The online radio program of the University of the Philippines National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development (UP NISMED), Go, Teacher Go! (GTG) which airs on DZUP 1602, bagged the Most Development-Oriented Educational Program and the Most Development-Oriented Science and Technology Program during the 18th Gandingan Awards held on 4 May 2024 at the Charles Fuller Baker Memorial Hall, UP Los Baños. The Gandingan Awards is a student organization-led, university-based recognition program dedicated to honoring development-oriented content created by national, local, or community-based media organizations.
With over 200 entries from 28 media networks and platforms in all awards, GTG clinched two of the 18th Gandingan core awards for its dedication to educational development and its promotion of science and technology to its audiences. On behalf of the team, GTG program’s hosts, Klasmeyts Renz G. Salas and Ralph Ian M. Robles, delivered acceptance speeches for each award, respectively. Furthermore, the program also earned a nomination in the general award category for the Most Development-Oriented Online Video.
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| Mr. Renz G. Salas, Chair of UP NISMED’s AudioVisual Group and Project Leader and Host of the Go Teacher Go! Program, accepted the award for the Most Development-Oriented Educational Program together with co-host Mr. Ralph Ian M. Robles, the episode’s discussant Ms. Ronia Melecia R. Mosaso, and UP NISMED Director Dr. Sheryl Lyn C. Monterola. |
This year’s Gandingan awards focused on the issues faced by Filipino farmers, fisherfolks, and those working in agriculture, including the state of Philippine agriculture and food security. Aligned with the theme, GTG was recognized for its episode on food security as a cross-cutting concept in teaching life science topics featuring Teachers Ronia Melecia R. Mosaso and Michael Anthony B. Mantala of UP NISMED’s High School Biology Group. With about 51 million Filipinos facing food insecurity from 2020 to 2022, the episode unraveled scientific discourses about solutions to hunger and its curriculum integration. It also highlighted the role of biotechnology in fortifying food security through interactive class activities, extending the discussion into diverse disciplines such as the social sciences. To watch the episode, please follow the link: Food Security as a Cross-Cutting Concept in Teaching Life Science Topics.
Showing their support for the program during the awards ceremony were UP NISMED’s Director, Dr. Sheryl Lyn C. Monterola, Deputy Director for Research and Extension, Dr. Monalisa T. Sasing, Deputy Director for Administration, Ms. Cerilina M. Maramag, and Administrative Officer V, Ms. Angelie S. Domingo.
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| Go Teacher Go! co-host, Mr. Ralph Ian M. Robles received the program’s second core award as the Most Development-Oriented Science and Technology Program. Together with Mr. Robles (from left-right) were episode discussant Ms. Ronia Melecia R. Mosaso, UP NISMED Deputy Director for Research and Extension, Dr. Monalisa T. Sasing, Administrative Officer V, Ms. Angelie S. Domingo, Director, Dr. Sheryl Lyn C. Monterola, Deputy Director for Administration, Ms. Cerilina M. Maramag, and Audiovisual Chair and Go, Teacher, Go Project Leader, Mr. Renz G. Salas. |
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| (L-R): GTG! Resource Person, Ms. Ronia Melecia R. Mosaso; GTG! Producer and Host, Mr. Renz G. Salas; UP NISMED Director, Dr. Sheryl Lyn C. Monterola; GTG! Host, Mr. Ralph Ian M. Robles; Administrative Officer, Ms. Angelie S. Domingo; Deputy Director for Research and Extension, Dr. Monalisa T. Sasing; and Deputy Director for Administration, Ms. Cerilina M. Maramag. |
At present, Go Teacher Go! airs on the DZUP 1602 Facebook page every second and fourth Thursday of the month, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 NN. To tune in and learn more about the program, please visit and like its official Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/goteachergo.2011.
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