DTI rolls out Diskwento Caravan in two NegOr cities

by Rachelle M. Nessia

DUMAGUETE CITY, May 30 (PIA) --- Residents living in and near the cities of Bayawan and Guihulngan can soon avail of discounted goods as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) here rolls out the "Diskwento Caravan" next month. 

DTI will bring the caravan or Presyo Bonanza on Wheels to Bayawan City Plaza on June 1, 2011 and Guihulngan City Auditorium on June 3, 2011. 

Consumers can expect to buy goods sold at a lower price from participating distributors, namely: Lee Super Plaza, IMC-Nestle Phils., Macro Distributors, Inc., Herminio Teves Company, Inc. (HTCI), and National Food Authority (NFA), said DTI Provincial Director Javier Fortunato in a statement. 

Lee Super Plaza will be selling low-priced school supplies like notebooks, pad papers, ball pens, shoes, bags, school uniforms and other school essentials, according to DTI. 

Other wares to be sold at distributor's price during the caravan are laundry soap and detergentsfrom Macro Distributors Inc., rice from NFA, sugar from HTCI and coffee, milk, cereals and other basic commodities from Nestle. 

DTI said, there would also be bundling and sampling during the Diskwento Caravan.

Shoppers will also have a chance to win prizes and grocery items during a raffle to be done every hour dubbed "It's Gimmick Time", in addition to prizes facilitated by members of the Consumer Advocates Inc. and officers from the Center for Consumers Welfare during the parlor games. 

The Diskwento Caravan is launched by DTI nationwide as a measure of the national government to bring low-cost goods to consumers and provide relief from rising fuel prices. (RMN/PIA Negros Oriental)

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DepEd teachers ready for new Secondary Education Curriculum

by: Jennifer Catan-Tilos

DUMAGUETE CITY, May 30 (PIA) The Department of Education (DepEd) has set to train all second year high school teachers in Negros Oriental on Secondary Education Curriculum using the so-called   Understanding by Design (UBD) approach.

DepEd Information Officer Erlinda Calumpang said the orientation-training is scheduled on June 2-3 after some 90 teachers have completed recently the training in Cebu City.

The training-workshop will consist of break-away sessions by subject areas and micro teaching demonstrations using the “ubedized” teaching guides, said Calumpang.

In order to ensure curriculum implementation, subject teachers will be identified based on the eight learning areas, namely English Filipino, Science, Mathematics, Araling Panlipunan, Values Education, MAPEH and TLE.

Calumpang said teachers from the municipality of Basay to Canlaon City will gather at the identified four venues depending on their area of teaching; for English teachers at Negros Oriental High School (NOHS), Filipino and Science at DauinNational High School, for Mathematics and Araling Panlipunan, Valencia High School, Values Education, TLE and MAPEH at Sibulan National High School.

This province-wide training prepares the subject teachers in the Second Year level before   school year 2011-2012 starts in June.

The training sets up for the second year of implementation of the new curriculum to improve classroom teaching-learning process and eventually hasten the academic advancement of secondary school children, DepEd official said.

The use of “ubedized” guide upgrades the standard of learning and education in the country as part of the country’s commitment in meeting the targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). (PIA NegOr/JCT with reports from Liam Vrent Lumogdang, intern)

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Educ Secretary lauds exam topnotcher from NegOr state univ 
by Rachelle M. Nessia

DUMAGUETE CITY, May 30 (PIA)--- Education Secretary Armin A. Luistro lauded the Negros Oriental State University in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental for producing the topnotcher in the 2010 National Qualifying Examination for Principals (NQEP).

Luistro, in a Department of Education (DepEd) memorandum, congratulated Bemar D. Torres who aced the NQEP with a 99.99% rating. 

NORSU Information Officer Joy Perez said that Torres is a graduate of NORSU Bais City Campusin 2001. "He is now the head teacher of the DepEd Division of Bais City," said Perez. 

A total of 9,778 examinees took the NQEP but only 994 passed the exam or 9.5% of the total aspirants, said Perez.  

        
The 2010 NQEP was administered simultaneously nationwide on January 23, 2011. "The exam consisted of 170 total items with a raw score of 101 and spread across nine performance areas of leadership experience dimensions of school heads," said Perez.  (RMN/PIA Negros Oriental)

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Army invites runners to 2nd Bayanihan Run
by Rachelle M. Nessia 

DUMAGUETE CITY, May 30 (PIA) --- The 11th Infantry "Lapu-Lapu" Battalion (11IB) of thePhilippine Army is inviting runners in Negros Oriental to participate in the run for peace dubbed "Takbo Tungo sa Kapayapaan at Kaunlaran" slated June 26, 2011 in Guihulngan City.

This is the second Lapu-Lapu run for peace spearheaded by the 11IB under its Operation Bayanihan project. 

The activity will consist of a 3-K run for male and female below 12 years old and 5-K and 10-K for 13 to 23 years old for male and female. 

A statement from the 11IB said the free registration of participants is set on June 18 to 24, 2011 at the 11IB headquarters in Brgy. McKinley, Guihulngan City. 

Interested runner may also contact 1Lt. Angelito Luna through mobile nos. 0916-395-0964 or 0929-252-6046. (RMN/PIA/11IB)

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P10-M alloted for flood control projects in NegOr
by Rachelle M. Nessia 

DUMAGUETE CITY, May 30 (PIA) --- The Negros Oriental provincial government has allocated a total of P10 million for 10 flood control projects provincewide. 

The amount is sourced from the province's 20% economic development fund (EDF), according to records from the Office of the Provincial Engineer here. 

Of the total, P3.5 million is set aside for the construction of a river control at the Magatas-Calabnugan Spillway Site in Brgy. Magatas, Sibulan town and another P2.5 million for a similar project at Camanjac Bridge in Brgy. Camanjac, Dumaguete City.

On the other hand, P1 million each have been alloted for the construction of river control at Magtuhao, Tayasan town and at the Cansumalig Multiple Box Culvert Site in Sta. Catalina-Bayawan City area. 

Other river control projects will be construction along Banica River in Dumaguete City with P850,000; Bonawon, Siaton town with P600,000; and Ocoy River at Brgy. Candau-ay in Dumaguete City with P550,000.

Meanwhile, the provincial government has also appropriated more than P46 million for 73 infrastructure projects and another P38 million for 26 construction and road rehabilitation works around the province. (RMN/PIA Negros Oriental)