By Dominic B. dela Cruz
Staff Reporter
Batac City—In
a bid to teach schoolchildren here this city’s history, the Sangguniang Panlungsod
has requested the Department of Education (DepEd) thru schools division
superintendent Dr. Joel Lopez to integrate the city’s history as part of their
curriculum in all levels.
Batac has been known to as “The Home of Great Leaders”,
as many significant historical figures in the history of the Philippines were
born or raised here.
Batac, as a town, was founded by the Augustinians in 1587
and is considered to be one of the oldest towns of the old Ilocos.
From its classification as fourth class municipality in July
1987 to a first-class municipality in November 2005, Batac proved its strong development,
leading it to achieve its dream of cityhood.
Batac councilor Kichel Jomarie Pungtilan, who sponsored
the measure, said teaching the history of Batac in schools will give students
an idea about the works, contributions and heroism of city’s popular figures in
the country including former President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr., Bishop Gregorio
Aglipay, and Gen. Artemio Ricarte among others.
Ms. Pungtilan said incorporating the city’s history in
the DepEd curriculum will help the students understand the change and societal
development of Batac.
She added that the measure will integrate the history of
Batac in the different subject areas to further enhance the nationalism and
patriotism of the Batacqueños.
Batac Vice Mayor and council presiding officer Atty. Windell
D. Chua welcomed the measure, as he was also one of the main sponsors.
“Napintas a gakat daytoy ta even me during
meetings especially dagiti events iti Batac ket kasla saan
unay a maipabpalaak iti talaga nga istorya iti Batac ket that is
part of the tourism and public information,” Mr. Chua said.
With this resolution, the vice mayor said that the
history of Batac will soon be incorporated in the DepEd curriculum here.
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