Cordillera trivia radio quiz this July
Posted on | Sunday, 7 July 2013 | No Comments
By Susan Aro
BAGUIO CITY, July 5 (PIA) -- A contest on Cordillera Trivia over Kapisanan ng mga Brodkasters ng Pilipinas (KBP) member stations in the city will be launched on July 8 in line with the 26th anniversary of the Cordillera Administrative Region this July.
The Cordillera trivia contest will run daily from July 8 – 27, 2013 except Sunday. Daily winners will receive a P100 cellphone load of their choice as prize.
For the contest mechanics, the participating stations will float one question per day and answers will be entertained thru text. For proper identification, contestants are required to indicate full name then their response. Text response format - Name space Response;
The first texter to give the correct answer will be declared the winner for the day.
The radio host will forward the name and cellphone number of the winner to the Philippine Information Agency regional office. Each winner will be called for validation. The prize will be forwarded to the winner thru text.
In a day, a texter who wins in a radio station cannot join the radio quiz in another station.
The trivia contest is a project under the Regional Development Council-Information Education and Communications Committee on Regional Development and Autonomy for the General Public spearheaded by PIA in coordination with the KBP. (PIA-CAR)
Unity Gong relay kicks off July 9
By Joseph Zambrano
BAGUIO CITY, July 5 (PIA) -- As part of the 26th anniversary celebration of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), the Unity Gong will go around the different provinces in the region next week.
With the gong as an inherent instrument practically in all the celebrations, rituals and gatherings of the Cordillera provinces, it is a fitting symbol of regional unity.
The Unity Gong relay will send-off at the Baguio City hall on July 9 with a ritual and “uggayam” by Mayor Maurico Domogan.
From Baguio, the team led by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Cordillera Director Edilberto Carabbacan and chair of the Infrastructure and Development Committee of the Regional Development Council (RDC), which is spearheading this year’s celebration, will bring the gong to Bontoc, Mountain Province and will be received by Gov. Leonard Mayaen.
On January 10, the caravan proceeds to Ifugao and newly elected governor Denis Habawel, will receive the Unity Gong in the capital town of Lagawe.
The following day, July 11, the Unity Gong will proceed to Tabuk, Kalinga and will be received by Gov. Jocel Baac.
On July 12, it will be in Apayao and Gov. Elias Bulut Jr. will receive it in Luna. On July 13 it will travel to Bangued, Abra and will be accommodated by Gov. Eustaquio Bersamin.
The concluding journey of the Unity Gong is in La Trinidad, Benguet. Gov. Nestor Fongwan will hand it over finally to the RDC on July 15, the Commemoration Day.
A symbolic tree planting within the provincial capitol grounds and signing of memorandum of agreement between the Department of Interior and Local Government-Cordillera and concerned local government units relative to Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA), Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig Para sa Lahat (SALINTUBIG), Performance Challenge Fund (PCF) and other DILG implemented programs will be conducted as part of the turn-over program in all the provinces.
The theme of this year’s CAR Day commemoration is “Bridging ONE Green Cordillera”. ( JDP/JBZ- PIA-CAR)
Short film contest on Cordillera autonomy and development set
BAGUIO CITY, July 5(PIA)--The search is on for the best short films that highlight efforts for Cordillera autonomy and development.
The contest is open to amateur filmmakers who are willing to independently produce a short film focusing on the Cordillera Autonomy and Development (based on House Bill 5595/Senate Bill 3115) and how the two concepts apply to the day-to-day lives of the Cordillerans.
The contest has two categories: the Student Category and the Open Category. The Student Category is open to college students nationwide who may work individually or as a team. The Open Category is open to Cordillerans as defined in House Bill 5595 (to quote: “The term Cordilleran shall apply to all citizens of the Philippines who are domiciled within the territory of the Cordillera Autonomous Region”).
Film entries must be 5 to 7 minutes long. Entries exceeding 7 minutes will be disqualified.
Entries must be independently produced and must not contain clips or segments from copyrighted works.
Entries may be done in, but not limited to, the following formats: documentary, animation, short fictional film, or experimental.
Dialogue can be in Filipino, English, or any Cordilleran vernacular. Subtitle must be provided for entries whose dialogue is in Cordillera vernacular or dialect.
Interested applicants must submit the following: A) A DVD copy of their entry (one entry per disc for those who intend to submit multiple entries) in .AVI, .MOV, or .MP4 (highest resolution) format labeled with the film title, name/s of participant/s, address, email, and contact number/s. B) A printed copy of a narrative description or synopsis (2 to 3 sentences) of the film. C) Duly accomplished entry form.
Form for the open category can be downloaded athttp://www.scribd.com/doc/151818094/Cordillera-Autonomy-and-Development-Short-Film-Contest-Entry-Form-Open-Category and the student category at http://www.scribd.com/doc/151818646/Cordillera-Autonomy-and-Development-Short-Film-Contest-Entry-Form-Student-Category.
Deadline of submission of entries is on August 31, 2013 at 12:00 noon.
Participants may submit their entries either personally or through mail to the Philippine Information Agency - CAR office at Romulo Drive, Barangay Lualhati, Baguio City 2600.
Ten entries (five per category) will be shortlisted by a panel of judges. The shortlisted entries will be uploaded on YouTube and the Top 5 videos with the most “likes” and comments will be selected. Those found manipulating the "likes" based on applications and programs would be disqualified. The judges would then choose from the shortlist.
There will be one winning entry per category. Awarding of winners will be on October 2013.
Winning entries will be used for Cordillera Autonomy and Development IEC purposes.
For queries, interested participants may contact (074) 442-8240 or 09175088534 and look for Pryce E. Quintos.
For more information on Cordillera autonomy and development, visit http://www.sunstar.com.ph/baguio/opinion/2012/05/11/dacawi-5-principles-autonomy-draft-221031.
The contest is a project under the Regional Development Council IEC on Regional Development and Autonomy for the General Public. (JDP/Pryce Quintos-PIA CAR)
Besao requires pre-marriage counseling certificate in civil marriage
Posted on | Tuesday, 21 June 2011 | No Comments
by Juliet Saley
BESAO, Mt. Province- A duly signed certificate of pre-marriage counseling is an integral document for a civil marriage to be officiated here. Failure to comply with the requirement could be a ground to delay the marriage.
Executive Order No. 2008-10 prescribes the rules and procedures in the conduct of its civil marriages cognizant to the sanctity and significance of a marriage ceremony.
The EO requires that couples regardless of age to undergo pre-marriage counseling to be conducted by a team of accredited pre-marriage counselors from the Municipal Health Office, Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office, Municipal Agriculture Office, and from the religious sector.
Qualified to apply for marriage license are those 18 years old and above. Applicants aged 18 to 21 are required to present proof of consent of their parents; 22 to 24 years old applicants are required to present a written advise from their parents or guardians; and 25 years old and above are required to submit a certificate of non-marriage (CENOMA) which will be issued upon request by the National Statistics Office.
For applicants who are elementary or secondary drop outs, they are required to present a certification issued by an Alternative Learning System (ALS) Coordinator.
Application of marriage license could be secured at the Local civil Registrar Office after paying the necessary fees at the Municipal Treasury Office, after having complied with the needed requirements, and after the completion of the publication period of 10 days.
Municipal mayors are authorized to officiate civil marriages in their area of jurisdiction as provided for in the New Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386 Article 56 Series of 1973 and the Local Code of 1991. *(JBS/PIA CAR-Mt. Province)
BESAO, Mt. Province- A duly signed certificate of pre-marriage counseling is an integral document for a civil marriage to be officiated here. Failure to comply with the requirement could be a ground to delay the marriage.
Executive Order No. 2008-10 prescribes the rules and procedures in the conduct of its civil marriages cognizant to the sanctity and significance of a marriage ceremony.
The EO requires that couples regardless of age to undergo pre-marriage counseling to be conducted by a team of accredited pre-marriage counselors from the Municipal Health Office, Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office, Municipal Agriculture Office, and from the religious sector.
Qualified to apply for marriage license are those 18 years old and above. Applicants aged 18 to 21 are required to present proof of consent of their parents; 22 to 24 years old applicants are required to present a written advise from their parents or guardians; and 25 years old and above are required to submit a certificate of non-marriage (CENOMA) which will be issued upon request by the National Statistics Office.
For applicants who are elementary or secondary drop outs, they are required to present a certification issued by an Alternative Learning System (ALS) Coordinator.
Application of marriage license could be secured at the Local civil Registrar Office after paying the necessary fees at the Municipal Treasury Office, after having complied with the needed requirements, and after the completion of the publication period of 10 days.
Municipal mayors are authorized to officiate civil marriages in their area of jurisdiction as provided for in the New Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386 Article 56 Series of 1973 and the Local Code of 1991. *(JBS/PIA CAR-Mt. Province)
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Mountain Province
Mt. Provincetown requires couples applying for marriage license to plant trees first
Posted on | Friday, 10 June 2011 | No Comments
by Juliet Saley
TADIAN, Mt. Province- For the benefit of their future children, couples planning to get married here have to plant at least 10 trees first.
In its effort to protect its environment, the town officials enacted an ordinance requiring applicants for marriage license to plant at least five tree seedlings each before their marriage license shall be released by the municipal registrar.
The barangay captain of the home barangay of either of the couple applicants if both are residents of the municipality, will issue a certificate of compliance. In case only one of the couple applicants is a resident of the town, then the barangay chairman of the resident of the municipality shall issue the certificate of compliance.
The barangay chairman will be held liable if he issues fraudulent certificate of compliance.
Violation to this ordinance shall be fined P500 and repetition of the same shall be the basis of filing an administrative case against the barangay chairman who issued a fraudulent certificate of compliance.
To guarantee the realization of this program, the barangays shall make sure the availability of tree seedlings in their respective nurseries. The barangay government may collect reasonable seeding fees to the applicants. They will also make an appropriate policy to ensure the growth and sustenance of the planted trees.*(JDP/JBS-PIA CAR,Mt. Province)
TADIAN, Mt. Province- For the benefit of their future children, couples planning to get married here have to plant at least 10 trees first.
In its effort to protect its environment, the town officials enacted an ordinance requiring applicants for marriage license to plant at least five tree seedlings each before their marriage license shall be released by the municipal registrar.
The barangay captain of the home barangay of either of the couple applicants if both are residents of the municipality, will issue a certificate of compliance. In case only one of the couple applicants is a resident of the town, then the barangay chairman of the resident of the municipality shall issue the certificate of compliance.
The barangay chairman will be held liable if he issues fraudulent certificate of compliance.
Violation to this ordinance shall be fined P500 and repetition of the same shall be the basis of filing an administrative case against the barangay chairman who issued a fraudulent certificate of compliance.
To guarantee the realization of this program, the barangays shall make sure the availability of tree seedlings in their respective nurseries. The barangay government may collect reasonable seeding fees to the applicants. They will also make an appropriate policy to ensure the growth and sustenance of the planted trees.*(JDP/JBS-PIA CAR,Mt. Province)
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Mountain Province
857 senior citizens benefit from electric bill discount
Posted on | Thursday, 26 May 2011 | No Comments
by Juliet B. Saley
BONTOC, Mt. Province - A total of 857 senior citizens in the province are beneficiaries of the five percent discount in their monthly electric bills with the Mt. Province Electric Cooperative (MOPRECO), the province’s main power distributor.
According to Cesaria Kiat-ong of the MOPRECO, the municipality of Bontoc has the highest number with 141 senior citizens who applied for the discount followed by the municipality of Tadian with 139. The town of Sagada has 132 beneficiaries, Bauko with 129, Besao – 128, Natonin – 83, Sabangan – 55, Barlig – 35, Paracelis – 11, and Sadanga with four.
Kiat-ong said application for the discount is still open to other qualified senior citizens.
She said qualified to avail of the senior citizens discount are those whose monthly residential power consumption is not more than 100 kwh. The electric meter must also be registered in the name of the residing senior citizen for a period of not less than one year
Kiat-ong further said to apply for the discount, a senior citizen must submit to their office proof of age such as birth certificate; valid senior citizen identification card (ID) issued by the Office of Senior Citizen’s Affairs (OSCA); proof of residence like barangay certificate and proof of billing (copy of electric bill issued in the name of the senior citizen).
Under the ERC guidelines, the five percent discount will apply only to the following bill components: generation charge, transmission delivery charge, system loss, distribution network charge, retail electric charge and metering charge. *(JDP/JBS-PIA CAR-Mt. Province)
BONTOC, Mt. Province - A total of 857 senior citizens in the province are beneficiaries of the five percent discount in their monthly electric bills with the Mt. Province Electric Cooperative (MOPRECO), the province’s main power distributor.
According to Cesaria Kiat-ong of the MOPRECO, the municipality of Bontoc has the highest number with 141 senior citizens who applied for the discount followed by the municipality of Tadian with 139. The town of Sagada has 132 beneficiaries, Bauko with 129, Besao – 128, Natonin – 83, Sabangan – 55, Barlig – 35, Paracelis – 11, and Sadanga with four.
Kiat-ong said application for the discount is still open to other qualified senior citizens.
She said qualified to avail of the senior citizens discount are those whose monthly residential power consumption is not more than 100 kwh. The electric meter must also be registered in the name of the residing senior citizen for a period of not less than one year
Kiat-ong further said to apply for the discount, a senior citizen must submit to their office proof of age such as birth certificate; valid senior citizen identification card (ID) issued by the Office of Senior Citizen’s Affairs (OSCA); proof of residence like barangay certificate and proof of billing (copy of electric bill issued in the name of the senior citizen).
Under the ERC guidelines, the five percent discount will apply only to the following bill components: generation charge, transmission delivery charge, system loss, distribution network charge, retail electric charge and metering charge. *(JDP/JBS-PIA CAR-Mt. Province)
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Mountain Province
Local dads appeal for the implementation of salary standardization law for judges
Posted on | Sunday, 8 May 2011 | No Comments
by Juliet Saley
BONTOC, Mt. Province- Concerned by the lack of interest of lawyers to apply for the position of judges in courts in the province that have long been vacant , members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) here enacted a resolution requesting President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III, to fully implement the salary standardization law for all judges in the Philippines.
In their resolution, the SP members stated that were duly informed that Salary Standardization Law for Judges has not been fully implemented considering that at present the salaries of judges in regional and municipal circuit trial courts are lower than that of public attorneys, prosecutors, and clerks of court.
It is for this reason that lawyers are not interested to apply for the vacant positions of judges in Mt. Province - one regional trial court judge and municipal circuit trial court judges are unfilled - thus, one Municipal Trial Court Judge handles two or even three municipalities.
If only to encourage lawyers to apply for the vacant Judge positions and thereby prevent the delay in the disposition of cases, there is a need for the full implementation of the salary standardization of judges, the resolution further stated. (JDP/JBS- PIA CAR,Mt. Province)
BONTOC, Mt. Province- Concerned by the lack of interest of lawyers to apply for the position of judges in courts in the province that have long been vacant , members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) here enacted a resolution requesting President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III, to fully implement the salary standardization law for all judges in the Philippines.
In their resolution, the SP members stated that were duly informed that Salary Standardization Law for Judges has not been fully implemented considering that at present the salaries of judges in regional and municipal circuit trial courts are lower than that of public attorneys, prosecutors, and clerks of court.
It is for this reason that lawyers are not interested to apply for the vacant positions of judges in Mt. Province - one regional trial court judge and municipal circuit trial court judges are unfilled - thus, one Municipal Trial Court Judge handles two or even three municipalities.
If only to encourage lawyers to apply for the vacant Judge positions and thereby prevent the delay in the disposition of cases, there is a need for the full implementation of the salary standardization of judges, the resolution further stated. (JDP/JBS- PIA CAR,Mt. Province)
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Mountain Province
Court convicts woman for illegal possession, transport of forest products
Posted on | Monday, 2 May 2011 | No Comments
by Andrew Doga-ong
BONTOC, Mt. Province - The Regional Trial Court (RTC) here has sentenced a woman to suffer imprisonment for 12 years and one day to 20 years for illegal possession and transportation of forest products.
RTC Branch 35 Presiding Judge Joseph Patnaan found the accused, Emitina Bautista, of Santiago City, Isabela guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Section 77 of Presidential Degree (PD) 705 or the Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines.
PD 705 prohibits and penalizes individuals who cut, gather, and or transport timber or other forest products without the necessary permit or license issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
Records of the case show that on October 31, 2005, personnel of the Mt. Province Provincial Police Office and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), upon instruction of their respective heads, proceeded to the Bureau of Equipments, Mountain Province Engineering District compound of the Department of Public Works and Highways and there found an truck undergoing repair loaded with narra lumber, semi finished door, window frames, moldings, and assorted wood tiles of different sizes.
The truck, pplate TMT 724 was being attended to by accused Bautista, her driver Salvador Santiago Jr. and Rogelio Bayaua Jr., both of Santiago City, Isabela, the supposed escort and reportedly a forest ranger at the Community Environment and Natural Resources in San Isidro, Isabela.
DENR inventory and computation of the truckload forest products was valued at P99,612.00.
Based on the documents presented, the court established that accused Bautista is the owner of the Elf truck and its cargo. The court also found that the possession and transportation of the forest lumbers were not covered by proper and the required documents.
While Bautista presented documents to support her ownership and the shipment and denying the charges of illegal possession and transportation of forest products, the Courts found out that these documents were incomplete, uncertified, and illegible copies.
One glaring discrepancy as established by the inventory conducted by the DENR personnel was that the actual cargo did not tally with what was reflected in the Certificate of Shipment.
The court also found another circumstancial evidence where Bautista had no proper documentation. Based on the shipping documents, the vehicle and its cargo were supposed to travel from Isabela to Baliuag, Bulacan but found its way to Bontoc, Mt. Province which the court said a very highly unlikely place to pass through considering that it would be a long and circuitous route passing through about five provinces.
With the above findings, the court said “under the present state of the evidence, the prosecution has proven the guilt of the accused of the offense charged to a moral certainty.” The court also ruled that in addition to imprisonment, the Elf truck and the forest products were ordered confiscated in favor of the government.
The case against co-accused Salvador Santiago Jr. and Rogelio Bayaua Jr. who had not been arrested and are still at large, had been ordered archived. *(JDP/ABD-PIA CAR,Mt. Province)
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Mountain Province
2 persons arrested for cutting down pine trees
Posted on | Friday, 29 April 2011 | No Comments
by Andrew Doga-ong
BAUKO, Mt. Province- Two persons here who cut 29 pine trees in a watershed area here are in hot water for violating Presidential Decree (PD) 705 or the Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines.
PD 705 penalizes individuals who cut, gather, and or transport timber or other forest products without the necessary license issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
Bauko police identified the environment law violators as Simon Litilit Degay and Primo Aligo, both residents of barangay Bagnen Proper, this municipality.
Degay who was caught by barangay Bila officials in the act of cutting down a pine tree is the chainsaw operator while Aligo is allegedly the one who ordered the former to cut the pines trees within the watershed area of barangay Bila.
Joint forces from the local police, Community Environment and Natural Resources office and the Bila barangay officials who conducted ocular inspection at the watershed area found out that the suspects felled down around 29 pine trees.
Confiscated from the suspects were one chainsaw bearing Serial No. S169192467 and 24 pieces of one inch by six inches by 12 inches (1”x6”x12”) pine lumber. All seized items are now under the custody of the Bauko police.
Police, environmental, and barangay officials are now readying the pertinent documents for filling charges against the two environment violators.
Heightened fight against illegal logging activities is in line with Executive Order 23 issued by President Benigno Aquino last February this year. The EO declares a moratorium on the cutting and harvesting of timber in the natural and residual forest and also creates Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force to oversee the implementation of the Order. *()
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Mountain Province
DOH allots P52 M to enhance health facilities in Mt. Province
Posted on | Saturday, 23 April 2011 | No Comments
by Juliet Saley
BONTOC, Mt. Province - The Department of Health - Center for Health and Development (DOH CHD)-CAR is continuously improving the health services in the province as it allotted the amount of P52 million under its Health Facility Enhancement program.
The amount is for health infrastructure project to be implemented in the province particularly for the improvement of the Bontoc General Hospital.
Based on the data of the Provincial Engineering Office here, P23 million has been appropriated for the renovation of family planning room, completion of the emergency room extension, construction of septic vault for infectious waste collection and segregation are , and extension of the pharmacy.
Another P15 million has been set aside for the completion of a charity ward building phase II which is currently under construction and P4 million for the completion of repair of the administrative building.
The Paracelis District Hospital in the eastern town of Paracelis has been allotted P10 million for the completion of the phase II of the two- storey district hospital whose construction started in February this year.
The improvement of health facilities in the province is expected to help improve the health situation of the people. (JBS-PIA CAR,Mt. Province)
BONTOC, Mt. Province - The Department of Health - Center for Health and Development (DOH CHD)-CAR is continuously improving the health services in the province as it allotted the amount of P52 million under its Health Facility Enhancement program.
The amount is for health infrastructure project to be implemented in the province particularly for the improvement of the Bontoc General Hospital.
Based on the data of the Provincial Engineering Office here, P23 million has been appropriated for the renovation of family planning room, completion of the emergency room extension, construction of septic vault for infectious waste collection and segregation are , and extension of the pharmacy.
Another P15 million has been set aside for the completion of a charity ward building phase II which is currently under construction and P4 million for the completion of repair of the administrative building.
The Paracelis District Hospital in the eastern town of Paracelis has been allotted P10 million for the completion of the phase II of the two- storey district hospital whose construction started in February this year.
The improvement of health facilities in the province is expected to help improve the health situation of the people. (JBS-PIA CAR,Mt. Province)
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Mountain Province
CCTV cameras are effective criminal catchers
Posted on | Monday, 18 April 2011 | No Comments
by Andrew Doga-ong
BONTOC, Mt. Province- Close circuit television (CCTV) cameras are becoming effective tools in identifying as well as catching criminals in the province.
Over the weekend, policemen arrested three robbery suspects who robbed a drug store here on the night of April 10.
One of the suspects was identified through the footages recorded in the CCTV camera installed inside the Ivan Pharmacy Plus, a drugstore located near the Bontoc General Hospital.
This is the second instance where security cameras installed inside the establishment helped policemen identify and later on arrest crime suspects.
Bontoc police spot report identified the suspects as a certain Domingo Madarang of Pudo, Natonin; Arnel Bagangan of Alab Proper, Bontoc; and Ezny Loyd Wadingan of Angkileng, Sagada.
Policemen, in their subsequent surveillance operations, arrested the suspects who were again about to rob somebody inside a parked vehicle in front of the Chico Terrace building along the national road.
Madarang admitted readily when confronted with the evidence.
A cellular phone reloader, which was among the stolen items in the drug store, was recovered from the suspects. An appropriate case is being readied against the suspects.
In November 2010, two persons tried to rob the Sagada Rural Bank Branch located in Sabangan, Mt. Province. Through the images captured by the CCTV camera installed inside the bank, the police were able to identify the suspects. A Municipal Circuit Court then issued a warrant of arrest against the suspects for the crime of frustrated robbery in a private building.
With the relentless efforts of police who work closely with local officials, the suspects voluntarily surrendered to the police authorities after eluding arrest for more than three months. *(JDP/AD – PIA-CAR, Mt. Province)
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Mountain Province
Dalog to MP folks: strengthen culture of unity, solidarity, and teamwork
Posted on | Friday, 8 April 2011 | No Comments
by Andrew Doga-ong
BONTOC, Mt. Province Congressman Maximo Dalog Sr. exhorted the people of this landlock province to strengthen the culture of unity, solidarity, and teamwork so as to hasten the province’s development and progress.
Dalog gave an inspirational message before a large audience gathered at the Provincial Plaza here to celebrate the 44th Foundation Anniversary of the province on April 7.
Sharing inspirational passages entitled “Anyway,” attributed to a great nun, Mother Theresa, Dalog urged the government officials, employees, and everybody to do their best to contribute to the progress and development of the province.
He encouraged his audience to seek inspiration from the passages to give their best saying "the progress of the province and the country could start from each and everyone of us." He reminded his audience that what counts at the end of the day is what we have done and not what we have said.
"It is when we are united, working as one and with concerted efforts that we also move forward to better the lives of our people," the solon said.
Dalog took the occasion to thank the past leaders and elders who sacrificed their lives for the development of the province as it is today. He also thanked the members of the Regional Development Council and the other visitors for joining the celebration and the cultural festivities. The RDC led by co-chairman Dr. Virgilio Bautista also held their regular meeting here in Bontoc.
Dalog also congratulated the officialdom of the province led by governor Leonard Mayaen for the successful staging of the cultural festival and the observance of the province’s anniversary.(AD-PIA-CAR/ Mt. Province)
BONTOC, Mt. Province Congressman Maximo Dalog Sr. exhorted the people of this landlock province to strengthen the culture of unity, solidarity, and teamwork so as to hasten the province’s development and progress.
Dalog gave an inspirational message before a large audience gathered at the Provincial Plaza here to celebrate the 44th Foundation Anniversary of the province on April 7.
Sharing inspirational passages entitled “Anyway,” attributed to a great nun, Mother Theresa, Dalog urged the government officials, employees, and everybody to do their best to contribute to the progress and development of the province.
He encouraged his audience to seek inspiration from the passages to give their best saying "the progress of the province and the country could start from each and everyone of us." He reminded his audience that what counts at the end of the day is what we have done and not what we have said.
"It is when we are united, working as one and with concerted efforts that we also move forward to better the lives of our people," the solon said.
Dalog took the occasion to thank the past leaders and elders who sacrificed their lives for the development of the province as it is today. He also thanked the members of the Regional Development Council and the other visitors for joining the celebration and the cultural festivities. The RDC led by co-chairman Dr. Virgilio Bautista also held their regular meeting here in Bontoc.
Dalog also congratulated the officialdom of the province led by governor Leonard Mayaen for the successful staging of the cultural festival and the observance of the province’s anniversary.(AD-PIA-CAR/ Mt. Province)
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Mountain Province
Some beneficiaries are not authentic rebel returnees
by Andrew Doga-ong
BONTOC, Mt. Province - The 22 rebel surrenderees who availed of the rebel returnee livelihood program of the provincial government are authentic former members of the communist front.
This was the reaction of one rebel surrenderee William Ekwasen to an open letter of the New Peoples Army (NPA) under the Leonardo Pacsi Command alleging that some beneficiaries of the rebel returnee livelihood program are “dubious” saying that they are fake rebel surrenderees.
Ekwasen, who assumed the nom de plume Ka Front, stayed with the underground movement starting 2005 until the early days of 2007 when he finally decided to rejoin the mainstream society.
As evidence that they were former NPA fighters with the aim of returning to the folds of the law, the livehood program beneficiaries were required to show documents that they had undergone the process as required by existing national law. Documents are then authenticated by the military or the police who received and conducted the tactical interrogation.
Under the livelihood program, qualified rebel returnee will get P5,000 monthly allowance in exchange to a community service he/she will render to his/her own community. Community service could include reforestion, health services, securing barangay managed institutions and public schools, and maintenance of community irrigations, pathways and roads.
Disqualified in the program are rebel returnees with pending cases in courts involving crimes against chastity, rape, torture, kidnapping for ransom, use and trafficking of illegal drugs and other crimes for personal ends and violations of international laws.
Rebel returnee beneficiaries who refuse to send their children to school who are of school age, those who fail to live within the norms of the community and those who continue their relations with the underground movement could be disqualified in the program.
Barangay chairmen were tasked to supervise the program beneficiaries in their barangays.
Expressing their gratitude to the present provincial leadership, Ekwasen said the rebel returnee livelihood program is a great help for them to start a normal life.
Governor Leonard Mayaen announced last year his administration’s plans to come up with a livelihood program to address the concerns of former communist rebels who returned to the fold of the law. He said special privilege must be afforded to rebel surrenderees for them to start a normal life. * (PIA-CAR/ Mt. Province)
BONTOC, Mt. Province - The 22 rebel surrenderees who availed of the rebel returnee livelihood program of the provincial government are authentic former members of the communist front.
This was the reaction of one rebel surrenderee William Ekwasen to an open letter of the New Peoples Army (NPA) under the Leonardo Pacsi Command alleging that some beneficiaries of the rebel returnee livelihood program are “dubious” saying that they are fake rebel surrenderees.
Ekwasen, who assumed the nom de plume Ka Front, stayed with the underground movement starting 2005 until the early days of 2007 when he finally decided to rejoin the mainstream society.
As evidence that they were former NPA fighters with the aim of returning to the folds of the law, the livehood program beneficiaries were required to show documents that they had undergone the process as required by existing national law. Documents are then authenticated by the military or the police who received and conducted the tactical interrogation.
Under the livelihood program, qualified rebel returnee will get P5,000 monthly allowance in exchange to a community service he/she will render to his/her own community. Community service could include reforestion, health services, securing barangay managed institutions and public schools, and maintenance of community irrigations, pathways and roads.
Disqualified in the program are rebel returnees with pending cases in courts involving crimes against chastity, rape, torture, kidnapping for ransom, use and trafficking of illegal drugs and other crimes for personal ends and violations of international laws.
Rebel returnee beneficiaries who refuse to send their children to school who are of school age, those who fail to live within the norms of the community and those who continue their relations with the underground movement could be disqualified in the program.
Barangay chairmen were tasked to supervise the program beneficiaries in their barangays.
Expressing their gratitude to the present provincial leadership, Ekwasen said the rebel returnee livelihood program is a great help for them to start a normal life.
Governor Leonard Mayaen announced last year his administration’s plans to come up with a livelihood program to address the concerns of former communist rebels who returned to the fold of the law. He said special privilege must be afforded to rebel surrenderees for them to start a normal life. * (PIA-CAR/ Mt. Province)
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Mountain Province
10 A &E passers join regular high school graduation
Posted on | Thursday, 7 April 2011 | No Comments
by Juliet B. Saley
BONTOC, Mt. Province – Ten passers of the Acceleration and Equivalency (A& E) examination joined the graduation exercises of two high schools in the province.
According to Alternative Learning System(ALS) coordinator Susan Aminor of the Department of Education Mt. Province Division Office, eight of the A & E passers joined the commencement rites of the graduating students of Namatec National High School in Sabangan in April 4. Earlier on April 2, two passers graduated with the fourth year students of Barlig National High School.
Aminor said these out-of-school youths (OSYs) received their certificates of rating instead of diplomas which certify that they are qualified to enroll in college.
Meanwhile, Aminor said the Department of Education Division Office has also initiated graduation rites on April 11 for other A & E passers. This is open to all passers from 2004 to 2010.
The graduation exercises of these OSYs, the first to be conducted in the province, will be held at the DepEd Dap-ayan Hall with provincial Governor Leonard G. Mayaen as the guest speaker.
The A & E test is given annually to OSYs to give them a chance to go back to formal education.
Qualified to take this test are elementary drop outs at least one year at the time of registration, who are 11 years old and above for the elementary level examination and high school drop outs at least one year at the time of registration, aging 15 years and above for the secondary level examination; and non-passers of the previous A & E tests.
The elementary passers are qualified to enroll in high school while high school passers are qualified to enroll in college.*(JBS-PIA- CAR/Mt. Province)
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Mountain Province
CITC,TESDA conduct basic computer operations training to bry secs, treasurers
Posted on | Friday, 1 April 2011 | No Comments
by Juliet Saley
BONTOC, Mt. Province, April 1 – Some 184 barangay secretaries, treasurers, and municipal employees in the towns of Natonin, Besao, Sagada and Paracelis were trained free on basic computer operations .
Jointly conducted by the Commission on Information and Communication Technology (CICT), Technical Education, Skills and Development Authority (TESDA) and the provincial and municipal local government units, the training was conducted in the municipalities.
The five-day Basic Computer Operations training aims to help the participants to become computer literate.
Of the total trainees, 58 are barangay secretaries and treasurers, selected municipal employees and some Department of Education representative were trained in the municipality of Natonin on February 14 to 18, 20.
48 barangay secretaries and treasurers, and selected municipal employees in the municipality of Besao underwent training last March 7 to 11; and 42 each in the municipalities of Paracelis and Sagada conducted on March 14 to 18 and March 21 to 25, respectively.
Melita Pinic of the TESDA Provincial office here said training for the other municipalities is also scheduled for this year as follows: Sadanga is April 11 to 15; Sabangan, May 9 to 13; Bauko, May 23 to 27; Bontoc, September 26 to 30; and Barlig, October 3 to 7. Tadian is scheduled in the third quarter of this year.
Under this program, the CICT provides the personal computers and its accessories, TEV of four trainers, and transport of PC computers to and from the venue. TESDA reproduces handouts and jointly provides certificates of completion while the local government units provide accommodations, meals and snacks of the trainers, provide training venue, and recruit trainees with preferences to the barangay secretaries and treasurers.**(PIA-CAR/Mt. Province)
BONTOC, Mt. Province, April 1 – Some 184 barangay secretaries, treasurers, and municipal employees in the towns of Natonin, Besao, Sagada and Paracelis were trained free on basic computer operations .
Jointly conducted by the Commission on Information and Communication Technology (CICT), Technical Education, Skills and Development Authority (TESDA) and the provincial and municipal local government units, the training was conducted in the municipalities.
The five-day Basic Computer Operations training aims to help the participants to become computer literate.
Of the total trainees, 58 are barangay secretaries and treasurers, selected municipal employees and some Department of Education representative were trained in the municipality of Natonin on February 14 to 18, 20.
48 barangay secretaries and treasurers, and selected municipal employees in the municipality of Besao underwent training last March 7 to 11; and 42 each in the municipalities of Paracelis and Sagada conducted on March 14 to 18 and March 21 to 25, respectively.
Melita Pinic of the TESDA Provincial office here said training for the other municipalities is also scheduled for this year as follows: Sadanga is April 11 to 15; Sabangan, May 9 to 13; Bauko, May 23 to 27; Bontoc, September 26 to 30; and Barlig, October 3 to 7. Tadian is scheduled in the third quarter of this year.
Under this program, the CICT provides the personal computers and its accessories, TEV of four trainers, and transport of PC computers to and from the venue. TESDA reproduces handouts and jointly provides certificates of completion while the local government units provide accommodations, meals and snacks of the trainers, provide training venue, and recruit trainees with preferences to the barangay secretaries and treasurers.**(PIA-CAR/Mt. Province)
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Mountain Province
Mayaen invites public to 'Lang-ay 2011'
by Lito Dar
BAGUIO CITY, April 1 – Mountain Province Governor Leonard Mayaen, in a Kapihan forum sponsored by the Department of Tourism (DOT-CAR), invited the public and media to go to Bontoc on April 5-7 and celebrate with them their "Lang-ay" festival on the occasion of the province’s 44th foundation anniversary.
According to Mayaen, Lang-ay, based on their local dialect means the community sharing and eating together to celebrate. Lang-ay will start on April 4, with the agro-industrial trade fair and will end on April 7 with the program for the foundation anniversary.
Mayaen assures tourists and visitors that there are enough facilities to accommodate them. He also assured that Mountain Province is very peaceful and with a cool climate almost similar that of Baguio.
For the scheduled activities for Lang-ay, Mountain Province Provincial Tourism officer Francis Degay said that: on April 4, aside from the agro-industrial trade fair, there will be an opening ritual "Tekwab," a youth summit, an "Earth Day" program and a "Concert for a Cause" –the proceeds of which will go to indigent patients, especially cancer patients and those undergoing dialysis.
For April 5, there will be a jobs bridging and skills demo to be conducted by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), a surgical mission (April 5 - 6) to be conducted by the Bontoc General Hospital, indigenous games such as "Pounding rice" and 'Tug of War," literary musical contest, fireworks display, and governor’s night.
On April 6, will be the street dancing competition, with participants from nine municipalities of the province, to be followed by a program and a festivity lunch called "Lang-ay by the Eyeb." There are also scheduled theater presentations in the afternoon.
The Regional Development Council (RDC-CAR) is also set to hold their regular meeting at two o’clock in the afternoon at the Ridgebrook Hotel.
On April 7, there will be a Civic-Military Parade in the morning to be followed by the Foundation Anniversary Program at the Provincial Plaza. In the afternoon there will be a Montañosa Cheer and Dance Competition and the Lang-ay Cup at the Eyeb Open Gym, to be followed by a San Miguel Band Concert, also at the provincial plaza.
“A night for Friends and Leaders,” at the Multi-purpose hall, will cap the Lang-ay celebration on the night of April 7. (LD PIA CAR)
BAGUIO CITY, April 1 – Mountain Province Governor Leonard Mayaen, in a Kapihan forum sponsored by the Department of Tourism (DOT-CAR), invited the public and media to go to Bontoc on April 5-7 and celebrate with them their "Lang-ay" festival on the occasion of the province’s 44th foundation anniversary.
According to Mayaen, Lang-ay, based on their local dialect means the community sharing and eating together to celebrate. Lang-ay will start on April 4, with the agro-industrial trade fair and will end on April 7 with the program for the foundation anniversary.
Mayaen assures tourists and visitors that there are enough facilities to accommodate them. He also assured that Mountain Province is very peaceful and with a cool climate almost similar that of Baguio.
For the scheduled activities for Lang-ay, Mountain Province Provincial Tourism officer Francis Degay said that: on April 4, aside from the agro-industrial trade fair, there will be an opening ritual "Tekwab," a youth summit, an "Earth Day" program and a "Concert for a Cause" –the proceeds of which will go to indigent patients, especially cancer patients and those undergoing dialysis.
For April 5, there will be a jobs bridging and skills demo to be conducted by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), a surgical mission (April 5 - 6) to be conducted by the Bontoc General Hospital, indigenous games such as "Pounding rice" and 'Tug of War," literary musical contest, fireworks display, and governor’s night.
On April 6, will be the street dancing competition, with participants from nine municipalities of the province, to be followed by a program and a festivity lunch called "Lang-ay by the Eyeb." There are also scheduled theater presentations in the afternoon.
The Regional Development Council (RDC-CAR) is also set to hold their regular meeting at two o’clock in the afternoon at the Ridgebrook Hotel.
On April 7, there will be a Civic-Military Parade in the morning to be followed by the Foundation Anniversary Program at the Provincial Plaza. In the afternoon there will be a Montañosa Cheer and Dance Competition and the Lang-ay Cup at the Eyeb Open Gym, to be followed by a San Miguel Band Concert, also at the provincial plaza.
“A night for Friends and Leaders,” at the Multi-purpose hall, will cap the Lang-ay celebration on the night of April 7. (LD PIA CAR)
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Mountain Province
ACCESS continues supporting marginalized students
by Juliet B. Saley
BONTOC, Mt. Province, April 1 - The Action Center for Enhancement and Social Services (ACCESS) continues giving assistance to pupils of marginalized families for its support to government's priority concern for education.
Norberto Cobaldez, a director of the board of this organization said ACCESS is a non-government organization composed of professionals of the province tied up with the Educational Research and Development Assistance (ERDA) based in Manila which is supportive of the educational development program of the national government.
Cobaldez said this organization, now on its seventh year, has benefited marginalized students and pupils, from selected public elementary and secondary schools in the province.
They were provided with school uniforms (one T-shirt and a pair of pant each for the boys and one skirt and one blouse each for the girls), and school supplies.
For this school year, it has assisted the Guina-ang and Maligcong preschools.
Aside from giving assistance in kind to students/pupils, the ACCESS has also provided this school year half of the salary of two preschool teachers of Guina-ang and Maligcong preschools. A total of P72,000 was given to the two teachers covering 10 months or school year 2010 to 2011. Each of the teachers received P3,600 per month.
Cobaldez said members of the association and the parents of the preschool pupils made an agreement that aside from what the organization gives, parents should also give their counterpart for the salary of the teachers.
He said if financial condition is stable, which will be determined when the Board of Directors meets, the association shall continue giving assistance to the two preschools next school year and might even expand to other schools.*(PIA- CAR/Mt. Province)
BONTOC, Mt. Province, April 1 - The Action Center for Enhancement and Social Services (ACCESS) continues giving assistance to pupils of marginalized families for its support to government's priority concern for education.
Norberto Cobaldez, a director of the board of this organization said ACCESS is a non-government organization composed of professionals of the province tied up with the Educational Research and Development Assistance (ERDA) based in Manila which is supportive of the educational development program of the national government.
Cobaldez said this organization, now on its seventh year, has benefited marginalized students and pupils, from selected public elementary and secondary schools in the province.
They were provided with school uniforms (one T-shirt and a pair of pant each for the boys and one skirt and one blouse each for the girls), and school supplies.
For this school year, it has assisted the Guina-ang and Maligcong preschools.
Aside from giving assistance in kind to students/pupils, the ACCESS has also provided this school year half of the salary of two preschool teachers of Guina-ang and Maligcong preschools. A total of P72,000 was given to the two teachers covering 10 months or school year 2010 to 2011. Each of the teachers received P3,600 per month.
Cobaldez said members of the association and the parents of the preschool pupils made an agreement that aside from what the organization gives, parents should also give their counterpart for the salary of the teachers.
He said if financial condition is stable, which will be determined when the Board of Directors meets, the association shall continue giving assistance to the two preschools next school year and might even expand to other schools.*(PIA- CAR/Mt. Province)
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Mountain Province
Mt. Province SP no cha-cha
Posted on | Thursday, 31 March 2011 | No Comments
by Juliet B. Saley
BONTOC, Mt. Province, March 31 – Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan passed on March 21, 2011 Resolution No. 2011-076 which was forwarded to the Committee on Constitutional Amendments of the House of Representatives, of their position on the issue on amending the 1987 Constitution.
This was in response to the letter of Loreto Leo S. Ocampo, chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments of the House of Representatives which was forwarded by the provincial governor to the Sanggunian requesting the official stand of the provincial board on the issue of constitutional reform.
After a thorough study and discussion among the SP members here on the issue, the body came up with a common stand stating that there is a need to amend the present 1987 Constitution with the following preferences: specific amendment proposed is to lengthen/extend the term of elected officials and that the mode of amendment should be through Constitutional Assembly.
As to the form of government, the body said it will retain the presidential system and their stand on the kind of legislature is also to be retained but proposed that election of senators be done per region.*(JS - PIA-CAR,Mt. Province)
BONTOC, Mt. Province, March 31 – Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan passed on March 21, 2011 Resolution No. 2011-076 which was forwarded to the Committee on Constitutional Amendments of the House of Representatives, of their position on the issue on amending the 1987 Constitution.
This was in response to the letter of Loreto Leo S. Ocampo, chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Amendments of the House of Representatives which was forwarded by the provincial governor to the Sanggunian requesting the official stand of the provincial board on the issue of constitutional reform.
After a thorough study and discussion among the SP members here on the issue, the body came up with a common stand stating that there is a need to amend the present 1987 Constitution with the following preferences: specific amendment proposed is to lengthen/extend the term of elected officials and that the mode of amendment should be through Constitutional Assembly.
As to the form of government, the body said it will retain the presidential system and their stand on the kind of legislature is also to be retained but proposed that election of senators be done per region.*(JS - PIA-CAR,Mt. Province)
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Mountain Province
400 senior citizens to get P500 social pension
Posted on | Friday, 25 March 2011 | No Comments
by Juliet Saley
BONTOC, Mt. Province, March 26 - About 400 senior citizens here will be receiving their P500 monthly social pension starting this month.
Erlinda Likigan of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Mt. Province field office said there are 402 listed senior citizens in the province for the said program but are still subject for validation.
She said qualified to avail of this program are senior citizens aged 77 and above but priority is given to elders aged 80 years old and above who are frail, sickly, or with disability, and without pension or regular source of income, compensation or financial assistance from their relatives to support their basic needs, as determined by the DSWD.
The P500 monthly social pension is part of government’s efforts to provide and care for its elderly population as stated by Republic Act No. 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act.*(PIA-CAR/Mt. Province)
BONTOC, Mt. Province, March 26 - About 400 senior citizens here will be receiving their P500 monthly social pension starting this month.
Erlinda Likigan of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Mt. Province field office said there are 402 listed senior citizens in the province for the said program but are still subject for validation.
She said qualified to avail of this program are senior citizens aged 77 and above but priority is given to elders aged 80 years old and above who are frail, sickly, or with disability, and without pension or regular source of income, compensation or financial assistance from their relatives to support their basic needs, as determined by the DSWD.
The P500 monthly social pension is part of government’s efforts to provide and care for its elderly population as stated by Republic Act No. 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act.*(PIA-CAR/Mt. Province)
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Mountain Province
Use of English as medium of instruction pushed
Posted on | Thursday, 24 March 2011 | No Comments
by Juliet Saley
BONTOC, Mt. Province, March 24 - Congressman Maximo B. Dalog has co-authored House Bill No. 93 introduced by Cebu Representative Eduardo R. Gullas which is to strengthen and enhance the use of English as the medium of instruction in Philippine schools.
This bill aims to correct the defects of the current Bilingual Education Program of the Department of Education with the ultimate objective of improving the learning process in schools to ensure quality outputs.
Gullas, in his explanatory note stated that the Bilingual Policy of the Department of Education which was introduced in 1974 (through DECS Order No. 25, s. 1974) was designed to develop a “bilingual nation competent in the use of English and Filipino.”
This policy mandated the teaching of Filipino as a subject in all curricular levels from the elementary to college. It also required the use of Filipino as a medium of instruction in Social Studies, Character Education, Values Education, Physical Education, Industrial Arts, and Home Economics.
He mentioned that as a result of this policy, the learning of the English language suffered a set back. The use of Pilipino as a medium of instruction in the subjects mentioned has limited the exposure of the learner to English.
As proposed by House Bill No. 93, the medium of instruction in all subjects taught shall be as follows: English and Filipino or the regional/native language may be used as the teaching language in all subjects from preschool to Grade 3; English and Filipino shall be taught as separate subjects in all levels in the elementary and secondary; medium of instruction in all academic subjects in the elementary grades from grade IV to Grade VI and in all levels in the secondary shall be English; the current language policy prescribed by the Commission on Higher Education shall be maintained in college.
In addition to formal instruction, the use of English shall be encouraged as a language of interaction in school. The organization of English clubs such as book, oratorical, debating, writing, and related associations shall be encouraged. In school publications, the use of English shall be given priority as far as practicable.
The bill also requires English as the language of assessment in all government examinations, and in all entrance tests in public schools as well as state universities and colleges. It may include questions in Filipino for which the credit for such questions shall not exceed 10 percent of the total points in the examination.*(PIA- CAR/Mt. Province)
BONTOC, Mt. Province, March 24 - Congressman Maximo B. Dalog has co-authored House Bill No. 93 introduced by Cebu Representative Eduardo R. Gullas which is to strengthen and enhance the use of English as the medium of instruction in Philippine schools.
This bill aims to correct the defects of the current Bilingual Education Program of the Department of Education with the ultimate objective of improving the learning process in schools to ensure quality outputs.
Gullas, in his explanatory note stated that the Bilingual Policy of the Department of Education which was introduced in 1974 (through DECS Order No. 25, s. 1974) was designed to develop a “bilingual nation competent in the use of English and Filipino.”
This policy mandated the teaching of Filipino as a subject in all curricular levels from the elementary to college. It also required the use of Filipino as a medium of instruction in Social Studies, Character Education, Values Education, Physical Education, Industrial Arts, and Home Economics.
He mentioned that as a result of this policy, the learning of the English language suffered a set back. The use of Pilipino as a medium of instruction in the subjects mentioned has limited the exposure of the learner to English.
As proposed by House Bill No. 93, the medium of instruction in all subjects taught shall be as follows: English and Filipino or the regional/native language may be used as the teaching language in all subjects from preschool to Grade 3; English and Filipino shall be taught as separate subjects in all levels in the elementary and secondary; medium of instruction in all academic subjects in the elementary grades from grade IV to Grade VI and in all levels in the secondary shall be English; the current language policy prescribed by the Commission on Higher Education shall be maintained in college.
In addition to formal instruction, the use of English shall be encouraged as a language of interaction in school. The organization of English clubs such as book, oratorical, debating, writing, and related associations shall be encouraged. In school publications, the use of English shall be given priority as far as practicable.
The bill also requires English as the language of assessment in all government examinations, and in all entrance tests in public schools as well as state universities and colleges. It may include questions in Filipino for which the credit for such questions shall not exceed 10 percent of the total points in the examination.*(PIA- CAR/Mt. Province)
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Mountain Province