The Farm - CTU Barili Campus Press

20/06/2025

🌾🤝 𝙁𝙎𝙏𝙇𝙋 & 𝙎𝙎𝙂 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘼𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚! 🤝🌾

FSTLP President Peter Gabriel Suico, SSG President-elect Peter John Enorio and Miles Wilven Ayuban of Subang of CTU Barili recently attended the opening of the 3rd National Agriculture and Fisheries Technology Expo (NAFTE), held in Mandaue City, Cebu, on June 19, 2025. This prestigious event showcases the latest innovations and technologies in agriculture and fisheries, bringing together experts, researchers, and stakeholders from across the country.

They had the honor of posing with Director Angel C. Enriquez, Executive Director of the Regional Field Office of the Department of Agriculture 7, alongside DA7 Regional Technical Director for Research and Regulations Dr. Wilberto Castillo and DA7 Chief of the Research Division Dr. Fabio Enriquez.

NAFTE is a vital platform that promotes sustainable agricultural development and fisheries management, encouraging collaboration and knowledge-sharing among various sectors. It is especially important for the youth to actively participate in such events because they are the future stewards of our country’s food security and environmental sustainability. The presence of young leaders like Peter Gabriel Suico and SSG President-elect Peter John Enorio highlights the commitment of the next generation to advancing agriculture through innovation and education.

During the expo, both leaders explored diverse exhibits from different regions, gaining valuable insights into regional agricultural products and technologies. Their engagement at NAFTE not only strengthens their passion for the sector but also inspires them to contribute meaningfully to the agriculture industry.

Together, FSTLP and SSG promise to continue championing the cause of agriculture—empowering youth, fostering innovation, and building a brighter future for Filipino farmers and fishers, starting right here in our humble campus!

03/06/2025

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝟔𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨 𝐂. 𝐋𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐧! ✨🎉

Today, we honor a remarkable leader, mentor, and educator, Dr. Romeo C. Lepiten, our esteemed Campus Director at Cebu Technological University - Barili Campus. With six decades of wisdom, dedication, and service, Dr. Lepiten has been a pillar of academic excellence and a true embodiment of compassionate leadership. His commitment to uplifting education and empowering the campus has shaped the lives of many and continues to inspire the entire CTU Barili community.

As you celebrate this meaningful milestone, we extend our heartfelt gratitude and best wishes for continued health, joy, and fulfillment. Your legacy is deeply rooted in the hearts of those you've guided and led. Happy 60th birthday, Dr. Lepiten, may the years ahead be as impactful and inspiring as the journey you’ve already walked.

28/05/2025

𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒: Smooth Sailing at the Polls: CTU-Barili Wraps Up 2025 Student Elections

The atmosphere at Cebu Technological University Barili Campus was charged with anticipation as students headed to the CTU Barili Smart Room today, May 28, for the long-awaited Supreme Student Government (SSG) election. The voting officially opened at exactly 8:00 AM and closed at 8:00 PM.

According to COMELEC Chairperson Hon. Love Paradise Malabago, the election process generally went smoothly, acknowledging a cooperative student body and a committed election team. However, she noted that not all students were fully engaged, pointing out how some were eager to leave the Smart Room even before completing the voting process.

Hon. Malabago also took a moment to praise the efforts of COMELEC Adviser Dr. Rotsenia J. Callao for her active participation throughout the day. "𝘕𝘪 𝘢𝘳𝘪 𝘱𝘶𝘥 𝘴𝘪 𝘔𝘢'𝘢𝘮 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘰, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘪 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘫𝘶𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘺𝘢 𝘯𝘢 𝘪-𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰 𝘢𝘨𝘪 𝘯𝘢 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘮𝘰 𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦," she stated, highlighting Dr. Callao's hands-on support in encouraging students to cast their votes.

Among the voters was Shaneen Lumayag, a 3rd-year Development Communication student, who shared a positive outlook on the process. "𝘔𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘪 𝘬𝘢𝘢𝘺𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘢 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘶𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵," she said, appreciating the improved organization and ease of the election setup this year.

Despite the coinciding exam week, both SSG presidential candidates expressed excitement and camaraderie rather than competition.

Hon. Peter John Enorio, one of the presidential candidates, emphasized his strong working relationship with his opponent, Hon. Jiffireld Somerano. Both candidates are members of the same student organization, Subang.

"𝘕𝘢 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘫𝘶𝘥 𝘬𝘰 𝘬𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘢𝘨𝘪. 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥, 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘉𝘚𝘐𝘛, 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘡𝘩𝘦𝘺, 𝘙𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘦𝘪𝘭, 𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘬𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘩𝘢 𝘫𝘶𝘥 𝘯𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘢 𝘊𝘛𝘜 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘪," said Enorio, impressed with the automation and technical contributions of the BSIT students.

Meanwhile, Hon. Somerano shared the same excitement despite juggling exams and the campaign trail. "𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘯 𝘫𝘶𝘥 𝘬𝘰 𝘯𝘨𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘴𝘢𝘺, 𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘪𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘢 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘶𝘯, 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘨 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥, 𝘶𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘮𝘰 𝘴𝘢 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘬𝘢𝘳𝘶𝘯," he said, applauding the organization and atmosphere of this year's polls.

As the university awaits the final tally, the 2025 SSG election at CTU-Barili stands as a testament to progress, unity, and a student body ready to lead with purpose.

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Writer | 𝐉𝐣 𝐏𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐲





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25/05/2025

𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝟮: 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘄, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁.

Each performance pulsed with pride as Cebu’s cultural treasures took center stage, bringing ancestral stories to life through dance and rhythm.

25/05/2025

𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝟯: 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱.

A celebration of identity and joy, where each beat, step, and shout echoed the soul of every Cebuano tradition represented.

25/05/2025

𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝟰: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻.

In this culminating showcase, CTU-Barili students proved that culture is not just remembered—it is relived, reimagined, and revered.

25/05/2025

𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝟱: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱.

As the echoes of Sugat sa mga Fiesta linger, what remains is a shared celebration of roots, rhythm, and the resilient Cebuano spirit that continues to shine through each student’s performance.

22/05/2025

21/05/2025

𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒: Tension Rises at CTU-Barili Over Alleged Unauthorized SSG Election Meeting

Barili, Cebu – A stir has emerged at Cebu Technological University – Barili Campus following reports of an unofficial meeting allegedly initiated by a student leader concerning the upcoming Supreme Student Government (SSG) elections. The incident occurred on May 19, 2025 (Monday), when students began inquiring about a supposed meeting of college mayors regarding the SSG elections.

According to a statement released by COMELEC, the commission did not organize or authorize any such meeting. The clarification came after students approached the COMELEC office inquiring about a supposed mayoral assembly. Initially, the commission dismissed the inquiries as isolated, but growing student concern led to an impromptu investigation.

COMELEC Chairperson Hon. Love Paradise V. Malabago confirmed in an interview that officials decided to verify the situation personally after multiple student visits. They visited the alleged meeting venue—a local cafeteria named Tolits near the CAFBC Building—but found only one individual present: Hon. Gielai Sedentario, the Executive Vice President of the Subang organization.

The rumors, which quickly spread across campus, indicated that Subang had called the meeting, raising questions among several college organization governors regarding the motive and legitimacy of the gathering.

In an exclusive interview, Hon. Sedentario clarified the nature of the meeting. “It was not a formal assembly nor a campaign event,” he explained. “It was merely a table discussion to gather the mayors’ schedules to help us organize a proper timetable for the upcoming room-to-room campaign.”

Sedentario admitted there was a lapse in communication, particularly because the information was disseminated through informal channels. “Siguro, we just appologized lang sad siguro from our side, kay there's a lapse, we used informal channels raman gud, maong nakuhaan ug napun-an ang information maong nagtuo ang uban nga COMELEC ang nag patawag or SSG ba kay SSG election man ang agenda nga na relay” he added.

He further clarified that the Subang organization was not officially behind the meeting. Instead, he acted independently as a candidate for House Representative and as the campaign manager for SSG presidential candidate Hon. Peter John Enorio.

In a related update, Chairperson Malabago also confirmed that there will be no Miting de Avance this election cycle. The decision, made in consultation with Campus Director Mr. Romeo Lepetin, was due to the lack of opposition party lists, except for the presidential position, and the upcoming exam week, which limits time for extended election activities.

Hon. Sedentario added that a presidential debate could still be conducted despite the cancellation. “Even without a Miting de Avance, a debate would allow candidates to present their platforms clearly to the student body,” he suggested.

As CTU-Barili approaches the final stretch before its SSG elections, transparency and timely communication remain at the forefront of student leaders’ responsibilities. While the recent incident highlights the pitfalls of informal coordination, it also serves as a reminder of the importance of proper protocol in preserving the integrity of the democratic process. With limited time and heightened anticipation, all eyes are now on how the remaining days of the campaign will unfold and how each candidate will rise to the occasion.

See COMELEC Official Statement: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1XuV3Wkupe/

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19/05/2025

𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐍: The Commission on Election of CTU Barili Campus has officially released the final list of qualified candidates for the upcoming student elections. The announcement marks the beginning of the official campaign period as the campus prepares for a democratic and orderly electoral process.

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