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📢 EARLY REGISTRATION FOR SY 2022-2023

Bilang paghahanda sa pagbubukas ng SY 2022-2023, ang Mapalacsiao Elementary School ay magsasagawa ng Early Registration simula March 25 hanggang April 30 2022. Inaanyayahan na magpalista ang mga magulang o guardian ng mga sumusunod:

📌Kindergarten: Mga batang limang (5) taong gulang sa o bago mag Oktubre 31, 2022 (DepEd Order No. 47, s. 2016/DepEd Order No. 20, s. 2018)

📌Grade 1: Mga batang nakapagtapos ng Kindergarten sa S.Y. 2021-2022 (mga batang Kindergarten ngayon).

📌Transferees: Mga batang mula Grade 2-Grade 6 na nagnanais lumipat sa Mapalacsiao Elementary School.

📌Balik-Aral: Mga batang nagnanais bumalik sa pag-aaral.

📄Mga dokumento na kailangang isumite:

📌Kindergarten
✅Photocopy ng PSA Birth Certificate
✅Kung walang PSA Birth Certificate, magpasa ng photocopy ng alinman sa mga sumusunod:
(NSO Birth Certificate/Local Live Birth/Barangay Certification/Late Registration Form)
✅Modified Basic Education Enrollment Form (Ito'y maaaring makuha sa paaralan kung saan magpapalista.)

📌Grade One
Batang Kindergarten completer.
✅Original ECCD Checklist
Photocopy ng PSA Birth Certificate
✅Kung walang PSA Birth Certificate, magpasa ng photocopy ng alinman sa mga sumusunod:
(NSO Birth Certificate/Local Live Birth/Barangay Certification/Late Registration Form)
✅Modified Basic Education Enrollment Form (Ito'y maaaring makuha sa paaralan kung saan magpapalista.)

📌Transferees at Balik-Aral (Grade 2 to Grade 6)
✅Original Report Card (SF9) na may pirma ng Adviser at Principal
✅Photocopy ng PSA Birth Certificate
✅Modified Basic Education Enrollment Form (Ito'y maaaring makuha sa paaralan kung saan magpapalista.)

Kung may katanungan at nais na linawin, maaaring bisitahin ang page ng paaralan at magsend ng message.

‼️Mahalagang Paalala‼️
Siguraduhin lamang na sumusunod sa mga safety protocols na ipinapatupad sa ating paaralan.
Palaging magsuot ng facemask.
Magdala ng sariling ballpen.

Maraming Salamat po!
"MAKAPAG-ARAL AY KARAPATAN MO!
MAGPALISTA NA!

Tara na, Brigada na!
Makiisa na sa Brigada Eskwela 2021 ngayong Agosto 3 hanggang Setyembre 30 na may temang "Bayanihan para sa Paaralan."

Ang tema ng Brigada Eskwela 2021 ay kumikilala sa ating mga adhikain at pagbabayanihan upang matugunan ang pangangailangan ng mga komunidad upang maabot ng bawat mag-aaral ang kanilang mga pangarap.

Sumali sa National Kick-Off Ceremony na gaganapin ngayong Agosto 3, 2021, 2:00 PM, sa pangunguna ng SDO Tagum City ng DepEd Region 11.

Maaari ring makilahok sa mga kick-off ceremony ng inyong Regional Office at Schools Division Office.

Ang Tagumpay at Mapalacsiao Elementary School ay sumasaludo sa lahat ng manggagawang Pilipino saan mang sulok ng Mundo.

Alam niyo ba?🤔

✅Na ngayong taon na ito 2021 ay ang tinatawag na QUINCENTENNIAL o ang ika 500 taong anibersaryo ng pagkapanalo ng pangkat ni Datu LAPULAPU sa digmaan sa Mactan laban kina FERDINAND MAGELLAN

Munting kaalaman💡

✅Si Lapulapu (aktibo noong 1521) ay isang Datu sa pulo ng Mactan sa Cebu, Pilipinas, na nakilala bilang pinakaunang katutubo ng kapuluan na lumaban sa mga taga-Europa.
✅Siya rin ang dahilan ng pagkamatay ng manlalakbay na si Fernando Magallanes. Itinuturing siya bilang pinakaunang bayaning Pilipino.
✅Kilala rin siya sa mga pangalang Çilapulapu, Si Lapu-Lapu, Salip Pulaka, at Khalifa Lapu o Caliph Lapu (ibinabaybay din bilang Cali Pulaco), subalit pinagtatalunan ang pinagmulan ng mga pangalan nito.

Lapulapu

✅Kapanganakan:
1491
Pulo ng Mactan (ngayon Mactan, Lungsod ng Lapu-Lapu, Cebu, Pilipinas)

✅Namatay:
1542 (edad 50–51)

✅Bantayog:
Lungsod ng Lapu-Lapu, Cebu
Liwasang Rizal, Maynila

✅Ibang pangalan:
Çilapulapu
Si Lapulapu
Salip Pulaka

✅Nakilala sa:
Namuno sa mga hukbong Bisaya na pumatay kay Fernando Magallanes

✅Titulo
Datu ng Mactan

Ang mga mamamayan ng Kapuluan ng Sulu ay pinaniniwalaan na si Lapulapu ay isang Muslim na nagmula sa mga Tausug. Pinaniniwalaan din na si Lapulapu at Rajah Humabon ay mga nagtatag ng Kasultanan ng Cebu.

Bilang isang pinuno ng Mactan, si Lapulapu ay sadyang may matibay na paninindigan. Bilang patunay dito, ay mariin niyang pagtanggi sa mga mapanlinlang mga alok ni Magellan. Ayon kay Magellan, bibigyan niya ng magandang posisyon at natatanging pagkilala si Lapulapu, subalit kapalit nito ang pagkilala at pagtatag ng pamahalaang Kastila sa kanyang nasasakupan at sa ilalim pa nito, ay ang sakupin ang buong Pilipinas at angkinin ang mga lupang tunay na pag-aari ng mga nitibo at partikular na ang kamag-anak at angkan ni Lapulapu. Labis na ikinagalit ni Magellan ang pagtanggi ni Lapulapu sa kanyang alok.

Samantala, isang anak na lalaki ni Datu Zula, kaaway ni Lapulapu, ang pumanig kay Magellan at kanilang binuo ang paglusob sa Kaharian ng Mactan. Hatinggabi ng ika-26 ng Abril, taong 1521, nang si Magellan, kasama ng kanyang mga kapanalig na mahigit sa isang libo ay naglayag upang lusubin ang Mactan. Sa Opon kung saan matatagpuan si Lapulapu noon at sampu sa kanyang mga kaanak. Sa kabilang dako ay handa namang salubungin ito ng may 1,500 mandirigma ni Lapulapu. Sila ay nakapuwesto sa may baybaying-dagat. Nang magsalubong ang dalawang hukbo ay nagsimula ang isang umaatikabong labanan sa Mactan. Sa bandang huli ay nagapi ni Lapulapu si Magellan nang tamaan niya ito sa kaliwang binti. Si Magellan ay bumagsak sa lupa at dito na siya tuluyang pinatay ni Lapulapu.

Sanggunian: Wikipedia

River pollution in Luzon cities pose risk for disaster
By Arnie Justin A. Duran

Pollution that heightens disaster risk is at the center of the story of the Marilao-Meycauayan-Obando River System (MMORS) and its nearby communities.

The MMORS was once identified as one of the “dirtiest rivers in the world.”

Its rehabilitation, which goes back to as early as 2008, remains a big task to take on. It involves constant dredging, full attention and funding, and a collaborative effort among its surrounding cities like Valenzuela and Caloocan, cities in Metro Manila, and Meycauayan and San Jose del Monte cities in Bulacan province.

Sen. Cynthia Villar, chair of the Senate committee on environment, described the river work to be a lifelong task. “Maintaining a river is work we will have to do for the rest of our lives. It is eternal work,” she said.

Surrounding heavy industries on gold smelting, leather tanneries, and waste recycling are major contributors to pollution in MMORS. It is also at the receiving end of wastes by 3.5 million residents living in the riverbanks, said Lormelyn Claudio, Central Luzon director of the Environmental Management Bureau.

Senator Villar said a more impactful route to rehabilitation is a cleanup program that focuses on proper waste segregation among people.

While dredging may improve water quality, it runs the risk of aquatic habitat loss.

Then governor Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado made a call to local governments, civic orgs and citizens to join hands in reviving the MMORS. In order to stop pollution in the rivers, everyone in the communities must cooperate, join the dialogue and do their part to revive the river, he said.

Private sector support

Early in 2020, the local government revisited the rehabilitation effort with a private partner: San Miguel Corporation (SMC). It vowed to help solve flooding problems and water pollution in the province.

“Constant dredging and cleanup is important for these tributaries leading to the Manila Bay as silt, trash, and other obstructions restrict the free flow of water, causing heavy flooding, and affecting the marine ecosystem and traditional fishing grounds,” said SMC President and Chief Operating Officer Ramon Ang in the news.

Residents expressed renewed optimism in the effort.

Alan Jimena, a resident living near the water system, said this initiative will not only help enhance the quality of water but will also lessen the risks of flooding that affects the community.

“Kapag umuulan dito, makikita talaga ‘yung mga basura sa ilog. Lumulutang tapos gumigilid. At oo, umaapaw siya lalo na kapag bumabagyo kaya ‘yung mga tao, nalulubog sa baha,” Jimena explained.

He also mentioned that floods in their area bring threat to the health of the locals, especially when it affects the water they drink or used to clean.

“May mga pagkakataon rin talagang kailangan nang lumikas ng mga tao sa mga evacuation center, lalo’t mataas na ‘yung baha at pumapasok na sa mga bahay nila,” Jimena added.

Flooding risks in MMORS

Pollution in the river becomes a critical factor during strong typhoons because these heighten devastating floods, as evidenced by recent typhoons. Garbage that is not properly disposed often becomes obstructions that cause clogs in river systems.

According to the website of Bulacan’s Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC), towns of San Jose Del Monte, Santa Maria, Marilao, Meycauayan, Obando, and Bocaue with at least 10,000 families are directly exposed to flooding risks from the MMORS and Manila Bay.

The council also noted that the 16 water level stations, five along the MMORS, help in monitoring water levels in the rivers which often overflow when triggered by high tides and typhoons.

The PDRRMC has recorded over-the-knee floods (0.2-0.8 m) and some communities were submerged because of the recent Typhoon Ulysses (Vamco) that devastated Central Luzon, Cagayan Valley, and other parts of the country in November.

That’s why the provincial government and local officials always remind their residents to prepare for these calamities particularly in low-lying and river areas, especially when the national weather agency announces the typhoon season.

Jimena, who used to be a factory worker, said that proper waste management among factories and industries near the river should be emphasized.

“Isa talaga sa mga problema ay ‘yung basura. Kapag bumabaha nga, labas lahat ng basura eh. Kaya pagtuunan din siguro ng pansin ‘yung mga factories,” he said, adding that discipline among people is also important.

Students staying home at the moment due to the pandemic are optimistic to contribute to environmental efforts.

Marygrace Jayan, San Jose Del Monte National High School student, expressed interest in the greening programs of her city. Some of these are geared towards students like the tree-planting activity along the rivers.

To make more young people interested in this, the government and its partners must also empower learners with tools and opportunities that give everyone an understanding of the strong connection between pollution and disasters.

This article was written and prepared by Arnie Justin Duran (Student-Journalist) and Justine Joy Chua (School Paper Adviser) from San Jose Del Monte National High School, Division of San Jose del Monte City as a final output of DepEd-DRRMS and AYEJ.org’s Green Beat Initiative: An Online Environmental Journalism Training.

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En route to eco-tourism for Mt. Williams
By Jean Raven Aurelio, Caanawan National High School

There is a careful balance of environmental conservation and economic development required to make an eco-tourism model viable for San Jose City’s Mt. Williams.
With the proposal to make it as the “mountain-biking capital” of the Philippines, it is important to ensure that efforts by its government and partners to make it so will give people a better understanding of what it means to truly be in harmony with nature.
Last October, hundreds of personalities, led by San Jose City mayor Mario “Kokoy” Salvador, visited the “wonder nature-trail site.”
The purpose of the visit was to make a joint inspection to make the “giant step” towards the development of the area into the Mountain-biking Capital of the country or to promote it as a “Hidden Nature’s Paradise”, as described by city tourism officer Darmo A. Escuadro..
The inspection included a route mapping activity in preparation for a bigger tourism campaign called Ready, 3-2-One Go.
And Mt. Williams in Barangay Villa Floresta, is fitting to be one of the highlights of this campaign. The mountain features a 14-kilometer-long-trail with challenging routes accessible by hiking, mountain-biking and motorcycle riding. The trail includes side trips to three mini waterfalls namely Banabac, Santol and Banbanaba.
To make this successful, the local government, its stakeholders and its target tourists have to work hand in hand to conserve the environment and make these experiences meaningful and sustainable for all.
Eco-tourism solution
The International Union for Conservation of Nature, defines eco-tourism as “environmentally responsible travel and visitation to relatively undisturbed natural areas, in order to enjoy and appreciate nature that promotes conservation, has low visitor impact, and provides for beneficially active socio-economic involvement of local populations.”
Eco Go, an online eco-tourism platform said that this can be “a springboard for economic development in developing countries and should be viewed as a stimulus to alleviate poverty in these areas.”
In the case of Mt. Williams, this means not leaving anyone behind when it comes to development.
Eco-tourism has presented a potential for growth in developing areas, but irresponsible tourism can damage the natural resources that make destinations attractive to visit in the first place.
This means that before the city takes a big step to promote tourism in Mt. Williams, there has to be a solid foundation of environmental education for its people and target market.
This is because “poorly planned and managed tourism attractions become unsustainable, harm the local community and destroy irreplaceable natural environments,” said Eco Go.
A perfect ex*****on of eco-tourism effectively balances the preservation of natural resources and the economic impacts to the community.
Opportunities for all
Hiking and biking enthusiasts (and teachers) of Caanawan National High School said there are many ways that Mt. Williams can be developed to make a good experience for visitors. During their visit, they found that there were still no trail signs and tour guides and this makes it difficult to navigate the trail.
Laws and regulations also need to be implemented strictly to ensure everyone’s safety, said biker and teacher Ms. De la Cruz.
Mt. Williams is set to play a huge role in supporting the economy not only for the city, but also for Barangay Villa Floresta, said barangay chairman Bartolome.
“It will put our barangay on the map and create jobs for the locals,” said Bartolome who also expressed commitment to be the keeper of the mountain.
For Bartolome, the upkeep of the mountain should go smoothly especially with everyone’s compliance to protocols. Apart from the standard pandemic measures, he said tourists need to keep environmental conservation in mind.
Mindful traveling in an eco-tourism site gives tourists a deeper understanding of the environment and its benefits to the local community.

This article was written and prepared by Jean Raven Aurelio (Student-Journalist) and Janina Lara Cabrera (School Paper Adviser) from Caanawan National High School, Division of San Jose City as a final output of DepEd-DRRMS and AYEJ.org’s Green Beat Initiative: An Online Environmental Journalism Training.
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Nature's Rage: 's impact in the community
by Sofia Eliana Robles

Typhoon Ulysses is a powerful Category 4-equivalent typhoon that hardly hit the Heart of Central Luzon Wednesday evening, November 11, 2020. The town of Arayat in the province of Pampanga is one of the places where typhoon Ulysses had a great fall. Some residents lost their homes and livelihood, and now have nowhere else to go to.
As of November 16, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported at least 252 totally damaged houses, and 7,440 partially damaged in the province.
Impact of
“This is the only typhoon that made us all cry in fear, it was like a nightmare. When I saw our house after Typhoon Ulysses, my heart really tore apart. It really breaks my heart for I exerted so much effort to build not just a house but a home for my family,” told Mary Grace Pineda, a resident in Candating, Arayat, Pampanga. “We prepared for the possible impact of Typhoon Rolly’s Signal #4 in our place but for this Ulysses, we never thought it would be this tough,” she added.
On the other hand, the said devastating cyclone blew out and severely lashed several school buildings and facilities in Camba, Arayat leaving dreadful aftermaths like a totally wrecked roof of the Computer Laboratory resulting to ceiling damage and flooding; a partially flaky roof at the fourth floor of the senior high school building resulting to ceiling damages and flooding inside the room to name some of the damages.
“I felt great sadness when I saw the terrible result of the typhoon. Many uprooted trees caused severe damages from numerous school buildings. We do not know how and where to start,” said Norminda N. Mayrina, Head Teacher of Camba High School.
Moreover, Ulysses left no electricity for more than a week. Classes are also affected by the power outage. Teachers and students cannot have online classes until the power comes back. The learning system is also affected. Teachers cannot print new modules that the students use for distance learning. Some learning materials are also destroyed because of the flash flood.
Ulysses recorded a damage of Php 126.03 million worth of agricultural products in Pampanga, according to the latest report of the PDRRMC. “Arayat Town recorded the greatest loss in rice crops which amounts to PhP14.82 million,” PDRRMC Head Angelina Blanco said.
The devastating cyclone was the country’s 21st storm this year. PAGASA said that the Philippines is prone to tropical cyclones due to its geographical location with an average of 20 tropical cyclones per year. The peak of the typhoon season in the most storm-exposed country like the Philippines is in between July through October.
Climate change impact on typhoon
According to the Tracking California Informing Action for Healthier Communities, Climate Change is the significant and lasting change of our climate and weather over sustained periods of time. There is international consensus that human activities over the last 50 years have altered the Earth's natural climate. Excess production of greenhouse gases and changes to our natural ecosystems (such as deforestation) are contributing to global warming. Climate change is indeed a broader topic.
According to an article published online by theconversation.com,they stated that prevention is no longer an option and the natural systems that regulate climate on the planet are already changing, and ecosystems that support us are shifting under our feet.
Efforts to reduce the impact
Republic Act 9003 also known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, provides the necessary framework, institutional mechanisms, and mandate to the local government units (LGUs) to achieve 25% waste reduction through establishing an integrated solid-waste management plans based on the 3Rs (reduce, reuse, and recycling). This law is implemented in all places in the Philippines.
The Municipality of Arayat implemented a rule called "No Segregation, No Collection Policy". People need to segregate their waste into biodegradable, non-biodegradable, and recyclable. If it is not segregated properly, they will not take the garbage. In fact, they take the garbage thrice a week. Every Monday, they will take the biodegradable ones. Every Thursday, they will take the non- biodegradable ones. And lastly, every Saturday, they will take the recyclables.
“This is our very first time to experience this kind of typhoon. It is very terrifying! Climate change is real,” people from the town of Arayat are expressing sentiments on their experiences with climate change.
People from the town of Arayat are expressing sentiments on their experiences with climate change. “This is our very first time to experience this kind typhoon. It is very terrifying! Climate change is real,”

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This article was written and prepared by Sofia Eliana Robles (Student-Journalist) and Arceli Malang(School Paper Adviser) from Camba High School, Division of Pampanga City as a final output of DepEd-DRRMS and AYEJ.org’s Green Beat Initiative: An Online Environmental Journalism Training.

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What a Waste: Why zero waste is a need
By Yasmine Nicole Rodriguez

For the past decades, humankind has benefited and made things easier and more convenient with the production of single-use plastics. The usage has been more focused that it compromised the control of proper disposal, which led to negative effects in the environment and for the health.

“Waste is defined as any substances or objects that the holder discards or intends to discard,” written by Ahmad J. Kassim, on Sustainable Solid Waste Recycling.

These wastes are classified into hazardous, such as chemical waste and non-hazardous, like packaging waste.

Improper waste disposal problem and effects

According to Leshara Maniego from the Manila Times, “one of the biggest illusions is that when our trash gets picked up by the garbage collector, it’s no longer our problem; out of sight, out of mind”.

The use of solid waste is not entirely the root cause of the problem, it is the improper disposal of them. There are different effects cited by Metropolitan Transfer Station (MTS) on their website, explaining the negative effects of improper solid waste disposal.

It was explained that soil contamination is caused by the irresponsible disposal of hazardous wastes to the natural resources. “Contamination occurs by spilling and burying hazardous components in soil. So, we need to be watchful of how we process petroleum hydrocarbons, solvents, pesticides, heavy metals and lead,” said MTS.

Aside from soil contamination, they also gave emphasis to Water contamination. Since water is a solvent, it is more vulnerable to contain numerous dissolved chemicals which then results in “mixes to toxic liquid substances and seeping into the water streams to end up in nearby water bodies. Thus, the neighbourhood fountain, pond, lake or even drinking water taps are susceptible to the dangers of contamination”.

Lastly, the most evident result of improper waste disposal is climate contamination. Harmful greenhouse gases are emitted from decomposing waste. These gases are released to the atmosphere and trap heat. Because of this, there’s an extreme weather condition change happening.

Switching to zero waste: the solution

“A zero waste approach conserves natural resources and reduces pollution from extraction, manufacturing and disposal,” according to the Toronto Environment Organization.

The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), a non-government organization in the Philippines, has pioneered the zero waste movement in the country and started in Alaminos, partnered by the government.

“They have created composting systems and sorting facilities, and almost eliminated open burning and dumping as a result,” as written on their website.

In GAIA’s efforts to pursue zero waste, they had to cut old habits and start new ones, including “financial support for printing educational materials, buying shredders for organics and plastics, awarding mini-grants for villages to build eco-sheds and purchase vehicles, and more”. As alternatives, they “provided two full-time employees, transportation for the team, logistical support for all activities and training, technical assistance, and support in strategic planning for the villages”. The “No segregation, no collection policy” was also implemented.

The impact of Alaminos’ changed habits took effect after two years of religiously following the new ones -- lesser wastes and more household segregating and composting biodegradable substances. Because of this, other cities like Tacloban which was badly hit by Yolanda in 2013, have started implementing the initiative and slowly recovered from the past damages.

On GAIA’s website, they have provided a Zero Waste Manual for other cities who want to take the initiative locally and implement a better and more sustainable lifestyle for their respective communities. “The vision for the Zero Waste City Initiative is to minimise the movement of solid waste to disposal sites or facilities,” as stated in their manual. They specifically placed a section for a guide on zero waste, not only for communities but also for businesses. # # # #

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This article was written and prepared by Yasmine Nicole Rodriguez (Student-Journalist) and Wilma Manalo (School Paper Adviser) from Cabiao National High School, Division of Nueva Ecija as a final output of DepEd-DRRMS and AYEJ.org’s Green Beat Initiative: An Online Environmental Journalism Training.

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