Red Cross to mark
IHL Day tomorrow

The Philippine Red Cross will commemorate August 12 as the International Humanitarian Law Day, that aims to raise awareness on the four Geneva Conventions and other laws of armed conflicts, intensify the campaign against the misuses of the Red Cross emblem, and to rally people to advocate such laws and its importance, a press release from the PRC said.

The PRC Negros Occidental-Bacolod City Chapter will also hold a mural painting at its office at 10th Lacson Street, Bacolod City, on August 16-17, that will be participated in by various Red Cross Youth Councils in the province, the press release also said.

The IHL is one of the advocacies of the Red Cross, promoting respect for the life and dignity of those who are affected by armed conflicts, and reminding Red Cross members of their mission to alleviate human suffering, not only in times of war, the press release also said.

The observance of the IHL Month in August, on the theme “Promoting IHL towards Achieving National Solidarity”, gives emphasis on the general rules in armed conflict situations, like respect for each individual, and that persons out of combat and those taking no active part in hostilities shall have their lives spared, and be treated humanely.

For more details, those interested may contact the PRC at (034) 434-9286, or 434-8541, the press release added.*

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Writeshop for
teachers August 19-21

A national re-tooling and writeshop on “Culture-based CHED General Education Core Curriculum” for Filipino subject instructors’ training will be held 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. August 19-21 at the Mutien Marie Auditorium of the University of La Salle in Bacolod City, a press release from organizers said.

It is organized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, and the Philippine Cultural Education Program, in cooperation with the Negros Cultural Foundation and the USLS, for the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino objective of providing training to Filipino teachers to teach the new core subjects using the Filipino language, the press release also said.

The Commission on Higher Education also issued CMO 20, series of 2013, or the General Education Curriculum: Holistic Understanding, Intellectual and Civic Competencies to integrate in the General Education Curriculum the culture-based lesson/syllabi, the press release said.

All universities and educational institutions are invited to send their Filipino teachers to the workshop. Registration is for free, with limited slots available for reservation on core subjects, like “Understanding the Self/Pag-unawa sa Sarili” by Arvin Villalon, “Contemporary World/ Ang Kasalukuyang Daigdig” - Gina Zalar, “Purposive Communication/Malayuning Komunikasyon” - Steve Fernandez, and “Art Appreciation/Pagpapahalaga sa Sining” - Tim Dacanay, the press release said.

The NCCA will cover the registration fees, honoraria of resource persons, kits, ID, certificates and reading materials, and the participants will shoulder the roundtrip travel/transportation to workshop venue, meals, and accommodations for three days.

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