29/11/2025
The five-day ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ & ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐บ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฑ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ (๐๐๐๐๐๐) ๐๐๐๐, hosted by the ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ an active partner of ๐๐. ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ, has successfully come to an end. The event was proudly ๐๐จ-๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ by the ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐จ ๐. ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ, bringing together local and international experts, researchers, and practitioners to advance citizen science in governance and community development.
The first three days are dedicated to the workshop component, featuring sessions facilitated by distinguished speakers:
โข Dr. Hazel Jovita-Olvez (Mindanao State University โ Iligan Institute of Technology)
โข Ms. Sara Rutten (PhD Researcher, UHasselt)
โข Dr. Gella Patria A. Abella (Central Luzon State University)
โข Prof. Dr. Thomas Neyens (Hasselt University, Belgium)
โข Prof. Dr. Oliver Thas (Hasselt University, Belgium)
โข Hon. Altreb S. Castaรฑeda (City Councilor, Science City of Muรฑoz)
Also present at the event are ๐๐จ๐ง. ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข ๐. ๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ณ, Mayor of the Science City of Muรฑoz, and ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐. ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐๐จ, Vice President for Academic Affairs of Central Luzon State University.
The workshop covers six key learning sessions:
โข Citizen Science in Governance: From Data to Decision
โข Bridging the Gap: Identifying Barriers Between Citizen Knowledge and Policy Action
โข Theory of Change
โข Evidence-Informed Policymaking (EIP)
โข Deliberate Systems Approach
โข Policy Briefs
The symposium portion followed on November 27โ28, featuring parallel sessions on:
โข Environmental Monitoring and Biodiversity Insights
โข Quantitative Decision Analysis
โข Sustainability, Climate Adaptation, and Community Development
โข Ecosystems and Community Health
Representing Dr. Paulino J. Garcia Memorial Research and Medical Center, ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ , ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ, and ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง actively participated in the symposium by presenting their Citizen Science Project Proposals under the parallel session on ๐๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก.
In addition, ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ณ, Chief Training Officer, together with ๐๐. ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ๐จ, ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐, and ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐, attended the ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ, this attendance looks on potential collaborations with the Philippine Citizen Science Network and Hasselt University for partnership, training, and future research initiatives in citizen science.
Selected photos by: CLSU Department of Statistics