Personnel of the Philippine Navy, Marines, Air Force, Maritime Police, and the Philippine Coast Guard are also deployed there on a rotational basis, raising the population on the island to around 500 at any given time. There are about 300 people residing there, excluding construction and ice-plant workers sent to the island for brief projects. Among other responsibilities, the Secretary of the Navy looks after the construction and repair of US Navy ships. As the chief executive officer, he or she reports directly to the President of the U.S.
It is among nine features in the Kalayaan Islands Group occupied by the Philippines. The Secretary of the Navy is the highest rank in the US Navy’s chain of command. Pag-asa is part of the Spratlys, which is being claimed by several Asian countries including the Philippines and China. Pag-asa Elementary School returned to in-person classes earlier this year since there are no COVID-19 cases on the island and the weak internet connection there cannot support remote learning. "Certainly a big step of hope for the young people of Kalayaan," Lacson said in a Twitter post. Certainly a big step of HOPE for the young people of Kalayaan. Thank you, Department of Education for this:Īpproval of the Pag-asa Integrated Elementary and High School effective next School Year, 2022-2023. Panfilo Lacson, a presidential aspirant in next year's elections who recently visited the island, thanked the DepEd for the development.
The mayor and DepEd have already talked about it, and signed a memorandum.) Nag-usap na rin si Mayor pati DepEd, may memorandum nang pinirmahan," he said. They go to the mainland for school.)īana said the construction of the new school facilities may start next year. (What happens is the students leave their parents because they work on the island. 'Yong mga bata, bumababa para mag-school," Bana said in a phone interview. "Ang nangyayari, naiiwan dito 'yong mga magulang kasi nandito 'yong trabaho. Students attending high school have to travel to the mainland or live with relatives there, said island coordinator Dennis Bana. The 37-hectare island, which is the seat of Kalayaan municipality and is located 285 nautical miles west of mainland Palawan, had its first and only elementary school in 2012. "This means that the school will be offering, in addition to elementary grades, JHS level grades as well, which comes with the necessary resources for that," Malaluan told ABS-CBN News on Tuesday.Īsked if the island would also get a senior high school, Malaluan said, "It can evolve to have one as needed." Undersecretary Nepomuceno Malaluan said the Department of Education (DepEd) approved the conversion of Pag-asa Elementary School into an integrated school that would cater to both elementary and junior high school (JHS) students.
MANILA (UPDATE) - Students in the Philippines-occupied Pag-asa Island (Thitu Island) in the West Philippine Sea may soon no longer have to travel to the Palawan mainland to pursue secondary education after the government recently approved the establishment of a high school there. Classes at Pag-asa Island School in late October.
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