08/02/2026
โ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค ๐๐ญ 2026 ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
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โOn January 5, 2026, the halls of St. Anthony College (SAC) was alive with energy and curiosity as students from various departments presented their research at the 2๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐ 2026. Among the sea of bright minds, the SAC Nursing Department proudly stood out, showcasing a blend of intellect, innovation, and heart.
โIn ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐: ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต, ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐, SAC's nursing students demonstrated that research is not just about numbers and charts, itโs about the people behind the data. Their projects captured attention not only for academic excellence but also for their genuine commitment to improving healthcare in local communities.
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โThe Champion award went to ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฃ. ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐, a fourth-year nursing student, for his project titled โ๐๐ก๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐ง๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ช๐ง๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐พ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ก.โ His research highlighted sustainable, community-centered health initiatives, combining practical solutions with a visionary approach. Reflecting on his achievement, Ramos said,
โ"๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ข ๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ญ๐ฆ; ๐ช๐ตโ๐ด ๐ข ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ด, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐บ. ๐๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐บ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ถ๐ฑ. ๐๐ฏ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ."
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โFirst Runner-Up honors were awarded to ๐ ๐. ๐ก๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ. ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ for her project, โ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ง๐จ, ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐พ๐๐ง๐: ๐พ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ค๐ฃ๐จ ๐ฟ๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐ ๐พ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐๐๐จ.โ Her research highlighted the healthcare challenges faced by incarcerated individuals, reflecting the commitment to equity and advocacy of SAC's Nursing Department. Matillano shared her thoughts on the experience, "This moment feels quiet but powerful; it reminds me that a studentโs heart and voice can still reach the overlooked and show that speaking up and caring truly matters. Iโm deeply thankful to my ND family, our research team, and our adviser Dr. Martinez for believing in me, and above all, to God for strength and purpose. To fellow nursing students: keep caring, keep asking, keep raising your voice. Our textbooks teach us skills, but our hearts teach us impact, and when work is done with love, it never goes unnoticed, because when we lift the unseen, we lift the future of us all."
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โFor the SAC Nursing Department, these achievements are more than just trophies. Guided by committed faculty and supported by a vibrant community of peers, these student-researchers are doing more than learning, they are taking the lead, innovating, and creating meaningful change in society.
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โThe success of SAC's Nursing students, Ramos and Matillano at the poster contest reflects dedication, resilience, and vision, serving as an inspiration to the entire academic community. Nursing is not only a profession, but a mission and a calling, and these young scholars are poised to keep advancing healthcare, adding to the departmentโs ongoing legacy of excellence, one innovative idea at a time.
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โWords by : Glory Anne Ramos
