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Iloilo City Government Confers DepEd SDO Iloilo City Women Leaders Outstanding Ilonggas

The Department of Education Schools Division of Iloilo City beams with pride as two of its leaders, Schools Division Superintendent (SDS) Ma. Luz M. De los Reyes, PhD, CESO V, and Principal IV of Iloilo City National High School, Alpha A. Java, are hailed Outstanding...

The Power of a Diagnostic Assessment

              In-person classes started last August 22, 2022. The Department of Education’s School Safety Assessment (SSAT) Tool helped the schools to cater learners. Undeniably, for two consecutive school years we had experienced...

ICNHS represents Region VI in National Festival of Talents

Iloilo City National High School Silak Cultural Dance Troupe represented the Division of Iloilo City and the Region VI in the National Festival of Talents 2021. This contest aims to showcase the talents of the Filipino youth from all over the country. The DepEd...

ICNHS student innovators win National silver

Iloilo City National High School’s Maria Lilian Jem Montero, Joseph Andrean De La Cruz, Leonardo Rosal, Ralph Archie Agreda and Raf Jeanel Simonio won first runner-up in the recently concluded Concentrix NEXT MOVE Challenge last Nov. 15, 2021. The annual innovation...

Teachers’ Most Challenging Time

     The four-year baccalaureate course and years of experience of teachers in school are two of the most salient factors to bring about an outstanding and excellent educator. While their day-to-day functions make them skillful communicators, writers, moderators, and...

School Leaders in Time of Pandemic

  School leaders are empowered by the agency to potentially manage a school and its resources. They confidently set goals and visionary on attaining them. Inevitably, major change happened due to pandemic. It was March 14, 2020 when the first national lock down...

What is an Ideal Teacher?

The ideal teacher is the one we respect from our hearts. He or she serves as a guide to the learners without putting so much pressure on them on doing tasks. He or she motivates and boosts students' morale and refrain from criticizing them. Such a teacher shows...

TOP REASONS WHY THE RETIREMENT AGE BE LOWERED FROM 60 TO 56

They say time, money and energy cannot be enjoyed by an individual at the same time. A young person can have both energy and time but not money. A young adult can have both energy and money but not time. An elderly person can have both time and money but not energy....

The Essence of Education

To say that Education is important is an understatement. Education is a weapon to improve one’s life. It is the most important instrument to change one’s future. Education for a child begins at home, and it is a life – long process. Education certainly determines the...

My Personal Thoughts on Technology in Education

With the current policy of no face-to-face classes in the Philippine Basic Education, teachers, parents, and learners start to rely on technology as the answer on the methods of transfer of learning. Teachers in different schools are mostly millennials (Gen Y, Gen X,...
Iloilo City Government Confers DepEd SDO Iloilo City Women Leaders Outstanding Ilonggas

Iloilo City Government Confers DepEd SDO Iloilo City Women Leaders Outstanding Ilonggas

The Department of Education Schools Division of Iloilo City beams with pride as two of its leaders, Schools Division Superintendent (SDS) Ma. Luz M. De los Reyes, PhD, CESO V, and Principal IV of Iloilo City National High School, Alpha A. Java, are hailed Outstanding Women of Iloilo City this year.

With more than 80% of women workers, it is no wonder that two from the DepEd SDO Iloilo City were chosen as two of the 2024 Ten Outstanding Women of Iloilo City.

First in the list of phenomenal women is the Schools Division Superintendent (SDS) of DepEd Iloilo City, Dr. Ma. Luz M. De los Reyes, CESO V. Her outstanding feat in the field of gender empowerment and equality proved that women can indeed excel in their chosen career as they are always working with devotion, persistence, and commitment.

Dr. Ma Luz M. De los Reyes

Dr. Ma Luz M. De los Reyes

Ma’am Luz is the epitome of an empowered woman leader. Under her leadership as SDS, various programs such as Talk, Love and Care for both teaching and non-teaching personnel were launched and successfully implemented to address the needs of employees in the department. She was also instrumental in the implementation of regionally initiated projects such as the School Heads Academy (SHA), the Farm School, and the implementation of COPE-HOPE during the pandemic.

Ms. Alpha A. Java

Ms. Alpha A. Java

Ma’am Alpha Java, on the other hand, is a breast cancer survivor and a living proof that women, despite the adversities, can still excel and be empowered. She is currently the Principal IV of Iloilo City National High School, the president of Division Association of School Heads (DASH), was awarded as Regional Winner in the Civil Service PAGASA Award Search for Outstanding Workers in 2022, as well as the Leadership Award given by Anak TV last November 29, 2023.

The prestigious award, Ten Outstanding Women of Iloilo City is a program of the Iloilo City Government thru the leadership of Mayor Jerry P. Treñas, under the Gender and Development together with the Office of the Committee on Women and Family Relations.

This project aims to give due recognition to women who have manifested exemplary performance in their profession that significantly brought honor and prestige to Iloilo City and its development.

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