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Dispatch for November 22 , 2013 ( Friday ) , 1 PIA Calabarzon PR , 18 Weather Watch,

12 Reg’l. Watch , 2 OFW Watch, 1 PNOY Speech , 12 Online News , 5 Photonews

24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST

Issued At: 5:00 a.m., 22 November 2013

Valid Beginning: 5:00 a.m. today until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow

Predicted Mean Sea Level Pressure

Analysis for 8 a.m., 22 November

2013

Predicted Mean Sea Level Wind

Analysis for 8 a.m., 22 November

2013

Satellite Image

for 4:30 a.m., 22 November 2013

Synopsis:

At 4:00 am today, a Low Pressure Area was estimated based on all available data at 240 km West of Zamboanga City

(07.3°N, 120.0°E).tail-end of a cold front affecting Northern Luzon.

Forecast:

Bicol Region, Southern Palawan, Visayas and Mindanao will experience cloudy skies with light to moderate rainshowers

and thunderstorms. Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, the provinces of Aurora and Quezon will be

cloudy with rains. Metro Manila, Ilocos Region and the rest of Central Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with

light rains. The rest of Luzon will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.

Moderate to strong winds blowing from the northeast will prevail over Luzon and Visayas and the coastal waters along

these areas will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the northeast with

slight to moderate seas.

Tropical Cyclone Update

As of today, there is no tropical cyclone existing within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

GALE WARNING GALE WARNING NO. 10

For: Strong to gale force winds associated with the surge of Northeast Monsoon.

Issued at 5:00 a.m. today, 22 November 2013

Strong to gale force winds is expected to affect the seaboards of Northern Luzon and the eastern seaboard of Central and

Southern Luzon and Visayas.

SEABOARD WEATHER WIND FORCE

(KPH)/(KNOTS)

SEA

CONDITION

WAVE

HEIGHTS

(meters)

The northern seaboard of Northern Cloudy skies with light (52 - 68) / (28 - 36) Rough to very 3.4 to 5.0

Luzon and eastern seaboard of

Northern and Central Luzon

(Batanes, Calayan, Babuyan,

Northern coast of Ilocos Norte,

Cagayan, Isabela and Aurora)

rains rough

The western seaboard of Northern

Luzon (Ilocos Sur, La Union,

Pangasinan, Western coast of Ilocos

Norte)

Partly cloudy to cloudy

skies with light rains

(52 - 63) / (28 - 34) Rough to very

rough

3.4 to 4.5

The eastern seaboard of Southern

Luzon and Visayas(Camarines

Provinces, Catanduanes, Eastern

coast of Albay, Eastern coast of

Sorsogon, Eastern coast of Quezon

including Polillo Island, Samar and

Leyte)

Mostly cloudy skies

with scattered

rainshowers and

thunderstorms

(52 - 63) / (28 - 34) Rough to very

rough

3.4 to 4.5

Fishing boats and other small seacrafts are advised not to venture out into the sea while larger sea vessels are alerted

against big waves.

The next update will be issued at 5:00 p.m. today.

1. Weather Watch

37 minutes ago

GMA News TV: Nagpapatuloy ang Diskwento Caravan ng DTI sa mga lugar na tinamaan ng bagyo. Sa

Tacloban City, Leyte, maliban sa mga murang pangunahing bilihin ay kabilang din ang murang construction

materials sa ibinebenta roon.

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2. Weather Watch

about an hour ago

PIA-3/PAMPANGA: About eight tons of relief goods donated by Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and immigrants

stationed at Doha and other places in Middle East arrived at the Clark International Airport (CIA) via Qatar Airways.

The said 197 boxes of various relief goods include tents, medicines, food, blankets and other various kinds of goods.

The relief items would be turned over to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to be

distributed to Yolanda victims in the Visayas region.

3. Weather Watch

about an hour ago

PIA-NCR: Sa panayam kahapon sa mga dumating sa Camp Aguinaldo na internally displaced persons

(IDPs) sanhi ng bagyong Yolanda, lahat sila may marubdob na hangaring muling makabalik sa kanikanilang

mga lugar sa lalong madaling panahon sa oras na maibalik na ang mga pangunahing pangangailangan nila.

Anila, sana maibalik n rin kaagad ang komersiyo para may pagkakakitaan na at ang mga klase para sa

pagpapatuloy ng edukasyon ng mga bata.

4. Weather Watch

about an hour ago

DPWH Sec. Rogelio Singson on DZMM:

Re: Bunkhouses

-Nag-umpisa na kami kahapon.

-Nakipag-usap na kami sa mga LGUs at sa mga governors kung makakapag-identify sila ng LGU-owned

sites para mapatatag na namin.

-In the meantime, pinaghahanda namin ang construction ng mga bunkhouses.

-Dito sa area ng Tanauan, dito nakapag-identify kaagad ng site, sa Tacloban mayroon na diyan na-identified

na „yung site, Palo, Tanauan pati sa Basey mayroon rin kaming inuumpisahan.

-As we identify sites, gumagawa na rin kami.

-Pinalabas na rin ng Pangulo, inutusan na ang mga GFIs, GOCCs at DAR kung alin-alin ang mga lupain na

naka-foreclosed, mga pag-aari ng mga gov‟t institution at mga nasa under Agrarian Reform.

-Sinusuri namin iyan ngayon by location.

-May mga inaalok na official development assistance na maluwag-luwag ang mga payment term plus „yung

mga savings na naitabi in 2013, plus maybe „yung pinag-uusapan sa Senado at Kongreso „yung

augmentation in 2014 (pondo).

-Nag-usap na kami ni Sec. Armin Luistro at mayroon kaming assessment. We are looking at 3,200-4,000

classrooms. Ang sabi niya sa akin kaya nilang kargahin iyan doon sa kanilang 2014 budget.

5. Weather Watch

about an hour ago

PIA-NCR: Napagkaisahan kagabi ng Joint Task Force-National Capital Region (NCR) na binubuo ng

Department of Social Welfare -NCR, Department of Health -NCR, Office of Civil Defense at Philippine

Information Agency (PIA) na muling ibalik sa Villamor Air Base ang pagpoproseso sa mga dumarating na

internally displaced persons (IDPs) mula sa mga nasalantang lugar ng bagyong Yolanda upang huwag

madagdagan ang kanilang paghihirap dahil sa mabigat na trapikong susuungin papuntang Camp Aguinaldo.

Isinaalang-alang din na kailangang isa lang ang pananatilihing One Stop Processing Center upang maiwasan

ang kalituhan lalo na sa mga volunteers.

6. Weather Watch

3 hours ago

PCDSPO Sec. Ricky Carandang on GMA:

-Matagal na nating ipinapagawa sa LGUs ang distribution ng relief goods.

-Ang sistema natin, ibabagsak natin sa mga munisipyo at city hall ang relief goods at sila na ang mag-di-

distribute sa kani-kanilang nasasakupan.

-Kung wala silang mga truck ay handa naman po ang national gov't na magpadala.

-Sinabi naman ng mga lokal na opisyal natin dito sa mga bayan ng Leyte, sa Tacloban na kaya na nila.

-Nakaalalay naman ang DSWD kung may kakailanganin pa.

-Naaayos naman na ang unang naging problema at bumibilis na ang distribution ng relief.

-Yung naging desisyon na ilipat sa Camp Aguinaldo ang operasyon sa Villamor Air Base dahil sa

kakulangan sa space. May repacking center pa kasi sila doon maliban sa lugar para sa pag-process sa

victims. I'm not sure pa kung ano ang naging final na decision. Sa ngayon ang alam ko, nasa Villamor ulit

ang processing.

-Tuloy po ang pagbibilang ng NDRRMC ng casualties. Maingat po itong isinasagawa. .

7. Weather Watch

3 hours ago

DZMM: Mahigpit ng sinasala ng DSWD ang mga gustong sumakay ng C-130 para umalis sa Tacloban City

8. Weather Watch

3 hours ago

Heavy Rainfall Warning No. 02 #VPRSD

6:25A.M (22 Nov 2013)

Yellow Rainfall Advisory for #Leyte and #SouthernLeyte are now terminated.

However, all are still advised to keep monitoring updates. PAGASA-DOST Visayas.

9. Weather Watch

Philippines's photo.

5 hours ago

Mga hakbang sa paggawa ng ligtas na inuming tubig, ayon sa Kagawaran ng Kalusugan: #YolandaPH

Basahin sa govph: http://www.gov.ph/crisis-response/paano-gumawa-ng-ligtas-na-inuming-tubig/

10. Weather Watch

13 hours ago

PIA-8: Telcom and other utilities now up in Tacloban are cellular signals from Smart, Globe and Sun.Bayan

is also up. Four radio stations are operational: First Responders Radio; DZMM MOR; DZRH-DYVL and

FEBC.

11. Weather Watch

13 hours ago

PIA-8: SILG Mar Roxas called for the opening of an additional supply hub in Catbalogan soon in order to

address the relief goods requirements of Eastern Samar. Currently there are three operational supply hubs in

the Region: Guiuan, Ormoc and Tacloban, per PIA's Avha Hilario.

12. Weather Watch

13 hours ago

GMA: Inalis na ng PAGASA ang bagyong Yolanda, Labuyo at Santi sa listahan ng mga bagyong gagamitin

mula taong 2017 dahil sa malaking pinsala at dami ng kinitil na buhay ng mga ito.

13. Weather Watch

14 hours ago

ABS-CBN: Patuloy na magdadala ng maulap at kaunting pag-ulan ang tail-end of a cold front na

nakakaapekto sa bansa, partikular sa Northern at Central Luzon. Wala namang inaasahang LPA o anumang

sama ng panahon sa loob ng tatlong araw. Patuloy rin ang Amihan sa pagpapalamig ng umaga.

Pinakamalamig sa Baguio pagdating ng Enero. Bukas, asahan ang maulap na panahon sa Naga at Legazpi

City at sa Samar at Leyte. Asahan naman ang kaunting pag-ulan sa Bohol at Cebu. Mayroon ding pag-ulan

sa Surigao, Cagayan de Oro, Davao at Dipolog habang magiging maulap naman ang panahon sa natitirang

bahagi ng Mindanao.

14. Weather Watch

14 hours ago

DZRH: Binigyang diin ni PCOO Sec. Sonny Coloma na ikinasa na ng gobyerno ang tuluy-tuloy na

rehabilitasyon at rebuilding sa mga lugar na sinalanta ng super typhoon Yolanda sa Kabisayaan. Aniya, ito

ang pangunahing agenda sa NEDA board meeting na pinangunahan mismo ni PNoy na hindi lamang

nakatutok sa pinsalang tinamo dahil sa bagyong Yolanda, kundi maging ang epekto ng bagyong Pablo,

standoff sa Zamboanga City, bagyong Santi sa Central Luzon at malakas na lindol sa Bohol. Ani pa Sec.

Coloma, kompiyansa ang Pangulo sa isinasagawang relief operations sa mga tinamaan ng bagyong Yolanda

dahil sa nakatutok na rito ang mga lokal na pamahalaan.

15. Weather Watch

14 hours ago

DZRH: Iniulat ni DepEd Usec Dina Ocampo sa launching ng “safe school campaign” ng tanggapan ni Sen.

Legarda na nagsimula ng inspeksyunin ang maraming school building. Bukod sa mga nasira ng bagyong

Yolanda, sinimulan na rin ang assessment sa iba‟t ibang lugar sa bansa na nasalanta ng kalamidad tulad ng

bagyong Santi, ang krisis sa Zamboanga at ang malakas na lindol sa Cebu at Bohol. Binigyang diin ni

Legarda na ang “Safe school campaign ay hindi lamang dapat hurisdiksyon ng DepEd, kundi lahat ng

ahensya ng gobyerno at ng mga LGU.

16. Weather Watch

14 hours ago

ABS-CBN: 87 sa 181 na presong nakapuga sa Tacloban City Jail ang balik-bilangguan matapos na mahuli habang ang

iba ay kusang-loob na sumuko. Samantala, at-large pa rin ang 94 na iba pang preso at patuloy pa rin ang paghahanap

ng awtoridad sa kanila.

17. Weather Watch

14 hours ago

ABS-CBN: Humihingi ng tulong sa gobyerno ang mga residente ng Guiuan, Eastern Samar kung paano makakabangon

mula sa hagupit ng bagyong Yolanda. Karamihan sa mga residente roon ay namumuhay sa pangingisda kaya ang

hiling nila ay ang pangmatagalang solusyon gaya ng pagbibigay ng pump boats sa kanila.

18. Weather Watch

16 hours ago

DZRH: Aminado ang pamunuan ng DND at AFP na hindi kakayanin ng air at sea assets ang relief operations sa mga

biktima ng bagyong Yolanda. Itinatag umano ang multi-national coordinating center ilang araw bago tumama ang

bagyong Yolanda dahil sa dami ng nagsidatingang dayuhang sundalo dala ang kanilang air at naval assets. Sa ngayon

ay mayroon na umanong 68 eroplano at helicopter at 13 barko na ginagamit sa relief operations mula sa iba’t ibang

bansa.

Weather Watch

November 22 , 2013 ( Friday ) as of 6:00-7:00 AM

CAVITE : Cloudy LAGUNA : Cloudy BATANGAS : Sunny RIZAL : Partly Cloudy QUEZON : Partly Cloudy

PIA Regional Watch

1. PIA Regional Watch

4 minutes ago

PIA-4A/BATANGAS: Isang two-storey building ang pinasinayaan at itinurn over sa Balele

Elem.School mula sa pamahalaang lungsod ng Tanauan.Ang programa ay bahagi ng Project THONY o

Tangible Heartfelt Opportunities to Nurture the Youth.

2. PIA Regional Watch 19 minutes ago PIA-4A/BATANGAS: Nagsagawa ang Provincial Agricultures Office ng isang pagpupulong at konsultasyon sa mga Municipal/City Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Management Council na naglalayong malaman ang mga isyung may kinalaman sa larangan ng pangisdaan sa lalawigan at matukoy ang mga solusyong kailangan dito.

3. PIA Regional Watch·

21 minutes ago

PIA-4A/BATANGAS: Isang jobs fair ang isinasagawa ngayon ng lokal na pamahalaan ng San Jose sa

kanilang bulwagan kung saan may 20 lokal at international companies ang nakilahok upang magbigay

ng trabaho sa mga Batangueño.

4 . PIA Regional Watch

13 hours ago

PIA-4A/BATANGAS: Isang forum at general assembly para sa iba't ibang samahan ng mga kooperatiba

ang isinagawa sa Provincial Auditorium na layong ipakitaang muling pagbangon ng mga kooperatiba sa

lalawigan at pagiging kabahagi nito sa pagtataguyod ng kabuhayan ng mga Batangueño.

5. PIA Regional Watch 13 hours ago PIA-4A/QUEZON: In line with the campaign against substardard products, DTI-4A regional office through its task force confiscated 66 helmets and 13 fire extinguishers in the province last November 18. This aims to increase consumer's awareness from buying fake/substandard helmets and fire extinguishers.

6. PIA Regional Watch

19 hours ago PIA-4A/LAGUNA: The provincial government of Laguna, through the Human Resources Management Office, recently conducted a training on Records Management System with the primary objective of having improved and faster records keeping through digital and electronic imaging.

7. PIA Regional Watch

21 hours ago

PIA-4A/CAVITE:There is Power interruption right now in some parts of Cavite, reports coming from the National

Grid Corporation of the Phils. (NGCP) that the Dasmarinas 300MVA transformer tripped off at around 10:51 this

morning. NGCP perssonel is now working to restore power transmission in the said area.

8. PIA Regional Watch 21 hours ago PIA-4A/RIZAL: The Department of Trade and Industry -Rizal invites local business owners and managers to several free seminars to help enrich business knowledge: Seminar on Entrepreneurial Mindset - December 2 at the SM Taytay Event Center, Finding the right market for the right product - December 5 at the SM Taytay Event Center and Seminar on Barangay Micro Business Enterprise Law- December 6 at the Ynares Multipurpose Hall, Rizal Provincial Capitol.

9. PIA Regional Watch 23 hours ago PIA-4A/CAVITE: Individuals, companies, religious groups, NGOs and school from the towns of Carmona, Silang and General Mariano Alvarez joined hands in giving their support to the victims of super typhoon Yolanda to the affected towns in Visayas. A total of 3 full trucks of goods and Php134,760.00 cash donations were delivered to the warehouse of the Tzu Chi Foundation in Manila for proper disposal to the affected areas.

10. PIA Regional Watch 23 hours ago PIA-4A/QUEZON: DTI-Quezon provincial office and the Quezon federation and union of cooperatives jointly conducted a business opportunities forum at Max restaurant, Lucena City last November 19. This was attended by 93 cooperatives of the province and aimed to give them information/ business opportunities on rubber tree production, stingless bee for honeybee production and coco coir production.

11. PIA Regional Watch

23 hours ago

PIA-4A/CAVITE: The prov'l gov't through the effort of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist headed by Ms.

Yolanda Perena distributed farm equipments/machineries to different farmers association from the

municipalities of Magallanes, Maragondon, Ternate, Mendez, Silang, and Gen. Aguinaldo. Said equipment

include five units of power tiller and cultivator, four units of super kuliglig hand tractor and two units of play

thresher.

12. PIA Regional Watch Yesterday PIA-4A/CAVITE: Students (elementary and high school) from Bacoor National High School bagged the overall champion in the just concluded Regional Science Quest competition held in Antipolo City. City government officials congratulated the students and the DepEd officials for the honor and pride they bring to the city and to the province in general.

1. PIA OFW Watch

14 hours ago

ABS-CBN: Ligtas na ang dalawang Pinay na nasugatan sa nangyaring pagsabog sa Beirut, Lebanon. Samantala,

iniuugnay ang pagpapasabog doon sa giyera sa Syria. kahapon. Samantala, patay naman ang isang Pinoy sa malawakang pagbaha sa Saudi Arabia.

2. PIA OFW Watch

November 18 DZMM: Inaalam na ngayon ng DFA kung may Pinoy na naapektuhan ng matinding flashflood sa Riyadh, Saudi Arabia kahapon. Batay sa ulat ng media sa Saudi, may isang babae na nasawi sa naturang flashflood habang may ilan pang nawawala.

A. QUEZON

B. CAVITE

C. LAGUNA

D. BATANGAS

E. RIZAL

1. Rizal extends aid to typhoon ravaged provinces in the

Visayas

Wednesday 20th of November 2013

ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Nov 20 (PIA) --The provincial government of Rizal has

approved recently two resolutions extending financial assistance to the provinces of

Leyte and Samar which was hardly hit by Supertyphoon Yolanda.

Rizal Gov. Rebecca Ynares said the Sangguniang Panlalawigan passed two resolutions

authorizing the local chief executive to use part of the provincial government‟s savings

from its subsidy to local government unit (LGU) account for humanitarian assistance

to the devastated provinces.

“The people of Rizal are deeply saddened by the magnitude of destruction and

casualty wrought by super typhoon Yolanda to our Filipino brothers and sisters in

Leyte and nearby provinces recently. We are one with them in their sufferings and I

hope that the country will be united in helping our people rebuild their lives,” Gov.

Ynares remarked.

Gov. Ynares also urged other local chief executives in the province to initiate their

own relief assistance to various LGUs affected by the super typhoon. The Rizal LGUs,

private companies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), other civil society

organizations (CSOs) and the academe, have heeded the call of the governor.

It can be recalled that Rizal suffered a similar fate during the onslaught of storm

Ondoy in 2009 with nonstop rain that submerged the province, destroying billion

pesos worth of properties, infrastructure, and several people perished. “We feel the

pain and the agony of losing homes and loved ones, and we want to give them hope by

extending our helping hands,” Gov. Ynares said.

In a statement posted in social media, Rizal Gov. Ynares appealed to constituents to

forego their Christmas parties and instead, donate the intended budget to the victims of

the syperthyphoon in the Visayas.

Earlier, the Rizal provincial government has also provided financial aid to the

provincial governments of Bohol and Cebu after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake ravaged

the two provinces and to the province of Nueva Ecija which was hit by a recent

typhoon. (Rizal PIO/PIA-Rizal)

- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=2261384906852#sthash.or2Rk1eS.dpuf

22 NOVEMBER 2013.

Despite woes, Tacloban to cheer on Pacquiao on Sunday

DSWD: More than 1M food packs given to 'Yolanda' victims

Despite woes, Tacloban to cheer on Pacquiao on Sunday

(TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte) As they continue to pick up the pieces from super typhoon "Yolanda" (Haiyan), residents of this city are ready to give Filipino boxing icon and Sarangani Rep. Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao their full support this Sunday. City administrator John Tecson Lim said they are excited to watch Pacquiao's bout with Brandon Rios, which will be shown in some public venues. "We're just excited," he said, adding Pacquiao's bout means a lot to residents of this city, one of the areas hit hardest by Yolanda. Lim said a Pacquiao victory would mean so much to the city. Pacquiao had dedicated his upcoming fight to victims of Yolanda. "We will be cheering him on," he said. When asked how much Pacquiao's victory would mean to people here, he said, "Malaking malaki (It's a big deal)." Earlier, he told an inter-agency committee meeting the city government is working with a television network to set up "monitoring stations" to show the fight. As of Friday morning, he said they have decided on an area near City Hall as one of the public showing venues. Other potential sites are still being studied, with officials factoring in public safety. PND (jl)

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DSWD: More than 1M food packs given to 'Yolanda' victims

(TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte) Authorities have breached the one-million mark in terms of food packs distributed to families affected by super typhoon "Yolanda" (Haiyan). Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Corazon Soliman said the one millionth pack was given to a family in Tolosa, Leyte. Soliman said that as of 6 p.m. Thursday, the DSWD had distributed 1,136,565 food packs. Also, she said the DSWD had distributed 216,389 one-liter bottles of water. For now, she said the agency plans to open another repacking facility in Catbalogan in Samar, to improve efficiency in delivering basic services. She added the delivery of food packs will continue for the affected families. PND (jl)

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21 NOVEMBER 2013.

Police in Yolanda-affected areas assures security for reopening of businesses, diskwento Caravan

DOH on alert for flood-related diseases in ‘Yolanda’-hit areas

Palace mobilizes entire bureaucracy for relief efforts

Early recovery phase starts in typhoon-ravaged areas, says Soliman

Aquino government welcomes proposal from congressional leaders to approve supplemental budget that

will provide additional funding for ‘Yolanda’ victims

Aquino government to comply with the decision of the Supreme Court declaring the Priority Development

Assistance Fund unconstitutional

Police in Yolanda-affected areas assures security for reopening of businesses, diskwento Caravan

(TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte) Police in Eastern Visayas on Thursday reassured the public of security for businesses about to reopen after the onslaught of super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan). Philippine National Police Special Action Force head and security task force commander Director Carmelo Valmoria said this includes a Diskwento Caravan slated for Friday. "All these we provided with security," Valmoria said at a meeting of the inter-agency task force on Yolanda here Thursdaymorning. Several businesses are trying to recover from the effects of Yolanda, which tore through Visayas and Southern Luzon. On Wednesday, Mayor Alfred Romualdez met with representatives of local businesses to encourage them to resume their trade soonest. Banks have started efforts to resume normal transactions. This Friday, the Department of Trade and Industry will hold a Diskwento Caravan selling basic goods at low prices. "We expect there will be other business establishments that will open today and tomorrow. A Diskwento Caravan of the Department of Trade and Industry is scheduled for Friday," Valmoria said. Meanwhile, Valmoria said they will start sending notices to police personnel who have not yet reported for duty. "We will send two notices. If they still fail to return to work we'll be forced to charge them for neglect of duty," he said. PND (jl)

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DOH on alert for flood-related diseases in ‘Yolanda’-hit areas

(TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte) Nearly two weeks after super typhoon ―Yolanda‖ ravaged Visayas and Southern Luzon, the Department of Health is keeping tab on flood-related diseases here. DOH assistant regional director for Eastern Visayas Dr. Paula Sydiongco told an inter-agency meeting Thursday here

they are particularly looking out for leptospirosis and tetanus. In her report, Sydiongco assured they have stocked enough medicines to address these diseases. She urged people exposed to floodwaters to go to the DOH clinic, where there is propylaxis. Also, Sydiongco said at least two more had died from tetanus, an infection caused by exposure to potentially deadly bacteria. But she also said they are wary of other diseases like diarrhea among residents in affected areas. PND (jl)

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Palace mobilizes entire bureaucracy for relief efforts

Malacanang has mobilized the country‘s 1.3-strong bureaucracy to help in relief efforts for victims of Typhoon Yolanda. Memorandum Circular 57 directs all department secretaries, and heads of agencies and government corporations to mobilize their respective officials and employees to help in relief and rehabilitation efforts. MC 57 also authorizes local government units to mobilize and help in the efforts. The Palace also issued Memorandum Order 61 which directs the Department of Health to temporarily take over control of health and sanitation operations of LGUs affected by Typhoon Yolanda. The orders were signed by Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr. Communications Secretary Herminio B. Coloma, Jr. said the orders effectively expands the relief and rehabilitation operations of the national government for typhoon-stricken areas. ―Even before the issuance of the MCs, many government employees already volunteered to assist in relief efforts. This issuance makes it possible for us to mobilize even more personnel for relief efforts,‖ Coloma said. ―The national government recognizes that the extent of this calamity has left many LGUs crippled as local government officials were victims of this typhoon as well. The Department of Health has already activated all its resources to provide medical assistance the survivors of this tragedy,‖ he added. MC 57 gives agency heads and LGUs the discretion to exempt their officials and employees who will be part of the effort from observing normal office hours or from performing their regular duties, and to determine the duration and extent of their participation. On the other hand, MO 61 puts health and sanitation services in typhoon-stricken areas under the direct supervision and control of the DOH. Malacanang cited Section 17 (f) of Republic Act 7160, or the Local Government Code of 1991, which provides that ―the national government may provide or augment the basic services and facilities assigned to a LGU‖ when these services or facilities are either not available or inadequate to address an emergency situation. RA 7160 also allows the Health secretary, upon the direction of the President and in consultation with the LGUs concerned, to temporarily assume direct supervision over health operations in any LGU for the duration of the emergency in cases of widespread public health dangers. An estimated 4.5 million people have been affected by Typhoon Yolanda. There are presently 1,595 evacuation centers providing temporary shelter to 89,785 families or 418,988 persons in Regions IV-A and B, VI, VII, VIII, and CARAGA. Other displaced families totaling 759,996 or 3.5 million individuals have chosen to stay with their friends and families. PND

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Early recovery phase starts in typhoon-ravaged areas, says Soliman

(TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte) The Department of Social Welfare and Development reported that there are early recovery efforts being done by government agencies to help the Visayas region get back on its feet after the devastation of typhoon Yolanda two weeks ago. Social Welfare and Development Secretary Dinky Soliman said in a briefing here at the Leyte Sports complex that residents of the affected areas have start asking for seeds for planting and non-food items such as tents, plates and blankets. The DSWD is also in touch with the DepEd to start alternative learning using USAID tents, Soliman said adding that the DepEd has to account the number of children that could go back to school because some may have perished because of the disaster. ―So meron na ring efforts dun sa early recovery kung tawagin na may mga ibang needs na tinutugunan na ng mga iba‘t-ibang donor agencies na nagpupunta sa atin at nagbibigay nito,‖ she said. The DSWD is also working with the local government units to come up with a proposal for food-for-work program, she added that adding that LGUs may have the proposal by Saturday and it will be submitted to the NDRRMC for the President‘s approval. During his visit here this week, President Aquino instructed agencies to immediately start the food-for-work program as a way to fast-track the normalization process of devastated areas here in the Visayas region. The DSWD‘s relief efforts also continue, according to Soliman, adding repacking operations is also non-stop in Manila. For the latest figures, Soliman said that the DSWD has delivered 12,400 food packs in Tacloban City alone. It has also given away 126,165 one-liter bottles of water to the people, she said. Also 187,879 high energy biscuits were delivered to different areas with the help of the World Food Program. The World Food Program also provided five trucks for Guiuan and another five in Ormoc City to transport goods. With the additional vehicles the DSWD could do more rounds in different Leyte municipalities, Soliman said. PND (as)

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Aquino government welcomes proposal from congressional leaders to approve supplemental budget that will provide additional funding for ‘Yolanda’ victims

The Aquino government welcomed the proposals from congressional leaders to approve a supplemental budget that will provide additional funding to cope with the immediate needs of the typhoon victims, Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio ―Sonny‖ Coloma Jr. said. "The President (Benigno S. Aquino III) is currently leading the Cabinet in a meeting of the National Economic and Development Authority Board that, aside from tackling proposals for major infrastructure projects, has been convened to concretize priority action programs for the severely-damaged portions of Eastern Visayas," Coloma said during the regular press briefing in Malacanang on Thursday. The government expects to incur huge expenditures that will have a substantial impact on the national budget following the series of calamities such as typhoon ‗Pablo‘, Zamboanga standoff, typhoon ‗Santi‘ in Central Luzon, the Bohol earthquake, and super typhoon 'Yolanda'. "Hence, we welcome proposals from congressional leaders to approve a supplemental budget that will provide additional funding for coping with the immediate needs, based on the availability of funds that will be certified by the national treasurer," Coloma said.

The Executive Branch will also work with Congress in fine-tuning the proposed 2014 national budget, taking into account specific funding requirements brought about by the recent series of calamities, Coloma said. "As relief operations on ground zero of the calamity zones are now being actively supervised by the mayors and the municipal disaster management structure, the national government is able to focus on the next vital task: rehabilitation and rebuilding," Coloma said. "We are gratified to note the overwhelming support and solidarity manifested by the international community. It is auspicious that, given the country‘s sound macroeconomic fundamentals, we were able to seek favorable terms of assistance, such that incremental borrowings may be obtained that will not be onerous and burdensome," he said. Coloma said the forthcoming Philippine Development Forum pledging session of the international donor community is an appropriate venue for securing commitments among various stakeholders for the country‘s resource generation efforts. PND (js)

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Aquino government to comply with the decision of the Supreme Court declaring the Priority Development Assistance Fund unconstitutional

The Aquino government will comply with the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) declaring the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) unconstitutional, Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio ―Sonny‖ Coloma Jr. said. "As we speak now, the Office of the President has not received an official copy of the full text of the Supreme Court decision. Since it is the duty of the Executive branch to fully—to ensure full compliance with the directives of the Supreme Court, it is as essential that we have a comprehensive appreciation of the entire meats and bounds of the decision, so that we will faithfully comply with the Supreme Court‘s directives," Coloma said during the regular press briefing in Malacanang on Thursday. The Supreme Court, voting 14-0-1, has declared the pork barrel system unconstitutional. The magistrates ruled in favor of a slate of petitions challenging the discretionary funds' legality. Coloma said the government will study the decision once it is able to receive a copy from the SC to be able to fully comply with the magistrates' ruling. "Katulad po ng aking nabanggit sa simula ng ating talakayan, hindi pa po nakakakuha ng opisyal na sipi ng buong teksto ng Supreme Court decision. Ang available po ngayon sa mga online sources ay ang dispositive portion na ipinahayag ng spokesperson ng Supreme Court, si Attorney Theodore Te. Kaya sa amin pong assessment, mas makabubuti kung maging ganap ‗yung pag-aaral ng buong desisyon ng Supreme Court," he said. The Communications Secretary reiterated that the government is stepping up in the right direction in reform the country‘s bureacracy. "Makailang ulit na po binanggit ng ating Pangulo na kaisa ang pamahalaan ng mga mamamayan na nagpahayag ng kanilang matibay na paninindigan laban sa korapsyon, ‗yung matibay nilang paninindigan para sa mabuting pamamahala na nakabatay sa transparency and accountability," he said. PND (js)

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ARCHIVE 2013

21 NOBYEMBRE 2013

Tiniyak ng pulisya ang kapanatagan sa pook na sinalanta ni ‘Yolanda’ sa pagbubukas ng mga negosyo at pagdating ng Diskwento Caravan

Handa ang DOH sa ano mang sakit dahil sa bahang dala ni ‘Yolanda’

Buong burukrasya ang pinakilos ng Palasyo para sa pamamahagi ng tulong

Nagsimula na ang pagbangon ng Kabisayaan sa pinsalang dulot ni ‘Yolanda’

Supplemental budget na mungkahi ng mga lider ng Kongreso para sa dagdag ma pondong pantulong sa mga biktima ng Yolanda, ikinatuwa ng gobyernong Aquino, ayon kay Coloma

Aalinsunod ang gobyernong Aquino sa pasiya ng Korte Suprema na labag sa Kostitusyon ang Priority Development Assistance Program

Tiniyak ng pulisya ang kapanatagan sa pook na sinalanta ni ‘Yolanda’ sa pagbubukas ng mga negosyo at pagdating ng Diskwento Caravan

(LUNGSOD NG TACLOBAN, Leyte) Tiniyak sa madla ng pulisya ng Silangang Kabisayaan na mamamayani ang katahimikan at kaayusang pambayan ngayong sisimulan nang buksan ang mga negosyo rito pagkaraan manalasa ang napakalakas na bagyong Yolanda. Sinabi ni Direktor Carmelo Valmoria, puno ng Special Action Force ng Pambansang Pulisya at kumander ng security task force, na lubos na pangangalagaan ng PNP ang kapayapaan at pati ang ―Diskwento Caravan‖ sa Biyernes ay walang dapat ipag-alala. ―Bibigyan namin nang lubos na seguridad ang lahat,‖sabi ni Valmoria sa pulong ng interagency task force kay Yolanda dito Huwebes ng umaga. Marami nang negosyo ang magbubukas upang makabangon mula sa pinsalang ibinunga ng Yolanda na puminsala nang malaki sa Kabisayaan at Timog Luzon. Nakipagpulong si Alkalde Alfred Romualdez sa mga kinatawan ng mga lokal na negosyo at bahay-kalakal upang himukin ang mga ito na magbukas na ng negosyo nila sa lalong madaling panahon. Sinimulan na rin ng mga banko ang normal na transaksiyon. Biyernes gaganapin ang ―Diskwento Caravan‖ ng Kagawaran ng Kalakal at Industriya dito para makabili ng murang paninda ang taong bayan. ―Inaasahan naming magbubukas na rin ngayong araw na ito at bukas ang ibang negosyo. Biyernes din gagawin ng Kagawaran ng Kalakal at Industriya ang ‗Diskwento Caravan,‖ wika pa ni Valmoria. Samantala, sinabi ni Valmoria na padadalhan nila ng patalastas ang lahat ng tauhan ng pulisya na hindi pa nagrereport. ―Dalawang patalastas ang aming ipadadala. Kapag hindi pa sila pumasok sa trabaho, mapipilitan kaming papanagutin sila sa salang pagpapabaya sa tungkulin,‖ dugtong ni Valmoria. PND (jl/zaf)

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Handa ang DOH sa ano mang sakit dahil sa bahang dala ni ‘Yolanda’

(LUNGSOD NG TACLOBAN, Leyte) Patuloy ang pagsubaybay ng Kagawaran ng Kalusugan sa mga pook na malubhang sinalanta ng bagyong Yolanda sa Kabisayaan at Timog Luzon para magawa agad ang karampatang hakbang na

kailangan. Sinabi ni Dr. Paula Sydiongco, katulong na pampurok na direktor ng DOH sa Silangang Kabisayaan, sa pulong ng inter-agency rito Huwebes na masusi nilang binabantayan kung mayroong dinapuan ng leptospirosis at tetanus. Niliwanag ni Dr. Sydiongco sa kanyang report na may sapat silang gamot para lapatan ng lunas ang mga karamdamang nasabi sakaling matuklasang mayroon nang dinapuan nito rito. Nanawagan din si Dr. Sydiongco sa mga taong naglakad sa baha na magsadya sa klinika ng DOH kung saan mayroong propylaxis. Iniulat din ni Dr. Sydiongco na dalawa pa ang nasawi dahil sa tetanus na impeksiyon sa sugat bunga ng nakamamatay na bakterya. Gayunman, pinag-ingat din ang mga tao sa pook na sinalanta ng bagyong Yolanda sa sakit na diarrhea sa mga apektadong pook. PND(jl/zaf)

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Buong burukrasya ang pinakilos ng Palasyo para sa pamamahagi ng tulong

Pinakilos ng Malacanang ang 1.3 milyong tauhan ng burukrasya para puspusang matulungan ang mga biktima ng napakalakas na bagyong ―Yolanda‖. Inatasan ng Memorandum Circular 57 lahat ng kalihim ng kagawaran at mga puno ng ahensiya at korporasyon ng pamahalaan na pakilusin ang kanilang mga pinuno at kawani upang maki-isa sa pamamahagi ng tulong at sa sinisikap na rehabilitasyon. Pinahihintulutan din ng MC 57 ang mga lokal na pamahalaan na pakilusin at patulungin din ang mga tauhan nila. Inilagda rin ng Palasyo ang Memorandum Order 61 na nag—aatas sa Kagawaran ng Kalusugan na pansamantalang pangsiwaan ang operasyong pangkalusugan at kalinisan ng mga lokal na pamahalaan sa mga pook na sinalanta ng bagyong Yolanda. Nilagdaan ni Kalihim Tagapagpaganap Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr. ang mga kautusang ito. Ipinaliwanag ni Kalihim ng Komunikasyon Herminio B. Coloma, Jr. na ang naturang utos ay upang mabisang mapalawak ang operasyon sa pagtulong at rehabilitasyon ng pamahalaang pambansa sa mga pook na sinalanta ng bagyo. ―Kahit hindi pa man nailalabas ang mga MCs, marami nang kawani ng pamahalaan ang naghandog ng kusang-loob na tulong kahit sa pagbabalot man lamang ng relief goods. Dahil sa mga kautusang ito, lalo namang makakasaksi sa pagtulong ang mga kawani,‖ ani Coloma. ―Hindi lingid sa pambansang pamahalaan ang lawak ng pinsalang ibinunga ng kalamidad kaya maraming LGUs ang hindi makakilos sapagka‘t maging ang mga lokal na pinunong bayan ay mga biktima rin ng bagyong ito. Pinakilos na ng Kagawaran ng Kalusugan ang mga sangay nito upang malapatan ng lunas ang mga biktima ng trahedyang ito,‖ dagdag ni Coloma. Binibigyan ng MC 57 ang puno ng ahensiya at ng LGUs ng karapatang ang mga pinuno at kawaning magiging kaisa sa pagsisikap na ito na huwag pumasok sa normal na oras nila sa opisina o sa pagtupad sa karaniwan nilang tungkulin at itakda ang itatagal nila sa pagtulong sa mga biktima ng bagyong Yolanda. Sa kabilang dako naman, inilagay ng MC 61 ang mga serbisyo sa kalusugan at kalinisan sa mga nasalantang mga pook sa tuwirang pamamahala ng Kagawaran ng Kalusugan. Binanggit ng Malacanang ang Seksiyon 17 (f) ng Batas ng Republika 7160 o Local Government Code ng 1991 na nagtatakdang ―maaring magkaloob o dagdagan ng pambansang pamahalaan ang pangunahing serbisyo pasilidad ng LGU kung ito ay hindi sapat sa kalagayang pangkagipitan. Sa RA 7169 ay pinahihintulutan din ang Kalihim ng Kalusugan, sa atas ng Pangulo at matapos sangguniin ang

kinauukulang LGUs para pansamantalang tuwirang pangasiwaan ang mga operasyong pangkalusugan sa isang LGU sa buong panahon ng kagipitan kung malalagay sa malawak na panganib ang kalusugang pambayan. Tinatayang aabot sa 4.5 milyong katao ang apektado ng Bagyong Yolanda. May 1,595 ang evacuation centers ang pansamaantalang tinutuluyan ng may 89,785 pamilya o kabuuang 418,988 katao sa mga Rehiyon IV-A at B, VI, VII, VIII at CARAGA. Ang iba pang pamilyang naging biktima ay aabot sa 759,996 o 3.5 milyong katao na minarapat na makituloy muna sa kanilang mga kamag-anakan at kaibigan. PND (zaf)

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Nagsimula na ang pagbangon ng Kabisayaan sa pinsalang dulot ni ‘Yolanda’

(LUNGSOD NG TACLOBAN, Leyte) Maagap na kumilos ang mga ahensiya ng pamahalaan upang tulungan ang Rehiyon ng Kabisayaan na maagang makabangon sa malubhang pinsalang idinulot ng bagyong Yolanda dalawang linggo na ang nakalilipas. Ito ang sinabi ni Kalihim Dinky Soliman ng Kagalingang Panlipunan at Kaunlaran (DSWD) sa briefing sa Leyte Sports Complex dito. Ayon kay Soliman, bukod sa tolda, kumot at mga plato, binhi na maitatanim ang hinihingi ng mga naninirahan sa mga pook na iwinasak ng bagyo rito. Nakipag-ugnayan din ang DSWD sa Kagawaran ng Edukasyon upang simulang gamitin ang mga tolda ng USAID. Sinabi rin ni Soliman na kailangan pang bilangin ng DepEd ang bilang ng mga batang maaari nang pumasok uli sa paaralan sapagka‘t maaaring may mga nasawi swa naganap na trahedya rito. ―Kaya sinisikap din ang maagang pagbangon ng mga tao sa guho at lupit na bunga ng bagyo. Kaya iba-iba na ang tinutugunan ng mga ahensiyang nagbibigay ng donasyon na sa atin napupunta at ipinamimigay naman sa mga tao,‖ wika ni Soliman. Nakikipagtulungan ang DSWD sa lokal na pamahalaan upang isagawa na ang food-for-work program na maaaring ang panukala ay maibigay na sa LGUs sa Sabado at ihaharap naman sa NDRRMC para pagtibayin ng Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III. Inatasan ng Pangulong Aquino na magsadya siya rito ngayong linggong ito ang mga ahensiya ng pamahalaan na simulan agad ang food-for-work program upang mabilis na manumbalik sa normal ang kalagayan sa malubhang nassalantang Rehiyon ng Kabiswayaan. Sinabi rin ni Soliman na patuloy ang paghahatid ng tulong ng DSWD kaya naman walang tigil ang repacking operations sa Maynila. Iniulat ni Soliman na sa kabuuan, ang DSWD ay nakapagpadala na ng 12,400 food packs dito sa lungsod na ito lamang. Nakabigay rin sila ng 126,165 tig-isang litrong tubig sa mga tao, ayon sa Kalihim, bukod pa sa 187,879 high energy biscuits sa iba-ibang pook sa tulong ng World Food Program. Ang World Food Program ay nakapagbigay rin ng limang trak para sa Guiuan at lima rin sa Lungsod ng Ormoc para magamit sa paghahatid ng mga tulong. Dahil sa karagdagang mga sasakyang ito, napupuntahan na ng DSWD ang iba-ibang bayan ng Leyte, ayon kay Soliman. PND (as/zaf)

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Supplemental budget na mungkahi ng mga lider ng Kongreso para sa dagdag ma pondong pantulong sa mga biktima ng Yolanda, ikinatuwa ng gobyernong Aquino, ayon kay Coloma

Ikinatuwa ng gobyernong Aquino ang mungkahi ng mga lider ng Kongreso na pagpapatibay ng supplemental budget bilang karagdagang pondong magagamit sa madaliang pangangalangan ng mga biktima ng bagyo, sabi ni Kalihim Herminio ―Sonny‖ Coloma, Jr. ng Presidential Copmmunications Operations Office. ―Pinupulong ngayon ng Pangulo (Benigno S. Aquino III) ang National Economic and Development Authority Board hindi lamang para sa mga panukalang mahahalagang imprastraktura, kundi dahil sa dapat unahing mahahalagang programa para sa mga malubhang napinsalang mga pook sa Silangang Kabisayaan,‖ sabi ni Coloma sa pulong-balitaan sa Malacanang Huwebes. Inaasahan ng pamahalaan na makaaapekto sa pambansang budget ang malaking magugugol sa pinsalang ibinunga ng sunud-sunod na kalamidad sa bansa na gaya ng bagyong Pablo, ang gulo sa Zamboanga, bagyong Santi sa Gitnang Luzon, ang lindol sa Bohol at ang napakalakas na bagyong Yolanda. ―Dahil dito, mainam ang mungkahi ng mga lider ng Kongreso na magpatibay ng supplemental budget para matugunan ang mga mahahalaganh kailangan, kung may pondo ayon sa pagpa-patibay ng Pambansang Ingat-yaman,‖ dagdag ni Coloma. Idinugtong ni Coloma na makikipag-ugbayan sila sa Kongreso upang tungkol sa panukalang pambansang badyet ng 2014 at titiyaking mapaglalaanan ng pondo ang mga dapat pagkagastahang bunga ng sunud-sunod na kalamidad. ―Yamang ang mga alkalde at ang municipal disaster management council ang namamahala sa pamamahagi ng tulong sa mga pook na nasalanta, maitutuon na ng pamahalaang pambansa ang mahalagang saguting ukol sa rehabilitasyon at pagbabagong tatag ng mga nasa-lantang mga pook,‖ paliwanag ni Coloma. ―Nagpapasalamat kami sa walang katulad na suporta at pagdamay sa atin ng pandaigdig na komunidad. Maliwanag na dahil sa matatag na macroeconomic fundamentals ng bansa, kaya naman makakukuha tayo ng tulong na tulad ng incremental borrowings na hindi gaanong magiging malaking pabigat,‖ wika ni Coloma. Idinugtong ni Coloma na ang nalalapit na pledging session ng international donor community para sa Philippine Development Forum ay angkop para makakuha naman ng pangako ng iba-ibang stakeholders sa hangarin ng bansa na resource generation. PND (js/zaf)

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Aalinsunod ang gobyernong Aquino sa pasiya ng Korte Suprema na labag sa Kostitusyon ang Priority Development Assistance Program

Aalinsunod ang gobyernong Aquino sa pasiya ng Kataastaasang Hukuman na nagdeklarang labag sa Saligambatas ang Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), sabi ni Kalihim Herminio ―Sonny‖ Coloma, Jr. ng Presidential Communications Operations Office. ―Habang narito tayo ngayon, wala pang natatanggap ang Tanggapan ng Pangulo ng opisyal na kopya ng pasiya ng Korte Suprema. Dahil tungkulin ng sangay Ehekutibo na tiyakin ang lubusang pagsunod sa mga atas ng Kataastaasang Hukuman, mahalgang masusi muna naming pag-aralan ang nasabing pasiya. Kami ay walang pasubaling susunod sa mga atas ng Kataastaasang Hukuman,‖ pahayag pa ni Coloma. Sa botong 14-0-1, ipinasiya ng Korte Suprema na labag sa Kostitusyon ang pork barrel. Kinatigan ng mga mahistrado ang paninindigan ng grupong humamon sa legalidad ng discretionary funds. Sinabi ni Coloma na pag-aaralan ng pamahalaan ang pasiya sa sandaling matanggap na ang kopya upang lubos na makasunod sa pasiya ng mga mahistrado.

―Katulad po ng aking nabanggit sa simula ng talakayan natin. hindi pa po nakakakuha ng opisyal na sipi ng buong teksto ng pasiya ng Korte Suprema. Ang mayroon lamang ngayon ay online sources ay ang dispositive portion na ipinahayag ng tagapagsalita ng Korte Supremai Atty. Theodore Te. Kaya saamin pong pagtaya, mas makabubuti kung maging ganap ang pag-aaral sa buong pasiya ng Korte Supema,‖ dugtong ni Kalihim Coloma. Inulit ng Kalihim ng Komunikasyuon na nais ng pamahalaan ang mabilis na pagtahak sa tuwid na landas tungo sa reporma sa burukrasya ng bansa. ―Makailang ulit na po binanggit ng ating Pangulo na kaisa ang pamahalaan ng mga mamamayan na nagpahayag ng kanilang matibay na paninindigan laban sa korapsiyons ng matibay nilang paninindigan para sa mabuting pamamahala na nakabatay sa transparency and accountability,‖ wika pa ng Kalihim. PND (js/zaf)

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ONLINE NEWS

21 NOVEMBER 2013

Banks maintain a manageable real estate portfolio

DSWD supports anti-‘violence against women’ campaign

Public advisory on local in-kind donations for the Typhoon Yolanda relief operations

DOLE holds 2nd Inter-Agency Research Conference on decent work

DPWH sends technical experts in Eastern Visayas for repair and rehabilitation works

Roxas: Intrigues wont stop government relief effort

NNC’s Katumbas ay Biyaya bags CMMA award

Interagency meeting tackles inconsistencies in trade stats

Philippines, Switzerland move towards multilateral cooperation

Royal Thai Government donates USD200,000 for typhoon victims

Farm mechanization in PH urgently needed

October 2013 Criminologist Licensure Examination results released in sixteen (16) working days

22nd PSQ regional finals held

PDIC to bid out 118 ATM units on December 3

VP Binay: Pag-ibig fund to appeal CA decision clearing Delfin Lee of syndicated estafa, seek TRO

Banks maintain a manageable real estate portfolio

Source: http://www.bsp.gov.ph

The real estate exposure (REE) of universal, commercial (U/KBs) and thrift banks (TBs) amounted to Php 900.1 billion as of June this year, 6.8 percent higher quarter-on-quarter than the bank‘s REE in March 2013. Of the Php 900.1 billion exposure, 84.7 percent was in the form of real estate loans (RELs) while the remaining 15.3 percent was through real estate investments. RELs grew 6.6 percent to Php 762.5 billion in the second quarter from Php 715.5 billion in the first quarter this year. The increase in REE was mainly driven by RELs, which accounted for 84.7 percent of their total exposure to the real estate sector. Bulk of the property loans were used to bankroll the acquisition, construction and improvement of housing units. The exposure of banks to residential RELs remains manageable as the bad loans made up only 3.7 percent of total residential RELs. Investments in real estate securities, meanwhile, increased by 8.3 percent to Php 137.7 billion at end-June from Php 127.1 billion at end of the first quarter. Investment in real estate securities comprised the remaining 15.3 percent of the banks‘ REE. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said the total REE of U/KBs and TBs is 21.7 percent of the banking system‘s total loan portfolio of Php 4.2 trillion. The BSP has widened its scope of monitoring the real estate industry starting this year. The expanded reporting system for banks on REE includes loans to developers of socialized and low-cost housing, loans to individuals, loans supported by non-risk collaterals or Home Guarantee Corporation guarantee, investments in securities to finance real estate activities, as well as exposure by banks‘ trust departments to the property sector. In line with its financial stability objectives, the BSP is keeping an eye on measuring the whole landscape under the new coverage of bank‘s exposure to the real estate industry. The BSP is keen on monitoring the credit conditions that support the heightened activity in property development to prevent potential impairment of intermediation.

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DSWD supports anti-‘violence against women’ campaign

Source: http://www.dswd.gov.ph

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) joins other government agencies and non-government organizations in the celebration of the 18-day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW) from November 25 to December 12, spearheaded by Philippine Commission on Women (PCW). With the theme ―End VAW Now! It‘s our Duty!,‖ the campaign aims to increase support and commitment of duty holders at the national and local levels in eliminating violence against women, sustain and improve policies, laws and mechanisms addressing VAW, and forge partnerships among stakeholders in addressing VAW. The campaign will kick-off with ―Walk to End VAW‖ on November 24(Sunday) at 5:00 am starting from the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) to T.F. Valencia Circle, Rizal Park, Manila. The walk seeks to raise public awareness on issues affecting women and to promote women‘s rights and freedom. After the activity, the participants are expected to imprint their hands on the commitment wall using red paint as a symbol of putting a stop to VAW. To further show its support to the cause, the Department is encouraging all male employees of the Department to join the group Men Opposed to Violence Against Women Everywhere (MOVE). MOVE, which is an all-male group at the DSWD Central Office with chapters at the Field offices, is active in pushing for programs and policies that will end VAW. ―Violence against women happens every day in homes, in the workplace and in schools. Men play a critical role in ensuring that women are not abused,‖ DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said. Likewise, the Secretary said that DSWD continues to conduct Family Development Sessions (FDS) for Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries to strengthen family relations which can deter abuse. FDS is a regular gathering of parent-beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya. Topics discussed during FDS include effective parenting, husband and wife relationships, child development, laws affecting the Filipino family, gender and development and home management.

Since 2002, the DSWD has been joining this activity against gender-based violence.

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Public advisory on local in-kind donations for the Typhoon Yolanda relief operations

Source: http://www.dswd.gov.ph

For bulk donations Drop-off center: Sucat Warehouse JY & Sons Compound, Km 23, West Service Road, Cupang, Multinlupa City For smaller items Drop-off center: South Conservatory, De La Salle University 2401 Taft Avenue, Manila Contact number: 09164286432 PLEASE AVOID SENDING HIGHLY PERISHABLE GOODS. Donations such as food for the volunteers are also welcome and may directly be taken to the following DSWD Relief Repacking Centers: National Resource Operations Center (NROC) NAIA Chapel Road, Pasay City (at the back of CAAP) Villamor Airbase Colonel Jose Villamor Airbase, Pasay City Air21 Cargohaus Cargohaus Building, NAIA Complex, Barangay Vitalez, Parañaque City

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DOLE holds 2nd Inter-Agency Research Conference on decent work

Source: http://www.dole.gov.ph/

The Department of Labor Employment (DOLE), through its Inter-Agency Committee on Research Matters, will hold the 2nd Research Conference on Decent Work on 20 November 2013. ―The DOLE Inter-Agency Committee on Research Matters is dedicated to developing research that supports inclusive growth through decent and productive employment and responds to operations on the ground and the needs of Filipino workers,‖ said Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz as she commended the Institute for Labor Studies (ILS), headed by Executive Director Cynthia Cruz, for holding the research conference. The research conference provides a forum for DOLE‘s attached agencies, bureaus, and services for the discussion and presentation of research outputs on key areas of the Labor and Employment Plan 2011-2016. Cruz said the event is a one-day conference that provides labor and employment researchers within the Department, the opportunity to present initial findings of pioneer researchers on the four pillars of decent work, namely, employment, rights at work, social protection and social dialogue to policy makers and program managers. Participants include research teams of DOLE‘s attached agencies and bureaus. Set to present at the conference are researchers from the ILS. ―We hope this conference can provide a venue for the regular exchange of ideas on sound frameworks on, and solutions to, policy makers and program managers at the Department, on key labor and employment issues. Unlike academic research, our work as government researchers cater the specific clientele and for a definite purpose–-to guide informed decisions at the Department,‖ emphasized Cruz. The ILS, the policy research and advocacy arm of the Department of Labor and Employment, heads the DOLE Inter-Agency Committee on Research Matters. ILS was created in July 1987 by virtue of Executive Order No. 257. Since its creation, the Institute has always been at the forefront of labor and employment policy research and advocacy providing strategic policy research for the Department of Labor and Employment. Any question on this release? Please contact Ms. Presentacion Torres, Labor and Employment Officer II, Advocacy & Publications Division, Institute for Labor Studies, at telephone nos., 527-3490 or 527-3447.

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DPWH sends technical experts in Eastern Visayas for repair and rehabilitation works

Source: http://www.dpwh.gov.ph

Technical experts from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will conduct assessment of typhoon-damaged infrastructures including public buildings in Eastern Visayas as the government prepares for the massive repair and rehabilitation works. Secretary Rogelio L. Singson fielded 20 composite teams of engineers from the construction, maintenance, quality and safety, research and standards, and design bureaus including five (5) personnel from DPWH National Capital Region (NCR) to conduct estimates of the specific scope of work and funding amount needed, and identify the appropriate construction standards to be implemented for the repair and rehabilitation projects. For its operation on the ground, DPWH Regions 3, 4-A and 5 reinforces the full clearing operation on affected national roads in Samar while NCR, Regions 10, 11 and 13 augments the effort for Leyte. The DPWH Central Office also set-up a Command Center for day-to-day monitoring of activities. Relevant information are posted in the announcement page of website www.dpwh.gov.ph as reports are received through e-mail at comcen@dpwh.gov.ph and contact numbers 304-3514, 304-3515 and Telefax 304-3130. The Planning Service and the Project Monitoring Group of BOC has also started setting up their monitoring system for tracking of progress of projects when it commence. Presently deployed in devastated areas of Eastern Visayas particularly Eastern Samar, Leyte and Tacloban City are 309 personnel and a number of equipment from DPWH Central and other Regional Offices: dump truck, 39; backhoe, 13; payloader, 15; generator set, 170; chainsaw, 66; tower light/flood light, 14; and fuel truck, 5. Following Secretary Singson‘s appeals for help to the Philippine Constructors Association, Inc. (PCA), contractors and engineering supply firms has mobilized 63 different equipments to help open up major routes and facilitate efforts to clear and restore order in the calamity-stricken communities.

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Roxas: Intrigues wont stop government relief effort

Source: http://www.dilg.gov.ph

Roughly 275,000 families or 1.4 million individuals in Leyte and Samar provinces will continue to receive relief goods as part of the national government‘s ―Yolanda‖ disaster response, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mar Roxas said Wednesday. Leyte and Samar provinces are areas with most damaged homes numbering about 26,598. These areas account for almost 94% of the recorded fatalities totaling 3,982 as of the latest report of NDRRMC. Roxas, vice chairman of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council(NDRRMC), said providing survivors with relief goods remain as the government‘s top priority, saying that he will not step down the level of those who continue to sow intrigues to undermine the government‘s relief efforts in typhoon-affected areas. ―Kahit na tuloy tuloy ang intriga. Kami dito tuloy tuloy lang ang ginagawang pagtulong,‖ Roxas said. He earlier belied claims made by the camp of Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez that the he is muscling the official out of city hall. ―Kalokohan yun,‖ he said, even though he expressed dismay over the apparent breakdown of LGUs because of the devastating impact of the supertyphoon. ―Last week, baso-baso. Naging tabo-tabo. Gagawin nating balde-balde hanggang maging drum-drum at maging hose ang buhos ng tulong sa mga kababayan natin. Tuloy tuloy lang ang magiging operasyon natin hanggat kailangan,‖ Roxas said. The NDRRMC has divided focus into five clusters as part of the ―Yolanda‖ disaster response. These include peace and order, distribution of food and other relief goods, cadaver recovery and burial; clearing operation and normalization. Roxas, who has been leading the national government‘s ―Yolanda‖ disaster response, said so far, a total of 524,147 family food packs have been distributed by the government, 192,975 liters of water and 58,876 units of high-energy biscuits. Because of the scale of the damage wrought by the supertyphoon, government and private volunteers have to work 24/7 to reach all the affected areas. A total of 24,770 personnel from government and private corporations, according to Roxas, have been providing the overall relief effort a big boost. Roxas also underscored the support of local and foreign medical teams that have been working in various parts of Samar and Leyte provinces to provide survivors with medical attention. A total of 88 local and foreign medical teams are providing medical assistance in strategic areas. ―We are very thankful for all the humanitarian effort of our neighbors,‖ he said. The foreign medical teams are from Belgium, Japan, Germany, Australia, Hungary, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, USA, Korea, South Africa, France, Italy and Israel. Roxas said assured that relief efforts will continue without delay, noting that delivery of food packs is now faster and more organized with the establishment of ―conveyor of food supply‖. He said that 1,306 vehicles, 104 seacraft and 163 aircraft and 27,532 units comprising of various equipment are operating in the field to fast track delivery of relief goods,

clearing of debris, recovery and identification of cadavers for burial. Meanwhile, Roxas said that water supply has been restored in most parts of Samar and Leyte and provinces. Likewise, he said that mobile communication lines have been fully restored in the provinces of Bohol, Cebu, Guimaras, and Negros Oriental. In Leyte, the services of the dominant carrier has been restored. He said the government is now stepping up efforts in Eastern Samar to fast track service restoration in the area.

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NNC’s Katumbas ay Biyaya bags CMMA award

Source: http://www.dti.gov.ph

National Nutrition Council‘s (NNC) nutrition radio drama series Katumbas ay Biyaya bagged the 35th Catholic Mass Media Award (CMMA) for Best Public Service Program on November 15, 2013 held at the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) Theater, Pasay City. Katumbas ay Biyaya bested GMA7/DZBB‘s Imbestigador and ABS-CBN/DZMM‘s Negosyo (last year‘s winner). Already on its 8th Season, Katumbas ay Biyaya is aired over DZRH 666 kHz AM every Saturday between 10:00AM to 11:00AM. The CMMA pays tribute to programs on radio, TV, print, the Internet and other media that enhance total human development of the Filipino audience through competent and professional use of mass media techniques. Katumbas ay Biyaya is part of NNC‘s multimedia campaign to promote good nutrition to the public. This latest recognition will continue to inspire the NNC to come up with better and relevant programs that will inform and encourage the public to practice good nutrition behaviors. The program features a 15-minute drama followed by an informative discussion on a nutrition topic related to the drama. It also includes real life stories from Katumbas listeners who have personally benefited from the program‘s lessons and information sharing. Katumbas ay Biyaya is also aired over NNC‘s Nutriskwela Community Radio Network Program in 25 provinces nationwide from Batanes to Tawi-Tawi.

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Interagency meeting tackles inconsistencies in trade stats

Source: http://www.dti.gov.ph

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Region 9 called for a special meeting yesterday with representatives from the Bureau of Customs (BOC), Philippine Ports Authority, Plant Quarantine Services (PQS), National Statistics Office (NSO), and Aleson Shipping Lines in a bid to harmonize the disparities in statistics regarding trade between Zamboanga City and Sandakan, Malaysia. DTI-9 Regional Director Nazrullah Manzur said that his office is particularly interested in more accurate export figures of rubber, seaweeds, coconut, abaca, mango, and processed fish coming from the region through the port of Zamboanga. These were identified as the region‘s champion products and thus, prioritized for development assistance by the Regional Development Council (RDC-9) in a council resolution in 2005. Abaca was later added in 2011. ―We wanted to know if the multi-sectoral interventions over the past several years have made a significant impact to develop these industries. We are particularly interested in the exports data because we seem to be getting conflicting or incomplete figures,‖ Manzur said. Citing natural rubber exports from January to July 2013 as an example, Manzur said the Malaysian Rubber Board reports cup lumps importation from the Philippines totalling 3,600 metric tons. However, we don‘t have such official data coming from the NSO which in turn gets its data from the exports declarations (EDs) at the BOC according to Manzur. Region 9 is the country‘s No. 1 producer of natural rubber. ―Could it be that the cup lumps were shipped to Sandakan via the so-called southern backdoor and thus, not properly documented? This we wanted to know,‖ Manzur added. Ms. Kasramia Yasin-Ladjamalik of Aleson Shipping Lines, when asked, reported that the usual cargo of M/V Danica Joy which plies the Zamboanga-Sandakan route once a week include dried seaweed, fresh mango and some grocery items like instant noodles, mayonnaise, Chippy, Oishi, and Perla soap. She added that during mango season, they usually load around 500 boxes of mango at 40 kilograms per box. She said they used to carry also canned sardines from Mega Sardines but this has stopped because of some difficulties in cargo handling in as much as M/V Danica doesn‘t have facilities for containerized cargoes. Incidentally, exports data for mango are also absent in the January – July 2013 export report of the DTI-Zamboanga City Office which regularly gets its exports figures from the same EDs that the BOC furnishes the NSO. Also missing are the exports data on abaca.

Hence, it was agreed that DTI will officially write Aleson Shipping to furnish the group a three-year historical data of M/V Danica‘s cargoes brought to and from Sandakan through the port of Zamboanga. Afterwards, a follow up meeting will be called to further improve the present exports documentation procedures, if and when needed, and to tackle other issues impinging on trade between Region 9 and BIMP-EAGA.

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Philippines, Switzerland move towards multilateral cooperation

Source: https://www.dfa.gov.ph

20 November 2013 – Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Policy Evan P. Garcia and Swiss Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Burkhalter met at the sidelines of the 11th ASEM Foreign Ministers‘ Meeting held from November 11 to 12 in New Delhi. Philippine-Swiss relations are moving forward from being focused on trade since 1862 to achieving current global objectives. Switzerland agreed to co-host two Philippine ASEM initiatives: the ―ASEM Conference on Technology and Innovation for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management and Climate Change Adaptation‖ and the ―ASEM International Experts‘ Workshop on the Restitution of Hidden Wealth and Prevention of Tax Evasion.‖ Both workshops will be held in 2014. Both officials agreed that the ASEM Conference on Technology and Innovation for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management and Climate Change Adaptation is timely given the increasing strength of natural disasters that have been affecting even non-traditional regions in recent years. An exchange of knowledge from disaster risk reduction and management, and climate change adaptation techniques would equally benefit European and Asian countries.

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Royal Thai Government donates USD200,000 for typhoon victims

Source: https://www.dfa.gov.ph

20 November 2013 - Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul made a presentation of the Royal Thai Government‘s donation of THB 6,000,000.00 or USD200,000.00 for the victims of super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) in simple ceremonies held on November 19 at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Deputy Prime Minister personally presented a ceremonial check representing the cash donation to Philippine Ambassador Jocelyn Batoon-Garcia. Ministry officials said the actual monetary donation will be turned over by the Royal Thai Embassy in Manila to one of the Philippine government agencies authorized to receive such type of assistance. In brief remarks, Deputy Prime Minister Surapong said it is heartbreaking to see friends suffer a catastrophe of such magnitude. He added that as a fellow member of the ASEAN family, ―you can count on our support at all levels.‖ He urged the Philippines ―not to hesitate to call on us should you need further assistance in the rehabilitation efforts.‖ He also mentioned that the first batch of the Royal Thai Government‘s in-kind donations has already been flown to the Philippines aboard a Royal Thai Air Force C-130 plane. In response, Ambassador Batoon-Garcia thanked Deputy Prime Minister Surapong for the donation. She also thanked Their Majesties King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit and other members of the Royal Family, the Royal Thai Government headed by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, all Thai private companies and foundations, and the Thai people for their support to the typhoon victims. She said that she is overwhelmed by the sympathy shown by the Thai people and the international community for the typhoon victims.

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Farm mechanization in PH urgently needed

Source: http://www.da.gov.ph

―The need to mechanize our farms is undeniably strong.‖ This was the firm pronouncement of Asia Rice Foundation (ARF) Chair, Dr. Santiago R. Obien who added that after Typhoon Santi hit Nueva Ecija and Isabela and flattened the rice fields, no laborers would like to harvest, and so combine harvesters were used. Mechanization is second among the five major programs under the Department of Agriculture (DA)‘s Food Staples Sufficiency Program (FSSP). However, promoting the use of farm machinery is still a sensitive topic as there are apparent excess labor supply and low wages in farming communities. On the one hand, timeliness of operations and cost considerations make farm mechanization economical especially in the context of rising total production. In addition, it can reduce labor cost which typically accounts for 45% of the total production cost.

According to the DA-Philippine Center for PostHarvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMECH), Philippine farms are among the least mechanized in Southeast Asia using only 0.5 horsepower per hectare (hp/a). Neighboring countries such as Vietnam and Thailand have higher mechanization rate of 0.7 hp/ha, while fully mechanized Japan uses 7 hp/ha. Incidentally, these countries are also top rice producing and exporting nations. ―The use of machines is definitely the better option now like in the case of land preparation. We have to determine how we can both achieve higher farm mechanization rate while continue to provide jobs for displaced farm workers,‖ Obien remarked. These perspectives form the central theme of this year‘s Annual Rice Forum. Dubbed ―Mechanization in Rice Farming: Status, Challenges, and Opportunities,‖ the Rice Forum seeks to gather information and ideas that will be used to form the National Agricultural Mechanization Roadmap (NAMR). The NAMR aims to intensify and synch national programs for in-country machinery development, which could provide more and better jobs to farming areas and strengthen our rice production capabilities. Set on November 22 at the Bureau of Soils and Water Management Auditorium in Diliman, Quezon City, the Rice Forum will convene more than a hundred agricultural engineers, farm experts, and administrators from both the government and private sector. Together with ARF in this activity are partner agencies such as the DA National Rice Program, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), DA-Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), DA- PhilMECH, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB)—College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT), Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM), Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR), National Irrigation Authority (NIA), and Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers and Distributors Association (AMMDA). Eleven science papers will be presented during the day-long event. Also attending is DA Undersecretary for Operations Dante S. De Lima who will deliver a response to the output generated from the presentations and forum. The Rice Forum supports the recently passed Agricultural and Fisheries Mechanization Law and the National Year of Rice 2013 Program. For more information, please email asia_rice@agri.searca.org.

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October 2013 Criminologist Licensure Examination results released in sixteen (16) working days

Source: http://www.prc.gov.ph

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 11,217 out of 24,779 passed the Criminologist Licensure Examination given by the Board of Criminology in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, Zamboanga and Pagadian last October 2013. The result of examination with respect to one (1) examinee was withheld pending final determination of his liabilities under the rules and regulations governing licensure examination. The members of the Board of Criminology who gave the licensure examination are Hon. Lourdes W. Aniceto, Chairman and Hon. Ernesto V. Cabrera, Member. The results were released in sixteen (16) working days from the last day of examination. Registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will be on November 25, 26 & 27, 2013 at the Registration Division Unit B, ground floor PRC main building. Those who will register are required to bring the following: duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal, current Community Tax Certificate (cedula), 1 piece passport size picture (colored with white background and complete nametag), 2 sets of metered documentary stamps and 1 short brown envelope with name and profession and to pay the Initial Registration Fee of P600 and Annual Registration Fee of P450 for 2013-2016. Successful examinees should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals. The date and venue for the oathtaking ceremony of the new successful examinees in the said examination WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER.

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22nd PSQ regional finals held

Source: http://www.census.gov.ph

Another pool of 16 young statistics whizzes emerged in the 22nd Philippine Statistics Quiz (PSQ) regional championships held simultaneously last November 14. Their journey continues as they compete in the National Finals slated on December 5, 2013 at the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) in Quezon City. Due to the massive destruction caused by super typhoon Yolanda, Region VIII was not able to conduct its regional championship.

Competing in this year‘s PSQ National Finals are the following:

Regional Champion School Course

NCR JANNA NISSI S. PAYBA

Ateneo de Manila University BS Applied Mathematics

CAR JONAS L. DEPAYNOS University of Cordilleras Bachelor of Secondary Education

I LESTER P. ACOBA Mariano Marcos State University BS Accountancy

II ARLENE L. AGGABAO Cagayan State University BS Electronics and Comm Eng'g

III JUSTINE ALLEN C. ARCIGA

Holy Angel University BS Electronics and Comm Eng'g

IV-A JOSE RAMON G. SARAY

University of the Philippines - Los Baños

BS Electrical Engineering

IV-B DIANNA LOIS D. TUGAS

Mindoro State College of Agriculture and Technology

BS Agricultural Engineering

V CARLOS A. MENDOZA, JR.

Bicol State College of Applied Sciences and Technology

BS Mechanical Engineering

VI JOHN ELMER P. LORETIZO

Central Philippine University BS Software Engineering

VII ARMEL JAY P. MERCADO

University of San Carlos BS Chemical Engineering

VIII No regional championship was held.

IX RICHELLE JOANNE T. DUHIG

Western Mindanao State University

BS Accountancy

X SIDDIYAKH G. GOLING

Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan

BS Electronics and Comm Eng'g

XI LORRAINE B. ESTOR Ateneo de Davao University BS Environmental Science

XII JOSHUA MARVIN A. NOVAL

Mindanao State University - General Santos City

BS Civil Engineering

Caraga MARK IAN N. ARLAN Surigao State College of Technology

BS Civil Engineering

ARMM TRAODIO ACUEMO, II Mindanao State University - Marawi City

BS Chemical Engineering

Together with their coaches, these young hopefuls will be provided with free accommodation and allowance including a roundtrip fare for outside National Capital Region contestants. At stake for the top five placers in the 22nd PSQ National Finals are specially designed trophies and cash prizes. Coaches of the winners shall likewise take home an amount equivalent to half of their student‘s cash prize. The PSQ is an annual competition which aims to appraise the competency and skills of college freshmen in statistics as acquired from high school. The National Statistics Office and the Philippine Statistical Association, Inc. organized this noble undertaking in 1992 with the advocacy of drumming up public awareness and appreciation of statistics. The CHEd began endorsing this competition in 1994.

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PDIC to bid out 118 ATM units on December 3

Source: http://www.pdic.gov.ph

The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) is set to sell via public bidding on December 3, 2013 a total of 118 units of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) with an aggregate minimum disposal value of P20.9 million. The public bidding will be held at the PDIC Training Room, 9th Floor, SSS Building, Ayala Avenue corner V.A. Rufino St., Makati City. Opening of bids will start at 2:00 p.m. The ATM units are properties of closed banks and will be sold on an ―as is, where is‖ basis. Under the ―as-is, where-is‖ basis bidding, prospective buyers are enjoined to physically inspect the ATMs, and examine and verify their condition, before submitting their bids. The PDIC will receive sealed bids only from direct buyers at the bidding venue on December 3, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. No extension will be given for the submission of bids. Bidders are advised to come at least one hour prior to the opening of bids to register and submit the requirements. All bids must be accompanied by a bond or deposit equivalent to at least 10% of the submitted bid in the form of Cash or Manager‘s or Cashier‘s Check issued by a universal or commercial bank. The winning bidder is required to pay the balance of the bid price not later than December 12, 2013.

Bid forms, copies of the Conditions of Bid and standard formats of the Special Power of Attorney and Secretary‘s Certificate may be downloaded from the PDIC website, www.pdic.gov.ph. For further information, interested bidders may contact Mr. Ferdinand M. Beluan or Ms. Lolita M. Lim (Asset Management and Disposal Department II) at telephone numbers, (02) 841-4668, (02) 841-4770, (02) 841-4772 and (02) 841-4777. The regular conduct of public biddings of closed banks‘ assets is in line with the PDIC‘s strategic direction of expeditious disposal of non-financial assets as outlined in PDIC‘s medium-term Roadmap to 2016. This is also in support of PDIC‘s mandate as Liquidator of closed banks. The PDIC converts the closed banks‘ assets into cash either through public biddings or negotiated sale to maximize recovery and facilitate distribution of assets to benefit the closed banks‘ uninsured depositors and creditors.

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VP Binay: Pag-ibig fund to appeal CA decision clearing Delfin Lee of syndicated estafa, seek TRO

Source: http://ovp.gov.ph

Vice President Jejomar C. Binay on Monday instructed the Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF or Pag-IBIG Fund) to appeal the decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) dismissing the syndicated estafa case against fugitive developer Delfin Lee and other officials of Globe Asiatique (GA) and lifting the warrant of arrest issued by a Pampanga court against them. The Vice President said he has directed Pag-IBIG Fund chief executive officer Darlene Marie Berberabe to confer with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of the Solicitor General and immediately file an appeal before the Supreme Court. ―This is a most unfortunate decision. But we are confident that we have a strong case against Mr. Lee,‖ Binay said. ―We will pursue our fight for justice for the ordinary Filipino workers. We will exhaust all legal remedies to ensure that the homeowners who were defrauded by Globe Asiatique and victimized by Mr. Lee will be given justice,‖ Binay added. Binay is the chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) and chair of the Pag-IBIG Fund Board of Trustees. The Vice President had previously ordered the filing of syndicated estafa charges against Lee and several others after an investigation which he ordered revealed that Lee had used fake documents and ghost borrowers to some P7 billion in loans from the housing agency. The Vice President said he is hopeful that the Supreme Court will issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) once the case is brought on appeal. In clearing Lee of syndicated estafa, the CA also annulled the warrant of arrest issued by Judge Amifaith Fider-Reyes, presiding judge of the San Fernando, Pampanga RTC-Branch 42 against the fugitive developer. In a 29-page decision penned by Associate Justice Franchito Diamante and concurred in by Associate Justices Agnes Reyes-Carpio and Melchor Sadang, the CA said that ―for estafa to have been committed by a syndicate, the act must be committed by five or more persons.‖ ―Consequently, the warrant of arrest issued against petitioner (Lee) is hereby quashed, recalled and lifted,‖ the court ruled. The CA previously dismissed the case filed against Cristina Sagun, former head of GA‘s documentation department and Lee‘s co-accused in the syndicated estafa case filed by the DOJ, finding no probable cause. The Regional Trial Court of Pampanga originally ordered the arrest of Delfin and Dexter Lee and their co-accused upon the finding sufficient evidence to try them for syndicated estafa, a non-bailable offense.

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Last Updated: 21 NOVEMBER 2013 Google+ Photo Releases of PNoy

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President Benigno S. Aquino III presides over the National Economic and Development

Authority (NEDA) Board Meeting at the Aguinaldo State Dining Room of the Malacañan

Palace on Thursday (November 21). Also in photo are Presidential Communications Operations

Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio “Sonny” Coloma, Jr., Science and Technology Secretary

Mario Montejo, Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez, Jr., Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin,

Secretary to the Cabinet Jose Rene Almendras, Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, Jr., Finance

Secretary Cesar Purisima, Socio-Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, Public

Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio Singson and Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory

Domingo. (Photo by Benhur Arcayan / Malacañang Photo Bureau)

President Benigno S. Aquino III presides over the National Economic and Development

Authority (NEDA) Board Meeting at the Aguinaldo State Dining Room of the Malacañan Palace

on Thursday (November 21). Also in photo are Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, Secretary to

the Cabinet Jose Rene Almendras, Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, Jr. and Finance Secretary

Cesar Purisima. (Photo by Ryan Lim / Malacañang Photo Bureau)

President Benigno S. Aquino III leads his official family in prayer before presiding over the

National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board Meeting at the Aguinaldo State

Dining Room of the Malacañan Palace on Thursday (November 21). Also in photo are Science

and Technology Secretary Mario Montejo, Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez, Jr., Defense

Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, Secretary to the Cabinet Jose Rene Almendras, Executive Secretary

Paquito Ochoa, Jr., Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima and Environment and Natural Resources

Secretary Ramon Jesus Paje. (Photo by Ryan Lim / Malacañang Photo Bureau)

US MARINE TROOPS— US marine troop volunteers conduct the cleaning operations at the

Tacloban City airport as part of their support for the victims of typhoon Yolanda, Wednesday

.(Courtesy by MARCELINO PASCUA)

Philippines Airforce helicopter (HUE) airlifts the relief goods as part of their continuing efforts to

bring the relief goods to remote areas in the province of Samar and Leyte affected by typhoon

Yolanda. (Courtesy of MARCELINO PASCUA)

Thank You and God Bless !!!!