Kalinga-Apayao State College Briefly

by Marciano A. Paroy Jr. Kalinga-Apayao State College occupies an expansive territory measuring 44 hectares (Bulanao Campus), 400 hectares (Ri al Campus) ! greatly augmenting the original "ot #o$ %4%& 'here (agupan Campus sits$ (agupan Campus is right at the hu) o* the commercial +istrict o* ,a)u- City, )rushing el)o's 'ith three o* the ol+est secon+ary schools in the city. ,a)u- #ational /igh School, St$ ,heresita0s School, an+ ,a)u- 1nstitute$ Bulanao Campus, the so-calle+ seat o* po'er an+ +ecision-ma-ing *or KASC, co-exists 'ith other 2overnment 3**ices at the Capitol /ill, most nota)ly ,he 4rovincial Capitol, K443, #5A, ,6S(A, (1"2, #1A, ",3, an+ (47/$ Ri al Campus spra'ls across a vast area 'hich is meant to *urther a)sor) Ri al stu+ents into the mainstream o* Kalinga society ! thus era+icating the o*t-toute+ alienation o* Ri ale8os$ ,he vast lan+ area also serves as pilot areas *or research, extension an+ pro+uction pro9ects o* the State College$ 4resi+ential (ecree #o$ :0%;$ ,his is the la' that stampe+ the *ate o* then Kalinga Community College ! turning it into the Kalinga-Apayao State College, 'ay )ac- in %<=&, one o* the last +ecrees signe+ )y *ormer 4resi+ent 5er+inan+ 6$ >arcos$ 1t 'as in %<<? 'hen KASC *ully operate+ as a *ull *le+ge+ State College, necessitating the appointment o* its *irst 4resi+ent, (r$ 5rancisco >$ Basuel, 'ho 'as succee+e+ )y (r$ @enus 1$ "amma'in, *ollo'e+ )y the interim 4resi+ency o* (r$ Sera*in #gohayon, 'hile a'aiting the conclusion o* the 4resi+ential Search ! 'hich 'as then clinche+ )y (r$ 6+uar+o ,$ Bagtang, no' on his secon+ term$