ROAD CLEARING. A personnel of the Iloilo City Public Safety and Transportation Management Office (PSTMO) conducts road-clearing operations to ensure the smooth flow of traffic. PSTMO head Jeck Conlu said Friday (Aug. 19, 2022) they would continue to conduct the road clearing to avoid traffic congestion as classes resume on August 22.(PNA photo courtesy of PSTMO FB page) ILOILO CITY - Preparations are in place to ensure a smooth traffic flow and safe travel for the opening of classes on August 22 in this highly urbanized city of Iloilo. Jeck Conlu, head of the Iloilo City Public Safety and Transportation Management Office (PSTMO), said Friday they have established the Task Force Balik Eskwela composed of the Iloilo City Police Office, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), and the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to monitor the movements of students and ensure their safety. "We are asking (for) the cooperation of everyone. Let us follow our enforcers on the r
INSPECTION. The Regional Incident Management Team led by the Office of the Civil Defense (OCD) checks on the readiness of schools for the face-to-face classes in March. Schools division superintendent Dr. Ma. Luz de los Reyes on Wednesday (April 5, 2022) said eight public schools and five private schools in Iloilo City have been validated.(Photo courtesy of Ma. Luz de los Reyes FB page) ILOILO CITY - Some 13 schools in Iloilo City have been validated for the progressive expansion of limited face-to-face classes for being close to 100 percent compliant with the School Safety Assessment Tool (SSAT) of the Department of Education (DepEd). The SSAT with four main areas namely managing school operations, teaching and learning, well-being and protection, and home-school coordination is a tool to assess the readiness of schools for the face-to-face learning modality. Iloilo City Schools Division superintendent Dr. Ma. Luz de los Reyes, in an interview on Wednesday, said eight public schools a
READING MATERIALS. Close to 20,000 learners from Kindergarten to Grade 3 in 50 public schools under the Schools Division of Iloilo City will each receive supplementary reading materials this school year. The materials in book form will be delivered at the doorstep of their schools, said Iloilo City Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Ma. Luz De los Reyes on Wednesday (Oct. 20, 2021).(Photo courtesy of Dr. Ma. Luz De los Reyes) ILOILO CITY - Some 15,000 to 20,000 Kindergarten to Grade 3 learners from 50 public schools under the Schools Division of Iloilo City will each receive supplementary reading materials this school year. Iloilo City Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Ma. Luz De los Reyes, in an interview on Wednesday, said the provision of supplementary learning materials is part of the Advancing Basic Education in the Philippines (ABC+) project of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Researc