04/06/2026
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ; ๐๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
June 4, 2026 โ The Commission on Higher Education Regional Office II (CHEDRO II) successfully convened the 2nd Regional Meeting of the Research and Innovation Cluster via Google Meet. The virtual gathering was attended by a college president, vice presidents for research, research directors, research focal persons, and other institutional representatives from 31 Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) across the Cagayan Valley Region, reflecting the regionโs collective commitment to strengthening research capabilities, fostering innovation, and advancing scholarly productivity.
A major highlight of the meeting was the official launching of Project GIGIAMMUAN: Accelerating Research Productivity and Scholarly Publication in Region II HEIs, a flagship regional initiative aimed at strengthening the research ecosystem of Higher Education Institutions in Cagayan Valley. The project seeks to enhance research productivity by developing faculty research competencies, fostering inter-institutional collaboration, improving institutional research support systems, and increasing the quality, visibility, and utilization of research outputs in support of academic excellence, accreditation, and regional development.
Project GIGIAMMUAN is anchored on several strategic programs and initiatives designed to advance research excellence across the region:
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ค๐จ๐๐ฆ๐ง (๐ค๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป)
A comprehensive capacity-building program that provides a systematic and progressive approach to developing faculty competencies in research methodologies, statistical analysis, academic writing, and publication strategies. The program places particular emphasis on preparing researchers for publication in Scopus-indexed journals.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ (๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐)
A regional collaborative research initiative that promotes joint, interdisciplinary, and multi-institutional research projects among HEIs in the region. Through a structured implementation framework, Project COLLAB facilitates the entire research cycleโfrom conceptualization to disseminationโwhile addressing regional development priorities and maximizing the impact of research outputs.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ฅ (๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ก๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต)
An agile and demand-driven mentoring program that delivers customized research training and technical assistance to HEIs. Through expert-led workshops and individualized coaching, Project MENTOR responds to the specific research development needs and priorities of participating institutions.
The cluster meeting also discussed the conduct of ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ณ: ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ, envisioned as the regionโs premier platform for presenting completed research, exchanging ideas, interdisciplinary dialogue, and collaboration among researchers, educators and stakeholders.
Likewise, initial plans were presented for the establishment and launch of the ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐จ: ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, which aims to serve as a regional scholarly publication platform showcasing high-quality research and innovation outputs from HEIs in the region.
As part of the meeting, CHED Region II also presented the current status of Scopus-indexed publications in the Cagayan Valley, highlighting recent gains and identifying strategies to further enhance the regionโs global research visibility and scholarly impact.
The meeting was facilitated by Dr. Darin Jan Tindowen, Education Supervisor II and Regional Research Focal Person. Delivering the message of support on behalf of Dr. Julieta Paras, CESO III, Regional Director, was Dr. Almacita Abrigo, Chief Education Program Specialist, who emphasized the importance of collaboration, capacity building, and sustained institutional commitment in strengthening the regionโs research and innovation landscape.
Through Project GIGIAMMUAN and its complementary initiatives, CHED Region II continues to champion a culture of research excellence, innovation, and collaboration, paving the way for a more productive, globally competitive, and development-oriented higher education sector in the Cagayan Valley Region.
