Zamboanga Peninsula Food Innovation Center

23/02/2026

30/01/2026

05/12/2025

The 𝗭𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝗮 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 (𝗭𝗣𝗙𝗜𝗖) of the Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology (ZSCMST), through the DOST-funded 𝙈𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙁𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 (𝙈𝙈𝙁𝙋𝙁) and the DTI-assisted 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮-𝙁𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙋𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙃𝙪𝙗 (𝙎𝙎𝙁-𝙁𝙋𝙃), will conduct a series of activities showcasing innovative food processing and packaging technologies!

📅 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓🚚 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰-𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘋𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘜𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘖𝘚𝘛’𝘴 𝘔𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 (𝘔𝘔𝘍𝘗𝘍) (𝘋𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘦)

📅𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓: 🏭 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰-𝘛𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘛𝘐 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺-𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘗𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘶𝘣 (𝘚𝘚𝘍-𝘍𝘗𝘏)

📍 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞: 𝘡𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘔𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘴

𝒟𝑜𝓃’𝓉 𝓂𝒾𝓈𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝑜𝓅𝓅𝑜𝓇𝓉𝓊𝓃𝒾𝓉𝓎 𝓉𝑜 𝑒𝓍𝓅𝓁𝑜𝓇𝑒 𝓉𝑒𝒸𝒽𝓃𝑜𝓁𝑜𝑔𝒾𝑒𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒸𝒶𝓃 𝑒𝓁𝑒𝓋𝒶𝓉𝑒 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝒻𝑜𝑜𝒹 𝓅𝓇𝑜𝒹𝓊𝒸𝓉𝓈 𝓉𝑜 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓃𝑒𝓍𝓉 𝓁𝑒𝓋𝑒𝓁!

Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology
Roy Lim Valesco

01/12/2025

Happy Birthday, DOST Secretary Dr. Renato U Solidum🎂

Happy Birthday, Dr. Renato U. Solidum Jr.!

Today, we honor a leader whose dedication is as solid as granite and whose wisdom runs deeper than the Earths layers. As a public servant, you remain genuinely down to earth, always close to the people and always guiding the nation with clarity, intelligence, and integrity.

Your background as a geologist reminds us that true strength is built over time, just like the most resilient formations beneath our feet. Through your leadership in DOST, you continue to strengthen the foundation of our countrys efforts in science, technology, and innovation, ensuring that communities are safer, stronger, and better prepared for the future.

Thank you for being the steady force behind our nations scientific advancement and disaster resilience. Your work inspires us to value knowledge, pursue progress, and stand firm even in times of uncertainty.

May this year bring you meaningful moments, renewed energy, and continued success in every endeavor. Your leadership uplifts the nation, and we are deeply grateful for the stability and inspiration you provide.

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐦!

23/10/2025

Thank you for visiting the Zampen FIC, Congresswoman Kat Chua 🧡

21/10/2025

20/10/2025

The Zamboanga Peninsula Food Innovation Center (ZPFIC) proudly congratulates our dedicated staff and approved applicants for their successful Registration Without Examination as Professional Food Technologists pursuant to the Professional Regulatory Board of Food Technology Resolution No. 10, Series of 2025.

📍𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗨. 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗼, 𝗥𝗡, 𝗥𝗙𝗣, 𝗣𝗙𝗧
📍𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗮 𝗔. 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗮, 𝗥𝗙𝗣, 𝗣𝗙𝗧
📍𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗧. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼, 𝗥𝗙𝗣, 𝗣𝗙𝗧

Your hard work, expertise, and passion for innovation in food science and technology have brought pride and inspiration to the institution. 🍽️💡

We celebrate this milestone with you as you continue to uphold excellence and contribute to advancing the nation’s food industry.

🌟 𝓒𝓸𝓷𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓼 and Mabuhay, Professional Food Technologists! 🌟

15/09/2025

13/09/2025

In a concerted effort to boost local agri-business and empower micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), the Department of Trade and Industry-Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Office (DTI-ZN), in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology-Provincial Science and Technology Office, Zamboanga del Norte (DOST-PSTO-ZN) and the Local Government Unit of Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte, successfully conducted the 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 on 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎–𝟏𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 at the 𝐃𝐓𝐈 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐢𝐬, 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧, 𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞.

The training aimed to equip local mango growers, processors, and aspiring entrepreneurs with practical knowledge and skills on value-adding of mango, which is one of the region’s high-value commodities. The training included topics such as the basic principles and methods of drying and dehydration relative to dried mango and mango leather processing and the hands-on component.

The training was anchored and facilitated by the technical team from the Zamboanga Peninsula Food Innovation Center (ZPFIC) of the Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology (ZSCMST) composed of 𝘔𝘴. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘢 𝘈. 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘥𝘢 (Faculty and ZPFIC Assistant Manager) and 𝘔𝘴. 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘢 𝘙. 𝘙𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢 (ZPFIC QA/QC Head), along with 𝘔𝘳. 𝘔𝘶𝘭𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘪 𝘐. 𝘔𝘶𝘭𝘴𝘪𝘥(former ZamPen MMFPF Project Technical Staff).

Highlight of the event was an Inspirational Message from the Sindangan Municipal Mayor, Hon. Glona G. Labadlabad, who expressed her commitment and support to the MSMEs.

16/08/2025

𝙒𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙖𝙮!

May this new year of your life bring you continued success, good health, and the same dedication and passion you so generously share with your team and the community.

Wishing you a day filled with joy and a year filled with accomplishments.

𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘔𝘢'𝘢𝘮 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘦!🎂🥂

𝔊𝔯𝔢𝔢𝔱𝔦𝔫𝔤𝔰 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪:
𝕐𝕠𝕦𝕣 ℤℙ𝔽𝕀ℂ 𝔽𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕪

15/08/2025

𝐻𝒶𝓅𝓅𝓎 𝐵𝒾𝓇𝓉𝒽𝒹𝒶𝓎 𝓉𝑜 𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝒞𝑜𝓁𝓁𝑒𝑔𝑒 𝒫𝓇𝑒𝓈𝒾𝒹𝑒𝓃𝓉, 𝘿𝙧. 𝙍𝙤𝙮 𝙇𝙞𝙢 𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙤!

"𝘼 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙜𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮."-John C. Maxwell

Your leadership, vision, and dedication continue to inspire us all. Thank you for your unwavering commitment to excellence and for guiding our institution with integrity and purpose.

We hope this year brings you continued success, good health, and moments of joy both personally and professionally.

Happy Birthday once again, Sir🎂

𝔊𝔯𝔢𝔢𝔱𝔦𝔫𝔤𝔰 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪:
ℤ𝕒𝕞𝕓𝕠𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕒 ℙ𝕖𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕤𝕦𝕝𝕒 𝔽𝕠𝕠𝕕 𝕀𝕟𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 ℂ𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣

Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology
Roy Lim Valesco