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VOL 1 ISSUE 12 Weekly E-Newsletter of Philippine Information Agency - 8 October 13, 2014

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T he UN refugee agenc y star ted distr ibut ing Monday, Oc tober

13, thousands of core re l ief i tems to pr ior i t y areas in Tacloban Cit y as par t of i ts on- going recover y ass istance. The United Nat ions H igh Commiss ioner for Refugees (UNHCR) began i ts d istr ibut ion of four thousand (4 ,000) hygiene k i ts comprised of to i letr ies, wrap -around c lothing and undergarments in four t ransit ional shelters in the nor th of the c i t y where 372 displaced fami l ies f rom the hardest-hit communit ies of the San Jose distr ic t are temporar i ly

re located. The hygiene k i ts wi l l be appor t ioned across the agenc y ’s sub - off ices in Ormoc and Guiuan for subsequent distr ibut ion in the coming days. The del iver y of these core re l ief i tems f rom the UNHCR is pr imar i ly l inked to their g lobal protec t ion mandate in s i tuat ions of d isplacement result ing f rom conf l ic t and natural d isasters. “ These hygiene k i ts help improve the water and sanitat ion condit ions for d isplaced fami l ies in their new and temporar y re locat ion s i tes by mit igat ing

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

Statisticians plant trees to rehabilitate coastal areas after Yolanda

Zero-Basura, songwriting competitions focus on climate change mitigation, orientation starts

New SWS survey shows higher public satisfaction with President Aquino’s performance, says Palace

EV statisticians urge to commit regional economic integration next year

BIR EV mandates use of eBIRForms in filing tax returns

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UNHCR delivers fresh batch of non-food items in Eastern Visayas

r isks of cer ta in diseases,” sa id E i l i sh Hur ley, UNHCR Associate Protec t ion O ff icer in Tacloban. Ear l ier th is year, the UNHCR completed i ts d istr ibut ion of emergenc y core re l ief i tems such as tents, p last ic sheets, b lankets, jer r y cans, k i tchen sets, solar lanterns and other essent ia l non-food i tems across three regions in the centra l Phi l ippines. “ To date, and s ince November last year, we have del ivered core re l ief i tems to more than 700,000 of the most vulnerable of the af fec ted populat ions including those in far- f lung areas,” Hur ley added. Meanwhi le, the

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OIC-Regional Director Alice Nicart talks on Family Disaster Preparedness to more than 300 high school students of Cirilo Roy Montejo National High School, Tacloban City during the Students’ Forum on Climate Change, October 9 as part of PIA-DENR Climate Change Advocacy Campaign. (JRC)

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s u p p o r t o f t h e N a t i o n a l G r e e n i n g Pr o g r a m o f t h e g o v e r n m e n t . Pa r a n a d d e d t h a t t h e t r e e p l a n t i n g o r t r e e g r o w i n g i s o n e o f t h e m a j o r a c t i v i t i e s a s t h e r e g i o n j o i n s t h e s i l v e r a n n i v e r s a r y c e l e b r a t i o n o f t h e N a t i o n a l S t a t i s t i c s M o n t h w i t h t h e t h e m e , “ N S M a t 2 5 a n d B e y o n d : S o l i d a n d R e s p o n s i v e P h i l i p p i n e

Statisticians plant trees to rehabilitate coastal areas after Yolanda

S t a t i s t i c a l S y s t e m i n S u p p o r t o f G l o b a l i z a t i o n a n d R e g i o n a l E c o n o m i c I n t e g r a t i o n .” O t h e r m a j o r a c t i v i t i e s i n l i n e w i t h t h e N S M c e l e b r a t i o n i n c l u d e t h e a p p r e c i a t i o n f o r u m o n G r o s s R e g i o n a l D o m e s t i c Pr o d u c t b a c k -t o - b a c k w i t h t h e N S O l a u n c h i n g o f t h e A n n u a l S u r v e y o f P h i l i p p i n e B u s i n e s s a n d I n d u s t r y a n d t h e a d v o c a c y o n t h e m e r g i n g o f t h e

BY: LEONILO D. LOPIDO

PIA 8 personnel joined the 2014 National Statistics Month tree planting activity at Brgy. Salvacion, Palo, Leyte, October 10. (Vino R. Cuayzon)

f o u r s t a t i s t i c a l a g e n c i e s . Th e a c t i v i t y w a s co n d u c te d i n c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h t 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 8 a n d C E N R O -Pa l o t h r o u g h Fo r e s t e r Wi l f r e d o L a c a m b r a w h o f a c i l i t a t e d t h e s i t e p r e p a r a t i o n a n d d e m o n s t r a t e d t h e p r o p e r h a n d l i n g a n d p l a n t i n g p r o c e d u r e s . ( j r c / l d l / P I A - 8 )

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Zero-Basura, songwriting competitions focus on climate change mitigation, orientation starts

At least seven puroks in Barangay Asuncion, Maasin City will

compete on the Inter-Purok Zero Basura contest and Songwriting competition are among the activities for the Climate Change Advocacy (CCA) campaign in Maasin City. CCA campaign is a coordinated project of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Philippine Information Agency and LGU-Maasin City in Southern Leyte. At the orientation in Purok Ipil-Ipil on October 8, Bong Pedalino of PIA-Maasin presented the criteria for the said competitions. There are four categories of the contest such as the Home-based level, Purok level, Creativity and the Songwriting competition that will focus on the Climate Change Advocacy campaign dubbed as, “Nagbabago na ang Panahon, Panahon na para Magbago…..Nagbago na Ako.”

Some of the criteria for the Zero Basura contest include segregated wastes at source, properly labeled, color-coded receptacles; household representatives should have five or more occupants and the number of participants during the information drive is also considered as among the criteria. Even if the training is set anytime this October, the Creativity contest that is making a product out of collected recyclables at the Purok will push through, Pedalino informed the residents. The Songwriting competition will also be based on the same theme with 30 years old and below as the participants, he added. Barangay Asuncion has a total of seven Puroks comprising Sunkist, Talisay, Caimito, Tambis, Sambag, Mangga and Ipil-Ipil. It has a total population of 4, 861,. The orientation for the

Puroks is from October 1-15, 2014. On October 31, an evaluation team is set to choose a winner at the Home-based Level and will be the entry for the Inter-Purok, Barangay Level. First, second and third prize winners will be chosen from each winner of the seven Puroks, and the awarding ceremony is tentatively set on November 29, the report said. Corresponding cash prizes will be allocated for the winners. Meanwhile, City General Services Officer II Benjase Lumen was also present during the information drive at Purok Ipil-Ipil and showed his support for the said project, revealing how important waste segregation is. “We have to start segregating at our own household by properly segregating wastes from biodegradable and non-biodegradable ones,” he said. ( jrc/rgc/PIA8-SoLeyte)

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C i t y g o v e r n m e n t o f C a t b a l o g a n h e l d a n Aw a r e n e s s Wa l k o n O c t o b e r 7 . A d u l t s a n d c h i l d r e n a l i k e j o i n e d t h e f u n l e d b y m a y o r S t e p h a n y U y -Ta n a l o n g w i t h h e r t w o l o v e l y d a u g h t e r s . I n h e r m e s s a g e , t h e m a y o r u n d e r s c o r e d t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f c h i l d r e n’s p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n f a m i l y d e c i s i o n s . “ B i s a n k a m o m g a b a t a p a n g a n a d e p e n d e r h a i y o m g a k a g - a n a k , i m p o r t a n t e l a g i h a p o n a n i y o m g a o p i n i o n , a n i y o m g a n a h u h u n a - h u n a a n ,” ( D e s p i t e y o u r b e i n g y o u n g a n d d e p e n d e n t o n y o u r p a r e n t s , y o u a r e i m p o r t a n t t o u s , w e v a l u e y o u r

Call for children’s participation in family, community urgedt h o u g h t s a n d y o u r o p i n i o n s ) t h e y o u n g m a y o r w i t h t w o k i d s s a i d . T h e c i t y h a s d e s i g n e d a c t i v i t i e s f o r c h i l d r e n f o r t h e w h o l e m o n t h o f O c t o b e r a s i t m a r k s C h i l d r e n’s M o n t h w i t h t h e t h e m e “ B a t a , K a s a l i K a , I k a w a y M a h a l a g a”. T h e c i t y a l s o j o i n e d c h i l d ’s r i g h t s a d v o c a t e s a n d P l a n P h i l i p p i n e s , a n o n - g o v e r n m e n t o r g a n i z a t i o n , i n i t s b i d a n d p e t i t i o n t o t o s u p p o r t 4 m i l l i o n g i r l s t o g e t e d u c a t i o n , s k i l l s a n d s u p p o r t t o t r a n s f o r m t h e i r l i v e s a n d t h e w o r l d a r o u n d t h e m , a s p a r t o f t h e i r g l o b a l c a m p a i g n . I n t h e n a t i o n a l s c e n e , a s t h e i s s t a t e p a r t t o t h e C o n v e n t i o n o n t h e R i g h t s o f t h e C h i l d , t h e P h i l i p p i n e s i s c o m m i t t e d t o

p r o m o t e , p r o t e c t a n d f u l f i l t h e r i g h t s o f t h e c h i l d t o m e a n i n g f u l p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n a l l g o v e r n m e n t u n d e r t a k i n g s w h e r e c h i l d r e n’s c o n c e r n s i n c l u d i n g t h e i r r i g h t s a r e a t s t a k e , a c c o r d i n g t o a s t a t e m e n t f r o m t h e Pr e s i d e n t i a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n s O f f i c e . T h i s y e a r ’s c e l e b r a t i o n f o c u s e s o n t h e r o l e o f c h i l d r e n i n n a t i o n b u i l d i n g. R e c o g n i z i n g t h e i r c r i t i c a l r o l e i n b u i l d i n g a d y n a m i c a n d p r o g r e s s i v e s o c i e t y l e a d s t o a c t i v e l y p u r s u i n g p r o g r a m s t h a t w i l l p r o m o t e c h i l d r e n’s p h y s i c a l , m o r a l , s p i r i t u a l , i n t e l l e c t u a l , a n d s o c i a l w e l l - b e i n g. ( j r c / P I A 8 - S a m a r / n b q w i t h r e p o r t s f r o m C a t b a l o g a n C i t y g o v e r n m e n t )

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(BALI, Indonesia) Members of the Philippine Media got an oppotunity to have a “selfie” taken with President Benigno S. Aquino III during the coffee with media held at the Nusa Dua Hotel Resort on Friday (October 10). (Photo by Ryan Lim / Malacañang Photo Bureau)

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p e r f o r m a n c e , a s s h o w n b y t h e r e s u l t s o f a n e w s u r v e y. D e p u t y Pr e s i d e n t i a l S p o k e s p e r s o n A b i g a i l Va l t e s a i d t h e S o c i a l We a t h e r S t a t i o n s ( S W S ) s u r v e y r e s u l t p r o v e s p r o f e s s i o n a l n a y s a y e r s a n d p r e d i c t o r s w r o n g. “ Pr e s i d e n t A q u i n o’s r a t i n g s r e m a i n h i s t o r i c a l l y h i g h c o m p a r e d t o t h e s a m e p e r i o d o f o t h e r a d m i n i s t r a t i o n s ,” s h e s a i d i n a s t a t e m e n t . “ S u r v e y s a r e s n a p s h o t s o f a p o l i t i c a l l a n d s c a p e a t a c e r t a i n t i m e a n d a c c o r d i n g l y f l u c t u a t e .” “ T h e m o r e a c c u r a t e m e a s u r e o f g o v e r n m e n t p e r f o r m a n c e i s t h e n u m b e r o f p e o p l e w h o a r e e m p o w e r e d t o t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f n e w a n d b e t t e r o p p o r t u n i t i e s ,” s h e a d d e d . R e s u l t s o f t h e T h i r d Q u a r t e r 2 0 1 4 S o c i a l We a t h e r S t a t i o n , c o n d u c t e d f r o m S e p t e m b e r 2 6 t o 2 9 a m o n g 1 , 2 0 0 a d u l t s n a t i o n w i d e , h a d 5 9 p e r c e n t o f r e s p o n d e n t s s a y i n g t h e y w e r e s a t i s f i e d w i t h t h e Pr e s i d e n t ’s p e r f o r m a n c e a n d 2 5 p e r c e n t s a y i n g o t h e r w i s e , f o r a “g o o d ” n e t r a t i n g o f + 3 4 . T h e s u r v e y s h o w e d t h a t n e t s a t i s f a c t i o n r o s e 9 p o i n t s f r o m J u n e’s “m o d e r a t e” + 2 5 ( 5 5 p e r c e n t s a t i s f i e d , 3 0 p e r c e n t d i s s a t i s f i e d ) . Va l t e s a i d t h a t s i n c e 2 0 1 0 , t h e A q u i n o a d m i n i s t r a t i o n h a s c o n s i s t e n t l y i n s t i t u t e d g o o d g o v e r n a n c e a n d t r a n s p a r e n c y r e f o r m s , w h i c h h a v e t r a n s l a t e d i n t o t a n g i b l e b e n e f i t s f o r t h e p e o p l e . T h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n’s c o m m i t m e n t t o “ t u w i d n a d a a n” h a s b o r n e f r u i t , s h e s a i d , b o t h i n b o o s t i n g t h e c o u n t r y ’s g l o b a l r e p u t a t i o n a n d i n b r i n g i n g a b o u t r e a l c h a n g e i n p e o p l e’s l i v e s . “ We b e l i e v e t h a t t h e s e s o l i d a c h i e v e m e n t s w i l l a l w a y s r e s u l t i n p u b l i c s u p p o r t f o r t h e Pr e s i d e n t ’s a g e n d a o f c h a n g e ,” s h e s a i d . T h e Pa l a c e o f f i c i a l

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Fo u n d a t i o n ( P E F ) a n d t h e I n s t i t u t e o f B i o l o g y o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f t h e P h i l i p p i n e s - D i l i m a n r e c e n t l y r e c o n f i r m e d t h e e x i s t e n c e o f t h e g r e a t P h i l i p p i n e E a g l e ( P i t h e c o p h a g a j e f f e r y i ) a t t h e S a m a r I s l a n d N a t u r a l Pa r k ( S I N P ) . A t e a m f r o m t h e P E F a n d t h e U P I n s t i t u t e o f B i o l o g y r e p o r t s s i g h t i n g s o f t h e m i g h t y b i r d a t t h e f o r e s t s o f C a l b i g a , S a m a r a n d Ta f t , E a s t e r n S a m a r d u r i n g t h e i r e x p e d i t i o n , S e p t e m b e r 1 9 t o O c t o b e r 4 , 2 0 1 4 . T h e P h i l i p p i n e E a g l e w a s s i g h t e d i n t h e t h i c k l y f o r e s t e d B a r a n g a y B u l u a n i n C a l b i g a , w h e r e t h e j u v e n i l e P h i l i p p i n e E a g l e “C a l b i g a” w a s c a p t u r e d b y h u n t e r s i n 2 0 1 1 . T h e s e c o n d s i g h t i n g w a s w i t h i n t h e Ta f t Fo r e s t Wi l d l i f e ( P h i l i p p i n e E a g l e ) S a n c t u a r y, b o t h a r e a s w i t h i n t h e S I N P. R e p o r t s r e v e a l e d t h a t t h e P h i l i p p i n e E a g l e w a s f i r s t s p o t t e d i n Pa r a n a s , S a m a r o n J u n e 1 5 , 1 8 9 6 b y a B r i t i s h n a t u r a l i s t J o h n W h i t e h e a d . I t w a s f o l l o w e d b y a s i g h t i n g i n 1 9 9 7 , w h i c h c a u s e d t h e n Pr e s i d e n t J o s e p h E s t r a d a t o d e c l a r e t h e 3 , 7 2 0 h e c t a r e s o f S a m a r f o r e s t a s Ta f t Fo r e s t Wi l d l i f e ( P h i l i p p i n e E a g l e ) S a n c t u a r y o n J u l y 3 1 , 1 9 9 9 b y v i r t u e o f Pr e s i d e n t i a l Pr o c l a m a t i o n N o. 1 5 5 . T h e 2 0 1 1 s i g h t i n g o f t h e P h i l i p p i n e e a g l e a t t h e S I N P w a s f o l l o w e d b y a n o t h e r s i g h t i n g i n 2 0 1 3 b y M s . R u t h Fr a n c i s c o a n a v i d b i r d e r f r o m t h e Wi l d B i r d C l u b o f t h e P h i l i p p i n e s . M r. G i o v a n n e Ta m p o s o f t h e P h i l i p p i n e E a g l e Fo u n d a t i o n s a y s t h a t t h e r e t r i e v a l o f t h e w o u n d e d P h i l i p p i n e E a g l e “C a l b i g a” i n C a l b i g a S a m a r i n J u l y 2 0 1 1 a n d t h e v a r i o u s r e p o r t e d s i g h t i n g s w i t h i n t h e S I N P p r o m p t e d t h e t e a m t o

c o n d u c t f u r t h e r r e s e a r c h s t u d y a n d o b s e r v a t i o n . T h e t e a m a l s o i n t e n d s t o c h e c k o n t h e s t a t u s o f t h e c r i t i c a l l y e n d a n g e r e d P h i l i p p i n e E a g l e c o n s i d e r e d t o b e a t h i g h r i s k o f e x t i n c t i o n a s i t s n u m b e r s d i m i n i s h i n t h e w i l d d u e t o h a b i t a t d e s t r u c t i o n a n d p o a c h i n g. M e a n w h i l e , Fo r e s t e r A n g e l i t o V i l l a n u e v a , Pr o t e c t e d A r e a S u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f S I N P s a i d t h a t t h e a r e a s w h e r e t h e P h i l i p p i n e E a g l e w e r e s i g h t e d a r e d e c l a r e d g o v e r n m e n t - p r o t e c t e d t o p r e s e r v e t h e r a r e b i r d s p e c i e s f r o m p o s s i b l e i n d i s c r i m i n a t e h u n t i n g, l o s s o f h a b i t a t t h r o u g h c u t t i n g o f t r e e s a n d o t h e r r e l a t e d i n t e r v e n t i o n s . Wi t h t h i s r e c e n t s i g h t i n g, D E N R R e g i o n a l D i r e c t o r Le o n a r d o S i b b a l u c a o n c e a g a i n

u r g e s t h e p e o p l e o f S a m a r t o p r o t e c t E a s t e r n V i s a y a s ’ r e m a i n i n g f o r e s t s b e c a u s e t h e e x i s t e n c e o f P h i l i p p i n e E a g l e a n d o t h e r w i l d l i f e d e p e n d s o n i t s c o n d i t i o n . “ Le t u s b e p r o u d w i t h t h e p r e s e n c e o f t h e P h i l i p p i n e E a g l e i n o u r l o c a l i t y b e c a u s e t h i s i n d i c a t e s a r i c h a n d e c o l o g i c a l l y b a l a n c e d f o r e s t f a v o r a b l e f o r t h e m i g h t y b i r d t o i n h a b i t ,” h e a d d s . T h e P h i l i p p i n e E a g l e i s a g i a n t f o r e s t r a p t o r e n d e m i c t o t h e P h i l i p p i n e s . T h e b i r d i s k n o w n t o b e g e o g r a p h i c a l l y r e s t r i c t e d t o t h e i s l a n d s o f Lu z o n , S a m a r, Le y t e a n d M i n d a n a o. T h e c r i t i c a l l y e n d a n g e r e d P h i l i p p i n e E a g l e r e p l a c e d t h e m a y a b i r d a s t h e c o u n t r y ’s n a t i o n a l b i r d i n 1 9 9 5 . ( j r c / m r g s / D E N R - 8 )

Philippine Eagle spotted within the Samar Island Natural Park on September 24. (DENR-8 photo)

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EV statisticians urge to commit regional economic integration next year

S tatist ic ians in Eastern Visayas were asked to unite and be par t

of the commitment to respond as the countr y geared towards global izat ion and regional economic integrat ion bet ween ASEAN countr ies star t ing nex t year. This i s in l ine with the government ’s goal to become a highly competit ive economic region in order to present ASEAN to investors in other regions as v iable a l ternat ive to I ndia and China as investment dest inat ion. Phi l ippine Stat ist ics

Author i t y (PSA) I nter im Regional Direc tor R aul F. Dones encouraged his fe l low stat ist ic ians to be ready for nex t year ’s economic integrat ion for this would demand for a t imely, re l iable and accurate stat ist ics f rom the stakeholders, the economic planners and the pol ic ymakers, as the region celebrates the 25th Nat ional Stat ist ics Month this Oc tober. Dones added that with this year ’s theme, “NSM at 25 Years and Beyond: Sol id and Responsive Phi l ippine Stat ist ica l System in Suppor t of Global izat ion and

Regional Economic I ntegrat ion” is ver y t imely as the countr y prepares for the inevitable t ime in barely three months. “ To us stat ist ic ians, we have to be sol id and responsive. Sol id means strong, re l iable, independent . Responsive means re levant , consultat ive, access ible and dynamic in providing appropr iate data and stat ist ics to the stakeholders,” Dones added. With the merging of four stat ist ica l agencies which was s igned into law by Pres ident Aquino last September 12, 2013, the Phi l ippine Stat ist ics Author i t y (PSA) envis ions to have an ef fec t ive and ef f ic ient profess ional workforce that opt imizes resources to del iver minimum stat ist ica l produc ts and ser v ices that suppor t nat ional development to achieve inclus ive growth in the countr y and our countr y ’s competit iveness internat ional ly. The four stat ist ical agencies are the Nat ional Stat ist ics O ff ice, Nat ional Stat ist ica l Coordinat ion Board (NSCB) , Bureau of Agr icultural Stat ist ics (BAS) and Bureau of Labor Employment Stat ist ics (BLES) . (vrc/cba/PIA-8)

BY: CONSUELO B. ALARCON

Government employees joined the 2014 National Statistics Month tree planting activity at Brgy. Salvacion, Palo, Leyte, October 10. (Vino R. Cuayzon)

October 13, 20148NMP has new OIC Executive Director

T he Nat ional Mar i t ime Polytechnic (NMP) , the premier

government mar i t ime tra ining and research center based in Barangay Cabalawan, Tacloban Cit y, has a new OIC Execut ive Direc tor in the person of Labor Attache M anuel Roldan who took the helm of the agenc y ’s d i rec torship ef fec t ive Oc tober 1 , 2014. Roldan, assumed the leadership and responsibi l i t y af ter a symbol ic turn- over ceremony at NMP Mult i -purpose gymnasium on Oc tober 3 . The new OIC Execut ive Direc tor was former ly ass igned at the Phi l ippine O verseas Labor

O ff ice (POLO) in Hongkong but preceding his ass ignment as labor attaché in Hongkong, he has been the Regional Direc tor of DOLE Regional O ff ices XI and VI . Meanwhi le, Law yer For ter Puguon was reass igned to the conci l iat ion-mediat ion unit under the O ff ice of the Secretar y. Puguon had been with NMP for more than t wo years. He was a lso the regional d i rec tor of the Depar tment of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Regional O ff ice 8 for about e ight years. I n h is speech, Puguon expressed his conf idence that the new NMP Execut ive Direc tor

would be able to steer the agenc y in pursuit of the del iver y of i ts mandate and func t ions. I n h is acceptance speech, Roldan urged the NMP employees to work together as he expressed his des i re to work at NMP being the leading mar i t ime tra ining center in the countr y. With the new head, NMP is look ing for ward as i t works i ts way for another accreditat ic t ion under the Mar i t ime I ndustr y Author i t y (MARINA) STC W O ff ice in order to reestabl ish the conduc t of i ts mar i t ime tra inings. ( j rc/cba/PIA-8)

HEALTH ADVISORY: October 15, 2014 is GLOBAL HANDWASHING DAY! Make a difference and create awareness by sharing or simply be a role model and choose to wash your hands with soap and water multiple times a day and encourage family and friends to do just the same.

HEALTH ADVISORY: 1.7 billion children dies of diarrhea related cases worldwide. ACT now! Teach your child, family and friends to choose handwashing with soap and water multiple times a day especially before any food related activity and after contact with fecal matter or dirt. HEALTH ADVISORY for Moms: Breast milk is good but not when you bring your breast to baby’s mouth using your dirty hands and nails! Make it a habit to wash your hands multiple times a day with soap and water especially before breastfeeding.

October 13, 2014 9BIR EV mandates use of eBIRForms in filing tax returnsT h e B u r e a u o f I n t e r n a l R e v e n u e

( B I R ) , R e v e n u e R e g i o n N o. 1 4 i s i n f o r m i n g a l l t a x p a y e r s o n t h e m a n d a t o r y u s e o f e l e c t r o n i c B I R Fo r m s ( e B I R Fo r m s ) i n t h e f i l i n g o f t a x r e t u r n s b y n o n - e l e c t r o n i c f i l i n g p a y m e n t s y s t e m ( e F P S f i l e r s ) . T h i s i s b a s e d o n t h e R e v e n u e R e g u l a t i o n s N u m b e r 6 - 2 0 1 4 w h i c h t o o k e f f e c t o n S e p t e m b e r 1 , 2 0 1 4 . N o n - e F P S f i l e r s s p e c i f i c a l l y r e f e r s t o a c c r e d i t e d t a x a g e n t s / p r a c t i t i o n e r s , a c c r e d i t e d p r i n t e r s o f p r i n c i p a l a n d s u p p l e m e n t a r y r e c e i p t s /i n v o i c e s a n d o n e - t i m e t r a n s a c t i o n ( O N E T T ) t a x p a y e r s w h o s h a l l m a n d a t o r i l y u s e t h e e B I R Fo r m s i n t h e f i l i n g o f a l l t h e i r t a x r e t u r n s . B I R r e g i o n a l d i r e c t o r D i o s d a d o M e n d o z a o f R e v e n u e R e g i o n 1 4 c l a r i f i e d t h a t

t a x p a y e r s m a y o p t t o s u b m i t t h e i r t a x r e t u r n s m a n u a l l y u s i n g t h e e B I R Fo r m s O f f l i n e Pa c k a g e a t t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e R D O s o r e l e c t r o n i c a l l y t h r o u g h t h e u s e o f t h e o n l i n e e B I R Fo r m . T h e A c c r e d i t e d Ta x A g e n t s ( ATA s ) w h o u s u a l l y p r e p a r e a n d f i l e t a x r e t u r n s o n b e h a l f o f t h e i r c l i e n t s a r e l i k e w i s e m a n d a t e d t o u s e t h e e B I R Fo r m s a n d m u s t b e f o l l o w e d a c c o r d i n g l y. H o w e v e r, h e r e i t e r a t e d t h a t t h e r e g u l a t i o n a l s o c o v e r s n o n - e F P S f i l e r s s u c h a s : a c c r e d i t e d t a x a g e n t s /p r a c t i t i o n e r s a n d a l l t h e i r c l i e n t /t a x p a y e r s ; a c c r e d i t e d p r i n t e r s o f p r i n c i p a l a n d s u p p l e m e n t a r y r e c e i p t s / i n v o i c e s ; o n e - t i m e t r a n s a c t i o n t a x p a y e r s ( O N E T T ) ; t h o s e w h o f i l e a N o - p a y m e n t r e t u r n ; G o v e r n m e n t O w n e d a n d C o n t r o l l e d C o r p o r a t i o n s ; l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t u n i t s e xc e p t

b a r a n g a y s a n d c o o p e r a t i v e s r e g i s t e r e d w i t h t h e N a t i o n a l E l e c t r i f i c a t i o n A d m i n i s t r a t i o n ( N E A ) a n d t h e Lo c a l Wa t e r U t i l i t i e s A d m i n i s t r a t i o n . T h e e B I R Fo r m s i s a n a p p l i c a t i o n c o v e r i n g t h i r t y s i x ( 3 6 ) B I R f o r m s c o m p r i s i n g o f i n c o m e t a x r e t u r n s , e xc i s e t a x f o r m s , VAT f o r m s , w i t h h o l d i n g t a x f o r m s , d o c u m e n t a r y s t a m p t a x f o r m s , p e r c e n t a g e t a x f o r m s , O N E T T f o r m s a n d p a y m e n t f o r m . T h e e B I R Fo r m i s a v a i l a b l e t o a l l n o n - e F P S f i l e r s w i t h o r w i t h o u t i n t e r n e t a c c e s s . Ta x p a p e r s w i t h i n t e r n e t a c c e s s m a y d o w n l o a d t h e e B I R Fo r m s p a c k a g e t h r o u g h w w w. b i r. g o v.p h “ T h e u s e o f e B I R Fo r m s w i l l c o v e r r e t u r n s f i l e d o n S e p t e m b e r 2 4 , 2 0 1 4 a n d t h e r e a f t e r,” M e n d o z a s a i d . ( j r c / c b a / P I A - 8 )

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h i t o n m a g l a i n - l a i n n g a p a g t a g a d h i n m g a s e k t o r h a n k a t i l i n g b a n k o n t r a h i t o n E b o l a v i r u s n g a s a k i t , p a h a y a g h a n M a l a c a ñ a n g D o m i n g o n g a a d l a w. I g i n p a s a m w a k n i H e a l t h S e c r e t a r y E n r i q u e O n a d u r a n t e h a n s i y a h a n n g a N a t i o n a l E b o l a V i r u s D i s e a s e S u m m i t , n g a g i n d u m a r a h a d i r i p a l a m a i h a h a Q u e z o n C i t y, n g a a a d a d i d a h i n i n g a p l a n o a n m g a a l u d a y d a y a n p a r a h i t o n p a g - a l i n s u s u n o d h a n m a o n g a s a k i t , p a g p a p a h i b a r o n g a n p a g r e r e p o r t h i n g i n t a t a h a p a n n g a m g a k a s o h i n E b o l a v i r u s n g a s a k i t ; k l i n i k a l n g a s u p e r b i s y o n l a k i p i t o n e k s a m i n a s y o n h a l a b o r a t o r y o h i n g i n t a t a h a p a n n g a m g a k a s o ; n g a n a n p a g p u g o n g h a n i m p e k s y o n .

D i d a h a n p a m a k i a n a h a i y a h a e s t a s y o n h a n r a d y o n g a d z R B , n a g s e r i n g h i C o m m u n i c a t i o n s S e c r e t a r y H e r m i n i o C o l o m a , J r. n g a a n R e s e a r c h I n s t i t u t e f o r Tr o p i c a l M e d i c i n e ( R I T M ) h a M u n t i n l u p a C i t y a m o a n m a g s e s e r b e n g a r e f e r r a l c e n t e r p a r a h i t o n p a g t e s t i n g n g a n p a g - a n a l i s a r h i n t i b u t h o n g a n t i b u r o b u t h o n g a h a w n g a m a k a t a r a p o n n g a s a k i t g a m i t e n p a r e h o n g a p a m a a g i n g a g i n - a a p l i k a r h a n U S C e n t e r s f o r D i s e a s e C o n t r o l a n d Pr e v e n t i o n . S u m a l a k a n C o l o m a , n a a b o t n a h i n 1 8 n g a g i n t a t a h a p a n n g a m g a k a s o h i n E b o l a a n n a - e k s a m e n n a , n g a n n e g a t i b o n g a t a n a n a n n a g i n r e s u l t a h i n i s a l i t n a g p a p a b i l i n n g a t a l w a s a n n a s u d t i k a n g h a n m a o n g a s a k i t . “A n g l a h a t n g m g a d a p a t n a

p a g h a n d a a n a y p i n a g h a h a n d a a n n g a t i n g K a g a w a r a n n g K a l u s u g a n a t p i n a p a t a t a g ‘ y u n g a t i n g d e p e n s a d i y a n s a E b o l a V i r u s D i s e a s e a t s a i b a p a n g m g a i n f e c t i o u s d i s e a s e s ,” s e r i n g n i C o l o m a . H a p a g k a y a n a , m a y d a m a s o b r a h i n 8 , 0 0 0 a n n a h i r e p o r t n g a m g a k a s o h i n p a g k a l y a p h a n E b o l a . N a g t i k a n g i n i n g a s a k i t h a We s t A f r i c a k o n d i i n m a a b o t h i n 3 , 8 7 9 a n n a g k a m a m a t a y t i k a n g h i n i n g a s a k i t b a s a r h a n O k t u b r e 9 n g a d a t o s h a n Wo r l d H e a l t h O r g a n i z a t i o n . L a k i p h a n a p e k t a d o n g a m g a n a s u d a n G u i n e a , L i b e r i a , N i g e r i a , S e n e g a l , S i e r r a Le o n e , n g a n a n E s t a d o s U n i d o s h a n A m e r i k a . ( 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 )

Multi-sektoral nga pagtagad kontra han Ebola, iginplastar han DOH

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Estados Unidos padayon an relief and reconstruction ha Yolanda-hit areas

Harani onse meses tikang han magtagrap an Bagyo Yolanda

(International name Haiyan) han bug-os nga Pilipinas, nagpapadayon an gobyerno han Estados Unidos pakipagsumpayan han nasud Pilipinas para han recovery ngan rebuilding efforts. Han naglabay nga semana, hi Director Gloria D. Steele han U.S. Embassy han kanan Manila United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in nag-turn-over hin duha nga eskoylahan ha Tacloban National Agricultural School ( TNAS). An mga schools—nga may-ada napulo han sobra pa hin 165 classrooms nga

igtutukod han U.S. government ha Pilipinas-nga gindisenyo nga mailob han hangin nga may kusog 360 kilometers per hour ngan linog nga 8.5 . Tumambong hi Tacloban City Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez ngan nagpasalamat hin hul-os han mga Amerikano para han ira padayon nga suporta. Hi Angelica Dupa, usa nga 8th grade nga estudyante han TNAS, in nagpasalamat gihapon. Dire na daw hira mahahadlok han mga bagyo ngan iba pa nga kalamidad komo an mga bag-o nga classrooms in mas mailob na han daan. Ine nga mga reconstruction ngan recovery efforts in ka parte

han USAID Rebuild project. Ha ilarum hini, an U.S. government in nakikipagtrabaho gihapon han Coca Cola ngan Procter & Gamble aber mag reconstruct ngan mag-restock hin mil nga sari-sari stores. Ighahag-id an mga tag iya han sari sari store ha basic store management ngan micro-credit. Naghatag gihapon hi Director Steele hin tambulig ha Barangay Basper Farmers Association, ha TNAS General Parent-Teacher Association, ha Tagpuro Women’s Seaweed Association, ngan Old Kawayan Fisherfolks Association. Ha kabug-usan, an Estados Unidos government support ha Pilipinas para han Bagyo

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UNHCR delivers...from page 1

I nternat ional Organisat ion for M igrat ion ( IOM) coordinated with UNHCR ’s protec t ion team to br ing their energy- ef f ic ient charcoal-fueled stoves to these pr ior i t y areas. The UNHCR is a lso set to distr ibute another batch of solar-powered lanterns later this year. Solar lanterns are regarded as one of the most innovat ive re l ief i tems in the agenc y ’s operat ions, l ight ing up communit ies to help the safet y and secur i t y of fami l ies. UNHCR ’s emergenc y and recover y ef for ts are par t of an inter-agenc y humanitar ian response to t yphoon Haiyan in coordinat ion with government author i t ies and local communit ies. (UNHCR)

c r e d i t e d t h e h i g h e r p u b l i c s a t i s f a c t i o n w i t h t h e Pr e s i d e n t ’s p e r f o r m a n c e t o h i s c o n t i n u e d w o r k a n d t h a t o f h i s C a b i n e t . “ We t r u s t t h a t t h e p u b l i c c o n t i n u e s t o s e e t h e r e f o r m a g e n d a o f t h e Pr e s i d e n t a n d h o w w e c o n t i n u e t o p u s h f o r t h e i r i n t e r e s t s ,” s h e s a i d . P N D ( a s )

New SWS survey...from page 5

(TOP)Ms. Aurora Casimpan of PIA 8 briefs officers and members of the Association of Government Information Officers (AGIO) in Eastern Visayas on the Climate Change Advocacy 2014 during a meeting held in Tacloban City, October 9.

PIA 8 OIC regional director Alicia Nicart (front) informs the officers and members of the Association of Government Information Officers 8 (AGIO) on the invitation of putting up a booth in commemoration of super typhoon Yolanda victims last November 8, 2013.

(BOTTOM) The officers and members of the Association of Government Information Officers 8 (AGIO) with PIA 8 OIC regional director Alice Nicart (seated 2nd from right) after the meeting on climate change.

(Photos by Vino R. Cuayzon)

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USWAG, which means to move forward or towards progress, is the weekly E-Newsletter of the Philippine Information Agency in Eastern Visayas. It aims to document current efforts to build-back-better communities devastated by super typhoon Yolanda as well as deliver timely, useful and relevant information as we move forward together in realizing inclusive growth not only in the region but also the rest of the country.