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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 world-class university. Japanese Univ/page 3

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)

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Japanese university conducts workshop in BU

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Design students and professors from Musashino Art University (MAU), Japan, in collaboration with Bicol University (BU) College of Industrial Technology and local manufacturers in Sorsogon held a workshop on handicraft, design and development on August 4 to 5 at the BU Higher Education Regional Research Center building.

Headed by MAU professors Shinichi Ito and Takaaki Bando, the workshop aimed to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and techniques of Industrial Design students and faculty in developing 21st century design concepts in bamboo art industry. It also aimed to enhance the creative/designing skills of the participants, and strengthen collaboration through

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 rating of 88.55% while Kimberly Rapirap and Hazel Nuñez ranked fifth and ninth place with 88.10% and 87.60% respectively.

BU garnered an over-all rating of 87.1% in the said board exam with 27 passers out of the 31 first time examinees.

The members of the Board of Mining Engineering who gave the licensure examination were Cornelio Q. Casido, Chairman; Rufino B. Bomasang and Augusto C. Villaluna, Members. 211 out of 259 (81.47%) passed the licensure exam. (Joshua Caleb P. Pacleta)

Top PH journalists inspire BUCAL studes

Three outstanding Filipino journalists visited the Bicol University College of Arts and Letters (BUCAL) during the second leg of the 8th Metrobank Foundation Lecture Series in Journalism held at CAL Amphitheatre on August 4.

BUCAL welcomed the 2015 Journalists of the Year (JOY) awardees—Nancy Carvajal, Howie Severino and Maria Teresa ‘Maritess’ Vitug who shared their journalistic experiences to the third and fourth year Journalism, Broadcasting, English, and Communication students of the college.

Organized by the Metrobank Foundation, Inc. (MBFI) and the PROBE Media Foundation, Inc., in

Top PH journalists, Howie Severino, Nancy Carvajal and Maria Teresa Vitug, beam proudly as they receive their certificates during the 8th Metrobank Foundation Lecture Series in Journalism held at the BU Amphitheater on August 4, 2016. (Shan Gabriel Apuli/ The Bicol Universitarian)

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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.

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)

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 AWARDEESIn 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

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)

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

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)

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); “Pili-Pulp Products” of Profs. Maria Asuncion V. Oronan, Maria Gisella N. Mortega, and Alvin

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)

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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.

students-faculty inter-country 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)

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)

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)

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.

As one of the partner SUCs implementing the National Research and Development Project for Watershed Management in the Philippines - Phase 2 (INWARD) in the Bicol Region, the MOA signing aims to strengthen the ties between BU and the LGUs as it seeks to develop a network of learning watersheds and management decision support system.

Specifically, project INWARD aims to establish a wireless sensor that will provide real-time information on water quantity and quality, local climate and soil conditions of selected watersheds; establish permanent biodiversity monitoring plots; assess the interrelations of watershed and ecosystem services with human and natural factors; and develop and/or validate models and tools

BU inks MOA with LGU Ligao, Barangay Herrera on watershed

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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 real-time 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

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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. Recamunda/OP)

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

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Participants of the Start Up Seminar for BU Inventors organized by the BUCTCED strike a pose at the HERRC Amphitheater on July 26-27, 2016.

Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa, ipinagdiwang sa BU

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.

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)

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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

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)