EDGAR ABANIL BLOG

     It started as a dream. Now it has become a reality.The visionary leadership of Dr. Myrna S. Motoomull dreamed of having a multi-story building for the largest central school in Gingoog City not only to solve the classroom shortage but also to have a higher place to serve as refuge during floods. Begun in 2007 with the initial funding of more than 2 million pesos, the first two classrooms and foundations for the whole building appeared. In 2008 there were no funding allocated. But in 2009 double allocation for 3 classrooms and 5 classrooms were given. The building slowly rises. After the funding was exhausted, only 3 classrooms were lacking. Then in 2010 the funding for the completion was released. The works started by late August. Finally by December the whole fifteen- classroom-three storey school building stands proud, a fitting legacy for those that dreamed- and believed.

We always seek ways to prepare for the future. We save money to buy things we want to have and those we need to have. We go to school to land a good job after wards. Some buy a lot to build their houses on it later on. Others build good will to draw on it when the need arises. Talk of promotions, finding a job and even winning a PTA post. Others even prepared for the penultimate: death. Buying pre- need plans was a taboo then. The mere mention of death is to be avoided lest it will come true sooner. But now people a re more practical. It's even a truism that in big cities it's very expensive to die. Even in the barrios today it's not easy to die. Talk of the expenses incurred and you know what I mean. From dust we are and to dust we return. But it's an act of responsibility to prepare for that eventuality.

December 14, 2010 Gingoog City Teaching is said to be the noblest of all professions. At least it should be. Teachers, even if they are paid, have done a lot of sacrifice. Their lip service is only a perception by non-believers, those who do not have faith in the teaching profession. We hear today of teachers inflicting corporal punishment to their pupils, collecting contributions from their pupils and parents, committing immoral acts against their stakeholders and against their marital partners. On that scene teachers are seen as opportunists, ready to spring on to their prey at the right moment. Yet despite all these negative perceptions, teachers remain to be the most challenging of all jobs. The spoon fed pupils might a thing of the past but the role is basically the same-facilitating learning and effecting change for the better in the youth of the land. Along this thought, I am extending my teachers' day greetings to my fellow teachers in the Philippines and around the world. ...

These are other pictures I took with my Canon A480 Digicam

These pictures were taken within the last two weeks. I have learned to appreciate good photographic subjects in flowers. As usual, human activities are the primary focus of my photo acts.

The once proud Agora Building once serving as the nerve center of the economic activity in Gingoog City, is now on its knees, gutted by fire for two times, the last once on August 7, 2010 at 12:30 more or less in the morning. Agora is due for demolition for a new structure but fire overtook its demise and now what was once a proud structure during the incumbency of Mayor Mike Paderanga, will now be a thing of the past.

Gingoog will be celebrating its fifty years of existence on July 23, 2010. As a sort of opening salvo, a civic military parade was done on August 7, 2010, participated in by almost all private and government agencies.

What will I be in the future? The degree, is it worth the pains, That tortures my weary soul? Will it honor me, will it glorify me? No, the sage said in my mind Thy degree is for naught Do something that's worth doing Thy work will glorify thee in the end 3/1991

My mind, ever questioning Flies from one idea to another Never convinced, never resting Ever asking, seeking for an answer A flying swallow my mind is, Flies deep into spatial infinity Never resting in place Ever questioning, even unto eternity 3/1991

Iman amin a man dini ta lungsod mughinang. Napuon a man diya to kalasan ha madiyu. Na hadi ku mag kalipatan ha amin su mga maputi ha mga utaw ha tagpugas ku mga kagi ku Diyos. Na bisan man nalugayan a pugtima diya ta kalasan, tagpasalamat a ku mga otaw ha tag pangila ku mga kagi daw hinang ha matadung. Na nakadini un a man ha madagway ha banuwa hadi ko man ug kalipatan su mga duma duma ko diya ta kalasan

June 12 marks the 112th anniversary of the declaration of Philippine Independence from Spanish colonial rule. Although a token sort of freedom, Filipinos were able to build slowly from the more than 300 years of Spanish rule, only fall into American colonialism, albeit only for a short time. The Japanese interlude marred the otherwise American benevolent colonialism. Stories of Japanese brutalities littered the pages of the history of the war era. Gingoog remembers this momentous event with a simple program in remembrance to the fallen heroes who unselfishly gave up their lives so we can have a peaceful country. The veterans and some of the survivors also attended the occasion. The opening prayer was led by Rev. Fr Joel Lusat, SSJV. An independence message of the mayor, who was not around, was read by the City Administrator, Tita G. Garrido. A presentation from the Gingoog City Comprehensive National High School and the talents from the City graced the occasion. Mr. Domingo V. Samson, ...

These two ladies were taking their time during one dreary lunch break in the Division of Giingoog City. The lady in green is lonely because her lovey is in Australia. The lady in maong pants is also lonely kasi wala siyang lovelife, he he. Bitaw ok pa kaayo sila. They are happy as ever.

Nature has its own way of soothing your weary heart. It has its natural balm to calm your overheated sensations. Just looking at the lapping of the waves to the sandy shore, holding the white sands and let it go slowly will ease your burden. Look at the greens, look at the crystal clear water and you will stand in awe at God's great creation.

School administrators of East Dist5rict, Division of Gingoog City met at Punong Beach, at Cezar's Resort for a simple dinner to welcome the incoming school administrators and to bid goodbye to those who will be transferred to other district. Mr. Rey Oblig of Bal-ason ES will go to the cluster schools of Fructoso Rife ES and Mindulean ES; Mr. Jamime Caduyac of Mimbunga ES will go to Murallon ES; Mr. Clinton Badilla of Sangalan ES will go to Mimbunga ES.Other school administrators were also present. The ESs of Gingoog City attended the occasion. Mrs. Marina Limcangco, Mrs. Nilda Villegas, Dr. Evelyn Cañosa, Mrs. Maphy Macarambon, Mr. Edgardo V. Abanil,and the District Supervisor Mrs. Ermelinda Neri were present.

Starting SY 2010-2011 all First Year students and teachers at all the public secondary schools in the country will follow the 2010 Secondary Education Curriculum (SEC). The picture shows the teachers undergoing the traing for all First Year teachers in the Division of Gingoog City. The training started on JUne 8 and ends on June 11, 2010 at Gingoog City Comprehensive National High School.

The Education Department in Gingoog City launched the Philippine Flag Days on May 28, 2010 at the Rizal Park. A simple ceremony was done to commemorate the event. In the picture are the Education Program Supervisors of DepED Gingoog City.

CLASSROOM STRUCTURING. The regular classroom may be ideally structured in the following manner: a. At the entrance to the room, a signboard is posted showing the following identification: (Grade/year and Section occupying the room) (Name of teacher handling the class) b. A framed copy of the class program is displayed on the door to the classroom at adult eye level. c. On the front wall (That is, the wall facing the class), the classroom chalkboards, properly framed and provided with chalk ledge and curtains, are installed at the height which is in accordance with the maximum comfortable reach of the children to the top of the board. (The proper height of the chalkboard from the floor to its top edge is determined by multiplying the mean standing height of the class by the constant 1.2. The constant is the result of studies conducted on the portion of the standing height to the normal reach of the hand over the head of the individuals. d. Above the chalkboard, a framed portrait of...

ABSTRACT ABANIL, EDGARDO V. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROMOTION SYSTEM AS PERCEIVED BY PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS (Unpublished master’s thesis, Bukidnon State College, City of Malaybalay, March 19, 2001). This study was an attempt at surveying the general perception of public elementary school administrators on the effectiveness of the promotion used by the DECS particularly in the division of Gingoog City. The entire population of elementary school administrators was used as a parameter. Data gathered were delimited to the responses of 63 public elementary school administrators of the four school districts in the Division of Gingoog City. Descriptive research was used, utilizing a researcher-made Likert-type questionare. This study sought to determine the perception of the school administrators On the effectiveness of the promotion system in the following components: Performance, outstanding accomplishments, releva...

Odiongan, one of the seventy-nine (79) barangays (village) in the City of Gingoog, is one of its oldest settlements. Cited as "Oyungan" in the old maps of Padre Murillo Velarde, it is an old Spanish "rancheria" or farming village. Odiongan was cited in the Jesuit Letters, the Dapitan and Balingasag Missions. The missionary father reported that Odiongan is a settlement at the mouth of a river, near Banua-Banua (obvious reference to the present day Barangay Anakan) and has "roads, a church as well as a goverment house..." Some of its few landmarks are the island at the mouth of Odiongan River, the columns of the old Magsaysay Bridge, and the old Catholic chapel. Odiongan celebrates its barangay fiesta every 19th day of March with St. Joseph as its patron saint.

Department of Education Region X DIVISION OF GINGOOG CITY Gingoog City May 25, 2009 DIVISION MEMORANDUM No _________ s. 2009 SUBMISSION OF PERTINENT INFORMATION ON SCHOOL SITE AND RELEVANT SCHOOL SITE DOCUMENTS TO: Public Schools District Supervisors Elementary and Secondary School Principals Head Teachers/School In-Charge Pursuant to letter sent by the office of Atty. Ernesto D. Adobo, CESO III, Regional Executive Director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Region X, regarding assistance his office extends for the issuance of Presidential Proclamation for all school sites within Region X, and Unnumbered Regional Memorandum requiring this office to submit pertinent information about school sites within the Division of Gingoog City, you are hereby directed to do the following: 1. Fill up and submit the attached form to the Physical Facilities Coordinator, Mr.Edgardo V. Abanil on or before June 13, ...

March 3, 2010 DIVISION MEMORANDUM No. _________ s. 2010 TO: School Principals Elementary and Secondary FROM: DOMINGO V. SAMSON, CESO Schools Division Superintendent SUBJECT: SYNCHRONIZED SSG AND SPG ELECTIONS FOR SY 2010-2011 DATE: March 3, 2010 x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x Pursuant to DepED Memorandum No. 30 s. 2010, all public schools, elementary and secondary, are enjoined to conduct their SSG and SPG elections following the guidelines contained in DepED Order No. 45 s. 2007 and DepED Order No. 79 s. 2009 on March 9, 2010, facilitating it in such a way so as not to disrupt classes. School heads shall guide the Commission on Elections of the SSG and SPG for a smooth conduct of elections. A complete list of SSG/SPG officers with their addresses and contact numbers must be submitted to the Division Office c/o Mr. Edgardo V. Abanil on the following day. Widest dissemin...

ODIONGAN CENTRAL SCHOOL ACTION RESEARCH FOR FRUSTRATION READERS IN GRADE V- GUMAMELA SCHOOL YEAR 2009 – 2010 INTRODUCTION For a child to do well in school, he or she must be able to connect meanings to written symbols and relate it to concepts and situations. THE PROBLEM Reading problems are a universal phenomenon. In the Grade V-Gumamela class , the Frustration Readers continue to pose a problem to the researcher. A thorough study on what intervention s to be used should be made to eliminate or at least reduce the number of frustration readers. FINDINGS Data from Phil-IRI reveals that: ENGLISH 1. 8 or 20.5% are Independent Readers 2. 13 or33.33 % are Instructional Readers 3. 18 or 46% of the pupils are on the frustration readers 4. 3 or 7.69% of the frustration readers are boys while 5 or 12.8% are girls FILIPINO 1. 8 or 20.5% are Independent Readers 2. 11 or 28% are Instructional Readers 3. 13 or 33.33% are frustration readers 4. 7 or 27.3% of the frustration readers are boys w...

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