Vatican
appoints new Bayombong bishop
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya – The Vatican
has named the new bishop of the Bayombong diocese, whose ecclesiastical
jurisdiction covers Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino.
Bishop Sofronio Buncad
replaced Bishop Ramon Villena, 77, who reached the retirement age of 75, on
Wednesday, said Fr. Jocson Ogaya, director of the Catholic church-run
dwRV. – Victor Martin
Ifugao celebrates 50th
founding anniversary
LAGAWE, Ifugao – Thousands of ethnic
tribe members and tourists are expected to witness today’s celebration of
Ifugao province’s 50th founding anniversary.
All of Ifugao’s 11
towns will also serve for free their own brew of baya (rice wine) using the
ungot (coconut or bamboo glass) to interested local and international tourists.
Some Ifugao natives
will also butcher and cook their animals in front of spectators in the
traditional way – watok for carabaos and wekwek for pigs – before serving a
free meal.
The seven-day
festivity, dubbed as “Gotad ad Ifugao,” kicked off on Independence Day and will
end today.
Also highlighted in
the celebrations are the indigenous games like bultung (native wrestling),
hinukkting (leg wrestling), uggub (human dart), batawil (rice/palay race), caba
(basket race), and the akkad guyyudan (tug-of-war).
The event also
features a marathon for men on G-strings, competitions for woodcarving and loom
weaving, and the search for Mr. and Ms. Gotad (Bugan ya Wigan di Gotad 2016).
Gov. Denis Habawel
said this year’s theme is “Hagiyo Ifugao (Long Live Ifugao)” to showcase the
Ifugao history, culture and traditions. -- Victor Martin
Children
Int’l donates shoes to MP folks
BONTOC, Mountain Province -- The Children
International Philippines Inc. (CIPI), a nonprofit, humanitarian organization
dedicated to alleviating effects of poverty on Filipino children donated TOMS
shoes to school children of Mountain Province which started as a partnership
program between the foundation and the Office of Rep. Maximo B. Dalog. The shoe
distribution had been ongoing since January this year.
Rebecca J. Fuellos,
chief of programs of CIPI participated in the shoe distribution to different
schools. Recipient- schools were:
Balugan National High School, Guina-ang National High School, Bangnen
National High School Otucan-Bila National High School, Taccong Primary School,
Besao Elementary School, Cagubatan Elementary School, Chatol High School,
Barlig National High School, Lias National High School and Kadaclan Elementary
School. Also given shoes were various women and civic organizations in the
province.
In her message,
Fuellos said that the shoes came from TOMS, a shoe company based from the
United States whose services are provided to partner organizations or
foundations through its One for One Program.
This means that for
every pair of shoes purchased, a new pair is donated to someone in need. Fuellos said CIPI works with TOMS to help
eradicate poverty through diverse programs that empower children and other
beneficiaries to create lasting and positive changes in their communities.
Dalog in an interview
said the partnership between his office and CIPI started last year when the
foundation donated more than 4,000 volumes of books and other resource
materials which were turned-over to the Dept. of Education though Supt. Gloria
Buya-ao, District Supervisors, School Principals and Librarians. With this
partnership, Mountain Province had been recipient of various items like shoes,
soaps, sports wears, medical supplies, and books to name a few. Dalog said this
continuing partnership with CIPI will go a long way especially that more
donations are being anticipated this year in favor of Mountain Province.
Under this
partnership, the role of the congressman’s office is to shoulder the tracking
and travel expenses of the items donated in transporting them to Mountain
Province. - Agie F. Kadchao
DOH
turns-over TSeKap equipment to Kalinga
TABUK CITY, Kalinga -- The Department of
Health turned over medical equipment under its
TamangSerbisyosaKalusuganparasaPamilya (TSeKap) program to 11 rural
health units and 118 barangay health stations in the province.
Dr. Lakshmi Legaspi,
DOH Cordillera Administrative Region director, gave equipment packages to
recipient municipalities and barangays during recent ceremonial turn-over at
the Capitol here.
Dr. Bernadette Andaya,
DOH provincial office head here, said the package worth P35, 000 each contains
two Nebulizers, one stethoscope, one dressing set for wounds, one digital blood
pressure apparatus, one glucometer and two non-contact thermometers.
On the request
of other barangays for the same health kits, Legaspi said she would bring the
matter to the attention of DOH Secretary Janette Garin.
In another
development, Andaya said they will conduct mass deworming on school children
and the community this July. -- Peter A. Balocnit
DOLE to SPES
recipients:Submit requirements
BANGUED, Abra -- As the Special Program for the
Employment of Students (SPES) ends this week in various local government units
and commercial establishments here, SPES recipients are reminded to
submit early necessary requirements for their pay.
George G. LubinJr, Department of Labor
and Employment (DOLE) Abra Field Office head, said all 1,029 students under
SPES program should now submit to DOLE their enrolment form or statement of
account and certification in case of out-of-school youth.
“DOLE shares 40% which
is directly paid to their school for their tuition while their employer’s share
which is 60% is paid directly to the students.” said Lubin.
Lubin added they have
monitored their partners under SPES and saw no problem.
Lubin reported there
was no complaint so far coming from employers or the recipients. We made sure
that these students underwent required orientation prior to employment, he
said.”
To both parents and
students, this program is helpful to cover bills of another school semester,
added Lubin. -- Ginalyn B. Brioso
Kiangan
children, youth attend life skills session
KIANGAN, Ifugao -- Eighteen children and
youth of this town underwent a one-day “Life skills session on character
building and responsible behavior” at Kiangan Youth Hostel here.
Municipal Social
Welfare and Development Office head Mario Indopia said the activity was aimed
to gather children and youth so they can share and express their ideas, talents
and skills and develop their character.
Activities included
lectures by the MSWDO personnel on character building and responsible behavior,
identification of positive and negative behaviors which the children and youth
possess, identification of action points for behavior change and the
demonstration of learnings on positive behavior.
The MSWDO has started
this life skills session especially for identified children in conflict with
the law and those who are at risk as part of continuing work with the children
and youth through the coordination with different organizations and offices in
the government and the community. -- Daniel B. Codamon
Kalinga
TESDA maintains regular scholarship programs
TABUK CITY, Kalinga -- The Technical
Education and Skills Development Authority announced its two
regular scholarship programs will continue even as local
scholarship sponsorship ends this June.
Artemio Jose,
administrator of the TESDA Training Center here, said the sponsored scholarship
program of the provincial and Tabuk City local government units and the Office
of the District Representative will stop this month.
However, he said
trainees will not worry since TESDA has still the regular Training for Work
Scholarship Program (TWSP) and Special Training for Employment Program or STEP.
Jose is
optimistic that since incumbent Gov. JocelBaac and City Mayor
Ferdinand Tubban were re-elected, they will continue this program as it
really helps a lot of beneficiaries.
In a related
development, the TESDA training center regularly conducts skills assessment to
graduates including those in technical-vocational schools. Graduates need only
to register at TESDA training center and get a schedule for the purpose. --
Peter A. Balocnit
Abrenians
urged to engage in fish industry
LAGANGILANG, Abra -- Abrenians were urged to
engage in the fish industry as it is a good source of income.
National Fisherfolk
Director Teddy Matulac, in his recent visit to the province, said next to
agriculture, fishery is the second largest livelihood of Abrenios because of
Abra River and other water bodies.
The fish industry
offers good source of income thus Abrenians should engage in fish industry and
learn modern, relevant but ecologically conscious methods in fishing like
constructing fish ponds to establish constant fish production, he said.
Matulac said the
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources is now going around places to look into the concerns
of fisherfolks and assess which need more projects.
He particularly
visited DJ Farm in Lagangilang town owned by Danny Trongco, National
Anti-Poverty Commission Ddrector, to see how the fish industry among locals has
been faring.
He commended the DJ
Farm for contributing to employment of said community, and for helping empower
local fisherfolk.
Trongco’s framework he
said should be put up as national mechanism and model to other
fisherfolks as it is not only a means to progress and promote the
fish industry but most importantly, a way to help his neighbors and
people from the area.
It is offers
free seminar and training to all interested fisherfolks in the province. They
will learn how to make their own fish pond, increase their production and learn
new methods especially in feeding and eventually turn from simple fisherfolks
to fish farm owners.
They could lead a
better life by believing that there is indeed success in this endeavor which to
a few is lowly and out of class, said Trongco. -- Ginalyn B. Brioso
DILG
turns over BUB project in Kalinga
TABUK CTY, Kalinga-- The Department of Interior and Local
Government Cordillera Administrative Region turned over a completed river flood
control project located here at barangay Calanan funded from its Bottom Up
Budgeting (BUB) with fund equity from the local government unit.
The project is part of
the Chico River Master Plan, a long term plan to establish a unified route and
shorten channel of the river to stop it from destroying ricefields and
settlements.
The flood control
plugs one of existing river channels on the Calanan side.
DILG-CAR regional
director MarloIringan turned over the project to City Mayor Ferdinand Tubban
then to the host barangay.
DILG-CAR provided P10
million while the city LGU provided P4.8 million counterpart for the project.
Meanwhile, three
concrete access roads were also inaugurated in barangays Agbannawag, Gobgob and
Appas with combined BUB fund of P2.5 million.
The BUB is a scheme
whereby the needs and wishes of the grassroots are considered in the
preparation of agency budgets. -- Peter A. Balocnit
Tesda
provides wellness services to MP mothers
BONTOC, Mountain Province -- In
celebration of Mothers’ Day, the Technical Education Skills and
Development Authority conducted Gender Social Enhancement in this
municipality last May 26.
As Mothers’ Day is a
day to thank mothers, and a time to reflect on their importance in our lives,
mother–participants were treated to wellness activities and film showing, said
Christine Oliquiano of the TESDA.
Part of the
morning activities was a short film showing on gender and family
Issues conducted by MellicynthYodong, Gender and Development (GAD) Focal
of TESDA-Mt. Province Provincial Office. The participants actively critiqued
the stories they watched.
TESDA in partnership
with 12 industry workers also provided wellness activities to some 45
mother-participants in the afternoon to heal the body, calm the mind,
rejuvenate the spirit. These wellness activities include blood pressure taking,
massage, haircut, foot spa, manicure and pedicure. -- Juliet B. Saley
Lubuagan
POs gets P.5M DOST assistance
By Peter
A. Balocnit
TABUK CITY, Kalinga -- The Department of
Science and Technology provincial office here approved two community-based
projects providing financial assistance to upgrade machines for mass
production.
DexyCatacutan of DOST
said the Changoy Beaders Association in Lubuagan which is manufacturing beads
from plastics will receive P300, 000.00 to purchase a machine capable of
upgrading product quality into stainless beads.
On the other hand, the
Ag-agama Irrigators Association, also in Lubuagan, which is engaged in
producing soft brooms from tiger grass will receive P221, 650.00 to purchase
additional capital machines to make production of their product easier and
speedier.
The assistance in the
form of check will be released to recipient organizations upon signing of the
memorandum of agreement involving the barangay LGU as conduit of the funds, the
association and DOST.
She said they are
targeting to assist 11 associations in 2016.
Catacutan informed
that associations that made 85% repayment of their loans can apply for further
assistance to sustain their business.
DTI-Abra
sets June 13 ‘Diskwento Caravan’
BANGUED, Abra– The Department of Trade and
Industry here will conduct “Diskwento Caravan” in partnership with
the Department of Education in time for school opening tomorrow (June 13.)
DTI public information
officer Mark Rex Hall confirmed schedule of Diskwento Caravan on May 30-31 and
June 6-7 at the Pilar Rural High School.
Hall said consumers
will get five up to ten percent discount in all school supplies they will buy
like notebooks, bags and pad papers and other school materials.
As part of the
BrigadaEskwela program, they will be monitoring prices of all school supplies
in all shopping stores, said Hall.
In the past years,
there were several stores reported that did not comply with the suggested
retail price (SRP) of school supplies.
The agency will be
making sure this time that all stores observe the regulation implemented by
DTI, he said. -- Ginalyn B. Brioso
Bangued
West Central School starts Innammuyo program
BANGUED, Abra-- Bangued West Central School
(BWCS) in this capital town has started Innammuyo program of the
Department of Education – Abra Division Office.
The Innammuyo is a
localized version of Brigada Eskwela, a national program of the DepEd in
observance of the Annual School Maintenance Week before the opening of classes.
The BWCS is the center
of all activities of the Division Office of DepEd-Abra. It is host-venue for
conferences, trainings and seminars, and other activities, Jan Nowel Pena, the
Division’s Senior Program Specialist for Social Mobilization and Networking
said.
For this year, Brigada
was scheduled last week, but implemented at BWCS a week earlier to give way for
the regional kick-off ceremony of the Brigada Eskwela hosted by Pulot National
High School in Lagayan.
The BWCS served as a
model of the concerted efforts and combined resources of various stakeholders
composed of the police and army, national government agencies, the local and
national media, the business sector, parents-teachers associations and the community.
They did not
only do some face-lifting tasks like gardening and cleaning of the
surroundings; they went as far as doing a complete make-over by painting the
roofings and walls of the Gabaldon-type building and making a sand-bed
children’s playground during the week-long activity.
The Innammuyo at the
BWCS was successfully carried out under the direct supervision of Mr. Peter
Paganao in the absence of their principal who at the time was on training in
Baguio City.
Division Schools
Superintendent Ronald Castillo gave certificate of appreciation to the
stakeholders of BWCS for their invaluable contribution and participation in the
successful implementation of the first Innammuyo 2016.
The BWCS served as the
assembly area and take-off point of the motorcade that went around Bangued Town
Proper and up to Pulot National High School in Brgy. Pulot, Lagayan during the
Brigada Eskwela 2016 regional launching last May 27. -- Maria Teresa B. Benas
14
Ifugao families attend adolescent sexuality training
ALFONSO LISTA, Ifugao -- Fourteen Ifugao
families were trained on reproductive health recently promote the total well-
being of children and parents.
The three-day seminar
held in Ramon, Isabela province was spearheaded by the Provincial Sustainable
and Youth Development Division in coordination with government agencies.
Families from Alfonso
Lista, Banaue and Lagawe underwent the seminar-workshop on Adolescent Sexuality
and Reproductive Health (ASRH) and Learning Package for Parent Education of
Adolescent Health and Development which highlights the role of parents as the
primary source of accurate and sound information on adolescent health and
development including ASRH.
Discussed topics for
parents are understanding self and sexuality, maternal care, child health
and nutrition, life skills, confronting threats and risk of the adolescent,
challenges and threats to a family, effective parenting, communicating with
adolescents and ways to get along with adolescents and protecting adolescents.
The children, on the
other hand, were lectured on understanding three adolescent self
(self-awareness), adolescent sexuality and gender, understanding fertility
awareness, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, love and manifestation,
the language of love, different types of loving relationship, consequences of
early sexual activities, understanding contraception, sexually transmitted
diseases (HIV-AIDS) and fighting vulnerabilities through life skills.
Participant
EmilianoBallitoc Sr. of Alfonso Lista said that he is indeed thankful he was
invited to the activity. “Agyaman nak unay iti daytoy nga training nga naited
kanyami.Adu ti nasiyaat nga banag nga naadal mi a kasamma ken nu kasano nga mapatalgedan
ti pamilya.”
CrisantaGumiran also
shared that in one of the sessions, her daughter cried and asked for
forgiveness after realizing her misdeeds.
Miriam Baguidudol of
the PPSD said that they will expect better relationship between husbands and
wives, parents and their adolescents.
“The parents are
now equipped with the correct and sound information about human sexuality and
reproductive health so that they can better communicate with their adolescents
on the danger of their engaging in risky behaviors such as early sexual
involvement and vices that will affect their future,” she said. -- With report
from Lorena Dulnuan
DOH CAR
gives equipment to health facilities in Abra
BANGUED, Abra -- The Department of Health-
Cordillera regional office distributed Tamang Serbisyo para sa Kalusugan
ng Pamilya (TSeKaP) packages to the rural health units(RHUs) and barangay
health centers in all 27 municipalities here on Friday.
The
package will equip RHUs to address common health problems in the community like
hypertension, diabetes and asthma, said DOH CAR Assistant Director Dr. Amelita
M. Pangilinan who delivered the equipment.
It
is also part of DOH’s efforts in partnership with LGUs and communities to
provide quality health service to the community and enhance service delivery of
health centers. It will also help RHUs in their Phil Health
accreditation, she said.
Dolores
town Mayor JR Seares extended his gratitude to DOH CAR as he received the
equipment together with Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member Allen Brix Bachiller in
behalf of all LGUs. -- Ginalyn B. Brioso
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