The Davao del Sur State College (DSSC) community gathered for its regular Monday Convocation on March 9, 2026, at the DSSC Gymnasium. Sponsored by the Office of the Director for Curriculum and Instruction, the Monday Convocation highlighted cooperation for its values restoration program and the Memorandum Circular No. 114 by the Malacañang directing all government agencies to implement energy conservation measures.
Led by Ms. Rubie Jane Balaba from the Planning Office, she introduced this week’s value focus: Cooperation. Encouraging the members of the college community to work together to fulfill their individual roles and responsibilities, emphasizing that cooperation will always remain stronger than competition.
In her message, DSSC President Dr. Augie E. Fuentes shared updates regarding work and class arrangements in line with the current national directives, encouraging everyone to stay informed and work together in maintaining cooperation despite new arrangements, “Cooperation means working together, wherever we are. Even with Work From Home every Friday, our shared commitment to serve remains the same.”
Dr. Fuentes has also reminded the college of the directives to observe energy conservation, limiting unnecessary travels and minimizing electricity consumption.
Furthermore, Dr. Fuentes also extended her congratulations to DSSCs Culture and Arts delegation for their successful performance in the recent Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges Region XI-Regional Culture and Arts Festival, where seven emerged as champions out of 21 event categories. She also commended the Quality Assurance Office for officially receiving the conferment certificates from the National Network of Quality Assurance Agencies (NNQAA) for achieving Level III and Level IV accreditation from 2022 to 2025.
The college President also happily announced the recognition for DSSC as one of the Top 3 State Universities and Colleges (SUC) with the highest number of Level III accredited programs from the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP).
Through regular Monday Convocation, DSSC is actively supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 4 for Quality Education.
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