GUIUAN, Eastern Samar-An elementary science teacher from Ngolos Honeywell Elementary School will soon fly to the United States to be part of the Honeywell educators at Space Academy in Huntsville, Alabama in partnership between Honeywell Hometown Solutions and the U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC). “He will join 200 other math and science teachers from all around the world to learn on how to become an astronaut, flight simulation, scenario-based space mission, land and water survival training and interactive flight dynamics programs,” said Kerry Kennedy, director of Honeywell Hometown Solutions.

The chosen science teacher from Ngolos Elementary School, which was renamed as Ngolos Honeywell Elementary School, was Hector Dagaño.
Dagaño has been teaching at the said school for the past five years now. “This is a great challenge and opportunity for me. A once in a lifetime experience,” said Dagaño.

Dagaño added that the experience he will get from the training will help him in his teaching job as a science teacher saying it will enhance his ability by learning new methods of teaching science subject to his students he will acquire out of his training in the US. The training will last for about a week or 45 hours classroom and laboratory training. Bernadino Adina, schools division superintendent for Eastern Samar, said that after Dagaño finish his training they will select and recommend another teacher to undergo the same training.

“This is a blessing for us teachers here in Eastern Samar because it did not require much requirements unlike in some trainings which one has to undergo a selection process before he or she could qualify,” Adina said. (ROEL T.AMAZONA)

BASEY, Samar – The 87th Infantry Battalion, particularly its alpha company, has put up a check point in Barangay Guirang, this town, to thwart any possible activities of rebel group but also occurrence of illegal logging activities. This was disclosed by Lt. Randy Alunday, assistant alpha company Commander of the 87th IB, who said that the putting up of a checkpoint in the area is part of their duty to ensure safety among the people and at the same time, deter occurrence of the illegal logging activities said to be rampant in Basey.

“We have soldiers here that got experience in doing high-profile search techniques and they’ve done specific rehearsals to build them up over the last few months, and they do understand all of the different scenarios, from the highest threat level to the most rudimentary threat level, in order to provide a safe environment” he said.

Linda Pacaanas, a village chief of Barangay Mabini, said the soldiers’ presence in the area has repelled insurgents and boosted their confidence.
The Alpha company of the 87th IB is much smaller force and is more localized, and work more in or near the villages of Basey, and Marabut, both in Samar. Alunday said that soldiers conduct regular patrols in the area to prevent enemy activity, and have also standby troops ready to reinforce every time there has been a threat to operating troops in the area. (JAZMIN BONIFACIO)