As part of the culminating activities of its 25th Anniversary Celebration, the College of Development Communication (CDC) honored its partners through the years during its Partners’ Recognition Program held at the UPLB Charles Fuller Baker Memorial Hall on 16 December 2024.

The partners recognized at the event were as follows:

Pillars of Development Communication

  • Thomas G. Flores, Ph.D.
  • Rex L. Navarro, Ph.D.
  • Ely D. Gomez, Ph.D.
  • Maria Celeste H. Cadiz, Ph.D.
  • Cleofe S. Torres, Ph.D
  • Ma. Theresa H. Velasco, Ph.D
  • Ruben Villareal, Ph.D
  • Emil Q. Javier, Ph.D.
  • Nora C. Quebral, Ph.D.
  • Felix Librero, Ph.D.
  • Juan F. Jamias, Ph.D.

College-wide Partners

  • UPLB Ugnayan ng Pahinungod
  • Association of Development Communication Educators and Practitioners (ADCEP)
  • UNICEF Philippines
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Communication for Development Team
  • International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA)
  • The Philippine Association of Communication Educators (PACE)
  • Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA)
  • UPLB College of Agriculture and Food Science
  • College of Development Communication Student Council

Department of Development Broadcasting and Telecommunication (DDBT)

  • Youth Development Affairs Office of Laguna 
  • Community Cable Vision Corporation
  • UP Community Broadcasters’ Society
  • UPLB Office of Public Relations
  • UPLBOffice of alumni Relations
  • UPLB Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Extension

Department of Development Journalism (DDJ)

  • Philippine Press Institute
  • Rappler
  • Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism 
  • Municipal Government of Los Baños, Laguna 
  • Cynthia Quintans, Los Baños Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office
  • Karen Lagat-Mercado, Los Baños Gender and Development Office
  • Dr. Alvin Isidoro, Los Baños Municipal Health Office
  • Department of Education Los Baños District
  • Los Baños Central Elementary School 
  • San Antonio PWD Association
  • Jeanette Ilagan, San Antonio PWD Federation
  • Anos PWD Association
  • Leonie Gopela Macaldo Anos PWD Federation
  • Los Baños National High School – Poblacion
  • Sunshine Marcelino, Los Baños National High School – Poblacion
  • Dana Caoagdan, Los Baños National High School – Poblacion
  • Claudine T. Virtucio, Los Baños National High School – Poblacion
  • Tanglaw
  • Randolph “Batoy” Tolentino, Los Baños Group
  • Ato P. Catipon, Los Baños Group
  • Martin Q. Imatong, Los Baños Local Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Program
  • Zenaida B. Escobin, Office For Senior Citizens Affairs of Los Baños, Laguna
  • Florentino Montemayor, Jr., Office For Senior Citizens Affairs of Los Baños, Laguna
  • Emily Alforja, Los Baños Women’s Brigade
  • Raymond G. Abayari , Psorphil Laguna Chapter
  • Maria Angeli Maghuyop, Psorphil Laguna Chapter

Department of Educational Communication (DEC)

  • Bernaldo N. Calara Elementary School
  • Ma. Ellen Camacho
  • Rural Improvement Club Los Baños
  • Tanggapang Panligal ng Katutubong Pilipino 
  • University of the Philippines- Centre International de Formation des Autorités et Leaders

Department of Science Communication (DSC)

  • Department of Science and Technology – Science and Technology Information Institute
  • Department of Science and Technology – Science Education Institute
  • Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development
  • Department of Science and Technology – The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development
  • Department of Science and Technology – Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
  • Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agricultural Research
  • Pure Earth
  • Dr. Maria Rosarita Q. Siasoco, Executive Director, Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines Cares Foundation
  • Dr. Jose Rimon II , Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines Cares Foundation
  • Kathleen Solis, UNICEF
  • Dante Oliver Portula, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
  • Dr. Nicomedes P. Eleazar, Former Director, DA – Bureau of Agriculture Research
  • Marlo Mendoza, Dean, College of Forestry and Natural Resources, UPLB
  • Dr. Rossana A. Ditangco, Chief, Clinical Research Division of, DOH- Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM)
  • Dr. Jose Miguel R. de la Rosa, Bases Conversion and Development Authority
  • Atty. Ma. Vicenta De Guzman (POSTHUMOUS), Tanggapang Panligal ng Katutubong Pilipino

(Miguel Victor Durian)

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