TRAINING ON BONSAI MAKING

Last November 11,2020, the PSU-Infanta Campus conducted a Trainors Training on Bonsai Making to train ornamental plant growers of Infanta, Pangasinan. Procedures on Bonsai Making were discussed and demonstrated and they did some hands-on activities facilitated by some private group enthusiast on bonsai such as the Bonsai and Suiseki  Alliance of the Philippines, Incorporated and Bonsai and Suiseki Club of Pangasinan.

TRAINING ON LIFE RELATED SAVING AND SURVIVAL SKILLS, FIRST AID AND RISK REDUCTION DISASTER PROGRAMS

The activities were conducted in three (3) other sites specifically in the town of Agno, Pangasinan at barangays Boboy and Baruan along with the town of Dasol, Pangasinan in Barangay Petal. It was participated in by selected barangay officials, fishermen and women whose husbands are fishermen. The main purpose of the activity is to enrich the first aid knowledge and capabilities of those rural folks living near the coastal areas because based from the result of the research conducted by Bernabe and Gonzales (2016) implemented by WorldFish funded by DA-BAR, it was recommended that:

1. Households of the barangay and other stakeholders should be informed on the significant events and affected resources brought about by climate change hazards though an issuance, distribution and presentation of the study’s result to increase their knowledge and competence to such.
2. Appropriate household, community, and planned adaptation strategy/ies in addressing hazards in every barangay should be discussed and submitted to government officials by the community people with the help of the regional researchers for implementation.
3. Men’s Hands-On-Minds-On (HOMO) activities should be further enriched by providing seminarworkshop/training on life-saving skills, first aid and risk-reduction disaster programs to be duly coordinated/fa cilitated by the appropriate agencies.
4. Females should be encouraged to become equally proactive, reactive and share in decision making on adaptation choices on hazards, therefore; relevant and appropriate trainings and seminar-workshops can be conducted.
5. Study processes and outputs are highly recommended to be used for educational purposes and other sub-studies can be conducted out of the study.

Hence, such utilization of research result was implemented to lessen the risk experienced by the people living in coastal areas.

ADOPT A SCHOOL PROGRAM

As part of the four-fold functions of the University, PSU-Infanta Campus conducted feeding program on August 22, 2019 as part of their “Adopt-A-School” extension activity at Bamban Norte Elementary School, Infanta, Pangasinan This activity was led by the Extension Services Coordinator of the Campus, Prof. Wilma S. Noble, and faculty members of the Education Department led by our College Dean, Dr. Salvacion M. Vinluan together with Mrs. Catherine N. Lumanta, Mrs. Marjorie M. Collado, Mr. Wendell A. Alferez and with the Campus Nurse Ms. Bernadette A. Tolentino. Recipients of the said activity are 57 pupils from Kinder to Grade 6.

Seminar on the Establishment of Moringa Plantation at Adopted Barangay cum Community Pantry

A two-day Extension Activity of PSU-Infanta was held at Pita, Infanta, Pangasinan last May 26-27, 2021.
A Rapid Rural Appraisal or Participatory Rural Appraisal activity was done in Day 1 to determine the immediate needs of the community. The Extension Services Coordinator Dr. Dorothy Joy S. Noble together with her team conducted site visitation and interview to the locals of the following Sitios (Malanumlanum, Andoo, Dingin, and Kawayan-Adu).
A Seminar on the Establishment of Moringa Plantation at Adopted Barangay cum Community Pantry was done in Day 2. Sir Ronald R. Noma discussed about Organic Farming and Vermicomposting. Sir Domingo N. Mores then shared his experiences on Vermicomposting. Ma’am Wilma S. Noble also discussed about the Benefits of Moringa.
And just before the activity ends, the PSU-IC faculty and staff, and other donors shared their blessings through a Community Pantry.

2022 National Women’s Month Celebration

We Make Change Work for Women

Agenda ng Kababaihan Tungo sa Kaunlaran

Last March 31, 2022, the PSU-Infanta Campus under the Gender and Development Office headed by Ms. Joanne Mae M. Montano in collaboration with the Extension Services Unit headed by Ms. Dorothy Joy S. Noble conducted the Women’s Month Celebration. It was attended by the Faculty and Staff and at the same the 4P’s of Barangay Bamban, Infanta, Pangasinan. The speakers of the said event who talked about GAD-related matters were Dr. Nelva Cardenas, Head Teacher III at Cato National High School and Dr. Alfonso S. Dangat, PSDS-Infanta. Ms. Eddelaine B. Monte, the HR Coordinator throwed a birthday bash for the PSU-Infanta Faculty and Staff celebrants for the month of January to March. Aside from the birthday bash, the attendees for the event experienced pampering activities such as haircut, massage, and nail cleaning.

Flexible Learning Support Program in COVID-19 Time

The activities under this Extension were the following:

1. Online Tutorial Calls and Lecturettes on School Related Topics

Prior to the start of the Extension Activity, communication letters were disseminated to the Barangay Chairman in the different barangays in the Municipality of Infanta indicating the purpose and guidelines of the tutorial programs.

On this activity, the Fourth Year Education students of Infanta Campus rendered tutorials to their chosen maximum of 3 tutees per student. Tutorial materials such as notebooks, pens, folders were given to the tutor and tutees.  

1. Webinar on Moringa: Nature’s Herb to Fight COVID-19 Infection cum Quizbee for Elementary and Secondary Students

A Webinar on Moringa last August 26,2021 was organized to re-echo the learnings of the faculty and non-teaching of PSU-Infanta Campus who attended the Training-Workshop on Organic Moringa last June 29-30, 2021 at SBE Farms Rosales, Pangasinan. It was attended online by 72 attendees comprising of the students, faculty and staff of PSU-Infanta and other stakeholders.

In the afternoon, a quizbee was organized for the students who attended the webinar.    

PSU Infanta and Barangay Heads MOA Signing

Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between PSU extensionists and the collaborating parties (Barangay Heads of Infanta) for the Flexible Learning Support Program in COVID-19Time, an Extension Activity that focuses on Tutorial Activities on School-Related Topics and Information Awareness and Appreciation for the “nature’s gold”-Moringa.