Institute for Research, Innovation, and Sustainability - PCU IRIS

14/08/2026

Welcome, Academic Year 2026–2027! 📚✨

On August 13, 2026, our IRIS Director Junnell E. Guia shared PCU’s research directions, programs, and opportunities during the College Convocation and General Orientation.

As we begin a new academic year, IRIS looks forward to working with our faculty and students in strengthening a culture of relevant, impactful, and meaningful research.

Here’s to a productive and research-driven AY 2026–2027! 💡🌱

30/07/2026

🌱 **CALL FOR RESEARCH RESPONDENTS**

The Institute for Research, Innovation, and Sustainability (IRIS) invites college and graduate students and faculty members aged 18 or above from participating universities in Metro Manila to complete the University Sustainability Awareness and Engagement Survey.

The survey takes approximately **10–15 minutes** to complete. Participation is voluntary, and all responses will be treated confidentially.

🔗 https://forms.gle/B2yka8V9KhD1wjzt8

Your insights can help universities strengthen their sustainability programs, policies, and opportunities for participation. Please feel free to share this survey with other qualified respondents.

Thank you for supporting university sustainability research! 🌏

This study examines perceptions of university sustainability support, sustainability awareness, and sustainability engagement among students and faculty members in selected universities in Metro Manila, Philippines.

29/07/2026

🎉 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫! 🎉

🎉 Congratulations on the Successful Conduct of the Seminar! 🎉 The 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 (𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐒) extends its warmest congratulations and heartfelt appreciation to everyone who contributed to the successful conduct of the seminar "𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐀 𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐒: 𝐅𝐎𝐂𝐔𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐏𝐒𝐒!" 📊📚

We also extend our sincere gratitude and appreciation to our esteemed 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫, 𝐌𝐫. 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐫 𝐅. 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐚, for generously sharing his valuable knowledge, expertise, and insights. 👏🎓 Your meaningful contribution greatly enriched the participants’ understanding of basic statistical concepts and their important applications in research. 📈🔍

To all the participants, organizers, faculty members, staff, and everyone who supported this meaningful learning activity, thank you for your active participation, cooperation, and commitment to promoting research excellence. 🤝✨

May this successful seminar continue to inspire greater learning, innovation, and excellence in research! 🚀📖

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬! 🎊🏆

29/07/2026

🎉 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫! 🎉

The 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 (𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐒) extends its warmest congratulations to everyone involved in the successful conduct of the seminar "𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐒: 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐬, 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡." 📊📚

Our heartfelt appreciation goes to our esteemed Resource Speaker, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐀. 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞, for sharing his expertise, insights, and practical knowledge in basic statistics. Your engaging presentation and dedication to advancing research competence have inspired participants to strengthen their understanding and application of statistics in research.

We also commend all participants, organizers, and partners whose commitment, collaboration, and active participation made this event a resounding success. Together, we continue to foster a culture of research excellence, innovation, and lifelong learning.

👏 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐌𝐫. 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐀. 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫! Your passion for knowledge-sharing has made a lasting impact on our academic community.

Here's to more successful learning opportunities and continued excellence in research! 🌟

23/07/2026

📊✨ 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗜𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗗 ✨📊

🎓 𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐀 𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐒: 𝐅𝐎𝐂𝐔𝐒 𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐏𝐒𝐒 💻📈📈

Are you ready to enhance your data analysis skills and gain practical knowledge in using 𝐒𝐏𝐒𝐒 for research? 🔍📚

Join us for an informative and hands-on learning experience designed to help researchers, faculty members, students, and research enthusiasts better understand the practical application of data analysis using the 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 (𝐒𝐏𝐒𝐒). 📊💡

👥 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥:
🎓 Faculty Members
🔬 Researchers
📚 Graduate Students
🧑‍🎓 Undergraduate Students
📈 Research Enthusiasts

💻 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬! 🚀📊

📅 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: July 28, 2026
⏰ 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 1:00 PM - 5:00 pm
📍 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞/𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦: 𝐕𝐢𝐚 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦

✨ 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐳𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬! 📊🔍📚

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗤𝗥 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿!🔍

22/07/2026

📊✨ 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐃! ✨📊

🎓 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐒: 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐬, 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡

Are you ready to strengthen your understanding of statistics and its role in research? 📚📈

Join us for an informative and engaging seminar designed to help participants understand the fundamental concepts, different types, and practical uses of statistics in research. 🔍📊💡

📅 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐7, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
🕐 𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 - 𝟓:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌
💻 𝐕𝐢𝐚 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦

🎤 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠:
👨‍🏫 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐀. 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞
𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫

Whether you are a student, faculty member, researcher, or academic professional, this seminar will help you build a stronger foundation in statistics for research and evidence-based decision-making. 🎓📖📈

🌟 Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, engage, and enhance your research skills!

📌 Join us and be part of this meaningful learning experience! 🙌✨

17/07/2026

🎉📚 𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭! 📝✨

The 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 (𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐒) successfully conducted the 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 on 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, at the 𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 – 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐚. 🏛️🎓

The workshop brought together selected 𝐏𝐂𝐔 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 who actively participated in an engaging and hands-on learning experience designed to strengthen their knowledge and skills in policy brief development. 💡📖🤝

IRIS extends its heartfelt appreciation to our resource speaker, 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐫. 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐒. 𝐎𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐨, for generously sharing her expertise, insights, and valuable guidance throughout the training. We also thank our partner, the 𝐃𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 (𝐃𝐎𝐒𝐓-𝐍𝐑𝐂𝐏), for its continued support in promoting research capability-building initiatives.👏🌟

Together, we continue to empower researchers and faculty members in transforming research evidence into meaningful policies and impactful solutions. 💙💛📊

🎓✨

14/07/2026

📢 Hello! Hello! Hello! PCU Community!

The Institute for Research, Innovation, and Sustainability (IRIS), in partnership with DOST-NRCP, is pleased to invite interested faculty members, staff, and graduate students to our Policy Brief Development Training this July.

⚠️ Limited slots are available! Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you are interested, kindly accomplish the Google Registration Form or scan the QR code on the posters to secure your slot.

We look forward to seeing you as we continue to strengthen our research capabilities and promote evidence-based decision-making at PCU.

08/07/2026

🎉🌟𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐌𝐬. 𝐉𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐍. 𝐊𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐥𝐚!🌟🎉

The Philippine Christian University community and Institute for Research, Innovation, and Sustainability proudly congratulates 𝐌𝐬. 𝐉𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐍. 𝐊𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐥𝐚, Faculty Member of the 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, for successfully presenting her research paper at the 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 (𝐈𝐂𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐒 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔), held on July 1–3, 2026, at the 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥, 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐤𝐨𝐤, 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝.🇹🇭📚🌍

Your dedication to research and commitment to academic excellence continue to inspire the PCU community and demonstrate the global impact of our faculty. 👏✨

We also celebrate your acceptance as an 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 of the 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐈𝐧𝐜. (𝐈𝐀𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐑) for 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. 🎖️📖 This remarkable achievement reflects your passion for advancing scholarly research and fostering international academic collaboration.

May this milestone open more opportunities for research, innovation, and professional growth. Keep inspiring, achieving, and making a difference! 🌟💙

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐌𝐬. 𝐉𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐍. 𝐊𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐥𝐚! 🎉🎓🌏
𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐂𝐔-𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐒 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮! 💙💛

07/07/2026

🎉 Congratulations to the PCU CHTM Manila Faculty Researchers! 🇵🇭🇯🇵

The Institute for Research, Innovation, and Sustainability - PCU IRIS proudly congratulates the faculty members of the PCU Manila - College of Hospitality and Tourism Management for presenting their accepted research papers at the Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA) Conference in Fukuoka, Japan.

This international research engagement reflects the Philippine Christian University's unwavering commitment to research excellence, innovation, internationalization, and the global exchange of knowledge. We are proud to see our faculty representing PCU on the international stage and contributing to meaningful discussions that advance tourism and hospitality education.

May this milestone inspire more members of the PCU community to pursue impactful research and share their scholarly work with the world.

Congratulations once again to our CHTM Manila faculty researchers! We are proud of your achievement and wish you continued success in your research endeavors.