(PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST as of Thursday, 25 July 2024) At 3:00 AM today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at 135 km West Southwest of Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro (13.1°N, 120.0°E). Meanwhile, another LPA was estimated based on all available data at 880 km East of Eastern Visayas (11.1°N, 133.8°E). 𝗙𝗒π—₯π—˜π—–π—”π—¦π—§ π—ͺπ—˜π—”π—§π—›π—˜π—₯ π—–π—’π—‘π——π—œπ—§π—œπ—’π—‘: Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur will experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to Southwest Monsoon. Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains. 𝗙𝗒π—₯π—˜π—–π—”π—¦π—§ π—ͺπ—œπ—‘π—— 𝗔𝗑𝗗 π—–π—’π—”π—¦π—§π—”π—Ÿ π—ͺπ—”π—§π—˜π—₯ π—–π—’π—‘π——π—œπ—§π—œπ—’π—‘: Light to Moderate winds coming from Southwest to Southeast will prevail with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 2.5 meters).


Thursday, 1 June 2023

More than 100 English language teachers receive intensive training workshops 

BUTUAN CITY-- From May 8 to 26, the United States government is hosting a series of intensive training workshops for more than 100 English teachers from across the Philippines to enhance their teaching methods and skills in English language instruction.   

The workshops employ a “training the trainers” curriculum designed specifically for the Philippines by U.S.-sponsored English Language Specialists, Donna Brinton and Jan Frodesen.  The program is expected to benefit more than 7,000 teachers and 250,000 students in the Philippines by preparing participants to lead follow-on training sessions with colleagues in their local communities. 

According to Brinton and Frodesen, the program shares information, strategies, and techniques that enable participants to train fellow educators in their home communities. 

During the first two weeks of workshops in Manila, more than 60 teachers from academic institutions in Mindanao—including public high schools in Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi—received training.  Twelve teachers from the State Department’s English Access Microscholarship Program, including participants from Fiji, also joined the Manila program.  More than 50 educators from various campuses of Palawan State University are scheduled to join the final set of workshops from May 22 to 26 in Puerto Princesa, Palawan.  

On May 17, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson met with workshop participants to reaffirm the United States’ commitment to working with Philippine partners to support quality education in the country, especially in language learning. 

“We know that having a strong educational system is the key to prosperity,” said Ambassador Carlson.  “The United States looks forward to seeing the positive results of this program as dedicated Filipino educators share these methods with their peers and students.”

For these workshops, the U.S. government collaborated with the Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, National Commission on Muslim Filipinos, non-government organization Synergeia Foundation, Inc., and Palawan State University. (US Embassy in the Philippines/DMNR/PIA-Caraga)

 

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