Taking a proactive step in strengthening its institutional goals and objectives, Biliran Province State University conducted its 2024 Performance Review and 2026 Target Setting at the university HAVC on January 16.

Part of the mandate of BiPSU as a learning institution, the activity focused on evaluating the university’s performance, addressing catch-up plans, and setting ambitious targets for the future across major programs, including higher education, advanced education, research, and technical advisory.

The event commenced with a comprehensive review of the university's accomplishments in 2024, presented by Institutional Planning Office (IPO) Director Engr. Jessie Mari Cerera and Project Development Officer Jesica Myka B. Quijano. The report assessed the university’s adherence to performance targets and its alignment with institutional goals, offering insights into areas of success and potential improvement.

Discussions also centered on catch-up plans for FY 2025, aimed at addressing gaps and improving the university’s delivery of its mandates. Additionally, participants worked on setting targets for the FY 2026 Physical Plan to ensure a strategic approach to achieving future objectives.

The event gathered university key officials, including University President Dr. Victor C. Cañezo, Jr., vice presidents, deans, directors, unit heads, and program, research, and extension chairpersons.

University President Dr. Cañezo, in his opening remarks, underscored the importance of assessing the current standing of the university and planning the ways forward. 

“It’s in activities like this that we can discuss and contemplate on what we have done so far as a learning institution,” the university president said. “And it’s also through these collaborative discussions that we gain insights that we need to refine our strategies for our ways forward,” he added.

Additionally, the meeting also held particular importance as it prepared for the submission of BiPSU’s Annual Performance Review (APR) to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Region 8 on February 25, 2025. This highlighted BiPSU’s sustained commitment to excellence, evidenced by its recent eligibility for the Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) for FY 2022—marking the fourth consecutive year since FY 2019 of BiPSU’s inclusion of few institutions to be granted.

The activity, held annually, was organized by the Institutional Planning Office.

[This aligns with Sustainable Development Goals 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions.]