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COTABATO CITY (SDN) — True to its mandate and mission of implementing reform to attain quality education, the Bangsamoro government has delivered a total of 320 armchairs to four schools in the Bangsamoro region.
The armchairs were designed according to specifications and design provided by the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education (MBHTE) under the leadership of Education Minister Mohagher M. Iqbal.
Recipient schools in Maguindanao II and Lanao del Sur (LDS) II each received 80 armchairs, a long-sought educational tools in many schools in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
The schools which received 80 pieces of armchairs each areย the following:
- 1. Makalian Elementary School (Maguindanao II)
- 2. Molimoc Elementary School (LDS II)
- 3. Tataya Elementary School (LDS II)
- 4. Magulalong Oriental Elementary School(LDS II)
Iqbal has earlier assured putting in place reform in the region’s educational system, including providing new school buildings/classrooms; technological equipment like laptops, tablets, and other devices; armchairs; hiring of new teachers, among others.
Meanwhile, the MBHTE congratulated the winners of the recently concluded 1st BARMM Hymn Solo Singing Competition.
According to the ministry, the winners are:
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- Champion: ๐๐ก๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ (Cotabato City Division)
- 1st Runner Up: ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ฅ (Basilan Division)
- 2nd Runner Up: ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ง (Lamitan City Division)
- Champion: ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ค๐๐๐ซ๐ข ๐๐๐ข๐ (Sulu PTC)
- 1st Runner Up: ๐๐๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ (Basilan PTC)
- 2nd Runner Up: ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐๐ข๐ง (RMDC)
- Champion: ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ (Balabagan Trade School)
- 1st Runner Up: ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ (REMACADEMY)
The competition was held on February 28 at the Cotabato State University Gymnasium.
Winners in each category received cash prizes, such as Grand Prize (Php50,000); Second Prize (Php30,000); Third Prize (Php20,000); and Consolation Prize (Php5,000).
Contestants were judged based on vocal — 50 percent, expression, 30 percent, and showmanship, 20 percent. Every contestant was given the same piece.
All the MBHTE 11 schools division offices (SDOs), seven Ministry-supervised higher education institutions (HEIs), and five technical education and skills development provincial training centers (PTCs) were required to enter one official participant each. — EDD K. USMAN/with report from MBHTE (/)