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The students of the Bachelor of Science in Security Management (BSISM) of Liceo de San Jacinto Foundation Incorporated (LSJFI) partook in the lecture activity, which was organized by the personnel of the Municipal Police Station of San Jacinto, Masbate under the leadership of Police Major Alfredo Lastrella Jr., on June 19.

 

The series of lecture focused on Republic Act 9262 and Executive Order 70. The former is the law on Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children (VAWC) while the latter is the regulation on institutionalizing the Whole-Nation-Approach to pave the way for the collective participation and action in harmonizing government development efforts and services to support, facilitate and pursue the country’s peace agenda. The students likewise gained knowledge and awareness on KKDAT (Kabataan Kontra Droga at Terorismo) program.

 

 

Lastrella led the lecture participants in taking an oath of advocacy to play an active role in the promotion and implementation of these policies and the programs around them.

 

Licean, the official college student publication of Liceo de San Jacinto, is now being released. Students get their individual copies as they receive their modules on the scheduled dates. The release started since April 22, 2021.

Because of the bad weather last April 19, the scheduled 19, 20 and 21 distribution of modules is moved to 21 and on! The students are advised to update from their respective advisers.

The result of the entrance examination for second semester, A.Y.  2020-2021, is now posted at the campus of LSJFI!

Maam Moya, as she is usually called in the campus, served as a school principal of various educational institutions such as Bartolabac Elementary School, Calipat-an Elementary School, San Jacinto Central School, and San Fernando Central School.

 

 

This was followed by a 4- year stint as Officer-in-Charge of Mobo Elementary School and Batuan Elementary School. As a district supervisor of public school, she further developed amongst the schools within San Jacinto, Masbate a commitment to excellence in teaching, more community engagement; and catalyzed more collaborations among educators and all different schools. In conjunction with her many duties associated with her day job, she was also appointed as Vice President of LSJFI since 2003, a position she held until recently. Besides this, she was also a college professor at the Education Department of the school.

 

A lifelong educator with an unwavering passion, even retirement in DepEd could not stop her from continuing the outstanding work she started being an educator and a leader. She comes to presidency after serving Liceo de San Jacinto Foundation, Incorporated for 17 years.

Dr. Moya assumes office this February 2021.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Penelope B. Bagobe On Leadership and LSJFi

 

 

 

She is not a boss that you follow around, but a leader you’ll look up to. Penelope B. Bagobe, Ed. D., is the fifth president of Liceo de San Jacinto Foundation Incorporated. She was inducted into the position on October 12, 2013. While interviewing her for this article, we realized that there’s more to her than what her titles say; her experiences speak as much.

 

 

Ma’am Bagobe became a part of the school in 1981 as a college instructor when Bachelor of Arts in Political Science was first offered in LSJFI. Back then, she told us, they were only paid 11 pesos per hour. The school wasn’t popular. The enrollment was very meager. It lacked facilities, too. It was a tough time, to say, but the school got by.

 

 

Fast-forward to 2006, she became the dean of the College of Education. Then, appointed by the board of trustees in 2013, she succeeded Atty. Isidro Merillo as the school’s president. According to her, she didn’t encounter hardships in her term as president because she went down to the level of her co-workers (colleagues) and never considered herself as a boss but as a leader. One of her unforgettable experiences while being in the position was when the CHED (Commission on Higher Education) personnel went to Liceo. She was handling four programs for the College of Education. We can only imagine the pressure she was in. The president described LSJFI’s nature as “very dynamic.” “It has grown a lot,” she said. “Before, the enrollees only ranged from 300 to 400, but now it’s over 1600… It had been successfully groomed.” How does she envision the school in the future? “It will still rise,” she replied with a smile. When asked on what she feels about descending from the position she had held for almost 8 years, she said that she’s happy and that she will pass everything she knows to her successor, Dr. Monina S. Moya. She expects the future runners of Liceo de San Jacinto Foundation Incorporated to continue what she had done. “Consider yourself as a leader, not a boss,” she advises. “Lead people, know how to sell, know how to tell and know how to participate.” [Wise words, madam.] She also addressed the current situation during the conversation. She remains positive and expressed good opinions on the COVID vaccines that are released all over the world. “Just pray,” she addressed the students who are braving academic difficulties despite the pandemic. “Trust that together we will have a normal life after this.”