PSHS-EV teacher among this year’s Metrobank Foundation outstanding teachers

By Philippine Information Agency (PIA 8)
August 11, 2010

TACLOBAN CITY  –  Ms. Janeth Morata Fuentes of the Philippine Science High School - Eastern Visayas Campus in Palo, Leyte is among this year’s Most Outstanding Teachers in the secondary level.

Ms. Morata was recently in the limelight for being the Adviser of the PSHI-Eastern Visayas Campus students who were winners of the recently held Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the world’s largest pre-college science fair competition which was attended by one thousand and six hundred eleven (1,611) high school students from over 59 countries.

Metrobank Foundation President Aniceto Sobrepeña recently announced that a total of eight public school teachers from the elementary and secondary levels – including two professors from the University of the Philippines-Diliman and De La Salle University – emerged as winners in this year’s Metrobank Foundation Search for Outstanding Teachers.

Aside from Ms. Janeth Fuentes of the Philippine Science High School - Eastern Visayas Campus in Palo, Leyte, the other awardees for the secondary category, were Mercidita Villamayor of the Bukidnon State University - Secondary School Lab in Malaybalay City; Estrelita Peña of the Kabasalan National High School in Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay; and Mercelita Labial of the Xavier University High School in Cagayan de Oro City.

The awardees for the elementary category include Grace Salvatus of the Municipal Sector Elementary School in Calauag, Quezon; Miladith Polutan of the Oroquieta City Central Elementary School in Oroquieta City; Conchita Ibarondo of the San Antonio Elementary School in Iriga City; and Nancy Aquino of the Mlang Pilot Elementary School in Mlang, Cotabato.

For the higher education category the awardees were Dr. Rowena Cristina Guevara of the University of the Philippines - Diliman, and Dr. Raymund Sison of De La Salle University.

Giving due recognition to the outstanding qualities, achievements, and contributions of educators is the Foundation’s way of promoting “a sense of pride in and provide inspiration to the teaching profession and to the rest of the society.”

“This search continues to bestow honor upon the teaching profession by according special recognition to teachers who manifest profound commitment to the development of the youth, through exemplary competence, remarkable dedication to their work, and an effective educational leadership,” Sobrepeña pointed out.

The 2010 Outstanding Teachers will be honored with gold medallions by President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III in Malacañang.