PUP MULANAY
PLANS FOR EXPANSION
(Based on the
Master Plan)
An Excerpt
from PUP Mulanay Through the Years
Written by Dr.
Fe B. Rejano-Baronia
BACKGROUND
I.
HISTORY
On
April 2, 1991, PUP
Pamantasang Bayan was established with the signing of Memorandum of Agreement
between the PUP Officials headed by former President Nemesio E. Prudente, former
Congressman Bienvenido O. Marquez and former Municipal Mayor Mariano A. Morales,
Jr.
The
MOA signing was witnessed by Dr. Ofelia M. Carague, Dr. Samuel M. Salvador,
Atty. Honesto L. Cueva and the Municipal Mayors of Bondoc Peninsula
Area.
The
establishment of Pamantasang Bayan paved the way for the establishment of PUP
Mulanay Branch.
The
establishment of a state university in Mulanay was a brainchild project of then
Municipal Mayor Mariano A. Morales, Jr. He dreamed for a
college in the municipality aimed towards the continuous college education of
the citizenry in the far-flung area of Bondoc Peninsula. In his ardent
desire to have one, he closely coordinated with the late Congressman
Bienvenido O. Marquez, Jr, former PUP President Nemesio E.
Prudente and the then Executive Vice-President Zenaida A. Olonan to
bring the university closer to the Filipino masses in the Bondoc Peninsula
Area. These people believed that through education we could have
an enlightened citizenry who will be the pillars of our country’s economy geared
towards progress and sustainable development.
The Polytechnic University of the Philippines Mulanay
Branch was established with the passage of Republic Act 7645 otherwise known as
the General Appropriations Act of 1991 which provided for an initial capital
outlay of Five Million Pesos (Php5,000,000.00) for the
branch.
With the initial capital outlay of five million
pesos, former Mayor Morales and the late Congressman Marquez negotiated
for the donation of one (1) hectare of land from the late
businessman-philanthropist Mr. Francisco Q. Bocobo. Mr. Bocobo
gave his contribution in the field of education by donating a land area of
one (1) hectare for the school site. The deed of
sale of a parcel of land pending segregation was signed on September 12, 1991 between the late
Mr. Francisco Q. Bocobo, President, F.Q.B + 7 Incorporated and Dr. Zenaida A.
Olonan, former PUP President.
Prof. Angeles A. Morales, the pioneer director
of PUP Mulanay with the help of Mayor Prudencio M. Maxino, Jr. worked for an
additional donation of two (2) hectares of land from Mr. Francisco Q. Bocobo.
Mr. Bocobo having a heart for the masses donated an additional two (2) hectares
of sprawling land for the branch structural expansion. The deed of
sale of a parcel of land pending segregation was signed on July 16, 1996 between the late Mr.
Francisco Q. Bocobo, President, F.Q.B + 7 Incorporated and Dr. Zenaida A.
Olonan, former PUP President.
PUP Mulanay Branch is strategically located
along the national road, a kilometer and a half from the town proper of
Mulanay. Its campus is overlooking Tayabas Bay
and Marinduque Island which democratizes access to quality education
to the economically challenged but deserving students in the nearby
municipalities of Catanauan, San
Francisco, San Narciso and San Andres, Quezon.
In the first five years of operation
(1993-1998), the courses offered were: Bachelor in Office Administration (BOA),
Bachelor in Business Teacher Education (BBTE), Bachelor in Entrepreneurial
Management (BEM), Bachelor in Secondary Education (BSE) major in English,
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (BSA), Basic Computer Technology and Computer
Secretarial. PUP Mulanay was able to produce two (2) Accountants, Board Passers
in Licensure Examination for Teachers and Passers in the Career Sub-Professional
and Professional Civil Service Examination.
On the sixth year of operation, BOA, BSA, BSE, Computer
Technology and Computer Secretarial were phased down and courses in Bachelor of
Science in Agri-Business Management, Information Communication Technology and
Office Management were instead offered in addition to BBTE and
BSEM.
For
the first semester of school year 2004-2005, Information and Communication
Technology and Office Management courses were phased down due to the lack of
computer units. Bachelor in Office Administration was instead
offered.
In its twelve years of existence, PUP Mulanay contributed
to the provision of manpower to the provinces of Quezon, Cavite, Batangas and
Laguna. Some of the graduates are working in Metro Manila and abroad. The branch
contributed in terms of its capabilities and accomplishments such as producing
skilled graduates and career service professionals.
II.
VISION/MISSION
STATEMENT
A.
VISION
The
Polytechnic University of the Philippines sole philosophy, vision and mission is
to provide students with quality education necessary to equip them with the
skills and technical-know how imperative to enhance the country’s economic
development and to produce graduates with nationalistic vision to the growth and
social transformation of the people in the Philippine society. It
is emphasized that the PUP’s philosophy must not only be responsive to the
economic needs of the people but more so to the social order necessary to
economic and stability of the country.
PUP
Mulanay shall be the flagship of the university in the Bondoc Peninsula
Area. Mulanay is in the threshold of development as an agri-based
municipality and has the capability to become the trading center in the Bondoc
Peninsula Area, thus the branch play a vital role in educating the Filipino
masses for rural development. The instruction, research, extension
services, community involvement and special projects must be relevant and
responsive to local, regional and national levels.
B.
MISSION
The mission of PUP
Mulanay is also expressed on what the PUP Philosophy, Vision and Mission stands
for:
1.
To seek
constant, continuous and innovative approach for country’s
development
2.
Promote
social awareness relevant to the socio-economic and cultural
transformation
3.
Prepare
and develop every member of the academic community to be truly productive and
self-reliant citizens necessary in nation-building
4.
Upgrade
the moral values of its academic, non-academic personnel and students in the
quest for national transformation and renewal in order to achieve a
nationalistic education for the third millennium.
III.
SERVICES
PROVIDED
A.
General
Services
As
an avenue of knowledge in the countryside, PUP Mulanay caters the educational
needs of the economically challenged students of five municipalities in the
Bondoc Peninsula Area, Quezon
Province such as Mulanay,
Catanauan, San Narciso, San Andres and San Francisco.
The branch also extends its support services to the development programs
of the community by serving as resource speakers/lecturers, providing technical
assistance through technology transfer in the agri-business aspect and community
service in the environmental protection, clean and green program of the
locality.
B.
Student
Services
The
branch offers quality service to students by encouraging them to organize
different organizations for academic and personal development. The
office is tasked to plan, direct and implement policies relative to the
harmonious and effective functioning of units under the
office.
IV.
FUTURE EXPANSIONS
(BASED ON THE MASTER PLAN)
PUP Mulanay came into existence and became
operational in 1993. For twelve years, PUP Mulanay operates with
one two-story building and four-room bungalow type building. At present it has a
Coop Canteen, ROTC
Unit Building and USG
Hall.
To continue PUP Mulanay’s thrusts of catering
quality education to poor but deserving students of Bondoc Peninsula and the neighboring
municipalities, the branch has plans for expansion in the future. Based on the
master plan (attached) a proposed Orchard, Botanical Garden and Park have been
sketched for the BSAM and other students from other departments to develop.
There is also a proposed plan for Volleyball and Badminton Courts, Meat
Processing Area, L-Type Building, Stock Room, Waste Segregation
Area, Staff House, another four-room building, a museum and a gymnasium. All of
these buildings and other projects are planned in the donated three hectares of
land.
To sustain the need of the branch for water
supply, a MOA between PUP and the Local Government of Mulanay has been signed to
install water system for the consumption of the branch, thus, the proposed Water
shed area is now near to its
realization.
