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BY: FLORDELINA B. UTLEG
BY: FLORDELINA B. UTLEG
APRIL 21, 2017
APRIL 21, 2017
The College of Teacher Education in partnership with Data Center College of the Philippines together with the RCEIAD personnel held an extension activity last September 5, 2015 at their extension community, Banna, Caribquib.
The bus departed at 8:00 o’clock in the morning from the university and the team arrived at Caribquib, Banna at exactly 9:00 AM.
Ms. Flordelina B. Utleg, the CTE/VJSSGS extension coordinator, divided the group of the CTE students into four (4) groups; group for planting of malunngay cuttings; landscaping; seedling production and for the development of the medicinal garden.
The barangay folks headed by Mr. Adonis B. Manuel, the Brgy. Chair. helped the students by digging holes for the malunngay cuttings to be planted.  They were able to plant One hundred seventy eight (178) cuttings of malunggay.
Ms. Romelyn de la Cruz, an alumna of the College of the Teacher Education of Northwestern University and is now teaching at Data Center College of the Philippines, Laoag Branch, guided her students in planting the malunggay cuttings.
Officers of the CTE-SO brought seedlings of atis (6); 6 guyabano and 10 mabolo.  The Nursery was cleaned and organized by the group. The seedlings were arranged at the nursery according to their sizes.  The group wrote the name of the seedlings on the wooden name tag.
After the activity at the nursery, Ms. Utleg and the group proceeded to the place to be landscaped. Bulbs of the Birds of Paradise plants were replanted along the way going to the starting point of the Zipline. 
Jeffrey Bumanglag was the leader of the group.  The group pulled out all the medicinal plants and replanted them by arranging according to their species.  They cleaned the area and wrote also the name of the medicinal plants on the wooden name tag. The beneficiaries helped the students.
After planting the seedlings and cleaning the area, the students took their time to appreciate their fruits of labour and endeavours as they took pictures. The Barangay Folks  acknowledged the extension services rendered by the students of CTE, VJSSGS, DCCP and RCEIAD personnel.
Ms. Utleg went to the barangay hall to attend the meeting with Mr. Adonis B. Manuel, the Brgy. Chair, together with RCEIAD personnel. Ms. De la Cruz  asked the date for the 2nd phase of the malunggay tree planting and the coordinator assured them that they will continue after a week.  Mr. Manuel requested to have a seminar on how to take care of the planted malunggay cuttings when they have already leaves.  He also requested the group on food processing of malunggay leaves and also the fruits. Ms. Utleg promised that his request will be granted. 
After the meeting, the barangay officials thanked the group of their unending support to their community.  They served snacks to the group.
The activity ended at 11:30 am and the bus departed exactly at 12:00 noon.
FOOD PROCESSING ON MALUNGGAY LEAVES:ICE CREAM, PANCAKE AND GELATIN 
BY: FLORDELINA B. UTLEG
APRIL 21, 2017
Last September 9, 2015, the CTE/VJSSGS, conducted planting of malunggay cuttings, seedling production, landscaping and development of medicinal garden.  After the activities, the CTE/VJSSGS extension coordinator together with the RCEIAD personnel had a meeting with the barangay officials headed by Mr. Adonis B. Manuel, the barangay chair.  Mr. Manuel requested  the  group to conduct a seminar on food processing about  malunggay leaves. The CTE/VJSSGS coordinator relayed this request to Ms. Catalina Exmuindo, the Community Extension Manager and she approved it.
On October 24, 2015, the beneficiaries were already at the barangay hall waiting for the group from the university.  Food processing demonstration on malunggay leaves was done as the second phase of the malunggay tree planting. Ms. Flordelina B. Utleg, the CTE/VJSSGS extension distributed handouts about malunggay leaves/fruits , the ingredients and procedures on how to make malunggay ice cream.
Gilbert Tomas, an alumnus of the university, demonstrated how to make malunggay ice cream while Marinela Siazon, a 4th year CTE student demonstrated  how to make malunggay pancake and malunggay gelatin.  The beneficiaries were very attentive and interested during the demonstration. 
During the demonstration on malunggay ice cream, the demonstrator showed how to measure the sugar and other ingredients.  The beneficiaries watched when he was cooking the sugar with water to make a syrup.  When the syrup was made, he showed how to blend the malunggay leaves and how to strain the blended malunggay leaves to get the juice.  He mixed all the ingredients and blended with the malunggay juice.  The beneficiaries took canisters and the demonstrator put the juice and the beneficiaries put in the freezer of Cherry Mae Ranga, an alumna of CTE.
Ms. Siazon showed how to cut the malunggay leaves and how to measure and mix the ingredients like flour, sugar, milk, nestle cream and nuts.  The beneficiaries watched when she was cooking.  She also added vanilla for flavoring. She demonstrated also how to make gelatin out of malunggay leaves, after which it was refrigerated again in the refrigerator of the CTE alumna, Cherry Mae Ranga.
After sometime, Ms. Enriqueta Gaygay, the Brgy. Council Secretary called the CTE/VJSSGS coordinator, that the malunggay ice cream and gelatin were delicious and some of the barangay folks with gusto.
The beneficiaries were very grateful to Northwestern University for all the skills that they acquired.  They requested again the group to demonstrate on meat processing in making longganisa, embutido and morchon.
The group was very happy  because they had shared their knowledge and skills to the beneficiaries.
                                 
MEDICAL AND DENTAL OUTREACH 
BY: FLORDELINA B. UTLEG
APRIL 21, 2017
On June 9, 2015, Ms. Flordelina B. Utleg, the CTE/VJSSGS community extension coordinator solicited medicines from Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), Manila through the help of Dr. Elsie C. Pilar, the Acting Director of RECEIAD.  The coordinator was very grateful to Hon. Jose Ferdinand Rojas II, the General Manager of PCSO, for his unending support to the  extension program of the college.
On May 18, 2015, Jean Kathrine Q. Macugay, the CTE-SO President, went to the office of Hon. Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.,  Hon. Imelda R. Marcos and Hon. Imee R. Marcos  to solicit medicines. Ms. Macugay picked-up the solicited medicines last June 11, 2015.
On June 22, 2015, the PCSO donated eighty (80) vaccines of anti pneumonia. The vaccines were injected to the beneficiaries of Caribquib, Banna by the nurses of the municipality after the tree planting on June 25, 2015 in celebration of the National Arbor Day.
The PCSO donated also eighty five (85) vaccines of anti-flu and three (3) cartoons of different kinds of medicines and vitamins for children and adults.
The students, faculty and staff of the College of Teacher Education (CTE) , CTE Alumni, NWU-LES, staff of medical and dental clinic, RCEIAD personnel of Northwestern University held a medical and dental mission on October 10, 2015 at Brgy. Caribquib Banna, Ilocos Norte.  When the students of CTE/VJSSGS were still at the CTE office, Ms. Flordelina B. Utleg, the CTE/VJSSGS community extension coordinator instructed them that Jovelyn Salmorin and Generose Duldulao will be in-charged at the registration table; Juan Carlo Tabios III and Allan Ventura will assist the pharmacist to give medicines to the beneficiaries; Leslee Bumanglag and Lovely Queen Julian – in-charge of attendance; Jeffrey Bumanglag, John Sinang and Joey Ganitano -in-charge of the snacks and Jean Kathrine Q. Macugay will assists in calling the name of the beneficiaries on a first come first serve basis.
The bus departed at 12:30 in the afternoon.  The team arrived at Brgy. Caribquib Banna, Ilocos Norte at 1:30 PM. They prepared immediately the things needed for the medical and dental mission. The team was divided into two (2) groups: the group for dental and group for the medical check-up.  Ms. Janet Dantis stayed at the registration table with the students.
The beneficiaries fall in line for the registration and they were served on first come first serve basis.  The nursing students took the blood pressure (BP) of the beneficiaries (adult) before they they went to the doctor. Dr. Emma Joy Bareng, the university physician, asked about the health condition of the beneficiaries.  She checked up them and gave prescription after the consultation. The three nurses from the municipality of Banna helped in injecting the anti-flu vaccines to the beneficiaries.
Dr. Pedrico Chelly Calaycay, the university dentist, had a brief discussion on how to brush properly the teeth and what causes tooth decay. After the discussion, he distributed fifty (50) free toothbrush and fifty (50) toothpaste to the beneficiaries.  When he was able to distribute all, he started to check-up the patients and extracted their teeth if it is needed.
The students of the Physical Therapy checked-up the beneficiaries for the scoliosis.
The barangay officials served snacks during the activity.  They were very grateful to the college/university for this kind of extension program because it is a great help to their less fortunate fellow residents.  The barangay officials and the beneficiaries requested that CTE/VJSSGS should continue to help their barangay by rendering their different extension services/programs every year.
The medicines that were not distributed were handed to Jaylene Saclayan, the Barangay Health Worker, for future use of the residents..
The activity ended at 5:00 PM.  The group went home with happiness because they were joking in the bus while traveling despite their tiredness. 
Serving the people is a mission!


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