ADEQUATE & RELEVANT PROJECTS

The SAVERS program is an environmental program focused on protecting the coastal fisheries led by Mrs. Rosebella L. Malo. It comprised 5 projects, the GREEn Project led by Mrs. Daisy G. Cari-an, the Sagip Tubig ‘Operation Linis Basura, Operation Bantay, spearheaded by Mrs. Rosebella Malo of the College of Fisheries, and Mr. Meo J. Mallorca from the College of Criminal Justice Education. The Solid Waste Management Project is led by Mr. Kervin Mahinay, Save the Air Project and Enviro-Outreach Project by Mr. Ronie Kirt Sarimong. The program was created in response to the urgent call of the government on a crucial problem in the solid waste pollution in coastal areas of Binalbagan. The program was implemented in 3 coastal barangays of Binalbagan.

The preliminary data gathering activities through socio-economics and environmental impact assessments and ocular assessment in the 3-hectare lot assigned to GREEn Project were conducted in Sitio Nabuswang, Brgy. Canmoros, BInalbagan, Negros Occidental on October 26-27, 2018. The assessments were conducted by Mrs. Daisy G. Cari-an, GREEn Project leader, Mrs. Rosebella L. Malo, SAVERS Program leader, and Mr. Kervin B. Mahinay, in charge of the documentation. The data were collected from 20 residents, members of NEMPA (Nabuswang Ecopark Mangroves Planters Association) and Bantay Dagat of Brgy. Canmoros.

On December 11-12, 2018, the SAVERS Program and the Criminology department conducted a clean-up drive along the roadside and river banks of Sitio Pasil and Purok Vietnam Rose, Brgy. Enclaro, Binalbagan. Gift-giving activity in Sitio Pasil and Purok Daisy was spearheaded by Mr. Meo J. Mallorca, leader of Sagip Tubig project with six (6) faculty members and 100 Criminology students. The recipients of the gift giving were the 50 households in Sitio Pasil and Purok Daisy, Brgy. Enclaro, Binalbagan.

Mrs. Daisy G. Cari-an, GREEn Project Leader, and Mrs. Rosebella L. Malo, SAVERS Program Leader, facilitated the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement for GREEn Project in Sitio Nabuswang with Mr. Zerxes Cari-an, MAO Representative in the Municipality of Binalbagan, on January 20, 2019.

The team of the Fisheries and Criminology departments conducted three (3) days of reassessment of Alo creek from July 9, 10, and 11, 2019. The data were collected by 14 faculty members assisted by three (3) community members. Data were gathered from 76 household members living along the river bank.

After conducting the Re-assessment, the SAVERS Program team met and discussed the results of the activities. Mrs. Rosebella L. Malo presided the meeting. It was attended by 12 out of 13 (92.3%) of the faculty involved in the program and its activities. The group conversed about the problems discovered during the assessments and came up with solutions and one of which was to conduct seminar workshops to enhance the awareness of the people in the community and to win their commitment and cooperation to help in the implementation towards sustainbility of the extension programs of the college.

The seminar were attended by 26 faculty members. Forty (4o) students from different student organizations such as Fisheries Student Organization (FiSO), CHMSC-SAVERS, Teacher Education Student Organization (TESO, and Organization Student Organization, and 34 community members from four (4) purok and 3 Barangay officials. There are four (4)speakers, namely Ceasar M . Gayem-Head of MAEO (Municipal Agricultural Environment Office) Binalbagan, Zerxes Cari-an-Agriculture Technologist, Vanessa De Dios-PEMO (Provincial Environment Management Office) Representative, and SB Ursecio Inodeo of Binalbagan. Mr. Ceasar Gayem emphasized Mangroves law, and Mr. Zerxes Cari-an spoke on from Ridge to Reef Approach. At the same time, Mrs. De Dios stressed the effect of disposing of plastic on the bodies of water, the turtle, and other wildlife. She further emphasized necessity and possibility. Nothing is impossible if the law on solid waste is implemented. The last to speak was SB. Inodeo said there is a need to formulate the policies, especially in RA 9003.

Mrs. Daisy G. Cari-an spearheaded the Greenlane project which was under the GREEn Project of the SAVERS Program. The project commenced on September 13, 2019 and was situated in the road shoulders of Brgy. Enclaro, Binalbagan. The opening activity was participated by three (3) faculty from the College of Fisheries and four (4) faculty from the College of Criminology. The participants of Green Lane were from criminology and BS Fisheries students with the total of 291. The Green lane project beautified the roadside of Purok Daisy and Purok Vietnam by planting it with ornamental plants and vegetables and the harvests from the project provided foods and extra income to the families of the project's beneficiaries especially during the time of pandemic.

The SAVERS Program team cleared and cleaned the area at Purok Santan, Brgy. Enclaro, Binalbagan last October 23 and 25, 2019. It was participated by 10 faculty from the College of Fisheries and Criminology, 135 students, and 4 community members/program beneficiaries.

The SAVERS Program's GREEn Project team cleared and cleaned the area assigned by the Brgy. Council of Brgy. Enclaro for the Green Niche Project located at the side of the Brgy. Hall. Mrs. Cari-an spearheaded the activity with Mrs. Libo-on, Mrs. Engojo, and Mr. Gañon. The area was planted with different vegetables. It was participated by 12 faculty Green members, 82 students from Fisheries and Criminology, and 15 Enclaro Women Association Group (EWAG) led by Marcelina Dela Cruz. The activity was participated by 109 participants.

Mr. Ronnie Kirt Sarimong, Save the Air Project Leader presented the proper waste segregation and emphasized the use of gloves, masks, and PPE in handling different types of waste. The attendees must observe safety protocols, especially on face to face situations. The participants actively participated and demonstrated the proper way of waste segregation. It was participated by 51 participants, of which 4 were faculty and 47 community residents.

Another clean-up drive was conducted in Purok Daisy, Brgy. Enclaro and the community participated in waste collection of which the collected waste exchange of goods and with extra money given if the collected waste is more than 10 sacks. It was participated by 12 faculty, 28 students, and 96 community members with the total of 146 participants.

During the cleanup effort that was organized in Purok Santan, the locals helped in collecting the trash. The solid waste that was collected was bartered with commodities and cash. The faculty members weighed the waste and the Barangay garbage-collecting truck collected it. There were 151 participants in the said activity including 12 staff, 2 students, and 137 members of the local community.

Tilapia Production and Management to Farmers of Brgy. Damutan, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental Program aligned with Agenda: Alternative Non-Formal Educational Services

Tilapia Production Management to Brgy. Minoyan, Murcia, Negros Occidental Program aligned with Agenda: Alternative Non-Formal Educational Services

Tilapia Production and Promotion Using Green Aquaculture Technology Program aligned with Agenda: Alternative Non-Formal Educational Services

Livelihood Projects and Capacity Building for the Hinoba-an Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (MFARMC) and Hinoban-on Entrepreneurs and Leaders Partnership (HEALP Association, Inc.) of Bacuyangan, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental aligned with Agenda: Alternative Non-Formal Educational Services and Environment Protection and Management Services