CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES
REGION VIII
REGIONAL REPORT for the period of OCTOBER 2009 to JULY 2010
I.
ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTHENING
A. The CEAP Region VIII Executive Council Officers
The term of the CEAP VIII Regional Council ends this year 2010. Two of its current officers, that is,
the Regional Director Fr. Prisco Cajes, OFM (President of the Christ the King College, Calbayog City,
as well as Superintendent of Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Calbayog and OFM schools all over
the country ), as well as its current Treasurer Sr. Ma. Marilou Madronero, RVM (Principal of St.
Mary’s Academy, Palo, Leyte) have resigned since both are moving to another assignment outside
the region. This has prompted the present council to make some re-alignments. An election was
held last July 22, 2010 during the Regional Council Annual Assembly. The following officers were
elected for the school year 2010-2013:
Regional Director/President:
Sr. M. Rosario R. Obiniana, OSB
President, St. Scholastica’s College
Tacloban City
Vice - President:
Mr. Eude Carlos A. Yap
Principal, LIDE Learning Center
Isabel, Leyte
Secretary
Sr. Mary Frances Dizon, OSB
President, St. Peter’s College Ormoc
Treasurer
Fr. Orencio Rodriquez, SVD
Director, Liceo del Verbo Divino
Tacloban City
B. CEAP Regional Committee Heads
In the meetings that the council had over the last academic year 2009-2010 the following
committees were created along with their corresponding heads. The committees were to
address particular concerns. The committee chairs are the following:
Committee on Basic Education:
Mrs. Sonia C. Palami
Directress
St. Therese Educational Foundation of
Tacloban, Inc., Abucay, Tacloban City
Committee on Higher Education:
Fr. Orencio Rodriguez, SVD
Director, Liceo del Verbo Divino
Tacloban City
Committee on Finance:
Sis. M. Anne Caintic, OSF
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Franciscan College of Immaculate Conception
Baybay City
Committee on Advocacy:
Mother Gemma Silvero, MSH
Directress, MSH Sisters Academy
Borongan, Eastern Samar
Committee on Religious Education:
(Vacant, with the transfer of Fr. Edgar Alutaya, OFM to
another assignment)
Committee on Retirement:
Mr. Eude Carlos A. Yap
Principal, LIDE Learning Center
Isabel, Leyte
Committee on Membership:
(Vacant, with the transfer of Sr. Marilou Madronero,
RVM to another assignment.)
C. Superintendents and the CEAP
In Region VIII, the diocesan superintendents of catholic schools are, by reason of their office,
members of the Regional Executive Council. There are six ecclesiastical jurisdictions:
Archdiocese of Palo, the Metropolitan See, and its suffragan dioceses Calbayog, Catarman,
Borongan and Naval.
The Diocese of Maasin which by ecclesiastical organization is a suffragan to the Metropolitan
See of Cebu, belongs to the CEAP Region VIII.
1. Diocesan Superintendents
The following are the Diocesan Superintendents of Catholics in Region VIII:
Archdiocese of Palo
Rev. Msgr. Ramon Stephen B. Aguilos, STD, MSEM
Parish Priest, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, V & G,
Tacloban City
Diocese of Calbayog
(Still vacant owing to the transfer of its superintendent, Rev. Fr.
Prisco Cajes, OFM to another assignment)
Diocese of Catarman
(Still vacant owing to the transfer of its superintendent, Rev. Fr.
Edgar Alutaya,, OFM to another assignment)
Diocese of Borongan
Rev. Fr. Marlon Gacho, PhD
St. Anthony Academy
Llorente, Eastern Samar
Diocese of Naval
Rev. Fr. Hipolito Remandaban, MHRE, STL
Director, Our Lady of Fatima Parish School
Calubian, Leyte
Diocese of Maasin
Rev. Fr. Merwin L. Kangleon, MA
President, Saint Thomas Aquinas College
Sogod, Southern Leyte
2. Congregation Superintendents
Recently, the CEAP Region VIII has included into its Regional Council the superintendents of
congregations that are residing in the region. In the last council meeting, the council welcomed
the following congregation superintendents:
Order of St. Francis:
Sis. M. Anne Caintic, OSF
Supervisor for Academic affairs
OSF Schools
Missionary of the Sacred Heart: Mother Gemma Silvero, MSH
Directress, MSH Sisters Academy
3. Relationship of the Superintendents and the CEAP VIII
Since 2005, there has been a manifest sign of cooperation and interfacing among the
superintendents of the region. Their interfacing with the CEAP Region VIII and the national level
has, to a great measure, enriched the CEAP 8 organization’s identity and mission. In
fact, instead of the diocesan organizations having their own vision and mission, the
superintendents of Region have thought of just following the vision, mission, goals and
objectives of the CEAP and allow them to cascade into the diocesan level.
The superintendents’ active involvement with the CEAP both in the national and regional levels
has enabled them to be in constant touch with an association that represents the interest of
Catholic Educational Institutions. It has been through CEAP that many of schools in the dioceses
in Region VIII (especially if they are CEAP member-schools) have been assisted to achieve
common and specific aims.
There has been a positive response among the superintendents with regards to the CEAP
Superintendents Commission national assemblies. These have now become a looked-forward to
gathering which happens twice every school year. In that assembly the superintendents meet
each other, share stories about their work, set directions and learn from their own experiences.
CEAP is committed “to advance and promote the teaching function of the Church.” Its objective
is to work for the “development of the total human person through a Catholic Christian
orientation in accordance with the norms of the Church.” Furthermore, CEAP promotes
“religious instruction as an essential element of Catholic education, thereby contributing
towards character formation and citizenship building.”
Thus, all said, the diocesan schools when organized into an association, form as a sub-system,
sort of, that is in partnership with a much bigger entity the CEAP.
In the more recent activities of CEAP VIII, the superintendents of this region were put to task at
rounding up the schools under their charge so these would participate in the consultative
meeting among school heads. The meeting was held on October 17, 2009 at the VOR Hall of the
Liceo del Verbo Divino, Tacloban City, and it was about the proposed amendments in the CEAP
By-laws.
Previous to this CEAP VIII special meeting, there were two CEAP VIII activities where the
superintendent of catholic schools of the Archdiocese of Palo actively took part in.
II. ASSEMBLIES ON THE IDENTITY, VISION AND MISSION OF CEAP
Over the last two years, CEAP VIII has been revisiting, reviewing and reflecting on its identity, vision
and mission. There have been two major assemblies that tackled this agenda:
A. IDENTITY and MISSION
One was the CEAP Region VIII General Assembly at the MacArthur Park Resort, Palo, Leyte on
August 21-22, 2008. The theme was: Identity and Mission of Catholic Schools in Region VIII (A
Communal Reflection). 67 delegates from 35 schools in the whole region participated in the
said assembly. Among these delegates were CSAAP-member schools but not yet members of the
CEAP. Mrs. Sonia Palami, then the CEAP VIII Regional Director tasked me to design the program
and to facilitate the process flow. The speakers of the assembly included Archbishop Jose Palma
and Rev. Erlito Maraya, PhD. Both delivered topics on the same theme. The result of this twoday assembly was the crafting of the Statement on the Identity and Mission of Catholic Schools
in Region VIII.
The following is the statement of the mission of the Catholic Schools in Region VIII as approved
by the body during the assembly:
CEAP Region VIII Mission:
We, delegates of the CEAP Annual General Assembly, gathered at the MacArthur Park Resort in
Palo, Leyte on August 21-22, 2008.
During the two-day assembly, 67 representatives of our 35 schools underwent a process of
communal reflection on the identity and mission of our schools in the region. The sharing of
experiences, concerns, problems and interests opened our eyes to the realities of our apostolate
of Catholic education in Region VIII.
There are many lights:
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Values formation is integrated in the curriculum and school activities through recollections,
Masses, Bible sharing, outreach program.
There are close ties among our school personnel, and family and school relationships are
enhanced
Some schools have established a strong Catholic identity, are involved in BEC, and have a
good relationship with the clergy.
Some schools have scholarship programs, promote active student participation, and have
the support of LGUs.
The shadow that overcasts our existence is what we share in common with our people: the
pervasive poverty of Region VIII.
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Like our people, we struggle with financial constraints; furthermore, the economic crisis
has resulted in a decrease in enrollment for most of the schools
Our schools have become training ground for teachers who quickly move on to public
schools with higher salaries;
The financial viability of most of our schools depends heavily on the ESC-EVS.
Although we share in the mission of the diocese, we do not get any financial support
from the local church.
In spite of this constraint, in our sharing we learned that;
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We have been resourceful in addressing our financial needs such as forming a Financial
Advisory Team, establishing linkages with NGOs for bridge financing, campaigning for
scholarships, having a program for working students, etc.
Organized campaigns can reverse the trend of decreasing enrollment.
Teachers can be encouraged to stay in our schools through such incentives as
scholarships, in-service training, a good atmosphere in school.
Through all these we rejoice in our specific identity and mission as persons and institutions
engaged in the educative task of the Catholic Church, especially in the evangelization of the
youth, and the preferential option for the poor…in the midst of the contemporary growing
alienation of young people from the Church and the basic issue of the lack of integration
between faith and life, we would like to commit ourselves to:
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Explicitly professing ourselves as Catholic schools
Teaching Catholic principles in the whole curriculum and not only in CLE classes
Giving emphasis to the formation of conscience and morals among our students
Evangelizing not only our students, but also our teachers and staff
Screening our teachers not only based on their academic competence but also on their
being good Catholics;
Creating a school environment that witnesses to the catholicity of our faith, which
includes admitting non-Catholics into our community
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Providing opportunities to nurture the growth of our students and staff towards
communal responsibility and the renewal of society, such as joining the efforts of the
local church to build BECs.
Among ourselves, as concrete steps:
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We would like to strengthen closer relationships among Catholic schools in dioceses and
the region, to address common issues in our mission.
We will strive to give just compensation and economic benefits to our faculty and staff,
recognizing our partnership with them , within the realities of Region VIII.
In the integration of faith and life, we will follow up our alumni, so that they witness to
being Catholics who are models of integrity in public office and in the different roles
they are engaged in.
We will include advocacy for the environment, the protection of life, and peace
education, in response to the challenges of the times.
We commit ourselves to these steps on the feast of the Queenship of Mary, as we seek her
wisdom and guidance. Hope is the virtue of the Catholic educator, and so we believe that
the Holy Spirit will impel and sustain us in our common mission at the heart of the Church that
we love, our Mater et Magistra.
B. VISION and ( condensed version of the ) MISSION
The other activity in the CEAP VIII was the Strategic Planning Workshop conducted by the
members of the CEAP 8 Regional Council at Marvin’s Seaside Inn, Naval, Biliran on May 7-9,
2009.
The two-day workshop was a prelude to the CEAP National Assembly already held in Manila last
September 16-18, 2009. In the initial stage of that gathering, the council, after reviewing the
CEAP Vision/Mission, the Statement of Identity and Mission of Catholic schools in Region VIII,
and after a long discussion and brainstorming, came up with a vision peculiar and distinct only
for Region VIII:
An association of Catholic schools in Region VIII upholding quality education that is
sensitive to local culture and environment, globally responsive and centered on the
gospel values and teachings of the Roman Catholic Church in the spirit of communion
and service.
The mission statement for the whole Region VIII, previously crafted in 2008 during the Regional
Assembly would later be reduced to the bare essentials, but not after a whole day discussion of
the reports made by each diocesan superintendent. After all the reports were made, they were
clustered into five basic issues and concerns.
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Weak relationship between the local church and the CEAP schools
Need for quality instruction
Inadequate spiritual formation of the academic community
Passivity and indifference to local, national and international issues
Dearth in research and publications
It was from the dour realities in the Catholic schools of Region VIII that the council worked out a
plan for 2009-2012. Goals and objectives were set, along with their corresponding strategies and
projects. The results of this workshop were presented to, and subsequently approved by, the
body during the CEAP 8 Regional Assembly held in Baybay, Leyte last July 25, 2009.
The CEAP VIII mission statement, this time in its condensed form, is the following:
CEAP VIII, in the Spirit of Communion and Service, commits itself to the:
1. enhancement and deepening of the relationships among catholic schools and
their respective dioceses
2. upgrading of quality education
3. strengthening of the spiritual formation program of the member schools
4. development of programs for community extension, networking, advocacy and
corporate social responsibility
5. promotion for research and publication among member schools
III. LATEST CEAP DEVELOPMENTS
In the latest report of the Ad Hoc Committee to the CEAP National Board Meeting held last June 25
the following are the highlights:
1. Discussion of the CEAP by-laws followed two basic premises:
a. CEAP is a national association
b. CEAP is an association of schools
2. In answer to the contentious issue on the membership of superintendents, the following are the
committee’s comments and proposals:
a. The mandate of the Commission on superintendents should be the same as in the 1999
By-Laws. The composition of the Superintendents’ Commission (SupCom) should be the
same as what is currently practiced.
b. The SupCom is an advisory body to the member-institutions as stipulated in its mandate
c. The Chairperson of the Commission is an ex-officio, non-voting member of the National
Board, who is elected every three years.
d. Only superintendents who are school heads or official representatives of their schools
are eligible for nomination and election in the National Board and Regional Councils.
e. The SupCom shall assign one regional representative in every Regional Council who shall
be an ex officio and non-voting member of the Regional Council
3. On Admission of members: approval of application for membership should be at the national
level consistent with the premise that CEAP is a national association. The Regional Council shall
evaluate and process application and submit findings and recommendations to the National
Board.
There were other points discussed in the reports, but we opt to defer from reporting them here.
IV. ISSUES AND CONCERNS
1. Libraries and Librarians. Many schools all over the region have libraries that leave much to be
desired. Library conditions in many of these schools are not conducive to effective learning.
Except for a couple of school libraries in the city, housing conditions provided for the library are
poor in many cases and the furniture and equipment are inadequate. School administrators
report that many of their librarians have not had any training in library work. CEAP 8 school
administrators are one in their concern that there is a need for trained librarians, or those who
have taken courses in library science. This concern becomes even more urgent since the
traditional concept of a library is being redefined from a place to access paper records or books
to one that also houses the most advanced electronic resources, including the Internet, digital
libraries, and remote access to a wide range of information sources.
2. Inactive/Non CEAP members. Over the last ten years, CEAP 8 has noted that some CEAP
member schools have been inactive, have not been regular in attending CEAP related activities,
much less faithful at remitting annual dues. Also, over the last decade, some catholic schools
have been established in the dioceses. These schools have yet to initiate moves towards
becoming members of the CEAP. It is the concern of the CEAP 8 Executive Council to review the
list of member schools in the region, as well as those which are newly established and assist
them in working out their status towards full membership in the organization.
3. CEAP VIII Organization. Towards the end of the school year 2009-2010, the CEAP 8 Executive
Council was thrown a bombshell of sort when its Regional Director Father Prisco Cajes, OFM,
announced to the board that he was resigning his position owing to a transfer of assignment.
That left the assistant Director Msgr. Ramon Aguilos taking the helm, and will do so until the
next election of the new set of council officers, which will take place this July 22, 2010 during
the CEAP 8 Regional Assembly.
The vacancy left by Father Cajes also implies that a new superintendent of Catholic Schools for
the Diocese of Calbayog is in order, since Father Cajes also served as the diocesan
superintendent, even as he served as the congregation superintendent of OFM schools in the
Philippines.
Transfer of assignments; too, have occurred among other members of the council: Sister
Marilou Madronero has been moved out of Region VIII, and her post as the CEAP 8 treasurer has
been rendered vacant. The position is being reserved for Sister M. Anne Caintic, OSF, who is now
a member of the CEAP 8 Board by virtue of her being the supervisor for Academic Affairs of the
OSF schools in the country. Her work is considered by the council as a superintendent’s work.
Another post that is left vacant is that of the superintendent of Catholic schools of the Diocese
of Catarman, a position which, until his recent transfer, was held by Father Edgardo Alutaya,
OFM. No one among the clergy of the Diocese of Catarman has yet been appointed to this
office.
V. DIOCESAN SUPERINTENDENTS’ REPORTS
A. Archdiocese of Palo: Catholic Schools Association of the Archdiocese of Palo (CSAAP)
1. Comparative Enrollment Data for School Years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010
Name
Membership
CEAP
1. Ace Learning Center, Inc.
2. Assumption Academy
3.Blessed Joseph
Freinademetz
Kindergarten
4.Colegio de San Francisco
Javier
5.Holy Child High School
6.Holy Child Parish School
of Isabel
7.Holy Cross College of
Carigara
8.Holy Infant College
9.Holy Trinity College
10.Holy Virgin of Salvacion
School 1
11.Immaculate Conception
Academy
12. Liceo Del Verbo Divino
13. LIDE Learning Center
14.Notre Dame of Abuyog
15. Notre Dame of Jaro
16. Nuestra Señora Del
Refugio Parochial
School
17. Palo Cathedral Learning
Center
18. Sacred Heart College
19.Sacred Heart Seminary
20.St. Mary’s Academy of
Palo
21. Saint Michael
Development Center
22.Saint Peter’s College of
Ormoc
23.The San Lorenzo Immaculate Conception
CSAAP
Enrollment Data
20082009
226
322
53
20092010
219
334
37
Not member
Member
Not member
Member
Member
Not member
Member
Member
358
399
Member
Member
Member
Member
470
465
459
498
Member
Member
1031
1098
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Not member
3192
292
335
1561
285
336
Not member
Not member
02
20
Not member
Member
Member
Member
Not member
Member
Not member
Member
Member
Member
1080
750
614
337
160
1509
739
593
361
130
Not member
Not member
129
122
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
928
162
513
854
154
531
Not member
Member
257
299
Member
Member
1824
1909
Not member
Member
108
117
Name
Membership
Parochial School
24.St. John the Evangelist
School of Theology
25.St. Joseph High School
of Dagami
26.St. Scholastica’s College
Tacloban
27. St. Therese Christian
Development Center
Foundation,
28. St. Therese Educational
Center of Leyte (STECL)
29. St. Therese Educational
Foundation of Tacloban,
Inc.(STEFTI)
30. St. Vincent Ferrer
Academy
Total
Enrollment Data
Not member
Not member
27
22
Member
Member
354
367
Member
Member
1349
1303
Not member
Member
1300
957
Not member
Member
151
105
Member
Member
1740
1850
Member
Member
235
228
18762
17396
2. Schools Classification by Ownership
Classification by
Ownership
1.
2.
3.
4.
Diocesan-owned and
administered
5.
6.
7.
1.
Diocesan-owned;
congregation
administered
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Name
Immaculate Conception Academy
Palo Cathedral Learning Center 4
Sacred Heart Seminary
Saint Michael Development
Center
The San Lorenzo-Immaculate
Conception
St John the Evangelist School
Of Theology
St. Vincent Ferrer
Colegio de San Francisco
Javier
Assumption Academy
Blessed Joseph Freinademetz
Kinder
Holy Child High School
Holy Child Parish School of Isabel
Holy Cross College of Carigara
Nuestra Señora Del Refugio
Parochial School
Sacred Heart College
Number
7
10
Classification by
Ownership
Congregation-owned
(or leased to) and
administered
Lay-owned and
administered
Total
Name
Saint Peter’s College of Ormoc
St. Joseph High School of Dagami
Holy Infant College
Holy Trinity College
Liceo Del Verbo Divino
Notre Dame of Abuyog
Notre Dame of Jaro
St. Mary’s Academy of Palo
St. Scholastica’s College Tacloban
Ace Learning Center, Inc.
Holy Virgin of Salvacion School
LIDE Learning Center
St. Therese Christian
Development Center Foundation,
Inc.
5. St. Therese Educational Center of
Leyte (STECL)
6. St. Therese Educational
Foundation of Tacloban, Inc.
(STEFTI)
Number
9.
10.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
1.
2.
3.
4.
7
6
30
3. CSAAP Officers
On August 8, 2009, the CSAAP elected its officers for the term 2009 – 2011.
Elected were:
President: Msgr. Ramon Aguilos (Superintendent of Catholic Schools)
Vice-President:
Atty. Federico Triste (Chair, BOT of STEFTI)
Secretary: Sr. Teresita Geven, FHL (Principal, Palo Cathedral Learning Center)
Treasurer: Sister Marla Mendoza, OSF (Bursar, St. Joseph High School of Dagami)
Auditor:
Sr. Mary Fances Dizon, OSB (President, St. Peter’s College of Ormoc)
4. Quarterly Assemblies
The more recent flavor of the CSAAP, especially during the last three school years, has been the
organization of the quarterly assemblies. Where before only the school heads would gather four
times a year (CBL Article VI, Section 1) – although preceded by the meeting of the executive
committee that would discuss the agenda gathering of school heads (CBL Article VI, Section 2), the
meeting includes the teachers and non – teaching staff in these gatherings. Thus these quarterly
assemblies came to being.
The objectives of the quarterly assemblies are the following:
1. to listen to inputs on church documents and other topics which are pedagogical and educational
interest.
2. to engage in social and friendly contacts with teachers and administrators of other schools
3. to visit a school and observe its own “character”, its physical and social environment, academic
and administrative climate.
4. to strengthen cooperation and coordination among schools within the cluster area.
To a large extent the inputs during the assemblies have been my way of addressing one of the duties
as a superintendent: “to provide service training to all clientele.”
Over the last three school years, these assemblies have been religiously and faithfully held in several
schools within the archdiocese, thanks to the cooperation of the schools and their respective
academic communities. The holding of these assemblies has received positive feedbacks. It is now a
looked-forward-to affair for many, especially if they have not sat foot into the locality, never mind if
the host school will have to shoulder the food, light, speaker’s stipend and other expenses. They
probably have already included these in their annual budget.
These assemblies, by observation, have been following a pattern, and have come in parts:
I.
Preliminaries (Arrival and Registration; welcome snacks)
II.
Input/Formation Session (Prayer, welcome remarks by the host school, recap of the
previous assembly, conference proper, open forum)
III.
Business Meeting for school heads (Roll call, determination of quorum, reading of
the minutes, approval, matter arising from the minutes, superintendent’s report,
treasurer’s report, agenda for the day, other matters, adjournment.
IV. Meeting of the Executive Committee with the incoming assembly host.
The Quarterly Assemblies held during the school year 2009 -2010 were the following:
Quarterly Assembly 1
Date: August 8, 2009
Venue: Archdiocesan Chancery Palo, Leyte
Time: 9:00 am till 3:00 pm
Host: Office of the Superintendent of Catholic schools
Theme: The Relationship between the Catholic and the Archdiocese of Palo
The assembly mainly consisted of inputs from the following speakers:
1. Introduction and Rationale of CSAAP Assembly, by Rev. Msgr. Ramon Aguilos, MSEM, STD
(Superintendent of Catholic Schools)
2. Catholic Education in the Archdiocese of Palo: Pastoral Reflections, by Archbishop Jose
Palma, DD, STD (Archbishop Palo)
3. Canonical and Juridical Aspects of Catholic Education, by Rev. Erwin Balagapo, JCD
(Chancellor)
Quarterly Assembly 2
Date: October 24, 2009
Venue/ School host: St. Peter’s College, Ormoc City
Time: 9:00 am till 3:00 pm
Host Cluster: Cluster D, or schools from Ormoc City, Villaba, Isabel and Palompon
Theme: Moving Towards our Goal: Organizational Planning
Inputs:
1. Welcome Remarks: the Catholic School and Local Church by Rev. Msgr. Bernardo
Pantin, JCD (Parish Priest, Sts. Peter and Paul Parish; Vicar General, Archdiocese of Palo)
2. Moving Towards our Goal: Organizational Planning, by Rev. Msgr. Ramon Aguilos,
MSEM, STD (Superintendent of Catholic Schools)
Quarterly Assembly 3
Date:
Venue/ School:
Time: `
Host Cluster:
December 12, 2009
St. Therese Educational Foundation of Tacloban, Inc (STEFTI)
9:00 am till 3:00 pm
Cluster, Area A or schools from Tacloban City and Babatngon
Input:
The Legal Personality of the Catholic Schools Association of the Archdiocese of Palo, by Atty.
Federico Triste (Chairman, Board of Trustees, STEFTI)
The assembly likewise was occasioned as the Christmas gathering for the catholic schools of the
Archdiocese of Palo. Mass was held at 10:00am, followed by the input by Atty. Federico Triste.
Lunch was served, then, after a brief respite, socials followed and these consisted of games,
exchange of Christmas gifts, entertainment numbers and others.
Quarterly Assembly 4
Date:
Venue:
Time:
School Host:
Host Cluster:
February 20, 2010
Archbishop Cipriano V. Urgel (ARCIVU Hall)
9:00 am till 1:00 pm
St. Mary’s Academy, Palo, Leyte
Cluster B, or schools from Palo, Alangalang, Jaro and Carigara, in
partnership with the Women Religious Association of the Archdiocese of
Palo (WRAAP)
Input:
The PPCRV, the National Elections and the Catholic Schools, by Mrs. Henrietta de Villa (Chair
PPCRV)
This quarterly assembly was a joint effort of the Women Religious Association of the
Archdiocese of Palo (WRAAP) and the Catholic Schools Association of the Archdiocese of Palo
(CSAAP)
The president of the WRAAP is Sr. Rosario Obiniana, OSB the President of the St. Scholastica’s
College Tacloban.
5. Institute for School Administrators
It has been the dream of the Archbishop of Palo the Most Reverend Jose S. Palma that there be a
training program designed for fledgling and current administrators of the Catholic schools in the
Archdiocese of Palo. He has in mind religious sisters, priests and lay people who find themselves
“thrown” into the educational ministry without prior formal training in educational career and
school administration. While the archbishop is a aware of existing institutes, training programs and
academies that address this situation and condition, he would like to have, for a start, a simpler
format and design – a program that lasts for just a week.
With this in mind, the Office of the Superintendent of Catholic Schools sought the help of the Office
of the Center for Teaching Excellence of the Leyte Normal University. The latter, through its director
Dr. Evelyn Aguirre, agreed to be a partner in this project and volunteered to design a plan for a fiveday training program.
In that five-day seminar the participants were expected to:
1. manifest enhanced knowledge and skills on the theories and current approaches to
educational management and administration
2. acquire the necessary leadership skills and competence on educational management
and administration.
3. demonstrate improved capability in managing Catholic educational organizations
and institutions;
4. show acceptable familiarity and be able to discuss the legal and canonical aspects
and concerns in managing Catholic schools;
5. apply relevant best practices in managing Catholic schools in their institutions.
So on May 17–21, 2010 this institute went into its maiden voyage. There were about 30
participants coming from 10 catholic schools of the Archdiocese of Palo, 1 catholic school from
the Archdiocese of Maasin, 1 private non-sectarian school and 4 SCU’s from the provinces of
Leyte, Samar, Northern Samar and Eastern Samar.
The first two days (May 17 and 18) were conducted at the LNU Center for Teaching Excellence
Tacloban City. The next three days were held at the St. John Evangelist School of Theology, Palo,
Leyte. Archbishop Jose Palma, Archbishop of Palo, was present at the beginning of the institute;
he celebrated the mass and offered his ideas on Catholic education during his homily. He was
also present during closing ceremonies and offered his pastoral blessings to the participants at
the end of the five-day institute.
The modules presented during the five-day seminar were the following:
1. The School’s Organizational Culture and Nature and Scope of Education, by Dr. Malaquias A.
Conde (Dean, College of Education, LNU)
2. School Management Functions, by Dr. Marcial M. Monge (Professor, Human Resource
Management. LNU)
3. Organizational Development, by Dr. Marcial M. Monge (Professor, Human Resource
Management, LNU)
4. School Leadership from a Christian Perspective, by Rev. Msgr. Ramon B. Aguilos, MSEM, STD
(Superintendent of Catholic Schools, Archdiocese of Palo)
5. Problem Solving and Decision Making, by Dr. Conchita P. Avestruz, (Dean, College of
Management and Enterpreneurships, LNU)
6. Motivation in the Workplace, by Dr. Marietta B. Arinto, (VP for Administration and Extension,
LNU)
7. School Financing and Fund Sourcing, by Dr. Ronelo Firmo (Superintendent, DepEd, City Division,
Tacloban City)
8. Organizational Communication, by Dr.Evelyn B.Aguirre (Director, Community Extension Services
and Center for Teaching Excellence)
9. Living the Christian Ideal in the Field of Education-School Administration, by Mrs. Corazon
Anzano, Member, The Focolare Movement, Cebu Zone)
10. Legal Aspects of Educational Administration, by Atty. Alberto Escobarte (Assistant Regional
Director, DepEd Region VIII)
11. Canonical Aspects of Catholic Education, by Rev. Fr. Erwin Balagapo, JCD (Chancellor,
Archdiocese of Palo)
12. Curriculum Development and Implementation, by Dr. Leonardo G. Oñate (VP for Academic
Affairs, Research and Planning, LNU)
13. Careers, Issues and Trends in School Administration, by Dr. Malaquias Conde (Dean, College of
Education, LNU)
14. Best Practices in Managing a Private School,by Ms. Ma. Victoria Arevalo (Guidance Counselor,
STEFTI)
15. Best Practices in Managing a Catholic School, by Sister Mary Frances Dizon, OSB (President, St.
Peter’s College, Ormoc City)
16. Best Practices in Managing a DepEd High School and Elementary School, by Dr. Sarah Apurillo
(Superintendent, DepEd Leyte Division)
17. Best Practices in Managing a State University, by Dr. Jose L. Bacusmo (President, Visayas State
University, Baybay, Leyte)
Needles to say, the Office of the Superintendent of the Catholic School considers the foregoing
project “a leap of faith”. Thanks to the help of LNU, especially its president Dr. Evelyn Cruzada, the
VP for Administration and Exension Dr. Marietta Arinto and especially to the University’s director of
the community extension services Dr. Evelyn Aguirre.
The office is also grateful to the Archbishop of Palo for his total support to the project. He kept on
following the office up, inquiring for some details, and even made his own suggestions as to the
content of the modules to be presented.
The project leaves so much room for improvement, certainly. We will have to sit down and discuss
further how to improve it, re-conceptualize the whole program and to see to it that it caters to the
needs of catholic schools in the archdiocese, even as it serves as our apostolate to the SUCs and
non-sectarian schools in the region.
6. Commitment
Finally, the Office of the Superintendent of the Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of Palo offers the
following as part of its desideratum and resolve for the Catholic Schools Association of the
Archdiocese of Palo (CSAAP):
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That like any other Catholic association, the CSAAP become a basic ecclesial community of
disciples of Christ, effectively promoting communion and coordination among our catholic
schools in the Archdiocese of Palo;
That the CSAAP serve as a forum for discussion on issues relative to catholic education in
general and evangelization in the Archdiocese of Palo in particular
That the CSAAP assist the CEAP in the planning, implementation and evaluation, especially in
matters that involve renewed integral evangelization program of the Catholic Church.
Prepared by:
Submitted by:
Msgr. Ramon B. Aguilos
Superintendent of Catholic Schools
Archdiocese of Palo
Sr. M. Rosario R. Obiniana, OSB
President, St. Scholastica’s College Tacloban