ALERT LEVEL 2, ARE WE READY FOR IT?

        Now that the observation on the decreasing COVID-19 cases in our locality (as of this writing), the local of Benguet Province is under the alert level 2. But what does that mean? Are we really ready to go into no social distancing, no more face mask and be back into our old pre pandemic way? Well, certainly not because we will still be adopting the minimum health standards even at the lowest alert level. 

        Based on the  IATF Guidelines, which you can read over by clicking the link, you will find that in as much as we want to go back face to face in class, teacher face to student face, we still have to implement the minimum health protocols in our own scope or the entirety of the school. Vaccination still is the main key to minimize the spread of the disease. You can find more about the IATF Guidelines about the alert levels they are implementing. 

HAPPY FOUNDATION DAY BVS COLLEGES INC. !

        Last February 14, 2022, the school celebrated its founding day with its all Administration and staff for the continuing service in delivering the support to the institution. Followed by the various teaching professionals in all field the school is providing for the better technical and academic needs of the community. Likewise the supportive and active young and eager students who believe and trust in the institution for the active learning it has provided in the past and present.

       As a very short information, BVS Colleges Inc. was established as a private educational institution in the year 1978. As it was basically a provider of technical vocational skills in its early days, it has expanded now to cater college courses and lately extended to accep senior high school (Grade 11 and 12). The latest of its technical course offering was the practical driving course and theoretical driving course  with approved accreditation by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Department of Transportation and Regulation (DOTR) and Land Transportation Office (LTO).

      The institution is humbly thankful for the continuing support and trust for as it will continue serving and expanding its technical vocation and academic education to the public. Mabuhay BVS Colleges Inc.!

You can also visit their facebook page https://www.facebook.com/bvs.colleges/

REGULAR AND SPECIAL HOLIDAYS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2022 IN THE PHILIPPINES!

       The approved PROCLAMATION NO. 1236 entitiled "DECLARING REGULAR HOLIDAYS AND SPECIAL (WORKING/NON-WORKING) DAYS FOR THE YEAR 2022" indicates the regular and special holidays in the Philippines. This has been available on the official gazette website. There are ten approved regular holidays as follows: 

New Year's Day - January 1, Saturday
Araw ng Kagitingan - April 9, Saturday
Maunday Thursday - April 14
Good Friday - April 15
Labor Day - May 1, Sunday
Independence Day - June 12, Sunday
National Heroes Day - August 29 (last Monday of August )
Bonifacio Day - November 30, Wednesday
Christmas Day - December 25, Sunday
Rizal Day - December 30, Friday

The following are declared Special non working days:

Chinese New Year - February 1, Tuesday
EDSA People Power Revolution Anniversary - February 25, Friday
Black Satuday - April 16
Ninoy Aquino Day - August 21, Sunday
All Saint's Day - November 1, Tuesday
Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary - December 8, Thursday

There are three special working days which include:

All Soul's Day - November 2, Wednesday

Christmas Eve - December 24, Saturday

Last Day of the Year - December 31, Saturday

          All these are the summary of days stated in the proclamation. If you are in of need the official proclamation copy, you may proceed to the official website of the Philippine Government or the Presidential Communications Operations Office. 

PRESENT PANDEMIC OPINION ON FACE TO FACE EDUCATION

          Hi everyone! I hope all of us are in good condition in this trying times cast by unexpected disruption of face to face classes. Though the Department of Education is trying hard to find ways to get back on for the new normal setup in various schools, the technical vocational is gasping for the restrictions imbibed in the conduct of actuarial training.

          In this opinion of mine, the vocational technical should and must develop skills through actual practice with the supervision of experienced trainers to the trainees. Yet this has struct all actual vocations that needs the actual performance of trainees, such activities could be incorporated or integrated to meet the health protocols with the utmost training experience. First, the training days will be extended in such a way that trainees will be scheduled according to the training calendar days, say for example in the computer hardware servicing is a 30 day skill training, additional of additional 15 days for the scheduling of activities in compliance to health protocols. Second, grouping of trainees to limit present trainees in the training area to allow the convenience of personal trainee development while being limited to the numbers attending the training session. Third, is to alternate the activities for actual performance and lectures throughout the training days at a maximum accomodated trainees, that is why I said an extension of 15 days to cover up all needed skills training development activities to the trainees. And lastly, if possible is a mini bubble trainee barracks or stay in dormitory for the lock in training. This will also limit the ins and out of the trainee which minimize the effect of acquiring virus infections and safeguarding the safety of the trainee.

        With all this said, again this is my opinion and that it is every technical training institution be creative in their way to address this hindrances in delivering skills development programs.

Proclamation Number 555 series of 2018 declaring holidays in the Philippines for the year 2019

Information about the proclamation was already posted in the official gazette, under the proclamations list.

you can see them with this link