSTELLE ANNE N. ATIENZA
ALVARO N. CALARA
University of the Philippines Los Baños
School of Economics Room 127
Teaching Democratic Participation: Open and Peer-Reviewed Educational Resources for Civic Engagement across Disciplines
BRIAN MACHARG (Appalachian State University)
NAFISA NIPUN TANJEEM (Worcester State University)
School of Economics Room 103
Strengthening Collaboration through Interprofessional Education
LOURICHA O. TAN
University of the Philippines Manila
School of Economics Room 121
Enhancing Engagement with AI and Other Technology Solutions
GEORGE LUC
GivePulse
4:45 pm – 5:30 pm
Closing Program
School of Economics Auditorium
Community Visits: June 17, 2026, Wednesday
8:00 am – 12:00 nn
UPCEd-NSTP Reading Program for Emerging Readers
Krus na Ligas, Diliman, Quezon City
Lead Organizer: Alvin G. Mejorada
Assisting Organizers: Katrina Paula V. Ortega and Paulina Regine S. Miranda
Number of Participants: 30 Participants
Fee: PhP 320 (Inclusions: Transportation and community guides)
Register here.
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Cavite-MAGNAMARTE-UP Program
Cavite
Lead Organizer: Anthony GH Cordero, University of the Philippines Manila
Assisting Organizers: Manilyn Espejo and Alyssa Arnoco
Number of Participants: 24 Participants
Fee: PhP 600 (estimate)
To be paid on 17 June at assembly time (Inclusions: Transportation and community guides)
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8:00 am – 5:00 pm
The “Lakbay Pamana Tour”
(The Malolos as the Cradle of the First Philippine Republic: A Cultural and Historical Tour)
Malolos, Bulacan
Lead Organizer: Marichelle Bernardo
Number of Participants: 30 Participants
Fee: PhP 800
Inclusions: Tour Guides Fee, Entrance fee, Cooking Demo, Crafts Demo
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6:00 am – 7:00 pm
Learning with Communities: The BIDANI Network Program in Nagcarlan, Laguna
Nagcarlan, Laguna
Lead Organizer: Clarissa B. Juanico, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Assisting Organizers: Pamela A. Gonzales, Katrina F. Baluyot, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Number of Participants: 10 Participants
Fee: PhP 5,300.00 (see Appendix A for the breakdown of fees)
Estimate for 10 pax, inclusive of all expenses for the community visit (i.e., institutional fee, vehicle rental, food, tokens for participants and community leaders)
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