12/02/2026
๐๐๐ - ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ: โ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ : ๐๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌโ
๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ from UCC - College of Engineering immersed themselves in real-world insights and innovation at the ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐
๐ฝ๐ผ (๐๐๐
) ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ, held on ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ at the ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐โ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป, ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐.
Organized by the ๐ฃ๐๐๐โ๐จ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ under the supervision of ๐๐ฃ๐๐ง. ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ and ๐๐ฃ๐๐ง. ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ค๐ก๐ก๐๐ง๐, and led by PIIE UCC-SC President ๐๐ง๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐, Project Manager ๐๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ค๐ฃ, and the first-year PIIE officers, the event carried the theme โ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ด: ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐". The expo aimed to highlight how industrial engineering can strengthen and transform local sectors through innovation, systems thinking, and collaboration.
The event opened with keynote speaker ๐ผ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฎ. ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ก๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐จ, a distinguished human rights lawyer and former Senior Deputy Minority Leader of the 16th Congress. His message set the tone for meaningful dialogue on nation-building and inclusive development.
Participants also learned from five more respected industry experts:
- ๐๐ง. ๐๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐ฎ๐, Professional Industrial Engineer, educator, entrepreneur, and founder of Ask Lex PH Academy, discussed how IE concepts are applied in traditional local industries, bridging theory with common enterprise.
- ๐ฟ๐ง. ๐๐ค๐๐๐ง๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฎ, Co-convenor of the โMove As Oneโ coalition and former Advisor to the Department of Transportation (2013โ2017), shared insights on co-designing public transportation systems. He is a Cum Laude graduate of Ateneo de Manila University and holder of a Doctorate in City and Regional Planning from Cornell University. He emphasized collaborative and data-driven urban solutions.
- ๐ฟ๐ง. ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฃ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ค, plant geneticist and former SEARCA Center Director, tackled food security through agriculture. With academic credentials from the University of the Philippines Los Baรฑos and as Chairman of CHEDโs Technical Panel for Agriculture, he emphasized the role of innovation in sustaining local food systems.
- ๐๐ง๐ค๐. ๐ฝ๐ช๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ฃ ๐๐๐ข๐ค๐จ-๐๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ก, Chairwoman of PH 195 (Public Health Practice) and former Chairperson for DOH Promotion and Education, spoke on strengthening local health units. She is a graduate of UP with BS and MS degrees in Public Health. She highlighted systems-based approaches in community healthcare.
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๐๐จ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฏ, Instructor at the UP Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research and Faculty Adviser of the UP Industrial Engineering Club, demonstrated how software tools are used to solve complex industry problems, reinforcing the importance of technology in modern IE practice.
Beyond the talks and workshops, the highlight of the event was ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐
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๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ, a case competition where participants presented innovative solutions to real-world industry challenges. The competition showcased analytical thinking, creativity, and ability to apply industrial engineering principles to practical problems.
The Industrial Engineering Expo (IEx) is an annual convention designed to spark student interest in the IE profession through enrichment forums, hands-on workshops, and competitive problem-solving. It serves as a platform for future engineers to explore how industrial engineering concepts can be applied across industries โ from transportation and agriculture to healthcare and technology.
And for the UCC BSIE freshmen, IEx 2026 was more than just a seminar. It was a glimpse into the impact they can make one day โ building resilient systems, transforming local industries, and shaping a stronger future through industrial engineering.