Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology explained

Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology
Type:Public Coeducational non-profit higher education institution
Chairperson:Hon. Ronald L. Adamat[1]
President:Engr. Rogelio T. Mamaradlo, Ed.D.
Director:Dr. Agnes N. Coo (Cavite Campus)[2]
Students:[3]
Country:Philippines
Coordinates:14.5991°N 121.0012°W
Pushpin Map:Metro Manila#Luzon mainland#Philippines
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Metro Manila##Location in Luzon##Location in the Philippines
Free Label:Hymn
Free:EARIST Hymn[4]
Free Label2:Newspaper
Free2:Earist Technozette
Colors:Red and Cream
Sports Nickname:EARIST Red Fox
Mascot:Red Fox

The Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology (commonly referred to as EARIST; Filipino; Pilipino: Kolehiyong Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez sa Agham at Teknolohiya[5]) is a public college in Santa Mesa, Manila in the Philippines.[6] It was named after Eulogio Rodriguez, one of the longest serving senators in the country.[7]

Founded in 1945 as a vocational-technical high school, it has evolved into a full-fledged higher education institution offering undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs by virtue of the Republic Act 6595.

EARIST has a Level II Status for its 14 degree programs awarded by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP). It was also rated Level II based on CHED-DBM-PASUC Leveling Evaluation. With approximately 15,000 students, it has eight colleges, graduate school, and a satellite campus in Cavite.

The institute is envisioned to develop its students in the fields of trades, business, arts, science, and technology education..

History

The Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology (EARIST) was established after the liberation of Manila in 1945. It started as a vocational school with only one room at the second floor of the Mapa High School, nine teachers, a clerk, and 147 students. Its former name was Eulogio Rodriguez Vocational High School (ERVHS).

In July 1946, EARIST acquired its present site in Nagtahan, Santa Mesa, Manila. Apolinario Apilado was appointed as the principal, succeeded by Dr. Hilario Nudas in 1949.[8]

EARIST's development was made possible through three Republic Acts and a Presidential Decree:

"Section 1. A vocational technical department which shall offer courses above secondary level is hereby established in the Eulogio Rodriguez Vocational High School in the City of Manila."[9]

"Further amending certain sections of Republic Act numbered four thousand seventy-two entitled "an act providing for the establishment of a vocational technical department of the Eulogio Rodriguez Vocational High School in the City of Manila" as amended by Republic Act numbered five thousand eighty-eight entitled "an act converting Eulogio Rodriguez Vocational High School into Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Memorial School of Arts and Trades" by providing for a board of trustees, defining the board's powers and duties, and for other purposes."[12]

Campuses

Manila Campus

The Manila Campus of EARIST is along Nagtahan Street in Santa Mesa, Manila. It serves as the main campus.

Cavite Campus

EARIST Cavite Campus, formerly called EARIST-GASAT (General Alvarez School of Arts and Trades), is a satellite campus. It operates with the funding support from the budgetary allotment of its mother institution, EARIST Manila. It is the only state college in Gen. Mariano Alvarez, Cavite and is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP).[13]

Being a government-funded college, it has been providing quality science and technology education with the lowest tuition fee for the less privileged but deserving residents in G.M.A. and other municipalities in Cavite and CALABARZON area. Established on March 24, 1982, EARIST Cavite Campus started by offering vocational and technical courses with Dr. Rodrigo Hipol as the superintendent using the old NASIDA Building. Later, it was transferred to its present campus site, a 31,282-square-meter lot donated by the National Housing Authority (NHA) to the college in 1986.

In 1983, it opened the four-year Secondary Trade Education program and offered the following collegiate courses: Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology (BSIT) in 1985–1986; Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education (BSIE); and Bachelor of Science in Business Education (BSBE) in 1989–90; Bachelor of Science in Office Administration (BSOA) course in 1999–2000; Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS) in 1995–96; Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management (BSHRM); and the Bachelor of Science in education (BSE) in school year 2003–2004. Through the collaborative effort of EARIST administration and the municipal and provincial government, led by former Congressman Renato Dragon, its present three-story main building was initially constructed in March 1990 and ten-phase building projects were completed in 1999.[14]

Student life

Athletics

EARIST Red Fox is the official name of the varsity teams of the institute. It regularly participates in athletic games organized by State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association - National Capital Region (SCUAA-NCR), Philippine Inter Schools, Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (PISCUAA), and Philippine University Games.[15]

Some of the sports the institute has been practicing include arnis, basketball, cheerleading, chess, dancesport, sepak takraw, swimming, table tennis, and volleyball

Music

Publication

The official student publication of EARIST Manila Campus is the EARIST Technozette that published its first issue in 1980. It is a member of the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP), the oldest organization of student publications in the Philippines committed to protect students' rights.[16]

The Champion is the official student newspaper of EARIST Cavite Campus.[17]

Student Organization

KAMAO Katipunan ng Mag-aaral at Organisasyon, This Organization is a progressive and democratic alliance of individuals, department based organization, interest clubs and institutional chapter organizations based inside the Eulogio “Amang” Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology-Manila

'No haircut, no enrollment' controversy

On March 16, 2024, the EARIST administration voided a 'No haircut, no enrollment' provision in its student handbook denying "enrollment to male students, including transgenders, unless they conform to the prescribed hair length and uniform". “This afternoon we facilitated a dialogue between the EARIST administration, led by president Rogelio Mamaraldo, and the affected students led by Red Riotoc of the Bahaghari-EARIST body to dialogue and find ways of solving the problem... Both sides found common ground,” CHED Chair De Vera said. Manila Councilor Joel Villanueva moved for “the strict implementation and enforcement of Ordinance 8695, a measure passed in 2020 meant to protect members of the LGBTQIA+ community".[18] [19]

Academics

EARIST is divided into nine colleges, graduate school, general education department, and Cavite campus.[20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Board of Trustees. Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology. 19 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160729053736/http://earist.edu.ph/Transparency-Seal/BoardofTrustees.php. 29 July 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: Executive Officials. Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology. 19 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160728235328/http://earist.edu.ph/About-Earist/ExecutiveOfficials.php. 28 July 2016. dead.
  3. Web site: Academics in EARIST. EARIST Manila. 20 July 2016.
  4. Web site: EARIST Hymn. 19 July 2016. Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology. https://web.archive.org/web/20160728235333/http://earist.edu.ph/About-Earist/Hymn.php. 28 July 2016. dead.
  5. Book: Direktoryo ng mga Ahensiya at Opisyal ng Pamahalaan ng Pilipinas . 2018 . Kagawaran ng Badyet at Pamamahala (Department of Budget and Management) . February 1, 2021 . fil.
  6. Web site: About Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology (EARIST). Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology. 19 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160802052956/http://earist.edu.ph/index.php. 2 August 2016. dead.
  7. Web site: Senator Eulogio Rodriguez. Kahimyang.com. 19 July 2016.
  8. Web site: Brief History of EARIST. Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology. 19 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160730064104/http://earist.edu.ph/About-Earist/. 30 July 2016. dead.
  9. Web site: Republic Act No. 4072. Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 19 July 2016. An act providing for the establishment of a vocational technical department of the Eulogio Rodriguez Vocational High School in the City of Manila.
  10. Web site: Republic Act No. 5088. Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 19 July 2016. An act converting Eulogio Rodriguez Vocational High School into the Eulogio Rodriguez Memorial School of Arts and Trades and amending for this purpose certain sections of Republic Act numbered four thousand seventy-two, entitled "an act providing for the establishment of a vocational technical department of the Eulogio Rodriguez Vocational High School in the City of Manila.
  11. Web site: Republic Act No. 6595. Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 19 July 2016. An act further amending certain sections of Republic Act numbered five thousand eighty-eight, entitled "an act converting Eulogio Rodriguez Vocational High School into the Eulogio Rodriguez Memorial School of Arts and Trades" and amending certain sections of Republic Act numbered four thousand seventy-two, entitled "an act providing for the establishment of a vocational technical department of the Eulogio Rodriguez Vocational High School in the City of Manila.
  12. Web site: Presidential Decree 1524. Arellano Law Foundation. 19 July 2016.
  13. Web site: EARIST Cavite Campus Program Offerings. Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology. 19 July 2016.
  14. Web site: EARIST Cavite Campus. Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology. 19 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160728225325/http://earist.edu.ph/Cavite-Campus/. 28 July 2016. dead.
  15. Web site: Athletics of EARIST. 24 May 2016.
  16. Web site: About College Editors Guild of the Philippines . College Editors Guild of the Philippines . 19 July 2016 . 4 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160804141440/http://www.cegp.org/aboutcegp/ . dead .
  17. Web site: Student Handbook 2008 Edition. Office of Student Affairs. 20 July 2016.
  18. News: Ong . Ghio. EARIST scraps hair length policy. March 17, 2024 . . March 17, 2024.
  19. News: Ghio. Ong . Manila council eyes EARIST probe. March 17, 2024 . The Philippine Star. March 16, 2024.
  20. Web site: Schools and Colleges of EARIST. 20 July 2016 . Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology.