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Mines Iew: Deped To Focus On Public Kindergarten
Mines Iew: Deped To Focus On Public Kindergarten
Mines Iew: Deped To Focus On Public Kindergarten
The Department of Education (DepEd) is seeking ways to meet the demand for more kindergarten teachers in public schools for school year 2011-2012. The DepEd, in a school year. schools. press statement, said it Public schools curThe move to reach expects more than 2.4 rently have around 1.5 100 percent participamillion 5-year-old chil- million kindergarten tion among children dren to enroll in public pupils while another starting five years of schools in the coming 435,574 are in private age.
The Official School Publication in English of Mines Elementary School // Quezon City, NCR
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With the largest budget increase in recent years, the Department of Education (DepEd) is focusing next year on developing the public kindergarten program for 5-year-olds to better prepare the new schoolers for basic education. DepEd would focus The DepEd will start 2011 with a P207-bil- on developing the publion budget, the larg- lic kindergarten system, est in the bureaucracy, part of government efwith an increase of al- forts to attain the global most a fifth of the cur- goal of providing unirent years P175-billion versal access to basic outlay. Of that amount, education by 2016. 79 percent will go to For the first quarter of the compensation of the 2011, DepEd will focus agencys army of half a on providing for univermillion teachers. sal kindergarten faciliThis represents the ties for 5-year-olds. Boosting the kinbiggest increase in years in our annual budget dergarten system is at close to 19 percent the backbone of the DepEds K+12. compared to last year.
Mines Elementary School students participate in the annual Sci-Fair, an activity that promotes not only the study of Science but as well as appreciation and infusion of thinking like a scientist to the students.
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Theres good news to the Department of Education (DepEd), for the first time in more than ten years, DepEd is going to get a huge increase in its budget which is 32 billion pesos more making the 2012 budget to more than P200 billion. With the huge increase get and by entering into in a build-and-transfer of the budget, Sec. Flor- co-financing programs scheme using part of encio Abad said the with local government the yearly budget in the Aquino administration units, among others. school-buildings amortihopes to cover the classAccording to the offi- zation so that the private room gap before Presi- cial, the government has sectors can build public dent Aquinos term ends already discussed with school buildings that by providing substantial the business community DepEd and LGUs caninvestments in the bud- for them to be engaged not build.
To improve education
By Jamaica Estrella
Campus journalists with their trainors were Mrs. Marilyn Pasana and Mrs. Annabella Alondra.
Dan Mark Restoles grade six and Catherine John Galiza grade five win the UNTV Campus Challenge quiz show challengers round.
MES students joined Buwan Ng Wika celebration with a theme of Ang Filipino ay Wikang Panlahat, Ilaw at lakas sa Tuwid Na Landas. The Grade VI pupils participated in the District Contest Sabayang Pagbigkas at Sto. Kristo Elementary School on August 18. Coreen Joice Dionisio a Grade II students won 3rd Place District Contest. Mrs. Emma Reyes trained Dionisio. Students from all grade level performed their presentaion in the program . Mrs. Annabella E. Alondra ended the program by giving a closing message to all the students and teachers about how important is our Language.
Sci-Fair 2011
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The Official School Publication in English of Mines Elementary School // Quezon City, NCR
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Volume 7. Number 1
Dan Mark Restoles Ralph Joseph Gallebo Arvin Karl Capiral, Elloize Arnelle Querubin, Jamaica Estrella, Jeanette Joy Yadao, Jesil Pojas, Michalaine Bernardo,
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younger sibling. If not they will becomes unproductive throughout the two years of waiting until they became of legal age. This is the major problems that the Aquino administration is trying to solve. .call centers, for example, say that they are perfectly willing to hire high school graduates that speak good English. But they are not legally allowed to do so. All other busi-
nesses that do not really need college-level knowledge or skills would love to employ young people, but high school graduates are much too young. The proposed DedEd reform solves the problem of unemployment for high school graduates and the related problem of lack of employable persons. Today, a young person needs to have 10 years of basic educations
and four years of college to get a job. Once the new structure is in place, a person will need only 12 years of basic educations to work in a company or to be an entrepreneur. That means that the 14 years of preparation for work have been cut down to 12. The K+12 program Is a viable and a long term solution to improve the quality of Filipinos. Give it a try.
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Adviser Co-adviser Principal
Zaira Joy Garado Marielle Trisha Floresca, Veronica Louis Ganaban, Mrs. Marilyn Q. Pasana, Analiza Rodrigo Photographers: Keziah Kaye Lagundino, Glendhylle Love Galleto Sportswriters: Ralph Joseph Gallebo, John Fyke Mingi
Pointless contradiction
He won the vote of the majority. Majority of the Filipinos voters are Catholics. With a whooping vote of 5,208,678 (that is 42.08% of all Filipinos voters), Aquino obviously won the favor of the church. This, for sure, made him expect of a great ecumenical support, unlike previous administrations that encountered countless church inferences. However, it turns out that his is not an exemption. PNoy, as he prefers to be called, earned disagreement from the church in his endorsement of the comprehensive reproductive health bill (RH Bill). The RH Bill features a nationwide family planning and a back-toback crime and diseasepreventing campaign from the catholic Bishops conference of the Philippines (CBCP). The word itself reminds us of medieval times, when threats were preached in pulpits and when the great pope Gregory VII stripped King Henry IV of the sacraments. With its stand, the church overlooks the good points in the present administration. P-Noys declarations of a non-holyday last November 2 added fuel to the fire. The church claimed that this was a clear violation of the virtue of the proclamations No. 1699 which state an additional non-working holyday. Being equally powerful, the church and the state leave questions to very Filipinos mind: is the state being abusive or is the church too preachy? The Carlos Celdran demonstration favored the latter. Article II section 6 of the constitution
The RH Bill features a nationwide family planning and a backto-back crime and disease-preventing campaign from the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP).
Class Assylum
By Dan Mark Restoles
state the separations of the church and the state. The church is needed for the spiritual guidance of the people but should leave the matters of the state to its officials. Religion guides our conscience but it is not enough in making decisions for the country. In the first place, P-Noy is the president of the whole nation, catholic and not. In his five months of services, he has yet many plants for the country plants which will never come into realizations if pointless contradictions persist. Considering the good of his constituent does not make P-Noy the modern martin Luther. This issue is a big deal- if one heralds it as such. Mutual respect is needed, not carping homilies or malacanang-
scented media exposure. The government should honor the bible and religious sectors should adhere to the constitution. Heresy is a sin as well as baseless allegations. State-church conflicts are not anymore new. They are timeless tales that fuse into a harsh reality: as malnutrition reaches the pedestal, employment rate reaches the abyss. Lately, according to Food and agriculture Organizations (FAO), 15.2 million Filipinos are under nourished. The central intelligence Agency (CIA) also claimed a 7.5% unemployment rate, an estimate of seven on million jobless Filipino adult. Now is not the time for faultfinding and grandstanding. As corrosion threatens the pearl of the orient, unity is a must.
Being in the top sections is not actually a privilege. It is actually a big responsibility. Teachers in section One have high expectations from them. The bulk of assignments and researches usually filled our weekends. Everyone has a to-do-list. The department of education has just issued memorandum No. 392 directing heads of public schools to refrain from giving homework/assignments during weekend to allow pupils to out being spend quality times with their parents without being burdened by the thought of doing lots of homework. But true, too much homework may be considered unhealthy, but truer, what pushes a student to not go beyond his or her boundaries in having too much play is schoolwork. As a student, it gives me a sense of responsibility. I speak the truth admitting that is somehow steals me from the comfort of my own home like my body is here, but my frame of mind is not. Honestly, it is the load of essays, project, review, and researches that sustain my momentum towards learning. So, before I see you clapping your hands and stomping your feet from imagining life without
But true, too much homework may be considered unhealthy, but truer, what pushes a student to not go beyond his or her boundaries in having too much play is schoolwork.
Merely a reminder
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homework, stop imagining. Whiners might say that they see no benefits in homework. But it actually gives us the chance to master our learning. It urges us to study what we do not get in one sitting. Most of all, it makes us responsible. Accordingly, the DepEd is planning to add two more years to school, saying that ten years is not enough to fully mold the youth. Now, why takes away the homework? Weekends are extension of our learning. This is a test on how dedicated the students are on their studies. However, amid the flaks that welcomed the policy is merely a reminder, not for strict compliance. Let the teachers decide on how they will make their students busy. So enough of the rejoicing. Nothing will change the habit of studying on weekends because it is already a part of our system. In its truest sense, homework is meant for self-learning. May it be a grace or a burned, it depends on how we see it. And above and beyond, why fix or change what isnt broken? So, where else do I put a checkmark on my to-do list?
CHILD ABUSE
By Vernalisa Libanan
More children in the Philippines are becoming victims of abuse, violence and exploitation.
Nearly 1.7 million children do not have birth documents. Having no birth documents deprives children of basic health, educational and protection services, therefore making them increasingly vulnerable to different forms of abuse and exploitation. The country lacks a national child protection monitoring and reporting system to determine the exact number of children in need of special protection, such as victims of abuse, violence and exploitation. Despite recent economic gains, 36.8 per cent of the population still live below the national poverty line, with 47.5 per cent of the population living on less than US$ 2 per day. Poverty has pushed many children to work to fend for their families, which usually places them in situations of abuse and exploitation. Children affected by armed conflict remains a concern. From 2001-2005, records show a total of 1,025,426 internally displaced persons nationwide. In the past four years, 30,000-50,000 of children are displaced every year as a result of armed conflict. Basic services in most conflict-affected communities are often either absent or severely deficient. The lack of basic services and opportunities in these communities has driven children to become involved
with armed groups. The lack of access to education and other basic services has been associated with increased participation of children in armed groups. Nevertheless, significant breakthroughs have been made for the protection of children in the Philippines. For example, the historic passage of the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act raised the age of criminal liability from 9 to 15 years old and ensures children are not placed in adult jails. More networks and alliances for child protection are continuously being established, ensuring a more protective environment for children in need, even in hard-to-reach areas.
Everytime a typhoon ravage a certain province, everytime an earthquake or a landslide leaves a place in complete destructions, and every times something happens that leaves our brothers and sisters barely hanging on, the Filipino people rise up magnificently to the occasion.
Board Work
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Marilyn Pasana
Have you ever wondered who the most unheralded heroes of todays generation are? Chalk boards lesson plan, books, knowledge, and skill are among their weapons. They are the TEACHERS. They and nobody else can bear these tons of work. They work very hard and sacrifice enough if only to see their students benefited and satisfied in every way. (Well, it is not infrequent for teachers to dig coins from their pockets to give baons to students who come to school without
a single centavo due to extreme poverty.) No, they are not the counterpart of Wonder woman or Superman, for they are distinctly genuine and incomparable in their enthusiasm and endurance. Most certainly, too, comparing them to a celebrity is off the context, especially if beauty or glamour is to be the basic. For, indeed, they are most of time haggard-looking, ugly from exhaustion, hungry (because of skipping meals in favor of pressing deadlines), unglamorous in their
No, they are not the counterpart of Wonder woman or Superman, for they are distinctly genuine and incomparable in their enthusiasm and endurance.
another overused saying, a catchphrase capitalist use to make even more money out of the very commercial business that we have come to know as Christmas. In time of disasters, in time of dire need, in times when we have nothing left to rely on but the goodness of our fellowmen, these are the time we witness the real meaning of Christmasthe total giving of oneself in service to other people, the same way the Jesus Christ did 2,000 years ago when he first came into the world. The catch-phrase, Christmas is not about the gift we receive, but what we give (or other similar lines) that we see all the time in greeting cards, in billboards, in streamers, and just above every available advertising space during the holiday season suddenly takes on a life of its own when natural calamities strike. The spirit of giving that Christ introduced, the same spirit of giving that is so often lost in this take-all-that-you-can mentality that society has, sparks into flame and shows us that genuine love for another still exist. When Filipino people are united for common cause, when every other disagreement is pushed aside and momentarily forgotten for the sake of our brothers and sisters who need our help- these are the time when the very essence of Christmas comes alive. It doesnt even have to be December to ignite the love and compassion in the heart of every Filipinos. Merry Christmas to all!
Pen Hub
By
Jamaica Estrella
list may go interminable. Quite unfair, however, we students do not seem to value our students do not seem to value our teachers sacrifice for us. Their happiness is to see us cooperative and taking our studies seriously. Their primary concern is we-our academic welfare, our future. They want to see us pursuing the right path inspired by sound value and normal principles. They want us secure and successful someday. Such is their triumph and fulfillment.
hind the kawali and the jars of sweet-and-sour souce, I wondered how it feels like to be one of them. I never got to be a student. being a poor hungry soul, I grew up to the sad truth that education is more of a privilage than a right. mama and papa, while they werestill alive, raised me up to the fact that studying is only for rich people, that a collele de-
gree wont feed a hungry stomach ang that garbage was enough to be considered food. It was too late when I realized they were wrong. I spent the days of my childhood begging for alms near churches. though not inside a classroom. I have learned many things, like how to look hungry when youre realy numb to the pain of hunger, how to put on grease to look dirtier, though no one would really know the differnce, and how to loathe my life for being this way. I enved kids of my age, their books and packed lunch were that much of aburden to them already while there I stood: illiterate and hungry. My mother never called me by my name, not even before she died eating experied meat from a dumpsite for she said I looked a lot like my older brother, who was seventh in the family and the only one who got to go to school. Lord knows thakful I am for he taught me how to count and read. I gave him thanks through helping him sell drugs in secret, which eventuallyland-
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ed him behind bars. I inherited my job from my father when he died oftuberculosis. He didnt choose me though, it was because out of the two who could read countin our family of twelve, I was the only one not in jail. I had to give up my dreams of schooling for it was really not necessary anymore. People always say that experience is the best teachers, but for the likes of me, it was the only mentor I had. And if experience taught me anything. its the different that education makes in ones life. The children have gone. theyre probably home now if they ever do have one. I am now wondering howmany of the kids I know would get to study until college. I really hope they do. And in my heart, I really wish my children would go too. I wouldnt want them to live in the regret brought by the lack of schooling, like what I am living in. the future so much to bring, I just hope whatever it has to give, the children will know how to take it.
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of Christendoms most prominent figures. Popular legend says that St. Helena (Reyna Elena), who is the mother of Constantine the Great, traveled to Calvary three centuries after the death of Jesus Christ to look for His
on them one by one. The servant got cured after touching one of these crosses, and this cross was determined to be the one used by Christ. In the Santacruzan, she is given the most prominent status and is accompanied by
of the oppressed and downtrodden, walks ahead of Reyna Sentenciada, the epitome of convicted innocents. The aetas, symbolizing the pagan natives, and the Reyna Mora representing Muslims and other religions before
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Everybody who dreamt of being star and those who already achieved that dream would not dare miss the new hype taking the country by storm. With every episode oozing with drama, humor and magnificent musical acts, Glee has indeed become a part of pinoy weekly viewing habits. And with the addition of the countrys pride Charice Pempengco to its allstar cast, there is indeed another good reason to be hooked in the Gleemania. Glee fanatics, widenly known as Gleeks, would perhaps argue on what makes Glee so addicting. Some would say it is the shows top-of-theline choreography, while some would say the characters singing voice are more than enough reason to be a Gleek. But the aficionados would agree in one thing, without the compelling storyline, the show would be nothing more than just a High School
Musical on TV. What makes Glee so special? Its the humor injected in every scene, or the marvellous musical numbers featuring songs ranging from all-time favourites to modern pop-charttoppers? Perhaps Glee has something more to offer than just being a new feature about hihg school students singing their hearts out, it also important values in whisch every other teenager can related to, like searching for a place to belong, standing out and reaching for dreams and having courage to face your fears. With the show featuring misfits struggling to make a theme for themeselves through music, it gives viewers the sense of inspiration that anyone can shine, no matter how weird or peculiar they migt be. With characters such as Rachel, te stuck-up attention seeking but ever-so talented leader; finn, the peer pressured charming football quarterback; Mercedes, the
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By Glendhylle Love Gallet and Ralph Joseph Gallebo semi-obese yet hardhitting diva who resent having to play back up; Kurl, the gay Lady Gaga fanatic; Quinn, the flirty cheerleader who ended up being pregnant and of course, Mr. Will Schueste, the caring and encouraging adviser of the Glee Club New Directions teens of this age wii find the show easily relatable and compelling, not to mention the hilarity of the schemes and pranks the antogonist cheerleading adviser and the Glee hater sue Sylvester has to bring. Though Charice, known to the slow as Sunshine Corazon, a bright, strong talent whom Rachel chased away due to being threatened by her prow-
ess, ended up being part of the New Directions rival team. Vocal adrenaline, she sure adds spice to the flavor Gle has been giving the audience large doses of. But setting Pinoy pride aside, Glee in its entirely is definitely a show wort watching, worth getting hooked on and singing along too.
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Deaf as we may seem to the unsong dilemmas, there is no denying that our countrys state of schooling is gradually deteriorating in terms of quality. One cannot open his eyes and not see major, major deficiencies philippines education is currently going through. And perhaps the months old Aquino government, particularly the Department of Education (DepEd) must do more than just look these problems in the eyes: their challenge is to provide a solution. All system sre go for the DepEd formaleted K+12 program, adding two more years to the present 10-year education system. according to the DepEd, the Philippines, is one of the countries that lag behind the 12-year stan-
dard, along with Botswana. The program years for graduates to find jobs easily after graduating from secondary school, especially for those jobs not requiring a college degree. However, various sectors of the public have expressed disapproval with this endeavour. Ironically, a significant adversary of this amendment on education is the faculty itself. Teachers have continually raised their eyesbrows for they belive that there are more pressing matters to attend to. More importantly to them, the increase of their pay from salary Grade 10 to 15. Though some teachers would differ, common scenes from any public school would contains that the problems of the nations
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from the difficulties brought about by poverty. These resources might not be enough to supplement and benefit each Filipino, but it will greatly help in our survival. Our resources are important aspects of our existence, and if we maximize these resources it might just save us from poverty. According to statistics, many Filipinos are unemployed and underemployed and this is one of the major reasons why there are more people in the Philippines living in poverty. Poverty is a major problem in the country that is very difficult to resolve due to a lot of circumstances. Every year, families that characterized themselves as poor greatly increase in number. These people state that they are not earning enough for their family and their salary is not sufficient to support themselves and pay for their basic necessities. Prices of basic goods and other commodities have greatly climbed as compared in the previous decades but the distressing part is that the salary of an ordinary worker in the Philippines remained stationary despite the abrupt increase. Be-
cause of this, the number of families living in poverty has also increased but many Filipinos find ways to help themselves and free them from the wrath of poverty. More and more Filipinos leave the country of hopes of having brighter opportunities in other countries. They embark on a journey that involves a lot of risks and with no assurance of a better life abroad. They endure the pain of leaving their loved ones and deal with the loneliness just to earn more for their families. If some are lucky enough to find fine jobs with good pay abroad, there are still many families in the country that are unable to buy their own meals and greatly rely on alms giving and programs of the government and NGOs. These people usually are left with no option but to do things that are prohibited by the law. Most criminals that rob banks and snatch items from people usually have one reason of doing so, poverty. They do these things just to have something in their dining table and satisfy their craving for food that they cannot afford to buy.
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dents have different approaches to aikido, depending on when they studied with him. Today aikido is found all over the world in a number of styles, with broad rangers of interpretation and emphasis. However, they all share techniques learned from Ueshiba and most have concern for the well-being of the
By Arvin Karl Capiral and Elloize Arnelle Querubin to know one another) the tern do connects the practice of aikido with the philosophical concept of Tao, which can be found in martial arts such as judo and kendo [citation needed], and in the more peaceful arts such as Japanese calligraphy (shodo), flower arranging (kado) and tea ceremony (chado or sado). From a purely linguistic point of view, Aikido is Way of combining force. The term aiki refers to the martial arts principle or tactic of blending with an attackers movements for the purpose of controlling their actions with minimal effort. One attacker. applies aiki by underThe term aiki does not read- standing the rhythm and ily appear in the Japanese lan- intent of the attacker to guage outside the scope of Budo. find the optimal posiThis has led many possible inter- tion and timing to appretations of the word is mainly ply a counter-technique. used in compounds to mean This then is very similar combined, unite, join together, to the principles exmeet, example being. As well pressed by jigaro Kano, as an idea of reciprocity (to get when he founded Judo. By Jamaica Estrella
SPORTS EDITORIAL:
A sport is one of the essential components of unity in a school. Athletes, together with their trainers, train hard to bring honor to their respective schools. Unfortunately, unity is something that is lacking in the Fairvian
campus. Our athletes are not giving as much support as the students joining contests in the academic field. For many times, the school has won various sports competitions. But for those times, the athletes
ters are null and void. Still, they are not excused from quizzes, seatworks and activities which they missed due to the contents. There is no special consideration for their grades. But aside from moral sup-
port, another hindrance for our athletes is the lack of facilities in the school. There is no place for them to practice their skills, the school has a large quadrangle for them to train at but they have a hundred of students having their physical education classes to share with. And even if we have been given the permission to use the basketball court beside the school, the athletes are still sharing it with the people next to it. Their security and safety are also at risk because it is outside the school grounds.
One of the most affected is the training of the athletes. According to psychologists, training helps to improve self-confidence, motivation, the ability to relax under great pressure, and the ability to concentrate. When an athlete has self confidence, he will tend to persevere even when things are not going as planned, show enthusiasm, be positive in his approach and take his share of the responsibility in success and fail. With these dilemmas hampering them, it may be flying pigs for the athlete to win in competitions.
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negotiations the fighting congressman believes that this mega-fight will take place before he retires. Pacquiao is expected to fight 2-3 more times before finally retiring to focus on his political career.
According to a Friday August 12th report by BoxingScene.com, Manny made the following comments about Floyd: I will fight Mayweather next year
and Angela Soriano in Category 2 received a gold medalists. Meanwhile , several boys of Brgy Vasra based squad are safely qualified in the division meet like Mark Aldrin Dumalaonnfrom Grade Iv. Ian Cahd Dabalus and Ahmir Bartol Alkhalayle from Grade V because they dont have an oppinent that day. Job well done and keep up the good work.exclaimed coach Catherine L. Ayson.
Heres a new twist to the continuing debate on why WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao wasnt up to par in recently escaping with a win over Juan Manuel Marquez on a majority 12-round decision in Las Vegas. A close Pacquiao adviser Rex (Wakee) Salud says he was undertrained despite a 10-week boot camp that started in Baguio City and ended at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood. Saluds assessment comes in the wake of most observers saying Pacquiao was overtrained. A horse-owner notes that before the fight, Pacquiaos coat didnt glow like before he seemed to be burned out, his skin color was somewhat ashen. Salud says Pacquiao had poor sparring but though no fault of his, he adds. Its not easy hiring fighters to spar with Pacquiao and risk serious bodily damage. In Baguio City, Pacquiao sparred with Venezuelan Jorge Linares who failed to capitalize on the experience as he lost to Antonio De Marco on a late knockout a month before the Marquez affair. In Hollywood, Pacquiao kept pace with retreads Raymundo Beltran and David Rodela, youngster Jamie Kavanagh and for a day, Zambias Hastings Bwalya.
the unit meet and take a month preparation to grab another crown . Jenifer Nierva had an heroic games and rewarded as the best player of the game with its 12 points including that service in the 1st set that helped bagged and another two consecutive ace in the last set that finishes the game. Ang ganda ng ipinakita ni Jennifer na-
kita ang konfident nya sa sarili nya. Hindi lang si Jen ang magandang inilaro kundi lahat naman sila Stated coach Sebio delos Reyes .
Meanwhile, Captain Ball Marjorie Bagtas also had an explosive game with 20 markers while setter Janea May Hubilla and Lally Bel-
jot Contributed 16 and 6 respectively for the lady Eaglets. On the other hand, the little spikers had a non Spiking game but still managed to have a close duet with the brgy. Vasra based squad and at least won a single set. Team Captain Lea Gomez led the little Spikers with its 8 points, 2 blocks and 4 excellent digs while setter Kristina Lorenzo added 7 who led them in the big 2nd set of SAES. Congratulations to their coaches and trainer.