The City College of Cagayan de Oro (CCCDO), through its ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ (๐๐๐๐), ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ก ๐. ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐๐ฒ, participated as one of the evaluators during the 2025 In-House Review of Extension Programs organized by the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP)โCDO on October 22, 2025, at Philtown Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City.
With the theme โ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐ซ๐ฎ๐,โ the activity convened extensionists, program implementers, and academic experts to assess, validate, and strengthen ongoing community-based projects across Northern Mindanao.
Dr. Mahinay led the pool of evaluators, which included ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐๐ (๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ, ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐ข๐๐๐จ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ) ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐. ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ณ (๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ, ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ค๐ข๐๐ง๐จ๐ง ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐).
A total of 19 extension projects were presented, highlighting innovative approaches, sustainable practices, and measurable community impact. The review emphasized USTPโs strong commitment to advancing ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ฅ ๐ (๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง) ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ (๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ) through responsive and inclusive community engagement.
Dr. Mahinayโs participation underscores CCCDOโs active collaboration with higher education institutions in fostering evidence-based, SDG-aligned extension initiatives. It also reflects the collegeโs unwavering commitment to its Extension and Social Development Agendaโpromoting inclusive development, sustainability, and community empowerment through transformative partnerships.