DepEd, school administrators to hold students congress

CEBU, Philippines - The Cebu City Private Schools Administrators’ Association, Inc. (CCPSAA) in partnership with DepEd Cebu City Division will conduct two social development programs for both students and administrations with the theme “Reflecting on the Past, Towards Transformational Leadership.”

The CCPSAA will host a Students’ Congress on January 21, 2011 at 8:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Aznar Coliseum and at 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm for the Administrators’ Forum at Southwestern University – Main Campus, Urgello St., Cebu City.

Arturo Tangal, President of CCPSAA and Harvest Christian School International, said that “the primary objective of this activity is to promote leadership among the youth by reflecting on past historic events.”

Tangal believes that through “good governance and transformational leadership systematic change” for our society can be achieved. There will also be a movie screening of the film “Laban: The Meaning of the EDSA Revolution”.

Invited speakers and guests will include some private individuals and personalities from both the Senate and House of Representatives known during the first EDSA or the bloodless People Power revolution of 1987 that ended the over 21 years of dictatorship of then president Ferdinand Marcos.

The delegation will be headed by former president Fidel Ramos together with Agapito "Butz" Aquino, Bayan Muna Rep. Mariano Piamonte, Jr., Senators Gregorio Honasan, Aquilino “Nene’’ Pimentel and Francisco “Kit’’ Tatad.

Renowned EDSA broadcaster June Keithley-Castro of Radio Bandido, Historian and columnist Manuel Quezon III and veteran broadcaster Cheche Lazaro are also expected.

High ranking DepEd Officials both from the national and local offices are also expected to attend the said event.

 All colleges and universities in the province of Cebu are encouraged to send their delegates for the Students’ Congress. Delegates are asked to prepare P150 for the various activities of the congress. 

Participants are expected to wear their school uniform during the congress for easy identification and uniformity.

Organizers are expecting around 3,000 participants for the Students Forum composing of grade school and high school students from the different schools in the province.

Tungal added that this Friday’s activity is the very first Student’s Congress of its kind done in the country where key personalities of our cartful past will be gathered to discuss on the importance of the Filipino freedom.

Meanwhile, public and private school administrators, principals, directors and coordinators are also invited to join in the School Administrators Forum. Registration fee is at P300 which will already include dinner and their certificates.

Interested parties are requested to contact CCPSAA secretariat Luz Sausal at 412-9610 or 0909-8514540/ 0922-3721813. –  (FREEMAN)