bsu.edu.ph Benguet State University @BenguetStateU @benguetstateuniversityofficial Benguet State University BSU Research and Extension Coordinators from the different colleges, full time researchers and staff of R&E Sector gathered in iNSIDE a 5-day Planning Workshop in Dagupan City with the primary aim to streamline R&E operations. //NLenguaje pAGE 6 pAGE NSTP conducts singing competition and eco-fashion show to promote environmental conservation pAGE 4 pAGE Faculty and students train on fruit and vegetable carving Official Publication of Benguet State University pAGE 7 pAGE BSU conducts training on PAP proposal preparation with ShamagISSN 0118-0304 MARCH 2019 gender perspective Vol. XXVIV No. 3 Workshop held to align R&E operations with Sustainable Development Goals The BSU Research and Extension sector conducted a planning-workshop to streamline research and extension operations on March 25-29, 2019 at Dagupan TBI Project Leaders City, Pangasinan. Dr. Carlito P. Laurean, Vice President faculty from the Colleges as pool of researchers urged to ‘level up’ for Research and Extension, said that the in the various R & E Centers; and identify planning-workshop intends to identify RDE agenda and priorities aligned with the overlaps and interfaces between and among the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as R & E centers; mainstream student researches well as to map out the 3-year operational plan into the University R & E programs; identify (2020-2022) of the sector. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 “There must be a leveling up in your TBI (Technology Business Incubation).” Mr. Noel A. Catibog of DOST- BSU student makes it to 21st Ayala Young PCAARRD said to batch 2 project leaders of the TBI program during Leaders Congress the Agribusiness Incubation rd Cristine M. Soriano, a 3 year student of the College of Teacher Education Seminar Workshop on March 6-8, st was selected as one of the 80 participants to the 21 Ayala Young Leaders 2019 at Benguet State University Congress (AYLC). Soriano was selected out of 575 student-leaders from all Agri-based Technology Business st over the country who applied for the congress. The 21 AYLC with the theme, Incubator/Innovation Center. “Leaders Committed to the Filipino”, was held on February 19-22, 2019 at Lima CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 Park Hotel, Malvar, Batangas. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 Shamag 2 benguet state university Benguet State University EDITORIAL BOARD VISION* A PREMIER UNIVERSITY delivering world-class education that promotes sustainable development amidst climate change EDITOR Kara S. Panolong MISSION ASSOCIATE EDITOR To provide quality education to enhance food security, sustainable communities, industry innovation, climate resilience, gender equality, institutional development and partnerships Jennyline L. Sabado-Tabangcura PROOFREADER CORE VALUES (SLIDES) Elsie M. Bawayan Student-centered Leadership LAY-OUT ARTIST Integrity Diversity Karl Jon D. Pagada Efficiency Service WRITERS Jennyline L. Sabado-Tabangcura GOALS AND OBJECTIVES Kara S. Panolong Goal I. To develop proactive programs to ensure relevant quality education BSDC Interns: Marife Objectives: BSDC Interns: Premalyn Malado 1.To benchmark curricular and co-curricular programs with national BSDC Interns: Roderick and international standards 2.To develop alternative learning experiences to enhance skills CONTRIBUTORS that match industry needs Alma D. Santiago 3.To develop innovative and relevant curricular and co-curricular programs 4.To enhance proactive student welfare and development programs PHOTOGRAPHERS Goal II. To develop proactive programs for quality service Dalos S. Emok Objectives: Jennyline L. Sabado-Tabangcura 1.To enhance relevant human resource development programs Mikhail Lorenz H. Del Rosario 2.To develop effective and efficient innovative platforms for cascading information Noel Lenguaje 3.To enhance and develop employee welfare programs BSDC Interns: Jafet BSDC Interns: Premalyn Malado Goal III. To enhance responsive systems and procedures for transparent institutional development CIRCULATION STAFF Objectives: Mikhail Lorenz H.Del-Rosario 1.To enhance and develop innovative financial management systems 2.To ensure transparency in all transactions in the university Records Office 3.To ensure inclusive and consultative decision making CONSULTANT Feliciano G. Calora, Jr. Goal IV. To develop relevant and gender sensitive research and extension programs for institutional development, sustainable communities, climate resilience, industry Carlito P. Laurean innovation, and partnerships Kenneth A. Laruan Objectives: John James F. Malamug 1. To develop relevant multimedia tools in disseminating technology, knowledge and Silvestre K. Aben information generated from RDE programs 2. To develop relevant RDE activities that will address current problems and support cultural advocacy First published in 1996, Shamag is one 3. To partner with strategic local, regional, national and international entities of the official publications of Benguet State University. It was named after the Ibaloi Goal V. To strengthen and expand public-private partnership word for news. It is a medium for employees, Objectives: clients, students and partners to disseminate 1. 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Ignacio of the National Privacy Commission’s (NPC) the sentence of any court in such proceedings; Compliance and Monitoring Division discussed the value of personal infor- information issued by government agencies mation in a lecture about the provisions of the Data Privacy Act (DPA) of 2012 peculiar to an individual which includes, during the recently concluded IT Week. but not limited to, social security numbers, previous or current health records, licenses or Ignacio, who belongs to the BSU Bachelor consent. its denials, suspension or revocation, and tax of Science in Information Technology “That is implied consent, under the DPA, returns; and information that is specifically batch of 2013 now works as a lawyer in the consent should be freely given, specific and established by an executive order or an act of said commission. Her lecture is one of the informed evidenced by written, electronic Congress to be kept classified. highlights of the IT week celebrated by the or recorded means,” replied Ignacio. She Under DPA, those who control the Institute of Information Technology on reiterated that Personal Information (PI) processing of personal data or Personal February 25-March 1, 2019 with the theme, could be improperly retained and shared to Information Controller (PIC) such as schools, “BYTE: Boosting the Youth’s ‘Techi-ness’ for other parties. banks, hospitals and social media sites are Excellence”. She presented a case in which a teacher got obligated to: collect PI for specified and “Minsan, dahil may libre, binibigay na natin into debt because of loans he did not apply legitimate purposes; retain the information iyong personal information natin, ipinagpapalit for. The victim later admitted that he posted a for no longer than necessary; implement natin sa mga bagay. Hindi natin alam mas photo of his Identification Card online. organizational, technical and physical valuable pala ang ating personal information,” Sensitive PI includes: race, ethnic origin, measures for the protection of data; process said Ignacio as she reiterated that everybody marital status, age, color and religious, accurate, relevant and up to date PI; collect and should find out how their information will be philosophical or political affiliations; health, process PI adequately and not excessively; and used before they consent to providing it. education, genetic or sexual life, or to any process