RDC – CAR recognizes Kalinga
volunteer
BANAUE, Ifugao -- The
Regional Development Council presented certificate of recognition to
Andres B. Ngao-i for being national winner in 2016 Search
for Outstanding Volunteers during council meeting here last
week..
Ngao-i, an engineer
and RDC private sector representative for Kalinga, was awarded for
selfless and dedicated volunteer service for maintenance of peace and order in
the community. He had been involved in conflict mediation for more than
four decades. He promoted peaceful resolution of tribal conflicts in
Kalinga and was a strong advocate of indigenous peoples education
and nurturance of Kalinga's culture and practices
National Economic and
Development Authority – CordilleraAdministrative Region director and RDC – CAR
chairman Milagros Rimando said the SOV is an annual search to recognize
exemplary performance and dedication of volunteers in the country. The SOV puts
faces and names to the unsung and ordinary Filipino citizens and organizations
who have rendered noble acts of service towards nation-building and community
development.
Since 2001, 129
volunteers and volunteer organizations have been recognized by the national
government through the SOV. -- Marcelo B. Lihgawon
Ilocos bettor wins P107-M
lotto pot
CANDON CITY , Ilocos
Sur -- – A bettor from this city won the jackpot in the 6/55 Grand Lotto’s Jan.
21 draw, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office said.
The still unidentified
bettor picked the six-digit winning combination: 52-17-20-43-15-19, which had a
total jackpot prize of P107.37 million.
The bettor played the
System 7 lucky pick and bet P140 for seven combinations.
Fourteen other players
won P86,400 each for guessing five of the six-digit winning combination.
The 6/55 Grand Lotto
is drawn every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
CHARMP 2 gives P1.8-M to
Bauko groups for livelihood
BAUKO, Mountain
Province – A total of P1.8 million was distributed to 20 farmers’ organizations
here Tuesday by Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resources Management Project 2
at the municipal gymnasium.
Mayor Abraham B.
Akilit , in his message urged responsible utilization and the fund assistance . He called on the “og-ogbo”
principle of every group so that projects and undertakings are done
collectively, efficiently and successfully.
Present during the
event were Beverly Pekas, provincial CHARMP coordinator; Walter Dalang, Bauko
MPDO; Carolyn Wandalen, municipal agriculture officer and representatives of
community Financial Institution Roy Busay and Andrea Docadoc.
Recipients of the assistance were: Baang Small Scale association,
Labgan Native Animal Association,Otucan norte Coffee ssociation, Otucan norte
Unas association, Bila coffee Growers Association, Bila Unas rowers
Association, Bila Pottery, Lamagan Weavers Group, Guinzadan Sur unas Growers
association, Tapapan Sugar Cane Producers Group, Mabaay Taffic Women Enforcers
association, Suyo Livelihood Interest Group, Sadsadan Camote production Group,
Mabaay Women’s Association, sadsadan Livestock production Production Group,
Pactil Mushroom Growers’ Association, Sadsadan Coffee Consolidators’ Group,
Sadsadan women’s Association, Sadsadan Heirloom Rice Consolidators Group. --
Arsenia Addon
P5,000 fine set for
subdivision owners who don’t plant trees
BAGUIO CITY – The city
council approved on first reading a proposed ordinance requiring all homeowners
and developers of residential subdivisions within the city to plant trees in
their open spaces, preserve and maintain the same and providing penalties for
violators.
The ordinance authored
by Councilor Joel Alangsab stated all homeowners, natural or juridical, of
existing residential subdivisions, shall plant trees in open spaces required by
law to be reserved for the common use and enjoyment of all the owners of the
lots therein, as well as along all roads and service streets.
Upon effectivity of
the ordinance, any homeowner and developer who voluntarily undertakes to plant
trees in open spaces shall be entitled to free tree seedlings from the City
Environment and Parks Management Office which he or she could plant in any
available space in their neighborhood.
Homeowner of
residential subdivisions who refuse to implement the provisions of the
ordinance shall be fined P5,000.
The ordinance tasked
the barangay officials in the city’s 128 barangays to strictly implement the
local legislative measure. -- Dexter A. See
Mikey Arroyo out of
danger
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga
— Former presidential son and Pampanga representative, Mikey Arroyo, is out of
danger after being seriously injured in a car accident the other day along the
FVR Megadike in Bacolor, this province.
The eldest son of
former president and now Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who suffered a gash in
the head, was declared out of danger by doctors at St. Luke’s Medical Center in
Quezon City, according to Chief Supt. Aaron N. Aquino, Police Regional Office 3
director.
However, Mikey’s
driver John Frederick Macaraig might have to face charges of reckless
imprudence resulting in homicide after the accident resulted in the death of
Police Officer 3 Alexander Villamin, assigned to the Police Regional Public
Safety Battalion in Central Luzon.
Last Monday at 3:30
p.m., the Toyota Hilux driven by Macaraig collided with the Honda Civic
(WEP-604) driven by PO3 Villamin in Barangay Maliwalu in the eastern part of
the megadike.
Villamin died on the
spot while the Hilux occupants, Mikey and one Edward Mendoza Montevergin were
injured and taken to the Mother Teresa Calcutta hospital in the City of San Fernando
for emergency treatment, said Aquino.
After their
condition were stabilized, Mikey and his companion were transferred to the St.
Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon City.
Aquino said the
accident was still under investigation.
Pugo holds first ‘Tinungbo’
cookfest
PUGO, La Union —
Through the first “Tinungbo Festival,” the local government here is pushing
revival of indigenous cooking practices using bamboo stalks. Fourteen barangays
and five schools joined the Tinungbo Cookfest last week and competed against
each other in cooking different recipes using bamboo as “cooking pot.” The
judges took part in preparing the food and identifying the winners.
“What many people
know, only glutinous rice delicacies can be cooked using the bamboo, but here,
many viands and delicacies that can be cooked using the abundantly growing
bamboo grass,” Mayor Priscilla Martin said.
She added elders in
the community have been thinking how to promote the town until they thought of
the bamboo which in the Ilocano dialect is “tinungbo,” as they abundantly grow
in the town.
It is also an occasion
for local folk to take pride in their old practice of using bamboo in cooking
their food, which can be revived in other parts of the country, she said.
Among dishes served at
the festival aside from rice were sinigang (sour soup), nilagang isda (fish
soup), adobong isda, and pinakbet (mixed vegetables).
Tadian completes 7 town projects
worth P5 million
TADIAN, Mountain
Province -- Seven community projects worth over P5 million have been implemented by the community and local
government unit in partnership with the Kapit-bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive
and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) Program of the Dept.
of Social Welfare and Development.
The completed projects
are flood control structure in Barangay Balaoa, drainage canal in Lenga,
farm-to-market road in Duagan, drainage canal in Kayan West, erosion
control in Bunga, water system in Masla and road concreting in Batayan.
These projects which
are now operational and will benefit 3, 832 households,
Five months since the
implementation of Kalahi- CIDSS in August 2016, these were the first projects
to be completed in the region.
“As a community-led
development, these projects were managed by the community volunteers. With the
assistance of the local government unit , they were easily mobilized,” area
coordinator Mary Jane Quiwas said.
Quiwas acknowledged
MLGU Tadian for financial and technical support. The barangay and municipal
LGUs shouldered unforeseen and underestimated cost of materials thus projects
were completed without delay.
While waiting for
funds, the MLGU convened suppliers of
materials for the projects and explained
processes of the program, she said.
There are 18
Kalahi-CIDDS projects in the municipality. Aside from the seven completed, four
barangays are almost finished with their projects while seven are working
double time to complete their sub-projects within the month.
Kalahi-CIDSS deputy
regional program manager Imelda Tuguinay recognized the efforts of the
implementers in the municipality. The projects she said are tangible proof of
the community’s efforts to bring development into reality.
“We still have a lot
to complete here in the region and we hope that other communities will be
motivated to finish their respective projects within set target as what Tadian
did,” she said. -- Jasmin P. Kiaso
Tabuk LGU allots P1M for
additional CCTV cameras
CITY OF TABUK,
Kalinga--- The city government alloted P1 million for additional closed
circuit television (CCTV) cameras this year to boost anti-criminality and
traffic management efforts.
City public order and
safety officer Dionisio Falgui III said there are 27 CCTV cameras already
installed in strategic points along the provincial road leading to the city
proper and other sites in Tabuk.
These gadgets helped
investigation and solution of cases especially traffic-related incidents, he
said.
Other sites in the
city earlier installed with CCTVs include public markets, landmarks, PNP
compact posts, city hall compound and other crowded areas.
For the project, the
POSO tiedup with police in puttingup two centralized monitoring stations, one
at the police provincial command and another at the city POSO.
Falgui said there are
plans to also install wireless CCTV cameras near schools. -- Larry T. Lopez
Importation ban due to
H5 HPAI outbreak
A TEMPORARY BAN on
importation of domestic and wild birds and their products including poultry
meat, day old chicks, eggs and semen was ordered by Sec. Emmanuel Piñol of the
Department of Agriculture.
Entry of the said
commodities from France, Germany, Japan, and Lubuskie, Poland are prohibited to
enter the Philippines. Outbreaks of H5 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)
virus were reported by chief veterinary officers of the concerned countries.
HPAI virus is highly contagious among birds and is extremely deadly to them.
Included in the memos
set out by Piñol are immediate
suspension of the processing and evaluation of application and issuance of sanitary
and phytosanitary (SPS) import clearance, stoppage and confiscation of all
shipments of the above stated commodities (with the exception of heat treated
products) into the country by all DA veterinary quarantine officers/inspectors
at all major ports.
Frozen poultry meat
with slaughter/process date of 21 days prior to the HPAI outbreaks are allowed
to enter the country subject to veterinary quarantine rules and regulations.
Importation of meat
products of poultry is subject to the conditions provided in the OIE
Terrestrial Animal Health Code. The ban is set to protect the health of the
local poultry population. -- AGG
Ilocos Norte crime rate
down by 60%
LAOAG CITY --
Provincial police director Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said crime in Ilocos
Norte has fallen significantly.
With 1,500 reported
index crimes in 2015, the figure dropped to 600 at the end of 2016, indicating
a decrease by 60%.
“The decrease in crime
rate is a good indicator that we have effective measure in the prevention of
the occurrence of crimes,” Nartatez said.
On crime solution
efficiency, he noted that INPPO’s investigation efforts increased from 65
percent to 80% this2016.
Nartatez was
also happy to report that during the Yuletide Season, no tourists were harmed
or involved in any focus crime, and no shooting incidents happened.
Following this, Gov.
Imee R. Marcos said the provincial government supports the provincial police
plan to fight crime.— Ma. Rhona Ysabel B. Daoang
Kiangan pushes ‘Iwas disgrasya”
program
KIANGAN, Ifugao-- The municipal advisory council here
urged the Sanguniang Bayan to
enact an ordinance adapting “Iwas Disgrasya” as priority
local anti-criminality action plan (LACAP) for 2017.
The move came about
following reports most cases recorded in police blotters were vehicular
traffic accidents resulting to homicide, physical injuries and damage to
properties.
Statistics showed from
2013-2016, 74 incidents of VTAs resulted to physical injuries and
54 incidents to damage to properties. 150 cases were caused
by human error due to drunkenness, fast and reckless driving, driving
without licenses and driving without helmet for motorcycles; seven due to mechanical defect and four due
to bad road condition.
Municipal police chief
Roy T. Awisan said support of all sectors is needed to
address the problem. With the LACAP, it prescribes the guidelines and
procedures relative to the conduct of a holistic and comprehensive anti-crime
approach to be undertaken jointly by the different sectors of the society and
intends to address the prevalent crime in the municipality particularly VTAs.
Councilor Raldis Bulayungan
vowed to fast track the enactment of said ordinance. -- Daniel B. Codamon
Seven former rebels surrender
in Abra
BANGUED, Abra -- Seven
former rebels of the province recently surrendered with each
receiving P65,000 livelihood assistance
under the Comprehensive Local Integration Program awarded by Gov/ Maria Jocelyn
V. Bernos Bernos and Col. Milfredo Melegrito, Commander 702Bde, Philippine Army
during launching of MASID (Mamamayang Ayaw
saAnomalya, Mamamayang Ayaw sa Iligal na Droga) here at provincial capitol Jan.
10.
“Use this money to
start anew and provide for your family. Never go back to your old ways please.”
Bernos told surrenderees. Six FRs
in the province earlier surrendered in November 2016. -- Ginalyn B. Brioso
No exemption from amusement
tax pushed
BAGUIO CITY – The City Treasury Office said the city
council should no longer entertain requests from event organizers for their
exemption from the imposition of the mandatory amusement tax for events in the
city to allow the local government to generate additional resources for the
priority projects of the local government.
Alex Cabarrubias,
in-charge-of-office of the City Treasury Office, said local legislators should
not to grant requests from event organizers for exemption from the amusement
tax.
“We had been longing
for the non-exemption from the amusement tax of events in the city as we have
lost millions of pesos in expected income primarily due to exemptions from the
coverage of the amusement tax granted by the local legislative body to event
organizers,” Cabarrubias stressed.
Because of the recent
pronouncement from the City Treasury Office, the City Council required the said
office to submit to the members its comparative data on the years when the
local government had been strictly implementing the collection of amusement tax
from organizers to the years when the local legislative body had been granting
numerous requests for exemption from the collection of amusement tax.
The local legislative
body agreed with the contention of the City Treasury Office that there is a
need for them to significantly reduce exemptions from the coverage of the
amusement tax. -- Dexter A. See
DFA-Pangasinan enforces
dress code
CALASIAO, Pangasinan –
People applying for documents at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) office
here have been advised to observe the proper dress code imposed by the agency.
Jennifer de Mesa,
officer-in-charge of DFA office at the Robinson’s Mall here, said observing
proper dress code is a sign of respect for the institution.
The DFA will refuse
entry to those who are wearing shorts, sleeveless shirts, mini-skirts or skirts
with low waist line or high slits and blouses that expose the navel, are
transparent, off-shoulder, strapless or with spaghetti straps, backless or
with plunging neckline.
It also prohibits the
wearing of sunglasses, slippers and hats within the premises.
Tadian sets Municipal Cooperative Day
TADIAN, Mountain
Province -- Recognizing major contribution of cooperatives in
development, local officials here enacted an ordinance declaring every
third Friday of October as Cooperative Day.
Authored by Councilor
Jayne Saong, the “Coop Day Ordinance of Tadian” aims to help strengthen
partnership between cooperatives within the locality, the local government unit
and other stakeholders as key drivers of local development towards the
attainment of its vision, mission and objectives and in achieving social
change.
It also aims to raise
the consciousness of the people to join the cooperative movement and to uphold
the principles and values of cooperativism; increase public awareness about the
economic model’s significant contribution to development towards a sustainable
future and provide a venue for the stakeholders to actively take part and
discuss ways and means to further the growth and development of cooperatives.
In this 4th class
municipality, the role of cooperatives can not be underestimated. They have far
reaching impacts in the lives of the members. While instilling the value of
unity and participation among the stakeholders, the coops are key to sending
children to college, in starting or sustaining businesses and in building big
houses.
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan
has approved said municipal ordinance. -- Juliet B. Saley
DOH Kalinga to deploy
newly hired health workers in February
CITY OF TABUK, Kalinga
-- The Department of Health provincial office will deploy newly-hired health
workers first week of February after their orientation and signing of contract.
Dr. Bernadette Andaya
said a minimum of six nurses will be deployed per rural health unit, one midwife
and one Public Health Associate each to the 11 RHUs, and one universal health
care implementer per municipality.
Three medical
technologists will be assigned each to Lubuagan, Tinglayan and Rizal and three
Dentists to supportive local government units. The province was allotted four
dentists but only three applied, Andaya said.
The health workers are
hired under DOH’s human resources for health deployment program to render
service for one year. Contracts are renewable every six months depending on
result of performance evaluation. --
Peter A. Balocnit
Centennial Relay recounts
Abra history
TUBO, Abra -- The Abra
provincial seal is being brought around the 27 municipalities to mark the
countdown of Abra's 100th foundation anniversary this March.
The Abra Centennial
Relay took off in the town of Tubo first week of December 2016 led
by Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member Antonio Dayag.
During the ceremony,
indigenous peoples' municipal representative Francisco Cayasen cited
significance of celebrating Abra's centennial anniversary sharing his
reflection on the motto of the late Cordillera leader, Fr. Conrado Balweg, SVD.
Balweg's motto was "I would rather die early knowing the reason why I
die than to live a million years without knowing the reason why I live."
Cayasen's concern was
more of calling the attention of all Abreñeans and look into what Abra had
become all those years since it gained independence from being a
sub-province of Ilocos Sur on March 9, 1917.
‘If we think we have
not done as much for Abra's development, then let us take the challenge to
exert more effort, and give more love to our dear Abra to rise above all odds
and make it shine among its neighbors,’ he said. -- Maria Teresa B. Beñas
DTI launches e-Presyo in
Ifugao
LAGAWE, Ifugao --
Consumers in the province can now avail of ready price guide when
they do their shopping with the launching of the Dept. of
Trade and Industry’s (DTI) “e-Presyo” in Barangay
Poblacion West here Jan. 11.
The launching was
conducted in partnership with the Ifugao Consumer Net and the Ifugao local
price coordinating council as partners in the advocacy for consumer welfare and
protection in the province.
The e-Presyo is Online
Price Monitoring System (OPMS) where consumers can check out prices of basic
and prime commodities being monitored by the DTI. Using their smart
phones and personal computers, the E Presyo App serves as their “gabay sa pamimili”
or reference in terms prevailing prices and comparative prevailing prices of
basic necessities and prime commodities and the names
of the establishments carrying the lowest price.
The participants were
shown how to access the system with the use of their computers, net books,
android smart phones and other gadgets for their better appreciation and full utilization
of the OPMS.
Imelda Kimmayong of
DTI said they will ensure the system will be fully utilized by consumers
through E-Presyo advocacy. The link of the DTI’s E-Presto is www.opms.dti.gov.ph with the
password rityrbtj.
Should there be
queries,Kimmayong said they can contact the project secretariat through cell
phone No. 09057790675.
She added DTI will be posting suggested retail prices
of commodities in public markets of the province starting March. -- Daniel B.
Codamon
TESDA opens 5,000 slots
for skills trainings in Kalinga
TABUK CITY, Kalinga -
- The Technical Education Skills Development Authority provincial training
center is offering 5000 slots for trainings under
the Barangay Kasanayan para sa Kabuhayan at Kapayaan (BKKK).
Eduardo Tamayao of
TESDA provincial office said free training will open as soon as barangay skills
mapping is completed. The BSM is conducted in all 152 barangays of the province
to determine course choice of target sectors.
Target participants in
the skills training include overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), out-of-school
youth, persons with disability, drug personalities with rehabilitation
certificate, rebel returnees, indigents and interested unemployed applicants.
Under the program,
TESDA has tie-up with other technical-vocational schools in the province
offering the courses where trainees could enroll.
Courses offered under
the program are bookkeeping, computer programming, bartending, cookery, bread
and pastry production, backhoe-loader operator, household services, caregiving,
beauty care, massage therapy, masonry, driving, electronics, agri-crops, animal
production, carpentry, English proficiency, electrical, welding, automotive,
tile setting, construction painting, furniture, organic agriculture, food and
beverage services, computer and system servicing.
Trainees who
completed the courses and pass assessment are issued TESDA National Certificate
as employment eligibility here and abroad.
Tamayao said qualified
graduates are also provided placement assistance by TESDA to partner industries
for employment. -- Larry T. Lopez
Pursuit of people
initiative for local government sought
BAGUIO CITY January 17
– The City Council approved on first reading a proposed ordinance adapting a
Baguio City Code pursuing a Private Public Partnership for the People
Initiative for Local Governments (LGU P4) approach towards development,
providing for the procedure for selecting the private sector proponent,
adopting a contract management framework and providing appropriations and for
other purposes.
The ordinance,
authored by Councilor Elmer Datuin, stated that the City of Baguio shall
advance the public good and general welfare and promote the interest of the
community and the city within the framework of sustainable and integrated development,
and effective constructive engagement and meaningful people’s participation in
local governance. Dexter A. See
Abra Provincial Hospital
bans plastic bags
BANGUED, Abra – The Abra Provincial
Hospital management will implement ban on plastic bags inside the
hospital
and its vicinity to solve problem of plastic residues clogging toilet bowls and
sinkholes.
Families of patients
and visitors who visit are now prohibited to bring plastic bags and styro
materials since it has been observed these are not disposed of properly.
New provincial health
officer Dr. Roy Seares urged watchers and visitors to use food keepers and eco
bags instead of disposable plastic bags and styro containers.
Washing soiled dishes
in the comfort rooms, throwing used paper napkins in the toilet bowls and
tossing leftovers in the sink among other things are also prohibited.
Seares said they
instructed all maintenance crew to clean comfort rooms and wards more frequently
to ensure cleanlinessl.
“Patients come to the
hospital to be cured. A clean environment is a sure way to help them recover
fast; discipline is another,” he said. -- Ginalyn B. Brioso
TY Lawin victims in CAR receive
shelter assistance
BAGUIO CITY- - A
total of 28,051 households victims of Typhoon Lawin have received Dep’t
of Social Welfare and Development’s emergency shelter assistance worth P 5,000
as of Jan. 4.
The province of
Kalinga had highest number of beneficiaries with 12,357, followed by
Abra with 9,279, Apayao with 3,614, Mountain Province
with 1,275, Baguio-Benguet with 919 and Ifugao with 607.
A total of
P140,260,000 assistance has been distributed to
victims during onsite pay-outs conducted second week of November 2016 to
first week of this month.
“Our personnel went on
field to deliver our assistance to the victims of disaster. However, not all
victims who have been assessed as qualified to receive the assistance were able
to claim it. Some were able to be there during the pay-out but failed to bring
necessary supporting documents.” DSWD-CAR regional director Janet P. Armas
said.
She urged
beneficiaries to provide documents such as identification
cards, cedula, or authorization letter for release of assistance fund,Meanwhile, beneficiaries who
failed to claim assistance fund may coordinate with the Social Welfare and
Development Team Offices in their provinces.
Armas urged the public
to report irregularity on implementation of
ESA. “The Department is open to any report concerning the implementation
of ESA. Individuals who have queries, complaints, and suggestions may report their
concerns to our office throughfo.car@dswd.gov.ph, dmudswd@gmail.com, +63949-141-7232 or
+63906-094-1064.”
The Emergency
Shelter Assistance is one of the services provided by the Department to victims
whose houses have been damaged due to man-made or natural disasters. The
service prioritizes poor households. --
Nerizza Faye G. Villanueva
SSS Abra shares
good news to its members
BANGUED, Abra -- The
Social Security System (SSS) office here said initial P1, 000 pension
hike for members would take effect this January.
President Rodrigo
Duterte approved earlier this month an across-the-board pension increase
of P2,000 to benefit more than two million SSS pensioners
with the initial P1,000 effective this month and another P1,000 in
2022 or earlier. Along with the President’s decision to increase pension
was the instruction for SSS to incorporate reforms to ensure sustainability of
the pension fund.
It’s possible to
happen because they won’t promise it if they can’t, stressed SSS Provincial
Manager Edward Urua following reactions pension hike is highly improbable
to materialize sooner because it may cut down SSS fund life in 10 years if not
accompanied by higher contributions.
On calamity assistance
loan, Urua said they are still waiting for go signal from the National Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management Council before they can allow their members who
are victims of typhoon Lawin to apply for a loan. -- Ginalyn B. Brioso
Ifugao town shares good practices
in ALS program
KIANGAN, Ifugao --
Networking among stakeholders and municipal government’s investment of
resources in implementation of Alternative Learning System (ALS)
program were among the best practices of the local government of Kiangan.
Municipal Social
Welfare and Development Officer Mario Indopia representing Mayor
JoselitoGuyguyon shared the town’s best practices in 2016 under the ALS program
at Schools Division Office here. The event was conducted to appreciate LGUs actively engaged in developing learners
under the ALS programs.
Indopia said the LGU
showed its commitment by allotting financial support to the ALS from its
Special Education Fund and its 20% development fund. It also helped in
advocacy of ALS programs and projects, provided data of out-of-school-children,
out-of-school-youth and out-of-school-adults which assisted the ALS
implementers in their mapping and appropriate intervention.
The LGU also
participated in the strategic planning and maintained strong and effective
networking with ALS implementers and other stakeholders.
Last year, there were
193 learners in the municipality who passed the Secondary Level
ALS Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E) Test, 95 were trained on
livelihood skills with 25 engaged on soap making, 33 on corsage making and 37
on detergent making.
ALS program
coordinator for IfugaoArsenio Yongoyong cited Kiangan officias for their cooperation.. -- Daniel B. Codamon
Youth participation in
Baguio disaster programs proposed
BAGUIO CITY – The City
Council approved on first reading a proposed ordinance institutionalizing youth
participation and representation in local disaster risk reduction and
management in the city.
The ordinance authored
by Councilor Leandro B. Yangot, Jr. stated there shall be a youth
representative in the city and barangay disaster risk reduction and management
councils and the National Youth Commission (NYC), in coordination with the
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) City field office, shall
formulate the guidelines for the selection of the youth representative.
Under the proposal,
the qualifications of the youth representative to the said councils are: not
necessarily college graduate but underwent training and have experience in disaster
risk reduction and management or climate change actions, and is willing and
capable of serving as a member of the councils; a member of a
community-based organization, preferably those that have disaster risk
reduction engagements or have worked with the NYC; at least one year residency
in the barangay to help ensure familiarity of the barangay he or she will
serve. -- Dexter A. See
4 Abra LGUs use SGLG incentive
for infra projects
BANGUED, Abra -- More
infrastructures are set to be built or improved in at least four towns in the
province using the Performance Challenge Fund.
Department of Interior
and Local Government provincial director Millicent B. Cariño said the P3
million incentive as Seal of Good Local Governance awardees was released to
four out of six municipal government unit awardees in Abra last year. All
four LGUs have programmed PCF for infrastructure projects.
San Juan Mayor
Meynardo Arthur Bautista said they will use their PCF for concreting of the unfinished portion of their
municipal access road in Barangay Bayog to Supiil and Nangobongan to
Abualan.
Mayor Robert
Victor Seares, Jr., of Dolores said their P3 million will be used for concreteing of canals in Poblacion.
In Bucay, Mayor
Bernadette Cardenas-Baroña said they will construct a multi-purpose hall
in South Poblacion.
For Peñarrubia, Mayor
Jane Mamsaang-Cecilia said their PCF was programmed for
farm-to-market road and construction of spillway and stone masonry.
The Tayum and La Paz
are yet to receive their PCF, Carino said. -- Maria Teresa B. Beñas
OCD-CAR honors 2016
Gawad Kalasag awardees, partners
BAGUIO CITY -- The Office of Civil
Defense recognized exemplars and
partners in disaster risk reduction and management efforts and actions
in Cordillera during the 2016 Gawad Kalasag awards night here at at Camp John
Hay Jan. 18.
The regional
awardees were University of the Cordilleras – Best School DRRM; La
Trinidad, Benguet and Luna, Apayao – first and second place
respectively in the Best Municipal DRRM 1st to 3rd class category;
Municipality of Tublay, Benguet for best Municipal DRRM – 4th to 6th
class category; Baguio – Benguet Public Info and Civic Action Group as Best
Volunteer Group; Tuba Fire Station as Best Government Emergency
Management Service, with Baguio City EMS at second place.
Baguio City is the best DRRM for the highly urbanized city category and Apayao
as the best Provincial DRRM and Mountain Province at
second place.
For the DRRM
Commitment Awards (individual category), recognized were Benguet DRRM
coordinator for Department of Education Nerissa Barbosa; Tublay MDRRMO Abner Lawangen;
Licuan-Baay, Abra MDRRMO ErosbonSabedo; Mountain Province PRRMO Edward
Chumawar; La Trinidad MDRRMO Yoshio Labi and Police Regional Office Deputy
Director for Operations, PSSupt. Angelito Casimiro.
OCD also gave
recognition to 30 government agencies and organizations, private institutions
and volunteer groups for their valuable contribution in the DRRM advocacy and
efforts last year especially during the onslaught of super Typhoon Lawin.
Assistant Secretary
Kristoffer James “Toby” Purisima, OCD deputy administrator for admin-
operations cited importance of awardees’
work and leadership.
Gawad Kalasag’ (Kalamidad
at Sakuna LAbanan Sariling Galing ang Kaligtasan) is an annual award that is
given to individuals, non-government organizations, private sector and
government organizations in recognition of their initiative in helping
the Filipino government uplift the standard of disaster management in the
country. -- Carlito C. Dar
OSG wants to improve caliber
of solicitors
Solicitor General Jose
Calida bared his plans to improve the caliber and quality of solicitors under
his watch.
“We
have embarked in a campaign to lure the best and the brightest lawyers in the
Philippines to join us,” Calida said in a press briefing in Malacañan on Jan.
19.
“If
you have friends who are valedictorians or topnotchers of the Bar exams, please
endorse them to us because we will accelerate their entry from associate
solicitor I to associate solicitor III. And we have capacity-building seminars
and conferences. We send our solicitors abroad to study the recent trends in
law especially now the arbitration law,” he said.
“Of
course, our main mission here is to defend the Republic of the Philippines from
its enemies whether internal or external,” he added.
Calida
said that the OSG needs to increase its manpower, considering the cases that
are filed in court every day.
“We
are still short of the minimum number of assistant solicitor generals,” he
said.
According
to Calida, among the recent accomplishments of the OSG include the West
Philippine Sea case.
“This
case is the crowning glory of international law and the law of the seas as well
as the rule of law,” he said.
In
the same press briefing, meanwhile, Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella
welcomed the Asia Business Outlook survey for 2017, which showed that 39.4
percent of the respondents said that they will increase investments in the
country as compared to the 4.3 percent who said that they will reduce
levels.
“We
continue to look at the Philippine socio-economic political landscape and note
that based on evidence, there were business [that] seems to be affirming the
administration's aggressive efforts on nation-building,” Abella said.
“The
Duterte administration's economic pronouncements appeared to be clear and
consistent and want to achieve an economic growth that's not only robust and
sustainable but actually inclusive for more Filipinos,” he said.
Just
this week, the Palace official had announced that more foreign banks have
expressed interest to enter the Philippines this year, which is expected to
help potential investors to set up shops in the country.
The
International Monetary Fund (IMF) has also said that the Philippines is
expected to maintain its strong GDP growth momentum registered in 2016 into
2017 at a pace of 6.8 percent.
In
the same press briefing, Abella said the Department of Education (DepEd) is set
to release 977 million hardship allowance for teachers.
“Teachers
assigned to multi-grade classes, mobile teachers and alternative learning
system coordinated is set to receive the respective special hardship allowances
(SHA) amounting to 997,405,080,” Abella said.
The
Palace official said the incoming SHA covers a total of 14,896 recipient
schools for teachers assigned in hardship posts and multi-grade classes; and
2,395 recipient school districts and community learning centers, CLCs, or for
mobile and ALS teachers.
“The
allowance of teachers assigned in hardship posts is computed based on the
distance from the nearest point of available transport, which corresponds to a
certain percentage of their basic salary,” Abella said.
Hardship
posts include schools with transport inaccessibility as well as those that are
in difficult situations such as exposure to calamities and armed conflicts.
“Computation
of the allowance from multi-grade, mobile and house coordinators are based on
the number of classes or learning levels that the teachers handle,” Abella
added.
Likewise,
in the same briefing, Abella said Filipinos can now use the improved and
widened radial road or R-10 as an alternative route to EDSA via
Bonifacio Drive and RoxasBoulevard.PND
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