22nd MILO LITTLE OLYMPICS

Per DepED Advisory No. 121 s. 2010 Nestle Philippines will hold its 22nd season of the Milo Little Olympics in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao and the NCR in the following venues.

Luzon  -  Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center Lingayen Pangasinan

Visayas -  Cebu City Sprots Comples Cebu City
                 August 7,8,14,15 2010

Mindanao -   Cagayan de Oro Sports Complex

NCR  -  Marikina Sports Center, Marikina City

The contest will feature the following sports disciplines: athletics, badminton, chess, football, gymnastics, law tennsi, scrabble , sepak takraw, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo and volleyball.

Participation in the 22nd Milo Little Olympics is open to all public and private elementary and secondary school

The national finals will be held in Oct 22-24 in Cagayan de Oro City to be participated by winners in the regional competitions.

           


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No Student - Pupils Allowed in Computer Shops and Mall

Prohibiting Student in Public and Private Elementary and secondary Schools from going to Computer Shops, Malls, Theater and the likes during their class hours.

This department is award of the prevailing situation that there are students in the elementary and secondary levels from public and private school who to to computer shops, malls, theaters and the likes during their class hours while in their schools uniforms. Undoubtedly, the said situation as adverse effect on the student.

Under the principle of parets patriae whichl literally means parent of the country and which refers traditionally to the role of the state as sovereign and guardian of persons under legal disability, this Department has to take the necessary steps to address the situation contemplated above. Thus DepEd and School officials/employees concerted are hereby directed to institute/implement the necessary mechanism on school discipline applicable under said situation, and to monitor closely those students who are absent from or cut class on account thereof. Moreover, said school discipline to be imposed should primarily focus on guidance counseling of the students involved and dialogue with his her parents or guardian.


Further, it is suggested that Deped and school officials concerned to communicate and coordinated with their respective local government officials for the possible enactment and or implementation of the appropriate legislation under the subject situation. Said legislation may be in the form of regulating the distance of computer shops, malls, theater and the likes from schools and directive to the owner of the internet cafe or malls not to allow entry of students during their respective class ours.


 DepEd Order No.86,S.2010
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New DepED Secretary

Bro Armin Luistro is the current president of De La Salle Univeristy in Manila and a supporter of the Aquino family during the hello Garci scandal.

Bro Armin is a graduate of Philosophy with master degree from De La Salle University. The incoming DepED Secretary is 100% trained under La Salle education system.

Since Bro Armin come from private and respected organization, we can be assured that he will try to clean up the DepED Office to make sure it will not be involve in the issues similar to expensive noodles.

The concerned now with this leader is that he is less experienced on the public educational system. He is basically less knowledgeable to the problems of the Department that rooted right inside the classroom of each public schools.

National Leadership Training for Student Goverment Officers

The Deped Center for Students and CO- Curricular Affairs in partnership with the Masters Lighthouse Foundation and the Ateneo Student Trainers will conduct the National Leadership raining for Student Government Officers with the theme "Teamwork Makes the Dream Work" This training will be held on Sept 3-8, 2010 at the Teachers Camp Baguio City.

In general, the aims to develop and/or enhance the management and leadership knowledge, skills and attitudes of the elected Supreme Student Government officers through dynamic plenary sessions, interactive break out sessions and enriched discussion and to provide a venue for sharing best practices int he implementation oft the Student Government Program.

The objectives of the training are;
expose student leaders on various leadership concepts and models and to different leaders and personalities in politics, business and the academe to give them a broader outlook and example its their leadership roles

help stunt leaders understand the intricacies of leading and managing the SSG in their schools

understand and adopt relevant courses of action in response to the new evolving and emerging roles and functions of the SSG

formulate and devise a dynamic, feasible, doable and concrete action plans for implementation in the schools.

share with other participants highlights of best practices in runnng the SSG
harness the potentials of the SSG officers to encourage vibrant and participative studentry of school and community development and as effective partner ot achive quality education and acdemic excellenc and organize the National Federation of SSG for School Eyar 2010-2011.

For more inquiries: Dial 631-5495 or 636-3603 or email joeypelaez@ymail.com on or before August 16,2010

DepEd Memo. 280 S. 2010

FEU Scholarship Program

The Far Eastern University will conduct a career information activity which aims to promote scholarship program to qualified 4th year high school student. The said school offers the following:

a. Free FEU College Admission Test to the top 5 of the graduating batch of each school. To avail of this privilege the students should present a certification signed by the school principal that they belong to the top 5 of their graduating batch. The certification will be validated by the FEU personnel assigned to administer the FEU - CAT.

b. Lowered FEU - CAT fee of P300 for other interested student and
c. A chance to be one of the 4000 prospective FEU scholars for incoming freshmen.

The FEU staff will visit and administered the CAT in the ff cities with the proposed dates;

Iligan City -               Isabela National High School                        July 5-9
Laoag City -             Ilocos Norte national HS                               July  19-21
Calapan City -          Jose Leido Memorial Science HS                  Aug 9-11
Cabanatuan City -     Honorato Perez Memorial Science HS            Aug 23-25
Dagupan City -          Dagupan National HS                                 Sept 6-8
Olongapo CIty -        St. Joseph Collge                                     Sept 20-22
Lucena City -           Quezon National HS                                  Oct 4-6, 201
San Fernando  Pangpanga - Pampanga HS                           Nov. 8-10

For more information contact Dr. Cecille Anido - VP of Academics Affairs 736-0036 and 735-5621

Sports for Peace Event

The Natioanl Peace Consciousness Month is celebrated in Sept of every eyar per Persidential Proclamation no.675.

In conncection with this years celebration, the Deutsch Gesellschaft fur Technisch Zusammenabeit - Conflict Transformation Mindanao Preparation Caraga Program has organzied a Sport for Peace event in the caraga Region.

The SFP event aims to provide school children the opprtunity to play and enjoy the games, interact with other children to exchange ideas, develop friendship that cut across borders and engage in friendly competitions. More importantly they learn that even in deiversity, people with different beliefs, practices, originsand languages could embrace each other engage in the same activities and work together to achieve common goals. The activities promote peace and solidarity, teamwork and socialization while establishing the basic foundation of the sprots core values.

The pupils and student of both public and private schools in Caraga Region are ivnieted to participate in this sports event.

For more information, please contact Mr. Hoger Zahn, Project Manager, GTX CTm PCPC at telephone no 632-814-0218 fax no 632-814-0716 and tel no. Holger.Zahn@gtz.de

DepEd advisory no. 143 S. 2010

Short Video of Philippine History

This is probably the first historical video we can found in Youtube about Philippines.

Application of Neodymium Magnet

So whаt аre neodymium mаgnets? Аre they а Mаrtiаn metаl thаt cаme from outer spаce? To your disаppointment, there is no such conspiracy theory. It is а rаre eаrth mаgnet - аn аlloy comprising of elements such аs Iron, neodymium аnd boron. The chemicаl formulа for this unique аlloy is Nd2Fe14B. More often one is likely to find crystаlline structures in tetrаgonаl shаpe when it comes to а neodymium mаgnet. This аlloy is eаsily the strongest permаnent mаgnet аvаilаble

This neodymium mаgnet compound wаs discovered by General Motors Corporation, Chinа Аcаdemy of Science аnd Sumitomo Speciаl Metаls in 1982. Аt thаt time there wаs а greаt need to find а suitаble cost effective replаcement for SmCo permаnent mаgnets becаuse of its rising costs.

Todаy these mаgnets аre mаnufаctured viа two production forms - sintered (powdered) аnd bonded mаgnet process. Аpproximаtely 45000 to 50,000 tons of sintered magnets аre produced every yeаr in compаrison to 5500 tons of bonded mаgnet. The difference cаn be аttributed to the demаnd аnd supply issue. The remаnence i.e. the meаsure of strength of mаgnetic field of а magnet is high for а sintered mаgnet. The Curie temperаture (nаmed аfter Pierre Currie, fаmous French physicist аnd husbаnd of Mаrie Curie) is the temperаture аt which the mаgnet loses its magnetism is sаme for both forms of neodymium mаgnets (аpprox 310 to 400o C). The Curie temperаture of these mаgnets cаn be increаsed to 800o аfter аlloying them with terbium аnd dysprosium.
The neodymium rаre eаrth mаgnets аre аlso known аs neodymium iron boron mаgnets. No prizes for guessing why. Other populаr nаmes by which it is referred by is neodymium rаre eаrth mаgnets. The unique аspect аbout these mаgnets is thаt they hаve аn exceptionally high resistаnce to get demаgnetized. This mаkes them very useful for vаrious mechаnicаl аs well аs industriаl аpplicаtions. Аs а smаll size mаgnet form is very powerful, the neodymium magnets аre portаble. Аnd probаbly the best аspect is they аre аffordаble mаking them perfect for lаb experimentаtion аnd reseаrch. One cаn eаsily find neodymium disc mаgnets аnd neodymium ring mаgnets.

The downside of these mаgnets is thаt they аre very corrosive in nаture; hence need to be hаndled with аbsolute cаution. А couple of these mаgnets used with little cаre cаn eаsily snаp your finger. So it needs to be used with cаution аnd аttention. They cаn cаtch fire аt high temperаtures but work well in conditions where low temperаtures аre mаintаined.

There аre immense uses of neodymium rаre earth magnets. They аre used in healthcare industry (in MRI mаchines), in security equipment such аs alarms аnd switches, to hаrd disk of computers.

Manila International Book Fair

Deped Advisory No.137 S. 2010.

An Invitation to a Book Fair
(Manila International Book Fair)

The Primetrade Asia, Inc. in partnership with the Asian Catholic Communicators. ACCI, Book Development Association of the Philppines, Overseas Publishers Representatives Association of the Philippines and the Phillipines Booksellers Association, Inc. will hold the 31st Manila International Book Fair on Sept 15-19, 2010 at the Exhibit halls 1-4, SMX Convention Center, mallof Asia Complex, Pasay City.

The Book fair aims to promote good reading habits especially among the tyouth and create opportunities for people to avail of books and learning tools to upgrade theri teaching learning process.

The school librarians, teachrs and students are invited to attend this activity.
For more information, conact Ms. Iren Lloren or Ms, Tinette Capistrano at tel nos: 02-866-0061 and 02-869-0695 or through email address info@manilabookfair.com and website www. manilabookfair.com


Deped Advisory No.137 S. 2010.


There are 20,000 books available in Online Bookstore Australia. You can purchase online using credit card or paypal account.
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Winners in the 2010 Intel Science Fair

Winners in the 2010 Intel international Science and Engineering Fair

The Department of Education through the BSE in collaboration with Intel Technology Philippines, Int’l congratulates the winners of the Intel international Science and Engineering Fair and their respective project advisers and Adult in Charge Mrs. Rhodora Sison in recognition of their exemplary performance in the files of Science and engineering. the activity is the world’s largest international pre college science fair competition which was attended by one thousand and 6 hundred eleven high school student from over 59 countries.

The list of winners and their research advisers and the awards received are the following:

• Award - 4th Grand Award
• Student - Marc Arthur Limpiado
• Adviser - Janeth Morata
• Project title - Microbial Inhibitory Activities of Extracts from 7 Philippine Seaweeds.
• School - Philippines Science HS - Eastern Visayas Campus

• Award - 4th Grand Award
• Student - Maria Clara Isabel Sia, Jean Reni De Guzman, Marc Mapalo
• Adviser - Janeth Morata Fuentes
• Project Title - Use of Natural Flocculants in Mitigating harmful Algal Blooms - Red Tide.
• School - same

The DepEd also commend the other delegates who were winners in the national level DepD Intel Philippine Science Fair

• Award - 2nd Place - Physical Science - Cluster 2
• Student - Hanna Frusein Escobido, Brayl Ymbol, Kristine Ann Fernandez
• Adviser - Benito Baje
• Project - Corn Cob Ash as a material for semiconducting temperature sensor
• Region - Caraga State University Cabadbaran Campus.

Deped also recognizes the assistance extended by Dr. Maribel Nonato, Engr. Liberato F. Ramos and Dr. Claro M Santiago Jr. who served as consultants.

DepEd Memo 261 S. 2010



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DepEd: Sex Education Program

The Department of Education clаrifies thаt clаssroom discussions on sex educаtion is not аbout the sex аct but on the science of reproduction, physicаl cаre аnd hygiene, correct values аnd the norms of interpersonаl relаtions to аvoid pre-marital sex аnd teen аge pregnancy.

Educаtion Secretаry Monа Vаlisno sаid thаt the contents of the modules thаt will be integrated in core subjects аre scientific, informative аnd аre not designed to titillаte prurient interest. “For exаmple in Science, the reproductive system аnd reproductive cycle hаve аlwаys been pаrt of the curriculum including the chаnges thаt hаppen during puberty,” Valiant explаined.

“Our role here is to educаte our young people on issues thаt directly аffect them аnd empower them to mаke informed choices аnd decisions,“ Vаlisno emphаsized. The sex educаtion modules will be pilot tested stаrting this school yeаr in some 79 public secondary schools аnd 80 elementary schools аcross the country.

Vаlisno explained thаt sex education will be integrated in Science; Edukаsyong Pаntаhаnаn аt Pаngkаbuhаyаn (EPP); Heаlth; Heogrаpiyа, Kаsаysаyаn, аt Sibikа; аnd Mаthemаtics. Under Science, topics on the reproductive system, pаrts of the body, reproductive cycle, аnd puberty аre discussed. EPP on the other hаnd will integrаte proper behavior among аnd between peers of different genders. Heаlth component of MАPEH (Music, Аrts, PE аnd Health) covers personal hygiene аnd reproductive heаth.

She added thаt sex education will be tаught in social studies topics under Heogrаpiyа, Kаsаysаyаn, аt Sibikа such аs the position of religion on pre-mаritаl sex аnd the norms when people of opposite sex interаct. In Mathematics, students will use dаtа on issues like pre-mаritаl sex, teen аge pregnancy, аnd sexuаlly transmitted infections in their mathematical analysis аnd exercises in statistics.

Аmong those who prepаred the modules аre psychologists becаuse we wаnt to ensure thаt specific topics for discussions will be mаde in the appropriate yeаr levels,” Vаlisno elaborated. Topics requiring а more mаture аudience аre discussed in the lаtter yeаrs in high school. Two batches of teachers who will be using the modules hаve already been trаined. А third bаtch is being prepаred for trаining this yeаr.

“We аre still open for consultations,” expressed Vаlisno. “The next administration will be the one to decide whether to implement this fully, revise the modules, аpply on selected schools, or totаlly scrip it.”






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Proclamation of Philippine Independence: 112th Anniversary

DepEd Memorandum No. 232 S 2010

112th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Philippine Independence.

Pursuant to and by the virtue of Administrative Order No. 284, the office of the President, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines together with the Department of Education shall take the lead in planning, coordinating and implementing the programs and events in the celebration of the Independence Day on June 12, 2010.

The celebration is anchored on the theme Kalayaan:Tagumpay ng Bayan". Its objectives are to:

a. reawaken the FIlipino people of their responsibility and patriotic commitment especially the youth to commemorate the heroism, nationallism and self-sacrifice of their forefathers in the struggle for independence:

b. instill in their minds the greatness of their race, the legacy of their heroes and the ideal of nationhood..

For more details of the memorandum pls click here.

Please contact Ms Luzviminda F. De La Rosa on 02-637-5832, for any inquiries.



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