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VOLUME III • NO. 180
MARCH 09, 2015
MONDAY
PUTTING THE FIRE OUT. Firemen train a hose at a bushfire that spread at a vacant lot of the Juliana Subdivision in the
City of San Fernando last Friday. --RUSTON BANAL
After death of ‘Gallant 44’
Espina tells CLuzon cops:
Move on, continue work
By Rudy J. Abular
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – Police
Director General Leonardo A. Espina, officerin-charge of the Philippine National Police,
urged police personnel here to “move on
and continue work” following the recent
death of the “Gallant 44” in Mamasapano,
Maguindanao. ESPINA TELLS... pagE 7
PNP OIC says
Mamasapano
probe findings
out today
BY Marna Dagumboy-del Rosario
LET’S ALL MOVE ON. Police Director
General Leonardo A. Espina delivers a short
message before the men and women of Police Regional Office 3 headed by Chief Supt.
Ronald V. Santos, after his arrival yesterday at
Camp Olivas, City of San Fernando.
--RUDY J. ABULAR
CAMP OLIVAS – Acting PNP
chief Director General Leonardo
Espina over the weekend said
that the findings of the panel
investigating the Jan. 25 Mamasapano encounter where 44 Special Action Force members were
killed, will be released today.
He bared this during his visit
to this camp last Friday.
Espina said the report will
be detailed, but did not elaborate
further.
The Philippine National PoPROBE OUT TODAY... pagE 7
GETTING REAL WITH RPT. Governor Lilia
Pineda discusses the importance of real property tax
collection to mayors, municipal planning officers, assessors, and treasurers during the Consultative Meeting on
Real Property Tax Collection held at the Widus Hotel last
Friday. --JUN JASO
SBMA launches
awareness campaign
on climate change
By Mhike R. Cigaral
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT
— The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA),
through its Ecology Center,
has launched an awareness campaign on climate
change adaptation in up- as well as in their locality,
land communities adjacent and how to minimize it.
to the Freeport.
The campaign includes
SBMA Chairman Ro- educating residents on how
berto Garcia said that the to prevent forest and bush
campaign aims to educate fires and what they can
residents on the impact of do to help bring back the
climate change world-wide, AWARENESS CAMPAIGN... pagE 7
2NEWS
Fernandinas honored during Mover’s Walk, Pampering Day
Headline Gitnang Luzon • MARCH 09, 2015
By Marna Dagumboy
-del Rosario
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO
- The city government of San
Fernando, through its Gender
and Development office, held a
GAD Mover’s Walk and Pampering Day over the weekend,
in line with the celebration of
International Women’s Day on
March 8.
The event was led by Women’s Month 2015 Chairperson
Dr. Leticia Yap, Committee
Chairperson on Women and
Family Affairs Councilor Jack
Calimlim, and Gender and De-
velopment Focal Person Amy
Catacutan.
According
to
Councilor
Calimlim, the event aims to
raise awareness among the
women sector of the city and
make them realize their worth
and contribution by simply being a mother, a daughter and
even a sister.
She also pointed out the
small actions of women in being
a part of the community.
“Ang simpleng pagbibigay
gabay ng mga kababaihan
sa kanilang mga anak upang
maging isang mabuting tao ay
napakalaking bagay na kontri-
busyon sa lipunan, para maachieve yung progress at gender
equality na gusto natin,” added
Councilor Calimlim.
The event was attended by
different city government officials, women sectors from all 35
barangays of the city and some
from the private sector.
Bataan farmers
receive livestock
from DA-3
Romero, other activities
include
house-to-house
distribution of leaflets
within the city and a barangay olympics scheduled
CA PITOL GROU NDS,
Bataan – Aimed at helping
livestock farmers affected by
calamities, the Department of
Agriculture RFO 3 in coordination with the Bataan Provincial
Government thru the Office
of the Provincial Veterinarian
awarded 30 heads of doe (mature female goat) to farmer beneficiaries from Liyang, Pilar and
Tubo-tubo, an Aeta tribe in Dinalupihan in simple ceremonies
at the Bataan People’s Center,
this City.
Recipients came from the
lists submitted by the Municipal
Agriculturists from the 11 municipalities of the province and
from the City Veterinarian of
the City of Balanga.
Among those present during
the distribution were Dr. Eduardo Lapuz, Chief of Regulatory Division, Department of
Agriculture Region 3; Ludivina
Banzon, Provincial Administrator; and Dr. Albert Venturina,
Provincial Veterinarian.
“Tulong sa Magsasaka”, an
animal dispersal program, also
aims to improve the animal
population and the local breed,
hence within two years, beneficiaries will give back a 6-month
old female calfdrop/caracalf
drop to the government for redispersal to other beneficiaries.
Another batch consisting of 20
FIRE PREVENTION... Page 7
BATAAN FARMERS... Page 7
MOVER’S WALK. The City Government of San Fernando through its Gender and Development Office with the participation of women from all barangays and
private sectors joined the GAD Mover’s Walk on March 6 in celebration of the International Women’s Day on March 8. -- CSF-CIO PHOTO
Bulacan bettor
bags P13.5-M
6/42 lotto jackpot
MANILA – Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Acting Chairman
and General Manager Atty. Jose Ferdinand Rojas II announced that a bettor
from Bulacan has won the P13,528,000
jackpot prize in last Thursday’s (March 5)
Lotto 6/42 Draw.
The winning ticket which holds the
numbers 12-21-16-10-15-26 was bought
from a Lotto outlet in San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan.
Rojas also announced that there were
52 winners of the 2nd prize, P13,250;
while there were 1,886 winners for the
3rd prize, worth P290.•
Mabalacat City observes
‘Fire Prevention Month’
By Charlene A. Cayabyab
MABALACAT CITY The city government has
set several activities to instil awareness on fire safety to the public this March.
Chief Inspector Rodel
Manuel, city fire marshal,
said the activities are in
line with this year’s Fire
Prevention Month which
carries theme, “Kaligtasan
sa Sunog: Alamin, Gawin
at Isabuhay Natin.”
For this month’s celebration, the city held a
motorcade from Xevera
to Dau joined by barangay
officials, fire brigade of
TIPCO, Dee Hwa
Liong, Mabalacat
Water
District,
KABALIKAT and
other organizations.
According
to SFO3 Dante
Bagac LGU, PSA hold mass wedding
BAGAC, Bataan – “Kung
ang ating Pangulo ay magbibigay ng amnesty at ipapawalang bisa ang lahat ng
kasal, pakakasalan ninyo pa
rin ba ang inyong kabiyak?”
Mayor Rommel V. De Rosario challenged the 29 couples
who participated in the Mass
Wedding Activity organized
by the Municipal Civil Registry Office of Bagac in coordination with the Philippine
Statistics Authority (PSA) –
Bataan, held at the Municipal
Hall recently.
The celebration was con-
ducted in observance of
the 2015 Civil Registration
Month which is an annual
celebration observed by the
Philippine Statistics Authority and Local Civil Registry
Offices since 1991 by virtue
of Proclamation 682 by President Corazon C. Aquino.
Earlier that day, there was
a province-wide free issuance
of local copy of birth certificates. Mylin B. Ricardo, Municipal Civil Registrar, emphasized that a civil wedding
ceremony is not just a one day
activity but the office’s year
round commitment to convince couples to make their
relationship legitimate. Most
of the couples are already
living together and have children.
Ricardo insists the implications of marriage to the
legitimacy of the children, every time they encounter parents who register their child’s
birth certificates.
Richard T. Guevara, Statistical Coordination Officer
I of PSA Bataan, delivered an
inspirational message to couMASS WEDDING... Page 6
LIVELIHOOD AID. Photo shows a happy farmer from Bataan who has benefited from
the Department of Agriculture’s ‘Tulong sa Magsasaka’ program. --1BATAAN PHOTO
MARCH 09, 2015 • Headline Gitnang Luzon
OWWA-3 releases livelihood aid to OFWs
By Marna Dagumboy
-del Rosario
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO - The Overseas
Workers’ Welfare Administration Regional Welfare
Office (OWWA-3) simultaneously released starter
kits to 58 “Balik Pinas,
Balik Hanapbuhay” qualified OFW beneficiaries
from Bataan, Bulacan,
Tarlac, Nueva Ecija and
Zambales recently.
These overseas Filipino
workers from Central Luzon were either displaced
from their jobs due to
political conflicts in host
countries, victims of illegal recruitment and/or human trafficking, medically
repatriated or repatriated
due to distressful situations. They have all decided to return to the Philippines and be reintegrated.
Under the “Balik Pinas,
Balik Hanapbuhay” program, qualified OFWs are
provided with a package
of P10,000 worth of livelihood assistance including
starter kits for self-employment as well as business
counseling and technical
and marketing assistance.
The program aims to
enable the displaced OFWs
to plan, set-up, start and
operate a livelihood undertaking. Since the start
of the year, a total of 196
displaced and qualified
OFWs from Central Luzon
have benefitted under the
Program.•
BUSINESS 3
DA chief orders
ban on California
fowl products
QUEZON CITY - Department of Agriculture
(DA) Secretary Proceso Alcala has ordered the
temporary ban on the importation of domesticated and wild birds and their products including poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs and semen
from California, USA.
DA in a statement said, Alcala set the temporary ban to protect the health of the local livestock population and food safety in the country
from the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
(HPAI). The Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported to the Office of International des Epizooties (OIE) that there has been an
outbreak of HPAI virus in Stanislaus County in
California.
The USDA-APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratories has confirmed increased mortality affecting a commercial turkey farm in said
county.
Under this order, the Secretary specified
emergency measures such as the immediate suspension of the processing, evaluation of application and issuance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary
(SPS) Import Clearance to import the aforementioned commodities from said location; and stoppage and confiscation of all shipments of aforementioned commodities from said locations,
except heat-treated products. The Secretary also
stressed that the importation of poultry and meat
products is subject to the conditions provided in
the applicable articles of the OIE’s 2014 Terrestrial Animal Health Code.
“We have been closely monitoring advisories
from the OIE since we want to proactively protect
the integrity of our poultry products as avian flufree,” Alcala said.
The OIE is an inter-governmental organization that, among others, has functions of informing governments of the occurrence of animal
diseases and of ways to control these diseases, of
coordinating studies devoted to the surveillance
and control of animal diseases and of harmonizing regulations to facilitate trade in animals and
animal products. (DA-AFID)•
CEB launches GetGo
lifestyle rewards program
HATAW WITH BINAY. Vice President Jejomar Binay (left) has a taste of Balangueno ‘addiction’ to a healthy lifestyle during the regular
“hataw” dance exercise at Plaza Mayor de Balanga over the weekend. With city officials, headed by Mayor Joet Garcia (right), department heads
and the usual “hataw” enthusiasts, Binay experienced firsthand the activity made popular by the city government to help its employees and
residents in keeping them physically fit. --MHIKE R. CIGARAL
E R R ATA
Republic of the Philippines
Republic of the Philippines
In the Notice of Publication of
AILYN CABAGUE SUMUCOL
published in the February 13 and
20, 2015 issues of Headline Gitnang Luzon, the entry of the place
of birth should have been SAN
MATEO, RIZAL.
Office of the Municipal Registrar
Office of the Municipal Registrar
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
In compliance with Section 7 of R.A. No. 10172, a
notice is hereby served to the public that JEREMY
C. ELIAS has filed with this office a petition for correction of clerical error / typographical error particularly in his Gender from “FEMALE” to “MALE” in
the certificated of live birth of JEREMY C. ELIAS born
on FEBRUARY 22, 1990 at San Monica Sta. Rita,
Pampanga and whose parents are GIL NICDAO
ELIAS and JULIETA BUCUD CASTRO.
In compliance with Section 5 of R.A. No. 9048, a
notice is hereby served to the public that EVELYN P.
GANGCUANGCO has filed with this office a petition
for Change of First Name from “GENN FRANZ MILLAN” to “GENN” in the certificated of live birth of
GENN FRANZ MILLAN DE LEON GANGCUANGCO
born on October 05, 1961 with registry number 528 and
whose parents are FRANCISCO CUENCO GANGCUANGCO and MILAGROS CANLAS DE LEON.
Any person adversely affected by said petition
may file his/her written opposition with this office
not later than March 24, 2015.
Any person adversely affected by said petition
may file his/her written opposition with this office
not later than March 24, 2015.
Province of Pampanga
Municipality of Sta. Rita
(Sgd) ROSARIO G. SUNGA Municipal Civil Registrar
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Province of Pampanga
Municipality of Sta. Rita
In the Notice of Publication of
CORAZON GORRI published in
the February 26, 2015 issue of
Headline Gitnang Luzon, the surname should have read GORRE
and not GORRI as earlier published.
HGL: March 09, 2015
(Sgd) ROSARIO G. SUNGA Municipal Civil Registrar
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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO - The Philippines’ leading carrier, Cebu Pacific Air rolls out
its rewards program for frequent fliers, as part
of the airline’s 19th anniversary on March 8,
2015.
Members of GetGo, CEB’s newest lifestyle
rewards program, can earn GetGo points when
flying with Cebu Pacific. Their GetGo points
can earn them free flights.
Those who signed up for CEB Club, CEB’s
previous membership program, are automatically GetGo members.
“In 19 years, we have been fortunate enough
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1.4 million CEB Club members and 630 corporate accounts. We will be able to serve them
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Nik Laming, general manager for GetGo,
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Headline Gitnang Luzon • MARCH 09, 2015
EDITORIAL
Hot, hot, hot
JUST the other day, we saw
a grassfire along the Jose Abad
Santos Avenue in the City of San
Fernando. The smoke was rather
thick that some people taught it
was a house going up in flames.
Upon closer inspection, however, we saw it was a bushfire, and
it was spreading quite fast.
The month of March is almost
halfway, so that sight was quite
normal during this time of year.
After all, this is the Fire Prevention Month. Because of the
oppressive heat during March, it
has become the most fire-prone
month – and this explains the
declaration behind the Fire Prevention Month.
In fact, a fire had already
claimed the life of a baby in Guagua town last month, and displaced a number of families.
Good thing Vice Gov. Dennis
Pineda and his wife, Sta. Rita
Mayor Yolly Pineda, took time
out of during Valentine’s Day to
distribute relief packs to the affected families.
We hope fervently that people would be more careful inside
their homes, and make sure never
to neglect the most common causes of fire, which include an unattended burning candle, or short
electrical circuit.
Indeed, temperatures have
risen, and everyone is feeling
the heat. A few weeks from now,
school will be out… and we all
know what this means – vacation
trips for families to the beaches
or resorts in different areas all
over the country.
Now, before going on this
much-awaited trip, make sure
that your homes are safe from destructive fires. It would make no
sense to have so much fun during your vacation when you won’t
have a home to go home to.
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Keeping graduation rites simple
E
VERY year, the Department
of Education (DepEd) calls
on school officials to keep
graduation ceremonies simple but
meaningful. We hear or read this
reminder usually at this time of
the year when graduation days are
near.
Education Secretary Armin Luistro
reminds teachers,
principals and others in the academic
sector to keep simple as possible all
graduation
rites,
minus the excessive spending and
pompous activities.
Along with it is his
reminder for school Alvin H. Arceo
officials to refrain
from extravagant
attires of the graduates and expensive venues where the ceremonies
would be held.
The graduation ceremonies for
public elementary and high schools
in the country are scheduled
on March 26 or 27 as set by the
DepEd. This means that a few days
from now, we would see graduating
students march to the stage to get
their diplomas and their awards if
any, as a formal occasion that symbolizes the end of a level of their
schooling.
This year’s graduation theme:
“Saktong Buhay: Sa De-kalidad na
Edukasyon Pinanday” is focused
on the promotion of civil rights,
fostering a sense of community
and personal responsibility. For
the “saktong buhay”, it means a life
that is not excessive or lacking of
anything.
I overheard a group of mothers
a couple of days ago talking about
expenses they have to shell out
for the graduation ceremonies of
their children. One woman aired
her woes on the amount the
school is asking her child to
pay. She said the amount is
too onerous for their family
to produce.
As of this
writing
opportunity for school officials to
let politicians see their schools and
what they need such as facilities or
buildings that local officials might
provide as projects. It’s a good opportunity for schools too to have
anything that might be provided by
politicians that will redound to the
benefit of schoolchildren.
•••
A few years ago, the DepEd has
called on school officials to re-
“Education Secretary Armin Luistro reminds teachers, principals and others in the academic sector to
keep simple as possible all graduation rites, minus
the excessive spending and pompous activities.”
Another woman however, agrees
to giving more focus on the importance of the occasion and its being
a once-in-a- lifetime occasion for
her child. She would rather borrow
money from other people as long as
her daughter would be on the stage,
she rationalized.
•••
In relation to graduation days,
there are some school officials who
prefer politicians as their guest
speakers during graduation ceremonies. While we may see nothing
wrong with it, often the supposed
solemnity of the commencement
exercises is replaced with politics.
On the other hand, it’s a good
frain too from getting politicians
as graduation guests or speakers.
This was aimed at avoiding politics
in schools and to maintain the solemnity of the graduation rites.
With the call of the education
department, some heeded while
some did not. Some politicians
meanwhile are fond of attending
such occasions as they see an opportunity to gain more popularity
in preparation for the next elections.
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OPINION 5
Dreams never grow old
A
NDREW Matthews wrote ciency and reason, we must uncouin one of his bestsellers: ple it from the changes in our own
“Dreams are the seed- bodies. We must avoid the tendency
to think that the world is going to the
lings of reality.”
But how could that be true if the dogs simply because we ourselves
case is usually, if not always, like are going to the grave. The world
this: We all clamour and experience may indeed be in a sad state of detechange and the vast
majority of us, most
specifically my fellow youth (oh yes, I
am still a youth, so
do not force the issue), do not want to
be part of the change
that we desire to happen, thus we end up
rioration, but we can’t judge
disliking if not totalthat unless we look upon it
ly hating the change Towards
in a manner that is divorced
that happens around
from our personal adversius…hating
every- the Light
ties.
thing except our- ABEL SOTO
Let us do that, then.
selves (or even ourselves)! And that just
spells the predicament of the youth
•••
called by a writer, THE WHATEVSo now, how is the world changER GENERATION. Whatever!
ing?
Life is a progression of change.
As we all know, changes are of
And whatever we may achieve in life, many sorts. Rulers and wars come
whatever our accomplishments and and go. There are droughts and
successes, all are overtaken by this floods, earthquakes, and storms.
inescapable flow, this inexorable ebb Great books are written. New art
that is change.
forms develop. Fashions vary and
evolve. Even our language changes
and evolves (even if some of these
•••
Sophie Tucker, “the last of the evolutions are to the detriment of
red-hot mamas,” is famous for hav- history).
Now the question is this: Where
ing said “I’ve tried poor and I’ve
tried rich; and rich is better.” I would are YOU, the youth of this present
add to that, “I’ve tried young and I’ve generation, in all of these changtried “old” (in spirit); and young is es? Where are YOU in the greater
better.” Now combine the two and scheme of things? Are YOU part of
the question is: Is old and rich better the change that we ALL desire? Or
are YOU mere spectators of this drathan young and poor?
I once heard my uncle telling matic saga of change?
You should know the answer to
his son, “I am now old and reasonably rich; I was once young and very these questions better than any other
poor. Will I abandon my prosperity knows it, for you are YOUNGer than
to be young even if poor again? Of they are and really ought to have
your own answers that should be in
course!” Now, wouldn’t you?
harmony to the call and demands of
the changing times. As the Tagalog
•••
Change is oftentimes an odd slogan goes, “IBA’T IBAT TINIG SA
thing. Change, like adulthood, may IISANG PINTIG NG MAKABULUmean the coming of full vigour and HAN AT MAPAGPALAYANG PAGdevelopment or growth, but it also BABAGO!” This should be your batmeans accepting and working on the tle cry in this era of change!
You are only young once. Minconfusions of responsibility for one’s
san lang kayo maging mga
self and for others.
The human evolution and anat- kabataan. Will you waste this
omy have always been my perfect most important stage in your lives
metaphor for social change and and let it all go to the trash bin of histransformation… for dreams and tory? Hindi man lang ba kayo
changes. If we are to face change in mangangarap at magiging
society with any semblance of effi- bahagi ng pagbabago para sa
katuparan ng mga pangarap
na ito ng isang mundo na patuloy pa rin nating lahat ninanais na baguhin?
And speaking of dreams and
dreaming, let me share with you this
quote from a book entitled, “The
“Life is a progression of change. And whatever we
may achieve in life, whatever our accomplishments
and successes, all are overtaken by this inescapable
flow, this inexorable ebb that is change.”
Man on the Train, Waking Life”:
“I haven’t seen too many
around lately. Things have
been tough lately for dreamers. They say dreaming is
dead, no one does it anymore.
It’s not dead; it’s just that it’s
been forgotten, removed from
our language. Nobody teaches
it so nobody knows it exists.
The dreamer is banished to
obscurity. Well, I’m trying
to change all that, and I hope
you are, too by dreaming every day… dreaming with our
hands and dreaming with our
minds. Our planet is facing the
greatest problems it has ever
faced, ever. So whatever you
do, don’t be bored; this is absolutely the most exciting time
we could have possibly hoped
to be alive. And things are just
starting…”
•••
Pabustan yung pupusan que iti
nang canacung articulu quing metung a poemang sinulat cu maiguit
nang pabanua ing milabas:
Masaquit ing maninap
uling tutu la ping maliap
nia maralas lang misisicap
at e ta la lubus araracap.
Ring paninap, ing babie ra
tula sanang alang capara
nung ding maninap miguising la
atuparan la ring paninap da.
Dapot mas daca’la ring paninap
a manatiling undap-undap
at ala lang apapalto mayap
qng bie da ring magdulap.
towards the light... Page 7
E
jeans and plunging spaghetti tops
while getting booze in your favorite
pub- chances are you’d
keep on attracting happy go lucky guysthe
kind
who
dreads about responsibilities and wouldn’t
give up his night life.
He drinks, he smokes
and if he hasn’t been
laid for the longest
time, he’d be looking
for someone to bang
tonight... and there
are showing off
Pen Talks you
your
skin, flaunting
Aubrey F. Sembrano
your drunk smile but
still ready to mingle.
are busy searching for
What was on your mind? Were
your keys inside your bag. Anything
can happen but searching literally you expecting a decent man to take
for Mr right, say in a bar, is a dif- you away from that loud dance floor
and save you like Mr Grey saving
ferent story.
If you keep wearing those panty
PEN TALKS... Page 7
an are destined to meet in the most
unexpected places. It could be while
you’re impatiently waiting
for your turn to be served
in the grocery or while you
“Behave the way you ought to be.
Your behavior will attract the kind
of men you want. If you want to be
in a serious relationship you gotta
make sure you’re not acting like a
complete whore while waiting.”
by ALBERTO PINEDA SALAS, JR.
T
HERE has been both a public outcry that both student and faculty discipline have broken down in
public secondary schools in the country. The teachers’ have far reaching, or even lifelong, influence on their
learners. The power of influence can either be positive or
negative. Learners are more prone to learn from the teachers’ out of class interactions since as many studies would
reveal, teachers are supposed to be the learners’ mirror and
model…a paradigm. According to educational psychologists, discipline plays a key role in the process of education
and that to have an orderly and ideal learning situation, discipline is necessary for both teachers and students.
Teaching as a profession in the Philippines was attributed to formal education introduced by missionaries in
the 18th century that overran the traditional informal precolonial education that was conducted in most society’s
homesteads, which acted as classrooms. Thus, there was
no code of conduct as we know it today, but instead good
morals were socially imparted. However, such an informal
education was undermined by the formal education. Formal education transformed the teaching service into a real
profession. That meant for one to qualify as a teacher, he
had to go for training in teachers’ colleges after 1870’s and
since then, it remained a profession with even a code of
conduct. It should however be noted that like it was during the colonial days, the missionary period had no written
code of conduct for teachers. That was due to the fact that
the administrators of the time gave morals and religion the
first priorities, unlike today where some are too reluctant.
In other words, pre-colonial and colonial education lacked
a well written code of ethics for teachers. It was assumed
that a good teacher conducts himself or herself in the best
way either according to Christian or Islamic principles.
On the other hand however, with the attainment of independence in Philippines there arose a need for the code
of ethics for the teachers. Indeed one of the serious educational problems encountered during the post independent
period was how to control the professional standards of
FACULTY BEHAVIOR... Page 7
Improving Student
Learning
RING PANINAP
Ladies, here’s how to find Mr. Nice Guy
VER wonder where all these
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aware but these
bastards are often your type of
guy.
The reason
why you keep on
bumping with
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is that first, you
keep on attracting the same kind of men every
time you go out.. How you dress
and the places you visit often plays
a vital role too, in your soul searching. OK, so don’t get me wrong here,
there are times that man and wom-
Faculty behaviour vis-à-vis
student discipline
by Enrico C. Villangca
C
AN educators push students towards proficiency
without changes in the teaching process? For
many, the answer is in the negative. There have
been changes made over the years. Why stop now?
We need to have a meaningful, sustained change if
we are to improve student learning and performance.
According to Dr. Linda S. Adamson, Ed. D., Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator of the Johns
Hopkins University School of Education, “teachers
need to try out a new approach in ways that give them a
chance to analyze results before integrating it into their
standard repertoire.”
Adamson further said that teachers are “hungry” for
what would work better, but are at a crossroads as to
how they can be confident that they can put something
better in place and see results.
“A way of carrying out action research that has a
likelihood of producing useful insights and benefits to
students’ learning could be of great value,” according to
Adamson.
Action research, which is one of the ways to develop
our students, has no one definition. Its basics, however,
are that it is a “systematic and intentional inquiry carried out by teachers” (Cochran-Smith & Lytle, 1999,
p. 3) as a means to build teachers’ reflective capabilities (Noffke & Zeichner, 1987; Zeichner & Klehr, 1999)
in ways that can help improve some specific aspect of
educational practice in their own school settings (CaroBruce, 2000; Sagor, 2005).
Action research has a few phases/components in
common: “diagnosing, action planning, taking action,
evaluating, and specifying learning” (see Susman,
1983, cited in O’Brien, 1998). The question is, what is
the target level when it comes to quality? Does quality
action research predict create more positive results for
learners?
Adamson has created an action research model
which shows a cycle: 1. context, needs assessment, and
alignment with school goals; 2. collection and analysis
of baseline data; 3.
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PHL calls on APEC members
to strengthen trade linkages
TAGAYTAY CITY, Cavite - A Philippine
finance official has urged member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to intensify efforts to boost
trade and investment amid the uneven pace
of growth across and within economies, as
they seek to maintain a high growth trajectory.
During the APEC Finance and Central
Bank Deputies’ Meeting held here on Thursday, National Treasurer Roberto Tan said the
Asia-Pacific region is seen to be an engine of
growth with the recovery of the global economy.
Citing the International Monetary Fund
(IMF), Tan said the growth of the Asia-Pacific region is expected to accelerate to 4.3
percent in 2015 from 3.9 percent last year.
“The conditions are supportive for the region to maintain its growth path. Economic
activity remains dynamic buoyed by robust
consumer demand, particularly among
emerging markets. Exports have been rising, as some economies move up the value
chain,” he said.
Tan said some challenges, however, remain for the region, foremost of which is the
uneven growth across and within economies.
“This growth divergence among econo-
mies necessitates greater linkages in trade
and investments, such that the growth momentum may carry over throughout the region,” he noted.
As the Philippines hosts the APEC Finance Ministers’ Process (FMP) this year,
Tan said the country has crafted the Cebu
Action Plan (CAP), which takes into account
the progress that the APEC has achieved
throughout the years.
He said that with the CAP being a key
agenda in the APEC FMP starting this year,
the 21 Pacific Rim countries could forge an
APEC community that has harmonized policies, rules and practices.
These enable and facilitate free trade and
flow of cross-border investments; access to
financial services by low-income households,
micro, small and medium enterprises and
the unbanked; and good governance that results in sustainable and inclusive economic
growth, he added.
“We highly encourage you to work with us
on our CAP initiatives so that we could bring
about their intended benefits,” Tan said.
Aimed at building inclusive economies,
the CAP will be launched during the APEC
Finance Ministers’ Meeting to be held on
September 10 to 11 in Mactan, Cebu. (PNA)•
MASS WEDDING... from Page 2
ples. He refuted that it’s not his
authority to give advice to the
couples but posted the responsibility in line with the goals of
the Asia Pacific CRVS Decade,
2015-2024 to achieve universal registration of all key life
events; provide all people with
legal proof of identity; and use
these registration records to
produce and openly share accurate, complete and timely
vital statistics.
Particularly, he asked them
to make sure the correct entries in the marriage certifi-
cate, to legitimize their children who were born before the
marriage and register other vital events timely and correctly.
The activity was also the
birthday treat of the town mayor to his constituents, wherein
he provided reception, gave
freebies and stood as principal sponsor to all of them.
During the wedding ceremony, he shared personal
experiences as pointers to a
lasting relationship. “Pinakamasarap sa buhay ng tao ay
umibig, na kung may chance
ay gusto pa sana nating ulitin. Pero dahil sa kasal, hindi
na dapat gawin,” sums up his
point.
PSA, formerly known as
the National Statistics Office
(NSO) carries out, enforces
and administers Commonwealth Act 3753 in the delivery
of civil registration services
as directed by Republic Act
10625, while the local registrar
shall keep and preserve in the
office civil registry documents
which include marriages as
mandated by CA 3753.•
GETGO... from Page 3
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For more information on memberships and partners, visit www.getgo.com.ph/, or call
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natural gas... from Page 8
more rigorous and expensive
than coal-fired power plants,
thus, the need for government support.
The bill entitled “Downstream Natural Gas Industry
Development Act” aims to
promote the use of natural
gas and ensure safety, quality, reliability, and security
of transmission, distribution,
and supply of natural gas.
The bill also targets equity participation in gas transmission and distribution
utilities by the private sector.
Moreover, Osmeña said
AS OF march 05, 2015
there is now more interest of
going into natural gas projects in the country.
Among these recent developments in the natural gas
industry cited by Osmeña are
the 414-megawatt San Gabriel plant of First Gen Corp.
and the 650-MW Pagbilao
plant of Australia-based Energy World Corp.
Aside from natural gas
power plants, the lawmaker
also seeks re-establishment
of “city gas” developments.
“We’re hopeful to develop
our own city gas which will
be able to supply households
with LNG [liquefied natural
gas]. We used to have one. I
remember before I was born,
there was Manila gas but
it was phased out,” he said.
“But I hope we will be able
to redevelop city gas form of
industry.”
“We’re looking at growing natural gas industry and
we hope that more will come
in. We’re also hopeful that
you remain with us as we
struggle our regulatory and
legislative struggles,” said
Osmeña. (PNA)•
HOROSCOPE
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 - FEB. 18)
Stay clear of financial propositions that involve risk-taking. It is also not a good time for combining business with
pleasure. However, this workday is full of cheery, lighthearted people and you probably wish it was this way more
often. Everything seems to bring out your best qualities today. You may find that your sales technique or job responsibilities move along in an easier fashion and with successful results. You are the driving force that comes up
with new solutions. Your psychic abilities are more prominent and you enjoy the interaction with others. Learning
what makes people think the way they do is interesting but you should be careful about expressing too many
opinions. Close personal ties are important and enjoyable this evening.
ARIES (MAR. 21-APR. 19)
Your focus this morning may be on celebrating some special occasion in the workplace. You put in the hours and
enjoy the company but this afternoon you may go in a different direction. You may have said yes recently to a
volunteer organization and they are going to take you at your word–they need your help. Perhaps you will be
helping in some youth violence prevention or intervention program. Beginning a pilot project provides such services as anger management and conflict resolution training, job training, employment, counseling, educational
assistance, victim awareness training, peer mentoring and substance abuse and health services referrals. If you
are not planning the organization, you will be there to help. You are a positive influence to others.
CANCER (JUN 22- JUL 22)
Your emotions are accented today. Emotions are great to warn us when trouble is near or to enjoy the finer
things in life. Remember to set aside emotions when solving problems today and you will achieve most positive results. Good communication is sure to reign, no matter where you are today. Plans take you where you
want to go . . . Travel could be available soon. There are opportunities today to meet people that could help
you, your profession or your family. An insight about your support system, your mother or other females may
be important just now. Some sort of genealogy study brings to you an interest in family background. You
could discover a student, neighbor or a young person that opens up to you this evening.
CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 - JAN 19)
Your attitude is positive and you look for ways to improve the world. Mental stimulation from others is the
key for you right now. A group meeting this morning has you comparing the views of others and making
suggestions of your own. You may gain attention for finding solutions to technical problems today. You have
a tendency to enjoy working in group activities. You may display an urge to be recognized by co-workers,
but this could cause jealousy. This afternoon you may desire to seek out a new friend or do something with a
neighbor or relative you have not seen in a long time. It is a good time to go out and witness the splendor of
nature. This could involve an interest in some social activities and pursuits like religion and volunteer work.
GEMINI (MAY 21-JUN 21)
Your great sense of fairness makes you a good judge or lawyer. You may be able to bring a group together with
words or ideas that transport others. Refinement and relationships are usually the keys to emotional satisfaction for you. Your base of security, which is your home and loved ones, is the place you want to be this evening.
Visiting with friends that come by your place or playing a competitive game in your yard is fun this afternoon.
Companionship with close family and friends is important and you will want to take every opportunity to keep
this network of loved ones close to you. This is a successful and fully packed day. Consider a walk with your
family or loved one after dinner and retire early tonight.
LEO (JUL 23 - AUG. 23)
You are your usual expressive and sociable self today. There are things you have always wanted to try but never
had the time–you are creative and curious. You make time for one personal project today. Originality and invention are your tickets to grabbing the brass ring . . . So to speak. The exchange of ideas becomes a focal point of your
day. This could include a conference or a trip to a new computer store during the noon break. Learning, knowing a
little about a lot of things, staying in touch and on top of the latest developments are what satisfies your need for
mental stimulation. Neighbors and brothers or sisters may join in some fun celebrations tonight. Young people
bring laughter to the table.
LIBRA (SEP. 23 - OCT. 23)
Your mind is in a receptive mode and ready for whatever projects are set before you today. In order to avoid any
misunderstandings from a sensitive higher-ranking person today, remove your own emotions–come from
the truth. Office politics may become disastrous conversations, so stay away from it when at all possible. This
time is a high achievement cycle. It is easy for you to get along; you are surrounded with people that want to
achieve what you have achieved. Keep moving forward to new goals. Social activity with co-workers, friends
or family is enjoyable this afternoon. You may have insights into the inner workings of a loved one today. You
help bridge a communication gap. This evening you search for different ways to relax.
PISCES (FEB. 19 - MAR. 20)
New ideas and an independent or pioneering mental orientation are the modes of expression today. Teaching,
learning, communicating and social contacts have a way of outlining new directions in your life; there is much
activity and involvement with these kinds of issues. Challenging authority and striving for success are on your
agenda. Losing sight of the practical can make you very artistic–but might not be so good for the bankbook. There
is a need for caution on the material and financial level. This evening is a good time to show your affection to loved
ones. Movies, poetry, books and all forms of escape could prove quite enjoyable this evening, particularly with a
special loved one! You are surrounded by loving people tonight.
SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 - DEC. 21)
There is an instinctive push to be in control. This inner push could lead to a greater interest in investing, management, teaching, etc. Others value you for your ability to make smart decisions. You have a natural sense of what
the public wants and can express yourself well. Clear decisions affecting others could be made now. Some of
your co-workers or customers may find you especially witty from time to time. Your sense of humor helps you
make demands on others in an acceptable manner. Others value you for your independence and unique qualities.
Romance and such creative pursuits as hobbies are outlets for much of your energy this afternoon. You want to
plan out tomorrow’s schedule this evening–careful . . . Family interests may take priority.
SCORPIO (OCT. 24- NOV. 21)
The atmosphere crackles with your own energy today. Logic is important but could be forgotten if decisions
are made too quickly. Balance will return this afternoon. Practicality takes on a special importance as you
weed through the chores and demands of the day. You are in a self-reliant mood–determined to move forward and accomplish much. You can focus on your goals and know that you have a good chance of success.
Keep alert and do not be afraid to make your views known to bosses and other authority figures. Friends or
relatives are happy to drop in and join you for a snack and a fun get-together later today. Charm oozes from
every pore and others enjoy being with you. Sharing with others is favorable.
TAURUS (APR. 20-MAY 20)
Career opportunities call out to you today. Push forward now–go forward and conquer! Your energy is high
and you feel vital. You feel in harmony with yourself, the entire world and everybody in it. Others can feel
this, so they in turn are drawn to you, making this a successful day for any kind of group endeavor. Best of all,
relations with the opposite sex are at a peak. This is a super day for just about anything that comes to your
attention. This afternoon you will enjoy the company of a friend. You attach importance to friendships and
taking part in group activities with friends. Harmony and beauty are deeply satisfying. Close personal ties
to other people are a focal point for your feelings–marriage and other partnerships are key arenas for this.
VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEP.22)
satisfaction now. Harmony is deeply satisfying–and the lack of it may become emotionally unsettling. You
are learning to put the supersensitive you in the past. The trials you have faced in the past have given you the
wisdom you need to deal with present and future trials. Being human and understanding the human condition helps you to be an understanding helpmate, co-worker and teacher. You are also learning to look past any
emotional maneuvers with compassion–yours or others. Close personal ties to other people are important
this day. You always try to be helpful when a friend needs help and today someone needs your help.
MARCH 09, 2015 • Headline Gitnang Luzon
ESPINA TELLS... from Page 1
Espina motored here over the
weekend, his first visit to this regional police camp since he assumed as officer-in-charge of the
150,000-strong police organization. The visit was part of his tour
to reach out the men and women in
uniform to boost their morale after
the Mamapasano incident.
During his speech, Espina opted
to address the slain SAF personnel
as “Gallant 44” and not “Fallen 44”,
because it is better to remember
them the way they lived and not
the way they died.
“Simply and truthfully we shall
remember them as gallant men,”
Espina said.
The objective of Espina’s tour is
to encourage the men and women
of the PNP to move forward with
their sworn duties to protect and
towards the light... from Page 5
serve the people with honesty and
dignity.
“From here on, kalimutan na
muna natin, let us cherish the
memories of the Gallant 44. But
cherishing their memories with
the end in view of moving forward,
moving on, remembering them
that we are proud of them,” Espina
further said.
He also said that the Mamasapano incident was a painful experience.
“We have to move on… go on
and serve the people. We have to
show to our SAF that their sacrifice
would not go to naught,” he said,
adding that the Gallant 44 died
while serving the country honourably, giving justice for all the victims of terrorists with nothing expected in return.
“We have to continue with our
mandated task by performing two
things, napakadali lang ang gawin
nyo. Firstly is the conduct of proactive and preventive police operation and secondly - discipline.
He said discipline should be addressed as a way of life which every policeman should do, to leave a
legacy before retiring.
In this way, he said, the sacrifices made by the “Gallant 44” would
not go to waste.
Espina conceptualized the tour
in every regional police office in
the country after President Aquino, Interior Secretary Mar Roxas
including him held a dialogue with
SAF men hours before the turnover
ceremony of Chief Supt. Moro Lazo
as the new SAF chief on Tuesday.•
independent from the PNP,” Espina
pointed out.
Espina also denied reports that
President Benigno Aquino berated
members of the SAF or got angry
during a recent visit with the troopers.
“That’s not true. The conversation was very cordial and brotherly,”
he said.
Espina revealed there was a
clarification on the tactical errors
during the implementation of Oplan
Exodus.
“Sa baba, may mga error na tactical… ay talagang nangyari,” he said.
He said the conversation of President Aquino and SAF troops centered on capabilities, training and
personnel of the PNP elite force.
In his speech, Espina encouraged all police units to always be
guided by the PNP mission – operations (proactive and preventive) and
discipline in terms of attitude and
physical condition. •
PROBE OUT TODAY... from Page 1
lice and Department of the Interior
and Local Government (DILG) earlier created an independent factfinding body to conduct an in-depth
investigation and determine the real
story behind the incident.
The investigating panel is being
headed by Director Benjamin Magalong of the Criminal Investigation
and Detection Group (CIDG).
“Even I was not spared. The
panel took my statement, which indicates that the probe body is totally
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN... from Page 1
healthy environment and the forests, Garcia added.
Accordingly,
the
campaign,
which started at Barangay Mabiga
in the town of Hermosa, Bataan, was
a kick-off to a series of seminars to
be held in four barangays outside
the perimeter fence of the Freeport.
These include the upland communities of Mabiga, Tipo, Bangal, and
Pastolan, which serve as buffer areas
under the SBMA’s “social fencing”
program.
Participants in the one-day awareness campaign seminars included
members of farmers’ associations
in the four upland communities.
Garcia explained that the local
farmers’ associations serve as a vital
component of the SBMA Community-Based Forest Management (SCBFMA) system, which watches over
the forests and helps protect them
against bush and forest fires, illegal
cutting of trees, and illegal hunting
of animals and birds near and inside
the fenced areas of the Freeport.
The SCBFM program also aims to
promote the biodiversity of the forests through tree-planting projects
and the implementation of livelihood programs that are not dependent on forests such as kaingin, and
charcoal-making.
Hermosa Mayor Danilo Malana,
who joined the launch of the aware-
ness campaign, lauded the SBMA
and the team from Ecology Center
for conducting the awareness campaign, saying it was very timely.
“It is very important that we start
protecting and preserving our fast
diminishing forest areas that give
livelihood and food to many of our
farmers,” Malana told Headline Gitnang Luzon.
The second-termer mayor, who
is known as an advocate of environmental protection, added that there
is a need to boost the awareness
of residents on how badly climate
change affects people’s lives and
livelihood so that they could start
adapting to it to secure their future.•
BATAAN FARMERS... from Page 2
heads of cattle and 10 heads of carabao will be arriving
on March 16 for dispersal.
The first batch of beneficiaries from Liyang, Pilar
are livestock farmers who graduated from the Farm-
ers Livestock School on Goat Enterprise Management
(FLS-GEM) last October 2014, a 6-month long, once a
week schooling program that aims to help our livestock
farmers become entrepreneurs.•
FIRE PREVENTION... from Page 2
on March 12 at Xevera.
Last 2014, the local fire bureau
reported 36 structural fires including an P800,000-damage at
a school at Villa Teodora, Barangay Dau, where several classrooms
were razed.
March is declared as “Fire Pre-
vention Month” by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 115-A signed on
November 17, 1976 by then President Ferdinand E. Marcos.•
Your behavior will attract the kind of
men you want. If you want to be in a
serious relationship you gotta make
sure you’re not acting like a complete
whore while waiting. You gotta remind yourself that you have to save
the best of you for that one guy. Cliche huh? Well if you’ve already given
out yourself to almost everyone then
save that little respect for yourself.
You gotta stop flirting with just
about everyone. By flirting i meant
kissing and making out for nothing. You want someone who would
respect you? Then respect yourself
first, set it high enough that no one
would dare to take advantage of
you. Nanghihinayang ka because
he’s good looking? Here’s what, he’s
gonna dump you once he finds#
someone hotter than you anyway .
Wait for that someone who would
exert effort (not the effort to text you
ok? because that’s too convenient for
him) Efforts like braving his fears of
being embarrassed in front of your
friends but would come anyway,
efforts to make you smile by little
surprises he knows would make you
happy. See the efforts ladies, they
matter. Don’t find reasons to excuse
them just because you think he’s
a catch. A man who truly likes you
would exert every effort he could to
keep you. At least follow the 5 date
rule before kissing. Know the signs,
a guy who has good intentions would
definitely want to kiss you BUT
would be very careful and sensitive
to ask because he would fear losing
you if he acted stupid. On the contrary if he only wants to bang you.
he’s gonna convince you in any way
to kiss til he gets his way into you.
You want to find that decent
man? Go back to the basics. I guess
the traditional ways of courting still
measure up after all.•
PEN TALKS... from Page 5
Anastasia Steel? Oh dear! Love isn’t
as romantic as how you think it is
(Like those koreanovelas you watch
every night where that rich guy wearing a tuxedo would pull you out from
a stranger who’s trying to harass you
and then hit them with his fists.)
Love isn’t always like fairy tales. Doing that in public would only signal
that you are whoring yourself so
don’t be surprised if they don’t give
you that commitment you’ve been
wanting from the very beginning.
Men, once they see you as someone
too liberated, they would look at you
forever like that. There would be
instances though they think you’re
not, but then they would always go
back to that impression once you do
something they don’t like , so you’d
live proving you’re not easy as how
he thinks.
You want to find the right guy?
Behave the way you ought to be.
7
Daca’la pin ding manintun
caring paninap a e maratun,
amaglayag caring alun
caring mengalabas a panaun.
Nanung silbi da ring paninap
nung deni e la mamungang mayap
at cabud na la mu misisicap
uling tutu tamung dacal pigagap?
Ring paninap mayap la mu
caring taung e susucu
at magnasang pamagbayu
at maninap bayung yatu.
Dapat ta mu mung maninap
banta pata mung macayarap
qng Dios a miglalang at mayap
a minunang diling meninap!
FACULTY BEHAVIOR... from Page 5
teachers. That was due to the fact that in the pre-independence days, nothing binding was put into place to regulate
teachers’ conduct. In 1982, the Education Act was passed,
which empowered the government to control public and
even the private education. That brought to an end the religious ethical framework that had been guiding teachers’
conduct and ethical behaviours. That helped addressed
the professional crisis among teachers in the 1990s and
2000s. Teachers’ associations were formed to monitor
their conduct but efforts to come up with a code of ethics
were futile.
The Deontological theory of Kant clearly states that
when one fulfils an obligation, he or she has done right.
Failure to fulfil an obligation is itself wrong. From the deontological point of view, therefore, when teachers follow
their moral or ethical code, they become more professional
and this has far reaching influence on their students’ behaviour. For instance, when a teacher treasures and acknowledges the uniqueness and individuality and specific
needs of each student and provide guidance, counselling
and encouragement to each to realize his full potential, he
has done right as a teacher because he has fulfilled one of
the duties of a teacher.
Educational psychologists hold that discipline plays
a big role in teaching and learning process. However, he
remarks that school rules are often verbose, enumerating
petty wrong doings that will not be tolerated by school authorities and the accompanying sanctions in detail. They
are a top down trickle affair, imposed on students without students being given a chance to evaluate them. They
stress the negative without attempting to describe the kind
of positive behaviour which the school would like to be
emulated. Since rules and regulations are externally set,
students tend to resist them and at worst to break them.
However, discipline should be goal-oriented such that
even as a teacher plays the role of external control, he or
she should be inculcating the habits for order and selfdiscipline. This creates self-discipline and enhances performance.
According to academicians and guidance and counselling experts, students can learn a lot from their teachers.
The teachers work under ethical theory which asserts that
the rightness or wrongness of an act is dependent upon
the nature of the consequences or outcomes of that action.
That is to say an act is right because the outcomes are good
and teachers ought to work with focus. Is the problem arising from lack of strict rules and regulations, lack of teachers’ counselling and guidance to students’ and harsh punishments or poor managers who are the teachers? There
should however be more attempts to assess how teachers’
ethical behaviours influence students’ discipline. This article therefore advocates the constant evaluation of the
contribution of influence of teachers’ ethical behaviours
on student discipline. Hence, the agency for this article appraising the influence of teachers’ ethical behaviours on
student discipline is a work in progress.•
improving student... from Page 5
implementation of an intervention or change in
practice, based on integrating recommendations
drawn from the professional sources; 4. collection and
examination of formative data; 5. summative data collection and analysis; 6. interpretation of results.
Adamson said there is much more to study in order to help educators make good decisions about how
they invest their time in action research. The difference in evidence of impact between elementary and
secondary levels, if it holds up with more extensive
study, can help explain why it has generally been more
problematic to make major improvements in student
achievement in secondary settings than in elementary
schools, she added in her study.
•••
The author is Teacher III at the Carlos F. Gonzales
High School, San Rafael, Bulacan.•
BUSINESS
VOLUME III • NO. 180 • MARCH 09, 2015 • MONDAY
A fun stop-over at
Sky Ranch Pampanga
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO - Special
visitors from Cauayan, Isabela made a delightful stop at the newest tourist destination in North Luzon, Sky Ranch Pampanga.
Seven children with visual impairment ages 10 to 18 years old experienced
a wonderful time at the park before heading to the Marikina Sports Center for the
annual Visually Impaired Sports Training and Advocacy (VISTA) last March 6.
“VISTA is a Luzon-wide multi-sports
competition event that suits to children
with visual impairment. It is also a great
opportunity to link other parents and
their children”, said Belinda Polintan, a
mother and member of the Parent Advocates for Visually Impaired Children Inc.
(PAVIC).•
Senate to
revive Natural
Gas Bill
MANILA -- The Senate of the
Philippines will be reviving a bill
supporting the development of the
country’s natural gas industry, Joint
Congressional Power Commission
chair Sergio R. Osmeña III said during the Natural Gas Summit 2015 in
Makati City Thursday.
Osmeña hopes that the 16th Congress will pass the Natural Gas Bill
.He vowed that the upper house will
have its first hearing by May this year
after his request last week to the bill’s
author, Senator Francis G. Escudero,
to re-file the bill in the Senate.
“We do realize [the] importance
of having legislation in place,” he
said.
“We can together give you regulatory regime, the tax incentives, and
the legislation and laws so that you
will be able to finally move faster and
forward on the development of natural gas industry in the Philippines,”
he told stakeholders of the energy
sector during the Summit.
The Philippines needs to develop
a natural gas industry to enhance
the supply of electricity and to limit
carbon dioxide emission in the atmosphere.
Natural gas is a cleaner source of
power compare to coal.
Although coal is the easiest and
cheapest source of power, its CO2
emission is high and intensive that
contributes to global warming.
However, natural gas projects are
natural gas bill... pagE 6
FOR SMARTPHONES
& TABLETS!
DELIGHTFUL STOPOVER. Posing for a photo op are Belinda Polintan, a mother and PAVIC member; SM City Pampanga Asst. Mall Manager
Liezl Carino; and participants for the Visually Impaired Sports Training and Advocacy (VISTA) with their parents and guardians at Sky Ranch Pampanga,
SM City Pampanga. --CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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SM City Pampanga holds Bridal Expo
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO
- SM City Pampanga, over the
weekend, held a Bridal Expo at
The Event Center last March 6 to
8 for a weekend of one-stop shop
for soon-to-wed couples and debutantes.
The Bridal Expo Filipino 2015
brought together Pampanga’s top
organizers and suppliers, who offered on-site discounts.
Guests were dazzled with special banquet setups, tablescapes,
floral designs and cutlery for
event occasions from participating catering services like Choc-
oberry, Asuncion de Grande,
XOC, King Jacob’s, ISCAHM, and
Linelles.
Also featured were bridal and
debutante’s couture designers
gallery highlighting the creations
of known Kapampangan designers Mike Sibug, Manelle Chami-
an, Jay Magada, Ryan Manansala, Joon Dayrit, Archie Quizon,
Rop Syquia, Rex Nicdao, Richie
Bondoc, Richie Sabinan, Mich
Viray Manalang, Ram Viola, Fernan Fernandez, Brit Tripudio,
Budi Mallari, Jojo Macapinlac,
Mak Tumang, Glen Canlas and
Joebee Henson.
Catering services, hotels and
venues, photographers, hair and
make-up artists, limousines and
carriage, special effects, floral
designers and cake designers
among others, were also featured
in the event.•