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In a simple virtual ceremony, Dr. Nerissa A. Alfafara was sworn in to office by Regional Director Allan G. Farnazo as the new Assistant Schools Division Superintendent - Officer in Charge of the Schools Division of Sarangani. Photo by Maiden Ouano ASDS Alfafara takes over the position vacated by outgoing ASDS Diosdado F. Ablanido, CPA, who is now assigned to the City Schools Division of Tacurong. Before her appointment as ASDS, Alfafara was serving the Division of General Santos City as the Education Program Supervisor in Science, a post she held for five years. Thus far, Alfafara has served DepEd for 15 years as school teacher, 8 years as elementary school principal, and five years as education program supervisor. Her installation into office was witnessed by SDS Gildo G. Mosqueda, SGOD Chief Ma. Shirly M. Cardinal, and Acting CID Chief Rey C. Tagala and virtually by other officials from the DepEd Regional Offices and Division Offices in the region.

The Local Government of Sarangani has committed to support Radio-Based Instruction, one of the learning delivery modalities to be implemented in the Division of Sarangani, by giving 5000 radio units. This was discussed in a meeting with Atty. Ryan Ramos, Chief-of-Staff of Congressman Ruel Pacquiao on September 24.  Radio-Based Instruction will be implemented alongside the Dynamic Learning Program, which is seen to minimize expenses on self-learning modules.  "Instead of printing modules, teachers will only be printing learning activity sheets (LAS), which is much cheaper than printing complete self-learning modules," says Curriculum and Instruction Division Chief Donna S. Panes.   Orientations on the preparation of LAS have been conducted in the different districts.  The radio units will also be accompanied with flash drives containing recorded lessons.  "The learners will be able to replay the lesson for as many times as they want until they understand the less...

DepEd Sarangani receives 22 boxes of bond paper from Smart Foundation for the Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education (ALIVE) Program. In Photo: ALIVE Program Focal Person Bedaria Tan receives 22 boxes of bond paper from Smart Foundation through Celito Terando, Program Manager of Sulong Tribu Program of the Sarangani Provincial Governor's Office  The paper will be used for the printing of Learning Activity Sheets (LAS) of the CVIF- Dynamic Learning Program (DLP), which DepEd Sarangani has been implenting.  Initially implemented at the Central Visayas Institute Foundation, CVIF-DLP is an alternative approach in teaching that develops independent learners through validated learning activity sheets. This teaching pedagody is designed to be disaster-resilient and low-cost, which could work best in the new normal teaching-learning setup, where there is very little teacher intervention due to social distancing protocols. "With the support from Smart, we can reproduc...

Sarangani was featured in today's episode of "Handang Isip, Handa Bukas!" press briefing with DepEd Sec. Leonor Magtolis-Briones. Board Member Bascuña and CID Chief Donna S. Panes joins the virtual Press Briefing with Sec. Leonor Magtolis-Briones Board Member Jess C. Bascuña, Chairperson, Committee on Education, Science and Technology of Sarangani Province represented Gov. Steve Chiongbian-Solon in said press briefing. Hon. Bascuña highlighted the partnership between DepEd Sarangani, the local government units, and other stakeholders in preparation for the different learning delivery modalities. DepEd Sarangani's innovation, LR on WHEeLS or Learning Resources on WiFi Hub for Expanded e-Learning caught the admiration of DepEd officials as well as of the viewers. "With the continuing support and commitment of our stakeholders, the Department of Education will always do the best we can to make sure that education continues in Sarangani. We can make it happen in th...

Reflecting the dedication of civil servants to continue serving the public in the midst of this global pandemic, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) commemorates the 120th civil service anniversary with a timely theme, " Philippine Civil Service @120: Public Sector in the Age of Digital Transformation ". The theme underscores the use of emerging technologies in the pursuit of efficient public service delivery in the Philippine government, especially in the context of emergency situations. One observable impact of COVID-19 pandemic is the shift to remote working arrangements in order to limit the movement of people, hence, reducing the probability of spreading the virus. Work-from-home arrangements rely heavily on technological advancements in communication in order for employees to carry out their duties without leaving their homes. Online conferences, for once, has become commonplace nowadays and everyone has been left with no choice but to learn the use of collaborative web-...

Despite the announcement from the DepEd Central Office that the opening of classes will be moved to October 5, preparation activities continue in Sarangani. "We will not say that we are ready, but we are preparing," Schools Division Superintendent Gildo G. Mosqueda said during the Management Committee Teleconference, August 26. Curriculum Implementation Division Chief Donna S. Panes reported that 90% of schools have finished printing the modules for the first week of classes, while 50% have printed the modules for the second week.  "The preparations are not without challenges," says Panes "We have received reports that some self-learning modules are incomplete or too lengthy. Some schools also reported that funds are lacking or materials, especially, bond paper and ink are not available," Panes added. The CID Chief also recommended that school heads should map available resources like households that have laptops, computers, smartphones, and internet conn...

In the interest of protecting the health and safety of all teachers and employees, DepEd Sarangani is implementing stricter safety protocols. Pursuant to Regional Memoranda 31 and 32 series of 2020 and in accordance with the Executive Order No. 27 from the Office of the Governor Steve Chiongbian-Solon, DepEd Sarangani issued Division Advisory No. 109, directing district heads, school heads and unit heads to observe a 2-day skeleton workforce and 3-day work-from-home arrangement effective August 24.  Schools Division Superintendent Gildo G. Mosqued a issued the "Zero Contact Policy" and "Window Transaction Only" policy as precautionary measures. "We discourage teachers from going the Division Office personally, they can transact with the Division Office online or through their administrative assistants," Administrative Officer Irma May Dinasas, AO V explained during the the Special Division Management Committee Teleconference on August 26. The Administra...