Inspired by the outlook, “The higher it gets, the more valuable it becomes..,” TCA Faculty and Staff threw a surprise party in celebration for Dr. Philip B. Ibarra’s 62^nd Birthday on June 23, 2008 at the TCA Multi-Purpose Center.

Despite declaration of class suspension all over the Region caused by the heavy rains and strong winds posed by typhoon Frank, the TCA family was still firm making all the preparations and also joining the program to celebrate the President’s day which came as surprise to him along with guests unknown for Dr. Ibarra to come and grace said special event.

     In support to the effort of developing a web portal among the public high schools by the Commission in Information and Communication Technology (CICT) and the Department of Education, and to finally pull off with some of its responsibilities being an SUC partner to CICTs iSchool project, the Tarlac College of Agriculture conducted a 5-day Website Development Training using Joomla on May 6–10, 2008 at the College’s Continuing Education (CEC) and Computer Center.

     The ten (10) recipient high schools covered by TCA once again sent their representatives consist of the school paper adviser and a student representative making a total of twenty six (26) participants including that of the Arboleda National High School of Alcala Pangasinan which is one of the project’s pilot schools.