COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE

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May 1-31, 2016 Official Publication of the UPLB College of Agriculture Volume 5 No. 5

CAs National Scientist The AUNQA team, headed by Dr. Tone e P.

Laude,convenedwiththemembersoftheCAExecu
is among top 100 ve Commi ee (ExeCom) and former members of

Asian scientists theteam,whoexchangedinsightsamongthegroup

to further enhance the content of each report.

D r. Ramon C. Barba, a Na onal Scien st
(NS) and alumnus from the Crop Science
Cluster,CollegeofAgriculture(CA)leadstheFilipi
no scien sts in the maiden Asian Scien sts 100
listreleasedrecentlybyTheAsian Scien stmaga
zine.
Though it s ll needs renement based on the com
mentsandsugges onsgeneratedduringthepresen
ta on, the team targeted to submit the full report
onthe20thdayofJune2016.(Rachel B. Bau sta)
CA faculty & staff
undergo orientation

Ranked third on the list, Dr. Barba is a dis n

guishedhor culturistknownfordevisingawayfor
mangotreestoproduceowersregardlessofsea on eUP info systems
T
son,whichcontributedgreatlytothedevelopment
he faculty and sta of the College of Agri
ofthemangoindustryinthePhilippines.
culture(CA)a endedageneralorienta on
The three other Filipino scien sts are: NS An on eUP Informa on Systems last May 10 at the
gel Alcala (7th place), NS Edgardo Gomez (9th ICOPEDauditorium.

place), Project Noah Director Mahar Lagmay and
With no less than Dean Enrico P. Supangco and
NS Gavino C. Trono, Jr. (12th place). (Apolinario L.
some cluster directors in a endance, the half day
Lan can, with info taken from INQUIRER.net, May
orienta onfocusedonHumanResourceInforma on
1, 2016)
System (HRIS); Student Academic Informa on Sys
tem (SAIS); Financial Management Informa on Sys
CAs AUN-QA team tem (FMIS); Supplies, Procurement and Campus
reports to ExeCom ManagementInforma onSystems(SPCMIS)andEx
ecu veInforma onSystem(EIS).

he ASEAN University NetworkQuality Assur Ruel P. Madriaga, Sarah Salvio, Rafaela Anne Ri
ance(AUNQA)teamoftheCApresentedthe vera and Angelo Labuguen from UP Diliman served
SelfAssessmentReport(SAR)ina mockpresenta as facilitators/resource persons in the said ac vity.
onlastMay13inBaguioCity. They discussed the aforemen oned systems in line

The11criteriareportwaspresentedbasedon with the eUP Project ini ated by President Pascual.

the Guide to AUNQA Assessment at Programme (AL Lan can)
Level version 3.0. The criteria are: (1) expected
learning outcomes, (2) programme specica on, CPC entomologists named
(3)programmestructureandcontent,(4)teaching as UP Scientists
F
andlearningapproach,(5)studentassessment,(6)
ormerChancellorLuisReyI.Velascoandfor
academicstaquality,(7)supportstaquality,(8) merCropProtec onCluster(CPC)DirectorCe
studentqualityandsupport,(9)facili esandinfra liadR.Medinawererecentlyconferredthe tleScien
structures,(10)qualityenhancement,and(11)out st1bytheUPSystem.The tlesofthesefacultyand
put.Thepresenta onwasdonetogooverthecri entomologistsfromCPCtookeectfrom2015to2017.
teriareportsandseewhatneedstoberened. (Ruby G. dela Cruz)
Page 2 CA Monthly Newsletter

IPB to turn 41 NCPC turns 40

T he Ins tute of Plant Breeding (IPB),
Crop Science Cluster will celebrate T
he Na onal Crop Protec on Center (NCPC), a
UPLBpestmanagementresearchins tu on,cel
th
its41stanniversaryonJune23byconduc ng ebratedits40 anniversarylastMay19.

a forum, a family day, and an alumni and The fes ve celebra on was highlighted by a farmers
friendshomecoming. eld day sponsored by the Carrageenan project of the

On the rst day, a forum on Inclusive PhilippineCouncilforAgriculture,Aqua candNaturalRe

Business Models to Move Agriculture For sources Research and DevelopmentDepartment of Sci
wardwillbringtogetherscien sts,entrepre enceandTechnology(PCAARRDDOST),undertheleader
neurs and other members of the academic shipofDr.GilL.Magsino,CropProtec onCluster(CPC)s
and agribusiness community. The guest of Informa on Management and Technical Services head
honor will be George T. Barcelon, president andextensioncoordinator.

of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and A ertheearlyeldday,par cipatedinbyalmost200

Industry (PCCI), while the panelists will in farmers from Bay, Calauan and Victoria, Laguna, the visi
clude Ambassador Donald G. Dee, honorary torsproceededtothemainNCPCbuildingtoviewexhibits
chairman of PCCI; Roberto C. Amores, chief anda endtheformalprogram.TheUPLBocialsstarted
execu veocerofHiLasMarke ngCorpora theprogramthrougharibboncu ngceremony.Present
on;AlfredoM.Yao,founderofZestOGroup duringthecelebra onwere:Dr.FernandoF.Sanchez,Sr.,
ofCompanies;Hon.NeliaT.Gonzalez,former founderandrstdirectorofNCPC(withwife,Dr.Priscilla
UP Regent; and Glenn N. Ba cados, director C.Sanchez);Dr.EnricoP.Supangco,CAdean;Dr.Jocelyn
ofCenterforTechnologyTransferandEntre E. Eusebio, director of Crops Research Division of
preneurship (CTTE), UPLB. This ac vity is PCAARRD(represen ngDr.ReynaldoV.Ebora);Dr.RexB.
sponsored by the Coali on for Agriculture DemafelisandDr.SusanMayF.Calumpang,ViceChancel
Moderniza oninthePhilippines,Department lorandAsst.ViceChancellorforResearchandExtension,
of Agribusiness Management and Entrepre respec vely; Dr. Romulo G. Davide, CPC professor emeri
neurshipUPLB College of Economics and tusandRamonMagsaysayawardee;Hon.NeliaT.Gonza
Management,andCTTE. les, former Board of Regents member, and Dr. Ponciano

TheseconddaywillbeaFamilyDaywhich M.Halos,formerNCPCteamleaderandresearcher.

will underscore the messages by UPLB o
cials and IPB Council of Elders. Keynote
speakerwillbeDr.ManuelL.Logroo,former
IPB deputy director and current president of
IPB Alumni and Friends Associa on. There
willbeaserviceawardrecogni onandinduc
on of the new ocers of the Junior Re
searchersOrganiza on.AgameWowowin
will follow, pa erned a er a popular a er
A brief backgrounder about the Carrageenan project
waspresentedbyDr.Magsinowhileafarmerusergavea
tes monialduringtheevent;a erwhich,thewhole me
was devoted to exhibit viewing at the NCPC lobby. The
CPC exhibit consisted of technology breakthroughs, all
productsofyearsofresearchandhardworkbyNCPCre
searchers.GuestexhibitorswereSYNOCHEMCo.,PLANT
ERSandCarrageenanofPCAARRDDOST.

noon TV gamevariety show. At night, the Inthea ernoon,theNCPCstahadagood mebond

homecomingofIPBalumniandfriendswillbe
held.(Laureno B. Lanosia, Jr.)
The College of Agriculture Monthly Newsletter
is published through the Office of the Dean,
ingwithsomere redpersonnel.Serviceawardsweregiv
en to sta who have served from 35 years and above
whileposthumousawardswerealsograntedtopersonnel
whopassedawayinlineofservice.

College of Agriculture, UPLB, College, Laguna TheNCPCwasfoundedonMay19,1976throughPres.

Advisers: Dean Enrico P. Supangco
Associate Dean Tonette P. Laude
Editor/Layout Artist: Apolinario L. Lantican
Contributors: Erlinda A. Balot, Jeddahlyn S. Baria, Rachel B.
Bautista, Ruby G. dela Cruz, Imelda M. Gesmundo,
Laureano B. Lanosia, Jr., and Apolinario L. Lantican
Circulation Officer: Venecia B. Batain
Decree936bythenPres.FerdinandE.Marcos.Thecenter
isnowacomponentoftheCPCthatmergedwiththeDe
partmentsofEntomology,PlantPathologyandWeedSci
enceofAgronomyonJune5,2005,asapprovedbytheUP
BoardofRegents.(Ruby G. Dela Cruz)
CA Monthly Newsletter
Department of National
Defense staff visit CA
A
team of 20 military personnel and ci
vilian employees [Philippine Airforce
(PAF) and Philippine Army (PA)] of the Depart
mentofNa onalDefense(DND)visitedCAlast
May20.
Headed by Capt. Rowena T. Petrillo
(administra veocer,PAF),theteamwasable
to get informa on that will further improve
DNDs Integrated Business Development Pro
gramwhereinsomemilitaryidlelandsarebeing
usedmoreproduc vely.Someoftheseprojects
put up by DND is a coee planta on in Camp
KibaritaninBukidnonandabambooplanta on
inFortMagsaysayinNuevaEcija.
ThevisitorsweretouredattheBINHINGPA
MANAorganicfarmoftheCropScienceCluster
(CSC)andorientedontheac vi esbeingdone
byPAMANAanditsroleintheCSC.Onething
that caught their interest was, how the fer
mented fruit juice (FFJ) and fermented plant
juice (FPJ) look like, how they are being pre
pared and what their uses are. Also, since one
of them asked why zinnia, cosmos and mari
gold are abundant at PAMANA, it was ex
plainedthattheydonotonlyserveasornamen
tals but also as botanicals that a ract pollina
tors (zinnia and cosmos) and drive away pests
(marigold).
A video about the edible landscaping pro
ject,itsac vi esandaccomplishment,waspre
sentedtothevisitors.Theyalsovisitedthe s
sueculturelaboratoryoftheOrnamentalCrops
Division of CSC. At the landscape area, they
weresoimpressedathowthevegetables,fruits
andherbswerear s callycombined.
The said visit was made through the ini a
veofFernandoI.Manalo,DNDundersecretary
fornance,ammuni ons,installa onsandma
terials.(Imelda M. Gesmundo)
ANNOUNCEMENT*
ADSC Training Course:
Dairy Products Manufacture at Home
June 27-July 1; P3,000 per person
For details, call: Tel.# (049) 536-3426/2547/3744/2205
*Information given by Jeddahlyn S. Baria
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FOREIGN TRAVEL*
RaolP.Pamiloza,universityresearcher,CropScience
Cluster (CSC); a ended the interna onal course on:
Bioinforma cs and Biotechnology: Todays Tools for
TomorrowsAgricultureinaWorldofGlobalEnviron
mentChanges;Israel;May7June10
Dr. Rommel C. Sulabo, professor, Animal and Dairy
Sciences Cluster (ADSC); served as resource speaker
during the Olmix 2ndInterna onal Seminar on Health
andNutri on;Indonesia;May1518
Dr. Nestor C. Altoveros and Teresita H. Borromeo,
associateprofessorandprofessor,respec vely;CSC;
a ended the Interna onal Workshop on Assessing
resilienceandecosystemgoodsandservicesofGlob
ally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems in se
lectedricesystemsinChinaandthePhilippines;Bei
jing,China;May1520
Dr. Simplicio M. Medina, associate professor, Agri
culturalSystemsCluster;a endedtheTokyoUniver
sity of Agricultures 125th anniversary; Japan; May
1922
Annalisa L. Aquino, university researcher, CSC;
a ended the Netherlands Fellowship Programmes
Training on Integrated Seed Sector Development;
Center for Development Innova on, Wageningen,
TheNetherlands;May20June13
Carla Alilie A. Lontoc, university researcher, ADSC;
a ended the 2016 Interna onal Conference on Asia
Agriculture and Animal; Jeju Island, Republic of Ko
rea;May2227
Dr. Rodel G. Maghirang, scien st I, CSC; a ended
mee ngs of the Special Task Force for the ASEAN
Standard for Organic Agriculture and Task Force on
ASEANStandardsforHor culturalProduceandOth
er Crops; Laos Plaza Hotel, Vien ane Capital, Laos;
May2228
Dr. Lo s E. Mopera, assistant professor, Food Sci
ence Cluster; par cipated in the Mul Country Ob
serva onal Study Mission on Food Safety Manage
mentSystem;Tokyo,Japan;May2229
Dr. Edna A. Aguilar, professor, CSC; joined the aca
demicvisit/focus(cooperate);TaiwanUniversity,Tai
wan;May2427
RyanRodrigoP.TayobongandMariaCharitoE.Bal
ladares,instructoranduniversityresearcher,respec
vely,CSC;par cipatedasexhibitorandpresenteda
paper tled, Dissemina on of Edible Landscaping
Technology:RoadtoSelfSuciencyatDaegoFlow
erShowandSamsungCoex;Seoul,SouthKorea;May
30June11
*Prepared by Imelda M. Gesmundo and Erlinda A. Balot