On January 12, 2020, a catastrophic incident hit the province of Batangas. This incident was the eruption of the Taal Volcano. Devastation hit the province as nearby towns were covered by the ash fall particularly in the nearby towns from the volcano such as the towns of Agoncillo, Laurel, San Nicolas and Lemery. These towns were part of the 14 km danger zone and had been locked down for days. Houses and other infrastructures were buried from ash falls, economy and livestock were down, roads and houses were damaged due to continues shaking of the ground and fear and tension were very visible. People from these towns who were affected rushed and evacuated to areas not affected by the ash fall. Reports said that thousands of people and families were greatly affected by the calamity. The evacuees were immediately rushed to nearby towns not affected by the calamity such as the towns of Balayan and Nasugbu.

In relation to this, the campus planned to provide basic relief goods and commodities necessary to aid those families in need of help and support particularly the campus of Batangas State University which temporarily became evacuation centers. Campuses of Batangas State University that housed the evacuees were BatState U Main I, Main II, Malvar and ARASOF Nasugbu. And in response to the President's call to help out those campuses which houses evacuees, Batangas State university Balayan tapped the Extension Service Office of BatStateU ARASOF Nasugbu for support. Faculty members donated relief goods to those evacuees temporarily sheltering in Batangas State University Nasugbu campus. This was made thru the collaboration to the Extension Office of Nasugbu campus under Mrs. Rojales who accommodated the faculty members during the donation activity.

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BatsStateU Balayan faculty conducted a meeting on May 14, 2021 for the proposed donation drive activity in support to the Community Pantry Activity of Brgy. Navotas, Balayan, Batangas. The said meeting had an agreement that the campus will donate relief good for those families in the areas particulalrly those who suffer from food insecurity. All the donations that will be gathered will be picked up by the Barangay officials headed by Capt. Michael Barrera. Coordination was conducted thru their Brgy. Secretary Kris Lyn Fabricante, and Councilor Sale. On May 31, 2021 BatstateU Balayan under the Extension Service Office in collaboration with the College of Industrial Technology and College of Teacher Education conducted the extension program in our adopted community. This extension services took place at Barangay Navotas, Balayan, Batangas. The said community outreach project was entitled “Compassion to Action: Balayanihan sa Panahon ng Pandemya: A BatStateU Balayan Community Outreach Program”. This project started at eight o’clock in the morning with the help of Barangay Officials to distribute the food donations for the residents, particularly those families in the community who suffer from food insecurity.

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The Community Needs Assessment Study of Balayan, Batangas was commissioned by DOST Region IVA to help co-design with the local government unit the Community Empowerment through Science and Technology (CEST) initiatives for the area. Specifically, it aims to:

1. determine the key socio-economic and demographic characteristics of the households/groups in the community;
2. discuss the current situation of the communities, with focus needs, problems, and issues in the following areas: (a) health and nutrition, (b) environment protection and conservation, (c) human resource development, (d) economic development or livelihood opportunities, (e) disaster risk reduction and management and climate change adaptation;
3. discuss the various opportunities, strengths, and aspirations of each community and prioritize common concerns or dreams;
4. discuss the action plans for each identified aspirations or concerns by the stakeholders; and
5. provide recommendations and possible S&T interventions appropriate to the assessed needs or problems.

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The College of Informatics and Computing Sciences & College of Teacher Education, in coordination with the Extension Office-Balayan, spearheaded a webinar on December 2, 2021, on an interesting and timely topic about “Protecting Yourself Online: How to be Cybersecure.” Due to circumstances brought by the pandemic, we become more dependent on technology which poses challenges and greater risks on our personal and work life. Having awareness on how to practice cyber safety, the online viewers were given easy and common-sense ways to protect themselves online and reduce the chances of being a target of online scammers and hackers.

Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) have limited all their face-to-face transactions due to the COVID Pandemic. They have shifted to the use of online platforms, systems, and applications. Among the HEIs is Batangas State University (BatStateU) – Balayan which offers Industrial Technology. One of the missions of Batangas State University is to establish and solidify community partnerships that would promote sustainable development. The University is carrying out its legitimate purpose of reaching out and helping, sharing the expertise to chosen beneficiaries by sharing the skills, knowledge, and specialization thru extensionists. This skills training establishes a foundation in mechatronics servicing that is useful for future employmentpurposese.It startss with the knowledge of compressed fluid and air respectively based on industrial application. The webinar provides the basic knowledge and principles on pneumatics systems as preparation for the electro-pneumatics system. The working knowledge of this webinar will likewise support training in key qualifications in the newly structured engineering, instrumentation, and technical vocations as preparation for Industry 4.0. Particular values and safety procedures are attached to the fact that participants have the option of learning the skills concerned by working through the hands-on exercises using simulation software independently or by group.

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The project was conceptualized basically as a response to the need of the barangay for innovative and fast coconut cutter and shedder, a machine built in one which could extract and yield huge amount of coconut meat for many varieties of products. This also reflects the University’s commitment to provide sustainable and impact based projects for the community and part of ESO’s 12-POINT AGENDA which is Technology Transfer and Adoptation/Utilization Program. The project was a one-day training concentrating the use and process of the machine. The campus demonstrated the preparation and operating condition of the machine, its significance and value to the community headed by Mr. John Bryan Nanos, a core faculty of the CIT department. The conducted technology transfer of Developed Coconut Cutter with Shredder Machine will benefit the Sangguniang Barangay of Pinagpalang-Anak, Calaca, Batangas particularly the coconut farmers and coconut oil producers because this technology would provide them with a machine that would fasten the process of cutting and extracting coconut flesh which is one of the most difficult, time-consuming and labor intensive part in the process in coconut oil production and other related products derived from coconuts.. It is targeted to benefit 30 male residents of brgy. Pinagpalang-Anak, Calaca, Batangas. Food and venue as well as the transportation for the extensionists and for the machine were provided by the Sangguniang Barangay headed by their Brgy. Captain Hon. Lolita M. Lirac.

Design thinking webinar was an extension activity which was facilitated by the Extension Services Office of BatStateU Balayan in collaboration with the Center for Technopreneurship and Innovation (CTI) located in BatStateU Alangilan. The purpose of the said webinar was to provide awareness to students about what design thinking is all about and how it can benefit future developers. Initially, the target participants of the webinar were intended only for BatStateU particiapnts but since the office believes that this endeavor can also be of greatly help not only the BatStateU community but also other academic community, the office decided to also invite students from Senior High Schools near the campus. Prior to the event, an invitation letter was sent to principals of Senior High Schools: Balayan, Calaca, Tuy and Calatagan in order to promote and invite those students and faculty who are willing to attend. The invitation included the zoom registration link and the link for the facebook live streaming. Posters, zoom backdrop, certificate and google forms were also generated by the technical team to be used for the webinar.

The project Technology Transfer of Ergonomically Designed Motorcycle Lifter was conceptualized basically as a response to the needs of the automotive students for ergonomically design and convenient method of motorcycle lifting for the purpose of small-engine repair and maintenance services. Moreso, the improvised lifter was built as a fundamental tool needed in almost every automotive motorcycle shop. This also reflects the University’s commitment to provide sustainable and impact-based projects for the community and part of ESO’s 12-POINT AGENDA which is Technology Transfer and Adaptation /Utilization Program. The project will be a one-day training focusing on how to use, operate and maintain the equipment.

The project was conceptualized basically as a response to the need of the Automotive Servicing students during hand-on activity specifically in loosening and tightening the wheels and other important parts of a vehicle when working on automotive repair services and maintenance. Moreso, the modified tire wrench was developed as a fundamental tool needed in almost every automotive shops. This also reflects the University’s commitment to provide sustainable and impact-based projects for the community and part of ESO’s 12-POINT AGENDA which is Technology Transfer and Adaptation /Utilization Program.

The discussion about the operating condition of the hand tools and demonstration of the usage and application of a modified tire wrench was discussed by the adviser, Mr. John Bryan G. Naños with the assistance of the students of the College of Industrial Technology. Manuals were distributed for student’s reference during discussion.

After the discussion and demonstration, the participants were given a chance to perform the operation of the hand tool. Then afterwards, Batangas State University handed over the hand tool to the intended beneficiary which is the TVL Automotive Servicing instructors and students in Calaca Senior High School.