Jan Vincent Lanuza, News, Communication Management Office
The Intellectual Property Management Office (IPMO) under the Office of the Vice President for Research, Extension, and Development (OVPRED) at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) Mabini Campus launched the 2024 Best Business Plan and Pitching (BBP) Competition and Grand Innovation Exhibit (GIE). It was held on September 30, at the first and second floors of the South Wing Building of the University.
Themed “Kabataan Kasosyo sa Negosyo Para sa Matatag na Kinabukasan,” the event aims to showcase “the entrepreneurial spirit among student entrepreneurs and challenge them to capacitate their essential role in the country’s enterprise development.”
IPMO Director Dr. Ginno L. Andres, in his opening remarks, said that this event serves as a launch pad to create real world changes and to make a lasting impact to the community.
“It highlights the crucial role of young minds in shaping the future of business and innovation. It is truly a pleasure and an honor to be here today witnessing the brightest and most passionate mind from our institution,” he added.
Andres also noted the active participation of campuses under the PUP System to share their groundbreaking ideas and demonstrate their creativity, resourcefulness, and commitment to building a better tomorrow, stating “your participation alone speaks volumes about your dedication to finding innovation, solutions that can help create a stronger and more resilient future for all of us.”
Following Andres’s speech, Vice President for Research, Extension, and Development (VPRED) Dr. Anna Ruby P. Gapasin welcomed the panel of judges and commended the IPMO team for their excellent facilitation of the event. In her own message, she reminded the attendees that this activity was being done not only for their self-improvement and development but also to provide help to the community—reminiscent of PUP’s tagline of “Mula Sayo, Para sa Bayan.”
2024 Best Business Plan and Pitching (BBP) 17 BBP entries, composed of groups from PUP Alfonso, PUP Calauan, PUP Bataan, PUP Sta. Maria, PUP Maragondon, PUP Mulanay, PUP Pulilan, PUP San Juan, PUP Sta. Rosa, and PUP Taguig, took the stage to provoke interest in judges and encourage them to try their product. They were given 10 minutes for video presentation and a five-minute Question and Answer portion for each presenter.
The panel of judges for this occasion consists of Victorino S. Illescas Jr., Marketing Manager/Director of Oriental Coffee Alliance, Inc., Cloyd Cunanan, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Area 51 Information Technology Solutions, and Dr. Cindy F. Soliman, Dean of PUP College of Business Administration (CBA)—noted experts in the field of business and entrepreneurship.
Near the end of BBP, the teams which provided the best business plans and pitch were announced. Out of the 17 participants, PUP Pulilan’s Quackstil stood tall as the winners and won the P50,000 cash prize. Meanwhile PUP San Juan’s Coconut Fiber Pot bagged the second-place award and the P35,000 prize. And the Technomore product from PUP Taguig ranked third and collected P25,000.
Quackstil team leader, Ahlinh T. Mañego discussed the intricacies of their product—a pastil made from duck meat, an item readily available in their area.
Mañego also stated that they want to create a delicious and nutritious alternative to the popular Chicken Pastil while raising awareness towards incorporating it into the Filipino diet as most ducks are cultivated for its eggs, not for its meat. Further, they want to increase the business opportunities of the duck farmers and suppliers in Pulilan by takin advantage of the abundant duck meat in their area, helping the community in the process.
“The purpose po first is simply ma-empower namin ang community ng Pulilan. By doing this, makakatulong kami sa local duck farmers and also if ang business lumago, we can also give livelihood to our Pulileños,” she uttered.
(The purpose first is simply to empower the community of Pulilan. By doing this, we can help local duck farmers and, if the business grows, we can also provide livelihood for our fellow Pulileños.)
Quackstil team leader credited PUP Pulilan, particularly their adviser, Prof. Joanna Marie G. Bernardo, for supporting and helping them perfect their business plan, ensuring that their project is feasible and available for production.
“Tinulungan po nila kami sa pag-formulate, sa pag-iisip kung tama ba na iyon ang product na gagawin namin, tama ba na kailangan ba namin talaga na i-pursue ang product na naisip namin. Tinulungan nila kami i-formulate ang product hanggang sa naging perfect po iyon since maraming trial and error ang kailangan gawin para po mabuo ang Quackstil,” she said.
(They helped us in formulating, in thinking if it was really the right product for us to create, and if it was truly necessary to pursue the product we had in mind. They assisted us in formulating the product until it became perfect since we had to go through a lot of trial and error to develop Quackstil)
With this win, Quackstil will proceed with their implementation next semester where they turn it into a fully-fledged business and hope that with enough capital, they may be able to sustain it for the future.
2024 Grand Innovation Exhibit Meanwhile in the GIE, 47 entries from different campuses across the PUP System, including Alfonso, Bataan, Biñan, Calauan, Maragondon, Mulanay, Pulilan, San Juan, Sta. Rosa, and Sta. Maria, had set up their booths to promote their products to any willing customer.
Amongst the judges were Assistant to the Vice President for Research, Extension, and Development (AVPRED) Dr. Angelica E. Borican, Assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs and Services (AVPSAS) Engr. Florinda H. Oquindo, Assistant to the Vice President for Campuses Prof. Roseller M. Malabanan, and Center for Research Ethics Chief under the Research Management Office (RMO) Prof. Julie Charmain A. Bonifacio.
PUP Maragondon dominated the exhibit, grabbing the championship and 3rd place, respectively, with their Orenoguard Mosquito Repellent Spray and Green & Grounds, respectively. Their teams won P40,000 and P25,000, accordingly. Meanwhile, the Rice Paragis Cofftea of PUP Calauan took home the second place and the P30,000 cash award.
Participants of GIE discussed the purpose and advocacy behind their inventions. Mary Joyce T. Mateo, a 4th year Entrepreneurship student from PUP Sta. Maria Campus said that her team’s “Veggie Munch’ Arap” centered on encouraging their customers to eat quality, affordable, and healthy food “without any genetic ingredients” while assisting the suppliers from their community which consists of farmers. Meanwhile, Joel P. Malabanan, also a fourth year student in the same course but from Calauan, added that theirs advocated towards making an item that is accessible to all ages with a plant that is native in their area—a tea derived from Moringa (malunggay) leaves.
“Isa sa aming mga value proposition na makapag-provide kami ng healthy beverages na hindi lang pwede sa matanda kundi all ages, pwede siya sa all ages. Tapos matulungan din ang mga local farmers sa amin, doon sa bayan namin na magkaroon sila ng income. Extra income kasi sa kanila kami kumukuha ng mga Moringa leaf,” Malabanan shared.
(“One of our value propositions is that we want to provide healthy beverages that are suitable not only for adults but for all ages. They can be consumed by all ages. Additionally, we want to help local farmers in our town to have an income. It provides extra income for them as we source Moringa leaves from them.”)
Both students also expressed their gratitude towards the University for providing them with an avenue to display their ingenuity as Mateo has stated that it gave them additional lessons that benefits everyone. Malabanan then expounded it by stating “Nagkakaroon kami ng mgaexperience katulad nito na nao-open ang mind namin sa kung paano namin mas lalawakan ang pag-iisip naming na makaimbento ng mga product. And thank you rin sa PUP kasi naco-commercialize namin ang mga product na inilalaban namin dito.”
(We have events like this that open our minds on how we can broaden our thinking to invent products. And thank you as well to PUP because we are able to commercialize the products we present here.)
University President Dr. Manuel M. Muhi congratulated all students, advisers, and the IPMO for the victory and success of the event and hopes that the Iskolar ng Bayan continue their support towards PUP’s efforts towards promoting innovation, citing its importance to the institution.
“One of the [research] thrust of the University is maging Center tayo ng Innovation bilang maging isang [National] Polytechnic [University]. One of the elements into becoming a [National] Polytechnic [University] is ang mga innovative outputs and mga products natin.” Muhi said.
(One of the research thrusts of the University is for us to become a Center of Innovation as we aim to become a National Polytechnic University. One of the elements of becoming a National Polytechnic University is our innovative outputs and products.)
The BBP and GIE is an annual event hosted by IPMO which allows creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit to be cultivated among students across PUP System and shine with their innovative products and creative pitches.
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