Five research papers from the students of Puerto Princesa City National Science High School (PPCNSHS) have been selected to participate in the prestigious 14th Search for Young Scientists (SSYS). The competition is organized by the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation Regional Centre for Education in Science and Mathematics (SEAMEO RECSAM) and will be held in Penang, Malaysia from February 9 to 12.
This marks the first time a school from Palawan has qualified for the said competition. Because of this, the school administration, led by Principal Daniel Lebante, is already starting to raise funds to support the attendance of the qualified students and their coaches.
The Selected Research Papers:
- Validating the Medicinal Profile of Portulaca oleracea L. (“Gulasiman”): A Community-Rooted Analysis of Phytochemicals, Toxicity, and Antibacterial Potential.
- Researchers: Danica Joy C. Arguelles, Vanessa S. Valoroso
- Coaches: Liza C. Magallon, John Lemuel J. Noche
- N-POWER: A Piezoelectric-Based System for Converting Classroom Noise into Electrical Energy for Low-Wattage Device Applications.
- Researchers: Roselynne Anne Nicole J. Delos Santos, Andrew Joebert S. Austero, Leon Gammaiel R. Macola
- Coaches: Marwa T. De Guzman, John Lemuel J. Noche
- Pseudoband: Eco-friendly Elastic Bandages from Cavendish Banana (Musa acuminata) Pseudostem Fibers.
- Researchers: Ashley Iannah Rayla Dela Chica, Justine Omilda Aniar, Hannah Yori Mapili Flores, Monica Ivonne Madriaga Martin
- Coaches: Genelyn O. Bautista
- SafeBioSystem: A School-Based Circular Energy Model for Sustainable Biogas Production from Human Waste.
- Researchers: Rene Gabriell G. Buñag, Princess Colen Joy C. Heredero
- Coaches: Liza C. Magallon, Jane G. Favila
- EncapSure: A Sustainable, Cruelty-Free Capsule Prototype Formulated from Arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea L.) Starch.
- Researchers: Ann A. Ibio, Chiena A. Cariño, Zabrina Zoe D. Nolte
- Coaches: Rodrigo M. Tamar, John Lemuel J. Noche
