PUVeP News

Delegation from Aceh visits PUVeP

A delegation from Aceh, Indonesia, visited PUVeP and some of its community outreach programs on October 24, 2008, as part of an exposure trip to the Philippines. The purpose of their visit to Mindanao was to exchange knowledge on disaster preparedness and conflict resolution, as well as to learn about community initiatives as regards alternative energy, spatial planning and natural resources management.

The visit was organized by the Samdhana Institute

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International Symposium “Coupling Sustainable Sanitation and Groundwater Protection

Eng. Dexter S. Lo, Supervisor of Xavier University Engineering Resource Center (XUERC) attended the international symposium on "Coupling Sustainable Sanitation and Groundwater Protection" from October 14 - 17, 2008 at the Federal Institute of Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) in Hannover, Germany, where he presented the poster

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Conference “Academe and Local Government: Redefining Roles in Development Research“

The Environmental Science for Social Change (ESSC) in cooperation with different Belgian universities organized the conference “Academe and Local Government: Redefining Roles in Development Research” from October 6-9, 2008 at the Bohol Divers Resort, Alona Beach, Panglao, Bohol as part of the Belgian government (CUD) funded project “Building loca...

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CropSci Students from CVISCAFT Complete OJT

Three On-the-Job Trainees from the Central Visayas State College of Agriculture, Forestry and Technology (CVISCAFT), Bilar, Bohol, namely Janice M. Ticon, Sahra Jane S. Angco and Ricardo C. Lozada Jr., successfully completed their 720 hours internship program at PUVeP last October 6, 2008. The Crop Science students, who were under the direct supervision of PUVeP entomologist Marcela M. Diago-Aggarao were assigned to different areas of PUVeP such as the St. Ignatius Allotment Garden. the sweet...

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MPSC Jasaan Students on Field Trip in Manresa

20 Agricultural Arts students of the Mindanao Polytechnic State College (MPSC), Jasaan Campus, Misamis Oriental, visited the PUVeP Office and the St. Ignatius Allotment Garden last October 10, 2008. The group, which was guided by their teacher Ms. Valen A. Dotarot, was particularly interested in the different agricultural technologies that are displayed in the demonstration garden.

After a thorough inspection of the ecosan UDD toilet, the students proceeded to the vegetable nursery a...

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SuSEP Roundtable Discussion Takes Place in SEARSOLIN

The Project “Developing A Sustainable Sanitation Education Program for the Philippines” (SuSEP), a World Bank-funded project of the Department of Health (DOH) under the aegis of the Sustainable Sanitation for East Asia Program (SuSEA) of the Water and Sanitation Program of the World Bank (WSP/WB) has been commissioned to the Center for Advanced Philippine Studies (CAPS), for implementation within the period of July 2008 to ...

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Ecosan Reuse Article Published in Urban Agriculture Magazine

The article “Reuse of Ecological Sanitation Products in Urban Agriculture: Experiences from the Philippines ”, written by Robert J. Holmer and Gina S. Itchon of Xavier University's Periurban Vegtable Project (PUVeP) and School of Medicine, respectively, was published in Volume 20 of the Urban Agriculture Magazine, which focuses on sustainable use of water in urban agriculture.

The Urban Agriculture Magazine facilitates sharing of informat...

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UDDT Update Mindanao: 60 Units Already Completed

Almost three years after the first urine-diversion dehydration toilet of Mindanao was inaugurated in November 2005, there are already 60 units completed in this southern island of the Philippines while further 60 units are presently under construction or in the planning phase, respectively. The number of completed toilets is highest in Cagayan de Oro City with 19 units, closely followed by the municipality of Initao, Misamis Orie...

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DepEd National Seminar-Workshop for Science Club Leaders

More than 700 members of the Science Club Advisers Association of the Philippines (SCAAP) participated at the recent National Seminar Workshop for Science Club Leaders which was hold from September 22-26, 2008 in Cagayan de Oro City with the theme “Science and Technology: Focus on Food Security for Community Development”. The event was jointly organized by SCAAP, the Department of Education - Center fo...

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Higaonon Farmers at St. Ignatius Allotment Garden

On September 11, 2008, more than 20 Higaonon Farmers from Barangay Sibantang, Talisayan, Misamis Oriental visited the PUVeP office to learn more about community-based vegetable production in allotment gardens and ecological sanitation. The group was headed by Noel L. Tecson from the Alejandro Go Beltran (AGB) Development Foundation as part of the “Higaonon Crop ...

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Iligan City National High School Science Clubbers on Field Trip

More than 300 students of the Iligan City National High School Science Clubbers conducted an educational field trip to Manresa farm on September 5, 2008. Part of their exposure brought them also to the PUVeP office. The students were divided in three groups headed by Dr. Robert J. Holmer, Glenda Y. Sol and Horacio S. Factura III, respectively, who explained to them the concept of vegetable production, allotment gardening and ecological sanitation. The students who were guided by Mr. Jeremy ...

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New Allotment Garden Rises in Lapasan

With the generous financial assistance of the Provincial Government of East Flanders and the Sint-Amandsberg Allotment Garden of Gent, Belgium, a new allotment garden for 12 families is presently being established in sitio Hill Site, barangay Lapasan.

It took a long time to find a suitable area, but with the assistance of Barangay Chairman Antonio S. Olango, an area...

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University of Southeastern Philippines Students Visit PUVeP

More than 80 Crop Science students (4th year) of the University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP), Davao City, visited the PUVeP Office on September 18, 2008 as part of a field trip to different agricultural agencies in Northern Mindanao. The group, headed by Eng. Renato Ego-Ogan, was guided by Ms. Glenda Y. Sol, who explained to the students learnt how marigold works as a nematode–suppressive cover crop, how green manuring with legumes can improve soil fertility and how a treadle pump can w...

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Monitoring & Evaluation of Ecological Sanitation Projects Workshop

A workshop on monitoring and evaluation of ecological sanitation projects was conducted from September 9 to 10, 2008 in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, and from September 11-12, 2008 in Cagayan de Oro City. Ms. Imelda Balbuena, Community Organizer of the GTZ Water & Sanitation Program, facilitated the workshops together with Glenda Y. Sol and Horacio S. Factura III from PUVeP and TUHH, respectively, and the local government units of Manolo Fortich and Cagayan de Oro. The workshop was attended by re...

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PHILSSA Workshop “Cities and Climate Change”

The Partnership of Philippine Support Service Agencies (PHILSSA), a national NGO network focusing on urbanization issues, conducted a workshop on “Cities and Climate Change” from September 3 to 5, 2008 in Xavier University to have a better understanding of climate change and discuss ways of integrating climate change adaptation concerns in their network framework and strategies.

PUVeP director Dr. Robert J. Holmer was one of the resource sp...

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Stockholm World Water Week & 7th SuSanA meeting

Dr. Robert J. Holmer, Director PUVeP, and Robert Gensch, Ecosan Adviser at the School of Medicine represented Xavier University at the World Water Week, which took place in Stockholm from August 17-23, 2008 with the theme “Progress and Prospects on Water: For a Clean and Healthy World with a Special Focus on Sanitation”.

Organized by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), the conference this year focused on sanitation and h...

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