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Guillermo seizes 2nd term as TCA prexy
Dr. Max P. Guillermo has been officially sworn in for a second four-year term as president of the Tarlac College of Agriculture (TCA), one for which he has mapped out a sustainable development plan that would make the College an energized incubator of new ideas and center of innovation.
The 52-year old Guillermo, whose first term ended in Jan. 13, 2014, got the TCA-Board of Trustees (BOT) unanimous approval for a continuous stint as the College chief executive during its special board meeting presided by Hon. Patricia B. Licuanan, chairperson of Commission on Higher Education (CHED) which held at the CHED Central Office on February 25.
The TCA 12-man board is chaired by CHED Commissioner Hon. Ruperto S. Sangalang, with representatives from the House of Representatives and the Senate, regional directors from the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and CHED, representatives from the private sector, alumni, faculty and student council as members, and Guillermo as vice chair.
Guillermo’s reappointment was a result of an evaluation of various pertinent documents from the College such as annual reports, accomplishment reports, institutional development plan, among others, and interview from several sectoral representatives and stakeholders which were conducted by an evaluation committee led by Dr. Arlyn S. Villanueva.
Said evaluation committee assessed Guillermo’s performance on the basis of key results areas (KRAs) namely instruction, research, extension, production, administration, financial management, attainment of vision, mission, goals and objectives for which the incumbent TCA executive was given an average rating of 4.313, 5 being the highest.
Guillermo was rated highly for his outstanding performance in the area of instruction as manifested by the 84.5 % of the permanent faculty members of the College who already hold of either a Master’s or Ph.D. degree (in line with their specialization) through the faculty development program implemented by the administration. Moreover, the committee was impressed by the aggressive faculty development program wherein 29% of the faculty are currently availing scholarship grants from the College.
TCA produces 2 topnotchers in 2013 LET
The Tarlac College of Agriculture (TCA) has consistently lived up to its vision of becoming an efficient and effective center of excellence in higher education after producing anew two (2) topnotchers in the 2013 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) administered by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) in 17 testing centers all over the country on September 29.
Adding another feather to the College’s cap were Jolann Dave F. Ysmael and Ana Marie F. Pagarigan, both cum laude graduates of Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEEd) program from the TCA-Institute of Education (TCA-IEd) last April, who landed in 6th and 9th places, respectively, in 2013 LET list of top examinees based on the results released by the Commission on November 23.
Ysmael, a native of Moncada, Tarlac, garnered an 89.00% rating while Pagarigan, who hails from Paniqui, Tarlac, managed to snatch an 88.40% passing rate.
In an interview, Ysmael and Pagarigan declared that they did not expect to land at the top, although at the back of their minds, they were wishing for it.
“For us, just passing the board exams would have been enough. We’re just lucky we made it to the top,” they said.
The two topnotchers also agreed that diligence, hardwork, and determination contributed to their success. Though graduated as cum laude, they still believe that no matter how intelligent you are if you do not strive hard, nothing will happen.