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Two Sagunto Teachers Pass Evaluation

Jeanette on Aug 5th 2008




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Two Sagunto teachers, Carmela Baiguen Dagacan and Rhodora Espina, passed the rigorous Educators Skills Assessment and Evaluation Program administered on April 20, 2008. Congratulations, Carmela and Rhodora!

The evaluation which was recently implemented among Sison’s teachers, was again spearheaded by the team of Congressman Mark O. Cojuangco and Mayor Kimi Cojuangco. Concerned over the “alarming degradation and deterioration of Philippine education despite the reforms set by the Department of Education (DepEd) for both the elementary and secondary schools”, they sought to improve the quality of teachers in Sison with this assessment which was administered by University of the Philippines professors, lead by Dr. Leticia Penano. The main objective of the test is “to determine the teaching skills of local teachers, identify their level of competency and performance, as well as to find out their weaknesses and strengths.”

Carmela who has a permanent status on the local school board and would not have been affected by the results anyway as with other teachers on permanent status. However, she proved her position to be well earned and deserved by placing 14th among the examinees, a feat that could not be said of other ‘permanent’ teachers.

Rhodora Espina, who was only on the local school board for a year, was immediately promoted to permanent status due to her excellent placement (16th) on the assessment test. It is said that she even surpassed other, more experienced teachers who would have been promoted to permanency first had it not been for this assessment. 47 local teachers were dismissed as a result of poor test results.

To view the list of examinees and read more about the successful evaluation of teachers in Sison, visit the official website and read kagawad Loejan Anudon’s article:
EDUCATORS SKILLS ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION PROGRAM IN SISON A VERY REMARKABLE FEAT


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More News From Sison

Jeanette on Jul 23rd 2008

Sagunto Kagawad Loejan Anudon has been quite busy writing up articles for the Season For Sison Website. Here are a few more articles written by him:

MMDA TRUCKS IN SISON NOT VOTER’S FERRY sets the rumors and speculations straight regarding the presence of the trucks in Sison.

bombVINTAGE BOMBS EXCAVATED IN SISON PLAZA more speculations regarding the source and purpose of the bombs are circulating, some quite humorous.

 

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Cojuangcos Team Up For Sison

Jeanette on Jul 22nd 2008

Mark & KimiCongressman Mark O. Cojuangco and Mayor Kimi recently faced off with Department of Education officials who claimed in their report, during President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s visit in Lingayen to inspect the progress of post typhoon relief funds released to the Department of Education, that eighty percent of all schools have been rehabilitated after damages suffered from typhoon Cosme. Our feisty and courageous mayor stood up to contradict the claim as untrue.

In front of the media, Mayor Kimi Cojuangco showed President Macapagal-Arroyo photographs of the dilapidated conditions of schools in her district, of which, no federal relief has been received for, two months after its release. Congressman Cojuangco, who was also in attendance at the meeting with the President, quickly jumped into the fray to confirm Mayor Kimi’s claims. Proclaiming “Let’s not waste money on pigpens!” referring to the shoddy construction of schools.

Read Sagunto Kagawad Loejan Anudon’s account of the incident at the Sison Website:
High Dep-Ed Officials Castigated for Sidestepping Sison

Additional background to the incident was also published on the Sunday Punch:
GMA’s Last Visit Hasten’s Rehab Work

And The PIA News Reader also wrote about the incident:
Commentary: An Inconvenient Truth

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Municipal Councilor Sends Gift to Pilaoan School

Loejan on Jul 8th 2008

By: Loejan S. Anudon

The fate of the Pilaoan Elementary School and occupants after typhoon Cosme saddened the top SB member, Hon. Eric Biason, that moved his innate munificence to donate notebooks thru Barangay Kagawad Arlene and Nicole.

These precedents set by Mayor Kimi, BM Danny Uy and Clr. Biason are now gathering attention and focuses from different sectors, political and private. The Sagunto Association in Hongkong, under the headship of Mr. Dunstan Q. Baiguen, also sponsored the construction of bookshelves for the school’s library.



 

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On the Sison website, it is announced that the Pacio Family donated the much needed additional land surrounding the Pilaoan School.

 

 

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Brigada Eskwela at Pilaoan Elementary School

Loejan on Jun 23rd 2008

BARANGAY COUNCIL / PTCA SPEARHEAD BRIGADA ESKWELA AT PILAOAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN SAGUNTO, SISON, PANGASINAN

By: Loejan S. Anudon

“It is at this juncture that the Honorable Board Member, Danilo C. Uy, the pride of the 5th District of Pangasinan, comes always in the frontline together with Mayor Kimi and the Honorable Congressman, Mark O. Cojuangco.”

Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide project of the Department of Education that is aimed to unite the community, parents and school personnel in cleaning and preparing the school buildings, grounds and facilities for the coming school opening. Most of the work is usually done during summer vacation, a few weeks before classes start. It is customary for the school heads and the PTCA president to solicit sponsors for donations of paint and construction materials to be used during the activity that usually lasts a day or two.

It is at this juncture that the Honorable Board Member, Danilo C. Uy, the pride of the 5th District, comes always in the frontline. As a side note, Board Member Uy was also one among the negotiators during the luncheon meeting with the Pacio family who agreed to donate portion of their land for the Pilaoan Elementary School. He also facilitated the immediate release of relief goods from the Philippine Chinese Chamber of Commerce that benefitted most Sisonians.

The direct involvement and participation of barangay leaders, hand-in-hand with the PTCA and school personnel, during the execution of the Dep-Ed’s Brigada Eskwela program in all schools is a great exercise of teamwork and cooperation and should be encouraged to continue.

The Pilaoan Elementary School, set atop one of the highest mountains of the Municipality of Sison, is one among the many schools seriously hurt by the typhoon. Giant trees fell on its roofs and its Home Economics shack was torn to pieces and gone with the wind. A cry for help from the two assigned teachers, Mrs. Percy Palit-ang Libatique and Ms. Marjorie Sabiano, impelled the Barangay Sagunto Council to climb the area geared with bolos and chainsaws. Upon arrival, the school’s PTCA headed by Mrs. Julia Seben, were already present and have started collecting the debris and stockpiling reusable materials. It took almost a day to liven up the place.

The infectious laughter of the very young Barangay Councilors, Nicole, Arlene and the SK’s Chairwoman, Ellaine, inspired everyone. Brgy. Kagawad Ruperto “Abat” Literal showed off his masculine physique but did not impress the bull of the Barangay Sagunto Council, Kgd. John “Atiwag” Damaso. Hon. Fe Inocencio together with the Barangay Secretary, Cesar W. Carino, commandeered the older women in pulling the weeds and grasse that grew along the cracks and crevices of the basketball court. Hon. Angel E. Castillo had a hard time combatting the red ants who stood their ground to protect their territory. The Punong Barangay, Hon. Manuel L. Esteban, Sr., sponsored the transport vehicle that ferried everyone to the site. The teachers brought out their broomstick weapons and helped Kgd. Castillo get rid of the ferrocious ants that choose to bite hidden body parts. This author was the garbage collector.

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