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The Official Publication of Cauayan City Stand-Alone Senior High School Volume II Issue No. I S.Y 2023-2024
ESCALATING THREAT CCSASHS opposes foreign ownership in education amid Cha-Cha controversy
DepEd introduces new school calendar; CCSASHS teachers adjust lessons to end in May
by Lesly Keith Baniaga
by Rosmin Andrei Mogatas With the newly-released Department Order No. 003 series 2024 or the new school calendar released on February 20, Cauayan City Stand-Alone Senior High School (CCSASHS) strives to deliver lesson plans in the remaining months to meet the May 31 end-of-class deadline reducing numerous activities and expediting lesson delivery for school year 2023-2024. The main purpose of the newly signed school calendar by Department of Education Secretary Sara Duterte-Carpio is to rapidly bring back the April-May break with June as the start of classes from the June-July break with August as opening of school year DepEd also announced the school year 2024-25 will begin on July 29 and end on May 16, 2025, resulting in a slow exchange and mass modification for the following school year. CCSASHS educators are not concerned with the recently released schedule due to their adjustments in Most Essential Learning Competency (MELC) cutting back duplicate competencies and lessons.
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OPINION | PAGE 6
En-grave-ing Vision FEATURE| PAGE 10
Unearthing Hidden Gems SCIE-TECH| PAGE 16
Thou Shall Not Fear The Paper SPORTS | PAGE 18
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Amidst the implementation of the DepEd Matatag curriculum and constitutional mandate to promote nationalism and patriotism, Cauayan City Stand-Alone Senior High School (CCSASHS) took a stand against proposed amendments to the 1987 constitution, specifically those permitting foreign entities to oversee Philippine basic education, March 8. Philippine economy to foreign investments, dealing with the restrictions of foreign capital and backing. Department of Education Undersecretary Omar Romero feared that the phrase “unless otherwise provided by law”, would ‘potentially serve as a gateway to expand the scope of control and administration over educational institutions not solely by citizens of the Philippines but other entities as well. This would contradict Section 3, wherein Romero cited the said article, which states that all educational institutions shall inculcate patriotism and nationalism, which will nullify the MATATAG curricula that emphasize a core value: Makabansa. Renz Ian Dacoron, a CCSASHS teacher, mentioned that the ongoing pilot implementation of the MATATAG curriculum could be affected. “It’s a little bit vague since we’re adjusting [to the] MATATAG curriculum. It would wreck [the] MATATAG curricuAccording to House Speaker Martin Romualdez, the amendment of the 1987 lum [and] nullify the MATATAG curriculum. Maybe there is [a] hidden agenda Constitution will allow opening up the A survey of 3,141 students revealed that 2,855 (90.9%) students are against the amending of the 1987 Constitution, over 198 (6.3%) students supported the revision, while 88 (2.8%) students abstained, a clear rejection by more than two-thirds of the student body. The 1987 Philippine Constitution’s proposed amendment, Article XIV, Section 4, stipulates that “basic educational institutions should be owned by citizens or corporations with at least 60% of their capital, with control and administration vested in Philippine citizens unless otherwise provided by law.” Secondary School Principal John R. Mina said that the admin’s decision might be influenced by foreign entities referring to the possible control of foreign people to several factors regarding education such as foreigners teaching in the Philippines.
focusing on foreign entities and investors,” he said. Additionally, “If foreigners were to enter our education system, I believe that the Philippine education system should not be named the “Philippine education system” in the first place,” said Vanessa Dianne Antonio, a grade 12 student from CCSASHS. The Department of Education has yet to express its concerns regarding the amendment of the 1987 Constitution.
90.9%
OF CCSASHIANS ARE AGAINST THE AMENDING OF THE 1987 CONSTITUTION.
6.3% 2.8%
OF CCSASHIANS OF CCSASHIANS ARE IN FAVOR. ARE ABSTAINED.