San Beda College EXECUTIVE SUMMARY REPORT SEPTEMBER

San Beda College
Manila
Institutional Community Involvement Center
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY REPORT
SEPTEMBER 2015– NOVEMBER 2015
1. Business Clinic Program (BCP) in Bauko, Mountain Province
September 24-27, 2015
There are three simultaneous business clinic continuing projects in our Mt. Province
engagements:
1. Business Clinic Program for the LGU specifically on marketing strategies and
conducting financial literacy and organizational leadership workshops for its village
leaders. The recent activity is entitled, “Seminar Workshop on Marketing Products.”
2. Sustaining the mushroom growing project
3. Processed Vegetable Products: Potato Chips and Carrot Jam
The following reports are in consonance with the requirements set by CHED for autonomous and
university status.
A. BCP Projects in Collaboration with the LGU-Bauko
Title of Community Engagement:
Seminar Workshop on Marketing Products
Objective:
1. For beneficiaries to acquire new techniques in marketing, promotion, labeling
and product branding,
2. Increase income through better marketing strategies and
3. Develop a comprehensive plan how marketing strategies be incorporated to
local tourism and the LGU projects on sustainable livelihood.
The program had 23 participants from 8 barangays of Bauko municipality. As a
response to the request of the office of the mayor, San Beda BCP Team conducted the
seminar workshop on September 25, 2015 by the representative faculty experts in
marketing, Prof. JojoVillamin and Prof. Gregorio Borja. Later in the afternoon Engr. Zernan
de Ramos took his turn in sharing how to improve products by proper packaging, branding
and labeling. The business professors who served as speakers are also co-advisers of the
newly formed group Enactus (Entrepreneurship Action in Us) who collaborated the
activity as co-organizers. There were nine Enactus student officers and members who
were in charge in the registration, evaluation and logistical components of the program.
B. Sustaining the Mushroom Growing Project
The Mushroom Growing Project in the village of Pactil, Bauko, Mt. Province was started
in 2011 with the San Beda College Benedictine Educational Foundation Inc. (SBCBEFI) as the main
donor funding for the resource speakers, equipment and logistical concerns. Together with
SBCBEFI, ICIC conducted technical and capacity trainings to equip the 65 members the capacity
to be self-reliant and independent. ICIC formed them to an organization called the St. Bede
Mushroom and Vegetable Growers Association (SBMVGA).
San Beda collaborated the project with the local government of Bauko, Mountain
Province with their council passing a resolution to donate a land and a budget for an erection of
mushroom building laboratory. The amount allotted by LGUBauko for the project is
Php1,000,000.
LGU Bauko facilitated the release of the DOST Cordillera fund to buy an important
equipment, the autoclave orsterilizer. It was already delivered to our beneficiaries. The said item
costs is Php 290,000 and this will pave way to increase the production.
A seminar workshop and review of business processes were conducted by the Enactus
members and BCP professors. The team monitored the operation processes, checked the
laboratory environment and facilities, mentored members on proper bookkeeping and other
aspects of the livelihood initiative. The outcome was the inventory of needs. These bucket lists
are currently being addressed by the team in order that the next round of visit, the beneficiaries
will be taught proper procedures, standard systems and strictly follow the good manufacturing
practices.
There were four professors and nine students involved in the project.
C. Processed Vegetable Products: Potato Chips and Carrot Jam
Processed vegetable products, the potato chips and carrots jamare project interventions
to the problem of the low prices offered by the middlemen to fresh carrots and potatoes during
seasons when the production is high. The cost per kilo to these vegetables is between P2 to P5
only. This amount is not even enough to augment their capital. The farmers will just opt to throw
them in the farm and be rotten than to give it to the middlemen. Another problem is the influx
of goods as a result of globalization where products from Taiwan and China are much cheaper
than the one from Mountain Province. In such context, San Beda looked for solutions that will
translate waste to additional income.
The potato chips came with CAS BCP team working with the members of the SBMVGA.
Prof. Pilipino Ramos, CAS, Department of Accountancy served as a point person for the project
while Engr. Zernan de Ramos took the mushroom growing initiative. Both professors mentored
the students and Enactus members how the said processed vegetable products will be developed
along the line of social entrepreneurship. ICIC oversees the entire project with the support of the
SBC-BEFI.
There were 4 professors involved in the project and 11 students who are “on the site
social entrepreneurship trainees.”
2. Consortium of Benedictine Schools YakapEskwelaJoint Project in Bohol
October 15-18, 2015
The Consortium of Benedictine Schools is composed ofSan Beda College, Manila, San
Beda College-Alabang and St. Scholastica’s College, Manila. One of the consortium’s successful
ventures was the Yakap-Eswela in Tanauan, Leyte for the Yolanda victims for academic year 20142015. For this year, the group decided to adopt Sacred Heart Academy, Loon, Bohol whose entire
building was reduced to ground zero during the 7.2 magnitude October 13, 2013 earthquake. A
Memorandum of Agreement was held between the Consortium and the school through its
Chairman of the Board, Most Reverend Leonardo YuzonMedroso, DD, bishop of the Diocese of
Tagbilaran.
The team donated Understanding By Design books (600 items), school supplies (4 boxes
of ballpens and notebooks) and other instructional resources.
Memorandum of Agreement Signing and Benedictine Consortium ocular visit inSacred Heart
Academy, Loon, Bohol, October 15 – 18, 2015
3. Volunteerism Week
October 20-23, 2015
Volunteerism Week held last October 20-23, 2015 aims to bring together community
engagements and advocacies of various colleges and groups of the institution. It was bannered
by the theme, “Strengthening Volunteerism, Sharpening Expertise and Deepening the Faith.” The
event was highlighted by charity bazaar where the products of our partner communities were
displayed and sold inside the campus, medical mission and forum on the plight of the refugees
by the United Nation Higher Commissioner for Refugees.
The charity Bazaar was a collaborative activity by organizations inclined along business
courses while the medical mission was participated by the Department of Psychology and College
of Medicine. The forum for refugees was led by the College of Law-Legal Aid Bureau and the
Department of Legal Management.
4. Sustaining Community Engagements and
Students Cross – Cultural Leadership Program in Bauko, Mountain Province
November 25 – 29, 2015
The trip to Mt. Province last November 25-28, 2015 has the following deliverables:
sustaining the existing mushroom livelihood project and the potato chips, respond to the
invitation of a new village requesting for a financial literacy and product development, student
immersion and cross-cultural leadership program, conducting Youth leadership program in the
Parish and updating our survey for TESDA skills trainings in the place.
A. Sustaining the Mushroom and Potato Chips Village Business Initiative
And Students Cross Cultural Leadership Program
November 25-28, 2015
The members of the Entrepreneurship Action in Us (Enactus) monitored the financial
status of the mushroom and the potato chips, and checked how the good manufacturing
practices were applied in the community business. A total of 35 members of the St. Bede
Mushroom and Vegetable Growing Association participated in two-day workshop. Manuals of
Operation for the mushroom and potato chips business were drafted. This is an indicator of
having a sustainability plan and can serve as one of the best features in the school’s community
engagement projects.
At the same time, they were also immersing themselves to the local context of the
business including living the daily routine of the indigenous community, participating in their
farming activities and working together how to improve the products by addressing the identified
challenges. There were 18 business students and two professors who stayed in Pactil chapel,
Bauko, Mountain Province engaged in the program. Each participant was asked to do their daily
reflection papers and share it to the group during the focus group discussion. It was called the
cross cultural program since they were able to understand “the hits and misses of the village
enterprise” by their hands-on and personal encounter to the actual realities of people. It was an
experience that can transform their worldviews and concepts how to manage businesses given
its risks. Most of all, it can develop a character along the ideals of our Benedictine identity and
mission.
On July 11 2016, the Enactus will represent the school in the social enterprise competition
national finals where the winner will proceed to the World Cup in Canada.
B. Youth Leadership Training in the Holy Family Mission Parish, Sadsadan,
Mountain Province
November 26-27, 2015
In response to the letter request of the parish youth leaders addressed to Rev. Fr. Bede
S. Hechanova, OSB, the Youth Leadership Training was conducted focusing on leadership and
spirituality. There were fiveIntegrated Basic Education administrators and faculty who facilitated
the training together with Dom Placid Acta, OSB a representative from the Abbey of our Lady of
Montserrat Monastery.
C. Financial Literacy and Product Development in Mabaay Village,
Bauko, Mountain Province
November 26-27, 2015
The villagers of Mabaay who were inspired by San Beda’s Social Enterprise for Economic
Development Program appealed to the San Beda Benedictine Educational Foundation Inc. and
the ICIC for a financial literacy and product development project. In response, the team of Prof.
Pilipino Ramos, Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants (JPIA) moderator and eight of its
members conducted a financial literacy through proper book keeping and various business
procedures of small enterprise. There were 30 participants impacted for the said project.
There was product development activity the following day featuring the atsara making
conducted by two business entrepreneurship students. To add a character formation component
of the program, student facilitators lived in the village and immersed themselves with the local
people.
5. Zumba and Fun Run in the Mountain
November 28, 2015
The SBCBEFI and ICIC organized the zumba and fun run in the village entitled, Dasal, Indak
and Takbo. There were 80 participants who did the unique fun run in the mountain wearing the
Bedan singlets. The zumba was introduced as a warm-up activity. There were two youth runners
who won the event, and can be a potential athlete scholars of the school.
6. Boosting Community Based research through the Creation of Editorial Board for Virtus,
the Bedan Research Journal for Community Engagements and the Call for Papers for Its
First publication by the second quarter of 2016
In an effort to align ourselves with the requirements of the autonomous and university
status application, ICIC formed an editorial board and closely collaborated with the Research,
Planning and Knowledge Management Center (RPKMC) to produce community based
research outputs and publications. Series of meetings were done already that led to the
creation of an editorial board. It was decided that Virtus shall be an international refereed
journal. The call for papers will be launched by December 2015, and the first issue is expected
to come out by April 2016.
Plans and Expected Deliverables for the Next Quarter
December 2015-February 2016
1. Community Based Research Outputs (April 2016)
2. Publication of Virtus Journal (April 2016)
3. Gift Giving to Service Personnel and Leaders of Partner Communities (December 2015)
4. Pactil Youth Dancers Concert in IBED Rizal (April 2016)
5. Red Lions Exhibition Game for A Cause (January Frolics 2016)
6. Fun Run and Bikathon for IGP ( Frolics 2016)
7. Red Lions and Coaches Sports Clinic in Mountain Province (February 2016)
8. Sustainability Monitoring of Existing Livelihood Projects (february and April 2016)
9. Fun Run in the Mountain with Media coverage (February 2016)
10. Evaluation of the Legal Aid Clinic (March 2016)
Prepared and Submitted by:
Dr. James Loreto C. Piscos
Director
Institutional Community Involvement Center