19 October 2026
The College of Numeracy and Applied Sciences (CNAS) led this week’s flag raising ceremony.
Following the ceremony, Chief Statistical Specialist Imelda L. Buyuccan of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) – Benguet Provincial Statistical Office delivered a message for the 37th National Statistics Month (NSM) with the theme “Tuklas Pilipinas: Statistics as Beacon Towards Inclusive, Resilient, and Sustainable Tourism”.
In her message, Buyuccan highlighted that the word “Tuklas” is a reminder to discover the hidden potentials of our local communities, measure the real pulse of the tourism sector, and understand the lived experiences of every traveler, every worker, and home. While tourism is one of the vibrant engines of the economy, true progress is not measured by foot traffic or arrival records alone. Data helps us answer the harder, vital questions.
She also emphasized that statistics empower decision-makers to balance tourism promotion with environmental protection, safeguard cultural heritage, and build resilience against shocks and crises.
“Let this month-long celebration bridge the gap between statisticians, policy makers, tourism operators, and the citizens” she added.
Her talk was followed by an intermission from the second-year Bachelor of Science in Statistics students, a question and answer game facilitated by CNAS faculty, and announcements from the various colleges.
CNAS Dean, Ederson G. Bawang invited the BSU community to participate in the upcoming NSM activities.
College of Forestry Dean, Nova D. Doyog announced the results of the 2026 Professional Foresters Licensure Examination where BSU achieved an institutional passing rate of 88.33 percent, exceeding the national passing rate of 74. 31 percent. This achievement secured BSU’s rank as the third top-performing school, among schools with more than 50 examinees.
College of Human Kinetics faculty member Kalvin Jake Awas, also recognized the students who won awards during the Baguio-Benguet Educational Athletic League Season 37 on October 10-11, 2026.
𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐧
Board 1 Wycliffe Aromin (1st)
Board 2 Recegerald Benit-ang (1st)
Board 3 Shaun Samson (1st)
𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧
Board 5 Justine Valerie Almora (1st)
𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠
BSU Chess Men (2nd Place)
BSU Chess Women (5th Place)
𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐤 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐰
Baccay,Jordz Ivan D. (2nd runner-up (bronze)
𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐘
Mixed Team
Bang-as, Jairu Mae T. (2nd runner-up)
𝐌𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭
Belardo, John Nathan G. (2nd runner-up)
𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭
Bang-as, Jairu Mae T. (3rd runner-up)
𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐌𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧)
BSU – 2nd Runner Up
𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧)
BSU – 2nd Runner Up
𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐒
𝐌𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭
Wakit, Darrius (9TH place)
𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭
Esis, Cherlene V (3rd Runner-up)
𝐌𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭
Bay-aken, Zhogar Izzahleth P. (4th Runner-up)
𝐌𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭
Taynan, Howell Mon M. (2nd Runner-up)
𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐌𝐞𝐧
BSU – 3rd runner-up
𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧
BSU – 3rd runner-up
𝐖𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐮
𝐌𝐞𝐧
Aquillo, Brail Ford (Gold)
Damaso, Jeffrey (Silver)
Bantic, Jess (Bronze)
Dumanop, Remarch (Bronze)
𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧
Tinay, Janah (Gold)
Gaki, Junabel (Gold)
Sagayo, Joehzel (Gold)
Subangan,Reggiena (Gold)
Gabon, Jane (Bronze)
𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲
BSU – 1st Runner-up
𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐅𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲
Champion
𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐀𝐎𝐋𝐔
BSU – 3rd Runner-up
𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐀𝐎𝐋𝐔
Champion
VP for Business Affairs Josel M. Florentin gave the closing message highlighting BSU’s core value of stewardship which he described as being faithful in small things, acting with honesty even when unobserved, and maintaining accountability for every task and resource.
Florentin urged employees to follow established guidelines to protect the public’s trust, while students are encouraged to be good stewards by taking care of facilities, utilizing opportunities wisely, and studying purposefully.//DPaydowan
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The Flag Raising Ceremony and the short program that follows it usually consisting of announcements, recognition of student and employee achievements, physical exercises, performances and speeches from guests and university officials is a regular activity of BSU that supports and contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals specifically #Goal3, #Goal4, #Goal8, #Goal10, #Goal16, and #Goal17. In essence, the activity serves as a regular platform to reinforce values, disseminate information, and celebrate achievements.