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RETURNEES START NEW LIFE WITH GOVT ASSISTANCE
Saturday 25th of May 2013
DAVAO DEL NORTE, May 25 (PIA) – Two rebel returnees began a new chapter in their life with the P50,000 assistance the each received from the government under the Comprehensive Local Integration Program (CLIP) of the Office of Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP).
Mario (not his real name), said he will use the aid to repair their small house and to rehabilitate their one-hectare farm that were damaged by Typhoon Pablo last December.
He will also allot a portion of the money for the enrollment of his kids.
The 40-year old father of six was a communist rebel for two years until he was convinced by his wife to return to t...
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24May2013QUEZON CITY, May 24 (PIA) -- Philippines has attained candidacy status in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), a group working to increase transparency of payments made in the oil, gas and mining industries. The International Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Board approved the Philippines’ application for EITI candidate status at its meeting in Sydney last May 22. “As an EITI Candidate country, the Philippines has to start disclosing payments from i...
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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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24May2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 24 (PIA) -- Hinamon ng pamunuan ng Kabacan Chamber of Commerce sa Kabacan, North Cotabato ang mga nanalong opisyal hindi lamang sa nabanggit na bayan kundi maging sa buong probinsya na bigyang kaukulan ang nagpapatuloy na krisis sa kuryente. Ayon kay Kabacan Chamber of Commerce vice president Elizabeth Navarro, kailangan nang bigyang pansin ang matagalang solusyon sa kakulangan sa kuryente. Aniya, malaking lugi lalo na sa mga negosyante ang mahahabang...
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24May2013MANILA, May 24 (PIA) -- In honor of the late Secretary of the Interior and Local Government, the Philippine Postal Corporation (PhlPost) will issue commemorative stamps of Jesus “Jesse” Robredo. The stamp launching which will be held on Monday, May 27 is in time for Robredo’s birthday and will coincide with the thanksgiving event to be hosted by Congresswoman-elect Atty. Leni Robredo, the wife of the late secretary. “The Jesse M. Robredo commemorative stamp is a fitting tribute to a ...
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24May2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 24 (PIA) -- The deadline for the submission of applications to the 2013 Philippine Education Placement Test (PEPT) is on Friday, May 31. the PEPT will be given for free on June 12, this year, in commemoration of the 115th celebration of the Philippine Independence Day, in all divisions, nationwide, said Jonathan S. Dela Peňa of the Department of Education (DepEd) in Misamis Occidental. Consistent with the Education For All (EFA) goals, DepEd through th...
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23May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 23 (PIA) -- The National Food Authority in South Cotabato needs to procure at least 186,680 bags of palay before the end of this year, an official of the agency confirmed today. Guialudin Usman, general manager of NFA – South Cotabato said, the adjusted procurement target is 86,000 bags higher than the original goal of 100,000 set early this year. The decision to raise the target volume of procurement, he explained, is l...
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23May2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, May 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) here is happy to note of the turn out of the Brigada Eskwela which kicked off simultaneously on Monday (May 20) in various public schools in the country. “It was a very successful endeavor in GenSan,” said Ronnie Sunggay, education program supervisor and information officer of DepEd-City Division Office here attributing the success to the "bayanihan spirit" of the different participating education stakeholders. The B...
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23May2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 22 (PIA) – A total of P13.3 million have been appropriated by the Provincial Government of Misamis Occidental (PGMO) for projects/programs/activities under the Special Education Fund (SEF) for Calendar Year (CY) 2013. Of this amount, P3.425 million or 25.75 percent have been allocated for the first quarter of the year, Governor Herminia M. Ramiro, said. Likewise, of this annual appropriation, the highest amount of P6 million have been programmed for i...
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23May2013CEBU CITY, May 23 (PIA) -- The public school system in Region 7 is set to get a boost after the Department of Education (DepEd) announced the construction of additional classrooms and opening of new teacher items in the region. DepEd-7 Regional Director Dr. Carmelita Dulangon in a recent Kapihan forum disclosed that new classrooms are now being built in several public schools region-wide. Target accomplishment for 2013 is 602 total classrooms in Central Visayas. Of the total, Department of ...
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23May2013ILOILO CITY, May 23 (PIA) -- Two task forces to combat illegal logging in the province of Iloilo have been created and are now in full force. The Iloilo Provincial Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force was created alongside the Regional Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force to firm up collaboration with several agencies to strengthen the campaign against illegal logging. DENR Regional Executive Director Adeluisa Siapno said the provincial task force will complement the efforts of the regional task force,...
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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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23May2013QUEZON CITY, May 22 (PIA) --- Philippines continues to prove itself as a favorable spot for investors since the Standard and Poor’s (S&P), an international credit watchdog, has named the country as the “first sovereign rising star of 2013.” A “rising star” as defined by Standard and Poor’s, is a bond issuer that Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services has upgraded to “investment grade” (‘BBB-‘ to AAA) from “speculative grade” (D to ‘BB+’). “On May 2, 2013, Standar...
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23May2013ILOILO CITY, May 23 (PIA) -- The irrigators’ associations in Western Visayas can look forward to more grants and incentives from the Department of Agriculture (DA-6) this year. DA-6 Regional Director Larry Nacionales said the grants and incentives can further motivate irrigators to improve their rice production this 2013, being the National Year of Rice. Nacionales said that DA-6 will be giving one hand tractor as grant if the irrigators’ association could plant 100 hectares of rice fiel...
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23May2013MANILA, Philippines, May 23 (PIA) -- At least 1,200 families living along the Pasig River have been relocated to safer areas as part of government efforts to keep them out of harm's way during typhoons, according to Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas on Wednesday. This, after Roxas conducted a walking tour of the progress of the government’s river rehabilitation program with Ms. Gina Lopez, head of ABS CBN Foundation’s “Kapit Bisig Para sa Ilog Pasig.” They inspected the ...
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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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22May2013SYUDAD SANG ILOILO, May 22 (PIA6) -- Ang Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth ukon RRCY sang Department of Social Welfare and Development ukon DSWD diri sa Western Visayas ginakilala nga laboratory center sang iban nga mga RRCYs sa bilog nga pungsod. Suno kay Paul Eclar, Psychologist II sang RRCY-DSWD-6, ang RRCY sa Nueva Valencia, Guimaras may yara sulondon nga pasilidad para sa mga pamatan-on nga naglapas sang kasuguan ukon ang mga children in conflict with the law (CICL), base sa talaksa...
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22May2013SAN JOSE, Antique, Mayo 22(PIA6) -- Ginatos ka mga pumalasakup sa International AIDS Candlelight Memorial nga ginhiwat sa Evelio B. Javier Freedom Park, rudya sa San Jose ang nagpabutyag kang pagsuporta sa People Living with HIV (PLHIV) pinaagi sa pagbulig palapnag kang adbokasiya nga wara ti ikatahap, e-hangpon kag batunon ang dya nga mga tao. Ang kahiwatan sa San Jose ginlakipan kang pagpahayag kang darwa ka mga PLHIV nga taga Iloilo City kang anda inagihan sa kabuhi kon paano sanda nalatunan...
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22May2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 22 (PIA) -- Isinusulong ngayon ng mga nangungunang may taya sa industriya ng palm oil sa Mindanao ang pagtutulungan ng pamahalaan at pribadong sektor para isulong ang potensyal ng rehiyon sa industriya ng palm oil. Sa isang kalatas ng Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), tinukoy nito na sa mahigit 900,000 ektarya sa Mindanao na maaring taniman ng palm oil, aabot na sa 177,000 ang kasalukuyang sumasailalim sa...
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22May2013ILOILO CITY, May 22 (PIA6) -- More than 300 Ilonggos participated in a candlelight memorial to remember and honor the souls of those who were affected by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) on Sunday held at the Freedom Grandstand of this city. Department of Health 6 OIC Director Emilia Monicimpo said the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial commemorated every third Sunday of May is also an avenue to show support for those living with HIV/AIDS i...
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22May2013CEBU CITY, May 22 (PIA) --The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) reminds the land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) of the premium increase that is set to be fully implemented in 2014. Since 2005, the OFWs have been paying P900 a year as contribution when the Medicare functions of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) was finally transferred to PhilHealth. The PhilHealth Board approved sometime in 2011 a new premium rate for land-based OFWs under the Overse...
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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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21May2013MAKATI CITY, May 21 (PIA) -- The Makati Training Placement and Livelihood Consortia (MTPLC), the training arm of the local government based at the University of Makati, has announced that it will accept new applicants to form this year’s second batch of trainees on hard skills until June 15. Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay encouraged residents to avail themselves of the opportunity to learn skills that could land them well-paying jobs here and abroad. “I hope more residents will apply ...
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21May2013KAWIT, Cavite, May 21 (PIA) -- Members of the federation of tricycle drivers association, considered as informal workers, have adopted the Family Welfare Program (FWP) of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). The program focuses on family health. Cavite senior labor employment officer Edwin T. Hernandez said this is the first in Calabarzon, an initiative aimed at helping workers in the informal sector to have access on health services. Prior to this, the federation members were orien...
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21May2013QUEZON CITY, May 21 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced that its project to automate the visa application and payment system in all of its field and satellite offices nationwide is nearly complete, thus bolstering the agency’s campaign to cut red tape and improve its services. BI Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. disclosed that transactions in 34 of the 45 BIoffices throughout the country are now implementing the consolidated assessment and payment sytem for all visa applications ...
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21May2013CALAMBA CITY, May 21 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in cooperation with the Calamba City Cooperative and Livelihood Development Office (CCCLDO) held a "Diskwento Caravan" at the city hall recently. Dubbed “Diskwento Caravan: Balik Eskwela” edition, the caravan is a one-day sale offering consumers with an alternative choice of low-priced items particularly basic commodities and school supplies. Various items such as books and references, school supplies, foods and gr...
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21May2013Negros Oriental, May 21 (PIA) -- The Brigada Eswela program kicked off yesterday at West City Elementary School with the signing of Pledge of Commitment by parents, student-volunteers, community members and teachers. Brigada Eskwela is a yearly activity of the DepEd through joint effort of parents, teachers, students and community members in cleaning school surroundings and classrooms for the school opening in June. Clean-up drives were mostly done in school surroundings. Refurbishing schools...
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20May2013DAVAO CITY, May 20 (PIA) -- The Brigada Eskwela (School Brigade) clean up drive kicked off Monday in all schools of the city with parents, students and teachers helping one another to prepare the classrooms, buildings and surroundings for the opening of classes on June 3, 2013. Emerita Mapula, principal of the Cesario Villa-Abrille Elementary School at Barangay 76-A lauded the support of the parents in the clean up activity. She also urged other stakeholders in the community to participate. M...
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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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20May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 20 (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council (RDC) in Northern Mindanao has backed the move to build climate and disaster resilient communities in the region. The support was conveyed by the Council through a resolution enjoining support to and advocacy on the implementation of a geospatial database system on climate change and disaster risks in Region 10. The database system, called “Climate Change and Risk Information Systems for Planning (Crisp), aims to respond t...
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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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20May2013SAN FERNANDO CITY, May 20 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections proclaimed last Thursday reelected Representative Victor Francisco Ortega (1st district) and provincial board members after election returns have been transmitted from the 17 towns. The Comelec manually canvassed ERs from this city and two other towns because CF (compact flash) cards were defective. The winning provincial board members were Francisco “Kit” C. Ortega Jr. who led the race with 130,105 votes, Jonathatn Justo A. Or...
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20May2013CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, May 20 (PIA) -–Thirty two municipalities in the region have been affected by the coconut scale insect infestation, the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) 4A reported. Raul Ambroiso Alfiler, chief of the PCA epidemiology-entomology division, said the 32 municipalities are in the following provinces: 11 in Batangas; 13 in Laguna; five in Cavite; and three in Quezon. “As a result of this infestation, a total of 878,877 coconut trees have been affected as well as the 5,17...
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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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17May2013TAGUM CITY, May 17 --Tagum Cooperative was recently ranked among the Mindanao Youth Choice awardees during the Grand Nights Award of the 1St Mindanao Youth Expo which the National Youth Commission (NYC) held on May 05 at the Davao Recreation Center in Davao City. NYC particularly picked Tagum Cooperative as the Most Outstanding Youth-Based Savings Program, and recognized its contribution “to the welfare and development of the youth society while incorporating social responsibilities.” In...
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17May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Energy is calling the public to examine Yellow Labels or Energy Guides attached/printed in household appliances and lighting products to ensure efficient, quality products that can bring beneficial results during the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Seminar on May 6, here. Kristian Carlo B. Victorio, DOE Research Engineer said the yellow-colored cards are indicators of a product’s efficiency and performance that the public should heed w...
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17May2013ILOILO CITY, May 17 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH-6) Center for Health Development advised the public to practice “ABCDE” to avoid the risk of becoming infected with HIV (human immunodeficiency syndrome). Charity Perea, DOH-6 Regional coordinator for the Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), said that the “ABCDE” is an acronym which stands for abstinence, being faithful, correct and consistent use of condoms, don’t use drugs and early detection or treatment. Perea said t...
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17May2013SYUDAD SANG ILOILO, Mayo 17 (PIA6) -- Ang Department of Health ukon DOH-6 sa ila Center for Health Development nagahinyo sa publiko sa pagpanumdom sang “ABCDE” para malikawan ang katalagman sang HIV ukon human immunodeficiency syndrome. Suno kay Charity Perea, Regional Coordinator para sa Sexually Transmitted Infections ukon STIs sang DOH sa rehiyon, ang “ABCDE” isa ka acronym nga nagakahulugan “abstinence” ukon pagpaumod o pagpuasa, “being faithful” ukon pangin main...
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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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17May2013ILOILO CITY, May 17 (PIA6) -- The Operation Balik Eskwela (OBE) Task Force of the regional office of the Department of Education in Western Visayas here is ready to assist parents, guardians and other stakeholders if they have issues and concerns during the enrollment period and school opening. DepEd 6 Resource Mobilization Special Program and Project Division Chief Dr. Eden Deriada said upon instruction of Director Mildred Garay the OBE Task Force was formed to see to it that the opening of cl...
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17May2013Cebu City May 17 (PIA) -- Young Minds Academy (YMA) of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) introduced 87 young Cebuanos to a seminar workshop on "Think Quest and Idea Lab" on April 26-27 to encourage creativity and critical thinking among the youth. Eduardo Aboitiz Development Studies Center (EADSC) spearheaded the workshop with YMA's regular modules. It aims to help the scholars identify factors that influences their creativity and nourish their critical young minds. The seminar also all...
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16May2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, May 16 (PIA6) -- Fifty beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in Murcia, this province, availed themselves of the Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) farmers training program of the SM Foundation Inc. Municipal Link Grace Barsabal said the Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries were part of the 124 farmers and agriculture students who underwent a three-month training on farming at the Lux Mundi Farm School in Hacienda Binitin in Murcia since January. “The Kabalikat sa Kab...
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16May2013LOS BANOS, Laguna, May 16 (PIA) --The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through the Science Education Institute (SEI) has released the names of the scholarship qualifiers for 2013. The new scholarship awardees must seek admission in any of the priority science and technology (S&T) fields of study at any state college, university or CHED-identified centers of excellence/centers of development. Each qualifier shall receive a notice of award from the DOST-SEI or DOST regional office s...
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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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16May2013MANILA, May 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communications and the Land Transportation Office have completed the opening of bids for the P3.85 billion motor vehicle license plates supply project, a statement said. The DOTC said that of the eight groups that submitted eligibility documents and technical proposals, only two were found eligible: The joint venture of the Netherlands’ J. Knieriem B.V. Goes or ‘JKG,’ and local company Power Plates Development Concepts, Inc.; an...
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16May2013TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, May 16 (PIA) - The recent graduation ceremony of the Alternative Learning System (ALS) in Tagum City was truly a sight to behold: learners all dressed in white togas, each one wearing a smile as they received their certificate of completion signed no less than the secretary of the Department of Education. But nothing’s more amazing than the sight of an old woman receiving her high school diploma, with her children and grandchildren rushing towards her after the ce...
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15May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- Incoming DOST scholars from Region 10 are undergoing summer classes beginning May 6 up to June 1. The 30-day program is being held at Mindanao University of Science and Technology this city and at the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, Iligan City. This Summer Orientation and Enrichment Program (SOEP) is designed to increase the knowledge and skills of DOST scholars in English, Mathematics and Physics. It also aims to prepare them in...
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15May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 15 (PIA)— Ang Maritime Safety Services Command sa Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) nagpahigayon ug serye sa pagpangunsulta sa katawhan sa rehiyon ngadto sa mga piniling hingtungdan aron sa pagkuha sa ilang mga komentaryo ug suhestiyon sa napanday nga Memorandum Circulars (MC) alang sa mga salakayang pangkalingawan ug uban pang mga ginapahigayong kalihukan sa kadagatan nga gipahigayon sa Headquarters Coast Guard District Northern Mindanao dinhi. Si LCDR Godofredo G. Vagili...
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15May2013TAGUM CITY, May 15 (PIA) – The Provincial Board of Canvasser (PBOC) formally declared the winning candidates of the province during proclamation rites at about 11 a.m. at the SP Session Hall. PBOC Chairwoman Atty. Ma. Febes Barlaan proclaimed re-electionists Governor Rodolfo del Rosario, Vice Gov. Victorio Suaybaguio, Jr., 1st District Congressman Antonio Rafael Del Rosario and 2nd District Congressman Antonio Lagdameo, Jr. as victors in the second automated elections last Monday. Del Rosa...
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15May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- Ang Department of Energy (DOE) sa Mayo 6 nagpahigayon ug seminar mahitungod sa Energy Efficiency and Conservation nga magsangkap ug kasayuran sa pagkonserba sa enerhiya sulod sa panimalay. Aron mapalugway ang pundo sa 'fossil fuels,' pagluwas sa palibot, pag-amot sa maluntarong kaugmaon, pagpatubo sa kinutoban nga hinguhaan sa gobyerno, ug aron maka tigum ug salapi, si Norita Froilan, Senior Science Research Specialist sa Departamento sa Enerhiya sa Maynila,...
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11May2013BAGUIO CITY, May 11 (PIA) -– The Police Regional Office Cordillera (PRO-Cor) reported its operational accomplishments from January to present in relation to security preparations for the May 13, 2013 midterm elections. During the 2nd Regional Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee (RLECC) meeting held last week, Police Senior Superintendent Oliver A. Enmodias, Head RLECC Secretariat, reported that under the implementation of COMELEC gun ban, they were able to confiscate the following; 55 ass...
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11May2013DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, May 11 (PIA) -- An official of electric cooperative here has called on the public to be vigilant against power sabotage intended to mar the election process on Monday and during the canvassing period. Engr. Godofredo Guya, general manager of the Davao del Sur Electric Cooperative, urged the residents here to immediately report to police authorities and barangay officials any suspicious move and actual act of impairing electric lines especially during the counting of b...
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10May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Energy (DOE) conducted an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Seminar last May 6. The seminar aimed to provide information on household energy saving concepts and tips. Senior Science Research Specialist of DOE-Manila Norita Froilan shared some household energy saving concepts and tips in order to extend supply of fossil fuels; save the environment; contribute to a sustainable future; boost limited government resources; and save money. ...
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10May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 10 – Incumbent Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr. on Thursday filed a petition for disqualification against his rival, incumbent Cong. Jose S. Aquino II before the Regional and City Comelec here. The petition was filed against the respondent for having committed the prohibited acts defined under the Omnibus Election Code. Specifically, the petition was based on Section 68 of the code which states that any candidate who, in an action or protest in which he is a party is declared ...
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10May2013LOS BANOS, Laguna, May 10 (PIA) --The Landbank of the Philippines (LBP) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have launched recently, a scholarship catering to dependents of small farmers and fisherfolks in agricultural communities. Dubbed “Gawad Pag-aaral Tungo sa Maunlad na Bayan” or “Gawad Patnubay,” the scholarship program offers grants to 50 beneficiaries, 28 for college degrees scholarship in agriculture and 22 for TESDA-certified technical-vocational educational p...
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10May2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 10 (PIA) -- Nilinaw ng pamunuan ng Energy Development Corporation (EDC), may-ari ng dalawang geothermal plants sa Mt. Apo na ang kanilang kumpanya ay namamahala lamang sa power generation at hindi sa distribution at transmission ng kuryente sa Mindanao grid. Ito ay matapos makatanggap ng mga reklamo at kilos protesta ang EDC kahapon dahil sa matagal nang problema sa kuryente sa lalawigan ng North Cotabato. Ayon kay EDC assistant vice-president for Min...
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10May2013TAGUM CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- Christened with a gentle-sounding name-Miriam. Her nickname “Yam” bears out her approachable and gentle personality. Tagum Cooperative's newest Chairperson, Miriam Baloyo or Madam Yam as she is fondly called has set a track record of 34 years in the banking industry before joining Tagum Cooperative. A Certified Public Accountant (CPA), she left the industry as a retired manager of the Philippine National Bank. She started serving as an officer of Tagum Coope...
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10May2013TAGUM CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- The province of Davao del Norte successfully defended its crown in the National Population Quiz when Kate Gizelle Samsona clinched the 2013 competition held in Tacloban City, recently. Provincial Health Officer Agapito Hornido said 16-year old Samsona, who just graduated valedictorian from the Sto. Tomas National High School, bested 16 other contestants after garnering 24 points in the contest. Samsona received a P15,000 cash prize, medal and a trophy in the compe...
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10May2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 10 (PIA) -- Dugang pwersa nga doulan duha ka gatus (200) ka mga sakop sa PNP kun Philippine National Police, gikan sa rehiyonal nga headquarters sa Amihanang Mindanao nga nakabasi sa Cagayan de Oro City, ang midangat na sa Misamis Occidental, sa Mayo 4, ning tuig. Kini ang giluwatan ni P/Sr. Supt. David Y. Ombao, DRDO kun Deputy Regional Director for Operations sa PNP, rehiyon 10, kinsa miingon nga ang maong pwersa sa kapulisan ang mopuno sa mga kinahangl...
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10May2013TAGUM CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- On its eighth year of its Mass Blood Donation Program, Tagum Cooperative has again inculcated the importance of giving blood. Tagum Cooperative Board of Directors Chairperson Miriam Baloyo highlighted the relevance of donating blood during the opening ceremonies of the Mass Blood Donation activity last Saturday at the conference hall of Tagum Cooperative Main Branch. With facts gathered through her research, Baloyo debunked the common notion that donating blood...
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10May2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 10 (PIA) -- Ang 101st Brigade sa Philippine Army (101Bde, PA) ang andam motabang sa pagpatuman sa usa ka luwas, matinud-anon, hapsay, malinawon ug katu-ohan nga eleksiyon sa Mayo 13. Kini ang giluwatan ni Col. Norman Oliver F. Febiar, Deputy Bde Commander, bisan pa man sa iyang pag-ingon nga ang mga sakop sa 101Bde ang magpadayon sa ilang bulohaton sa ISO kun Internal Security Operations sa panahon sa election period, usa na niini ang mga kalihokan pag s...
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10May2013LUCENA CITY, Quezon, May 10 (PIA) -- The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC), an attached agency of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will soon establish satellite office in region 4-A and other regional offices of DOLE nationwide. Maria Cecilia E. Maulion, chief of ECC information and public assistance division said in a press conference held at Queen Margarette Hotel this city last May 8 that the satellite offices will assist private and government workers suffering from...
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10May2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, May 10 (PIA6) – Commission on Elections (COMELEC) City Election Supervisor Reinier Layson urged registered voters here to vote and be part of a clean, fast and accurate automated May 13 elections. “I encourage everyone to exercise our right to suffrage,” he said in a media interaction during his visit to Capiz National High School (CNHS) to monitor the testing and sealing of Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines last May 10 in the 120 clustered precincts in the ...
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10May2013DAVAO CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections XI guaranteed its promptness to run the May 13 national and local polls in Davao Region. Atty. Wilfred Jay Balisado, regional director of the Comelec XI said the defective Precinct Count Optical Scan machines were they only glitch they experienced so far in the past days of testing and sealing since May 6. He said the defective PCOS machines were sent back to Manila either for possible repair or replacement on Saturday and Sunday. Balisa...
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10May2013MAKATI CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- Makati Chief of Police P/SSupt. Manuel Lukban, Jr. has ordered the fielding of Bus Marshalls along the stretch of Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue (Buendia) to curb pickpocketing inside buses and other crimes. The Makati Police previously deployed bus marshalls as part of routine patrol when there were 10 substations in the city. When the program to have one substation per barangay was implemented (33 substations for the 33 barangays) last year, the activity stopped since al...
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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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09May2013LOS BANOS, Laguna, May 9 (PIA) -- An exhibit of images showcasing bird species that frequent the rice farms at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) opened on May 3 at the Riceworld Museum of the institute in this province. Entitled “Feathers in the Fields: The Birds of IRRI,” the exhibit features photos, videos and recorded bird sounds. Feathers in the Fields provide a glimpse of birds that are rarely seen by those who work in the fields. The photographs are supplemented by sci...
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09May2013QUEZON CITY, May 9 (PIA) -- With only a few days before the May 13 elections, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has activated its central communication hub for the nationwide election security operations. PNP chief Alan Purisima activated the National Election Monitoring and Action Center (NEMAC) in Camp Crame, Quezon City Wednesday, May 8. Purisima said the action center will coordinate all police operations nationwide to ensure peaceful elections. PNP’s NEMAC will be fully operat...
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08May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 8 (PIA) -- Don Bosco Multipurpose Cooperative in M’lang, North Cotabato has increased its presence in the global market as exporter of organic rice. Some 15 metric tons of organic black rice produced by farmer-members of Don Bosco MPC formed part of the 35-MT first shipment of rice export to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The ceremonial send-off, led by Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala and DA 12 Regional ...
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08May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 8 (PIA) -- New beneficiaries of the scholarship programs of Overseas Workers Welfare Administration in Region 12 inked a memorandum of agreement that finalized their status as official OWWA scholars starting this school year 2013-2014. The new scholars, one for Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP), three for Congressional Migrant Workers Scholarship Program (CMWSP), and 56 for the OFW Dependents Scholarship Program (ODSP), along with their p...
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07May2013LAOAG CITY, May 7 (PIA) -- A supporter of reelectionist Pagudpud Mayor Matilde Sales was killed while two others were injured after an exchange of gunshots between supporters of the incumbent mayor and her rival Marlon Sales in barangay Poblacion in that town past 2 pm today. Police said killed was Ryan Calventas, Matilde’s bodyguard and supporter, while injured was Roger Ragasa, a supporter of incumbent Vice Mayor Marlon Sales. Hit by a stray bullet was Remedios Asuncion, a bystander whose ...
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07May2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, May 7 (PIA) -- The Archdiocese of Capiz through its Commission on Social Communications and Mass Media (CSMM) will celebrate the 47th World Communications Sunday (WCS) on May 12 at the Roxas City Metropolitan Cathedral (RCMC) here. The occasion will be highlighted by a mass and presentation of all tri-media practitioners in the province to RCMC churchgoers. Capiz Archbishop Msgr. Jose F. Advincula will officiate the 7:30 am mass that will be followed by some Church authori...
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07May2013DINAGAT, Province of Dinagat Islands, May 7 (PIA) -- Youth leaders of this province pledged to support the campaign of the Commission on Population (Popcom) for responsible sexuality as their contribution in rationalizing population growth. Prioritizing the importance of community outreach, an action plan was formulated by the youth leaders as an offshoot of the summer camp held recently. They also organized themselves as advocates of the Population – Health – Environment (PHE) to hel...
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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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06May2013MAKATI CITY, May 6 (PIA) -- Makati senior citizens forming a “live human Rosary” led the traditional Flores de Mayo procession in the city over the weekend, which served as the kick-off event of the series of activities leading up to city’s 343rd Foundation Day on June 1. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said for the first time, around 50 senior citizens dressed in Filipino costumes representing Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao arranged to form a Rosary and featured in the c...
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06May2013PARAÑAQUE CITY, May 6 (PIA) - The City Government of Parañaque inaugurated the finished sections of the city’s Hall of Justice and Legislative building last Friday, May 3, 2013. The construction of said building aims to address the work space problems of the legislative and executive departments in the local government as well as the court branches of the judiciary. “The legislative and judicial departments play an important role in the delivery of important programs and projects that ...
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06May2013KALIBO, Aklan, May 6 (PIA6) -- The Commission and Elections and the Civil Service Commission reminded government workers to leave politics to politicians. COMELEC and CSC issued the statement during the May 3 meeting of the Aklan Public Information Officers Association (APIOA) held at the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Provincial Office at the Provincial Capitol Grounds. The two constitutional body told government employees that campaigning for candidates, even if these are thei...
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06May2013SURIGAO CITY, May 6 (PIA) - The fisheries bureau in Caraga region opened the month-long celebration of Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s on May 2. The activity kicked-off with a grand motorcade around the city's major thoroughfares participated by the partner LGUs in the five provinces of Caraga. This year’s celebration with the theme, “Mangingisdang Direktor para sa Matatag na Balikatan”, is highlighted by the implementation of 9th season Fisherfolk Directorship Program pursuant to Departm...
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04May2013ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, May 4 (PIA) -- In order to improve the power situation in Mindanao, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is seeking the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) approval to repair and upgrade its switchyard in Iligan City. In its application to the Commission, NGCP highlighted the urgency to rehabilitate its 59-year old switchyard located in the vicinity of the Agus 6 Hydroelectric Power Plant (HEPP), which is owned and operated by the government ...
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04May2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 4 (PIA) -- An augmentation force of close to 200 personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP), from the regional headquarters in Cagayan de Oro City has arrived in Misamis Occidental, today, May 4. This was announced by P/Sr. Supt. David Y. Ombao, Deputy Regional Director for Operations (DRDO) of PNP, region 10, who said the augmentation force will complement the security requirements of the Misamis Occidental Provincial Police Office (MOPPO) personn...
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03May2013DAVAO CITY, May 3 (PIA) -- An official of the National Youth Commission cited the need for local governments to fully implement the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act or Republic Act 9344. Undersecretary Leon Flores, III, chair of the National Youth Commission said that often it is not the fault of the child to commit a crime. “We have to look at his environment, the family situation and the juvenile justice system is one of the intervention programs to keep them away from criminal activities....
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03May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 3 (PIA) -- A public agricultural school in nearby Surallah town got a commitment of P500,000 from the Department of Agriculture (DA) 12. DA-12 regional executive director Amalia Jayag-Datukan pledged the additional assistance during the 13th Commencement exercises of the Surallah Agricultural National High School (Sunas), on April 23 where she was the guest of honor. She said Sunas could make use of the aid to fund ...
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03May2013MAKATI CITY, May 3 (PIA) -- The local government has posted P5.85 billion in revenue collection from local sources from January to March this year, surpassing its record in the first quarter of 2012 by five percent. In a statement, City Treasurer Nelia Barlis said the bulk of the collections came from business, amounting to P2.88 billion, and real property tax, P2.58 billion. Compared to 2012, business tax collected increased by one percent, while realty tax increased by nine percent from Janu...
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03May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 3 (PIA) -- Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) Deputy Director-General for Field Operations Teodoro C. Pascua visited Northern Mindanao last month. He was the guest of honor and commencement speaker at the 38th commencement exercises of the Oroquieta Agro-Industrial School in Oroquieta City. In his message, Pascua reminded the graduates of five important things in order to become successful in their chosen fields. He said they should observ...
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03May2013DAVAO CITY, May 3 (PIA) -- The Maritime Industry Authority in Davao Region sworn in their respective professions Thursday 101 deck and 102 engine officers in an unprecedented move to professionalized domestic sea travel. Atty. Gloria Banas, deputy administrator for operations of the Marina who presided over the oath-taking-ceremony spoke with pride on the achievement of the Marina XI in professionalizing the ranks of local seafarers. She said the activity realizes one of the Marina’s objecti...
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03May2013SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna, May 3 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Region No. 9 convened recently all national government agencies (NGAs) in the province of Laguna to introduce the new electronic filing and payment system (eFPS) of taxes. Revenue district officer Carlos S. Salazar welcomed a hundred representatives of NGAs based in the province during the briefing held at BIR Region No. 9 located at Maharlika Highway in Barangay San Nicolas, this city. eFPS is a system developed and m...
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03May2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, May 2 (PIA) -- A fenced complex, neatly tucked along the city’s main thoroughfare, yet inconspicuous for its distance from the buzz of traffic, is now fast becoming a tourism centerpiece for city tours. The complex, topped by a 1920 structure which was later rebuilt to reflect the renewed political climate in 1965, also includes at least three more buildings that broadcast to tourists of Bohol’s development priorities in the present administration. The new Bohol T...
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03May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato May 3 (PIA) -- Some 5,510 scholarship slots are now open to young people in Soccsksargen Region who are interested on taking technical vocational education, an official here announced today. Zeus Ampuyas, regional director of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) – 12 told Philippine Information Agency 12 that the national government has allotted P29,344,000 for agency’s two flagship scholarship...
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03May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 3 (PIA) -- Kunsumidor sang kuryente sa Siyudad sang General Santos kag mga kaingod nga mga probinsiya sang Sarangani kag South Cotabato makaagum na sang paghagan-hagan sang inadlaw nga rotating brownout nga nag-umpisa pa sang nagligad nga duha ka bulan. Si Siyudad sang General Santos mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio, nagsiling nga nahimo na nila ang pagpirmahanay sang bag-o nga “power sales contracts” nga magtugot sa mga lokal nga “distribution utility...
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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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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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02May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 2 (PIA) -- The Moro People’s Community Organization for Reform and Empowerment, Inc. (Moro People’s CORE) in Kabacan, North Cotabato empowers youth participation in order for them to contribute in the community’s advancement. In connection, the group conducted recently a lecture on capability build-up. Moro People’s CORE Executive Director Zaynab Ampatuan said that participants of the activity were students of Kuntaw Silat in Barangay Poblacion. Kun...
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02May2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, May 2 (PIA) -- With 10 days to go before the 2013 midterm elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) here reminds voters that the voting period will start from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on May 13. Lawyer Revo Sorbito, Comelec election officer, during the regular meeting of the Negros Association of Government Information Officers and Liaisons (NAGIOL), sought the help of the information officers to help remind their respective constituents of the voting period. Sorbito sai...
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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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02May2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, May 2 (PIA) -- Three major power distributors in the province have assured the residents of an uninterrupted power supply for the upcoming May 13 midterm elections. Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO) caters to the cities of Bacolod, Talisay and Silay and the municipalities of Murcia and Salvador Benedicto; the VMC Rural Electric Service Cooperative or VRESCO provides power to the northern part of the province and the Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (NOCECO) ...
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01May2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 1 (PIA) -- A total of 5,272 voters’ registration of members of the Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) has been reactivated by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), relative to the upcoming mid-term elections. The voters registration of these BEI’s, who are public school teachers, were reactivated, after they were inadvertently deleted from the voters’ list, for failure to vote in two consecutive elections. Some of the BEIs were deactivated when the ...
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30Apr2013BACOLOD CITY, April 30 (PIA6) -- The Department of Trade and Industry here has warned the public against the unsafe use of butane canisters filled with Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). DTI notes rampant use of these canisters as containers for LPG which are not intended and designed for LPG thus posing danger to users and households. Butane canisters are not compliant with quality and safety requirements for LPG refill. Leak may occur and containers may emit hazardous gas which can lead to fi...
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30Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- The Department of Education of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepEd-ARMM) formally launched on Monday in a hotel here, the DepEd Election Response Network (DERN), a mechanism ensuring the safety of public school teachers who will serve in the May 13 polls. Atty. Jamar Kulayan, education secretary of the ARMM said the DERN will provide security and even legal assistance to teachers even after the election is through, in all areas when they figure on elec...
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30Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office (NSO) during a news conference here reported that 94.4 percent or nine out of 10 persons in region 10 are employed in the first quarter of the year. Dr. Marilou B. Igdon, NSO regional director and Dr. Janith C. Aves, Misamis Oriental provincial statistics officer said it is important to do a quarterly labor force survey to monitor the employment rate in the region. NSO said Northern Mindanao has the highest Labor Force Par...
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30Apr2013SAN JOSE, Antique, April 30 (PIA 6) -- The P16 million San Juan Municipal Police Station was inaugurated recently. “San Jose being the Capital Town of the Province of Antique truly deserves this multi-million police station,” said PNP Chief Director General Alan Purisima in a message read by Police Regional Office 6 Director Agrimero A. Cruz, Jr. during the blessing and inauguration program. Purisima said that the new San Jose Municipal Police Office is one of the many projects of the P...
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29Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO, April 29 (PIA) -- The Climate Change Commission will hold ‘Greeneration’ summit on July 23 here. Dandy Gomez, consultant and press relations officer of the Commission said this summit aims to gather 1,000 youths specifically college students from different schools and universities for a green environment initiative. ‘Greeneration’ is intended for the youth. Pebbles Sanchez, national youth leader of the Greeneration project said, “This is our way of raising awareness ...
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29Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Apr 29 (PIA) -- Nagpabutyag ang mga opisyal sang nagapanguna nga mga hugpong sang biodynamic kag organiko nga panguma sa Mindanao sang pagkagusto sang madamo nga pakig-upod sa gobyerno sa pagpalapnag sang paghimo sang organiko nga panguma sa pungsod. Ang Don Bosco Foundation for Sutainable Development Incorporated (DBFSDI) nagapangita sang malapad nga ulumhan sang organiko nga panguma indi lang sa Mindanao kundi sa iban nga parti sang pungsod. Si Maria Helenita...
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29Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 29 (PIA6) -- Some 150 members of the indigenous communities affected by the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project (JRMP II) will be given skills training starting May. The IPs come mostly from Calinog, Iloilo, the seat of the project, according to the Iloilo Provincial Government. Provincial Administrator Raul Banias said in a media interview that these IPs are part of the 2,000 prioritized for training to be conducted by the Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TES...
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29Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 29 (PIA)--The Philippines economy has the potential to grow up to eight (8) percent in the coming years as seen by the Moody’s Analytics, a sister company of credit rating watchdog Moody’s Investor Service. “We expect GDP growth to remain in the 6.5% to 7% range in 2013 and 2014, making the Philippines one of the world’s fastest-growing economies,” Glenn Levine, senior economist at Moody’s Analytics said in Philippines Outlook: Asia’s Rising Star. According to ...
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27Apr2013CEBU, April 27 (PIA) -- The government will do the extra push for the achievement of inclusive growth, this was the assurance given by an official of the National Economic and Development Administration (NEDA) during the regional consultation for the update of the Philippine Development Plan in Central Visayas held recently here in Cebu. Assistant Director General of the National Economic and Development Administration (NEDA) Rose Marie Edillon said the government will make sure that insights ...
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26Apr2013KORONADAL City, South Cotabato, April 26 (PIA) -- South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat provinces in Soccsksargen Region has been selected as pilot sites of the “Regional Rice Initiative for Asia” that will be funded by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. Ludivina Dumaya, officer -in- charge of the Regional Crop Protection Center (RCPC) of the Department of Agriculture - 12 disclosed the information in a meeting here o...
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26Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 26 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) has directed all its regional directors (RDs) to designate regional information officers (RIOs) in their regions to better facilitate news and information processing. “The designation of the RIOs is in compliance with the directive of His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III for government agencies to be more responsive to the needs of and transparent with the media and the public,” DepEd Secretary ...
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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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26Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 26 (PIA) -- The police in Davao Region has accounted a total of 172 gun ban violations from its January 13 implementation up to April 24, 2013. Speaking in the AFP-PNP Press Corps conference at the Task Force Davao Headquarters, Superintendent Marlon Pinote, supervisor of the Election Monitoring Action Center of the Police Regional Office XI said the campaign led to the confiscation of a total of 106 assorted firearms, 33 high powered weapons and 73 of low caliber. He said a ...
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26Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 26 (PIA) -- Napili ng Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) ng United Nations ang mga lalawigan ng South Cotabato at Sultan Kudarat bilang pilot site ng kanilang ipinatutupad ng proyektong “Regional Rice Initiative for Asia.” Inihayag ito ni Ludivina Dumaya, pinuno ng Regional Crop Protection Center (RCPC) ng DA 12 sa isang pulong ng mga provincial integrated pest management coordinators sa ...
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26Apr2013BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, Abril 26 (PIA6) -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III nag-upod sang iban nga mga lideres sang Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) sa pagpanawagan sang malinong nga resolusyon sa sitwasyon sa South China Sea samtang ang grupo nagsiling nga sila nagapa-abot sa “continued engagement” upod sa China sa pag-implementar sang Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) sa isa ka bug-os kag epektibo nga paagi. Ang mga lideres sang ASEAN nagpa...
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25Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 25 (PIA) -- All schools are expected to conduct a general assembly to orient stakeholders on the curriculum and co-curricular programs and ancillary services lined-up for the year as part of its opening rites. This is among the guidelines set by the Department of Education (DepEd) relative to School Year 2013-2014, consisting of 201 days, which is set to open on June 3, 2013 and end on March 31, 2014. Education Secretary Armin A. Luistro, in DepEd Order ...
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25Apr2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, April 25 (PIA)--- Stand up for children! This is what the 20-member spokespersons for the Bata Muna Campaign said during its launch Wednesday, April 24 at the East Asia Hotel here. Sixteen-year-old campaign spokesperson Jesza Marie Aljentera, student representative who read the statement she shared with other children called on government leaders and political candidates to consider children issues and concerns in their political agenda and governance. “In the Phili...
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25Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 25 (PIA) – Various concerns and interventions were tackled in the consultation-workshop held to update the Philippine Development Plan. Over 160 representatives from the national line agencies, government financial institutions, police and the military, civil society and the academe attended the consultation-workshop. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) initiated the updating workshops to enhance the indicators that would serve as basis for tracking perf...
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25Apr2013MAKATI CITY, April 25 (PIA) -- Residents and government employees assigned in the city are now entitled to subsidized medical care and hospitalization at the Philippine Heart Center (PHC) after the local government entered into an agreement with the country’s leading provider of cardiovascular care recently. A Memorandum of Agreement signed by Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay and PHC Medical Director, Dr. Manuel Chua Chiaco, has entitled beneficiaries of the Makati Health Plus Program (Yel...
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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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24Apr2013LOS BAŇOS, Laguna, April 24 (PIA) -- Thirty six researchers and experts on vegetable and coffee met recently at the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) to discuss concerns on the implementation of the Industry Strategic S&T Plans (ISPs). A PCAARRD-led initiative, ISPs are medium term strategic plans for the identified agriculture, aquatic and natural resources (AANR) commodity industries. These ISPs are articulated by the implem...
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24Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 24 (PIA) -- Public school teachers in Makilala town continue their preparations for the integration of peace education in their classroom instructions beginning this school year. Earlier this month, about 65 teachers from Makilala’s West District completed a two-day workshop on enhancing their lesson plans with peace education. The teachers were able to produce at the workshop some prototype enhanced lesson plans for all subjects from Grade 1 to Grade ...
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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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24Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 24 (PIA) --- The Department of Education Regional Office (DepEd 6) will conduct a mass training of teachers for the implementation of Grades 2 and 8 of the K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum. Dr. Novelyn M. Vilchez, Chief of the Training and Development Division of DepEd 6, said that this five-day live-in mass training of teachers is slated for the months of April and May. “The mass training of Grade 2 teachers shall be handled by the schools divisions while that of the ...
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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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24Apr2013MAKATI CITY, April 24 (PIA) -- The local government has allotted P216 million for 2013 senior citizens programs and services. This is 20 percent higher than the P180 million it spent last year. Of the total senior citizens program budget this year, the city has allotted P19 million for free movies, P19.3 million for free cakes on birthdays and golden wedding anniversaries, almost P1.8 million for “Lakbay Saya”, P160 million for the cash gift under the BLU card, P6 million for “Aawitan Ki...
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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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24Apr2013SAN JOSE, Antique, April 24 (PIA) -- The Antique Electric Cooperative (ANTECO) appealed to all power consumers to conserve energy especially now that it is summer time and the demand for energy is high. Engr. Ludovico Lim, Manager of ANTECO in an interview emphasized that during summer time, energy demand is high and, energy cost in the spot market subsequently increases due to law of supply and demand. He enjoined the power consumers to think that every time we plug on our appliances or an...
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23Apr2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 23 (PIA) --- President Benigno S. Aquino III led yesterday the ceremonial groundbreaking of the College of Information Technology (CIT) building of the Mindanao State University (MSU), here. The President was joined by MSU President Macapado Muslim, CHED Commissioner Ruperto Sangalang and ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman in the capsule laying rite that paves the way for the construction of the three-storey building. “Ang gusaling ito ay tagumpay hindi lamang ng M...
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23Apr2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, April 23 (PIA6) -- A total of 177 establishments and enterprises engaged in economic activities will be the respondents in the on-going 2012 Census of Philippine Business and Industry (CPBI) in the province. The figure forms part of about 70,000 sample establishments for the CPBI which kicked last April 1 and will continue until June 30 this year. “A similar census was conducted in the province last 2006,” said National Statistics Office (NSO) – Capiz Provincial Stat...
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23Apr2013LOS BANOS, Laguna, April 23 (PIA) --The regional office of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Calabarzon is inviting inventors and student/professional creative researchers to join the 2013 regional inventions contest and exhibits (RICE). According to DOST-Calabarzon, the event scheduled on June 17-21, 2013 with tentative venue at Waltermart Tanauan in Batangas will serve as the qualifying round for the National Inventions Contest slated in July 2014. The contest has six categ...
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23Apr2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 23 (PIA) -- President Aquino on Monday cited some of the government programs which aims to strengthen the education system in the country. In his keynote speech during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Mindanao State University’s (MSU) College of Information Technology (CIT) building, the President said the government has launched the K+12 program to ensure that the Filipino youth can keep up with the graduates of other countries. He also said his administr...
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23Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- The Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) in partnership with World Vision Foundation, Inc. organized a Voter’s Education for Good Governance Training with the theme “Hatid ng Boto ko, Pagbabago” here last April 18-19. Ryan Tampus, project officer for LENTE Mindanao, said the main purpose of the accountability training is for the participants to be aware of several forms of election offenses, gather evidence before and on election day and fil...
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23Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 23 (PIA) -- Officials of the Don Bosco Foundation for Sustainable Development Inc. (DBFSDI), the leading biodynamic and organic farming organization in Mindanao region expressed desire to establish more government partnerships in advancing organic farming activities in the country. Early this month, DBFSDI and the Department of Agriculture (DA) 12 held a Farmers’ Field Day in Brgy New Antique, M’lang of the said province. Highlighted in the...
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23Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (TIPC) of Negros Oriental has initiated a “Town Hall” type of consultations on the proposed Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Kasambahay Bill. TIPC Vice Chairperson for the management section, Derek Erames, said this type of consultation encourages people to partake on their advocacy of providing rights and privileges to helpers who are employed and are working w...
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22Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 22 (PIA) -- Prison cells did not deter the 16 inmates in South Cotabato’s detention facility to earn their education. On Friday, eight detainees of the South Cotabato Rehabilitation and Detention Center (SCRDC) here received their diplomas for completing elementary while eight other inmates received diploma or high school under the Department of Education’s Alternative Learning System (ALS). “I never ...
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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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22Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 22 (PIA) -- At least 18 classrooms in areas experiencing shortage within the Ozamiz City Schools Division is being proposed this year. City Division Superintendent Rebonfamil A. Baguio said the proposed amount is P20.8 million to include the cost of hauling of materials, site improvement and construction of the following: Two-storey, four (4)-classroom building at the Ozamiz City National High School (OCNHS), P4.847 million and at the Ozamiz City Schoo...
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22Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Apr.22 (PIA) -- World Vision Foundation, Inc. in partnership with several civic organizations conducted a Voters' Education for Good Governance training with the theme, "Hatid ng Boto ko, Pagbabago" to community-based organizations, interfaith organizations and community leaders here, April 18-19. Among the partners of World Vision who helped in the training were Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE), Malamboong Katawhan sa Katilingban sa Misamis Oriental (MAKSAKA M...
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21Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 21 (PIA) -- Voters who wish to be enlightened about the recent developments on the upcoming midterm elections can now listen and interact on air as government election education campaign goes on the air. Dubbed then as Comelec Hour, the pre election government run voter’s education campaign is now back on air with three anchors willing to process everybody’s questions and clarify issues. Anchored by City Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Registrar Atty. Jonas...
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20Apr2013CITY OF BACOOR, Cavite, April 20 (PIA) --Two of the country’s most progressive cities recently inked a memorandum of agreement for a ‘Sister City Relationship’ aimed to promote exchanges in various fields of endeavor including mutual cooperation and friendship. Mayor Strike B. Revilla and Legazpi City Mayor Carmen Geraldine Rosal signed the contract which took place in the Legazpi City, Albay last month during the three-day “Gender Sensitivity cum Workshop on the Formulation of GAD Plan...
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20Apr2013BACOLOD CITY, April 20 (PIA6) -- Top police and military officials here during a press conference for the 1st Provincial Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Center (JPSCC) said they are looking at a generally peaceful elections in the province. Both holding the rank of Colonel and newly-installed in their posts, Negros Occidental Provincial Police Office Director Ricardo de la Paz and 303rd Infantry Brigade Commander Jon Aying do not discount possibilities of isolated cases of election-relat...
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19Apr2013CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, April 19 (PIA) -- The Firefighters Without Borders Foundation (FWBF), a non-profit organization based in the Netherlands, has turned over a second hand fire truck to the Fire National Training Institute (FNTI) at Camp Vicente Lim, this city. Wilbert Kleijer, FWBF project coordinator led the Netherlands team while FNTI Director Supt. Wilberto Rico Neil A. Kwan Tiu, represented the training institute during the turn-over ceremony at the FNTI administration building. The FNT...
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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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19Apr2013Davao City, April 19 (PIA) -- The City Tourism Office is looking at intensifying its promotion of Davao City as a tourist destination with more activities that will attract visitors here and abroad to generate more jobs. Jason Magnaye, head of the City Investment Promotion Center and the City Tourism Office said that bringing in more visitors to the city remains a challenge for the local government and the accommodation agency. Even then, he said tourist arrival brings more jobs to the city. ...
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18Apr2013MAKATI CITY, April 18 (PIA) -- The local government has given some 195 honor graduates of the city's public elementary and high schools cash gifts ranging from P3,000 to P5,000 in recognition of their academic achievement. As in the past years, the Makati City awards cash gifts of P5,000 each for class valedictorians, P4,000 for salutatorians, and P3,000 for graduates who ranked first to third honorable mention. This year’s ceremony was held Tuesday at the University of Makati Mini-Theatre....
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18Apr2013VIGAN CITY, April 18 (PIA) -- Public consultations in the provinces of Ilocos Sur and Abra will start to roll for a proposal to prohibit the catching of “ludong” or freshwater mullet during the last quarter of the year. “Ludong,” considered endangered by the Department of Agriculture, is endemic to Cagayan River and its tributaries extending to the river systems of Ilocos Sur and Abra. Dr. Honorio P. Yamoyam, of the DA’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in the Cordillera, sa...
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18Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 18 (PIA) -- The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) reminded journalists to be responsible in covering the 2013 national and local elections. NUJP Chairperson Rowena Paraan said journalists play a crucial role during elections and how they do their coverage have implications to the public. “Journalists are active participants in the election process as they inform voters about what type of persons are asking for their votes and what they stand f...
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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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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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18Apr2013COMPOSTELA VALLEY PROVINCE,April 18 (PIA) -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has affirmed its support to the “Tindog Compostela Valley Movement,” by facilitating the construction of 300 houses for the homeless victims of typhoon Pablo. Rizalino “Jorie” de los Santos IOM Provincial Coordinator said the IOM is committed to finish 110 houses apportioned to: New Bataan- 42 units; Compostela- 46 units and; Montevista- 22 units. Construction of other houses are still ...
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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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17Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 17 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) will activate Oplan Balik Eskwela (OBE) on May 27-31 and the Public Assistance Station (PAS) on June 1-8 to ensure the smooth opening of School Year (SY) 2013-2014. OBE and the PAS aims to address problems commonly encountered during this period, particularly, assurance that students are properly enrolled and able to attend school on the first day of classes, June 3. In DepEd Memorandum 64, series of 2013, ...
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17Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 17 --Overseas Filipino Workers in Arab countries especially in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) must respect immigration and labor laws of their host countries, Vice President Jejomar Binay said Tuesday. “Remember that you are our ambassadors as well, so your actions also reflect on our country,” Binay reminded OFWs as he repeated his call on Philippine Embassy officials in Saudi Arabia to speed up the processing of papers of undocumented workers who needed to be sent b...
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17Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 17 (PIA) -- The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) is sending a high-level business delegation to the Philippines and is expected to visit Cebu on April 18 and 19. There are 50 visiting delegates headed by CCPIT National Vice Chairman Yu Ping of the People’s Republic of China. The delegation is composed of businessmen engaged in the following businesses: Water/ Hydro Conservation & Processing; Sanitary Wares; Building Administration and Construct...
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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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17Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 17 (PIA) -- Farmers who are members of irrigators' associations in the 1st district of North Cotabato holds today an orientation to discuss details on Irrigation Management Transfer (IMT). The activity which will last until Friday, April 19, is aimed at instilling among farmers the importance of IMT program to systematically implement water system in farmlands. Dante Cudal, president of Midsayap-Pigcawayan-Libungan-Kabuntalan (MPLK) Federation of IA said ...
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17Apr2013ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, April 17 (PIA) -- The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) Iligan Chapter convened the media in a one-day election reporting training Tuesday here in Iligan City. Some 35 selected group of print and broadcast journalists and practitioners in both Lanao provinces and in Iligan City participated in the training and in the discussion which focused on the elections, media ethics, election coverage and media safety. The training started with the disc...
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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) -- 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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16Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 16 (PIA) -- The military will exercise full visibility in all barangays on May 13 midterm national and local elections so that the residents will have the confidence to cast their votes and to participate in the polls. Major General Ariel Bernardo, commander of the 10th Infantry “Agila” Division said that all personnel will be deployed on field to maximize visibility so that the people will feel secured and will freely vote according to their conscience, without the fear o...
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16Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 16 – Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam vowed to work with the Philippines in pursuing development in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) region. "As Asean Chair for this year, Brunei will continue to work with the Philippines, towards achieving concrete outcomes in economic growth and social progress and in promoting regional peace and stability,” Sultan Bolkiah said today during the state luncheon held in his honor at Malacanang Palace. ...
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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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16Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 16 (PIA) -- Local power distributor, South Cotabato I Electric Cooperative (Socoteco 1) is considering rental of a modular power generator to avoid much longer rotating brownout in August. Santiago Tudio, general manager of Socoteco 1, said the cooperative’s contract with the National Power Corporation (Napocor) will end on August 31. Although the cooperative is already set to extend its contract with Napo...
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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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16Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 15 (PIA) -- Isinagawa kamakailan ang election reporting training sa lungsod ng Kidapawan sa North Cotabato na pinangunahan ng National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP). Ang pagsasanay ay dinaluhan ng mga mamamahayag sa buong South at Central Mindanao partikular sa lungsod ng Cotabato, lungsod ng Tacurong sa Sultan Kudarat, lungsod ng Kidapawan at mga bayan ng Kabacan at Midsayap naman sa North Cotabato. Kabilang sa mga naging tagapagsal...
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16Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 16 (PIA) -- A top military commander said they have conducted several security operations against the communist rebels as part of the preparation for the May 13 midterm national and local elections. Major General Ariel Bernardo, commander of the 10th Infantry “Agila” Division said that from January to March, 2013, his troops conducted a total of four division-initiated military operations, 13- brigade initiated operations, 52 battalion level operations. He revealed that ...
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16Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 16 (PIA) -- Officials of the Social Security System (SSS) are encouraging members to avail of financial assistance for college or vocational technical education. Redentor Viola, manager of the SSS Koronadal Branch, said that through the SSS Educational Assistance (Educ-Assist) Loan Program, they could provide matriculation assistance to at least 1,000 students per semester. However, he said, only over 300 indiv...
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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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15Apr2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 15 (PIA) -- The regional secretary of the Department of Education in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepED-ARMM) lauded the teachers and pupils under the Marawi City School Division. Lawyer Jamar Kulayan, who graced the city’s 33rd founding anniversary on Sunday, said he is proud and impressed by the recent performance of the Marawi City School Division. He said Marawi City School Division recorded a high rating in the regional assessment in Scienc...
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15Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 15 (PIA) -- Some 8,658 individuals in Soccsksargen Region took the career service examination Sunday, according to a report from the Civil Service Commission office here. Lawyer Venus Ondoy, field officer of the CSC in South Cotabato said, three examination centers were established in the entire Soccsksargen, specifically for this purpose: Kidapawan City in North Cotabato, Koronadal City in South Cotabato, a...
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15Apr2013TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, April 15 (PIA) -- More than 460 students of the Cavite Computer Center (CCC) completed information Technology (IT) courses and training during the 21st recognition day held last March 23. These students finished courses and training on basic computer application to advance; web designing, networking, database management; video editing and digital effects, and the basics of AutoCAD, among others. During the program Dr. Camilo Polinga, CCC Officer-in-charge, and gues...
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13Apr2013Revised version: OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Apr. 13 (PIA) -- The amount of P14,110,400,000 will be used for the construction, replacement, and completion of kindergarten, elementary, and secondary school buildings in areas with acute classroom shortage. This is among the guidelines set in the Joint Circular No. 2013-1, issued by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Department of Public Works and Highways and Department of Education (DBM-DPWH-DepEd) relative to the implementa...
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13Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Abril 13 (PIA) -- Ang Xavier University–Ateneo de Cagayan pinaagi sa Kinaadman Research Center nag-ila nga ang ‘palibot’ ang nahiuna nga problema ug ‘nag-uang mga serbisyo’ isip usab nga nahiuna nga gikinahanglan sa mga lumulupyo dinhi subay sa ilang “Barangay-level Community Problems and Needs Identification” lakip usab ang 2013 poll survey nga bag-ohay pang gipahigayon. Nakita sa pag duki nga ang palibot ang narangkuhang una sa mga problema nga nailhan ug an...
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13Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 13 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is encouraging the public to visit the website of Project NOAH (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards) for information on weather and flooding data. Dr. Alfredo Lagmay, Project NOAH Executive Director, said the government including the DOST and PAGASA (Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration) are exploring all means to disseminate timely information on disaster mitigation ...
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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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12Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 12 (PIA) -- Deployment of police and soldiers in election-watchlist areas in Davao City and Davao Region remains a work in progress and under fine-tuning to ensure its effectivity even beyond May 13 midterm elections, according to Chief Superintendent Jaime Morente, regional director of the Police Regional Office XI. He said deployment of security forces is one of the primary concerns in the conference today of the members of the Joint Election Security Coordinatingl Center co...
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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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12Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 12 (PIA) -- National Irrigation Administration (NIA) 12, highlights its three-day 35th Foundation Anniversary with the recognition of groups and individuals who have shown exemplary performance. Evelyn Bragasin, Information officer of NIA 12 said the anniversary celebration began on April 10 and will end today at the Notre Dame of Midsayap College Gymnasium in Midsayap, North Cotabato where the awarding ceremon...
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12Apr2013CITY OF BALANGA, Bataan, April 12 (PIA) -- Access to quality college education will become more affordable in Bataan after top officials in the province announced that the scholarship grant will increase from P6,000 to P10,000 annually. Under the Iskolar ng Bataan program, thousands of scholars from the 2nd District of the province will get an additional P4,000 in the coming months as a retroactive grant even if this school year has ended, said Governor Enrique “Tet” Garcia, Jr. It is cla...
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12Apr2013ISABELA CITY, Basilan, April 12 (PIA) -- The Western Mindanao Command (WESMINCOM) has recently awarded bronze cross medal to outgoing personnel of the International Monitoring Team (IMT) whose one year tour of duty ended on March this year. In a statement, Col Rodrigo T Gregorio, WESMINCOM Public Information Officer (PIO) said the awards were given last February 25 in recognition of IMT personnel’s acts of heroism during their stint at the command from March 3, 2012 to March 23, 2013. The...
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11Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Apr. 11 (PIA) -- More than 300 families in the city are set to benefit from the free water installation project of the Misamis Occidental Water District (MOWD) this year. The said installation package includes free water meter and about 10 meters of water pipes into their houses from the main pipes, Ferdinand Revelo, MOWD general manager, said. Revelo said this is already a big savings for the beneficiary families since the installation of water pipes can amoun...
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11Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 11 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture is allotting P500 million to encourage more farmers to plant hybrid rice varieties, and contribute in attaining national rice sufficiency by the end of this year and beyond. In a statement, Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala said P200 million will be spent this year and another P300M in 2014 to increase hybrid rice utilization and hectarage by eight to 10 percent (%) in 2014 from 3.5 % last year. He said the DA under its nationa...
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11Apr2013MANILA, April 11 (PIA) -- Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas said the government is adopting a near-site or even on-site relocation policy for informal settlers residing along the precarious waterways of Metro Manila. Roxas said President Aquino himself gave instructions that all relocation strategies of the government agencies should, as a top priority, prevent the displacement of families from their source of livelihood and schools. The DILG is the key agency that is coordinat...
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11Apr2013MAMBUSAO, Capiz, April 11 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III said the first-ever investment grade credit rating given by Fitch will augur well for the economic development of the country. With the investment grade rating, Aquino said at a meeting with local leaders and the community in Mambusao, Capiz, April 10, that it will now be easier for the Philippines to obtain investment loans and at relatively low interest rates from foreign creditors. This means further, according to the Pre...
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11Apr2013KALIBO, Aklan, April 11 (PIA) -- Air traffic will be more intense at the Kalibo International Airport (KIA) this summer season with the arrival of the proposed chartered flights via this capital town of Aklan from mainland China. These chartered flights to Kalibo was announced recently by Department of Tourism (DOT) Regional Director Helen Catalbas to Aklan’s tourism officers in a meeting held at Mauro’s Caffe Latte in Andagao, Kalibo, according to Ron Bautista, Community Affairs Officer ...
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11Apr2013MAKATI CITY, April 11 (PIA) -- The local government has welcomed 3,059 young enrollees of the Sports, Music, Arts and Recreational Training (SMART) 2013 summer program who gathered at the City Hall Quadrangle for its official opening. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay Jr. said that the annual event aims to promote a healthy lifestyle among youngsters, as well boost their potential in the fields of sports and other recreational activities. “The SMART program offers schoolchi...
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11Apr2013LUNGSOD NG MALOLOS, Bulacan, Abril 11 (PIA) -- Ginawaran kamailan ng Civil Service Commission (CSC) ang Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Bulacan provincial office ng Citizen’s Satisfaction Center Seal of Excellence Award matapos makapagtala ng mataas na marka ng pagbibigay serbisyo sa publiko. Ayon sa Report Card Survey (RCS) ng CSC, nakapagtala ang DTI Bulacan ng markang 95.75 puntos kasama ng 27 iba pang ahensiya ng pamahalaan na may gradong 90 hanggang 100. May kabuuang 305 governme...
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11Apr2013ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, April 11 (PIA) -- All municipal election offices under the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Lanao del Norte Provincial Office joined the country in the simultaneous Operation Baklas held on April 8, Monday. Atty. Joseph Hamilton Cuevas, provincial election supervisor of Lanao del Norte, said the activity was pursuant to Comelec Resolution No. 9615, otherwise known as the ‘Fair Election Act.’ Under this regulation is the strict compliance of posting of lawfu...
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11Apr2013CARMONA, Cavite, April 11 (PIA) -- A total of 155 volunteers composed of community members, industry and government employees participated in the first quarter blood donation mission initiated by the local government. With the theme: “Dugo mong Iaalay, Pantawid Buhay,” the quarterly blood donation which was held at the Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy (PT/OT) Clinic of the main health center aimed to ensure that enough supply of blood will be available to those in need not only in the ...
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11Apr2013MANILA, April 11 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communications said the deadline for the submission of pre-qualification documents for the Contactless Automatic Fare Collection System (AFCS) Project will be on April 12. Likewise, the DOTC said that for the LRT Line 1 Extension Project, One-on-One meetings with the pre-qualified bidders will be from April 22-23, and the submission of bids is set on June 17, 2013. The agency said it has given bidders ample time to submit the bes...
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11Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Apr. 11 (PIA) -- Misamis Oriental Police Provincial Office released an updated crime situation in the Province which showed a significant increase of crime volume compared to the previous year’s reports during the Provincial Peace and Order Council meeting on March 22. P/Supt Rolando Hinanay cited that the rise in crime volume from January 2012 to February 2013 is due to the increase of crimes against property against theft. The recorded increase of non-index crimes on t...
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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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10Apr2013MANILA, April 10 (PIA) -- The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said that the country’s gross international reserves (GIR) rose to US$84.1 billion as of end-March 2013, higher by US$0.5 billion than the end-February 2013 GIR of US$83.6 billion. At this level, reserves remain adequate to cover 11.9 months worth of imports of goods and payments of services and income. It is also equivalent to 9.9 times the country’s short-term external debt based on original maturity and 6.3 times based on residua...
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10Apr2013MAKATI CIYY, April 10 (PIA) -- As a culminating activity to its observance of Rabies Awareness Month last March, the local government has awarded the top three winners of the search for ‘Most Pet Friendly Barangays.’ Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay hailed the three barangays that have excelled in their Rabies Prevention and Control Program, namely, Barangays East Rembo, first place, Kasilawan, second place, and Bangkal, third place. “We have launched the search last September to giv...
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09Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 9 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) offices in Davao del Sur are set to enforce this week the “Operation Baklas” or the removal of campaign materials outside the authorized common poster areas. Davao del Sur Assistant Election Supervisor Edgardo Sadili bared that the city and municipal Election Officers in the province have been ordered to conduct “Operation Baklas” in their respective areas, on or before April 13. Sadili told the Philippine Information A...
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09Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Abril 9 (PIA) ---Ang Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) gakinahanglan ug mga babae nga nars sumala sa Philippine Overseas and Employment Administration (POEA) sa Rehiyon 10. Taliwala sa tambag nga niabut niadtong Abril 5, ang buhatan sa POEA-10 gapahibalo sa government-for-government nga hiring alang sa 1,000 ka babae nga nars nga paga-swelduhan ug SR 4,080 sa KSA Ministry of Health. Lakip sa kuwalipikasiyon ang nakahuman ug BS Nursing o naay Masteral Degree, labi'ng minos upa...
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08Apr2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, April 8 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office here listed 18 industries covered by the 2012 Census of the Philippine Business and Industry (CPBI) conducted since April 1, 2013. Listed economic activities/industries include: (1) Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing, (2) Mining and Quarrying, (3) Manufacturing, (4) Electricity, gas, Steam, and Air Conditioning Supply, (5) Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities, (6) Construction, (7) Wholesale and R...
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08Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 8 (PIA) -- Nais ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ng South Cotabato na makamit ang National Nutrition Honor Award, ang pinakamataas na parangal sa larangan ng nutrisyon sa buong Pilipinas. Dahil dito, ayon kay provincial nutrition officer Ma. Ana Uy, lubos ang kanilang mga paghahanda para sa paparating na national nutrition evaluation ng National Nutrition Council. Kampante naman si Uy na malaki ang tsansa n...
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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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08Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 8 (PIA) -- The deadline for application of accreditation for foreigners who may wish to become observers in the upcoming May national and local elections ends on April 15, this year. Pursuant to Resolution No. 9652 of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), any foreign group, organization, committee or association, representing government or private interests, who may want to observe the May 13, 2013 elections, shall file an application for accreditation w...
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08Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 8 (PIA) -- There have been no records of election-related incidents in Cagayan de Oro as of March this year based on set parameters by the Philippine National Police (PNP) Region 10 according to PSupt. Ronnie Francis M. Cariaga, Chief, Regional Public Information Officer. In their crime statistics data, the 598 crimes from January to March listed this year is lesser than what has been documented in the same months last year which was 650. This is based on crime agains...
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07Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 7 (PIA) -- Air passengers can now get a fair deal from the carriers during o delay of flight schedules and flight cancellations, as spelled out in the “Air Passengers’ Bill of Rights.” For example, if already at the airport at the time of the announcement of the flight cancellation, a passenger have the right to demand from the carrier, sufficient refreshments, meals or snacks consisting of at least a bottle of water and sandwich, or breakfast, lunch...
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07Apr2013ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, April 7 (COMELEC) -- The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has released the guidelines for mass media accreditation in connection with the May 13, automated national and local elections. In Resolution No. 9649, promulgated February 27, 2013, the COMELEC said that the coming elections will generate “great media attention” and acknowledged the need to increase the efficiency in the recording and monitoring of grants of accreditation to “avoid the proliferation ...
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07Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 7 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has reactivated the registration records of public school teachers who have been appointed as members of the Board of Election Inspectors (BEI) for the May 13 elections. This, after they were inadvertently deactivated due to their alleged failure to vote in the two succeeding regular elections. However, the concerned teachers claimed to have voted in the May 10, 2010 national and local elections, the firs...
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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 National Grid Power Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) issued a notice of a tentative scheduled shutdown of some transmission facilities in Cebu, Bohol and a little portion of Leyte on April 19 from 6 a.m. -6 p.m. This covers along the 138kV Ormoc-Maasin-Ubay transmission lines that will affect the areas of BLCI, BOHECO I and BOHECO II. The maintenance activities along the 69kV Ubay-Alicia transmission line on April 21, 2013, 8a.m. - 5 p.m. will then affect ...
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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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05Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 5 (PIA) -- The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) will be pushing for the strengthening of its regional counterparts to ensure thorough implementation of laws that protect and promote the rights of Persons with Disability (PWDs) at the grassroots level. NCDA-Regional Program Coordinator Ruth Tacujan said NCDA has proposed directions for the Regional Council on Disability Affairs (RCDA) that would focus on the reactivation of its priority sub-committees and enabling ...
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05Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 5 (PIA5) -- The Development Bank of the Philippines has launched a P2-billion lending scheme to qualified educational institutions for re-lending to deserving poor students. DBP-Iloilo Asst. Manager Ma. Juana Easter Senupe said the program, dubbed HELPS, or Higher Education Loan Program for Students, is a DBP loan facility through schools serving as conduits, where students can apply for loans. Senupe said schools should submit their letter of intent, stating the numbe...
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05Apr2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, April 5 (PIA) -- The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will evaluate the proposed P185,108,186-worth of projects of South Cotabato 2 Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO II) as soon as possible, the local power distributor announced. The projects were presented before the Commission in a public hearing Wednesday, April 3 with Commissioner Gloria Victoria Yap-Taruc as hearing officer. SOCOTECO II proposed projects are composed of two 35MVA/43.75MVA substations worth P125,208,...
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05Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 5 (PIA) -- Six students from Western Visayas have qualified for the Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP) of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). OWWA-6 officer-in-charge Reynold T. Pigar said among the 100 national qualifiers for the EDSP are three high school graduates from Iloilo, two from Aklan and one from Antique. The following are the qualifiers from Iloilo: Christine Angelica Leal Losañes and Romie Angelo Granja Azur, both from the Phil...
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05Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 5 (PIA) --- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is need of female nurses, according to the Philippine Overseas and Employment Administration (POEA) Regional Extension Unit-10. In an advisory issued today, the POEA-10 announced a government to government hiring of 1,000 female nurses with a basic salary of SR 4,080 for the KSA Ministry of Health. Qualifications include BS Nursing graduates or with Masteral Degree, minimum of four years’ experience for BSN graduates or...
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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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05Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 5 (PIA) -- A one-day orientation on the Culture of Peace (CoP) was conducted in Makilala, Cotabato on April 1 with 103 public elementary school teachers of Makilala West District attending. The orientation aimed to increase the capacity of public elementary mentors to make children’s lives and their communities more peaceful. CoP as it will also be called in the locality, is the first step undertaken by DepEd Makilala and the local government for te...
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04Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 3 (PIA) --The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is pursuing the digitization of budget processes in support of public financial management reforms. This was conveyed by DBM Secretary Florencio S. Abad in his keynote address during the 1st Quarterly Membership Meeting and Seminar of the Philippine Association for Government Budget Administration (PAGBA), Inc. held at the Sarabia Manor Hotel here. Abad said that starting 2014, all budget submissions will be done elec...
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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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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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04Apr2013TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat, April 4 (PIA) -- Barangay Upper Katungal in Tacurong City, is Soccksargen Region's entry to the 2013 National Lupong Tagpamayapa Incentives and Awards (LTIA)-Component City Category, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Before the Holy Wek, LTIA Regional Evaluation Committee conducted a site evaluation in Brgy. Upper Katungal Lupong Tagapamayapa (LT) Office last month. During the visit, village ch...
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04Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 4 (PIA) -- Xavier University–Ateneo de Cagayan through its Kinaadman Research Center identified the ‘environment’ sector as primary concern and ‘basic services’ as prime need of the residents here based on their “Barangay-level Community Problems and Needs Identification” with an accompanying 2013 poll survey conducted just recently. It appeared in the research that the environment ranked first in the problem identification and basic services as prime ne...
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04Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 4 (PIA) -- No government agency, no local government unit, no corporation can succeed unless they have very good budget administrators. This was expressed by the Department of Budget and Management Secretary Florencio S. Abad in his keynote address during the 1st Quarterly Membership Meeting and Seminar of the Philippine Association for Government Budget Administration (PAGBA), Inc. held at the Sarabia Manor Hotel here. Abad said that the budget officers are the unsung he...
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04Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 3 (PIA) – Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. denied involvement in the disruption of a religious activity dubbed "Panaad 2013" in Barangay Anticala, in which an alleged misencounter between government forces occurred. The activity was spearheaded by incumbent Congressman of 1st District Agusan del Norte Hon. Jose 'Joboy' Aquino II, who is also his opponent for mayor in the May elections. “I am not against this religious activity of the Catholics. I may not be a catholic by r...
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03Apr2013SURIGAO CITY, Abril 3 (PIA) – Gikalipay sa Malakanyang ang resulta sa pinakabag-ong Social Weather Station’s survey nga nag-ingon nga upat sa lima ka mga Filipino o 81 porsyento ang kuntento sa ilang mga kinabuhi, sumala sa opisyales sa Palasyo kagahapon. Matud ni Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda ang administrasyong Aquino nagpasalamat sa mga Filipino tungod sa ilang dakong pagsalig, kumpiyansa, ug suporta sa gobyerno. Matud pa niya nga nubentay-singko porsyento sa mga gisurbe ang...
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03Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 3 (PIA) -- The Municipality of Mabinay in Negros Oriental received an award for successfully gathering the biggest number of volunteers nationwide with over 7,000 in the recent Bayani Challenge 2013 held last March 23 to 27. Mabinay was one of the 43 sites from 34 provinces throughout the country that joined the Bayani Challenge event. The army’s 302nd Brigade formed part of the strong army of volunteers that provided 2,000 town residents with free medical and dental ...
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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) -- Nagsagawa ng inisyal na hakbang ang Project Management Office ng PALMA-PB Alliance of Municipalities kaugnay ng iminumungkahing solusyon sa krisis ng kuryente. Ayon kay PALMA-PB Project Manager Orly Maraingan, may ginawa na silang ‘mapping’ ng malalaki at maliliit na rice millers sa buong distrito. Dagdag ni Maraingan, layunin umano ng PPALMA Alliance na magkaroon ng isang lehitimong asosasyon ng mga rice millers sa unang distrito ng N...
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02Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 2 (PIA) -- Mas pinapaigting ngayon ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 12 ang kanilang kampanya laban sa droga. Inaasahan na kasi ng pamunuan ang pagdagsa ng iligal na droga sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng Rehiyon Dose ngayong nasa bakasyon ang mga kabataan at karamihan sa kanila ay walang ginagawa. Maari umano itong samantalahin ng ilang masasamang grupo dahil tumataas din sa mga panahon na it...
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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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02Apr2013CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City, April 2 -- The 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division recognized the exemplary performance of units and pinned the ranks to newly promoted officers during the Monday flag-raising ceremony, here Monday. Three officers were promoted from first lieutenant to captain after successfully complying with the requirements for the said promotion, while three units received plaques in recognition of their commendable performances in all aspect of Internal Peace and Sec...
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02Apr2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, April 2 (PIA) - - Around 14,000 active members of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) may avail of the Educational Assistance Loan (EAL) of P4,000 this year after 24,202 active members availed of the loan in 2012. The application for loan is open for one-time availment on April 1 until December 27, 2013 for those who were not able to avail of the loan last year. GSIS said that the application forms, which may be downloaded from www.gsis.gov.ph, may be filed by ...
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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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02Apr2013MAKATI CITY, April 2 (PIA) -- The local government spent almost P180 million in 2012 for various programs it implemented for the benefit of its senior citizens. In a statement, Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay Jr. said the amount represents the combined expenses for four popular programs for the city’s elderly, namely, free movie entrance in all four cinema groups in the city; Harana ni Lolo at Lola, a cake-giving ceremony during birthdays and golden wedding anniversary; Lakbay Saya ni Lolo at Lo...
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02Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 2 (PIA) -- To push quality and safe corn production in the country the Department of Agriculture AgriPinoy Corn Program launched this year the first and prestigious search in the corn industry dubbed as 2013 National Search for Corn Quality Awards. The search is open nationwide and is envisioned to recognize the achievement of top performing LGUs with outstanding contribution to the corn industry. Caraga Regional Corn Coordinator Abel Wagas said that the search is open to a...
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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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02Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 2 (PIA) -- In line with its 39th anniversary celebration, the Butuan City Water District (BCWD) conducted a motorcade from the Libertad Sports Complex going to their office at J. Rosales Avenue on Monday, and followed with a press conference held at their training center to update the local tri-media on the BCWD’s operations and accomplishments The 39th Anniversary celebration of BCWD is also in time with the 12th Water Consciousness Week celebration from April 1-6, 2013 wi...
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02Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA-6) will boost its farm mechanization program (FMP) to further increase production and income of small farmers in Western Visayas. DA-6 Regional Director Larry Nacionales said that 20 percent of the region’s budget for the agriculture sector has been allocated for the farm mechanization program. “Part of the farm mechanization program is the purchase and provision of various production/on-farm and post harvest machinery and e...
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01Apr2013LUNGSOD NG LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Abril 1 (PIA) --Ipinagmalaki ng pamahalaang panglalawigan ng Quezon ang pagiging ‘finalist’ nito sa Galing Pook award na proyekto ng Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) at Galing Pook Foundation. Pormal na tinanggap ni Quezon Gov. David Suarez mula kina DILG Secretary Mar Roxas III, Galing Pook Foundation Vice-Chairperson Ma. Lourdes Fernando, at Land Bank of the Philippines president Gilda Pico ang tropeo ng pagkilala sa programang “Linga...
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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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01Apr2013CAMP MANUEL YAN, MAWAB, COMVAL April 1 (PIA) -- The military has assessed a relative peace in all the areas covered by the 10th Infantry Division during the commemoration of the Holy Week. Lt. Colonel Lyndon Paniza, spokesperson of the 10th Infantry Division said the heightened alert observed by the soldiers paid off with the zero atrocities monitored in the countryside compared to the week prior to the Holy Days. He said the rebels could have used also the occasion to reflect and to rest. Pa...
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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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01Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 1 (PIA) -- Nilinaw ni acting jail warden Felicito Gumapac na hindi sinuspende ang karapatan ng mga preso ng South Cotabato Rehabilitation and Detention Center sa Barangay GPS, Koronadal City na tumanggap ng bisita. Gayunman, kinumpirma ng opisyal na mas hinigpitan nila ngayon ang seguridad sa lugar. Mas hinigpitan din ang pagpasok ng pagkain, kagamitan at anumang bagay lalung lalo na ang inihahatid sa mga...
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01Apr2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, April 1 (PIA) --Volunteers from the municipal government of Tupi, South Cotabato trooped to “Bayani Challenge” sites in the municipality to share their time and lend a hand -- all in the spirit of volunteerism. The Bayani Challenge which is a vital component program of the Pilipinas Natin and in partnership with Gawad Kalinga (GK) opened on Saturday, March 23 in 37 different sites in the country. Herbert Jugador, municipal assessor said the participation of the muni...
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01Apr2013MAKATI CITY, April 1 (PIA) -- For the third time, the city-runned University of Makati (UMAK) bagged the overall championship in the recently concluded 5th ALCULYMPICS of the Association of Local Colleges and Universities held recently at the Dalubhasaan ng Lungsod ng San Pablo in San Pablo, Laguna. In a statement, University President resident Tomas Lopez said UMAK garnered a total of 190 points to emerge as the grand champion, followed by Quezon City Polytechnic University with 90 points, fir...
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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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31Mar2013SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union Mar 31 (PIA1) -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the region alerted all its district engineers to secure major thoroughfares from being utilized as palay solar dryers to ensure safety of motorists passing through the national highways. Highways secretary Rogelio L. Singson reiterated its directive to strengthen ways and means to prevent the farmers and rice traders from using the major thoroughfares. Singson emphasized that the national highwa...
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30Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 30 (PIA) -- State pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) announced that it will refund the amount of P126.47 million to more than 20,500 active and retired employees of the Department of Education (DepEd) beginning first week of April. The second tranche of refund represents the payment of premium contributions pertaining to the government share, which were previously deducted from the life insurance benefits of these employees. Last January, GSIS ...
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29Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 29 -- The New People’s Army (NPA) believed to be members of Guerilla Front 21C of North Eastern Mindanao Committee (NEMRC) harassed the devotees during the conduct of station of the cross “Panaad 2013” at Barangay Anticala, this city at 5 am today. Thousands of people, including police and military personnel joining the station of the cross where harassed by the NPAs in Purok Iyaw of said area. Unfortunately, one Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) (name i...
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27Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 27 (PIA) -- Mahalaga na may alam at husay sa pakikipag-ugnayan sa iba’t ibang media ng komunikasyon ang kapulisan kung nais nitong magtagumpay. Ito ang binigyang-diin ni PSSupt. Randolph Delfin, bagong regional chief directorial staff ng Police Regional Office (PRO) – 12 sa pagtatapos ng limang araw na pagsasanay ng sampung pulis sa Rehiyon 12 at ARMM sa media relations. Ani Delfin dapat marunong ang...
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27Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 27 (PIA) -- Sampung mga pulis sa Soccsksargen Region at bahagi ng Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ang sinanay ng ilang tauhan ng US Department of State kung paano makikisalamuha sa media nitong nakalipas na linggo. Isinagawa ang limang araw ng training na ipinatupad sa ilalim ng Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) Program ng US Department of State sa Police Regional Office (PRO) 12 Training Facility sa Barangay Tambl...
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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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27Mar2013MAKATI CITY, March 27 (PIA) -- The local government inaugurated Tuesday its new four-story, fully furnished Makati Youth Home-- a temporary shelter for Children in Conflict with the Law (CICL) managed by the Makati Social Welfare Department (MSWD). In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said the new facility, located at Onyx Street, Barangay La Paz, offers counselling, stress debriefing, spiritual upliftment, remedial education and assistance for the rehabilitation of juvenile offe...
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27Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 27 (PIA) -- Nagtipon nitong nakalipas na linggo sa lungsod ng General Santos ang lahat na regional information officer (RIO) ng Department of Agriculture sa iba’t ibang rehiyon sa buong bansa. Pinangunahan ng Agriculture and Fishery Information Service (AFIS) ng DA ang first quarter national meeting ng mga RIO kung saan tinalakay ang mga updates ng mga Agri-Pinoy program pati na ang mas pinalawak...
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27Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 27 (PIA) -- The flag at the Department of Education Central office is now flying at half mast to give honor to Dr. Onofre “OD” Corpuz, former DepEd Secretary. Corpuz, who also became the University of the Philippines' president, became the DepEd Secretary between 1967 and 1979. He focused on the values reorientation program and provided its framework for school executives, teachers and students, contributing to the moral and spiritual regeneration of the country. Dr. Cor...
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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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27Mar2013BACOLOD CITY, March 27 (PIA6) -- The one-hour switching off of lights and other electrical appliances in Bacolod City from 8:30-9:30 p.m., March 23, saved 8.36 megawatts of power based on the records of the Central Negros Electric Cooperative (CENECO). More than the electricity savings, the proponents of Earth Hour 2013 once again spread the consciousness of not just saving electricity but saving mother earth. Dr. Felicidad N. Altalaguire, lead proponent of the celebration and Dean of the Co...
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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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26Mar2013BARANGAY SAMPAGUITA, Veruela, Agusan del Sur, Mar. 26 (PIA) -- Thirty houses are now being built here in Sitio Anilao, dedicated to poor, homeless residents and victims of typhoon Pablo that hit Agusan del Sur on December 4, 2012 . This is part of the “Bayani Challenge” led by Pilipinas Natin, the flagship volunteer program of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) headed by Sec. Sonny Coloma. On Saturday, a thousand local residents with Veruela Mayor Salimar Mondejar , s...
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26Mar2013ROME, ITALY, March 26 -- The Philippine’s Commission on Audit (COA) was appointed as External Auditor of the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for another six-year term during the 148th session of the FAO Finance Committee last March 19. It was selected over other shortlisted candidates, Germany and United Kingdom. This is the second time that the Commission will serve as FAO External Auditor. It was first elected last June 2007 at the FAO Council’s 132nd session...
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26Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mar. 26 (PIA) -- Naglatag ng solusyon kahapon sa isinagawang Power Crisis Forum ang isang pribadong organisasyon kaugnay ng nararanasang power crisis ngayon sa Mindanao partikular sa unang distrito ng North Cotabato. Sa pamamagitan umano ng ‘waste to energy’ technology ay makakapag- generate ng karagdagang suplay ng kuryente gamit lamang ang mga organic agricultural waste. Ayon kay Atty. Gao Pronove ng Eco Marketing Solutions, iipunin ang mga rice husk...
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26Mar2013MAKATI CITY, March 26 (PIA) -- The local government has named this year's winners of the Search for Ten Outstanding Students of Makati (TOSM), a statement said. This year’s TOSM awardees are Jeryl Abong of Benigno “Ninoy” S. Aquino High School; Ma. Queenie Anne Faye M. Galang of Fort Bonifacio High School; Kimberly Peaches P. Tenorio of Colegio De Sta. Rosa; Janine Christine DD. De Villa of St. Paul College of Makati; Christian Z. Cariño of Makati Science High School; Raphael Cecilio S. ...
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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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26Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 26 (PIA) -- “It really takes skills and expertise if we really want to utilize and manage media for our advantage,” PSSupt. Randolph Delfin, the newly installed regional chief directorial staff of the Police Regional Office (PRO) – 12 told police officers in a recent seminar. Ten especially picked PNP personnel from the Soccsksargen Region and parts of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao underwent a five-day trainin...
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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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26Mar2013The Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST) conducted a national survey on the nutritional status of Filipino lactating women in 2011. Results of the survey revealed that 1 in 10 or 11.9 percent of lactating mothers are underweight. The prevalence of underweight among lactating women was highest in Bicol, CALABARZON, Central Luzon, ARMM, MIMAROPA and Ilocos regions, ranging from 12.9% to 16.6%. This prevalence is higher than the national ...
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25Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12 guarantees that the National Household Targeting Unit (NHTU) validation assessment for the Pablo victims in Region 12 and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao- Lanao and Maguindanao (ARMM-LaMa) will not be influenced by the 2013 political campaign. The validation and assessment was implemented to monitor the status of the poor and non-poor households affected by typhoo...
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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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23Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 23 (PIA) -- Four years ago, some 200 young persons from Metro Manila and other cities left for Sulu to help build new and better homes for the poor. Some took out savings, others sold cellphones, MP4s and other personal gadgets to raise money for the trip to Panglima Estino: an unfamiliar town where they have no friends nor relatives. These builders were volunteers of Bayani Challenge 2009 who were in Sulu when Abu Sayyaf bandits were snatching foreigners and locals for ran...
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23Mar2013LUNGSOD NG LUCENA, Quezon, Marso 23 (PIA) --Mas paiigtingin ngayon ang gagawing pagbabantay ng Quezon Police Provincial Office (QPPO) sa ilalim ng pamumuno ni PSSupt Dionardo B Carlos sa mga matataong lugar sa Quezon sa darating na bakasyon kung saan inaasahan ang pagdagsa ng mga tao sa mga tourist spots ng Quezon at iba pang mga lugar na dinarayo kapag bakasyon. Bilang paghahanda, noong ika-20 ng Marso 2013, ipinatawag PD Carlos ang ilang hepe ng kapulisan, kabilang ang Lucban, Dolores, T...
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23Mar2013CEBU, March 23 (PIA) -- Forty-six public elementary and high school students from Naga City, Cebu experienced three-day robotics training through the Dr. Caridad C. Labe (CCL) Education CentrEx Robotics Team that was held on March 7-9 at the Naga National High School. President of CCL Education CentrEx School, Rachel Labe said “we wanted to promote robotics in as many schools as possible not only for students to have a fun way of applying what they learned in the said subjects, but for them t...
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23Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 23 (PIA) -- Cebuanos have an additional holiday for this month as the commemoration of the arrival of the liberation forces in Talisay City has now become a law. The March 26 commemoration of the arrival of the liberation forces in Talisay City, celebrated only by its residents, has recently been made into a law through Republic Act 10359. RA 10359 declared every March 26 of every year as a Special Working Public Holiday in the Province of Cebu to commemorate the historic libe...
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22Mar2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, March 22 (PIA) - - Cabatangan Elementary School, first time recipient of computer units equipped with monitors, printers and computer tables, was in festive mood during the turn-over of these equipment. The three sets of equipment from the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines and the Central Negros Electric Cooperative were received by school principal Nemia Laud who said that at long last, the students will be able to touch a real mouse and see a real computer and ...
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22Mar2013DAVAO CITY, Mar 22 (PIA) -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH-XI) would no longer recommend for the construction of structures in Barangay Andap, New Bataan, Compostela Valley, after the Department of Science and Technology classified the area as critical for dwelling following typhoon Pablo which wrecked havoc in the area on December 4, 2012. DPWH-XI Regional Director Engr. Mariano Alquiza said residents in Brgy. Andap are even advised to relocate since their place is prone to ...
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22Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 22 (PIA) - - Three provincial offices of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) here in Region 6 were awarded on Thursday the “Citizen’s Satisfaction Center Seal of Excellence” by the Civil Service Commission. CSC Commissioner Robert Martinez handed the glass seal and P75,000 cash to DTI provincial offices in Capiz, Iloilo, and Negros Occidental during the awarding ceremony held at the DTI 6 Audio Visual Room, Iloilo City. Government agencies are confirmed by th...
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22Mar2013PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Mar. 22 (PIA) -- Students from different elementary and high schools in the province bagged various awards in the 10th National Science Quest (NSQ) held last month at the Teachers’ Camp in Baguio City. “Our children are impressive, they showed promising futures as scientists, doctors, and engineers. I have been supporting our students through the various programs and projects the provincial government extends to DepEd because I believe in them and thes...
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21Mar2013DAVAO CITY, Mar 21 (PIA) -- Peace advocates supporting the peace process, urged government to pursue the peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front anchored on the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro and not to be distracted by the Sabah claim espoused by certain sector. Speaking to reporters prior to the holding of a peace rally supporting the government-MILF peace talks last March 21, Atty. Mary Ann Arnado, convenor of the Mindanao People’s Caucus said the peace talks between gov...
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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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21Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol,March 21 (PIA) -- To adapt to climate change, Bohol farmers have sought the climate-smart organic rice variety that will deliver the best harvest for specific types of climates. Dr. Marina Labonite, research for development director at the Bohol Island State University (BISU), said since 1998, farmers and non-government organizations here have bred more than 200 organic rice “accessions” in the search for the most suitable breed fitting the challenges of adaptation. ...
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21Mar2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, March 21 (PIA) -- A multi-sectoral monitoring team (MMT) of the Northern Negros Geothermal Project (NNGP) chaired by the Environment Management Bureau and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) conducted an inspection for the air and water quality compliance of NNGP. The inspection result showed that the Energy Development Corporation-NNGP meets the DENR Effluent Standards for Air and Water Quality. Water samples were gathered from the surrounding river...
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21Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 21 -- Amidst the unusual incidence of street crimes in this city, Police Regional Officer here (PRO-10) is reminding the public to take all necessary precautionary measures to keep their families safe. More personnel will be deployed this Holy week and summer seasons for increased police presence in the streets and for other intelligence-driven and law enforcement operations. PRO-10 recognizes the efforts extended by the community, especially those belonging to the...
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21Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 21 (PIA) --- Crime incidence in Bohol dropped to about a hundred as police efforts to keep the peace in the province continue without relent. From 272 crimes reported in February of last year, police reported only 177 index and non-index crimes for the same period this year, according to Police Chief Inspector George Caña at the recent Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) Meeting held March 13 in Trinidad, Bohol. The drop in figures amount to 35 percent cr...
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21Mar2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, March 21 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) has conducted, recently, the groundbreaking of its new building to house the Ozamiz City Police Station. Located in front of the Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) Building, inside the City Hall Compound, the project is estimated to cost some P5 million provided by the PNP Trust Fund Committee. The soft-groundbreaking of the project already took place last year but due to revisions in the building plan...
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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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20Mar2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Mar. 20 (PIA) -- A total of P6,327,687,301 in assets have been posted by the First Community Cooperative (FICCO), whose main office is located in Cagayan de Oro City, as of December, last year. This amount is actually P694,861,017 or 12.34 percent higher compared to P5,632,826,284, its total assets at the end of 2011. The assets already took in all of its 66 branches, including the newly opened branches of Makati City in Luzon, Mandaue City in Cebu and Tagbilar...
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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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20Mar2013NABUNTURAN, COMPOSTELA VALLEY PROVINCE, March 20 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Compostela Valley through the Provincial Information Management Cluster will roll out on Thursday, March 21, the second wave of the Makigsayod Information Forum in the Municipality of Montevista, Compostela Valley Province. Translated as getting informed in vernacular, “Makigsayod” is designed to resolve issues and concerns of Typhoon Pablo-affected families in the five worst-hit municipalities of Compo...
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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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20Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 20 (PIA6) -- Sixteen campus paper writers from Iloilo colleges and universities, including high schools, have qualified as recipients of the IWAG Award 2013 given by the Philippine Information Agency in the region. These awardees are graduating editors of their respective publications who have written good developmental stories on top of other criteria which include communications training, involvement in community service and academic performance. Awardees in the coll...
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20Mar2013NABUNTURAN, COMPOSTELA VALLEY PROVINCE, March 20 -- Simultaneous with the other 33 provinces nationwide, ComVal will be hosting a weeklong National Bayani Challenge on March 23-27, 2013 at Barangay Osmeña, Municipality of Compostela. There will be 50 duplex-type Gawad Kalinga (GK) houses to add the existing SOP Kahiusahan Uswag GK Village, tapping as beneficiaries those poor families still living at the evacuation centers due to fully damaged houses caused by Typhoon Pablo. National and in...
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20Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, March 20 (PIA) -- Bohol’s locally generated revenues increased by 27% in 2012. Local fiscal managers attribute this to streamlined collection, prudent use of resources, and implementing innovations in tax revenue generation. This was disclosed by Provincial Treasurer Eustaquio A. Socorin at a gathering of employees and local government officials at the Capitol Acacia Garden for the weekly Flag Ceremony and Convocation Program. Bohol’s collection of locally gene...
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20Mar2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, March 20 (PIA) -- Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio on Friday,March 15 reported to her constituents the State of the City Address (SOCA) taking pride of her many accomplishments in the last three years. Garbed in a Filipiniana-inspired garment, the local chief executive enumerated vital undertakings that have helped spur the city’s economic growth under her leadership. Custodio said she was reporting the state of the city with confidence and in celebration with the General...
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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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19Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 19 (PIA) -- It was a learning experience seeing the operations of the 50-year open pit mining practiced by a mine corporation in Toledo City, an official of Region 12’s Information Coordinating Network (ICON) said. After a three-day venture in the surroundings of Toledo’s open-pit mine, ICON president Michael Ferdinand Flores surmised that the sustainable and responsible mining practices of the Cebu-based mine firm has ensured and maintained a high stan...
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19Mar2013SAN JOSE, Antique, Marso 19 (PIA6) -- Ang Antique Provincial Cooperative Development Council (APCDC) nag organisar kang sangka "multi-sectoral committee" nga magatuon sa posible nga pagparehistro kang "power/electric cooperative" sa Cooperative Development Authority. Si Felimon Espares, Manager, Barbaza Multi-purpose Cooperative kag amo man ang Chairman kang APCDC sa sangka miting kang mga lideres kang kooperatiba, non-government organizations, mamahayag, estudyante, opisyales sa gobyerno kag...
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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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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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19Mar2013ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, March 19 (PIA)-- The campaign to get more Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) to participate in the coming May elections had their last stop in Iligan City on March 14 and 15, 2013. Dubbed Fully Abled Nation (F.A.N.) Day, the nationwide roadshow aims to make the elections easier and more convenient for the PWDs. The roadshow forum also aims to strengthen the engagement with the identified audience of the campaign -- the PWDs through the Disabled peoples organizatio...
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18Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 18 (PIA) -- Aabot sa 70 ektaryang lupain sa dalawang lugar sa South Cotabato at Sultan Kudarat sa reforestation program ng Allah Valley Landscape Development Alliance (AVLADA) ngayong taon. Sa pulong ng AVLADA Board of Directors na pinamumunuan ni Gov Arthur Pingoy Jr., kamakailan, inihayag ni Roger Acosta, project manager for Sultan Kudarat na partikular nilang tututukan ang pagpapanumbalik sa kagubatan ...
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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 KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 18 (PIA) -- Ikinatuwa ni Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. ang pagkakapili ng South Cotabato bilang pilot site sa pagpapatupad ng Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP) ng Department of Agriculture. Ang PRDP ay mas pinalawak na bersyon ng Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP) na ipinatupad sa mahigit dalawang daang munisipyo sa lahat ng lalawigan sa anim na Rehiyon sa buong Mindanao. Ani Gov. Pingoy napiling mo...
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18Mar2013ILOILO CITY, Mar. 18 (PIA) -- The Land Management Service of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources is now fast tracking the inventory, sorting and grooming (ISG) of land records for the full implementation of the Land Administration and Management System (LAMS). The system, according to Director Adeluisa Siapno of DENR-6, is designed to ensure an effectively managed land records for efficient delivery of data in land transactions. “When fully operational, it will provide inform...
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18Mar2013ILOILO CITY, Mar. 18 (PIA6) -- The sixth Military World War II Veterans Association Inc., is bent on conducting information and education drives on the country’s history especially in schools. The association’s president Capt. Cesar Capellan, said they seek to educate the youth particularly on what happened during World War II. He also said the retired members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the children of war veterans will continue commemorating “Victory Day” so that the...
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18Mar2013ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Mar 18 (PIA) -- Around three-thousand women from the different barangays and organizations in Isabela City gathered to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, at the Isabela City gymnasium. The celebration kicked off with a street parade around the main thoroughfares of the city and winded up at the city hall complex for the program with the theme “Kababaihan: Gabay sa Pagtahak sa Tuwid na Daan”. In her message, Isabela City mayor Cherrylyn Santos-Akbar ur...
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17Mar2013MAKATI CITY, March 17 (PIA) -- Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Francis Tolentino announced the opening of summer jobs for poor students. Tolentino said this is under the Special Program for the Education of Students (SPES), aimed at giving poor but deserving students and out-of-school youths a learning experience in government service. "SPES is an opportunity for our youths to learn what it is like working in public service and at the same time provide them with fi...
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16Mar2013LUNGSOD NG BATANGAS, Marso 16 (PIA) --May 1,653 mag-aaral mula sa walong bayan sa lalawigan ang sumailalim sa pagtatapos sa Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program sa magkakahiwalay na araw, kamakailan. Ang DARE ay isang programang inilunsad sa lalawigan sa pangunguna ng Philippine National Police (PNP) at Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) na layong maiiwas sa bisyo ng ilegal na droga ang mga kabataang nasa Grade 5 at 6. Ayon kay PInsp. Alberto Fabregas, DARE supervisor sa lalawigan, maraming...
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16Mar2013SIQUIJOR, March 16 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) at Lazi National Agricultural School (LNAS) is now accepting applicants for the 2013 Training for work Scholarship Program (TWSP). In a statement, TESDA-LNAS said there are 265 scholarship slots that are open for interested Siquijorians to avail and enroll in various qualifications/courses offered at LNAS, Lazi, Siquijor. The program is offered to the youth, out of school youth, college drop outs, fres...
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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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15Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 15 (PIA) -- The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) has launched its “Byaheng Bonifacio: Byaheng Bayani ng Bayan” Project as part of the year-long commemoration of the 150th birth anniversary of Andres Bonifacio. The project, held at the activity center of SM The Block in North EDSA, aims to encourage local and foreign travelers to visit historical sites and renew public’s appreciation to the country’s forgotten heroes who played important roles i...
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15Mar2013MANILA, Marso 15 (PIA6) -- Ang Bureau of Immigration (BI) nagpa-andam sa mga dumoluong batok sa paghatag sang suporta sa mga kandidato sap ala-abuton nga nasyonal kag lokal nga eleksyon, kay basi sila pagadakpon kag ipagwa-on sa Pilipinas sa pagpahilabot sa mga aktibidades sa sulod sang pungsod. Si Immigration Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. nagsiling nga ang pa-andam naghalin sa pagpagwa sang Cmmission on Elections (CMELEC) sang isa ka resulosyun nga wala nagapahanugot sang mga dumoluong sa pag...
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15Mar2013DAVAO CITY, Mar 15 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment XI has started consultations on the Batas Kasambahay or Republic Act no. 10361 which institutes policies for the protection and welfare of domestic workers. Sonia Delfin, Senior Employment Labor Officer of the DOLE XI said the initial consultation on Thursday was conducted with the members of the Regional Tripartite Industrial Peace Council composed of representatives from the management, government and the labor sector. She s...
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14Mar2013DAVAO CITY, Mar 14 (PIA) -- The Environment Management Bureau Resources XI (EMB-XI) has organized today, March 14, the Davao River Water Quality Management Area Board that will oversee protection and improvement of the water quality of Davao River. The organization was based on the DENR Administrative Order No. 2013-04, aimed at protecting and improving the water quality of the Davao River to make it a sustaining resource for the people of the city. Speaking in the organizational meeting at ...
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14Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 14 (PIA) -- Dog owners in Western Visayas were reminded anew of the importance of dog vaccination in line with the region’s aim to become rabies free by 2020. Rabies Control and Elimination Program Regional Working Technical Group in Western Visayas Chairman Dr. Peter Sobrevega of the Department of Agriculture 6 said 541,668 or 71.97% percent of the 754, 148 dog population in the region received vaccination in 2012, however, there are still provinces and cities in the regi...
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14Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 13 (PIA) -- The National Youth Commission (NYC) conducted on Tuesday a stakeholders’ budget consultation for Fiscal Year 2014 particularly involving the Mindanao youth. Commissioner Gio Tingson said Mindanao is a crucial area for national budget. For this year, a bulk of the national budget is for Mindanao involving public works, classroom building and development in the area of Mindanao. “Through this consultation process, we want to ensure that our stakeholder...
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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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13Mar2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, March 13 (PIA6) -- The Air Navigation Service (ANS) of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) announces the opening for Communication Navigation Surveillance Systems Officers of the agency. CAAP will conduct the examinations on May 3, Friday while the applications and requirements are due on April 23, Tuesday. Examinations will be conducted in Manila (CATC), Legaspi Airpot, Bacolod-Silay Airport, Cotabato, General Santos, and San Jose Airport. Intereste...
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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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13Mar2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, March 13 (PIA6) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform is bringing the program closer to the students and starting it out with the young ones. DAR- South and North Negros conducted an orientation on the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program with Extension and Reforms or CARPER, its Implementing Rules and Regulations and other related issues to students through its Speaker’s Bureau Team. The DAR’s Speaker’s Bureau Team and the OIC- MARO of Himamaylan City conducted an O...
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12Mar2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, March 12 (PIA) - - About 130 farmers in Barangay Buenavista in Himamaylan City got P6,053,694.44 for an irrigation project. The groundbreaking for the Su-ay-Buenavista Communal Irrigation Project was held recently and the construction is expected to end in seven months or 210 days. Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo G. Marañon Jr. with Provincial Agriculturist Engr. Igmedio Tabianan led the groundbreaking of the project which will serve 96 hectares (ha) of farmland. Mar...
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12Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 13 (PIA) -- As part of the 2013 Women’s month celebration in Caraga Region, the Regional Development Council – Gender and Development Coordinating Committee (RDC-GADCC) organized a Candidate’s Forum on the afternoon of Thursday, March 14 at the Balanghai Hotel and Convention Center, this city. According to Atty. Marylin M. Pintor, GADCC Chairperson and Commission on Human Rights regional director, the Candidate’s Forum will serve as a venue for candidates to present th...
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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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12Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 12 (PIA) - - National Economic and Development Authority 6 Assistant Regional Director Atty. Raul Anlocotan called on gender advocates in Western Visayas to continually work towards removing obstacles that allow women to participate effectively in governance or develop their chosen career during the March 8 International Women’s Day celebration here in this city. Anlocotan said that there are still reports of sexual harassment of women despite indications of their increa...
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12Mar2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, March 12 (PIA6) - - The local government of San Carlos City has signed a memorandum of agreement recently with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for the San Carlos Forest Land Use Plan or FLUP. The city was represented by Mayor Gerardo P. Valmayor Jr. while DENR 6 Regional Executive Director Adeluisa G. Siapno, Ph.D. represented the department in the MOA signing held at the Consuelo Community Center in San Carlos City. The MOA provides that both parties w...
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12Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 12 (PIA) -- Kasalukuyang isinasagawa ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12 ang “ special household validation and assessment” ng mga binaha ng Bagyong Pablo sa Rehiyon Dose at ilang bahagi ng Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) noong unang linggo ng Disyembre 2012. Sa datos ng DSWD 12, umabot sa 51,172 na pamilya sa Lanao del Sur at Maguindanao at 12,674 sa Soccsksargen Region l...
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12Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 12 (PIA) --Pangungunahan ng grupo ng mga kababaihan sa bayan ng Libungan, North Cotabato ang isang bloodletting activity bukas. Ito ay bilang pakikiisa sa selebrasyon ng National Women’s Month ngayong taon. Gaganapin ang nasabing aktibidad alas-otso ng umaga sa municipal grounds ng bayan. Ayon kay North Cotabato 1st Congressional District project focal person Benny Queman, ang pagtulong ng mga kababaihan ay isa umanong pamamaraan upang ipakita ang...
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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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12Mar2013TUBOD, Lanao del Norte, March 12 -– The Lanao del Norte National Comprehensive High School (LNNCHS) Wildcats captured the national title for the high school coed division in the 2013 National Cheerleading Championships (NCC) held at the Philsports Arena formerly Ultra, Pasig City on Sunday, March 10. The 30-member squad bested 14 other high school teams from different regions of the country with their clean and amazing routine including a 360 degrees tick tock stunt and the highly technical b...
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12Mar2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 12 (PIA) -- A member of the Regional Legislative Assembly (RLA) of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), underscored the need to fast-track the passage of the Enhanced Basic Education Act (EBEA) of the ARMM. Samira Gutoc-Tomawis, chairperson of the Committee on Education, Culture, Arts and Sports Development, said one of the most important concerns continuously discussed by the Committee was the review of the Muslim Mindanao Act (MMA) 279 to improve ...
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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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11Mar2013DAVAO CITY, March 11 (PIA) -- The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)here is undermanned and understaffed and yet it continues to perform its functions efficiently. “We need more employees because the whole NBI 11 is undermanned when it comes to investigative agents and understaffed when it comes to administrative support,” NBI 11 Assistant Regional Director Atty. Lauro Reyes said. However, the Bureau has to contend with the present number of employees considering the government’s fre...
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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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11Mar2013CEBU, March 11 (PIA) – The German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) chose Cebu and Bohol as its pilot areas for Phase 2 of the ‘green tourism’ project. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-7) regional director Asteria Caberte said that it is probably because of the successful implementation of the Promotion for Green Economic Development (ProGED) strategies in Cebu and Bohol that made these provinces suited for the ‘green tourism’ project. Recently Bohol’s champions of g...
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11Mar2013BOHOL, March 11 (PIA) -- The Philippine Group of Law Librarians (PGLL) in cooperation with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) – National Committee on Library and Information Services (NCLIS) will hold a three-day seminar dubbed “Information Power: Building Partnership” on April 3-5, 2013 at the Bohol Tropics Resort in Graham Avenue, Tagbilaran City. The seminar aims to equip the participants on the available legal collections and resources, both digital and non-digita...
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11Mar2013ISABELA CITY, Basilan, March 11 (PIA) -- “Kahit na ‘water boy’ lang ako sa Team Basilan, karangalan ko pong sumali at makibahagi sa inyong samahan sa probinsiya.” (Even if I’m just the water boy in your Team Basilan, it is an honor for me to take part in your convergence in the province.) This was the message of Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas at the occasion of the 39th Founding Anniversary of Basilan Province, Thursday, as he lauded the convergence efforts of the ...
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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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11Mar2013MANILA, Marso 11 (PIA6) -- Samtang ginasa-ulog sang pungsod ang International Women’s Month, ang Palasyo nagsiling nga ginapa-abot nga sa pagbutang ni Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III sang mga babaye sa mga importante nga mga posisyon sa gobyerno makahatag sa mga Pilipina sang kagamhanan kag magahimo sa ila mga mga modelo nga dapat sundon. Sa isa ka interbyu sa radyo, si Deputy Presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte nagtudlo sang pila ka mga pagtu-on nga nagsiling nga nagataas ang numero ...
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11Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 11 (PIA) -- South Cotabato will be joining this year’s celebration of the International Museum Day, an official of the provincial government here said. Provincial museum in-charge Indira “Dinky” Cagaanan, said South Cotabato will be hosting a conference related to the global museum celebration at the Mountain Log Resort in Lake Sebu town on May 17 – 19. This year’s celebration centers on the theme “Memory ...
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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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10Mar2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 10 (PIA) --- The Department of Education in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepEd-ARMM) will hold a Teacher Induction Program (TIP) for newly-hired teachers in the region this coming March 18 to 22. More than 140 newly-recruited teachers representing the third batch are expected to attend the five-day induction to be held at the Pacific Heights Hotel in Cotabato City. Forty-four of these inductees are from Lanao del Sur IA, IB, and II Schools Divisio...
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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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09Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 9 (PIA) -- The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) will continue to implement more reforms in the budget process. DBM-10 Regional Director Annabelle M. Atillo said it would roll out the “General Appropriations Act (GAA)-as-Release-Document” by 2014. She said the budget process for fiscal year (FY) 2014 as contained under the National Budget Memorandum 115 issued last year will be undertaken within the context of the GAA as the budgetary release document. I...
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09Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 9 (PIA) -- The Gender Advocates-Women in Government Service (GA-WINGS) Region 10, supports the observance of International Women’s Day (IWD) through giving gifts to 77 families and conducting medical and dental mission at Berjaya-Gawad Kalinga (GK) resettlement area in Camaman-an, here. Around 29 government agencies participated in the said event bringing along their presents to the typhoon Sendong survivors who were relocated in the area. Clarissa C. Rosales, GA...
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08Mar2013CITY OF BALANGA, Bataan, March 8 (PIA) -- Top officials in Bataan have expressed high hopes on getting beefier national security and economic development after President Aquino signed a law that will provide P75 billion to upgrade the armed forces, benefiting the government arsenal located in the province. Republic Act No. 10349 or the Revised Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Program seeks to develop the army into a multi-mission-oriented force capable of effectively address...
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08Mar2013TAGUM CITY, March 8 (PIA) -- The WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) Cluster has achieved an estimated 45 percent of its target intervention in communities affected by typhoon Pablo in Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley three months after the typhoon struck. The WASH Cluster, headed by the Department of Health and UNICEF, met in Tagum City to discuss what has been accomplished and what needs to be done when it comes to the provision of water, sanitation and hygiene in the affected areas. ...
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08Mar2013DAVAO CITY, Mar 8 (PIA) -- The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) conferred formally the Bayaning Likas (Bakas Parangal) Award to 62 military, police, provincial and local government executives, rescue and volunteer organizations who showed extraordinary feat in responding to distress areas during and after the onslaught of typhoon Pablo in December 4. The awarding ceremony, Friday was led by Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, chair of the NDRRMC, with Undersec...
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08Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Mar. 8 (PIA) -- Nakiisa ang lungsod ng Cotabato sa buong mundo sa pagdiriwang ng International Women’s Day. Naging matagumpay ang mga aktibidad na inihanda ng Cotabato City Women’s Council o CCWC at ng pamahalaang panglungsod ng Cotabato. Daan-daang mga residente ng lungsod, karamihan ay mga kababaihan mula sa iba’t-ibang sangay ng komunidad ang nakilahok sa selebrasyon na panimula na rin sa pagdiriwang ng Women’s Month. Nagsimula ang selebrasyon sa isa...
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08Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 8 (PIA) -- Aabot sa 11 mga barangay sa lungsod ng Kidapawan, North Cotabato ang pinagkalooban ng Certificate of Affirmation (COA) mula sa Tribal Council ng naturang lungsod. Kinabibilangan ito ng mga barangay ng Amacion, Balabag, Birada, Ilomavis, Indangan, Mateo, Mua-an, Nuangan, Perez, Sibawan at Sudapin. Ang COA ang magbibigay-daan sa naturang mga barangay upang makapili ng kani-kanilang Mandatory Indigenous Peoples Representative. Sa ngayon ay s...
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08Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 8 (PIA) -- South Cotabato’s provincial government is enlisting schoolchildren in its activities for the re-greening of the upland areas. Engr. Siegfred Flaviano, acting chief of the Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) said they have devised a scheme where schoolchildren could help in the reforestation program in the provinces’ Upper Valley area and receive school supplies in return. The initiati...
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08Mar2013TAGUM CITY, March 8 -- The success of Davao del Norte’s economic enterprise department has inspired the Province of Batangas to replicate the model in order to improve its health services. Pedrito Martin Dijan, the chief of staff of Governor Vilma Santos, said the Provincial Government of Batangas is very interested to adopt the structure of the Provincial Economic Enterprise and Development Office (PEEDO) of Davao del Norte. Dijan, together with Provincial Administrator Victor Reyes and 1...
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08Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Mar. 8 (PIA) -- Residents of Cotabato City joined the whole world in the celebration of the International Women’s Day that highlight women empowerment in governance. With this year’s theme dubbed “Kababaihan: Gabay sa pagtahak ng tuwid na daan,” the celebration was held in consonance with President Benigno Aquino III’s pursuit and vision of ‘tuwid na daan,’ underscoring the need to accelerate women’s participation in governance and enhance ge...
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08Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 8 (PIA) -- Some 376 Grade 6 pupils from the North District of Tupi, South Cotabato have recently completed the course under the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program. The 17-week program was led by the local government unit (LGU) of the municipality in collaboration with the Philippine National Police (PNP). Under the program, the children were taught various ways of recognizing and resisting the pressures influencing them to experiment with drugs...
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08Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 8 (PIA6) -- More than 500 gender advocates in Western Visayas are expected to join the Purple Walk highlighting the International Women’s Day today, March 8. Ugsad Gender Resource Center for Western Visayas Coordinator Dr. Diana Aure said government agencies, academe, non-government organizations, people’s organizations and local government units in the region were invited to participate in the event. The walk will start at 7 a.m. from the University of the Philippines ...
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08Mar2013MAHINOG, Camiguin, March 8 (PIA) -- The Mahinog Municipal Council has unanimously voted to pass a resolution endorsing the renaming of Mahinog National High School in barangay Hubangon after the late mayor Sixto A. Abao. This after Camiguin Representative Pedro P. Romualdo filed House Bill No. 6915 known as an "Act Changing the name of Mahinog National High School in barangay Hubangon, Municipality of Mahinog, Province of Camiguin to Sixto A. Abao National High School." Romualdo said the prese...
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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 JOSE, Antique, March 8 (PIA) -- Antique will join the rest of the international communities in celebrating International Women’s Day today. The Provincial Gender and Development Inter-Agency Committee (GAD-IAC) will launch a program in celebration of International Women’s Day at EBJ Freedom Park, San Jose. Groups of gender and development advocates, government GAD focal point officers, women’s groups, students, civil society and people’s organizations will participate in a para...
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08Mar2013TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, March 8 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Surigao del Sur under Governor Johnny Pimentel through the Provincial Gender and Development (GAD) focal person led today, Friday, a Policy Forum on Legal and Policy Framework of RA 10354 held at Seminar Hall, Capitol Hills, this city. The activity commemorates International Women’s Day and Women’s Month Celebration with the Legislator’s Committee on Population and Development – Local Advocacy team as facilitato...
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07Mar2013DAVAO CITY, March 7 (PIA) -- The government will be actively bidding to host international events in the next few years. President Benigno Aquino III disclosed this during his speech, Thursday, at the opening of the 2013 MICE (Meetings Incentives Conventions Exhibits) Conference at the new SMX Convention Center in Davao City. “We in the Philippines have long wanted to explore other avenues for growth. In fact, my administration has been actively campaigning to host some events in the next fe...
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07Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 7 --National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) is pursuing a holistic approach to “engage all Filipinos who love the nation” in order to achieve a honest and fair elections on May 13. Under the leadership of Ms. Corazon de la Paz-Bernardo, former president of the Social Security System (SSS), Namfrel promised a reinvigorated organization firmly anchored on great love for the nation and good citizenship with volunteers equipped with moral fiber and skills. ...
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07Mar2013ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, March 7 (PIA) -- The local government of Iligan City has lined up several activities in observance of Women’s Month this March. Anchored on this year’s theme, “Kababaihan: Gabay sa Pagtahak sa Tuwid na Daan,” almost all women in Iligan City, in multi-representation will be involved in the activities. The activities lined-up include a clean-up drive and beautification of the city plaza on March 7 from 3 p.m. up to 6 p.m.; Local Council Against Trafficking-...
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07Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 7 (PIA) -- The National Youth Commission (NYC) in Western Visayas is now accepting applications for the Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program (SSEYP). The application is open until 5 p.m. on April 12. NYC said 28 youth all over the country and a national leader will compose the delegation who will represent the country in this year’s program. The program, sponsored by the government of Japan with the cooperation of Southeast Asian countries, including the Philippines...
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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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07Mar2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, March 7 (PIA6) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform – North Negros has installed 118 more agrarian reform beneficiaries in Cadiz City. Dr. Enrique C. Paderes, OIC- PARO II North Negros Occidental led the installation of 118 Farmer Beneficiaries on the 93.2205hectares CARP covered agricultural land in Brgy. Caduha-an, Cadiz City, registered under the name of Victorias Milling Company. The installation was held in Hacienda Candelaria, in Brgy. Purisima, Manapla, since the ...
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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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07Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 7 (PIA) -- The Department of Energy (DOE) will be implementing a feasibility study on the use of secondhand vegetable oil to power vehicles in the country. DOE Secretary Jericho Petilla, in a press briefing, said the six-month study aims to test the viability of using four percent esterified waste vegetable oil mixed with diesel as alternative transport fuel to power light trucks and private vehicles to reduce air pollution and fossil-fuel imports. Esterification is the pro...
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07Mar2013NABUNTURAN, COMPOSTELA VALLEY PROVINCE, March 7 -- The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector, headed by the Department of Health, has agreed on a set of sanitation indicators for the communities affected by Typhoon Pablo. “These indicators will help us ensure that the Pablo-affected communities who may be living in evacuation centers or occupying temporary learning centers have good sanitation practices,” Engineer Rex Labadia of the DOH said during Tuesday’s WASH meeting held in Na...
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07Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 7 -- The Police Regional Office (PRO) has ordered the deployment of more policemen in Northern Mindanao following the killing of two police officers in Iligan City on March 2. Police Chief Supt. Catalino B. Rodriguez Jr., regional director, has ordered the doubling of police operations even before the noise barrage by Xavier University students. The Regional Public Safety Battalion (RPSB) deployed 40 police officers each in the city police offices of Iligan and Caga...
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07Mar2013DAGUPAN CITY, Mar. 7 (PIA) -- Members of various youth organizations in North Luzon were given the chance to voice out their concerns and state their project proposals before the National Youth Commission (NYC) in the latter’s effort to gather data to fine tune its budget next year. The consultation dialogue held Wednesday at the University of Luzon here aimed at adopting the bottom-up budget process in which budgeting is determined by the requirements and demands of the sector. Gregorio Ram...
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06Mar2013CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, Mar. 6 (PIA) --The regional office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Calabarzon was rated outstanding in the recent combined regional and district annual ratings of quality control in project implementation for calendar year 2012. Based on the findings of the audit teams of the DPWH quality assurance unit (QAU) and an outsourced quality consultant, DPWH Region 4-Calabarzon garnered 92.45 overall points for outstanding rating in the 310 assessed proje...
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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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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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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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06Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 6 (PIA) -- A maiden public discussion on the wage reform geared towards the Two Tiered Wage System (TTWS) was conducted last March 4 at the DOLE-X WODP Training Center, here. The activity was part of the continuing education and orientation on the different programs and services of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) in Northern Mindanao. The discussion, attended by 12 media groups in the region, started with the current ...
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06Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office 10 and local government units of Northern Mindanao observed Child Sexual Abuse Awareness Week through several advocacy activities in Gingoog City. Proclamation 731, series of 1996 declares the 2nd week of February as National Awareness Week for the Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Exploitation also known as Child Sexual Abuse Awareness Week. This year’s theme is: “Child Pornography Waka...
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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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05Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 5 (PIA) -- The city government of Marikina received donations as an early precaution for the rainy season. During the turnover ceremony Monday, Marikina City Mayor Del de Guzman said the donations which came from the Rotary Club of Marikina and the Jaime V. Ongpin Foundation include a life rescue boat and 14,100 dengue traps will be under the care of the Marikina Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (MDRRMC). “We are thankful to these organizations for continuousl...
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05Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO, March 5 (PIA) -- The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) Area Center 9 today conducted a public hearing on the proposed terminal fee for Laguindingan Airport which will open soon in Misamis Oriental. The proposed terminal fee or passenger service charge for the new airport is P200 for domestic travels and P700 for international travels. Engineer Raul G. Glorioso, CAAP vice chair, said one basis of the terminal fee is for cost recovery. In Republic Act (RA) 949...
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05Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 5 (PIA) -- Aabot sa 24 na pulis mula sa Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG) at Special Action Force (SAF) dito sa Rehiyon Dose ang sumailalim kamakailan sa pagsasanay sa hostage negotiation. Ayon kay Police Sr. Insp. Benjamin Mauricio Jr., hepe ng public information office ng PNP 12, ang sampung araw na kurso sa pamamahala ng isang hostage negotiation ay pinangunahan ng Regional Security Office/Antiterrorism A...
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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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05Mar2013DUMAGUETE CITY, March 5 (PIA) -- Around 6,000 disaster victims in Negros Oriental will benefit from the joint humanitarian mission of the US Pacific Air Force and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) dubbed "Operation Pacific Angel" that started Monday, March 4 until March 9. OPA Mission Commander Ltc Alvin Alana in a press conference said the humanitarian mission of PAF and US military will provide medical health services to 500 patients a day for six days or from March 4 to 9 in two sites -...
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05Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 5 (PIA) -- Some 24 officers in Soccsksargen Region have recently completed a course on hostage negotiations offered by the US Department of State. Police senior inspector Benjamin Mauricio Jr., PRO 12’s chief trained officers were from Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG) and the Special Action Force (SAF). In a statement, Mauricio said, hostage incidents are one of the toughest situations a police officer could face. To be eff...
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05Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 5 -- An illegal recruitment survivor said voters should look beyond popularity and political connections when choosing candidates in the May elections. "The elections are the right opportunity for picking leaders who can help bring about progress in our country," Sarah Balabagan, who in the 90s symbolized the plight of abused domestic helpers abroad, said in Filipino. Balabagan was 14 years old when illegally recruited to work as domestic helper in United Arab Emirates durin...
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05Mar2013DAVAO CITY, Mar 5 (PIA) -- Acting Mayor Rodrigo Duterte cited the need to look into the reason why terrorism prevails and threatens many countries including the United States up to now. Speaking to reporters after commemorating the 10th Year anniversary of the explosion at the waiting area of the former terminal of the Davao International Airport Tuesday, he said that terrorism continues to threaten civilizations with its causes still existing and unresolved. “Unless we address the underlyi...
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05Mar2013DAGUPAN CITY, March 5 - Pangasinenses seeking for employment abroad need not go to the Overseas Workers and Welfare Administration (OWWA) regional office in La Union to process their documents. Emmanuel Diaz, overseas workers and welfare officer for Region 1, said that his office has five satellite offices in Pangasinan where job seekers can process their documents. These offices are located at the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) offices in Dagupan City, Alaminos City, Rosales and a...
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04Mar2013NAGA CITY, March 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology in Bicol Region (DOST-5) and the Libmanan Pulantuna Planters Federation, Inc. (LPPFI) recently inked a memorandum of agreement (MOA) in support of the implementation of the project, “Development of Hybrid Weather Monitoring System and Production of Weather and Rain Automated Stations.” The project is the main component of the Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards, popularly called Project NOAH. The partnership is i...
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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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04Mar2013DAVAO CITY, March 4 (PIA) -- Six former rebels received six sacks of high-breed corn and one sack of rice each from the local government unit of Kapalong, Davao del Norte a week after they surrendered to the government. Captain Harold Ho, civil-military operations officer of the 1003rd Infantry Brigade identified the recipients as Otoy Boy-ang, Lino Molohinday, Randy Agbang, Maugan Malibato, Gamai Mai and Botchoy Mantog, who all hail from Sitio Mulig, Barangay Gupitan, Kapalong, Davao del Nort...
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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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03Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 03 (PIA) -- The Eduardo J. Aboitiz Cancer Center (EJACC) of Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) cited some facts as to how the implementation of the Sin Tax Reform Law (RA-. 10351) can be significant to prevent cancer. EJACC program coordinator, Ronald delos Reyes said that liver cancer and lung cancer are the leading cancers in Metro Cebu. “Lung cancer ranks first not just in terms of incidence but also in mortality cases,” Reyes noted. In a radio program “Pagtuki,...
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03Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Mar. 3 (PIA) -- Nagka-uyon kagahapon ang Government of the Philippines (GPH) ug Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) panels sa Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia sa usa ka mahinungdanong annex sa Bangsamoro Framework Agreement. Ang gitawag nga Annex on Transitional Arrangements and Modalities (TAM) nagdetalye sa padulngang mapa (road map) alang sa pagmugna og usa ka Bangsamoro region. Hulipan sa Bangsamoro region ang Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) nga giingong usa ka ...
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03Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Marso 3 (PIA) -- Gi-uswag sa Civil Service Commission (CSC) ang aplikasyon alang sa Career Service Professional and Sub-Professional written examinations ngadto sa Marso 5 (Martes). Petsa 28 sa Pebrero unta matapos ang pagsumitir sa aplikasyon alang sa Abril 14 nga pasulit apan gi-uswag kini aron mas daghan pa ang makakuha og eksaminasyon nga gikinahanglan kun mosulod sa gobyerno. Apil sa mga requirements ang mga mosunod: Application Form (CS Form No. 100, Revised 2012...
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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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02Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 2 (PIA) -- The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC), an attached agency of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), is planning to make some innovations to the employees’ compensation program (ECP). The agency is working towards expanding the coverage of the program and increasing its benefits and services, according to ECC Executive Director Stella Zipagan-Banawis. The ECP provides a compensation package to public and private employees or their depende...
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02Mar2013SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur, Mar. 2 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) on Friday turned over personal protective and fire fighting equipment to the municipalities of San Francisco and Talacogon and gave recognition to organized women’s group in the prevention of fire in their respective municipalities. SSupt. Marion Socorro Timonera, BFP Caraga Regional Director, assisted by SInsp. Augusto Cesar Kinazo, Agusan del Sur Fire Mashall turned over to Mayor Jenny de Asis of San Francisc...
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02Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 2 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Alan L. Purisima has expressed optimism that all cops can contribute to better mindset to the PNP thru strategic program called “CODE P: 2013 and Beyond” as he spoke before police officers in the wake of his visit here on Thursday. He urged uniformed personnel to set as good examples in fulfilling the mandate of serving and protecting the citizenry to foster public trust and community partnership. Directo...
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01Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 1 (PIA) -- In line with this year's Women's Month celebration, the Gender and Development Coordinating Committee (GADCC) chaired by Commission on Human Rights (CHR)-Caraga Regional Director Marylin Pintor is spearheading various activities for the month-long celebration. The 2013 Women's Month Celebration is pursuant to: 1) Proclamation No. 224 s. 1988 declaring the first week of March each year as Women's Week and March 8 as Women's Rights and International Peace Day; 2) Pro...
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01Mar2013DAVAO CITY, Mar 1 (PIA) -- An official of the Commission on Higher Education in Davao Region has noticed a reduction in the number of private colleges and universities seeking tuition and matriculation fee increases for the school year 2013-2014. Speaking in the KapIhan sa PIA Friday, Raul Alvarez, director of the CHED XI said 29 out of 80 academic institutions in Region XI submitted their corresponding proposal to increase school fees compared to 45 private colleges and universities last year...
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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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01Mar2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, March 1 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III has directed the completion of Phase II of the Maayon Communal Irrigation Project (CIP) in Maayon town by April. This was conveyed by the President during his recent visit to Capiz in a meeting with local leaders and the community at Sigma Civic Center in Sigma town. Phase II of the P186-million Maayon CIP includes construction of dam, irrigation structures, and some post harvest facilities while Phase I component covers the...
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01Mar2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 1 (PIA) -- Around 3,472 Asatidz (plural for Ustadz) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) who have passed the initial assessment are set to take the qualifying examination for the Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education (ALIVE) tomorrow, March 2. The examination is a nationwide undertaking to determine the applicant’s capability in Arabic language and Islamic studies for them to qualify as ALIVE teachers in public elementary schools in ARMM ...
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01Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 1 (PIA)--Isinagawa kahapon ang isang stakeholders forum patungkol sa disaster risk reduction (DRR) - climate change adaptation (CCA) na laan sa mga probinsya ng South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat at Sarangani at maging sa lungsod ng Heneral Santos (Socsksargen). Ang aktibidad na ginanap sa lungsod ng Koronadal ay pinangunahan ng Sarangani Province Empowerment and Community Transformation Forum (SPECTRUM) Inc. Layon nito na ipabatid sa mga mamamayan ang ...
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01Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 1 (PIA) --The Sarangani Province Empowerment and Community Transformation Forum (SPECTRUM) Inc. organized on Thursday a stakeholders forum on disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) intended to provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos City. The activity was aimed at informing the stakeholders on the current situations and initiatives as well as to generate standpoints and develop ways to strengthen...
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01Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 1 (PIA) -- The Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC) is intensifying its awareness campaign on Employees’ Compensation Program (ECP). In line with this, ECC conducted on Thursday an advocacy seminar here to promote the program in Northern Mindanao. The seminar, conducted in partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Regional Office 10, was the second regional advocacy campaign of ECC for 2013. It was attended by more than a hundred partici...
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01Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato Marso 1 (PIA) -- Alinsunod sa kampanya ng Department of Agriculture at ng nasyunal na pamahalaan na maging hayag at walang itinatago sa lahat ng transakyon, ipinagpapatuloy ng ahensiya ang pagpapalaganap ng kaalaman sa tamang kaparaanan sa pamamahala ng pondo. Kamakailan, isinailalim ng Department of Agriculture 12 sa isang re-orientation workshop patungkol sa mga tamang financial procedures ang mga agriculturist, accountant ...
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01Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Mar 1 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 12 is strengthening financial management among partner local government units in its efforts to promote transparency and accountability in all transactions. Last week, DA 12 gathered LGU agriculturists, accountants and treasurers from the entire Soccsksargen Region for a re-orientation workshop on proper financial reporting, particularly on auditing and liquidation procedures...
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01Mar2013ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Mar. 1 (PIA) -- The Civil Service Commission has extended the deadline of application for the April 2013 Career Service Examinations from February 28 to March 5 in all regional and field offices nationwide including the Rizal Field Office. According to CSC-Rizal, the national office extended the deadline to give more time applicants to submit their requirements to the CSC regional and field offices nationwide. However, offices which have already reached their quota on ap...
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01Mar2013MATI CITY, Davao Oriental, March 1 -- Consumer Education has now become a part of the extension activities of the Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology, through its Social Science and Humanities Department. The inclusion is aimed at educating the school communities on the rights and interests of consumers in the province, said Onesimo Sungahid of the DOSCST, and one of the facilitators in the conduct of consumer education The State College is currently assisting the Depart...
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28Feb2013CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, Feb. 28 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Calabarzon is preparing to rehabilitate 22,326 hectares of public forest in 2013 which will form part of the total regional target of 102,560 hectares to be accomplished by 2016. The rehabilitation includes 900 hectares in Cavite, 1,300 in Laguna, 1,000 in Batangas, 8,300 in Rizal, 10,800 hectares in Quezon and the 26 hectares target of the regional office located in Quezon and Calauan, Laguna. R...
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28Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb 28 (PIA)--About 80 US military and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel and local non-government organization representatives are scheduled to kick off 'Operation Pacific Angel 2013' on March 4 in Negros Oriental. This humanitarian assistance mission will include medical, dental, optometry, and engineering programs as well as various subject-matter expert exchanges. A press statement from the US Embassy said doctors and engineers from the AFP will work alongsid...
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28Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 28 (PIA)--Gipalig-on sa Korte Suprema ang kontrata tali sa Commisison on Elections (Comelec) ug Smartmatic-TIM nga maoy mo-supply og compact flash (CF) cards nga gamiton sa May 2013 midterm elections. Kini human gibasura sa Korte Suprema ang petisyon sa diskwalipikadong CF card bidder nga LDLA Marketing. Pasabot sa SC Public Information Office, angay unta niduso una og motion for reconsideration ang LDLA sa Bids and Awards Committee ug protesta sa Head of the Pro...
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28Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 28 -- Joint elements of Libona Municipal Police Station and the Regional Public Safety Battalion a suspect in Barangay Sil-ipon, Libona, Bukidnon at about 10 p.m., February 26. He has a pending arrest warrant for attempted homicide issued by Judge Lourdes Eltanal-Ignacio of the Municipal Trial Court (MTC) of Bukidnon. His arrest was a result of the continuous manhunt operations conducted jointly by members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of t...
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28Feb2013LOS BANOS, Laguna, Feb. 28 (PIA) -- Before the onset of the rainy season, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is intensifying its dengue preventive measures by providing online information on dengue cases per community to serve as alert mechanism to concerned government offices and personnel. In the pipeline is a dengue alert website that will enable public health practitioners to check out high-risk areas for dengue outbreaks and come up with early intervention measures. Developed...
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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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27Feb2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Feb. 27 (PIA) - - Around 2,354 residents of the third district of Negros Occidental benefited from health and education assistance recently. A total of 2,110 college students received the semester’s education assistance under the Commission on Higher Education, the Department of Education and Rep. Alfredo Benitez’s Priority Development Assistance Fund,in distribution rites at the Talisay public plaza for Silay and Talisay students at the Murcia gym for students in the to...
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27Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 27 (PIA) -- The Basic Education Assistance in Mindanao (BEAM) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is set to celebrate its first year anniversary today. The BEAM ARMM is long term assistance to education of the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), Bangladesh Rural Achievement Committee (BRAC) and the Department of Education (DepEd) in the region which aims to improve access to quality basic education in ARMM. It has establishe...
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27Feb2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Feb. 27 (PIA) - - The National Statistics Office here celebrated and concluded the celebration of the 23rd Civil Registration Month with various activities highlighted by mass weddings. The celebration is pursuant to Proclamation No. 682 issued by former President Corazon Aquino on January 28, 1991 declaring February as the Civil Registration Month. This year’s theme "Civil Registration, Bringing Public Service Closer to the People" is appropriate to the thrust of the na...
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27Feb2013TAGUM CITY, Feb 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) hopes to welcome students of typhoon-Pablo stricken areas in Compostela Valley and in Davao Oriental in regular classrooms by June 2013. “The Department has already shelled out P1 billion for the rehabilitation of damaged classrooms in the provinces hit by Pablo,” DepEd spokesperson Jenielito Atillo said. Atillo said they are doing everything to make sure that before school year 2013 to 2014 starts, all classrooms in the said ...
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27Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb. 26 (PIA) -- The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) urged Martial Law victims to apply for compensation after President Benigno S. Aquino III signed into law the Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act of 2013 during the 27th Anniversary Celebration of the EDSA People Power Revolution Monday, February 25. Human Rights Commissioner Loretta Rosales in a press conference said under the new law, monetary compensation will be given to the legitimate human rights victims b...
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27Feb2013ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Feb 27 (PIA) -- Cooperative Development Authority Region 4 OIC Director Salvador Valeroso and CDA Rizal Provincial Cooperative Development Specialist Bienvenida Celestra oriented over 100 cooperative representatives on social and performance audit requirements at Patricio Jarin Elementary School, Tanay, Rizal. Representatives from around 42 cooperatives in Teresa, Binangonan, Cardona, Tanay, Morong, and Baras, Rizal attended the said orientation led by Valeroso to brief th...
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26Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 26 (PIA) -- Eight elementary and high school students from Cotabato City will represent the city in the upcoming National Schools Press Conference on April. Priyanka Dalagan of Notre Dame of Cotabato, Kaiel Mellicent Quintero and Mary Therese Fernandez of Cotabato City Institute, Mawaddah Kusayin of Sero Central School, Christa Jerica Javier of Notre Dame University-Elementary Training Department, Hanima Macapaar of Notre Dame RVM College of Cotabato, Al Kee...
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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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26Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb. 26 (PIA6) – The local government of Guimaras and the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has embarked on a research project to strengthen the disaster prevention and management efforts in the province. The research project aims to promote disaster prevention through critical habitat conservation, Leny Fible, Guimaras information officer, said in a statement. Duration is from February to end of 2014. Fible said the Korean team will lead in the conduct of a...
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26Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 26 (PIA) -- At least 477 families of workers in a banana plantation in nearby Tampakan town are assured of benefits until 2014. This after the workers’ union and management of the Lapanday Food Corporation (LFC) in Tampakan came into terms concerning their collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The union, the Global Tampakan employees Union-ALU (GTEU-ALU), headed by Reynaldo Egasan agreed to drop their notice of strike issues in ex...
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26Feb2013TAGUM CITY, Feb. 26 (PIA) -- The province is being eyed as the next educational tourism hub in the region, with the launch of a local academy run by the provincial government. Philippine Councilors League – Legislative Academy (PCL-LA) Executive Director Hilario Caminero bared the emerging potential of the province for this type of tourism during the inauguration of the Davao del Norte Learning Institute (DNLI). Caminero, who conceived the highly specialized learning system that now allows...
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25Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb. 25 (PIA) -- President Benigno Aquino III signed into law the Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act of 2013, an act providing compensation to victims of human rights violation during the martial law regime. The President signed the law, Monday, as one of the highlights of the 27th anniversary celebration of the EDSA People Power revolution. Around P10 billion funds from the Marcos assets seized by the Swiss government and turned over to the Philippines will be ...
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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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25Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb. 25 (PIA) – The first ever International Gongs and Bamboo Music Festival dubbed TunogTugan is making the town of Maasin, Iloilo reverberate with unique and varied sounds. TunogTugan, which started February 22 and will culminate February 26, gathers local and international participants, performing in variety of gong ensembles and different genres of music through bamboo instruments. Maasin Mayor Mariano Malones said the festival aimed to trace the roots of gongs and bamboo...
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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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23Feb2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Feb 23 (PIA) - - With 2013 declared by the United Nations as the International Year of Water Cooperation, the Provincial Water and Sanitation Development Council (PWSDC) Technical Working Group conducted a Provincial Water and Sanitation Planning Workshop in Mambukal Resort on February 20-21. PWSDC, created through Executive Order No. 07-021, Series of 2007 was tasked to ensure a well coordinated and systematic planning and implementation of water supply and sanitation progr...
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23Feb2013MARIKINA CITY, Feb 23 (PIA) -- To make shopping more conducive, the city government of Marikina through the Marikina Public Market Office recently started the reconstruction of the market area’s wet section. “We will even the flooring of our wet section and grocery section, as some of our disabled residents find it uncomfortable to walk between these sections. We want to avoid any accident that may happen to them,” said Dr. Ramonito Villiran, market administrator of the Marikina Public M...
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22Feb2013MANILA, Feb. 22 (PIA) – The Department of Public Works and Highways-National Capital Region (DPWH-NCR) will soon undertake strengthening works at fire-damaged Nagtahan Bridge in Sta. Mesa, Manila. In line with this, the DPWH-NCR invites interested contractors to bid for the repair/strengthening works of the 305 lineal meter Nagtahan Bridge after the July 2012 fire that razed several illegal shanties under the bridge causing severe damage to the structure. Interested bidders can now secure ...
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22Feb2013ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, Feb 22 (PIA) --The local government of Iligan through the City Civil Registrar’s Office (CCRO) joins the country in the month-long celebration of Civil Registration Month (CRM) in February. Activities include: pre-marriage counseling on Responsible Parenthood; Gender And Development (GAD)-Related Issues; mass wedding; and distribution of Womb–to-Tomb Newsletter publication; mass turnover of Mobile Birthright Project registration outputs to barangay beneficiar...
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22Feb2013IGaCoS, Feb 22, (PIA) -- Bernadeth C. Cabigas of the Holy Cross of Babak, Inc. and Jayson R. San Juan of Samal National High School bagged the championship trophies in their respective events in the recently concluded 10th National Science Quest held at the Teacher’s Camp in Baguio City on February 8-10. Cabigas, a third year student representing the private schools, bested 17 other national contestants in her event THI- SciDama. Her event used the concepts of the temperature and humidity ind...
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21Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 14 (PIA) -- The town of Jagna proved quite clearly that there is money in garbage, and a bigger promise for keeping its people responsible for whatever wastes they dispose irresponsibly. A port town sitting next to a largely bio-diverse marine highway, Jagna leaders insist that their wastes must not go to the sea which could harm marine mammals and their rare marine treasures. By putting up a recycling program and instilling in their kids an ingenious way of conv...
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21Feb2013MARIVELES, Bataan, February 21 (PIA) -- Bataeños may soon receive lower monthly electric bills after the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) recently completed a P299 million transmission project that supports a new power plant located in Mariveles town. The Mariveles Coal Transmission Reinforcement Project caters to the GN Power Ltd.’s new coal-fired electric generation facility which will add 600 megawatts capacity to the Luzon power grid. NGCP said in a statement that the...
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21Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 21 (PIA) -- Following the success of its initial support to South Cotabato provincial government’s feeding program, a church-based organization is set to expand its partnership with the LGU this year. Rev. Donald Soriano, executive director of the Bethesda Ministries International confirmed Wednesday, the second batch of assistance to the provincial government’s supplemental feeding program, which will cover at least 1...
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21Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 21 (PIA) -- In order to ensure that all persons with disabilities (PWDs) are not deprived of their political rights especially the right to vote, a non-government organization (NGO) is launching a talent competition for them in Bohol. Ronald Gutierrez, executive director of Upholding Life and Nature (ULAN), disclosed that the talent contest billed, “K Factor: Lahat Tayo May K” is set sometime in April. The underlying theme is,“Everyone, including PWDs have th...
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21Feb2013BOAC, Marinduque, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- The Diocese of Boac recently organized the first Diocesan Media Association in Marinduque in a meeting held at the former convent of Sta.Cruz Parish in this municipality. The meeting, which was headed by the Rev. Fr. Jovin P. Grimaldo, Director of the Commission on Social Communication and Mass Media and the Rev.Fr. Millimar Perin, Director of Commission on Liturgy, aims to orient the media practitioners on the proper behavior or etiquette inside the church. ...
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21Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 21 (PIA) -- Aabot sa mahigit P98 milyon ang halaga ng mga medisina ang ipinagkaloob ng Bethesda Ministries International sa pamahalaang panlalawigan ng South Cotabato. Sa isang seremonya, kamakalawa, mismong si Rev. Donald Soriano, executive director ng Bethesda Ministries Int’l, ang nanguna sa pag-abot kay Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. ng bahagi ng kabuuang donasyon Kabilang sa mga ibinigay ay mga gamot sa diabetes, h...
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21Feb2013CEBU CITY, February 21 (PIA) -- Over 500 youths from all over the Visayas Region will gather on Tuesday, February 26 in Cebu for the ‘Greeneration Summit-Visayas.’ The event is a gathering for youth empowerment that aims to raise the consciousness of today’s generation on the causes and impact of climate change. Sec. Lucille Sering of the Climate Change Commission (CCC) will lead the one-day event and will brief the youths on ‘Understanding Climate Change and Its Impact on the Youth....
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21Feb2013MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- Organizers of the five-day national boxing championships conducted in this city this week, from February 18 - 22, have high hopes one of the boxers seeing action here will turn out as the country’s bet for Olympics. “There are 132 boxers -- all champions from Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao. Who knows the next Olympic boxing champion would come from the players here,” said Mayor Maloney Samaco during the opening program Monday afternoon at the ci...
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21Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb 21 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development leads the observance of Adoption Consciousness Week Celebration by virtue of proclamation No. 72. The celebration started last February 18 and shall end on February 24 with the theme: “Adoption: A Love Worth Declaring. “ Activities such as radio guesting and conduct of Alternative Family Care Forum are set to raise awareness of the general public on legal adoption. It is hoped also that through these a...
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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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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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20Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Region 10 is now accepting applications for Student Financial Assistance Programs (StuFAPs) for the School Year 2013-2014. Dr. Zenaida G. Gersana of CHED 10 said interested applicants should submit documentary requirements including an accomplished StuFAPs application form, two copies of duly certified high school report card for third year students and grades for the first three grading periods for fourth year stud...
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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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20Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 20 (PIA)--Gipagawas na karon sa Malakanyang ang Administrative Order No. 37 nga nagmugna sa Task Force on Bangsamoro Development. Nahisulod sa maong AO ang nasugdan nang gipatuman sa gipahigayong Bangsamoro Sajahatra diin nanghatag og health cards, scholarship certificates ug uban pang social services ang gobyerno sa Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao niadtong Pebrero 11, 2013. Pangulohan sa Office of the Cabinet Secretary ang task force samtang miyembro ang mga kalihim s...
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20Feb2013NABUNTURAN, Compostela Valley, Feb 20 (PIA) -- The National Government Secretaries comprising the National Task Force Pablo arrived in Nabunturan for a meeting and briefing at the Compostela Valley Provincial Capitol on February 15, together with the provincial team headed by Governor Arturo T. Uy, Congresswoman Maria Carmen Zamora, Congressman Rommel Amatong, and Vice Governor Ramil L. Gentugaya. Also present also were Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) members, mayors, heads of national line agen...
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20Feb2013CITY OF BALANGA, Bataan, February 21 (PIA) -- Thousands of jobs will be opened in Bataan with the bill that will maximize the use of an underutilized land in Limay town and convert it into an “integrated investment hub” for energy-related businesses. The Senate has already adopted the version of 2nd District Representative Albert Garcia’s House Bill 5789 which is considered enrolled for signing of President Aquino. It seeks to maximize the use of a 530-hectare land in Lamao, Limay whic...
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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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20Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) regional government has brought its convergence program on health, education, livelihood, peace and program here in a bid to bring regional government services closer to constituents. The program called ARMM Health, Education, Livelihood, Peace and Governance, and Synergy or ARMM HELPS is the banner program of the present regional government that aims to reach out to the region’s constituents by bring...
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20Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 20 (PIA) -- Ipatutupad sa bayan ng President Roxas, North Cotabato ang isang irrigation project na pangungunahan ng pamunuan ng ikalawang distrito ng nabanggit na lalawigan. Ayon kay Hervilla Memorial Communal Irrigation System chairman Pastor Silvano Fortin, ang proyektong ito ay tugon sa matagal nang problema sa patubig ng mga magsasaka sa lugar. Nabatid na aabot sa 145 na mga magsasaka at 140 ektaryang palayan mula sa Barangay Poblacion hanggang Ba...
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20Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 20 (PIA) -- Matapos tumira sa evacuation center ng mahigit apat na buwan, nagsimula na ang 69 na pamilyang bakwit sa Barangay Lamlahak, Lake Sebu ang pagtatayo ng kani-kanilang mga bagong bahay sa lote na mas ligtas sa panganib ng landslide. Ang mga naturang pamilya ay ang nalalabi sa may 138 na pamilyang inilikas noong unang linggo ng Oktubre ng nakalipas na taon matapos nakitaan ng malalaki at mahahaba...
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20Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 20 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) field office 10 conducted an advocacy forum here with partners from the local government units last February 14-15 to provide better appreciation in the data utilization of the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR). The NHTS-PR Regional and Provincial profiles were presented to the local planning and development coordinators and officers from several towns in the region so they ...
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20Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 20 (PIA) -- Rev. Donald Soriano, director of the Bethesda Ministries International yesterday turned over to the provincial government of South Cotabato P98 million worth of drugs and medicines. Soriano visited the province to check out the progress of the feeding program the ministry has recently implemented with the provincial LGU and personally deliver the medicines which were shipped from the US to Cagayan de ...
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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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19Feb2013PAGBILAO, Quezon, Feb. 19 (PIA) --TeaM Energy’s Pagbilao Power Station (PPS) and the Philippine Air Force (PAF) signed an agreement in this province on February 15 which will ensure sharing of critical resources during emergency situations that may require the cooperation of both parties. Based on the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by TeaM Energy, represented by PPS Station Manager/Vice President Hilarion R. Medrano and the PAF, represented by Col. ArausRobert F. Musico, Group Comma...
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19Feb2013TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- Officials and employees at the provincial capitol, especially in the core offices who were conferred the ISO 9001:2008 certification, are being asked to step-up its campaign to maintain the certification by further pursuing the excellence in quality management system. These offices include the Treasury, Assessor’s Office, Sangguniang Panlalawigan, and the Office of the Provincial Governor together with three support offices – the Human Resource ...
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19Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- A law allowing for easier birth registration has been passed in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman signed into law last week the Muslim Mindanao Autonomy (MMA) Act 293 otherwise known as the “Free Birth Registration Act of ARMM.” The new law enhances the usual process of birth registration in the region, including late registrations, removing the accompanying fees that often discourage parents from securing bir...
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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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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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19Feb2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- One hundred nineteen agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) are now landowners of around 90 hectares (ha) of Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP)-acquired landholding. The landhold, previously owned by GV & Sons Inc., is located in Barangay Salvacion in the town of Murcia town also known as Hda. Guadalupe under Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) 19188 registered at the Provincial Register of Deeds in September 29, 2011. Murcia Mayor Andrew ...
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18Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb 18 (PIA) -- The Directorate for Logistics in Camp Crame has provided Police Regional Office of Region 10 (PRO-10) 11 motorcycles that will be used to boost police visibility in Northern Mindanao. The end-users, mostly from remote barangays, can now expand their visits to areas not passable by patrol cars, said PCSupt Catalino B. Rodriguez Jr, regional director, PRO-10. He added although this number is far below when compared to the total number of police stations in ...
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18Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb. 18 (PIA6) -- The government has stepped up its efforts to help in the ongoing search, rescue and retrieval operation for mine workers who remain missing as of this report, following a landslide at an open coal pit mine in Semirara, Caluya, Antique. The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Region VI has collaborated with the 301st Brigade of the Philippine Army (PA) to deploy five K-9 sniffing dogs and seven of the Army unit’s personnel to the island to support the...
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18Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 18 (PIA) -- Nagapati ang mga natungdan sa industriya sang kape sa Southern Mindanao nga malapuwasan sang industriya ang mga isyu kag ginakabalak-an para sa pagpadaku sang ila patubas para makab-ot ang panginahanglan dire kag sa guwa sang pungsod. Mga manogtanum, nagapatubas kag nagaproseso sang kape sa mga probinsiya sang Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, Sulu, Basilan kag Siyudad sang General Santos may daku nga tuyo para makabaligya sang ila mga produkto sa iba...
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18Feb2013TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Feb. 18 (PIA) -- A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed between the Tagum Cooperative and the Province of Davao del Norte for the grant of a half million financial assistance that the former will provide to the Luntiang Paraiso Regional Rehabilitation Center in New Corella, Davao del Norte. “The MOA binds the two signatories to work together in making a difference in the lives of alcoholics and drug dependents undergoing rehabilitation in Luntiang Paraiso,” ...
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18Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb 18 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has allowed members of media to cast their votes two weeks ahead of election day on May 13. Lawyer Reinier Layson, Iloilo City Comelec election officer, said members of the media may avail themselves of Local Absentee Voting (LAV) privileges. This is for duly registered voters those who will not be able to vote due to the performance of their functions in covering and reporting the conduct of elections. This voting privilege i...
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18Feb2013QUEZON CITY – Usa ka simple apan dili makalimtan nga gradwasyon ang gustong ipasinati ni Education Secretary Luistro alang sa mga estudyante nga mogradwar niini nga tuig. Si Luistro miingon nga gikinahanglan sa seremonya nga maglakip sa obligasyon sa katawhan, may pagbati sa komunidad, ug personal nga responsibilidad, ug dili lamang mamahimong memorable ug exciting nga walay dagkong gasto. Kabahin sa serbisyo publiko sa DepEd ang paghatag sa katawhan ug simple apan dili makalimtan nga ...
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18Feb2013BATANGAS CITY, Peb. 18 (PIA) --Bilang pagdaos ng 9th National Dental Health Month ngayong Pebrero, nagsagawa ng oral health education at oral health awareness ang mga miyembro ng Batangas City Dental Chapter kamakailan. Sa temang “Ngipi’y Pangalagaan, Sakit ay Maiwasan, Bansa’y Matulungan Tungo sa Kaunlaran,” sila' y nagturo nang wasto at tamang pangangalaga ng ngipin sa mga kabataan ng Batangas. Ayon sa dentistang si Nelson C. Magnaye, sa edad na isang taon, kailangang maituruan sila...
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18Feb2013TACLOBAN CITY, Feb. 18 (PIA) -- The supposed another fun-run was spiced with the presence of celebrities. The crowd of nearly 6,000 runners that assembled for the warm-up exercises at Balyuan amphitheater here before daylight yesterday shrieked and cheered as four members of the Philippine Azkals football team showed on stage. The four, namely, Misa Baladoran, Carlos de Morga, Patrick Bright, and Paolo Pascual did stretching onstage and later joined the early morning run in the 3-kilometer c...
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17Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb 17 (PIA) -- The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI), the lead kidney transplant center in the country, will celebrate its 30th founding anniversary and Transplant Week on Feb 18 to 23. The event will be highlighted with the awarding of the longest living kidney transplant recipient and donor, and the pioneer transplant team. The commemoration will also feature the presentation of the 5,000th kidney transplantation recipient and donor. On February 18, a Holy Mass ...
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17Feb2013LARENA, Siquijor, Feb 17 (PIA) -- The Philippine Army (PA) calls on young Siquijor residents to join the army and register for the examinations on March 2 at 8 a.m. at the Siquijor Capital Square, Siquijor, Siquijor. Army Recruitment Office-Visayas, Sgt. Wenceslao Cainglet, said this is the first time that the PA comes to Siquijor to offer the exam because it saw in the past, young residents had been coming to Manila to take the exam. "We want to help interested individuals from spending much f...
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16Feb2013KALIBO, Aklan, Peb. 16 (PIA6) -- Ro average Consumer Price Index (CPI) para sa dag-on nga 2012 sa Aklan hay nag-abot sa 130.9 index points ukon nagtaas it 4.6% kumpara sa mga pigura it 2011 nga nag-abot it 126.3 index, suno sa mga dokumento it National Statistics Officer (NSO)iya. Para sa 2012, ro NSO hay nagsugid nga ro buean it Oktubre ro naka rehistro it pinakamataas nga ‘index’ nga 133.7% samtang ro buean it Pebrero ro may pinakamanaba nga may 128 puntos. Ro Consumer Price Index (...
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16Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb.16---The President will join sorties of Team PNOY but limited to strategic occasions. In an interview with PTV’s News @ 1, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Sonny Coloma said the President will be seen only in significant campaign sorties because he wants to continue his work. For instance, the President led on Friday the unveiling of the marker on the Expanded Operating Room Complex of the Philippine Heart Center on the center’s 38th Annive...
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16Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 16 (PIA) -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Region 10 (PDEA) has identified five marijuana plantation sites in Bukidnon said director Emerson L. Margate during the first quarter meeting of the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) region 10 last February 8 here. He specified that these plantation sites are located in Manolo Fortich, Cabanglasan, San Fernando, Baungon, and Talakag towns. In his report, Bukidnon, it reveals, has the most drug-affected barangay...
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16Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb 16 (PIA) -- Around 120 underprivileged families in Calaanan Relocation Site Phase 3 here were beneficiaries of the “Landbank Gawad Kabuhayan Program” launched by the Habitat for Humanity and Land Bank of the Philippines said city Mayor Vicente Emano. The Landbank Gawad Kabuhayan Program aims to help families living in relocation sites to earn a living through concrete hollow block making, cooking, transport for hire and grocery store. “Dalaygon kaayo kini nga pro...
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16Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 16 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) launched its new scholarship convergence program dubbed as Cash-for-Training Project (C4TP) during the flag raising ceremony of Cagayan de Oro City, February 11 at the City Hall. During the launching, 10 scholarship/C4TP vouchers were awarded to beneficiaries from the province of Misamis Oriental by Mayor Vicente “Dongkoy” Y. E...
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15Feb2013KALIBO, Aklan, February 15 (PIA6) -- Aklan’s average Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the year 2012 registered 130.9 index points or higher by 4.6 % compared to 2011 figures of 126.3 index, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO) here. For 2012, October registered the highest index of 133.7, while the month of February has the lowest with 128.0 points, NSO said. Consumer Price Index is an indicator of the change in the average retail prices of a fixed basket of goods and services ...
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15Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb 13 (PIA) -- The National Household Targeting Unit (NHTU) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 10 will be conducting an Advocacy Forum with the theme “Pasundayag sa Datus (Exhibit of Data)” on February 14 -15 at Pearlmont, here. This will be participated in by the municipal/city/provincial planning and development officers from Region 10. NHTU has been doing its part in providing stakeholders updated information on the activities and a...
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15Feb2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will continue to do all Internal Security Operations (ISO) or its own functions and responsibilities during the election period. This, despite its deputation by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to ensure a free, honest, orderly, peaceful and credible conduct of the May 13 national and local elections. The AFP wiall provide security to polling places, polling centers, voting centers, counting ce...
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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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15Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- Subay sa pagdawat sa Bohol sa Philippine Dragon Boat Federation (PDBF) ang ikaduhang International Club Crew Challenge, natagik usab ang damgo nga himoon ang Bohol nga Dragonboat Capital sa nasud. Matud ni Charlie Holganza didto sa labing bag-ong coordination meeting tali sa mga tigpasiugda sa lumba sa dragonboat ug sa lalawigan sa Bohol, gitumbok sa bag-o lamang namugna nga Bohol Paddlers Association (BPA) nga ilang ambisyosong tumong ang paghimong Dra...
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14Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- The run, anchored on the theme “PhilHealth Run 2013: Nationwide Run for Mother and Child Protection,” will be held in 18 regional offices nationwide on Feb. 17. These are: Manila, Baguio, Dagupan, Tuguegarao, Clark, Malolos, Sta. Rosa, Batangas, Legazpi, Iloilo, Cebu, Tacloban, Zamboanga, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Koronadal, Butuan, and Marawi, said Johnny Sychua, PhilHealth-Caraga regional vice president. In time with the 18th anniversary celebration of the Phi...
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14Feb2013MARIVELES, Bataan, Feb 14 (PIA) -- Foreign and local tourists are invited to a timely exploration in the seaside town of Mariveles as it celebrates a month-long revelry for its 68th Liberation Day and town fiesta. Themed, “Ang pangangalaga sa kalikasan ay isang matalinong paghahanda sa ating kinabukasan (The caring of the environment is a wise way of preparing for our future),” the fiesta kicked off February 1 with the Association of Christian Churches in Mariveles Night at the People’s P...
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14Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- Pinirman ni ARMM Acting Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman su “Free Registration Act” a makatabang kanu mangagan lalan kanu kabproseso ataw ka kabpadrehistru sa mga wata kanu Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Su kitaban na pembadtuwan sa Mindanao Muslim Autonomy Act (MMAA) 293 a inumbal ni Assemblywoman Rahina Datumanong-Alba nu Regional Legislative Assembly, su pangitaban nu lawas a kanu rehiyun. Su kina pirma kanu pangitaban na nau...
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14Feb2013KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Feb 14 (PIA) -- Ang Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) rehiyon 12 nakatalana nga maghimo sa bug-os nga rehiyon sang pag-survey kag pagmapa sa may ikasarang nga tanuman sang kahoy nga duog sa idalum sang National Greening Program (NGP) gamit ang geotagging kag teknolohiya nga Global Positioning System (GPS). Si Muripaga Umpar, DENR 12 regional technical director for forestry, nagsiling nga ang buluhaton magsakop sang mga 15,862 ka hektarya nga m...
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14Feb2013CARMONA, Cavite, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- Five kids with cerebral palsy recently received custom-made wheelchairs from an international charitable institution which is part of their continuous support to the local governments for persons with disability (PWDs). During the regular Monday flag-raising ceremony held at the town plaza, Mayor Dahlia Loyola thanked the Latter Day Saints (LDS) Foundation for their continued support to the programs and projects for the PWDs. This valuable program has the full ...
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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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14Feb2013TAGUIG CITY, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- Love is in the air, as the city government of Taguig will host a mass wedding this Valentine’s Day. Taguig City Mayor Lani Cayetano and Senator Alan Peter Cayeteno will lead the event. Around 150 couples from the city’s two districts will tie the knot at the Taguig City University (TCU) auditorium in Bicutan, Taguig City, from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Meanwhile, Mayor Cayetano will also lead in the afternoon the inauguration of a four-storey, 12-classroom bu...
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13Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb. 13 (PIA6) -- The PhilHealth in Western Visayas marks the observance of the National Health Insurance Month this February, with the inauguration of the office in a new location, at Gaisano Capital in Lapaz, this city. Dr. Dennis Mas, vice-president for Western Visayas said that this 18th celebration is anchored on the theme “Synergy for Universal Health Care." Mas said the celebration will spill-over until first week of March as with hospital visitation and outreach pro...
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13Feb2013COMPOSTELA VALLEY, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- Partner agencies of the Program Monitoring and Coordination Center of the National Task Force Diwalwal (PMCC NTFD) are enjoined to use the remaining funds for 2012 activities to rehabilitate typhoon Pablo-affected areas within the Diwalwal Mineral Reservation Area (DMRA). Agencies are called to put in their funds “for the rehabilitation of infrastructure, shelters and school facilities affected by typhoon Pablo at the DMRA in accordance with their respe...
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13Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- The joint operations of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and Philippine National Police (PNP) in Northern Mindanao has resulted to the confiscation of P8,778,280.85-worth of illegal drugs particularly shabu and marijuana in 2012. Regional Director Emerson L. Margate of PDEA-10 has reported that this was made possible with joined efforts of other law enforcement agencies and local government units. PDEA and PNP arrested 552 persons the previous ye...
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13Feb2013SIQUIJOR, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- “Responsible rice consumption.” This is the call of the year as the country launches the National Year of Rice, a campaign that aims to help achieve rice self sufficiency, promote better health and improve the income of farmers. President Benigno S. Aquino III in his declaration of 2013 as the National Year of Rice hopes to attain a hundred percent rice self-sufficiency before the year ends as it underlines the government’s intensified focus on strengthening foo...
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12Feb2013The 1980s was the time when women played smaller roles than men, when women were relegated to domestic tasks, while men chose their careers and followed their ambitions at will. It was also the time when even the more socially advanced country as the United States still referred to both sexes as "he;" when gays were portrayed primarily as laughing stocks in the movies; when "probinsiyanos" were deemed less sophisticated than city folks; when adoptees still inherited meager sum from their adopte...
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12Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- The regional office of the National Statistics Office (NSO) 12 based in Cotabato City announced today that they are set to conduct the 2012 Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF). A notice from the office of NSO 12 regional director Atty. Maqtahar Manulon to PIA 12, said the 2012 CAF will be conducted from February 25 until April 13, this year. CAF is a large-scale government operation intended to p...
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12Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 12 (PIA) -- Ilang mahahalagang proyektong pang-edukasyon ang inaasahang maipatutupad ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ng South Cotabato sa unang tatlong buwan ng taon. Ito matapos inaprubahan kamakailan ng Provincial School Board (PSB) ng South Cotabato ang halagang P16 milyon na Special Education Fund sa ilalim ng Supplemental Budget No. 1. Inihayag ni Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr., na siya ring chairman ng PSB, ...
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12Feb2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- Misalmot sa ika-napulo nga National Science Quest (NSQ) nga gipahigayon didto sa Teachers’ Camp sa Baguio City ang baynte-otso (28) ka mga tinun-an sa Ozamiz City Schools Division (OCSD) kaniadtong Pebrero 8-10, 2013. Gipasi-ugdahan sa ASEP kun Association of Science Educators in the Philippines, sa pagtambayayong sa DepEd kun Department of Education, ang maong kalihokan adunay tumong nga isabwag ang gitawag nga academic excellence ug magmug...
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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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12Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Feb. 12 (PIA) -- Nagpangabay ang gobyerno sa tanan nga mga overseas Filipino worker (OFW) nga magbutang sang ila kuwarta sa Pilipinas para makahimo sang mga negosyo nga makabulig himo sang madamo nga olubrahan. Si Socioeconomic Planning secretary Arsenio M. Balicasan nagsiling nga ang manggad nga ginapadala sang mga OFW makadugang sa pagdaku sang micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Para maandam ang mga OFW nga magnegosyo, ang gobyerno may ara gin-andam s...
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12Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Peb, 12(PIA6) -- Ang mga ehekutibo sa gobyerno lokal nagsiling sa isa ka TV talk show nga ang partisipasyon sang mga tawo sa pang-gobyerno sarang mahimo sa paghiwat sang mga konsultasyon sa mga importante nga mga lokal nga isyu. Sa Pebrero 11 nga edition sang Paghahanda para sa Hatol nga Bayan, si Mayor Hernani Braganza sang siyudad sang Alaminos, Pangasinan nagsiling nga ang ila badyet sa siyudad naga-agi sa mga konsultasyon upod sa mga organisasyon nga indi iya sang gobyerno kag ...
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12Feb2013MARAMAG, Bukidnon, Feb 12 (PIA) -- Three barangays of Maramag municipality, this province, bagged the 2012 Green Banner Award during the regional nutrition awarding ceremony recently held in Cagayan de Oro City. The three barangays namely Danggawan, North Poblacion, and Panalsalan, topped due to the effective and efficient implementation of its Barangay Plan of Action for Nutrition. Mayor Alicia P. Resus said this is the first in history that Maramag barangays excelled in the regional competit...
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12Feb2013LARENA, Siquijor, Feb 11 (PIA) -- President Aquino declared 2013 National Year of Rice under Proclamation No. 494 and it was launched throughout the country on January 28, 2013. In the province of Siquijor, among the highlights, said Gay Therese Bucol of the Department of Agriculture, was the signing of commitment by all stakeholders and program implementers and the joint recitation of the rice pledge. The National Year of Rice dubbed as NYR2013 aims to achieve rice self-sufficiency and minim...
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12Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 11 (PIA) -- The local government of Trinidad recently conducted a three-day leadership and water governance-training-seminar to members of its Water and Sanitation Technical Working Group February 4-6. The seminar was aimed at enhancing the basic leadership skills and capacity building of the members of the 16 Barangay Water Service Associations (Bawasa) according to Peolito G. Orioque, municipal engineer and co-facilitator. Trinidad town is one of the recipients...
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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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11Feb2013LARENA, Feb 11 (PIA) -- Nakadawat ang probinsya sa Siquijor ug mga 350 ka sakong bugas ug lain pang mga kaayohan kon relief goods gikan sa Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) dili pa lamang dugay isip hinabang niadtong mga biktima sa bagyong Pablo nga mihapak sa lalawigan niadtong Disyembre sa milabayng tuig. Matud sa taho, gitunol mismo ni Siquijor branch manager Joferdine Cui ang donasyon nga tag 50 ka sakong bugas matag munisipyo. Ang LBP, sumala sa taho, nakatigom ug mosuma sa 12 milyones ...
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11Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 11 (PIA) -- For the first-time ever, Bohol’s average palay farm yield has breached the 3 tons-per-hectare, according to the data from the Provincial Agriculture Office (PAO) here. Provincial Assistant Agriculturist Larry Pamugas disclosed the positive rice production as a feat considering that half of Bohol’s rice lands are upland and rain-fed areas where plants are dependent on rainfall and mechanization is almost nil. Pamugas based his pronouncements on the ...
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11Feb2013QUEZON CITY -- Kinahanglan dili magpasobra pagdayeg sa kaugalingon ang mga kandidato tungod kay dili nila ikatago ang kamatuoran sa publiko ilabi na karong panahon sa internet. Sa usa ka episode sa Paghahanda Para sa Hatol ng Bayan, si Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Sonny Coloma miingon nga madaling matan-aw o masubay ang gisulti sa kandidato diha sa internet o sa uban pang mga pamaagi sama sa gibuhat sa mga lumulupyo sa Estados Unidos sa nakalabay nga pinilia...
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11Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb.7 (PIA) -- Inumpisahan ng mga awtoridad sa Rehiyon 12 ang bagong estratihiya na nagtatakda sa higit pang pakikipag-ugnayan sa pagitan ng publiko at lokal na mga tauhan ng pulisya para mapahusay ang kampanya kontra-krimen. Sinabi ni Chief Supt. Calima Jr., police director ng Rehiyon Dose, na pangunahing layunin ng kampanya ang himukin ang publiko na makilahok sa mga operasyon ng pulisya o aksyon kontra-krimen sa pamamagitan ng paghikayat sa mga resid...
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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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09Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb 9 (PIA) -- An official of the Commission on Elections here urged candidates to follow the Comelec rules and regulations in campaigning. Iloilo Comelec Provincial Supervisor Atty. Jessie Suarez Suarez said that while the campaign period is still more than a month away, many candidates have already started plastering their posters and tarpaulins in public places. He added that Comelec will be designating and enforcing a common poster area for candidates. “We will als...
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09Feb2013SAN PABLO City, Laguna, Peb 9 (PIA) --Naglaan ang Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) nang sapat na bilang ng coconut seedlings upang maipatupad ng maayos ang planting material dispersal program nito sa lalawigan ng Laguna sa ilalim ng National Coconut Productivity Program (NCPP) na isinasagawa ng Department of Agriculture. “Ang programa ay kaugnay sa inisyatibo ng Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III para sa mas maraming pamumuhunan sa industriya ng pagniniyugan na nananatiling haligi ng pambansan...
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08Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 8 (PIA) --Gintugutan sang gobyerno nasyunal ang paghatag dugang nga bulig nga P93 milyon sa probinsiya sang South Cotabato para gastuhan ang pagbutang sang kuryente sa mga malayo nga lugar sa banwa sang Lake Sebu. Si South Cotabato 2nd district representative Daisy Avance-Fuentes, nagsiling nga ginpahibalo siya sang Department of Budget and Management (DBM) sa iya ginduso para punduhan kag ipatuman sa subong nga tuig sa tuyo nga pagbutang sang bulukuon nga...
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08Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb 8 (PIA)--The Police Regional Office is set to spearhead a human rights rally at the Freedom Park Saturday as part of its campaign to put a stop to all violent incidents perpetrated by the communist rebels. Superintendent Filmore Escobal, chief of the community relations of the Davao Region Police Regional Office, said the rally will push for the release of two government personnel abducted by the New People’s Army in Laak, Compostela Valley, stop the use of improvised landmine...
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08Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 8 (PIA) -- Magiging bahagi na ng kurikulum ng mga pampublikong paaralang elementarya sa bayan ng Makilala ang peace education o edukasyong pangkapayapaan simula sa susunod na taon. Pinahayag ni Makilala municipal administrator Remus Villavicencio na magiging bahagi ito ng peace advocacy programs ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Makilala at ng Department of Education (DepEd). Isasama sa kurikulum ang asignaturang edukasyong pangkapayapaan upang tulungang ipam...
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08Feb2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- Some 28 students from the Ozamiz City Schools Division (OCSD) have joined the 10th National Science Quest (NSQ) at the Teachers’ Camp in Baguio City, Feb. 8-10. Initiated by the Association of Science Educators in the Philippines (ASEP) in cooperation with the Department of Education (DepEd), the NSQ aims to promote academic excellence and create camaraderie and sportsmanship among students, pupils and coaches. Activities of the NSQ are focuse...
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08Feb2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Feb. 8 (PIA6) -- Applicants for the Career Service Examinations - Paper and Pencil Test are reminded anew to file their application forms on or before February 28. Capiz Civil Service Director Maria Lina Gonzaga called on interested applicants to the first schedule of career examination this April 14, 2013 to file their application forms the soonest possible time. She said that application forms are available at their CSC office or could be accessed through www.csc.gov.ph...
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08Feb2013OZAMIZ CTY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- Mahaimong gamiton sa umaabot pinili-ay sa Mayo 13 ang mga tulonghaan sa DepEd kun Department of Education, ingon man ang mga serbisyo sa ilang magtutudlo sa tibuok nasud. Kini ang usa sa mga tulomanon sa DepEd isip mga puli kun deputies sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) kalabot sa kalihokan sa nasudnon ug lokal nga piniliay sa Mayo, ning tuig. Usab, sulod sa panahon sa election period, gikan Enero 13 ngadto sa Hunyo 12, likayan usab sa maong a...
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08Feb2013CARMEN, Davao del Norte, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- Some residents in four flooded barangays in Carmen, Davao del Norte received food packs over the weekend donated by cooperatives from Luzon and Visayas. Four hundred residents in barangays Guadalupe, Tuganay, Salvacion and Maligaya of Carmen town benefited from the food assistance distributed by Tagum Cooperative which served as the conduit of Cebu CFI (Court of the First Instance) Community Cooperative, San Jose Del Monte Cooperative in Bulacan, Nova...
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08Feb2013SYUDAD SANG ROXAS, Capiz, Peb. 8 (PIA6) -- Natalana na sang Civil Service Commission ang pasinawan para sa magakuha sang professional kag sub-professional level sa sini nga tuig. Suno kay Capiz CSC Director Maria Lina Gonzaga nga ang nauna nga pasinawan ang hiwaton sa Abril 14 kag sa Oktubre 13 naman ika-duha nga eksaminasyon. Suno man sa iya nga ang deadline para sa Abril 14 nga pasinawan amo ang Pebrero 28. Ginpanawagan man ni Gonzaga ang mga interesado nga magkuha sang career examinatio...
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07Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 7 (PIA) – Election volunteers in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao will undergo training on monitoring and safeguarding the May 13 polls. Over a hundred Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV)-ARMM coordinators from different municipalities of Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat and Cotabato City are expected to attend the launching of a voters education program on February 16 and 17. Other groups involved in the program are the Commission on...
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07Feb2013CITY OF BALANGA, Bataan, Feb 7 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Bataan has shelled out P4 million to give 21,000 hectares of land to indigenous aetas in different parts of the province, marking a “victorious day” for the natives who have long sought for titled lands. In the recent signing of a memorandum of agreement, Governor Enrique Garcia Jr. said that the total pledge to the Panlalawigang Asosasyon ng mga Ayta sa Bataan (Panabat) was P10 million, and P4.2 million from it will be us...
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07Feb2013BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occ., Feb.7 (PIA6) - - The Philippine Information Agency in Region 6 (PIA-6) is now accepting nominations for the 2013 Iwag Award. Deadline is on February 15. The award is open to high school and college graduating student editors only. School publications are invited to send the name of their nominee, as each publication is entitled to only one. The IWAG Award is an incentive scheme designed by the PIA in Region 6 to give recognition to campus paper writers, both in colle...
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07Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 7 -- The National Competitiveness Council (NCC) has recently launched its online survey to gauge the satisfaction level of businessmen and entrepreneurs who have processed the renewal of their businesses’ Business/Mayor’s Permit. Everyone who have processed for the renewal of the business/mayor’s permits for 2013, be it the owners, managers, staff or personnel may access the online survey at www.competitive.org.ph. Respondents may also go to any of the Department of Tr...
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07Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 7 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here is employing geotagging technology to improve the integrity of its reports regarding their implementation of the National Greening Program. Over 80 NGP field implementers across Soccsksargen Region were trained on geotagging last January 22-24 , according to information from DENR 12’s Regional Public Affairs Office. “The main objective of the training i...
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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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07Feb2013TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat, Feb. 7 (PIA) -- Twenty-eight laborers belonging to the Tacurong Cart Services Association (TACASA) and five sapateros (shoe repairmen) were recently granted opportunities to improve their livelihood. The laborers were the recipients of kabuhayan starter kits courtesy of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the city government of Tacurong. The kits, which were distributed on Monday, February 4, comprised of 14 brand n...
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07Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 7 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in Marawi City is confident that it can achieve its collection target for the year 2013. Revenue District Officer Aminoding Macarampat said they will work hard to meet this year’s goal of P483,066,000, an increase of P121,169,000 or 33.48 percent from the P361,897,000 target last year. According to him, the implementation of previous programs that were proven effective such as the intensified tax information cam...
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07Feb2013KALIBO, Aklan, Feb 7 (PIA6) -- When Aklan became the first province in the country to implement the bridge financing through the Land Bank of the Philippines in 2004 for its Hybrid Rice Production Program, rice produced during that period reached 100,300 metric tons (MT). Nine years later, rice production in the province had reached more than 128,000 MT, said Aklan Governor Carlito S. Marquez, in his State of the Province Address (SOPA), Wednesday. This, according to Marquez, was attaine...
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07Feb2013LAOAG CITY, Feb. 7 (PIA) – As the campaign period for local candidates draws near, state authorities have begun drawing up plans to ensure that campaign materials are posted within designated areas. The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office led a composite team of state agencies in launching the “Operation Baklas 2013,” which is designed to implement R.A. 3571, the law prohibiting the cutting and destruction of planted and growing trees and plants along public roads, plazas,...
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06Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb 6 -- Under-shading an election ballot's ovals can cause delay in the casting of votes, as the election machine may reject the ballot. At the joint Senate-House of Representative hearing on Wednesday, officials of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and lawmakers traded solutions to problems that propped up during the recent mock elections. The Precint Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines will not accept ambiguous markings on ovals, like light- or under-shading. “If it is un...
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06Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- Heads and representatives of government agencies convened Tuesday for the 1st quarter meeting of the Regional Development Council-Development Administration Committee (RDC-DAC) chaired by Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. at the Goat2geder Hotel and Restaurant, this city. Among the agenda include the discussion on the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) Projects for Caraga; 18th Caraga Anniversary celebration; and the proposal to include the at...
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06Feb2013KALIBO, Aklan, Peb. 6 (PIA6) -- Ku 2004 kat ro probinsya it Aklan ro pinakauna nga probinsya sa nasyon nga nag implementar it Bridge Financing paagi sa Land Bank of the Philippines para sa Hybrid Rice Production Program, ro hapatubas nga paeay hay nag-abot it 100,300 metriko tonelada. Pagtaliwan it siyam (9) nga dag-on, ginsugid ni Governor Carlito Marquez, sa anang pagpaabot it anang State of the Province Address (SOPA) ku Pebrero 6, nga ro produksyon it paeay hay nag-abot eon it sobra sa 1...
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06Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb.6 -- The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PhiVolcs) has cancelled its Tsunami Alert No. 1. Earlier, the PhiVolcs declared Tsunami Alert No. 1 on provinces on the Eastern Seaboard after an earthquake with a Magnitude of 8 hit Santa Cruz Island in the Solomonsat at 9:12 a.m. today. In its advisory lifting the tsunami alert this noon, PhiVolcs said, "The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) reported a 0.91m tsunami recorded by the tide gauge in Santa Cruz ...
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06Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb 6 (PIA) -- President Aquino underscored that saving lives as the primary reason for relocating residents living along hazard-prone areas like river banks in response to the changing weather condition. Speaking in a press briefing following the closing program of the Philippine Development Forum held in Davao City, he explained that it is imperative for government to look for funds to realize the effort of keeping people from harm’s way. Aquino said it is a disservice if gover...
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06Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 6 (PIA) -- Inaprubahan ng pambansang pamahalaan ang dagdag na P93 milyong pondo para sa electrification ng ilang malalayong komunidad sa bayan ng Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, ngayong taon. Sinabi ni South Cotabato (2nd District) Rep. Daisy Avance-Fuentes na inabisuhan umano siya ng Department of Budget and Management (DBM) na nilagdaan nito ang pagpopondo at implementasyon ng panukalang electrification projects sa 30 mga sitio sa Barangay Ned ng Lake Se...
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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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06Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- A top official of the World Bank emphasized the need to meet the challenge to create more jobs to achieve inclusive growth. Motoo Konishi, country director of the WBi explained inclusive growth to mean “creating jobs” which he viewed as the driver of inclusive growth, taking lessons he gleaned from other countries. Konishi anchored his talk on inclusive growth as this year’s PDF banners the theme, “President Aquino’s Social Contract: Moving Forward in Ach...
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06Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- “The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), as the leader in economic planning and development for the entire country, is responsible for coordinating the efforts and ensuring the cooperation of all national government agencies towards achieving inclusive growth: growth that leaves no Filipino behind.” This was the statement of President Benigno S. Aquino III during the 40th anniversary of the NEDA as quoted by NEDA Director Leon M. Dacanay ...
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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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06Feb2013ILIGAN CITY, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- The 407th General Membership Meeting (GMM) of the People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP-Iligan Chapter) will convene on February 9, 10 a.m. at the St. Michael’s College Hotel, Iligan City. An annual induction rites for 2013 PMAP-Iligan Chapter Board of Directors and Officers will be conducted during the event. Leigh D. Paylaga, president, PMAP Iligan, said the GMM provides a venue where members can enhance their professional network and perso...
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06Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 6 (PIA)-- Gitin-aw sa National Printing Office (NPO) nga walay nahitabong aberya sa unang gabii sa pag-imprenta sa mga balota alang sa midterm elections sa Mayo 13. Matud pa ni NPO Printing Committee Chairman Dulce Sagle, gitinguha nila nga mas mahimong klaro ang pag-imprenta sa logo sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) mao nga nahunong kadali ang operasyon kagabii, apan nipadayon ra ang pag-imprenta sa tulo ka bag-ong makina sa ahensya. Kumpiyansa usab ang NPO nga...
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05Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb 5 -- The law may not prohibit pre-mature campaigning, but it is unfair, a Commission on Election official said. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez admitted COMELEC cannot go after those who dabble in pre-mature campaign until the official campaign period begins. Campaign period for senatorial candidates and party list groups is from February 12 to May 11. Candidates for the House of Representatives and elective positions in the regional, provincial and municipal may launch the...
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05Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- International artists from at least four countries in Asia will be in Bohol on February 26-30, to take part in the Likha Asya, a highlight of the National Arts Month (NAM) 2013. National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Chair of the Drama Committee and Bohol Festival chairman Lutgardo Labad said that Bohol would host at least four major national and international events in line with the NAM in February. Labad, during the first coordination me...
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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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05Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb. 5 (PIA6) -- Lactating mothers, who are either employees or clients of the Iloilo City Hall can now avail of basic facilities of the Breastfeeding Station at the building’s second floor. This, after the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) and the International Labor Organization (ILO) donated a unit of refrigerator and some chairs for use at the station. A press statement from the city Information Office said that Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog received on ...
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05Feb2013MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- Qualified members of the Social Security System (SSS) can make use of the educational loan that the agency is offering to send their son, daughter, or even a close relative, to college until they finish the course of their own choosing. Started in 2012-2013, the said school-driven loan facility remains open, with only few members under the SSS-Maasin branch coverage availing it, said William Penserga, branch manager. Penserga said the program work...
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05Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 5 (PIA) --- Two Church-based organizations in Cebu have teamed up to hold a "Discernment Recollection" session for candidates running for May 13 elections. The Dilaab Foundation Inc. in partnership with the Couples for Christ (CFC) here have invited electoral candidates and election stakeholders in the province and in the region for a gathering on February 15 (Friday) from 8 am to 5 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Center, D. Jakosalem St., this city. The gathering, dubbed ”Discernme...
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05Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb 5 – One-hundred-twenty-five inmates of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) here were among the participants in the Alternative Learning System (ALS) Completion/Graduation Exercises held January 25 in Cagayan de Oro City Jail. Of these, 52 inmates acquired a Certificate on Culinary Arts, 13 graduated from elementary, and 25 completed high school level. ALS in jails primarily aims to equip deserving inmates with technical skills that might help them bec...
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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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05Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- Department of Education (DepEd) region 10 through the Alternative Learning System (ALS) will conduct its first regional ALS congress on March 3-5, 2013 at the Grand Caprice Restaurant, Limketkai Center here. The congress has its theme: “ALS: Sustainable Community Development Through Lifelong Learning". Dr. Allan G. Farnazo, Officer in Charge of the department says that this undertaking aims to strengthen the implementation of the different ALS programs ...
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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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05Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 5 --The Police Regional Office 10 celebrates 22nd PNP Foundation Day on February 4, in Camp 1Lt Vicente Alagar, Lapasan, this city. PDir Manuel Rebugio Barcena, Director for Integrated Police Operations-Eastern Mindanao, was guest of honor and speaker. Among the highlights of the activity included the presentation of awards to the police commissioned officers, police non-commissioned officers and members of the community who contributed to the success of PRO-10’s...
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05Feb2013ILIGAN CITY, Feb. 6 -- The Philippine Dental Association–Iligan City Chapter started on February 4, the month-long series of activities of the 9th National Dental Health Month, bearing the theme “Ngiti Pangalagaan, Sakit Maiiwasan, Bansa’y Matutulungan Tungo sa Kaunlaran.” Dr. Maria Girlie Maghanoy-Ledesma, Past President of PDA-Iligan City Chapter, said they started their activities with a free dental clinic, incorporated in the Medical Civic Action Program (MedCAP) of the 4th Mechan...
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04Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb. 4 (PIA) -- Authorities assured full control of the peace and order condition in Boston, Cateel and Baganga, Davao Oriental two months after typhoon Pablo hit the East Coast communities on December 4, last year. Colonel Rey Leonardo Guerrero, commander of the 701st Infantry Brigade which handles the anti-insurgency campaign in the area said that police and military authorities are able to thwart the efforts of the communist rebels to regain lost grounds after they were displac...
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04Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb. 4 (PIA) -- World Bank Country Director Motoo Konishi emphasized the need to meet the challenge to create more jobs to achieve inclusive growth. Speaking during the opening of the 2013 Philippine Development Forum (PDF) which he co-chairs, Konishi explains inclusive growth to mean “creating jobs” which he viewed as the driver of inclusive growth, which he added he gleaned from other countries. Konishi anchored his opening talks on inclusive growth as this year’s PDF ba...
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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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04Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb. 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (Dep-Ed 6) Regional Office will hold the 6th Regional Youth for Environment in Schools Organization (YES-O) Congress on February 8 – 10, 2013 with the Division of Aklan as host. In a PIA interview, Dr. Eden Deriada, Chief of the Resource Mobilization Special Programs and Projects (RMSPP) Division Region VI and Regional YES-O Coordinator, said that this year’s congress, with the theme “Kalikasan Kalinga-in, Batas Tuparin,” will ...
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04Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 4 (PIA) -- Ang Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Field Office 12 nagsiling nga nakahatag na sila sang mga 14,700 ka nanari-sari nga mga semilya sang kahoy nga inogtanum bilang bulig sa National Greening Program sang gobyerno nga ginapangunahan sang Department of Ecnvironment and Natural Resources. Ang ini nga mga semilya sang puno amo ang kape, duryan, marang, semilya sang nara, mangga, lansones, rambutan, lubi, kakaw kag iban pa nga klase nga semilya ...
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04Feb2013LAOAG CITY, Feb. 4 (PIA) -- Ilocos Norte's efficient document tracking system stood out from the best practices that the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) took notice, making it the first Philippine province to become fully-ISO compliant. The constant implementation of a document tracking system that efficiently manage documented transactions and the major renovation of government buildings including the Ilocos Norte Provincial Jail contributed to the certification. The aud...
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04Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 4 (PIA) -- South Cotabato’s provincial government, through its Provincial Social Welfare and Development (PSWD) has allotted P3.5 million fund for the Aid to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS), a crisis intervention program of the province. Additonal P500,000 has also been allotted for donations, as a buffer for the regular AICS where the material and financial assistance is charged, said Nelida Pereira, PSWD officer She added that the ...
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04Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 4 (PIA) -- Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Vicente Y. Emano together with Atty. Araceli F. Solamillo, Social Welfare regional director, and Leonilo Escalada, Habitat for Humanity Philippines (HFHP) regional program director led the groundbreaking in the 16-hectare relocation site in Pagatpat here. The site will host 2,000 duplex-type houses to be constructed by the Habitat for Humanity on February 1, 2013. Vice-Mayor Caesar Ian Acenas, several Cagayan de Oro City councilo...
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04Feb2013MANILA, Feb 4 (PIA) -- The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will soon issue a commemorative bill with the image of the second Filipino saint, San Pedro Calungsod. According to the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), the limited edition 50-peso bill commemorates the recent canonization of the second Filipino saint, a teenage Catholic missionary who died a martyr in Guam more than three centuries ago. Secretary General of the National Commission on the Canonization of Calung...
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04Feb2013NAVAL, Biliran, Feb 4 (PIA) -- The members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan in the province of Biliran has set terms and conditions attached to the local legislation passed endorsing, permitting and supporting the geothermal exploration and drilling activities in the province. Biliran Geothermal Incorporated (BGI), is set to explore and drill three geothermal test wells in April this year covering an area of 9,600 square meters in the barangays of Cabibihan and Villavicenta in the municipality o...
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03Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Peb. 2 (PIA) – Ang Bureau of Madrasah Education (BME), ubos sa Department of Education sa Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepEd-ARMM), milusad ug bag-ong programa sa espirituwal nga kaugmaran ug moral transformation. Kining programa nga gitawag “Da’wah and Transformation” gimugna alang sa pagsuporta sa tinguha nga moral recovery sa kasamtangang liderato sa ARMM isip kritikal nga aspeto sa pagsustener sa reporma sa rehiyon. Si ARMM Governor Mujiv Hatama...
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02Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Madrasah Education (BME) under the Department of Education in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepEd-ARMM) launched a new program on spiritual development and moral transformation. The program dubbed Da’wah and Transformation was developed to support the moral recovery thrust of the current ARMM leadership as a critical aspect of sustaining the reforms. ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman said this latest program will provide leaders...
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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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01Feb2013DAGUPAN CITY, Feb. 1 (PIA)-- Director Abraham N. Libadia, the regional director of the Philippine Information Agency in the Ilocos, bids farewell to public service on his 65th birthday, today. Abe, to his colleagues, first served as officer-in-charge in 2002 before assuming full-time a year later, making him the longest to sit at the PIA Ilocos regional post. He finished grade school at the Bauang Community School in 1960 and high school at the Union Christian College, where he graduated as sa...
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01Feb2013SYUDAD SA HENERAL SANTOS, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- Padayon ang gihimong tabang sa lokal nga panggamhanan sa pakigtambayayong sa mga hingtungdang ahensya sa gobyerno alang sa mga naluwas ug apektadong pamilya sa mga nawalang mananagat human ang kagusbatan nga gibilin ni Bagyong Pablo sa Mindanao. Sumala pa ni Ephraim Beliran, ang action officer sa City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) mikambyo na ang tanang paglimbasog sa gobyerno sa pagpanghatag ug tabang sa mga biktima ug apektad...
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01Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) appealed to the public not to plant or grow trees near transmission structures. Elizabeth A. Ladaga, Mindanao Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Officer of the NGCP, said trees planted near transmission lines can cause power interruptions when they breach the prescribed safety clearances for high-voltage power lines. Last month, NGCP complained about trees intentionally planted under transmissi...
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01Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb 1 (PIA) – The Mines and Geosciences Bureau-6 has recommended relocation for villages with ready relocation sites as deemed by the assessment it has undertaken. MGB-6 Information Officer Lara Artajo said that there are 12 relocation sites assessed so far as part of the bureau’s geohazard mapping program. MGB record showed that in Aklan, the barangays of Old Buswang in Kalibo and Cauayan in New Washington as potential relocation sites for the two municipalities. In...
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01Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 01 (PIA) --The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines reminds the public of safety measures to avoid accidents related to their operations. In a conference with the Philippine Information Agency region 10, Elizabeth A. Ladaga, NGCP Mindanao Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Officer, emphasized safety reminders for the public to know. Among these are: To avoid accidents, children must not fly kites near transmission lines or climb to transmission stru...
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31Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- Gidawat sa lungsod sa Catigbian ang usa ka ambulansya gikan sa kagamhanan, kini maoy posibleng usa sa mga katapusang kabilin ni Mayor Roberto Salinas. Gitunol ni Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office assistant corporate planning manager Dr. Elisa Baroque and susi sa usa ka fully loaded Foton nga ambulansya niadtong Enero 16 ngadto kang Mayor Salinas ug sa tigmaneho sa ekipo sa iyang pagkadestino sa Bohol. Ang ambulansya maoy ika tulo nga medical mobil...
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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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31Jan2013SURIGAO CITY, Enero 31 (PIA) – Pormal ng giablihan ang pagsugod pag-imprinta sa mokabat 52 milyon ka mga balota nga gamiton alang sa umaabot nga piniliay karong Mayo 2013. Ang pormal nga pag-abli gisugdan pinaagi sa ribbon cutting gipangulohan ni Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio “Sonny” Coloma,Jr. uban nila NPO Director Emmanuel Andaya ug Commission on Elections (COMELEC) chair Sixto Brillantes didto sa basement area sa NPO headquarters, Epifanio delos Sant...
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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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31Jan2013LAOAG CITY, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- To promote a better understanding towards special children, the provincial government of Ilocos Norte hosted a lecture on autism, Wednesday, with mothers with special children in the province. The lecture conducted is part of the events held in observance of the National Autism Consciousness week celebrated on January 21-27. According to Caroline Cera of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development, the lecture was designed to educate parents on the condition of ...
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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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31Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan 31 (PIA6) -- People in Iloilo enjoyed a better quality of life compared to those in other provinces in Western Visayas, according to the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB). The 2009 Human Development Index (HDI) results released recently by the NSCB, showed that Iloilo ranked 1st among the six provinces of Western Visayas and 17th among the 80 provinces in the country with an HDI of 0.643. NSCB-6 said all provinces of the region, except Aklan, were categorize...
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30Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 30 (PIA) -- The regional office of the Department Agriculture (DA-12) here have contributed over 92,000 seedlings to the National Greening Program in 2012, data from the agency reveals. In June, DA 12 provided 4,000 assorted seedlings for the second Tree-Growing Festival of Koronadal City local government unit. These planting materials included coffee, durian, marang, mango, lanzones, rambutan, coconut, cacao and oth...
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30Jan2013LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Jan. 30 (PIA) --Nagpahayag ng buong suporta si Lucena City Mayor Roderick Dondon Alcala sa rivers resuscitation program na isinusulong ng lokal na pamahalaan sa pamamagitan ng City Planning & Development Office at ibat-ibang sektor sa lungsod ng Lucena. Sa isinagawang Committee hearing kamakailan sa lungsod na ito na dinaluhan ng mga kinatawab mula sa ibat-ibang sektor gaya ng academe, Lucena Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Soroptomist Lucena, Southern Luzon Command, PNP, B...
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30Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Jan. 30 (PIA) -- Nagapuntirya ang National Irrigation Administration (NIA) nga mapabalik sa liwat nga kahamtang kag makaabri pa sang mga 2,000 ka hektarya nga ulumhan sa probinsiya sang South Cotabato sa mga sunod nga bulan para sa ila padayon nga buluhaton sa pagpalapad kag pagpabaliwat liwat sa kahamtang sa duog. Si Engr. Ramon Bugacia, NIA South Cotabato division manager, nagsiling nga ang ila buluhaton sa sini nga tuig ara nakapuntirya sa pagpatapos sang mga ...
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30Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan 30 (PIA) -- A total of 82 houses, nine government facilities and one chapel had been repaired by the Joint Task Force Tambayayong, an initiative of soldiers to help areas hardest hit by Typhoon Pablo which struck the region last December 4, 2012. Captain Severino David, spokesperson of the EastMinCom disclosed the information based on the report of Colonel Edgardo Clerigo, commander of the JTF Tambayayong. The number of rehabilitated structures comprised of 60 houses repaired ...
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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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30Jan2013BAUANG, La Union Jan. 30 (PIA) -- The Philippine government today is transparent despite the absence of Freedom of Information (FOI) Law. Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Sonny Coloma said on Tuesday that the present administration has set the standard for transparency by having the most number of agencies that have their own websites that display the budget allocation and its usage. Also, President Aquino is the only president who publicly declared his Statement ...
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30Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan 30 (PIA) -- Several farmers from Lebak town in Sultan Kudarat recently received their winnings from raffles held during previous activities of the Department of Agriculture (DA) 12 in their area. Among those delivered by DA -12 to farmers were: two hand tractors with trailer, 46 rolls of laminated tarpaulins (trapal), 10 plastic water drums; three carabaos raffled off during the Agri-Pinoy Information Caravan held at the munici...
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30Jan2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Jan. 30 (PIA) -- The P1.9 million project rolled out by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BFAR-ARMM) on Monday targets to assist up to 400 seaweed farmers in the coastal town of Parang, Maguindanao. The project is intended to provide these fishers a more sustainable livelihood as well as boost the region’s seaweed production, said BFAR-ARMM Director Janice Musali. She said the project includes the provision ...
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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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30Jan2013CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan, Jan. 30 (PIA) -- Fifty doctors from the United States of America are now conducting a surgical and medical mission at the Bulacan Medical Center. Sponsored by the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) Medical Mission Foundation (MMF) of Greater St. Loius, Missouri and the Bulacan provincial government, the five-day joint project which started last Monday provides free surgery, urology, anesthesia, diabetes and hypertension screening, dental, ophthalmology, plastic surge...
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30Jan2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Jan.30 (PIA6) -- The Economic Development Committee of the Regional Development Council (RDC) of Western Visayas endorsed recently the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Project of Talisay City. The project, dubbed “Talisay City Plaza Complex Heritage Restoration and Redevelopment Project”, is the pilot project of a local government unit of the PPP Center of the Philippines on urban renewal. It is also one of the 16 big-ticket projects to be rolled out this year under th...
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29Jan2013MAKATI CITY, Jan. 29 (PIA) -- The local government recently demolished two illegal billboards as it continues to strictly enforce the moratorium on the construction and installation of billboards mandated by City Ordinance No. 2004-A-028 enacted on December 14, 2004. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said the city ordinance is in line with ongoing initiatives of the city government to promote disaster risk reduction and resiliency for the protection of lives and properties in ...
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29Jan2013MANILA, Jan. 29 (PIA) -- A nationwide search that seeks to recognize the Philippines' outstanding community health programs has been launched Monday at Casa Roces in Malacanang. The search, dubbed "Champions for Health Governance Awards," is open to all local government units with commendable health programs conducted at the municipality and city levels. Participating LGUs will be judged according to the following criteria: local leadership, transparency and accountability, effectiveness, inno...
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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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29Jan2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan 29 (PIA) -- The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) here underscored the importance of knowing the security features of the new generation currency. One should familiarize the design and distinct features of the new generation currency to avoid receiving and passing counterfeit bills, said Dexter Erick A. Demafeliz, Senior Research Specialist of BSP-Cagayan de Oro Branch during the "Ang Rehiyon Karon" (The Region Today) radio program aired on Friday over DXIM Radyo ng Bay...
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29Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan 29 (PIA) -- In line with their 50th anniversary, Norkis Trading Company, Inc. (NTC) recently turned over 200 motorcycle units to the Philippine National Police through the Philippine National Police Foundation Inc (PNPFI). PNP’s Deputy Chief for Administration, Deputy Director General Rommel DF Heredia expressed his appreciation to Norkis, adding that the donated motorcycles will serve as an inspiration to members of the PNP to better serve the public. Heredia was joined ...
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28Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan. 28 (PIA6) -- Support for emerging Ilonggo film makers is being drummed up by the organizers of the third Iloilo International Film Festival ongoing here. Screening of films started January 20 and will run till January 31 at the Cinematheque, city proper. Ilonggos have been urged to watch the films as a way of showing support according to the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) which has partnered with the Iloilo City government for such endeavor. FDCP...
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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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28Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Jan. 28 (PIA) -- Nagapadayon sa ila nga pagpangusisa ang nagpanguna sa pag-usisa sang bantog nga tarsier sa bukid sang probinsiya sang South Cotabato ang hugpong sang taga-iban nga pungsod Cotabato, pagkatapos nga makakuha sang pagpahanugot halin sa lokal nga ahensiya sang environment pagkatapos sang mga tatlo ka bulan nga pag-untat. Siling ni Tupi mayor Reynaldo Tamayo Sr., ang California-based Endangered Species International (ESI) ang gintagaan sang p...
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28Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 28 (PIA) -- Farmers in South Cotabato who will be affected by the two-month closure of a major irrigation system in the province should take the shutdown as an opportunity, an agricultural official here said. “The closure of irrigation system is not a threat, but an opportunity for farmers, ” said provincial agriculturist Reynaldo Legaste. “There is no need to panic,” he added. Legaste was referring to the scheduled shutd...
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28Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Enero 28 -- Walang dapat pangambahan ang mga magsasaka na maapektuhan sa nakatakdang dalawang buwang pagsasara ng Allah River Irrigation System sa Abril. Hindi rin umano dapat mangamba ang mga magsasaka, sa halip isa pa itong oportunidad, ayon kay South Cotabato provincial agriculturist Reynaldo Legaste. Paliwanag ni Legaste, dahil hindi nagkakasabay sa pagtatanim sa Upper Valley at Lower Valley mawawala rin ang tinataw...
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28Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Enero 28 (PIA) -- Pasok bilang national finalist ang Buluan Communal Irrigation System (CIS) ng Pigcawayan, North Cotabato sa Agri- Pinoy Rice Achievers Award Search. Nitong ika-16 ng Enero, ginawa na ang pinakahuling evaluation sa Buluan CIS na pinangunahan ng evaluating team mula sa National Irrigation Administration (NIA)-Central Office. Ayon kay Buluan CIS President Marivic Marco, pinagsisikapan umano nilang mapanalunan ang nabanggit na award dahil ma...
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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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28Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan 28 (PIA) -- Soccsksargen Region’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-12) will immediately survey and map as well as plan the National Greening Program (NGP) sites in the region. These activities, which are geared toward bolstering the region’s implementation of the NGP will be using the Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. This was disclosed during the January 16-17 workshop of some 50 regional and field of...
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28Jan2013BALANGA CITY, Bataan, Jan 28 (PIA) -- Three towns in the province will experience a whole-day power interruption, Tuesday, while several other towns will encounter short shutdowns due to maintenance operations of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). The power interruption in the neighboring municipalities of Hermosa, Orani, and Samal which will start at 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. while that in Balanga City and the towns of Limay, Orion, Pilar, Bagac, Morong, and Abucay will be f...
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26Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan. 26 (PIA) -- Communities must test and practice their disaster risk reduction and management plans to save lives and properties, the head of the Department of Social Welfare and Development said Friday. Secretary Corazon Juliano Soliman made the call following the recent launching of the Typhoon Bopha/Pablo Revised Recovery Plan of Action at the Department of Foreign Affairs. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) has constantly been reminding loc...
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26Jan2013TUBOD, Lanao del Norte, Jan. 26 -- The National Nutrition Council (NNC) has identified Lanao del Norte as one of the 10 new locations for a new community radio station to be established. The province is part of the third batch of communities to benefit from the expanded Nutriskwela Community Radio Network Program of the National Nutrition Council under the Department of Health. In the first phase of the project, five radio stations were established on 2008. In 2010, when NNC pursued the second...
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26Jan2013MISAMIS OCC. Enero 26 -- Gihingusgan sa Department of Education (DepEd) ning probinsiya ang kampanya sa Early Registration Day nga ipahigayon karong Enero 26 alang sa tuig-tinghunga 2013-2014. Kining maong kampanya ang nasugdan na sa milabay nga Enero 7, pinaagi sa mga kalihokan sa “Child/Youth Find“ sa pagtabang sa mga opisyales sa barangay aron walay mapihig sa mga kabataan ug nga ang tanan gayod malakip sa lista sa mosulod sa tunghaan sa Hunyo, ning tuig, matud pa ni Schools Division ...
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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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25Jan2013BATANGAS CITY, Enero 25 (PIA) -- Nakatakdang magsagawa ng early registration para sa mga pampublikong paaralan sa buong lalawigan ang Department of Education (DepEd) bukas, Enero 26. Ang naturang programa ay nakasentro sa maagang pagpapalista ng mga batang magsisipasok sa kindergarten at Grade 1. Sinabi ni Dra. Donato Bueno, DepEd superintendent sa lalawigan ng Batangas, na magsisimula ng alas-siyete ng umaga hanggang alas-singko ng hapon ang enrolment. Aniya, lahat ng mga batang ipinanganak ...
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25Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan. 25 (PIA6) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) Division of Iloilo has already taken steps to encourage parents to register their incoming learners for school year 2013 to 2014. DepEd Iloilo Asssitant Schools Division Superintendent Ferdinand Sy said that as part of their preparations, some schools have already hanged streamers to disseminate the information and reach out to parents in their areas. It will be recalled that Education Secretary Br. Armin Luistro thro...
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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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25Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Tourism (DOT-6) Regional Office will be open 24 hours for the two-day highlights of the Dinagyang Festival on January 26 and 27. In a PIA interview, DOT-6 Regional Director Atty. Helen Catalbas said the office staff and personnel are prepared to entertain questions and queries, provide brochures, and give other tourist information assistance. “The local and foreign visitors and guests can come to the office and there will be people here that...
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25Jan2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Jan. 25 (PIA6) -- School officials called on Capiceños to help in the national early school registration campaign. Roxas City Department of Education Schools Division Superintendent Miguel Mac Aposin urged the parents to enroll their children who are incoming kindergarten, Grade I or Grade VII students by the opening of school year 2013-2014 in June. He added that parents should also encourage their children, particularly the out-of-school, to go back to school and finish...
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25Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- A national recovery plan for typhoon Pablo survivors was revised to improve a system where the international humanitarian communities can better participate. The Typhoon Bopha/Pablo Response - An Action Plan for Recovery will now outline how humanitarian organizations and other institutions can continue to provide life-saving assistance and recovery support to the people of Mindanao in the next six months. An initial action Plan, launched December 2012, required...
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25Jan2013ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has issued notice of public consultations/hearings on the proposed amendments to the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) on Republic Act (R.A.) 4566, particularly on the 60%-40% Filipino-Foreign Equity requirement. Ruel B. Paclipan, provincial director, DTI Iligan City/Lanao del Norte Provincial Office, said they are calling the attention of all concerned to follow the scheduled dates and venue, to w...
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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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24Jan2013MANILA, Jan. 24 - Out of 113,168 examinees, 13,412 or 11.85 percent passed the Career Service Examinations administered nationwide by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) on October 21, 2012. Of the said figure, 11,449 passed the Professional level while 1,963 passed the Sub-Professional level. Mark Anthony B. Pelaez from the Bicol Region topped the Professional level with a rating of 87.85. Joining him at the top 10 are Justin Alick M. Cordova (Western Visayas), 87.39; Ma. Cristina D. Pornillos...
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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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24Jan2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- At least 10 pupils from the Ozamiz City Schools Division (OCSD) were declared champions in Robotics during the 2012 Regional Children’s Science Fair and Quest. The three-day activity held last December at Plantation Elementary School, Camp Philips, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon was participated in by elementary pupils from the region’s 14 schools divisions that included those of OCSD, Oroquieta City, Tangub City and Misamis Occidental. Winner...
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24Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan. 22 (PIA6) -- The Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas targets to produce 2.3 million metric tons (MT) of rice for 2013, as the country observes “National Year of Rice.” DA-6 Executive Director Larry Nacionales said in a radio interview that there is higher expectation for Region 6 this year. “The target of 2.3 million MT is higher than 2012’s 2.2 million production,” Nacionales said. He said the national government demands at least 14 percent share...
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24Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 23 (PIA) --The 7th biggest surgical mission from the 30-man surgical team of the Association of Filipino Physicians of Southern Illinois (AFPSI) is set on February 17-23, 2013. This is the biggest surgical mission in the province all through these years led by Dr. Renato Rivera who is set to arrive on February 16 for this event. A Philippine team will also join the mission. Its members are expert American surgeons and experienced nurses from Southern Illinois and ...
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24Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Enero 24 (PIA) -- Napamantog su kabpapakaragian nu ika-52nd Foundation Anniversary nu dalapa a Tantangan kanu kabpanginggay sa pugi kanu mga katutubo a B’laan a kanu dalapa. Su pat a gay kanu kabpapakaragian saguna enya a gay nu Enero 23, na pangukan su isa a kadalagan kanu kapadsukol-sukol kanu patron nu dalapa a si San Jose Manggagawa. Tagapada ni Mayor Arnold Garingo su mga opisyal nu dalapa endo su mga opisyal nu prubinsya nu South Cotabato kanu mga galab...
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24Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan 24 (PIA) -- Tighter security is still being imposed in Davao City despite the rescue and emergency response mode observed by authorities due to the unpredictable weather condition. Colonel Casiano Monilla, commander of the Task Force Davao said tight inspection on random and established checkpoints and security patrols are conducted regularly by his unit to ensure the safety of residents and visitors. “We remain alert with the conduct of checkpoint operation in Lasang, Lacson...
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24Jan2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan 24 -- Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), has recently announced its Notice to Bid for the procurement of equipment for the Rehabilitation Project for Cagayan de Oro City Water District’s facilities damaged by Tropical Storm Sendong. The contract packages to be initially procured consist of the following: 11 sets of pumps, panels and conveyance pipes (Package 1), 5 units diesel engine generators (Package 2) and 5,562 units of water meters (Package 3). A M...
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24Jan2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Jan 23 (PIA) -- Students of Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (NDDU) gathered at the school auditorium Wednesday, Jan. 17 to listen to youth leader Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV as he narrated in a forum success stories of groups and individuals who have inspired millions of Filipinos. Aquino’s talk was inspired by the transformation of ten successful organizations that were given accolades by Philippine’s premier youth award-giving body, the Ten Accomplished Youth...
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23Jan2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Education with the theme “Makapag-aral ay Karapatan Mo, Magpalista Ngayong Enero (It's your right to learn, Enlist this June),” declares January 26 as the Early Registration Day for school year (SY) 2013-2014 in all public elementary and secondary schools throughout the country. This Early Registration Day aims to achieve the Millennium Development Goals on Universalization of Primary (Basic) Education and the objectives of the Educat...
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23Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan. 23 (PIA) -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is set to come out soon a trainer’s manual designed to provide inputs on safe migration, and in an effort to combat illegal recruitment and trafficking in persons. The IOM has partnered with the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) in the production of the trainer’s manual that bears the title: “Pathway to Safe Migration: Campaign Against Illegal Recruitment, Trafficking, and Irregular Migratio...
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23Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan 23 (PIA) -- The head of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 12 has called on the management of oil giant, Petron Corporation to join the National Greening Program (NGP) to mitigate the effects of climate change. DENR 12 Regional Executive Director Datu Tungko M. Saikol made the call in his keynote message during the awarding of certificate of compliance to ISO 14001:2004 to eight of the 71 Petron service stations in the region....
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23Jan2013TAGUM CITY, Jan. 23 -- The Department of Education Division of Davao del Norte has ordered the indefinite suspension of classes in the elementary and high school levels of the areas greatly affected by the flooding. “We have directed our district supervisors to suspend classes in the areas affected by the flood starting Monday,” DepEd Davao del Norte Division officer-in-charge Aurelio Divinagracia said. The suspension order stands for as long as the floodwaters subside, he added. He said m...
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22Jan2013MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, Jan 22 (PIA) -- The National Food Authority (NFA) here dispelled fears that there is shortage of rice mainly due to the effects of tropical storm “Pablo” and several weather disturbances that hit some parts of Bukidnon, assuring the public that there is enough supply of rice in the province. Victoria Real-Duray, NFA manager, said there is no rice shortage especially for its immediate relief distribution operations because as of today, more than 25,000 bags of rice...
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22Jan2013TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- The three-day continuous rain due to tail-end of the cold-front since Friday evening has sent huge volume of water spilling over the national highway connecting Davao del Norte to Davao City. Since yesterday morning until today, portions of the national highway connecting Davao City to Davao del Norte capital city of Tagum particularly along barangays Tuganay to Guadalupe in Carmen town, are still submerged in about knee-deep flood-water, hinde...
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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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22Jan2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- An intensified advocacy campaign on the January 26, 2013 Early Registration Day (ERD) for School Year (SY) 2013-2014 have been waged by the Department of Education (DepEd) in Misamis Occidental. The campaign actually started on January 7 with the “Child/Youth Find" activities with the help of the barangay officials and other stakeholders to ensure that no child who is supposed to be in school during the incoming SY will be left out, Supe...
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22Jan2013MANILA, Enero 22 (PIA6) -- Masobra sa 200,000 ka mga dumoluong ang may resident visas sa pungsod, suno Bureau of Immigration (BI). Si Immigration Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. nagpahayag nga sang Disyembre 31, 2012 ang numero sang mga dumoluong nga narehistro among ang 203,753 nga mga 6 porsyento nga mas mataas sang sa 194,356 ka mga dumoluong nga nalista sadtong Disyembre 31, 2011. Si David nagpa-athag nga ang mga dumoluong gintaga-an sang ila alien certificate of registration identity ca...
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22Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan 22 (PIA) -- The National Council for Disability Affairs will lead the country in the observance of the 17th National Autism Consciousness Week on January 20-27 with the theme, “Autismo Alamin: Pagtanggap at Pag-unawa Palaganapin.” Activities will be held to promote the care, management, protection, rehabilitation and provision of services to families whose children are afflicted with autism, the NCDA said in a statement. These include a forum on “Understanding Passenger...
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22Jan2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Jan.22 (PIA6) - - Some 500-1,000 jobs are up for grabs on January 24-25 at the Talisay Jobs Fair, Talisay City Public Plaza from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The jobs fair is in partnership with Talisay City and The District North Point, a new commercial center, that will crown the North Point development of Ayala Land in Talisay City. This will be the first among the series of job fairs the city holds every year. On January 24, residents of Talisay will be given the first opp...
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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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21Jan2013MANILA, Jan 21 (PIA) -- With gun ban now strictly enforced, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has intensified watch for loose firearms especially at shipping terminals. PCG chief Rear Admiral Rodolfo Isorena ordered all coast guard units to intensify its campaign against illegal firearms, few months before the midterm elections. Isorena tasked all operating units to be more vigilant in monitoring underground movements especially in identified election hotspots in the country in cooperation wi...
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21Jan2013LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Jan. 21 (PIA) -- More than 4,000 rice farmers in this province will benefit from the 2013 irrigation system projects of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Quezon Irrigation Management Office. Engineer Romeo M. Lopez, provincial irrigation management officer, said among the irrigation system projects to be implemented this year include the construction of a small irrigation project in Barangay Kabebihan in Guinayangan, Quezon; Barangay Ilayang Dupay in Lucena Cit...
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21Jan2013MARAMAG, Bukidnon, Jan 21 -- The 8th Infantry (Dependable) Battalion of 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army implemented the strict adherence of the 27-day ceasefire agreement between the government and the National Democratic Front (NDF) that took effect last December 16, 2012 and was terminated on January 15, 2013. Lieutenant Colonel Jose Maria R. Cuerpo II, Commanding Officer of 8th IB, said the Suspension of Offensive Military Operations (SOMA) was successfully observed. The unit has main...
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20Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Enero 20 (PIA) -- Halos doble ang dami ng mga punong dapat itanim ngayong taon kaysa noong 2012 sa Soccsksargen Region sa patuloy na pagpapatupad ng National Greening Program (NGP) ng administrasyong Aquino. Sa isang pulong balitaan kamakailan, inihayag ni Muripaga Umpar, regional technical director for forestry ng DENR 12, abot sa 7,931,000 na binhi ng agricultural crops, forests trees, at indigenous trees a...
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20Jan2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Jan. 20 (PIA) --- The seventh Regional Legislative Assembly (RLA) of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has approved the free birth registration bill on third and final reading last Thursday, January 17. RLA Bill No. 24, otherwise known as "An Act Establishing Free Birth Registration in the ARMM and Providing Funds thereof,” aims to ensure that every individual born in the region is registered and is issued a birth registration document. It seeks to i...
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19Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Ene 19 (PIA) -- Umabot sa 4,460,688 ang naitanim na puno sa buong Soccsksargen Region kaugnay sa National Greening Program nitong nakalipas na taon. Batay ito sa datos na nakalap mula sa mga tanggapan ng provincial at community environment and natural resources ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 12 sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng rehiyon. Ang naturang bilang, ayon kay DENR 12 regional executive ...
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19Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Ene 19 (PIA) -- Aabot sa P1.2 milyon na binhi ng mga katutubong puno ang kailangang ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 12 ngayong taon. Ito ang napag-alaman sa strategic planning ng Ecosystems Research and Development Service (ERDS) ng DENR 12 sa Maasim, Sarangani kamakailan. Kampante naman si Bighani Manipula, regional technical director for research ng DENR 12 na maabot ang naturang targe...
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18Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan 18 (PIA)- The Land Transportation Office XI (LTO-XI) warned traffic cops and traffic enforcers of local government units that they are not exempted from the use of prescribed and standard helmets as provided by law. Macario Gonzaga, assistant regional director of the LTO XI said traffic enforcers are supposed to be the models in the compliance of the Helmet law so that motorists will conform to the regulation. He said the LTO will also conduct random inspections even helmets of...
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18Jan2013MAKATI CITY, Jan. 18 (PIA) -- The local city government is set to award P100,000 as cash gift to each of the eight qualified residents aged 100 years and above on Monday, January 21, at 7:30 a.m. during the flag-raising ceremony at the City Hall Quadrangle. In a statement, Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said the eight centenarians, all women, had been traced in various barangays and met the criteria for the special incentive. He said, however, that four of them had already passed on, but that th...
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18Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan 18 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 12 is set to produce at least 1.2 million seedlings of premium native trees until September this year. This information was disclosed during the holding of the strategic planning and team building workshop of the DENR 12’s Ecosystems Research and Development Service (ERDS) on January 11-13 in Maasim, Sarangani Province. Regional technical director for research Bighani M. Manip...
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18Jan2013PN, PCOO mobilizes Bayani Challenge 2013 By Irene Joy Dayo and Recthie T. Paculba CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan 18 (PIA) – Pilipinas Natin (PN) of Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) held an orientation and training for Bayani Challenge 2013 attended by various sectors in Mindanao at Mindanao University of Science and Technology – Audio Visual Room (MUST-AVR). Undersecretary Jose Mari Oquiñena graced the said the event and discussed various guidelines and subject matters on B...
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18Jan2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 18 (PIA) -- Now that streamline business processing is ongoing in the city, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is urging entrepreneurs and businesses that had acquired business permits to participate in an online customer satisfaction feedback. Renewed and registered businesses in the city can click on http://www.competitive.org.ph/node/601/ to answer simple questions regarding the process: how they were served, how efficient the streamline was and the overall ...
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18Jan2013SOUTHERN LEYTE STATE UNIVERSITY-Bontoc Campus, Jan. 16 (PIA) -- Researchers from the University of Eastern Philippines (UEP) in Northern Samar bested five other technical studies on freshwater prawn during the first International Freshwater Ulang Congress paper presentation held here Thursday. “They were cited for their study on so many varieties of freshwater prawn found in a river in Northern Samar,” said Mabel Calva, SLSU-Bontoc Campus administrator. Calva gave Philippine Information...
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17Jan2013BALANGA CITY, Bataan, Jan 17 (PIA) -- The city government of Balanga revealed that its newly founded University Town of the Peninsula Foundation, Inc. earned P10 million from private donors which will be used to increase the number of scholars in the city. Fifty new scholars every year will be added to the current 2,000 beneficiaries from Balanga City in the Iskolar ng Bataan program, said Mayor Jose Enrique Garcia III. “As support of the private sector to our vision, they have built a found...
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17Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan. 17 (PIA6) -- Two examinees from Western Visayas -- Justin Alick M. Cordova and Venice Marie B. Hulleza were among the top ten passers of the Professional Level of the Career Service Examinations administered by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) on October 21, 2012. Cordova got a rating of 87.39 to rank second behind Mark Anthony B. Pelaez of Bicol Region who topped the exams with a rating of 87.85, while Hulleza who was in the fifth place had a rating of 86.90. The two Wes...
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17Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato Enero 17 (PIA) -- Mahigit kalahati ang ibinaba ng bilang ng mga clustered precincts sa pinag-isang General Santos City at South Cotabato sa May 2013 national and local elections kung ikukumpara sa bilang nito sa halalan noong Mayo 2010. Batay sa datos na ibinigay ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) South Cotabato, aabot lamang sa 873 ang kabuuang bilang ng mga clustered precincts sa buong hurisdiksyon ng naturang...
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17Jan2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Jan. 17 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Sarangani has cited Malungon Municipal Health Office (MHO) for its effective health education campaign that resulted in good sanitation practice among the poor in far-flung areas and zero mortality for its maternal and neonatal health care programs. The citation was accorded to the MHO during the recently held Sarangani 2nd province-wide Health Summit here saying it bested other MHOs in the province in the areas of sanitation ad...
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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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17Jan2013STA. CRUZ, DAVAO DEL SUR, Jan. 17 – Renewable energy developer Hedcor reaffirmed its bid to preserve and protect watersheds by planting thousands of trees. Recently, the company attained a milestone of over 600,000 trees planted in watersheds across the country. “This year our target is to plant at least 200 thousand trees in our watersheds,” Jabonillo said. “We will also strive to maintain a survival rate of 90% or more,” he added. Hedcor has long recognized the importance of wa...
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17Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan 17 (PIA) -- Nagpabutyag ang nagkalain-lain nga mga indigenous people (IPs) sa Maguindanao kag katupad nga mga probinsiya sang bug-os nga bulig sa Framework Agreement of Bangsamoro (FAB) sa tunga sang gobyerno kag Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) . Ginhimo sang IP ang ila pagbutyag sang bulig sa isa ka Regional Indigenous People Consultative Assembly sa FAB kag mga bag-o nga balita sa proseso sang katawhay nga ginhiwat sa municipal gymnasium sang Upi, Mag...
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17Jan2013CORTES, Bohol, Enero 17 (PIA) -- Dako ang kakuwangon sa dugo nga angay unta nga mapundo sa Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Office sa Bohol, kini maoy sumbong ni Nenita Briones, administrador sa buhatan. Si Briones mibutyag nga tumong sa PRC nga magpundo ug labing menos usa ka porsyento sa kinatibuk-ang populasyon sa usa ka lugar. Sanglit dul-an na sa 1.3 milyones ang populasyon sa Bohol, agan na unta nga may 13,000 ka units nga dugo ang tinuig nga mapundo sa PRC. Apan, matud ni Jacinto Quimson, ...
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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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17Jan2013ILIGAN CITY, Jan 17 -- Two big businesses in Iligan were recipients of Certificates of Recognition that entitles them to avail of investments incentives from the local government. These are Pilmico Foods Corp and Madelicious Foods Corp which are exempted from paying real property tax and business tax on gross sales/receipts for three years starting 2013. This is mandated in City Ordinance No. 4924 series of 2006 also known as the Revised Investment Code of the City of Iligan. This is the ordin...
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17Jan2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 17 (PIA) -- The Silliman University National Writers Workshop extended its deadline for applications to the 52nd National Writers Workshop to January 25. Entries postmarked on that date will still be accepted. The workshop will be held on May 6 to 24 at the Silliman University Rose Lamb Sobrepeña Writers Village. Rosales Casocot, workshop coordinator said the activity offers 12 fellowships to promising writers in the Philippines and three fellowships to promising writer...
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17Jan2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 17 (PIA) -- The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has granted the creation of 61,510 new Teacher 1 positions in the Kindergarten, Elementary, and Secondary levels of the Department of Education (DepEd) for School Year (SY) 2013-2014 Education Secretary Armin A. Luistro said the creation of these items had been prioritized for the multi-grade schools and elementary schools still offering multi-grade classes due to lack of teachers positions. Includ...
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17Jan2013UNISAN, Quezon, Jan. 17 (PIA) --The municipal government of Unisan will celebrate its foundation day on February 15 with Buri (a kind of reed) Festival. Mayor Nonato E. Puache together with Unique Weavers Association, DTI-Quezon and other local government officials conceptualized the buri festival which will be presented during the foundation day. Pablito Budoy of DTI-Quezon said the buri industry was given a boost when DTI-Quezon, Food and Agriculture Organization and International Labour ...
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17Jan2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 17 (PIA) -- The Regional Association of Government Communicators (RAGCOM)-X organized an outreach program to one of the rehabilitation centers in the city, Jan. 4. The activity centered on gift-giving primarily to the children of the rehabilitation center here. “We also want to offer our services as volunteers if you need some,” RAGCOM President Jeanette Marie S. Soldevilla said. They conducted fun-filled activities with the children and offered additional serv...
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16Jan2013BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occ., Jan. 16 (PIA6) -- The province of Negros Occ will host the 16th Dairy Congress and Expo on Feb.7-9, at the New Bacolod Pavillon Resort Hotel and Restaurant, a statement from the Capitol said. About 400 participants from the dairy and livestock industries are expected to attend the two-day event. Negros Occidental Gov. Alfredo Maranon, Jr. said the choice of the province as congress host is a recognition by the Dairy Confederation of the Philippines, that the dairy ...
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16Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan 16 (PIA) -- The media and information officers have crucial roles in informing and educating the people. This was acknowledged by Sen. Gregorio Honasan, chair of the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, during the briefing on the freedom of information (FOI) bill here. He advised local media and the information officers to report only the truth especially in this period when people are on the verge of making critical choices of leaders in the countr...
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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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16Jan2013MATI CITY, Davao Oriental, Jan. 15 (PIA)- Davao Oriental Governor Corazon Malanyaon has put in spirituality to rebuild the province back from the ruins of super-typhoon Pablo. Last Monday (Jan. 14) she sponsored the Davao Oriental Dedication Ceremonies , bringing together leaders from various religious sects offering petitions for restoration, deliverance, healing and unity. The dedication ceremony was held forty days after the Typhoon Pablo which sowed immense destruction when it mad...
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16Jan2013TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, Jan. 16 (PIA) -- All chapters of Autism Society of the Philippines in this premier province will participate in “Angel Walk” 2013 at the Music Hall of the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City on January 20. With this year’s theme “Autismo Alamin, Pagtanggap at Pag-unawa Palaganapin (Know Autism, Promote Acceptance and Understanding)," this event is the opening salvo of a series of events of the 17th National Autism Consciousness Week (Jan 20-27) with the objective...
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16Jan2013KALIBO, Aklan, Enero 16 (PIA6) -- Sa tunog it tamboe, ginbuksan ku Enero 14 sa Pastrana Park ro Kalibo Ati-atihan Product Showcase, sangka dag-unan nga aktibidad nga tuyo magpakita it mga produkto it Aklan ag sambilog sa mga mayor nga mga aktibidades it Kalibo Sto. Nino Ati-atihan Festival. Raya hay ginapakigsakupan makaron it 27 nga mga Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) nga nagatanyag sa publiko ieabi eonggid sa mga bisita ag turista it mga produktong himo sa pina ag abaca, mga pangregalo,...
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16Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Enero 16 (PIA) -- Bilang pagpapatuloy ng malawakang information drive tungkol sa Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) sa unang distrito ng North Cotabato, ipinaliwanag kahapon sa mga magsasakang miyembro ng Communal Irrigation Systems (CIS) ang naturang kasunduan. Ginawa ang pagpapaliwanag sa Barangay Paruayan, Alamada kung saan dinaluhan ito ng tatlong CIS sa lugar. Kabilang dito ang Paruayan CIS at Banatalan CIS ng bayan ng Alamada at Malagap CIS ...
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16Jan2013MANILA, Jan. 16 (PIA) -- The Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) has partnered with web search engine Google to further innovate education in the Philippines. CEAP entered into a formal agreement with Google to provide free access of Google Apps for Education to all 1,345 member-schools through an internal email system among its administrators, teachers and students. Janet Yoon, head of Google Apps Supporting Program for the Philippines (GASP) said Google commits to pro...
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16Jan2013BOAC, Marinduque, Jan 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Education-Marinduque announces that there will be early registration of school age children by January 26 as mandated in DepEd Order #86 dated Dec. 26, 2012. Age qualification for kindergarten would be those born in Oct. 31, 2009 or earlier. Children born on October 31, 2007 with or without kindergarten education are eligible for Grade 1. Birth certificate is a requirement upon registration, however, DepEd-Marinduque will still accommodate th...
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16Jan2013MAKATI CITY, Jan. 16 (PIA) -- Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay on Monday assured the business community that the city government will not increase taxes this year. “I would like to assure you today that for this year, your city government will not – I repeat, will not – increase taxes,” Binay said during his State of the City Address at the first luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club of Makati for 2013 held at the Conservatory, Peninsula Manila Hotel. The mayor cited the upward trend...
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15Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan. 15 (PIA) -- The Autism Society Philippines (ASP) has set this year’s celebration of the 17th National Autism Consciousness Week on January 20 to 27 with the theme, “Autismo Alamin: Pagtanggap at Pag-unawa Palaganapin.” The week-long event will kick off with a walkaton dubbed “Angels Walks for Autism” which will be held at SM Mall of Asia on January 20. On January 21, the “1Pangako Campaign” will be launched aimed at changing the public’s discriminatory views ...
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15Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 15 (PIA) -- South Cotabato’s police provincial director expressed confidence for a peaceful and orderly election in his area of responsibility. "I do not foresee any incident of violence during the election period," said PSSupt Randolf Delfin, director of the South Cotabato Police Provincial Office. He said, based on his observation, politicians here have demonstrated a level of professionalism that would most likely result ...
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15Jan2013COTABATO CITY, Jan. 15 (PIA) -- Rice researchers and farmers in the autonomous region are delighted with the bountiful harvest of the Philippine long-grain aromatic rice planted in a three-hectare ricefield in North Upi, Maguindanao. The introduction and experiment on the viability and adaptability of this kind of rice or better known in India as Basmati rice is part of government efforts toward rice sufficiency under the Agri Pinoy program of the Department of Agriculture (DA). According to D...
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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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15Jan2013MAKATI CITY, Jan. 15 (PIA) -- The Green Urban Design Center (GUDC) of the local government will hold the third in a series of presentations of green urban designs prepared by barangays on January 16, 23, and 30 at the Sampiro Conference Room, 21st floor of Makati City Hall. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said for each date, five barangays will be presenting their outputs after taking part in the third and fourth cycles of the six-day workshop held by GUDC for barangay offic...
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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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15Jan2013SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna, Enero 15 (PIA) --May 37,400 coconut seedlings ang nakatakdang ipamahagi ng Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) sa mga magsasaka ng niyog sa lunsod na ito at sa mga bayan ng Rizal at Nagcarlan. Ito ang inihayag ni Lanie Lapitan, provincial coconut development manager ng Laguna sa idinaos na “Usapang Niyog,” isang pagtitipon na tinalakay ang kalagayan ng industriya ng niyog sa Lalawigan ng Laguna. Ayon kay Lapitan, ang hakbang na ito ay bahagi ng National Coconut Produ...
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15Jan2013CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, Jan 15 (PIA) --The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Region 4A is targeting 584.0402 hectares of land for the National Greening Program (NGP) to be implemented by mines and quarries in CALBARZON region. The target was based on the total disturbed area estimation system adopted by the mines sector. In CALABARZON Region, the total disturbed area is 389.3601 ha, based on the NGP registrations submitted by various mining companies. On the ratio 1:1.5, the total reforestati...
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15Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan 15 (PIA) -- The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) in Maguindanao province has recently completed rehabilitation of the 240-meter main canal of the Kakal Communal Irrigation System (KCIS). The KCIS that connects to the dam located at Datu Abdullah Sangki municipality was constructed in 1978. The irrigation system serves about 700 hectares of rice fields in its areas covering Esperanza town in Sultan Kudarat and in the municipality of Datu Abdullah S...
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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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15Jan2013ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Jan 15 (PIA) -- The Philhealth office in Rizal encourages locals to join the agency’s Nationwide Run 2013 set on February 17, 2013. The nationwide run marks the agency’s 18th year anniversary since its establishment in 1995 through Republic Act 7875. Rolando Gonzales of the Philhealth Rizal Local Health Insurance Office (LHIO) said runners from the province will join other NCR participants in the fun run at the Quirino Grandstand, Luneta, Manila. The race is categor...
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14Jan2013TUY, Batangas, Jan. 14 (PIA) --The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has launched a P34.5-million farm-to-market (FMR) road project in Barangays Bayudbud and Toong, this municipality. The road project will connect Barangays Bayudbud, Toong to its neighboring barangays and will benefit members of Toong-Magahis agrarian reform community. It is also expected increase the income of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in the area. Public Works and Highways 1st district engineer Rosauro Adapon ...
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14Jan2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 14 -- The Regional Standards and Testing Laboratories (RSTL) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Regional Office 10 finally received its Certificate of Laboratory Accreditation for Drinking Water Analysis from the Department of Health – Bureau of Health Facilities and Services. With this accreditation, small, medium, and large enterprises in Northern Mindanao and nearby regions whose drinking water need to be tested can now have their drinking water te...
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14Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan. 14 (PIA) -- More humanitarian aid arrived from Indonesia on Saturday for the survivors of Typhoon Pablo in the hardest hit areas in Davao Region as relief and rehabilitation effort continues to bring back normalcy on the affected communities. Captain Severino David, deputy commander and spokesperson of the Eastern Mindanao Command formally received the goods brought in by Commodore Ari Soedewo of the Indonesian Armed Forces on board naval vessel Kri Makasaar 7 pm Saturday at th...
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14Jan2013MAKATI CITY, Jan. 14 (PIA) -- The local government chief executive said over the weekend that the issue of the opening of the pipeline owned by the First Philippine Industrial Corporation (FPIC) is far from resolved, citing findings of its private consultants on the presence of substantial amounts of contaminants in the soil and groundwater of Barangay Bangkal. “Our private consultants have reported that there are still substantial amounts of petroleum products beneath Bangkal – between 500...
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14Jan2013ALAMINOS, Laguna, Jan. 14 (PIA) -- The Alaminos Municipal Police Station led by Chief of Police Walter Vergara Ebora joined Election Officer Romeo Ramos Rivera in the holding of “Unity Walk and Prayer Rally for Secure and Fair Elections 2013," Sunday. The activity, supported by the Association of Barangay Captains, the United Pastors’ Council, and other volunteer groups in the community aims to promote orderly, peaceful, and honest elections this coming May 2013. After the activity, a b...
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14Jan2013LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Jan. 14 (PIA) --The provincial office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) here is collaborating with a private group who wants to invest in rubber tree plantation in the province. Pablito Budoy of DTI-Quezon said at present, a rubber tree plantation in Gen. Nakar and Real, Quezon can be expanded with the aim of supplying the local and world market with raw materials for car tires, rubber slippers and other items made of rubber. “The private group interested in ...
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14Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Enero 14 (PIA) -- Farmers from the first district of North Cotabato received farm tools and animals which they can use during the rehabilitation of irrigation facilities in their area. The distribution of farm tools and animals was in response to the request of the members of Midsayap-Pigcawayan-Libungan-Kabuntalan(MPLK) Federation of Irrigators’ Associations. These included five carabaos, eight cows, and 16 plows distributed by Congressman Jesus Sacdalan. A...
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14Jan2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 14 (PIA) -- Preparations are underway for the January 26 Early Registration Day (ERD) for School Year (SY) 2013-2014 in the Misamis Occidental Schools Division (MOSD). The early registration is conducted to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and the Education for All (EFA) campaign in the province, Schools Division Superintendent Jonathan Dela Peňa said. Pursuant to DepEd Order No. 89, s. of 2012, setting the ERD on Jan. 26, 2013, schools ...
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13Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Enero 13 (PIA) -- Isinagawa kamakailan sa lungsod ng Cotabato ang isang security planning at konsultasyon na dinaluhan ng mga peace advocates, law enforcers, at mga opisyal ng lokal na pamahalaan ng naturang lungsod. Ito ay matapos makaranas ang Cotabato ng sunud-sunod na krimen nitong mga nakaraang araw. Sa naganap na aktibidad, ibinahagi ng mga kinatawan mula sa iba’t-ibang mga grupo ang kanilang mga opinyon tungkol sa seguridad sa lungsod. Sinabi ni ...
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13Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan 13 (PIA) -- The city government of Cotabato conducted recently a security planning and consultative meeting which was participated by peace advocates, law enforcers, and local officials of the said city. The activity was pushed after the city experienced a series of crimes these past days. The meeting gathered the opinions of participants with regards to the security status of Cotabato City nowadays. Cotabato City Vice Mayor Muslimin Sema explained that the...
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12Jan2013MANILA, JAN. 12 (PIA)--President Benigno Aquino III today lauded members of the Movement for Restoration of Peace and Order (MRPO ) for their cooperation in working with the police that contributed to the success of police operations and resulted in lower crime rate in the country. In his keynote address during the group’s 20th anniversary convention the President said there has been a recorded ten percent decrease in crime volume for the entire country from 2011 to 2012. Kidnap-for-rans...
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12Jan2013SYUDAD SANG ROXAS, Capiz, Ene 12 (PIA6) -- Sarang pa maka utang sang emergency loan ang nabilin nga masobra duha ka libo ka mga myembro sang Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) diri sa probinsya sang Capiz. Suno kay Capiz GSIS Branch Manager Glorietta Dublas nga ginpalawig pa sang ila ahensya ang pagbaton sang mga application para sa emergency loan tubtub sa Enero 18 para sa mga nagagamit sang ila eCard or UMID eCard kag asta sa Enero 16 para naman sa over-the-counter nga mga aplikante. ...
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11Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan. 11 -- For the second year running, Hedcor and the Aboitiz Foundation distributed gifts to children with cancer at the House of Hope in the Southern Philippines Medical Center. The gifts consisted of toys, books and other essential items. "The gifts give the kids a reason to smile," said Hedcor's Rolando Pacquiao in a statement. Hedcor also distributed gifts to children in three other orphanages, namely, the Field of Dreams and the Haven of Hope orphanages in Davao and the DSW...
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11Jan2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 11 (PIA) -- Ang National Youth Commission – Association of Youth Leaders in Northern Mindanao nagsaulog ug AYLINM Night: Awarding Ceremony sa City Tourism Hall aron ipadayag ang mga labing maayong mga sakop ug madayegong mga lakang ug kalimbigitan sa katilingban nga gihimo sa maong organisasyon. Ang maong panghitabo gitambungan ni City Mayor Vicenter Emano, Rep. Benjo Benaldo, Captain Christian Uy (Executive Officer 4th Civil-Military Operations Battalion, Philippine...
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11Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Ene. 11 (PIA) -- Siniguro ng pamahalaang panlungsod ng Kidapawan sa North Cotabato na maililipat na nila ang humigit-kumulang 50 pamilyang kalimitang nalalagay sa peligro dahil sa pagbabaha doon. Ang mga pamilyang ito ayon kay Mayor Rodolfo Gantuangco ay ang mga pamilyang nakatira sa gilid ng Nuangan River sa lungsod na ilang beses nang nakaranas ng pagbaha nitong mga nakalipas na buwan. Paliwanag nang alkalde nakab...
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11Jan2013TAGUM CITY, Jan. 11 (PIA) -- The typhoon hit provinces of Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley recently got the commitment from the Senate Climate Change Committee chair Senator Loren Legarda for financial assistance for building houses for displaced families. In her visit to Compostela Valley Province, Legarda promised First District House Representative Maria Carmen Zamora to donate P1 million to each of the severely affected towns which mostly are located in the 1st district of the pr...
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11Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 11 -- Vice Mayor Lawrence “Law” Fortun has instructed personnel involved in the Butuan City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (CDRRMO) to forcefully evacuate residents who are living within the danger zone in the Agusan River to cushion the possible impact of flash floods that may occur amidst the heavy rains being experienced by city. In a radio interview, Fortun said that the City Government has increased its Alert Level to 3 when the water level at Agusan River ...
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10Jan2013MANILA, Jan. 10 -- The Civil Service Commission (CSC) is now accepting nominations to the 2013 Search for Outstanding Public Officials and Employees. The announcement was made by the Publications and Media Relations Division of the agency. According to CSC, the nominations to the annual search for public service exemplars may now be submitted to the CSC Provincial/Field and Regional Offices. The awards to be given out are the highest and most coveted recognition given by the government to indiv...
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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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10Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Enero 10 (PIA) -- Iniimbita ang mga magulang ng mga mag-aaral na magpatala ng kanilang mga anak sa darating na Enero 26 na siyang itinakdang “Early Registration Day” ng Department of Education (DepEd). Sa ilalim ng DepEd Order No. 89, s. 2012 na pirmado ni DepEd Secretary Armin A. Luistro, kaniyang idineklarang “Early Registration Day” ang Enero 26, 2012 para sa mga mag-aaaral sa pampublikong elementary at sekondaryang paaralan. Dala nito ang temang “Makapag-aral ay Kara...
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10Jan2013SAN JOSE, Antique, Jan. 10 (PIA) -- The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) Antique Field office announced that the filing for emergency or calamity loan for members affected by typhoons Pablo and Quinta is extended until January 18, 2013. Leo Frigillano, Branch Head of GSIS Antique in a radio program of Philippine Information Agency over station DYKA said the extension of deadline was made yesterday by Sr. Vice President Dionisio Ebdane through an electronic mail. “This is to allow...
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10Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) urges public and private schools, universities and colleges in Central Visayas to establish a plant nursery facility of native tree species within their respective campuses in a move to boost the “greening” campaign. DENR 7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo encourages school institutions to join in the national greening program (NGP) as key area in the Philippine Development Plan (PDP). ...
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09Jan2013MAKATI CITY, Jan. 9 (PIA) -- Local government frontline offices have extended their work hours on weekdays and weekends to accommodate taxpayers before the January 20 deadline for tax payments and renewal of business licenses. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said business owners and real property taxpayers can come to City Hall on weekdays after 5 p.m. and on weekends for their transactions so as to avoid penalties for late payments and avail themselves of discounts. The m...
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09Jan2013BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 9 -- The National Statistics Office (NSO) Caraga will conduct the January 2013 Labor Force Survey together with the second visit of the 2012 Family Income and Expenditure Survey. The second round of the FIES will gather data on income and expenditure of families for the second semester, July 1 to December 31, 2012. The Labor Force Survey (LFS) is a nationwide quarterly survey of households conducted by the NSO to gather data on the demographic and socio-economic characteristic...
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09Jan2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 9 (PIA) -- The Land Transportation Office (LTO) stepped up arresting helmet law violators as it apprehended nine government vehicles and 99 motorcycles in a five-day campaign in Negros Oriental since the implementation of the National Helmet Law on January 3. In a provincial peace and order council meeting recently, Land Transportation Office (LTO) district chief Roland Ramos said the agency is strictly enforcing the law with the 23 deputized Philippine National Police p...
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09Jan2013LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Jan. 9 (PIA) --The Registry of Deeds- Lucena City branch will soon implement Land Titling Computerization Program (LTCP) in this city. Atty. Patrick Wendell Ilagan, chief of the registry of deeds- Lucena branch said the land titling computerization program is the four phase program of Land Registration Authority (LRA) where all branches of registry of deeds nationwide including registry of deeds- Lucena City should comply. Through the new computerization on ...
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09Jan2013BATANGAS CITY, Enero 9 (PIA) -- Sinimulan ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ang pagtutok sa programang pang-seguridad sa taong 2013 sa pamamagitan ng pagpapalakas ng "communication and surveillance capabilities" ng pwersa ng kapulisan nito. Ito ay sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay ng radio communication equipment at patrol vehicles sa Batangas Philippine National Police (PNP) noong ika-7 ng Enero . Personal na iginawad ni Batangas Governor Vilma Santos Recto kay Batangas PNP Provincial Director, Ro...
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09Jan2013SYUDAD SANG ILOILO, Jan. 9 (PIA6) -- Ang bag-o nga ginpahamtang nga Direktor sang Department of Social Welfare and Development sa Rehiyon 6 (DSWD-6) ang nagpangako nga ipabilin nga bukas ang linya sang komunikasyon agud mapadasig ang ila adjustment period kag makahatag sang maayo nga serbisyo sa mga kliyente. “Aton pahanumdumon nga ini tanan nga mga butang subong, ang tanan ining tulomanon naton, ginahatag ini sa aton bilang kahigayunan, bilang oportunidad kag bilang blessing para kita ang ...
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09Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan 9 (PIA) - - “Early Registration Day” for the School Year(SY) 2013-2014 in all public elementary and secondary schools is on January 26 as stated in the Department of Education (DepEd) Order No. 89 of 2012 duly signed by DepEd Secretary Armin Luistro. Secretary Luistro stated in his order that the activity aims to achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on Universalization of Primary (Basic) Education and the Education for All (EFA) and completion of the cycle thus th...
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09Jan2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 9 (PIA) -- Nagkadaiyang mga libro ug kahimanan sa pagpaayo sa lawas nga gisulod sa 35 ka mga container van ang gitunol sa Children International Philippines, Inc. (CIPI) ngadto sa probinsiya sa Misamis Occidental, bag-ohay pa lamang. Ang maong kahimanan naglangkub sa mga wheel chairs, tambal, gamit sa maayong panglawas ug uban pa ang gitunol ni Gertrudes Gauiran, Program Coordinator sa CIPI, kinsa mipasalig sa ilang makanunayon nga pagsuporta ngadto sa p...
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09Jan2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 9 (PIA) --Gitudlo sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang National Electrification Administration (NEA), National Power Corporation (Napocor) ug ang mga Local Electric Cooperatives isip mga puli kun deputy kalabot sa pagahimoon nga eleksiyon sa May 13, ning tuig. Ang maong pagtudlo ang nahisubay sa Resolution No. 9597 nga gipagawas sa Comelec, aron matubag ang kasegurohan sa walay pagkapalong nga elektrisidad sa mga adlaw sa eleksiyon. Magpatuman usa...
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08Jan2013MAKATI CITY, Jan 8 (PIA) -- The local government is off to a good start this 2013 as its total revenue collection already stood at P11.01 billion as of end-November last year. “The latest revenue collection report of our City Treasurer has boosted our confidence in being able to achieve, if not surpass, our goals for 2013,” Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay today said in a statement. The mayor said priority programs to be implemented by the city government this year will focus on the upg...
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08Jan2013LUNGSOD NG HENERAL SANTOS, Enero 8 (PIA)-- Ipinagpaliban ng Land Transportation Office (LTO) 12 ang pagsisimula sana ngayong araw ng implementasyon ng RA 10054 o mas kilala bilang “Motorcycle Helmet Law” dahil sa malakas at walang tigil na pag-ulan sa lungsod. Ayon kay LTO 12 Regional Director Atty. Putiwas Malambut kahit nakahanda na ang lahat ng mga tauhan ng ahensya at ang kapulisan ng syudad sa gagawing paglulunsad sana ng programa sa Mabuhay Road-National Highway Junction hindi na ito ...
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08Jan2013MANILA, Jan 8 (PIA) -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, together with the Philippine Medical Association, conducted the first ever 'ReachOut' Forum at the PMA Auditorium in Quezon City. The officers of the different specialty and regional societies were present with a total of 170 physicians attending the event. The dialogue aimed to thresh out issues regarding unreleased cheques, poor communication between PhilHealth and healthcare professionals, and circulars that were difficult t...
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08Jan2013TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, Jan. 8 (PIA) -- The provincial agriculture office (PAO) is urging social network users to vote for their nominees in the 2012 Search and Award for Outstanding Farmers of the Philippines. Vilma Constante, assistant provincial agriculturist, said they can show their support by opening up their Facebook account and searching “Tofarm” and “liking” the photos of the nominees. Network users will have until midnight of January 9 to cast their votes for the “Peop...
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08Jan2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 8 (PIA) -- Assorted books and medical equipment loaded in some 35 units of the 20-footer container vans have been donated by the Children International Philippines, Inc. (CIPI) to the provincial government of Misamis Occidental. The medical equipment included wheel chairs, medicines and personal hygiene items were turned-over by Gertrudes Gauiran, Program Coordinator of CIPI, who assured the Provincial Government of their continued support. This is ou...
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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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07Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Ene 7 (PIA) -- Kinumpirma ni Atty. Jay Gerada, election supervisor ng South Cotabato, na pinaiigting na nila ang kanilang preparasyon sa nalalapit na halalan. Ayon kay Atty. Jay Gerada, nagsimula na ang pakikipag-ugnayan ng mga election officers sa iba’t ibang bayan at lungsod sa lalawigan sa Department of Education sa kani-kanilang lugar. Ito aniya ay dahil ang DepEd ang kikilala sa mga guro na maaring magsilbi bilang m...
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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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07Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Ene. 7 (PIA) -- Hinihikayat ng National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) ang mga mamamayang Muslim sa Soccksargen Region na panoorin ang pelikulang “Thy Womb” ni Brillante Mendoza. Isang endorsement letter ang inilabas ni NCMF provincial director Atty. Guialil R. Kanda sa General Santos City noong Biyernes na humihiling sa pagsuporta sa naturang pelikula na aniya ay isang matibay na behikulo sa pagpapalaganap ng re...
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07Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan 7 (PIA) – Prospects for the tourism industry in Western Visayas look bright in 2013. In a radio interview, Department of Tourism 6 (DOT-6) Regional Director Atty. Helen Catalbas said recent developments will further boost tourism in the region. “It is favorable that the Chinese government has allowed the resumption of tourists’ arrival from China with Region VI as one of their major destinations,” said Catalbas. With the Iloilo airport having opened its first intern...
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07Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Enero 7 (PIA) -- Gaganapin bukas, Enero 8 ang isang advocacy and educational program tungkol sa nilagdaang framework agreement sa bayan ng Kabacan, North Cotabato. Nabatid na tatlong kinatawan mula sa Office of the Vice Chairman for Political Affairs Ghadzali Jaafar ng Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) ang mga magiging tagapagsalita sa gagawing aktibidad. Magiging tampok sa programa ang open forum kung saan malalaman ang mga opinyon at masasagot ang mg...
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07Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Jan. 7 (PIA) -- The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) is encouraging the Muslim communities in Soccksargen Region to watch “Thy Womb,”. “I am highly endorsing the Filipino movie, Thy Womb, to our Muslim communities,” Atty. Guialil R. Kanda, NCMF provincial director in General Santos City wrote in his letter of endorsement dated January 4. “(Thy Womb is) "a good vehicle in communicating interfaith and ecumenical spirit...
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07Jan2013ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Jan 7 (PIA) –- The people of Sulu province extended humanitarian relief assistance to the victims of typhoon ‘Pablo’ through a Philippine Navy ship. In a press release, OIC Prov'l Information Officer Sonny Y. Abing III disclosed that on board Philippine Navy ship BRP Tagbanua were relief goods intended for the victims of typhoon “Pablo” (international name: “Bopha”) which swept across eastern Mindanao on December 4 last year causing flash floods, landslides,...
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07Jan2013SIQUIJOR, Jan 7 (PIA) —The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has conducted a two-day training on “Sustainable Energy Management and Assessment /Identification of Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs) or Energy Management Opportunities (EMOs).” The training, according to provincial director Mario E. de la Pena, was aimed at providing basic concepts , effective tools for evaluation and to understand the methodologies of energy management system. Participants were expected to learn...
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07Jan2013KORONADAL CITY South Cotabato, Jan. 7 (PIA) -- Irrigators Association (IAs) from Libungan, North Cotabato have requested for farm tools they can use during rehabilitation of irrigation facilities in their area. Three IAs particularly sought the assistance of North Cotabato First District Cong. Jesus Sacdalan due to the scheduled renovation of irrigation systems in some service areas of Libungan River Irrigation System or LibRIS. In response, Cong. Sacdalan conducted consultations with farmers...
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06Jan2013MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Jan. 6 (PIA) -- Six technical studies on production and marketing of shrimps, along with four scientific posters, comprise the official entries for the first International Freshwater Ulang Congress and Festival slated January 10-11, at the Southern Leyte State University (SLSU)-Bontoc Campus. These were the outputs of researchers coming from various places, from Misamis Oriental in Mindanao, Northern Samar, from Vietnam, and from the host province, Bontoc and Sogo...
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06Jan2013PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Jan. 6 -- Dalampu’t apat na dating rebelde (RR) ang tumanggap ng tulong pangkabuhayan na nagkahalaga ng P50,000 bawat isa mula sa Social Integration Program (SIP) ng pamahalaan na sakop ng Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) na isinagawa sa session hall ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan sa kapitolyo. Ang naturang pag aabot ng tulong ay isinagawa ni Bise Gob. Santiago Cane Jr. na siyang kumatawan kay Gob. Adolph Edward Plaza at ito a...
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04Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan. 4 (PIA) -- Malacañang is happy with the announcement of the National Statistics Office (NSO) that the country’s annual average headline inflation rate slowed to 3.2 percent in 2012, compared with 4.6 in 2011. Headline inflation refers to the rate of change in the consumer price index, which is an indicator of the change in the average retail prices of a fixed basket of goods and services commonly bought by average Filipino households relative to a base year, according to p...
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04Jan2013MAKATI CITY, Jan. 4 (PIA) -- Starting this January, the local government will strictly monitor compliance of establishments to the required gradual reduction of their plastic and Styrofoam stocks inventory in preparation for the full implementation of the city ordinance banning said materials this June. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said he has ordered the Department of Environmental Services (DES) to deploy monitoring teams to establishments in the city to check on their ...
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04Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 4 (PIA) -- The year 2012 ended with millions worth of farm equipment for a local government unit and two farmer organizations in South Cotabato and North Cotabato from the regional office of the Department of Agriculture (DA) here. Tampakan Mayor Leonardo Escobillo received on December 28 a unit of four-wheel drive tractor from DA 12 personnel led by regional technical director for operations Jimmy Olivo. Few days before t...
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04Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 4 (PIA) -- The Local Government Unit (LGU) of Mlang, North Cotabato through its medical team continues to pour help to the victims of the typhoon Pablo in different towns of Davao Oriental. Today, the group conducts stress debriefing and spiritual counseling to the survivors in Baganga town. Municipal Health Officer Dr. Glecerio Sotea said that this is part of their four-day relief operation and medical mission in the said province which started on Tuesda...
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04Jan2013By Recthie T. Paculba CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan 4 (PIA) -- The National Youth Commission-Association of Youth Leaders in Northern Mindanao held the AYLINM Night: Awarding Ceremony to laud outstanding members and exemplary initiatives and community involvements of the organization at the City Tourism Hall. The event was graced by City Mayor Vicente Emano, Rep. Benjo Benaldo, Captain Christian Uy—Executive Officer 4th CMO Battalion and Salma Jayne Tamano—Presidential Staff Officer , NYC. I...
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04Jan2013by Jasper Marie Oblina–Rucat CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 10, with the Department of Education (DepEd) and city local government on December 27, 2012 held a training on Pangasius Filleting, Cooking Demo and Taste Testing to various restaurant owners and food processors in Barangay Bulua, here. There are several reasons why such training was conducted according to Irwin Jayson Jamaca of DTI-Misamis Oriental. The three top most purpose...
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04Jan2013PLARIDEL, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 4 (PIA) – The Regional Development Council, region 10 (RDC-X) has endorsed to the Office of the President the proposed delineation of the Port of Plaridel as Port Zone Delineation (PZD) under the administrative jurisdiction of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA). In its endorsement, RDC-X cited that one of the major factors which contributed to the positive performance of Region X’s economy is its strategic physical advantage particularly its accessibilit...
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04Jan2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 4 (PIA) -- Migulang kampiyon sa Elementary ug Secondary Division sa Northern Mindanao Palarong Pampook o Regional Athletic Associations (NMRAA) Meet sa tuig 2012 ang Cagayan de Oro Athletic Association (COAA). Kini, human makakuha ang COAA sa duolan unom ka gatus (593.50) ka puntos gikan sa nagkalain-laing paugnat sa kusog nga gihimo sulod sa lima (5) ka adlaw nga NMRAA Meet nga didto gipahigayon sa Mindanao Civic Center sa lungsod sa Tubod sa probinsiya s...
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03Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan. 3 (PIA) -- The Iloilo Provincial Government is now consolidating a comprehensive damage report under the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) for the formulation of a rehabilitation plan for the victims of tropical storm “Quinta”. Latest report by the PDRRMC revealed 156,397 persons or 30,365 families were affected in 24 municipalities which were badly hit by the tropical storm. PDRRMC Executive Director Jerry Bionat said that as of Januar...
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03Jan2013ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Jan. 3 (PIA) –- Western Command (WESCOM) directed its disaster response task units to render humanitarian assistance and disaster response to the victims of Tropical Cyclone Pablo. In a press release, the 6th Civil Relations Group of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) disclosed that the deployment of its team is part of carrying out the AFP’s mandate during disasters and natural calamities. “We know the risk we face not only in defense of our people against ...
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03Jan2013MANILA, Jan 3 (PIA) -- The Philippine Postal Corporation (PhlPost) recently announced the winners of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) International Letter Writing Competition for Young People. PhlPost promotes letter writing to make the youth aware on the role of the postal service in society and to foster affection for writing letters despite the modern modes of communication. In 2012, the competition was for young people to write a letter to someone asking, “Why is water precious?” The...
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03Jan2013TAGUM CITY, Jan. 3 -- The Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative (DANECO) is set to lose at least P66 million worth of revenue every month, until its power lines are able to transmit power to its consumers as a result of the damage wrought by Typhoon Pablo last December. “Mga 30 to 40 percent ang mawala sa DANECO in terms of revenues (DANECO is set to lose 30 to 40 percent in revenues),” said DANECO OIC Manager Engr. Benedicto Ongking said during the Kapihan sa PIA Friday. Ongking said the ...
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02Jan2013MANILA, Jan 2 (PIA) -- The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) extended the period of acceptance of nominations for the 2012 National Artists Award until January 15, 2013. The Order of the National Artists Award (Orden ng Gawad Pambansang Alagad ng Sining) is the highest national recognition given to Filipino individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts: music, dance, theater, visual ar...
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31Dec2012MALAYBALAY, Bukidnon, Dis. 31 (PIA) -- Ang National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI), kauban ang Philippine Information Agency 10 (PIA) ug ang Renal Disease Control Program (REDCOP) sa Department of Health (DOH) nagpahigayon ug media forum alang pagpausbaw sa Kidney Disease Prevention niining dapita adtong Disyembre 19. Sumala kang Dr. Apollo A. Tenorio, Internal Medicine practitioner, aduna’y duha ka matang sa mga sakit sa bato ug kini ang acute ug chronic. Ang acute kidney diseases ma...
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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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29Dec2012ILOILO CITY, Dec. 29 (PIA6) -- Social workers of the Department of Social Welfare and Development note that most of the children in conflict with the law (CICL) come from dysfunctional and broken families. “This is why the support of the family is very important in the rehabilitation of the CICL,” Jun Tercena, social worker at the DSWD Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth, said. Tercena said these children are just victims of circumstances, where peer pressure can be stronger on t...
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29Dec2012DAVAO CITY, Dec. 29 --The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is ensuring that Typhoon Pablo displaced families get their fair share of international donations. In an interview, DSWD Assistant Secretary for Institutional Development Vilma Cabrera said DSWD determines the allocation by taking into consideration the number of displaced families vis-à-vis the number, pieces or units of donated items whether food or non-food. “What we did is allocate it in accordance w...
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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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29Dec2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Dec. 29 -- Police Director General Alan LM Purisima, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and concurrent Vice Chairman of the National Committee SAFE (Secure and Fair Elections) 2013, today met with task group commanders of the provinces in Mindanao included in the list of 15 priority for the midterm elections next year. PDG Purisima said he scheduled the conference at the Police Regional Office 10 (PRO-10) Headquarters in Cagayan de Oro to assess the implementati...
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29Dec2012KALIBO, Aklan, Dis. 29 (PIA6) -- Pilang ka mga kabanwahunan sa patag ro ginbaha ku gabii it Disyembre 26 bangud sa sigidas nga uean sa banwa it Libacao kon siin ro ueuhan it suba it Akean. Nag-umpisa ro uean ku Disyembre 25 nga naga-ungkat-ungkat pero nangin sigidas ku Disyembre 26 nga nagdaea it pagbaha bukon eamang sa banwa it Kalibo, Numancia, Malinao ag Madalag kundi mismo sa banwang Libacao nga nabukid eon ag mataas pa nga lugar. Ginsueod it tubi-baha ro mga upisina it Provincial Capit...
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29Dec2012SARIAYA, QUEZON, Dec. 29 (PIA) --The Quezon Provincial Police Office (QPPO) conducted an Integrated Transformation Program (ITP) for its police officers. Police Chief Inspector Elmar Sillador said the year-end assembly of ITP is not for the police officers to render service to the pastors but pastors to be of service and help to the police officers in uplifting their spiritual beliefs. Sillador encouraged the pastors to conduct spiritual ITP every Monday for the police officers. “To at...
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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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28Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dis. 28 (PIA) -- Gihangyo sa gobyerno ang katawhan sa paglikay paggamit og delikado nga mga pabuto ug mga kwitis aron malikayan ang mga kadaot ug pagkamatay atol sa selabrasyon sa Bag-ong Tuig. Sumala ni Presidential Spoksperson Edwin Lacierda ang Department of Health (DOH) mitaho nga aduna nay mga biktima sa mga pabuto bisan kon layo pa ang Bag-ong Tuig ug ang ilang buhatan gikan Disyembre 21-26 nakatala ug mokabat 71 ka mga pasyente nga naangol sa pabuto ug usa nga naigo sa na...
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28Dec2012LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Dis. 28 (PIA) --Isasagawa ng Department of Foreign Affairs sa pamamagitan ng Board of Foreign Service Examination ang eksaminasyon ng Foreign Service Officer (FSO) na gaganapin sa susunod na taon, alinsunod sa Republic Act (R.A. 7157) ng taong 1991 at ng Revised Administration Code ng 1987. Ayon sa DFA, ang mga aplikante ay dapat na may kaalaman sa economic, political, at social na kalagayan ng bansa, at kailangan na may kapasidad sa oral at written communications, pati na sa...
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28Dec2012MANILA, Dis. 28 (PIA6) -- Ang mga operatiba sang Bureau of Immigration (BI) Intelligence division nakadakup sang 2012 sang mga 635 ka mga dumoluyong sa pagbiolar sang mga immigration nga laye sang Pilipinas. Si BI Commissioner Ricardo David Jr. nagpahayag nga ang mga dumoluyong nga nadakpan sang 2012 nagtaas sang mga tatlo ka beses sang 153 nga nadakpan sang 2011. Ang tanan sa ila gindetinar sa Bi detention center sa Bicutan Taguig kag ginpasaka-an sang kaso nga nakasala batok sa mga laye sa...
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28Dec2012ILOILO CITY, Dec. 28 (PIA) -- Classrooms and buildings in some schools in the Division of Iloilo provided shelter for evacuees affected by the heavy rainfall and flood brought by the recent passing of the tropical depression Quinta. Department of Education 6 (Dep-Ed 6) Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Focal Person Wendyl Mae Villaprudente said 28 schools in northern and central Iloilo and three classrooms in Passi Central School are serving as evacuation centers for these affected residents. ...
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28Dec2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Dec. 28 (PIA6) -- Relief operations are ongoing in the different barangays affected by flooding in Capiz, particularly in the second district. The provincial government here has been distributing augmentation relief goods to families affected by the flood brought about by heavy and continued rains due to tropical storm Quinta, said Capiz Sangguniang Panlalawigan Secretary Zoe Herrera. Herrera said that the relief operation of the province started yesterday to augment the ...
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28Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) through the Board of Foreign Service Examination will hold the Foreign Service Officer (FSO) Examination next year, pursuant to the Republic Act (R.A. 7157) of 1991 and the Revised Administration Code of 1987. According to DFA, applicants for the examination must be knowledgeable on the economic, political and social conditions of the Philippines, and must possess not only facility in oral and written communications, but also...
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28Dec2012QUEZON CITY, Dec. 28 (PIA) -- More disaster risk reduction (DRR) workshops are being planned this coming year to reach not only cities but also provinces and barangays for a more disaster resilient Philippines, a statement from Senator Loren Legarda said. Legarda, environmental legislator and United Nation’s (UN) Regional Champion for disaster risk reduction (DRR ) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) for Asia – Pacific said she aims to conduct more DRR workshops in 2013 to reach not only ci...
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28Dec2012QUEZON CITY, Dec. 28 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture is eyeing to put up community radio stations (CRS) in strategic areas in the country to further expand its advocacy and technology dissemination efforts. In a statement, Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala said the planned initiative will be undertaken in partnership with the Philippine Foundation of Rural Broadcasters (PFRB), during a a recent meeting on Biotechnology and Rural Broadcasters’ Conference held at Crowne Regency Re...
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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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27Dec2012MAKATI CITY, Dec. 27 (PIA) -- The Makati City Council has approved the granting of P100,000 cash incentive to BLU card holders who have turned 100 years old within 2012, with an initial appropriation of P2 million. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said this one-time cash benefit for resident-centenarians serves as the city’s tribute to them for their significant contributions and role in the history and development of Makati through the years. “We deeply cherish and valu...
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27Dec2012DAVAO CITY, Dec. 27 -- Run-of-river hydropower developer Hedcor has planted more than 600,000 trees to date. The milestone was reached during this year’s reforestation activities in Benguet, Ilocos Sur, Davao City, and Davao del Sur. This year alone, the company planted close to 300,000 trees. Over the years, Hedcor has consistently planted trees to contribute to the protection and conservation of watersheds. Every employee takes part in the environmental effort. Each team member is commit...
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27Dec2012DAVAO CITY, Dec 27 (PIA) -- Government continued the relief and rehabilitation efforts for victims of typhoon Pablo in calamity-affected areas of Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley. Priscilla Razon, director of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Office 11, told reporters that except for the towns of Laak and Maco, almost all towns in Compostela Valley already received their noche buena packs. Speaking at a press briefing, she said the DSWD still has to deliver 7,705 noche bue...
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26Dec2012CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City, Dec. 26 -- The 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division in partnership with a local establishment conducted a static display at Las Ramblas Parking Area, SM, this city, Dec. 21. The static display was to celebrate the 77th Founding Anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) with the theme, “Bayanihan at Kahandaan: Tuwid na Daan Tungo sa Kapayapaan.” Along with the static display, 4ID also showcased the infantry rifle squad which demonstrat...
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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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24Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol Dec. 24 (PIA) -- Around 89 police officers from the Central Visayas police regional office arrived here in Bohol to beef up the security in the province for the holiday season. The new police officers comprised of both men and women will soon be assigned to complement town stations but as of now, are temporarily stationed at Camp Dagohoy for their unit briefings, according to PSSupt Constantino Barot last Thursday. These new police officers would be briefed of all the...
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23Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec. 23 (PIA) --By winning in the regional search, Bohol vies for “Pamana ng Lahi” National Award. Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Information Officer Jose Jeffrey Bernasor bared this information at the weekly Kapihan sa PIA, which was aired live over DyTR on Thursday. Bernasor shared that Bohol Governor Edgar Chatto received the regional award publicly acknowledging Bohol’s a-one performance in governance last week, during a DILG gathering in ...
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23Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec. 23 (PIA) -- As the province garnered the country’s most innovative award in anti-rabies program, “getting complacent is the last thing on our list,” says Bohol Rabies Prevention and Elimination Program (BRPEP) action officer Dr. Maria Stella D. Lapiz. Now fast becoming a benchmarking destination for its successful implementation of the national law on rabies rabies prevention and elimination, Bohol is also basking in the local government limelight, after it e...
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22Dec2012SYUDAD SANG ILOILO, Dis. 22 (PIA6) -- Daku ang paglaum sang Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Iloilo Provincial Office nga masulhay nga iga-implementar sa masunod nga tuig ang mga regulasyon ukon pagsulondan sang joint administrative order sang Department of Transportation and Communications kag DTI bahin sa Republic Act 10054 ukon kilala bilang Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009, nga naga obligar sa mga motorista kag sa nagaangkas nga maggamit sang protective motorcycle helmets nga may ...
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22Dec2012ILOILO CITY, Dec. 22 (PIA) -- Seven hundred eighty-five public school teachers from all divisions of Western Visayas are set to take the National Qualifying Examinations for School Heads (NQESH) slated on January 20, 2013. Department of Education 6 (Dep-Ed 6) Regional Testing Coordinator Dr. Donato Delgado said the schedule for the NQESH has been moved twice. “The original schedule for this exam was November 11, 2012, then it was moved to January 6, 2013. However, as per advisory from the...
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22Dec2012MALAYBALAY, Bukidnon, Dec 22 (PIA) -- Around 10,000 people die every year because of kidney diseases in the Philippines and it is noted as one of the leading causes of death in the country. Carmen Lubguban, REDCOP-10 Regional Coordinator said there are 147 new cases of patients with kidney problems tallied in third quarter adding up to the 152 patients in the second quarter. During the Mobile Talakayan on Renal Health and Disease Prevention conducted in Malaybalay, Bukidnon last December 19, ...
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22Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec. 22 (PIA) -- A young teacher from Bohol who is a cast of Bohol’s official entry to the 4th National Theater Festival (NTF) at the Cultural Center of the Philippines was hailed among the best featured musical actress and stars in the theater circuit in 2012. At the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s Bravo, Best of the Theater 2012 Awards, singer Geraldine Pancho, who is now teaching in Legazpi City was cited among the Honorable Mentions Best Featured Actress in Musica...
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21Dec2012MARIKINA CITY, Dec 21 (PIA) -- The city government of Marikina is encouraging all barangay councils to register persons with disability (PWD) living in their barangays. Marikina Mayor Del De Guzman said the move is mandated by the recently passed Resolution No. 170 of 2012 otherwise known as “Resolution urging all barangay councils in Marikina city to spearhead the registration of persons with disability in their respective barangays.” “It would be easier for our City Social Welfare and...
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21Dec2012LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Dis. 21 (PIA) –- Maluwang na tinanggap ng administrasyong Aquino ang hakbang ng Standard & Poor’s (S&P) sa pagpapataas nito ng credit rating outlook para sa ekonomiya ng bansa mula stable hanggang positive. “Ang Standard & Poor’s (S&P) ay pinataas ang kanilang credit rating outlook para sa ekonomiya ng bansa mula sa “BB+ Stable” hanggang “BB+ Positive.” Ito'y nangangahulugang na tayo ay may aasahan, maliban sa mga hindi inaasahang sitwasyon, isang aktuwal na c...
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21Dec2012DAVAO CITY, Dec 21 (PIA)-- Davao Oriental Governor Corazon Malanyaon has ordered a total evacuation of residents in Baganga, Cateel and Boston as another weather system threatens to hit these areas recently ravaged by typhoon Pablo. Speaking at the Kapihan sa Philippine Information Agency, she said it is the best move in order to save and protect the residents from any eventuality as the looming storm might batter again the disaster-stricken areas in the coming days. Malanyaon said the pro...
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21Dec2012DAVAO CITY, Dec. 21 (PIA) -- As the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical & Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warns of another tropical storm coming, Davao Oriental Gov. Corazon N. Malanyaon is eyeing mass evacuation of residents especially from the three newly typhoon Pablo -hit towns of Baganga, Cateel and Boston. Guesting in the Kapihan sa PIA, Malanyaon said the absence of any safe place where people can be evacuated from the three coastal towns where typhoon Pablo left imme...
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21Dec2012MAKATI CITY, Dec. 21 (PIA) -- The local government has commended the winners of this year’s Search for the Cleanest and Greenest Barangays, Health Centers, Fire Sub-Stations, Police Community Precincts and Public Schools for being its “true partners” in the pursuit of its advocacy for a healthy and sustainable environment. The winners of this year’s search, spearheaded by the Department of Environmental Services (DES), were proclaimed and given cash prizes and plaques at an awarding cer...
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21Dec2012NEW BATAAN, Compostela Valley, Dec. 21 -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) XI and representatives from the other regional offices did not postpone their Christmas Party but spent it repacking rice, sardines and 'bulad' for the typhoon-affected residents of New Bataan in Compostela Valley. “The event was more effective in creating a bond among the employees during Christmas because we know we were doing something for the typhoon victims,” BFAR XI Assistant Regional Direct...
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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... -
21Dec2012DAVAO CITY, Dec. 21 (PIA) -- The House of Representatives has called on the creation of a Presidential Task Force that will oversee the relief, resettlement, rehabilitation and livelihood services and infrastructure support for areas hardest hit by typhoon Pablo. Representative Maria Carmen Zamora said House Resolution No. 22 if considered by the President will give focus on the rehabilitation and rebuilding of devastated areas. The measure is authored principally by House Speaker Feliciano Be...
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20Dec2012TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, Dec. 20 (PIA) -- Traffic citation tickets issued in the province will have a single identifying look through a “single ticketing system” being pushed for use in the entire province. In a provincial council meeting recently held where concerned agency heads in-charge of the traffic system met and thoroughly discussed the necessary steps in order to achieve a single ticketing system that will be recognized and effective for the entire province. The meeting was h...
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20Dec2012BATANGAS CITY, Dec. 20 (PIA) --The Local Government of Batangas City has launched vital reforms supported by the United States Government under the Cities Development Initiative (CDI) to enhance the city’s competitiveness towards sustaining broadbased and inclusive economic growth. In a day-long event sponsored by the U.S. Embassy’s U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in the Philippines, Atty. Victor Dimacuha, Secretary to Batangas City Mayor Vilma Abaya-Dimacuha, anno...
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20Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 20 (PIA) -- The International Urban Training Center (IUTC) based in the Republic of Korea (ROK) are currently teaching indigenous people in North Cotabato the proper water and wastes restoration and management. The training which started on Saturday and will end on Thursday is headed by Professor Kwi-Gon Kim, director of UITC. Kidapawan City Vice-mayor Joseph Evangelista said the IUTC has partnered with the Mount Apo Foundation, Inc (Mafi), a non-governmen...
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20Dec2012PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Dec. 20 (PIA) -- An international non-government organization (NGO) has signified its intent to extend help typhoon Pablo victims of the two most-affected municipalities in Agusan del Sur. According to Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council office (PDRRMC), Save the Children Foundation will provide water system to barangays Awao, Sayon, and Angas in Sta. Josefa town and Sinobong, Candiis, Sta. Emelia, and Del Monte in Veruela in response...
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20Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dis. 20 (PIA) – Gipirmahan na ni Pangulong Aquino ang mokabat P2.006-trilyon nga 2013 General Appropriations Act (GAA) kagahapon. Ang mokabat P2.006 trilyon nga 2013 National Budget nga ginganlan og Empowerement Budget mi-umento ug 10.5 porsyento kumpara sa kasamtangang budget nga P1.816 trilyon. Sa 2013 nga budget, pinakadako nga parte niini ang gigahin alang sa mga social services sa nasod sama sa Department of Education nga mokabat P232.6 bilyon, ang Department of Social We...
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20Dec2012ILOILO CITY, Dec. 20 (PIA6) -- Iloilo City has won five trophies in Excellence in Local Governance (EXCELL) in the recently concluded Pagdayaw 2012 Awarding ceremonies led by the Department of the Interior and Local Government. The city was declared Best Performing City in Western Visayas with recognition as champion in Excellence in Administrative Governance, Excellence in Valuing Fundamentals of Good Governance, Excellence in Social Governance, and first runner up in Excellence in Environm...
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20Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis. 20 (PIA) -- Namahagi kamakalawa ng tulong ang Oblates Missionary Foundation katuwang ang Oblates Media and Communications Group sa mga biktima ni bagyong Pablo sa New Bataan, Compostela Valley. Maliban sa mga pagkain, nagdala din ang grupo ng tubig at iba pang relief items. Ito ay nagmula pa sa ilang mga establisiemento, religious organizations at private individuals mula sa lalawigan ng North Cotabato at Maguindanao. Ayon kay Oblates Foundation chi...
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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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20Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 20 (PIA) -- The Oblates Missionary Foundation (OMF) in coordination with the Oblates Media and Communications Group distributed on Wednesday relief items to Pablo victims in New Bataan, Compostela Valley. Aside from food and water, the group also delivered clothing items for the affected municipality. The goods were gathered from establishments, religious organizations and private individuals from the provinces of North Cotabato and Maguindanao. Oblates Fo...
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20Dec2012LOILO CITY, Dec 20 (PIA 6) -- Some 100 farmer cooperatives in the province of Iloilo received modern farm equipment worth P25 million during a ceremony held at the Iloilo Sports Complex Covered Gym, here. The farm mechanization project helps jump start the Aquino government’s farm mechanization and post-harvest program implemented by the Department of Agriculture in collaboration with the Provincial Government of Iloilo. “Take good care of these farm equipments,” said Iloilo Governor ...
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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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18Dec2012MAKATI CITY, Dec. 18 (PIA) -- The local government has started releasing the year-end cash gift, including the additional stipend for those aged 70 years old and above, and Pamaskong Handog tickets to senior citizens registered as BLU Card members. Through the passage of City Ordinance No. 2012-017, the city had increased the allowance given to elderly citizens 70-79 years old from the regular P2,000 to P3,000, and to P4,000 for those 80 years old and above. Meanwhile, those between 60-69 years...
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18Dec2012PASAY CITY, Dec 18 (PIA) -- Pasay City Mayor Antonino Calixto recently led the groundbreaking ceremony of a new high school named after the late former President Corazon C. Aquino. “President Cory has been an icon of nationalism and we would like to instill the same love for the country that she exemplified on our students, hence, we named this new school after her,” Calixto said. He said that naming the new school after Mrs. Aquino will not just give honor to the first female Philippine ...
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18Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 18 (PIA) -- A total of 25 homegrown micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) participated in the trade fair recently organized in support to this year’s 67th PICPA Annual National Convention held at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, this city. The trade fair was also joined by 55 exhibitors from all parts of the country, some of them regular exhibitors of the PICPA National Conventions and other national conventions. The four-day fair generated combined sales of alm...
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17Dec2012TAGUM CITY, Dec 17 (PIA) -- Davao del Norte may be the least-hit province of typhoon Pablo’s wrath but it nevertheless needs the aid of various national government agencies for rehabilitation. “In the rehabilitation phase of this disaster, we are hoping that the horrible magnitude of damage will urge various national government agencies concerned to also come to our aid and help bring normalcy in the lives and economy to Davao del Norte,” Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario said...
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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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17Dec2012CENTRAL VISAYAS, Dec 17 (PIA) -- A cabinet official challenged all local government units (LGUs) to play an important role in the country's economic growth and development specifically in the countryside and to sustain this growth and make it inclusive. Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Francisco "Bimbo" Fernandez issued this challenge in his keynote message during the DILG-7 evaluation and conference and awarding ceremonies for the Toboy 2012, Lupong Tagapamayap...
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16Dec2012ILOILO CITY, Dec. 16 (PIA6) - - The search is on for the outstanding elementary pupils and secondary students for academic year 2012-2013 of Iloilo City and province. The Outstanding Student Circle of Iloilo in coordination with the Department of Education Divisions of Iloilo, Iloilo City and Passi City has opened the nomination for the Ten Outstanding Elementary School Pupils and Ten Outstanding Secondary School Students of Iloilo. The award is open to graduating pupils and students of ...
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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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15Dec2012CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City, Dec. 15 -- The 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division Commander led the tree planting activity at Sitio Salawagan, Tingalan,Opol, Misamis Oriental today. The tree planting is part of the series of activities in line with the celebration of the 77th Armed Forces of the Philippines Founding Anniversary with the theme, “Bayanihan at Kahandaan: Tuwid na Daan Tungo sa Kapayapaan." A total of 2000 narra seedlings were planted at the tree planting site at Opol ...
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14Dec2012DAVAO CITY Dec. 14 (PIA) --The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has adjusted the amount of food rations included in the food packs being distributed to the families displaced by Typhoon Pablo in the three Davao Provinces to lengthen the food supply. “We have increased the number of kilos of rice in the food packs, from three kilos of rice good for two to three days, to 10 kilos of rice which is good for three to five days,” DSWD XI Social Welfare Officer 4 Pedrita Dimakil...
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14Dec2012DASMARIÑAS CITY, Cavite, Dec 14 (PIA) -- Six hundred eighty seven students recently graduated from Technical Education and Skill Development Authority (Tesda) in a celebration held in the library of Dasmariñas National High School (Main) in Barangay Burol II of this premier city. These students are now armed with the skills from different vocational and technical courses like Culinary Arts, Dressmaking/Tailoring, Hair/Beauty Care, English Proficiency, Automotive, Cellphone Technician, Therape...
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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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14Dec2012MAKATI CITY, Dec. 14 (PIA) -- The City Council, in a special session last Monday morning, unanimously approved the release of P4 million from the city’s 2012 executive budget as relief and rehabilitation assistance to victims of typhoon Pablo in the provinces of Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said that aside from the relief and rehabilitation assistance, two K9 dogs from the Philippine K9 Search and Rescue Foundation, and Makati Rescu...
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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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14Dec2012DAVAO CITY Dec. 14 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) - Region 11 continues to monitor the price of basic commodities in the typhoon-affected areas in Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental but notes the lack of purchasing power in the area. “There is an automatic price-freeze in the areas affected by the calamity for the next 60 days after the areas have been declared under a state of calamity,” DTI Consumers Welfare Division Chief Arnulfo Ganaan said Tuesday. Ganaan said ...
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14Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 14 (PIA) -- Police personnel in Caraga region may miss their Christmas revelries this year but they may carve a memory in the hearts of the recent typhoon “Pablo” victims. Caraga Police Director CSupt Carmelo Valmoria issued a memorandum this morning for strict compliance and for wide dissemination to all police provincial and city offices, municipal police stations and units “to cancel all Christmas parties.” Their parties are supposed to be simultaneously held this...
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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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13Dec2012MAKATI CITY, Dec. 13 (PIA) -- The local government reminds residents and the general public that the city ordinance banning firecrackers and other explosive materials in three barangays affected by the oil leak is still in effect two years after its enactment. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay called on the residents of Barangays Bangkal, Pio del Pilar and Magallanes to strictly observe the ban to avoid any untoward incident, and instead use pots and pans or blow their horns t...
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13Dec2012SAN MANUEL, Pangasinan, Dec. 13 -- Residents of Barangay Poblacion here will finally feel safer walking at night with the lighting of the kilometer-long road that runs from Nagsaag Extra-High Voltage (EHV) substation to Asuncion Street. Town Mayor Alain Jericho S. Rosario signed Tuesday a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), signifying the formal start of the project. Corporate Affairs head Nelson Cabangon and District III head Gerardo Tor...
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13Dec2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Dec 13 (PIA)-- Airline commuters from GenSan are now rejoicing over the Air Passenger Bill of Rights protecting them from all airlines fuss. The Air Passenger Bill of Rights, which aims to improve airline operations and practices in the country, will be implemented on December 21 in time for the Yuletide celebrations. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) based in GenSan said the new policy is crafted with the intention to foster a “win-win situation” for both t...
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13Dec2012ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Dec 13 (PIA) -- Western Command and Ten Moves Foundation dedicated and turned-over a pre-fabricated interactive classroom to Bato National High School, Taytay, Palawan last Dec. 4. The Public Affairs Office of WESCOM in a statement said that guest of honor WESCOM Commander LtGen Juancho M Sabban attributed the realization of the school project to the successful collaboration among all education stakeholders. “Together, we have constructed a new foundation to build up...
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13Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 13 (PIA) -- Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapiliz-Baldoz congratulated the DOLE Caraga Region as it has achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification for its quality management system as planned. Remarkably completed within 10 months, Baldoz said that with the ISO certification of QMS, we have transparency in governance, and that we ensure quality management system in government as it meets international standards in terms of meeting the requirements of our clients as wel...
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12Dec2012DAVAO CITY, Dec. 12 – In the newly-released survey results of the Social Weather Stations (SWS), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has been regarded as “very good” in sincerity by the enterprises which were surveyed. The result is part of the Transparency and Accountability in Governance (TAG) 2012: Surveys of Enterprises on Corruption by the said public polling body of the country. DTI was among the three government agencies that garnered a “very good” rating under this sur...
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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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12Dec2012PASIG CITY, Dec. 12 (PIA) -- Nomination is open for the Search for Outstanding Teachers (SOT) from public and private schools who made a difference inside the classroom and created a positive impact in the community. Nominees to the SOT should have shown consistently exemplary teaching competence, dedication to work and effective educational leadership. Now on its 29th year, the search is a project of the Metrobank Foundation, Inc. in cooperation with the Department of Education. It is open t...
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11Dec2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Dec 11 (PIA) -- The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) 12 has stepped up its information drive on “Iwas Paputok” as Yuletide season comes nearer. The campaign aims to discourage the public in using firecrackers and fireworks to reduce the number of injuries or even casualties this Christmas. DOH targets for a zero injury this year, it said. In a press briefing, Dr. Marlyn Convocar, DOH-CHD 12 OIC-regional director has called on the public to...
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11Dec2012ILOILO CITY, Dec 11 (PIA6) -- Public relations (PR) and information work play a significant role in any organization. This was highlighted by Communication Consultant Laarni Aguilar through the various lessons she shared on PR work during the Visayas Information Officers’ Year-End Conference held at Nature’s Village, Talisay City. “It is through public relations that the government is brought closer to the people and vice versa, a task which seems easy but it is no walk in the park,”...
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11Dec2012CEBU CITY, December 11 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 has installed 18 voice over internet protocol (VOIP) facilities as part of the ongoing modernization of information and communication technology (ICT) equipment in the region. This is in line with the goal to transform all DENR office equipment nationwide for accessibility of its various projects, initiatives and program updates as advocated by DENR Secretary Ramon JP Paje. DENR 7 regional executive di...
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11Dec2012QUEZON CITY, Dec 11 (PIA) - - Eight updated housing loan borrowers of the National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC) will get early Christmas gifts as winners of the “Bahay Ko Pananagutan Ko” raffle program. Vice president and NHMFC chair of the Board of Directors Jejomar Binay announced the winners of the raffle as follows: first prize, Efren Morales from Dasmariñas, Cavite, P350,000; second prize, Alfredo Figueroa also from Dasmariñas, Cavite, P250,000; and third prize, Albert...
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10Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis. 10 (PIA) -- Inihayag ng mga kasapi ng Midsayap Umbrella Sidewalk Vendors’ Association (MUSVA) na malaking tulong sa kanilang kabuhayan ang ipinamahaging capital seed fund ng gobyerno kamakailan. Ayon kay MUSVA member Lorena Loares, ginamit niya ang nabanggit na halaga bilang adisyunal na pondo sa kaniyang pagbebenta sa palengke. Dagdag ni Loares, nagsilbi rin umanong pandagdag ang natanggap na tulong pinansiyal upang mairaos nila ang gastusin sa ara...
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10Dec2012TALISAY CITY, Negros Occidental, Dec 10 (PIA) -- “Information plays a crucial role in disaster mitigation,” said Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Sonny Coloma during the government information officers year-end assembly attended by information officers from regions 6 and 7. Coloma, who was the event’s keynote speaker, said the recent disastrous event brought by typhoon Pablo in the country was a valuable lesson on information and being informed. Compostela Valle...
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10Dec2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Dec. 10 -- The Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industries, the City Government of Cagayan de Oro through the City Tourism Office and SM City jointly host an art exhibition of the burgeoning artists in the city in commemoration of the 1st Anniversary of Tropical Storm Sendong today, December 10 at SM City. The exhibit is entitled “Artsada's Next Stop: Healing Art for Sendong at SM” will run until December 16. Artsada, composed of five visual artists from the...
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10Dec2012PASAY CITY, December 10 (PIA) -- The Pasay City Government will conduct a series of rescue operations of street children, a few days before Christmas, starting Wednesday, December 12. This is in response to the increasing number of child street dwellers, beggars and vagrants this Holiday season. Pasay City Mayor Antonino “Tony” Calixto expressed concern over the safety of street children as they engage in street caroling and begging. “These children would clamber aboard moving public ...
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10Dec2012LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Dec. 10 (PIA) --More than 200 individuals donated blood at the mobile blood donation program organized by the Quezon provincial council for blood services (QPCBS) and the provincial government held on December 6 at the provincial capitol building, this city. Most of the blood donors are members of the Armed Forces of the Philippine (AFP)- Southern Luzon Command (SOLCOM), 4th Light Armour Brigade, 3rd CEISG, 4th Forward Support Unit headed by Maj. Batyola and Task Force...
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08Dec2012CALACA, Batangas, Dis. 8 (PIA) -- Nagsagawa kamakailan ng blood donation activity ang municipal health office (MHO) sa bayang ito katuwang ang mga kawani ng blood bank department ng Batangas regional hospital. May 58 Calaqueño ang boluntaryong nakibahagi sa blood donation activity para sa huling kwarter ng taong 2012. Kabilang sa mga barangay na nakilahok ang Bisaya, Lumbang na Matanda, Makina, Poblacion 6, Balimbing, Puting Bato East, Bagong Tubig, Madalunot, Calantas at Poblacion 2. Base ...
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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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08Dec2012SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna, Dec. 8 (PIA) -- An education forum with the theme “Kasaysayan Linangin: Turismo Paunlarin (Enrich History: Improve Tourism)” was held recently at the Rizal Hall of San Pablo Central School to promote local history. More than 150 social studies teachers from the different elementary and high schools in the city both from the private and public schools participated in the forum. Among the resource persons of the forum are city councilor Arnel Ticzon, vice-chairman of...
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07Dec2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Dec. 7 (PIA) – The Search for Best Implementor on Clean, Green and Eco-Friendly Delegation is on during the 2012 Northern Mindanao Regional Athletic Association (NMRAA) Meet, from Dec. 10-14, at the Mindanao Civic Center (MCC) in Tubod, Lanao del Norte. The NMRAA aims to integrate the sports and arts competition for student athletes and school administrators and celebrate achievements through camaraderie and healthy competitions among the region’s 14 schools...
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07Dec2012NEW BATAAN, Compostela Valley, Dec. 7 -- President Benigno S. Aquino III distributed relief assistance to victims of Typhoon Pablo here even as he called for the speedy retrieval of missing victims. Speaking before some 559 displaced families in New Bataan, President Aquino said he wanted that the missing are properly accounted, and that all efforts are exerted to recover them, if possible “all of them alive.” He also wanted to know why New Bataan experienced such tragedy, and h...
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07Dec2012ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Dec 7 (PIA) -- Local and provincial employees and barangay secretaries participated in a business correspondence writing through the initiative of the Rizal Information Officers’ League (RIOL) and the Rizal provincial government at the Multi Purpose Hall, Provincial Capitol, Antipolo City, Rizal, December 6-7. The two-day event aims to educate employees on the proper methods of writing business correspondence to improve the communication within the local government uni...
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07Dec2012QUEZON CITY, Dec. 7 (PIA) -- The Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced today that they are now accepting applications for the Career Service Professional and Sub-Professional written examinations set on April 14, 2013. All CSC Regional and Field offices nationwide were directed to accept applications until February 28, 2013. CSC, however, warned that the application period maybe closed before February 28 once these regional and field offices reached its respective quota. Application require...
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07Dec2012TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, Dec. 7 (PIA) -- The Provincial Cooperative, Livelihood and Entrepreneurial Development Office (PCLEDO), in partnership with the Provincial Cooperative Development Council (PCDC), will be conducting a three-day Strategic Planning Workshop for Cooperatives on December 10, 11, and 13 at the Cavite Cooperative Development Center here. Rene R. Tongson, PCLEDO officer-in-charge said the seminar is required for board of directors and managers of primary cooperatives as in...
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07Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 7 (PIA) -- Michigan-based charity group World Medical Relief (WMR) has sent more high-end medical equipment to Cotabato province, a report from the provincial governor’s office said. The medical equipment and supplies, with an estimated cost of P17 million comprised the fourth shipment of donations from WMR for North Cotabato this year, a statement from the Information and Development Communication Division of the ...
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07Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 7 (PIA) -- Soccsksargen Region’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has inaugurated the Regional Clonal Nursery in Barangay Amas, Kidapawan City to boost the implementation of the National Greening Program (NGP). DENR Assistant Secretary Marcial C. Amaro, Jr., led the ribbon- cutting ceremony on November 28 marking the official opening of the clonal nursery, which has already produced at least 407,000 seedlings o...
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07Dec2012MANILA, Dec. 7 (PIA6) -- Magapatigayon ang Department of Energy (DOE) sang serye sang mga aktibidades karon nga Disyembre kabahin sang pagsaulog sang 2012 National Energy Consciousness Month (NECM) kag sang anibersaryo sang pagtukod sang ila ahensya. Ang ini nga mga aktibidades ang maga sentro sa pagpasanyog sang mas mabaskug nga mga polisiya kag tikang tuhoy sa energy security agud maatobang ang mga kinahanglanon sa enerhiya sang pungsod sa karon kag sa palaabuton. Ini an...
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07Dec2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Dec. 7 (PIA) -- Local chief executives in the province fully support the forest land boundary assessment and delineation (FLBD) project of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Provincial Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr. expressed his unwavering commitment during the launching of the project held in Xavier Estates, Cagayan de Oro City on Sunday, December 2. He is also thankful for the implementation of the project in the region which is set to kick...
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06Dec2012DAVAO CITY, Dec 6 (PIA) -- Search and retrieval operation yielded more bodies on the third day in the aftermath of typhoon Pablo as authorities searched for missing residents in the hardest hit areas in Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental. Liza Mazo, director of the Office of Civil Defense XI in her report to the National Risk Reduction and Management Council said that as of 6:00a am Thursday, the death toll in the provinces of Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental rose at 322 with 194 in Co...
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06Dec2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Dec. 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DENR-ARMM) launched on Sunday the forest land boundary assessment and delineation (FLBD) project in the region. The project aims to map areas that can be potential for agroforestry development, delineate our agricultural lands with that of forest lands, and protect our established protected area systems, said DENR-ARMM Secretary Hadji Kahal Q. Kedtag. He ...
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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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06Dec2012MANILA, Dec. 6 (PIA) -- Metro commuters are assured that to lessen traffic in city streets, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will stop road diggings, temporarily. Effective midnight of Dec. 10 until midnight of Jan. 4, 2013, the MMDA is suspending all diggings and excavations in all Metro Manila road right-of-way in anticipation of an increase in vehicular volume and pedestrian traffic during the Christmas season. In a statement, MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino said the tempor...
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06Dec2012BACOLOD CITY, Dec 6 (PIA6) -- A statement from the city said it continues to check on compliance of gas stations with the city’s calibration ordinance. The team of inspectors comprises of representatives from various departments of the city government: office of the vice mayor, Public Information Office, city treasurer, city engineer, city planning & development, legal, permits and licensing, Bureau of Fire, and City Environment & Natural Resources’ Office. The Team, aside from looking i...
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06Dec2012LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Dec. 6 (PIA) --The Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) has recognized the provincial government through its provincial veterinary office (PVO) in their effort to increase and improve the breeding of carabao and cattle in the province. Based on PVOs report, 1,976 carabaos and 437 cows were successfully bred through artificial insemination in the different municipalities in the province, making it the leader in the implementation of the program in Calabarzon as well as in Bico...
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06Dec2012ISLAND GARDEN CITY OF SAMAL, Davao del Norte, Dec. 6 -- Philhealth XI conducted its third course of Philhealth Mobile Orientation, Validation and Enrolment Scheme (MOVES) in the Island Garden City of Samal last November 28, at the Peñaplata Gym. The event also saw the turn-over of the Per Family Payment Rate (PFPR) to the Local Government, amounting to P1,861,250, to fund the purchase of medicines, supplies and improve local health care facilities. More than a thousand residents arrived at th...
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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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05Dec2012CITY OF BALANGA, Bataan, Dec 5 (PIA) -- To enlighten the public on the critical role of pawikan in the ecosystem, Senator Loren Legarda will fund the construction of an audiovisual room in the Pawikan Conservation Center (PCC) after she disclosed that the marine reptiles in the country are “in danger of becoming extinct.” The chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change cited a report from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources which said 90 percent of coral reefs in the cou...
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05Dec2012NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Dec. 5 (PIA6) -- Barangay leaders from towns and cities in the first, second and third districts of Negros Occidental recently, completed a three-day training in Transformative Mediation at Mambukal Resort in Murcia town, a statement from the Capitol said. It was organized by the Public Affairs Division of the Office of the Governor, in collaboration with Mediation Network Inc., the Provincial Legal Office and the Liga ng mga Barangay. Neg. Occ. Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr.,...
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05Dec2012BATANGAS CITY, Dis. 5 (PIA) --Pinangunahan kamakailan ni provincial social welfare and development officer Jocelyn Montalbo, kasama ang mga kinatawan mula sa iba’t-ibang bayan ang pagdaraos ng World Social Forum on Migration sa lalawigan ng Batangas. Kasama ang mga delegado mula sa iba’t-ibang panig ng mundo, ang pagtitipon ay isinagawa upang mas maintindihan ang kalagayan ng mga kababayan nating nagingibang bansa ang mga overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) Naging panauhin at pangunahing tag...
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05Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 5 (PIA) -- Exhibitors from Soccsksargen region displayed local products in the recently conducted Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines- East Asia Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) and Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) Consumer Fair 2012 held at Melaka International Trade Center, Malaysia. Trade exhibitors included Bios Dynamis Multi-purpose Cooperative of Don Bosco Foundation for Sustainable Development Inc., Matutum Tropical Fruits Association, ...
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05Dec2012ILOILO CITY, Dec. 5 (PIA6) -- A Grade V pupil of Rizal Elementary School in Bacolod City who represented Western Visayas emerged champion in the elementary category of the recently concluded National Road Safety Poster Making Contest. Department of Education 6 Resource Mobilization Special Programs and Project’s Division Chief and Information Officer Dr. Eden D. Deriada said Angelene Arangco, bested other participants from the 17 regions in the country who participated in the competition. ...
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05Dec2012ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Dec 5 (PIA) – The Armed Forces of the Philippines through Western Command (WESCOM) and the United States Navy through US Naval Construction Battalion - 74 turned over a school building to the school administrators of Mangingisda West Elementary School in Palawan during the Dedication Ceremony held last Nov. 28, 2012. In a press statement, WESCOM Commander LtGen Juancho M. Sabban AFP said he considered the ceremony as another milestone in the alliance between the Philipp...
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05Dec2012TUBOD, Lanao del Norte, Dec. 5 -- The Early Recovery and Rehabilitation for Central Mindanao (ERRCM) donated supplies and equipment to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) last November 26, to enable the provincial government of Lanao del Norte to respond faster and more effectively to natural and man-made disasters. The turn-over ceremony was held at the PDRRMC office at the Provincial Capitol Building, Pigcarangan, in the capital town of Tubod. Among the e...
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04Dec2012MANILA, Dec. 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) has clarified that the P8.2-billion Land Transportation Office (LTO)-Road Transportation IT Infrastructure Project has not yet been awarded to any of the bidders that participated in the opening of the bid documents last Monday. In a statement, the DOTC said that the opening of bids was only a part of the process before a new system provider is appointed. Only the lowest bidder was announced in the open and tran...
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