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DOH WARNS AGAINST 'WILD' DISEASES
Thursday 20th of June 2013
ILOILO CITY, June 20 (PIA) -- The Department of Health-6 (DOH-6) Center for Health Development warned the public to take precautionary measures to protect themselves against the “WILD” diseases which stand for water-borne diseases, influenza, leptospirosis and dengue.
Dr. Marie Jocelyn Te of DOH-6 said that the WILD diseases are rampant during the rainy season but these can be prevented if one takes extra precaution to avoid these diseases.
Te said that observing proper food preparation and consumption and water sanitation can prevent many water borne diseases including cholera, diarrhea, hepatitis A and typhoid fever.
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12Jun2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Hunyo 12 (PIA)--Gitataw sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) nga dili na nila i-uswag pa ang deadline sa pagsumitir sa Statements of Election Contributions and Expenditures (SECE) nga gitakda sa Hunyo 13, 2013. “There’ll be no extension. We discussed that already with the commission en banc,” pagbutyag ni Comelec Commissioner Christian Robert Lim sa usa ka press conference nga gimugna sa Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PJIC) sa syudad sa Quezon kag...
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11Jun2013DAVAO CITY, June 11 (PIA) -- The Philippine Coast Guard will hold its entrance examination for candidate members on June 15 at the Vicente Hizon Elementary School, Barrio Pampanga in Sasa, Davao City. Commodore George Ursabia Jr., district commander of the PCG South-eastern Mindanao Region said interested parties may come and visit the district headquarters at the Sasa wharf for initial screening and orientation. To qualify for the entrance test, applicants must be a natural born citizen, ...
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11Jun2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Hunyo 11 (PIA) -- Libu-libong mga kabataan sa dalawampu’t limang liblib na barangay ng Soccsksargen Region ang bumalik sa pag-aaral nitong nakalipas na linggo na may bago nang silid-aralan. Sa isang kalatas na inilabas ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12, aabot sa 56 na silid-aralan ang naitayo sa pamamagitan ng Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehenshive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalah...
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11Jun2013CEBU CITY, June 11 (PIA) -- The no smoking policy in government offices is still in full force. This as the Civil Service Commission (CSC), the central human resource institution of the country, and the Department of Health (DOH) jointly issued a memorandum to effectively implement said policy. There are now two ways that both agencies can monitor the compliance of the “No Smoking Policy” among government offices, based on the program entitled, “Race Towards Tobacco Industry-Free Civil ...
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11Jun2013STA. CRUZ, Davao del Sur, June 11 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has recently launched its “Balik Eskwela” Program in Davao del Sur province to benefit elementary students from three recipient-towns and Digos City. NGCP’s Corporate Social Responsibility team started the program at Patulangon Elementary School in Barangay Zone 1, Sta. Cruz town where 507 bags of school supplies were distributed to grade one to grade six pupils on June 5. Each eco bag co...
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10Jun2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, June 10 (PIA) -- Indigent senior citizens across Soccsksargen Region are set to receive influenza and pneumococcal vaccination, an official of the Department of Social Welfare and Development confirmed. Ryan Ibones, regional information technology officer of the National Household Targeting Unit (NHTU) said at least 53,220 senior citizens have been identified for the immunization program, which will be implemented through the Dep...
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10Jun2013QUEZON CITY, June 10 (PIA) – The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) reported that the school opening this year was generally peaceful with no crime incident reported. NCRPO chief Leonardo A. Espina said that this can be attributed to the close coordination, cooperation and unified effort of the NCRPO, Police Assistance Desks (PADs), public school officials and teachers, local government security forces, parents and students. The NCRPO chief earlier directed Deputy Regional Directo...
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07Jun2013QUEZON CITY, June 7 (PIA) -- The city government of Marikina won the Department of Health's Red Orchid Awards 2013, the search for the 100 percent tobacco-free environment. Marikina's City Health Office (CHO) recieved a trophy plus P100,000 cash prize during the awarding ceremony recently held at the Crowne Plaza, Ortigas Center, Quezon City. Aside from trophy, the city government through the City Health Office (CHO) received P100,000. In a statement, the Marikina city government said that ...
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06Jun2013MANILA, June 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communications has sealed a deal that paves the way for a world-class state-of-the-art aviation system in the Philippines. In a statement, the DOTC said the agreement would ensure the availability of CNS/ATM (Communications, Navigation, and Surveillance/Air Traffic Management) Systems within two-and-a-half years. Under a Contract Amendment signed last week between the DOTC and the Sumitomo-Thales Joint Venture, the latter will immedi...
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04Jun2013BUTUAN CITY, June 4 (PIA) -- The Habitat for Humanity Incorporated here turned-over on Saturday the newly-constructed Multi-Purpose Hall in Christ the King, Ambago, this city where the senior citizens, young adults and children will gather together for their community activities. Butuan Habitat for Humanity Inc. (BHFHI) President Mrs. Nora Rama, together with HFHP-Davao City Area Manager Atty. Jun-Jun Sawadjaaan; BHFHI Vice President Engr. Heddy Sumalpong; BHFHI Program Administrator Mr. Joseph...
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04Jun2013DAVAO CITY, June 4 (PIA) -- The city government has put up an assistance portal to gather statements from passengers aboard the Cebu Pacific 5J 971 that figured in a mishap at the Davao International Airport (DIA) Sunday night. “Passengers who were aboard Cebu Pacific Flight 5J971 last June 2, 2013 who wish to seek assistance regarding their complaint against airport authorities are advised to text or call 0908-3819130 or visit www.davaocity.gov.ph or www.facebook.com/davaocitygov or go to t...
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03Jun2013STA. CRUZ, Davao del Sur, June 3 -- The Local Government of Sta. Cruz has recently inked a Memorandum of Partnership Agreement with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources XI (DENR) for its Land Titling Program. DENR Regional Executive Director Joselin Marcus E. Fragada said this new partnership is expected to answer manpower problem of DENR as far as land titling of public lands in Sta. Cruz is concerned. The project is also aimed at expediting land titling process which has over...
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03Jun2013DAVAO ORIENTAL, June 3 -- The opening of classes this June is no longer a big challenge to teachers and students in ten schools across the three towns in Davao Oriental ravaged by typhoon Pablo as new classrooms were turned over on Thursday, May 30, by media network ABS-CBN. The school building project is a joint endeavor by the ABS-CBN Foundation Sagip Kapamilya, the Philippine Army, the provincial government and local government units, along with the Department of Social Welfare and Developm...
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03Jun2013SYUDAD SANG ROXAS, Capiz, Hunyo 3 (PIA6) -- Ginpaandaman sang mga opisyal sang Provincial Health Office ang mga pumoluyo angut sa mga sakit dala sang tig-ululan. Suno kay Capiz Provincial Health Office Medical Specialist Evelyn Bolido nga nagakadapat nga mag-andam ang publiko sa mga sakit nga mahimo maglaton ilabi na sa pagsugod sang tig-ululan nga sarang makaapekto sa ikaayong-lawas ilabi na sang mga kabataan. Kalakip sa mga sakit nga dala sang tig-ululan suno man kay Bolido ang dengue, lupo...
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01Jun2013ILOILO CITY, June 1 (PIA) – Aside from increasing outputs, Filipinos can attain self-sufficiency in rice by adopting alternative staple foods like beans, corn, camote, and squash. Edgar Baylon, seed coordinator of the Department of Agriculture-6, said in a cable TV program, that self sufficiency is attainable when Filipinos returns to traditional breakfast like boiled bananas and camote. “This translates to 33 percent rice saved, and healthier Filipinos, as these root crops provide energy ...
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31May2013QUEZON CITY, May 31 (PIA) -- The city government of Marikina has reminded its local offices and personnel of the importance of being prepared for the coming rainy season. Marikina City Mayor Del de Guzman has ordered its City Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) and Rescue 161 to continuously conduct drills and exercises to further improve their disaster management and response capability for the coming rainy season. “All disaster-related offices should be ready for any eventuality,” ...
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31May2013DAVAO CITY, May 31 (PIA) -- The Anti-Smoking Task Force in Davao city today launched the amended Anti-Smoking policy or City Ordinance No. 0367-12, Series of 2012, known as The New Comprehensive Anti-Smoking Ordinance. Dr. Domilyn Villareiz, chief of the ASTF said the new anti-smoking policy no longer allows smoking in enclosed public places, including public vehicles and sidewalks where smokers and non-smokers converge. She said the new law rids the designated smoking areas within any establi...
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31May2013SURIGAO CITY, Mayo 31 (PIA) – Gi-instalar ni Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretray Herminio “Sonny” Coloma Jr. ang bag-ong napili nga mga opisyales ug trustees ssa Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS). Ang bag-ong gi-instalar nga mga opisyales mao sila Angelo “Eloy” Padua, presidente; Alice H. Reyes, unang bise presidente; Efren Montano, ikaduhang bise presidente; Francia Conrado, sekretarya; Dennis Aguilar, tresurero; Tita Arcilla, auditor; Art...
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31May2013DUMAGUETE CITY, May 31 (PIA) -- The Dumaguete City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (DRRMC) is set to conduct an early warning and flood evacuation drill on Saturday, June 1, from 8 am to 12 noon at Barangay Candau-ay, this city. The drill is conducted under DRRMC's Noah’s Ark Project. Project Officer Arcel Dacir said the activity initiated by the Corporate Network for Disaster Response (CNDR) and Smart Communication. The early warning and evacuation drill is a result of the s...
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31May2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, May 31 (PIA6) -- Sixty college students who took part in the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) will end their 20-day summer job today. Public Employment Service Office (PESO) – Roxas City manager Mila Barquin said the city government has sponsored the full payment of the stipend for the SPES grantees who were assigned in the various departments and offices at the City Hall as well as some national government agencies. Republic Act No. 9547 which mand...
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30May2013DAVAO CITY, May 30 (PIA) --The landmine blast that wounded several soldiers and civilians along the Tagum city-Mawab Highway Tuesday last week took a toll on the life of a young mother who passed away because of trauma. A report received by the 10th Civil-Military Operations Battalion said Ellen Sucnaan, 20, was on vacation at her mother’s house in Purok 6, Barangay Tuburan, Mawab, Compostela Valley, in May 20 after giving birth. In the morning of May 21, an improvised landmine exploded 20...
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30May2013QUEZON CITY, May 30 (PIA) – The city government of Marikina through its Trade, Industry and Investment Promotions Office (TIIPO) and Shoe Industry Development Council (SIDC), is inviting everyone to visit the newly-opened “Back-to-School Bazaar” at the city's Freedom Park. Marikina City Mayor Del de Guzman said the bazaar aims to promote city’s locally made products at discounted prices including school supplies. “Aside from the discounted prices, shoes made in Marikina are of high q...
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29May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 29 (PIA) -- More technical assistance are coming to a group of women loom weavers in Midsayap in North Cotabato through the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) – 12. Zenaida Hadji Raof Laidan, DOST 12 regional director, confirmed today that the agency, the PALMA-PB Alliance, the local government unit of Midsayap and the Midsayap Rural Improvement Club Loom Weavers’ Association (MRICLWA) have signed a memorandum agreement...
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29May2013CEBU CITY, May 29 (PIA) -- The Coalition for Better Education (CBE) will hold a Mind Share Session on May 31 to discuss the preparations done by the national government in preparing public schools for the second phase implementation of K to 12 program. Guests during the forum are officials from the regional offices of the Department of Education (DepEd), Technical Eduation Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to specifically tackle how ready are th...
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29May2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, May 29 (PIA) -- Health officials again warned Capiz residents against water-borne diseases especially with the onset of the rainy season. Capiz Provincial Health Office Medical Specialist Evelyn Bolido said that the public must take precautionary measures against water-borne diseases that affect especially children. Bolido said preventable diseases include dengue, diarrhea, influenza, leptospirosis and typhoid fever. Waterborne diseases are caused by pathogenic microorga...
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29May2013MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan, May 29 (PIA) -- Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will hold a Back to School Diskwento Caravan in Malolos City today, May 29. DTI Provincial director Zorina Aldana said the caravan, done in partnership with the Provincial Cooperative and Enterprise Development Office, would be held at the Gat. Blas F. Ople Building in capitol compound from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aldana disclosed that manufacturers of school supplies, bread, processed meat, detergents, cooking oil, vinegar...
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28May2013DAVAO CITY, May 28 (PIA) -- The chief of the Davao City Police Office lauded a police officer for single-handedly neutralizing a group of alleged robbery-hold-up armed group who was about to victimize a convenience store in Toril District of this City. Senior Superintendent Ronald De la Rosa, director of the DCPO lauded P03 Jefferson Torno, a member of the Toril Police Precinct for single-handedly engaging three of the five perpetrators in a hand-to-hand combat and neutralized them. He said in...
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28May2013SANTA CRUZ, Laguna, May 28 (PIA) -- Eighty agricultural extension workers (AEWs) from the different parts of the province underwent a two-day training on geo-tagging tools held at the agricultural program coordinating office recently. Organized by the Department of Agriculture(DA) Regional Field Unit IVA, the training introduced the participants to basic Global Position System (GPS) principles and how to maximize the potential of consumer hand-held Garmin GPS receivers. Garmin 78s were exami...
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28May2013DAVAO CITY, May 28 (PIA) --Authorities seized a total of 24 logs estimated at 21.64 cubic meters, 5 p.m. Monday at Sitio Kwatin, Barangay Tagbinonga, Mati City, Davao Oriental. Captain Hector De Leon, acting civil-military operations officer of the 701st Infantry Brigade said members of the 701st IB, 104th Division Reconnaissance Company and personnel from the City Environment and Natural Resources Office headed by Matranillo Wines spearheaded the confiscation. Captain Hector De Leon, acting c...
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27May2013CALAMBA, Misamis Occidental, May 27 (PIA) -- There are many communities in Northern Mindanao that are still deprived of adequate services from the government. One of them is Barangay Singalat in the municipality of Calamba, Misamis Occidental, the outermost barangay of Calamba that is seven kilometers away from the nearest neighboring barangay. The difficulty in the access roads makes it hard for products and services to reach the far-flung area. “Kung matarong lang kining among dalan, sig...
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27May2013ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, May 27 (PIA) -- The Brigada Eskwela, also known as National Schools Maintenance Week, was launched here last May 20. It started with a motorcade at the Iligan City National High School and was joined in by several schools, the Iligan City division office and stakeholders. The caravan ended at Dalipuga High School, where an official kick-off ceremony was held. Dr. Rolly Cuizon who represented Mayor Lawrence Cruz, delivered a message addressing the stakeholders and...
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27May2013DAVAO CITY, May 27 (PIA) -- The Anti-Smoking Task Force in Davao city will honor police precincts that have consistently enforced the anti-smoking ban to ensure the protection of public health. Speaking in the Kapehan sa SM Monday, Dr. Domilyn Villareiz, chief of the ASTF said that in 2012 alone, a total of 2,356 violators had been apprehended for smoking in public places. She said the apprehensions happened because of the vigilance of the police against defiance of the law. Villareiz said th...
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27May2013ILOILO CITY, May 27 (PIA) -- Farmers and fisherfolks in the municipality of Miag-ao recognized during the celebration of the 1st Farmers and Fisherfolks’ Week for their role in the local economy. Nineteen active farmers and fisherfolk groups participated in the three-day event held May 22-24, which aimed to recognize them as partners in the local program for food security and for eradication of poverty in the rural areas. The OMA under Municipal Agriculturist Raymundo Monr...
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27May2013ILOILO CITY, May 27 (PIA) -- The Parola area in Iloilo City serving sea vessels plying the route of Guimaras and Iloilo will soon have a modern wharf to ease the discomfort of passengers. Iloilo City Mayor Jed Mabilog said the P135-million project aims to serve the needs of sea commuters in the area. Mabilog said that the project under the public-private partnership scheme, is undertaken with the Double Dragon Properties, Inc. The mayor said the project will be constructed at no cost...
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27May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 27 (PIA) -- South Cotabato's 362 public elementary and high schools are catering to at least 140,000 students this school year, an official of the Department of Education confirmed today. Dr. Rafael Fontanilla, superintended of the South Cotabato Schools Division, said 103,553 students were registered for Grades 1 to 6 while 37,243 were pre-listed for high school based on January pre-registration data. Fontanilla s...
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25May2013QUEZON CITY, May 25, (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development – National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) conducted a forum on “Aruga at Kalinga Para Sa Mga Bata sa Barangay: Alternative Parental Care for Children in Need of Special Protection” last Wednesday at Makati Palace Hotel. The salient features of the Republic Act (RA) 10165 or the Foster Care Act of 2012 were discussed and the different caring institutions in Metro Manila led by DSWD-NCR shared strategies and challen...
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24May2013DAVAO CITY, May 24 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communication lauded the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary for its assistance in the work of the Philippine Coast Guard on saving lives in land and at sea. Speaking during the opening ceremony of the 29th PCGA National Convention held in Davao City Thursday, Rear Admiral Cecil Chen, commander of the PCG-National Capital Region read the message of Usec Bucayan citing the relevance of upholding public safety especially at sea. He la...
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24May2013MANILA, Mayo 24 (PIA6) -- Natapos na gid man sang National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) ang paghiwat sang mga konsultasyon sa nanuhaytuhay nga mga rehiyon sang pungsod tuhoy sa pag-update sang Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2011-2016 kag ang pagrebalida sang mga Results Matrix kaangut sa PDP. Ginpahayag sang pinuno sang NEDA nga si Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balicasan nga ang mga konsultasyon ang ginpatigayon sang ila ahensya agud nga mahisayran ang mga kakulan...
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24May2013KALIBO, Aklan, May 24 (PIA6) -- School supplies sold here by establishments are enough for the needs of schoolchildren, high school and college students in June, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The school supplies, according to DTI – Aklan Provincial Director Diosdado P. Cadena, Jr., are also sold within the Suggested Retail Price (SRP). “Some establishments sell school supplies within the SRP, some even sell at prices lower than the SRPs and not even one had be...
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24May2013MARIVELES, Bataan, May 24 (PIA) -- The Freeport Area of Bataan continues to take the track of being the first Labor Standard Compliant Freeport Zone in the country as its two manufacturing firms recently signed a pact with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to improve their work and safety measures. Essilor Manufacturing Philippines and Chun Chiang Enterprises Manufacturing Company, together with their contractors, signed a memorandum of understanding with DOLE-Region 3 that will cov...
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24May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 24 (PIA) -- The Australian government, through the Australian Agency for International Development's (AusAID) Basic Education Assistance for Muslim Mindanao (BEAM-ARMM) continues to help improve the quality of education in the region. Yesterday, May 23, ARMM Education Secretary Atty. Jamar Kulayan with BEAM-ARMM Program Team Leader Kevin Corbin launched the Brigada Eskwela at Saniag Elementary School in Ampatuan District in Maguindanao II. The officials toge...
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24May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 24 (PIA) -– The Department of Social Welfare and Development-10 has recorded around seven couples from around the world who are now all eyes with love for Filipino children that are legally available for adoption in 2013 beating off the 2012 record with only two inter-country adoptions. Recently, two couples from Indiana, United States of America, and Zaragosa, Spain visited the Regional Reception and Study Center for Children (RSCC) to finally meet their adopted chil...
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23May2013DAVAO CITY, May 23 – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Region XI celebrated its 62nd Founding Anniversary on May 24 with the theme, “DSWD @ 62: Sama-Samang Husay Tungo sa Tagumpay.” Highlight of the event was the awards ceremonies where the agency honored its partners in the region. “In recognizing the all-out support of our development partners, we shall be honouring them in this activity. Without their continuing support , we would not have undertaken our tasks succ...
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23May2013QUEZON CITY, May 23 (PIA) – As school opening nears, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reminds students to be vigilant. “We also would like to warn the public, especially the students to be more vigilant while going to school particularly on public utility jeepneys, bus, and trains where criminals could take advantage of them,” PNP chief Alan Purisima said. Purisima advised commuters to be mindful and secure of their belongings at all times. “Parents should always keep their ey...
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23May2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, May 23 (PIA6) – A bloodletting activity will be conducted by Panit-an National High School (PNHS) in Panit-an town on May 24 in view of this year’s Brigada Eskwela nationwide activity. The mass blood donation will be complemented with another free medical and dental mission, circumcision and haircut to prepare the health of the students and residents towards the opening of classes in June. “It is the only school in the province to integrate voluntary blood donation i...
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23May2013TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, May 23 (PIA) -- Two employees of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently received an award as top performers for accomplishing the 100 percent target in the processing and issuance of residential and agricultural patent for the year 2012 under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Project (CARP-158). The recipients were Land Management Inspector Lonalyn T. Ambat and Ms. Elizabeth L. Monton, property custodian and now designated Deputy Public ...
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23May2013SURIGAO CITY, Mayo 23 (PIA) – Gitudlo ni Presidente Aquino niadtong Mayo 17 si Maria Belen Ringpis-Liban isip Associate Justice sa Court of Tax Appeals hulip kang Olga R. Palanca-Enriquez. Si Ringpis-Liban gradwado sa kursong abogasiya sa UP College of Law, nagserbisyo isip regional trial court judge didto sa Malolos ug Quezon City. Nahimo usab siyang solicitor sa Office of the Solicitator General sukad niadtong 1988 hangtod 1996. Gikan 1986 ngadto 1988, siya nagtrabaho isip confidential att...
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22May2013CAMP PANACAN, DAVAO CITY May 22 (PIA) -- A top military commander ordered a pursuit operation against the perpetrators behind the two explosions of improvised landmines along the Tagum City-Mawab national highway 6 am Tuesday. Major General Ariel Bernardo, commander of the 10th Infantry Division said the incident called for forceful intervention by government since the incident happened right in a major access road where civilians travel. “We must run after the persons behind the criminal ac...
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22May2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, May 22 (PIA6) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) partnered with several organizations for the training of women to be gender responsive entrepreneurs. The S3TAR Program or the Sar-Sari Store Training and Access to Resources Program spearheaded by Tesda and Coca-Cola Philippines provided 1,000 women from the cities of Bacolod, Bago and Talisay the basic entrepreneurship and gender sensitivity training for 12-weeks. Rose, one of the 1,0...
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22May2013SIQUIJOR, May 22 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Techonology (DOST) - Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SET-UP) releases another P350,000 to Dodge Welding Work of Candanay Norte, Siquijor, Siqujor. DOST-Siquijor provincial director Mario de la Pena said the SET-UP program is providing technical support and assistance Dodge Welding Works owned and managed by Deleto Cuevas. Entitled “Machinery and Equipment Upgrading of Dodge Welding Shop”, the project is a component ...
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22May2013LUCENA CITY, Quezon, May 22 (PIA) -- Fifty inmates of the Lucena city jail underwent a livelihood training organized recently by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Quezon in cooperation with Cocos Nuciferas Pacific Enterprises. Pablito Budoy, public information officer of DTI-Quezon said 30 females and 20 males inmates at the city jail participated in the coco twine making. “The inmates could earn P75 per day by making coco twine, a very good source of income while they are inside th...
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21May2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 21 (PIA) -- Aabot sa limang shallow wells ang nakatakdang ipagkaloob sa dalawang bayan sa North Cotabato sa pangunguna ng Operation Blessing- CBN Asia Foundation, Inc. ngayong Huwebes at Biyernes. Kabilang sa mga tatanggap ng nasabing pasilidad ay ang Purok 1 at Purok 3 sa Barangay Pentil sa bayan ng Aleosan. Benepisyaryo din nito ang mga residente ng Purok Waling-Waling sa Poblacion 2 at ang Purok 3 at Purok 5 naman sa Poblacion 6 sa bayan ng Midsaya...
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21May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 21 (PIA) - The Department of Health (DOH) region 10, City Health Office and local government unit here are one in doing massive information dissemination on a growing public health concern, the MultiDrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Dr. Arlene Esling of German Doctors Hospital explained that normal (early stage) tuberculosis (TB) transforms or develops into a MultiDrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) when TB patients fail to get correct treatment or not get c...
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21May2013DAVAO CITY, May 21 (PIA) -- The navies of the Philippines and Indonesia formally commenced the joint civil-military exercise named Corpat-PHILINDO XXVII-13 Tuesday 9May 21) in a simple ceremony at the Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao Headquarters in Camp Panacan. The exercises is aimed at improving the interoperability of both contingents in guarding their respective territorial waters in the Celebes Sea against terrorism, smuggling and illegal fishing. Captain Severino David, deputy commander of...
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21May2013Correction: Paragraph 4 should have read: Cagas, an incumbent provincial board member, won in the Congressional race at the recently concluded May 13, 2013 local elections with a margin of 1, 338 votes over political opponent incumbent Vice Governor Atty. Arsenio Latasa (and not Vice Mayor, our apologies). DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, May 21 -- Newly-elected Congresswoman of 1st district of Davao del Sur Mercedes “Didi” Cagas vowed to continue the scholarship program of his son, incumbent Re...
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20May2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 20 (PIA) -- Bubuksan na sa mga huling araw ng Mayo o mga unang araw ng Hunyo ang isang water purifying station sa Barangay D’Lotilla sa bayan ng Isulan, Sultan Kudarat. Ito ang kauna-unahang water purifying project na ipinatupad ng Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) sa buong bansa, ayon kay DSWD 12 assistant regional director Gemma Rivera. Kalimitan m...
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20May2013TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, May 20 (PIA) – To intensify the fight against sex trafficking of children and women, the Karl Kubel Stiftung (KKS) Sine Mobile Project will be launched on May 22 in Tandag City. The will be held at Villa Maria Luisa Hotel. The project has four Local Government Units (LGUs) beneficiaries coming from Surigao del Sur, the City of Tandag & Bislig, Municipality of Barobo and Cantilan, Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer May Navidad Salinas said. Salina...
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20May2013DAVAO CITY, May 20 (PIA) -- Police and military authorities in the city are back to focusing on fighting crime and terror following the proclamation of all winners in the recently concluded midterm senatorial and local polls. Senior Superintendent Ronald de la Rosa, director of the Davao City Police Office said the police in the city are back to the normal mode in pursuing law enforcement duties against all forms of criminality. “We are back to normal mode. I told my policemen to focus on ...
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20May2013DAVAO CITY, May 20 -- Hedcor reaffirmed its commitment to protect the watershed through its reforestation efforts in Davao City and Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. For the first quarter, close to 14,000 trees were already planted after a series of tree planting activities which covered 14 hectares in Sibulan, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur and Tamugan, Davao City. Over 100 volunteers both from Hedcor and from the community took part in the tree planting. “We started early in our tree planting activ...
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20May2013SURIGAO CITY, Mayo 20 (PIA) -- Ang mga gradwado sa scholarship program sa DepEd ug Philippine Business for Education maoy hatagan og prayoridad nga makatudlo sa mga pangpubliko nga mga eskuylahan dinhi sa nasod, sumala ni Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte kagahapon. Matud ni Valte, scholarship program sa DepEd ug PBED nga gitugyan ngadto sa mokabat 1,000 ka mga eskolaran gitumong aron mapuswag ang imahe sa ug kalidad sa propesyon nga pagtudlo pinaagi sa pagdani sa pinakamaayo ug pinakaut...
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20May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 20 (PIA) -- Residents in a remote village in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat will soon have its source of purified water, courtesy of the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS). Gemma Rivera, assistant regional director of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12, revealed that the project is the first community-owned water purifying station project in the co...
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20May2013MANILA, May 20 -- The Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST) recently partnered with Adarna House in developing a new nutrition tool for teachers of preschool children five to six years old. These teachers include kindergarten teachers in both public elementary schools and private preschool institutions. This nutrition tool is called the Nutrition Big Book. This tool can be helpful in facilitating nutrition education among Filipino child...
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20May2013LUCENA CITY, Quezon, May 20 (PIA) --The Pag-IBIG board has approved P9.28-billion dividend to be credited proportionately to members’ accounts. The amount is 9.31 percent higher than previous year’s dividend of P8.49 billion, Michael Regaza, Pag-IBIG members services officer, said. . The amount translates to 4.17 percent and 4.67 percent dividend rate for mandatory members under Pag-IBIG I and those with voluntary savings accounts under the Modified Pag-IBIG 2 Program, respectively. ...
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20May2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, May 20 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) for the entire region 12 have rocketed to 217,526 as of April this year. DSWD-12 regional information officer Dennis Domingo II, the implementation of the program, which is being done by set has been smooth sailing. He said last year the beneficiaries were more than 190,000. The whole Region 12 is divided into six sets and the DS...
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17May2013MANILA, May 17 (PIA) -- All seven groups vying for the first airport project to be bid out under President Benigno S. Aquino III’s Public-Private Partnership (PPP) program have been successfully pre-qualified, the Department of Transportation and Communications said in a statement Thursday. The announcement, which was made four days ahead of schedule, signifies that the P 17.5-billion Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) Passenger Terminal Building Project will be contested by the followi...
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17May2013MAKATI CITY, May 17 (PIA) -- To make way for the weekend art fair dubbed “Sining Kalikasan sa Reposo” that is part of the celebration of the 343rd Foundation Day of Makati, the local government will close one lane of Nicanor Garcia Street (formerly Reposo Street) from May 18 to 19. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said that aside from delighting art patrons, the fair offers a fruitful way for families to spend time together with art and design exhibits, amazing performanc...
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17May2013LUNGSOD NG BALANGA, Bataan, Mayo 17 (PIA) -- Matapos mahirang bilang economic zone na may pinakamabilis na paglago sa bansa, target ngayon ng Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) na pabilisin ang computer system nito upang makaugnay sa lahat ng opisina ng pamahalaan. Nagsagawa kamakailan ang AFAB ng isang pagsasanay katuwang ang information technology developer na E-Konek Pilipinas Inc. upang turuan ang mga kompanya hinggil sa Electronic-to-Mobile (E2M) Customs System. Ang E2M ay ba...
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17May2013ILOILO CITY, May 17 (PIA) -- The 2013 Regional Invention Contest and Exhibits (RICE) is now open to entries from local inventors and researchers, according to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) regional office here. The local researches and inventions in the field of science will be showcased and recognized during the RICE event slated September 2-6 here. The DOST6 expects many research and invention enthusiasts to show their wares and compete for honors of b...
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17May2013CITY OF BALANGA, Bataan, May 17 (PIA) -- After being hailed the fastest growing economic zone in the country, the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB) is now eyeing to upgrade its computer systems to unify with all the government offices nationwide. AFAB recently conducted a training with information technology developer E-Konek Pilipinas Inc. to familiarize the companies inside the freeport about the Electronic-to-Mobile (E2M) Customs System. E2M is part of the full computerizatio...
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17May2013CEBU CITY, May 17 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-7 urged the winners of the May 2013 mid-term polls to start gathering and cleaning up campaign materials like posters and tarpaulins along the streets and even inside the school premises. “We call on our winners on the recently concluded elections to think of the environment by collecting the wastes that were generated last May 13 including that of their opponents,” DENR 7 Regional Executive Director Dr. I...
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16May2013ILOILO CITY,May 16 (PIA6) -- The Cebu-Negros-Panay 230 KV Backbone in the Visayas is one of six major transmission backbone and interconnection projects in the country that the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has proposed for an accelerated roll out in support to efforts to meet the energy needs of the country. This and the other projects are in line with the long-term development plan of the country, which is presently anchored on the Philippine Development...
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16May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 16 (PIA) -- Some 50 swimming enthusiasts are braving the Sarangani Bay on May 24 to kick off the two-day SarBay Fest 2013, now tagged as Mindanao’s biggest beach party and Soccksargen’s grandest summer escapade. The 15-kilometer stretch swim-across-the-bay is also believed to be the longest swim relay in the country. Ten teams of five swimmers will cross the bay beginning at 5 a.m. from Kamanga Bay in Maa...
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16May2013TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, May 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Regional Office IV-A recently inked partnership with Community Builders, Advancers & Partners (CBAP)-Cavite Ministries, Inc. in the conduct of family development sessions (FDS) for Pantawid beneficiaries in the province. Under the memorandum of agreement (MOA), the CBAP-Cavite will collaborate with the DSWD in its “Bantay, Tulay, Kaagapay, Gabay” framework. The CBAP-Cavite will focus on be...
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16May2013DAVAO CITY, May 16 – The Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) has called on contractors to renew their licenses soonest to avoid rush, delay and penalties. Starting the first day of February, PCAB, an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), has already been accepting renewal applications for the fiscal year 2013-2014. However, it has been observed that some who are into the construction business have not yet submitted their renewal application. Per record...
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15May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 15 (PIA) -- The Bohol Provincial Accounting Office (PAccO) has adopted new trends in IT-technology for fast-tracking paper processes and making transparent accounting of public funds. PAccO chief, Joseth Celocia told employees gathered during the monthly convocation that the office uses a Commission on Audit (COA)-provided software that eases up preparation and generation of Journal Entry Vouchers (JEV) that also hooks up with the COA for easy and updated financial r...
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15May2013DAVAO CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- The Philippines has strengthened its entry to the global market as rice exporter with the export of another three-ton shipment of black, red and brown rice to Hongkong from the Don Bosco Multi-purpose Cooperative in M’lang, North Cotabato. The ceremonial send-off was held at the Tefasco Wharf in Panacan, Davao City this Wednesday morning, May 15. Agriculture Undersecretary Dante Delima, Amalia Jayag-Datukan, regional director of the Department of Agriculture 12,...
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15May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT)-Philippine Global Communications (PhilCom) Inc. has partnered with Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Caraga to support the agency-initiated Rapid Media Reaction Team (RMRT) for the May 13 mid-term elections. PLDT-PhilCom Butuan provided free internet connection to the PIA regional office for the coverage of the elections. “As part of our corporate social responsibility and as we also aim to achieve honest, orderly and p...
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15May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) in Caraga upgraded its training in Incident Command System (ICS) through participating in a five-day Integrated Planning Course held at Pietros Square. The course contains the duties and responsibilities of the planning section chief (PSC), one of the general staff under the incident commander (IC). The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Caraga led the activity through Regional Director Liza Mazo, chai...
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15May2013QUEZON CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- The Office of the Chairperson-Public Information Office of the Commission on Audit (COA) held its first media orientation/briefing on the rules and regulations of the commission at the Old SAADO Auditorium in COA, Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City last May 10. The event was in line with COA’s 114th anniversary celebration with the theme: “Sustaining Public Trust with Professionalism and Global Excellence.” The event aims to brief the media so they could better...
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15May2013CEBU CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- Fifty four (54) persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Visayas and Mindanao have received their diplomas for completing training at the Area Vocational Rehabilitation Center 11 (AVRC) in Labangon, Cebu City. The rites were held during the school's 35th Graduation Exercises. Of these number, 24 finished Therapeutic Massage, 1 in Consumer Electronics, 13 in Computer Technology, 2 in Commercial Arts and Crafts, 5 in Basic Cosmetology, 10 in Commercial Cooking, 2 in Ba...
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13May2013SAN JOSE, Antique, May 13 (PIA6) - - Ginatuman kang mga pumuluyo kang banwa kang San Jose, Antique ang pagpatuman kang liquour ban halin kang dya ginpatuman katong Mayo 12 sa kaangtanan kang paghiwat kang May 13 mid-term elections. “Sa tuud lang bisan gani mga beer house sa Trade Town rudya nagakooperar gid. Halin kang mapatuman ang dya nga kasuguan wara kami ti nabaton nga report bahin sa mga paglalis,” hambal ni San Jose Police Office Chief Inspector Norby Escobar sa interview kang PIA. ...
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13May2013ILOILO CITY, May 13 (PIA6) -- Political parties and candidates have received several kinds of warnings, admonitions and advisories from the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in connection with the May 13, 2013 midterm elections. Many if not all of these are reiterations of previous issuances made by the election body. But this one surely rings a new message – a basura-free elections 2013. And this one comes not only from the poll authority but also from its partners who want ...
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12May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 12 (PIA) -- Commission on Elections (Comelec) - Butuan assured the voting public that everything is set for the conduct of the 2013 midterm elections on Monday, May 13. During “Comelec Hour” aired over 107.8 Power FM, Comelec-Butuan chief Ernie Palanan said all their personnel and the Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) from the Department of Education (DepEd) are now ready. “It pays to have made detailed preparations ahead of time… though we have observed minor glitch...
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10May2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato , Mayo 10 (PIA) -- Isasailalim sa geo-tagging ang mga proyektong ipinatutupad ng Department of Agriculture (DA) sa Soccsksargen Region sa ilalim ng Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP). Layon nito na mas mapalawak pa ang pagsusubaybay at pagbabantay sa sitwasyon ng mga proyektong ipinatutupad ng ahensiya sa kanayunan gamit ang Internet. Kamakailan, tinipon ng DA ang mahigit 80 focal persons ng mga lokal na ...
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10May2013DAVAO CITY, May 10 -- With the goal of safeguarding the health and welfare of the Filipino worker and pursuant to the mandate of International Labor Organization, Department of Labor and Employment and its partners commemorated the “World Day of Safety and Health at Work” last Sunday, May 5, in the city. Over 100 nurses, safety practitioners, safety officers, occupational health doctors, professional organizations, trade unions and different industry workers participated in the activity ...
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10May2013CEBU CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) re-imposed the 2% monthly interest on delinquent payments that it implemented when it took over the administration of what was then Medicare for the employed sector pursuant to Circular No. 04-2013. PhilHealth relaxed the implementation of the 2% interest in 2002 when it issued Circular 15 on the settlement of arrears by delinquent, under-remitting and non-remitting employers. However, the PhilHealth Board is...
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09May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato May 9 (PIA) -- Progress and status of development projects of the Department of Agriculture (DA) 12 implemented under the Mindanao Rural Development Program - Community Fund for Agricultural Development (MRDP-CFAD) could soon be accessed using the worldwide web. Recently, the DA 12 gathered municipal focal persons of local government units implementing MRDP-CFAD projects for a seminar workshop on geo-tagging. Geo-tagging is ...
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09May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 9 (PIA) -- Scholars of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (OWWA-ARMM) from Maguindanao and Lanao Del Sur gathered together for a two-day conference at Awang Hillside Resort and Hotel, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao. A total of 56 scholars participated the activity which began yesterday in various games designed to have them interact and work together for a common goal which focused on self-awareness, team ...
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09May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 9 (PIA) -- Asia’s longest zip-line located in Makilala town in North Cotabato is now open for tourists and adventure enthusiasts. On Sunday, May 5, the Governor Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza and Makilala Mayor Rudy Caoagdan led the inauguration of the 2.3 -kilometer zip-line in Barangay New Israel, the latest addition to the tourist attractions in the province, the most popular of which is the majestic Mt. Apo, the country’s highest pe...
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09May2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, May 9 (PIA) -- About 1,000 women sari-sari store entrepreneurs in the cities of Bacolod, Bago and Talisay, this province will be awarded their Certificates of Training on Gender-Responsive Entrepreneurship by top officials of Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) and Coca-Cola Philippines. TESDA Sec. Joel Villanueva and Atty. Adel A. Tamano will lead the awarding, today, May 9, at 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bago City Coliseum. The women-scholars underwent a...
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09May2013SAN JOSE, Antique, May 9 (PIA) -- The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) of the Diocese of San Jose de Antique is all set for May 13, 2013 elections. Pio Evangelio, lay leader of PPCRV-Antique speaking on behalf of Fr. Joey Escote, Clergy coordinator said that PPCRV was organized in all parishes provincewide undertaking various activities for the upcoming election. PPCRV committed to put up voters assistance desks in all parishes on election day which will be run by volun...
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08May2013DAVAO CITY, May 8 (PIA) -- The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) Davao City branch office is set to carry out a blood-letting activity on Friday, May 10 as part of the agency’s celebration of its 76th anniversary this month. GSIS Davao has so far registered some 95 volunteers who pledged to share their blood through the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Davao City Chapter. Cezar Allan G. Aurelio, GSIS blood-letting coordinator, said the volunteers are personnel from different government o...
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07May2013ILOILO CITY, May 7 (PIA) -- With less than a week before the May 13 midterm polls, the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) said that the 3,200 of its volunteers are ready for their poll-watching duties. PPCRV Archdiocesan Coordinator Msgr. Meliton Oso said volunteers are capable and equipped with the knowledge as poll watchdog on election day. Oso said that they are into the final preparation stage to enhance the visibility of the volunteers in polling places and assistanc...
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07May2013DAVAO CITY, May 7 (PIA) -- The new commander of the Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao assured its full support to the police and military in ensuring peaceful elections on May 13. Captain Antonio Habulan Jr., newly-installed commander of the NFEM said the Navy is taking its cue from Major General Ricardo Rainier Cruz, the commander of the Eastern Mindanao Command for the task that they will perform on the elections. “We will follow and support all peace and order activities called for by the Eas...
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07May2013DAVAO CITY, May 7 (PIA) -- The anti-trafficking advocacy campaign will soon reach the television monitors of taxi cabs in Davao City as part of the heightened crusade against trafficking in persons (TIP) in the region. A one-minute video infomercial on anti-TIP is expected to be viewed from the TV screens of 500 taxi units of the Maligaya Taxi Company that agreed to take on the campaign for six months starting June up to December this year. Assistant Regional Prosecutor Barbara Mae Flores ba...
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07May2013QUEZON CITY, May 7 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has recently developed a paint that makes the house not only bright but also rids out dirt and other microbial elements. In a statement, Dr. Araceli Monzada of the Materials Science Division of DOST- Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI) said, the locally developed self-cleaning paint will be more affordable than the commercially available paints when it reaches its commercial stage as it uses locally avai...
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07May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 7 (PIA) -- Applying organic fertilizer Bio-N has proven beneficial to a farmer, who was skeptic over trying a low-cost non- commercial fertilizer. Nasser Mandas of Barangay Panicupan in Pikit, North Cotabato said while relying mostly on the traditional costly inorganic commercial fertilizers, production from his rice farm had been very meager, at times not even enough to carry out farm activities for the next c...
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07May2013ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, May 7 (PIA) -- The city environment and waste management office (CEWMO) here spearheaded a clean-up operation in celebrating Earth Day 2013 last April 27. Included in the activity are the "Linis Creek" operation along Sapang Tae Creek located at Sumulong St. up to P. Oliveros St. and street sweeping on the stretch of Sumulong St., ML Quezon St., Gen. Luna St., M. Santos St., Dimanlig St., Martinez St., and P. Oliveros St., Barangay San Roque, Antipolo City. About 64 per...
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07May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 7 (PIA) – Lawyer Ernie Palanan, City Election Officer has warned the local candidates here not to harass their partner agencies and volunteers. In a press statement, Palanan reminded the local candidates not to intimidate those who are helping the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in achieving Honest, Orderly and Peaceful Elections (HOPE), particularly during the conduct of “Operation Langkat” or removal of political advertisement nailed on the trees and posts alongside t...
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07May2013DAVAO CITY, May 7 (PIA) -- The country’s top cop assured the readiness of the Philippine National Police to perform its peacekeeping functions on May 13 polls. Police Director General Allan Purisima, chief of the PNP told his directors in the regions in Caraga, Socksargen and Davao to execute their plans to ensure peaceful elections in all localities and barangays on the Election Day. He said the police must do its job to ensure the peaceful conduct of elections. “They just have to do the...
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06May2013MANILA, May 6 (PIA) -- Seven U.S. companies participating in the 2013 Trade Winds-Asia, a trade mission organized by the U.S. Commercial Service, will visit Manila May 8-11 to meet with potential Philippine partners. In a statement, United States Ambassador to the Philippines Harry K. Thomas, Jr. said this mission is an indication that U.S. companies are taking an increasing interest in the Philippines as a place to do business. “We are excited about the prospects for American business her...
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06May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 6 (PIA) -- Average rice production in Soccsksargen Region should reach 4.04 metric tons per hectare (MT/ha) this year, according to target estimates from the Department of Agriculture (DA) 12. At regular 50 kilograms per cavan, rice production areas in the region should be able to turn out yield of about 80.8 cavans per hectare. AgriPinoy Palayan Program focal person Ray Embajador, explained this year’s target is ...
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06May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 6 -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) – 10 directed all local chief executives (LCEs) to create their respective transition teams that will ensure an orderly and smooth turnover to the incoming local officials. The regional directive to provincial governors, city and town mayors was a reiteration of DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2013-33 issued by DILG Secretary Mar Roxas to create a Local Governance Transition Team that shall be chaired by the...
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06May2013ILOILO, May 6 (PIA6) -- Over a thousand additional policemen will be deployed in the province of Iloilo to help keep the May 13 elections safe and peaceful, according to the Iloilo Provincial Police Office (IPPO). IPPO Director Gil Lebin said during the Joint Peace Security Coordinating Center meeting that 150 will come from the Iloilo City Police Office, while the Philippine Army in the province will also provide assistance. Lebin said that although all towns will be carefully watched, priori...
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03May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 3 (PIA) -- The largest chunk of the Department of Agriculture (DA)-12’s 2013 budget would be spent to boost the region’s rice sector, an official of the agency said. Amalia Jayag-Datukan, regional executive director of DA 12 confirmed that of the P1.2 budget allotted for DA 12 this year, P501 million will be spent through the Agri-Pinoy Rice Program. This year’s budget is P169 million or 50.93 percent ...
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03May2013QUEZON CITY, May 3 (PIA) -- The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) launched its Anti-Motorcycle Riding Criminals (AMRC) advocacy campaign Thursday, May 2 at the Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City, to maintain peace and order in Quezon City. QCPD Acting District Director Police Senior Superintendent Richard A. Albano said the project was conceptualized due to the occurrence of crimes perpetrated by persons riding in tandem. “We will not allow these criminals do their nefarious activities....
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03May2013DAVAO CITY, May 3 -- The 24 consumer organizations (COs) in Davao Region are forming a federation in a bid to make a stronger stance towards consumer protection and empowerment. Department of Trade and Industry-Davao Region (DTI-Davao) Consumer Welfare and Trade Regulation Division (CWTRD) chief Rachel S. Remitio said such move of the region’s consumer organizations is a manifestation of their strong commitment as consumer advocates. “As a federation, these consumer organizations will be w...
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03May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 3 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 12 is scoring another first. This time, the agency is bringing its labor advocacy where the incoming labor force are – in colleges, universities and technical vocational schools. As a highlight of the celebration of the 111th Labor Day celebration, DOLE 12 on May 1 signed a memorandum of agreement with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Depa...
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03May2013ILOILO CITY, May 3 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Police Regional Office 6 held a dialogue to align their policies on security requirements in the implementation of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). PRO 6 Regional Director Chief Supt. Agrimero Cruz said in statement that the dialogue focused on the review of policies of both agencies on rendering police assistance during the installation of beneficiaries on CARP-covered farmlands. Cruz recalled that i...
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02May2013DUMAGUETE CITY, May 2 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) is offering more scholarship slots for out-of-school youth (OSY) beneficiaries under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Cash for Training Project (C4TP) in Negros Oriental. Tesda Director General Joel Villanueva, in a press conference recently held here, said the P1.3 billion national project is in partnership with the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program of DSWD. It intends...
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02May2013LUCENA CITY, May 2 (PIA) -- The Pag-IBIG Fund recently had a soft launch of its online housing loan application system, enabling members needing home financing to file their housing loan application online. Pag-IBIG Lucena branch said online filing of housing loan applications requires the Pag-IBIG Membership Identification (MID) Number or Registration Tracking Number (RTN) or the Temporary Identification of the member-applicant for log-in and security purposes. For Pag-IBIG members without M...
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02May2013CEBU CITY, May 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 with the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) 7 has created a team to condut investigation on the alleged damaged coral caused by the operation of a yellow submarine vessel in Mactan. "We just can’t ignore the potential damage to the corals if appropriate measures or interventions will not be institutionalized by the operator of this watercraft taking into account the strong underwater current in Mactan a...
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02May2013DAVAO CITY, May 2 (PIA) -- A wounded member of the New People’s Army whom soldiers tried to save following a firefight last week in Barangay Katipunan, Nabunturan, Compostela Valley passed away last Monday, April 29 due to multiple organ failure. Major Rosa Maria Christina Manuel, executive officer of the 10th Civil-Military Operations said Renier Perez alias Ka Arnel who hailed from Barangay Tulalian, Sto. Tomas, Davao del Norte expired several hours after he was rushed by soldiers to the h...
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02May2013ILOILO CITY, May 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) region 6 appealed to companies and agencies taking part in the Labor Day jobs fair to hire qualified job seekers on the spot. DOLE 6 Regional Assistant Director Salome Siaton said these job fairs are conducted to lessen the unemployment rate in Western Visayas so it would help if employers immediately hire qualified applicants. “Let us not wait for the time that we will hire jobseekers qualified for the position in e...
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30Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 30 (PIA) -- Nanawagan ang pamunuan ng Department of Labor and Employment na nakabase sa lalawigan ng North Cotabato sa mga mamamayan na samantalahin ang mangyayaring jobs fair sa lungsod ng Kidapawan bukas. Ayon kay DOLE-North Cotabato Field Office Labor Officer Edna Sales, katuwang nila sa aktibidad ang abot sa 17 mga lokal na kumpanya na maaaring pagtrabahuan ng mga aplikante mula sa nabanggit na lungsod at iba pang kalapit-bayan. Nabatid na malib...
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30Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato Abril 30 (PIA) -- Hiniling ng Regional Development Council (RDC) 12 sa Department of Public Works and Highways na madaliin ang bidding at paggawad ng kontrata upang matapos na ang bahagi ng 75 kilometrong Lake Sebu-Maitum Ecology Road Development Project. Idinaan ng RDC 12 ang apela sa isang resolution na ipinadala nila sa DPWH Central Office na humihiling sa madaliang re-bidding ng matagal nang nakabinbing pr...
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30Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) are urged to participate in the slated job fairs in the region in time for the observance of Labor Day on May 1 (Wednesday). Department of Labor and Employment regional director Joffrey Suyao assured that everyone is welcome, especially the PWDs to choose and apply from among the more than 30,000 jobs to be opened during the job fair events. Suyao said his office is coordinating with the officers of PWDs organizations to discuss on...
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30Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 30 (PIA) -- Gaganapin ngayong araw ang turn-over ceremony ng isang one-classroom highschool building sa Brgy. Montay, Libungan, North Cotabato. Ang proyekto ay ipinatupad ng Department of Social Welfare at Development (DSWD) sa pamamagitan ng Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery Social Services o Kalahi-CIDSS, isang community-driven project na naglalayong bigyan ng kapangyarihan ang mga benipisyaryo na bigyan ng tugon ...
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30Apr2013SAN JOSE,Antique, April 30 (PIA) -- As the campaign period goes on high gear, the Bureau of Internal Revenue District No. 73 San Jose headed by RDO Ursula V. Equiña reminds all political parties, party list and candidates of local and national elections to register now with their office. Equiña said, pursuant to Revenue Regulation (RR) No. 8-2009 and RMC 15-2013, all political parties and the rest are required to register with BIR, issue official receipts and withhold taxes. The registration...
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30Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections in the region is all set for the May 13 mid term national and local elections, said Comelec regional director Atty. Jay Balisado. Comparing to the 2010 polls, Balisado said they are “practically ahead of the timeline” in preparation for the upcoming elections. He cited the schedule of the Final Testing and Sealing (FTS) of the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines slated on May 6 at the polling precincts. In distant areas tho...
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30Apr2013MANILA, April 30 (PIA) -- To effectively serve their Housing Program borrowers, the Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-Ibig) has released the names and contact numbers of accredited housing collection agents in Metro Manila. These are: the Molaer and Dela Serna Law Offices at the Lex Citadel No. 7, La Salle Street Silangan, Cubao in Quezon City with telephone numbers (02) 709-0672, (02) 709-0668, (02) 709-0485; Cases Collection Management Inc. at 6th Floor Cocofed Bldg. 144 Amorsolo Street, Lega...
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29Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 29 (PIA) -- Students and teachers of a public high school in a remote barangay in Libungan, North Cotabato will have a more comfortable learning environment this coming June with the construction and completion of a new classroom building. The construction of the new classroom in Padura-Espabo High school in Barangay Montay started last May 2012 and was finished in February this year. The project is implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Devel...
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29Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 29 (PIA) -- The Philippine Information Agency is now ready for the conduct of the 2013 midterm national and local elections said its director, Abner Caga. This, after the personnel here already availed themselves of the Local Absentee Voting (LAV) today at the PIA regional office. Evelyn Gonzales and Flor Evangeline Japitan from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Butuan City supervised the PIA personnel during the said early voting. Gonzales and Japitan lauded the agency ...
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29Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 29 (PIA) -- In pursuit of inclusive growth, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) recentlyhas conducted a series of activities to update and enhance the Caraga Regional Development Plan (RDP) 2011-2016. Members of the different sectoral committees of the Caraga Regional Development Council (RDC) convened and participated in the different consultative activities. On April 4-5, 2013, Technical Working Group (TWG) meetings were conducted to orient various stak...
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27Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 27 (PIA) -- In support of International Earth Day on April 22 celebration, Dumaguete City will hold a coastal and waterways clean-up drive on April 27 at 7am along the city's coastal line. Dumaguete City Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria issued an order to all city government offices to support the coastal clean-up to unclog water waste materials and at the along seashores. Environment and Natural Resources Officer-incharge Roy Lumjod said, the clean-up drive activity, also in...
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27Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 has urged the public to be watchful of one’s carbon footprint as the rise of carbon emissions in the atmosphere will set off a greater global warming and thus resulting to climate change. DENR-7 Regional Executive Director Dr. Isabelo Montejo said that if there is anything that we need to do very seriously and urgently, it is to reduce our individual carbon footprint. Montejo made this call in celebrati...
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26Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 27 (PIA) -- Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) director general Joel Villanueva said twenty-eight local and overseas companies participated in Wednesday’s jobs bridging program or jobs fair in Dumaguete City. Tesda’s jobs fair is a pre-Labor Day celebration to provide employment of new technical-vocational graduates in Negros Oriental. Villanueva said Tesda helps graduates find the right job after having a national certificate on the tech-vo...
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26Apr2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, April 26 (PIA) -- Some 128 inmates at the City Jail Female Dormitory received last week a free basic legal education seminar and hygiene kits from the Junior Chamber International (JCI) General Santos “Twin Star” or Twin Star Jaycees. The activity dubbed “Beyond Prison Walls” was part of the local organization’s 2013 JCI Week celebration which “objective is to help the correctional community (people inside the jails/ prisons) in their total human development ba...
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26Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 26 (PIA)--Aprubado na ng Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) ng Kidapawan, North Cotabato ang abot sa P8 milyon na supplemental budget. Sa isinagawang sesyon kahapon ng SP, ang nabanggit na pondo ay gagamitin sa pagkumpuni ng slaughter house at Overland Terminal sa naturang lungsod. Nabatid na P1 milyon ang inilaan para sa slaughter house samantalang P300,000 naman ang para sa terminal. Ang natitirang halaga naman ay gagamitin para sa operation and maintena...
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26Apr2013NABUNTURAN, Compostela Valley Province April 26 -- Adding to the various interventions that the United Nations World Food Program (UNWFP) is extending to Compostela Valley Province is the P2-Million support to the Provincial Nutrition Program with Governor Arturo T. Uy as the Provincial Nutrition Council Chair. A memorandum of agreement (MOA) signing on a Tripartite Agreement was successfully done at the Capitol on April 22 with Governor Uy representing the PLGU; UN WFP Mindanao Operation Hea...
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25Apr2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, April 25 (PIA6) -- Bacolod City was a national finalist of the Presidential Award for the Most Child-Friendly City in the Philippines competition, a statement from the city said. Bacolod City Councilor Em Ang received the award from executive director Brenda Vigo of the Council for the Welfare of Children and Undersecretary Austere Panadero of the Department of Interior and Local Government during the rites held at the Bahay ng Alumni, UP Diliman in Quezon City, rec...
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25Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 25 (PIA) -- Tinatayang aabot sa 500 na mga kabataang kasapi ng Tulong Kabataan Volunteers (TKV) -North Cotabato Chapter ang tutulak patungong Compostela Valley upang makilahok sa malawakang pagtatanim sa Abril 28. Ayon sa pamunuan ng TKV-North Cotabato, kasamang makikiisa ng mga miyembro ng nasabing grupo ang iba pang mga kabataan sa Mindanao. Nabatid na maliban sa Barangay Nga-an sa ComVal ay tutungo din ang mga kabataan sa Davao Oriental para sa k...
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25Apr2013SAN JOSE, Antique, April 25 (PIA) – Farmer’s organization (FOs) play an important role in the palay procurement of the National Food Authority. According to Hedy Jardeleza, Manager of NFA Antique, FOs delivered 35 percent of last year’s procurement target of NFA Antique while the remaining 65 percent were supplied by individual farmers. Farmers’ organization have collectively availed themselves of P855,442.72 Coop Development Incentive Fee (CIF) from NFA in 2012, disclosed Jardeleza...
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25Apr2013CEBU, April 25 (PIA) --Three national government agencies in Central Visayas were rated Excellent while nine others were given a Good rating in a Report Card Survey conducted by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) January to December last year. The survey rates promptness, reduction of red tape, and transparency in the delivery of its services. According to the results furnished by CSC to Philippine Information Agency (PIA7), the three agencies that were rated Excellent are the Bureau of Intern...
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25Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 24 (PIA) -- The dream of having access to clean water has become a reality for a barangay in Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental after the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region 7 inaugurated a water system project in Brgy. Bairan earlier this month. The Bairan Level II (RAM pump-driven) water system sub-project at Brgy. Bairan costs over P1.5M. It will directly benefit 110 households in the community and the neighborhood. Getting water from a source in an upl...
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25Apr2013ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, April 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology Rizal Provincial Science and Technology Center said 83 students qualified as DOST- Science Education Institute (SEI) scholars. The agency identified 60 RA 7687 scholars and 23 merit scholars from the province’s 13 municipalities and 1 component city which indicates an increase from the 2012 Rizal scholars with 61 RA 7687 and 10 merit scholars respectively. RA 7687 scholars or those under the the S&T Scholarship...
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24Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 24 (PIA) – Electing the right leaders into public office requires careful discernment as Cebu non-government organization Dilaab Foundation urged voters to apply the LASER test. Jenny Tan, project coordinator for Circles of Discernment for Empowerment Project of the Dilaab Foundation said the LASER test is an appropriate tool to assist electorates in making the right choice on May 13. LASER is an acronym of lifestyle, action, supporters, election conduct and reputation which...
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24Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 24 (PIA) -- Google Philippines is calling for volunteers to contribute to its Map-Your- Precinct Project 2013. The Map-Your-Precinct project aims to help Filipino voters to find their precincts or voting centers using Google maps. The system entails the help of mapping volunteers which inputs details of the locations of precincts to Google mapmaker. The project started in 2010 was conceptualized with the entry of automated elections which made changes in precincts due to clu...
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24Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 24 (PIA) -- The region’s Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has hired 400, mostly students, part-time workers for the agency’s summer job program this year. The region’s DPWH secretary Emil Sadain said recruits will take part in the agency’s ‘Oplan Linis Bayan’ program, which includes the cleanup of major thoroughfares across the region. He said the program is meant to keep roads free from distractions as well as help maintain the...
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24Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 24 (PIA) -- Patuloy ang panghihikayat ng pamahalaang panglungsod ng Koronadal sa mga magsasaka, partikular sa Roxas at Quezon Mountain Ranges na makilahok sa Tree-Growing Festival sa Hunyo 29. Sa isang panayam, sinabi ni city environment officer Augustus Bretaña na bagama’t may mahigit 60 lugar na silang natukoy na isama sa taunang malawakang pagtatanim ng punong kahoy ng lungsod, kailangan pa r...
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24Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 24 (PIA) -- The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has appealed to all its constituents to participate in the May 13 elections. Mohaqher Iqbal, chair of the MILF peace-panel said their group normally does not issue an appeal on the people regarding elections. However, they have to issue an appeal now since the elections will have an impact on the ongoing peace talks between their group and the government, he said. Iqbal said the MILF prefers to convey its concern for the pe...
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24Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 24 (PIA) -- Benefits await landowners who will commit their farm lots to the city government’s Tree-Growing Festival on June 29. City environment officer Augustus Bretaña said they have already identified at least 60 areas in Roxas and Quezon mountain ranges surrounding the city that would be covered by the third staging of the massive annual tree planting activity of the city government, which has so far ...
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24Apr2013MAKATI CITY, April 24 (PIA) -- The City Council has passed City Ordinance No. 2013-010 that gives zero percent tax rate to projects entered into by the Japanese government with the Philippine government under the Japan-Official Development Assistance (Japan-ODA), a statement from the Makati city government said. The ‘Japan-ODA Incentive Ordinance’, which took effect last February 18, 2013 upon its approval, was passed in support of the development partnership between the national governmen...
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24Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 24 (PIA) – The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has extended its full support for the conduct of the 2013 Labor Day Celebration on May 1, 2013. Speaking before the local tri-media during the press conference on Tuesday in one of the local hotels here, TESDA Butuan City-Agusan del Norte Provincial Director Randy Devilla said that as attached agency of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), TESDA has been regularly coordinating with DOLE of...
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24Apr2013TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, April 24 PIA -- The City of Tagum is among the few local government units in the country that have been recognized for their efforts to protect, promote, and preserve the rights of children, thus earning the title as a “Child-Friendly City.” City Councilor Maria Lina F. Baura, vice chairperson of the Local Council for the Protection of Children, represented Tagum City Mayor Rey T. Uy in the awarding ceremony last April 17 at the University of the Philippines in...
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24Apr2013ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, April 24 (PIA) -- Chiefs-of-police (COPs) from Rizal province’s component city and 13 municipalities attended an Orientation Seminar on the Management of Barangay Anti-Drug Clearing Operation at Rizal PPO Conference Room, Hilltop, Taytay, Rizal last April 17. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) led by Regional Director Jeffrey Bangsa and PDEA-4A staff briefed the local officials and personnel regarding PDEA Operations Concepts, the regional drug situation, Revised...
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24Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 24 (PIA) -- A top military officer ordered the soldiers to be impartial at all times in view of the May 13, 2013 national and local midterm elections. General Emmanuel Bautista, chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines told reporters that the primary guidance for this election is to help the poll body conduct peaceful elections side by side with the police. Bautista said soldiers must be non-partisan in the whole electoral process. He said they still awaiting fo...
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23Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Local Government Unit of Dauin in Negros Oriental turned over recently to the community a day care centre through the Community-Driven Development (CDD) technology. The day care center was set up in Barangay Libjo, Dauin. CDD harnesses the potential of people in the barangay to analyze their situations, identify their problems and issues in their communities and propose small-scale projects. CDD is ...
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23Apr2013TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, April 23 (PIA) – The Save Our Surigao (SOS) Movement, in cooperation with the Bantay Kalikasan of the ABS-CBN Foundation, Inc. will hold a run for a cause on April 27, to be participated by different sectors in this province. Dubbed “Dagan Para sa Kinaiyahan” (Run for Nature), the event will be graced by the special participation of the ABS-CBN Foundation Managing Director Ms. Gina Lopez and showbiz personalities Gerald Anderson and Maja Salvador. With these...
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23Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Monday launched its 24/7 Short Message Service (SMS) / text center. In a statement, PDEA Director General Arturo G. Cacdac, Jr. said that the message center, which was donated by Go Live Pacific will be merged with PDEA’s existing SMART Infoboard System. “The PDEA SMS/Text Center is the fastest, secure and affordable means to receive, process and reply to anti-drug queries and information from concerned indivi...
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23Apr2013MANILA, April 23 (PIA) -- “It takes a village to raise a child.” Stressing the vital role of LGUs in child development, Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas handed the awards to the five winners of this year’s “Presidential Award for Child-Friendly Municipalities and Cities” for creating “child-friendly environments” in their localities that protect, promote, and preserve the well-being of children. “It is always the community that raises the young,” Roxas said i...
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22Apr2013KALIBO, Aklan, April 22 (PIA6) -- A cooperative in Aklan involved in the piña-weaving industry has been identified by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as its qualified cooperator/partner in the Shared Service Facilities (SSF) Project under its “Big Push” for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Development Program in the province. The SSF, according to DTI-Aklan Provincial Director Diosdado P. Cadena, Jr., is a Public Private Partnership (PPP) initiative which will be implement...
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22Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 22 (PIA) – The Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) Policy Center here initiates today’s Candidates Forum for the congressional, mayoral, vice mayoral and candidates for councilor of this city. It will start at 4:00 p.m at the FSUU Gymnasium. FSUU Policy Center Executive Director Josefe Sorrera-Ty said environment, good governance, sustainable development are but a few of the most persisting and relevant issues of Butuan confronting the 2013 mide-term election. “Re...
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20Apr2013MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, April 20 (PIA) -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) has defered the implementation of Individual Policy Contract (IPC) for individually paying members (IPMs). The deferment was contained in Philhealth Advisory number 03-04-2013, stating that “in recognition of the need for program enhancements, the Philhealth management has resolved to defer the issuance of the IPC for the Individually Paying Program.” But the same advisory, signed by A...
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20Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 20 -- A production team composed of students from Fr. Saturnino Urios University in Butuan City copped the grand prize in the first Kontra : 1st Mindanao anti-drug TV Advertisement Contest organized by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. Their 45-seconder TV advertisement entitled “Chicken” shows a young man experiencing hallucinations while dining with his friends. The video which creatively reveals the hallucinatory effects of drug abuse was adjudged as the best ent...
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20Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 20 (PIA) -- President Benigno Simeon Aquino III led the groundbreaking and the lowering of the time capsule for the widening of the Mactan Cebu Circumferential Road at barangay Ibo, Lapulapu City on April 19, in time for his visit and political events in Cebu. The Mactan Island Circumferential Road is an existing paved road of 26.334 kilometers and needs to be expanded/widened to cope with the growing needs of more spaces and easy access to the airport. The project also involv...
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20Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 20 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) urges all political parties and candidates for the May 2013 mid-term polls to observe “green” or earth-friendly campaign practices to ensure a waste-free election. DENR 7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo appeals to the candidates to take a closer look at the environment by placing waste avoidance and reduction as part of their advocacy and strategy. Montejo encourages them to use campa...
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19Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 19 (PIA) --The Regional Nutrition Council (RNC)12 is urging concerned agencies to help make Soccsksargen a hunger-free region. The call was emphasized during the recent held RNC second quarter meeting in Koronadal City, South Cotabato wherein data show that there is still a large population of malnourished children in Region 12. RNC 12 chairperson Dr. Marlyn Convocar said when agencies coordinate with one another, health activities will be harmonized which...
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19Apr2013MAKATI CITY, April 19 (PIA) -- Thirty-seven candidates of Miss Earth Philippines 2013 will literally bring traffic to a standstill on Ayala Avenue this Sunday, April 21, as they persuade motorists to join the traditional "Tigil Buga (stop smoke)" activity and shut off their engines for one full minute in observance of Earth Day 2013. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said the activity is one of the highlights of the week-long celebration of Earth Day 2013, themed “Face of Cl...
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19Apr2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, April 19 (PIA) -- Officials and representatives from Google Asia Pacific are here to meet up with Gensan women in a move to empower the latter with the use of online tools. The event dubbed “Women on the Web Gensan” is a localized program of Google ‘for female entrepreneurs to connect, grow their online presence, and utilize Google products to launch and scale their businesses.” City Media Affairs Officer, Avelmar Manansala considered the event as one great opportu...
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18Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 18 (PIA) --- Information Officers (IOs) from 11 towns in Negros Oriental recently gathered in Dumaguete City for an advocacy planning workshop for communication strategies on how to promote anti-poverty projects. The workshop was held by Department of Social and Welfare Development (DSWD-7) with the aim of promoting the Community-Driven Development (CDD) approach of the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Integrated and Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) Project. Durin...
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18Apr2013DAVAO DEL NORTE, April 18 (PIA) -- One of the seven Filipino high school student participants to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) hails from Panabo City, Davao del Norte. Judel Jay A. Tabsing, a 16-year old- fourth- year- high-school student of the Panabo National High School will join six other Filipino high school students to the Intel ISEF which will be held in Phoenix Convention Center, Arizona, U.S.A. on May 12 to 17. Other Filipino contingent members to the ...
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18Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 18 (PIA) -- The city council of Davao commended Lt. General Jorge Segovia, outgoing commander of the Eastern Mindanao Command for the peace being enjoyed by the city and all areas under his jurisdiction. Thirteen councilors agreed on a resolution authored by Councilor Bernie Al-ag citing the exemplary performance and accomplishments of Segovia as former commander of the 10th Infantry Division and eventually the chief of the Eastern Mindanao Command. Al-ag cited Segovia’s le...
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18Apr2013DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, April 18 (PIA) -- Some 114 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) across the province here have recently benefited from a leg prostheses grant amounting to about P3 million from the Fil-American Association of Central New Jersey (FAACNJ). The FAACNJ assistance for the PWDs was in partnership with Davao del Sur Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO). Rosula B. Aldanese, PSWDO focal person for PWDs program, said 95 of the beneficiaries were fitted and have ...
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18Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 18 (PIA6) -- A regional consultation on the 2011-2016 Philippine Development Plan (PDP) and Regional Development Plan (RDP) Updating will be held here, April 23. This is part of the midterm updating ordered by President Aquino to ensure that these plans are more responsive and relevant to current and emerging development issues. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) 6 Regional Director Ro-Ann Bacal said the activity will be conducted by a team ...
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17Apr2013SAN FERNANDO CITY, Apr 17 (PIA) -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) has began re-imposing interest charges on employers for non-remittance and late remittance of premium contributions. Pursuant to PhilHealth Circular No. 0004 series of 2013, the country’s health insurance body revived on April 12 its policy on imposing a two-percent monthly interest charge on employers’ late premium payments. Irene P. Martinez, PhilHealth information officer in Ilocos, said the interest ch...
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17Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 17 (PIA) -- Narekober kamakailan ang mga iligal na troso sa bayan ng Kabacan, North Cotabato partikular sa watershed area sa Barangay Pisan. Ayon kay Brgy. Kapitan Remegio Alejo, ang nasabing mga kahoy ay pinutol sa iba’t-ibang haba at sukat at nakahimpil sa gilid ng daan ng madatnan ng tropa ng mga pulis at militar. Nanguna sa pagkumpiska sa mga illegally-cut logs ang pamunuan ng Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) at ang mg...
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17Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 17 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade & Industry is set to hold more Diskwento Caravans in the Northern Metro Manila area to bring low-priced but high quality goods to consumers. DTI-CAMANAVA officer-in-charge Joie Villaruel said that they are going to bring the caravan to Malabon on May 21, Valenzuela on May 29 and Navotas on June 14. Just last week, DTI-NCR in cooperation with the Philippine Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PCCI) organized a successful Diskwento Caravan in C...
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17Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 17 (PIA) -- The Department of Energy-Mindanao Field Office (DOE-MFO) based in Davao City is inviting qualified applicants to apply for its two vacant permanent positions of Science Research Specialist II. DOE-MFO Director Manuel M. Llaneza said one of the qualification standards set for the position is an education attainment of Bachelor’s Degree relevant to the job, preferably in Economics, Mass Communication, Information Technology or Computer Science. The applicants must...
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17Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Abril 17 (PIA) -- Magsugod sa Hunyo 3, 2013, adlaw nga Lunes ang tuig-tingtugha kun School Year 2013-2014 ug matapos kini sa Marso 31, 2014, usa usab ka Lunes, ang katapusang adlaw sa klase. Kini ang giluwatan ni Education Secretary Armin A. Luistro, kinsa mipagawas sa School Calendar alang sa SY 2013-2014 aron mahan-ay ang mga kalihokan kun sa gitawag nga teaching-learning activities sa maong tuig-tingtungha, ingon man mapuslan pag-ayo ang kinatibuk-an nga du...
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17Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 17 -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has warned consumers anew against possible hazards that may be caused by butane canisters filled with Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). Reports have reached DTI of rampant unsafe practice of consumers using butane canisters as containers for household LPG. Based on the memorandum issued by DTI-Bureau of Product Standards director Lawyer Pedro Vicente C. Mendoza, butane canisters are made of tin and tin canisters are not refillab...
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17Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 17 (PIA) -- Members of the Philippine National Police Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Force (PNP-AIDSOTF) seized some P5-million worth of cocaine in a recent buy-bust operation in Quezon City. Three suspects were arrested Monday, April 15 along Araneta Avenue, Barangay Doña Imelda, Quezon City together with operatives from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) and Quezon City Police District (QCPD). Confisca...
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16Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and Pag-asa ((Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration) are urging local government units (LGUs) to have their own community-based flood early warning system (CBFEWS). Danny Flores of the Hydrometeorology Division of DOST-Pag-asa said the system is a locally based operational flood forecasting and warning activities of a community that aids them in mitigating the effects of floodi...
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16Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 16 (PIA) -- Various district jails under the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in Region 6 are introducing innovations in jail management to strengthen the welfare programs for the inmates and improve existing jail facilities to provide them a home-like atmosphere. Jail Chief Inspector Gilbert Peremne, warden of the Bacolod City District Jail Male Dormitory, said they will launch the "e-dalaw" or the electronic dalaw (visit) that will allow inmates to use their computer...
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16Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 16 (PIA) -- There are increases in the fees as well as in the paid-up capital requirements for mining applications. The regional office of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) here said the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has issued Department Administrative Order (DAO) No. 2013-10 last February 20, increasing mining fees and imposing processing fees for mining applications. The DAO is based on Executive Order No. 79 issued by President Aquino...
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16Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 16 (PIA) -- In its bid for Clean, Honest, Accurate, Meaningful and Peaceful (Champ) Elections, the local Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) is urging the public to volunteer to educate voters. Mark Inayan, volunteer-spokesperson for the PPCRV in the Archdiocese of Jaro, said in media interviews, that they need more people to join in their voters education sessions conducted in the parishes all over Iloilo. Inayan said PPCRV volunteers must be non-...
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16Apr2013ISABELA CITY, Basilan, April 16 (PIA) -- The civil society organizations in Basilan together with the military, police, and a number of local candidates in various elective positions have gathered on April 11 for a compact signing to ensure peaceful, free, and fair 2013 elections. The historic event dubbed “Payapang Bayan, Payapang Halalan (Peaceful Nation, Peaceful Election)” campaign was convened by the Consortium on Electoral Reform (CER), the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), the Phil...
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16Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Apr. 16 (PIA) -- The start of classes for School Year (SY) 2013-2014 will be on June 3, 2013, Monday and ends on March 31, 2014, also a Monday, the last day of classes. Education Secretary Armin A. Luistro issued the School Calendar for SY 2013-2014 to synchronize all core events and teaching-learning activities in order to maximize the use of a total of 201 school days, Jonathan Dela Peňa, Superintendent of the Misamis Occidental Schools Division, said. The S...
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16Apr2013CITY OF MATI, Davao Oriental, April 16 PIA -- Pushing for the total rehabilitation and development of former rebels, the provincial government of Davao Oriental in partnership with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (OPAPP) and the Philippine Army inaugurated on April 10 the newly constructed halfway house for rebel returnees. Considered a novel project that props the peace and development efforts of the province, the facility will serve as a transition shelter that will pr...
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16Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 16 (PIA) -- Nilagdaan kamakailan ang isang energy supply contract (ESC) sa pagitan ng Cotabato Electric Cooperative (Cotelco) sa P-Palma Area at Therma South, Inc. (TSI) ng Aboitiz Power. Ito ay may kaugnayan sa ginagawang coal-fired power plant sa Toril Davao City. Sa ilalim ng kontrata, bibili ang Cotelco P-PALMA ng 5MW na kuryente mula sa 300-MW circulating-fluidized bed (CFB) sa coal plant ng Toril district. Ayon kay Felix Canja, general manage...
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16Apr2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, April 16 (PIA6) – A workshop on Grains Classification was conducted by the National Food Authority (NFA) – Capiz last April 11 at the Capiz State University (CapSU) campus here to educate farmers on how they could profit more from their produce by keenly observing the Philippine Grains Standardization Program (PGSP). The PGSP implementation, which is solely entrusted to NFA since 1972, aims to standardize primary quality of rice both valid for export and domestic consump...
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16Apr2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, April 15 (PIA6) -- The City of Cadiz, known and sought for its quality dried fish and other dried marine produce, is this year’s Top Grosser Awardee during the week-long celebration of Panaad sa Negros Festival. Cadiz City earned total gross sales of P881,124 which earned them a P50,000 cash prize from the Provincial Government. The local government units featured the best products that their towns and cities are known for in their respective Pavilions. Consolidated re...
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16Apr2013SYUDAD SANG ILOILO, Abril 16 (PIA6) -- Ang nagkalain-lain nga mga bilangguan sa idalum sang Bureau of Jail Management and Penology sa Rehiyon VI magalunsar sang mga pagbag-o sa pagdumala sang mga prisohan para mapabaskug ang programa para sa kaayuhan sang mga priso kag mapaayo pa ang mga pasilidad nga makahatag sa ila sang balaynon nga palibot. Suno kay Jail Chief Inspector Gilbert Peremne, Warden sang Bacolod City District Jail Male Dormitory, ila pagalunsar ang "e-dalaw" ukon electronic dalaw...
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15Apr2013SAN FERNANDO CITY, April 15 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Internal-Revenue District Office III here has launched last week an internet-based program that will help taxpayers in accessing the BIR’s services with ease. Called the E-lounge, the facility is an electronic public room equipped with internet-enabled computers, similar to commercial internet cafés, where taxpayers can access BIR’s e-services free of charge. The E-lounge kiosk was put up at the BIR’s district office here, which is one ...
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15Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 15 (PIA) -- Umaasa ang pamunuan Barangay Peace-keeping Action Team (BPAT) sa lungsod ng Kidapawan, North Cotabato na maibibigay na sa kanilang hanay ang mga hiniling na kagamitan tulad ng base at hand held radios. Ayon kay BPAT Federation President Danny Ahoc, importante ang naturang mga gamit upang mapabilis ang komunikasyon lalo na sa mga hindi inaasahang pagkakataon. Aniya, mas lalong kailangan ang mga kagamitan upang masawata ang mga panghohold...
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14Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Abril 14 (PIA) -- Wala’y nahitala nga kalabot sa piniliay nga nahitabo ning dakbayan kutub ning Marso niini'ng tuiga pasumikad sa utlanan gitakda sa Philippine National Police (PNP) sa Amihanang Mindanao matod pa ni PSupt. Ronnie Francis M. Cariaga, Chief, Regional Public Information Officer. Sa ilahang mga datos sa krimen, Aduna'y 598 ka krimen nga natala sugod sa Enero ngadto sa Marso niining tuiga ug ubos kini sa nataho sa susamang higayon sa miaging tuig nga 650. Sub...
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13Apr2013MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, April 13 (PIA) -- Undersecretary Jose Marie Oquinena of the Presidential Communications and Operations Office (PCOO) ignited the spirit of young people, leading them to a life of service for God, country, and for others. Speaking before over 4,000 youths that converged at the jam-packed city gym here last night for the start of the church-based Regional Youth Day, Oquinena, who is also the Director-General of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), literally led ...
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13Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 13 (PIA) -- Members of the Oro Association of Rafters, river guides and their dependents took time out from their busy schedules to participate in the tree growing activity of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Conceptualized to increase environmental consciousness to help save and protect Mother earth, the activity called “Iswag Kagay-an” kicked-off on April 11 along the riverside in Barangay Mambuaya, here. It aims to restore the aesthetic value of ...
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12Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 12 (PIA6) -- The DENR-Ecosystems Research and Development (ERDS) is stepping up its technical assistance to its provincial personnel for the implementation of the Seed Production Areas (SPAs). ERDS Regional Technical Director Alicia Lustica said the SPA is a necessary step to ensure the production of quality seeds. “We must be able to identify good mother trees to establish a model and ensure quality seedlings for the National Greening Program,” Lustica said. S...
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12Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 12 (PIA) -- About 30 out-of-school youths/youths with disability (OSY/YWD) graduated from Batch 28 and Batch 29 of the Sharing Computer Access Locally and Abroad (Scala) Project in the city, on April 11, this year. This brings to 424 the total number of OSY/YWD’s who graduated from the Scala Project at the Ozamiz City Youth Information and Communication Technology Training (YICTT) Center for OSY/ YWD, Office of the City Social Welfare and Development (C...
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12Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 12 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Regional Office 10 led a tree growing activity Thursday, April 11 along the riversides in Barangay Mambuaya, this city. Lawyer Johnson Cañete, DOLE-10 Regional Director, said they came up with this activity to help save and protect the environment by restoring the aesthetic value of the riversides and rehabilitating the natural catchment basin of the city that will control flooding and other calamities. “Th...
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12Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 12 (PIA) -- Partners and stakeholders of the Iswag Kagay-an tree growing project signed a memorandum of cooperation to rehabilitate and enhance the riverbanks here. The signing was held during the kick-off ceremony of the Iswag Kagay-an in Barangay Mambuaya yesterday, April 11. The pact stipulates for the promotion and development of the Cagayan de Oro river through cooperative activities. It was signed in by Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Northern Mindan...
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12Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 12 (PIA) -- Seeing the need to continuously update Department of Agriculture (DA) counterparts from the Local Government Units (LGUs), DA conducted two batches of retooling seminar for agricultural livestock technicians and coordinators last April 2-3 for the first 55 participants and April 4-5 for the second batch. Focusing on DA’s thrust to develop the region’s livestock and poultry industry, the livestock division initiated the conduct of the training with lectures an...
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12Apr2013DAVAO CITY, Apr. 12 -- The Department of Trade and Industry – Davao City Field Office (DTI-DCFO) will be conducting a one-day seminar to equip those who want to start their own business. Dubbed “Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset”, the seminar is set on April 16, 1:00 to 5:00 pm, at the DTI Conference Room, 2/F Mintrade Building, corner Monteverde and Sales Streets, Davao City. The seminar is the first module in the DTI Entrepreneurship Development Training. DTI-DDCFO director Teo...
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12Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 12 (PIA) -- The Anti-Smoking Task Force of Davao City has doubled its efforts in the information and education campaign (IEC) to keep the people aware of the new anti-smoking policy which will be fully implemented on May 31 this year in the city. Speaking at the I-Speak Forum, Dr. Domilyn Villareiz, co-chair of the Anti-Smoking Task Force said the IEC currently targets the barangays chairs who will deliver the information down to their respective constituents. She said that ...
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12Apr2013SURIGAO DEL NORTE, April 12 (PIA) – The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) – Caraga Regional Office urged students to take up courses that could land them jobs in the mining industry. MGB-13 Regional Director, Engr. Roger A. De Dios said during the Top Students Summit attended by more than 100 graduating high school students and scholars held recently at the Provincial Convention Center spearheaded by the Provincial Government of Surigao del Norte and the Department of Education. Anchored ...
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11Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 11 (PIA) -- Guimaras Tourism Officer Atty. Sharon Billones said they had 30,000 tourists and visitors in last year’s Manggahan Festival and aim to surpass this in this year's festival. “We expect to gather about 50,000 tourists and visitors for this year’s event,” Billones said. The 2013 Manggahan Festival will officially open on March 15 at the Guimaras Capitol Grounds, in Jordan. Billones said they have set aside about 10 tons of mangoes for the week-long event, p...
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11Apr2013MATI CITY, DAVAO ORIENTTAL, April 11 (PIA)-- Davao Oriental’s 183 barangays and its 10 towns and a lone city have been cleared of rebel influence by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Eastern Mindanao Command. During the Area Clearing Completion Ceremony held April 10 in Mati City, Lt. Gen. Jorge Segovia, commanding general of AFP Eastern Mindanao Command, declared the ending of the “grim chapter in the history of Davao Oriental.” He gave credit to Peace and Development Pr...
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11Apr2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, April 11 (PIA6) -- Operatives from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Community Environment and Natural Resources Office seized wildlife by-products displayed at the Panaad Park. Several local government units and entrepreneurs currently display and sell products of all kinds for the celebration of the 20th Panaad sa Negros Festival until April 14. PAW Unit Chief Forester Rosendo Lopez and Forest Ranger Rolando Estil confiscated the products from a certa...
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11Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 11 (PIA) -- The Department of Health –National Capital Region (DOH-NCR) on Wednesday holds Basic Filipino Sign Language (BSFL) training for healthcare providers to help them communicate and understand patients with hearing disabilities. DOH-NCR Regional Director Eduardo Janairo said the training is part of the development program for health workers who deals with hearing impaired patients. “Knowledge in sign language is essential specially for health providers so that ...
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10Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) has announced the winners in the First National Search for the “GURO ng PAG-ASA (Gantimpala para sa Ulirang Pagtuturo ng Pag-iimpok at Araling PanSAlapi),” Award held in the last quarter of 2012. The winners were selected from 28 nominees nationwide and were given P100,000 and plaques of recognition while their schools were given a complete set of computers. Declared winners in the national level and t...
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10Apr2013COTABATO CITY, April 10 (PIA) -- A team from the Department of Health-Manila and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) under Dr. Kadil “Jojo” Sinolinding, Jr. is visiting Bongo Island, in Parang, Maguindanao particularly the cholera outbreak stricken barangay of Tukamarur today, April 10. Last April 2, DOH-ARMM has declared a cholera outbreak in barangay Tukamarur after 31 residents have been hospitalized due to the water-borne disease due to contamination following a heavy rain the d...
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09Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 9 (PIA) -- The Davao City Police Office is planning to augment the number of police and soldiers in three districts of the city under the election-watch list to guarantee that the residents will cast their votes despite the presence of the rebels. Speaking in the Monday’s Kapihan sa SM, Senior Superintendent Ronald de la Rosa, director of the DCPO said the presence of both the police and soldiers will be maximized in the countryside so that the residents will participate in ...
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08Apr2013MANILA, April 8 (PIA) -- The United States Embassy in Manila and its affiliated offices will be closed to the public on Tuesday, April 9 in observance of Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor. In a statement, the United States joins the Philippines in honoring the sacrifices and heroism of Filipino and American soldiers who fought in World War II, particularly those who fought in Bataan in defense of freedom and democracy. The Embassy and its affiliated offices will resume services on Wednesday,...
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08Apr2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, April 8 (PIA6) -- The Philippine Franchise Association (PFA) will hold the 1st Western Visayas Franchise Seminar and Expo at the El Circulo Convention in Pueblo de Panay here on April 19 to help its members expand in the regional areas and encourage region-based businesses to use franchising as a strategy for growth. The upcoming activity, part of the PFA’s second quarter regional franchise shows, in partnership with the Joint Chambers of Commerce – Capiz (JCC-C) hopes to...
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08Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 8 (PIA) -- Around 26,000 farmers await the benefits that the new Rice Processing Complex (RPC) in Pilar, Bohol can offer them. This was revealed by Bohol Gov. Edgar Chatto during the recent inauguration of the RPC which was attended by Korean Ambassador Lee Hyuk, Agriculture Undersecretary Bernadette Puyat, and other high-ranking government officials. A statement from the Department of Agriculture-7 said the RPC targets an area of 30,000 hectares or more. The complex will ...
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06Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 6 (PIA) -- One of the biggest poverty reduction projects of the Philippine government, the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) will be bringing its war on poverty to this city in early April of this year. Administered by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Kalahi-CIDSS is an anti-poverty project using the community-driven development (CDD) approach by empowering ordinary citizens to act...
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06Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) held a consultation meeting on its next year’s proposed budget of P588M that was participated in by over 70 civil society organizations (CSOs) in Cebu. DENR 7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo said, this public consultation dialogue with the various stakeholders is pursued to ensure transparency and accountability in the budget process and implementation of the agency’s budget proposal fo...
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06Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-7) has conducted leadership training to 20 victim-survivors of trafficking from Cebu province to organize peer groups to serve as support system of other beneficiaries. DSWD’s focal person on Family and Women Welfare Program Rosemarie Salazar said, since the implemented the program two years ago, they saw the need to organize peer groups among the beneficiaries of the program. Members of the group are identi...
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06Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 6 (PIA) -- The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) inked an agreement with the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) to help improve the quality of instruction of teachers handling Kindergarten and Grades 1-3 pupils in public schools on March 21 at the Eduardo Aboitiz Development Studies Center. Through the “Certificate Program on Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) for Public School Teachers”, 80 teachers from Cebu province will be given intensive tra...
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05Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 5 (PIA) -- The Davao City Police Office has placed three areas here in the May 13-election-watch-list due to the presence of communist rebels. Senior Superintendent Ronald de la Rosa, director of the DCPO said these areas are the districts of Paquibato, Marilog and Baguio. He said the presence of the rebels might have an effect on the participation of residents in the electoral exercise. De la Rosa said that as part of the security measures, the Joint Security Coordinating Co...
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05Apr2013A new community in Pamucalin village in Lantawan, Basilan part of the “highway of peace,” is rising, and these are being built from the sweat and passion of hundreds of volunteers from all walks of life within and outside the province. At Pamucalin village, some 18 kilometers from Isabela City, 18 of the 30 houses are taking form with hundreds of volunteers actively participating in the Bayani Challenge 2013 in this island province. The village is eyed to be the show window for several ...
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04Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 4 (PIA) --The Davao Region Police Office has projected a peaceful conduct of elections among rival political parties of local candidates in most parts of its jurisdiction. Chief Superintendent Anselmo Pinili, assistant regional director for administration of the Police Regional Office XI said based on their assessment no major contest is expected among the local candidates vying for public positions in Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley, and Davao del Norte, except in Davao del...
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04Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 4 (PIA) -- Pag-IBIG Fund members who have already complied with the Online Membership Registration via www.pagibigfund.gov.ph but had inadvertently encoded erroneous information on their personal data may now request for the editing or updating of their personal profile by accomplishing the Members Change of Information Form (MCIF). The MCIF is a downloadable form which must be signed by both the member and the Employer or the duly authorized signatory of the Head of...
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04Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 4 (PIA) -- Caraga region now has 17 illegal logging hotspot areas, down from 37. The Caraga Multi-Sectoral Forest Protection Committee (MFPC) reported that the 17 illegal logging hotspot areas comprise eight areas from the province of Agusan del Sur, eight areas from Surigao del Sur and one from the province of Dinagat Islands. The MFPC is lead by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The continuous monitoring and the implementation of Executive Order (EO) No...
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04Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 4 (PIA) -- A farmers’ cooperative in nearby Banga town has received a grant worth P1.763 million from the Department of Agrarian Reform in South Cotabato. The organization, identified as Maguad Farmers Irrigators Multi-Purpose Cooperative of Brgy. Kusan in said town, received common service facilities (CSFs), a report from DAR- SoCot showed. Facilities turned over to them include four hand tractors, ...
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03Apr2013LUNGSOD NG LUCENA, Quezon, Abril 3 (PIA) --Pormal na pinasinayaan ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ng Quezon ang Serbisyong Suarez Computer Literacy Program Computer Laboratory sa Gulang-Gulang National High School sa lungsod na ito noong Abril 1. Sinabi ni Quezon governor David Suarez na siyang nanguna sa pagpapasinaya na napakahalaga sa mga mag-aaral ang nasabing programa dahil aniya sa modernong panahon ay kinakailangan ang may sapat na kaalaman tungkol sa computer ang mga kabataang mag-aaral. ...
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03Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Abril 3 (PIA) -- Isa pang patimpalak na kikilala sa natatanging nagawa ng mga lokal na pamahalaan ang binuksan kamakailan ng Department of Agriculture. Ayon kay Enriqueto Natividad, Regional Technical Director for Research and Regulations at organic agriculture focal person ng rehiyon, ang patimpalak ay tinatawag na Organic Agriculture-Local Government Unit Awards na nakatuon sa pagpaparangal sa lalawigan, lungsod at b...
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03Apr2013DAVAO CITY April 3 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is targeting about 1,080 youth beneficiaries for Davao City and Davao del Sur for its cash-for-training program funded by the DSWD. Engr. Nestor Tabada TESDA Provincial director covering the city of Davao and the province of Davao del Sur said the Department of Social Welfare and Development has allotted P21.6 million for the cash-for-training program of which P12- million will be for Davao del Sur and ...
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03Apr2013CEBU CITY April 3 (PIA) -- The Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG) is set to implement procedural reforms on some transactions effective May 2013 to grant faster services to the public, These include the use of their Membership Identification (MID) or Registration Tracking Number (RTN) to be indicated upon the submission of the following forms: Members’ Contribution Remittance Form (MCRF); Short Term Loan/Multi-Purpose Loan Applications; and Monthly Remittance Schedule for Multi-Purpose ...
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03Apr2013CABUYAO CITY, Laguna, April 3 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) recognized the city of Cabuyao for achieving an excellent score of 95.30 in the Anti-Red Tape Act-Report card Survey (ARTA-RCS) for the Fiscal Year 2012. DILG Provincial Director Lionel L. Dalope presented the certificate of recognition to Cabuyao City Mayor, Isidro L. Hemedes Jr during the flag-raising ceremony last March 18, 2013. The ARTA-RCS project was implemented pursuant to Republic Act 94...
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02Apr2013SURIGAO CITY, Abril 2 (PIA) -- Si Commission on Audit Grace Pulido-Tan natudlo ngadto sa unom ka termino isip external auditor sa Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), sigon anunsyo sa Malakanyang niadtong Miyerkules. Matud ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda niadtong Miyerkules didto sa Malakanyang nga ang Pilipinas napili ngadto sa unom ka termino ug iyang gipahalipayan sa Chairman Grace Pulido-Tan kinsa maoy nag-inusarang babaye nga external auditor didto s...
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02Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 2 (PIA) -- Nakatakdang patayuan ng palikuran at hand washing area ang aabot sa 21 mga paaralan sa elementary at sekundarya sa lalawigan ng North Cotabato. Kaugnay nito, ngayong araw ay gaganapin ang Water and Sanitation (WatSan) Project Pre-Construction Conference sa opisina ng Kagawaran ng Edukasyon sa naturang probinsya. Ang gaganaping aktibidad na dadaluhan ng 21 school heads mula sa mga benepisyaryong paaralan ay magtatalakay sa pagsasakatuparan ...
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02Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 2 (PIA) -- After the recently concluded 2nd Agri-Pinoy Rice Achievers Awards, the Department of Agriculture (DA 12) is opening another country-wide search, this time recognizing LGUs and individuals with outstanding performance in organic farming. DA 12, announced today that the Department has allotted at least Php 26 million as prizes in the form of project grants and cash incentives for the winners of the ...
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02Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 2 (PIA) -- The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in Western Visayas will conduct a pre-consultation workshop for assessing the Regional Development Plan (RDP) tomorrow in preparation for the forthcoming regional consultation on the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2011-2016 on April 12. These activities are part of the move of the government to update the PDP and RDP, which are now on their mid-term implementation, in order to track their progress. NEDA-6...
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02Apr2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, April 2 (PIA) – Forty-three (43) high school graduates in Negros Oriental passed the nationwide scholarship exams of the Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) for June 2013 school year. DOST provincial director Gilbert Arbon announced that the 40 passers are qualified as scholars to science and technology under the RA 7687, a scholarship program for talented and deserving students belonging to economically disadvantaged families, while ...
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02Apr2013MANILA, April 2 (PIA) -- The United States Ship (USS) Tortuga (LSD 46) will arrive in Manila Tuesday, April 2 to participate in the 2013 Philippines-United States Balikatan Exercises. The USS Tortuga, an amphibious dock landing ship of the United States 7th Fleet will be in Manila for a port call, to be followed by a brief stop in Subic. The U.S. ship will support Philippine and U.S. troops’ joint training for humanitarian assistance and disaster response scenarios during the Balikatan exer...
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02Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 2 (PIA6) -- The Social Security System is offering its Educational Assistance Loan (EDUC-ASSIST) Program to its active members. This loan program will give a chance to SSS members to send their children to college, or to take up vocational or technical courses. Active Members who are qualified to apply for the program should: have a salary of P15,000 or less; should have at least 36 months contribution, where the three monthly contriubtions were paid within 12 months prior...
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02Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 2 (PIA) -- Members of the Regional Development Council – Development Administration Committee (RDC-DAC) in Caraga will meet on April 4 at the Goat2geder Hotel and Restaurant, this city to discuss the following: 1) mainstreaming of labor and employment in the updated Regional Development Plan (RDP); 2) enhancing the results matrices; and 3) validating the draft situational analyses. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Caraga Regional Director Carmencita Cochi...
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02Apr2013TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, April 2 (PIA) - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Cavite spearheaded clean-up drive and mangrove planting activities in two coastal towns and one city in the province recently. In cooperation with the local government units of Cavite City, Noveleta and Rosario including Maynilad Water Services, Incorporated DENR-Cavite entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with all parties to jointly protect and maintain approximately 4.5 hectares of ...
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02Apr2013KALIBO, Aklan, April 2 (PIA) -- Thirty-five (35) graduating high school students are now assured of going to college next school year after having successfully passed the Department of Science and Technology – Science Education Institute (DOST- SEI) Scholarship for School Year 2013-2014. Most of the passers are from public high schools located in various municipalities of the province with only 3 coming from private schools here. Regional Science High School (RSHS) based in Old Buswang, K...
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02Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 2 -- It’s all systems go for the updating of the Davao Regional Development Plan (RDP), 2011-2016, and revalidation of the results matrices (RMs) and Regional Development Investment Program (RDIP) for the same period. This comes as a parallel effort pursuant to President Benigno S. Aquino III’s directive to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), to facilitate the updating of the Philippine Development Plan and its accompanying documents at the national ...
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02Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Health-Center for Health Development 6 (DOH-CHD) is upbeat on the next round of recognizing entities working to make their places 100 percent Tobacco-Free. DOH Regional Director Susana Madarieta said more and more local government units, health facilities and work places are making great strides in enforcing measures to protect the public from hazards of tobacco smoke and exposure to second-hand smoke. She said the DOH Red Orchids Awards is...
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01Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 1 (PIA) – The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has announced that the Ministry of Health-Hospital Operation Program (MOH-HOP) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is in urgent need of 1,000 staff nurses. Under its Government Placement Branch, POEA has posted that KSA’s MOH-HOP is looking for qualified Muslim female applicants, not more than 40 years of age, who will be assigned to different hospitals in Makkah region. The applicants should meet the following...
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01Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 1 (PIA) -- The office of the Department of Education (DepEd) in North Cotabato encourages everyone especially the students, parents and DepEd employees to participate in this year’s ‘Brigada Eskwela’. This is in a bid to provide clean and orderly classrooms for the school opening on June. The week-long activity has been scheduled on May 20 to 25. DepEd OIC Regional Director and OIC Schools Division Superintendent Maria Rosa Gutierrez noted that De...
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01Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Abril 1 (PIA) – Gideklarar ni President Benigno S. Aquino III isip espisyal nga pista opisyal ug walay trabaho sa tibuok nasud ang milabay nga Marso 30, Sabado de Gloria kun Black Saturday. Kini nahisubay sa Presidential Proclamation No. 459, nga iyang gipirmahan ug gipagawas kaniadtong Agosto 16, 2012. Sa maong proklamasyon ang Huwebes Santo kun Maundy Thursday, Marso 28 ug Biernes Santo kun Good Friday, Marso 29, sa lista sa napulo (10) ka regular nga pist...
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01Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Apr. 1 (PIA) -- Lakip ang gitawag nga COLA kun cost of living allowance sa kwentada sa sweldo sa mga trabahante atol sa regular ug special nga pista opisyal nga walay trabaho na nasud. Kini ang giluwatan ni Secretary Rosalinda Dimapiles-Baldoz sa DOLE kun Department of Labor and Employment sa Labor Advisory No. 06, serye 2012 nga iyang gipirmahan kaniadtong Disyembre 10 sa milabay nga tuig. Sumala sa DOLE LA 06, ang inadlaw nga suholan sa Marso 28 ug Marso ...
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01Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 1 (PIA) -- Nagsimula nang manawagan ngayon sa mga mamamayan partikular sa mga estudyante, guro at mga magulang ang pamunuan ng Kagawaran ng Edukasyon sa lalawigan ng North Cotabato na makilahok sa taunang Brigada Eskwela. Ito ay sa layuning magkaroon ng malinis at maayos na mga silid aralan para sa pagbubukas ng eskwela ngayong taon. Nabatid na magsisimula ang Brigada Eskwela sa Mayo a-20 hanggang a-25. Ayon kay DepEd OIC Regional Director at OIC Sc...
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01Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Apr. 1 (PIA) -- The cost of living allowance (COLA) is included in the computation of the pay for daily-paid workers during the 2013 regular and special non-working holidays in the country. In her Labor Advisory No. 06, s. of 2012, which Secretary Rosalinda Dimapiles-Baldoz of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued last Decmber 10, last year, the following rules for pay of regular holidays March 28 and March 29 apply: If the employee did not ...
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31Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 31(PIA6) -- Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Western Visayas OIC Regional Director Salome Siaton advised fresh college graduates who are looking for work to visit or log on to PHIL-JobNet or their agency’s website which is www.dole.gov.ph as the first crucial step in their quest to enter the world of work. By doing so, Siaton said a jobseeker can register as a job applicant and then have his or her skills matched with available jobs. This happens when a registere...
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31Mar2013STA. CRUZ, Davao del Sur, Mar. 31 (PIA) -- The local chief executive here found heroes and heroines from the volunteers who shared their efforts, skills, time and resources in the five-day “Bayani Challenge 2013” which aimed at building homes for disaster survivors. Sta. Cruz Mayor Joel Ray Lopez has only praises and appreciation for more than 700 volunteers from various sectors in the municipality which was among the 37 towns and cities nationwide that participated in the simultaneous Gawa...
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31Mar2013DAVAO CITY, Mar. 31 (PIA) -- The Philippine Speleological Society (PSS) in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-XI (DENR-XI) is set to hold the 13th National Caving Congress on April 8-12, at the municipality of New Corella, Davao del Norte. The five-day event which will be hosted by the Protected Areas and Wildlife Division (PAWD) of DENR carries this year’s theme: “Harmonizing Management Interventions for the Sustainable Use of our Caves and Cave Resource...
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31Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 31 (PIA) -- The Department of Health's Center for Health Development-7 (DOH-CHD-7) celebrated World TB Day 2013 Monday, March 25 with the theme “Stop TB-Makialam”. DOH-CHD-7 had a memorandum of agreement signing with 12 local government units in Cebu for the TB Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (TB-DOTS) facility enhancement during a program held at Sarrosa Hotel. The LGUs are: Toledo City, Boljoon, Balamban I & I, Daanbantayan II, Cebu Province, Mabolo & Luz Healt...
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28Mar2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Mar. 28 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III has declared Black Saturday, March 30, a special non-working day (SNWD) throughout the country. This is pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 459, dated Aug. 16, 2012, that also declared Maundy Thursday, March 28, and Good Friday, March 29, among the list of regular holidays for 2013. The President cited Black Saturday, March 30, falling between Good Friday, March 29 and Easter Sunday, March 31, as SNWD to g...
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28Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 28 (PIA) -- The Department of Health-National Capital Region (DOH-NCR) issued a warning to metro residents who will be spending vacation this Holy Week against summer diseases like diarrhea, sore eyes, headaches and flu. In a statement, DOH-NCR Regional Director Eduardo C. Janairo said that these diseases come with the summer season. “Let us take proper precautionary measures to avoid suffering from any of these illnesses and spending more time in the hospital rather tha...
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27Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 27 (PIA) -- Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas Pelagio S. Apostol reminded government officials and employees not to use their service vehicles in their out-of-town family vacations for the Holy Week on March 28-31. Apostol issued the statement as their office for Western Visayas reported on the result of the simultaneous Inter-Agency Oplan Red Plate Operation conducted by the Ombudsman-led task force last Saturday, March 23 in the region. Ombudsman Visayas-Western Visayas ...
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27Mar2013CEBU, March 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources Resources (DENR-7) recently urged the public to observe a “green” Lenten break by reducing air pollution over the weekend; lower vehicle emissions and a separate trash for biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes. DENR 7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo reminds the public to also think of the well-being of the environment by taking measures to protect it as the nation commemorates the special days f...
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27Mar2013CEBU, March 27 (PIA) --- About 700 stakeholders mostly students joined a one-day simultaneous clean-up drive covering six rivers and four creeks in Cebu as part of the celebration of the World Water Day (WWD) on March 23. DENR 7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo said, this is a DENR's major feature of the Adopt-an-Estero program which encourages the business sector, with the LGUs and the civil society to clean up and maintain a particular estero. The activity was done in the riv...
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27Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 27 (PIA) -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-National Capital Region (PDEA-NCR) and non-government organization Brotherhood Resistances Against Drug, Incorporated (BRAD) recently partnered to boost their anti-drug campaign. This after PDEA-NCR Regional Director Wilkins Villanueva and BRAD President Rey Santia signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with PDEA chief Undersecretary Arturo G. Cacdac and other key officials of both parties present. “The creation of a com...
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27Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-7) in Central Visayas will gather the Municipal Information Officers in Negros Oriental to a seminar workshop for its Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) Project on April 3-4, 2013 in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. The training aims to promote each locality’s communication strategies and look for an effective approach to reduce poverty ...
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27Mar2013The 7th National Nutrition Survey conducted by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST) showed that more than 3 million Filipinos are estimated to have Type II diabetes. Consequently, FNRI-DOST has been developing food products that may help in controlling blood sugar level in diabetics. Speaking of control, even diabetics cannot sometimes resist mashed potato especially as a side dish to roast chicken. However, diabetics may know well...
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26Mar2013DAVAO CITY, Mar 26 (PIA) -- The military believed that the latest harassment carried out allegedly by the communist rebels 5:30 am Monday, March 25 in Barangay Magangit, New Bataan, Compostela Valley was a desperate move to get the support of the residents back to the rebel movement. Major Jacob Thaddeus Obligado, commanding officer of the 10th Civil-Military Operations Battalion said the rebels only wanted to show that they are still active in the area. He said that instead of winning public ...
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26Mar2013MAKATI CITY, March 26 (PIA) -- In observance of the Lenten Season, the local government has opened to two-way traffic the stretch of J.P. Rizal Street until March 31, 2013. In a statement, Makati Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Hermenegildo San Miguel said the two-way traffic scheme was implemented to give way to the installation of “kubols” or “kalbaryos” in the inner streets of Barangay Poblacion and its scheduled processions. Around 20 “kubols”, tableaus with religiou...
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26Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 26 (PIA) --- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-6) called on government agencies, local government units, and civil society groups to adopt the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) data to identify beneficiaries for their social protection programs. Trinidad Lopez, DWSD-6 NHTS-PR Regional Focal Person, said that Executive Order No. 867, Series of 2010, mandates the adoption of the NHTS-PR as the mechanism for identifying poo...
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26Mar2013CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, Mar. 26 (PIA) -- Vicente F. Tomazar, Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (RDRRMC)-4A and regional director of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) 4A appealed to all local DRRMCs in the region to review their preparedness measures for this Holy Week. Tomazar, advised DRRMCs to conduct pre-emptive actions to avert any potential disaster that may happened due to the expected outpouring of people travelling the countryside in observance of the Holy Week which may...
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25Mar2013COTABATO CITY, March 25 (PIA) -- Regional Secretary Sangkula Tindick of the Department of Trade and Industry in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DTI-ARMM) on Friday, March 22, assured consumers the Sabah crisis does not imperil the economic activities in Tawi-Tawi. Tindick visited the Provincial Crisis Management Committee Operations Center in Tubig Boh, Bongao to monitor the stock and prices of basic commodities as he convened wholesalers, retailers and other small scale entrepreneur...
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25Mar2013LUNGSOD NG HENERAL SANTOS, Marso 25 (PIA) -- Ikinatuwa ng isang komunidad sa lungsod ang planong pagbili ng lokal na gobyerno ng isang trak na tatawaging “SHEEP mobile laboratory” kung saan ilalagay ang mga kompyuter sa likod nito at bibisita sa mga malalayong barangay upang makapagsagawa ng libreng pagsasanay tungkol sa pag gamit ng kompyuter. Ayon sa Kapitan ng Barangay Mabuhay na si Wilfredo Parreñas malaking tulong umano ang nasabing proyekto lalung-lalo na sa mga residente ng mga mala...
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25Mar2013LUNGSOD NG HENERAL SANTOS, Marso 25 (PIA) -- Umabot na sa 58 na “speech and computer laboratory” ang itinayo ng SHEEP-Computer Literacy Program (CLP) ng gobyernong lokal sa iba’t-ibang barangay sa lugar upang mabigyan ng oportunidad ang mga ordinaryong mamamayan na matutong gumamit ng kompyuter. Ayon sa hepe ng SHEEP-CLP na si Percival Pasuelo, sa nasabing bilang 26 nito ang nasa mga pampublikong eskwelahan sa hayskul sa iba’t-ibang barangay sa syudad, 28 sa mga pampublikong elementarya...
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25Mar2013DAVAO CITY, Mar 25 (PIA) -- The mountain-climbing season officially starts today up to April 7, on the tallest mountain peak of the country, Mt. Apo at Kidapawan City, North Cotabato. Joey Recimilla, supervising tourism officer said this year’s climb highlights the zero-garbage campaign of the city government. He said for the past decades, Mt. Apo has been the dumpsite of all garbage like plastic bottles, cellophanes, liquor bottles, shoes, slippers and clothing left by undisciplined mountai...
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25Mar2013SYUDAD SA HENERAL SANTOS, Marso 25 (PIA) –- Gikalipay sa usa ka komunidad sa dakbayan ang plano sa lokal nga panggamhanan nga pagpalit ug usa ka trak nga pagatawagong “SHEEP mobile laboratory” kung asa ibutang sa luyo niini ang mga kompyuter aron makapahigayon ug mga pagbansay sa hilit ng dapit sa lugar. Matud pa sa Kapitan sa Barangay Mabuhay nga si Wilfredo Parreñas dakong tabang gayod ang nasampit nga proyekto ilabi na sa mga intresadong residente sa mga lagyo nga komunidad sa syudad ...
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25Mar2013SYUDAD SA HENERAL SANTOS, Marso 25 (PIA) -- Mokabat na sa singkwent’y otso ka gitawag “speech and computer laboratory” ang gi-instalar sa SHEEP-Computer Literacy Program (CLP) sa lokal nga panggamhanan sa tibook syudad aron mahatagan ug oportunidad nga makatuon ug kompyuter ang mga lumulupyo sa lugar. Gibutyag sa hepe sa SHEEP-CLP nga si Percival Pasuelo nga sa maong ihap 26 niini ang anaa sa mga pampublikong tulunghaan sa hayskol sa tibook barangay sa dakbayan, 28 sa mga pampublikong esk...
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25Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 25 (PIA) -- Various government agencies, hospitals, and private entities in Western Visayas pledged support to the Department of Health (DOH) National Tuberculosis (TB) Control Program and hospital engagement for TB control. Dr. Jimmilly R. Aguiling, DOH-6 National TB Program ((NTP) regional medical coordinator, said the turn-out of participants in the ceremonial signing was overwhelming. “Based on the comprehensive unified policy on TB, we have 23-24 members, but we are g...
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25Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 25 (PIA) -- School buildings constructed under the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) Project are found “excellent”, the Regional Development Council (RDC) 12 reported Friday. The Regional Project Monitoring Committee of the RDC 12 randomly inspected several development projects, including those implemented through Kalahi-CIDSS Project of the Department of Social Welfare and Deve...
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25Mar2013TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, March 25 (PIA) -- The provincial government and a Korean university recently signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) for the establishment of electronic medical records (EMR) of the Korea-Philippines Friendship Hospital (KPFH) located at the General Emilio Aguinaldo Memorial Hospital Compound in Barangay Luciano. The KPFH earlier submitted a proposal for its computerization to the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) as part of post project grant. The Korea...
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24Mar2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Mar. 24 (PIA) -- Ipahigayon sa gobyerno sa siyudad sa Ozamiz City, ang pagbag-o sa numero sa mga motorsiklo nga adunay sidecar ug gapamasahero-an o gabiyahi-an sa siyudad kun mas nailhan sa ngalan nga motorela. Gumikan niini, gihangyo ni Mayor Nova Princess E. Parojinog-Echavez ang mga tag-iya ug mga operator niini nga mga motorela sa pag-andam sa mga dokumento, sama sa mga resibo sa ilang gipang bayaran nga lisensiya, ug uban pa, aron madali ang pagpatuman n...
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23Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 23 (PIA) --- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) appealed to the public to switch off not only their lights but also other non-essential electrical appliances for one hour and beyond today, March 23 from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. in observance of Earth Hour 2013. DENR-7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo said people, businesses and communities from across the globe are urged to turn off their lights for one hour to send a message on taking steps ag...
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23Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) has urged the public to conserve water and at the same time, protect the rivers and lakes which are the sources of potable water amid fears of a threatening water shortage due to the summer months. DENR-7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo said water becomes even more essential and very precious during the hot summer months as the human body is 70 percent water and we should replenish the wat...
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23Mar2013DAVAO CITY, Mar. 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform-XI is set to distribute more than P12 million worth of farm machineries and equipment to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Region XI under its Agrarian Reform Community Connectivity and Economic Support Services (ARCCESS) project. DAR-XI Regional Director Fidel B. Morales said suppliers have started to deliver these farm implements at the DAR Regional Office Compound in Catalunan Pequeno, Davao City. Jaime A. Ceniza, Jr., DA...
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23Mar2013ILOILO CITY, Mar. 23 (PIA6) -- With more and more children getting active in social networking sites, parents should be aware on what their children view online and what they do and how they react to these. Child psychology experts say that parents should try to join their children in their social networks and become their “friend” or “Follower/Following” in Facebook, Twitter and even know their emails as well. Recently, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-6) h...
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23Mar2013LUCENA CITY, Quezon, March 23 (PIA) --The Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (DENR-PENRO), Quezon will plant more than eight million seedlings of forest and fruit bearing trees in 10,800 hectares land of public domain in the province of Quezon this year. DENR-PENRO Quezon said the tree planting activity will be undertaken by the office along with five community environment and natural resources officers (CENROs) in the p...
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23Mar2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Mar. 23 (PIA) -- The Ozamiz City Government is bent on implementing a project to re-number their passenger motor cabs more popularly known as “motorelas” that are plying the streets of the city. Along this line, Mayor Nova Princess E. Parojinog-Echavez has urged the owners/ operators of these motorelas to prepare the necessary documents, such as, their receipts of updated fees, and renewed licenses, among others, to facilitate the re-numbering. It has been...
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23Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 23 -- Social Welfare and Development Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman bared that there are 249 more Filipino deportees from Sabah, Malaysia who arrived on March 19 in Tawi-Tawi. In a statement, the DSWD said the deportees were immediately given stress debriefing, counselling services, and relief assistance to augment support for their daily basic needs. As of March 20, a total 1,319 families composed of 3,704 Filipino returnees from Sabah arrived in Tawi-Tawi and Sulu pr...
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22Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 22 (PIA) -- Membership to the Pag-IBIG Fund (Home Development Mutual Fund) is now mandatory for all Social Security System (SSS) and Government Service Insurance System (GSIS)-covered employees. Membership also includes uniformed members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology and Filipinos employed by foreign-based employers. Republic Act (RA) 9679 states: “Sp...
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22Mar2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, March 22 (PIA) -- The local government here has embarked on another strategy to strengthen its Computer Literacy Program (CLP) through the procurement of a state-of-the art “SHEEP mobile laboratory” to reach out even to the farthest areas in the city. Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio in her State of the City Address (SOCA) last week disclosed that the mobile CLP is expected to wheel in by the second half of 2013 where 12 computer workstations will be housed in a medium-s...
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22Mar2013ILOILO CITY, Mar. 22 (PIA) -- The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-6) is leading the synchronized clean-up activities in celebration of 2013 World Water Day, on March 23. The clean-up is under the Adopt-an-Estero program, seeking to address water pollution in the country. EMB OIC Regional Director Atty. Jonathan Bullos said the clean-up activities will be done in 10 adopted estero areas around Iloilo, with their respective do...
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22Mar2013QUEZON CITY, Mar 22 -- In support of the Association of Nutrition Action Officers - National Capital Region's advocacy walk for overweight and obese pre-school and school children called "Hakbang Para Sa Tamang Timbang", Dr. Eduardo C. Janairo called on parents of children aged 5-10 years old to encourage their kids to be physically active and exercise regularly. "Let us start our children early to value the importance of physical activity like riding bikes, playing tag, or playing ball. It h...
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22Mar2013STA. CRUZ, Davao del Sur, Mar. 22 (PIA) -- The local government of Sta. Cruz and the Gawad Kalinga here will be converging the business sector, academe, religious groups, and civil society organizations to build houses for flood survivors in a simultaneous nationwide “Bayani Challenge.” Sta. Cruz town will be joining 38 other municipalities and cities from 33 provinces in a five-day voluntary house construction activities starting March 23 to March 27, to benefit victims of natural disaster...
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21Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 21 (PIA) -- One of the power barges owned by Therma Marine, Inc (TMI) in Maco, Compostela Valley shut down recently causing longer brownouts in towns of North Cotabato, an official of the Cotabato Electric Cooperative (Cotelco) said. Cotelco spokesperson Vicente Baguio said that the diesel-fired power plants underwent repairs after the engine bogged down due to prolonged usage. Baguio announced this after their office received complaints from businessmen a...
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21Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 21 (PIA) -- The City Health Office (CHO) and the local government of Marikina issued Philippine Health Insurance (PhilHealth) cards to its constituents to ensure their health and well being. Marikina City Mayor Del de Guzman said under the program, the local government will distribute 3,000 government-sponsored PhilHealth cards which can be used when the owner or beneficiary is hospitalized. Each card will be usable for one year and can be renewed annually. “Being members...
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21Mar2013DAVAO CITY, Mar. 20 (PIA) -- PhilHealth-11 expects its members to make a beeline to their office beating the deadline of paying their premium this month. PhilHealth regional office is reminding all members under the Individually Paying program to remit their contribution for the first quarter of the year, covering January to March, before the deadline on March 27. In anticipation of the high volume of foot traffic, services will be extended on March 26 and 27, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Office o...
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20Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Mar. 20 (PIA) -- The Philippine-American Association of Connecticut (PAAC) in partnership with Operation Blessing Foundation Philippines, Inc. (OB Philippines) and Capitol University Medical City started their three-day Tulong sa Kapwa 2013 Surgical Mission for Filipinos with serious health problems during a recent press conference. Dr. Gino Ang, M.D., PAAC president; Dr. Kim April Pascual, chief operating officer OB Philippines; Dr. Rosalinda R. Deleste, CUMC president; ...
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20Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 20 (PIA) --- With the onset of the summer season, the Department of Health (DOH-6) Center for Health Development is reminding the public to exercise food safety habits to avoid undue illnesses caused by food contamination. Dr. Mary Ann Sta. Lucia, DOH-6 Regional Health Emergency Management Staff (HEMS) Coordinator, said that food safety should be upheld to assure that the food will not cause harm to the consumers when it is prepared or eaten. “Food poisoning, diarrhea, a...
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20Mar2013DAVAO CITY, March 20 -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has issued a warning against possible purchase of motorcycle helmets with fake Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) stickers. The said advisory has cited the brand names Ben 2, KH, NSS, Oscar, Cobra, Pioneer, 2A, and Sunstar which possibly bear fake ICC markings. These brands are imported by Double E Trading, based on the record of DTI’s Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) with a registered address of No. 525 Femii Building, A. Sor...
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20Mar2013MANDALUYONG CITY, March 20 (PIA) - - The Department of Health Center for Health Development of the National Capital Region (DOH CHD-NCR) conducted a press conference, Tuesday, enjoining partner agencies and stakeholders to strengthen commitment to tobacco elimination and control and condemning tobacco exhibitions in the country. The press conference was in line with the three-day Tobacco Exhibition starting April 20 -22 at the World Trade Center, Pasay City. Panelists in the press conference w...
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20Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 20 (PIA) -- Tinukoy na dahilan ng madalas at mahabang oras ng ‘brown-out’ sa lalawigan ng North Cotabato ang nasirang makina ng Therma Marine, Inc. (TMI) sa Maco, Compostela Valley. Ito ang inihayag ni Cotabato Electric Cooperative (Cotelco) spokesperson Vicente Baguio matapos magreklamo ang mga mamamayan sa nararanasang pagkawala ng kuryente. Ani Baguio, nasira ang isa sa mga makina ng TMI dahil sa matagal na umano itong ginagamit. Kaugnay nito...
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20Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 20 -- On its campaign against illegal drugs, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Caraga has been conducting buy-bust operations in the area. At about 4 p.m. on March 14, the Special Enforcement Team of the agency conducted a buy-bust operation in one of the known fastfoods along Montilla Boulevard corner JC Aquino Avenue, this city that resulted in the arrest of a suspect, a provincial target list, 28, male, single and a resident of Punta, Nasipit, Agusan del Nort...
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20Mar2013LUNGSOD NG QUEZON, Marso 20 (PIA) -- Kasabay ng kampanya para sa mid-term elections na gaganapin sa Mayo, nag-lunsad din ng “Bawal ang Epal Dito” campaign ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) na ngayon ay pinapalaganap na sa iba’t-ibang rehiyon ng bansa. Ayon kay DSWD-NCR Regional Director Ma. Alicia S. Bonoan, layunin ng kampanyang ito na maproteksyunan ang mga benepisyaryo ng Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program laban sa ilang mga pulitikong ginagamit ang naturang prog...
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20Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 20 (PIA) – An estimated crowd of 600 convened recently at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort here for this year’s Tax Campaign of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). BIR-Caraga Regional Director Atty. Norberto Vitug welcomed the different sectors from the provinces of Caraga who attended the kick-off ceremony. Dir. Lucita Rodriguez, BIR Assistant Commissioner for Taxpayers Assistance Service is the guest speaker of said activity. Dir. Vitug urged all individuals to fi...
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20Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 20 (PIA) -- The City Bikeways Office (CBO) and the local government of Marikina is encouraging its residents to avail of the Bike Loan Program to strengthen the city’s cycling campaign. Under the program, the local government will extend P5,000 to each applicant for the purchase of a bicycle and helmet from accredited stores in Marikina. “Through the Bike Loan Program, we can help our employees have their own bicycles as well as enable them to use a cheaper and safer mod...
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20Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 20 (PIA) -- Health authorities monitoring the possible spread of rabies here expressed alarm over the apparent failure of dog bite victims to complete their full anti-rabies treatment regimen. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Reymoses Cabagnot voiced the concern of medical practitioners who know that rabies virus can remain dormant for years and would later emerge at a time when the victim is least expecting it. Rabies is a fatal infection caused when a virus, whic...
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20Mar2013KALIBO, Aklan, March 20 (PIA6) -- Dog-owners who wish to avail of free anti-rabies vaccines for their dogs have only up to the end of this year to do so, according to the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian (OPVET) here. The free vaccines for Aklan’s dog population is courtesy of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, said Dr. Rolly Billones of OPVET- Aklan, which provides free vaccines for 70% of Aklan’s dog population to help make Aklan rabies-free by 2015. Based on OPVET records, t...
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20Mar2013STA. CRUZ, DAVAO DEL SUR, Mar. 20 (PIA) -- The local government of Sta. Cruz, this province, recently received a total of P2,942,263.10 as the municipality’s share of royalty tax from HEDCOR Sibulan, Inc. (HSI) for the latter’s hydropower operations in Barangay Sibulan. HSI Grid Manager Nuel Medelo has turned over a check to Sta. Cruz LGU which was represented by Mayor Joel Ray L. Lopez in a turn-over ceremony on March 11, 2013. Medelo said that aside from the royalty tax, HSI has also b...
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19Mar2013CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, Mar. 19 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Calabarzon held a press conference recently for Laguna media on their anti-epal campaign with the slogan “Maki-alam, magsumbong, Bawal ang Epal.” “Epal” is a Filipino term to describe people who are attention grabbers, scene-stealers or simply getting recognition which they do not deserve. Held at the talakayan room of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Region 4A, DSWD’s campaign aims ...
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19Mar2013CEBU, March 18 (PIA) -- Technical and vocational courses still remain to be one of the vital tool for individuals that seek employment. Technical Coordinator for Basic Education Department of Don Bosco Technology Institute (DBTI), Stephen Ferrer noted that time alone can change the public's perspective on technical vocational education that this is in demand of big industries. "Especially abroad, big industries need technically-skilled laborers," Ferrer said in a radio program, "Pagtuki" over...
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19Mar2013KORONADAL,, South Cotabato, Marso 19 (PIA) -- Ang pag-uswag sang pagprodukto sang goma kag nagapanguna nga agrikultura sa Maguindanao sa subong gintagaan pagtamod sang Department of Agriculture (DA). Mahibaluan nga sa subong ang pagprodukto sang goma nagasunod na sa pagprodukto sang humay kag mais sa ARMM. Sa pag-uswag sang industriya sang goma, ang Department of Agriculture sa Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DA-ARMM) naghiwat sang duha ka adlaw nga kurso sa paghanas sa pagprodukto san...
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19Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 19 (PIA) -- Nagpirmahanay sang memorandum of agreement (MOA) sa tunga sang duha ka pribado nga kolehiyo sa banwa sang Midyasap sa North Cotabato kag gobyerno sa tuyo nga ang mga bata sang Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) nga wala makatapos sa kolehiyo sa subong may higayon nga makaagum sang libre nga edukasyon. Mga tiglawas sang Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) sa rehiyon 12, Notre Dame of Midsayap College (NDMC) kag I-Link College of Scien...
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19Mar2013CITY OF MANILA, March 18 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) recently met with barangay chairmen of local government units in the region with high incidence of street children. Representatives from the Local Social Welfare and Development Offices, Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), barangay chairpersons and their staff participated in the consultation meeting to reduce the numner of street children. DSWD-NCR Regional Direc...
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19Mar2013CORTES, Bohol, March 19 (PIA) -- The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) here has programmed the purchase of advanced x-ray scanning equipment as part of their port security upgrading efforts. The scanning equipment is reportedly capable of detecting the atomic weights of objects. It also has penetrating rays that could get through concealed objects tucked in one’s baggage and measures each suspect object by its atomic weights and chemical components, said Port Police Supt. Norbero Alfaras. ...
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18Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 18 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA-6) is encouraging more farmer organizations and associations here to establish organic farms in order to get good yield and safe and healthy food products. DA-6 Regional Director Larry Nacionales said that organic products are in-demand in the global market and developing organic farms can be a lucrative agri-tourism business. “Farmers are urged to produce their own organics and these materials and resources can be found within...
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18Mar2013GLAN, Sarangani, March 18 (PIA) -- A new gateway that provides alternative trade links and inter-island routes in the South was inaugurated on Friday, March 15. Vice President Jejomar “Jojo” Binay Sr. and Governor Migs Dominguez led the inauguration of the new Roll-On Roll-Off (RoRo) facility of Glan International Port. Binay in his speech said that with Southern Mindanao being eyed as the country’s next vegetable basket, the new RoRo port will eventually benefit thousands of farmers ...
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18Mar2013LUNGSOD NG BATANGAS, Marso 18 (PIA) -May 721 kababaihan ang nagtapos sa long season barangay-based livelihood training/seminar ng home extension division ng Office of the City Veterinary and Agricultural Services (OCVAS) kamakailan. Sila ay sumailalim sa iba't-ibang pagsasanay tulad ng meat processing, paggawa ng sabon at pabango, cosmetology, pananahi, pagluluto, at pagpreserba ng pagkain. Sinabi ni Sarah Alea, isa sa mga nagtapos sa food preservation training, na malaki ang kanyang pasasalam...
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16Mar2013PASAY CITY, March 16 (PIA) -- The local government of Pasay City recently launched the “Electric-Friendly Lifestyle Program” to help mitigate the effects of climate change. Under the program, households are encouraged to conserve electricity by offering prices to the household with the biggest decrease in electrical consumption starting March 11 to December 2, 2013. Some 150 households from the 201 barangays have signed in for the competition “Our concerted effort to transform our C...
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15Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 15 (PIA) -- Geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDA) in Western Visayas will be prioritized by the Department of Health- Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD 6) for its programs and projects this 2013. This is in line with the over-all goal of the Universal Health Care or Kalusugan Pangkalahatan (KP) which is a focused approach to health reform implementation, ensuring that all Filipinos especially the poor receive the benefits of health reform. Dr....
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15Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 15 (PIA) -- Kasali ang lalawigan ng Sultan Kudarat sa mga probinsya sa Mindanao na isasailalim sa sub-national security and development studies na siya namang pangangasiwaan ng mga estudyante ng National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP). Layon ng naturang pag-aaral na matulungan ang mga nasyunal at maging ang mga lokal na lider sa pagsusuri ng kasalukuyang kalagayan ng kani-kanilang lugar sa aspeto ng ekonomiya, pulitika, at maging sa kaayusa...
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15Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 15 (PIA) -- For Caraga Region (Northeastern Mindanao) to become the leading mining, agricultural and tourism core and trade center in Southern Philippines, the Regional Development Council of Region 13 (RDC-13) on Wednesday endorsed P38,484,856,528- worth of programs and projects proposed for implementation in 2014 by 26 agencies and four state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the region. The current RDC leadership is aiming to increase more their budget in an effort to b...
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15Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 15 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-7) conducted a 3-day training of some 100 new staff for a special validation of households in Central Visayas (CV) affected by typhoon “Pablo” last December 2012. The training aims to make them understand and articulate the importance of the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) and to define the roles and functions of the different staff in the actual conduct of the household ...
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15Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Mar. 15 (PIA) -- Earlier this week, members of the SOCCSKSARGEN Bloggers shared their knowledge and inputs on the usage of Google-Map to students of Notre Dame of Marbel University (NDMU) here. Some 76 students from NDMU participated in the Google mapping seminar-workshop dubbed “Let’s Map it up NDMU.” The activity was led by the NDMU Computer Studies Department Student Council (CSDSC), and supported by SOCCSKSARGEN Bloggers, and South Cotabato Google Ma...
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15Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 15 (PIA) -- Kasalukuyang isinasagawa ang huling araw ng Local Capacities for Peace (LCP) seminar-workshop sa bayan ng Midsayap, North Cotabato. Ang aktibidad na nagsimula noong Miyerkules ay dinaluhan ng mga relihiyosong lider mula sa sampung kaagapay na komunidad ng Southern Christian College (SCC) sa naturang bayan. Layon nito na ipakilala ang LCP framework bilang instrumento sa pag-aanalisa ng kaugnayan sa pagitan ng proyekto at gusot upang maiwas...
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15Mar2013SAN JOSE, Antique, March 15 (PIA) -- An electrical shop/store in the town of San Jose bagged this year’s Department of Trade and Industry- Bagwis Award, an annual recognition of establishments that uphold the rights of consumers and practice responsible business where consumers get the value for their money. Glen Fernando, Trade and Industry Development Specialist, DTI-Antique said, Mini-Kuryente Electrical Shop which specializes in retail and wholesale of electrical products is the first re...
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15Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 15 (PIA)--Religious leaders from the ten partner communities of Southern Christian College in Midsayap, North Cotabato are currently undergoing a three-day Local Capacities for Peace (LCP) seminar-workshop. The event is aimed at introducing to participants the LCP framework as a tool for analyzing the relationship between aid or project and conflict in order to avoid worsening tensions, and to support communities’ local capacities for peace. Highlight ...
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14Mar2013ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, March 14 (PIA) -- Department of Trade and Industry – Rizal in cooperation with the Rizal provincial government recently held the Agri-Pangasius Culinary Festival at Antipolo City on March 7 in line with the celebration of Women’s Month and the fourth anniversary of the capitol transfer from Pasig to Antipolo. DTI Rizal headed by Provincial Director Mercy Parreno invited teams from 11 municipalities and one city of Rizal to help promote both good nutrition and consumpti...
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14Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 14 (PIA) -- The City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) and the local government of Marikina has launched the E-Mobile Learning Center to teach pre-school children on information technology. Marikina City Mayor Del de Guzman said the program, in cooperation with the Rotary Club of Manila 101, aims to provide free basic computer knowledge to kindergarten, preparatory and nursery students before they enter formal education. The center has seven desktop computers a...
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14Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 14 (PIA) -- Nangunguna ang Soccksargen Region o Rehiyon Dose sa pagpapatupad ng mga proyektong pangkaunlaran sa ilalim ng Mindanao Rural Development Program–Adaptable Program Loan Phase 2 (MRDP-2) ng Department of Agriculture. Base ito, ayon sa impormasyon ng Department of Agriculture (DA) 12, sa yearend evaluation at assessment na isinagawa ng MRDP sa anim na rehiyon sa Mindanao na sakop ng programa. Batay pa ...
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14Mar2013SURIGAO CITY, Mar. 14 (PIA) -- Gipangulohan ni Presidente Aquino kagahapon ang paghurar sa bag-ong natudlo nga mga opisyales sa Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster sa Pilipinas (KBP) didto sa Palasyo sa Malakanyang. Ang mga opisyales nga nanumpa sa ilang katungdanan atubangan sa Presidente mao sila: Foreign Affairs Undersecretary (USEC) Erlinda F. Basilio, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary sa Pilipinas Philippines ngadto sa People's Republic of China; Education USEC Mario A. Deriquito; Socia...
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14Mar2013
Tagalog news: Php 12.28 M na proyektong pang-imprastraktura natapos ng DSWD sa Libungan, N. Cotabato
LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, March 14 (PIA) -- AAbot sa P12.28 milyon na halaga ang proyektong pang-imprastraktura ang natapos kamakailan ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12 sa bayan ng Libungan sa North Cotabato. Ayon kay DSWD 12 Regional Director Zorahayda Taha ang mga proyektong pangkaunlaran at panlaban sa kahirapan ay kinapapalooban ng mga paaralan sa Batiocan, Palao, Abaga, Montay at Cabaruyan; day care center sa ... -
14Mar2013QUEZON, March 13 --Government housing sector is looking into the viability of non-irrigable lands as sites for socialized and non-socialized housing projects. In a meeting with the Chamber of Real Estate and Builders' Associations (CREBA), Vice President Jejomar Binay said the state wanted to "prioritize the development of infrastructures that will fully utilize the potentials" of non-irrigable lands. The phrase "non-irrigable lands" suggest lands that lack the marked characteristics to justi...
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13Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 13 -- More schools and colleges with green practices can join the 2013 National Search for Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Schools with the deadline for application reset on April 16. The search aims to raise awareness on environmental protection among students, teachers and their communities as well as encourage schools to hold environmental programs. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environment Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) pushed the extension of deadline ...
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13Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 13 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH-6) Center for Health Development is intensifying its Tuberculosis Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (TB-DOTS) implementation by increasing hospital engagement in Western Visayas. This is line with the global plan and the goal of the National Tuberculosis Program (NTP) of sustainably reducing the TB prevalence and death rates by 50 percent in 2015 and hopefully eliminating it by 2050. Dr. Jimmilly Aguiling, DOH-6 Regional NTP...
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13Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 13 (PIA) -- A total of P12.28 million worth of anti-poverty infrastructure projects have been completed in various villages of Libungan, North Cotabato, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported. DSWD Region-12 Regional Director Zorahayda Taha said, these comprised 20 community sub-projects, including schools, daycare centers, health stations, solar dryers, potable water system, road rehabilitations and other projects could be...
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13Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 13 (PIA) -- Of the six regions in Mindanao, Soccsksargen Region or Region 12 has emerged as the top implementer of various development projects under the Department of Agriculture’s Mindanao Rural Development Program–Adaptable Program Loan Phase 2 (MRDP-2). Based on MRDP-2’s yearend evaluation and assessment, ratings indicated that the four provinces of the region were the program’s top performers so far in terms of project implementation and fund...
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12Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 13 (PIA) --- The Lapu-Lapu city government was the recipient of sets of hospital and educational facilities from the Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. Lapu-Lapu received 17 hospital beds, 17 bassinets, and 13 ceiling fans which have been installed in the newly-refurbished Pedia and OB-Gyne wards. The new wards were inaugurated Tuesday. Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. financed the renovation of the two wards. A memorandum of agreement was recently inked between the Lapu-Lapu City governme...
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12Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 12 (PIA) -- Aabot sa P3.1 bilyon ang pondong inilaan ng pamahalaaang nasyunal para sa pagpapatupad ng mga programang magbibigay ng batayang serbisyo at laban sa kahirapan sa Soccsksargen Region o Rehiyon Dose. Inihayag ito ni Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12 regional planning officer Almanzor Dataya sa isang pagpupulong ng mga civic society organization na katuwang ng ahensiya sa pagpapatupa...
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12Mar2013CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, Mar 12 (PIA) -- Key personnel of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) underwent a seminar on basic HIV-AIDS dubbed “Scaling-Up Effective and Sustained Response on HIV-AIDS.” The seminar aims to further enhance knowledge and awareness on HIV-AIDS, to strengthen the local AIDS responses through the development of leadership capacities, and provide technical support to target LGUs, as well as to plan future local strategies to mitigate the impact of HIV ...
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12Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 12 (PIA) -- Department of Agrarian Reform in Region 7 (DAR-7) director Rodolfo Inson, during the year-end assessment and budget planning held Feb. 1 in Cebu City, commended his officials and employees at all levels for their efforts made for having achieved 121 perent of Region 7 target. DAR-7 met its targets in processing agricultural lands under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) for 2012. DAR-7 reported processing 5,954 hectares (ha) of agricultural land, e...
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12Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 12 (PIA) -- The Regional Poverty Reduction Action Team (RPRAT) will present the proposals of poverty reduction projects under the Bottom-up Budgeting (BuB) program to all focus cities and municipalities in Region 10, on March 12 to 14. The mayor’s representative and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) field officer, being both members of the Local Poverty Reduction Action Team (LPRAT), are expected to attend said consultation. Batch 1 participan...
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12Mar2013SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Mar. 12 (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council (RDC) in Ilocos will present the state of the region and its prospects during the State of the Region’s Development Conference (SORDC) Tuesday, March 12. Director Juan B. Ngalob of National Economic and Development Authority and currently the RDC acting chairman will deliver his State of the Region’s Address (SORA) on the overall performance of the region on the key sectors of the economy such as trade, industry ...
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11Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 11 (PIA) -- Pre-election surveys reflect voters understanding of news, and information about candidates. These are not meant to influence the outcome of elections. Social Weather Stations President Mahar Mangahas said people would likely vote a candidate because of “his records or accomplishments, or favorable news where the candidate is the star.” "It’s the voters who might be changing their minds. They may be growing in strength for a certain candidate or diminishing...
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11Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mar. 11 (PIA) -- Maaari na ngayong magproseso ng kanilang membership ID ang mga miyembro ng Social Security Sytstem sa lungsod ng Cotabato. Ayon kay SSS-Cotabato Branch Manager Sukarno Pendaliday, tumatanggap na ulit sila ng pagproseso ng SSS identification cards matapos ang ilang buwang pagkaantala nito dahil sa pagkasira ng kanilang data capturing machine. Gamit ang bagong data capturing machine, mas pinadali at mapapabilis na ngayon ang pagproseso ng mg...
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11Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Marso 11 (PIA) -- Sa halip na sa ika-15 ng Marso, iniurong sa ika-16 ng Abril ang huling araw ng pagsumite ng aplikasyon para sa National Search for Sustainable and Eco-Friendly School. Ito ang inihayag kaninang umaga ni Environment Management Bureau (12) acting regional director Ma. Socorro Lanto. Aniya ito ay upang mabigyan ang mas marami pang paaralan na makalahok sa patimpalak na pinangungunahan ng Department ...
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11Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 11 (PIA) -- Members of Social Security System in Cotabato City and neighboring towns can now process their membership identification cards (IDs) in the SSS-Cotabato office. According to SSS-Cotabato Branch Manager Sukarno Pendaliday, they have already resumed facilitating applications for SSS IDs after suspending operations for several months due to mechanical problem. With the arrival of a new data capturing machine last December, processing of documents ...
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11Mar2013SIQUIJOR, March 11 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Siquijor announces its offering of a training program on Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machine Tool Programming and Operation under its DOST-Grant-in-Aid. Assistant Provincial Science and Technology Director Roland Padayhag said the training course is one of the DOST’s human resource intervention for the “Sustainable Growth, Productivity and Competitiveness of the Metals & Engineering Sector." He said, m...
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11Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 11 (PIA) -- Local schools interested in joining the national search for sustainable and eco-friendly schools but have not yet filed their application for the competition have been given an extension, an official of the Environment Management Bureau (EMB)12, announced today. In a statement, EMB 12 acting regional director Ma. Socorro Lanto said, the deadline for the submission of entries for the nationwide search ...
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11Mar2013DUMAGUETE CITY, March 11 (PIA) -- Ang anti-poverty program sa gobyerno malamposon nga nakatabang Pag - uswag sa kahimtang sa mga pamilyang kabus nga naka benepisyo niini bisan pa sa hamubo nga panahon Pag implementar niini Sumala pa ni Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan, ang mga pamilyang nakapahimulos sa programang Pantawid Pamilya o conditional cash transfer madasigon nga nagtuman sa mga programa sa edukasyon ug maayong panglawas Kung itandi sa wala naka benepisyo niini. D...
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11Mar2013TAGUIG CITY, March 11 (PIA) -- The city government of Taguig will again hold its e-Graduation program – a live video streaming of all commencement exercises of the city’s public elementary and high schools for 2013. “All graduation rites of public elementary and high schools can again be viewed online this year through the city's Facebook page,” said Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano. Cayetano said the purpose of the program is to bridge the gap and allow family members of graduating student...
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11Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 11 (PIA) -- Child labor focal persons in Northern Mindanao will converge here to further improve and strengthen the region’s anti-child labor program. Lawyer Johnson G. Cañete, regional director of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), said member-agencies and program partners of the Regional Child Labor Committee (RCLC) will meet on March 13 to tackle child labor concerns in the region. Cañete, who also chair the RCLC, said the meeting will serve as a v...
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10Mar2013MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Mar. 9 (PIA) -- The regional office of the Department of Agriculture led Thursday the provincial launching of the National Year of Rice (NYR) at Ampil Pensionne, this city. The launch was attended by more than 200 stakeholders that included leaders of farmers’ and irrigators’ associations, agriculture officers, and some provincial, municipal, and city officials. City Mayor Maloney Samaco welcomed the participants, saying the gathering was timely inasmuch as r...
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09Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 9 (PIA) -- The Department of Health-Center for Health (DOH-CHD)-Caraga is commemorating rabies awareness month this March. During the media forum held here recently, Rabies Nurse Coordinator Ms. Lourdes Plaza said rabies remains a public health problem in the Philippines. The annual incidence of rabies from 1987 to 1997 ranged form five to nine cases per million population. Approximately 300 to 600 Filipinos die of rabies every year. In Caraga Region, nine rabies deaths occu...
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09Mar2013PARAÑAQUE CITY, March 9 (PIA) -- The city government of Parañaque continues to intensify its campaign against tuberculosis (TB). “Parañaque is committed to improve its TB case detection and cure rates year after year. Even as we reach our national goal, we will not stop there,” Mayor Jun Bernabe said. He also said that the city government will remain vigilant, surpass records, and continue to contribute to the national effort towards prevention, detection, cure and eradication of the d...
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08Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, February 28 (PIA) – The municipality of Garcia-Hernandez in Bohol topped this year’s Best Performing Municipal Rabies Prevention and Elimination Councils (MRPECS) besting 17 other nominees in the province. Garcia-Hernandez Mayor Miguelito Galendez, said he did not expect his town to win considering that they did not even qualify as finalist in last year’s search. Galendez said their vision of a rabies-free town pushed them to register all dogs so there would be ...
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08Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 8 (PIA) -- Poor local government units (LGUs) in Northern Mindanao are set to benefit from the Bottom-Up Budgeting (BuB) in 2014. Director Annabele M. Atillo of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) in the region said 87 LGUs in Northern Mindanao are among the 1,233 focus areas that will benefit from the implementation of the BuB next year. These areas were selected based on poverty incidence, poor population, magnitude of poor population living in barangays ...
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08Mar2013LOS BANOS, Laguna, March 8 (PIA) -- Initially transporting its first of a series of seminars over the Web in November 2011, the Food Safety "Webinar" Series hit the ground running. Coined from the words Web and seminar, the Webinar started with only 15 online viewers. Now, there are more than 300 after just six episodes. DOST IV-A Regional Director Alexander R. Madrigal opened this new learning tool for food science students who cannot afford expensive and long-distance training courses. N...
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08Mar2013PANABO CITY March 8 -- The Barangay Una Boxing Team once again showed class and supremacy as they romped away with majority of the medals at stake in the recently concluded 2013 ABAP National Amateur Boxing Championship held in Maasin City, Southern Leyte last February 19-22. The event was participated by 173 boxers representing various cities and provinces nationwide. All in all, the Panabo City, Davao del Norte-based team snatched 7 golds and 2 silver medals out of 14 participating boxers wh...
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08Mar2013TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, March 8 (PIA) --Fifty-five entrepreneurs from the province’s Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have attended a seminar on Basic Accounting for Non-Accountants conducted by the Provincial Cooperative, Livelihood and Entrepreneurial Development Office (PCLEDO). The seminar is the first developmental training provided by PCLEDO for Cavite MSMEs. Mr. Raegan L. Capuno, Chairman of the Accountancy Department at First Asia Institute of Technology and Humanities...
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08Mar2013SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, March 8 (PIA1) -- In an effort to uphold the rights of the 1.3 million Pantawid Pamilya (PP) beneficiaries of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) nationwide, the ‘Bawal and EPAL’ campaign was recently launched here. Director Marcelo Nicomedes Castillo of the DSWD in the Ilocos said this is to assure them that no one, other than the DSWD national and regional offices has the right to delist them from the program only if they do not comply with...
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08Mar2013MARIVELES, Bataan, March 8 (PIA) -- Empowering Filipinas this International Women’s Month, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has forever changed the life of a former factory worker exposed to toxic chemicals into a sound mother with a stable Nego-Kart. Juliet Abad, 35, mother of two, recalled her struggles almost a year ago before DOLE, led by Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz and Region III Director Raymundo Agravante, gave her a Negosyo sa Kariton (Nego-Kart) being one of the...
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07Mar2013MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, March 7 (PIA) -- The Bukidnon Kaamulan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (BKCCII) and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have conducted a series of free training for new, existing and would-be entrepreneurs in the province. The training runs from March 4 to 8 at the BKCCII booth, capitol grounds in Malaybalay City. DTI Provincial Director Ermedio J. Abang said the training included an introduction to entrepreneurship and a discussion on consumer rights and re...
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07Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 7 (PIA) -- The Department of Health – National Capital Region (DOH-NCR) will host a public consultation and review on Friday, March 8, on the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 10354, also known as the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law of 2012. The law took effect on January 17, 2013 after President Benigno S. Aquino III signed it on December 21, 2012. Various sectors of society including religious groups, Metro Manila mayors and ci...
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07Mar2013CARMONA, Cavite, Mar 7 (PIA) --The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Cavite Cluster B rated this premier municipality “excellent” in reducing the bureaucratic red tape in its Anti-Red Tape Act-Report Card Survey (ARTC-RCS). The excellent rate given by the DILG-Cavite Cluster B was imparted to Mayor Dahlia Loyola and the department heads during the recent exit conference held at the Penthouse of the municipal hall. Carmona scored 90.75 percent which is equivalent to Excelle...
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07Mar2013DUMAGUETE CITY, March 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD) Region7 announced the start of the implementation of the P134 million worth of community projects under the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) this March in Negros Oriental. DSWD 7 Social Marketing Officer Simeon Remata III said 56 Kalahi projects in the province are identified through a bottom-up planning process which involves the barangay...
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07Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 7 (PIA) -- Three countries are now replicating the Bohol Rabies Prevention and Eradication Program (BRPEP) and using it in addressing rising rabies cases in their respective homelands. Bohol Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Stella Marie Lapiz said an international non-stock non-profit organization called Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) is currently generating more funds to help implement the BRPEP in Morogoro, Tanzania; Chad, South Africa; and Nias, Indonesia....
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07Mar2013DAVAO CITY, Mar. 7 (PIA) -- The Civil Service Commission in the region has reiterated its call for government officials and employees to submit nomination for the 2013 Search of Outstanding Public Officials and Employees which has a deadline set on March 29. CSC-XI Regional Director Annabelle Rosell said the awards are the highest and most coveted recognition given by the government to individuals or group of individuals who have excelled or shown utmost dedication and commitment in public serv...
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06Mar2013TUBOD, Lanao del Norte, March 6 -- More than 1,000 elementary school pupils from different towns of the province flocked to the Mindanao Civic Center (MCC) gymnasium for the first day of the mobile Science exhibit dubbed “Sci-Fun Caravan” on February 27. The caravan is a travelling exhibition of the Philippine Science Centrum. It is also the first interactive museum in the country that offers a selection of interactive exhibit that promotes a better grasp of science and technology concepts...
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06Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 6 (PIA) -- The recorded increase of dengue cases in the region had prodded the Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) Caraga to intensify its campaign against dengue through the implementation of the Aksyon Barangay Kontra Dengue (ABKD) program. DOH-CHD Caraga’s Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) Chief Dr. Gerna Manatad pointed out that with the increasing number of dengue cases in the region, the health department should find measures ...
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06Mar2013SYUDAD SANG ILOILO, Marso 6 (PIA6) -- Ang Department of Environment and Natural Resources paagi sa Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) naga-agda sa mga buluthuan diri sa Western Visayas nga magpakigbahin sa 2013 National Search for Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Schools. Ang torneo nga ini nagatinguha nga maghinyo sa mga buluthuan nga mangin aktibo sa pagpartisipar sa mga isyu nahanungod sa palibot sa praktikal kag lokal nga lebel. Suno sa DENR, ang kadalag-an sang hilikuton nga ini sang tuig ...
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06Mar2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, March 6 (PIA) -- Negros Occidental is well on its way in realizing its goal of becoming a rice self-sufficient province with a 23 percent increase in its rice production for 2011-2012. “No province, no region in the country has this increase in rice production,” Governor Alfredo G. Marañon Jr. said, crediting this accomplishment to the efforts of the Office of the Provincial Agricultural Office. Marañon said because of the province’s program on crop insurance, the ...
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06Mar2013ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Mar. 6 (PIA) -- Moro Islamic Liberation Front chairman Mohagher Iqbal declared at a forum here recently that “consultations will be at the heart of negotiations on the Framework Agreement on Bangsamoro.” The MILF chairman was guest speaker at a Dialogue Forum for Peace in Basilan which was organized by the Roman Catholic Prelature of Basilan in partnership with the Inter-Faith Council of Leaders in Basilan last Feb. 19 at the Querexeta Formation Center. In spite of...
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06Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mar. 6 (PIA) -- Nilagdaan kamakailan ng mga opisyal ng Overseas Workers Welfare Administration-Region 12, Notre Dame of Midsayap College at I-Link College of Science and Technology sa Midsayap, North Cotabato ang isang memorandum of agreement na magbibigay ng karagdagang oportunidad sa mga overseas Filipino workers at kanilang mga benepisyaryo. Ang nasabing MOA ay naglalayong mapabuti ang pagbibigay ng benepisyong pang-edukasyon at pagsasanay para s...
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06Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Mar. 6 (PIA) -- The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration-Region 12 (OWWA 12) inked a Memorandum of Agreement with two schools in Midsayap, North Cotabato to intensify its education programs for OFW dependents. The signing was led by OWWA-12 Dir. Abdulghani Umag together with Fr. Rogelio Tabuada, OMI, president of the Notre Dame of Midsayap College (NDMC) and Westre Santos, vice president of I-Link College of Science and Technology. The agreement strengthen...
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06Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Marso 6 (PIA) -- Nakasaut kanu masiken a 11,000 a mga pamilya nu miyembro nu Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) e naka benepisyaryo kanu cash-for-work program a kanu Department of Social Welfare and Development. Isa a kinapangingidsa, inibpayag ni DSWD 12 regional director Bai Zorahayda Taha, kaped kanu nakadtalima kanu nya na su mga miskinan a pamilya nu MILF a sa Rehiyon Dose endo su kanu Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Isa enya a lalan kanu nadtelu a...
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06Mar2013DAVAO CITY, Mar. 6 -- A major program or a commercial product needs a trademark or a logo. It should be simple and could be easily ‘recalled.’ The DA’s forthcoming Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP) is no different. It needs a logo that would capture its essence, its objectives and goals. The DA is thus inviting everyone to join the PRDP logo design-making contest. The winner will take home P20,000 cash, and he or she will be part of the DA’s legacy to the Filipino people....
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05Mar2013MANILA, March 5 -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Germany agreed to adopt a stronger programmatic approach in designing and implementing future projects and to establish better linkages between national and regional-level activities within ASEAN, a statement from ASEAN said. This was reached during the ASEAN-Germany Cooperation Review last week at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta. Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Ms. Alicia dela Rosa...
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05Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 5 (PIA) -- The Philippine Center for Gifted Education Inc. is now open to nominations for the Search for “Mga Bagong Rizal: Pag-asa ng Bayan” Award 2013. The PCGE decided to make the search a biennial event after successfully mounting it in 2011. The event is a search for children and youth who exude exemplary performance in their own fields. They are gathered for activities that will boost their leadership skills and acquaint them further with the life of nation...
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05Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 5 (PIA) -- Aabot sa mahigit 11,000 na pamilyang miyembro ng Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) ang makikinabang sa cash-for-work program ng Department of Social Welfare and Development. Sa isang panayam, inihayag ni DSWD 12 regional director Bai Zorahayda Taha, kabilang sa mga makikinabang nito ang mahihirap na pamilyang MILF sa Rehiyon Dose at Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Kabahagi ang naturang progra...
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05Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 5 (PIA) -- A total of 396 suspected dengue cases were admitted to different disease reporting units in Caraga Region from January 1 to February 23. This is 74 percent higher compared to last year’s cases, recorded at 227. According to Dr. Gerna Manatad, chief of Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) of the Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD)-Caraga, ages of cases ranged from less than one month old to 82 years old. She added majority o...
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05Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 5 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-6) thru the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) urges schools in Western Visayas to particiapte in the 2013 National Search for Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Schools. The nationwide contest aims to encourage schools and academic institutions to become more actively involved in environmental issues at a practical and local level. In a statement, DENR said the success of the 2009 and 2011 competitions gen...
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05Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 5 (PIA) -- The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in Northern Mindanao said the implementation of the two-tiered wage system will motivate workers to work harder and above par. RTWPB 10 Secretary Estrella Pahalla said in a media forum Monday that the new scheme which highlights productivity and performance in wage fixing will result to improvements in workers’ productivity. The two-tiered wage system consists of a fixed “floor or minimum wa...
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05Mar2013MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN, March 5 (PIA) --Daku, balhibuon ug color blue-gray ang mata sa bag-ong klase nga hawk-owl nga nadiskobrehan karon sa isla sa Camiguin. Basi sa mga obserbasyon sa mga experto gikan sa Philippines Biodiversity Conservation Foundation, gawas daw sa hitsura niini sahi usab kayo ang tingog sa nasangpit nga langgam kung ikumpara sa laing mga pundok sa hawk-owls nga makita sulod ug gawas sa atong nasud. Matud pa sa mga researchers, dili makahimo ang usa ka owl ang pagtuon sa kla...
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05Mar2013MAMBAJAO, Camiguin, March 5 (PIA) -- Big, fluffy, blue-gray eyed hawk-owls were sighted by researchers in this volcanic island paradise at the northern tip of Mindanao. It is the only one of its kind. At night, it gives a long solo hoot that builds in intensity, with a distinctive low growling tone to attract mates or defend their territory. Pairs of these owls often do short barking duets (rapid yapping) that always starts with a growl. Recordings and observations made by scientists from the...
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05Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 5 (PIA) – The anti-red tape campaign of government agencies has made a dent as can be gleaned from the result of the Anti-Red Tape Act Report Card Survey (ARTA RCS) of the Civil Service Commission. In a statement, Civil Service Commission Chairman Francisco T. Duque III said 598 government offices nationwide were monitored for compliance with the Anti-Red Tape Act (ARTA) of 2007. Government offices were rated Excellent, the highest in the scale with scores from 90 to 10...
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04Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 4 -- Over 11,000 families, all members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), are set to benefit from the cash-for-work program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. DSWD 12 Regional Director Bai Zorahayda Taha said the initial number of beneficiaries are located in Region 12 and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Taha explained, the inclusion of these families in the agency’s cash-for-wo...
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04Mar2013MAMBAJAO, Camiguin, March 4 (PIA) -- The Protected Area Management Board (PAMB) has taken a closer look into the management and operations of the Mt. Timpoong-Hibok-Hibok Natural Monument. It is a multi-sectoral body responsible for the administration and management of all protected areas such as the Timpoong-Hibok-hibok Natural Monument which was declared a protected area in 2004 under Presidential Proclamation 570. PAMB, together with the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (...
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04Mar2013COTABATO CITY, March 4 (PIA) -- As part of the continuing process for more efficient and effective implementation of government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino program (4Ps), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has embarked on Pantawid Biometrict Payout system. The program was initially launched by DSWD Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman in February 20, this year as a mechanism to facilitate speedy release of cash assistance to beneficiaries and accurate capturing of ho...
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04Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 4 (PIA) -- Inaasahan ng Environment Management Bureau ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-EMB) 12 ang mas malawak na partisipasyon ng mga residente sa gilid ng Bulok Creek sa pangangalaga ng naturang sapa. Kamakailan inilunsad ng EMB 12 ang malawakang information, education and communication (EIC) campaign hinggil sa Adopt-an-Estero Program sa mga barangay na dinadaanan nito. Nakasentro ...
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04Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 4 (PIA) – It's all systems go for the bid of Iloilo City to be one of the 7 New Wonder Cities of the world. Toward this end, the city government has organized a promotion team for the campaign tasked to encourage residents here to vote for Iloilo City. The promotion team is chaired by Mr. Joeboy Agriam, President of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc.-Iloilo Chapter, and co-chaired by the Benito Jimena, City Tourism Officer. “We want everyone to be...
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04Mar2013MANILA, Marso 4 (PIA6) -- Gin-abi-abi sang Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang lihok sa Kongreso sa pagdeklarar sa Waling-Waling bilang pungsodnon nga bulak sang Pilipinas kaupod sang Sampaguita. Ginpahayag ni DENR Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje nga ang Waling-Waling ang labos nga makatiglawas sang katahum kag kapinasahi sang “Philippine biodiversity” bangod ini ang ginakabig bilang pinakamaayo sa tanan nga mga sahi sang mga orchid sa pungsod. Sia ang nagsiling nga ang pa...
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04Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environment and Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) 12 is engaging communities for a more sustained protection of the Bulok Creek. Bulok Creek, which cuts through the city’s commercial center and traverses at least seven barangays here, is considered a very important water body in Koronadal City. It is a pilot water body for the implementation of the agency...
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04Mar2013ILOILO CITY, Mar. 4 (PIA6) -- Involving the mining sector in the National Greening Program (NGP) and in the preparation of the geohazard map can speed up work on environmental protection and rehabilitation. This is part of its public-partnership according to Mines and Geosciences Bureau-6 Director Leo Van Juguan. The MGB-6 held recently a meeting with the mining contractors and permit holders in Western Visayas to enjoin their support and participation in the NGP and in the completion of the...
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04Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 4 -- The need to wage an armed struggle to change Philippine society has become irrelevant with democratic space obtaining in the country. This was the reason why some members of the political Left who used to shun elections, especially during the Martial Law period, do so now. In an episode of the TV talk show Paghahanda Para sa Hatol ng Bayan, Commission on Human Rights Chair Etta Rosales said, "There is no space for armed struggle for as long as you can do things peacefu...
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04Mar2013CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, Mar 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Regions 4A and National Capital Region (NCR) recently spearheaded the creation of the technical working group (TWG) for the Pasig-Laguna De Bay Riverbasin. The newly created TWG is composed of 24 members both from the DILG Regions IV-A and NCR, national gov’t agencies (NGAs) and non-gov’t organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations (CSOs), and the academe. Further, an executive committee was ...
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04Mar2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, March 4 (PIA) – Top officials of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) – Capiz chapter joined their counterparts from different parts of the country in the 16th Cerge M. Remonde Chapter Leaders Conference last Feb. 28 to March 2 in Cebu City. The Capiz delegates who made up the 80 participants were KBP Western Visayas coordinator and RMN – Roxas City station manager Ely Abarra and KBP – Capiz performance officer and IBC dyJJ station manager Rexam Laguda...
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03Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 3 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office (NSO-7) calls on all Filipino households and establishments in agriculture and fisheries to support the ongoing conduct of the 2012 Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF). NSO-7 Regional Director Engr. Ariel Florendo said, CAF is a government undertaking that hopes to collect and compile basic information on the agriculture and fishery sectors in the country. The collected data will serve as bases for policy formulation and implemen...
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03Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 3 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Caraga is once again spearheading the observance of the Fire Prevention Month in March this year. The observance kicked-off Friday through a motorcade around the city thouroughfares. Since March is also Women’s Month, the BFP joined the Gender and Development Coordinating Committee (GADCC) during the opening ceremony of the Women's Month celebration through a fun walk and hataw exercise from the Agusan del Norte Provincial Ca...
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02Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 02 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-7) urges the public to observe Women’s Month celebration on March 2013. This year’s theme is “Kababaihan: Gabay sa Pagtahak sa Tuwid na Daan” underscores the need to accelerate women’s participation in governance and enhance gender perspective in upholding good governance . This theme further highlights the importance of strengthening the mechanisms and institutions that support women and to widen t...
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02Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 2 (PIA) -- Local chief executives, heads and representatives of government agencies, and other partner stakeholders convened on Thursday at the Almont Hotel's Inland Resort, this city to witness the launching of the Caraga Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (RDRRM) Plan 2013-2017. The activity was led by the RDRRMC chaired by Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Caraga Regional Director Blanche Gobenciong. Gobenciong said the Caraga DRRM Plan contains four thematic are...
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02Mar2013SAN JOSE, Antique, March 2 (PIA 6) -- Police Regional Office 6 (PRO 6) Director Agrimero Cruz reiterated the implementation of the reform program embodied under Code-P during the recent turn-over of command ceremony installing Police Senior Superintendent Marlon M. Ganzon as the Officer-in-Charge of the Antique Provincial Police Office (APPO), here. In a message read by PCSupt Manuel B. Felix, Deputy Regional Director for Administration, Cruz expects PSSupt Ganzon to implement the thrusts initi...
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01Mar2013KALIBO, Aklan, March 1 (PIA6) -- Hundreds of Aklanons found the conduct of this year’s nationwide Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF) by the National Statistics Office beneficial since they were hired as enumerators and team supervisors. The census, which started February 25 in Aklan, is conducted every 10 years, according to the NSO here, headed by Provincial Statistics Officer Blas Solidum. “The 2012 CAF is a large-scale government activity which aims to collect and compile ba...
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01Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 1 (PIA) -- The Department of Public Works and Highways in Region 6 (DPWH-6) launched today the multi-million project that will pave way for the improvement and widening of the Benigno S. Aquino Avenue, the busiest road in Iloilo City. Ilonggo Senator Franklin Drilon , who led the ground-breaking ceremony, said that the start of the project is also the launch of a movement that will boost Iloilo’s bid to host the ministerial conferences of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperat...
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01Mar2013TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, Mar. 1 (PIA) -- Almost 900 bags of blood, 450 cc each, were collected by the Provincial Health Office-Cavite Blood Council (PHO-CBC) from volunteers around the province for the month of February. The mobile blood donation carried out the PHO-CBC aimed to ensure that enough blood supply will be available for the people in times of emergency most especially for the indigent patients. During the 13th anniversary of the Cavite Blood Council last February 27 held at the...
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01Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 1 (PIA) -- Some 8,000 board feet of sawn lumber confiscated early this week have been turned over to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 12. The simple turn over ceremony at the South Cotabato government’s Productivity and Technology (PROTECH) Center along Alunan Avenue was witnessed by government personnel and the media. The formal turn-over of the confiscated forest products with the truck was made by ...
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01Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 1 (PIA) -- Mas mabilis na ngayon ang pagluluwas ng mga produkto mula sa mga liblib na barangay sa bayan ng Tupi sa South Cotabato. Ito ay dahil tapos na ang rehabilitasyon at pagsesemento ng farm-to market road sa Barangay Polonuling sa naturang bayan na pinondohan ng Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP) sa ilalim ng Rural Infrastructure component. Ang nasabing kalsada ay may habang 4.1 kilometro at ...
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01Mar2013MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, March 1 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Revenue District 99 (RD99) here has collected P1.027 billion in tax revenues in 2012. Revenue District Officer Myrna Bernardo said this is the first time that BIR RD99 in Bukidnon collected more than a billion pesos in revenues. It registered a P69.7 million surplus or 7.28 percent excess over the assigned collection target. Revenue collection for 2012 also grew by P209.5 million or 25.62 percent compared to the...
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01Mar2013LAOAG CITY, Mar. 1 (PIA) -- At least 800 residents who worked under the “cash-for-work” (CFW) program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) have received their full payments on February 22 at the Laoag City Auditorium. The CFW is a short-term intervention package of the DSWD giving financial aid to poor individuals in exchange for community work and service. A worker in the program is entitled to a daily wage of P180 for a maximum of 10 day-service or equivalent to P1,8...
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01Mar2013DAVAO CITY, March 1 (PIA) -- Visitor arrivals in Region XI has reached the one-million mark. This was bared by Department of Tourism Region XI Officer-in-Charge Eden Larano-David basing the numbers on hotel booking figures. David said that visitor arrivals have grown 20% from the previous years, a large percentage of the tourists are business travellers particularly those in MICE (Meetings Incentives Conventions Exhibitions) related events. He estimates that 40% of the visitors are on MICE ...
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28Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 28 (PIA) -- Renting a power barge unit to address the power shortage in Siquijor Province is being eyed as a viable option amid the daily brownouts being experienced by residents of the island. In a recent meeting of the Regional Development Council (RDC) 7 Sub-Committee on Power, Edmund Veloso of the National Power Corporation - Small Power Utilities Group (NPC-SPUG) said two of the three power barges in the Siquijor island have been badly damaged by Typhoon Pablo in December l...
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28Feb2013TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, Feb. 28 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Cavite, in partnership with Cavite Modern Growers’ Inc. (CGMI), has their hands full in preparation for the second Cavite Agrifest and Farmers/Fishermen’s Congress slated on March 25. Now on its second year, the assembly will be held at the provincial gymnasium and is themed “Pagsasama-sama ng mga Magsasaka at Mangingisda, Tungo sa mas Maunlad na Pagsasaka ng Komunidad (A Gathering of Farmers and Fishermen Toward...
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28Feb2013MANILA. Peb. 28 (PIA6) -- Nagtukod ang Civil Service Commission (CSC) sang isa ka bag-o nga programa sa radio nga ginahingalanan “Serbisyo Todo-Todo (STT) nga “live” sa kahanginan sa DZRB Radyo ng Bayan. Ang programa ang nagapalayag kada Miyerkoles halin 11:00 sa aga tubtub 12:00 sa udto paagi sa estasyonan sang gobyerno nga makit-an sa 783 KHz sa AM Band sang mga radyo. Halin sa mayor nga estasyonan sang DZRB, ang programa ang igapalayag man sa iban nga mga waragwagan sang Phi...
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27Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 27 (PIA) -- President Aquino commended the efforts of the residents in Cagayan de Oro City to recover from the tragic experience brought about by Typhoon Sendong last December 2011 in his visit to the Xavier Ecoville-Xavier University Resettlement Site at Barangay Lumbia here. “Ngayon ho talagang nakikita natin pabangon na kayo nang pabangon at saka pero nagbibigay sigla ho sa amin ‘yung kasiglahan niyo. Talagang palaban, talaga hong hindi tayo patatalo maski ano...
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27Feb2013DIPOLOG CITY, Feb. 27 (PIA) -- Following a positive feedback from schools and local government units (LGUs) to the “Tunog-tugan festival” outreach program, Mayor Evelyn T. Uy has expressed her gratitude for the support extended by schools and LGUs to the activity. Uy thanked her constituents, and students, faculty and staff, school officials of Colegio de San Francisco Javier of the municipality of Rizal, St. Joseph College in Sindangan town, local government officials and residents of the ...
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27Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 27 (PIA) -- Ang US State Department naghatag sa subong sang bug-os nga “modern blast investigation equipment” sa Police Regional Office 12 para mabuligan mapaayo pa ang ikasarang sang lokal nga kapulisan sa pagbato kag pagsabat sa may kahilabtanan sa bomba nga pag-atake nga posible nga matabo sa duog. SI Police Senior Insp. Benjamin Mauricio, spokesperson sang Region 12 police office, nagsiling nga ang kabug-usan nga “blast investigation equipmen...
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27Feb2013COTABATO CITY, Feb. 27 (PIA) -- ARMM OIC-Vice Governor and regional secretary BaInon Karon of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the autonomous region cautions politicians against using the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program or “Pantawid Pamilya” for their political advancement. DSWD-ARMM has launched recently its version of “BAWAL ANG EPAL DITO” anti-Epal regional campaign in an effort to protect and safeguard the program against attempts by some politicia...
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27Feb2013TAGUM CITY, Feb 27 (PIA) -- The P242-million Davao del Norte Sports and Cultural Center is not only a real estate investment but an investment in the future of the youth. “We have never heard those shouting for a long period of time,” Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario said, referring to the loud shrieks of laughter coming from schoolchildren participating in the five-day 2013 Davao Region Athletic Association (DAVRAA) Games which started Monday. Some people have questioned del R...
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27Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Caraga, in partnership with the Regional Development Council (RDC) and the provincial government of Surigao del Norte will be conducting the S & T Summit on March 14 at the Provincial Convention Center, Capitol Compound, Surigao City. DOST-Caraga Regional Director Dominga Mallonga bared that the S & T Summit is anchored on the theme, “Harnessing Science and Technology for Caraga’s Sustainable Development.” “T...
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27Feb2013TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Feb. 27 - The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Surigao del Sur distributed relief goods to victims of typhoon “Pablo” in the various barangays of Lingig, this province recently. About 1,500 households comprising of three (3) barangays (Tagpoporan, Bong-gan and Barcelona) were extended of the help not only the affected agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) but as well as the residents of the said barangays. Donations came from DAR Caraga 13, DAR Region ...
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26Feb2013KALIBO, Aklan, February 26 (PIA6) -- The municipality of Malay will soon be plastic-free. Business establishments in the municipality of Malay, including those in Boracay Island, will be prohibited from selling and providing plastic bags to consumers as secondary packaging materials on wet goods; selling and providing plastic bags to consumers as primary packaging material on dry goods; and selling and providing Styrofoam/styrophor as containers. This after the Malay Sangguniang Bayan approve...
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26Feb2013ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Feb. 26 (PIA) -- Newly installed Director General of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) visited Basilan Friday to prepare for the local launching of the national event dubbed “Bayani Challenge 2013.” DG Jose Mari Oquiñena together with a team from Gawad Kalinga (GK) paid a courtesy call on Basilan Gov. Jum Akbar to discuss the housing projects for the province as part of the simultaneous nationwide Bayani Challenge launch in 34 provinces. Bayani Challenge is...
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26Feb2013TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat, Feb 26 (PIA) -- Fifty out-of-school youths in this city are recipients of the Cash for Training Program (C4TP) by the local government and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) 12. “When I learned that I am among the recipients of this livelihood project, I was overjoyed,” said Vergel Kilayco, an out-of-school youth and resident of Barangay Baras, this city. “At present, I am jobless but after this ...
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26Feb2013COTABATO CITY, Feb. 26 (PIA) -- Working closely with the Department of Education, the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) Philippines through its Alternative Delivery Model (ADM) Project supports government efforts to address lack of access to basic education in remote communities. ADM Project is Component 4 of the Basic Education Assistance for Mindanao-ARMM (BEAM-ARMM) that provides catch-up education opportunities targeting remote areas with large number of out-of-school children a...
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26Feb2013Cebu City, Feb. 26 (PIA) --- The national government’s poverty reduction program has earned the admiration of the seven Developing Member Countries (DMC). Representatives from Bangladesh, Cambodia, the Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Timor-Lester, and Vietnam early this month praised the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) for being effective in empowering the beneficiary-communities into becoming active pa...
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26Feb2013Poverty reduction team reviews anti-poverty projects in CaragaBUTUAN CITY, Feb. 26 (PIA) -- Together with the 12 implementing regional line agencies in Caraga, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is preparing to review and validate anti-poverty projects to be implemented in 2014 and to monitor projects being implemented this year. Undersecretary Marie Labajo of the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) attended the Regional Poverty Reduction Action Team (RPRAT) meeting ...
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26Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 26 (PIA) -- Beginning this week, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Region 12 is revving up its campaign to protect the conditional cash transfer (CCT) beneficiaries from politician who try to use the program to influence votes. “DSWD Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman has received a lot of complaints that some politicians have told Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries that ...
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26Feb2013SURIGAO DEL SUR, Feb. 26 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) here and the Mabuhay Kahayagan Coffee Growers Cooperative (MKCGC) signed a memorandum Of agreement (MOA) for the implementation of the P2.9 million Agrarian Community Connectivity and Economic Support Services (ARCCESS) held recently at Barangay Kahayagan, Tagbina. The service facilities include 4WD tractor, huller, grass cutter, power sprayer, and flat bed dryer. The event was participated by DAR officials and staff hea...
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26Feb2013TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 26 (PIA) -- Gidasonan sa RDC-X kun Regional Development Council, sa rehiyon 10, ang plano nga magtakda sa gitawag WQMA kun Water Quality Management Area sa sistema sa panubig sa mga suba sa Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental ug Bukidnon. Ang pagtakda sa WQMA, ang magtugot nga himoon ang mga lakang aron matubag ang mga isyu ug mga problema sa sistema sa panubig sa kasubaan alang sa kasegurohan nga matuman ang mga probisyon sa Republic Act No. 9275, nga mas ...
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25Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb 25 (PIA) -- Democracy becomes meaningful only when people’s will prevails, especially in elections. This was the message of Presidential Communication Operations Secretary Sonny Coloma during the recent launch of Hatol ng Bayan 2013. He said holding honest elections is crucial to a nation’s democracy. “People power revolution happened because of people’s perception that there was massive cheating during the snap elections in 1986,” Coloma said in Filipino. Hatol ng...
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25Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 25 (PIA) -- Mas maayos na ngayon ang pag-aaral sa mga batang mag-aaral sa Barangay Tina at San Pablo sa lungsod ng Tacurong dahil sa kaloob na tulong ng Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII). Kamakailan, pinasinayaan ang isang two-classroom building ng Tina Elementary School sa Barangay Tina at isa pang gusali sa San Emmanuel National High School-Annex sa Barangay San Pablo. Nanguna sa pagpa...
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25Feb2013SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Feb. 25 (PIA) – As part of the continuing government support to the poor, the Department of Social Welfare Development Office here has started distributing cash grants to poor households in the Ilocos region recently. Allan Lulu, DSWD information officer, said some P28,700 were distributed to 28 households from Ilocos Norte; P18,800 to 16 households from Ilocos Sur; P128,800 to 119 beneficiaries from La Union; and P133,500 to 138 households from Pangasinan. The ...
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25Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb. 25 (PIA) -- The Araw ng Dabaw Celebration kicked off officially, Monday, in a simple ceremony sans Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio who was on official leave of absence. The affair was well attended though by local government officials from members of the city council, department heads of the city government, representatives of the diplomatic corps, regional directors of line government agencies, police and the military. In a statement read by Jason Magnaye, acting chief of the City ...
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25Feb2013SURIGAO CITY, Peb. 25 (PIA) -- Ang buhatan sa Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Surigao del Norte gikatakdang mo apod-apod og mga Certificates of Landownership (CLOA) ngadto sa mga benepisyaryong mga mag-uuma sa lungsod sa Mainit karong Pebrero 27, 2013 alas 9:30 sa buntag didto sa covered court sa Brgy. Tagbuyawan, Mainit, Surigao del Norte. Adunay mokabat sa 131 ka mga titulo ang ipanghatag nga naglangkob sa mokabat 194.6665 ka ektarya sa yuta ngadto sa 126 ka mga benepisyaryo diin 65 ka CL...
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25Feb2013TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat, Feb 25 (PIA) -- Two barangays here are the latest recipients of school buildings from the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) in fulfillment of the group’s pledge to address classroom shortage in many parts of the country. Tina Elementary School in Barangay Tina and San Emmanuel National High School-Annex in Barangay San Pablo each received one storey two-classroom building. FFCCCII vice presidents Alex Yap Cho Ty...
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24Feb2013MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Feb. 24 (PIA) -- A lady fighter from this city emerged victorious in the national boxing competition championship held at the city gym here Satruday night, securing a place in the finals as the three other local finalists, all boys, were simply outclassed by their opponents. Ruby Nicanor, a third-year high school student at the Maasin City National High School, earned more punching points to win over Liezel Mae Alde, from General Santos City, in the Girls Fly Weig...
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23Feb2013CEBU, Feb. 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH-7) assures the public of a smooth traffic flow of vehicles going to the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) despite its repair and maintenance activities to start on February 25. DPWH- Cebu 6th Engineering District Chief Maintenance Section , Engr. Eda de Guzman told the media in a presscon recently at PIA-7 that the repair and rehabilitation of the first Mandaue-Lapulapu Bridge is set to start on February 25 and imm...
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22Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Peb 22 (PIA) -- Hindi maaring gamitin ng mga pulitiko ang Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) sa kanilang pangangampanya. Hindi rin dapat maniwala ang publiko sa mga kandidatong mangangakong isasali ang mga botante sa mga benepisyaryo ng programa o mananakot na sila ay tatanggalin sa listahan kung hindi boboto sa kanila. Ito ang binigyang-diin ni ARMM vice governor Hadjai Bainon Karon na siya ring tumatayong regional sec...
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22Feb2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Feb. 22 (PIA) -- The provincial government turned over checks to local government officials of the different barangays in the province to fund government projects in their respective locality, a press statementy from the Capitol said. The checks worth a total of P 1,399,440 were distributed by Negros Occ. Gov. Alfredo Maranon Jr. to six barangays namely, Brgy. Igmaya-an, Municipality of Don Salvador Benedicto; Brgy. Malubon, Sagay City; Brgy. Aguisan, Himamaylan City; Brgy. T...
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22Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 22 (PIA) -- Overseas Filipino Workers from the Soccsksargen Region can now fast-track their Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) thanks to the opening of the one-stop processing center (OSPC) in Koronadal City last Monday, February 18. The OSPC is located at the OWWA-12 Office at Ilao Bldg. Judge Alba St., Brgy. Zone 3, this city. Every migrant worker residing in the region have been dreaming of such service - basically to provide convenience and hasten ...
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22Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 22 (PIA) –- Politicians cannot use the national government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) as a leverage in soliciting votes. Nor should voters believe politicians who claim they have the authority to exclude or add recipients of the conditional cash transfer (CCT) program being spearheaded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development, an official of the agency said. ARMM vice governor and concur...
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22Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb. 22 – Government agencies here have taken a stronger stance in fighting the proliferation of pyramid scams in a bid to further protect the Filipino consumers. The Department Administrative Order (DAO) No. 08 series of 2002 issued by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) states that pyramid sales scheme or chain distribution plans “means sales devices whereby a person, upon condition that he makes an investment, is granted by the manufacturer or his representative a ri...
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21Feb2013The first time residents of Northern Philippines heard the name vannamae (others spell it as vannamei), most thought it was a lady’s name or even the name of a popular rock band. For the equally curious, vannamae is a shrimp. It is the scientific name of the Pacific whiteleg shrimp, Pandeus vannamae, actually. It is the same specie which can bring tourism prestige to the fast-emerging eco-tourism haven of Sta. Teresita, Cagayan. Plans are on the drawing board as to how the specie can likew...
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21Feb2013DAGUPAN CITY, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- The National Food Authority (NFA)-Western Pangasinan is reminding businessmen to secure their licenses before engaging in the business of corn and palay trading. The NFA released the following schedules for licensing: February for the towns of Basista, Bayambang, Malasiqui and Urbiztondo; March for the towns of Aguilar, Bugallon, Mangatarem and San Carlos City; April for the towns of Binmaley, Calasiao, Mangaldan and Sta. Barbara; May for Dagupan City, Labrador, ...
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21Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 21 -- The Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Project Phase III (DAR-ARISP III) recently turned-over the completed 6.5-kilometer (km) concrete farm-to-market road worth P28 million to the local government of R.T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte. More than 11,000 residents in barangays Tagbongabong, Basilisa, Balangbalang, Poblacion II, and San Antonio Agrarian Reform Communities (TAGBABAPSA ARC) benefited from the project with 989 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) including...
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21Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- The Business Council of Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur, Inc. has accepted Gawad Kalinga’s challenge of a five-day volunteerism of building new homes for the flood survivors in Sta. Cruz town. Through its president, Jose B. Villaflor, the Council accepted and committed support to GK’s 2013 Bayani Challenge which includes the municipality of Sta. Cruz as among the 39 municipalities and cities in the country as sites for the heroic five-day event engaging volunteers to b...
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21Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 21 (PIA) --Lubos ang pasasalamat ng mga benepisyaryo ng Pangkabuhayan Para Sa Kapayapaan program na tumanggap ng ayuda para mapapagsimula ng negosyo kamakailan. Umabot sa 18 asosasyon mula sa iba’t-ibang bahagi ng Unang Distrito ng North Cotabato ang nabahagian ng Capital Seed fund. Ito ay sa ilalim ng Sustainable Livelihood Program ng Department of Social Welfare and Development o DSWD at ng opisina ni Rep. Jesus N. Sacdalan. Ayon kay Camansi...
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21Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- A total of 1,824 families or 8,695 persons have evacuated here during the onslaught of tropical depression “Crising” the Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Caraga reported on Thursday. In a report submitted to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), Loren Catedral of the OCD who is also the duty officer of the council, said these families came from 15 different barangays located along the river banks in the city who were affected after ...
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21Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Pebrero 21 (PIA)--Aabot sa 500 mga miyembro ng Barangay Peace-Keeping Action Team (BPAT) mula sa 24 barangay sa Kabacan, North Cotabato ang sumailalim sa reorientation at pagsasanay kamakalawa. Layunin nito na na lalong palakasin ang kaalaman ng mga BPAT members sa pagpapanatili ng kapayapaan at kaayusan sa mga barangay at maging epektibong auxiliary force ng mga pulis. Nanguna sa naturang aktibidad sina Kabacan Chief of Police Supt, Leo Ajero at DILG Kaba...
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21Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- Cooperative here were granted assistance through resolutions passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod. One unit of Multipurpose Drying Pavement was granted to Tagpulangi-lilo Irrigator’s Association; one unit of Rice Milling Machine was granted to the Butuan-Agusan Farmer’s Multi-Purpose Cooperative; and another unit of Rice Reaper was granted to the Taguibo IPM Irrigator’s Association, Inc. In the said approved resolutions, the city mayor was given authority ...
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21Feb2013ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- Seventy one participants attended the half-day investment opportunity forum on pangasius organized by Department of Trade and Industry-Rizal Provincial Office in coordination with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-National Inland Fisheries Technology Center (BFAR-NIFTC), local government of Rizal, Pangasius Industry Association of Rizal (PIAR), and Vitarich Corporation onFebruary 15 at the Rizal Provincial Capitol. This Forum called, “From F...
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21Feb2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) effected a voluntary pre-emptive evacuation relative to Typhoon "Crising" at 3 p.m. last February 19. Residents in at least seven flood-prone areas of the city were alerted through local radio stations and public address system using megaphones of the impending landfall of Typhoon "Crising" in nearby Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur which was supposed to take place from 6 p.m. to 7...
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20Feb2013TUBOD, Lanao del Norte, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- More than 4,500 participants registered for PhilHealth’s first simultaneous nationwide run at the sprawling Mindanao Civic Center (MCC) sports complex last February 17. Dubbed as “PhilHealth-DOH Run 2013,” it was the biggest run ever hosted by Lanao del Norte LGU and broke all attendance record from previous fun run events hosted by the provincial government. The province is also recognized as the only plus site and the lone provincial host for th...
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20Feb2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III has directed Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala and Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez, Jr. to ensure implementation of a project that will make Capiz an agri-tourism destination. This was conveyed by the President in today’s meeting with local leaders and the community at Sigma Civic Center in Sigma town. The idea to develop the province as an agri-tourism site was an offshoot of Aquino’s engagement with Capiz Gov. Victo...
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20Feb2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Feb. 20 (PIA6) -- Twenty – five pump and engine sets have been released by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to various farmers associations and cooperatives in Capiz last month. The farm equipment formed part of the multi-million assistance of the Aquino administration to Capiceño farmers to ensure food security and rice self sufficiency in the province. The project will complement the much bigger irrigation projects by the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) fo...
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20Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 20 (PIA) --- The 51st Infantry Battalion (IB) of the Philippine Army facilitated a rido (feud) settlement between warring families in Malabang town, this province. Lt Col Ceasar Marlon M Yadao, commanding officer of the 51st IB, said the Battalion was able to convince the clans of Kadir Bilao, Sanal Torayas and Asraf Montaner Taog to put an end to their dispute and settle their personal differences. He said both parties agreed to settle their dispute at the 51s...
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20Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- Over a hundred election volunteers from different municipalities in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) have joined the regional convention on voters education program in Cotabato City on February 16-17 2013. The convention, which was attended by volunteers from the municipalities of Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat, and Cotabato City, was spearheaded by the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) in coordination with th...
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20Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- The Department of Environmental and Natural Resources–Region 10 (DENR-10) revealed parallel project of massive forest rehabilitation all throughout Kalabugao Plain as commitment to the Bantulaay: Peace and Development Convergence Program in Brgy. Kalabugao, Impasug-ong, Bukidnon on Feb. 14. The Bantulaay, a venue for programs/projects validation and stakeholders’ forum, was conceptualized with the primary objective to secure the support and commitment o...
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20Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- The government is set to implement the second stage of the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project, considered as the first large scale reservoir dam outside Luzon. The 11.21 billion project features the construction of three dams – Jalaur Reservoir, Jalaur Afterbay and Alibunan Catch Dam. The project will provide the year-round irrigation for increased agricultural production to the 22, 340 hectares of the five existing irrigation systems and 9,500 hectares of cur...
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20Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 20 (PIA) -- Mas papalakasin ng pamunuan ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR 12) ang kanilang pakikipag-ugnayan sa mga lokal na pamahalaan sa pag-isyu ng mga titulo sa mga alienable at disposal land. Ayon kay Morakie Domanday, regional technical director on lands ng DENR 12 uupo sila kasama ang mga alkalde ng mga munisipyo at lungsod upang pagtibayin ang pagtutulungan upang makamit ang misyon ...
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19Feb2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Feb.19 (PIA6) - - La Carlota City in Negros Occidental was named the 2012 Child-Friendly City by the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Western Visayas, recently, a press statement from the city said. A plaque of recognition and a check for P50,000 were received by Mayor Juliet Marie Ferrer from DSWD Region 6 director Ma. Evelyn Macapbre. The city has been active in implementing the development programs for children like the institutionalization of a child-fri...
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19Feb2013KALIBO, Aklan, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- The Intercontinental Hotel in Makati City will feature Aklan’s cuisine, delicacies, piña cloth and other products from March 1-24. In his letter to the Sangguniang Bayan of Kalibo, Albert Menez, chairman of the Kalibo Sto. Ati-atihan Festival Inc. (Kasafi), he said distinct Aklanon foods, particularly the “binakoe nga Manok” and “inubaran” will be featured for three weeks at the hotel. Menez said the hotel will be offering the Aklanon cuisine in thei...
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19Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 19 (PIA) -- To fast track the processing and issuance of land titles on alienable and disposable lands, the regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-12) here is seeking for a stronger partnership with the local government units (LGUs). During the assessment and target setting for 2013 of the Land Management Service (LMS) of DENR, regional technical director for lands Morakie Domanday, said that ...
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19Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb. 19 (PIA) – The National Youth Commission urged the youth in this region to participate in the forthcoming local and national midterm elections by casting their vote on May 13. “The NYC would like to invite the youth in Region 6 to participate in the May 13 elections because people power is not just about “ibagsak, kasi ngayon wala tayong ibabagsak, wala na ang diktatoryang ibabagsak, people power now is more on protecting and upholding our democracy,” said NYC Commi...
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19Feb2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) has released 25 pump and engine sets to several farmers’ associations and cooperatives in Capiz last month. The farm equipment was part of the multi-million peso assistance of government to Capiz farmers to ensure food security and rice self-sufficiency in the province. The project will complement the irrigation projects by the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) for the province’s farmlands. Records from the O...
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19Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- The Regional Peace and Order Council of Region 10 (RPOC-10) held a “Bantulaay” or Peace and Development Convergence Program for Kalabugao Plain on February 13-14 in Brgy. Kalabugao, Impasug-ong, Bukidnon. During the programs validation and stakeholders’ forum, Misamis Oriental Governor Oscar Moreno, chairman of the RPOC 10, said the convergence is an ambitious project because Kalabugao Plain has seven barangays and its total land area is 51,000 ha....
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19Feb2013AGUSAN DEL NORTE, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Caraga handed over to the local government unit of Remedios T Romualdez (RTR) the completed NRJ Poblacion II to San Antonio farm-to-market road on February 15. The P27.9 million road rehabilitation/concreting project stretches to 6.5 kilometers and traverses three barangays namely Poblacion II, Balangbalang, and San Antonio, all of RTR, Agusan Norte. During the turn-over ceremony, Mayor Nilo Soliva expressed gratitude t...
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19Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- Bad weather prevented the President to visit Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental for the inauguration of Qualfon Call Center and meeting with local leaders. The President was expected to lead the unveiling of the commemorative marker of the Qualfon Bldg., Link Sy IT Park this morning. In his stead, Senator Franklin Drilon read his speech during the inauguration and also led the unveiling of the commemorative marker at the stage with the Sy family members, Qualfon e...
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19Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 19 -- At about 6:30 p.m. on February 15, joint elements of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Caraga and Sta. Josefa Municipal Police Station conducted a buy-bust operation and implementation of search warrant issued by Judge Eduardo S. Casals, Regional Trial Court, dated February 13 at Purok-1, Poblacion, Sta. Josefa, Agusan del Sur that resulted to the arrest of its suspect, a target-listed drug personality in Agusan del Sur. It also resulted to the confiscation/s...
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19Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb 19 (PIA) -- Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio ordered the suspension of classes from preschool to high school Tuesday due to bad weather brought about by tropical depression Crising. She also placed all rescue units run by the Emergency Response Center Central 911 and the barangays rescue groups on heightened alert due to the possible swelling of Davao River and other tributaries in the city and landslide on the highland areas. “Per Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomic...
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18Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Peb. 18 (PIA6) -- Isa sa mga kinalain sang mga katapu sang Manubo nga Panalgan sang Kongreso nga ginboto pinaagi sa sistema sang partylist amo nga nagatiglawas ini sila sang sektor sang kubos. Ini ang ginpahayag ni Leonor Briones sang KAABAY (Kalipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan) partylist group sang ini ang mangin bisita sang damlag lang sa programa Paghahanda para sa Hatol ng Bayan nga nagtalakay natuhoy sa sistema sang partylist. Ang regular nga kongresista nagatiglawas sang mga pu...
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17Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb. 17— Voters in the midterm elections will take a closer look at the line-up and leadership style of political parties, political experts said Tuesday. Political Affairs Undersecretary Chito Gascon, in an interview over Paghahanda Para sa Hatol ng Bayan, said coherence is key to survive national elections. He said people will judge candidates on the basis of coherence or disconnection of their messages from their personal histories and experiences. He also pointed out that ...
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16Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 16 -- Members of security forces from Region 10 like the police, Philippine National Police Special Action Force, Intelligence Unit, and Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit, and in coordination with the Joint Peace Security Control Center (JPSCC), searched the residence of a vice mayor from Lanao del Norte for illegal firearms. The operation was conducted at about 2:30 a.m. of February 13 and resulted in the recovery and confiscation of assorted high-power firear...
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16Feb2013LUNGSOD NG LAOAG, Peb 16 (PIA) -- Malaki ang tulong na naibibigay ng programang One-Town-One-Product (OTOP) sa mga maliliit na mamumuhunan dito lungsod ng Laoag. Isa si Nenita Pobre ng Barangay 54, Laoag City sa mga naiangat ang pamumuhay dahil sa pagsali sa mga trade fair na isinasagawa taun-taon ng lungsod. Gamit ang kaalamang natutunan ni Nenita sa livelihood program ng City Social Welfare Office, nagsimula siyang mamuhunan sa bead making accessories. “Mula noong sumali ako sa mga ganit...
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15Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb. 15 — Candidates with good looks, a consistent message and name-recall have a good chance of winning an election. Political management expert Malou Tiquia of Publicus-Asia Inc. said candidates must have “authentic messages and authentic campaigns” to gain public support during election campaigns. Tiquia, author of the book “Campaign Politics,” was guest during the Paghahanda Para sa Hatol ng Bayan, a news and public affairs program of People’s Television Network....
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15Feb2013ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- Home Development Mutual Fund (PAG-IBIG) and several Rizal LGUs wed 438 couples through the agency’s “I Do. I Do. Araw ng Pag-Ibig” free mass wedding activity held yesterday, February 14, Valentines’ Day. PAG-IBIG Antipolo OIC Christian Chua, said, “I Do. I Do.” was first conducted last year and will be held yearly on Valentines’ Day for members who wish to be married especially those who do not have the means for a ceremony. The activity, h...
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15Feb2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- The countrywide tour of “Sayaw Pinoy” project of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) will be in Capiz on February 18 to 19 for a series of dance performances in view of the National Arts Month celebration. The presentation will feature the Quezon City Ballet, Kislap Sining Dance Company of the Philippine Normal University and Saint Louis University Dance Troupe in Baguio City. “Sayaw Pinoy will perform at Pontevedra as well as Sigma...
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15Feb2013TUBOD, Lanao del Norte, Feb 15 (PIA) -- Residents of Tamparan in Munai and Tangklao in Lanao del Norte, will be the beneficiaries of the Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Livelihood Project so that people formerly engaged in illegal logging will be provided with livelihood options and at the same time help conserve the environment. This project was conceived when the 15th Infantry Battalion, being member of the Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force in Lanao del Norte had confiscated a substa...
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15Feb2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- The country’s Tuna Capital is celebrating this month a unique festivity that brings together in harmony the rich heritage and vibrant culture of the city’s tri-people. This year’s Kalilangan Festival is a showcase of the cultural abundance out of the mutual respect nurtured for many years by the Indigenous Peoples (IPs), Muslims and the Christian populations who lived in the area. “Because we are united, we want to highlight the peaceful coexistenc...
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15Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 15 -- Multiple celebrations are set on Valentines Day at the Pag-IBIG Fund Malaybalay Extension Office (MEO). Aside from sponsoring the civil mass wedding on February 14, at the Cities of Malaybalay and Valencia, Bukidnon; the Pag-IBIG Fund MEO blessing is also set on the same day. The Pag-IBIG Fund MEO recently moved to its new location at the Paz Building, Carbajal St., Malaybalay City, in the Province of Bukidnon. The MEO operates and served 62,313 members from th...
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15Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- There are more road networks now in Mindanao, driving more economic opportunities for the rural people, especially farmers. Lealyn A. Ramos, program director of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP) said the program has completed 489.10 kilometer farm-to-market (FMR) roads amounting to P995.23 million, among other projects under the rural infrastructure (RI) component. “As the completed FMR meas...
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15Feb2013SYUDAD SANG ROXAS, Capiz, Peb. 15 (PIA6) -- Magaabot sa Capiz ang Sayaw Pinoy nga proyekto sang National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) sa Pebrero 18 para sa serye sang saot nga presentasyon kaangut sa National Arts Month nga selebrasyon. Kalakip sa mga grupo sang manogsaot nga magaabot amo ang Quezon City Ballet, Kislap Sining Dance Company sang Philippine Normal University kag Saint Louis University Dance Troupe sa Baguio City. Ginpahayag ni Alphonsus Tesoro nga amo ang Provincia...
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15Feb2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- School children in Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social Service (Kalahi-CIDSS) or KC areas of region 10 are assured of a conducive learning facility. This after, P17.727 million have been allocated for the construction of 44 schoolbuildings/day care centers for these areas, as of February 13, this year. Of this amount, P10.407 million or 58.71 percent was sourced from the Australian Agency for Internati...
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15Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb 15 (PIA) -- An officer of the Tropical Disease Unit of the City Health Office urged households to be more serious in destroying breeding grounds of dengue-carrying-mosquitoes by cleaning their home and surroundings regularly amid changing weather condition. Elizabeth Banzon, public health nurse and head of the Tropical Disease Unit said the residents still need to improve the observation of the four o’clock habit which calls for regular cleaning inside and outside the houses...
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15Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb. 12 – The Department of Science and Technology XI (DOST) subjected itself to the second surveillance audit under ISO 9001:2008 on February 5-6, 2013 and enrolled 21 operational processes involved under the standard. The surveillance audit was done by the Certification International Philippines, Inc. (CIPI) with Engr. Renato David as auditor. The scope includes provision of packaging and labeling assistance, innovation system support, consultancy and technical services, techn...
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15Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb. 15 (PIA) --- One hundred and one couples said “I do” on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, in a kasalang bayan dubbed “I do, I do. Araw ng Pag-IBIG” held at Robinson’s Place Iloilo. This free mass wedding ceremony is a special project sponsored by Pag-IBIG Fund, in partnership with the City Government of Iloilo, City Civil Registry and Robinson’s Place Iloilo. Juvy Atiola, Pag-IBIG Fund Iloilo Provident Benefits Division Chief said this is the first time the Iloilo bra...
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14Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Caraga has released a total of P17 million Performance Challenge Fund (PCF) to Butuan City and the provinces of Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur. DILG-Caraga Regional Director Lilibeth Famacion said the PCF is a performance-based incentive conferred to LGUs for having passed the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH). “This is to stimulate their performance in putting a premium on development initiatives fo...
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14Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb. 14 -- The investment promotion and financing facilitation initiatives of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Davao Region bolstered its investment generation in 2012. The preliminary annual report of the agency revealed that these interventions pushed the investments to hit P9.455 billion, 13 percent higher than its annual target of P8.4 billion. The financing facilitation services rendered by DTI-Davao Region brought in P43.826 million investments, generated through...
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14Feb2013LAOAG CITY, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- Students will now enjoy low-cost internet services, with the new Information Hub (i-hub) that the provincial government re-opened recently. I-hub is a multimedia library composed of 200 internet-ready computer units and paper-based reference materials (books and magazines). It is located at the Ilocos Norte Centennial Arena, within the university belt. The new library’s development is a part of the Sirib (knowledge) Mile project – the provincial government’s...
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14Feb2013SURIGAO CITY, Peb. 14 (PIA) – Gipirmahan ni Presidente Aquino ang gipalapdan nga Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act nga maoy mopuno sa kulang sa kasamtangang balaodnon aron mahimong epektibo ang pagsumpo sa maong kalasapan, matud ni Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda kagahapon. Sumala ni Lacierda, sa mi-aging tuig, gitangtang na sa US State Department ang Pilipinas gikan sa Tier 2 nga kategorya sa ilang tinuig nga taho mahitungod sa Trafficking in Person apan ang nasod nagpabilin pa gihapon s...
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14Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb.14 (PIA) ¬– Kasabay ng Valentine’s Day ngayon araw, ginanap din ang “I-Walk for Peace” sa lungsod ng Cotabato. Pinangunahan ng 6th Civil-Military Operations Battallion ang aktibidad kaninang umaga na nilahukan din ng daan-daang Cotabateños mula sa iba’t-ibang sektor ng lipunan. Ayon kay 6th CMO Battalion spokesperson Lt. Albert Anas, nakasentro ang "I walk for Peace" sa pagsulong ng kapayapaan at Secure and Fair Election o SAFE 2013 na prog...
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14Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 14,(PIA) --The province of Bohol has been identified as one of the best local government units implementing the community-drive development (CDD) in the country. A statement from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Bohol recently received a national citation from DSWD for being the best LGU in the social welfare delivery. This is the reason why out of the many Kalahi-CIDSS areas in the Philippines, the Asian delegates chose the Bohol province as the des...
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14Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- The Young Minds Academy (YMA) in Cebu is calling on interested youth leaders aged 12 to 20 to apply for their leadership and citizenship development training program. Interested applicants must form a team of five members under one of the following categories: Generation A (17–20 years old) or Generation B (12-16 years old). The list of requirements and application forms may be downloaded at www.rafi.org.ph/leadership-citizenship/young-minds-academy. Deadline ...
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14Feb2013MANILA, Peb. 14 (PIA6) -- Si President Benigno S. Aquino III nagpirma na sang ginpasangkad nga Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act nga nagasabat sang mga depektibo nga mga probisyon sa subong nga laye agud mangin epektibo nga ma-away ining krimen, suno sa Palasyo. Si Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda nagsiling nga ang pagpirma sang ginpasangkad nga Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act magahimo sang away sang gobyerno batok sa human trafficking nga mangin mas epektibo. Sang isa ka tuig, ang US Sta...
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14Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 14 (PIA) -- Pinaiimbestigahan ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ang napapabalitang pagpasok kamakailan ng iligal na imported rice sa mga pamilihan sa South Cotabato. Matatandaang nitong nakalipas na linggo ilang magsasaka at mangangalakal ang nagbunyag na naglipana ang illegally imported rice sa lalawigan na kanilang ikinabahala dahil nagkakahalaga lamang ito ng tig-isang libong piso bawat sako na mas mura ito kaysa big...
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14Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- The army continues its peacemaking initiatives while promoting a healthy living by leading the “I-Walk for Peace” in Cotabato City this Valentine’s Day. Health buffs from different sectors of the community joined the activity. With the theme "I Walk for Peace and SAFE 2013," the army also launched the SAFE (Safe and Fair Elections) 2013 along with other stakeholders to help establish peace before, during and after elections. Lt. Albert An...
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13Feb2013SYUDAD SANG ROXAS, Capiz, Feb. 13 (PIA6) -- Naglab-ot sa 4,402 ka mga pumalasakup sa 2nd Million Volunteer Run (MVR) sang Pebrero 10 diri sa syudad sang Roxas ang narehistro sang Philippine Red Cross- Capiz chapter. Ang tatlo ka kilometro nga dalagan nagikan sa Roxas City plaza pakadto sa People’s Park sa Barangay Baybay nga gintawag “Run To Save Lives” ang nakatipon sang P312,960 nga pundo kalakip sang mga gintug-an sang mga lokal nga panguluhan kag iban pa nga mga grupo. Nahibaluan ng...
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13Feb2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Feb. 13 (PIA6) -- A sea of runners clad in red t-shirts filled a single lane of Arnaldo Boulevard here Feb. 10 in line with the simultaneous nationwide second Million Volunteer Run. Based on the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) – Capiz chapter records, 4,402 participants had registered for the three-kilometer run from the public plaza through Arnaldo Boulevard to the People’s Park in Barangay Baybay. The event dubbed, “Run to Save Lives,” was highlighted by an exercise...
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13Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb. 13 (PIA6) -- The municipal profile of the poor in Western Visayas is now available for use by the local government units for their planning and prioritized delivery of services. The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Western Visayas has already completed the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) survey and consolidation. Trinidad Lopez, NHTS-PR focal person, said during the orientation with Information Officers that they have ...
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13Feb2013SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) in Region 1 has initiated the National Search for Sustainable and Eco-friendly Schools in the region to encourage students to become more actively involved in environmental preservation. EMB Information Officer Maria Venus Junio said that they hope to get more students and teachers to join a community of environmental protectors. The search will cover both public and private schools in the region in all lev...
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13Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- A total of P18,523,000 seed capital from the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has been released to 3,435 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino beneficiaries in Lanao del Norte province recently. These beneficiaries come from 181 Self-Employment Assistance sa Kaunlaran Areas (SKAs) in the province organized by Project Development Officers of SLP, in coordination with Pantawid Pamilya field workers. Under...
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13Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- Police offices in Soccsksargen Region have received blast investigation equipment from the US State Department. Police senior inspector Benjamin Mauricio Jr., head of the Police Regional Public Information Office of the Police Regional Office – 12, said the donation consisted of six units of post-blast investigation (PBI) and explosive incident countermeasure kits. Ed Schlachter, resident program manager of...
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13Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- The Philippine Year-End Economic Briefing, which will be attended by 11 Cabinet Secretaries of President Aquino’s Cabinet will be held today at 9 a.m. at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City. Policy-makers will report on last year's economic performance and discuss the country's pursuit of investment grade status in the briefing which is themed: “Good Governance is Good Economics: Achieving Investment Grade Status.” The country is cu...
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13Feb2013COMPOSTELA VALLEY, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- Government interventions delivered in the gold-laden Mt. Diwata in Monkayo, Compostela Valley have brought significant changes and improvements of conditions in the area. An evaluation on the projects and activities conducted by the Program Monitoring and Coordination Center of the National Task Force Diwalwal (PMCC-NTFD) found improvements in Mt. Diwata particularly in its peace and order situation. Comparing the conditions noted in Mt. Diwata before 2004 a...
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13Feb2013ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- Police officers of Rizal will be giving out free candies and roses at checkpoints all over the province this Valentines’ Day, February 14 as an image building activity and to promote the campaign against date rape. Police Inspector Ana Lisa Reyes of the Philippine National Police – Rizal Police Community Relations Office said the activity aims to build the public image of the police force in the province. Inspector Reyes also added that cases of date ...
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12Feb2013DIPOLOG CITY, Feb 12 (PIA) -- Dipolog City will host the Tunog-Tugan: 1st International Gongs and Bamboo Music Festival last February 16-22 in celebration of its 100th year. The city government has planned an exciting array of activities for the grandiose affair to feature gongs and bamboo instruments. The Tunog-tugan Festival is a one week celebration, with galas and concerts to be held throughout the city where several groups of musical artists will exhibit their talent. Guests and dignita...
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12Feb2013CEBU CITY, Peb. 12 (PIA) -- Ang Departamento sa Agrikultura kon DA sa rehiyon subling nipasidaan sa publiko sa pagdaginot sa bugas-humay nga maoy nag-unang kalan-on sa tawo. Mao kini ang gipalanog ni Regional Executive Director Angel Enriquez sa DA-7 atol sa pormal nga pag-abli sa National Year of Rice (NYR) bag-o lang didto sa Bohol Cultural Center sa syudad sa Tagbiliran, lalawigan sa Bohol. Gitambongan kini sa dul-ang 400 ka mga mag-uuma sa giingong lalawigan ug...
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12Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb 12 -- Pag-IBIG Fund will once again claim Valentine’s Day as the “Araw ng Pag-IBIG” by sponsoring a civil mass wedding for its actively saving members at the Cities of Malaybalay and Valencia. The affair, dubbed as “I Do. I Do. Araw ng Pag-IBIG,” is co-sponsored by the City Governments of Malaybalay and Valencia. In Malaybalay City, 101 couples will participate in the civil mass wedding presided by City Mayor Ignacio W. Zubiri. Meanwhile, Valencia City Mayo...
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12Feb2013NAVAL, Biliran, Feb 12 (PIA) -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Biliran District Engineering Office (DPWH-BDEO) this early has already allocated bulk of their agency’s budget in 2014 for road improvement projects in the province of Biliran. Out of the P440 million for proposed projects for 2014, P210 million is allocated for the upgrading/widening of existing concrete road; P120 million for the improvement of road shoulders; P50 million for rehabilitation/reconstruction of ...
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12Feb2013MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Feb 12 (PIA) -- The Office of Civil Defense (OCD), in coordination with the city government of Maasin, conducted a Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Strategic Plan Formulation Workshop for 2013 - 2017 at Jaimees Hotel and Restaurant in Barangay Ibarra, Maasin City. Topics to be discussed during the four-day workshop include Climate Change Adaptation Plan; the Hyogo Framework of Action; Republic Act 10121 or the strengthening of Philippines disaster risk redu...
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12Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb 12 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Negros Oriental gathered local governments and civil society organizations (CSOs) in the province recently to draw priority projects dubbed, “Bottom-up Planning and Budgeting (BuPB)." DILG-NegOr OIC provincial director Farah Gentuya said the assemblies are an offshoot of the regional orientation of BuPB participated in by 25 field officers of the province in Iloilo City. Initially, during the assembly in ...
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12Feb2013SYUDAD SANG ILOILO, Peb. 12 (PIA6) -- Ang mga lokal nga manugpatubas kag ang mga magagmay nga grupo sang mga manguguma kag mangingisda sa banwa sang Miagao nagpakita sang ila mga produkto sa isa ka semana nga Agro-Trade Fair sa Salakayan Festival 2013. Ini tuigan nga hilikuton nga gina-organisa sang opisina sang Municipal Agriculturist, nagabulig sa mga manugpasakup nga mapasanyog ang mga produkto pang agrikultura sang banwa kag magbulig man madugangan ang ila kita. Si Virginia Tapiz, presiden...
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12Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- A sawmill processing plant with a proposed P1 million budget will soon rise in Bindoy, Negrs Oriental. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) Dr. Isabelo R. Montejo and Bindoy Mayor Valente Yap recently led the ground breaking rites for the proposed sawmill project which is considered the first to be installed in the first district of Negros Oriental. In a message during the ceremony, Montejo said the project aims to empower the local government ...
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12Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office (NSO) -7 celebrates the month of February as Civil Registration Month with services intended to bring closer to the public. With the theme “Civil Registration: Bringing Public Service Closer to the People” civil registration month has set aside activities for the public intended for the whole of February to highlight the free registration service and free giving of affidavits and certificates. Other services include hanging of inf...
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12Feb2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- A P120-million, four-storey public hospital will soon rise here after local officials and representatives from the Department of Health (DOH) led the groundbreaking last month of this health care facility. Engr. Teody Galang, chief of Construction Section of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)- South Cotabato Sub-District Engineering Office (SCSDEO) disclosed that initial construction works for this project will begin on March 25 this year. ...
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12Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced that 91 elementary pupil-examinees in Central Visayas qualify for the scholarships in the Philippine Science High School (PSHS-DOST). DOST Negros Oriental assistant provincial director Roslyn Tambago said of the 91 passers, 11 students from Negros Oriental are qualified to be admitted as freshmen in the PSHS-DOST scholars for school year 2013-2014. The pupils now will be accepted at the Philippine Scie...
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12Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- The national government through the Department of Agriculture is encouraging Bohol local leaders to enhance the volume and quality of ubi production. This was disclosed by Department of Agriculture-7 (DA-7) Officer in Charge Regional Executive Director Angel Enriquez during the recent celebration of the Ubi Festival held at the Bohol Cultural Center in Tagbilaran City. Enriquez said the local leaders in the municipalities and the barangays are more accessible to th...
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12Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 12 (PIA) -- Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala recently designated Joel Elumba, a native of Surigao, as new officer-in-charge regional technical director (OIC-RTD), in Central Visayas. lumba is responsible for the Research and Regulatory services of DA-7 and the regional livestock coordinator. The RTD rose from the ranks and has an extensive experience in livestock program management. Elumba has served as a livestock inspector, artificial insemination (AI) technician, and a...
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12Feb2013LUNGSOD NG QUEZON, Peb. 12, (PIA) -- Aabot sa 96.29 porsiyento ng mga pre-schoolers o 0 hanggang 71 buwang taong bata sa Metro Manila ay maganda o normal ang timbang. Ito ang resulta ng 2012 Operation Timbang Plus na inilabas ng National Nutrition Council ng National Capital Region (NNC-NCR) noong nakaraang linggo. Ang operation timbang plus o (OPT plus) noong nakaraang taon (2012) sa 1,705 na mga barangay ng 17 lokal na pamahalaan sa NCR. Lumalabas din sa OPT na abot sa 1.93 % ang mga bat...
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11Feb2013DIPOLOG CITY, Feb. 11 (PIA)-- The provincial office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Zamboanga del Norte and the city government of Dipolog are currently holding a “Tunug-tugan” trade fair at the Building B of the newly-constructed commercial center at this city’s boulevard. The trade fair, which started Feb. 5 and will last until Feb. 23, is part of the celebration of Philippine Arts Festival (PAF) which highlights the “Tunug-tugan,” the first international gongs and ...
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11Feb2013ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Feb. 11 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Fishery and Aquatic Resources – National Inland Fisheries Technology Center (BFAR-NIFTC) and concerned local governments are currently undertaking mass retrieval operations to address Laguna Lake’s knife fish population that endangers the local ecosystem and aquaculture. The agency has conducted fishery surveys and collaborated with the Laguna Lake Development Authority and LGUs to gather data on the fishermen directly affected by the kn...
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11Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 11 (PIA) -- The Butuan City Youth Code, crafted and proposed by the Caraga Youth Leaders' Network (CYLN) through its CEO and chairperson Rex F. Ybanez, was formally turned-over to Vice Mayor Atty. Lawrence Fortun on Monday at the latter's office here. Ybanez said that should the Youth Code pass, the local government of Butuan City will be the first local government in Mindanao to have such legislative mandate to provide sustainable services and programs for the youth. The Yo...
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11Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb 11 (PIA)-- Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte welcomed the approval of the local ordinance requiring business establishments with a capital outlay of P3-million to set up closed-circuit television cameras in there respective establishment to deter and to monitor the occurrence of criminal incidents. Speaking in the public affair program, “Gikan sa Masa, Para sa Masa,” the Mayor said business owners must install high-quality CCTV cameras that can grab clear images of people and th...
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11Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb 11 (PIA) -- Local producers and small fishery and agricultural groups in the municipality of Miagao showcased their products in the week-long Agro-Trade Fair of the 2013 Salakayan Festival. This annual event, organized by the Office of the Municipal Agriculturist, has been helping exhibitors promote the town's rich agricultural and fishery products and at the same time augmenting their income. Virginia Tapiz, president of the Miag-ao Garden Club, said the fair is a venue for...
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11Feb2013BACOLOD CITY, Feb. 11 (PIA 6) -- A massive anti-dengue clean-up drive will be conducted in the barangays of Bacolod City on February 13, to kickoff the intensified dengue awareness campaign of the city government, a statement from the city said. A seminar was also held for the Liga ng mga Barangay at the Bacolod Government Center recently, after health officials reported an alarming increase in dengue cases. During the the seminar, Dr. Grace Tan of the City Health Office stressed the need for...
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11Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Peb 11. -- Naglaan ng pondong P16 milyon ang pamahalaang panlalawigan ng South Cotabato ngayong taon para pambili ng isang 9-in-1 heavy equipment na magagamit sa search and rescue operations ng Provincial Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO). Sa isang pulong balitaan, inihayag ni chief administrative officer Alex Basco na ang naturang heavy equipment ay may kakayahang magsagawa ng operasyon ng ilang makinarya tulad ng...
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11Feb2013ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Feb 11 (PIA) -- Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), Local Government Units (LGUs), and the media of the three provinces in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) gathered for a two-day interfacing session on roles, capacities, and commitment in project monitoring in the region. “This is a project that involves the media, the civil society, and the local government in terms of monitoring projects under the Transition Investment Support Plan (TISP),” said Red ...
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11Feb2013PANGASINAN, Peb. 11 (PIA) -- Walang makapipigil sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) sa paglulunsad ng Kampanya Kontra-Epal upang maprotektahan ang programang Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) laban sa mga mapagsamantalang pulitiko. Inihayag ng DSWD na ang kampanya, na magsisimula sa buwan ng Marso, ay mangangalaga sa programang CCT mula sa mga pulitikong nais itong gamitin upang humikayat ng suporta mula sa mga benepisyaryo ngayong darating na eleksyon. Ang Kampanya Kontra-E...
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11Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 11 (PIA) -- Pinalalakas ngayon sa lungsod ng Kidapawan, North Cotabato ang pagpapatupad ng Oplan No Helmet/No Plate-No Travel Policy. Kaugnay nito, aabot sa 45 mga motorcycle riders ang nasita at napatawan ng kaukulang parusa kaugnay ng naturang polisiya noong nakaraang linggo. Ayon kay City Police Director Supt. Joseph Semillano, partikular na ginawa ang highway inspection sa checkpoint malapit lamang sa Omar Kiram Building kung saan nakahimpi...
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11Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 11 (PIA) -- Dalawamput-walong lumad mula sa iba’t ibang lugar sa Rehiyon Dose ang kalahok sa tatlong-linggong pagsasanay sa komposisyon ng kanta at video production na nagsimula noong Sabado sa DXND mini-auditorium sa Kidapawan City. Sinabi ng executive director ng I-Watch Productions, Fr.Ed Vasquez, OMI, na ang pagsasanay ay ikalawa sa tatlong bahagi ng isang serye ng mga seminar na naglalayong bigyang kapangyarihan ang mga lumad sa pamamagitan n...
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11Feb2013ANTIPOLO, Rizal, Feb. 11 (PIA) --A total of 6,000 senior citizens benefited from the free anti-flu immunization conducted by the provincial government of Rizal here. The free vaccination program cost P5,700,000.00 Gov. Jun Ynares said that throughout the year, more medical missions will be conducted on top of the seven newly constructed or renovated provincial hospitals, aimed at providing health services not only to the elderly but to all constituents. “It is our primary goal to cater t...
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09Feb2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 9 (PIA) -- No politician has the authority to enlist and delist beneficiaries off the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. This was clarified by Atty. Araceli F. Solamillo, regional director of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), who emphasized that only the DSWD can delist a beneficiary if he/she does not follow the conditions of the program. Solamillo said Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries, through the DSWD Grievance Redress System (...
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09Feb2013CARMONA, Cavite, Feb. 9 (PIA) --The much-awaited week long celebration of Sorteo Festival 2013 which will start on February 15 to 22 gets much needed support from media outlets and from the Department of Tourism Southern Tagalog Region (DOT-STR) when the latter visited the municipality’s primary tourism facilities and the on-going preparation made for the said festival. Every three years, Carmona celebrates its Sorteo Festival. It is a century-old tradition showing thanksgiving to the blessin...
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09Feb2013MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, Feb 9 (PIA) -- Agig pamatuod sa iyang pangalan, ang Home Development Mutual Fund, nga naandan sa pangalan nga PAG-IBIG Fund, kamulong nangandam karon alang sa masadyaon nga kasalan karong umaabot Valentine’s Day. Si Elizabeth M. Amarille, officer-in charge sa Pag-ibig Fund Malaybalay Branch, miingon nga ubos niining “I Do. I Do. Araw ng Pag-ibig” project, ang dinaghan nga kasalan kon “mass wedding” gituyo pagmugna alang niadtong mga mag-asawa nga dugay nang...
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08Feb2013DAGUPAN CITY, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- As the campaign season begins to heat up, various sectors in this city have called on citizens today to support safe and fair elections in May. Teachers, students, government agencies, candidates, clergy and non-government agencies gathered together for a unity walk and inter-faith rally for secure and fair elections (Safe) in downtown area before staging a rally at the city plaza. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Pangasinan walked with the group as a show...
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08Feb2013NAVAL, Biliran Feb 8 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the province of Biliran has embarked on a search for illegal propaganda-free barangay as a move to avert the proliferation of illegally-posted campaign materials. Barangays without any illegal propaganda will be given incentives in cash. Atty. Sabino C. Mejarito, provincial election supervisor of Comelec-Biliran said municipal election officers here have decided in a meeting on February 6 to encourage full participation and ...
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08Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 8 (PIA) -- Itinuturing na mahalagang bahagi para sa pag-unlad ng rehiyon ang pagsulong ng Regional Development Council (RDC) na tapusin ang P3 bilyong halagang Kalamansig-Palimbang-Maitum road network sa mga probinsya ng Sultan Kudarat at Sarangani. Sa isang resolusyon, nilagdaan ng RDC-12 ang agarang pagpopondo at implementasyon ng proyekto. Nabanggit din dito, sa lagda ni RDC-12 chairperson at City Mayor Darlene Antonio-Custodio, na magbubukas ang ...
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08Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb 8 (PIA) -- There is no stopping this administration from going full steam ahead as it makes good its promise to fill the classroom lack even before Aquino leaves office. The Department of Education in Caraga Region (DepEd-Caraga) is currently implementing the second phase of its large-scale classroom construction project through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) scheme called the PPP for School Infrastructure Project III (PSIP-II). During Tuesday’s first quarterly meetin...
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08Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture, in coordination with the National Agri-Business Corporation (Nabcor), turned-over a Liquid Quick Freeze Machine worth P4.6 million to the Tandag Boholano Fishermen’s Association (Tanbofisa) held recently at the Tanbofisa Ice Plant in Surigao del Sur. The freezer is a commitment of DA Secretary Proceso Alcala to the association when he visited Surigao del Sur on June 2011. The machine has a capacity to produce three tons of ice per d...
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08Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) chaired by Blanche Gobenciong of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is set to launch the DRRM Plan 2013-2017 of the region on March 5 at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort here. Around 200 participants from the local DRRMCs of different provinces are expected to attend the said event. As the host of the event, Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand Amante will give the welcome remarks. Retired Army General...
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08Feb2013KORONADAL CITY South Cotabato Feb 8 (PIA) -- Ginaduso sang Regional Development Council (RDC) 12 ang pagpatapos sang P3 bilyon nga Kalamansig-Palimbang-Maitum coastal road sa probinsiya sang Sultan Kudarat kag Sarangani, nga pinakaimportante nga parti sa pagpauswag sang ekonomiya sang Rehiyon 12. Sa isa ka resolusyon, ang RDC 12 ginduso ang gilayon nga pagpondo kag pagpatuman sang bulukuon nga kalsada nga ginpahayag nga daku ang mahatag nga bulig sa pag-uswag sang ekonomiya sa duog kag ang...
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08Feb2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Feb. 8 (PIA6) -- About 5,000 propagules or mangrove seedlings have been planted by local broadcast practitioners in the two mangrove tree planting activities dubbed “Broadcastreeing” at Cadimahan River in Brgy. Tanque, here. Outgoing Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) – Capiz chapter chairperson and RMN dyVR station manager Ely Abarra reported this during the KBP – Capiz induction of officers and oath taking of new members last Feb. 2 here. Abarra, n...
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08Feb2013BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occ. Feb. 8 (PIA6) -- The Civil Service Commission Field Office Negros Occidental will once again conduct EXACT or Examination Application City Tour, on February 12-13 at Kabankalan City Hall, Kabankalan City and from February 19 – 20 at Division Office of Sagay, Department of Education, Sagay City. Applicants from outside Bacolod City may now file at any of their preferred venues for the April 14, CSE paper and pencil test. Interested parties are urged to complete ...
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08Feb2013MANILA, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- The Archdiocese of Manila’s feeding program ‘Hapag-Asa’ (Table of Hope) is aiming to feed more undernourished children in 2014. Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio G. Cardinal Tagle said the archdiocese’s feeding program of the ‘Pondo ng Pinoy’ will benefit hungry children around the country. “Next year, the target is to feed at least 250,000 children, of which, 25,000 will come from Pondo ng Pinoy member dioceses,” Tagle said in a statement. Likewise, the...
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08Feb2013SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Region 1 has conducted a women-empowering forum on gender awareness and discussion of laws protecting women’s rights and their children. Dubbed “First Call for the Year for Children’s Right, Women’s Right and Gender Awareness,” the forum was conducted to deepen women’s awareness on their rights which is guaranteed under existing laws. Atty. Romel P. Daguimol, Officer-in-Charge of CHR Region 1, said...
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08Feb2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 7 (PIA) -- A total seed capital of P148,128,500 have been spent for 41,651 Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4P) beneficiaries under the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) in region 10, as of December, last year. These beneficiaries come from 860 Self-Employment Assistance sa Kaunlaran Areas (SKA) of the region located in 28 municipalities and one city, particularly from the provinces of Bukidnon, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental and Misamis Orie...
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07Feb2013ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Feb 7 (PIA) -- Department of Science and Technology-Rizal held a metrology training seminar for treasurers and selected LGU employees of Rizal for accurate and efficient measurements and calibration in establishments in the province. The seminar, held in cooperation with DOST-Calabarzon and University of Rizal System-Morong, was conducted February 7 to 8 to train local representatives in metrology, the field of knowledge involving measurements, which is commonly used in ma...
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07Feb2013SURIGAO CITY, Peb. 7 (PIA) -- Usa ka Mass Feeding ang gipahigayon bag-ohay pa lamang sa mga kasundalohan sa 30th Infantry Battalion, Phil. Army ug mga magtutudlo sa Oslao Elementary School ug San Francisco Central Elementary School sa Brgy. Poblacion, San Francisco, Surigao del Norte. Mokabat sa 40 ka mga tinu-an sa Oslao Elementary School, Barangay Oslao, San Francisco ug mokabat 50 usab ka mga tinun-an sa San Fracisco Central Elementary School ang nahatagan sa corn soup ug malunggay salad at...
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07Feb2013MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, Feb 7 (PIA) --True to its name, the Home Development Mutual Fund, widely known as PAG-IBIG Fund, is now gearing up for the grandest mass wedding rites this Valentines Day. Elizabeth M. Amarille, officer-in charge, Pag-ibig Fund Malaybalay Branch, said under its “I Do. I Do. Araw ng Pag-ibig (Love Day)” project, the mass wedding is offered to those couples living together for more than five years who had no legal civil unions because they could not afford fees at t...
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07Feb2013TAGUM CITY, Feb. 7 -- The municipality of San Isidro in Davao del Norte’s poverty alleviation efforts is set to move forward with the release of P2.9 million subject to certain conditions. “This is in response to the request of the local government unit to the National Anti-Poverty Council (NAPC) but which will be implemented by DOLE,” Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Davao del Norte Provincial Director Milagros Gutierrez said. Gutierrez said San Isidro is one of the 605 focused...
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07Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb. 7 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor & Employment-National Capital Region (DOLE-NCR) will hold a series of job fair especially intended for graduates of technical-vocational courses. DOLE Regional Director for NCR, Atty. Alan Macaraya, in a statement said, the holding of special job fairs dubbed as “Hanapbuhay para sa TESDA Specialistas” is a convergent project with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority-NCR (TESDA-NCR), Philippine Overseas Employment A...
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06Feb2013NAVAL, Biliran Feb 6 (PIA) -- The Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) involved in the identification of projects under the Bottom-Up Budgeting (BuB) in the municipality of Naval identified 13 projects for implementation in 2014. The identification of the 13 projects was a result of separate workshops conducted by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) held January 18 at the Naval Community Credit Cooperative Conference Hall and on February 5 at the Naval State University Audi...
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06Feb2013TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Feb 6 (PIA) -- Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Surigao del Sur Chapter Administrator Abel de Guzman urges Surigao residents to join the nationwide Million Volunteer Run-2 on February 10. De Guzman said in an interview, interested participants will have to register at the PRC office located at the Capitol Hills, Telaje, Tandag City with a corresponding registration fee of P100 for student runner; P200 for the rank and file employees; and P500 for department heads/busine...
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06Feb2013LAOAG CITY, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- Ilocos Norte will unveil on Friday, February 8, a structure that will provide a window to what will be known as the Sirib Mile Project along the university belt in this city. The Sirib (local term for knowledge) Mile Project is the provincial government’s program to develop a creative and conducive learning environment for the youth through a learning hub that will be put up in key spots along the university belt. The structure, which is an arch constructed betwee...
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06Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb 6 (PIA) -- The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) was successfully implemented in Caraga Region based on its objective, as revealed by the study conducted by the Philippine Normal University (PNU)-Agusan Campus. This is what Dr. Fabian Pontiveros of PNU said during the first quarter meeting of the Regional Development Council-Social Development Committee (RDC-SDC) held Tuesday in one of the local convention centers here. Dr. Pontiveros said the PNU was commissioned by ...
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06Feb2013SYUDAD SANG ROXAS, Capiz, Peb. 6 (PIA6) -- Magapatigayon sang pagdonar sang dugo nga hilikuton ang Roxas City Fire Marshal sang Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) sa Pebrero 8 sa Capiz State University (CapSU) – Dayao campus diri sa syudad sang Roxas bilang kabahin sa pagpaninguha sang mga bombero nga makahatag sang supply sang dugo sa Philippine Red Cross (PRC) – Capiz Chapter. Ginpahayag ni FO3 Marlon Garbo nga amo ang Public Information Officer sang BFP – Roxas City nga kapin sa 80 ka ba...
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06Feb2013MARIKINA CITY, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- To celebrate the season of love, the city government of Marikina and Pag-IBIG Fund will hold a mass wedding on Valentine’s Day. Marikina Mayor Del De Guzman invites couples from the city who wants to get married or renew their vows on February 14 at the Marikina Hotel. “We are aiming to help 500 couples this Valentine’s Day by giving free civil wedding rites to our residents. We are thankful to Pag-IBIG Fund for choosing Marikina as their beneficiary,” ...
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06Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform in Region 7 (DAR-7) reported that it has exceeded its mandated target in resolving agrarian reform-related cases in 2012. Through its DAR-Reform Adjudication Board (Darab), DAR disclosed that it resolved 2,284 agrarian reform-related cases in 2012, exceeding its mandated target of 1,311, said DAR-7 regional agrarian reform adjudicator Atty. Rosalio Kintanar in a press statement. Of its total target, DAR-7 was to dispose 270 cases, ...
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06Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Region 7 (DSWD - 7) recently welcomed a new regional director. Mercedita P. Jabagat assumed office replacing Ma. Evelyn Macapobre who is now assigned in DSWD 6 in Iloilo City. Jabagat is a native of Isabela City, Basilan but currently a resident in Davao City. She is a graduate of Bachelor in Social Work at the Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) Batch ’76. Jabagat, who first met with the DSWD-7 personnel...
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06Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 6 (PIA) -- Labintatlong cadastral survey projects na nagkakahalaga ng mahigit P110 milyon ang kasalukuyang ipinatutupad ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 12. Pinupunduhan ang mga proyekto ng World Bank sa ilalim ng National Program Support for Environment and Natural Resources Management Program (NPS-ENRMP) . Ang cadastral survey ay isang klase ng survey sa nasasakupan ng isang munisipyo o lungsod ...
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06Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 6 (PIA) -- Labimpitong bagong empleyado ang hinahanap ngayon ng Department of Science and Technology (DOST) para sa napipintong pagbubukas ng Philippine Science High School – Soccksargen Region Campus (PSHS-SRC) sa Koronadal City sa Hunyo. Sa isang kalatas, sinabi ni DOST 12 regional director Zenaida Hadji Raof-Laidan na tumanggap na sila ng aplikasyon para sa plantilla positions na bubuo sa mga unang tauhan ng PSH...
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06Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb 6 (PIA) -- Isinusulong ngayon ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources 12 at ilang mga lokal na pamahalaan na gawin ding ecotourism sites at isama sa Regional Eco-tourism and Development Plan ang dalawang kuweba sa Rehiyon. Tinukoy ng DENR 12 ang mga yungib na ang Kofnit Cave sa Sitio Lembila, Barangay Lamfugon sa bayan ng Lake Sebu sa South Cotabato at ang Tenobak Cave sa Barangay Keytodac sa b...
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06Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb. 6 (PIA6) - - The Department of Science and Technology 6 (DOST 6) has approved 47 project proposals amounting P37,446, 327 in Western Visayas under its Small Enterprises Technology Upgrading Program (Set-Up) in 2012. DOST 6 Director Rowen Gelonga said under Set-Up, micro, small and medium enterprises are given a wide range of assistance to further enhance their productivity and competitiveness both in the local and international markets. Gelonga said the assistance, which is...
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06Feb2013TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- Subay sa National Greening Program sa Aquino Administration, ang Eastern Visayas nagtumong sa 17,714 ka ektaryang yuta nga adunay nagkalinlaing kahoy karong tuiga, 2013, ang Department of Environment and Natural Resources kon DENR nagpahibalo. Si DENR-8 Regional Executive Director Manolito D. Ragub nagpahibalo sa nagkalainlaing kahoy nga naglakip sa forest ug fruit trees, ug ingon man ang pagatpat ug ubang non-timber forest products. Alang sa tumong niinin...
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06Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 6 -- Facilitators from the Philippine National Police (PNP) Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management (DIDM) and Information Technology Management System (ITMS) in Camp Crame, Quezon City completed the Five-Day e-Rogues’ and e-Warrant System’s Training held at Camp Alagar, Lapasan, Cagayan De Oro City. Two hundred thirty-four police officers with basic computer knowledge participated in the training which formally closed February 1. PSSupt Jerry C ...
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06Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 6 -- All technical field personnel of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) of regions 10 and 13 will undergo an orientation workshop on the Bottom-Up-Budgeting (BUB) and Planning process in Pearlmont Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City, February 7. BUB is an approach that will be used by concerned agencies for implementation of Fiscal Year 2014 budget preparation, taking into consideration the development needs of poor cities/municipalities as identified ...
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06Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region 7 (DENR - 7) with the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) 7 recently signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Mabuhay Filcement Inc. (MFI) for the establishment of a contingent liability and rehabilitation fund (CLRF). The Fund will guarantee the company’s compliance with its environmental commitments, assured MGB-7 regional director Loreto Alburo. The CLRF is divided into monitoring trust fund (MTF) wh...
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06Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- The agriculture department is appealing to the public to stop wasting rice, a major staple food for most Filipinos. Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas Regional Field Unit-7 (DA RFU 7) Regional Executive Director Angel C. Enriquez made the appeal during the recent launching of the National Year of Rice (NYR) in Bohol Province at the Cultural Center in Tagbilaran City. Around 400 farmers from the different towns in Bohol along with agriculture students from ...
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06Feb2013AGUSAN DEL NORTE, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- The province of Agusan del Norte bagged the 2nd prize for the national poster making competition in the recently concluded Philippine Animal Health Information System (Phil-AHIS) National Conference held at Lancaster Hotel in Mandaluyong City last January 23-25. The poster entry of Dr. Joseph P. Dargantes, Veterinarian IV of the Provincial Veterinary Office, depicts the Phil-AHIS Best Practices in the Province of Agusan del Norte. Phil-AHIS is a functional a...
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05Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb 5 (PIA) -- National cultural icons for the K-12 Curriculum can be viewed in an exhibit at the University of the Philippines in the Visayas (UPV) Iloilo City Campus. This traveling exhibit on the Pambansang Sagisag Kultura para sa Batayang Edukasyong K-12 (Cultural Icons for the K-12 Curriculum) is part of the cultural education program of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), in coordination with the Department of Education (DepEd). The exhibit features cu...
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05Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 5 (PIA) -- Gov. Edgar Chatto is pushing the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) into seeking areas for cooperation to firm up a regional inter-agency Anti-Drug Enforcement Group. The move is consistent with reports from Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Bohol which pointed to the lack of coordination among government enforcement agencies and allies in their anti-drug operations. According to police operatives, their roles in anti-drug operations ar...
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05Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- The National Food Authority (NFA) here has reached out to more South Cotabato advocates of the government’s rice fortification program. For the year 2012, about 1,445 stakeholders from various sectors were able to take part in the I-Rice Advocacy activities spearheaded by the public information sector of NFA-South Cotabato, an official said. Acting information officer Luisito Mangayayam disclosed to the Philippine Information Agency here that ...
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05Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- The Technical Education Skills Development Authority (Tesda) recently launched two projects in Cebu aimed at helping alleviate poverty. Said projects are Coke-Tesda Sari-Sari Store Training and Access to Resources (S3TAR) and Tesda-DSWD Cash for Training (C4TP). Tesda Director General, Sec. Joel Villanueva, led the launching of the two programs at the Convention Hall of JCenter Mall in Mandaue City, Cebu on January 30. The S3TAR aims to empower 1,000 women retaile...
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05Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- Nakapased kanu mababa a kurso nu agrikultura su 27 a mga preso nu North Cotabato Provincial Jail kanu seremonya a pinangumbal sa bilangguan a sa Barangay Amas, siyudad nu Kidapawan kanu minukit a Jummat. Tigin nu jail warden, Chief Inspector Shanete Espartero, dikana bon malat amayka su mga preso na pagkataw kanu pidtelu a agrikultura lalan kanu isa a produktibo a mga taw amayka silan bentu makagamaw kanu bilanguan. Kanu tabang ni Provincial Agr...
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05Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- The Civil Registrar’s Office here, in partnership with Pag-IBIG Fund Caraga Region is now geared up for yet the grandest Mass Civil Wedding in the city which will be held at the newly-renovated Guingona Park come Valentine’s Day. In an interview with Judith Alvizo-Calo, city civil registrar, the wedding will be free for participating couples. They will be exempted from any charge including that for the issuance of the Affidavit of Cohabitation Fee. Calo added t...
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05Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 5 (PIA) --The Department of Science and Technology today announced the opening of 17 plantilla positions in line with the opening of the Philippine Science High School – Soccsksargen Region Campus (PSHS-SRC) here in time with its opening in June. Dr. Zenaida P. Hadji Raof-Laidan, regional director of DOST 12 said the department has started processing applications for seven Special Science Teacher I, and two Special Sci...
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05Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 5 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in South Cotabato has outranked all provinces in the country in the volume of land distributed in 2012. Felix Frias, South Cotabato’s provincial agrarian reform officer (PARO), told participants of the 2012 Year-End Assessment 2013 Planning Conference of agrarian reform officers last week, that Agrarian Reform Secretary Virgilio delos Reyes himself congratulated ...
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05Feb2013MAITUM, Sarangani, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- Finally, the agony of holding classes either on stage or under the tree is over for the students and teachers of Wali Integrated School in Maitum, Sarangani Province. Long clamored problems of classroom shortage and congestion of school are finally answered by the Department of Social Welfare and Development with the recent turnover of newly constructed 1-unit-3 classroom high school building worth P1,825,000 to the Department of Education and Parents-Te...
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05Feb2013SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- the Department of Social Work and Development (DSWD) Region 1 has started a special validation on the actual number of victims of the Habagat monsoon rains to ensure that only the actual victims will get government assistance. The validation will cover more than 60,000 families in the provinces of La Union, Pangasinan and Ilocos Sur. The National Household Targeting Unit of the DSWD was tasked to conduct the validation, which started this month and...
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05Feb2013LAOAG CITY, Feb. 5 (PIA) --- Mayor Salvador Pillos of Marcos town continues to recover in a local hospital after surviving an attack in front of a construction site in his town at 5 p.m. yesterday. The mayor was inspecting a construction project in front of the Marcos Agro-Industrial School when the shooting happened. According to the Philippine National Police (PNP), Pillos suffered gunshot wounds in his arms and foot. Police said that gunmen were riding in tandem as they approached the cons...
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04Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb. 4 (PIA) -- The Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) is set to conduct a public hearing on the proposed amendments to the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Republic Act No. 4566 at the Royal Mandaya Hotel in Davao City on February 5. RA 4566 is an act creating the Philippine licensing board for contractors, prescribing its powers, duties and functions, providing funds therefore, and for other purposes. Marizon S. Loreto, director of the Department of ...
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04Feb2013DAET, Camarines Norte, Feb. 4 (PIA) -- The Philippine Army (PA) unit based here has intensified internal security operations to eliminate an armed group’s modus of collecting fees for "permit-to-campaign" to candidates of this province and ensure peace and order in the May 2013 elections. Lt. Col. Michael M. Buhat, commanding officer of the Army's 49th Infantry Battalion, said during the Philippine Information Agency's "Talakayan" held here recently, that the army unit has initiated internal ...
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04Feb2013MARAMAG, Bukidnon, Feb 4 (PIA) -- Sixteen dairy cows and carabaos (water buffalo) have undergone the artificial insemination (AI) and pregnancy diagnosis in Barangay Kisanday here, as the local government of Maramag strengthens its intensive livestock farming. Mayor Alicia P. Resus said this will provide farmers of updated technology to increase production and improve quality of animal products. Deworming was also carried out where 99 heads of cattle, 12 carabaos, five horses, and 34 goats wer...
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04Feb2013ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Feb 4 (PIA) -- Officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) participated recently in the peace advocacy convention initiated by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) unit in Basilan. The attendance of these high-ranking officials and the presence of the local government of Basilan province representative displayed the commitment of these stakeholders toward the attainment of lasting peace in Basilan. Basilan police ch...
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03Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) will be issuing around 19,950 patents covering 9,944 hectares by November 30 this year. This is the untitled public alienable and disposable (A and D) agricultural lands under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) Extension program in Central Visayas. Based on a report released by the Land Management Services (LMS), Bohol has the biggest target of 13,750 titles to cover about 6,862 hectares; Cebu ...
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03Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 3 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) allocated P9.501-million budget to further stabilize banks and streams of nine identified watershed areas in Central Visayas in 2013. The nine pre-determined watersheds which are up for bank stabilization are those from Buhisan, Argao, Asturias, and Luyang in Carmen in Cebu province. It also includes the Wahig and Acar Watersheds in Carmen, Bohol province; Hilabagan and Bayawan Watersheds in Negros Oriental ...
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02Feb2013A provincial road that traverses the mountain ranges of this city and connects to the municipality of Bontoc has all the potentials to become a major roadmap for development in the fields of agriculture, tourism, and economic growth. The Lunas, Maasin up to Paku, Bontoc road section, a 30-kilometer (km) long, winding secondary highway network, has been concreted, piecemeal, since 2007 up to the present. The road, nonetheless, give travelers ease and comfort. “This road, when fully concreted,...
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02Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) has urged the public to recycle electronic gadgets and appliances or dispose them properly instead of throwing them away. DENR-7 regional director Dr. Isabelo Montejo said electronics products or devices have certain toxic chemicals, such as lead, chromium, nickel, zinc and mercury that when mix with other harmful substances in dump sites or sanitary landfills may even pose a graver danger. This electroni...
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01Feb2013QUEZON CIY, Feb 1 (PIA) -- The launching of the first publication on European Union (EU) Development Assistance to the Philippines was held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Makati City on January 30. In his speech, National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said, “This publication marks the first step towards a comprehensive communication and visibility strategy for European Union Aid and the member states' development assistance to the Philippines.” ...
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01Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- Ten scholarship slots are available for children of small coconut farmers,tenants,farmer workers residing in Panay Island (Iloilo, Antique, Guimaras, and Aklan) who are willing to enroll at the Western Visayas College of Science and Technology (WVCST), Main Campus, Iloilo City. In a PIA interview, WVCST Main Campus Student Affairs Dean Dr. Susan Marie Dela Cruz said the scholarship qualification criteria include: must be a child of a small coconut farmer or coconu...
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01Feb2013TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- The provincial government - Environment and Natural Resources Office (PG-ENRO) through the Waste Management Division (WMD) is monitoring the compliance of local governments on the campaign against the use of plastic bags in their localities. This is support of provincial Ordinance No. 007-2012 or, “An Ordinance prohibiting, regulating and prescribing certain use of plastics for goods and commodities that end up as residual waste and promoting the u...
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01Feb2013PARAÑAQUE CITY, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- Around 227 indigent senior citizens from Parañaque City recently received their social pension during their pay out held at the Parañaque Sports Complex. Parañaque Mayor Jun Bernabe lauded the national government for caring for the country’s elderly. “We, in Parañaque do the same, regarding them with high esteem, recognizing their invaluable contributions to community development and nation-building,” Bernabe said. Said elderly citizens were quali...
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01Feb2013SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Feb 1 (PIA1) -- A notorious pusher ranked number 1 in the priority target list in Ilocos Region was finally nabbed in a buy-bust operation on January 24. PDEA Regional Office 1 said, the suspect, 25, is from Barangay Lioac Norte, Naguilian, La Union. The pusher, the top priority targeted drug personality for neutralization in the region, fell in the hands of PDEA Regional Office 1 (PDEA - 1) under Director Jeoffrey Tacio, after he sold four sachets of methampheta...
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31Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan 31 – To ensure accurate voters database in the coming midterm elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will remove from its list dead registered voters and cross-check the names of those who have changed addresses. The cleansing of voters' lists was brought about by Comelec Resolution No. 9623 "in order to avoid discrepancy in the final data while respecting the universal principle of one man-one vote for the forthcoming May 13, 2013 National, Local and ARMM Election...
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31Jan2013TALAINGOD, Davao del Norte, Jan. 31 -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is set to start the construction of a farm-to-market road project worth more than P40 million that would benefit over 20,000 residents in the municipality of Talaingod. The DAR-Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Project 3 (ARISP) will implement the road construction along the junction of the National Road Sto. Niño-Sitio Igang, Palma Gil Road in said town. The project which costs a total of P40,612,376 with f...
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31Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- Davao City officials are banking on the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) to look for fund sources for the city’s climate change adaptation plans. The city is one of the four cities identified as pilot areas for UN-Habitat’s climate change adaptation studies. The other cities are Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo and Butuan. “We are still in the planning stage where the agencies concerned are conducting workshops and databanking for the formulatio...
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31Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan 31 ( PIA) -- Some 100 members of different tricycle operators and drivers associations in nearby Tacurong city are undergoing a symposium that would educate them on anti-trafficking law and related issues. The anti-trafficking symposium, being held at Jims Place II in Tacurong was sponsored by the city government, Task Force Sagip Anghel, and Philippines Against Children Trafficking (PACT). Discussions centered on the RA 9208 or the An...
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31Jan2013MARIKINA CITY, Jan 31 (PIA) -- The city government of Marikina is offering a free short course on shoe making this February. Marikina City Mayor Del De Guzman is inviting his constituents from Marikina, especially the youth, to participate in this program that will teach them the process of making durable and quality shoes, which the city is known for. “Aside from acquiring additional skills, the students can also use this as an additional source of income in the future which can further he...
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31Jan2013SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Jan 31 (PIA) -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) will go after high impact value drugs and high impact targets. PDEA Region 1 PIO Chief Bismarck Bengwayan said the agency has renewed its resolve to implement the anti-drug law with a more united and organized system of fighting illegal drugs nationwide. All operating units were given orders by PDEA Director-General Arturo G. Cacdac, Jr. to go after drug syndicates and personalities in the pr...
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31Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan 31 (PIA) -- The local government of Makilala is pushing for professionalism in the rubber industry as it institutionalizes rubber production skills course in its Vocational-Technical (Voc-Tech) Skills Training Center. The effort came out after the success of the 322-hours rubber pilot training which started on the 3rd quarter of 2012. Earlier this month, 28 trainees on the newly-developed rubber training module received their competency certificates NC II ...
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31Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 31 -- Around 500 students from Maguindanao who underwent 10 days of on-the-job-training (OJT) last December under the Joint Programme for Youth and Employment and Migration received their payment in a simple ceremony last week. Maguindanao Gov. Esmael Mangudadatu handed to the OJT graduates the payment for their 10 days training amounting to an average P1,500 each, equivalent to P150 daily allowance. The OJT graduates had trained on various vocational wor...
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31Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan 31 (PIA) – The national government will adopt a community-driven approach in its poverty alleviation efforts in 2013. This after the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) chaired by Pres. Benigno Simeon Aquino III gave a green light on the National Community-Driven Development Program (NCDDP) during its meeting last January 18. The NCDDP will use the anti-poverty approach developed through Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan- Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of ...
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31Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Enero 31 (PIA) -- Idtatalus pem bon su kabpapagilay kanu kabpagisa-isa nu mga dalapa a kanu North Cotabato a kanu pagalaten nu kabpagumbal kanu balang-balang a aktibidad salangan kanu foundation anniversary nu dalapa nu Banisilan, sugana enya a gay nu Enero 31. Su PALMA-PB na alyansa nu pitu a dalapa nu North Cotabato a kuyog kanu Pigcawayan, Aleosan, Libungan, Midsayap, Alamada, Pikit endo su Banisilan. Tigin ni Orly Maraigan nu North Cotabato Project Manageme...
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31Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is weeding out the voters lists of those long gone and is correcting their database of those who had changed residences to come up with a clean, certified lists of voters before elections. The cleansing of voters lists was brought about by Comelec Resolution No. 9623 - "In order to avoid discrepancy in the final data while respecting the universal principle of one man-one vote for the coming May 13, 2013 national, local and A...
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31Jan2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan 31 -- Pag-IBIG Fund members applying for the Multi-Purpose Loan (MPL) may now choose to have their loan proceeds automatically credited to their Pag-IBIG Citi prepaid card, starting February 1. Upon submission of the MPL application, the applicant will be required to register and secure the Pag-IBIG Citi Prepaid Card at the Pag-IBIG Fund Cagayan de Oro Branch Short-Term Loan Counter at Window Number 1. Only qualified MPL member borrowers may avail of the Pag-IBIG Citi ...
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31Jan2013MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Jan 31 (PIA) – Twenty-two nursing examinees from the College of Maasin – College of Nursing have passed the Nurses Licensure Examination (NLE) conducted last December 16-17, 2012 in Tacloban City. There were 27 nursing students of College of Maasic who took the exams. “The College of Maasin obtained an overall passing rate of 76.67% and 81.48% for the first-timer examinees who took the nurses board exam during the December 2012 NLE,” CM Registrar Ma. Elena...
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31Jan2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan 31 -- Today, the UMPEA Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative will ink a Memorandum of Agreement with Pag-IBIG Fund for the activation of their membership and payment of monthly savings under the Cagayan de Oro Branch. Pag-IBIG Fund Cagayan de Oro Branch’s Department Manager Ferdinand F. Sanielwill sign the MOA with UMPEA Farmers MPC Chairman Antonio R. Orpio, along with the officers from both the Fund and the said cooperative. The MOA signing will take place at the Train...
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30Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan 30 (PIA6) -- The recent statement of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region 6 that Iloilo needs to have more industries has turned the focus once again at the Regional Development Plan 2011-2016 which describes the industry sector as the “region’s (Western Visayas) engine of economic growth.” Although Iloilo thrives in the service sector, NEDA 6 said in recent media reports that the place needs to have more industries. And while Iloilo already has ...
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30Jan2013DIPOLOG CITY, Jan. 30 (PIA) -- The Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Police Office (ZNPPO) recently held here a seminar-workshop for print and broadcast media practitioners who are members of the Mindanao Press Corps (MPC). The one-day seminar, which was held Monday at the conference hall of the PNP provincial headquarters,with media men from the different regions in Mindanao as participants, was titled, “The Role of Media in 2013 Midterm Elections.” Zamboanga del Norte PNP Provincial Dir...
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30Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 30 -- The City Civil Registrar’s Office here, in partnership with Pag-IBIG Fund-Caraga Region is now geared up for yet the grandest Mass Civil Wedding in the city which will be held at the newly-renovated Guingona Park come Valentine’s Day - February 14, 2013. In an interview with Judith Alvizo-Calo, city civil registrar, the wedding will be free for the participating couple. They will be exempted from any charge including the issuance of the Affidavit of Cohabitation Fee....
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30Jan2013ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Jan 30 (PIA) -- The Provincial Peace and Development Coordinating Committee will visit Tabuanlasa municipality on Jan. 30 - 31 to bring development projects and government services to this hard-to-reach islands south of Basilan. Dubbed “Bayanihan sa Tabuanlasa Tungo sa Kapayapaan,” the residents of Sulloh and Lanawan islands will benefit from the services and programs that participating agencies and organizations will be bringing. The project was conceived to rehabi...
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30Jan2013MANILA, Enero 30 (PIA6) -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III nagdayaw sang University of the Philippines College of Medicine - Philippine General Hospital (UPCM-PGH) Iloilo Alumni Foundation Inc. sa ila kontribusyon sa paghatag sang komprehensibo nga bulig medikal sa mga pumoluyo. Suno sa Presidente sa iya mensahe sa UPCM-PGH Iloilo Alumni Foundation Inc. sa okasyon sang ila ika beinte nga UPCM Grand Scientific Symposium sa sini lang, nga ang UPCM-PGH nakahatag sang mga pinasahi nga mga m...
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30Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan. 30 (PIA6) -- The town of Tubungan, through its Federation of Farmers’ Association, Inc. has received five units of rice threshers and five units hand tractors, all equipped with high-powered diesel engines. Tubungan Information Officer Marlyn Tagudar said the farm machineries, worth P909,370 came from the Department of Agriculture under the Farm Mechanization Program, with the 15 percent equity provided by the Iloilo Provincial government. Iloilo Governor Arthur Defe...
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29Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 29 -- The Sangguniang Panlungsod has recently authorized City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante Jr. to enter and sign a Deed of Donation with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) pertaining to the confiscated logs and its proper utilization. In a press conference held recently, the objectives as well as the terms and conditions indicated in the Deed of Donation were laid down by both parties. The deed expressly states that donated confiscated logs will be use...
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29Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Enero 29 (PIA)--Hinihimok ng pamunuan ng National Irrigation Administration- Libungan River Irrigation System (NIA- Libungan RIS) sa North Cotabato ang mga miyembrong magsasaka na magtulungan sa pangangalaga ng mga irrigation facilities sa lugar. Ito ang naging sentro ng diskusyon sa ginanap na 7th general assembly ng Central Glad Irrigators Association ng bayan ng Midsayap kahapon na pinangunahan ng bagong pinuno ng organisasyon na si Engr. Rory Avance. H...
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29Jan2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan 29 (PIA) -- Bohol Peace Council is set to explore ways to implement a localized system of accounting for loose guns. The aim is to curb criminality and keep residents safe. In an out-of-town meeting in Clarin town on January 21, the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) approved a resolution tasking a special committee to study ways of implementing a localized “Balik Baril” program. The motion came just as the PPOC agreed that a localized program for firearms not ...
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29Jan2013KALIBO, Aklan, Jan 29 (PIA6) -- Seven graduating elementary pupils here successfully passed this year’s National Competitive Examination of the Philippine Science High School (PSHS) System given on September 29, 2012 at the Northwestern Visayan Colleges (NVC). Of the passers, four came from Aklan Learning Center (ALC) – Lady Yzabelle T. Biray, Rya Zenilde T. Cawaling, Angelica Shalene T. Estera and Allyzza T. Mationg, while Samantha Lauren E. Alvarez was the lone passer from Wadeford Scho...
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29Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 29 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Region 7 (DENR-7) has put aside P136.566 million for the production of 12.9 million seedlings of various native and endemic species this year for the national greening program (NGP) in Central Visayas. Dr. Isabelo Montejo, DENR-7 regional executive director, said this is to meet DENR 7’s target on reforesting 24,461 hectares of identified forest land and NGP sites in the four provinces here in the region. As i...
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28Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan. 28 (PIA) – Singers Leah Navarro and Danny Javier will lead other national artists in staging a concert caravan set first week of February in Typhoon Pablo-devastated areas in the provinces of Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental. Priscilla Razon, regional director of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-XI), bared that the concert caravan will be held on February 4, 5 and 6 in the municipalities of New Bataan, Compostela and Monkayo in Compostela Valley, and...
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28Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan. 28 (PIA6) -- The Philippine Information Agency-6 is now accepting nominations for the best performing student publication editors, writers for 2013. The search is open for graduating high school and college paper editors who have been actively participating in journalism workshops and events of the PIA in Western Visayas. Dubbed “IWAG” Award, the scheme is an incentive for school paper editors,writers who have done well in print articles in the field of development...
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28Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan 28 (PIA) -- Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief Undersecretary Arturo G Cacdac Jr. called for an intensified campaign against illegal drugs through quality anti-illegal drug operations. Cacdac directed all operating units to go after drug syndicates and personalities in the priority target list; dismantle clandestine laboratories and chemical warehouses; control chemical diversion; and confiscate significant volume of dangerous drugs and, or controlled precursors an...
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28Jan2013ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Jan 28 (PIA) –- A joint convention of the military, police, the Moro Islamic liberation Front (MILF), and the International Monitoring Team (IMT) was conducted recently at the town of Al-Barka in Basilan to help it rebuild itself. In a report, Basilan police chief PSSupt Mario M. Dapilloza said that the convention has tackled the project proposal offered and funded by the IMT with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The proposals discussed include the constr...
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28Jan2013SOUTHERN LEYTE, Jan. 28 (PIA) -- Approximately 100 delegates including the International Recovery Platform (IRP) community of practitioners, experts, professionals, national and local government officials, and the academe attended the International Recovery Forum held in Kobe, Japan, January 20-23. Here, St. Bernard Mayor Rico Rentuza, of Southern Leyte was one of the panelists and speaker. The annual event serves as a venue to explore specific measures to address gaps in the recovery practice...
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28Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan 28 (PIA6) -- The success and drawing appeal of Iloilo’s Dinagyang Festival has been attributed to the inter-working relationships of various sectors now officially recognized as public-private partnership. Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog acknowledged this in his message wherein he formally opened the 2013 Dinagyang Festival Kasadyahan Regional Cultural Competition, Jan. 26, at the Iloilo Freedom Grandstand. At the forefront of this joint endeavor are the city governme...
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27Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan. 27 (PIA) -- West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH) and Y&R Philippines, Inc. (Y&R), one of the leading global marketing communications companies recently launched the anti-dengue mosquito trap. The do-it-yourself project is designed to help curb dengue cases in communities. “We want to teach people a simple, innovative and affordable way to help prevent dengue cases in their communities. Through this progra...
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27Jan2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 27 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Region 10 conducted a three-day training on assessment methodology to increase the participation of trainers and industry practitioners in the implementation of assessment and certification, particularly in specialized qualifications. The “Trainers Course in Assessment Methodology”, held last January 16-18 at MASS SPECC Hotel here, was participated by 25 prospective assessors in different ...
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26Jan2013BOAC, Marinduque, Jan 26 (PIA) - -The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) conducted a Training on Technology Demonstration to improve smoke-fish production to 70 members of the Tree House Club Inc. in Barangay Bunganay, Boac recently. Alfredo Apolinar, an engineer, from Pangasinan State University served as facilitator/trainor for this project. The Tree House Club president Elizalde Mangubat led the organization whose members are composed of fishermen and students. The club received ...
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25Jan2013DAVAO DEL NORTE, Jan. 25 (PIA): Pre-emptive evacuation helps in saving lives of people, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Executive Officer Sonio Sanchez said. In a press conference held earlier, Sanchez gave merit to efforts of local government units (LGUs) in executing pre-emptive evacuation to take residents away from the flood-prone areas way before flood-waters come rushing and overflowing. He attributed less casualty turn-out in Davao del Norte to pre-emptive evacuatio...
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25Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan 25 (PIA) -- The Integrated Bar of the Philippines-Cotabato Chapter brought home three awards during the 14th National Lawyers Convention and 40th Founding Anniversary of IBP. IBP Cotabato was awarded as Most Outstanding Legal Aid Committee (Category B) for its exemplary and inspiring performance in rendering legal aid through its dedicated members and handling both traditional and developmental legal aid cases, projects, and activities of national impact. A...
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25Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to launch the National Community-Driven Development Program (NCDDP) following the approval of President Benigno Aquino III of the P146-B worth of infrastructure projects during a meeting with the NEDA board last January 18. Of this amount, P81.9-B will be allocated to DSWD for scaling up the implementation of one of its anti-poverty projects, Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integra...
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25Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Ene. 25 (PIA) -- Personal na ihahatid ng mga tauhan ng Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) 12 ang mga geo-hazard map na na-“return –to-sender,” ayon sa opisyal ng naturang ahensiya. Matatandaang bago ang Agosto ng nakalipas na taon, kinumpirma ni MGB 12 regional director Constancio Paye Jr., na naipadala na nila sa pamamagitan ng koreo sa lahat ng barangay ng Soccsksargen Region kanilang mga geo-hazard map. ...
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25Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Enero 25 (PIA) -- Nakumpleto na ng Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) 12 ang mas detalyadong geo-hazard map ng dalawang lungsod at labinlimang bayan sa Soccksargen Region, ayon kay MGB 12 regional director Constancio Paye Jr. Ang mga naturang geo-hazard map ay mas tutok sa mga tinatawag na critical area at mas detalyado kung ikukumpara sa naunang mga mapa dahil binuo ang mga ito sa scale na 1:10,000 na limang bes...
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25Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan 25 (PIA6) -- A database on disaster risk reduction and management highlighting the record of natural disaster and the extent of damages and losses incurred from these catastrophes will serve well for the Philippines, according to a Filipino official working for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). Asean Technical Advisor for Disaster Risk Reduction Dr. Marqueza L. Reyes said the government has realized its value and initial steps have been taken ...
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25Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- Detailed mapping of 17 locations considered as critical areas in Soccksargen Region have already been completed, according to an official of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) -12. MGB 12 regional director Constancio Paye Jr., said these new geo-hazard maps were prepared at scale of 1:10,000, much larger than the initial maps of the entire Socc...
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25Jan2013MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Jan. 15 (PIA) -- The city government of Maasin will host the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) national championship on February 18-24, 2013. City Sports Council staff Zaldy Olita informed over radio station DyDM that the week-long boxing competition will be attended by at least thirty (30) boxers from Maasin City, among other municipalities in the province including (1) woman to compete with different boxers throughout the country. The national...
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25Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- The Overseas Workers Welfare Adminstration in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (OWWA-ARMM) conducted its orientation and Entrepreneurship Development Training/ Financial Literacy on January 22. Beneficiaries of deceased Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) under the Education and Livelihood Assistance Program (ELAP) attended the said event. ELAP is designed primarily for survivors of deceased OFWs who were active OWWA members at the time of ...
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24Jan2013CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- About 50 Philippine Army (PA) troopers belonging to 202nd Infantry (Unifier) Brigade based in Cavinti, Laguna volunteered to donate blood in response to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Laguna Chapter’s appeal for blood donations. Out of the 50 volunteers, only 28 qualified as blood donors after the laboratory screening tests. PRC-Laguna was able to collect 12,600 cc of blood during the bloodletting activity. PRC-Laguna sought the assistance of the 202nd...
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24Jan2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Jan. 24 (PIA6) -- A house-to-house campaign to reach Capiceño gun owners with expired firearms license is ongoing in Capiz as part of the PNP’s “Oplan Katok” nationwide campaign. “We started the home visitation last Dec. and will continue until all owners of unlicensed as well as expired license guns have been reached,” said Capiz police director S/Supt. Domingo S. Cabillan in an interview over Bombo Radyo here. The Capiz Police Provincial Office is willing to ...
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24Jan2013SURIGAO CITY, Enero 24 (PIA) -- Gipirmahan ni Pangulong Aquino niadtong Enero 18 ang Republic Act No. 10361 o usa ka Acta aron ipahamtang ang mga Polisiya alang sa Proteksyon ug Kaayuhan sa mga Katabang o Domestic Workers. Ang bag-ong balaodnon, o giila nga Kasambahay Bill gikatakdang makatabang sa mokabat duha ka milyon ka mga domestic helpers sulod sa nasod, matud ni Valte. Matud pa ni Valte nga ilang ibutang sa Palace website ang kopya sa maong balaodnon ug kini moepekto 15 ka adlaw human a...
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24Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 24 (PIA)--Cebu Comelec provincial election supervisor Atty. Lionel Marco Castillano will temporarily leave his post as the routinary reshuffling of election supervisors and officers takes effect on January 21. He is assigned temporarily in Bohol while Bohol provincial election supervisor Atty. Eliseo Labaria is assigned in Siquijor province, according to Commission on Elections (Comelec-Bohol) information officer Juvenal Beniga during a recent general assembly of th...
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24Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan 24 (PIA) -- Beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) will formally receive their financial assistance on February 10. Over 19 Self-Employment Assistance for Kaunlaran Associations (SKA) whose members are recipients of the national government's Conditional Cash Transfer will receive the capital seed fund. A total of P5 million from the Congressional Office of the First District of North Cotabato and the Department of Social Wel...
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24Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- The dengue cases in 2012 here in the city has increased 175 percent as compared to 2011. Of this figure, only in the month of April were the number of cases remained the same. In her report to members of the City Peace and Order Council (CPOC) held recently here, Michelle Mae Que, a nurse from the city health office, said dengue cases in 2011 was recorded at 172 while 473 cases were reported in 2012. Que said from comparing the two years since January to December...
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24Jan2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- After eight months of untainted service, PCSupt. Alex Paul Monteagudo has finally left his post as regional director of Police Regional Office (PRO) 12 Command in a simple turnover rites held Friday (January 18) at the Police Regional Headquarters here. He was replaced by former Intelligence Group (IG) director PCSupt. Charles Calima Jr. The event was attended by chief executives from the local government units (LGUs) all over Region 12, to include head...
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24Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- The different committees under the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Agusan del Norte-Butuan City Chapter chaired by City Prosecutor Felixberto Guiritan recently reported its accomplishments for the 4th quarter of 2012. The Disaster Management Services Committee bared that the chapter was able to conduct relief operations last December 15, 2012 after a fire incident destroyed 40 houses affecting 72 families at Barangay Baan-Km.3 in Butuan City. Red Cross staff and volunt...
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24Jan2013MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Jan. 24 (PIA)-- The Philippine National Police-Southern Leyte Police Provincial Office (PNP-SLPPO) conferred new ranks to 32 police officers throughout the province in line with the Philippine National Police’s “Second Phase Regular Promotion Program CY 2012.” The promotion program took effect last December 31, 2012, Police Chief Inspector Ronaldo A. Plecerda stated in a press release. He reported that the promotion included one (1) police chief inspector ...
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23Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Ene 23 (PIA) -- Isasagawa sa darating na ika-10 ng Pebrero ang pormal na paggawad ng tulong pinansyal sa mga benipisyaryo ng Pantawid Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program o 4Ps. Aabot sa labing-siyam na Self-Employment Assistance for Kaunlaran Associations (SKA) na binubuo ng mga benepisyaryo ng 4Ps ang tatanggap ng capital seed fund. Ito ay mula sa higit P5 milyong pondong inilaan ng kongresista ng unang distrito ng North Cotabato at ng Department of Socia...
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23Jan2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Jan. 23 (PIA) -- The City Mayor here called on residents to clean up their respective surroundings to avoid clogging of the city’s drainages. Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio made the appeal in the aftermath of a low pressure area (LPA) that brought days of heavy rains in the city and left several barangays here submerged in flood waters. The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) attributed the recent flooding not only to the drainage system of the...
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22Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan 22 (PIA) -- The Davao City Government gave school authorities and private firms the discretion to suspend classes and work, respectively due to the bad weather brought about by the tail-end of cold front which the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Services Administration predicted to prevail up to January 26. Emmanuel Jaldon, chief of the Emergency Response Center Central 911 said the alert has been issued based on the weather advisory that the light to moderate to heavy rainfa...
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22Jan2013BALO-I, Lanao del Norte, Jan 22 -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) complained about people planting trees under the transmission lines. Trees and vegetation that grow or are planted inside or adjacent to NGCP’s existing transmission line right-of-way (ROW) are known to cause trippings or power outages when they breach prescribed safety clearances for high-voltage power lines. NGCP singled out Mindanao, specifically the Balo-i area, as particularly troublesome for NGC...
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22Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office (NSO)-Caraga Region on Tuesday launched the conduct of the 2012 Census for Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF). In a press conference which formally kicked-off the activity, NSO-Caraga Regional Director Dr. Rosalinda Celeste-Apura pointed out that their agency is mandated by Commonwealth Act 591 and Executive Order 121, to reorganize and strengthen the Philippine Statistical System. Apura explained that NSO is the sole agency to underta...
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22Jan2013LOS BANOS, Laguna, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- “Protect your intellectual property right from the start,” advised Carmen Peralta, director of Intellectual Property Office Philippines (IPO-Phil), to a group of young technopreneurs during the Investors and Start-ups Forum held at the UP-Ayala Technohub in Quezon City last January 11. Organized by the Department of Science and Technology-Technology Resource Center (DOST-TRC), the forum was part of DOST’s bid to promote IP awareness to strengthen its t...
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22Jan2013MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Jan 22 (PIA) -- To ensure a peaceful conduct of May 2013 polls, Southern Leyte Police Provincial Office (SLPPO) headed by Police Senior Superintendent Armando F. Bolalin, SLPPO officer-in-charge headed a Unity Walk and Prayer Rally for a Secure And Fair Elections 2013, Sunday, January 20. Acting Police Community Relations Officer Police Chief Inspector Ronaldo A Plecerda said in a press statement that the said activity was in collaboration with the Commission on E...
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22Jan2013MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- Several health-related projects funded by the Department of Health (DOH) under its facility enhancement program here in the city and other areas of the province are almost complete, according to Dr. Joselito Trumata, the Provincial Health Officer. In a recent phone interview with Philippine Information Agency (PIA), Trumata said the status of these projects was the subject of his report during the Health Summit scheduled in Manila January 17. Som...
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22Jan2013MARIKINA CITY, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- Barangay Concepcion Uno in Marikina was adjudged one of the cleanest barangays in Metro Manila in the “Barangay Power 2012, Malinis, Kanais-nais” contest sponsored by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). “We are very proud and happy that one of our barangays received the award from MMDA. Residents from Barangay Concepcion Uno always comply with the barangay’s rules on solid waste management and maintaining cleanliness,” Marikina Mayor D...
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21Jan2013ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Jan 21 (PIA) -- The Peace and Development Coordinating Committee (PDCC) also known as Team Basilan has resolved to re-organize and activate the Provincial Anti-Drug Council to address the escalating drug problem in the province. In a recent meeting of Team Basilan, Provincial Administrator Tahira Ismael recognized the urgency of addressing the illegal drug situation in the province. She fears that the drug menace has slowly crept into the different communities in Basilan,...
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21Jan2013MANILA, Jan. 21 -- The 12th Meeting of the Asean Plus Three (China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea) Tourism Ministers was held on January 21 in Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). The year 2012 was a dynamic one for tourism in the APT countries. The growth of international visitor arrivals has been significant. Enhanced connectivity particularly air accessibility amongst APT countries has contributed to this positive growth. In 2012, the Asean Plus Three countries welcom...
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21Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan 21 (PIA) -- Local authorities continued to monitor the extent of the flood caused by the overflowing of the Davao, Lasang, Lipadas and Talomo Rivers which affected a total of 10,280 families with 35,136 dependents in 17 barangays Sunday, January 20 due to bad weather. Emmanuel Jaldon, chief of the Emergency Response Center Central 911 told a meeting of the members of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council at the city hall that all displaced families are housed ...
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21Jan2013SANTA CRUZ, Laguna, Jan. 21 (PIA) -- The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Laguna Chapter is joining the PRC in holding the nationwide Million Volunteer Run (MVR) year 2 on February 10, 2013 at Nuvali, Santa Rosa City. This year's tagline is, “I choose to save lives.” The MVR aims to serve as a driving force in advancing the spirit of volunteerism to address today’s humanitarian challenges as PRC strives to empower the nation against the dangers of disaster by developing our youth and voluntee...
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21Jan2013BOAC, Marinduque, Jan. 21 (PIA) -- A unity walk was held here recently to call for unity among several members of the community, especially the voting population, to ensure a safe and fair election. The event was led by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) and was joined in by students, police officers, government personnel and non-government organizations. Newly-appointed PNP Marinduque provincial director, Police Senior Supt. Edwin Capanza led the ac...
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18Jan2013BOAC, Marinduque, Jan 18 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Commission on Election (Comelec) held a press conference at Camp Maximo Abad, Santol, Boac recently in preparation for the coming Synchronized Automated Election on May 13. All municipal election officers from the six towns of the province were present. PNP Provincial Director Edwin M. Capanzana, Asst. Provincial Director for Administration Guilmer Manguera, and Provincial Election Officer Atty. Fernando Besino led...
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18Jan2013SURIGAO DEL SUR, Jan 18 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office (NSO) provincial office here headed by Provincial Statistics Officer Ruel Dres will undertake personnel recruitment and training in preparation for the 2012 Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF) field operation this coming February 25. According to Dres, they will be hiring 529 personnel composed of 167 team supervisors (TS) and 366 enumerators (ENs) including reserved ENs. Pre-selected TS will become participants of the thi...
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18Jan2013CITY OF BACOOR, Cavite, Jan 18 (PIA) -- Residents of Barangay Molino 3 especially the parents residing in Camella Springville subdivision were delighted with the recent groundbreaking of the eight-classroom building initiated by the city government. According to Khei Sanchez, information chief and currently president of the Cavite Communicators Network (CCN), said all the needed documents including permits are being processed to fast start the construction of the school building. These documen...
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18Jan2013MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Jan. 18 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police-Southern Leyte Police Provincial Office (PNP-SLPPO) has a new director, in the person of Police Senior Superintendent Armando Bulalin. The turn-over ceremony was conducted Wednesday, January 16 at 2 p.m. in Camp Alfredo K. Bantug, Barangay Asuncion here. PSSupt. Bulalin who was previously assigned at the National Capital Region replaced PSSupt.Allan Cuevillas who will be with the PNP-Regional Office-8. Louella Doble...
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18Jan2013CEBU CITY, January 18 -- Kool Adventure Camp (KAC) of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) introduces the Integrated Learning through Adventure Education (iLead), the first KAC program integrated in the grade school curriculum of Sacred Heart School–Ateneo de Cebu (SHS-AdC). The program's pioneering group are a hundred grade 6 students of SHS-AdC last year. iLead is an urban backpacking program that provides students the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills learned through their ac...
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17Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan. 17 -- Typhoon Pablo damaged P94 million-worth of forestry and coastal management projects of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region XI. Based on the Geographical Information System (GIS) data, Pablo wiped out P28 million worth of seedlings planted under the National Greening Program (NGP) in 2011 and 2012, DENR 11 reported. Most seedlings planted in the affected areas were falcata, rubber, narra, cacao, coffee, indigenous species and other fruit t...
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17Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan. 17 -- The Export Pathways Program (EPP) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in the Davao Region fared well last year and even contributed more than a quarter of the entire exports figure generated from the agency’s initiated interventions. The EPP was piloted by DTI-Davao Region in 2006 to provide a package of tailored-fit assistance for a specific micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) at a given stage of their business. With the program’s success in the r...
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17Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Enero 17 (PIA) -- Ipadtatapana sa nisisita a banal saguna nu mga estudyante nu Cornelio V. Cocal Elementary School sa Libungan, North Cotabato e kaumanan kanu bilek nu eskwelahan ataw ka class rooms. Nya ba su pidtelu nu principal nu eskwelahan a si Henry Mendez. Tigin ni Mendez, nisisita den a banal nu nadtelu a school building sabap sa lagun-lagunan na pagkadakel su bilangan nu mga estudyante kanu kanilan a eskwelahan. Sabap kanu nya nangumbal kanu sa isa a...
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17Jan2013SURIGAO CITY, Enero 17 (PIA) -- Ang Pangulong Aquino namahayag nga gusto niya sutaon ang mga opinsyon nga nagsugyot alang sa pagwagtang ug pagpabilin sa Presidential Commission on Good Governance (PCGG) ug iyang gitumbok nga kinahanglang mahuman una sa PCGG ang mga mandato niini adesir pa kini wagtangon. Matud sa Pangulo nga gusto niya matan-aw ug maripaso gyud og maayo ang PCGG labi na sa ilang dugay ug taas nga pagproseso sa pagbawi sa ill-gotten wealth sa mga Marcos. Sumala pa niya nga an...
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17Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan 17 (PIA) -- The number of registered voters in South Cotabato, including General Santos City, for the May 2013 elections is down by 9.46 percent after the “cleansing” of voters’ list by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Data provided by Comelec-South Cotabato to PIA 12 indicated that the province and Gensan have 669,432 registered voters, which is lower by 69,971 voters compared to the number in the Ma...
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17Jan2013KALIBO, Aklan, Jan 17 (PIA6) -- One of the acts that revelers and participating groups should strictly avoid while streetdancing or attending the Kalibo Sto. Nino Ati-atihan Festival from January 14 to 21 this year is the bearing of placards with written derogatory and insulting remarks directed against any candidate or political party, private individual, government officials or any organizations. People caught bearing such placards, according to the Kalibo Sto. Nino Ati-atihan Foundation I...
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17Jan2013TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 17 (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council of region 10 (RDC-X) has endorsed the proposal for the Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP) Loan Package of US$500 million. Support of RDC-X, along with the other RDC’s of Mindanao and three regions each in Visayas and Luzon was sought by the Department of Agriculture (DA) for the approval of the loan. The council endorsed the proposal during the recent 95th Full Council Meeting of RDC-X, here, upon the...
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16Jan2013MANILA, Jan 16 (PIA) -- The newest batch of K-9 dogs of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is now ready for their mission. The four canines will be used in search-and-rescue operations during typhoons and other calamities. Coast Guard Chief Rear Admiral Rodolfo Isorena noted how climate change has brought about heavy rains in the country that resulted to flash floods and landslides. “With the addition of search and rescue (SAR) operations and cadaver trained dogs detailed to our K-9 unit, ...
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16Jan2013KALIBO, Aklan, Jan 16 (PIA6) -- Amid drumbeats, the Kalibo Ati-atihan Product Showcase opened January 14 at the Kalibo Pastrana Park, a yearly promotional event and one of the main features of the Kalibo Sto. Nino Ati-atihan Festival. Twenty-seven small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are joining this year’s event, offering wearables made from indigenous fibers, crafts, gifts and housewares, furniture and furnishings, processed foods, health and wellness, and ornamental plants for sale to t...
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16Jan2013COTABATO CITY, Jan. 16 (PIA) -- Some 100 women in Cotabato City, Datu Odin Sinsuat and Parang towns in Maguindanao have acquired knowledge and skills on various livelihood ventures during a two-day training on Livelihood and Skills Development Program held January 7-8 in Cotabato City. The activity was initiated by the Office of Rep. Bai Sandra Sema in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DAF-ARMM) to capacitate the women ...
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16Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH) in Caraga Region has recorded a 1.05 percent dengue case fatality rate in 2012 which is slightly above the national figure of less than one percent. In a press statement, the health department in the region said a total of 22 deaths out of the total number 2,090 cases were recorded in the region last year. The DOH officials said the 2,090 suspected dengue cases were admitted from January 1 to December 31, 2012. Of this figure, Agus...
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15Jan2013LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Jan. 15 (PIA) --Ang panlalawigang tanggapang ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) ay nakikipag ugnayan ngayon sa sa ilang grupo upang makabuo ng mga mamumuhunan para sa negosyong rubber tree plantation sa lalawigan. Sinabi ni Pablito Budoy ng DTI-Quezon na sa kasalukuyan mayroong mga tanim na rubber tree sa bayan ng Gen. Nakar at Real at ninanais ng DTI na ito ay mapaunlad upang ang pangangailan ng lokal at banyagang pamilihan ay masuplayan ng raw materials na ginag...
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15Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 15 (PIA) -- The Philippine Educators Management Consultants, Inc. (PEMCI) will host this year’s “International Seminar-Workshop on Philippine and Singaporean Mathematics” slated on January 28-30 at Baguio City. In a press statement posted on the website of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)-Caraga, Dr. Eugenio Dauz, PEMCI president invites public and private universities and colleges to attend the three-day seminar. With the theme “Promoting Critical and Creati...
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15Jan2013MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Jan. 15 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH) has started the deployment of the 4th batch of the Registered Nurses for Health Enhancement and Local Services (RN-HEALS) throughout the province of Southern Leyte. “At least 135 registered nurses are now deployed and distributed throughout the province, including the city of Maasin,” DOH-Representative Nurse Letecia Tan said. She said that Maasin City was allocated 19 nurses distributed to the city health units...
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15Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Ene. 15 (PIA) --Inaasahang maipapatupad na sa mas madaling panahon ang pagsasaayos ng kalsada sa Lanao del Sur. Nitong nakalipas na linggo, pinirmahan ni Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao acting governor Mujiv Hataman ang infrastructure project para sa pagsesemento ng kalsada sa Madamba at Bayang sections sa naturang lalawigan. Ang road project na nagkakahalaga ng P23.3 milyon ay magdudugtong ng mga bayan ng Ganassi papuntang...
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15Jan2013CAVITE CITY, Cavite, Jan. 15 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment Cavite Provincial Office (DOLE-CPO) with the city government of Cavite distributed negokarts, starter kits and checks to 25 recipients at the the US Narfe Hall in Samonte Park last January 8. Five negokarts were distributed to ambulant vendors while 10 starter kits were turned over to persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the city. Checks were also released to 10 government internship program (GIP) beneficiaries. The ...
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15Jan2013KALIBO, Aklan, Jan 15 (PIA6) -- Despite huge waves in tourism, those from Aklan should take care of their environment, their culture and traditions, according to Department of Tourism - Region 6 (DOT-6) Director Helen J. Catalbas. Catalbas issued this call in the message she delivered here, Monday, at the Kalibo Pastrana Park during the blessing and opening ceremonies of the Kalibo Sto. Nino Ati-atihan Festival, and the opening of the Kalibo Ati-atihan Product Showcase 2013. Speaking before...
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15Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan 15 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 7 is set to distribute the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) Regional Profile of the Poor Booklet. This booklet highlights the relevance and importance of understanding the poor household’s status and subsequently recommends social interventions that will respond to poverty covering the four island provinces of Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor. The booklet contains...
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14Jan2013DIPOLOG CITY, JAN. 13 (PIA) -- Gidapit ni Presidente Benigno Aquino III ang Filipino-Chinese community nga makig-ambit sa ilang huna-huna kon unsaon nga epektibong mabatukan ang kriminalidad sa nasod. “Among gilantaw ang solusyon nga estratehiko, rasyonal ug epektibo sa nasudnong diskusyon nga gipahigayon karon (Sabado/Enero 12), ug malipayon namong dawaton ang iyong mga hunahuna ug panglantaw, matod pa sa Presidente sa iyang pagpakigpulong atol sa ika-20 ka tuig nga anibersaryo sa Movement f...
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14Jan2013LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Jan 14 (PIA) –- The National Statistics Office (NSO)-Quezon will conduct 2013 Labor Force Survey (LFS) this January to 823 sample households in the province. According to Airene Pucyutan, provincial statistics officer, the LFS aims to gather data and information on demography and socio-economic status of the respondents through a random sampling. “The collected data and information will be used in planning and program preparation that viable in the labor market”, Puc...
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14Jan2013MANILA, Jan. 14 (PIA) -- The Land Bank of the Philippines recently signed an agreement with manning agency Cebu Ace-Maritime International Inc. for the servicing of the agency’s inward foreign exchange remittances and payroll distribution to its deployed seamen and their beneficiaries. Cebu Ace-Maritime is the bank’s first manning agency client outside Metro Manila. The strategic location of the agency’s office and its proximity to the Land Bank Plaza Independencia Branch provides conv...
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14Jan2013LUNGSOD NG SAN FERNANDO, La Union Enero 14 (PIA) – Ipapatupad simula ngayong araw na ito, Enero 14 hanggang 18, ang pagpapatala ng mga lehitimo at kwalipikadong mga trabahador na dati nang nanggaling at nagtrabaho sa Korea sa ilalim ng Employment Permit System (EPS) at nagnanais muling makabalik sa bansa sa pamamagitan ng pagsailalim sa Computer-Based Test of Proficiency in Korean (CBT-TOPIK), ayon sa Philippine Overseas Employment Administration-Regional Center for Luzon (POEA-RCL) na nakabas...
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13Jan2013LIDLIDDA, Ilocos Sur, Jan 13 (PIA) -- The launching of the “Buyag Festival” in this upland town of Ilocos Sur had successfully revived the indigenous cultures, traditions, products, and practices that nearly became extinct because of the influence of modern and outside customs. This developed as the young generations in this town had already been aware and learned to dramatize these olden traditions and practices by their ancestors. Lidlidda town’s Tourism Officer Florida Balderas disclo...
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13Jan2013MANILA, Jan 13 (PIA)-- To simplify the traffic management in the city, Manila Mayor Alfredo S. Lim recently launched the on-street parking project. The on-street metered parking is a pioneer project the Manila Parking Management. The first set of the metered parking devices are located along Ongpin and Escolta in Chinatown. “The on-street parking has a parking meter to serve the interest of motorists,” Lim said. He also said that parking meter fees, like in the United States, Europe, ...
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12Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan. 12 (PIA6) -- Eco-tourism sites in upland Iloilo covered by the Tigum-Aganan Watershed area were given gears and equipment for community-based tourism projects. The gears and equipment were donated by the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI), which has been helping the municipalities identify and develop their eco-tourism potentials through training. CUI Project Officer Jerilee Cameña said the gears consist of safety harness/carabeeners such as static ropes, seat harnesses, ...
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11Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan. 11 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor & Employment (DOLE) has approved the guidelines for the certification program for “child labor-free establishments.” Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz, in a statement said the guidelines shall govern the procedure on the grant of Child-Labor Free Establishment/Zone Seal which aims to promote compliant and socially responsible business practices. “Child Labor Free Establishment (CLFE) certificate serves as a badge of ho...
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11Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato,, Ene. 11 (PIA) -- Maaasahan ng mga residente ng Barangay Esperanza sa lungsod ng Koronadal ang mas maayos na kalsada sa susunod na mga buwan. Sa nasabing barangay kasi ibubuhos ang P5 milyon na inilaan ni Sen.Antonio Trillanes IV para sa mga road projects ng Koronadal, ayon kay Mayor Peter Miguel. Dagdag pa ng alkalde, bagama't kulang pa ang nasabing pondo para maisasaayos ang kalsada doon malaking tulong na rin ito upang mas mapadali ang pagluluwas ...
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11Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Enero 11 (PIA) -- Walang puknat na nagbabantay ngayon ang mga kawani ng Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council- Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (RDRRMC- ARMM) sa posibleng pagbaha sa autonomous region dala ng sama ng panahon. Kaugnay nito, nakataas sa orange alert ang lahat ng mga low-lying areas sa naturang rehiyon. Ipinaliwanag ni RDRRMC-ARMM Dir. Loreto Rirao na sa orange alert, magiging abala ang kanilang mga operation centers, ma...
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11Jan2013BARANGAY ANGAS, Sta. Josefa, Agusan del Sur, Jan. 11 -- Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) Caraga Region, Wednesday, January 9, launched the Cash for Training Project (C4TP) here with Tesda Regional Director Florencio Sunico Jr., Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza, Vice Gov. Santiago Cane Jr., Congresswoman Evelyn “Bebs” Plaza-Mellana with Sta. Josefa Mayor Glenn Plaza. According to Emma de Villa of Tesda, the C4TP will be participated by the 40 victims of typhoon Pablo, whe...
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11Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan. 11 (PIA6) -- They are out in conflict-ridden areas not as combatants but as community builders. The Bayanihan Team Operators of the 61st and 82nd Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army have tied up with the Kalahi-CIDSS implementers in the province of Iloilo to help reduce poverty in the communities. Col. Arnold Quiapo, commander of the 301st Infantry Brigade said these Bayanihan Team Operators are soldiers deployed in conflict -affected municipalities in their respe...
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10Jan2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Jan. 10 (PIA6) -- A total of 343,570 seedlings were planted in the province in view of the National Greening Program (NGP) implementation last year. Based on the records of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO), upland areas got the bulk of seedlings with about 304,720 young trees planted while lowland areas which cover mostly school grounds provincewide were planted with 38,850 seedlings. The figure on planted seedlings at upland areas also inclu...
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10Jan2013TUY,Batangas, Enero 10 (PIA) --Pinangunahan ni Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Virgilio delos reyes ang groundbreaking ceremony ng P34.5 milyong halaga ng farm-to-market road sa Brgy. Bayudbud at Toong sa bayang ito noong ika-7 ng Enero. Ang naturang proyekto na ikatlo na sa lalawigan ng Batangas at sinasabing pinakamahalagang proyekto ay bahagi ng Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Project(ARISP) ng DAR. Inaasahang ang proyektong ito ay siyang magbibigay ng mas mataas na kit...
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10Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan 10 (PIA) -- The Ninoy Aquino International Airport Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG) recently nabbed a Filipino for trying to smuggle around seven kilograms of methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu. NAIA-IADITG Task Group Commander and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Undersecretary Arturo G. Cacdac Jr. said the suspect is a businessman from Monkayo, Davao City. According to PDEA, the suspect arrived at the NAIA Terminal 2 from...
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10Jan2013CEBU CITY, January 10 (PIA) -- Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) - 7 Regional Director Ma. Evelyn Macapobre expressed her gratitude and commendation to media practitioners in Central Visayas. Macapobre thanked the media for their initiative in reaching out to the public through their information dissemination of the department’s social welfare programs and services. “All the past years, the media was very instrumental in achieving successful implementation and delivery ...
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10Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 has filed a total of 28 forestry cases to identified forest law violators in Central Visayas in 2012. Based on the annual report released by the Forestry Management Services (FMS), 10 out of the 28 forestry cases were from Cebu province, 11 from Bohol, and seven cases from Negros Oriental, said DENR 7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo. This is in response to the call of the DENR Secretary Ra...
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10Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-7 received donations from various government offices for the victims of typhoon Pablo that hit the southern part of the country on December 4. Central Visayas offices of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), and the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) extended their assistance to typhoon-stricken provinces , Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental. ...
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10Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 10 (PIA) -- Almost 334 barangays in Central Visayas were assessed by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) 7 using a 1:10,000-scale geohazard mapping covering 12 cities and municipalities. This represents a 100 percent accomplishment targeted in 2012, according to MGB 7 regional director Loreto Alburo in a press statement. He said the MGB has given to local government units (LGUs) geohazard maps with a scale of 1:50,000 and other information, education and communication (IEC)...
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09Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 9 -- To commemorate the Anniversary of the First Formal Hoisting of the Philippine Flag in Mindanao more than 100 years ago, the local government of Butuan City will hold a simple yet noble Flag-Raising Ceremony at the Guingona Park on the early morning of January 17. Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante Jr. and the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod will lead this year’s celebration to be participated by employees of this city’s local government unit. Amante had alre...
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09Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Ene. 9 (PIA) -- Pinayuhan ni Koronadal City election officer Evangeline Basan ang mga humihiling na malibre sa gun ban na huwag nang pumunta sa kanilang tanggapan para maghain ng aplikasyon sa gun ban exemption. Ito ayon kay Basan ay dahil hindi otorisado ang mga election offices sa mga munisipyo at lungsod na magproseso ng mga aplikasyon sa exemption sa gun ban. Nilinaw pa ng opisyal na tanging ang tanggapa...
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09Jan2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 9 (PIA) -- Duha ka mga barangay sa Ayungon, Negros Oriental ug dul-an 600 ka mga panimalay nga mga mag-uuma matugyanan na unya sa farm-to-market road (FMR) nga mga proyekto pinaagi sa Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Development Social Services o KALAHI-CIDSS nga programa sa kagamhanan. Barangays Amdos ug Manogtong sa Ayungon makapahimulos sa nahisgutan nga proyekto. Ang komunidad sa Amdos nakadawat og ayuda nga mokabat ngadto sa P3.2 milyones...
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08Jan2013LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Jan. 8 (PIA) --The provincial government is awaiting the construction of the P11.92-billion toll road project called Toll Road 4 (TR4) in the province. Governor David Suarez said once the road network is completed, more investors will be attracted to the area, thus creating development and more job opportunities for Quezon residents. The TR4 project is a four-lane expressway with an estimated length of 57.325 km traversing the town of Sto. Tomas, Batangas up to Lucena City...
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08Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan 8 (PIA6) -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional Office 6 has completed construction of the 4.3-kilometer road linking the municipalities of Altavas, Aklan and Jamindan, Capiz. In a report, DSWD-6 said the P66.9-million infrastructure project includes concrete paving which is 0.25 meter thick and 6.7 meters wide. It also includes construction of drainage structures as well as slope protection works. It also said the construction of the Altavas-Jamindan R...
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08Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Enero 8 (PIA) -- Muling naluklok sa puwesto si Dr. Jesus Antonio Derije upang maglingkod ng apat na taon sa University of Southern Mindanao (USM) sa bayan ng Kabacan, North Cotabato. Ang re-appointment order ay nilagdaan ni Commissioner William Medrano ng Commission on Higher Education (CHED) na siya ring pinuno ng Board of Regents (BoR) ng USM. Ang paglagda ay alinsunod sa Implementing Rules and Regulations ng Republic Act 8282 o ang Higher Education Mod...
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08Jan2013SAN JOSE, Antique, Jan. 8 (PIA) -- Bottoms-up planning for poverty reduction in the 17 municipalities in the province of Antique is underway, an official of the Department of Interior and Local Government Antique said. Raymund Palanog, cluster head, DILG- Antique in an interview said bottoms-up planning is a nationwide undertaking among provinces and municipalities with high poverty incidence to ensure real needs of the people and communities are included in the thrust of the national governme...
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08Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan. 8 (PIA6) -- Firearm data and verification can now be done via text messaging, said Police Regional Office-6 Director Agrimero Cruz, Jr. The PRO-6 recently launched the program through Memorandum Circular No. 03-12 for the guidelines and implementation of SMS firearm verification. Cruz said the use of SMS or text messaging can hasten the verification of the data of firearms, especially those recovered from the crime scene. The PNP said records of firearms recovered o...
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08Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 8 (PIA) -- The University of Southern Mindanao (USM) in Kabacan, North Cotabato is headed again by Dr. Jesus Antonio Derije as he was reappointed as the president of the institution for another term. The re-appointment order was recently signed by Commissioner William Medrano of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the chairperson of the Board of Regents (BoR) of the university in accordance to the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Republic...
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08Jan2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 8 (PIA) -- Two hinterland barangays in the municipality of Ayungon in Negros Oriental with about 600 households particularly farmers will soon be granted farm-to-market road (FMR) projects. Barangays Amdos and Manogtong in Ayungon are recipients of the road projects under the government’s Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Development Social Services or KALAHI-CIDSS program. The community of Amdos has received assistance of about P3.2 million f...
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08Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 8 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH)12 is intensifying its campaign against smoking in Soccsksargen region. This is in response to information revealed last year by the International Labor Organization which says 28.3 percent or 17.3 million Filipinos age 15 and above are smoking. In addition, more than 13 million use tobacco everyday. It alsorevealerd that people die not only because of tobacco use but also due to exposure. Given this alarming inf...
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07Jan2013LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Jan 7 (PIA) -- The provincial disaster risk reduction and management council (PDRRMC) of Quezon turned over donations for victims of typhoon ‘Pablo’ to the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Southern Luzon Command (AFP-Solcom) last January 4. Provincial Civil Defense Deputy Coordinator Henry Buzar of PDRRMC said the donations came from provincial government personnel, including municipal/district and medicare hospitals in the province. The donations are composed of old c...
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07Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan 07 – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-XI) will soon start reforestation and rehabilitation efforts in the typhoon Pablo-affected areas of Compostela Valley Province and Davao Oriental. This is part of its National Greening Program (NGP) target for 2013. Through the cash for work scheme, members of people’s organizations (POs), local people and barangays residents will be hired for a continuous period of 90 days for site preparation, hauling of seedli...
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07Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan 7 (PIA) – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said additional K-9s will help the government it its illegal drug detection efforts. PDEA chief Arturo G. Cacdac, Jr. said the agency will empower private canine service providers to boost the quality and credibility of accredited drug-sniffing dogs in the country. “Public places, such as schools and other establishments where illegal drugs are smuggled and transited, will be duly covered with the presence of more qua...
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07Jan2013ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Jan 7 (PIA) -- Governors of the provinces of Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi have called for support to the on-going peace process of the government with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. In a press statement, OIC Sulu Provincial Information Officer Sonny Y. Abing III said the governors held a conference last December 2012 at the Governor's residence in Maimbung, Sulu where they declared a common stand on the peace process. They said participation of the citizenry and all st...
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07Jan2013BACOLOD CITY, Jan. 7 (PIA6) -- The Bacolod City Lying-in clinic has served more than 5,000 mothers while 1,047 babies were delivered in the facility since it started operation in June 15, 2012. Setting the record for 2013 are seven new born babies for January 1, 2013 where at 3:58 AM the first baby was born of the Bernabe couple, according to Nurse Elena Gumabong. Ten more babies were delivered January 2, nine on January 3 and five as of 4 p.m. of January 4. Based on the report from the C...
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06Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Caraga closed the year 2012 with a near-perfect fund utilization for its anti-poverty project called Kalahi-CIDSS. This was learned during the project’s year-end assessment and evaluation meeting last December. A total of P135,771,894.53 was utilized by beneficiary communities from the P136,979,959.78 that was released and downloaded directly to community accounts. “We were projecting a hundred percent ...
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04Jan2013CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO, San Fernando city, La Union, Jan 2 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police Headquarters (PNP-HQ) thru its newly-installed Chief, Director General Alan La Madrid Purisima turned over 21 motorcycles to the Police Regional Office 1 recently. “These three provinces (La Union, Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur) are not election hot spots, these are included in the list to be given priority police actions at an earlier time citing incidents in the past and in order to address all...
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04Jan2013ALABEL, Sarangani, Jan. 4 (PIA) -- To forge a more business-friendly atmosphere, the provincial government of Sarangani is offering a full tax exemption to businessmen who would be putting up new investments in the area. This, the province promises to fulfill in order to enhance the local government’s “competitiveness” in the business side as it recently launched its Revised Investment Code. The code, which was crafted in early 2000, has gone through a series of amendments to hone its ...
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04Jan2013CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, Jan. 4 (PIA) -- Residents of Laguna commemorated with the whole nation the 116th anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. Jose P. Rizal last Dec. 30, 2012. The commemoration with the theme Rizal 2012: "Ehemplo ng Sambayanan sa Tuwid na Daan" was marked nationwide with simultaneous wreath-laying activities at the Rizal Park, Manila; Rizal Shrine in Calamba and Rizal Shrine in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte and in several cities and municipalities nationwide. In Calamba City,...
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03Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, Jan. 3 (PIA) -- Dalawang prestihiyosong parangal mula sa Civil Service Commission ang nakuha ng tanggapan ng Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) sa Lungsod ng Heneral Santos, ayon sa isang opisyal. Ayon kay HDMF o Pag-IBIG GenSan branch manager Manolito Olegario kanilang nasungkit ang Parangal na “Best in Provident” at “Best in Housing Operations” dahil sa pagtutulungan ng mga kawani ng tanggapan at inspirasyon makapagbigay ng pinakamataas na antas at kalidad ng serb...
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03Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 3 (PIA) -- Ang Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-7) hugtanon na nga niimplementar sa Republic Act 10054 o Motorcyle Helmet Act karong adlawa diin subli usab nga gipahimangnuan ug gibaharan niini ang mga mamaligyaay og mga helmets nga minos ang kalidad. Ang DTI nihatag og kamanduan ngadto sa tanan nga mga mamaligyaay og motorcycle helmets nga adto lamang mokuha og stocks o supply sa mga manufacturers ug importers nga natagaan na og Philippine Standard (PS) license and/or Imp...
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03Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan. 3 (PIA6) -- The comparatively lower crime volume of 7,211 or 16.20 percent lower than the previous year’s 8,605 in Western Visayas is attributed to innovative strategies, according to the Police Regional Office- Region 6 (PRO-6). In its yearend report, PRO-6 said this showed a no nonsense drive of the region’s police force against criminality, insurgency, and other threats to peace, order, and security. As reported, the index crime (homicide, murder, etc.), posted a ...
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03Jan2013TAGUM CITY Jan. 3 (PIA) -- “Dayon ang opening sa klase karon (Classes will resume today)” was the pronouncement made by Department of Education (DepEd) XI spokesperson Jenielito “Dodong” Atillo yesterday. Atillo, who personally visited the affected areas with DepEd XI Regional Director Dr. Gloria Benigno to ensure the smooth resumption of classes on January 3, 2013, said it is imperative that the students return to school immediately. “If we don’t get them back to the classrooms, ...
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03Jan2013PASAY CITY, Jan. 3 (PIA) -- A number of essential works in pre-colonial Filipino art selected from both public and private collections in the Philippines, Europe, and the United States, will be featured at the world-famous Musée du Quai Branly in the heart of Paris, the world’s cultural capital. Entitled “Philippines: Archipel des échanges (archipelago of exchanges)," the grand exhibition will be hosted by the Musée du Quai Branly in collaboration with the Philippine National Museum, the...
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03Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Ene. 3 (PIA) -- Sa loob lamang ng 30 minuto maari nang makuha ng isang negosyante sa lungsod ng Tacurong ang kanyang bagong business permit. Bunsod ito sa binuksan na Business One-Stop Shop (BOSS) ng pamahalaang panglungsod ng Tacurong sa city gymnasium sa layong mapadali ang pagproseso ng business permit. Ayon kay city licensing officer Rene Torreflores, tatlong hakbang na lang ang kailangang daanan ng mga mag-renew ng ka...
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03Jan2013TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat, Jan. 3 (PIA) -- Processing of business permits in Tacurong City has been made fast and hassle-free. This after the local government unit of Tacurong City started Wednesday the Business One-Stop Shop (BOSS) intended to speed up processing of permits of individuals and companies operating businesses within the city. The city gymnasium is being used as venue of the BOSS, which will that will run until January 21. Under the BOSS, the fastest a client could...
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03Jan2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Jan. 3 (PIA6) -- Sitio Mambusao, Brgy. Tabu, Ilog, Negros Occ was energized recently by the Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (NOCECO), a press release from the town said. Sitio Mambusao is 26 kilometers away from the Ilog town proper. Ilog is 103 kilometers south of Bacolod City. Rep. Mercedes Alvarez (Neg. Occ., 6th Dist.) said the electrification was her priority project because of the economic and personal benefits it will bring to the area’s residents. She s...
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02Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan 2 (PIA6) – Farmers whose crops were affected by tropical depression “Quinta” will receive assistance from the Department of Agriculture here. In media interviews, DA-6 Executive Director Larry Nacionales said they are preparing appropriate interventions now after the agency has assessed the impact of “Quinta” on agriculture. Nacionales said farmers whose rice crops were totally damaged will be given certified seeds from their stocks under the rice program. ...
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02Jan2013ILOILO CITY,Jan 2 (PIA6) -- There should be no finger pointing at the number of firecracker victims during the celebration of the Christmas season. In a radio interview over a local station Dr. Julia Villanueva, cluster head of the non-communicable diseases, said blame should not be pointed at a particular agency for the number of victims. According to her, several agencies participated in the Action Paputok Injury Reduction (APIR) and Iwas Paputok and each did their particular role or funct...
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02Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan 2 (PIA) -- Health officials in Soccsksargen Region stand behind the plan for a nationwide ban on firecrackers as a solution to the rising number of firecracker-related injuries, especially during the Yuletide season. Dr. Leonor Lozana, non-communicable diseases coordinator of the Department of Health (DOH) 12, said that they fully support the proposal of the DOH central office for the passage of a law banning the trade and use of f...
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31Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec 31 (PIA) -- “We appeal to parents and adults not to allow children to handle nor light firecrackers during the New Year celebration,” said Dr. Leonor Lozana, coordinator of Iwas Paputok campaign of the Department of Health (DOH) 12. “Also keep them from places where they may be put in danger of exploding firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices,” she added. Lozana made the request here on Friday after DOH 12’s fire...
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31Dec2012SYUDAD SA HENERAL SANTOS, Dis. 31 (PIA) --Sugdan na sa lokal nga panggamhanan sa syudad inig sulod sa bag-ong tuig ang programa niining “SHEEP-CLP Goes on Wheels” o ang pagbisita sa mga barangay sa lugar aron makahatag ug libreng pagbansay sa paggamit ug kompyuter sa mga mas labing nanginahanglan. Sumala pa sa hepe sa SHEEP-Computer Literacy Program (CLP) nga si Percival Pasuelo usa ka modernong computer training laboratory ang itukod luyo sa usa ka sakyanan aron maka byahe kini padulong sa...
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31Dec2012LUNGSOD NG HENERAL SANTOS, Dis. 31 (PIA)--Nagpatupad ng mahigpit na seguridad ang Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) sa lungsod para sa mga nagbebenta ng paputok lalung-lalo na sa mga nasa Oval Plaza. Ayon kay Fire Officer 1, Philip Chan hindi pinapayagan ng kanilang tanggapan ang mga tindahan na hindi gawa sa yero ang bubong at gamit ang mga materyales na madaling masunog. Sinabi ni Chan na ang mga bubong na gawa sa pawid at plastik ay maaring masunog o mabutas agad sakaling may magtapon lamang ...
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30Dec2012LUNGSOD NG HENERAL SANTOS, Dis. 30 (PIA) -- Bubuksan na ng lokal na gobyerno ng lungsod sa pagpasok ng taon ang bagong nitong programang “SHEEP-CLP Goes on Wheels” o ang pagbisita sa mga barangay sa lugar upang magbigay ng libreng “computer literacy training” sa mga mas nangangailangan. Ayon sa hepe ng SHEEP-Computer Literacy Program (CLP) na si Percival Pasuelo isang modernong computer training laboratory ang itatayo sa likod ng isang sasakyan upang makabiyahe ito papunta sa mga lugar...
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30Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 30 (PIA) -- The Collection Section of PhilHealth Regional Office-7 enjoins employers who have not yet adopted the Electronic Premium Reporting System (EPRS) in submitting their monthly remittance reports (RF-1) to attend the orientations set in 2013. In a telephone interview with the Philippine Information Agency-Cebu, PhilHealth Collection Section staff Ronillie Vidad said the orientations on EPRS are set on January 11, 18, 25, 30; February 1, 8, 22, 28; March 8,15, and 22 at ...
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30Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 30 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-7) strictly enforces Republic Act 10054 or the Motorcyle Helmet Act and reiterates its warning to sellers of substandard motorcycle helmets. The DTI enjoins all sellers of motorcycle helmets to get their stocks or supply from manufacturers and importers that have been given the Philippine Standard (PS) license and/or Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) Certificate. Effective January 2, 2013, motorcycle drivers caught driving w...
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30Dec2012QUEZON CITY, Dec. 30 (PIA) -- A Malaysian national is facing life imprisonment for transporting illegal drugs in the country. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief Arturo G. Cacdac, Jr. in a statement expressed appreciation to Judge Racquelen Abary-Vasquez of Regional Trial Court, Branch 116, Pasay City for the favorable decision against the accused Malaysian national. “PDEA salutes Judge Abary-Vasquez for ensuring that justice is promptly served. The dedication and commitment of t...
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29Dec2012LOILO CITY, Dec. 29 (PIA6) -- Now it is not only the taxi drivers that should be randomly tested for illegal drugs, but also employees in offices and business establishments. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) officer-in-charge Atty. Ronnie Delicana said the agency is pushing to expand the random drug testing among workers. “We will get the cooperation of the local officials to pass ordinances that require business establishments to allow random drug testing in their workplaces,...
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29Dec2012MARIKINA CITY, Dec. 29 (PIA) -- Marikina City is all set for its much-awaited year-end concert Sunday, December 30, 6 p.m. at the Marikina Sports Park. Marikina Mayor Del De Guzman said the annual event aims to gather residents and enjoy the festivities prepared by the city government, as well as to encourage them to avoid use of firecrackers. The main highlight of this year’s event is the twelve-minute pyromusical fireworks display. “We are glad that lots of people enjoyed last year’...
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29Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 29 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) allocated nearly P370 million for the national greening program (NGP) in 2013. DENR 7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo said this amount is intended for the region to reforest around 24,461 hectares of identified forest land up by 230 percent of this year’s 10,623-hectare target. As indicated in the physical and financial plan (PFP) for 2013 released by the Planning Management Division (P...
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29Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 29 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) granted some 20,486 free patents covering 9,443.1269 hectares of untitled public alienable and disposable (A and D) agricultural lands under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) Extension program as of December 26 this year in Central Visayas. DENR 7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo said, “this is the biggest accomplishment thus far in the region and even in the entire country ...
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29Dec2012CARMONA, Cavite, Dec. 29 (PIA) -- Local government officials of this municipality again led the recent social services caravan to far-flung areas specifically at Sitio Paligawang Matanda and Barangay Lantic where the new relocation site for the indigent families is situated. Dubbed ‘Purok Kalinga 2: Barangay Outreach Program,” the caravan provided government services to the residents of the sitio and barangay. The local government officials led by Mayor Dahlia Loyola brought to the baran...
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28Dec2012MAKATI CITY, Dec. 28 (PIA) -- Traffic in the city will be re-routed starting Dec. 29 until Jan. 1 to give way to the Makati New Year’s Eve Countdown. In a statement, the local government said that both lanes of Ayala Avenue, from Makati Avenue to Herrera Street; and both lanes of Paseo de Roxas, from Dela Rosa Street to Sedeno Street. Likewise, public utility buses will not be allowed to enter Ayala Avenue coming from EDSA or Gil Puyat (Buendia) Avenue. All passenger buses (PUB) coming from...
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28Dec2012PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Dec. 28 (PIA) -- Nakamit ng Search and Rescue Agusan del Sur (Saras) ang parangal bilang pinakamagaling na grupo nang pamatay-sunog sa buong bansa ng magdiwang ang Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) ng kanilang ika-21 taong anibersaryo noong Oktubre 24 ng kasalukuyang taon na ginanap sa loob ng kampo ng Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas sa Kampo Aguinaldo, lungsod ng Quezon. Si Pangulong Aquino ang nagbigay ng tropeyo ng parangal kay Gob. Adolph Edward Plaza n...
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28Dec2012ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Dec 28 (PIA) --The Antipolo City Agriculture Office (CAO) under Violeta Suarez recently conducted its fourth Farmers Congress at Boso-Boso Highlands Resort in Barangay San Jose to further boost its agricultural capabilities through skills training, seminars, and sharing of technologies. Three hundred farmers from different barangays attended the congress held in line with the local government’s nine-point agenda NILO Cares which includes the promotion of agricultural d...
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28Dec2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Dec. 28 (PIA) -- Ang Pag-IBIG Fund sa Cagayan de Oro City nagpahigayon sa paghatag ug calamity loan sa mga miyembrong biktima sa niaging bagyong “Pablo.” Sa pahayag ni Juliano S. Banghal, Department Manager III sa Pag-IBIG Fund, makapangayo na ang mga miyembro ug calamity loan kung makapasa na ug ilang nasulatang application form ug uban pang kinahanglanong dokumento sa ilang Fund Coordinators (FCs) o Human Resource Officers (HROs) o Authorized Representatives. Ang mga...
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27Dec2012MAASIN CITY, Dec. 27 (PIA) -- The local police station here, aside from issuing caution in using firecrackers to welcome the new year, also warned the public against syndicates that fool people with money the “Budol-budol” way. “Don’t talk to strangers, be a kid” that shuns anything sweet given by unknown persons, so advised Police Officer 3 Sancho Orito, police investigator, during the “Action Center” Kapihan sa PIA cable TV program Wednesday, at the Senior Citizen’s building...
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27Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec 27 (PIA) -- Hingpit nang usa ka balaod ang Sin Tax bill nga tawagon na karong Sin Tax Reform Act. Gilagdaan ni Presidente Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III ganinang buntag ang balaodnon human sa ratipikasyon sa duha ka kapulungan sa Kongreso niadtong Disyembre 11. Sa iyang mensahe, gipasalamatan ni PNoy ang Senado ug Kamara sa pagpasar sa maong balaodnon human kining gi-sertipikahan og urgent. Partikular nga gipasalamatan sa Presidente si Senador Franklin Drilon nga maoy...
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27Dec2012CEBU CITY, December 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 has urged motorists to consider leaving their cars at home for a day in each week and use public transportation and bikes in a bid to trim down carbon emissions and conserve energy resources. DENR 7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo encouraged the use of alternative means such as cycling, walking or taking public transportation for a cleaner and healthier environment even though using a pr...
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27Dec2012DAVAO CITY, Dec 27 (PIA) -- A top military commander cited the need to improve all stakeholders' skill, awareness, preparedness and response in handling disasters such as that of the impact of typhoon Pablo. Speaking during the press briefing at the Inter-agency Relief Operations Center at the depot of the Department of Public Works and Highways in Panacan, Major General Ariel Bernardo, commander of the 10th Infantry Division said local government units must be given the proper risk assessmen...
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26Dec2012CEBU, Dec 26 (PIA) --- Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) -7 regional director Ahmed Cuizon revealed in a local radio interview this morning that bus operators in the northern part of Cebu have conducted constant monitoring on the operation of their respective buses amidst occurrence of typhoon Quinta as northern part of Cebu is placed under signal no.2 . ”Bus operators also notified that their drivers of the buses operating since yesterday afternoon and early mornin...
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26Dec2012ILOILO CITY, Dec 26 (PIA) -- Around 1,654 passengers were stranded in several Iloilo ports after the operations of sea transportation vessels here were suspended due to bad weather brought about by tropical depression “Quinta.” In its 5 p.m. bulletin on Tuesday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) has placed Panay Island including Iloilo under signal no. 1 which prompted the Philippine Coast Guard-Iloilo to cancel sea trips starting 5:30...
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26Dec2012SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union Dec 26 (PIA1) -- “The cumulative collection of taxes for this year showed a positive output for the Bureau of Internal Revenue-Revenue District Office 3 (BIR-RDO3) as we have already collected P1,334,719,375.46 as of November,” Assistant Revenue District Officer Ernesto Mangabat said during an interview at the “Ammuentayo” radio program of the Philippine Information Agency recently. This amount, he said, slightly exceeded our collection target for this year ...
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24Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec 24 (PIA) -- Acting on reports that about 18 individuals were hurt by celebratory gunfire in the country this year, Bohol Police said they would not allow similar events to happen again. Police Senior Superintendent Constantino Barot led his men, Camp Dagohoy officers and organic staff issued with firearms, in a ceremonial muzzle-taping on December 19 to assure the public that police are concerned for the Boholanos' safety especially during the holidays. PSSupt. Ba...
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23Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec. 23 (PIA) --Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) authorities who noticed a rising trend of motorcyclists seeking standard helmet validation in the past weeks fear a sudden surge of sticker-seeking motorcyclists lining up at the local office which may cause a huge inconvenience. DTI Consumer Division Chief Jose Hibaya said only very few motorists have successfully acquired standard helmet validation through stickers as January 2013 draws near. The DTI has valid...
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22Dec2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Dec. 22 (PIA) -- Pag-IBIG Fund Cagayan de Oro City Branch is now offering calamity loans to members who were affected by typhoon Pablo. Juliano S. Banghal, Department Manager III, said members who are currently employed may already apply for the calamity loan once they have submit their duly accomplished Pag-IBIG Fund Calamity Loan application form and the documentary requirements to their company’s respective Fund Coordinators (FCs) or Human Resource Officers (HROs) or ...
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22Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dis. 22 (PIA) -- Gikalipay sa Malacañang kagahapon ang kadaugan ni Janine Tugonon isip first runner-up sa Ms. Universe pageant didto sa Las Vegas, Nevada; ug pinaagi sa iyang kadaugan iyang gipakita sa tibook kalibutan ang pagkaambungan, pagkamaabtik, ug pagkamaanyag sa mga Filipina. Matud ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte ang kadaugan ni Tugonon dugang mipakita sa talagsaon nga kinaiya sa mga Filipino isip “world-class.” Tungod sa maong kadaugan, si Tugonon ...
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22Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec 22 (PIA) -- The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) 12 explained that as of December 1, 2012, minimum wage rate of workers in the non-agriculture sector in Soccsksargen Region remains at P270 a day. The amount, according to an RTWPB 12 advisory, consists separately of P260 basic wage and P10 cost of living allowance (COLA). RTWPB 12, chaired by Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 12 director Chon...
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22Dec2012KABANKALAN CITY, Negros Occ., Dec. 22 (PIA6) -- When the Minaba Multi-Purpose Cooperative started operating several years ago, they dreamt of making the cooperative big and helpful to the community. That dream came true when this cooperative of 80 members from a remote barangay of this city opened its own savings and credit bank right at the city’s commercial hub. On Thursday, December 20, the Minaba MPC with the help of National Confederation of Cooperative Network, NATCCO, accepted and p...
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22Dec2012CALAMBA CITY, Dec. 22 (PIA) --The inter-department information officers of this city recently formed the department information officers’ network for development (DION4D) to cater to the information needs of their respective clients in the locality. The network commits to strengthen information initiatives on government programs and advocacies to spur growth and development in the region. The group agreed to utilize and strengthen communication strategies such as inter-personal communicatio...
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21Dec2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Dec. 21 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Regional Office -8 signed a memorandum of agreement with the World Vision Foundation, Inc. to establish partnership in the implementation of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, held Monday at Asia Stars Hotel in Tacloban City. Maasin City 4P coordinator Zara Edjoc reported that the MOA signing seeks to collaborate with one another basing on the DSWD and World Vision’s mandates and capacities...
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21Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec. 21 (PIA)--Nagsunod nga long weekends ang nagpaabot karong holiday season. Base sa Proclamation Number 361 nga gipagawas sa Malakanyang, special non-working holiday sa Lunes, Disyembre 24, 2012. Nagsunod niini ang Disyembre 25, adlaw sa Pasko nga usa ka regular holiday sa nasud. Regular Holiday usab ang Disyembre 30, 2012 isip pagtimaan sa Rizal Day. Una nang gideklarar nga special non-working holiday ang Disyembre 31, 2012 agig pagsunod sa Proclamation Number ...
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21Dec2012
Tagalog news: South Cotabato handa na para sa PFF-Smart National Club Championships qualifying match
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 21 (PIA) -- Puspusan ang paghahanda ng South Cotabato para sa gagawing qualifying match para sa 2013 Philippine Football Federation (PFF)-Smart National Club Championships, ayon sa isang lokal na opisyal. Sinabi ni Giovanni Jintula, presidente ng South Cotabato Football Association, na abalang-abala at tulung-tulong ang lahat ng mga miyembro sa paghahanda mula sa mga gagamiting sasakyan, pagkain at accommodation, venue ng laro at maging ang seguridad ng mg... -
21Dec2012ILOILO CITY, Dec. 21 (PIA6) -- The Mines and Geosciences Bureau has completed the detailed maps of the towns of Dao and Sigma in Capiz province and Kalibo and Numancia in Aklan. MGB-6 geologist May Magarzo said detailed geohazard mapping produces geohazard maps on a scale of 1;10,000. “The detailed geohazard mapping allows a closer look at the geohazard condition in the field,” Magarzo said. “This, as compared to the rapid geohazard assessment on a scale of 1:50,000 conducted in th...
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20Dec2012COTABATO CITY, Dis. 20 (PIA) -- Nagtapos kahapon Dec 19 ang dalawang araw na pagtitipon ng 117 na mga Municipal Agricultural Officer (MAO) mula sa iba't- ibang bayan ng Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) na idinaos sa St. Joseph Convention Center, Tamontaka, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao. Naging pangunahing tagapagsalita si ARMM OIC-Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman sa opening program sa unang araw ng pagtitipon noong Disyembre 18 kung saan kanyang binigyan-diin ang puspusang isinusulo...
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20Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis. 20 (PIA) -- Anim na doktor ng Integrated Provincial Health Office-Maguindanao ang lubhang nasugatan matapos maaksidente ang kanilang sinasakyan papunta sa Davao Oriental. Sila ay kabilang sa delegasyong ipinadala ng IPHO-Maguindanao upang tumulong at magsagawa ng libreng serbisyong medikal para sa mga sinalanta ng bagyong Pablo sa mga bayan ng Baganga at Cateel. Ang anim na doctor ay nakilalang sina Nic Cantiro, Almatin Dimaukom, Nor-ayin Salic, Junna...
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20Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis 20 (PIA) -- Pormal nang inilipat sa pamahalaang panlalawigan ng Maguindanao ang pagpapatupad ng programang Joint Programme for Youth Employment and Migration o JP-YEM. Ang symbolic turn over rite na ginanap sa bayan ng Buluan ay pinangunahan ng Programme Director ng JP-YEM na si Ruth Honculada-Georget at ni Maguindanao Gov. Esmael Mangudadatu. Sa kanyang turnover speech, pinasalamatan ni Georget ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Maguindanao sa pangunguna ni G...
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20Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dis. 20 (PIA) -- Mokabat sa P50,000 ka pesos an ipan-apud-apod nan buhatan sa City Agriculture sa pakigtambayayong sa buhatan nan Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) Caraga, ngadto sa mga miyembro nan Heart, Head, Hands, and Health Club (4-H Club) kagahapon Disyembre 18, 2012 didto sa HVCC Processing Center, Km. 2, Brgy. Luna, ning syudad. An amo na kantidad gigahin isip capital aron ipalit og mga seedling o liso nga amoy ipananom sa mga miyembro nan 4-H Club na gikan sa Barang...
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20Dec2012CITY OF BACOOR, Cavite, Dec. 20 (PIA) -- One of the country's biggest shopping malls sponsored the Publishers Association of the Philippines – Cavite Chapter (PAPI-Cavite) Media Thanksgiving and Christmas party yesterday. PAPI-Cavite president Raul Apanay expressed his thanks to the management of SM City Bacoor for sponsoring the event. Mr. Michael Vivo, SM City Bacoor Mall Manager thanked the media group for their unwavering support to the activities and programs of SM City in the provin...
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20Dec2012SAGUIRAN, Lanao del Sur, Dec. 20 (PIA) -- The 65th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army conducted a pulong-pulong with the councilors, barangay officials and other stakeholders from Marawi City, last week. The dialogue, held at the Battalion’s Headquarters here, was aimed to inform the local leaders about the present peace and order situation and other security issues and concerns the entire province is currently facing. Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Seigred J. Espina said during the dia...
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19Dec2012CITY OF BALANGA, Bataan, Dec 19 (PIA) -- The municipality of Mariveles has sought the help of President Aquino to declare its mountain range and watersheds as a national protected area as top officials here were “alarmed at the devastation” wrought in the town’s vast resources. Numerous cases of illegal logging and charcoal-making have stripped the Mariveles mountain range and caused flash floods in the mountainous town during the previous typhoons which never happened before, said Mayor ...
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19Dec2012ILOILO CITY, Dec. 19 (PIA6) -- The Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) Regional Office 6 highly encourages its seafarer clients to take walk-in examinations (WES). In a PIA interview, PRC Regional Director Lily Ann R. Baldago said the walk-in examination is a better option than the conventional paper-and-pencil test. “This will allow the ship officers to avoid conflicts with their schedule of embarkation and they can also plan ahead their vacation,” said Baldago. Baldago also sai...
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18Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec 18 (PIA) -- Ang labing taas nga opisyal sa Pag-IBIG Fund-Visayas mipasiguro sa 1.2 milyones ka mga miyembro niini nga wala sila'y plano nga mopasaka sa tampo nilang P100 matag bulan tunga sa pagpataas sa SSS ug Philhealth. Ang Bise-Presidente sa Pag-IBIG Fund-Visayas nga si Victoria de la Peña mipahibalo niini sa bag-o lang gihimo nga PIA Kapihan diin mi-highlight sa pagsaulog sa ilang ika-32 nga anibersaryo. “Bag-ohay ra nga ang SSS ug ang PhilHealth mipasaka sa tampo sa ...
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18Dec2012CEBU, Dec. 18 (PIA) -- A private foundation rehabilitated several classrooms benefiting hundreds of pupils here. The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) through its School Rehabilitation Program (SRP), recently turned-over 15 classrooms to the teachers and school administrators of four public elementary schools in Asturias here. Four school buildings of Asturias Central School, Agbanga Elementary School, Agtugop Elementary School, and Tag-amakan Elementary School were repaired, benefiting ove...
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18Dec2012CEBU CITY, December 17 (PIA) -- The province of Bohol walked away with the plum award 'Most Outstanding Province' during the recent Gawad Pamana ng Lahi 2012 conducted by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region 7. Bohol Governor Edgar Chatto received, in behalf of the province, the plaque of recognition and a cash award of P3 million during the DILG 7 Evaluation Conference and Awarding Ceremony held Dec. 14, 2012 at the Cebu Grand Hotel, Cebu City. The Gawad Pamana ng L...
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18Dec2012CAGAYAN DE ORO, Dec. 18 (PIA) -- To address malnutrition in the country and aid typhoon Sendong victims in the city, the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) launched its Malnutrition Reduction Program through DOST Pinoy (Package for the Improvement of Nutrition of Young Children) Monday at the Marigold Hotel this city. This project will look into and take care of malnourished children in various relocation sites, said Alfonso Alamban, director of DOST 10. The FNRI had developed technol...
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17Dec2012MAKATI CITY, Dec. 17 (PIA) -- With the help of “Ira” and “Drena,” a combined team of Makati Rescue and Philippine K9 Search and Rescue Foundation, personnel has so far retrieved the bodies of 28 victims of typhoon Pablo in New Bataan, Compostela Valley since Dec. 7. Ira and Drena are both Belgian Malinois dogs raised and trained in France that were with a 10-man rescue team deployed by the city government of Makati and the office of the vice president. As of Wednesday, Dec. 12, the Mak...
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17Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec 17 (PIA) -- To educate farmers in Soccsksargen Region and boost their production, the Department of Agriculture - Region 12 (DA - 12) last week held activity where discussions are conducted right at the community where farmers reside. The project, “Usapang Palayan (Rice Talk),” employs focus group discussion in rice-producing communities where DA brings experts who will talk to farmers and find out what their problems a...
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17Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec 17 (PIA) --- Pag-IBIG members are urged to avail of the fund’s Non-Performing Asset Resolution Program (NPARP) to save their property from foreclosure. “Please avail of the NPARP to save your property from foreclosure,” appealed Rio Teves, Pag-IBIG manager, during a recent Kapihan sa PIA. Teves said that the NPARP program started six months ago on July 2, 2012 and will expire on January 31, 2013. NPARP was crafted to help highly delinquent borrowers maintain possession ...
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17Dec2012CENTRAL VISAYAS, Dec. 17 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG-7) in Central Visayas gave recognition to outstanding local government units and barangay officials in the region during the awarding ceremonies for ‘The Outstanding Barangay Officials of the Year’ (TOBOY), Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentives awards (LTIA) and Gawad Pamana Ng Lahi awards on December 14 at Cebu Grand hotel, Cebu City. Bohol Province received P3M and trophy for winning the ‘Pamana ng Lahi...
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16Dec2012CENTRAL VISAYAS, Dec. 16 (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council (RDC-7) in Central Visayas asked concerned government agencies, public and private utilities to undertake road repairs and installation works in the metro Cebu's major thoroughfares at night so as not to cause traffic jams and accidents. RDC-7 chair Cebu City mayor Michael Rama told the full council in a meeting on December 14 at the Cebu City Sports Club that traffic congestion in major streets in Metro Cebu are noticeably wors...
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14Dec2012CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO, San Fernando City, La Union, Dec 14 (PIA) -- As an immediate response to the inclusion of the three provinces (Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur) in the national list of “high risk” areas in connection with the May 13 elections, the Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) led by PCSupt. Franklin Jesus B. Bucayu, launched the Regional Special Operations Task Groups (RSOTGs) late last week. Leading the RSOTG are PCSupt James B. Bucayu, designated as Task Group Commander fo...
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14Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 14 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) - Caraga thru Regional Director Atty. Francisco Pobe updated members of the Regional Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee (RLECC) on the upcoming May 2013 national and local elections (NLE), held recently at the Philippine National Police (PNP) Caraga Regional Office, this city. Pobe said that based on regional statistics, there are 1,445,724 total registered voters for this year, an increased of 7.5 percent from the 1,344,62...
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14Dec2012BACOOR CITY, Dec 14 (PIA) -- Thousands of runners took part in the recent city government sponsored “Share and Run for a Greener and Joy-Filled Bacoor.” The fun run started at around 5 a.m.,December 8, along the stretch of Molino Boulevard in Barangay Mambog. Participants varied from students and teachers to barangay officials, members of non-government organizations, running enthusiasts, members of the business sector. Like in previous LGU-sponsored activities, the fun run did not require...
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14Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis. 14 (PIA) -- Kinilala kamakailan ng Department of Agriculture- Mindanao Rural Development Program (DA-MRDP) ang mga natatanging Local Government Units (LGUs) at people’s organizations (POs) sa lalawigan ng Sarangani. Ginawaran ng best performing LGU sa pagpapatupad ng mga proyekto ng Mindanao Rural Development Program-Community Fund for Agricultural Development (MRDP-CFAD) ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Maitum. Samantala, nakuha naman ng mga lokal na pam...
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14Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 14 (PIA)--The Department of Agriculture- Mindanao Rural Development Program (DA-MRDP) has honored best performing Local Government Units (LGUS) and people’s organizations (Pos) in Sarangani province. After showing excellent and proactive project management, Maitum LGU was hailed best performing LGU implementing Mindanao Rural Development Program-Community Fund for Agricultural Development (MRDP-CFAD) projects. Meanwhile, LGUs of Malungon and Kiamba bagge...
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14Dec2012MANILA, Dec. 14 (PIA) -- Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Secretary Joseph Emilio Aguinaldo Abaya and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Gregory L. Domingo has signed DOTC-DTI Joint Administrative Order (JAO) No. 1, Series of 2012, otherwise known as the Air Passenger Bill of Rights. The JAO was approved after three public hearings conducted by the two departments, the last of which was held on December 3, 2012. These were attended by various stakeholders, in...
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14Dec2012SOGOD, Southern Leyte, Dec. 14 (PIA) -- Smile, Agas-Agas, you are on camera in Bollywood. This imposing structure may soon be featured as one of the location shooting for a Bollywood movie “Dhoom3,” an action-epic film series that depicts the adventures of a cop going after thieves. Bollywood is the entertainment, celluloid world of India, the counterpart of Hollywood in the United States. It all began with a communication from Regional Director Karina Rosa Tiopes of the Department of To...
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14Dec2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Dec. 14 (PIA) -- The Land Transportation Office (LTO)-GenSan is sending good tidings to public utility vehicles (PUVs) without franchise saying it is giving them a break this Christmas season. Ishmael Almanza, LTO Gensan chief, said starting December 16 to January 1 they would temporarily suspend their street clearing of illegal PUVs here to give way to a merrier Christmas celebrations. “We’ll take a rest by 16th of this month until January 1,” he said, explaining ...
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14Dec2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Dec. 14 (PIA6) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) – Regional Office 6 has released to municipal and city treasurers in the province the fourth quarter pension of qualified Capiceño social pensioners last Dec. 10. Capiz has a total of 1,699 qualified pensioners since 2011. “Each pensioner will receive P1,500,” said a DSWD – Capiz Field Office staff. She added that the local government units (LGU) will schedule the release of the social pensio...
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14Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec 14 (PIA) – The top official of Pag-Ibig Fund – Visayas has assured its 1.2 million members that their agency has no plans of hiking membership contributions amid the increase in SSS and PhilHealth membership contributions. Pag-Ibig Vice President for Visayas Victoria de la Peña said this during the recent PIA Kapihan that highlighted the 32nd year anniversary celebration of the Fund. “Just recently, the SSS and PhilHealth increased their fees for membership contributions....
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13Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec 13 (PIA) -- The Community e-Center (CeC) of M’lang town in Cotabato province received a national award for introducing innovations in digital literacy in local governance. The local government unit received the citation as one of 2012 Community e-Center innovators in a ceremony held earlier this month in Davao City. M’lang information Officer Mary Ann Cortado told the Philippine Information Agency here that the national award was given by the Departmen...
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13Dec2012QUEZON CITY, Dec 13 (PIA) -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday, December 12 formally handed over the P22-million reward to informants. AFP chief General Jessie D. Dellosa in a statement said that the reward is a recognition and appreciation of their (informants) bravery that led to the arrest of most wanted terrorists and rebels in the country. “We recognize the efforts of these concerned individuals who continue to step up in helping the government, the AFP, and the PN...
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13Dec2012TAGUM CITY, Dec. 13 -- Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario is bent on hosting the 2015 Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines-East Asean Growth Area Friendship (BIMP-EAGA) Games by 2015. “We want to rally everyone for 2015---the time of Mindanao will come,” del Rosario said, confident that the province will bag the sports event with the completion of the state-of-the-art Davao del Norte Sports and Cultural Center which had its soft opening on December 12, more or less a year afte...
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13Dec2012QUEZON CITY, Dec. 13 (PIA) -- Farmer-leaders on Wednesday gathered to take stock of accomplishments and forge stronger partnerships to further sustain and enhance their contribution to attaining the country’s goal of food sufficiency and security, a Department of Agriculture statement said. The two-day event, dubbed ‘National Convention of Food Staple Producers,’ highlighted the important role of the country’s ‘food soldiers’ in achieving sufficiency in rice and major staples, as p...
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13Dec2012DAVAO CITY, Dec. 13 (PIA) -- Families and communities were urged to actively take part in the efforts of combating human trafficking as the nation observed yesterday the International Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Malou Bermudo, chief of the Davao City Social Services and Development Office (CSSDO), emphasized the crucial role of families and communities including the barangay councils to help prevent residents from falling prey to traffickers. Bermudo said families and the communitie...
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13Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 13 (PIA) -- The Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG Fund) will celebrate its 32nd anniversary nationwide tomorrow, December 14. This was bared by Victoria dela Peña, Pag-IBIG Fund Visayas Group Vice President, in a Kapihan sa PIA forum held at the Pag-IBIG Fund-WT Corporate Tower in Cebu City yesterday. Dela Peña said a Mass will kick-off their celebration at the Cebu North and South branches. The Pag-IBIG official also reported that they conducted on December 7 the first...
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13Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 13 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 7 (DSWD FO-7) is preparing its visually impaired masseurs and masseuse for an upcoming massage therapy licensure examination on January 2013. The ongoing rigorous review and training is initiated by the Area Vocational Rehabilitation Center II (AVRC II) maintained and operated by DSWD-7. Recently accredited by the Department of Health (DOH) as a Training Institution for Massage Therapy, AVRC II is in line...
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13Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 13 (PIA) -- Over P11 million worth of farming equipment will be distributed in 2013 to farmer-beneficiaries of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) in Cebu. Atty. Jonathan Sinco, Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Assistant Regional Director for Operations, said DAR already approved the funding for Cebu under the Agrarian Reform Community Connectivity and Economic Support Services Program (ARCESS). Sinco said there are 2,149 agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARB’s)...
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13Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 13 (PIA) -- The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Agusan del Norte-Butuan City Chapter chaired by City Prosecutor Felixberto Guiritan bared its accomplishments for the month of November 2012, held Tuesday during its meeting at the Balanghai Hotel and Convention Center, this city. The Disaster Management Services Committee of PRC reported that they conducted two sessions on 143 volunteers Mobilization and Basic Disaster Management training Course producing 65 graduates from Agusan Nat...
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13Dec2012CITY OF IMUS, Cavite, Dec. 13 (PIA) --The city government is set to implement on December 15 the ordinance banning the use of plastic and other non-biodegradable materials with corresponding penalties for violators of the ordinance. City Ordinance 2012-134 which was approved by the city council headed by City Vice Mayor and presiding officer Mandy Ilano and signed by Mayor Emmanuel “Manny” Maliksi a couple a months ago “prohibits the use of plastic bags on dry good, regulating its utiliza...
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13Dec2012BATANGAS CITY, Dec. 13 (PIA) --The city government here will start implementing the streamlined process of the business one-stop-shop (BOSS) in the issuance of business permits beginning January 2, 2013. Mayor Vilma A. Dimacuha said the streamlining is part of the reforms under the city development initiative the local government signed in a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The project, according to Dimacuha, aims to shorten and...
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13Dec2012DAVAO CITY, Dec. 13 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the region has extended more than P19-million worth of assistance to the 176,617 families affected by typhoon Pablo in four provinces of the region. In its report as of 6:00 p.m. of Dec. 12, DSWD-XI has given various kinds of assistance amounting to P10.462 million to Mati City and ten municipalities in Davao Oriental which has 43,683 affected families. All evacuees have returned home except for families i...
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13Dec2012TAYABAS CITY, Quezon, Dec. 13 (PIA) --The Tayabas city disaster risk reduction and management office is holding today an inter- barangay first aid Olympics 2012 at the Kamayan sa Palaisdaan hotel and resort, this city. Provincial civil defense deputy coordinator Henry Buzar of the PDRRMC- Quezon said the first aid Olympics aims to train the barangay officials, barangay rescue volunteers and barangay tanods of Tayabas city on rescue operation that will help them during disasters. Bar...
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13Dec2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Dec. 13 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office (NSO)-Southern Leyte Provincial Office was awarded the Most Improved Province in the 2012 Field Awards, Statistical Coordination Officer I Elissa P. Carbonilla said in a statement. She said that in addition to the said award, NSO-Southern Leyte also ranked 3rd in the Statistical Operations (Provincial Category) and 7th in the Overall Performance (Provincial Level). ”Regional and Provincial awardees were given recog...
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13Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dec. 13 (PIA) -- Troops from the 30th Infantry "Python" Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army have planted a total of 100 assorted fruit tree seedlings during the tree-planting activity at the Military Reservation Area in Sta. Cruz, Placer, Surigao del Norte. The conduct of the tree-planting activity is in line with this year’s celebration of the 77th Founding Anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on December 21, 2012 with the theme, “Bayanihan...
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12Dec2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Dec 12 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Sagip Batang Manggagawa Quick Action Team (SBMQAT) will be holding a Meeting-Cum-Learning Session on December 13 at Candy’s Function Hall, Barngay Abgao, this city. Mario Tictic from DOLE-Provincial Office said that around 40 participant-members of the SBMQAT are invited to attend the activity which include technical working group members such as the Philippine National Police, Municipal/city Social We...
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12Dec2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Dec 12 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Capiz will give recognition to several offices and institutions which have been continuously supporting the fire fighting campaign, on December 14 at the Roxas City Fire Station. The activity is in line with the 39th Fire Service Recognition (FSR) Day. BFP–Roxas City Public Information Officer FO2 Marlon Garbo said that the event will include a motorcade, thanksgiving mass and a program which will highlight on the aw...
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12Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 12 (PIA) – In line with the International Day Against Trafficking (IDAT), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Caraga with partner agencies conducted a flash mob activity on Wednesday at the Bancasi Airport here, city hall lobby, and bus terminal. DSWD-Caraga Regional Director Mercedita Jabagat said in a statement that it is a two-day activity aimed at raising public awareness against human trafficking. On December 13, Thursday, the same team will again c...
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11Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 11 (PIA) -- Thousands of residents of Datu Blah Sinsuat (DBS) town in Maguindanao have availed of free medical and dental services from the Department of Health- Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao from December 9-10. The medical and dental mission conducted at the town’s covered court is part of the celebration of the 6th founding anniversary of the municipality. DOH-ARMM was assisted by the 1st Marine Brigade and its component stationed at DBS, t...
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11Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec 11 (PIA) -- The Department of Energy-Mindanao Field Office (DOE-MFO) presented solutions that will answer the long-running power problem in Mindanao. The presentation was given emphasis during the Regional Development Council (RDC)-12 4th regular meeting held last week in Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat. Some of the solutions tackled were the “one-stop shop,” which can facilitate the entry of power projects, and the operation of the Iligan Diesel Power P...
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11Dec2012STA. CRUZ, Davao del Sur, Dec. 11 – Hedcor Sibulan was recently recognized as among the most earth-friendly companies in the country this year. The company based in the municipality of Sta. Cruz in Davao del Sur province was awarded the Seal of Approval by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for its efforts in incorporating green policies in its business platforms. In a statement, Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said "the (winners) were chosen because of their exempl...
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11Dec2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Dec. 11 (PIA) -- As part of its 79th Anniversary celebration, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Southern Leyte Provincial Office has coordinated with Saint Joseph College (SJC) for a one- day jobs fair in Maasin City on Friday, December 14. The job fair to be held at SJC covered expected at least 50 local establishments and overseas recruitment agencies to participate in the SJC-sposnored acticvty in coordination with the Provincial Government of Sout...
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10Dec2012DAVAO CITY, Dec. 10 (PIA) -- Relief hubs will be established to fast-track distribution of relief goods to typhoon Pablo-displaced families and individuals, Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Soliman said over the weekend. In a press interview Sunday, during her meeting with humanitarian agencies, Soliman said outside of Davao City, Nabunturan will serve the badly hit areas in Compostela Valley and Trento (Agusan del Sur) will cater the typhoon-struck areas in the provinces of Agusan del Sur a...
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10Dec2012MANILA, Dis.10 (PIA6) -- Si Presidente Aquino nagpamat-ud nga magtrabaho pa gid sang dugang agud mahimo ang gobyerno nga epektibo nga sulogu-on sang mga tawo. Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III nagsiling nga magatrabaho pa gid siya sa pag-implementar sang mga reporma nga magapadula sang pagpangawat kag korapsyon. Sa iya pagpamulong-pulong sa tuigan nga paghatag sang mga regalo sang Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) para sa mga pigado sa Cuneta Astrodome sang Lunes, ang ...
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10Dec2012BOHOL, Dec 10 (PIA) -- Bohol is the first province to receive the first electronic copy data sets from the information management system which government uses as basis to reach out to the country’s poor. DSWD-7 information officer Kerwin Macopia said Bohol governor Edgar Chatto was elated to get the first copy among the 96 local government units in the Central Visayas whose local chief executives signified their intent to share the information management system in the National Household Targe...
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10Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis 10 (PIA) -- Magpapatuloy ang suporta ng pamahalaang panlalawigan sa mga maliliit na negosyo sa ilalim ng Self-Employment Assistance – Kaunlaran (SEA-K). Ito ang ipinangako ni South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. sa mga kalahok sa 13th Annual SEA-K Bazaar sa South Cotabato Gymnasium and Cultural Center nitong nakalipas na linggo. Hinikayat din ni Gov. Pingoy ang mga miyembro ng SEA-K na maghanap ng iba pang negosyo...
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10Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis. 10 (PIA) -- Simula sa Enero, mahigpit nang ipagbabawal ng pamahalaang panglungsod ng Tacurong sa lalawigan ng Sultan Kudarat ang paninigarilyo sa lahat ng pampublikong lugar . Mahigpit ding ipagbabawal ang paninigarilyo sa mga menor de edad. Bago pa man ang pagpapatupad ng anti-smoking ordinance sa buong lungsod, sisimulan ngayong araw, Disyembre 10, ang pagbabawal sa paninigarilyo lahat ng tanggapan at mga lugar ...
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10Dec2012MANILA, Dec. 10 (PIA) -- Reporting and complaining about inefficiency, discourtesy, and even red tape in government offices is now a text message away. Since almost every Filipino has a cellular phone, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced the launching of a faster way for the public to air their grievances and expect action through short messaging system (SMS). CSC chairman Francisco Duque III said citizens may now access the government’s central helpline, dubbed Contact Center ng ...
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10Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 10 (PIA) -- As the country celebrates this year’s National Human Rights Consciousness Week, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) will organize an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Summit on December 10-11, 2012 at the Mazaua Island Resort, this city. CHR-Caraga Regional Director Atty. Marylin Pintor said the summit is part of the IDP Protection Project with the United Nations High Commissioner for the Refugees. “The activity aims to raise awareness on the situation of th...
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10Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Caraga will be presenting its year-end accomplishments with the local tri-media in the city on December 17 at the DTI-Caraga Conference Room here. DTI-Caraga Regional Director Brielgo Pagaran said, they will be presenting the agency’s 2012 major accomplishments and highlights from major activities, programs and projects that they have implemented in the region. “Said activity is aimed to provide information to media ...
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10Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 10 (PIA) -- Preparations for the OFW Family Day Celebration in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao are all set according to the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration in the Region. Over 500 Overseas Filipino Workers and their families are expected to attend the fun-filled activity on Saturday, December 15 at Cotabato City Central Pilot Elementary School. Programs and Services Division, OIC, Christelyn R. Caceres said that they have prepared surprises...
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08Dec2012LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Dis. 8 (PIA) --Patuloy na itinataguyod ng pamahalang panlalawigan ang mga proyekto sa kalikasan katuwang ang provincial government environment and natural resoruces office (PG-ENRO) sa pamamagitan ng pagbabantay sa mga punong naitanim. Sinabi ni provincial administrator Rommel Edano na maigting na tinutututukan ng PG-ENRO ang may 2 milyong punong bakawan na naitanim noong Hunyo 30 sa buong lalawigan upang matiyak ang pagyabong ng mga ito. “Umiikot kami sa buong lalawigan...
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08Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 8 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office (NSO) Caraga will be conducting a Regional Dissemination Forum on the 2010 Annual Survey of the Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) and 2010 Survey on Information and Communication Technology (SICT) on December 18 at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, this city. Statistician Reynaldo Magno of NSO-Caraga, said the forum is aimed to raise awareness of the stakeholders and data users on the importance and relevance of the economic s...
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08Dec2012TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat, Dec. 8 (PIA) -- The Anti-Smoking Ordinance of Tacurong City will be fully implemented effective January 2013. However, according to councilor Psyche Sucaldito, the ordinance will already take effect in the city government buildings and areas on December 10, 2012. “We are setting the standard so we need to start earlier than the rest of the city. We should be good examples,” said Sucaldito, author of the said ordinance. To kick off the ordinance’s ...
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08Dec2012QUEZON CITY, Dec 8 (PIA) -- Lke many parts of the Metro and certain urban areas in the country, the much awaited Pacquiao-Marquez 4 on Sunday, could be viewed free. Residents of Marikina and Parañaque will have a chance to see the fight December 9, 9 a.m. for free. “The city government gives free live telecasts in the city each time Pacquiao fights. We want our residents to watch it and enjoy the game together,” Marikina Mayor Del De Guzman said. Venues in Marikina are: Marikina City H...
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08Dec2012SYUDAD SA HENERAL SANTOS, Dis. 8 (PIA) -- Gibutyag kabag-ohay lamang sa lokal nga panggamhanan sa dakbayan ang plano niining pagtaod ug Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) camera sa mga nag-unang kadalanan sa lugar isip usa sa mga pamaagi sa gipakusgang kampanya batok kriminalidad. Gikanayon ni Kagawad Dante Vicente nga gina konsidera ni Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio ang planong pag alokar ug pondo alang sa pagpamalit ug CCTV camera nga i-instalar sa mga gitawag “major thoroughfares” sa syu...
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08Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 8 (PIA) -- Four hundred athletes from Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Philippines are expected to converge in General Santos for the opening of the 7th BIMP-East Asia Growth Area Friendship Games today. “This affirms harmonious interaction among the member countries of this sub-regional cooperation,” said Sec. Luwalhati Antonino, chair of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and Philippine signing minister for...
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08Dec2012TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat, Dec. 8 (PIA)-- The City Treasury Office of Tacurong has achieved 105 percent efficiency in the collection of non-tax revenues for fiscal year 2012. During the monthly convocation sponsored by Treasury Office, local treasury operations officer III Romulo Paclibar presented the accomplishment report of the office as of November of the current year. He reported that collections of non-tax revenues exceeded the P30 million-target by 5 percent or P1.5 million. No...
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08Dec2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Dec 8 (PIA) -- The local government here is eyeing the installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in major streets of the city as one way of intensifying its anti-criminality campaign. City Councilor Dante Vicente said that Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio is considering a plan to allocate budget for the purchase of CCTV cameras to be installed in major thoroughfares of the city especially in the entrance and exit roads. “The highest priority should be given...
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07Dec2012LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Dec. 7 (PIA) -- To increase the exposure of stakeholders on social protection programs, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 4A recently conducted a two-day learning visit in the two municipalities in Quezon province. Thirteen representatives from different media outlets, academe, and civil society organizations participated in the activity who visited the areas of Buenavista and Lopez, two of the localities in the province implementing the K...
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07Dec2012LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Dec. 7 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) had began implementing peace- promoting projects under the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services – Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan Program (Kalahi-CIDSS Pamana) in selected areas in Quezon province. The program is being implemented in coordination with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (OPAPP). Most of the targeted areas under the ...
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07Dec2012QUEZON CITY, December 7 (PIA) --The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) bared that 7,372 barangays, out of 42,025 barangays nationwide or 18 percent, are affected by drugs. PDEA Director General Undersecretary Arturo G. Cacdac, Jr. said the percentage is based on consolidated data validated by PDEA and partner drug law enforcement agencies. “A barangay is said to be drug-affected when there is a determined existence of drug user, pusher, manufacturer, marijuana cultivator or other dr...
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07Dec2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Dec. 7 (PIA6) -- Nearly 300 Capiceño high school students are aspiring to be included in the government scholarship program for next school year. Information Officer Juafe Abariles of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Capiz disclosed that a total of 283 graduating high school students were able to take the scholarship examination last month in Roxas city. She revealed that of the 296 scholarship applicants, only 286 were able to take the said DOST- Science ...
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06Dec2012From a small group, the Family Resource Allocation Management and Enhancement (FRAME) Savers’ Movement has now grown into hundreds of savers. It started only as a saving initiative of 23 members from the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) field operations in 2003 evolving thereafter into a mass-based saving movement. To date, 40,000 or more are enrolled in FRAME described as anti-poverty initiative of the city government here to improve the living condition of the poor 'Gene...
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06Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dec. 6 (PIA) -- Nag-iikot na ngayon sa mga lugar na naapektuhan ng hagupit ni Bagyong Pablo sa rehiyon ang Integrated Public Health Office ng Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao o IPHO-ARMM. Ayon kay IPHO-ARMM Health Secretary Kadil Sinolinding Jr., nagdeploy na sila ng mga tauhan upang gamutin ang mga biktima ng bagyo. Ito ay bilang tugon sa mga ulat na karamihan sa mga lumikas na residente lalung-lalo na sa Lanao del Sur ay nagkakasakit na. Karamihan ...
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06Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 6 (PIA) -- Soccksargen Region’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-12) and government-run University of Southern Mindanao (USM) in North Cotabato have agreed to establish a center that would push for the protection of the region’s biodiversity. DENR 12 regional executive director Datu Tungko Saikol and USM President Jesus Antonio Derije signed a memorandum agreement for the establishment of the facility, w...
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06Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 6 (PIA)-- Over 120 OFWs and beneficiaries from the far-flung island of Tawi-Tawi participated in a capability-building training of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. The training focused on entrepreneurial development, financial literacy, organizational development and values formation. The first round of training was participated by 63 participants from Bongao Women Entrepreneur, Malanta OFW Associatio...
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06Dec2012MANILA, Dec. 6 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas on Wednesday led the ground breaking for the first ever in-city relocation program in Malabon City that have the full participation of community members in partnership with the local government, civil society groups, and the private sector. He said the project will be the template of the Aquino government’s future housing efforts in other areas particularly those that are located near riverways and esteros that are at h...
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06Dec2012PLARIDEL, Misamis Occidental, Dec. 6 (PIA) -- Si Arjade O. Alcabaza, estudyante sa Looc National High School, ning lungsod, ang midaug sa unang dapit sa 2012 National Road Safety Poster-Making Contest, nga gipahigayon sa tibuok nasud. Gidawat ni Alcabaza ang iyang ganti didto sa Mall of Asia, Pasay City, atol sa pagsaulog sa World Remembrance Day for Road Traffic Victims, kaniadtong Nobyembre 18, matud ni Schools Division Superintendent (SDS) Jonathan S. Dela Peňa sa Misamis Occidental Schools...
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06Dec2012CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, Dec. 6 (PIA) --The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 4A has awarded a livelihood starter kit to a single parent from San Pedro. DOLE Laguna provincial director Ignacio S. Sanqui Jr. handed the livelihood starter kit consisting of a foot spa machine, manicure set, hair blower, hair iron, hair brush, scissors, cape and other supplies to Julie Ann Solis. Sanqui said the livelihood starter kit can be availed by workers in the formal and informal sector, low and minimu...
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05Dec2012SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna, Dis. 5 (PIA) -- Muling ginawaran ng karangalan ang National Statistics Office (NSO)-Laguna bilang pinakamahusay na ahensya sa ilalim ng NSO sa pagpapalaganap ng impormasyon sa larangan ng estadistika at serbisyong pagtatalang sibil. Iginawad ang karangalang Best in Information Dissemination ni Director Valentino C. Abuan ng Information Resource Department kay Provincial Statistics Officer Magdalena T. Serqueña, pinuno ng NSO-Laguna sa huling araw ng pagdaraos ng N...
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05Dec2012LUNGSOD NG BALANGA, Bataan, Dis. 5 (PIA) -- Naghahanap ka ba ng mga pambihirang ibon at masasayang outdoor activity? Kung gayon, sumama na sa libu-libong mga bird-watching enthusiast, mag-aaral at turista na dadagsa bukas sa Balanga City Wetland and Nature Park (BCWNP) para sa 3rd Ibong Dayo Festival. Sa temang “Ibong Dayo, Katuwang ng Turismo,” itatampok sa pagdiriwang ang sari-saring aktibidad para sa mga bata, mag-aaral ng high school at kolehiyo, at mga bisita na gaganapin sa nasabing ...
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05Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 5 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Field Office-7 has deployed social workers to assess the situation of the passengers stranded at Pier 3 in Cebu City after vessels from Cebu ports cancelled their trips to Bohol, Leyte, Ormoc, Camotes island, Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo, Masbate and Nasipit on orders of the Philippine Coast Guard Cebu Station. Social Worker and Unit Head of the DSWD’s Crisis Intervention Unit (CIU), Eppie Partosa, revealed tha...
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