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P | 04 Number 01 Vol. IV No. 01 WE’VE GOT YOUR BACK 62% approve 38% disapprove GenTri gives full support for Senior High implementation CECILIA MAY ARCEÑA G FINALLY BLESSED FLCS Community attends BFL Beatification in Italy JOANA MARIE BHIENNE PEJI F r. Luigi Caburlotto School communed with the world as the Holy See headed by Pope Francis beatified Fr. Luigi Caburlotto, the founder of Daughters of St. Joseph of Caburlotto and Fr. Luigi Caburlotto School. In an interview, Sr. Edarlyn Delos Santos, School Administrator mentioned saying that, it was a blessing from the Lord for him to be beatified knowing that it took 118 years before the Vatican approved his beatification. “The miracle that happened to Maria Grazia Veltraino became the basis of the Pope in having this celebration. She suffered from a severe heart disease. After her devotion to Fr. Luigi, she immediately received the grace of healing”, Sr. Edarlyn added. Meanwhile, around 6,000 delegates from Italy, Brazil, and Philippines gathered at the St. Mark Basilica in Venice Italy to witness the beatification rite which was presided by the Cardinal Angelo Camato the representative of Vatican to Venice. Furthermore, more than 30 Filipinos represented the local community of DSJC and FLCS in the Philippines to personally witness and be part of the beatification. According to Mrs. Rochelle Baurile, School Principal and one of the Filipino Delegates, being part of the celebration was such a grace, she was one of those who offered during the mass. “It was a different feeling. It was my first time to witness a beatification. It feels so good to see and be with the other communities of the congregation and the school from Italy, Brazil and Kenya, being one of the Filipino representatives is a big blessing”, Mrs. Baurile added. Meanwhile, Mother Idangela Del Ben, Mother ARRIVAL: Cardinal Angelo Camatao is welcomed by around 6000 delegation from Italy, Brazil and Kenya. at St. Mark Basilica in Venice Italy.30 of them are from the Philippines composed of parents, teachers, students and benefactors. (Photo by: JOHN BAY) General of the Congregation was very happy to see the Filipino community composed of parents, teachers, students and sisters who exert effort in going to Italy to witness the said event. eneral Trias vowed its full support for DepEd’s K12 Senior High School Program implementation during the ‘Pulong Bayan Para sa Edukasyon’ held at General Trias Convention Center last August 1. The gathering which was attended by DepEd officials, local government officials, educators, teachers, parents and students centered on the plans and steps to be undertaken by the municipality as Senior High pilots in 2016. An estimated total amount of 41 million will be given by the local government for the construction of the separate stand alone senior high school as the municipality’s back up to similar 41.1 million worth of donation by PAGCOR. In an interview with Chairman of Committee on Education Jonas Glyn Labuguen, he mentioned that the 41.1 million donation acquired by Congressman Luis ‘Jon-Jon’ Ferrer from PAGCOR is intended for 4-storey 20-classroom building which is now under construction in a 2,000 squaremeter land area at South Square Subdivision in Pasong Kawayan. The said building is inclusive of stage which is also seen to have its completion this year. Another 4-storey 20-classroom building which is estimated to amount to 41 million and funded by the local government unit will immediately follow. Labuguen noted, “We all know that senior high school is a nationwide preparation. It is a national agency’s program in which the local government is only a support. So whatever assistance we could extend, we try our best to provide them.” In addition to this recent progress on Senior High, GenTri’s Committee Holiness is love – Cardinal Tagle Tinig Dayalogo ALYANNA GRACE LUCIANO H is Excellency Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle emphasized to the entire educating community of Fr. Luigi Caburlotto School the importance of love in attaining holiness, as part of the local celebration of the beatification of Blessed Luigi Caburlotto. “To love is being faithful to God because God is love, it is a challenge to all of us to let love come into our hearts despite of the grief,a nger and pain that we humans receives CMMA citation normally experience. It is our duty to love one another as God loves us.” Cardinal Tagle added in his homily. Cardinal Tagle also reiterated that all are capable of entering the world of holiness just like the life of Blessed Luigi since everyone is capable of loving and to be loved. “Let the life of Blessed Luigi be our inspiration to embrace the call for love for service, teachers, you should always love your students and your superiors. To the children, continue to love your teachers and your parents”, he added. Meanwhile, Cardinal Tagle also reiterated the importance of family in achieving world peace. He laso shared his experience when he visited the refugee camp in Greece. “Ang ating pamilya ang pinakamagandang bahagi ng ating kasaysayan. Sa ganitong pagkakataon, hindi natin dapat gamitin ang ating pamilya sa ating pansariling interes. Hindi dapat sabihin na kaya lamang nagawa ang isang pagkakamali ay dahil sa ating pamilya”. DYLAN ANDREI RODRIGUEZ T inig Dayalogo the official Filipino publication gained recognition from the Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA) for the Best Student Organ, Grade School Category during the 37th CMMA Night at the Star Theater, Pasay City November 4, 2015. The school paper on its pilot publication received a special citation for open communication specially in times of misunderstanding. Meanwhile, out of 13 entries all over the Philippines for the said category, only four finalists are chosen. These are Tinig Dayalogo, Central Point of Carmona Elementary School, Luntian Panulat and Hasik of La Salle Greenhills. CMMA is a non-profit organization that recognizes print, internet, television and radio programs that promote Filipino values. 62 % of teachers approve new grading system Mayor Antonio Ferrer signs the memorandum of agreement as a proof of GenTri’s support to Senior High. OIC-Schools Division Superintendent Ms. Cherrylou De Mesa and Assistant SDS Editha Atendido look on. Photo by ERIKA CHRISTINE TECSON on Education is currently gathering data from public high schools to anticipate the number of students who will enter senior high and to fully prepare the municipality in this big leap in the country’s education sector. At present, the local government prioritizes the students who are coming from the eight public high schools in GenTri. The local government according to Labuguen is also continuously communicating with DepEd for fur- ther assistance that could be given by the former. “The education of the Gentriseños is very important for us. We are all aware that our town in a few months will become a city. As our town reaches this stage, the young Gentriseños are our priority because they will become future leaders of our municipality so we want to uplift the quality of their education,” added Labuguen. Before the Pulong Bayan ended, Alumni Association raises P120K for teacher’s medication DANIELA CAMILLE BENEBESE T he Alumni Association of Biclatan Annex conducted two fund raising projects which generated a total of P120K to support the medication of one of the teachers of Biclatan in her battle against cancer. Mrs. Nenita Pahayac, a Science Master Teacher, who served the school for 33 years was diagnosed last July 2014 of ovarian tumor and was recommended to undergo SURVEY NEWS chemotheraphy. “Zumbakbo for a Hero” is a threepart activity which included Zumba, Fun Run and concert intended to collect proceeds while participants would enjoy at the same time. In an interview with Charmaine Angcao, a graduate of batch 2010 and the President of the Alumni Association, she mentioned that the project started through a simple text after she heard of the news. Mrs. Pahayac received a total of 108 Mrs. Pahayac gladly receives the cash from Charmaine Angcao and Rodel Nuñez. Photo by MAYUMI ANGCAO thousand pesos and other proceeds went to different expenses related to the activities. Thirty-one thousand pesos of the total amount came from local government officials; Mayor Onie Ferrer, Cong. Jon-Jon Ferrer, and Councilor Jonas Labuguen. Councilor Kerby Salazar also lent a hand by donating t-shirts, which were used by the participants in the fun run. External stakeholders were also visible that time; Telford Phils, Barangay Biclatan officials, Biclatan Riders Association, the alumni of different batches and the ParentsTeachers Association led by Mrs. Lorena Sotto. Ronel Calingacion, the resident choreographer of the school volunteered to lead the warmup exercises before the fun run and Zumba sessions. Angcao explained that the result of the activity was a proof of what the Alumni can do in terms of doing projects in school. In an interview with Mrs. Pahayac, she could not help but say, “A million thanks to the Alumni from batch 1986 to 2014 for their efforts and generosity. I can never forget that they did such a gesture. Their contribution meant a lot to augment my needs.” the highest officials of DepEd and Mayor Antonio ‘Onie’ Ferrer signed the memorandum of agreement as a proof of GenTri’s support and commitment to DepEd’s senior high implementation. “We will promise, even when equipments are not complete as long as there are chairs, General Trias is ready for Senior High School,” Ms. Cherrylou De Mesa, OIC-Division Schools Superintendent, quoted in Filipino language. Imus Institute at93 In the light of the implementation of the K12 program, many things were changed and continue to change. One of these changes is the grading system, which teachers notice as changing every year. From the traditional computation to KPUP and now, the new grading system where students are assessed based on their performance task, written task and quarterly assessment. Teachers noticed that there are advantages and disadvantages of the new grading system. We asked the 68 teachers of Biclatan Annex whether they approve or disapprove this new system or not and here’s what they have to say. Most of the teachers have the same reasons why they approve the new grading system: it is easier, more systematized, there is already a template (the E-class record) that automatically computes the grades once they are entered in the system, and easily understood by students and parents. For those who disapprove, their reasons are: lazy students will not be able to meet the standards, since the raw scores are directly computed, the teacher has no chance to be subjective in some aspects where they want to add points. Educating InTouch VOL. 3 NO.1 JANUARY 2015 Im u s In st i t u t e a t 9 2 Educating of Tomorrow LEADERS of Tomorrow Remulla pushes for Hi-Tech Cavite KATHLEEN REFORMADO G overnor Juanito “Jonvic” Remulla aimed to modernize Cavite province through technological programs and projects as his government distributed tablets to 2,000 elementary and secondary teachers of General Trias and Tanza held at the Provincial Gymnasium in Trece Martires City last July 7. The modernization program of the provincial government aims to specifically integrate technology to education and address the backlog of teachers when it comes to technological advancement. In his speech, Remulla said, “We want to modernize Cavite” and mentioned that the way to modernizing the province is through the teachers. During the event, teachers also underwent a short training conducted by Microsoft Philippines, Cavite’s partner in the program. Clarissa Segismundo, Microsoft’s education program leader said that their mission is to educate the teachers to adapt the way learning has evolved and guide them with the right skills. On the other hand, OIC Schools Division Superintendent Ms. Cherrylou De Mesa who was also present in the event, stressed to the teachers that they have to maximize the use of tablets and produce media materials for the children which will eventually inspire them. “Please give high premium to our students and be of better service to our learners,” said De Mesa. Remulla also mentioned that Lingkod Kabitenyo, another project involving technology is on its way to realization. The project aims to make Cavite a wi-fi zone province giving the Caviteños free access to internet in October 2016. Through Lingkod Kabitenyo, everything will all be linked to the internet which will be provided by the provincial government. “We must dedicate all our resources in order to make schools better,” ended Remulla. Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla. Photo by ERIKA CHRISTINE TECSON 1 WESTERNLIGHT The Official School Publication of Fr. Luigi Caburlotto School, Buho, Amadeo, Cavite, Region IV-A CALABARZON 18 Pangil kickers clinch four... 19 Imus shooters dominate... Sports Sports Volume IX Number 01 InTouch InTouch June-November 2015 Biclatan, General Trias, Cavite June - December 2015 Sepak Takraw Tourneys Ananca-led Kickers sweep 3 major tournaments KATHLEEN REFORMADO K ing Felix Ananca made record and history after leading his team towards sweeping 3 major Sepak Takraw tournaments; championing in Intramural Meet, Municipal Meet and the recently concluded West Cavite Sports Unit Meet held at Sunny Brooke Elementary School, General Trias last October 22, 2015. TIME TO SHINE Amadeo woodpusher hurdles gold in SCSU 2015 CHECKMATE: Amadeo woodpusher, Glen Santos wins the gold medal in chess with his sicilian move against Tagaytay woodpusher in the 2015 Southern Cavite Sports Unit. (Photo by: ROLANDO BAYBAY) FRANCESCA RAE MUSNI I ndang Cavite – Glen Santos from Amadeo outplayed veteran Jayson Bayot of Team Tagaytay in the endgame in carving out a 43-move victory of the championship round of the 2015 South Cavite Sports Unit, Cavite State University. After defeating in Mendez, Alfonso, and Indang chess players, Amadeo’s ravishing Bayot claimed the victory and is now qualified to the 2015 Pronvincial Meet. This is the first time after five years that Amadeo hurdled the gold medal in the said chess tournament. Since 2010, Tagaytay District had been dominating the game until Bayot gained its star as the new chess master of the Southern Cavite in the Elementary Division. “Sobrang saya ko talaga kasi nagbunga yung puspusang training namin. Masayang masaya ako kasi after five years ay naagaw naming sa Tagaytay ang tropeyo ng kampeonato ng chess sa SCSU. Mas lao pa naming paghahandaan ang laban naming sa provincial”, Impressive White Shooters sweep sluggish Green Dribblers NEW LESSON: Teacher Wilson Vilan leads the team of teachers against the varsity of FLCS during the 2015 Friendship Game at the Madre Vendramin Gymnasium. (Photo by: MARK JOSEPH JAVIER) The White Shooters banked on T. Wilson Vilan’s electrifying heroics as they survived the Green Dribblers in the celebration of the World Teachers’ Day Basketball Friendship Match in Madre Vendramin Gymnasium, October 9, 2015. The Shooters were leading with a two-point advantage before a missed shot attempt from the Dribblers’ Niro to finish the game at 38-36. Vilan waxed hot right from the get-go as he tallied 15 points to clinch the Shooters the friendship game. Kurt Ivan De Guzman also laid his hands for the teacher-prospered team as he gathered supportive seven points. Luis Miguel Bautista and Louie Hizon, for the eliminated In the third set, the game got more intense and this time, the Kickers again threw netball errors committed by Justine Sabañao and Cubcubin; thus, giving in to Trece at 15-12. The second regu started with King Ananca making her presence felt through his aggressive moves but it was not enough, for Trece scored the first three points forcing the Kickers to commit outside errors. But due to Trece’s John Louie Palima’s failure to complete his bicycles, the Kickers seized the set with a close 15-13. The second set got more intense as Trece once again scored 4 consecutive points. Ananca’s deadly stunts did not matter at all; his cartwheel drives even resulted to consecutive errors that ended the set with 15-12 in favor of Trece. In the third set, the two teams Intramural Meet Dribblers, gathered 20 and nine points respectively which sent strong signal of connections for the Dribblers the rest of the game. Bautista clearly exhibited his jaw dropping scoring prowess as he empowered the Dribblers offense during the fourth quarter. T. Jordan Del Mundo’s tight defense also helped the dominant Shooters as they dismissed the pesky Dribblers. Earlier, The Dribblers came out of the dug-out as if they were really determined to win in the match. The Vidan-led Shooters created a nerve-breaking match for the Bautista-directed Dribblers as they reigned the action-packed battle. The Dribblers, built up of an all-star teachers roster, scratched past the Dribblers’ big players. B iclatan’s athletes reigned in throwing events over athletes from Main and annexes during the Intramural Meet held at Santiago Sports Park last August 15. Roger Lora showed and proved that he is still the undefeated king in shotput, discus and javelin throws with three in a row wins. A chilled yet rugged Lora remained calm and managed to focus his mind and momentum on his game despite hearing loud cheers from the audience and his opponents’ team, schoolmates, and supporters. Even the hot weather in the field could not contain Lora’s intensity as he threw strong hits with the shotput, discus and javelin. His strong throws in shotput showed his staltwarness and his remarkable performance with a 12 meter long, Mary Kris Seranilla as she jumps and throws the discus. Photo by JESSA MAE ONDIS higher than his second at 11.65 meters. His teammate Mark Louie De Ocampo grabbed the silver medal with 9 meters . Lora also showed skill in javelin, insinuating his full force and strength to extend a 36.92 meter hit, longer than his first attempt of 35.34 meters. Marykris Seranilla also captured the silver medal in javelin girls with a 25.26 meter hit on her first attempt longer than her previous throw. She was also second in shotput throwing up to 18.45 meters, longer than her first attempt of 17.82 meters. “I am very happy that our team got most of the medals in throwing events. We are proud of each other, “Seranilla said in an interview. Municipal Meet Botones settles for 5th in badminton quarterfinals DANIELA CAMILLE BENEBESE F Jenny Botones flies high and smashes hard in this hit during the quarterfinal game. Photo by ERIKA CHRISTINE TECSON irst timer and hopeful Jenny Pearl Botones settled for 5th in the quarterfinals of Girls Badminton, Singles during the Municipal Meet held at RST Tejeros Convention, Rosario last September 23. Botones who played for Biclatan Annex’s Basketball Girls Team last year, shifted to badminton and finished a good record, placing herself in the 5th place from amongst the 15 schools in General Trias; not too bad for a first-timer. In her first match up game with Mother Theresa School, she upset her opponent with a stunning 21-5, earning her a ticket to face Centennial Academy of the Blessed Trinity. ATTY. AURORA TOPACIO SAYOC-ABELLA The Gentri and Trece Sepak players literally go head to head in this final match-up. Photo by JESSA MAE ONDIS even did their best. Ananca stepped up and made 5 straight points through his exhibition stunts and tied the set at 14-14 which lasted only for a moment as he threw head drives ending the set at 16-14. The third and last regu starred Maui Briones, Charles Payot and Roi Lanzaga against Trece’s Reggie Lopez, Barron Beniga and Jamescell Sarce. Trece took the first points of set Biclatan athletes reign in throwing events KATHLEEN REFORMADO Bayot added moments after the game. Meanwhile, the points garnered by the chess player was not enough for the team Amadeo to grab the overall champion nor to retain its last year’s second place spot. Students-Teachers Friendship Game RYAN GABRIEL BAYOT Ananca who is playing in his last year of Junior High School saved the best for last and seated comfortably on his bicycles and cartwheels which led the Gentri Kickers to the most memorable win of their sports experience. Prior to the championship, Team GenTri lost to the undefeated Team Trece during the quarterfinals making the latter enjoy their twice to beat advantage in the championship. During the finals, the Kickers started the first set of the first regu with consecutive errors coming from Ehm-jae Cubcubin, giving the other side the chance to take advantage of it and taking the set with 15-10. The Kickers tried to hobble back in the second set using heading and drop ball techniques well executed by Cubcubin, grabbing the set with 16-14 scores. In her second match with CABT, the Ferrerian smasher dazed her rival with 21-10. During the battle for third, Botones battled against Tropical Village National High School scoring a tied 20-20 forcing two extra hits to win the game. The Tropical contender smashed a good service, making Botones unable to come back despite determination; the former got the point and overtook at 21-20. The burned out Botones gave up on the second try and her opponent closed the game with 22-20; credit to Tropical’s good service again making them advance to the finals. “I was already tired during the game. Though I did not win this year, I will try my best next year. Fifth place is not bad,” said Botones smiling. 1 but Gentri’s Briones’ head drives were instrumental in grabbing the set with 15-12 in favor of Team Gentri. There was no doubt Team Gentri would also grab the second set as the team stunned their opponents with drop balls and quick set ups, ending the set at 15-11. In the last crucial set, the three Kickers combined forces and seized the momentum to finish the game at 15-12, not giving Trece any chance to come back. “This year is the best yet the saddest one for me because this is my last year in Team Gentri and in Biclatan Annex but definitely this will not be the last game for me in Sepak Takraw. I am still hoping to reach Palarong Pambansa after the provincial meet and STCAA meet because that is my dream,” said Ananca. High School Class 1948 Intramural Meet Biclatan Annex fails to secure baseball title DANIELA CAMILLE BENEBESE B iclatan Annex once again failed to secure a title in Boys’ Baseball despite tremendous attempt to overthrow the undefeated champion Main School during the Intramural Meet held at Santiago Sports Park last August 15. The first set started with the two outs committed by Rodel Pamplona and Daniel Abuyog of Biclatan. When Main school’s batter Paul Abella positioned himself to hit the ball he felt right away that Biclatan’s pitcher was nervous due to his low throws. When Abella got the chance, he hit the ball and was able to reach the second base. The momentum continued and Main snatched the first point of the game 1-0, on their way to the second set. The second set started with a hard hit from the player of Biclatan that led to a homerun and tied the game at 1-1. At the third set, the first batter from Biclatan hit the ball and ran to the second base. As the second batter hit the next ball he went back and forth from second and third base but ended on the second due to Main’s quick recovery. Biclatan’s third batter went to the third base, fourth to the first base, fifth got a strike call from the referee, the sixth got injured and the last batter got out due also to his three strikes leaving Biclatan in a 2-1 scoring. The fourth and last set was ended through a home run coming from a strong hit of one of the players of Main School. The game ended at 3-1 in favor of the defending champion. “It is really difficult for us to win the game because we all know that in our school, we have no space for us to practice baseball. Plus, you’re going up against the defending champion, it was really difficult,” says Pamplona in an interview. Atty. Abella’s family owns Plaza Canteen which has seen generations of Imuseños. A Woman of Few Words T he title of this article was a description of Atty. Aurora Abella of herself when she was interviewed for this feature. She said she was so unlike her daughter Arlene (one of her three daughters who is a dermatologist) who is very spontaneous. Well, she may be a woman of few words, but her achievements and influence are certainly not few. Aurora Topacio Sayoc-Abella was born in Imus on October 6, 1920. Her family and close friends call her “Au” but she prefers to be called “Aurora”. She is the youngest among the eight children of Candido Reyes Sayoc and Aurelia Viña Topacio. She is also the grand-daughter of Gen. Licerio Topacio, a well known hero of Imus. She fondly recalls, “ang tawag ko sa kanya ay Itang. Actually itong tinitirhan naming ito mismo ang The Biclatan batter in his final hit of the game. Photo by JESSA MAE ONDIS >> 6 >> 10 Jevon Lumagui | Creations Photography JevonLumagui | Creations 3D Sketchup Model