JANUARY 18 2012 MEETING RANDOM PICTURES

Dr Francisco P de la Pena, Jr President / CEO of ACES Polytechnic College   and DAVRASTI President delivers the welcome message and presents the Policy Directions

JANUARY 18 2012 DAVRASTI MEETING

Davao Region Association of Technology Institutes, Inc.

(DAVRASTI – Region XI)

                       

MINUTES OF THE  DAVRASTI XI BOARD MEETING WITH MEMBER SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AS AUDIENCE HELD LAST JANUARY  18, 2012  AT ACES POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, PANABO CITY

MEMBERS PRESENT

DAVAO ORIENTAL PROV
DAVRASTI Vice- President	Aries Agbong	Mati Polytechnic College
Member	Janes Agbong	MPC Manay Campus
Member	Ivan Agbong	MPC Caraga Campus
Member	Espedita Carreon	Eastern Academy of Davao
Member	Dr Norberto Teodoro	Mati Doctors College
DAVAO DEL NORTE PROVINCE
President- DAVRASTI X1	Dr. Francisco Dela Pena, Jr.-	ACES Polytechnic College
Member	Ms. Maricar Managbanag	Arriesgado College Foundation, Inc
Member	Mrs. Flor Pascual	Northern Paramedical and Technological College
DAVRASTI XI- Auditor	Ms. Eugenia Mensidor	East Asian College of Panabo, Inc
Member	Mr. Christopher Chatto	UM Panabo
DAVAO DEL SUR PROVINCE
DAVRAST XI- Trustee	Mr. Florentino V. Mission	Digos Institute of Technical Education & Driving School
Member	Atty. Nestor M. Ledesma	Polytechnic College of Davao del  Su
Member	Mrs. Marina Ledesma	Polytechnic College of Davao del  Su
Member	Mrs. Ermilinda Archie	Southern Mindanao College
Member	Engr. Melvi Dela Torre	UM Digos
DAVAO CITY
Member	Pastor Ermelinda  B. Villegas/ Mr. Farrst Mar Claro	Brokenshire  College – Toril
Member	Ms. Angelica Torres/ Mr. John Paul Avellanosa	Davao Doctors College
Member	Mr. Roque Hiponia	TOYOZU  Technical School Foundation
DAVRASTI XI- Secretary	Dr. Rossini L. Balili,	Phillippine College of Technology  (Bajada & Calinan
DAVRASTI XI- Treasurer	Dr. Delia Advincula	Davao Central College – Toril
Member	Mrs. Nene Abijar	Davao Jones Academy
Member	Ms. Mirasol Da-an	MMFC/ MATS

                                                

                                                   

                                   

                                        MINUTES OF MEETING

ISSUES/CONCERNS	DISCUSSIONS	AGREEMENTS/RESOLUTIONS
BUSINESS MEETING PROPER PRESIDENT’S REPORT: 1.  Emerging programs in the field of Agriculture 2.  Framework for 5th & 6th  year in TVI’s with Dr. Dela Pena, Jr. presiding Other matters: 3.1    Atty.   Nestor Ledesma  and    Dr. Silvano Maranga 3.2  Vacancy in the Board 3.3  Update on Scholarship of Chinese  Students 3.4  The President informed the  members that as per Tesda Order dated Jan. 2012, he officially sits at the RTESDC to  represent DAVRASTI -XI 4.  Adjournment	The President called the meeting to order at 10:00 am, Jan. 18, 2012 1.DAVRASTI - XI President,  Dr. Dela Pena presented the ACES Natural Farming  course, its relevance, opportunities and benefit to the community Dr. Silvano Maranga, TESDA Dir, (Ret.)  gave further inputs on the course  and invited the group to visit the demo farm which serves as the venue  of the TESDA registered program ACES Natural Farming Technology Course level -1 The President showed on powerpoint presentation some   statistical data from DEPED.  The figures gave insights on the lack of qualified trainors , assessors and assessment centers in the region   for the incoming 5th & 6th year enrollees.  The Board agreed to Register, organize and manage the conduct of  a Trainors Training for     all its  member schools at   reasonable cost .    The President also recommended that secondary schools that are not yet equipped to handle  Tesda Programs must ink a MOA with  qualified  TVI’s  The President recommended that  Atty. Nestor Ledesma  be the  Legal Adviser  and Dr. Silvano Maranga be the Coordinator/Consultant of DAVRASTI-XI in order for the association to achieve its objectives.  Atty. Ledesma and Dr. Maranga accepted  the offer. DAVRASTI XI is composed of 3 representatives  which come from the 5 provinces of Davao Region or a total of 15 Board Members.  The President recom- mended that at anytime there is vacancy in the Board, the Immediate Past Presidents of Provincial Associations may be installed to be member of the Board thru a Board Resolution. - The President  informed the body that the Aces and its partner I-STUDY are still working on some requirements in order for the funds to be accepted by Philippine banks since this is a multi million foreign investment  project. Forum issues: -       costly Trainors Training -       Policy on:  NO Pirating of Trainors -       Conduct of Assessment by  TESDA centers -       Issuance of Certificates for Trainors and Assessors -       Registration of courses vis-à-vis community based programs and school based programs -       One TVI representative from Mindanao to sit in the TESDA Board -       PTESDC quarterly conferences / meetings The meeting was adjourned at 4:22p.m.	8 members of the board were present, however two of these:     Dr. Saludes and Ms. Myrtel Solatorio were represented by their school officials.  There was no representative from COMVAL. -  DAVRASTI -XI  members accepted the invitation of Association of Concerned Entrepreneurs For Food Security (ACES)  to jointly advocate for Natural  and Organic Farming Technology  - the group agreed to visit the learning demo farm of the ACES Natural Farming Institute.  Group  visited the vermiculture, Vermi Tea Aerator, and  organic hog and chicken  raising cages learning areas, viewed the Cable way- a practical transport in a farm using gravity and appropriate technology and other farm facilities. Approved by the body, thus Board Resolution No. 12 , s. 2012 Approved by the body thus Board Resolution No. 13, s. 2012 Approved by the body thus Board Resolution No. 14, s. 2012  Updates will be presented in future meetings -  The body approved that the following issues will be raised by Dr. Francisco Dela Pena ,Jr. to the RTESDC and during the COCOPEA plenary come Feb. 10, 2012

      I CERTIFY TO THE CORRECTNESS of the  Minutes of the Board Meeting held last January 18, 2012  at the Aces Polytechnic College in Panabo City.

                                                           MA. ROSSINI L. BALILI, Ed.D.

                                                           DAVRASTI XI-  Corporate Secretary

ATTESTED BY:

FRANCISCO  P. DELA PENA, JR., Ph.D.

DAVRASTI XI - President