The University of the Philippines Center for Women’s and Gender Studies (UPCWGS) conducted a benchmarking activity with the Gender and Development Advocacies Office (GAD) and the Social Innovation Research Center (SIRC) of the Batangas State University (BatStateU) regarding the development of a specialized research journal for the BatStateU on 9 May 2024 at the UPCWGS Library. Guests from BatStateU include Assoc. Prof. Maria Theresa A. Hernandez, Assistant Director of GAD; Jaika Almira R. Agena, Faculty with Special Assignment of SIRC; and Alexis U. Bondoc, Administrative Assistant of SIRC.