ISSN 2094-3991
VOLUME 8, ISSUE 8
AUGUST 2016
The PRESIDENT’S
OUTBOX
Students from Bicol University together with students and faculty from Musashino Arts
University, Japan, work together to finish the bamboo dome project at the BU Student Lounge
on Aug. 5, 2016. (Earl Epson L. Recamunda/BU-OP)
Isang
mapagpalaya
at
maaliwalas na Agosto para sa
ating lahat!
Ang Buwan ng Wika ay hindi
lamang isang pagdiriwang ng
ating wikang pambansa, kundi
pati na ang nilalarawan nitong
kultura at pamana na sadyang
sariling atin.
Sa pagdaan ng Agosto,
nasaksihan natin kung gaano
naging aktibo ang ating
unibersidad sa pagdaos ng
Buwan ng Wika. Iba’t ibang
aktibidad ang ginanap sa
atin na naglayong linangin,
pahalagahan, at pagtibayin
ang ating pagmamahal sa
wikang Filipino at sa ating lahi.
Kasabay
nito,
mas
pinagyabong din natin ang
ating koneksyon sa mga
unibersidad mula sa mga
karatig bansa. Isa na rito ang
Musashino Art University mula
sa Japan na nagtayo ng Bamboo
Dome sa ating commencement
grounds.
Marami na tayong naabot
ngayong buwan kabilang na
dito ang pagtatag ng mga
bagong ugnayang panlabas
at ang pangunguna ng ating
mga nagsipagtapos sa ginanap
na Mining Engineering Board
Exam.
Dulot nito, mas lalo pa nating
pag-iibayuhin at pananatilihin
ang
kahusayang
ating
ipinamamalas nang sa gayon
ay makamit natin ang ating
bisyon na maging isang worldclass university.
3 BU grads top Mining
Engineering national exam
Bicol University has once again proven that it is a powerhouse institution when it comes
to national tests after notching three places in the August 2016 Mining Engineering Board
Exam.
Donna Mae Longga placed second with a
The members of the Board of Mining
rating of 88.55% while Kimberly Rapirap and Engineering who gave the licensure
Hazel Nuñez ranked fifth and ninth place with examination were Cornelio Q. Casido,
88.10% and 87.60% respectively.
Chairman; Rufino B. Bomasang and Augusto
BU garnered an over-all rating of 87.1% in C. Villaluna, Members. 211 out of 259 (81.47%)
the said board exam with 27 passers out of the passed the licensure exam. (Joshua Caleb P.
31 first time examinees.
Pacleta)
Japanese university
conducts workshop in BU
Design students and professors
from Musashino Art University
(MAU), Japan, in collaboration
with Bicol University (BU) College
Top PH journalists, Howie Severino, Nancy Carvajal and Maria Teresa
Vitug, beam proudly as they receive their certificates during the 8th
of Industrial Technology and local
Metrobank Foundation Lecture Series in Journalism held at the BU
Amphitheater on August 4, 2016. (Shan Gabriel Apuli/ The Bicol
manufacturers in Sorsogon held a
Universitarian)
workshop on handicraft, design and
development on August 4 to 5 at
the BU Higher Education Regional
Research Center building.
Three outstanding Filipino journalists visited
Headed by MAU professors
the Bicol University College of Arts and Letters Shinichi Ito and Takaaki Bando, the
(BUCAL) during the second leg of the 8th Metrobank
Foundation Lecture Series in Journalism held at CAL workshop aimed to strengthen the
knowledge, skills, and techniques of
Amphitheatre on August 4.
BUCAL welcomed the 2015 Journalists of the Year Industrial Design students and faculty
(JOY) awardees—Nancy Carvajal, Howie Severino in developing 21st century design
and Maria Teresa ‘Maritess’ Vitug who shared their concepts in bamboo art industry. It
journalistic experiences to the third and fourth year
Journalism, Broadcasting, English, and Communication also aimed to enhance the creative/
designing skills of the participants,
students of the college.
Organized by the Metrobank Foundation, Inc. and strengthen collaboration through
Top PH journalists inspire
BUCAL studes
(MBFI) and the PROBE Media Foundation, Inc., in
Top Journalists /Page 2
SCHOLARSHIP LEADERSHIP Japanese Univ/page 3
CHARACTER
SERVICE
Delegates from Bicol University showcase their goods in the 2016 National Invention
Contest and Exhibits, which was sponsored by the DOST Technology Application and
Promotion Institute (TAPI) last July 28-31.
BU showcases technologies, inventions
in national inventors’ gathering
To showcase the technologies and inventions developed by
faculty members, BU participated in a national gathering of
innovators and inventors in Pasay City on July 28-31.
Personnel
from
the
BU Center for Technology
Commercialization
and
Enterprise
Development
(BUCTCED) and Research and
Development Center (BURDC)
exhibited
technologies
and
inventions on food, health,
automotive and engineering, and
information technology at the
SMX Convention Center.
Called the 2016 National
Invention Contest and Exhibits,
the event was sponsored by the
DOST Technology Application
and Promotion Institute (TAPI)
Top Journalist from p.1
collaboration with the Bicol Organization of
Neo-Journalists, the event aimed to encourage
the students who want to pursue professional
journalism in the near future. With the
theme, “Shaping the Nation through Powerful
Stories,” the event also aimed to inspire others
to continue pursuing the truth and to help
engage the public in nation building.
MBFI President Aniceto Sobrepena
explained in a recorded video that the search
is consistent with the more known recognition
programs of Metrobank Foundation which
aim to motivate the key pillars in the society to
contribute to the goals of social development
and nation building. For years, the foundation
has recognized outstanding teachers, soldiers,
and police officers, including artists and
designers who excel in their respective fields.
Following the same tradition of MBFI
that recognizes excellence among outstanding
public servants, the JOY award “recognizes
excellence in Philippine journalism. It
celebrates and honors distinctive Filipino
journalists from print, television, radio and
online media whose excellent storytelling
contributed to the development of the
nation, and has influenced and inspired their
colleagues and the broader media industry
over the years.”
JOY AWARDEES
In her lecture, Nancy Carvajal, former
senior editor of Philippine Daily Inquirer,
shared her experience when she wrote the
most talked about government corruption in
recent Philippine history - the ‘Pork Barrel
Scam’.
Carvajal worked for PDI for more than
20 years, starting out as a secretary to the late
PDI Editor-in-Chief Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc.
According to her, being a secretary gave her
the opportunity to be at the frontline of
news decisions which enabled her to develop
with the theme “Inventions and
Innovations for One Nation.”
The activity aimed to
showcase the latest developed
technologies and innovations;
facilitate the commercialization of
technologies; generate investment
and sales; and make it an avenue
for business linkages among
entrepreneurs, inventors, and
other stakeholders.
Different
inventors’
organizations,
academic
institutions, government agencies,
and private businesses nationwide
participated in the exhibition.
Present were DOST Secretary
Fortunato T. De la Peña, DOST
Undersecretary Dr. Rowena
Cristina L. Guevara, TAPI
Director Edgar I. Garcia, and
Philippine Intellectual Property
Office Director-General Atty.
Josephine R. Santiago.
BU featured the following
technologies and inventions:
“Turmeric
and
Anonang
Products” of Profs. Rosemarie
R. Jadie and Juvy Garduque
(BU Gubat Campus); “PiliPulp Products” of Profs. Maria
Asuncion V. Oronan, Maria
Gisella N. Mortega, and Alvin
her instinct on what constitutes a big story.
Carvajal ended her talk by sharing tips on how
to handle anomalies, high level corruption,
police and investigative stories, and how to
break the limits of in-depth news gathering.
Maria
Teresa
‘Maritess’
Vitug,
Rappler.com’s Editor at Large, also shared
her experiences on how she handled
comprehensive reports on what she referred
to as the ‘dark room’ of the Philippine
government – the Supreme Court (SC). She
said she became interested in the judiciary
and the SC because of its very secretive but
powerful approach to the public.
Vitug bared that one of the most
challenging moments in her life as a journalist
was when an SC justice filed a libel case
against her because of her book “Shadow of
Doubt.” Vitug also encouraged the students
to adhere to the core journalism principles as
these should guide them in the conduct of the
profession.
Meanwhile, Philippine Center for
Investigative Journalism Vice Chairman
and co-Founder and GMA Network Anchor
Howie Severino, focused his lecture on the
‘millennials.’ He said that today’s young
journalism practitioners are afforded with so
many choices unlike their generation because
they now have the technology. Severino
then encouraged the students to use today’s
technology to help society.
In 2001, MBFI, together with the Asian
Institute for Journalism and Communication
(AIJC), named Sheila Coronel, Jessica Soho
and Armando Malay as awardees in the
Search for Outstanding Journalists (SOJ). It
was re-launched in 2013 as the Search for JOY,
honoring Malou Mangahas, Jiggy Manicad,
and Jarius Bondoc for their powerful stories
that contributed to the development of the
nation. (By Joshua Caleb P. Pacleta/OP and
Shan Gabriel Apuli/The Bicol Universitarian)
V. Mayo (BU Tabaco Campus);
“Multi
System
Automotive
Electrical Trainer” of Prof.
Nicanor B. Balbin (BU College
of Industrial Technology); and
“Lighting Control System Using
Android Phone and Bluetooth
Technology” of Prof. Norlijun
Hilutin (BU Polangui Campus).
This was the first time that the
BUCTCED joined a national event
and showcased the university’s
technologies developed by the
faculty. A total of P31,173 was
earned by BU from the sale of
products.
“I am happy that there were
interesting feedback on our
inventions in automotive and
information technologies. Positive
comments came from researchers,
inventors, students, professors,
guests, and co-exhibitors,” said
BUCTCED Director Christopher
O. Pacardo.
Aside from Pacardo, other
BU personnel who facilitated the
university’s participation in the
activity were Prof. Ida Francia H.
Revale, Rene B. Jelly, and Maria
Lourdes B. Candelaria. (Rene B.
Jelly/RDC)
BUCTCED from p.4
opportunities. Prof. Julie Ann Lustan of
the BU College of Business, Economics,
and Management talked about the basis in
determining revenues. Paul Orpiada, founder
of Karaw Craftventures and Gikan Collective,
shared his expertise on the organizational
design of start-ups. Zaira Bataller, BURDC
technical staff member, lectured on intellectual
property rights.
Engr. Christopher O. Pacardo, BUCTCED
Director, said, “We are very eager in having
activities such as this because BUCTCED
will be granting P400,000 seed capital to six
promising start-ups from faculty-researchers
and inventors. From there, we are hoping to
see a rather impressive capital growth and ROI
(return on investments). Activities like this
are being done, so that when faculty members
enter the market, they already know what to
expect, what to do, and how to think like an
entrepreneur.”
Meanwhile, BURDC Associate Director
Dr. Lester Narvaez encouraged the faculty
to engage in meaningful research and
development activities to aid BU in achieving
its vision of becoming a world-class university.
(Camille Cepe/BUCTCED)
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Buwan ng Wika from p.4
Nagsilbing
panauhing
pandangal si Hermogenes Alegre
Jr., Pangulo ng Kapisanan ng mga
Brodkaster sa Pilipinas – Albay
Chapter.
Ayon kay Alegre, mahalagang
makilahok ang mga Pilipino,
partikular ang mga kabataan, sa
samu’t saring usaping pambansa.
Hinimok din niya ang mga
estudyante ng Unibersidad na
makialam sa mga diskursong
pampolitikal at huwag matakot
na ihayag ang kanilang sariling
saloobin patungkol sa mga isyung
kinakaharap ng lipunan.
Layunin ng pagdiriwang
na ganap na maipatupad ang
Pampanguluhang Proklamasyon
blg. 1041; mahikayat ang iba’t
ibang ahensiyang pampamahalaan
at pampribado na makiisa sa
mga programang tulad nito na
nagpapataas ng kamalayang
pangwika at sibiko; at maganyak
ang mga mamamayang Pilipino
na pahalagahan ang wikang
pambansa sa pamamagitan ng
aktibong pakikilahok sa mga
gawain kaugnay ng Buwan ng
Wikang Pambansa.
Itinampok
din
sa
palatuntunan ang intermisyon ni
Regina Joy Baltasar, estudyante ng
KAL, sa saliw ng awiting “Isang
Lahi”, piling mag-aaral ng BSED
II-10, at ng Chette Linga Band.
Ipinakilala rin ang mga lakan at
lakambini sa Buwan ng Wika at
nanumpa ang mga bagong opisyal
ng PIMAFIL sa pamumuno ni
Arvie Palomar kay Prof. Ma.
Merlie, Dekano ng BU-OSS.
Ipinagdiriwang ang taunang
Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa
tuwing ika-1 hanggang ika-31 ng
Agosto alinsunod sa itinakdang
Pampanguluhang Proklamasyon
blg. 1041, s. 1997. Ang tema
ng pagdiriwang sa taong ito ay
“Filipino: Wika ng Karunungan”
na pinangunahan ng Komisyon
ng Wikang Filipino.
Ang lingguhang paksa sa loob
ng isang buwang pagdiriwang ay
ang mga sumusunod: Filipino:
Wika ng Edukasyon at Kalinangan;
Intelektuwalisadong
Wikang
Pambansa, Wika ng Umuunlad
na Bansa; Pagsasalin, Susi sa
Pagtamo at Pagpapalaganap ng
mga Kaalaman at Karunungan;
at Ang Wikang Filipino ay Wika
ng Saliksik. (Joshua Caleb P.
Pacleta/OP)
BU President Arnulfo M. Mascariñas, Ligao City Mayor Patricia Gonzalez-Alsua, Dr. Rex
Victor O. Cruz, project leader and former UPLB Chancellor, and Vice-Mayor Sherwin P.
Quising, Barangay Captain Raul P. Pedrajeta (not in the picture), sign the memorandum of
agreement between Bicol University and LGU Ligao, Barangay Herrera on Aug. 11, 2016.
BU inks MOA with LGU Ligao,
Barangay Herrera on watershed
management
A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed between the
Bicol University College of Agriculture and Forestry (BUCAF) and
the Local Government Unit of Ligao City and Barangay Herrera
of Ligao for the continued implementation of the watershed
management project in the Bicol Region on August 11.
As one of the partner SUCs
Specifically, project INWARD
implementing
the
National aims to establish a wireless
Research
and
Development sensor that will provide real-time
Project
for
Watershed information on water quantity
Management in the Philippines - and quality, local climate and soil
Phase 2 (INWARD) in the Bicol conditions of selected watersheds;
Region, the MOA signing aims establish permanent biodiversity
to strengthen the ties between monitoring plots; assess the
BU and the LGUs as it seeks to interrelations of watershed and
develop a network of learning ecosystem services with human
watersheds and management and natural factors; and develop
decision support system.
and/or validate models and tools
nge Agents for Social Transformation and Development.
Participants hold the bamboo pieces together using screws in order to create a dome like
structure during a workshop organized by Bicol University and Musashino Art University on
Aug. 5, 2016 at the BU student lounge. (Earl Epson L. Recamunda/BU-OP)
Japanese Univ from Page 1
students-faculty
intercountry mobility activities.
The event culminated with
the building of “Paradise
Dome,” a three dimensional
bamboo structure designed
by Prof. Bando.
According to Prof.
Bando, one of the objectives
of the bamboo dome
design is to provide a low
cost temporary emergency
shelter in times of disaster
and calamity. It also aims to
inspire other designers to
create similar designs made
with local materials.
Spearheaded by Prof.
Jonathan Arroco, BUCIT
Dean, the event was made
possible
through
the
collaboration of Japan
International Cooperation
Agency volunteer, Ms.
Makiko Deguchi, Japanese
Overseas
Corporation
Volunteers,
and
the
Department of Trade and
Industry-Sorsogon. (Earl
Epson L. Recamunda/OP)
on hydrology, biodiversity, and
land allocation.
The project also intends to
develop a data-integration and
information management system
that synthesizes data from the
watershed networks in realtime spatial estimates of water
balance, sediment yield, flood
and landslide risks; build up
capacity of LGU Ligao, Barangay
Herrera, and BUCAF and other
local stakeholders for watershed
monitoring and for the use of
watershed databases in planning
and decision making; and
generate data and information
that will be useful in local policy
development.
As stipulated in the MOA,
BU through BUCAF shall train
partner LGU Environment and
Natural Resources (ENRO) staff
in the establishment of equipment
in strategic sites, as well as in
data gathering, analysis and
interpretation; work closely with
partner LGU Ligao and Brgy.
Herrera in the establishment
of
Watershed
Management
Information System; develop
and/or validate models and
tools on hydrology, biodiversity
and
land
allocation;
and
develop a data-integration and
information-management system
that synthesizes data into real-
time special estimates of water
balance, sediment yield, flood and
landslide risks.
As the LGU’s partner
university, BU also needs to
conduct selected studies on the
watersheds, develop a culture
of research among graduate
and undergraduate students in
watershed management and
allied fields, take responsibility in
the financial management of the
project, and take responsibility
in providing the LGU Ligao and
Brgy. Herrera the results and
outputs of the program.
LGU Ligao, on the other
hand is mandated to participate
in capability building that will
be sponsored by the project
through BU; allow or provide a
contiguous area in two sites of
around two hectares each in the
watershed area where biodiversity
monitoring and erosion plots will
be established and where data
gathering instruments such as
microclimate system, sap flow
meter and infiltrometer and other
monitoring equipment will be
established or installed; assign
LGU – ENRO Staff to work
with BU Project Staff; Act as a
repository of data or information
at LGU level; and work closely
MOA with Ligao/page 4
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with BU staff in data gathering,
tabulation and analysis.
LGU Ligao is also expected to
ensure that all data or information
are used as vital decision
support tools for sustained
management of watersheds for
enhanced environmental, social
and economic services, take
responsibility of informing Brgy.
Herrera regarding the project, and
take responsibility for ensuring
safety and good condition/
usability of all installed equipment
in different locations within the
Mt. Masaraga Watershed Forest
under the political jurisdiction
of their LGU specifically Brgy.
Herrera.
Meanwhile, Brgy. Herrera
of Ligao is also enjoined to
participate in capability building
that will be sponsored by the
project through BU; assist BU in
locating two sites in a contiguous
area of around two hectares each in
the watershed area for erosion plot
establishment and installation of
microclimate monitoring system,
sap flow meter infiltrometer and
other monitoring equipment; and
assign Brgy. Herrera staff or Brgy.
tanod to guide BU Project Staff in
the area.
Further,
Brgy.
Herrera
is also mandated to act as a
repository of data/information
at the barangay level; ensure
that all data or information are
used as vital decision support
tools for sustained management
of watersheds for enhanced
environmental,
social
and
economic services; assist BU in
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informing different stakeholders
in the barangay regarding the
project; and assist the LGU Ligao
and BU in ensuring safety and
good condition/usability of all
installed equipment in different
locations within the Mt. Masaraga
Watershed Forest under the
political jurisdiction of their LGU
specifically Brgy. Herrera.
Under the Executive Order
318 of 2004, LGU Ligao is
mandated to formulate and
implement its Forest Land
Use Plan using the Watershed
Approach.
The project is beneficial
to both LGU Ligao and Brgy.
Herrera as this will provide them
fresh database and information
on watershed, and knowledge on
innovative tools that will facilitate
and improve decision making on
suitable local statutes and policies.
Such knowledge is useful in
preparation of programs, projects
or activities that will achieve
multiple watershed management
objectives.
According to Department
of Energy and Environmental
Protection
of
Connecticut,
watershed management is a term
used to describe the process of
implementing land use practices
and water management practices
to protect and improve the quality
of the water and other natural
resources within a watershed
by managing the use of those
land and water resources in a
comprehensive manner. (Joshua
Caleb P. Pacleta/OP)
CONGRATULATIONS
AUGUST 2016
BUCTCED holds start-up
seminar for BU inventors
Students enjoyed the different booths prepared by the different University Based Organization of
BU during the Cirque: Arts and Music Festival at the BU commencement grounds on July 14, 2016.
(Earl
Epson L.
Participants
of Recamunda/OP)
the Start Up Seminar for BU Inventors organized by the BUCTCED strike a
pose at the HERRC Amphitheater on July 26-27, 2016.
The Bicol University Center for Technology Commercialization
and Enterprise Development (BUCTCED) spearheaded a two-day
seminar-workshop for BU inventors dubbed “Start Up Seminar for
BU Inventors: Learning the Start Up Essentials and Preparing a
Commercialization Proposal.”
The said activity was held on July 26-27 at the HERCC Amphitheater,
BU East Campus.
Guided by the “Mind to Market” principle, the activity’s main aim
was to teach the faculty-inventors how the products of their research
and development undertakings can penetrate the market and yield
revenues.
According to BU Research and Development Center (BURDC)
Director Ronnel R. Dioneda, “It is of great importance that these
inventors be equipped with the know-hows on the basics of business.
I expect that the seminar-workshop will result in a local landscape of
spin-offs, start-ups, commercialization, and licensing agreements.”
The seminar-workshop had resource speakers from both inside
and outside the university. Ma. Crestia C. Bañares, entrepreneur and
co-founder of local start-up Balay Camotenapay, discussed market
BUCTCED/Page 2
Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa,
ipinagdiwang sa BU
TO THE PASSERS OF THE
AUGUST 2016 MINING ENGINEER
LICENSURE EXAMINATION
DONNA MAE P. LONGGA
88.55%, Rank 2
KIMBERLY P. RAPIRAP
88.10%, Rank 5
HAZEL A. NUÑEZ
87.60%, Rank 9
BU Passing Rate: 87.10% (first time examinees)
National Passing Rate: 81.47%
The Editorial Board
Editorial Head:
Dr. Ma. Celina Eladia G. Meneses
Associate Editor:
Prof. Gladys G. Serafica
Managing Editor:
Ms. Merly J. Loria
BU students perform a special Filipino dance number during the opening program of the
Buwan ng Wika celebration at the BU Amphitheater on Aug. 1, 2016. (Joshua Caleb P.
Pacleta/ BU-OP)
Bilang pagpapahalaga sa wikang Filipino at sa kontribusyon
nito sa buhay ng bawat Pilipino, ipinagdiwang ang pagsisimula ng
Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa sa Pamantasan ng Bikol noong Agosto
1 sa Kolehiyo ng Arte at Letra (KAL).
Sa pangunguna ng Departamento ng Filipino ng KAL at
Pinagkaisang Mag-aaral sa Filipino (PIMAFIL), itinampok ng
pambungad na palatuntunan ang kahalagahan ng Wikang Filipino sa
pagpapayabong ng yaman ng kulturang Pilipino.
Buwan ng Wika/Page 3
Circulation Manager:
Ms. Mary Ann M. See
Photojournalist/ Layout Artist:
Earl Epson L. Recamunda
Writer:
Joshua Caleb P. Pacleta
Editorial Consultants:
Dr. Reina O. Habalo
Dr. Helen M. Llenaresas
Overall Consultant:
Dr. Arnulfo M. Mascariñas