North Valley College and Cebu Technological University entered into a Memorandum of Agreement on Research and Publication last May 2, 2025. Dr. Anesito Cutillas of CTU- Argao signed on behalf of his institution and Dean Dave Alpanta of North Valley represented the school.
Dr. Rogelio Bayod helped forge the agreement that is aimed at conducting field work in the Southern Philippines on areas such as climate change and resiliency, indigenous wisdom and education, and the influence of modern technology on IP communities.
The other members of the research team include Dr. Juichiro Tanabe (Waseda University), Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc (Ateneo), Prof. Migs Mansueto (MSU-IIT), Prof. Gleemore Makie (Benguet State) and Dr. Charli Dagwasi (Benguet State). The Department of Science and Technology provided funding for the research.