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14/09/2025

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07/09/2025

𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 | 𝗦𝗜𝗞𝗟𝗔𝗕: 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀, 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝘀

𝗦𝗦𝗟𝗚: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲

The Supreme Secondary Learner Government (SSLG) of Cristobal S. Conducto Memorial Integrated National High School (CSCMINHS) successfully conducted the school's leadership training entitled SIKLAB, focusing on igniting passion, courage, and responsibilities.

On September 5–6, student leaders of CSCMINHS were encouraged to participate in the said activity to enhance the capabilities of the young leaders.

For the welcoming message, Chaztine Tolentino, SSLG President, provided an encouraging message for the said students about leadership.

"When passion ignites, leaders rise. Together in our leadership training, let's ignite passion, courage, and responsibility to shape the leaders of tomorrow," Tolentino said.

In addition, Mr. Jason Guisando, Head Teacher III, encouraged the students to be bold and be themselves as good leaders have confidence and integrity.

"Ang leadership ay hindi lang isang pamumuno, ito ang paglilingkod sa kapwa. Ang isang lider ay tapat, responsable, at may paninindigan sa ginagawa," Hon. Lilibeth Hicban, Sangguniang Bayan (SB) Member, added.

Not only that, Hon. John Ian Muñoz, SB Member, also shared an inspirational message for the yung student leaders.

"Ang pagiging lider ay 'di lang sa posisyon. Ang isang lider ay tapat, responsable, at may paninindigan sa ginagawa, nakikinig at tumutulong sa isa't isa. Ang isang lider ay uunahin ang samahan bago ang sarili." Muñoz elaborated.

Furthermore, there were several guest speakers that were invited for the said program to talk which are, Mr. Jan Aldous Viriña, Mr. Jan Dale Panganiban, Mr. John Iriel Asacta, Hon. Antonino Aurelio, Ms. Jan Ann Rey Consignado, and Mr. John James Constantino.

Additionally, there were various activity during the leadership training like making activities and yell, playing different games, bonfire, and team-building.

𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐭 | Danielle Rhian Doria
𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭 | Masquerade
𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐬 | Aila Unique Suarez and Jianne Clare Ortiz

Actvity by Supreme Secondary Learner Government - Cristobal S. Conducto MINHS

05/09/2025

Forging New Directions:
First General Faculty Meeting of CSCMINHS

On September 3, 2025, the faculty gathered at the CSCMINHS Covered Court for the first general meeting with our new Principal IV, Mr. Nelson R. Umali, as he laid out clear directions and reminders for the months ahead. 💚📚

05/09/2025

05/09/2025

𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 | 𝙲𝚂𝙲𝙼𝙸𝙽𝙷𝚂 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚖𝚙𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝙰𝚗𝚗𝚞𝚊𝚕 𝙳𝚎𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚐: 𝙰 𝚂𝚝𝚎𝚙 𝚃𝚘𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝙷𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚎𝚛 𝙵𝚞𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚜

This September 4, the Cristobal S. Conducto Memorial Integrated National High School (CSCMINHS) stands as a beacon of proactive health education. The school continues its commitment to student well-being by hosting the annual deworming program for Grades 7 to 12.

Spearheaded by nurses from the Department of Education’s Division Office in Laguna, Nurse Arvin Victoria and Nurse Ruby Eduarte, the initiative underscores the importance of preventive health measures in educational institutions.

This initiative is part of the broader national effort to combat soil-transmitted helminths (STH), which affect a significant portion of the population. STH such as roundworms and hookworms, remain prevalent in many parts of the Philippines, including urban areas. These infections can lead to malnutrition, anemia, and impaired cognitive development, particularly in children.The Department of Health (DOH) and DepEd have recognized the need for regular deworming to address this public health concern.

"This program is really important," spoke Nurse Eduarte, "Due to the annual deworming, napapababa talaga ang cases natin ngayon ng malnutrition among our learners."

According to past reports, the DOH has observed that deworming coverage among school-aged children has been inconsistent. In 2019, for instance, only 58.55% of school-aged children were reached by deworming efforts. This highlights the ongoing challenge of ensuring comprehensive coverage.

With the Deworming program, the campaign aims to administer anti-helminthic drugs to all enrolled schoolchildren, regardless of whether they show symptoms of infection. The approach is cost-effective and helps reduce the overall worm burden in the community.

Furthermore, the program aligns with the Department of Education's WinS (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Schools) initiative, which promotes a holistic approach to student health. By integrating deworming with other health education activities, the school fosters an environment where students are equipped to make informed health decisions.

Text | Aila Unique Suarez
Layout | Masquerade
Photos | Reichen Izzeah Pesidas

30/08/2025

𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝘀𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗵𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗴-𝘂𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘁

Nakikiisa ang buong samahan ng The Rizalian Guild — The Rizalian Post, Ang Rizalian, TV and Radio Broadcasting Team — sa pagdiriwang ng National Press Freedom Day!

We will continue to be the voices of truth telling the stories of excellence. Patuloy na magsusulat, magmumulat, at maninindigan!

Para sa malayang pamamahayag, maglilingkod nang bukas para sa mapagpalayang bukas. Hindi natatapos sa paaralan ang pagkukwento ng mga natatanging naratibo ng mga Cristobalian at ng bayan ng Rizal.

Iyon lamang, mahal kayo ni Pepito 🫶

Padayon. 🫶😇

𝗗𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗵𝗼/𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 | Adnil Josh Ramos
𝗧𝗲𝗸𝘀𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗵𝗼 | Masquerade

29/08/2025

𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡 | 𝙶𝙾𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙾𝚄𝚃 𝙾𝙵 𝚂𝙷𝙴𝙻𝙻
𝙲𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚋𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚊𝚗 𝙵𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚑𝚖𝚎𝚗 𝚋𝚞𝚒𝚕𝚍 𝚌𝚊𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝙰𝚌𝚚𝚞𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎

Fostering togetherness among the new members of the campus, Grade 7 students underwent an acquaintance gathering on August 29.

“The main objective of this is for the Grade 7 students to know each other well and to develop teamwork among them,” Geronimo Sutare, Grade 7 Chief Adviser said as he also emphasized that he had seen budding talents among the performances in the program.

“Para madevelop ‘yung kanilang pagkakaisa, since bago pa sila sa school at galing sila sa iba’t ibang paaralan,” Sutare shared when asked about the purpose of the eventuality.

Moreover, the Supreme Secondary Learner Government (SSLG) prepared different games such as Human Bingo, Octopus Game, and Bring Me, which enriched the bond and ignited the enthusiasm of the participants seen through their cheers especially in the talent showcase part of the program.

Moreover, Chaztine Tolentino, SSLG President shared their hard time in preparing and implementing the plan, yet it became fulfilling at the end.

“SSLG conducted a meeting in preparation for the games through our PTA, and we felt overwhelmed since Grade 7 are youthful and sometimes mischievous, yet they are participative,” Tolenino shared.

“Ang pinaka-goal ng event na ito is ‘yung socialization sa mga students natin, since Grade 7 pa lamang sila and nagtatransition din sila from elementary to high school, so itong event na ito ay magiging way para matuto sila to connect with other students,” Tolentino explained.

Eventually, when asked about the level of acceptance and enjoyment, some students shared that they really enjoyed the company of each other.

“Don’t be shy, like go interact with others and socialize with them, kasi kahit kabahan ka at the end of the day masayang makakilala ng ibang mga tao.” Maximus Siefgried Ryll S. Flores, Grade 7 Lumbang.

When asked about how they enjoyed it, “Favorite part ko po yung Human Bingo, masaya po kasi makakakilala ka ng mga bagong person,” said Yazi Dia L. Isleta, a learner from Lumbang.

Indeed, the acquaintance served as a bridge to encourage freshmen learners to enhance skills and develop personality by being part of the Cristobalian community.

Meanwhile, Grade 7 advisers assisted and joined in the program with the full support of the PTA and school administration.

𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐭 | Masquerade
𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐲 | Supreme Secondary Learner Government - Cristobal S. Conducto MINHS
𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 | Supreme Secondary Learner Government - Cristobal S. Conducto MINHS

28/08/2025

𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡| 𝚆𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚞𝚊𝚐𝚎, 𝚗𝚘 𝙿𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚙𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜 —𝙲𝚂𝙲𝙼𝙸𝙽𝙷𝚂' 𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚒𝚙𝚊𝚕

In order to celebrate the month dedicated to the Philippines' national language, Cristobal S. Conducto Memorial Integrated National High School (CSCMINHS) actively participated in the said celebration with the theme "Wika, Kasaysayan, at Kasanayan: Tatak ng Kulturang Pilipino."

The school officially participated in the Buwan ng Wika program on August 28, and this event highlighted the significance of appreciating one's own language, as Mr. Nelson Umali, CSCMINHS' principal, emphasized in his introductory message.

"Ang wika ay parang ugat ng puno. Kapag wala ang wika, malamang, wala tayong Pilipinas." Mr. Umali underscored.

He also added that language serves as the bridge or way for people to understand each other.

"Ang laban natin ngayon ay hindi na barilan, ngunit laban para sa inyong kinabukasan, mga pangarap, at sa inyong sarili. Magsisimula iyon sa pagmahal natin sa ating sariling wika, at sariling pagkakakilanlan ng ating bansa." the principal also stressed out.

In addition, Dr. Severa Versola, Public Schools District Supervisor (PSDS), also delivered a meaningful message that also highlights the importance of language and history in a nation.

Furthermore, not only was Buwan ng Wika celebrated in the program, but also the Tech-Voc Day.

The school's clubs prepared contests for the program, which can aid in expanding students' knowledge about the Philippines.

They had contests about doing infographics, historical picture taking, and hero look-alikes. Also, in the morning during the event, a quiz bee and cooking contest were held.

Moreover, in the afternoon, there were contests about singing called "Awiting Bayan" and interpretative dance that showcases the Filipino tradition and culture.

In the end, the school successfully celebrated the Buwan ng Wika, making it enjoyable for the students while they continued to gain more knowledge.

𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐭 | Danielle Rhian R. Doria
𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐬 | K. Doria, A. Suarez, R. Pesidas, J. Ortiz
𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 | A. Ramos, J. Doria
𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭 | Masquerade

25/08/2025

𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐅𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧/𝐃𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐢 | 𝙷𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚊 𝚗𝚒 𝙿𝚎𝚙𝚒𝚝𝚘 : 𝚂𝚒𝚗𝚘 𝚊𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚞𝚗𝚊𝚢 𝚗𝚊 𝚋𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚠?

𝗣𝗔𝗨𝗡𝗔𝗪𝗔: 𝗔𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗮 𝘀𝗮 𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗮, 𝗸𝗮𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗯𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗵𝗮𝗻, 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘆𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗿𝗶, 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘆𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝘂𝗴𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴-𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗽 𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗮 𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗵𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗴𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗸𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗮. 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗸𝘁𝗮𝗻, 𝗽𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝗴𝗹𝗶 𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗴

Magandang araw, ako nga pala si Pepito. Isang Senior High School student mula sa CSCMINHS.

Kakatapos lamang ng exam natin Cristobalians ah. Kumusta naman ang resulta? Hangad ko ang pinakamainam para sa inyo. Ako kasi, naniniwala na Grades do not define our persona pero may tanong ako, bakit nga ba long weekend ngayon? Ano nga bang meron?

Sabi ng adviser ko walang pasok eh, long weekend pero, sabi lang sa balita Araw ng mga bayani. May kilala ba kayong mga bayani? Ako kasi ang idol ko talaga si Rizal, doon nakapangalan ang bayan natin eh, pero sino bang bias ninyo? Hehe. KPop yarn? Anyway, dapat ba tayong maging tulad nila? Ewan ko rin kay Rizal eh nasa atin ang pressure, sabi kasi tayo raw ang pag-asa ng bayan. Eh paano na lamang kung bagsak ako sa exam? Pag-asa pa rin ba akong maitututring?

Nakapasa naman ako sa lahat ng exam na 90+ percent. Ayos, maliban sa Calculus, hirap eh nakakatakot ‘pag sala na yung nasimulan kong solution yari na sa next. Nakakabaliw. Ba’t ba'ko nag-STEM? Kaya, dahil mejo malungkot ako sa resulta ng Calculus, nag-gala kaming magtotropa.

Enough na sa exam, move on na 'yan siya, habang naglalakad kami ng tropa sa may Pook, nakita ko itong si Pendong (isang mangangalakal na may espesyal na pangangailangan) naglalakad tapos may isang bata na bumato kay Pendong mula sa gilid, “𝐔𝐲 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐰, 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐰!”ani ng bata.

Agad, kaming lumapit sa gilid ni Pendong at tinulungan siyang makatayo, sabi ni Boni (kaibigan ko), “𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐚, 𝐛𝐚’𝐭 𝐦𝐨 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐢 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐠?”

“𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐦 𝐦𝐨 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐢𝐲𝐨𝐧,” sabi ni Apo (isa pang tropa ko)
“𝐎𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐚 ‘𝐝𝐢 𝐛𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐲𝐚? 𝐁𝐚’𝐭 𝐦𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐲𝐚 𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨?”, dagdag ko pa. Tumakbo ang bata paloob sa kanila.

Umuwi na ako at nagpaalam na ako kay Boni at Apo na pawang taga Pauli 2, “𝐎 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐞 𝐦𝐠𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐨, 𝐛𝐮𝐤𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐭. 𝐁𝐚𝐰𝐢 𝐧𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐬."

Sabi ni Apo, “𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐨, 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚 𝐧𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐨.”

Pag-uwi ko nagpapatugtog si Tatay at sinakop ng lyrics ang aking pag-iisip “"𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙤'𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙖? 𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙮 𝙣𝙖 𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙬? 𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙤'𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙙? 𝙎𝙞𝙣𝙤'𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙜 𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙜? 𝙔𝙖𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙖𝙜-𝙞𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙥 𝙖𝙮 '𝙙𝙞 𝙡𝙪𝙗𝙤𝙨,𝙊 𝙝𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙥 𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙜-𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙜 𝙖𝙮 𝙠𝙖𝙥𝙤𝙨?”

At noong hapon, binalikan ko ang mga testpaper ko, nakita ko yung sa PerDev, sabi ko kay self, "𝐎𝐤𝐚𝐲, 𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝟗𝟔% 𝐚𝐤𝐨 𝐬𝐚 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐃𝐞𝐯.”

Araw nga pala ng mga bayani.

PS. HUWAG NATING KALIMUTAN NA, 'DI MAN TAYO PALAGING MAKAGGAWA NG DAKILANG BAGAY ARAW-ARAW AY KAYA NATIN GUMAWA NG MALILIIT NA BAGAY NA MAY DAKILANG PAGMAMAHAL.

𝙈𝘼𝙇𝙄𝙂𝘼𝙔𝘼𝙉𝙂 𝘼𝙍𝘼𝙒 𝙉𝙂 𝙈𝙂𝘼 𝘽𝘼𝙔𝘼𝙉𝙄, 𝙋𝙄𝙇𝙄𝙋𝙄𝙉𝘼𝙎!

𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚 | Masquerade
𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 | Adnil Josh Ramos

22/08/2025

Bridging gaps, building brighter futures!

Cristobal S. Conducto Memorial Integrated National High School successfully held the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program Kick-Off Ceremony on August 22, 2025 at the CSCMINHS Covered Court.

With the strong support of school leaders, teachers, parents, and community stakeholders, the event highlighted the shared commitment to ensure accessible, inclusive, and quality education for every learner. 💚

22/08/2025

𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡 | 𝙰𝚗 𝙴𝚗𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚃𝚘𝚘𝚕 : 𝙲𝚂𝙲𝙼𝙸𝙽𝙷𝚂 𝙰𝚁𝙰𝙻 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚖 𝙸𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚔𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚜-𝚘𝚏𝚏

This Friday, August 22, 2024, the CSCMINHS held it's kick-off ceremony for the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning Program, also known as the ARAL program.

Spearheaded by Mrs. Rhea Castillo, Head Teacher I, fully supported by the Principal IV Mr. Nelson Umali, Dr. Severa Versola, PSDS of Rizal Sub-Office, and the SPTA officers, this program is implemented to acknowledge the concerning knowledge gap within the Grade 7 to 10 students.

The Programme for International Student Assessment, otherwise known as PISA, is an exam taken annually by students all over the world. It helps assess how educated students are in that particular country. The Philippines, for one, has sadly been ranking low, often at the bottom of the barrel. To aid that, the Department of Education (DepEd) has launched the ARAL program to help students.

"Lumalabas, pang 98 ang Pilipinas," said Mrs. Castillo, "Kaya ang DepEd, umaksyon na agad."

In correspondence of Republic Act 12028, otherwise known as the 'ARAL Program Act of 2024', is a program that provides additional help to students below their expected grade level of understanding. It is designed to be a free and effective national program to help students attain designated competencies in Languages, Science, and Math.

From recent data obtained by the school from the PHIL-IRI test, as noted by Mrs. Castillo, 27% of the school body composed of 1,282 from Grade Seven to 10 have ranked in the 'Frustration' category, with the largest of 41% of students in the Seventh grade.

"Yung Grade Seven students, three grade levels po pabalik [ang level of comprehension]," Mrs. Castillo starts, emphasizing the sheer gap in knowledge.

Thirty minutes per school day would be added to help the select beneficiaries of ARAL program, with 24 teacher-tutors volunteering to teach them in their respective subjects. Those teaching languages, Filipino and English, would be the ones most concerned of this matter.

"First thirty minutes, talagang ifo-focus po namin ang reading comprehension, dahil dapat maintindihan muna nila ang kanilang binabasa bago nila ma-compute ang isang word problem." she added.

English teacher Mrs. Frennie Matining also contributed ideas and her perspective, saying that, "Ang gagawin namin pong pag-aaral ay hindi po pagbabasa lamang, ngunit tuturuan din po namin silang unawain at i-nurture ang kanilang mga isip."

"Napaka-gandang opportunity ng ARAL program sapagka't nagbibigay ito ng daan upang bawasan ang knowledge gap sa mga estudyante ngayon, lalo na sa ating mga senior high students." Dr. Severa Versola, PSDS of Rizal Sub-Office spoke, supporting Mrs. Castillo's statements regarding the ARAL program.

Additionally, the ARAL Program complements, rather than replaces, daily teaching-learning processes.

Text| A. Suarez
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