REPUBLIC OFTHE PHILIPPINES
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
REGION VII, CENTRAL VISAYAS
Sudlon, Lahug, Cebu City
REGIONAL MEMORANDUM
No. 480, s. 2013
6th FOREIGN LANGUAGE CONFERENCE FOR IMPLEMENTERS OF THE SPECIAL PROGRAM IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE (SPFL)
To: Schools Division/City Superintendents/Officers-
In-Charge of:
Cebu Province Mandaue City Toledo City Tanjay City
Lapu-Lapu City Tagbilaran City Cebu City
Attention Division SPFL Coordinators and School Heads of the
implementing schools of the Special
Program in Foreign Language (SPFL) - French, Spanish,
Japanese and Chinese of:
1. Minglanilla Science High School
2. Guindaruhan Natl. High School
3. Medellin Science High School
4. Lapu-Lapu City STEC High School
5. Mandaue City Science High School
6. Tagbilaran City Science High School
7. Toledo City Science High School
8. Cebu City Science High School
9. Lourdes Ledesma Del Prado NHS
10. Don Vicente Rama MNHS
11. Don Sergio OsmenaSr. NHS
12. Ramon Duterte MNHS
13. Talamban National High School
14. Mabolo National High School
15. Pardo National High School
16. Jagobiao National High School
17. Gothong National High School
18. Buanoy National High School
1. Pursuant to an unnumbered DepEd Memorandum, dated July
19, 2013, the Department of Education (DepEd) through the Bureau of Secondary Education
(BSE), in collaboration with its partners: Embassies of Spain, Japan, France, Germany, and China and
partner education institutions: Institute Cervantes Manila, Japan Foundation Manila, Alliance Francaise
Manille & Cebu, Goethe Institut Philippinen, and Confucius Institute at
Angeles University Foundation (CI-AUF), shall conduct the 6th Language Conference for Implementers of the Special Program
in Foreign Language (SPFL) on August 12-14, 2013 at the Tagaytay International Convention Center,
Tagaytay City.
2. The conference aims to:
a. provide a venue for the sharing of best practices, career
opportunities and future plans;
b. further strengthen the linkage/network among the SPFL
implementing schools and program partners; and
c. review/ revisit SPFL Guidelines and Curriculum Standard
3. The participants to this activity are one hundred
eighty-five (185) school heads (including the 18
school heads of SPFL schools in Region VII), sixteen (16)
SPFL regional coordinators, and ten (10)
representatives from the program partners, five (5) resource
persons from foreign companies/ industries and fourteen (14) BSE staff. The school foreign language
coordinator and/or teacher may participate with the school head if the school is offering two or more languages.
In the inavailability of the school head, an SPFL teacher may attend in her/his place. School heads are
requested to bring their reports on SPFL implementation for the last three years. Furthermore, those
who haven't submitted yet the required reports to Mrs. Dignos such as class profile, Individual teacher's
profile, quarterly activities, implementation plan, etc. are advised to submit them now.
4. The board and lodging of all the participants shall be
borne by the OSEC-HRTD Funds, while the
travelling expenses of the Regional Coordinator, School
Heads/teachers shall be charged to local funds/School MOOE, subject to the usual accounting and auditing
rules and procedures.
5. The participants shall register and check in before lunch
on August 12 and check out on August 14. The first meal to be served shall be morning snacks on
August 12 and the last meal shall be afternoon snacks on August 14, 2013.
6. Enclosed are the following documents for reference:
Enclosure No. 1 - Program
Enclosure No. 2.1 - List of Schools Implementing SPFL
Enclosure No. 2.2 - Reg'l Coordinators, Program Partners,
Resource Persons and BSE staff
Enclosure No. 2.3 - School Heads
Enclosure No. 3 - Confirmation Form
7. The Division Coordinators/ School Heads from the SPFL
implementing schools of Region VII are
requested to confirm their participation by submitting
accomplished confirmation forms to this Office thru
the Regional SPFL Coordinator, Ms. Marcelita S. Dignos of
the Curriculum and Learning Management Division (CLMD) on August 5, 2013, so in turn, we can submit our
regional confirmation of participation on the same day as the specified deadline set by the Office of the
Director, BSE, DepEd Central Office, DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City.
8. This Memorandum also serves as Travel Order.
9. Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is enjoined.
CARMELITA T. DULANGON, Ed.D.
Director III
QIC, Regional Director
CTD/CCL/LCJ/MSD
CLMD r