Arayat launches 'Radyo Eskwela'
Dubbed as "Radyo Eskwela," the modality is aimed at boosting the efficiency of distance learning while face to face classes are still not allowed.
According to School Principal Violeta Cordova, RBI will supplement the modular and online learning via Facebook live modality currently being implemented in the school.
"Dahil mahirap talaga ang distance learning, humahanap tayo ng paraan para mapadali sa teachers at students ang pag-aaral. Ngayon, nakita namin parang nasa face-toface classes na rin ang mga bata through RBI," she said.
She added that each grade level will have their own time slot everyday for the lessons, and it will be simulcast through Facebook Live.
She also disclosed that the radio frequency can reach up to a five meter radius which can cover the area of all students enrolled in the school.
Barangay San Juan Baño Chairman Froilan Soriano, for his part, said that use of RBI will allow students who have no means for internet connection to still receive proper education even during this pandemic.
Initially, Soriano said that the barangay planned to provide free wifi connection to all households in support of distance learning but a survey showed that RBI will be more efficient.
"Ito bawas burden na rin sa mga magulang na hindi kayang bumili ng smart phone at magpaload para sa data araw-araw. Isa pa, ang signal dito sa amin lugar ay hindi rin kagandahan dahil nga sa may bundok kaya naisip namin na mas maiigi ang programanv ito kaya sinuportahan namin," he said.
AJuanRAYAT - The first radio-based instruction (RBI) edu cational modality in Pampanga was launched in San Baño Elementary School in this town yesterday, October 22, 2021.
Pampanga's first radio-based education modality
clarification in response to a statement released on Wednesday by Senator Grace Poe saying that her office had received information that some PMVICs in some provinces have resumed mandatory motor vehicle inspections despite the DOTr’s standing suspension order.
Tugade issued an instruction in August directing all regional offices of the LTO to suspend the mandatory inspection and testing of vehicles at PMVICs, according to the LTO.
Tugade also ordered the suspension of mandatory vehicle testing within geographic areas of responsibility (GAORs).
The suspension of the mandatory vehicle testing at PMVICs, and the suspension of the GAORs pave the way for a thorough review of the policy, the DOTr said.
Galvante said vehicle owners might have misinterpreted the LTO’s rollout of a new information technology (IT) system linking PMVICs with LTO offices with the aim of optimizing the agency’s Motor Vehicle Inspection and Registration System (MVIRS), as a return of the mandatory vehicle inspections at the PMVICs.
Galvante explained that the new IT system rolled out by the LTO called the Land Transportation Management System (LTMS) intends to optimize the use of the MVIRS.
It also aims to gather sufficient baseline data to assess the status of motor vehicles in the country in terms of roadworthiness and safety, he said.
“In the inspection and registration of motor vehicles in areas where there is a complete roll-out of the LTMS MVIRS, results from PMVICs will be utilized," Galvante said.
The results gathered from the PMVICs shall be used as a baseline data to ensure that the lsystem will be able to ensure road worthiness of vehicles plying our roads, thereby improving the road safety standards of the Philippines,” said Galvante in his memorandum to LTO regional directors dated 06 October 2021.
Galvante added that in areas where LTO offices are without LTMS or in areas where there is LTMS presence but no existing PMVICs, results of emission testing done by PETCs will be accepted for registration by the LTO office, subject to their visual inspection of the vehicle.
“The new memorandum issued by LTO is intended to rollout the Motor Vehicle Inspection and Registration System, which is one of the six core modules of the LTMS. It is not for the mandatory GAOR implementation, but a rollout of the LTMS MVIRS. Even with the current memo, PETC results will still be accepted and will be uploaded in the LTO’s record system,” said Galvante.
According to the LTO, on the average, 35,000 vehicle registration renewals are done in a day. Before the current implementation of the new IT system, data from PMVICs only account for 5.0 percent or for 1,800 daily transactions.
With the new IT system, the LTO aims to increase this to just 20 percent or to 7,000 transactions a day.
The agency stated that 80 percent of vehicle registration renewals are not affected and are still being tested at PETCs.
With regard to the scope of inspection, the LTO claimed that PMVIC facilities conduct full roadworthiness test for the vehicle, including emission test, as opposed to PETCs, which conduct only emission testing.
To address issues concerning the cost of inspection, PMVIC owners heeded the call of DOTr and LTO for them to charge the same amount of testing/inspectionfeewiththatofPETCs. Reinspection or retest fees were also waived. “Under the leadership and guidance of Secretary Art Tugade, transport agencies have been pursuing road transport improvement initiatives to mitigate the rise in vehicular accidents, and fully uphold road safety. The PMVIC program is just one of the basket of solutions to address roadworthiness of vehicles. Lives will be saved if all vehicles travelling the roads are truly roadworthy,” Galvante said.
He added that the LTO is still gathering data to support an evaluation of the GAORs implementation that was ordered suspended by Secretary Tugade.