June - December 2012 Vol. 2 No.

Illegal fishing declines LGU

Zone II strikes Zone I surrenders

A POSE OF
A WARRIOR.
Marzid
Mohammad
prepares to
strike for home
run.

Gold, bronze

haul
in field
Riding in the wind-like moves

what makes Hamdi Arquero

snatched 1st place in 100 meter
dash race during the Palarong
Bayan 2012 held at Municipal
Sports Complex. He inched away
seven contender from different
schools.
Thanks for my long legs these
were my x-factor to win said by
the newly king of the race.
PSES female team on relay
snatches bronze. We were not
used to run barefooted. They
commented.
A r q u e r o
represented Spanola
in Provencial Meet
2012 at Brookes
Point. He ranks
3rd place during the
1st race however he
wasnt able to play for
the final
race because he
was struck by flu.

f the mouse could help you

connect with friends a ball
and racket could help you find
new brothers and sisters.
You dont need to be hit by
paddle to be a member of this
growing brotherhood. Just paid a
membership fee of 100 pesos and
play. But the clubs meant more
than just an instrument to shape

With the score of 7-2 at Second Inning, Zone II was on their warm up mood
for the game and wasnt fully blasted yet with energy when Zone Is coach Jun
Zumaraga surprisingly call out for surrender. Mixed emotions rained from
Zone I, dismay for they were bitin on the game and gladness for the victory.

Zone II was last years

District Meet champs of Base
ball game, won without contender
it was only the Pulot Shore
Elem. Sch. (PSES) that have a
representative player for base
ball, they represent the Zone II.
It makes them By for
their first fight with their only
opponent the Zone I. Under the
hot noon sun yet of muddy field
because of the previous day
heavy rain Zone II won on their
1st fight with the score of 13-14.
Marsid Mohammad from
PSES who was the group pitcher
was happened to be a badminton
player too, the two games were
almost played at the same time.
Husain Yacob a PSES
player that substituted Marsid
while he was at the semi final
of badminton against Zone I. He
said that having a best pitcher
was one factor to rule on the
baseball game.
Having
sandwiches
to
two games made Marsid, run
and crosses the track and field
several times, changed outfit and

get off his rubber shoes used for

badminton and played barefooted
on the muddy field as the Zone
IIs best pitcher for baseball.
His effort paid off and the

the growing belly of Espaolan

guys and girls who almost forgot
to exercise. Based on their
observations each active member
who regularly plays have already
lost inches of excess fats on waist.
One of the main aims of the
club is to train kids to teach them
the love of sports and soon prepare
them for competitions.

More than sports the club is

a brotherhood of men and women
who help each other. Members
who were sick or if family member
was dead. The club initiates effort
to give financial and moral support.
It was even more than welling to
give community service soon as
one of its vision.
For the first time Sofronio

group won, he too rank 1st for

Badminton Single A.
Coach of Zone II was Ronie
Bacosa. (Rayhan Hussin and
Shamsina Maadil)

SEMPS shootouts Mini Olympics

SEMP or Sofronio
Espanola
Municipal
Police, spearheaded the
Mini Olympic 2012-2013,
There were only three
categories of games, The
Chiefs Badminton Cup
open for male and female,
The 3 on 3 challenge
for Basket Ball and the
Shootout Game where us
the players should shoot CASH EXCHANGE PER SHOOT. Police officer sweat out.
the 25 balls to all angle of the court. Mini Olympic next year.
The said activity started Nov. 19
Chief of Police Carlito Valdez
and end up Dec. 18, 2012.
aims to make the youth closer to
This was an open game the people and by way of making
for three categories, from Pulot sports activities like this every year
Natl High School there were five will help the youth to make their
groups, Outsider or Out of School time valuable, one way to make
Youth and from PNP group. Prices them away from vices.
for these were cash and trophy.
Contest was held on Sitio
SEMP was looking possibly Tagbabalat, at PNP headquarters.
to include elementary level on their (Sittie Ferdauzia Sahiddin)

Espanola sports enthusiast has new

thing to get busy with more than for
sports. Started March 2011 when
the lawn tennis court was formally
opened to the public. Sept. 30 2011
when the 1st Sofronio Espanola
Tennis Club was organized and
Mayor Zenaida Gomez as their
Adviser. Starting from 21 original
members it rose to 30 active
male and female members. Now
everything changes.
The club is determined
to shape not just the belly but
the attitude, much more the
brotherhood and camaraderie of
Spanolans closer to each other.

Illegal fishing in Sofronio Espanola declines this

year said by the LGU following the event at Brgy. Pulot
Shore an accident of a fisherman whose arms cut and his
right eye blinded after the big blast that wrecked fishing
boat. Luckily his one companion survived the accident
without much physical injury on November 2012.
The LGU declaration were amidst the isolated
casualties that happen last years primarily at Pulot
Shore involving deaths of some fishermen due to the
use of Bong-Bong or a local version of dynamite as
way of catching fish.
Aniceto T. Ayala, Administrative IV of Mayors
Office said that they were doing their best to totally
stop illegal fishing. Espanola have 15 Bantay Dagat
who also happened a Bantay Gubat with only one boat
to use. He added they were working out to answer the
need. (Ajera S. Tadi)

The Official School Publication of Pulot Shore Elementary School

Pulot Shore, Sofronio Espaola, Palawan, Division of Palawan,
Region IV-B MIMAROPA

PROUD. A fisherman exhibiting his

exotic fresh catch at Carasanan.

PARTAKES NATL READING DAYS FEST

1st Library drives launched

Under the banner, SIGNATURE FOR A CAUSE CAMPAIGN 2011-2012 a fund raising of English Club raised 1,816
signatures that yielded P8,000 worth of assorted books and P2,000 worth of pledge signatures.

LOUD AND CLEAR. English Club officers assist lower grades in reading.

Since
1935
of
its
establishment this was the first
formal mini library that opened
up for schools use, open up for
pupils on November 27, 2012
in relation to Araw ng Pagbasa,
With the National Reading
Month years theme: Nasa
Pagbasa ang Pag-asa the school
partake on the annual reading
advocacy aims to promote and
develop love for reading.
The library now serving 82%
of Muslim children and 16% IPs
with 2% Christian pupils.
Signature for A Cause
campaign was composed of
thirty-six folders each folder

This year PulotShorean kids

prepared and know what to do
if high water approaches their
buildings. They proved it when
even under the rain the scouts
headed the lane and marched out
of the school and onto the police
car during flood evacuation drill.
As three long whistles blow,
60 pupils from grade III to VI and
13 from lower grades marched
on not minding the drizzles that
later turned into a big drops of
rain.
The school conducted its
1st Flood Drill though a must

to the Joined Boy Scout and Girl

Scout Encampment, Nov.15-16.
Other activities were first Aid,
cooking contest, knot tying,
semaphore and parlor games.
(Ella Sala)

Scouts Flood Drill marches under the rain

surprisingly it was the 1st ever
flood drill in any school and
locality of municipality.
The drill was the schools
response from the March-flood
last year that struck three schools
including PSES, leaving suffered
books, teachers Ims, office stuffs
including TV, player and CPU
ditched in mud and flood.
Madam Talan, the Sch.
Principal was hoping however
that there will be no application
for this flood evacuation drill the
school have just practiced.
This activity was in relation

have one leader with 10-12

English Club Members from
grade III to VI who helped to
solicit signatures.
Anyone who signed on the
SIGNATURE FOR A CAUSE
campaign donated a minimum
amount of one peso and above and
some donated books. (Ella Sala)

P100K gift set

for centenarian

Among the population

of 35,053 people at Espanola
only one would be possibly
given a chance to receive a
cash amount of 100,000 pesos.
The DSWDs identified 100
years old seniors from Brgy.
Pulot Center.
wala kami kabalo, (We
dont know about it), said by
Tecla Gregas the only senior
identified as hundred years old.
The Bill was already
proposed October 2011 and
out of 15 seniors asked, all
said they dont know about the
news.
The
House
of
Representatives has approved
a Centenarians Bill or The
House Bill 834 that would
reward senior citizens a
P100,000. cash but only if the
elderly reaches the age of 100.
(Sittie Ferdauzia Sahiddin)

World Teachers Day features Little Teachers

Pupils reading gleefully,

singing songs, actively doing
board work a normal class in
an ordinary dayonly that
their teachers were these Little
Teachers under the School Pupil
Government Program. A sweet
treat for Heroes Activity was in
relation to World Teachers Day
celebrated on October 08 at PSES
compound.
The said activity was
composed of 12 SPG volunteer
officers who acted as teachers
proxy for a half day, there was one
Little Teacher for every grade level
starting Kinder to grade V. This
activity aims to bring simple joy
to schools heroestheir teachers.

It help us, for a half day it

change the environment of our
class, indeed we were surprised
these Little Teachers show
potentials Quoted from grade
I Teacher, Irene Rabaya.
Other activities hosted by
SPG during a short program on
the afternoon were card making
contest. For bracket A ( Grd.IIII) won by Jenny Imperial,
Grd. III. Nasima Borong won
for Bracket B (IV-VI) with the
title A basket of flower Full
of Love. Afterwards while
the Grade VI sung the tribute
song pupils gave cards to their
favourite teachers. (Yheena
Dalendeg)

PSES mentors join 2012 DepEd

LIS Elem Nationwide Launching
Learners
Informations
System or LIS Program was
launched by the DepEd this year
2012. This activity asked the
pupils personal records including
parents
name,
birthdates,
Nutritional Status, and whether
they are a Conditional Cash
Beneficiaries member (4Ps)
and the most important part the
pupils national ID numbers or
the Learners Record Numbers
(LRN).
For the first time teachers
all over the Philippines were
mandated to upload to the internet
the said asked information.
District of Sofronio Espanola
were divided in three groups in
varied days for uploading the
data in the DepEd LIS program

as assisted by the district trainer

Ali Pinson, teacher II of Olympic
Elem. Sch.
Purposes were to clean the
records, submit correct data
example from NAT results,
ensure accuracy data for the
integrity of the LRN, deactivated
pupils with multiple accounts,
and removed ghost pupils in the
system.
The said identified LRN
numbers will be the ID number
of pupil starting from kinder to
high school. They will bring this
ID number whether they will
transfer-in to any schools.
The said LIS program was
already long been used in other
countries and proved to be
effective. (Farhana Dalendeg)

DOING WELL. Ella Sala faithfully doing her duty as little teacher in Grade II.

Espaolans reaps Natl

Young Farmers Award

Dario Gullos a 34 year old

Espanolan received national
recognition as Young Farmers
Awardee at Nueva Ecija, Nov.13
2012 handed by President
Aquino himself he also received
150,000K cash gift. Following
the event he was granted a 20
days tour to India together with
other members of Asian Farmers
they observed farms in the area.
2004 When he started
farming, and out from 5 hectares
vegetables farm income at
Malalong he had bought a
tractor that now he uses for his
farming. This inspired me a
lot it changed my perspective
in farming He said when asked
why he pursue farming when
he was a graduate of diesel
mechanics.
Prior the national award he
was already a recipient of 2008
Agricultural Exchange Council
in Japan.
A recipient of Regional
Greenhouse
Facility
from
Department
of Agriculture
on 2010. He was also a
resource person for Farmers
Entrepreneurship
forum
at
Puerto Princesa City.
Now Dario was training
another farmer from Roxas
Palawan for whole month of
January will be the new province
representative
for
regional

competition next year.

Our focus now is how to
change youths perspective about
farming specially nowadays
that farming was youths least
priority in the Philippines. He
added. (Ajera S. Tadi)

First Brgy Amon

Jaded Highlights
Cultural Festival

1st Bgy. Amon Jaded ( Arabic

Language for Muslim New Year)
was celebrated last Nov. 14-15
in relation to 354 yearly days of
Muslim Calendar.
With
the
theme;
Pagpapanatili sa Minanang
Kalinangan Tungo sa Mas
Maunlad na Pamayanan Bgy
Pulot Shore Highlights Cultural
Festival. For two nights it staged
the
competition
portraying
talents.
Playing
traditional
musical instruments, songs and
dances as well as reading of
Quran and reciting the Bang or
Calling prayers.
Though Amon Jaded was
not celebrated by all Muslims
still we would like to impart this
piece of tradition and information
to these young generations to
bring them closer to God and
brings more unity to old and new
generations Bgy. Capt. Norayda
Omar during an interview.

EDITORIAL

Arnis for Elementary:

A revival of lost combat

It doesnt matter that we were having a good time in sports,

what fulfilling most is if that sports at the same time helps to
promote our identity, our cultural heritage, a way for more
unified country.
Dec.11, 2009 former Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed
the R.A.9850 declaring Arnis as the National Martial Arts and
Sports of the Philippines.
Last May 6-12, 12 for the second time the competition of
Arnis was opened to the Elementary Division male and female
from all over the country.
Now the schools all over the country were mandated to
include Arnis in their Physical Education Curriculum. (P.E.)
However on our current curriculum, Arnis was not yet
there, another issue was P.E teachers should also have a proper
trainings regarding the basics of Arnis and not just about the
History alone. This will help a lot for deeper appreciation and
application of it.
Arnis, the said martial arts that have been an instrument
used by our heroes to defeat their colonizers were said to be
losing its recognition. The reality we were facing today was
the need to continuously veer the interest of young athletes
towards the arnis sports.
Lets all help to revive the lost passion for this lost combat.

Espaola spins gold

in Provl Lawn Tennis
A thundering forehand top
spin technique from Trizia Beatriz
Talan what makes her won over
Brookes Point with the score
of 9-7. When at this last crucial
seconds her blow wasnt blocked
by her opponent. Making her the
Elem. Girl Single B Lawn Tennis
Champion for Provincial Meet
12.
This grade IV pupil was
quite tensed during the event with
only almost a month preparation
against the more experienced
Brookes Point player whom an
inches towering over her height.
For the first time Espanola
District sent a player for Lawn
Tennis Elem while it was also her
1st time to join the competition.
The X-Factor for Trizias
victory was the fact that Teddie
Talan her father was also her

trainer. It brought out positive

outcome. The usual father
and daughter bonding during
practiced makes way for it.
However during the moment
of competition her trainer have
this unusual behaviour the
Momy Ds attitude he turned out
to be more tensed for her daughter
and cant bare to witness the
actual game. He managed just
to came out somewhere after the
game was finished.
This was quite hard for a
player because the racket was
heavier and we need to play under
the heat of sun, however this
game for me was satisfying and
its getting recognition here in our
place
Said by Trizia when asked
why he chose Lawn Tennis as her
sport.

NO TIME FOR GOOD TIME. Trizia working out a day before the final match.

Donaire punches Best fighter of the year

FOR COUNTRYS PRIDE. One of a punch from Donaire that thunders Arce.

Before the year end the

Ring
Magazines
declared
Nonito The Filipino Flash
Donaire as 2012 Best fighter
of the World.
The Filipino found-forfound contender went fourfor-four wins against Wilfredo
Vasques of Puerto Rico, Jeffery
Matibola of South Africa,
Toshiaki Nishioka of Japan and
Jorge Arce of Mexico.
Two of his wins were won
by knock out (TKO) these were
between Nishioka, he defeated

at 6th round via right left hook

punch and his freshly fight with
Arce whom he defeated on 3rd
round.
According to him focus and
strategy were vital in the boxing
ring in order to win.
we were glad Donaire
regain the countrys honor after
Pacmans TKO with his fight
against Marquez said by Mr.
Trinidad, the schools former
trainer in boxing. He shows
potential to be the next Pacman
he added. (Sofrejan Gubat)

In relation to World Rabies Day Celebration

Sci Club declares war against rabies

Jenifer, grade V, was one of

26 pupils of PSES who suffer
dog bites and only four have
completed the shots, the other 5
pupils never completed the three
shots, some just opt to tanduk,
or the local way of extracting
venom or rabies using carabaos
horn.
Because it was cheaper,
parents gamble on this way.
While she belonged to the rest
who never been vaccinated and
just thought that it was just a
minor incident, these were the
findings of Science Club on
their investigation conducted on
August 08, 2012.
The
given
information
prompted
PSES
Science
Club to join the war against
rabies and requested short
information
dissemination
about rabies awareness and
prevention campaign together
with Municipal Health Unit, in
relation to World Rabies day on
September 28.
311 been vaccinated with an
antidote against rabies last 2011
and record speaks, with 279 cases
as of December alone of this year
it just yielded almost the same
result before another year ends.

Almost 90% of patients were

children. This was the findings
disclosed by the Rural Health
Unit of Espanola for the cases in
relation to dog bites.
We always encourage the
victim to complete vaccination
however because of lack of
financial matters some settled for
two vaccines only of which the
RHU given free, out of three to
four shots required. If this happen
the former shots would be useless
as they will be back to zero
Catherin Barroma, municipal
nurse said during an interview.
Being almost 100% fatal,
rabies ranks the 10th in causes
of mortality in the world. Many
of the fatalities were attributed to
dog bits where 30 to 60 % of the
victims are children under age of
15, according to WHO although
the incidence of rabies in the
country has declined somewhat
in recent years, disease rates per
100, 000 continue to be higher
in the Philippines than those
of neighbouring countries. In
fact as of 2010 World Health
Organization (WHO) declared
that the Philippines ranked fourth
among with the highest cases in
the world. (Ajera S. Tadi)

Ask Mr. Bookworm

Q: How do Typhoons Form?

FOURSOME. ALIVE pupils while trying to fit themselves in three-seater capacity

chair during their Arabic subject as the classroom was loaded of pupils.

New building houses 77 pupils

WHEN THE KING CRIES. King Dennian, 2 years old and 9 months one of the
youngest victim by the dog on the head, cries after vaccination of anti-rabbies.

Firefly Effect Puts the Glow

in New LED Bulb Tech

Pharaoh Jareen D.
Sofronio Espaola, Palawan

You need two components to have

a typhoon to form, the ocean and the
heat of warm air. Since heat rises the
warm air is pushed up into the sky
and can cause
a large swirling
action
which
creates a typhoon.
The moister of the ocean coupled
with the heat of the air can keep the
typhoon going and growing.

ALIVE Program in Espaola serious research

New research has found that LEDs that use firefly-inspired lenses need less
energy to shine brighter. Scientists have developed a lens for LEDs that is
etched with tiny dots, similar to how a fireflys lantern is covered in tiny
ridges. The lens allows 98 percent of light to pass through it, which is significantly better than a traditional lens, and an improvement similar to coating
a lens with an expensive anti-reflective coating.
Ki-Hun Jeong of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology and
colleagues studied firefly abdomens under a scanning electron microscope. They found the lantern part of the abdomens where the light
is produced is made of three layers, and bears a striking resemblance
to a standard LED bulb. (Source: http://www.livescience.com/24418-fireflyeffect-puts-the-glow-in-new-led-bulb-tech.html)

New single room building

graced on October 22 houses 77
grade IV pupils.
The said building constructed
starting July 09, finished on
September 06 of the same year
with the total coast of 693,737.38
pesos.
Presently this was the highest
structural building of the school
and wider of few meters compared
with other buildings. Yet the
school as located in flood prone
area was still looking forward for
two-storey building that would
also be as a refuge area if flood
will came in.
The
newly
constructed
building had no available comfort
room to serve.

Mun Multi purpose

convention center
on constructions
More than 7 Million
pesos was estimated proposed
budget
for
this
newly
constructed multi purpose
convention center started
Jun 2012, as of now 3.5M
was prepared for its second
phase of constructions started
Nov.2013.
This
convention
building was designed to
be an evacuation center if
calamities arrived and at
the same time a hall for
meetings and seminars. (Sitti
Ferdauzia Sahiddin)

The school was also facing

an outnumbered teacher-pupil
ratio. Grade V alone have 86
pupils with one regular teacher
and only one Para teacher to
assist, this situation forced
the principal to handle other
subjects. (Ajera S. Tadi)

Post Grad research entitled

Status of the Arabic Language
and Islamic Values (ALIVE) in
the District of Sofronio Espanola
reveals it was much serious.
Main cause of the problems
in implementing the ALIVE
Prog. Is the availability of
enough funds which result
to poor school facilities and
resources and poor availability
of skilled azatids.
It also reveals that Bataraza,
Quezon, Brookes Point LGU
gave
additional
monthly
honorarium as support on
their Arabic teachers where as
the municipality of Espanola
had given none due to lack of
municipal fund.
Another problem is the
additional learning loads of
ALIVE subjects for Muslim
pupils and the administrative
problems of the program.
The research tested the

Acceptability and the Status

and Challenges of the program
only among the three schools of
the District, namely in Sofronio
Espanola
Centarl
School,
Punang and Pulot Shore Elem.
Sch. which offered ALIVE class.
The respondents find the
ALIVE prog. much acceptable
to the respondents because of the
religious and cultural aspect of it.
Research also reveals that
relationship between muslim
and Christian pupils is a less
serious problem.
ALIVE Program is projected
to meet its goal as long as the
problems which are considered
by the respondents as much
serious are appropriately acted
upon.
This was according to the
study conducted by Janice D.
Dasas a faculty of Pulot Shore
Elem. School. (Sittie Ferdauzia
Sahiddin)

This was the first time that

we asked helped for a trainer,
this was not just for competition
the biggest part were let the
talents of our pupils honed and
showcased. She added.
Other activity joined by the
school was the Slogan Making
Contest of which Marsid
Mohammad got 3rd place.

The said activity was held

at municipal gym, July 30, 12
and participated by all schools
in the district. Coach for Quiz
bee was Lolita Tiron and Janice
Dasas for On-the-spot painting
and jingle while Mr. Robert
Alipoon as their trainer for
jingle competition.
(Karen
Dacayo)

PSES grabs 1st place in Mun Nutrition

Individual categories, 2nd in jingle

With 17 points ahead Sittie

Ferdauzia Sahiddin, Grade VI
marked 1st on Nutrition Quiz Bee
while first timer Rizan Gubat got
1st place on On-the-Spot painting
contest.
Under the years them
Pagkain ng Gulay Ugaliin Arawaraw itong Ihain Nutrition Month
was celebrated in all municipalities
nationwide. This yearly municipal
quiz bee competition and On-theSpot Making Contest was won by
PSES.
Were so happy we made
our coaches and our school proud
thats the most important for us
said by Sittie when asked about
her feelings after the competition.
One of the highlights of
Nutrition Month celebration
was the jingle competition.
This most awaited competition
was presented on the afternoon
and joined by secondary and
elementary level.
For the first time the school
joined jingle competition of which it
ranked 2nd among the three contender.

ALL OUT ON DANCE FLOOR. First timers jingle dancers showcase their moves.

PSES Investigatory Proj yields hair

treatment for dandruff and hair loss

EDITORIAL

The battle for reading

comprehensions

If you dont understand what you read then you dont

know how to read at all.
This research revelation became the new standard
for education. Reading comprehension is the heart and
goal of reading, since the purpose of reading is to gather
meaning from the printed page. If the pupil says words in
a passage, without gathering meaning, one would hesitate
to call it reading.
Under the schools Phil-IRI or Philippine Informal
Reading Inventory of 2011,out of 365 pupil tested slow
reader were 276 and 333 were comprehension frustrations.
For 2012 Phil-IRI as pretest tested on 377 pupils, only 178
were slow reader and 200 comprehension frustrations.
Base from the given data the school may hit a little
improvement yet still far from better but how long will it
guarantee an ascending performance in the yearly PhilIRI?
The DepEd as pursuing its Every Child A Reader
program, the school was doing its best to complied with
the it ,recently it opened a schools mini library in order
to develop better comprehension for pupils by developing
their habit of reading.
However winning the battle for reading comprehensions
requires a lot not just merely on industriousness of teacher
and availability of library. The school as of today have 516
pupils with only 9 regular teachers and 3 parateachers.
Considering the ratio of pupils per teacher such example
on 77 Grade IV with one teacher the quest for winning the
battle might be so hard.
Submitting yearly Phil-IRI is not enough the DepEd
should also take actions for the needs of the school
such us lack of teachers if it really want to deliver quality
education. While the school should always put the battle
for comprehension as its priority.
June - December 2012 Vol. 2 No. 1

The Official School Publication of Pulot Shore Elementary School

Pulot Shore, Sofronio Espaola, Palawan

EDITORIAL STAFF
SY 2012-2013

Editor in Chief: Ella Sala, Assistant Editor In Chief: Ajera S. Tadi,

Managing Editor: Sittie Ferdauzia Sahiddin, Assistant Managing Editor:
Farhana Dalendeg, News Editor: Sittie Ferdauzia Sahiddin, Feature Editor:
Muhmina Isul, Assistant Feature Editor: Farhana Dalendeg, Science &
Technology Editor: Ella Sala, Assistant Science & Technology Editor:
Adzfar Andor, Sports Editor: Rayhan Hussin, Assistant Sports Editor:
Shamsina Maadil, Cartoonist: Sofrejan Gubat, Assistant Cartoonist:
Marsid Mohammad, Photojourn: Wanhar Ibrahim, Assistant Photojurn:
Khairunisa Abdurajak
Contributors:
Raiza Ibno, Tom Pacana, Karen Dacayo, Yheena Dalendeg, Hanifah Jamion
Advisers: Janice Delmo Dasas & Lolita V. Tiron
Principal: Lavelyn S. Talan

Using combination of juices

extracted from Aloe Vera, Maiden
hair, century plant and virgin
coconut oil. The three Grade VI
pupils Ajera Tadi, Sittie Sahiddin

and Ella Sla came up with a hair lotion

possibly could stimulate hair growth
and prevent hair from baldness.
The formula was tested under
10 volunteered grade six pupils

LITTLE SCIENTISTS. Ajera, Sittie and Ella during the presentation of Sci output.

including their research adviser

Lolita Tiron applying the mixture
for seven consecutive days to be
applied before taking a bath.
Related problem encountered
was how to make the mixture
remains
unspoiled
without
damaging each natural capacity to
cure. The researchers for the main
time recommended that the product
should be refrigerated to make it
stay fresh. Further investigation was
suggested to make the mixture stay
unspoiled for longer time.
Using the combination of
these materials the researcher hope
to help find the solution for major
hair problems of people in the
community and at the same time
introduced livelihood to local folks.

A mother comes up with the cure

N
Where are we missing? We
gave our best already. The often
dialog of our teachers every time
the results came and even after
all the combined efforts still the
MPs was low.
3.84% increased out from
48% points of last years MPs
it was the schools achievement.
Far behind the passing score
of 75%. It could be both a
compliment and an insult.
We said at least we were
honest. We never cheat. IS NAT
EXAM A MATTER OF SCORE
AND VALUES ISSUE?
According to our Grade
VI teacher who happened to be
a participant on the Reg. NAT
seminar, on Puerto Gallera
(though we were not the
lowest) she said it was not just
about a GMRC- like activity.
We often have this so-called
idea that when other schools
got higher score they probably
cheated. Well some might be.
If the school have already
made a better foundation before
then they dont need to do any

magic. (If there was)

According to Ms. Tiron
(grade VI adviser) their
speakers said the NAT issues
was not just for Grade VI
teachers but started from the
grade I up to higher grades, if
the foundation was at its best
then they can reap its effect
year after years.
All must give their best to
every child; I myself recognized
the effort of my teachers. If
they gave their best then a big
part came from us also, we
(the pupils) should help our
teachers to mold us not only to
be intellectually good but the
most important thing was the
VALUES that they taught on us.
This coming March we
will make new records, hoping
our school and our teachers
might be proud of us. That we
can have another higher point
without sacrificing our souls.
For all of my batch in grade VI
we should work hard and help
our selves to achieve greater
goals. Allah will bless us!

By Muhmina Isul and Ella Sala

Super Spice,
Spice up life

he new spice of wonder: Turmeric. Found to be five to eight times

stronger than vitamin E and stronger
than vit. C, three times more powerful
than grape seed or pine bark extract.
Turmeric (curcuma longa) locally known as luyang dilaw, dulaw
or yellow ginger is number one spice
in many Pilipino Muslims kitchens.
In India it was used for more than two
thousand years they called it the spice
of life. Today Its value was recognized
by modern science.
Curcumin is one of the major
components of turmeric; this gives it
yellow color found from its roots. Researchers unwrapped its healing magic
powers by recent studies revealing a
heap of gifts from this what they call
a super spice.
Here are some of its long list;
considered by many to be most reactive
of all oxidants, boost immune system,
maintain healthy cells natural liver detoxifier, balance the health of digestive
system, assist neurological systems
healthy response to stress and anti cancer.
With these list who can argue that
our humble local luyang dilaw is truly a
super spice that could really spice up our
life to the next level?

ecessity is truly the mother

of inventions.
This was proven by a
woman when at age of 12 she had
already come up with the needed
ingredients to help her paralyzed
grandfather back into normal. She
was a natural born manghihilot
as goes with the local term. Just by
mere observing with the other folks
in their locality Jane had created
her own version of ointment which
later she named Juana Wonder Oil.
Juana Wonder Oil was an
ointment composed of coconut oil,
native ginger and yellow ginger
(turmeric) with some secret herbs.
She claimed using the same oil
her grandfather gets well from
being paralyzed. They heated the
oil at a tolerable level then used
it to gently massage or reflex the
paralyzed part. Now as a licensed

reflexologist she had already helped

7 paralytic using herself made oil.
The home made ointment was
paled yellow with very slight aroma
of coconut oil she said the ointment
was also good for feet with
varicose veins, to give relief to
muscle spasm and to comfort
rheumatism among folks.
Jane Gomez 45 yearold mother of 4 children
uses her creativity driven
by the desires to help
other people now had
successfully
proven
that the medicines
could only be
found within
our backyard.
To d a y
she
was
already
supplying

Watered power alarm

clock to wake you up!

Gadgets for Kids

Going green is
cheap and easy!
The water clock
will display the time
and date in clear easy
to read numbers just
moments after you fill
the liquid case in the
back with the liquid
of your choice.

Juana Wonder Oil to U.S.A,

Dubai, Manila and to the different
municipalities
of
Palawan
including
P u e r t o
Princesa.

Trivia:

Some pink mushrooms were

found under the forest of
Bulho Calasaguen. According
to Grade IV teacher who saw it,
even some natives asked in the
area said it was their first time
to come across with such kind
of unidentified mushroom.

Sphero

The ball has built-in motors

that you control with a
smartphone
app
after
connecting via Bluetooth.
http://www.entrepreneur.com/
slideshow/225271#8

Sphero; a little robot ball you

can control with your phone
The Sphero is a neat little
accessory for your smartphone.

Logitech io Digital Pen

Goodbye to no. 2
pencil and inky pen! The

Logitech io Pen digitally captures

everything you write or draw
including notes, drawings,
sketches, and even your
doodles. Using io Digital
pen it downloaded notes
directly to your pc
via USB interface in
the same format that
you entered them.

Mothers are the original storytellers,

f you were a Palawan you

might know already the
meaning of the word: Busong.
Busong is a Palawan word that
literally means fate. The story
was inspired by the tales
of Aureus Solitos mother,
particularly the concept of
fate or karma. Solitos mother
was from the Palawan tribe
of Palawan.
Busong is a must
watch indie film directed
by Aureous Solito. The story
was about the journey of Punay
(played by Alessandra De Rosi)
and his brother Angkarang
in search for a healer for the
formers wounds on her body.
Throughout the film, different
people helped carry Punay in a
hammock because she cannot
step on the earth. It was later

environmental
degradation.

By: Ella Sala

revealed that Punay was

the personification of the
island province and the wounds
on her body represent the islands

Now
that
the
Province of
Palawan was facing
a raging battle against
preservation of nature
and culture this film what
really speaks for us. According
to Solito, the film fulfilled his dream

of making a film set in his home

province to honor his heritage and
to preserve its rich culture. This is
also the reason why Solito featured
some of the native mythology and
folklore of Palawan set against the
magnificent vistas of the province.
The Endie Film bagged
prestigious award received
such as International Critics
Prize
award
from
the
International Federation of
Film Critics at the film festival.
Pat Marquez a high school
teacher of Palawan included
also in the cast.
The Endie Film have
bagged prestigious award from
International Critics.
Solatorio has proven we
may be famous and successful
in our life but what satisfying
most is to be our TRIBES
PRIDE.

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Post your letter of comments and suggestions for our Editors.
We congratulate the staffs and advisers of our School Publication for
ranking second on 2011-2012 DSPC from the first issue. We were proud of
you!
-Grade V Molave
Our school lack garbage cans. That might be one reason there were a lot
of trash on our school ground. I hope the School will take actions.

-Darwina Sintik Grade IV
The back of grade I building smell awfully. It often disturbed our classes.

-Angelica Aban- Grade II
To Darwina, our SGB already initiated a garbage can project to be use
this December. We should also help our school in maintaining cleanliness by
following our school rules regarding it.
To Angelica, there were a constructed comfort room project on your
school building area , it will possibly can be use this January. You can also
help by reminding grade I to use comfort rooms.

From an orphan to ship owner

By Khairuniza Abdurajak

Its almost 5 oclock but

Faizal still continue hamering, the
usual tak tak tak sound inside the
unfinish ship could be heard.
Being alone and deprived
of families love were not enough
reasons to waste life for nothing,
it takes a lot of courage for a man
to make his life worthwhile and
made it beautiful without parents
guidance.
He always said on some
teenagers
who
sometimes
curiously peep while his doing
errands in his ship.
I was only three years old
when I lost my mother and fa
ther . Pain could still be seen

on his face as he said it.

Abdurajaks family were just
one among the victim of rampant
pirate attacks on 1960s while on
their way to Malaysia. Aboard
with their family passenger vessels
group of pirates came and robbed
their two ships they bombarded the
two vessels with their long guns that
causes the death of 30 people .
Every child needs love and
guidance but every time I am sick
I had nothing to lean on so I must
be strong
Faizal was not a typical kid,
leaving on his other relatives he
happened to learned how to make
a ship through watching and

observing.
No one taught me nor did I go
to a formal school. I started from
small vessel then dreamed to make
it bigger.
And he did at age of 21
he started and finished his first
masterpiece. A small vessel they
called it lantsa for local term.
Bigger compared to ordinary
fishing boat yet smaller compared
to a ship. From then on he knows
what he wanted to do.
At age of 47 I had already
finished 4 Lantsa. He meekly
said while smiling.
It varies in type, the
latest was a tourist vessel for

Island Hopping on El Nido whom

I had sold for 800 thousand, and
the other one was my gift for my
wife and 4 kids.
I saw him lovingly looking at
her wife besides him.
very vessels that I work for
was like a connection to my past,
a tribute for my lost families, a lost
love that I never felt, a thing that
what makes me stronger to face
life challenges.
It 5 oclock no usual
sound of tak tak
tak the boat was
finished
and
A b d u r a j a k s
family was on
thier way for
the first trip of
his familys
lants.

Palwan inah noh? Muslim

neh noh? (Is your mother
Palwan? Is your mother
Muslim?) Everyone of us have
our respective ethnic origin
which matter as we begin to
enter schools.
The
department
of
Education wanted to produce
globally competitive individual
so launches its new curriculum,
the K-12 of which this year
added the Kindergarten and
another two-year in high school.
Under the K-12 Program,
The DepEd Palawan launches
the Mother Tongue Based
Learning Program (MTB-MLE)
This program was full
implemented this year in Grade
I, which the lesson was taught in
first language of a child where as
no subject taught in. It means NO
English subject on first grading.
This
new
language
curriculum guide emphasizes
new research based teaching

methodologies
that
enable
the student to develop strong
thinking
skills
through
participatory
methods,
facilitating successfully without
loss of cultural and linguistic
heritage.
As a pupil based on
experienced I learned fast and I
participate more if the subjects
was explained in Filipino much
better if it was taught on my
mother tongue language.
Research
within
the
Philippine and around the globe
reveals that strong education
foundations in the learners first
language more easily enable
mastery of all subject including
Filipino and English.
Lets wait year from now
and who knows Palawan might
reap a lot out from the goodness
of this program. We might not
know this would be one way
to upgrade our education and
economic status.

Character is something that

separates a great man from the
ordinary.
Each shaping of values
started as early as were kids. As we
grew in our grade level our space
for socialization widened. Our
generation of today uses different
medium for reaching each other
from via phone and electronic
communication for socializations.
Our communication ways may
differ from the older one but the
rules never change. The rules
about how we should properly
communicate and socialized with
other people.
News about teenage suicide
after cyber bullying was one
of example of worst result of
lack of discipline from user of
social media. Today that internet
becomes our inescapable medium
in our daily life as pupils we
should be familiar with new
terms such as cybercitizenship,
cyber ethics and netiquette
refer to responsible cyber social
behaviour. We may be kids but
using technology like internet it

could be weapon that we may be

a victim or we could used it that
could brought serious damage
and harm to others.
From mere downloading of
music, movies for our projects
to posting bad comments to our
classmates we might not know
but we already committed against
the new law of R.A.10175 or the
Cyber Crime Prevention Act that
was signed by President Benigno
Aquino. This Law will punish
libel online and combat related
offenses in the country.
Based on researches minors
percentage of cybercrime was
very high. Our parents cant be
always there to check us but If
we were always be guided by
our good values or ethics about
how to deal with other people
regardless of time and medium
then its not impossible to leave
and continue enjoy the blessings
of technology. After all our
characters that begin us kids
were something that we need for
a shaping a better society may it
in any form.

MOTHER TONGUE BASED ISSUE

by Ajera S. Tadi

Muslim culture was wrapped

of many colorful activities. A child
on its first year of life has a lot of
things to celebrate for, even a simple cutting of his hair means a lot to
his families and deals a lot of effort
and ceremony for being a muslim.
To marks the childs first year
he must only then have his first hair
cut. A ceremony must start with
putting the child inside the patadyong or the traditional wrapping
cloth of Muslim. Weighing at him at
the opposite side was a patadyong
with rice, Muslim delicacies and
sprouted coconut. He will then turn
countless time while the chick or
chicken was at the middle of it. He
will be fetch later by a child whose
both parents was still a live. Then
he will drink a fresh juice of young
coconut. This fruit should get witho u t
falling
from

the ground. There was also burning

of fragrant camangyan sap and oil for
the ceremony.
After some prayer of blessing
from the imam or Muslim priest the
child will have his first hair cut by
the priest. The hair will be put inside
the young coconut or be keep by his
parents.
This culture of ceremony is still
being practiced in the area of Pulot
Shore and some Muslim dominated
part amidst the changing test of modern time this was still being
observed.
Colonization of different race in the Philippines
and the modernization do not
make this tradition fade. This
tradition proved its worth to be
a part of every Muslims lives,a
culture that stands amidst the
changing test of time.

lease remember your list order in Picanas carenderia.

name before eating About 3 years ago, It was born

The usual joke of Mang

Joe to his customer while during serving the menu and this
joke pass to his parokyanos as
they regularly came back to his
carederia for this exotic food
blended just for Spanolans
taste.
With the combination of
Vietnamese and Italian an extra
ordinary spaghetti was made.
With its main ingredients from
spaghetti, it has catsup, milk
powder, added with cabbage
and carrot finely chopped as
toppings while from chaolongs
main ingredients it barrow rice
noodles, mint leaves and calamansi and with extra especial
ingredients wedded together
and presto a SpagChao was
born!
This yummy, delicious and
saucy
unique
spaghetti was
on the top
rating

out of creativity of Joe Picana a

57 year old man.
At first you wont classifies
if what it is, a spaghetti or chaolong? It was creamy to taste, the
pasta has more elastic texture
with a tilt of calamsi, crunchyness of chopped vegetables with
a hint of mint leaves, a sweet
aftermath taste that lingers on
taste.
A Spagchao was not
just a famous food for us
in Pulot Center, but this
was a symbol of mixed
culture, a perfect example of a change
based on food tale.
This what made it
unique only Spanola
owned this signature
dish. A pride of our
hometown
All I can say is you
better taste it! And decide
by your own whether it is a
chaolong or spaghetti.

By: Sofrejan Gubat

by Ella Sala

July 22 1998 a baby girl named

Ajera S. Tadi was born. She was
our most responsible Ate at
class, whom always prim and
proper. She topped our class
in Grade V and now on our 1st
and 2nd Grading (Sshh she might
be our Class Valedictorian). She
was our English Club
President, our
M a t h
Wiz-

By Farhana Dalendeg and Muhmina Isul

f you can do it better do it best.

The Magic threes motto.
They dont belong to a singing
competition nor acting in a soap
opera, but they have a big role in
our school as pupils source of inspirations. The campus superstars:
Our very own magic three.
In their blood a promising
youth with innate capabilities,
their talents and achievements
what inspire others to follow their
foot prints. Their destinies were to
make history!

Lets begin first on our SPG

Mayor. Sittie Ferdauzia Sahiddin.
Born on Oct. 16 2000. She was our
first honor from grade I to grade
IV, former E.I.C., and zone IIs
asset on Chess Competition, she
topped on 2012 District Nuti. Quiz
Bee and she even got the best in
Pronunciation award last year. Her
favourite cartoon character was
Detective Conan, shes fanatic
of investigating cases, and who
knows if she will be an NBI agent
someday.

ard and our best Project making

Queen. She bagged an award of
Best in Leadership, Best in penmanship and Best in spelling too.
Her height was one of her best
physical asset paired with her
tanned skin. Her beauty was revealed in her simple and demure
ways. She was fan of reading
books and she loves to draw and
paints. Her secret (shes our most
industrious news writer)
The remaining contender
was our certified singer queen
her sweet voice was her main
identity. Ella Sala our Science

Club President whom born

on January 23 2000, was also
called the beauty and brain lass.
This girl came from a family of
musician, she can not also sing
but actually can play musical
instrument such as piano and
guitar. She ranked 3rd on DSPC
Feature writing last year and
joined RSPC in Tagaytay. Now
our current E.I.C. (She never
sleep till she finished her
pub assignment)

T h e s e
Magic Three as
what other called
them was both
beauty
in
and out. The
schools pride.
They mark a
big part in our
school history.
We dont need
to look outside or
inside the TV just
watching
these
friends do inspire
us a lot already.
Truly they bring
magic on us!

fter three hours and fortyfive minutes of walking we

finally met her.
Our eyes were locked on her
we never speak for a moment just
savoring the awesome beauty
that we see. Shes silently setting
on her throne made of piles of big
rocks. Water gracefully flowing
down. After almost four months
of waiting I finally met this water
falls which later we named the
nameless virgin. We believed
it we were the first outsider who
sought eyes on her considering
the miles of walking and the road
without traces of other foot steps
hehe yes she was.
She was located at the forest
in the middle of the mountains
between Bulho Calasaguen and
Malalong
Espanola.
And opps she was not alone
we were surprised to learned
besides her was a small cave
made of dark colored stones. It
became our comfortable place
when we have lunch.
To meet her we paid it with
sweat when we climbed the
not ordinary height of the tall
mountains, walking almost five
kilometers of vast lands with no
houses just some charcoal tent
smoking meters away but we
never met any man on the way,
we went under the forest
until we could
not find the
road so our
guide
need
t
o
make

our own way against the thick

and sometimes thorny weeds.
We walk along the river,I
was amazed only then I knew
that there were a lot of big rocks
in the river of Espanola, going up
we met more of different shapes
of rocks times more bigger than
the houses. Truly amazing!
For this trip Maam Elma
accidentally worn out his slipper
to the rescue of our guide
who cut a vines and fixed it. I
accidentally almost kissed rocks
when I fell on the slippery stone
of the river. I cant use my shoes
soak with water (my wrong
moves hehe). While Sir Roslan
accidentally slipped on the
slippery rocks and nervously fell
down from the steep clip down
to the heart of water falls pool.
Damaging his pants and soaking
the school digital camera on the
water. I cant literally draw the
face reactions of maam Janice
my sch. paper adviser tsk tsk.
Thanks maam Rona have an
extra digicam to document our
adventure.
I will always remember her.
How I wish every Espaolan
could meet her too. So they
could give more respect to the
mountains that they see every
day with lots of treasure, stories
to give just waiting to be discover
by our pen and by us. By then
perhaps she will be no longer
called the nameless virgin!