Southwestern College of Maritime, Business and Technology participated in the 6th MIMAROPA Regional Student TES Congress, held on October 28โ30, 2026, at the Calapan City Convention Center, bringing its student representatives to various competitions that highlighted creativity, storytelling, and artistic expression.
Anchored on the theme, โ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ-๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฃ๐: ๐ ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฑ๐๐ธ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐ป, ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ด ๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ธ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ,โ the three-day congress gathered student grantees and focal persons from across the MIMAROPA Region to celebrate the opportunities provided by the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) program while recognizing the importance of education, character development, and readiness for the future.
Among SCMBTโs entries was โ๐๐ฎ๐ผ๐ป,โ a film submitted to the MiMaRoPelikula competition, featuring the story of one of the institutionโs TES grantees, highlighting the personal experiences and aspirations of a student whose educational journey is shaped by the opportunities and support provided through the program.
The institution also took part in Hibla ng MIMAROPA: Feature Writing Competition, PITIK Stories: Photography Contest, and BIGKAS: Spoken Poetry Competition, allowing its student representatives to demonstrate their skills in literary writing, visual storytelling, and spoken-word performance.
More than a competition, the gathering highlighted how education can empower students to become individuals with strong character and a vision for the future.
