I wish to convey my warmest felicitations and best wishes to the third batch of Filipino graduates of the Teacher’s Certificate for Professionalism (TCP) program conducted by the International Technology Management Corp. Philippines (lntem) and Bago City College in Vientiane, Laos from 2017-2018. Your graduation from the TCP program reflects your capability to work in the education sector, and serves as proof of your dedication to the academic studies and the teaching profession. I wish to express my hopes that you, the new TCP graduates, will continue to raise the standards for aspiring Filipinos in Laos who also wish to undergo training under the TCP program. I also wish that you would be able to apply what you have learned during the TCP program in your respective schools and contribute to educating and shaping the futures of the upcoming leaders of this country. I wish to acknowledge and express my sincere appreciation to Dr. Bernadette Gonzales, D.PA., Chief Executive Officer of lntem Philippines, for her efforts in continuing the TCP program in Laos. This special education program serves as a bridge between the Filipinos seeking to improve their skill sets and qualifications in order to meet the demands of the education and labor sectors in Laos, and the Lao people seeking more professional teachers and administrators for their educational institutions in the country. I am hopeful that the TCP program will continue to assist the Filipinos in Laos in their respective career growth and development, so that they will contribute more to the Lao society and add to the positive image of the Philippines and respected reputation of Filipinos.
Once again, my sincerest congratulations to the new TCP graduates, and my best wishes for Dr. Bernadette Gonzales, lntem Corporation, and Bago City College. Mabuhay po kayong lahat!
No student ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him; It is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction. (Charles Francis Adams )
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EDITORIAL BOARD
Vi Andrea B. VIJANDRE Joel Wayne GANIBE JugaWayne Man JWG, Ja M, Climat Ajusteur Jefferson MONTALBO
In Bago City College we are always challenged to change the world to be a better place through education. Quite ambitious some may say, but this is actually our mission in the college. True, we will touch lives but some may not realize it that we are transforming the world through the many innovations that education brings to the graduates. The practice of innovation that has marked the policy of today’s Bago City College Administration is as vibrant as ever. We are diverse in our outlook and our approach, beholden not to any ideology but to a fierce desire to discover and help implement what works. And what works will just naturally transform our world to be a better place to live in. Educators cannot stand on the sidelines or be concerned only with their personal advancement. This graduating class knows that Bago City College have purposefully prepared each of you to be courageous leaders, thoughtful collaborators, responsible and God fearing citizens, committed to transform our environment. So, go now and help our country progress through innovations toward transformations. Thank you for choosing Bago City College to be a vehicle of your life’s journey. Thank you for respecting and embracing what we offered you. Stay with us into the future. May you become all that you have dreamt you can be. Be assured, in return, that we will travel beside you and will welcome you back on many and varied returns. Together, we will learn to change the world.
“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure”. (William “Bill” Cosby, Jr) Dear graduates, this moment is a manifestation that you have conquered fear despite the uncertainties and hardships you have encountered in your four years stay in the department. You indeed have faced your fear bravely and even hurdled it successfully. This is not only a celebration of success but rather a significant memento of recognizing everyone’s effort for surviving from the difficult and challenging years of subsequent trials in order to become an affluent individual capable of crafting skills using various innovations to create new directions in teaching profession through education. You have successfully won the battle for full literacy with your desire for success and this proves worth that; “In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure”. Along with this triumphant struggle, you may as well continue to live by this code, that above all else, “excellence is a virtue”. Indeed, you have given us enough reason to uphold and preserve the fine tapestries of true BCCian spirit and character to motivate further the new comers towards greater heights of academic excellence. Now that you will begin the new journey outside the threshold of your Alma Mater, just continue to strive and be deserving to be called as sons and daughters of your humble institution by giving her pride, honor and sense of value. Always remember this: “To the world, you may be just a teacher but to your students, you are a HERO”. Keep your headon and set yourself as an inspiration and blessings to guide others. Once again, congratulation graduates!
Glenda M. Mañoso, Ed. D. College Department Head
TO THE GRADUATES My deepest Congratulations to the Graduates!!! I know how much you’ve worked and how deep and fast you have learned. Continue your pursuit of knowledge. Be lifelong learners. “Today, do just a little bit more. Turn going the exra mile into a habit-it is what lifts most successful people above the crowd.” --Bob Proctor Now you can share a lot with your students and you can help them to be the best that they can be. Go the extra mile, be the best that you can be!!!
TO OUR GRADUATES I feel a special attachment and pride to the first batch of Bachelor Degree graduates from the joint program of Bago City College and Intem Philippines, many of whom belong to the original ELITE project beneficiaries back in 2013 when we were installing the innovative PCK tools with the Ministry of Education and Sports (MOES) Department of Teacher Education and simultaneously, to the local community of Filipino teachers in Laos. It has been a journey indeed, and I am very glad that you went that extra-mile. Joel Wayne A. Ganibe, Chief Learning Officer/Director for Strategic Partnerships (INTEM Philippines)/
Deputy Team Leader for QUALITY EDUCATION, SESDP (ADB Grant 0257)
“Start going the extra mile and opportunity will follow you.” ~ Napoleon Hill
EXTRAMILERS 2018 P4
OUR EARNED COMPETENCIES
P5
“Difficult
Bachelor in Elementary Education “Success
consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill
roads often lead to beautiful destinations.”
SANGIE PEARL B. BONAOBRA
“Be strong and
courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6
REA A. ANCOG “Effort and
courage are not enough without purpose and direction.” John F. Kennedy
NOEME B. GLORIOSO “My child, don’t lose sight of common sense and discernment. Hang on to them, for they will refresh your soul. They are like jewels on a necklace. They keep you safe on your way, and your feet will not stumble” Proverbs 3:21-23 NLT
JANET P. DURANO P6
EMILIE T. HINGCO
B E E D “Beauty isn’t
“When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile.”
about having a pretty face. It’s about having a pretty mind, a pretty heart, and a pretty soul”
SHERYL R. REY
GRACE S. MASANGCAY
“
It is
absolutely still possible to make a difference.”
BEVERLY L. UNAJAN
When you love what you have, you have everything you need ” “
VI ANDREA B. VIJANDRE
“Commit thy way unto the Lord and He will give thee the desires of your heart.”
ANNIE T. INVENTOR
EXCELLENCE IS GOING THE EXTRA MILE JOYCE MEYER
P7
B E E D “
I can do
all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Phil. 4:13
For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” “
Jeremiah 29:11
JOHN JEVY A. ANCOG
“Don’t over-
think life. Trust that you made the right decision and continue to grow.”
HANS MIKKO P. DE OCAMPO “
It is
absolutely still possible to make a difference.”
MARGARITO C. BANQUILLO
“We do what
we have to do; To do what we want to do” Denzel Washington
NOEL Q. HERNANDEZ “ Listen to the advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future. Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand. ” Proverbs 19:20-21
MISAEL L. MAGLACION P8
MARCOS M. SAOQUILLO
“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill
GAIL S. BASILISCO Bachelor of Science in Nursing Mountain View College Davao City
Certificate in Teacher Education “Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” Winston S. Churchill
APRIL ROSE ELARDO
BS in Hospitality Management La Consolacion College Bacolod Bacold City, negors Occ.
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Phil. 4:13
LINGNING F. BEJO
Bachelor of Arts in Christian Education Immanuel International Theological College Calamba, Laguna
TCP2 “Your value does not decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth” anonymous
MAYETTE JOY B. GARCIA Bachelor of Science in Nursing Mountain View College Davao City
P9
TCP2
Certificate in Teacher Education “Sing like no one’s listening, love like you’ve never been hurt, dance like nobody’s watching, and live like its heaven on earth.” Mark Twain
“When you take risks, you learn that there will be times when you succeed and there will be times when you fail, and both are equally important.” --Ellen Degeneres
ALEXANDRA MAE N. MARTIN
JEFFERSON M. MONTALBO
“Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the lord’s purpose that prevails.” Proverbs 19:21
IRIS JOY V. TANAEL
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy University of Perpetual Help System Biñan City, Laguna
P10
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Far Eastern Univesity Manila
TCP1
Bachelor in Broadcast Communications Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Sta. Mesa, Manila
“For everything there is a reason and a time for every matter under heaven”
KHAREN A. GREGORIO
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Mountain View College Davao City
P11
Here is the simple but powerful rule: Always give people more than what they expect to get. (Nelson Broswell)