The Southern Luzon State University (SLSU), through its Office of Research Services (ORS), officially introduced the Center for Social Innovation and Public Policy (CSIPP) during the opening program of the Science, Technology, and Innovation Week 2026 celebration on September 15.

Under BOR Resolution No. 10, series of 2026, approved on April 22, 2026, CSIPP aims to become a leading hub for evidence-based policymaking, community-centered innovation, and social research with a cultural foundation in the CALABARZON Region. CSIPP is the first center in the region that integrates Tagalog Culture and Arts Studies as a strategic basis for its research and innovation agenda.

The event also presented CSIPP’s first Center Chief, Dr. Noreen P. Echague of the College of Arts and Sciences. Her appointment was established by virtue of Special Order No. 134, s. 2026.

CSIPP operates under ORS, in coordination with the service units of the Office of the Vice President for Research, Extension, Production, Development, and Innovation (OVP REPDI), bolstering SLSU’s commitment to empower communities through socially relevant, innovative, and transformative scholarship.