Zandro Estella, News, Communication Management Office
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines through the Extension Management Office (EMO) held a national forum titled Higher Education Institution Community Extension Forum 2016 with the theme, Building Communities through Public-Private Partnership held on December 2, 2016 at the Kachina Hall, Century Park Hotel, Ocampo St. Manila.
Over 200 delegates involving faculty members, graduate school students, extension worker and practitioners, community development workers from various non-governmental organizations (NGOs), various academic institutions in higher education institution (HEI’s) and industries attended the event.
The forum aims to provide a platform for the participants to discuss relevant discourses on extension-related issues and concerns.
CHED Commissioner Dr. Ruperto S. Sangalang served as the Keynote Speaker of the event. He provided the framework and roadmap of extension in Higher Education Institution (HEI’s). Meanwhile, Dr. Hermogenes M. Paguia, the Vice President of the Philippine Association of Extension Program Implementors, Inc. (PAEPI) discussed the Issues and Retrospect of Extension in Higher Education Institutions. Mr. Isaiah Serrano from the Bato-Balani Foundation, Inc. and Dr. Paterson Encabo from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) provided extension opportunities and partnership to the participants. A back-to-back presentation of extension model and practices were presented by Ms. Norli Quesada-Corneby from the Ateneo De Manila University and Prof. Ma. Lourdes F. Melegrito from the Dela Salle University. Dr. Joseph Mercado, PUP Vice President for Research, Extension, Planning and Development represented by Asst. Prof. Zandro T. Estella, Director of the Extension Management Office (EMO) presented the University extension model, the PUP Salin-Kaalaman, Tungo sa Kaunlaran project in the forum.
The activity was endorsed by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC).
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