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Manila, Philippines --- The teaching of the new curriculum for Grades 2 and 8 should no longer be a problem for public school teachers after the Department of Education (DepEd) assured yesterday that the delivery of the Learners' Modules (LMs) for the use of their students has been completed. According to Education Secretary Armin Luistro, the delivery of the learning packages scheduled this June-which include the LMs on a 1:1 ratio or one student per module-has already been completed. "Ang delivery kasi natin was divided into three batches since we have about 46,000 elementary schools and more than 7,000," he said in an interview. Luistro admitted that there was a delay in the delivery of the learning packages due to logistics. "We have so many schools so it was expected that that there will be some delay but of course, we did everything we could to avoid so much delay," he added. The first batch of learning packages was scheduled to be delivered in May but most public schools were not able to receive the materials before the classes started on June 3. Due to the delay, the DepEd issued a Memorandum signed by Undersecretary Francisco Varela suggesting "measures" Grade 2 teachers could undertake in case learning resources such as the LMs, TGs and Curriculum Guides would not be available in hard copy. In DepEd Memo No. 92 series of 2013, Varela said "printed copies [learner's materials] will be provided on a one is to one ratio."

PH wins International Math Contest

PH wins International Math Contest By Jonathan M. Hicap Published: July 8, 2013 INTERNATIONAL MATH CONTEST CHAMPS – Triumphant Filipino students and their coaches show the medals and trophies they won in the International Mathematics Competition in Bulgaria at the Dubai International Airport on July 6, 2013 before taking their flight back to Manila. Also in photo are Department of Science and Technology Science Education Institute Director Dr. Filma Brawner (right, standing), and Dr. Simon Chua (right), head of the Philippine delegation to the contest. (Jonathan Hicap) BURGAS, Bulgaria — The Philippines swept the competition as it was crowned overall champion in the elementary division including one Filipino student who got a perfect score in the 2013 Bulgaria International Mathematics Competition (BIMC) held here. RP Elementary Team A, composed of Jinger Chong of St. Jude Catholic School, Shaquille Wyan Que of Grace Christian College, Jose Ignacio Locsin of St. John Institute (Bacolod) and Luke Matthews Bernardo of Philadelphia High School (Quezon City), bested teams from 28 countries including math powerhouse China to bag the overall champion award. They also won as champion in the team and group contests. Chong, 12 years old, was feted at the BIMC awarding ceremony for getting a perfect score, the only one among the 293 contestants in the elementary division to achieve the feat. She was awarded a gold medal. “I am very happy. I dedicate this award to my parents, school and to the Mathematics Trainers Guild for training me,” Chong told Manila Bulletin, the only Philippine media which covered the competition in Bulgaria. Filipino students brought home five gold, seven silver, 10 bronze and eight merit awards in the individual contest. In the team and group contests, the Philippines won five first-place trophies. “We are very proud of our Filipino students by winning in the contest especially that we bagged overall champion trophy,” said Dr. Simon Chua, head of the Philippine delegation to the contest and president of the Mathematics Trainers Guild-Philippines (MTG). In the individual contest, besides Chong and Que, the other Filipino gold medalists are Vicente Raphael Chan of Zamboanga Chong Hua High School, Clyde Wesley Ang of Chiang Kai Shek College and Farrell Eldrian Wu of MGC New Life Christian Academy in Taguig. Winning silver medals are Jose Ignacio Locsin of St. John Institute (Bacolod), Stefan Marcus Ang Ong of St. Jude Catholic School, Steven John Wang of UNO High School, Tiffany Mae Ong of Immaculate Conception Academy, John Thomas Chuatak of St. Stephen’s High School, Shawan Gabriel Cabanes of Zamboanga Chong Hua High School and Sedrick Scott Keh of Xavier School. The bronze medalists are Luke Matthews Bernardo of Philadelphia High School in Quezon City, Adam Christopher Chan of Grace Christian College, Ryan Mark Shao of Xavier School, Eason Wong of Philippine Cultural College, Kelsey Lim Tiong Soon of Grace Christian College, Kaye Janelle Yao of Grace Christian College, Nathanael Joshua Balete of St. Stephen’s High School, Andrew Lawrence Sy of Xavier School, Andrea Jessica Jaba of St. Jude Catholic School and John Aries Ceazar Hingan of San Beda College Alabang. Merit awardees are Gen Mark Tanno of Southville International School, Joseph Raymond Fadri of Makati Science High School, Andrew Brandon Ong of Chiang Kai Shek College, William Joshua King of Bethany Christian School (Cebu City), Anna Nicola Baizas of Philippine Science High School Main, Jaymi Mae Ching of Jubilee Christian Academy, Alyana Zoie Chua of MGC New Life Christian Academy and Christopher Jose Carlos of Ateneo de Manila Grace School. In the team and group contests, RP Elementary Team B, composed of Chan, King, Ong and Wang, and RP Elementary Team C, composed of Baizas, Ching, Chua and Ong, won second runner-up in the group divisions. RP Elementary Team D, composed of Carlos, Chan, Shao and Wong, won as champion in the group and second runner-up in the team contest. In high school, RP High School Team A, composed of Ang, Chuatak, Lim Tiong Soon and Yao, won as champion in the team and first runner-up in the group. RP High School Team B, composed of Balete, Cabanes, Sy and Tanno, won second runner-up in the team. RP High School Team C, composed of Jaba, Keh, Wu and Isabella Mae Tan of St. Jude Catholic School, won first runner-up in the team and group while RP High School Team D, composed of Fadri, Ong, Hingan and Jose Alfonso Ignacio Mirabueno of Philippine Science High School-Southern Mindanao, won first runner-up in the team. Besides Dr. Chua, the Philippine delegation was composed of Dr. Lolita Andrada, director of the Department of Education’s Bureau of Secondary Education; Dr. Filma Brawner, director of the Science Education Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-SEI); and coaches Arvie Ubarro, Rechilda Villame, Isidro Aguilar, Joseph Wee, Robert Degolacion and Dr. Eduardo dela Cruz Jr., dean of Arellano University’s College of Education. Mayor Dimitar Nikolov of Burgas, Bulgaria attended the opening and closing ceremonies.

Malabon questioned on school budget

Manila, Philippines -- The Commission on Audit (COA) has assailed local officials of Malabon City for spending part of the special education budget for school maintenance in purchasing personal supplies for schoolchildren. In its 2012 audit report for the city government, COA also asked Mayor Antolin Oreta III to pursue legal steps in recovering or demanding the liquidation of over P41.8 million in cash advances that various incumbent and past city officials and other officers failed to account in the past 22 years. In the same report, state audit examiners noted that the city government has violated Republic Act 7160 or the Local Government Code for failing to conduct a general revision of real estate assessment of properties in the 21 barangay units in the city. Barangay Tonsuya, located at the heart of the city, has yet to experience real estate assessment revision since 1993, the COA said. Under the law, the city government is mandated to conduct a revision of assessed values of real estate every three years. COA accused Oreta of spending at least P3 million of the Special Education Fund for ''various personal and school supplies'' for pupils enrolled in kindergarten and Grade I and II classes in Malabon's public schools. Among the items purchased from SEF funds are raincoats, backpack bags, tumblers and school supplies. COA examination of SEF records also indicated that the city government deducted P22.5 million from the fund to pay for additional allowances for national government elementary and high school teachers. State auditors said budget for special education is strictly reserved for the maintenance of schoolrooms and buildings. The state audit body also chided the city government for the ballooning unliquidated cash advances, saying that officials must take legal steps to address the problem. COA revealed that of the total prior years outstanding balance of P20,599,569, P12,308,072 or 59 percent pertain to cash advances as early as 1990 granted to former city officials who are either retired from the service, resigned, deceased and/or whose whereabouts are unknown.

A SCHOOL MODERNIZATION AND INNOVATION PROGRAM

In a consistent effort to improve the quality of education in the country ANGARA SEEKS TO ESTABLISH A SCHOOL MODERNIZATION AND INNOVATION PROGRAM Senator Edgardo J. Angara today said the Philippines needs to reorient its thrust towards its educational system to meet the growing needs and demands of a highly competitive world market. "It is time to institute a comprehensive and sustainable modernization program for all public elementary and secondary schools aimed at improving the effectiveness and efficiency of delivery of basic education in the country," emphasized Angara, former UP President. He added, "To achieve this arduous task, there is a need to formulate a viable, comprehensive and sustainable long-term modernization plan for schools primarily at the elementary and secondary levels." The era of globalization has placed extreme pressure on our government to produce highly specialized and technical personnel in a relatively short period of time. Given the rapid changes and developments in the field of Information Technology and emergence of knowledge-based society, the Philippines has to reorient the thrusts of its educational system to meet the growing needs and demands of a highly competitive world market," said Angara who chairs the Senate Committee on Finance. Angara, former chairman of the Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM), said that students in public schools have been left behind by their counterparts in the private schools. Based on preliminary report of Department of Education (DepEd), only 50% of the 4336 high schools nationwide have computer laboratories. But most of them need to be repaired or upgraded because after these computers have been delivered to schools, they have not been properly maintained. A computer laboratory consists of a minimum of 10 computers. The following are objectives of the School Modernization and Innovation bill (SB 915): a) Provide a broad framework for the institutionalization of a comprehensive and sustainable modernization program for the public schools; b) Encourage the schools to become more innovative and resourceful in developing and implementing programs geared towards modernization; c) Develop mechanisms that will define the roles and responsibilities of the officials from the regional, division down to the school levels in the implementation of school modernization programs; d) Provide mechanism on how the private sector can participate in the program; e) Define regional and school modernization plans responsive to the needs of the students in the area. SB 915 also seeks to establish the School Modernization and Innovation Trust Fund which will augment the regular appropriations that will be provided under the annual General Appropriations Act to finance the priority programs for school modernization and improvement of public elementary and secondary schools. "This is the most opportune time for the government to seriously consider ways of increasing the share of budget devoted to computerization of schools, upgrading of libraries and science laboratories. Moreover the application of information technology in classroom instruction would increase efficiency in teaching and learning process and enhance competencies of students," added Angara. Site: http://www.senate.gov.ph/press_release/2009/0719_angara2.asp