It was a celebration of the most ingenious and purposeful achievements at CIIT College of Arts and Technology’s 2nd Inabel Awards. The CIIT community lauded students’ successes and organizations’ support that contributed to strengthening the school’s competitiveness.
Themed “Weaving the Best Filipino Creatives and Innovators Together,” this year’s awarding ceremony gathered everyone passionate and supportive of art and tech endeavors. Students and alumni; faculty and support staff; board members; and industry partners celebrated the event at Gazebo Royale in Quezon City on October 19.
Best Partners
In our efforts to equip students to succeed as professionals, we have partner organizations that help enhance the learning environment at CIIT. At this year’s Inabel Awards, we expressed our gratitude to these companies for collaborating with us.
Amber Studio Philippines Corporation has already made significant contributions to the initiatives at CIIT within the first year of our partnership. For that, we honored them with the Gawad Inabel for Rookie Industry Partner of the Year Award.
HPL Gamedesign Corporation bagged the Gawad Inabel for Student Career Preparation Excellence Award for guiding our graduating CIITzens in their journey to the professional world. Meanwhile, for the company that offered the best mentorship for our CIITzens as interns, we gave the Gawad Inabel for Student Internship Program Excellence Award to Mega Cat Studios.
CIIT also recognized organizations that gave expert insights in ensuring our art and technology courses help students thrive in these sectors. For such support, we presented the Gawad Inabel for Technology Program Curriculum Validation Excellence Award to Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions, Inc.
Meanwhile, the Gawad Inabel for Arts Program Curriculum Validation Excellence Award was given to Keywords Asia Private Limited Philippine Branch Office. They also got the Gawad Inabel for Academe-Industry Collaboration Excellence Award and the Gawad Inabel for Industry Partner of the Year Award for their dedicated participation in the school’s initiatives.
Intern Acknowledgment
The Inabel Awards is also an avenue for CIIT to applaud students who excelled during their internships. This year, Gretzelle Pabalinas and John David Bombuhay received the Gawad Inabel for Outstanding Intern Award for Bachelor of Multimedia Arts and the Gawad Inabel for Outstanding Intern Award for Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, respectively, for showing top-notch foundational and innovative skills needed to thrive in their industries.
Groundbreaking Projects
More students were awarded in the event for their successful undertakings involving creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainability.
In the field of arts, the Inabel Awards gave distinctions for the finest multimedia projects.
The Track Award for Animation was conferred to the group of Daniela Gubatan, Kris Madrigal, Jaz Ebelte, and Danielle Corro for their project, Waterboy, a 2D short animated silent film made for people with hearing difficulties.
Receiving the Track Award for Graphic Design was Binalot, a coffee table book on traditional food wrapping methods in the country, which was produced by Mariella Louise Yabyabin, Ysabell Garcia, Kyle Martine Lucencia, and Miguel Lukban.
Lauded for their cinematic artistry, Timothy Diaz, Ezra Jimenez, and Jaylored Palasol won the Track Award for Film and Video Production for their short nonfiction film Alingasngas, which put a spotlight on cultural heritage conservationists in Sta. Ana, Manila.
Meanwhile, the bold artistic innovation of Renzo Lava, Earvin Asuelo, Wilburthe Gregorio, and Ian Aquino in creating PRUWEVAS, an integrated advertising campaign tackling the bias against vasectomy among men in Tondo, Manila, won them the Fearless Award.
Jaazaniah Wong, Leila Quindo, Tenshi Hayasaki, and Samuel Oliveros were the recipients of the Design for Good Award for making a positive social impact through their project, Storehouse Food Rescue Initiative, a branding campaign for the Citichurch Storehouse’s mission of addressing food waste in Cebu City.
Several works of art were recognized with the Ugma Award for their successes that bolster CIIT’s image as an art institution. The Highest Ugma Award was given to John Clister Santos for the film Ili-Ili. The honorable mentions were Binalot by Mariella Louise Yabyabin, Ysabell Garcia, Kyle Martine Lucencia, and Miguel Lukban; Wet Willie by Constantine Theo Remular; and Time Flies by John Rindelle Francisco.
Aside from the arts, CIIT celebrated students’ range of technological developments.
PATCHIMALS: A Game-Based Learning Adventure About Endemic Animals in the Philippines as Supplementary Material in Science, an engaging development by Fiona Roa Brozas and Geoffrey Luis Victorino Mendoza, was hailed as the Best Interactive Media Project.
There was also the honor of Best Social Impact Project, which acknowledged the notable utilization of tech for good. It was given to Lee Ron Abaca, Czerina Ysabela Diente, and Jairus Paul Manglal-lan for their project Fur Choice: An Adventure Exploration Game of the Underlying Situations in Pet Adoption for Rescue Shelters.
Awarded for the Best Use of Emerging Technologies, whether AI, blockchain, or immersive tech, was Kenjiro Cornelius Yoshiy and Marc Jasper Sabado’s Gamification of Fast Food Service Crew.
Lechar France Lascieras’ CPU Scheduling Calculator was regarded as the Best Utility Application for offering a user-focused software solution with excellent efficiency.
Recognition was also given to a tech project that provided optimum protection against cyber risks. This award, the Best Cybersecurity or Cryptography Project, was granted to Kubli by Joaquin Lorenzo Tolentino.
The Best Business Information Solution was awarded to HR Management by Carl Ian Noel Sobrepeña and Joaquin Lorenzo Tolentino for being seen as the most innovative solution to aid in business operations.
Some of these innovations have also been recognized beyond CIIT or possess the potential to succeed in the industry. PATCHIMALS’ good prospects in the market led it to win the Best Industry-Ready Project. Meanwhile, Gamification of Fast Food Service Crew’s success in various competitions was further honored at the Inabel Awards by being the Outstanding Competitive Achievement.
Student projects in Entrepreneurship and General Education were highlighted as well during the Inabel Awards.
The group of Valerie Michelle Aceron, Jemimah Hazel De Ocampo, Daphne Simone Rodriguez, Shane Lorelie Salen, and Jullian Mharie Servo was rewarded for their business success in Seoulful Sweets, granting them The Visionary Ventures Award.
CIIT also awarded students whose projects were beneficial to communities within and outside the school. The CIITzen Trailblazer Award went to CIIT’s Sales Handling for Organizations Portal (CIIT SHOP) developed by Oliver Chiuco, Nate Justine Florendo, Pepito Reyes Jr., Michelle Ann Reyes, and Peter Rom Mikael Santiago. Aqua Alert, an impactful project by Florence Therese Barrameda, Janelle Odeen Gocheco, Austin Jervis Lipnica, Christian Josh Pagalaran, Keane Matthew Saligumba, and Mirakyle Faith San Jose, was honored with The Weavers of Transformation Award.
Outstanding Orgs
Aside from academic excellence, the Inabel Awards rewarded student organizations for their initiatives that supported the CIIT community.
The Gawad Inabel for Student Activity of the Year Award, which recognized an endeavor for its positive impact among CIITzens, was granted to the orgs 24 Frames for Sinelektura and Atelier for Pinta at Talinghaga.
For the action and commitment to their advocacy, Safezone received the Gawad Inabel for Outstanding Advocacy Project award for their Pride Month 2024: Free HIV testing event.
Atelier was also given the Gawad Inabel for Outstanding Recognized Student Organization Award for their effort in student development and engagement in the school and community.
The CIIT Student Council Batch 2023 – 2024’s dedication to performing their leadership duties honored them with the Inabel Award for Leadership Service Recognition.
We hope these acknowledgments from CIIT’s Inabel Awards will drive our students and industry partners to create more purposeful endeavors and expand the community of creators and innovators in the Philippines, all while fulfilling our social responsibility.
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