Notice of Vacancy: Batch 58 - DepEd Central Office

Guys,

In case you have plans of joining the biggest government institution in the Philippines, now is the right time to submit your application forms.  The deadline is on July 15, 2019, Monday.  Be the one!

New Vacancies @DepEd-CO Batch 57

Hi everyone,

I would like to share with you the new vacancies at the Department of Education, Central Office.  The deadliest deadline would be on June 18 (Wednesday) and that would be tomorrow.

If you think you have what it takes to be one of the officers at DepEd, then now is the right time to apply for these positions.

Be the one, join now!

A Remarkable Game Worth Sharing

Good day, everyone!

It’s been a while since my last post, but this one’s worth the wait.

Let me take you back to a thrilling battle I had a couple of weeks ago at Alphaland Southgate Mall in Makati City, Philippines, during the 36th Golden Minds Dalawahan Chess Tournament — a fierce and fun event for dynamic duos.

Each team consisted of two players. In our case, it was a family affair — my twin brother took charge of Board 1, while I held the line at Board 2. (Just a little fun fact: we’re both proud holders of the FIDE Arena International Master title.) BTW, I am an Arena Grandmaster now.

In Round 1, I wasted no time. We were paired against the formidable Lucion Chess Team — a seasoned duo known in the local scene. But as they say in chess and in life, you don’t back down from a strong opening — you meet it head-on. We did just that. The match ended 1.5 - 0.5 in our favor.

Now, let’s talk about my game — a clash against a tough opponent known locally as “Biscuit.” And no, he was no snack on the board.

This is where things got spicy.

Queen Sacrifice on Move 7?!

Yes, you read that right.

On the seventh move, I offered my Queen — not out of desperation, but pure calculated madness. A line I had prepared, sharpened, and hidden in my mental arsenal for moments exactly like this. But here’s the kicker: the Queen sacrifice never left the board — I kept offering her up, move after move, like a tempting poison, waiting for my opponent to bite.

It became a psychological dance. Would he take it? Could he resist it? Each move pushed us closer to chaos or glory.

Without giving too much away (chessboard replays coming soon), let’s just say: it was a game that reminds us why we love this 64-square battlefield. Drama, risk, creativity — all wrapped in a blitz of instinct and preparation.

Stay tuned — I’ll be posting the full PGN soon with annotations and commentary.

For now, just remember: Sometimes, the boldest move you can make is offering everything... and waiting for the world to blink first.

Until next move,

AIM Joselito Bandelaria Asi

What a finish.  I am so delighted with this game!

New Vacancies @ the Department of Education Central Office

Guys,

There are new vacancies at the DepEd Central Office (Batch 56).  The deadline for submission of application forms will be on the 13th day of June 2019. Join now!

Vacancy Announcement at DepEd-BLR

Hello everyone.  There are vacancies for "Contract of Service" positions at the Department of Education-Bureau of Learning Resources-Production Division.   Interested? The deadline for submission of documents and application forms is on May 30, 2019.

Tidbits - Whatever It is (Canada's Garbage)

Just when I thought that Canada is helping the Philippines, I later realized that the former is the one bullying us.

I admire President Rodrigo Duterte (PDu30) who was very vocal on his pronouncement to bring back the 69 container vans of garbage shipped from Canada to the Philippines in the years 2013 and 2014.  Why did the previous administration allow this injustice to our beloved country?  PDu30's deadline of May 15, 2019, to ship out these tons of garbage backed to Ottawa was not met by Canada thus severing its ties with us.  The wanton disregard by Canada to retrieve these wastes are unacceptable and a direct insult to our sovereignty.

The Philippines was belittled, degraded, and downgraded by Canada and I felt we were betrayed by a country whom I thought from the start is an ally.

By far, this was the most disrespectful thing a country, with educated leaders, had done to us!

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Recently, reports revealed that there were places in the country that became dumpsite of other well-developed countries as well.  This morning DZBB shared information that these countries are, OMG, Australia, South Korea, and Hong Kong. Is the Philippines the keeper of other nation's shit?

Back to the Game I Love

Whew, after long years of hiatus I was again back to playing the game I so dearly love - CHESS.  Yesterday, I had an opportunity to play at the Malabon Chess Club,  a place I am so familiar with as I lived in the nearby town Navotas for almost 5 years.  I am still active on playing online as I am an Arena International International Master (AIM) recognized by FIDE but felt so rusty over the board.

On my first game, I was paired with a small boy - whom I beat already before.  This time he was ready to kill me.  The time control was 5 minutes with 3 seconds increment.  I was so confident for a while but my complacency faded as I was, little by little, outplayed during the game.

 Photo credits: Ernie Baltazar (I was there on the left side)

My second game was as awful as the first one, but this time I was winning, however, I failed to convert and didn't see the winning combination.

After the 2nd game, I recomposed myself by taking a short walk and returned to the playing venue just in time for the next game.  I successfully won my 3rd to 6th games but again lost my seventh game to the top seed.

I was in trouble of not getting into the top 10 should I lose my next 2 important games - so I needed to be careful.  With 4 points out of 7 games, I was paired with a player with 5.5 points (there were 3 players with the same scores).  Luckily, I beat my opponent and the other 2 players with 5.5 scores lost too so I am sure that I will be paired against one of them.  Truly enough, I was paired with Josso Baldera, the father of the boy who beat me during the first round, remember?

Well, I got my vengeance as I beat the father in the last round, and guess what? All those with 5.5 points were also beaten.

God was so good to me during that day as I also got 2nd to 3rd place position!

Holy Week Travel

Hello everyone!

My family (wife's side) had their first Grand Reunion at Carmen Rosales, Pangasinan from April 19-20, 2019 and what do you expect?  We immediately rushed to the north capital of the country and took advantage of the holidays to meet and greet our relatives.

If you are someone from Pangasinan, my relatives include INOCENCIO, POTENCIANA, and NABOR clans (take note that there were claims that it should be spelled NAVOR) but I am not in the authority to discuss what happened to the spelling of the surname(s) but in my observation, my father-in-law uses Nabor in all his documents.  Anyway, I saw that Navor were used in the programme and stage decoration.

Our group that travel to Pangasinan comprises 21 people from Navotas headed by Papa Nelson and Mama Dulia Dacumos (a namesake of my wife) and we were about 6 families - you could just imagine how massive our delegation were.  Sonny (my brother-in-law) and his emissaries were not able to join us as they were in France at the moment.

Our long journey started on the 19th of April and started the day by riding on a rented van and we were joined by a car driven by Froilan (another brother-in-law) from 7:30 a.m. and arrived about 3:00 p.m.  Traffic jam was so heavy during that time that our expected arrival was delayed by more than a couple of hours.  I would like to thank Uncle Jovy and Aunty Norla for

BTW, our family belongs to FELISA DACUMOS lineage.

I will post some details later...

Easter Sunday Galore!

Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent, the beginning of Holy Week, and commemorates the triumphant arrival of Christ in Jerusalem, days before he was crucified.

Palm Sunday is known as such because the faithful will often receive palm fronds which they use to participate in the reenactment of Christ's arrival in Jerusalem. In the Gospels, Jesus entered Jerusalem riding a young donkey, and to the lavish praise of the townspeople who threw clothes, or possibly palms or small branches, in front of him as a sign of homage. This was a customary practice for people of great respect.

Palm branches are widely recognized symbol of peace and victory, hence their preferred use on Palm Sunday.

The use of a donkey instead of a horse is highly symbolic, it represents the humble arrival of someone in peace, as opposed to arriving on a steed in war (Source: https://www.catholic.org/lent/palmsunday.php). 

This Palm Sunday, my family commemorated the day by attending a mass at Sta. Cruz Cruz in Manila.  The blessing of the palm was held outside the church prior to the mass so I had the opportunity to take some pictures and videos to share with you how this event is practiced in the Philippines.

Unlike in the previous years, the people who flocked to the place of worship were not that much maybe because I was here from 5:00 p.m. up to 7:00 p.m. and not in the morning.  Huh, I could just imagine the crowd buying palms and other memorabilia(s).  Mind you, my family got the front seats, row 2 to be exact which didn't happen before.

Hopefully, in the next precious holy days I can still attend to this kind of gathering(s).

See you around!    

Vacancy Posting: Department of Education (Batch 55)

The Department of Education is in need of dynamic, talented, and dedicated personnel for the Central Office and there are over 20 plantilla positions open for interested qualified applicants.

Please don't forget the big day April 17, 2019 which is also the last day of submission of application papers.

Up for grabs are the following positions:

Senior Education Program Specialist (15)
Administrative Officer IV (7)

Administrative Assistant II (3)

Administrative Assistant III (1) 

Join now!

2019 Consultative Workshop on Learning Resources

Dear colleagues,

Just in case you need pictures during the 2019 Consultative Workshop on Learning Resources in Bacolod City you can find them by clicking this link 2019  Consultative Workshop or by ticking this  http://deped.in/2019ConsultativeWS to your URLs. 

Enjoy!

Notice of Vacancy: Batch 54 @ DepEd

Guys,

This will be the 54th time that the Department of Education (DepEd) will be offering vacancies to various education stakeholders (2018-2019).  If you think that you are the change that DepEd is looking for then this is the right time join the largest public organization in the country.  

I once watched the movie The Mummy and these words were shared, "Power is not given it is taken."  So let us TAKE this opportunity to help teachers have the POWER to develop, train, and enhance the needed skills of our Filipino school children.

  

Notice of Vacancy: Batch 53 @ DepEd

Well, just in case you missed huge number of chances to join the Department of Education,  this time it will be worth to try.  Be the one!