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Vol 5 Issue 32 Published by: PIA 6, 7 & 8 August 10 - 16, 2015
In this IssueIn this IssueIn this Issue PRO-7 Best PRO in drive vs organized groups
DOH-8 intensifies advocacy on Hospital Hi-5
More on Region 8, pages 6-7.
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PH-China economic ties remain strong
By Lilibeth A. French
ILOILO CITY, Aug. 13 (PIA6) - - Department of Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Charles Jose said on Wednesday that the economic cooperation between the
Philippines and China remains strong despite the West Philippine Sea issue.
“We are happy to note that despite of the West Philippine Sea issue, our other areas of cooperation with
China are still going on. In fact, they are going strong,” said Jose in a press conference here.
Jose cited that the country‟s bilateral trade with
China grew by 17 percent in 2014 as compared to 2013. He also pointed out that China remains a major
contributor in the country‟s tourism industry, a key driver
of the economy, as it supplied the fourth largest source of tourist arrival to the Philippines.
Further, he said there are many Philippine companies
still investing in China. In fact, there are more Philippine investments in China than Chinese investments in the Philippines.
Jose reiterated that the Philippine government has nothing against the Chinese people and its difference is on the official policy of China on the West Philippine Sea dispute.
“We are against the policy of the Chinese government but we have nothing against Chinese people and especially dito sa mga Chinese Filipinos. Hindi naman
natin intention to stir up things, gawing isyu ito and sila rin ang nagsasabi na Filipino na sila and many of them really
don‟t agree with what China is doing dahil nga in violation
of international law and total disregard of international public opinion,” said Jose.
Jose was in Iloilo City until August 14 for various
information dissemination activities such as university fora, multi-sectoral forum, focused group discussions and media interviews as part of a nationwide communication campaign that aims to level up the awareness and understanding of
Filipinos on the core issues on the South China Sea – West Philippine Sea dispute.
The Philippine government has already brought its
case against China on its illegal claims to the arbitral tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague Netherlands last month.
Jose hopes the international court would come up with its ruling before the year ends. (JCM/LAF/PIA-Iloilo)
Fayette C. Rinen
CEBU, Aug. 11 (PIA) – Pres. Benigno Aquino III awarded the Police Regional Office (PRO-7) here for its outstanding achievements especially in the campaign against
organized groups. The awarding was done during the 114th Police
Service Anniversary held at the Philippine National Police National Headquarters recently.
C/Supt. Prudencio Tom Bañas, regional director of
PRO-7, personally received the award and streamer as the „Best PRO in the Campaign Against Organized Groups.‟
PRO-7 was the only regional office that was conferred with an award during the anniversary celebration.
Bañas dedicated the accomplishment to the men and women of the Central Visayas police force for their unified efforts in intensifying the campaign against all forms of
criminalities in the region.
He also cited some of the notable accomplishments that led to the recognition.
PRO-7 fearlessly launched an all-out campaign against
illegal drugs in the region and intensified its efforts to combat the problem through the 5-Point Anti-Illegal Drug Strategy.
The strategy involved the Supply Reduction Strategy,
Demand Reduction, Internal Cleansing Strategy, Legal
Offensive Strategy, and the Domestic and International Cooperation Strategy.
With the recognition, the police regional office here is optimistic that this will be the source of inspiration for every policeman to work harder in
addressing issues concerning peace and order and to be more efficient and more effective enforcement of law. (rmn/fcr/PIA-7/PRO-7)
More on Region 7, pages 4-5.
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More on Region 6, pages 2-3.
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EASTERN VISAYAS
CENTRAL VISAYAS
CONSUELO B. ALARCON
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Aug. 11 (PIA) – In its effort to attain the objectives of the Millennium Development Goals, the Department of Health (DOH)
Regional Office 8 formally launched on Monday Hospital Hi-5 at the Schistosomiasis Hospital, Palo, Leyte.
The purpose of the activity was to intensify
advocacy of the four major initiatives of the Hospital Hi-5
namely branding, kapit-bisig para sa Kalusugan pangkalahatan, improving access to available drugs and strengthening the service delivery network.
DOH regional director Minerva Molon said branding is a strategy aimed at improving the experience and perceptions of patients in DOH hospitals where it puts
first the care for patients that would eventually increase the satisfaction of patients and their families.
Kapit-bisig Para sa Kalusugan Pangkalahatan is a
medical-surgical caravan that will be done simultaneously on October 23, 2015 by DOH Hospitals in collaboration with the LGU hospitals in the priority poverty areas in the
country.
As to improving patients‟ access to available drugs
means hospitals run by DOH must ensure the availability of drugs and medicines in support to the No Balance Billing Policy of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation
(PhilHealth). Meanwhile, more participation from DOH hospitals
is also expected with the strengthening of the Service
Delivery Network to ensure that patients are matched
within their SDN, or a network of health facilities and providers within a province or city that offers a core package of health care services in an integrated and
coordinated matter which includes services for maternal and infant care, HIV/AIDS and blood services.
The Hospital Hi5 is a strategy being
undertaken by all DOH hospitals to complement and support the efforts of the DOH regional office to achieve the Universal Health Care
focusing on maternal health, infant health, child health, prevention of the transmission of HIV/AIDS and improvement of the Service Delivery
Network. (ajc/cba/PIA-8)
Department of Social Welfare and
Development assistant secretary JV Jimenez
clarifies an issue during the press conference
in Tacloban that the 4Ps funds being
distributed by the agency comes from the
national government and not from any local
political leader. The ASEC‟s clarification
emanated from reports received by their
central office. (PIA8)
AGIO 7 Forum on Pest Occurrences After
Long Drought with Mr. Bienvenido Acabal Jr.,
Agricultural Center Chief III of the Regional
Crop Protection Center of Department of
Agriculture -7. (PIA 7)
WESTERN VISAYAS
DFA Spokesperson Charles Jose answers
queries from a student of Iloilo Science and
Technology University (ISAT-U) regarding the
West Philippine Sea Issue during the university
forum held August 12 at the university's
Educational Technology Center. Also in photo
are PIA-6 Regional Director Atty. Ma. Janet
Mesa and ISAT-U President Dr. Raul Muyong.
(PIA 6 Iloilo)
DFA Asst. Secretary and Spokesperson Charles C. Jose (PIA 6/EJB)
WESTERNWESTERN VISAYASVISAYAS 222
President Manuel L. Quezon ParkPresident Manuel L. Quezon ParkPresident Manuel L. Quezon Park---Corregidor IslandCorregidor IslandCorregidor Island
ILOILO CITY, Aug. 11(PIA6) — The Iloilo Teen Centers based in public schools in the province of Iloilo have been found
effective in helping curb vices common among teens.
Iloilo Teen Centers help curb teen vice
By Elsa S. Subong
T he 2014 survey of the Iloilo
Provincial Population Office,
revealed a significant decrease in
teenage risky behaviours based on the
2012 benchmark data, said Population
Officer Ramon Yee.
Surveyed were the 2,938 users of
the pilot teen centers as to their risky
sexual and non-sexual behaviours.
The survey showed that cigarette
smoking decreased by 3.93 percent for
males and 4.98 percent for females, while
drinking alcoholic beverages decreased by
9.29 percent for females and 4.33 percent
for males.
On the other hand, use of prohibited
drugs decreased by 1.11 percent for males
and less than 1 percent for females.
The survey also showed a drop by
2.97 percent for males and 1.05 percent
for females, as far as pre-marital sex is
concerned.
The teen centers, as designed by the
provincial government, serve as venues
where skills and personality development
of youth can be developed through
various activities, and where they can find
a place for recreational activities.
“Likewise, trained peer counsellors
and facilitators help teeners deal with
their personal problems through
counselling services,” Yee said in media
interviews.
Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr.
said in the same media interviews that
the establishment of the teen centers is a
strategy to achieve the objectives of the
Adolescent Health and Development
Program of the government.
By end of the year, according to the
provincial government, about 50 teen
centers are expected be up in the 43
towns in the province. (JCM/ESS/
PIA-Iloilo)
ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Aug. 10 (PIA6) – Nearly 29,000 students in Capiz will be given free immunization this month.
R oxas City Department of
Education Superintendent Roel
Bermejo disclosed that a total of
4,812 students in his Division will be
covered by the free immunization
against communicable but preventable
diseases.
Of the total number, some 3,005 are
Grade 1 and 1,807 are in Grade 7,
Bermejo said.
The launching of the school-based
immunization program in the city is set at
President Manuel Roxas Memorial
School-South, August 11, while that at the
provincial level was done in Tapaz town
during the Kalusugang Pangkalahatan Road
Show led by the Department of Health
last month.
For the Capiz schools division, a total
of 23,935 students in said two grade levels
will be covered by said program, of which
11,962are in Grade I and 11,973 are in
Grade 7.
The Provincial Health Office in
partnership with the DOH, Department
of Education and Rural Health Units in the
17 local government units in Capiz will
conduct the said immunization activity in
the public schools here.
The target children will be given
booster dozes of measles, rubella,
diphtheria and tetanus vaccine which will
protect them from many diseases, said
PHO Expanded Program for Immunization
Coordinator Julius Vicson de la Cruz.
De la Cruz said that for the
target children to avail of said vaccines,
the parents should have a letter of
consent to be presented during their
immunization.
He also urged the parents to
submit their children to said program
for the protection of their kids against
preventable diseases. ( JCM/JBG/
PIA6-Capiz)
Free immunization for 29,000 school kids up
By Jemin B. Guillermo
DILG wants a strengthened DRRMO By Vicente W. Villavert
SAN JOSE, Antique, Aug. 11 (PIA6) --- The Department of the Interior and Local Government here plans to organize the 18
Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officers (DRRMOs) into an association in order to institutionalize disaster
preparedness in the province.
D ILG Provincial Director Victorio
Pagapulan said that he will call
on the 18 DRRMOs for a
meeting this week to discuss plans and
programs to further strengthen their roles
in disaster preparedness, response
prevent ion and mit igat ion and
rehabilitation in coordination with the
DILG, and their respective local chief
executives.
Pagapulan said in a PIA interview that
once “our DRRMOs are organized into an
association then we can expect a better
coordination between the DILG, Municipal
Local Government Operations Officer and
Municipal Mayors.”
The DILG Antique head said that
they have successfully launched earlier this
year the Operation Listo program in the
province.
Operation Listo is a campaign for
local government units to formulate
disaster preparedness plans, and to
ensure that the LGUs are taking the
correct steps in responding to the
typhoon and its aftermath and to fill
in the gaps to meet the minimum levels of
readiness to disasters. (JCM/VWV/PIA
Antique)
WESTERN WESTERN VISAYASVISAYAS 333
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Aug. 11 (PIA6) – The Barangay Nutrition Scholars of the various municipalities in the province were
urged by the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) here to have gardens, where they can plant their own food such as
fruits and vegetables.
P rovincial Agriculturist Igmedio
Tabianan said part of the
nutrition scholars‟ pledge during
the culminating program of the Nutrition
Month held recently, was to have gardens
at home to promote production of their
own food.
He said that having a garden would
produce healthy plants that would serve
as healthy food, adding that the most
important thing to come out of this is that
the food produced are safe and nutritious.
He said this is one way to make sure
that the cases of malnutrition in the
province are reduced. He reiterated the
body‟s need to consume calories daily, of
which 2000 are needed by women and
2500 are needed by men.
As people who implement and
promote nutrition to the people of
Negros Occidental, nutrition scholars are
expected to share and spread information
that are useful to the public, especially to
women and children, he said.
I am not telling you this for your
benefit only, but for your constituents as
well, he said, adding they want this to
happen not only here, but to the entire
nation.
Meanwhile, outstanding nutrition
scholars and municipal nutrition action
officers were awarded and given
recognition for their contribution in
reducing malnutrition, during the
Nutrition Month culminating program.
(JCM/CBA-PIA Negros Occ.)
Nutri scholars urged to engage in fruit,
vegetable production
Boracay earns more than P26B
KALIBO, AKLAN, Aug. 14 (PIA6) – The island of Boracay generated P26,510,421,592.80 in tourism receipts from January to
July this year.
A ccording to the Aklan Provincial
Tourism Office (APTO), of the
total amount, P17,357,304,556.80
came from foreign and overseas
Filipinos tourists while P9,153,117,036.00
was earned from domestic or local
tourists.
Meanwhile, tourist arrivals as of July
reached 973,373 of which foreign tourists
listed were 431,008, while domestic
tourists reached 512, 840 and overseas
Filipinos were 29,525.
APTO record also shows that the
month of April registered 178,595
tourists, the highest number of tourist
arrivals so far.
However, the month of July is on
top of the list in terms of growth rate,
which recorded 121,266 tourist arrivals
showing a 14% increase compared to last
year of the same month with 106,665
visitors.
The Provincial Government and
the Tourism Office of Aklan are still
optimistic that the target of 1.5 million
tourist arrivals in Boracay will be achieved
this year.
As reported, docking of cruise ships,
Environment Summit and other national
and international activities will be held in
the island in the last six months of the
year.
MS Legend of the Seas, a Carribean
cruise ship will dock in Boracay on August
21, carrying 2,070 passengers. (JCM/
SQP-PIA6 Aklan)
By Sheila Q. Patoza
By Carlson B. Alelis
DepEd feeding program improves nutri status of kids
ILOILO CITY, Aug. 10 (PIA6) - - The Department of Education Division of Iloilo has noted an improvement in the nutritional
status of some 18,102 severely wasted school children in public schools in the province as a result of the feeding intervention
conducted last year.
M aria Liberty Mabunay, Nurse-in
-Charge of DepEd-Iloilo said
the program beneficiaries were
fed with nutritious lunch for 120 days
under the School-Based Feeding Program
of the department that aims to address
the undernutrition problem and
short-term hunger among public school
children.
“At the end of 120 days, the children
were weighed and showed an
improvement of about 80 percent in their
nutritional status,” said Mabunay.
Another significant component of the
program is the involvement of parents
who are provided with orientation about
the program and trainings on food
preparation. Parents prepare the food of
their children as their counterpart to the
program.
Mabunay said they are now preparing
the list of the number of actual
schoolchildren who are classified under
severely wasted based on the nutritional
status report of SY 2015-2016 to be
included in the program this school year.
“If funds are still available we will
include pupils who are classified under
wasted,” said Mabunay.
A child whose weight is low for his/
her height or thin for his/her height is
considered wasted.
The SBFP also got the support of
private organizations like the Busog,
Lusog, Talino (BLT) School Feeding
Program of the Jollibee Foundation that
intends to help eradicate hunger
among Grades 1 and 2 pupils in public
schools.
Here in Iloilo, the BLT School Feeding
Program is successfully implemented in
Agboy Elementary School in Leon, Iloilo.
In fact, the school won the BLT Excellence
Awards this year.
Mabunay is hoping that the budget
alloted for the implementation of the SBFP
this year will cover all schools in the
province so that more malnourished
children will be reached and benefit from
the program. (JCM/LAF/PIA/Iloilo)
By Lilibeth A. French
CENTRALCENTRAL VISAYASVISAYAS 444
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Aug. 12 (PIA) — The Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) in Bohol has requested top
Philippine National Police leaders to grant an extension of the service of Bohol Provincial Commander who would be clocking
two years of highly effective tour of duty here this month.
T he resolution requesting for the
extension of service of Police Senior
Superintendent Dennis Agustin came
amidst rumors that the sitting top cop in Bohol is
due for a transfer following a mandatory two
years of duty call.
PSSupt. Agustin, who had a highly decorated
service as anti-organized crime buster in Metro
Manila, came to Bohol in August of 2013, to
replace PSSupt. Constantino Barot, who was
promoted to head the Regional Aviation Security
Group.
A few weeks after Col. Agustin assumed
office in Bohol‟s Camp Dagohoy, PNP Regional
Director Prudencio “Tom” Banas, who was on
official visit to Bohol, challenged Col. Agustin to
make Bohol as the first drug-free province.
Immediately after making command
conferences, Col. Agustin started making success-
es with the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT)
team leading the pack in sniffing out drug
personalities.
The constant news of police anti-drug
operations and the successes have netted high
profile drug personalities, recovered for the
government drugs and paraphernalia while the
operations become training ground for unit
commanders who shall be key in the organization
of the town units.
After two years of unblemished record in
Bohol, one highlighted by successful anti-drugs
operations, rumors of Col. Agustin‟s transfer
started leaking since last month.
Several quarters have assumed that the
rumors of Agustin‟s transfer are linked to the
anti-drugs operations and the closed
opportunities for people to raise funds for the
upcoming elections. For former provincial
commanders ahead of Agustin, the PPOC had also
issued requests for extension of service after the
police commanders have satisfactorily served
their terms. (rmn/rac/PIA-7/Bohol)
PPOC Bohol asks PNP to extend PD Agustin's
CEBU CITY, Aug. 10 (PIA) – Local government untis (LGUs) are among the major partners in the implementation of the
Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program by providing the supply-side support, including monitoring and grievance resolution.
LGUs are major partners in Pantawid Pamilya
T his was stressed by Department of
Social Welfare and Development
(DSWD-7) Regional Information
Officer and Head Social Marketing Unit Leah
Quintana.
However, she said that DSWD's engagement
with LGUs does not include the identification of
beneficiaries in order to maintain impartiality
and to avoid the perception of possible political
influence.
This developed as Senator Ferdinand
„Bongbong‟ Marcos raised that the Pantawid
Pamilya would have been less prone to leakage if
the DSWD tapped LGUs as partners instead of
exclusively implementing it.
Quintana said the entry of the program
to an LGU starts with the conduct of the
Pre-Supply Side Activity where a Memorandum of
Agreement (MOA)is drawn between DSWD and
the LGU to formalize partnership regarding
program implementation.
Under the MOA, the LGU will commit to
provide infrastructure like health stations and
educational facilities to enable the beneficiaries
to comply with the health and education
requirements said Quintana.
Apart from this, advisory committees at the
provincial and municipal levels are organized
headed by the governor and the town mayor,
respectively to oversee the over-all
implementation of PantawidPamilya in the
Provincial and City/ Municipal.
DSWD emphasized that the beneficiaries
were taken from the National Household
Targeting System for Poverty Reduction or
Listahanan, a database of poor families
which explains further why LGUs are not involved
in the selection of beneficiaries of Pantawid
Pamilya,
Quintana said DSWD is now winding up the
second assessment of poor families which will
update the 2009 database, which will become the
basis for the identification of government social
protection programs and services including the
PantawidPamilya.
For the second assessment, DSWD
has enhanced the targeting system and is now
implementing quality control measures such as
random re-interviews and spot checks, to ensure
that the assessment will produce accurate and
reliable results.
The issue of the alleged leakage stemmed
from an article published by the Asian
Development Bank (ADB) using 2009 data which
has been used to incorrectly calculate that P19
billion of current program funds did not go to
intended beneficiaries.
The ADB has already clarified this and
expressed that it continues to support the
DSWD on the implementation of Pantawid
Pamilya.
DSWD maintains that it continues to
address leakages in the program through the
Beneficiary Updating System (BUS) and the
Grievance Redress System (GRS).
T h e G R S a l s o s an i t i z e s t h e
database of beneficiaries by removing
cases of double entry or duplication,
fraud, missing beneficiaries, waived membership,
to the program, and unregistered
beneficiaries, among others. (jsme/PIA7-Cebu/
DSWD-7)
Juju M. Empuerto
Rey Anthony H. Chiu
President Manuel L. Quezon ParkPresident Manuel L. Quezon ParkPresident Manuel L. Quezon Park---Corregidor IslandCorregidor IslandCorregidor Island
CEBU, Aug. 12 (PIA) --- More than 50 exporters and representatives from concerned government agencies in Cebu
attended an information session on the exporting business held by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) here.
Cebu exporters attend PECP info session
T he one-day session is in line with a
seminar series that intends to
address the current issues and
concerns identified by exporters and also
promote exporting business under the
Philippine Export Competitiveness Program
(PECP).
DTI Cebu brought in speakers from
Export Marketing Bureau (EMB), Bureau of
Customs (BoC) Bureau of International Trade
Relations (BITR), and Inter Commerce
Network Services.
The topics tackled were: Export Market-
ing Bureau (EMB) Services, how to do business
in free trade areas, introduction to the
Philippine ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement
(ATIGA), electronic certificate of Origin
Implementation Guidelines, overview of the
self-Certificate Scheme, and the Philippine
accreditation process for “Certified
Exporters.” (rmn/PIA7-Cebu)
Rachelle M. Nessia
CENTRAL CENTRAL VISAYASVISAYAS 555
CEBU, Aug. 12 (PIA) -- Keep yourself updated on the schedules and advisories related to Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) 2015 meetings in Cebu.
T his is one tip given by the Land
Transportation Office (LTO) here to
lessen the inconvenience of the riding
public from traffic congestion as a result of the 80
APEC meetings set to be hosted in Cebu from
August to October this year.
Cebuanos can also stay at home or go out of
Metro Cebu during holidays and weekends,
according to LTO Director Arnel Tancinco.
LTO in Central Visayas is coordinating with
traffic enforcement agencies in the cities of Cebu,
Mandaue, and Lapu-Lapu to come up with a
comprehensive traffic plan for the duration of the
meetings.
Tancinco said the traffic scheme will involve
rerouting vehicles, implementing one-way routes
on some streets, and closing roads at certain
periods of the day. “Keep up-to-date with traffic
announcements as we can mostly determine
ahead of time when to close the roads to clear
the way for APEC delegates,” he added.
There are five areas identified as meeting
venues for APEC 2015, including Radisson Blu,
Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino, Cebu
City Marriott Hotel, Marco Polo Plaza Cebu, and
Shangri-La‟s Mactan Resort and Spa.
The Cebu Provincial Government releases
regular advisories on APEC developments at
www.cebu.gov.ph, its official FB page at
facebook.com/cebugovph, and on Twitter
@cebugovph.
Many of the 3,200 delegates expected to be
here in Cebu for the Third Senior Officials‟
Meeting (SOM 3) and related sessions from
August 20 to September 6, 2015 will be moving
between their hotels and meeting venues with VIP
guests expected to have vehicle escorts.
Ministerial meetings on finance, structural
reforms, transportation and energy are spread
out from September 7 to October 14 and will
have around 90 to 700 participants.
In cases when closures and other changes
cannot be announced beforehand, Tancinco said
the best thing commuters and motorists can do is
to be patient and follow traffic rules.
“This (APEC) is a good thing for Cebu. It
gives us a chance to showcase the province,” he
pointed out.
Former Cebu Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (CCCI) president and local organizing
committee consultant Lito Maderazo earlier said
the meetings give Cebu the “golden opportunity”
to showcase itself as an investment and tourism
destination. (rmn/PIA7-Cebu/Cebu PIO)
LTO to Cebu commuters: Keep up with traffic
advisories for APEC meetings
Rachelle M. Nessia
SIQUIJOR, Aug. 8 (PIA) — Pleased with the outcome of the recent Sandugo Trade Expo, Department of Trade and Industry
(DTI) Regional Director Aster Caberte lauded Siquijor Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) participants and the local
DTI staff during the blessing and unveiling of the Negosyo Center here.
DTI regional chief lauds MSMEs in Siquijor
“ We are reaping what we have sown,”
Caberte said, citing the 16.7 million sale for
Central Visayas and the “big promise” the
trade expo brought to Siqujor after having sold
out all of their products and having finalized
negotiations with the Island City Mall (ICM) and
other establishments for Siquijor province.
Caberte stressed that it is not about cash
sales, but about negotiations that were finalized
amidst all the efforts. She disclosed that Bohol‟s
ICM will carry Siquijor‟s food products.
"Siquijor will have a permanent outlet in
Bohol province," she said. DTI is serious in its
endeavor to put a friendly and enabling
environment for business, she added.
In an earlier report, Caberte said the 10th
Sandugo trade expo is one of the largest trade
shows in the region where exporters from
different parts of the country converge to display
their world-class products, while the export
market has yet to hit the recovery state.
"We are zooming in now to attract the
tourists. This is a different tweak from the
traditional Sandugo Trade Show, because we are
closely working with the tourism sector to attract
tourists and institutional buyers to the fair," said
Caberte in the report. Meanwhile, Caberte in her
Negosyo Center Launch message said she was
inspired with the State of the Nation Address
(SONA) of the President.
“I can very well recall the president during
his first SONA, he was talking about inclusive
growth, 'whatever growth we will get should be
felt by everyone.' It was a difficult marching order,
but this year he gave an inspiring SONA to us
who really worked to make that inclusive growth
dream come true," she recalled.
All of these efforts towards MSME
development is a big step to decrease
the unemployment rate in the country while
inspiring small businesses to have contributed
much in the development, said Caberte.
She also cited DTI‟s Share Service Facilities
(SSF) project for Siquijor that is hoped to address
production gap of the MSMEs and encouraged
beneficiaries to take their share of the challenge.
She said it is inspiring to note that the
Philippines for a period of 15 years, among all
countries, has maintained a 5% GDP growth rate.
She added that in Region 7, despite the twin
calamities to hit the area, tourism traffic has
increased, a development strongly felt in Siquijor
province with its visible increase in tourist influx.
(rmn/rac/PIA7-Siquijor)
Rizalie Anding Calibo
CENTRAL VISAYAS, Aug. 8 (PIA) – Each of the three immediate family members of the Philippine National Police Special
Action Force (PNP-SAF) who died in a bloody clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao recently received the cash donations of
P21,993.09 in Cebu City.
DSWD7 hands out cash aid to SAF families
P an t aw id P am i l y a i n form at i on
officer Phoebe Jen Indino said
Department of Social Welfare and
Development (DSWD-7) regional director
handed over the cash aid to families of PO3 Junrel
Kibete, PO1 Windel Candano and PO1 Romeo
Cempron.
It can be recalled that DSWD has opened a
bank account to receive cash donations for the
families of the 44 policemen killed on January 25.
Communications Secretary Herminio
Coloma Jr. in an earlier press briefing pointed out
that part of DSWD's mandate is to look after the
welfare of families of military and police personnel
killed in action.
Indino said the three police officials are from
Cebu Province. Kibete‟s common law wife Irene
with their children Princess, Antoniette and
Althea received the financial aid while Christine
Cempron and Michelle Candano also received
their respective cash donations.
“I‟m happy to accept this donation because
this is for my children,” said Irene.
DSWD was able to generate P967, 695.96
worth of cash donations for the SAF 44
immediate kin. (mbcn/jct/PIA7-Negros Oriental)
BY JENNIFER C. TILOS
EASTERN EASTERN VISAYASVISAYAS 666
Police steps up firearms registration renewal drive
NAVAL, Biliran, Aug. 13 (PIA) – With 83 percent of the registered firearms in Biliran already expired based on the report of
the Biliran Police Provincial Office (BPPO) from January to June 2015, an intensified campaign on firearms registration and
renewal are set this month.
“ There are 942 registered firearms in Biliran
province, of the number, 782 are already
expired”, Police Superintendent Mateo B.
Macale, BPPO deputy provincial director for
administration and operation reported
during the PIA Kapihan at Pulong-Pulong ng
Bayan over Radyo Natin-Naval recently.
Macale informed that BPPO has
already scheduled the conduct of a two-day
caravan for the license to own and possess
(LTOP) firearms this month of August, however,
the schedule is still subject for approval from the
regional office of the Philippine National Police
(PNP) in Palo, Leyte.
As of reporting time, Macale said, there are
already additional 160 firearms renewed, 366 gun
owners advised to renew their firearms and 54
registration renewal which is still on process
based on the BPPO record.
He also reported that based on record,
there were 49 firearms sold, 10 denied
ownership, 79 were lost, 93 gun owners no
longer residing in the province, 66 surrendered
and deposited, 66 gun owners already dead and
one exhibited in court.
“All the chiefs of police in the eight police
stations in the province are also ordered to
conduct “Oplan Katok” or the conduct of
personal visit to firearm holders in Biliran
province”, Macale further said to ensure the
renewal or registration of their firearms for
purposes of proper accounting.
He likewise urged firearms holders
in the province to register and renew their
firearms to avoid facing penal sanctions as
provided by law.
“Though the processing is a little bit
t e d i o u s b e c au s e o f t h e s e v e r a l
requirements needed for the renewal and
registration of firearms, yet it is the most
appropriate way to do as a law-abiding citizen”
Macale emphasized.
He also said that BPPO, lately, has
conducted a gun safety and responsible gun
ownership program seminar to some 40
firearm owners in Biliran province and this will
be a continuing program of the BPPO. (ajc/fj/rsv/
PIA 8 Biliran)
RODRIGO S. VICTORIA
PRDP to start in Southern Leyte soon
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Aug. 13 (PIA) – The Province of Southern Leyte will soon start the Rehabilitation/
Improvement of Mahayahay-Manalog Farm-to-Market Road under the Philippine Rural Development Project, Gov. Roger G.
Mercado informed in a procurement conference held August 12 at the Provincial Capitol here.
T he said project, coursed through the
Department of Agriculture (DA), is one
of the most priority projects of the
province, Gov. Mercado said in his opening
message to the participants composed of the Bids
and Awards committee members, the DA team
and the Philippine Information Agency.among,
other observers.
“The project will support the
province‟ vision, that is self-reliance and
empowerment of our people,” Mercado said
adding that the said project will fully support the
agriculture development of the province.
He further said that “as a coconut
province the said project where farm-to-market
road will support our coconut industry through
delivering the products, among other planting
materials to processing plants, will be
convenient and with better time management in
terms of travel using the new farm-to-market
roads.”
The PRDP farm-to-market road project
under the Government of the Philippines Loan
#PRDP-1B-R008-SOL-002 through World Bank
cost P188,390,000.00 or $501,250.000.00.
It is a partnership with the DA and the local
government of Southern Leyte as the
implementing partner.
The whole amount will be counter-parted by
the DA with 10% share and another 10% from the
provincial government unit and the 80% will be
funded by the World Bank.
For the province of Southern Leyte, the 10%
contribution or P18.390-M will be sourced from
the 20% Economic Development Fund (EDF),
Provincial Accountant Crispin Arong Jr., a BAC
member revealed.
The Provincial BAC is setting a pre-bid
conference on September 18, 2015 at the Jose
Rizal Hall, Provincial Capitol and as part of the
transparency measures being instituted by the
agriculture department.
The DA team led by Executive
Secretary to Regional Director Leo Caṅeda,
Onisimo Paduano informed that bidders for the
said project can visit their office or website at
www.daprdp.net for the requirements of BAC.
(rgc/PIA8-SoLeyte)
MA. REBECCA G. CADAVOS
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Pinabacdao safari is Samar’s newest eco-tour destination
CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, Aug. 13 (PIA) - Spark Samar - Samar’s tourism package enlists its newest find, Pinabacdao
Mangrove Safari.
I n its recent launch in Pinabacdao
town, Samar Governor Sharee Ann Tan
announced that tourists are now enthralled
with unexplored places of natural wonders.
With the mangrove safari, tourists will
learn the significant contribution of a contiguous
mangrove to marine life.
Mangroves are spawning grounds of fish and
other marine life, Pinabacdao Mayor Mario
Quijano added.
“Pinabacdao mangrove boosts of 575
hectares of untouched mangroves that is home to
19 mangrove tree-species, where two of which
are endemic only to Pinabacdao.” Quijano
claimed.
The mangrove 700 or more hectares in
totality is also home to wild ducks, kingfisher,
orioles, saliksik and many others.
“These mangrove species are being
protected by Pinabacdao folks as they know these
give them sustainable livelihood.”
As a proof, the guests led by DOT
8-Regional Director Karen Tiopes and DENR RD
Leonardo Sibalucca were treated to marine
eatables like crabs, shrimps, fish and mussels
readily available in the rich coastal waters of
Pinabacdao.
The town of Pinabacdao lies at the
southwest central coast of Samar, it is
three-kilometers from the Maharlika Highway.
Spark Samar, meanwhile is the grand and
ambitious tourism package of the Samar provincial
government tied with DOT where guests are
entertained in the pristine beaches of Marabut,
lush forests that line the Golden River towards
the natural wonders of Sohoton Cave in Basey
and Olot River Torpedo ride in Paranas.
With the newest mangrove safari
destination, Tiopes is confident that more and
more tourists will be enticed to Samar, whom
officials call, the ultimate frontier in the country.
(ajc/nbq/PIA 8-Samar)
NINFA ILUMINADA B. QUIRANTE
EASTERNEASTERN VISAYASVISAYAS 777
Eastern Samar solon discloses new projects
BORONGAN CITY, Eastern Samar, Aug. 12 (PIA) - Congressman Ben Evardone disclosed the new projects slated for the
province due to the serious damage brought to several structures by ―Yolanda‖.
H e said this in a recent interview over
DYES Radyo Ng Bayan. The
Eastern Samar solon is determined to
rehabilitate and or reconstruct several
government infrastructures.
These include new covered courts, a new
gymnasium, sea wall constructions, resort
restoration, road concreting and renovations, and
bridge constructions.
Since Eastern Samar is prone to
typhoons and could have occurrences of
tsunamis and storm surges, Evardone said this
gives him much focus on the construction
of sea walls as protection from these natural
calamities.
For instance, there are ongoing sea wall
constructions in Hernani, Balangkayan, and
Borongan City. Tetra pads had already been
constructed in Hernani, while the construction of
its sea wall is still in progress.
In Barangay Cabay, Balangkayan, tetra pads
had already been constructed as well and the sea
wall construction is also in progress.
The sea wall construction in Barangay, Bato,
Borongan City is almost done and with the arrival
of the additional project fund of P50-M.
He said that the sea wall will be completed
and shall cover Baybay Boulevard to Can-obing
Bridge. Phase two of the seawall extension in
Baybay Boulevard is done as well.
“Yolanda” had greatly affected the tourism
industry of the province. In an effort to gradually
revive it, there is an ongoing renovation of
Minasangay Resort in Balangkayan.
M i n a s an g a y w a s a n u p c om i n g
tourist-destination before super typhoon Yolanda
struct in November 8, 2013.
Borongan City still has barangays with rough
roads. But now, the number of these barangays
with such roads will decrease as three interior
barangays of the city are undergoing road
concreting, namely: Banuyo, San Gregorio, and
Surok.
A P50-M contract had been awarded also for
the road concreting in Can-avid to Barangay
Hinolaso, Dolores. But Mayor Emiliana Villacarillo
of Dolores and Mayor Septemio Santiago of
Maslog requested Congressman Evardone to put
it on hold and instead, prioritize the concreting of
the road to Maslog in order to have a much
easier access to the municipality.
Aside from the ₱50-M contract for
the road concreting in Maslog, there is also an
additional project fund of P100-M which
shall cover the road concreting from
Barangay Carolina, Can-avid to Maslog.
And in line with these ongoing road
concreting, Congressman Evardone hopes that
four-wheel vehicles could now travel directly to
Maslog this year.
There is ongoing road concreting as well in
the municipalities of Arteche, General McArthur,
and Jipapad with project funds of ₱130-M, ₱20-M,
and ₱50 M, respectively.
There is also an ongoing construction of
Bigo Bridge in Barangay Hinolaso, Dolores and of
another bridge in Jipapad with respective project
funds of ₱ 30 M and ₱ 80 M.
With these new infra developments, Eastern
Samar, dubbed as the country‟s third poorest
province, can now assume that better days are
upcoming. (ajc/sdc/PIA-E. Samar)
BIR surpasses first semester tax collection goal
A ccording to BIR-RDO-86 Officer-in
-Charge (OIC) Ms. Jesusa B. Cabello, the
target for the period January to June is P
237,582,000.00 but the actual revenue collection
was P 262,871,142.07, surpassing by
P25,289,142.07.
Ms. Cabello disclosed, that of all six (6)
Revenue District Offices of Eastern Visayas, RDO
86 - Borongan City leads in the revenue collection
for the first semester.
“RDO-86 was able to meet the goal for
every month, that is why we are No. 1 in the
region in terms of percentage tax collection,"
Cabello said.
She further said, that majority of revenue
collections from Eastern Samar are coming from
government projects through remittances of
Withholding Tax.
“I hope that we can achieve or even surpass
this year‟s target goal considering that we have
already surpassed the first semester target," she
added.
The top five Local Government Units in
terms of revenue collection are: Borongan City,
followed by Guiuan, Dolores, Oras and
Llorente. (ajc/ldl/sdc//PIA-E. Samar)
BORONGAN CITY, Eastern Samar, Aug. 12 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Revenue District Office (RDO-86),
Borongan City surpassed its collection target from January to June, 2015 by 10.64%.
SAMUEL D. CANDIDO
DOE sets massive inspection of LPG products
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Aug. 13 (PIA) – The Department of Energy-Visayas Field Office will spearhead a focused
inspection and monitoring of the downstream oil industry establishments in the province of Southern Leyte as well as in Leyte
province.
D OE Director Antonio E. Labios
informed that the main objective of the
activity is to conduct massive inspection
of liquid petroleum products (LPP) retail outlets
and LPG establishments to ensure compliance
with the existing rules and regulations governing
the business of petroleum products.
He said that a simultaneous information,
education and communication campaign will be
conducted in the said area to provide venue for
discussion to be participated by different
stakeholders, concerned local government units,
among other concerned government agencies on
issues relative to the business of retailing
petroleum products.
Labios further said that the energy
department will be tapping the expertise
of some partner agencies such as the
Department of Trade and Industry, Bureau
of Fire Protection and the Department of Science
and Technology to enhance public awareness
and to encourage LGU participation in the
implementation of the rules and regulations
of DOE pertaining to the downstream oil
industry.
Director Labios informed that a half-day
coordination meeting is set on the 18th of
August, 2015 at Maasin Country Lodge to be
participated by concerned agencies, He said that
details of the said activities will be discussed to
include the roles of each agency.
Inputs on the procedures and
mechanics surrounding the planned focused
inspection and monitoring from the participants
will also be solicited, Labios added. (ajc/rgc/PIA8
-SoLeyte)
MA. REBECCA G. CADAVOS
SAMUEL D. CANDIDO
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