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THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF MVGFC ADMINISTRATION

VOL. 15 ISSUE NO. 2

A.Y. 2017 - 2018MAY 2018

MVGFCI OFFERS CAREGIVING NC II

MV Gallego Graduate School Participates in the 1st National Multi-disciplinary Research Conference

MVGNAA: “IT’S TIME TO BE BACK HOME AND GIVE BACK TO HER”

MVGFCI pre-pares for the 1st batch of SHS GraduatesPage 4

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THE KEY TO YOUR BRIGHTER FUTURE!

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Accreditation is a quality assurance process!

Manuel V. Gallego Foundation Colleges Inc. is continuously improving its curriculum, instruction, faculty and staff, research, exten-sion, library, other learning resources and student services to assure quality and relevance to become one of the leading educational in-stitutions in Nueva Ecija and in the entire country. Part of its continuous effort to quality assurance is through its voluntary participation in the accreditation of program offerings with the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities – Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA). On March 7-8, 2017, a team of accreditors conducted an as-sessment of the programs BS Criminology for Level II Accreditation, Bachelor in Secondary Education (BSED) and Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEED), both for Candidate Status, headed by Dr. Esther Vedaña. With the support and collaborative efforts of all the faculty members, staff and administrators, all three programs passed the eval-uation of the accreditation committee. The BS Criminology received an overall rating of 4.08 (Highly Satisfactory) with no rating less than 4.00 (the highest rating is “5”) in all ten areas namely: Philosophy and Objectives, Faculty, Instruction, Laboratory, Library, Research, Student services, Social Orientation and Community Involvement, Physical Plant and Facilities, and Organization and Administration. Because of the high ratings received for the BS Criminology program, the program is eligible for a Level III visit by School Year 2020 -21. The Teacher Education Programs, BSED received an overall rating of 3.56 (Satisfactory) while BEED received a rating of 3.59 (Satisfactory). The school must apply for a Level I Formal Visit in two years – by School Year 2019 – 20.

Accreditation ResultsDr. Corazon Quintana

“Part of its continuous effort to quality assurance is through its voluntary participation in the accreditation of program offerings with the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities – Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA). “

MVGFC VisionMVGFC shall be among the leading educational institutions in Nueva Ecijathat is known for its accredited academic programs, high ratings in nationallyrecognized examinations and high employment rate of graduates.MVGFC MissionIn the pursuit of its Vision, MVGFC shall assure quality and relevance in its curriculum, instruction, research, extension, and student services through continuous quality improvement.

GEN. EFREN FERNANDEZ................... ChairmanATTY. JAMES T. LITTON ................... MemberMRS. MONALIZA M. GALLEGO............ MemberDR. FEDERICO O. PEREZ ................... MemberDR. JOSEPH L. GALLEGO ................. Member

Dr. Joseph L. GallegoPresident

Dr. Corazon A. QuintanaExecutive Vice President

Ms. Rosalyn B. BilogVice President for Academic Affairs

Dr. Ruth G. LucianoVice President for Planning and Program Development

Ms. Madel GuarinVice-President for

Administration

DR. JOSEPH L. GALLEGO....................PresidentDR. CORAZON A. QUINTANA…….....Executive Vice-PresidentMS. MADEL DC. GUARIN...................Vice President for AdministrationMS. ROSALYN B. BILOG…..................Vice President for Academic AffairsDR. RUTH G. LUCIANO.......................VP for Planning and Program Develop-mentDR. FEDERICO O. PEREZ....................VP for Research, Extension and LinkagesDR. SOLEDAD M. ROGUEL.................Consultant for ResearchDR. CELIA R. CASTILLON....................RegistrarDR. LEONILA S. PAEZ .........................Chief LibrarianMRS.MARICRIS G. MALAMUG ..........Directress, Student Affairs OfficeDR. PEDRITO NITURAL....……..............Director Community Outreach ProgramMRS. JUANITA LAGMAY……………...Guidance Counselor MRS. ARLYN PAHURIRAY.....................Finance OfficerMS. SHERILYN CAMACHO..................CashierENGR. RUEL SALONGA........ ...............Head, Plant and Site DevelopmentMR. ALBERT RIVERA..............................Head, Property CustodianMS. JANICE LAOYAN………….............Head, Purchasing Office/IGPMRS. EUFROCINA MAYO……..............Head, General Sciences Laboratory MRS. LUZVIMINDA DE LEON…………..Head, NAL LaboratoryMR. MICKEL JOHN SALVATIERRA........Head, Farm ServicesMR. JEFFERSON DOMINGO.................Head, MMISMRS. EMERLINDA DC. MERCADO…....School NurseMR. CELSO C. RAMOS Jr......................Head, General ServicesMR. VICENTE ANDRES............................OIC, Security Department

DR. JOSEPH L. GALLEGO...............President

DR. CORAZON A. QUINTANA……Executive Vice-President

MS. ROSALYN B. BILOG..................Vice President for Aca-demic Affairs

DR. CELIA R. CASTILLON................Coordinator, Institute of Graduate Studies

MRS. RACHELLE P. MUSNGI..........Principal, Basic Education Department

DR. RUTH G. LUCIANO………........Dean, COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

DR. RAYMOND TABAJONDA.........Dean, COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

MRS. LUZVIMINDA DE LEON...........Dean, COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH SERVICES

MS. MADEL GUARIN........................Dean, COLLEGE OF ACCOUNTANCY AND BUSINESS

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MVGFCI OFFERS

The program is a six-month period or 786 hours and will cover a broad range of topics including the practicum part that will train students in providing care for infants, young children, senior citizen, and people with special needs. This includes helping them with basic tasks such as eating, taking bath, or changing their clothes, keeping their living spac-es safe and clean; responding to emergency situations. The knowledge and skills that will be gained from this course will provide care to any client or family members that the students may find in their care. The MVGFC College of Allied Health Caregiving course will help the students become a successful caregiver who hold the clients best interests at heart. A National Certificate (NCII) will be issued to students

who will pass the Competency Assessment as certified by TESDA. The caregiving profession offers great opportunities for Fil-ipinos who want to work in other countries since Asian and Europe-an countries have an increasing trend to graying population. The data from the Philip-pine Overseas Employment Agen-cy (POEA) will show a substantial number of Job orders for care-givers of license placement and recruitment agencies are in Israel, Bahrain and the USA. The market demand for Caregivers are also growing in Spain and Saudi Ara-bia as reported in major news-feeds. In relation to this, MVGF-CI is committed to produce well-trained caregivers who can pro-vide a high standard of patient care with the complete caregiv-ing facilities and qualified instruc-tors of MVGFCI.

BY Luzviminda De LeonPhotos BY Jeah Basco

To assist in the growing local and global demand for caregivers, The Manuel V.

Gallego Foundation Colleges Inc. will open CAREGIVING NC II program in school year 2018-2019. The said program will be under the COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH.

CAREGIVING NC II

“The MVGFC College of Allied Health Caregiving course will help the students become successful caregivers who hold the clients best interests at heart”

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FEEDING PROGRAM ROLLS ON ATTHE ADOPTED BARANGAY

“Give water to those who are thirsty and feed those who are hungry” are just but few verses in the Holy Bible. Keeping the virtue of giving, MVGFC’s extension program launched the “Feeding Program” at Sitio Kaingin, Barangay Sumacab Norte, in March this year. The program is an offshoot of the needs assessment con-ducted in 2017, where one of the problems prevalent among children is malnutri-tion. According to Mrs. Rubirosa Bagsic, the Director of Extension and Community Outreach “nakakaawa kung pagmasdan ang mga batang payat at parang di lumaking normal”. She spearheaded the program by soliciting from donors who sponsor menus formulated as meals of the recipient children.

The feeding program is both an extension and research activity of the college. The research has the following objectives: 1) formulate/select cheap but nutritious menu as meals of the recip-ients; 2) determine the response of children fed with the formulated menu in terms of anthropo-metric measurements (height and weight); and, 3) establish the occurrences of other deviations from healthy conditions like diseases of all sorts.

The study will run for six months and at the end of this first study, the college hopes to learn “best practices” that could be duplicated by nearby schools in their extension project. It is further hoped that the study will be sustained and

the program will continue until malnutrition has been reduced significantly or had been eliminat-ed totally in the sitio.

BY Dr. Federico Perez and Rubirosa Bagsic

Other components of the program are: a) as immersion for MVGFC students in their classes rela-tive to the program. Nursing students taking up Nutrition course will assist and give lectures to mothers on how to prepare nutritious food for the family while those en-rolled in Nursing Research will collect data/information related to the objectives of the study. The data gath-ered will serve as a sample in the analysis and proper interpretation of data for them to learn statistical treat-ment using Statistical software or doing it manually.

The Teacher Education program will teach chil-dren in reading and writing for them to be ready when they enter Kindergarten or Grade 1. Meanwhile, one or two recipients of an alternative livelihood is pro-grammed this semester. They will be provided with a start-up capital for their chosen business. After realizing a net profit equivalent to the given capital, said capital will be turned-over to a next recipient to have a “mul-tiplier effect”. If this will be successful, the program aims to reduce poverty incidence in the sitio.

Also programmed to be conducted on this semester are lecture series on Environmental Education. Lined-up topics were: Solid Waste Management with emphasis on the 3Rs (reduce, re-use and recycle), Cli-mate Change and Adaptation (with embedded Tree Planting), Disaster Risk Reduction and other “hot issues and concerns” regarding the environment will be implemented.

MVGFC students help in the feeding program on the adopted Barangay

MVGFC students and employees help in the preparation of gifts for the giving program

“The study will run for six months and at the end of this first study, the college hopes to learn “best practices” that could be duplicated by nearby schools in their exten-sion projects.”

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The MVGFC delegation in the 1st National Multidisciplinary Research Congress organized by Olivares College, Paranaque City on March 2.

MV Gallego Graduate School Participates in the 1st National Multidisciplinary Research Conference

The Manuel V. Gallego Foundation Colleges Inc. participated in the First National Multidis-

ciplinary Research Conference with a theme: ”Research Beyond Borders: Capacitating Explo-rations for Mastery and Meaning” organized by Olivares College, in Paranaque City, on March 2, 2018. Three papers from the Graduate School of the MVGallego Foundation Colleges Inc. qualified for presentation. The “Tracer Study of Manuel V. Gallego Foundation Colleges Alum-ni”, presented by Dr. Celia Castilon, was a study of 295 graduates of the various academic pro-grams from 2010-2014. Ivy Karen O. Idel, a Mas-ter of Arts in Nursing graduate presented the paper entitled “Work Experiences of Cabanat-uan Emergency Search and Rescue (CESAR) Responders which was based on her master’s thesis. The third paper entitled “Grade 2 Pupils Performance in Philippine Informal Reading Inventory (Phil-IRI): Does Intervention Matter?” was presented by Mrs. Vivian A. San Pedro, a graduate of Master of Education, major in Edu-cational Management. The presenters had to follow strictly the procedures for abstract submission and paper presentation set by the conference organizers. The abstracts submitted became part of the journal of abstracts and proceedings published by the organizers.

In addition to the paper presenters, MVGFCI were represented by Ms. Rosalyn Bilog, VP for Academic Affairs, Dr. Ruth C. Luciano, VP for Planning and Program Development, and Dr. Soledad M. Roguel, research consul-tant, who facilitated the school’s participation in the conference. Dr. Corazon A. Quintana, Executive Vice President likewise attended the conference.

Barangay Vijandre: MVGFC’s Long-Term Partner towards Growth, De-velopment, and Sustainability in the Community

Since the establishment of Manuel V. Gallego Founda-tion Colleges Inc., (MVGFC) as a non-stock, non-profit

educational foundation, it had continuously implement-ed its “Adopt-a-Barangay” Project. MVGFC adopts a barangay to be a partner of the school’s community programs and services to promote improvement of the quality of life of the Filipino people living in the commu-nity. As an institution of higher learning, colleges and universities are mandated not only to teach (instruction) but also to produce knowledge (research) and apply the fruits of the intellect to benefit the greater commu-nity (extension). This was the guiding principle of MVG-FC during its six-year partnership with Barangay Vijandre, Cabanatuan City as its adopted barangay. Through the efforts of the Community and Outreach Office, the in-stitution designed and implemented a comprehensive community development plan. The plan included sev-eral projects to improve infrastructure, to uplift the qual-ity of education, and to provide sustainable additional source of incomes to the residents of the barangay. Barangay Vijandre, in Cabanatuan City has a land composition of 7.78 hectares; 3.5 hectares is oc-cupied by Lazaro Francisco Memorial Integrated School, while the remaining 4.23 hectares is used for residen-tial purposes. It has a total population of one thousand seven hundred (1,700) with two hundred and forty (240) households. The residents sell sampaguita and drive tri-cycle as their main and sole sources of income. Mr. Afredo D. Ponce Jr., during an interview, ex-pressed his sincere gratitude and appreciation towards MVGFCI, for adopting barangay Vijandre and making it a beneficiary of the community extension and services of MVGFC. Mr. Ponce is the the barangay captain of Barangay Vijandre. According to him, the livelihood programs conducted for the residents of Vijandre gave opportunities to the residents to explore other possible sources of income in order to alleviate poverty within the family. Some of the livelihood programs conducted for the barangay are workshops on how to make longgan-isa, noodles, and soaps. They were also taught how to propagate mushrooms. The Manuel V. Gallego provid-ed them the initial materials and equipment that they needed in the mushroom production. “The mushroom livelihood project alone was able to help the families of twenty active members of the project. We were able to produce and sell mushrooms for a period of three years”, said Mrs. Ponce, the wife of Mr. Ponce and the team leader during the mushroom production project. She added that they are looking for-ward to reactivating their mushroom cultivation as they paused during summer since extreme hot weather is affecting the production of mushrooms and they need to make further renovations in the mushroom cultivation area to make it more insulated. “All of the livelihood programs were beneficial to our community, but one of the residents’ favorite is the seminar conducted on how to make longganisa

and noodles”, Mr. Ponce added during the interview. He said that not only that it was a source of additional income, which empowered women to help their hus-bands in raising the family, but also they were able to utilize what they have learned to prepare food for the family. “I am very grateful also to the nursing and crim-inology students of MVGFCI, they were here when we were still the adopted barangay of MVGFC. They vol-unteered to train the residents in basic self-defense and conducted medical missions for the residents; we cannot repay MV Gallego for their good deeds towards us”, added Mrs. Ponce, who was also present during the interview. She highlighted the medical mission conducted on November, 2015, where a total of “Sixty Two patients”. The attendees were checked mainly for their blood sugar level and vital signs because accord-ing to the data given by the CHO, most of the resident beneficiaries from Brgy. Vijandre were either hyperten-sive or diabetic during those years. Along with these projects is a feeding program, which was aimed at improving the nutritional status of under-nourished and under weight children from 1 to 5 years old. The feeding program commenced on Oc-tober 2015 and lasted until April 2016. There was also an annual gift – giving and pamaskong handog proj-ect, whose recipeints are poorest families identified by the Office of the Barangay. During gift-giving they re-ceive Noche Buena packs of groceries and other gifts prepared and distributed by volunteer students, faculty members and staff. “More than the sustainable livelihood programs, the different trainings that the school provided in order to uplift computer literacy in the community, and more than the donations, the most important contribution of the school to our barangay is that they taught the com-munity the value of volunteerism, teamwork, and per-sistence. I believe that whether you are given assistance or not, without your persistence in life, everything is just like a heath-fire”, Mr. Ponce reflected as he remi-nisced the computer-literacy seminar conducted by the Teacher –Education students with the residents of his ba-rangay. “I will forever be grateful towards MV Gallego, I will never forget the values they instilled to me, and I will forever remind my ka-barangays with these values.”

BY Dr. Soledad Mina Roguel

BY Maricris G. Malamug

The MVGFC group with one of the plenary session speakers, Dr. Arvin Sikat, who hails from San Antonio, Nueva Ecija

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MVGFC SETS THE BAR HIGH ON ITS RESEARCH THRUST

MVGFC through its Mission statement has envi-sioned itself to become one of the leading col-

leges in Nueva Ecija with a strong instruction, exten-sion, and research thrusts that will anchor the growth of its students and the improvement of the quality of life in the community. Research improvement is among the top priorities of the administration, specifi-cally focusing its efforts to leverage the skills of faculty members and staff members in conducting relevant researches that will benefit the community. One of the most important decisions of the school is to hire a talented and experienced leader that could effectively address these needs. Hence, the engagement of Dr. Soledad Mina Roguel MV Gal-lego is like a breath of fresh air that will invigorate the research environment of the school. She brings with her the wealth of experience and expertise in higher education that she has honed through the years. A retired professor from Central Luzon State University, she used to teach courses in education, psychology, statistics, and research at the undergraduate and graduate levels. She has risen from the ranks, starting as assistant instructor to that of being a university pro-fessor. A seasoned administrator, Dr. Roguel has held various positions in CLSU such as college reg-istrar, department chair, Board of Regents secretary, dean of the Institute of Graduate Studies, dean of the Office of Student Affairs, and ultimately as Vice President for Academic Affairs, her designation when she retired in 2013. For her formal education, Dr. Roguel obtained her BS in Elementary Education, Summa Cum Laude, from Philippine Wesleyan College in 1969 and her MEd (1979) and PhD degrees in Educational Psychol-ogy (1982) from the University of Hawaii as an East-West Center scholar. She also enjoyed a 6-month research fellowship under the Fulbright- Philippine Agriculture Scholarship Program (FPASP) in 2004 to study the agricultural extension delivery system of land grant universities in the United States, particular-ly their information and technology transfer strategies with Pennsylvania State University and the University of California at Davis as host institutions. Dr. Roguel has served as consultant in training and technology transfer programs of the Internation-al Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in October 16, 1986 to October 15, 1988 and at the Philippine Rice Re-search Institute (PhilRice) in Maligaya, Science City

of Munoz, Nueva Ecija from July 16, 2001 to Decem-ber 31, 2002 while on sabbatical leave from CLSU. As a visiting scientist, she helped in developing and packaging training courses, editing training manuals, books, and other informational materials on rice pro-duction technologies, and in conducting evaluation and impact assessment studies. She has extensive experience in conducting multidisciplinary research serving as social scientist in diverse fields such as management of irrigation association, reforestation, integrated pest manage-ment, rural development studies, and education. Dr. Roguel is also an accreditor of the Asso-ciation of Chartered Colleges and Universities of the Philippines (AACCUP) where she served as secretary and member of the Board of Trustees for two terms. She is also a regular member of the National Re-search Council of the Philippines (NRCP)Division VIII (Social Science). She is a life member of the Philip-pine Association of Graduate Education (PAGE), the Philippine Association for Teachers and Educators (PAFTE), the Fulbright-Philippine Agriculture Alumni Association (FPAAA). She also served as president of the Graduate Education Association of Chartered Colleges and Universities of the Philippines (GEAC-CUP), Region 3 from 2008-2012. One of the awards, Dr. Roguel was truly proud of, was her being selected as one of the Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Teachers, higher education category in 2006. Getting this very prestigious award was an excellent affirmation of her achievements and a great source of pride and inspiration to her family, friends, and colleagues. The Psychological As-sociation of the Philippines (PAP) also recognized her as one of the achievers in the field of psychology in 2012 during its 50th anniversary as an association. As the research consultant of MV Gallego, Dr. Roguel has started the upgrading of the research ca-pability of the faculty through a continuing seminar series. Another strategy that she initiated is to have collaborative research projects to enable more faculty to have hand-on experience in conducting research. She hopes to infuse quality to the thesis of undergraduate and graduate students through consultation and by serving as mentor and facilitator. Publishing a refereed research journal of the school is one of her objectives.

MVGFCI is now busy preparing for the implementation of the new General Education Curriculum in S.Y. 2018 – 2019.

The purpose of the new General Education Curriculum, as stip-ulated in CHED Memo Order No. 20 series of 2013, is to expose undergraduate students to various domains of knowledge and ways of comprehending social and natural realities, develop-ing in the process, intellectual competencies and civic capac-ities. The eight core courses included in the new General Education framework are the following: Understanding the Self, Readings in Philippine History, The Contemporary World, Math-ematics in the Modern World, Purposive Communication, Art Appreciation, Science, Technology and Society, and Ethics. Allow me to share with you a brief description of each course as per CMO 20 s. 2013: Understanding the Self is about the nature of identity. It includes factors and forces that affect the development and maintenance of personal identity. Readings in Philippine History is viewed from the lens of select-ed primary sources in different periods, analysis and interpre-tation. The Contemporary World focuses on globalization and its impact on individuals, communities and nations, challenges and responses. Mathematics in the Modern World discusses the nature of mathematics, appreciation of its practical, intellectual, and aesthetic dimensions, and application of mathematical tools in daily life. Purposive Communication deals with writing, speaking, and presenting to different audiences and for various purpos-es. Art Appreciation talks about the nature, function and appreciation of the arts in contemporary society. Science, Technology and Society tackles interactions between science and technology and social, cultural, politi-cal and economic contexts which shape and are shaped by them. It will likewise include specific examples throughout hu-man history of scientific and technological developments.

Lastly, Ethics concentrates on the principles of ethical behavior in modern society at the level of the person, society, and in interaction with the environment and other shared re-sources. I am excited for the incoming first year students in S.Y. 2018-2019 for they will be the first batch of learners who will be able to learn a variety of subjects focused more on the actual situations rather than abstract ideas. The courses will give them an opportunity to broaden themselves, enable them to have a deeper awareness of what is happening in our world and see the relevance and application of what they are learning. Let us take for example the course, Mathematics in the Modern World. In the past, college students were taught alge-bra, statistics and geometry, among others but they wondered where they’re going to apply the learnings they acquired in these subjects when they graduate. What if the student planned to be a criminologist, a nurse, a teacher, an accoun-tant, a businessman/ businesswoman, where is he/she going to use math in this career? In this new GE course, students will be able to see the relevance of math in their respective profes-sions and apply them in real life settings. CMO No. 20 explained that the core courses are in-ter-disciplinary and are stated broadly enough to accom-modate a range of perspectives and approaches. The new curriculum is more relevant because real life situations are not conveniently compartmentalized into isolated topics and dis-ciplines. Students must be able to appreciate the interdisci-plinary nature of events, processes and things. In line with this, MVGFCI conducted series of faculty training and workshops on preparing OBEdized course plans since last year. Faculty mem-bers are required to have outcomes-based course plans in the courses they are teaching this semester and those courses they will be teaching in the first semester of next school year. The revision of course plans is not only limited to the new general education courses but also for professional and major courses. With the implementation of this new curriculum, next school year would be an exciting year for MVGFCI for students and faculty !

MVGFCI prepares for the 1st batch of SHS GraduatesBY Dr. Ruth G. Luciano

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On June, 2016, the Department of Education (DepEd) started the implementation of its Senior High School

(SHS) Program as part of the Kto12 Curriculum. The pro-gram added two more years to the high school education in the Philippines. In the SHS program, students are required to choose between two tracks-the academic and techni-cal-vocational-livelihood (TVL). The tracks are further divid-ed into strands leading to specific knowledge and skills that are designed to prepare the students for college education, employment and entrepreneurship. MVGFC offered all the strands under the academic tracks namely Science, Technology, Engineering and Math-ematics (STEM), Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS), Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM) and Gen-eral Academic Strand (GAS). On the other hand, MVG-FC decided to offer only two strands under the TVL track— Cookery and Animation. On April 25, 2018, MVGFC had its first batch of SHS graduates. The school’s SHS journey through the past two years of SHS were successful but not without its birth pains. The courses in the Grade 11 of the SHS program centered on providing the contents, activities and skills of the subjects that were previously taught in first year college. The courses in the Grade 12, on the other hand, focused on the real-life applications of the subject and topics taught in Grade 11. The context in which real life applications were done by Grade 12 students were immersions, culminating and en-trepreneurial activities, and research output presentations

– doing documentaries, administering questionnaires and conducting interviews. One highlight of the Kto12 curriculum is through the subject “Inquiries”, “Investigations” and “Immersions”. Through this subject, the SHS students were given a back-ground and a “feel” of the career and the workplace they intend to get into. MVGFC partnered with different public and private institutions to enable the students to have this experience. The first strand to hold its immersion is the ABM. The students were accommodated by Dr. Joseph L. Gallego,

President of MVGFC and the Litton Group of Companies. Together with his vibrant Litton team, the ABM students had their two-day immersion on March 14 and 15, 2018 at the Mandala Park in Mandaluyong City. Mandala Park is a 3 hectare commercial development in Shaw Boulevard. This initial exposure to the business world was fol-lowed by a series of immersions for all the remaining strands on April 16 to 20, 2018. The HUMSS students who intend to take up Criminol-ogy visited the Cabanatuan City offices of Philippine Nation-al Police, Bureau of Fire Protection and Bureau of Jail Man-

agement and Penology while those who intend to take up Psychology and Education courses visited the Department of Social Welfare and Development -Cabanatuan City and DSWD Home for the Girls in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija. The latter group also observed classes in the Basic Education Department of MVGFC. The STEM students who intend to take up Nursing were accommodated at the Dr. Paulino J. Garcia Medical and Research Memorial Hospital (PJGMRMC) while those who will take up Engineering were set to explore in DWNE Radio Station in Palayan City and the Cabanatuan City En-gineering Office. The TVL had their 80-hour Work Immersion in Payawal Advertising in Cabanatuan City. The SHS Program is a challenging program that re-quires focus on developing the competencies needed in the workplace and to have good linkages that enables students to apply those competencies in real life situa-tions. Students need to study hard, persevere, and be open-minded to succeed. MVGFCI moves forward con-fidently in having an enabling and nurturing environment where its learners will succeed in the SHS Program, their chosen careers of its students and in their lives.

Surfing Through the Waves of the Senior High School Program: An UpdateBY Rachelle Pecson-Musñgi and Jennelyn Z. Dionisio

They say that there is no place like home. However, the MVGNAA proved that one could always find

another home away from home. This was how it felt, when the Manuel V. Gallego Nursing Alumni Associa-tion (MVGNAA) members, led by Mrs. Teresita Caisip, gathered for an alumni homecoming on January 26, 2017 in MVGFC Mini-Amphitheatre. Over twenty –five nursing alumni came from different parts of the coun-try and the globe to attend the event and celebrate the birthday of the founder, Ambassador Manuel V. Gallego. Mrs. Teresita Caisip, the current president of the Nursing Alumni Association, organized the event. The elementary pupils of Manuel V. Galle-go Elementary Department opened the program through an invocation number. Dr. Joseph L. Gallego, the grandson of the founder, and the current Presi-dent of MVGFCI welcomed the Nursing alumni and gave the story of the life of the Founder and the ma-jor events occurring in the Philippines and the world during his lifetime. He emphasized that his grandfa-ther, after serving the country as a congressman, as the secretary of education, and as an Ambassador for Plenipotentiary, was 67 years old when he estab-lished the school. He said that most people on that age would have retired and would have enjoyed their lives. But his grandfather embarked on this ma-jor endeavor so he can continue serving the Filipino people even when he is no longer on this earth. His grandfather envisioned the school to be a Nursery for Fundamental Human Freedoms where the “poor but deserving” will have quality education and have op-portunities for a better life. The President stated that the legacy of his grandfather is one of excellence,

hard work and perseverance and that it is the Alum-ni who personify this legacy – through their success-ful lives and through their service to their respective communities. Former Principal of the Central Luzon School of Nursing (now MVGFCI) Loretta Camero Sanidad, R.N., Ed.D. also attended the celebration. Afterwards, food and beverages were served to the guest. Mr. Tristan Verde from Criminology Department and Ms. Cristalyn Constantino from CBAS Department gave intermission numbers to entertain the alumni while

they were taking their lunch. After the intermission number, Mrs. Luz Pirll, the President of the Manuel V. Gallego Nursing Alumni Association (MVGNAA) gave the President a gener-ous donation. The President thanked Mrs. Pirll and all the alumni for their unwavering and continuous and strong support these several decades. He added that the donation will be used to improve the library and laboratories of the school. Dr. Celia Fajardo, in giving the closing remarks, mentioned that the Caregiver Program will be open-ing for enrollment soon. The reunion ended with a tour of the campus.

MVGNAA: “IT’S TIME TO BE BACK HOME AND GIVE BACK TO HER”

BY Israel Bonite and Maricris Malamug

“The school’s SHS journey through the past two years of SHS were successful but not without its birth pains.”

“Over twenty –five nursing alumni came from different parts of the country and the globe to attend the event and celebrate the birthday of the founder, Am-bassador Manuel V. Gallego.”

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SDP 101: 5S of Goodhousekeeping Training for the MVGFCI Employees BY Madel D. Guarin

The administration of Manuel V. Gallego Foun-dation Colleges Inc. (MVGFCI) is committed to

improve the quality of services rendered toward its clientele, by ensuring that all the members of the company are oriented with the most effective trends and good practices in managing a work place. The Manuel V. Gallego Foundation Colleges Inc. In cooperation with the academic and office management practitioners Mr. Khriz N. Hernandez and Ms. Irene M. Diaz of Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology conducted a seminar workshop on “5S of Good Housekeeping”. All the non-teaching personnel of the institution attended the said training. It was held on September 1, 2017 at the MVGFCI conference room. “5S” stands for sort, set in order, shine, standardized, sustain. “Implementing 5S in the workplace is a very good way to start organizing the workplace for effi-cient and faster transactions,”., said Mr. Hernandez, when he talked about the basics of good house-keeping. 5S is proven to be a beneficial system that helps many companies remain competitive and profitable. It is a good idea to get better orga-nized, reduce waste and avoid unnecessary costs anywhere we can. This is where 5S can really help us to remain competitive and profitable.

The speakers shared some good practices on how to organize and transform a workspace into an effective and efficient place to work. Among the things they discussed in detail are identifying and storing items based on their frequency of us-age, maintaining the area and items, and sustain-ing the new order. They also taught the personnel on how to arrange files and de-clutter efficiently to avoid piling of unnecessary files that may accumu-late overtime and may soon limit the employees’ productivity. As a culminating activity, the facilitators grouped the attendees and instructed them to con-duct a Strength-Weaknesses-Opportunity-Threat (SWOT) Analysis of their offices. During the activity, the facilitators asked them to list down the current strengths of the offices, including the advantages, unique traits and assets; their weaknesses, which may include the things that they can improve, the things they need to avoid or prevent, and other limiting factors in relation to their productivity. They also identified some opportunities to improve or change an existing process that may result to pos-itive results. Lastly, they also identified threats that may stop them from pursuing the innovations they listed in opportunities. The different groups chose a leader to present the output in class.

Mr. Khriz N. Hernandez and Ms. Irene M. Diaz of Nueva Ecija Uni-versity of Science and Technology as Resource Speakers of the seminar.

MVGFCI employees poses for a groufie while getting their hands full at the goodhousekeeping seminar.

. MVGFCI employees showed the Gallegan Spirit! during an activity.

As part of its commitment to attain high quali-ty education through continuous quality im-

provement particularly in curriculum, instruc-tion, research, extension, and student services, the Manuel V. Gallego Foundation Colleges Inc. (MVGFCI) conducted a comprehensive Alumni Tracer Study in 2016. It was a collaborative work among the department heads, undergraduate and graduate program coordinators and alumni coordinator. The primary objective of this initiative is to determine the employability of MVGFC grad-uates for the past three years, and relate the results to their socio-demographic characteristics such as age, sex, civil status, location of residence; and to their educational profile such as the awards and honors they received, competencies gained from college education, and government examinations that they have passed. The results of the tracer study were helpful in determining how the student development program should be improved, par-ticularly its placement service and the instructional approach used for the nursing curriculum. Analysis of the data disclosed that the old-er batches (2010-2012) registered higher response (75%) compared to the recent batches of 2013 and 2014. It shows further that the same batches of graduates are willing to attend and be involved with the activities of their Alma Mater. To ensure greater attendance and participation, a recom-mendation forwarded is to hold future alumni homecomings during the month of October, or the

“Nurses Month”. Alumni homecoming is an oppor-tune time for graduates to get in touch with each other and build camaraderie. This is also the right opportunity to obtain suggestions and feedback as to how the curriculum can be improved given the needs of actual nursing practices locally and abroad. As regards to the awards received, only six percent (6%) of the total participants received awards from their Alma Mater. Awards from the school may be in the form of scholarships as a re-

sult of high academic performance, loyalty award and academic distinctions or with honors. Results show that the school implements high standard for academic performance and as a completer of three degrees, a loyalty award is given. One notable result was the high employ-ability rate of nursing graduates and the short lag time to land a job. This is coupled with high regards from employers with the implication that they re-ceived the proper knowledge and the right com-petencies required of their job. Nursing is a delicate profession for it requires the proper training and ex-posure to care for patients with illnesses, disabilities, the oldies as well as children. MVGFC is not remiss of its role to equip students the necessary tools to make life easier and more comfortable. To sustain excellence of the program, it is recommended to design a faculty development program that will empower the facilitators of learn-ing to have a more constructivist, learner-centered approach to teaching and learning as it is the call of the time to implement OBE programs. For courses that use team-teaching approach and outcomes-based teaching learning (OBTL) mate-rial will ensure a congruent and coherent topics or modules that address acquisition of knowledge and skills and the development of the right attitude towards work. Finally, a stronger alumni relations team or an alumni relations office can be organized to maintain a continuous contact and facilitate com-munication between them and the school. There is a need of a more comprehensive and updated database to enhance placement opportunities between new graduates and seasoned alumni practitioners. It is believed that more involvement in alumni homecomings could pave the way to be known more both locally and abroad and may re-sult to a greater share of enrollees not only in the new nursing programs but all other programs the school offers.

NURSING ALUMNI TRACER STUDY: THE WAY TO ENHANCING THE CURRICULUM AND INCREASING ENROLLMENTBY Rosalyn B. Bilog

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