July – September 2011

Republic of the Philippines San Ildefonso, Bulacan

Bulacan Agricultural State College

Academic, Cultural & Sports Affairs

I. PASSING PERCENTAGE IN BOARD EXAMINATIONS 100 % (3 out of 3) Geodetic Engineering (September), National Passing Percentage is

34.38% 50% (2 out of 4) Agricultural Engineering (August), National Passing Percentage is

47.80% 45.45% (5 out of 11) Agriculture (July), National Passing Percentage is

36.63%

II. EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES An investiture ceremony for the third

college president was held last September 2.

The nutrition month celebration was highlighted by a pageant themed Fashion Gulay held last July 28 and the titlists for both male and female categories are both from the Institute of Engineering & Applied Technology (IEAT).

The College hosted the Graduate Education Association of Chartered Colleges & Universities of the Philippines (GEACCUP) Region III Research Symposium last September 24 in which graduate students from 12 state universities/colleges (SUCs) attended garnering a number of 545 participants.

A tree planting activity was jointly conducted with the San Ildefonso Philippine National Police (PNP); 304th (BUL) Community Defense Center (CDC), 3rd Regional Community Defense Group (RCDG), Army Reserve Command (ARESCOM) and Kabayan Action Group.

The intramural sports competition was held last September 5-9 with the Institute of Agriculture (IA) emerging as the overall champion for the third consecutive time.

The Buwan ng Wika celebration was highlighted by the pageant Lakan at Lakambini ng Wika held last August 19 and the titlists for the lakan and lakambini categories are from the Institute of Education, Arts & Sciences (IEAS) and Institute of Management (IM), respectively.

A blood letting activity was conducted last August 16 in which 56 donors registered.

Administrative Affairs

Research, Extension & Training

I. HIRING OF PERSONNEL Two faculty members with plantilla item of Instructor I are hired. Additional contractual personnel are hired on job order basis to perform tasks on construction

and improvement of facilities. One additional security personnel on contractual basis is hired.

II. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS A policy on disallowing entry of vehicles without gate pass is enforced.

III. RESOLUTIONS APPROVED/ACTED ON DURING THE LAST BOARD OF TRUSTEES (BOT) MEETING (See attachment.)

I. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT Multi-location Trial of Elite/Drought-prone Lines for Lowland

Irrigated Rice, collaborated with the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice)

Transplanting was done last August 10 while direct seeding on

different drought-prone lines was done last August 11. Land preparation and seeding were done for the second

cropping (wet) season.

Varietal Evaluation, On-farm Trials & Seed Production of Organic Vegetables in Central Luzon in Support to the National Program on Enhancing the Demand among Agriculture, Forestry & Natural Resources (AFNR) & State University/College (SUC) Graduates

Establishment of yield trial for squash, okra and string

beans was done while the first harvesting and data gathering for squash was accomplished last August 28. For okra and string beans, selection and data gathering were also conducted.

Selfing of squash and string bean pods was accomplished and five varieties of eggplant were planted for the varietal trial.

Water Productivity & Technology Integration in the Upland,

collaborated with the Department of Agriculture- Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR) A project site validation was conducted last August 6 in Brgy.

Calumpang, San Miguel, Bulacan. An expert in land use mapping also visited the said site last August 19.

Established land use map of the area

Aerobic Rice Production System: Improving Productivity in Water-scarce Areas of Central Luzon, collaborated with the Commission on Higher Education-Zonal Research Center (CHED-ZRC) Rice planted in Brgy. Nambalan, Sta. Ignacia, Tarlac were harvested

last August 29. Gathering of data on number of panicle and tillers, yield, etc. were also conducted.

Food Processing Center

Products from goat milk such as goatillas and goayema were

developed.

Aerobic Rice Technology Finalization of the Aerobic Rice Technology Training Module was conducted last July 15-21.

Proposals submitted to different funding institutions Greening the Brown: Impacts of Aerobic Rice Technology to Gravity Irrigation Systems

submitted to the National Irrigation Authority (NIA) (PhP9,430,000) Food for Lasting Life: RDE Program on Organic Vegetable Production submitted to DA-BAR

(PhP1,900,000) Bamboo Development Project in the Province of Bulacan submitted to PGB and LGU of San

Ildefonso, Bulacan (PhP3,165,830) Weed Management in Aerobic Rice Production Systems under Varying Methods of Control &

Farming Systems submitted to the Bureau of Soil & Water Management (BSWM) and Department of Science & Technology (DOST)-III

Meeh Kita: Goat Upgrading & Production Project in the Province of Bulacan submitted to PGB (PhP7,500,000)

The Philippine Aerobic Rice RDE Program submitted to DA (PhP150,000,000) Kita Mo, Dagdagan Ko: Production, Processing & Commercialization of Malunggay (Moringa

Oleifera) submitted to DA-BAR (PhP1,090,000)

II. EXTENSION & TRAINING Landbank of the Philippines (LBP)-BASC Technology Promotion & Commercialization

A field day on pesticide-free bitter gourd and

Aerobic Rice Technology production was conducted at Brgy. Dagatdagatan, San Rafael and Brgy. Sta. Catalina Matanda, San Ildefonso, Bulacan last September 14 with the presence of LBP Vice President Mernilo C. Ocampo, Mayor Lorna C. Silverio, local government unit (LGU) technicians, cooperatives and farmers from different municipalities in the province.

A 1,000-square meter demonstration area for bitter gourd production was established last July 12 at Brgy. Dagatdagatan, San Rafael, Bulacan.

Technology Commercialization

Financial assistance amounting to PhP677,550 in the

form of agricultural inputs and cash loans were released last September 1 to 53 farmer-cooperators.

Goat Upgrading & Production Two DA-BAR Research Livestock Management staff visited and evaluated sites in Brgy.

Balaong, San Miguel; Brgy. Sumandig, San Ildefonso; Brgy. Talbak, Doña Remedios Trinidad (DRT) and the college nucleus farm last September 23 interviewing farmer-cooperators and college project management staff regarding implementation of the project.

A Training on Goat Production & Management was conducted last August 18. It was participated by 60 farmer-cooperators from six municipalities in the third district of Bulacan while other attendees included LGU technicians and an expert on livestock as the resource speaker.

Techno-gabay Program (TGP)

A field day on Science & Technology-based

Farm (STBF) on Aerobic Rice Production was held last August 31 at Brgy. Mataas na Parang, San Ildefonso, Bulacan attended by Central Luzon Agriculture Resources Research & Development Consortium (CLARRDEC) and Philippine Council for Agriculture Resources R&D (PCARRD) staff, managers of Farmers’ Information & Technology Services (FITS) Centers, and farmers from 15 municipalities.

Palayamanan in the Community

Financial assistance amounting to PhP200,000 at

PhP4,000 each were released last July 8 to 50 farmer-cooperators from the municipalities of San Ildefonso, San Rafael, San Miguel and Calumpit, Bulacan.

Food Processing Center

College products such as aerobic rice, pickled bitter

gourd, goatillas and goayema were showcased during the 7th Agriculture & Fisheries Technology Forum & Product Exhibition sponsored by DA-BAR at SM City Megamall last August 11-14. The College Food Processing Center Chief also conducted a seminar during the said event demonstrating the process of making pickled bitter gourd.

The following trainings were conducted for 30 Ligas Kooperatiba ng Bayan sa Pagpapaunlad (LKBP)

farmers from seven barangays in Malolos, Bulacan with the presence of LKBP and Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) staff:

Aerobic Rice Technology (August 2) Training on Preparation of Organic Fertilizer &

Pesticide (August 19) Pesticide-free Bitter Gourd Production (August

19) Seedling Production & Vegetable Processing

(August 26)

Income-generating Projects

III. AWARDS

The Aerobic Rice Technology Research, Development &

Extension program was given the Civil Service Commission (CSC) PAG-ASA Award for Region III last September 9 at the Heroes’ Hall, San Fernando City, Pampanga. The national awarding is yet to be scheduled at the Malacañan Palace.

The paper Composition or Quality Crop Breeding in Rice was hailed as third place under research category during the 22nd CLARRDEC R&D Highlights Symposium held at the Aurora State College of Technology (ASCOT) last August 12.

The former Techno-gabay Program (TGP) team leader of the College was given a certificate of appreciation for being able to lead the establishment and maintenance of 15 FITS Centers in Bulacan during the TGP 3rd quarter meeting held at the Pampanga Agricultural College (PAC) last September 9.

REPORT OF COLLECTION FOR THE PERIOD JULY TO SEPTEMBER 2011 (in PhP)

ITEM JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER TOTAL

Gate pass 53,050 2,100 9,200 64,350

Kiosk/Canteen 13,000 13,750 13,500 40,250

Business Center 29,150 38,150 43,650 110,950

Dormitory 500 11,500 5,500 17,500

Gymnasium 0 2,000 1,500 3,500

Rentals 3,500 2,550 1,675 7,725

Waste materials 300 275 0 575

Interest (Technology Commercialization) 6,560 4,840 0 11,400

Interest (Palayamanan) 200 0 0 200

TOTAL 106,260 75,165 75,025 256,450

Personnel Welfare & Development

I. ATTENDANCE TO SEMINARS/TRAININGS (A total of 27 personnel attended seminars/trainings from July to September 2011.)

TITLE VENUE DATE PARTICIPANT

Int’l. Leadership Training (Phase III)

Tan Hai Long Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Sep. 22-27 Dr. Gerardo I. Mendoza

Educational Trip to Hong Kong thru DC-SUC III/CIRPS

Lifelong College and Lingnan Univ.

Sep. 16-18 Dr. Gerardo I. Mendoza and Dr. Alicia SP. Gomez

CHED-PASUC Nat’l. Forum on SUCs Private Partnership on Education

CLSU, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija

Sep. 7-9 Dr. Roberto C. Wagan

Biotechnology: A Potent Tool for Climate Change Adaptation & Food Security

DA-BAR, Quezon City, Metro Mla.

Sep. 7 Dr. Imelda SA. Navarro, Dr. Helen G. Manalastas and Mr. Rodrigo G. Buenaventura

2011 RCPO Convention A&A Plaza Hotel, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan

Aug. 24-26 Mrs. Minerva D. Arcilla

ICT Resource Acquisition & Preparation of Term of Reference Seminar

NCI, Quezon City, Metro Mla.

Aug. 22-26 Dr. Herminio B. Giron

Seminar on ICTRA UP Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Mla.

Aug. 22-26 Dr. Herminio B. Giron

22nd CLARRDEC R&D Highlights Symposium

ASCOT, Baler, Aurora Aug. 12 Mrs. Dinah Marie C. Dayag, Dr. Enriqueta C. Gabriel, Mrs. Teresita T. Mendoza and Dr. Josefina C. Mananguit

Colloquium: Academic Freedom & Professional Ethics

NEUST Gen. Tinio, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija

Aug. 6 Dr. Susan C. Santos

Division Mancom Meeting DCMDHS, Bulacan, Bulacan Aug. 2 Mrs. Thelma C. Jimenez

Seminar on Food Safety & Quality

Partyland Restaurant, San Fdo. City, Pampanga

Aug. 1 Mrs. Myrna S. Eguia

Nat’l. Seminar-Workshop of Deans on Mngt. of Change

ADMU, Quezon City, Metro Mla.

July 28-29 Mr. Cesar T. Villanueva

SCUFAR III Meeting TSU, Tarlac City, Tarlac July 28 Mrs. Ma. Leonora C. Sta. Ana

3rd Joint PSC Council & Secretariat Meeting

BulSU, Malolos City, Bulacan July 28 Mrs. Aida D. Bernardo and Dr. Priscilla V. San Pedro

Seminar-Workshop on Basic Essentials in Rendering Quality Driving & Utility Services

CSCRO III, San Fdo. City, Pampanga

July 22 Mr. Ceferino P. Vendivil, Mr. Aldrin T. Miranda and Mr. Lamberto L. Sta. Cruz

SUCTEA III 1st Assembly PAC, Magalang, Pampanga July 22 Mrs. Aida D. Bernardo, Dr. Anadolia M. Cruz, Mrs. Priscilla P. De Guzman and Mrs. Esperanza C. Escorpizo

Meeting of CICT Deans, Provincial Capitol, Malolos July 15 Engr. Joselito D. Tucit

Student Welfare & Development

Heads & Supervisors City, Bulacan

Seminar-Workshop on Vertical Articulation

ASU, Banga, Aklan July 11-13 Engr. Liberato B. Silverio

Lecture-Forum on the Preparation of Table of Specification & Test Construction

BASC, San Ildefonso, Bulacan

July 11 Dr. Priscilla V. San Pedro and IEAS faculty members

Annual Educators Conference Shangri-La Hotel, Mandaluyong City, Metro Mla.

July 8 Mrs. Ma. Leonora C. Sta. Ana

CDCE Region III Assembly BulSU, Malolos City, Bulacan July 8 Dr. Priscilla V. San Pedro, Mrs. Priscilla P. De Guzman and Mrs. Aida D. Bernardo

II. OTHERS

Five faculty members are promoted to Professor item. Two faculty members served as Accrediting Agency for Chartered Colleges & Universities of the

Philippines (AACCUP) accreditors for the University of Rizal System (URS) and Batangas State University (BatSU).

I. INTERNATIONAL ON-JOB-TRAINING Nineteen (19) Agriculture students out of the scheduled 24 were

sent to Israel for their training while 11 others have returned after finishing the said 11-month training under the Agrostudies program.

Facility Improvement & Resource Generation

I. CONSTRUCTION A covered walkway was constructed along the road

going to the gymnasium, IEAT and Laboratory High School (LHS).

A piggery house together with the following facilities was built at the New Site Campus which shall serve as a laboratory for Animal Science (AnSci) students:

Gestating and farrowing stalls

Growing pens

An additional guard house was built at the second gate of the Main Campus.

The road in front of the New Site Campus classroom building was concreted.

II. RENOVATION The roofing of the LHS building was

replaced.

The old Research, Extension & Training (RET) Hall connected to the Administration Building was divided and the area at its far end was renovated to serve as the Institute of Graduate Studies (IGS) Office.

The gymnasium was installed with the following:

Steel gate Louvers at the right wing

Bamboo enclosure

The covered walkway going to the LHS Building was concreted.

The following areas were landscaped:

Gymnasium entrance (both sides)

Frontage of the IEAS Building adjacent to the main gate

Side of the Administration Building

Frontage of the White House

Frontage and side of the Office of Student Affairs (OSA)

A restroom was installed at the second floor of the Research & Development Center (RDC).

A partition was installed at the IEAT Office.

The restrooms at the College Hostel & Cafeteria were improved.

The IEAS Building was repainted.

The White House underwent an overall renovation.

Financial Management

The floor of the faculty room and dean’s office of IEAS were tiled.

III. INTER-AGENCY FUND TRANSFER (in PhP)

AGENCY AMOUNT PURPOSE

CHED 400,000 GK project

BUTIL 267,000 Student scholarship

Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) 4,455 Student scholarship

CIBAC 100,000 Student scholarship

Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) 36,000 Crop Quality Breeding in Rice project

DA-BAR 1,250,350 Tech. Integration project

CHED 46,344.52 Faculty scholarship

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) 84,847.88 Water-saving Techs. for Rice Prod’n. project

TOTAL 2,188,997.40

IV. OTHERS

One hundred (100) bags of cement were solicited from Eagle Cement for improvement of the area

surrounding the New Site Campus classroom building. A desktop computer unit (complete set) was solicited from the alumni association and installed at

the Office of the Alumni. A bus was provided for the DRT Campus by the local government of DRT, Bulacan. Fifty (50) monoblock chairs were donated to the DRT Campus by the local government of DRT,

Bulacan.

ALLOTMENT, OBLIGATION & BALANCE AS OF 30 SEPTEMBER 2011 (in PhP) Fund 164

PARTICULAR ALLOTMENT OBLIGATION BALANCE

PS 6,126,770 1,658,150.30 4,468,619.70

MOOE 9,502,880 8,664,264 838,616

CO 3,660,150 2,536,036.25 1,124,113.75

TOTAL 19,289,800 12,858,450.55 6,431,349.45

Fund 101

PARTICULAR ALLOTMENT OBLIGATION BALANCE

PS 47,945,000 35,078,945.33 12,866,054.67

MOOE 4,148,000 3,599,970.73 548,029.27

CO-Cont. Approp. 0 0 0

TOTAL 52,093,000 38,678,916.06 13,414,083.94