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BUTUAN CITY, February 19, 2025 – 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘂𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗖𝗠𝗟𝗗), 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗲 𝗟. 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗴, 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟭𝟲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗔𝗚 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘂𝗺. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟳–𝟭𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿.

Linog acknowledged that data validation and analysis is a complex process and that it is essential for maintaining data integrity. He expressed appreciation for using open-source AI tools in exploring and visualizing data but cautioned against overreliance on artificial intelligence.

“𝐴𝐼 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑒 𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑙, 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 ℎ𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑡,” he stressed. “𝐻𝑢𝑤𝑎𝑔 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑔 ℎ𝑎𝑦𝑎𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝐴𝐼 𝑡𝑜 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑡𝑠. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐴𝐼 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑑𝑜.” He further emphasized that AI cannot replace critical thinking, reinforcing the importance of human oversight in data validation and analysis.

Linog also explained that validation should always precede analysis to minimize risks. “𝐾𝑢𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑎𝑔-𝑢𝑛𝑎 𝑘𝑎𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑧𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑎, 𝑤𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑢𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑘𝑠,” he warned.

Looking ahead to the coming school year, he announced a shift in training implementation for the MATATAG Curriculum. He emphasized that training will now be conducted directly in schools, replacing the traditional Regional and Division Training of Trainers. He also encouraged participants to apply insights from the seminar to research efforts, highlighting their vital role in supporting upcoming teacher training sessions.

“𝐶𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒,” Linog urged, emphasizing that all offices are responsible for validating and analyzing data to strengthen the education system.

The seminar/workshop allowed participants to improve their data validation and analysis abilities, reinforcing their commitment to evidence-based decision-making in implementing the MATATAG Curriculum.

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