ISABEL NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL
KATUNGGAN
SPECIAL EDITION
2019 Division Schools Press Conference Participation
PFI grants P25k to INCS
NEW PAGES. Mrs. Alibeth Alina, Mrs. Maria Elena Guerrero, Mrs. Noemi
Sardido with Mrs. Raulina A. Parco, the school librarian as they opened
the newly arrived books donated.
Bato Balani Foundation,
PFI donate learning materials
To help replete the scarce learning
resource materials of Isabel
National Comprehensive School
(INCS), Bato Balani Foundation,
in collaboration with PASAR
Foundation Incorporated (PFI),
donated books and magazines to
INCS Library Media Center last July
2019.
“I think that was because
before, we were asking for books
for the library. Before, we were
actually asking for bookshelves and
tables among others and all of these
were given already. After which, we
also sought for book donations and
Bato Balani, having previous issues
of books in various areas, tapped
PFI to look for school where these
learning materials can be donated,”
responded Mrs. Raulina A. Parco,
INCS School Librarian when asked
Photo: Rolein A. Parco
about the details of donation.
Around 640 books for junior
high school students encompassing
various learning areas like English,
Mathematics, Science, and Filipino
were given aside from the back
issues of different magazines.
“The books given by the Bato
Balani Foundation and PFI gave us
advantages especially because it
helped us become very prepared
during the Read-a-thon competition
held last November 13 considering
that we used their donated
references during our concentration
period and the given texts during
the contest were readily available
from the books donated by them,”
said Kate Maskariño, a Grade-7
student and an Oral Interpretation
Contestant – District Level
Champion. (Jay O. Nepomuceno)
SCRIBES. The campus journalists from Isabel National Comprehensive
school as they participated in the Division Schools Press Conference
last October 28-31, 2019, Dulag Leyte. Photo: Rolein A. Parco
To be able to support Isabel National Comprehensive School (INCS)
in purchasing main equipment for its first-time participation in TV
Broadcasting Category and to help defray the expenses incurred, PASAR
Foundation Incorporated (PFI) granted an amount of P25,000 to INCS for
the recently held Division Schools Press Conference (DSPC) on October
28-31 in Dulag, Leyte.
“PFI found a merit to help the (English Team) ranked as second
school in this contest since this placer, Radio Broadcasting (English
is part of our thrust – to improve Team) ranked as sixth placer, Radio
verbal and written communication,’’ Broadcasting (Filipino Team) ranked
PFI Executive Director Mr. Ruben as fifth placer, Online Desktop
Cajigas said after being asked about Publishing (English Team) ranked
its purpose of donation. as fourth placer, and Collaborative
Mr. Cajigas further stated that Desktop Publishing (Filipino Team)
the people behind PFI were very ranked as second placer for the
happy that INCS had qualified and group category. For school paper
were even happier after knowing contest (Filipino Category), Ang
that all the school participants were Katunggan ranked as the overall
hailed first placers in all categories third placer.
during Area Schools Press Meanwhile, Rolein A. Parco and
Conference held last September 17 Jedrick R. Perjes, both individual
in Kananga, Leyte. category contestants, were hailed
With the support PFI had as first placer in Photojournalism
extended, INCS team bagged several (English) and third placer in Editorial
awards during the DSPC 2019 Cartooning (English) respectively.
which includes TV Broadcasting Both Parco and PFI | 02
INCS grabs awards in ASPC ‘19
Isabel National Comprehensive The team from English
School (INCS) grabbed awards Collaborative Desktop Publishing
in Area School Press Conference bagged the first place with some
(ASPC) 2019 with the theme minor awards: best in news page
“Fostering and advocating the and best in sports page and the
voices of the Young minds through team from Filipino Collaborative
Campus Journalism” held at Desktop Publishing also won the
Kananga National High school first place with minor awards: Best
(KNHS). in news page, best in ASPC | 02
02 KATUNGGAN
EDITORIAL / NEWS
SPECIAL EDITION
June - October 2019

Learning beyond
the walls
be a part of any institution.
These kinds of challenges allow
students to become more
motivated because not only will
they desire to make themselves
and their parents proud but they
will also aim to bring pride and
honor to their beloved alma
mater.
Karol Mark, a University of
the Philippines (UP) senior, said
COMMENTARIES
that the importance of having On INCS performance during ASPC ‘19

Tete-a-Tete these extracurricular activities

is that students are given the
Ruben Cajigas
PFI Executive Director
As long as the program on education is still a
Rolein A. Parco support system and avenues for

E
very country’s utmost
priority is education.
Through education,
the country creates the
future generation into learned
citizens. Through education,
one learns the fundamentals
of being an educated person,
on how to read and write.
However, through today’s
education system, learning
not only focuses on instilling
the knowledge hidden within
the four-walled classroom but
also emphasizes on immersing
the leaners into authentic
situations for them to learn
the skills required in different
challenges.
Academic contests have
always been and will always
interests beyond the classroom.
Thus according to Deb Kelly
a career services specialist, not
everything can be learned just
by sitting inside a classroom.
According to her, students
can gain initiative and attain
abundance of new skills through
extracurricular activities.
As listed on a website NACE,
being involved on both on and
off campus build skills can also
help a student on resumes since
these give out the experience
and skill-training.
It is a truism that the
students’ full development is
not dependent merely on books
and lectures, skills not only rely
on what the book says, since
experience is always the best of
teachers.
focus program of the foundation, as long as God will
always bless the foundation especially financially
to be able to help the local schools and as long
as the management of the foundation and the
management of the mother company, PASAR has
a heart on education for the improvement of the
quality of local education in this area.
On stakeholders’ support to INCS
Manolita C. Ruizo
Secondary School Principal IV
It is with great sincerity to extend my heartfelt
gratitude for the relentless support you had
extended to our students and institution. We had
undertaken a lot of challenges but there was never
an instance that you had turned your back on us.
As our way of compensating your unconditional
generosity, we will continuously aim for excellence
in every endeavour that we are bound to undertake.
PFI From page 1
Perjes qualified to compete for the donated financial assistance to
upcoming Regional Schools Press any local schools in Isabel. For this
Conference (RSPC) 2019 to be held school year, the foundation has also
on November 26-28 in Tacloban been supporting six students of

KATUNGGAN
City. INCS under its scholarship program.
PFI, being one of the (Audrelly Vien G. Onde)
SPECIAL EDITION stakeholders of INCS, has already

STAFF ASPC From page 1

Editor-in-Chief Rolein A. Parco
feature page and best in lay outing. publishing groups were coached by
Writers Audrelly Vien G. Onde
While Radio Broadcasting group Ms. Desiree A. Gabriel (English) and
Uriel S. Rosal (English) capped first place with Ms. Maria Grace D. Galos (Filipino)
Gertrude E. Declaro some minor awards which were while the online publishing groups
Cartoonist Jedrick R. Perjez the best male and female anchor, from English and Filipino were
Lay-out Artist Jay O. Nepomuceno best in script writing, best technical coached by Mr. Daniel Temporada
Advisers Desiree A. Gabriel director, and best infomercial and (English) and Ms. Jackielou Maca
May A. Araño Radio Broadcasting (Filipino) also (Filipino) and Radio broadcasting
Bebeilyn T. Masong placed first which also won some with Ms. Princess Eloine Yu and
Ivy B. Basnillo minor awards which were the best Mrs. Maria Lisa Balading
Maria Grace D. Galos in male and female anchor, best in The event was participated by
Consultant Manolita C. Ruizo news reporter, and best in script different contestants from both
Secondary School Principal IV writing. elementary and secondary schools
The collaborative desktop in Area IV. (Uriel S. Rosal)
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Thank you PFI

Written by: Bebeilyn T. Masong
INCS Teacher III
(A speech choir piece presented during the PASAR’s 15th Founding Aniversary last July 19)

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.

The sincere thought I can utter to you,
To be good, to do good, is all I can promise,
To be faithful to God and live life to the fullest.

PFI Scholar, they may call me.

Trained and strengthened in every way.
Shown the way what life should be,
In gratitude I should live, day by day.

I felt I was hopeless,

When I saw what’s life at face.
My parents seemed in serious need,
Partners to help as big as a seed.

To reach my dreams I need to continue,

Though the road ahead seems gray in hue.
For faith spoke, one will come out of the blue,
Willing to help, support me grow.
Along the way, there I met,
PASAR Foundation Incorporated.
Whose trust and belief to me are set,
Support and care, can’t be compared.

Hand in hand with INCS it works,

With Sir Ruben, Ma’am Precy and Ma’am Ruizo too.
It’s PFI adds meaning to this meek life once in a blue,
A brightened life, unwritten in story books I know.

This gift I received to others I will share,

To my siblings and loved ones and every peer.
That there is PFI whose kindness is not reserved,
Whose gift of helping others, a value to emulate.

Thank you PFI, you give me wings to fly,

That gratitude I will carry as I soar high.
Fifteen fruitful years and farther you will grow,
Because a seed of love and hope, in me you sow.
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