Inquirer and JCI Read-Along Session
JCI Daraga, in partnership with the Philippine Daily Inquirer, will conduct the PDI Read-Along program on December 4, 2010 at Embarcadero de Legazpi. The PDI Read-Along program will be held simultaneously in 25 venues across the country from Batanes to Tawi-tawi. In Albay, PDI partners with JCI Daraga for the third time.
Albay honors 2010 Gawad sa Edukasyon awardees
The Provincial Government of Albay announced Wednesday the awardees for Ten Outstanding Teachers of Albay (TOTAL), Three Outstanding Principals (TROPICAL), Student Excellence in Academics and Leadership (SEAL), and Kadunong LGU with Best Practices in Education, all under the 2010 Gawad sa Edukasyon.
Albay invests P67.4M to boost education
The investment of the provincial government of Albay for this year’s education sector has reached P67.4 million, the highest budgetary allocation of the provincial government next to health, which it has properly divided among different projects. Albay Governor Joey Salceda’s thrust in education is to ensure that there is a college graduate in every family and to give recognition to outstanding teachers, principals, and students as well as providing cash incentives to local government units implementing new innovation in education projects.
Bicolano whiz kid wins gold medal at int’l math challenge
Errol John Suarez of the Bicol University Integrated Laboratory School (BU-ILS) won one of the gold medals among the 136 medals and merit awards haul of the Philippine team in the recently concluded 2010 Singapore International Mathematics Competition (SIMC).
Albay to start AHECS education assistance program this 2010
A college graduate in every Albayano home – that is the dream and vision of the Albay Higher Education Contribution Scheme, a novel education assistance program that will kick off in the 2010-2011 school year.
Albay salutes CNN Hero of the Year
Albay province, known for Governor Joey Sarte Salceda administration’s thrust to have at least one college graduate in each Albayano family has lauded Efren Peñaflorida, the Cable News Network (CNN) hero of the year, for extending exemplary help to poor and eager students off the streets.
Albay honors Outstanding Teachers with ‘Gawad sa Edukasyon’
The Provincial Government of Albay through the office of education coordinator is set to recognize and award exemplary performance of students, teachers, principal and local government units on December 22, 2009. The “Gawad sa Edukasyon” is a province-wide search for principals, teachers and students who exceed the average standards and soar high in the chosen field.
Bicol University Alums top Oct. ’09 CPA, ME Board Exams
An alumnus of the Bicol University College of Business Economics and Management (CBEM) Department of Accountancy topped the October 2009 licensure examinations for Certified Public Accountants. Ivan Rhett Villacampa Macabeo of Guinobatan, Albay got a rating of 91.71% and became the exam topnotcher together with Romelyn Manset Carpio of De La Salle University – Lipa, who also garnered a rating of 91.71%.
Aquinas University spearheads urban agriculture in Legazpi
The Aquinas University of Legazpi (AUL) has implemented a project dubbed “Urban Agriculture through the High-Value Commercial Crops Techno-Demo Farm” within its expansive campus here. The project features 60-square-meter greenhouse where vegetables highly sensitive to rain and changes in temperature like broccoli, lettuce, cauliflower and honeydew melon are being propagated.
Gov. Salceda Unveils Albay’s Road Map to Progress
Albay Gov. Joey Salceda has unveiled a road map for his province centering on an economic strategy that mobilizes its massive potential for green energy, eco-cultural tourism, modern transport system, productive agriculture, responsive tertiary education and a state of the art medical system.
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Climbing Up to Mayon’s Base Camp
Climbing up to the summit of the Philippines’s most active volcano is truly an experience of a lifetime. Climbing up to the level close to the summit or an area commonly referred to as the knife’s edge is for the intermediate-expert climber or for one who is very fit. It normally takes two days and one night to reach the summit and it is essential that one have a competent and knowledgeable local guide.
