BU maintains ISO certificate

I S S N 2 0 9 4 - 3 9 9 1 VOLUME 7, ISSUE 11
NOVEMBER 2015
BU President, Dr. Arnulfo M. Mascariñas welcomes the external auditors
during the opening meeting of the ISO surveillance audit at the GASS
conference room on November 16, 2015. Earl Epson L. Recamunda/OP
The PRESIDENT’S
OUTBOX
BU maintains ISO certificate
Bicol University is proud to have
passed another external audit
by TÜV SÜD, PSB Philippines,
and be recommended for
ISO
9001:2008
certificate
maintenance for yet another
year. We continue to improve
the quality of our services to
our clientele, and move towards
achieving our vision to be a
world-class institution.
Promoting a responsive and
efficient academic governance,
as one of my strategic options,
is specifically realized as we
uphold and continually improve
our
Quality
Management
System.
There was no
question about continuing or
discontinuing this practice from
the previous administration.
Not only is this a government
directive,
but
one
which
perfectly goes hand in hand with
our desire for quality service. It
is very comforting, therefore,
to see that we have now truly
embraced this process and
have made it part of our daily
routine.
I sincerely thank each and every
one of you who have made all
efforts to see that we adhere
to our quality standards and
properly document all our best
practices. It is through these
efforts that we have stayed on
top.
Congratulations, and keep up
the good work!
Bicol University (BU) maintained its International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
certification, having successfully passed and complied with the requirements of ISO 9001:2008
in the recent surveillance audit held last November 16-17, 2015.
TÜV
SÜD
PSB The survey visit was certificate is a global symbol
Philippines, one of the leading meant to evaluate not only the that affirms that BU’s processes
international certifying bodies conformity of the management and standards are at par with
management
visited the BU Main Campus, system with the audit criteria, international
Guinobatan Campus, Tabaco but also the effectiveness of the systems. In 2010, BU became
Campus and Polangui Campus management system to ensure the first state university in
headed by lead auditor Erveene that the organization is capable the region to receive an
Zoleta, along with Katrina Joy of meeting applicable statutory, ISO accreditation as an
Bicomong and Roy Ramos. regulatory and contractual institution. It was awarded its
The scope of the certification requirements. It also aimed recertification in 2013.
Arnulfo
includes the provision and to determine the effectiveness Dr.
development of tertiary and of the management system in Mascariňas, 8th BU president
graduate education degree ensuring that the organization expressed satisfaction with
and non-degree courses, as is able to meet its specified the results of the recent audit
as BU did not incur any nonwell as research and extension objectives.
services.
The ISO 9001:2008
ISO/Page 3
BU hosts National Service Reserve
Corps (NSRC) Policy Review and
Enhancement Workshop
Bicol University (BU), in partnership with the National Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), Office
of Civil Defense (OCD), Commission on Higher Education
(CHED) and Philippine Society of National Service Training
Program (NSTP) Educators and Implementers (PSNEI),
conducted the National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC) Policy
Review and Enhancement Workshop last November 26, 2015
at Hotel St. Ellis, Legazpi City, Albay.
In attendance during the activity were: Dir. Edgardo
J. Ollet, MNSA, Chief of Plans and Programs Division of
NDRRMC-OCD Central; Dr. Rafael Querubin, PSNEI National
President and University President of Ilocos Sur Polytechnic
State College (ISPSC); Dr. Manuel C. Mendoza, Supervising
Program Specialist of CHED Regional Office V and Dr. Florida
C. Labuguen, Ex-Officio Officer/Past President and Executive
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BU alumna wins
2015 APEC Video
Contest
A graduate of Bicol University
(BU) bagged the first prize in
the Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) Video
Contest as part of the 2015
APEC Leaders’ Week held last
November 16-19 in Manila,
Philippines.
Chrysthelyn
Siena
Quides, an AB Broadcasting
alumna of the College of
Arts and Letters (CAL),
bested other competitors
from the Philippines and
other countries to win the
APEC/Page 2
A World-Class University Producing Leaders and Change Agents for Social Transformation and Development.
APEC/Page 2
contest which focused on the
impact of trade and economic
development on people’s lives
in the Asia-Pacific. With the
theme “Building Inclusive
Economies, Building a Better
World: how have technology
and
innovation
changed
your life?,” the three-minute
video contest put particular
emphasis on the benefits of
technology and innovation
in micro, small, and medium
enterprises.
Quides’
winning
entry, “Anna’s Village,” which
talks about how technology
helped spur innovation in a
small, remote community and
promote its development, was
praised by Dr Alan Bollard,
Executive Director of the
APEC Secretariat in a press
statement. “The story of Anna’s
village creatively shows how
technology and innovation can
make a positive difference to
people’s lives and livelihoods,”
he said. “Ms Quides’ video
provides a clear picture of
APEC’s work and its potential
benefits to people and society
as well as inspiration to
Leaders, Ministers and Senior
Officials for taking the region’s
agenda forward.”
In
the
award
presentation
held
last
November
16
at
the
International Media Center,
Quides explained the idea
behind her video. “I came up
with Anna’s Village because
it is important not only to
enumerate what people and
communities can get out of
innovation, technology, and
development, but also to
actually tell their story.” “Anna
is a representation of every
Filipino child with dreams
and hopes that future will
be good. Anna’s parents are
representation of every father
and mother striving hard to
secure their children’s future,”
she said.
In an interview with
The BUzzette, Quides revealed
that the win was unexpected.
“The deadline of submission
was Oct 17, I learned about the
competition around Oct 9 or
10. Regardless of limited time
and resources, I decided to
push through the production
stage. I also had problems
submitting the video on the
day of the deadline, but I was
able to upload the video, three
hours before the deadline,” she
shared.
Asked about the
inspiration behind Anna, the
central character in her video,
she said, “Anna is a fictional
character but more than just
a character; she is a living
symbol of our journey to a
better world.”
Quides, a video editor
NSRC from p.1
Director, PSNEI National.
Also present were the different
members of the academe,
Local Government Units
(LGUs) and Non-Government
Organizations (NGOs).
Dir. Ollet gave his
message and noted that global
resilience is taking off in a global
platform and there is already
an instruction to revise NSRC.
As a “participating observer”,
he wants to give focus on two
priority
programs-Disaster
Risk Reduction (DRR) and
Climate Change Adaptation
(CCA).
In the message of Dr.
Arnulfo M. Mascariňas, BU
President, which was read
by Dr. Antonio P. Payonga,
BU Extension Service Center
(BUESC) Director, he noted
that there is a need to provide
the youth with positive
attitudes and values thus, Bicol
University fully supports the
NSRC program.
Prof. Rowena F. Zoilo, Head
of
BUESC
Consultancy,
Linkages and other Support
Services (CLOSS) Unit and
former president of PSNEI
Region V, gave the overview
and mechanics of the activity.
She presented the background/
rationale of the activity as well
as its objectives.
The topics discussed
includes “NSTP: 13 Years of
Service and Dedication to
the Filipino Nation” by Dr.
Querubin, “NSRC Legal Basis
and Direction” by Dr. Mendoza,
“NSRC as Mandated by RAs
9163 and 10121: Challenges
and Issues” by Dr. Labuguen,
and “Training, Organization
and Mobilization of Schoolbased NSRC” by Prof. Zoilo.
Hon. Jose Alfonso
Barizo, Punong Barangay
of Buraguis, Legazpi City
and Hon. Joseph Philip Lee,
Punong Barangay of Oro
Site, Legazpi City presented
“Training, Organization and
Mobilization of NSRC in the
Community” and “Volunteer
Mobilization in CCA and
Chrysthelyn Siena Quides giving her speech during the Asia-Pacific
Economic Cooperation (APEC) Video Contest (Photo courtesy of
APEC 2015)
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of Channel Good Advocacy
Communication and a parttime Senior Digital Cartoonist
of Cartoonist.Me, attributes
her success to her alma mater
as it was BU which helped
her find her passion. “BU has
taught me things that I would
need in my journey into the
real world. BU has also helped
me to be with the people who
really helped me to become
who I am today, especially my
friends in my Broadcasting
class.”
As for her future
plans, Quides shared that she
intends to finish her Master’s in
Development Communication
degree at the University of the
Philippines, Open University,
and possibly join a film festival
next year with the help of
her friends.
She likewise
encouraged her fellow BU
graduates to
do their best
despite the odds. “Struggles
may come but it is part of the
process of learning and being
a better person. Don’t limit
yourself to the things that
you should learn. Never stop
learning; it’s a continuous
process,” she said. (Gladys
G. Serafica and Ranelle Anne
Sertan)
DRR-The Oro Site Practice”,
respectively.
After the presentation
of the speakers, a workshop
was held where participants
were divided into three groups:
LGUs, academe and national
government. Issues raised
include the need to allocate
fund or budget as well as the
need to capacitate or train
students in responding to
disasters and calamities.
The NSRC Policy
Review and Enhancement
Workshop was facilitated by
the BUESC support staff. (GV
Angeline Buenaflor/ESC)
AN EXECUTIVE NEWSLETTER
R&D Highlights from p. 4
PASUC/ from p.4
delegates coming from the spot painting and charcoal
17 regions in the country rendering). Special categories
composed of administrators, are Quiz Bowl and the Search
coaches, trainers and student- for Mr. and Ms. PASUC 2015.
participants to compete in the Dr. Baby Boy Nebres,
21 cultural-artistic events in regional and university focal
five major venues.
person of the festival said that
Headed by PASUC BU is honored to be this year’s
President Dr. Ricardo E. host. He also revealed that
Rotoras, in-cooperation with the university has rigorously
PASUC Regional President Dr. prepared for the event,
Modesto Detera of Sorsogon determined to show the best
State University, and all SUC of Region V to the rest of the
presidents of the host region, the 16 regions. “This is the first
festival is a national scholastic time for Bicol to be chosen as
competition conducted by the the host region of the PASUC
SUCs throughout the country festival. One of the reasons
to determine the champions why we were chosen is because
who will represent PASUC we have won Ms. PASUC
in other intercollegiate or for three times. Another is
interscholastic socio-cultural- because of the strong support
artistic events.
of the governor of Albay. We
Student-participants want to show the best of Bicol
competed
in
various University. Who knows, we
competitions
in
four could be the next host for
general categories: Musical SCUAA 2017-2018,” he said.
competition
(chorale, The festival aims to
instrument solo, vocal solo, provide opportunities for
vocal duet, and pop solo); tertiary level students who
Performing arts (radio drama, are skilled and talented to
sweet and short play); Dance participate in socio-cultural
competition
(indigenous competitions, and to develop
dance, contemporary, hip- among them the character of
hop, and folk dance); Literary excellence and appreciation
competition
(story-telling, of the Filipino culture,
essay writing, extemporaneous aesthetic values, knowledge,
speech, pagsulat ng sanaysay, understanding and socially
dagliang
talumpati
at desirable
traits.
(Suzene
pagkukuwento); and Visual Cajegas)
arts competition (on-theISO from p.1
conformity findings. Zoleta said they will recommend to TÜV
SÜD that the ISO certificate of BU be maintained, with the
provision that the university submits within five working days
or by November 26, its correction and corrective action plans
for the two minor non-conformities and eight opportunities for
improvement they had found. With the recent ISO audit results,
“there’s no way to go but up,” Mascariňas said.
BU’s commitment to implement quality assurance
methods in both the academic and support services, and its zeal
to build procedures for its maintenance is anchored on the BU
vision to be a world-class university.
In the opening meeting held last November 16,
Mascariňas emphasized that the yearly ISO surveillance audit will
continue in his term as this is vital in achieving the university’s
vision. “We want to continue this audit system because I believe
that our vision of becoming a world-class university would need
an affirmation. And this affirmation can only be done part and
parcel through the conduct of activities such as this,” he said.
The ISO audit system is just one of the quality assurance
mechanisms utilized by BU to ensure the efficient performance
of the university in meeting its goals such as commitment to
quality and client satisfaction. (Gladys Serafica/OP)
Research Category
Sector: Agriculture
Author(s)
Title
Phenotypic Characterization Teresita B. Pequeña
BU
of “Camarines” Strain of
Philippine Native Chicken
(Gallus gallus domesticus)
Agronomic Characterization, Leonardo D. Sureta
CBSUA
Feeding Values, Palatability
and Persistency of Promising
Ornamental Forage Grasses
Editha C. Cornejo
Carcass
and
Sensory
CBSUA
Characteristics of Broilers
Given Pigeon pea (Cajanus
cajan) Sprout Meal in the
Ration
Elizabeth T. Capio
Production Performance of
CBSUA
Broilers Fed on Different
Levels of Pili Pulp Meal
Sector: Aquatic Resources
Author(s)
Title
Skorzeny C. De
Biological Inputs to the
Jesus
Management of Tabagwang
BU
(Jagora asperata) in Buradan
River, Viga, Catanduanes
Sector: Natural Resources
Title
Author(s)
Economic Value of Selected
Erwin E. Torres
Coastal Habitats in the
BU
Province of Albay, Philippines
Award
1st Best Paper
2nd Best
Paper
2nd Best
Paper
3rd Best Paper
Award
1st Best Paper
Award
1st Best Paper
Development Category
Sector: Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resource
Title
Green Super Rice its Promotion
and Commercialization
Family Preparedness: The
Basics in DRRM
Navigating through a Marketoriented
Agri-Technology
and Agri-Extension Services:
Building Upon Agrarian
Reform
Benefeciaries’
Resiliency
Status and Climate Change
Impact Vulnerability of the
Coastal Habitats and Fisheries
of the West Coast of Albay
Hazard
Reduction
and
Vulnerability Analysis of the
Sagumayon River
Award
Author(s)
Luz R. Marcelino 1st Best Paper
DA-RFO 5
2nd Best
Leilani D. Pavilando
Paper
BU
3rd Best Paper
Ma. Julieta C.
Gonzales, BU
Ronnel R. Dioneda, 4th Best Paper
Sr. , BU
Oliver Aligan
BU
5th Best Paper
Panel of evaluators for research category was chaired
by Dr. Lorna J. Cardano, Director of Bureau of Fisheries And
Aquatic Resources – Regional Fisheries Training Center V, with
members Prof. Juanita C. Emata, Associate Professor from Camarines Norte State College, and Mr. Raymond R. Marcelino,
Livestock Program Regional Coordinator from DA-Regional
Field Unit V. For the development category, Ms. Edna Cynthia S.
Berces, OIC-Assistant Regional Director of NEDA RO 5 served
as the chair of the panel, and Mr. Alejo N. Balaguer from ERDB
5 and Mr. Dennis Mujar from DTI as members.
Incidentally the selection of regional winners serves as
basis for the nomination to national award-giving bodies.
(Maria Luisa U. Tango, BUTC)
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BU hosts PASUC National Culture
and the Arts Festival 2015
At least 2,500 delegates from 112 State Universities and
Colleges (SUC’s) took part in the 7th Philippine Association
of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC) National Culture
and the Arts Festival held at Bicol University (BU), Legazpi
City, Albay last November 30 to December 2, 2015.
PASUC, an association and BU to be the official host
of public tertiary institutions in of this year’s festival. With
the Philippines which includes the theme, “Transforming
all state universities and the Landscape of Culture and
colleges under the Commission the Arts in the Public Higher
on Higher Education (CHED) Education Institutions,” the
has identified Albay province event aimed to pool together
PASUC/Page 3
Japanese professors visit BUTC
Bicol University Tabaco Campus (BUTC) welcomed three
professors from the Faculty of Humanities and Economics
at Kochi University, Japan last November 27 to December 1,
2015.
Dr. Kayo Nakagawa, Island, Tabaco City and several
Professor and Vice Dean of business enterprises in Albay
the Faculty of Humanities such as the PhilCeramics Arts
and Economics, Dr. Mina and Crafts Center in Tiwi,
Hori (Lecturer), and Dr. Juboken and Natural Carpet
Teruyuki Shinbo (Professor) Industries in Camalig, and
of the same Faculty and the COP Pili Sweets & Pastries in
Graduate School of Kuroshio Daraga.
Science composed the Kochi The activity is part of
University visiting team.
the academic collaboration
In
consultation between BUTC and Kochi
with
BUTC
professors, University, which includes
Kochi University professors research and development
prepared a plan of activities (R&D), and faculty and
for a proposed Social Science student exchange programs.
undergraduate students’ study The Kochi University student
tour in the Bicol region slated tour in 2016 will be the second
in 2016. In line with this, wave of Kochi student visitors,
the BUTC-Kochi University following the first batch in
team of professors conducted 2010. BUTC students have
a reconnaissance survey of conducted similar visits in
BUTC’s Coral Rehabilitation Kochi, Japan over the past
project site in San Miguel years. (Ninfa R. Pelea, BUTC)
The Editorial Board
Editorial Head:
Dr. Ma. Celina Eladia G. Meneses
Associate Editor:
Prof. Gladys Serafica
Managing Editor:
Ms. Merly J. Loria
NOVEMBER 2015
Congratulations to all the passers
September Licensure Examination fo Teachers (L.E.T.)
Elementary Level
GERRY FRANCE GUARDIAN
of Gubat campus,8th Placer, 85.20%
JENNY ROSE MAPUSAO DE LOS SANTOS
of Polangui Campus, 9th Placer, 85.00%
CHRISTINE NOVIO VERGA
of BUCE, 10th Placer, 84.80%
BU Passing Rate:
Secondary Level:
Elementary Level:
BUCIT:
36.89%
Legazpi: 41.91%
Daraga: 75.10%
Daraga:
36.89%
Polangui:
62.16%
Gubat: 78.00%
Gubat:
35.29%
Tabaco:66.67%
Legazpi: 45.83%
Polangui:69.77% Guinobatan: 31.95%
National Passing Rate:
31.36% for Elementary Level 41.75% for Secondary Level
CONGRATULATIONS!
to all the passers
NOVEMBER 2015 CIVIL ENGINEER
LICENSURE EXAMINATION
BU Passing rate: 46.5% National Passing Rate:41.5%
BCAARRD co-hosts 2015 Joint Regional
Symposium on R&D Highlights
The Bicol Consortium for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural
Resources Research and Development (BCAARRD) together
with the Bicol Consortium for Industry, Energy and Emerging
Technology Research and Development (BCIEERD), and Bicol
Consortium for Health Research and Development (BCHRD)
conducted the 2015 Joint Regional Symposium on Research
and Development (R&D) Highlights on November 27 held at
Bicol University College of Agriculture, Guinobatan, Albay. The
symposium’s theme is “Building a strong and responsive science
and technology in sustaining economic growth and promoting
integration in ASEAN” with DOST Regional Director Tomas
Briñas as the Keynote Speaker. Its main objective is to present
the most significant R&D findings of the technology generators
and researchers of the consortia R&D implementing memberagencies.
Recognizing the role of other fields of study in regional
and national development, BCAARRD included sessions on
agriculture, aquatic, and natural resources sectors. Eleven
completed research projects were evaluated, seven (6) of
which were under the research category and five (5) under the
development category. Bicol University won the best paper awards
under the research category. For the development category, it was
the DA-RFO 5 which bagged the top award. Details of the results
of evaluation are summarized in the following table:
R&D Highlights page 3
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Dr. Arnulfo M. Mascariñas
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