Sunday, February 9, 2014

CvSU joins 17th PSAE-PPG Annual Luzon Convention

The CvSU participants to the 17th PSAE-PPG Annual Luzon Convention in Pangasinan State University

Twenty-eight (28) BSAE students composed the delegation of the Philippine Society of Agricultural Engineers Pre-Professional Group (PSAE-PPG) CvSU Chapter to the 17th PSAE-PPG Annual Luzon Convention on December 5 - 7, 2013 at Pangasinan State University - Sta. Maria Campus. The event's theme was "Enhancing AE Profession for Global Competitiveness” and it was participated in by 352 BSAE students from 16 SUCs in Luzon.

The three-day event included a symposium on Farm Mechanization and Renewable Energy, Soil and Water Management, and Aquaculture with resource speakers from PhilMech, BFAR and CLSU-AREC, respectively. Several competitions also highlighted the event wherein Jonathan Flores bagged second place in AutoCAD challenge while Gee Jay Bartolome and Sarah Salgado placed fourth and ninth in the AE Quiz Bee, respectively.

Michael Jordel Matundan, Leahlyn Rodil, Al Owen Ferrera, Jonilou Bautista and Mary Joy David participated in the AE Adventure Race; Janjan Aguilar for Tractor Parts Identification; Lloyd Tadifa for Tractor Hitching and Driving; and Claudine May Gomez for AE Quiz Bee. Gee Jay Bartolome and Jessica-Ann Morales represented the CvSU delegation in the Mr. and Ms. PSAE 2013.

Moreover, PSAE-PPG CvSU won the bidding and election for the next presidency of PSAE-PPG Luzon Chapter with Minette Mojica making CvSU the next host university for the 18th annual convention in December 2014. The event was concluded with an educational tour to a squash noodle factory in Sta. Maria, Pangasinan and Balungao Hilltop Adventure Park.  (Gee Jay Bartolome)