SETBI ‘s CARE TRAINED PDL STUDENTS HOW TO MANUFACTURE HANDMADE SOAPS AS A SOURCE OF INCOME

SETBI Care ‘s Chemist Julian trained some of the SETBI’s PDL students how to manufacture the handmade soaps as a  source of income. Training inmates in soap making is important because it offers them a valuable skill, increases their productivity and self-esteem, and can contribute to a more positive and healthier prison environment. Additionally, it can equip them with skills that are transferable to the outside world, potentially improving their prospects for successful reintegration and employment after release. The project was developed in a collaboration between the SETBI College Education Behind Bars and SEBTI Care. PDLs often face a shortage of personal hygiene materials , and a low cost but anti bacteria and ecological soap formula was then developed,  using different type of oil that could be manufacture by themselves when they release from the Prison. Chemist Julian trained PDL students how to manufacture soap in the most appropriate way, following the legislation and safety standards. As PDL favor their professional training and subsequent reintegration into society.  After the training, an evaluative questionnaire about how to make soap and manufacture of the soap , Chemist show a demo how to make a soap and the approval of the PDLs was observed , concluding that the activity was very productive and PDL students were excited about to learning how to make soap. Under the soap making training project including entrepreneur’s skills and activities, PDL will be able to strengthen their economic power to earn steady income. Continue reading

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Prison is a Blessings for me

My name is John , Good morning ladies and gentlemen, to all graduates and to all visitors who are here for this one of a kind special event in our lives. It is an honor and blessing to stand infront of you to share my experience and insights of the College Education Behind Bars. But before that, I would like to first acknowledge and give thanks to our SETBI President Dr. Aland Mizell, and Vice President Attorney Susan Cariaga, for making this ground breaking program possible. We all know that a golden program like this needs lots of sacrifices. Also, I want to thank our Superintendent Sir Edgardo F. Mendoza Jr. for your continuing great support of the College Education Behind Bars Program. Tanglaw National High School Principal  our BuCor officers who make our education run smoothly and their friendly attitude, Ma’am Obenza, and of course our beloved Senior High School teachers. A program like this just don’t help men stay on the right path, but helps us to become men on a mission to help others who are struggling and making the same mistake we did. SETBI to me means freedom, redemption, and opportunity; the freedom to achieve our dreams and goals. My My life before SETBI’s College Education Behind Bars wasn’t good. Continue reading

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You are More than what you were ’: Edward C. Jimenez, PhD, CESO IV Director III Bureau of Learning Resources Department of Education Inspires Grads of PDL

 

 Good morning to everyone. To the organizations behind to established the College Education Behind Bars, Dr. Aland David Mizell, President o f Social Entrepreneurship, Technology, and Business Institute, Inc., and Atty. Susan Cariaga, to the esteemed officials  the Bureau of Corrections (BuCOR), Davao del Norte State College (DSNC), and the   and to our very own Department of Education, Schools Division of Davao Del Norte headed by SDS, and the entire DepEd family, dedicated educators, our partners in rehabilitation, family members and friends, and most especially, to our graduates. It is my great honor to stand before you today on this truly inspiring occasion — the commencement exercises of our learners who, despite the walls that confine them, have broken through barriers of doubt, fear, and circumstance.Ang araw na ito ay hindi lamang pagtatapos ng pag-aaral. Ito ay patunay na ang edukasyon ay posible kahit saan — kahit sa loob ng gusaling ito. Kayo ay ehemplo na ang pag-asa, pagbabago, at pangarap ay hindi natatapos sa pagkakamali. This day is also a day thanksgiving to those who helped you hurdled this incredible journey. To all our school administrators who served as pillars of this incredible institution, who continuously create and implement policies safeguarding the welfare and wellness of our learners, a big around of applause please. Thank you very much. Continue reading

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SETBI’s College Education Behind Bars Celebrates Third Commencement at the Davao Prison and Penal Farm 

SETBI’s College Education Behind Bars Celebrates Third Commencement at the Davao Prison and Penal Farm April 10 marked a new beginning for 67 Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) at the Davao Prison and Penal Farm (DaPeCol), so that their future will now be filled with hope instead of hopelessness. Today these PDL students received a high school diploma, making both them and their loved ones proud. They did not allow the obstacles thwarting their journey to define them. Through its College Education Behind Bars program (CEBB), the Social Entrepreneurship, Technology, and Business Institute (SETBI) partnered with the Bureau of Corrections (BuCo) and Tanglaw National High School for its Senior High School classes, taught face-to-face by professional teachers. SETBI students celebrated the program’s third graduation with students earning a high school diploma from the Department of Education. This graduation ceremony was like any other with caps and gowns, joyful tears of family members, and diplomas, but with added security and PDL who now see themselves as students and graduates, not criminals. SETBI’s program at DaPeCol helps the PDL feel less marginalized and awakens in them a sleeping desire to be contributing members of society. It prepares them to make their second chance count by working toward a high school or a college degree incorporated with recovery classes and values education. Continue reading

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Department of Agriculture Training Institute visit SETBI ‘s DAPECOL Campus to Train Our Students How to Grow Mushroom 

Department of Agriculture visit SETB 'DAPECOL campus to train our students how to grow Mushroom

The Agricultural Training Institute (ATI), an agency under the Department of Agriculture (DA), is the training and extension arm of the DA, focusing on training agricultural extension workers and their clientele, promoting rural development, and ensuring research results are communicated to farmers. Visited SETBI College Education Behind Bars DAPECOL campus, to train some of our students in successful mushroom framing technologies, will give seminar showcasing cultivation practices and processing of various species of mushroom. Among the species commonly cultivated are straw and oyster mushrooms.Here's a more detailed explanation of what the ATI does: Continue reading

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Professor Espino Spoke MCI Weekly Forum on Impact of Artificial intelligence (AI) on Higher Education and the Future of Teaching and Learning.

The development of AI into education marks a significant departure from conventional teaching methods, offering persolized learnings and support for diverse educational requirements, including students with special needs. Generally, AI is here to stay, and its impact on the field of education will grow as AI continues to develop. While the specter of students using AI to cheat has raised concerns among the educator around the globe. Exploring the effects of AI on education, both advantages and disadvantages of AI in education, helps administrators create policies that enhance students learning whole minimizing potential drawbacks. Professor Espino spoke on the topic of the impact of Artificial intelligence (AI) and the future of teaching and learning.  Following the introduction of the Chat GPT in 2024, the world opened itself to a new chapter of the AI revolution. With the ability to process command across the form of text, voice, and vision: the possibility seemed endless for this latest introduction to the AI scene. Professor Espino from University of Mindanao who shed light on the impact Ai has to higher education and potential it holds. No engagement is not an option, stressed Professor Espino as he discussed the prospects of higher education instructors learning about and learning with AI. Artificial intelligence AI systems offer effective support for online learning and teaching, including personalizing learning for students, automating instructors’ routine tasks, and powering adaptive assessments. However, while the opportunities for AI are promising, the impact of AI systems on the culture of, norms, in, and expectations about interactions between students and instructors, are still elusive. The full impact of AI in education remains unclear at this juncture, but as Professor agreed, things are changing, and now is the time to get it right. Continue reading

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The Mutual Benefits of Church/Faith Based Groups-SETBI College Education Behind Bars School Partnerships

In accordance with humanity’s worth 

value and considering the human heart, spirit, mind, and physical being, we understand that holistically we live in a physical and spiritual world. The absence of one aspect will lead us to the collapse of the full individual. Education that develops the whole person, therefore, is best. Probably many of us believe, however, that educational opportunities for Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) is only beneficial for those participating, but it is actually the complete opposite. The community benefits as a whole when PDL are able to better themselves and to reduce their rate of recidivism. Our criminal justice system is broken, and we have a way to fix it through low-cost education programs, such as SETBI’s College Education Behind Bars that partners with the University of Southeastern Philippines for its SETBI-USEP Model and with Davao del Norte State College for its SETBI-DNSC Model. We all value education yet often fail to consider carceral education.Many of the PDL in the Davao City Jail and the Davao Penal and Prison Farm (DaPeCol) will be released at some point. We need to ask ourselves, “Do we want these PDL to succeed when they return to our communities?” The real answer is yes; we want and expect released PDL to be transformed and changed, so that they become law abiding, taxpaying, contributing members of our communities. That will not happen without a program that addresses the issues that contributed to the poor decisions that led them to their current plight. We believe that education is a cost-effective intervention that puts PDL on a different path, one that generates hope and employability. We can decrease the costs of PDL to taxpayers either by reducing the number of people entering the system or by reducing the number of people returning to it. College Education Behind Bars results in a metamorphosis of character and a minimization of costs.

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Jerwin Capuras Story : MCI Scholarship program pulled me, and my family, out of the cycle of poverty.

First Part: A story of gratitude andhope: how MCI scholarship changed everything.  Thank you, sir. Sir Aland has been a mentor to me since my youth, and it is such an honor to be introduced by my hero. Last night, Sir Aland and Brad picked me up from the airport and treated me to my very first Texas steak experience. I was on a plane when I thought of making this slide – the past few weeks have been very busy. Yet it was easy to settle on a title that perfectly embodies a story: "Joshua in MCI." This title resonates with my realization of God's guiding presence throughout the inception of MCI and in my personal journey in and out of MCI. Throughout my time being MCI scholar, I have been through many struggles, but MCI has been good and turned all my struggles into possibilities. We found MCI a safe location, with an educational, values that better suits the aspirations of a moder world student. A place where a student can be a student, where teaching is based on physical and spiritual needs. MCI helped me thru scholarship program pulled me, and my family out of the cycle of poverty. For my family and me, MCI means access to opportunities. MCI helped to become Register Nurse, helped me to connect work in abroad like Africa , when previously I had never traveled outside of the Philippines . MCI gave me access to opportunities like my current occupation, working Doctors without borders.Many years ago, during one of our Sunday gathering at MCI, Sir Aland shared this verse to us and it sticks with me forever. Atty Susan Cariaga, who some of you have met, and is a staunch supporter of MCI, when asked what is her life verse – coincindentally also shared this. At large, God has always been in the midst – of my life, of MCI’s, and of everyone involved at MCI. Joshua in MCI – for the Lord God is with you wherever you go. Continue reading

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SETBI’s   College Education Behind Bars Green Care Organic Gardening Program at DaPeCol Reduces Drug Use

SETBI ‘s College Education Behind Bars is aholistic approach to address transformation, rehabilitation, reform, and recovery from habits and hangups. The weaponization of the desire for greater freedom underlies such holistic rehabilitative philosophies. Thus, the program uses this desire to be free as a motivation for students’ reform. One of the most wasteful things in life is not being productive or doing nothing. In jails and prisons the captives have much time but little to do. Gardening can have many benefits for youth and adults in these institutions. Growing vegetables, such as okra and lettuce, or fruits, such as watermelon, gives individuals an opportunity to be productive. General knowledge shows that fresh air and sunshine have many health benefits such as reducing stress or depression and increasing energy and concentration, but prison conditions yield a lack of consistent access to nature, outdoor spaces, and good food. Gardening can be therapeutic. The reason gardening seems to be so beneficial to health, mind, and soul is because it combines physical activity with social interaction and exposure to nature and sunlight. Sunlight lowers blood pressure, increases vitamin D levels, reduces stress levels, boosts self-esteem, and accelerates calorie-burning. In addition to these benefits, gardening allows for physical activity, improves hand strength and coordination, and results in financial savings when the produce is available to eat. It can even help PDL bond with their families if they have extra to share. If the gardening is organic, the lack of exposure to chemicals in the cultivation and consumption of food is yet another plus. Furthermore, gardening helps improve the lives of people with substance use disorders inside prison. Building an environment that supports recovery, change, and opportunities for learning, gardening improves self control, develops a sense of shared responsibility and community, as well as increases communication among PDL. Some of the PDL may also continue to garden once they are released. Therefore, they are learning a practical skill that they enjoy doing as a job while incarcerated, that they can use upon release, and that constructively aids them in their recovery process. Continue reading

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DPPF prepares PDL learners for College Education Behind Bar On September 12, 2024.

On September 12, 2024, the Education and Training Section of the Davao Prison and Penal Farm (DPPF) transferred PDL learners from their respective prison compounds to the Social Entrepreneurship, Technology, and Business Institute (SETBI) Building, allowing them the opportunity to pursue a college education, earn a degree, and become market-ready while serving time.https://youtu.be/ecMHaQq0JMM?si=jLEo8dEpMKM9iHFzA total of 84 PDL learners, 77 from MedSeCom, and 7 from MinSeCom were successfully transferred to the SETBI Building with the assistance of the Reservation Security and Escort Command (RSEC).
SETBI partners with the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP), Davao del Norte State College (DNSC), and other entities through a program called College Education Behind Bars (CEBB) to offer degree programs in Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship to help the PDLs overcome personal, economic, social, and civic deficiencies.
The bureau proves that education has no boundaries, providing the PDLs with better rehabilitative opportunities redirects them toward a productive and meaningful life.
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