The Library Hub is a program by the Department of Education aiming to address the lack of public libraries across the countries by setting up the eponymous library hubs. The hubs operate warehouse style, compared to the traditional public library setup--instead of books being individually placed on shelves, they are stored in plastic bins for storage. These bins would then be checked out and brought by teachers and administrators of public schools to their respective public schools, to be returned after twenty-five days.
Batangas student wins national essay writing contest
Ana E. Valeriano, a high school student from Bauan Technical School in Batangas, won the grand prize in the national essay-writing contest on interfaith dialogue sponsored by the Department of Education (DepEd) and the National Organizing Committee (NOC) of the Special Non-Aligned Movement Ministerial Meeting on Interfaith Dialogue and Cooperation for Peace and Development (SNAMM) on 2 March 2010.
Valeriano's essay entitled “Interfaith Initiatives: What It Means to Me and to My Country” was named the best among the thirty-seven submissions from high school students all over the Philippines. “We are the Children of the Moon” by Reynaldo V. David of San Miguel National High School, Bulacan, took the second place and “An Option for Peace and Development” by Karina Lei Relatado of Digos City National High School, Davao del Sur, won third place.
The winners will receive Php20,000, Php15,000, and Php10,000 respectively as well as medals and trophies for their schools, during the Gala Dinner on 17 March 2010.
The board of judges included Ambassador Laura Q. del Rosario, director of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)-Foreign Service Institute; Maria Lourdes M. Salcedo, director of DFA-United Nations and Internal Organization; Fr. Carlos Reyes, Executive Secretary of the Committee on Inter-Religious Dialogue; Dr. Estrelita Evangelista, DepEd consultant; and Flocerfida Faustino, professor and librarian of John Paul College.
The essay-writing contest aimed to heighten public awareness of the Philippines' advocacy for peace among various faiths and religions.
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*http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20100309-257599/Batangas-student-wins-peace-essay-tilt
Maria Nieves Roldan-Confesor
The Bureau of Secondary Education (BSE) aims to provide access and quality secondary
education to the Filipino youth. It is responsible for establishing secondary schools where there are none; formulating policies, plans and projects, and maintaining a complete and integrated system of secondary education with regards to curriculum, facilities and teachers' in-service training relevant to the goals of national development.