Students from Southville College of Business welcomed the first quarter of AY 2021-2022 with recognitions and awards obtained from the ASEAN Students for Future Sustainable Leaders (ASFSL) and the 15th Search for the Best Business Idea (BIDA) under the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI). Southville received a certificate of recognition being one of the Top 11 finalists at ASFSL and scored the second and third place spots at BIDA respectively.
ASFSL contestants were asked to submit a 10-minute minimum video talking about their chosen Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), and providing a solution to the said problem. After the selection of the videos, the contestants were then scheduled for an interview to get further knowledge about their SGD and solution. While participants for BIDA competed among different Colleges and Universities under the category of technology and food.
ASEAN Future Sustainable Leaders Competition
ASEAN Future Sustainable Leaders Competition is an international competition by the ASEAN Accounting Education Workgroup and International University of Malaya-Wales, encouraging the youth to contribute ideas that specifically solves one or many of the Sustainable Development Goals. This competition was sponsored by the National Association of CPAs in Education in Partnership with R.G. Manabat & Co. KPMG in the Philippines. The 2021 ASEAN Future Sustainable Leaders is
a competition where groups of students of secondary and tertiary education will pitch ideas on multidisciplinary issues related to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The selection of the finalists in the nationals were based on the 10-minute video presentation and from a panel interview conducted at Zoom.
Participants: Samantha Kyla S. Dimaandal (BSENTREP 4), Quinnie P. Nandang (BSENTREP 4), Cashmer N. Sabal (BSENTREP 2), Catherine Joy E. Fernandez (BSENTREP 2)
Coach: Mr. Aristheo Lacuna
The team has seen an opportunity with agricultural waste, specifically Rice Husk Waste. Rice Husks are one of the most abundant agricultural wastes generated in the Philippines. As the Philippines is one of the world’s top rice producers, the rice husk is mostly indigestible to humans. The team believed that rice husks should not go to waste. Intensifying the rice husk use will have a great impact on the Philippine economy as well as in the communities where there was a lack of resources like clean water and electricity.
The team’s solution is converting waste into technology. A Solar Desalination in the Philippines by the use of Solar Panels made from utilizing Rice Husk Waste. As the Philippines is covered with bodies of water, desalination is the best method for producing drinking water – the process of removing salt from seawater which is very feasible as the country is covered with bodies of water that can be a source of potable water. The team’s solution targets seven Sustainable Development Goals which are SDG No. 1 – No Poverty, SDG No. 2 – Zero hunger, SDG No. 3 – Good Health and Well-Being, SDG No. 6 Clean Water and Sanitation, SDG No. 7 – Affordable and Clean Energy, SDG No. 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities, and SDG No. 13 – Climate Action.
15th Search for the Best Business Idea (BIDA)
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) Education Committee organized the 15th Search for the Best Business Idea and Development Award (BIDA) with the theme, “Discover. Evolve. Innovate: Business Opportunities in the New Normal”. BIDA Award has been a successful project of the PCCI since 2007 recognizing creativity and innovation of the products, technology and services. It aims to develop entrepreneurial culture and a sense of nationalism among Filipino youth and promote entrepreneurship as a major component in our economic sustainability, growth and development. The final pitching and competition were held on October 21-22, 2021 via Zoom. Various teams across the nation competed for the 15th Best Business Development and Idea Award.
A. PayLengke App Team (Technology Category) – Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nationwide’s Competition 2nd Placer for the Business Idea and Development Award (BIDA).
PayLengke App Team (2nd Placer) – Technology Category
Dale Christian S. Dela Cruz (BSIT 4)
Paulo D. Ferrer (AB MMA 3)
Chia-Hui L. Iles (Southville Marketing Flex)
Ruth Danielle S. Reyla (BSBA MM 4)
Maureen Christian Tolentino (BSBA MM 4)
Coach
Jose Nestor S. Guevara II
The team competed among different Colleges and Universities in the Philippines for the 15th Business Idea and Development Award (BIDA), under the category of technology. The team collaborated to develop a business plan that strives to meet the current needs of the pandemic, and evaluated new ideas to launch a viable product that facilitates the future economic development of the country in the most innovative way. On Oct 22 and 22, 2021, they were given a chance to pitch their product. The prizes for each placer are as follows:
1st place (grand winner) received Php 35,000
2nd place received Php 10,000
3rd place received Php 5,000
PayLengke App is a proposed newest app in the market to innovate the current system of the wet markets in the Philippines. PayLengke app is a convenient, fast, safe, and efficient way of keeping financial records of businesses in the wet markets, including keeping track of the inventory, registering all transactions by the business or its customers, and an overall record of business turnover. PayLengke also aims to provide and revolutionize cashless payment by improving its efficiency while maintaining its users’ finances and data security. It is a platform that connects suppliers, merchants, and sellers.
B. Meatyor Wonder Team (Food Category) – Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Nationwide’s Competition 3rd Placer for the Business Idea and Development Award (BIDA).
Meatyor Wonder Team (3rd Placer) – Food Category
Kamille Danyca G. Del Rosario (BS ENTREP 4)
Michael Andrei Y. Jacob (BS ENTREP 4)
Angeli Dominique S. Pangan (BS ENTREP 4)
Hyejin Lee (BS ENTREP 4
Coach
Jose Nestor S. Guevara II
Meatyor Wonder is a proposed brand of a processed meat substitute. The business to be established, which is a manufacturing concept that falls under the food category, will try to address the problem on providing practical and low-cost alternative solutions to the continuous rise in the prices of fresh meat and offering a more nutritious food substitute product to be used in various cooking and food preparation for the mass market and low income class bracket in the Philippines.
Southville College of Business has been known in local and international business feats having joined in the years 2015, 2016, 2018 as finalists.
2015 Search for the Business Idea and Development Awards (BIDA)
Organized by Philippines Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)
October 30, 2015
Commerce and Industry Plaza. McKinley Town Center, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City
Finalist – Food Category (Top 10)
Business Plan entry: “Cornography” – corn silk supplement capsule
Student Participants: (all entrep students)
- Ana Francesca Camille Matias
- Mher Jane Marfa
- Angelica Michelle Villanueva
- Miguel Apolinar Herrera
2016 Search for the Business Idea and Development Awards (BIDA)
Organized by Philippines Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)
September 27, 2016
Commerce and Industry Plaza, McKinley Town Center, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City
Finalist – Non-Food Category (Top 10)
2018 Search for the Business Idea and Development Awards (BIDA)
Organized by Philippines Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)
October 2, 2018
Commerce and Industry Plaza, McKinley Town Center, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City
Finalist – Service Category (Top 10)
Student participants: Joaquin Basilio Rodriguez and John Philip Crawford (marketing students)
Coach: Minerva Janne Ganaden
Joaquin and John’s business paper made it to the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s 12th Search for the Best Business Idea and Development Award (BIDA, October 2, 2018, under the SERVICE Category. Their entry is entitled DLVRD: ECO FRIENDLY BIKE COURIER SERVICES. The business provides courier services thru the use of bicycle, thus eliminating emission of carbon monoxide that pollutes
the air.
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