EDITORIAL on 06 THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF YUMBING NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL • VOLUME XXVI ISSUE 1 • AUGUST 2024-APRIL 2025 • MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN • REGION X
BUILDING A NATION OF READERS
COVER STORY
DEATHPRESSION IS REAL Mambajao records suicidal cases; YumHigh strengthens campaign vs depression
COMMUNITY NEWS
Mambajao starts 911 response system JANNE THERESE S. JAMINAL
To enhance public safety and emergency response, the Local Government Unit of Mambajao established an Emergency Hotline Number System designed to provide a responsive and efficient emergency service on September 8, FOR EMERGENCIES, DIAL 2024.
911 RELATED STORY
EDITOR’S COLUMN
MARDE PACTO
Youth on Edge see on P07
CLOUIE OCHAVILLO
SAVE STUDENTS. YNHS calls the attention of all parents and teachers to provide modules to save students from dropping out. PHOTO BY KHYLA GASLANG
In the quiet halls of Yumbing National High School, an invisible battle rages— one where the stakes are life itself. With the rising tide of self-harm and despair, the school’s mission is clear: to replace whispers of pain with shouts of hope. see story on page 05
SCHOOL NEWS
JANNE THERESE S. JAMINAL
SUSTAINING LEARNING: YumHigh saves SARDOs via modular learning To sustain learning among Students At Risk of Dropping Out (SARDOs), Yumbing National High School has offered modular learning to save their studies. School Principal Gina C. Cubillas urged teachers and parents to intensify home-school partnerships to help SARDOs. “Teachers would provide modules to SARDOs to maintain their learning and have them attend classes once a week,” Cubillas stated in an interview on December 17. According to Dropout Reduction (DORP) Coordinator Jessa Mae Cloma, a total of 37 were recorded in the first quarter of the school year 2024-2025. Cloma said that most drop-outs came from broken families and experienced financial constraints. In the recent report of the School’s Guidance Office on
learners’ family status, 13% or 102 individual learners of YNHS belong to a broken family. In the report, 50 learners live with either of their parents. In October last year, the school began distributing modules to identified SARDOs and requiring them to submit them at least once a week. SARDO is a term used by the Department of Education for a student who is likely to become a candidate to drop out. Moreover, the school head vowed to intensify its learning interventions to sustain learning and lower the number of SARDOs.
The Municipal Ordinance No. 2024-025 or the Mambajao 911 Ordinance aims to ensure quick response during critical situations, such as medical emergencies, fires, or natural disasters. “This initiative reflects our dedication to improving public service by embracing innovative solutions that prioritize the safety and security of our community,” Mayor Yñigo Jesus D. Romualdo said during the coronation night of Miss Mambajao 2024. Based on the Mambajao 911 Ordinance, the Emergency Operation Center shall be designated as the Emergency and Medical Response Center (EMRC). Together with Camiguin Provincial Governor Xavier Jesus D. Romauldo and Congressman Jurdin Jesus M. Romualdo, the LGU Mambajao, represented by Mayor Romauldo, signed a contract with NGCS Incorporated to implement the emergency system. “With this new state-of-the-art emergency hotline system, Mambajao will benefit from faster and more efficient access to emergency services, ensuring timely and effective responses to any crisis,” Mayor Romauldo added. In addition, NGCS Inc. is responsible for the execution and delivery of the customized 911 system, while the LGU will pay for the project. Furthermore, NGCS Inc. vowed to use high quality materials to fulfill the hotline system requirements. Mayor Romualdo further stated that the new emergency hotline system marked as a milestone for Mambajao as it provides residents with quick and reliable access to assistance as well as safety and security of the community. Moreover, pursuant to Republic Act 10173 or the Data Privacy Act of 2012, designated 911 personnel are obligated to uphold the privacy of the information they gather and may only disclose it when compelled by a court order.
#RSPC2024 During last year’s Regional Schools Press Conference, the White Island Breeze swept through all the minor awards in the School Paper Competition that subsequently led to it’s win as Region 10’s Best Secondary School Paper.