Congratulations to the World Council for
Curriculum and Instruction Philippines
Chapter!
May the good Lord give you the grace to
continue your mission in the education of
our youth for a better and progressive
Philippines.
For God and Country,
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Message
from the WCCI International Secretariat
January 12, 2015
Dear WCCI Philippines Chapter Members and Friends:
We greet each and every one of you in our homeland with a heartiest and warm congratulations for
having reached another milestone, the 31st National Conference of your Chapter. We are always proud of
your milestone because it reminds us of how many years the local chapter of our beloved Philippines has
succeeded in coming into being as part of the international body of WCCI. Your Chapter has accomplished
much and has historically recorded these achievements in the annals of WCCI history. WCCI Philippines
can be especially proud of notable accomplishments: (1) producing the three women Presidents of WCCI;
(2) undertaking two very successful world conferences in 1980-81 at DAP, Tagaytay City and in 2006 in
Manila Hotel; (3) contributed quite a number of leaders who have served in the International Board and
Committees of WCCI and (4) last but not least you still maintain the largest number of members although
it is dwindling and need nurturance to keep your top position. You can add more to these international
achievements and say: WCCI Philippines is really blessed as an outstanding chapter. Please continue your
top position in the history of our organization.
You continuously grow and contribute remarkable contributions to the local and internationalconferences
and projects. We urge you to keep this trend of upward movement and progressive direction in being
part of a world organization which is unique and special in your profession and group endeavor. It is not
an ordinary link to the United Nations and to a number of affiliate organizations with similar missions
and visions with that of WCCI and a global network of educators. Please remind yourselves always of
the Preamble of the WCCI Constitution which will make you ever proud to be a member of our beloved
organization.
Mabuhay ang WCCI at higit sa lahat ang WCCI Philippines Chapter.
Estela C. Matriano, EdD
WCCI Executive Director
Professor of Cross Cultural Studies
HSOE, Alliant International University
San Diego, California, USA
Carole I. Caparros, MEd
WCCI Executive Assistant
Executive Assistant to the
Undergraduate Program
HSOE, Alliant International University
San Diego, California, USA
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Message
from the WCCI International President
Our dear fellow educators:
On behalf of the International Executive Board, I wish to congratulate the WCCI Philippine Chapter for
conducting the 31st National Conference with a very relevant theme: ASEAN Integration : Opportunities
and Challenges for Peace and Global Education.
Welcome to the World Council for Curriculum and Instruction, a non-governmental organization affiliated
with the United Nations under the Economic and Social Council. Every member of this organization is
considered a resource person who is committed to establishing a person to person contact on varied
Special Interest Groups (SIGs) through involvement in various aspects of curriculum and instruction
via advocacies , discussions, conferences, researches, publications toward a humane, just, peaceful
and harmonious global community. Specifically, each member is mandated to be a model peace lover,
peacemaker and peace advocate in the local, national, regional and international levels.
I wish to thank our plenary speakers, guests, research presenters, participants and visitors who are with
us in this conference. Together, we will all discuss varied concerns that affect each of us in the ASEAN
Integration and how our advocacies in curriculum and instruction will be made functional to us teachers
in the various levels, regions and the whole Philippines. Let us all be focused and determined to do our
individual and communal share in the preparations and formation of our Filipino citizens into the One big
ASEAN Community. Let us all get actively involved in various researches, advocacies, publications in our
respective Special Interest Groups in the Philippines, and with other foreign educators on international
issues, concerns, that we may find solutions to our myriad problems.
We conducted recently the 16th Biennial WCCI International Conference in San Diego, California, USA
on August 17-24, 2014 with the theme: Integrating Education for the Culture of Lasting Peace and
Love for Planet Earth. We had international exemplar-speakers; one hundred twenty research papers
were presented and ten workshops were conducted. We are very proud of the eleven Filipino research
presenters who made a great impact to the international conference. We are presenting some of them
again here in this conference. We had twenty six Filipino delegates, several of them have been elected as
SIG international coordinators.
Let us all be counted as educators-leaders-researchers beyond borders!
God bless each of us!
Teresita Paed- Pedrajas, Ed. D.
WCCI International President 2013-2015
Visiting Professor, St. Dominic College of Asia, Bacoor City, Philippines
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Message
from the WCCI International Board Member
Dear WCCI Friends and Colleagues:
I take distinct pleasure in welcoming you to the 31st WCCI National Convention. This is an opportune time
for all participants to be part of a wonderful and meaningful interaction with educational leaders who are
imbued with dedication and competence to make a better and more peaceful world. It is only by bringing
together beautiful minds and beautiful hearts that we can harness the best of us in spirit and in wisdom.
I wish to congratulate the Executive Board, WCCI Philippine Chapter for organizing this event and echoing
the 16th World Conference held in San Diego, California, USA in August 2014. I take pride in your effort as
I sit in the Executive Board of WCCI International. I have never been so proud to be a Filipino, representing
the voice of WCCI Phil Chapter. There were about 26 Filipino delegates in attendance then, ten (10) of
whom were paper presenters in the concurrent sessions and they all did well. Kudos! That’s the spirit of
the Filipino. Shine and bloom!
As we settle back on our shores and look at the issues that come our way, let us pick up the most important
piece of conversation in Philippine education today – the ASEAN integration. Let us as much as we can
about each other’s culture and make the most of these opportunities to bind the ASEAN community.
Masaganang pagbubuklod!
(SGD) Carol Danao, Ed.D.
Member, Executive Board, WCCI International, CA, USA
Member, Council of Presidents, WCCI, Phil Chapter
Consultant, St. Dominic College of Asia, Bacoor City, Cavite, Philippines
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Message
from the former WCCI International President
UNIVERSITY OF MAKATI
J.P. Rizal Extn., National Road, West Rembo, Makati City
Tel. Nos. 883-1874
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Board of Directors and Members of the World
Council for Curriculum and Instruction for having organized the 31st National Convention held in Bayview
Park Hotel, Manila. I would also like to commend the resource persons, participants, sponsors and donors
of this Conference.
Indeed, the theme chosen entitled “ASEAN Integration: Opportunities for Peace and Global Education” is
a very timely and relevant topic these days in the Philippine Educational System (PES). While all schools in
the country across structures and levels are confronted with this issue, the Conference will pave the way
for a better understanding on the role of WCCI in this gigantic task that lies ahead.
Let us take advantage of this opportunity and help spread the lessons/insights that we have learned from
this Conference to other educators and other sectors of the society, all in the name of quality Philippine
Education.
I wish you good luck! Mabuhay tayong lahat!
Dr. Dalisay G. Brawner
Former International President, WCCI
Former National President, WCCI
Vice President for Academic Affairs
University of Makati
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Message
from the WCCI National President
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
On behalf of the WCCI Philippine Chapter officers and Board Members, I would like to welcome you to
the 31st National Convention with the theme: “ASEAN Integration: Opportunities for Peace and Global
Education”. It is with much joy that I extend to each one of you my appreciation for coming to this
conference.
Once more we come together as the WCCI family in a yearly reunion and meeting concerning our
educational and academic responsibility. It is my hope and prayer that you take advantage of this gathering
to establish a person-to-person relationship and exchange curriculum and instructional ideas through
program presentations and dialogue. This is what makes our association with each other meaningful.
I encourage you to actively participate in the Special Interest Groups (SIG’s) which is the blood life of
WCCI. You can be assured that you will grow and foster closer relationships with your colleagues both
professionally and personally.
It is in this Spirit that we wish you a successful conference. We hope you return to your respective schools
and learning communities rejuvenated in your quest to become more effective educators and cultivate
global peace and justice.
God Bless us all!
EMERITA “Emmy” I. GARON
President, WCCI Philippine Chapter
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Message
from the Program Chair WCCI 2015 National Convention
Welcome dear educators and stakeholders!
We have chosen to tackle two great happenings in our region to serve as our theme for this event: the
ASEAN economic integration and the unending quest for world peace. I hope you will be taking a front
seat in one of the greatest educational debates of our times: the mind vs. the heart. Ancient wisdom tells
us that it has never been this way before. It had always been the heart and the mind as one up until the
advent of the dualistic – Cartesian thought by the time of Rene Descarte, which gave the framework to
western epistemology.
As your Program Chair in this event, I saw to it that we can give you a balanced menu of undertaking from
feeding the mind to growing the heart by advancing the soft skills. Indeed, as teachers we are into building
lives and collective consciousness, desiring peace and prosperity at the same time, hence, let us endeavor
the marriage between precise inquiry and our poetic intuition.
The education sector is to me the most potent force that will drive the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)
to its fruition because it can provide the programs for the development and training of the manpower that
will make full ASEAN integration by 2020. Therefore, I pose these challenges: (1) How do we expect to
participate and be integrated into the ASEAN market if we don’t fully equip our future human power (our
students) and build their capacity to deliver? (2) How do we as professionals expect to be team players in
the ASEAN market of ideas, of goods and services if we don’t upgrade our professional qualifications that
would meet the standards set in the region?
Enjoy the holistic interactions!
(SGD) Remedios Nalundasan-Abijan, PhD.
Program Chair, 2015 WCCI National Convention
Vice President, WCCI Phil Chapter
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WCCI in a
Nutshell
The World Council for Curriculum and Instruction (WCCI) has a long history of existence as a transnational
educational organization. From its early beginnings in the United States in the 70’s, WCCI is now on its
43rd anniversary and has since then held sixteen (16) world conferences (two of which were held in the
Philippines- Tagaytay, 1980; and Manila Hotel, 2006), the latest of which was in San Diego, California, USA,
in August 2014. More importantly WCCI has evolved into a non-governmental organization (NGO) of the
United Nations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
As a world organization, WCCI is committed to the achievement of a just and peaceful world community
through dialogues and exchange of ideas on educational and social issues of a global nature. These
dialogues are well embedded in all the conferences through the Special Interest Groups (SIG) that has
become a significant and unique identity of WCCI. Today there are ten SIGs namely: (1) Early Childhood
Education; (2) Community Development; (3) Ethics and Values; (4) Environment & Sustainability; (5)
Gender Education; (6) Global Education; (7) Human Rights; (8) Media & Technology; (9) Peace Education:
and (10) Special Education. In these small group discussions, person-to-person contacts and professional
relationships are facilitated so that learning from each other cross-culturally, and collaboration in projects
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Overview of the
2015 National Convention
We, the organizers of this year’s convention envision bringing to the fore of our conversations the
opportunities we can derive from the ASEAN integration of 2015 and through 2020 beyond the economic
milieu. On the side we also want to echo the 16th WCCI World Conference held in San Diego, CA, USA in
August 2014. In short we want to marry the benefits of our regional economic integration to the wider
advocacies of WCCI on peace and global education. On a more definitive level we seek to answer this
question: What can this regional economic integration mean to a globalizing network of citizens mindful
of rising from the perils of economic, ecological, socio-cultural issues of the day?
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( Reference for historical footnotes are from the 16th WCCI world conference souvenir program. /rna/)
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Goal
To inspire educators and stakeholders into dialogues
and action to open or create opportunities vis a vis
the ASEAN integration to promote opportunities for
growing peace and global education.
Objectives
1. To explore opportunities for growth and
development individually and collectively
by approaching the ASEAN economic
integration as a harbinger of peace and
global education.
2. To identify approaches for curriculum
and instruction in order to produce wellequipped graduates who can ably live and
work well on the demands and expectations
brought about by the ASEAN economic
integration.
3. To advocate for a balanced teaching of
the soft skills and technical skills so that
education of the heart and soul can make us
re-think the dignity of humanity on a platform
of peace and justice and the integrity of all
of creation having God as the great source of
our Being in this universe.
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P r og r a m m e
Day 1: February 5, 2015
Emcee: Stella Maria J. Galang
7:30 am
Registration
8:30 Opening Ceremony
Ronald G. Santos
WCCI Board member/Acting Treasurer
& Registration Staff
Invocation
SPCP High School Chorale
Philippine National SPCP High School Chorale
Welcome AddressEmerita “Emmy” I. Garon
and Presentation of Delegates
President, WCCI Philippines
President, Golden Values Schools
Inspirational Message
Estela C. Matriano, Ed.D.
Executive Director, WCCI International
Alliant University, San Diego California
Introduction of the Guest Speaker Carol Danao, Ed.D.
Board Member, WCCI International
9:30
Keynote AddressHon. Rosalinda Valenton - Tirona
Former Career Ambassador
Extraordinary & Plenipotenciary of the Philippines to Asian & African Countries
10:15Open ForumPerla Sunga Intia, Ph.D.
Board Member, WCCI Philippines
10:30
Health Break
10:45
Panel Discussion:
Opportunities in ASEAN Integration
Federico M. Macaranas, Ph.D.
Former Dean, Center for Development
Management, AIM
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Conrado E. Inigo Jr., Ph.D.,DBE
VPAA, Lyceum of the Phil University
Vice Chairman, PACUCOA
11:30
12:00
Open Forum
Lunch Break and Viewing of Exhibits
1:30
Vocational Technology:
Enhancing Labor Power for the ASEAN market Hon. Roman T. Romulo
Congressman, Lone District of Pasig City
2:15
2:30-4:30
Open Forum
Workshop 1
and Health Break
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•
Procedural Orientation
Break Out sessions Special Interest Group (SIG)
SIG Over-all coordinator: Genevieve Kupang, Ph.D.
Special Interest GroupFacilitator
Early Childhood Education Vanessa Garon-Vandevoort
Community Development Remedios Nalundasan- Abijan
Ethics and Values Stella Maria Galang
Environmental Concerns Ronald Santos
Women in Education
Gloria Resurrecion
Global Education
Sr. Flordeliza Deza, SPC
Human Rights
Gerardo Guiuan
Media Technology
Mercelita Jandayan-Labial
Peace Education
Genevieve Kupang
Special Education
Ma. Teresa Abadam
Cultural Arts and Communication
Perla Intia
4:30-5:00
Board meeting
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Day 2: February 6, 2015
Emcee: Mercelita Jandayan-Labial, Ph.D
7:30
Registration
8:00
Invocation
Registration Staff
Gloria Q. Resurreccion, Ed.D.
WCCI Board Member
Synthesis of the first day
Stella Maria J. Galang
Secretary, WCCI Philippines
8:30
Transnational Education (TNE):
Opportunities & Emerging
models in the Philippines Fe Hidalgo, Ed.D
former DepEd Sec
Dalisay Brawner, Ed.D.
former WCCI International President
9:15
Open Forum
9:30
Health Break
10:00
Paper Presentation: Group 1 Session Chairperson:
WCCI San Diego World Conference Presenters Remedios Nalundasan-Abijan, Ph.D.
Vice President, WCCI Phil
1. Pre-Service Teachers’ Preparation on Digital
Citizenship: Its Implications to 21st Century
Teaching by Mercelita Jandayan-Labial
2. WCCI International Student Practice Teaching
Partnership Program
by Teresita P. Pedrajas and Marichelle Corpuz
3. Paulinian International Education: The
Language of Excellence and Empathy in the
Instruction and Learning of Foreign Students
by Sr. Flordeliza Deza, SPC
4. High School Chemistry Experiments:
The Green Chemistry & Filipino Approach by
Ronald G. Santos
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11:00
Open Forum
11:30
Viewing of the Exhibits
Photo Opportunities
12:00
Lunch
1:30
The Power Teacher: Allan B. de Guzman, Ph.D.
Balanced Teaching of the Soft Skills President, Metrobank’s Network of Outstanding
and Technical Skills Teachers and Educators (NOTED) Professor, University of Santo Tomas
2:00Open ForumGloria Ressurreccion, Ph.D.
Board Member, WCCI Philippines
2:15
Paper Presentation: Group 2 Session Chairperson:
Carmen Cabato, former WCCI President
1. Physical Education Program and Holistic
Formation of Students of the St. Paul
University System in the Philippines
by Cynthia V. Salazar
2. Transformative Journey Toward EarthConsciousness: Pedagogy for Green Lifestyle
by Remedios Nalundasan-Abijan
3. The Grooming of the Paulinian Gentlemen
(PG) by Gerardo L. Guiuan
3:15
Open Forum
3:15
Workshop 2
and Health Break
•
In break out sessions (SIG) 4:45- 5:00
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Photo Opportunities
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Day 3: February 7, 2015
Emcee: Sr. Flordeliza Deza, SPC
7:30
Registration
Registration Staff
8:00Opening PrayerConchita Merin, Ph.D.
Auditor, WCCI Philippines
Synthesis of the second day
Emilie Tangonan
Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, PCU
8:15
The 16th WCCI World Conference in San Diego Ronald G. Santos
WCCI Board Member
8:45
The Alice Miel Lecture : Presidential Address
Teresita P. Pedrajas, Ed.D.
WCCI International President
9:30
An Invitation: The Chile Connection- Ms. Carole I. Caparros
WCCI World Conference 2016
Executive Assistant
WCCI International Secretariat
Alliant University, San Diego California
9:45
Health Break
10:15
Business meeting & Emerita Garon
Election of Board Members
Presiding President, WCCI Phil
11:30
Viewing of the Exhibits and lunch
1:30
SIG Presentations: output from workshops
Genevieve Kupang, Ph.D.
(Group Creative Expressions)
SIG over-all Coordinator
3:00
Health Break
3:30
Announcement of Election Results
Comelec Chair:
Carmen Cabato
Induction of newly elected Board Members
& new WCCI members 4:00
Closing Ceremony
Final Reflection
Distribution of Certificates
International Secretariat
Perla Intia, Ph.D.; WCCI Board Member
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Special Interest Groups (SIG) Participation
A Note to Conference Participants:
The Special Interest Group (SIG) meetings are an integral part of our conference. All conference participants
are asked to participate actively in these meetings.
Please take note of the following guidelines for your participation in the Special Interest Groups.
1. All participants need to be assigned to a Special Interest Group. Those who pre-registered will
find their names already listed on a SIG list. Those who register on-site will sign up at the
Registration Desk and make three choices: 1st , 2nd , and 3rd preference for the purpose of
equal distribution of participants in the 10 groups.
a. Participation is very important. This is your chance to voice out your wisdom,
to share your practices and projects that relate with the conference sub-topics
and have impact on your particular interest group.
b. You may identify your concerns and take a stand where necessary;
c. You may identify viable approaches to curriculum and instruction in order to
effect positive behavioral change.
3. The final written report of your SIG recommendations may be in the form of commitment
and involvement for individual or collective action and for local/global application. We must
remember that positive change and commitment will start from YOU even in small steps only.
While your group can come up with recommendations that may necessitate institutional restructuring, policy re-alignment and funding, we will be more appreciative if your aspiration
level can also be defined with its operational level.
4. At the end of these meetings your SIG recommendations will be reviewed and drafted as
resolutions and commitments to be adopted as frameworks for change and to be labelled as
Voices from the WCCI Chapter and to be echoed to the WCCI international
for
possible
adoption as initiatives.
5. A critical part of the Interest Group process is the communication, collaboration and networking
among members related to projects of common interest so take the chance to bond with your
SIG members.
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Instructions for Group Facilitators
1. It is the responsibility of each SIG Facilitator
• to chair and facilitate group discussions;
• to encourage group members to discuss some of the conference sub-topics
that may impact the particular interest group; identify their concerns and take
a stand where necessary;
• to have the group identify viable approaches to curriculum and instruction in
order to effect positive behavioral change.
2. Select a recording secretary to maintain minutes of each meeting including a list of attendees their contact information to be used for networking.
3. Summarize the recommendations and resolution on the given Special Interest Group Report
Form. The seed ideas that your group may input in the SIG meetings may be the start of big
ideas.
4. Facilitate the group presentation of the SIG report in the Business meeting on Day 3.
The presentation can be a creative expression of the group to demonstrate the message
of the recommendations discussed in the group sessions. All presentations are limited to 5 minutes only. (/010515/lpc)
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The
Speakers
Keynote
Hon. Rosalinda Valenton - Tirona is a career Filipino diplomat, a scholar, a writer, a lecturer, a
civic leader, and a mother, all rolled into one.
As a career diplomat she had the following posts: (1) Philippine Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary to: New Delhi, India; Nepal; Yangon, Myanmar; Bangkok, Thailand; Hanoi, Vietnam;
Nairobi, Kenya with concurrent accreditation to Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda, Seychelles,
Tanzania and Uganda and as Permanent Representative to UNEP, UN Habitat, Nairobi, 2000-2005; (2)
Consul General to: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and to San
Francisco, California, USA; and (3) Charge d’ Affaires, a.i., Canberra, Australia, (intermittently). At the
Department of Foreign Affairs, she rose from the ranks as she held the following posts among others:
Assistant Secretary, UNIO, DFA; Director General, OPAS, DFA; Executive Director, ASEAN National Secretariat
of the Philippines.
In the field of education, she became University President: Pamantasan Lungsod ng Pasig-2008-2012
(University of Pasig City, Philippines); Professorial Lecturer: Lyceum of the Philippines University; University
of Sto. Tomas Graduate School Foreign Service Institute; and Diplomatic Counselor of Colombo Plan Staff
College. Among the awards she received are the following: IIFWP Ambassador of Peace for Life, 2004;
UST Graduate School Ferozi Award in International Understanding, 2014; Eminent Person in International
Relations, SDCA, 2014; Hall of Fame Award, Araullo High School, 2009.
For her education, she finished Advanced Studies in Diplomacy, Government and Politics (Georgetown
University Washington, DC as Thomas Jefferson Scholar); German Institute of Public Administation (Berlin
German as Foundation Scholar); Institute of Public Administration (Tehran, Iran); as Carnegie Endowment
for Peace Scholar, AIT (Vietnam); Australian National University (Canberra); M.A. in International Relations;
Chulalongkorn Royal State University of Thailand as SEATO Scholar 1962-1964; and AB major in Political
Science, Magna Cum Laude, Lyceum of the Philippines University, Manila 1960-1961.
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The
Speakers
Panel
Federico M. Macaranas, PhD
Core Faculty
Expertise: Economics
Prof. Macaranas earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics (Cum Laude) from the University of the
Philippines (1967) where he was conferred the Carlos P. Romulo Pin for Academic Excellence. He holds
a Master of Science in Economics (1970) and a Doctor of Philosophy in Economics (1975) from Purdue
University under scholarship and fellowship grants from the Fulbright-Hays, Ford, Rockefeller, Krannert,
and Asia Foundations. He conducted his post-doctoral research on the impact of authoritarian regimes
on economic performance at Harvard University and is the first Filipino invited by Nobel laureates to a
Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs (1969).
Prof. Macaranas has a career spanning the fields of academe, business, and government. In the private
sector, he was president of Clemente Holdings (Asia) Ltd. and served as senior adviser on direct investments
and mutual funds and economic adviser to the First Philippine Fund (New York). Under the Ramos
administration, he became undersecretary for economic affairs and served as chairman of the 1996 Senior
Officials Meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), taking charge of the overall assistance
to the Ministerial Meetings and the Subic Summit. In 2001, President Arroyo conferred on him the Gawas
Mabini, Dakilang Kamanong Award, the highest award given by the Philippine government for diplomatic
service.
At the Asian Institute of Management (AIM), he was formerly the dean of the Center for Development
Management, and currently a full professor at the Institute. He also headed the AIM Policy Center, the
Institute’s think-tank, as its executive director. A true leader, he was chairman of the Center for Servant
Leadership, Philippine Chapter of the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership.
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The
Speakers
DR. CONRADO E. IÑIGO, Jr.
Dr. Conrado E. Iñigo, Jr. is a graduate of the Management Development Program from Wharton School of
Business, University of Pennsylvania, Executive Strategy Program from Georgetown University, Washington
DC and Minnesota Management Academy, University of Minnesota.
He is a Lee Kuan Yew Fellow at the National University of Singapore and has attended international special
trainings in Marketing and Management as a scholar of the ASEAN-Ministry of Education of Malaysia,
University Thai Chamber of Commerce and Computer Development Forum, University of Nevada, Las
Vegas. He was accredited Diplomate in Business Education by the Philippine Academy of Professionals in
Business Education. Likewise, he was selected to represent the Philippines in several Asian Productivity
Organization (APO) total quality management programs and the Malcolm Baldrige framework study
mission in USA.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila as
a scholar. He has taken his MBA from Ateneo de Manila University and Philippine Christian University and
has obtained his Doctor of Philosophy major in Business Management.
He is one of the active and recognized leaders of the educational, professional, and civic organizations,
being the Founding President of the Philippine Council of Deans and Educators in Business, Charter Officer
of the Council of Management Educators in the Philippines, member of Management Association of
the Philippines, Makati Business Club, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Founding
Chairman of the CHED-Business Education-Industry Summit.
As Vice-Chairman of Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation, Dr.
Inigo has served as Chairman of the accrediting team of several schools. He has been appointed as Chairman
of CHED Technical Committee for Business Administration, Entrepreneurship and Office Administration,
Vice Chairman of CHED Technical Panel in Business and Management Education and Chair of DepEd Senior
High School Curriculum Task Force for Accountancy, Business and Management academic track.
At present he is the Vice-President for Academic Affairs and Quality Management Representative of
Lyceum of the Philippines University Manila and Cavite campuses.
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The
Speakers
Plenary
Congressman Roman T. Romulo is the Representative of the Lone District of Pasig City. He is
a lawyer by profession.
For the 16th Congress, Romulo was privileged to be designated as the Chairperson of the Committee on
Higher and Technical Education of the House of Representatives. The committee has jurisdiction over
matters directly and principally relating to post-secondary and tertiary education, technical education,
distance education, students’ and teachers’ welfare.
His commitment to create reforms resulted in the passage into law of three of his authored bills.
First is the “Iskolar ng Bayan Act” (Republic Act No. 10648), which seeks to provide scholarship grants to
top graduates of all public high schools enrolling in first year in our various State Colleges and Universities
The second is the “Open Learning and Distance Education Act”. Notwithstanding the fact that the
Philippines has 2,299 higher education institutions (HEIs), Romulo seeks the need to expand and further
democratize access to higher education by taking advantage of the different means available under
distance education and learning as the same provides an appropriate, efficient and effective system of
delivering quality higher and technical education services in the country. Hence, Romulo’s Republic Act
10650, entitled, “Act Expanding Access to Educational Services by Institutionalizing Open Distance Learning
in Higher Education and Appropriating Funds Therefor”. This measure provides the opportunity to obtain
masters and doctoral degrees even at home or in their respective work places. They will be able to do this
without taking a leave of absence from work and take their courses online through computers. Thus this
law paves the way for more and easier access to education for all.
Finally, the third law Romulo authored is the “Ladderized Education Act”. His intention is to encourage
graduates of technical vocational programs to eventually get their college diplomas for more employment
opportunities. Thus his Republic Act No. 10647 which is “An Act Strengthening the Ladderized Interface
between Technical-Vocational Education and Training and Higher Education”. The law seeks to
institutionalize the ladderized interface between technical-vocational education and training (TVET) and
higher education to open the pathways of opportunities for career and educational progression of students
and workers, create a seamless and borderless system of education, empower students and workers to
exercise options or to choose when to enter and exit in the educational ladder, and provide job platforms
at every exit as well as the opportunity to earn income.
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Speakers
Prof./Dr. Allan B. de Guzman
Prof./Dr. Allan B. de Guzman handles pedagogy, management, and research courses at both
graduate and undergraduate levels in the University of Santo Tomas. As a prolific writer in educational
policy studies, adult learning, and teacher education, he has extensively published a total of 124 articles
in various ISI-listed journals and, at the same time, serves as editor, board member, and reviewer in
international journals. He has received various prestigious awards such as the 2007 SEAMEO-JASPER
Research Award given by the Government of Canada and the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education
Organization (SEAMEO), the 2006 National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP)-Department of
Science and Technology (DOST) Achievement Award, 2014 Australian Awards Fellowship, and the 2011
Metrobank Foundation Search Most Outstanding Teacher Award in Higher Education, among others.
In an article published in the Journal of Scientometrics (91:2012: pp 277-294, Springer, The Netherlands),
Dr. de Guzman has been identified as the most productive and one of the most cited researchers in
the fields of education and psychology in the Philippines. As a researcher, he pioneered in 2001 the
introduction of the Thesis-by-Article style in the country—an innovation that has contributed much in
the UST ranking in the QS Top 200 Universities in Asia. At present, he is a research fellow of the Southeast
Asian Ministers of Education Regional Centre for Innovation Technology (SEAMEO-INNOTECH) and serves
as National President of the Metrobank Foundation Network of Outstanding Teachers and Educators (MBINOTED) and as Vice-President of the Comparative Education Society of the Philippines (CESP).
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Paper presenters
Pre-Service Teachers’ Preparation on Digital Citizenship:
Its Implications to 21st Century Teaching
(Presented at the 16th World Conference on Education in San Diego,
CA USA on August 17-24, 2014)
Dr. Mercelita Jandayan-Labial
is a recipient of international and
national awards among which are Fulbright Doctoral Dissertation Scholarship in
the US, International Leaders in Education Program in the US, and Outstanding
Teacher of the Philippines awards. Her primary research focus is on integration
of current and emerging technology tools and applications into high school and
university instructions to enhance teaching. Her doctoral dissertation is titled,
The Efficiency in Webquest: Its Implications to Students’ Critical Thinking Skills.
Dr. Labial is a prolific international and national speaker and presenter in public and the corporate worlds.
At present, she is the proprietor of MJLABIAL Speech Training, Consulting , and Review Center in Cagayan
de Oro City.
Abstract:
Globalization and the fast-paced technological advancement that characterize the 21st century have
brought greater shifts and changes to the education landscape which engendered the teaching of digital
citizenship in the different schools in the globe. These changes drive an impetus for teacher education
institutions to teach digital citizenship and prepare pre-service teachers for their task of protecting and
empowering learners of the 21st century in a structured manner.
This paper defines digital citizenship, explores the nine themes of digital citizenship, shows glimpses of how
digital citizenship is taught in schools around the world, and presents how teacher education institutions
can incorporate digital citizenship to pre-service teachers for the 21st century teaching.
Keywords: Globalization, technology, digital citizenship, pre-service teachers, and teacher education
preparation.
WCCI International Student Practice Teaching Partnership Program
between St. Dominic College of Asia, Philippines and Maepra Fatima
School, Bangkok, Thailand in the Formation of Future Global Educators
Lead Presenter: Teresita P. Pedrajas, Ed.D.
With: Sr. Josephine A. Taban-ud, OP Maepra Fatima School; and
Fr. Alexis Surachai Kitsawat, Maepra Fatima School Licensee Manager
Dr. Teresita Paed- Pedrajas is a multi-awarded educator, an author,
a researcher, a lecturer, and a dynamic leader. She holds a doctorate degree
– Ed.D in Guidance and Psychology; MA in Administration and Supervision; and a Bachelor’s degree in
Elementary Education (BSEEd).
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Forty three (43) years in San Beda College, Mendiola, Manila allowed her to hold posts from Grade School
Dept and College of Arts & Sciences Dept.; and as PAASCU Accreditor. She also held the post of Dean of
the College of Education at the Global City Innovative College, Taguig for 3 years; and Dean of the School of
Arts, Sciences and Education, St. Dominic College of Asia, for 2 1/2 years; and has been a lecturer in Miriam
College Graduate School; and at the Technological Institute of the Philippines. Currently she is a visiting
Professor of St. Dominic College of Asia.
She has published the following books: Values Education 1987, One Nation , One World Series, Phoenix
Publication 2005, 2014; Personality Development, Atb Publication 2019, 2014, Liwayway Publication,
International Research New York, USA,1998; WCCI Journal, (International co-Editor), Cincinnati, Ohio,
2004
She has received the following awards: San Beda College Alumni Association-Eduardo Gotianum
Professorial Award,1998; Metrobank Foundation’s Outstanding Teacher of the Philippine,1999; WCCI
International Takemura Leadership Award, Australia, 2004; PNU Alumni Association-Outstanding Award,
2003; Metrobank Award for Continuing Excellence(ACES), 2009; San Beda College Alumni Achievement
Award, 2009; and the
Australia Scholarship Grant, Curriculum Leadership for Advancement to Dynamic Education, Brisbane,
Australia May3-31, 2014
She is currently International President, WCCI (2014-2015); Council of Presidents: WCCI Philippines 2002
to present; Council of Presidents: Metrobank Network of Outstanding Teachers and Educators (NOTED)
(2006 to present); Member, National Teachers’ Month Coordinating Council (2009 to present; and a
member of Pi Lambda Theta
Sr. Josephine A. Taban-ud, OP
is the WCCI International Student
Teaching Partnership Program Coordinator. She. is a bonafide member of the
Religious Missionary of St. Dominic since 1991. She has been teaching English
and Religion for 25 years from kindergarten, elementary to high school students
in Philippines, Guam, Taiwan and Thailand. She worked in school administration
for 10 years as Curriculum Coordinator, Religion Coordinator, Vice-Principal,
School Principal and Directress.
Abstract:
The WCCI International Student Teachers Practice Partnership Program
between St. Dominic College of Asia, University of Perpetual Help System of
Laguna Campus, Philippines and Maepra Fatima School of Bangkok, Thailand
on November 20-December 20, 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand. Four Filipino student teachers were exposed
to experience the varied tasks and roles of Thai teachers teaching English subjects to Kinder, Grades 4-6,
methods and approaches in teaching-learning experiences with Thai students in the classrooms, school
administrators and parents in the campus and the Thai communities. These students likewise have been
immersed to the different facets of the colorful Thai culture. The challenging and well-conceptualized
holistic program implemented made both groups of mentors and student teachers strive to be future
global educators. Hopefully, this educational innovation will be improved to address language problem
and to advance more collaboration among countries.
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Paulinian International Education:
The Language of Excellence and Empathy
in the Instruction and Learning of Foreign Students
Sr. Flordeliza Deza is a Sister of St. Paul of Chartres (SPC - an international
Congregation of Sisters dedicated to Education, Health and Pastoral ministries).
She has a Doctorate in Education, with high distinction from the De La Salle
University, Manila, a Masters degree in Theological Studies, summa cum
laude, from Regina Mundi, aggregate of the Gregorian University, Rome, an
AB-BSE degree Major in English and Mathematics, magna cum laude, from St.
Paul University Philippines, post graduate studies in Management of Higher
Education at the Galilee International Management Institute, Israel, on a UNESCO scholarship.
She is currently Director of the International Relations Office & Language Development Center of St. Paul
University Manila; a professor in the graduate school, a visiting professor at St. Paul University Dumaguete,
team member of the CEAP-ICE (Catholic Educational Assn. of the Philippines – Institute for Continuing
Education) and is a regular lecturer at the CCSL (Course for Catholic School Leaders).
Abstract:
St. Paul University Manila sought to assess the extent to which international students perceive excellence
and empathy in their unique Paulinian international education. By conducting a survey and interviewing
conveniently sampled informants that comprised 60 percent of the international students during the
data construction period, the study revealed that while SPU Manila is relatively a newcomer in providing
education to international students, its attempt to provide experiences of excellence and empathy is
recognized by its foreign students. Half of the total items in both excellence and empathy surveys were
strongly agreed by the informants. The rest, except for one item, were nevertheless considered agreeable.
Over all the university seems to be on the right direction as it responds to very specific individual needs
showing empathy for every student seeking academic excellence.
High School Chemistry Experiments:
The Green Chemistry & Filipino Approach
Mr. Ronald G. Santos is connected with St. Paul College Pasig (SPCP)
since 1999. He has been teaching various science subjects in high school
including Chemistry, General Science, and SPCP’s science enrichment course
SSS (Science, Society & Sustainability). Aside from being a science teacher, he
has served SPCP as Subject Team Leader in Science and Assistant Principal for
Academics of the High School Department. At present, he is serving as the Head
of SPCP’s Curriculum Development Board which ensures the implementation
of an enriched curriculum with academic policies and practices aligned with
National (DepEd) and international standards.
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He graduated from Ateneo de Manila University with a BS in Management of Applied Chemistry (1999) and
Master of Chemistry (2006). He is at final stage of writing his dissertation for a PhD in Science Education
at De La Salle University. His research interests are on the fields of chemistry education, green chemistry,
and educational leadership.
Abstract:
This paper presentation emphasizes the possibility of tailor-made experiments which integrate principles
of green chemistry – the growing and evolving philosophy of responsible stewardship in the context of
doing chemistry. Integrating green chemistry concepts in the design of high school chemistry experiments
makes students aware of the responsibility that goes with the use and production of chemicals.
Moreover, experiments may be designed to integrate aspects of Filipino culture, values, and traditions.
Such enculturation of chemistry by giving it a Filipino flavor makes the students own the science and not
view it as something that is highly foreign. When students can relate to the chemical concepts illuminated
in their culture they become more appreciative and receptive of the science giving them meaningful and
lasting learning.
Key Words: High school green chemistry experiments, green chemistry, environment stewardship
Physical Education Program and Holistic Formation
of Students of the St. Paul University System
in the Philippines.
Cynthia V. Salazar
born in Manila on October 10, 1966, She holds an
Ed.D. major in Educational Management and Planning, from Manuel L. Quezon
University, Manila and has been teaching for almost 28 years now.
She finished a Bachelor Degree in Education major in Physical Education year
1987 at Philippine Normal University. She finished M.A. in Physical Education
with specialization in Sports Stream; and M.A. in Special Education with specialization in teaching children
with intellectual disability both at Philippine Normal University, Manila.
Abstract:
The St. Paul University System is administered by the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres committed to forming
persons into becoming integrated and compassionate. Formation looks at the development of persons
and is congruent with holism. Physical education (PE) delves into the person’s well-being. This study aimed
to assess PE and how it contributes to the holistic formation of students as perceived by faculty and
students. Findings showed that education is a preparation for life’s holistic formation with the offering of
a well implemented Physical Education. Physical - socio-cultural development were reinforced with PE,
enhancing the holistic formation of students.
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Transformative Journey Toward Earth-Consciousness:
Pedagogy for Green Lifestyle
Remedios Nalundasan-Abijan
is President and CEO of her own
private school Academia Learning Center, which she founded more than three
decades ago, offering preschool, primary and secondary courses. She brings this
experience into her other role as teacher trainor and facilitator in seminars on:
environment education, ‘multiple intelligences’, parenting, and other education
topics. She has traveled to observe classrooms in African, Asian and Australian
schools while studying cross-cultural education.
She holds a Ph.D. in Cosmic Anthropology, Asian Social Institute; is a candidate
for Ed.D at the California Coast University, CA.USA; and has earned the
academic program for PhD in Southeast Asian Studies, CEU. She holds a certificate for training in Multiple
Intelligences from the Graduate School of Education, Harvard University, USA. She teaches Curriculum and
Instruction, Comparative Education, and other foundational courses at the Graduate School of Education,
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, Manila, Philippines. She is a recipient of the International Poetry
Merit Award (WA. DC, USA) and was inducted as lifetime member of the International Society of Poets
(ISP), and had her poetry anthologized in the National Library of Poetry, MD., USA.
She has been a member of WCCI since 2002 and has been presenting papers in the last five world
conferences on education.
Abstract:
This is a phenomenological study of our twenty-year journey toward earth-consciousness through our
school’s pedagogy for green lifestyle. I reflectively analyzed our transformation as students and teachers. I
bring forth our dreams for the earth as we face the battle between technology and ecology.
Some of my insights: (1) The journey to earth consciousness is a lifelong endeavor that starts from a personal
consciousness to a collective consciousness; (2) The earth is full of blessings. Recovering a sense of deep
spirituality towards the natural world can be our path to earth consciousness; (3) Our realm of reality is
not limited to the biosphere or our physical ecology. We need to transcend by reaching the consciousness
– beyond the brain, beyond the mind. In the parlance of cosmic anthropology – that “beyond” is the
spiritual dimension; and (4) Let us make simple educational reforms to bring the convergence of science
and spirituality in our education- small steps towards an education for earth consciousness.
In closing, I offer a pedagogy for a green culture that is based on my personal perspective of education:
awakening; wholeness; and is engagement.
Key words: deep ecology, green lifestyle, pedagogy, phenomenology, earth-consciousness The Grooming of the Paulinian Gentlemen (PG)
Dr. Gerardo L. Guiuan is currently the Chair of the Master of Arts in
Religious Education of St. Paul University Manila Graduate School and the Area
Coordinator for Philosophy in the Undergraduate Program. He is a faculty
under the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education and the Graduate School.
He is happily married to Girlie Guiuan, and has three children: Raphaelo, Uriela,
and Barachiela. At present, he is a WCCI Philippine Chapter Board Member
from January 2014 to December 2016, an Associate Member of the National
Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP), and a Member of the Philippine
Association for Graduate Education (PAGE).
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Abstract:
This Academic Year marks the 10th anniversary of the St. Paul University System (SPUS). The entry of
foreign students and factors like the ASEAN 2015 provide that SPU Manila cater to the needs of the male
student population as contributors of Paulinian education.
The President’s Council’s approval on the establishment of an all-male student group (AY
2013-2014)--“Paulinian Gentlemen”(PG) brings tremendous challenges. This action research will probe on
the directions and activities that the PG will pursue utilizing both quantitative and qualitative elements of
research.
Keywords: ASEAN integration, Paulinian education
Development and Validation of Teaching Effectiveness
Inventory for Filipino Nurse Clinical Instructor (TEIFilNCI)
Joan Prudenciano- Lugti
finished Doctor of Education at the
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM); Master of Arts in Nursing at the
Olivarez College; and Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the Sta. Rita College of
Nursing. She has served as a Clinical Instructor; a head nurse; a training officer/
supervisor up until she became a professor in the Graduate School of Health &
Sciences at PLM. She was also the Academic & RLE Coordinator at the Global
City Innovative College from 2009- 2014. She is a member of the Association
of Nursing Services Administration of the Philippines; a lifetime member of
the Philippine Nurses Association, Inc., and has served as Vice President of
Finance, NCR Zone 6 in 2013-2014. She is concurrently WCCI board member
and Treasurer.
Abstract:
This study aimed to develop and validate the Teaching Effectiveness Inventory for Filipino Nurse Clinical
instructors (TEIFilNCI). Partially mixed sequential dominant status design was utilized, whereby the
qualitative phase preceded the quantitative phase. Focus group discussion was done for the initial draft
of the indicators. Purposive sampling was employed to the 569 participants from selected nursing schools
in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
Exploratory factor analysis using maximum likelihood estimation, examination of scree plots, and direct
oblimin rotation method was done for the extraction of the factors. A six-factor solution model with thirty
six (36) indicators was extracted from the analysis yielding high relevance with 61.44% total variance.
These were investigated using confirmatory factor analysis through AMOS 7.0. To test its veracity, multiple
fit indices and Cronbach alpha coefficient employed resulted to good fit.
The output of the study is the TEIFilNCI which consists of (6) major competencies with (36) indicators.
These competencies are: foster personal and professional exemplar with 11 indicators; exhibit mastery
of core knowledge and skills with 5 indicators; display firm kindness behavior with 6 indicators; advocate
transformational mentoring with 4 indicators; create positive clinical milieu with 7 indicators; and
inculcate caring Filipino value with 3 indicators. All these identified competencies should be infused and/
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OFFICERS OF THE BOARD 2014
EMERITA I. GARON
Prof. REMEDIOS NALUNDASAN-ABIJAN
Vice-President
President
STELLA MARIA J. GALANG
Prof. JOAN LUGTI
Secretary
Dr. CONCHITA MERIN
Treasurer
Auditor
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
(with term of office)
DR. VIRGILIO MANZANO DR. RUBEN ABUCAYON
2012-2015
2012-2015
MR. RONALD SANTOS
2013-2016
DR. PERLA INTIA
2012-2015
DR. GLORIA RESURRECCION
2013-2016
SR.TERESITA AGANA, SPS Dr. GERARDO GUIUAN
2014-2017
2014-2017
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Fr. ORLANDO ACERON, OP
Dr. DALISAY BRAWNER
Dr. CARMEN CABATO
Dr. FLORINA CASTILLO
Dr. CAROLINA DANAO
Dr. FE HIDALGO
Dr. TERESITA PEDRAJAS
Dr. ALLELI SEVILLA
Dr. NINA YUSON
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The ASEAN Integration and WCCI:
Peso at Puso
Remedios Nalundasan-Abijan, PhD
In a recent forum where I spoke on my perspective of a new ecology of teaching, I was asked by an official
of a higher educational institution (HEI) on what is my take on the road to the preparation for ASEAN 2015
vis a vis my advocacy of education for the heart and soul. Are we not going against the current knowing
that ASEAN 2015 is basically economic in flesh? I was informed that in preparation for the ASEAN economic
integration our schools are hard pressed to produce graduates highly equipped with appropriate skills to
deliver to the economic open market in the region. It struck me at the core of my being. I don’t remember
now how I treaded the walk to my response. I could only remember my feeling then, as if striding slow-mo
on a narrow road with thick walls on both sides, shouting ‘let me breathe . . .’
Today I have come to reflect on that question more deeply. Where is the place of education for the heart
at a time when we need to focus on improving the competency and marketability of our graduates for the
open market in the region? Where do we see the convergence of the economic capital and social capital as
an investment in education?
What is the ASEAN?
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a geopolitical and economic organization of 10 member
countries in Southeast Asia, namely: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar,
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. A precursor to ASEAN was the Association of Southeast Asia
(ASA) which was formed by the Philippines, Malaysia, and Thailand in 1961. Then in 1967 the ASA member
countries together with Singapore and Indonesia formed a bloc to contend the growing dominance of
western pressure. Thus the ASEAN was formally established in 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing
of the ASEAN Declaration by the heads of government of the five countries namely: Indonesia, Malaysia,
Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. They are often referred to as the founding fathers of ASEAN. The
association grew in number as Brunei Darussalam joined in 1984, Vietnam in 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar
in 1997, and Cambodia in1999. The ASEAN motto is “One vision, one identity, one community”.
The ASEAN principles and goals as embodied in the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC)
are the following:
1) Mutual respect for the independence, sovereignty, equality, territorial integrity,
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2) The right of every State to lead its national existence free from external interference,
subversion or coercion.
3) Non-interference in the internal affairs of one another.
4) Settlement of differences or disputes by peaceful manner.
5) Renunciation of the threat or use of force.
6) Effective cooperation among themselves.
In a more definitive pursuit the ASEAN member countries agreed on three pillars, or, “communities”, namely:
(1) Security community – to resolve conflicts through peaceful diplomacy; (2) Economic community - to
create a free integrated market in the region; and (3) Socio-cultural community- to combat disparity of
wealth and job loss.
The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)
In 2003 the Bali Accord II (agreed upon in Indonesia) declared AEC to be the goal of regional economic
integration by 2020. In 2006 at the Economic Ministers meeting in Malaysia an agreement was signed to
develop a blueprint for advancing the AEC. Then by 2007 the Cebu Declaration (in the Philippines) was
signed to accelerate the establishment of AEC by 2015. And the ASEAN 2015 blueprint was defined thus:
The economic integration of the ten ASEAN member nations into one economic community
popularly known as ASEAN 2015 aims to make the region (1) a single market base and
production base; (2) a highly competitive economic region; (3) with equitable economic
development; and (4) fully integrated into the global economy. Moreover, the AEC envisages
the free movement of goods, services, investment, skilled labor and flow of capital in the
region. (Source: TESDA labor market intelligence report).
What is WCCI?
The World Council for Curriculum and Instruction (WCCI) traces its roots way back 1970 in the USA when its
precursor – the ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) made efforts to establish
a regular world conference for tackling international cooperation in education. With Alice Miel as the link to
its parent organization (ASCD), the WCCI’s constitution was drafted. Fired by Alice Miel’s vision to achieve
world peace through multidimensional and diversified approaches to curriculum and instruction and
through exchange of best practices across countries and cultures, the WCCI has transitioned to become a
transnational educational organization with national chapters in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
WCCI motto is: “Unity in Diversity”. To date WCCI has become a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) of
the United Nations.
The WCCI holds its regular world conference every two years, while the national or local chapters are
encouraged to hold annual conventions in their respective countries. These conferences carry global themes
on issues and concerns where education plays a central role for understanding and cooperation. Here is
a peep at the themes of the last five world conferences “Building a Culture of Peace for a Civil Society”
(2006, Manila, Philippines); “Creating a Global Culture of Peace: Strategies for Curriculum Development
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and Implementation”(2008, Antalya, Turkey); “Defining Democracy, Freedom and Entrepreneurship in the
Context of a Globalized Society” (2010, Pecs, Hungary); “Educating for Peace and Harmony with the Earth
and Ourselves” (2012, Kaoshiung, Taiwan); and “Integrating Education for a Lasting Culture of Peace and
Care of Planet Earth” (2014, San Diego, CA, USA).
These conferences are avenues where participants from diverse cultures and socio- economic situations
come to exchange and/or share ideas on how education can best usher the achievement of global peace,
justice for humanity and the Earth and the integrity of creation. Foo and Starlin (2006), editors in the
Proceedings of the 12th WCCI World Conference on Education commented that through out the volume
scholars and authors of WCCI “emphasize the importance of balancing academic content with social and
spiritual content in our educational endeavors.” This holistic approach of educating the mind, the heart and
the soul to meet the challenges of the times has become the characteristic advocacy of WCCI.
Finding a balance
When I was asked to be part of a team to conceptualize the 2015 WCCI National Convention program
with a theme anchored on one of the hottest pieces of conversation in the country today, I thought that
I have arrived at a converging zone. The ASEAN economic integration is a catalyst, similar to the advent of
globalization today. It is unstoppable. It precipitates changes and action. It necessitates a proactive response
from the countries involved, not only in the economic aspect but also in the socio-political areas. WCCI
for its part acts as the proactive response in education in the midst of this economic integration of ten
(10) countries. WCCI’s advocacy for world peace and international understanding sits well in the ASEAN
integration. We only have to find our opportunities in the ASEAN integration.
Peso at Puso (Money and Heart). I have reflected deeply that peace grows in the heart where justice
prevails, where rights are respected and the dignity of the human person is recognized. But the economics
of scarcity where resources are unevenly distributed has so long prevailed that the consciousness for
aggressive competition has caused tension and conflict due to greed for the scarce resources of the earth.
How can justice prevail? Today schools are basically driven by economic motives, like competition that raises
people’s expectation, making them want more, and make more money. Can we change the ball game to
restore education of the heart and soul through the WCCI advocacy, so that we may be able to identify the
opportunities for world peace and global education?
Let us find the ball changer in ourselves - the educator who will foster the economics of abundance. The
Earth is full of blessings and there is enough for everybody if people will take only what they need. We need
an education for wholeness and connectedness that teaches the values of cooperation and partnership,
imagination and creativity; and meaningful processes to enrich the soul. By balancing education for economic
imperative and education for wholeness, we may transcend the challenges of our times. As a teacher I have
always been an advocate of integrating ‘the precision of our scientific mind and the artistry of our spirit’ in
the delivery of our curriculum.
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The author holds a PhD in Cosmic Anthropology, Asian Social Institute; is a candidate for EdD, California Coast University, USA; and
has earned the academic program for PhD in Southeast Asian Studies, CEU. She writes on curriculum and instruction as it embraces
the global development issues of our times. She lectures in the graduate school of education and concurrently operates her private
school for over three decades now.
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Over-all Project Director
Accommodation (Hotel & Food)
Emerita I. Garon
Program Chair
Remedios Nalundasan-Abijan
Registration & Conference Kits/Finance
Ronald Santos
Exhibits
Over-all Coordinator, Officer of the Day
Sr. Teresita Agana
Certificates & tokens
Stella Maria J. Galang
Logistics/Physical facilities
Gerardo Guiuan
Election
Carmen Cabato
Guests’ Reception
Teresita Pedrajas & Perla Intia
Evaluation
Gloria Resurreccion & Stella Maria J. Galang
Documentation
Genevieve Kupang
Souvenir Program Publication:
Editor/Writer
Remedios Nalundasan-Abijan
Concept & lay-out
Stella Maria J. Galang
Consultant & Advisers
Teresita Pedrajas & Carol Danao
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