Bacnotan high school teacher named outstanding teacher by Metrobank By: Miriam P. Aquino SAN FERNANDO CITY, Sept. 2 (PIA) – A public school teacher from Bacnotan National High School is one of 10 winners in the 2013 Metrobank Foundation Search for Outstanding Teachers. Dr. Maria Teresa Bautista, an English teacher, became the first teacher from La Union and from her school to win the search. Aniceto Sobrepeña, Metrobank president, said Bautista joins the elite group of 316 outstanding teachers of the Philippines honored by Metrobank Foundation since the search began in 1985. He said the search has given recognition to the country’s best teachers who have served as models of excellence and personal integrity to the community and the country. “These teachers have been shining examples of dedication and commitment to the teaching profession, and as such the pride of their respective communities,” Sobrepeña said. He added Region I has produced eight awardees to date. Bautista and nine other awardees this year will be presented to the leaders of the business community, top-level government officials and academe in an awarding ceremony on September 5 at the Metrobank Plaza Auditorium in Makati City. Other awardees include four elementary teachers, three high school teachers and two from the higher education category. Winners in the elementary education category are Fely Batiloy of Special Education Integrated School for Exceptional Children (Iloilo City); Dr. Mitchel Rodriguez, Odiongan Central School (Gingoog City); Cherry Vinluan, Guagua Elementary School (Guagua, Pampanga); and Rodel C. Sampang from Pedro Guevarra Elementary School (City of Manila). In the secondary education category, winners are Bautista; Dominique Maquiran of the University of the Philippines High School in Iloilo (Iloilo City); Marcelo Otinguey of Ampusongan National High School (Bakun, Benguet); and Maria Lorna Garnace of Philippine Science High School, Eastern Visayas Campus (Palo, Leyte). Dr. Alfredo Robles Jr. from De La Salle University (City of Manila) and Dr. Emilyn Espiritu of the Ateneo de Manila University (Quezon City) are the awardees in the higher education category. Bautista, who teaches third year students, has been in the teaching profession for 22 years where she spent 12 years in the private sector. Before the Metrobank award, Bautisa was named Ten Most Outstanding Teacher of La Union in 2011. She graduated Magna Cum Laude in Bachelor of Science in Education in March 1990 at the Saint Louis College here and ranked eight in the Philippine Board Exam for Teachers in 1991. She finished her Doctorate degree as Cum Laude in March 2012. Bautista was the lone nominee from the Department of Education – Division of La Union representing the province to the national level. The winners in the Search for Outstanding Teachers were selected from 20 national finalists chosen from among 40 regional finalists. A total of 375 nominations from public and private educational institutions in the Philippines were submitted. The board of judges was co-chaired by Senator Aquilino Martin D.L. Pimentel III and Supreme Court Associate Justice Estela M. Perlas-Bernabe. This year’s Outstanding Teachers will be given gold medallions, plaques of recognition and cash prize amounting to P350,000 each. (MCA/MPA/PIA1 La Union)
Posted on: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 07:29:26 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015