MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
July 2015 Official Publication of the UPLB College of Agriculture
CA to feature
masterpiece at
Syensaya 2015
The College of Agriculture (CA) will present
an art illustration that depicts the life of a typical
Filipino farm family that will surely draw the at-
tention as the Syensya exhibit opens on August
12 at the Copeland gymnasium, UPLB.
This years Syensaya focuses on global inno-
vations in science and the CA group will present
the scientific innovations in agricultural systems,
animal and dairy science, crop protection, crop
science and food science with the Filipino family
at the center of all its endeavors. This, among
others, will be shown at Syensaya wonderama
which ends on August 14. (Ruby G. dela Cruz)
HPSAHS explores
tie-up with CA
Two delegates of the Hiroshima Prefectural
Saijyo Agricultural High School (HPSAHS) in Hi-
roshima, Japan met with Dean Enrico P.
Supangco last July 28 at the College of Agricul-
ture (CA) Deans Office to discuss possible col-
laboration with the CA.
Yoshinori Tatsukami and Motonori Kouro
(principal and horticulture department chief, re-
spectively) informed Dean Supangco that 10 sen-
ior high school students from HPSAHS will arrive
at the Philippines on November 9; wherein they
will be staying at UP Diliman for three days and
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at UPLB for two days on a home stay set-up for them
to be able to immerse themselves in these places.
Tatsukami added that the students will be exposed to
UP Rural High School (RHS)s activities, but he finds
it important that the students should also see CAs
facilities including its degree programs, the very rea-
son why they met with the Dean.
Dean Supangco requested the delegates to pro-
vide CA a background of the students and identify
their area of interest so that activities intended for
them during their stay at UPLB will be meaningful.
He also broached the idea of a reciprocal visit of
CA students to Japan, with UPRHS to be included,
once a Memorandum of Agreement is inked be-
tween HPSAHS and UPLB. The delegates were open
to Dean Supangcos suggestion.
Dr. Simplicio M. Medina, director of the Office
of Institutional Linkages, accompanied the visitors in
their meeting with Dean Supangco. (Imelda M.
Gesmundo)
Davide challenges
graduates to go for wisdom
& excellence; dares UP
to provide more incentives
to extensionists
Dr. Romulo G. Davide, guest speaker for the 43rd
UPLB commencement exercises held last July 4,
urged the graduates to be wise and to excel in their
chosen profession.
A distinguished alumnus of the College of Agricul-
ture (CA) and Ramon Magsaysay awardee,
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Dr. Davide narrated his struggle as a student, being

one of the seven children of a farming family from FOREIGN TRAVELS*
the mountainous barangay of Colawin, Argao, Cebu.
He revealed that four out of seven Davide siblings Dr. Elda B. Esguerra, professor, Crop Science
were able to finish their college degrees at UP while Cluster (CSC); served as discussant in the
the rest graduated from other schools despite finan- Roundtable Panel on Reducing Food Losses in
cial difficulties, great hardships and sacrifices. Asia and the Pacific Region and presented a pa-
per titled Equipping small food producers and
Today, he continued, you have also fulfilled
processors and their organizations with technol-
your dream and more so, your parents dream. Eve-
ogies and knowledge to reduce losses: The Criti-
ry parent knows for sure that education is the key
cal Role of Research and Extension in Bangkok,
to prosperity in life. Remember that education is a
Thailand; July 5-8.
continuing process. Continue, therefore, to dream
Dr. Teodoro C. Mendoza, professor, CSC;
for your unending success in life.
attended the Biomass Open-Research Forum on
To realize his dream of serving not only his Biomass Resource-Assessment for Asians in
country but also the poor farmers from the baran- Bangkok; July 8-11.
gay where he grew up, Dr. Davide conceptualized
Joy B. Banayo, university researcher, Animal
FSTP and implemented it in Bgy. Colawin, Argao,
and Dairy Sciences Cluster; participated in a
Cebu in 1994. Challenged by their poor living con-
short course training on Quantum Leap Theo-
ditions, he has been dedicating the rest of his life to
ry and Breeding Objectives: A Commercial
help the poor farmers. He then dared the graduates
Three-way Crossbreeding Strategy to Improve
to go back to where they came from and help their
Milk Production in Dairy Cattle in Victoria,
folks become successful in their economic struggles.
Australia; July 13-21
Moreover, he challenged UP to enhance its aca-
demic standards in terms of instruction, research
and extension. According to him, UP has not been in Prepared by*
IMELDA M. GESMUNDO and ERLINDA A. BALOT
the forefront of community development/extension
services in its 100 years of existence as shown by
the incidence of poverty and illiteracy. He particular- FEEDBACK
ly questioned the meager government support to For comments/suggestions, just e- mail:
the poor indigenous people like the Mangyan and The Editor
CA Monthly Newsletter
Blaan, which he personally witnessed in his FSTP AgriBookstore, IH Complex,
works. He also wanted UP to review its policies of UPLB Campus
apolinariolantican@yahoo.com
giving preferential promotion to faculty doing teach-
We also welcome articles/news briefs from any CA
ing and research works against those doing exten- constituent. Thank you.
sion and public service. He said that these extension
personnel, who serve as the link between the re- The CA Monthly Newsletter
searchers and the farmers to ultimately make use of is published through the Office of the Dean,
College of Agriculture, UPLB, College, Laguna
the developed technologies, are most vulnerable to
risks because they are often subjected to hazardous Advisers: Dean Enrico P. Supangco
Associate Dean Tonette P. Laude
environments and natural calamities in the perfor- Editor: Apolinario L. Lantican
Contributors: EA Balot, RG dela Cruz, IM Gesmundo, AL
mance of their duties. (Simeona C. Seminiano/
Lantican and SC Seminiano
Apolinario L. Lantican) Layout Artist: AL Lantican