1. Relative to Regional Memorandum No. 204, s. 2026 (Conduct of the Initial Online Evaluation of Research Abstracts for 2026 CERCON), this Office announces the official list of research papers that are qualified for presentation at the 2026 CERCon (see pages 136-140, Annex 1 of the attached Regional Memorandum).

2 . The qualified research papers shall submit their full manuscript following the IMRAD format and the template provided by the Region (see Annex 2 of the attached Regional Memorandum). The qualified research presenters shall submit their full manuscript on or before April 17, 2026, through this link:
https://tinyurl.com/SUBMISSIONCERCON2026.

3 . The Schools Division Research Committee (SDRC) shall review the full papers of the qualified abstracts using the attached score sheets template (see Annex 3 of the attached Regional Memorandum).

4. The Regional Office has allocated only seven (7) slots for SDO Dasmarinas City. Hence, the SDRC shall identify the best research papers for presentation in 2026 CERCON.

5. Failure to comply with the submission requirements shall mean automatic exclusion of the research paper from the evaluation, conference proceedings, and in the 2026-R4A e-Journal publication.
6. Other important updates about this activity shall be announced in separate issuances.

0276 Division Memorandum No. 276 s. 2026