Abstract-Using the Research and Development (R&D)Methodology, this study aimed to develop a supplementary outcome-based resource material in reading comprehension. Specifically, it determined the trend of the National Achievement Test results in English as a basis in the identification of the reading comprehension competencies that were included in the supplementary resource material. It also assessed the validity of the material in terms of its objectives, activities, instructional characteristics and evaluative characteristics.The main instrument used in the study is the content validation instrument which was later used to validate the content of the supplementary resource material developed. Weighted mean was used in the analysis of the content validation results.

Abstract-The study analyzed the award-winning short stories in English using Cheri Register's Feminist Perspective Criticism. Specifically, it determined the images and emerging roles of women as reflected in the short stories and the motives and reasons behind these images and emerging roles.Only the short stories with female characters, major or minor were the subject of the study.The Filipino woman manifested the following images: submissiveness to authority, frailty to human desires, assertiveness to socio-cultural conditions and responsiveness to the changing times. Almost all the women characters in the short stories under study are modern in their outlook in life. It can be gleaned that women are breaking loose from their historic cocoon which contained them for many years. They can now control their own emotions and rule their own lives.Women are no longer confined to their traditional roles as wife and mother in the home. They have asserted their equality in almost all aspects of life. They have confirmed that sex is not a determinant of a person's capacity and ability to stand as an individual.The study claimed that the score or two decades, 1981-2000 had been a time for Filipino writers to give another light to the status of women in society-that is espousing salient features of feminism.The study further confirmed that the economic conditions in the woman's world, dynamic social situations and emergence of moral concerns paved way for the surfacing roles and images of Filipino women.

Abstract-Intelligent, witty, enthusiastic, are three words that generally describe the young people of Ilocos Norte. This paper presented the various education-related programs of the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. It specifically aimed to discuss the initiatives of the government in meeting the targets under the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and in helping Filipino students achieve their educational aspirations. The 2012 survey revealed that the province's enrolment rates of children aged 6-12 and 13-16 are 85.3% and 76.5%, respectively. These data showed a gap between the actual rate and the ideal 100% participation rate as expected in the MDG on primary education. Challenged by the existence of this gap and driven by the desire to improve the performance of Ilocos Norte along this MDG target, the government has taken steps to ensure universal education for the Ilocano youth. These initiatives include a comprehensive scholarship program in the elementary, high school, and college levels, extensive school improvement, teacher empowerment, and subsidy for basic school resources and utilities, and transportation subsidies. It used the descriptive research design with the purpose of elaborating the details of the various projects in education.