13/05/2026
CET RECOGNITION DAY 2026
Zamboanga Peninsula Polytechnic State University (ZPPSU), College of Engineering and Technology (CET), held its Recognition Day 2026 on May 11, 2026, at the Angara Building with the theme:
๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฝ๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐จ: ๐๐ฃ๐ก๐๐๐จ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ก๐ค๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ก๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ
The program began with a doxology and opening prayer, formally called to order by the Master of Ceremonies, Ms. Lea Mammah, followed by the opening remarks from Engr. Jennifer C. Gargar, Dean of the College of Engineering and Technology.
๐๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ข๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ค ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ด๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ.
He emphasized:
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ด ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ด, ๐บ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ, ๐ช๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ด ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ท๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ข ๐ค๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐น๐ค๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ.
He then added:
๐๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฅ, ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ: ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด.
This was followed by an aspirational message from the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services (OSAS), Dr. Cyrus Pil Cadavedo.
๐๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐จ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ, ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถโ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ, ๐ช๐ต ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ท๐ข๐ญ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด.
He also reminded the students:
๐๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐จ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง.
After his speech, the awarding of certificates for both academic and non academic awardees took place. The hard work, dedication, and commitment of students striving for excellence were recognized. The Program Chairs and faculty members of each program joined their respective awardees on stage, sharing in the moment of pride and accomplishment.
The ceremony also recognized students who excelled in both academic and non academic fields.
Special Recognitions Included:
* Automotive Technology Department Special Awards
* 18 Best Research Awardees
* Character Award
* Leadership Award
* World Skills ASEAN
* World Skills Philippines
Students from different programs under the College of Engineering and Technology were honored for showcasing excellence beyond the classroom.
Deanโs Listers Recognition
The Deanโs Listers from various CET programs were also recognized for their:
* Commitment
* Perseverance
* Outstanding academic performance
The recognition ceremony became a celebration of patience, passion, and excellence. Every student was reminded that their achievements reflect not only intelligence and skills, but also their character, discipline, and determination to go beyond boundaries and create a meaningful impact for future students of the university.
Words by: Fiona Nicole Relucio and Almark Langkasan
Assisted by: Sundy Villa
Photojournalist : Reign S. Muhmin, John Michael Capul, and Reymark Villavito
Assisted by: Jean Cayla Triplitt