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Free-Range Chicken Production Training in Marilog Land Reservation

Written by Rene Estremera. Posted in Donations

Participants and organizers at the UP Training Center in Marilog, Davao City

The UP Mindanao Land Reservation Management Office delivered the Training on Free-Range Chicken Production at the UP Training Center in Marilog, Davao City. Fifty-seven (57) participants, mostly members of the Obu Manuvu and Matigsalug tribes, attended the training. The participants came from Barangays Marilog, Magsaysay, and Salumay, Davao City, and the adjacent Barangay Datu Ladayon, Arakan, in Cotabato Province.

Dr. Antonio R. Obsioma, former UP Mindanao vice chancellor and animal husbandry expert, served as the Resource Person.

After the training, 11 participants from Datu Salumay received 22 heads of chickens and kilos of feed as starter kits for their chicken production in their respective areas. Other participants will receive their starter kits in the next few weeks.

This training, organized by LRMO chief Joel Sagadal in collaboration with the local barangays and the Obu Manuvu tribe, is an offering for the celebration of UP Mindanao's 29th founding anniversary.

UP Mindanao's role in the Marilog Land Reservation is defined in Presidential Proclamation 1253, signed by President Fidel V. Ramos on June 15, 1998, "for research, extension, instruction purposes, watershed and forest rehabilitation and protection, biodiversity (flora and fauna) conservation, crops and livestock production, and management, including upland communities training and development center of the University of the Philippines."

The training and starter kits address the Sustainable Development Goals relating to No Poverty, Zero Hunger, and other SDGs.

Bahay Kubo Project Launched

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Dorm Student Council Chair Jela Dumaguin (BA English) at the Bahay Kubo

The UP Mindanao Office of Student Affairs opened the Bahay Kubo Project to students on February 29, 2024. The Bahay Kubo, located beside the Elias B. Lopez Hall dormitory, aims to help the dormitory residents by providing a sustainable food source and facility on campus where they can propagate vegetables, store food, and cook meals.

Interested donors may scan the QR code below for the wishlist:

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Scholarship Fair, 2024

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Chancellor Lyre Anni Murao and Mr.Kenneth Montajes cut the ribbon to open the Fair, witnessed by Director Ma. Stella Salazar and others

In celebration of UP Mindanao's 29th Founding Anniversary, the UPMin Office of Student Affairs held a 3-day Scholarship Fair on February 27-29, 2024, at the Administration Building Atrium. UPMin Chancellor Lyre Anni Murao opened the Fair alongside OSA Director Ma. Stella Salazar and guest speaker Instructor Kenneth P. Montajes of the Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science (DMPCS) of the College of Science and Mathematics (CSM).

The featured scholarship programs included those from the UP Alumni Association, UPSTREAM, SHESTEMS, UT Foundation, Vicente B. Bello, SunLife Financial Foundation, UP Presidential Scholarship Program, CHED, the UP Student Learning Assistance System Online, the DOST Scholarship Program, and the UP Mindanao Foundation (UPMFI) Scholarship Program.

The Scholarship Fair aims to provide valuable insights and resources to students seeking scholarships and fostering connections between aspiring scholars and scholarship programs. UPMin constituents are encouraged to explore and take advantage of the opportunities available for academic and professional advancement.

Students read on the Adopt-A-Scholar

The Fair also featured UPMin's Adopt a Scholar Program, which allows donors to support scholars through food, housing, and transportation allowances. The Bahay Kubo project likewise had a streamer that displayed the mechanics for a sustainable food source on campus for students

Chancellor Murao, Mr. Montajes, and Dir. Salazar

"I hope that our young scholars here will also continue to be the best individuals they can be, and I also hope that they will inspire other aspiring scholars in the near future," said Mr. Montajes,an alumnus and former grantee of a DOST scholarship.

Student Learning Assistance beneficiaries

The event was further enriched by testimonials from scholars of the various scholarship programs.

The Scholarship Fair addresses the Sustainable Development Goals of Quality Education, Good Health and Well-being, and other goals.

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UPAAD's Masjid rehabilitation project

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To help UPMin in the holistic development of its students, the UP Alumni Association Davao has volunteered to rehabilitate the Masjid on the UPMin campus. Funds for the rehabilitation will be raised through donations. This initiative aims to promote its use by members of the UP Mindanao Association of Muslim Students (UPMAMS) and other Muslim students. Moreover, the Masjid contributes to UPMin's differentiation among UP campuses, Mindanao being the home of the Bangsamoro. The Masjid was constructed by elements of the Philippine Army during their tenure in the area before the site's conversion into the UPMin campus. The rehabilitation will place it among the prominent campus landmarks, alongside the Oblation, the Kublai sculptures, and the Sports Complex. For this, UPMin and the UPAAD held a ceremonial signing of a Memorandum of Agreement for the rehabilitation of the UPMin Masjid in a board meeting on August 12, 2023. UPAAD President Pedro "Bogs" Quitain III (seated left in the above photo) and UPMin Chancellor Lyre Anni Murao (seated third from left) led the ceremonial signing witnessed by UPMAMS head Sittie Asia Marohom of BS Anthropology 2023 (seated second from left), and UPAAD Vice-President Bai Ashrafia Aymee Biruar-Mitmug. UPAAD directors who were present and witnesses to the ceremonial signing were (standing, left-right) Dr. Khalil Guinomla, UPAAD chairperson Nap Concepcion, Ana Gualberto, assistant secretary Rene Estremera, and (online) Marie Glenn Sorila, Krishna Balaga, and Brian Good.

Betan alumni and friends in UPMin

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Mr. Sebastian Angliongto led a group of alumni to UP Mindanao on March 21, 2023, to explore opportunities to contribute to UPMin’s development. The visiting group was composed of Gie Monje, Quirico S. Monje, Edgardo F. Quisumbing, Rey F. Quisumbing, Ameurfina D. Santos, Benjamin M. Garcia, Carlos B. Agulto, Anthony Alexander N. Valoria, and Mr. Angliongto.

Prof. Leo Manuel Estana, vice-chancellor for administration and OIC of the Ofice of the Chancellor, and Prof. Jean Marie Juanga, architecture faculty member and head of campus planning, shared UPMin’s development plans to the alumni.

The visiting group expressed their interest in providing scholarships, funding for learning spaces, and campus lighting needs. Mr. Quisunbing also pledged to donate Agarwood seedlings and Sweetwater coconut. The group also visited the offspring of the miniature cattle project initiated by Mr. Cecilio Felix.

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