Aurora Quezon Marker

Balete Park & Millennium Tree (Maria Aurora) Cultural/Educational Tour This park contains a 600-year-old balete tree that was designated the official "Millennium Tree". It is the largest tree of its kind in Asia, and it would take 60 grown men, holding one another at arm's length, to encircle its gigantic Aurora Quezon Marker trunk. Due to its age, the tree's thick roots have grown above ground, such Located in the Poblacion, not far from the Lt. Gilmore Marker and the Baler that caves have formed under various sections of the trunk. This unique tree Catholic Church, is the historic marker built in honor of Doña Aurora Aragon has generated national media attention and is now the most visited tourist Quezon, the wife of Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon. Aurora spot in Aurora. Quezon was known for her untiring efforts in social welfare, especially for the Lukso-Lukso Islets (Off the coast of Barangay Zabali, Baler ) benefit of the people of Aurora province. Like her husband, she was born in the Five minutes by tricycle and 25 minutes by boat from Baler town proper to town of Baler. the river outlet south of Sabang Beach is the rock formations known to the Quezon Memorial Park locals as "Lukso-Lukso." One of these small islands is connected to the Getting there, from the bus station at the Baler market, one can walk to the site. mainland and at low tide you can see white grainy sands, crushed corals and Travel time is 3-5 minutes. This quiet park of trees and lawns was developed in numerous seashells, some inhabited by hermit crabs. This island formation is honor and in memory of the late president Manuel L. Quezon. A marker fenced the southernmost point and is accessible to vehicles coming from Baler. by concrete and set on a circular cement platform serves as a landmark of Baler, the birthplace of Quezon Santo Entierro (Baler) A glass coffin encasing a statue of Jesus Christ is displayed in a makeshift wooden chapel in Baler. The name of the sculptor is lost; however, locals claim Resource Speakers that this icon possesses miraculous powers and grants miracles to those who believe. During Holy Week albularyos (spiritual doctors) and amulet holders flock to this revered statue to insert their anting-anting (amulets) into the niches Prof. Candida C. Agcaoili, Total Awardee in the field of Education having served the of the coffin. After Good Friday, they get back their respective amulets University of Santo Tomas (UST) for 44 years. She was past president of the "recharged with power." It is said that the amulets in the niches are visible only to Philippine Librarians Association (PLAI), founding chairman of the Philippine their owners. Association of Teachers in Library Science in 1964, and former Chief Librarian of UST for fifteen years to be exact. She is at present the Discipline Consultant, Library Science Area of the UST Graduate School. Mrs. Salvacion M. Arlante , University Librarian, UP Diliman Libraries, 1998- present. She is a senior lecturer, UPILS, CEU and FEU. She has consultancies with ILO, Southeast Asia Consortium for Access & Preservation. She has shown her commitment to the library associations as speaker, paper presenter, facilitator, panelist and moderator, and in 1987 became PAARL President and PLAI President in 1992- 1993.

Mrs. Prudenciana C. Cruz was appointed as the 16th Director of the National Library of the Philippines in 2001. She was a grantee of local and foreign scholarships, trainings and conferences. She has been involved in both national and international library associations serving as president, trustee, member. trainor and resource speaker of : National Historical Institute (NHI) and the Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY), Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians (CONSAL) and Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL). She is an ex-officio commissioner of the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts (NCCA), Mrs. Erlinda F. Flores, a distinguished leader in the library profession, was a BSE major in Library Science, graduate of UST and MA at Dominican University, Illinois. 2:00 – 2:30 Question and Discussion She has served as a Professor of English and Library Science at the UST College of Education since 1961. A retired Chief Librarian of UST, she has been speaker and 2:30 – 3:30 Session 2 : Disaster Management for Library Staff : lecturer in various for a, seminars and conferences. Mrs. Flores was committee Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery chair/member of different library associations from 1994-1996, and PAARL President Resource Speaker: Ms Salvacion M. Arlante in 1992. She is a recipient of numerous awards for her contribution to the profession.

Mrs. Corazon M. Nera is member of the Board for librarians of the Professional 3:30 – 4:00 Question and Discussion Regulation Commission.and director of libraries at the Lyceum of the Philippines. She organized the library of the Fund for Assistance to Private Education (FAPE), 4:00 – 4:30 Coffee Break instituted the interlibrary loan system for schools and conceptualized the library collection development program for Filipiniana materials for academic libraries. She 4:30 – 5:30 Session 3 : A Look at Now and Then: Issues on Salaries also initiated the ARALIN Project. She has served professional associations at various and Benefits (Panel Discussion and Workshop) times as president, vice president, committee chair and member, resource speaker, lecturer and trainer, and received numerous awards from them for her work. 4:30 – 5:00 Question and Discussion Mr. Edgardo B. Quiros presently a faculty member of the Institute of Library and Information Science in the University of the Philippines handling Computer-based 7:00 – 9:00 Fellowship Night Information Systems, and Indexing and Abstracting courses. A BSED graduate of the College of Education with MA in Library and Information Science both in UP, he is now taking up Master of Statistics also in the same University. Day 2 July 27, 2004 Mrs. Florenda D. Mallari 8:00 – 8:30 Registration Master of Ceremonies Programme 8:30 – 9:30 Session 4 : Skills and Competencies for Today’s Library Staff Resource Speaker: Mrs. Corazon M. Nera Day 1 25 October 2004 9:30 – 10:00 Question and Discussion 10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break 9:30 – 10:00 am Arrival of Participants / Welcome Drinks 10:30 – 11:30 Session 5 : Work Values for Library Personnel : Exploring 10:00 – 11:00 Registration Relationships Between Values, Job Satisfaction, and Commitment 11:00 – 12:30 nn Lunch Break Resource Speaker : Prof. Candida C. Agcaoili

12:30 – 1:00 pm Opening Ceremonies 11:30 – 12:00 Question and Discussion Philippine National Anthem 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch Break Invocation………………..…..Mr. Rodolfo J. San Agustin 1:00 – 1:30 Product Presentation 1:30 – 2:30 Session 6 : Library Organization and Maintenance Concerns: Words of Welcome ………..…... Best Practices and Standards Mechanics of the Seminar …….…Ms Fe Angela M. Verzosa Resource Speaker: Prof. Erlinda F. Flores President, PAARL 2:30 – 3:00 Question and Discussion 1:00 – 2:00 Session 1 : Developing Sustainable Library 3:00 – 3:30 Coffee Break Programs Resource Speaker: Mrs. Prudenciana C. Cruz 3:30 – 4:30 Session 7 : The Role of the Researching Librarian Resource Speaker: Mr. Edgardo B. Quiros 4:30 – 5:00 Question and Discussion Aurora is a province blessed with an abundance of tourist attractions. It has its share DAY 3 28 July 2004 of historical sights such as the home and resthouse of former Philippine President 8:00 – 8:30 Registration Manuel L. Quezon. The province also has a beautiful Catholic church and several historical markers. Its natural attractions include picturesque waterfalls, lush greenery 8:30 – 9:30 Session 8: Issues and Concerns on the Implementing Rules on mountainsides, and panoramic beaches. A cultural trip on the last day will include and Regulations for RA 9246 some of these: Resource Speaker: Mrs. Corazon M. Nera Baler Catholic Church 9:30 – 10:00 Presentation of Seminar Workshop Outputs and Conference Resolutions – Mrs. Dionisia M. Angeles From the bus station at the Baler market, Poblacion, take a tricycle and ask to be taken to the church. The structure is an old church with a simple facade. Here, the Distribution of Certificates : Ms Fe Angela M. Verzosa last Spanish garrison of four officers and 50 men was besieged by Filipino insurgents from June 27, 1898 to July 2, 1899. This was the last pocket of 10:30 – 11:00 Closing Ceremonies & Distribution of Certificates resistance of the Spanish Armed Forces to surrender to American troops. This is Cultural Tour of Baler, Aurora (after lunch) also where the La Campana de Baler, an ancient bell, was used and later stored as a relic. Departure for Manila Lt. Commander James Gilmore Marker From the left wall of the Baler Catholic Church stands a simple marker for Lt. Commander James Gilmore, who commanded the U.S. gunboat Yorktown and was captured with all his men when he came to Baler, Aurora in April 1899 to relieve the Spanish soldiers besieged in the church of Baler.

Seminar Objectives

 To focus on the role of today’s library support staff in meeting the challenges and opportunities in this period of transition from PAARL Board of Directors and Officers the traditional to the electronic library environment

 To bring about a renewed sense of commitment and purpose to the working librarian in the service of the community of users

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National Seminar-Workshop on

“THE SUPPORT STAFF IN TODAY’S LIBRARIES: KEYS TO EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE-CENTERED MANAGEMENT”

Sabang, Baler Aurora Province

26-28 July 2004

M______(This program serves as an invitation)