About AMYAPCI-REC

Established 2026

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Institutional Background

Conceptual Overview & Establishment

AMYA Polytechnic College Inc. (AMYAPCI), as an academic institution committed to scholarly inquiry, recognizes that research is not only an intellectual endeavor but also a moral responsibility.

Research activities, particularly those involving human participants, personal data, community engagement, and health-related information, require systematic ethical oversight to ensure the protection of dignity, safety, rights, and welfare of participants.

In response to the growing culture of research within the institution, AMYAPCI formally established the AMYA Polytechnic College Research Ethics Committee (AMYAPCI-REC) in 2026.

The AMYAPCI-REC serves as the institutional body tasked with reviewing, evaluating, and monitoring research proposals involving human participants and ethically sensitive data. It functions as an independent, multidisciplinary committee that safeguards participants while supporting researchers in conducting scientifically sound and ethically compliant studies.

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Our Direction

Vision

The AMYAPCI-REC envisions a research community at AMYA Polytechnic College Inc. where all scholarly activities are conducted with the highest standards of ethical integrity, social responsibility, and respect for human dignity, contributing to credible, humane, and socially responsive knowledge production.

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Our Commitment

Mission

The AMYAPCI-REC commits to:

Protect Research Participants

Safeguard the rights, welfare, privacy, and safety of all human participants involved in research.

Ensure Ethical Compliance

Review and monitor research protocols to ensure adherence to accepted ethical principles, institutional policies, and national guidelines.

Promote Responsible Research Culture

Foster ethical awareness, integrity, and accountability among student and faculty researchers.

Support Researchers

Provide guidance and recommendations to improve the ethical and methodological quality of research proposals.

Strengthen Institutional Research Quality

Contribute to credible, publishable, and socially beneficial research outputs aligned with academic and community needs.

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What Guides Us

Our Ethical Commitment

Protecting people while strengthening responsible and credible research.

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Participant Protection

Safeguarding the rights, dignity, privacy, welfare, and safety of research participants.

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Ethical Review

Evaluating research risks, benefits, informed consent, confidentiality, fairness, and safeguards.

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Privacy & Confidentiality

Promoting responsible protection, storage, handling, and use of research information.

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Research Guidance

Providing educational and advisory support throughout the ethics review process.

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Identity & Symbolism

The Meaning Behind the AMYAPCI-REC Emblem

Each element represents an important principle of ethical research and institutional responsibility.

Knowledge, Justice, Science, and Human Dignity

The AMYAPCI Research Ethics Committee logo embodies the institution's commitment to fostering a culture of ethical research where knowledge, justice, scientific innovation, participant protection, and institutional integrity converge.

Its elements reflect the committee's responsibility to uphold respect for persons, beneficence, justice, transparency, accountability, and academic excellence.

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Circular Emblem

Represents an unbroken cycle of ethical oversight throughout the entire research process.

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Open Book

Signifies that ethical research begins with sound knowledge and responsible scholarship.

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Scale of Justice

Represents balanced evaluation of benefits versus risks, scientific value versus participant burden, and innovation versus participant protection.

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DNA Helix

Signifies that ethical standards remain fundamental regardless of the research discipline.

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Globe

Represents adherence to internationally recognized ethical principles and contribution to the wider scientific community.

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Electrocardiogram (ECG) Line

Reminds researchers that every protocol ultimately affects human lives, making participant welfare the committee's highest priority.

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Laurel Branches

Represent excellence in ethical governance and the pursuit of quality research.

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Gold Ribbon with “AMYAPCI”

Reminds researchers that ethical conduct reflects the institution's reputation.

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Shield with Check Mark

Represents research under committee oversight that has undergone appropriate ethical evaluation.

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Our People

Research Ethics Committee Members

Providing independent ethical review, guidance, and institutional oversight.

Hanzel Lizardo

Chairperson

Research Ethics Committee

Marjorie Omandam

Committee Member

Guidance Counselor

John Michael Jasmin

Committee Member

TM Program Coordinator

Francis Lee Sagum

Committee Member

OSA Coordinator