DepEd S t i l l To ps i n 2 01 4 Nat i o na l Bud g et Under House Bill 2630, the Department of Education (DepEd) remains and will get the chief share of the proposed 2014 national budget according to Budget Secretary Butch Abad in press time. There are top 10 agencies that will get greater part of the 2014 national budget. The agencies and its appropriation are: Department of Education, 336.9 billion; Department of Public Works and Highways, P219.91 billion; Depart-
ment of the Interior and Local Government, P136.14 billion; Department of National Defense, P123.19; Department of Health, P90.77 billion; Department of Social Welfare and Development, P83.40 billion; Department of Agriculture, P80.03 billion; Department of Transportation and Communications, P48.89 billion; Department of Environment and Natural Resources, P23.92 billion and Department of Agrarian Reform, P20.38 billion.
As government’s biggest bureaucracy, the budget will be utilized for basic educational facilities, classroom building and repair, sanitation and water facilities, new chairs,
learning hubs, learning materials such new textbooks, science equipment. The government will also see additional teachers and principals. (Mary Jane Daabay)
The Official publication of Visayan Village Central Elemementary School Tagum City, Davao del Norte, REGION xi, PHILIPPINES VOL. vii ISSUE NO. 1 | JUNE 2013 - JANUARY 2014
VVCES reigns in NAT Result;
Administration toughens NAT review Through intensive review, schoolyear 2012-2013 became a portal of success when Visayan Village Central Elementary School (VVCES) topped in the National Achievement Test (NAT) result in division level. Meanwhile, Principal I Cecilia M. Esnardo is intensifying the review of the
grade three and grade six pupils. All teachers are pushed to produce copies of reviewer from 2009 to 2013 and extend hours for the review. Pencils and folders were disseminated to make up the produced reviewer. Mrs. Esnardo wanted to have trained pupils. She declared an intensive mock test to cater the self-preparation of
LABOR OF SUCCESS. Mrs. Virgencita Balungay, grade three adviser urges pupils to focus on their review.
the National Achievement Test (NAT) examinees. “These children must be prepared for the incoming NAT examination. To equip them we must intensify
our review and order some activities,” thus spoke Principal Cecilia M. Esnardo. (John Brylle Amores)
City Mayor Gives 425 New Chairs; VVCES Pupils Applauded Painted with green, 349 pie-ces of arm chairs were hauled in Visayan Village ground last December 2013. School Principal Cecilia M. Esnardo accepted the new school furniture as one of the Care for School Chair (CFCS) Program’s latest beneficiary. The school received 349 new green chairs and will expect another 76 chairs to come. City Mayor Allan L. Rellon personally turned-over the new green chairs. He also announced the fast delivery of the remaining chairs locallyfabricated inside the motor pool. Upon the hauling of the MAKING A DIFFERENCE. Pupils show big smiles upon receiving the new chairs.
furniture, Hon Allan L. Rellon was very much honoured to give the school chairs to the expectant pupils. The mayor also assured his commitment to give full support to the fulfilment of the school’s vision and mission during his conversation to the school principal. The 349 arm chairs were distributed to different grade levels. The chairs were given to grade two (41), grade three (98), grade four (50), grade five (110) and grade six (50). The expected 76 chairs will also be given to the grade levels that are in need of new chairs. (Jedidiah Porras)