Day: January 19, 2022

Regional Representatives Council (DPD) speaker A. A. LaNyalla Mahmud Mattalitti appealed to the Indonesian government to laud and give rewards to the volunteers involved in disaster handling in the country.

In his written statement received here on Wednesday, Mattalitti assessed that giving rewards and praising those disaster volunteers were deemed important, as they had helped the government in handling various disasters in Indonesia, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, volcanic eruptions, floods, landslides, and earthquakes.

“The involvement of volunteers in disaster handling is extraordinary. Personally, I highly salute and laud them for their support,” he remarked.

Mattalitti noted that facts on the field reflected the high levels of enthusiasm among the community or volunteer groups from the community in handling disasters.

The DPD speaker remarked that volunteers at times even spent from their pockets to reach the disaster locations.

Moreover, some of the volunteers temporarily left their jobs to help disaster victims, he pointed out.

“They leave their families for days and even weeks,” he added.

To this end, Mattalitti assessed that those volunteers deserve rewards from the government.

He noted that at least, the rewards can, in a way, make up for the time, efforts, or money spent, although the volunteers harbored no expectations in return.

“I think the volunteers do not expect anything in return because they are sincere in helping the disaster victims. Nevertheless, the government should give attention to them. At least, it (the reward) can help to meet their basic needs and serve as a sign of gratitude,” he stated.

Mattalitti noted that the government of Batu City, East Java, can serve as an example for the government in giving rewards to disaster volunteers.

He noted that the Batu city government had offered assistance in the form of basic needs to volunteer gravediggers that helped the government in the funeral process during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: Antara News

Deputy Governor of Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria has urged all residents to stay calm but cautious to anticipate possible disasters due to increased rainfall over the next few days.

“What is important now is that we want all Jakarta residents to be cautious. In January, February, there is a potential for an increase in floods; for that, we must be prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations,” he said here on Wednesday.

The Jakarta government has also taken some measures to anticipate the impact of the heavy rainfall, he informed.

It has coordinated with the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) and drafted regulations for dealing with disasters in Jakarta, Patria elaborated.

He said that his administration has also prepared some utilities to deal with disasters.

He further said that his administration has coordinated with law enforcement officers, non-governmental organizations, and community organizations concerned with humanitarian and disaster-related issues to boost readiness for any eventuality.

They have also prepared logistics and infrastructures, such as baby care items and shelters for refugees, he informed.

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency has forecast moderate to heavy rainfall, accompanied by lightning and strong winds, in the Greater Jakarta area over the next few days.

The public is advised to remain alert for extreme weather over the next three days (January 19–January 21, 2022), it said.

To deal with any emergencies, Jakarta has prepared personnel from the Jakarta Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency, 5,300 public order officers and 10 boats, tents and logistics from the Social Affairs Office, as well as personnel and equipment from other agencies, Patria said.

Source: Antara News

The national curriculum will be reviewed in 2024, Head of the Educational Standards, Curriculum, and Assessment Agency of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) Anindito Aditomo has said.

“The national curriculum policy will be reviewed in 2024 based on evaluations during the learning recovery period,” he said during a working meeting with Commission X of the House of Representatives (DPR), which was accessed online from here on Wednesday.

According to Aditomo, before the pandemic, schools in Indonesia implemented the 2013 Curriculum. Then, from 2020 to 2021 amid the pandemic, schools implemented either the 2013 Curriculum or the Emergency Curriculum.

Meanwhile, in 2021–2022, schools can choose to implement the 2013 Curriculum or the Emergency Curriculum, while schools that are part of the Sekolah Penggerak (Activator Schools) and Center of Excellence Vocational High Schools programs will implement the Prototype Curriculum, he explained.

During the learning recovery period from 2022 to 2024, all schools will have a choice between the 2013 Curriculum, the Emergency Curriculum, and the Prototype Curriculum, he informed.

“In 2024, the national curriculum policy will be determined based on the evaluation of the curriculum implemented during the learning recovery period,” he said.

Aditomo affirmed that the ministry will continue to monitor the implementation of the Prototype Curriculum.

In addition, it will also provide training and guidance for teachers and school principals through programs such as Guru Penggerak (Activator Teachers), Sekolah Penggerak (Activator Schools), and Center of Excellence Vocational High Schools, he added.

“It is estimated that in 2024, the ecosystem would have been achieved: there will be many teachers, principals, school administrators who will understand the new learning philosophy and become partners for other schools,” he said.

The essence of education is not just content but what students can achieve through learning, he remarked.

Source: Antara News