EDITORIAL
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M e s s a g e fr o m t h e P r e si d en t
“Preach the Gospel,” the Pope
said, citing his namesake St. Francis,
“and if necessary use words.”
Re lecting on the utterance of the new Pope, I can not but wonder at how,
we, in Catholic Education have fared
beyond our institutional vision-mission
and our congregational or diocesan
culture, in terms of truly reaching out
to our young students and bringing to
them the meaning of the Good News.
As we open SY 2013-2014, let us by words and deeds but mostly the
latter, positively engage the youth in our campus.
Our manuals and school documents attest to our enduring
commitment to our educational mission and we have been continually
searching for better and more creative ways to be effective in the
educational apostolate. And yet, the ever-changing dynamics of our
technology-driven society requires quicker response to challenges
posed by the needs of the new generation.
Developments in the academe and the society in general augur
opportunities for the young people today. Recently, President Aquino
signed into law the RA 10533 or the Enhanced Basic Education Act
of 2013. RA 10533 extending basic education in the Philippines to
twelve years. With the passage of RA 10533, together with RA 10157
or the Universal Kindergarten Law which was signed into law in 2012,
the present administration is ful illing its campaign promise of a K to 12 basic education program that shall ensure the competitiveness of
Filipino graduates in a global community and shall give the students in
the public schools an even chance at succeeding as compared to their
private school counterparts who have in the past bene ited for more than ten (10) years of basic education. (see article on page 3). CEAP
has consistently supported this initiative of the government because
we believe that this will make our young people better prepared for
the challenges of the globalized environment.
Recalling our earlier statement in preparation for our 75th
year, we believe “that one of the great driving forces of progress is
education. Catholic Education is challenged to contribute to progress.
The history and the witness of the founders of many religious
congregations dedicated to education can attest to this. As Philippine
society intends to transform the country through the reform of the
Produced by the CATHOLIC
educational system, CEAP offers its contribution by directing its focus
on the Youth, the Family and the Poor. Thus, the 2013 CEAP National
Convention will focus on the youth, for 2014 it will focus on family,
and on the poor come 2015.
All roads lead to Cebu City in September 2013. The 2013
CEAP National Convention, on September 25-27, 2013 will
be at Waterfront Hotel, Cebu City. We would like to reiterate our
invitation to your student leaders to attend a National Bidahan at
the University of San Carlos in Cebu City which will be on September
27-28, 2013. Together with this CEAP Bulletin is the Second Notice
for the 2013 CEAP National Convention which details these twin
events.
On a personal note, I would like to express my appreciation for
all the support you have extended to me and the National Board. In
three months I will relinquish the leadership of CEAP as I end my term
of of ice in September. I know that you will continue to strengthen our organization as the Board under my leadership has seen to it that
the Association is strategically positioned to face the challenges of a
country on the verge of an economic and educational breakthrough.
In a special way, I would like to express my gratitude to Fr.
Antonio F. Moreno, SJ, who has served as Vice-President of the CEAP for
the last three years. His new assignment as Jesuit Provincial required
him to resign from CEAP. Fr. Moreno has done a lot for CEAP as Chair of
the Programs Committee especially his involvement in promoting the
pillar programs on Transformative Education or the JEEPGY (Justice
and Peace Education, Ecological Integrity, Engaged Citizenship,
Poverty Reduction, Gender Equality and Youth Empowerment) and
his able steering of the CEAP National Conventions since 2011.
On a happy note, I would like to welcome Fr. Enrico Peter A.
Silab, OAR who has been elected Vice-President by the Board to take
the place of Fr. Moreno.
On behalf of the EXECOM, the Board of Trustees and the CEAP
National Secretariat, allow me to thank you all once again. See you in
September in Cebu City.
Rev. Fr. GREGORIO L. BAÑAGA, Jr. CM
President
24 June 2013
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P-Noy signs K to 12 Law
President Aquino with the leaders of the academic community during the signing ceremony of the K to 12 Law
L
ast 15 May 2013, P-Noy signed into law RA 10533 or
the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013. RA 10533
extends basic education in the Philippines to twelve
years, comprising six (6) years in grade school, four (4)
years in Junior High school and two (2) years in Senior High
School. With the passage of RA 10533, together with RA
10157 or the Universal Kindergarten Law which was signed
into law in 2012, P-­‐Noy ful illed his campaign promise of a K to 12 basic education program that shall ensure the
competitiveness of Filipino graduates in a global community
and shall give the students in the public schools an even
chance at succeeding as compared to their private school
counterparts who have in the past bene ited for more than ten (10) years of basic education.
In eloquent Filipino, P Noy explained, “Malinaw ang
batayang prinsipyo ng batas na ito: karapatan ng bawat
Pilipinong mamuhay nang marangal; tungkulin naman
ng estadong siguruhing may patas na oportunidad ang
ating mamamayan, lalo na ang pinakamahihirap nating
kababayan. At isang matatag na haligi ng kanilang pagahon ang pagkakaroon ng mataas na antas ng edukasyon.
Sa pagsasabatas ng K to 12, hindi lang tayo nagdaragdag ng
dalawang taon para sa higit pang pagsasanay ng ating mga
mag-aaral; tinitiyak din nating talagang nabibigyang-lakas
ang susunod na henerasyon na makiambag sa pagpapalago
ng ating ekonomiya at lipunan.”
In attendance on behalf of CEAP to the ceremonial
signing at the Rizal Hall of the Malacañang Palace were
Fr. Gregorio L. Bañaga, Jr., CM, CEAP President and Ms.
Rhodora Angela F. Ferrer, CEAP Executive Director. CEAP
and COCOPEA both sit in the K to 12 Steering Committee,
chaired by DepEd Secretary, Br. Armin A. Luistro, FSC. It can
be recalled that Br. Armin was the President of De La Salle
University and CEAP Treasurer when he was invited to join
the Cabinet after the election of P-Noy to the presidency in
May 2010. The K to 12 Steering Committee was convened in
October 2010.
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CEAP and Phoenix
launch Project
Philippine Catholic
Schools Standards
A
s Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan and Vice-President of the
Catholic Bishops Conference of
the Philippines (CBCP) Most Rev. Socrates B. Villegas, D.D. recalled fond
memories of his grade school years
during his homily, the laughter of attendees could not hide the seriousness
of the task ahead for the proponents
of the Philippine Catholic Schools
Standards (PCSS) project when it was
launched last June 11, 2013 at the Ardev Bldg., Phoenix Compound along
Quezon Ave., Quezon City.
The project was launched
with members of the Board of
the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines
(CEAP) and of the Phoenix
Publishing House Educational Foundation, Inc. (PPHEFI)
signing a Memorandum of
Agreement (MOA) to pursue
the 3-year project. With the Eucharistic Celebration presided
over by Abp. Villegas was also
held the Commissioning Rite
for the members of the Technical Working Group (TWG).
A reception was held after the
ceremonies.
The major goal is to
make Catholic schools in the
Philippines distinguished by
de ining characteristics, guided by standards and operated
through a corresponding set of
benchmarks and rubrics.
Believing that excellent Catholic
Schools are mission-driven, programeffective, well-managed and responsibly governed, the Superintendents
Commission of CEAP (CEAP SupCom)
headed by Fr. Paquito G. Gallego, decided to work with the National Basic
Education Commission (CEAP NBEC)
chaired by Msgr. Ely Rafael D. Fuentes,
and the PPHEFI which is headed by Ms.
Penny Sibal-Balbin. The culmination of
PCSS in 2016 shall coincide with the
75th year of CEAP.
For CEAP, especially for the
Catholic school superintendents, a
moving factor for this project to be undertaken is that during CEAP national
conventions, participants always look
for something they could bring back
to their schools and apply not only
for classroom instruction but also for
school-wide effectiveness. Thus, PCSS
is seen as a response to the search for
a more tangible and documented project that shall be an integrating tool of
various efforts and a point of reference
to direct and monitor the effectiveness
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Members of the PCSS Steering Committee, Phoenix Educational Foundation, Technical Working Group,
superintendents and members of the CEAP NBEC with Abp. Villegas and Abp. Paciano Aniceto after the PCSS launch.
of schools in promoting spirituality in
their communities.
The PPHEI Foundation, for its
part, in celebrating its 55th anniversary year, wishes to highlight its mission not only by helping private Catholic schools through publications and
training of teachers and educational
leaders but also by actively promoting
the establishment of excellent Catholic
schools as a concrete response to the
call of the Year of Faith.
In 2012, the National Catholic
Education Association (NCEA) of the
United States produced its National
Standards and Benchmarks for Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools
with Dr. Lorraine Ozar and Dr. Michael
Boyle who both collaborated in drawing the standards for Catholic schools
in the United States. While that contains universally valid and relevant
standards, benchmarks and rubrics,
it nevertheless was crafted within the
context, culture and needs of US Catholic schools. Much earlier however, in
2005, Assumption Antipolo produced
and disseminated “How Catholic Is
Your School?”, a document which lines
up de ining characteristics of Catholic schools in the Philippine context. There
is, nevertheless, the need to provide
standards, benchmarks and rubrics for
it to be applied effectively.
Initial steps have already been
taken last April 4, 2013 in preparation
for this daunting task at a meeting in
Houston, Texas, USA of representa-
tives from SupCom, CEAP National oficials and PPHI Foundation with Dr. Ozar and Dr. Boyle. Likewise, a training workshop for the members of the
Technical Working Group (TWG) has
been set already to be held on June 2428, 2013 at Loyola University, Chicago,
to be conducted by the two.
Abp. Villegas presiding during the PCSS Commissioning Mass with Abp. Aniceto
and Fr. Bañaga.
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Getting ready
for NFCYS 2013
T
he National Filipino Catholic
Youth Survey (NFCYS) 2013, a
partnership between CEAP and
the CBCP Episcopal Commission on
Youth (ECY) will soon be underway as
the national and regional research coordinators inalize the NFCYS survey instrument. The survey results shall
provide Church and schools information which shall serve as bases for designing programs and interventions
tailored to better serve and respond to
the needs of youth. It can be recalled
that it has been more than ten years
ago, in 2002, that the irst NFCYS was conducted by CBCP ECY.
The NFCYS team of researchers
and research coordinators was irst convened last March 22-23, 2013. This
team is now composed of eighteen research institutions of CEAP schools in
different ecclesiastical metropolitan
provinces across the country. From
north Luzon are: University of the As-
Researchers from CEAP member-schools, together with the ECY and CEAP Secretariats,
convene in March 2013 for NFCYS 2013
sumption, Holy Angel University, St.
Louis University, and St. Paul University Philippines; south Luzon: Aquinas
University of Legazpi, Ateneo de Naga
University, and Divine Word College
of Legazpi; from the Archdiocese of
Manila and its suffragans: University
The CEAP and ECY Secretariats meet to coordinate the implementation of the NFCYS.
of Santo Tomas, De La Salle University, and Adamson University; in the
Visayas: University of San Carlos, University of San Agustin, and St. Peter’s
College of Ormoc; and in Mindanao:
Ateneo de Zamboanga University, Ateneo de Davao University, Notre Dame
University, University of the Immaculate Conception, and Xavier University.
The inal survey instrument and the training manual for researchers shall be released in the last week
of June 2013, and the administration
period for the irst phase of the survey shall be in early July to be completed
in time for presenting the indings at the 2013 CEAP National Convention to
be held in Cebu City in September. The
fact that the theme of this Convention
is “Set forth in Faith with New Ardor and
New Expressions for the Youth”, renders
NFCYS 2013 greater signi icance. A second phase of the survey is
being planned for implementation after the initial results shall have been
presented at the Convention.
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CEAP-NBEC gathers educators
for a Seminar-Workshop on
the Key Features of K to 12
R
esponding to the clamor of
school leaders and teachers who
expressed the need to be provided with further training on three
important features of the K to 12 curriculum, the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines National
Basic Education Commission (CEAPNBEC) organized a seminar on the
Mother-Tongue Based Multilingual
Education (MTB-MLE) framework, the
Spiral Progression Approach in Mathematics and Science, and StandardsBased Assessment last May 29-31,
2013 at the St Paul University Manila.
The three-day seminar, which
was attended by ive hundred (500) participants from all over the country,
was characterized by plenary sessions
and workshops. The plenary sessions
on the three identi ied features of the K to 12 Program were facilitated by
specialists from the Department of Education (DepEd), UP National Institute
for Science and Mathematics Education (UP-NISMED) and the Philippine
Association for Language Teaching,
Inc. (PALT).
The seminar started with a Holy
Mass presided by Fr. Gregorio L. Bañaga, Jr., CM, with the members of the
CEAP-NBEC. During the Opening Program, Ms. Doris F. Ferrer, Executive
Director of the CEAP set the perspective for the sessions and shared the
programs and activities of the CEAP in
relation to the K to 12 program.
The plenary sessions started
with Dr. Aurora F. Fernandez, chief of
the Education Program of National
Education Testing and Research Center, who tackled Standards-based Assessment. The second session featured
Dr. Marlene B. Ferido chair of the High
Dr. Ed Fermin presenting the Languages
and Multiliteracies Framework of the K to 12
Program.
(Top and Bottom) Facilitators from the Philippine Association for Language Teaching
conducting the workshop on day 3 of the seminar.
Dr. Marlene Ferido, UP NISMED presenting
the Spiral Progression Approach in Science
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Remembering those who died from AIDS
(Above) Fr. Dan Cancino, MI, CEAP HIV-AIDS Pastoral
Training Program Chairperson presides over the
Eucharistic Celebration during the 30th International AIDS
Candlelight Memorial held at UST last May 31.
(Right) Fr. Evan Paul Villanueva, MI lights a candle in
memory of those who have died from AIDS.
I
n the same event, CEAP Plans and Programs Of icer Mary Ann Cruz, delivered a solidarity statement for CEAP saying that through the Philippine Catholic
HIV-AIDS Network(PHILCHAN), the CEAP joins in the cause of HIV-AIDS
Awareness and Prevention. It is to be noted that in 2011 several CEAP schools
from NCR, Region 4A, Cebu and Davao have received pastoral training on HIVAIDS awareness and prevention that equip educators and counselors to handle
such issues. Some programs have been put in place, inlcuding the writing of
HIV-AIDS modules by teachers from CEAP schools. A second round of funding
for more training for CEAP schools has been approved by UNICEF for SY 20132014 this time to include schools in Palawan and Cotabato.
CEAP-NBEC gathers educators from page 7
School Chemistry Group, UP-NISMED
who talked about the Spiral Progression Approach in Science. Dr. Soledad
A. Ulep, director of UP-NISMED, spoke
about the Spiral Progression Approach in
Mathematics. Dr. Edizon A. Fermin, PALT
Vice President and a member of DepEd
Languages and Multiliteracies Learning
Area Team presented the Languages and
Multiliteracies Framework of K to 12. Finally, Dr. Felicitas E. Pado, PALT Resource
Person and a member of the DepEd Languages and Multiliteracies Learning Area
Team talked about MTB-MLE in the K to
12 Program.
On the last day of the seminar,
the Philippine Association for Language
Teaching, Inc. (PALT) facilitated workshops based on the major geographicallinguistic groupings of the participants.
The groups are; National Capital Region
(NCR), Luzon outside of the NCR, Visayas
and Mindanao.
These sessions provided comprehensive discussions of the theoretical
and pedagogical framework while the
workshops walked participants through
a detailed analysis of the strategies, materials, and other expectations in implementing MTB-MLE. Emphasis were given
on how schools could respond to the challenges of implementing the three identiied features without losing sight of their respective vision, mission, and goals.
The CEAP NBEC decided to offer the
same seminar to the schools in Visayas
and Mindanao on July 11-13, 2013 at the
University of San Jose-Recoletos.
CEAP BOARD APPROVES NEW MEMBERS
1. Passionist Sisters School (Marikina), Inc.
43 SE Tanguile St., Marikina Heights, Marikina City
2. School of Saint Anthony, Inc.
Blk. 9 Lot 43 C. Lagro Quezon City
3. St. Joseph School of Pandacan
Jesus Street, Pandacan, Manila
4. Immaculate Heart of Mary School of La Trinidad, Inc.
JC 039, Km.4, Pico La Trinidad, Inc.
Benguet 201 Philippines
5. Perpetual Help College of Pangasinan, Inc.
Malasiqui, Pangasinan
6. Blessed Regina Protman Catholic School
Sitio Libanan, Mt. View, Mariveles, Bataan
7. San Guillermo Archdiocesan School, Inc.
Madapdap, Mabalacat, Pampanga
8. St. Andrews Archdiocesan School of Candaba, Inc.
Poblacion, Candaba, Pampanga
9. Academia De San Francisco Javier, Batangas, Inc.
Ruiz Martinez St., Nasugbu, Batangas
10. St. Raphael Archangel Parochial School
Poblacion 03, Calaca, Batangas
11. Divine Word School of Semirara Island, Inc.
(Formerly: Divine Word San Jose Elementary
School of Semirara Inc.)
Sitio Myrna, Semirara, Caluya, Antique
12. Libagon Academy Foundation, Inc.
N. Aguilos St., Talisay, Libagon, Southern Leyte
13. The San Lorenzo – Immaculate Concepcion
Parochial School Ormoc, Inc.
Brgy. San Pablo, Ormoc City
14. St. Michael Development Center of Tolosa, Inc.
San Miguel St., Poblacion Tolosa, Leyte
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CEAP holds first
JEEPGY Academy
T
The first graduates of the JEEPGY Academy pose with CEAP Vice President Fr. Antonio Moreno, SJ (center, second row);; CEAP Executive Director Ms. Rhodora Ferrer;; and CEAP PPRO Ms. Mary Ann Cruz he First JEEPGY Academy, one
other CEAP milestone, was
held and successfully run last
April 29 - May 3 2013 at the Ateneo
de Manila University for sixty-­‐ ive (65) participants from thirty-eight
(38) schools across the country. The
Academy promoted the precepts of
Transformative Education through the
CEAP’s pillar programs, JEEPGY: (1)
Justice and Peace; (2) Ecological Integrity; (3) Engaged Citizenship; (4) Poverty Reduction; (5) Gender Equality;
and (6) Youth Empowerment. In addition, the Academy also encouraged
schools to adopt a “whole-school” approach in teaching and practicing the
values espoused by the JEEPGY program. The sessions featured extensive
workshops facilitated by experts from
different CEAP JEEPGY pillar programs
champion institutions.
The JEEPGY Academy is an initiative of the CEAP Programs Committee. Inputs, outcomes and concerns Fr. Percy Bacani, MJ opened the JEEPGY raised during the sessions shall be re- Academy with his passionate discussion of
sources for CEAP and CEAP schools in Transformative Education.
designing and implementing programs
to promote Transformative Education.
The event was opened with a
stimulating discourse on Transformative Education delivered by Fr. Percy
Juan G Bacani, MJ, Coordinator General
of the Missionaries of Jesus. He emphasized the need for Catholic educators to do more to transform the lives
of students and called on those present
to create a “paradigm shift” in education by focusing not just on imparting
knowledge but also on changing attitudes, motives, and values.
Dr. Donna Paz T. Reyes, Executive Director of the Miriam College
Environmental Studies Institute (ESI)
together with Ms. Ma. Teresa M. Oliva
and Ms. Louie T. Parungao, also of the
ESI, spoke on Ecological Integrity. They
expounded on the seven environmental principles and emphasized the relevance of involvement of schools and
students in ecological preservation.
The
combined
workshop
for Engaged Citizenship and Youth
Empowerment featured talks by
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Fr. Antonio Moreno, SJ presides over the Closing Mass and Graduation Ceremony of
the CEAP JEEPGY Academy Ms. Georgina Ann Hernandez of DSWD discusses projects aimed at poverty
alleviation.
Executive Director of Simbahang
Lingkod ng Bayan Fr. Xavier J. Alpasa,
SJ, Ateneo de Manila Associate Dean for
Student Affairs Mr. Rene R. San Andres,
Dr. Anne K. Candelaria of the Ateneo de
Manila Department of Political Science,
and Manager of the Pugadlawin Project
for Political Education Mr. Jess Paul
M. Pasibe. The workshop tackled the
different in luences on youth and the potential for educators to facilitate
civic engagement in their students.
Dr. Aurora J. de Dios, Executive
Director of the Miriam College Women
and Gender Institute (WAGI) together
with Ms. Marita C. Pimentel of WAGI
conveyed their insights on Gender
Equality. The workshop which followed
focused on the problem of sexism,
especially in the education system.
They pointed to the presence of gender
bias in textbooks and the curricula
and emphasized the need to counter
distorted images and ideas to bring
about policies which shall not place
woman at an undue disadvantage.
Mr. Roody Angelo S.R. Juan of
the Department of Theology of La
Consolacion University Philippines,
and Ms. Georgina Ann H. Hernandez,
Of icer-­‐in-­‐Charge for the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s
Sustainable
Livelihood
Program
delivered talks on Poverty Alleviation.
They
discussed ways by which
outreach can be made to less fortunate
communities and how schools can
design or participate in initiatives
aimed at reducing poverty.
Dr. Jasmin N. Galace of the Miriam
College Center for Peace Education
expounded on Justice and Peace. She
spoke in detail on how the attendees
could promote and live out peace in
their institutions, focusing especially
on resolving con licts and mitigating prejudice.
Fr. Christian “Toots” B. Buenafe,
O. Carm of the Titus Brandsma Media
Center had the participants fully
absorbed in his workshop on Media
Education. He pointed to and cautioned
them against the wrong values or
messages that are conveyed through
media and which substantially impact
on society especially on the youth.
The ive-­‐day Academy was concluded with a graduation ceremony.
Fr. Antonio F. Moreno, SJ, CEAP VicePresident and Programs Committee
Chairperson, presided over the
Eucharistic Celebration after which
followed the ceremonial awarding of
certi icates to all the participants. n 15 May 2013, the day President
Aquino signed The Expanded
Basic Education Act of 2013 (RA
No. 10533) into law, CEAP-NBEC representatives journeyed to learn irsthand what makes for the effective operations and management of the Singapore
School System. With the thirty-four (34)
Basic Education school administrators
were CEAP Executive Director Ms. Rhodora Angela Ferrer, NBEC Chair Msgr.
Ely Rafael Fuentes, and FAPE Executive Director Carolina Porio. Also with
them were Ms. Elma Ropeta, Mr. Bryan
de Belen, Mr. Armel Espiritu , Ms. Gina
Lindstrom and Mr. Jun Sayson - corporate of icers and heads of DIWA Learning Systems and Bato Balani Foundation
which facilitated, through the Superior
Learning for School Leaders (SL2), the
May 15-18,2013 educational tour.
While the main group of participants visited Nanyang Girls’ High and
West Primary School for a look at pedagogy in the mother tongue and the use
of innovative and differentiated learning strategies and multi-media modes
as the Marshall Cavendish Online for
ICT learning solutions, the NBEC of icers were peering through junior college programs (to which the senior high
school programs of K to 12 are parallel)
for Grades 11 and 12 of Anderson Junior
College and Dunman Integrated School
with host guides from the Singapore
Ministry of Education observing the following:
1. The Singapore education system
streams, while the Philippines K to
12 program in SHS will have tracks/
strands but a standard core curriculum across tracks;
2. Students do not decide on streams to
be taken; bases are performance outcomes on assessment instruments;
3. Streaming is highly systematized beyond the irst 6 years of schooling and covers school-leavers as well as
adults who wish to change jobs.
4. Only the top 30% performers may
proceed to the university;
5. 80% of the cost of university, polytechnic and vocational technology
education is government subsidized;
only 20% is on the student;
6. The number of private schools (referred to as independent schools) is
very small; they are mostly specialized schools and special education
schools;
7. The school year goes with the calen-
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CEAP-NBEC
benchmarks
in Singapore
dar year, January to December, with
breaks in June and in December.
Further, as borne by research
studies, the success of the Singapore
Educational System is attributed to the
following key factors: Vision and Leadership; Commitment to Meritocracy;
High-Quality Teachers and Principals;
Excellent Standards; Superior Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment;
Alignment to and Coherence with the
Ministry of Education; Teacher Accountability; and Global and Future
Orientation.
Thus, beyond fun at Sentosa
Park and at Gardens by the Bay, the
observers from the Philippines were
challenged and inspired at seeing the
success attained by the Singapore Educational System. Consequently, bench-
marking on Singapore’s key factors
for success, CEAP-NBEC and FAPE resolved to pursue the following:
1. Upgrading of teachers on communication skills, thinking skills and
self-directed learning;
2. Engaging DepEd continuously on
the completion of the senior high
school (SHS) framework and of
clear-cut policies on Public-Private
Partnership (PPP);
3. Advancing the legislative agenda
for the 16th Congress covering
amendments in the Expanded Government Assistance to Students
and Teachers in Private Education
(EGASTPE) and presenting other
provisions for state support to private schools; and
4. Continuing the holding of summits
as venues for sharing among CEAP
schools and partners.
As the Basic Education Program
in the Philippines is converted from
the one-­‐size-­‐ its-­‐all schooling for the youth to multiple pathways, and as
each Filipino stands to obtain equal
footing in the global arena with youth
of other nations, CEAP-NBEC and DIWA
SL2 confront the challenge expressed
by former Ministry of Education Chief
Thurman Shanmugaratnam when he
said: “We need a mountain range of excellence, not just one peak.”
Contributed by
Dr. Maria Helena Desiree M. Terre
Chairperson, Iloilo Integrated Administration
Daughters of Charity, St. Louise de Marillac
Educational System
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Senator Bam Aquino and Illac Diaz
to address the CEAP Youth in the
National BIDAhan in Cebu City
A
S the preparation for the National BIDAhan youth
congress in Cebu heats up, the national secretariat
committee headed by Mr. Rene San Andres and Fr.
Javy Alpasa, SJ (CEAP Youth Empowerment SubCommittee
Co-chaipersons) announced that newly-elected senator
Bam Aquino and Mr. Illiac Diaz, innovator and social
entrepreneur have accepted CEAP’s invitation to be
concurrent session speakers in the said event.
The National BIDAhan is scheduled on September
27-28 at the University of San Carlos (Main Campus).
Registration on the irst day will begin at 7:30 AM. Registration to the National BIDAhan is free. However,
delegates are limited to 5 students per school.
On the irst day, after the Keynote Message, the participants are expected to break out into different
sessions. Sen. Bam Aquino will be addressing the youth
on the issue of Nationbuilding. While Mr. Illiac Diaz will
address participants registered for the Innovation session.
Mr. Diaz is quite well-known for his Liter of Light project
Illiac Diaz looks down from the window of one of his "bottle schools" (photo from Replan it with Jock Brandis website article)
Sen. Bam Aquino (Photo from Wikipedia Commons)
where he turned trash into an essential in the home –
turning empty softdrink liter bottles into light source.
He is de initely the best person to inspire the youth to be innovators.
Cardinal Tagle is also expected to deliver his
message to the youth in the afternoon of Day 1 before the
participants break out into regional groupings to make
their action plans as a region.
Day 2 of BIDAhan promises to be exciting as well as
the youth will be taken to a walking tour of the city of Cebu
in ‘A Journey of Faith in Philippine History” patterned after
the famous Amazing Race. Cebu after all, is quite wellknow for its historic sites in our religious history home to
the Magellan’s cross and hometown on the second Filipino
Saint, Pedro Calungsod.
To register to the National BIDAhan on September
27-28, please go to the CEAP website or send your queries
via email at maryann.cruz@ceap.org.ph.
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Fr. Silab elected CEAP Vice-President
C
EAP Region VII Trustee, Fr. Enrico A. Silab, OAR is the new CEAP VicePresident. He was elected during the CEAP National Board Meeting last
June 5 at the CEAP National Of ice in Bagong Pag-­‐asa, QC. Fr. Silab was elected vice-president following the resignation of Fr. Antonio F. Moreno, SJ
who was installed as the 11th Provincial of the Society of Jesus on June 12,
2013.
As CEAP Vice-President, Fr. Silab also takes on the assignment as the
Chairperson of the Programs Committee that is tasked to bring the CEAP pillar
programs on Transformative Education or the JEEPGY (Justice and Peace
Education, Ecological Integrity, Engaged Citizenship, Poverty Reduction,
Gender Equality and Youth Empowerment) to the different regions. He
is also in charge of the implementation of the 2013 National Convention
programme.
4th Digital Youth Award (DYA) – Robotics
For Children 2013 to be held in Manila
I
Members of the Eduspec IT Education Advisory Council posing for posterity
n the 2 Eduspec IT Education Advisory Council Meeting held in Da Nang, Vietnam last May 5, 2013, one of
the signi icant announcements made is the holding of the Digital Youth Award (DYA) – Robotics For Children
2013 in Manila.
This international event held annually for young
school children, which aims to showcase their creativity
through technology is slated for November 23, 2013. This
prestigious event will see some of the top robotics teams
from schools from several Asian countries, such as Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia and Philippines. The
competition has also been a tested platform to prepare
nd
students to perform very well at the renowned World
Robotics Olympiad. First Eduspec, the Philippine associate of Eduspec, leads the preparations for the event.
The Council also discussed the possibility of dialoguing with ASEAN of icials in charge of implementing the ASEAN ICT Master Plan 2015.
Finally, partners of Eduspec presented their IT
education-related products and services that are envisioned to promote 21st century learning. These partners
are Samsung, Nanyang Technological University, Pearson
Digital Learning, EON Reality, Inc. and Heulab.
last May 29, 2013
last June 11, 2013
last May 15, 2013
CEAP Board and Secretariat during the Gratitude dinner
for outgoing VP - Fr. Tony F. Moreno, SJ last June 5, 2013
CEAP National Secretariat with the 2013 CEAP National Convention Local Steering Committee led by Fr. Silab, USJR President last May 24, 2013
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CEAP VI Holds Values Development
Seminar for CLE Teachers
Seminar participants posing for the camera during their break
T
he Catholic Church recognizes the role and use of
social communication in the work of evangelization.
She is keenly aware that both great good and great
evil come from the use people make of the media of social
communication (Foley, 2000). The right use of them requires
theoretical and practical instruction adapted to particular
types of audience. Thus, Catholic schools are encouraged
to create, multiply, and structure programs suited to the
purpose according to the principles of Christian behavior
(Abbot, 1966).
A seminar-workshop using movies and television as
instructional aids for values development was sponsored
by CEAP VI Christian Formation Commission last May
8-10, 2013 at Assumption Iloilo, Iloilo City. It was attended
by thirty (30) participants coming from the following
CEAP schools in the region: Aklan Catholic College; Sta.
Rita Academy in Sibalom, Antique; St. Roch Academy in
Manapla, Negros Occidental; St Michael’s Academy in
Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental; St. Candida School-Hijas de
Jesus in Estancia, Iloilo; St. Joseph’s School - Hijas de Jesus
in Guimaras; St. Julian’s Academy in Janiuay, Iloilo; Hijas
de Jesus, Iloilo City; Holy Rosary Academy, Iloilo City; St.
Vincent Ferrer Seminary, Iloilo City; Colegio de San Jose,
Iloilo City; Colegio del Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, Iloilo
City; Assumption Socio-Educational Center in Bo. Obrero,
Iloilo City; and Assumption Iloilo, Iloilo City. The seminarworkshop was conducted by Sr. Maria Nilda Hechanova,
R.A., Chairperson of the Christian Formation Commission,
CEAP - Region VI.
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The seminar-workshop was an answer to the
growing concern over the
deterioration of values in
all strata of society. Underneath the many serious
problems in our country
lie the lacunae of human
and Christian values. Thus,
there is an urgent need
to address the weakening
of moral iber especially among the young people in our CEAP schools.
The three-day seminarworkshop equipped the
participants with skills in
developing values using
movies and television as
instructional aids for values development. Lawrence Kohlberg’s theoretical framework for moral
development was used to
analyze movies and television advertisements. The
(Top and Below) Participants of the seminar engaged in discussion during one of the workshops.
participants were able to design at least one module for
values development to apply
what they learned from the
lecture and demonstration
lessons given. A Manual for
Values Development was
distributed to participants
as a reference to help them
design their own module.
Topics taken up were the
power of media, empirical
studies on television programs, and values education.
Sr. Nilda, R.A. demonstrated
the teaching of two values,
e.g. fairness and honesty.
The participants also
familiarized themselves with
the DepEd’s “Ang Edukasyon
sa Pagpapakatao (EsP) sa
Baitang 7-10” as presented
at the ECCCE-CEAP Summit
held at Tagaytay City on
November 28-30, 2012.
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CEAP-Region 1 Holds Content
Upgrading Training Workshop for
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(L to R) Ms. Gillian F. Hurtado, Mr. Danilo R. Si, Mr. Emmanuel V. Garcia, Mr. John Vincent D. Salayo, Ms. Alvie J. Asuncion, Ms. Anna Maria Gloria S. Ward, Mr. Alejandro S. Bernardo, Mr. Eduardo D. Muli Jr., and Mr. Jocel R. Opena.
R
ealigning its programs to the major thrusts of the
CEAP National Basic Education Commission (NBEC),
and responding to the need of updating and re-tooling
teachers in the different Basic Education schools in the
Region, CEAP-Region 1 conducted last May 20-24, 2013 at
Saint Louis College, Carlatan in the City of San Fernando, La
Union the 5-day Content Upgrading Program for Teachers
in Basic Education in Region 1.
One hundred thirty-one (131) high school
Mathematics, English, Chemistry and Physics teachers in
Catholic schools in Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and
Pangasinan participated in the Program which provided
them means to enhance their competency in their respective
subject areas. Speci ically, the sessions enabled them to: (1) deepen their understanding of important concepts and
principles which are vital contents of these subjects; (2) be
clari ied on misleading concepts and get to straighten them; (3) obtain exposure to innovative strategies and approaches
as modeled and used by the Program facilitators; (4) raise
their level of con idence and dynamism as classroom teachers; and (5) establish linkages and, thus, network with
other Basic Education teachers of CEAP member-schools
and NBEC facilitators.
Program opening was held at 9:30 am on May 20 at
the Fr. Burgos Gymnasium of Saint Louis College. Mr. Danilo
Romero, the Principal of the Basic Education Schools of
the host institution, welcomed the participants, lecturers
and guests and sounded the call to everyone: “Let us make
learning for students to be transformative and enabling for
them to cope with complexities in their lives”.
Also at the start, CEAP Membership and
Communications Of icer Mr. Allan Arellano spoke on the perspective and background of the Program. He stressed
that the major point for organizing content development
sessions for teachers is based on the reality that there are
teachers who handle subjects for which they have not had
ample academic studies and training in the pedagogy called
for by the discipline. The bottom-line is that one of the
CEAP’s aims is to make learning a worthwhile and enjoyable
experience of growth for students.
The irst set of lecturers was introduced by the emcee, Mr. Al Gerald Barde, SLC BEdS Department Head for
English. They were: Mr. Emmanuel V. Garcia of De la Salle
University for Chemistry; Ms. Anna Marie Gloria S. Ward of
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Participants in the Training during the Chem. Lab session.
the University of Santo Tomas for English; Mr. Edward Muli,
Jr. of Saint Scholastica’s College for Mathematics; and Mr.
Alvie J. Asuncion of the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute
for Physics. Aside from Mr. Allan Arellano, Membership
and Communications Of icer, also present from the CEAP National Of ice were Ms. Gloria de Leon and Ms. Gillian Faye F. Hurtado. The CEAP-Region 1 Board was represented by
Board member, Sr. Remedios Cayetano, SPC.
The Program core started at 1:00 pm on May 20, 2013.
On May 21-23, lecture/training sessions were scheduled
from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon and at 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
Final lectures were given on May 24 from 8:00 to 11:30 am.
The training covered pre-tests, lectures and post-tests.
The sessions were held at the 3 kindergarten rooms
of SLC Elementary Department and the High School AVR.
The Elementary School Computer Laboratory was used by
the Mathematics and Physics groups for computer-aided
lectures and training while the Chemistry and Physics
laboratories of the High School Department were used by
the 2 science groups for experiments.
Arriving on May 22 and completing the pool of lecturers
were Mr. Danilo R. Si of Miriam College for Mathematics and
Mr. John Vincent Salayo from Miriam College who carried on
from Ms. Asuncion for Physics. Joining Mr. Ward for English
was Mr. Alejandro Bernardo who is also from UST.
With gratitude and appreciation, the lecturefacilitators were awarded Certi icates of Appreciation and tokens for sharing their valuable time, effort and expertise
at the Program. On May 22, CEAP-Region 1 Director Fr.
Gilbert B. Sales, CICM, did the honors on Mr Alvie Asuncion,
Edward Muli, Jr., Mr. Emmanuel Garcia and
Anna Marie Gloria Ward; while on May 24, the honors
were on Mr. Danilo Si, Mr. John Vincent Salayo and Mr.
Alejandro Bernardo by Training Coordinator and Associate
Dean for Student Affairs of SLC, Ms. Jocel R. Opeña in behalf
of Fr. Sales.
Representatives from among the participants af irmed how uplifting the Program days had been, expressing that
exposures had invigorated them making them eager to
teach with enthusiasm aside from raising their professional
competency. Among those who spoke were Mr. Edwin
Sevilla of La Union in behalf of the Mathematics teachers,
Mrs. Maricris Onas of Saint Louis College for the Physics
group; Mrs. Lerma Navarro commended the Chemistry
lecture-facilitator, and Mr. Al Barde spoke for the English
teachers. Everyone of them thanked the lecturers, the
Program organizers and CEAP, and most asked that “repeat”
sessions and/or “regular runs” be held.
Each participant was given a Certi icate of Participation; while those with complete attendance with
no tardiness incurred, in addition, received a Certi icate of Attendance.
The kits which were given the participants were
from Diwa Learning Systems, Inc. while Phoenix Bookstore
provided inancial assistance for the Program. Fr. Gilbert B. Sales, CICM, with Mr. Emmanuel V. Garcia,
addressing the participants during awarding of certificates.
(L to R) Mr. Danilo R. Si, Fr. Gilbert B. Sales CICM, Mr. John Vincent D. Salayo, and Mr. Alejandro S. Bernardo.
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C
EAP-Region X actively responded
and reached out to the needs of
member-schools in the Region.
On enhancing teaching competency. To enrich instructional skills
of teachers from the Dioceses of Iligan
and Bukidnon, the following seminar
workshops were held: Essential Tools
for Effective Instruction covering Contemporary Instructional Methodology
utilizing the Constructivist Theory and
the Understanding by Design Framework; Classroom Management and
Active Learning through Differentiated Instruction; Art of Questioning;
and Values Integration. These were
conducted by the following experts:
Dr. Ritzen Durango, Vice President for
Academic Affairs of St. Michael’s College; Dr. Levy Coronel, Dean of the College of Education of St Michael’s College, Iligan City and Sister Ma. Ru ina B. Guillano, RVM, President of St. Michael’s College, Iligan City. These were
held on November 10, 2012 at St. Michael’s College in Iligan City with the
participation of more than 200 teachers from 13 schools; and on January
10-12, 2013, at St. Augustine Institute
of Technology in Valencia City, Bukidnon which was attended by more than
400 teachers who were grouped in
three clusters from 24 schools of the
Diocese of Bukidnon. The support and
presence of the Most Rev. Jose Araneta
Cabantan, D.D. Cabantan, Bishop of
Bukidnon during the Cluster 2 Training was of signi icance to and inspiring for the participants.
Invigorating the campus ministry of Region X. The campus minister
representatives from member-schools
of the Region held an initial meeting last January 26,2013 and brainstormed on how CEAP may respond
adequately to the “what, how and why”
of youth programs in the schools in the
Region and the possible enrichment of
activities especially in far-­‐ lung towns. Thus, a seminar workshop was irst organized and later conducted for all
campus ministers of the Region. This
was held at the Hotel Laboratory of
Lourdes College in Cagayan de Oro City
A glimpse of CEAP-Region X
Teachers from the Diocese of Iligan in session
Cluster 1
Cluster 2
Cluster 3
Teachers from the Diocese of Bukidnon
Campus ministers of Bukidnon, Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental, Ozamis and Iligan huddle in groups
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last February 16,2013. The aim was to
orient campus ministers to their role
and stress the impact of their activities
on the transformation of youth. They
were also oriented on the Vision of the
CEAP Bidahan Youth Program, both at
the national and regional levels with
emphasis that Bidahan activities at the
regional level should cascade from and
be aligned with those at the national. A
major plan is to hold a Bidahan Youth
Camp in CEAP-Region X this school
year.
An in service training for librarians. This was conducted last April 1213,2013 at Lourdes College Hotel Laboratory in Cagayan de Oro City at which
librarians from small schools of the Region gathered for a seminar workshop
on Enhancing Library Management
Skills. The training included practicum
at Lourdes College Library. The main
facilitator was Ms. Anabelle T. Acedera
who is the Chief Librarian of Lourdes
College. She was assisted by the librarians of St. Michael’s College and assistant librarians of Lourdes College.
Enrichment seminars for CEAPRegion X administrators. There were
two: (1) Essentials of Contemporary
School Management and Instructional
Leadership held last 1 December 2012
and facilitated by Sister Ma. Ru ina B. Guillano,RVM; and (2) Financial and
Human Resource Management last
February 9,2013 with Ms. Leny Ong
who is the Vice President for Finance
of Xavier University, and Dr. Romero
Hermosilla who is the HR and Vice
President for Administration of St. Michael’s College.
All these major on-the-job updating of competencies sessions were
part of Year I strategies slated as action
plans in the Region’s Strategic Plans
formulated last October 29, 2012 by
the CEAP-Region X Board together
with some school administrators. The
Board is currently gearing towards implementation of the plans which have
been set for Year II.
school year 2012-2013 activities
Librarians in sessions
At the management seminar last December 1, 2012 for administrators
Photos taken on February 9, 2013 at the session on upgrading resources optimization skills
22 CEAP BULLETIN
56 high school students qualify for
30@75 Education Scholarship Program
D
iwa Learning Systems Inc and
the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP)
announce the successful scholars who
passed the 30@75 Education Scholarship Program nationwide online
examination held last February 23 to
March 30 in different school hubs in
the country.
Fifty-six high school graduates
from the different cities and provinces
have passed the online scholarship
examinations out of the 354 who took
it. 15 of them are from the Southern
Tagalog Region, 13 are from Ilocos Region, 3 from the Bicol Region, 2 from
the Cordillera Administrative Region,
2 from Socsargen, 7 from Central Luzon, 12 from the Western and Eastern
Visayas Region, and 2 from Northern
Mindanao. Out of the 56 qualifiers, 20
have already processed their enrollment as of this writing.
The successful examinees who
decide to enroll will be given a 4-year
BS Education scholarship starting
this school year at the First Asia Institute of Technology and Humanities
(FAITH) in Tanauan, Batangas. They
will receive free tuition, free dormitory, and a two-way travel allowance
every year.
Diwa and CEAP hope that this
year’s batch of qualifiers will ultimately add to the number of teachers
who will raise the quality of education
as well as the pride in the teaching
profession in the Philippines.
Meanwhile, Diwa vice president
for Corporate and Marketing Communications Armel Espiritu said the
scholarship program will provide the
awardees a quality education that
will help increase the number of great
teachers in the country. “We believe
that through this scholarship program, we will be able to produce more
teachers who will actively lead in upholding the quality of education in our
country,” Espiritu said.
The 30@75 Education Scholarship Program is a joint undertaking
commemorating Diwa’s 30th year anniversary and is part of the celebration
leading up to the Catholic Educational
Association of the Philippines’ (CEAP)
75th year anniversary in 2016. The
scholarship is both CEAP’s and Diwa’s
effort to contribute to the development of the teaching profession in the
country.
In addition, the 30@75 Education Scholarship Program is pleased
to announce that there will be another
round of scholarship online examinations for the S.Y. 2014-2015. Application forms and other information can
be obtained through its website at
www.diwalearningtown.com.ph.
List of 30@75 Education
Scholarship Program Qualifiers
(in no particular order):
1. CLARISSE CELORICO - Canossa College
San Pablo, Laguna
2. IRISH GONDRA - Canossa College San Pablo,
Laguna
3. SARAH ANGELA GACUTAN
Canossa School City of Santa Rosa, Laguna
4. CHRISTINE EMMANUELLE AVILA Sacred Heart Academy, Oriental Mindoro
5. ROX WALE EQUIAS - Good Shepherd
Academy, Victoria, Oriental Mindoro
6. ARIANNE ISLA - Good Shepherd Academy,
Victoria, Oriental Mindoro
7. RHONA MARIZ POLE - Good Shepherd
Academy, Victoria, Oriental Mindoro
8. MERLEN DE GOZAR - Immaculate Heart
of Mary Academy, Oriental Mindoro
9. SARAH MAE ADOYO - Immaculate Heart
of Mary Academy, Oriental Mindoro
10. RENALYN MARIQUITA - Immaculate Heart
of Mary Academy, Oriental Mindoro
11. RHEMA SAGUID - Immaculate Heart
of Mary Academy, Oriental Mindoro
12. DAPHNE KRISTINE RIVERA - Mina De Oro
Catholic School, Oriental Mindoro
13. APRIL JADE RANON - Northern Mindoro
Academy, Oriental Mindoro
14. GIAN MARIE CASTILLO - Baco Catholic
School, Roxas, Oriental Mindoro
15. ROCHELLE CAGUETE - Puerto Galera
Academy, Galera, Oriental Mindoro
16. LERMA DE DOMINGO - Notre Dame
of Dadiangas University, South Cotabato
17. RHIA MAE NARCISO - Notre Dame
of Dadiangas University South Cotabato
18. DIONNE MAE UMALLA - Saint Louis College,
San Fernando, La Union
19. GERRIMEL HERNANDEZ - Saint Louis
College, San Fernando, La Union
30@75 scholars pose with (L-R, last row) CEAP President Fr. Greg Banaga, Diwa Executive Vice President Elma L. Ropeta, CEAP Executive Director Rhodora Angela Ferrer,
and FAITH President Saturnino G. Belen.
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20. KEZIAH FAYE PADILLA - Saint Louis College,
San Fernando, La Union
21. JESSA DULAY - Saint Louis College,
San Fernando, La Union
22. ERICA HORTELANO - Saint William’s
Academy, Tabuc, Kalinga
23. PRECIOUS DINAYAN - St. William’s
Academy, Tabuc, Kalinga
24. GEROME LUBRICO - Santa Catalina
Academy, Luna, La Union
25. JEREMY ARUMPAC
Santa Catalina Academy, Luna, La Union
26. JAMES PATRICK OLIVAR
Santa Catalina Academy, Luna, La Union
27. KRYSTEL ERICKA PEREZ
Santa Catalina Academy, Luna, La Union
28. IMAE JOY NONES Santa Catalina Academy, Luna, La Union
29. LEAN CARPIO St. Mary of the Sea Academy, La Union
30. ALISON PALING St. Mary of the Sea Academy, La Union
31. CHRISTINE NIKKA CACAS St. Mary of the Sea Academy, La Union
32. ALYSSA LABACLADO St. Mary of the Sea Academy, La Union
33. KRISTINE JOY DE LA CRUZ - St. Louise
de Marillac School of Pili, Albay
34. DAN CHRISTIAN CAGNAN - St. Therese
Educational Foundation Inc., Tacloban City
35. SONIA MAE BATAN - St. Therese
Educational Foundation Inc, Tacloban City
36. CARL FRANCIS QUEBEC - St. Therese
Educational Foundation Inc., Tacloban City
37. GUIAN PAULO CARIASO - St. Therese
Educational Foundation Inc.,Tacloban City
38. JOSALIE MAE BANGOY - St. Therese
Educational Foundation Inc.,Tacloban City
39. KATHLEEN HONRALES - St. Therese
Educational Foundation Inc.,Tacloban City
40. HANNA LEIGH RAGA - St. Therese
Educational Foundation Inc.Tacloban City
41. YRNA LOURDES ISABELLE CAÑA - St. Therese
Educational Foundation Inc.,Tacloban City
42. PAULO VILLAMAR - Our Lady of the Sacred
Heart College,Nueva Ecija
43. LEIRA ARELLANO - Our Lady of the Sacred
Heart College, Nueva Ecija
44. LAILANIE VILLAMAR - Our Lady of the
Sacred Heart College Inc.Nueva Ecija
45. CHARLES NOEL VILLANUEVA - Our Lady
of the Sacred Heart College, Nueva Ecija
46. LARA GANOT - Our Lady of the Sacred
Heart College, Nueva Ecija
47. WENDY BUENO - St. Pius X Institute,
Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija
48. LERISSA GALANG - St. Pius X Institute,
Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija
49. ANGELU SANTIAGO - Colegio del Santisimo
Rosario, Camarines Sur
50. AVRAM GUTIERREZ - Colegio del Santisimo
Rosario, Camarines Sur
51. NESSA ORBETA - Cordova Catholic
Cooperative School Cebu City
52. JESSA PAANO - Cordova Catholic
Cooperative School Cebu City
53. ALLAN CARL GUMERA - Libagon Academy,
Southern Leyte
54. JOHN JOSEPH PERMEJO - St. Michael
Development Center of Tolosa, Inc.,Leyte
55. GLICERIA DOROG - Saint Mary’s Academy
of Carmen, Cagayan de Oro
56. MARY JOY PANTONIAL - St. Mary’s Academy
of Carmen, Cagayan de Oro,
Scholars Presented to CEAP and Diwa
Makati City, Philippines – The
20 scholars of the 30@75 Education
Scholarship Program of the Catholic
Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) and Diwa Learning
Systems Inc., were presented to their
sponsors last June 17 at the First Asia
Institute of Technology and Humanities’ (FAITH) multipurpose hall.
Coming from various parts of
the country – 6 from the Ilocos Region, 1 from the Cordillera Region, 10
from the Southern Tagalog Region,1
from the Bicol Region, 1 from Southern
Visayas Region and 1 from the Western
Visayas Region
- the scholars received a free fouryear course in BS
Education. Their
scholarship also
includes free dormitory and a twoway travel allowance every year.
And on top of all
that, they get a
mentoring and
values formation
program to better
prepare them for
their future career. “The scholars need to have
a strong grounding on their values in
order to succeed,” said Atty. Gay Marie
Francisco, FAITH’s Vice President for
Administration.
The event was highlighted by
poignant stories and words of encouragement coming from FAITH President Saturnino G. Belen, Diwa Executive Vice President Elma L. Ropeta,
and CEAP President Fr. Gregorio L.
Bañaga, Jr. Gerome Labasa, one of the
scholars, also talked in behalf of the
group.
The 30@75 Education Scholarship Program is a joint anniversary
venture of Diwa and CEAP. It was set
up in the hope of uplifting the educational system in the country by helping deserving high school students
become future educators. They also
hope to raise the bar of excellence in
the country’s teaching profession by
encouraging the best high school students to become teachers.
Atty. Gay Marie Francisco, VP Administration of FAITH
giving her welcome message to the new scholars.
Mr. Saturnino Belen delivering his inspirational
message to the scholars.
Contributed by Abel Riototar
Corporate Communications Specialist
Diwa Learning System Inc.
Fr. Gregorio L. Bañaga, Jr. addressing the
scholars during their presentation in Makati.
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A
t the start of the school year, the
Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP)
with Vibal Foundation, Safe Gov.org,
Websafekids.org, National Association
of Public Secondary School Heads, and
the Stairway Foundation convened last
June 6, 2013, representatives from the
academe, government and parents to
discuss issues on advances in digital
and cloud computing and the risks
alongside their use, primarily on what
Raul Palabrica referred to when he
said: “With the advances in information technology, privacy in personal
data has become illusory. For the right
price or with good connections, private
information disclosed in confidence to
companies or government offices can
be made available to or accessed by interested parties”. Hence, the question:
Are kids tech-safe?
The forum started with SafeGov.
org Jeff Gould’s presentation of information about data privacy stressing
that the use of children’s personal
identifiable facts and the tracking
of their online activities should be
stopped to keep these from falling into
the hands of hackers, human traffickers and identity thieves. In the discussion panel were Websafekids.org
Founder Jovel Cipriano, President of
the National Association of Public Secondary School Heads Ka Arnulfo Empleyo, Mommy Mundo Founder Janice
Villanueva, Stairway Foundation Advocacy and Training Officer Ysrael Diloy
and CEAP Executive Director Rhodora
Ferrer. They all expressed that the organizations they were representing
were for the online safety of kids.
Standing up for Data Privacy in Philippine Education. [L-­R] Julius Corotan, VP for Marketing and Communications of Vibal Publishing;; Ka Arnul Empleo, ARE
KIDS
TECHSAFE?
[L-­R]. Jeff Gould, Key Expert from SafeGov.org;; Jovel Cipriano, Founder of Websafekids.org;; Ka Arnul Empleo, President of National Association of Public Secondary School Heads;; Janice Villanueva, Founder of Mommy Mundo;; Dorris Ferrer, Executive Director of the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines;; Ysreal Diloy, Advocacy Trainer from Stairway Foundation;; and Atty. Noel del Pardo, Legal Consultant of the Department of Education.
CEAP, echoing the Catholic
Church’s teaching on the protection of
rights of persons, strongly supports the
Data Privacy Act of 2012 which affirms
the “policy of the State to protect the
fundamental human right of privacy and
of communication while ensuring free
flow of information to promote innovation and growth.”
President of National Association
of Public Secondary School Heads; Jovel
Cipriano, Founder of Websafekids.org;
Janice Villanueva, Founder of Mommy
Mundo; Jeff Gould, Key Expert from SafeGov.org; Dorris Ferrer, Executive Director
of the Catholic Educational Association
of the Philippines; Ysreal Diloy, Advocacy Trainer from Stairway Foundation;
Atty. Noel del Pardo, Legal Consultant of
the Department of Education; and Chris
Datol, PR Head and Operations Manager
of Vibal Technologies.
[L-R]. Ka Arnul Empleo, President of National Association of Public Secondary School Heads;; Jovel Cipriano, Founder of Websafekids.org;; Janice Villanueva, Founder of Mommy Mundo;; Jeff Gould, Key Expert from SafeGov.
org;; Dorris Ferrer, Executive Director of the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines;; Ysreal Diloy, Advocacy Trainer from Stairway Foundation;; and Atty. Noel del Pardo, Legal Consultant of the Department of Education.
CEAP BULLETIN 25
“Getting our acts together”
– towards the implementation of the K to 12 Act
The panel responding to questions during the open forum
A
midst questions and concerns
raised by the Lower House regarding K to 12, both chambers – the
House of Representatives and the Senate
– through a bicameral conference committee, rati ied the bill last January 30, 2013; and on 15 May 2013, President
Benigno Aquino signed it, the Enhanced
Basic Education Act of 2012, which is
also known as the K to 12 Act. This conirmed that a universal kindergarten and Grades 11 and 12 shall be added to Basic Education in both public and private
schools.
Although earlier there were reservations regarding the government’s
readiness to implement it, CEAP helped
address some of the pressing misconceptions and the critical concerns regarding
the said program. Together with COCOPEA and FAPE, nationwide seminars,
workshops and parallel conferences on
K to 12 were held. These gatherings addressed issues pertaining to the establishment of the senior high school levels,
the spiral progression approach, and the
labor and legal implications of transition
along with updates on the formulation of
the Public-Private Partnerships, among
others. Furthermore, DepEd released
copies of the K to 12 Curriculum Guides
to CEAP for distribution to its memberschools. Notices were released through
various social media platforms to inform
CEAP member-schools on how to obtain
the curriculum guides while COCOPEA
worked with the group which was convened by CHED to discuss the HEI scenarios in view of the transition for which
the group opted for what is referred to
now as the 2-year Bridging Curriculum.
Atty. Joseph Estrada clarifying some concerns regarding the IRR
CEAP also met with Asian Development Bank (ADB) representatives
who expressed support for K to 12, and
advised CEAP to draw a model for helping inance the transition. Aside from the ESC and Voucher System, a model
for allocating some amount to a group
of schools in regions or districts was
proposed for which details are being
worked out.
Last June 19, DepEd convened
partners and stakeholders from private
and government education agencies to
draft the K to 12 Act Implementing Rules
and Regulations (IRR). Leading the forum were DepEd Secretary Br. Armin
Luistro FSC, CHED Director Dr. Sinfroso
Birung, and TESDA Executive Director
Ms. Susan dela Rama. DepEd Undersecretary Francisco Varela, in his opening
remarks expressed appreciation to both
those who had shown support for K to
12 and those who articulated reservations and no small amount of criticism
against the program. He also identi ied areas of concern but, nevertheless, said
that these shall be addressed accordingly. DepEd Undersecretary Alberto
Muyot provided the terms of reference
for the Drafting Committee and the subcommittees. He suggested that there be
ive (5) sub-­‐committees: Teacher Education and Training, Career and Guidance,
Transitory and General Provisions, EGASTPE and Financing, and Curriculum.
September 4, 2013 was the date set for
the inal form of the IRR. Prior to this meeting, COCOPEA
brought to the attention of the DepEd
Secretary issues involving Curriculum
Development, Teacher Education and
Training, and concerns on the transition. CEAP and COCOPEA committed to
participate in each committee and help
draw and complete the K to 12 Act IRR.
mittees. He suggested that there
be ive (5) sub-­‐committees: Teacher Education and Training, Career and Guidance, Transitory and General Provisions,
E-GASTPE and Financing, and Curriculum. September 4, 2013 was the date set
for the inal form of the IRR. Prior to this meeting, COCOPEA
brought to the attention of the DepEd
Secretary issues involving Curriculum
Development, Teacher Education and
Training, and concerns on the transition.
CEAP and COCOPEA committ
Bro Armin Luistro is clarifying some points
regarding K to 12.
Dr. Sinfroso Birung representing CHED
Chairperson Patricia Licuanan
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CEAP to Put Up Diamond Jubilee Exhibit
7
5th anniversary in 2016, CEAP, in collaboration with Vibal Publishing, is putting up an exhibit to showcase
the signi icant milestones, the key events in her history and her contribution in promoting quality and transformative Catholic education in the Philippines. The exhibit outlines the vision and the strategic
direction CEAP has set her eyes on in the coming years. It articulates too the various works and the crucial
contributions of Catholic educators in promoting quality education especially to the marginalized sector of the
Philippine society. It also presents the lasting mark it left in the hearts, minds and souls of her students. The
organizers of the exhibit hopes to remind the audiences, especially the Catholic educators, that they are the
effective missionaries to a world that needs Christian renewal and they are the signi icant catalyst to a world that needs Christian transformation. The exhibit is open for public viewing on the irst day of the CEAP National Convention at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu City in late September 2013. The exhibit will then move to the
various regions in the Philippines to be showcased in CEAP-partner schools for wider audience reach.
CEAP BULLETIN 27
CEAP Schools Awarded for
Educational
Innovation
F
or two years now, the Excellence in Educational
Transformation Awards
(EETA) has recognized the outstanding transformation strategies and programs of various public and private schools
around the country. The annual
award, given by the Bayan Academy and in collaboration with Rex
Book Store and the Knowledge
Channel Foundation, seeks to provide
schools with the opportunity to serve
as examples to other institutions, in the
hopes that educational transformation
may spread across the entire educational
community, one school at a time.
The EETA’s criteria for excellence
is composed of the following areas of
educational innovation: 1) curriculum
design and development, 2) learning materials, 3) learning methodologies and
delivery systems, 4) administrative systems and processes, and inally 5) learning spaces and places. To qualify for the
awards, the submissions from applicant
schools went through a series of careful deliberations by the EETA Screening Committee, headed by Dr. Eduardo
Morato, Bayan Academy Chairman, that
included campus tours, classroom observations, interviews with faculty and
staff, and dialogues with students. The
inalists then presented their entries to the EETA National Committee, who then
determined the awardees.
For the year 2012, the EETA focused on the theme, “Excellence in Educational Transformation: Towards a 21st
Century Education”, which highlights
school initiatives that have transformed
their schools to adapt to the new realities of the 21st Century. Three schools
from the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) are EETA
2012 awardees. These are: the Don
Bosco Technology Center-Cebu, La Salle
Green Hills Grade School, and the Diocesan Schools of Pagadian.
The EETA awarded the Don Bosco
Technology Center-Cebu (DBTC) for its
Representatives from the schools receiving their award: (Left) Don Bosco Technology Center-Cebu, (Bottom) La Salle Green
Hills Grade School and (Top) Diocesan
Schools of Pagadian
innovations in curriculum design and
development. DBTC, known as the premier center for Catholic technical education in the Philippines, has adopted
the spiral progression approach as its
education delivery mode in teaching
technical subjects. The spiral progression approach allows students to further
deepen and broaden their knowledge
by irst learning the basics of a subject. This approach can be seen in the technical curriculum of DBTC, where mechanical, electronic, and civil technologies are
taught in an increasing level of complexity from Grade 8 to Grade 10, instead of
the traditional specialized curriculum
where one Grade would feature one ield of technology.
For innovation in learning materials, the EETA awarded the La Salle Green
Hills (LSGH) Grade School for its effective utilization of the e-tablet in LSGH’s
learner-centered education paradigm.
This paradigm is concretized through
the Learner-Centered Learning Environment (LCLE) System. At the core of the
LCLE System is the teacher’s role in integrating technology with their instructional design. Hence, the function of the
e-tablet is seen as not only as replacement of bulky textbooks, but an indispensable tool for facilitating learning in
the 21st century.
For innovations in administrative systems and processes, the EETA
awarded the Diocesan Schools of Pa-
gadian for their remarkable turnaround
from a cash-strapped and fragmented
diocese to a robust and uni ied one. This turnaround can be attributed to
the administrative initiatives of Sister
Amelia David, ICM. These initiatives
borrow tenets from the business sector,
such as implementing a single inancial management system, and overcoming
internal resistance. They also make use
of 21st Century technology through the
implementation of an electronic data
processing system to speed up inancial and administrative processes. On the
academic front, she also instituted the
creation of a common syllabus, and developed new learning programs to reach
out to students of varying backgrounds
and religions, especially in Mindanao. As
a result of her endeavors, the Diocesean
Schools of Pagadian now enjoy improved
facilities, infrastructure, and materials, a
sustainable enrollment rate, competitive
compensation, and quality graduates.
In the continuing tradition of
supporting schools with transformative initiatives, the Bayan Foundation,
in partnership with Rex Book Store and
the Knowledge Channel Foundation,
calls out all interested public and private
educational institutions to send their applications for the 3rd Annual EETA for
2013. For more information on submission requirements and processes, please
visit the Bayan Academy website at www.
bayanacademy.org.