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NCCA highlights legacies of Iliganons cultural historyLorry V. GabuleNORTHERN Mindanao

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 Vol. 3 No. 216

Boosting gross domestic product a top priority, Palace official says

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DOLE attached agency targets release of P1.6M assistance to 163 livelihood applications

2 Butuan IP villages benefit DSWD’s community-led projects

Coast Guard puts up sub-station in Sta. Cruz

COMELEC-Dipolog holds mobile registration of voters in barangays

NorthCot extends more aid to landslide-affected families in Arakan

Team Tacurong bags 4 golds in Mindanao taekwondo championship

City to sign MOA establishing Pinoy Nutrition Hub in Ozamiz

StartUp Weekend in CDO slated

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Information to Empower Filipinos

9Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob

Jasper Marie Oblina-Rucat

Noel B. Najarro

Julius R. Paner

Mary May A. Abellon

Shahana Joy E. Duerme

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Eunice G. Montaos

NCCA highlights legacies of Iliganons cultural history

NCCA highlights legacies of Iliganons cultural history

The National Commission for the Culture and the Arts (NCCA) brings to the limelight the cultural heritage of Iligan

city as it recognizes the need to create among the people a consciousness, respect and pride for the legacies of Filipino cultural history and love of country.

Republic Act 10066, otherwise known as the National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009, provides for the protection and conservation of the national cultural heritage by NCCA in coordination with the cultural agencies and other national agencies. Likewise, Republic Act 7356, Section 12 mandates the NCCA, through the Sub-commission on Cultural Heritage (SCH) to conserve, promote and protect the nation’s historical and cultural heritage. The SCH first launched the Taoid Heritage Program in 2012, referred

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to as the program and has since then become the Flagship Program of the Sub-commission. Taoid Program is a yearlong cultural intervention with the primary objective of strengthening the people’s awareness of the Filipino cultural heritage and to encourage their participation in the preservation and protection of our cultural legacies. In Iligan, the NCCA launched the Taoid Program timely with the culminating activity of the weeklong celebration of the Iligan’s 64th Founding Anniversary on June 16. The team was headed by Rev.Fr. Harold Ll. Rentoria, OSA, SCH Commissioner, with other 12 committee members, and the ‘Living Asia’ to cover and assess Iligan city’s ancestral heritage. The team had a courtesy call with city mayor Celso G. Regencia at the city hall, and visited City Hall Buhanginan Hills Anahaw amphitheatre, Macaraeg-Macapagal Ancestral House, the St. Michael’s Cathedral,

and Cabili obelisk at city plaza. On June 16, started the Tartanilya (horse-drawn carriage) Painting Contest with the theme, “Kabilin sa Iligan,” joined by 20 tartanilyas with their artists. The project is under Sangguniang Panlungsod committee chair Mitchelle Sweet-BoocofIligan. Prizes come from the NCCA-SCH funds. Councilor Sweet said “it’s an annual activity dubbed ‘Parada’ Tartanilya Painting Contest, and we set a day where these calezas tour

around the city already painted.” Iligan has ‘Tartanilya,’ used as a regular means of transportation and means of livelihood for rig drivers apart from being a tourist attraction in the city. It remains as their source of income to help/support their families for a living. As the artists went through with the Painting Contest, operators, rig drivers were having their Orientation/Training of Rig Drivers, their role as historical transport in modern city such as Iligan. Tartanilya contributes in the promotion of a historical treasure. Speakers in Orientation/Training for Rig Driving were Dr. Cecil Tangyan, chairman, Department of History, MSU-IIT, and traffic officer to talk on tourist transport rules and grooming. Final judging of the contest was chaired by Commissioner Rentoria,

along with other local members of the board of judges on June 18. In the afternoon was the Parade of the painted Tartanilyas around the city, with passengers from the SCH team, passing through the road with historical sites, from the old church St. Michael’s Cathedral, to the Rotonda, the obelisk, passing through ancestral heritage, like Badelles Ancestral House and converged at the Don Ubaldo Laya Ancestral House for the awarding of winners of the Contest. Iligan City tourism officer Donnabelle Olado said they have gathered students and youth to witness the awarding of the Tartanilya Painting Contest, to be able to admire Tartanilya as part of history, followed by a lecture/briefing on historical sites in Iligan, and all the treasures, destinations in Iligan, one is the

Tartanilya, lorded during the Spanish regime, used as transport here in the city. June 18 was also loaded with an activity where a Forum on Heritage Law was discussed by Atty. Karen Malilong-Isberto of NCCA, in partnership with Department of History, MSU-IIT. In the evening, a

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Fellowship Dinner was hosted by the City Government at the Macaraeg-Macapagal Ancestral House, Timoga Spring. A night for the visitors in Iligan, entertained with a cultural dance ritual presentation of the Kalimulan Cultural Dance Troupe of MSU-IIT, Iligan City, and the city government Buhanginan Voices. Highlighting their two-day visit was the June 19 Launching of the Taoid Heritage Program, the Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the NCCA-SCH as the First Party, which spearheads the implementation, providing funding support to projects and activities; the City Government (LGU) as the

Second Party, which coordinates with regional/provincial offices of national government agencies and institutions, to gain their support for the program; the Diocese of Iligan, as the Third Party, coordinate closely with the parties in the implementation of the program, their pastoral councils/groups to gain their support for the Program. The Signing was done right at the site where the majestic Maria Cristina Falls had its full grandeur of water falling. The signing witnessed by members of the City Tourism Council and the city government officials. Rev. Rentoria said Iligan will be

part of their provincial/city visits having been included in the Taoid Program, and assist the local government units (LGUs) in the technical assessment of built-heritage for possible declaration by the National Museum of the Philippines and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.

Taoid, is an Ilocano word which means ‘inheritance’ and in vernacular language its means ‘kabilin.’ The SCH, the overseer, will assist local communities across the country to discover, document, conserve and disseminate their cultural heritage properties.

Across the Nation

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Across the Nation

Malacañang rallies vs climate changeMalacañang urged all sectors to help government bequeath

to future generations of Filipinos a legacy of resilience, not vulnerability, to climate change.

Palace Deputy Spokesperson Abigail Valte said government needs the cooperation and support of all sectors as climate change is a complex issue.

“We must work together to find a solution,” she said Tuesday during a press briefing.

She raised the point as experts cited human activities as mainly

causing the increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions which they said trap heat in the atmosphere, raising global temperature since the mid-20th century so climate change resulted.

Citing key findings of its Fifth Assessment Report (AR5),Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said

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such warming is undeniable.Limiting climate change will require

substantial and sustained reduction in GHG emissions, IPCC noted.

According to Dr. Rosa Perez, one of the Philippines’ IPCC experts, human activities like deforestation, energy production, agriculture, industrial operations and waste generation are among sources of GHGs like carbon dioxide.

“Climate affects us and the environment but we also affect climate through such activities,” she said during the briefing.

She warned about excessive emission of GHGs, noting thisexacerbates the warming greenhouse effect.

Latest available data confirm occurrence of warming over the years, Perez noted.

“Thirteen of the 14 warmest years were recorded in the 21st century,” she said. “Is it bad? Yes. It seems we’re already having planetary fever.”

Experts already warned the Philippines is among countries most vulnerable to climate change’s impacts.

Such impacts are onslaught of weather extremes as well as sea level and temperature rise.

Government continues spearheading GHG emission-reducinginitiatives, like those promoting green production, to mitigate climate change.

Also among government’s initiatives are disaster risk reduction and other coping mechanisms aimed at helping the country adapt to the changing climate.

“Though we’re not so naive to think that climate change’s major effects are still reversible, we also believe this is not the beginning of a continuing decline,” Valte said.

In November 2013, typhoon “Yolanda” (international name Haiyan) plowed through Central Philippines and nearly destroyed everything in its path.

“Yolanda” was among the strongest tropical cyclones to make landfall in the world’s recorded history, experts said.

Onslaught of “Yolanda” fueled local and international support for government’s bid to build back better in areas this typhoon ravaged.

Valte noted similar support and cooperation, sustained over time, is among keys to addressing repercussions of the changing climate.

“Such is necessary in the fight against climate change,” she said. (PNA)

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Boosting gross domestic product a top priority, Palace official says

It is the administration’s goal to increase the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) to attain inclusive growth, Presidential

Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said during Tuesday’s press briefing.

Coloma was commenting on reports that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) plans to cut its 2014 growth forecast for the Philippines due to data showing a slump in government spending.

He said that despite the forecasts of such external entities as the IMF, the real challenge to the government is how to revitalize the economy and strengthen industries and services to attain high GDP growth that would in turn help the government carry out its reform programs and achieve inclusive growth.

“Kung anuman po ang pananaw nila, ang determinasyon pa rin ay buo na dapat mapalaki ang GDP growth natin at maging inclusive growth ang matamo natin mula sa pagsulong na ito,” he said.

The IMF has said that reduced government spending would curtail economic activities in the country.

The government posted a budget surplus in the first five months of the year, the result of higher revenues and a marginal decline in disbursements.

The surplus came in the midst of the need to spend aggressively, especially on rehabilitation efforts in areas devastated by Typhoon Yolanda last year.

The IMF however said that the slower disbursements in the second quarter might not support economic growth.

The Philippines’ first quarter GDP growth slowed to 5.7 percent from 6.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013. PND

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Academe sector expands inter-EAGA ties through educ exchange programs Institutional partnerships between the focus areas of the Brunei

Darussalam Indonesia Malaysia the Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) continue to expand and diversify with the recently sealed academe collaboration between the Palawan State University (PSU) - Philippines and Jesselton College - Kota Kinabalu.


Academe sector expands inter-EAGA ties through educ exchange programs

The new partnership was forged through a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the two universities last month in Kota Kinabalu, which aims to facilitate workplace industry placement and education programme exchanges between the neighbouring states. Through the partnership, PSU is expected to establish its own international programme in Kota Kinabalu.

“One of the best ways to make the academe stronger and more essential is by opening our gates to collaboration and partnerships. It brings about creation of innovative ideas by bringing together a group of smart people who can have their hands on the pulse of our University’s community,” said Lorna Gelito, Ph.D., PSU’s Vice-President for Academic Affairs.

She added that the partnership will establish the relevance of the academic sector in BIMP-EAGA’s pursuit for societal development and good governance.

“We welcome this development as an opportunity to learn from each other’s experiences and expertise, highlighting the commonalities between the two cities,” said Datuk Teo Chee Kang, special tasks minister for Kota Kinabalu.

Teo added that apart from academic and professional exchange, the sealed partnership is also designed to boost business and tourist activities between the two EAGA focus areas.

The exchange can now be further facilitated by MASwings direct flights’ from Kota-Kinabalu to Puerto Princesa and vice versa.

During the 17th BIMP-EAGA Ministerial

Meeting held in Manado, Indonesia in November last year, linkages between and among the universities in BIMP-EAGA have been identified as one of the priority initiatives of the sub-region. In a joint statement, the ministers urged the academe players to boost the student and faculty exchange programs among BIMP-EAGA universities.

“Our academe sector plays a crucial role in generating strategic and relevant studies that will help narrow the development gaps across and within the sub-region,” said Luwalhati Antonino, chair of the Mindanao Development Authority and Philippine signing minister for BIMP-EAGA.

She added that such initiative also helps strengthen the socio-cultural connection within the sub-region and facilitates the exchange of ideas and knowledge-based researches that will help improve cross-border relations among EAGA-member countries.

The establishment of a socio-cultural cluster for BIMP-EAGA is currently being explored by the ministers to provide stronger government support to the emerging collaborations in the fields of education, vocational courses, sports, and film within BIMP-EAGA.

“For years, we have relentlessly pushed for physical connectivity in the sub-region. With private-led initiatives on socio-cultural partnerships, it is high time for us to include in our radar the need to also connect the people of BIMP-EAGA,” Antonino said.


MisOr CareS launchedby PIO

MISAMIS ORIENTAL - The provincial government of Misamis Oriental has launched on July 7 its P120 million healthcare and social services program at Initao provincial hospital.


Misamis Oriental Care System, commonly known as MisOr CareS is the new comprehensive health and social services program which anchors on delivering aid to human health and social development to people, specifically the indigents. The P120M health and social service program According to Governor Yevgeny Vincente B. Emano, with the P120 million budget, the provincial government will enrol 20,000 beneficiaries under the “point of care” system of PhilHealth which amounts to P48 million. “PhilHealth is a good program of the government, millions of Filipinos have benefitted on it but in my administration, we will provide more and better health and social services to the people,” the governor said. “We did not eradicate PhilHealth, we still adhere to its “point of care” system,” he added. In addition, under the P120 million budget are medical and dental services, laboratory services and medicines, including assistance to individuals who have lost members of their family with corresponding MisOr CareS access cards. Further, it will provide additional funds to the eight provincial hospitals in Misamis Oriental namely Misamis Oriental Provincial Hospital (MOPH)-Magsaysay, MOPH-Gingoog City, MOPH-Talisayan, MOPH-Balingasag, MOPH-Claveria, MOPH-OWWA Alubijid, MOPH-Initao, and MOPH-Manticao.Benefits and services Under MisOr CareS, beneficiaries can avail the following health

services: free medical consultation from MOPH doctors for outpatients, free hospitalization, free medicines and laboratory services in the eight provincial hospitals. For individuals admitted to private hospitals, assistance may vary depending on the cash availability of the province. Also, MisOr CareS provides assistance to special and critical cases such as individuals who have heart, kidney and lungs ailments and are admitted to special treatment centers. Another barangay-based health program dubbed as Himsog MisOr is implemented wherein free medical and dental services will be delivered every day to the barangays including information education campaign on health programs of the province. Meanwhile, social services include medicine assistance to special laboratory procedures, blood assistance, scholarship assistance, senior citizens’ benefits, calamity assistance, and the four-in-one assistance when member of a family dies, encompassing free embalming services, free coffin, free transportation services within the province, and can borrow tents from the province.“MisOr CareS saved my life” Although MisOr CareS has been formally launched only this month, its benefits and services were experienced by the Misamisnons already. Rosita Salvaleon, a resident of barangay Waterfall in Balingasag town cried as she narrated how MisOr CareS saved her life after giving birth to her


eleventh child at MOPH-Balingasag. “Wala ko magdahom nga mabuhi pa ako, pagpanganak nako nagluya na kaayo ko. Sauna ako raman bana magtabang nako apan karon nga nagpadala ako sa hospital, ako nga pamahala na kay wala man gayud kami’y ikabayad sa hospital,” (I never thought that I’d live. When I gave birth I was weak. Before, it was only my husband who helped me. Now I let myself brought to the hospital to give birth though we don’t have funds for it.) Salvaleon said. “Pag-abot nako sa hospital, diretso ang mga nurse og doctor nag-atiman nako, aduna sila mga ipangtupok, akong giwakli kay wala lagi kami’y ibayad. Apan gipasabot ko sa nurse nga libre na tanan og wala na ako’y angay huna-hunaon pa kay anaa ang MisOr CareS makatabang nako,” (Upon arriving at the hospital, the doctors and nurses immediately attended to my needs. They were injecting [medical stuff] but I refused coz I don’t have money to pay. But then the nurse explained it to me that everything is for free and I don’t have anything to think about coz there is MisOr Cares that can help me) she added. “Una wala gayud ako pa makasabot apan sa pagkadungog nako nga libre, nagpatupok na ako sa dextrose diha dayon. Og paghuman nako panganak, maski isa ka sintabos, wala kami’y gibayran sa hospital, libre pa akong tambal,” (At first I didn’t understand but when I heard it is for free, immediately I allowed

myself to be injected with dextrose. After I gave birth, we didn’t pay any single centavo in the hospital and the medicines are also for free) she said while wiping her tears. “Grabe nga kalipay akong gibati, pati akong tambal nalibre, sukad-sukad wala na ako magtu-o nga aduna pa’y libre karon labi na kung ikaw ma-hospital, apan tungod aning MisOr CareS, tinood gyud diay nga aduna pay libre og aduna pay gobernador nga naghuna-huna sa among kaayuhan og panginahanglanon, labi na sama nako nga uyamot gayud,” I am deeply happy. My medicines are also for free. I didn’t believe that there are still for free nowadays especially when admitted to the hospital. But because of the MisOr Cares, then I realized that there are still for free and there is a governor who is thinking for our welfare and needs, especially to the poor) she expressed. Teodora B. Camay from barangay Looc in the municipality of Salay was diagnosed with Diabetes Milletus and was admitted for nine days yet did not pay a single centavo upon discharge. “Dako akong bill, mga P13,000 pero wala ako’y nabayran maski piso,” (My bill reached to P13,000 and I didnt pay a single centavo) Camay said. Felix Quipanes from barangay Alicumuhan, Sugbongcogon diagnosed with tuberculosis and was admitted for five days, still did not pay a single centavo. He said this is of big help to the residents of the province.


City to sign MOA establishing Pinoy Nutrition Hub in Ozamiz by Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob

OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental - The City Government is set to sign a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with non-government organizations (NGO’s) and selected barangays for the establishment of the Pinoy Nutrition Hub (PNH), in Ozamiz city, on Thursday, July 10.

The PNH is an adaptation of the Positive Deviance Hearth (PDH) in the Filipino context, which will be tested in the selected pilot areas where malnutrition is prevalent, Lelita G. Navarez, City Nutrition Officer, said. She said the PDH is an approach that has been successful in decreasing malnutrition in the communities using local wisdom and local resources for treating and preventing malnutrition from behaviors learned and found out

The MOA signing is part of the month-long activities lined-up by the City Nutrition Office Council in observance of the July National Nutrition Month with this year’s theme: “Kalamidad Paghandaan: Gutom at Malnutrisyon Agapan! (Prepare for Disasters: Prevent Hunger and

Malnutrition),” Navarez said. Signatories of the MOA will include the World Vision, Kahayag Development Program, Inc. (KDPI) and five of the city’s 51 barangays, which have been designated as pilot areas: Maningcol, Do?a Consuelo, Gango, San Antonio and Bacolod, Navarez said. Meanwhile, the MOA specifies the following tasks: the City Government, through the City Nutrition Office Office, will oversee


StartUp Weekend in CDO slatedby Jasper Marie Oblina-Rucat

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Department of Science and Technology through its Information and Communications Technology Office (DOST-ICT) is supporting Startup Weekend Cagayan de Oro slated on July 11 to 13 at Capitol University, this city.

Aimed at generating breakthrough ideas from tech communities in the Mindanao region, Startup Weekend is a 54 hour competition where developers, designers, marketers, technopreneurs and venture capitalists come together to share ideas, form teams, build products and launch startup business. However, Stephani Rosalind P. Caragos, President of Cagayan de Oro ICT (CDO-ICT) Business Council during a press conference encourages non-technical people to attend. She said that the beauty of this activity is that there are so many non-technical people with really good ideas but don’t know who to tap. She said that it is through the StartUp Weekend that they get to know the people with the technical skills that can help them.

The event gathers experts and practitioners from different fields of business to mentor the participants as they launch their concepts into business reality. Further, attendees get to participate and experience the different stages of the business cycle including idea creation and business pitching, prototype development, mentorship and networking sessions until product or business presentations are proposed to possible investors and funders, said Haifa Carina S. Baluyos, Executive Director of Developers Connect (DevCon) Philippines, Inc. Startup Weekend Cagayan de Oro is organized by the CDO ICT Business Council, TechTalks.ph, DevCon Philippines and Ideaspace in partnership with the DOST-ICT.

the overall implementation of the PNH and the Barangas will implement the same in their selected puroks. As to the NGO’s World Vision will conduct capacity-building to PNH implementers based on capacity

needs in achieving the goal of the project, in collaboration with the Department of Health (DOH) and KDPI will provide technical support and the skills development initiatives needed by the PNH Team.


POPCOM Caraga to conduct Youth FairBy Noel B. NajarroBUTUAN CITY- The Population Commission (POPCOM) regional office here will conduct a Youth Fair on Friday (July 11) even as it joins the world in its commemoration of the World Population Day.


According to its news advisory sent to various media outlets here on Wednesday, the agency will conduct various youth activities here in coop-eration with the different schools in the city. The theme for this year’s celebra-tion is :”Investing In Young people.” POPCOM Caraga Regional Direc-tor Alexander A. Makinano pointed out that the increasing number of out-of-school youth and unemployed youth gravely affect the socio-eco-nomic development of the country. However, Makinano stressed the importance of giving the support to the youth by providing them qual-ity and decent education for this will create greater opportunities in the future, the POPCOM released information said. Makinano also empha-sized that investing in the adolescents and the young people by promoting healthy habits and ensuring educa-tion and employment op-portunities, access to health services and social security coverage for all workers is the best investment to improve the lives of the future gener-ations and to accelerate the fight against poverty, inequi-ty and gender discrimination. The advisory cited Unit-ed Nations Population Fund (UNPFA) report that there are 1.8 billion people aged 10 to 24 in the world, making one quarter of the world’s popula-tion. Those comprising ado-lescents (aged 11 to 19) and the youth (aged 15 to 24).

In the Philippines, the POPCOM advisory said that a study revealed that the majority of the country’s population (33 percent of the 92.3 million) consists of the youth - those who are 30-years old and be-low. About 2.04 million youth aging 15 to 30 are accordingly unemployed. It also cited NSO’s 2011 report that about 6.24 million of the estimat-ed 39 million Filipinos aged 6 to 34 did not attend school and the figure is much higher than the 4.8 million re-ported to have stayed-out of schools in 2002 according to its Annual Pov-erty Indicator’s Survey (APIS). (PNA)


DOLE attached agency targets release of P1.6M assistance to 163 livelihood applicationsBy Noel B. Najarro

Butuan City- A regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) attached agency in charge of the reintegration of overseas Filipino workers here said it is targetting to provide or release a sizable amount as livelihood assistance to over 100 applicants seeking P 10,000.00 livelihood assistance.

Ms. Nancy P. Jacinto, Law and Employment Officer (LEO) III of the National Reintegration Center for OFWs of the regional office here said during a recent forum that among their targets for the second semester (July-December) is the release of the livelihood assistance to some 163 applications for a P 10,000.00 peso livelihood assistance.

According to Jacinto, their office had processed and submitted already

the applications to their head office which is under review this time.

Their other targets for the period, Jacinto said, includes conduct of a financial awareness seminar to some 250 OFW’s or their families. They are aiming for 4 seminars at least one per province in the region, reaching out to some 50 participants per province.

She said her agency also would conduct or facilitate small business management training to some 250


OFWs or their families and 10K livelihood assistance beneficiaries.

Their office would also survey or monitor some 50 10K livelihood assistance beneficiaries whil NRCO would also conduct four skills training to some 63 distressed or displaced

women OFWs for their “Balik Pinay, Balik Hanapbuhay” program.

The NRCO is an attached agency of the DOLE in charge of the reintegration of the returning OFWs. (PNA)

2 Butuan IP villages benefit DSWD’s community-led projects

BUTUAN CITY - Barangays Anticala and Pianing, specifically sitios Mahayahay and Catabwanan, of this city inaugurated recently the day care center projects, identified and implemented by ordinary citizens in the said barangay.

By Eunice G. Montaos

“With the intervention of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga, these projects were made possible through empowering local citizens by letting them articulate the causes of their poverty problems and equipping them through trainings for project implementation,” said Regional Planning Officer Jean Paul Parajes, who represented

regional director Minda Brigoli, during the turn-over ceremony.

Parajes clarified that DSWD allotted Php 1,300,000 for the said projects from the Grassroots Participatory Budgeting Process (GPBP) fund.

“These GPBP projects of Anticala and Pianing made use of the Community-Driven Development (CDD) strategy of the DSWD’s Kapit-Bisig Laban


sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS),” added Parajes.

Moral Recovery Program Officer Pastor Charlie Prior, representative of City Mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr., disclosed the partnership of city local government unit (CLGU) of Butuan with DSWD in this endeavor through the provision of technical assistance and a local counterpart contribution (LCC) amounting to Php 250,000 (rough estimate).

“This early childhood care project will be the landmark in your place of the feat of our unity,” Pastor Prior remarked.

“The CDD process is really an example of the true meaning of democracy wherein people, even those marginalized IP sectors, get the privilege to lead the implementation of their needed community facilities, which one way or another, address their problems of poverty,” expressed Anticala Punong Barangay Armando Boligol.

Tribal Chieftain Ruben Dapeniagan, or Hawudon Buhay, also expressed his thanks to the national and local governments for the day care center project that he, and his fellow villagers received.

“It is in our capability trainings and seminars that we have pondered that education really matters, and so, most concerned people in this village participated for this to be realized,” Hawudon Buhay said.

“This Project realized the plans and visions of the tribe. It will address the problem of education in this sitio,” he added.

Pianing Tribal Chieftain and also Barangay Project Management Committee (BPMC) chairperson Edbert Javier, or Hawudon Subangan, shared that before the Project started, their community dreamt of a day care center since they are in a far-flung location.

“It was not easy to be a

volunteer, we had undergone many difficulties especially in the transportation of materials since the supplier’s equipment has to pass in the three rivers and need to traverse a muddy and rocky road,” emotionally shared Hawudon Subangan.

“Our efforts as volunteers finally paid off. Now, our children have a comfortable and conducive place for them to be educated at their early age and the parents can focus in their livelihood works,” he concluded.


Governor Solon opens Kamdaat BridgeMALUNGON, Sarangani - Governor Steve Chiongbian Solon speaks during the inauguration of Kamdaat Bridge in Barangay Kiblat Monday, July 7. Governor Solon said, “magtambayayong ta kanunay para sa atong development diri sa atong barangay kay 100 percent suporta gikan sa atong probinsya”. This P10.2-million bridge built under the Sulong Imprastraktura of the provincial government leads to six neighboring barangays namely Kibala, Alkikan, Datal Bila, Datal Batong, Malabod, and Barrio Blaan. (Jake T. Narte/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)


KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato – At least 1,334 scholarship slots for technical vocational education have been opened for interested and under-privileged individuals in SOCCSKSARGEN Region, TESDA announced.

1,334 techvoc scholarship slots available -- TESDA 12By: Danilo E. Doguiles

Richard Amparo, regional operations division chief of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) 12 said these grants are available under the Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP) for various qualification programs.

TWSP is a direct financial intervention in the provision of training programs intended to address gaps in critical skills and job requirements needed to boost the economy and needed by industries in a particular area.

Specifically, scholarship coupons for SOCCSKSARGEN Region cover 202 items agri-fishery/agribusiness/agri-industrial sector, 60 in general infrastructure/construction/ housing, 295 in manufacturing, 206 in information technology, 271 in tourism, 200 in language and culture, and 100 in trainers’ methodology.

These scholarship grants are valued at P8.504 million.

TWSP is open to poor, unemployed students and jobseekers as well as individuals who do not have

formal training in the profession they desire to work in.

A scholar should be at least 18 years old at the time of the training.

Interested persons are advised to inquire regarding available courses in their area from the nearest TESDA field office where the scholarship forms are also available.

Amparo added that over 2,000 scholarship units more are expected to be opened for the region soon, depending on the issuance of memorandum from TESDA Central Office since TESDA 12 has targeted 4,005 TWSP slots for 2014, with a total value of P34.793 million.

Meanwhile, Rolando Palencia, designated information officer of TESDA 12, emphasized that taking technical vocational education and training courses is a very viable alternative to taking full college courses.

“In only two to three months, they could finish a TVET course at very low expenses and already apply for jobs,”


SOCCSKSARGEN Region boasts of 76.1% placement rate of TVET graduates based on the nationwide Impact Evaluation Survey in 2013, which has placed the region third best performing region in terms of graduates that got employed.

SOCCSKSARGEN Region straddles the provinces of South Cotabato, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Sarangani as well as the cities of Koronadal, General Santos, Tacurong, Kidapawan, and

Cotabato City.Amparo also

announced that other than the TWSP, TESDA has also recently awarded 1,387 scholarship slots under the Private Education Student Financial Assistance (PESFA).

This year, TESDA 12 proposed 1,510 scholarship units under PESFA with a total value of P11.793 million. (DEDoguiles-PIA 12)

ARAKAN, North Cotabato-- A team from the provincial government recently conducted a relief distribution to 38 families in Sitio Tinago, Barangay Na-palico of this municipality who were affected by a landslide last month.

NorthCot extends more aid to landslide-affected families in ArakanBy: Shahana Joy E. Duerme

The relief mission which is the second as the provincial government initiated the first relief distribution weeks after the incident, was headed by a composite team which includes the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operations Council (PDRRMOC), Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO), Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO), Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPAg), Office of the Provincial Veterinarian (OPVet) and the Office of the Vice Governor.

Cynthia Ortega, head of the PDRRMOC said that the relief assistance given to the families will

help augment their daily needs.“The relief assistance given

to each family includes a sack of rice and school supplies for the children.

“Meanwhile, of families affected eight were given P3,000 each as cash assistance intended for materials to build new homes after their houses were totally destroyed by the calamity which took place on June 14, 2014,” Ortega noted.

After the distribution, a meeting was held to tackle the issues and the requests of the affected families.

Engr. Eliseo Mangliwan, provincial agriculturist stated that most of the affected families rely on farming for


livelihood. Their request for rice, corn and vegetable seedlings will be downloaded from the Municipal Agriculturist Office and their village chairman will facilitate the distribution.

Also, one of the main concerns is the need to relocate the eight families so they can build houses and start anew. In this regard, Jessie Enid, focal person of the Cotabato Provincial Hospital told village chairman Roweno T. Bansuran to follow up the passing of the barangay resolution for the relocation of the families.

Enid added that the relocation site will be inspected by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources- Mines and Geosciences Bureau (DENR-MGB) to ascertain if the area is safe from calamities like landslides.

Also, during the meeting, the families requested the Office of the

Provincial Veterinarian (OPVet) to check their farm animals and livestock.

In response, provincial veterinarian Dr. Rufino Suropia gave them assurance that personnel from his office will return to the area for animal health activity such as giving of vitamins and de-worming.

Dr. Suropia informed the families that he has already communicated with the Department of Agriculture (DA 12) and requested for livestock assistance which includes distribution of ducks and other poultry animals.

“The affected families just have to coordinate with our office for the release of the livestock under the Animal Distribution Program of the OPVet,” Dr. Suropia explained. (SJDuerme-PIA12/JSta.Cruz&RASotto-N. Cotabato Provincial Government)

TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat-- Despite fielding only 13 players to the Mindanao Taekwondo Championship and 1st Gov. Emmylou Mendoza Invi-tational Taekwondo Tournament, Team Tacurong managed to amass four gold medals, two silver and four bronze.

Team Tacurong bags 4 golds in Mindanao taekwondo championship

The tournament, which was joined by over 400 participants, was held at the Notre Dame of Kidapawan College in Kidapawan City on July 5 – 6 and was part of the Centennial Celebration of Cotabato Province.

Delegations came from Iligan City and Cagayan de Oro City in Region 10; Davao City, Digos City and Tagum City in Region 11 as well as teams from different parts of SOCCSKSARGEN Region.

Team Tacurong’s gold medalists


were Mary Angeli Yap, Angela Jane Segura, Aaliyah Freno and Vassily Purazo.

Two players, Regine Paba and John Daniel Espino, competed in the finals but settled for silver medals instead.

Four other players rounded up the medal tally by getting the bronze medals: Carl Echavez, John Dexter dela Fuente, Jomer Sotto and Joana Marie Espulgar.

Team Tacurong was led by City Councilor Rodrigo Jamorabon and coached by Charles Naecolt Saavedra.

Meanwhile, the presence of former taekwondo Olympian and actor Monsour del Rosario highlighted

the Mindanao-wide competition.

Del Rosario, who is also a city councilor of Makati, delivered an inspirational message to all the young athletes and also gave ample time to sign autographs and pose for several photo sessions.

Del Rosario was joined Philippine Taekwondo Association Region 4A/4B Chairman Mario Frigillana and Stephen Fernandez, the only member of Philippine Taekwondo Team who won a bronze medal for the country during the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. (DEDoguiles-PIA 12 with report from LGU Tacurong City Information)


Davao Cultural Fest in Singapore aims to lure ASEAN market

DAVAO CITY- The Davao Cultural Festival (July 15-20) in Singapore aims to promote Davao City as a preferred tourism and investment destinations in the ASEAN (Associ-ation of Southeast Asian Nations) region. The delegation will be led by the Department of Tourism XI, Davao

City Tourism Office and is joined by delegates from the private sector coming from Davao City-based hotels, convention facilities and travel and tour agencies. DOT Assistant Secretary Art Boncato says the want to grow the ASEAN market considering that tourists arrivals from ASEAN countries is not as high compared to other countries.

by Rudolph Alama


Coast Guard puts up sub-station in Sta. CruzSTA. CRUZ, DAVAO DEL SUR – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Davao Station has established an operational sub-station in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. It is manned by two personnel hea ed by Sub-Station Commander SN1 Glenn Mark Callano, the sub-station is based in the compound of the Municipal Training Center in Sta. Cruz. The Sta. Cruz sub-station is the third sub-station established by PCG in Davao del Sur starting March this year, the other two are being located in the municipalities of Malalag and Malita. Part of the mandates of the PCG

is to enforce laws within the municipal waters of Sta. Cruz comprising eleven (11) coastal barangays. The PCG is also tasked to conduct maritime security operations in coordination with local law enforcement agencies, assist search and rescue operations during disasters and to protect marine environment and resources. With a vast coast line of the municipality of Sta. Cruz from Barangay Inawayan to Barangay Bato approximately stretching some 30 kilometers, the putting up of a PCG sub-station is another good thing that happened in Sta. Cruz. (CDIO-Sta. Cruz/Julius R. Paner)

Boncato attributes the smaller tourism pie to primarily the geographical isolation of the country from ASEAN mainland. Intra-ASEAN land travel involves crossing many countries and destination as compared to visiting the Philippines where because of its archipelagic nature you can just visit a single country. In 2012, Davao City sent a mission to Singapore which successfully accomplished the promotion of Davao for tourism, investments, linkages between participating sectors. The 2012 mission merited positive response and feedback thus a follow-througb event this time focused on tourism promotion was conceptualized. According to the DOT-XI statement Singapore was chosen as

the site of the DCF because of connectivity; as being connected to Singapore means being connected to the rest of the world also Singaporeans having the highest disposable incomes in Asia can translate to frequent travels for tourism and business. Among the key components of the DCF include business-to-business meetings between tour operators and properties of Davao and Singapore, Daily cultural performances highlighting Davao at the Conrad Centennial Hotel by the Kalumon Ensemble and a Davao Food Festival presenting the indigenous cuisine of the ten ten tribes of Davao. (PIA/RG Alama)


New Tabak commander conveys division’s plan of actionBy Claro A. Lanipa

LABANGAN, Zamboanga del Sur – Newly installed commander of the Philippine Army’s (PA) 1st Infantry ‘Tabak’ Division, Brigadier General Gerardo F. Barrientos Jr., presented his plan of action during the change of command ceremony heldWednesday at the division grandstand in Barangay Pulacan this town.


Barrientos said his leadership will be anchored on the army’s banner program - the Internal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP) - and the army’s transformation road map. “In the course of implementing these programs, we will give priority to the primacy of the peace process in support of the peace initiative being undertaken by the government,” Barrientos said. “We will comply with the provisions with maximum tolerance,” the new commander added. “Anybody who sabotages this effort will face the consequences of his action and will be dealt with the full force of this division,” Barrientos emphasized. General Barrientos also urged everyone to support this cause.Meanwhile, PA’s vice commander

Major General (MGen.) Romulo M. Cabactac Jr., who witnessed the turnover ceremony and served as guest of honor, encouraged all the members of the Tabak division to uphold the legacy by giving the new commander the same support they had bestowed upon their past leaders. He said:“I look forward to such support and let us always remember to be people-centered, as we continue our quest for genuine transformation and credible modernization.” Prior to his new assignment here, Barrientos was then the assistant division commander of the 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division, Philippine Army based in Camp Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro City.


COMELEC-Dipolog holds mobile registration of voters in barangaysBy Mary May A. Abellon

DIPOLOG CITY –The Comission on Elections (COMELEC) here is in the process of conducting “satellite registration of voters”in preparation for the 2016 elections in the city’s 21 barangays. COMELEC-9 Acting Regional Director Efraim Q. Bag-idhas approved the memorandum request of city election officer lawyerEdmundoCalo for the conduct of said satellite registration. In a memorandum, Atty. Bag-id calls for the observance of utmost diligence and competence in the conduct of the registration,“keeping always in mind the priority of COMELEC to speed up the registration process, minimize queuing, avoid inconvenienceand disenfranchisement to the public and to ensure maximum but credible voter registration.” Satellite registration of voters is scheduled on July 6-10 in Central Barangay, Biasong on July 27-31, Barra on Aug.3-7, Miputak on Aug. 10-14, Estaka on Aug. 17-21,Dicayas on Aug. 31-Sept. 4, Minaog on Sept. 7-11, Sicayab on Sept. 14-18, Turno on Sept. 21-25, Sta Isabel on Oct. 5-9, Sta Filomena on Oct. 26-30, Galas on Nov. 2-6, Olingan on Nov. 9-13, Gulayon on Nov. 16-20, Lugdungan on Nov. 23-27, andPunta on Nov. 30-Dec. 4. Meanwhile, the registration of voters in barangays of Sinaman, San Jose, Sangkol, Cogon and Diwan will

take place on Jan. 25-29, Feb. 1-5, Feb. 8-12, Feb. 15-19 and Feb. 22-26 next year, respectively. The registration of voters at the city jail is also scheduled on March 8-11, 2015. Pursuant to Section 5 of COMELEC Resolution No. 9853,there shall only be one satellite registration for every barangay withat least 200 prospective applicants. In addition, public or private buildings where satellite registration will be conducted shall not be owned, leased or occupied as residence by any incumbent city,municipal, or barangay officials or of any person who is related to them within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity, or leader of any political party, or any building/premises under the actual control of any political party or religious organization.

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