16/12/2025
๐๐๐๐๐โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐๐-๐
๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌ
The Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education (MBHTE), through its Bureau of Special Education (BSPED), reinforced its commitment to inclusive and equitable education in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) by successfully conducting a five-day Professional Development Training for Kโ12 teachers on Teaching Pedagogies, Values Education, and Inclusive School Approaches from December 7 to 12, 2025, at the University of the Philippines Diliman.
The activity focused on making inclusive education work in BARMM through the Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) using targeted and individualized interventions. It gathered receiving teachers, school heads, and Special Education (SpEd) Division focal persons from SpEd-implementing schools across ten BARMM schools divisions.
The activity aimed to strengthen educatorsโ competencies in MTSS implementation, learner assessment, and the development of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs). It underscored the importance of early intervention, evidence-based decision-making, and responsive instructional practices in supporting learners with disabilities, learning difficulties, and other special educational needs.
The program was led by BSPED Director Alkhan U. Sangkula, PhD, and spearheaded by the BSPED Regional Team, in line with the policy direction of Minister Mohagher Iqbal and Director General Abdullah P. Salik, JD, who continue to champion inclusive education as a cornerstone of the Bangsamoro education reform agenda.
The training featured Dr. Lutze-Sol Aplaon Vidal of the University of the Philippines College of Education, together with Teacher May and Sarah Grace L. Candelario, as resource persons. They provided technical guidance on inclusive education practices, psychoeducational assessment, early intervention strategies, IEP development, and behavior management, all aligned with Republic Act No. 11650, or the Inclusive Education Law.
This initiative reflects MBHTEโs sustained efforts to institutionalize inclusive education systems across BARMM, ensuring that policies are translated into classroom practices and that every Bangsamoro learner is seen, supported, and given the opportunity to succeed.
