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Ready to take the leap? 🛸 Project DIGiTS is officially boarding! Calling all BU student-innovators and young entrepreneurs to help us build a home for change-driven ideas. Your voice matters, let’s innovate together!

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? 🚀

In the broadening expanse of technology and innovation, we are compelled to take the leap of fate to seize opportunities and bring solutions to the table. Innovators, digital explorers, and young entrepreneurs, heed the call to build a dynamic, solution-driven, and student-oriented home with us! 🏠

Answer the sensing form below and help us in the formation of a student community in Bicol University, together with our startup enablers, where we can build solutions, empower student-driven movement and initiatives, and bolster change in the wider community. 📀

[𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺]
https://bu-madya.space/evaluations/digits-sensing-form

𝘜𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺!





𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘺:
𝗔𝗗𝗢𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗗𝗢 𝗖𝗔𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗕𝗔𝗚 𝗝𝗥.
𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳-𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭, 𝘉𝘜 𝘔𝘈𝘋𝘠𝘈
𝘌𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘋𝘐𝘎𝘪𝘛𝘚

𝗕𝗶𝗖𝗼𝗥𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗿🌸

This National Women’s Month, BiCoRSE (Bicol Consortium for Regional Startup Enablers) is proud to highlight Harmony For Her, a women-centered startup that is helping empower women through better understanding of hormonal health, fertility, and overall wellness.

Founded by Jane Secundo, Harmony For Her was born from a simple yet powerful idea—listening to women’s stories. Through years of conversations with women navigating hormonal imbalances, PCOS, fertility concerns, and burnout, Jane recognized the need for a safe and supportive space where women can better understand their bodies and access trusted guidance.

Today, Harmony For Her connects women with healthcare professionals, wellness programs, and educational resources that promote a more holistic approach to women’s health—one that values not only medical care but also lifestyle, emotional well-being, and informed decision-making.

By highlighting startups like Harmony For Her, BiCoRSE continues its mission of supporting innovative solutions that address real community needs while empowering women leaders in the startup ecosystem.

Learn more about the inspiring story behind Harmony For Her and its founder. The full article is available in the comments section.

Maanghang at mainit na pagbati, Prof. Crestia Bañares for being elected as the Executive Director of the Bicol Consortium for Regional Startup Enablers! Looking forward to the many opportunities that will be unleashed in support of an enabling startup ecosystem in the Bicol region! 🔥🌶️🚀

Congratulations to the Newly Elected Executive Director!

Today marks a significant milestone during the 1st BiCoRSE Advisory Board Meeting, where one of the key agenda items was the nomination and election of the Executive Director.

Warmest congratulations to Prof. Ma. Crestia C. Bañares on being elected as the Executive Director of the Bicol Consortium for Regional Startup Enablers (BiCoRSE).

Her leadership, dedication, and vision in strengthening the startup and innovation ecosystem in the Bicol Region are truly inspiring. We are confident that under her guidance, BiCoRSE will continue to empower innovators, support startups, and foster meaningful collaboration across the region.

Here’s to a future of innovation, collaboration, and success! 🚀✨

🔴 LIVE NOW:
DEPDev Innovation Staff Director Diane Gail L. Maharjan and Assistant Director Diego Luis S. Santiago discuss the 2026 Presidential Filipinnovation Awards Call for Applications.

Have questions about the Call for Applications? 👀
Comment them down below! 👇

Now’s the time to finalize your submissions and take the next step in showcasing your innovation.

Send in your application NOW:
🔗 https://filipinnovation.depdev.gov.ph/

Presidential Filipinnovation Awards Established under Executive Order No. 99, s. 2025, the Presidential Filipinnovation Awards (PFA) provides a national platform where Filipino innovations at early-stage commercialization are recognized, elevated, and connected to partners who can help them scale.

📣 𝑾𝒆’𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔! 📣

Ready to learn, create, and spice up your internship experience? BU CTCED, BICORSE and SILI DELI are looking for passionate interns who want hands-on exposure in innovation, startups, and real-world projects.

If you’re curious, driven, and not afraid to learn by doing—this might be your sign. 😉

📩 Send a message to apply at [email protected]

🌶️ 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐈 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐈 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐔 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞! 🌶️✨

KUGOS BUeño just made it to the QS Reimagine Education Awards 2025 shortlist—the ONLY Philippine finalist among thousands of entries worldwide! 🇵🇭🌏🔥
Shortlisted under Nurturing Values and Ethics, KUGOS BUeño shows the world what Bicol University does best:
🌱 grow empathy,
🌱 strengthen ethics, and
🌱 build leaders grounded in community and service.

This innovative NSTP framework—rooted in Kamalayan, Unawa, Gawa, Organisa, Sulong—transforms a required subject into a powerful, humanity-centered journey that shapes future-ready Filipino leaders. 💙

Huge kudos to BU’s delegates:
🌟 Prof. Ma. Crestia C. Banares (CTCED – OVPRDE), who delivered the pitch
🌟 Prof. Evangeline Honrado (IRO Director)
🌟 Dr. Baby Boy Benjamin D. Nebres III (BU President)

Your leadership and teamwork brought Bicolano brilliance to the world stage. ✨

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞! 🎮🔥
The Mythic Bicol Game Jam 2025 brought Bicol lore to the digital world with outstanding creativity and skill.

From stunning game art and immersive narratives to powerful soundscapes and mythology-inspired gameplay, our young developers brought Bicol folklore to life through digital storytelling. You may access these amazing games here: https://itch.io/jam/-mythic-bicol-game-jam-2025

To recognize outstanding achievements in design, narrative, sound, and artistic ex*****on, three Special Awards were presented:

𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 — 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 (𝐁𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓)
𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐆 (𝟑𝐃 𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞-𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫)
𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬:
Ma. Leonica Antonia B. Belbes
Dustin Lorenz F. Cariño
Jomarie A. Gesmundo
Ryan Adrian T. Balona
Jericho A. Apuyan
Jackie P. Betito
Allen Khristan San Carlos

𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 — 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐲𝐚𝐛𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 (𝐁𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓)
𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: 𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐃: 𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐑 (𝐑𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞, 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧, 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐌𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲-𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐲)
𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬:
Julius Aspe
Karl Olano
Timothy Tolosa

𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 — 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐄𝐞𝐩𝐲 (𝐁𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓)
𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: 𝐇𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐒𝐈𝐊𝐀𝐍 (𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥)
𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬:
Marichelle E. Martinez
Charles B. Briguera
Jireh Noiyil B. Beirut
Elijah Noel F. Revilla
Patrick Eugene S. Nolasco
Jelyn Louisse T. Capucao

Among all impressive submissions, three teams emerged as the top winners of this year’s Game Jam, demonstrating exceptional skill in design, storytelling, technical ex*****on, and gameplay innovation.

𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐔𝐩 — 𝐏𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚 (𝐁𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓)
𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐆: 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐁𝐈𝐂𝐎𝐋 (𝟐𝐃 𝐑𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞)
𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬:
Anthony B. Cayonte
Ivan L. Tesorero
John Michael G. Joyosa
Jonel Ryan A. Damian
Laurenze G. Masaga

𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫-𝐔𝐩 — 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐕 (𝐁𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲)
𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: 𝐌𝐀𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐃 (𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞)
𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬:
Isaiah Daniel B. Lising
Niño S. Abela
Jeo D. Latorre
John Omar N. Girado
Manuel James L. Baltasar
Champion — SiliyabStudio (BISCAST)

𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: 𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐃: 𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐑 (𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞, 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧, 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐌𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲-𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐲)
𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬:
Julius Aspe
Karl Olano
Timothy Tolosa

Congratulations to all winners and participants! Your talent proves that Bicol is ready to take its place in the game dev and creative tech industry! 🌋✨
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