Central Bicol State University of Agriculture

The Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (Filipino: Pamantasang Pampamahalaan sa Agrikultura ng Gitnang Bikol), or simply referred to by its acronym CBSUA, is a state university in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. It envisions itself as an agricultural research university of global standards.

Founded in 1918, the university is now SUC level IV and ISO 9001:2015 accredited. Its main campus is in the capital town of Pili, while its other campuses are located in Pasacao, Sipocot, and Calabanga. It is the regional center for higher learning in agriculture in the Bicol Region.

History

1918-1946

CBSUA was founded in 1918 as farm school under Director Francis B. Harrison and Superintendent George C. Kindley. It was an intermediate school offering agricultural courses for boys and was known as Camarines Agricultural School (CAS). In 1923, Victor Oblifis became the superintendent. CAS changed into a national secondary under the name Camarines Agricultural High School (CAHS).

In 1928, William Pickell became superintendent, serving for two years. During this period, CAHS was changed to a provincial level school with a principal as head instead of a superintendent.

In 1930, Zosimo Montemayor became the first principal, followed by Santiago Medrana in 1936 and Camilo C. Guevara in 1938. In 1942, Guevara was forced to leave his position due to safety concerns from the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines. Delfin D. Divinagracia Sr. served as the officer-in-charge until 1945, Guevara returned as principal in 1946 and started repairing war damage.

1950-1979

In 1954, CAHS was moved into the regional level as the Camarines Sur Regional Agricultural School (CSRAS), which offered systematized agricultural courses. In 1956 CSRAS started offering two-year technical college course of Associate in Agriculture. In 1956, Guevarra retired in 1960.

In 1962, Leoncio Meneses became the superintendent of the school. It was during his term that the school acquired its national status and was named Camarines Sur National Agricultural School (CSNAS). The school then offered a four-year course in Bachelor of Science in education.

Alvaro R. Rabina became the superintendent of CSNAS in 1972 which later turned to Camarines Sur Agricultural College (CSAC) and offered an additional four-year course, the Bachelor of Science in agriculture (BSA) and in 1974 the two-year agricultural technician course.

In 1975, the college was designated by the Secretary of the Department of Education and Culture as an accrediting institution for the degree of Master of Arts in Teaching Elementary Agriculture (MATEA).

Ciriaco N. Divinagracia, the then incumbent research director of the college established a strong linkage between CSAC and the Philippine Council of Agricultural Resources and Research Development (PCARRD) in 1977 which led to CSAC being the base station of the Bicol Agricultural Research Consortium (BARC) in 1979. In the same year, Rabina also affirmed a strong linkage with USAID that made the college as one of the implementing schools of the Agricultural Education Outreach Project (AEOP).

1980-2010

In 1982, CSAC was elevated to the State University status and was named as Camarines Sur State Agricultural College (CSSAC), making Rabina the first College President serving the institution until 1983.

Current officials

The current president of the university is Dr. Alberto N. Naperi. Below are the current vice presidents in four (4) major sectors of the university.

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