TPES School Pub 2016

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YEAR 16 NO. 16 JUNE - DECEMBER 2016

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Photo op in celebration of International Walk to School Month 2016 with Safe Kids
Worldwide Philippines (SKWP) key officials, partners, principals, teachers, par-
ents and pupils in the Division of Pasay City (Photo courtesy of SKWP)

To raise community in partnership with FedEx, This year, Timoteo Philippines (SKWP) Inter-
and global awareness about conducts International Walk Paez Elementary School national Walk to School
walking safety and promote to School Month in October was chosen host in celebra- Continue on page 3
healthy behavior, Safe Kids of every year. tion of Safe Kids Worldwide

by: Angel A. Narciso by: Aeiou Nicole Garcia Mrs. Adalia A. Gaila, School ALS
Coordinator in of her classes.
In line with the You may have heard
Department of Education’s of stories of friends who
campaign to prevent or mini- want to go to school but can-
mize the number of casual- not do so because they ei-
ties in case of calamities par- ther have no money, no time
ticularly if there is an earth- or they have other more im-
quake, Timoteo Paez Ele- portant priorities. Now, they
mentary School joined the can have the opportunity to
2nd Metro Manila Shake Drill finish education through the
which was held last June 22 enhanced Alternative Learn-
ing System (ALS).
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Being one of the
ALS centers, TPES currently
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2 Grade One raised their pencils in support June - December 2016
of the “1 million lapis” campaign
at exactly 9:00 in the According to Muyot,
morning. by: Andrea Charizze A. Menosa paign of the Council for the the campaign would see
Welfare of Children to mark the distribution of 1 million
More than 4,000 The Department of National Children’s Month pencils to underprivileged
pupils from Kinder to Education (DepEd) is en- in November. students in elementary
Grade Six, teachers and couraging all public and schools in fourth to sixth-
support staff actively par- private schools to join a The collection of class municipalities nation-
ticipated in the said activity Guinness World Records- pencils will run until Oct. wide where many students
in case an Intensity 7 and worthy initiative and collect 26. Our school Timoteo don’t have the necessary
above earthquake oc- 1 million pencils for school- Paez is one of the partici- supplies.
curred in Metro Manila. children in the poorest pants in support in the said
towns of the country. campaign. Our school was In addition, A docu-
The activity lasted able to collect 2,244 pen- mentary in 2012 showed
for 2-3 minutes. The drill In a memorandum, cils from Kinder to Grade that children in far-flung
was monitored by observ- Education Undersecretary Six through the initiative of villages break one pencil
ers Mr. Don Jose Oliva Alberto Muyot said the De- Ms. Yolly Banog, Adopt- A into three to use for writing.
and Ms. Helen Claudio, pEd fully supported the – School Coordinator. In support to this campaign,
from Pasay City Rescue. “One Million Lapis” cam- all DepEd offices—central
namely Mrs. Genalin S. Ong office, regional offices and
The school’s The morning speak- - Assistant to the Principal, schools division offices—
SDDRM is looking forward ers in the first session were who shared thoughts on and all private and public
on improving the evacua- Dr. Rolando E. Soriano, the Gender Socialization at schools in the country are
tion phase by holding a School Principal, who gave Home, School and Other hereby enjoined to partici-
series of drills, campaigns, his expertise on the topics Learning Settings; followed pate,” Muyot said.
dialogues and trainings for regarding Understanding by Mrs. Christine S. Esteban
teachers, pupils and mem- Gender and Development, - Teacher I and the GAD fo- Final counting and
bers of the community. Concepts on Sex and Devel- cal person, who put empha- official declaration of all
opment and the Social Con- sis on Gender Issues in the pencils collected will be
Grade Six Pupils ducked under the table struction of Gender. This Philippines; and lastly, Ms. done during the kick – off
during the Metro Manila Shake Drill was proceeded with the top- Meshille A. Mitra - Teacher rally of the 2016 National
ics on Gender and Develop- II, who highlighted the use of Children’s Month Celebra-
by: Marco Steve Monastreal ment Legal Basis and Anti- Gender Sensitive and Fair tion. The turnover of all
Sexual Harassment Act, ac- Language. pencils to DepEd will be on
Last October 6, tively discussed by Atty. November 20, 2016 during
2016, Timoteo Paez Ele- Jean Napay-Litusquen, At- the Araw ng Kabataan pro-
mentary School conducted a torney III, DepEd-Pasay Le- gram as culminating activity
seminar which discussed gal Unit. The morning ses- of the National Children’s
recent topics and trends on sion was ended with a short Month.
Gender and Development video presentation while the
held at the TPES Library and lunch was served for every- The program did not
Learning Resource Center one. only circle around the dis-
(LRC) which was participat- cussion of topics but also in
ed by the parents whose The activity resumed various fun-filled activities
children were students from with the afternoon-speakers which stirred interest and
different grade levels. This gave active interaction
seminar aims to nurture the among participants, such as
parents’ adhesion in molding the poster making and slo-
and bringing about their chil- gan contests, video presen-
dren awareness of Gender tation and the oath taking of
and Development Issues TPES GAD Officers. This
and Concepts that will pro- was followed by a touching
vide gender sensitivity at intermission number pre-
home, in school, and in the sented by selected Kinder-
community. garten pupils.

June - December 2016 principals, parents, teachers officials headed by its Chair- 3
and pupils from seven man, Dr. Ramon L. Areadio,
by: Jestine Jesus Litau schools of Pasay headed by and partners from govern- adults, and by Jeremy Di-
Timoteo Paez Elementary ment as well as non- masacat, Young Road
Month 2016 with the theme School, then Apelo Cruz government organizations Safety Advocate, for the
“Walk and Share the Road ES, Marcela Marcelo ES, like the FedEx, Department children was among the
Safely”. The theme encour- Padre Zamora ES, Marica- of Education, Department of highlights of the program.
ages everyone to share the ban ES, Villamor Air Base Health (DOH), World Health This year’s celebration en-
roads responsibly with other ES, and Rivera Village ES Organization couraged SKWP partner
road users. It reminds our and representatives from (WHO),UNICEF, and the schools from different cities
pedestrians to respect mo- Schools Division Office - Philippine Global Road in the country to celebrate
torists while motorists are Pasay City. SKWP and its Safety Partnership gave the event by organizing
expected to “STOP for partners’ key officials joined their speeches. The pro- their own school-based ad-
PEDESTRIANS”. the walk around the com- nouncement of Circle of vocacy walk, discuss the
munity. Safety (Pledge of Commit- “Walk This Way” pedestrian
The event kicked off ment) by TPES General safety tips during the flag
with an advocacy walk early Dr. Rolando So- Parent-Teacher Association ceremony or flag retreat,
morning of October 21, riano, Principal, welcomed (GPTA) President, Mr. Fran- install, if possible 20kph
2016 with more than 200 the participants during the cisco Andrada for the road sign around the school
participants composed of main program where SKWP Institution to prohibit teach- and reinforce the use of hel-
President Duterte has ers from giving students of mets by children.
by: Tim Aiken Leang signed executive order all levels an assignment.
mandating all Educational This law will give the stu- rest after they spend the
dents their well deserved whole week focusing on
their studies. Let’s see
what our teachers, parents
and pupils think about this.

by: Blessie Ann Retiro vative teaching skills and Mrs. Adalia A. Gaila, H.E. tant to the principal, ob-
strategies as well as their V ; Mr. Elijio A. Banog, In- served and evaluated the
A school – based instructional techniques. dustrial Arts V; and Ms. MTs during their demo
demo festival was initiated Observing them yield its Rosemarie J. Farinas, Eng- teaching.
by Dr. Rolando E. Soriano, greatest benefits when lish II using Fuller Tech-
the school’s dynamic princi- used as a means of sharing nique. The demo festival
pal aiming to enrich teach- best practices and ideolo- ran for the whole month of
ers’ efficacy through ob- gies between and among Dr. Soriano and August.
serving their master teach- teachers. Mrs. Genalin S. Ong, Assis-
ers. This activity believed to
improve teaching practices This demo festival A collage of pictures taken from ten Master Teaches who rendered demonstration
which will also improve was participated by Mr. Re- lessons
learners’ performance. The nato U. Polo, Science VI ;
demonstration teaching Mrs. Eufemia O. Estopin,
provides a welcoming at- Filipino VI; Ms. Sharon M.
mosphere for new teachers Sergio, Araling Panlipunan
and they will also find com- using Inquiry Approach ;
fort of knowing that their Mrs. Ma. Aurora R. Banog,
master teachers are availa- Mathematics I ; Mrs.
ble to mentor, to coach or Rowela R. Cadayona Filipi-
to assist them anytime. no I using Marungko Ap-
proach ; Mrs. Jessica L.
The master teach- Madronio, English IV using
ers showcased their inno- ISRAELT ; Ms. Yolanda A.
Banog, Mathematics III;

4 June - December 2016

by: Aeiou Nicole Garcia learning and the quality of by: Mharvick Chauncey Bette the supervision of one f the
Senator Grace Poe education should not be Pillars in this field,
sacrificed because of traffic The selected pupils Ms. Sharon Ser-
is proposing an early holi- woes. Shortening of school of Timoteo Paez Elemen- gio and company.
day break for students in days could affect the learn- tary School who joined the The paezeños
public and private elemen- ing process of students. 14th Red Cross 143 Youth arrived as win-
tary and high schools. Poe We never dictate a school Camp held in Bluroze Lipa ners in different
made the proposal to help on how it should do instruc- City, Batangas last Novem- categories such
ease traffic during the tions as justification to road ber 17-19 bags the most as Champion
Christmas season. “What projects. Elementary and coveted award in different Transferring
we are presenting is a sug- High School students categories. (team 2) 2nd
gestion to authorities to would suffer the most if the
help address the mon- proposal is adopted. It may With their strong Place Transferring (team 1)
strous traffic experienced just worsen our world rank- determination, persever- Champion Badaging (team
by our countrymen during ings in terms of education. ance and team work, the 1) 1st Place bleeding con-
Christmas rush”, Poe said. Also, educational institu- group wailed their way on trol and immobilization
“Christmas parties, which tions are not public utilities top of the competition with (team 1) 2nd Place bleed-
usually signal the start of that the government can ing control and immobiliza-
the year-end break, could simply shut down whenev- tion (team 2) 1st place over
be moved to as early as er it pleases. all first aid competition
the first week of Decem- (team 2) 2nd Place over all
ber”, Poe added. We can think of oth- first aid competition (team
er ways where school can 2) 3rd Place poster making
Under Department help in solving traffic. May- and 1st Runner Up 143
Order No. 23 series of be, educators can help in Youth Camp.
2016, the DepEd mandates doing researches on how
a total of 202 class days, to ease the traffic in Metro
inclusive of the five-day Manila. If there’s anyone
semestral break, of which who has to do some read-
180 days are deemed "non justing, it’s probably on
-negotiable contact time” how the government are
between teachers and stu- going to implement some
dents “to ensure quality in road project schemes but
the school operation and definitely, heavy traffic, not
actual teaching-learning.” school days, should be re-
duced.
This idea won’t sell
to me for I believe that

by: Lance Mathew Andrada an interesting story about by: Jestine Jesus Litan ries and succeeded in top-
Christmas that was enjoyed by ping the Radio Broadcast-
The SGS Company the grade one participants TPES emerged as ing category. This qualifies
Finance and procurement de- dand their teachers as well. second overall winner in them in the 37th Regional
partment headed by their di- There are also parlor games the 2016 Pasay City Ele- Schools Press Conference
rector, Mr. Edgar Durian, con- provided for the kids where mentary Schools Press in November in Valenzuela
ducted an outreach program team-building is really evident. Conference and Contest City.
to fifty children mostly from A moment later, sumptuous held on September 27-29,
grade one pupils last Novem- meals were shared by the 2016 at Jose Rizal Elemen- Participants to the
ber 11, 2016. A two-hour fun kids. Distribution of Christmas tary School. Campus jour- contest have been under-
filled celebration from 10:00 present took place right after nalists made it through 14 going series of training un-
am to 12:00 pm. the meal. out of 16 individual catego- der seasoned advisers/
trainers from different cate-
SGS Program envi- Indeed, a very short gories.
sioned their team together Christmas program was cele-
with their beneficiaries a time brated yet a very organized
for giving, sharing and a cele- one. A priceless smile was
bration of early Christmas. printed to everybody's lips. Dr.
The simple event was started Rolando E. Soriano, TPES
with an opening prayer to Principal was very grateful that
grace the blessing of together- we are fortunate to have gen-
ness. An inspirational mes- erous visitors such as SGS
sage was shared by SGS Di- Company.
rector. In his message, "the
true meaning of Christmas is
to understand the spirit of giv-
ing and sharing. Appreciating
the significance of Jesus
Christ's birth." After which a
storytelling activity was shared
by one of the SGS staff. It was

June - December 2016 5

by: Tim Aiken Leang rolment, status on health Pandistritong Palaro, Pasay Dr. Soriano, Principal of TPES as he
and nutrition, learner- City Young Writers Confer- addresses the parents during his SOSA
Dr. Rolando E. material ratio, teachers’ ence and Contest and Divi-
Soriano delivered his first professional development sion Science Quest.
State of the School Ad- funding sources, school’s
dress (SoSA) on Wednes- awards and recognition, Dr. Soriano con-
day, October 12 at the results of National Achieve- cluded his speech by instil-
TPES covered court. ment Test (NAT), literacy ling to them that the aca-
level and stakeholder’s par- demic success of the learn-
Parents, teachers ticipation. ers is the result of the col-
and selected students from laborative effort of all the
all grade level gathered Moreover, he recog- stakeholders.
anew to witness this monu- nized and commended the
mental stance of the school contribution of all stake- SoSA is a school’s
head and be updated with holders whom he consid- initiative to foster transpar-
the development and pro- ered the pillars of the insti- ency and accountability. It
gress of the school. tution. He also urged them serves as an avenue for
take a more active role to administrators to inform its
In his one-hour-long continuously bring recogni- stakeholders the progress
speech, Dr. Soriano ech- tion and prestige to the and status of the programs
oed the school’s perfor- school. Furthermore, he of the institution, including
mance in the current and mentioned the achieve- the proper utilization of the
previous years through the ments of the school in vari- school’s Maintenance and
School Report Card. He ous competitions such as Other Operating Expenses
recounted the school’s en- Summer Reading Camp, (MOOE).

by: Andrea Charizze Meñosa In his speech, Dr. So- questions related to LRC. maintains an enrolment of 8
riano noted that the She also extended her ap- learners in the elementary
Timoteo Paez Ele- launching of the LRC is preciation to TPES for level, and 18 learners in the
mentary School made an- part of the school’s com- creating a functional learn- secondary level, with ages
other milestone as it for- mitment in providing its ing resource center. ranging from 14 to 24. They
mally launched its Learn- teachers and learners an use a specially – designed
ing Resource Center access to various learning The LRC is an over- curriculum that focuses on
(LRC) last August 16. resources which could fur- hauled library which aims communication skills, prob-
ther improve the delivery of to provide the teachers lem solving and critical think-
Dr. Rolando E. So- quality education. and students the access to ing and developing the self
riano, TPES principal; quality resources via inter- and a sense of community.
Ms. Maribel Tesoro, Mrs. Hadjiyunnos pre- net, digital and print
LRMDS coordinator, and pared a game in which the formats which includes Like regular stu-
Mrs. Cristina M. Panoy, students have to answer textbooks and supplemen- dents, ALS learners will also
Library-Teacher led the tary materials. be registered in the DepEd’s
launching of LRC. The LIS and will complete usual
ribbon-cutting ceremony One of the facilities of LRC that is made available school requirements such as
was graced by Mrs. Normi- both to the staff and pupils of TPES passing examinations and
na Hadjiyunnos, EPS – submitting learner’s portfoli-
LRMDS; Mrs. Jackie Lou os but in a more flexible
Salaysay, Division Librari- manner. Upon completion,
an; and Mr. Ivan D. Grulla, learners will receive an Ele-
Division Project Develop- mentary or High School di-
ment officer. Likewise, ploma.
those who are fond of
reading, TPES Book Lov- “It is never too late to
er’s Club officers were also learn and finish your studies.
inducted during the cere- In ALS, every day is an en-
mony. rolment day for learners who
want to pursue their
dreams,” said Mrs. Adalia
Gaila, TPES ALS Coordina-
tor.

The Alternative
Learning System is in line
with DepEd’s commitment to
intensify efforts in providing
quality, accessible, inclusive
and liberating education for
all Filipino learners.

6 June - December 2016

Letter to the Editor. . . .

Vince Rome C. Lising

Dear Editor,

I am very grateful
that I am studying here
in Timoteo Paez Elemen-
tary School because of it's
facilities and teachers
are using modern tech-
nology in teaching such
as laptop and projector. I
would like to ask when we
can occupy the new build-
ing being constructed?

by: Vince Rome Lising crimes involving children Our government Yours Truly,
in different society. We must create programs Miles B. Tegio
Criminal liability is all know that children at that will enlighten the V-Jupiter
always congruent to this age (9) are hyperac- children regarding the
what the law says, and tive, impulsive most of importance of peace in Reply of the Editor. . . .
age is a deciding factor the time and they always our society so that they
before justice is serve. tend to commit mistakes can avoid committing Dear Miles,
For many instances, chil- due to poor decisions crimes due to ignorance
dren or minors of various relative to their age. and insufficient The new four storey
ages get involve to knowledge of the law. building which is under
crimes without a full The ability of their The community and the construction right now
knowledge of its conse- young brain to interpret school should also pro- will be finish soon and
quences, and this is one and understand the law vide specific alternative based on the interview
of the reasons why sta- will only lead them to programs that will keep with Dr. Rolando E. So-
tistics of children crime misconception and will the children more pro- riano, our principal,
related cases continue to create more problems in ductive young citizens of Imelda Building will be
rise. the future which will defi- our society and will divert ready for use this coming
nitely add burdens to our them from untoward ac- June, 2016.
The concept of country’s campaign for tivities punishable by
lowering the criminal lia- national peace and or- law. Thanks for writ-
bility to 9 years old is not der. ing..
a solution to eradicate
Sincerely,
Vince Rome C. Lising
Editor

June - December 2016 7

by: Colin Cabug-os measures that will lead to velopment needs on the oth- Vince Rome G. Lising
Teacher individual the achievement of the over- er hand are addressed Editor-In-Chief
all departmental goals. After through formal and informal
performance is under scruti- which, weights are assigned training and development Aeiou Nicole S. Garcia
ny for their immense role in to those goals based on pri- approaches. Asst. Editor
the challenging educational orities. The total weights
system. Thus, teachers should not exceed 100. At The crafting of IP- Maxine Thonilyn Amiscua
must reflect on themselves the end of the performance CRF is such a difficult chal- Managing Editor
to effectively evaluate and cycle, the employee is rated lenge and stiff. Before the
quantitatively assess their on the effectiveness/quality, teachers can come up with News Writers:
teaching practices and per- efficiency (including cost), their individual IPCRF, they Tim Aiken Leang
formance based on the sub- and the timeliness in deliver- should consider first the prin- Jena Sophia Faith Co
stantial evidences present- ing the goals agreed upon. cipal’s OPCRF to make sure Charles Mathew Baldemor
ed. To determine attributes that it will show association Etienne Prince T. Lagaña
of effective performance Competencies. The and alignment. After crafting Jerstine Jesus Litan
feedback, a systematic pur- success of the employees in the IPCRF, there has been a Colin P. Cabug-os
suit for empirical basis was fulfilling his/her role and de- more tedious work. Encod- Angel A. Narciso
completed in line with the livering exceptional perfor- ing their portfolio entries and Celyn Mae Galamgam
Department of Education’s mance dependent on how s/ a mind-numbing collection of Charisse Janelle Sumugat
purpose. Thus, coming up to he applies various compe- means of verification has Mharvick Chauncey Bette
the built-in instrument which tencies on the job. The em- even demanded more effort,
will evidently evaluate teach- ployee is rated based on the time and patience. That of Contributors:
er’s performance. effectiveness and consisten- every KRA should at least Reign Frenshee Ceballos
cy by which s/he demon- include the quality, the effi-
The Department of strates behaviours relevant ciency and the timeliness of Blessie Ann C. Retiro
Education is committed to to the competencies. The the evidences. What for
provide the members of its overall rating is computed by them gets even more difficult Cartoonists:
organization with opportuni- adding the rating for each is to catch everything that Lanz Matthew Andrada
ties to link individual competency and dividing the needs full documentation for Marco Steve Monastreal
achievement and make a sum by the total number of their IPCRF and the clarity of
meaningful contributions to competencies. Half-points document that will incorpo- Photographer:
the attainment of the institu- (e.g. 3.5) may be given if the rate as basis of their entry. Andrea Charizze A. Meñosa
tion’s Vision and Mission, employees’ performance lev- The unparalleled effort they
promote individual and team el falls between descriptions have set to compensate the Jassen Mhae I. Aratea
growth, participation and of the scale positions. points and pay the reward of
commitment and grow pro- getting the highest possible Lay-out Artist:
fessionally and personally. Summary of Rat- points. What matters is the Shanice Elerine L. Rejuso
ings for Discussion. The count of every item they
In line with this Phi- summary of ratings is the have been included no less Lay-out Adviser:
losophy, DepEd implements document that will help testi- than the evidences. Andres S. Añano
a Results-Based Perfor- fy that the employee and his/
mance Management System her superior have agreed to There is so much Advisers:
which is now considered the the contents of the perfor- scrutiny. The sifting of docu- Jessica L. Madronio
accurate tool in assessing mance thus showing in this ments have become more
and evaluating teacher’s per- portion are the signatures of exacting. There is a lot of the Teresita F. Bucao
formance and in measuring the ratee and the rater. so called ‘paperwork’. On the
teacher’s achievement. It is other hand, there is one Consultant:
a shared undertaking be- Development Plans. thing, one goal, one purpose Dr. Rolando E. Soriano
tween the school head and The areas where the em- that the organization single-
the employee that allows an ployee excels and areas for mindedly get off – to uphold Principal IV
open discussion of job ex- development are both identi- teacher’s performance to the
pectation; Key Results Are- fied. In this manner, the em- highest professional bounda-
as; Objectives and how ployee’s strengths are high- ries.
these align to overall depart- lighted and recognized. De-
ment goals. It provides a
venue for agreement of per- Teachers, with their Master Teacher interfaced
formance and behaviors on IPCRF during INSET in October 2016.
which lead to professional
growth in the organization.
This tool has its divisions.

Accomplishing of
KRAs and Objectives.
Each employee plays a vital
role in the achievement of
his/her department’s objec-
tives. At the beginning of the
Results-Based Performance
Management Cycle, the em-
ployee and his/her superior
jointly determines goal and

8 June - December 2016

by: Jassen Mae Aratea “The 2015 Seal of efit of our constituents,” Department of Social Wel-
Pasay City once Child Friendly Local Gov- Mayor Antonino G. Ca- fare and Development.
ernance is a testament to lixto said as he received
again became one of the our continued commitment the award last year. Pasay City Mayor
recipients of the Seal of to protect the welfare of the Calixto believes that both
Child-Friendly Local Gov- children in Pasay. This will The Seal of Child children and their parents
ernance (SCFLG) by the surely help us in creating Friendly Local Govern- should be well-informed of
Council for the Welfare of more programs for the ben- ance is honored to the the programs of Pasay City
Children this 2016. local government units for them; so, he reports
that are consistently yearly in his State of the
providing support to the City’s Children Address
children’s rights to sur- (SOCCA) his plans, pro-
vival, development, pro- grams, and accomplish-
tection and participation ments for the children and
towards a Child Friendly families of Pasay which is
Philippines. held at the Cuneta Astro-
dome.
Over the years, Pa-
say City has been very The awarding of
supportive in protecting SCFLG is now on its sec-
the rights and welfare of ond year since it was
the Filipino children. Sev- launched by the DILG and
eral students in primary, DSWD in November 2014.
secondary, and tertiary It can be recalled that the
level have received city government of Pasay
scholarships, free bags was awarded with the 2015
and school supplies to Seal of Child Friendly Local
help them in their educa- Governance by the Council
tion. Feeding programs, for the Welfare of Children
medical and dental mis- last January 22, 2015 in a
sions are also some of the ceremony held at the Wack
programs made possible by Wack Golf and Country
the Pasay City Social Wel- Club as well, being a recipi-
fare and Development Of- ent of the award for two
fice in cooperation with the years in a row.

by: Maxine Thonilyn ment, candle making and do E. Soriano, together with them to act as citizens and
Amiscua mosquito trap making. help of all the teachers pre- to realize their ability to
sent. contribute to the community
TPES welcomed The activities were in meaningful ways. HOM
Hands On Manila (HOM) participated by the employ- Hands on Manila seeks to enhance citizen to
Foundation, Inc. as partner ees from Colliers Interna- Foundation, Inc. is the first effectively serve the com-
last November 11. tional with 90 participants. Hands on Network affiliate munity. It also organizes
in the Asia Pacific Region volunteer activities for cor-
To start with their The said event was and is a volunteer manage- porations as part of its cor-
partnership, HOM Founda- initiated by Mr. Roni Sapad ment organization commit- porate employee volunteer
tion, Inc. conducted various as the focal person and ted to empowering individu- program.
activities that involved pu- through the support of the als and groups, allowing
pils, teachers and par- school principal, Dr. Rolan-
ents.
Photo op with the volunteers from HOM
These various and TPES principal Dr. Soriano.
activities were made
possible through the
sponsorship of Colliers
International.

The event was
consist of different and
simultaneous activities
like organic urban gar-
dening, mural painting,
classroom refurbish-

June - December 2016 9

by: Charles Mathew Baldemor Fair in Korea (2008), Nanning
International Song and Dance
Mr. Bruno in one of his performances at the CCP. Festival in Nanning, China in
2009 and the International Folk
For Mr. Leonardo E. honors in 1995. He was intro- tigious World Expo 1998 in Lis- Song Festival in Thailand in 2010.
Bruno Jr., it will take you any- duced to the love of music by bon, Portugal and made a com-
where, just be sure to come back joining the TPES Rondalla when mand performance at the Centen- He was then reunited
home. Almost everybody knows he was in Grade Two under the nial of Philippine Independence in with his mentor, Maestro Espejo,
that tall and handsome teacher in tutelage of Maestro Celso Espejo. Milan, Italy in June, 1998. From when he was chosen to one of
Timoteo Paez Elementary School, He became a musician of the then on, it did not stop. He per- the musicians of the world-
Mr. Bruno, who is the one respon- Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group formed this time with the Mga renowned Celso Espejo Rondalla.
sible for the TPES Rondalla. Hard (ROFG) of the Cultural Center of Anak ni Inang Daigdig of Smokey With the group, they travelled to
work, discipline and determination the Philippines (CCP) during his Mountain in their Environmental music festivals in Krasnoyarsk,
helped him climb the ladder of graduating year at Manila Science Advocacy Performance Tour in Siberia, Russia (2012), Rome,
success. Let us know him more. High School, having a good time Germany in 2000. Italy (2013), Tehran, Iran (2014)
to balance Music and Science. and Taiwan (2015). The group
Mr. Bruno was an alum- He was not just a per- also performed in the Internation-
nus of this school, graduated with Aside from the numer- former but he also became a Mu- al Rondalla Festivals in the Philip-
ous performances in the CCP and sical Director of Kalilayan Folklor- pines in 2004, 2007, 2010 and
other parts of the country, he trav- ic Group and performed with them 2014.
elled with the ROFG in the pres- in Jeju and Seoul World Travel
Mr. Bruno also became
a resource speaker in rondalla
techniques in the two national
rondalla workshops held at the
CCP in 2014 and 2015.

Despite all his achieve-
ments as musician and performer,
he never failes to give back to
where he came from. Now a
member of the teaching force of
TPES, aside from his usual aca-
demic load in teaching Mathemat-
ics and MSEP 6, he is training
children as young as six play ron-
dalla instruments, exposing them
to performances and competi-
tions, instilling their innate love for
music and embracing the rich-
ness of our Philippine culture.

Pursue your dream.
Use your talent accordingly for it
will take you somewhere.

Photo from Pru Life UK ad Video Clip 24,2005 at Fabella Hospital and give up.” the cast star of the Pru Life UK
grew up in Pasay City. He is the That reminder dawned on short film entitle “One Rose at a
by: Jena Sophia Faith Co son of Mr. Jesusino D. Cerbito Time,” where he portrayed the
‘’Choco na Gatas, Gatas na and Jenice A. Cerbito. He start- him so when there was an audi- life of Daniel Dejapin who grew
Choco’’-Are you familiar with ed his schooling as kindergarten tion for that’s My Boy on Eat up in the streets of Manila. It is
this propaganda? Yes, I think at Alhoutte Foundation and Bulaga in December 2012, his a story of a young boy, who sold
you are because this was the grade school at Timoteo Paez mother asked him if he wants to flowers in order to survive. He
first TV commercial made by Elementary. join the said contest. He did not fought for his life on a daily ba-
one of the students here at miss out on the chance to join. sis and knew that he had no
Timoteo Paez Elementary Owen is currently a grade He passed at that time and was one to rely on but himself.
school. six pupil under the advisory of a contestant, unluckily he just
Miss Maribel A. Tesoro. Accord- won a consolation price. Owen’s acting ability in the
Owen Clyde A. Cerbito , as ing to his teacher he’s a cute, said short film was tested and
he is fondly called by his par- simple and well-behaved pupil But that did not stop Owen proven that he could not only
ents ‘’Clyde’’ and ‘’Owen’’ to his inside the classroom. But to his from dreaming, In December sing but act as well. His acting
friends was born on June parents he’s a sweet, naughty, 2013, he auditioned for The shines here and many positive
hyper son who loves to sing and Voice Kids at the Resort World. comments were said about his
full of dreams. For the second time, he did not portrayal.
pass the audition. In February
His exposure on television 2014, it was the very first time
began when they met a talent that he had his TV commercial-
scout at the mall where they The Bear Brand Choco. After a
were invited to have an audition month it was followed by Nam-
for a commercial project. For Nam with Vic Sotto and Argenti-
two years spending time going na Meatloaf. August of the
back for an audition he was not same year he was also a part of
chosen. But his mother always the Kidzania Manila which was
reminds him that ‘’if you like followed by an Alaska Conden-
what you do, you must work sada Milk in February 2016.
hard to achieve it and never
In July, he was chosen as

10 June - December 2016

by: Maxine Jhenilyn Amiscuso nature friendly the people in
this place.
One of the highlights of the parade taken during the
Paru-paro Festival in Dasmariñas City, Cavite. This festival is cele-
brated every 26th day of
Butterfly.....it is one inspired the Dasmariños to izes the transformation of November, the anniversary
Dasmariñas City through- of the cityhood of Dasmari-
of the loveliest creations of create their own festival. out the years, from humble ñas.
barrio to the bustling city it
God with its colorful wings Thus, Paru-paro Festival is is today. It also shows how One of the festival
highlights is the annual Pa-
during its metamorphosis. born. ru-paro street dance with
people dancing and the pa-
rade in the streets in butter-
fly costume.

The event activity is
participated by different
contingents from the city.

It is a wonderful and
unique festival because of
the colorful butterfly cos-
tumes that dancers used.

it is truly another
one oof the best festival in
the Philippines that each of
us must experience. You
will probably enjoy the cele-
bration together with the
hospitable people of
Dasmariñas.

Its unique characteristics Paru-paro, symbol-

by: Jassen Mhae Aratea Education for Life

by: Shanice Elerine Rejuso

June - December 2016 11

by: Celyn Mae Galamgam Paezeños, to aspire to be Airforce Special Services weightlifting while Tony
like this person who Group, PAF Personel Agustin is the one who
A Filipina took the brought to her success
spotlight in the 2016 brought fame and honor to Management Center, on lifting 255 kg.
Summer Olympics as Hidi- the country.
lyn Diaz won the silver 710th Special Operations She competed on
medal in the women's 53 Hidilyn Diaz, the 2008 Summer Olympics
-kg weight division. weightlifter champ was Wing. where she is one of the
born on February 20, youngest player in the
Certainly, some 1991, Zamboanga City. The great athlete category of 58 kg weight-
facts and figures about her Studied at University De lifting. She fought in 2007
would help Filipinos specifi- Zamboanga and a Com- is five of the six offspring Sea Games that was held
cally T. Paez pupils, the puter Science graduate. in Thailand and won the
She also served at the of Eduardo Diaz and 10th place in the same
category. While studying,
Emelita Diaz. Allen Jay- she bagged two gold and
silver medals from Asian
frus Diaz, cousin of Hidilyn Youth/Junior Weightlifters
Championship in Jeonju,
South Korea.

Diaz is the first
Filipina weightlifter who
represented the Philippines
by holding the PH flag
during the opening cere-
mony of the Olympics.

Truly, she deserved
to be considered as one of
the Paezeños’ idols in Phil-
ippine sports.

who taught her about the

basic stunts about

Victorious boxing manoeuvred the spot which
made Vargas knocked
fight of Senator Emmanuel down. However, the game
left Pacquiao with the usual
"Manny" Dapidran head injury. by: Reign Frenshee Ceballos Pacquiao,
Manny’s
Pacquiao against his oppo- This was the first in mother and
the boxing history that an
nent Jessie Vargas, was elected Senator of a coun- the wife
try fought in the boxing
witnessed by Filipino peo- ring. people and mother
in the
ple last November 6 “It’s a big challenge also be a successful ring.
for me to get back in the
through Philippine televi- ring again and to prove that boxer”, Pacquiao said in
I can still manage serving
sions. The said fight was to an interview.

get the World Boxing Or- The said fight was

ganization Welterweight celebrated with Pia

Championship. Wurtzback, Dionisia

During the second Pacquiao, and Jinkee

round the People’s Champ

12 June - December 2016

by: Vince Rome Lising plastic bottles (bote) and where everybody can par- wrappers are not sold in
Project BoPla is a used plastic wrappers. It ticipate. It also aims to less- junkshops, T. Paez stake-
generally aims to use plas- en the garbage particularly holders especially parents
school-based project initia- tic wrappers as a main ma- used plastic wrappers in and pupils do not have
tive in respond to the na- terial in making alternative the school and in the com- enough knowledge on its
tional government’s Eco- hollow block fence which is munity. uses, so they prefer to dis-
Savers Program. The pro- cheaper, affordable and pose it after content con-
ject is a shortened term that Since used plastic sumption. So, the teacher-
refers to the use of empty researcher through the par-
ticipation of the teachers
from Kindergarten to Grade
Six, took time to look for a
material that the said used
plastic wrappers will be
used.

This results to this
project on utilizing trimmed
plastic wrappers tucked
inside plastic bottles as an
alternative hollow block for
fencing.
Based on the researcher’s
investigation, cut or
trimmed plastic wrappers
tucked inside plastic bottles
can be a good alternative
for hollow block fence. The
researcher therefore, con-
clude that the cut or
trimmed plastic wrappers
tucked inside plastic bottles
after thorough hardening
can be used in the produc-
tion of a good and inexpen-
sive hollow block fence.

by: Aeiou Nicole Garcia destroys out atmosphere function like an off-road bi- that is built like old city bicy-
and it slowly poisons the air cycle. Second is the Mira cles and japanese surplus
Current environ- we breathe thus we should Nila model is a cruiser bikes.
mental issues show that the avoid the rampant use of made for the beach shores
world is in a state of an en- motor vehicles which emit that has a bench-style. Bambike users say
vironmental crisis and there CO2. Lastly, the that bamboo bicycles are
is a need for an urgent ac- Bryan Benitez Malaya worth buying since these
tion to save the world from McClelland, a volunteer in which is
its natural death. It is sad to Gawad Kalinga, came up an afforda- are earth-
note that most of the envi- with a project which will ble mod- friendly and
ronmental issues are main- help in developing a green- el aside from
ly the doing of the people er community. He called that using Bam-
who should have been the bikes lessen
guardians of Mother Earth. traffic and pollu-
Each day, people across tion.
the world experience a new
set of challenging environ- this the "Bambike" Project.
mental problems. "Bambikes" are handmade
bamboo bicycles that come
In connection to in four different models.
this, we all know that the The first Bambike model is
excessive emission of CO2 called Luntian, an all terrain
model that's equipped with
full gears, suspension, hy-
draulic disc brakes that fully

June - December 2016 13

by: Etienne Prince T. Lagaña to the Moon is lunar, de- normally were said to be 2034.
rived from the Latin word “moonstruck,” and lunacy
The moon is Earth Luna. The Greeks connect- which is a tem for insanity. To think of what are
only long-lasting natural ed the moon with the god- For some people the moon the effects of supermoon to
satellite. It is the fifth- dess Artemis, sister of had a destructive aspects Earth, to Science and to
largest natural satellite in Apollo. They also called it because it has a gentler human perspective cannot
the solar system. The word Hecate, Cynthia, and Sele- association with death. be avoided. According to
moon is derived from ne. Nowadays, the millennial Michelle Thaller, the assis-
moone (around 1380), people did not believe from tant director of science at
which developed from Since the ancient those beliefs anymore. NASA’s Goddard Space
mone (1135), which is de- times everyone has their Flight Center, “A lot of the
rived from Old English own belief about moon. A “supermoon” hap- msconceptions are that this
mōna (dating from before People once believed that pens when the moon be- is somehow dangerous,
725), which ultimately moonlight had a powerful comes full on the same day that when the moon is a
stems form Proto-Germanic effect on a human behav- as its perigee, the point in little bit closer, the gravity
mǣnōn. The principal mod- ior. Those who acted ab- the moon’s orbit when it is will cause earthquakes or
ern English adjective refer closest to Earth. The term tidal waves, or particularly
“supermoon” is borrowed high tides of any sort and
by: Charisse Jhanelle Sumugat magnesium are its most from the pseudoscience of that’s just not true. We’ve
prominent nutrients. It is astrology but has been looked very hard to see if
Turmeric is a tropi- considered as a natural adopted by popular culture there were any correlations
cal Asian plant which be- food coloring agent. Inclu- and astronomers. Its scien- between where the moon is
longs to zingiberaceae fam- sion of turmeric as a spice tific name is perigee- and natural disasters, and
ily, botanically known as in a recipe can help control syzygy. Supermoons gen- there just doesn’t seem to
Curcuma Longa. In our blood fat levels after a erally appear to be 14% be any relationship at all.”
country, it is popularly meal. bigger and 30% brighter According to Robin Scagell,
known as “luyang dilaw”. Aside from its culi- than other full moons. Ther vice-president of the Socie-
Ginger and turmeric are nary use, studies shown first appearance of super- ty for Popular Astronomy,
same kind in skin and ap- that turmeric is number moon in Earth occurred on aside from mythical mean-
pearance but differs in color one in healing herb. It January 26, 1948. the most ings and unfounded alarm-
where in the latter has has been used to treat a recent supermoon hap- ist proclamations, any full
strong yellow orange. variety of internal disor- pened on November 14, moon - never mind a super-
Turmeric is one of ders, such as throat in- 2016. it was 356, 511 kilo- moon as big as this - has
the ingredients in many fections, common colds, or metres (221, 526 mi) away long been seen as having
Asian dishes and has many liver ailments. It is also form the center of Earth. the ability to trigger emo-
dietary benefits. Iron and used to treat skin wounds. The closest to Earth since tional reactions and ex-
January 26, 1948. we won’t treme behavior.
see another supermoon
like this until November 25, Studies on turmeric intake
now include its potentials
While once focused on anti- for improving cognitive
inflammatory benefit, tur- function, blood sugar bal-
meric decreased cancer ance, and kidney function,
risk, and supports detoxifi- as well as decreasing the
cation as evident in many degree of severity associ-

research today. ated with certain forms
of arthritis and certain
digestive disorders.
Turmeric
has really unravel
its wonders in its
numerous benefi-
cial use to human

and its undiscovered
potentials that are not yet
known to us lies in the fu-
ture of multitude of re-
search.

14 June - December 2016
positive for Zika will be
by: Vince Rome Lising consequences if the infec- toes . the disease is strong- monitored in a hospital as
tion occurs at the later ly suspected of causing an outpatient.
According to Gundo stage. birth defects such as micro-
Weiler, the World Health cephaly and other brain Ubial also added
Organization (WHO) repre- Zika, which resem- deformities in new born that at the stage of wom-
sentative in the Philippines, bles a light case of flu, is which pregnant women are en’s pregnancy, they will be
there is a higher risk of Zika transmitted by mosquito prone into. undergoing monthly check
infection that can occur at species found in tropical ups, when the women
the early stage of pregnan- and sub-tropical region the Health Secretary reach her 32nd week of
cy, but there can be also be Aedes aegypti and Aedes Paulyn Jean Ubial said that pregnancy; it becomes eve-
albopictus, or tiger mosqui- the pregnant women will be ry 2 weeks and every week
thereafter. In this case,
they will be having more
frequent check ups, that is,
every 2 weeks.

PhilHealth repre-
sentative Dr. Israel Pargas
said that the agency has
existing packages both for
the confinement of preg-
nant women with Zika cas-
es and for microcephaly
cases.

Pargas also advised
pregnant women to use
insect repellents or mosqui-
to nets at daytime to avoid
mosquito bites and poten-
tial Zika infections.

by: Etienne Prince T. Lagaña of electricity by residential as easily as they can power building warm. Similarly,
and commercial solar panel down houses and other absorbent plates on a roof
Solar energy begins systems. When chemical materials use for lighting can heat liquid in tubes that
with the sun and as soon and other power-resource and make other solar- supply a house with hot
as the sun beams onto of electricity is not being dependent appliances work water.
Earth, more than enough talked about, solar energy and function adequately.
energy is supplied to satisfy has become the very useful Another reason why But solar energy
the global energy need for alternative in making power people should use solar doesn't work at night with-
an entire day. -generated equipment and panels is because, this will out a storage device such
technology work. reduce their electricity bill. as a battery, and cloudy
Solar energy is the On the other hand, weather can make the
technology used to harness There are many other solar technologies technology unreliable dur-
the sun's energy and make reasons why people should are passive. For example, ing the day. Solar technolo-
it useable. Many people are all use solar panels to pro- big windows placed on the gies are also very expen-
familiar with so-called pho- vide a source of clean, sunny side of a building sive and require a lot of
tovoltaic cells, or solar pan- cheap and renewable ener- allow sunlight to heat- land area to collect the
els, found on things like gy. The main reason why absorbent materials on the
handheld flashlights, roof- we should use solar panels floor and walls. These sur- sun's energy at
tops, and handy calcula- at home and in industry faces then release the heat rates use-
tors. The cells are made of purpose is because, its en- at night to keep ful to
semiconductor materials ergy is actually taken from the lots of
like those found in comput- the sun which means that peo-
er chips. When sunlight hits it’s natural and less harmful ple.
the cells, it knocks elec- for our planet so it could
trons loose from their at- keep our environment
oms. As the electrons flow clean. Thus, solar energy is
through the cell, they gen- lauded as an inexhaustible
erate electricity. fuel source that is pollution
and often noise free. The
Solar panels can be technology is also versatile.
used for a wide variety of For example, solar cells
applications including tele- generate energy for far-out
communications equip- places like provincial sites
ment, remote sensing, and and rural areas which are
of course for the production not reached by electricity

June - December 2016 15

by: Celyn Mae Galamgam Apparently, history the positive destiny of games that are not only
repeated itself. During the bringing fortune to District based on the physical qual-
Last year, Timoteo District Meet this Septem- Two (2). To date, the ities of the players but also
Paez Elementary School ber, TPES proved its might Chess and Basketball Tour- on their capacities to win
(TPES) reigned during the as it seized the sports com- naments are reported as the games, how they play
Palarong Pandistrito 2015. petitions with its name on done. Luckily, the destiny seriously and how much
Hailed as the champ school top. With its biggest delega- favours District 2 which is trust they put on their allies
in the East District, the tion to the Division Meet, a also called the “Team Yel- to make sure of the team
school carried its finest ath- fervent hope that its ath- low”. Many are still waiting triumph.
letes to the Division Meet. letes’ prowess could attract for other games to finish –
Its proven that
through sacrifices course
through rigid trainings pupil
- athletes can confidently
reach the victorious end of
any sports meet and even-
tually can step-up to the
next level of the competi-
tion – the NCR Meet.

Surely, all the staff,
coaches and trainers of
TPES especially the prin-
cipal, Dr. Rolando E. So-
riano, feel so proud with
all the athletes because
they know that they do
their best for the school.

by: Celyn Galamgam and Reign Ceballos

Who is the What is the
richest athlete biggest sports
in the whole
event in the
world? world?

Michael Jordan is the 2012 London Olympics
richest athlete in is the biggest sports
event in the whole
whole world in the world. 8,200,000 is the
game of Basketball,
his money is $1.14B attendance and 10,930
in the world of sports. athletes.

by: Reign Freshee Ceballos school principal brought the gold medal), swimming (3 game. Gymnastics was al-
name of the school to the gold medals), taekwondo (2 so found to be of great help
Timoteo Paez highest rank as they gar- gold medals) and volleyball since no other school com-
Elementary School (TPES) nered 22 gold, 24 silver and (1 gold medal). peted with the reigning
ruled in the District Palaro 8 bronze medals. team on this field.
2016 as it was announced Trainers, Ms. Mary
as the champion during the Among the sports Ann Agoto and Mr. Rod TPES prime rival –
awarding ceremony of the that contributed to the victo- Lovindino, were so tensed Padre Zamora Elementary
said event last September ry were Arnis (3 gold med- then since the remaining School (PZES) collected
22. The collaborative effort als), baseball (1 gold med- game to win was Baseball the same number of gold
of the highly spirited ele- al), chess (3 gold medals), to be able to get equal with medals. However, the deci-
gymnastics (3 gold med- PZES number of gold med- sion was taken from the
als), lawn tennis (4 gold als. At the end TPES tallied number of silver
medals), Sepak Takraw (1 Baseball Team won the medals that the schools
had received. TPES record-
ed 24 silver medals, the
highest noted number after
the competition.

The District Palaro
was done to screen the
best players that could
compete with the Division
Meet which actually pre -
started last November 14.
The Medal Tally System
was used to determine the
winners of the said lower
sports meet while the latter
used the Core System.

mentary athletes, trainers
and coaches and the

by: Celyn Mae Galamgam shown great teamwork. Ky- alam kong may pag-asa Elementary School.
la Pinuela, released two pa sila manalo.”, ex- After the game end-
blocks, three services, and claimed by Coach Ronel
five spikes. Jandheng Castillo of Timoteo Paez ed, resilience brought by fair
Niverba, gave out three game was still observed.
blocks, two services, and
Timoteo Paez Elementary four spikes that contributed
School also known as TPES to their first victory.
showed their full straight
control to win over Padre During the first mi-
Zamora Elementary School nute, PZES revealed the
or PZES last September 11. best strike but TPES
The team captain Kyla Pi- “double-forced ” led right in
nuela exhibited the best the first set. It ended in
offensive strike that led scores 25-13 in favor of
them to win the game, 50- Team Paez.
21.
While TPAEZ In the second set,
fought for the victory of P. Zamora’s team was
the team, Jandheng caught up in constant de-
Niverba, one of the players fensive act of seven
got her left arm injured blocks and four unsuc-
caused by defending the cessful services.
ball that first served by
their team at the outside “Masaya kalaban
core. The Blue Team, led by ang mga taga Padre Za-
Pinuela and Niverba had mora Elementary School,