Lance Lhouie M. David - CENRO Practicum Journey

Weekly Journal 15   Name:   Lance Lhouie M. David Host Training Establishment (HTE): City Environment and Natural Resources Office Week Number: 15 th  Week Dates Covered: December 1 – December 5, 2025 Submitted on: December 8, 2025   Concrete Experience      In the fifteenth week of our practicum program, we were finally ready to present our main output for CENRO, which was the historical background of the Molok River and the socioeconomic survey of its residents.  I prepared  well and arrived early because it would not be ideal to be late for a presentation of such importance, especially since CENRO Head Sir Allan Marcilla and the entire Water Resources Management Team were expected to attend. However, upon my arrival, our supervisor informed us that we would proceed with Plan B. Since some of the attendees had not yet arrived, we were instructed to conduct water sampling first at three different resorts to maximize our time.  We immedi...

  Weekly Journal 14 Name:   Lance Lhouie M. David Host Training Establishment (HTE): City Environment and Natural Resources Office Week Number: 14 th  Week Dates Covered: November 24 – November 28, 2025 Submitted on: December 1, 2025   Concrete Experience      On the fourteenth week of our internship program,  we continued  interpreting the data to finalize the findings and present the historical background and socioeconomic profile of the Malok/Molok River. At the same time, our supervisors taught us how to interpret the data from our water sampling activities.  I tried  my best to solve the computations despite mathematics being one of my weaknesses. Whenever  I felt  confused,  I asked  our supervisors about the proper process and the formulas needed. This task was outside my educational specialization, but with guidance and the help of a calculator I was able to arrive at the correct answers and learned somet...

Weekly Journal 13   Name:   Lance Lhouie M. David Host Training Establishment (HTE): City Environment and Natural Resources Office Week Number: 13 th  Week Dates Covered: November 17 – November 21, 2025 Submitted on: November 24, 2025   Concrete Experience     In the thirteenth week of our practicum program, the CENRO Head, Sir Allan Marcilla, together with the Water Resources Management Team, organized a meeting at the Barangay Labangal Hall conference room to discuss upcoming projects, including the Information Education  Drive for the Molok River project, along with its partners, stakeholders, and beneficiaries. As OJTs, we were tasked to gather the attendance of the participants and present a brief overview of our findings regarding the historical background of the Molok River.  We prepared  for the event ahead of time by dressing formally to ensure we looked presentable for the presentation. We also planned to arrive early so that w...

Weekly Journal 12 Name:   Lance Lhouie M. David Host Training Establishment (HTE): City Environment and Natural Resources Office Week Number: 12 th  Week Dates Covered: November 10 – November 14, 2025 Submitted on: November 17, 2025   Concrete Experience      In the twelfth week of our practicum program, I had my first experience joining the water resources management team for water sampling at rivers and resorts in General Santos City. It was my first time because, in the previous water sampling activities, I couldn’t join due to classes scheduled on the same day. To prepare,  I filled  my motorcycle with fuel, knowing we would be traveling to distant locations, and I also packed spare clothes in case I got wet during the sampling. The first sampling of the week took place at Tinagacan River. My team and I rode our motorcycles and traveled a long distance from the office to reach our destination. We arrived safely at Tinagacan River and proceeded...

Weekly Journal 11   Name:   Lance Lhouie M. David Host Training Establishment (HTE): City Environment and Natural Resources Office Week Number: 11 th  Week Dates Covered: November 3 – November 7, 2025 Submitted on: November 10, 2025   Concrete Experience      In the eleventh week of our practicum program,  we continued  gathering data for our project on writing the historical background of the Malok/Molok River. This week,  we entered  Purok Saway and Purok Mudia together with our supervisors.  We rode  our motorcycles under the scorching sun due to the unavailability of car transportation.  We asked  for directions from the locals because we got lost several times since it was our first time in the area. Before lunchtime, we successfully finished the data gathering in Purok Saway, and in the afternoon,  we proceeded  to Purok Mudia. The road to Purok Mudia was challenging because of the mud caused by t...