Lingayen – Governor-elect Amado “Pogi” I. Espino, III has assured the Department of Education (DepEd) of the provincial government’s support to the full implementation of Senior High School (SHS) in Pangasinan, a component of the K to 12 curriculum.
Outgoing Board Member and Liga ng mga Barangay Provincial President Pogi Espino expressed his commitment to SHS implementation during the DepEd Pangasinan I SHS Caravan and Summit held at the Sison Auditorium on May 23 that was attended by about 3,000 SHS teachers along with school heads and DepEd executives in Pangasinan.
“The transition of leadership in the provincial government will sustain and strengthen further the advocacies and programs implemented by Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. in support to the DepEd in his 9-year stint as provincial chief executive,” Governor-elect ‘Pogi’ Espino said.
The kick-off implementation of SHS for school year 2016-2017 marks a special milestone in the Philippine Educational system as it gives every learner an opportunity to receive quality education based on a globally-recognized enhanced and decongested curriculum.
The implementation of SHS will cater to the needs of students where they could choose specialization based on their aptitudes, interests and skills.
Recognizing the hard work of the teachers in their profession, the incoming governor urged them “to double efforts in instilling into the minds of the younger generation good morals to keep them away from bad influence and ill ways of living.”
The young Espino likewise reiterated Gov. Espino’s popular dictum on leadership: “All efforts done by leaders today are for the benefit of the future generations.”
About 21,000 SHS students enrolled at 130 high schools and integrated schools in 22 towns under DepEd Pangasinan 1 are expected to finish the K-12 curriculum in March 2018.
Meanwhile, DepEd Regional Director Alma Ruby Torio, on behalf of DepEd top executives, stressed that K-12 is a strategic move of Dep Ed to produce quality and competent high school graduates.
Dr. Torio also asked the incoming provincial administration to extend its support to five more DepEd schools divisions in the province which include: Pangasinan II, Alaminos City, San Carlos City, Urdaneta City and Dagupan City.
The SHS summit organized by DepEd Pangasinan I led by Schools Division Superintendent Ma. Celia Fernandez was preceded by a caravan which started from various towns in Pangasinan and converged at the Maramba Boulevard in Lingayen then proceeded to the Sison Auditorium located within the Capitol Complex.