By TONY PE. RIMANDO
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay – The newly-created schools division of Zamboanga Sibugay in Western Mindanao deployed a total of 7l Islamic teachers (locally known as Asatidz) at the recent opening of School Year (SY) 2010-2011 in compliance with the Department of Education’s (DepEd’s) Madrasah Education program in various areas of the province.
Dr. Amelia Pulmano-Torralba, acting provincial schools superintendent, said the Madrasah mentors were assigned to elementary schools populated by Muslim pupils to handle the Islamic subjects of Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education (ALIVE).
Torralba said the two subjects are in addition to the basic education curriculum regular subjects of English, Science, Mathematics, Filipino, Makabayan, and Heograpiya, Kasaysayan at Sibika (HiKaSi) in compliance with an earlier DepEd directive integrating the Madrasah Education into public elementary schools inhabited by Muslim pupils not only in Mindanao but also in other regions, including Metro Manila, Southern Tagalog, Bicol, Eastern Visayas, and Central Luzon.
The deployed Asatidz, Torralba said, earlier underwent appropriate DepEd live-in training-workshop and orientation in teaching ALIVE which was initiated by the agency through Education Undersecretary for Muslim Affairs Manaros Boransing.
According to Torralba, local Asatidz are paid regular honorarium by the education department plus financial assistance shared by concerned local government units (LGUs) in the Muslim-Christian province.
The local Islamic teachers in Zamboanga Sibugay were fielded in two batches with the first group totaling 20 and the second consisting of 51 tutors, Torralba said, adding that the Asatidz were specifically deployed in Muslim pupil-populated elementary schools in Ipil, Naga, Kabasalan, Titay, Alicia, Olutanga, Tungawan, Talusan, Roseller T. Lim, and Mabuhay.
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