Goa, Camarines Sur - Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) Signing Ceremony was held between Partido State University headed by Dr. Raul G. Bradecina - SUC President III and Breastfeeding Bicolanas headed by Ms. Verna A. Velasco - President, Breastfeeding Bicolanas, yesterday, November 10, 2022 at PSU Student Pavilion in support to the Batu Ka Pala Project which aims to empower the women in the coastal and upland areas of Partido in the areas of governance, education, and economic participation with four components and one of which is the Awareness Raising. The ceremony was spearhead by Rosemarie A. Tabardillo - Program Leader and Ms. Maria Fe Meliton - Project Leader.

The said MOA signing ceremony was also supported by Prof. Patricia M. Candelaria - Vice-president for Research, Extension & Knowledge Management, Ms. Luisa M. Lanciso - Director, Research & Development and other faculty members of the university.

The Partido State University (PARSU) through Dr. Raul G. Bradecina, SUC President III and two secondary schools in Partido District through their respective principals have signed Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on academic partnerships. The partnerships will cover the provision of trainings on the preparation and implementation of research and extension programs and the enhancement of instructional modules related to agriculture, the collaboration projects on vegetables and rabbit production and the assistance to school in a garden and its water supply irrigation systems.

The secondary schools involved in the MOA signing were Nato National High School (NNHS) represented by Ms. Felomina C. Vergara and Partido Agro-Industrial National High School (PAINHS) represented by. Dr. Robert S. Ablao. The MOA signing was held on November 3, 2022 for NNHS in Nato, Sagňay, Camarines Sur and on November 4, 2022 for PAINHS in Mabalodbalod, Tigaon, Camarines Sur. The MOAs were also signed by Engr. Joel P. Sadol, Mr. Lydio P. Sadol, Jr. and Mr. Edgar E. Bantog as witnesses for being the Campus Dean of PARSU Salogon Campus, the Faculty President of NNHS and the TVL Coordinator of PAINHS, respectively. The ceremonial signings of MOAs were participated by VPREKM Patricia M. Candelaria, Research Director Luisa M. Lanciso, Extension Director Rosemarie A. Tabardillo of PARSU and selected faculty of NNHS and PAINHS. This activity was an initiative of PARSU Salogon Campus and the two secondary schools mentioned.

Before the MOA signing, there was short talk between the parties and Dr. Bradecina of PARSU had stressed out that the sustainability of program partnerships should be the responsibilities of all parties concerned. He visions out that the partnership should transform the secondary schools into agri-edu-tourism sites in Partido District. The schools should be the venue for producing crops and animals that are grown and raised through recent and smart agricultural technologies, for educating students about agricultural related subjects for future food sustainability, for marketing of processed agricultural produces and for attracting tourists who are fun of agriculture. This vision of the PARSU President was applauded by all of the participants in the MOA signing and it is the hope of everybody to be realized soon. -JPSadol

Parangal 2022 was held last August 5, 2022 at the PSU Gymnasium, which was attended by university officials, teaching and non-teaching staff from different campuses and colleges, as well as retirees from this university. Various campuses, colleges, faculties, and staffs were also recognized for their dedication and commitment to serving clients and the university as a whole.

Prof. Rosemarie A. Tabardillo, Director of Extension and Community Services Division together with Dr. Myrna C. Bigueja and Ms. Shiela E. Amoroso received an Publication Award for their journal titled: "Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) "Dalaw Turo" Program: An Effective Awareness Campaign on Climate Change".

Partido State University Extension and Community Services in cooperation with the College of Arts and Sciences, led two parts of Capability Building Series for Faculty Extensionists: Training on Basic Radio Broadcasting and Writing, Hosting and Live Broadcasting. Deans and instructors from various PSU colleges and campuses took part in the training. The workshop equipped faculty extensionists in delivering services to the community through the radio station.

The training was guided by Mr. Don Don Caceres, Mr. Jess Ortinero, and Engr. Rolly Fernandez, whose expertise is in Radio operation and management. As part of the workshop, participants were given a chance to operate radio equipment and experience radio announcing.

On the second part of the training, it includes a lecture on radio scriptwriting facilitated by Ms. Sherry A. Combis, CAS Faculty; basic news writing and radio announcing by Mr. Roweno M. Alvaran, Station Manager of Radyo Partido FMR; and a demonstration of the technical functionality of VMIX software as a live streaming tool, by the Technical Staff of RP FMR - Ms. Lourvic Ellisa F. Saba. Faculty participants were led by these broadcasting professionals through a workshop on presenting news stories and a practical demonstration of how to program and use the fundamental features, functions, and tools of the live streaming software.