Abusive DepEd official

By Bebot Villar

 

THE Department of Education’s Secretary, Bro. Armin Luistro is known to be amiable and very approachable. Wherever he goes, people can see the ready smile on his face. I just wonder why one of his officers in the province, in contrast, appears to be a power-tripper.

Here’s what happened sa isang guro na nagnanais magturo sa aming bayan ng Sto. Tomas. Ang nakausap niya ay si Dr. Joann A. Corpuz, CESO VI, Asst. Schools Division Superintendent ng Pangasinan.

Many say na kung ano ang puno ay siya rin ang bunga. But in this case, while Sec. Luistro is very approachable, who would have expected na may opisyal pala si Sec. Luistro na marunong mang-bully! To think na bawal ang pang-bu-bully lalong-lalo na sa mga paaralan na siyang pinag-lilingkuran ng ating DepEd official.

The soft-spoken teacher was applying for a teaching position and she wanted to appeal her case, na kung pwede siyang i-consider sa position kahit may bahagyang kakulangan sa required passing average upang makapagturo. Unfortunately, the Division Superintendent was out-of-town at the time kaya ang nakausap ni teacher-applicant ay si Dr. Corpuz. Naging honest si teacher-applicant sa kanyang sitwasyon at sinabing willing siyang dumaan sa proseso ng re-calibration at re-assessment na ibinibigay naman ng DepEd sa mga teachers upang mai-consider sa vacant teaching position.

Instead of taking pity on the plight of the desperate teacher, Dr. Corpuz berated her in a loud voice for everyone to hear, to the humiliation of the teacher-applicant, who buried her head in shame, crying uncontrollably.

Ito ba ang klase ng mga officials ng DepEd? She is not a good example to her subordinates, at lalong hindi rin siya deserving sa kanyang puwesto sa kasalukuyan. She should be sent to the freezer and not be permitted to deal with the public.

As a public servant for many long years, I am upset whenever I hear this kind of story. Sa halip na tumulong, nangmamaliit pa ang nasabing DepEd official! Such an ugly situation should not be allowed to happen at anytime. That official should learn her lesson! Looks like hindi siya naturuan ng GMRC (good manners and right conduct) during her time.

Dapat mabigyan ng katarungan si teacher-applicant sa ginawang ito ni Dr. Joann Corpuz . I certainly hope this issue will reach Sec. Luistro.

Masisira ang ahensya pag ganito ang klase ng mga opisyal mo, Sec. Luistro.

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Today, we are seeing many possible presidentiables but still too early to know kung sino lang talaga ang tatakbo sa 2016 National Elections.

Nariyan ang tumataas na rating ng pangalan ni Senator Grace Poe, si VP Jejomar Binay, DILG Sec. Mar Roxas, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and recently, although still unconfirmed, Sen. Bong-Bong Marcos.

Traditionally, there will be a lot of noise from the time of campaign until election day, but what is important here is how the people will eventually decide. Ito ang pinaka-mainit na issue that everyone monitors mula sa umpisa.

While inaasahan din natin na hindi maiiwasan ang mga ”buwis-buhay” lalo na sa local elections, because we all know that mudslinging will be inevitable. Sabi nga, kung maaaring makamatay ang paninirang-puri ay gagawin alang-alang sa politika!

Sana lang, the candidates will consciously instruct their supporters to avoid violence and bloodshed.

I have but one unsolicited advice to our kabaleyans. Make sure that you know enough about the candidates to make the right decision, and share these to those who don’t know any better, particularly about candidates for President and Vice president. Kailangan ang tunay na kaalaman tungkol sa kandidato at hindi dahil sa kapalit na halaga ng boto o di kaya ay impluwensya lang. Ang pinag-uusapan natin ay ang susunod na magiging lider ng Pilipinas at hindi ng isang barangay lang!

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Good vibes ang dinig ko sa pagdating ni Col. Saltat as OIC ng Pangasinan Police. This early, he already formed a task force that will focus on stopping and solving the increasing incidents of shooting in the province, kasama dito ang “riding-in-tandem” victims na hindi pa nabibigyan ng hustisya hanggang sa ngayon.

We’re just into our 7^th month this year, 2015 and 116 shooting incidents in the province have already been recorded! Unless the police do anything to neutralize the hired guns, we can expect na dadami pa ang mga biktima.

I heard Col. Saltat reminded the police town and city police chiefs about the “two-strike policy” – a chief of police will be removed from his post if two high-profile shooting incidents occur in one month remain unsolved. Malaking challenge ito! He also swears that he will recommend the immediate relief of a chief of police kung walang ginangawa to solve the cases.

This is a good policy so that people are assured that our police are seriously working to help the community.

As far as I know, ready naman ang ating mga chiefs of police sa buong Pangasinan.

Hopefully, next top priority ni OIC Saltat ay ang illegal drug problem.

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