Palace says education department prepared to carry out K+12 program

by aimee | Jun 13, 2012 | Headlines, National News

MALACAÑANG allayed public fears on Wednesday about the implementation of the K+12 program saying the Department of Education made an assurance that necessary preparations were made for the successful implementation of the program this year.

A lawmaker is pushing for the deferment of the implementation of the program citing lack of proper preparation of the education department particularly the shortage of books, classrooms, and training for teachers.

In a press conference in Malacanang, Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said he was able to discuss the K+12 program with some Bulacan school officials who said they are excited about it and the DepEd has successfully trained teachers for the program.

The K+12 is an innovation from the Department of Education primarily to comply with certain accords, Lacierda said as he cited the Washington accord, which requires the country to have a 12-year basic education.

Filipino professionals wouldn’t be accepted to enter the work place if the Philippines failed to comply with this requirement, Lacierda said. He also mentioned the Bologna accord that also calls for a similar compliance.

“These two treaties are international treaties. We are not signatories because we have not complied with the requirements provided in those accords. Kaya mahalaga po sa atin to come up or comply with international standards and for purposes also of employment abroad. should someone decide to seek employment abroad…,” he said.

Currently, there is a shortage of 50,000 classrooms in the country and Lacierda said the 20,000 will be built by the local government units, and the 30,000 will be bidded out by the government through public private partnership (PPP) under DepEd.

Aside from complying with the international standards, K+12 is important because it gives students options to immediately find employment should they choose not to enroll in college, Lacierda said.

The government inked several agreements with business organizations through the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry intended to absorb graduates under the K+12 program, he added. (PCOO)

Mga ahensya sa gobyerno gipalihok ni PNoy batok sa pagbaha; Mga relief goods, gi-andam na usab

by aimee | Jun 13, 2012 | Headlines, National News

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, June 13 (PIA)–Gi-alerto karon ni Presidente Benigno Aquino III ang nagkalain-laing ahensya sa gobyerno kalabot sa padayon nga pag-ulan sa Mindanao nga maoy nagdala sa mga pagbaha.

Matud pa ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte, gipalihok na sa Presidente ang

mga hingtungdan nga mga opisyal aron makapangandam ug maatiman ang mga panginahanglan sa mga residente.

Dugang pa ni Valte, padayon ang ilang monitoring sa mga gibahang lugar ug mga aksyong gihimo sa gobyerno.

Una sa gitahasan ang National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) nga tutukan ang mga posibleng pagdahili sa yuta.

Gibutyag usab ni Valte nga ‘all-set’ na usab ang DSWD ug mga LGUs aron mangapud-apod sa mga relief goods nga kinahanglanon sa mga ibakwit nga mga residente. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)

Palasyo, nagtinguha sa P2 trilyong budget sa 2013

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, June 13 (PIA)–Gi-plantsa na karon sa Malacañang ang balaodnon nga national budget alang sa sunod tuig nga gilauman nga mokabat sa P2 trilyon, 10-porsyentong mas daku kini gikan sa kasamtangang budget nga P1.8 trilyon.

Matud pa ni Budget Secretary Butch Abad nga ang pagdaku sa budget makatabang usab sa gobyerno nga mapatuman ang mga proyekto sama sa mga infrastructure ug paspas nga paghatag sa pondo alang sa mga public private partnership (PPP) projects sa gobyerno.

Giingong makatabang usab kini sa social services sa gobyerno sama sa conditional cash transfer program.

Target usab nila nga sa dili pa matapos ang 2013, masulbad na ang kakulang sa mga classrooms nga 65,000 gawas sa dugang 25,000 pang mga classrooms nga ipatukod sa sunod tuig ug 63,000 nga mga bag-ong magtutudlo.

Ang rural electrification, irrigation, roads ug bridges giingong apil usab sa mga nakalinyang tapuson sa tuig 2014.

Kasagaran isumite sa Presidente ang tinuig nga proposed budget sa Kongreso paghuman sa iyang State of the Nation Address (SONA). (PIA-Bohol/ecb)

DepEd sets early registration on January 28

by aimee | Jun 11, 2012 | Headlines, National News

The Department of Education (DepEd) sets January 28, 2012 as the early registration day for School Year (S.Y.) 2012-2013 in all public elementary and secondary schools nationwide.

“We have set aside this day for the early registration of out-of-school children, out-of-school –youth, children and youth with learning difficulties along with kinder, Grade 1 and incoming first year high school students,” said Education Secretary Bro. Armin A. Luistro.

Luistro said the Philippines is firmly committed to meet the goals of universal basic education and Education For All being advocated by the United Nations.

The early registration seeks to reach out to all five year-old children to enrol in kindergarten and for six year-olds to enlist for Grade 1.

It also aims to guarantee enrolment of OSC and OSY from the disadvantaged groups, indigenous peoples and street children ages 5 to 18 in their preferred delivery system. They can choose between formal schooling through alternative delivery mode (ADM) or informal mode via the alternative learning system (ALS).

The early registration also aims to keep track of OSC and OSY with disabilities whose ages range from 5 to 18 across grade levels and provide them with appropriate education intervention. “The state mandates that all Filipinos with or without learning disabilities must have access to education and the early registration aims to count them in,” the education chief explained. (DepEd/PIA)