College of Informatics and Computing Sciences BatState-U TNEU JPLPC-Malvar

𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙄𝘾𝙎 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨!

We are beyond proud of our amazing teams who brought home honors from the 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝗜𝗧 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 held last April 26, 2025 at Lipa Academy of Sports Culture and Arts!

𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡:
𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗼, 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘆𝗲, 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗽, and 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗵
💧 RainWatch: Empowering Upland Communities in Barangay Solis, Balete, Batangas Through IoT-enabled Rainwater Harvesting and Recycling
— a project that redefines 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 through 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 and 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆!

𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗥𝗗 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘:
𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲, 𝗚𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗿, 𝗠𝘆𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗼, and 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼
🚤 BOAT-A-LITY: IoT-Based Remote-Controlled Boat for Water Quality Monitoring of Fish Cages in Talisay, Batangas
— showcasing smart solutions for 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 through 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆!

Love from your CICS family, 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂!
Keep aiming higher and making a difference!

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮—𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬!

To all BSIT 2nd-year students, you're about to make an important decision in selecting your major. iChoose: Your House Awaits is here to guide you—helping you explore your options, gain insights, and choose the major that best aligns with your skills and aspirations. Will you master the art of 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, decipher the mysteries of 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬, or wield the power of 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲?

Join us on 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 4, 2025, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 8:00 𝗔.𝗠. 𝘁𝗼 12:00 𝗡.𝗡. 𝐚𝐭 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 – 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗝𝗣𝗟𝗣𝗖 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗮𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀, 4𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝗖𝗔𝗕𝗘𝗜𝗛𝗠 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, and take this important step with confidence.

The magic of your future is in your hands—choose wisely, and let the adventure begin!

𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞

As we approach the midpoint of our second semester, let's reaffirm our commitment to academic excellence. This midterm examination is a milestone, and we encourage all students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills.

𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬:
1. Review your course materials and notes thoroughly.
2. Manage your time effectively during the examination.
3. Seek assistance from your instructors or classmates if needed.

Your hard work and perseverance have brought you to this point. Trust in your preparation, believe in your abilities, and showcase your knowledge with confidence.

Are you ready to level up your leadership skills, ignite your passion for innovation, and become the leader who drives change and inspires the next generation?

Get ready for the 𝐂𝐈𝐂𝐒 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, themed “𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰: 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.” Happening on 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, from 𝟖:𝟎𝟎 𝐀𝐌 to 𝟓:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 at the 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢-𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐂𝐀𝐁𝐄𝐈𝐇𝐌 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, this event is your chance to unlock your leadership potential and shape the future.

Note: Don’t forget to wear your department shirt (old or new) or a maroon shirt.

Let’s come together to lead, inspire, and innovate. See you at the summit!

𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐈𝐓 𝐒𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 2025
𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 28, 2025, 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 –(𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥) 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦

The National Students' IT Skills Competition is intended to sharpen the knowledge and skills of students participating in ITE programs at colleges and universities around the country. This also provides an opportunity for iSITE to recruit IT students with potential in the field of Information and Communications Technology. More crucially, this IT Competition is aimed at the higher education thrust of producing globally competitive IT graduates in the Philippines.

𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍:
The competition is composed of five (5) categories:
1. I.T. Quiz Bee
2. Programming Competition (using CODECHUM) in:
- C Language,
- C++
- C #
- JAVA
- Python
3. Cosplay
4. Hip-hop dance Contest
5. ML Tournament

𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒:
1. Competing schools must accomplish the Entry Forms prepared by the contact person of the school, noted by the Dean or Program Chair and certified correct by the School or University Registrar. (Forms will be attached)
2. A registration fee is required as follows:
- P500.00 for the IT Quiz Bee (Team of 3)
- P300 for Programming competitions (Individual)
- P300.00 for the IT Inspired Cosplay (Individual)
- P500 Hip-hop dance (group of minimum of 6 and maximum of 12)
- P500 ML (Team of 5)
3. The contestants should be an active member of iSITE (within SY 2024-2025 including new members) registered at least a week before the deadline of registration for the contest. Membership is P250 (with e-certificate of membership) or P400 (with e- certificate of membership and a t-shirt).
4. Contestants must be in uniform that would identify the school (i.e. college shirt, organization’s shirt, P.E. uniform, NSTP uniforms except COSPLAY & Hip Hop Dance) or prescribed school uniform with school ID.
5. Questions are to be prepared by a committee of IT experts.
6. Maximum of 2 entries per contest

If you are interested, kindly fill out the form:
https://forms.gle/BSzvtefSCixGnqFM7
https://forms.gle/BSzvtefSCixGnqFM7
https://forms.gle/BSzvtefSCixGnqFM7

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐗𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 2025: 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭!

We are excited to announce that, in partnership with Singapore Polytechnic (SP), Batangas State University-The National Engineering University (BatStateU-TNEU) JPLPC Malvar Campus, we are inviting students from the CICS Department to represent our department in the Learning Express (LeX) 2025. This 12-day immersive program, focused on Design Thinking and Social Innovation, is scheduled for March 2025.

How to Apply:

Interested CICS students must send their resume to the CICS Faculty Office and kindly scan the QR code for registration.

The deadline for submission is February 5, 2025. Interview screening will follow to determine the final participants on February 7, 2025.

For inquiries, please visit the CICS Faculty Room in the CICS Building, and please look for Mr. Johnrey N. Manzanl.

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to engage with global and local communities, develop innovative solutions, and make a positive impact!