Jeanette on Aug 5th 2008
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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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.
VINTAGE BOMBS EXCAVATED IN SISON PLAZA more speculations regarding the source and purpose of the bombs are circulating, some quite humorous.
Filed in News, Sison | 12 responses so far
Jeanette on Jul 22nd 2008
Congressman 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
Filed in News, Sison, local politics | 14 responses so far
Jeanette on Jun 2nd 2008
P410,000 Calamity Fund for Sison has been released from the township by Mayor Kimi according to the Sison website, thanks to the generosity of various individuals and organizations.
The electricity is back on in Sagunto but the problems created by Cosme does not end there. There are still many in Sagunto and in surrounding areas around Sison who are suffering the ravages of Typhoon Cosme. Relief is starting to trickle in, thanks to our ever vigilant mayor. The slideshow below was borrowed from the Sison Website showing some of the relief distribution that has already occurred in Sison.
Mrs. Ophelia Glasser, “Babot”, has collected a small amount from Saguntonians in California and will be sending that amount soon to the Sagunto Tribal Council treasurer for distribution to those who need help the most. So far the donations received are:
- Dr. & Mrs. Irene Florendo $100
- Mrs. Remy Baiguen Pagala $50
- Mr. & Mrs. Eleno Annaguey $40
- Jeanette Pasibe Moore $40
- Mrs. Diana Castillo Barker $20
- Mrs. Edna Pascua Palazzolo $20
- Ophelia “Babot” Pasibe-Glasser P10,000
- Mrs. Nida Pascua Mariscal $25
- Mrs. Cristy Pascua Morales $25
- Ms. Meda Gomez and Family $50
- Mr. Ben Basabas & Gladys Sipus-Basabas $100
- Mrs. Lilia D. Quilaman $60
- Mrs. Lily PisO-Sipus $30
- Ms. Sherry Jo Pasibe $40
- Mrs. Emily Benosa-Homma & Family $100
- Mrs. Eva Santillano Eisma $40
- Ms. Josephine Alexis Glasser $5
- Ms. Angela Bernadette Glasser $5
If you would like to add a donation to that fund, please contact us here on the Sagunto Star (saguntophotos@gmail.com) or Babot (ophelia@jodyglasser.net) for details on how to send the money.
Donor list updated 06/10/08
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Jeanette on May 27th 2008
These updates were taken from the Sison website.
Mayor Kimi immediately went into action, seeking relief for her constituents in Sison who were affected by typhoon Cosme. As a result,
P400 million in Aid is Released for Pangasinan. Click on the link to read the full story on the Sison website.
Additional details on the extent of they typhoon’s damage to Sison is available from the article,
SISON HURT BY TYPHOON COSME’S RAGE.
More photos of storm damage in Sison.
Filed in News, Sison | 2 responses so far
