By Nio Manaog, with reports from Mark Sibug, Rodyard Madiclum and Ricky Eradon
Three schools from Luzon and one university from Visayas garnered the top prizes for the best paper presentations in the 15th Biennial Conference Workshop led by the Philippine Association of Agri-vironment Educators and Entrepreneurs, Inc. (PASSAGE) held Oct. 18–20, 2011 in Roxas City.
Out of the 16 papers presented for the Environment Category, “Banana Leaves: A Mitigation Technology for Reducing Methanogens in Cattle” by Gondelina Radovan of the Southern Luzon State University (SLSU) clinched the top prize. The “Pesticide Residue Analysis of Selected Solanacious Crop in Tacurong City and Isulan, Sultan Kudarat” by Teodorico Junsay Sr. of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist, South Cotabatao and Rolando Hechanova of Sultan Kudarat State University (SKSU) won second.
Romeo Caturao of the University of Antique won third for his “Fatty Acid Profile of Pseudodiaptomus Annandalie (Copepdia:Calanoida) Fed with Different Microalgae.” Dr. Guillermo Legada. Jr. served as moderator while Dr. Josefina Dizon, Dr. Francisco Lopez and Engr. Marlon Bonite served as evaluators.
Topping the 22 papers of Entrepreneurship and Economics category was Diosdado Zulueta’s “From Eerie Worms into Flying Germs: Butterfly Conservation, Farming and Marketing for a Sustainable Livelihood in Marinduque” from Marinduque State College.
This is followed by the “Bio Physico-Chemical Attributes of Mature Nuts of Coconut Hybrids as Quality Indices for Economic Utilization” by Dr. Geronimo Gregorio, et.al. and the “Design and Development of Jatropha Gas Stove” by Engr. Pedro Celo, et.al., both of Capiz State University (CapSU). Dr. Genoveva Labaniego facilitated the session while Dr. Virgie Callo- Etis, Dr. Pedrito Pontillas and Dr. Aladino Leccio served as evaluators.
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| AWARD-WINNING EDUCATION PAPERS (from left ) Dr. Rowena Baconguis of UPLB, Dr. Mae Dumapig of CapSU Pontevedra and Dr. Evelyn Gregorio of CapSU Burias deliver their winning presentations. |
For Education, the paper titled “Facing the Challenges of Ensuring a Healthy Community: Experiences from Two Local Government Units” by Belinda Lalap and Rowena Baconguis of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) won the top prize; followed by “Special Education Program: An Intervention for Children with Special Needs” by Mae Dumapig and Nilda Contreras and “R&D Activities and Resource Capability Assessment among State Colleges and Universities in Western Visayas” by Evelyn Gregorio, et.al, both of CapSU. Dr. Susan Dangan served as moderator while Dr. Carolina Santillana, Dr. Herminia Gomez and Dr. Dominador Garin served as evaluators.
Then of the 20 papers presented under Food Security, Agricultural Productivity and Sustainable Development, the paper titled “Women’s Economic Empowerment through Green Revolution Amidst Skyrocketing Prices (GRASP) Project” by Helen Navarra, et.al. of Aklan State University (ASU) placed first.
This is followed by the “Production Performance of Ratooned ICRISAT Sweet Sorghum Varieties as Influenced by Planting Density and NPK Fertilizer” by Federito Launio and Geronimo Gregorio of CapSU; and “Performance Evaluation of Sweet Sorghum Lines for Bio-Ethanol and Grains Under Pangasinan Conditions” by Cesar Della, et.al. of Pangasinan State University. The session was moderated by Dr. Mary Ann Martelino and papers were evaluated by Dr. Florie Gapido, Dr. Rosa Albino and Dr. Francisco Romera.
Winners were awarded certificates of recognition and cash prizes during the closing program.
