Three students from the Teacher Education Department of Cavite State University- Trece Martires City Campus was sent to join for the first time the 12TH Annual Philippine Association for Teachers and Educators (PAFTE) Regional Quiz Bee and Pre-service Teachers’ Congress last September 27,2019 at the Ynares Center, Province of Antipolo, Rizal. The event was started by an opening prayer and the singing of the Philippine National Anthem. The delegates and officers of PAFTE led by the Chairperson of PAFTE IV-A himself, Dr. Ronald A. Gonzales, were introduced to welcome all of the participants of the said event. A seminar for Education students was held first, with the theme of “Industrial Revolution 4.0: Challenges and Opportunities for Pre-Service Teachers” conducted by Dr. Bert J. Tuga, the Vice President of Philippine Normal University and that year’s main guest speaker. The talk was focusing on the challenges that may encounter by the teacher in the future due to the continuing influxes of technological innovations and inventions especially the AI’s to the teaching-learning process. He quoted, “Technology will never replace the teachers in the classrooms because there is humanity in every teacher which the technology cannot replicate.” The seminar lasted half of the day and it was attended by Education students from 72 private and public colleges and universities in Region IV-A CALABARZON. The event was also honored by local government officials specifically the Honorable Mayor of Antipolo City, Mayor Andrea A. Ynares, and Vice Governor of Rizal, Hon. Reynaldo H. San Juan. The Director IV of Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Regional Office IV-CALABARZON, Dr. Amelia A. Biglete was also there to show her warmest support by delivering an inspirational message for the students and teachers.

         After that, the much-anticipated part of the Congress had begun. Fifty-nine schools and universities from different municipalities and provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon joined that year’s PAFTE Regional Quiz Bee. The competition was participated by pre-selected Education students and the quiz covered professional courses, and general education courses were added for the first time in the history of PAFTE Regional Quiz Bee which included the Purposive Communication; Understanding the Self; Rizal’s Life, Works, and Writings; Science, Technology and Society; and The Contemporary World. Among the 59 participating schools, our representatives managed to be in the 6th place spot as the final result.

Cavite State University-Trece Martires City Campus was represented by a team with three members composed of sophomore students namely;
1. Elwood Benz B. Cahoy;
2. Andrea Lei F. Cellona; and
3. Marjorie E. Garrido

The following schools were the winners of the said event.
De La Salle College of St. Benilde-Antipolo City - 1st place;
College of Calamba- 2nd place; and
Batangas State University-Main Campus- 3rd place.

Our representatives’ success will not be possible without the guidance of their mentor, Ms. Charise Mae Galve, the help from the members of the faculty, the words of encouragement from the other students, and the never-ending support from our university’s Dean, Dr. Noel A. Sedigo. It is not a bad experience for hitting the 6th place spot for a first-timer in joining PAFTE’s Regional Quiz Bee. I am sure that our campus is proud of you. Our representatives set a good example to encourage the other students to step up and show off their talents. So, who will be our representatives for the next year’s PAFTE Regional Quiz Bee? Will we be lucky enough to get the championship for that time? Martyrs! together let’s reach for the top.