The Cavite State University (CvSU) team bagged the second runner-up in the PAEStigan: The 2nd Inter-Luzon State Colleges and Universities PAES (Philippine Agricultural Engineering Standards) Quiz Contest.
The contest was held at the Electrical Engineering Building, University of the Philippines Los Baños, College, Laguna on 28 January 2012. Fifth year agricultural engineering students, namely: Kelvin Michael Crystal, Loriel Yala and Analyn Sagana composed the CvSU team. They were accompanied by Engr. Ervin F. Papa as coach.
Out of 15 participating state colleges and universities, the Camarines Norte State College, Benguet State University and CvSU emerged as the champion, 1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up and were awarded with trophies and cash prizes amounting to P50,000, P30,000 and P20,000, respectively.
Also, Loriel Yala topped the written examination and was awarded with a medal.
The UP Society of Agricultural Engineering Students (UP SAGES), in partnership with the Philippine Society of Agricultural Engineers-Region IV Chapter (PSAE-IV), Agricultural Machinery Testing and Evaluation Center (AMTEC), and the Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CEAT-IAE), sponsored the activity. The activity aimed to: 1) challenge the proficiency of agricultural engineering students with the Philippine Agricultural Engineering Standards (PAES), 2) expose the students to the actual application and development of these standards, and 3) promote camaraderie between and among participants.
