By
Jun Enriquez
Dr. Randolph Tortola, DepEd Supt. of Iligan City give instruction to teachers applicants. |
Iligan
City (June 8, 2016) - Dr. Randolph Tortola, School Superintendent of the Department
of Education (DepEd) in Iligan City said Two years ago, the education system for
the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) have had already started in Iligan City and can be
found in Binasan Elementary school, Sitio Binasan, Rogongon this City. On June
4, 2016, the DepEd national office launched the IPs school in Valencia City,
Bukidnon with the presence of DepEd Secretary Luistro. Dr. Tortola said that there
are three (3) additional IPs education school to be implemented in Rogongon and
will be situated particular in the remote areas. A Interagency team have conducted
site inspection composed of the Department of Education (DepEd), National
Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP), Local Government Unit (LGU) among
others. DepEd central office will provide teacher allocation so that Dr.
Tortola can start the appointments of teachers. Tortola said that any IP
teachers of Higaonon passed in licensure examination for teachers will be given
priority because the medium of instruction use in school is Higaonon dialect in
order to preserve the culture and tradition of the tribe. This program will be
implemented this opening of the school year 2016-17.
At right, Datu Buddy Landong |
Datu Buddy P. Landong, a Higaonon and the Provincial Officer of the NCIP provincial office based in Iligan City said that the project is
under the Department Order (D.O.) No. 062, the IPs Educational system, to include
Iligan City. Landong said that he attended the orientation for the project, the schoolbuildings for the said project is funded by the KALAHI of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). He confirmed that
there are 4 schools to be implemented for the Higaonon in Rogongon. The
Higaonon tribe is very strict in the enforcement of their traditional law. Datu
Rey Soong, a Higaonon tribe and office staff of the NCIP iligan provincial office said
that the First prior inform consent (FPIC) should be done before any project implementation
must undergo the process of the FPIC. Soong said that there was no proper
coordination Dr. Tortola is committed to undergo the FPIC process. Tortola said
the DepEd office shall conduct consultation with the tribe to establish module
to be used in the IPs school curriculum. He said that the DepEd office is in
close coordination for the implementation of the project with Datu “Diamla”
Rolando Soong, the IPs Mandatory Representative to the Sangguniang Panlungsod
(SP) as City councilor. The establish module will also undergo FPIC before it
will be used in the classroom.
Dr. Randolph Tortola |
Dr.
Tortola said that cultural songs and dances must be preserved including tribal
celebrations such as the “Kaamulan” festival. The Higaonon cultural practices
can also relate with the culture of others for co-existence and survival. The
IPs educational system will have a regular budget for schoolbuilding
construction, teachers, instructional materials and supplies. This is part of the inclusive education to
all school age children to include special children, People with disabilities
(PWDs), Madrasah education for the Muslims, alternative learning system (ALS),
kindergarten education with ages 5 years old.
Ritual during Tribal dialogue |
After
the Elementary education the graduates children will continue their High school
education from grade 7 to 10 in Rogongon Agriculture National High School also
a recipient of the senior high school and will open grade 11 for this school
year. Per results of the survey, Agricultural technology is introduced to the
students because Rogongon is an agricultural area. Livestock raising is one of
the area of learning. The IP education system will give opportunity to the
Higaonon children to develop and become competitive professionals. Dr. Tortola
said about those IP graduates in education but did not have any teacher’s
license can also teach base on their skills to be applied in the ALS on honorarium
basis. Dr. Tortola said that the Brigada Eskwela was very successful. The
education system including the IP education are ready for the opening of
classes for the school year 2016-17.
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