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in flourishing the placement of bookshelves, tables, chairs. Not only that, installations of free internet access to SLSPIAN’s were also planned to be implemented.”, said Jocarl Cadiao, School Librarian.

He further emphasized that its past years revolved in letting students access internet connections but only through using the school’s computer, making it harder for them to access or move files. However, in this school year, the heads of SLSPI were finally able to assess the important needs and concerns of the students.

“Almost every day, the library is filled with students that not only needs the library’s new equipment’s and advantageous offerings, but also the essence of being surrounded by their fellow SLSPIAN with the same goal, to tenaciously rise and be wielded with knowledge.”, he shared.

“During our free time, we are able to hang out and share our perspectives on academic stuffs at the library,” said Mary Azurin of grade 12 STEM one.

According to Princez Yndee Billanes, renovating and rearranging the library made it become more spacious than before, allowing it to cater more students.

Lastly, printed research papers from the senior high school students that now had designated shelves also became fulfilling for the problem of other freshmen who are most of the time, struggling to look for references online.

With the administration’s appeal, St. Lorenzo School of Polomolok Inc. (SLSPI) emphasized its full cooperation with the Local Government Unit’s implementation of Executive Order No. 019-2023 in pursuit of safeguarding the populace of Polomolok.

Vested by Mayor Bernie D. Palencia, the implementation of the 10:00 PM to 4:00 AM curfew patrol within the areas of Polomolok has been urged to be observed by the students as expected by the school’s faculty and staff.

The section two of the previously mentioned order states, “Guardians and wards are enjoined to ensure that their children or ward stay at home during curfew hours.”

Upon embodying the memorandum, SLSPI encouraged students to:

• Go straight directly to their respective houses.

• Refrain or limit staying late inside the school premises without valid reasons.

• If there are plans to stay late, an excuse letter or permission from the administrators and adviser must be secured.

The curfew is only exempted to those with emergency and humanitarian reasons.

Parents of SLSPIans agreed with this as this is also for the safety of their children.

“As to my daughter who actively participates in extracurricular activities, her staying late was never new to me. But of course, despite of getting used to it, I still worry most of the time for her safety. Therefore, hearing the news about this made me worry less,” said by a parent of the school’s SSG officer.

80 out of Grade 12 STEM SHS students prefer BS Nursing Course grade is very difficult to achieve according to SLSPI students

This school year tallies the biggest number of teachers who are left-handed compared to one teacher only in the previous years.

Sinawal river protected against Dole expansion

Barangay Sinawal Captain and locals stand in protection against the expansion of DOLE to cultivate lands near sinawal river during the Stakeholders forum at SM Mall, General Santos City, November 24, 2022.

The stakeholders’ forum on local climate action and partnership for carbon neutrality: a SOCCSKSARGEN climate agenda became the ground for raising questions, advocacies, awareness by the organizations that collaborated with DOLE.

A spokesperson representative raised the concern of barangay sinawal captain and the locals to DOLE.

“We cannot prevent and deny the accusations thrown by the majority to DOLE in regards with the flooding at silway river” Allan said to begin his concern with DOLE.

“The Sangguniang Panglusod declared sinawal watershed as a protected area. They are pushing me to take actions. Now, I am looking into the impact of operations of the DOLE Philippines and I’d like to ask this in terms of applying regenerative agriculture and in terms of mitigating the impacts of monocropping or pineapple plantation, what are you exactly doing in sinawal because I heard some recent moments from the communities there that the plantation is causing a flood to the sinawal river area unlike before when the plantation were not implemented yet. In the recent investigations, the Environmental Management Bureau also reported there are problems with the water’s quality.’ Allan stated.

One of the disadvantages with the expansion is its effect on the locals living nearby the aforementioned river. Many of the locals get their income from the river’s tourist spot attractions. Implementing DOLE’s expansion will only ruin the welfare of the locals.

“I want to hear your end with regards to these matters after knowing you are into sustainability. I want to know what sustainability measures are you doing to address all this impacts?”

He questioned.

However, DOLE assured once they cultivate the lands, they will use technologies that would lessen the “negative impacts” the cultivation may cause.

DOLE Philippine VP and managing director, Reynaldo Doria said they have standards to comply that even global agencies ensure those since they ship out products. They assured they operate within the bounds of regulatory local and international. The DOLE Philippine VP also said they take in concerns and directly address them after investigating into it. Thus, He was unable to answer the concern of Sinawal locals.