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73 DepEd employees affected by Taal
volcano eruption get cash assistance from
PASS NCR, PASS R4A
Philippine Association of Schools
Division Superintendents NCR and
Region IV-A gave cash aids to 73 DepEd
employees from schools district of Taal
Lemery, Agoncillo, Laurel, San Nicolas,
Talisay and Division Office at the Schools
Division of Batangas Province, August 19.
Each DepEd employee received
P35,000 during a meeting with Regional
Director Wilfredo Cabral at the Division
Office. RD Cabral said that the cash
assistance was from PASS NCR who gave
P1 million and PASS Region 4A who gave
around P1.5 million. very helpful aid to the Division's The distribution of the cash
The associations hoped that the employees. assistance was made possible with the
cash assistance will be of help to the "Malaking tulong po ito sa amin lalo help of SDS Evardome, ASDS Nadine
affected DepEd employees as they face na po ngayong mga panahong ito. Celindro and ASDS Nicolas Burgos.
new challenges during these hard times. Maraming maraming salamat po sa lahat (Elizalde L. Piol, Project Development
Batangas Province Schools Division ng nagpaabot ng tulong sa aming mga Officer II-LRMS, SDO Batangas Province)
Superintendent Merthel M. Evardome is naapektuhan," said one of the DepEd
very thankful to the associations in the employees who received the assistance.
PSSLAI donates ₱6.3M worth of school buildings
in areas affected by Taal volcano eruption
Public Safety Savings and Loan
Association, Inc. (PSSLAI) has pledged to
the Department of Region IV-A
CALABARZON to donate buildings
amounting to ₱6.3 million to schools that
were damaged due to the January 12,
2020 Mt. Taal eruption.
According to the Education Support
Services Division, the chosen schools were
Bugaan Integrated School which is located
in the District of Laurel and Ambulong PSSLAI will be providing which will be used created partnership between the two
Elementary School which is located in the in the construction of classrooms in the sectors.
District of Tanauan. Both schools are said schools.
With this development, it is evident
located within the 10km radius danger A Memorandum of Understanding
that the spirit of bayanihan is still alive
zone and were heavily affected by the ash between PSSLAI represented by PDIR even after months since the Mt. Taal
fall.
Lucas M. Managuelod (Ret), PSSLAI eruption occurred. DepEd CALABARZON is
Based on the DepEd Damage
Chairman and CEO, and DepEd grateful to PSSLAI and all the stakeholders
Assessment Report on Schools, Bugaan will
who continue to provide assistance and
be needing around P2.1 million to repair CALABARZON, represented by Regional
support to ensure the continuous delivery
the damaged classrooms while Ambulong Director Wilfredo E. Cabral was already of quality basic education, even if there are
will be needing around P4.2 million. The
signed on June 11 to signify the newly challenges that may occur. (DepEd 4A PAU)
total cost of repair is the same amount that
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TRANSPARENT | ETHICAL | ACCOUNTABLE
Official Publication of Department of Education Region IV-A CALABARZON
Volume V | Issue No. 15 | August 1-31, 2020
Lighthouse schools in CALABARZON
shine bright in fighting COVID-19
Public elementary schools in the Philippines implementing the Integrated School Nutrition Model take action in supplying communities with nutritious food
in the face of pandemic
PHILIPPINES – Faced with the sustained and diversified school gardens jackbean). These were all harvested from
challenges caused by the COVID-19 using bio-intensive gardening practices, a Tinabunan Elementary School’s gardens.
pandemic, public elementary schools feeding program that utilizes crops from
implementing the Integrated School the school garden and iron-fortified rice, Community members share their gratitude
Nutrition Model (ISNM) stepped up to and nutrition education for students and
parents to foster healthy eating habits at One of the people helped by
partner with local governments in providing Tinabunan Elementary School was
hard up communities with nutritious food. home and in school. Starting from 58,
there are now 272 lighthouse schools Alexander Centillo, a pedicab driver who
Government-imposed lockdowns have lost his… source of income after the
taken a toll on many families and experts implementing ISNM all over the country.
lockdown prohibited him and other public
are despondent the pandemic will affect When COVID-19 hit the country in transport drivers from shuttling
food security and aggravate malnutrition early March, a number of lighthouse passengers. He was forced to stay at home
especially among the urban poor. The crisis schools in the Philippines were able to with his wife and three children without any
underscored the importance of home assist local government units in helping earning any income.
gardening as a strategy for families to families and frontliners in their
secure nutritious food during and after communities. The schools shared fresh “Our situation is so hard because we
quarantine. Thankfully, there are public vegetables, fruits, and seeds generated are just reliant on relief goods. We don’t
schools across the country that have fertile from the school gardens. Teachers have enough money to buy for our needs,”
gardens capable of supplying communities engaged with children, parents, and other Alexander shared. When Mary Ann Galas, a
with needed food crops. community members in fighting COVID-19. teacher from Tinabunan Elementary
School, started giving out diversity seed
One of the lighthouse schools that packs in their community, Alexander was
ISNM moving beyond school borders initiated COVID-19 efforts is the Tinabunan one of the people who received one.
Elementary School in Imus, Cavite. The
ISNM is a model that highlights an “I grew up in a farm so I’m familiar
school was able to support families in
enhanced linkage between the School- with the seeds I received,” he said. “As the
seven villages in the municipalities of
Based Feeding Program (SBFP), Gulayan breadwinner, I had to find a way to plant
Kawit, Imus, Dasmariñas, and Bacoor. 26
sa Paaralan (school gardening) Program these seeds even though we are
kilos of fruits and vegetables (saba, sili,
(GPP), and Nutrition Education Program of surrounded by concrete roads.” As he
kamote tops, pechay, malunggay fruits and
the Department of Education (DepEd). scouted for a place, he saw a vacant lot
leaves, paayap, bataw, alugbati, talinum,
In 2016, the International Institute of kadyos, and patani) were shared to these behind their subdivision and that was
Rural reconstruction (IIRR) and the Food communities, including 28 pieces of fresh where he planted the seeds. He made bed
and Nutrition Research Institute – duck eggs, 250 grams of tilapia fish, and plots and trellises for the climbing
Department of Science and technology 223 packs of diverse seeds (okra, alugbati, vegetables. When Mary Ann Galas visited
(FNRI-DOST), in partnership with DepEd, patola, linga, paayap, bataw, tapilan, him, she saw his small garden and
piloted ISNM in 58 public elementary patani, samsamping, sigarilyas, saluyot, vegetables that have started germinating.
schools in Region 4A. They were dubbed kundol, kulitis, violet corn, roselle, and “I’m very excited. I’m close to
“Lighthouse Schools” and featured harvesting… continued on page 3
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Official Publication of Department of Education Region IV-A CALABARZON
Volume V | Issue No. 15 | August 1-31, 2020
Lighthouse schools shine… what I worked so because they don’t have enough nutrients.
hard for,” Alexander said. In case the What we do is we cook food out of the
lockdown extends, he is not worried vegetables we grew in our garden.” They
anymore where to get food for his family. cooked classic Filipino dishes like chicken
He noticed his neighbors have also sinigang with talinum and alugbati and
become inspired to start their own gardens coconut milk with pork and Chaya. They
and have asked seeds from Mary Ann also made malunggay burger and talinum
Galas. He plans to continue gardening balls out of the sardines they received in
even when the lockdown measures are the relief goods.
lifted. “Before, my two children do not eat
Another person helped by Tinabunan vegetables. But after tasting the dishes we
Elementary School is Joseph Wilson Galas, cooked, they now like to eat vegetables,”
the husband of teacher, Mary Ann Galas. Joseph said. “The garden is a big help to
His videoke rental business took a hit after our family because we are able to save
social gatherings were prohibited by the money and we’re sure they don’t have
government. Even though his wife chemical pesticides.”
continues to receive a salary during the The partnership between Tinabunan
lockdown, he decided to plant the seeds Elementary school, communities, and local
being given out by the school. Since they village officials proved that school gardens
have a very small space at home and they can go beyond school borders. In times of
do not have soil, he made a container crisis, school gardens can support
garden out of broken pails he bought from students and communities with nutritious
a junkshop and empty bottle of softdrinks. food. The skills and knowledge learned by
“The small garden we had was a very school teachers from IIRR on food
big help for us,” Joseph shared. “The relief production and seed saving proved
goods are mostly canned sardines and practical and helpful during the lockdown. community members to be self-sufficient
noodles. It’s hard to eat that all the time They were able to inspire and influence during a crisis. (Shiela Anunciado, IIRR
Philippines)
SDO Quezon forges partnership with DCG Radio, TV
Network for BE–LCP implementation
The Schools Division Office (SDO) of
Quezon province and the DCG Radio and
Television Network sign a Memorandum of
Agreement (MOA) legally binding the two
parties in support to the implementation of
the Basic Education—Learning Continuity
Plan (BE-LCP), August 17.
This partnership endeavor was held
at the Division Training Center (DTC), Brgy.
Talipan, Pagbilao, Quezon, in the presence
of both parties and witnesses in
accordance to Republic Act No. 8525,
otherwise known as “An Act Establishing
the Adopt-a-School Program (ASP) and
Providing Incentives Therefore and for
Other Purposes". The DCG Radio and
Television Network is a broadcasting
Forging of Partnership. OIC-SDS Elias A. Alicaya, Jr. of SDO Quezon (left) and Violeta Q. Cabral, AO/
corporation located at Brgy. Isabang, Representative of DCG Radio & TV Network (right) sign on the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA),
Tayabas City. It was represented by August 17.
Administrative Officer Violeta Q. Cabral,
while OIC-Schools Division Superintendent As agreed upon, the network vows to implementation of SDO Quezon’s Project
Elias A. Alicaya, Jr. represented SDO provide “free timeslot” in the Radio-Based Dugtong-Tulong para sa Karunungan”
Quezon. Lessons (RBL) as an Alternative Delivery which generally aims to form linkages with
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic Mode (ADM) in the basic education. the private sectors and the local
and continuity of delivering quality basic Specifically, this MOA was executed to government units for the development of
education, such a move is deemed provide SDO Quezon a one-hour timeslot in the public education system, particularly
primarily beneficial to the learners who can the network’s regular daily programming, during this public health situation. This
be reached by the signal stations of the for ten months, from 11:00 am to 12:00 partnership has enabled the SDO Quezon
said network across the following school pm whereby the donor is expected to to save up to Php 350,000.00 worth of
districts: 1) Sariaya East; 2) Sariaya West; broadcast the recorded modules with the airtime until August 30, 2021. (Oscar R.
3) Candelaria East; 4) Candelaria West; 5) supervision of the Division. Duma, Jr., SEPS-M&E and DIAO, SGOD,
Tiaong 1; 6) Tiaong 2; 7) Padre Burgos; and This free airtime in 97.5 MHz Radio Schools Division Office of Quezon Province)
8) Agdangan. City has been provided in relation to the
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Volume V | Issue No. 15 | August 1-31, 2020
InoMara INHS unveils secret formula to
successful LCP simulation
Teacher Ariel Francisco participates in the transport of the student portfolios With the stakeholders and parent-leaders, Principal Elisa Surwela
which are being loaded in the barangay patrols lent by Inosloban and Marawoy. presents the school's Learning Continuity Plan (LCP) while observing
(Photo by: Billy Rei Pagba) stringent social distancing. (Photo by: Billy Rei Pagba)
Inosloban-Marawoy Integrated e-mail, and videoconferences for follow-up during the distribution phase towards
National High School (IMINHS) scored teaching. recording a 0% corona virus-transmission
"strong community involvement” as the key "InoMara is very lucky to be partnered incident among parents and the teachers.
to its successful two-week simulation of the by a lot of people from our community to However, with the institution who
learning continuity plan (LCP). test the feasibility of our new normal looks to offer distant education via the
Principal Elisa L. Surwela shared in a approach to continue the delivery of Modular Delivery Learning (MDL) and the
post-assessment conference in the school learning while assuring the safety of Online Distance Learning (ODL) in a 4:1
that majority of the phases of the dry run everyone amid the pandemic," said the ratio of its at most 3000 high school
were carried out fully and smoothly through principal. students, InoMara admittedly disclosed to
the coordination and support of its She furthered that the delivery of the be needing few more adjustments with
stakeholders from July 17 to August 1. learning kits to the eight designated drop- their initial plan given the experiences and
Two sections of Grade 10 students off kiosks around the city was made challenges during the simulation.
and two sections of Grade 12 learners were possible through the assistance of the A Parent-Teacher Conference (PTC) is
able to jump start the slated alternative patrol vehicles of Inosloban and Marawoy expected on August 7 to orient parents of
delivery of education following the school which were vouched by its barangay the final flow of the school system. (Billy Rei
LCP and the utilization of wireless officials during a scheduled stakeholders' M. Pagba, Teacher III, Inosloban-Marawoy
communications such as phone calls, short meeting. Moreover, she stressed the crucial Integrated NHS, Schools Division Office of
messaging system (SMS), Facebook chats, role of the barangay health workers present Lipa City)
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