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Many HS Students in QC School Passed Elementary But Can’t Read or Write
Would you believe that there are many students in a high school in Quezon City who still don’t know how read and write?
Learning how to read and write are lessons offered in kindergarten and lower elementary years, but as the students progress to higher levels, teachers no longer take up those lessons with the assumption that the students already know how to do that.
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Sadly, there are students who are slow learners or are simply not receiving guidance from their parents regarding their lessons. Amazingly they pass the level and go on to the next – and they reach high school even without knowing how to read and write! Can you even believe that is happening?
But this is a sad reality that happens in many schools in the Philippines, especially in the hinterlands where schools are very far and teachers are very few. One would not expect that to happen in modern schools in the big cities, but teachers at Sauyo High School (formerly Pasong Tamo High School), a public school in Quezon City, are actually facing this puzzling problem!
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How did these kids pass elementary at all, when they don’t even know the basics such as reading or writing? Many can’t also recognize colors and shapes!
Having no knowledge of the alphabet, these kids are struggling to read even two-syllable words in both English and Filipino.
The teachers are heartbroken to see these high school students struggling with reading, especially because they live in a big city where proper education is readily available.
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GMA Public Affairs sought to find the answers to why the kids were like this. According to some of the teachers at the school, this could be due to elementary schools trying to outperform each other.
Performance ratings of the school are based on how many children pass each grade level. So, the students are given passing grades despite not really knowing the lessons.
Moreover, teachers who give students failing marks are required to hold remedial classes during summer. They need to render 6 to 8 hours of work in April and May for these students’ lessons, without additional pay.
The teachers at Sauyo High School believe that these two could be the reasons why they now have many students who don’t know the basic lessons that elementary school kids are supposed to learn.
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Unable to make these kids go further, the school decided to create a special section where the kids are taught basic lessons like the alphabet, colors, shapes, and numbers. Their progress is slow but the teachers are hoping they would eventually learn and catch up with the other students.
Watch their heartbreaking situation here:
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Fake UP Summa Cum Laude Becomes Guest Speaker at Graduation
A woman pretended to be a summa cum laude graduate from the University of the Philippines (UP), so she was invited to be the guest speaker at the virtual graduation ceremony of a school in Cavite! Apparently, she used fake documents to back up her claims.
Woman Fakes Summa Cum Laude, Becomes Graduation Guest Speaker
The summa cum laude honor is the highest a graduate could ever receive. So, people are amazed by summa cum laude graduates and view them as an inspiration.
The administration of Ramona S. Tirona Memorial School in Dasmariñas, Cavite invited a woman identified as Kathleen Joy Ravelo Poblete as their graduation speaker last July 15 because she claims to be a summa cum laude graduate from UP.
Poblete also submitted documents to the school to show that she’s a dean’s lister. Other documents also showed that she’s the recipient of the Juris Doctor’s award and was also awarded “Best in Research.”
She also claimed that she’s currently enrolled at the UP Manila College of Law.
As impressive as her claims were, the fake qualifications would soon be discovered by eagle-eyed netizens – and she soon got served with digital karma.
Atty. Rowena Soriano clarified that UP Manila doesn’t have a College of Law – UP Law is in UP Diliman.
The UP Manila Department of Social Sciences also denied affiliations with Poblete, clarifying that they have no records of Poblete ever attending their school. Also, only one person has ever been awarded as summa cum laude from the UP Manila Political Science program – and that’s Ms. Georgina Mia B. Gato in 2019.
The department also clarified that it doesn’t have a College of Law (as stated by Soriano), and doesn’t have a Best in Research award or Juris Doctor’s award.
After the issue went viral, another netizen shared the story of how Poblete used someone else’s identity to date men online! Uh-oh.
What’s a Juris Doctor?
A Juris Doctor is a graduate-entry professional degree in law. A person with this distinction has graduated from law school but hasn’t passed the bar exam yet. Because they aren’t bar-passers yet, they aren’t called “attorneys” and can’t practice as a lawyer.
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Construction Workers Find Lots of Money at Construction Site They were Digging
Some construction workers found bags of money at the construction site they were digging – but can they still use this money to buy food and other items they needed?
Workers Find Money at Construction Site
Several construction workers from Tandag City in Surigao del Sur were so happy after finding bags of money from a construction site they were digging! There was so much money that some of them estimated the total to be around Php500,000. Wow.
Who owns the money and were they able to use it?
According to Peterson Bucay, one of the workers, he and his stepfather were already packing up their things and were ready to go home when they heard the other workers shouting. They ran outside and found the others happily exclaiming about bags of money they dug from the ground.
The workers had different versions of how much they got, but it was around estimated to be from around Php50,000 to Php300,000.
Another construction worker, Wilfred Asilom, was the first to discover the stash of money under the land they were digging. He estimates that the money is at around Php500,000.
At first, he thought it was play money but the other construction workers would begins shouting after realizing it was for real.
Jayson Necosia, another worker, took a shovel and started digging – and he got around Php100,000,
Then, Wilfred found another plastic bag of money worth around Php10,000.
Workers Split the Money and Shared with Onlookers
The construction workers were excited over the unexpected windfall and made sure to split the money among themselves. They even shared with some of the onlookers who went to the area to check on the news about the money the workers discovered.
But their joy turned to sadness after learning that they can’t use the money. It’s no longer legal tender – most of it is from 1985 to 2017 and has already been demonetized.
PLtCol Jeffrey Laurence Mauricio, PNP Chief of Tandag City most of the cash and urged the construction workers to turn over the money to the police station so it won’t be returned to circulation at unsuspecting stores.
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Wife Feels Premonition Because of Soldier Husband’s Cryptic Message During Video Call
The wife of a soldier who perished in the C-130 plane crash in Sulu shares her feelings of premonition because of her husband’s message during their video call while on the flight.
Husband’s Cryptic Message Goes Viral
Corporal Carlo Dapanas, Jr., was among the 50+ soldiers and civilians who lost their lives during the C-130 plane crash in Patikul town, Sulu in southern Philippines last Sunday, July 4, 2021.
After the horrific event, his wife Mabel Dapanas shared how she felt a strong sense of premonition while she was having a video call with her late husband before the fateful flight.
According to Mabel, her husband kept telling her that he loves her and that he will never forget her or their child.
“Sabi niya mag-ingat diyan sa bahay, mahal daw niya ako. Hindi niya raw ako kalimutan at tsaka ‘yong anak namin. Sign na talaga niya na parang may mangyari sa kanila. Hindi niya matiis na hindi niya ako ma-contact, ma-video call,” the grieving wife recalled.
“Ang sabi niya ‘yong sinakyan na C-130 na airplane may ano raw may problem daw sabi ng asawa ko.”
The video call was abruptly cut off. Mabel tried to contact her husband but his phone couldn’t be reached.
It was hours later that she learned about the crash. Sadly, her husband was among those who lost their lives during the accident.
“Bago siya pumunta ng Sulu, sabi niya magpundar daw siya ng bahay at tsaka ng business sabi niya sa akin para sa kaniyang anak,” she said.
It is so sad that Mabel and her baby lost their head of the family in this manner.
Wath the report here:
What Happened to the C-130 Plane Crash in Sulu?
Authorities are still trying to determine the exact reason why the C-130 plane crashed in Sulu, especially because it was driven by experienced pilots.
Initial reports showed that the plane appears to have overshot the short runway and was trying to gain power when it crashed near the airport.
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