Sarangani DepEd superintendent picked as regional director

By JENNY ROSE DE GUZMAN

ALABEL, Sarangani (October 19, 2012) – Dr. Allan Farnazo, Sarangani Department of Education (DepEd) schools division superintendent, was installed on Thursday (October 18) as the new officer-in-charge regional director of DepEd Region 10.

For barely 16 months of service in Sarangani as division superintendent, Farnazo has significantly improved the performance of education in the province, as manifested in the recent National Achievement Test where Sarangani bested other provinces and cities in Region 12.

The result ranked Sarangani 2^nd in the elementary level from 7^th place in the previous examination and topped the secondary level from its previous 6^thplace. Over-all, Sarangani ranked 1^st in Region 12.

This, according to Farnazo’s former staffers, was among the many contributions that he left as legacy. They hoped for his successor to continue Farnazo’s advocacy of delivering quality education in Sarangani.

Accordingly, Farnazo’s assistant division superintendent Dr. Isagani dela Cruz would replace him.

Governor Migs Dominguez said it would indeed be a great responsibility and challenge for Dela Cruz to “surpass what Allan has done for the past 16 months” and challenged school supervisors and administrators to “continue the vision, the passion to create a better Sarangani, a better Philippines tomorrow.”

Dominguez was hesitant to accept Farnazo’s transfer but instead said “kailangan siya ng Region 10, so ang contribution natin na galing sa Sarangani ay makaka-impact at makaka-impluwensiya sa Region 10.”

During his term, Farnazo was able to create a separate council for the Boys Scouts of the Philippines in Sarangani and envisioned to likewise establish a separate council for Girls Scouts and Red Cross.

For his part, Farnazo credited all his accomplishments as his “collective effort” with the teachers, the community and the laudable support of the provincial government of Sarangani and other stakeholders. For more news and updates, please visit the <a href= http://www.sarangani.gov.ph/ > Province of Sarangani< /a>. (Jenny Rose de Guzman/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)