Central Mindanao University Academic Paradise of the South
Central Mindanao University (CMU) College of Agriculture successfully defended its championship title, securing a historic three-peat victory at the 13th Federation of Agriculture Students in Mindanao (FASMin) Congress, held from February 3-6, 2025.
CMU bested the other 15 colleges and universities from across Mindanao with a total of 333 points. Following closely behind, the University of Science and Technology (USTP) – Claveria claimed first runner up with 214 points while Camiguin Polytechnic State College (CPSC) got second runner up with 153 points. Also in the top five are Josefina H. Cerilles State College (JHCSC) in third runner up position with 127 points and Jose Rizal Memorial State University – Tampilisan Campus (JRMSU-TC) as the fourth runner up with 116 points.
Listed below are the rankings of CMU in the different competitions:
| CATEGORY | EVENT | RANK |
| Livestock – Based | Feed Formulation | 1st |
| Forage and Pasture Crops Identification | 1st | |
| Feedstuff Identification | 1st | |
| Live Weight Estimation | 1st | |
| Cattle | One Woman Lassoing Tying to the Nearest Post | 2nd |
| Four-woman Carambola | 1st | |
| Four-man Carambola | 1st | |
| Non-Cattle | Load Carrying Men | 2nd |
| Load Carrying Women | 2nd | |
| Whip Cracking Women | 2nd | |
| Crop – Based | Seed Identification | 2nd |
| Flower Arrangement | 3rd | |
| Diversified Farm Model | 1st | |
| Plant Population Density | 1st | |
| Plant Propagation – Marcotting | 1st | |
| Fertilizer Computation | 2nd | |
| Fertilizer Identification | 1st | |
| Insect Identification | 2nd | |
| Literary | Poster Making | 1st |
| Concept Paper | 3rd | |
| On-the-Spot Essay Writing | 3rd | |
| Extemporaneous Speech | 1st | |
| Battle of the Brains | 2nd | |
| Musical/Dance | Vocal Duet | 1st |
| Barn Dance | 1st | |
| Mr. FASMin | 2nd | |
| Miss FASMin | 1st |
This win marks CMU’s third consecutive championship, having also claimed the title during the 11th Congress in 2018 at JRMSU – TC and the 12th Congress in 2019 at USTP Claveria. [Johnica Chantal G. Montero]
