College of Automation and Control

Get ready for your next big step toward industry readiness! ⚙️🤖
The College of Automation and Control invites all 3rd Year students to attend the Supervised Industrial Training Summer Deployment Orientation. Learn important guidelines, deployment procedures, expectations, and opportunities as you prepare for real-world industrial exposure and hands-on training.

📍 Student Orientation:
🗓 May 14, 2026 (Thursday)
⏰ 9:00 AM – 12:00 NN
📌 TUPV Gym

📍 Parents Orientation:
🗓 June 06, 2026 (Saturday)
⏰ 8:00 AM – 12:00 NN
📌 TUPV Gym

See you there, future automation and control professionals! 🚀

𝘿𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙃𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙧: 𝙄-𝘾𝙊𝙐𝙉𝙏 𝘽𝙖𝙜𝙨 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙉𝙄𝘾𝙀 2026, 𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙨 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 “𝙎𝙞𝙗𝙤𝙡”

The College of Automation and Control proudly celebrates the remarkable achievement of our student innovators at the 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘹𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘴 2026.

Through countless hours of research, dedication, teamwork, and perseverance, they successfully clinched 1𝙨𝙩 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 in 𝘚𝘪𝘣𝘰𝘭: 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 (𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘺) and were honored with the 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅 under Republic Act No. 7459, conferred by 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘍𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘰𝘴 𝘑𝘳. at Malacañang Palace on April 28, 2026.

Their achievement stands as a powerful reminder that passion, innovation, and determination can transform ideas into accomplishments that inspire the nation.

Congratulations to:
• 𝙁𝙖𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙨, 𝘽𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙩 𝙅𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣
• 𝙉𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙨, 𝙈𝙖. 𝙈𝙞𝙠𝙠𝙖𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖
• 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙚ñ𝙤, 𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣 𝙅𝙤𝙮
• 𝙎𝙩𝙖. 𝘼𝙣𝙖, 𝙅𝙤𝙝𝙣 𝙊𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙧
• 𝙍𝙚𝙗𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙖, 𝙅𝙤𝙝𝙣 𝙆𝙚𝙘𝙞
• 𝙑𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣, 𝙋𝙖𝙪𝙡 𝙍𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙙

With the guidance and unwavering support of their adviser:
𝙈𝙧. 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙣 𝙂𝙖𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙤

The College of Automation and Control takes immense pride in your success and celebrates this milestone with you. May your journey continue to inspire future innovators to dream boldly, create fearlessly, and pursue excellence beyond limits. Your victory is not only a recognition of talent and hard work, but also a symbol of the bright future of Filipino innovation and ingenuity.

Congratulations to the TUP Visayas “I-Count” Team! 🎉
The COAC family proudly celebrates your outstanding achievement in receiving the Presidential Award and the Sibol Award at the 2026 DOST NICE Awards. Your innovation, excellence, and dedication bring great honor to TUP Visayas and inspire the entire COAC community. We are proud of you!

𝐓𝐔𝐏 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐬 "𝐈-𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭" 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 2026 𝐃𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬

MANILA, Philippines — April 28, 2026 — Reaffirming the national commitment to fostering Filipino innovation, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. conferred the prestigious Presidential Award under Republic Act No. 7459 to the "I-Count" team from the Technological University of the Philippines (TUP) Visayas during the 2026 National Invention Contest and Exhibits (NICE) Awards. The ceremony was held today at the President’s Hall in Malacañan Palace.

The TUP Visayas team, representing the College of Automation and Control, who also won the IDEASPARKS Pitching Competition Season 2 last 2025, earned the highly coveted Sibol Award for Outstanding Student Creative Research for College. Together with their adviser Mr. Mark Winston Gabutero, the brilliant young minds behind the I-Count innovation are:

Bennet Jillian B. Fabrigas
Allen Joy P. Parreño
John Oscar E. Sta. Ana
Ma. Mikkaella O. Nadales
John Keci Rebadomia
Paul Richard Villason

President Marcos led the conferment ceremony, utilizing the platform to emphasize the Administration’s unwavering dedication to providing crucial financial and technical support to Filipino inventors. The recognition of the I-Count team highlights the vital role of the youth and the academe in shaping the country's technological and economic landscape.

Spearheaded by the Department of Science and Technology – Technology Application and Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI), the NICE Awards program is designed to strengthen the marketing, promotion, and continuous support for DOST-generated technologies and homegrown inventions.

The awards are deeply anchored in Republic Act (R.A.) No. 7459, also known as the Inventors and Invention Incentives Act of the Philippines. This legislation underscores the government’s mandate and commitment to nurturing domestic innovation to drive inclusive national development. (TIPTTO/Jragabiota)

🤖 TUP VISAYAS ROBOTICS COMPETITION 2026

The Technological University of the Philippines (TUP) Visayas Robotics Competition 2026 will be held on April 8, 2026 at the Activity Center, Ayala Malls Capitol–Bacolod.

This exciting event is part of the TUP Visayas Technology Convention 2026 and is open to schools, universities, robotics teams, and all robotics enthusiasts.

📅 Competition Details

Event: TUP Visayas Robotics Competition 2026
Date: April 8, 2026
Venue: Activity Center, Ayala Malls Capitol, Bacolod

🏁 Competition Categories (Open Category)

1️⃣ Line Tracing Challenge
2️⃣ Sumobot Challenge

👥 Team Composition

Each team must consist of:

2 Students

1 Coach

Game guidelines and official rules will be provided after registration.

📝 Registration Information

✅ Registration is FREE
📌 Deadline: March 31, 2026

Register here:
🔗 https://forms.gle/qc7QstjECJrjtTCf8

📢 Important Notes

Complete competition guidelines will be sent to registered teams.

🤝 In Partnership With

MRSP (Mechatronics and Robotics Society of the Philippines)

NOLITC (Negros Occidental Language and Information Technology Center)

📞 For Inquiries

📱 0962-744-9449 / 0915-621-8679
📧 [email protected]

🎓🔧 COAC Culminating Activity: Instrumentation & Control Engineering Students Solve Real Engineering Problems — Tatak TUPV

Under the College of Automation and Control (COAC), our Instrumentation and Control Engineering students from the Technological University of the Philippines – Visayas have successfully completed their Capstone Engineering Design Culminating Activity, proving once again the excellence of Tatak TUPV.

These future engineers addressed real-world industry challenges, applying their skills in:

Instrumentation & Sensor Technologies
Process Control & Automation
PLC, SCADA & Industrial Systems
Control System Modeling & Simulation

From conceptualization the students showcased engineering competence, creativity, and problem-solving grounded in real industrial needs. Their capstone works embody the COAC spirit—Automation in Motion, guided by strong fundamentals and practical engineering design.

This culminating activity is a testament to COAC’s mission of producing industry-ready engineers who can design, control, and automate the systems that move industries forward.

COAC.
Instrumentation & Control Engineering.
Tatak TUPV.