Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College

Despite having only one entry for the group category, ISPSC managed to steal the 8th spot for the Top Performing Schools among 19 private and public higher educational institutions in Region I during the 18th Regional Higher Education Press Conference, Oasis Hotel, November 22-24, 2017. Marciano Fernando Edrada Jr., the editor in chief of The Richochet, the system-wide student publication of the institution placed 5th highest individual pointer beating 230 other student writers in the region. Eight ISPSCian student journalists will join the Luzonwide Higher Education Pre[...]

Ghaile Collado Javien, a cum laude graduate at Tagudin Campus got a rating of 86.60 to share 9th place while Romyr Genesis Manuel Canaria, a magna cum laude graduate of the main campus got 86.40 to share a rank in the 10th spot.

This is the gist of the lecture delivered by the renowned son of Sta Maria, Ilocos Sur, Dr. Wilma D. Dar. The former ICRISAT Executive Director and DA Secretary emphasized that courses (curricula) in higher education should be hybridized with the idea of entreprenuership so that students and/or graduates will be creators of job, not just mere seekers. This vision according to him will not only provide greater oppotunities for profit making for those who will take the entreprenuerial path but will also aid in helping the country solve some of its social issues such as poverty, food shor[...]