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Poetry society holds first national tilt amid pandemic

<h1 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-jxNcNZkOK3zyvz9moxhGvdtwU-amm2Y-szH4aL9oIUywWLXkuI-lFHTNwWUNpuy5SwWs0QO6wdASZpyY_ucadMYobdPCOiMoKDXitSqfRbYpoLiN2i91MqyuWwyDP7GOrTAeWJjPZGq/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="630" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-jxNcNZkOK3zyvz9moxhGvdtwU-amm2Y-szH4aL9oIUywWLXkuI-lFHTNwWUNpuy5SwWs0QO6wdASZpyY_ucadMYobdPCOiMoKDXitSqfRbYpoLiN2i91MqyuWwyDP7GOrTAeWJjPZGq/w318-h320/1.jpg" width="318" /></a></div>Hoping to provide a creative outlet to millions of Filipinos in these trying times, The Next Poets Society conducted its first-ever national poem writing contest online from May 15–27, 2020.</h1><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">With the theme Life and Love, more than 500 participants penned their chances of submitting entries from all over the country.</h3><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisbpxX3p7rfitQ744oclCpxzzZibDjViwErE1lrDfDxzZoaoOmXLXq1afMn5ZRwmXeQ1yZmVQHipWemq84LUHeufzVRr71wLlUQFMQTDFXXHWSX8BEcbGn9QFBmO746yI31u6OKDkBLZRj/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="713" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisbpxX3p7rfitQ744oclCpxzzZibDjViwErE1lrDfDxzZoaoOmXLXq1afMn5ZRwmXeQ1yZmVQHipWemq84LUHeufzVRr71wLlUQFMQTDFXXHWSX8BEcbGn9QFBmO746yI31u6OKDkBLZRj/w200-h198/The+Next+Poet+Society+Logo.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Days after the grueling judging followed by online voting, <font>𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥 </font>During these trying times brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, The Next Poets Society aimed to provide a creative outlet to millions of Filipinos through its first-ever national poem writing contest held online from May 15-27, 2020. With the theme "Life and Love," more than 500 participants from all over the country submitted their entries in hopes of winning the top prize.</div><div><br /></div><div>After days of grueling judging followed by online voting, Angel Allen Montejo Son from Cavite emerged as the champion with his poem "Larong katoto, di nahahapo." Patrizsa May Alfonsso of Zamboanga City followed closely in second place with her entry "Philautia," while Charles Werrold Fernandez of Pangasinan took the third spot with his poem "SILA."</div><div><br /></div><div>For Son, poetry helps him balance his thoughts and provides him with a medium to explore different perspectives, especially during the COVID-19 crisis. Aside from the top three winners, three other hopefuls also made it to the finals: Kim Angelo P. Umayam from Quezon City (4th Place, Entry: "Paano Magmahal ng Isang Uod?"), Arnold C. Gatus from Valenzuela City (5th Place, Entry: "My Quarantined Love Amid Quarantined Life"), and Marc Morric Arayan from Las Piñas City (6th Place, Entry: "Ang Natuto"). The contest was a success in terms of providing a creative platform for Filipinos to express their thoughts and emotions during these challenging times.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdteSZD17akD8o-xfVLSxdRKS8kdwEH-8gbkDWN3OncwjSC0Zo-dgTPmz8pD1qJlj6DVbHRyETXc0ymwMn-xbTFYg0wfoEaAwuvtlBEBDv_rhlPyj_GjljoPGJkNfKaWGYcbyfQ9WV9XQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="1080" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdteSZD17akD8o-xfVLSxdRKS8kdwEH-8gbkDWN3OncwjSC0Zo-dgTPmz8pD1qJlj6DVbHRyETXc0ymwMn-xbTFYg0wfoEaAwuvtlBEBDv_rhlPyj_GjljoPGJkNfKaWGYcbyfQ9WV9XQ/w640-h365/First+Winner.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInrblGln85MHmCH-cqzOb-wrkVO7o3y95hja1-HgAm9yxwkUexZPdcVbVT0OZmcGFWSZ1s6UyZBtzmmoUWhjc-4Un6XbeXHAFznHGMwj9u7ZXNE4tVID9_aTHqQKTyR-CiTKQ5jYxN1ua/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="1080" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInrblGln85MHmCH-cqzOb-wrkVO7o3y95hja1-HgAm9yxwkUexZPdcVbVT0OZmcGFWSZ1s6UyZBtzmmoUWhjc-4Un6XbeXHAFznHGMwj9u7ZXNE4tVID9_aTHqQKTyR-CiTKQ5jYxN1ua/w640-h364/Second+Winner.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDeupFjRxXTDennZGi8HZweUqX3ONG1zAZhLVo8VHjXPNri5Ommp-KB5bBSPcAy3oS8XVRvgFsJnrsHaaQYwdxvqJTUwI2TViNK7dj1KAckETOeuunIlVKo6wLZGNb59zj7h9csUcj3AUi/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="1080" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDeupFjRxXTDennZGi8HZweUqX3ONG1zAZhLVo8VHjXPNri5Ommp-KB5bBSPcAy3oS8XVRvgFsJnrsHaaQYwdxvqJTUwI2TViNK7dj1KAckETOeuunIlVKo6wLZGNb59zj7h9csUcj3AUi/w640-h364/Third+Winner.jpg" width="640" /></a> </div><div>Here’s the link to the video: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/110165790698123/posts/120608502987185/">The Next Poets Society</a> on Facebook Page.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>

Hoping to provide a creative outlet to millions of Filipinos in these trying times, The Next Poets Society conducted its first-ever national...

DepEd campaigns for better AD/HD awareness

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<em style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 14px;">PASIG CITY, October 21, 2016 – </em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px;">In celebration of the 2016 National Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (AD/HD) Awareness Week from October 16 to 22, the Department of Education (DepEd) joins the AD/HD Society of the Philippines in providing the public with much needed knowledge and understanding on the highly misunderstood neuro-biological disorder—Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px;">With this year’s theme “Turning </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px;">Dis</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px;">ability into </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px;">This</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px;"> Ability,” the event aims to campaign for persons with disability to be granted equal rights and access to basic services which are often denied to them, such as education, health and development.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px;">The Department’s objective is to promote public understanding and acceptance of people with ADHD. Increased public awareness on the effects of the characteristics and social issues faced by people with AD/HD may result in increased protection of children from neglect and abuse.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px;">Teaching students with special needs requires deeper understanding of their real condition. Learners with AD/HD tend to experience disorganization, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. While they may want to overcome these, it is not as simple as others may think.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px;">Teacher Marinil Juan of Pasay City SPED Center, who has been teaching learners with AD/HD for 11 years, shared how she’s handling students with these certain exceptionalities.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px;">Acknowledging that people with AD/HD suffer from inattentiveness, Teacher Marinil said, “I give frequent, small breaks, and I also make sure to give them verbal instructions which are not more than 10 minutes each.”</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px;">Teacher Marinil also makes sure that she shares common interests with her students. Based on her experience, this makes her students listen more to her.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px;">“There should be a balance in dealing with these learners. We must be strict and firm, yet loving and approachable,” she added.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px;">Teacher Russell Agcaoili of La Union SPED Center believes that the best way to handle learners with AD/HD is to be thoroughly informed about their condition. She often reads articles and research about AD/HD to further understand the condition of her students.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px;">“I design effective and appropriate educational materials for my students by collaborating with a developmental pediatrician and parents, as well as observing my learners’ behavior,” she added.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px;">People with AD/HD often suffer from negative stereotypes from the public, which the DepEd, AD/HD Society of the Philippines, and other agencies and organizations aim to correct through the celebration of the National AD/HD Awareness Week.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px;">“People would think that kids with AD/HD are unaware of their behavior or actions. But my students come to me and say ‘Ma’am, I can’t stop moving’ and ‘</span><em style="background-color: white; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 14px;">Di ko kayang pigilan ang pagtakbo, Teacher’</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px;">,” Teacher Marinil shared.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px;">She added that these kids are trapped in a body they have no control of, and that these kids need all the understanding and acceptance they can get.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px;">Teacher Russell added, “Persons with AD/HD need to be accepted in the society, and must be given equal opportunities to grow as individuals.”</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px;">Reflecting the same passion in handling learners with special needs, SPED Teacher Nora Pablo of Villamor Airbase Elementary School said, “With proper handling, coupled with a passionate heart, students with AD/HD can learn too—in their own way, style and pace.”</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px;">Many of the people with AD/HD have above-average intelligence, are highly creative, and have the ability to multi-task. With proper management and support, people with AD/HD can live a productive life, and can contribute to the nation’s moral, financial and spiritual recovery.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px;">The DepEd calls for the participation of all schools, especially those schools offering program for children with AD/HD as well as the Special Education (SPED) Centers.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px;">Some of the efforts and activities to be conducted in schools are hanging of streamers, art workshops for children and youth with AD/HD, exhibit on educational services offered to children with AD/HD, community and parents’ forum on understanding and possible employment of people with AD/HD, among others.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px;">The annual celebration of the National AD/HD Awareness Week on the third week of October is pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 472, s. 2003 signed by then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px;">These efforts are pursuant to the DepEd Memorandum No. 167, series 2016 or the 2016 National Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (AD/HD) Awareness Week which is available online at </span><a href="http://www.deped.gov.ph/memos/dm-167-s-2016" style="background-color: white; color: #04508c; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none;">http://www.deped.gov.ph/memos/dm-167-s-2016</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px;">.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans"; font-size: 14px;">Source: <a href="http://www.deped.gov.ph/press-releases/deped-campaigns-better-adhd-awareness" target="_blank">DepED</a></span><br />
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