Jovel J. Oberio, of Tiglawigan National High School, took over the leadership of Leora C. Teguihanon in Tagbanon Extension High School (TEHS) subsequent to the latter’s transfer to Burgos National High School(BNHS)asschoolhead.
Though without his official designation yet, Oberio has already started carrying out the responsibility of a head teacher inTEHSsincemid-August.
He, for the meantime, was designated as the officer-incharge of TEHS after
he Crops, the official school press of CNHS-Tagbanon Extension (Tagbanon), courtesy of Editor-in-Chief Erica Jane Etomay and Managing Editor Regine Baladero, will be participating in the Regional Schools Press Conference (RSPC) onceagain.
Etomay’s third place finish in the Copyreading and Headline Writing (English) and Baladero’s fourth in News Writing (Filipino) during the Cadiz City Division Schools Press Conference (CCDSPC) 2018 will bring them to Iloilo National High School, Iloilo City, on November 29-30fortheRSPC2018.
Etomay said that it still felt surreal, knowing that she is yet the second writer to represent Tagbanon in the said regional tilt since Jiemel Dumdum’s
(Filipino)lastyear.
“Qualifying for RSPC is a rare experience for Tagbanon, thus I will practice harder to represent the school and Cadiz City well in the RSPC 2018” the editor-inchiefsaidinHiligaynon.
Etomay’s RSPC preparation has already started, immediately a week after the CCDSPC 2018 at Dr. Vicente F. Gustilo Memorial National High School last Oct. 13.
Meanwhile, despite her fourth placefinish;Baladeroisalsoset to compete in the regionals after one of the top three pulled out from joining the contest, and because Cadiz, as a small division, is required a maximum of three participantsineverycategory.
“Our collective effort has paid off, and I am very thankful that two of my writers qualified in the RSPC 2018,” Stephen Calixton,
coach,said.
Calixton said that the number was a blessing in disguise because it narrowed the training coverage unlike the preparationforDSPC.
Apart from Baladero and
Etomay, Joseph Jison also won in the CCDSPC. He did not have the same luck with Baladero, however, that his fourth place finish in Sports Writing (English) would not qualifyhimfortheregionals.TC
dreamcometrue.
This was how Stephen O. Calixton, cultural committee chair, described the inclusion of the Literary-Musical (LitMus) Contest in the intramurals of CNHSTagbanon Extension on September
“It has always been a personal dream to add in a cultural contest in the conduct of the intramurals,” Calixton said, adding, “With the support on the all the teachers, this has been made a reality.”
According to him, LitMus was what was lacking last year to give the students the arena to show theirabilitiesapartfromsports.
“Last year was short of activities that would showcase the talents and skills of the Tagbanians, and so this year’s intramurals is extra special as it was highlighted by the literary-musical which addressed the said shortfall,” the culturalcommitteechairsaid.
Calixton elaborated that the LitMus allowed every Tagbanian student to show their knack in reasoning, singing, acting, speaking, convincing the crowd, participating in arguments and building their confidenceamongmanyothers.
“Through these activities, we
are actually shaping the kind of students that can compete interschool and on a wider scope, globally,” Calixton said.
The Litmus included activities such as public speaking, extemporaneous speech, character portrayal, declamationandvocalduet.
Princes Jen Nalipay of the eighth grade; Benjie Oplas, tenth grade; Ma. Criz Villafuerte, ninth grade; Renalyn Nalipay, ninth grade; and Angelica Triunfo and Daniela Enanoria, tenth grade were announced as champions in the public speaking, extemporaneous speech, character portrayal, declamation andvocalduet,respectively.
Oplas said that being onstage was nerve-wracking, but he had to maintain his aplomb tofurtherexplaintheanswer.
“You really have to be confident all throughout when answering a question despite the nervousness you are feeling, or else it will be impossible to support your answer,” he said.
“I have proved myself by winning, but the whole experience is what matters most,” he added.TC
Aduha-an National High School-Tagbanon Extension diditagain!
Tagbanon was adjudged Second Best Implementer in the Small School Category of the Brigada Eskwela (BE) 2018 conducted May 28-June 1, 2018 among different contending schools in the Cadiz
School-Alimatoc Extension, close in the said inter-school contest while Sewahon Extension High Schoolsettledinthirdplace.
Alimatoc received P50,000 worth of project prize while Sewahon,P20,000.
Leora C. Teguihanon, former school head of Tagbanon Extension, believed that the
“The win serves as a symbol of the paid-off efforts exerted by the faculty, students, and other volunteers during the Brigada Eskwela,” Teguihanon said, adding that the project prize the school receives atop theaward willsurelybe forthe goodofeveryTagbanonian.
“The prize we will be claiming from this will be spent for a project beneficial to improving the teaching-learning process in the school,” she
According to Teguihanon, the school is yet to plan project to be proposed for the claiming
Just earlier this year, the school was delivered the two LED televisions out of the P30,000 worth of project prize from the city government of
In the Mega School Category, meanwhile, Caduhaan National High School, claiming the P50,000 worth of project prize, was announced as the First Best Implementer while last year’s sole participant, Dr. Vicente F. Gustilo Memorial National High School, claimed the P30,000 worth of project prize
With P50,000 project prize, in the Large School Category, Tiglawigan National High School bagged the first place in the Large School Category.
Mabini National High School and Villacin National High School settled in second and third place, with P30,000 and P20,000respectively.
In the Medium School Category, Sicaba National High School won the P50,000 project prize after claiming the first place.
CNHS-Luna Extension and Jerusalem National High School had P30,000 and P20,000 project prize respectively as the second and third place winners.
Brigada Eskwela is organized every school break in all public schools highlighting the Philippines as a means of preparation for the opening of classes.
The contest, on the other hand, is an initiative of the Cadiz City Division and the CadizCitygovernment.TC
top-listing the ranking for Head Teacher I in the Division of Cadiz City.
Meanwhile, Teguihanon’s headship at BNHS was already made official after her installation on March 26, attended by Neil Aro, OIC-Assistant Schools Division Superintendent, and the secondary school heads and principals.
Before Oberio’s arrival at TEHS, Teguihanon had juggled leading the two schools for some fivemonths.TC
Renalyn Nalipay prevailed as third placer in the Binalaybay Contest during the Division Nutrition Month Celebration 2018 on July 29 at the Cadiz East Elementary School II quadrangle, Cadiz City. Villacin National High School and SPED High School placed first and second,respectively.TC
lad in the immaculate white uniform and with a completer’s band hanged diagonally across the torso, John Vincent Riveraledthe Classof 2018 as they marched to the stage to claimtheircompletioncertificate.
Rivera was awarded With High Honors, along with Jiemel Jan Dumdum and Joshua Seballos, during the 3rd Completion Ceremony themed “Mag -12: Handa sa Hamon ng Buhay” on April 3 at CNHS Extension(Tagbanon),CadizCity.
Rivera said that the recognition was a symbol of all his academic hard work during his four inTagbanon.
“I have been so diligent with my studies and so I am reaping the fruits of my success now,” he said when he delivered his words of gratitude.
He reminded his batch mates
to never stop dreaming until theyreachtheirgoalsin life.
“I want us to succeed together, so let us strive in the respective paths we will take,” hechallengedthecompleters.
Eight other completers joined the honor roll, along Rivera, Dumdum and Seballos. Completing junior high school
Jovelyn Esperta, Maricris Lansangan, Jermaine Pampag, John Mark Rivera, Junelyn SierbaandNicoleSupala.
Tagbanon alumnus Darril Detic, now high school teacher at St. Joseph SchoolLasalle, served as the guest speaker for the said rites while
or the first time in the history of CNHS-Tagbanon Extension, a Grade 10 studentjournalist participated the Regional Schools Press Conference held at Iloilo National High School, Iloilo CityonDecember2-3.
Jemiel Jan Dumdum joined the other participants representing the Division of Cadiz City after winning third place in Science and Technology Writing-Filipino Category during the Division 2017 Schools Press Conference (DSPC) conductedonSeptember27-28.
For Dumdum, representing the school in the regional contest for the first time is such a great honor and he was happy that it happened during his last year in junior high school.
“The happiness is incomparable as this means a legacy left which would live for as long as there is CNHS-Tagbanon Extension.”
Moreover, he said that representing the school also gave him a once-in-a-lifetime chance to seenewplaces.
“During my stay in Iloilo, I got to visit new sights, both historic and modern,” Dumdum said, adding, “We went to the famous Jaro
Cathedral with a belfry across the street, as well as to the Central Philippine University and 10 Thousand Roses.”
Aside from joining the regional writing competition, the moments of knowing Iloilo by seeing some of its well tourist attractions, according to Dumdum, were also another memories to be treasured.
“I don’t get to travel a lot, but through mytalent in writing I was able to enjoy the beauty of other places out of town,” he told The Crops.
Meanwhile, Stephen Calixton, publication adviser and Dumdum’s coach, was proud of the school’s achievement courtesy of Dumdum.
“During the awarding in DSPC, I was ecstatic and excited when the school was announced thrice for three different awards,” Calixton said, adding, “I felt this sense of pride as I absorbed the idea that Jiemel will be representing Cadiz City in
Filipino Science Writing as he placed third.”
Apart from Dumdum, Joshwa Jison of Grade 7Sampaguita, was announced fifth in Copyreading and Headline Writing (Filipino Category) while Joseph Jison of Grade 8-Orchid, fifth in Sports Writing(EnglishCategory).
These placements, as for Calixton, would not be possible without the individual effort of the student-writers to learn
moreaboutjournalisticwriting during thein-housetraining.
“I consider every school writer here a novice and they need more trainings and seminars to further equip their skills in journalism and update them of the current trends in the field,” Calixton said.
Along with him, Lory France Duaquino, publication adviser, was alsoacoachduringtheDSPC.
The school was targeting more delegates to send to the RSPC next schoolyear.TC
agbanon Extension High School (TEHS) bags three awards during the 2018 Division Scilympics at Dr. Vicente F. Gustilo Memorial National High School,CadizCityonOct.2-3.
Erica Jane S. Etomay and Mary Ann B. Francisco snatched the second place in Grade 9 Science Quiz , in Grade 8 Science Quiz,respectively.
Furthermore, the TEHS team composed of Alien Allado, John Durilag and Hans Wyrlo Cabahug was adjudged as second place in theScilympicCanContest.
Francisco said that she felt so happy to have heard the name of her school being called during fhe awarding.
“It’s rare for an extension school to win in these competitions, that is why I am so happy to have represented the school very and give it a recognition,” she said in Hiligaynon.
Durilag said that his team shared the same emotion with Francisco.
“More than that, we felt fulfilled, especially that all our efforts have finally paid off,” Durilag.
Sayingthis,hewasreferring to the daily practice schedule they religiously follow to give justice to the expertise shared
by Teacher-in-Charge Jovel J.Oberiohimself.
Stephanie Bojos, school Science coordinator, and Cesar Enjada served as the coaches of the participants tothesaidcompetition.
“Every year was a blessing for us as we never left empty-handed,” Bojos said.TC
From nine, the number piled up to 12 a school year quick.
Three new minds were added to the teaching laurel of CNHSTagbanon Extension, starting school year2018-2019.
They were Joey Robelos, Kathleen Mae Parcon and Edward Celiz.
Robelos is a Social Sciences major while Parcon and Celiz are Physical Education and Math majors,respectively.
The three of them were all graduates of Philippine Normal University-Visayas.
Due to shortage of teachers, they would also handle classes in subjectsoutsidetheirspecialization.
Adding to these new faces was Jovel Oberio who took over the headshipinmid-August.TC
always know that empathy can bring out the kindness in people. While some individuals are losing faith in humanity, I continue to believe that there are more compassionate people than the opposite. There are folks out there who are ready to help despite not personally knowing thepersoninneed.
I have read about works of empathy and selflessness in books, magazines, and social media; and even witnessed them in real life. There is this group of former students in senior high school where I formerly taught who went out to the streets after their Christmas party and gave what’s left of their food to the beggars and street dwellers; a teacher who provided his student allowance so as to survive the week; and a man who disguised as someone who has been awaiting death through the guillotine just so the latter could havehishappily-ever-after.
I always get moved every time I’ve known about these acts even when they are fictional. They give me hope about the future of this distorted world, knowing that these deeds are capable of reviving the goodness in humanity as humans arenaturallygood.
Just recently, I was lucky enough to witness another act of kindness; and I felt so happy, knowingthatIamalsopartofit.
On the 9th of February, I posted a Facebook status knocking onto everyone’s big heart to help my students attend their promenade by lending a cocktail dress,acoat,oralong-sleeved polo. I know that the prom is one of the most momentous events in my students’ junior high school life and the idea that they aren’t going just because they have nothing good to wear is beyond saddening. Just like my students, I, too, was dying to go to the prom and wear that suit and tie during the magical night way back in high school; so believing that there are good Samaritans in Facebook, I posted about this concern.
Minutes after posting, I received lots of personal messages from friends, acquaintances, and even from a stranger living six towns ahead Cadiz City. More than my fingers could count commented on my post. They were informing me that they have a coat, a polo, and a dress or two to either lend or give. Some have nothing to lend, so they just shared my post instead just so theycouldhelp.
A stranger told me that she is very willing to help as she, too, has gone through the same predicament before. For the same reason, a close friend of mine who is also a
teacher committed to renting again the coat he used during his students’ prom, so he could somehow help realize this moment to even one of my students. Another good friend also a teacher wanted to help by doing the makeup of some of the prom goers. All the three of them consider themselves to be blessed right now, that’s why they are happy to share. They are all indeed an embodiment of Dolly Parton’s quote, “If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours.”
These instances in life clearly manifest how our experiences can
bring out empathy and how empathy can give birth to human benevolence. Our experiences doesn’t only shape the kind of people that we are today, but on a more important note, it gives us a light on what others in a certain situation would feel, think, and need. As we, too, have been into the same situation before, we know how to react andifwefeelthatourfellowsneedhelp,wetendtogiveahand.
I’d also like to think that it was my empathy that kicked in when I posted that status on Facebook. Majority of my students are children of sugarcane farm workers who earn meager income and this is something I could relate to as my parents were also working in a sugarcane farm before. I knew too well that in a laborer’s home, every hundred is gold
Thus, when others provide them a single or two of what they need in the prom, their worries are reduced; and as their teacher, I am nothing but extra joyful that my students can go to prom because of the acts of kindness by other people theybarelyknow.
and
buying kilos of rice always comes first on the long list of family needs and renting a fancy dress or a tuxedo just for a prom night is nothing but a stupidspendingofmoney.
Aside from the prom getups, my students have also to worry about the contribution, makeup, and shoes. The contribution could already put food on the table for the whole family for a day. Makeup is never cheap. And shoes? Well, most of them don’t own a pair as they just go toschoolwithslipperson.
other people’s burdens. So when people are inculcated this virtue early in life, there is no denying that we will live in a better, happier place. People won’t steal, spread fake news, and kill just to fulfill an agendum but will become busy helping one another.
Certainly, putting on another’s shoe allows people to feel, give, and love. When prayers can
move mountains (and someone, volcanoes), empathy can bring out human kindness and send studentstoprom.
To everyone who helped my students attend their prom, my most immense thanks. Continue helping the others and sending more students to proms and one by one let usmakethisworldabetter place!Godbless!
Empathy can bring out human kindness.”
Kasabay ng paglagda ng Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law ng administrasyong Duterte noong ika-19 ng Disyembre 2017 ay umariba rin ang presyo ng mga bilihin. Ang pagsasabatas nito ay napakalaking dagok para sa mgasimplengJuan.
Sa pagsasaliksik na ginawa ng Anakbayan ay napagalamang hindi makikinabang ang mga mahihirap sa TRAIN Law. Sa halip, huhuthutan lamang sila ng gobyerno para mapondohan ang mga proyektong pangimprastraktura na kabilang sa Build,Build,BuildProgramng administrasyong Duterte. Walang makukuha kahit singkong duling ang humigitkumulang na 15 milyong pamilyamulasaincometaxat ang malala ay mas lalo silang ilulugmok ng bagong batas sa kahirapan dulot ng pagtaas ng presyo ng mga bilihin. Ayon sa tala ng IBON Foundation noong Enero 2018, kada taon ay mababawasan ang kita ng isang rice farmer ng P646; farm-worker, P937; construction worker, P1,141; private school teacher, P1,363; bookkeeper, P1,591; at machinetolloperator,P1,887.
Samantala, ayon pa rin sa IBON Foundation, sa pagpapatupad ng TRAIN sa bansa, ang pinakamayamang 1% at 10%, at mga CEOs ay tatanggap ng karagdagang P80,000-300,00 na take-home
pay. Hindi pakasama ritoang buwis na ikakaltas mula sa mga mayayamang 1% sa bansa. Kung iisipin, tila bang mga mayayaman ang nagmamaneho sa tren na handang sagasaan ang mga simplengJuan.
Sa madaling sabi, sa pagpapatupad ng TRAIN ay mas maghihirap ang mga mahihirap ay mas yayaman naman ang mga mayayaman. Kung ganito ang kalagayang ng isang bansa, hindi maikakailang regresibo at hindi progresibo ang TRAIN Law. Samakatuwid, tiyak na ito ay isang malaking dagok para sa mga Pilipinong naghihikakos at walang establengtrabaho.
Sa kagustuhang magkaroonngmasmalapadat magandang daan, matataas na gusali at mabilis na public transport ay mas pinili ng pamahalaan ang traidorin ang mga mamamayang Pilipino. Kailanman ay hindi magiging batayan ng kaunlaran ang napabuting kalagayang pangimprastraktura, sapagkat ang totoong kaunlaran ay makakamtan lamang kapag naibsan na ang kahirapan. Sa madaling sabi, kung ang isang batas ay binubusabos ang mga simpleng mamamayan ay marapat lamang naipawalangbisa ito. Kaya ang pakiusap namin sa gobyerno, itigil ang TRAIN bago pa masagasaan at mamatay ng tuluyan ang mgamahihirapnaJuan.TC
lin ang mas pipiliin mo: ang pamahalaang makikiayon ka o ang isang makikiayonsa iyo?
Bilang isang bansang binubuo ng 7,107 pulo at 40 pangkat etniko, kinakailangan ng Pilipinas ng isang pamahalaan na tutugon sa preperensya at pagkakaiba ng bawat rehiyon. Kailangan ng bansa ng isang pamahalaang makikiayon sa mga Pilipino at sa Pilipinas. Samakatuwid, pederalismo ang uri ng gobyernong babagay sa kultural at heograpikal na kalagayan ng bansa.
Para sa akin, ang pagpapatupad ng pederalismo ay isang positibong pagbabago para sa bansa sapagkat mas bibigyan nito ng kalayaan ang bawat estado o rehiyon sa pagdedesisyon batay sa kani-kanilang kultura at ng karapatan na maitago at gastahin ang mas malaking bahagi ng kanikanilang kita tungo sa panrehiyunal na kaunlaran. Dahil malaya ang isang rehiyon sa pagdedesisyon sa isang pederal na pamahalaan, hindi na nito kailangang umasa pa sa pagpapasiyang ginawa ng central government, lalong-lalo na’t hindi naman ito siguradong nakalinya sa kultura’t paniniwala ng lahat ng mga rehiyon. Napakahalagang maipabatid na ang Pilipinas ay isang komplikadong bansa sa usaping kultural at heograpikal dahil sa malawak na pagkakaibaiba sa pagitan ng bawat rehiyon. Ito ang isa sa mga isyung madaling
masosolusyunan ng pederalismo at kailanman ay hindi matutugunan ng isang unitaryong pamahalaan na mayroon tayongayon.
ang pederalismo, sinasabing 80% ng kita ng mga estado o rehiyon ay mananatili sa kanilang pamahalaan habang 20% lamang ang mapupunta sa pambansang pamunuan. Kung iisiping maigi, sa pang-ekonomikal na usapin, mas patas ang pederalismo kaysa unitaryo. Sa unitaryong pamahalaan, 100% ng kita ng bawat rehiyon ay napupunta sa national government at ito na ang bahala na hati-hatiin ang kabuuang kita ng bansa sa bawat rehiyon batay sa populasyon at pangangailangan nito sa kabila ng kalakihan o kakauntian ng ambag ng bawat rehiyon. Samantala, sa pederal na pamahalaan naman ay mas may kalayaan sila sa paggasta ng kanilang pera at kung para saan ito gagastahin batay sa pangangailangan ng kanilang estado o rehiyon. Dulot nito ay magkakaroon ng positibong kompetisyon sa pagitan ng bawat rehiyonsa pagpapa-unlad. Ang pederalismo ay kailanman hindi tanda ng pagkakawatak-watak; ito ay simbolo ng pagtanggap sa pagkakaiba ng bawat rehiyon. Naniniwala ako na ang pagkakaisa at kaunlaran ay mangyayari lamang kung matututo tayong tanggapin ang bawat isa at ang ating pagkakaiba. Sa madaling sabi, ang pederalismo ay tugon sa pagkakaiba para sa pag-unlad at pagkakaisa. TC
akaalis na si Ompong at nakarating na rin si Queenie, ngunit ramdam pa rin hanggang ngayon ang pinsalang kanyang idinulot sa bansa.
Ika-15 Setyembre nang rumatsada sa kalupaan ng Pilipinas si Ompong. Sa lakas na 205 kph, bilis na 20 kph, at bugso ng hangin na nasa 255 kph ay siguradong hindi ito lumisan ng bansa na walang malaking pinsala na iniwan. Samakatuwid, ang pagtama ng bagyong Ompong sa bansa ay isang napakalaking dagok sapagkat negatibong naaapektuhan nito ang agrikultura at imprastrastraktura.
Napakalaki ng pinsala ni Ompong. Ayon sa National Disaster Risk Reduction ang Management Council (NDRRMC), hindi bababa sa 1.4 milyon ang apektadong residente matapos rumagasa ng bagyo. Tinatayang 17.9 bilyon ang total cost of damage nito, kung saan 14.3 bilyon ay sa agrikultura habang 3.6 bilyon naman ang sa imprastraktura.
Ang malaking epekto ni Ompong sa agrikutura ay tiyak na magdudulot ng paglala ng rice shortage sa bansa, lalung-lalo na’t malaking bahagi ng suplay nito ay inaangkat mula sa Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) na pinakaapektado ng Bagyong Ompong ayon sa NDRRMC. Bilang resulta, mas lalong tataas ang presyo ng bigas at ito ay isang malahiganteng pasanin para sa mga mahihirap na Pinoy.
Isa pa sa mga dulot ni Ompong ay ang mga nasirang tulay, putol na mga poste ng kuryente, at mga malalaking punongkahoy na nakaharang sa daan. Direkta rin nitong maaapektuhan ang ekonomiya ng bansa, lalo na ng CAR, sapagkat magiging imposible ang pag-angkat ng mga produkto mula at papunta sa naapektuhang rehiyon. Bilang dagdag, malaki rin dulot nito sa transportasyon at komunikasyon ng mga nasalantanglugar.
Sa pag-alis ni Ompong ay nawa’y dumating naman ang tulong mula sa gobyerno at iba’t-ibang bahagi ng bansa at ng mundo. Sa panahon ding ito na kailangang maging maagap ng Department of Agriculture at Department Public Works and Highways na bigyan ng solusyon ang mga suliraning dala ni Ompong para sa kanya-kanyang kagawaran. Habang naroon pa ang problema ay kailangan naming magingmatatagngmga nasalanta.TC
am an all-day happy person that my favorite movies have tobetearjerkers.
You don’t understand. I am not that blue kid lurking behind a clown’s mask. I am, in fact, the life of the party, the jester in the desert, or one of your insensitive friends who can’t suppress even a smileduringveryseriousmoments.
Crying gives me happiness, to conciselyputit.
Ask me of my must-watch movie list. With all the mock sobbing and bawling in between, I’ll recite titles of mostly tragic motion pictures I have abusively watched.FromthemysteriousThe GreenMileto the Jewish historyinspired ABeautifulLifeand The BoyinStripedPajamas , I’ve cried anoceanoverallofthem.
The tears I shed when I cry over sad movies dissolve all the fears in my head. They crush the boulders heaving inside my heart into mere stones, then into pebbles, then into dusts, and then into nothing. After brushing off these negativities dwelling in me, I havenothingleftinsidebutdreams andhappiness(orsoIbelieveitto be).
I call this “salty catharsis”— releasing all my glooms and cynicisms by crying, my own way of coping with stress maybe. I don’t drink alcohol heavily (only occasionally when partying with friends). I don’t cut my wrist (I cut cheese). I don’t indulge into prohibited drugs (but into writing). Never have it crossed my mindto takemyownlife(howIwishtolive longenoughtotraveltoeverycity in the world). I just cry my eyes
outandeverythingwillbeokay.
I beg to disagree, then, when someone says that crying is a weakness. For me, it not only makes for a good outlet to ease the feeling of desolation, but it also exhibitsstrength.
WhenIwatchaheart-breaking movie, I tear up because I put myself into the situation. This scenario manifests empathy, which isaGod-givengift astrength.
So I’ll cry whenever I feel like crying. I’ll bawl until the pain subsides.BecauseIamstrong.
However, sometimes, after releasingeveryundesirablethought and feeling I have been keeping inside, I feel lost and empty and then unbearably burdened again. Only then that I admit to myself that I really need someone to talk to.
Tears, as I’ve said earlier, can erase all our toxic emotional cargos; but these salty drops alone can never solve our problems. We need to treat our wounds sooner beforetheygetfatal.
Someone out there is always ready to listen and help us out. Andoncewetooktheboldstepto talk about our worries and fears, the happiness we enjoy afterwards won’t be short-lived. We won’t be needing anymore a dose of sad movies every once in a while to drown our personal pains as they still keep coming back no matter howmuchwecry.
Let’s cry over a movie tonight ifwewanttobehappytomorrow. But let’s be brave today to talk aboutournightmaresifwewantto live in genuine happiness for the restofthedaysahead.TC
Braving the murky dangerous flood to cross to the other side for school were students in underskirt shorts and in uniform pants rolled up the thigh. On the steep other side, tricycle drivers and their passengers tarry impatiently just like us. They were on their way to the market and any place across the lifethreatening, natural mess while we were travelling to school where lessons for the day and their recipients awaitus.
When the flood seemed impossible to subside, we would contact the students to inform them of the cancellation of classes and then wheel our way to the Barangay Hall to file an incidental report duly signed by the council chairman or whoever is in chargefortheday.
Days like this are the worst, especially for us teachers of CNHSTagbanon Extension. This means a delay in lesson, falling short on specific grading period, or it could lead tocancellation ofaschoolactivity.
More than the academic consequences, however, the rushing earthy water over the
‘dying’ bridge is a threat to the life of the teachers, students, and everyone traversing it. The crushing stream could push one off the bridge then down the river dotted with boulders. The next thing you know, you are already queuing in
quality education to her pupils, she crossed a slippery overflow bridge in HimogaanRiver,onahabal-habal,despite the drizzly weather which saddeningly resulted to her untimely death. As she faced her mortal fate, the world has lost one ofitsheroes.
After the demise of Ma’am Rona, we were suddenly embraced with fear. With the same situation as hers, the same tragedy could also happen tous.
necessity of building a new bridge as the overflow was alreadystartingtocollapse.
Just recently the construction of a new bridge in Bernardita, Brgy. Caduhaan has already started and is still ongoing. Every day, we pass by construction workers mixing the cement, twisting iron rods and all jobs essential for molding a sturdybridge.
From time to time,the skies become gray. From time to time, the rain pours. From time to time, the waters growl a sound of worry and fright over thefallingbridge.
However, with the new bridge constructing already in the works, the not-too-distant day will come that the surging water which shares the color of Jollibee’s coffee mocha float won’t be frightening anymore. Only the raindrops hitting the uncovered skin with a feel ofsharpnesswillremain.
For now, we will keep ourselves safe, for the world can’t afford to lose anotherheroyet.TC
front of St. Peters golden gates to the heavens to inquire whether you are enlisted to spend the glorious eternityinparadise.
This was what happened to a teacher in a Sagay school, Ma’am Rona. In the desire to deliver
Literally, the road toward performing our purpose in life is never smooth. Thus, we must not fall prey to what scares us, or else we will just caught ourselves stopping along the journey one day. With this in mind, we continued our walk boldly until the government has seen the
ilipino:WikangSaliksik.
Sa temang ito nakasentro angpagdiriwangngBuwanng Wika 2018 ng CNHS-Tagbanon Extension,ika-3ng Agosto.
Ayon kay Stephen O. Calixton,koordineytorsaFilipino, ang wikang Filipino ay napakaimportante sa pagsasaliksik.
“Ang wika ay kailangan sa paghanap ng bagong kaalaman na makatutulong nang napakalaki sa mas pagpapaunlad pa ng ating bansa,” ani Calixton.
Idinagdag pa niya na ang pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Wika ay nagsisilbing paalala sa bawat isa na dapat palaging unahin ang sarilingatin.
“Sa pamamagitan nito, napopokus ang kahalagahan ng pagiging makabansa ng bawat Pilipino,” ani ng ginoo.
“Kailangang buksan ang kamuwangan ng bawat isa na dapat maging pantas muna sa sariling wika bago subuking magdila banyaga,” ang kanyang dagdag.
Ayon kay Calixton, maraming aktibidades ang
Nag-uwi ng dalawang panalo ang
CNHS-Tagbanon Extension nang ginanap ang pandistritong pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Wika
2018 sa Sicaba National High SchoolnoonSetyembre24.
Nasungkit ng paaralan ang ikalawang puwesto sa Makabagong
Sayaw habang ikatlong puwesto naman si Reynaldo Espanola sa IsahangPag-awit.
Bigo man sa pagkamit ng parangal ay sumali rin ang paaralan sa patimpalak sa Paggawa ng Poster, Balagtasan atSabayangPagbigkas.TC
Si Benjie Oplas ang bagong pangulo ng Supreme Student Government (SSG) pagkatapos manalo laban kay Edsel
Cardinal nang ginanap ang SSG Election 2018 sa Tagbanon Extension High School, ika-28 ngPebrero.
isinagawa sa buong araw ng pagdiriwang.
Kabilang dito ang patimpalak sa spoken poetry, isahang pagawit, at paggawa ng poster, presentasyon ng sabayang pagbigkasat balagtasa,laro ng lahi at ang Lakan at Lakambini ng Wika2018.
Tinanghal na Lakambini ng Wika si Erica Zana Zulueta, ng Grade 8-Orchid, habang Lakan ng Wika naman si Genric Harold Penaflor,ngGrade10-Hyacinth.
Kampeon sa spoken poetry si Princes Jen Nalipay, na sinundan nina Rizalde Velarde, Jobel Dejan at Regine Baulita, ayon sa pagkakasunod-sunod.
Samantala, nasungkit ni Reynaldo Espanola ang unang pwesto sa isahang pag-awit habang nasa ikalawa hanggang ikatlong puwesto naman ang mga kalahok ng Baitang 10, 9 at 8, ayonsapagkakasunod-sunod.
Kampeon naman si John Durilag, ng Baitang 10-Hyacinth, sapaggawangposter.
Ayon kay Calixton, ang pagdiriwang ngayong taon ay naging matagumpay sa tulong at pakikiisa ng bawat guro sa kabila ngmaulangpanahon.TC
Mula rin sa partido ni Oplas ang naluklok na pangalawang pangulo na si Carren Joy Francisco.
“Gagawin ko ang lahat para mapagsilbihan lamang nang mabuti ang mga kapwa ko mag-aaral at ang paaralan ,” ani Oplas. TC
he boy scouts of CNHSTagbanon Extension brought home five awardsduring the 2018Division Round-up Inspection and Advancement Camp on Oct. 29-31 at Daga Extension High School,CadizCity.
The school was awarded Best Camp Gate; first place in Christmas tree making, pyramid building and parol making; and second place in thetwo-mancarry.
Laurence V. Roa, the school’s BSP outfit adviser, said that the Tagbanian scouts were all dedicated to scouting that they always do their best in anyscoutingactivity.
“Their dedication to being a scout is very strong, that is why they won in various scouting competitions,” Roa said.
Genric Harold Penaflor, one of the scouts who designed the indigenous Christmas tree, said that the experience at school in making a Christmas had helped
them alotinthecontest.
“Last December, we also had an intra-school Christmas tree making and this become a big help so we could design a
Christmas tree, given all the resources that can be found within the vicinity,” Penaflor said.
There were 22 scouts from Tagabanon who participated in the said camp according to Roa. This scouting delegation was composed of the scouts from seventhto tenthgrade.
The day before the opening program Oct. 28 the scouts from around Cadiz City Division already went to the venue to set up their campsite and prepare forthenextday.
According to Joomar Gersabalino, a scouter from Mabini National High SchoolAlimatoc Extension, the main objective of this year’s scouting camp was the uniform and campsite inspection in each school.
The said camp was centered on the theme “Scouting for Smarter, Healthier, Stronger andHappierCadiznons.TC
A total of 15 girl scouts from CNHSTagbanon Extension participated in the 2018 Secondary GSP Division Camp at Caduha-an National High School-Luna Extension on Sept. 21-23.
Themed “Lead, Live, Survive”, the said camp was attended by all secondary schools from the Division of Cadiz City, with Dr. Vicente F. Gustilo Memorial National High Schoolasthebiggestdelegation.
The three-day camp was filled with activities and competitions, including the cooking and flower arrangement contests wherein the Tagbanian girl scouts placed third andsecondplace,respectively.
Lynmar Valentin, girl scout leader of Tagbanon, said that more than the survival in any situation, the camp was also for the shapingoftheirindividualityandcharacter.
“The goal of GSP is not only to help us survive in any difficult situation, but it also shapes our attitude and talent and skills as students,” Valentin said in Hiligaynon.
Meanwhile, for the first time in history since Leora Teguihanon’s headship, the school will be attending the in the Negros Occidental GSP Provincial Camp at Kabankalan City on November28-December2.
Eight GSP members will represent the school in the said provincial camp. They are Ma. Criz Villafuerte, Novy Ann Suplagio, Lynmar Valentin, Rochelle Navarro, Carren Joy Francisco,
RosemarieVelosoandJan MarielleMagbanua. Stephanie Bojos, school GSP adviser, said that this is an opportunity for the school GSP memberstogrow.
“The highest level we joined so far was the Division camp, so we cannot let this opportunity to join the provincial camp pass,” Bojos said. TC
rack-and-field Tagbanian athletes Leah Lumangyao and Charley Villanueva advanced to the Area Meet after tallying a gold in Discus throw and silver in 1500m run, respectively, during the Division Meet 2018 on October 11-13 at Daga Extension High School, CadizCity.
With steel nerves, Lumangyao swung her best throw of 15.84m, an effort she managed in hissecondattempt.
She overthrew the silver finisher from Dr. Vicente F. Gustilo Memorial National High School and the bronze thrower from Caduha-an National High School, who fired their best attemptof15.70mand14.87m,respectively.
Lumangyao said that she had practiced more than enough for the event but was not confidentoftheresult.
“I have prepared hard for this, and so I am now convinced of the result despite some initial doubt,” she said.
Villanueva, meanwhile, said that a bigger competition is waiting for him, so he needs to doublethetimeandeffortinpreparingforit.
Laurence V. Roa, teacher at CNHSTagbanon Extension, was the coach of Lumangyao and Villanueva during the Cadiz meet.
Roa disclosed that the 2018 Area Meet will happenhereinthiscityonNovember21.
hey dominated during ninth grade, and now, at tenth, theydiditagain!
The Grade 10 council (G10) was hailed as overall champion in the Intramurals 2018 themed “Strengthening the Bond Through Friendly Battles” on September 1819.
Reigning supreme among other grade levels with 750 points, they brought home the trophy in a close 25-point margin against this year’s overall first runner-up, the Grade9council.
Aljohn Martinez, Grade 10 representative, said that their victory is a result of everybody’s determinationandhardwork.
“We were so religious in our practices and rehearsals that we didn’t mind the exhaustion because we were aiming for the best,” Martinez said in vernacular.
Meanwhile, earning a total of 725 points, the ninth grade was declared the overall first runner-up intheintramurals.
With 400points,the Grade 7 council settled as the overall secondrunner-up.
The eighth grade occupied
the last spot in the overall rankingwith375points.
For every event won as champion, the team was given 100 points; 75 points for first runner-up; 50, second runnerup;and25,thirdrunner-up.
“I am so happy for this year’s intramurals because we have realized what we have been aiming for,” Lady June Ibanez, Sports Committee chair, said, elaborating, “we not only focused on sports this year but in cultural activities as well.”
Ibanez said that the success in the conduct of the intramurals was reflective of the collective effort of the entireteachingforce.
“Everyone of us has done our assigned task very well that this year’s intramurals also ended well,” she said.TC
ach Tagbanian is unique. One is different from the other. While diversity brings about chaos and dispute among some nations of the world, it goes otherwise for CNHS-Tagbanon Extension. These differences serve as the bonding agent that unites the entire school community in hitting common targets bull’s eye. With relationship compact enough despite adversities, together we carpe diem!
