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SEVERE FLOOD submerges Butuanons BY: Ildion Brent REYES
Volume no. 3 No. 1 The Official School Publication of
BUTUAN CITY, Philippines- Due to heavy rainfall that causes Agusan River to overflow reaching Alert Level 3- Red warning, Butuan City declared state of emergency as severe flooding has submerged vast areas, affecting thousands of Butuanons, inundating residential neighborhoods and displacing residents on February 4, 2023. According to the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), the affected 13 barangays were Baobaoan, Mandamo, San Vicente, Baan Riverside, Golden Ribbon, Pangabugan, Mahogany, Maon, Buhangin, Agusan Pequeño, Aupagan, Obrero, and Bading. The CDRRMO issued Water Level Flood Alert No. 3 for the continuing forced evacuation of residents residing along the Agusan River as the water level reached a critical 3.1-meter level. “As the water level continuously rises due to the volume of water from the southern part of Mindanao and Butuan City as the catch basin, the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department strongly imposed forced evacuation on all the barangays situated along the river banks and continuously monitors the status of their area of responsibility,” CDRRMO said in its post. The increase in the water level of the Agusan River is caused by the flooding in parts of neighboring Agusan del Sur and Davao de Oro provinces due to the continuous rains caused by the trough of a low-pressure area since last week. “Flooding is occurring at the midstream and downstream areas of the basin, particularly along riverside areas, and will also likely persist for a few days due to the volume of water discharge from the upstream,” the Butuan City advisory stated.
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PH trails behind Southeast Asian Peers in PISA BY: Ildion Brent REYES
Trailing behind its Southeast Asian counterparts, except for Cambodia., the Philippines has fallen to the 7th position in the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022 rankings. According to data from PISA, 15-year-old Filipino students demonstrated below-average proficiency in all three categories assessed, namely Math, Reading, and Science. The results indicate that Filipino students did not meet the minimum knowledge expected for their age group, with only a marginal percentage reaching basic proficiency levels. Specifically, Filipino students scored 16% in Math, 23% in Reading, and 24% in Science, highlighting significant gaps in educational attainment compared to their peers in other countries. The disparity becomes more apparent when comparing the scores to top-ranking countries like Sin-
NumbersShow CDRRMO alerts Butuanons to Alert No.3 due to water levels rising to
3.1 - Meter level Source: BUTUAN PIO
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SUBMERGED. Two learners make their way to their classroom barefoot submerged in the floodwaters in San Vicente National High School. Photo by Kate Chloe Juntilla
Give ‘catch-up Fridays’ a chance- School Principal BY: Marideth SALCEDO
The newly installed school principal of San Vicente National High School, Dr. Dennis R. Roa, informed the General Assembly to the parents and guardians the implementation of Department of Education Catch-up Friday on February 23, 2024. In a recent General Assembly meeting with parents and guardians, Dr. Roa announced the adoption of the Department of Education’s Catch-up Friday program. Despite initial concerns raised by some parents regarding potential disruptions to regular classes and the possibility of students being labeled as non-readers, Dr. Roa urged the community to give the initiative a chance. “Let us give a chance to the implementation of Catch-up Fridays,” Dr. Roa em-
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