Training Workshop on Security-Oriented Network Design and Administration

Last April 14 to 15, 2025, the Training Workshop on Security-Oriented Network Design & Administration was held at UP Baguio Balay Internasyonal. UP Baguio Chancellor Joel welcomed the attendees by giving a brief and inspiring opening speech.

This training tackled security tools for network administration with the goal of eventual implementation in UP’s Constituent Universities.

With 38 in-person participants and 19 online attendees, all from CU IT Offices and other units such as PGC, the 2-day workshop introduced OpnSense and VyOS as firewall and routing software.

The resource persons, Mr. John Robert Mendoza, Mr. John Marlo Evangelista, and Ms. Colline Estrada, discussed the theoretical foundations and delivered hands-on exercises to let the participants familiarize themselves with the tools. Mr. Mendoza, Mr. Evangelista, and Ms. Estrada are all from the UP Diliman Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute.