11 November 2026

Benguet State University (BSU) signed separate usufruct agreements with the Department of Education Schools Division Office of Benguet, Barangay Betag, and Barangay Balili to facilitate the temporary use of designated BSU land parcels.

The signing was held at the BSU Office of the President, led by Kenneth A. Laruan, BSU President, Carmel F. Meris, Assistant Schools Division Superintendent of DepEd Benguet, Monaliza D. Comila, Punong Barangay of Betag, and Billy M. Bilango, Punong Barangay of Balili.

Under the agreement with DepEd-Benguet, BSU will provide a parcel of land to be temporarily used for the construction of Learning Continuity Spaces (LCS). The LCS will serve as temporary learning facilities for Balili Elementary School while its permanent school buildings undergo demolition and construction.

BSU also renewed its partnership with Barangay Betag, granting the temporary use of a university lot for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of the Barangay Hall, Health Station, Senior Citizen Center, and Day Care Center.

Likewise, the university renewed its agreement with Barangay Balili on the temporary use of a BSU lot. The agreement will allow continued operation of the Barangay Balili Day Care Center and Development Facility, aiming to serve the educational and development needs of children within the community.

Aside from the agreements on temporary land uses, the parties agreed to collaborate on the use of facilities and services, student internship deployment, capacity-building initiatives, and participation in BSU programs and projects aimed at promoting linkages, environmental protection, and preservation of the University’s land reservation.// EBawayan