Essay Writing Contest

Second University of the Philippines Junior Executive Society (UPJES) TungGALINGan

The University of the Philippines Junior Executive Society will conduct its Second TungGalingan 2011 with the theme HEROISM: Empowering the Youth, Building Future LEaders on Nov 25-27, 2011 at the UP Los Banos College Laguna..

It is a 3day event that aims to:

1. Promote academic excellence, efficient and effective usage of existing resources and creativity and artistry within and beyond the organization and

2. promote student youth leader heroism and awareness on political situation in order to develop their active participation in the society through symposium, generation knowledge quiz contest, speech choir competition, sloga-poster making, poem writing contest and essay writing contest.

This event is a multi - competition event and leadership camp and it is especially organized for high school students from all over the province of Laguna.

For more information, contact Ms. Angeli Valdivia at mobile phone no: 0927-244-8859 or email angeli_valdivia@yahoo.com.

DepEd Advisory No 351 S. 2011

Standard for Philippines Libraries

For the information and guidance of all concerned, enclosed is a copy of the standards for Philippines libraries to be adopted by all libraries nationwide. These standards have been formulated by the Professional Regulation Commission through the Professionals Regulatory Board for Librarians as mandated by the Government under Article 2 section 8 of Republic Act No. 9246 known as the Philippine Librarianship Act of 2004 "to adopt policies and standard for all types of libraries, librarians and the practice of librarianship and to come up with minimum standards that define the basic resources required for a functional library in the Philippines setting.


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DepEd Order No. 56 S.2011

Teodora Alonso

Announcing the Celebration of the Birth Centenary of Teodora Alonso

The National Historical Commission of the Philippines announces the celebration of the Birth Centenary of Teodora Alonso, the mother of the country's national here, Dr. Jose Rizal on Aug 16, 2011.

The NHCP in collaboration with other government agencies, local government units and the private sector will conduct fitting activities to highlight this event.

The school administrator of all Teodora Alonso Elem and Secondary Public and private schools nationwide are encouraged to undertake simple but meaningful programs - activities such as floral offering, parade, essay or drawing contests, role playing, etc as part of the milestone celebration.

For more information, pls call 02-523-9043 - Visit the office NHCP Office at its Builing in TM Kalaw St. Ermita Mla.

Deped Advisory No. 341 S. 2011

Preventing Duengue in Schools

A DOH and DEPED Campaign

The Department of Education supports the Dept of Health's 2011 Campaign Against Denggue which revloves around the the theme Eskwelahan, Sinmahan, Barangay, Palengke at Buong Komunidad, Sama Sama Nating Sugpuin and Dungue.

This memorandum is being issued to emphasize the urgency of the anti dengue drive through the 4S Strategy- which stands for Search and Destroy, Seek early consultation, Self protective measure and Say no to indiscriminate fogging. It also reiterated the enforces previous Memo on dengue to protect the school populace from their disease which occurs thought the year but it is especially rampant during the rainy seasons, when aedes aegypti mosquitoes rapidly proliferate.

Schools officials are enjoined to mobilize all schools health and nutrition personnel to disseminated information on the prevention and control of Dengue H Fever in support of this campaign and in observance of the Dengeu Awareness Month.

Close collaboration should be made with PTA, LGU and Municipal Health Offices on the following activities:

a. Conduct of information campaign against Dengue H Fever
b. Maintenance of environment santitaion in the schools and in the communities
c. Referrals of pupils, students, personnel with symptoms of Dengue H Fever

The DOH advisory on Dengue H Fever dated May 2011 are here.


DepEd memo No. 152 S 2011

Teacher's Vacation Service Credits

Deped Memo 154 S 2011

Pursuant to Article x Section 76 of the Commission on Elections Resolution No. 9030 dated Sept 21, 2010, all teacher and school officials on teachers leave bases who served as Board of Election Tellers during the synchronized Barangay and Sanguniang Kabataan Election on Oct 25, 2010 shall be granted vacation service credits of 5 days.

The authorized grant of 5 days vacation service credits is exclusive of the 15 days maximum service credits are allowed for every eyar under DepED ORder No. 53 S. 2003.

IDOL KO SI RIZAL YouTube Video Contest

The National Youth Commission and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines will launch a competition on Idol Ko Si Rizal YouTube Video Contest.

The competition aims to inculcate in the Filipino youth a sense of pride and nationalism.

The specific objectives of the competition are to

1. Motivate young Filipinos to restudy Rizal and find meaning of his life and works
2. Encourage them to engage in the discourse of maing sense of Rizals heroism by producing online materials which articulate their appreciation of the national hero.
3. Foster dialogue online between creators and viewers and among thegeneral topic of Rizal.

The following are mechanics of the contest.

1. The contest is open to all young Filipinos 15-35 years old
2. The video should not more than 150 seconds
3. The participants can choose real life drama, comedy, documentary, animation, musical whatever they can imagine
4. The video must answer the question "Bakit Idol ko Si Rizal"
5. The entry form can be downloaded at the NYC website. www.nyc.gov.ph
6. The video must be submitted via www.tranferbigfiles.com to idolkosirizal@gmail.com
7. Deadline of submission Aug 19,20100
8. A list of eligible entries will be announced in NYC website and Facebook page.

Prizes for the youtube video contest

Gold - P25000
Silver - P20000
Bronze - P15,000
3 Special Citazions - P5000 each
3 Most Popular awards - P5000 each

For details contact - 781-2386 or 02-749-9401


Email at nyc@youth.net.ph


Deped Advisory 318 S 2011

Now Where Do We Go?

Under a arrangement achieved Thursday between the Prince George’s County school district and the U.S. Department of Labor, 161 teachers employed from overseas will lose their own jobs any time their visas end within just two months, and hundreds far more terminations are most likely to observe in the next two years.

Prince George’s will be expected to shell out $4.2 million in back wages to far more than 1,000 teachers recruited from foreign countries underneath the contract with the Department of Labor.

The federal investigation was brought about when a educator reported in 2007 that the institution program was illegally asking teachers for their visa applications and other charges. The educators, recruited mainly from the Philippines, generally utilized their very own own funds to pay a $500 anti scams fee to the Department of Homeland Security, as well as a $1,000 lawyer's fee and a $3,500 placement fee, among other costs, the investigation found in April. Under federal law, the school district should have paid those fees.

Ariston was among initial to be chosen in 2005 from the Philippines. She was fascinated to the job, she said, in large part because she was informed that the H-1B work visa could lead to a green card. But whenever her visa finishes next year, the school system may do absolutely nothing to support her stay and function. The school district’s faults in hiring have “cost us so much,” she said. “Now where do we go?” she said. “Where do we go?”

Pacquiao vs Marquez

WBO champion House Representative. Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao is assured $20 million or Php850m in the much-awaited rematch with Mexican nemesis Juan Manuel on Nov. 12 in Las Vegas, stories from the US disclose.

The amount is precisely what Pacquiao acquired as a guarantee when he took the sting out of Shane Mosley last May, but the Filipino pound-for-pound king must make a killing in the additional earnings that will be created by an estimated bigger pay-per-view audience.

If the Pacquiao VS Mosley battle attracted far more than 1.3 million purchases, ringsiders are more than positive that the Pacquiao VS Marquez showdown will do even greater what with the bad blood which exists between the two competitors.

Marquez is receiving a confirmed $5 million, the exact same amount Mosley was paid by Top Rank. Of course, the Mexican counter puncher is also eligible to a share in the pay-per-view.

Top Rank Bob Arum believes the November encounter will go down as the greatest Pacquiao battle ever in terms of global result and financial gain.

Arum is throwing off the marketing buzz with a press seminar at the Luneta on Sept. 3 with Marquez in attendance. From Manila, the tour will go to New York, Los Angeles and then onwards to Marquez’s lair in Mexico City.

Feeding Program Assistant Offered by Nutri-Asi

Private company to nourish over 700 malnourished public school learners

Some 780 undernourished pupils from 5 selected public elementary schools around the country are set to gain from a supplemental feeding and nutrition program arranged between the Department of Education and condiments manufacturer Nutri-Asia, Inc.

Education Secretary Armin Luistro said the feeding program offered by Nutri-Asia would result to improved school attendance and better school effectiveness for students who usually go to school on an unfilled stomach.

“There is a direct relationship between learning and nourishment as confirmed by many studies and actual situation we discover in public schools,” added Luistro.

Students who are poorly nourished have a hard time concentrating on the training, and ultimately resort to absenteeism and falling out of the rolls.

The additional feeding and nourishment program will be put in place within a period of six consecutive months to fight malnutrition and feed back to wellness undernourished learners. The program beneficiaries are Bagong Ilog Elementary School in Bagong Ilog, Pasig, Banay-banay Elementary School and Lias Elementary School

2011 National Qualifying Examination for School Heads

The Department of Education through the National Educators Academy of the Phils shall administer simultaneously the 2011 National Qualifying Examination for School Heads on Oct 30.

The 2011 NQESH is open to all aspirants for Principal 1 position and all applicants under the reclassification of School Heads Position as announced in DepED Memo 257 s 2010.

This NQESH will conver the ff dimensions of school leadership

1. school leadership
2. Instructional leadership
3. Creating a learning climate
4. Professional Human Resource Development
5. Parent Involvement in Building Communities
6. School Management and Daily Operations
7. Personal Integrity and Interpersonal Sensitivity
8. English Language Proficiency
9. Reading Comprehension

The time allotment shall be 3 hours and 30 minutes.

Qualifications:

a. 5 years as School head
b. Teacher in charge
c. Master Teacher
d. Teacher 3

Deadline for application will be Sept 15, 2011. The registration fee is P850 to defray various costs.

For details


DepEd Memorandum No 143 S 2011