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NICE is recognized as the country’s platform for showcasing Filipino inventions and technological innovations. Representing Mindanao, Dr. Chavez was among the nation’s top innovators in industrial design.
Dr. Chavez earned his place at NICE 2026 after emerging as a winner during the ClusteRICE 2025, held on August 19–20, 2025. From a competitive pool of 764 entries evaluated nationwide, only 28 finalists advanced to the national level.
Organized by the Department of Science and Technology – Technology Application and Promotion Institute (DOST-TAPI), NICE served as a platform for connecting innovators with industry stakeholders, investors, and support systems.
The agency reiterated its commitment to promoting Filipino talent by providing opportunities for innovators to scale their ideas into practical and sustainable technologies. (Nicolas Carisosa/ Faculty, ATD)

Local artisans in the Daraghuyan-Bukidnon Tribal Community will use new machinery to produce indigenous drums in less time through a project of Bukidnon State University

The Provincial Government of Bukidnon (PGB), led by Governor Rogelio Neil P. Roque, and Bukidnon State University (BukSU) formalized their partnership for the Medical Scholarship

Bukidnon State University has entered a group of Philippine universities that have produced at least 100 Scopus documents annually under the Global Health Focus (GHF)

The Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines Inc. AACCUP has issued accreditation actions for eight academic programs of Bukidnon State University