Occidental Mindoro State College
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Former names | San Jose National High School (SJNHI), Occidental Mindoro National College (OMNC) |
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| Motto | Hail! Hail! OMSC! |
| Type | State college |
| Established | 1966 |
| President | Arnold N. Venturina |
| Principal | Miguel Elausa |
| Location | San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines |
| Campus | San Jose (Main, Labangan, and Murtha), Sablayan, and Mamburao |
| Colors | Blue, Yellow, and White |
| Website |
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The Occidental Mindoro State College is the lone state college in the province of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. Its main campus is located in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro.[1] From being a barangay high school founded in 1966, OMSC is now a full-fledged state college with five campuses catering to more than eight thousand populace of the province and nearby municipalities. The current president is Dr. Arnold N. Venturina.
History
Occidental Mindoro State College was established as a Barrio High School in 1966. The school was patterned after Pedro Orata’s Barangay High School with the idea being conceived by then Mayor Juan G. Santos Sr. who was also the PTA President of San Jose Pilot Elementary School. The concept was worked out by Sofronio Fadre, Schools Division Superintendent, and Mariano Ramirez, East District Supervisor. Mayor Tirso Abeleda in 1967 approved Resolution No. 23 adopting and constituting the self-supporting public secondary school as the San Jose Municipal High School.
Elevation into state college
San Jose Municipal High School was elevated to the San Jose National High School (SJNHS) by the virtue of Republic Act No. 6568 which was authored by Congressman Pedro C. Medalla, Sr.. Bernabe Macaraig was appointed as the first principal of the school since the elevation. The number of people who enrolled at the school grew significantly, reaching about 3,000.
SJNHS was elevated again into Occidental Mindoro State College on June 24, 1983. This was due by the virtue of Batas Pambansa Blg. 531 as amended by Republic Act No. 9747, which was sponsored by Congressman Pedro T. Mendiola, Sr. The first Superintendent of the school was Macaraig.
Mamburao campus and service areas
Education Culture and Sports minister, Lourdes R. Quisumbing appointed Virginia A. Sicat who was then Assistant Principal of the OMSC as Officer-in-charge of the institution on April 1, 1986. Ofelia A. Rebong was also appointed as first president of the college on the same year. Rebong's term was seven years long and it was on this period that staff development was given focus.
OMSC expanded in the school year 1991-92, with the absorption of Occidental Mindoro Community College in Mamburao by the state college. The community college became a satellite campus of the OMSC and became known as the OMSC-Mamburao Campus, which offers baccalaureate and non-degree courses. A 98.8725 hectares (244.319 acres) lot owned by the Organization for the International Scientific and Cultural Advancement (OISCA) was also acquired by the state college through the Provincial Board and Provincial Development Council.
Sofronio S. Sanqui, was appointed College President on December 19, 1994 and sworn into office on December 29, of the same year by DECS Secretary Ricardo T. Gloria after the retirement of Rebong. Sanqui was Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Graduate School before his appointment. Sanqui focused on human resource development and student development.
The state college established the following service areas in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro:
- Damayan Center - San Isidro, in a 2 hectares (4.9 acres) lot.
- Experimental Forestry - adjacent the Damayan Center in a 28.4974 hectares (70.419 acres) land.
- Caminawit Extension Program - Caminawit
- Agro-Forestry Center - Labangan in a 8.7 hectares (21 acres) land.
Expansion within San Jose
In the year 2000, By the virtue of Republic Act 8760, otherwise known as the General Appropriations Act brought about significant reforms in the educational system specifically to OMSC. It became the host to CHED supervised institutions in the province, namely; the Occidental Mindoro Polytechnic College (OMPC) in Murtha, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro and the Pedro T. Mendiola, Sr. Memorial Technological and Polytechnic College in Brgy. Bagong Sikat, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro. With the integration, OMPC became known as the OMSC-OMPC Campus, while the PTMSMTPC, was renamed to OMSC-PTMSMTPC and now situated at the Labangan Campus.
After 15 years of sterling and dedicated service to the Institution, Sofronio S. Sanqui, the 2nd College President retired. He was replaced by Arnold N. Venturina, when the Board of Trustees of the College elected the latter as the 3rd College President on September 11, 2009. With the change of administration several significant changes on the programs and policies of the college were also affected.
Three months to Venturina’s presidency, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed RA 9747, otherwise known as an “Act renaming Occidental Mindoro National College as the Occidental Mindoro State College,” on November 10, 2009, whose principal sponsor was Congresswoman and Deputy Speaker, Amelita C. Villarosa.
On May 1, 2010, the College was conferred the “San Jose Builders Award” (Education Sector) by the San Jose Centennial Commission. This was in recognition of its significant contributions to the progress and development of the town of San Jose.
References
- ↑ Philippine Batas Pambansa Bilang. 531