Tuesday, October 07, 2008 Outstanding teachers off to Brunei meet
WHEN it rains it pours.
That is what two outstanding public school teachers found out when they were chosen to attend the Teachers' Conference in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam on October 21-23.
The news came on the heels of their bagging the highly coveted Search for Outstanding Teachers of the Metrobank Foundation.
Jesusa Antiquiera, an English teacher of P. Gomez Elementary School in Sta. Cruz Manila, and Rowena Hibanada, a Social Studies teacher of Pedro E. Diaz High School in Alabang, Muntinlupa, were chosen by the Department of Education (DepEd) to represent the country after receiving invitation from the Ministry of Education of Brunei Darussalam.
"Giving our teachers a chance to meet their peers from other parts of the world is one way of rewarding the outstanding performances of our teachers," Education Secretary Jesli Lapus said.
Teresita Inciong, assistant secretary for programs and projects of DepEd, said the two Metrobank awardees will join discussions on teachers' professional standard, teaching for the 21st century, special education, technical and vocational education, ICT, co-curriculum education and counseling.
Lapus and Senate education committee chairman Alan Peter Cayetano co-chaired the Final Board of Judges for this year's search.
Antiquiera and Hibanada joined other outstanding teachers who were presented by Metrobank chairman George S.K. Ty to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in ceremonies held in Malacañang recently.
Other awardees from the elementary and secondary level were: Lynn Padillo of Naga Central School in Naga City; Maydelyn Antioquia of President Manuel Roxas Memorial School North in Roxas City; Marie Theresse Bagas of West City Central School in Cagayan de Oro City; Ermie Rabara of Midsayap-Dilangalen National High School in Midsayap, Cotabato; Jeanette Dials of Mariano Marcos State University Laboratory High School in Laoag City; and Noemi Obcena of Cagayan National High School in Tuguegarao City.
Awardees from the higher education level were Dr. Irma Makalinao of the University of the Philippines-Manila and Dr. Virginia Cuevas of the University of the Philippines in Los Baños, Laguna.
The winners were selected from more than 150 nominees coming from various public and private educational institutions in the Philippines. (Press release)
