FEU Cavite Bayani Awards 2025: A Celebration of Excellence in Education

May 23, 2025 — In a heartfelt celebration of dedication, leadership, and academic excellence, FEU Cavite, through its Human Resource Department, conducted the Bayani Awards 2025 at the College Building. The annual event, now in its second year, continues to recognize the outstanding contributions of faculty members who embody the spirit of the Tamaraw — Fortitude, Excellence, Uprightness, and Compassion.

The Bayani Awards is FEU Cavite’s premier recognition program for its teaching and non-teaching personnel who have gone above and beyond their roles as teachers, mentors, researchers, service providers, and leaders. This year’s ceremony brought together faculty, administrators, and staff in a vibrant gathering that honored the unsung heroes shaping the future of education.

The Bayani Awards 2025 recognized exemplary teaching and non-teaching performance as well as other special awards such as research paper presentations, research paper publications, as well as the role of teachers as coach and mentors to students who have won various contests locally and internationally.

 

Below are the BAYANI 2025 awardees:

Ten Years Service Awardees:

  1. Joan Panganiban (Cashier)
  2. Emelson Reyes (Head, Guidance Career and Counseling Office)

Five Years Service Awardees:

  1. Emmanuel Acebuche (BED Teacher)
  2. Emmanuel Domingo (BED Teacher)
  3. Grace Gison (Program Coordinator, Tourism)
  4. John Paul Gonzales (BED Teacher)
  5. Rusty Millabas (BED Teacher)
  6. Sarah Jane Lopez-Mirasol (Registrar)
  7. John Lester Ocoma (BED Teacher)
  8. Gizelle Tagle (BED Academic Coordinator)
  9. Samuel Villocero (Finance and Accounting)

Teaching Excellence Awards (Basic Education Department)

  1. Christine Joy B. Buladas
  2. Christine Jay S. Biangco
  3. Jinna G. Rendaje
  4. Sheila Myka N. Sulapas
  5. John Michael A. Calubag

Teaching Excellence Awards (Higher Education Department)

  1. Chef Dahn Harley M. Panoy
  2. Roi Anthony Pedragosa
  3. Justine A. Wong
  4. Chef Ianee Maria A. Bagorio

 

Performance Excellence Awards (Non-Teaching)

  1. Aleja S. Baldoza – FAO
  2. Marielle J. Torregosa – HRD
  3. Samuel B. Villocero – FAO
  4. Jerwin D. Pongyan – ITS

 

Special Awards (Paper Presentation- Basic Education Department)

  1. John Michael A. Calubag- Algorithmic Governance Towards Becoming a Conditio Sine Qua Non of Human Freedom: A Reading of John Danaher, presented last January 28, 2025, at Our Lady of La Sallette College Seminary, Inc.
  2. Jergbi Jerson R. Inocencio-
    • A Spatial Analysis of Population Density, Road Accessibility, and Flood Hazards Across Barangays in Cavite Province, presented during the St. Paul University Manila Open Research Expo 2024-2025 Series 5, on November 18, 2024 at St. Paul University Manila
    • Mapping Population Growth and Elevation Influence: A Spatiotemporal Analysis in Dasmarinas City Cavite presented during the 2nd Dasmarinas Research Congress last April 30, 2025 at Kolehiyo ng Lungsod ng Dasmarinas.
    • Inocencio was also awarded the Best 3MT (Three Minute Thesis) Presentation

Special Awards (Paper Presentation- Higher Education Department)

  1. Mr. Reynald Alfred G. Sy- Responsive Teaching for English Language Classrooms in the New Normal Learning Environment, presented during the St. Paul Manila Open Research Expo held last November 18, 2024 at St. Paul Manila
  2. Mr. John Moses A. Chua- The Problem of Fake News is a Problem of Epistemic Inequality: The Philippine Context, presented during the PACE (Philippines Association of Communication Educators) held last October 18-19, 2024, at St. Paul University Quezon City
  3. Mr. Sheldon M. De Mesa- An Alternative Approach to Enhancing the Health and Well-being of Senior Highschool Students in a Private School in Dasmarinas Cavite for the AY 2024-24, presented during the First Faculty Interdisciplinary Research Congress held last March 8, 2025, at Philippine Christian University, Dasmarinas Cavite
  4. Dr. Matthew M. Nepomuceno- Taste and Tongue: Intraword Codeswitching in Filipino Cooking Vlogs presented during the Linguistic Society of the Philippines International Conference last April 24-26, 2025 held at Pangasinan State University, Lingayen Pangasinan
  5. Dr. Jomar D. Redubla
    • Exploring Teacher Narratives on AI-Driven Student Assessment: A Communicative Narrative Paradigm Approach, presented during the 11th National Conference on Teacher Education last November 13-15, 2024, at Iloilo Convention Center, Iloilo City
    • Revisiting Dewey’s Philosophy in the Context of the MATATAG Curriculum presented during the International Conference on Philosophy of Education and Values Education 2024 last November 29 to December 1, 2024, via Zoom Online

Special Awards (Paper Publication- Higher Education Department)

  1. Mr. John Moses A. Chua- Quining and Unquining Qualia: An Examination of Daniel Dennett’s Consciousness Debate published book dated November 08, 2024,via Cambridge Scholars Publishing
  2. Mr. Reynald Alfred G. Sy- Cultivating Agritourism Destinations in Silang Cavite: Factors Affecting Tourist’s Decision Making published in the Journal of Higher Education Research Discipline dated June 01, 2024
  3. Mr. Moses G. Manalang- Discovering Resource Mobilization Pattern of Selected Necessity Entrepreneurs in the Philippines an accepted publication on SCOPUS-indexed Journal dated October 2024 via SN Business and Economics Journal

Special Awards (Coach/ Mentor- Basic Education Department)

  1. Cristine Jay S. Biangco- Gold Award (Rank 2) Coach, Column Writing in English during the Division Schools Press Conference 2025 held last September 10, 2025 at Trece Martires City, Division of Cavite
  2. Jenina F. Amon- Gold Award (Rank 1) Coach, National Mathletics Challenge organized by Philippine Education Nexus Inc., held online last October 20, 2024
  3. Emmanuel N. Acebuche- Rank 2, National Silver Medalist Coach, National Dance Championship – Senior All Girl Hip Hop Team held last March 28, 2025, at the Philippine Sports Arena

Special Awards (Coach/ Mentor- Higher Education Department)

  1. Pamela Michelle V. Rivera- Silver and Bronze Coach/Mentor, 3rd Pastry Festival by Batam Tourism Polytechnic held last July 17-21, 2024 at Batam, Indonesia
  2. Marguerite R. Ampa- Silver and Bronze Coach/Mentor, 3rd Pastry Festival by Batam Tourism Polytechnic held last July 17-21, 2024 at Batam, Indonesia
  3. Chef Ianee A. Bagorio- 2nd Place Coach/Mentor, Food EXPO held last April 4-5, 2025, at the Mall of Asia, Pasay City

 

International Training

  1. Pamela Michelle V. Rivera- Halal Food Standard and Compliance Certification Universitas Bakrie November 10 to 19, 2024 at Jakarta Indonesia, Under the HUSAY Program of CHED
  2. Haris C. Solis- Halal Food Standard and Compliance Certification Universitas Bakrie November 10 to 19, 2024 at Jakarta Indonesia, Under the HUSAY Program of CHED