SNSU- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗦𝗔𝗘𝗣) proudly extends its heartfelt congratulations to our esteemed Adviser and Program Chair, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐌. 𝐎𝐝𝐭𝐨𝐣𝐚𝐧 ,on the successful completion and final defense of her dissertation for the degree of 𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙀𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 (𝙋𝙝𝘿𝙀𝙎) at Davao Oriental State University on May 28, 2026.

Her dissertation, entitled “MACRO-MICROPLASTIC POLLUTION IN MANGROVE FORESTS OF SURIGAO CITY TAGANA-AN PLACER PROTECTED LANDSCAPE AND SEASCAPE (SUCITAPPLAS): IMPLICATIONS TO COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND ITS DYNAMICS ON POLICY FRAMEWORK”, reflects her unwavering dedication to environmental research, sustainable resource management, and the development of policies that strengthen both communities and ecosystems.

This remarkable achievement stands as a testament to her perseverance, passion for learning, academic excellence, and steadfast commitment to environmental conservation. Through her work, she continues to inspire students, colleagues, and future environmental leaders to pursue meaningful research and become advocates for the protection of our natural heritage.

May this milestone open new opportunities for greater contributions to science, environmental stewardship, and community development. Your SAEP family is proud of your success and grateful for your guidance, leadership, and inspiration.

Congratulations, Dr. Odtojan! Your achievement is truly well-deserved.

The Student Advocates for Environmental Protection warmly extends its heartfelt birthday greetings to

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬. 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐋. 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐨, 𝐌𝐒𝐜
𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭

May this special day bring continued success, good health, and happiness as you continue to inspire and lead with dedication and excellence in the field of environmental science and student leadership.

Your commitment and passion toward environmental advocacy and youth empowerment continue to motivate future environmental stewards.

Happy Birthday, and best wishes for more meaningful years ahead!

💚| Buhay EnviSci ft. Surigao del Norte State Univeristy
💚| Environmental Science Students

Isinagawa ng BSES-3rd Year Students and kanilang field activity na pinamagatang “Identification of Macroinvertebrate Species in Mangrove Forest” noong Disyembre 4–5, 2025. Layunin nitong mailapat ang mga siyentipikong pamamaraan sa pagtatasa ng kalusugan ng mangrove ecosystem sa pamamagitan ng pagtukoy at pagkuha ng mga macroinvertebrate. Ilan lang ang mga ito sa mga karaniwang fieldwork activities na ginagawa ng mga mag-aaral ng Environmental Science.

📍Barangay Cabongbongan, Surigao City, Surigao del Norte
📸 SNSU - Student Advocates for Environmental Protection

✅ Para naman sa karagdagang impormasyon tungkol sa PAESS, narito ang PAESS Primer 2024: https://tinyurl.com/3xy2h5w9

✅ Mas kilalanin ang Environmental Science sa link na ito:
https://www.youtube.com/ at https://www.instagram.com/envisci_student_ph/

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊| 𝐁𝐒 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲, 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 “𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡: 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬” 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟏–𝟐𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐁𝐈, 𝐒𝐍𝐒𝐔–𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐲-𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧.

The three-day workshop provided participants with comprehensive discussions and practical training on blue carbon research, including mangrove ecosystem assessment, carbon stock estimation, GIS and remote sensing applications, sampling protocols, and field-based environmental monitoring. The activity further strengthened the participants’ technical competencies and enhanced their understanding of the vital role of blue carbon ecosystems in climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable resource management.

Representing the BSES Faculty were:
• 𝑭𝒐𝒓. 𝑹𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆 𝑬. 𝑩𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒍𝒇𝒐
• 𝑭𝒐𝒓. 𝑬𝒍𝒎𝒆𝒓 𝑹. 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈
• 𝑴𝒔. 𝑱𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂 𝑴𝒂𝒆 𝑳. 𝑳𝒆𝒔𝒂𝒄𝒂

This academic engagement formed part of the 1st Lingas Summit 2026, which aims to promote research excellence, environmental stewardship, collaboration, and innovation toward sustainable development.

The Student Advocates for Environmental Protection proudly extends its warmest congratulations to the students who were recognized during the 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇 𝐈𝐍-𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 held on May 21-22, 2026 with the theme: “𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 & 𝐈𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.”

𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟒: 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞

𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐏𝐀𝐏𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃
For the research paper entitled:
“𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴: 𝘌𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘴 (𝘗𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘢 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘢) 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘜𝘊𝘐𝘛𝘛𝘈𝘗𝘓𝘈𝘚, 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘭 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦, 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴”

Researchers:
• Mariell Jake S. Eltagonde (BSES-4A)
• Ernst C. Daguman (BSES-4A)
• Dazel Marie Calvara (BSES-4A)
• Trishia Kathrese A. Gargao (BSES-4A)

𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃
For the presentation of the study proposal entitled:
“𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘣𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘗𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘜𝘭𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘵. 𝘙𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘰, 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘰, 𝘋𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘵 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥s”

Proponents:
• Diosdado S. Adtoon, Jr. (BSES-3A)
• Jemarcel D. Matedios (BSES-3A)
• Angeline M. Nuñez (BSES-3A)

These recognitions reflect the students’ dedication to scientific inquiry, academic excellence, and meaningful environmental research. Their accomplishments contribute not only to the advancement of knowledge in environmental science but also to the promotion of research-driven solutions for sustainable development.

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊| 𝐁𝐒 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝟏𝟑

From the shores of Surigao to the global stage of World Urban Forum 13 in Baku, John Andrie Penados carried with him not only his own dreams, but also the voices and aspirations of the Filipino youth.

A 4th Year Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science student from Surigao del Norte State University, John Andrie stood proudly as the lone speaker from the Philippines during the Youth and Children Roundtable Discussion. In a gathering of global leaders, youth advocates, and development partners, he shared stories rooted in community service, environmental stewardship, and the lived realities of vulnerable sectors, including coastal and indigenous communities.

His presence in the international forum became a powerful reminder that young Filipinos are not only participants in nation-building, but active leaders shaping conversations on sustainable cities, climate action, and inclusive urban futures. Through his words, he brought the resilience, compassion, and determination of the Filipino people into a space where global decisions and collaborations are forged.

More than a student leader, John Andrie embodies a generation of youth who continue to rise beyond borders — proving that even from a small community, one voice can echo across the world.

𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓

All BSES 1st to 3rd year students are required to submit 1Compact Eco-brick (1.5 liters, clear bottle) as part of the 2nd semester clearance.

The collected Eco-bricks will be utilized as primary materials for the extension activity "Bricking the Change: A Hands-on Eco Mission" of our college in partnership with Barangay Local Government Units.

𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒:
📌𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚: Until the last day of the semester
📌𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙄𝙣-𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚: SAEP Officers
📌𝙇𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: EB 5th floor
📌Submission of Eco-bricks is clearance based

𝘾𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧?

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From promoting sustainability to empowering student action, ENBAYSAY highlights how we work together to protect and preserve our environment.

April 20, 2026

SNSU-OJT trainee Mr. John Andrie Penados had the valuable opportunity to participate in the MRFC Meeting and Mining Tour at Greenstone Resources Corporation in the Municipality of Tubod, Surigao del Norte, together with OJT participants from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau Region XIII.

Present during the activity were the Regional Director of MGB Region XIII, the Chief of MSESDD, MMT Leaders, and MRFC Members.

This experience provided firsthand exposure to the mining industry’s best practices, particularly in environmental rehabilitation and sustainable development initiatives.

Highlights of the tour included:

• The nursery area, which stands as a symbol of transformation—once an incident-affected site, now rehabilitated into a thriving space for growth and restoration.

• A compelling butterfly-shaped development that reflects the journey from an unfortunate past into a transformative environmental success story.

• Sustainable plant sourcing and waste management practices, including the conversion of waste materials into fertilizer.

• Future-oriented walk paths and bike paths designed to promote environmental wellness and health-conscious activities.

• Surface rehabilitation efforts through shallow plantation methods, recognizing limitations due to mined-out backfilled areas (“ambak”), where deep-rooted trees are not advisable to maintain slope and water stability.

The tour emphasized that responsible mining goes beyond extraction—it also includes environmental recovery, innovation, and creating spaces that inspire transformation from damaged landscapes into models of sustainability.