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JABONGA, AGUSAN DEL NORTE, 30 January 2025—𝗢𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗖. 𝗔𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗢 𝗜𝗩, 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗴𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗿. 𝗝𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗟. 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗼, 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗿. 𝗛𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗡 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗘𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝗻. 𝗡𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗼𝗻 𝗠. 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

After a productive meeting at Mayor Montero's office, CID Chief Rayfrocina T. Abao, PhD; ESSD Chief Edmund Mendoza, PhD; and Education Program Supervisors Rebecca Montante, Rosell P. Abellana, and Lilibeth S. Apat, along with other officials, proceeded to San Vicente National High School to assess its readiness.

A key development at the school was the installation of Starlink satellite internet service. Initially set up at a local hotel, this high-speed connection provided learners with seamless access to online educational materials—an essential resource for their participation in the large-scale assessment.

Moreover, the local government's commitment to educational accessibility extends to infrastructure development. Ongoing efforts to repair and upgrade the road leading to San Vicente National High School are designed to reduce student travel time and improve their classroom attendance.

During the visit, the collaboration between the Department of Education (DepEd) and the local government unit (LGU) became evident. Aside from the providing online facilities and road access, the LGU also committed to supply ergonomic chairs to ensure students' comfort during the assessment.

Additionally, the school's electrical setup has been upgraded. With the computer lab now meeting DepEd standards, safety grills will be installed to further enhance security, while the Adopt-a-School program has significantly improved the school's overall appearance, highlighting the LGU's and community's commitment to creating a conducive learning environment.

For more information, contact (085) 221-1151; 0961-737-08-73; 0977-739-44-53. Website: www.caraga.deped.gov.ph; email: caraga@deped.gov.ph; pau_caraga@deped.gov.ph.

(Photos: Edmund D. Mendoza, Hector DN Macalalag, Rebecca Montante, DepEd Agusan del Norte Facebook Page)

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