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Health
Quarter 1 – Module 3:
Nature of Environmental Issues
Health – Grade 9
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 3: Nature of Environmental Issues
First Edition, 2020

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Health
Quarter 1 – Module 3:
Nature of Environmental Issues
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the HEALTH – Grade 9 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module

on Nature of Environmental Issues!

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by

educators both from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or
facilitator in helping the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum
while overcoming their personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and
independent learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also
aims to help learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into
consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the
body of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to
manage their own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist
the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

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For the learner:

Welcome to the Health – Grade 9 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on

Nature of Environmental Issues!

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used to depict skill, action and purpose. Through our hands we may learn, create
and accomplish. Hence, the hand in this learning resource signifies that you as a
learner is capable and empowered to successfully achieve the relevant competencies
and skills at your own pace and time. Your academic success lies in your own hands!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning resource while being an active
learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

What I Need to Know This will give you an idea of the skills or
competencies you are expected to learn in the
module.

What I Know This part includes an activity that aims to

check what you already know about the
lesson to take. If you get all the answers
correct (100%), you may decide to skip this
module.

What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you link

the current lesson with the previous one.

What’s New In this portion, the new lesson will be

introduced to you in various ways such as a
story, a song, a poem, a problem opener, an
activity or a situation.

What is It This section provides a brief discussion of the

lesson. This aims to help you discover and
understand new concepts and skills.

What’s More This comprises activities for independent

practice to solidify your understanding and
skills of the topic. You may check the
answers to the exercises using the Answer
Key at the end of the module.

What I Have Learned This includes questions or blank

sentence/paragraph to be filled in to process
what you learned from the lesson.

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 What I Can Do This section provides an activity which will
help you transfer your new knowledge or skill
into real life situations or concerns.

Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate your

level of mastery in achieving the learning
competency.

Additional Activities In this portion, another activity will be given

to you to enrich your knowledge or skill of the
lesson learned. This also tends retention of
learned concepts.

Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in the

module.

At the end of this module you will also find:

References This is a list of all sources used in developing

this module.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the
module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not
hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are not
alone.

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning
and gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

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 What I Need to Know

This module is especially made for you.

A healthier life is achieved when you have a safe environment. Identifying the
problems and knowing all the issues in your environment can make yourself aware
and prepared in battling whatever obstacles you might be facing in your everyday
life. Everyone must be sensitive to what is happening around us. Life is not only
about playing computer games, keeping updated on social media, buying the stuff
you need ONLINE or in the market; and/or making FACEBOOK friends. It must be
also about the current situation we are in.

Being aware of the nature of environment issues might give you some ideas, skills
and knowledge to make yourself and your family safe, thus, making yourself a better
you to win the battles and being a successful individual who can contribute to nation
building as well.

In this module, you will learn the nature of environmental issues that will open your
eyes in the different threats and destruction in the community. (H9CE-lb-d-11).

At the end of the lesson, you should be able to:

a. describe the environmental problems in the Philippines;

b. discuss the nature of environmental issues; and

c. show awareness on environmental issues in the community using song

lyrics composition.

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 What I Know

In this module, you will acquire knowledge in describing the environmental issues
in the community. Before you proceed, let’s find out to what extent you have such
knowledge. Write your answers on a one whole sheet of paper.

Carefully read the statements in Column A. Choose the letter that corresponds to
the environmental problem that best describes each statement from Column B.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

1. It is any alteration of the physical, chemical, and

biological properties of water, air and/or land A. Air Pollution
resources resulting to problems.

2. It means any alteration of the physical, chemical and B. Water

biological properties of the atmospheric air. Pollution

3. It is chiefly caused by chemicals in pesticides, such

as poisons that are used to kill agricultural pests
like insects and herbicides that are used to get rid of
weeds. Soil pollution results from: Unhealthy C. Pollution
methods of soil management and/or Harmful
irrigation methods.

4. It means any alteration of the physical, chemical, D. Coral Reef

and biological or radiological properties of a body of Degradation
water resulting in the impairment of the purity or
quality.

5. It is about metal that varies according to industry E. Agricultural

just like lead, mercury, chromium, cadmium, and Organic
cyanide.

6. It is about decayed plants, dead animals, livestock F. Domestic

manure, soil runoff, and non-organic (pesticides and Sewage
fertilizers)

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7. It contains pathogens that threaten human health
G. Industrial Waste
and life.

8. It happens when soil and rock are moved from one H. Noise Pollution
place to another by wind, water, and gravity.

9. It is a significant problem throughout the world and I. Soil Pollution

a diverse underwater ecosystem built from calcium
carbonate secreted by corals.

10. It is the excessive sound that causes hearing loss, J. Illegal Mining
stress, fatigue, irritability, tension, headaches, and
high blood pressure.

11. It is the extraction of valuable minerals or other

geological materials from the earth, an ore body, lode
vein seam, or reef, which forms the mineralized
package of economic interest to the miner in the K. Soil Erosion
absence of land rights, mining license, exploration or
mineral transportation permit or any document that
could legitimate the on-going operations.

12. It is the destruction and devastation of big areas in

the forest, our country is now losing its physical
state that fast and the main cause of its L. Flash Flood
deterioration is agriculture and building of
infrastructure.

13. It is a sudden flood of great volume, usually M. Deforestation

caused by a heavy rain.

14. It is a human activity that can cause flood; air, N. Malpractice of

land, and water pollution fishing

15. It is a human activity which affects economic O. Improper

sustainability in marine fisheries. garbage
segregation

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 Lesson
Nature of Environmental
1 Issues
Natural Resources and biodiversity explain why the Philippines is a rich country.
Putting our home into the rare list of nations with both a hotspot and mega diversity
area for over 6000 plant species and also numerous animal species inhabited this
area. However, despite of their richness and massive importance to the environment
and humans as well, the forests face continuing destruction and possible extinction.
Even the corona virus disease which made people in the whole world turned our lives
into a new normal is somehow considered environmental issue for it is continually
reducing economic activity, thus, this pandemic is one of the unexpected
environmental consequences.

What’s In

Understanding the common environmental problems in the Philippines and its

nature could be one of the primary steps in contributing essential actions towards
self-improvement, living in a safe environment and serving the country and mankind.
To start taking part on it, try to do this activity:

Identify the problems which contribute to environmental disturbance based on the

pictures given:

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Notes to the Teacher

This module is prepared for learners to help them describe the
environmental problems in the Philippines and able them to
understand the nature of environmental issues in the community.

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 What’s New

After reading and understanding the different problems we experience in our

country, describe the common problems that you experience related to
environmental issues in your own home town.

In your Health notebook, draw your own community environment by describing its
physical surrounding.

You can start describing like:

• What happens in your community when it rains heavily?

• What is the present condition of the seashore, river, or water drainage in

your locality?

• Is your air clean?

• Is your water potable?

• Are the garbage properly segregated and collected?

By thinking of possible answers in the given/suggested questions, you can imagine

what kind of environment you have. Try it! Have fun in drawing! You can color it
and explore your skill in arts!

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 What is It

The lesson will make you aware of the most pressing problems of the environment
today. Let’s narrow them down:

DEFORESTATION

This is the destruction and devastation of big areas in the forest. The Philippines is
losing our forests fast. (SOURCE: FAO-FRA. 2010). The main cause of deforestation
is agriculture and building of infrastructure while the main cause of forest
degradation is illegal logging.

The following should be noted:

➢ The Philippines is among the countries with the fastest loss of forest around
the world.
➢ It ranks 4th among the world’s top 10 most threatened forest hotspots.
➢ If the 157,400 ha. Per year rate of deforestation continues, our remaining
forest cover will be wiped out in less than 40 years.

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FLASH FLOOD

It is a sudden flood of great volume, usually caused by a heavy rain. It begins within
6 hours, and often times 3 hours of the heavy rainfall (or other causes). It can be
caused by a number of things, but it is most often due to extremely heavy rainfall
from thunderstorm. Sometimes, this can also occur due to DAM or Levee Breaks,
and/or mudslide (Debris Flow) and/or rock fragments.

In the Philippines, illegal logging is another factor believed to have contributed to the
staggering death tool in the cities of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro during typhoon
Sendong in 2011. Many people were swept away by huge logs that rolled down from
the denuded mountains.

ILLEGAL MINING

It is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth,
an ore body, lode vein seam, or reef, which forms the mineralized package of
economic interest to the miner in the absence of land rights, mining license,
exploration or mineral transportation permit or any document that could legitimate
the on-going operations.

Here is for your memory bank:

The Mining Act of 1995 aimed to help the domestic mining industry regain its
competitiveness by allowing companies (contractors) to obtain an exploration permit
for a specific area for up to four years.

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 The Philippines is one
of the most
mineralized countries
in the world with a
mineral wealth
estimated of 840
billion US dollars, of
which most of the
mineral reserves are
still untapped.

SOIL EROSION

It happens when soil and rock are moved from one place to another by wind, water
and gravity. The soil erosion problem in the Philippines is one of the most serious
forms of land degradation, which generally affects the population and the
environment. This problem was recognized as early as 1930s when it served as a
precursor to the reforestation program of then Bureau of Forest Development.

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Causes of Soil Erosion:

➢ Deforestation
➢ Building of roads
➢ Agriculture
➢ Urbanization
➢ Mining
➢ Spill of oil from equipment faults/tankers
➢ From human activities on land
➢ From water sports
➢ From drilling works carried out in the sea
➢ From nature like water runoff and rainfall intensity; the slope of the land, soil
texture and win

CORAL REEF DEGRADATION

It is a significant problem throughout the world. It has been acknowledged that 27%
of the world’s reefs have been affected Gardener (2003) pointed out that:

• 15% has been completely lost

• 16% has been damaged

Coral Reefs are diverse underwater ecosystems built from calcium carbonate
secreted by corals. It can be categorized into the following coral cover estimate thru
line intercept transect method.

1. Category 1 POOR ( coral reef

with less than 10% coral view)
2. Category 2 FAIR ( coral reef
with less than 30% coral view)
3. Category 3 GOOD ( coral reef
with less than 50% coral view)
4. Category 4 VERY GOOD ( coral
reef with less than 75% coral view)
5. Category 5 EXCELLENT ( coral
reef with less than 76 TO 100% coral
view)

The Philippines is rich in biodiversity and endemism with many natural resources
that contribute towards the economy and local communities. Its shorelines and
coastal habitats are of particular importance with fisheries, agriculture and industry
which are all dependent on the country’s waterways and marine environment.
Threats to habitat and biodiversity loss come from various practices, including land
clearing, unsustainable fishing, and pollution.

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POLLUTION

It is any alteration of the physical, chemical and biological properties of water, air
and/or land resources.

• Air Pollution means any alteration of the physical, chemical and biological
properties of the atmospheric air.
• Water Pollution means any alteration of the physical, chemical and biological
or radiological properties of a body of water resulting in the impairment of the
purity or quality.
• Noise Pollution is the excessive sound that causes hearing loss, stress, fatigue,
irritability, tension, headaches and high blood pressure.
• Soil Pollution is chiefly caused by chemicals in pesticides, such as poisons
that are used to kill agricultural pests like insects and herbicides that are
used to get rid of weeds. Soil pollution results from:

o Unhealthy methods of soil management

o Harmful irrigation methods

Philippines is comprised of 7,107 islands in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific

surrounded by water with uncontrolled rapid population growth contributing to
extreme poverty, environmental degradation and pollution.

Water Pollution in the Philippines:

1. INDUSTRIAL: metal varies according to industry – lead, mercury, chromium,

cadmium and cyanide
2. AGRICULTURAL ORGANIC: decayed plants, dead animals, livestock manure,
soil runoff, and non-organic (pesticides and fertilizers)
3. DOMESTIC SEWAGE: contains pathogens that threaten human health and
life.

Air Pollution Water Pollution

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 Noise Pollution Soil Pollution

OIL SPILL

It is an accidental release of oil into a body of water and land, as form of a tanker
offshore drilling rig, or underwater pipeline, often presenting a hazard to marine life
and the environment. Spilled oil on land prevents water absorption by the soil, spills
on agricultural locations or grasslands have the effect of choking off plant life. If a
spill occurs in these environment, the highest response priorities are to prevent oil
from leaching into groundwater or entering waterways as run-off, and to return the
soil to productive use as quickly as possible.

In the Philippines,
Province of Guimaras
Island suffered worst
oil spill. An oil tanker
hired by Petron
Corporation sank off
the coast, spilling more
than 2.1 million liters
of bunker fuel.

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You have here a quick survey of the characteristics of your environment at present.
Describe the surrounding where you and your family live in. Read carefully and
understand the process of self-estimation in assessing your own environment.

Copy the table in your Health notebook. Read each environmental problem and put
a check ( √ ) mark on corresponding column that best fits your assessment.

Very Good Good Fair Poor

ENVIRONMENTAL 100% stable 90% stable 75% stable 50 %
PROBLEMS and and and stable and
controlled controlled controlled controlled

Deforestation

Soil Erosion

Air Pollution

Water Pollution

Oil Spill

Illegal Mining
Coral Reef
Degradation

Here is a guide to estimate the degree of physical situation of possible problems in

your area. Rest assure that your answer will be treated confidentially.
When you experience a perfect environment, no issue on it and your 100%
community is enjoying its safety net for you because you are locally
governed and assisted.

When you experience little problem on it and your community is still 90%
enjoying its safety net for you because you are locally governed and
aided.

When you experience major problem in your environment, and this 75%
is one of the issues in your hometown, and your community is not
enjoying the surrounding. Everyday life of your family is affected
because of this problem.

When you experience a great problem on this issue, and community 50% and
leaders in your place have already shown action of protest on it ( if below
you have seen it posting this issue on FB/or you have heard your
elders discussing this issue for a long time already); or with the use
of other actions like using media (TV/Radio)to air this problems.

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 What’s More

Based on the previous activities that you did, you managed to identify and describe
the environmental problems in your community. This time challenge yourself by
engaging in this another task.

Prepare your Health notebook so you can continue compiling your answers in all
activities in this module and for the next modules.

Read each sentence and complete the missing letter in the box below to its
corresponding number. Let’s go down and try to fill up and complete the terminology
that best describes each sentence.

1. It is an accidental release of oil into a body of water and land, as form

of a tanker offshore drilling rig, or underwater pipeline, often presenting
a hazard to marine life and the environment.
2. It is a sudden flood of great volume, usually caused by a heavy rain. It
begins within 6 hours, and often times 3 hours of the heavy rainfall.
3. It is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials
from the earth, an ore body, lode vein seam, or reef, which forms the
mineralized package of economic interest to the miner in the absence of
land rights, mining license, exploration or mineral transportation
permit or any document that could legitimate the on-going operations.
4. It is also considered significant problem throughout the world. It is a
diverse underwater ecosystems built from calcium carbonate secreted
by corals.
5. It is the destruction and devastation of big areas in the forest.

1 I S I L
2 F S H L D
3 I L E A M N N G
4 O A E F
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E F R S A I N

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 What I Have Learned

By this time I am sure that you are gaining more knowledge on the nature of
environmental problems in the community. Again, let’s find out to what extent you
gained knowledge.

Answer the question given below. Write 2 or more sentences in answering the
question:

1. Environmental issue could be a natural disaster or a result of a human

activity. What particular environmental issue is present in your community?
Why do you consider this as an environmental issue?

RUBRIC FOR ASSESSING LEARNER”S ABILITY TO DESCRIBED

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE IN THE COMMUNITY

CRITERIA Beginning Developing Accomplished Exemplary

Ability to identify the

environment issue in
their community. 50%

Skills developed in
describing the actual
environmental issue in
their place. 50%

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 What I Can Do

With the numerous activities you did concerning the nature of environmental
problems in your community, the following tasks will show what you can do in real
life scenario by transferring your acquired knowledge from the previous activities.

Let’s try this activity.

Make a “RAP SONG LYRICS” (English, Tagalog or any Filipino Dialect you are
comfortable with and use it in expressing your thought). The content of your song
lyrics must be concerning what you have identified as the major environmental issue
in your place. Write it in your Health notebook.

RUBRIC FOR RAP SONG COMPOSITION

CRITERIA Beginning Developing Accomplished Exemplary

ability to compose a rap

song 100%

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 Assessment

Summing up what you have acquired in the previous activities, it is time to asses to
what extent you have gained knowledge in identifying/describing the nature of
environmental problems in the community.

Fill in the blanks. Get your HEALTH notebook and supply THE answer to the
given statements below:

_____1. It is a sudden flood of great volume, usually a. Air Pollution

caused by a heavy rain.

_____2. It means any alteration of the physical, b. Water Pollution

chemical and biological or radiological properties of a
body of water resulting in the impairment of the
purity or quality.

_____3. It is metal varies according to industry just c. Pollution

like lead, mercury, chromium, cadmium and cyanide.

_____4. It is a decayed plants, dead animals, livestock

d. Coral Reef
manure, soil runoff, and non-organic (pesticides and
Degradation
fertilizers)

_____5. It contains pathogens that threaten human e. Agricultural

health and life. Organic

_____6. It happens when soil and rock are moved f. Domestic Sewage
from one place to another by wind, water and gravity.

_____7. It is any alteration of the physical, chemical g. Industrial Waste

and biological properties of water, air and/or land
resources.

_____8. It is the excessive sound that causes hearing h. Noise Pollution

loss, stress, fatigue, irritability, tension, headaches
and high blood pressure.

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_____9. It is chiefly caused by chemicals in pesticides, i. Soil Pollution
such as poisons that are used to kill agricultural
pests like insects and herbicides that are used to get
rid of weeds. Soil pollution results from: Unhealthy
methods of soil management and/or Harmful
irrigation methods.

____10. It is the destruction and devastation of big j. Illegal Mining

areas in the forest, our country is now losing its
physical state that fast and the main cause of its
deterioration is agriculture and building of
infrastructure.

____11. It means any alteration of the physical, k. Soil Erosion

chemical and biological properties of the atmospheric
air.

____12. It is a human activity that can cause flood; l. Flash Flood

air, land and water pollution

____13. It is a human activity which affects economic m. Deforestation

sustainability in marine fisheries.

____14. It is the extraction of valuable minerals or

other geological materials from the earth, an ore
body, lode vein seam, or reef, which forms the
mineralized package of economic interest to the
miner in the absence of land rights, mining license, n. Malpractice of
exploration or mineral transportation permit or any fishing
document that could legitimate the on-going
operations.

____15. This is one of the numerous problems that o. Improper garbage

our country is facing. It concerns about the physical, segregation
biological, geological and chemical disturbance.

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 Additional Activities

Activity 1: Make an O.P.O. Booklet (Other Project Output) using a one-folded bond
paper. Write down all the learnings you acquired in the topic. Insert this folded bond
paper (O.P.O.) in your HEALTH notebook for checking.

From the discussions from “What’s In”, write 2 to 3 sentences describing

environmental issues you have learned in your own words.

(RUBRIC to be used in assessing the learner’s ability in making an OPO

(Other Output Project); following instruction (folding the OPO and inserting
it to Health Notebook; and assessing the content in describing
environmental issue.

CRITERIA Beginning Developing Accomplished Exemplary

Creativity in making an
OPO/ including its
content and arts on it.
25%

Ability to follow
instructions:

(folding it/inserting it in
Health notebook). 15%

Ability to identify and

describe the
environmental issue in
the community. 60%

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Activity 2: Try to accomplish this checklist to make sure that you have acquired
the learning competence in the lesson. Copy in your Health notebook the
accomplished checklist table and submit it to your teacher. Carefully read the
notation at the bottom of the table.

YES NO IF NO,
Write
Did I acquire knowledge and understanding on the
your
following:
reason
here
Deforestation

Flash flood

Illegal Mining

Pollution

Coral Reef Degradation

Oil Spill

Soil Erosion

NOTE: This is a self-assessment, if you have checked under NO column, go to

“What’s In” and go back reading again until your answer falls in all YES column.

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Assessment:
9. I
1. L
10. M
2. B
11. A
3. G
12. D
4. E
13. N
5. F
14. J
6. K
15. O
7. C
8. H
What I Know:
What’s More: 1. C
2. A
1. OIL SPILL 3. I
2. FLASH FLOOD 4. B
3. ILLEGAL MINING 5. G
4. CORAL REEF 6. E
5. DEFORESTATION 7. F
8. K
9. D
10. H
Answer Key
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Department of Education – Region III,

Schools Division of Bataan - Curriculum Implementation Division
Learning Resources Management and Development Section (LRMDS)

Provincial Capitol Compound, Balanga City, Bataan

Telefax: (047) 237-2102

Email Address: bataan@deped.gov.ph

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