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>> Friday, May 20, 2016
Inmates vote in Pangasinan
DAGUPAN CITY — Inmates were taken under heavy escort to the North
Central Elementary School in
Barangay Bonuan Gueset, here, for them to exercise their right to
suffrage Monday morning.
As early as 6:30 a.m., a convoy of vehicles from the Bureau of Jail
Management and Penology (BJMP) arrived with around 40 prisoners who are
registered voters.
The inmates were allowed to vote and there were no untoward incidents or
glitches reported during the electoral process. -- Liezle
Basa Inigo
Search for best Cordi coop on
BAGUIO CITY -- The Cooperative Development Authority recently launched
the Gawad Parangal 2016 in Cordillera at the Mother Child Multi-Purpose
Cooperative multi-purpose hall.
Gawad Parangal is an annual search of CDA that aims to recognize
cooperatives, cooperative development
offices, councils, unions and federations and coop leaders for their invaluable
service to their members, affiliates and the community.
Categories of awards include Most Outstanding Cooperatives
subcategorized into micro scale, small scale, medium scale, and
large scale category; Most Outstanding Cooperative Leader; Best Performing
Cooperative Leader; Best Performing Cooperative Federation; Best Performing
Cooperative Union; Best Performing Local Government Units—Cooperative
Development Offices; and Best Performing Cooperative Development Councils.
Special citations will also be given to Exemplary Environment Protection
and Conservation Program; Outstanding Community Involvement and Development
Program; Excellence in Membership Growth and Expansion Program; Remarkable
Cooperative Solidarity and Partnership Program; Excellence in Providing
Financial Products and Services to Members; and LGU Cooperative Development
Champions.
CDA-Cordillera will accept nominations until April 29. Nominations will
be shortlisted and those who will be chosen will be immediately notified for
the submission of documentary requirements needed for the national search.
CDA regional director Atty. Franco Bawang calls on cooperatives and
other stakeholders in the cooperative movement in the region to submit their
nominations now.
For more information on Gawad Parangal, visit www.cda.gov.ph or contact (02)7256604 or email via cdacritdco@yahoo.com . -- D. Regalado and J. Panelo
Kiangan MAC vows to extend full support to
police
KIANGAN, Ifugao -- The municipal
advisory council promised to extend full support to the police here for
peaceful and tranquil environment.
Vice Mayor Roel Dulnuan, MAC chairman, made the commitment after chief
of police Senior Insp. Ayson Tenenan presented accomplishment reports.
From January to March 17, the Kiangan Police initiated 58 community
engagement activities, distributed 130 IEC materials, conducted 190 community
awareness activities, accounted 18 unlicensed firearms, reduced by three total
index crime and had 634 police operations. Local cops also arrested three other
most wanted persons, trained three
investigators, received six
awards for investigators with no investigator penalized 100 percent
implementation of standard investigative procedure.
The MAC serves as an advisory body of the police that significantly
contributes in the implementation of the PNP PATROL (Peace and Order Agenda for
Transformation and upholding of the Rule of Law) Plan 2030. -- Daniel B.
Codamon
Cash prizes await winners of ‘best child protection committee’
BONTOC, Mountain Province – Cash prizes await winners of “functional
school-based secondary child protection committee” in a search of the
provincial council for the protection of children (PCPC).
This activity aims to strengthen
partnership of provincial and municipal local government units in collaboration
with other partner agencies in promoting provincial functional school-based
secondary child protection committee; promote and advocate the implementation
of child protection and evaluate the implementation of child protection
committee in all secondary schools in the province.
The search is open to all public and private secondary schools in
the province.
Entry forms/self-assessment tool shall be distributed to the different
secondary schools. All accomplished forms shall be submitted together with
supporting documents to child protection district technical working groups in
July.
The self-assessment tool is provided by the Mt. Province Division Office
which was adapted from Department of Education (DepEd) Order No. 44, s. 2015
designed to monitor and evaluate the compliance of schools in the
implementation of DepEd Child Protect Policy and DepEd Order No.55, S. 2013 –
Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 10627 known as the
Anti-Bullying Act. Of 2013.
All district TWGs were given time to validate/monitor submitted school
entries to determine the winner of each district which will be submitted to the
provincial TWG first week of September.
The provincial TWG shall convene on the second to last weeks of
September to assess documents of district level winners and to
conduct on site validation in October to determine the provincial winners.
Winners shall be awarded in n November to coincide with the scheduled
state of the Children Address.
According to Evelyn Capsoyen of the Provincial Social Welfare and
Development Office here, first prize will be given a cash of P25, 000; second
and third will be P15, 000 and P10, 000 respectively; and a plaque of
recognition. -- Juliet B. Saley
Benguet SP implementing digitized legislative
data bank
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet --The Sangguniang Panlalawigan is now implemening
digitization and indexing of legislative measures which eases tracking,
retrieval and accessing of records online and ultimately aids better and
improved service.
Newly installed SP secretary Brian Crispin, a lawyer, said the
digitization of all ordinances and resolutions is anchored on the
office’s mandate to inform the public of its services.
It was incumbent Vice Gov. Nelson Dangwa’s vision to come up with a
digitized data bank of legislative measures but has come into realization just
recently, Crispin said.
Dangwa ran for governor in Monday’s polls but lost to former Vice Gov.
Crecencio Pacalso.
The project dubbed, e-legislative Computer Research Data Bank,
aims to digitize all ordinances and resolutions from 1967 to 2013
including the creation and development of a computer program to manage such
records. To date documents, encoded were from 1997 to this year.
It has two features, tracking and the data base of resolutions and
ordinances. The tracking system shows the progress of the measure until the
completed staff work and reaches the end-user. The data base system shows
the archived measures, according to SP Administrative Officer I Gusvaliani
Bolislis who manages the said records.
Now on its first phase which started last quarter last year, it is
now operational but accessible only within the SP, according to
Crispin.
The future plan of this continuing endeavor is to make it online
and accessible not only within the capitol premises but to clientele such
as the municipal local governments, provincial offices and provincial
departments.
It will eventually be open to the public for easy access as they
plan to put up a desk once they transfer to the Provincial Capitol Building II,
according to Crispin.
There are also plans of archiving data as early as 1945 while
Benguet was still part of the old Mountain Provinces. -- Susan Aro
BIR urges Kalinga, Apayao folks: Pay taxes
promptly
TABUK CITY, Kalinga -- Revenue District Office 11 covering the provinces
of Kalinga and Apayao urged income tax payers to pay their correct taxes on
time.
Regional director Eduardo B. Gayas said taxes are basic obligation of
citizens in the country and every income-earning citizen is duty-bound to pay
the right tax to the government.
In line with this, he reminded tax payers to visit their office for tax
assessment assistance before they remit their tax dues at the Land Bank of the
Philippines.
Gayas said BIR’s Electronic Filing and Payment System (EFPS) where
filing and payment of tax is done on-line. The system, he said, makes
transaction more convenient to individual tax payers provided they are properly
registered with BIR’s EFPS structure.
Under the system, individual tax payers remit their payments using their
bank accounts through on-line fund transfer. -- Larry T. Lopez
PCSO provides Kalinga digital X-ray machine
TABUK CITY, Kalinga -- The provincial hospital will soon have a digital
X-ray machine with a positioning and archiving control system, donated by
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office.
Provincial Health Officer Romulo Gaerlan said the PCSO has downloaded to
the Provincial Treasury P8.8 million for purchase of the equipment. He
said a memorandum of agreement will be signed between PCSO, the Department of
Health and the local government unit upon the purchase of the modern machine.
The digital X- ray machine produces optimal quality of X-ray images that
would help medical doctors in their diagnosis of the conditions of
patients.
Gaerlan said Japan for International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is
extending financial assistance to local health development in terms of medical
facilities and equipment and upgrading/training of health service providers. – Peter
A. Balocnit
DTI sets ‘negosyo Center’ in Ifugao
ALFONSO LISTA, Ifugao -- The
Department of Trade and Industry has established a “negosyo center” here
to propel trade and commerce in this “corn bowl” of the province.
The facility was opened after a memorandum of agreement was signed by
DTI-Ifugao and Alfonso Lista government.
The municipality was chosen because of its strategic venue for
central and local enterprise catering the towns of Aguinaldo and Mayoyao.
Negosyo Center is a one-stop-shop for facilitating the processing and
documentation of paper requirements necessary for the establishment of micro,
small medium enterprise (MSME), providing MSMEs advisory services like product
development, trade promotion, financing facilitation, investment matching and
other related activities.
“We are very optimistic about the growth of trade and industry in
Alfonso Lista, and we are here to help in the local business,” said DTI
provincial director Valentin Baguidudol.
The LGU’s counterpart in the project is provision of office and
furniture, while DTI provides for the office supplies, computers and internet
service for clients to do research for business purposes.
DTI –Ifugao also hired a business counselor for the center while the LGU
designated a focal person for the effective delivery of services to its clients
in the area and nearby municipalities. -- Marcelo B. Lihgawon with report from
Lorena Dulnuan
La Trinidad dads set rules for disaster
volunteers
LA TRINIDAD -- Officials here crafted a measure which sets guidelines in
the accreditation, mobilization and protection of community disaster volunteers
who play a vital role in disaster operations.
Under “La Trinidad Accredited Community Disaster Volunteer
Ordinance,”
an accredited volunteer will be issued an identification card by the
Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office.
In case of disaster, the local chief executive will call on accredited volunteers
to be mobilized and provide the necessary services and assistance in any given
particular area or situation.
While the services of volunteers will be tapped, the local government
will also look into their protection by appropriating funds for the payment of
individual personal accident insurance coverage on a yearly basis.
This also includes other government organizations and civil society
whose members are included in the rosters of accredited community disaster
volunteers of the town to take charge of providing them with insurance and
necessary benefits.
Volunteers will also be accorded with training.
The measure is with the Sangguniang Panlalawigan for their review and
approval. -- Susan Aro
Upper Kalinga District Engineering in operation
TABUK CITY, Kalinga -- The Kalinga District Engineering
Office now has two districts with newly created Upper Kalinga
District Engineering Office (UKDEO) now operational.
Domingo Enciso was named District Engineer (DE) of UKDEO and Teodoro
Owek, assistant DE. Personnel assumed office on March 22.
The UKDEO which covers Lubuagan, Pasil, Balbalan and
Tinglayan, is temporarily holding office at the Equipment Area beside the old
district office in this city.
Owek bared that they are negotiating a lot between Cagaluan and Tanglag
(boundary barangays of Pasil and Lubuagan respectively) as site of the UKDEO
where they plan to build a 3-storey building.
The reconstitution of the Kalinga District Engineering Office into two
regular districts offices is by virtue of Republic Act
10369 authored by Kalinga Representative Manuel Agyao.
The mother district office, now called the Lower Kalinga District
Engineering Office comprises the municipalities of Tabuk, Rizal, Tanudan and
Pinukpuk. Engr. Ireneo Gallato is still DE while Engr. Ruby Uyam is the
assistant DE. -- Peter A. Balocnit
DOH health partners in Cordillera awarded
BAGUIO CITY -- The Department of Health recently feted more than 180
health partners in Cordillera in a Gawad Kalusugan Harmonized
Regional Awarding here at Crown Legacy Hotel here.
DOH officials headed by Undersecretary Nemesio Gako, Cordillera Regional
Director Lakshmi Legaspi and Assistant Regional Director Amelita Pangilinan
conferred plaque of recognition, tokens and other prizes to awardees from
government and private sectors.
Given recognition were 22 government hospitals; eight private hospitals;
4 provincial LGUs; 51 municipal local government units; 19 barangays; five
rural health units; one barangay health station; eight inter –local health
zones (ILHZ) and four Department of Education offices, in recognition of their
valuable assistance and appreciation of their various achievements in
delivering health programs and services.
DOH also gave special recognition to regional line agencies: NEDA,
DBM, DILG, DSWD and PIA; the emergency response teams of Emergency Medical
Service of Buguias Inc (Benguet), Rescue 26 of Mt. Province, Mankayan (Benguet)
Emergency Response Team, Bontoc Emergency Response Team (Mt. Province), 911
On-call and Baguio City Emergency medical Services; NGOs - JICA SSC, Zuellig
Family Foundation, Luzon health and Diteng, Inc.; and media outfits Mountain
Province Broadcasting Company, Bombo Radyo, DZEQ Radio ng Bayan, Sky Cable –
Baguio and ABS – CBN Baguio.
Plaquea of appreciation were given to them, in recognition for their
notable and steadfast support to the vision and mission of the health
department under the spirit of volunteerism, sharing of resources, expertise
and time towards Kalusugang Pangkalahatan in Cordillera.
USEC Gako, in his keynote address, extended Health Secretary Janette
Garin’s warm greetings and congratulations to all their health partners in the
region, whom through their support and worthy undertaking, assured the delivery
of DOH priority health programs and services to their respective target group
of beneficiaries in Cordillera.
Among these programs and services include the High Impact 5 (HI -5)
program, strengthened Health Facility Enhancement Program, investment on human
resource to augment the health manpower where it is needed, Buntis Congress and
extensive campaign on HIV screening and treatment.
“Reaching the target clients (of the DOH health programs) would not be
possible without your active participation and support. Seeing you all today
and hearing all the accolades given to you makes the DOH truly happy as we know
that in CAR, we have multitudes of allies who are and who will always be there
with us working for the health of all Filipinos,” Gako said.
MGB: Alfonso Lista not prone to landslide
ALFONSO LISTA, Ifugao – This town is not extremely prone to
landslide.
Geologist Kevin Carlo S. Gaerlan of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau of
the Department of Environment and Natural Resources bared this afer geological
survey done by the DENR in the area.
Situated 156 meters above mean sea level, the municipality is gently
sloping in terrain, mixed with some flat topography and scattered narrow
valleys occurring between hills.
“In terms of flood susceptibility, the municipality is generally
situated on high ground thus flooding is not a problem. Minor flooding will
only likely to occur along the river/floodplains which are presently not
utilized for residential purposes,” Gaerlan said. – Marcelo Lihgahwon with report
from Lorena Dulnuan
BFAR puts 100,000 fish fingerlings in
Kalinga waters
TABUK CITY, Kalinga -- The Bureau of Fishery and Aquatic Resources
(BFAR) provincial office had dispersed about 100,000 fingerlings of tilapia and
carp to communal water bodies and rivers from January-April this
year.
Joyce Ducyugen of BFAR-Kalinga reported the
move is in anticipation of the adverse effects of the long dry spell brought by
the “El Nino” to the fish industry of the province.
Because of the drop in fish supply
caused by receding water level at private fish ponds here, BFAR-Kalinga had
resorted to other local alternative source of fish by feeding communal water
bodies.
According to Ducyugen, fish production in the
province is greatly affected because of low water supply of fish ponds during
the summer season.
The province has a fish production area of 31
hectares with an average fish production of 206,913 kilos but due to the
effects of the long dry spell, production loss is estimated at 41,382 kilos or
20%.
Ducyugen said to prevent heavy losses, they
told fish farmers to make earlier harvest even if their produce has not yet
reached the desired marketable size.They explain to fish farmers to better
harvest under-size fish rather than risk higher losses from longer period of
operation, she said.
As part of their fish production program,
BFAR-Kalinga is up with the barangay-based information and education drive on
improved fish technology and urged barangay officials to
strengthen implementation of ordinances against illegal system of fishing. --
Larry T. Lopez
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