Dagohoy Green energy Corp

Starts 95 teachers up-skilling

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol July 6 (PIA)— Making true to its promise of collaboration with local government unit of Dagohoy, Bohol in its commitments to better education, PetroGreen Energy Corporation (PGEC) along with its local subsidiary Dagohoy Green Energy Corporation (DGEC), in collaboration with Mapúa Malayan Colleges Laguna (MMCL), launched the very first Teach-Up program in Bohol last July 5, 2024.

Teach-up is a pioneering multi-stakeholder teacher up-skilling program aimed at enhancing the skills and competencies of educators, and ultimately improving the quality of public education in the country, explains the company’s Assistant Vice President for Communications Vanessa G. Peralta.

Set for 3 days live-in training at the Panda Tea Garden Suites in Dao, Tagbilaran City, the Teach-up is joined by 98 new and tenured teachers of the Department of Education’s Dagohoy District, the training is part of the commitment of PGEC in establishing DGEC, a 27.5 mega watts solar photo voltaic solar power in Santa Cruz and San Vicente in Dagohoy.

Part of the commitments for the power company to set up their solar plant facility in Dagohoy is to help the town put up and fund its student scholarship program, and help the DepED in teachers’ development training, apart from helping in infrastructure development, and livelihood for the communities.

"We are pleased to finally implement this comprehensive Teachers’ Upskilling Program in Bohol. We have successfully executed the same program in Palawan, Batangas, Aklan, Tarlac, and Davao, which benefitted almost 2,000 public primary school teachers in the country. Education plays a crucial role in shaping the future of our communities, and we believe that by empowering teachers with the necessary skills and knowledge, we can create a positive impact on our host communities,” Yrel V. Ventura, PGEC’s AVP for Environment and Community Relations, said as he expressed his enthusiasm for the activity.

He also emphasized that the activity represents a shared commitment among private companies, educational institutions, and government units, to advancing education and promoting sustainable development in the Philippines.

“This training would not have been realized without the support of our institutional partners and the local leaders of Bohol led by Gov. Aris Aumentando and Dagohoy Mayor Hermie Relampagos,” adds Ventura.

“Now that the world is working hard to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs), Teach-Up is very timely to support SDG#4: Quality Education and SDG#17: Partnership for the Goals,” shared Prof. Mesina, who was among the battery of trainers for the upskilling.

For his part, Dagohoy Mayor Hermie Relampagos thanked PGEC, DGEC and all the stakeholders who were instrumental in bringing the training program to Bohol.

“We are thankful that our teachers from Dagohoy were the first beneficiaries of Teach-Up. This will truly support their professional development and foster a culture of continuous learning among our people. Our municipality has already benefitted from the solar project of PGEC and Dagohoy Green, through taxes, almost 500 jobs in the on-going construction, and now this training program for teachers. Our partners can be assured that we will support similar collaborations in the future that will help Dagohoynons."

“The quality of an education system cannot exceed the quality of teachers, as what McKinsey said. If our teachers improve and become excellent, a lot of students will be excellent also. That is why this multi-stakeholder effort to train the teachers is highly commendable.” expressed Dr. Runvi Manguerra, Executive Director of DepEd’s Teacher Education Council Secretariat, who also flew in for the activity.

“The lack of teachers’ mastery of the subject that they teach is a big challenge to address. That is why upskilling them as facilitators of learning is crucial.” says Dr. Manguerra.

Meanwhile, Dagohoy Central Elementary School principal Ryan Delbaguio said the training can help as this refreshes the teachers of the professional standards for teachers, and we are still on our first day.

We expect more interventions, Delbaguio who admired the facilitators competence in the subject matter and as early, said the three days would be worth it. (PIABohol)

95 TEACHERS FROM 8 SCHOOLS. Recipients of the Teach-up, a pioneering multi-stakeholder teacher up-skilling program brought educators from Manila to Bohol to update the skills of teachers and enhance their skills and competencies to ultimately improve the quality of public education in the country, are from Dagohoy District where a solar energy generating facility sits. The training is the company’s CSR. (PIABohol)