COTABATO CITY – Hundreds of new teachers have been hired by the Department of Education in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepEd-ARMM) for Maguindanao province, said ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman as he urged them to give their best and be hardworking.
Gov. Hataman said a total of 765 teachers were hired and that their appointment and deployment orders were signed on June 2 during mass oath-taking ceremonies held here on Monday and Tuesday.
The ceremony was attended by DepEd-ARMM Secretary lawyer Rasol Mitmug Jr., and other education officials, including Executive Director Amir Mawallil, of the Bureau of Public Information.
The hiring of new teachers is part of DepEd-ARMM’s mission to provide quality education for Bangsamoro children. The teachers were hired after they passed a strict hiring process that includes Assessment and Competency Examination for Teachers, interview and a teaching demonstration.
“May mga kwentong nagsasabi na ang pag-apply daw sa ARMM ay medyo mahirap,” said Norolhaq Usop, one of the newly-hired teachers. He was among the walk-in applicants during the screening process conducted last May. “I feel so blessed kasi hindi na umabot ng ilang years ang application namin,” he said.
Now that he is officially a teacher, Usop said he is ready for whatever duties his work will require. “I will really give my best para maibigay kung ano man ang kailangan ng ating mga kabataan,” he said.
“Gusto nating tiyakin na ang mga na-hire na teachers ay magagaling. Andito kayo ngayon dahil dumaan kayo sa proseso, at napili kayo dahil magaling at mahusay kayo. Ang kinabukasan, kabutihan, at kaunlaran ng edukasyon sa rehiyon ay nakasalalay sa inyong lahat. Nakikiusap kami sa inyo na magturo kayo ng maayos at gagawin rin namin ang mga bagay na nararapat sa inyo,” Gov. Hataman told the teachers.
Sec. Mitmug previously announced that DepEd-ARMM is currently preparing the deployment orders of 2,458 teachers for the entire region, which ARMM officials hope would be accomplished as soon as possible. (Bureau of Public Information)
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