San Pedro College Internationalization and Linkages Office

𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 | 𝐈𝐑𝐎𝐍 𝐗𝐈 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐓 𝐒𝐀𝐍 𝐏𝐄𝐃𝐑𝐎 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐎𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐅 𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐬 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐍

Following the Roundtable Discussion with Prof. Dato' Dr. Aileen Tan Shau Hwai, FASc., the International Relations Officers Network (IRON) of CHED Region XI stayed on at San Pedro College for a separate working session — the final coordination meeting for VOICEs of the ASEAN.

International Relations Officers from the region's higher education institutions gathered to finalize the preparations for the culmination activity on September 18, 2026, threshing out program flow, host and venue arrangements, participating delegations, committee assignments, and timelines.

Voices of the ASEAN reflects the shared commitment of Region XI's internationalization offices to give students a platform to speak, listen, and learn across borders — building regional understanding one conversation at a time.

San Pedro College is honored to have hosted this final round of preparations and joins IRON XI in looking forward to the culmination this September.

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊 | 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐂𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐔𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘: 𝐂𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐔𝐢𝐓𝐌 𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐁𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐓 2026
𝐀𝐧 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫, 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐮𝐛 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐨

The UiTM Malaysia Visit 2026 closed with three experiences that captured the fuller life of San Pedro College and its city.

The delegation first toured the SPC Basic Education Department, where they were welcomed by Sr. Josefa E. Dumapias, OP, the Dean of School of Allied Heath Sciences, Dr. Fatima May R. Tesoro with the Associate Dean, Sir Daniel Joshua C. Pendon, and given a glimpse of the College's integrated approach to learning from the early years onward — a courtesy visit marked by the enthusiasm of our young learners.

The visitors then proceeded to the SPC Animal Hub, where Animal Hub staff and Dr. Tesoro led an orientation, hands-on observation, and an open question-and-answer session. The Hub, one of the College's distinctive facilities, drew keen interest from the delegates for its role in instruction, research, and responsible animal care.

The day concluded with a brief cultural immersion at the Poblacion Pasalubong center, where our guests explored local crafts, delicacies, and pasalubong, carrying home a piece of Davao alongside their memories of San Pedro College.

To Universiti Teknologi MARA: thank you for a day of learning, laughter, and genuine exchange. Our doors remain open.

Hanggang sa muli!

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊 | 𝐀 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇 𝐒𝐀𝐍 𝐏𝐄𝐃𝐑𝐎 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐄: 𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒, 𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐒, 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒
𝐔𝐢𝐓𝐌 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐏𝐂'𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬

The afternoon of the UiTM Malaysia Visit 2026 was devoted to a guided campus tour, where delegates from Universiti Teknologi MARA were introduced to the facilities that support health sciences education at San Pedro College.

Accompanied by the Director of the Science Laboratories Dr. Chalee S. Reyes, the InterLink GMP Coordinator, Ms. Romelle P. Hilamon, LPT, with student tour guides, the delegation visited the College's laboratories and learning spaces, including Pharmacy Laboratories and the SPC Diagnostic, Research, and Training Center, with faculty-in-charge walking the guests through equipment, protocols, and how each facility figures into student training and clinical practice.

The tour sparked natural conversation about curriculum design, laboratory standards, and clinical exposure at both institutions — the kind of comparison that quietly seeds future collaboration in research and student mobility.

San Pedro College takes pride in facilities built for competence and care, and in the students and faculty who brought them to life for our visitors.

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊 | 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐏𝐂 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬

Hospitality is at the heart of every Pedrian welcome. During the UiTM Malaysia Visit 2026, delegates from Universiti Teknologi MARA joined members of the SPC International Students Organization (ISO) for a cultural exchange and a salo-salo — a shared meal that has long been the Filipino way of turning guests into friends.

The gathering became an easy, generous exchange of stories, traditions, and student life across Malaysia and the Philippines, with the ISO extending the same warmth that has welcomed international students to San Pedro College over the years.

The delegation likewise paid a courtesy call to the SPC Administrators, led by the President herself, Sr. Aida T. Frencillo, OP, who received the visitors and affirmed the College's commitment to internationalization, cross-cultural understanding, and sustained partnership with institutions abroad.

To our UiTM guests: maraming salamat po, and terima kasih. May this be the first of many meetings between our communities.

𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 | 𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐁𝐀𝐋 𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍: 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇 𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: 𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐀’𝐒 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐈𝐍 𝐃𝐑𝐔𝐆 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘

As part of the UiTM Malaysia Visit 2026, San Pedro College hosted a Global Lecture Session on "Malaysia's Innovations in Advanced Drug Delivery: Nanocarriers, Extracellular Vesicles, and Hydrogel-Based Therapeutics," delivered by Prof. Khuriah Binti Abdul Hamid of Universiti Teknologi MARA.

Held at the SPC AVR 1 on August 19, 2026, the one-hour lecture introduced participants to emerging platforms in pharmaceutical science — from nanocarrier systems and extracellular vesicles to hydrogel-based therapeutics — and situated these advances within the broader landscape of Malaysian research and innovation.

The session drew students and faculty from the SPC School of Allied Health Sciences — Pharmacy Department, who engaged the resource speaker in an open exchange on research directions and cross-border collaboration.

Beyond the science, the lecture affirmed a shared conviction: that knowledge grows when it crosses borders. San Pedro College extends its gratitude to Prof. Khuriah and to UiTM for a session that widened the horizons of our academic community.

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊 | 𝐒𝐀𝐍 𝐏𝐄𝐃𝐑𝐎 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐒 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈 𝐓𝐄𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐈 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐀 (𝐔𝐈𝐓𝐌), 𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐀 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐁𝐀𝐋 𝐌𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐓 2026

San Pedro College opened its doors to a distinguished delegation from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia, on August 19, 2026, for a one-day academic visit and cultural exchange as part of the institution's Global Mobility Program.

The delegation, led by Prof. Khuriah Binti Abdul Hamid, was joined by five UiTM students: Nur Hanissa Azhan Binti Jafni Azhan, Nur Arnida Binti Rosly, Hani Nurain Binti Mursalim, Mizanabihah Binti Ariffin, and Syarifah Nur Adriana Binti Syed. The visit was hosted by the SPC Internationalization and Linkages (InterLink) Office in partnership with the University of Immaculate Conception and the SPC School of Allied Health Sciences — Pharmacy Department.

The morning began with a warm salubong and an opening program graced by the Director of Internationalization and Linkages Office, Dr. June L. Prieto, International Students Organization, the Dean of the School of Allied Health and Sciences, Dr. Fatima May R. Tesoro, together with her Associate Dean, Sir Daniel Joshua C. Pendon. This was followed by a Round Table Discussion on Global Mobility Program insights, partnership directions, and possible areas of academic collaboration, capped by an open forum among program coordinators, UiTM faculty, and host faculty.

San Pedro College is honored to host partners who share our commitment to global learning and collaboration.
Maayong pag-abot, UiTM!

𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 | 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑, 𝐉𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑: 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐈𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍

Beyond the lecture halls and conference sessions, the visit of Prof. Dato' Dr. Aileen Tan Shau Hwai, FASc. of Universiti Sains Malaysia and APUCEN opened space for community extension planning and collaborative meetings with the San Pedro College Internationalization and Linkages (InterLink) Office and the Community Engagement and Extension Services (CEES) Office.

Discussions focused on possible joint community extension projects, collaborative research, faculty and student mobility, and APUCEN-anchored programs, laying the groundwork for a sustained partnership between San Pedro College and Universiti Sains Malaysia.

The engagement concluded with a short cultural immersion, where our guest experienced Davao cuisine and magnificent city views — a fitting close that reflected the warmth of Dabawenyo hospitality and the spirit of Pedroan welcome.

San Pedro College remains committed to building partnerships that go beyond agreements on paper — partnerships rooted in genuine encounter, shared purpose, and compassionate service.

𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 | 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐔𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐀-𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂

San Pedro College, as the Philippine Country Chapter of the Asia-Pacific University-Community Engagement Network (APUCEN), convened a Roundtable Discussion on Community Engagement in the Asia-Pacific on August 13, 2026, bringing together the Commision and Higher Education RO XI, the Directors of Community Engagement and Extension Services (CEES) of Davao Colleges and Universities Network (DACUN) member schools and the International Relations Officers Network XI (IRON XI).

Graced by Prof. Dato' Dr. Aileen Tan Shau Hwai, FASc., APUCEN Executive Director, the conversation centered on maximizing the region's existing APUCEN membership — surfacing updates on the network's current programs and opportunities, and exploring how Davao's higher education institutions can engage more actively and collaboratively in Asia-Pacific community engagement initiatives.

San Pedro College thanks DACUN, IRON XI, and APUCEN for a meaningful exchange, and looks forward to the partnerships this conversation has set in motion.

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊 | 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐰 9.0 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐏𝐔𝐂𝐄𝐍 & 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐚

San Pedro College, through the Internationalization and Linkages (InterLink) Office, had the distinct honor of welcoming Prof. Dato' Dr. Aileen Tan Shau Hwai, FASc., Executive Director of the Asia-Pacific University-Community Engagement Network (APUCEN) and distinguished marine scientist of Universiti Sains Malaysia, for two academic engagements with the SPC community on August 12–13, 2026.

Dr. Tan served as International Plenary Speaker of the 9th Madayaw International Multidisciplinary Research Conference, held at the Philomene Labrecque Hall. Anchored on the theme "SDGs in the Era of the Fifth Industrial Revolution: Navigating the Decade of Action towards Human-Centered and Sustainable Futures," Madayaw 9.0 gathered delegates from different institutions, including higher education institutions, government agencies, medical centers, and foundations from across the country and abroad. Dr. Tan challenged researchers to translate scholarly work into meaningful and sustainable community impact.

The following morning, Dr. Tan stepped from the plenary hall into the classroom for a Global Lecture Session under the InterLink Office's Global Mobility Program – Global Lecture Series, hosted in collaboration with the School of Business Management, Education, Arts and Sciences (SBMEAS) – Biology Department. Speaking on Marine Pollution, she brought Bachelor of Science in Biology students and faculty members into a rich discussion on the growing threats to our seas and coastal ecosystems, the science behind them, and the role of the biological sciences in protecting marine life and the communities that depend on it.

Together, the two sessions captured what internationalization means at San Pedro College: world-class expertise shared not only from the stage, but across the table and inside the classroom — widening student perspectives and nurturing globally competent, socially responsive Pedroans.

San Pedro College extends its heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Tan, APUCEN, and Universiti Sains Malaysia for a generous and inspiring visit.

.0

𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐎𝐖 | 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐰 𝟗.𝟎 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞

The decade of action begins. Madayaw 9.0 opens its doors to researchers and innovators, setting the stage for conversations that bridge the Sustainable Development Goals with the transformative power of Industry 5.0.