Students and research advisers in one of Muntinlupa’s public secondary schools have proven that lack of resources is not a hurdle but a motivation to vault themselves into greater heights.
Muntinlupa National High School (MNHS) was named winner in the Southeast Asia Creative Camp (SEA-CC) 2018, a Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) mainstreaming research competition, under the Urban Agriculture category.
The entry from MNHS, entitled “Comprehensive Algae Microfarm Project (C.A.M.P),” bested 110 teams from the countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines.
Also winning in the category were entries from SMK Mitra Industri MM2100 – Utilization of Grow Light Technology in Seeds Sowing Process for Hydroponic Production as 2nd place and SMP SAIM – Codename “IMPROVE” as 3rd place, both from Indonesia.
The winners from the competition will receive monetary prizes, token of appreciation, certificate and a special invitation to join the SEA-CC 2018 at Mataram City, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia on May 6 to 12.
Behind the MNHS entry were student-researchers Charles Godwin Rodriguez, Miguel Bautista, Johanna Caroline Banutan, Marie Collado, Vivian Montanez, and research advisers Jason Albaro and Ma. Regaele A. Olarte.
“After a series of webex sessions, proposal-writing, online presentation, and defense, GLORY to GOD over & over again for He has blessed the work of our hands. It’s all by His grace,” Olarte posted on Facebook.
Olarte was the top awardee in the Fortune Life Care’s Ambassador Antonio L. Cabangon Chua “Gintong Parangal para sa Edukasyon – Guro” and one of the Metrobank Foundation’s Most Outstanding Teachers in 2016.
MNHS’ stint in SEA-CC 2018 was the school’s second feat in international research competitions this year.
Last January, a research team from MNHS led by advisers Ma. Regaele Olarte and Jason Albaro with its school principal Dr. Florante Marmeto represented the country at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2018.
MNHS emerged as one of the finalists in the Global High School Category – Asia of the 10th Zayed Future Energy Prize participated by 112 countries around the globe. Zayed Future Energy Prize is a global search for renewable energy and sustainability innovations in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Mayor Jaime Fresnedi congratulates the research team of MNHS and vows to continue support in their academic endeavors. The local exec puts prime importance and invests in the education of the residents through scholarship programs, educational assistance, and other projects.