The Philippine Science High School - Caraga Region Campus (PSHS-CRC) is the 13th campus of the Philippine Science High School System located at Brgy. Ampayon, Butuan. The school admits and grants scholarships to students who are gifted in science and mathematics. It caters to scholars from Caraga which covers the provinces of Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Dinagat Islands, Agusan del Norte, and Agusan del Sur. Some scholars come from nearby provinces of Region X. A few from other regions of the country. The PSHS-CRC formally opened in June 2014.
The family of former Philippine Vice President Teofisto T. Guingona Sr. donated a five-hectare parcel of land to the Philippine Science High School last April 1, 2013.[1] Due to an identified geo-hazard of the proposed site, the City Government of Butuan under former Mayor Dr. Ferdinand Amante offered a new 5-hectare land in the DO Plaza Government Center, Barangay Ampayon, Butuan City. The Campus's 1st Campus Director, Dr. Ruwina S. Gonzaga, was at the helm of the operation which started at the Caraga State University - Main Campus in the same barangay. Classes officially started in school year 2014–2015.[2]
Construction of the first school buildings started in the new site in 2014. The Campus was transferred to its current site in SY 2017-2018.
On March 28, 2019, Engr. Ramil A. Sanchez, was sworn in as the 2nd Campus Director. Engr. Sanchez assumed leadership at the height of massive infrastructure projects. The Campus has achieved major transformation from the former rice fields to becoming Caraga's premiere secondary school specializing in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
Achievements
Pisay Caraga has won numerous awards in local, regional and international competitions. It has a record of 331 graduates coming from the Classes of 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Its scholars are pursuing STEM degree programs in the country and abroad. Two of its scholars are enrolled in the UST LEAPMED Program for Doctor of Medicine. Two of its scholars are studying in Canada, one in the USA, one in South Korea, one in Norway. Additional scholars from the Class of 2023 are expected to be enrolled abroad.
In 2022, Pisay Caraga, DOST Caraga and Caraga State University entered into an alliance to promote STEM education in Caraga Region. The Caraga STEM Alliance aims to provide a boost to Caraga's aim to push STEM education to improve its productivity and competitiveness. Most recently, the Caraga STEM Alliance conducted the 1st Caraga STEM Fun Day at the CSU-Cabadbaran Campus Gymnasium in collaboration with the Department of Education (DepEd) Cabadbaran City Schools Division Office headed by SDS Dr. Imelda Sabornido and the City Government of Cabadbaran City headed by Mayor Judy Chin Amante.
The Campus since 2021, showing the STEM Park, Balangay Pisay, green spaces, grandstand and oval, gymnasium in the far background and the Academic Building 1 which houses the Student Services Division units and the classrooms.
Agusan del Norte, officially the Province of Agusan del Norte, is a province in the Caraga region of the Philippines. Its capital is the city of Cabadbaran with several government offices located in the highly-urbanized city of Butuan. It is bordered on the northwest by Butuan Bay; northeast by Surigao del Norte; mid-east by Surigao del Sur; southeast by Agusan del Sur, and southwest by Misamis Oriental.
Agusan del Sur, officially the Province of Agusan del Sur, is a province in Caraga region, Mindanao, Philippines. Its capital is the municipality of Prosperidad. It is bordered on the northwest by Agusan del Norte and Misamis Oriental; east by Surigao del Sur; southeast by Davao Oriental; mid-south by Davao de Oro; southwest by Davao del Norte and, mid-west by Bukidnon. It is the fourth largest province in the country in terms of area, with the size of 3,856 sq miles.
Surigao del Norte, officially the Province of Surigao del Norte, is a province in the Philippines located in the Caraga region of Mindanao. The province was formerly under the jurisdiction of Region 10 until 1995. Its capital is Surigao City. The province comprises two major islands—Siargao and Bucas Grande—in the Philippine Sea, plus a small area at the northeastern tip of mainland Mindanao and other surrounding minor islands and islets. This mainland portion borders Agusan del Norte – between the Municipality of Alegria in Surigao del Norte and the Municipality of Kitcharao in Agusan del Norte; and the province of Surigao del Sur, to the south.
Caraga, officially the Caraga Administrative Region and designated as Region XIII, is an administrative region in the Philippines occupying the northeastern section of Mindanao. The region was created through Republic Act No. 7901 on February 23, 1995. The region comprises five provinces: Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, and Surigao del Sur; six cities: Bayugan, Bislig, Butuan, Cabadbaran, Surigao and Tandag; 67 municipalities and 1,311 barangays. Butuan, the most urbanized city in Caraga, serves as the regional administrative center.
Tandag, officially the City of Tandag, is a 5th class component city and capital of the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 62,669 people.
Sibagat, officially the Municipality of Sibagat, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,957 people.
Bislig, officially the City of Bislig, is a 3rd class component city in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 99,290 people.
Butuan, officially the City of Butuan, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the region of Caraga, Philippines. It is the de facto capital of the province of Agusan del Norte where it is geographically situated but has an administratively independent government. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 372,910 people.
Cabadbaran, officially the City of Cabadbaran, is a sixth class component city and de jure capital of the province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 80,354 people.
Jabonga, officially the Municipality of Jabonga, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,855 people.
Magallanes, officially the Municipality of Magallanes, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,293 people.
Nasipit, officially the Municipality of Nasipit, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,822 people.
Remedios T. Romualdez, officially the Municipality of Remedios T. Romualdez, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,155 people.
Bayugan, officially the City of Bayugan, is a 5th class component city in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 109,499 people..
Surigao City, officially the City of Surigao, is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Surigao del Norte, Caraga Region, on the north-eastern island of Mindanao, Philippines.
Philippine Science High School Southern Mindanao Campus is the first regional campus of the Philippine Science High School System, a specialized public high school in Davao City, Philippines. It caters to scientifically and mathematically gifted high school students from the Southern Mindanao region of the country. It is located in Barangay Sto. Niño, Tugbok District, Davao City.
Father Saturnino Urios University, also referred to by its acronym FSUU, is a private Roman Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Diocese of Butuan in Butuan, Philippines. It offers preschool, elementary, junior & senior high school and college courses. It was founded by Father Saturnino Urios, SJ, a Spanish Jesuit missionary in 1901.
Caraga State University is a state-owned university in Agusan del Norte, Philippines. Its main campus is in Ampayon, Butuan with an auxiliary campus in Cabadbaran.
Surigao was a province of the Philippines. Originally a Spanish-era district, became a chartered province on May 15, 1901. The province was dissolved on 1960.
Maria Angelica Rosedell Malbas Amante-Matba, is a Filipino registered nurse and politician currently serving as the governor of Agusan del Norte, a position she previously held from 1995 to 2004 and from 2013 to 2019. She was also a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines representing Agusan del Norte's 2nd congressional district.
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