Government of Maribojoc: Travel, Business and News

SY 2009-2010 is the final year of Project REY (Reading Empowers Youth), a literacy support program in a five (5) years developmental reading program on pronunciation and reading comprehension taught by sixteen (16) reading specialists for Grades II to VI since 2005.

All beneficiaries are considered scholars coming from nineteen (19) primary schools considered to be non-readers. Fortunately, with the aid of the reading mediation classes handled by the reading specialists, all of them are now considered proficient readers.

The Project REY program was implemented by City Government of Tagum initiated by our Local Chief Executive Mayor Rey T. Uy who have already produced five hundred scholars when they conducted the recognition program held recently (March 12) at Tagum City Trade and Cultural Center.

“Education provides us a better quality life as it helps us attain our dreams that makes way for our city’s peace and progress”, happily emphasized by Mayor Rey T. Uy.

Moreover, members of the committee who painstakingly volunteered and shared their time and resources on the project and as well as the reading specialists who gave their love and effort in teaching the scholars were also honored during the recognition.

The Sangguniang Bayan of the Municipality of Governor Generoso pass and approves Municipal Resolution No. 53 series of 2007 expressing appreciation and gratitude to SB Member Helario T. Caminero of the Muncipality of Kapalong, Davao del Norte for his untiring effort by way of an extra-ordinary support for the establishment of Governor Generoso Institute of Arts and Sciences (GGIAS).

Governor Generoso Municipal Resolution cited, “the necessity of establishing tertiary institution came into reality by way of having extra-ordinary support especially for those who dedicate their untiring and unselfish efforts in the project – GGIAS.”

The local government of Governor Generoso headed by Mayor Jerry dela Cerna, with the elected officials, DepEd personnel secondary and elementary made a field study, conducted a series of actual visits, and on the spot observation to learn and acquire desired measures for the establishment of tertiary education.

SB Member Caminero whose remarkable contributions in the establishment of Kapalong

College of Arts and Sciences (KCAST) has become the inspiration of the study team to go back to Kapalong and replicate the LGU Best Practice on higher education program.

Caminero sat down with the study team until the wee hours of midnight during their series of visit in Kapalong, discussed and shared his strategies that made the assurance in the opening and operation of GGIAS on June 2007.

Caminero a re-elected SB Member of Kapalong still holds the chairmanship on Committee on Education with his aspiration to continue his mission for a globally competitive educated young Kapalongnians.

DepEd Secretary Jesli A. Lapus today reiterated DepEd’s thrust to implement a strategy that integrates IT with basic education in pursuing better and effective classroom instruction and learning outcomes as he inaugurated the STI’s mobile classroom.

“As we look at the assortment of opportunities for public education, opportunities brought about by the new technologies of our times and opportunities brought about by the unprecedented interest of the private sector in supporting our public schools, we remain steadfast in our conviction that there is hope for our schools and hope for all young Filipinos who will study in these schools”, Secretary Lapus remarked during the unveiling ceremony of a mobile classroom project of the STI Foundation for Leadership in Information Technology and Education, held at the DepEd Central Office in Pasig City.

The mobile classroom is part of STI Foundation’s “Driving Education Where IT Matters” project which gives students and youth belonging to disadvantaged sectors access to education and IT opportunities.

While extolling the merits of the STI Foundation’s thrust for ensuring equal opportunities, Lapus also lauded the partnership forged between DepEd and the Foundation in line with DepEd’s Adopt-a-School Program.

“This Mobile School represents the best in corporate social responsibility. For not only does it represent the commitment of STI Foundation to the cause of public education, it too represents the innovation and creativity that we attribute to the private sector, the innovation and creativity that can really do wonders for our public school system”, Lapus said.