Other winners of this year’s Kasadyahan Regional Cultural Competition are Tribu Mandaragat of San Jose, Antique – 1st runner-up; Hubon Sinulog sang Oracon of Sibunag, Guimaras – 2nd runner-up; Sinadya sa Halaran of Roxas City, Capiz – 3rd runner-up; and Tribu Maragtas of West Visayas State University, Iloilo City – 4th runner up.
As champion, Tribu Salakayan won P125,000 cash prize and trophy. The tribe is also invited to perform in the Aliwan Festival in Manila on April 2012, a gathering of best festivals in the country.

Tribu Salakayan was jointly put up by Miagao National High School (MNHS) and Southern Iloilo Polytechnic College – WVCST Miagao Campus. The performers were composed of students from both schools. The major sponsors were the Municipality of Miagao, Miagao National High School, Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC) VI, Western Visayas College of Science & Technology (WVCST), and Southern Iloilo Polytechnic College-WVCST Miagao Campus. Tribu Salakayan was supervised jointly by Dr. Raul F. Muyong, SIPC Campus Administrator and Mrs. Merlita Montenid, Principal II of MNHS. Tribe Choreographers were Mr. Ramon Emmanuel, Jr. of SIPC and Miss Rosemarie Fortaleza of MNHS. The Tribe Leaders were Hon. Julieta N. Flores, Municipal Mayor of Miagao, Dr. Raul F. Muyong and Mrs. Merlita Montenid. (rfm).

Salakayan Festival of Miagao

Schedule of Activities

Day 1 – February 1, 2012

7:00 – 8:30 a.m.
Caravan around the Poblacion

9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Thanksgiving mass and blessing of the WAFT, HVAC, HRT Building, Offices, Teacher Education Program Office, IT Technical Room, and Student Activity Center

10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Opening Program – SIPC-WVCST Covered Court

11:30 – 12:00 noon
Cutting of Ribbons for Exhibits
Viewing of Exhibits (Industrial/Community and Academic)

12:00 – 1:30 p.m. – Honorary Luncheon and Program (Conference Room)

1:30 – 3:00 p.m. – Academic Contests

6:00 p.m.
Students’ Night
Mr. and Miss SIPC 2012 Talent Competition

Day 2 – February 2, 2012

8:00 – 12:00 noon
Skills Contests – SIPC-WVCST Covered Court
Viewing of Exhibits

1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Literary-Musical and Cultural Contests

4:00 – 5:00 p.m. – Chi Alpha Student Ministry Concert – (Exodus Band)

6:00 p.m. – Fellowship Night (TEA, PTA and Alumni)

Day 3 – February 3, 2012

8:00 – 12:00 noon
Sports Competition and Larong Pinoy
Students, Faculty and Staff Competition
SIPC-WVCST Covered Court

6:00 p.m.
Part I

Awarding
- Academic Contests
- Skills Contests
- Sports Competition

Part II

Search for Mr. and Miss SIPC 2012
SIPC-WVCST Covered Court

To level up in terms of standards of operation as to specific curricular programs, the Administration will submit the Bachelor of Secondary Education to Level 2 accreditation and the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology to Level 1 accreditation by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP), Inc. scheduled on November 21-23, 2011.

Committees for the Ten Areas to be evaluated have been organized to take charge of preparing the documents: Area I is chaired by Miss Herminia N. Falsario; Area II by Mr. Ramon N. Emmanuel, Jr.; Area III by Mrs. Sandra T. Examen; Area IV by Mr. Ely S. Ciasico; Area V by Mr. Edgar Y. Germo; Area VI by Mr. Arsenio P. Montaño; Area VII by Mrs. Sherryl N. Bruño; Area VIII by Mr. Virgilio B. Dalipe; Area IX by Miss Sharon Rose M. Fio and Area X by Mrs. Maria Luisa N. Eiman.

Orientation and Area Meetings have been done to prepare for the Survey Visit. Area Committees have started preparing, gathering and compiling the necessary supporting documents since the start of the school year. The physical facilities of the school have been improved, renovated and constructed as part of the preparation. “Let’s get global; let’s go for the accreditation,” quipped Miss Falsario, Overall Chair, Accreditation Task Force.

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Five programs namely Bachelor of Industrial Technology, Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Technology, Bachelor of Science in Automotive Technology, Bachelor of Science in Electrical Technology and Bachelor of Science in Electronics Technology passed the Preliminary Survey Visit scheduled last May 11-13 by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP), Inc.

The three day visit was done by the Team of AACCUP Accreditors led by Dr. Marcela T. Caluscosin from Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University. Other accreditors were Dr. Regucivilla A. Bobar from Bohol Island State University; Dr. Gloria A. Rearte from Batangas State University; Prof. Romeo M. De Asis from Mindanao University of Science and Technology; and Prof. Ferdinand M. Oraiz from Mindanao University of Science and Technology.

The Visit was commenced by an Opening Program on May 11 and concluded with the Exit Conference on May 13. The results showed that the five programs could be submitted for the First Survey after a year. “It’s a fulfilling experience when I see people working together for the good of the College,” quipped the chair of the Task Force.

          The first day started the Registration in the morning and the Opening program in the afternoon highlighted by the Keynote Address given by Dr. Patricia Licuanan, Chair, Commission on Higher Education. The first day ended with cocktails, socials and a short cultural presentation.

          The second day was spent for plenary sessions. Plenary Session 1 was on “Global Industry Trends and Consequent Labor Demands” which was presented by three good speakers as follows: Miss Jay-jay Viray, Managing Director of JobsDB, Atty. Joffrey Suyao, Regional Director of DOLE XI and Mr. Perfecto Caganan Jr., President PMAP XI. The salient features included in their presentation showed indicators that jobseekers are becoming choosy in selecting the companies they want to work for. There are four emerging industries in the Philippines and overseas and they are Creative Industries, Diversified Strategic Farming and Fishing, Power and Utilities and Renewable Energy. These industries need the types of works such as accountants, financial analysts, I.T. professionals including hardware and software workers, creative game developers, legal and medical transcriptionists, animators, sound engineers, video editors, graphic artists and designers and similar types of workers. The speakers gave advice to students that when choosing their courses, they should know the labor demand, supply and strengths of their prospective career. Dr. H.K. Lai, I.E.D. Hong Kong was our reactor for this session.

          The afternoon of the second  day was allotted for Plenary Session 2 “Global Industry Trends: The Challenge to Philippines Higher Education” with Dr. Chito B. Salazar Jr., Founding Board Member, Philippine Business for Education(PHEd). He mentioned about Academic-Industry Synergy Activity (2009) Employers lenses where he emphasized that many jobholders are mismatched to their job taken with these descriptions; inadequate trainings to the position desired, poor computer literacy, insufficient technical experience and knowledge about the job, inadequate leadership potentials and managerial skills, no track record to prove skills and capabilities, and insufficient exposure and competency in work. The implications of these concerns are Empowerment of school staff, Facilitation of career orientation, Student Internship and On-the-job training, Industry linkage, More job fairs, Fair and equal recognition and enhancing curriculum, Transparency in welcoming new schools. Dr. Salazar gave conclusions on his topic that Colleges and Universities should make job placement service as priority area in student affairs by providing resources manpower in the conduct of activities that assist school personnel. There is a need to change mindset. The industry sound off needs of manpower requirements and schools should LISTEN, BELIEVE and ACT on them. He further recommended that new appointments and elections to positions in leadership in career and placement need to learn the multi-faceted functions, roles and stakeholders of the unit. Research skills need to be cultivated, supported and founded. The panels of reactors on the above mentioned topic where the following: Mr. Christopher Pio O., Educ. Supv. II, CHED XI, Dr. Desiderio N. Noveno Jr. VP  for Academic Affairs, San Pedro College, Davao City and Dr. Ma Paquita D. Bonnet, DLSU , PAASA Nat’l President, Day 2 ended with a sumptuous dinner and fellowship night.

          Day 3 was quite a heavy day for the student affairs and practitioners. Plenary Session 3 was on “Competencies of Student Affairs Practitioners” discussed by Dr. Adelaida C. Fronda, Immediate Past President, PAASA Inc. She elucidated the competencies such as Advising and helping, Assessment, Evaluation and Research, Equity, Diversity and inclusion, Ethical Professional Practice, History, Philosophy and Values, Human and Organizational Resources, Law, Policy and Governance. She also stressed out three kinds of competence: Intellectual competence, Physical and manual skills and Interpersonal competence. She also shared how practitioners are to be developed which are Developing competence, Managing emotions, Moving through autonomy towards interdependence, Developing mature interpersonal relationships, Establishing identity developing purpose and Developing integrity. After the Plenary Session, The participants were grouped for the round table discussion to share their best practices in their respective institutions. “Overall, the convention provided me worthy new ideas and fresh insights that I can also share to my fellow Student Affairs Practitioners in local scene and gained some applicable techniques for a better service in the Student Affairs Office.”

          His paper entitled, “Rosemar Techaide Foundation and SIPC-WVCST Miagao Campus Private-Public Partnership on Resource Generation and Mobilization” discussed among others the impact of the partnership to SIPC and to the community. Also included in the paper were the benefits derived by both parties from the partnership.

          After the presentation, the panel of reactors composed of the presidents of the different universities and colleges from Region VI, VII and VIII asked some questions regarding the presentations. A total of 21 papers were presented during the forum by participants coming from the Visayas region. The national forum was conducted to provide avenue for sharing of existing best practices on SUC-Private Partnership along the following areas: curricular enrichment and development, enterprise development, asset management and development, intellectual property management, technology business incubation, technology commercialization, infrastructure and physical facilities development and business processing outsourcing. Also , it aimed to explore future potentials in SUC-Private Partnership.

          The national forum was attended by the Presidents, Vice-Presidents for Academic Affairs, Vice-Presidents for Production and Vice-Presidents for Research and Extension of the State Universities and Colleges of the three regions in Visayas.

English instructors, Mrs. Loriedee D. Bentula, of SIPC – WVCST Miagao Campus attended the Southeast Asian Conference on Bridging Culture through Education, Research, Science and Technology on February 13-15, 2011 at Rajamangala University of Technology Tawanok (RMUTTO), Chantaburi Campus, Thailand.

Speakers from all over Asia shared knowledge and techniques in research through lectures, hands-on experiences, and through the research paper presentations.  “That was a great opportunity for me to personally interact with other participants from the different countries in Asia and, more importantly, gain knowledge and insights about research and culture,” shared Mrs. Bentula.

The said Asian conference aimed at sharing good practices and research updates and building collaborative efforts in education and research, providing pathways for educators to do collaborative research, and sharing knowledge, culture and values.  It was a personal invitation from the host country to the Doctor of Philosophy students of the University of Iloilo PHINMA Education Network.  Mrs. Bentula went with other Ph. D. students, Dr. Zoilo Andra, director of the graduate school, and some administrators and supervisors in the College of Education of the University of Iloilo.

          The conference also paved way for the group to witness the Local Yellow Orchid Festival of the place.

          ”It was my first time to travel outside the Philippines and I did enjoy,” Mrs. Bentula added.

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          To track the trends of the time in Language and Literature Teaching, Mrs. Veronica E. Fajarillo, Assistant Professor II and Miss Herminia N. Falsario, Assistant Professor IV of the English Division attended the National Conference on Language and Literature at University of Saint La Salle, Bacolod City on October 17-18, 2011.  The theme of the Conference was “Trends, Opportunities and Challenges in Language and Literature Teaching.”  It was organized the Alliance of Language and Literature Teachers and co-sponsored by the Languages Department of University of Saint La Salle, Bacolod.  The aims of the Conference were to a) enhance the teacher-participants’ competence in language and literature teaching; b) share research findings on language and literature teaching; c) explore issues in the teaching of language and literature; d) serve as a venue for establishing academic linkages; and  e) promote camaraderie and interaction among ALLT members and participants.

          The Keynote Speakers were Mrs. Ma. Gemma M. Ledesma, Superintendent, Department of Education, Bacolod City and Dr. Virginia P. Ressurreccion, Director IV, CHEDRO VI.  Topics and discussants were Language Teaching vis-a’-vis the Proposed K-12 Curriculum by Dr. Ma. Antoinette Montealegre of Philippine Normal University; Recipe for a Meaningful Literature Classroom Interaction; Intersections of the Art of Cooking and Passion for Teaching; by Prof. Ferdinand Lopez of the University of Santo Tomas, Manila; The Changing Landscapes of Language Teaching by Ma. Milagros Carreon-Laurel of UP Diliman.  Paper presentations on language and literature researches highlighted the Conference.  “It was a refreshing experience to attend a seminar like it.  Also, the Conference paved the way for us to be connected, as members, with a professional organization in our own field of expertise.  Thanks to the Administration for the chance.” (HNFalsario)

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          In view of the urgent need to prepare the future teachers who will handle the K12 curriculum of the Philippine Basic Education and the inclusion of the Mother Tongue-Based,  Multilingual Education (MTB – MLE), a three day Seminar-Workshop was held at West Visayas State University last September 21-23, 2011.  The seminar – workshop was sponsored by the Center of Teaching Excellence, College of Education of the West Visayas State University with the cooperation of the Commission on Higher Education, Region 6.  This seminar- workshop was attended by Mrs. Jenena Delfin from the Filipino Division and Mrs. Fritzy M. Balisang of the Professional Education and English Divisions.  The first day started with an Opening Program where all the numbers and speeches were done in Hiligaynon except the speech of Dr. Virginia P. Resurreccion, CESO III, CHED Regional Director of Region 6.  She challenged the Teacher Education Institutions to produce quality basic education teachers who will prepare learners who can answer the demands of the world.  The first plenary session was the “Philippine Implementation of MTB-MLE: Implication to Pre-Service Teacher Preparation” by Dr. Rosalinda Villaneza, National Coordinator, MTB-MLE DepED Central office.  She stressed on the need to teach in the mother tongue from Kinder to Grade III.  Commissioner John Barrios, Regional Commissioner for Hiligaynon, discussed on “Panitikang Hiligaynon: Pagtuturo na Translokal na Kultura Gamit ang Ibat-Ibang Wika (MTB-MLE)”.  He shared the richess of Hiligaynon Literature which should be the basis and aid in teaching the mother tongue.  Prof. Marievic M. Violeta Co-Chair, WVSU MTB-MLE Task Force had a lecture – demonstration on the “Teaching of Hiligaynon as a Medium of Instruction for the Preparation of Pre-service Teachers”.  She emphasized on using meaning and communication focused on the whole text and on the accuracy and correctness of the language in using the other tongue.  She also stressed the use of the five macro skills in language such as listening, speaking, reading, writing and viewing using the mother tongue.

          The second day was focused on teaching strategies using the MTB-MLE.  In the, Ricardo Nolasco of Talaytayan, UP Diliman discussed on “How Philippine Languages Work: Its Implication to MTB-MLE Implementation”.   This was further discussed by Congressman Magtanggol Gunigundo, the author of House Bill 162 known as The Multi-Lingual Education and Literacy Act of 2010.  She stressed that people should support this bill for it was tested and proven that learners who use their mother tongue as medium of instruction could learn better and could understand concepts, thus enhancing their higher order thinking skills.

          In the afternoon, a lecture demonstration was done on “The Teaching of Hiligaynon through the Use of Localores” by Prof. Romeo Espidion, Faculty PSWF.  He shared his materials on the different Hiligaynon literature pieces such as luwa, binalaybay and folksongs which could be a very good springboard and resource material in teaching.  After the discussion on literature, Dr. Daisy Rosano, Reading Specialist WVSU had a lecture demonstration on “Hiligaynon Structure: Alphabet and Grammar for Pre-Service Teachers”.  She taught the participants on how to conjugate syllables, syntax, morphemes and semantics in the use of mother tongue.  The afternoon session ended with a lecture – demo on the “Use of Hiligaynon as Medium of Instruction in Kindergarten to Grade III” by Mrs. Dymphna Gonzales – Jocson, National Trainer, MTB-MLE DepED.  She taught the participants on how to conduct the lesson using the two track method on the use of Hiligaynon.

          The third day was a workshop.  The participants are grouped according to their expertise.  Group I was composed of Deans, Program Coordinators and Curriculum makers.  They were tasked to work on a sample curriculum for MTB-MLE.  The second group was composed of the Professional Education faculty members who were tasked to work on sample course catalogue with its corresponding course subject, course descriptions and the like.  The third group was joined by the subjects implementers composed of language teachers who were asked to work on the course syllabus.  Each group was given the chance to present the output and the organizers promised that all the outputs will be presented to DepED Central Office to be taken into consideration in making the curriculum.  As for the Closing Program, each group showcased MTB-MLE Paktakon, Ambahanon, Sugilanon, Binalaybay ang many others.

          The Centralized Food Technology Laboratory was conceptualized as a result of the observation of the Food Technology Instructors and Professors during their visit to the food establishments when they conducted their Industrial Tour. It was inaugurated last July 29, 2011 during the Mass Induction Program and Acquaintance Party with a Ribbon Cutting by Dr. Ricardo B. Abaleña, Vice-President for Academic Affairs. It was followed by the blessing officiated by Rev. Fr. Pedro Sisnorio Jr., Parochial Vicar of Miagao Parish Church.