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CNU-ILS book month celebration unleashes students’ creativity, transforms students into well-loved characters

December 8, 2020 • Information and FM Station Unit

Who would have thought that cartoon characters could come to life?

Yes, it happened in such an adorable way as students from Cebu Normal University-Integrated Laboratory School (CNU-ILS) portrayed their favorite book and movie characters during the culmination of the English Month 2020: A Book Month Celebration. 

Fun-filled activities conducted by the CNU-ILS for the entire Book Month Celebration with the theme Read to Reel were compiled and streamed online last December 3, 2020, via the University’s official Youtube channel.

Read related article: [English Festival: A time of character play] 

Mr. Renan Elcullada, CNU-ILS Supervisor, said that with the digital shift forced upon the people by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, “careful reading and comprehension are now more essential” and reading can be a means of traveling for the time being.  

He said that reading is what we need now. “It is our vaccine for ignorance and a doorway for a better tomorrow”, he said, adding to the benefits reading brings including improved memory, expanded knowledge, and lower stress among others.

Students from different levels then exhibited their creativity through different competitions including character portrayal or impersonation, bookmark decorating, storytelling, book poster making, essay writing, digital storytelling, book trailer making, and three-minute newscasting.

The winners of the Book Month Celebration are as follows:

Character Portrayal (Nursery 1 and Toddler) 
Toddler Peace
1st Place: Marga Nicolette Torres (Little Red Riding Hood)
2nd Place: Jarvi Reinbert Lujen Vergara (Pinocchio) 
3rd Place: Aleister Grey Amper (Tarzan)

Nursery 1 Faith
1st Place: Ardea Zafyr Mendoza (Cinderella)
2nd Place: Wynchestin Laput (Shrek)  
3rd Place: Gideon Franco Osorio (Sheriff Woody)

Nursery 1 Hope
1st Place: Kenzo Amadeus Tablada (Puss and Boots)
2nd Place: Felicity Quinn Lapining (Pocahontas) 
3rd Place: Danielle Jezley Chang (Rapunzel) 

Best in Costume Winners (Nursery 1 and Toddler)
1st Place: Elisha Skyler Batobalonos, N1 Hope (Belle)
2nd Place: Ysabella Tana Quilantang, N1 Hope (Mulan)
3rd Place: Danica Aiah Yu, N1 Hope (Thumbelina)

Bookcraft Winners (Nursery 1 and Toddler)
Most Creative Bookmark: Aleister Grey Amper, Toddler Peace 

Nursery 1 Faith
1st Place: Paul Gavin Sanchez
2nd Place: Wynchestin Laput
3rd Place: Jose Emmanuel Vicente

Nursery 1 Hope
1st Place: Danica Aiah Yu
2nd Place: Kendra Nenahzel Villaflores
3rd Place: Danielle Jezley Chang

Most Creative Gingerbread Craft (Nursery 1 and Toddler)
Jarvi Reinbert Lujen Vergara, Toddler Peace
Paul Gavin Sanchez, N1 Faith 
Danica Aiah Yu, N1 Hope

Bookworm Award (Nursery 1 and Toddler)
Marga Nicolette Torres, Toddler Peace 
Aloife Ellyane Paqueo, N1 Faith 
Kate Ayah Elarcosa, N1 Hope 

Character Impersonation Competition (Gr. 1-3 and Multigrade)
1st Place: Avery Sky Deiparine (Ursula) 
2nd Place: Noelle Alexis Rose Alison (Little Red Riding Hood)
3rd Place: Kiara Niqa Cordova (Hermione) 

Book Poster Competition (Gr. 4-6)
1st Place: Louise Philippe Tecson 
2nd Place: Illyza Aubrey Maceda 
3rd Place: Daryn Elisabeth Dolatre

Essay Writing Winners (Elementary Category)
Theme: The New Paradigm in the Educational Landscape, A Story of Hope amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic 
Grade 4 Winner: Ioan Iñigo Batucan 
Grade 5 Winner: Akissha Norene Aspirin 
Grade 6 Winner: Erika France Sibunghanoy

Digital Storytelling Competition
1st Place: Krystal Mae Anadia, Izabella Alexa Maceda, Althea Jaia Amante 
2nd Place: Andrie Kaye Gabutan, Akimah Ross Avendanio, Jewel Alexie Paler
3rd Place: Natalie Grace Roma, John Lewin Bacalla, and Karylle Mae Dinauanao

Book Trailer Competition
1st Place: Shahrazad Faye Navarroza. Chloe Jude Gandionco, Stephen Alphonsos Villarante
2nd Place: Neihl John Pancit, Maxwell Rose Laguda, Angel Love Sabay 
3rd Place: Franchela Glenyse T. Gonzaga, Trinity Mae R. Avila, Jewvienne Wyneth Merin 

Newscasting (3-minute News Reporting)
1st Place: Shana Bacolod, Kasandra Mae Butantan, Gian Christian Keith Palompon 
2nd Place: Heleighna Rev Arizobal, Leanne Dela Cerna, Andrew Benneth Moninio 
3rd Place: Arian Cortes Aliganga, Caeley Angelique Colao, Nayomi Gail Caruana

1st Weekly Trivia Competition Winners 
Jahzara Maria Bacalla
Lonnire Lerias
Gerardlyn Delapeña 
Janly Grace Demol 

2nd Weekly Trivia Competition Winners 
Jahzara Maria Bacalla
Euan Marcus Astrologo
Chryslan James Arriba 

3rd Weekly Trivia Competition Winners 
Kaylee Theone Batiquin 
Phoebe Claire Chan 
Kaelanih Gabrielle Manongas
Jahnelle Marie Bacalla 

4th Weekly Trivia Competition Winners 
Lierich Gomez Cania 
Aliyah Mary Sarraga
Andre Carl Abella 
Keith Henry Dabatian 

5th Weekly Trivia Competition Winners 
Jahnelle Marie Bacalla 
Akissha Norene Aspirin 
Jahnelle Marie Bacalla 

Dr. Monique Cordova, CNU-ILS Center for Teaching Innovations Chair thanked all the supportive family members of each child which contributed to the success of the celebration.  

“We know that each of [our] learners’ triumph is a family who gave their support from the child’s costume to the rehearsals, to the recordings, and the editing. To each one of you, we offer our sincerest gratitude,” she said. 

Along with the English month celebration held every November are: the National Book Week on November 24 to 30 organized by the Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI) aimed to encourage reading and literacy and to promote public libraries in the Philippines; the National Reading Month which started in November 2011 by former Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Armin Luistro; and the proclamation for November 25 to be the “Araw ng Pagbasa”. These celebrations made CNU-ILS call this year’s English month a Book Month Celebration. (JDF)  

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This Privacy Policy is adopted in compliance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173), its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), and other relevant issuances of the National Privacy Commission (NPC). The University is committed to protecting and respecting your personal data privacy. We process personal information in accordance with the principles of transparency, legitimate purpose, and proportionality. This Policy informs how we collect, use, disclose, store, protect, and dispose personal information of our data subjects.

Definitions

Personal information refers to any information, whether recorded in a material form or not, from which the identity of an individual is apparent or can be reasonably and directly ascertained by the entity holding the information or when put together with other information that would directly and certainly identify an individual.

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Information We Collect

The University may collect personal information in the context of its regular functions — including but not limited to the following categories:

  1. Students: contact and enrollment details, academic records, health or medical records, accommodation records, student-activity participation, and related data.
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  3. Alumni profiling: contact and demographic details.
  4. Visitors, volunteers, and other stakeholders: information collected through sign-in forms, CCTV or security monitoring, photos or recordings during official events, surveys, and feedback forms.

Collection may occur by any medium, including: paper forms, electronic forms, email, website or online platforms, CCTV or video/photographic capture, surveys/questionnaires, and other lawful means.

Purposes and Uses of the Data Collected and Processed

Personal information collected may be used for:

  1. Administration of admission, enrollment, employment, alumni relations, and other official functions.
  2. Maintenance of student and employee records, including academic, health, and administrative data.
  3. Provision of University services such as counseling, scholarship administration, placement, library access, facilities use, laboratory access, security, parking, and accommodation.
  4. Internal research, quality assurance, performance monitoring, and institutional planning.
  5. Compliance with statutory obligations (e.g. reporting to government agencies when required).
  6. Security, safety, and campus management, including CCTV monitoring.

Legal Basis / Lawful Criteria for Processing

All processing of personal data is carried out in accordance with the legality, fairness, and lawfulness requirements under the Data Privacy Act and IRR.
Where applicable, processing is grounded on consent, contract, legal obligation, legitimate interest, or other lawful bases recognized under the law. The choice of lawful basis depends on the nature of data, the purpose of processing, and legal or contractual requirements.

Manner of Collection and Processing

Personal data may be collected through physical forms (paper-based), electronic forms, online or web-based platforms (e.g., registration portals, email, institutional website), CCTV or video/photo capture (for security or surveillance), event sign-in sheets or registration forms, surveys or questionnaires, or other legitimate and lawful means.

Processing may include collection, recording, sorting, storing, retrieval, use, updating, modification, blocking, destruction or other operations as allowed under the law, consistent with declared purposes.

Disclosure of Information

The University does not disclose personal information except under the following circumstances:

  1. Internal disclosure within authorized University personnel, only when necessary and appropriate for legitimate institutional purposes.
  2. External disclosure only when required or permitted by law (e.g. statutory obligations), or when the data subject has provided valid consent.
  3. Sensitive personal information or privileged information is processed and disclosed only in accordance with relevant legal provisions.

Risks, Safeguards and Security Measures

The University recognizes that processing of personal data entails certain privacy and security risks. Accordingly, we implement appropriate organizational, technical, and physical security safeguards to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of personal data — whether in electronic or physical form. Such measures include (but are not limited to):

  1. Access controls (both digital and physical) to restrict access only to authorized personnel
  2. Use of secure storage: locked filing cabinets or secure rooms for physical records; password-protected systems, encryption, secure servers, firewalls for electronic data
  3. Secure transmission of data (when shared or transferred), secure printing and disposal protocols, and safe deletion or destruction of data when no longer needed
  4. Classification of data and periodic review of security protocols, to ensure adequacy in light of the risks presented and sensitivity of the data processed

Rights of Data Subjects

Under the Data Privacy Act and its IRR, data subjects have the following rights:

  1. Right to be informed — you have the right to know whether personal information about you will be, is being, or has been processed; the purposes of processing; the personal data to be entered; and the scope and method of processing.
  2. Right to access, correct, or update your data — you may request access to your personal information, ask for rectification of inaccuracies, or request updates.
  3. Right to object or withdraw consent — when processing is based on consent or legitimate interest, you may withdraw consent or object, subject to legal limits.
  4. Right to data portability — where applicable, you may obtain a copy of your personal data in a secure and portable format for transfer to another controller.
  5. Right to erasure or blocking — if personal data is incomplete, outdated, unlawfully obtained or processed, no longer necessary, or processing is unauthorized, you may request erasure or blocking, subject to legitimate grounds for retention (e.g. legal obligations or defense of legal claims).
  6. Right to damages — you may seek indemnification for damages resulting from inaccurate, incomplete, outdated, unlawfully obtained or unauthorized use of your personal data.
  7. Right to lodge a complaint with the NPC if you believe your data privacy rights have been violated.

Requests for access, rectification, objection, portability, erasure or complaints may be submitted in writing to the University’s designated Data Protection Officer (DPO) or Data Privacy Office.

Security, Retention, and Disposal

The University implements appropriate organizational, technical, and physical security measures to safeguard personal data — whether in paper or electronic form — against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Such measures include: secure storage (locked filing cabinets or rooms), restricted access to authorized personnel only, use of locked screens/screensavers, secure transmission (sealed envelopes or secure electronic transmission), secure printing and disposal of documents, and safe deletion or destruction of data when no longer needed.

Personal data will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the declared and legitimate purposes, or as required for legal obligations or defense of legal claims. When no longer needed, personal data will be disposed of securely in accordance with University policy and relevant data-protection guidelines.

Consent, Notice, and Legitimate Processing

Where required by law, consent will be obtained from data subjects prior to collection or processing of their personal or sensitive data. In other cases (e.g. CCTV monitoring, legitimate interest), the University will inform data subjects through appropriate notice mechanisms before or at the time of data collection. Privacy notice(s) will accompany data-collection forms or be posted in conspicuous campus areas, and on the University website. At all times, data processing is based on legitimate purpose and proportional to the need.

Data Subject Access and Contact

To exercise your rights or if you have any inquiry, concern, or request regarding your personal data, please contact:

Omar B. Roma

Data Protection Officer
Email: dpo@cnu.edu.ph
Phone: 09422041421

Changes to This Policy

The University reserves the right to update or amend this Privacy Policy as necessary to reflect changes in applicable laws, regulations, regulatory guidance, or its internal data-processing practices. Updated versions will be posted on the University’s official website and, where appropriate, communicated to data subjects.