DepEd CALABARZON releases first localized Regional
Child Protection Policy and Anti-Bullying Manual
DepEd CALABARZON top officials pose with their copy of the Regional Child Protection Policy and Anti-Bullying (RCPPA) Manual.
Staying true to the department’s
mission of ensuring a child-friendly and
safe environment for learners, the
Department of Education Region IV-A
CALABARZON officially released the
Regional Child Protection Policy and Anti-
Bullying (RCPPA) Manual for public
schools, the very first localized regional
manual of DepEd Order 40, s. 2012,
otherwise known as the DepEd Child
Protection Policy.
The RCPPA Manual was officially
signed by DepEd CALABARZON top
officials and immediately released for
implementation on July 26.
“It is our hope that this
contextualized RCPPA [Manual] will enable
all of us to have clearer guides in ensuring
that our push for quality, accessible,
relevant and liberating basic education will
become a reality in the lives of the
youngsters we nurture,” former Regional
Director and now Undersecretary
Diosdado M. San Antonio said in his
message for the manual.
Carlito D. Rocafort, Officer-in-Charge
of the Office of the Regional Director
expressed his gratitude to the Regional
Legal Unit and the technical working group
for their hard work in making the localized
regional manual a reality during the
orientation seminar on RCPPA Manual
conducted at the Bulwagan ng
Karangalan, DepEd CALABARZON Regional
Office, Cainta on August 8.
“We really believe that the child is conducted by DepEd Central Office
the most important and the most precious showed that Region IV-A has the best
resource of our organization. Kaya tayong implementation of the policy in the
lahat nandito po, kaya tayong lahat country. However, there were still lapses
nabubuhay pa at may mga trabaho dahil that needed to be addressed like the
dito sa mga bata,” Rocafort said. awareness of non-teaching personnel in
Furthermore, Rocafort explained the schools and the proper crafting of the
need for the manual to be cascaded down school’s CPP manual. These issues led the
to division and school officials in order to region to create a localized regional policy.
make sure that the guidelines stated in It could be recalled that it was on
the manual are well-implemented in the Augus t 30, 2018 when DepEd
field. He also added that although the CALABARZON created the TWG composed
manual is exclusive for public schools, of regional and division officials, school
private schools can use the RCPPA Manual heads, attorneys, guidance counselors,
as reference in crafting their student or teachers, and parents. The group met for
school manual. several months, having long discussions
Meanwhile, Regional Child Protection and consultations on what should be
Specialist Jocelyn L. Martin announced written in the policy that would help
that the reports of the national monitoring promote the welfare of every child. (Ma.
of the Child Protection Policy (CPP) Joan Paula D. Dino, DepEd CALABARZON)
The Technical Working Group tasked to draft the localized Regional Child Protection Policy Manual beam
with pride as they hold their certificates of recognition and pose with OIC-ORD Carlito D. Rocafort and
Lucena SDS Aniano M. Ogayon during the signing of the RCPPA Manual.
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Santa Rosa City bags two gold, one silver in 2019
Singapore International Math Olympiad Challenge
Out of 79 Pinoy mathletes, Santa
Rosa City contributed two gold and one
silver medalS to the eight gold and 19
silver medals Philippines got in the 2019
Singapore International Math Olympiad
Challenge held in Singapore from July 6
to 9.
Holy Rosary College’s Elean R.
Almazan snagged one of the gold medals
of Team Philippines. Almazan is no
stranger in the international math
competition scene. The student had
already won a bronze medal during the
International Mathematics and Science
Olympiad held in the Philippines.
Santa Rosa Science and Technology
High School’s John Benedict M. Sanico
also contributed a gold to the Philippines’
medal tally while Rainier Matthew L.
Rodenas won a silver medal. In addition,
in a rare opportunity, Johann Paulo R.
Campos, a grade 2 pupil of Chair of St.
Peter School, was part of the Philippine
Team.
On the other hand, Santa Rosa
City’s Digs C. Salamat was one of the 24
math teachers who accompanied the
students. The teachers attended
Wawa NHS young leaders attend 2nd Katipunan ng
Kabataan General Assembly
The 11 presidents of respective Rafael was also conducted.
clubs of Wawa National High School,
District of Rodriguez, Rizal attended the memorable experiences of being School, Schools Division of Rizal)
2nd Katipunan ng Kabataan General leaders,” one of the students remarked.
Assembly at Virginia and Boy Resort, San
Rafael, Rodriguez, Rizal on July 13
The event was spearheaded by SK
Chairman Marlo C. Lentijas together with
Barangay Captain Eron Paul Alvarez,
other barangay officials, and SK Council.
It bannered the theme “Tinig ng
Kabataang San R a fa e l e ño :
Pakinggan,Ipaglaban at Isapuso.”
The one-day gathering focused on
leadership training, oath taking of KK
Officers, open forum for the formulation
of Comprehensive Barangay Youth
Development Plan (CBYDP), finalization
of CBYDP, accomplishment report, and
general assembly. A bonding and unity
food trip with the youth of Barangay San
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seminars that not only honed their
teaching skills, but also gave them tips on
how to become creative teachers in order
to influence more students to think and
enjoy mathematics.
The team worked hard in order for
each of them to bring home honor to the
SDO and city. Every year, these children
compete in an international competition.
Through then Mayor Danilo Ramon S.
Fernandez, now the Representative of the
lone district of Santa Rosa, then
Representative now Mayor Arlene B.
Arcillas, SDS Helen A. Ramos, ASDS
Rogelio F. Opulencia, and the whole
family of SDO Santa Rosa City, the
support of the city government and SDO
is always felt.
SDO Santa Rosa City is indeed very
happy and proud for the achievements of
these kids. Their achievement is not only
theirs but also for their schools, the
division, the city, the region, the
Department of Education, and the country
as well. (Severa C. Salamat, Education Proud math champions (left to right) Rainier
Matthew L. Roodenas (Silver), John Benedict M.
Program Supervisor, SDO Santa Rosa Sanico (Gold) and Elean R. Almazan (Gold) pose
City) during the 2019 Singapore International Math
Olympiad Challenge.
(Alwin B. Vergara, SBM Coordinator/TLE
"The event was one of the Club Adviser, Wawa National High
Wawa NHS Club Leaders attend the SK Assembly Joshua Siao (TLE-YES President), Raiza Yorsua (Pangulo ng
KAPARIZ), Blessy Mae Zonio (Book Buddies President), Arabella Bautista (MAPEH Club President), Kyla
Abegail Casiple (YES-O President), Ma. Britney Balaguer (TLE-SWAT President), John Mark Zonio (Math
Lovers President), Dellera (EsP President, Mark Alvin Alvarez (SSG Vice-President), and John Mark Reberta
(SSG President)
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SDO Lucena City conducts inaugural Junior First
Aider's Camp 2019
City Hall Executive Assistant III Rogelio Traqueña, City Department Head-II LDRRMO Janet V. Gendrano
and OIC-ASDS Dr. Babylyn M. Pambid lead the donation of first aid kits to all public secondary schools in
the Division of Lucena City.
Schools Division Office of Lucena City
in collaboration with the Local Disaster Risk
Reduction Management Office (LCDRRMO)
of Lucena City and Lucena City Fire Station
conducted the 1st Junior First Aider's Camp
in celebration of National Disaster
Resilience Month held at Lucena City
National High School, Brgy. Ibabang Dupay,
Lucena City, July 29 to 30.
A total of 98 students and 14 Junior
First Aider (JFA) Adviser from public
secondary schools participated in the said
event. The said camp aimed to educate
students and teachers in acquiring the right
knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary in
an emergency to help sustain life and
minimize the consequences of injury until
more advanced medical help arrives.
Yvan Jonas A. Tolentino, Nurse-II, and
Belen M. Andal, SEPS-II, lead the program
while Rolito Inojosa, principal of Lucena City
National High School welcomed the
participants. OIC-Assistant Schools Division
Superintendent Babylyn M. Pambid and City
Hall Executive Assistant III Rogelio
Traquena gave messages regarding the
conduct of the said event. Afterwards,
LDRRMO headed by City Department Head-
II Janet V. Gendrano distributed first aid kits
to SDO Lucena City and all public
secondary schools.
Meanwhile, Patrick Miguel T. Palacio,
Nurse-II, discussed about First Aid
Management and its importance. He also
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demonstrated the basic first aid and cardio-
pulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
In addition, Fire Officer-II Jan Vincent
R. Alba and Fire Officer-II Karls Gary S.
Flores together with Quezon Special Rescue
Unit (SRU) continued the discussion on Fire
Suppression Techniques. They emphasized
to the participants not to panic in
emergency situations. Instead, participants
should call Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)
immediately. Participants should also have
a directory of the bureau on hand in case of
emergencies.
Furthermore, demonstration on other
fire suppression technique was conducted
where participants performed a demo on
the use of fire hose. Aside from fire
emer gency r es pons e, they als o
demon str ated pr oper ban dagin g,
emergency carries, and spine board
management. A friendly competition on
hose throwing and rolling was also
conducted.
On the other hand, Operation and
Planning Section Head Jesus Ferdinand
Mata demonstrated proper rope care and
knot tying, wherein he showed various type
of knots from boating knots, fishing knots,
climbing knots, and surgical knots. These
types of knots are necessary in saving lives
especially when dealing with a survival
situation, performing first aid, and when
working over heights or water.
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Junior First Aiders show dedication in delivering
the right procedures in Bandaging, Emergency
Carries and Spine Board Management Relay.
A quiz bee titled 1st Mayor Dondon
Alcala Listong Mag-aaral Quiz Bee started
was also participated by junior first aiders
while their JFA Advisers served as proctors.
JFA from Lucena Dalahican National High
School was hailed the 1st place winner
while Lucena City National High School
(LCNHS) won 2nd placer and Lucena
Dalahican National High School (LDNHS)-
Barra Extension placed third. Moreover,
competition for bandaging, emergency
carries, spine board management, and
bucket relay was conducted.
A graduation ceremony and awarding
of winners ended the said program.
Participating agencies, schools, and JFA
Advisers were recognized. The top five
performing schools were also awarded.
Lucena Dalahican National High School got
the 1st place award and was hailed as the
overall champion. Ibabang Talim Integrated
High School placed second. Mayao Parada
Agricultural Integrated High School got 3rd
place. Ransohan Integrated High School
received the 4th place award while LDNHS-
Barra Extension placed 5th. (Karen Jane P.
Montero, PDO I-SHS, Division of Lucena
City – SGOD)
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Banaba West IS reinforces deworming program, WIFA

supplementation through health awareness campaign
Having implemented a health
awareness campaign project for students
and parents, Banaba West Integrated
School significantly improved its students’
participation with a baseline rate of 91%
for the deworming treatment and 81% for
the Weekly Iron Folic Acid (WIFA)
supplementation in July 2019.
For the last three years, Banaba
West Integrated School has attained an
average of 63% of student participation in
the deworming program and 59% in WIFA
supplementation. During the initial
attempt of the school to encourage
participation to the health programs last
June, only 45% agreed to take part in the
said programs.
To address this, MAPEH teachers led
by their coordinator, Ailagen Delos Reyes,
the Operations and Learner Support Head,
Leila Seco, and the school principal,
Lilibeth Virtus, planned for a health MAPEH Coordinator Ailagen Delos Reyes discusses the alarming effects of worm infection to a junior high
awareness campaign project. They started school class.
with a survey to determine the reasons for
the low recorded participation of students. Presentations were done by MAPEH effort of the learner support head and the
Even before Regional Memorandum No. teachers in their respective classes from MAPEH teachers for coming up with the
433, s.2019 or the Rapid Survey on the Grades 7 to 12. During the sessions, project. She also awarded the classes who
Barriers to Deworming and Immunization students who have participated in the actively participated in the program. “This
in CALABARZON was issued, BWIS program also voluntarily shared to their awareness campaign is one of the best
students and parents had been asked why classmates its benefits. Posters were also practices that the school may take to
they refused to avail themselves of the posted in strategic places in school to encourage active participation from the
free programs. The most common reasons reinforce student awareness. students. This can also be applied to other
that emerged were students’ belief that After the campaign, the number of DepEd programs,” the principal said. (Leila
they are uninfected by worms or that they students who agreed to participate in the M. Seco, Master Teacher II, Banaba West
no longer need iron supplementation; health programs increased dramatically. Integrated School, SDO Batangas City)
parents’ disapproval for their children to Principal Virtus recognized the creative
be given treatment; and students’ fear of
getting side-effects from taking the
treatment.
An analysis of the root cause of the
problem was done and it was found out
that the students and their parents need
to be oriented with the benefits of
dewor min g tr eatmen t an d WIFA
supplementation. Immediately after,
MAPEH teachers planned for a health
awareness campaign program. They
prepared slide decks, clipped pictures,
and videos to augment the presentations.
These were edited to cover all other
important features such as the alarming
effects of worm infection and iron-
deficiency, the misconceptions on taking
deworming treatment and evidences that Parents of students from one senior high school class raise their hands to express their agreement to
the health programs are beneficial. deworming treatment and WIFA supplementation for their children.
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Batangas’s Cuenca District conducts first Gawad TaGaMaSID

In response to Deped Order No. 9,
s. 2002 titled Establishing the Program
on Awards and Incentives for Service
Excellence (PRAISE) in the Department
of Education, Cuenca District, the local
government, and other stakeholders
recognized outstanding teachers in the
district’s 1st Gawad TaGaMaSID (Talino,
Galing at Mahusay na Serbisyo na may
Inte gri dad at Dangal ) Awardi ng
Ceremony at Cuenca Central Covered
Court, Cuenca, Batangas held on July
19. FRUITS OF LABOR. Edith Soriano (5th right), School Principal Nenita Adame (center), District
Gawad TaGaMaSID acknowledged Supervisor, Shirleyn Agena (5th left), School Brigada Eskwela Coordinator and other teachers as
they receive the award for 2nd Place Outstanding Brigada Eskwela Implementer. (Photo by Maria
exemplary performances of teachers Cristina H. Ramos)
and non-teaching personnel that gave
recognition to their schools by aiming to Public Schools District Supervisor which are the following: Outstanding
improve the quality of education and Nenita A. Adame also gave words of B ri g ad a E s k we l a I m p l e m e n t e r ,
professional development. Exemplary inspiration to the awardees and guests. Outstanding Teachers and School Heads
performance of schools was also "To be a great employee, hindi lang in Elementary and Secondary, Non-
recognized external motivation ang kasiyahan. Ang Teaching Personnel, Campus Journalism
"Ito ang tinatawag na bayanihan tunay na paglilingkod ay galing sa puso and Sports. (Maria Cristina H. Ramos,
para sa patuloy na kaunlaran,” said at personal na intension," Adame said. Teacher III, Emmanuel Elementary
Mayor Faye Endaya Barretto through With the support of stakeholders, School, Cuenca, Batangas)
Councilor Nina Verdan Alvarez. major awards were given to educators

Lopez East District teachers empowered through ICT

ICT coordinators of the 31 elementary
schools and 5 secondary schools of Lopez
East District attended a two-day training
workshop on empowering education
through Information and Communication
Technology held at Don Emilio Salumbides
Elementary School E-Classroom on June 20
to 21.
The first day started with a short
opening program where the Principal
Josefina C. Ladines of Don Emilio
Salumbides Elementary School welcomed
every participant. A message from District
Supervisor Plaridel R. Lampos inspired
everyone to learn more and share their
knowledge to their colleagues.
Jayson F. Luna, District ICT
Coordinator, took over the first day as he
shared new updates on ICT. The training
workshop was in a lesser-talk more-work
setting which made learning activities more
engaging. The afternoon session focused
on social interaction applications such as
Flipgrip and Microsoft Teams with the
purpose of empowering teachers and
pupils to achieve more. Microsoft Educator,
an online educational portal was also
discussed which can be used by teachers
for their professional development.
On the second day, manipulation of
different Office 365 applications such as
the new features of PowerPoint, Sway,
Microsoft Forms were the focus of learning.
The application KALite which is very useful
in classroom instruction was the highlight
of the day while E-skwela learning
resources which contained several
interactive videos of different learning
areas was the topic in the afternoon
session.
At the end of the training-workshop,
Ronal C. Oriarte, Master Teacher I of
Veronica Elementary School delivered an
impression. District Supervisor Lampos set
the challenge which was accepted by one
of the new promising ICT expert teacher,
Ken Ferdinand D. Tenorio of Mabanban
Elementary School.
Lucena District ICT Coordinator Jayson F. Luna thoroughly discusses ICT updates to teachers of LED.
(Anthony V. Cabungcal)
The event was timely and significant
as teachers have to continuously improve
and update themselves with new
innovations in this ever-changing society as
agen t of s ocial lear n in g an d
transformation. It is imperative that
teachers utilize every ICT tool available for
them to successfully provide an effective
teaching and learning atmosphere to the
21st century learners. Respect and
gratitude go with all the persons who
initiated and provided this kind of
educational undertaking. The teachers
assured the delivery of their learning to
their pupils effectively and successfully.
(John Darryl B. Arit, Teacher II/ ICT
Coordinator, Lalaguna Elementary School,
Quezon Province)

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Ungos NHS conducts COMSEP to equip teachers
with new ICT trends
Nick Rinen discusses the advantages of Office 365 (Photo by William Inte)
Equipped with the passion,
knowledge, and skills, the ICT team of
Ungos National High School held its first
one-day ICT training-workshop where
participants were introduced to new
trends and applications available online
and offline in order to be more
confident and equipped with the right
knowledge and skills to face the
challenge of the 21st -century
education, June 9.
The event is part of the UNHS
Computer Skills Enhancement Program
or COMSEP and as support to the
provision of Microsoft Office 365
accounts to all DepEd employees.
Nick Rinen highlighted the
advantage of Office 365 over other
office applications. He explained how to
avail of the Office 365 freely by just
using a valid DepEd email account.
Th rou gh his w alkthr ough , the
participants learned about the many
features of Office 365 which cannot be
found in other office application.
William Inte, Master Teacher and
SHS ICT Coordinator of Ungos National
High School discussed a series of
important topics in ICT. He emphasized
the difference between an offline and
online setup and application in his basic
and advanced network presentation.
His demonstration on how an
IPWebcam can be used in the
SUCCESS. Luzveminda Selim raises her hand after being the
first one to connect her ipwebcam to her laptop. (Photo by
Jaicelle Taniegra)
classroom together with a laptop caught
the interest of the attendees. The
WebEx online application and its
features were also tackled during Inte’s
discussion.
Inte also introduced the many
features of Microsoft Educator
Community where participants can
experience new learning style through
online training and resources while
being recognized by Microsoft with
badges and certificates. The SHS ICT
Coordinator also showed new skills the
participants can apply in OneNote,
PowerPoint, and Word.
Furthermore, Rhona Ordinado, the
Junior High School ICT Coordinator
s p o k e a b ou t of fi c e .c o m . H e r
presentation highlighted the Microsoft
word online immersive reader. Through
this online feature, the reading ability of
learners can be enhanced from
pronunciation to the word identification
and definition. She also discussed
Sway, an online presentation tool that is
easier to use than a PowerPoint and
can be used to create a collaborative
presentation from different online
participants. Another useful educational
tool discussed was flipgrid, a website
that facilitates online video discussions
between teachers and their students.
Meanwhile, Jaicelle Taniegra, the
school organ adviser tackled the use of
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Publisher in designing newsletters. She
demonstrated different styles and
techniques that can be applied using
the said application. Taniegra also gave
some important reminders in writing
photo caption like the use of the
present tense as if the event is
"happening right now" and the proper
way of identifying the main person in
the photo.
Elmer Potes, Master Teacher I of
Ungos National High School was the
last speaker for the event. Participants
were still interested and eager during
Potes’ Photoshop presentation and
demonstration in doing a basic
tarpaulin layout.
On the other hand, School Head
Yoleny R. Portales, despite not being
present during the event for a meeting,
managed to observe and update herself
with what is happening because of the
CCTV camera installed in the school
vicinity. This initiative of the school
head has made the whole school
community more secured and has
helped in keeping a watch on the
punctuality of all teachers and in
monitoring and keeping track of all
activities taking place in school
premises. (William P. Inte, Master
Teacher I and SHS ICT Coordinator,
Ungos National High School – Main,
SDO Quezon Province)