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 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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

PDL are often a forgotten population. Many of us think of them as separate from the rest of society. But they are not. Many PDL sooner or later will be released. Therefore, what happens during their incarceration matters for public safety, our communities, our streets, and human dignity. Demonstrating the power of sports to bring joy to PDL, studies show that sports contribute to the physical and mental health of PDL, reducing stress, depression, and anxiety. SETBI organized basketball games between its PDL students and the “The Ffraternal Order of Eagles Philippines “team because one of the best ways to break stereotypes is to use sports to bring outsiders into contact with PDL. Not only does this exposure alter outsiders’ conceptions of them, but the PDL also benefit from their wider social and psychological exposure, and sports bolster their social reintegration and rehabilitation process. Some of the members of the Eagles team donated shoes and uniforms to the SEBTI basketball players and, subsequently, voiced a willingness to play more games and to help in the future. I would like to thank Jaime De Gorostiza , President of the Davao Orchard Road , Andrew Bautista vice President of the Davao Orchard Road Company, Andrew son Alyandro Miguel Bautista, his daughter, Aliyah Gabrielle Bautista  and the entire Ffraternal Order of Eagles Philippines team for coming and sharing their love and joy with our SEBTI PDL students. Our students loved the camaraderie and sportsmanlike atmosphere. We extend our appreciation to Senior Inspector Edgardo F. Mendoza Jr for supporting the program and for throwing the first ball to inaugurate it. We are very grateful for his leadership in supporting  our PDL  and education of PDL to have a second chance to be transformed and rehabilitated to become better than when they came in. Continue reading →