Just two days left until the 55th Annual Convention of the Federation of Institutions for Marine and Freshwater Sciences (FIMFS) at the MSU Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography.

Professor Al-Rashiff Mastul, EdD, a distinguished graduate of the College of Education at MSU - Tawi-Tawi, recently offered his perspectives on the reasons behind his decision to become a faculty member at his alma mater.

Meet an FIMFS 2023 Plenary Speaker at MSU Tawi-Tawi! Dr. Mudjekeewis Dalisay Santos is a conferred Scientist IV at the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute. He obtained his M.S. in Aquatic Biosciences and Ph.D. in Applied Marine Biosciences from the Tokyo University in Japan. He is an Academician and esteemed member of the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) Philippines. He is currently the Editor-In-Chief of the The Philippine Journal of Fisheries, Section Editor of the Philippine Agricultural Scientist and an Editor of Fisheries Science, the official journal of the Japan Society for Fisheries Science. He is a recipient of the Award of Excellence in Socio-Economic Applications of DNA Barcoding by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada and the Presidential Lingkod Bayan award by the Civil Service Commission and the Office of the President of the Philippines." His plenary talk is titled “Memasabi sa Mameng: Status of Napoleon wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus research and management in the Philippines.”

Sama Studies Center Director Altan Ishmael is one of the speakers at the Arts Education Forum of the Arts Education Programs of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) on September 6-7 at the Tanghalang Ignacio Gimenez (CCP Black Box) Theater, CCP Complex in Pasay City.

Today, we celebrate a momentous occasion as Dr. Mary Joyce Z. Guinto-Sali commemorates her first year in her second term as Chancellor of MSU Tawi-Tawi.