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==South Cotabato school kids receive book gifts== | |||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r12&id=67591 | |||
*Sunday, December 11, 2011 | |||
:by PIA Press Release | |||
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Dec. 11 (PIA)--- Joy illuminates the faces of school children of a remote village in South Cotabato as Nestle handed them out assorted story books and textbooks to aid them in their learning in school. | |||
“Books are like lighthouses built in the vast sea of opportunities. These gifts are valuable contribution as we seek knowledge,” April Joy Calanza, Grade VI, quips in behalf of the school children during recent book turn-over at Teresita Elementary School in South Cotabato. | |||
The gifts were indeed timely for students as they face the challenges of going to school in this remote village. | |||
Nestle and partners saw the need to provide the assorted story books and textbooks “to support the school's remedial reading program.” | |||
Intended to be used in reading camps, the books donation will help students develop reading habits and enhance reading skills and comprehension. “These books will really help us in developing reading habits, widen our imaginations, learn and discover other cultures and people,” April Joy emphasized. | |||
Sheer excitement etched in kids’ faces as they begun scanning pages of the story books immediately after the simple turn-over ceremony. | |||
Josh, a Grade II student took the colored book with animal story. “Beautiful, you will really learn and enjoy reading,” he said in vernacular. | |||
Teresita Elementary School serves mostly farmers' children in South Cotabato. Most of them speak the “Ilonggo” vernacular. | |||
The Philippine Informal Reading Inventory (Phil-IRI) findings, according to school records revealed an increasing number of Grades 2 to 6 ending up as frustrated readers. | |||
It said “at least 49.4 percent of the students were considered non-readers and frustrated level readers.” | |||
The school’s remedial reading program has been implemented in the hope to reverse the current trend with the concerted efforts of teachers following up the learning activities of students at homes. (Danny Escabarte/PBSP & CT Apelacio/PIA General Santos City) | |||
==Authorities warn of fake peso bills== | ==Authorities warn of fake peso bills== | ||
*Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r12&id=67490 | *Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r12&id=67490 | ||
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They may also check for the presence of features that can be immediately seen such as the security thread embedded off center of the bill and watermark of a silhouette of the face on the banknote on the unprinted portion of the note. | They may also check for the presence of features that can be immediately seen such as the security thread embedded off center of the bill and watermark of a silhouette of the face on the banknote on the unprinted portion of the note. | ||
Semillano said counterfeit banknotes circulating in Kabacan are of P20, P100, and P500 denominations. (PIA12) | Semillano said counterfeit banknotes circulating in Kabacan are of P20, P100, and P500 denominations. (PIA12) | ||
==Establishment of POEA extension office in region XII mulled== | ==Establishment of POEA extension office in region XII mulled== | ||