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A State University in Bohol?
« on: November 21, 2007, 08:27:30 PM »
By Fred C. Amora
www.theboholstandard.com

Now it can be told!

Bohol’s dream of having its first state university is still a long, long way because of parochial reasons. Local officials continue to find it heavy for them to part away government lands where campuses of the Central Visayas State College of Fisheries and Technology (CVSCAFT) are built on.

The application for CVSCAFT to be converted into a state university, until now, suffers a big flaw since it does not own the land where their campuses are standing, notwithstanding provision in the CVSCAFT Law (RA 8659) Section 18 that says: “All assets, fixed and movable, personnel and records are hereby transferred to the college. All parcels of land belonging to the government occupied by the schools being integrated are hereby declared to be the property of CVSCAFT and shall be titled under the name of the college: provided, that should the state college cease to exist or be abolished or should such parcels of land aforementioned be no longer needed by the college, the same shall revert to the Province of Bohol.”

CVSCAFT has its main campus in Bilar, and also maintains one in the city, in Candijay, Calape, Clarin and Balilihan.

The CVSCAFT law creating Bohol’s only state college was approved in 1999 but until now the provincial government had failed or “continue to refuse” to adhere to that particular provision “ceasing title of lands to the school.”

A bill authored by first district congressman Edgar M. Chatto is now in the Lower House committee level but still lacks documents to support such application for state university conversion; which includes endorsement/ resolution of support from the provincial and city governments.

In a report of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Joint-Committees on Education and Government Properties, Enterprises and Related Undertakings dated Oct. 25, 2007, it said that “they cannot just disregard the possible consequences they might face in the event they (legislators) gave up the lands.”

They were one in letting out their apprehension that they might be blamed for their actions later on.

But other reasons in the report revealed “fiscal” concerns that make legislators hold on to these lands and decide to forgo the benefits of quality education from a state university.

Provincial board members had reservations on the land title issue since provincial lots are reportedly tied up/ used as collateral to loans by the provincial government.

Also, in the event the province losses these lands, the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) share of the province from the national government might be affected and will subsequently reduce its status as a first class LGU.

Observers from the academe noted that local officials worry more in their “loan capability” and “allotment share” than providing a better education, global competitive edge for an incoming generation.

Third district board member Esther Corazon Galbreath chairs the committee on education with second district Josephine Socorro Jumamoy as vice chairperson, and Cesar Tomas Lopez, member.

Second district board member Amalia Tirol, who belongs to the clan that owns the University of Bohol, chairs the committee on Government Properties and Related Undertakings, with lawyer Aster Piollo as vice chair and Alfonso Damalerio II, member.

The two committees, however, said they are supportive of the move for CVSCAFT to become a state university.

The land issue is now being reviewed by the office of Provincial Legal Officer Atty. Handel Lagunay who promised to submit to the joint committee a written opinion as reference when the matter is deliberated in plenary.

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Re: A State University in Bohol?
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2007, 01:29:08 AM »
Central Visayas State College of Fisheries and Technology (CVSCAFT) or Bilar Agricultural College (BAC).

This brings me fund memories. I was the assistant resident engineer back then when this was restored to it's former glory, funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Engr. Dong-dong Manug was the resident engineer. That was in 1988 - 1989 if I'm not mistaken.

Being a part voluntary job, I can not forget the amazing camaraderie of the workforce. Almost all night is grill, hinalang & tuba night. Every single day is a happy day. The workplace view is spectacular, back drafted by Rajah Sikatuna mountains, cool forest breeze, for me it is better than Baguio.

Everything is vivid in my memory, almost I can smell the aroma of roasted chicken &  freshly harvested tuba. Most of all, the eternal visayan songs of the veteran pandays & labors. One of the pandays is the old Ruper, he was the old guitarist of DYHP Cebu and the one who played the guitar when the "Matud Nila" was first recorded. He have this famous "gitik" of his guitara. Old folks in Bilar are mostly musicians. There were families names like Kahoy, Suaybaguio, Palacio, Pernia, Bargayo, Sumampong, Llano. Most of the workers are my relatives, but being born and raised in Tagbilaran, it was my great chance to meet them in the eye. I can not forget the late Ading, late Fidel, the late Claro Curit & late Vic Pabe (my relative). There was this musician/singer Cahoy who got married with the contractor's daughter Lynn from Leyte.

Being a down-to-earth person, I learned too many skills from old pandays, not to mention the balaks and the lyrics of old visayan songs. There, I crafted my first "sapilya", taken from a salvaged tugas wood. The building was pre-war and 100 years old. Amazingly, the wood used was still durable and they called it "Tugas Lanahan" because of it's oily property.

My favorite past time then was exploring the nearby forest by foot. Tracing the origin of the creek. Catching freshwater fish & crabs by night and cooking it to become a sum-suman along with grilled or hinalang style chicken donated by the students.

The place was natural wonder, airconditioner: breeze from the forest, music: from the "gangis" (cicada) and songbirds. Voices from the night creatures and the crickets is enough to give you a sound sleep.

It was my first major assignment from my engineering profession and from there, I learned responsibility and independence.

However, I am a misfit in profession at present.

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