ACES NATURAL FARMING TECHNOLOGY 1 COURSE INTRODUCTION

ACES POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE-PANABO CITY

The ACES Polytechnic College System is composed of a network of three campuses. The Main Campus as shown is located in Panabo City and large campus of ACES Tagum is situated in the heart of the City of Tagum, both in the province of Davao del Norte. The other campus is  in Nabunturan, Compostela Valley.

The School System offers Technical and Vocational Courses under TESDA and Higher Education Courses under CHED. The vision and mission of the school is focused on the family and student development .It also implements high social responsibility programs/projects supporting the needs of the community, such as the Mariculture program, Chambers of Commerce projects and  active participation in a program on Transparency and Accountability in Governance.
 
The latest addition to the programs that the ACES PC through its President and CEO DR. FRANCISCO P. DE LA PEÑA, JR.   is presently implementing is the ACES NATURAL FARMING TECHNOLOGY COURSE LEVEL I. This is envisioned to provide livelihood and additional income to the participants immediately upon finishing the three- level course.. 

ACES NATURAL FARMING TECHNOLOGY 1 (ANFT!) COURSE is an INSTITUTIONAL COURSE OFFERING and  a TESDA registered program with Certificate of Registration  (NTR)  issued by TESDA Region 11.( This was prior to the promulgation of Organic Agriculture Production NC II. The ACES Natural Farming Technology Course became the major source of inputs to the formulation of the Training regulation) As a registered program, it adheres to the standard training procedures set by TESDA in consultutation with ACES Polytechnic College system. The course is  registered under the No Training Regulation (NTR) system  as there is no existing TESDA Training Regulation  pertaining to organic and natural farming technology. With the issuance of the Certificate of Registration under the NTR category, the ACES Polytechnic College becomes the initiator and leader in the training  on Natural Farming Technology in the Philippines.


The ANFT 1 is run by the ACES Natural Farming Institute of the ACES Polytechnic College with a 1.4 hectare facility in Barangay Padi, Panabo City which is  about 300 meters distance from the main campus of ACES Polytechnic College. The institute has a 50- head hog farm, a 3,000 basilir cross-bred  chicken farm, solar drier, feed mixer, feed pelletizing machine, incubator and a laboratory for research and production of natural growth enhancers, natural meat taste enhancer, organic immune system booster. It is important to note that inside the institute,  burning of garbage, application of antibiotics and vaccination is not and never will be  allowed.

Bio-security also known as  bio-defense system is applied in the farm. It utilizes Indigenous Micro-organisms from the soil, enzymes in plants, fruits and other naturally available materials to produce an army of micro-organisms to protect the farm from non- beneficial bacteria and viruses. This means that chemical- based foot baths and sprays are not used in the ACES Natural Farming Institute.

As a gesture of support from the community, the Alliance of Concerned
Entrepreneurs for Food Security is organized with the end- in view to advocate for the expansion of the training in Natural Farming Technology throughout the country

DR. FRANCISCO DE LA PEÑA,Jr , TESDA R 11 RD GASPAR GAYONA, PD URBANO BUDTAN , ENGR  RICO PELIGRO,ACE FS CO-CHAIR , ACE FS GM VIANNEY GAROL, DA 11 ARD ROMULO FALCON, DR. SILVANO MARANGA, DURING THE OFFICIAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF PROGRAM REGISTRATION OF ACES NATURAL FARMING TECHNOLOGY COURSE LEVEL1

The following is a list of learning objectives that a participant to the ACES Natural Farming Technology Level 1 course is expected to learn. The course is divided into three competencies namely a. basic b. common and core competencies. The division provides better learning conditions for the students and a practical way of teaching the course. This is a system of instruction utilized by TESDA to develop the tech-voc institutions in the country. The learning objectives are:
1. Participate in community meetings
2. Identify own role and responsibility within a team
3. Explain the inter-relationship between plant and animal life and the role of micro-organisms
4. Define natural ways of animal behavior in relation to feeding, movements and environment 
5.  Capture indigenous micro-organisms and increase its numbers
6  Identify  plants with high protein content for animal and plant growth.

7. Extract enzymes from plants, fruits , fish and other appropriate sources
8. Use volume and weight measures
9.  Apply natural growth enhancers, organic foul odor eliminator, organic immune system booster and bio -security in the farm
10. Apply vermiculture as natural farming component
11.  Construct  pig pen and chicken house with natural farming technology
12. Select and bred stock
13.  Mix feeds for hogs, chicken and fish
14.   Feed the animals and poultry together with proper drinking mixtures
15.   Perform preventive and therapeutic measures
16.   Apply appropriate safety measures
17. Safekeep / dispose tools, materials and outfit
18.  Discuss business plan and earning potential of natural farming methods
19. Integrate personal objectives with community endeavours
20. Implement a livelihood and income generating project through natural farming technology

The course runs for an initial of 3- days with 15-days follow-ups to ensure that the skills acquired during the training will be implemented properly by the participants. This is a hands-on training at a 70%-30 % ratio to practical applications and theory.


The ACES Institute of Natural Farming advocates for the utilization of native breed of chicken such as the  basilan and the cross between the basilan, cabir and the cobra. This combination produces  tasty chicken meat and with the organic feed formulation used in feeding  the chicken results in a healthy organically grown chicken.

A model hog pen and chicken house used in the ACES natural farming technology institute  provides a good training in foul odor control. It is noteworthy to mention that flies do not linger in the hog waste and hogs are not bathed in water as practiced in traditional hog raising methods.

At  ACES Natural Farming Institute,  it is not only TO SEE IS TO BELIEVE, but also TO TASTE THE ORGANIC LECHON, CHICKEN and BANGUS IS TO BELIEVE and now to TO EARN IS TO BELIEVE, as DR. FRANCISCO P. DE LA PEÑA, JR.  declares the viability of the project.

ACES Natural Farming Institute of ACES Polytechnic College is recognized as a Partner of Agricultural Training Institute of the Department of Agriculture with the issuance of the National Level Certificate of Accreditation as Private Extension Service Provider. 

TRAINORS OF ACES NATURAL FARMING TECHNOLOGY COURSE

The ACES Natural Farming Technology Course was organized with the passion to help leaders seek livelihood projects for their respective communities. It is also geared towards assisting parents earn a little more income to provide for the needs of the students of ACES Polytechnic College.

The two-pronged directions need to be provided with proper resource in technology education and the science of production and networking. For this need, two officials of the ACES Polytechnic College shared their expertise to register a course in TESDA. The registration is an important process to ensure that government recognizes the training program through TESDA. This means that  the Trainors Qualifications, Training Processes from planning, preparation of facilities, skills assessment, use of multi-media in the training process and proper housekeeping are all evaluated by the technical experts of TESDA X1 also  known as TESDA Davao region.   As a result, the ACES Natural Farming Technology Course is the first and only TESDA registered program in the country with Certification number SN NTR 00043.

The  main resource persons are :

DR. FRANCISCO P. DE LA PEÑA, JR

President and CEO

 ACES Polytechnic College System

Dr. Silvano B. Maranga,  Ret. TESDA Director                                           

Asst. Vice-Pres for External Affairs                           

ACES Polytechnic College 

Mr. Vianney D Garol
General Manager
ACES

The curriculum vitae  of the officials are posted here for reference

CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME                   :          DR. FRANCISCO P. DE LA PEÑA, JR.

ADDRESS             :         # 01 DECO Subdivision, San Francisco, Panabo City

DATE OF BIRTH  :          July 12, 1958

PLACE OF BIRTH:          Labason, Zamboanga del Norte

RELIGION            :          Roman Catholic

CIVIL STATUS     :          Married

WIFE                    :        Violeta Kapirig de la Peña

CONTACTS        :         email : frank071258@yahoo.com; cell: 09999958506

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EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

ELEMENTARY      :  Malintuboan Elementary School                 Elementary      1970

SECONDARY       :  Southern Philippine College                        High School     1975

COLLEGE            :  Dipolog School of Fisheries                         BS Fisheries    1979

                               Grimsby College of Higher Educ.England, UK 

                                Diplomate Fisheries Mgt.                                                      1983-84   

GRADUATE          :  Ateneo de Davao University           MBA/MA                        1990

POST GRADUATE :University of Cebu                      Doctor  of Education          2002

SCHOLARSHIPS AND TRAININGS ON VARIOUS AREAS IN
MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

1981                     -    Canada                       

1983-84                -    England/United Kingdom

1992                     -    Brunei

2000                     -    Australia

2004                     -    South Korea

WORK EXPERIENCES   

Year                                       Position                                               Agency (Public/Private)

1979                       -              Secondary School Teacher                DECS

1982                       -              College Instructor                               DRIFT/DECS

1985                       -              Vocational Instruction Supervisor       DRIFT/DECS

1990                       -              Secondary School Principal II            SSIFA/DECS

1992                       -              Regional Education Supervisor II       DECS ROXI

1994                       -              Asst. Chief, Tech-Voc Division           DECS ROXI

1996                       -              Chief, Administrative Officer V            DECS ROXI

2003                       -              Vocational School Administrator III      DSF/TESDA

2006  to present     -            President/CEO           ACES-Polytechnic College System

2010 to present -                 Founding Chair/ CEO/ Farmer             -  ACE-FS

ASSOCIATIONS INVOLVED

1.  DAVAO CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE                               Member  (current)

2.  JAPANESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE                                  Member  (current)

3.  ASSO. OF TECHNICAL INSTITUTES OF NORTH DAVAO              President

4.  DAVAO REGION ASSOCIATION OF TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTES President

5.  PANABO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY          Pres(2009 -  2011)

6.  PANABO CITY  MARICULTURE PRODUCERS’ ASSOCIATION  President

RESEARCH INVOLVEMENT

1.    NATIONAL FISHERIES MANPOWER SUPPLY AND
       DEMAND IN THE PHILIPPINES, 1982, BU-EDPITAF           Team Leader

2.   TRACER STUDY OF THE RIFT GRADUATES, 1986           Team Leader

3.    GILL NET FISHING IN REEF AREAS, 1988, UP-WB             Author

4.    SCHOOLS LOCATION PLANNING PROJECT,
           1995, DECS ROXI                                                              Team leader

5.    REMCO ASSESSMENT: BASIS FOR IMPROVED

       PROGRAM SERVICES, 2002 EDD Dissertation,                  Author
6.    ACES NATURAL FARMING MANUAL                                   Author

ELIGIBILITIES

TEACHERS’ BOARD; CS PROFESSIONAL; MANAGEMENT APTITUDE TEST (MAT-B) FOR DIRECTORSHIP; CERTIFIED NCII (PC-Operation); TQ1/AQ1 TM1 NTTC; CERTIFIED COMPLIANCE AUDITOR OF TESDA.

SEVERAL OUTSTANDING CITATIONS RECEIVED
 

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CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME                   :       DR. SILVANO B. MARANGA

ADDRESS             :     753 Katipunan St. , Tisa Cebu City

DATE OF BIRTH  :      February 10, 1952

PLACE OF BIRTH:      Cebu City

RELIGION            :       Roman Catholic w deep studies/understanding of Muslim practices and other religious faiths

CIVIL STATUS     :        Married

WIFE                      :     Menia Pescadero Maranga

CONTACTS          :      email : sbmaranga@gmail.com; cell: 0917-711-11-02;

WEBSITE :                     www.himsugpinoy.blogspot.com

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EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

ELEMENTARY  Labangon  Elementary School                                                1964

SECONDARY   Don Bosco Technical High School  Machinist                    1968

COLLEGE         Southwestern University           BS Mech. Engg.                 1975

GRADUATE      University of the Visayas           M.Public Adm.                  1996

POST GRADUATE   Mindanao University of Science and Technology

                                  Doctor in  Technology  Education                                    2006

TRAININGS ON VARIOUS AREAS IN TRAINING TECHNOLOGY

1982                                     Japan                      

1996                                     Germany

1999                                     Australia

2001                                     Malaysia

2003                                     Vietnam/ Cambodia

2004                                     Germany

2010                                      Indonesia

WORK EXPERIENCES   

Year                                       Position                        Agency (Public/Private)

1968         Machine Shop Instructor                        Don Bosco Tech. Hi. School

1975         College Instructor                                   University of the Visayas

1979         Supervisor   Manpower Development    NMYC

1982         Chief , Regional Training Center           NMYC

1995             Interim  Provincial Director                 NMYC

1997-2008      TESDA        Regional Director( Ret) Regions 7, 10,11

2008         Asst. Vice-Pres. External Affairs  -           ACES Polytechnic College

2009         Consultant                                               Cebu City Govt

2010         Marketing    Business                              Sole proprietorship

2011         Project Director               ACES Natural Farming Technology Course   

ASSOCIATIONS INVOLVED

1.  Philippine Society for Industrial Security                          Member  (current)

2.  Filipino Cebuano Business Club                                      Officer  (current)

3.  World Wide Works and General Training Services Inc    Advisor

4.   Regional Quality Assurance Team member                    CHED XI

5.  Panabo City Chamber of Commerce and Industry           PIO 2010- present

6.  TETADA Kalimasada (Pelatih Nacional)                          2010- Present

7. Alliance of Concerned Entrepreneurs for Food SecurityACES  Trustee

PROJECTS  INVOLVEMENT

1.            Biogas System

2.            Organic feed and fertilizer use of duck weed

3.            Hydroponics  and drip irrigation

4.            Higaonon Native wine, Agkod from Aglay      

5.            Skills training , Testing / Assessment

6.            Special Zone for Peace and Development

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OTHER SKILLS AND AREAS OF INTEREST

Eskrima/arnis. Paranormal studies,  Certified ncii aquaculture, building wiring electrician, machinist, plumbing, automotive repair;  , Baptized as Datu Mambubulig Iliyan of the Higaonon Tribe as gesture of gratitude of the tribe  for the many tribal youths trained in various technical skills, Trainors Methodology  Tesda -Tmi Nttc ( Aquaculture Nc 2 , Driving Nc 2}

TEN   OUTSTANDING     CEBUANO      AWARDEE-    2011

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CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME                   :       MR. VIANNEY D. GAROL

ADDRESS             :     Davao City

DATE OF BIRTH  :      August 5, 1958

PLACE OF BIRTH:      Davao City

RELIGION            :       Roman Catholic 
Married                   

WIFE                      :     Marizza  Garol

CONTACTS          :      09339660596  
Position:                       General Manager ACES
Experiences:                Project officer banking system
                                       Agri- fishery

                                     

ALLIANCE OF CONCERNED ENTREPRENEURS FOR FOOD SECURITY (ACES) ACTION ON NATURAL FARMING

    In view of the continuous expansion of the participation and partnerships of the ACES NATURAL FARMING TECHNOLOGY COURSE 1, the Alliance of Concerned Entrepreneurs for Food Security (ACES ) strengthened its actions on the advocacy on organic and natural farming technology. The Alliance is actively supporting the mission of ACES Polytechnic College on its various endeavors.

While ACES Polytechnic College (ACES PC) is offering courses in Higher Education such as Masters Degree in Education (MA-ALS) Major in Alternative Learning System,   B. S. Criminology, Hotel and Restaurant course and many other courses with both TESDA and CHED accreditation, it is also actively participating on programs relating to the alleviation of poverty and ensuring that food will always be on the table.

It is with this philosophy of providing food for the community that ACES is embarking on Natural Farming Program in cooperation with ACES PC as its contribution to the effort of government on poverty alleviation and environmental awareness.

The first priority beneficiaries of this program are the members of the parents teachers and community association (PTCA) of  ACES Polytechnic College as a way to assist them increase  the family's income.   This encouraged local leaders, the barangay captains, NGOs to participate in the program with the end in view of helping their constituents on their livelihood endeavors.

 The Alliance of Concerned Entreprenuers for Food Security ACES through its General Manager, MR. VIANNEY GAROL, is expanding its services to the Mindanao 

Barangay Capt. Jimmy Poliquit of Manita Aplaya , Davao City is a community trainor in Natural Farming Technology. He joined the first Batch and  now  an  active  member of ACES. Capt Jimmy offered his area as a model farm where the people of his barangay can experience the benefits of Natural Farming Technology

and Visayas Regions in CY 2011.  Mr. Garol is hosting a radio program at DXRD, Davao City in support to the advocacy effort of ACES Natural Farming..

ACES Officers are making arrangements for partnerships in Luzon to continuously expand the Advocacy of Natural /Organic farming and the provision of healthy food to the community. Barangay Captain Jimmy Poliquit of Matina Aplaya, Davao City is one of the first barangay leaders who have responded to the mission of ACES Natural Farming. He is presently involved in many training activities and have made a major step in the achievement of the goals of ACES.

Dr. Silvano Maranga as the Project Director, is also in charge of ensuring that the project on ACES Natural Farming Course be conducted on higher levels of implementation and expanding the project to many areas in Mindanao. 

DR. FRANCISCO P. DE LA PEÑA, JR. with DR. SILVANO MARANGA 
during a lecture at ACES PC auditorium

ACES PARTNERS WITH TESDA AND AGRICULTURAL TRAINING INSTITUTE

Association of Concerned Entrepreneurs for Food Security (ACES), a non–government organization registered with SEC. , strengthened its effort to PARTNER with Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) . It is a follow through of the various linkages it has developed with ACES POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE in the conduct of Aquaculture skills program , the Fish cage operations in the Marine Park of Panabo City, Davao del Norte.

ACES as an NGO has actively advocated and assisted in the conduct of training programs related to food security and povery alleviation. It has recruited participants to the TESDA registered program of ACES Polytechnic College the ACES Natural Farming and Organic  Technology Course with  COPR No. SN NTR 000403

The Board of ACES is reviewing the membership and training officers in all Provinces , Cities in Davao region.

The ACES General Manager Mr. Vianney Garol, interviews and submits potential leaders in the implementation of ACES Natural Farming Technology Course l in Rural communities