October 2015

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
activated. updated.
October 2015 Official Publication of the UPLB College of Agriculture Volume 4 No. 10
review is geared towards the improvement and assurance of aca-

CA joins 97 UPLB th demic quality. It also provides mechanisms for continuous quality
improvement for the sustainability and development of the pro-
Loyalty Day & Alumni gram, and buffers against pressures to lower quality standards.
About 90% of the write-ups of the assessment review has

Homecoming; wins Best been done and the participants would still have to collect few
more evidences to support the texts in the output. The CA-AUN
Float & Street Dance Team agreed to have a walk through of the draft report on No-
vember 6 prior to its finalization.
T he College of Agriculture (CA) delegation, headed

by Dean Enrico P. Supangco; together with the clus-
ter directors, faculty, staff and students; came in full force in
The assessment review was participated in by the dean, as-
sociate dean, cluster faculty members and staff of the Deans
Office.
the annual foot parade which highlighted this years Loyalty
Day and Alumni Homecoming celebration. Founded in November 1995, the AUN is an Asian university
association composed of 30 universities (including the UP sys-
Adhering to the theme, Agro-industrial Innovations and tem) from 10 ASEAN countries. It created the AUN-QA to help
Entrepreneurship for Inclusive Growth, the CA contingent all higher education institutions in ASEAN countries attain and
paraded along with their float bearing a banner with the cap- maintain their high standard of education. (IM Gesmundo, with
tion, Makiisa sa Kolehiyo ng Agrikultura Tungo sa Sama- information from Rachel B. Bautista; https://en.wikipedia/wiki/
Samang Pag-unlad ng Magsasaka at Pamayanan; and also ASEAN_University_Netw; www.aunsec.org.//pdf/aunwebsite/01-
containing some of the technologies and products of re- AUNQAGuideline Manual.pdf)
search of the five clusters. The group also exhibited its talent
in street dancing and displayed its creativity through the
props used in front of the D. L. Umali Hall where the judges,
alumni and guests were seated. No less than the dean and
CPC researcher & faculty
the cluster directors led the presentation to the delight of the
audience.
garner national &
What made CAs participation more significant were the regional awards
Best Float and the Best Street Dance awards given to the
college during the luncheon (salu-salo) at the Baker Hall. Two personnel from the Crop Protection Cluster (CPC) re-
(Imelda M. Gesmundo) cently copped separate awards from two government agencies.
CA holds AUNQA
Mario V. Navasero, researcher and UP Scientist, was chosen
by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) as one of the 2015 na-
tional Dangal ng Bayan awardees. He will formally receive the
SAR writeshop plaque of recognition and monetary reward on November 9 at the
Malacaan Palace, with no less than His Excellency Benigno
T
Simeon Aquino III conferring the award.
he College of Agriculture (CA) conducted an
ASEAN University Network-Quality Assurance (AUN Navasero was also given the said award in the regional cate-
-QA) Self-Assessment Review (SAR) writeshop last October gory last October 20 at the CSC Region IV office in Quezon City.
12-13 at the Development Academy of the Philippines in
Tagaytay City, Cavite. Meanwhile, Dr. Pio A. Javier (entomologist and faculty)
bagged this years Department of Agriculture Gawad Saka award
The two-day workshop was aimed to review the evidenc- in Region IV as Most Outstanding Agricultural Scientist. The
es made by the group participants and consolidate all outputs awarding ceremony will be held on October 29 at Sta. Cruz, La-
of the self-assessment review of all major academic pro- guna. This multi-awarded researcher and scientist is also com-
grams of CA. peting for the said award in the national category. (Ruby G. dela
Cruz)
The self-assessment review is an exercise wherein the
participants involved in the program conducted a self-study
using the framework set of criteria approved by the AUN-QA.
The criteria for assessment includes the following: 1. Exist-
FEEDBACK
ence of QA system; 2. Teaching and learning (which focuses For comments/suggestions, just e- mail:
on course curriculum, academic staff, student assessment,
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learning process, environmental health and safety, and learn-
ing resources); 3. Research (which includes funding and fa- The Editor
cilities and research output); 4. Services; 5. Ethics; and 6. CA Monthly Newsletter
Human resource development. Furthermore, the assessment AgriBookstore, IH Complex, UPLB Campus
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soil trade fair and symposium, mud painting contest, and LU-
DMFI awards scholarship to PASCI 3: Social Science 1 Inter-laboratory Contest.
CA students The trade fair at the ASH grounds aims to create awareness
on the importance of healthy soils and showcase the products of
T wo deserving students from the College of Agriculture the different CA clusters. (RG dela Cruz)
(CA) were formally awarded a scholarship grant from
the Diwa ng Magdalo Foundation Inc. (DMFI) last October 5 at
the CA deans Office conference room. FOREIGN TRAVEL*
The grantees are Lorraine Klein M. Altovar (BS Agricultural
Biotechnology) and Nel Oliver B. Mateo (BS Agriculture). There
Dr. Christian Joseph R. Cumagun, professor, Crop Pro-
were also awardees from the College of Economics and Man- tection Cluster (CPC); attended the 2nd Surveillance Net-
agement, namely; Ericka Shane R. Labilles (BS Agribusiness work on Rice Health in South East Asia Meeting on Soil
Management), Letticia L. Carodan (BS Agribusiness Manage- Management Practices and Incidence on Microbial and
ment) and Angeli Ann P. Llantos (BS Agricultural Economics). Nematode Communities in Hanoi, Vietnam; October 3-7
Roanne R. Ripalda, university research associate, Crop
Furthermore, Fe Lebios and Norman Spencer Lo Science Cluster (CSC); participated in the Asia Pacific Eco-
(representatives of DMFI) came in behalf of Sen. Antonio F. nomic Cooperation (APEC) Training Course on Develop-
Trillanes IV. CA Dean Enrico P. Supangco and Dr. Cynthia R. ment of Bioenergy Crops as Renewable Energy Sources for
Oliveros (college secretary) attended the ceremony to accompa- APEC Economics in Royal Ambarrukmo Yogyakarta, Yog-
ny the student awardees. (Rachel B. Bautista) yakarta, Indonesia; October 11-16

Polangui Community College
Dr. Floirendo P. Flores, associate professor, Food Science
Cluster (FSC); attended the training on Food Packaging:
faculty/staff visit CA
Innovation, Safety and Sustainability organized by Cremo-
na Executive Education Program; October 12-16

F
Dr. Amado A. Angeles, assistant professor, Animal and
orty (40) faculty and staff of the Polangui Community Dairy Sciences Cluster; presently attending a training on the
College (PCC) in Polangui, Albay (headed by its presi- fundamentals of phage display and other relevant recombi-
dent, Dr. Rosalinda B. Barquez) visited CA last October 7. nant antibody techniques at the University of Illinois, Chica-
In a courtesy call with Dean Enrico P. Supangco, Dr. go, USA; October 18, 2015 to January 17, 2016
Barquez said on behalf of her colleagues that they want to know Dr. Celia dR. Medina, associate professor, CPC; participat-
the best practices or technology at CA which they could adopt ed in the Exchange Scientists/Experts Mission Program at
for their students. Dean Supangco suggested that CA can bring the Rural Development Administration, South Korea; Octo-
some of its technologies to PCC once invited. ber 19-28
To orient the visitors, a video presentation about CA Ara Fatima C. Algar, assistant professor, FSC; presently
(curricular programs, technologies and services) was conduct- attending the 2015 Innovative Food Processing Technology
ed. Afterwards, they visited the Institute of Plant Breeding, Crop Workshop in Kaohsiung, Taiwan; October 24 - November 1
Science Cluster where different crops developed by the institute Dr. Elda B. Esguerra, professor, CSC; provides expert
was shown to them, including open-pollinated vegetable seeds
services in the implementation of the Training of Trainers on
which many of them bought for school and home use.
Horticultural Chain Management as part of the Food and
At the Edible Landscaping project of Chancellor Fernando Agriculture Organization (FAO) Technical Cooperation Pro-
C. Sanchez, located just across the Ornamental Crops Nursery, ject titled Reduction of Postharvest Losses in Horticultural
the visitors were amazed on the landscape using vegetables Chains in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
and herbs, a technology which they could replicate at PCC. (SAARC) Countries in Nepal; October 30 to November 8
Likewise, books for PCCs library were bought at the CA

AgriBookstore, a destination which is sometimes overlooked by
*Prepared by IM Gesmundo and Erlinda A. Balot
many of CAs visitors from state colleges and universities. (IM
Gesmundo)
ASC celebrates We welcome articles/news briefs from any CA

Soil Science Week & constituent. Thank you.
Intl Year of Soils

The CA Monthly Newsletter
T he Agricultural Systems Cluster (ASC), in partnership
with the UP Soil Science Society, kicked off the cele-
bration of the Soil Science Week and International Year of Soils
is published through the Office of the Dean,
College of Agriculture, UPLB, College, Laguna
last October 26 at the Agronomy-Soils-Horticulture (ASH) Advisers: Dean Enrico P. Supangco
grounds. Associate Dean Tonette P. Laude
Editor: Apolinario L. Lantican
With the theme, Healthy Soils: The Hope of Future Genera- Contributors: EA Balot, RB Bautista, RG dela Cruz and IM
tion, the four-day activity, which will culminate on October 29, Gesmundo
will have the following activities: parade and solidarity meeting, Layout Artist: AL Lantican

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review is geared towards the improvement and assurance of aca-

About 90% of the write-ups of the assessment review has

T he College of Agriculture (CA) delegation, headed

Likewise, books for PCCs library were bought at the CA

ASC celebrates We welcome articles/news briefs from any CA

Intl Year of Soils

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