Benguet welcomes homecoming of SDS Verano "WELCOME Home Maam Carol," greeted the arrival in June of Marie Carolyn B. Verano who w a s r e a s s i g n e d e f f e c t i v e immediately due to exigency of service by Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones as the Schools Division Superintendent of SDO Benguet. SDS Verano was installed by new DepEd - Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) Ofcer In-Charge (OIC) Director May B. Eclar during the three-in-one cum "Send-Off, Installation and Turn-Over” ceremonies at the SDO Adivay Hall, June 14. With the SDO Benguet f a m i l y i n a d e e p - h e a r t e d celebratory mood, SDS Verano formally took over the realms of leadership of DepEd Benguet from

SDS Dr. Federico P. Martin, who was reassigned immediately to SDO Baguio City as ordered by the DepEd Secretary due to the absence of a signatory for urgent documents upon the transfer to C A R A G A R e g i o n o f O I C Regional Director Beatriz G. Torno , who a l so se rved as concurrent OIC-SDS of Baguio City. Prominent guests and visitors in the simple yet cozy ceremonies included Benguet Governor Crescencio C. Pacalso, La Trinidad Municipal Administrator Atty. Miller Quintin, representing Mayor Romeo K. Salda, Peter Guibac of the Ofce of Rep. Ronald M. Cosalan, SDO Kalinga delegation headed by their ASDS Alfonso Estolas , OIC-ARD

Soraya T. Faculo now the OIC - ASDS of SDO Baguio City, Baguio Division Chief Education Supe rv i so r o f t he Schoo l s Governance and Operations Division, Arthur Tiongan and school principals, OIC ASDS of SDO Apayao Samuel Egsaen, Regional Ofce Division Chiefs a n d E d u c a t i o n P r o g r a m Supervisors, representative of the Private Schools, and retired Schools Division Superintendent Nancy G. Lumbas. Family members and friends of Maam Carol and Sir Eric also joined the SDO Benguet family in witnessing the formal turn over of the key of responsibilities from SDS Martin to SDS Verano. A Thanksgiving Mass preceded the program which was

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ADIVAYe

The Ofcial Publication of DepEd - Schools Division of Benguet

January - July 2017 Vol.7 No. 1

TOKENS OF GRATITUDE. Outgoing SDS Federico P. Martin (left, front row) receives plaque and token of appreciation from the DepEd Benguet family for leading the schools division for more than two years as Benguet Gov. Crescencio C. Pacalso (left, back), SDS Marie Carolyn B. Verano, Peter Guibac of the Office of Cong. Ronald Cosalan and Atty. Miller Quintin of the Office of the La Trinidad Mayor witness the affair, June 14.

DepEd Benguet in good hands, says SDS Martin The Schools Division Ofce of Benguet is so fortunate to remain in good hands and will expect more signicant development ahead with no less than Benguet daughter Marie Carolyn B. Verano at the helm, according to Schools Division Superintendent Federico P. Martin who was reassigned as the SDS of Baguio City effective June 6, 2017. SDS Martin made the remarks when he addressed the SDO Benguet personnel led by OIC Ass i s t an t Schoo l D iv i s i on Superintendent Nestor L. Bolayo who immediately gathered last June

2 at the Conference Hall to also express their thanks to their “humble servant-leader”. Also in attendance were Lucio Alawas, Chief of the School Governance and Operations Div i s ion (SGOD) , R iza lyn Guznian, Chief of the Curriculum and Implementation Division (CID), the different Education Program Supervisors (EPS) and Public Schools District Supervisors and Coordinating Principals. Mart in , who hai ls f rom Kabayan, expressed his gratitude to the DepEd Benguet family for harmoniously working with him

saying he also learned much from his more than two-year stint as SDS of Benguet. He added that his meaningful experience in Benguet will guide him in leading the Baguio City Schools Division where he also served as the Assistant Schools Division Superintendent before he was assigned to head SDO Benguet. Martin served Benguet from September 13, 2014 to June 5, 2017. Martin stressed that while he wishes to stay more years in Benguet he is very much grateful that his reassignment to Baguio City also paved way for SDS Verano to

come home from Kalinga. This, he said, is actually a blessing for both of them as they will be leading the top two biggest schools divisions in the region. The SDO Benguet personnel witnessed the installation of SDS Martin in Baguio City last June 6 while they also witnessed the turn-over of responsibilities between SDS Verano and OIC SDS Gloria Buya-ao in Kalinga on June 13. SDS Verano was formally installed as the SDS of Benguet in a simple yet fun-lled ceremonies at the Adivay Hall, June 14. – mbm

DepEd bans unhealthy foods in schools Gearing towards promoting healthy eating among students and teachers, DepEd has banned the marketing of carbonated drinks and unhealthy foods in all public schools in the country through the issuance of DepEd Order No. 13 s. 2017. The Order, entitled Policy and Guidelines on Healthy Food and Beverage Choices in Schools and in DepEd Ofces, outlines the basis in evaluating and categorizing foods and drinks. It also regulates the healthy foods and beverages that should be sold in schools and DepEd ofces. The order simplies food classications into three categories namely; GREEN, YELLOW and RED. The foods in the GREEN ca tegory should a lways be available in the canteen while the YELLOW are the foods that should be served sparingly. The RED type is for foods that must not be sold in the canteen. The nutrition label found on the back of food packages serves as a guide in categorizing food. Food under the “Green” category includes foods with a wide range of nutrients and are generally low in saturated and trans fat, sugar and salt. Foods in this category should have per serving nutrition labels that read: less than 3 grams of saturated fat, less than 10 grams of added sugar, less than 120 mg of sodium and no trans fat. Some examples are unsweetened milk, water, corn, whole wheat bread, cassava (kamoteng kahoy), boiled

To determine whether all learners during the previous school year are attending schooling, the schools division ofce, districts and schools were advised to track the whereabouts of previous enrollees who failed to enroll in the public schools this year. This concern cropped up after SDO Benguet presented the status of enrollment in Kinder, Grade 1, Grade 7 and Grade 11 this school

ndyear 20017-2018 during the 2 Quarter Regional Monitoring Evaluation Adjustment (RMEA) Conference held July 27-28 at the RNEAP Hall, DepEd-CAR. Data showed that there were 7,675 grade 6 graduates from public schools in Benguet during the SY 2016-2017 but as of June this school year there are only 6,209 Grade 7 enrollees in public high schools, indicating that 1,466 previous learners either transferred

Tracking learners from previous SY urged

sweet potato (kamote), boiled saging na saba, suman and puto. Fresh fruits, green, leafy and yellow vegetables, Fish, lean meats egg and chicken without the skin also fall under this category. On the contrary, the foods under the “Yellow” category should be served carefully, according to the guidelines, as they do contain nutrients but are also quite high in fat, sugar or salt. Common snack foods include 100% fresh fruit juices, biscuits, banana cue, camote cue, turon, maruya, pancakes, wafes, champorado, pancit, arroz caldo, hotdogs, burger patties, chicken nuggets, tocino and other processed meat products. The foods classied under the “Red” category should not be served in school canteens as they contain high amounts of saturated fat, sugar or salt. Foods under this category include but not limited to soft drinks, powdered juice drinks, sports and energy drinks, avored or sweetened mineral water, any product containing caffeine, any processed fruit juice with more than 20 grams of added sugar per serving, ice cream, ice drops, ice candies, cakes, donuts, sweet biscuits, pastries and other sweet bakery products, chocolates, candy, chewing gum, marshmallows, lollipops, yema, French fries, instant noodles, chips or chichiria and all types of heavily salted snacks. Chicharon, chicken skin, bacon, sh balls, kikiams and other deep-fried foods are also no longer allowed in school canteens.

to private schools and to other schools divisions or they stopped schooling. The same report revealed that there were 4,354 Grade 10 completers from public schools last SY 2016-2017 but Grade 11 enrolment in public high schools as of June this SY recorded only 2,847 learners, indicating that 1,507 of these Grade 10 completers last year either transferred to private schools and to other divisions or they dropped out. P r e s e n t e d b y S e n i o r Education Program Specialist Virginia Basatan and Education Program Specialist II Elmer Sagubo of the SGOD-Monitoring and Evaluation, the report however noted signicant increase in Kindergarten enrolment this SY in public schools with 7,410 pupils as compared to 5,725 kindergarten pupils last SY.

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The report likewise showed there are 6,239 Grade 1 pupils this SY as compared to Kindergarten enrolment of 5,725 last SY which means that 514 pupils from private schools moved to grade 1 in public schools this year. In the case of previous learners in the higher grades who failed to pursue schooling, schools are advised to track them so that they could be absorbed in the Alternative Learning System (ALS) or they could be assisted in several ways so that they could continue their education. Other recommendations to ensure 100% promotion rate and minimize dropouts included the strengthening of the Dropout Reduction Program (DORP) and the Remediation Program in schools. OIC ASDS Nestor A. Bolayo led the SDO Benguet group during the

nd2 Quarter RMEA Conference.

ALS SDO Administers Field Test As part of the efforts to evaluate the curriculum of the Alternative Learning System (ALS) and to check the learners' comprehension and speed, the ALS Benguet Division administered Field Test for the ALS learners in the 14 districts from January 30 to March 2017. ALS Specialist Rose N. Anapen administered the test in Bokod, Kabayan, Itogon 1& 2 and Tuba while the other ALS specialist Rodriguez Belino took charge of Kapangan, Kibungan,Tublay and Sablan. ALS Supervisor Tito Bestre administered the test in Atok, Bakun, Buguias, La Trinidad, and Mankayan. Also aimed at preparing the ALS learners for the Accreditation and Equivalency (A & E) Test, which was unfortunately postponed thrice last school year, the test covers ve learning strands: LS1 English Communication Skills, LS2 Kasanayang Pangkomunikasyon (Filipino), LS3 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (Science & Math), LS4 Kabuhayan at Likas Yaman( TLE) and LS5 Pagpapalawak sa Pananaw (Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao). The test had 50 minutes allotment for the elementary level and 120 for the secondary. Not all learners from the different community learning centers (CLCs), however, took the test as some of them had to nd work due to test postponement while others were already working, or helping in the eld or taking care of younger siblings. There were also cases of women who were pregnant or who just gave birth. The examiners took special notice of the scenario during the eld test where some learners brought with them their babies and children just to take the exam. Accordingly, what matters to them is their desire to have a better future and have a glimpse on what is ALS all about. Based on the results of the test, the Learning Strand 3 Math & Science has the least learned competencies with 23; followed by LS4 TLE, 20; LS1 English, 15; LS2 Filipino, 11; and LS5 Values, 6 least learned competencies. The factors that contributed to the non-mastery of the competencies were: absenteeism/ irregular attendance of learners, lack of parents' support, non-teaching of the least learned competencies, and negative attitude of learners. In view of the eld test results, ALS facilitators and implementers discussed issues and concerns on how to improve the performance of ALS learners as well as the facilitators/implementers. They also distributed additional Modules reproduced for the 14 districts, encouraged partnership with different stakeholders for scholarship grants to strategize learning sessions, and to attend professional development.

-Kristine Valerie Madalang

– Mac Malanes

- Rose N. Anapen

The two-month summer vacation turned out to be a busy training season as the Curriculum Implementation Division (CID) maximized this in conducting various in-service training for teachers (INSET) in the different learning areas as part of its overall e f f o r t s i n a d d r e s s i n g t h e instructional needs of teachers and in providing technical assistance. Based on monitoring and evaluation report, at least nine INSETs costing P926,149.00 were directly implemented by the CID during the summer vacation benetting 720 participants. Among these accomplished training programs were the following: Division Training Workshop on Clip Arts and Animation for Developers of Learning Resources; Training Workshop for Division Core D e v e l o p e r s o f L e a r n i n g Resources; Training of MAPEH District Trainers on the Basic Concepts and Fundamentals in Teaching Dances and Performance Standards; Training Workshop on Special Science and STE schools; Division Seminar-Workshop for Science Teachers Focus on Teacher-Made Modules; Training Workshop on Contextualizing the

CID spearheads INSETs during SumVac

Sixty grade 8 reading teachers from the different secondary schools of Benguet attended the 3-day training on the conduct of the Cordillera Administrative Region informal reading inventory (CAR-IRI) reading program on May 29, 30, and 31 at the Cordillera Regional Science High School. The reading program aims to teach the teachers how to assess Grade 8 students' reading levels using CAR-IRI and to use the CAR Ritual in the conduct of reading remediation in their schools. Constancia Jane Cadias, Head Teacher III and the English Department head of Benguet National High School lectured on how to administer the oral and silent reading test. Juliana Ingtitan, the principal of Binga National High School conducted the levelling of reading materials for grade 8. Joan Palpeg, Head teacher III of Cordillera Regional Science

Reading Teachers attend CAR-IRI Training

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Grades 2 and 3 Curriculum; Division Training on Campus Journalism for new School Paper Advisers in English and Filipino; Division Seminar Training of Teachers on Social Graces Cum Personality Development; Training on Independent Reading Inventory (CAR-IRI) for Grade 8 Teachers in English; and the Pandibisyong Palihan at Pagsasanay ng mga Guro Para sa Masining na Pagtuturo ng Filipino sa Baitang 4-6. Meanwhile, the CID and the School Governance Operations Division (SGOD) jointly implemented the Mass Training of Teachers in Grade 6 last May 7-13 at the Brentwood Apartelle, Baguio City. Attended by 563 elementary teachers, the MTOT costed more or less P4 Million from the DepEd INSET fund. Based on the accomplishment reports of the different Education Program Supervisors (EPSs), the teacher participants for these trainings conducted during summer vacation and non-school days were entitled for service credits. CID Chief Rizalyn Guznian encouraged all the Education Program Supervisors and Public Schools District Supervisors to continuously monitor and provide technical assistance to teachers in the implementation and application of knowledge and skills learned during these trainings so as to ensure better learning outcomes. – Mac Malanes

High School d i scussed the template on action planning and submission of reports while Gregoria Lipa-od, Master Teacher II of Camp 30 National High School identied the reading recovery materials. T h e t r a i n i n g w a s a continuation of the reading program conducted to grade 7 English teachers last 2015. T h e r e a d i n g s p e a k e r s reiterated that in every reading program, it is essential that assessment should be done rst in order to have a clear picture of the present reading ability of the students in terms of their phonemic awareness, word recognition, uency, vocabulary, reading behaviors and comprehension. An Informal Reading Inventory is prepared for the teacher to gather information on the student's present reading level. The oral assessment tool is for the teacher to

determine the reading level of the students. While the silent reading assessment tool is for the teacher to d e t e r m i n e t h e r e a d i n g weaknesses/difculties of the students to be addressed. Further, the inability of the students to read and understand texts results to failing grades and absenteeism that eventually lead to the dropping of the students from school. Reading teachers failed to see the problem due to their lack of training on how to assess students reading abilities so that they can give appropriate interventions. Based from the summary reports submitted by Junior High Schools (Grade 7) who conducted reading remediation using the CAR-IRI, there are still 20% of the learners who remained in the frustration level and are still in need of special attention in spite of the interventions given.

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- Sue CJ Dawang-Francis F. Peckley

SDO Benguet

ofc ia ted by Rev. Fa the r Benedict Jason Lopez, Assistant Priest of San Jose Parish. Prior to her reassignment to lead the SDO Benguet, Verano served as Schools Division Supe r in t enden t o f SDO - Kalinga. Verano, who hails from Dalupirip, Itogon, rose from the ranks starting off as Teacher on June 14, 1982, Head Teacher III and Secondary School Principal I from March 3, 2003 to March 29, 2007. Having passed with ying colors the rst Pre-Qualifying Test for Principal Aspirants administered on May 2, 2005 and the tough Superintendent's Examination on the same year, she was designated Ofcer in Charge-Ass i s tan t Schools Division Superintendent of Apayao Division holding the position of Head Teacher III and was promoted as Secondary School Principal I, vice an item of the Cordillera Regional S c i e n c e H i g h S c h o o l o n December 1, 2006. Having qualied herself d e m a n d e d b y t h i r d l e v e l positions, she was promoted Assistant Schools Division Super in tendent in Apayao Division on March 30, 2007 and designated OIC - SDS until her reassignment again to Benguet Division as Assistant Schools Division Superintendent on December 17, 2007 to January 8, 2013. As fate for her took its course and due to exigency of service, Madam Verano was again reassigned and designated OIC - SDS of the Division of Kalinga on January 9, 2013 until October 9 2015 . She was na l ly appointed as full-edged Schools Division Superintendent in the same Division on October 10, 2015. SDS Verano brought alo

THE SCHOOLS Division of Benguet continues to be in good hands with no less than Benguet daughter Marie Carolyn B. Verano leading, so says the words of assurance from Schools Division Superintendent (SDS) Federico P. Martin before he formally moved out to head the Baguio City Schools Division effective June 6, 2017. The DepEd Benguet family afrmed this assurance as it was so. SDS Martin's reassignment to Baguio City also paved way for SDS Verano to come home at the right time and leads this schools division, igniting yet another rejoicing because both education leaders are well-loved and respected. Apart from being I-Benguet, both of them are humble, friendly, approachable and espouse the vital role of good values as the foundation of quality education. In spite of the sudden change in leadership in June which caught many by surprise, the delivery of basic education services was not hampered. Instead, this change of guard offered fresh air and great optimism in the schools division comprising all the schools in the 14 districts. Reports say too that our stakeholders remain supportive of this change. Sir Eric, as he is fondly called, will be best remembered in many ways. But one thing is sure. He will be remembered by the wisdom he imparted and the leadership traits he showed that eventually resulted to several substantial accomplishments for the division. If all of these are enumerated, the space of this paper could not contain them all. But here is a glimpse: Fully believing in the power of TEAMWORK, sir Eric provided avenues for everyone to work well in an environment of trust and harmonious relationship. He made sure that the potential of every member of the DepEd family is nourished and utilized. For instance, he spearheaded Project Eagle so that Together Everyone Achieves More (TEAM). He had lots of testimonies to tell about this power of teamwork unfolding that he himself witnessed during his more than two-year stint of leading SDO Benguet. He often advised his subordinates and even the teachers to “have fun and be productive.” This message resonated in the eld, encouraging several school heads and teachers to accomplish substantial things from the implementation of educational programs to school based initiatives relative to improving the provision of quality basic education. Believing one's work and functions are God's will, SDS Martin reminded those newly promoted and newly-hired personnel to be humble enough in serving others. He often advised them that positive attitude is the winning edge. When he obtained his Career Service Executive Ofcer (CESO) VI rank and eventually became full-edged superintendent, he showed more humility saying “promotion is from above.” One of his famous quotes “the higher you go, the lower you should be” will always be cherished as a template for education leaders to emulate, indicating that leaders are made to serve and not to be served. We call this servant leadership at its best, which Sir Eric manifested. Even in such a short period, he left a legacy that will always be cherished.-mbm

Legacy of Servant Leadership

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SDS CORNERMarie Carolyn B. Verano, CESO VI

Gratitude

Editorial

It is very heartwarming how schools in the Division of Benguet prepared and welcomed all learners during the rst day of classes this school year 2017-2018. The preparation to the opening of classes in June was simple yet meaningful especially to our learners. What made it heartwarming is because it was done with the undying Filipino tradition famously known as “bayanihan” system. Truly, the spirit of “bayanihan” still lingers in the hearts of Benguet people amidst the danger of best tradition's disappearance nowadays. It is so pleasing to see how Benguet people practice “bayanihan” especially if the cause concerns the education of their children. I have seen its outcome in my school visits since June. What tickled my heart was the overwhelming support poured out by the government agencies, private companies, non-political and non-sectarian organizations, civic groups, and individuals that fortied our fervent goal of making Brigada Eskwela program in Benguet a successful one. In fact, whether rain or shine, I was told that our Brigada Eskwela implementation went on. Even on the opening day of classes, the rain and the scorching ray of the sun have not hindered our unequalled passion of welcoming the learners and immediately commenced the delivery of quality education through our well-equipped teachers. I am so humbled to express my heartfelt thanks to our stakeholders, partner government agencies and private companies, and all those who, in one way or the other, contributed towards the realization of the Division of Benguet's programs and projects from Brigada Eskwela, to enrolment period, to opening of classes, and up to this time. Meanwhile, I am grateful to the efforts of our schools in preparing and training our learners to be disaster ready by conducting simultaneous earthquake drills, symposiums on disaster risk reduction, essay writing and poster making contests, and school hazard mapping. In today's world, our learners must be trained and well-taught about natural calamities and man-made calamities. It is because calamities can affect the access and delivery of quality education. This made me think of the situation of teachers and learners in Marawi City. Due to man-made calamity like the civil war in the said city, the access and delivery of quality education is being hampered. I believe that when all our learners are well-taught and trained to be disaster ready and be taught and showed of the Filipino desirable values and good manners and right conduct, they themselves can get away from all forms of disasters, can reduce disaster risks and be of great help as responsible Filipino children and adults in their own little or great ways and means. For the meantime, let us continue fervently praying to our Almighty Father for peace and order in Marawi City. We also pray for the safety of our fellow DepEd ofcials, teachers, learners and all our stakeholders across the country.

One of the mandates of the Curriculum Implementat ion Division (CID) is to contextualize the curriculum pursuant to D.O. 32, s. 2015. Perhaps up to this time, many teachers, School Heads and other stake holders are still asking what contextualization is all about. However, long before the issuance of D.O. 32, several schools have been contextualizing the curriculum. For purposes of deeper understanding, contextualization refers to the educational process of relating the curriculum to a particular setting, situation or area of a p p l i c a t i o n t o m a k e t h e competencies relevant, meaningful, and useful to all learners. The degree of contextualization may be described and distinguished into the following: Localization and Indigenization. Localization refers to the process of relating learning content specied in the curriculum to local information and materials in the learners' community. Examples of Localization are as follows: names, situations, setting needed to give context to test questions or problem-solving exercises are those of the immediate community, local materials are used as often as possible in making instructional materials, local stories are used in the language learning areas, and translating a story written in another language to the language of one's learners for use in MTB-MLE. O n t h e o t h e r h a n d , Indigenization refers to the process o f e n h a n c i n g c u r r i c u l u m competencies, education resources, and teaching-learning processes in relation to the bio-geographical, historical, and socio-cultural context of the learners' community. Indigenization may also involve the enhancement of the curriculum framework, curriculum design, and learning standards of subject areas, guided by the standards and principles adhered to by the national curriculum. To give example of indigenizing the curriculum in Math, the teacher may connect the lesson with the community's cultural practices that involve fraction to visualize the concept of fraction like division of harvest during harvest season. If the teacher teaches the concept of ratio, he/she may use community's activities or cultural

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practices that inherently use the concept of ratio for example bringing products to the market entails using a carabao carrying sacks (one carabao is to x sacks). Re l a t i ve t o cu r r i cu lum contextualization, SDO Benguet spearheaded by the CID has already contextualized the Kinder to Grade 3 curriculum. Sixty-ve indigenized lesson plans for Kinder and Grade 1 are being reproduced to be distributed to all the elementary schools in Benguet within August. Grades 2 and 3 indigenized lesson plans were quality assured by the Education Program Supervisors, Public School District Supervisors / Coordinating Principals with identied School Heads at Coconut Grove, Bauang, La Union on August 2 to 4, 2017. The reproduction will follow and these lesson plans will be distributed sometime in October. The subsequent contextualization of the other grade levels will follow as targeted in the IPEd Road Map. I want to take this opportunity to congratulate my teammates in the CID, the elders in Benguet who represented the four ethno linguistic groups: Ibaloy, Kankanaey, K a l a n g u y a a n d K a r a o , representatives from NCIP and to all others who actively participated in the contextualization process for a job well done. I enjoin al l stakeholders to continue doing our mission. To the teachers in Benguet, continue to facilitate learning and constantly nurture every learner. To the administrators and staff, be stewards of the institution, ensure an e n a b l i n g a n d s u p p o r t i v e environment for effective learning to happen. To the family, community, and other stakeholders be actively engaged and share responsibility for developing life-long learners to make sure that the students learn in a child-friendly, gender-sensitive, safe, and motivating environment

stand be equipped with the 21 century skills. Let us be inspired by these words of wisdom from the then Undersecretary Dina S. Ocampo “ T h e b e s t c u r r i c u l u m i s c o n t e x t u a l i z e d b y t h o s e implementing it. It is now up to us to ensure that this enhanced curriculum truly transforms our schools and communities. With the best of our abilities, let us do what we can for the Filipino learner.”

HOPE VS. FEAR

“If we believe that by God's help, we can, we are right. If we think, we cannot, we are also correct!” It is certainly admirable that Hon. Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan thought of hosting the 2018 Palaro. He wrote Hon. Governor Crescencio C. Pacalso and La Trinidad mayor, Hon. Mayor Romeo Salda to join the hosting. The said ofcials strongly agreed.After a pre-planning by DepEd ofcials with the mayor at his ofce, a convergence meeting with all the representatives from the ofce of the governor, La Trinidad mayor, PMA, DepEd Ofcials, media, Private and State Universities as well as Colleges from Baguio and Benguet was conducted. Everyone committed to support the intent to bid for 2018 Palaro. The technical working groups were right away organized. With the cooperation of DepEd Ofcals led by OIC-Regional Director May B. Eclar, the intent to bid had been submitted. On July 19, 2017, a meeting of DepEd-CAR Schools Division Superintendents with DepEd Secretary Briones was hosted by SDO-Baguio. A preliminary package encompassing the advantages of choosing Baguio and Benguet as host of 2018 Palaro was submitted. On July 21, the technical working groups converged to give more inputs before nalizing the packaging of bid. Based on the presentations, assessment of facilities, billeting areas, peace and order situation, and the like, it can be concluded that Baguio and Benguet can certainly host the 2018 Palaro. There were a lot of advantages and opportunities that surfaced. Foremost of these is the temperate climate which is highly favourable to the athletes. This will lead to a non-stop game scheme, thereby avoiding night games. This will even preclude untoward incidents that happened in the past Palaro such as heat stroke, fainting, weakening of athletes, and the like. However, challenges such as trafc, water delivery, and minor improvement of billeting areas, were identied. But then, again, every challenge has a solution. The solutions, particularly in terms of trafc necessitates the cooperation of every Baguio and Benguet citizen. The heart of the question is, how many of citizens of Baguio, Benguet, and other provinces are willing to cooperate in hosting the 2018 Palaro for the welfare of our athletes, for the showcasing of our tourist spots, for economic advancement, improvement in Palaro rank, and the like? We choose to host the Palaro, not because it is easy but because it is challenging. If Antique made it, why can't we. This is the most opportune time to host. If not now, when? For as long as we have the unconquerable willpower to do things by God's love, we can. Yes we can!

FUTURE FORECASTFederico P. Mar�n, Ed.D.,CESO VI

BAGUIO AND BENGUET:

HOST FOR THE 2018 PALARO?

Rizalyn A. Guznian, Ed.D.

ContextualizationoftheCurriculum Rizalyn A. Guznian • Lucio B. Alawas • Macarthy B. Malanes

Francis F. Peckley • Mila T. Caliging • Wilfred C. Bagsao Warden A. Baltazar • Sonia D. Dupagan • Samuel S. Ayangdan

Sylvia J. Rimban • Sasha Joseph L. Daganos • Tito C. BestreSusan CJ Dawang • Nerissa I. Barbosa

Eljun Arisga Jr. Augustin A. Dao-anisCartoonist Photographer

Consultants

Marie Carolyn B. Verano • Federico P. Martin Nestor L. Bolayo • Glenn N. Duguis

EDITORIALBOARD

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T h e E n h a n c e d B a s i c Education Curriculum(EBEC) under the K to 12 Basic Education Program provided a clear picture of meeting the Vision, Mission and Goals of education. MAPEH is one subject taught separately by learning components such as Music, Arts, Physical Education and Hea l th . Each l ea rn ing component has its own Curriculum Framework, providing therein the C o n t e n t a n d P e r f o r m a n c e S t a n d a r d s a n d L e a r n i n g Competencies. Implementing the c u r r i c u l u m r e q u i r e s c o n t e x t u a l i z a t i o n a n d indigenization to better understand the standards. The implementation of the MAPEH Curriculum for the last 5 years has been monitored and evaluated based on expected standards and competencies such as (1) Participation of schools in the District and to the Division level activities showcasing the performance outputs of the t e a c h e r s a n d l e a r n e r s ; ( 2 ) Implementation of the conduct of quar ter ly performance task a s s e s s m e n t ; a n d ( 3 ) Implementation of the curriculum c o n t e n t a n d p e r f o r m a n c e standards. Results of M & E showed that o n l y 2 5 % o f t h e s c h o o l s pa r t i c ipa t ed i n t heDi s t r i c t activities/competitions) and few teachers conducted the quarterly

Most people think that science can stand apart from philosophy, that the scientist should avoid theorizing, while philosophy often being understood as unsupported a n d g e n e r a l l y u n c l e a r conjecturing. The truth is people have the capacity to create a charitable society using technology and human compassion based on p h i l o s o p h i e s . S u c c e s s f u l insti tution and organization r evo lves i t s p rog rams and activities on its well planned and implemented principles. I ts philosophy captures the positive aspirations of workers and act as centerpiece around which all

decisions revolve that will lead to success and improvement. Te a c h e r s p a t i e n t l y a n d diligently table their lessons bearing in mind the knowledge and diverse information they want to disclose to the learners but those plans turn futile if technology is out of the picture. Learners today are eager and insat iable of d i s c o v e r i e s , i n n o v a t i o n s , attention-grabbing presentations, and the like which e-technology can offer. Teachers' vision of p r o d u c i n g w e l l r o u n d e d individuals is absolute if the well designed lesson and strategies supported with technology are fused.

Kto12MAPEHCurriculum:

Contextualization&Indigenization

MAPEH WATCH Warden A. Baltazar

p e r f o r m a n c e t a s k s assessment/output. Based on the responses of teachers from the questionnaire oated re: Teachers' difculties in i m p l e m e n t i n g M A P E H Curriculum, common responses and feedbacks were as follows: Difcul ty in teaching Folk Dancing; Difculty in teaching M u s i c ; L i m i t e d L e a r n i n g m a t e r i a l s / r e s o u r c e s ; a n d contextualizing/indigenizing the said lessons/content. To address these gaps, the following technical assistance were given: Training Workshops on the Development of Learning R e s o u r c e s a n d S u m m a t i v e Performance Assessment Tools in M A P E H : E l e m e n t a r y a n d Secondary; Training in Teaching the Fundamentals of Philippine Folkdances and performance tasks assessment; and Training on B e n g u e t D a n c e s , M u s i c a l Instruments, Songs & Chants, Phase 1 for Ibaloy & Kankanaey. Monitoring and giving of Technical Assistance will continue to improve performance outputs of teachers and learners. As such, the f o l l o w i n g a c t i v i t i e s a r e anticipated: Training on Benguet Dances, Musical Instruments, Songs & Chants, Phase 2 for Kalanguya and Karao; and the conduct of the Phase 2 Workshops on the Development of Learning Resources Materials for MAPEH.

ScienceandPhilosophyBy Agnes Badua Malinias

THYROOTS,THYCULTURE

Culture, as expressed by Wendell Pierce, is the intersection of people and life itself. It's how we deal with life, love, death, birth, disappointment... all of that is expressed in culture. The way people interact with one another and perceive their environment is all a part of culture. Culture is the invisible bond that binds people together. It reects how individual society works inertly. The art, literature, language, and religion of a community represent its culture. We, the Cordilleran people, are essentially a self-contained society, running all the aspects of our lives from economy to politics. The rugged but majestic mountain ranges that surround us, coupled with our love for freedom and independence that would not allow us to easily surrender to outsiders, are few but essential factors that allowed us to preserve our culture for hundreds of years. Cultural values and beliefs we grew up will manifest themselves through our lifestyle. Our moral values represent our culture. The importance of culture lies in its close association with our ways of thinking and living. They inuence how we approach living. According to the behaviorist denition of culture, it is the ultimate system of social control where we monitor our own standards and behavior. Our cultural values serve as the founding principles of our life. They shape our thinking, behavior, and personality. Culture as an Inuence of Perception Our perception of things is largely affected by our judgment skills, preconceived notions, attitude, and emotions closely linked with our culture. Our culture determines the structure of our thinking, which inuences our perceptions. Our culture forms the framework for our thoughts and behavior. The ideas ingrained in our minds by our culture inuence the way we perceive people and situations. For example, the concept perception of “marikit” and “makshil” is different from other cultures.Culture as an Inuence of Behavior “Man is a prisoner of his culture.” The culture we belong to affects our behavior. More often than not, our dreams, aspirations, and ideals are affected by cultural expectations. Also, our society, often inuenced by culture, shapes our behavior. Culture as an Inuence of Personality Culture exercises a great inuence on the development of personality. No child can get human qualities in the absence of a cultural environment. Culture provides opportunities for the development of personality and sets limits on its growth. As Ruth Benedict has pointed out, every culture will provide its special type or types of personality. Group culture determines the behavioral norms for a group. To be accepted as a part of the group, we tend to follow what the group decides for us. We act in accordance to the inuence of norms or rules laid out by our culture. Our culture denes people's expectations from us. In the attempt to fulll them, we shape our behavior and personality to suit our cultural norm. Our religion, traditions, customs, all a part of our culture, play a major role in shaping our personalities. The way we perceive a situation and how we react to it, depends largely on what we have learned from our environment and the way we have been brought up. These factors are closely linked to our cultural values. Though our nature and education also play a part in developing our personalities, the culture we belong to have a dominant role to play. Society could not function without cultural norms that assist in governing behavior and values, and culture could not exist without societal inuences to create it. They must coexist in order for humans to exist in an organized manner. What we are today, how we behave, act, and perceive things is a product of our culture. It's important to note that culture can, and does, change over time as societal norms change, but the members of that society govern that change so that they have a level of control over the culture.

By Corazon C. Quipot

Rapidly changing values are causing difculties in managing the human resource. We cannot deny the fact that all organizations are composed of varied people with varied personalities. There are those challenging individuals who exist at work. They come in every variety and no workplace is without them. How difcult a person is to deal with depends on ones self-esteem, self-condence and professional courage. Dealing with challenging individuals is easier when the person is generally intolerable and when the behavior affects more than one person. But dealing with them is much tougher when they are at tacking or undermining the professional contribution of their co-employees and the leadership competence of the rookie leader. They nd fault and attack the aws of the people

OPINION 7Vol. VII No. 1January-July 2017

- Agnes Badua Malinias

The book of Proverbs says that “Train up a child the way he should go, and while he lives, he will not depart from it.” A school is a training ground for every child, it is our obligation therefore to provide a nurturing environment to them. But what is a nurturing environment? For me, it means a place where everybody feels accepted, protected and secured; a place where someone grows until he is ready to cope with change and complexity of the real word. In parallel, it is compared to a nursery garden where seedlings are place and taken good care until they are ready for replanting in their natural habitat like in the communal forest. This signies that a school must be a place where in the potentials of learners are discovered and enhanced. It is where one's physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual needs are recognized, cultivated and satised so that they can be functionally literate. Though, at some point, there are seedlings that have slow growth or start to wilt due to several factors like extreme heat but watering it regularly and with outmost care, it will become robust again. Learners with learning difculty will turn into assets once you treat them in especial way and in addressing their needs through remedial

“No child will be left behind” is one of the government's mandates to provide every Filipino citizen with quality, equitable, culture-based, and complete basic education. But in CY 2016 thousands of learners nationwide under the Alternative Learning System (ALS) were not given chance to complete the A&E Program in CY 2016 due to the unimplemented Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E) Test. In Benguet alone, there were 3,176 elementary and secondary level ALS enrollees who need to wait for another year/s or another schedule for the A&E Test. Some, if not most, of these CY 2016 ALS learners were no longer active in attending learning sessions in spite of all the interventions applied by ALS Facilitators. Some of them have changed residency, ed and grab the chances to work in other municipalities & provinces and some have lost hope for waiting so long yet there is no clear information on the said examination. Their sacrices for how many months appear to be pointless. These OSCs, OSYs, and OSAs who dropped from formal school because of various reasons see ALS as the means to nish their basic education or an alternative path for them to pursue their aspirations in life. The 441 elementary and 5,390 secondary passers from CY 2004 to CY 2015 are the living testaments to this journey. These passers were given chance to nish basic education and pursued and nished college. Many of them landed with white-collar jobs. Others used their high school diploma for employment locally and abroad. Thus, without ALS or even just a year of delay in the conduct of A&E Test could shutter the door for supposed immediate opportunities to these learners. Due to the implementation of Rationalization Plan in DepEd, the Bureau of Alternative Learning System (BALS), which is almost 13 years old since its creation in September 2004, was abolished. However, the creation of another bureau did not mean the end of ALS. Rather, it shall be strengthened as was promised by Secretary Leonor M. Briones. The Secretary is even pushing for a more vigorous implementation of ALS to bring education to more learners across the country. Such new direction resulted to the development of ALS-K to 12 Basic Education Program. The K to 12 ALS Curriculum now includes six Learning Strands with 2,046 enhanced learning competencies from the ve Learning Strands of 776 existing learning competencies. According to Bureau of Curriculum Development (BCD), this signicant expansion of the content scope is to ensure alignment with the formal K to 12 school curriculum and gives equivalency options and alternative programs similar to formal schooling, such that a learner can move and transfer seamlessly from one education system to another. Another changes that might have affected the postponement of the A&E Test in CY 2016 is the new policy guidelines in the A & E Assessment which was embodied in DepEd Order 55 dated June 30, 2016. Under the test design, A&E nal assessment rating shall be determined by 50% written assessment results and 50% portfolio content. On the other hand, there was no clear guidelines provided yet as to the implementation of this portfolio until DepEd Memorandum No. 121 s. 2017 was issued stating that the inclusion of portfolio rating will be implemented only after the guidelines on portfolio assessment are released. Minimum age for target clientele was also raised from 11 to 12 for elementary level and from 15 to 16 for secondary level. It was also clear in the Policy Guidelines that the A&E Test shall be administered by the Bureau of Education Assessment (BEA) every rst Sunday of October for the Luzon cluster. However, this never happened in CY 2016. During the Workshop on the Validation of ALS Manual of Operations in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija held May 29-June 2, 2017, personnel from BCD presented their plan of activities and explained the changes in ALS Curriculum. Accordingly, there must be a transition year wherein old curriculum, learning materials and A&E test will still be used while waiting for the new ALS-K to 12 Curriculum which is to be launched in January 2018. This plan should have been implemented especially the conduct of A&E Test every year to address the needs of thousands ALS learners nationwide so as not to impede the realization of their dreams.

RookieLeaders

SCHOOL:ANURTURINGENVIRONMENT-Larson B. Calatero

By Rodriguez L. Belino

DreamsofALSlearnersinlimbo

lessons. This school year 2017-2018,

stwe are dealing with diverse 21 century learners. We could build a n u r t u r i n g e n v i r o n m e n t b y providing them with interesting, satisfying and challenging tasked; by inspiring them to be creative and adaptive in the teaching-learning process; by engaging them in curr icular and co- curricular school activities that will contribute and enhance their abilities and communication skills. Training up a child is not an easy task. It's not done by a lone t e a c h e r , b u t b y m e a n s o f collaborative efforts within stakeholders. It's not done in just a couple of hours, but all throughout. Also, harmonious relationship within the school community works in achieving this. We can start to make our school a nurturing environment on June by giving afrmations to our learners. A simple word like “great job” or a simple gesture like “thumbs up” makes a difference, it helps boost their self- esteem. Recognizing their efforts make them enthusiastic. Correspondingly, showing that they are valued in the classroom leads them to love their subjects as well. So let's start and expand a nurturing environment!

around and most often than not use them as grounds to personally affront the others. Rookie leaders bump into thorny situations that test their abilities to oversee, supervise, control and direct the organization. They encounter situations that test their decision making but as they persist to learn and gain knowledge from their inaccuracies and weaknesses they can absolutely direct their people and the organization to where they should be. No matter how tough the task is, it is the leaders' emotional quotient, emotional acumen, educational experiences, self condence, professional courage a c c o m p a n i e d w i t h s t r o n g determination to succeed and unshakable faith in God will drive deviants realize their faux pas.

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Organizing the rst school based 4-H in our municipality, made me more connected to the club. It was an inspiration when I accompanied my son to join in the canvass painting as one of the minor contest in the Farm Youth Convention. For three years, my son was the representative of Kapangan in Canvass painting where he garnered the second, and then the rst place respectively. The opportunity given to him was also a chance for me to be more exposed to the 4-H Organization. Due to his winnings, together we attended the Regional Farm Youth Convention, until we reached the National Level held in one of the biggest and luxurious hotel in Baguio City. The convention was not only highlighted with contests but full of inspiring stories/lectures of successful personalities in the eld of farming. Lots of opportunities were offered to us when we were ofcially enlisted to the 4-H family. Trainings and seminars sponsored by Department of Agriculture- ATI-CAR and the Provincial Government through the Provincial Agriculturist Ofce catered my 4-H members. They were then equipped with more l e a r n i n g a s t h e y d e v e l o p educat ional ly, socia l ly and morally. A chance was also given to

ththem to participate in the 116 Benguet Anniversary/ Adivay specically in the Agro-Industrial Tourism Fair and Agri-Skills

Competition which were opened to active members of Farmer's Association, Rural Improvement Club, 4-H Club or other certied organizations in the municipality. Their participation did not just gave them recognitions but worth remembering and self motivating experiences. Thus, fullling the 4-H guidepost where one must develop their talents and potentials for greater usefulness. Ju s t t h i s summer, t hey attended the Rural Improvement Club and 4-H Club Provincial A g r i c u l t u r a l D e v e l o p m e n t Conference held at the Barangay Food Terminal, Benguet Sports Complex, Wangal, La Trinidad Benguet. Hand and hand, they have actively displayed their skills and talents, and did brought home aga in r ecogn i t ions fo r t he Municipality and for their School. It was indeed a great honor to be a part of this organization which aims to train the HEAD to think, plan and to reason ; The HEART to become k ind , sympathe t ic , committed and true; the HANDS to be useful, helpful and skillful; and the HEALTH to be strong, efcient and productive and to enjoy life. An organization that is best suited with the present educational system of the learners nowadays. Looking forward for more ventures as we continue to enhance the youths to become participative and useful citizens of the country through the different programs of the 4-H Club.

Knowingthe4-HClubBy Mariliese C. Yangken

In the process of learning as much as teaching, we come across new and challenging theories that s eem imposs ib l e t o app ly. Learning is a continuous process as well as teaching. The question is: Can we change what others think, feel, believe and do? We are all inuenced by a combination of preferences for thinking (head), doing (hands) and feeling (heart). 'Head, heart and hands' is easier to remember than ' c o g n i t i v e , a f f e c t i v e a n d behavioral' although it means the same thing. Let me narrate this theory of the head, hands and heart in inuencing students with good information that would ignite their passion in education. H e a d p e o p l e l e a r n b y thinking. They typically theorize rst about something and then try it out later, with a 'think-try-think' approach. When something happens that they did not expect, they are surprised and immediately start to work out what happened. They use logical language and expect the world around them to be rational and behave in predictable ways. Paradoxically, they may get angry when faced with emotional approaches. People who are driven by the hands prefer to do things and then worry later about whether it was

the right thing to do. At least they have got into action and have found out practically what works and what does not. Rather than think-try-think, they will try-think-try. They use physical language and expect the world to behave sens ib ly. Do ing the job i s considered the real issue and such sidelines as motivation is seen as a wasteful distraction. Those of us who are ruled by our hearts think rst about our feelings and the feelings of other people. They learn by experiencing and seeing how they feel about their experiences. Before acting, they may internally rehearse a situation to predict how things will feel. People who focus rst on feelings may well see Head people as cold and distant, viewing decisions that neglect emotions as dangerously inadequate. A challenging change to put them together: effective teaching through engaging students' heads will produce knowledge, but unless students put their learning into practice, they won't fully unders tand what they have learned, and won't know how to apply it. They will only make the effort to fully understand and put into practice what they learned if they feel that it is truly important to them and something that they care about.

ChangingMindsBy Lorna Vicente-Wallit

A two-day Capability Building and Leadership Training for 4-H Club Members of Gov. Bado Dangwa Agro-Industrial School Main, sponsored by the Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Training Ins�tute (DA-ATI), was conducted at the GBDAIS Main Social Hall, June 17-18. -- Mariliese C. Yangken

126 cm-tall Clinton Tulic, se�er-spiker, easily connects heading technique that helped the Benguet's sepak takraw team (elementary) to bag the gold medal during the Cordillera Administra�ve Region Athle�c Associa�on at the Baguio Athle�c Bowl last February. Tulic, a grade six pupil at Mauro P. Laruan Elemantary School in Atok, Benguet, has a�racted media photographers and the crowd for being the smallest but most amusing athlete of Benguet. --Augus�n A. Dao-anis

Kabayan, Benguet – Irene Pinao-an and Krizel Mablay dream of becoming a police and a radio broadcaster respectively. Both achievers in school, they strongly believe that someday, they will be able to reach their dreams and become who they want to be with steadfast determination and unwavering faith. Going to college seem to be a distant dream for every student living in povertystricken communities. For some, poverty has robbed from them the opportunity to achieve their full potential. But for Irene and Krizel, poverty is the fuel to their re – their desire to overcome the barriers of poverty.

There were times when Irene Pinao-an, 16, would go to school without notebooks because her parents cannot afford to buy then. Despite incomplete school supplies, Irene chose to go to school and excel even more. Coming from a family of farmers in Tawangan, Irene dreams of becoming a police and someday to help the community and her family. “Sinabi ko sa sarili ko na hindi ko pagdadaanan ang kahirapan na pinagdaanan ng mga magulang ko ngayon…kaya lagi ding sinasabi sa akin ng mga magulang ko na laging mag-aral ng mabuti dahil ito lang ang bagay na hindi mawawala sa amin.” Irene said. Before becoming a Pantawid Pamilya grantee, Irene’s family had difculty in managing expenses for food, school supplies, and other needs of the family. But despite the challenge, her parents have always told them to study hard. Pantawid Pamilya helped their family augment in answering the school fees and other needs of the family. Pantawid Pamilya is helping poor children go to school from elementary to secondary by providing cash grants to the families. It also capacitates parents and improves their familial skills to value education as a signicant tool in improving the family’s wellbeing.

“Sinabi ko sa sarili ko na hindi ko pagdadaanan ang kahirapan na pinagdaanan ng mga magulang ko…kaya lagi ding sinasabi sa akin ng mga magulang ko na laging mag-aral ng mabuti dahil ito lang ang bagay na hindi mawawala sa amin.”

Irene Pinao-an, 16, Child Bene�ciaryTawangan, Kabayan, Benguet

Breaking Barriers with Pantawid PamilyaJohn Eric B. Escalante

9Vol. VII No. 1January-July 2017

Irene is the 2nd of the seven children. Her older sister was not able to go to col lege af ter highschool.This motivated Irene more. An incoming Grade 11 student, she is the 1st honor of their class. Her perseverance has been proven to push her to excel in school. She was involved in campus journalism, sports, and various school clubs in the school. When asked what motivates her to excel in school, she said that it is her family that inspires her. H e r p a r e n t s h a v e a l w a y s inculcated the value of education to them. Irene also observed how Pantawid Pamilya changed her family aside from the nancial augmentation. Her parents are constantly sharing to them what they have l e a r n e d f r o m t h e F a m i l y Development Sessions. She added that aside from valuing education, her parents have always reminded them to a lways bui ld good relationships with other people. Krizel’s shares the same story with Irene. Krizel, 15, is an incoming Grade 10 student from Ballay. She is the sixth of eight siblings. Most of her older brothers and sisters were not able to go to

college and most of them are now farmers like their parents. Krizel have also tried going to school sometimes without school supplies like notebooks. Her parents were not able to afford the expenses of the big family. She now sees a brighter future ahead of her as she excels in school. Like Irene, Krizel is also a campus journalist and the 3rd honor in her class. She dreams to become a radio broadcaster someday. Her family motivates her to never stop dreaming. Krizel wants to give her family a good life, far from what they have experienced for the past years. “Dapat nilang maintindihan na ang kahirapan ay pagsubok lamang” Krizel said when asked about what she say to other students who face the same challenges as hers. Krizel and Irene’s stories are only a small fraction of the many students who are at risk of not going to school because of poverty. Pantawid Pamilya inspires these children to achieve more than what they think they are capable of. With Pantawid Pamilya, poor children are breaking barriers to a more positive future. ###

FEATURE

10 Vol. VII No. 1January-July 2017 FEATURE/NEWS

th It's my 4 month of stay at the La Trinidad National High School and I have witnessed one of the challenges that teachers and school heads face whenever dealing with our teen aged high school students. As everyone knows, high school life is the most crucial because teen age hormones tend to be variable. It is often the tumultuous times for people. Problems like family situations, friend difculties, academic trouble and challenging dating scenarios are commonplace for teens. While there are countless types of problems among high students let me cite some situation that really squeezes teachers' patience. I'd like to introduce Jake (not his real name). Jake is a seventh grader and also a repeater. He is I think one of the most stubborn in the school. He gets out from the class whenever he wants to regardless if the teacher is there or not. He goes around the class disturbing classmate during seat works. The way he talks does not show respect with his arrogant tone. He sometimes not gives his papers to his teachers though he is inside the class. Another one is Mira (not her real name). Mira is always tardy. She arrives in school at 8:00 in the morning and 1:30 in the afternoon. Third is Calixta (not her real name). Calixta is the missed person. She was never present after the second week of classes. Next is Gleezy (not her real name). Gleezy is a liberal girl. She has the power to entice others as her peers. They go drinking to their hang-out, meet boyfriends, escape classes, and other misbehaviors that only they know. Absenteeism, tardiness, misconduct, disrespectfulness are the tangible issues among high school students and regular sanctions like giving warnings to students seem not to be effective anymore. At the La Trinidad NHS I came to know some techniques that the school head and teachers implement whenever faced with these kinds of fuss: Promisory note; Service; Call parent; Parents-Teachers-Students Conference; Spiritual discipline; Teacher/Adviser counseling; and Follow the DepEd Order (DepED manual). In trying to explain the school policies, the legal basis is the principal guide that the school will present to the student and to his/her parents. Teenage hormone is the greatest foe that the school personnel need to attend to. We pray that these simple ways will guide the directionless woes and apathy that these learners will eventually overcome. If not, the misery of the child is also the misery of the school or in a better way, the success of the child is the success of the school. –Josan L. Sagantiyoc

TheLaTrinidadNHSDiscipline The School Governance and Operation Division (SGOD) conducted the Mass training of Grade 6 Teachers at the Brentwood Apartelle, Baguio City last May 7-13, 2017 participated by 563 Grade 6 teachers from the 14 schools districts. Divided into 10 classes with the Public Schools Distr ict Supervisors and Coordinating Principals as class managers, the participants were updated on the implementation of the new Grade 6 Curriculum per learning area by the Certied National Trainers who earlier attended the National Mass Training of Trainers (NTOT) on the K-12 Program. Among the National trainers for each learning area were Sasha Joseph L. Daganos, EPS- Aral. Panlipunan; Felecitas O. Pangdew, TIII- Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao; Lily Ann B. Hilario, T I- English; Wi l f r e d C . B a g s a o , E P S - Mathemat i c s ; Macar thy B . Malanes, EPS- Filipino; Dr. Sonia D. Dupagan, EPS- LRMS; Warden A. Baltazar, EPS- PE and Health;

Grade 6 teachers undergo mass training

With the aim of enhancing the de l ivery of the Al ternat ive Learning System (ALS) program, an orientation on ALS updates cum

nd2 quarter meeting attended by 40 D i s t r i c t A L S c o o r d i n a t o r s (DALSC) and mobile teachers was held on June 30 at the Schools Division Ofce. T h e e v e n t w a s v e r y enlightening since the DALSC of the 14 districts reported their accomplishments from January to June 2017 and the best practices worth patterning were highlighted. Topmost achievements per district are as follows: Atok scored on the Search for Mr. & Ms. ALS; Bokod acquired Php 200,000 from the municipal budget for the 2017 honorarium of the 9 MSB paid ALS imp lemen te r s ; Bakun continued to extend service to those with learning disabilities while Buguias staged a variety show. Itogon I and II provided free life skills trainings in collaboration with Consuelo Life Skills for Children and 10 passers from batch

ALS report accomplishments

Thirty ve learners of the Alternative Learning System (ALS) from the different learning centers of La Trinidad District availed of a free 5-day training-workshop on In-House Plumbing organized by the La Trinidad Community Learning Center (LTLC) in collaboration with the Municipal Local Government Unit (LGU) and La Trinidad Water District (LTWD) on July 3-7, 2017. The training seeks to equip the participants with technical know-how and skills in plumbing for future job opportunities aside from home application. The morning of the rst day was pure lecture in order to familiarize the learners with the usual problems experienced on drainage, piping and water system and its causes; the common plumbing equipment and tools; and proper oor lay outing. The succeeding days posted a big challenge because all the undertakings were demonstration and hands on experiences wherein even the female participants were made to execute the proper use of the different equipment and in doing actual installation of pipes, xtures and apparatus of a comfort and bathroom. “This is actually a short course and the certicate that you earn at the end can qualify you to take the NC II TESDA Assessment,” Joseph Unos, LTWD Supply Ofcer and the trainer throughout the activity, told the participants. He added that the learning and exposure being delivered by LTWD is close to that of TESDA since the 90% chance of passing the NC II was already experienced during the training and 10% shall come from within each of the trainees”. The 10% refers to the learners' initiative to take the necessary preparations before undergoing the NCII assessment. The full support of the ALS Education Program Supervisor, Tito Bestre, heightened the enthusiasm of the trainees to give their best in their actual performances in coming up with a mock-up of a comfort room and bathroom, along with accurate oor plan and bill of materials. Mrs Ruth Bambico, TESDA representative walked in twice to provide the necessary information on plumbing NCII assessment. The short course was concluded with an educational tour at the site of La Trinidad Water District wherein the entire technological process of generating safe water supply was shown..

35 ALS Learners attend 5-dayTraining on In-House Plumbing

- Ursula M. Dalay-on

2015 had their Nihonggo training at Laguna for job opportunity in Japan, respectively. Kapangan had handicraft training; Kabayan with hands-on rug-making while Kibungan worked on the reproduction of the modules of learners. On the other hand, La Trinidad notched on a 40 hours District Training on In-House Plumbing that qualied the learners for NCII assessment; Mankayan kept rolling with 10 learning centers; and Sablan reported its two A & E passers are now employed in Japan. With the full support of the municipal LGU, Tuba has its own ALS building while Tublay blazed with community based TESDA skills trainings on welding, painting and beauty care. Ti t o Bes t r e , Educa t i on Program Supervisor for ALS, Rodrigo Belino and Rose Anapen, b o t h E d u c a t i o n P r o g r a m Specialists addressed issues and concerns raised.

By Ursula M. Dalay-on

Joan B. Culbengan, SPI- Science; Melchor C. Tican, PSDS- TLE; and Mr. Rinan Bruno, SP I- ICT. Ginalynn O. Cocoy, Head Teacher III of Atok NHS together with the other supervisors assisted the trainers and acted as facilitators during the training duration. The trainers put emphasis on the utilization of the Curriculum Guide, preparation of Daily L e s s o n L o g a n d t h e contextualization of lessons taking into considerations the needs of the

st21 century learners. During the rst day, Lucio B. Alawas, Chief of SGOD, Dr. Rizalyn A. Guznian, Chief of CID and Warden A. Baltazar, EPS-PEH s h a r e d t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f Differentiated Instructions to the different groups of teacher participants. During the closing program, SDS Federico P. Martin challenged the teachers to educate their learners well, make a difference to their lives and apply the learnings they gained from the six- day training.

– Brylen A. Moresto

Magkatulad, Magkaiba

Kailan nga ba ang magkaiba ay magkatulad at ang magkatulad ay magkaiba? Sa aming paaralan, di maipagkaila na may mga batang magkakamukha. Matagal ko na silang kilala sa aking pagkakaalam. Lagi ko silang nakikita at paminsan minsan ay nakakausap pa, ngunit inaamin kong nahihirapan akong kilalanin ang bawat isa sa kanila. Lumipas ang ilang taon, narating na nila ang ikaapat na baitang at sila'y naging ilan sa aking mga mag- aaral. Sa loob ng silid-aralan, maraming beses ko nang pinagpapalit ang kanilang pangalan. Paano nga ba'y magkamukhang-magkamukha sila. Tangkad at tikas ng pangangatawan, maging ang kanilang boses ay parang iisa. Istilo at kulay ng kasuotan, pati mga gamit sa paaralan ay wala ring pagkakaiba na lalong nagpapalito sa akin maging sa aking mga kasamahan. Ang tangi ko na lang ginagawa ay lalapitan at titingnan ang kanilang puyo sa ulo nang hindi nagpapahalata upang sila'y aking makikilala. Si Jefferson ay may dalawang puyo samantalang si Jameson ay iisa lamang. ] Makatulad, magkamukha, at habang tumatagal ko silang nakasasalamuha, nakakausap, tinuturuan at pinagmamasdang mabuti, unti-unti kong nakikita, natutuklasan at nakikilala ang bawat isa sa kanila. Sa pisikal na kaanyuhan at maging sa pag-uugali at hilig, may pagkakaiba pala…Sabi nga nila, “Every individual is unique” maging sila'y mga “Identical Twins. May kaniya-kaniya tayong paraan upang makilala at matuklasan ang kakaiba nilang katangian. Sila ang mga kambal sa aming paaralan.

Itinampok ang ortograpiyang Filipino at ang pagsulat sa idinaos na Pambansang Seminar Uswag Dangal ng Filipino 2017 sa Bulwagan ng Kolehiyo ng Edukasyong Pangguro, Benguet State University noong Mayo 4-6 sa pangunguna ni Dr. Winston N. Ros, Direktor ng BSU-SWAK (Sentro ng Wika at Kultura). Ang nasabing seminar ay nagbigay-tuon sa tatlong mahalagang paksa. Ang unang araw ng panayam ay tungkol sa Ortograpiyang Pambansa na inilahad ni G. John Enrico Torralba, Puno, Sangay ng Edukasyon at Networking ng Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino. Napag-usapan dito ang natutungkol sa mga makabagong tuntunin, ispeling o baybay at iba pang may kaugnayan sa wikang Filipino. Nabanggit niya na hindi dapat malito sa kung ano ang nais ipakahulugan ng salita. Ang ikalawang araw naman ay pinangunahan ni Dr. Romulo I. Baquiran Jr., Propesor sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas-Diliman kung saan inilahad niya ang natutungkol sa KWF Manwal sa Masinop na Pagsulat. Napapaloob sa manwal na ito ang natutungkol sa mga batas at tuntunin sa paggamit ng wikang Filipino. Sa huling araw ng panayam, napag-usapan ang natutungkol sa Korespondensiya Opisyal sa pangunguna ni G. Rogelio G. Mangahas, Editor at Premyadong Manunulat. Itinuro at nagbigay ng mga halimbawa kung paano ang pagsulat ng iba't ibang uri ng liham na magagamit para sa pag-aaplay ng trabaho o 'di kaya'y magagamit bilang kawani ng pamahalaan o pribadong tanggapan. Nagsilbing mga tagapagdaloy at tagapag-ugnay ang mga guro sa BSU at DepEd Benguet kabilang ang Superbisor ng Filipino na si G. Macarthy B. Malanes. Ang mga kalahok ay mga guro sa Filipino mula sa pampubliko at pribadong paaralan hindi lamang sa Cordillera kundi maging sa mga karatig rehiyon.

LATHALAIN/BALITA 11Vol. VII No. 1January-July 2017

Ni Chester P. Bolcio

Dahil sa ALS, drop out ngayo'y pastor

Sino ang mag-aakalang ang isang second year high school drop out ay makapagtapos ng Theology? Naitanong ko ito dahil maliban sa pagiging drop out, hindi siya naniniwala sa kabutihan ng pagtatapos sa edukasyon dahil sa k a n i y a n g o b s e r b a s y o n n a maraming nakapagtapos ng kolehiyo ay walang trabaho o di kaya'y nagbalik sa hardin. Si Pastor Salvador Balubal Vidad III ay dating drop out ng Madaymen National High School sa Madaymen, Kibungan Benguet noong 2003 nang siya' aking nak i l a l a . S iya ' y maraming karanasan at abilidad tulad ng pagmamaneho at pagmemekaniko. Sa katunayan, mayroon siyang National Certicate II ng Driving kaya malakas ang loob na mag apply sa trabaho subalit hindi hindi siya makuha-kuha sa trabaho. Dito siya nag-isip na ipagpatuloy ang pag-aaral. Subalit sa kaniyang edad, parang hindi angkop para sa kaniya na ipagpatuloy ang pormal na pag-aaral sa sekondarya. Sa kabutihang palad, narinig niya ang tungkol sa Alternative Learning System (ALS). Hindi s i y a n a g d a l a w a n g - i s i p n a subukang niyang magrehistro para dito. Pinagsasabay niya ang pag-aaral at pagmamaneho ng Taxi sa Tr in idad a t Baguio habang nakapasok sa ALS sa pamamagitan ng mga araling modyular. Dahil

m a y e d a d n a s i y a , m a s pinahalagahan ang pag-aaral. Hindi tulad noong siya ay mas bata, hindi na siya naging pabaya. Sa katotohanan, naging aktibo pa nga siya sa mga gawain sa kanilang simbahan. Sa loob ng siyam na buwan, pinagsikapan niyang pinag-aralan at sinagot ang mga araling nasa modyul. Tuwing Biyernes kami'y nagkakaroon ng kapihan at sabay nagkakaroon ng pag-aa ra l . N a b a l i t a a n k o r i n n a m a y pagkakataon na nagpatulong siya sa mga kakilalang nasa koehiyo na. Dahil sa kaniyang positibong performans sa mga ALS modules, siya ay nairekomenda na mag-eksam sa Accreditation and Equivalency (A & E) Test ng ALS noong 2012. Siya ay isa sa mga pumasa sa A & E Test noong 2012 para sa sekondarya. Para sa kaniya, ito ang nagbukas ng pagkakataon para m a p a g d e s i s y o n a n n a pansamantalang itigil ang pagiging taxi driver upang ipagpatuloy ang pag-aaral sa kolehiyo.. Sa inspirasyon ng kaniyang pamilya, kumuha siya ng dalawang taong kurso sa Theology sa Zion Ministerial Institute, San Jose, Antipolo City, Rizal. Sa tila isang iglap ng panahon, siya'y nagtapos noong ika- 21 ng Pebrero 2015. Ngayon kasalukuyan siyang nagpapastor sa God's Dwelling Place Church Incorporated sa Windy hill, Buyagan, La Trinidad, Benguet habang nagmamaneho ng p a m a s a d a n g s a s a k y a n . A n g kuwento ni Salvador ay isa lamang sa mgApatunay na ang Alternative Learning System ay makatutulong sa pag-abot ng tagumpay.

Ang ALBUBO ay isang katutubong pagpapahalaga ng Buguias na nagpapaki ta ng pagkakaisa, kooperasyon at p a g t u t u l u n g a n n g m g a mamamayan . Noong unang panahon ang Albubo ay nagaganap sa pagawa ng bahay (Kiniling- tawag sa bahay noon ng taga Buguias), paggawa ng daan (wanti si danan) papunta sa pook. Kung may namatay na kapamilya o kasama sa kumunidad nagkakaisa sila sa pagkuha panggatong (manga-ew), pagawa ng kabaong ( tagawtaw di lungon) at pagbibigay ng kamute (tugi) o isang tali ng palay (isa ay bitik ay pagey). Hanggang ngayon ang gawaing ito

ALBUBO Moresto P. Angyatao

ay nakikita pa rin sa Buguias, pero sa halip na kamote at palay ang ibibigay ay tinapay, kape at bigas. Ang isang patunay sa gawaing ito ay ang BATO NA KABAONG (inbadang) na pinapalibutan ng burial jars at tinatayang ginawa noon pang pre-spanish era, na m a t a t a g p u a n s a b a r a n g a y Baculongan Sur. Ay o n s a k a s a l u k u y a n g tagapangalaga sa kabaong na si Mr. Laduan ,ito ay pinagtulungan na ginawa ng mga taga-Buguias at taga-Ahin para dito ilagay ang bangkay ni Gatawa at ang kanyang mga kapamilya kung kaya’t may apat na bangkay sa kabaung na ito. Ang kahon ay ginawa ng taga- Buguias at ang takip ay siya naman ang ginawa ng taga-Ahin.

Ni Orsula S. Tande

Ni Marites Sharon P. De Vera

Ortograpiya itinampok sa Uswag

PAGCOR turns over P44M worth building to TSHI

12 Vol. VII No. 1January-July 2017 DISTRICT NEWS

TUBLAY, Benguet – A four – storey 20 classroom building worth 40 million pesos was turned over by the Philippine Amusement a n d G a m i n g C o r p o r a t i o n (PAGCOR) to the Tublay School of Home Industries (TSHI) here on May 4, 2017. Arnell A. Ignacio, Assistant Vice President for Community R e l a t i o n s a n d S e r v i c e s Department of PAGCOR turned over the symbolic key to DepEd representative Glenn N. Duguis, Administrative Ofcer V of DepEd Benguet, Georgina C. Ducayso, TSHI Principal and to the TSHI Supreme Student Government President Jarred L. Konnek with the presence of Benguet Congressman Ronald M. Cosalan, DPWH representatives, local government ofcials led by

PAGCOR Assistant Vice President for Community Rela�ons and Services Arnell thIgnacio (4 from le�) turns over the symbolic key of the P44 Million worth

rdschool building to DepEd Benguet Administra�ve Officer V Glenn Duguis (3 ndfrom le�), School Principal II Georgina Ducayso (2 from le�) and SSG

President Jarred Konnek with Benguet Congressman Ronald Cosalan, Tublay Mayor Armando Lauro and representa�ves of the DPWH witnessing.

Tublay Mayor Armando I. Lauro and other stakeholders. I n h i s s p e e c h , I g n a c i o commended the local government ofcials of Tublay and the teachers and employees of TSHI. “I have a high respect with the government employees. I admire their dedication and I am proud to be one,” he said. T h e p r o j e c t w a s m a d e possible through the initiative of Congressman Cosalan who noted TSHI as a center of vocational education in the province. Aside from TSHI, Benguet National High School – Alno Annex is also a recipient of a four storey 20-classroom building worth P43M.--Myrla Lucio Maguilang w/ reports from Tuesda Lucio

By Tuesda C. Lucio

TUBLAY--A total of 14 Senior High School learners in Tublay School of Home Industries received their diploma during the Graduation and Moving Up Ceremonies on April 6. They were the rst batch of Senior High School graduates under the K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum. They opted to enroll in TSHI under the Tech-Voc track after this institution, together with Governor Bado Dangwa Agro Industrial School (GBDAIS) in Kapangan, were identied as early implementers of the Senior High School Program in Benguet during the school year 2015-2016. Nine of them specialized in Hotel and Restaurant Services (HRS) while ve took up Shielded Metal Arcs Welding (SMAW). During their graduation rites, OIC Regional Director Beatriz G. Torno congratulated them for pioneering the DepEd's Senior High School program. “You are very lucky because right after your graduation today, you have already work. I believe that your-two years stay in TSHI as Senior High under the Tech-Voc track is fruitful. You have polished your skills in the specialization you have chosen,” Torno said. “Bukod sa handa kayo sa trabaho, negosyo at kolehiyo, handa rin kayo sa mundo,” Torno added. The graduates are John Ernest P. Lopez, Jovanie M. Walisen, Fransiel P. Abol, Noemi G. Anipew, Jenelyn A. Basilio, Prinia C. Chalpas, Florida G. Mata, Crislyn Ann G. Nabe, Ridalyn S. Todiano, Alfred A. Arquisola, Joshua C. Quinuan, Shadto S. Sinong, Marjorie A. Pio and Shen Irish B. Ugay.

TSHI produces rst SHS graduates

TUBLAY --To showcase the culture and tradition of the Benguet people, Tublay School of Home Industries conducted its rst cultural festival on March 8 with the town Mayor Armando I. Lauro as the guest speaker. With the theme Kelmekan/Gemgeman, the activity aims to remind the students the importance of loving and preserving one's culture. Kelmekan is an Ibaloy term while gelmekan is a Kankanaey which means to grapple own culture by adhering and preserving it. According to Mayor Lauro, this festival helps untie the mystery of Benguet's hidden culture. “We should be proud of our culture because this is our identity,” he said. “This activity should not be only intended to celebrate the Indigenous Cultural Month but it should also serve as a reminder for us not forget our culture,” Lauro added. Among the highlights of the occasion were the conduct of the different contested activities which hone the talent and skills of the students in dancing tayaw, playing indigenous instruments like tallak, solibao, galsa and the patitik and the chanting of the baddiw or day-eng and identifying the names and uses of old artifacts. Other contested activities involved the cooking of camote, gabi and ube; brewing barako coffee; and tapey making. The festival also saw the careful designs of nipa huts depicting the life of the Benguet inhabitants during olden times. Native delicacies like binanglay (cassava suman), pising with kiniing, camote, ube, and cassava were served to the visitors. Old artifacts, and locally grown organic veggies were also displayed in each kubo.

By Josephine P. Ladia

TSHI holds rst Cultural festival

FIRE DRILL. SF01 Jade Guinyawan, Charles Malingan and SP04 Peter Basilio share tips on re prevention, safety and precautionary measures before 103 pupils and teachers of Ciriaco Magno ES, Tublay as part of the observance of Fire Prevention Month, March 31.

– Larson B. Calatero

NEWS 13Vol. VII No. 1January-July 2017

Federation of PTA, SPG organized TUBLAY, Benguet -- Tublay

District simultaneously organized

its Federations of Parents Teachers

Association (PTA) and Supreme

Pupil Government (SPG) for SY

20017-2018 on July 14. PTA presidents from the 16

complete elementary schools and

the two secondary schools or a

total of 18 schools participated in

the activity. S a m u e l D u b l i n , P T A

President of Tublay School of

Home Industries-Main, was

elected president of the PTA

Federation while Johanna A.

Rudio, SPG president of Paoad ES,

took the post as president of the

SPG Federation. The following complete the

set of PTA federation ofcers:

Oliver Montes of TSHI Extension-

vice-president; Glenda Dawood of

Paoad ES-secretary; Jovelyn

Anitap of Tublay Central ES-

Treasurer; Oliver Dulay of Albis

ES - Auditor; Farah Licwasen of - Erlinda C. Quinuan

Luisa Becka ES- P.I.O.; Noel

Tercero of Pontino ES and Jake

Anas of Ambongdolan ES as

Business Managers; and Agusto

Pecday of Moran ES, Mark Severo

of Dorencio ES, Benson Jaco of

Baayan ES, Jurgens Paoad of

Dackias ES and Florante Magno of

Ciraico Magno ES- peace ofcers. The other ofcers of the SPG

federation are: Zailah Kate A.

Angel of Palew ES-vice president;

Jossel Langa of Baayan ES-

s e c r e t a r y ; M a i l a Ta n a s o f

Balangabang ES- treasurer, Jesilyn

Ganado of Luisa Becka ES-

Auditor; Cyex Esoc of Tublay

Central ES- P.I.O.; EB Jane

Costino of Dorencio ES, Aliyah

Tubal of Dackias ES and Jathaniel

Jude Andres of Moran ES as

Business Managers; and Jenus

Omalio of Sto Niπo ES, Gremhel

Cosme of Ambongdolan ES and

Jessa Albis of Basil ES as peace

ofcers.

TUBLAY, Benguet -- In support to the promotion of Family Earthquake Preparedness and the 2017 National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill, the Paoad Elementary School here conducted a 45-minute earthquake drill on June 29, 2017 at 10:45 A.M. The school DRRM Coordinator reoriented 16 co-teachers together with the 519 learners about the conduct of the activity reminding them of the proper behavior to be observed during and after the earthquake. Demo-teaching and return demo from each class representative was also done. Likewise, the class advisers intensied the importance of the activity in their respective class. Based on feedback, most of the learners performed well the different drills as they were taught on the importance of the activity beforehand. The evaluation team comprising representatives from the Tublay PNP, Bureau of Fire Protection, Barangay Caponga, and the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management including the District Nurse assessed the conducted drill.

Class President doing headcount at the evacua�on center

Paoad ES joins Earthquake Drill

TUBLAY, Benguet—“Ang 'parenting' ay taos-pusong pagbibigay

ng debelopment sa mga bata sa limang aspekto: pisikal, sosyal,

mental, ispiritwal at emosyonal.”

Ito ang isinaalang-alang ni Atty. Juan Esnara, bise mayor ng Tublay, sa kaniyang mensahe noong unang General PTA Assembly ng Paoad Elementary School, Hulyo 14. Idinagdag pa ng bise mayor na ang debelopment ng bata ay may dalawang anggulo. Una ay ang paraan ng pagpapalaki sa bata na kung saan ang mga magulang ay maaring authoritarian(masyadong mahigpit), permissive (masyadong maluwag) o authoritative(hindi masyadong mahigpit at hindi rin masyadong maluwag). Ang ikalawang anggulo, ayon kay Esnara, ay ang kapaligiran na kinalalakihan ng bata kung saan nakikihalu-bilo siya sa iba't ibang tao at nakasasagap siya ng iba't ibang impormasyon na maaring makaapekto sa kaniyang pagkatao.

TUBLAY DISTRICT – Tublay PNP headed by SPO1 MARCIAL OIDI in collaboration with the Kapangan hairstylists conducted community immersion called “OPLAN GWAPO” PROGRAM where they offered free haircut to school children especially males in Moran Elementary School and Dackias ES on June 1 and June 6, 2017 respectively. There were 36 males in Moran ES, 22 males and 5 females in Dackias ES who availed of the free haircut. The police group later lectured on anti-drug abuse to the school children and teachers... ANA T. PAKIAS.

“OPLAN GWAPO” Program

National Disaster Month observed As part of the observance of the National Disaster Resilience

Month, the Municipality of Tublay conducted school resiliency building

activities in 19 elementary schools and two high schools of Tublay with

the theme “4Ks: Kamalayan sa Kahandaan, Katumbas ay Kaligtasan”.

The said information dissemination caravan was scheduled on different

dates from July – August, 2017. The MDRRM helps disseminate the

topic on climate change, human induced disasters and risk management.

In line with the Nutrition Month celebration this July, DOH-Tublay

shares health, nutrition and food security matters. PNP-Tublay was also

given the chance to share peace and order including Anti-Bullying Act

and Child Protection Policy.

MDRRM representative

talking of

disaster and hazard

matters.

DOH-Tublay

Representative gave a

short quiz on health

and nutrition.

-Larson B. Calatero

Pagigingresponsablengmagulangbinigyang-diin

–Claire A. Mayomis

- Ellaine E. Besitan

14 Vol. VII No. 1January-July 2017 NEWS

Madaymen, Kibungan--The Enrique Jose Elementary School here has all the reason to rejoice considering that after several years of waiting the DENR through the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Ofce (PENRO) awarded the special patent to this school last June 9, 2017. It was transcribed in the Registration Book in the province of Benguet pursuant to the provision of section 103 of P.D. NO. 1529 on April 19, 2017. On October 23, 1987, the late Enrique Jose donated a parcel of vegetable land with an area of 10.0991 hectares situated in Masala,Madaymen which was intended for an elementary school to benet school age children in the area. Later, due to the construction of road in the middle of the lot, it was divided into two, Lot 1 and Lot 2. With the release of the patent, Lot 1 is docketed under school site patent entry number SP-Sch-BEN-0010 covered by Lot No. 8158 survey no. CAD 1086-D case 6 with an area of 8,089 sq. It was on this lot that the school sits. Lot 2 is SP-Sch-BEN-0018 and bearing Lot No. 8157 survey no. CAD 1086-D with an area of 5,991 sq. This lot was hounded by controversy as heirs of the donors wish to have it back. Several consultations were conducted to solve this impasse. With the awarding of the school special patent, the school is positive that the claimants will smoothly turn over the lot.

Special Patent for EJES released

The Rondalla group of Basil ES pose for posterity at the Na�onal Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCAA).

By Claire W. Felipe

Strings of performance boost neophyte rondalla group

TUBLAY-The newly-formed Basil Elementary School Rondalla o f Tu b l a y p e r f o r m e d w i t h seasoned groups coming from different parts of the country during the annual Rondalla Festival of all “Pagyamanin Likas M u s i k a ” ( P L M ) r o n d a l l a instruments lending program beneciaries' dubbed “Kwerdas ng Pagkakaisa” at the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), Intramuros, Manila

thon February 18 and on the 30 C o r d i l l e r a A d m i n i s t r a t i v e Region(CAR) Foundation Day program at Benguet Sports Complex gym, Wanga l , La Trinidad, July 15. P r i o r t o t h e s e m a j o r performances, the 17-member string instruments group held its formal recital on February 10, 2016, well-attended by PLM Founder - President George P. Gange with wife Belinda all the

way from Manila, SDS Federico P. Mar t in , BSU Dean Stanley Anongos, Prof. Almavida P. Gallardo, BSU-CTE Instructor and Rondalla Program consultant-trainor, representative from the Governor's Ofce, BENECO District 10 Director Ricky S. Moresto, Mayor Armando Lauro and the ofcialdom joining the audience at Tublay Municipal Gym. The activity served as venue for the formal turn-over of seven instuments from PLM and another set from BENECO to the school. Subsequent presentations include intermissions during the munic ipa l Negosyo Cen te r inauguration, provincial Agri-Trade Fair, mass celebrated by newly-installed Bishop of Baguio-Benguet, municipal foundation day and district athletic meet for exposure and self- condence uplifting among the budding musicians.

KAPANGAN- The Grade 11 Senior High School students of Gov. Bado Dangwa Agro-Industrial School (GBDAIS) – Main garnered 100% passing rate in the National Certicate (NC) II assessment conducted by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) on April 1-2. Twenty-four students in cookery NC II, 19 students in Nail Care NC II and 16 students in SMAW all obtained NC II. They comprised the rst Grade 11 examinees under the K to 12 program. Elated with this milestone, the school management congratulated the students under the tutelage of their teachers Hazel Dip-as, Roque Pagui-en, and Marrievic Epie. TESDA certication is an essential qualication since its assessment gauges the competence of the students. The ofcial website of TESDA states that “A National Certicate is issued when the candidate has demonstrated competence in all units of competency that comprised a qualication.” GBDAIS- Main offers General Academic Strand (GAS), Technical-Vocational Tracks in Shielded Metal Arch NC I & NC II, Plumbing NC I & NC II, Tile Setting/ Masonry NC II, Bread & Pastry Production NC II, Hairdressing/Beauty and Nail Care NC II and Computer Hardware Servicing NC II.

The proud Grade 11 NC II examinees with their assessors

GBDAIS SHS hit 100% NC II passing rate

KIBUNGAN- The Kibungan

NHS headed by Mildred V.

Sepulchre continues to avail of the

free extension services of the

Benguet State Universi ty –

College of Arts and Sciences

(BSU-CAS) through Dr. Charlie

M. Dagwasi, College Extension

Coordinator. Late last year, BSU-CAS

mentored KNHS personnel on how

to make an action research held at

BSU-CAS Little Theater. As part of the university's

continuing extension program, the

BSU-CAS professors visited

KNHS on March 3, 2017 to

supervise the continuation of the

action research proposals Meanwhile, BSU Gender and

Development representatives and

the Chief from the Ofce for Legal

Affairs shared their expertise on

-Jonathan C. Lagan

BSU-KNHS partnership ourishes

-Brigitte O. Bintudan & Martes M. Calasan

di fferent top ics dur ing the

Orientation on GAD Perspectives

also attended by KNHS personnel

at the BSU-CAS Little Theater on

April 27, 2017. BSU-CAS Department of

Information Technology also

offered KNHS employees a

training to enhance their skills on

several computer applications and

the use of internet this July 2017. For the record, BSU-CAS

represented by the University

president Dr. Feliciano G. Calora

Jr. and the DepEd-Benguet

represented by Dr. Federico P.

M a r t i n , S c h o o l s D i v i s i o n

S u p e r i n t e n d e n t , s i g n e d a

memorandum of agreement on

July 26, 2016 where the former

commits to provide assistance to

address the needs of DepEd

teachers in various elds.

– Jovelyn G. Suclad

BAKUN, BENGUET- Twenty-eight pupils and two teachers from Labinio-Mariano Elementary School learned reghting lessons when they visited the Bakun Fire Station-for the Open House activity as part of the celebration of Fire Prevention Month on March 27, 2017 in Timpogan, Gambang of this town. The half-day activity started with a lecture by Fire Ofcer I Kenny Gadoan, a Nursing graduate but opted to be an active re ghter. Gadoan talked about the ve duties and responsibilities of the Bureau of Fire Protection personnel which are: rescue emergency, medical emergency, building inspection, conduct of trainings, lectures and drills and to collect re code fee. Gadoan also shared the features of their delta and general ofce attire and explained the use of the different tools for reghting. The open house activity enabled the pupils and teachers to experience reghting after they were given the chance to wear the protective equipment of a re ghter and experienced how to put out re with the use of the re nozzle and hose attached to the re truck. Fire ghtersGadoan, FOI Joules C. Guzman and FO2 Elmer D. Ngiwas assisted the pupils and teachers.

Ampucao, Itogon-- As part of its corporate social responsibility, Philex Mining Corporation, a copper-gold mining company based in Padcal, Tuba, continues to extend nancial assistance for the education of the youth in barangays Ampucao and Dalupirip. The recipients of the nancial assistance were chosen based on their economic status and nal average grades as certied by the school heads. According to Philex Comrel staff Ferlyn Caslangan, the company this year caters to 110 beneciaries who are all residents of the said barangays. Barangay Ampucao has 50 junior high school students and 30 senior high school students who were qualied to enjoy the nancial assistance while Barangay Dalupirip has 20 junior high students and 10 senior high students. The junior high beneciaries will receive Five Hundred Pesos (P500.00) per month starting June until March while the senior high beneciaries will also receive One Thousand Pesos (P1, 000.00) per month for ten months. The recipients shall use the said amount to pay their miscellaneous and other school fees and for other educational purposes like transportation and school supplies. In return, they are required to maintain passing marks in all their subject areas in order to enjoy the privilege. A beneciary who fails in one subject in any grading period will be automatically disqualied. The company has been extending such assistance since 2014.

LTNHS�supports�Anti-Drug�Abuse�Campaign In partnership with the Barangay Lubas Anti-Drug Abuse Council

(BADAC) and the La Trinidad Municipal Police Station (LTMPS), an Anti-

Drug Abuse Campaign on the proliferation of illegal drugs in school

campuses was held at the La Trinidad National High School among grade

10, 11 & 12 students on June 14, 2017. The BADAC rst initiated this program to inform students about the ill-

effect of illegal drugs in support to the national government's campaign

against drug abuse. The symposium was also attended by the Barangay

Women's group. In his opening remarks, Punong Barangay Roger L. Angel iterated on

the importance of life not to be lured on drugs as he stressed on the

community's role to guard the constituents against any entities that would

harm life. SPO1 Sunny Wance of the LTMPS discussed the salient provisions of

RA 9165 drugs, An act instituting the comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act

of 1992, repealing RA 6425, otherwise known as the Dangerous Drugs Act

while SPO4 Rogelio T. Limbawan lectured on crime prevention tips on the

modus operandi wherein youths could fall victims. Meanwhile, LTMPS Chief of Police Benson B. Macli-ing came to

grace the program and encouraged the students to do well in their studies

and avoid bad vices.

By Ruth Ann S. Labinio

By: Benjamin R. Sacla

- Josan L. Sagantiyoc

Rhey Jay D. Cadio and Dave Carl S. Lunag, both Grade V pupils of Labinio-Mariano ES, excitedly put out fire and wear the fire fighter's protec�ve equipment on while their classmates and teachers look on.

Mine rm’s educ’l aid to Itogon studes continues

First�SHS�graduates�of�GBDAIS�honored�

KAPANGAN- Amid the ashing of cameras and fanning of graduation programs, 128 smiling juniors – Grade 10 received their certicates and for the rst time, 25 cheerful Grade 12 seniors received their diplomas on April 5 at Gov. Bado Dangwa Agro-Industrial School with no less than OIC – Regional Director Beatriz G. Torno and Schools Division Superintendent Federico Martin gracing the event. Director Torno urged the graduates to be brave, grab opportunities and reect on the learning experiences that they had which give them the upper hand to face the challenges ahead and make their dreams come true. The School Principal, Dr. Jimmy D. May-os, presented the Senior High School graduates and said he was proud to announce that they are all National Certicate (NC) I and II passers while Mrs. Jessica C. Allan presented the candidates for moving up to SHS. SDS Martin, who later entertained the audience with a special song number, awarded the diplomas of the graduates and the certicates of the grade 10 completers. The celebration was guided by the theme, “Sabay-sabay na hakbang tungo sa maunlad na kinabukasan.”

– Jimmy D. May-os

LMES students experience re ghting

NEWS 15Vol. VII No. 1January-July 2017

La Trinidad, Benguet— In time

with the celebration of World

Peace Prayer Day, the municipality

of La Trinidad and its public and

private secondary schools offered

prayers on Feb. 22. Mario “Toots” Fungo, a World

P e a c e P r a y e r S o c i e t y

representative, facilitated the said

ceremony at the town's park, in

front of the municipal hall. Fungo said that, sometime in

2015 , he and the r e ign ing

municipal ofcials that time

observed for the rst time the

World Peace Prayer Day and

delivered prayers. They also

installed a symbolic peace pole

LA TRINIDAD- East-West Seed Company Incorporated (EWSCI), represented by Regional Manager Johnson Miguel and Field Marketing Representative Rommel L. Runo, and Alapang Camp Dangwa Elementary School (ACDES) headed by Lilian T. Ulep signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to strengthen their partnership in promoting organic farming among school children, teachers, parents and the community. Stipulated in the MOA are the assistance and services the EWSCI will render to the school for School Years 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 such as composting and preparation of organic fertilizer; donation of vegetable seeds/ seedling as needed; seed sowing and installation of plastic mulch; and provision of technical assistance on raising vegetables and ornamental plants. Meanwhile, ACDES is responsible in planting the seeds and raising the vegetables apart from promoting the importance of organic vegetables to health through its integration in the children's lessons. As a result of the MOA, the company through its eld marketing representative started conducting demonstrations and trainings to intermediate pupils and EPP teachers.

East-West Seed Co., ACDES ink MOA

Loo stude shines in Regional MTAP challenge BUGUIAS- Loo National High School Grade 10 Special Science Class student Armi Jay R. Paragas snatched second place in the 2017 Regional DepEd Math Challenge written individual at the RNEAP, DepEd-CAR Regional ofce, Wangal, La Trinidad, March 31, 2017. Together with his teacher-coach, Menandro P. Montero, Paragas represented Benguet after topping the Division MTAP D e p E d M a t h C h a l l e n g e - individual last February. "I related my experience d u r i n g t h e D i v i s i o n M a t h Challenge to the answer of Miss Universe 2015 to the question and answer when she said 'being the

By Augustin A. Dao-anis

Barangay Balakbak in Kapangan ini�ated the Community Managed Potable Water and Sanita�on Hygiene (CP-WASH) which includes the Bio-sand filter (BSF) project as part of the Bo�oms Up Budge�ng (BUB) project being implemented in Balakbak here. The Gov. Bado Dangwa Agro-Industrial School-Main was allocated with 8 pieces CP-WASH with BSF.– Jovelyn G. Suclad

To train participants on systematic and accurate records management in day to day operations, the Schools Division of Benguet conducted a Division S e m i n a r - W o r k s h o p o n S y n c h r o n i z a t i o n o f PSIPOP,GSIS,BIR & Payroll Records of Employees of Benguet Division held at Wangal,La Trinidad on Feb. 13-15. S a i d e v e n t t r a i n e d t h e par t ic ipants to synchronize delicate records like the Personnel Services Itemization and Plantilla of Personnel (PSIPOP), Service

Workshop on records mngmt held

KABAYAN Benguet-- In response to DepEd Order Nos. 62 and 51 series of 2011 and 2014, respectively, Kabayan District held a training on Benguet Dances, Musical Instruments, Songs and Chants attended by 176 elementary and secondary teachers on April 18-20, 2017 at Kabayan Central School. Seven elders from the different barangays were invited and their active involvement made the training educational, inspiring and full of fun.The elders talked of and demonstrated the original and proper use of the cultural instruments, dance steps, songs and chants along with the differences between that of the Ibaloys and Kankana-eys. “IPED in the school setting will not be a success if the teachers themselves are not knowledgeable on the practices and traditions of the community where the school is situated,” said Sylvia Rimban, Education Program Supervisor and one of the trainers. Rimban hailed the elders and the Kabayan-LGU for supporting the proponents of the event, Melin Abad and Corazon Molitas.Other trainers included Bernadette Sabo, Cortes Ebas, Carmen Matias, Pacito Cosinte and two other EPS from SDO-Benguet, Mila Caliging and Tito Bestre.

TrainingonBenguettraditionsconducted

R e c o r d s , N O S I , A g e n c y Remittance Advice (ARA) GSIS Database System and BIR form 2316 and Payroll and even Form 7 viz a viz the records of GSIS and BIR. The seminar –workshop, a t tended by Adminis t ra t ive Assistants II and teachers involved in handling records of selected 31 secondary schools and district representatives, also provided knowledge and skills in preparing a systematic and accurate record.

- Melin W. Abad

By Claysenia T. Imado

LT, schools observe Peace Prayer Dayright at the town's park. Mayor Romeo K. Salda

thanked Fungo for coming in the

municipality for the peace prayer. Secondary schools in this

capital town participated in the

invi tat ional Peace Mandala

Writing Workshop and World

Peace Prayer Day. Before the peace prayer event,

Fungo introduced the Mandala

writing as a form of artistic writing

through positive thoughts to

students. Fungo explained that Mandala

exudes positive words which make

a person see things positively.

m i s s u n i v e r s e i s b o t h a responsibility and an honor'. I too have the responsibility to maintain high grades, to be a good critical thinker, to be a good model and to be a good son and it is an honor to r e p r e s e n t t h e s c h o o l , m y hometown, and of course my province Benguet,” Paragas . "I made sure that I was able to apply the skills that I have learned in solving Math problems. I reviewed my lesson, listened to my coach and above all believing in Phil. 4:13, which says, I can do all th ings through Chr i s t who strengthens me,” he added when asked about his performance in the regional competition.

-Lobencio R. Masuca

-Agnes Malinias

16 Vol. VII No. 1January-July 2017 NEWS

P8MSHSbuildinginGBDAISinauguratedKAPANGAN-Schools Division Superintendent led the turnover of a Php 8, 214, 970.00 worth school building project to the Governor Bado Dangwa Agro-Industrial School last March 14. The project was constructed by Mountaineer's Engineering and Construction Supply with the assistance of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The Senior High School (SHS) building project built under the Basic Education Facilities Fund (BEFF) CY 2014, is a two-story, six classroom-structure with 240 armchairs and 6 tables with chairs for teachers. Previously, the school has only 19 instructional rooms with a total population of 680 students. But with the completion of the new school building, school ofcials hope that more students would be accommodated.

BUGUIAS- A total of 166 learners under the Balik-Paaralan para sa Out-of-School Adults (BP-OSA) received their certicates of completion of the program in a moving up ceremony held at Loo National High School on May 16, 2 0 1 7 w i t h B e n g u e t G o v. Crescencio C. Pacalso, represented by his Executive Assistant Joseph Galao-ey who was a former PTA ofcer of Loo NHS, extending felicitations together with Buguias Mayor Ruben Tindaan . Presented by Adelina P. Liwayan, Instructional Manager of Loo NHS and certied by School Principal and BP-OSA Program Coordinator Luis D. Igualdo, Education Program Supervisor of

Out of School adults get certificates of completion

MANKAYAN- Mankayan District amassed seven awards in the division search for the 2017 Best Brigada Eskwela School Implementers in the different categories in the elementary and secondary schools. Guinaoang NHS bested other schools bagging rst place in the small school category with Balili NHS and Tabio NHS placing third and fourth, respectively. In the large school category, Lepanto NHS garnered second place followed by Mankayan NHS copping third place. Meanwhile, Lepanto Elementary School also captured second place in the large school category and Guinaoang Elementary School got third place in the small school category. Criteria for judging include: scope of work-35%; diverse volunteer participation-25%; generated resources-15%; alignment to Brigada Eskwela theme-5%; creativity and innovation-10%; and increment of resources and volunteers-10%. Schools are categorized based on the number of teachers. Mega schools have 101 and above teachers, large schools have 26-100 teachers, medium schools, 10-25 teachers and small schools, nine teachers or less. The school heads, school Brigada Eskwela coordinators, PTA presidents and the punong barangays of the top ve winners attended the awarding ceremony held at the Benguet Division Ofce, Wangal, La Trinidad, Benguet, July 28. The Brigada Eskwela aimed to prepare the schools ready for the June opening of classes.

MankayanschoolsbagawardsinBrigadatilt

PioneerGrade12studentsexperienceworkimmersion

KAPANGAN- In the operationalization of the work immersion program as part of the K to 12 curriculum, Gov. Bado Dangwa Agro-Industrial School – Main deployed its rst Grade 12 students to the eld: 6 under SMAW and 9 under Foods Trade on February 23 to March 10. This is in partnership with RJ Auto Repair Shop, Kibungan Iron Works, Quimson Iron Works and EBAIS Café and Pastry following the guidelines stipulated in DepEd Order No. 40, series of 2015. Work Immersion refers to the part of the Senior High School (SHS) Curriculum consisting of 80 hours of hands-on experience or work simulation which the Grades 11 and 12 students will undergo to expose them to the actual workplace setting and to enrich the competencies provided by the school under the supervision of the School Head and the designated personnel of the Partner. The deployment of students was led by teachers Letty A. Aquino, Hazel Dip-as and Roque Pagui-en. Based on feedbacks proprietors from the partner establishments conrmed that the students are industrious and eager to learn. Accordingly, their positive feedback boosted the morale of the SHS teachers. These proprietors in fact signied their interest to employ some of the students if they won't pursue college.

NEWS 17Vol. VII No. 1January-July 2017

KIBUNGAN, Benguet- A new two-classroom school building worth P2,328,862.56 funded by t h e K a p i t - B i s i g L a b a n s a Kahirapan (KALAHI)-CIDSS in par tnership wi th the Local G o v e r n m e n t U n i t a n d t h e community was inaugurated and turned over last February 3, 2017 to Mocgao ES, a far ung school in barangay Badeo here which could only be reached by a six-hour hike by foot from the nearest road of this town. Recognized as a community-driven project, the local folk t h e m s e l v e s i d e n t i e d a n d proposed the construction of the new school building as they

the Alternative Learning System (EPS – ALS) Tito C. Bestre conrmed the adult learners as BP-OSA . Bestre, who was accompanied by ALS Education Specialist II Rodriguez Belino, challenged the learners to continue their studies by taking the Acceleration and Equivalency (A&E) Test or enroll in short courses. Of the 166 completer, 99 were males and 67 were females who came from different places: one learner each from Baguio City and Bakun, three (3) from Bauko, Mt. Province, Six (6) from Mankayan, 17 from La Trinidad, and the rest hail from the 14 barangays of Buguias.

Remoteschoolhasnewbuilding

– Luis D. Igualdo

-Julie Dayao

recognized the vital role of education in emancipating their children from poverty. This was made possible through the KALAHI-CIDSS grant worth P1,997,137.35 with P326, 271.46 counterpart fund from the municipal government, P5,253.75 from the Barangay and P1,200 from the community. E d u c a t i o n P r o g r a m Supervisor Macarthy Malanes together with Aladin M. Dobinto, Public Schools District Supervisor of Kapangan, witnessed the turn-over ceremonies which was graced by Kibungan Mayor Cesar Molitas and the members of the Municipal Council.

– Jimmy D. May-os

- Nestor O. Dalay-on

– Jovelyn G. Suclad

18 Vol. VII No. 1January-July 2017 NEWS

In time for the opening of classes, a total of 2143 backpacks with school supplies and materials were given to kindergarten and grades 1 to 6 pupils in 25 schools in Benguet through the ABS- CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation Operation Sagip Program on various dates from May to June 2017. \ In the distribution of the items, the group in charge of the distribution managed to cover seven schools on the rst two days

Benguet learners benet from ABS-CBN charity

A total of P1, 232,000.00 w o r t h o f e y e g l a s s e s w e r e distributed to 1,232 students in the province of Benguet during the rst year implementation of the Sight for Teens Project from November 2016 to March 2017. The said learners were the twelve percent of the 17,086 total elementary and secondary students who were found out to have errors of refraction. The Sight for Teens project is a jo in t effor t of the J -Rapha Heal thcare Associat ion, the Cataract Foundat ion of the Philippines and the Department of Education Schools Division of Benguet. The project offered free visual acuity screening to 47 s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l s a n d 6

SightforTeensrestoresHealthyVisions

Eunice Budo, Wilbert Cuidno, May Claire Jimenez and Mila Caliging of the Division of Benguet attended the last batch of the National Training of DepEd's Child Protection Specialists sponsored by the Ofce of the Undersecretary for Legal Affairs, Atty. Alberto T. Muyot who authored the training manual and at the same time one of the resource speakers last June 13-16, 2017 at Chalet Baguio with 44 participants from CAR and Region 1. The training aims to: 1) develop and enhance the Child Protection Specialists' knowledge, skills and attitudinal orientation in providing timely advice and assistance to schools and schools division ofces in managing child protection issues referred to them and 2) to ensure that Child Protection Specialists use existing protocols in handling serious and complex cases of abuse and exploitation within the school system. There were four (4) modules presented namely: Module 1- Building a pioneering team of Child Protection Specialists; Module 2- Policy Framework on Child Protection; Module 3- Child Protection Policy and

DepEd's Child Protec�on Specialistsa�end Second Level Training Course

By Mila T. Caliging, Ed.D.

e lemen ta ry schoo l s wi th a breakdown of one hundred sixty seven (167) elementary school children and Sixteen thousand nine hundred n ine teen (16 ,919) secondary school leaners for SY 2016-2017. The said project started last November 2016 t h rough a Memorandum of Agreement signed by Ms. Mary Jane Gaongen of the J-Rapha Healthcare and SDS Federico Martin of SDO Benguet. The Project aimed to improve the eyesight of secondary school learners in the Division by assessment of visual acuity, provision of corrective eyeglasses, and the establishment of an eye referral system.

- Kristine Valerie Madalang

“Eweg Sin Kad-an Di Eb-eb” is one of three big books that passed quality assurance in the regional level and is now uploaded in the Learning Resource Portal; thus, any Deped teacher or employee who is enrolled or registered in the LR Portal can view and download it. The big book is authored by Herminia Osting, Principal of Loo E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l a n d Coordinating Principal of Buguias District and is illustrated by Joeble Gapit of Mankayan District. “Eweg Sin Kad-an Di Eb-eb” is a story of two boys who went to the spring to fetch water. When they were near the spring, they saw a snake. Frightened as they were, they ran back throwing their pail behind. When one of the boys stopped running and looked back, he noticed that the snake didn't move. So they went back to where the snake was. Lo and behold, it was just made of plastic. The other two big books that passed regional level quality assurance and are ready for up load ing in the Learn ing Resource Portal are: “Si Rosa” and “Ang Lamok, ang Kiti-kiti at ang Butiki”. “Si Rosa” is a Kankanaey big book authored by Teresita Madinno of Loo Elementary School. “Ang Lamok, ang Kiti-kiti at ang Butiki is a big book in Filipino by Herminia Osting. T h e t h r e e b i g b o o k s underwent quality assurance in the district and division levels with the u s e o f L e a r n i n g R e s o u r c e Assessment and Evaluation Tools before they were submitted to the Regional Ofce for further quality assurance. Meanwhile, the Learning Resource Unit of the Curriculum Implementation Division of the Schools Divis ion Ofce of Benguet is encouraging al l teachers to submit Learning Resources for quality assurance rst in the district level and then division level.

-- Sonia D. Dupagan

Benguet Big Bookuploaded to LR Portal

M o d u l e 4 - R o l e s a n d R e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s o f C h i l d Protection Specialists. T h e r e w a s a n a c t i v e participation of everyone in shar ing their exper t ise and experiences related to the training, w h i c h w a s b e n e c i a l a n d meaningful to all the participants. On the last day of the training, the participants were asked to prepare their re-entry plans. Finally, in the words of Paolo Sergio Pinheiro, as shared by one of the resource speakers, “No violence against children is justiable; all violence against children is preventable. There should be no more excuses.”

of the activity on May 25-26. During this period, four staff of the partner TV Network's foundation led by the Project Assistant Ms. Jheng del Rosario personally supervised and witnessed the handing over of the school items. Some national and regional- based media outt were also present to cover the events. R e m a r k a b l y, t h e p u p i l turnouts during the handing over activities in almost all of the schools were impressively high.

The handing over activities to the rest of the schools were carried on by the SGOD- SMN personnel with the help of the division ofce messenger, Vergelio Soriano and other D.O. personnel along with the assistance of the Public Schools Division Supervisors in coordinating the activity. The bags directly handed over t o t h e l e a r n e r s c o n t a i n e d notebooks, pencils, ball pens, rulers and other assortments of school items.

- Stephen Bulalin, SGOD- SMN

Dr. Lay Tamale conducts refrac�on test to a secondary leaner from Madaymen NHS.

Science and Mathematics teachers teaching grades 7 to 8 from the different public secondary schools in Benguet took the Test of English Prociency for Teachers (TEPT) and Process Skills Test (PST) in Science and Mathematics administered by the Bureau of Education Assessment (BEA) with the assistance of schools division personnel on July 16, 2017 at the Benguet National High School. This is to identify baseline information on the training needs of t h e s a i d t e a c h e r s i n t h e implementation of the K to 12 Program especially in the use of English as a medium of instruction in teaching the major subjects. The

Aimed at providing a venue for the various stakeholders to convene, interact and strengthen partnership towards the enhancement of the delivery of quality basic education, the SDO Benguet, through the Schools Governance and Operations Division- SMN unit organized 3 outreach programs in Tawangan, Ballay, and Kabayan Barrio Elementary Schools in Kabayan on May 5 and 6, and June 24, respectively. The said activities which are all u n d e r t h e p r o j e c t t i t l e d “Community Outreach Program: Sustaining and Strengthening Public- Private Partnership towards Quality Basic Education” are basically a continuance of the similar initiatives and undertakings done by the Division Ofce in the past. The project is anchored on the general principle of the Adopt- a School Program in which schools are encouraged to establish partnerships for the improvement of the public schools' programs and

The Division of Benguet won awards during the conduct of the Metrobank, Deped-MTAP Math Challenge regional nals held at NEAP-CAR, March 31. T h e w i n n e r s i n c l u d e

ndElementary orals ranked 2 Place represented by Lavinah Kate Digman and Joseph Ryan A. Dacer, coach Fausto Pandosen of Benguet SPED center, La Trinidad while in the written individual category Rheann Claire P. Balag-ey with coach Joemar Soriano of

rd. Puguis ES, La Trinidad ranked 3 In the secondary leve l , Benguet bet Armi-Jay Paragas with coach Menandro Montero

ndfrom Loo NHS garnered the 2 place. The conduct of the activity is in line with DepEd mandates to provide quality education to learners through completion and socializations to other co- learners and teachers. It is believed that children can learn effectively t h r o u g h o r a l a n d w r i t t e n communication. Numeracy is more than the ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide and use numbers. The competition could also contribute for the attainment of the twin goals of K to 12 mathematics which are problem solving and critical thinking.

Benguet shines in Reg'l MTAP DepEd Math Challenge 2017

TEPT-PSTinScience-MathforGrades7-8teachersconducted

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SDO Benguet organizes outreach programfacilities or to provide assistance to students at risk of dropping- out. The outreach programs are also an offshoot of consultations spearheaded by the SGOD- SMN with companies and organizations based in areas as far as Manila. These groups and companies expressed willingness to voluntarily provide assistance through the provision of various supplies and materials. Being the unit having the “provision of assistance in the preparation and implementation of advocacy campaign programs to increase awareness of stakeholders and gather resource support for basic education” as one of its major functions; the SMN unit is not only seeking to institute new partnerships but also ensures that existing l inkages are sus ta ined and strengthened. The activities were attended by the kindergarten and elementary pupils, teachers, parents and barangay ofcials at the 3 school beneciaries. In the said events, the

pupils were engaged in team building and interactive games and activities aimed at helping them understand the relevance of working t o g e t h e r , i m p r o v i n g t h e i r communication and interpersonal skills, enhancing their leadership capabilities and inspiring them to exhibit social responsibility. At the end of each of the programs, the school items and materials provided by the partners were distributed to the kindergarten and elementary pupil- beneciaries. The partners for the activities include a law rm, a dealer of photocopy machines and ICT equipment, a philanthropist from the United Kingdom now residing in Ifugao, a dealer of beauty products, a bookstore, and a company selling psychological test instruments. The outreach programs were able to cater to at 118 pupils at the Tawangan ES, 50 in Ballay ES and 130 in Kabayan Barrio ES.

- Wilfred C. Bagsao, EPS, Math

focus for TEPT includes Structure, Written Expression, and Reading Comprehension while PST focuses on 13 process skills such as observing; classifying; inferring; predicting; m e a s u r i n g / q u a n t i f y i n g ; communicating; interpreting data; a n a l y s i n g d a t a ; e v a l u a t i n g ; experimenting; making conclusions; making models; and dening operationally. It may be recalled that the TEPT and PST in mathematics and science was administered to all elementary teachers in Benguet three batches: grades 1 and 2 in 2013, grades 3 and 4 in 2014 and grades 5 and 6 in 2015. After several postponements,

177 or 93% of the Grades 7-8 Mathematics and Science teachers in Benguet took the examination. T h e E d u c a t i o n P r o g r a m Supervisors served as room examiners namely Mila Caliging, Sylvia Rimban, Francis Peckley, Sonia Dupagan, Macarthy Malanes, Tito Bestre and Sasha Joseph Daganos. Wilfred C. Bagsao served as the Chief Examiner while Joel D. Cebreno, Assessment specialist of the BEA, came to monitor the conduct of the test. The result of the test will not be posted publicly but certicate of rating placed in an envelope be given individually to each teacher who took the test.

- Wilfred C. Bagsao

//Stephen Bulalin andMayclaire Jimenez, SGOD- SMN

DepEd Benguet urges coaches toinitiate sports tourney La Trinidad, Benguet—Alarmed by its reduced gold medal haul in the 2017 CARAA Meet, DepEd Benguet urged its coaches to initiate sports competitions in their respective schools or districts to expose athletes in different level of tournaments.

SABLAN National High School will be making a name in the international sporting map as two of its students will be competing in t h e M u a y T h a i W o r l d Championship as members of the Philippine team on August 5 – 11, 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand. Liane Caslatan Benito, 15 years old and Grade 10 student, was recruited as a member of the Philippine Muay Thai Team owing to her outstanding performance in va r ious loca l and na t iona l invitational tournaments where she bagged four gold medals. D u r i n g t h e P a l a r o n g Pambansa in Antique last April 23-27, Benito also won a bronze

Sablanian lasses off to Muay Thai World Cup

During the 2017 CARAA Meet Post Evaluation Meeting called for by the Benguet Division Ofce on March 10, it was found out that most of the province's athletes lacked exposure to sports tournaments. Dean Mark Monang, Benguet provincial government sports coordinator, said during the meeting that there is a need to expose the athletes to competitions. He reiterated that to encourage the athletes, the provincial government of Benguet is giving cash incentives to athletes who earned gold, silver, or bronze medal in regional or higher level sports competitions as stipulated in provincial ordinance number 15-178, series 2015. The coaches admitted that most athletes only participate in DepEd-organized sports competitions like district and provincial athletic meets, which only happen once a year. Hence, Benguet Sports Coordinator Ceasar Luma-ang and Lucio B. Alawas, School Governance and Operations Development chief, encouraged the coaches to submit sports competition proposals or training designs of their respective sports events whether at the school or municipal levels.

They a l so r equ i red the coaches to submit list of priority sports equipment to be purchased. Luma-ang announced that he supports any move of coaches or trainers in enlisting their athletes to any sports tournaments organized by private organizations provided that necessary protocols and precautions shall be observed. Benguet only earned 33 gold medals, which is lower than its 43 gold medals in last year's CARAA Meet, though it retained its overall

st1 runner-up honors far behind perennial champion Baguio City. Meanwhile, Alawas cautioned the hot-tempered coaches to control their emotions and observe decency and respect especially on critical judgements during games. “We cannot avoid being angry at times but we should do the proper way,” he said.

medal in Wushu. Another student, Rosemarie P. Recto, 17 years old, and Grade 12 Senior High School student was chosen for the Philippine team after she also performed well in va r ious loca l and na t iona l tournaments. A resident of the far-ung barangay of Pappa in Sablan, Recto was a member of the Benguet team in wushu during the 2017 CARAA Meet. B o t h s t u d e n t s w i l l b e accompanied by their coach Bryan S. Olod, a Senior High School Teacher and a National Judge – Referee. Colod was also designated as

the chairman of the Education Committee of the National Sports Association for Wushu and Muay Thai. H e i s a l s o t h e S p o r t s Coordinator in Wushu for DepED – Benguet Division. In view of his credentials, Colod will be attending the International Referee – Judge Seminar in Wushu – Muay Thai on August 3 – 11, 2017 in Bangkok, Thailand. All expenses of Benito and Coach Olod will be shouldered by the Philippine Sports Commission while Recto's expenses will be through sponsorship.

La Trinidad, Benguet—DepEd Benguet assured that the coaches and athletes will be given cash allowances during CARAA Meet next year as it was claried during the Post 2017 CARAA Meet Evaluation Meeting at the Benguet Division Ofce in this town on March 10. “Cash allowances shall be provided next year,” told Benguet Sports Coordinator Ceasar Luma-ang to coaches during the said conference. In the CARAA Meet last month, the cash allowance of coaches and athletes was deferred. Ofcers from the general services, treasury, and accounting ofces of the Benguet capitol explained that DepEd Benguet submitted late its request for cash allowance. “It's good that they will be giving cash allowance next year. It will be helpful to us especially in sufcing our incidental expenses,” Elizalde Dao-anis, one of the table tennis coaches said. Meanwhile, Benguet Provincial Sports Coordinator Dean Mark Monang emphasized that the p rov ince i s award ing cash incentives to athletes and coaches who garnered gold, silver, or bronze medal in regional, national, or international competitions as stipulated in provincial ordinance number 15-178, series 2015. Said ordinance, however, does not only cover sports but also press conferences, music and cultural contests, and other skills contests.

Cash allowance to coaches,

athletes next year assured

By Augustin A. Dao-anis- Benjamin M. Dio-al

By Augustin Dao-anis

Sports