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Covid-19 cases in Caraga rise to 455, recoveries at 333 By ALEXANDER LOPEZ
BUTUAN CITY – The number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections in the Caraga Region continues to increase as new cases were confirmed by the Department of Health (DOH-13) on Saturday afternoon (August 22).
A total of 146 reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) results were received by the agency on Saturday from the GeneXpert TB Reference Laboratory of Butuan Medical Center, Southern Philippines Medical Center and Davao One World, of which 35 are positive for the
Covid-19 virus. The DOH-13 said that of the new cases, 24 are locally stranded individuals (LSIs), three are returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs), five are local transmission cases in Butuan City, two are close contacts of previously confirmed cases, and one is a hospital non-medical
worker. About 71 percent or 25 of the new cases are asymptomatic while 29 percent, or 10, have exhibited mild to moderate symptoms. The DOH-13 said asymptomatic cases are strictly monitored in the designated quarantine facilities while symptomatic patients are
Addressing challenges in special education under the ‘new normal’
Managing optimum patience and calmness in dealing with children with special needs
By MARGORIE O. GUIRITAN SPET I Mambajao Central School
By MARGORIE O. GUIRITAN SPET I Mambajao Central School
Because of the COVID-19 situation in the country, DepEd has developed a Basic Education-Learning Continuity Plan (LCP) to be implemented this upcoming school year 2020-2021. In the BE-LCP, DepEd assured that Special Education (SPED) is included in the various learning delivery modalities being prepared to ensure learning continuity of learners with exceptionalities. However, as special education teachers, how are we going to address these challenges under the “new normal”? Face-to-face interaction is very vital in teaching special education. Now, we are beset on partnering with the parents in order to still attain full and optimum learning among children with special needs. This posts a great challenge, especially when we deal with the working parents, yet, we must exert maximum effort and patience for learning to continue. As a parent, you have many opportunities throughout any day to influence and teach your children. Sometimes that can happen deliberately, like when you show them how to tie their shoes; or it can happen unintentionally, as your children observe you doing things.
What you do and how you behave as an adult tends to be the biggest influence on how your children act. They are watching and learning from you every day. You can use this fact to help instruct your children. In addition to sharing information, talking helps to build relationships. It is through connections that people learn to trust each other and grow. The more your children feel secure in their relationship with you, the more readily they will learn from you. As you spend time together, share with them your experiences, feelings, and values related to the skills being taught. Invite your children to share with you their feelings and thoughts, and help them to identify their pride and sense of accomplishment when they learn something new or finish a task. These internal feelings then become the self-motivating factors that drive your children to continue to learn. Yes, it is very challenging but with the combined super powers of the teachers and the parents in this new normal, the teaching and learning of children with special needs will be attainable and achievable.
Teachers of all levels should know their classrooms will represent a variety of cultural backgrounds, learning styles and intellectual abilities, most significantly when you are teaching children with special needs. Teachers should be patient and calm and help maintain a balance between their own expectations and the learners’ unique abilities. For me, it is very challenging but what drives me most, is my love, my passion, my commitment in handling children with special needs. They are so special to me and they bring so much fufillment towards me that they are making the works lighter and more manageable. I just love dealing and teaching them, I call it my calling. When a child has special needs, patience is a must. Since this type of learner takes longer to perform simple tasks, understanding is key for development. No matter how long it takes, a special education teacher must give a child time to complete the task. Having a good sense of humor will help along the way. Although the classroom is a place for serious learning, dealing with a special needs child will require the ability to create a cheerful environment
that empowers this type of learner to gain success. Also, it is up to this teacher to take time and comprehend each student’s individual needs so that frustrating situations can be avoided. Also, it is essential to provide a calm temperament when dealing with these type of learners. Many children must balance behavioral and learning issues, so a classroom environment can be extremely stressful. An effective teacher will be able to calm his or her students so that anxiety is reduced. When children feel safe, they are more likely to be open to learning. More so, values of patience and calmness must always go with each other especially when dealing with children with special needs. And while these children learn so much from me, actually, in my own realizations and actualizations, I am learning a lot from them consequently. They just don’t realize it, but to be honest, they are the ones who taught me how to be more patient, how to be more understanding, and most of all how to be more calm amidst life’s challenges. And with that, I will be forever truly grateful to my pupils.
Learning Delivery Modalities in the New Normal By GRACE S. LAVIDEZ Master Teacher I Bongbongon Elementary School
COVID 19 pandemic brings a lot of changes in many aspects of our lives. One of these is the new delivery of learning. To ensure the continuous implementation of the K-12 Curriculum and basic education program, Department of Education tries to change the landscape of learning delivery. The implementation of this learning modality comes along with curriculum modification and adjustment, alignment of learning materials, and teacher training. The Department of Education mandates every school leaders with the help of stakeholders to prepare a learning continuity plan which will serve as guide for the teachers, parents and learners for the new normal.
There are four different learning modalities introduced by DepEd in this time of pandemic. These are Face to face, Distance Learning, Blended learning and Home Schooling Program. Face to face learning modality is the common way of delivering the lesson via face to face in a classroom. However this is subject to physical distancing and minimum health standards due to the pandemic. Distance learning is a modality where pupils learn even at distance from a teacher. It can be categorized into three types; modular distance learning, online teaching, ETV and radiobased instruction. Blended learning is a combination of distance learning and face to face. Home Schooling is a program under alternative
delivery mode where the pupil learns from qualified parents, guardians or tutors. In choosing the appropriate modality, basic things must be put into considerations. Like the access, conditions/ situations, readiness and availability of resources. We must also consider the context and situation of the learners in our respective area. The new modalities of learning brings doubt and worries to the teachers, parents and pupils. However, we must keep in mind that education must continue. With the recent situation that we have, it is indeed necessary to collaborate with one another to ensure that the continuity of quality education to every child is being achieved.
admitted at identified hospitals for management. The new Covid-19 cases in the region are distributed in the following areas: Butuan City (9); in Agusan del Sur Bayugan City (4), Rosario (1), San Francisco (2), San Luis (2), Talacogon (1); in Surigao del Norte - Sta. Monica (1), Taganaan (1); in Surigao del Sur - Bayabas (2), Carmen (1), Lianga (1), San Miguel (3); in the Province of Dinagat Islands - Cagdianao (2), Loreto (4), and San Jose (1). As of Saturday, Caraga Region has a total of 455 Covid-19 cases with 333 recoveries, 118 active cases and four recorded deaths. Butuan City has a total of 161 cases with 110 recoveries, 48 active cases and three recorded deaths. “Our cases are continuously rising just as we are continuously moving. We call on everyone to increase vigilance and be accountable to our own health,” DOH13 director Jose R. Llacuna said in a statement Sunday (August 23). He also urged the public to “stay away from the three big Cs: Closed spaces that have poor ventilation, crowded areas, and closedcontact settings especially where people have closerange conversations.” Llacuna added that the risk of clustering of cases or cases that will most likely increase is when these 3Cs overlap. “When these settings are not avoided and we do not protect ourselves, then there is a high risk of getting the infection,” he said. Meanwhile, the Province of Dinagat Islands (PDI) is no longer free from Covid-19 as the DOH-13 announced on Saturday afternoon its first seven cases. In a statement, the Provincial Inter-Agency Task Force of PDI said that in the past months, despite the limitations of the health care system and quarantine capacity, more than 2,000 LSIs were welcomed in the
EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE
EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS AND ABSOLUTE SALE
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That the late DOMINGO Q. PAGALING, who died on September 30, 1992, at Claveria, Misamis Oriental, died intestate, without will or testament, and without any outstanding debts in favor of any person or entity; at the time of his death the deceased left a parcel of land with TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-9078, situated in kilay-a, Municipality of Claveria, Province of Misamis Oriental, Island of Mindanao, containing an area of THIRTEEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED THIRTY THREE (13,233) square meters, more or less, and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE filed by the heirs of DOMINGO Q. PAGALING, per DOC #274; PAGE #55; BOOK #II; Series of 2019, under the Notarial Registry of ATTY. BUDDY REY L. LOSANDE.
That the late PRISCILLA C. YAÑEZ, who died on October 21, 2014 at Opol, Misamis Oriental, without any will and testament; that the said deceased, at the time of her death left a parcel of real property covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-30602 situated at Barangay Poblacion, Opol, Misamis Oriental, containing an area of ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT SQUARE METERS (1,188sq.m) and has been the subject of an EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE AMONG HEIRS WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS AND ABSOLUTE SALE, filed by the heirs of PRISCILLA C. YAÑEZ, in favor of KEVIN JAY YAÑEZ CELESTIANO, per DOC #48; PAGE #11; BOOK #13; Series of 2020, under the Notarial Registry ATTY. PALAWAN S. LUCMAN, JR.
MDN: Aug. 11, 18 & 25, 2020
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province. “We all knew the risks associated with the entry of LSIs and returning overseas Filipinos, as we have seen in other provinces. However, we did not hesitate to welcome them because they are our fellow citizens—our neighbors, relatives, and friends. Our way of handling this situation, since the beginning, has always been based on human rights and guided by compassion,” the statement said. The Task Force also assured the people of PDI that it is ready, together with the provincial government and the national line agencies to ensure the containment of Covid-19 to avoid any transmission to the general population with the help of the municipal counterparts and front-liners. “We have already prepared for this—with our communities as our frontline—since the beginning of our efforts to ensure the health and safety of each and every Dinagatnon,” the task force said. (PNA) EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF EXEQUIEL N. TIA WITH WAIVER OF RIGHTS AND CONSOLIDATING OF SHARES Notice is hereby that the intestate of the afore-named persons are the surviving spouse and children of EXEQUIL N. TIA who died on November 17, 2008 at Ozamis City; DECEASED died intestate, without Will and Testament and without any debts or asccounts; DECEASED left conjugal parcel Transfer Certificate of Title No. (T-6090) T-354 more particularly described as follows; “Lot No. 91-H3 of the subdivision plan (LRC) Psd-193146, LRC Cad. record No.1626) situatied in the Barrio of Centro, Tangub City, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the NE., points 2 to 3 by lot 91-1(LRC) Psd-193146; on the SE., points 3-4 by Lot 91-H-5; and points 4 to 5 by 91-H-4, both of the subdivision plan on the SE., points 5 to 1 by Lot 90, Tangub Cad., and the NW., points 1 to 2 by Lot 91-H-2., on the subdivision plan. Containing an area of Four Hundred Sixty Two (462) Square Meters more or less. Meanwhile, except for Richard G. Tia these named heirs co-owned a parcel of land adjacent to TCT No. T-6090) T-354 and this is covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 41-2012000041 particularly described below: “A parcel of land (lot 91-H-2-B. Psd-10-064488) portion of lot 9-H-2, (LRC) Psd-253568; surveyed for Conchita Gallego; Land Use-Residential, situated in Centro, Tangub City, Misamis Occidental, Island of Mindanao. Bounded on the NE; along line 1-2 by lot 91-H-2-A, Psd-10-064488 on the NE; along line 3-4 by existing brgy. road lot 91-1, (LRC) Psd-193146 on the SE; along line 4-5 by lot 91-H-3, (LRC) Psd-253568 on the SW; along line 5-6 by lot 90, CAD-27, Tangub Cadastre on the NW; along line 6-1 by lot 91-H-1, (LRC) Psd-253568. Containing an area of Three Hundred Thirty Two (332) square meters.” It is the desire of the mentioned co-owners to terminate their co-ownership of the parcels of land covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-6090) T-354and Transfer Certificate of Title No. 141-201-2000041 for the full enjoyment and use of their respective shares. By virtue of these presents, the heirs/co-owners of the two parcels of land covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 141-2012000041 agree to CONSOLIDATE the said adjoining lands and to subdivide them in such purpose that will make their shares compact, continuous, and contiguous. Under Notary Public of Atty. IVY S. MANAGO ; as per Doc. No. 378; Page No. 77; Book No. VII; Series of 2012 MDN: Aug 18, 25 & Sept 1, 2020
