THE TEACHING FORCE
Friday, May 8, 2009
SUMMER READING CAMP
The Mentors
May 8, 2009. Kiamba NHS. The VIP's in the Reading Camp Culmination Program, from left... Brgy. Kag. Awen Gagarin, Mayor Rom Falgui, Josie Teofila N. Quijano-Principal, Salvador Funcion-TFSS Supervisor
May 8, 2009. Mayor Rom Falgui delivered his message to the campers of Kimba National High School, during the Culmination program of the Summer Reading Camp.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
SEE KIAMBA'S BEAUTY
ALABEL, Sarangani (February 27, 2009) – Gov. Migs Dominguez welcomes guests and donors during the turn over ceremony of Smart Learning Resource Centers for Kiamba National High School and Kiamba Central Elementary School where each school will be provided by Smart Communications two computers with printers, scanner, webcam, one year free internet connection, free web hosting and teacher's training on basic digital literacy, ICT integration, web technology, web development and leadership trainings for principal. In photo are (from left) Paul Dominguez, vice chairman of Philippine Business for Social Progress; Vice Gov. Steve Chiongbian Solon; Ramon Isberto, head of
Smart Communications public affairs group; and Kiamba Mayor Rom Falgui. (SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE/Cocoy Sexcion)
Smart learning center
02/27/2009
ALABEL, Sarangani (February 27, 2009) - Leticia Orodio, principal of Kiamba Central Elementary School shows the marker of a Teacher Learning Resource Center from Smart Communications after the turn over ceremony Thursday, February 26, at Capitol conference room. Smart Communications will provide the center two computers with printers,
scanner, webcam, one year free internet connection, free web hosting and teacher's training on basic digital literacy, ICT integration, web technology, web development and leadership trainings for principal. (SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE/Cocoy Sexcion)
KIAMBA, Sarangani (February 15, 2009) - Mayor Rom Falgui (left) and Vice Mayor Elmer de Peralta (center) lead the community parade during the culmination program of 5th Timpuyog (Unity) Festival Saturday, February 14. (SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE/Cocoy Sexcion)
KIAMBA, Sarangani (February 15, 2009) – The contingent from Salakit National High School wins 1st place in the Timpuyog (Unity) Festival street dance competition during the culmination program of the weeklong fiesta of Kiamba Saturday, February 14. (SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE/Cocoy Sexcion)
KIAMBA, Sarangani (February 15, 2009) – The James L. Chiongbian National High School group is 2nd placer of Timpuyog's street dance competition Saturday, February 14. (SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE/Cocoy Sexcion)
KIAMBA, Sarangani (February 15, 2009) - Kiamba National High School dancers land in 3rd place of Timpuyog's street dance competition during the festival's culmination program Saturday, February 14. (SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE/Cocoy Sexcion)
KIAMBA, Sarangani (February 15, 2009) – This contingent from James L. Chiongbian National High School wins the Drums & Lyre Competition during the 5th Timpuyog Festival and 61st Foundation Anniversary on February 12. (KIAMBA NEWS & INFORMATION CENTER/Allan C. de Lima)
KIAMBA, Sarangani (February 14, 2009) - Miss Kiamba candidates parade in their swim wear at the pageant night Friday, February 13, one of the highlights of Timpuyog Festival. (SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE/Cocoy Sexcion)
KIAMBA, Sarangani (February 14, 2009) – Miss Kiamba candidates appear in their evening gown at the pageant night of Miss Kiamba 2009 Friday, February 13, at Kiamba Civic Center. The beauty and brains contest is one of the highlights of Timpuyog Festival. (SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE/Cocoy Sexcion)
KIAMBA, Sarangani (February 13, 2009) – Consito Tamfalan is the fastest contestant to make fire out of bamboo materials, commonly known as "Kamesong" in Tboli. The contest is part of the activities during the Muslim & Tribal Day February 11 at Kiamba's 5th Timpuyog
Festival. (Photo by Allan C. de Lima/KIAMBA NEWS & INFORMATION CENTER)
KIAMBA, Sarangani (February 13, 2009) – The winning tandem of fishermen pose after the lumba bugsay (rowing race) competition, besting 18 other pairs of fisherfolk Friday, February 13, as they celebrate the town's foundation day anniversary and Timpuyog Festival. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)
KIAMBA, Sarangani (February 13, 2009) – Fisherfolk join the lumba bugsay (rowing race) and try to outsmart one another Friday, February 13, in one of the highlights of Timpuyog Festival. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)
KIAMBA, Sarangani (February 13, 2009) - Kids watch motorized bancas geared up colorfully on their way to a competition off Lourdes Park Friday, February 13, as part of the weeklong celebration of Kiamba's 61st foundation day anniversary and 5th Timpuyog Festival. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)
KIAMBA, Sarangani (February 13, 2009) – At least a thousand bancarera
fans gather at the pier of proposed Kiamba fishport while participants
prepare to race during the bancarera motorized boat race Friday,
February 13, in celebration of Kiamba's foundation day anniversary and
Timpuyog Festival. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION
OFFICE)
KIAMBA, Sarangani (February 10, 2009) - Nature's Essence Virgin Coconut Oil soap made in Kiamba makes ladies stop at its display booth at the agri-trade fair opening Tuesday, February 10. From February 9 to 14, Kiamba celebrates its 61st Foundation Anniversary and 5th Timpuyog Festival with this year's theme: "KIAMBAYANI: Mamamayang Nagpupunyagi na Mapagtibay ang Relasyong Lumad, Kristiyano at Muslim, at mas Matiwasay na Pamumuhay." (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)
KIMABA, Sarangani (February 10, 2009) - Mayor Rom Falgui (center) leads the groundbreaking ceremony of proposed Kiamba municipal fishport Tuesday, February 10. The Department of Agriculture's SELAP (Support to Emergency Livelihood Assistance Program) funds 80% of the P7 million cost of the project's first phase while the provincial government gives a counterpart fund. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)
KIAMBA, Sarangani (April 3, 2008) – One hundred newly hatched Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) turtles hastily maneuver toward the sea at the shore of barangay Suli, Wednesday, April 2. Heading the pawikan mass release is barangay chairman Joaquin Balanag, Jr. (in black t-shirt), environment officer Carmelo Velasco (in violet collared shirt) and Jessica Guilao (extreme right) of the community environment office. (Photo by Allan de Lima/KIAMBA NEWS & INFO CENTER)
KIAMBA, Sarangani (April 3, 2008) – A girl shows a newly hatched Olive Ridley turtle, one of the 112 hatchlings secured by local officials for mass release in barangay Suli Tuesday, April 1. (Photo by Allan de Lima/KIAMBA NEWS & INFO CENTER)
Fishing at pantalan
03/13/2009
KIAMBA, Sarangani (March 13, 2009) – Boys enjoy the weekend fishing at
the pantalan (port) of Kiamba. This facility is already scheduled for
improvement through the Department of Agriculture's SELAP (Support to
Emergency Livelihood Assistance Program). (KIAMBA NEWS CENTER/Allan C.
de Lima)
KIAMBA, Sarangani (March 13, 2009) – A hand line fishing vessel loads
drums of fuel for another deep sea fishing expedition at Celebes Sea.
Thirty percent of sashimi grade tuna delivered at General Santos
fishport is produced by fishermen of Kiamba and Maitum. (KIAMBA NEWS
CENTER/Allan C. de Lima)
KIAMBA, Sarangani (March 5, 2009) – Governor Migs Dominguez (left) holds a home décor made of abaca fibers at the trade fair during the 5th Timpuyog Festival on February 14. With the governor is the Mayor Rom Falgui (center) and Ricardo Añora, manager of United Maligang Famers Cooperative. Abaca is the One-Town-One-Product (OTOP) of Kiamba. (KIAMBA NEWS & INFO CENTER/Allan C. de Lima)
KIAMBA, Sarangani (March 13, 2009) - Mayor Rom Falgui (right) joins
pupils of H.A.G Jamalol Elementary School in blowing the Bubbles for
Peace at the culmination of Child Friendly Space program on March 5 in
barangay Lagundi. The Child Friendly Space is a joint effort of UNDP
Action in Conflict Transformation (ACT for Peace in Mindanao) and
municipal government of Kiamba to bring trust and confidence in
children dispersed by armed conflict. (KIAMBA NEWS CENTER/Ruel D.
Ampatin)
KIAMBA, Sarangani (June 28, 2008) - Mayor Rom Falgui (2nd from right) leads the release of 137 pawikan hatchlings of Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) Friday, June 27, together with Mer Oldiva (extreme right) of The Philippine Environmental Governance (EcoGov) Project 2, Dirie Acabaning OIC-CENRO (beside Mayor Rom), Joaquin Balanag, Jr. (partly hidden) the barangay captain of Suli and members of Suli barangay council during the culminating activity of environmental month. (Photo by Allan C. de Lima/KIAMBA NEWS & INFORMATION CENTER)
KIAMBA, Sarangani (June 18, 2008) - Mayor Rommel Falgui (3rd from left) leads the groundbreaking ceremony of the improved municipal building Wednesday, June 18, assisted by Vice Mayor Elmer de Peralta (extreme right), COA Auditor Herman Jumilla (partly hidden), Vice Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon (standing next to Mayor Falgui), Former Mayor Sis Antonia Falgui, Kagawad Eva Villamor, former Mayor Joe Pimentel and Annalyn Doceo, local government officer. (Photo by Allan C. de Lima/KIAMBA NEWS & INFORMATION CENTER)
KIAMBA, Sarangani (December 23, 2008) – A Tboli archer aims at his target during the tribal sports fest in celebration of the 32nd foundation anniversary of Sitio Falel Sunday, December 21. This event was organized by the municipal government in partnership with Smart Public Affairs Mindanao which provided the prizes. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)
GLAN, Sarangani (December 16, 2008) - Governor Migs Dominguez sings
and dances with Schools Division Superintendent Deborah Adrales during
the "I Love My Teachers' Day" Tuesday, December 16, in Coco Beach,
Gumasa. (Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)
GLAN, Sarangani (December 16, 2008) – Governor Migs Dominguez poses
with teachers during the "I Love My Teachers' Day" Tuesday, December
16, in Coco Beach, Gumasa. The day is a first-time tribute to more
than 3,000 teachers in Sarangani. Governor Migs encouraged teachers
to exert more effort for better quality of education in Sarangani.
(Photo by Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)
KIAMBA, Sarangani (December 14, 2008) – Constituents enjoy viewing the fireworks at the town hall as Kiamba launches its light-a-tree project Thursday, December 11, in celebrating the holidays. (Photo by Allan de Lima/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)
KIAMBA, Sarangani (December 14, 2008) – Moonlight shines the snowman
in front of Saint Anthony de Padua Parish Church in Kiamba. (Photo by
Cocoy Sexcion/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)
Monday, April 27, 2009
Falling In Love with Kiamba
KIAMBA, Sarangani – My revisit in town was, at first, no more than Mayor Rom Falgui’s word of invitation: “Come. I’m sure you won’t regret it.”
But joining the family excursion that Saturday, I learned more about what the local government is doing in rejuvenating the municipality, and see its fascinating beauty once more.
Kiamba is 98 kilometers west of General Santos City. From the poblacion, a 10-minute ride brought us to Nalus where we started heading for a short trek to Bocay-il waterfalls.
The place, Bocay-il, was named after the falls. It means “clear water”. Truly, at the heart of Kiamba’s rainforest, is a view of a two-drop falls and the streaming clear waters both endlessly carefree and wild.
Bocay-il is a native term of the T’boli tribe who lived there long before Kiamba became a municipality in 1947.
Joel Uhay, a T’boli, revealed to me the magical story of the waterfalls as has been told generation by generation.
Once there were two beings who lived here, Linaw Gawan, a male, and his younger sister, *Linaw Alida. *They both lived their lives in deep melancholy. So in order to keep each other forever, they decided to be with the water streams and plunged into the two adjacent falls separately, Linaw Gawan took the higher drop while *Linaw Alida* drip herself into the next, and never appeared again since then.
The Bocay-il waterfalls are the sixth and seventh drops of Fi’cong Limo, the first five waterfalls up the green mountain in Nalus. Between the forest and the beach are sights of refreshing yellowish green rice fields.
The trip was ideal for a family mountain adventure like the Falguis; kids thrilled crossing three narrow brooks going up to see the source of the sound of the waterfalls.
Our supposed destination in the afternoon was Tuka, a four-cove natural marine park.
A motorized banca could have taken us there in 30 minutes from Lourdes Parkin poblacion, but bad weather made us cancel the trip.
Tuka, a protected marine sanctuary for many species of colorful corals, is perfect for snorkeling; imagine the serenity the emerald seawater brings with white sand beaches without the crowded vendors, far away from the hustle and bustle of city life.
I have learned that the local government has been doing its task in maintaining and protecting this coral colony. One is by spearheading a joint yearly beach clean up with municipal employees, the Environmental Conservation and Protection Center, and some private sectors.
The Tuka Marine Park and the waterfalls were two tourist destinations in Kiamba tagged and promoted by the province for local and foreign tourists.
“We know it. First, we have to do a great deal with our tourism potentials and at the same time take care of our people’s health and help preserve our people’s culture,” tourism officer Maria Fe Falgui explained.
“So now we rediscover and develop our scenic beauties like Tuka and the waterfalls. Something tells me they are more than just a place. We partner with the United States Assistance for International Development (USAID) in co-funding our health programs. Hopefully, the provincial program on School of Living Tradition (SLT) for our T’boli traditional craftsmanship will be re-launched.”
Before the day’s gone, I told Lanie, a friend and fellow writer in Manila, about my day’s adventure.
“Waterfalls? Is it beautiful up there? *Ang daya mo!*” She exhilarated, realizing she missed a lot when she was here recently.
“It’s magnificent and very refreshing. Be back soon. I promise to take you there. I’m sure you won’t regret it.”
copied from:
Rustum Pelima
(SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE/RGP)
SMART PBSP TRAINING
Smart PBSP conducted training at Xavier Univeristy Cagayan de Oro City. SMART Schools Program and SMART Schools Jr. are programs of SMART Communications and Implemented by PBSP - Philippine Business for Social Progress. The training is intended for the newly adopted schools of the two programs of SMART with PBSP as implementor of the program. It started April 27th and end up on the 29th, year 2009. It has 24 participants coming from all areas in Mindanao.
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