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Education within reach: New APC school completed in Mindagulos

The new APC school in Sitio Mindagulos, a community by the forests of the Pantaron Range, was completed on 15 October 2023 with workers coming from Sitio Bendum and the community in Sitio Mindagulos. Supported by a four-month project grant…
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Learning and growing at APC is a step closer to my dreams

Jovith Linggay I am Jovith Linggay, a 13-year-old student of APC. I finished my Kindergarten to fifth grade at the APC connecting school in Nabawang and continued my sixth grade at APC Bendum. I am a Grade 7 student now….
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Rediscovering my path: A young mother’s uplifting journey back to school

Judy Ann Almahan-Vasquez I started studying at APC in 2005 as a Grade 1 student, until Grade 10. But I did not finish Grade 10 because I dropped out of school to find work in 2016. I felt lonely and…
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APC celebrates school year-end: Preparing the Pulangiyēn youth for engagement in the world

Sustaining and strengthening the Pulangiyēn identity – Datu Menaling contemplates with joy the young graduates as he shares their sense of accomplishment for completing another school year. Elders hold important knowledge of the gaup, about traditional practices, customs, and beliefs….
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Why did Mother Tongue Based-Multilingual Education fail?

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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