HISTORY OF MAGDIWANG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

(1967-2017)

The birth of Barrio High School throughout the country is the brainchild of Dr. Pedro
Tamesis Orata, known as “Father of Barangay High School”. He made high school
education accessible for Filipinos through his effort in building public high schools in the
Philippines.

It was the year 1967 when a new school took part in the history. It was the year when
Magdiwang Barrio High School stamped its name to the journey for existence and
prestige. This school started its story with just a name and people but without its own
place. It was only after 23 years when the school emerged and took its own place from
the marshland near the center of Magdiwang. This school actually was greatly credited
to untold efforts and persistence of various personalities. In this place, this school was
upgraded to Magdiwang National High School and still continues to uphold its reputation
as respected educational institution.

Magdiwang Barrio High School was established through the collaborative effort of the
Municipal Council headed by Ex-Mayor Recaredo M. Morgado who sponsored a
resolution which was addressed to the Secretary of Bureau of Public Schools in 1965,
requesting the immediate opening of Barrio HS in Poblacion, Magdiwang, Rombon. The
approval of the resolution was received by Mayor Recaredo in 1966. School Year 1967-
1968, Magdiwang Barrio High School was established under the management of Mr.
Juan T. Nepomuceno, Principal of Magdiwang Elementary School, who was appointed
as Assistant Principal of MBHS.

There were 20 students enrolled under the advisory of Mr. Reynaldo “Dandoy” Madula.
The classes were held at the Municipal Building and they had a monthly ten peso-tuition
fee (Php10.00) for the salary of the teachers.

The following year, the second batch class was organized. Ms. Minerva Manzala, now
Mrs. Radan, Mr. Paulino Dianco and Ms. Lucresia Fosana joined the teaching force in
the secondary school. Due to the increased number of students enrolled in MBHS, the
Magdiwang Elementary School was utilized in 1970 to accommodate all the students.
With the teamwork of Mr. Timoteo Tansiongco, PTA President and BPW foreman, the
PTA officers and Principal Nepomuceno, the Home Economics (HE) Building was
constructed out of the salvage materials donated by the Bureau of Public Works in

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response to the scarcity of classrooms. The pioneer students of MBHS graduated in
1971, Mr. Alejandro Moral was the class valedictorian.

SY.1976-1977 Mrs. Rebecca B. Patino, the Magdiwang Elementary School Principal

became the assistant principal in High School. She served as Asst. Principal for 10
years. Under her administration, the school became the 5 th Placer in National College
Entrance Examination (NCEE) in SY.1980-1981.

Year 1986, a Resolution No. 2, per Division Memorandum No. 15 series of 1986 of the
Division Office of Romblon, that the housing of High School student classes was
already stop in very site on the intermediate site of any municipality. This was issued by
DECS to the field requiring all Barrio High Schools in the country to have their own
school buildings with complete facilities and to have their own school site with an area
of not less than one (1) hectare. This problem came out during the term of Mrs. Patino
and OIC Mayor Rodolfo Alino and was later inherited by Honorable Mayor Arthur Rey
Tansiongco. Mayor Tansiongco immediately announced the donation of the parcel land
for the MBHS site. The necessary papers were prepared and followed up by the School
Principal Mr. Julio R. Radan Jr. In 1987, Douglas R. Tansiongco donated 10,000 sq.
meters of land where the MNHS is located.

In 1990, the students of MBHS vacated the Magdiwang Elementary School (MES) and
transferred to its new school site. The MBHS became Magdiwang National High school
in 1993. MNHS was first visited by the DECS Secretary Ricardo T. Gloria in 1997. The
following year, the school became the champion in the Provincial Jamboree of Boy
Scout of the Philippines (BSP), with the adult leader Mr. Ariel Marin. Students also
played a big role for the progress of the school. The Student Body Organization Officers
(SBO) headed by Mr. Jomer R. Martinez, SBO President and Madam Lelda D. Delmor
the SBO Adviser initiated the construction of the stage which was used in the different
school activities and programs by the students in their academic and co-curricular
activities.

New Millennium years have come and there were many big changes and events in the
school. The school have its first computer room with twenty (20) units of computer. In
the same year, the school participated in the National Jamboree, Boys Scout of the
Philippines with nineteen (19) senior scouts who represented the school. In 2002, the
alumni of MNHS conducted the first Grand Alumni Home Coming. The Mt. Guiting-
Guiting Chronicle (MGGC), the official school publication was launched. Ms. Joyce
Monton is the Editor-in-chief and Mrs. Delfina R. Rollon is the MGCC adviser. Year

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2006, SEDIP Building was constructed under the SEDIP School Building Program of
DepEd. This building is a two-storey with four (4) classrooms with toilet. This was
completed on December 30, 2006. Mrs. Milbeth R. Rapanut became the Principal of
MNHS in the SY. 2006-2007 until 2010.It was January 31, 2007 that the MNHS was
institutionalized as fiscal autonomy and this was approved by DBM Secretary Rolando
G. Andaya. Also, on January 2007 the annex of MNHS was established in Brgy. Agutay.
The school has two (2) sections of first year HS and it is twelve (12) kilometres away
from MNHS with 6,000 sq. meters of land. Mrs. Delfina R. Rollon is the Officer-in-charge
in Agutay NHS. The students of Batch 2008 got 3 rd place in National Achievement Test
(NAT) in Araling Panlipunan. This was under the supervision of Mrs. Dalisay M. Luay an
AP teacher who got the Superintendent Awards. June of 2008, the school was
devastated by super typhoon Frank damaging all Science equipments, books,
computers and other tools used by the school. The next year another typhoon named
Feria damaged the school properties. Year 2010, the pioneer students of Agutay
National High School (Annex MNHS) graduated and Ms. Shyra R. Robiso became their
class valedictorian.

SY 2010-2011, the school wants to promote and enhance the knowledge and skills of
the students in Science and Technology. Special Science Class (SSC) was established
under the advisory of Mrs. Milbeth Rapanut. Madam Lelda D. Delmor assumed the
office as the School Principal of MNHS in the SY. 2011-2012, she is the first and only
alumnus of the school who become a principal of MNHS. In 2012, DepEd Secretary
Armin Luistro visited the MNHS for school monitoring in preparation for the
implementation of the K to 12 programs. The following year, DepEd implemented the K
to 12 programs in all public and private schools in the country including the MNHS. The
first batch of students under SSC program graduated on SY.2013-2014.

MNHS actively participated in the search for Brigada Eskwela. On 2014, the school
ranked 2nd Runner Up in the Regional Search for the Best Implementer of Brigada
Eskwela. In the same year, the school started the campaign for the K to12 program of
DepEd for Grade 11 and Grade 12 headed by Madam Lelda D. Delmor, Secondary
School Principal II of MNHS. In 2015 Regional evaluation, the school ranked 1 st Runner
Up in the Regional Search for the Best Implementer of Brigada Eskwela.

MNHS is one of the schools in Romblon Province which authorized to open the Senior
High School under the K to 12 Program of the DepEd. In this regards, the school
purchased land for the Senior HS building on 2015. The land was funded from Local

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Government of Magdiwang and MNHS Alumni Association through the efforts of MNHS
faculty and staff.

2016, is the year of happenings, changes and activities for the school. January 2016,
the Provincial Rovermoot of BSP was held in Magdiwang NHS. On April 2016, the 1 st
Moving-Up Ceremony of MNHS was held for the first batch of students under K to 12
curriculum. Senior High School was implemented. In K to 12 curriculum the school
offers two (2) tracks, the Academic and Technical Vocational Livelihood (TVL). Under
the Academic track are General Academic Stand (GAS) and Humanities and Social
Science (HUMSS) and under the TVL is Industrial Strand with specialization in
Carpentry NCII, Home Economics with specialization in Food & Beverages NCII, Bread
& Pastry Production NCII and Information Communication Technology (ICT) with
specialization in Computer System Service NCII. In the first year of the implementation
of Senior HS, HUMSS was not materialized because only a few students are enrolled.
The first batch of Senior HS was composed of seven (7) sections, one (1) in the
Industrial Art, two (2) in Home Economics, two (2) in ICT and two (2) in GAS. There are
twelve (12) new teachers who teach for the Senior High School. The two-storey building
with 6 classrooms is funded and constructed by the DPWH. This will be used by the
senior high school. For three consecutive years, MNHS was one of the awardees in the
Brigada Eskwela. This year, the school garnered 3 rd Runner Up in the Regional Search
for the Best Implementer of Brigada Eskwela. The Cajidiocan-Magdiwang Athletic
Association (CAMAA) disbanded and Magdiwang NHS, Agutay NHS and all Elementary
Schools of Magdiwang together with the Municipal Government come up with the team
“One Magdiwang” to symbolise the solidarity and unity of strong Madiwangons. The
new team “One Magdiwang” won 3 rd Place during the 2016 Romblon Provincial Meet.
MNHS athletes did a great part in giving pride and name to our school and to “One
Magdiwang” Our school excels in the field of sports. In fact, MNHS was awarded Plaque
of Recognation in the Regional Level for SY 2013-2014 for its Outstanding School
Performance in Sports Development. This school also developed and produced
potential athletics that later made their names locally and then in international sports
competitions. To mention some, like Elma Muros-Posadas, Mila Robiso, Emely Relox,
Rowena Monton. These personalities brought our school into the limelight of sports.

This year, our school, MNHS will be celebrating its 50 th Founding Anniversary. With the
school advocacy which is the 4C’s (Competency, Commitment, Cooperation,
Competitiveness), the MNHS offers the quality education needed by the Magdiwangons
to insure that its graduates are fully equipped by the knowledge and skills to compete

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globally. In the past 50 years of its existence, our school faces different struggles,
challenges, difficulties, happiness and success that this institution was able to surpass.
Our school became stronger and stand triumphantly and proudly express that our
mission and vision become effective in moulding our young Magdiwangons to be a
better citizens of the land. For 50 more years of our ALMA MATER, the school
administrator, Mrs Lelda D. Delmor, the entire teaching and non-teaching force, the
LGU, the PTA, our stakeholders, students are dreaming and foreseeing of more
progress, and more success and it can produce graduates who are productive and
globally competitive.

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF MGCC

2001-2002 Joyce Monton

2002-2003 Marie Pearl Patino
2003-2004 Darra May Riano
2004-2005 Abediel Regala
2005-2006 Kerk Agustine C. Riano
2006-2007 Deborah Jane Cometa
2007-2008 Karla May T. Virola
2008-2009
2009-2010 Jane Balgoma
2010-2011 Christine M. Gutierrez
2011-2012 Ma. Patricia Dela Cruz
2012-2013 Kate Oliveros
2013-2014 Emmanuel Paulo Dianco
2014-2015 Zinza P. Rance
2015-2016 Alison P. Rance

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2016-2017 Sherilyn Vivar
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020