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National Chairman of the League of
Cities of the Philippines (LCP) Cagayan
de Oro City Mayor Oscar S. Moreno
led the 500-strong local education
stakeholders in afrming support for a
successful senior high school program
by 2016. Stakeholders were gathered
in an education summit, dubbed as:
“City LEADERS Geared Up for SeniorHigh School: Uswag Kagay-anon,
Yes
to Senior High School!” held last April
21 at the Grand Caprice Restaurant and
Convention Center, Limketkai, Cagayan
De Oro.
Education Secretary Brother Armin A.
Luistro FSC headlined the rst senior
high school summit hosted by the cit y
government, in partnership with LCP,
The Asia Foundation (TAF), and the
Australian Embassy. As keynote speaker,
he emphasized the importance of
partnership in making senior high school
(SHS) successful both at the local and
national levels.
“K-to-12 and the senior high school
program is a viable platform for
collaboration. If we only rely on DepEd’s
capacity to plan and implement basic
education reform programs, and do not
involve local governments and other
stakeholders in the process, I think that
would be the worst reform program ever
conceptualized. We need your support
and we hope you will positively heed our
call,” Secretary Luistro said.
Participants comprised of various local
education stakeholders such as members
of the academe, students, teachers,
parents, local DepEd division staff, city,
provincial and regional civil servants
and public ofcials, and private sector
representatives gathered to discuss areas
for collaboration for senior high school.
During the Summit, the participants were
encouraged to sign the Pledge of Support
to show their commitment to work with the
local division and the city on senior high
school preparations.
Aside from multi-stakeholder support,
the education summit also highlighted
the continuing commitment of cities
CDO says “Yes to Senior High School!”; LCP supports first SHS
Summit in CDO
to effectively prepare and ensure the
successful implementation of senior
high school in their respective cities.
In attendance were: LCP Secretary-
General and Marikina City Mayor Del R.
De Guzman, Focal Person for SHS and
Dagupan City Mayor Belen T. Fernandez,
Sorsogon City Mayor Sally A. Lee, and
Tagum City Mayor Allan G. Rellon.
TAF Country Director Dr. Steve Rood
congratulated the cities for their initiatives
and recognized the Australian Embassy’s
support for education reform.
“USWAG KAGAY-ANON! YES TO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL!” City mayors
present the signed LCP Statement of
Support to Sec. Luistro. From left to right: CDO Division
Superintendent Dr. Elena Borcillo, TAF Country Director Dr.Steve
Rood, LCP Secretary-General and Marikina City Mayor Del De Guzman,
LCP National Chairman and CDO City
Mayor Oscar Moreno, DepEd Secretary Armin Luistro, Dagupan City
Mayor Belen Fernandez, Sorsogon City Mayor
Sally Lee and Tagum City Mayor Allan Rellon.
ABOUT THIS ISSUEThis issue highlights major activities held from
March until June. For March, the Coalitioncompleted the two-part
monitoring sessions held in each Coalition city. After the
monitoringsessions, the Coalition Cities were able to enhance their
investment plans, determine specicresources for their identied
senior high school needs and strengthen their current senior
highschool working groups. By April, the City LEADERS Coalition
supported the rst Senior HighSchool Summit organized by the Cagayan
de Oro city government. Education Secretary Bro.
Armin Luistro delivered the keynote address and urged the
stakeholders to continue investingon basic education as this
remains our hope for progress. The event also witnessed howthe City
LEADERS Coalition expressed their full support for K-to-12 through
a Statement ofSupport. In June, the team began preparations for the
expansion of the Coalition to 10 morecities.
ABOUT THE BULLETINThe SHS Bulletin is a monthly publication
released by the City LEADERS Project Team, whichprovides news and
updates regarding the project. It also features the stories of
successesand challenges of the Coalition cities on their senior
high school planning and their journeytowards the implementation
stage.
ABOUT THE PROJECTThe City LEADERS Project: A Coalition of Cities
is an initiative implemented by theLeague of Cities of the
Philippines (LCP), in collaboration with The Asia Foundation
(TAF)and the Australian Embassy. The initiative intends to raise
awareness on the upcomingimplementation of the senior high school
program in 2016 and assist cities in designingeffective and
responsive investment plans.
For comments, feedback and suggestions,you may contact the City
LEADERS Project
Team through these contact information:
League of Cities of the PhilippinesCity LEADERS Coalition
Project
Unit J/K, 7th Floor, Cyberone Building,Eastwood, Quezon City
Tel: (02) 470 6843/13 Fax: (02) 470 7210www.lcp.org.ph
[email protected]
Editorial Team:Ma. Veronica Hitosis | Emy Ruth Gianan
Project Management TeamEduardo R. Soliman, Jr.Ma. Veronica C.
Hitosis
Emy Ruth D. GiananJeremy Philippe T. NishimoriLiam Warren L. De
Guzman
Alvidon F. AsisButch C. Bernal, Jr.
CITY LEADERS: A COALITION OF CITIESlead. educate. advocate.
design effective and responsive senior high school programs.
LCP releases Statement of Supportfor K-to-12, basic education
reforms
On May 9, the League of Cities of the
Philippines (LCP) released a Statement of
Support for the Department of Education’s
(DepEd) K-to-12 Program. LCP believes that
young learners should be equipped with life
and career skills to meet their present and
future needs, as embodied in the K-to-12 Law.
Such guarantee is enough reason to support
the aforementioned measure. The Statement
was signed by key ofcials of the League andmembers of the City
LEADERS Coalition and
was ofcially present to Education Secretary
Armin Luistro last 21 April during the Senior
High School Summit at Cagayan de Oro City.
Marikina kicks off K-to-12 campaign
In an effort to galvanize greater public support
for K-to-12 and senior high school, the
Marikina City Schools Division in partnership
with the city government and key education
stakeholders launched the K-to-12 Advocacy
Campaign last 11 May at the Marikina Sports
Complex. The activity, titled “Sa K-to-12,
Handa Kami,” featured a motorcade and foot
parade of students, parents, teachers and civilsociety
organizations (CSOs) showing banners
of support for the education reform program.
This was followed by a short program with
Education Undersecretary Rizalino Rivera as
keynote speaker, and Representative Marcy
Teodoro and Representative Miro Quimbo
delivering messages of support. Presentations
include local senior high school success
stories, future directions and next steps.
NEWS BITS
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IN THE KNOW: EDUCATION SPENDING IN CITIES How
much do cities spend for education? And how much will they spend
when the senior high school
program is implemented in 2016? Here is a simple
infographic that will answer our questions and manymore queries
about the upcoming senior high school program.
1. HOW DO CITIES SPEND?With an average income of P1.167
billion in 2013, cities spend 70.41% on the delivery of basic
services;which, in turn is spent as follows:
General Public Services 35.61%
Education, Culture and Sports 6.50%
Health and Nutrition 7.96%
Labor and Employment 0.07%
Housing and Community Devt 3.37%
Social and Welfare Services 3.45%
Economic Services 12.10%
Debt Service 1.36%
2. WILL SPENDING ON EDUCATION CHANGE?YES. The K-to-12 Law
mandates an additional 2 years ofbasic education, called senior
high school. SHS requiresstudents to undertake specializations on
academic, technical-vocational, entrepreneurial, and sports
and arts,which will help them make informed choices in the
future. How much does an average SHS implementation cost?
P 250 MILLION X 144 CITIES= P 36 BILLION
this means a
300% INCREASE*on local education spending. So...
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3. CAN CITIES SPEND MORE FOR SHS?YES. We started with minimal to
zero investments. After 6 months, here’s how much resources were
specificallyallocated to local senior high school
implementation:
DAGUPAN
P16.50 million
MARI KINA
P13.00 million
SAN TA RO SA
P69.02 million
SORSO G ON
P460K
CA TBALO GAN
P4.24 million
C EBU
P50.00 million
HIMAMAYLAN
P4.50 million
DIP OLOG
P2.50 million
CA GAYAN D E OR O
P38.40 million
TAGUM
P80.90 million
T O T A L I N V ES TM E N TS =
P 2 7 9, 5 2 5, 6 80.7 5
cove r s 15 % o f t he t o t al cos t o f senio r high school in t he 10 ci t ies t o t alling t o
P 1.96 billion
classroom needs lot acquisition
capital outlay other expenses(facilities and (teacher
trainings,
equipment) instructional materials)
which will be spent on:
and will greatly benefit an estimated
85,000 SHS STUDENTS
(*Based on the actual investments of 10 Coalition Cities. The
average is pegged at P246M and rounded off to P250M. The same
figures plus BLGF 2013
data on education expenditures are used to project the potential
increaseon basic education spending.)
BO NUS LESSO N :Basic edu cation is
a shared responsibility.F or K- to-12,
Secretary Lu istro providedus wi th
a dia gram on cos t-sharin g:
D epEd
classrooms , teachers ’ salaries
and trainin gs , tex tbooks
basic equipmen t and f acili ties f or SHS
Ci t ies local
dev t plans , st u dent f inancial
assist ance , schoollot s ,
ot her equ ipment s andf acilit ies , local colle ge
SH S prov ision
S h a r e d
pr o g ram o f
f er in g s
ba s i c in fra s
tr u c t ur e
ad v o ca c y , in
d u s tr y
l in ka g e , imm e
r s i on p o l i c y ,
car e er g u id
an c e
N o w t h a t ’ s
Q U A L I T Y
I N V ES T M E N T !
SOURCES:- City LEADERS Coalition Monitoring Reports- 2013
DOF-BLGF Statement of Incomes and Expenditures of Cities-
Presentation of Sec. Luistro | 18 November 2014 LCP General
Assembly
The City LEADERS Coalition members shared
light moments with Secretary Luistro after theSenior High School
Summit in Cagayan de
Oro. Everyone’s all smiles not just because the
activity was a success, but also because the
Summit highlighted greater support for K-to-12
and senior high school.
At one point, the Secretary even as ked how
people manage to squeeze all faces in one
frame. We told him, “It depends on the angle,
Sir. We learned that from geometry.” Senior
high school ensures just that: we learn more
about math and other subjects by expanding
the curriculum and increasing our study time.
Who wouldn’t support such quality education?
