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.