Vision
A globally recognized University upholding excellence amidst rich cultural heritage.
Mission
Produce employable graduates who are morally upright, socially and culturally responsible professionals through quality, relevant, and innovative INSTRUCTION, RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND RESOURCE GENERATION.
Goals and Objectives ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
1. Assure quality of programs
2. Ensure eff ective student lifecycle management and career development
3. Provide unique and lifelong learning experience in the entire student lifecycle 4. Integrate internationalization perspective towards global connectedness
5. Strengthen student welfare services for a successful academic formation of students 6. Integrate indigenous knowledge, system and practices (IKSP) in the academic programs to intensify conservation of the rich cultural heritage STRONG RESEARCH LEADERSHIP AND CULTURE 1. Establish a strong brand and strengthen image building of IFSU as a research leader
2. Intensify conduct of research and dissemination of RD outputs
3. Intensify conservation of the rich cultural heritage.
SUSTAINABLE EXTENSION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
1. Package and transfer knowledge and technologies relevant to the needs of the clientele
2. Create a widely shared organizational culture that encourages, promotes, and rewards extension and community engagements 3. Establish/Strengthen/Sustain linkages with LGUs, industries, and other organizations/
stakeholders for resource sharing, extension program, and service complementation EXCELLENT PUBLIC SERVICE AND GOOD GOVERNANCE
1. Ensure effi cient, transparent and accountable delivery of administrative services
2. Forge strong network system and resource sharing through collaborative activities conducted regularly
3. Strengthen the university’s local and international visibility
4. Enhance effi ciency in resource generation and mobilization
5. Upgrade competencies of human resources 6. Technologize front line services and other services of the University
7. Ensure a clean, green, safe, and GAD-responsive University environment
8. Intensify conservation of the rich cultural heritage integrating culture in the administrative services.
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proponent and Director for Ifugao Rice Terraces as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) Site.
Among the issues identifi ed during the workshop include the abandonment of native houses due to old age, technological advances, outmigration, lack of interest among the youth, and change of crop in the rice terraces. Lack of local mechanisms and funds for restoration, climate change, lack of wood and materials, log ban, termite infestation, man-made and natural hazards were also reported by barangay offi cials.
To address these issues, the participants identifi ed plausible solutions for the conservation of the Kiangan traditional houses.
They identifi ed policy advocacy by crafting local ordinance on cultural property protection and preservation;
information and education campaign on native house conservation, integration of traditional houses in the curriculum of Department of Education, and transforming native houses as museums and centers for cultural activities. The participants also underscored the need for community collaboration and partnership to complete the inventory and inspection of the native houses and tree planting indigenous trees used in the construction of native houses.
Another highlight of the workshop is the need to study the adaptive and multi-functional usage
of the Ifugao traditional house in the present times. Stakeholders proposed the possibilities of transforming the traditional houses into homestays, postharvest facilities, galleries for barangay museums, and venue for cultural activities.
Janni B. Albano, Kiangan Sangguniang Bayan Member and Committee Chair on Culture and Tourism applauded the initiative and assured the participants that she will bring the results of the workshop to the legislative body for appropriate action. //Judy C. Baggo
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The Kadangyans (tabloid catergory) ranked 2nd best tabloid for reaping the following awards: 1st places in Literary Page, and Newspage;
and 2nd places in DevCom Page, and Sports Page. It is also 3rd place in Feature Page; and 4th places in Column Page, and Editorial Page.
For the newsletter, The Kadangyans got 1st place in DevCom Page; and 2nd places in Layout Page, Feature Page, and Newspage.
It also placed 4th in the Editorial Page, Column Page, and Literary Page. It registered 6th place in Sports Page. The entry settled for 3rd best newsletter.
The editorial board of The Kadangyans also garnered 2nd place in Radio Script Writing & Broadcasting (English).
The (RHEPC) is an annual activity organized by the Tertiary Schools Press Adviser's Association.//Faith B. Napudo w/reports from Michah D. Salvador
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Participants in the Native Houses Conservation Planning Workshop identify the concrete means in protecting few thriving native houses in the Ifugao province.//Judy C. Baggo
November-December 2019
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The Offi cial Publication of the Ifugao State University AdministrationNOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2019
IFSU grads shine in licensure exams; Mutal ranks 9th in ALE
Graduates of the Ifugao State University (IFSU) showed remarkable performances anew in three (3) Board Licensure Examinations administered by the Professional Regulations Commission in September and October 2019.
IFSU surpassed the National Passing Rate (NPR) of 41.05% in the Agriculturist Licensure Examination (ALE) with an over-all school performance rate of 50.14%. Lamut and Potia campus recorded 51.10%
and 49.18%, respectively.
Moreover, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture graduate, Imee G. Mutal ranked 9th among ALE topnotchers with an average of 87.67%.
To celebrate the feat, the College of Agriculture and Home Science held a Motorcade from Lamut to Banaue and back to the university for a Thanksgiving Program last December 5.
University President, Dr.
Eva Marie Codamon-Dugyon, commended newly licensed agriculturists whom she referred to as stars of the day’s aff air during the said program.
The agriculture degree in the university has already produced two topnotchers since 2017. Dr.
Dugyon remarked, “IFSU is capable of producing quality excellent graduates.
This only signifi es that our students are also capable to become the best and brightest and to reach greater
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heights. This also manifests that your college, our university, is at par or even better than other higher education institutions in the country.”
Meanwhile, Ms. Mutal expressed her gratitude to the university for honing her while she left a piece of advice to BSA students who were all ears during the passers’
testimonial program.
“Start preparing as early as now. Supplement always your review with the word of God. Find a comfortable place to review. Pray always. Have time to relax. Study Smart. No one will help you during the exam except you and God,” shared Ms. Mutal.
In the 2019 Psychometrician TRIUMPH OF LIGHT. Students and faculty members brightly light up the campus as they parade different intricate designs of lanterns during the Christmas Lantern Parade Contest on December 2, 2019.//Allen P. Aquino
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The Offi cial Publication of the Ifugao State University AdministrationPRESIDENT'S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
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ootprints Newsletter is the offi cial publication of the Ifugao State University (IFSU) Administration. It aims to disseminate fair and accurate reporting of issues and events in the six (6) campuses of the university along its core thrusts: Instruction, Research, Extension, and Resource Generation. It serves also as a platform for employees and students to promote their programs, research fi ndings, and advocacies.Contributions, complaints, suggestions, and Letters to the Editor may be submitted to the Editorial Board at the Ifugao State University- Department of Communication, Public and International Affairs Offi ce located at the 2nd Floor, Administration Building, IFSU-Lamut Campus or through email at dcpia@ifsu.edu.ph.
Submission does not guarantee publication. The editors reserve the right to determine whether articles submitted for publication may be printed based on the Philippine Journalist’s Code of Ethics. Write- ups submitted maybe edited for mechanics.
Writers are expected to input corrections and submit reviewed materials on the set deadline.
Opinions expressed do not necessarily refl ect the collective sentiments of the editorial staff nor of the University.
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Contact us @ 0956-203-5586 JUDY C. BAGGO JERICHO A.TORRES JAYE ANN A. BUHLE Contributors Dear IFSU community,
The year 2019 has been a bountiful time for our beloved Ifugao State University. As we prepare to welcome 2020, the centennial year for the university, I would like to express my holiday greetings
and gratitude to everyone who has rendered service to the institution. Indeed, service is the greatest gift we can give to the
students as an academe – the core of IFSU’s existence.
I would also like to share with you a few of the countless blessings the university has received from Him this year. IFSU was recognized as an International Organization for Standardization
(ISO)-Certifi ed institution. This means that the university is compliant with the prescribed set of international and quality
standards. IFSU also ranked 50th place in the Webometrics Ranking of Philippine Universities 2019. The web ranking system
ranks higher education institutions through the combination of indicators, namely: web presence, impact, openness, and excellence. Also, we reached Maturity Level II for all core systems
of the Program to Institutionalize Meritocracy and Excellence (PRIME)-Human Resource Management. This also qualifi ed IFSU as the only Bronze Award nominee among CAR-State Universities
and Colleges.
This season, let us refl ect on the greatest story and gift of all time:
the Son of God coming to the world to save humanity. We thank the Lord for His grace to us, to our families, and almost 100 years
of the university’s meaningful existence.
Let us continue working together to advance our Vision, Mission, Goals, and Objectives.
A joyous Christmas and blessed New Year to all!
Eva Marie Codamon-Dugyon, PhD University President
ALLEN JEFFRICK P. AQUINO Photographer
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IFSU is Tech4Ed e-Center
“Tech4Ed is for everyone,” said Mr.
Donald C. Trinidad, Provincial Field Team Lead of the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) in his message during the launching of the Technology for Education (Tech4Ed) e-center at the University Library, IFSU Main Campus on December 4, 2019.
The Tech4Ed e-center is a Learning Management System developed to house various content and learning materials accessible in Tech4ED centers.
Students, employees, communities and other stakeholders only need to register and access the diff erent segments off ered such as eEduSkills, eAssists, Gender &
Development, e-Agri, Rural Impact Sourcing and eHealth, eMarketPlace and eGovServices which aim to develop and enhance the competencies of center users.
The Tech4Ed e-center can be accessed online anytime from anywhere after registration at the University Library where it is stationed.
Dr. Camilo A. Pimentel lauded the e-center that will serve as an avenue for students to explore and gain information relevant to their studies. “It is indeed a good milestone for our university for we are given an opportunity to have this Tech4Ed
center installed in our university,”
remarked Dr. Pimentel
Meanwhile, Vice President for Academic Aff airs, Dr. Nancy Ann P. Gonzales, who represented Dr. Eva Marie Codamon- Dugyon, University President, pointed out that the assistance shared by DICT is timely as the education system is moving towards Education 5.0, a generation of education technologies and innovations.
“This is another huge blessing for our university because it’s a sign that we are responding to the challenge of the superhighway of communication,” added Dr.
Gonzales. She also encouraged the participants to maximize the Tech4Ed e-center and to include the communities and other stakeholders.
Mr. Trinidad also informed that IFSU, including selected communities in the province, shall be given free internet. He also looks forward to more partnership activities with the lone higher education institution in the province.
Earlier, a Memorandum of Agreement between IFSU and DICT for said Tech4Ed e-center was signed followed by a three-day Tech4Ed-Center Managers Training on November13-15, 2019.//FBRobles
ESSENCE OF CHRISTMAS.
The University Library Services (ULS) reads and donates children's story books, slippers, and stuff toys, sponsored by the Brotherhood Family, at Mabatobato Elementary School, Lamut, Ifugao on December 13, 2019.
Said storytelling and gift giving is an annual activity of the ULS to diff erent far- fl ung schools in the province.
Photo credit: Jericho A. Torres
(From left - right) Dr. Camilo A. Pimentel, Campus Executive Director;
Donald C. Trinidad, DICT-Provincial Field Team Lead; Dr. Nancy Ann P.
Gonzales, VP for Academic Affairs; and Dr. Liza Tamargo unviels Tech4Ed Center stationed at IFSU University Library Services.//Florida B. Robles
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The Offi cial Publication of the Ifugao State University Administration“We (IFSU) also have a role towards research and extension,” remarked Dr. Dinah Corazon M. Licyayo, Vice President for Research, Development, Extension, and Training (RDET), emphasizing that Ifugao State University (IFSU) does not only focus on instruction but also in research and extension (R &
E) during the Research Development and Extension (RDE) Agenda Setting held at the IFSU Heritage Convention Hall on December 10, 2019.
Dr. Camilo A. Pimentel, Lamut Campus Executive Director, in his welcome remarks, said, "This is a great opportunity for us with our stakeholders to purposely fi nd what are their [stakeholders] need so that the university can fi nd solutions through the conduct of research and extension."
To further set the momentum, video clips on IFSU history, milestones, and overview were also played for the stakeholders to have a view and perspective on what IFSU is
now. Afterward, stakeholders were requested to give their insights on what they want IFSU to become.
The participants were representatives from the agriculture, business, and education sectors;
barangay local government units;
Sangguniang Kabataan or youth sector; and diff erent offi ces of IFSU.
In the workshop proper, the stakeholders shared inputs needed from their sectors to be consolidated to come up with a holistic RDE agenda.
//Florida B. Robles
IFSU, partners join to craft holistic RDE Agenda
WE WIN AS ONE AT IFSU.
Before school break, Ifugao State University celebrates its successes in the past months and cheers for a prosperous new year and good tidings to the men and women behind the laurels of the university during the IFSU Employees' Christmas Program on December 20, 2019 at the Heritage Convention Hall, IFSU-Lamut Campus.
Right photo shows employees of Tinoc Campus entertaining the crowd from the six campuses through a choral performance.
Photo by: Edward Alan D. Dinamling Participants in the Research Development and Extension Agenda Setting discuss strategies on how to contribute in achieving IFSU goals and ob- jectives from their respective unit/s and mandates.//Florida B. Robles
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Licensure Examination, the university’s fi rst batch of takers left a good example by registering 66.67% rating ,exceeding the NPR of 63.73%.
The College of Arts and Sciences dedicated a Parangal and Pasasalamat program to the 12 newly
registered psychometricians.
Meanwhile, IFSU exceeded the NPR of 31.34% with an average overall school performance rate of 43.47% in the Licensure Examination for Teachers in the elementary level.
Lagawe Campus takers ranked highest with 54.84% followed by Potia Campus with 53.49 % rate. Lamut and
Tinoc campuses rated 36.36% and 29.17%, respectively.
In the secondary level, Potia and Lamut campuses secured 51.22%
and 45.90% school performance rate, respectively. Lagawe and Tinoc campus settled for 34.67% and 18.18%, respectively.//Faith B. Napudo
IFSU lights Christmas tree to mark yuletide season
Taking cognizance of one of the core values of the Ifugao State University (IFSU) which is Faith and of the Yuletide Season, the university offi cially welcomed Christmas in a fi tting rite held in front of the Administration
Building, IFSU-Lamut Campus on December 2, 2019.
Institutionalized in the university since 2018, this year's Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony is themed, 'White Christmas'.
The university Chrismas tree
IFSU grads ... from page 1
Licensure Examination, the university’s fi rst batch of takers left a good example by registering 66.67% rating ,exceeding the NPR of 63.73%.
The College of Arts and Sciences dedicated a Parangal and Pasasalamat program to the 12 newly
registered psychometricians.
Meanwhile, IFSU exceeded the NPR of 31.34% with an average overall school performance rate of 43.47% in the Licensure Examination for Teachers in the elementary level.
Lagawe Campus takers ranked highest with 54.84% followed by Potia Campus with 53.49 % rate. Lamut and
Tinoc campuses rated 36.36% and 29.17%, respectively.
In the secondary level, Potia and Lamut campuses secured 51.22%
and 45.90% school performance rate, respectively. Lagawe and Tinoc campus settled for 34.67% and 18.18%, respectively.//Faith B. Napudo
was lighted fi rst, followed by the lighting of trees in each college to signify opening our hearts for Christ.
Colorful lanterns adorned with lights, and made out of recycled and indigenous materials were also showcased by each college during the lantern parade contest.
The Cultural Theater Arts Group (CUTAG), Payyad Dance Troupe, and selected students from other organizations further rendered lively songs and dance which added spark to the spirit of the aff air.
Dr. Eva Marie Codamon- Dugyon, University President, affi rmed in her message, that the ceremony is a meaningful activity that will rekindle faith and love for Jesus.
“Our ceremonial lighting is beyond tradition, but it is symbolic of how we remember, celebrate, rejoice and profess our gratefulness, love, faith, joy, and unity as one people of Jesus Christ, whose nativity we are glorifying today,” remarked Dr.
Dugyon.
She also wished that the common aspiration for the university will come true this Christmas and the years to come under God’s command and authority.
Meanwhile, the College of Education emerged as the overall winner in both the lantern parade and the college Christmas tree contests.
Also, the university joined the municipal-wide lantern parade competition of the Local Government Unit of Lamut last December 6.
The university Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony; and lantern parade and Christmas tree contests were spearheaded by the Department of Communications, Public and International Aff airs, Department of Student Services and Development, and University Supreme Student Government.// Liza B. Pugong
SHARED FAITH & HOPE.
Dr. Eva Marie Codamon-Dugyon, University President, conveys message of hope to students and employees during the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in front of the Administration Building, IFSU-Lamut Campus on
December 2, 2019.
//Florida B. Robles
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The Offi cial Publication of the Ifugao State University AdministrationIFSU-HRM passes maturity level II assessment;
only nominee for bronze award among CAR-SUCs
Ifugao State University (IFSU) received an award from the Civil Service Commission (CSC) for passing the Maturity Level 2 indicators for Human Resource (HR) System in the four HR Management Offi ce competencies, namely: (1) recruitment, selection, and placement; (2) learning and development; (3) performance management; and (4) rewards and recognition under the Program to
Institutionalize Meritocracy and Excellence in Human Resource Management (PRIME-HRM) during the 18th Regional Conference of HRM Practitioners in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) with the theme: “Reinforcing Public Service Values for a Dynamic Organization” held at the Cordillera Hall, Country Club, Baguio City on December 4, 2019.
As cited by CSC, this recognition is the result of IFSU- HRM’s “determination and valuable eff orts to promote people excellence”
in the university “for effi cient and eff ective public service delivery.”
This award further warrants IFSU to be nominated for Bronze Award of PRIME-HRM of the CSC, the fi rst among CAR State Universities and Colleges (SUCs).
Previously, IFSU-HRM underwent PRIME-HRM onsite assessment in October 2018 where CSC gave feedbacks and recommendations for IFSU-HRM to comply with based on the updated PRIME-HRM tools released by CSC in 2016.
IFSU then has undergone a year-long preparation to meet the requirements for the November 2019 onsite assessment.
This accomplishment is a step closer to realizing the University’s objective of Level III status in the PRIME-HRM evaluation to achieve excellent public service and good governance.//Florida B. Robles
Student pub scores in reg'l press tilt
The Kadangyans, offi cial student publication of Ifugao State University (IFSU), emerged as the third overall winner in the recently- concluded 21st Regional Higher Education Press Conference (RHEPC) held at Baguio Benguet Community Credit Cooperative (BBCCC), Baguio City on December 5-7, 2019.
With the theme, "Promoting integrity through ethical and innovative campus journalism," The Kadangyans raked award in both group and individual events among nine (9) participating state-funded and private higher education institutions in the region.
For the individual category, Patrick Abalos ranked 1st place both
in Lay-outing and in Literary Graphics Illustration (English). He bagged 2nd place in Newswriting (English). Emilio Intugay clinched 2nd place in Literary Graphics Illustration (Filipino).
Michah Salvador garnered 2nd place in Newswriting (Filipino), 2nd Best Anchor in Radio Script Writing &
Broadcasting (English), and 5th place in Copy Reading and Headline Writing (Filipino).
Fraylene Buyagawan got 2nd Best Reporter in Radio Script Writing
& Broadcasting (English), 5th place in Column Writing (English), and 7th Place in Poetry Writing (English).
April Pataueg is 3rd place in Development Communication Writing (Filipino) and 5th place in Sports
Writing (Filipino). Jimcy Buctayon got 3rd place in Photojournalism (Filipino).
Liwanag Dulnuan got 3rd place in Editorial Cartooning (English), and Belen Manoddom bagged 3rd place in Column Writing (English) and 5th place in Poetry Writing (Filipino).
Aizel Domitita is 3rd place in Comic Strip Drawing (Filipino) while Alvin Lucas is 4th place in Editorial Writing (English).
Renee Licyayo ranked 4th place in Editorial Writing (Filipino) and 5th Place in Development Communication Writing (English).
Eleven (11) students qualifi ed for the 19th Luzon-wide Higher Education Press Conference (LEHPC) in Naga City on March 19-21, 2020.
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IFSU officials led by Dr. Eva Marie Codamon-Dugyon, University President; Dr. Freddie Caday, Vice President for Administration; and Dr. Marissa Bulong, Director of Human Resources Development re- ceive an award from the Civil Service Commission in Baguio City on Dec. 4, 2019.// Jaye Ann Buhle
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IFSU, Japan-Miyazaki studes exchange
insights on GIAHS
IFSU backs DSWD
learning exchange on 4Ps
At least eight (8) students from Gokase Secondary School in Miyazaki Prefecture accompanied by their chemistry teacher, Mr.
Shogo Terada; and Ms. Nahoko Shimada, program manager of the Communications Division of the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN), Japan visited Ifugao State University (IFSU)- Lamut Campus for a learning exchange with IFSU students on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) on December 11, 2019.
The delegates from Japan were welcomed by Dr. Camilo A. Pimentel, Campus Executive Director of IFSU Main through his representative, Mr. Andres P. Kiaki.
Moreover, Dr. Freddie B. Caday, Vice President for Administration on behalf of Dr. Eva Marie Codamon-Dugyon, thanked the visiting students for choosing IFSU for the education exchange. He reiterated, “This is in-line with the vision, mission, goals, and objectives of the university wherein we also want to strengthen our international linkages through exchanges of faculty and students in terms of academic matters, researches, and cultural exchanges.”
Twenty-six (26) members from the Cultural Theatre Arts Group (CUTAG), in which most members come from GIAHS sites, represented IFSU. Ms. Shimada lectured on the backcasting method, a planning approach that starts with defi ning fi rst a desirable future and then moving backward to identify activities that will connect that specifi ed future to the present.
During the workshop, participants were divided into eight (8) groups and were tasked to identify their shared vision for the future and ways towards achieving this using the backcasting process. The outputs were presented afterward.
Just established in August this year, CUTAG also amused participants in their theatre performance that well depicted Ifugao culture, agriculture, and various tourist spots.
The visiting students are the following: Ayumu Kawahara, Ayana Koga, Yusuke Ura, Takumi Tawara, Reika Morita, Hiroki Yamashita, Suzuho Sato, and Aoi Yamanaka.
The said event was organized by the Department of Communications, Public and International Aff airs (DCPIA) in collaboration with IFSU GIAHS Center.//Gretton John G. Lumauig
To show support to the programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), one of the Ifugao State University – partner agencies, four (4) staff members of the Department of Communications, Public and International Aff airs (DCPIA) joined various media outfi ts, and bloggers on a learning exchange forum cum media tour on its Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Lagawe and Lamut, Ifugao on November 5-7, 2019.
The 4Ps, signed into law in April this year and implemented by the DSWD, is a national strategy by the government in poverty reduction that gives poor households cash grants provided they meet certain conditions. Ifugao recorded 8,989 Pantawid Household benefi ciaries as of October 2019 and is ranked third with the highest number among six provinces in the Cordillera. On the other hand, IFSU registered more than 50 students whose families are recipients of the 4Ps under its Expanded Students Grants-In-Aid Program.
The attendees were apprised on the selection processes, conditions, assessment mechanisms, mode of payment, among other provisions of one of the banner programs of the agency.
Issues and gaps confronting the program such as mis-selection, and improper utilization of funds by the benefi ciaries were also discussed.
Moreover, the participants immersed with benefi ciaries in Lamut town to document best practices and gains from the program. They also expressed their intention to promote the program in their respective media platforms. //
Faith B. Napudo
To show support to the programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), one of the Ifugao State University – partner agencies, four (4) staff members of the Department of Communications, Public and International Aff airs (DCPIA) joined various media outfi ts, and bloggers on a learning exchange forum cum media tour on its Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Lagawe and Lamut, Ifugao on November 5-7, 2019.
The 4Ps, signed into law in April this year and implemented by the DSWD, is a national strategy by the government in poverty reduction that gives poor households cash grants provided they meet certain conditions. Ifugao recorded 8,989 Pantawid Household benefi ciaries as of October 2019 and is ranked third with the highest number among six provinces in the Cordillera. On the other hand, IFSU registered more than 50 students whose families are recipients of the 4Ps under its Expanded Students Grants-In-Aid Program.
The attendees were apprised on the selection processes, conditions, assessment mechanisms, mode of payment, among other provisions of one of the banner programs of the agency.
Issues and gaps confronting the program such as mis-selection, and improper utilization of funds by the benefi ciaries were also discussed.
Moreover, the participants immersed with benefi ciaries in Lamut town to document best practices and gains from the program. They also expressed their intention to promote the program in their respective media platforms. //
Faith B. Napudo NEW FRIENDSHIP FORGED. IFSU students (left) approach a
secondary student from Miyazaki Prefecture in Japan in order to get to know her better.//Allen P. Aquino
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The Offi cial Publication of the Ifugao State University AdministrationLumauig family to grant scholarship to IFSU studes
Starting January next year, two (2) deserving students will be enjoying a scholarship, courtesy of the family of late Ifugao governor and representative, Hon. Gualberto B.
Lumauig.
This, after the Ifugao State University represented by University President, Dr. Eva Marie Codamon- Dugyon, and Georgina Dait Lumauig, daughter of the former solon and lawmaker, and a public servant herself, inked a Memorandum of Agreement last December 9 for the latter to fund the qualifi ed students with the amount of PhP2,000 per month or PhP10,000 each semester.
The fi nancial support shall be given monthly to the deserving students.
Dubbed, "Gualberto B.
Lumauig Scholarship Program," this assistance is the fi rst private-fi nanced grant in the university. The said assistance requires that recipients must be freshmen from either the College of Agriculture or College of Education, and active members of a student publication, among other provisions stipulated in the university’s scholarship guidelines.
Hon. Lumauig left a legacy to IFSU for having authored Batas Pambansa (BP) Blg. 189 that elevated the then Ifugao Agricultural and Technical College (IATC) into the Ifugao State College of Agriculture and Forestry (ISCAF), which is now in its university statehood. //Faith B.
Napudo
A. Anceno of National Economic and Development Authority-CAR; Dr. Jo Ann L. Guillao of the Private Sector served as evaluators.
Meanwhile, Flodeliza O.
Naje and Meya V. Bangnan updated the participants about the plans and programs of the Cordillera Consortium for Agriculture, Aquatic and Resources (CorCAARRD) and Cordillera Industry and Energy Research and Development Consortium (CIERDEC), respectively. //Faith B. Napudo
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IFSU pushes for native house conservation
Recognizing the invaluable historical and socio-cultural signifi cance of Ifugao traditional houses, the Ifugao State University (IFSU) alongside the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Local Government Unit of Kiangan organized the Ifugao Native Houses Conservation Planning Workshop on November 28, 2019, held at Kiangan, Ifugao.
Attended by barangay and municipal offi cials, and other stakeholders, the conservation planning workshop sought to identify key issues and challenges faced by the Ifugao traditional houses and draw a comprehensive plan to address the current state of the Ifugao traditional houses.
In a study entitled,
“Documentation of the Tired and Scarred Wooden Traditional Houses
in Kiangan, Ifugao, Philippines: Rituals and Practices in Bale Construction”
in Kiangan commissioned by IFSU and supported by NCCA, the study documented at least 205 traditional houses across its 12 barangays. The number is lesser as compared to the 321 traditional houses counted by Lambrecht in 1929. Mostly passed on through inheritance, the traditional houses are used as "alang" or rice granary and "bale" or house dwellings.
“A disturbing fact based on the study is that 25% of the traditional houses are not used or maximized by the owners. This situation puts more vulnerability to the traditional houses and if this trend continues to happen, the remaining structures will be damaged. Something should be done and it needs a comprehensive and concerted eff orts from all sectors,”
said Eulalie D. Dulnuan, research
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Recognizing the invaluable historical and socio-cultural signifi cance of Ifugao traditional houses, the Ifugao State University (IFSU) alongside the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Local Government Unit of Kiangan organized the Ifugao Native Houses Conservation Planning Workshop on November 28, 2019, held at Kiangan, Ifugao.
Attended by barangay and municipal offi cials, and other stakeholders, the conservation planning workshop sought to identify key issues and challenges faced by the Ifugao traditional houses and draw a comprehensive plan to address the current state of the Ifugao traditional houses.
In a study entitled,
“Documentation of the Tired and Scarred Wooden Traditional Houses
in Kiangan, Ifugao, Philippines: Rituals and Practices in Bale Construction”
in Kiangan commissioned by IFSU and supported by NCCA, the study documented at least 205 traditional houses across its 12 barangays. The number is lesser as compared to the 321 traditional houses counted by Lambrecht in 1929. Mostly passed on through inheritance, the traditional houses are used as "alang" or rice granary and "bale" or house dwellings.
“A disturbing fact based on the study is that 25% of the traditional houses are not used or maximized by the owners. This situation puts more vulnerability to the traditional houses and if this trend continues to happen, the remaining structures will be damaged. Something should be done and it needs a comprehensive and concerted eff orts from all sectors,”
said Eulalie D. Dulnuan, research
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CHRISTMAS SAMARITAN. Georgina D. Lumauig (second from left) seals an agreement for student scholarship with the University President, Dr. Eva Marie Codamon-Dugyon (first from left) as wit- nessed by Director Eulalie D. Dulnuan and Atty. Jervin T. Paligan on December 9, 2019.//Faith B. Napudo
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IFSU deploys pre-service teachers to Vietnam
Ten (10) students taking up Bachelor of Secondary Education with majors in English and Bachelor of Elementary Education at the IFSU Lagawe and Potia Campuses were deployed to Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry (TUAF) in Hanoi, Vietnam in November for their 6-month off -campus internship or practice teaching.
The deployment is the off shoot of the Memorandum of Agreement for Student Internship Abroad Program (SIAP) signed between TUAF and IFSU earlier this year. Said students are the program's pioneer batch who will be teaching English to Vietnamese learners.
The 10 student-teachers are the following: Jeremiah T. Acosta, Ela C.
Badang, Jemaimae Gayle H. Parrocha, Samuel C. Juguiad, Jearanne Mae H.
Gomez, Maritess D. Bahiwag, Kevin Claus O. Castro, Jinky S. Dinamling, Mairelle Leiree A. Dago, and Micah Mae N. Bahiwag.
University President, Dr. Eva Marie Codamon-Dugyon, advised the student-teachers to excel and maximize their time and experience in Vietnam during a courtesy visit a day prior to their fl ight on November 30.
IFSU student, Jearanne Mae Gomez, faciliates an interactive lesson to Vietnamese kids in Thai Nguyen Province.//Photocredit: Jearanne Mae Gomez
Pre-service teachers from Potia and Lagawe Campuses bound for Vietnam pay courtesy visit to University President, Dr. Eva Marie Codamon-Dugyon on November 29, 2019.//Faith B. Napudo
They were accompanied to Vietnam by Dr. Alice Y. Brawner, Director for University Capacity Development and Dr. Jeng Jeng M. Bolintao, Dean of the College of Distance Education and Transnational Education
This is not the fi rst time the university sent off student-interns abroad. IFSU annually sends senior students of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture to Israel since 2008.
The latest batch was deployed in
September this year.
The conduct of internship abroad is one of the university's strategies in delivering quality education by exposing students in multicultural work settings where they can learn best practices and innovations which they can adopt and apply back home. The university continues to seek opportunities for its student interns to experience out- of-the country internship.//Faith B.
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The Offi cial Publication of the Ifugao State University Administration150 research, 21 extension proposals undergo in-house review
The number of proposals submitted for in-house review slated on December 3-4, 2019 at Ifugao State University (IFSU) – Lamut Campus broke record as it has reached 150 for Research and 21 for Extension.
During the Opening Program, Dr. Dinah Corazon M. Licyayo, Vice President for Research, Development, Extension and Training (RDET), lauded both the high number of attendees
and proposals for review. She also encouraged research presenters to maximize said proposal review by attending other presentations to learn from the inputs of the evaluators.
Annually organized by RDET, this year’s in-house review featured 38 research proposals under Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources; 65 for Education Research and Development related studies; 42 for Social Science,
Culture, and Socio-Economic Studies, and fi ve (5) for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology.
Dr. Eva Marie Codamon- Dugyon, University President, motivated participants to leverage on RDE to contribute in addressing concerns in the communities.
“We hope to establish our niche in R&D, and work and invest big time on it. How we wish to see our research outputs being used by the industries, and by the communities.
How we wish to feel and hear from our stakeholders that our researches are impacting them, and that our researches are changing their lives through our extension activities. That, I believe is our social contract to our communities,” remarked Dr. Dugyon.
Diosdado A. Estigoy of ERD- Watershed and Water Resources Research Development and Extension Center (WWRRDEC); Dr. Amelia M.
Kimeu of Benguet State University (BSU); Dr. Elpidio B. Basilio Jr. of Ifugao State University (IFSU); Engr. Bernard M. Codamon of Ifugao Provincial Science and Technology Center;
Dr. Jao-Jao A. Somyden of BSU; Dr.
Camilo A. Pimentel of IFSU; Virginia
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Researchers, extensionists, and evaluators pose for a group photo during the Opening Program of the Agency In-House Review on December 3-4, 2019 at the Ifugao State University-Lamut Campus.//Gretton John Lumauig
Dr. Ma. Louisa G. Taguiling, faculty member from the College of Advanced Education presents her research proposal under Agri- culture, Aquatic and Natural Resources.//Gretton John Lumauig
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Stakeholders affi rm support to GIAHS anew
Offi cials of the Ifugao Provincial Local Government Unit (PLGU), Municipal Local Government Units (MLGUs) of identifi ed Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System Systems (GIAHS) sites, Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-Ifugao, Department of Trade and Industry- Field Offi ce (DTI-FO), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) –FO, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) – FO, Ifugao Provincial Agriculture Environment and Natural Resources (PAENRO), Benguet State University, Save Ifugao Terraces Movement, Inc. (SITMo), and Cultural Heritage Offi ce (ICHO) renewed their unwavering commitment to support the continuance of the Ifugao Satoyama Meister Training Program (ISMTP) during this year’s Ifugao GIAHS Sustainable Development Committee Meeting (IGSDC) at the Multipurpose Hall, Ifugao State University – Lamut Campus on November 15, 2019.
The ISMTP is a human capacity building platform of the GIAHS that aims to create a network of empowered development workers from GIAHS designated sites. In Ifugao, young leaders from heritage sites: Banaue, Hungduan, Kiangan, and Mayoyao are mentored in research and sustainable development framework towards sustainability of indigenous knowledge and systems;
and non-destructive development of Ifugao Rice Terraces (IRT).
The program is collaboratively implemented by IFSU, Kanazawa University, and University of the Philippines-Open University, Ifugao GIAHS Support Committee-Japan, Provincial PLGU, and MLGU of GIAHS sites.
Hon. Jerry U. Dalipog, Ifugao Provincial Governor and Chairperson of IGSDC, extended his gratitude to all collaborators especially counterparts from Japan led by ISMTP Executive Director and Professor Koji Nakamura, in the implementation of the ISMTP.
Hon. Joselito G. Guyguyon, Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member, presented four (4) ordinances he proposed in support of the IRT conservation. One ordinance seeks to adopt GIAHS as one of the regular
programs of the PLGU in relation to promoting sustainable traditional agriculture technologies, preservation and enhancement of traditional/
indigenous crop and forest varieties;
and development of community- based agro-eco cultural tourism program.
The committee meeting moved, however, to indicate IFSU- Lamut Campus as GIAHS center and the implementing arm in the proposed ordinance
Following this, the plan for resource-sharing for Phase III among PLGU, MLGUs of GIAHS, and IFSU to sustain the human resource capacity- building activities such as internship, training, and research aspects of the program was also initially discussed.
The ISMTP, with trainees in Ifugao reaching almost a hundred, is funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to
empower the disadvantaged and marginalized sectors. The pro- grassroots program Phase I (2014- 2017) in the Philippines focused on Human Resources Development Program for the Sustainable Development of GIAHS Designated Site "Ifugao Rice Terraces.” Phase II, which will end next year, centers on “Strengthening GIAHS Twinning for Sustainable Development of Communities in Ifugao Rice Terraces and Noto's Satoyama and Satoumi.”
Trainees shared lifelong learnings they acquired from their Japan Field Exposure and recommended that these be adopted in Ifugao.
Meanwhile, representatives from DOST, DTI, and TESDA shared their programs for ISMTP alumni and trainees to sync their proposals for funding.// Faith B. Napudo
Prof. Koji Nakamura (right), Ifugao Satoyama Meister Training Program Executive Director, expresses great hope for the real- ization of the Phase III of the training program.//Faith B. Napudo
Dr. Eva Marie Codamon-Dugyon, University President, calls for collective efforts to advance sustainable development gains from the Ifugao Satoyama Meister Training Program.//Faith B. Napudo
