BPSU, Gawad Kalinga tie up for extension projects

BALANGA CITY, Bataan – The Bataan Peninsula State University (BPSU) thru its Extension Services Office and Gawad Kalinga (GK) have tied up for the conduct of extension projects in GK villages in the province. GK is a Philippine-based movement that aims to end poverty by building communities and empowering the people.

Dr. Hermogenes Paguia, BPSU Extension Office director, said the university taught residents of GK village Orion to assemble antenna. A team from BPSU College of Engineering and Architecture conducted series of trainings to teach 30 Gawad Kalinga residents in Barangay Daan Pare to make Yagi-Uda antenna. He said the project turned out successful since the residents truly learned the skills.

“We check the reception of the antennas they made, and found them to be even better from the commercial ones”, said project coordinator BPSU Engr. Kristine Ortega.

Orion Mayor Tonypep Raymundo, upon seeing the project, gave 50 thousand pesos to be used as capital for the production of the antenna of the Gawad Kalinga community. The antennas would be sold to other Gawad Kalinga communities.

Aside from the antenna production, BPSU has also intelligent street lighting and water system projects in Gawad Kalinga Orion. BPSU will conduct other extension projects in GK villages in the province. “More than just an academic institution, BPSU has a dynamic extension program to help Bataan communities”, said Paguia.

University President Greg Rodis targets to make BPSU the preferred university in the area by 2020