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Oct 1, 2026

CALL FOR PAPERS: 7th International Multidisciplinary Conference on Research, Innovation, Education, and Global Development, December 26-28, 2026, Sheraton Manila Bay, Manila, Philippines

CALL FOR PAPERS: 7th International Multidisciplinary Conference on Research, Innovation, Education, and Global Development, December 26-28, 2026, Sheraton Manila Bay, Manila, Philippines Important Deadlines: Abstract Submission: October 1 to December 10, 2026 https://tinyurl.com/RegisterConferenceETCOR2 Full Paper Submission: On or before December 15, 2026 Initial Date of Paper Presentation: December 26, 2026 Registration Fees and Schedule of Payment: FACE-TO-FACE AWARDING: https://tinyurl.com/RegisterAwardsNightETCOR VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION: https://tinyurl.com/VirtualAwardingETCOR Note: All research papers presented will be considered for publication in the ETCOR-applicable journals, subject to compliance with review policies and requirements. ETCOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH CENTERโ€™S INTERNATIONAL AWARDS FOR MOST OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS, RESEARCHERS, PROFESSIONALS, AND HUMANITARIAN ADVOCATES (ETCOR AWARDS 2026 YEAR-END AWARDING CEREMONY) Nomination to ETCOR Awards: https://tinyurl.com/SubmitNominationForAwardsETCOR

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Sep 19, 2026

CHED Central Office Director Dr. Lora Yusi Keynotes OPFBEX-ETCOR 2026 Research Conference, Commends the โ€œGroundbreakingโ€ Initiative, Challenges Organizers to Continue Advocacy and Embrace Bei

๐‚๐‡๐„๐ƒ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ซ. ๐‹๐จ๐ซ๐š ๐˜๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข ๐Š๐ž๐ฒ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ž๐๐…๐๐„๐—-๐„๐“๐‚๐Ž๐‘ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž โ€œ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ โ€ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž, ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ž ๐€๐๐ฏ๐จ๐œ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐„๐ฆ๐›๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ข๐ง๐  โ€œ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ๐š๐ฉโ€

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Sep 10, 2026

The 2026 Best Homiletics Book Award Goes to ETCORโ€™s โ€œPreaching with My Scarsโ€

The 2026 Best Homiletics Book Award Goes to ETCORโ€™s โ€œPreaching with My Scarsโ€: Author Rev. Fr. Norman G. Vitug and Publisher Dr. Richard D. Sanchez Receive the Most Coveted Award During the 20th Cardinal Sin Catholic Book Awards, Manila International Book Fair, SMX Convention Center, Pasay City MANILA, PHILIPPINES โ€” September 10, 2026

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Aug 4, 2026

Why Muscles & Philosophy? ETCOR Launches a New Magazine Where Strength Meets Purpose, with Coach Toy Junior Luna as Maiden Cover Boy

Why Muscles & Philosophy? ETCOR Launches a New Magazine Where Strength Meets Purpose, with Coach Toy Junior Luna as Maiden Cover Boy

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Aug 4, 2026

โ€œWe Are Finite and Temporal, Yet Our Legacy Continues.โ€ This Is the Philosophy Behind AL VITA BREVIS, Officially Launched with Marjolette J. Pangilinan as Its Maiden Cover Personality

โ€œWe Are Finite and Temporal, Yet Our Legacy Continues.โ€ This Is the Philosophy Behind AL VITA BREVIS, Officially Launched with Marjolette J. Pangilinan as Its Maiden Cover Personality

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Aug 3, 2026

Chef Felix Niรฑo T. Asuncion graces the cover of Volume 1, Issue 2 (Julyโ€“September 2026) of Destinations & Dining: The Premier Travel, Hospitality, and Culinary Magazine.

Chef Felix Niรฑo T. Asuncion graces the cover of Volume 1, Issue 2 (Julyโ€“September 2026) of Destinations & Dining: The Premier Travel, Hospitality, and Culinary Magazine.

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Jul 31, 2026

Destinations & Dining Maiden Print Issue Is Finally Here!

Destinations & Dining Maiden Print Issue Is Finally Here! ETCOR proudly announces the official release of the print copies of the maiden issue of Destinations & Dining: The Premier Travel, Hospitality, and Culinary Magazine (Print ISSN: 3155-6329 | Online ISSN: 3155-6310). As ETCOR's newest premium quarterly publication, the magazine celebrates the vibrant world of travel, tourism, hospitality, gastronomy, and leisure through inspiring destination features, industry insights, hospitality innovations, culinary experiences, and compelling stories that showcase the best of local and international tourism. The arrival of its first printed edition marks another significant milestone in ETCOR's continuing commitment to producing high-quality publications that inform, inspire, and connect readers with the dynamic travel and hospitality industry. Designed for travelers, tourism professionals, hospitality leaders, restaurateurs, entrepreneurs, educators, students, investors, and lifestyle enthusiasts, Destinations & Dining serves as a trusted platform for promoting tourism excellence, sustainable travel, outstanding accommodations, remarkable dining destinations, and meaningful partnerships. Published by ETCOR, the magazine highlights emerging destinations, exceptional hotels and resorts, restaurants and cafรฉs, cultural heritage, tourism innovations, and business opportunities while fostering collaboration among government agencies, private organizations, academic institutions, and industry stakeholders in the Philippines and beyond. Secure your copy today and discover the stories, destinations, and dining experiences that deserve a place on every traveler's bucket list. Organizations and businesses are likewise invited to become part of future issues through advertising, sponsorships, strategic partnerships, and publication opportunities. For inquiries, partnership opportunities, magazine subscriptions, advertising reservations, or publication applications, call ETCOR at 0939-202-9035 or message our official Facebook Page. Join us as we embark on an exciting journey of promoting excellence in travel, hospitality, and culinary arts through Destinations & Dining. ETCOR Services and Activities: See Profile of ETCOR here: https://tinyurl.com/ETCORprofile Register here to join: https://tinyurl.com/RegisterConferenceETCOR2 To submit an article (research), click: https://tinyurl.com/ResearchJournalPublication Submit article (literary article): https://tinyurl.com/HeavenwardLiteraryMagazine Registration for Virtual Awarding via Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/VirtualAwardingETCOR Join ETCOR as a Research Consultant and/or Member: https://tinyurl.com/rcETCOR Renewal as a Research Consultant and/or Member: https://tinyurl.com/rcETCORrenewal Nomination to ETCOR Awards: https://tinyurl.com/SubmitNominationForAwardsETCOR Be a Published Book Author: https://tinyurl.com/JoinBooksETCOR

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Jul 23, 2026

ETCOR-SPAM, Inc.โ€™s 4th International Research Conference on Media and Community Development (IRCMCD)

PRC-CPD Approves ETCOR-SPAM, Inc.โ€™s 4th International Research Conference on Media and Community Development (IRCMCD) for Educators A new milestone for campus journalism and media research has been achieved as the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) officially approved the CPD accreditation of the research component of the upcoming 17th National Campus Media Conference (NCMC) 2026 organized by the School Press Advisersโ€™ Movement, Inc., in partnership with ETCOR. The conference research presentation program carries PRC-CPD Program Accreditation Number PTR-2025-749-13483, recognizing the academic and professional value of the event for educators, journalism advisers, campus journalists, communication scholars, and media practitioners nationwide. The conference, scheduled on October 22โ€“24, 2026, at the Crown Legacy Hotel, includes paper presentations on October 23 that are now eligible for CPD units as part of the approved professional development training. The partnership between SPAM, Inc. and ETCOR also opens a major publication opportunity for conference paper presenters through the International Journal of Journalism and Campus Media Practice (IJ-CAMP). During the official meeting held on May 9, 2026, in San Fernando, Pampanga, both organizations agreed to grant a 50% publication discount in IJ-CAMP for registered paper presenters of NCMC 2026. Researchers may submit either the same study to be presented during the conference or any other paper aligned with journalism, communication, media literacy, artificial intelligence in journalism, digital media, and related disciplines. Strengthening the journalโ€™s scholarly leadership, Dr. Melanie Viloria-Briones was also officially appointed as Editor-in-Chief of IJ-CAMP, reinforcing the journalโ€™s commitment to responsible journalism research and international publication standards. As a peer-reviewed international journal published quarterly by ETCOR, IJ-CAMP promotes rigorous double-blind peer review, Crossref DOI registration, and global academic standards in journalism and media scholarship. Organizers encourage interested participants to register early and become part of this transformative national gathering themed โ€œShaping Powerful and Adaptive Media in the AI Era.โ€ Registration and conference details may be accessed through the official School Press Advisersโ€™ Movement, Inc. Facebook Page, while publication submissions for IJ-CAMP may be processed through IJ-CAMP Publication Portal. To register in the SPAM, Inc. research conference, get in touch with the Secretariat via their Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/SchoolPressAdvisersMovementInc After registering and paying as a paper presenter at SPAM, Inc., you can immediately proceed to publication with IJ-CAMP via this link: https://tinyurl.com/ResearchJournalPublication (Choose IJ-CAMP, the journal dedicated for campus journalism and media practice)

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Jul 23, 2026

OPFBEX Conference

๐๐€๐’๐”๐‚ ๐„๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐•๐’๐”โ€“๐„๐“๐‚๐Ž๐‘โ€“๐Ž๐๐…๐๐„๐— ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—-๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, ๐’๐Œ๐— ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ค, ๐๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š We are absolutely thrilled and deeply honored to announce that the Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC) has officially endorsed the 2026 International Research, Innovation, and Education Conference on Food, Tourism, Hospitality, Agriculture, and Kapampangan Heritage Studies! This landmark endorsement is formally conveyed through PASUC Advisory No. 156, s. 2026, issued on August 10, 2026, by PASUC President Dr. Tirso A. Ronquillo, ASEAN Eng. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE AFFIRMATION OF OUR SHARED VISION! The conference is co-organized by ETCOR Educational Research Center (ETCOR), One Pampanga Food and Beverages Expo (OPFBEX), and Nueva Vizcaya State University (NVSU) and will take place on September 19โ€“20, 2026 at the SMX Convention Center Clark, Pampanga Theme: โ€œResearch, Innovation, Education, and Heritage: Advancing Learning, Sustainability, and Professional Excellence for Food, Tourism, Hospitality, Agriculture, and Cultural Development.โ€ The PASUC endorsement recognizes the conference as a dynamic platform for: ๐Ÿ”ฌ Research and scholarly exchange ๐Ÿ’ก Innovation and enterprise development ๐ŸŽ“ Education and professional excellence ๐Ÿค Industryโ€“academe collaboration ๐ŸŒฑ Sustainability and community development ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Cultural and Kapampangan heritage promotion ๐Ÿด Food, tourism, and hospitality development ๐ŸŒพ Agriculture and emerging practices And this is just the beginning! The two-day conference will feature international research presentations, plenary sessions, structured learning activities, innovation and industry immersion, heritage and tourism activities, research paper presentations, lecture-workshops, awards, publication opportunities, and future research and collaboration initiatives. FROM CENTRAL LUZON TO THE WORLD! This PASUC endorsement gives even greater momentum to our mission of bringing together researchers, educators, students, professionals, industry practitioners, entrepreneurs, innovators, and heritage advocates in one extraordinary platform. WE ARE HONORED. WE ARE GRATEFUL. WE ARE INSPIRED. AND WE ARE READY! To all State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), higher education institutions, researchers, educators, professionals, industry partners, and innovators: ๐Ÿ‘‰ JOIN US! ๐Ÿ‘‰ PRESENT YOUR RESEARCH! ๐Ÿ‘‰ SHARE YOUR INNOVATION! ๐Ÿ‘‰ CONNECT WITH INDUSTRY AND ACADEME! ๐Ÿ‘‰ CELEBRATE OUR HERITAGE! ๐Ÿ“ Abstract submissions are accepted until September 5, 2026. Register here to join: https://tinyurl.com/RegisterConferenceETCOR2 PASUC ENDORSES. NVSUโ€“ETCORโ€“OPFBEX 2026 DELIVERS. LEARN. CONNECT. INNOVATE. INSPIRE. See you at SMX Convention Center Clark on September 19โ€“20, 2026! #PASUC #PASUCAdvisory #PASUCCEndorsement #NVSU #ETCOR #OPFBEX2026 #InternationalResearchConference #ResearchInnovationEducation #FoodTourismHospitalityAgriculture #KapampanganHeritage #ResearchAndInnovation #SMXClark #CentralLuzon #LearnConnectInnovateInspire ๐‰๐”๐’๐“ ๐ˆ๐! ๐๐‘๐‚ ๐€๐๐๐‘๐Ž๐•๐„๐’ ๐“๐–๐Ž-๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐„๐“๐‚๐Ž๐‘-๐Ž๐๐…๐๐„๐— ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐‚๐Ž๐๐…๐„๐‘๐„๐๐‚๐„ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐‚๐๐ƒ ๐€๐‚๐‚๐‘๐„๐ƒ๐ˆ๐“๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐! ๐‚๐‹๐€๐‘๐Š, ๐๐€๐Œ๐๐€๐๐†๐€ โ€” JUST IN! The wait is over, and the news is official! The ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐‘๐‚) has finally ๐€๐‚๐‚๐‘๐„๐ƒ๐ˆ๐“๐„๐ƒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐„๐“๐‚๐Ž๐‘-๐Ž๐๐…๐๐„๐— ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก, ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐…๐จ๐จ๐, ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ, ๐‡๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐€๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Š๐š๐ฉ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ง ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ. ๐๐‘๐Ž๐†-๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”-๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ–. Participants and paper presenters who successfully comply with the accredited program requirements will earn CPD credit units. The two-day international conference will be held on ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—โ€“๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐Œ๐— ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ค, ๐๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š. The program was formally applied for by ETCOR, a PRC-accredited CPD Training Provider. This is your sign to register, participate, present your research, learn from experts, connect with fellow educators, researchers, and industry professionals, and experience Central Luzon's premier culinary expo! Beyond plenary lectures and scholarly exchanges, participants will engage in research presentations, innovation and industry learning immersions, heritage and sustainability activities, and professional application sessions designed to connect research and education with food, tourism, hospitality, agriculture, and Kapampangan heritage. OPFBEX 2026 just became even bigger and more exciting! Secure your participation and be part of this international research and professional development gathering in Clark. Come for the learning. Come for the research. Come for the innovation, food, culture, and connections. ๐’๐ž๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š๐ญ ๐’๐Œ๐— ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—โ€“๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”! ๐‘๐„๐†๐ˆ๐’๐“๐„๐‘ ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐‰๐Ž๐ˆ๐ ๐”๐’โ€”๐‚๐‹๐€๐‘๐Š ๐ˆ๐’ ๐‚๐€๐‹๐‹๐ˆ๐๐†! ๐’๐„๐„ ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐€๐‹๐‹ ๐ˆ๐ ๐‚๐‹๐€๐‘๐Š! Register here: PRC-CPD-Accredited Trainings, Paper Presentations and Conference Participants https://tinyurl.com/RegisterConferenceETCOR2

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May 16, 2025

ETCOR is now a PRC-Accredited CPD Provider for Professional Teachers!

ETCOR is now a PRC-Accredited CPD Provider for Professional Teachers!

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Jan 7, 2024

RUN, RESEARCHERS! RUN! ETCOR Educational Research Centerโ€™s International Run for a Healthier Research Community (ETCOR Run 2024)

Our very first run in 2024!!! Let us join together on our journey to health and fitness!!! Let us start the year right; start it with the healthier and sexier version of ourselves!!! RUN, RESEARCHERS! RUN! ETCOR Educational Research Centerโ€™s International Run for a Healthier Research Community (ETCOR Run 2024) Clark Freeport Zone, Clark, Pampanga, Philippines January 7, 2024, Sunday, 4:00AM 3K with Racebib, Singlet, Medal, and Certificate @ PHP 499.00 5K with Racebib, Singlet, Medal, and Certificate @ PHP 599.00 10K with Racebib, Singlet, Finisher Shirt, Medal, and Certificate @ PHP 1,099.00 16K with Racebib, Singlet, Finisher Shirt, Medal, and Certificate @ PHP 1,499.00 In-store Registration at Decathlon SM City Clark every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 1:00pm-7:00pm Online Registration via MY RUNTIME website.

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Aug 30, 2023

ETCOR Awards Night (Year-End Conferment of Awards), Recognition of Research Consultants, Researchers and Authors, January 6, 2024, Quest Plus Conference Center, Clark, Pampanga

ETCOR Awards Night (Year-End Conferment of Awards) and Recognition of Research Consultants, Researchers and Authors on January 6, 2024, Saturday, 6:00PM at the Quest Plus Conference Center, Clark, Pampanga, Philippines; Awardees have an option to attend the Virtual Awarding Ceremony.

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