Society of Aspiring Respiratory Therapists

🎉✨ A New Era Begins for Respiratory Therapy Students Across the Philippines! ✨🎉

The Philippine Society of Respiratory Therapy Educators (PSRTE) proudly presents the national officers of the Philippine Society of Respiratory Therapy Students (PSRTS) for 2026–2028!

Bringing together student leaders from different Respiratory Therapy institutions across the Philippines, these officers are ready to champion collaboration, leadership, professional growth, and student engagement among future respiratory therapists nationwide.

The official virtual oath-taking ceremony was held on May 30, 2026, with Dr. Noel Tiburcio, Vice President of PSRTE, formally serving as the organization's Adviser.

🌟 PSRTS National Officers 2026–2027 🌟

President
Kaine D. Watanabe
Far Eastern University – Dr. Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation

Vice President
Mark Josue M. Ordoño
Lorma Colleges

Secretary for Records
Rushell Dianne T. Laviña
Brent Hospital and Colleges, Inc.

Secretary for Membership
Mary Erica D. Delmo
Emilio Aguinaldo College – Manila

Treasurer
Noemi B. Addongan
Pines City Colleges

Auditor
Dwight Andrei P. Zapata
University of Perpetual Help – Dr. Jose G. Tamayo Medical University

Public Relations Officer
Sophia Joyce T. De Guzman
Our Lady of Fatima University

As the official student arm of PSRTE, the Philippine Society of Respiratory Therapy Students (PSRTS) aims to unite BS Respiratory Therapy students from different institutions nationwide, creating opportunities for leadership development, academic collaboration, professional networking, and meaningful student engagement.
🚀 This is only the beginning.

Exciting programs, student-led initiatives, leadership activities, learning opportunities, and national collaborations are already underway. We look forward to bringing together Respiratory Therapy students from Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao as we build a stronger, more connected RT community.

To our officers, thank you for stepping forward and accepting the challenge of leading this historic organization. Your leadership will help shape the future of student engagement in Respiratory Therapy in the Philippines.

Congratulations, PSRTS National Officers 2026–2028! The future of Respiratory Therapy starts with you.🎉🎉🎉

💨 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐓! 🩺

𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙮 went and snatched up awards of their own, from leadership, to research, from community service, to the most promising of students, and last but not the least, the spirit of respiratory!

🫁 𝑩𝑺 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔
⭐️ 𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 – 𝑽𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒏𝒆 𝑱𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆 𝑨. 𝑺𝒂𝒍𝒈𝒂𝒅𝒐
⭐️ 𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 – 𝑨𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒊 𝑩. 𝑮𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒂
⭐️ 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑨𝒅𝒗𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒄𝒚 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 – 𝑭𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒂 𝑺𝒐𝒑𝒉𝒊𝒂 𝑬. 𝑻𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒐
⭐️ 𝑴𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒚 𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 – 𝑫𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒚𝒏 𝑨. 𝑩𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒃𝒐𝒔
⭐️ 𝑺𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒚 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 – 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑩. 𝑮𝒐𝒏𝒛𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔
⭐️ 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒚 𝑸𝒖𝒊𝒛 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 – 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝑨𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒘 𝑷. 𝑪𝒉𝒖𝒂
⭐️ 𝑬𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝑺𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 – 𝑬𝒅𝒎𝒂𝒓 𝑨𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒚 𝑺. 𝑹𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒔
⭐️ 𝑩𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝑶𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 – 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒚 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒑𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑷. 𝑩𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒊

Congratulations to all our 𝘾𝘼𝙃𝙎𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 who made their way to the top, fought for the award they deserve, and conquered battles throughout the Academic Year 2025 - 2026! 💜💚💙






Caption by: Nathanael Francisco | CAHSLC Public Relations Officer
Photos by: Mielle De Jesus & Rheimon Fresco | Photo Guild Committee
Template by: Michaela Francisco | CAHSLC Graphics Head Officer
Placement by: Nathanael Francisco | CAHSLC Public Relations Officer

Congratulations to all awardees!

The PARANGAL is an annual recognition ceremony which aims to recognize students, student leaders and student organizations who showcased exemplary work and achievements in their fields of specialization, volunteerism, student development activities, and leadership.

Heads-up Respiratory Therapy Students!

You maybe eligible for the CHED AHEAD Grant program. See poster for more details

🌿🫁 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗔𝗣: 𝗔 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴! 💚✨

𝗠𝗮𝘆 is 𝗔𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗺𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵. In celebration of this, here’s a glimpse of what took place last May 5, 2026. 🌬️📚

𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗦 extends its heartfelt gratitude to everyone who participated in the Asthma & Allergy Awareness Seminar. From insightful discussions to engaging activities, this event became a meaningful step toward promoting respiratory health awareness within our community.

A special thank you to our esteemed speaker Dr. Noel, organizers, and participants from Barangay Roxas for making this seminar informative, interactive, and truly memorable. We would also like to extend our sincere appreciation to our sponsors, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗡𝗼𝗲𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗼, 𝗠𝘀. 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗿𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘇, and 𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 - 𝗧𝗨𝗔 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿, for their generous support.

𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 — 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀. 💚



🎨: Princess Enriquez | President
✍️: Justine Claire Roxas | Media Head
📷: Trisha Rein Coronado | RCY Volunteer

𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗔𝗣 | CAHS Lower Level Recognition 2026

The awaited CAHS Excellence Awarding for 1st to 3rd Years and Oath Taking of incoming organization officers was held on May 25, 2026 with the theme, “Husay at Pamumuno: Pagkilala at Panunumpa”. CAHSLC Advisor, Ms. Faith Desacula, served as the host of the event which started with an invocation and national anthem, followed by a warm congratulatory remarks by our College Dean, Dr. Rufo Aggarao. The recognition of the students’ excellence in different fields were then awarded by category, giving a well-deserved honor to each.

The awarding first highlighted the major awards such as Outstanding Students of the Year from each department namely: Jasmine Laika A. Pangan - Radiologic Technology, Brengil Rose M. Arais - Respiratory Therapy, and Nekeisha Angela C. De Leon - Pharmacy. The Athlete of the Year title was also given to Andrea Ishi F. San Jose.

Additionally, numerous accomplishments of CAHS students were recognized with special awards for Leadership & Service and Sports Merit. The three departments also gave their own recognition through Leadership Awards, Most Promising Student Awards, and Best in Thesis for 3rd-Year Student Groups to name a few. Following this, the Dean’s Listers for this school year and the participants during the University’s 63rd Foundation Week were also awarded for their efforts. The CAHSLC Officers and Members were also given appreciation for their contribution to the student body through participations in different events and projects. The outgoing officers of the sub-organizations SART, JPPHA, and RSA, were awarded for their service to each department and the incoming officers were introduced to the college and their presidents gave a speech of commitment to service. Lastly, the advisors of each group were presented with gratitude and appreciation for their guidance towards the students.

In between the awarding, the HME Band of CAHS who also gained recognition for their win at the Battle of Bands during Foundation Week, performed a few songs that gave hype and entertainment to the crowd. After the awarding, the event proceeded with an oath-taking ceremony of the incoming officers of the sub-organizations led by Ms. Vivienne Salgado, the incoming CAHSLC Chairperson. The program concluded with snacks and refreshment from the Local Council.

✍️& 📸: Arabella Cabrera

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 | 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

The 3rd year BS Respiratory Therapy Students once again conducted an oral defense in fulfillment of their subject, Research Writing.

Five (5) groups were able to present their Research Papers under the mentorship of our Part-Time Faculty, Ms. Maria Mhilanie Mendoza. What started as an idea has now become a meaningful study that our students were able to share.

This activity allows our 3rd year researchers to present, explain, and justify their study before a panel of evaluators. Through this defense, researchers demonstrate their understanding of the research problem, methodology, findings, and conclusions while responding to questions, clarifications, and criticisms.

Congratulations, 3rd year BS Respiratory Therapy Students!