Join June 12 rites,
vice mayor urges

Bacolod Vice Mayor Greg Gasataya yesterday urged all the Bacoleños to join the 116th Independence Day celebration on June 12 with the theme “Pagsunod sa Yapak ng mga Dakilang Pilipino, Tungo sa Malawakan at Permanenteng Pagbabago”, a press release from his office said.

Gasataya said that in line with the celebration, that will be from May 28 to June 12, all government offices, schools, barangays, business establishments, non-government and private and peoples organizations are required to display the Philippine flag in their premises to raise public awareness on the importance of the commemoration.

The city administration has readied a P1 million budget for the occasion, he said.

Senators Cynthia Villar and Allan Cayetano have been invited to the occasion as honorary guests but have not yet confirmed their acceptance, the press release said.

Councilor Wilson Gamboa Jr. is this year’s over-all Independence Day chairperson, it said.

As in previous years the program includes a parade with various floats to be participated in by government agencies headed by city public officials, public and private schools, barangay officials, veterans and senior citizens, private and non-government organizations, business groups, civic organizations, among others, the press release said.

A wreath-laying ceremony at the public plaza will also be held at 6:30 a.m. to be followed by a parade at 1 p.m. from the Provincial Capitol Lagoon to the Bacolod Public Plaza.

About 150 flags will be hanged on street lamp posts from the boundary of Talisay and Bacolod City up to the Public Plaza, the press release added.*

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Teachers’ induction
held in Talisay

More than 100 newly-hired secondary level teachers from Northern Negros Occidental were formally introduced to government service during the Teacher Induction Program organized by the Department of Education at the Dela Rama conference center of the Talisay City Hall, recently.

Cheryl Tondo, principal of the Dr. Antonio Lizares Memorial High School in Talisay City, said the event was aimed to help the educators be more ready for their responsibilities when they are serving in their respective schools.

Tondo, who led the organization of the event in Northern Negros Occidental, told the participants that they are among the best batches of educators she and her fellow school heads have welcomed into the DepEd.

Participants from the towns of E.B. Magalona, Manapla, Don Salvador Benedicto, Toboso, Murcia, and Calatrava, and from the cities of Victorias and Talisay were oriented on their roles as educators, DepEd forms, among other topics from Monday to Wednesday.

Similar 3-day TIP’s were held in the municipality of San Enrique and in Sipalay City, a memorandum from the DepEd showed.

In Talisay, Mayor Eric Saratan told participants that the local government is supporting such initiatives as education is among the top priorities administration of his administration.

Saratan said plans are ongoing for a community college to be established in the city, to give more financially-challenged but intelligent students a chance to complete tertiary education.

Jireh John Baclagon, a teacher-participant from the municipality of Pontevedra, said the TIP equipped him with knowledge and skills for facing the challenges of nurturing his students.

School heads from high schools in the three areas also attended the TIP’s.*PP

Induction

Teacher-participants and school heads from the Department of Education at their recent induction program.*

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