CLSU BIDANI bags best paper in int'l extension confab

(L-R) Marciana P. De Vera, Extension Director of the University of Northern Philippines (UNP), the three evaluators, Dr. Ferdinand Lamarca (UNP), Dr. Erwin F. Cordona, Vice President for Research and Extension, Ms. Milagros S. Diaz, Program Leader, Ms. Lolita L. Ponce, PNEA Project Leader, Fermina M. Macanas, BMIS Project Leader and Mr. Ardenn R. Ponce, CLAFEN Project Leader.

The Central Luzon State University (CLSU BIDANI) Team won first place in Extension Services (Science, Technology and Engineering Category) for the paper entitled Establishing and Utilizing Barangay Management Information System (BMIS) in Support of Local Development Planning in Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija during the Second International Multi-Sectoral Conference and Fourth National Multi-Sectoral Extension Services Convention held at University of Northern Philippines (UNP), Vigan City, Ilocos Sur last June 19-21, 2019.

The BIDANI team was composed of Dr. Eugenia G. Baltazar (Program Director); Ms. Milagros S. Diaz (Program Leader); Ms. Fermina M. Macanas (BMIS Project Leader) and Ms. Lolita L. Ponce (PNEA Project Leader).

BMIS is one of the innovative components of BIDANI, which aims to help planning bodies of local government units (LGUs) to collect, organize and generate data through the BMIS software. The software was designed to provide the LGUs with minimum data needs on socio-economic, health, environment and agriculture. It facilitates the identification of household and barangay needs for nutrition and development planning as well as project implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

The BMIS Project facilitated the establishment of barangay databases and generation of barangay profile and nutrition profile. It has been used by the Barangay Development Councils (BDCs) in preparing evidence-based plans such as the Barangay Integrated Development Plan (BIDP) and Barangay Nutrition Action Plan (BNAP), and in implementing appropriate projects.

As of March 2019, the project is being implemented in 37 barangays of the Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, where CLSU’s main campus is located.

(L-R) Dr. Edgar A. Orden, VP for UBAP, Cheryll Ramos, VP for Administration, Dr. Tereso A. Abella, University President, Dr. Eugenia G. Baltazar, BIDANI Program Director, Ms. Milagros S. Diaz, Program Leader, Ms. Fermina M. Macanas, BMIS Project Leader, Ms. Lolita L. Ponce, PNEA project Leader and Dr. Fe L. Porciuncula, VP for Research, Extension and Training.

– Report from the CLSU BIDANI Team