WORK IMMERSION EXPERIENCE AT THE BELLINGAN-BENNET, TOLENTINO-

MAXINO, SOLATORIO LAW & ASSOCIATES LAW FIRM

Student Portfolio
Submitted to the Senior High School Department
Junob National High School
Talay, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental

In partial fulfillment of the requirement for

Work Immersion, Academic Track
Accountancy, Business and Management Strand

Mariella Gwyneth M. Andaya

2024

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Letter to the Readers

Hello dearest readers! I hope you are doing well!

Since we are almost finished with our education as graduates of the prestigious Junob

National High School, I hope everyone is doing well these days. We all struggle to attain our

academic goals before we graduate. There's an abundance of homework, projects that must be

finished quickly, and school activities that are comparable to this work immersion. We go

outside of our school to get new experiences and interpersonal skills. thus, it is essential that we

take part in this work immersion program. The recollections and information I gained throughout

my last year of high school—the work immersion—are included in this narrative report. I had

gained a range of information that enhanced my own growth. I had room to grow and improve

my skills and knowledge as a result of this experience. This narrative report offers a full

description of everything I accomplished, as well as my experiences and the lessons she learned

throughout her 10-day work immersion.

This narrative report will be very helpful to the next student who will take part in the work

immersion. I sincerely hope and pray that the reader will find this useful for future guidance.

Mariella Gwyneth M. Andaya

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Acknowledgement

I want to acknowledge every individual who help me and inspire to accomplish and make

this portfolio and to face the life and works of being an Attorney’s assistant as I experienced how

attourneys work .

First, I want to acknowledge the grace and almightiness of our beloved god for his

guidance and for giving me those people who help me to accomplish this work and for using

them too to face every struggle in life everyone must face.

I also want to acknowledge the Secretaries and Lawyers in my work immersion venue,

Mrs. Analie T. Quilinguen and Atty. Gracelyn E. Bellingan for letting us experience a glimpse of

the real world environment at their office and helped us gain new experiences and ideas of how

legal transactions are made.

I also want to acknowledge Ma’am Josie Caballero, a secretary from the firm, who is

always there for us and ensures that we are okay within the firm and with the tasks given to us.

I want to acknowledge too my adviser, Mrs. Kathyleen S. Rocamora for giving me a

chance of acquiring new knowledge and skills from my work immersion place, for always

guiding me and monitoring us, immersionees with our shifts.

I also want to acknowledge my fellow work immersionees who helped me during the

time when I was having a hard time with the tasks given to me and provided me support within

the firm.

I want to acknowledge too my family for their undying support both emotionally and

financially.

Lastly, I want to acknowledge all my classmates and best friends in supporting me to face

my fear and foe helping to accomplish this work through financially or through moral support.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE.......................................................................................................................1

LETTER TO THE READER..............................................................................................2

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT...................................................................................................3

TABLE OF CONTENTS.....................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................5

Objectives of the work immersion.......................................................................................6

Duration and Place of Work Immersion..............................................................................7

THE TRAINING AREA......................................................................................................8

History.................................................................................................................................9

Mission................................................................................................................................10

Vission.................................................................................................................................11

Organizational Structure......................................................................................................12

THE TRAINING EXPERIENCE........................................................................................13

Journal.................................................................................................................................14

Observation and Insights.....................................................................................................15

Overall Reflection and Slf-Appraisal..................................................................................16

APPENDICES.....................................................................................................................17

Resume of the Trainee.........................................................................................................18

Daily Time Record...............................................................................................................19

Evaluation Sheet..................................................................................................................20

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 INTRODUCTION

In the Philippines, work immersion is an essential part of the K–12 curriculum that aims

to expose senior high school students to real-world job environments. The main goals are to

assist students in acquiring critical employability skills and deepening their comprehension of the

professional path they have selected. The program gives students the chance to participate in

supervised, unpaid internships where they may put their academic knowledge and abilities to use

in real-world situations through cooperative relationships with regional enterprises. In the end,

the program is designed to help students get prepared for the workforce, build connections

between business and academia, and enhance work-based learning. For senior high school

students, work immersion in the K–12 Philippine curriculum is an organized, supervised, and

unpaid internship. The program is designed to enable students to use the information and abilities

they have learned in the classroom in practical job environments. They will be able to acquire

vital employability skills and have a thorough grasp of the professional path they have selected

by doing this. Because of this, the curriculum places a great emphasis on helping students

become career-ready and building strong industry-academy ties while also giving them real-

world experience in the classroom.

The K–12 curriculum in the Philippines benefits grade 12 students in a number of ways from

work immersion. The set of skills can be developed/acquired when the students are exposed to

real-world environment situations while being interns:

 Develop Employability Skills: Students will be more prepared for the workforce if they

gain real-world experience and acquire critical skills related to their chosen career

pathways.

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  Apply Academic Knowledge: By putting their academic knowledge and abilities to use in

real-world situations, students can better comprehend the careers they have chosen.

 Create Professional Networks: Get in touch with people in their industry and create

professional networks there.

 Exposure to Workforce Expectations: Become aware of the expectations and demands of

the workforce, which will help them become more equipped for their future employment.

 Enhance Soft Skills: With real-world experience, they may strengthen their cooperation,

communication, and problem-solving abilities.

Objectives of the Work Immersion

The K–12 Basic Education Program aims to instill in students the values, work ethic, and

competences necessary for going on to pursue their education or entering the workforce. In order

to better align the foundational education program with the country's development goals, Work

Immersion has been included as a mandatory topic to the curriculum. This course will provide

students opportunities. This program assist in the development of the learners' life and career

skills and better equip them to decide between work and higher education. DepEd anticipates

that by forming partnerships, the Partner Institutions will give students access to extra learning

materials, workplace or hands-on experience, and chances for work immersion.

1. To familiarize oneself with the workplace.

2. In order to simulate employment.

3. To put their specialized knowledge and applicable disciplines to use in real-world professional

settings.

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4. Boost their interpersonal and communication abilities.

5. Develop positive attitudes, a respect for work, and solid work habits.

Therefore, Work Immersion is a must for secondary education completion in order to accomplish

the aforementioned goal. Students are placed in real work settings, including offices, labs, and

workshops, where their previous knowledge and skills are applicable.

Duration and Place of Work Immersion

We have serve 80 hours of work immersion in our designated work place. This is

equivalent to 10 days which we offer our help and service inside the Bellingan-Bennet,

Tolentino-Maxino, Solatorio Law & Associates Law Firm. Located in Unit 413, 4th Flr., Portal

West Building, Hibbard Avenue corner Silliman Avenue , Dumaguete City, Philippines.

The Training Area

History of the Training Area:

The BTS Law and Associates Law Firm is a Private Law Office. They do notary works,

handle private cases and they also do Consultations about legal transactions. The organization

was founded on September 2017 by Attys. Bellingan-Bennett, Toletino-Maxino, and Solarorio.

The first office was located at the Joe Building , Calindagan Dumaguete City. Second office at

Portal West Building, Dumaguete City, Room 404. They currently moved and are now located at

Portal West Building Room 413.

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Mission: The goal of the firm is to serve its customers by offering legal advice and

representation in court, commercial transactions, and other instances when clients require legal

advice or assistance with other legal issues. These services are available to both people and

corporations.

Vision: The mission, purpose, and basic values of the company are interwoven and comprise its

vision. A law firm's core values are its underlying convictions and guiding concepts that

influence all of its choices, guidelines, and practices. These principles support the creation of a

cohesive company culture, foster trust among internal and external stakeholders, and eventually

improve the company's standing in the eyes of the general public.

Organizational Structure

The organization a total of six Lawyers; three (3) Founding Lawyers and three (3)

Associate lawyers. Associate Lawyers namely; Atty. Louigi Laraño, Atty. Esther Marie Saycon,

and Atty. Alpha Mabylle Barillo. The office contains one general secretary, Mrs. Analie

Quilinguen and three (3) other secretaries; Ms. Jugz Caballero, Mrs. Desiree Libosada, and Mr.

Ken Abad.

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 Training Experience

I learned a lot about the real world and developed myself during my two weeks of

immersion at the BTS Law Firm. I also learned about some of the laws that govern our

government and became a fast paced individual in dealing with tasks. Overall, this experience

has shaped me into a responsible, hardworking person who can make a positive impact on

society.

March 4, 2024/Monday

The day was productive and enjoyable, with the staff of a legal firm being kind and

affable. The participant was assigned a job by Carol Solatorio, who was absent. Her assistant

assisted her with tasks. The participant organized files for others and spent four hours organizing

them. After lunch, they continued organizing files. Junafe was assigned to deliver a file to her

attorney. During the process, the participant accidentally struck an elderly man with an

impairment, causing him to stumble. Despite the incident, the guard eventually agreed to

apologize. The ended with us spending the rest of our time in the firm sleeping.

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March 5, 2024/Tuesday

On a bright day, we arrived at the office early and resumed to our task of organizing the

files. Afterwards it was lunchtime and Ma'am Josie instructed us to go buy for food at eleven

o'clock and then when we finished her tsk we dined at Krispy King. Bea, Geraldine, and Junafe

purchased their own food, but Bea accidentally dropped her meal. We helped her clean and went

to 7/11 for Bea and Geraldine's purchases. We returned to the workplace, but found the elevator

difficult to use and exhausted after retrieving a pile from the salonga office. After we returned,

we were each given a task so we went ahead and worked on them.

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March 6, 2024/Wednesday

Today I got lazy and woke up at 6:30. I hate waking up at 6 because it takes me about 2

hours to fully prepare things up. I immediately went to the bathroom to bathe while my aunt

prepared my meal and lunch. I arrived at the office around 7:34 which was still early. I put my

bag down and went to clean the office. The attorneys arrived around 8:00 am. For the rest of the

day we were only arranging the papers and helping the employees, attorneys with the documents.

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March 7,2024/Thursday

Today, we cleaned the office and had a contest to attend. The morning was peaceful, with

minimal tasks. I signed a document and ate lunch with my friends. We went to the Robinson

venue, greeted by Jia, Russell, and Ethan. We ate at Jollibee's First, and then prepared for the

event. Bea went with the contestants, and I and Ethan watched the program. Although our team

didn't make it to the final round, we were proud of them. We celebrated their achievement in the

contest. Feeling left out, I went home early, crying and almost having a panic attack.

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March 8,2024/Friday

Today was another early and productive day. We arrived early and then immediately went to

clean the office. When the attorneys arrived, we stayed upstairs waiting for their tasks to be

given. The attorneys all went to a hearing so the office was pretty chill and relax. For the rest of

the day we were only arranging the new set of files and then cleaned the upstairs part for the

upcoming cabinets that attorney grace bought. The rest of the day was relaxing so we decided to

sleep and rest.

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March 11,2024/Monday

Today I woke up early. My aunt drove me to the law firm where I'm having my

immersion at. I arrived at the place at 7:09 am. When I arrived at the office, Atty. Grace and ate

Joyvie were already inside. We remembered that we still have to stamp some documents to we

got back to working. After that we relaxed for a bit. Ma'am Desery asked me and Geraldine to

come with her to R.O.D to get some Files. It took us 1/2 got back to the office at 10:56 am. After

our lunch break was done, we relaxed ourselves in the meantime while waiting for tasks to be

given to us. while waiting I got sleepy so I went to steep on the table. It was around 1:3 when I

woke up because it was getting hot. For the rest of the afternoon, we didn't do much and some

employees went home early.

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March 12,2024/ Tuesday

Today I got up early and arrived at the office at 7:00 am. I was the First to arrive

and Atty. Grace was next. When we entered then we started to clean the Office, Bea sweeps the

floor while I wiped the tables. After I was done, I sat down by the table upstairs to finish my

journal. When it was lunch time we went out to the S.U ground to eat. After eating our lunch, we

went back to the office. Afterwards Kaye - another student from college, showed me where I can

watch movies for free and we watched the movie "Damsel" we watched it upstairs because there

was a table. When the movie war almost finished, I woke up and then the movie ended. After

wards we relaxed for a bit and then the Attorneys gave us tasks. Ma'am Desery tasked to Photo

copy documents For Atty. Carol's caves. When we got back, we relayed for the rest of the

afternoon.

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March 13,2024/Wednesday

I woke up early today. I got ready and got to the workplace at around 7:26. I started by

getting refreshments at 7/11 before heading up to the workplace. Since the Attorneys had not yet

arrived. We got to work cleaning as soon as we arrived at the workplace. We kept writing in our

journals after cleaning, and then we slept. Bed and I went shopping for groceries after Ma'am

Analie instructed us to do so. We sat back and enjoyed the remainder of the morning until

lunchtime. After lunch, we had a relaxing remainder of the afternoon. doing notary tasks,

photocopying paperwork, and stamping of documents and writing letters. Our day ended at 4:56

and we all went home.

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March 14,2024/Thursday
I woke up early today and got to work at 7:00 am. While I waited for the others to come,

I cleaned the office. We were assigned responsibilities to organize the notaried files according to

their months at approximately nine in the morning since Atty. Gracelyn placed an order for a

new filing cabinet. When lunchtime finally arrived, we made the decision to dine inside with the

staff. We enjoyed our time together, joked around, and had a great time dining with them. After

lunch, we unwinded upstairs and awaited the assignment of the next duty. I went to the salonga

office with Junafe per Ma'am Josie's request, and we returned at around 3:32. For the remainder

of the day we assisted with other duties and organized the files.

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March 20,2024/Wednesday
Our two-week work immersion at the company ends today. I got to the workplace early

and went in. Attorney. Grace had already entered, so we proceeded to tidy the office. Attorney.

Grace left for home about 7:45 or so. About 8:30, the other secretaries and lawyers showed up.

Ma'ams Josie and Analie requested us to draft a letter to be sent to the post office at nine in the

morning. We ate lunch inside the workplace as it was now lunchtime when we were finished. We

headed to the post office to deliver the files and letter after finishing our meal. We went to the

Hall of Justice and the post office with Ate Pearl. There was a file issue, therefore we returned to

the company and awaited more assignments. We called it a day at 4:46 p.m.

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 Observation and Insights
During our two-week work immersion at the firm, we learned about the legal world, how

attorneys function, and how to handle legal files. During our time as interns at the business, I

understood how difficult it is to work and how valuable time is. Because of the volume of

paperwork to be handled and processed, every second of the day is valuable. When dealing with

paperwork, every aspect must be correct and completed quickly. This encounter was eye-opening

for me because of how careful the job is. I have personally received information and practical

experience with the variables I should consider while deciding on my future job. This experience

has allowed me to develop and prepare for the real world, as well as to learn professional skills

like negotiating and connection building. I developed self-esteem and enhanced my self-

communication abilities by exposing myself via the activities assigned to me. Working for the

company has helped me comprehend the reality of the labor market and employers' expectations.

Furthermore, it allows them to collaborate with professionals and form ties that will benefit their

future professions.

Overall Reflection and Self-Appraisal

I've realized that self-awareness is the key to personal progress. It is critical to frequently

assess our activities, attitudes, and behaviors in order to find opportunities for improvement and

implement good changes. I've found various areas where I want to improve. One of the areas

where I would like to improve my personal development is communication abilities. I realized

that I might improve my capacity to effectively convey my thoughts and ideas, both vocally and

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in writing. By setting precise objectives and working to develop my communication abilities, I

feel I may become a more successful communicator and strengthen my connections with others.

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