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TCA produces 2 topnotchers in 2013 LET
The Tarlac College of Agriculture (TCA) has consistently lived up to its vision of becoming an efficient and effective center of excellence in higher education after producing anew two (2) topnotchers in the 2013 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) administered by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) in 17 testing centers all over the country on September 29.
Adding another feather to the College’s cap were Jolann Dave F. Ysmael and Ana Marie F. Pagarigan, both cum laude graduates of Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEEd) program from the TCA-Institute of Education (TCA-IEd) last April, who landed in 6th and 9th places, respectively, in 2013 LET list of top examinees based on the results released by the Commission on November 23.
Ysmael, a native of Moncada, Tarlac, garnered an 89.00% rating while Pagarigan, who hails from Paniqui, Tarlac, managed to snatch an 88.40% passing rate.
In an interview, Ysmael and Pagarigan declared that they did not expect to land at the top, although at the back of their minds, they were wishing for it.
“For us, just passing the board exams would have been enough. We’re just lucky we made it to the top,” they said.
The two topnotchers also agreed that diligence, hardwork, and determination contributed to their success. Though graduated as cum laude, they still believe that no matter how intelligent you are if you do not strive hard, nothing will happen.
CSC picks TCA’s ‘Kalinga sa Lingap’ team as 2013 PAGASA award semi-finalist
Effecting an exceptional upshot to the quality of well-being among its beneficiaries, the adopt-an-institution extension program of the Tarlac College of Agriculture’s Institute of Business and Management (TCA-IBM) for the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Lingap Center, dubbed as “Kalinga sa Lingap”, was hailed as semi-finalist for the prestigious 2013 Civil Service Commission’s (CSC) PAGASA award.
The said extension program, which confirmed the College’s mandate to undertake extension services alongside its duty to cater instruction and research, was chosen as one of the awardees for its “outstanding contributions resulting from an idea or performance that directly benefit more than one department of the government.”
This year’s PAGASA award was conferred to a total of 16 individuals and five groups out of the 97 qualified nominations from across the nation. The conferment of PAGASA award aims to motivate government employees to improve the quality of their performance and instill deeper involvement in public service.
The TCA’s “Kalinga sa Lingap” team is composed of ten (10) faculty members, namely; Mr. Jerome D. Soriano, the project’s team leader; Ms. Emerita S. Odon; Mr. Benny S. Soliman; Dr. Danilo N. Oficiar; Prof. Emilia V. Abellar; Prof. Estelita A. Bugarin; Ms. Elaine A. Salcedo; Ms. Rizafel B. Salcedo; Ms. Esmeralda P. Rodriguez; and Ms. Maritess T. Valdez.
In an interview, Mr. Soriano, also the IBM’s extension coordinator, disclosed that IBM (formerly the Institute of Arts and Science) has established a linkage with Lingap Center in San Juan de Mata, Tarlac City in 2005. The Center, Soriano said, is a caring home for marginalized children from the province of Tarlac and nearby places.
Committed to uplift the welfare of the Lingap residents, the “Kalinga sa Lingap” team exerted much efforts to institutionalize quality and productive service delivery that paved way for the establishment of better mechanisms and procedures for the improvement and personality development of the children-beneficiaries.
“We were able to introduce various programs that somehow have contributed to the development of the beneficiaries. These services include needs assessment survey, psychological skills evaluation, special education, literacy program, physical development, health and hygiene, among others,” Mr. Soriano revealed.