Fifteen-year-old Monisha Lucman, or “Moning” as her family and friends call her, is a Marawi siege survivor and one of the delegates from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to the 2019 National Schools Press Conference (NSPC). Moning experienced firsthand the deafening blasts of bombs and gunfire that enveloped the whole city of Marawi. Houses, continue reading : Power of the pen: Marawi survivor joins NSPC 2019 as freshman writer
There is a saying that when you give, you receive twice as much. But when Lowel Andrian Solayao once received help, he paid it forward and gave back countless times. The 27-year-old Teacher III from Pilar National Comprehensive High School in Sorsogon is no stranger to the struggles of an impoverished life. After graduating as continue reading : Paying it forward: Dangal ng Bayan Lowel Andrian Solayao inculcates culture of giving back
“Thinking outside the box” is a common phrase which means thinking differently from what is expected. However, for Department of Education (DepEd) Region V Assistant Director Cristito Eco, thinking outside the box is not enough. He thinks and acts beyond the proverbial box. As then officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Office of the Schools Division Superintendent continue reading : Beyond the box: Gawad Career Executive Service awardee Cristito Eco’s innovative solutions in education
“The Alternative Learning System (ALS) is an educational arena for the youth and adults where their dreams of becoming knowledgeable individuals is never impossible.” This is what Windel Alvarez believes in as he fulfills his sworn duty as an ALS mobile teacher and Master Teacher I in Caramoan, Camarines Sur. Teacher Windel shared that he continue reading : ‘Bringing quality education to learners is my lifelong mission’ – Dangal ng Bayan Windel Alvarez
A few years back, teacher Annie Lee Masongsong received news from the Department of Education (DepEd): she has been promoted and she may already transfer to a school in the lowlands – nearer to her home and better equipped with facilities. To a comfortable person, traversing mountains, ravines, and rivers every week for several years continue reading : Dangal ng Bayan Annie Lee Masongsong: A teacher’s boundless love for the Mangyans
Annabelle Alipo-on, Principal II of Payao Elementary School, District of Binalbagan II in Negros Occidental, embarked on her noble profession as a public school teacher in 1992 – a journey which provided her unlimited opportunities to unleash her full potential toward achieving excellence and triumph. Her entire life as a teacher was dedicated to providing continue reading : CSC Pagasa Awardee Annabelle Alipo-on: The epitome of passion and excellence
“Kahit walang nananalaytay na dugong Mangyan sa aking mga ugat, may pusong Mangyan ako na tapat, handang magmahal at dumamay sa mga taong nangangailangan,” Roderick Labay, Head Teacher I of Apnagan Elementary School, declared. The choice to start his teaching career at the Dyangdang Primary School in an isolated indigenous peoples’ (IP) community in Bansud, continue reading : Dangal ng Bayan Roderick Labay: Compassion in teaching, commitment to serve the Mangyans
By: Vanessa Vicente, ALS Mobile Teacher of Mahinog District, and Bazil Sabacajan, Education Program Supervisor for ALS (Camiguin Division, Region X) Jonathan V. Bacong, the Alternative Learning System (ALS) Coordinator of Guinsiliban District, Division of Camiguin, personifies the spirit of volunteerism. Prior to gaining regular employment as a public school teacher in 2007, he served continue reading : Teacher Jonathan’s story: Above and beyond the call of duty
By: Romel B. Costales, Education Program Supervisor (Region 2) A multigrade classroom, wherein learners of various ages and grade levels are combined especially in geographically challenged areas and where enrollment rates are low, is not exactly the ideal nor familiar set-up of learning and teaching among many. But for 40-year-old Reycel R. Jugo, multigrade teaching continue reading : Teacher Reycel: The tale of a multigrade educator
By: Ray Butch D. Mahinay, Master Teacher II for Senior High School, and Division Coordinator for Alternative Learning System (Cagayan De Oro City, Region X) Ms. Rubeneth V. Salazar is no ordinary teacher. She fulfills her sworn duty as an educator day-in and day-out, inside and outside the classroom. As an Alternative Learning System (ALS) continue reading : Teacher Ruby: Of hopes, dreams, and redemptions