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VOL 2 ISSUE 64 Daily E-Newsletter of Philippine Information Agency - 8 March 18, 2014

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R e s o u r c e s i n E a s t e r n V i s a y a s w i l l b r i n g t o g e t h e r t h e R e g i o n ’ s w a t e r a n d p o w e r s e c t o r s t o r a i s e p u b l i c a w a r e n e s s o n t h e c l o s e l i n k b e t w e e n w a t e r a n d e n e r g y c o n s u m p t i o n a s i t j o i n s t h e c o u n t r y a n d t h e r e s t o f t h e w o r l d i n c e l e b r a t i n g W o r l d W a t e r D a y o n M a r c h 2 2 . D E N R R e g i o n a l E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r L e o n a r d o S i b b a l u c a s a i d t h i s y e a r ’ s c e l e b r a t i o n , w h i c h h a s a l o c a l t h e m e “ W a t e r i s P o w e r ,” w i l l f o c u s o n t h e g r o w i n g a w a r e n e s s t h a t s a v i n g w a t e r m a y b e o n e o f t h e m o s t e f f e c t i v e w a y s t o s a v e e n e r g y – a n d v i c e v e r s a . E c h o i n g t h e w o r d s o f D E N R S e c r e t a r y R a m o n P a j e , R E D S i b b a l u c a s a i d “ W e w i s h t o h i g h l i g h t t h e i m p o r t a n t l i n k b e t w e e n w a t e r a n d p o w e r , a n d h o w t h e y a r e h i g h l y d e p e n d e n t o n e a c h o t h e r .” H e n o t e d t h a t p r o d u c i n g e n e r g y u s e s w a t e r , a n d p r o v i d i n g f r e s h w a t e r u s e s e n e r g y . H e s a i d b o t h p r o c e s s e s f a c e g r o w i n g l i m i t s a n d p r o b l e m s . S i b b a l u c a c a l l s o n

World Water Day 2014 fete in Eastern Visayas focuses on Water is PowerT h e 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 i n E a s t e r n V i s a y a s r e m i n d s t h e p u b l i c t h a t t h e o w n e r s h i p a n d u s e o f c h a i n s a w s a r e r e g u l a t e d b y l a w, h e n c e , a n y b o d y f o u n d p o s s e s s i n g a n d u s i n g t h e t o o l w i t h o u t p e r m i t i s l i a b l e f o r c r i m i n a l p r o s e c u t i o n . D E N R R e g i o n a l E xe c u t i v e D i r e c t o r Le o n a r d o S i b b a l u c a s a i d t h a t i n l i k e m a n n e r, b u s i n e s s e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s e l l i n g t h e t o o l s h o u l d a b i d e b y t h e l a w t o a v o i d c r i m i n a l o f f e n s e . “A l t h o u g h w e r e a l i z e t h e i m p o r t a n t u s e o f c h a i n s a w s i n t h e p r o d u c t i o n o f l u m b e r m a t e r i a l s t o r e h a b i l i t a t e h o u s e s a n d continued on page 5

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o t h e r i n f r a s t r u c t u r e s d a m a g e d d u r i n g Ty p h o o n Yo l a n d a , t h e D E N R h a s t o f o l l o w i t s m a n d a t e o f r e g i s t e r i n g c h a i n s a w s , R E D S i b b a l u c a s a i d . H e a s s u r e d t h e p u b l i c t h a t D E N R w i l l f a c i l i t a t e a s i m p l i f i e d c h a i n s a w r e g i s t r a t i o n i n i t s d i f f e r e n t C o m m u n i t y 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 O f f i c e s i n t h e r e g i o n . T h e C h a i n s a w A c t , o r R e p u b l i c A c t N o. 9 1 7 5 , w h i c h w a s e n a c t e d i n 2 0 0 2 , r e g u l a t e s t h e s e l l i n g , p u r c h a s e , r e -s e l l i n g , t r a n s f e r, d i s t r i b u t i o n o r p o s s e s s i o n o f a c h a i n s a w w i t h o u t a p r o p e r p e r m i t . C o m m i s s i o n

DENR sustains intensified campaign to regulate chainsaws in East Visayas

Rotary Club of Ormoc-District 3860 president Troy Bumagat (left) gives his welcome remarks during the turnover ceremonies and blessing for the Rotary Fleet fishing boats for the fisherfolk beneficiaries from Ormoc, Albuera and Palompon held at the Ormoc City Plaza, March 17. (Photo by Raul Tiozon, Jr./PIA-8)

2 March 18, 2014

DENR lauds citizen for rescuing, turning over Green Sea TurtlesT h e 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 h a s o n c e a g a i n s c o r e d i n i t s c a m p a i g n o n t h e c o n s e r v a t i o n o f m a r i n e t u r t l e s l o c a l l y k n o w n a s p a w i k a n , t h r o u g h a c o n c e r n e d c i t i z e n , R e g i o n a l E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r L e o n a r d o S i b b a l u c a d i s c l o s e d . R E D S i b b a l u c a s a i d t h a t t h e D E N R f i e l d o f f i c e i n B o r o n g a n , E a s t e r n S a m a r i n f o r m e d t h e R e g i o n a l O f f i c e t h a t t h r e e ( 3 ) h e a d s o f l i v e G r e e n S e a T u r t l e ( C h e l o n i a M y d a s ) w e r e r e c e n t l y , r e l e a s e d b a c k t o s e a a t t h e s h o r e a r e a o f B a r a n g a y L a l a w i g a n , B o r o n g a n C i t y . “ T h e p a w i k a n s w e r e t r a p p e d i n a f i s h c o r a l ( b o n o - a n ) l o c a t e d i n L a l a w i g a n B a y , w h i c h i s o w n e d a n d o p e r a t e d b y M r . R o l a n d R o d e l e s , ” C o m m u n i t y 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 O f f i c e r M o i s e s d e l a C r u z o f D E N R - C E N R O B o r o n g a n s a i d . T h e t h r e e h e a d s o f p a w i k a n w e r e o f d i f f e r e n t s i z e s w i t h t h e b i g g e s t m e a s u r i n g m o r e t h a n h a l f m e t e r c a r a p a c e , C E N R O d e l a C r u z f u r t h e r d i s c l o s e d . H e a l s o s a i d t h a t b e f o r e t h e s e w e r e r e l e a s e d b a c k t o s e a , D E N R m e t a l t a g s w e r e p l a c e d o n t h e i r

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

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March 18, 2014 3New Zealand sets flame to coconut farmer’s hope

H o p e b u r n e d b r i g h t i n t h e h e a r t s o f f a r m e r s i n t h e s m a l l

c o c o n u t f a r m i n g c o m m u n i t y i n B r g y. G a c a o i n Pa l o, Le y t e . T h e f a r m e r ’s o n l y h o p e i s t h a t l i f e w o u l d b e c o m e b e t t e r a f t e r t h e i r p r o p e r t i e s a n d c o c o n u t d e p e n d e n t l i v e l i h o o d w e r e l e v e l e d b y t y p h o o n Yo l a n d a o n t h a t f a t e f u l d a y i n N o v e m b e r 8 . T h e f a r m e r s h o p e w a s s e t o n f i r e w h e n t h e g o v e r n m e n t o f N e w Z e a l a n d r e s p o n d e d t o t h e m u t e p l e a f o r h e l p. O n M a r c h 1 6 , 2 0 1 4 , N e w Z e a l a n d ’s M i n i s t e r o f D e f e n s e , t h e H o n o r a b l e N i k k i K a y e a n d A m b a s s a d o r R e u b e n Le v e r m o r e i n c o o r d i n a t i o n w i t h t h e Fo o d a n d A g r i c u l t u r e O r g a n i z a t i o n ( FAO ) o f t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s m a d e a f i e l d v i s i t t o t h e p o t e n t i a l c o c o n u t p r o j e c t s i t e f o r d e v e l o p m e n t . T h r o u g h t h e FAO, w h i c h i s w o r k i n g c l o s e l y w i t h t h e P h i l i p p i n e s ’ D e p a r t m e n t o f A g r i c u l t u r e a n d o t h e r g o v e r n m e n t a g e n c i e s a t a l l l e v e l s , t h e g o v e r n m e n t o f N e w Z e a l a n d c o m m i t t e d a $ 2 . 5 m i l l i o n g r a n t t o t h e c o c o n u t f a r m i n g - c o m m u n i t y i n B r g y. G a c a o t o b e u s e d i n t h e r e c o v e r y e f f o r t s f o r a g r i c u l t u r a l d e v e l o p m e n t . I n i t i a l l y, t h e P h i l i p p i n e g o v e r n m e n t r e c e i v e d $ 5 m i l l i o n f r o m N e w Z e a l a n d a s

f i r s t r e s p o n s e w h e n t h e t y p h o o n s t r u c k . I n h e r s h o r t m e s s a g e , t h e H o n o r a b l e K a y e t o l d o f h e r c o u n t r y ’s c o m m i t m e n t t o s u p p o r t a g r i c u l t u r a l d e v e l o p m e n t . S h e s a i d t h a t t h e $ 2 . 5 m i l l i o n i s f o c u s e d o n a g r i c u l t u r e f o r s u s t a i n a b l e d e v e l o p m e n t . S h e a l s o i n fo r m e d t h e co co n u t f a r m e r s t h a t s i n c e t h e p r o d u c t i v i t y t i m e o f c o c o n u t s t a k e s 6 - 8 y e a r s , c o m m u n i t y - b a s e d i n t e r c r o p p i n g w i l l b e u n d e r t a k e n a s a l t e r n a t i v e l i v e l i h o o d . O t h e r i n t e r v e n t i o n s t o r e s t o r e i n c o m e i n c l u d e t h e p r o v i s i o n o f r u m i n a n t l i v e s t o c k , c a s h - f o r - w o r k ( l a n d c l e a r i n g ) a s w e l l a s t h e p r o v i s i o n f o r p o s t h a r v e s t e q u i p m e n t . A s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f h e r c o u n t r y, M i n i s t e r K a y e u n d e r s c o r e d t h a t t h e f i e l d v i s i t w a s t o s t o c k a t t h e s i t u a t i o n a n d m a k e s u r e t h a t t h e h e l p g i v e n w o u l d r e a c h t h e b e n e f i c i a r i e s o f h e r c o u n t r y ’s c o m m i t t e d g r a n t . M e a n w h i l e , FAO r e p r e s e n t a t i v e R a j e n d r a A r y a l c l a r i f i e d t h a t N e w Z e a l a n d h a s c o m m i t t e d $ 4 m i l l i o n a n n u a l l y t o t h e c o u n t r y a s a s s i s t a n c e r e l a t i v e t o d e v e l o p m e n t p r o g r a m o f t h e g o v e r n m e n t . ( P I A - 8 )

In order to plan and strategize how to improve the consortium’s

performance for CY 2014, the Eastern Visayas Health Research and Development Consortium (EVHRDC) has to evaluate the consortium’s accomplishments. A meeting will be conducted for the consortium to be able to come up with its Work and Financial Plan for the period June 2014 to December 2014 and likewise draft activities for CY 2015. Relative to this, members of the different committees of the EVHRDC coming from the various government institutions are invited to attend the said planning workshop on 18 March 2014 at 8:00 a.m. at Ritz Tower de Leyte, Tacloban City. During the planning workshop, EVHRDC Coordinator Ms. Mae Anne D. Reyes will present the rationale of the activity, while Ms. Elenita P. San Juan will act as the facilitator. The activity will be concluded through the conduct of the presentation of the output per committee and this will be followed by an open forum. (PIA 8)

EVHRDC plans, strategizes on how to improve its performance for CY 2014

BY: AURORA CASIMPAN

BY: MARIVIC A. ALCOBER

4 March 18, 2014

City Fire Marshall aims near-zone fire incidence in Maasin City this year

A s t h e y e a r 2 0 1 4 r o l l s i n , t h e r e h a s b e e n n o r e p o r t e d

f i r e i n c i d e n c e t h a t t h e M a a s i n C i t y F i r e D e p a r t m e n t h a s r e s p o n d e d t o , s o f a r . A c c o r d i n g t o M a a s i n C i t y F i r e M a r s h a l l I n s p e c t o r K e n i t h N . C a s a s o f t h e B u r e a u o f F i r e a n d P r o t e c t i o n ( B F P ) , t h e c i t y f i r e d e p a r t m e n t a i m s t o a t t a i n n e a r z e r o -f i r e i n c i d e n c e i n M a a s i n C i t y t h i s y e a r , i n a n i n t e r v i e w a t A c t i o n C e n t e r K a p i h a n s a P I A , W e d n e s d a y , a t t h e S e n i o r C i t i z e n ’ s O f f i c e i n M a a s i n C i t y i n t i m e w i t h t h e n a t i o n a l c e l e b r a t i o n o f F i r e P r e v e n t i o n M o n t h i n M a r c h 2 0 1 4 . F i r e M a r s h a l l C a s a s n o t e d t h a t s i n c e h e a s s u m m e d l e a d e r s h i p a t c i t y f i r e d e p a r t m e n t , “ t h e r e w a s o n l y o n e f i r e i n c i d e n c e t h a t t h e y r e s p o n d e d i m m e d i a t e l y

a n d i s o l a t e d a b u s i n e s s e s t a b l i s h m e n t o n f i r e i n S i t i o T u b u r a n i n B a r a n g a y T u n g a -t u n g a l a t e l a s t y e a r .” “ H o w e v e r , a t o t a l o f 2 6 f i r e i n c i d e n c e s i n t h e c i t y w e r e r e p o r t e d i n 2 0 1 3 ,” h e s a i d .C a s a s s a i d t h e i r d e p a r t m e n t w i l l w o r k h a r d i n o r d e r t o a t t a i n t o a m u c h l e s s e r f i r e i n c i d e n c e t h a t t h e y m i g h t e n c o u n t e r t h i s y e a r . T h e n o n - o c c u r r e n c e o f f i r e i n c i d e n c e i n a c o m m u n i t y w o u l d i n d i c a t e t h a t t h e f i r e d e p a r t m e n t i s d o i n g i t s a s s i g n m e n t s a n d i s o l a t i n g f i r e i n c i d e n c e o f a n a f f e c t e d b u i l d i n g s t r u c t u r e a l s o s i g n a l s a q u i c k r e s p o n s e b y t h e i r e n d . M a a s i n C i t y F i r e D e p a r t m e n t w i l l i n t e n s i f y t h e i n f o r m a t i o n d i s s e m i n a t i o n

a n d a r m t h e c o m m u n i t y o n t h e f i r e p r e v e n t i o n t i p s a n d i d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f f i r e h a z a r d s , o r g a n i z i n g f i r e v o l u n t e e r b r i g a d e s i n a l l t h e 7 0 b a r a n g a y s o f t h e c i t y , a m o n g o t h e r a c t i v i t i e s , h e s a i d . T h e c i t y d e p a r t m e n t n o w r e g u l a r l y m a i n t a i n e d i t s 5 u n i t s o f f i r e t r u c k s a n d 2 6 - t r a i n e d p e r s o n n e l t h o u g h t h e s t a n d a r d n u m b e r o f s t a f f s h o u l d h a v e b e e n 6 0 p e r s o n n e l , h e a d d e d . H e a l s o n o t e d t h a t t h e e a r l i e r t h e f i r e v i c t i m s g e t h e l p f r o m t h e m w o u l d s p e l l o u t q u i c k r e s p o n s e s i n c e t h e y a r e r e a d y 2 4 h o u r s e v e r y d a y . “ T h e c i t y f i r e d e p a r t m e n t h o t l i n e n u m b e r i s e a s y t o r e m e m b e r , j u s t d i a l 3 3 3 ,” h e s a i d . ( e s g / P I A 8 S o L e y t e )

Tacloban City mayor Alfred Romualdez (center ) pose with Adam Klaptacz Drone Adventures (left) and MEDAIR emergency response officer Joel Kaiser after the drones sky survey held at the Tacloban City grounds, March 15. The survey can take thousands of photos that can be stitch into a 3D map which will be very useful for the rehabilitation work that is ongoing in the Yolanda affected areas. (Raul S. Tiozon/PIA-8)

March 18, 2014 5DENR sustains...from page 1

o f a n y o n e o f t h e s e a c t s e n t a i l s p e n a l t y o f P 1 5 , 0 0 0 t o P 3 0 , 0 0 0 a n d i m p r i s o n m e n t o f f o u r t o s i x y e a r s . T h e s a m e a c t a l s o d i s c o u r a g e s u n l a w f u l i m p o r t a t i o n a n d m a n u f a c t u r e a s w e l l a s t a m p e r i n g o f e n g i n e s e r i a l n u m b e r. Pe n a l t y f o r a n y o n e o f t h e s e o f f e n s e s i s e i t h e r a f i n e o f P 1 , 0 0 0 t o P 4 , 0 0 0 a n d i m p r i s o n m e n t o f o n e m o n t h t o s i x m o n t h s . M e a n w h i l e , t h e u s e o f c h a i n s a w t o c u t t r e e s o r t i m b e r o n a r e a s n o t a u t h o r i z e d b y t h e

N early a hundred farmer-leaders coming f rom di f ferent

munic ipal i t ies and c i t y of the province who were gathered at the town’s gym here Wednesday for an or ientat ion- consultat ion on rootcrops produc t ion got qual i t y sweet potato cutt ings ready for plant ing. As ide f rom an obvious excitement to spread the word among fe l low farmers to encourage them to plant as wel l , a l l the munic ipal/c i t y agr iculture of f icers (MAOs) attending the event were chal lenged to have their own nurser y out of their 2 ,000 cutt ings a l locat ion per local government unit . This wi l l ensure a steady, year-round supply of p lant ing mater ia ls so interested farmers wi l l not be at a loss on where to get the source for the seedl ings, sa id DioscoroBolatete, Senior Agr icultur ist at Phi lRootcrops who ta lked on the topic “Nurser y Establ ishment and Rootcrops

Produc t ion.” Bolatete a lso discussed cassava, another popular rootcrop. Cassava cutt ings, however, were not given to the par t ic ipants, for the ones they had brought were intended for the nurser y establ ishment of the Southern Leyte State Univers i t y (SLSU) , Bolatete told PIA. The day- long ac t iv i t y, ent i t led “Rootcrops for Food Secur i t y, L ivel ihoods, and Cl imate Smar t Farming,” was spearheaded by the Visayas State Univers i t y ( VSU) which provided the choice cutt ings, a long with SLSU through i ts ex tension ser v ices, and the provincia l government, sa id Mar ina G ador, Provincia l Agr icultur ist . Provincia l Board Member Ai leen Estrera spoke in behal f of Gov. Roger Mercado dur ing the opening ceremonies. Dr.Jul ietaRoa of VSU said there wi l l be a ser ies of t ra inings to farmers in speci f ic towns of the province

So. Leyte farmers get quality sweet potato cuttings from VSU

as a fo l low-up ac t iv i t y, so the subjec t on rootcrops propagat ion can better be expla ined and demonstrated. She persuaded the agr iculture of f icers of the var ious munic ipal i t ies to set dates for the schedule of t ra inings, and speci fy whether i t i s for produc t ion, label l ing, or market ing k ind of t ra ining. The MAOs gladly compl ied by submitt ing their suggested schedules before ever yone dispersed. Dr. Jul ie Tan, who discussed the “Health , Nutr i t ion Benef i ts and Food Produc ts” der ived out of the rootchrops, shared her exper ience with those who c la imed that sweet potato, a long with other tubers, have ant i -ageing proper t ies, and are used for cosmetics and personal hygiene produc ts. She sa id in other countr ies, camote is the main ingredient for a fac ia l powder and even l ipst ick . (P IA8-Southern Leyte)

(From left) Albuera mayor Junie dela Cerna, Rotary Club DG Francis Rivera, Ormoc City mayor Ondo Codilla, IPDG Peter Rodriguez and presidents of the Fishing Association s sign the Memorandum of Agreement where the fishermen are obliged to remit 10 percent of their daily income to their respective fishing associations while 90 percent goes to them (as beneficiaries). The MOA signing was held during the turn-over ceremonies and blessing for the Rotary Fleet fishing boats for the fisherfolk beneficiaries from Ormoc, Albuera and Palompon held at the Ormoc City Plaza, March 17. (Photo by Raul Tiozon, Jr./PIA-8)BY: MARCELO PEDALINO

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b e i n g p r o s e c u t e d f o r a s e p a r a t e o f f e n s e t h a t m a y h a v e b e e n s i m u l t a n e o u s l y c o m m i t t e d . T h e c h a i n s a w u n l a w f u l l y u s e d s h a l l b e l i k e w i s e c o n f i s c a t e d i n f a v o r o f t h e g o v e r n m e n t . ( P I A 8 )

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n g a m g a n e g o s a s y o n , h a k a t a p o s t a p o s a n u m a b o t g i h a p o n h a p u n t o n g a n a g k a a d a h i n p a g k a - a r a s y a n g a m a g p a p a h a m t a n g h i n m a d i g - o n n g a k a m u r a y a w a n n g a n p r o g r e s o h a M i n d a n a o , ” s e r i n g n i D e l e s .

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p a r a h a n o k a s y o n e n g i n d u d u m a r a n a h a p a g k a y a n a . “ E n i n g a o k a s y o n e n n a g k i k i n a h a n g l a n h i n m a s u s i n g a p a g p l a n o n g a n m g a k u n s i d e r a s y o n l a b - i n a b a h i n h a n l u g a r , e t c . I g p a p a g a w a s n a n a m o n a n m g a i m b i t a s y o n h a d i r i n a m a i h a , ” s e r i n g n i y a .

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h e l d a l o n g M a n g o n b a n g o n R i v e r . A s s e m b l y i s a t B r g y . 4 4 - A a t t h e b r i d g e a l o n g S t a . C r u z S t r e e t , a t 7 : 0 0 o ’c l o c k i n t h e m o r n i n g o n M a r c h 2 2 . T h i s a c t i v i t y w i l l b e j o i n e d b y d i f f e r e n t d o n o r -p a r t n e r s f r o m t h e p r i v a t e s e c t o r , t h e b a r a n g a y c o u n c i l m e m b e r s , t h e c o n s t i t u e n t s a n d o t h e r s t a k e h o l d e r s w h o l i v e a l o n g t h e d i f f e r e n t w a t e r b o d i e s . R E D S i b b a l u c a d i s c l o s e d

t h a t i n R e g i o n 8 , a t o t a l o f 2 0 w a t e r b o d i e s w e r e a d o p t e d b y 3 9 p r i v a t e e s t a b l i s h m e n t s a n d s i x ( 6 ) l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t u n i t s u n d e r t h e A d o p t - a n -E s t e r o / W a t e r b o d y P r o g r a m . A c c o r d i n g t o s t a t i s t i c s , a b o u t 1 7 m i l l i o n p e o p l e i n t h e P h i l i p p i n e s h a v e n o a c c e s s t o s a f e d r i n k i n g w a t e r a n d o v e r 1 5 m i l l i o n s t i l l h a v e n o a c c e s s t o e l e c t r i c i t y . ( P I A 8 )

Philippine Information Agency 8 regional director Olive Tiu (3rd from right) led the ceremonial breaking of champagne during the turn-over of Rotary Fleet fishing boats to 46 Yolanda affected fishermen in Western Leyte from Rotary International Districts 3870 RC Cuban and 3860 RC Ormoc held at the beach front of Ormoc Bay, March 17. (Photo by Raul Tiozon, Jr./PIA-8)

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