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PIA Calabarzon 5 PRs ( April 5-6 , 2013), Dispatch for April 8 , 2013 (Monday),

11 Photonews , 5 Weather Watch, 3 Regl.Watch , 9 OFWV Watch , 15 Online News

Weather Watchshared alink.

3 hours ago

24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST

Issued at: 5:00 AM 08 April 2013

SYNOPSIS: Diffused tail-end of the cold front affecting Northern Luzon
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FORECAST: Isabela province and CARAGA region will experience cloudy skies with light to moderate rainshowers

and thunderstorms. The rest of the country will have partly cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers and

thunderstorms.

Moderate to occasionally strong winds blowing from the Northeast to east will prevail over Northern Luzon and

its coastal waters will be moderate to occasionally rough. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from

the east to northeast with slight to moderate seas.

Over METRO MANILA:

Maximum Temperature: 4:00 PM Yesterday --- 35.2 C

Minimum Temperature: 6:00 AM Yesterday --- 23.5 C

Maximum Relative Humidity: 5:00 AM Yesterday --- 97 %

Minimum Relative Humidity : 4:00 PM Yesterday --- 50 %

High Tide Today : 9:27 PM ........ 0.58 meter

Low Tide Tomorrow : 2:42 AM ..... 0.27 meter

High Tide Today : 9:12 PM ........ 0.75 meter

Low Tide Tomorrow : 3:37 AM ..... 0.16 meter

Sunrise Today : 5:46 AM

Sunset Today : 6:09 PM

Moonset Today : 4:22 PM

Moonrise Tomorrow : 4:40 AMIllumination Tomorrow : 2 %

For more information and queries, please call at telephone numbers 927-1335 and 927-2877 or log on to

www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph.

Weather Watch

17 hours ago

ANC: The country should brace for hotter days ahead as, according to weather bureau PAGASA, it sees no

weather disturbance within the Philippine Area of Responsibility in the next few days.PAGASAs Aldczar Aurelio

said this means sunny conditions may prevail affecting temperature.

Weather Watch

20 hours ago

DZMM: Ayon sa Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), climate change ang dahilan kung bakit nalilipat sa tao ang

sakit ng mga hayop. Ito ay bunsod umano ng mainit na panahon kung saan mas lumalakas ang strain ng isang

virus kaya nagkakaroon ito ng kakayanan na makalipat sa tao gaya ng avian flu at ebola virus. Ayon kay WCS
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president and CEO Steven Sanderson, nakasasalalay sa eco system ng mundo ang kalagayan ng mga hayop kaya

anumang pagbabago ay makakaapekto sa kanilang kalusugan.

Weather Watch

21 hours ago

PAGASA weather forecaster Aldzar Aurelio on DZMM

RE: Weather update at 12noon

- Mainit sa buong bansa. No LPA monitored.

-Bahagyang maulap ngayong hapon.

-Isolated thunderstorm at pag-ulan ang mararanasan sa ilang bahagi ng bansa.

-Sa Metro Manila makakaranas ng 35 degree Celisius na temperatura.

-35.4 highest recorded sa Metro Manila at 38.2 sa Tuguegarao.

Weather Watch

23 hours ago

GMA: Light rain may fall over parts of Northern Luzon Sunday due to the tail-end of a cold front, but the rest of

the country may continue to expect hot weather with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms, state weather

forecasters said. PAGASA forecaster Jun Galang said Metro Manila and most of the country can expect these

isolated rain in the afternoon or evening.

Weather Watch

April 8 , 2013 4 hours ago

CAVITE

: SunnyLAGUNA : SunnyBATANGAS : Fair weather
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RIZAL : SunnyQUEZON : Sunny

PIA Regional Watch

PIA Regional Watch

Friday

PIA-4A/BATANGAS: Isinagawa ang groundbreaking ng Lipa City Sports Coliseum and Convention Center

sa lungsod ng Lipa. Isa ito sa malalaking proyekto ng lokal na pamahalaan at inaasahang mapapakinabangan

ng mga Lipeno sa darating na panahon.

PIA Regional Watch

Friday

PIA4A/Calamba: In his speech mentioned the additiinal budget for the department of DSWD, DOH and

others without increasing taxes except SinTax.

PIA Regional Watch

Friday

PIA4A/Calamba: Pres Aquno mentioned the Ternate-Nasugbu road the he inspected yesterday that will

boost tourism in the areas and make travel shorter.

PIA OFW Watch
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PIA OFW Watch

8 minutes ago

DZRH: Bago tumulak kahapon sa Paris, France para katawanin si PNoy sa isang exhibit ay hinikayat ni VP Binay

ang mga OFWs sa Saudi Arabia na samantalahin na ng mga ito ang moratorium na iginawad ng hari ng Saudi

para kumpletuhin ang kanilang mga dokumento para makaiwas sa aresto. Aniya, malugod siya sa tatlong

buwang grace period na ipinagkaloob ng pamahalan ng Saudi para sa mga OFW na sabit sa crackdown ng

paghihigpit sa mga foreign workers sa naturang bansa. Aniya, pagpapakita ng kagandahang loob ng hari ng Saudi

ang three-month reprieve na inilabas nito.

PIA OFW Watch

45 minutes ago

DFA spokesman Raul Hernandez on ANC:

Re: Repatriation program

-In Libya we have repatriated more than 10,000 Filipinos.

-A total of 3,792 have been repatriated in Syria. There are still about 3,000 OFWs there.-We are committed to shoulder all the expenses of Filipinos under mandatory repatriation.

PIA OFW Watch

48 minutes ago

DFA spokesman Raul Hernandez on ANC:

-Our Consul General in our Embassy in SoKor said they are prepared for contingency plan.

-The general assessment in SoKor is normal and calm. No one is going to SoKor embassy asking to be

repatriated.

- There are about 700,000 Chinese nationals, 116,000 Vietnamese, 137,000 US nationals, 60,000 Japanese and

PHL has about 40,000 Filipinos there. Nobody is leaving.

-The contingency plan is based on intelligence report. We will not move until we have that solid intelligence

report.

-There are no movements of troops. All our international partners told us that there is no imminent threat so

far.

- Our people in Embassy are coordinating very well with our Filipino community leader para paigtingin ang

contingency plan just in case na lumala ang tensyon. Yung ating mga kababayan on South Korea will have to

come in Busan and Gimhae area para from there they can be repatriated to the PHL.

-Wala pong problema sa passport kasi anytime yung ating Embahada can release travel documents.

- Our Embassy was in touch with foreign embassy in SoKor. They said they are prepared to retaliate (if NoKor

attacks), they can protect their people as well as the international community there.

-There is no travel ban. Its business as usual there, situation is normal.
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PIA OFW Watch

about an hour ago

Jocelyn Montero, Filipino resident in SoKor on ANC:

-Sa ngayon okay pa naman dito. Noong unang linggo medyo nagkagulo pero yung iba okay na, at parang normal

lang dito. Parang hindi takot.

-Siyempre naman (takot ako) kasi dayuhan ako dito.

-Ang plano ng asawa (na Koreano) ko halimbawang matuloy ito, ang sabi ko uuwi muna kami ng mga anak ko sa

Pilipinas.

- Kung anuman ang mangyar,i handa naman po kaming lahat.

- Marami po dito (na mga Pinoy) hindi hawak ang kanilang passport

PIA OFW Watch

2 hours ago

DZBB: Iminungkahi ni Sen. Estrada ang pagrepaso sa reintegration program ng OWWA at ng DoLE para sa mga

OFW. Sa gitna ito ng pangambang pagpapauwi sa libu-libong OFW mula sa ibat ibang bansang may sigalot. Diin

ng senador, dahil sa remittance ng mga OFW ang katatagan ng ekonomiya ng bansa sa gitna ng global financial

crisis kaya nararapat lamang na tulungan ng gobyerno ang mga ito kapag natanggal sa trabaho. Angreintergration program ng DoLE at OWWA ay pantulong para sa mga OFW na makapag negosyo sakaling

makauwi dito sa bansa.

PIA OFW Watch

3 hours ago

ABS-CBN: Nakauwi na sa bansa kahapon ang 28 OFWs mula sa Syria. Sa ngayon ay umaabot na sa 3,700 OFWs

ang sa Syria sa gitna ng kaguluhan doon.

PIA OFW Watch

3 hours ago

ABS-CBN: Kasado na sa April 13 ang simula ng overseas absentee voting para sa mga OFW. Ang pagboto ay

sisimulan sa Hong Kong, Saudi at UAE.

PIA OFW Watch

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GMA via Twitter: 28 Filipinos from Syria will arrive in Manila today, April 7, bringing the total number of

repatriates to 3,792.

PIA OFW Watch

21 hours ago

DZMM: Sinabi ni OWWA chief Carmelita Dimzon na darating mamayang hatinggabi ang 26 OFW mula sa Syria

sakay ng magkahiwalay na flight sa NAIA. Nagdesisyon na ang mga OFW na umuwi sa bansa dahil sa naiipit sila

sa bombahan na nagaganap doon. Nasa 3,792 na ang OFWs na dumating sa bansa mula ng itaas sa level 4 ang

alerto sa Syria. Bibigyan naman ng livelihood program ang mga darating na OFW matapos mawalan sila ng

trabaho sa Syria.

A. QUEZON

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B. CAVITE

1. Caviteos assured of various infra projects

By Ruel B. FranciscoFriday 5th of April 2013

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"Dagdag good news pa po, inaprubahan na rin ng NEDA (National Economic and

Development Authority) nito lamang Enero ang mahigit 35 billion piso para sa Cavite-

Laguna Expressway. Oras na makumpleto ang 47 kilometrong highway, magkakaroon ng

alternatibong ruta ang mga motorista na dating nagsisiksikan sa Aguinaldo Highway at

ang biyahe Manila papunta Dasma na madalas abutin ng 3 oras ay mahigit 1 oras na

lang raw," he said.

Right after his speech, President Aquino candidly spoke with Caviteos, shook hands with

them and gave away yellow baller wrist bands. (Ruel Francisco, PIA-Cavite)

2. PCSO donates medicines to Cavite town

By Ruel B. FranciscoSaturday 6th of April 2013TweetFacebookYahooEmailShareThis

GENERAL TRIAS, Cavite, April 6 (PIA) --The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)

donated P660,000 worth of medicines to the municipality recently for distribution to the

town's 33 barangays.

Each barangay will received P220,000 worth of medicines.

In a simple turn-over held at the mayors office, Mayor Luis Jon-Jon Ferrer IV and

Municipal Councilor Kerby Salazar, Chairman of Committee on Health and Sanitation

thanked PSCO Director Maria Aleta Tolentino for donating medicines to the people of

General Trias which are a big help for the local government especially for the indigent

families who needs medical assistance.

The two officials were hoping that the PCSO will continue to support other health

programs/projects of the local government in the near future.

Health programs are always the top priority of the local government trusting that with

good health and productive citizens are a good foundation for a better and a more

improved community. (Ruel Francisco, PIA-Cavite/General Trias PIO)

3. Carmona opens Gintong Butil 2013 nomination

By Ruel B. FranciscoSaturday 6th of April 2013TweetFacebookYahooEmailShareThis

TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, April 6 (PIA) --The municipal government once again opens

its door for this years annual nomination of Gintong Butil Awards for bonafide residents


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Director General for Research. Afterwards, Dr. Huang was warmly accommodated by

SEARCA, led by Director Gil Saguiguit. They had a discussion on the possible collaborative

activities on food safety under SEARCAs food security program. Dr. Bessie Burgos,

Manager of the Project Development and Management Department, gave a presentation

on the current mandates, programs and activities of SEARCA. At the end of the day, Dr.

Herminigilda Gabertan, OIC Chief of the BPI-LBNCRDC, toured Dr. Huang at the on-going

citrus project being funded by FFTC.

Earlier, during a brief lunch at PCAARRD, Dr. Danilo Cardenas, Deputy Director for

Agriculture and Natural Resources at PCAARRD, led the Directorate and staff in

welcoming Dr. Huang. In addition, Dr. Lilian G. Bondoc, Assistant Director of the Policy

Coordination and Monitoring Division (PCMD) of PCAARRD, gave a presentation on the

past and potential collaborations of PCAARRD with FFTC. Assistant Secretary Salvador

Salacup, of the Department of Agriculture (DA), joined the PCAARRD-hosted lunch where

he conveyed that FFTCs activities are in line with DAs strategic programs especially on

livestock, food safety, and organic agriculture. (Rachelle Acda, S&T Media

Service/CPG/ACO/PIA4A)

D. BATANGAS

1. Tagalog news: Kampanya kontra dengue, inilunsad sa

lalawigan ng Batangas

By Mamerta P. De CastroFriday 5th of April 2013TweetFacebookYahooEmailShareThis

LUNGSOD NG BATANGAS, Abril 5 (PIA) -- Inilunsad ng Kagawaran ng Kalusugan at

tanggapan ng provincial health office ang kampanya kontra dengue sa Brgy. Balagtas sa

lungsod na ito.

Ang programa na may temang Stop, Look and Listen! Aksyon Barangay Kontra Dengue,

Pagtibayin! ay pinangunahan ni Health Assistant Secretary Dr. Enrique Tayag at mga

opisyal ng lokal na pamahalaan.

Layunin nitong muling buhayin ang kinagawiang 4-o'clock habit na isang istratehiya upang

puksain ang mga lamok na nagdadala ng sakit na dengue.

Sinabi ni Tayag, na sa kanilang tala hanggang Marso 2013 ay may kabuuang 23,615

dengue cases sa buong bansa kung saan may 104 na ang naitalang namatay dito.

Sa rehiyon naman ng Calabarzon, ang lalawigan ng Batangas ay isa sa pinakamataas ang


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kaso dahilan kung kaya dito isinagawa ang paglulunsad ng programa.

Magkakaroon din ng nationwide launching ng programang ito sa Hunyo 15 sa buong

bansa at inaasahang sa panahong ito ay malaki na ang magiging pagbaba sa bilang ng mga

kaso ng dengue sa lalawigan.

Sinabi naman ni Dra. Rozvilinda Ozaeta na noong 2012 may kabuuang 7,000 kaso ng

dengue sa lalawigan ng Batangas kung saan may naitalang 13 pagkamatay.

Ang mga bayan ng Rosario at Sto. Tomas ang may pinakamalaking kaso ng dengue sa

lalawigan.

Dagdag pa ni Ozaeta,ang probinsya ang kaunahang lalawigan na naglunsad ng 4-o'clock

habit kung kaya't nanawagan ito sa mga mamamayang nakibahagi sa paglulunsad na

simulan ang paglilinis at pagsasaayos ng kapaligiran lalo na sa mga tahanan upang

mapuksa ang mga lamok na carrier ng dengue virus.

Pinuri naman ni Dr. Tayag ang PHO sa maayos na surveillance monitoring nito ukol sa

naturang sakit.

Ayon naman kay Vice Governor Mark Leviste,may mga ordinansang naipasa ang

Sangguniang Panlalawigan upang maisulong ang mga ganitong programa tulad ngprovince wide clean up drive.

Aniya, ang kalusugan ay isa sa mga prayoridad ng pamahalaang panlalawigan kung kaya't

dapat itong bigyang pansin upang mas lalong mapangalagaan ang publiko. (PIA Batangas)

E. RIZAL

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07 APRIL 2013.


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World Health Organization-Philippines to honor President Aquinos achievements in public health

during World Health Day 2013 in Manila Monday

World Health Organization-Philippines to honor President Aquinos achievements in public health duringWorld Health Day 2013 in Manila Monday

President Benigno S. Aquino IIIs achievements in attaining and improving the health of all Filipinos will take

center stage during the commemoration of World Health Day 2013 at the World Health Organization (WHO)Regional Office for the Western Pacific in Manila on Monday.

In a statement, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Shin Young-soo said it is fitting to celebrateWorld Health Day by recognizing President Aquino's exemplary leadership in public health."

Among his most significant accomplishments have been raising taxes on tobacco and alcohol, and givingvulnerable Filipinos access to health insurance and reproductive health care. He truly embodies the principle fromwhich WHO derives so much of its direction and inspiration: that the enjoyment of the highest attainable standardof health is a fundamental right," Shin said.

The theme of World Health Day 2013 is high blood pressure, also known as hypertension which has been theleading source of many heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular diseases. High blood pressure is amongthe leading causes of preventable death.

The ultimate goal of World Health Day 2013 is to reduce heart attacks and strokes. Specific objectives of thecampaign are to: raise awareness of the causes and consequences of high blood pressure; encourage adults tocheck their blood pressure and to follow the advice of health-care professionals; encourage self-care to preventhigh blood pressure; make blood pressure measurement affordable to all; and encourage national and localauthorities to create enabling environments for healthy behaviors.

World Health Day is celebrated on April 7 (April 8 in Manila) to mark the anniversary of the founding of the WorldHealth Organization in 1948.

Aside from Dr Shin, joining the President for the occasion will be Health Secretary Enrique Ona. PND (rck)

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06 APRIL 2013.

Palace reports Korean Peninsula situation remains normal; no need for raising alert level

Palace says government remains committed to fighting smuggling, other crimes

Palace says conditional cash transfer program shouldnt be politicized

Palace reports Korean Peninsula situation remains normal; no need for raising alert level

Malacanang said the situation in the Korean Peninsula remains normal and theres no reason for the Philippinegovernment to raise its alert level to ensure the safety of Filipinos in South Korea.

Our post in South Korea has reported today that the situation remains normal; wala namang pagbabago, DeputyPresidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said in a radio interview over dzRB Radyo ng Bayan on Saturday.

And we have also spoken to the DFA [Department of Foreign Affairs], and because the situation remains normal,we see no reason why the alert level should be raised today.

The Department of Foreign Affairs, through its embassy in South Korea is doing day-to-day assessment on the
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Korean Peninsula situation. The government said it is ready to carry its contingency measures in case the situationin the region deteriorates.

On Friday, while visiting Sta. Cruz, Laguna, President Benigno S. Aquino III made an assurance that thegovernment has an intact emergency response plan in case war breaks out in the Korean Peninsula.

Filipino community organizations in South Korea are working hand-in-hand with the Philippine Embassy to ensurereadiness if there is a need for evacuations.

At the same time, the President said the Philippine government is also talking with other countries for temporarysheltering arrangements in case of any emergency evacuation.

Also, the President said Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario is flying today to South Korea to check on thegovernments preparations there.

The President said there are around 50,000 Filipinos living or working in South Korea, adding however that thegovernments major concern are those located near the demilitarized zone, who will be vulnerable in case of war.

He said around 15,000 Filipinos stay closest to the demilitarized zone than Seoul, South Koreas capital.

In case violence erupts, the President said the government is capable of moving Filipinos out of South Korea. C-130

cargo planes from the Philippine Air Force and a naval ship from the Philippine Navy are on standby to ferry or airliftFilipinos who will be affected by the conflict. PND (as)

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Palace says government remains committed to fighting smuggling, other crimes

The government hasnt changed its resolve in going after smugglers, tax evaders and other criminals by buildingstrong cases to make sure wrongdoers go to jail, a Palace official said on Saturday.

Responding to the call of a lawmaker to intensify the fight against smuggling, Deputy Presidential spokespersonAbigail Valte said the government has never wavered in putting an end to smuggling and prosecuting those who arebehind it.

Sen. Francis Pangilinan called on the government to double its efforts in going after smugglers, especially those ingovernment who connive with criminals.

First, yung efforts naman natin sa smuggling talagang patuloy na pinaiigting. On the second point na dapatmaikulong the work of the Executive is in the filing of the cases and in the prosecution, Valte said in a radiointerview on Saturday over dzRB Radyo ng Bayan.

Ito naman ang laging sinasabi ng Pangulong Aquino na kailangang merong katiyakan na merong mapaparusahanat tayo naman sa Ehekutibo ay ito ang ating laging itinutulak, she added.

The government is filing not only smuggling cases, but also tax evasion cases as well as other various offenses,

Valte said. The President also made an instruction to build strong cases against criminals to make sure that they arepunished, she added.Ang utos ng Pangulo ay dapat talagang matibay ang pundasyon ng ebidensya ng mga kasong pina-file natin, shesaid.

Asked to comment on calls asking the President to designate Sen. Panfilo Lacson at the Bureau of Customs andmake him an oil smuggling czar, Valte asked the public to wait for the Presidents decis ion.

Also, Valte said the proposal of former Sen. Jamby Madrigal asking for a separate government agency that willexclusively tackle oil smuggling must be thoroughly studied.

That has to be studied because normally, the position of the President on that is we have to take a look at theexisting institutions that do perform these tasks kasi ayaw ng Pangulo na masyadong maraming agencies, she

said.

Oil smuggling has become a major issue following the report of an oil company saying the government has beenlosing huge in foregone revenues due to oil smuggling in the country. PND (as)

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Palace says conditional cash transfer program shouldnt be politicized

Malacanang asked the public to report to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) politiciansusing the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program for political purposes as the campaign for local candidates start.

Some local government units have been complaining about reports saying politicians campaigning for public office
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will require evacuation of Filipinos.

The President recalled that during the shelling of a South Korean island two years ago, there were about50,000 Filipinos living or working in South Korea. About 15,000 stay closest to the demilitarized zone thanSeoul, making them a top priority for the government in case of an emergency.

The government said there are nine Filipinos working in North Korea as United Nations staff.

Under the governments contingency plan, Filipinos will be brought to the southern portion of the country, in

Busan, and then they will be ferried or airlifted from there, the President said.

The government also has better capability now than before in evacuating people because it has threeoperational C-130 cargo planes. It also has a Navy ship that could ferry people from South Korea.

One C-130 can carry about 100 people per flight for a four-hour flight, the President explained. A PhilippineNavy ship can carry a thousand but travel time could take around ten days.

Tension has been high in the Korea Peninsula amid threats of North Korea to launch nuclear attacks againstthe US and its ally, South Korea. On Thursday, the US announced it is deploying an anti-missile defensesystem in Guam to shield its territory against a possible North Korean missile attack. PND (as)

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Aquino says, government implementing measures to improve Laguna Lake communities

STA. CRUZ, Laguna) The government has been carrying out several short-term and long-term measures touplift the living conditions of communities living along the Laguna Lake, particularly the fisherfolks, PresidentBenigno S. Aquino III said on Friday.

In an interview after meeting local leaders and the community here, the President said among these measuresinclude the demolition of 30,000 hectares of illegal or abandoned fish pens that contribute to the siltation of thelake.

There is also an ongoing cash-for-work program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development

(DSWD) to capture and eliminate knife fish in the lake. Its an immediate government program for the peopleliving along the Laguna Lake, he said.

The long-term plan is the National Greening Program, he said. Under the program the government aims toplant 1.5 billion trees near the lake to reduce the sediments flowing into the body of water.

There is also a P5-billion Flood Control Program to protect communities located along the lake, the Presidentsaid. In his visit here, he launched the P180-million flood control project in Sta. Cruz that will shieldcommunities from floodwaters during the rainy seasons.

The government is allocating P780 million for the flood control projects in five areas along the Laguna Lake,the President said.

There are also jobs made available for informal settlers who dump wastes into the lake, he said noting over ahundred thousand families are considered informal settlers.

Nagda-dump, ginagawang basurahan ang lawa. So maski anong dredging ang gagawin, kung hindi aayusinang bumubuhos mula sa upstream at yung nilalagay ng tao, useless. Ulit lang tayo nang ulit, he noted. PND(as)

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Brand new vehicles covered by number codingSource:http://www.mmda.gov.ph

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) today reminded motorists that it has expanded thecoverage of the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) or the number coding scheme toinclude brand new vehicles without license plates but with conduction stickers.

Chairman Francis Tolentino signed Memorandum Circular Number 06 Series of 2013 which contains theguidelines in the implementation of the UVVRP for new vehicles without license plates. The Circular will beeffective 15 days after its publication.

"In view of the temporary unavailability of license plates from the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and forthe purpose of the implementation of the UVVRP, the last numerical digit of the conduction stickers shalldetermine the day the vehicle is covered by the number coding," Tolentino said.

In accordance with the Circular, dealers and owners of brand new vehicles must not detach the conductionsticker from the vehicle. They are likewise required to prominently display the conduction sticker numberson the spaces allotted for regular license plates in front and at the rear of the vehicle for the efficientimplementation of the UVVRP. This shall be immediately replaced with the regular LTO plates once issued.

"This improvisation is only for the purpose of UVVRP implementation. The regulation shall not supplant any

law, rules and regulations concerning vehicle registration. Upon the installation of LTO-issued licenseplates, the vehicle shall be covered by the UVVRP using the last numerical digit of the license plate asbasis," Tolentino pointed out.

A fine of three hundred pesos shall be imposed on violators.

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NSCB Conducts Training Workshop on the System of Environmental Economic Accounting forKingdom of Bhutan StatisticiansSource:http://www.nscb.gov.ph

Twenty officials from the National Statistics Bureau (NSB) of the Kingdom of Bhutan are now in thePhilippines for a five-day Training Workshop on the System of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA)

being conducted by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) from 1-5 April 2013 at the NSCBOperations Room in Makati City. During the Training Workshop, the Bhutanese statisticians were briefed onthe overview of the System of National Accounts (SNA), Measurement of GDP and Satellite Accounts,SEEA Framework and economic activities related to the environment, and the Framework on theDevelopment of Environment Statistics (FDES).

The Bhutanese delegation was headed by Deputy Chief Statistical Officer Mr. Jamyang Dorji and composedof: 1)Mr. Sangay Dorji; 2) Mr. Dorji Phuntsho; 3) Mrs. Pem Zangmo; 4) Mr. Tenzin; 5) Mrs. Sonam Choden;6) Mr. Dorji Chedup; 7) Mr. Karma Thinley; 8) Mr. Pema Jampel; 9) Mr. Tshewang Rinzin; 10) Mr. GemTshering; 11) Mr. Sonam Tshering; 12) Mr. Phuntsho Chhoegyal; 13) Mr. Kishore Chhetri; 14) Mr. BikashChhetri; 15) Mr. Sonam Wangchuk; 16) Mr. Dorji Wangdi;17) Mr. Tandin;18) Mr. Tashi Dorji; and, 19) Mr.Yonten Jamtsho.

In the spirit of international cooperation, they were warmly welcomed by NSCB Secretary General JoseRamon G. Albert during a welcome program for them attended by NSCB officials and staff includingAssistant Secretary General Lina V. Castro, Director Raymundo J. Talento, Director Jessamyn O.Encarnacion, Director Regina S. Reyes, Ms. Vivian R. Ilarina, Ms. Ma. Fe Talento, Mr. Edward Lopez Dee,and Ms. Cynthia S. Regalado, among others.

The Bhutanese delegation also had a Technical Visit to the Department of Environment and NaturalResources (DENR) where they were briefed on the DENRs Environment and Natural ResourcesInformation System (ENRIS) and on the generation of environment and natural resources data at thenational and subnational levels.

The provision of technical assistance such as study visits/training workshops on relevant indicatorsystems and good practices of the Philippine Statistical System (PSS) to foreign delegations is acontinuing commitment of the NSCB as part of its international statistical cooperation program. Inthe past, the NSCB had provided trainings and workshops to statistical offices of Viet Nam, SriLanka, Uganda, and Cambodia in the areas of national accounts, statistical information centers, andgender statistics, among others. Through these programs, the NSCB not only shares its expertisebut also networks with other foreign statistical offices in pursuit of enhancing mutual learning andstatistical capacity building that involves institutional and organizational development amongcountries in Asia.

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NSCB Renews Clearance of the Anti-Red Tape Act Report Card SurveySource:http://www.nscb.gov.ph

Republic Act No. 9485, also known as the Anti -Red Tape Act of 2007, mandates all government agencies
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United Pulp and Paper Company Inc.is located at km. 48 Mc Arthur Highway, Bo. Iba Este, CalumpitBulacan. The biggest industrial paper manufacturing company employs more than 400 workers.

In his report to Baldoz, National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB) executive director ReynaldoUbaldo said the Regional Conciliation and Mediation Board (RCMB III) had settled the case involving theUnited Pulp Paper Co, Inc. Employees Union, which sought RCMB IIIs assistance after filing a notice ofstrike due to Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) deadlock on 7 March 2013.

The union is an affiliate of the Federation of Free Workers (FFW) representative for collective bargaining

purposes of its 220 rank-and-file level employees of the company.

The amicable settlement of the dispute was realized through a series of conciliation-mediation conferencespresided by conciliator-mediator Nelson N. Valerio, to which both parties acceded with the support andsupervision of the RCMB.

On 21 March, the parties agreed to a settlement which includes provisions such as wage increase of P1,475shall be granted on the 4th and 5th year of service; performance based incentive; long service award ofP1,500 for those workers who have rendered 15th and 20th, 30th, and 35th years in the service;bereavement amounting to P17,500; scholarship stipend of P1,100; annual medical allowance andhospitalization of P13,000 each; workers education fund of P20,000 per year; PAG-IBIG monthly premiumof P150; and availment of calamity loans.

The parties also agreed that earlier CBA negotiations embodied in various minutes of the meeting at the

plant level shall be integrated in the last two years of their existing CBA covering the year 2013 to 2014.

Baldoz lauded the prompt action of NCMBs corps of conciliator-mediators in settling the dispute throughpeaceful means.

A good number of resolved cases of labour disputes only proves that amicable settlement is indeed the bestway to solved labour controversy, understanding the rights of both management and workers is a keytowards a better, efficient and more productive workforce, Baldoz said. |TOP|

DFA-OAVS, COMELEC,The Filipino Channel Expand Overseas Voting Information CampaignSource:http://www.dfa.gov.ph

5 April 2013 - ABS-CBNs The Filipino Channel (TFC), the Department of Foreign Affairs OverseasAbsentee Voting Secretariat (DFA-OAVS), and the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) launched twonew public service announcements (PSAs) on March 25, which were aired on TFC via cable television,satellite, video-on-demand, internet and mobile platforms in the United States, Japan, Canada, Europe,Australia, Hong Kong and the rest of the Asia-Pacific region.

The latest PSAs carry the campaign slogan of Saan man kayo sa mundo ... nasa boto nyo angkinabukasan ng bawat Pilipino, which supports and coincides with the DFA -OAVS and COMELECsexisting and present information campaign drive carrying the slogan of YOUR VOTE is our future (BOTO NYO kinabukasan namin ) which has been in wide circulation since the start of the overseasabsentee voting (OAV) registration period last year.

The two PSAs featured DFA-OAVS Chairman and Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Jose S. Brillantes,COMELEC Chairman Sixto S. Brillantes Jr. along with young superstar Kim Chiu and variety show ASAPmainstay and enterprising actor Robi Domingo. One of the PSAs was produced along with Pinoy TrueStories hosts and respected reporters Maan Macapagal, Atom Araullo and multi-awarded anchor TedFailon. They join last years endorsers Boy Abunda, Pokwang, Eric Santos, Randy Santiago and PioloPascual in conveying the message Your vote is our (every Filipinos) future.

All Philippine Embassies, Consulates, Mission and Manila Economic and Cultural Offices (MECOs) havebeen enthusiastically disseminating information on overseas voting as early as January through variousmediums like circulars, announcements, among others. Foreign Service representatives also promoteoverseas voting and its importance as well as everyones significant participation during communitygatherings, events, picnics, sports activities and similar activities. Each and every Foreign ServiceEstablishment has its own innovative way of spreading and promoting overseas voting through FAQs,flyers, print ads and most important of all, the internet, particularly through websites and social media sites.

By the first week of April, DFA-OAVS, COMELEC and TFC will go one step further in improving overseasvoting awareness by disseminating printed information materials such as posters, flyers, bookmarks andother similar items for all our embassies, consulates, mission and MECOs, which will definitely enhance theinformation campaign to promote the upcoming electoral exercise abroad. Standees of ABS-CBNskapamilya stars were also produced to be placed in strategic locations for the same purpose.

DFA-OAVS in partnersip with the COMELEC will continue to innovate and improve its strategies to furtherpromote overseas voting designed to increase participation in the coming electoral exercise.

Overseas voting for qualified Filipinos will commence on 13 April 2013 and end on 13 May 2013(7:00 p.m.Philippine time).

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Philippines Hosts ASEAN Youth Debate on Human RightsSource:http://www.dfa.gov.ph

4 April 2013 - The Philippines is hosting the first ASEAN Youth Debate on Human Rights on April 04 to 05at the Ateneo Professional Schools in Rockwell, Makati.

University students from the ten ASEAN Member States participated in the two-day event bearing thetheme, Mainstreaming Human Rights in ASEAN Community-Building. The event aimed to raise greaterawareness and appreciation of human rights, as well as to promote camaraderie among the students andyouth of ASEAN.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) collaborated with the Ateneo Human Rights Center (AHRC) andthe Ateneo Society of International Law (ASIL) in organizing the event sponsored by the ASEANIntergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), the human rights body of ASEAN.

Ambassador Rosario G. Manalo, Philippine Representative to the AICHR, opened the event, stating that Itis truly an honor for the Philippines to host the ASEAN Youth Debate on Human Rights. She emphasizedthat human rights and the participation of the youth play important roles in shaping a people-centered andresponsive ASEAN Community.

National Youth Commission Chairperson Leon G. Flores III also delivered his remarks.

A panel discussion on the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD) was held today, April 04, with H.E.

Dato Sri Dr. Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, Malaysian Representative to the AICHR, and H.E. PhoukhongSisoulath, Lao Representative to the AICHR, sharing their insights on the development of the AHRD withthe student participants, while Ateneo Human Rights Center Executive Director Atty. Ray Paolo Santiagopresented AHDRs main provisions.

Members of the diplomatic corps, representatives of government agencies involved in human rights, theCommission on Human Rights of the Philippines, the academe and students from Philippine universitiesattended the panel discussion.

The youth debaters later participated in a workshop on moot court competition focusing on fictional humanrights case studies involving practical application of the AHRD and other international human rightsinstruments.

We hope that the ASEAN Youth Debate on Human Rights organized by the Philippi nes and the ASEANIntergovernmental Commission on Human Rights can serve as a model for human rights education in theregion and become a yearly event, said Ambassador Manalo.

She added, All of us are part of the same human family and respect human dignity. In this spirit, ASEANsevolving human rights discourse and outreach to the youth should be welcomed and supported.

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Filipino I.T. Professional from Auckland Brings Honor to Filipino CommunitySource:http://www.dfa.gov.ph

5 April 2013 - Ms. Jayvee Lagunda, an information technology (I.T.) professional working in Aucklandbrought pride and honor to the Filipino community in New Zealand when she won the title of Global PinoySinging Idol 2013. She competed with six regional finalists from San Francisco and Virginia, USA, Australiaand Korea in Manila on January 25. She brought home a US$2,500 grand prize.

The Filipino Channel (TFC) recently launched the very first Global Talent Search in Australia, New Zealand,Canada, Europe, Guam, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Middle East and the United States. TFC gathers allFilipinos from all over the world and brings out the best Filipino talents.

Jayvee Lagunda, won the NZ (New Zealand) TFCKat Title and was chosen to represent the NZ FilipinoCommunity in the TFCKat Grand Finals which was held in Melbourne Australia in October 2012. Shecompeted in the grand finals with other winners from the Australian cities of Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne,

and Darwin. Jayvee made it as second runner up and made her way to the DZMM World Caravan GlobalPinoy Singing Idol which was held in Manila last January 25.

On behalf of the Philippine Embassy and the Filipino community, Ambassador Virginia H. Benavidezconveyed heartiest congratulations to Jayvee who continues to shine and bring out the best of t he Filipinoin the performing arts, demonstrating to everyone that the Philippines is home to world class talents. We willbe praying for her continued success.

Jayvee is now preparing herself for the tough Voice of the Philippines competition. According to her, hersister coaches her techniques and other important aspects for her performance and continues to pray hardfor her success.

She gave a beautiful rendition of the Philippine national anthem during the meeting of President Benigno S.Aquino III with the Filipino community in Auckland during his State Visit to New Zealand on October 22 to

23, 2012. Jayvee is very artistic, likes to swim, plays sports, loves to sing and enjoys shopping and
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05). The Php180-million project will benefit 17,896 residents from Barangays

Santisima Cruz, Sto. Angel Central and Norte and Poblacion 3. (Photo by Ryan Lim /Malacaang Photo Bureau)

President Benigno S. Aquino III, assited by DPWH Region IV-A Director Engineer

Huillio Belleza, leads the Ceremonial Launching of the Department of Public Worksand HighwaysLaguna Lake Development Authority (DPWH-LLDA) Flood Control

and River Protection Convergence Project in Barangay Santisima Cruz, Sta. Cruz,

Laguna on Friday (April 05). The Php180-million project will benefit 17,896 residentsfrom Barangays Santisima Cruz, Sto. Angel Central and Norte and Poblacion 3.

(Photo by Ryan Lim / Malacaang Photo Bureau)

President Benigno S. Aquino III focuses on the project briefing on the Department of

Public Works and HighwaysLaguna Lake Development Authority (DPWH-LLDA)

Flood Control and River Protection Convergence Project by LLDA general manager

and Presidential Adviser for Environmental Protection Neric Acosta and DPWHRegion IV-A Director Engineer Huillio Belleza during the Ceremonial Launching in

Barangay Santisima Cruz, Sta. Cruz, Laguna on Friday (April 05). The Php180-

million project will benefit 17,896 residents from Barangays Santisima Cruz, Sto.

Angel Central and Norte and Poblacion 3. (Photo by Gil Nartea / Ryan Lim /Malacaang Photo Bureau)

President Benigno S. Aquino III, assited by Laguna Lake Development Authoritygeneral manager and Presidential Adviser for Environmental Protection Neric Acosta

and DPWH Region IV-A Director Engineer Huillio Belleza, leads the ceremonial

launching of the Department of Public Works and Highways Laguna LakeDevelopment Authority Flood Control and River Protection Convergence Project in

Barangay Santisima Cruz, Sta. Cruz, Laguna on Friday (April 05). The Php180-

million project will benefit 17,896 residents from Barangays Santisima Cruz, Sto.Angel Central and Norte and Poblacion 3. (Photo by Gil Nartea / Malacaang Photo

Bureau)

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