‘Barya para sa Pandemya’ outdo MOGCHS MOOE

by Jewel Rose S. Daguinotas

To ease the burden on the learners that were affected by the pandemic, Misamis Oriental General Comprehensive High School launched a voluntary collection for the first quarter of SY 2021-2022 and collected P131,000.

Unnumbered Memorandum s. of 2021 was disseminated by the school administration last September 2, The Creativity and Innovation of the Brigada Eskwela working committee, Barya para sa Pandemya, an innovation to generate income the whole year round to be facilitated by all teachers during distribution and retrieval of Self-Learning Modules. The generated amount will be used to purchase anti-COVID health materials given to the stakeholders.

However, in an interview conducted by the student journalists, they stated that the program’s purpose was to help the school to acquire materials, particularly students’ needs including urgent needs that can’t be purchased by the school’s MOOE (Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses).

Chairman of the Creativity and Innovation Committee, Charina L. Bajolo said, “The parents and students benefit from the program because they are given free COVID supplies like alcohol and masks. The teachers will also benefit from it since we provide what they need. The Science Department acquired recording equipment to use for their online lessons as well as seedlings for tree-planting, the Math Department acquired computers and a printer for their laboratory, and the MAPEH Department acquired vitamins and study tables. The school staff received personal protective equipment (PPE).”

Co-chairman Maria Salvacion Josefa B. Mainar added that they were surprised by the stakeholders’ response in supporting and heartily donating bills instead of coins. However, there were some discrepancies in their claims.

MAPEH Head Teacher Ronjie

C. Rosete said, “We received vitamins from them, but the study table was not included because it was an innovation initiated by our department.”

It was confirmed by Jeasette C. Salera, the chairman of the Mesa Mo, Sagot Ko program, stating that they never received a single centavo from them; instead, their department provided the study tables to learners needing the most help and these learners were identified by their advisers.

Moreover, Breza O. Cosiñero, Science Head Teacher confirmed that they received the recording equipment.

“The seedlings were provided by the Gulayan sa Tahanan funds by the Department of Agriculture,” she added.

Engr. Vincent Alex R. Reyes from the Math Department confirmed that they received computers and a printer for their laboratory.

These are outputs provided by the program despite DepEd Order No. 41, s. 2012 stating the No Collection Policy, be implemented especially during the pandemic.

The school’s Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses failed to provide what is needed.

Administrative Assistant

Aide III Araceli P. Amper said, “It’s not associated with the school operating budget or MOOE

DOH to boost healthcare from monkeypox

by Eleah Jaizel T. Cabili

because it has specific financial plans. It has nothing to do with Brigada Eskwela.”

Nevertheless, no collection for the 2nd and 3rd quarters was made since they decided to allow the GPTA to collect P100 school fees that funded the renovation of the quadrangle, now MOGCHS Event Center.

Philippines’ healthcare system is ready to face the monkeypox virus, says a health official on May 27.

Health Undersecretary

Myrna Cabotage stated that essential infection control is the same as COVID-19 actions, which involve “Prevent, Detect, Isolate, Treat and Reintegrate.”

To prevent monkeypox from entering the country, it will adopt the four-door strategy in the National Emergency Operational Response Plan to prevent and control emerging

DepEd launches second year of distance learning

by Marielle Jane A. Lagahit

Philippines’ educational system hails the second year of distance learning after efforts came out victorious for the first implementation of the school year 2021-2022 despite its discrepancies.

“We are as ready as we can be within the availability of information, within the expertise we have access to and have learned. It’s not as if we’ll repeat the same situations we had to contend with. We have learned, and we are responding. “ Secretary Leonor Briones stated.

Secretary Leonor Briones led an opening program for schools that welcomed and celebrated the 24.6 million Filipino students enrolled, which marked the start of classes last September 13, Monday.

The Department of Education continues to develop ways to infectious diseases.

BACK TO HOME-SCHOOLED. Student participates online class as second distance learning began in Philippines.

Moreover, DOH is beefing up border screening and ensuring that surveillance systems actively monitor the situation.

In addition, the department stated the case may start to become infectious during the prodromal stage. It develops the first symptoms, including fever, malaise, headache, sometimes sore throat, cough, and lymphadenopathy or swollen lymph nodes. It is not infectious during the incubation period of five to 21 days.

However, the food and drug administration has not yet approved or recommended any vaccine for monkey pox.

According to health officials, following minimum public health standards such as wearing the best-fitting mask, ensuring good airflow, handwashing, and physical separation could minimize monkeypox spread. provide quality education, pointing out that they have done what is considered impossible to surpass. But somehow, they achieved it after five months of preparation that included translating printed materials into audio-visual accessible to television, radio, cellphones, and tablets. In small schools, they utilized the use of walky-talky.

In a statement from PNA, Cabotaje added that they are also looking at the probable symptomatic treatment and coordinating with global authorities on what else can be done for monkeypox control.

As of October 2021, total enrollees are now more or less 26.3 million after extending the enrollment period to September 30. The institution has achieved 100.3 percent of last school year’s enrollment.

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