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==Boy with glaucoma shows loss of sight is not barrier== | |||
*Source: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/159227/boy-with-glaucoma-shows-loss-of-sight-is-not-barrier | |||
*7:38 pm | Saturday, March 10th, 2012 | |||
:by Aquiles Z. Zonio | |||
Philippine Daily Inquirer | |||
ALABEL, Sarangani—Fifteen-year-old Steven Valdepeñas may have lost his eyesight but not his dream and self-confidence. | |||
Steven had proven that having congenital glaucoma was not an obstacle to academic excellence. | |||
On Jan. 18, he topped one of the nationwide elimination rounds of the Metrobank Math Challenge (MMC), which is jointly undertaken by Metrobank, Math Teachers’ Association of the Philippines and the Department of Education. | |||
Steven’s achievement was the first time a visually impaired student placed high in the 11-year history of MMC. | |||
MMC was previously held only in the National Capital Region, but it was expanded in 2001 to include elementary and high school students nationwide. | |||
The annual contest produces national winners who get the rare chance to compete and eventually win in international competitions. | |||
Steven, a graduating elementary student at Alabel Central Integrated Special Education Center, bested 15 other contestants during the elimination round for Grade 6 in the district of East Alabel in January. | |||
In Sarangani province, he was among 234 students who passed the MMC. | |||
His teachers and family said despite his visual problem, Steven always excelled in academics, especially in Math, his most favorite subject. | |||
He has already won several awards in competitions. | |||
Aside from being a Math whiz, Steven was also declared best orator at a competition staged by the Davao City-based Resources for the Blind Inc. (RBI) last year. | |||
Gemima F. Casalan, the boy’s class adviser, said Steven’s confidence has not waned even with his difficulty. | |||
“Despite his visual infirmity, he has no inferiority complex. He’s a fast learner, hardworking and humble,” Casalan said. | |||
She said in her 11 years of teaching visually impaired students, she has not encountered anybody like Steven. | |||
“He is one of a kind. He could barely read when he transferred to our school three years ago. But I immediately noticed his innate talent. So, we gave him the support he needs and we encouraged him to join competitions,” Casalan said. | |||
Among those who encouraged the boy, she said, was Glenda Morales, the principal of Alabel Central Elementary School. | |||
Casalan said to help Steven, she personally sought the help of Sarangani Vice Gov. Steve Chiongbian-Solon, who donated a Braille writer to the boy. | |||
During the MMC, the questions were translated into Braille by teacher and 2001 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Teacher award winner Evelyn Caja of Ramon Magsaysay High School in Manila. | |||
Aniceto Sobrepeña, the Metrobank Foundation president, said he was very impressed by Steven’s showing in the contest. | |||
“The participation of Steven, a visually impaired pupil from Sarangani, is remarkable and is something we ardently embrace,” he said in a statement. | |||
Sobrepeña said Steven’s remarkable performance during the contest proved once again that disability is never a hindrance to academic excellence. | |||
==Pacquiao urged to drop libel raps vs journalist== | ==Pacquiao urged to drop libel raps vs journalist== | ||
*Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/local-news/2012/03/08/pacquiao-urged-drop-libel-raps-vs-journalist-210046 | *Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/local-news/2012/03/08/pacquiao-urged-drop-libel-raps-vs-journalist-210046 | ||
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With what happened to Espejo, the NUJP has again urged the government to decriminalize libel. (Sun.Star Davao/Sunnex) | With what happened to Espejo, the NUJP has again urged the government to decriminalize libel. (Sun.Star Davao/Sunnex) | ||
==Pacman files libel case vs GenSan journalist== | ==Pacman files libel case vs GenSan journalist== | ||