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Laguna State Polytechnic University

Province of Laguna

CHMT STUDENT RESEARCH CONGRESS AND FACULTY IN-HOUSE REVIEW 2019

Date: March 29, 2019
Time: 9:00 am
Venue: CHMT Function Hall
Organizing Committee: CHMT Faculty

NARRATIVE REPORT

With the objective of establishing the research culture among the students and faculty
members of the College of Hospitality Management and Tourism (CHMT), the College had conducted
a Student Research Congress participated by select BS Hotel and Restaurant Management and BS
Tourism Management 4th year students. Here, College invited panel members from the San Beda
University in the person of Dr. Jojo Villamin, President of PARTH and Prof. Jame Monren T. Mercado,
a research fellow and faculty of the University of Sto. Tomas.

A photo showing
the tarpaulin of the
program indicating
the two activities,
namely: Student
Research Congress
and Faculty In-
House Review.
Both were
simultaneously
held last March 29,
2019 at CHMT
Function Hall

At 9:00 am, the activity was commenced by an opening prayer and singing of the Philippine
National Anthem thru an audio visual presentation. The Dean, Assistant Professor Charmine V.
Rivera, gave her welcome remarks. She emphasizes the necessity of doing research in any human
endeavour. Also, she mentioned essence of the skills that the students may develop with research
writing. For the faculty members, the Dean highlighted that research is one of the mandatory
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functions of any university, hence faculty are enjoined to continuously conduct the same in line with
the research agenda and needs of the university’s stakeholders.
The activity was divided into two parts. The morning session was the research presentation
among three participants from BSTM and BSHRM student researchers, in three separate categories.
The students were required to present their research papers among the invited penal of evaluators
during oral presentation proper for descriptive category, while the experimental researches were
presented by the authors in Poster Presentation contest. The groups of students were required to
make a presentation of not more than 10 minutes, then question and answer ensued thereafter.
For BSTM, Descriptive Research Papers Category was participated by the following students:

a. Development of a Destination Brand for the Municipality of Sta. Cruz, Laguna

Maria Angela C. Valdellon and Angelika T. Tinea

b. Revitalizing the Fading Sculpting Industry of Paete, Laguna

Florence Charr F. Cadapan and Danica M. Tiong

c. Competency of Pandin Lake’s Local Tour Guides in San Pablo City

Emmanuel I. Sampaga and Kim Abram A. Talisayon

BSHRM – Descriptive Research Papers

a. The Effect of Internship Abroad to Academics and Work Values of BSHRM

Students Year 2017-2018
Philip Christopher T. Agramon and Ronniel D. Tumaliuan

b. Persuasive Effect of Restaurant Menu Design in Pagsanjan, Laguna

Sheen May R. Velasco and Anne Marie Mejilla

c. Status of Underground Restaurant in Relation to Marketing Strategy in Laguna

Miraquel Tibayan and Lovely Tobias

BSHRM – Experimental Research

a. Acceptability of Pinakbet Ice Cream

Marron Renz C. Arriola, Maia Elioenah D. Valles, and Geraldine Joyosa

b. Acceptability of Bicookies
Aaron Dominic R. Solleza and John Argie Camunias

c. Acceptability of Banana Blossom Hardinera

Joshua Christian S. Halili and Kenneth A. Romero

d. Acceptability of Fried Buko Pie

Saul Tobias, Christian Gatchalian, and Harvin Doguiñes
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For the winners, Ms. Valdellon nd Tinea for BSTM, Ms. Tibayan and Ms. Tobias for BSHRM
oral presentation category, and Mr. Romero and Halili for poster Category were adjudge as winners.
In the afternoon, In-house of Faculty Researches was introduced and opened. Prof. Monren
and Dr. Villamin gave their respective comments and suggestions on all of the faculty research
proposals presented.

Dean Charmine V. Rivera

presenting her Research
Proposal about the potential
of “Puto” in Laguna as a
culinary brand of the
Province last March 2019 at
CHMT Funtion Hall during
the Faculty In- house Review

Proposals of the faculty are stated below in order of presentation.

a. Resident’s Perception on the Impact of Cultural Festivals in Laguna

May Ann Pulpulaan Rivera
Rushid Jay S. Sancon

b. Deus Ex Machina: The Anxiety of Automation and Hospitality

Lemuel Magalona

c. The Potential of Paete as a UNESCO Creative Municipality: An Assessment on Preservation

and Promotion of Paete’s Creative Practices
Asst. Prof. Charmine V. Rivera
Rushid Jay S. Sancon
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d. Perspective on OBE Learning Approaches of Tourism Educators: A Bench Marking Study of

Practices of Colleges and Universities in Laguna.
Bernadette M. Pasion
Jerome R. Fernandez

e. Marketability of Pinakbet Ice Cream

Asst. Prof. Lhessly Tolentino Salazar

f. Tracing Culinary Identity of “Puto”in Laguna: A Statement of its Historical Significance

Asst. Prof. Charmine Villaflor Rivera
Rushid Jay S. Sancon

g. Training Effectiveness of Local Tourism Promotion: An Extension Project of College of

Hospitality Management and Tourism to be the Local Coomunity of Yambo Lake & BUnga
Falls in Nagcarlan, Laguna
- Aefre S. Gesmundo

After the presentation, certificates of appreciation and tokens were awarded to Prof.
Mercado and Dr. Villamin. Finally, Mr. Rushid Jay Sancon, the CHMT Research Implementing Unit
Head, delivered closing remarks and words of gratitude for the guests and cooperation of the
participants.

The CHMT Faculty

Members with the
invited External
Evaluators Prof.
Jame Monren
Mercado and Prof.
Jojo Villamin during
the CHMT in-house
Review last March
29, 2019 at CHMT
Function Hall

The activity ended at 5:30 in the afternoon.

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Prepared by:

ATTY. RUSHID JAY S. SANCON

CHMT Research Implementing Unit Head

Attested by:

Asst. Prof. CHARMINE V. RIVERA, MIHM

Dean, College of Hospitality Management and Tourism
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Mr. Camunias (at the center) Receiving his Certificate of Participation with panel of Evaluators (From right)
Prof. Mercado, and Dr. Villamin with Dean Rivera and Mr. Sancon held last March 29, 2019 at CHMT Function
Hall

“Culinary Mapping is the New Trend”. Dean Charmine V. Rivera and Mr. Rushid Jay S. Sancon during the Faculty
Research In-House Review on March 29, 2019 at CHMT Function Hall