Castillo will serve as NRCP – Division IV’s Vice-Chair, while Jazul will fill the role of Secretary. Corpuz, the Chair of UST’s Department of Pharmacy, will lead the Research and Development Committee. The newly minted Thomasian officers will serve the pharmaceutical sciences division from 2021 to 2023.

Apart from their roles in NRCP, in the University, Castillo serves as the Faculty of Pharmacy’s coordinator/supervisor for International Relations and is a researcher at the Research Center for Natural and Applied Sciences (RCNAS), where Corpuz is also a researcher. Meanwhile, Jazul is a researcher at the Research Center for Social Sciences and Education (RCSSEd).

NRCP is the scientific body of the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) that promotes and supports research for the national interest.

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Joining Jazul and Alejandria in the paper were , Mr. Solomon Sarne, Ms. Lora Kimberly Cabalbag and Ms. Edlynne Martinez.

The poster paper entitled: ‘Initial Assessment of the Information Education Campaign (IEC) Materials for Pediatric Tuberculosis in the selected informal urban community settlers’ is an interdisciplinary work of an anthropologists, pharmacists, medical technologists, nurse, sociologists and geographer. Responding to the need for prevention through education of tuberculosis in, the researchers focused on the areas of Baseco, Port Area, Manila; Payatas, Quezon City; and Bagong Silangan, Caloocan City. The purpose of the project was to formulate IEC materials for the caregivers of children living with tuberculosis in selected informal settlements in Manila, Quezon City and Caloocan City. Utilizing the Technology Acceptance Model and focus group discussions, the study proved that through the campaign, which utilized materials such as comic and calendars, knowledge of tuberculosis was increased, with a majority of caregivers in the community expressing confidence in using the materials.

The poster proposed an educational tool to disseminate information on the proper management of pediatric tuberculosis in community settings. The project was funded by the DOST – NRCP and by a research seed grant by the UST Office of the Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation (OVRRI).

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