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Vol 5 Issue 10 Published by: PIA 6, 7 & 8 March 9 - 15, 2015
WESTERN VISAYAS
In this IssueIn this IssueIn this Issue WV LGUs bag Kalusugan Pangkalahatan Awards
SEC urges corporations to file Annual Financial Statements
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US Rebuild turns over projects to Leyte towns
CONSUELO B. ALARCON
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, March 11 (PIA)—The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rebuild formally turned over Wednesday US
funded projects in Tacloban and Palo, Leyte. The projects include a climate-resilient 6-classroom
building of San Joaquin Central School in Palo Leyte and 40 rehabilitated sari-sari stores at USAID-CRS transitional
shelter site in Brgy.Utap, this city in support to the livelihood recovery of micro-entrepreneurs who are the beneficiaries of the project.
The ceremonial turn-over of the symbolic keys was led by USAID Rebuild Project chief of party Marc Barrera, DTI Regional Director Cynthia Nierras, Deped officials,
representatives of Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble and some local officials.
It was learned that more than 200 typhoon and
earthquake-resilient classrooms are being built in the city and province of Leyte by USAID Rebuild in partnership with the Department of Education and local government
units. Furthermore, of the 1, 000 sari-sari stores that are
being reconstructed and restocked with inventory, 300 of which are to be built in the city.
Said projects are part of the US government’s $143-million typhoon Yolanda assistance.
Meanwhile, US Ambassador Philip S. Goldberg and
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Gloria Steele who are supposed to lead the inauguration of US funded projects in Leyte
missed the activity.
This, after the plane that supposedly would carry the officials to Leyte has reportedly encountered mechanical problems prompting the delegation to cancel the trip.
Nevertheless, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Rebuild pushed through with the formal turnover of the US-funded projects to the beneficiaries.
USAID has been providing technical support to the Office of the Presidential Assistant for Reconstruction and Recovery (OPARR) . (ajc/cba/PIA-8)
Leonard T. Pineda I
ILOILO CITY, March 11 (PIA6) --- Ten local government units (LGUs) from Region 6 were cited in the recently-concluded Kalusugan Pangkalahatan Awards 2014
for their exemplary work in helping achieve the vision of creating better health systems by the Department of Health (DOH).
The Kalusugan Pangkalahatan Awards 2014 is one of
the strategies of DOH to leverage LGU participation in achieving universal health care.
Three LGUs namely Anilao in Iloilo, Dumalag in
Capiz, and Iloilo City were elevated in the DOH Red Orchid Award Hall of Fame for their outstanding anti-smoking innovations and programs.
The Red Orchid Award is the Search for 100%
Tobacco-Free Provinces, Municipalities, Cities, Government Offices, Government Hospitals and DOH
Centers for Health Development. For the recognition on Disease-Free Zone, three
LGUs were cited for the efforts of the health workers and
the support of their LGUs in achieving disease-free status for their province/area.
Boracay in Malay, Aklan and Guimaras province were
recognized for elimination of rabies while the province of Iloilo was hailed as filariasis-free.
Four LGUs were honored with the National Sandugo
Award for the excellent performance of local chief executives in the implementation of National Voluntary Blood Services Program in their respective localities.
Bgy. Ma. Christina in Jaro, Iloilo City was cited in
small barangay category; Poblacion IV, Himamaylan, Negros Occidental for medium barangay category; Aguisan, Himamaylan for large barangay category; and Negros
Occidental for the province category. The Kalusugan Pangkalahatan Awards 2014 was the
major award which recognized LGUs who have
commendable performance in achieving the Millennium
Development Goals as reflected in the DOH 2013 LGU Score Card Report.
There were 80 provinces, 35 highly-urbanized cit ies , f ive independent components cit ies ( ICCs), 144 component cit ies (CCs) and
1,490 municipalities which vied for the awards. (JCM/LTP/PIA-Iloilo)
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EASTERN VISAYAS
CENTRAL VISAYAS
Hazel F. Gloria
CEBU CITY, March 8 (PIA) --- The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urged all Stock or Non-Stock corporations to file their Annual Financial
Statements (AFS) at any time prior to April 13, 2015 at the Commission’s office.
This was announced by SEC Information Officer Atty. Alma Marie Dalena during the recent Association
of Government Information Officers (AGIO) 7 Forum held at the Department of Health (DOH) 7 Regional Office.
In order to maintain an organized and orderly
filing of AFS, the Commission issued a Memorandum Circular for the schedule of filing the AFS of companies whose current fiscal year ends on December 31, 2014, said
Dalena. Starting April 13, 2015, filing dates shall depend on
the last numerical digit of their SEC Registration or License
Number, as follows: April 13 to 17 the last digit is ―1‖ or
―2‖, April 20 to 24 the last digit is ―3‖ or ―4‖ while on
April 27 to 30 the last digit is ―5‖ or ―6‖. On May 4 to 8, the last digit is ―7‖ or ―8‖ and on May
11 to 15, it is ―9‖ or ―0‖.
For the corporations whose fiscal year ends on a date other than December 31, 2014 shall file their AFS within 120 calendar days, explained Dalena.
Filers may also file online according to the above
schedule at the SEC Website @ www.sec.gov.ph. Dalena said, ―SEC requires the filing of audited
financial statements in order to prevent the fear of loss
from reliance on inaccurate information, thereby encouraging public investment in the Nation's industries.‖
That has important implications for investors making
investment decisions, for banks and financial institutions that may extend credit or make loans to the company, and for other businesses and members of the public who deal
with the company, said Dalena.(HFG/PIA-7/AIGO-7)
DSWD Secretary Dinky Soliman and ILO
Country Director Lawrence Jeff Johnson
signed an agreement granting US$480,000 to
the DSWD to rebuild livelihood assets and
support community enterprises in regions
affected by Typhoon Yolanda.
Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr. (center),
Police Regional Office-6 Regional Director
PCSupt Josephus Angan (right), and Philippine
Army 3rd Infantry Division Commander
MGen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero (left) sign the
joint declaration for "peaceful and ready for
further development" province of Iloilo during
the 1st regular meeting of the Regional Peace
and Order Council held Friday, March 13 at
Amigo Terrace Hotel. (LTP/PIA-Iloilo)
USAID Rebuild Project chief of party Marc
Barrera (left) assisted by Leyte BM Bob
Abellanosa, Palo mayor Remedios Petilla and
DepEd 8 assistant regional director Rhoan
Orebia turns-over teaching and learning
materials to San Joaquin Central School
principal Liberato Cobacha (2nd from right)
during the school’s inauguration in Brgy. San
Joaquin, Palo, Leyte, March 11. (Vino R.
Cuayzon)
USAID Rebuild Project chief of party Marc Barrera and Palo mayor
Remedios Petilla unveil the marker during the turn-over ceremony
of San Joaquin Central School in Palo, Leyte on March 11. (Vino R.
Cuayzon)
WESTERNWESTERN VISAYASVISAYAS 222
NGP reforests 11,650 hectares with 7,055,000
seedlings
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, March 11 (PIA6) - - The National Greening Program (NGP), a flagship reforestation program of
President Benigno S. Aquino III managed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Office, has covered
11,650 hectares in Negros Occ. since 2011.
W ithin the 11,650 hectares, 7,055,000
seedlings were planted involving
183 People’s Organizations with
5,220 household beneficiaries in four years.
Provincial Environment and Natural
Resources Officer Andres Untal said NGP
hopes to overtake the deforestation rate with
this reforestation program until 2016 by
planting more trees.
Meanwhile, Governor Alfredo G.
Marañon Jr. who graced the gathering of DENR
officials and People’s Organizations for the
signing of the Letter of Agreement for the
implementation of NGP in 2015, urged those
around to continue to protect the
environment considering the adverse effects of
climate change being felt now.
The Governor also challenged those in
authority to make ways to curb continuous
abuse of the environment through illegal
logging and kaingin, among others.
Community Environment and Natural
Resources Officer-Cadiz Edgardo Rostata said
these People’s Organizations or contractors
have been helpful even outside of their
contracted areas.
―At the onset of summer season, if we
have forest fire incidents in the area, they help
each other just like what happened in one of
the NGP areas in Victorias.
POs as far as Cadiz helped put out the
fire, because if it spread, all the NGP efforts
will be useless,‖ Rostata explained.
CENRO Cadiz NGP target for 2015 is to
reforest 1,116 hectares, one of the biggest
targets in the province in terms of area for
greening, according to Rostata.
In Cadiz and San Carlos cities, DENR
already involved the former rebels RPA-ABB
members who are hired as Bantay Bukid
members, also a part of the closure agreement
of the national government with this rebel
group.
Meanwhile, CENRO Joan Nathaniel
Gerangaya disclosed that their NGP target for
2015 covers only 795 hectares but these
have limited potential since most parts are
within the Northern Negros Natural Park
where only endemic trees are allowed to be
planted.
Gerangaya said that the support and
cooperation of the POs are vital since the
program is ending in 2016.
―Our dream is to bring back the ―green‖
in Negros Occidental. We have a very
successful planting since 2011 and we
never stopped recognizing our partners,
otherwise our efforts will be put to waste,‖
Gerangaya added. *(JCM/EAD-PIA6 Negros
Occidental)
Easter Anne D. Doza
SAN JOSE, Antique, March 9 (PIA6) - - The Antique Parole and Probation Office is upbeat over this year’s implementation of
the Harmonized Rehabilitation Program.
R amoncito Canja, Chief Probation
and Parole Officer, said they have
about 110 probationers, parolees and
pardonees under their care and supervision.
―We are optimistic of their responses to
different treatment modalities so that they
could go back to their communities and live a
normal life once their sentence is served,‖ said
Canja.
For the interventions to be successful,
Canja said, support of the family and
community are vital so that the offenders could
back to their normal life.
Likewise, the restoration of relationship
among offenders, victims and community is
essential, he said.
For the province of Antique, PPO banked
on the assistance of other government agencies
and private organizations to help the offenders
learn more skills and knowledge of government
program or other projects from the private
sector beneficial to them.
―We are committed to help the
probationers, parolees and pardonees to
reform their behaviors that will prevent them
from committing another offense,‖ he said.
Every month the offenders are expected
to report to their designated venue. For those
from northern Antique, they have to report in
Culasi, while those in central part have to go
to Patnongon and San Jose for those in
southern towns.
Different topics are discussed during
meetings, Canja said. It could be an orientation
of government programs, skills training, sports
activity or family counselling, with the ultimate
goal of preparing the offender ready to get
back to the community where she/he belongs.
However, for the rehabilitation program
to be successful there must be reconciliation
and healing among the offenders, the victims
and the community. (JCM/PSM-PIA6 Antique)
Antique PPO implements harmonized rehab program Pilar S. Mabaquiao
Health officials warn vs. summer ailments
ROXAS CITY, Capiz, March 13 (PIA6) – Health officials reiterated their call for the public to take precautions against
common ailments during summer.
I nformation Officers Joeffry Espiritu and
Ayr Altavas of the Department of
Health and Provincial Health Office,
respectively, called Capiceños anew to be
vigilant against many diseases and ailments that
are associated with the warm temperature.
Espiritu said that the warm temperature
especially this summer which can already be
felt now can trigger hypertension and other
heart-related diseases.
Aside from the cardio-related diseases,
the warm temperature also results in
respiratory problems, skin diseases and other
infectious ailments, he said.
A study from the Department of Health
shows that each year, 170,000 Filipinos die
from cardiovascular diseases, up from 85,000
of more than 20 years ago.
On the other hand, Altavas said that sore
eyes, sun burn, rabies infection, heat
stroke and skin diseases are common during
summer.
He also said that the public must be
watchful about their food intake as diarrhea
and food poisoning are also very common.
Altavas likewise stressed that other
common ailments during warm temperature
are the usual colds, cough and fever.
They advised the public to take more
fluids, do regular exercise and take enough
rest.
―The increase in water and fruit intake
will prevent us from restlessness and
dehydration,‖ they emphasized.
They likewise warn them not to expose
to sunlight from 10 o’clock in the morning
until 3 in the afternoon as this is the period
wherein warm temperature is very prevalent.
(JSC/JBG-PIA6)
Jemin B. Guillermo
WESTERN WESTERN VISAYASVISAYAS 333
KALIBO, Aklan, March 10 (PIA6) -- The Department of Health (DOH) Region 6 is inviting municipalities in Aklan to join the
Blood Olympics, a competition among local government units (LGUs) in the region which calls for the conduct of Mass Blood
Donation (MBD) activities participated in by constituents.
DOH invites Aklan towns to mass blood donations
By Venus G. Villanueva
D OH 6 Regional Director Marilyn
Convocar said this project has a
time-table from February 1, 2015 to
October 31, 2015. In her letter to Aklan
Governor Florencio T. Miraflores enjoining all
municipal mayors to participate in the
competition, Convocar said the blood program
is now included in the LGU scorecard with an
indicator of 1% of the total population blood
collection for the year.
―The National Voluntary Blood Services
Program (NVBSP) of the DOH Regional Office
VI aims to achieve its vision and mission by
giving the highest priority to the health of
voluntary non-remunerated blood donors,
patients, laboratory personnel and the
community; achieving voluntary blood
donation‖, Convocar said in her letter to
Governor Miraflores. She added the program
also aims to ensure safe, reliable and
cost-effective processing of blood and reducing
maternal mortality due to blood loss.
The Blood Olympics must adhere to the
following mechanics: MBD must be initiated by
the LGU; tie-up with a Non-Government
Organization (NGO) is allowed; information as
to the date, venue and time of MBD must be
relayed to the Provincial Blood Program
Coordinator; snacks must be provided to
blood donors; and disqualified donors and
unsuccessful collection are not included in the
total collection.
The total collection after every MBD must
also be endorsed to the Provincial Corrdinator
and the top 3 LGUs per province will be
awarded based on percentage collection as to
total population. The DOH RO VI will then
conduct a province-wide caravan and awarding
ceremony in November 2015 at the Provincial
Capitol, Convocar said.
Meanwhile, in a recent meeting here of
the Aklan Blood Coordinating Council (ABCC)
at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall,
Dr. Cornelio Cuachon, Provincial Health
Officer I revealed that that last year’s blood
collection through the Philippine Red Cross
(PRC) and other organizations only reached
0.8%, short of the 1% mandated to match the
province’ total population, as blood collected
only reached 4,450 units with the population
listed at 574,846.
This year, the province aims to collect
more blood, with blood donation activities set
on April 15 by the Philippine Red Cross, April
27 by the DOH with venue at the ABL Sports
Complex in Kalibo, and May 10 in Malay, Aklan.
Dr. Cuachon said government employees
are being encouraged to donate blood because
they will be able to enjoy a leave of three (3)
days. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)
Outstanding Ilonggo students get awards
Lilibeth A. French
ILOILO CITY, March 11 (PIA6) - - Ten students from public schools and ten from private schools comprised the twenty
outstanding students of Iloilo in the elementary and secondary levels for academic year 2014-2015.
T he twenty pupils and students will
join the ranks of 180 outstanding
students who have been recognized
by the Outstanding Student Circle of Iloilo and
the Department of Education-Iloilo since 2006.
They will receive their medals during the
awarding ceremony on Friday, March 13 at
Hua Siong College of Iloilo, Inc., Gymnasium in
Ledesco Village, La Paz.
Pupils who successfully hurdled the Search
for the Ten Outstanding Elementary School
Pupils of Iloilo for AY 2014 – 2015 are: Braña,
Arabella Shayne of Children's Integrated School
of Alta Tierra, Inc.; Insigne, Ewemiz of SPED
- Integrated School for Exceptional Children;
Dequilla, Raphael Francis of St. Joseph School
(Iloilo), Inc.; Peñaflorida, Ma. Abby Genevie of
Ateneo De Iloilo; Engallado, Frelean Faith of
Solomon Integrated School de Iloilo; Tabares,
Shannalie of Cabatuan Central Elementary
School; Dolendo, Joelian Marie of Iloilo
Scholastic Academy; Andresio, John Mark of
Sta. Barbara Central Elementary School;
Valderrama, Matthew of PAREF Westbridge
School, Inc.; and Aguila, Raniella Louise of
Cabatuan Parochial School.
The Ten Outstanding Secondary School
Students of Iloilo are: Galvan, Ramon III of Hua
Siong College of Iloilo; Sibug, Antonio of Iloilo
City National High School; Recabar, James
Matthew of St. Joseph School (Iloilo), Inc;
Castañeda, Ramon David of SPED - Integrated
School for Exceptional Children; Silvederio,
Julienne Marie of Oton National High School;
Biso, Cedric Fritz of Central Philippine
University; Lao, Nicole Casey of Iloilo
Scholastic Academy; Gallaza, Andrea Louise of
University of the Philippines High School in
Iloilo; Labasan, Cherry Lane of Leonora S.
Salapantan National High School, San Miguel,
Iloilo; and Ruel, Philipp Centenni of Cabatuan
National Comprehensive High School. Brana
and Galvan who topped their categories and
named as Most Outstanding Pupil and Student
respectively were tasked to deliver messages
during the awarding ceremony. A total of 56
students, 28 from each category qualified for
the written examination and later trimmed
down to 15 from each category for the panel
interview which was held on February 11,
2015. (JCM/LAF/PIA-Iloilo)
ILOILO CITY, March 13 (PIA6)—The Low Electricity Load Program of Iloilo City is seen to cover more homes as the local
government seeks amendments to its Memorandum of Agreement with the Panay Electric Company (PECO).
E ngr. Randy Pastolero, PECO’s vice
president for operations, said that the
company is amenable to the
amendments as it is the city government that
sets the standards for homes included in the
coverage.
Pastolero said there are no problems as
to houses to be covered as long as the
beneficiary homes are safe and approved by
the Bureau of Fire Protection. The low load
program benefits mostly the informal settlers
who were moved to relocation sites under the
city government’s relocation project.
The program exempts beneficiaries from
certain requisites imposed by PECO on regular
consumers.
The amendments to the MOA include
accommodation of two-storey houses, each
with floor area of no more than 60 square
meters and are exclusively located in
relocation sites, Gawad Kalinga sites and other
projects identified by the mayor. Pastolero said
that the maximum power assignment under
the low load program is 1,000 watts.
―But we are actually installing a 30-ampere
meter which can provide almost 6,000 watts,‖
Pastolero added.
He also said that the beneficiaries under
the low load program have the privilege of not
paying the meter deposit but they are required
to pay a bill deposit of P1,639 to cover one or
two months in advance.
They also need not pay the fire safety
inspection of the BFP as this is already part of
the installation and maintenance work of the
PECO. (JCM/ESS/PIA-Iloilo)
Amendments to low electricity program benefit more homes Elsa S. Subong
CENTRALCENTRAL VISAYASVISAYAS 444
CEBU CITY, March 10 (PIA)--- Cebu hosted the first ever multi-sectoral forum on the West Philippine Sea, which is the first in
an information drive series to be held in regions nationwide.
First Multi-Sectoral Forum on West Philippine
Sea held in Cebu
M ore than a hundred representatives
from various sectors attended the
forum jointly conducted by the
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the
Philippine Information Agency (PIA) at the
Central Command, Camp Lapulapu here.
The objective of the activity is to raise
awareness among citizens on the issue on West
Philippine Sea and to get the people's support o
the policies and actions of the Philippine
government to address the issues in South China
Sea.
Lt. Gen Nicanor Vivar, commanding general
of Armed Forces of the Philippines-Centcom, said
there is tension in the West Philippine Sea which
the Filipinos need to be aware of.
―It is no longer a domestic problem but it
has become a global problem. We have to know
the historical facts and also our historical rights,‖
Vivar said in his welcome message.
The 3,500-square kilometer area west of the
Philippines was then called South China Sea until
the issuance of Administrative Order 29 in 2012
officially renaming it as West Philippine Sea.
DFA Spokesperson, Assistant Secretary
Charles Jose, gave a presentation explaining the
historical background of the tension at the West
Philippine Sea.
―We have to raise awareness and gain
support of the people on the current moves of
the government in addressing the problem,‖ Jose
said.
Jose cited two underlying reasons on the
need for public awareness, China’s claim over the
territory and its aggressive behavior.
He said China and the rest of the claimants
used to "co-exist quietly" until 2009 when China
submitted a map showing a nine-dash line which
had enclosed the territories in the entire South
China Sea.
―China’s claim has been excessive, expansive
and no basis under the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),‖
Jose said.
They had recorded several instances of
aggression which include establishment of Sensha
City, a sign of administering powers over the
entire region and the barring of logistics to
soldiers guarding the Scarborough Shoal.
Jose said the Philippines is now waiting for
the result of an arbitration filed at the United
Nations.
Reportedly there are 5 million Filipinos
making a living from the sea waters in the areas
and the Philippines has the richest biodiversity.
PIA Regional Director Minerva Newman
challenged the participants to share the key
message starting with their relatives and then the
people in their community.
―The key message is that the Philippine
Government and the Filipino people
are determined to defend what is legally ours,‖
Newman said.
The knowledge gained from the activity
should be shared in order to show support to
what the government has been doing.
―We equip ourselves with knowledge,
necessary information, the beauty, value of the
West Philippine Sea and we can actually
start from where we are sitting now,‖ Newman
said.
A f t e r t he p r e s en t a t i on , s om e
identified participants also underwent focused
group discussions.
These include people from the academe
particularly the communication group in
University of San Jose Recoletos, University of
San Carlos and University of the Philippines.
There were also representatives from local
government units and national government
agencies. (rmn/FCC/PIA-Cebu)
DUMAGUETE CITY, March 10 (PIA) --- The Fiber Industry Development Authority (FIDA)-Negros Oriental is targeting to
expand abaca farming to 100 hectares this year.
W ith the existing 2,800 hectares planted
with abaca in the province, over P20
million have been sold to manufactur-
ers or exporters last year, said Provincial Fiber
Officer Nena Locsin of FIDA.
Locsin said the province shipped out 4,000
metric tons of high grade and loose abaca fiber to
various firms in Mindanao and Luzon.
She said some 3,500 meters of sinamay were
sold for P125 per meter to Malolos, Bulacan
suppliers and exporters on sinamay packagings,
abaca bags, handcrafted among others.
With a huge demand of abaca after super
typhoon Yolanda damaged abaca plantations in
Leyte-Samar, FIDA intends to increase three
percent production this year in the
province.
To facilitate fast production of abaca, the
FIDA will provide 100 units of stripping device to
identified abaca farmer-associations in the
municipalities of Sibulan, Sta. Catalina, Ayungon,
and Tayasan.
The spindle stripping machine is for the
extraction of abaca fiber effectively and that
farmers will no longer strips the abaca manually,
said Locsin.
With this technology, FIDA official said the
machine would help some 3,200 abaca farmers to
boost production in the province.
She also encouraged famers to plant
more abaca while the FIDA is stepping up its
training program for the farmers to globally
competitive.
Abaca is considered the strongest of natural
fibers, three times stronger than cotton. It is also
used as a major component for food
packaging as in tea bags and meat casings,
filter papers and cigarettes papers. (rmn/JCT/
PIA7-Negros Oriental)
FIDA expands abaca farming for global competitiveness
CEBU CITY, March 8 (PIA) --- The Department of Health (DOH) 7 is on a massive campaign against rabies especially in line
with the observation of "Rabies Awareness Month" this March.
DOH-7 undertakes massive campaign against rabies
A ssistant Regional Rabies Program
Coordinator Jeffrey Doyongan of DOH
said during the recent Association of
Government Information Officers (AGIO) 7
Forum, the celebration’s ultimate goal
is to have a rabies-free Philippines by the year
2020.
The celebration aims to increase public
awareness on the risks of rabies and the
importance of having dogs and cats vaccinated
regularly against this fatal disease, continued
Doyongan.
He is also encouraging the public to let their
pet dogs registered and have it properly
vaccinated annually at the veterinary centers to
protect against rabies.
Based on the records of DOH-7, the
number of animal bite victims is increasing every
year since 2010 and the number of human deaths
is decreasing.
It showed that in 2010 there were 26, 298
cases of animal bite victims; 28,964 in 2011;
34,678 cases in 2012; 50,755 cases in 2013; and
59, 816 cases in 2014.
With regards to rabies deaths since
2008, 14 were recorded; for 2009 is 12 ; 2010 is
13; 10 for 2011; 7 for 2012, 4 for 2013; and 3 for
2014.
Doyongan said that 85 percent of rabies
came from dogs, 10 percent from cats and 5
percent from other animals.
Rabies is 100% case fatality rate both in
animals and humans.
For those bitten by dogs, they are advised to
go immediately to the animal bite centers (ABC)
to be treated right away.
The theme for this year’s celebration is
―Bakunadong Pusa’t Aso sa Rabies
Protektado.‖ (rmn/HFG/PIA-7/AGIO-7)
Ferliza Calizar-Contratista
Hazel F. Gloria
JENNIFER C. TILOS
CENTRAL CENTRAL VISAYASVISAYAS 555
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 6 (PIA)—If not for its excellent skills trainings, Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA) heavy equipment operation graduates would need five more years of on-the-job equipment
hands-on before they can even get to operate heavy equipment.
O wing to an excellent track record in
equipment operation technical skills
however, graduates can use their national
certifications plus bank on the International
Standards Organization (ISO) certification to
cruise through supposedly a very long on the job
training.
This also means that with the ISO rating, all
trainings and processes which the agency
undertakes is so much so the same that they
produce the same skilled graduate, be they in
heavy equipment operation, or any national
certification course that could get one into the
working system.
TESDA Director General Joel Villanueva,
who was in Bohol March 3 to 4 and who met
local members of the press at the People’s
Mansion, bared this development as TESDA was
to present 1,468 technical vocational (techvoc)
graduates their certifications in fitting rites at the
Bohol Island State University (BISU) in Bilar town.
Awarded ISO Certificate 9001, TESDA, as an
organization implemented quality management
system requirements for all areas of the business,
including facilities, people, training, services and
equipment, which provides improved quality and
service, on time delivery, right first time attitude,
fewer returned products and complaints as well
as commitment to quality.
As the ISO applies to all TESDA processes,
its skills certifications carry with it that same
brand of excellence it is applying for trainees in
urban centers or in rural areas, which is set to
produce the same desired results, ISO
certification experts explained.
The ISO certification is also important in as
much as, while other techvoc training
organizations would have to let their graduates
undergo on the job internships with lesser pay,
TESDA graduates, at least of heavy equipment
operations are readily accepted, bared Sec
Villanueva during a press conference.
For this, a heavy equipment company,
according to the secretary, has waived the
mandatory five years of hands-on training because
of TESDA graduate’s assured skill.
This edge, Villanueva pointed out, can be a
big plus factor for salary increases, promotions
and job perks assessment. The secretary, who has
a long running friendship history with Bohol
Governor Edgar Chatto said TESDA the second
and is yet the only education and training
government agency which has capped the
international certification. He also noted that the
Department of Health is the first government
agency that has attained the international
standards award. (rmn/RAC/PIABohol)
TESDA’s ISO assures high quality training for
its grads
Rey Anthony H. Chiu
DUMAGUETE CITY, March 5 (PIA) --- Dumaguete City has established a P1.5 million central materials recovery
facility (MRF) to eliminate tons of garbage from Dumaguete dumpsite which include the implementation of the Reuse, Recycle
Reduce program.
Dumaguete City sets up P1.5M Material Recovery Facility
E nvironment and Natural Resource Office
Head Rey Awayan has encouraged
barangays to build their own respective
MRFs in order to help the city government
address the perennial garbage problem.
Awayan said the barangays may avail of the
P300,000 from the city government for the
building of their own MRFs.
Barangay Junob is the first barangay that has
already established a Barangay Solid Waste
Management to cater their constituent on the
collection as well as segregation at source.
Awayan said Junob has gained income by
selling the garbage from their MRF.
With this, the barangays to follow which has
already requested funds from this year’s budget
for the setting up of their own MRF include
Bajumpandan, Daro, Bantayan, Piapi, Pulantubig,
Mangnao , Batinguel, Calindagan, Cadawinonan,
Bagacay and Cantil-e.
Furthermore, after spraying the biological
enzymes at the Dumaguete City dumpsite to fast
track the decomposition and eliminate the bad
odor from the old garbage, Mayor Manuel
Sabarbarria plans to develop a portion of the
Dumaguete Dumpsite into an Ecological Park in
six months time.
Awayan said, by developing a portion of the
dumpsite into an Eco Park, he hopes to remove
the perception of the public with regards to the
dumpsite which emits bad odor and is dirty. He
added that they will be putting benches and lights
so people can relax.
Mayor Sagarbarria has instructed the City
Engineer’s office to push the garbage upwards to
give space for the said Eco Park along the baseline
of the dumpsite. The CEO will also construct an
Organic Fertilizer Factory which will come from
the organic material extracted from the dumpsite.
The mayor added that the fertilizer will be
given to the farmers’ association of the city.
ENRO office also established partnership
with DENR in helping the needs of the city to all
environmental concern particularly Solid Waste
Management. (rmn/JCT/PIA7-Negros Oriental)
JENNIFER C. TILOS
CEBU CITY, March 9 (PIA) --- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) released recently over
P211 million worth of shelter assistance to Medellin town through Municipal Mayor Ricardo Ramirez, according to DSWD-7
Regional Information Officer Leah Quintana.
DSWD-7 releases shelter aid to Cebu LGUs
Q uintana said that DSWD-7 Regional
Director Mercedita Jabagat handed over
the check amounting to P211,580,000 to
Mayor Ramirez in a simple turn over ceremony
at DSWD Field Office VII.
Said amount will benefit 5,333 families
whose houses were partially damaged and 5,275
families whose houses were totally damaged by
Typhoon Yolanda.
Director Jabagat clarified that the list of
beneficiaries emanated from the local government
units and signed by the respective mayors.
"Our office did not do the listing of ESA
beneficiaries,‖ she said.
She added that the Disaster Assistance and
Family Access Card (DAFAC) is not the
assistance that the victims will receive.
Jabagat said DAFAC is a card issued by the
LGU to victims of disaster indicating the general
information of the family head and its members
and the assistance provided to/received by the
family from various providers.
DSWD has been imp lement ing
Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) for
the past years and provided P10,000 for houses
that were totally damaged and P5,000 for houses
that were partially damaged and those who can
avail are families with income of P10,000 and
below.
DSWD came up with guidelines solely for
the implementation of Yolanda ESA on November
21, 2014 because of the magnitude of the damage
caused by typhoon Yolanda.
In the new guidelines, the amount of
assistance is increased from P10,000 to P30,000
for totally damaged house and from P5,000 to
P10,000 for partially damaged house.
Also, families with an income of 15,000 and
below will receive the assistance.
According to Jabagat, the Yolanda ESA
guidelines ensure that only those who are most in
need and have no immediate resources to rebuild
their homes are given the assistance.
Jabagat said beneficiaries of the ESA under
the guidelines are families who have no
permanent source of income or whose income is
below the poverty threshold of the region; those
whose houses were either partially or totally
damaged and who have not received a similar
ass i stance from other agencies or
non-government institutions.
Moreover, regular employees of government
and private corporations with salary below
P15,000 are also eligible as long as they are
included in the master list of DSWD-Disaster
Assistance Family Access Card (DAFAC). (rmn/
jsme/PIA7-Cebu/DSWD7)
Juju M. Empuerto
EASTERN EASTERN VISAYASVISAYAS 666
PRC, ICRC provide 825 core shelter
assistance
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, March 10 (PIA) - The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and the International Committee on the Red
Cross (ICRC) provided 825 units of core shelter assistance to Balangiga and Lawaan, both in Eastern Samar.
P RC Chairman Richard J. Gordon
personally went to Balangiga E. Samar
to talk with the beneficiaries of the
core shelter assistance to ensure that the right
recipient who belong to the poorest of the
poor should be the one given the assistance.
Chairman Gordon said that of the 825
core shelter assistance for Eastern Samar,
Balangiga got 752 completed shelters ready for
occupancy distributed in Brgy. 1 Poblacion
which got 144; Brgy. II Poblacio, 14; Brgy. III
Poblacion, 64; San Miguel, 204; Cansumangkay,
120; Sta. Rosa, 168 and Cag-olango, 38; while
Lawaan town got 73 completed core
shelters where Guinob-an got 65 and San
Isidro got 8.
In his message, Chairman Gordon
emphasized that the recipient should do
something in their life. If they want to succeed,
they should employ hard work and
perseverance to achieve the desired result.
Gordon paid respect to the typhoon
―Yolanda‖ survivors for not giving up despite
challenges they are facing which is a sign that
someday they will rise and be future leaders
who will guide other people in raising the level
of performance.
Chairman Gordon shared that he
remembered many years ago when he was still
practicing his profession as a lawyer when
Procter and Gamble, maker of Safeguard, gave
him P11 million pesos for his professional pay,
the check wrote ―pay to the order of Richard
J. Gordon‖.
He declined to receive such huge amount
but instead instructed Procter and Gamble to
change the check ―payable to the order of
Philippine Red Cross‖, he said.
He said his passion for volunteerism was
the reason why for 47 years he is still with the
Philippine Red Cross to go around the
country to provide assistance to the most
neglected and vulnerable sectors.
Meanwhile, Claire Ogario, 30 years of age,
married from Brgy. 1 Poblacion, Balngiga E.
Samar and one of the beneficiaries of the core
shelter assistance, thanked the PRC, ICRC and
other volunteers and donors for the core
shelter assistance given to her.
Ogario said she was informed that she
needed to own a lot to qualify to be given
assistance. She was fortunate that Marietta
Abong sold to her a lot of 100 square meters
for a reasonable price of P55,000.00.
She never expected that someday she will
own a lot and have a house of her own but
God is good.
Ogario remarked that when "God closes
one window, he will open another which is
better from the former." (ajc/jhb/PIA-8)
Solar lights to brighten roads in Hernani
BORONGAN CITY, Eastern Samar, March 5 (PIA) - Four poblacion barangays in the municipality of Hernani, Eastern Samar
will be setting up 22 Solar Street Lights that will brighten more or less one kilometer stretch of barangay road in Brgy.01, 02,
03 and 04.
T he street-lighting project will benefit
487 households with 646 families in
the said barangays which has a total
population of 2,343.
The Solar Street Lights were turned over
personally by Assistant Secretary Daniel Ariaso
of the Department of Energy last February 23,
2015.
According to Vice-Mayor Wilmar S.
Candido, the solar street lights project was
realized through the efforts of the Municipal
Council where he is Presiding Officer through
a written request and approved resolution that
was passed and submitted to the Department
of Energy.
Vice-Mayor Candido further said that the
total amount of the solar street lights is
P500,000.00.
―These solar street lights are a great help
to our constituents to brighten our community
and aside from that we can save because we
will not pay for the electric consumption‖,
Candido said.
Meanwhile, after the turnover of the said
solar street lights, the guest lectured on Energy
Consumption and Conservation. After the
lecture, the guest went to Bangon Falls, 3
kilometers away from the poblacion, to look
into its feasibility for a mini-hydro electric pow-
er plant. (ajc/sdc/PIA8-ESamar)
SAMUEL CANDIDO
Calbayog’s 1st batch of senior HS to graduate this school year
I n an interview over Radyo ng Bayan,
Education Program Supervisor Arnold
Jaraba, K-12 Focal Person of DepEd
Calbayog City Division, said that 22 of the 52
students enrolled in the program in June 2013
will be able to graduate.
He added that four of the graduating
students were absorbed by the establishment
where they had on the job training.
With a Memorandum of Agreement
between DepEd and the NorthWest Samar
State University, the graduating students who
want to pursue college degree courses will be
enrolled as third year irregular students.
Rafael Lentejas Memorial School of
Fisheries is among the public secondary
schools in Eastern Visayas identified by DepEd
to pilot test the Senior High School program
and offered Technical Vocational Livelihood
(TVL) Track with specialization on food
processing, bread and pastry production, and
food and beverage.
On the opening of the next school year in
June, aside from RLMSF, another two national
high schools in the city were identified as early
implementers of the program and will offer an
Academic Track.
The schools are Calbayog City National
High School with Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) strand
and the San Policarpio National High School
with Humanities, Social Sciences (HUMSS)
Strand.
According to Jaraba, said schools will
accept students who do not intend to enrol for
college in the next school year.
With the full program implementation,
DepEd Calbayog City Division will need 122
more classrooms, seven laboratory rooms, and
at least 183 teachers for the implementation of
the senior high school program in June 2016,
said the DepEd official.
During the regular meeting on the K-12
program at the DepEd central office, it was
learned that construction of fifty percent of the
needed classrooms will start this summer to be
completed in May next year in time for the
opening of classes.
Hiring of teachers for the program will
also start early next year. (ajc.nbq/PIA 8-Samar
with Jennifer Allegado)
CATBALOGAN CITY , Samar, March 7 (PIA) – The first batch of the Department of Education Senior High School (SHS)
program in Calbayog City will graduate from the senior high of the Rafael Lentejas Memorial School of Fisheries (RLMSF) this
March.
Jonnie H. Buenaventura
Ninfa B. Quirante
EASTERNEASTERN VISAYASVISAYAS 777
KALAHI gives jobs to 260 SoLeytenos
KUTING BEACH, Macrohon, Southern Leyte, March 7 (PIA) -- Some 260 individuals were hired based on their qualifications
when the Kapit-bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive, Integrated Delivery of Social Services-National Community-Driven
Development Program (KALAHI-CIDSS-NCDDP) came over to this province starting in September 2014.
I n a mini-press conference held in this
high-end resort last month, Eubolo Co,
Regional Project Manager of the
enhanced anti-poverty program of the
Department of Social Welfare and
Development (DSWD), said the hiring will
continue to maintain a pool of qualified
personnel to offset sudden vacancies.
The turn-over of old and new recruits
usually happened when field coordinators, who
are mostly college degree graduates waiting for
results of their applications in their chosen
careers like teachers or engineers, were called
to assume the permanent posts, hence the
need for a steady pool of ready applicants, Co
explained.
As the presscon was in progress, hired
t e ams o f KALAHI -C IDSS -NCDDP
coordinators underwent training by batches in
this posh location for two months, February to
March.
Their areas of coverage included the
whole of Southern Leyte province -- except
Maasin City and Malitbog town for now -- and
some municipalities in Leyte province, like
Hilongos and Bato, Co said, noting that all
around Region 8 a simultaneous training is
ongoing in selected places.
KALAHI-CIDSS-NCDDP is basically a
community empowerment in it iat ive
undertaken in four cycles whose period of
implementation will end in the year 2020, until
then it is expected that all cycles shall have
been completed, said Co. Trained coordinators
will go out to the barangay level, talk to
barangay officials and residents, discuss what
their priority needs are -- mostly water, multi
-purpose buildings, access roads, etc. -- and
help prepare project proposals for submission
and funding considerations.
Once approved, financing will go directly
to the beneficiary barangay concerned, the
project implementation closely monitored by
the coordinator in-charge, said Co, whose
counterpart in the province is Ms Thema
Montejo, with office at main SLEM building in
Maasin City.
Asked if the scaled KALAHI program will
not duplicate other community-based
development initiatives such as the bottoms-up
budgeting (BUB), Co assured there will be no
duplication, instead they will complement each
other to avoid overlapping. (ajc/esg/mmp/PIA8
-Southern Leyte)
CSC search for hero public servants on
NAVAL, Biliran, March 9 (PIA) – Stop, look and listen around your workplace as to who among your officemates in
government service worthy to be nominated to the prestigious search initiated this year by the Civil Service Commission
(CSC) dubbed ―Hero ang Public Servant‖.
I f you think your office’s seatmate,
chatmate and friend is worthy of the
much coveted award intended for
government officials and employees, now is
their time to shine and be rewarded for their
outstanding work performance.
Under the individual and group categories
of the search for Hero ang Public Servant, one
can nominate for the Presidential Lingkod ng
Bayan and the Civil Service Commission Pagasa
Award while the exemplary conduct and
ethical behavior category is at stake for
outstanding public officials and employees or
Dangal ng Bayan Award.
Important data to be taken from the
nominee would just include one’s significant
accomplishments within the last three years;
impacts of accomplishments; and other
information like major awards and citations
received and membership in organization.
What is more revealing in the search is
that a nominee must describe his or her
adherence to one or more of the following
norms; commitment to public interest,
professionalism, justness and sincerity, political
neutrality, responsiveness to the public,
nationalism and patriotism, commitment to
democracy and simple living.
Jason Thaddeus A. Tan, senior personnel
specialist of CSC-Biliran field unit, informed
that his field office located within the provincial
capitol compound in Calumpang,Naval, Biliran,
set the deadline here in Biliran province for the
submission of the nomination form in his office
on any of the awards on or before March 20,
2015.
The awarding, which is one of the
highlights of the Civil Service Commission
anniversary, will be probably held in September
or October this year,Tan added.
Interested government officials and
employees here in Biliran province have still
the luxury of time scribing all the previous
activities undertaken which make a difference
and impact on the lives of the people in the
community, in the nomination form which can
be obtained from the CSC website.
For more information regarding the CSC
awards, interested individuals may call
CSC-Biliran through land line number
500-9220. (fj/rvictoria/PIA 8 Biliran)
Women organizations get Borongan City livelihood aid
BORONGAN CITY. Eastern Samar, March 9 (PIA)—Eight women organizations in Borongan City received livelihood
assistance in the form of cash grants from the local government of the City of Borongan as the latter’s way of further
empowering women.
M ayor Maria Fe R. Abunda led the
distribution during the city’s
celebrat ion of Internat ional
Women’s Day which commenced with a unity
walk a little after sunrise on March 9, 2015.
According to Abunda, the organizations
were asked to submit project proposals to the
local government along with other
documentary requirements and as of this
writing, only eight were able to satisfy the
requirements set.
―These chosen beneficiaries complied with
the requirements and were personally
validated by Hon. Jennifer Anacio,‖ Abunda
said.
As per report from the office of Anacio,
city councilor and head committee on family,
women and children, out of the 61 barangays in
the city, 52 have already established a women’s
organization.
The women’s organization in Barangay
A received P40,000 in cash grant to help
put up a bakery while the organization in Brgy.
Hindang aim to generate livelihood off of a
satellite ―talipapa‖ with their P40,000 cash
grant.
In upland Brgy. San Jose, the women’s
organization will use the P20,000 cash grant to
put up a ―Bigasan ng Bayan.‖
Brgy. Campesao and Brgy. Tamoso
women’s organization plan to focus on food
processing and produce tocino, longganisa and
the like.
For the organization in Brgy. Alang-alang,
the same barangay where the provincial capitol
is located, they plan to put up an ―Snackan ng
Bayan.‖
The lady mayor noted that for the
women’s organizations Brgy. Taboc and B, who
already produced peanut butter and piñato
respectively, they may use the funds to expand
their production. (PIA E Samar)
Marcelo M. Pedalino
Rodrigo S. Victoria
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