Stink lily grows in Lumbia
By Jorie C. Valcorza
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental (PIA) -- A concerned phone call brought the biodiversity conservation drive into the limelight as a staff of DENR-10 was asked to investigate the foul smell emanating from a flower.
The phone call was from a local network concerning a strange looking and foul-smelling flower along the provincial road near barangay Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City.
It was learned that flower was thought to be another Rafflesia schadenbergiana, a rare and endangered species. The investigation team from the Protected Areas, Wildlife and Coastal Zone Management Service (PAWCZMS) discovered that the flower is an elephant foot yam or the Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, which is sometimes called the stink lily.
The elephant foot yam is a tropical tuber crop that grows wild in the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and other Southeast Asian countries.
Also, the Protected Areas and Wildlife Division retrieved two juvenile Philippine scops owls in barangay Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro City. The Philippine scops owl (Otus megalotis) is a common owl, endemic to the Philippines.
It was ascertained that the juvenile raptors were taken by children from its nest in the trunk of a mango tree located at Barangay Macasandig. The owls are now being kept and cared for by DENR 10 at the Regional Wildlife Rescue Center. (g.thiam/ denr10.rpao/PIA 10)
The phone call was from a local network concerning a strange looking and foul-smelling flower along the provincial road near barangay Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City.
It was learned that flower was thought to be another Rafflesia schadenbergiana, a rare and endangered species. The investigation team from the Protected Areas, Wildlife and Coastal Zone Management Service (PAWCZMS) discovered that the flower is an elephant foot yam or the Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, which is sometimes called the stink lily.
The elephant foot yam is a tropical tuber crop that grows wild in the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and other Southeast Asian countries.
Also, the Protected Areas and Wildlife Division retrieved two juvenile Philippine scops owls in barangay Macasandig, Cagayan de Oro City. The Philippine scops owl (Otus megalotis) is a common owl, endemic to the Philippines.
It was ascertained that the juvenile raptors were taken by children from its nest in the trunk of a mango tree located at Barangay Macasandig. The owls are now being kept and cared for by DENR 10 at the Regional Wildlife Rescue Center. (g.thiam/ denr10.rpao/PIA 10)
Sendong survivors in Iligan avail Solar Cooker
ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte (PIA) -- A fabricated Solar Cooker prototype was recently donated for tropical storm Sendong survivors temporarily sheltered at the Siao Box evacuation site, Luinab, Iligan City.
The donor EG Solar Germany, in partnership with the Philippine Electronics Communication Institute of Technology (PECIT) of Butuan City, turned over the unit to the site's camp managers, in coordination with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Lanao del Norte Provincial Office.
An on-site cooking demonstration using the Solar Cooker awed 400 families who witnessed the way meal is cooked and how it boiled the three-liter water in 30 minutes utilizing only the rays of the sun.
TESDA Provincial Director Lamberto Jos said that the Solar Cooker is equivalent to 700 watts and is advisable to be used at 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and users are not allowed to stare at the Solar Cooker’s reflection because it is harmful to the eyes.
The Solar Cooker is a parabolic mirror that reflects the sun’s ray towards a matte-black pot, which sits atop the point of heat concentration in the center of the dish, he added.
The provincial director said that additional units of Solar Cooker will be coming to be donated to other evacuation/relocation sites, this city. (jerrica maghinay/lvgabule-PIA 10 LDN)
The donor EG Solar Germany, in partnership with the Philippine Electronics Communication Institute of Technology (PECIT) of Butuan City, turned over the unit to the site's camp managers, in coordination with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Lanao del Norte Provincial Office.
An on-site cooking demonstration using the Solar Cooker awed 400 families who witnessed the way meal is cooked and how it boiled the three-liter water in 30 minutes utilizing only the rays of the sun.
TESDA Provincial Director Lamberto Jos said that the Solar Cooker is equivalent to 700 watts and is advisable to be used at 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and users are not allowed to stare at the Solar Cooker’s reflection because it is harmful to the eyes.
The Solar Cooker is a parabolic mirror that reflects the sun’s ray towards a matte-black pot, which sits atop the point of heat concentration in the center of the dish, he added.
The provincial director said that additional units of Solar Cooker will be coming to be donated to other evacuation/relocation sites, this city. (jerrica maghinay/lvgabule-PIA 10 LDN)
Emergency employment for Sendong survivors launched in Cagayan de Oro
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 23 (PIA) -- An emergency employment, livelihood recovery and reconstruction project for Tropical Storm Sendong survivors in the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan has been launched on Monday, May 21 in Barangay Balulang, this city.
The project, dubbed the Community-Based Emergency Employment and Reconstruction Project (CBEERP), was a collaborative undertaking of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), International Labor Organization (ILO), Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and the local government units as part of their continuing efforts to provide relief to Sendong survivors.
It consists of three phases, namely, emergency employment, livelihood recovery and production of guides and manuals on emergency employment approach, said Nori T. Palarca, chief technical adviser of the ILO-Employment Intensive Investment Program.
He said the emergency employment component involves a 15-day clean-up activity that includes de-clogging and dredging of the drainage canals in Sendong affected-barangays. The qualified beneficiary will be paid a daily wage of P215 or 75 percent of the approved minimum wage for the city.
The livelihood recovery component, Palarca said, aims to re-establish the lost livelihood of the victims. It will be implemented through infrastructure development that will need alternative livelihood like local resource-based hollow blocks production.
He also said that part of the interventions of ILO is to provide skills training to those workers that will engaged in the recovery and reconstruction work such as skills on carpentry, masonry and welding, among others.
On the other hand, the manual to be developed will serve as guide to the other areas in cases calamities or similar situations, he added.
Meanwhile, Crispin D. Dannug, Jr., assistant regional director of DOLE-10, disclosed that a total of 847 beneficiaries were already identified through the interviews administered by DOLE at the different relocation sites and from the database of the respective barangays.
The DOLE-10 earlier announced that 722 beneficiaries will be involved in the 15-day clean-up program and 125 workers will work in the respective relocation sites.
Accordingly, the DOLE-10 will provide the hand tools and protective gears like wheel barrow, shovel, rake, digging bar, picks, dust pan, broom and rubbers boots while the ILO will provide the work clothing and cover the costs of health insurance for the work crew. The pay loaders and dump trucks for hauling and dumping of the debris will be provided by the City Planning and Development Offices.
Dannug further disclosed that the launch will also be done in Iligan City next week. (APB-PIA10)
The project, dubbed the Community-Based Emergency Employment and Reconstruction Project (CBEERP), was a collaborative undertaking of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), International Labor Organization (ILO), Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and the local government units as part of their continuing efforts to provide relief to Sendong survivors.
It consists of three phases, namely, emergency employment, livelihood recovery and production of guides and manuals on emergency employment approach, said Nori T. Palarca, chief technical adviser of the ILO-Employment Intensive Investment Program.
He said the emergency employment component involves a 15-day clean-up activity that includes de-clogging and dredging of the drainage canals in Sendong affected-barangays. The qualified beneficiary will be paid a daily wage of P215 or 75 percent of the approved minimum wage for the city.
The livelihood recovery component, Palarca said, aims to re-establish the lost livelihood of the victims. It will be implemented through infrastructure development that will need alternative livelihood like local resource-based hollow blocks production.
He also said that part of the interventions of ILO is to provide skills training to those workers that will engaged in the recovery and reconstruction work such as skills on carpentry, masonry and welding, among others.
On the other hand, the manual to be developed will serve as guide to the other areas in cases calamities or similar situations, he added.
Meanwhile, Crispin D. Dannug, Jr., assistant regional director of DOLE-10, disclosed that a total of 847 beneficiaries were already identified through the interviews administered by DOLE at the different relocation sites and from the database of the respective barangays.
The DOLE-10 earlier announced that 722 beneficiaries will be involved in the 15-day clean-up program and 125 workers will work in the respective relocation sites.
Accordingly, the DOLE-10 will provide the hand tools and protective gears like wheel barrow, shovel, rake, digging bar, picks, dust pan, broom and rubbers boots while the ILO will provide the work clothing and cover the costs of health insurance for the work crew. The pay loaders and dump trucks for hauling and dumping of the debris will be provided by the City Planning and Development Offices.
Dannug further disclosed that the launch will also be done in Iligan City next week. (APB-PIA10)
DepEd readies teachers for K to 12 curriculum
By Jorie C. Valcorza
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental (PIA) -- All teachers who will receive the first batch of Kindergarten to Grade 12 (K-12) students this June, are undergoing necessary preparations for the new curriculum.
The Department of Education (DepEd) is now holding massive trainings this summer, specifically for Grade I and Grade VII teachers.
In the region alone, some 7,413 Grade I teachers and another 3,331 teachers to handle the Grade VII students, including those from the private schools are currently undergoing trainings, this month, to prepare them for grade levels curriculum.
Identified training centers here in Northern Mindanao for the Grade VII level will be with their partner Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs), to include Xavier University, Liceo de Cagayan University, and Capitol University, while the Grade I level trainers training will take place at the different division’s training centers.
DepEd 10 Regional Information Officer Medarda B. Gallarrita in an interview with the Philippine Information Agency 10 said that the mass training will facilitate adjustments for the grade levels under the new curriculum.
She noted that the curriculum materials are now ready and that all incoming first year students this June will be entering the grade VII level.
The K-12 model involves Kindergarten, six years of elementary education, four years of junior high school (Grades 7-10) and two years of senior high school. (PIA 10)
The Department of Education (DepEd) is now holding massive trainings this summer, specifically for Grade I and Grade VII teachers.
In the region alone, some 7,413 Grade I teachers and another 3,331 teachers to handle the Grade VII students, including those from the private schools are currently undergoing trainings, this month, to prepare them for grade levels curriculum.
Identified training centers here in Northern Mindanao for the Grade VII level will be with their partner Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs), to include Xavier University, Liceo de Cagayan University, and Capitol University, while the Grade I level trainers training will take place at the different division’s training centers.
DepEd 10 Regional Information Officer Medarda B. Gallarrita in an interview with the Philippine Information Agency 10 said that the mass training will facilitate adjustments for the grade levels under the new curriculum.
She noted that the curriculum materials are now ready and that all incoming first year students this June will be entering the grade VII level.
The K-12 model involves Kindergarten, six years of elementary education, four years of junior high school (Grades 7-10) and two years of senior high school. (PIA 10)
Save the Children org turns over school cleaning kits in Brigada Eskwela kick off
By Lorry V. Gabule
ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte (PIA) -- Program Coordinator Norman Gagavin of the Save the Children organization handed over school cleaning kits to Cabili Village Elementary School, Iligan City in a simple ceremony, in a simultaneous nationwide Brigada Eskwela campaign, May 21.
Gagavin said they also provided the same kits to four other barangays with elementary schools, this city, specifically those that have been affected by flash floods or had been used as evacuation centers.
A cleaning kit consists of a shovel, wheelbarrow, pail, rake, trash bin/bags, broom, hand gloves, masks toilet plunger, dipper, and cleansing powder/solution.
Cabili Village Elementary school was one of the severely hit schools damaged by flashfloods damaging the classrooms, furniture, and fixtures on December 17, 2011, when tropical storm Sendong hit Iligan City, said Gemma Samson, the school principal.
Samson expressed her warm appreciation upon receiving the kits which the Save the Children gave the Cabili Village School.
Among the schools that also received these kits were the Luinab Elementary School, Bagong Silang Elementary School, Tubod Elementary School, and the Iligan City East Central School.
Gagavin, in his inspirational message, pointed out that the Brigada Eskwela aims to identify the needs of the school and the children’s need as well. It encourages volunteers give some time, effort, and even donate materials such as paint, cement, lumber and other materials, which could be used for minor repairs and building.
Hygiene kits were also given to the children, such as toothbrush, toothpaste, hand towel, bath soap, sulod (comb for head lies), nailcutter, and a comb for daily use.
Gagavin further explained that Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating lasting change in the lives of children in need in the United States and around the world.
"Recognized for our commitment to accountability, innovation, and collaboration, our work takes us into the heart of communities, where we help children and families help themselves. We work with other organizations, governments, non-profits and a variety of local partners while maintaining our own independence without political agenda or religious orientation," said Gagavin.
We intend to provide the same kits to around 16 barangays, summing up to 21 barangays all in all, as additional assistance to the schools in Iligan, Gagavin said.
"When disaster strikes around the world, Save the Children is there to save lives with food, medical care, and education and remains to help communities rebuild through long-term recovery programs. Save the Children responds to tsunamis and civil conflict, it works to resolve the ongoing struggles children face every day — poverty, hunger, illiteracy, and disease — and replaces them with hope for the future," disclosed Gagavin. (lvg/PIA-10 LDN)
Gagavin said they also provided the same kits to four other barangays with elementary schools, this city, specifically those that have been affected by flash floods or had been used as evacuation centers.
A cleaning kit consists of a shovel, wheelbarrow, pail, rake, trash bin/bags, broom, hand gloves, masks toilet plunger, dipper, and cleansing powder/solution.
Cabili Village Elementary school was one of the severely hit schools damaged by flashfloods damaging the classrooms, furniture, and fixtures on December 17, 2011, when tropical storm Sendong hit Iligan City, said Gemma Samson, the school principal.
Samson expressed her warm appreciation upon receiving the kits which the Save the Children gave the Cabili Village School.
Among the schools that also received these kits were the Luinab Elementary School, Bagong Silang Elementary School, Tubod Elementary School, and the Iligan City East Central School.
Gagavin, in his inspirational message, pointed out that the Brigada Eskwela aims to identify the needs of the school and the children’s need as well. It encourages volunteers give some time, effort, and even donate materials such as paint, cement, lumber and other materials, which could be used for minor repairs and building.
Hygiene kits were also given to the children, such as toothbrush, toothpaste, hand towel, bath soap, sulod (comb for head lies), nailcutter, and a comb for daily use.
Gagavin further explained that Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating lasting change in the lives of children in need in the United States and around the world.
"Recognized for our commitment to accountability, innovation, and collaboration, our work takes us into the heart of communities, where we help children and families help themselves. We work with other organizations, governments, non-profits and a variety of local partners while maintaining our own independence without political agenda or religious orientation," said Gagavin.
We intend to provide the same kits to around 16 barangays, summing up to 21 barangays all in all, as additional assistance to the schools in Iligan, Gagavin said.
"When disaster strikes around the world, Save the Children is there to save lives with food, medical care, and education and remains to help communities rebuild through long-term recovery programs. Save the Children responds to tsunamis and civil conflict, it works to resolve the ongoing struggles children face every day — poverty, hunger, illiteracy, and disease — and replaces them with hope for the future," disclosed Gagavin. (lvg/PIA-10 LDN)
RDX-X bares new logo
By Elaine O. Ratunil
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The Regional Development Council (RDC)-X has adopted a new logo during its 93rd Full Council Meeting held in Bukidnon last May 17.
Replacing the logo, which was prepared way back in the 1970s to represent the old region 10 geopolitical jurisdiction, which included the Surigao and Agusan provinces, which are now part of the Caraga region, the logo also depicts the economic activities and resources, which are no longer part or have only little significance to the economic make up of the current Northern Mindanao.
The logo is a product of the logo design contest launched by the RDC through the Macro and Development Administration Committee (MacroCom).
Based on the 18 entries, the MacroCom secretariat designed the logo to convey the following: the outer circle bearing “Regional Development Council, Region X, Northern Mindanao,” which denotes unity in purpose and aspiration among various players in the region. The circle also suggests community, dynamism (always in the move), integrity, and perfection. It is also colored green to represent the abundance of resources, peace, and balance.
The laurel wreath denotes prestige, a symbol signifying approval or distinction. The number of leaves also represent the number of RDC members. The color orange also denotes the warmth, energy and enthusiasm of the members. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) logo at the intersection of the laurel wreath indicates the strong support that the NEDA, as the RDC secretariat, provides to the council in coordinating and harmonizing activities of the various development players.
The inner circle, which is dominantly colored red, blue, and yellow (with streaks of white), represents the Philippine flag.
The yellow sun rays, which denote optimism, enlightenment, and happiness, give the region a promise of positive future. The five bigger rays represent the five provinces of Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental while the nine smaller rays represent the cities of Cagayan de Oro, El Salvador, Iligan, Gingoog, Malaybalay, Oroquieta, Ozamiz, Tangub, and Valencia.
The map is the current geo-political configuration of the region, colored green to emphasize the abundance of resources.
The embedded figures, the blue cog wheel, the golden grains and the family indicate the balance in economic activities among the agriculture, industry and services sector.
The family is placed on the center to further emphasize that the development of the region is people-centered.
The eagle figure is the Philippine Eagle of which the region has the highest number in the wild. It has the widest wingspan among flying birds which could also represent the current status of the Region X having the biggest geopolitical jurisdiction and the biggest and fastest growing economy in Mindanao. The eagle could also represent the rallying point in protecting and keeping the balance of our ecological environment. (EOR/PIA10)
Replacing the logo, which was prepared way back in the 1970s to represent the old region 10 geopolitical jurisdiction, which included the Surigao and Agusan provinces, which are now part of the Caraga region, the logo also depicts the economic activities and resources, which are no longer part or have only little significance to the economic make up of the current Northern Mindanao.
The logo is a product of the logo design contest launched by the RDC through the Macro and Development Administration Committee (MacroCom).
Based on the 18 entries, the MacroCom secretariat designed the logo to convey the following: the outer circle bearing “Regional Development Council, Region X, Northern Mindanao,” which denotes unity in purpose and aspiration among various players in the region. The circle also suggests community, dynamism (always in the move), integrity, and perfection. It is also colored green to represent the abundance of resources, peace, and balance.
The laurel wreath denotes prestige, a symbol signifying approval or distinction. The number of leaves also represent the number of RDC members. The color orange also denotes the warmth, energy and enthusiasm of the members. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) logo at the intersection of the laurel wreath indicates the strong support that the NEDA, as the RDC secretariat, provides to the council in coordinating and harmonizing activities of the various development players.
The inner circle, which is dominantly colored red, blue, and yellow (with streaks of white), represents the Philippine flag.
The yellow sun rays, which denote optimism, enlightenment, and happiness, give the region a promise of positive future. The five bigger rays represent the five provinces of Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental while the nine smaller rays represent the cities of Cagayan de Oro, El Salvador, Iligan, Gingoog, Malaybalay, Oroquieta, Ozamiz, Tangub, and Valencia.
The map is the current geo-political configuration of the region, colored green to emphasize the abundance of resources.
The embedded figures, the blue cog wheel, the golden grains and the family indicate the balance in economic activities among the agriculture, industry and services sector.
The family is placed on the center to further emphasize that the development of the region is people-centered.
The eagle figure is the Philippine Eagle of which the region has the highest number in the wild. It has the widest wingspan among flying birds which could also represent the current status of the Region X having the biggest geopolitical jurisdiction and the biggest and fastest growing economy in Mindanao. The eagle could also represent the rallying point in protecting and keeping the balance of our ecological environment. (EOR/PIA10)
25 students in ARMM now DOST scholars
By Apipa P. Bagumbaran
MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (PIA) -- Twenty five high school graduates from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) qualified this year to a study grant specially catered to deserving Muslim students, officials from the region’s science and technology department announced early this week.
Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-ARMM Assistant Secretary Abdulgalib Halud said only 25 of the 25, 600 applicants were successfully selected after a screening examinations held early this year for the Grant for Educational Assistance on Technology Teaching Courses for Muslim Mindanao (GREAT-M), a scholarship program specially provided to Muslim students by the DOST-Science Education Institute (SEI).
Halud said the students will get the benefit of a full scholarship in their pursuit of any of the four-year science and technology degrees offered at the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT).
The scholarship program, he said, allows qualified Muslim students to study science courses in one of the premiere learning institutions in Mindanao with benefits that include free tuition, P4,000 monthly stipend, and book and uniform allowance.
“We hope to raise the interest of young Filipino Muslims in the field of science and technology as well as increase the number of Muslim professionals in the same area through this program,” he said.
According to Norma Dalamban, DOST-ARMM technical division chief, of the 25 scholars, eight are from Maguindanao, seven from Tawi-Tawi, six from Lanao del Sur, and four from Sulu. Recipients from Maguindanao have already signed their scholarship contracts after receiving an orientation from DOST-ARMM officials.
Dr. Filma G. Brawner, DOST-SEI director, encouraged them to sustain the scholarship by focusing on their studies.
The GREAT-M program was introduced in 2003 to encourage talented young Muslims pursue a career in science and technology and help tackle development issues in some of the depressed areas in Mindanao. GREAT-M has already benefited four batches of recipients.
Brawner said GREAT-M helps students not only financially but also technically, setting it apart for any of the other scholarship programs offered by DOST-SEI. (BPI-ARMM/APB-PIA10, Lanao del Sur)
Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-ARMM Assistant Secretary Abdulgalib Halud said only 25 of the 25, 600 applicants were successfully selected after a screening examinations held early this year for the Grant for Educational Assistance on Technology Teaching Courses for Muslim Mindanao (GREAT-M), a scholarship program specially provided to Muslim students by the DOST-Science Education Institute (SEI).
Halud said the students will get the benefit of a full scholarship in their pursuit of any of the four-year science and technology degrees offered at the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT).
The scholarship program, he said, allows qualified Muslim students to study science courses in one of the premiere learning institutions in Mindanao with benefits that include free tuition, P4,000 monthly stipend, and book and uniform allowance.
“We hope to raise the interest of young Filipino Muslims in the field of science and technology as well as increase the number of Muslim professionals in the same area through this program,” he said.
According to Norma Dalamban, DOST-ARMM technical division chief, of the 25 scholars, eight are from Maguindanao, seven from Tawi-Tawi, six from Lanao del Sur, and four from Sulu. Recipients from Maguindanao have already signed their scholarship contracts after receiving an orientation from DOST-ARMM officials.
Dr. Filma G. Brawner, DOST-SEI director, encouraged them to sustain the scholarship by focusing on their studies.
The GREAT-M program was introduced in 2003 to encourage talented young Muslims pursue a career in science and technology and help tackle development issues in some of the depressed areas in Mindanao. GREAT-M has already benefited four batches of recipients.
Brawner said GREAT-M helps students not only financially but also technically, setting it apart for any of the other scholarship programs offered by DOST-SEI. (BPI-ARMM/APB-PIA10, Lanao del Sur)
DENR 10 holds technical briefing on Forestry Information System
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Region 10 (DENR-10) conducted the reorientation/technical briefing on the implementation of Forestry Information System (FIS) in Cagayan de Oro recently.
The reorientation had 44 participants from the regional office and FIS Focal and Alternate persons from the different provincial environment natural resources offices and community environment natural resources offices.
The FIS program aims to gather information on any tenurial instrument issued by DENR like the community-based forest management agreement, integrated forest management agreement, socialized industrial forest management agreement, forest land gracing management agreement, tree farm lease agreement, special land use permit, and tree-cutting permits.
Forester Eugene Estrada from the DENR Central Office-Forest Management Bureau discussed about the FIS program and answered the participants’ questions during the open forum. (DENR-10 RPAO/Remee Monique O. Espiritu/ PIA 10)
The reorientation had 44 participants from the regional office and FIS Focal and Alternate persons from the different provincial environment natural resources offices and community environment natural resources offices.
The FIS program aims to gather information on any tenurial instrument issued by DENR like the community-based forest management agreement, integrated forest management agreement, socialized industrial forest management agreement, forest land gracing management agreement, tree farm lease agreement, special land use permit, and tree-cutting permits.
Forester Eugene Estrada from the DENR Central Office-Forest Management Bureau discussed about the FIS program and answered the participants’ questions during the open forum. (DENR-10 RPAO/Remee Monique O. Espiritu/ PIA 10)
CSC-10 conducts anti-smoking symposium
By Apipa P. Bagumbaran
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA) -- The Civil Service Commission Regional Office 10 (CSC-10), in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH) conducted an anti-smoking symposium on Friday, May 18, at the Grand Caprice Restaurant, this city.
Over 100 representatives from the various national line agencies, state universities and colleges, and local government units in the region attended the symposium which was anchored on the theme “Race Towards A Smoke-Free Civil Service.”
In the symposium, Dr. Jose Llacuna Jr. and Dr. Andrea Benas, both from DOH-Center for Health Development (CHD) discussed the harmful effects of smoking and smoking cessation, respectively.
The participants were also provided with the salient features of CSC Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 17, series of 2009; CSC-DOH Joint MC No. 2010-01; World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control; and other laws and laws protecting people from the harmful effects of smoking.
Lawyer Lourdes Clavite-Vidal, CSC-10 Regional Director, said the symposium was initiated to promote and maintain a healthy government workforce reiterating that a healthy government employee works more efficiently, more productively, and possess a more responsive work attitude than a sickly one.
In a related development, DOH-CHD Regional Director Dr. Aristides Tan expressed hope that the sin tax reform bill would be passed by Congress after it was approved by the House Committee on Ways and Means and certified as urgent by President Benigno Aquino III.
He said the bill, which seeks to restructure the taxes on cigarettes, liquor, and other tobacco and alcohol products, is one of the ways to ensure that there will be sufficient funds that will help DOH in campaigning for a smoke-free Philippines.
He added that the money that will be collected from these taxes will also help finance smoke cessation clinics, healthy lifestyle advocacy and capability building, and other health-related activities. (APB-PIA 10)
Over 100 representatives from the various national line agencies, state universities and colleges, and local government units in the region attended the symposium which was anchored on the theme “Race Towards A Smoke-Free Civil Service.”
In the symposium, Dr. Jose Llacuna Jr. and Dr. Andrea Benas, both from DOH-Center for Health Development (CHD) discussed the harmful effects of smoking and smoking cessation, respectively.
The participants were also provided with the salient features of CSC Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 17, series of 2009; CSC-DOH Joint MC No. 2010-01; World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control; and other laws and laws protecting people from the harmful effects of smoking.
Lawyer Lourdes Clavite-Vidal, CSC-10 Regional Director, said the symposium was initiated to promote and maintain a healthy government workforce reiterating that a healthy government employee works more efficiently, more productively, and possess a more responsive work attitude than a sickly one.
In a related development, DOH-CHD Regional Director Dr. Aristides Tan expressed hope that the sin tax reform bill would be passed by Congress after it was approved by the House Committee on Ways and Means and certified as urgent by President Benigno Aquino III.
He said the bill, which seeks to restructure the taxes on cigarettes, liquor, and other tobacco and alcohol products, is one of the ways to ensure that there will be sufficient funds that will help DOH in campaigning for a smoke-free Philippines.
He added that the money that will be collected from these taxes will also help finance smoke cessation clinics, healthy lifestyle advocacy and capability building, and other health-related activities. (APB-PIA 10)
Online application for condonation of SSS loan penalties now possible
ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte (PIA) -- Social Security System (SSS) members can now apply for condonation of loan penalties through the SSS website to make their availment of the amnesty program faster and more convenient.
Branch Manager Cheryl Jariol, SSS Iligan City, said the announcement came from Officer-in-Charge Edgar Solilapsi that delinquent borrowers who are eligible for the condonation of 80 to 90 percent of their penalties can file their applications at www.sss.gov.ph.
SSS has made it easier for members to apply for penalty condonation by allowing them to file online instead of them going personally to an SSS branch. As long as they are already registered SSS website users and they are qualified under Situation 2, they no longer have to submit supporting documents as proof of contribution payments, said Jariol.
Situation 2 is a category under the Penalty Condonation Program wherein the member-borrower has paid at least three amortizations since the loan take-out and a minimum of three months contributions within the last six months prior to the month of their application to the program.
The SSS will write off 90 percent of accrued penalties for member-borrowers who opt to settle the amount due in one full payment, and 80 percent of penalties for those who opt to pay in monthly installments over a one, two or three-year period.
The online system will automatically inform members if they need to fulfill certain requirements in order to qualify, such as payment of contributions. Those with approved applications will receive an email detailing the amount of payments due under the Condonation Program and other information.
SSS urged members to enroll in their website, which allows registered users online accessibility to their SSS records. The website also enables users to verify their loan balance and eligibility for penalty condonation, without need to go personally to an SSS branch.
Branch Manager Cheryl Jariol, SSS Iligan City, said the announcement came from Officer-in-Charge Edgar Solilapsi that delinquent borrowers who are eligible for the condonation of 80 to 90 percent of their penalties can file their applications at www.sss.gov.ph.
SSS has made it easier for members to apply for penalty condonation by allowing them to file online instead of them going personally to an SSS branch. As long as they are already registered SSS website users and they are qualified under Situation 2, they no longer have to submit supporting documents as proof of contribution payments, said Jariol.
Situation 2 is a category under the Penalty Condonation Program wherein the member-borrower has paid at least three amortizations since the loan take-out and a minimum of three months contributions within the last six months prior to the month of their application to the program.
The SSS will write off 90 percent of accrued penalties for member-borrowers who opt to settle the amount due in one full payment, and 80 percent of penalties for those who opt to pay in monthly installments over a one, two or three-year period.
The online system will automatically inform members if they need to fulfill certain requirements in order to qualify, such as payment of contributions. Those with approved applications will receive an email detailing the amount of payments due under the Condonation Program and other information.
SSS urged members to enroll in their website, which allows registered users online accessibility to their SSS records. The website also enables users to verify their loan balance and eligibility for penalty condonation, without need to go personally to an SSS branch.
However, member-borrowers who fall under Situations 1a, 1b and 3 must still submit their application forms and other required documents such as pay slips, affidavits and benefit claim forms to their SSS servicing branch.
Situation 1a is for members whose employers collected but did not remit their loan amortizations to SSS, while 1b covers beneficiaries of deceased members with outstanding loans who will file the death claim within the Program’s availment period of April 2, 2012 to March 31, 2013.
On the other hand, Situation 3 is for member-borrowers who will file total disability or retirement claims from April 2 to September 30, 2012. Penalties to be condoned under these three situations range from 50 to 100 percent.
With online applications up and running, it is now easier for members to avail themselves of the Loan Penalty Condonation Program. Thus, Jariol enjoins its members to take advantage of this opportunity to remove the burden of their unpaid loans and to regain their full eligibility to SSS benefits. (SSS Iligan/lorry v.gabule/PIA 10-LDN)
Situation 1a is for members whose employers collected but did not remit their loan amortizations to SSS, while 1b covers beneficiaries of deceased members with outstanding loans who will file the death claim within the Program’s availment period of April 2, 2012 to March 31, 2013.
On the other hand, Situation 3 is for member-borrowers who will file total disability or retirement claims from April 2 to September 30, 2012. Penalties to be condoned under these three situations range from 50 to 100 percent.
With online applications up and running, it is now easier for members to avail themselves of the Loan Penalty Condonation Program. Thus, Jariol enjoins its members to take advantage of this opportunity to remove the burden of their unpaid loans and to regain their full eligibility to SSS benefits. (SSS Iligan/lorry v.gabule/PIA 10-LDN)
DOLE-MisOr West holds family welfare committee election
By Apipa P. Bagumbaran
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA) -- Forty-four labor and management representatives from different companies in Western Misamis Oriental attended the formal re-organization of the Misamis Oriental West Provincial Federation of Family Welfare Committee (FFWC).
The MisOr West FFWC reorganization and election of officers was held May 9 at the De Luxe Restaurant and Hotel, this city.
Elected vice-chairman for management sector was Clavel Carag of Ororama chain of stores while Rollen Rocha of Del Monte Philippines Incorporated was the vice-chairman for labor sector. Other officers were Joy Achas of Asia Brewery as secretary, Lerio Flores of LBC as treasurer, Merlin Martos of Ororama Chain of Stores as auditor, and Carmencita D. Jubas of Liceo de Cagayan University as business manager.
FFWC aims to promote the welfare of workers and their families as a key to workplace productivity and improved worker-management relations. It is in line with the Family Welfare Program (FWP) mandated under the Department Order No. 56-03, series of 2003 of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) which requires establishments employing more than 200 workers in any locality to form a FWC.
The FWC will be responsible for planning, organizing, and implementing an in-plant FWP that centers on 10 dimensions, namely, reproductive health and responsible parenthood; education, gender equality; spirituality or value formation; income generation, livelihood or cooperative; medical health care; nutrition; environmental protection, hygiene and sanitation; sports and leisure; housing; and transportation.
The MisOr West FFWC will represent the province on the FFWC-10 19th Annual Convention slated on June 21 to 23 in RA7 Resort and Hotel, Clarin, Misamis Occidental. (Glenford C. Labial/Dole-MisOr West Provincial Office/APB/PIA-10)
The MisOr West FFWC reorganization and election of officers was held May 9 at the De Luxe Restaurant and Hotel, this city.
Elected vice-chairman for management sector was Clavel Carag of Ororama chain of stores while Rollen Rocha of Del Monte Philippines Incorporated was the vice-chairman for labor sector. Other officers were Joy Achas of Asia Brewery as secretary, Lerio Flores of LBC as treasurer, Merlin Martos of Ororama Chain of Stores as auditor, and Carmencita D. Jubas of Liceo de Cagayan University as business manager.
FFWC aims to promote the welfare of workers and their families as a key to workplace productivity and improved worker-management relations. It is in line with the Family Welfare Program (FWP) mandated under the Department Order No. 56-03, series of 2003 of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) which requires establishments employing more than 200 workers in any locality to form a FWC.
The FWC will be responsible for planning, organizing, and implementing an in-plant FWP that centers on 10 dimensions, namely, reproductive health and responsible parenthood; education, gender equality; spirituality or value formation; income generation, livelihood or cooperative; medical health care; nutrition; environmental protection, hygiene and sanitation; sports and leisure; housing; and transportation.
The MisOr West FFWC will represent the province on the FFWC-10 19th Annual Convention slated on June 21 to 23 in RA7 Resort and Hotel, Clarin, Misamis Occidental. (Glenford C. Labial/Dole-MisOr West Provincial Office/APB/PIA-10)
Xavier U hosts 35th philosophical confab
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA) -- Xavier University’s (XU) Philosophy Department is hosting the 35th annual conference of the Philosophical Association of Visayas and Mindanao (PHAVISMINDA) from May 24 to 26.
A total of 24 scholars and professors from at least 17 universities and schools will discuss the theme, “Philosophy and Democracy: A Challenge to Responsive Governance,” and answer the question, “What universal democracy, if there is any, serves as ‘generic blueprint’ on managing systems in a crisis of liberal values and cultures?”
Archbishop Antonio Ledesma SJ, DD of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro will keynote the conference. Other speakers are Dr. Renante Pilapil of the Ateneo de Davao University, Dr. Agustin Rodriguez of the Ateneo de Manila University and Dr. Ryan Urbano of the University of San Carlos.
This is the second time in eight years that Xavier University is hosting this event. As host, the organizers hope to relate the conference theme to Cagayan de Oro’s recent tropical storm experience and encourage the participants to look into the kind of leadership necessary to support the rebuilding process of the city after Sendong. Through this gathering, XU hopes to provide a paradigm of lessons on leadership, liberty, and life. (XU/PIA10)
A total of 24 scholars and professors from at least 17 universities and schools will discuss the theme, “Philosophy and Democracy: A Challenge to Responsive Governance,” and answer the question, “What universal democracy, if there is any, serves as ‘generic blueprint’ on managing systems in a crisis of liberal values and cultures?”
Archbishop Antonio Ledesma SJ, DD of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro will keynote the conference. Other speakers are Dr. Renante Pilapil of the Ateneo de Davao University, Dr. Agustin Rodriguez of the Ateneo de Manila University and Dr. Ryan Urbano of the University of San Carlos.
This is the second time in eight years that Xavier University is hosting this event. As host, the organizers hope to relate the conference theme to Cagayan de Oro’s recent tropical storm experience and encourage the participants to look into the kind of leadership necessary to support the rebuilding process of the city after Sendong. Through this gathering, XU hopes to provide a paradigm of lessons on leadership, liberty, and life. (XU/PIA10)
Kitaotao hydropower plant to help ease Mindanao power shortage—Hedcor
By Ruby Leonora R. Balistoy
MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon (PIA) -- Hedcor Bukidnon, Inc. and the municipality of Kitaotao is now working to develop a hydroelectric plant, which would help ease nagging problems on power shortage in Mindanao every summer season.
Gregorio Jabonillo, Hedcor’s Vice President for Business Development, said this run-of-river hydroelectric project will harness the Sita and Simod rivers in Kitaotao town in Bukidnon, as a source of power with a combined installed capacity of 28.2 megawatts.
“Data showed that the Kitaotao hydro power plant, if completed, will generate 160 million kilowatt hours annually, which could somehow help address problems on Mindanao’s power shortage,” he said.
Meanwhile, in his message during the signing of the memorandum of agreement (MOA) of said project, Kitaotao Mayor Rodito Rafisura said that the power shortage will worsen if no power sources are added soon.
“Mindanao is very dependent on the power supply that comes from the Agus and Pulangi hydro electric plants in Lanao and Bukidnon respectively. Consequently, during long droughts or low rainfall, the production of these facilities is affected and Mindanao is always plunged into rotating brownouts. There is therefore a need to build more power plants,” he said.
“It has been reported that some 52 percent of Mindanao’s total power supply comes from the Agus and Pulangi hydroelectric complex. And there are projections from independent think-tanks that by 2014, the power shortage will be more than 400 megawatts,” he explained.
“So, before it becomes even worse, Hedcor and the local government unit of Kitaotao shall be partners in this endeavor, with one goal to pursue the hydro project,” the mayor said.
Rafisura added that Bukidnon, being the host province, will also benefit from the project through generation shares, farm-to-market roads, health services and employment opportunities.
Hedcor Inc., Aboitiz Power Corporation’s hydropower arm, is the largest developer of run-of-river hydropower plants in the country with 19 hydropower plants in Benguet, Ilocos Sur, and Davao. (RLRB, PIA Bukidnon)
Gregorio Jabonillo, Hedcor’s Vice President for Business Development, said this run-of-river hydroelectric project will harness the Sita and Simod rivers in Kitaotao town in Bukidnon, as a source of power with a combined installed capacity of 28.2 megawatts.
“Data showed that the Kitaotao hydro power plant, if completed, will generate 160 million kilowatt hours annually, which could somehow help address problems on Mindanao’s power shortage,” he said.
Meanwhile, in his message during the signing of the memorandum of agreement (MOA) of said project, Kitaotao Mayor Rodito Rafisura said that the power shortage will worsen if no power sources are added soon.
“Mindanao is very dependent on the power supply that comes from the Agus and Pulangi hydro electric plants in Lanao and Bukidnon respectively. Consequently, during long droughts or low rainfall, the production of these facilities is affected and Mindanao is always plunged into rotating brownouts. There is therefore a need to build more power plants,” he said.
“It has been reported that some 52 percent of Mindanao’s total power supply comes from the Agus and Pulangi hydroelectric complex. And there are projections from independent think-tanks that by 2014, the power shortage will be more than 400 megawatts,” he explained.
“So, before it becomes even worse, Hedcor and the local government unit of Kitaotao shall be partners in this endeavor, with one goal to pursue the hydro project,” the mayor said.
Rafisura added that Bukidnon, being the host province, will also benefit from the project through generation shares, farm-to-market roads, health services and employment opportunities.
Hedcor Inc., Aboitiz Power Corporation’s hydropower arm, is the largest developer of run-of-river hydropower plants in the country with 19 hydropower plants in Benguet, Ilocos Sur, and Davao. (RLRB, PIA Bukidnon)
RDC-X holds 93rd meeting in Bukidnon
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Bukidnon hosted on May 17 the 93rd full council meeting of the Northern Mindanao Regional Development Council (RDC) in Malaybalay City.
Governor Alex P. Calingasan thanked the body for holding the meeting in the province as he is also given the opportunity to show the grandeurs of Bukidnon and for bearing with them the problem of traffic congestion in its roads due to the ongoing repairs/rehabilitation.
With 66 percent of the members in attendance, the Council endorsed/approved projects, including, additional $200 million loan financing for the Mindanao Rural Development Plan (MRDP) Phase 2; proposed complementing hi-technology radar system for weather and climate monitoring, forecasting and warning capabilities of Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration project; regional technical education and skills development plan, 2011-2016; and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, among others.
The body adopted the localization of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition and the use of the 2010-based interim population projections for Region X by province/highly urbanizedcities and municipalities (2011-2016). It also expressed support on the strengthening of the presidential commission of the urban poor. The Council also urged all concerned agencies and institutions to address the priority action areas in the 2011 Regional Development Report.
The occasion also marked the official launching of the “enhancing capacities on disaster risk reduction and management/climate change adaptation” project with a ceremonial signing of the memorandum of agreement between the National Economic and Development Authority and the local government units/concerned government agencies. (Peleta B. Abejo/NEDA/PIA-10)
Governor Alex P. Calingasan thanked the body for holding the meeting in the province as he is also given the opportunity to show the grandeurs of Bukidnon and for bearing with them the problem of traffic congestion in its roads due to the ongoing repairs/rehabilitation.
With 66 percent of the members in attendance, the Council endorsed/approved projects, including, additional $200 million loan financing for the Mindanao Rural Development Plan (MRDP) Phase 2; proposed complementing hi-technology radar system for weather and climate monitoring, forecasting and warning capabilities of Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration project; regional technical education and skills development plan, 2011-2016; and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, among others.
The body adopted the localization of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition and the use of the 2010-based interim population projections for Region X by province/highly urbanizedcities and municipalities (2011-2016). It also expressed support on the strengthening of the presidential commission of the urban poor. The Council also urged all concerned agencies and institutions to address the priority action areas in the 2011 Regional Development Report.
The occasion also marked the official launching of the “enhancing capacities on disaster risk reduction and management/climate change adaptation” project with a ceremonial signing of the memorandum of agreement between the National Economic and Development Authority and the local government units/concerned government agencies. (Peleta B. Abejo/NEDA/PIA-10)
By: Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob
OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental (PIA) – Interested applicants for the Philippine Educational Placement Test (PEPT) have until Friday, May 25, 2012, to submit the needed requirements for them to be allowed to take the said examination.
Secretary Br. Armin A Luistro, FSC, in Department of Education (DepEd) Memorandum No. 47, series of 2012, has scheduled the PEPT for free in all schools divisions on June 12, this year.
“This is in commemoration of the 114th celebration of the Philippine Independence and consistent with the Education for All (EFA) goals of DepEd,” the Education Secretary said.
He said the PEPT will be administered by DepEd through the National Education Testing and Research Center (NETRC) with the assistance of the division and school personnel in all divisions, nationwide.
Registration will be done at the division office from March 5-25, 2012, and the Division Testing Coordinators (DTC) are directed to submit the actual number of registrants to NETRC on or before May 31, 2012.
The DTC will be in-charge with the evaluation of documents and will see to it that documentary requirements of each of the registrants are complete, specifically, Forms 137/138 or the School Report Card, birth certificate and two (2) 1X1 pictures.
“Using the data on school registration of the out-of-school children and youth who are our primary target clientele, the PEPT will be administered to them to determine their grade year level placement,” Secretary Luistro said.
This will encouraged them to avail of learning modules prepared by the Bureau of Alternative Learning System (BALS), Bureau of Elementary Education (BEE) and Bureau of Secondary Education (BSE) or any other learning resources available at the region or division.
This will also enable them to upgrade their academic level for re-entry into formal school, job entry, job promotion and self-fulfillment.
Meanwhile, only the authorized NETRC staff will be assigned to deliver and retrieve the test materials and monitor the conduct of the test.
School personnel who will be assigned to administer the test will be given one (1) day service credit per DepEd Order No. 53, s., 2003.
Schools division/city superintendents shall identify the testing center for the test, the DepEd Secretary added. (PIA-10 Mis. Occ.)
By: Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob
OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental (PIA) – The widening/ upgrading of the Butuan City-Cagayan de Oro City-Iligan City Road (BCIR) in Northern Mindanao, region 10, has a funding requirement of Php9.70 billion.
This was revealed by Mayor Nova Princess E. Parojinog-Echavez of Ozamiz City, Chairperson of the Infrastructure and Utilities Development Committee, Regional Development Council, Region 10 (RDC-X), during a recent meeting held at the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), region 10.
Echavez said the project entails the widening/upgrading of some 230 kms. of the national arterial road from Magsaysay to Lugait towns within the province of Misamis Oriental.
Scope of works include the widening/upgrading of the existing two (2) lanes of concrete pavement to four (4) of the same and the drainage system to protect the national road and the acquisition of the road right of way (RROW).
Meanwhile, Engr. Jaime H. Pacampara, InfraCom Coordinator of RDC-X, said the breakdown of the civil works of the BCIR is as follows:
Phase I, from Opol-Laguindingan Section, involving a road length of 24 km. and five (5) bridges with a total length of 165 linear meters (l.m.), estimated at Php1.0 billion.
Phase II, from Laguindingan-Lugait Section, involving a road length of 41 km. and 13 bridges with a total length of 434 l.m., estimated at Php1.7 billion and proposed for funding in the next succeeding years.
Phase III, from Tagoloan-Magsaysay Section involving a road length of 145 km. and 51 bridges with a total length of 3,148 l.m., estimated at Php7.0 billion, also proposed for funding in the next succeeding years.
The Ozamiz City Mayor said Phase I had an allocation of Php90 million under Calendar Year (CY) 2011 Additional Priority Project while Php200 million is proposed in CY 2012 Regular Infrastructure Program of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
On the other hand, per DPWH-approved plans, the road components of the five (5) bridges undertaken in Phase I of the BCIR involve a total length of 15.72 km. while the length of the bridges and their approaches is 3.260 km. or a total length of 18.98 km.
Individually, the length of the proposed bridges and their respective approaches are as follows:
Igpit Bridge and approaches, 1,140 l.m., Opol Bridge and approaches, 500 l.m., Amoros Bridge and approaches, 420 l.m., Bolo-Bolo Bridge and approaches, 520 l.m. and Alubijid Bridge and approaches, 680 l.m. (PIA-10 Mis. Occ.)
Cebuano News: Mayo 25 ang katapusang adlaw pagpanglista sa gusto mokuha sa Phil. Educ. Placement Test
Ni: Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob
OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental (PIA) – Kutob lamang karong Biyernes, Mayo 25, 2012 ang pagdawat sa application niadtong gusto mokuha sa PEPT kun Philippine Education Placement Test, ning tuiga.
Si Secretary Br. Armin A Luistro, FSC, sa DepEd kun Department of Education Memorandum No. 47, series of 2012, mitakda sa pagpahigayon sa PEPT nga libre, walay bayaran dinha sa tanang schools division sa nasud, atol sa pagsaulog sa Adlaw sa Kagawasan kun “Indepnedence Day” sa Hunyo 12, ning tuig.
Tuyo niini nga kahatagan sa edukasyon ang tanan kun ”Education of All,” si Secretary Luistro miingon nga ang PEPT ipahigayon sa DepEd pinaagi sa NETRC kun National Education Testing and Research Center, pinaluohan sa mga kawani sa DepEd Division sa tibuok nasud.
Ang pagpanglista himoon diha sa mga division office sa DepEd sugod Mayo 5-25 ug ang mga Division Testing Coordinators (DTC) mao ang gisangunan sa paghatag sa lista sa actual nga gidaghanon sa gusto moapil sa maong pasulit, sa dili pa moabot ang Mayo 31, ning tuig.
Usab, ang mga DTC maoy gisangonan sa pagsuta kun complete na ba ang requirements sa PEPT, sama sa Form 137/138 kun School Progress Report Card, birth certificate ug duha (2) ka 1x1 nga retrato.
Si Luistro usab miingon nga ang PEPT ipahigayon, gamit ang listhan sa mga out-of-school youth, kinsa mao ang nag-unang target sa PEPT, aron masayran ang ilang “year level placement.”
Kini aron usab pagdasig kanila aron mogamit sa mga “modules” nga giandam sa Bureau of Alternative Learning System (BALS), Bureau of Elementary Education (BEE) ug Bureau of Secondary Education (BSE) ug sa uban pang ahensiya nga adunay katakos sa paghatag kahibalo ngadto kanila.
Ingon man, makahatag kini kanila sa pag uswag sa ilang “academic level” inig balik nila sa eskwelahan, pagpangita ug trabaho, pagsaka sa ilang mga ranko sa trabaho ug kaugalingon nga katagbawan.
Samtang kadto lamang mga tawo nga otorisado sa NETRC ang mahimong hatagan sa katungod sa pagdala, pagkuha o pagmonitor sa mga materyales sa PEPT.
Matud pa usab sa Education Secretary kadtong mga empleyado sa eskwelahan nga mahatagan sa trabaho sa pag “administer” sa test hatagan sa usa (1) ka adlaw nga “sevice credit” sumala sa DepEd Order No. 53, s. of 2003.
Ang mga schools division/city superintendents mao ang mopili sa testing center diin pagahimoon ang PEPT, dugang ni Secretary Luistro. (PIA-10 Mis. Occ.)
Ni: Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob
OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental (PIA) – Mokabat sa nuybe punto siyete bilyones ka pesos (Php9.7B) ang gikinahanglan sa aron ipa-ayo/pagpalapad sa Butuan City-Cagayan de Oro City-Iligan City Road (BCIR) sa Amihanang Mindanao sa rehiyon 10.
Kini ang giluwatan ni Mayor Nova Princess E. Parrojinog-Echavez sa siyudad sa Ozamiz, kinsa mao ang Tsirman sa InfraCom kun Infrastructure and Development Committee sa Regional Development Council sa region 10 (RDC-X) atol sa miting sa nga gipahigayon didto sa buhatan sa NEDA kun National Economic and Development Authority, region 10.
Matud pa ni Mayor Echavez, ang maong proyekto naglangkub sa pag-ayo ug pagpalapad sa duha ka gatus ug traynta kilometros (230 km.) nga national road gikan sa lungsod sa Magsaysay paingon sa Lugait sa probinsiya sa Misamis Oriental.
Sakop sa trabaho ang pag-ayo/pagpalapad sa karon nga duha (2) ngadto sa upat (4) ka “lanes” sa konkreto nga karsada ug sa kanal aron mapanalipdan ang national road u gang pag-angkon sa “RROW” kun kanang gitawag nga “road right of way.”
Samtang, si Engr. Jaime H. Pacampara, InfraCom Coordinator of RDC-X, miingon nga ang civil works sa BCIR gibahin sa tulo ka parte:
Phase I, gikan sa lungsod sa Opol paingon sa lungsod sa Laguindingan, nga adunay gitas-on nga baynte-kwatro kilometros (24km.) ug lima (5) ka tulay nga adunay gitas-on usab nga usa ka gatus ug saysenta e singko ka metro (164 l.m.), nga mobili sa usa ka bilyon ka pesos (Php1.0B).
Phase II, gikan sa lungsod sa Laguindingan paingon sa lungsod sa Lugait, nga adunay trese (13) ka tulay nga may gitas-on nga upat ka gatus, traynta e kwatro ka metro (434 l.m.), mokabat sa usa punto siyete bilyones ka pesos (Php1.7B).
Phase III, gikan sa lungsod sa Tagoloan paingon sa lungsod sa Magsaysay, nga adunay 51 ka mga tulay nga adunay gitas-on nga tulo ka libo, ug usa ka gatus ug kwarenta e uno ka metro (3,148 l.m.), nga mobile sa pito ka bilyon ka pesos (Php7.0B).
Matud pa ni Engr. Pacampara, ang Phase 1 aduna nay nauna nga pundo nga nuybenta milyones pesos (Php90M) ubos sa Calendar Year 2011 Additional Priority Project.
Gipaabot usab nga gahinan kini sa kantidad nga duha ka milyon ka pesos (Php200M) ubos sa 2012 Regular Infrastructure Program sa DPWH kun Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
Sa laing bahin, segun sa plano nga aprobado sa DPWH, ang road component sa lima ka tulay sa Phase I adunay kinatibuk-an nga gitas-on nga kinse punto setenta e dos kilometros (15.72 km), samtang ang mga tulay usab adunay gitas-on nga tulo punto baynte sayes ka kilometro (3.26 km.)
Ang gitas-on sa matag tulay, lakip na sa ilang mga “approaches” naglangkob ning mosunod:
Igpit Bridge ug approaches, 1,140 l.m., Opol Bridge ug approaches, 500 l.m., Amoros Bridge ug approaches, 420 l.m., Bolo-Bolo Bridge ug approaches, 520 l.m. ug Alubijid Bridge ug approaches, 680 l.m. (PIA-10 Mis. Occ.)
By: Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob
OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental (PIA) – Campus journalists from the Ozamiz City Schools Division (OCSD) were declared champions in the Radio Broadcasting Event of the National Schools Press Conference (NSPC) held in Palawan, recently.
These students won first place in the said event in Filipino, High School Level, particularly, as Best in Technical Application, Best in Infomercial, Best in News Script, and Best Anchor:
Richard Pala, Jr., Paulino Ramayarat III, Kimberly Allen Pinar, Mary Grace Tayong, John Andrew Bagafria, Sharen Lynne Roxas and Rikki Mae Egbus, all from the Ozamiz City National High School (OCNHS).
On the other hand, the following NSPC participants from the elementary level also won 3rdplace in Collaborative Publishing, English, namely, Best News Page, Best Feature Page, Best Sports Page, Best Editorial Page and Best Lay-out:
Earl Hendrix S. Reyes, Eidell Brayan D. Pongase, Rafael John G. Veloso, Hana San T. Padilla, Nichole L. Simblante and Quennie Roxanne M. Mendez, all from the Ozamiz City Special Education (SPED) Center and Clark Jay Ponce, from the Malaubang Integrated School (IS).
Apart from the above-mentioned achievements, the participants from the elementary division also garnered places in the NSPC, although in different lower ranks:
Photojournalism, English – Rafael John G. Veloso and Photojournalism Filipino, George D. Acapulco, Jr., both from the SPED Center.
Feature Writing, English – Tiffani Shasmaine T. Tejero from the Ozamiz City Central School (OCCS) and Shinehah Leigh D. Dumanjug, from Maningcol CS.
Copy Reading and Headline Writing, Filipino– Kheza Rea Rosales from Malaubang Integrated School, “Pagsulat ng Balita” (News Writing) Filipino – Lady Diamond F. Viernes, from Narciso Ledesma CS and “Pagsulat ng Editoryal” (Editorial Writing), Filipino – Elmie Joy Maquiling, from Labinay NHS.
Collaborative Publishing, Filipino, as Best News Page and Best Lay-out, Filipino – Reycel A. Patoc, from the SPED Center, Satomi Hana Sugita, Christian Dominic Regalado and Rogin P. Velasquez, from OCCS, Hazel M. Larente and Allan Dave Lacquio, from Maningcol CS and Kheza Rea Rosales, from Malaubang Integrated School.
“It was very amazing that the our campus journalists did the Collaborative Publishing event in only an hour and won,” Filipino Education Program Specialist, Evelyn L. Cardenas, Ed.D. said.
These pupils who participated in the NSPC were mostly the declared first to third place winners in the Regional Schools Press Conference (RSPC) held in Valencia City, Bukidnon, early this year.
Cardenas said the conduct of the RSPC and the NSPC is in compliance with the provision of Republic Act No. 7079, otherwise known as the Campus Journalism Act of 1991.
The said act provides schoolchildren in the elementary and secondary level a venue for an active sharing of ideas on issues and concerns to improve the conduct of schools press conferences.
Among others, it also teaches them the necessary skills in the elements of style and technical knowledge on Collaborative Publishing and Design. (PIA-10 Mis. Occ.)
Cebuano News: Mga batang manunulat sa Ozamiz midaug sa radio broadcasting event sa National Schools Press Confab
Ni: Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob
OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental (PIA) – Migawas nga labing maayo sa Radio Broadcasting ang mga batang manunulat gikan sa Ozamiz City Schools Division sa gipahigayon nga National Schools Press Conference, didto sa Palawan, bag-ohay pa lamang.
Midaug sa Unang Puwesto sa pinulongan nga Filipino, High School level, ug gi-deklarar nga Best in Technical Application, Best in Infomercial, Best in News Script ug Best Anchor kining mosunod:
Richard Pala, Jr., Paulino Ramayarat III, Kimberly Allen Pinar, Mary Grace Tayong, John Andrew Bagafria, Sharen Lynne Roxas and Rikki Mae Egbus, gikan sa Ozamiz City National High School (OCNHS).
Usab midaug sa Ikatulong Pwesto, sa Collaborative Publishing, English, Elementary Level ug Best News Page, Best Feature Page, Best Sports Page, Best Editorial Page ug Best Lay-out kining mosonod:
Earl Hendrix S. Reyes, Eidell Brayan D. Pongase, Rafael John G. Veloso, Hana San T. Padilla, Nichole L. Simblante and Quennie Roxanne M. Mendez, gikan sa Ozamiz City Special Education (SPED) Center ug Clark Jay Ponce, from the Malaubang Integrated School (IS).
Lain usab nga mananaog sa ubos-ubos nga puwesto ang mga mosunod nga mga batang manunulat sa elementary:
Photojournalism, English – Rafael John G. Veloso ug Photojournalism Filipino, George D. Acapulco, Jr., parehong gikan sa SPED Center.
Feature Writing, English – Tiffani Shasmaine T. Tejero gikan sa Ozamiz City Central School (OCCS) ug Shinehah Leigh D. Dumanjug, gikan sa Maningcol CS.
Copy Reading ug Headline Writing, Filipino– Kheza Rea Rosales gikan sa Malaubang Integrated School, “Pagsulat sa Balita” (News Writing) Filipino – Lady Diamond F. Viernes, from Narciso Ledesma CS ug “Pagsulat sa Editoryal” (Editorial Writing), Filipino – Elmie Joy Maquiling, gikan sa Labinay NHS.
Collaborative Publishing, isip Best News Page and Best Lay-out, Filipino – Reycel A. Patoc, gikan sa SPED Center, Satomi Hana Sugita, Christian Dominic Regalado and Rogin P. Velasquez, gikan sa OCCS, Hazel M. Larente ug Allan Dave Lacquio, gikan sa Maningcol CS ug Kheza Rea Rosales, gikan sa Malaubang Integrated School.
“Dili ako makatu-o nga gihimo sa atong mga batang manunulat ang Collaborative Publishing sulod lamang sa usa ka oras apan nahimo silang mananaog ug nakuha nila ang unang puwesto,” si Filipino Education Program Specialist, Evelyn L. Cardenas, Ed.D. miingon.
Kini nga mga batang manunulat mao ang mga manaog gikan sa una ngadto sa ikatulong puwesto sa lain-laing event sa Regional Schools Press Conference (RSPC) nga gipahigayon didto sa Valencia City, Bukidnon, sayo niining tuiga.
Si Cardenas midugang pag-ingon nga ang gihimong RSPC ug NSPC maoy pagtuman sa probiso sa Republic Act No. 7079 nga gitawag usab nga Campus Journalism Act of 1991.
Ang maong balaodnon maghatag higayon sa mga batang manunulat, sa elementary ug secondary sa higayon alang sa aktibo nga pagbaylo-ay sa mga huna-huna ug mga isyu alang sa kalambuan sa kabataan.
Magtudlo usab kini kanila sa mga element sa pagsulat, ingon man, sa mga gikinahanglan nga kahanas sa hinugpong kun Collaborative Publishing ug pag disenyo sa mga pamantalaan sa mga eskwelahan. (PIA-10 Mis. Occ.)
DepEd readies teachers for K to 12 curriculum
By Jorie C. Valcorza
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental (PIA) – All teachers who will receive the first batch of Kindergarten to Grade 12 (K-12) enrollees, this June, are undergoing necessary preparations for the new curriculum.
The Department of Education (DepEd) is now holding massive trainings this summer, specifically for Grade I and Grade VII teachers.
In the region alone, some 7,413 Grade I teachers and another 3,331 teachers to handle the Grade VII students, including those from the private schools are currently undergoing trainings, this month, to prepare them for grade levels curriculum.
Identified training centers here in Northern Mindanao for the Grade VII level will be with their partner Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs), to include Xavier University, Liceo de Cagayan University, and Capitol University, while the Grade I level trainers training will take place at the different division’s training centers.
DepEd 10 Regional Information Officer Medarda B. Gallarrita in an interview with the Philippine Information Agency 10 said that the mass training will facilitate adjustments for the grade levels under the new curriculum.
She noted that the curriculum materials are now ready and that all incoming first year students this June will be entering the grade VII level.
The K-12 model involves Kindergarten, six years of elementary education, four years of junior high school (Grades 7-10) and two years of senior high school. (PIA 10)
Grade 1 teachers of DepEd-Ozamiz to undergo training-workshop on mother tongue-based multi-lingual education
By: Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob
OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental (PIA) – The Ozamiz City Schools Division will be conducting a division-wide Training-Workshop on the Implementation of the Mother Tongue-Based Multi-Lingual Education (MTB-MLE) from May 28 to June 1, 2012.
The conduct of the training is in preparation of the implementation of the MTB-MLE by the Department of Education (DepEd), starting in school year (SY) 2012-2013, Division Assistant Superintendent Rebonfamil R. Baguio, said.
He said the training aims to equip the Grade 1 Teachers with the needed skills and competence in developing among their pupils the efficiency to speak our own language as a springboard in learning our second and third languages.
It also aims to uphold the socio-cultural aspect in one’s own locality which enhances the pride of the learner’s heritage, language and culture, Baguio said.
Thus, in the Division Memorandum No. 26, s. 2012, Baguio has directed all the teachers who will be teaching Grade 1, during the incoming school year (SY) 2012-2013, to participate in the training.
Also called to attend the training are the school heads and district supervisors/in-charge for them to be able to effectively assist the Grade 1 teachers in their respective schools/ districts.
Baguio said participants to the training have been asked to bring any available story book, preferably in Cebuano, cartolina of assorted colors, long envelop, pencil, plastic tape and a pair of scissors for the actual making of big books.
He said, among others, topics during the 5-day workshop will include the Krashen’s Theories of Learning, The Six Thinking Hats Strategy, A Pedagogic Grammar for Cebuano-Visayan, The Two-Track Method To Reading and Writing, Demonstration Teaching, Big Book Making, Teaching for Accuracy.
Baguio said the Department of Education (DepEd) Order No. 16, s. 2012, has mandated the MTB-MLE to be implemented in all public schools, specifically in Kindergarten, Grades 1, 2 and 3, starting SY 2012-2013.
Its implementation will form part of the K to 12 (formerly K+12) Basic Education Program (BEP), to support the goal of “Every Child-A Reader and A-Writer by Grade 1.”
The following eight (8) major languages or the so-called “Lingua Franca,” plus four (4) other languages will be used as learning area and utilized as language of instruction for SY 2012-2013:
Tagalog, Kapampangan, Pangasinense, Iloko, Bikol, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Tausug, Maguindanaoan, Maranao and Chabacano.
Per guidelines enclosed in the said DepEd Order, the MTB-MLE will be implemented in two (2) modes: as a learning/subject area and as a medium of instruction (MOI).
As a subject area, the Mother Tongue (MT) will focus on the development of beginning reading and fluency from Grades 1 to 3 while the Learners’ Mother Tongue (L1) will be used as MOI in all domains/learning areas from Kindergarten through Grade 3 except Filipino (L2) and English (L3). (PIA-10 Mis. Occ.)
Cebuano News: Mga magtutudlo sa Grade 1 sa DepEd-Ozamiz mopailalom sa training-workshop sa kaugalingong pinulongan
Ni: Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob
OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental (PIA) – Mopahigayon sa usa ka training-workshop sa pagpahigayon sa gitawag nga MTB-MLE kun “Mother Tongu-Based Multi-Lingual Education” o ang paggamit sa kaugalingong pinulongan alang sa mga magtutudlo sa Grade 1 diha sa pampublikong tulonghaan ang Ozamiz City Schools Division, karong Mayo 28 ngadto sa Hunyo 1, ning tuig.
Ang pagpahigayon sa maong training maoy usa ka pagpangandam sa pagpatuman sa MTB-MLE nga gimando sa DepEd kun Departament of Education, sugod sa tuig-tingtungha 2012-2013, si Assistant Superintendent Rebonfamil R. Baguio, miingon.
Tuyo sa maong kalihokan ang paghatag sa mga magtutudlo sa Grade 1 nga makabton ug kahanas ug kahibalo sa pagpalambo sa ilang mga tinun-an arom makasulti sa ilang kaugalingon pinulongan aron makakat-on ug mahimong sumbanan alang sa uban pa nga mga pinulongan.
Lain usab nga katuyo-an niini mao ang pag-ila sa kultura ug pinulongan, ingon man ang paghatag dungog sa iyang dapit nga gigikanan, si Baguio midugan pag-ingon.
Samtang sa iyang Division Memorandum No. 26, nga gipakanaug karong tuiga, si Baguio mimando sa tanang mga magtutudlo sa Grade 1 karong umaabot nga tuig-tingtungha, 2012-2013, sa pag-apil sa maong training, lakip na ang mga principal ug mga supervisor aron ilang matabangan ang ilang mga magtutudlo sa ilang mga distrito.
Gihangyo usab ni Baguio ang mo-apil sa training sa pagdala sa bisan unsang libro nga gisulat sa Binisaya, mga cartolina nga de kolor, tag-as nga envelop, lapis, plastic tape ug gunting nga magamit sa paghimo ug libro.
Matud pa usab ni Baguio, ang mga hisgutanan sulod sa lima (5) ka adlaw nga workshop magalakip sa Krashen’s Theories of Learning, The Six Thinking Hats Strategy, A Pedagogic Grammar for Cebuano-Visayan, The Two-Track Method To Reading and Writing, Demonstration Teaching, Big Book Making, Teaching for Accuracy.
Gipasabut ni Baguio nga ang DepEd Order No. 16, nga gipakanaug karong tuiga, nagmando sa tanang pampublikong eskwelahan sa nasud, ilabi nag ang Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2 ug Grade 3 nga mogamit na gayud sa kaugalingon pinulogan diha sa ilang nga leksiyon sugod sa tuig-tingtungha 2012-2013.
Ang pagpatuman niini mahimong tipik sa gitawag nga “K to 12” (kanhi K plus 12) Basic Education Program aron suportahan ang katuyoan nga “Every Child-A Reader and A-Writer by Grade 1,” kun matag bata mahimong makamao na mobasa ug mosulat pag-abut niya sa Grade 1.
Ang mosunod nga walo (8) ka nag-unanp pinulongan kun kanag gitawag nga “Lingua Franca” ug dugang upat (4) ka kaugalingong pinulongan ang gamiton diha sa mga leksyon sa tuig-tingtungha sa 2012-2013:
Tagalog, Kapampangan, Pangasinense, Iloko, Bikol, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Tausug, Maguindanaoan, Maranao and Chabacano.
Subay sa giya kun guidelines sa maong DepEd Order, ang MTB-MLE ipatuman sa duha ka paagi: Una, isip usa ka subject ug ikaduha, isip maoy gamiton nga pinulongan sa leksiyon.
Isip usa ka subject ang kaugalingong pinulongan motutok sa pagpalambo sa kahanas sa pagbasa sa mga bata sa Grade 1 ngadto sa Grade 3.
Isip pinulongan sa leksiyon, ang kaugalingong pinulongan mao ang magsilbi nga mohubad o mopasabut sa mga kabataan sa Kindergarten ngadto na sa Grade 3, gawas lamang sa mga subjects nga Filipino ug English. (PIA-10 Mis. Occ.)
DepEd set to start mother tongue-based instruction in public schools in SY 2012-2013
By Rutchie C. Aguhob
OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 20 (PIA) -- The Mother Tongue-Based Multi-Lingual Education (MTB-MLE) will be implemented in all public schools, specifically in Kindergarten, Grades 1, 2, and 3, as part of the K to 12 Basic Education Program (BEP), starting the School Year (SY) 2012-2013.
This is prescribed in the Department of Education (DepEd) Order No. 16, s. 2012 signed by Atty. Alberto T. Muyot, Undersecretary and MTB-MLE Officer-in-Charge, to support the goal of “Every Child-A Reader and A-Writer by Grade 1.”
The Lingua Franca Project (1999-2001) and the Lubuagan Project (1999 up to the present) have provided inputs in the implementation of the MTB-MLE, Muyot said.
He said 921 schools including those for children of indigenous people have been modeling the MTB-MLE with support of the Basic Education Assistance to Mindanao (BEAM), Third Elementary Education Program (TEEP), Translators Association of the Philippines (TAP) and the Save the Children and the Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL).
In the MTB-MLE implementation, the following eight major languages or Lingua Franca and four other languages will be cited as learning area and utilized as language of instruction for SY 2012-2013: Tagalog, Kapampangan, Pangasinense, Iloko, Bikol, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Tausug, Maguindanaoan, Maranao, and Chavacano.
Meanwhile, the MTB-MLE aims at language development which established a strong education for success in school and for lifelong learning and at cognitive development which focuses on Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS).
It also aims at academic development which prepares the learner to acquire mastery of competencies in each of the learning areas and at socio-cultural awareness which enhances the pride of the learner’s heritage, language, and culture.
Per the enclosed guidelines in DepEd Order No. 16, the MTB-MLE will be implemented in two modes: as a learning/subject area and as a medium of instruction (MOI).
As a subject area, the Mother Tongue (MT) will focus on the development of beginning reading and fluency from Grades 1 to 3 while the Learners’ Mother Tongue (L1) will be used as MOI in all domains/learning areas from Kindergarten through Grade 3 except Filipino (L2) and English (L3).
The L1 will continuously be used as MOI in a transition or bridging process, L1-L2-L1 or L2-L1-L2, through Grade 3, while L2 will be introduced in the first semester of Grade 1 for oral fluency and reading and writing in the 2nd semester also of Grade 1.
The four (4) macro skills, namely: listening, speaking, reading and writing will continuously be developed from Grade 2-6, while oral fluency in L3 will be introduced in the 2nd semester of Grade 1.
Reading and writing in L3 will start in the 1st semester of Grade 2, while the macro skills will be developed starting 2nd semester of Grade 2 until Grade 6.
The existing MTB-MLE regional training team organized for the model schools shall be the same team that will be responsible for the division and school-based training of teachers on the MTB-MLE for the K to 12 Basic Education Program (BEP). (PIA 10, Mis. Occ.)
This is prescribed in the Department of Education (DepEd) Order No. 16, s. 2012 signed by Atty. Alberto T. Muyot, Undersecretary and MTB-MLE Officer-in-Charge, to support the goal of “Every Child-A Reader and A-Writer by Grade 1.”
The Lingua Franca Project (1999-2001) and the Lubuagan Project (1999 up to the present) have provided inputs in the implementation of the MTB-MLE, Muyot said.
He said 921 schools including those for children of indigenous people have been modeling the MTB-MLE with support of the Basic Education Assistance to Mindanao (BEAM), Third Elementary Education Program (TEEP), Translators Association of the Philippines (TAP) and the Save the Children and the Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL).
In the MTB-MLE implementation, the following eight major languages or Lingua Franca and four other languages will be cited as learning area and utilized as language of instruction for SY 2012-2013: Tagalog, Kapampangan, Pangasinense, Iloko, Bikol, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Tausug, Maguindanaoan, Maranao, and Chavacano.
Meanwhile, the MTB-MLE aims at language development which established a strong education for success in school and for lifelong learning and at cognitive development which focuses on Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS).
It also aims at academic development which prepares the learner to acquire mastery of competencies in each of the learning areas and at socio-cultural awareness which enhances the pride of the learner’s heritage, language, and culture.
Per the enclosed guidelines in DepEd Order No. 16, the MTB-MLE will be implemented in two modes: as a learning/subject area and as a medium of instruction (MOI).
As a subject area, the Mother Tongue (MT) will focus on the development of beginning reading and fluency from Grades 1 to 3 while the Learners’ Mother Tongue (L1) will be used as MOI in all domains/learning areas from Kindergarten through Grade 3 except Filipino (L2) and English (L3).
The L1 will continuously be used as MOI in a transition or bridging process, L1-L2-L1 or L2-L1-L2, through Grade 3, while L2 will be introduced in the first semester of Grade 1 for oral fluency and reading and writing in the 2nd semester also of Grade 1.
The four (4) macro skills, namely: listening, speaking, reading and writing will continuously be developed from Grade 2-6, while oral fluency in L3 will be introduced in the 2nd semester of Grade 1.
Reading and writing in L3 will start in the 1st semester of Grade 2, while the macro skills will be developed starting 2nd semester of Grade 2 until Grade 6.
The existing MTB-MLE regional training team organized for the model schools shall be the same team that will be responsible for the division and school-based training of teachers on the MTB-MLE for the K to 12 Basic Education Program (BEP). (PIA 10, Mis. Occ.)
Cebuano News: DepEd mogamit sa kaugalingong pinulongan diha sa mga pampublikong tulonghaan sugod sa tuig-tingtungha 2012-2013
Ni: Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob
OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Mayo 20 (PIA) – Sugod sa tuig tingtugha 2012-2013, ang paghatag sa leksiyon himoon na sa kaugalingong pinulongan kun gitawag sa Iningles nga MTB-MLE kun “Mother Tongue-Based Multi-Lingual Education.”
Kini ipatuman diha sa mga pampublikong tulonghaan sa mga bata sa Kindergarten, ingon man gikan sa Grade 1 ngadto sa Grade 3, isip kabahin sa gitawag nga “K 10 12 Basic Education Program.”
Nahitala kini sa kamandoan sa DepEd kun Department of Education Order No. 16, nga gipakanaog karong tuiga, pinirmahan ni Atty. Alberto T. Muyot, Undersecretary sa DepEd ug Officer-in-Charge sa MTB-MLE kinsa miingon nga ipatuman kini isip suporta sa katuyoan nga “Every Child-A-Reader and A-Writer by Grade 1” kun “Matag Bata Makabasa Na ug Makasulat Na Pag-abot sa Grade 1.”
Matud pa ni Undersecretary Muyot, ang Lingua Franca Project (1999-2001), ingon man ang Lubuagan Project (1999 hangtud karon) ang naghatag ug mga kalambuan sa pagpatuman sa MTB-MLE.
Kini, matapos gimodelo sa siyam ka gatus ug baynte uno (921) ka mga eskwelahan ang paggamit sa ilang mga kaugalingon pinulongan diha sa ilang mga leksyon.
Suportado usab kini niining mosunod: Basic Education Assistance to Mindanao (BEAM), Third Elementary Education Program (TEEP), Translators Association of the Philippines (TAP) ug sa Save the Children and Summer Institute of Linguistics (SC/SIL).
Walo (8) ka mga nag-una ug upat (4) ka dugang kaugalingong pinulongan ang pagagamiton sa MTB-MLE: Tagalog, Kapampangan, Pangasinense, Iloko, Bikol, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Waray, Tausug, Maguindanaoan, Maranao and Chabacano.
Samtang si Undersecretary Muyot usab miingon nga ang MTB-MLE adunay tumong sa “language development” nga magpalig-on sa kalampusan sa eskuwelahan ug sa kahibalo sa kinabuhi, ingon man sa “cognitive development” nga motutok sa gitawag nga “Higher Order Thinking Skills.”
Tuyo usab niini ang “academic development” nga mag andam sa sa usa ka tawo sa pagkuha ug mga kahanas sa pagtuon, ingon man sa “socio-cultural awareness” aron mahibaw-an ang kaagi ug kultura sa katawhan.
Sumala pa usab sa mga giya kun guidelines nga gisukip sa DepEd Order 16, ang MTB-MLE ipatuman sa duha (2) ka mga paagi: isip usa ka pagtu-on/subject ug isip usa ka “medium of instruction” o opaagi sa paghatag leksiyon.
Isip usa ka subject, ang kaugalingong pinulongan motutok sa pagpalambo sa kahanas sa pagbasa gikan sa Grade 1 ngadto sa Grade3, samtang kini ang gamiton sa paghatag sa leksyon sa tanang mga subject gikan sa Kindergarten ngadto sa Grade 3 sa tanang mga subject, apan walay labot ang Filipino ug English.
Usab ang kaugalingong pinulongan ang pagagamiton sa proseso sa pagpalabang o kanang gitawag nga “bridging process,” sa L1-L2-L1 kun gikan sa Kaugalingong Pinulongan ngadto sa Filipino ngadto sa Kaugalingong Pinulongan o L2-L1-L2 kun gikan sa Filipino ngadto sa Kaugalingon Pinulongan ngadto sa Filipino.
Samtang ang subject nga Filipino usab isugod na pagtudlo sa primerong semester ngadto sa mga Grade 1 paingon sa Grade 3, ug ang pagbasa ug pagsulat niini isugod na sa ikaduhang semestre sa Grade 1 aron molambo ang ilang kahanas sa kabahin niini.
Ang upat (4) ka mga macro skills nga naglakip sa pagpaminaw, pagsulti, pagbasa ug pagsulat sa kaugalinong pinulongan ipadayon pagtudlo sa Grade 2 paingon sa Grade 6, samtang ang kahanas sa pagabasa sa English isugod na pagpasabot ug pagpa-ila sa ikaduhang semestre sa Grade 1.
Ang pagbasa ug pagsulat sa English magsugod sa unang semestre sa Grade 2 samtang ang upat ka mga macro skills nga pagpaminaw, pagsulti, pagbasa ug pagsulat niini isugod na pag pa-ila sa ikaduhang semestre sa Grade 2 paingon sa Grade 6.
Ang sa karon nga mga regional training team sa MTB-MLE nga gihimo alang sa mga model schools nga gisangonan usab sa pagpatuman sa K 10 12 Basic Education Program maoy responsable aron kahatagan ang mga hingtungdan nga mga magtutudlo sa gikinahanglang pagbansay-bansay alang sa pagpatuman sa MTB-MLE, si Undersecretary Muyot midugang pag-ingon. (PIA-10 Mis. Occ.)
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