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Performance of the Southern Tagalog Regional Consortium and its Engagement with Local Colleges and Universities: Basis for Policy Enhancements

Author(s) Ms. Laarni Tatlonghari Piloton, Dr. Evangeline Pasion
Country Philippines
Abstract This study presents a comprehensive assessment of the performance of the Southern Tagalog Region regional consortium and its engagement with the local colleges and universities to provide policy enhancements towards improved operations particularly on capacity development programs, budget allocation & utilization, and consortium membership. Using descriptive quantitative research, results highlighted the need for improvement in the said key performance indicators; the need to increase awareness through IEC campaigns for a more collaborative R&D; and, to develop capabilities of member institutions and LCUs in the advanced technology areas such as the use of AI tools in various fields of R&D. The development of a standardized protocol was also presented for ease of the application process towards increased consortium membership. Benchmarking of best practices from selected member institutions was also presented in the study. In addition, the study determined the Top 3 most valuable topics from the consortium, funding agency, and member institution including, to wit: proposal writing, project development, and project management. From the LCUS, results were as follows: project development, policy formulation, and proposal writing. To push LCUs in joining the consortium, the motivating factors were financial support for capacity development, financial support for infrastructure, incentives, financial support for laboratory facilities, and policies. Institutional barriers and challenges must be overcome with plausible solutions which included: lack of financial support for capacity development, infrastructure, and laboratory facilities; confusing procedure for consortium membership, and lack of support mechanism coming from management. The development of accountability, evaluation and monitoring mechanisms were forwarded as possible interventions for a productive and inclusive regional consortium.

With the institutionalization of policy enhancements, it is recommended to replicate the study in another regional consortium to test whether the identified relationships and the proposed policy enhancements are generalizable beyond the Southern Tagalog context. Future research can conduct a longitudinal study two years after the policy enhancements are adopted.
Keywords Performance Assessment, Regional Consortium, Local Colleges and Universities, Policy Enhancement
Field Sociology > Administration / Law / Management
Published In Volume 8, Issue 2, March-April 2026
Published On 2026-03-03
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i02.70451
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