OPFBEX Conference

Jul 23, 2026




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!

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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€ — 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’—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/RegisterCo...