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“in pursuit of PIA’s commitment to provide a national mechanism for the free flow of timely, accurate and relevant information… “

VOL 2 ISSUE 33 Daily E-Newsletter of Philippine Information Agency - 8 February 11, 2014

DENR-8 donates P3.2-M worth of logs for school buildings repair in East Samar

T he Pol ice Region 8 has enhanced i ts capabi l i t y

in ant i - cr ime and disaster response operat ions, thanks to the communicat ions equipment donat ions of the Austra l ian Federal Pol ice. This was learned f rom Pol ice Chief Super intendent Henr y P. Losañes who said, “ We are ver y grateful to the Austra l ian government for these equipment that we can use for instant communicat ion that wi l l result to quicker response t ime to cr ime incidents and in t imes of ca lamit ies.”

PRO 8 communications capability enhanced by Australian police donation

M a j o r i t y o f t h e i n s t a l l e d w e a t h e r m o n i t o r i n g

s t a t i o n s i n L e y t e i s s t i l l o p e r a t i o n a l , t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f S c i e n c e a n d T e c h n o l o g y i n t h e p r o v i n c e o f L e y t e s a i d . W i t h t h e p r e v a i l i n g r a i n y w e a t h e r i n t h e p r o v i n c e , a q u e s t i o n w a s r a i s e d a s t o t h e D O S T o v e r t h e c a p a b i l i t y t o w a r n p e o p l e a b o u t i n c o m i n g f l o o d s . D O S T L e y t e D i r e c t o r G l e n n O c a n a t o l d t h e P h i l i p p i n e I n f o r m a t i o n A g e n c y t h a t o f t h e 1 4 L G U s i n L e y t e w h e r e s a i d w e a t h e r m o n i t o r i n g s t a t i o n s h a v e b e e n i n s t a l l e d , o n l y t h r e e L G U s r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e s a m e a r e a l r e a d y u n o p e r a t i o n a l o r u n i t u n a v a i l a b l e d u r i n g t h e m o n i t o r i n g c o n d u c t e d i n D e c e m b e r o f 2 0 1 3 . T h e s e a r e t h e L G U J a v i e r w h e r e t h e A u t o m a t e d R a i n G a u g e d e v i c e w a s n o t o p e r a t i o n a l a n d h a s b e e n p u l l e d o u t b y D O S T ; L G U K a n a n g a w h e r e t h e A u t o m a t e d R a i n G a u g e u n i t w a s u n a v a i l a b l e a t t h e D e c e m b e r m o n i t o r i n g ; a n d L G U P a l o w h e r e t h e W a t e r L e v e l M o n i t o r i n g S y s t e m w a s p u l l e d o u t f r o m t h e s t a t i o n d u e t o m a s t . D i r e c t o r O c a n a s a i d

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Di rec tor Losañes personal ly received one Motorola ver y high f requenc y ( VHF) base radio and 30 handheld radios f rom Col . Paul Hopk ins of the Austra l ian pol ice in a s imple turn- over ceremony in the af ternoon of Februar y 6 at the PRO8 conference room. The pol ice di rec tor underscored the impor tance of radio communicat ions especia l ly dur ing disasters l ike that of Super Typhoon Yolanda that bes ieged the region on November 8 last year leaving more than 6 ,000

Students of Tacloban National Agricultural School thanks the Philippine Red Cross of China as one of the recipients of new buildings turned over on February 10. (Photo by Raul Tiozon, Jr./PIA-8)

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Mayor Petilla thankful for the opportunities given to Palo after Yolanda

Mayor Remedios L. Petilla of Palo is glad that a number

of plans for the restoration and rehabilitation for the development of Leyte will be at Palo Leyte as bared during the consultative meeting for the restoration and rehabilitation of the province of Leyte. According to Mayor Petilla “It is maybe because the government center is in Palo. With the recent calamity there is a need to revisit whatever projects we have, to adjust it with what happened and what we want to happen in the coming years.” The Leyte Governor has a very good plan for the economy to spread out added Mayor Petilla. The Mayor of Palo belied the reports circulating that after Yolanda her town is getting a large portion of help from the national government as well as international humanitarian missions because the Petillas are political allies of the President. “I don’t think so!” said Petilla,

“All devastated areas are getting the much needed help, It ’s just that whoever comes to our place to help us, we take care of them.” The mayor of Palo dismissed the report that her municipality is trying to topple Tacloban as the economic hub of region 8. It is not about toppling down, said Petilla, it is about having the right to also become the economic hub. “If you’re weak, you’ll be left behind but if you’re strong … and our Municipality is competent, then there will be two of us who will qualify and it ’s our right” said Petilla. “However, nobody can prevent us from doing what we can in our own respective places because of the disaster that happened people were made to realize that there is a need to spread out the development.” According to Petilla, people are also looking into places where they can do business and do it better. It was revealed by Petilla that even before typhoon Yolanda

ravaged the town ,there were already businessmen wanting to do business in Palo but there were limitations such a ready place for business at that time and they were a bit hesitant to pursue their plans. However, with the destruction there is now a good way to start and start fast. So there are many plans, as to putting up commercial centers, agricultural areas and housing zones. Mayor Petilla also didn’t hide her excitement that the provincial government in its rehabilitation and restoration development plan, has included the transfer of airport to the municipality of Palo. Petilla said that her town is ready for this project as it could be accommodated in the barangays of Gacao, Anahaway and it can even extend to barangay Libertad. The mayor informed that despite the plan for its transfer, the Tacloban airport will be maintained because it is still serviceable. (PIA 8 with Lizbeth Ann Arcelao)

Catbalogan Mayor Stephany Uy-Tan officiates a mass wedding for 268 couples in Catbalogan City, four days earlier than Valentines Day, Catbalogan City Plaza. (Jun Arceno/PIA-Samar)

February 11, 2014 320 schools in Tacloban, Leyte recipient of 166 classrooms from Red Cross Society of China D r . Z h a o B a q i g e , E x e c u t i v e V i c e P r e s i d e n t , R e d C r o s s S o c i e t y o f C h i n a a n d H o n . R i c h a r d J . G o r d o n , C h a i r m a n /C E O , P h i l i p p i n e R e d C r o s s l e d t h e t u r n o v e r c e r e m o n y o f 1 6 6 s c h o o l c l a s s r o o m s f o r L e y t e , i n s i m p l e r i t e s h e l d o n F e b r u a r y 1 0 , 2 0 1 4 a t t h e S a n J o s e E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l i n Ta c l o b a n C i t y . I t w a s l e a r n e d t h a t o f t h e 1 6 6 c l a s s r o o m s , 1 0 0 w e r e d i s t r i b u t e d i n 1 5 s c h o o l s i n Ta c l o b a n w h i l e t h e r e m a i n i n g 6 6 w e r e f o r f i v e s c h o o l s i n L e y t e . T h e c l a s s r o o m s w e r e c o n s t r u c t e d i n p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h t h e R e d C r o s s S o c i e t y o f C h i n a i n p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h t h e P h i l i p p i n e R e d C r o s s . A c e r e m o n i a l h a n d - o v e r o f k e y s t o t h e p r i n c i p a l s o f t h e 2 0 r e c i p i e n t s c h o o l s w a s c o n d u c t e d w h e r e M a y o r A l f r e d S . R o m u a l d e z o f Ta c l o b a n w e l c o m e d a l l t h e g u e s t s f r o m t h e R e d C r o s s S o c i e t y o f C h i n a , H o n g k o n g b r a n c h o f t h e R e d C r o s s S o c i e t y o f C h i n a a n d R e d C r o s s P h i l i p p i n e s . H e t h a n k e d t h e m f o r t h e i r g e n e r o s i t y s i n c e d a y o n e a f t e r t h e s u p e r t y p h o o n Yo l a n d a , e s p e c i a l l y i n t h e r e s c u e o p e r a t i o n s . T h e t u r n - o v e r w a s a l s o a t t e n d e d b y D r . G w e n d o l y n P a n g , S e c r e t a r y G e n e r a l o f t h e P R C , M r . M a r c e l F o r t i e r , t h e C o u n t r y R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , I n t e r n a t i o n a l F e d e r a t i o n o f R e d C r o s s a n d t h e H o n . R e y n a l d o D . L a g u d a , A s s i s t a n t S e c r e t a r y a n d C h i e f o f S t a f f , D e p a r t m e n t o f E d u c a t i o n .

T h e 1 5 r e c i p i e n t s s c h o o l s f r o m Ta c l o b a n a r e S a n J o s e C e n t r a l S c h o o l w i t h 2 0 s c h o o l c l a s s r o o m s ; Ta c l o b a n A g r i c u l t u r a l S c h o o l w i t h 1 2 s c h o o l c l a s s r o o m s ; L e y t e N a t i o n a l H i g h S c h o o l w i t h 9 s c h o o l c l a s s r o o m s ; C a i b a a n E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l w i t h 9 s c h o o l c l a s s r o o m s ; S a g k a h a n E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l w i t h 8 s c h o o l c l a s s r o o m s ; R T R E l e m e n t r a y S c h o o l w i t h 7 s c h o o l c l a s s r o o m s ; D r . A . P. B a n e z E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l w i t h 6 s c h o o l c l a s s r o o m s ; V & G d e l a C r u z M e m o r i a l S c h o o l w i t h 6 s c h o o l c l a s s r o o m s ; S a n J o s e N a t i o n a l H i g h S c h o o l w i t h 5 s c h o o l c l a s s r o o m s ; C i t y C e n t r a l E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l w i t h 4 s c h o o l c l a s s r o o m s ; S t o . N i n o S P E D C e n t e r w i t h 3 s c h o o l c l a s s r o o m s : A n i b o n g E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l w i t h 2 s c h o o l c l a s s r o o m s ; a n d P a n a l a r o n C e n t r a l S c h o o l w i t h t w o s c h o o l c l a s s r o o m s . T h e f i v e r e c i p i e n t s c h o o l f r o m L e y t e a r e P a l o N a t i o n a l H i g h S c h o o l w i t h 2 6 s c h o o l c l a s s r o o m s ; J u a n V i l l a b l a n c a N a t i o n a l H i g h S c h o o l o f P a s t r a n a w i t h 2 0 s c h o o l c l a s s r o o m s ; D u l a g N a t i o n a l H i g h S c h o o l w i t h 7 s c h o o l c l a s s r o o m s ; V i s a y a s S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y To l o s a C a m p u s w i t h 6 s c h o o l c l a s s r o o m s , a n d Ta n a u a n S c h o o l o f C r a f t m a n s h i p a n d H o m e I n d u s t r i e s w i t h 3 s c h o o l c l a s s r o o m s . To f u r n i s h t h e c l a s s r o o m s , t h e H o n g k o n g b r a n c h o f t h e R e d C r o s s S o c i e t y d o n a t e d

9 , 3 0 0 a r m c h a i r s a n d 1 6 6 s e t s o f t e a c h e r s ’ t a b l e s a n d c h a i r s . D r . Z h a o , i n h e r i n s p i r a t i o n a l m e s s a g e , s a i d t h a t t h e y w e r e s h o c k e d t o l e a r n t h e d a m a g e , d e s t r u c t i o n , d e s p a i r b r o u g h t b y Yo l a n d a . “ W h e n w e c a m e t o k n o w o v e r 6 , 0 0 0 d i e d , w e s e n t o u r s e a r c h a n d r e s c u e t e a m ; w h e n w e l e a r n e d t h a t t h e r e a r e n e a r l y 3 0 , 0 0 0 i n j u r e d , w e s e n t o u r m e d i c a l t e a m ; w h e n w e w e r e m a d e a w a r e t h a t o v e r 4 m i l l i o n p e o p l e w e r e a f f e c t e d , a m o n g t h e m t e n s o f t h o u s a n d s o f s t u d e n t s c o u l d n o t g o b a c k t o s c h o o l b e c a u s e t h e i r c l a s s r o o m s w e r e d a m a g e d , w e s e n t o u r c o n s t r u c t i o n t e a m .” F o r h i s p a r t , C h a i r m a n G o r d o n s a i d t h e s c h o o l r o o m p r o j e c t s y m b o l i z e s t h e g o o d t h a t c a n b e a c h i e v e d t h r o u g h o u r e n d u r i n g t i e s t h a t b o t h n a t i o n s a n d t h a t “ G r e a t g o o d w i l l , c l o s e r c o o p e r a t i o n a n d f r i e n d s h i p w i l l b e a c h i e v e d w h e n b o t h R e d C r o s s S o c i e t i e s c o o p e r a t e o n p r o j e c t s t h a t b e n e f i t h u m a n i t y .” M s . M o n i n a E . G a b r i n o p r i n c i p a l o f t h e h o s t s c h o o l , S a n J o s e C e n t r a l S c h o o l w a s v e r y g l a d f o r t h e d o n a t i o n s , b o t h R e d C r o s s w e r e p r e s e n t e d w i t h p l a q u e s o f a p p r e c i a t i o n a n d l e t t e r s a n d m e s s a g e s f r o m c h i l d r e n o f t h e r e c i p i e n t s c h o o l s e x t e n d i n g t h e i r l o v e a n d a p p r e c i a t i o n f o r t h e d o n a t e d s c h o o l c l a s s r o o m s . ( P I A 8 w i t h L i z b e t h A n n A . A b e l l a )

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LEYECO II has energized 26.26% of its total coverage area conections

T h e L E Y E CO I I h a s a l r e a d y r e s t o r e t h e e l e c t r i c s e r v i c e

t o a b o u t 2 6 . 2 6 % o f i t s c o v e r a g e a r e a . Pe r r e p o r t d u r i n g t h e m e e t i n g o f t h e R e g i o n a l D i s a s t e r R i s k R e d u c t i o n a n d M a n a g e m e n t C o u n c i l , L E Y E CO I I m a n a g e m e n t s a i d t h a t o f t h e t o t a l 1 9 6 b a r a n g a y s i n i t s c o v e r a g e a r e a ,

1 1 8 h a v e b e e n e n e r g i z e d w h i l e 7 8 b a r a n g a y s r e m a i n e n e r g i z e d . T h i s t h e m a n a g e m e n t s a i d t r a n s l a t e s t o a t o t a l o f 5 1 , 0 6 5 h o u s e h o l d s w h e r e 1 3 , 4 0 8 h o u s e h o l d s h a v e b e e n e n e r g i z e d . T h e L E Y E CO I I c o v e r s t h e t o w n s o f Pa l o a n d B a b a t n g o n a n d t h e C i t y o f Ta c l o b a n , a l l i n t h e p r o v i n c e o f Le y t e .

I n Ta c l o b a n C i t y, t h e r e a r e 1 3 8 b a r a n g a y s w h e r e 8 4 o r 6 0 . 8 7 % o f t h e b a r a n g a y s h a v e b e e n e n e r g i z e d a n d 5 4 b a r a n g a y s h a v e y e t t o b e r e s t o r e d . T h e r e a r e 3 5 , 9 3 7 h o u s e h o l d L E Y E CO c o n s u m e r s i n t h e C i t y, o f w h i c h 9 , 6 7 0 o r 2 6 . 9 1 % h a v e b e e n e n e r g i z e d . O f t h e 3 4 b a r a n g a y s i n Pa l o, 1 5 h a v e b e e n e n e r g i z e d w h i l e 1 8 h a v e n o e l e c t r i c p o w e r t o d a t e . I t w a s l e a r n e d t h a t t h e r e a r e 1 1 , 1 4 0 L E Y E CO c o n s u m e r s i n Pa l o, o f w h i c h 1 , 3 5 2 h o u s e h o l d s o r o n l y 1 2 . 1 4 % a r e n o w e n j o y i n g e l e c t r i c s e r v i c e . T h i s i s a f a r c r y f r o m a l l e g a t i o n s t h a t L E Y E CO I I i s c o n c e n t r a t i n g i t s r e s t o r a t i o n j o b i n t h e t o w n o f Pa l o. M e a n w h i l e , o f t h e 2 5 b a r a n g a y s i n B a b a t n g o n t o w n , 1 9 o r 7 6 . 0 0 % h a v e b e e n e n e r g i z e d w h i l e o n l y 6 b a r a n g a y s r e m a i n u n e n e r g i z e d . O f t h e 3 , 9 8 8 h o u s e h o l d c o n s u m e r s o f L E Y E CO I I i n B a b a t n g o n , 2 , 8 7 4 o r 7 2 . 0 7 % h a v e b e e n e n e r g i z e d . Th e L E YE CO I I m a n a g e m e n t c a l l e d o n t h e c o n s u m e r s t o b e p a t i e n t a s t h e C o o p e r a t i v e i s d o i n g i s b e s t t o r e s t o r e p o w e r i n t h e h o u s e h o l d s a s f a s t a s t h e l i n e m e n’s e a r t h l y b o d i e s c a n d o. ( P I A 8 )

An elderly couple who just 'tied the knot' pose with Vice Mayor Art Gabon, Mayor Stephany Uy-Tan and SP member Coefredo Uy during the mass wedding for 268 couples in Catbalogan City, four days earlier than Valentines Day at the Catbalogan City Plaza. (Jun Arceno/PIA-Samar)

EM-8 relocates after Typhoon Yolanda washed out its office

T he Environmental Management Bureau of the

Depar tment of Environment and Natural Resources in Eastern Visayas has t ransferred to a new locat ion in Tacloban Cit y. EMB Regional Direc tor Let ic ia Maceda sa id that the move to a new off ice was made in order to fac i l i tate the cont inuous f low of operat ions af ter Super Typhoon Yolanda destroyed the EMB Bui lding at Barangay Baras,

Palo, Leyte. “ WE would l ike to inform our c l ients and the publ ic that EMB Regional O ff ice 8 has re located to a new off ice locat ion a long Mahar l ik a H ighway, corner Congressman Mate Avenue in Tacloban Cit y,” Direc tor Maceda sa id in a statement sent to the Phi l ippine I nformation Agenc y. Meanwhi le, Regional Execut ive Direc tor Leonardo S ibbaluca of the DENR-8 assured

the publ ic that despite suf fer ing f rom heav y damages brought about by t yphoon Yolanda, the EMB as wel l as the other af fec ted of f ices of the DENR in the Region are now ful ly operat ional . “Please v is i t the f ie ld of f ice nearest your area for any environmental concerns s ince we are now “Business as Usual” at the DENR,” RED Sibbaluca sa id. (P IA 8)

February 11, 2014 5DENR-8 donates...from page 1

PRO 8 communications...from page 1

dead and near ly 2 ,000 people miss ing. Al l communicat ion systems in Eastern Visayas were cut of f af ter Yolanda’s onslaught inc luding te lephone, mobi le phones, internet , radio and te levis ion broadcasts that total ly i solated the region f rom the rest of the wor ld. “ We re l ied on radio communicat ions that t ime to gather and give instruc t ions to our men,” the pol ice di rec tor recal led. The communicat ions equipment wi l l a lso be used in specia l pol ice operat ions, l ike the campaign against i l legal drugs and other cr iminal e lements, Direc tor Losañes sa id. (P IA 8)

t h a t s a i d d e v i c e s w i l l b e r e i n s t a l l e d a s s o o n a s t h e y a r e r e p a i r e d b u t i f t h e y a r e b e y o n d r e p a i r , t h e y w i l l b e r e p l a c e d w i t h a n o t h e r u n i t . M e a n w h i l e , D i r e c t o r O c a n a s a i d t h a t t h e r e a r e e x i s t i n g w e a t h e r m o n i t o r i n g s t a t i o n i n e l e v e n m u n i c i p a l i t i e s i n L e y t e , a m o n g w h i c h i s t h e W a t e r l e v e l m o n i t o r i n g s y s t e m a t C a d a c - a n B r i d g e i n A b u y o g , L e y t e . A n a u t o m a t e d r a i n g a u g e i s s t i l l o p e r a t i o n a l a t t h e M u n i c i p a l G r o u n d s o f L e y t e t o w n ; a n o t h e r a u t o m a t e d r a i n g a u g e i s o p e r a t i o n a l a t S a n V i c e n t e E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l a t S a n V i c e n t e , T o l o s a ; w h i l e t h e W a t e r L e v e l M o n i t o r i n g S y s t e m a t O s m e n a B r i d g e , B a w o n R i v e r i n M a c A r t h u r i s s t i l l

An elderly couple who just 'tied the knot' pose with Vice Mayor Art Gabon, Mayor Stephany Uy-Tan and SP member Coefredo Uy during the mass wedding for 268 couples in Catbalogan City, four days earlier than Valentines Day at the Catbalogan City Plaza. (Jun Arceno/PIA-Samar)

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Gov. Mercado maoy nanguna paghandus sa legal nga sumbong batok mga DENR personnel tungod sa pagpamutol og kahoy sa Silago S i G o v . R o g e r M e r c a d o

p e r s o n a l n g a m i p a t i m -a w a t u b a n g a n s a P r o v i n c i a l P r o s e c u t o r ’s O f f i c e n i n g s i y u d a d k a g a h a p o n , L u n e s , a r o n p a g d u s o s a r e k l a m o b a t o k p i p i l a k a p e r s o n a h e s a D e p a r t m e n t o f E n v i r o n m e n t a n d N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e s ( D E N R ) ,

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k o d i g o , m a o s i l a s i A l e j a n d r o B a u t i s t a , a n g O I C C o m m u n i t y E n v i r o n m e n t N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e s O f f i c e r ( C E N R O ) s a S a n J u a n , S o u t h e r n L e y t e , u g R i c a r d o To m o l , P r o v i n c i a l E n v i r o n m e n t N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e s O f f i c e r ( P E N R O ) . U s a b g i k a s u h a n m a o s i l a s i E r n i e M a n a b i t , P r e s i d e n t e s a K a k u g i , I n c o r p o r a t e d , u s a k a P e o p l e ’s O r g a n i z a t i o n ( P O ) , F o r e s t R a n g e r P a b l i t o M a s i n g , S e r g i o M a n a b i t , u g u b a n p a n g m o l u p y o s a S i l a g o . A n g c h a r g e s h e e t , p e n e t s a h a n P e b r e r o 4 , 2 0 1 4 , g i p i r m a h a n n i E v a A b a d , P r o v i n c i a l E n v i r o n m e n t N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e s M a n a g e m e n t O f f i c e r ( P E N R M O ) , u g P o l i c e I n s p . A n t o n i n o A l m i n e , S i l a g o C h i e f o f P o l i c e , u g g i d a w a t n i A t t y . A n t o n i n o R u i z , P r o v i n c i a l P r o s e c u t o r , a l a s 9 : 5 0 s a b u n a t a g , P e b r e r o 1 0 , 2 0 1 4 . K i n i n a g l a n g k o b s a 4 6 k a p a h i n a s a s a g o l - s a g o l n g a d o k u m e n t o , m g a s u p p o r t i n g p a p e r s , m g a a n n e x e s , h u l a g w a y , u g k o p y a s a m g a s p e c i a l l a w s , m g a i s s u a n c e s n g a g i i n g o n g n a l a p a s , s a m a s a “ S e c t i o n 6 8 o f t h e R e v i s e d F o r e s t r y C o d e , P. D . N o . 3 8 9 a n d P. D . 7 0 5 i n r e l a t i o n t o D E N R A d m i n i s t r a t i v e O r d e r N o . 2 0 0 0 - 7 8 d a t e d N o v e m b e r 7 , 2 0 0 0 .” A n g m g a s i r k u m s t a n s i y a s a p a n a h o n , d a p i t , u g p a a g i s a n a h i m o n g k r i m e n t a t a w n g a n a l a t i d s a a f f i d a v i t n g a n a h i m o n g t i p i k u g k a b a h i n s a m g a p a p e l , a n g r e k l a m o n a g -i n g o n .

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d i r e l a h a n m g a m u n i s i p y o h a R e h i y o n . M a a b o t h i r a N U J P M s . W e n g P a r a a n n g a n A B S -C B N C a r i s a M a n u e l P a n c h o h a Ta c l o b a n h a n i k a 1 2 h a n P e b r e r o a b e r m a g - f a c i l i t a t e h a n t r a i n i n g h a n c i t i z e n s j o u r n a l i s m k a a p i n a a n b a r a n g a y o f f i c i a l s n g a n P I A i n f o r m a t i o n o f f i c e r s . P a n u y o h a n c i t i z e n j o u r n a l i s m n g a b i s a n w a r a y p r o f e s s i o n a l j o u r n a l i s m t r a i n i n g m a g a m i t h a n t a g a b a r a n g a y a n k i n a b a g - o n g a t e k n o l o h i y a n g a n a n i n t e r n e t n g a m a g i n g m e d i a . L a b o t p a h i n e , t u y o g i h a p o n n g a p a l a r a b o n a n p a g h i g u g m a h a n a s u d , b u n g t o

n g a n b a r a n g a y . I s i p m a u p a y n g a m u l u p y o , k i n a h a n g l a n i r a i p a s a b o t a n m a g - u p a y n g a n a h i t a t a b o h a i r a m g a k o m u n i d a d s u g a d m a n h a n i r a m g a p a g k a b a r a k a . T u t u t d u - a n h i r a p a g h i m o h i n S M S , p a g p a d a r a r e t r a t o n g a n v i d e o c l i p s h a i r a M a y o r , P I A , n g a n A B S C B N p i n a - a g i h a n B a y a n K o I p a t r o l K o s e g m e n t . K a t a l i w a n h a n p a g h a g - i d , a n m g a p a r t i c i p a n t s i n t u t u d l u k o n h a n P I A k o m o b a r a n g a y c o m m u n i t y d e v e l o p m e n t i n f o r m a t i o n o f f i c e r s . L i b r e a n p a g h a g - i d , n g a n 7 5 l a n g a p a r t i c i p a n t s a n m a p i p i l i . ( t r a n s : P I A 8 - S a m a r /N B Q )

S a i y a n g p a g t u n o l s a c o m p l a i n t , s i G o v . M e r c a d o m i p a d a y a g s a i y a n g p a n g i n d a h a y n g a d t o k a n g P r o s e c u t o r R u i z n g a s i y a n a g d a h u m a n g k a s o m u t u l i n u g m o - a g i n o d a g a d s a m e r i t o n i i n i u g d i l i k a y m a s a n g o s a m g a t e k n i k a l i d a d . K u y o g k a n g G o v . M e r c a d o s a i y a n g p a g - a d t o s a P r o s e c u t o r ’s O f f i c e m a o s i l a s i P / S u p t . A r m a n d o B o l a l i n , P N P P r o v i n c i a l D i r e c t o r , P E N R M O A b a d , P r o v i n c i a l A d m i n i s t r a t o r C r i s p i n A r o n g , J r . , u g A t t y . To b y A g u i l a r , P r o v i n c i a l A t t o r n e y . S a i n t e r b y u k a n i y a s a P I A k o n u n s a y s u n o d m a h i t a b o h u m a n n a - f i l e n a a n g k a s o , s i A t t y . A g u i l a r m i i n g o n a n g P r o s e c t u r o m o p a g a w a s o g s u m m o n s a m g a a k u s a d o a r o n s i l a m o t u b a g s a m g a s u m b o n g b a t o k k a n i l a . ( m m p , P I A 8 -S o u t h e r n L e y t e )

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Catbalogan Mayor Stephany Uy-Tan officiates a mass wedding for 268 couples in Catbalogan City, four days earlier than Valentines Day, Catbalogan City Plaza. (Jun Arceno/PIA-Samar)

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Catbalogan LGU nanhatag 72,500 fingerlings ha mga para-pangisda

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ha pangunguna ni Mayor Stephany Uy Tan pina-agi han City Agriculture Office, hin maabot 72,500 nga fingerlings ha mga para-pangisda han Catbalogan han ika-5 han Pebrero, Mierkoles nga adlaw. Kasumpay daw ini han kanan administrasyon paniguro nga mabuligan an mga parapangisda ha ira pakabuhi ngan masustener an produksyon han ti lapia ha syudad, segun kan Tan. An nasabi nga fingerlings in igin-hatag kanda Renato Diocton, SSU Mercedes Campus nga na-abot hin 6,000, Ronnie Cabreras, ha Brgy. Payao 3,000, Father Helera, Brgy. Silanga 3,000, San Roque Lagoon, Brgy. San Roque hin 6,000, Archie Tan, Brgy. New Mahayag hin 9,000, Ricardo Flores, Brgy. New Mahayag hin 6,000. Pagkumpleto han kadamuon, gintagan gihapon hira Rex Gamba, Brgy. New Mahayag hin 9,000, Leo P. Ladrera, Brgy. Old Mahayag 3,000, Romy Cadano, Brgy. San Vicente 9,000, Raul Colocado, Brgy. New Mahayag 3,000, Cawayan

People’s Organization, Brgy. Cawayan 6,000 ngan City Nursery Demo Farm, Brgy. San Vicente hin 9,500. Naghatag naman an City Agriculture Office hin orientation ha mga beneficiaries. Personal nga ginbisita ni Tan an mga fish ponds ha Barangay Payao ngan San Vicente. Labot pa han mga fingerlings, may-ada gihapon an City Nursery & Demo farm nga aadto ha Barangay San Vicente, hin mga tarong, kamatis ngan iba pa nga tanom. An nasabi nga inisyatibo in kasumpay han kanan administrasyon saad nga magbaton han kakulangan hin pagkaon sugad man an kanan pamilya economic stability pina-agi han sustainable l ivelihood programs. Samtang, bisan pa man kun waray gud mahi-alakbati han bagyo an Catbalogan, nag aantos gihapon

hin pagkuri an mga Catbaloganon dara han makuri nga panginabuhi ngan dire istable nga supply han mga paraliton. Ha pagbaton han kakauri-an, an syudad in nag aluntaga hin nuwebe milyones de pesos para han rice subsidy program han maabot 18,000 nga panimalay ha Catbalogan City. Ginsuportahan ini nga programa han consejo ngan hi Tan in nagpagawas hin Executive Order. Nagtikang daw ini han opisyal nga manhatag ha Barangay 01 ngan 2 Poblacion han nag-agi nga ika 6 han Pebrero, 2014 ha pakipagsumapayan han City Social Welfare and Development Office ngan han mga opisyales han barangay. Isip suporta han nahitatabo nga krisis nga gin-aantos han mga panimalay, matatagan hira hin siyam ka k ilo segun kan Tan. (trans PIA 8-Samar/NBQ)

Mayor Stephany Uy-Tan led the distribution of 72,500 fingerlings to help fisherfolks in the City of Catbalogan. (Photo by LGU Catbalogan)

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