BU - Bachelor of Public Administration 4

𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗥

We are honored to welcome 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐂𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐨 𝐃. 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨, a renowned economist, former Undersecretary at the Department of Finance, and a distinguished professor at the University of the Philippines School of Economics with more than 20 years of experience in public finance, policy research, and economic governance. ✅👩🏻‍🏫

In 2025, Prof. Magno was recognized as one of The Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service (TOWNS) Awardees for her leadership in financial accountability and good governance. A testament to her unwavering commitment to transparency and principled public service.

✨ Join us as she shares invaluable insights with her talk on — 𝙏𝙖𝙭 𝙐𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙋𝙚𝙨𝙤, 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙁𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙤, that will surely inspire, educate, and elevate our collective understanding of economic and fiscal issues!

𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗥

We are honored to welcome 𝐇𝐨𝐧. 𝐂𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐨 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐥 𝐁. 𝐋𝐚𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐧, a respected public servant and dedicated leader from Albay. A graduate of the University of the Philippines, she has devoted decades to community development and governance, serving as the Mayor of Tabaco City for multiple terms before returning to national service as the Representative of Albay’s First District in Congress in 2025. ⚖️👩🏻‍💼

Her leadership has helped drive sustainable and community-focused initiatives, including the launch of the Bicol region’s first modified eco-friendly tourist rest area project, underscoring her commitment to environmental stewardship and local progress.

🌟 Join us as she shares insights drawn from her experience in public service and community empowerment with her topic — 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙪𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙋𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨.

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒎𝒆.✨

Can you believe it? Only 𝟏 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 ⏳️ until 𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓: 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧! — where your passion for service meets the future of good governance. 🌟

Future lingkod bayan, this is your moment. Get ready to learn, connect, and lead on:

🗓 December 13
⏰ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
📌 Live Via Zoom.

See you tomorrow lingkod bayan! 💡✨

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊: 𝐀𝐈 𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐒 𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐑, 𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐅𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐃𝐄𝐃.

We asked ChatGPT, but more importantly, we asked ourselves.

The 𝗕𝗣𝗔 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 has officially wrapped up "𝙃𝙀𝙔 𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙏𝙂𝙋𝙏, 𝙃𝙊𝙒 𝘾𝘼𝙉 𝙒𝙀 𝙐𝙎𝙀 𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙋𝙊𝙉𝙎𝙄𝘽𝙇𝙔?" held yesterday at the BU OSAS Students Hub.

In an era where answers are just one click away, we learned that the value lies in the questions we ask. The seminar highlighted that while AI can draft our outlines, it cannot replicate our unique voice and capacity to think. The consensus? 𝙐𝙨𝙚 𝘼𝙄 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤-𝙥𝙞𝙡𝙤𝙩, 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣.

To everyone who attended, you are now equipped with the ethical framework to progress forward with your academics and future careers without compromising your integrity. 🚀

𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐎𝐖 | Students are gathered to take part in a crucial seminar entitled "𝙃𝙀𝙔 𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙏𝙂𝙋𝙏, 𝙃𝙊𝙒 𝘾𝘼𝙉 𝙒𝙀 𝙐𝙎𝙀 𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙋𝙊𝙉𝙎𝙄𝘽𝙇𝙔?" today, December 10, 2025, at the BU OSAS 2nd Floor Students Hub.

This timely activity focuses on understanding Artificial Intelligence and equipping students with the knowledge and ethical framework necessary to utilize tools like ChatGPT effectively and responsibly in their academic and future professional careers.

𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬, 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠.
𝐀𝐈 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐞—𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐭, 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐠𝐨!

I am [Name], a [Year and Block] Public Administration student from Bicol University - Jesse M. Robredo Institute of Governance and Development, ready to enhance my ethical research skills and critical perspective on technology with this upcoming seminar: "𝗛𝗲𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧, 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗲 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆? 𝗔 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵."

This seminar will explore into our core theme: "𝘞𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘈𝘐 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩, 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘺𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴." It aims to promote intellectual honesty and establish responsible, critical, ethical, and discerning students and researchers, ready to leverage AI not to avoid, but to deepen the struggle for true understanding and high academic excellence.

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𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗱𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴!

Presenting the official timetable for our seminar on the ethical use of AI in academic work and research, “𝙃𝙚𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙂𝙋𝙏, 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙚 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙮?” happening on 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗢𝗦𝗔𝗦 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗯.

See you there — and remember: 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗰𝘂𝘁.

𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐒! 🎤

As the highly anticipated seminar "𝗛𝗲𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧, 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗲 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆? 𝗔 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵" is nearly here, we are thrilled to formally present the dynamic individuals who will be guiding the entire event — 𝙈𝙨. 𝘿𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙅𝙖𝙘𝙤𝙗 & 𝙈𝙨. 𝘼𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙏𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙤.

While we uncover the complexities and ethical boundaries of integrating AI into research and academic activities, our seminar will be masterfully led by our dynamic and insightful hosts. They will steer the conversations with clarity, depth, and purpose, ensuring all your questions about responsible AI use are addressed! ⭐️

We look forward to welcoming you on 𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 at 𝗕𝗨 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗛𝘂𝗯 -𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀. as we collectively define the responsible future of technology in academia. 🤖💚

Together, we can move past the confusion, embrace responsibility, and shape an academic future where technology is used ethically for sustainable knowledge and progress for all.

𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑 🎙️

We are honored to introduce and be joined by an inspiring and passionate expert who will share his expertise and knowledge on our upcoming seminar, "𝙃𝙚𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙂𝙋𝙏! 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝘾𝙖𝙣 𝙒𝙚 𝙐𝙨𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙮?" He will guide us through the technical foundations and practical skills needed to navigate the world of AI, providing clear insights on how to use these powerful tools ethically and effectively.

𝐌𝐑. 𝐂𝐋𝐘𝐃𝐄 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐂. 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄 💻
𝘐𝘛 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵, 𝘉𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺
𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘳, 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘊𝘭𝘶𝘣𝘴 – 𝘉𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 (2023–2025)
𝘊𝘚 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘋𝘖𝘚𝘛 𝘉𝘜𝘐𝘓𝘋𝘚 (2024–2025)
𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 & 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳, 𝘉𝘜 𝘐𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘨 (2023–2025)

An IT Specialist at Bicol University, Mr. Nate is on the front lines of digital transformation, supporting cybersecurity and hybrid learning solutions. He's a strong advocate for using tools and user-centered practices to empower students and professionals in building impactful digital solutions. His experience with the Google Developer Student Clubs makes him the perfect voice to help us understand this new technology.

𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧!

𝙎𝙚𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙤𝙣 12.10.25! 💡

"𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝗮 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧?" 🤖🤔

AI is everywhere now, in our papers, our projects, our research, and 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙮, even in captions like this one. But with great processing power comes the need for great responsibility. 🕷️💻

The 3rd and 4th-year Bachelor of Public Administration (BPA) students proudly present a seminar dedicated to the ethical application of AI in academia, entitled: "Hey ChatGPT, How can We use you responsibly?"

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁: "Hey ChatGPT, How can We use you responsibly?"
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻: December 10, 2025
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: Bicol University Innovation Hub, Office of Student Services and Affairs (BU OSAS).

Don't let the bots have all the fun. Let's talk ethics, integrity, and how to survive academia in the age of algorithms. 🌐💡

See you there!

𝘼 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙛𝙚𝙡𝙩 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙨!

The success of the "𝘎𝘖𝘝 𝘐𝘛 𝘜𝘗: 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘤 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵" seminar held last December 2, 2025 was made possible by the incredible generosity and support of our sponsors!

We extend our sincere gratitude to these partners who share our commitment to empowering youth and fostering civic engagement:

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