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Topnotcher Francine Beatrice L. Cruz, in her own words



Topnotcher Francine Beatrice L. Cruz, in her own words

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing has been one of the popular programs chosen by incoming college students yet it is also seeing  major shortages in terms of declining number of skilled nurses staying in practice, strained not only by the retirement drain but by the recent COVID 19 effect on job-related stress, impacting turnover rates.

No healthcare system can function without skilled nurses. As of February 2021, registered nursing was the fifth-most in-demand job in most parts of the world. The demand will continue to rise as healthcare facilities, faced with increased patient demands, will need competent RNs to … [Read more]

Southville ‘TOPS’ Scholarship: Now Accepting Applicants



Southville ‘TOPS’ Scholarship: Now Accepting Applicants

The search for the 2022 Top Outstanding Performing Student (TOPS) is on!

Scholarship grants await graduating grade 12 students from public and private schools for the Academic Year 2022-2023 as Southville International School and Colleges (SISC) and South SEED-LPDH College launch this year’s search for the Top Outstanding Performing Students (TOPS). 

Aspirants are assessed based on their academic performances and general student profiles that must exemplify the school’s core values, the 5 Cs – Competence, Character, Commitment to Achieve, Collaboration, and Creativity. To date, Southville has graduated more than 200 hundred TOPS Awardees who were given scholarships and are now … [Read more]

Southville Launches THREE New College Programs



Southville Launches THREE New College Programs

Southville International School and Colleges (SISC) has launched three new degree programs namely BS Management Engineering, BS Computer Engineering, and BS Real Estate Management. The programs were chosen based on their global employability and expected growth rate. SISC looks at the career of its students five years from now, anticipating the upturn in the country’s economy and that of the world. 

BA Management Engineering

BA Management Engineering is a high-end business program that combines technical execution and business implementation. More commonly known as Industrial Engineering, the course focuses on management system design, software development, service analysis, information systems, and operations … [Read more]

Southville College of Nursing is Back to a Better Normal



Southville College of Nursing is Back to a Better Normal

The Southville College of Nursing is excited to welcome its students and faculty back on campus approved and endorsed by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). November 29, 2021 marks the start of the final term of the 1st semester with BSN III and IV who will be grouped in scheduled sessions to do their OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination) like a nursing skills audit.  The initial trial is only for skills audit/assessment of the first semester, said Dean Carmel Villegas, of the College of Nursing. 

Southville passed as it complied with the strict CHED-DOH and IATF guidelines, safety protocols, … [Read more]

SISC Students’ PR Campaign on Jomalig Island Gains Media Recognition



SISC Students’ PR Campaign on Jomalig Island Gains Media Recognition

Years before Jomalig Island in Quezon Province became a popular tourist destination and was named the Hidden Paradise of the Pacific, a group of AB Communication students from Southville International School and Colleges (SISC) already featured the island in their 2019 public relations campaign entitled “Halina sa Jomalig: a Public Relations Campaign for Jomalig Island”. 

Composed of Karlo Patrick Culala, Hazel Loui De Guzman, Erika Mae Gene­ral, and An Gabriele Gorgonia, the team came up with the idea of promoting the island as one of the must-visit travel spots in the Philippines for their thesis. They studied communication strategies on … [Read more]

Southville College of Business Thrives at Local and International Competitions



Southville College of Business Thrives at Local and International Competitions

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 … [Read more]

Basic Ed Landslide Wins Abroad



Basic Ed Landslide Wins Abroad

Senior Earns Recognition in Global Short Story Contests

A Grade 12 student from Southville International School and Colleges (SISC) was selected as one of the winners at the recently concluded Future Folklore: Climate Fiction Contest conducted by the U.S.-based Stories to Change the World Publishing. Io Carpiso’s short story entitled Bayanihan in Redux is one of the ten Special Selection awardees out of 204 entries. The speculative fiction contest imagines a world where climate change initiatives have been set in motion to respond to the climate crisis. Carpiso’s story was chosen for its creativity and writing strength, and will be … [Read more]

Southville Institute of Tourism Receive National Awards and Recognition



Southville Institute of Tourism Receive National Awards and Recognition

In light of the pandemic which have greatly affected the tourism and hospitality industry, several organizations in the country have stayed committed to strengthening alliances as they bring livelihood infrastructures back to operations. Southville International School and Colleges (SISC) team up with industry experts in their transformative efforts and look at the COVID-19 pandemic as another crisis the industry has been surviving from among other worldwide upheavals such as The Financial Crisis of 2008, The Great Depression of 1929 – 39, and The Asian Crisis of 1997. The Southville Institute of Tourism (SIT) signifies its numerous contributions not just in … [Read more]

Southville Celebrates its 31st Founding Anniversary



Southville Celebrates its 31st Founding Anniversary

Southville celebrates its 31st Founding Anniversary as it gives birth to a new generation of technologically-savvy academicians and students in the pandemic. Amid the turn of events, Southville has consistently forged international alliances and partnerships worldwide. Concurrent with its international milestones are Southville’s perpetual efforts to ensure academic and employment opportunities as part of the institution’s resolute approaches to the crisis. The institution has ensured both livelihood and operations stability in the last two years, providing technological and financial support to staff, faculty, and students in need. 

The institution actively supports the efforts of the Philippine government to recover from … [Read more]

Southville Finishes Third Place in an International Business Plan Competition



Southville Finishes Third Place in an International Business Plan Competition

The only Philippine Team finalist made up by Southville BS Entrepreneurship students recently won at the ProVeg International , a non-government organization domiciled in Germany with four country offices respectively in Poland, Spain, and the United Kingdom. It aims to address dietary campaigns to prevent the increasing number of serious health issues such as cancer and heart diseases through innovating plant-based products. This year, ProVed Asia launched the very first ProVeg Food Innovation Challenge that welcomed pioneer participants from all over the world including Southville’s very own, Keessy Almazan, Nadine Magnaye, and Venus Rubia who finished 3rd Place among participants … [Read more]