Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region VIII
SCHOOLS
DIVISION OF CATBALOGAN CITY
DIVISION MEMORANDUM No. 402, s. 2018
TO: Chief Education Supervisors
Education Program Supervisors
Public Schools District Supervisors
Elementary and Secondary School Heads Public and Private
All Others Concerned
FROM: CARMELINO P. BERNADAS, Ph. D„ CESOVI
Schools Division
Superintendent
For the Schools Division Supeintendent:
EDGAR V. CALVADORES
EPS 1,Mathematics
SUBJECT: OBSERVANCE OF THE
2018 NATIONAL READING MONTH CELEBRATION
AND SUBMISSION OF PICTO-NARRATIVE REPORT
DATE: November 6, 2018
1. The Schools Division of Catbalogan City leads the celebration of the 2018 National Reading Month (NRM) this November.
2. With the local theme: “Celebrating Diversities through Sustained and Collective Reading Activities”, the celebration aims to:
a. support
the DepEd Ten-point Agenda 2017-2022 entitled Quality, Accessible, Relevant
and
Liberating Basic Education For All;
b.
strengthen the DepEd’s Every Ch//d A Reader Program, making every child a
competent reader and a writer
appropiate for his/her grade level; and
c. commemorate the works of the 7 Most Legendary Filipino Authors.
3. All School Heads are encouraged to lead and oversee the conduct of activities in their respective schools but it should be emphasized that the conduct of the celebration must not disrupt the contact time between the teachers and learners as stipulated in DepEd Order No. 9, s. 2005 entitled Instituting Measures to Increase Time-On-Task and Ensuring Compliance Therewith.
4. Likewise, school administrators, distict supervisors, division chiefs, andjother DepEd Officials are encouraged to join the nationwide story reading before a group of leaners in their own schools. Local govenment officials and other stakeholders may be invited to participate in this activity.
5. Suggested activities in the Enclosure to Division Memorandum No. _j_, s. 2018 is hereby attached to provide guidance in the proper observance of the event. However, schools may conduct other activities related to the celebration that would provide the learners more meaningful experiences.
6. Schools are advised to conduct the culminating programs/activities for the Reading Month any day from November 26 to 29, 2018.
7. Pictorials and narrative reports of the activities done during the month-long celebration are to be submitted on or before December 7, 2018 to the Division Focal person through the email address: poulina.qabon001@deped.gov.ph.
8. Expenses incurred by the schools relative to the conduct of the activities for the National Reading Month are chargeable against local/school MOOE funds subject to the usual accounting and auditing rules and regulations.
9. Immediate dissemination of and compliance to this Memorandum are highly desired.
Enclosures: Enclosures Nos. 1 & 2 to Div. Memo. No.__?rS. 2018
References: DepEd Memo No. 181, s. 2017; 2018 CID AIP
Allotment: 1-2-3 (DO 50-97)
To be indicated in the Perpetual Index under the subjects:
CELEBRATIONS AND FESTIVALS LEARNERS SCHOOLS TEACHER
(Enclosure no. ___ to Division Memorandum no. ___:, s. 2018)
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES FOR THE READING MONTH
Mystery Reader. A Kick-off activity where all school administrators, Distict and Division Supervisors, & Schools Division Superintendent are directed to be mystery readers of a children’s Filipino story book during the school’s flag raising ceremony.
Getting to know the Legends. All Schools and Learning Centers are also enjoined to introduce anyone of the 7 Most Legendary Filipino Authors to all leaners through pictures and a small talk about him/her.
100 Pictures to Tell. Each class shall create a story to celebrate Philippine culture and arts through pictures.
Hardin ng mga Bayani. Schools shall spearhead in planting 100 trees in the
community. Each tree shall be named after a Filipino hero.
Reading Challenge. All learners from elementary and secondary schools are encouraged to read one English and one Filipino book and will prepare a book or other form of outputs.
Meanwhile, teaching and non-teaching personnel of the Division may conduct the Drop Everything and Read at 10:00 am every day for the month of November. A book sharing activity shall also be organized once a week to share the book read for the week.
#Shareabook. All leaners, school administrators are encouraged to bing and share their own storybooks for children.
Reading Camp. A week-long activity that shall highlight the following:
D Sang Daang Taon. A writing contest for all
learners in writing a one sentence
one paragraph short
story to descibe the country Sang Daang Taon from
now.
□ Filipino as a Manager. An on-the-spot
painting contest to descibe Filipino as
a manager.
D Questions on Heroes. A guiz bee on the Filipino heroes.
□ Kaya ko. An on-the-spot reading contest of a
one sentence one paragraph
story.
D
Kuwentuhan Tayo. An on-the-spot storytelling content on any story for
children.
D News Report. A newswiting contest on the events of the Reading Camp.
Help a reader. Be a Volunteer. Schools and learning centers shall invite parents and other community volunteers to help the non-readers and other learners with reading difficulties by adopting a child and help him succeed in reading.
National Reading Month Culminating Activity.
Schools are to conduct the National Reading Month Culminating Activity any day
from November 26 to November 29, 2018 with corresponding activities for the
celebration that are meaningful for the learners
v
(Enclosure no. ___ to Division Memorandum no. j_j_ s. 2018)
THE 7 MOST LEGENDARY FILIPINO AUTHORS
Jessica Haqedorn
Best known for her 1990 novel Dogeaters, Jessica Hagedorn was born and raised in the Philippines and relocated to San Francisco in her teens. Hagedorn’s ethnic heitage is a mix of Spanish, Filipino, French, Iish, and Chinese. Dogeaters, which won the American Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Award, shines a light on the many layers of Filipino society, especially the American influence prevalent in the entertainment industry. Hagedorn is also a poet and playwright. Her first play, Mango Tango, was produced by Joseph Papp in 1978, the same year she moved to New York, where she currently lives with her daughters.
Sionil Jose
A writer deeply concerned with social justice, F. Sionil Jose’s novels have been translated into 22 languages, and he’s one of the most widely read Filipino authors. Sionil Jose’s Rosales Saga is a five-volume work that follows the Samson family and their changing fortunes over a 100-year timeframe. Sionil Jose’s books are especially
illuminating for anyone interested in provincial life in the Philippines, the revolution against Spain, and the framework of the Filipino family. His anti-elitist views have made him a somewhat unpopular author within the Philippines, but Sionil Jose’s works are among the most highly acclaimed internationally of any Filipino writer. He won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Literature in 1980.
Nick Joaquin
Winning the National Artist award for Literature, Nick Joaquin is probably the most esteemed writer the Philippines has produced. Joaquin came from a well-educated family and was published at the early age of 17. After winning a scholarship in a nationwide essay contest, he left the Philippines to study in Hong Kong. On his return to Manila he worked for many years as a journalist, and his highly intellectual writing raised the standards of journalism in the country. Joaquin’s book. The Woman With Two Navels is essential reading in Philippine literature. However many of his short stories, such as “May Day Eve,” are extremely accessible and enjoyable for those new to the Philippines.
Merlinda Bobis
Award-winning witer Merlinda Bobis started off as a painter, but grew into a witer as “painting with words was cheaper.” Bobis’ books, short stories, and poems tell of lesser-known aspects of Filipino life, often from a strong feminist stance. One of her most well-known novels, Fish-Hair Woman, describes a romance between a young village woman and an Australian soldier in the middle of a harrowing conflict that threatens the entire province. The Australian called it a “superb novel” that “maintains its tragic intensity throughout.” Bobis has also won the international Prix Italia award for her play Rita’s Lullaby and the Steele Rudd Award for her short story “White Turtle.”
Jose Dalisay Jr.
Jose Dalisay Jr. writes a popular online column where he’s more commonly known by his pen name. Butch Dalisay. Dalisay was imprisonea duing Martial Law, and his experiences from this portion of Philippine history are brought to life in his first novel, Killing Time in a Warm Place. His second novel, Soledad’s Sister tackles the plight of overseas Filipino workers, and was shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize in 2007. Within the Philippines, Dalisay has won 16 Palanca Awards, the country’s highest pize for literature.
Luis Francia
Award-winning author Luis Francia has lived in New York for decades, but his expeiences of growing up in the Philippines continue to shape the stoies he tells the world. The poet, author, and teacher emigrated to the U.S. after finishing college, where he wrote and co-edited the Village Voice newspaper for more than 20 years. His memoir Eye of the Fish: A Personal Archipelago won a PEN Open Book Award and an Asian American Literary Award. Amitav Ghosh, author of The Glass Palace, described Francia’s memoir as “a hugely readable travelogue and an indispensable guide to a fascinating and ichly varied archipelago.”
Jose Rizal
The Philippines’ national hero was also a prolific witer, poet, and essayist. Jose Rizal’s two novels. Noli me Tangere and El Filibusterismo were social commentaies that sharply revealed the injustices of Spanish colonization while praising the Filipino in his most natural state. The novels, which are surprisingly wry and romantic, crystallized the growing anti-Spanish sentiment and were banned within the Philippines. The execution of Jose Rizal at 35 years old set off the Philippine Revolution and paved the way for the country’s independence. Even without these dramatic events, Rizal’s books and his final poem, “Mi Ultimo Adios,” stand on their own literary merit, and have influenced scores of Filipino witers since.
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