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VOL 1 ISSUE 6 Weekly E-Newsletter of Philippine Information Agency - 8 September 1, 2014

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A n official of the health promotion division of the

Department of Health (DOH) central office recognized the media as ‘greatest ally ’ of the agency in informing the public on the different health programs. “I t is very difficult to reach our target audience,” said Luz B. Tagunicar, supervising health promotion officer and the current officer-in-charge (OIC) of the DOH health promotion division citing the media in the dissemination of the various health programs of the

agency at the grassroots level. Tagunicar mentioned recent health programs of the DOH that need massive information dissemination campaign l ike the special campaign on mass immunization program which will be implemented in the whole month of September, 2014 to reach down to the barangays. She added that there is really a big need to inform the public on health programs and services for the people to be aware on how to avail of these health

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

DOST to conduct formal study on the ICT sector situation in East Visayas

South Korean soldiers continue to help in Leyte’s rehabilitation

South Leyte business club vows to mentor struggling entrepreneurs

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BY: RODRIGO S. VICTORIA

DOH official recognizes media as partner in promoting health programs

programs and services. The lady health promotion officer also cited having a regular inter face not only with the national media but with the local media as well since they are the people who know best the culture and language in the community. Tagunicar delivered the opening message during the two-day media seminar 102 on August 27-28, 2014 held at the Camayan Beach Resort, Subic Bay, Zambales. The lectures of the media health seminar with the national and regional government media as well as the private media in attendance focus on immunization, health facil it ies enhancement, health human resource, PhilHealth benefits and emerging infectious diseases. (PIA 8 Bil iran)

SM Corporation vice-chairperson Teresita Sy-Coson (center), OPARR secretary Panfilo Lacson and Tacloban City mayor Alfred Romualdez led in the ceremonial cutting of the ribbon during the inauguration and turnover ceremony of the rehabilitated Tacloban City Hospital on August 27. (Vino R. Cuayzon)

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With the wide destruction brought by super typhoon Yolanda in

November last year, the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure particularly in Leyte was not spared and has been totally damaged, said provincial director John Glenn Ocana of the Department of Science and Technology during the Harampang (Kapihan) ha PIA recently. “Everything has been back to zero. That is why we will be conducting a formal study on the state of the ICT sector in the region after Yolanda,” director Ocana said. Ocana said that their office, through the Eastern Visayas Federation for Information Technology (EVFIT), proposed an average of P4.5 million budget per year starting this year until 2016 to rehabilitate and help the ICT

sector in the region. This was included as part of the rehab plan of the province of Leyte. “The bulk of this will be allocated to support the industry study that is going to be conducted to do a benchmarking again on what was left on the ICT sector in the region so that we can come up with a more comprehensive ICT rehab plan within the year,” Ocana further said. DOST proposed also the establishment of an ICT Training Center that would help sustain and boost the IT manpower pool in the region. Ocana recalled that before Yolanda, we already have an ICT Park in Palo, a call center and several non-voice Business Process Management (BPM) industries employing about 4,000 individuals already.

DOST to conduct formal study on the ICT sector situation in East Visayas

“Our ICT-BPM industry is one of the industries that keep our economy afloat. It is almost or more than the contribution of the Overseas Filipino Workers right now and one of the biggest earning industry at the same time one of the biggest generator of employment in the country,” Ocana added. “We know that it can be a big boost to the economy of the region so we’d like this to be rehabilitated because this industry has been affected also by Yolanda,” he said. Recently, EVFIT gathered ICT stakeholders in the region during the two-day ICT Expo in Leyte with the theme, “Rebuilding a Better Eastern Visayas Through ICT.” (PIA-8)

BY: NEIL LOPIDO

Leyte governor Dominic Petilla (on stage) was the keynote speaker during the EV ICT Expo 2014 opening program at the Saint Paul’s School of Business and Law (SPSBL), Palo, Leyte, August 28. Others in photo are (l-r) IBIDEN Philippines HR/GA Division manager Rizza Cantre, QUALFON Philippines administrative support manager Kjell Daren Aboy, SPSBL school president Erwin Vincent Alcala and DOST 8 regional director Edgardo Esperancilla. (Vino R. Cuayzon)

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T h e R e p u b l i c o f K o r e a A r m e d F o r c e s ( R O K A F ) J o i n t

S u p p o r t G r o u p i s c o n t i n u o u s l y p r o v i d i n g s u p p o r t t o t h e r e h a b i l i t a t i o n e f f o r t s i n t h e P r o v i n c e o f L e y t e e v e n i f

n i n e ( 9 ) m o n t h s h a v e p a s s e d s i n c e t y p h o o n Yo l a n d a c a u s e d h a v o c i n m a n y a r e a s i n E a s t e r n V i s a y a s . I n a n i n t e r v i e w w i t h C o l . L e e C h u l W o n , C o m m a n d e r ,

R e p u b l i c o f K o r e a A r m e d F o r c e s J o i n t S u p p o r t G r o u p ( A R A W C o n t i n g e n t s ) a t t h e i r b a s e c a m p i n B r g y . C a n d a h u g , P a l o L e y t e , t h e o f f i c i a l s a i d t h a t o u t o f t h e 6 0 p u b l i c f a c i l i t i e s t a r g e t e d f o r c o m p l e t i o n o n D e c e m b e r t h i s y e a r , 4 0 f a c i l i t i e s w e r e a l r e a d y r e p a i r e d . A m o n g t h e s e a r e p u b l i c s c h o o l s , g o v e r n m e n t h o s p i t a l s , f i r e s t a t i o n s , p o l i c e s t a t i o n s , K o r e a n W a r v e t e r a n h o m e s a n d o t h e r l o c a l i n f r a s t r u c t u r e s . R e c e n t l y , R O K A F h a s t u r n e d - o v e r t o t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n t h e n e w l y r e h a b i l i t a t e d M a n l u r i p E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l l o c a t e d i n M a n l u r i p , S a n J o s e D i s t r i c t i n Ta c l o b a n C i t y w h e r e 3 7 2 p u p i l s a n d 1 1 t e a c h e r s w i l l b e n e f i t . S a i d p r o j e c t w a s j o i n t l y d o n e b y R e p u b l i c o f K o r e a A r m e d F o r c e s ( R O K A F ) J o i n t S u p p o r t G r o u p , t h e 5 4 6 a n d 5 4 3 E n g i n e e r C o n s t r u c t i o n B a t t a l i o n ( E C B ) o f t h e 5 3 r d E n g i n e e r i n g B r i g a d e , P h i l i p p i n e A r m y . R O K A F a l s o e x t e n d s a s s i s t a n c e b y o f f e r i n g t r a i n i n g a n d f r e e u s e o f t h e i r h e a v y e q u i p m e n t s t o T E S D A s c h o l a r s c o m i n g f r o m v a r i o u s m u n i c i p a l i t i e s i n L e y t e i n c l u d i n g Ta c l o b a n C i t y . I t c a n b e r e c a l l e d t h a t a f t e r Yo l a n d a h i t t h e r e g i o n i n N o v e m b e r l a s t y e a r , R O K A F w a s t h e f i r s t o f t h e g r o u p s w h o r e n d e r e d i m m e d i a t e h u m a n i t a r i a n a s s i s t a n c e a n d d i s a s t e r r e l i e f ( H A D R ) a n d c l e a r i n g o p e r a t i o n s i n p l a c e s t h a t w e r e h e a v i l y a f f e c t e d b y t h e t y p h o o n a s w e l l a s r e n d e r i n g m e d i c a l s e r v i c e s t o t y p h o o n v i c t i m s . ( P I A - 8 )

BY: CONSUELO ALARCON

South Korean soldiers continue to help in Leyte’s rehabilitation

September 1, 2014 September 1, 20144South Leyte business club vows to mentor struggling entrepreneurs

A group of individuals whose rags-to-riches success stories can

inspire those wanting to follow in their footsteps banded together to do just that, to serve as willing life coaches for those with passion to go into business the entrepreneur way. The Southern Leyte Business Club, Inc. (SLBCI), based in Sogod town, partnered with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provincial office, to conduct the first Southern Leyte SME Entrepreneur Summit scheduled on September 7 at Malipayon Shores Resort, barangay Jubas, Libagon. Senator Bam Aquino is the guest speaker of the event, according to the organizers. Tito Calooy, SLBCI President, said in a recent Action Center Kapihan sa PIA cable TV program, that their organization was born three years ago, in August, 2011, out of the need to meet the challenge of investing here in the province using whatever resources available, with limited finances. The SLBCI was different from the Southern Leyte Chamber of Commerce and Industry, because the later was more composed of established businessmen, while the former was more centered on start-ups or the small and micro entrepreneurs, Calooy explained. As a group, SLBCI created a demand for chickens by going into a food business called Sir Organco, a venture that boosts selling organically-grown poultry products for as long as the supply is available, in at least fifteen (15) franchised outlets in the city, in Sogod, and in Cebu – and still counting. To sustain the supply, SLBCI went into chicken dispersal projects with families in Libagon and nearby

areas called “Hapi Nay, Hapi Tay”. “We can put Southern Leyte in the business map as our province is a very strategic place for travelling goods to Luzon or Mindanao”, said Rey Calooy, Tito’s brother, who is a member of the Board of Directors of SLBCI. The elder Calooy offered this advice to would-be entrepreneurs who lacked capital: the money will come later through an Angel Investor who will be sold out with the passion and

the efforts you put in your enterprise. Other SLBCI Board of Directors who also shared inputs during the Kapihan were Crisandee Laroa, Gavino Dejito, Lito Amaris, Erman Selibio, and the Manager of Padre Burgos Rural Bank Victor Pangilinan. Padre Burgos Rural Bank and SLBCI is in the process of forging an agreement, in which the former will be the one to finance the dispersal projects of the latter to qualified takers. (PIA8-Southern Leyte)

Some of the agri-products of La Granja trained-farmers in Bagacay, Tacloban City, sold at very low prices during the Harvest Festival Saturday, Aug 30. The DA-Leyte-led activity promotes agri development particularly in organic farming. Harvest Festival is a 4-month season long technology transfer training on high value vegetables and fruit crops . The harvest were showcased to local and foreign guests as well as farmers from other Leyte towns. (Photo by RST)

BY: MARCELO PEDALINO

September 1-7 is National Crime Prevention Week with the

theme, “Krimen ay Labanan, Karapatan ay Igalang

Tungo sa Mapayapang Pamayanan”

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President Benigno S. Aquino III delivers his speech during the briefing on the infrastructure projects in the Province of Oriental Mindoro held in Barangay Talipanan, Puerto Galera on Friday (August 29). Also in photo are Caloocan City 2nd District Representative Edgar Erice, Occidental Mindoro Lone District Representative Josephine Sato and Oriental Mindoro 2nd District Representative Reynaldo Umali. (Photo by Gil Nartea / Exequiel Supera / Malacañang Photo Bureau)

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s o o n b e s u b m i t t e d t o C o n g r e s s . “ M u k h a n g m a i s u s u l o n g n a n a t i n o m a i h a h a i n n a s a K o n g r e s o, s a n a s a l a l o n g m a d a l i n g p a n a h o n , a n g i s a n g p a n u k a l a n g b a t a s n a s i n a s a n g a y u n a n n g l a h a t n g s t a k e h o l d e r s ,” h e s a i d d u r i n g a n i n t e r v i e w w i t h B o m b o R a d y o P h i l i p p i n e s o n We d n e s d a y. T h e r e c e n t r e v i e w o f t h e d r a f t l a w f o c u s e d o n t h e d e t a i l s t o m a k e s u r e t h a t t h e y a r e i n l i n e w i t h t h e s p e c i f i c a t i o n s o f t h e l a w, t h e Pr e s i d e n t s a i d , a d d i n g t h a t a m e e t i n g h a s b e e n s c h e d u l e d o n T h u r s d a y ( A u g u s t 2 8 ) t o d i s c u s s t h e d r a f t . “ Ta l a g a n g m a s u s i n g i n a a r a l b a w a t i s a n g s e c t i o n a t b a h a g i n i t o n g B a n g s a m o r o B a s i c L a w d a h i l h i n a h a b o l n g a n a t i n a n g i s a n g p a n u k a l a n g b a t a s n a m a i b i b i g a y s a a t i n g m g a k a p a t i d s a B a n g s a m o r o i y o n g k a n i l a n g i n a a s a m - a s a m a t b i n i b i g y a n d i n n a m a n n g k a p a n a t a g a n n g l o o b i y o n g m g a k a p i t - b a h a y n i l a n a m a a p e k t u h a n n i t o n g b a t a s n a i t o ,” h e s a i d . A s k e d a b o u t t h e t i m e t a b l e o n p a s s i n g t h e B a n g s a m o r o L a w, h e s a i d t h i s w o u l d d e p e n d o n t h e d i s c u s s i o n s i n C o n g r e s s . T h e g o v e r n m e n t h o w e v e r w a n t s t h e t r a n s i t i o n a l a u t h o r i t y t o h a v e a t l e a s t o n e y e a r a n d a h a l f t o p r o m o t e w h y t h e p r o p o s e d s y s t e m i s m o r e s u i t a b l e f o r t h e B a n g s a m o r o, h e s a i d . “ H i n a h a b o l n a t i n n a m a g k a r o o n n g p l e b i s c i t e b y t h e e n d o f t h i s y e a r, k u n g p u p w e d e , a t d e p e n d e n g a i t o s a t a l a k a y a n n g K o n g r e s o d o o n s a b a t a s d a h i l a n g h i n a h a b o l n a t i n m a g k a r o o n n g o n e y e a r a n d a h a l f m a n l a n g n a m a i p a k i t a ‘n u n g t r a n s i t i o n a l a u t h o r i t y k u n g b a k i t m a s a n g k o p a n g s i s t e m a n g i m i n u m u n g k a h i n i l a s a p a g p a p a t a k b o n g B a n g s a m o r o,” t h e Pr e s i d e n t s a i d . Pr e s i d e n t i a l p e a c e a d v i s e r Te r e s i t a D e l e s r e c e n t l y s a i d t h a t b o t h t h e g o v e r n m e n t a n d t h e M o r o I s l a m i c L i b e r a t i o n

September 1, 2014 September 1, 201461 more barangay to go for full success of 4Ps program coverage in Calbayog City

The PantawidPamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) has reached 156

out of 157 barangays in Calbayog City. This number was bared during the recent meeting of the Calbayog City Advisory Council led by Mayor Ronald Aquino. Some 11,400 households in the city has been covered presently with another 472 newly-registered households. The Advisory Committee for DSWD’s 4Ps gathered representatives from the city government, national government agencies, non-government and civil society organizations and some 4Ps parent-

leaders for a one-day “city transition planning” – a DSWD-led convergence strategy. This started in 2011 for the synchronization and coordination of all interventions of government (national and local) and the private sector in one geographic area to ensure that reforms in terms of poverty alleviation, among others, are achieved. Aquino, being the committee chairman, spearheaded the city transition planning held Wednesday August 20 at the Calbayog City Sports Center. In his message, Mayor Aquino expressed high hopes that the beneficiaries will all soon achieve

self-sufficiency. In the meeting, Sustainable Livelihood Program was also discussed in the hope of giving the beneficiaries the needed resources once they graduate from the program. The program 4Ps (aka Conditional Cash Transfer) is a poverty reduction, social protection and development strategy of the national government through the DSWD that provides cash grants to poor households in order to improve their health, nutrition and education of children aged 0 to 14 years old.(PIA 8-Samar with Aimee Catalan/Calbayog City )

September 1, 2014 7DPWH: P50-M Gandara-Matuginao road project is 70% completed

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o f Pu b l i c Wo r k s a n d H i g h w a y s ( D P W H ) – S a m a r Fi r s t D i s t r i c t E n g i n e e r i n g O f f i c e ( S F D E O ) s a i d t h a t t h e P h p 5 0 m i l l i o n G a n d a r a -M a t u g u i n a o r o a d p r o j e c t i s n o w 7 0 p e r c e n t a c c o m p l i s h e d . T h i s i s b e i n g i m p l e m e n t e d b y c o n t r a c t o r B . V i c e n c i o C o n s t r u c t i o n w h o r e p o r t e d s u c h a c c o m p l i s h m e n t a s o f A u g u s t 1 5 , 2 0 1 4 p r o j e c t m o n i t o r i n g r e p o r t . T h e p r o j e c t c o v e r s t h e c o n c r e t i n g o f 2 , 7 5 7 . 0 0 l i n e a r m e t e r s r o a d , s u b g r a d e p r e p a r a t i o n , a g g r e g a t e b a s e c o u r s e a n d Po r t l a n d c e m e n t c o n c r e t e p a v e m e n t w i t h 2 3 0 m m .

t h i c k n e s s . T h i s p r o j e c t w i l l b e n e f i t s o m e 3 4 , 0 0 0 r e s i d e n t s o f G a n d a r a a n d M a t u g u i n a o m u n i c i p a l i t i e s . I t w i l l p r o v i d e e a s i e r, s a f e r a n d s m o o t h e r a c c e s s a n d t r a v e l t o m o t o r i s t s a n d r e s i d e n t s . B e f o r e t h e p r o j e c t , r e s i d e n t s e n d u r e d t h e m u d d y r o a d d u r i n g t h e r a i n y s e a s o n s . R e a c h i n g M a t u g u i n a o p r o p e r u s i n g m o t o r v e h i c l e s o r o t h e r m e a n s o f t r a n s p o r t a t i o n p r o v e d c r i t i c a l i n t h e y e a r 2 0 1 2 . T h e r e s i d e n t s h a v e t o e n d u r e a 5 - k i l o m e t e r w a l k f r o m B a r a n g a y B a r r u z b e f o r e r e a c h i n g M a t u g u i n a o p r o p e r o r b y r i d i n g a m o t o r b o a t f o r t h r e e t o f i v e

h o u r s . H o w e v e r, t h e 5 0 m i l l i o n p e s o s a l l o c a t i o n o f t h e D P W H F Y 2 0 1 3 R e g u l a r I n f r a f o r t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f G a n d a r a -M a t u g u i n a o R o a d g a v e h o p e t o t h e r e s i d e n t s . M e l i s s a d e l a C r u z , m u n i c i p a l m a y o r o f M a t u g u i n a o, S a m a r s a i d t h a t s h e d r e a m e d o f a c o n c r e t e r o a d . “ E c o n o m i c a c t i v i t i e s w i l l b e b r i s k a n d o u r m u n i c i p a l i t y w i l l b e m o r e p r o g r e s s i v e .” S h e t h e n t h a n k e d t h e D P W H , t h e P h i l i p p i n e A r m y a n d t h e O f f i c e o f t h e Pr e s i d e n t i a l A d v i s e r o n t h e Pe a c e Pr o c e s s ( O PA P P ) t h r o u g h i t s Pa y a p a a t M a s a g a n a n g Pa m a y a n a n

SM Investments Corp. vice-chair Teresita Sy-Coson, Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation & Recovery secretary Panfilo Lacson assisted by Tacloban City mayor Alfred Romualdez unveil the marker during the inauguration and turnover ceremony of the Tacloban City Hospital in Brgy. Marasbaras on August 27. Also in photo are Tacloban City chief of hospital Dr. Joedina Gumagay (left) and OPARR undersecretary Danny Antonio. (Vino R. Cuayzon)

( PA M A N A ) p r o j e c t f o r t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e G a n d a r a -M a t u g u i n a o R o a d . D u r i n g t h e o c u l a r i n s p e c t i o n l e d b y E n g r A l v i n I g n a c i o, h e s a i d t h a t t h e G a n d a r a -M a t u g u i n a o R o a d p r o j e c t i s i n c l u d e d i n t h e m u l t i - y e a r p r o g r a m m i n g o f t h e d e p a r t m e n t . I n 2 0 1 6 D P W H s a i d t h a t t h e G a n d a r a -M a t u g u i n a o R o a d w i l l b e f u l l y -c o n c r e t e d i n 2 0 1 6 , i t w i l l t h e n r e q u e s t f o r i t s c o n v e r s i o n t o a n a t i o n a l r o a d s o t h a t m a i n t e n a n c e f u n d w i l l r e a d i l y b e a v a i l a b l e . ( P I A 8 - S a m a r w i t h Le v i B a r n i z o D P W H S F D E O )

September 1, 2014 September 1, 20148Maasin City joins ASEAN smoke-free workshop in Bataan

Being one of the Red Orchid awardees and a Hall of Famer in the

successful implementation of Anti-Smoking policies, Maasin City Mayor Maloney Samaco participated in the two-day Smoke-free Cities ASEAN Workshop at Balanga City, Bataan starting August 27. He said in a phone interview over radio station DyDM that representatives from the Southeast Asian countries were present such as Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Lao PDR, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam. Philippines as the host country also attended the undertaking. The smoke-free workshop which carries the theme, “Shaping the Future of Smoke-Free in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)” is led by the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA). “As part of welcoming the

participants to the two-day workshop, we were toured by the Balanga City officials in their different smoke-free places that gained the local government a Red Orchid award and a hall of famer for the successful implementation of anti-smoking policies,” Mayor Samaco revealed this morning. “I have learned not only on the smoke-free policies implementation of Balanga City, but as well as tourism development of the place where a Private-Public Partnership is adopted for its development,” the city mayor added. It was learned that the anti-smoking workshop is focused on benchmarking of Smoke-free policies, strengthening of enforcement and developing and putting in place effective tobacco control policies. It was learned further that this

BY: REBECCA S. CADAVOS

Samar prepares for mass immunization vs measles, polioBY: NINFA QUIRANTE

Samar province prepares for mass immunization of more than 20 thousand

children aged five years and below where the nationwide Measles Rubella-Oral Polio Vaccine (MR-OPV) mass immunization will be done the whole month of September according to Dr Dulce Cernal, provincial health officer. Cernal said that this is free and that all parents must make sure that their kids aged five and below will be able to receive the immunization. In Motiong town, Dr Pearl Langi, Municipal Health Officer said that the rural health unit has been divided into seven teams to ensure that all one thousand kids will be covered the whole month of September. “So as not to miss anyone, provincial health teams will also supervise and monitor the daily immunization bouts ,” said Langi. Special provisions for hard to reach areas including mountains have also been prepared. The department can not take chances, we need to protect our children from the complications of measles and other sickness, said the physicians. Health authorities urged the parents to bring their kids to fixed sites and avail of the immunization free of charge. The nationwide event aims to target some 11 million children for measles and 13 million kids for polio vaccines nationwide. (PIA 8-Samar)

Cebu City’s best ‘Lumad Basakanon’ joins Manaragat Fest in Catbalogan

For the first time, Sinulog’s best performer touched the ground of

Samar and joined the grand parade and showdown as one of the guest contingent during the Manaragat Festival in Catbalogan City, recently. Lumad Basakanon is known in Cebu City due to its successive win and undefeated group as Sinulog festival and Aliwan title holder for four years. The Manaragat Festival parade and ground competition was the highlight of the month long Manaragat celebration. Other activities were search for the Mr and Miss Manaragat, search for Miss Maqueda Gay, drum and bugle competition and many others. Manaragat dancers portray the culture, tradition and way of life of a “Manaragat” (fisherman). Of the eight groups who competed, only three received the approval of the judges. Samar Comprehensive National

High school emerged champion with their fast, synchronized and energetic dancing beat that earned the approval of the crowd and the nod of the judges. Samar College got the second place while Guinsorongan National High school got the third prize. Catbalogan City Mayor Stephany Uy-Tan expressed her gratitude to all who participated and thanked especially Cebu City Mayor Mike Rama who graced the event and joined Tan and the members of the city council during the parade. His visit resulted to the announcement that Manaragat will join the 2015 Cebu City Sinulog Festival. Manaragat Festival is celebrated every month of August to commemorate the feast of Saint Bartholomew as a way of thanks giving. (Avha H. Ebalde/PIA8 Samar)

is the second Smoke-Free Cities ASEAN Workshop held by the SEATCA, a multi-sectoral alliance to provide technical assistance to the government officials across the region. (PIA8-SoLeyte)

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S e r v i c e A n n i v e r s a r y d u r i n g i t s k i c k - o f f a c t i v i t i e s o n S e p t e m b e r 1 , 2 0 1 4 a t 7 : 0 0 a . m . A t t h e s a m e t i m e , t h e 2 0 t h A n n u a l N a t i o n a l C r i m e Pre ve n t i o n We e k w i l l b e c e l e b r a t e d w i t h t h e t h e m e “ K r i m e n a y L a b a n a n , K a r a p a t a n a y I g a l a n g Tu n g o s a M a p a y a p a n g Pa m a y a n a n ,” p l u s t h e o b s e r v a n c e o f t h e To u r i s m We e k . T h e s a i d a c t i v i t i e s a r e e x p e c t e d t o b e p a r t i c i p a t e d i n

b y a l l g o v e r n m e n t i n s t i t u t i o n s t h a t a r e w i t h i n t h e t e r r i t o r i a l j u r i s d i c t i o n o f t h e C S C . R e l a t i v e t o t h i s , C S C i s i n v i t i n g a l l g o v e r n m e n t i n s t i t u t i o n s t o g i v e t h e i r f u l l s u p p o r t t o t h e s a i d o c c a s i o n b y s e n d i n g t h e i r s t a f f t o t h e k i c k -o f f a c t i v i t y w h i c h w i l l t a k e p l a c e a t t h e E a s t e r n V i s a y a s S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y ( E V S U ) , Ta c l o b a n C i t y. I n t h i s r e g a r d , t h e v a r i o u s g o v e r n m e n t a g e n c i e s a r e e n c o u r a g e d t o h a n g s t r e a m e r s r e l a t i v e t o t h e c e l e b r a t i o n i n f r o n t o f t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e o f f i c e s . T h e s a m p l e l a y o u t o f t h e N C P W s t r e a m e r, t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e 1 1 4 t h P C S A s t r e a m e r m a y b e d o w n l o a d e d f r o m t h e C S C w e b s i t e a t w w w. c s c r o 8 . w e e b l y.c o m o r o n e m a y c a l l N A P O LCO M a t ( 0 5 3 ) 8 3 2 - 0 6 7 6 a n d ( 0 5 3 ) 8 3 2 -0 6 9 2 f o r a d d i t i o n a l d e t a i l s . ( A J C /M A A / P I A - 8 )

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PIA-8 OIC Regional Director Alicia Nicart anchors the first edition of Kapihan para sa Kalikasan, a weekly radio program of PIA Eastern Samar, on August 29, 2014 aired on DYES Radyo ng Bayan Borongan. DENR’s Joy Amlon discussed details of the government’s national greening program.

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M a s u n o d d a w n g a p i t a d a n g i l a y o n n g a p a g s a l a w a d h i n i n g a d t o h a K o n g r e s o k o m o u r g e n t l e g i s l a t i v e m e a s u r e . “ M e r o n g s e n s e o f u r g e n c y d i t o, d a h i l s a n a i l a t a g n a t i m e t a b l e n g B a n g s a m o r o p e a c e p r o c e s s ,” s e r i n g n i y a . S u m a l a k a n C o l o m a , n a g s e r i n g h i Pr e s i d e n t i a l p e a c e a d v i s e r Te r e s i t a D e l e s n g a g i n k a t a n g d o - a n n a n g a d u h a h a n p e a c e p a n e l s h a n g o b y e r n o n g a n M o r o I s l a m i c L i b e r a t i o n Fr o n t ( M I L F ) e n m a h i n u n g d a n o n n g a m g a i s y u , s a l i t n a g d e s i d e r i n i h i r a n g a i g p a d a r a n a n g a d t o h a n Pa n g u l o a n m a o n g a d r a f t . G i n s u m i t e r n g a d t o k a n Pa n g u l o A q u i n o a n d r a f t B a n g s a m o r o B a s i c L a w M i y e r k u l e s h a n g a b - i . H a p a n a h o n n g a m a a p r o b a r a n h a n K o n g r e s o a n “d r a f t l a w ”, p a g d u d u m a r a -o n e n u s a n g a p l e b i s i t o n g a n p o p o r m a h o n e n u s a n g a t r a n s i s y o n n g a o t o r i d a d k o m o p r e p a r a s y o n p a r a h i n p a g b u b u h a t o n n g a e l e k s y o n d i d a h a n B a n g s a m o r o h i t o n 2 0 1 6 . I g i n s a a d n i Pa n g u l o A q u i n o n g a t a t a l i n g u h a - o n n i y a n g a m a - i m p o r s a r e n p a t a s n g a n d e m o k r a t i k o n g a p i n i l i -a y d i d a h a n r e h i y o n u g s a h i y a l u m u s a d h a k a t u n g d a n a n h i t o n 2 0 1 6 . ( G i n b i n i s a y a n i D U M - P I A 8 , E a s t e r n S a m a r )

President Benigno S. Aquino III, assisted by Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Gregorio Pio Catapang, Jr., offers a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers during the commemoration of the National Heroes Day at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Monday (August 25). This year’s theme is “Bayaning Pilipino: Lumalaban para sa Makatuwiran at Makabuluhang Pagbabago.” Also in photo are Taguig City 2nd District Representative Lino Cayetano, Taguig City Mayor Ma. Laarni Cayetano, National Historical Commission of the Philippines chairperson Dr. Maria Serena Diokno and Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin. (Photo by Ryan Lim / Rey Baniquet / Malacañang Photo Bureau / PCOO)

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Fr o n t ( M I L F ) p e a c e p a n e l s h a v e a l r e a d y a g r e e d o n s i g n i f i c a n t i s s u e s , a n d t h a t i s w h y t h e y d e c i d e d t o f o r w a r d t h e d r a f t t o t h e Pr e s i d e n t . T h e d r a f t B a n g s a m o r o B a s i c L a w w a s s u b m i t t e d t o Pr e s i d e n t A q u i n o o n We d n e s d a y l a s t w e e k . O n c e t h e d r a f t l a w i s a p p r o v e d b y C o n g r e s s , a p l e b i s c i t e w i l l b e h e l d a n d a t r a n s i t i o n a u t h o r i t y w i l l b e c r e a t e d i n p r e p a r a t i o n f o r t h e c o n d u c t o f a n e l e c t i o n i n t h e B a n g s a m o r o i n 2 0 1 6 . Pr e s i d e n t A q u i n o h a s v o w e d t o p u s h f o r t h e c o n d u c t o f a f a i r a n d d e m o c r a t i c p o l l i n t h e r e g i o n b e f o r e h e l e a v e s o f f i c e i n 2 0 1 6 . P N D ( a s )

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