CHED releases more than 12.7 million to DNSC

             More than 12.7 million worth of checks were received by Davao del Norte State College through its president, Dr. Jonathan A. Bayogan, who personally picked up the checks from the CHED-Central Office, Manila last 28 of February this year.

             Two of the three checks are for the payment of First Tranche for the implementation of two current projects of the College. The 7M of 12. 7M is for the implementation of the 10 million-worth project entitled “Enhancing the Ecological and Educational Tourism Capability of Davao Region through Academe-Community Partnership” under the Priority Growth Areas on Tourism Development which aims to upgrade the capability of DNSC and its immediate stakeholders towards its role in ensuring a sustainable and environment-friendly ecological and educational tourism in the region.  It also aims to capacitate the community and provide opportunities for poverty alleviation while it strengthens its role in biodiversity conservation.

           Further, the project “Establishment of Meso-Scale Meteorological Monitoring Infrastructure in Davao City” has Php 379, 120.00 for its first tranche of implementation. This research project is in consortium of DNSC with other selected state universities and colleges (SUCs) of the region namely University of the Philippines in Mindanao (UPMin), University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP), and Southern Philippines Agri-Business and Marine and Aquatic School of Technology (SPAMAST), with Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) taking the lead.

           Meanwhile, the Student Grants-in Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (SGP-PA) under the CHED Disbursement Acceleration Program for AY 2012-2013 to AY 2013-2014 had released more than 5.3 million worth of financial assistance.

           The above are only few steps took by the head of the College in building a culture of quality and excellence.

DNSC and PCAARRD-DOST Join Forces to Rehabilitate Pablo Victims

Dr. Jonathan A. Bayogan, the College President, signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) which is an attached agency of Department of Science and Technology (DOST) as represented by Executive Director Patricio S. Faylon, last January 10, 2013 in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. Also present as witnesses in the MOA signing were Prof. Cyril Tom B. Ranara from DNSC and Dir. Cesario R. Pagdilao, Deputy Executive Director, R & D from PCAARRD-DOST. Mrs. Carolina T. Bosque, the Chief Accountant of PCAARRD certified the availability of funds for the project.

Having been funded by the PCAARRD-DOST, Davao del Norte State College received a project grant of 9.2 million on the project entitled “Pangtawid Project for the Rehabilitation of Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley brought about by Typhoon Pablo through Seaweed Farming”. The project aims to establish seaweed farms using fast growing cultivars of Euchema sp/ Kappaphycus sp. which will serve as livelihood to coastal communities in Davao Oriental and ComVal Provinces affected by Typhoon Pablo. It is expected to be completed within two years from March 2013 to February of 2014. 

              The project is a shared effort of DNSC and PCAARRD-DOST to help rehabilitate the areas in some municipalities of Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley and Davao del Norte fully devastated by the wrath of Typhoon Pablo.