24/04/2026
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๐๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆโ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ.๐ฟ
On April 23, 2026, the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture โ Crop Science 3rd Year students, under the guidance and initiative of Mr. Cyril L. Tura, MSc., RAgr, conducted an educational trip for their course ๐๐จ 15: ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ณ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ช๐ค๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ณ๐จ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฎ๐ด at the Regional Crop Protection Center (RCPC), Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office XI in Bago Oshiro, Tugbok District, Davao City. They were accompanied by Ms. Malou Dy-Sanchez, RAgr. faculty also of the Agriculture in the campus.
The group was warmly welcomed by Agricultural Center Chief III-RCPC Davao, Mr. Virgelio S. โOtoyโ Gutierrez, MSc., RAgr, a seasoned agriculturist and plant pathologist, together with the RCPC staff, with assistance from Maโam Richel in coordinating the visit. Mr. Gutierrez emphasized the vital role of beneficial arthropods and microorganisms in sustainable farming, especially in the context of widespread pesticide use. As he insightfully shared: โ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ธ ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐จ๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐บ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข ๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐บ ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข-๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ญ๐บ๐ข๐ฏ ๐จ๐ช๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ถ๐จ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ด. ๐๐ช๐ต๐ข ๐ณ๐ข ๐จ๐ช๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช, ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฃ๐ข?โโa reminder of our shared responsibility in ensuring safer food systems.
The students explored laboratory facilities and conducted actual observations of various beneficial organisms, including earwigs (๐๐พ๐ซ๐ธ๐ป๐ฎ๐ต๐ต๐ฒ๐ช ๐ช๐ท๐ท๐พ๐ต๐ช๐ฝ๐ช and ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฒ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฌ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ผ ๐ถ๐ธ๐ป๐ฒ๐ธ), green lacewings (๐๐ฑ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ธ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ต๐ช ๐ฌ๐ช๐ป๐ท๐ฎ๐ช), entomopathogenic fungi (๐๐ผ๐ช๐ป๐ฒ๐ช ๐ฏ๐ช๐ป๐ฒ๐ท๐ธ๐ผ๐ช, ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ช๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐พ๐ถ ๐ช๐ท๐ฒ๐ผ๐ธ๐น๐ต๐ฒ๐ช๐ฎ, and ๐๐ฎ๐ช๐พ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐ช ๐ซ๐ช๐ผ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ช๐ท๐ช), and mycoparasitic fungi (๐ฃ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ฑ๐ธ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ช ๐ฑ๐ช๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ช๐ท๐พ๐ถ and ๐ฃ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ฑ๐ธ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ช ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ญ๐ฎ). The experience deepened their understanding of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and the practical applications of biological control in agriculture. After the visit, the students have their cultures of ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฒ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฌ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ผ ๐ถ๐ธ๐ป๐ฒ๐ธ for their further experiments and mass rearing given by the office.
From hands-on learning to meaningful exchanges with experts, the visit highlighted how these beneficial organisms contribute to a balanced and sustainable agricultural ecosystem. Actual rearing and processing of biocontrol in the laboratory guided by experts. Beyond the laboratory, the trip fostered collaboration, curiosity, and a stronger passion for the field of agriculture.
This meaningful experience would not have been possible without the generous support of Hon. Mayor Angelica T. Go-Dayanghirang, Hon. Board Member Don Go Montojo, and Vice Mayor Hon. Liezel Teves of Banaybanay, Davao Oriental.
Our heartfelt gratitude also goes to Ms. Shaira S. Camsa, MAEE (Campus Administrator, DORSU-SIC), Ms. Jocelyn P. Cabrera, MAEDEM, and Dr. Roy G. Ponce for their approval and support, along with the entire DORSU academe.
Special thanks as well to Sir Arnold and Sir Rashed for ensuring safety throughout the trip.
Indeed, a memorable journey where learning came alive and purpose in agriculture grew even stronger. ๐พโจ
