Typhoon Haiyan: PSI Solidarity Support to all affiliates in the Philippines

Click on the link to read the solidarity letter and call for support from PSI.

Typhoon Haiyan: Solidarity support to all PSI affiliates in the Philippines

PSLINK VRC joins PSI Precarious Work forum in Tacloban

PSLINK Visayas Regional Council participated in the PSI Precarious Work in the Health Sector public forum organized in Ritz Tower, Tacloban City on September 14, 2012.

Freedom Run for FOI

PSLINK alongside other FOI advocates joined the Freedom Run held on November 2011 at the UP Academic Oval.

Messages during the Freedom Run: PNOY, WTF!? (Where’s the Freedom of Information?)

                                                                         No FOI , NO FREEDOM !

We would like to thank our local affiliates from NAPEMA, DPWH NCR EU, FMMED, QCFED and NMED Chapters for joining the event. Mabuhay kayo!!!

Historical and cultural tour of American teachers in Visayas

One of the important components of the Civic Voices: An International Democracy Memory Bank Project is the exchange visit where American teachers visit the Philippines for a 10-day program consisting of historical/cultural site visits, public school immersion, and meetings with program partners.

Last July 2011, the chosen American representatives were taken to historical landmarks such as the MacArthur Landing Memorial. They were also taken to see the beautiful caves in Leyte and were exposed to the “videoke” culture of the Filipinos.

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American teachers visit schools in Visayas and Mindanao

Representatives of the American Federation of Teachers visited participating schools in Pagadian and Tacloban this month to promote the Civic Voices project, observe Aralin Panlipunan classes, and conduct class lectures about civic engagement.

They also got to interact with the teachers’ unions about the state of education and labor in the Philippines.

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The AFT reps were more than pleased about the hospitality of Filipinos. In Zamboanga del Sur National High School for instance, the multi-awarded cultural dance group of students performed various Filipino dances much to the delight of the American visitors. In Cirilo Roy Montejo National High School, Tacloban, the school head handed over certificates of appreciation to the AFT reps for the valuable support of the latter to their school.

Teachers and students really appreciated the school visits particularly the class lectures of the American teachers as it was a unique experience for them.

Civic Voices National Writing Seminar held in Tacloban City

A National Writing Seminar was held in Tacloban City on June 27-29, 2011 among the core teachers who have actively and successfully implemented Civic Voices in their classes/schools.

The teachers came from various schools all over the Philippines.

The said seminar served as a venue for the teachers to share their ideas, experiences and best practices. Lesson plans were developed by the seminar participants integrating Civic Voices. These lesson plans were also made taking into consideration the recent shift in the Aralin Panlipunan curriculum to the Understanding By Design (UBD) approach.

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PSLINK-VRC leads Civic Voices Showcase and MOA Signing Ceremony in Tacloban City

PSLINK Visayas Regional Council holds their first Civic Voices Showcase event on June 27, 2011 at the DepEd Division Office of Tacloban City.

Attended by representatives from the Department of Education, students, parents, democracy activists, and local media, the event served as a means to promote the project in the area and involve more secondary social studies teachers. For the first time PSLINK and the DepEd Division of Tacloban City also signed a Memorandum of Agreement to Support Civic Voices and Quality Civics Instruction.

Select clips from the video interviews collected by students in the participating Tacloban schools were screened during the activity. Parents and the democracy activists present were very proud of the work that the students have accomplished.

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Students from San Jose NHS in Tacloban City view their Civic Voices projects

Students from San Jose National High School in Tacloban City were asked to assess Civic Voices video interviews conducted by their peers. By watching the video interviews, the students learned better how to better frame their questions and set up their interviews.