Sa Bahandi ta Bendum is a storybook of the APC school that tells the story of how people perceive their treasure (wealth). For the community, true wealth is the unity found in sharing life’s benefits and ancestral lands. It is…
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An “education open to the mountains” encompasses a holistic understanding of culture and goes beyond the language and the dances to include lifestyle, livelihood, and resource management. The community’s sustainable practices and deep knowledge of the landscape ensure that resources…
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Edilberto de Jesus Did DepEd pursue an unsound strategy in mandating the use of the mother tongue as the language of instruction (LOI) from Grades K-3? Mother Tongue Based-Multilingual Education (MTBMLE) has not produced the expected improvement in children’s literacy…
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Culture-based education continues to grow and evolve in Bendum, in response to the community’s changing needs. For instance, from the basic program of Kinder to Grade 6, APC has now developed the basis by which it can offer Gulang, its…
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By Gloria Amor Paredes For the Pulangiyen people of Bendum in Bukidnon in northern Mindanao, Philippines, their land is their life. This is why their gaup or ancestral domain is at the core of all their efforts to sustain their…
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