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No missing Unabia scholars hold general convention in Salay Unabia to the students as he for the support given them. soldier after urged them to reach their “Together we can achieve in life. our goals,” he said. NPA attack MISAMIS Oriental––Some dreams The congressman proThe general convention By GERRY L. GORIT Photo-journalist
By ARJAY S. FELICILDA Correspondent
THERE’S no such missing army trooper during the attack on a CAFGU detachment in Agusan del Sur, early morning of May 30 this year. This report was made by the 402nd Infantry Brigade, under Col. Ronald N. Albano, in reaction to the June 1 article of this paper, stating that “A cadre commander went missing and four civilians, including the 13-year old boy, were wounded when an undetermined number of heavily armed New People’s Army (NPA) rebels MISSING/PAGE 11
1,200 youth who are scholars of Misamis Oriental 1st District Rep. Peter M. Unabia held their annual general convention on Wednesday and Thursday at the Salay gymnasium before the start of school year 2012-2013. “You are very lucky,” said
vided P2.5-million from his PDAF for this batch of scholars who come from the towns of the first district of Misamis Oriental. Unabia also encouraged the students to give thanks to their parents, who were present during the event,
was also attended by the congressman’s wife, Erlinda, who chaired the board of judges in the Search for the Mr. and Ms. Iskolar Ni Sr. Pedro, an adjunct activity of the occasion. Speakers to welcome SCHOLARS/PAGE 11
WEATHER UPDATE AS of 4:00 a.m. yesterday, Tropical Storm”AMBO” was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 290 km east of Aparri, Cagayan(18.2°N, 124.7°E) with maximum sustained winds of 105 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 135 kph. It is forecast to move north northeast at 09 kph. The Calayan Island and Batanes Group of Islands will experience rains with gusty winds while the rest of Luzon and Western Visayas will have occasional to frequent rains. The rest of Visayas and Mindanao will have partly to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. Moderate to strong winds blowing from the North to Northwest will prevail over of Northern Luzon and coming from the Southwest over the rest of the country. The coastal waters throughout the archipelago will be moderate to rough. SOURCE : PAGASA
Ms. Joann May Lumanog of Gingoog City is crowned the Ms. Iskolar Ni Sr. Pedro after winning the search organized by Misamis Oriental 1st District Rep. Peter M. Unabia (right) held at Salay. With the congressman on stage is his wife Erlinda who chaired the board of judges. Lumanog won cash prize aside from a one-year scholarship. Photo by Gerry L. Gorit
Contractual teachers on the rise because of K+12 A LAWMAKER yesterday warned that the implementation of the Aquino administration’s K to 12 program would worsen the problems that have long been plaguing the country’s public school system. “Due to the failure of the Aquino administration to provide adequate funding in the 2012 national budget, the existing shortages in the basic education system will
be aggravated by the unmet requirements of K to 12, particularly its Kindergarten component,” said ACT Teachers Representative Antonio Tinio.
Tinio noted that the influx of around 1.6 million five-year-old enrollees in Kindergarten this school year will result in a shortage of around 20,000 teachers and 25,000 classrooms solely for the Kindergarten component of K to 12. This has contributed to a worsening of the unmet requirements in public schools. “After two years, TEACHERS/PAGE 11
Change in curriculum, not the answer to quality education By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL of Bulatlat.com
Last of two-part series
NEW STORE OPENS IN COGON MARKET
Cagayan de Oro Mayor Vicente Y. Emano leads the VIPs in the grand opening on Saturday morning of the 858 Cogon Market Complex with Oroport president Franklin Siao, Alok Go and Go Gui Ong, chairman of the Phil Vian Lieng Go Family Association. The complex of stores in the Cogon Market building offers a variety of dry goods to the shoppers. Photo by Gerry L. Gorit
DANTE A. Verdera, 49 , who has been teaching for 22 years, said their school the Godofredo M. Tan Memorial School in Quezon Province is in the process of building makeshift classrooms to accommodate
their students. “Our students number around 1,500. As of May 21, there are already 1,000 students who have enrolled, And yet some old students have not yet enrolled. More students will enroll a few days before classes open on June 4,” Verdera said. They
are also suffering the same burden such as shortages in classrooms, teachers, books and chairs. He lamented that he handles at least 60 students per class. The standard ratio is one teacher per 35 students. Insufficient budget Ramos criticized the under spending of the CHANGE/PAGE 11