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Our MommyLo.. p.7 The Official Publication of Surigao del Sur SPED Center, Division of Surigao del Sur, CARAGA Region
Vol. 9 No. 1
Tandag , Surigao del Sur
June -December 2011
-Daryl Gene D. Galela, VI
Department of Education Secretary Armin A. Luistro: DepEd family is one with the nation in changing “Filipino time” to being “on time”.
The Department of Education issued DepEd Order Number 86, series of 2011, “Synchronizing with the Philippine Standard Time,” directing all school officials nationwide to synchronize with the Philippine Standard Time (PST) so that all schoolbased activities are conducted simultaneously. Education Secretary Armin A. Luistro said this is an important move because it will add to work efficiency and better time management. “Time is a very precious resources which we tend to take for granted. If we are guided by the Philippine Standard Time, then our work will be in sync and we can optimize use of time spent in school,” he
explained. To synchronize activities of DepEd from the central office to the school level, all offices are directed to set all clocks inside offices and school properties including time recording devices to match the PST established by the Department of Science and Technology through the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). The time in hours, minutes and seconds is displayed in PAGASA’s website http://www.pagasa.dost.gov. ph. Luistro emphasized in the memo that all class schedules, meetings,
activities and events should be based on the PST and that these schedules must start and end on time. The DepEd family is one with the nation in changing the concept of “Filipino time” to being “on time” said Luistro. The PAGASA is mandated by Section 6 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 8 to be the country’s official time keeper. The PST is set using the DOST-PAGASA’s timing system consisting of a rubidium atomic clock, Global Positioning System receiver, time interval counter, distribution amplifier, and a computer. (Source: DepEd Updates November 11, 2011 Press Release).
Ragin Faith L. Pescueso-VI
Department of Education (DepEd) Memorandum No. 24 s. 2011 which commences this year declares the month of November of every year as National Reading Month in support to the TenPoint Basic Education Agenda of the Aquino Administration and the Institutionalization of the “Every Child A Reader Program” (ECARP). The motives behind the declaration are to promote reading and literacy among the pupils and students; motivate our youth to learn from the lives and works of eminent Filipinos; uphold one’s reading a shared physical experience
specifically among the youth thereby increasing its relevance amidst the growing reliance on the internet and inclination to online activities. In celebration of the reading month, schools and learning centers were enjoined to hold the suggested activities like, Read-A-Thon, Drop Everything and Read (DEAR), Shared Reading, Reading Assistance Program, Library Hour a Week and Reading Camp. The Surigao del Sur SPED Center celebrated the reading month through classroom reading competition activities.
Reading Month Celebration: Spedians actively participate in classroom reading competition activities.