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NEDA COMPLETES REGIONAL CONSULTATIONS FOR PDP UPDATE, RESULTS MATRIX REVALIDATION
Friday 24th of May 2013
QUEZON CITY, May 24 (PIA) -- The National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) has completed its regional consultations for the updating of Philippine Development Plan (PDP), 2011-2016 and the revalidation of results matrix for the same period.
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan, in a statement, said the consultations aim “to ensure that stakeholders at the regional level take part in the planning process.”
NEDA convened representatives from local governments, private sector, civil society groups, and other local development stakeholders in all 16 regions of the country for the consultations.
The agency hopes th...
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21May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 21 (PIA) – To continuously reduce risks during floodings in Caraga, the German International Cooperation (GIZ), a non-government organization will be conducting the Stakeholders’ Orientation and Planning Workshop on Local Flood Early Warning System (LFEWS) in the province of Surigao del Sur on June 6-7, and Surigao del Norte on June 13-14, 2013. As a jumpstart for the LFEWS project, the workshop intends to bring together the relevant local stakeholders to have a common unde...
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20May2013DAVAO CITY, May 20 -- Hedcor reaffirmed its commitment to protect the watershed through its reforestation efforts in Davao City and Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. For the first quarter, close to 14,000 trees were already planted after a series of tree planting activities which covered 14 hectares in Sibulan, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur and Tamugan, Davao City. Over 100 volunteers both from Hedcor and from the community took part in the tree planting. “We started early in our tree planting activ...
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17May2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 17 (PIA) -- Ipagpapatuloy ng pamunuan ng pulisya sa Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) ang pagpapatupad ng ‘Oplan Katok’ sa lahat ng mga lugar sa nabanggit na rehiyon. Ayon kay ARMM-PNP Director Chief Supt. Noel Delos Reyes, ito ay kasunod ng magandang resulta ng kanilang hakbang na sinimulan kamakailan. Bagama't hindi partikular na tinukoy ng opisyal kung ilan, tiniyak niyang may ilang gun owner na silang nasampahan ng kaso. Ang ‘Opla...
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15May2013BUTUAN CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) in Caraga upgraded its training in Incident Command System (ICS) through participating in a five-day Integrated Planning Course held at Pietros Square. The course contains the duties and responsibilities of the planning section chief (PSC), one of the general staff under the incident commander (IC). The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Caraga led the activity through Regional Director Liza Mazo, chai...
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10May2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 10 (PIA) -- Gipahigayon sa Misamis Occidental JPSCC kun Joint Provincial Security Control Center (JPSCC) ang usa ka workshop sa pagdala ngadto sa mga presinto ug pagkuha sa mga PCOS kun Precinct Count Optical Scan machines ug mga ballot boxes, human ang eleksiyon sa Mayo 13. Tuyo sa maong workshop ang pagpalig-on sa gitawag nga teamwork tali sa mga ahensiya nga gitahasan sa Comelec kun Commission on Elections (Comelec), nga daku’g kalabotan sa eleksiyo...
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10May2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 10 (PIA) -- Gidasonan sa Comelec kun Commission on Elections ang security deployment plan alang sa mga makina sa PCOS kun Precinct Count Optical Scan ug uban pang kagamitan sa eleksiyon nga gamiton sa Misamis Occidental, gikan sa final testing day kun adlaw sa pagsulay hangtud sa adlaw mismo sa eleksiyon sa Mayo 13. Ang maong mga plano ang gihan-ay sa PNP kun Philippine National Police (PNP) ug sa AFP kun Armed Forces of the Philippines, nga girepresenta...
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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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29Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 29 -- 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’s) 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 through Napocor/...
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25Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 25 (PIA) -- Siguraduhin na magpapatuloy ang tulong para sa mga pamilyang benepisyaryo ng Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino (4Ps) kahit na matapos na ang pambansang programa. Ito ang binigyang diin ni Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) assistant regional director Gemma Rivera kasabay ng isinagawang Municipal Transition Planning na pinamunuan ng ahensiya kamakailan. Ani Rivera, dapat isama na ng mga ...
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25Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 25 (PIA) -- The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) regional office 10 has conducted a consultation with regional stakeholders to update the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2011-2016 and revalidate the results matrix (RM) containing development indicators for the remaining plan period. Regional Development Council (RDC) officials, representatives from regional government agencies, local government units, academe, non-government/people’s organization...
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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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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) -- The region’s Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has hired 400, mostly students, part-time workers for the agency’s summer job program this year. The region’s DPWH secretary Emil Sadain said recruits will take part in the agency’s ‘Oplan Linis Bayan’ program, which includes the cleanup of major thoroughfares across the region. He said the program is meant to keep roads free from distractions as well as help maintain the...
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24Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 24 (PIA) – More than 100 stakeholders from the regional line agencies (RLAs), Local Government Units (LGUs), private and business sectors and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) will convene for a regional consultation on the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) Midterm Updating and Revalidation of Results Matrix on April 25, 2013 at Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, this city. This regional consultation is aimed at ensuring that regional concerns and priorities are reflected in...
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19Apr2013SURIGAO CITY, Apr. 19 -- The 30th Infantry "Python" Battalion, Philippine Army (30IB, PA) commemorated recently its 40th Founding Anniversary through the conduct of various activities that emphasized the Philippine Army’s commitment to continuously support the nation’s goal of environment protection, delivery of social services to the people, and development. Seventy-four youngsters were circumcised and given free medicine during the joint Operation “Tuli” and 60 children benefited in...
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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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17Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 17 (PIA) --- President Benigno S. Aquino III is scheduled to visit Negros Oriental on Thursday to lead the ceremonial groundbreaking of the Bioethanol distillery plant of Universal Robina Corp. in Barangay Tamisu, Bais City. The establishment of the Bioethanol distillery plant is in response to the President’s thrust to produce more fuel in the country. Pres. Aquino will lead the laying of the time capsule and unveiling of perspective of the Bioethanol plant with chair...
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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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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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16Apr2013IRRI, Los Banos, Laguna, April 16 (PIA) -- Farmers are set to reclaim salt-ravaged land, thanks to a single rice plant born of two unlikely parents that is spawning a new generation of rice that has double the salinity tolerance of other rice. "This will make saline-stricken rice farms in coastal areas usable to farmers," said lead scientist Dr. Kshirod Jena of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). "These farmlands are usually abandoned by coastal farmers because the encroaching sea...
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14Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Abr 14 (PIA) – Ang Balay Mindanao Foundation, Inc. (BMFI) galihok kauban sa Misamis Oriental Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) ug Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) aron sa pagpatuman sa Bantay Bayanihan (BB) Internal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP) alang sa 2011-2016 aron makab-ot ang kalinaw ug kalambuan sa Probinsya. Sa panagtagbo sa PPOC niadtong Marso 22, si Sabrina F. Balais—ang BMFI Project Officer, nagsaysay nga ang IPSP usa kahalapad nga palno nga ma...
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12Apr2013MANILA, April 12 (PIA) -- The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has announced that its memorial planholders may request to convert their plans to cash not lower than the contract price until August 31, 2013. Dubbed GSIS Enhanced Optional Exit Mechanism (EOEM), the program allows planholders to refund their cash payments depending on the type of their memorial plan. In a statement, the GSIS said EOEM is being implemented to protect the planholders from memorial servicing problems that ...
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11Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 11 (PIA) -- The Maynilad Water Services, Inc. recently teamed-up with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the municipality of Rosario in Cavite in planting 5,000 mangrove propagules in the Isla Bonita Resort in Rosario, Cavite. Joining Maynilad in the effort were representatives from Bantay Dagat–Rosario, DENR–Cavite, Philippine Coast Guard, and the Philippine National Police. “The Plant for Life program is part of our effort to safeguard wa...
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09Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 9 (PIA) -- The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Regional Office 10 will hold a mid-term assessment, updating and revalidation of the Regional Development Plan (RDP) and the Regional Development Investment Program (RDIP) on April 16. "It is almost three years since we implemented the RDP and RDIP, hence, it is imperative that we refer back to these documents and assess the agencies/local government units/ and institutions performance in terms of its c...
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09Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 9 (PIA) -- The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has announced that its memorial planholders may convert their plans into cash until August this year. In its press statement, GSIS said, the planholder will get the same amount in the contract price when he/she decides to withdraw. Dubbed 'GSIS Enhanced Optional Exit Mechanism' (EOEM), the program allows planholders to refund their cash payments depending on the type of their memorial plan. The GSIS said EOEM is ...
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04Apr2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, April 4 (PIA 6) -- A budget planning workshop was conducted by the Department of Education in Region VI, at Nature’s Village, Talisay City, Negros Occ., hosted by the DepEd Silay Division, a statement from the city said. It was participated in by schools division superintendents and assistant superintendents and presided over by DepEd Region 6, Director Mildred Garay and consultant Edna Escarilla. Participants were grouped and came up with the requi...
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04Apr2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, April 4 (PIA) – During the simultaneous inter-agency Oplan Red Plate operation conducted recently in Western Visayas, a total of 16 government vehicles were flagged down in the areas of Sigma, Ivisan and in Barangays Cagay and Lanot, Roxas City. No vehicles were spotted in the malls and in the beaches in Roxas City Of the 16 government vehicles, two vehicles have no violations while the 14 others were found mostly to have no trip tickets, no “For Official Use Only” s...
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02Apr2013TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, April 2 (PIA) - The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Cavite spearheaded clean-up drive and mangrove planting activities in two coastal towns and one city in the province recently. In cooperation with the local government units of Cavite City, Noveleta and Rosario including Maynilad Water Services, Incorporated DENR-Cavite entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with all parties to jointly protect and maintain approximately 4.5 hectares of ...
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02Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 2 -- It’s all systems go for the updating of the Davao Regional Development Plan (RDP), 2011-2016, and revalidation of the results matrices (RMs) and Regional Development Investment Program (RDIP) for the same period. This comes as a parallel effort pursuant to President Benigno S. Aquino III’s directive to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), to facilitate the updating of the Philippine Development Plan and its accompanying documents at the national ...
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01Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 1 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) said the observance of Holy Week was generally peaceful. This after PNP Director for Operations Police Director Alex Paul Monteagudo reported that, except for the attack by communist New People's Army insurgents on civilian militia guarding a religious activity in Butuan City on Good Friday, no other major untoward incidents were reported by Police Regional Offices. Monteagudo also said that PNP’s ‘Oplan SumVac’ will rem...
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01Apr2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, April 1 (PIA6) -- Inter-agency Oplan Red Plate task force noted down 24 government vehicles used on a Saturday. Some of these vehicles were used on an official function while some on unofficial trips by either the constituents or officials. Check points were set up in Bago City, Silay City, McKinley Road leading to the Bacolod-Silay Airport and at the boundary of Bacolod City and Talisay City in Barangay Bata in Bacolod City. Surprised inspections in malls, in airport an...
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27Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 27 (PIA) -- Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas Pelagio S. Apostol reminded government officials and employees not to use their service vehicles in their out-of-town family vacations for the Holy Week on March 28-31. Apostol issued the statement as their office for Western Visayas reported on the result of the simultaneous Inter-Agency Oplan Red Plate Operation conducted by the Ombudsman-led task force last Saturday, March 23 in the region. Ombudsman Visayas-Western Visayas ...
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27Mar2013MANILA, Marso 27 (Pia6) -- Ang Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) magapatigayon sang OPLAN LigtasBiyahe: Kwaresma 2013 agud mapaseguro ang matawhay, masarangan, masaligan, maayo kag luwas nga pagbiyahe sang mga motorista kag mga pasahero sa sini nga Semana Santa. Suno sa DOTC, ang programa nagasakup sang mga ahensya sa transportasyon sa idalum sang Departmento, kag magapadayun tubtub Abril 2 (martes) kag ginapatigayon agud masabat ang ginapa-abot nga daku nga numero san...
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27Mar2013SAN FERNANDO CITY, March 27 (PIA) -- The police has set in place Oplan Bantay Lakbay here to ensure a peaceful observance of the Holy Week. Under the campaign, members of the Philippine National Police are deployed in key areas where droves of tourists and motorists are expected to troop. “We assure the public of police visibility. We will safeguard lives and properties during the Holy Week observance throughout the summer vacation,” Sr. Supt. Ramon Rafael, La Union police provincial dire...
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25Mar2013SAN JOSE, Antique, March 25 (PIA ) -- Seven government vehicles were seized during an Oplan Red Plate last March 23 in the Municipalities of San Jose, Sibalom and Hamtik, this province. The Oplan Red Plate taskforce operation is spearheaded by the Ombudsman Visayas, Region 6 to intensify the campaign against improper use of government vehicles especially on weekends or holidays. This is mandated by RA 3019 or Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. The partner agencies include the Commission on...
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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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21Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 21 (PIA) -- Panay Island's electricity needs will get a further boost with the planned completion of the 8 MW-Villaciga 1-Hydropower Plant in Igsoro, Bugasong, Antique, the first hydropower plant in the Island of Panay, this June 2013. The commissioning of the hydropower plant will follow two months later when it can export power to the Panay Grid. As of February 2013, the project is already 80% complete according to Sunwest Water and Electric company, Inc., (SUWECO) Pr...
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19Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 19 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Caraga Region is heightening security in all seaports, airports, and bus terminals starting March 25 up to April 1, an official said. DOTC chief of operations, Engr. Eugene Rula said to have a meaningful and to ensure a safe celebration of the “Semana Santa” or Holy Week 2013, their office will again activate its “Oplan Semana Santa” helpdesk in all public places in the region. Rula said, their of...
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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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13Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 13 (PIA) -- The Philippine Governmant expressed gratitude to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after Saudi King Abdullah deferred the execution of all death penalty cases o qizas which included Joselito Zapanta. “His Benevolence (King Abdullah) has given our kababayan a three month lease on life, and his family additional time to raise the blood money.We also wish to thank the Emir’s Office for their efforts in facilitating the amicable settlement and forgiveness, as well as ...
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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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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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05Mar2013KORONADAL, South Cotabato, March 5 (PIA) -- Governance principles of transparency, accountability, and participatory are taking stage in the formulation and eventual implementation of Forest Land Use Plans ( FLUP). The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 12 here recently gathered at least 65 officials of local government units of Banga, Tantangan, Polomolok, Tupi, and Tampakan towns as well as Koronadal city for an orientation of the FLUP. To...
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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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04Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 4 (PIA) -- The Caraga Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) chaired by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and vice-chaired by four agencies, such as the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for Disaster Preparedness, Department of Science and Technology (DOST) for Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for Disaster Response and the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) for ...
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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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04Mar2013ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, March 4 (PIA) -- Around 1,500 young and adult residents here availed of a free medical check-up dubbed 'Operation Bigay Lunas' in Iligan City. The project is part of Mercury Drug Corporation's celebration of its 68th Anniversary on March 1, Friday held at the Children’s Park, Barangay San Miguel, said Dr. Rolando Cuizon, designated project chairman representing the city government. Included in the activity is the distribution of free medicines and vitamins, Cui...
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02Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 2 (PIA) -- Local chief executives, heads and representatives of government agencies, and other partner stakeholders convened on Thursday at the Almont Hotel's Inland Resort, this city to witness the launching of the Caraga Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (RDRRM) Plan 2013-2017. The activity was led by the RDRRMC chaired by Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Caraga Regional Director Blanche Gobenciong. Gobenciong said the Caraga DRRM Plan contains four thematic are...
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28Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 28 (PIA) -- The city government and Caraga State University (CSU) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the conduct of the Comprehensive Land Administration and Information Management of the city of Butuan using a Geographical Information System. The output will be needed in updating the Comprehansive Land Use Plan (CLUP) of the city. The partnership is necessary in updating the city’s CLUP as it would lead to a more accurate projection and preparation of the city’s...
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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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28Feb2013TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, Feb. 28 (PIA) --Governor Jonvic Remulla recently ordered the reorganization and strengthening of the Provincial Nutrition Council (PNC) anchored on the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) and contributes to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals specially in addressing extreme poverty, hunger and malnutrition. Executive Order No. 14- Series of 2012 states, "The implementation of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2011-2016 at the local leve...
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27Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb. 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will sue leaders of those who ransacked their office in Davao City Tuesday. Social Welfare and Development Secretary Dinky Soliman called the incident an act of hooliganism. "We will file charges because this is robbery and damage to public property," said Secretary Soliman in an interview. "Those relief goods are for typhoon Cresing victims," said Soliman as she wondered how the supposed "hungry and nothin...
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27Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 27 (PIA) -- Soccksargen’s Regional Development Council (RDC-12) has recently endorsed P32.3 billion worth of priority programs and projects for implementation in 2014. RDC 12 chair and General Santos City Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio said these programs and projects were gathered from investment plans proposed by 41 regional line agencies, five state colleges and universities and three government-owned and c...
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27Feb2013CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, Feb. 27 (PIA) -- Forest protection operatives from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Laguna and members of the composite Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force (Oplan Berde) continue to scour the Sierra Madre mountain range in Kalayaan, Laguna in search for illegal logging activities in the area. Illegal logging activities were confirmed in an aerial surveillance done earlier which positively identified their exact locations. Forester Emiliano Leviste, ...
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26Feb2013KALIBO, Aklan, Feb 26 (PIA) -- The province of Aklan was recently visited by some 35 Indonesians, United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) representatives and Commission on Population Central and Regional offices staff as one of the showcases in Region 6 and the whole country for the Indonesia-Philippines Strategic Approaches in Mainstreaming Adolescent-Youth Reproductive Health (IPh-SAMA). Aklan merited a visit from the group, having been chosen as the country and Western Visaya...
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26Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 26 (PIA) -- Patuloy pa rin ang operasyon ng mga pulis sa lungsod ng Kidapawan, North Cotabato hinggil sa ipinatutupad na Oplan Kapkap Bakal. Ayon kay Kidapawan City Police Director Supt. Joseph Semillano, ilang mga indibidwal na ang inaresto dahil sa pagdadala ng armas tulad ng kutsilyo at iba pa. Aniya, ilan sa mga dinakip ay pinalaya din ng Kidapawan PNP dahil ang mga narekober na armas ay gamit sa trabaho. Layunin ng operasyon na ito na maiwasan ...
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26Feb2013TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 26 (PIA) -- Gidasonan sa RDC-X kun Regional Development Council, sa rehiyon 10, ang plano nga magtakda sa gitawag WQMA kun Water Quality Management Area sa sistema sa panubig sa mga suba sa Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental ug Bukidnon. Ang pagtakda sa WQMA, ang magtugot nga himoon ang mga lakang aron matubag ang mga isyu ug mga problema sa sistema sa panubig sa kasubaan alang sa kasegurohan nga matuman ang mga probisyon sa Republic Act No. 9275, nga mas ...
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25Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb 25 (PIA) -- Democracy becomes meaningful only when people’s will prevails, especially in elections. This was the message of Presidential Communication Operations Secretary Sonny Coloma during the recent launch of Hatol ng Bayan 2013. He said holding honest elections is crucial to a nation’s democracy. “People power revolution happened because of people’s perception that there was massive cheating during the snap elections in 1986,” Coloma said in Filipino. Hatol ng...
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19Feb2013SAN FERNANDO, Bukidnon, Feb. 19 -- Hundreds of indigent and local folks from sitio Salumayag, Halapitan, this town, benefited from the free basic services brought by the joint medical-LGU mission, outreach program, operation haircut and pulong-pulong on February 7. The medical outreach mission successfully treated 779 beneficiaries: 224 residents benefited from medical consultations and check-up; 122 patients received free medicines; 122 residents had their blood pressure taken; 110 availed of ...
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19Feb2013TAGUM CITY, Feb 19 (PIA) -- Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario has declared the suspension of classes in eight municipalities in the province in view of tropical depression “Crising” which, according to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pag-asa), was moving closer to the southern tip of Davao del Sur as of 11 a.m. Tuesday (Feb. 19). “The Governor has declared the suspension of classes only in the eight municipalities under the Dava...
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18Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb 18 -- Government employees may express support for their favored candidates, but they cannot ask co-workers to vote for their choices. Civil Service Assistant Commissioner Ariel G. Ronquillo said government workers who engage in partisan political activities may face suspension, or worse, dismissal. Government employees that Commissioner Ronquillo was referring to were those who are career officials and rank and file employees in public offices. “We (government employees) a...
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18Feb2013TAGUM CITY-The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Center (PDRRMC) vowed to promote a culture of safety in the province to enable its residents to become resilient amid the onslaught of natural disasters in the province. The pronouncement came even as the PDRRMC officially launched “Oplan Andam” during the provincial employees’ regular Monday Convocation held at the Bulwagan Hall of the Provincial Capitol in Mankilam, this city. “We are officially launching Oplan Andam which ...
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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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17Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb. 17— Voters in the midterm elections will take a closer look at the line-up and leadership style of political parties, political experts said Tuesday. Political Affairs Undersecretary Chito Gascon, in an interview over Paghahanda Para sa Hatol ng Bayan, said coherence is key to survive national elections. He said people will judge candidates on the basis of coherence or disconnection of their messages from their personal histories and experiences. He also pointed out that ...
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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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15Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb. 15 — Candidates with good looks, a consistent message and name-recall have a good chance of winning an election. Political management expert Malou Tiquia of Publicus-Asia Inc. said candidates must have “authentic messages and authentic campaigns” to gain public support during election campaigns. Tiquia, author of the book “Campaign Politics,” was guest during the Paghahanda Para sa Hatol ng Bayan, a news and public affairs program of People’s Television Network....
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13Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb. 13 (PIA6) -- The municipal profile of the poor in Western Visayas is now available for use by the local government units for their planning and prioritized delivery of services. The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Western Visayas has already completed the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) survey and consolidation. Trinidad Lopez, NHTS-PR focal person, said during the orientation with Information Officers that they have ...
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13Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 13 (PIA) -- Magabutang ang Euro Hydro Power (Asia) Holdings Inc. magabutang sang mga P50 milyon para sa pagkaayo kag pagpabalik liwat sang nauntat nga planta sang mini hydro power sa Siyudad sang Koronadal. Siling ni Ignacio Guinid Jr., Euro Hydro officer-in-charge kag technical service manager, ginapuntirya nila nga umpisahan sa Hunyo ang pagkaayo sang planta sang mini hydro power nga ara nahamtang sa Sitio Upper Guadalupe sang Barangay Carpenter Hill sa ...
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12Feb2013MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- The provincial office of the Technical Education Skills Development Authority (Tesda) will have its hands full as it helps 10 local government units in the province prepare a doable program for implementation in 2014 aimed at reducing poverty incidence. The Local Poverty Reduction Action Plan (LPRAP), a convergence of several national line agencies, will be set in motion next year in Macrohon, Bontoc, Hinunangan, Libagon, Maasin City, Malitbog, So...
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12Feb2013MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Feb 12 (PIA) -- The Office of Civil Defense (OCD), in coordination with the city government of Maasin, conducted a Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Strategic Plan Formulation Workshop for 2013 - 2017 at Jaimees Hotel and Restaurant in Barangay Ibarra, Maasin City. Topics to be discussed during the four-day workshop include Climate Change Adaptation Plan; the Hyogo Framework of Action; Republic Act 10121 or the strengthening of Philippines disaster risk redu...
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12Feb2013DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb 12 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Negros Oriental gathered local governments and civil society organizations (CSOs) in the province recently to draw priority projects dubbed, “Bottom-up Planning and Budgeting (BuPB)." DILG-NegOr OIC provincial director Farah Gentuya said the assemblies are an offshoot of the regional orientation of BuPB participated in by 25 field officers of the province in Iloilo City. Initially, during the assembly in ...
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11Feb2013TAGUM CITY, Feb. 11 -- Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario has urged all the municipalities and cities in the province to come up with their own tourism master plans and align it with the national government’s tourism development direction. “The Governor is set to issue a memorandum to all municipalities urging them to come up with their own tourism plans,” Davao del Norte Provincial Tourism Council President Araceli Ayuste said. Ayuste said even Samal which is already a popula...
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11Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 11 (PIA) -- Pinalalakas ngayon sa lungsod ng Kidapawan, North Cotabato ang pagpapatupad ng Oplan No Helmet/No Plate-No Travel Policy. Kaugnay nito, aabot sa 45 mga motorcycle riders ang nasita at napatawan ng kaukulang parusa kaugnay ng naturang polisiya noong nakaraang linggo. Ayon kay City Police Director Supt. Joseph Semillano, partikular na ginawa ang highway inspection sa checkpoint malapit lamang sa Omar Kiram Building kung saan nakahimpi...
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08Feb2013BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) chaired by Blanche Gobenciong of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is set to launch the DRRM Plan 2013-2017 of the region on March 5 at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort here. Around 200 participants from the local DRRMCs of different provinces are expected to attend the said event. As the host of the event, Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand Amante will give the welcome remarks. Retired Army General...
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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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06Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 6 (PIA) -- Labimpitong bagong empleyado ang hinahanap ngayon ng Department of Science and Technology (DOST) para sa napipintong pagbubukas ng Philippine Science High School – Soccksargen Region Campus (PSHS-SRC) sa Koronadal City sa Hunyo. Sa isang kalatas, sinabi ni DOST 12 regional director Zenaida Hadji Raof-Laidan na tumanggap na sila ng aplikasyon para sa plantilla positions na bubuo sa mga unang tauhan ng PSH...
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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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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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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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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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30Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan 30 (PIA6) -- The recent statement of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region 6 that Iloilo needs to have more industries has turned the focus once again at the Regional Development Plan 2011-2016 which describes the industry sector as the “region’s (Western Visayas) engine of economic growth.” Although Iloilo thrives in the service sector, NEDA 6 said in recent media reports that the place needs to have more industries. And while Iloilo already has ...
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30Jan2013COTABATO CITY, Jan. 30 (PIA) -- The Regional Economic and Development Planning Board (REDPB) of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) during its Jan 21, 1st Regular Board meeting here deferred deliberations on the region’s P1.51 billion infrastructure program for this year. ARMM regional governor Mujiv Hataman, REDPB chair, said the 2013 P1.51 billion infrastructure program needs to undergo review following the discovery that most national roads in the region are included in the n...
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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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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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25Jan2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan 25 (PIA) -- Nagpausway ug usa ka hisgutanan ang Regional Planning Development Board (RedPB) sa Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) niadtong Lunes. Gihimo kini matud pa aron mapaabot ang programa sa rehiyon, hingtungod sa usa ka programang pang-imprastraktura, sa ilang una nga regular session. Kini nga programa mukabat ug P1.51 bilyones. Nagtataw ang maong pulong sa usa ka pagrepaso sa mga proyekto. Ang maong lihok nag-awhag ug usa ka pagdason ug resolusyon na ...
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25Jan2013KORONADAL CITY South Cotabato, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- Nakabaton ang lima ka mga probinsiya sang Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) sang daku nga pondo npara sa mga socio-economic program para sang mga imol nga mangunguma kag mangingisda, nga ginpasalig ni Presidente Benigno Aquino III sa katawhan. Sa kada probinsiya sang ARMM nakabaton sang una nga bahin nga mga P10 milyon halin sa Transition Support Investment Plan (TISP) para sa mga buluhaton sa lokal nga mga pangisda kag sa panguma. ...
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25Jan2013Quezon City, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) remains festive as it continues to savor the impact of the four-million foreign visitors the Philippines had in 2012, achieving 93.8 percent of its target for 2012. Next year, Tourism Secretary Ramon R. Jimenez is confident that we "Will cross the five-million milestone." This is the first time the country has reached the four-million mark in tourism history. Jimenez is confident that the Philippines is on track towards the 10-mill...
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24Jan2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Jan. 24 (PIA6) -- A house-to-house campaign to reach Capiceño gun owners with expired firearms license is ongoing in Capiz as part of the PNP’s “Oplan Katok” nationwide campaign. “We started the home visitation last Dec. and will continue until all owners of unlicensed as well as expired license guns have been reached,” said Capiz police director S/Supt. Domingo S. Cabillan in an interview over Bombo Radyo here. The Capiz Police Provincial Office is willing to ...
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23Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan. 23 (PIA)-- The City Planning and Development Office of Davao City is eyeing the revision of its Comprehensive Land Use Plan particularly in reclassifying flood-prone areas. Robbie Alabado CPDO head said that flood-prone areas as identified in the flood map prepared by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in 2007 will be reclassified from residential zones into parks and commercials zones. He said that the revisions in the city’s zoning ordinance will take into consideratio...
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23Jan2013LUNGSOD NG HENERAL SANTOS, Enero 23 (PIA) -- Dahil sa patuloy na pag-ulan sa buong rehiyon hinikayat ng mayor ng lungsod ang lahat ng mga residente na maglinis ng paligid upang maiwasan ang pagbara ng mga drainage sa lugar na kadalasang nagiging sanhi ng pagbaha. Binigyang diin ni Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio ang kahalagahan ng “waste segregation” o tamang paghihiwalay ng basura lalung-lalo na sa mga kabahayan upang maibsan ang tinatawag na “residual waste” o mga basurang naiiwan ma...
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21Jan2013CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City, Jan. 21 -- The Division Reenlistment Office of the 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division opened the Restructured Reenlistment Training (RRT) at the Division’s Grandstand, January 19. The program started with an opening prayer offered by Division Sergeant Major Rodrigo A Litang Sr, which was followed by the presentation of students by Lieutenant Colonel Juanito B Vertudez, division reenlistment officer. Lieutenant Colonel Rene R Cañete, assistant chief ...
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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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17Jan2013VIGAN CITY, Jan 17 (PIA) -- A multi–million food-processing facility is expected to open in Barangay Nanguneg, Narvacan, Ilocos Sur within this quarter, according the Administrator Edgar D. Zaragoza of the National Tobacco Administration (NTA). The food facility, which has initial budget of P165 million for its construction, is realized through the Agri –Pinoy Program of President Aquino in connection with his development plan for agribusiness creating other livelihood for tobacco farmers. ...
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17Jan2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Jan. 17 (PIA) -- Sarangani’s 140 barangay chairs pledged to support and implement the action plan for health which they crafted among other local officials during the two-day provincial health summit held here last week. The summit prodded barangay captains to be the champion in health services in their own barangays and to implement the plan in six-month period. Governor Migs Dominguez told summit participants: “Aminin natin na ang health, ang kalusugan ay responsibi...
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17Jan2013TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 17 (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council of region 10 (RDC-X) has endorsed the proposal for the Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP) Loan Package of US$500 million. Support of RDC-X, along with the other RDC’s of Mindanao and three regions each in Visayas and Luzon was sought by the Department of Agriculture (DA) for the approval of the loan. The council endorsed the proposal during the recent 95th Full Council Meeting of RDC-X, here, upon the...
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16Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan 16 (PIA) -- The municipality of Concepcion, Iloilo will immensely benefit from the state-of-the-art clean coal power plant to be situated in a 30-hectare property in Sitio Puntales, Brgy. Nipa in the said town. According to Palm Concepcion Power Corporation (PCPC) President Roel Z. Castro, who gave the briefing on the power plant project during the ground breaking ceremony, this will contribute to the economic development of the municipality. “There will be direct and ind...
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16Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan. 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) is proposing for an additional P1.6 billion budget for the rehabilitation of the typhoon-ravaged agricultural areas in Davao Region. In a statement, Agriculture Assistant Secretary for Operations Dante Delima said that based on the outcome of the meeting of the Quick Response Team, the group that was tasked to assess the actual damage and formulate the rehabilitation plans for the devastation wrought by the super typhoon Pablo, DA...
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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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15Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan. 15 (PIA6) -- Better land use can ensure protection of life and property against onslaught of disasters, said Senator Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan, during his dialogue with media, government information officers, and the academe in this city. Honasan, who was in Iloilo Jan 14, said that his first priority as legislator is putting in place the provisions of the law on land use as this focuses on human life, environment, and health. “These issues are not only for now, ...
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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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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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13Jan2013OPOL, Misamis Oriental, Jan. 13 (PIA) -- The local government unit of Opol is making an intensive revision of its Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) with the involvement of the various sectors of community through the conduct of consultative assemblies in the communities of 14 barangays of the municipality. These consultations are in line with the conduct of participatory development planning where views, opinions, as well as situations common and peculiar in the barangays are taken from the p...
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08Jan2013SAN JOSE, Antique, Jan. 8 (PIA) -- Bottoms-up planning for poverty reduction in the 17 municipalities in the province of Antique is underway, an official of the Department of Interior and Local Government Antique said. Raymund Palanog, cluster head, DILG- Antique in an interview said bottoms-up planning is a nationwide undertaking among provinces and municipalities with high poverty incidence to ensure real needs of the people and communities are included in the thrust of the national governme...
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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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29Dec2012CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City, Dec. 29 -- The 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division’s military operation through the Internal Peace and Security Plan “Bayanihan” yielded good result for the year 2012. In a statement, Major General Nestor A Añonuevo, Commander, 4ID detailed the accomplishment of the unit. It said that the unit welcomed the surrender of 101 rebels coming from the different provinces in the Division’s area of responsibility. It also was able to destroy a total of ...
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28Dec2012TAGUIG CITY, Dec. 28 (PIA) -- National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Leonardo A. Espina will lead the simultaneous ceremonial taping of the muzzles of firearms of policemen in Metro Manila Saturday, December 29 at the NCRPO Headquarters in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City. Espina in a statement said that the taping of the muzzle of firearms shows the PNP’s commitment against indiscriminate firing. “Once and for all, I am giving a stern warning to all the metro policemen to observ...
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26Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 26 (PIA) -- Barangays situated along the Agusan River Basin (ARB) underwent trainings conducted by the Department of the Interior and Local Government on Community-based Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (CBDRRM) and Contingency Planning (CP) from December 17-19 simultaneously held in the municipalities of Buenavista and Las Nieves. The trainings served as an offshoot of the Training of Trainers on CBDRRM and CP Phase I conducted on October 12 at Goat2geder Hotel and Re...
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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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20Dec2012DASMARIÑAS CITY, Cavite, Dec. 20 (PIA) -- The municipality of Tanza was the chosen area for a proposed $180-million solar power plant project to be put up in Cavite because of its good climate, sunlight, and surroundings. This project was confirmed in a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla and Korean executives of LG CNS Co., Ltd., a South Korea business corporation at a golf and country club here recently. This project was approved by concerned sectors...
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18Dec2012BUTUAN CITY, Dec. 18 (PIA) -- Some P34.7 million-worth of investment leads from planned expansions was generated by 28 entrepreneurs from the region who participated in the recently concluded Planning for Expanding Business Training (PLANET) held at the Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, this city. Participants which included owners of micro-, small- and medium- enterprises (MSMEs) and board members and officers of enterprising cooperatives prepared 19 business plans with project costs ranging f...
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17Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec 17 (PIA) -- To encourage farmers to adopt technologies that will increase their production, the Department of Agriculture recently showcased a rice demonstration farm cum research site in Koronadal City. Said rice demo farm was highlighted at the recent Farmers’ Field Day at Purok Mabuhay 2 in Brgy. Carpenter Hill, this city, where farmers examined the beginnings of two research projects and model farm for upland ...
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15Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis. 15 (PIA) -- Matapos ang halos dalawang taong konstruksyon, tatakbo ng ang operasyon ng filtration plant sa lalawigan ng North Cotabato. Ang P17.5 milyong planta na matatagpuan sa Barangay Perez, lungsod ng Kidapawan City ay inaasahang makapagsusuplay ng malinis na inuming tubig sa abot sa 24,000 na mga residente sa naturang probinsya. Ang inagurasyon na isinagawa kahapon ay pinangunahan ni Stella Gonzales, general manager ng Metro Kidapawan Water Dis...
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15Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 15 (PIA) -- After almost two years of construction which started March last year, the filtration plant in the province of North Cotabato is now operational. The P17.5 million plant which is located in Barangay Perez, Kidapawan City is expected to supply safe drinking water to the more than 24,000 residents in the province. The inauguration yesterday was led by Stella Gonzales, general manager of the Metro Kidapawan Water District (MKWD. MKWD assistant gen...
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13Dec2012GENERAL TRIAS, Cavite, Dec. 13 (PIA) --The Cavite Provincial Council for the Protection of Children (PCPC) concludes today their three-day workshop aimed to update the Local Development Plan for Children and the crafting of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the revised Children’s Code. The workshop held at the La Traviesa Hotel Resort here focused primarily on the current situation of children and the programs and services. For these, participants analyzed and determined the res...
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13Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dec. 13 (PIA) -- Troops from the 30th Infantry "Python" Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army have planted a total of 100 assorted fruit tree seedlings during the tree-planting activity at the Military Reservation Area in Sta. Cruz, Placer, Surigao del Norte. The conduct of the tree-planting activity is in line with this year’s celebration of the 77th Founding Anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on December 21, 2012 with the theme, “Bayanihan...
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10Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis. 10 (PIA) -- Umani agad ng suporta mula sa mga lokal na pamahalaan at iba’t ibang sektor ang kautusan ni South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. na nagtakda sa bawat huling Biyernes ng Nobyembre at bawat Hunyo 25 na mga araw sa pagtatanim ng puno sa buong lalawigan. Matatandaang pinirmahan ni Gov. Pingoy noong Nobyembre 5 ang Executive Order No. 22 s. 2012 nag-uutos sa pagpapatupad ng mga tree planting ...
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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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06Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis.6 (PIA) -- Umabot sa 40 na indibidwal na kabilang sa wanted persons sa buong Soccsksargen ang nadakip ng mga operatiba ng Police Regional Office (PRO) 12 sa mas pinaigting na kampanya nitong nakaraang buwan. Inihayag ni Police senior inspector Benjamin Mauricio Jr., pinuno ng information office ng PNP 12, na nakapagsagawa sila ng 28 na operasyon laban sa mga taong pinaghahanap ng batas. Kabilang sa mga naaresto ...
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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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04Dec2012DAGUPAN CITY, Dec. 4 (PIA) -- A number of unplanned pregnancies and improper birth spacing are caused by misconceptions about the use of contraceptives and other family planning methods. Jessieca A. Rosario, planning officer III of the provincial population office (PPO), said Tuesday that couples are usually hesitant to use contraceptives for fear it might have ill effects. Contraceptives, such as pills, have side effects, including nausea, headache, and blurry vision that usually go away afte...
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03Dec2012BOHOL, Dec 3 (PIA) -- The Department of Energy (DOE) brought to Bohol its Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign on the country's 2012-2030 Philippine Energy Plan (PEP) on November 15 at the Flushing Meadows Resort & Playground in Panglao, Bohol. DOE-Energy Policy and Planning Bureau director Jesus Tamang said the government recognizes the long gestation periods of energy projects and investments that leads the DOE to formulate a long term energy plan that addresses relevant i...
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01Dec2012CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO, San Fernando City, La Union, Dec 1(PIA) -- The Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) is now preparing for the Christmas and New Year celebrations as it implements the PRO1 Implan 33-2012. For a peaceful celebration of the incoming Yuletide season and to address the adverse effect of firecrackers and pyrotechnics, PRO1 will strictly enforce all laws related to firecrackers by conducting intensified inspection of warehouses and manufacturing sites, Officer in-Charge Regional...
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30Nov2012TUDELA, Misamis Occidental, Nov. 30 (PIA) -- Some 100 members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) from the different municipal police stations in Misamis Occidental participated in the tree-planting activities in Barangay Gala, Tudela town, this province, recently. The activity was an off-shot of the resolution passed by Sangguniang Panalalawigan (SP) Board Member Lelit Yape of the First District encouraging the PNP and other groups involved in the maintenance of peace and order in the prov...
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29Nov2012CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO, San Fernando City, La Union, Nov. 29 -- The Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) is now preparing for the Christmas and New Year celebration as it implements the PRO1 Implan 33-2012. In order to have a peaceful celebration of the incoming yuletide season and to address the adverse effect of firecrackers and pyrotechnics, PRO1 will strictly enforce all laws related to firecrackers by conducting intensified inspection of warehouses and manufacturing sites, said PSupt Joven...
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28Nov2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Nov. 28 (PIA) -- Nag-umpisa ang bug-os nga kapulisan sa Rehiyon 12 sang Lunes sang madamo nga pagpanakop kontra sa mga nagasupak sang “no helmet, no plate, no travel policy” kag iban pa nga sahi sang sulundan sa trapiko sa bug-os nga rehiyon. Si Chief Supt. Alex Paul Monteagudo, Region 12 police director, nagsiling nga nakig-angot sila sa Land Transportation Office (LTO) para sa kampanya sa bug-os nga rehiyon nga parti sang ginbag-o nga pagpatuman sang Police...
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27Nov2012TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, Nov. 27 (PIA) -- The provincial office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE-Cavite) in partnership with Cavite Public Employment Service Office (PESO) will host the two-day Region 4A annual PESO Year-End Planning and Assessment (YEPA) conference Wednesday until Friday at the Hotel Dominique in Tagaytay City. The event will bring together Region 4A PESO managers, officials, and employment focal persons of the DOLE 4-A regional office to formulate plans and...
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27Nov2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Nov 26 (PIA) -- Opposition to coal as a fuel to source out the much needed energy to address the country’s growing power needs can rest easy as recent use of clean technology makes emissions no longer hazardous. In a recent media tour to the Toledo Power Plant of the Cebu Energy Development Corporation (CEDC), media were briefed on the plant’s generation capacity of 246 megawatts of power through a new technology called Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) coal-fired pow...
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26Nov2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Nov 26 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has participated in the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management (PDRRM) Contingency Planning Formulation for Surigao del Sur particularly on flood emergency response held here recently. The activity was conducted after the PDRRM council found it necessary to address the problems on flood experienced in several municipalities, and to formulate solution in partnership with national agencies. According to...
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26Nov2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Nov. 26 (PIA) -- Local government executives and representatives of civil society organizations (CSOs) from the provinces of Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur underwent a two-day seminar workshop on planning, budgeting, revenue generation, procurement, debt and accountability. The event, aimed to enable both LGUs and CSOs to better understand the processes and intricacies of local public finance, was held in Davao City on November 24-25. “Public finance is not as comp...
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23Nov2012LAOAG CITY, Nov. 23 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Ilocos Norte in cooperation with the Provincial Environment and National Resources Office (Penro) is hiring 200 indigents to serve as barangay ranger officers (BROs) tp protect the 2,000 hectares of reforested lands in the province. “The idea started last month after the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) Program of the provincial government conducted a tree-planting activity in support to the National Greening Program,” said Juan De...
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22Nov2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Nov. 22 (PIA) -- The city local government coordinated with a well-established multi-national corporation for the long-range production of coffee fruits, providing 7,000 quality robusta seedlings in seven varieties to 12 out of the city’s 70 barangays located along its mountain ranges. The choice coffee seedlings, which arrived from Nestle’s plant October 27, were already distributed to the three mountain barangays of Canjuom, Basak, and Tigbawan, while the r...
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22Nov2012MAKATI CITY, Nov. 22 (PIA) -- The city has become the first local government in the country to conduct its greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory and is now making its GHG Management Plan. In a statement, Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay said the crafting of the city’s GHG management plan is being based on the results of the GHG inventory done by the city at the entity and community levels in 2010 and 2011, respectively, according to the standards set by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IP...
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19Nov2012DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, Nov. 19 (PIA) – The Regional Development Council (RDC) has emphasized the relevance of the Davao Regional Development Plan 2011-2016 to Davao del Sur’s economic growth, saying that the Plan has embodied strategies to specifically sustain the province’s agri-industrial industry. Sara Duterte-Carpio, chair of the Regional Development Council-XI (RDC-XI) and current Davao City Mayor, said the identified strategies will further boost the agri-industrial developmen...
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16Nov2012BUTUAN CITY, Nov. 15 (PIA) - The National Youth Commission (NYC) has formally started a series of regional action planning workshops to ensure the implementation and mainstreaming of the 2012-2016 Philippine Youth Development Plan (PYDP). The conduct of PYDP Regional Action Planning Workshop will be on November 20, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Casablanca Restaurant, Sinsuat Avenue, Cotabato City. This will be participated by representatives from Regional Line Agencies, Youth Serving NGOs,...
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16Nov2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Nov. 16 (PIA) --The local government of South Cotabato has set two days for the province-wide tree planting activities. Governor Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr., signed on November 5, Executive Order No. 22, requiring all municipal government units in the province to conduct tree planting activities every June 25 and every last Friday of November in their respective designated areas. “Tree planting sites should be in environmentally critic...
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15Nov2012TAGUM CITY Nov. 15 (PIA)-The National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) XI has bared the 10 strategic areas for the development of the Davao Region under the Davao Regional Development Plan for 2011 to 2016 during the Provincial Development Council (PDC) Consultations held Wednesday at the Provincial Government Center in Mankilam, this city. “The conduct of the consultations with the local government units and the national government agencies will ensure that the national government’s p...
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15Nov2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Nov. 15 (PIA) -- A training fund of P11.70 million under the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) stimulus package has been allotted for the province to finance the technical-vocational education and training of 1,619 beneficiaries. Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Provincial Director Tarhata S. Mapandi said it has started implementing the scholarship training programs which is part of the Transition Investment Support Plan (TISP)...
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15Nov2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Nov. 15 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police-Southern Leyte Police Provincial Office (PNP-SLPPO) personnel in living up to the PNP’s commitment to protect the environment, conducted their own tree-planting activity within the compound of Camp Alfredo K. Bantug at the PNP headquarters here. Acting Chief of Provincial Police and Community Relations Branch Ariel P. Nuñez disclosed that The cops planted at least 50 mahogany and jackfruit seedlings in addition to ...
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13Nov2012VILLANUEVA, Misamis Oriental, Nov 13 -- Both units of StEAG State Power Inc. (SPI) are now are fully operational with an available power of 210MW with the coming in on line of the second unit (Unit 2 with the capacity of 105MW). Unit 2 (105MW) of SPI Mindanao Coal-Fired Power Plant in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental was officially synchronized to the Mindanao grid at 8:58 a.m. on November 10, 2012 [approximately 15 hours ahead of schedule], following a 12-day planned preventive maintenance shutdow...
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13Nov2012SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Nob. 12 (PIA) -- Ang probinsya sa Surigao del Norte uban sa pakigtambayayong sa Department of Environment and Natural Resources, mipahigayon og usa ka orientation-workshop on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Comprehensive Land Use Planning ngadto sa mga munisipyo sakop sa Mainit Lake, bag-ohay pa lamang didto sa Philippine Gateway Hotel, Surigao City. Ang pagpahigayon sa maong orientation-workshop nahisubay sa Biodiversity Partnership Project (BPP) sa DENR nga i-implementar sa m...
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13Nov2012SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Nob. 13(PIA) -- Ang probinsya sa Surigao del Norte uban sa pakigtambayayong sa Department of Environment and Natural Resources, mipahigayon og usa ka orientation-workshop on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Comprehensive Land Use Planning ngadto sa mga munisipyo sakop sa Mainit Lake, bag-ohay pa lamang didto sa Philippine Gateway Hotel, Surigao City. Ang pagpahigayon sa maong orientation-workshop nahisubay sa Biodiversity Partnership Project (BPP) sa DENR nga i-implementar sa mg...
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13Nov2012NABUNTURAN, Compostela Valley, Nov. 13 -- A consultation-dialogue was held on the proposed CY 2014 Annual Investment Program (AIP) of different agencies and stakeholders to align the efforts with the directions of the current administration and ensuring that the directives of the national government have been complied with. The Provincial Development Council chaired by Gov. Arturo Uy has spearheaded a special meeting for such purpose last November 6 at the capitol with the Regional Development ...
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12Nov2012MAKATI CITY, Nov. 12 (PIA) -- The local government has set a public hearing today, Monday, on the Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) and Zoning Ordinance (ZO) of Makati City at the 22/F Session Hall, New Makati City Hall Building. Two sessions will be held to accommodate stakeholders. In a statement, Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin S. Binay expressed optimism that the public hearing on the "Formulation of the Makati City Comprehensive Land Use Plan" will be well-attended. “I am glad that Makati...
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12Nov2012DAVAO CITY Nov. 12 (PIA)-The construction of the P25-billion, 300-MegaWatt (MW) coal-fired power plant owned by Aboitiz Power Corporation located at the boundary of Davao City and Davao del Sur is in full swing and is expected to start operating by 2015. “The plant will be able to meet a substantial part of the power requirements of Mindanao which is expected to have a shortfall of 484 MW by 2014,” Aboitiz Power Mindanao Affairs First Vice President Manuel Orig said. Aboitiz had the chance ...
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12Nov2012CEBU CITY, Nov 12 (PIA) -- The Philippine Mango Industry Foundation Inc. (PMIFI) proposes infrastructure innovation to help the mango growers in the province and to boost the mango industry and other crop production in Cebu. The plan is to put up tramline in areas where mango and high value crops production are abundant, PMIFI President Virgie de la Fuente said during the Kapihan sa PIA. De la Fuente said a tramline will cross areas where the plantation of mango and other crops are located an...
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09Nov2012MANILA, Nov. 9 (PIA) -- The Government Service Insurance System has announced that beginning January 2013, it will no longer implement its optional health insurance plans, namely, the Hospitalization Insurance Plan and the Family Hospitalization Plus Plan. The Hospital Insurance Plan grants medical care benefits to the policy holder in case of hospitalization due to sickness or injury; the Family Hospitalization Plus Plan covers expenses for room and board and fees for doctors, medicines, and l...
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09Nov2012ILOILO CITY, Nov. 9 (PIA) -- The Community Environment and Natural Resources Offices (CENROs) in the region will be conducting massive tree planting activities this month in support of the National Greening Program, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said. Dr. Adeluisa G. Sapio, DENR6 regional executive director, in a statement said the office continues to strengthen its campaign for a greener forest by extending the NGP-related activities to different municipalities in the ...
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08Nov2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Nov 8 (PIA) -– It's a day-off from their routine courtroom work for government lawyers as they join the tree planting activity in the four-hectare Cluster Sanitary Landfill in Surallah, South Cotabato. Surallah District Public Attorney Rodolfo M. Chung relayed to the Philippine Information Agency that more than 100 narra seedlings were planted by their group at Barangay Colonggolo on October 25, 2012. The area was earlier recommended to them by the Municip...
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05Nov2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Nov. 5 (PIA) -– Nagpadayon ang pagpahimutang sa Passenger Assistance Center (PAC) ang Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Ozamiz agi’g suporta “Oplan Ligtas Biyahe Undas 2012,” nga gipasi-ugdahan sa Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC). Ang nasangpit nga PAC ang gipahimutang sugod sa milabay nga Oktubre 26 hangtud Nobyembre 5, 2012 sa Pantalan sa Ozamiz diin liboan ka mga pasahero gikan ug paingon sa mga probinsiya sa Lanao ug Zamboanga, ingon...
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05Nov2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Nov 5 (PIA) -- The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) conducted a two-day command conference on family planning last week to address the unmet needs for family planning in the province. The conference was attended by chief of hospitals, municipal health officers, and other health workers from the different towns of the province. It was also graced by other stakeholders from both the public and private sectors like representatives from the provincial governme...
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01Nov2012ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, Nov. 1 (PIA) -- As this year’s commemoration of All Saints Day and All Souls Day falls on a Thursday and a Friday, the Iligan City Police Office (ICPO) has enhanced their security measures. P/SSupt. Raul L.Diones, ICPO City Director, said they have coordinated with other law enforcement agencies, force multipliers, the local government units, and other volunteer groups to assist in their established Assistance Hubs along major highways, cemeteries, seaports, bu...
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01Nov2012ILOILO CITY, Nov 1 (PIA6) -- The local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas are urged to upgrade their Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) to keep up with development trends in their respective areas. The Housing and Land Use Development Board (HLURB) said the CLUP serves as basis for zoning ordinances and other major programs, and is vital to the development of the community. Rose Marie Bermejo of the HLURB said only 52 of the 133 LGUs in the region have updated their CLUPs while 8...
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31Oct2012MAKATI CITY, Oct. 31 (PIA) -- Makati will suspend the number coding scheme on November 1, 2 and will implement a traffic-rerouting plan to give way to the celebration of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. In a statement sent to PIA-NCR, Makati Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Hermenegildo San Miguel said that the traffic re-routing plan is intended to ease the flow of traffic within the vicinity of Manila South Cemetery, Makati Public Cemetery, and Makati Catholic Cemetery, for ...
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30Oct2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Oct 30 (PIA) -- The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Dumaguete Station has put up passenger assistance centers in identified seaports in the province in view of the expected heavy passenger traffic for the holidays this week. The centers had been put up since October 26 in three major seaports here, namely, Dumaguete port terminal, Sibulan port, and Tandayag port. "The passenger assistance centers will serve as a help desk to respond to the inquiries and needs of our passengers i...
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30Oct2012DAVAO CITY, Oct 30 (PIA) -- Mindanao officials are hoping that committed power projects will be on schedule by 2014 to meet projected growth in power consumption in the region. Romeo Montenegro, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) communications division chief, said that the island’s power consumption is growing 4.5 percent every year. He said the government is targeting an additional 1,000 megawatts of power by 2020 to meet the demand. He said that by 2014 they are eyeing about 600 meg...
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29Oct2012MANILA, Oct 29 (PIA) -- The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has advised ship passengers not to patronize "colorum" or "fly by night" inter-island shipping vessels. The advisory is part of “Oplan Ligtas Undas 2012” preparations of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC). PCG Vice Commandant for Operations Rear Admiral Luis Tuason Jr. said the agency is monitoring port terminals as more passengers are expected to spend their vacation in the provinces. Last week, the Coast Gu...
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29Oct2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, Oct 29 (PIA) -- All forces for the provision of security as well as assistance to the public in the observation of the All Saints and All Souls days are now ready for deployment. For the police force, the Valley Cops task forces for the Oplan Undas were already created to provide police security in cemeteries all over the region. Some were already deployed in public places such as bus terminals, churches and super highways especially the exit and entry points to the city. Re...
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26Oct2012CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City, Oct. 26 -- The Philippine Army’s 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division’s three-day Senior Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Leaders Forum opened at the Division’s Enlisted Personnel Clubhouse at 8:30 a.m. here today, October 26 with this year’s theme “Kaisa at Haligi ng Matatag na Hukbong Katihan.” The forum aims to enhance the leadership skills and empower the NCOs as the backbone of the organization which will be vital in developing soldiers to ...
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26Oct2012MANILA, Oct. 26 (PIA) -- As travellers begin to flock to provinces, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) also gears up for the upcoming All Saints’ Day festivities. PCG chief Vice Admiral Edmund C. Tan ordered all coast guard officials and personnel to intensify security measures in all ports and ferry terminals nationwide as part of this year’s “Oplan Ligtas Undas.” “There is a recent mandate to all coast guard personnel nationwide to be on heightened alert for security purposes,” s...
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26Oct2012BATANGAS CITY, Oct. 26 (PIA) -- A hundred and eighty three infrastructure projects worth P458.6 million have been completed in the city, said Januario Godoy, engineer and planning and development officer during the full council meeting of the city development council (CDC). All the projects completed are in line with the call of the Aquino administration to provide suitable facilities, roads, bridges and other services that would make the living condition of the people easier said Godoy. Godoy...
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25Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, Oct. 25 (PIA)-- The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) further strengthens its campaign against kidney disease which is said to be the number seven illness that causes death in the country. During the press conference on Renal Disease Control Program (REDCOP) held in a Kidapawan City yesterday, Dr. Noel B. Camique of the Madonna General Hospital in Kidapawan City said that renal disease is irreversible that is why prevention is always the utmost concern. “We h...
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24Oct2012ANAO, Tarlac, Oct 24 (PIA) -- National Nutrition Council's (NNC) Regional Monitoring and Evaluation of the Local Level Plan Implementation (MELLPI) of the nutritional status in Central Luzon is now on its home stretch with Tarlac as its last stop this week. "This undertaking aims to monitor and validate the efficiency and effectiveness of the nutrition and nutrition-related activities implemented at the local level," Central Luzon Nutrition Coordinator Victoria Manez said. Manez added that the...
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24Oct2012QUEZON CITY, Oct 24 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has launched its new catchphrase, “Bumbero Friend Palagi,” which will be printed in posters and tarpaulins, to be used by the bureau in their operation plan. The BFP came up with the new slogan to encourage the public to actively participate in their fire prevention and road safety campaign. In a statement, Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Officer-in-Charge Ruben F. Bearis, Jr said the new slogan carries the initials of the BF...
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24Oct2012QUEZON CITY, Oct 24 (PIA) -- Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio L. Singson has ordered the 16 regional directors and 182 district engineers nationwide to activate their composite teams as part of "Oplan Undas" contingency. DPWH will provide assistance to motorists starting October 29 to November 5 thru their "Lakbay Alalay" teams with a designated anchorman and a team leader that will man national highways to ensure safety of public and motorists. DPWH “Lakbay Alalay” teams will...
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22Oct2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Oct 22 (PIA) -- Sixty-six farmers from two remote barangays of Bagumbayan town in Sultan Kudarat completed last week the Farmers’ Field School-Integrated Pest Management (FFS-IPM) on corn production. New graduates of the Department of Agriculture (DA) - 12’s season-long hands-on training on plant breeding for corn were from barangays Monteverde and Daluga. Training facilitator Jonathan Falco said these farmers were educated on different techniques in selec...
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20Oct2012TABUK CITY, Kalinga, Oct 20 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has urged communities to plant trees at no expense on their part, and even benefit from it. Provincial DENR Officer Severino Dalutag called for public support since few are engaged in the National Greening Program which targets to plant 4,419 hectares in the province. He said DENR will pay cooperators to propagate seedlings, plant trees and maintain their plantation. “And whatever products deri...
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18Oct2012DAVAO CITY Oct. 18, (PIA) -- The Davao City Traffic Management Center (TMC) is all set for the observance of this year’s All Saints and All Souls Day on November 1 and 2. “We have deployed a total of 154 personnel to the various cemeteries and nearby the vicinity for this year’s Oplan Kaluluwa,” Senior. Inspector Manuel Espaňola of TMC said yesterday during the regular iSpeak Program at City Hall. Espaňola said TMC has a total of 370 personnel which they hope to utilize to ensure tha...
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18Oct2012SAN FABIAN, Pangasinan, Oct 18 (PIA) -- The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP)-Pangasinan Chapter spearheaded a tree-planting activity, dubbed “broadcastreeing” in this town on Saturday, Oct 13. Chapter President Bernie Errasquin said the activity was conducted nationwide by 30 KBP chapters simultaneously, in response to the National Greening Program (NGP) of President Benigno Aquino. . The NGP aims to plant 1.5 billion trees in 1.5 million hectares of public lands in a span ...
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17Oct2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, October 17 (PIA) --The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) Sararangani-GenSan chapter led on Saturday, Oct 13 Oplan Broadcastreeing 2012, a tree planting activity in partnership with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). KBP SarGen chapter chairman James Catalan described the event as most important undertaking so far of the KBP-SarGen this year. “We all know about global warming and climate change. So this effort is our way to save th...
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15Oct2012PARAÑAQUE CITY, Oct 15 (PIA) -- The City Government of Paranaque underscored the importance of a comprehensive disaster plan and strong linkages with other local government units during calamities. Paranaque City Mayor Florencio Bernabe noted the importance of such plan during a disaster contingency planning workshop also attended by the cities of Valenzuela and San Juan and organized by the Office of Civil Defense-National Capital Region and the United Nations Development Programme. “It i...
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15Oct2012ILOILO CITY, Oct. 15 (PIA6) -- The Department of Labor and Employment-6 has approved 2,578 livelihood projects worth P17.6 million in Western Visayas, as of September this year. The projects will benefit 3,448 students, senior citizens, out-of school youths, rebel returnees, women, people’s organizations, disadvantaged workers and those in the informal sector. DOLE 6 Information Officer Amalia Judicpa said some of these projects were already implemented while there are other projects w...
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13Oct2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Oct 13 (PIA) -- The SN Aboitiz Power-Magat, Inc. (SNAP-Magat) has signed a power supply agreement (PSA) with its three customers to ensure a stable supply of electricity and the terms of their power use rates. Rhoda Santos, SNAP-Magat corporate communications manager, said their company signed the PSA with Ifugao Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ifelco), Isabela II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Iselco II) and Quirino Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Quirelco) last October 9 in Ma...
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11Oct2012PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, Oct 11 (PIA) -- The city council has endorsed in its last regular session the establishment of a diesel power plant by DMCI Power Corporation in Barangay Irawan, addressing the threat of a power shortage in December. This was confirmed by City Councilor Gregorio “Rocky” Austria in a local radio interview, stressing the fact that what was endorsed was the additional requirement for a 5 MW plant fueled by diesel. He said this amidst the on-going controversy on ...
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10Oct2012SUAL, Pangasinan, Oct 10 (PIA) -- TeaM Energy, the corporation that operates and maintains the Sual Coal-Fired Power Plant in this province, has conducted the second Skills Improvement in Control Analysis Tournament (Sicat) Olympics today to enhance its operations teams’ skills in ensuring reliable energy supply to the nation. TeaM Energy, a partnership between Tokyo Electric and Marubeni, is one of the largest private producers of electricity in the Philippines with more than 2,000 megawatts...
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08Oct2012BUTUAN CITY, Oct 8 (PIA) -- Caraga stakeholders will participate in the action planning workshop for the 2012-2016 Philippine Youth Development Plan (PYDP) on October 9-11 at the Department of Education (DepEd) Caraga Regional Office, this city. This is in support to President Benigno Aquino III’s social contract with the Filipino people. Atty. Eddie Cuaresma, area cluster head of Northeastern Mindanao, said the PYDP was formulated with three objectives to revolutionalize youth development, ...
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07Oct2012Hospitals offer little respite for their personnel, particularly those assigned to the emergency section and the operating room. The last Sunday of September 2012, however, offered an even heightened urgency to doctors of Region 1 Medical Center assigned in two operating rooms. At around 7:30 a.m., Govina Onrubia, 28, and a resident of Dagupan City, was being wheeled to Operating Room 1 for an operation to replace one of her failing kidneys. Govina had been suffering from glomerulonephritis, ...
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06Oct2012ILOILO CITY, Oct 6 (PIA) -- The Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) has approved the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan of Western Visayas for 2012-2016. RDRRMC chairperson and Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Regional Director Rosario T. Cabrera said the plan will serve as blueprint of programs, projects and activities that the council will undertake before, during and after calamities and other emergency situations. Under the plan, local governme...
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05Oct2012CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO, San Fernando City, La Union, Oct 5 (PIA) -- The Police Regional Office 1 (PRO1) will soon implement the "Oplan Spikes" (Stop PAGs in Ilocos Region to Keep the Elections Safe) in preparation for the 2013 national elections. OIC Regional Public Information Officer PSupt. Jovencio Badua Jr. said Oplan Spikes sets forth operational guidelines to neutralize all partisan armed groups (PAGS) in the region in partnership with local chief executives to ensure a secured and f...
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05Oct2012PAGADIAN CITY, Oct 5 (PIA) -- A total of 806,526 fruit and forest trees have been planted in 1,581.50 hectares of land in Zamboanga del Sur under the government’s National Greening Program (NGP). Forestry Specialist Romel Candido of City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) said this is in support to the government’s effort in “re-greening” the country as per Executive Order No. 36 issued by President Benigno S. Aquino III which calls for the planting of 1.5 billion trees co...
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03Oct2012ILOILO CITY, Oct 3 (PIA) -- The Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) in Iloilo has called on government employees and students to actively take part in tree-growing efforts to ensure that they will be able to fulfill their share in the government’s National Greening Program (NGP). CENRO Iloilo NGP Coordinator Forester Christopher L. Lastica said the National Greening Program requires all government employees and students to plant 10 trees every year for a period of si...
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03Oct2012BORONGAN CITY, Eastern Samar, Oct 3 (PIA) -- The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) is now on its second day of sharing its expertise and experiences in mitigating the effects of disaster to about 50 municipal and line agency representatives. The three-day orientation/workshop led by OCD Regional Director Rey Gozom expects to come up with contingency plans (CP) for each municipality, as well as for the Provincial Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC). In his opening statement, Gozom let th...
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03Oct2012DIPOLOG CITY, Oct 3 (PIA) -- “Eighty percent of patients suffering from kidney disease are diabetics.” This was the statement of Dr. Michael U. Abutazil, renal transplantation head of the Western Mindanao Medical Center (WMMC) in Zamboanga City and regional Renal Disease Control Program (Redcop) coordinator in a radio interview conducted here over dxAA. Abutazil said the three major causes of renal disease are diabetes, hypertension, and infection in the kidney. “Ten years of being hy...
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02Oct2012DAGUPAN CITY, Oct 2 (PIA) -- The Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) here performed a kidney transplant operation on Sunday. The operation was led by a medical team trained by the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI). The operation started at 7 a.m. on donor Isagani Patungan, 32, to retrieve his right kidney. Govina Onrubia, 28, and cousin of the donor, received the organ at around 11 a.m. The recipient had been suffering from glomerulonephritis or swelling of the kidneys that caused t...
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01Oct2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Oct 1 (PIA) -- Personnel from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Western Misamis Oriental Provincial Office took respite from work over the weekend and planted trees in support of the National Greening Program of the Aquino administration. The DOLE-MisOr West personnel planted around 150 mahogany and narra seedlings along the main road in Barangay Lumbia, here. The tree planting cum tree-growing activity is the latest effort of the DOLE provincial office in doin...
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01Oct2012STA CRUZ, Davao del Sur, Oct. 1-- Construction is ongoing for the Tudaya 2 hydroelectric power plant, Hedcor's 20th plant, providing employment for a number of residents around the site. Project Manager Rodolfo Laguna said they are taking advantage of the good weather condition, noting that the project is progressing according to schedule, according to a statement from Hedcor. It would take around 18 to 20 months for the construction of the plant to be completed, which includes structures su...
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26Sep2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Sept 26 (PIA) -- Authorities from the Revenue Region (RR) 16 of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) here in the city padlocked seven business establishments yesterday for violations of the Value Added Tax Law. These establishments were the Willshire Inn, King William Inn, Kyross Inn, Will’s Place, Westin Inn, Will’s Bar, and Gab’s KTV. The seven establishments under the Willshire Group of Companies, Inc. (WGC, Inc.) were temporarily closed for failure to register as...
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25Sep2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Set. 25 (PIA) -- Pinanganggat nu Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 12 su mga lokal a guberno sa mamalat kanu kanilan a Forest Land Use Plan (FLUP). Tigin ni Mamutur Cariga, hepe nu Forest Resources Development Division (FRDD) nu DENR 12, galabaken nu FLUP sa makapamalat kanu plano amayka panon e maging kab-produktibo nu mga kapalawan ataw ka kagubatan a kanilan a sakop taman sa mapakinabangan pen nu mga residente sa lugar atag kanu prinsipyo ...
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25Sep2012MARAMAG, Bukidnon, Sept 25 (PIA) -- The local government of Damulog, Bukidnon and the Information Support Affairs Team of the Army’s 8th Infantry (Dependable) Battalion conducted a six-day information drive and medical mission. They held this activity with residents and stakeholders at barangays Inlabo, Tangkulan, Lagandang, Kitingting, San Isidro, Kinapat, Kira-on, Kilaolao and Migkawayan, all of Damulog, Bukidnon last September 10-16. The program was made possible through collaborative e...
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25Sep2012SAN ISIDRO, DAVAO DEL NORTE, Sept. 25 --Twenty-nine participants from a grassroots group- Dacudao Eco-tourism Livelihood Association (DELA) have just finished a cocoa and durian processing training held under the province's unique initiative: the Ugmad Komunidad program. The two-day seminar, conducted in coordination with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the office of 1st District of Congressman Anthony del Rosario, was the 10th batch since Ugmad Komunidad kicked off in June this ...
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25Sep2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Sept. 25 (PIA) -– The Municipal Disaster Risk and Reduction Council (MDRRMC) of Lutayan in Sultan Kudarat province is on its way in finalizing the locality’s disaster contingency plan, an official said. Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officer (MSWDO) Elenita Saavedra said that as part of the plan preparations, members of the council along with local legislative and barangays officials had undergone a disaster risk reduction and management planni...
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25Sep2012SIQUIJOR, Sept 25 (PIA) -- Nearly 500 civil servants, students and members of the Rotary Club of Siquior Central (RCSC) joined the fun run and mangrove planting on Friday, September 21. These are parts of the celebrations of the 112th Philippine Civil Service anniversary and 41st Founding Anniversary of the province of Siquijor. The activity was spearheaded by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) Siquijor field office in cooperation with the RCSC and the local government unit of Larena. The fun...
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24Sep2012CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City, Sept. 24 -- The 4th Civil-Military Operation Battalion of the 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division supported the National Youth Commission (NYC) and the Association of Youth Leaders in Northern Mindanao in planting trees along the coastal area of Barangay Taytay, El Salvador City yesterday, September 23. More than 150 youth from the different municipalities of Misamis Oriental volunteered and joined the mangrove planting activity. Mangrove not only provi...
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24Sep2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Set. 24 (PIA) -- Hinihikayat ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)- 12 ang mga lokal na pamahalaan na maglatag ng kani-kanilang Forest Land Use Plan (FLUP). Ayon kay Mamutur Cariga, hepe ng Forest Resources Development Division (FRDD) ng DENR 12, layon ng FLUP na mailatag ang mga plano kung paano maging produktibo ang mga kagubatan sa kanilang nasasakupan at mapapakinabangan ng mga residente sa lugar bat...
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23Sep2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Sept. 23 (PIA) --- The Board of Investments (BOI) disclosed the priority areas of investments as indicated in the approved 2012 Investments Priority Plan (IPP) during an investment roadshow held recently, here. BOI Governor Oliver B. Butalid revealed that the development and operation of primary, secondary, and tertiary hospitals is one of the newest sectors covered under the 2012 IPP preferred areas of investments. It’s the first time that we are opening up this catego...
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22Sep2012MAYOYAO, Ifugao, Sept. 22 (PIA) -- Folks from this town received recently funds from the SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) -Magat, Inc. for their commercial egg production. Rhoda Santos of SNAP said they downloaded a total amount of P375,000 to the municipality to fund the livelihood project to alleviate their economic situation.This is under the livelihood component of SNAP-Magat’s corporate social responsibility program. A table egg production project of the Majawjaw Environment Guide Associati...
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21Sep2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Sept 21 (PIA)-- The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) 12 is advancing its family planning (FP) program in the region to bolster understanding of responsible parenthood and women’s reproductive health. The campaign which highlights the theme “Responsableng Pamilya, Ngayon Na!” is part of the celebration of FP awareness this month of September. But at a press briefing on Wednesday, Dr. Marlyn Convocar, DOH-CHD 12 OIC regional director emphasi...
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21Sep2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Sept 21 (PIA) -- An investment roadshow arrived here yesterday to promote the approved 2012 Investments Priority Plan (IPP) in Northern Mindanao. With the theme “A New Day for Investments: Coherent, Consistent and Creative,” the 2012 IPP roadshow was spearheaded by the Board of Investments (BOI), an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry responsible for the promotion of investments in the country. According to the BOI, the investment roadshow is conduc...
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21Sep2012CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City, Sept 21 -- The oath-taking ceremony of Candidate Soldier Course Class 302-12 was held at the army’s 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division Grandstand here, last September 19, for 95 new recruits. The new recruits, who will undergo the Candidate Soldier Course, came from the different provinces in Region 10 and Region 13. These candidate soldiers have passed the Philippine Army Aptitude Test Battery and the general physical examination as basis for their s...
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20Sep2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Sept. 20 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources Region 12 office is gearing towards improved forests and forestland management in South Cotabato Province by providing technical assistance to different local government units (LGUs) in the formulation of their respective Forest Land Use Plan (FLUP). DENR 12’s Forest Management Service (FMS) convened Tuesday 21 technical personnel from Koronadal city and Tupi and Tantangan towns for t...
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19Sep2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Sept 19 (PIA) -- The Provincial Tourism Office of Surigao del Sur is set to conduct a consultation workshop with tourism stakeholders on September 20-21 at Shacene Pension House, Mabua, Tandag City. Nicolas Sonsona, officer in charge of Provincial Tourism Office, said the workshop consultation is an initial step in drawing inputs from industry partners to come up with a comprehensive Provincial Tourism Master Plan for 2013-2020. Participants are active partners fr...
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19Sep2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Sept. 19 (PIA) --- The Board of Investments (BOI) will be unveiling the 2012 investments priorities in a roadshow here in the city to attract more investors. The 2012 Investments Priority Plan (IPP) roadshow, which aims to effectively promote the IPP in the countryside, will take its sixth stop in N Hotel tomorrow, September 20. The salient features of the recently approved 2012 IPP will be presented during the roadshow, said Lourdes Ellen Kionisala, officer-in-charge of t...
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19Sep2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Sept. 19 (PIA) -- The National Youth Commission (NYC) is currently conducting a two-day regional planning workshop to localize the 2012-2016 Philippine Youth Development Plan (PYDP). The action planning workshop, attended by members of the Regional Advisory Council and youth organizations, will culminate today at the Philtown Hotel, this city. Robin Espinoza, chief of the NYC’s Policy Research Monitoring and Evaluation Division, said the planning workshop was designed fo...
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18Sep2012QUEZON CITY, Sept 17 (PIA) -- The National Nutrition Council of the National Capital Region (NNC-NCR) has held the 2012 Regional Nutrition Awarding Ceremony to honor top performing local government units in nutrition program management in the NCR. The event was held last September 7 at Wack Wack Golf and Country Club and hosted by the City of Mandaluyong. Around 500 guests composed of local chief executives, nutrition action officers, barangay nutrition scholars and members of the Regional Man...
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17Sep2012ITOGON, Benguet, Sept 17 (PIA) -- Officials and employees from several government regional line agencies headed by the Civil Service Commission (CSC-CAR) conducted here today a regional tree-planting and ecotourism activity. This is in support of the National Greening Program and in celebration of the 112th Anniversary of Philippine Civil Service. CSC-Cordillera Regional Director Fernando Porio said 1,000 tree-planting materials were planted by more than 200 government workers plus the conting...
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14Sep2012DAVAO CITY, Sept. 14 (PIA) -- Hospitals and medical facilities, and iron and steel products have been listed as part of the 13 preferred areas in the 2012 Investment Priorities Plan, to be eligible for incentives. The establishment and operation of primary and secondary hospitals and the development of iron and steel businesses are two additional features in this year’s IPP which was presented in a roadshow activity today at the Apo View Hotel, this city. BOI Governor Oliver Butalid said co...
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14Sep2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Sept 14 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Negros Oriental in cooperation with multisectoral groups are planting trees and holding other peace-oriented events to highlight the month-long National Peace Consciousness celebration this September. Over 400 police, military personnel, schools, government agencies and nongovernment organizations will plant more than a thousand trees on September 15 at Barangay Cambaloctot in San Jose town. On the same day, the Philippine Nationa...
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13Sep2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Sept 13 (PIA) -- The Food and Nutrition Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST) will hold a regional dissemination forum of the “2011 Survey on Updating of the Nutritional Status of Selected Filipinos” here in the Cagayan de Oro City. The activity is scheduled on September 28 and is set to assemble some 45 participants coming from the members of the regional development council (RDC), the regional nutrition program coordinator...
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11Sep2012ILAGAN CITY, Isabela, Sept 11 (PIA) -- Police authorities in this city launched on Friday the initial implementation of the Oplan Vehicle Identification and Sticker Authenticity (VISA) by establishing a checkpoint at a strategic place in the city checking motorcycles passing through the national road. The Oplan VISA was conceptualized by the police regional office 2 through the leadership of police chief superintendent Rodrigo de Gracia aimed at eradicating crimes in the region involving motorc...
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10Sep2012DAVAO CITY, Sept. 10 (PIA)-- The Board of Investments (BOI) is set to kick-off its 2012 Investment Priorities Plan (IPP) Roadshow in the city on Thursday (Sept. 13), packaged to encourage stakeholders. In a press statement, BOI said the roadshow embarks on a revamped approach this year, as an opportunity to rally other key partners and agencies to be an integral part of IPP. “It is our way of conducting a personalized and harmonized interaction with our stakeholders in light of the usual ...
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09Sep2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Sept. 9 (PIA) -- The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) - Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-10, will be holding a public hearing on the water classification of Lake Lanao. This will be held on Tuesday, September 11, at the Provincial Capitol Gymnasium in Buadi Sacayo, this city. The hearing aims to solicit comments and suggestions from concerned sectors and stakeholders on the best usage potential and dominant water utilization of Lake Lanao,...
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06Sep2012CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur, Sept 6 (PIA) -- Operatives of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) will probe into the cause of the plane crash in the mountainous area in Cervantes, Ilocos Sur last Monday that resulted to the injury of Indonesian–student pilot, Michael Djaja. Captain Amado Soliman, chairman of the CAAP’s Aircraft Investigation Committee, said the agency will not release any information on the cause of the Cessna plane crash until they have concluded th...
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05Sep2012MANILA, Sept 5 (PIA) -- The Department of Transportation and Communication today said four crates of the plane wreckage of the ill-fated Piper Seneca plane that killed Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo and two others are now set to be transported to Manila from Masbate airport. DOTC spokesperson Nic Conti said the four crates which contain the fuselage, two wings, and engines and other pieces of RP-C4431 recovered from the crash site, located about 800 meters off the shore o...
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05Sep2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Sept. 5 (PIA) -- At least P19.5 million have been set aside by Ozamiz City for its Integrated Livelihood Programs (ILP), as of June, this year. Funds for the program is taken from the 20% Component of the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA), Mayor Nova Princess E. Parojinog-Echavez said. These programs include the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES), Job Fairs, Micro-Enterprise Livelihood Assistance (MELA), Skills Training and Employment Program ...
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05Sep2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Sept. 5 (PIA) – Mikabat sa kapin upat ka libo ug lima ka gatus (4,567) ka mga kwalipikadong estudyante sa kolehiyo sa Amihanang Mindanao ang nakabenepisyo sa scholarship nga gihatag sa Commission on Higher Education (CHED), region 10, sa tuig-tingtungha (school-year) 2011-2012. Niini nga gidaghanon, duloan sa usa ka libo ug lima ka gatus (1,444) o duolan tryanta e dos porsento (31.61%) ang gipa-ubos sa CHED-Traditional Scholarship Grants (TSG), samtang kap...
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02Sep2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Sept. 1 (PIA) -- A total of 4,567 college scholarships were granted to qualified beneficiaries in Northern Mindanao through the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), region 10, for school-year 2011-2012. Of this figure, 1,444 or 31.61 percent were granted under the CHED Traditional Scholarship Grants (TSG) while 3,123 or 68.38 percent were granted under the Special Study Grant Program for Congressional Districts (SSGP-CD). In turn, 447 or 30.95 percent of t...
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02Sep2012BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 2 (PIA) -- The local government here signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with several government agencies to intensify campaign to stop illegal logging activities. Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr. signed the MOU with the different participating line agencies represented by its regional directors for Oplan Logging: Likas, Lunas, Lakas on August 23 at the Indigay Hall of Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort. The local government of Butuan LGU partners with the re...
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31Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 31 (PIA) -- The Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will launch the 2012 BroadcasTREEing Project, which is slated on September 15, 2012 in 30 KBP chapters in the country. The Tree Planting activity is pursuant to a memorandum of agreement executed between KBP and DILG last April 27, 2012 during KBP’s 38th Founding Anniversary at the Crown Regency Hotel in Makati. The agreement is to continue the tree-p...
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31Aug2012CEBU CITY, August 31 (PIA) -- In line with President Aquino’s ‘Tuwid na Daan’ Pogram, the Oplan Red Plate Task Force here led by the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) - Visayas conducted a surprise operation early this month in the cities of Cebu and Mandaue. The 16-men task force team came from both the government and the media sector. The OMB-Visayas, Police Regional Office-7 (PRO-7), and ABS-CBN Channel 3 had four men each while Land Transportation Office (LTO-7) and the Land Transportati...
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30Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, August 30 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Caraga in cooperation with the Board of Investments (BOI) will conduct an orientation seminar on the 2012 Investment Priorities Plan on September 5 at Almont Hotel’s Inland Resort, this city. In a statement, DTI-Caraga Regional Director Brielgo Pagaran said the activity aims to create awareness on the major opportunities highlighted in the 2012 Investment Priorities Plan and inform the public of the support the nationa...
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30Aug2012QUEZON CITY, Aug 30 (PIA) -- The Quezon City government will source 100 million seedlings of endemic tree species as part of a comprehensive effort to save and protect the environment. QC Mayor Herbert Bautista said millions of trees will make the city "green," and leisure spots and sidewalks of wide streets such as Tomas Morato and other leisure and business areas can be developed as linear gardens. The tree planting will be done over a period of 10 years, starting this year. "I want endemic...
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30Aug2012LOS BAÑOS, Laguna, Aug 30 (PIA) -- Upland rice extension workers from the region visited several upland rice projects in the Ilocos Region as part of the experienced-based training course on upland rice production conducted by the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) Region 4A last Aug. 21-24. Seventeen agricultural extension workers (AEW) who participated in the training completed the training of trainors (TOT) on upland rice production and are now implementing upland rice farmer’s field s...
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29Aug2012AGUSAN DEL NORTE, Aug. 29 (PIA) -- The Provincial Tourism Development Plan of the Province of Agusan del Norte is nearing completion. The plan, which is mandated by the Local Government Code of 1991 otherwise known as R.A. 7160, Sec. 17, aims to develop potential tourist attractions within their respective localities, and to formulate development and promotion programs. The said plan has specific objectives that are eyed to contribute a steady growth for Agusan del Norte’s economy which has a...
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28Aug2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Aug. 28 (PIA) -- Several employees from the public and private offices, including students from various colleges, trooped to a mountain incline in Barangay Rizal here Saturday and planted about 3,000 acacia mangium trees. The activity was part of the birthday celebration of Cong. Roger Mercado, who led the tree planting after mass at the Cathedral. Mercado, a certified environment advocate, turns 61 on August 29, but the tree-planting was held in advance as the l...
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28Aug2012TABUK CITY, Kalinga, Aug. 28 -- “We could see the ‘Robredo magic’ on how his death has brought together the rich and the poor, how he touched so many lives. But magic is fleeting, so we all have to move on and live the Robredo Spirit which is sacrifice for the common good, a sacrifice for the people.” Father Joker Gamatero, a young Catholic priest left this message to local officials, government employees and the public during a mass offering for the late Department of Interior and Loc...
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28Aug2012BAGUIO CITY, Aug. 28 -- “Let’s live out our lives as best as we could – for a purpose-, so that we make a difference (as did) the kind of life that Secretary (Jesse) Robredo lived, as a champion of those who have less in life.” With that counsel, city mayor Mauricio Domogan, together with provincial Govrnor Nestor Fongwan, led Baguio and Benguet residents in paying tribute to Interior and Local Government Secretary Robredo, who died in a plane crash last Aug. 18. “Grief in our ...
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28Aug2012CEBU CITY, August 28 (PIA) --- The municipality of Santander, Cebu organized a month-long greening activities in line with the Run 2 Plant 4 GREENIN Philippines 2012 program. Santander Mayor Marilyn Wenceslao said, these activities will encourage community participation in expanding the town's forest cover. These activities include “Walk to Care for Trees” held on June 12 that was intended for the molave or tugas seedlings that volunteers from Santander planted in 2011. “Fun Run to C...
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27Aug2012NAGA CITY, Aug. 27 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III has issued Proclamation No. 461, declaring Tuesday, August 28 as a special, non working day in this city in view of the internment of the late DILG Secretary Jesse M. Robredo. Last week, members of the Sangguniang Panglungsod in Naga passed resolution No. 2012-338 requesting His Excellency to grant their request of making Robredo’s interment a non working holiday to give all Naguenos the opportunity to attend the internment of thei...
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25Aug2012QUEZON CITY, Aug. 25 -- President Benigno S. Aquino III declared August 28 as a special non-working day in Naga City. The President issued the declaration, through Proclamation No. 461, s. 2012 signed by Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. on August 24 to allow the people of Naga City the opportunity to honor and show their respect for the late Secretary Robredo. “Earlier, the City Government of Naga issued a resolution requesting the Office of the President to declare August 28, 2012, ...
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25Aug2012TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, August 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government Regional Management Coordinating Committee composed of DILG, Philippine National Police and Bureau of Fire Protection sponsored a concelebrated mass for the late Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo. Held at the Santo Nino Parish Church at 8 a.m. of August 24, Friday, the mass was attended by the officials and staff of the DILG family in Eastern Visayas, members of the media and other govern...
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25Aug2012SAN JOSE, Antique, Aug 25 (PIA) -- Student organizations in Guintas National School, Hamtic, Antique joined the nationwide movement for tree planting for the National Greening Program. More than 200 students members of Youth for Environment in Schools Organization (YES-O) and Students Supreme Council of the said school joined the tree planting activity on Wednesday. About 600 seedlings of fruit and timber trees were planted in about 1.5 hectares planting site near the school. Aside from th...
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25Aug2012LAGAWE, Ifugao, Aug. 25 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police here is implementing OPLAN “Red Eye.” PI Jeffrey Vicente, the chief of police of Hingyon Police Station said this is a holistic approach to curb crimes, particularly motorcycle theft and motorcycle-riding criminals. Reports from the PNP reveal that motorcycle theft is proliferating in most of the municipalities in the province such as Lagawe, Kiangan, Lamut and Alfonso Lista for the past months. However, until now no suspects...
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24Aug2012MASBATE CITY, Aug 24 (PIA) -- Retrieval operations have ended Thursday morning after the recovery of the body of Nepali flight student Kshitiz Chand, whose body was found floating not far from the site where his light plane crashed with Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo and two others on board five days ago. “With the recovery of Nepalese student pilot Kshitiz Chand, we now conclude the search and retrieval (SAR) operations,” Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin told journalists in the final br...
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24Aug2012CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela, Aug 24 (PIA) -- A National Irrigation Administration official announced that the agency is now going beyond just providing irrigation and has plans of constructing mini-hydropower plants to optimize the use of irrigation water. NIA Administrator Antonio S. Nangel said the agency has submitted to Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Philippines Office the updated list of potential sites for such development nationwide, and JICA visited the pre-identified site in...
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24Aug2012CEBU CITY Aug 24 (PIA) -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG-7) Director Ananias Villacorta expressed optimism that the next DILG secretary will continue the legacy and the good deeds of the late secretary Jesse Robredo. Villacorta added that he hopes whoever sits as the next DILG secretary will have the same heart as with the late secretary and that everything he has started for the development of the country and for the sake of good governance among leaders will be contin...
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24Aug2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Aug 24 (PIA) -- Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo was originally set to be the guest of honor of the 2012 Talakudong Festival on September 18. The festive mood all over Tacurong City, while everybody prepares for the celebration, unexpectedly turned to grief and mourning as reports confirmed his death in the ill-fated Piper Seneca plane on August 21. Saddened, Tacurong City residents regret they could have proudly shown the late secretary the city’s Seal of G...
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24Aug2012ILOILO CITY, August 24 (PIA 6) - - Iloilo Governor Arthur D. Defensor, Sr. issued on August 21 Executive Order No. 105 declaring days of mourning from August 21 to the date of the interment of the late DILG Secretary Jesse M. Robredo. The Executive Order (EO) states that “there is a need to honor his great contributions to the efforts to bring about reform and change in government, both in local and national level. The DILG under the leadership of Secretary Robredo was a partner of the Def...
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24Aug2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, August 24 -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)-10 offered a holy mass at the DILG Regional Office, Conference Room yesterday afternoon for the late Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo. The mass was officiated by Fr. Casi Quiacao, an active Parochial Vicar of St. Francis Xavier Chaplaincy.It was attended by the staff of DILG Region 10, headed by Regional Director Atty. Rene K. Burdeos. Also joining in prayer were the Regional Directo...
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23Aug2012MANILA, Aug. 23 (PIA) -- Transport Secretary Mar Roxas has ordered the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines to conduct a thorough investigation of the ill-fated Piper Seneca plane that carried Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo enroute to Naga over the last weekend. In a statement, the DOTC said that CAAP formed a composite team to serve as the Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board headed by Captain Amado H. Soliman, an aviation industry expert in flight sa...
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23Aug2012MANILA, Aug. 23 -- Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. called on the employees of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to continue performing their tasks and the reforms started by the late Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo. “In this period of transition, we urge everyone to do their share and do their best so that all the programs and reforms that Secretary Robredo has started will not go in vain, for the benefit of our countrymen whom he fait...
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23Aug2012EMARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Aug 23 (PIA) -- Some 100 mothers in the municipality of Mulondo attended the family planning and breastfeeding lectures conducted by the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) last August 22 at the Mulondo covered court. Dr. Alinader Minalang, IPHO chief, said the lectures organized in collaboration with the Mulondo rural health unit (RHU) were aimed at raising awareness of the importance of family planning and breastfeeding. The activity, in line with the Fami...
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23Aug2012ILOILO CITY, Aug 23 (PIA) -- The League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP)-Iloilo Chapter has vowed to continue the legacy of Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse Robredo on good governance characterized by transparency and accountability. “We will continue to be your partner in ensuring good governance, accountable and transparent officials and maaasahan mo na kami ay kaagapay ng gobyerno na tapat patungo sa bayang maunlad,” League President and Anila...
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23Aug2012QUEZON CITY, Aug 23 (PIA) -- The remains of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo will be brought to Kalayaan Hall in Malacañan Palace tomorrow, August 24, Malacañang announced Tuesday. An advisory from the Committee on Funeral Arrangements and Burial said the wake will be held there for two days before the remains are returned to Naga City. A quarter century ago, President Corazon C. Aquino renamed the edifice, formerly known as Maharlika Hall, to “Kalayaan Ha...
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23Aug2012QUEZON CITY, Aug 23 (PIA) -- The Civil Service Commission (CSC) deeply mourns the death of Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo. In a statement, CSC Chair Francisco T. Duque III said the best way to honor the late secretary, a beacon in public service, is to continue his legacy of transparent and accountable governance and to support his noble advocacies. CSC said Robredo’s unique brand of leadership, one of sincerity and genuine commitment to public ser...
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23Aug2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Aug. 23 (PIA) -- Governor Damian Mercado, like other leaders across the country, expressed sadness at the untimely death of Secretary Jesse Robredo of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), citing the event as a big loss to local government units (LGUs). Mercado made the statement in a live phone interaction over dyDM, Wednesday when anchorman Zaldy Olita sought his reaction on news that Robredo€™s dead body was found still strapp...
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23Aug2012QUEZON CITY, Aug 23 (PIA) –- After six days of search and rescue that later led to search and retrieval operations, the last body to be retrieved from the sea, where the ill-fated plane that carried the late Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo crashed, was finally found this morning. In a statement from the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Public Affairs Office, the body of the Nepalese co-pilot Kshitiz Chand was found floating by a fisherman today and reported it to Navy...
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23Aug2012DAET, Camarines Norte, August 23 (PIA) -- “Secretary Jesse Robredo was my idol, mentor and friend,” said Mayor Tito Sarion of Daet yesterday during the Daet Press Corps meeting. As a youth leader, Sarion said he wanted to emulate Robredo and other leaders like former Sen. Raul Roco and Cong. Marcial Pimental. He said many of his advocacies and ideas in governance and politics are inspired by the successes of Robredo in Naga City. The mayor said he also advocated independence from nationa...
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23Aug2012Naga City, Aug 23 (PIA) -- Transportation Secretary Mar Roxas was all praises on the three daughters of the late Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo. Secretary Robredo left behind three daughters Jessica Marie, 25; Tricia, 18 and Jillian, 11. “Nakakabilib ang katatagan nila sa panahong mula pa ng hinanahap si Jesse (Their fortitude that they showed, from the time Jesse was reported missing, was truly remarkable)," Roxas said. He added that the search and rescue operations, the two elder daugh...
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23Aug2012DAGUPAN CITY, Aug. 23 (PIA) -- Residents of Pangasinan province joined the nation in mourning over the death of Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, who perished Saturday in a plane crash in the seas of Masbate City. Governor Amado Espino, Jr. was deeply saddened by the secretary’s untimely demise, saying Robredo is a simple man and a sincere person whose integrity and dedication as a public servant is unquestionable and above par. In a statement, Espino said Robredo has shown his personal conc...
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22Aug2012QUEZON CITY, Aug 22 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III yesterday signed Proclamation No. 460, placing the country in "National Days of Mourning" over the death of Interior Secretary Jesse M. Robredo. It officially began yesterday, Aug 21 and will continue until the late secretary's interment. The proclamation also orders "all government buildings and installations in the Philippines, and our posts abroad" to put the Philippine flag at half-mast from sunrise to sunset for...
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22Aug2012KORONADAL CITY, Aug 22 (PIA) -- Officials in Soccsksargen Region and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao are united in saying that the untimely death of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo is a great loss to the Aquino administration and the government€™s mandate to promote good governance. In behalf of the provincial government of South Cotabato, Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. extended his sympathies to the bereaved family of Sec. Robredo whom he described ...
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22Aug2012QUEZON CITY, August 22 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) chief has extended the agency's condolences to the family and friends of the late Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo. In a statement, PNP chief Nicanor A. Bartolome said that the 147,000 men and women of the PNP mourn the demise of Robredo. €œAs the Chief of the PNP, I extend the deepest sympathy of all officers and men to the family of the late Secretary,€ said Bartolom...
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22Aug2012DIPOLOG CITY, Zamboanga del Norte, Aug 22 (PIA) -- The mayor of Dipolog City described Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo, who died in a plane crash on Saturday in the seas off Masbate, as €œsincere, upright, honest and hardworking.€ Mayor Evelyn T. Uy remembered the late local government chief as the prime mover of the €œSeal of Good Housekeeping€ among local government units (LGU) in support of President Benigno S. Aquino III&eu...
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22Aug2012QUEZON CITY, Aug. 23 (PIA) -- The Delegation of the European Union (EU) to the Philippines said Wednesday it conveys its sincerest condolences to the family of the late Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo, as well as to the government and the people of the Republic of the Philippines. In a statement, Lubomir Frebort, Charges d' Affaires of the EU Delegation, said: "Let me share our sentiments of loss and sorrow at the passing away of this champion of good governance...
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22Aug2012BUTUAN CITY, Aug. 22 (PIA) -- Local chief executives of the province of Agusan del Norte and this city have extended their condolences to the family of the late Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo. In a phone patch interview with PIA, Agusan del Norte Governor Erlpe John M. Amante said Robredo is a big loss to the country as he is one of the most dynamic secretaries the country has ever produced. Amante also said Robredo has reached out to local government units in...
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22Aug2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, Agosto 22 (PIA) -- Nakiisa sa pagluluksa ang mga opisyal ng lalawigan ng Cotabato sa pagpanaw ni Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Sec. Jesse Robredo na nasawi sa pagbagsak ng kanyang sinsakyang eroplano sa karagatan ng Masbate noong Sabado. Maituturing na nakapanlulumo ngunit napakadakila ang pagkamatay ni Robredo, ayon kay Bernardo Piñol Jr., dating Cotabato 2nd District Representative at ngayon ay Consultant to the Department of Agriculture....
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22Aug2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, August 22 (PIA) -- Government officials in Eastern Visayas are one in saying that the death of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo is a great loss to the country. The DILG Secretary figured in a tragic plane crash off Masbate shores on August 18. His body was recovered on August 21 and was brought to Naga, with President Benigno S. Aquino and several cabinet officials accompanying his remains. Leyte Governor and Regional Development Council Ch...
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21Aug2012QUEZON CITY, Aug. 21 -- Canadian Ambassador Christopher Thornley today issued a message of condolence to the family of Jesse Robredo, Philippine Secretary of the Interior and Local Government, following the announcement of his death in Masbate. "The Government of Canada would like to extend its deepest sympathy to the family of Secretary Robredo, the Government of the Philippines and the Filipino people. He will be remembered as a leader who ushered in a new era of political reform in th...
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21Aug2012QUEZON CITY, Aug. 21 -- As the nation commemorates the death of Ninoy Aquino, the nation also mourns the death of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo who perished in a plane crash off Masbate shores, Saturday afternoon. His body was found by technical divers today after three days of unrelenting search and rescue operations, with President Aquino personally overseeing the operations. Several top government officials expressed their tribute to Robredo who was descri...
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21Aug2012QUEZON CITY, Aug 21 -- Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio €œSonny€ Coloma, Jr. is one with his colleagues in mourning for the passing of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo whose body was recovered Tuesday morning. In a message relayed to Malacañang reporters, Coloma conveyed that Robredo would be a great loss to the Philippine government given his excellent traits as a public servant that inspired many of them who were ...
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19Aug2012QUEZON CITY, August 19 (PIA) -- After the recent massive flooding in most parts of Metro Manila caused by the southwest monsoon, the Maynilad Water Services, Inc. maintained its 100 percent satisfactory compliance with the Philippine National Standards for Drinking Water (PNSDW) of the Department of Health (DOH). “We have in place a Water Safety Plan which details the risk assessment and contingency procedures in case of water quality impairment. This—and our maintenance of world-class fa...
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16Aug2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Aug 16 (PIA) -- Couples whose families are benefitting from the national government’s conditional cash transfer (CCT) program are urged to religiously attend the family development sessions to learn more about responsible parenthood. Commission on Population (POPCOM) 7 Director Bruce Ragas made the appeal during a Kapihan forum held Wednesday to mark the local celebration of the annual National Family Planning Month in the city. Attendance to the monthly family development ...
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14Aug2012QUEZON CITY, Aug 14 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) Disaster Response Plan "Oplan Saklolo" remains in effect in Metro Manila and most parts of Luzon for rescue, relief and rehabilitation operations. In a statement, PNP Spokesman Generoso R. Cerbo Jr. said their rescue units remain deployed in some affected areas where flood victims need to be evacuated to safer ground or be supplied with basic provisions. Cerbo said local police and highway patrol group units also remain in thei...
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11Aug2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Aug 11 (PIA) -- The Negros Oriental tourism officials started to improve on the province’s tourism development plan with similar strategies set up in the National Tourism Development Plan. In a workshop held recently, the Department of Tourism (DOT) with tourism officials from Puerto Princesa and Bohol, whose tourism industries are well-advanced, has urged local government units in Negros Oriental to come up with doable tourism plans in their localities. “Negros Oriental ...
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07Aug2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, August 7 (PIA) -- The Valorian troops of 36th Infantry Battalion (36IB), Philippine Army under the command of LTC Joseph Norwin Pasamonte spearheaded the “Tree Growing” activity in celebration of their 38th Founding Anniversary. Capt. Rowel Caacbay, Civil Military Operation Officer said the activity held at the newly created Ecopark located in Barangay San Jose, Tandag City, successfully planted a total of 200 assorted fruit bearing trees in coordination with t...
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03Aug2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Aug 3 (PIA ) -- The Tourism Office of Negros Oriental spearheads the formulation and crafting of the Provincial Tourism Development Plan and Roadmap. This is in collaboration with the Department of Tourism (DOT) Central and Regional Offices, Tourism Infrastructure Economic Zone Authority (TIEZA) and the Tourism Educators Council of Negros Oriental & Siquijor (TECNOS). The DOT planning team, together officials from TIEZA and Puerto Princesa City, Palawan and Bohol Tourism counci...
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31Jul2012MALUNGON, Sarangani, July 31 (PIA)-- Malungon opened the province’s first milk processing plant on Wednesday (July 25) and is now being eyed as one of town’s tourist attractions, a top official said. "I conformed to the idea that this dairy plant must also be an attraction to travelers," said Mayor Reynaldo Constantino who led the ribbon-cutting ceremony. He was assisted by Emmeline Versoza, executive director of Philippine Commission on Women; Governor Migs Dominguez, Councilor Armand ...
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31Jul2012STA. CRUZ, Davao del Sur, July 31 -- Hydropower company, Hedcor, is ready to construct its newest run-of-river facility, the seven-MW Tudaya 2 Hydroelectric Project in Sibulan, Sta Cruz, Davao del Sur province. Tudaya 2 is part of an expansion of Hedcor’s existing Sibulan hydropower plants. The construction will begin after a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony on August 1. The project will be located downstream from the Sibulan Hydro B. Later this year, the Tudaya 1 project will also be buil...
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29Jul2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, July 29 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office (NSO) will be conducting the Regional Data Dissemination on the Final Results of the 2011 Family Health Survey (FHS) on July 31, 2012 at the Holiday Inn, in Clarkfield here. The forum will focus on the valid result of the survey and on the status of the health services offered, the family planning, mortality and pregnancy rates and other health-related concerns. FHS was conducted by NSO in August last year. It wa...
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27Jul2012ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, July 27 (PIA) -- The Iligan City Waterworks Systems Office (ICWS) is making sure that the Hinaplanon pumping stations will be operational by August 19. Mayor Lawrence Ll. Cruz hopes the ICWS will achieve its target to solve the water supply problem in the barangays that it serves. The Hinaplanon wells were destroyed during the surge of tropical storm Sendong December last year. The residents of Hinaplanon, Luinab, Del Carmen, Pala-o, San Roque, and other baran...
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27Jul2012DAVAO CITY, July 27 (PIA) -- Some 200 volunteers planted about 3,500 trees in simultaneous tree planting activities held on July 21 in Davao City and in the municipality of Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. Local officials of Barangay Tawantawan Davao City, representatives from the Philippine National Police, the Bagobo-Tagabawas and employees of Hedcor were able to plant 2,000 cacao and 1,500 narra trees. “The most recent endeavour is mainly for the sustainability of our very own Talomo Watershed...
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27Jul2012DAGUPAN CITY, July 27 (PIA) -- The Sual Power Plant remains environment-friendly despite its emission of gases and waste water. Team Energy (Tokyo Electric Power Company and Marubeni Corporation), which manages the coal-fired power plant, assured Thursday, saying that all emissions from the plant are filtered and treated before they are released or disposed. Training manager Nicanor Ramos Jr. said there are numerous environmental concerns involved in the operation of the plant but management ...
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26Jul2012ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, July 26 (PIA) -- The city drafted their disaster risk reduction management (DRRM) plan through a workshop, July 10 at the Crystal Inn here. Members of the Iligan City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (ICDRRMC), different government and non-government organizations, and other concerned individuals participated in this event. The planning-workshop hopes to come up with the disaster plan that will also include the comprehensive land use plan of Iligan. ...
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20Jul2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, July 20 (PIA) – Pabpakaslan nu prubinsya nu Cotabato su prugrama nu kabpamula kanu kawayan a kapangunguna nila Cotabato Provincial Governor Emmylou Mendoza, Kabacan Mayor George Tan endo su University of South Mindanao President Jesus Derjie sa saguna ento na mirma sa isa a kasunduan ataw ka agreement. Pantag kanu niya, inipayag ni Kabacan MENRO Officer Jerry Laoagan kanu minukit a Jummat sa napangumbal su nadtelu a prugrama sa USM Main Campus, Kabacan Cotabato...
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19Jul2012ISABELA CITY, Basilan, July 19 (PIA) -- Personnel of the 4th Civil Relations Group (4CRG) and their dependents participated in the tree growing program of the Civil Relations Service – Armed Forces of the Philippines (CRSAFP) that started June, this year. The activity involves planting of fruit bearing trees not only at specified areas but also within their respective backyarsds, said Lt. Col. Erwin A. Alea, 4CRG group commander, in a press statement. “This activity is in line with CRSAF...
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18Jul2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, July 18 (PIA) -- The practice of family planning is influenced by women’s education and poverty status. Ma. Liza Bigornia, statistician III of the NSO regional office 10, presented these results of the fertility and family planning aspect of the survey during the Family Health Survey (FHS) regional data dissemination held here last week She said that as revealed by the survey, those with no education are less likely to practice family planning. This came from the result...
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18Jul2012SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, July 18 (PIA) -- The SN Aboitiz Power Magat, Inc. has earmarked P94.56 million for its corporate social responsibility projects in its five-year operations. Lawyer Mike Hosillos, corporate affairs chief, said that the company has implemented 151 projects since the company started its operation in 2007. Among the provinces that benefitted from the CSR are Ifugao, Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya, where the power plant is operating. He said that the CSR projects concentrated o...
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17Jul2012MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, July 17 (PIA) -- The Commission on Population (Popcom) in Region 10 has conducted family development sessions (FDS) for Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries in four barangays in Maramag town, this province. Psyche Paler, regional director, Popcom 10, said parents must exercise responsible parenthood by having children they can raise in a unselfish way. More than 200 couples participated during the discussion on fertility awareness, artificial, and...
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17Jul2012MARIKINA CITY, July 17 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the local government of Marikina recently signed a memorandum of agreement that aims to restore the Marikina Watershed by planting trees at Sitio Kayrupa, Barangay San Rafael, Rodriguez, Rizal Province. DENR Assistant Secretary Michelle Angelica Go, who represented Secretary Ramon Jesus Paje, and Marikina Mayor Del de Guzman led the agreement signing over the weekend at the city’s sentrong pangkultu...
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13Jul2012COMPOSTELA VALLEY, July 13 (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council (RDC) of the Davao Region brought the Davao Regional Plan Roadshow for the first time in the province of Compostela Valley. The roadshow held Thursday, in Nabunturan town, featured the Regional Development Plan (RDP) which complements that of the National Development Plan focusing on achieving inclusive growth. In her message, RDC-11 chairperson Davao Mayor Sara Z. Duterte-Carpio, said the Plan advocacy aims to achieve fiv...
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13Jul2012DAVAO CITY, July 13 (PIA) -- Hedcor, the largest developer and producer of run-of-river hydropower plants in the Philippines, will plant over 3,000 seedlings this month at Talomo District to support the sustainability of Talomo Watershed. Cacao, durian, rambotan, narra (endemic trees) and rubber are among the species that Hedcor will plant in the area as requested by the host community. This week, Hedcor will plant 1,000 trees in Barangay Tawantawan, Baguio District part of Talomo Watershed. ...
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11Jul2012DUMAGUETE CITY, June 11 (PIA) -- Some 60 schoolchildren in the hinterland barangay of Planas Elementary School, Guihulngan City who were earthquake victims in February will now have a chance to experience in a ‘Lakbay Aral’ to urban-city of Dumaguete on July 30. This educational tour is one of the programs of Bayanihan Para sa Kabataan (BPK), a joint project of Oriental Negros Children’s Advocacy Network (ONCAN), Philippine Army, Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Department of Educ...
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10Jul2012VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur, July 10 (PIA) -- The city government has scheduled a tree planting this month in the three coastal barangays that are often flooded during typhoons or heavy rains. Residents of the coastal barangays Mindoro, Pantay Fatima and Pantay Laud will plant the thorny bush "kandaroma" and "bakawan" or mangrove seedlings, according to the Office of the Mayor. The complex root system of the mangroves are seen to hold the sand and soil in these barangays of the city, while the k...
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10Jul2012PINUKPUK, Kalinga, July 10 (PIA) -- Six hundred fifty forest-tree seedlings of various species were planted by personnel of the 21st Infantry Battalion and the Community Environment and Natural Resources (CENRO) during their joint tree-planting activity last July 3. Lt. Col. Prudencio Dimas, Executive Officer of the 21st IB, and Noel Barrientos, officer in charge, Community Environment and Natural Resources Officer led the tree planting at Sitio Calbayan, Barangay Catabbogan here. 1Lt. Jero...
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09Jul2012DAVAO CITY, July 9 -- The first rubber processing plant in Davao region will soon rise in Compostela Valley Province. As Davao region is expanding its rubber production, the Department of Agriculture’s Mindanao Rural Development Program (DA-MRDP) and the provincial government of ComVal province are set to put up a P14.93-million crumb rubber processing plant in Laak town. “The project is among the big-ticket projects of MRDP to support the production and marketing capability of the reg...
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09Jul2012ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, July 9 (PIA) -- The city government conducted a three-day workshop on mainstreaming disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) to comprehensive land use plan (CLUP) in the development of Iligan city last July 4 to 6. Among the participants were stakeholders from sectors such as economic, social, infrastructure, environment and land use, including heads of national government agencies, the local government head of office and division chiefs. ...
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08Jul2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, July 8 (PIA) --- The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) in Northern Mindanao conducted a livelihood skills training on T-shirt printing and shellcraft making in Mambajao, Camiguin province June 26 to 29. The training, conducted in cooperation with the Barangay Council of Yumbing in Mambajao, was held upon the request of 28 officers and members of the Pag-asa OFW Association to address the demand for souvenir items of tourists who visit the island-province. OWWA...
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07Jul2012MARIKINA CITY, July 7 (PIA) -- After the successful launching of Project NOAH or the Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) in Marikina yesterday, the city government expects that more residents will be more informed and prepared in times of disaster. In a press statement, Marikina Mayor Del De Guzman said that the project is very timely as the city is currently strengthening its disaster management plans and programs. “It is importa...
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06Jul2012Manila, July 6 (PIA) -- The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB)-Central Office recently issued Memorandum Order No. 2011-03 which outlines in detail the new guidelines on the implementation of the “National Greening Program” (NGP) for the mines sector. MGB Director Leo L. Jasareno issued the memorandum in connection with the executive order of President Aquino which covers all mining contractors, permittees, permit holders, and/or lessees. Prior to E.O. No. 26 of the Aquino administration...
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06Jul2012DAVAO CITY July 6 (PIA) -- The 300-megawatt clean coal fired power plant by Aboitiz Power is now in its preparatory phase, with the company intent of fast-tracking the project to provide a solution to the looming Mindanao power crisis. Bobby Orig, First Vice President for Mindanao Affairs of Aboitiz Power said they hope to deliver much-needed power to distribution utilities, electric cooperatives and other consumers in Mindanao by 2015 when the power plant is expected to be completed. Estim...
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04Jul2012KORONADAL CITY, July 4 (PIA) -- Eleven government agencies in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) received over P8 billion for the implementation of projects under the Transition Investment Support Plan (TISP). ARMM Acting Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman said these funds are for the implementation of projects as part of the reform program of the Aquino administration in the said region. “Concerned government agencies and the budget from TISP will be made public in spirit of tran...
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04Jul2012SURIGAO CITY, Hulyo 4 (PIA) -- Ang Malacañang misubli nga ang Pilipinas magpabilin sa pagresulbar sa away sa West Philippines Sea sa malinawon nga paagi ug ingon nga gihatagan lamang og laing pagsabot ang pamahayag ni Pangulong Aquino mahitungod sa US spy planes nga nagmonitor sa borders. Matud sa taho nga ang Chinese Foreign Ministry mipagawas og pamahayag pag-awhag sa gobyerno sa Pilipinas nga dili na mopagawas og dugang isyu nga makapaaghat og mga tension. Gitudlo sa opisyales sa China ang...
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04Jul2012ISABELA CITY, Basilan, July 04 (PIA) -- The regional Board of Investments of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (RBOI-ARMM) conducted last week a seminar dubbed Networking on Investments for Local Executives (NILE) in Tawi-Tawi. In a press statement, Provincial Information Officer Abdel Nasser Tahang said the seminar will pave the way for the drafting Local Investment and Incentive Code for the local government units. Tawi-Tawi Governor Sadikul Sahali said the NILE seminar-workshop “w...
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03Jul2012LUCENA CITY, Quezon, July 3 (PIA) -- Barangay officials here underwent a two-day seminar on coastal management planning organized by the city planning and development office (CPDO) in collaboration with the city agriculture office (CAO). Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) officer-in-charge Ramil Gutierrez emphasized the significant role of barangay officials in the making of the integrated coastal management plan (ICMP). “The plan starts from the mountains down to the...
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29Jun2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, June 29 (PIA) -- The fire safety inspection of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) here already inspected 22 public schools in the city from May 10 to June 22. The inspection is part of the BFP’s Oplan Balik Eskwela (OBE) activities to ensure that the opening of classes will be free from fire incidents as per memorandum circular from the Department of the Interior and Local Government. “We intend to complete the inspection of all public schools in the city by July,” ...
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29Jun2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, June 29 (PIA) -- The 64th Infantry Battalion (64th IB) of the Philippine Army spearheaded the turn-over of the newly renovated school building that was burned down last May. The three-classroom building, including school chairs, were turned-over to the school administrator of Pantar Primary School in Barangay Pantar, Piagapo town here last June 26. The turn-over ceremony and inauguration was participated in by local officials and leaders, as well as parents and teac...
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28Jun2012KORONADAL CITY, June 28 (PIA) -- Tupi, South Cotabato celebrated the Philippine Arbor Day on Monday, June 25, by planting 2,050 different tree seedlings in the villages of Kalkam and Poblacion. More than 200 local government employees joined the activity which is in compliance with the Memorandum Circular no. 2012 issued by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) ordering local government units to plant trees. At least 550 tree seedlings were planted along the riverbanks in Bara...
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27Jun2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, June 27 (PIA) -- SN Aboitiz Power-Magat, Inc. (SNAP-Magat) recently received a citation for its contribution in uplifting the lives of the people in Ifugao. The award was given during the Gotad Ad Ifugao 2012 festivities of the Ifugao province last week in celebration of its 48th foundation day. Ifugao provincial government formally recognized SNAP-Magat’s regular payment of taxes and other fees as major contributor in the implementation of development programs for ...
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26Jun2012ZAMBOANGA CITY, June 26 (PIA) -- An festive crowd of over 7,000 people, representing multi-sectoral groups, participated in the Philippine Arbor Day celebration held yesterday at the Climaco Freedom Park in Abong-abong, where they planted trees as their share in the preservation of the environment. The activity, dubbed “Arbor Day na Ciudad de Zamboanga,” was organized by the city government through the City Environment and Natural Resources Office. The participants, composed of students, ...
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26Jun2012SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, June 26 (PIA) -- Five personnel from the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) R1 particularly in La Union joined the tree planting acivity initiated by the city government of San Fernando and Tanim Kalikasan Incorporated. Said activity is in support of Arbor Day, with the theme "Green Economy: Does it include you?", and is also part of this year's World Environment month celebration and National Greening Program, where 2,500 types of seedlings were planted at Baranga...
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26Jun2012TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, June 26 (PIA) -- Provincial and local officials of this province conducted tree-planting activities on June 25, in compliance with Executive Order No. 26 signed by President Benigno S. Aquino III or Billion Trees Program nationwide. In the town of Carmona, mayor Dahlia Loyola, vice mayor Cesar Ines, members of the Sangguniang Bayan, municipal employees, and all Barangay officials led the tree planting at Prinsa in Barangay Lantic as they kicked off their second year...
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25Jun2012CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City, June 25 -- The 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division together with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) planted mangrove trees at barangay Taytay, El Salvador City June 22. This first-time partnership forged by BJMP and 4ID is an example of Internal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP) Bayanihan at work. The choice of planting materials is critical since mangrove not only provides protection from natural disaster such as erosion, storm surge, and t...
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22Jun2012CLARIN, Misamis Occidental, June 22 (PIA) -- The rice farmers of Clarin may turn out to be the suppliers of quality breeds of rice, not only in the province of Misamis Occidental, but also in the entire region of Northern Mindanao. This, after they were seen to have mastered the knowledge and skills in breeding rice varieties for five years now, Jose Satorre, Mis. Occ. Provincial Agriculturist, said. He said Clarin was made a pilot area for Participatory Plant Breeding (PPB) by the Southeast A...
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22Jun2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, June 22 (PIA) -- The National Kidney Transplant Institute (NKTI), through its Renal Disease Control Program (REDCOP), is urging the public to have a regular urine examination to prevent kidney diseases. This call was sounded by Dr. Susan L. Jorge, assistant program manager of the REDCOP, during the lay forum on renal health and disease prevention held, June 20, here. She said one discovers that one's kidney is damaged when almost 90 percent of the organ is already diseased...
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21Jun2012DAVAO CITY, June 21 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III vowed to investigate delays in the implementation of the P8.9 billion Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)Transition Investment Plan. Addressing delegates to the ARMM Convention on Local Governance in Davao City yesterday, President Aquino expressed regret that he could not report on the Plan’s accomplishments as most projects have not yet started or are still ongoing. Among the delayed projects is a P200 million rural elect...
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21Jun2012SURIGAO DEL NORTE, June 21 (PIA) -- Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) National Director Attorney Asis G. Perez led the launching of Sailfish "Liplipan" Management Plan in the country’s game fishing capital in Pilar, Siargao Island, Wednesday. Perez said the plan seeks to manage fish stocks and guarantee the future of the fisheries sector in the island, “not just sailfish (liplipan) but all other marine resources.” During the event, a memorandum of agreement was forged by P...
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20Jun2012CARMONA, Cavite, June 20 (PIA) -- The Sangguniang Bayan of Carmona has completed the public hearing on the revision of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) and the proposed zoning ordinance held recently at the municipal hall penthouse. Attended by representatives from the different sectors, the three-hour hearing included the in-depth discussions on the rationale of the mandated CLUP revision, the current land use and the 1998 CLUP, which the LGU still uses until the passage of the proposed...
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20Jun2012TABUK CITY, Kalinga, June 20 (PIA) -- City officials, employees, and other stakeholders planted 4,000 tree seedlings yesterday, June 19 in the celebration of the city’s 11th Matagoan Festival and fifth founding anniversary. City Mayor Ferdinand B. Tubban led the group that headed early to Malalao watershed along Tabuk-Isabela boundary, the tree-planting site in this year’s Matagoan celebration. The group was joined by Ms. Philippines – Earth Air Glenifer Perido. According to Tubban, th...
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19Jun2012ILOILO CITY, June 19 (PIA6) -- The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Revenue Region No. 11 collected taxes amounting to P2.689 billion during the period January to May of this year, 25.30 percent higher than last year. The said amount is also 2.92 percent higher than the target for the period, which was P2.612 billion. Taxes collected during the same period in 2011 amounted to P2.146 billion, making this years revenues higher by P542.885 million, according to Ma. Luchi Contreras-Ong, BIR Reven...
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16Jun2012LUCENA CITY, Quezon, June 16 (PIA) --Quezon Governor David Suarez led the launching of “Quezon’s 2 in 1” project whichaims to plant two million mangroves in one day considered as the most ambitious environmental initiative of the provincial government to address global warming. “The project has a livelihood component for the fishermen because it will not just protect the natural resources but it will renew mangrove areas to improve fishing activity in the areas,” Gov. Suarez said. Su...
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16Jun2012LAOAG CITY, June 16 (PIA) -- It’s all systems go for the provincial Disaster Risk and Reduction Management Council as the typhoon season has began. Engr. Pedro Agcaoili, head of the Provincial Planning and Development Council (PDRRMC), said Ilocos Norte has set aside a sufficient stockpile of relief goods like rice, canned goods, noodles, drinking water, and beddings for residents who will be displaced during calamities. “We have the goods ready for dispatch. Our heavy equipment are on sta...
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15Jun2012DAGUPAN CITY, June 15 (PIA) -- No amount of cure is worth the prevention of kidney diseases. Dr. Abraham Coquia, spokesperson for the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in the region and co-owner of a local dialysis center here, said people should opt to prevent kidney diseases rather than dealing with them when they develop. People whose kidneys have been compromised either have to undergo transplant or regular dialysis as the kidneys cannot heal themselves, he said during the K...
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15Jun2012DAGUPAN CITY, June 15 (PIA) -- The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) has identified the prevention of kidney diseases as the most pressing concern of the institute today. Dr. Abraham Coquia, spokesperson for the NKTI and co-owner of a dialysis center here, said NKTI puts the highest priority on preventing kidney diseases whose effects are irreversible when acquired. Once the kidneys fail, the only recourse for the patient is to undergo operation or dialysis. “The kidneys filt...
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13Jun2012CANDON CITY, June 13 (PIA) -- Amidst heavy rains, a total of 3,500 seedlings of various tree species were planted yesterday morning along the watershed areas in Barangay Palacapac, this city, in celebration of the 114th Philippine Independence day. According to Provincial Board Member Robert Tudayan, the planting in the watershed areas started in 2009 and was conducted yearly thereafter during the celebration of the Independence day every 12th day of June. This year, trees like narra, mahogany,...
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12Jun2012BUTUAN CITY, June 12 (PIA) -- The city police reported the successful implementation of “Oplan Balik Eskwela 2012” for the school opening last week. “The city police would like to commend our officers as well as the rank and file, our education officials, the local government units as well as the community as there was no reported untoward incident related to the school opening this week,” city police director SSupt. Pedro Obaldo Jr said in the “Talakayan Sa Isyung Pulis” (TSIP) fo...
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12Jun2012QUEZON CITY, June 12 (PIA) -- The Maynilad Water Services, Inc. recently completed its P25 million sewage treatment plant (STP) located along Congressional Avenue in Quezon City. Maynilad President and CEO Ricky P. Vargas said wastewater management plays an important role in protecting the health and sanitation of communities and the environment. “This is why we continue to accelerate our projects for the proper treatment and disposal of wastewater in our concession area. This is the commi...
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11Jun2012TABUK CITY, Kalinga, June 11 (PIA) -- Government employees chose the provincial sports ground as their planting area on Arbor Day, June 25, to make it a show window of the greening program of the government. The sports complex, located at the 2nd plateau here, is an ideal area for reforestation project, being adjacent to the capitol, several government offices, and schools, and is also seen as a potential park. Gov. Jocel Baac directed the provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office t...
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11Jun2012BATAC CITY, June 11 (PIA) -- Farmers in the village of Maipalig have began producing mango-based products like puree, vinegar, wine, and dried mangoes, following the operation of a mango processing plant last year, which provided them with extra income. Assisted by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the processing plant made use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and alternating current to process more than 196 kilograms of mangoes to dried mangoes. Aurelia Ulit, manager of the Assoc...
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10Jun2012CITY OF BALANGA, Bataan, June 9 (PIA) -- Top officials in the province want to clear the area of the inoperative Bataan Thermal Power Plant (BTPP) in Limay town as it may still contain toxic materials. Hundreds of millions' worth of metal scraps could be reportedly salvaged in the mothballed BTPP as Governor Enrique Garcia, Jr. said he wanted to clear the area for the possible construction of a new power plant. “I want the site cleaned so another power plant can be put up in place of BTPP,...
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10Jun2012BAGUIO CITY, June 9 (PIA) - - With the onset of the rainy season, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH-CAR) Regional Director Edilberto Carabbacan advises motorists passing Kennon Road to be extra careful as the road is vulnerable to landslides and rockslide especially with the strong and intermittent rains. Kennon road, particularly at the Kilometer 3 along Tuba, Benguet, had just been opened to the public on a one-way status after falling debris closed it to traffic Th...
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08Jun2012TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, June 8 (PIA) -- Information officers from the various local government units of the province honed their skills in preparing a disaster communication plan in a recently held seminar-workshop. The province conducted the activity on June 1 at the Bulwagan ng Lalawigan in Tagum City, as part of preparedness and mitigation measures, recognizing that proper communication is one of the most critical requirements of disaster management. OIC-Provincial Information Officer...
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08Jun2012DUMAGUETE CITY, June 8 (PIA) -- The Fiber Industry Development Authority (FIDA) has intensified abaca production with additional 100 hectares of abaca plantations in Sta. Catalina town, Negros Oriental, to meet the growing demand for natural fiber in the national as well as international market. Provincial Fiber Officer Nena Locsin of FIDA said some P3.2 million was allocated from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ convergence fund to increase area production of quality abac...
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06Jun2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, June 6 (PIA) -- In line with the opening of classes and the end of summer vacation, PCSupt. Jufel C. Adriatico reactivated Oplan Balik Eskwela 2012, which provides the guidelines and procedures of maintaining the operational readiness of police units in responding to peace and order concerns, including threats from criminal elements. Police Regional Office (PRO)-10 ensures that students have access to a safe environment conducive to learning, not only during the opening of...
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06Jun2012TABUK CITY, Kalinga, June 6 (PIA) -- Employees of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and irrigators associations this province will plant around 2,000 assorted seedlings in celebration of the World Environment Month on June 8. Engr. Richard Lemi of the Kalinga Provincial Irrigation Management Office said various forest tree and fruit-bearing seedlings will be planted in three locations in Tinglayan, Lubuagan, Pinukpuk, and at the Sports Complex grounds, this city. Fruit-bearing trees...
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05Jun2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, June 5 (PIA) -- The opening of classes for school year (SY) 2012-2013, here, was generally peaceful and went on smoothly without any untoward incident. This was the assessment of P/Supt. Jonas Tungcugo Amparo, Chief of the Ozamiz City Police Station (OCPS), who said part of his station’s preparation for the Balik Eskwela (Back to School) program for SY 2012-2013 was to increase the police visibility in the school premises of the city. “We actually fielded ...
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05Jun2012CEBU CITY, June 5 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) 7 said that the first day of classes today in public schools went smoothly in Central Visayas. Eda S. Cabantan, head of the Regional Oplan Balik Eskwela Action Center of DepEd 7, told PIA-Cebu that except for two complaints that were brought to her attention and which were immediately addressed, all was very orderly as students in all public levels attended their first day of class. Cabantan said the first complaint was from a p...
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04Jun2012QUEZON CITY, June 5 (PIA) -- The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) said renal or kidney failure ranks as the ninth leading cause of death among the Filipinos today. The 2008 record of the National Statistics Office reflected that the number one fatal illness in the country is the disease of the heart, followed by cerebrovascular diseases, malignant neoplasm, pneumonia, tuberculosis, diabetes mellitus, chronic lower respiratory diseases, certain conditions originating in the peri...
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04Jun2012ILOILO CITY, June 4 (PIA) -- The Iloilo River Esplanade which President Benigno S. Aquino III inspected last June 1 is now 85 to 86 percent complete, according to Director Evelyn Barroso of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Region 6. “As you can see, it is almost complete, and more or less we can finish this project towards the end of July or August this year,” Barroso said in a PIA interview. The construction of the esplanade started in December last year but it was sl...
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04Jun2012CEBU CITY, June 4 (PIA) -- With slightly over 150 public and private schools including tertiary college institutions and universities in Cebu City, the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) is strengthening its police visibility in nearby school premises as public schools open today. P/Supt. Arnel Banzon of the Cebu City Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) said they have covered all schools and that police personnel with security augmentation from the Barangay Peace Action Team (BPAT) are being de...
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01Jun2012BALER, Aurora, Hunyo 1 (PIA) -- Hindi bababa sa 21 milyong mag-aaral ang inaasahang papasok sa mga pampublikong paaralan sa buong bansa sa pagbubukas ng klase sa ika-4 ng Hunyo. Sinabi ni Department of Education Armin Luistro na tumaas ng isang milyon ang enrollment rate sa mga pampublikong paaralan. "Last year, we had 20 million enrolments but this year, we expect 21 million students from kinder to fourth year high school (Noong nakaraang taon, mayroon tayong 20 milyong nagpalista subalit sa ...
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31May2012CEBU CITY, May 31 (PIA) -- Over 1,500 police personnel will be deployed in strategic areas including in different public and private schools throughout the province of Cebu to provide safety and security to students as school opens on Monday. P/Supt. Julian Entoma of the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) bared the number of police deployment does not include the security augmentation from their force multipliers including members from the Barangay Information Network (BIN) and the Barangay ...
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31May2012ILAGAN, Isabela, May 31 (PIA) -- The Isabela Police Provincial Office (IPPO) assures readiness in ensuring the safety of students for the opening of classes on Monday, June 4. IPPO Community Relations chief, Police Chief Inspector Dominador Patalittan, said that Police Senior Superintendent Franklin Moises Mabanag has instructed all police station chiefs to assist the DepEd and ensure a peaceful and orderly opening of classes as part of PNP's security preparation and operation dubbed “Opla...
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31May2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, May 31 (PIA) -- Isang malawakang tree planting ang isasagawa ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources ng Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao o DENR-ARMM bilang bahagi sa pagdiriwang ng Earth Day sa Hunyo 6. Ayon kay DENR-ARMM Secretary Kahal Kedtag, isasagawa ang pagtatanim ng mga puno sa ARMM isang araw bago ang Earth Day. Dagdag pa niya, aabot sa 150,000 seedlings ang ipupunla sa buong rehiyon kung saan ang kalahati ay itatanim sa Maguindanao samantalang ang ...
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31May2012ILIGAN CITY, May 31 (PIA) -- The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) through the Renal Disease Control Program (REDCOP) reminded the public to recognize the symptoms or signs of kidney disease. During a press conference held on May 24, with the City Health Office and the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), Carmen Lubguban, Regional REDCOP Coordinator of Region 10, said kidney patients in the region are increasing. Based on the record of REDCOP-10, there were 157 patients in 2006; ...
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31May2012ILOILO CITY, May 31 (PIA6) -- The Iloilo City government is developing a multi-million peso Iloilo River Esplanade intended to serve as a hub for cultural, recreational and tourism activities. The esplanade, according to Mayor Jed Mabilog is expected to be a converging place for public entertainment, with an open-air park, for concerts and performances, along the banks of a clean and thriving river. Rivers of the World (ROW) Foundation Communications Director Rajita Majumdar said the esp...
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30May2012QUEZON CITY, May 30 (PIA) -- The National Kidney and Transplant Institute will kick-off the Kidney Month celebration on June 1, with an array of activities centered on the theme, “Ikaw at Ako Panalo sa Malusog na Bato.” A thanksgiving Mass and Alay Lakad will serve as the opening ceremonies for the celebration, which will be held at Charito Planas Garden, Quezon City, at 5:30 a.m. Specialty centers such as the Philippine Heart Center, Lung Center of the Philippines, Philippine Children’s ...
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30May2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 30 (PIA) -- A total of Php111.39 million have been alloted by the Provincial Government of Misamis Occidental (PGMO) for its Annual Investment Plan, this year. Of this amount, Pph107.89 million or 97 percent is allotted for economic services and Php3.5 million or 3.0 percent, for social services. Identified in the 20% Development Fund, the programs of the AIP are designed to decrease the poverty incidence and increase productivity, create job...
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30May2012QUEZON CITY, May 30 (PIA) -- The World Health Organization awarded the 2012 United Arab Emirates Health Foundation Prize to the Renal Disease Control Program (REDCOP), the public health division of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute in the Philippines. Last May 24, REDCOP program director Dr. Aileen Riego-Javier flew to Geneva, Switzerland, for the 65th World Health Assembly to accept the “United Arab Emirates Health Foundation Prize 2012” award, which consists of a certificate,...
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29May2012BANGUED, Abra, May 29 (PIA) -- A series of consultation-dialogues between local officials and tribal elders of the municipalities of Tineg and Lacub are being undertaken to resolve their boundary disputes. The talks started on May 12 at the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office at Victoria Park, Casamata Hills here. The leaders were led by Mayor Edwin Crisologo of Tineg and Mayor Estelita Bersamina of Lacub. In an interview with the local media, Provincial Environment and Natu...
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29May2012BUTUAN CITY, May 29 (PIA) -– The regional office of the Commission on Population (POPCOM), in cooperation with the Department of Health (DOH) in Caraga, is pushing for the use of correct family planning method. According to Alex Makinano, POPCOM-Caraga Technical Services Division chief, they have agreed with DOH to divide the strategies to be implemented so that couples will use correct family planning method. Makinano said the demand generation drive teaches women how to implement the natur...
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28May2012QUEZON CITY, MAY 28 (PIA) -- Even scientists promoting Bt eggplant are against excessive and injudicious use of chemical pesticides. In a press release, Dr. Emiliana Bernardo, an entomologist, said that said that eggplant farmers tend to practice excessive use of insecticides in eggplant farms, and that Bt eggplant is a safer alternative. She said that farmers spray insecticides up to 80 times per season, or which translates to applying chemicals every other day just to rid their farms of...
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26May2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 26 (PIA) -- In preparation for the 2012 Oplan Balik Eskwela (OBE), the Department of Education (DepEd) has required the regional offices to list down the names and addresses of private schools with permits to operate, recognition and accreditation within their area of responsibility (AOR). Education Secretary Br. Armin A. Luistro, FSC, in DepEd Order No. 38, issued last May 11, has directed the said list to be submitted to the Office of the Undersecretary f...
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25May2012QUEZON CITY, May 25 (PIA) -- More than a week before school opening on June 4, the Philippine National Police (PNP) is now gearing up its nationwide security and public safety plan in line with the Department of Education’s ‘Oplan Balik Eswela’ program The PNP is now making its final preparations to assume law enforcement and public safety duties in cooperation with the members of the Oplan Balik Eskwela-Inter Agency Task Force. The Task Force is composed of the Department of Trade and...
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25May2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, May 25, (PIA) -- Plan Philippines coordinator Rhoda Ercilla cautions barangay folks on human trafficking as she discussed Republic Act 9208 or known as “Anti trafficking in persons Act of 2003,” during a seminar on protection of women and children in Catbalogan City, yesterday. Any act with prostitution, slavery, pornography, death bondage, selling of part of human organ, and recruitment in a private military for war is trafficking, said Ercilla. “Invitation to...
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25May2012QUEZON CITY, May 25 (PIA) -- The Philippine Air Force (PAF) is planning to revive the famed "Blue Diamond" Squadron as soon as it acquires new aircraft capable of defending the country's airspace and humanitarian missions. This was learned from PAF spokesman Col. Miguel Ernesto Okol in an exlusive interview at Villamor Air Base (VAB) in Pasay City. “We have identified our needs through our capability upgrade program (CUP) and Defense Acquisition System (DAS) as identified by Defense Secret...
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25May2012QUEZON CITY, May 25, (PIA) - - Oplan Balik Eskuwela (OBE) Task Force headed by the Department of Education (DepEd) will hold this year’s OBE Command Conference today (May 25) to ensure the smooth opening of classes on June 4. Prior to today’s command conference, DepEd and the OBE partners conducted the Inter-Agency Convergence Meeting to consolidate efforts initiated by each agency for the school opening and to ensure that each measure undertaken by the convergence partners will be mainta...
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25May2012Hi po, inalis ko na po 'yung names nung owner and clerk, ito pong line na ito: "Abanilla personally carried and served the closure order to the attending sales clerk Niere Perez. Storeowner Alice Sim Uy was not available at the time of the operations." CEBU CITY, May 25 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Internal Revenue - Revenue District Office (BIR-RDO) No. 13 based in Cebu City earlier this week ordered the closure of an establishment for failure to issue official receipts which says a lot that governm...
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24May2012PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, May 24 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has gathered 65 civil society organization (CSO) representatives from all over Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) for the Regional Stakeholders Consultation held at Ocean View Hotel in Pagadian on May 22 to 23. The consultation aims to increase awareness of key stakeholders, particularly CSOs, on the ARMM Roadmap and Transition Support Plan, generate consensus from CSOs on their...
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24May2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 24 (PIA) -- To ensure the smooth opening of classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) will activate Oplan Balik Eskwela (OBE) for School Year (SY) 2012-2013, from May 28 to June 8, this year. The OBE aims to address the problems commonly encountered during this period, particularly the assurance that students are properly enrolled and will be able to attend school in the first day of classes on June 4. Along this line, Education Secretary Br. Armin A. Lu...
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24May2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, May 24 (PIA) -– The Bureau of Internal Revenue is intensifying its tax programs to further increase its collections. Capiz Revenue District Officer Gil Tabanda said they are now intensifying the implementation of Oplan Bread Basket, Oplan Balay Duta and Oplan More Fun. Tabanda pointed that the said projects are applicable in Capiz the province being an agricultural area and also a tourist destination. He explained that under the Oplan Bread Basket, the BIR will be strictl...
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22May2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 22 (PIA) -- The city council of Kidapawan recently passed a resolution endorsing the construction of another geothermal power plant in Barangay Ilomavis. The same resolution also authorized the local chief executive to sign a memorandum of agreement with the Energy Development Corporation (EDC) that operates the first two geothermal plants in the area. Signing of the MoA is required before the EDC could start construction of the third geothermal plant in M...
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22May2012TUGUEGARAO CITY , May 22 (PIA) -- Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director-General Nicanor Bartolome has lobbied to local executives and government officials the passage of local ordinance on the Oplan Verification Identification Sticker Authenticity (VISA). Oplan VISA is a security measure to mitigate, if not totally eradicate, criminal activities, especially those using motorcycles or the riding in tandem modus operandi. The oplan is a brainchild of the regional director of PNP Region ...
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21May2012ATIMONAN, Quezon, May 21 (PIA) -- Ang planong pagtatayo ng planta ng kuryente sa 80 ektaryang lupa sa barangay Ibaba sa bayan ng Atimonan ay lilikha ng maraming trabaho para sa mga nasa bayang ito, ayon kay Mayor Jose Mendoza. Ang nasabing planta na itatayo sa taong 2013 ay patatakbuhin ng Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) ay makakatulong ng malaki sa mga residente dahil makapagbibigay ito ng trabaho, sa pagsisimula pa lamang ng pagtatayo ng gusali ng planta at ng iba pang pasilidad ng planta. ...
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21May2012SYUDAD NG DIPOLOG, Mayo 21 (PIA) -- Samtang duha ka semana na lang sa di pa magbukas ang klase sunod bulan, gisugdan na pagpalihok sa gobyerno ang mga hingtungdan aron masiguro ang pagbukas sa klase nga way hasol, sumala pa sa usa ka opisyal sa Palasyo. Sa usa ka press briefing nga nabati sa DZRB, usa ka sibyaanan nga gipanag-iya sa gobyerno, gipahayag ni Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda nga ilusad na Dept. of Education ang Brigada-Eskuwela ug Oplan Balik Eskwela (OBE) sugod karong sema...
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21May2012DUMAGUETE CITY, May 21 (PIA) -- The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), a Cebu-based NGO launched the 2012 “Run 2 Plant 4 GREENIN Philippines” program recently at the Cebu Provincial Capitol Conference Room. This year, 'Run 2 Plant 4 GREENIN Philippines' is a running and planting activity which targets to plant 220,000 native tree seedlings on June 30 all over Cebu Province. RAFI chief operating officer Dominica Chua said “the idea of this activity is not just to plant or for photo p...
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21May2012QUEZON CITY, May 21 (PIA) -- The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Sunday said, search and rescue efforts continue for two of its missing pilots after an SF-260TP trainer and light attack plane crashed in Mariveles, Bataan Friday morning. In an official release, Air Force personnel, in coordination with the Philippine Navy and Philippine Coast Guard, have narrowed their search area south west of La Monja Island near Corregidor. The PAF has also contracted the services of a seabed mapping ship t...
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19May2012MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, May 19 (PIA) -- Hedcor Bukidnon, Inc. and the municipality of Kitaotao is now working to develop a hydroelectric plant, which would help ease nagging problems on power shortage in Mindanao every summer season. Gregorio Jabonillo, Hedcor’s Vice President for Business Development, said this run-of-river hydroelectric project will harness the Sita and Simod rivers in Kitaotao town in Bukidnon, as a source of power with a combined installed capacity of 28.2 megawatts. ...
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18May2012CABARROUIS, Quirino, May 18 (PIA) -- The province’s 2012 Annual Investment Plan (AIP) to be funded under the 20 percent development fund in the amount of P90,397, 497 has been approved by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan members in their session last week. From the P94,917,372 AIP last year, it was reduced to P90,397, 497, since some of the needs that were identified by the Provincial Development Council (PDC) the time the plan was conceived were already addressed by funds provided by the nation...
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18May2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 18 (PIA) -- The provincial government has expended P131.76 million on project under the integrated Provincial Road Network Development Plan (PRNDP) of Misamis Occidental, as of December 2011. This was revealed by Governor Herminia Ramiro who said the PRNDP aims to increase economic activities and improve public access to infrastructure and services. “The PRNDP prioritizes road development activities over a five-year period supported by the multi-year b...
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17May2012ILOILO CITY, May 17 (PIA6) -- The development efforts that the government is pursuing based on the Philippine Development Plan for 2011-2016 are anchored on 5 key result areas in line with President Aquino’s Social Contract with the Filipino People, according to Philippine Information Agency 6 Regional Director lawyer Ma. Janet C. Mesa. In her orientation-lecture on “Communicating Development” during the opening, May 16, of the three-day seminar on online and public journalism ...
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16May2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 16 (PIA) -- The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has signed a memorandum of agreement with the National Youth Commission (NYC) to strengthen support for the implementation of Mindanao 2020. The agreement was inked by Secretary Luwalhati Antonino, chairperson of MinDA, and Assistant Secretary Earl Saavedra, NYC Commissioner for Mindanao during the Mindanao Economic Policy Forum held yesterday, May 15, at N Hotel, here. Mindanao 2020, or the Mindanao Peace and Dev...
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15May2012CAUAYAN CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- The National Irrigation Administration and SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) partner anew as SNAP bagged the contract to purchase the generated energy of the Baligatan Hydro-Electric Power Plant (BHEPP) in Barangay Aguinaldo, Ramon, Isabela. SNAP Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel V. Rubio said they are glad to get the Baligatan contract. “The first thing we will do once everything has been settled is check if there are other developments which could be done to improve the...
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15May2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) formally launched today the Mindanao Peace and Development Framework Plan for 2011-2030, also known as the Mindanao 2020. The unveiling of the Mindanao 2020 Document was spearheaded by MinDA Chairperson Luwalhati R. Antonino and Australian Agency for International Aid (AusAID) Philippines Governance Adviser Sam Chittick during the opening preliminaries of the Mindanao Economic Policy Forum held at N Hotel, this city...
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15May2012ILOILO CITY, May 15 (PIA6) -- The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA6) has embarked on a series of orientations on the Regional Development Plan (RDP) for 2011- 2016 in the different provinces and cities of Western Visayas. After Guimaras, Capiz, and Iloilo City, the next RDP orientation will be conducted in the province of Iloilo on Friday, May 18. Other schedules are as follows: Negros Occidental on June 13; Bacolod City on June 14; and Aklan and Antique in July. According to...
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14May2012BAGUIO CITY, May 14 (PIA) -- The National Nutrition Council (NNC) met with the provincial and regional nutrition stakeholders to solicit their continuous support to the implementation of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN), the country’s response to malnutrition. Danilo Villa B. Agcopra, Nutrition Officer IV, Nutrition Policy and Planning Division of NNC Central Office, informed that the PPAN takes off from the nutrition situation as determined by the 2008 national nutrition s...
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14May2012KITAOTAO, Bukidnon, May 14 -- The Hydro Electric Development Corporation (HEDCOR) and barangay councils of Barangay Kipilas and Barangay Sinuda, in Kitaotao town, this province, recently signed the memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the proposed run-of-river Sita-Simod Hydroelectric Power Project. Engr. Gregorio Jabonillo, HEDCOR Vice President for Business Development, said the agreement cited HEDCOR’s operations expansion, to harness the water running from the Sita and Simod Rivers in Kit...
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14May2012BALIANGAO, Misamis Occidental, May 14 (PIA) -- Around P7.06 million has been alloted for the implementation of 20 projects under the 2012 Annual Investment Plan (AIP) of the local government unit (LGU) here. Of this amount, P6.85 million or 97.03 percent has been programmed for maintenance operations and other expenses while P210,000 or 3.07 percent has been programmed for capital outlay. About P3.95 million or 55.98 percent has been programmed for projects on social development, P2.86 millio...
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11May2012DUMAGUETE CITY, May 11 (PIA) -- Hundreds of environmentalists ran, cleaned the sea and planted 350 mangrove trees for Climate Impact Day last May 5 at Silliman Beach in Dumaguete City. National Coordinator Zephanie Danieles of 350.org said runners, scuba divers, environmentalists and concerned individuals gathered “to dedicate to the earth and to advocate with people in countries around the world that a healthy tomorrow depends on our action today.” Danieles said the action was diverse and...
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10May2012LUCENA CITY, Quezon, May 10 (PIA) -- About 50 upland farmer-officers from the towns of Liliw, Pakil, Mabitac and Sta. Maria in Laguna participated in the training-workshop on basic financial management system last May 2-4 at the Fresh Air Hotel, Barangay Iyam, this city. Out of the 50 participants, 30 which came from community-based forest management people's organizations (CBFM-PO) including cooperatives. The training-workshop aimed to enhance the capability of CBFM-POs in managing the finan...
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10May2012LAGAWE, Ifugao,May 10 (PIA) -- The Plan International and European Union organized a national media visit in Barangay Caba here, in an effort to raise public awareness about the Lagawe Children’s Advocates (LCA) and its efforts to protect children. Airah Cadiogan, Media Relations and Campaign Coordinator of Plan International, Inc., said that the project, “Strengthening Civil Society in Eliminating Violence Against Children in the Philippines" has been implemented here since 2011, with the ...
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09May2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, May 9 (PIA6) -- A series of tree planting activities in Capiz will kick off in June as part of the National Greening Program (NGP) implementation in 2012. NGP – Capiz coordinator Edwin Borja said that the onset of the rainy season in June will be favorable for the survivability of seedlings that will be planted on identified planting sites provincewide. On the second year of NGP implementation, the program targets about 1,100 hectares of Capiz’s upland and urban areas ...
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08May2012LUCENA CITY, Quezon, May 8 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Quezon through the environment and natural resources office will plant two million mangrove trees on June 22 at coastal barangays in Quezon province. This is in partnership with other government agencies such as the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police, Department of Education, local government units, non-government organizations, and religious organizations. The program, dubbed, “Quezon’s 2 in 1” o...
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08May2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, May 8 (PIA) -- To institute immediate measures in addressing Mindanao’s power situation, the government is looking into tapping existing power plants in the island. In a press conference last week at the Philippine Information Agency 10 office, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Spokesperson and Head of Communications and Media Affairs Romeo Montenegro said this was one of the measures agreed on the recently concluded Mindanao Power Summit in Davao. ...
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07May2012SAN JOSE, Antique, May 7 (PIA) -- The Antique Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) recently met to discuss ways to speed up the implementation of disaster preparedness and mitigation programs. Governor Exequiel B. Javier, chairperson of the Council, issued a directive to concerned provincial departments and agencies members of the council to fast track the implementation of infrastructure projects and training programs particularly in communities vulnerable to dis...
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06May2012CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija, Mayo 6 (PIA) -- Kailangan isaayos ng lipunan ang kapaligiran nito para mapangalagaan ang mga mamamayan laban sa ataki sa puso, diabetes, at iba pang non-communicable diseases (NCD), ayon sa isang eksperto sa Philippine General Hospital. Ang NDC ay karaniwang tinatawag na lifestyle diseases o mga karamdamang bunga ng uri ng pamumuhay na pinili ng tao. Pero kung si Dr. Antonio Miguel Dans ng PGH ang tatanungin, mali raw ang pagkakaunawa ng nakararami sa lifestyle...
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06May2012CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro, Mayo 6 (PIA) -- Sa pangunguna ng City Development and Planning Department (CPDD), sinimulang isagawa sa mga barangay sa lungsod ang serye ng Barangay Development Planning Workshop noong ika-10 ng Abril. Ang unang batch ng mga kalahok sa nasabing gawain ay nagmula sa barangay Comunal at sumailalim sa planning workshop noong Abril 10 hanggang Abril 11. Sa gawaing ito, tinalakay ang pagbubuo ng mapa ng stratehiya para sa mas mabisang pagpaplano para sa kaayusan at ...
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06May2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, May 6 (PIA) -- Maj. Gen. Jose Z. Mabanta, commanding general of the 3rd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, said that there has been a series of surrenders from the New People’s Army (NPA) since he assumed office as 3ID top official last February this year. “We have accounted for 20 since I took over,” Mabanta said during an interaction with media practitioners recently, adding that he will pursue efforts to reduce by half the strength of the NPA in the Division...
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05May2012CAMP OSITO BAHIAN, Malaybalay City, May 5 (PIA) -– At least 1,000 people benefited from the free Medical and Dental Civic Action Program (MEDCAP) at Impalambong, Malaybalay City. With the theme “Serbisyuhan ang katawhan ug panalipdan ang yutang natawhan (Serve the people, protect and defend homeland),” MEDCAP was organized by Alfa Battery, 10th Field Artillery Battallion, Assault Armored Battalion (10FAB, AAR) of the Philippine Army. Army First Lieutenant (1Lt.) Dee Jay P. Balisi, who fa...
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04May2012DIADI, Nueva Vizcaya , May 4 (PIA) -- Power firm SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) recently conducted a tree planting and clean-up activities at its facilities in Magat, Binga, and Ambuklao hydroelectric power plants, in support of the World Earth Day celebration. The tree planting and clean-up activities were participated by employees, contractors, on-the-job trainees, staff from the Municipal Environment and Resources Offices, and residents, local government officials and employees of the National P...
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04May2012ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, May 4 -- The city of Iligan will not experience rotating brownouts or power curtailment for the entire month of May. City Councilor Moises Dalisay, Jr., Committee Chair on Water and Energy, said Treasure Steelworks Incorporated (TSI) again allowed Iligan Light and Power Incorporated (ILPI) the use of its 10 megawatts of unused power. This is in accordance with an existing agreement between the city of Iligan, National Power Corporation, National Grid Corporation of...
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03May2012STO. TOMAS, Batangas, May 3 (PIA) -- A simple groundbreaking ceremony was held last April 27 for the Maibarara Geothermal Plant, the country’s newest geothermal power station in the last five years and the first one under the current Aquino Administration. Department of Energy (DOE) Undersecretary Jose M. Layug, Jr. and Sto. Tomas Mayor Renato Federico led the ceremony, which signals the start of the physical construction of the power plant, which is owned by Maibarara Geothermal, Inc. (MGI),...
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03May2012VILLAVERDE, Nueva Vizcaya, May 3 -- The local officials here have conceptualized a program to further transform this local government unit and its villages into a fully developed and responsive environment. Called 555,555 fruit trees by 2012 and started sometime in 2010, this strategy seeks to encourage participation of municipal officials and employees, barangay councils, schools, private or non-government organizations, and residents of Villaverde to help realize its goal of planting 555,555...
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03May2012MANILA, May 2 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III nag-inagurar karong adlawa, Miyerkules sa Solonga ug Hitoma 1 Hydroelectric Power Plants ug ang bag-ong radar tower station sa Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) sa Bato, Catanduanes. Diha sa pag-abot sa Presidente, si Science and Technology Secretary Mario Montejo mi-asister sa iya sa pagbukhad sa marker sa bag-ong radar station sa Cartanduanes. Ang Presidente paga-istoryahan usab bahi...
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02May2012QUEZON CITY, May 2 (PIA) -- Two power projects that will help address the country’s energy supply requirements have been recently approved by the Board of Investments (BOI), aligned with the 2011 Investment Priorities Plan of the government meant to attract investments in key industries to achieve inclusive growth. In a news release, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary and BOI Managing Head Adrian Cristobal Jr. said that it is the BOI’s goal to ensure that approved inv...
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02May2012DIPOLOG CITY, May 2 (PIA) -- A workshop on the Comprehensive Land Use Plan spearheaded by the City Planning and Development Office was held here recently, to draw up a more realistic utilization of lands in the city for the next two decades. Participating in the workshop were representatives from the national government agencies, such as the Philippine National Police, Department of Trade and Industry and Bureau of Fire Protection, personnel from the City Social Welfare and Development Office, ...
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01May2012SYUDAD SANG ROXAS, Capiz (PIA6) -- Padayon nga ginapatuman sang 3rd Infantry Division sang Philippine Army nga nakabase sa Kampo Peralta sa banwa sang Jamindan ang Internal Peace and Security Plan agud nga lubos nga mapaluntad ang katawhayan sa rehiyon. Ini ang pahayag ni Maj. Gen. Jose Z. Mabanta, Jr. nga Commanding General sang 3ID nga ginbasa para sa iya ni Col. Alex C. Capiña nga Inspector General sang 3ID sa ti-on sang pagpasumpa sa mga opisyal sang Capiz Association of Government Public...
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01May2012QUEZON CITY, May 1 (PIA) -- The National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) reiterated its full support to the continuing research on the Bt (bacillus thuringiensis) eggplant in the country. According to NAST head and former University of the Philippines (UP) president, Dr. Emil Q. Javier, NAST is confident that the Supreme Court will consider the scientific research concerning the petition for the writ of kalikasan and writ of continuing mandamus filed by a group of non-government organ...
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01May2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, May 1 (PIA6) -- The 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) of the Philippine Army based at Camp Macario Peralta in Jamindan, Capiz continues to implement the Internal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP) to win the peace in Western Visayas. This was conveyed by 3ID Commanding General Maj. Gen. Jose Z. Mabanta, Jr. in a message read by 3ID Inspector General Col. Alex C. Capiña during the induction ceremony of the officers and Board of Directors of the Capiz Association of Government Public ...
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30Apr2012QUEZON CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- The National Nutrition Council (NNC) announced the start of the search for the 2012 National Nutrition Awards. Vying for this year’s various nutrition awards are 17 local government units (LGUs) comprising of Batanes Province; Lal-lo, Cagayan; Santiago City, Isabela; Ifugao Province; Bulacan Province; Pagsanjan, Laguna; Sta. Rosa City; Numancia, Aklan; Tubigon, Bohol; Maasin City; Opol, Misamis Oriental, Ozamis City; Zambonga, Sibugay Province; South Cotabato...
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30Apr2012QUEZON CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- Quezon City is on its way towards becoming an e-city. This after the 26-member city council approved a resolution that gives the city government the go-signal to adopt its own Information System Strategic Plan (QC-ISSP) in order to achieve efficiency in the delivery of basic government services among city residents. The resolution mandated the QC Information Technology Development Office (QCITDO), headed by Engr. Reynald Paul Imjada, to oversee the implementati...
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29Apr2012ANTIPOLO CITY, April 29 (PIA) --The Teresa municipal government, through its Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO), held a river cleanup and tree planting activity, April 28, in line with the celebration of Earth month. The local government’s environment office organized the cleanup and tree planting guide, which was held in the morning along the local riverbanks. Participants ranged from officials and residents from the various barangays in Teresa, as well as other volunteers from...
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27Apr2012BACOLOD CITY, April 27 (PIA6) -- Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said local government units (LGUs) play a key role in the search for power stability in the country. In an interview over DYKB-RPN 8 recently as part of the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office’ road show in Western Visayas, Lacierda, who was with Deputy Spokesperson Abigail Valte, explained it is the LGUs that will approve the necessary permits, which is one of the first crucial steps in ...
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26Apr2012TABUK CITY, Kalinga, April 26 (PIA)-- The five-year anti rabies plan of the province pushing for zero-rabies case is showing good results,with no reported cases for almost four years now. Provincial Anti-Rabies Coordinator Jose Pardito Jr. reported the last case in rabies recorded by their office was in 2008 with three deaths. This alarmed authorities in the province to draft its 5-year anti-rabies plan that produced desired results of zero cases throughout Kalinga, until now. Pardito...
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26Apr2012AGUSAN DEL NORTE, April 26 (PIA) -- The province of Agusan del Norte now has its own management plan to reduce the impact of disasters when it occurs in the area. This, by virtue of the Disaster Risk Reduction Management Plan (DRPMP) that was recently approved by Sangguniang Panlalawigan covering the years 2012-2016. The plan serves as guide for the adoption and implementation of viable mechanisms and measures devise to ensure the reduction of community vulnerabilities from disasters and the i...
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25Apr2012KIANGAN, Ifugao, April 25 (PIA) -- Men in uniform from Camp Crame in Quezon City spent their short vacation here with their families and at the same time planted trees, which is in line with their mandate as members of the Philippine National Police and with the national greening program of the Aquino Administration. PSupt. John Guyguyon, who led the team, said that the 22 personnel were able to plant more than 200 seedlings of narra and Mahogany at Sitio Ala in Barangay Baguinge of this town. ...
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24Apr2012KIANGAN, Ifugao, April 24 (PIA) -- Organizers of the annual town fiesta celebration here called “Gotad Ad Kiangan 2012” are now all set for six days of festivities from April 28 to May 3. The theme for this years’ town fiesta is “Together in Progress, Working for Success” that aptly depicts the struggle of the local government and the people towards its journey in quest of progress and better living conditions for its constituents. The first day of the celebration is the opening of ...
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24Apr2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, April 24 (PIA6) -- The Commission on Population 6 (POPCOM) recently turned over to the Capiz provincial government a P1 million fund for seminars and other education activities on responsible parenting and family planning. POPCOM Director Vicente Molejona turned over the funds to Capiz Gov. Victor A. Tanco for use by the Provincial Population Office (PPO) – Capiz along with the P100,000 counterpart of the province for the Responsible Parenting Movement activities starting n...
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24Apr2012BACOLOD CITY, April 24 (PIA6) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III is not thinking of using nuclear energy and would rather opt for renewable alternative sources of power instead, said Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda. Lacierda, Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail, Valte and their Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office staff were in Bacolod City recently for a communications roadshow to present the accomplishments of the Aquino administration. “Cur...
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23Apr2012ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, April 23 (PIA) -- The Binangonan Ecological Solid Waste Management Office (BESWMO) and the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) held a tree-planting activity at Brgy. Macamot, Binangonan as a climate change adaptation initiative by the municipal government. The activity was held from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. yesterday in line with Earth Day. Around 100 assorted mahogany, pomelo, langka, and acacia trees were planted by 90 participants consisting of e...
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23Apr2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 12 uprooted Thursday, April 19, 8,200 fully grown marijuana plants at sitio Bila, a hinterland village of barangay Malabod, Malungon, Sarangani. The seized marijuana weeds have an equivalent value of P3 million, said PDEA-12. Partnering with PDEA 12 were personnel from the Municipal Police Station; the Philippine Army 72nd Infantry Battalion Foxtrot Company; and the 1002nd Brigade, Philippine Army based in Ma...
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23Apr2012CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, April 23 (PIA) -- In coordination with the city environment and natural resources office (CENRO), the homeowners association of Ceris III Subdivision in Barangay Canlubang and Jollibee Foods Corp. Calamba branch held a tree planting activity last April 21 to launch the mini-forest park located in the said subdivision and in line with the Earth Day celebration. According to the organizers, the mini-forest park project aims to maintain adequate green areas within the baranga...
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22Apr2012BAYAN NG IMUS, Cavite, Abril 21 (PIA) -- Inilunsad ng sangguniang tagapamayapa at kaayusan dito sa Imus ang programang "Oplan: Sagip Bata sa Lansangan" upang masugpo ang mga lugar na kung saan ay may maraming mga bata na pagala-gala tulad ng mga "rugby boys" na nagsasamantala sa mga nagdaraan. Ang mga batang ito ay bagong tahanan sa bagong gusali ng Imus Municipal Police Station, kung saan binibigyan sila ng libreng pagkain at inumin, gamot, gupit, pampaligo, lugar na matutulugan, at iba p...
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20Apr2012TABUK CITY, Kalinga, April 20 (PIA) - - Three Nepalese officials visited Kalinga to share their country's peace and security situation and its impact on women. The sharing is in line with the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 calling on member states to give spaces for increased women’s participation in decision-making processes. Dhurba Prasad Sharma, Secretary of the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction of Nepal together with Joint Secretary Sadhu ...
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20Apr2012ILAGAN, Isabela, April 20 (PIA) -- Cagayan Valley Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) members and the police regional office (PRO) 2 are conducting series of dialogues to iron out solutions for the possible passage and implementation of the police’s proposed Oplan Verification Identification and Sticker Authenticity (VISA) implementation. Oplan VISA is proposed by PRO 2 as a measure to mitigate or even stop criminal activities in the region using motorcycles as get-away vehicle after executing crim...
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19Apr2012TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, April 19 (PIA) -– In line with the National Greening Program of President Benigno S. Aquino III, the city government spearheaded a tree planting activity on Tuesday, involving the youth this summer planting Narra and Lawaan species. According to Community Development Information Officer Vicente Cosare, the activity was conducted at Ihawan Spring Watershed, Cagboo, Awasian, this city and was participated by some 297 Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES...
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18Apr2012DUMAGUETE CITY, April 17 (PIA) -- Ang lokal nga inter-agency technical working group (TWG) nga gimugna sa Regional Development Council (RDC) dinhi sa rehiyon 7 gikatakda nga mopahigayon og strategic action plan karon umaabot Abril 25-26 ngadto sa lugar sa Negros Oriental nga grabeng nahiagom og kadaut sa linog niadtong miaging Pebrero 6 ning tuiga. Ang TWG mo andam ug mo monitor sa implementasyon sa action plan nga maglakip sa rehabilitasyon ug restorasyon sa mga infrastructure support system...
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17Apr2012DUMAGUETE CITY, April 17 (PIA) --- The local inter-agency technical working group (TWG) created by the Regional Development Council (RDC) in Region 7 is set to hold a strategic action plan on April 25-26 for Negros Oriental areas affected by the February 6 earthquake. The TWG will prepare and monitor the implementation of the action plan which includes the rehabilitation and restoration of infrastructure support system of the province that were badly hit by the 6.9-magnitude earthquake. The ea...
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16Apr2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 16 (PIA) -- The electric power plants of Northern Mindanao have an installed capacity of 1.063.70 megawatts (MW) with a dependable capacity of 791.87 MW last year. This actually represent 57.95 percent of the Mindanao Power Grid’s installed capacity of 1,835.48 MW and 63.90 percent of its dependable capacity of 1,239.25MW, Engr. Leon Dacanay, Jr., Regional Director of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), region 10, said. Dacanay said ...
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14Apr2012DAVAO CITY, April 14 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III yesterday said the Mindanao needs a more diverse mix of energy sources if the demand of power supply cannot rely anymore on the existing hydro-power to provide the base load of the entire island. Speaking before the stakeholders during the Mindanao Power Summit in Waterfront Insular Hotel here, the President said the Mindanao is relying on hydropower for more than half of its consistent consumption, the base load, which is not sustai...
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14Apr2012ILOILO CITY, April 14 (PIA6) -- Solid waste management advocates and practitioners will now have a venue for developing capacities through the first ever diploma course offered by Central Philippine University (CPU). The course is a graduate program which will officially start in June 2012 and every semester thereafter, under the CPU College of Agriculture, Resources and Environment Sciences. Engr. Aries Roda D. Romallosa contact person of the college and member of the Regional Ecology C...
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13Apr2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Abril 12 (PIA) -- Hindi pabor si Koronadal City Peter B. Miguel sa mungkahing paglalagay ng planta nukleyar sa Lake Sebu upang makatulong matugunan ang problema sa kakulangan ng suplay na kuryente sa Mindanao. Kamakailan, bumisita sa South Cotabato si dating Pangasinan 5th District Representative Mark Cojuangco at iprinesenta sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan ang panukalang pagtatayo ng nuclear power plant sa Lake Sebu na aniya’y mas ...
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13Apr2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Aprill 13 (PIA) -- Energy Undersecretary Ina Asirit said Mindanao needs additional generation capacity to address the power insufficiency that it currently faces. In a radio interview on last Tuesday on Meet the Press, a regular radio program of Philippine Information Agency 12 with Director Olivia Sudaria as anchor, Usec. Asirit emphasized the need for Mindanao to come up with additional power source to solve the energy crisis. Mindanao is dependent on hydropower plants ...
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09Apr2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 9 (PIA) -- There is no let up to the security measures implemented by the police personnel in Soccsksargen Region even after the culmination of the Lenten season, an official said. Police regional director P/CSupt. Benjardi Mantele in an interview with local media today announced that all police stations in the entire region 12 will remain on full alert status, now for the Oplan Summer Vacation or Oplan Sumvac 2012....
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08Apr2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 8 (PIA) -- Implementation of Strategic Financial Management and Human Resource Management and Development Plans remain on top of the good government focus of the macro sector of the provincial government of Misamis Occidental. This was explained by Gov. Herminia M. Ramiro, during the recent meeting of the Provincial Development Council. She said the development interventions and strategies of Mis. Occ.’s Executive-Legislative Agenda has been divide...
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05Apr2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, April 5 (PIA) -- The Philippine Army vows to continue to reach out to the members of the rebels' groups for the sake of the country’s peace and development. Major General Jose Z. Mabanta Jr., Commanding General of the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division based in Jamindan, Capiz said they are offering their hand to reach out to the rebel groups, particularly the New People’s Army, and invite them to a forum to win the peace. “Everybody wants peace and ...
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05Apr2012CENTRAL VISAYAS, April 5 (PIA) -- The tropical storm, Sendong, that badly hit Negros Oriental showed how undated the infrastructure were. Not only did it hit commercial establishments and houses but so too the eco-tourism sites of the area that brought livelihood to hundreds in the NegOr. Clearly, there must be new structures in place to weather the strom. During its 1st quarter meeting in March 2012 at the Siquijor State College (SSC) Cafeteria in Larena, Siquijor, the Regional Development Co...
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04Apr2012ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, April 4 (PIA) -- Police here assures that public security measures are in place during the observance of this Holy week from April 1 to 8. P/SSupt. Celso G. Regencia, Director of the Iligan City Police Office (ICPO) said they would provide public safety services and conduct pro-active police operations to suppress any act of lawlessness, particularly on terrorist attacks, kidnapping, and other related crimes in places where devotees will gather. Likewise, ICPO has...
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03Apr2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Abril 3 (PIA) -- Naghimo sang database sang mga motorsiklo ang kapulisan sa Siyudad sang General Santos sa tuyo nga mapunggan ang mataas nga mga kaso sang pagpangawat kag ang nagkalain-lain nga nga kriminalidad. Suno kang Pendatun police station chief Chief Insp. Leo Suaang tikang parti sang Oplan Sikpaw , nga ginlansar sa bug-os nga rehiyon nga ginlansar sang nagligad nga bulan sang Police Regional Office 12. Ang Oplan Sikpaw, isa ka tinaga nga Bisaya nga ...
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02Apr2012QUEZON CITY, April 2 (PIA) -- Quezon City has unveiled a four-year socio-economic development action plan, anchored on providing the city’s poor access to quality programs and services of the city. The plan, presented by Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte during a regular session of the QC Council, provides an outline of a prioritized list of development programs and regulatory measures that will be undertaken by the city government in the next four years to address the critical needs of the city’s...
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02Apr2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 2 (PIA) -- South Cotabato’s police force has been put on heightened alert for the celebration of the Holy Week, P/SSupt. Randolph Delfin, police provincial director said. Delfin said, as early as two months ago, in accordance with a directive from the Police Regional Office, he ordered all police chiefs under his jurisdiction to plan out and strengthen security measures for the summer vacation. “Included ...
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02Apr2012ILOILO CITY, April 2 (PIA6) -- Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas Pelagio S. Apostol reminded all government officials and employees not to use their service vehicles in their out-of-town family vacations for the Holy Week and on April 9, 2012 (Araw ng Kagitingan) which is also declared a holiday or face sanctions. Those found to have utilized the vehicles for personal purposes and/or have no duly issued trip tickets to record the trips may be considered liable under the following laws: R.A. 30...
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01Apr2012TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, Apr. 1 (PIA) -- Land Transportation Office (LTO) Region 8 Director Camilo Guarin said recently that the “Ligtas Oplan Cuaresma 2012” will again be implemented in Eastern Visayas, from April 2 to 10. This is pursuant to the DOTC Memorandum directing for a nationwide implementation of “Ligtas Oplan Cuaresma 2012” to assist the travelling men, women and children, Director Guarin said. Guarin said he has directed all the heads of LTO districts and extension offices all...
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29Mar2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 29 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) Region 2 already planted a total of 40,691 seedlings of different species region wide as part of the agency’s contribution to the national greening program of the government. Police Superintendent Alexander Santos, chief-police community relations, said Cagayan Valley police is entrusted to plant 1 million trees region wide as support to the 10 million trees targeted by the national headquarters. He said the trees includ...
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29Mar2012ANGELES CITY, Pampanga, Mar. 29 (PIA) -- The Department of Energy recently held a lecture on the Energy Efficiency Plans and Programs of the agency. As part of the seminar on Electricity Conservation in Households and Schools, Senior Research Specialist Genevieve L. Almonares focused on the judicious conservation and efficient utilization of energy and the importance of environmental protection. In her lecture, Almonares gave the audience a clearer perspective of what the National Energy Effi...
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29Mar2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 29 -- Police Regional Office (PRO), Region 10, has put in place its security and safety preparations as most Catholics celebrate the traditional observance of the Holy week starting April 2. PCSupt. Jufel C. Adriatico, Regional Director, PRO-10, approved Letter of Instruction (LOI) 07/12 or “Semana Santa 2012,” which will be implemented in all police units in Northern Mindanao. This LOI sets forth the operational guidelines of ensuring peace and order and public ...
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29Mar2012SYUDAD SANG ROXAS, Capiz, Marso 29 (PIA6) -- Magadihon sang isa ka plano ang probinsya sang Capiz para sa labi nga maduso kag mapasanyog ang katawhayan sa industriya ukon industrial peace. Ginpahayag ni Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Regional Director Ponciano Ligutom nga ang Provincial Tripartite Industrial Peace Council sang Capiz nga ginapamunuan ni Governor Victor Tanco ang magahiwat sang duha ka adlaw nga re-orientation kag strategic planning sumugod Marso 29 tubtub 30. ...
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28Mar2012DUMAGUETE CITY, March 27 (PIA) -- The Provincial Small and Medium Enterprise Development Council (PSMEDC) in Negros Oriental encouraged farmers in the province to start planting bamboos not only for business opportunities but to lessen disaster risk. In a meeting of the Small & Medium Development Council (SMEDC) recently, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) presented the Philippine Bamboo Foundation Inc. (PBFI) which has three bamboo nurseries in the province due to the growing demands o...
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28Mar2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, March 28 (PIA) –- Spearheading the updating of the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Plan (AFMP), the Department of Agriculture (DA) Planning Service and the National Agricultural and Fishery Council pools an area-wide public consultation on the Draft Regional AFMPs 2011-2017, last March 20. DA Regional Executive Director Lealyn A. Ramos said the AFMP will help ensure that all regional field units, agencies, bureaus, and offices of the department ...
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28Mar2012CAMP OSITO BAHIAN, Malaybalay, Bukidnon, March 28 -- Forty-five rebels belonging to three different units of the New People’s Army, who voluntarily surrendered to 403rd Infantry “Peacemaker” Brigade (403Bde) of the Philippine Army, is scheduled to be formally presented to Governor Alex Calingasan at Kaamulan Amphitheater, Malaybalay, Bukidnon tomorrow, March 29. Said armed rebels surrendered to Col. Romeo R. Gapuz, Commander, 403Bde, last March 23. The surrender of these rebels was in ...
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28Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 28 (PIA) -- The Police Regional Office 13 has implemented Operational Plan for Summer Vacation Activities (OPLAN SUMVAC) to prevent any occurrence of criminal activities. OPLAN SUMVAC will involve the maximum deployment of mobile and motorcycle patrol units along major thoroughfares to ensure the safety and security of the populace. The operation also encompasses the deployment of police officers and establishment of Police Assistance Centers on different sea, land and air t...
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27Mar2012BATANGAS CITY, Marso 27 (PIA) --Bilang paghahanda sa darating na Semana Santa, plantsado na ang mga hakbang ng PNP-Batangas city para sa pagpapanatili ng kaayusan at kapayapaan sa lunsod. Isa sa taunang isinasagawa ng PNP-Batangas city ang Oplan Summer Vacation (SumVac) upang tiyakin ang seguridad at kaligtasan ng mga mamayan at maging mga biyahero. Ang Oplan SumVac ay pasisimulan sa Lunes Santo at magtatapos sa Linggo ng Pagkabuhay. Ayon sa PNP-Batangas city, may mga pulis na itatalaga sa ...
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26Mar2012LOS BANOS, Laguna, March 26 (PIA) -- The local government here is collaborating with Trace College in making available the ‘study-now-pay-later’ scheme to poor but deserving Los Banos students beginning June 2012. A project of Mayor Ton Genuino, students from poor families who can’t afford the spiraling tuition fees will be given priority. Under the scheme, students who passed the examination and screening will pay the full payment of the tuition fees only after finishing a course and se...
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26Mar2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 26 (PIA) -- Troops from the 65th Infantry (Stalwart) Battalion, Philippine Army spearheaded a tree planting activity in the municipality of Taraka on March 17, 2012. Some 200 pieces of Mahogonay seedlings were planted at the selected site in Barangays Salvador Concha, Buadi Ong Kalo, and Moriatao Luksadato, said Battalion Commander Lt. Col Seigred J Espina. He said the activity was aimed to educate the local residents to be peace and environmental-loving const...
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22Mar2012MAKATI CITY, March 22 (PIA) -- The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM) Corporation is negotiating a six-month operation and maintenance service contract (OMSC) for the Naga Power Plant Complex (NPPC) with the SPC Power Corporation (SPC), pending the conduct of the second round of bidding for a one-year OMSC. In a news release, PSALM President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel R. Ledesma Jr. said the negotiated procurement for SPC's services to oper...
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22Mar2012ILOILO CITY, March 22 (PIA) – The upland municipalities of Alimodian, Leon, Maasin and Cabatuan in Iloilo have identified tourism sites that are potentials for visits, during a recent tourism mapping activity. These upland municipalities are within the Tigum-Aganan watershed area, groomed for its ecotourism potentials. In a report from the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) which assists the municipalities, there were 16 potential sites initially identified. In Alimo...
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21Mar2012ATIMONAN, Quezon, Mar. 21 (PIA) -- The municipal government of Atimonan has allotted P4 million fund intended for the development of Quezon protected landscape and other related tourism projects and activities to be implemented this year, 2012 in this town. Cecilia de Torres, acting tourism officer of the municipal government of Atimonan said promotion of tourism is this town is one of their priority projects under the leadership of Mayor Atty....
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21Mar2012ILOILO CITY, March 21 (PIA6) -- Parents of child laborers in the town of San Enrique received more than P397,000 from the Department of Labor and Employment-6 (DOLE) for livelihood projects. DOLE-6 Director Ponciano M. Ligutom said about 52 parents from Barangays Mapili and Dumiles, in San Enrique will benefit from the assistance which is DOLE’s initiative to help eliminate child labor. DOLE-Iloilo/Guimaras Field Office has joined hands with the Iloilo State College...
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19Mar2012OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, March 19 (PIA) -- The Internal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP) “Bayanihan” of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has gained the support, not only of the local government units (LGUs) but of the provincial government as well. Thus declared Col. Rommel Almaria, Commander of the 55th Infantry Battalion (55IB), Philippine Army, based in Misamis Occidental, who said he is thankful for the strong support of Governor Herminia M. Ramiro in a...
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19Mar2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 19 (PIA) -- The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Cagayan is offering incentives to interested farmers who want to venture in coconut industry under the accelerated coconut planting and replanting program of the government. Provincial Manager Loreta dela Cruz, in an interview over Radyo ng Bayan, said the provision of incentives to interested coconut farmers is part of the government’s thrust of ensuring continuous supply of coconut in the province as well ...
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17Mar2012ILAGAN, Isabela, March 17 (PIA) -- All Sangguniang Panlalawigan members of Cagayan Valley are set to meet at the end of this month to expedite a unified stand and will make a legislative action on the proposed “Oplan VISA” or Verification Identification and Sticker Authenticity that the Police Regional Office 2 (PRO 2) wanted to implement. The “Oplan VISA” was seen by the PRO2 leadership as a measure to stop or minimize the spate of crimes committed by criminals...
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17Mar2012SAGUDAY, Quirino, March 17 (PIA) – The Operation Plan Verification of Identification and Sticker Authenticity (Oplan VISA) ordinance of this town is now ready for implementation after it was deliberated and approved at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) level. Joey N. Gamboa, secretary to the Sangguniang Bayan said they are just waiting for the sticker bearing the municipality and the barangays’ codes in order to fully implement the municipal ordinance. “For th...
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16Mar2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, March 16 (PIA)—Members of the Men Opposed to Violence Everywhere (MOVE) from the towns of Daram, Gandara, Tarangnan, and Sta Margarita in Samar took time to deepen their understanding of gender equality concepts. Some 55 of them attended a MOVE trainers’ training at Ciriaco Hotel, Calbayog City. Men seriously participated in the free wheeling discussion on the basic concepts linked to notion of gender, sex and gender. Gender roles, stereotype...
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16Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, March 16 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government - Caraga Region is set to launch the anti-poverty action plan, a project which is under the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC). According to DILG-Caraga legal counsel Atty. Tony Vitor in an interview with a local radio station here, the project was already implemented for the past decade under the administration of former President Joseph Estrada. Vitor added said program...
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16Mar2012BASCO, Batanes, March 16 (PIA) -- The National Nutrition Council (NNC) 2 has met with the nutrition stakeholders of this island province to solicit their continuous support to the implementation of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN), the country’s response to malnutrition. Rhodora G. Maestre, NNC 2 nutrition program coordinator, said that the PPAN is an integral component of the medium-term Philippine Development Plan and it also contributes to the achievement of t...
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15Mar2012PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, March 15 (PIA) -- The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) has approved the medium-term provincial disaster plan, setting the framework for an intensified preparedness and mitigation measures in Palawan. PDRRMC chairman and Palawan Gov. Abraham Mitra underscored the importance of planning and preparedness to equip local communities in responding to any emergencies in the light of climate change. The five-year plan will st...
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14Mar2012LUNGSOD NG LEGAZPI, Marso 14 (PIA) -- Ipinakita ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources o DENR ang malaking suporta sa isinagawang El Verde Mangrove Tree Planting na pinangunahan ni Gobernador Luis Raymund Villafuerte noong nakaraang linggo sa San Rafel, Ragay, Camarines Sur. Sa nasabing gawain, nakapagtanim ng 1, 009, 029 na binhi ng bakawan sa 60 ektaryas ng baybayin ang government provincial katulong ang mga volunteer galing sa iba’t ibang sector na nag...
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14Mar2012TAMPAKAN, South Cotabato, Marso 14 (PIA) -- Gilansad ng Tampakan Police Station adtong Lunes, Marso 12 ang “Oplan Sikpaw” pinaagi sa pag rehistro sa sa mga motorsiklo sa mga lumulupyo ning lungsod. Matud pa ni Police Chief Inspector Rolito Castañeda Pidlaoan, ng Tampakan, ang katuyoan sa “ Oplan Sikpaw” mao ang pag’usisa sa mga motorsiklo ug sa mga motorcycle riding criminals nga musulod ug mugawas sa Tampakan. Sumala pa usab ni PCI P...
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14Mar2012DAVAOCITY March 14 (PIA) -- A private sector-led tourism group urged local government units in Mindanao to come up with viable tourism master plan in their localities. “There are many LGUs that have really beautiful places but they lack technical knowhow on product development, marketing and promotions,” says Jonallier Perez, member of the board representing Davao Region for the Mindanao Tourism Council. Perez cites an example, a breathtaking waterfalls is often...
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13Mar2012BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 13 (PIA) -- The Office of Civil Defense-Caraga Regional Center conducted the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Strategic Action Planning Workshop for the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council of Marihatag, Surigao del Sur and Tubod, Surigao del Norte and the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council of Surigao del Sur. The workshops were designed to assess issues and problems encountered by the Local Governm...
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13Mar2012STA. CRUZ, Laguna, Mar. 13 (PIA) -- Isinusulong ng mga mamamayan sa ika-apat na distrito sa Lalawigan ng Laguna ang pagtatanim ng rubber trees bilang alternatibong pagkukunan ng hanapbuhay at hakbang na rin upang mahadlangan ang landslides lalong lalo na sa mga bahaging bulubundukin ng mga bayang sakop nito. Sinabi ni Laguna 4th District Rep. Edgar San Luis na suportado niya ang balaking ito dahil sa loob lamang ng limang taon, maaari nang kuhanan ng dagta ang mga puno na siyang ginagam...
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12Mar2012MANILA, March 12 (PIA) -- Climate Change Commission Vice-chairperson Mary Ann Lucille L. Sering welcomed the assistance offered by the German government to help implement the country’s climate change mitigation and adaptation measures as embodied in the National Framework Strategy on Climate Change (NFSCC), and the National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP), a statement said. The assistance, funded by the International Climate Initiative (ICI) of the German Federal Ministry...
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12Mar2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 12 (PIA) -- The 65th Infantry Battalion under the leadership of Lt.Col. Seigred J. Espina Inf, in collaboration with the Association of Barangay Chairmen of 12 Integrated Barangays here, conducted a social awareness symposium on peace and security last March 7. Held at the Office of the Department of Education, Division of Marawi City, the symposium was anchored on the theme “Your Safety is Our Priority.” Tackled during the symposiu...
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12Mar2012TAGUIG CITY, March 12 (PIA) -- To ensure better preparedness in case of a major calamity in the city, Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano has directed barangay officials to submit a comprehensive disaster management plan on their areas of jurisdiction. Cayetano tasked the officials of the city’s 28 barangays to outline the process in responding to disasters and identify equipment they needed for a faster and coordinated response during disasters. “We want our o...
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12Mar2012Quezon City, March 12 (PIA 4B) -- The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on 13 February granted Certificate of Compliance (COC) to Cummins Sales and Services Philippines, Inc.’s (CSSPI) for its 920-kW Modular Diesel Power Plant located in Roxas, Palawan. The ERC’s evaluation of the applications of CSSPI and Hastings ascertained the company’s capabilities to adhere to technical and environmental standards set to operate power plants as prescribed under ERC’s Revis...
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12Mar2012QUEZON CITY, March 12 (PIA IVB) -- The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) approved on January 24 the application for the issuance of a certificate of compliance (COC) of Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ORMECO) for its 2.175-MW Linao-Cawayan mini-hydroelectric power plant (LCMHPP), and awarded on March 2. The approval of the COC to ORMECO assures that the power plant is reliable to provide communities and investors in the area continuous supply of electricity. Likewise econo...
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10Mar2012TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, March 10 (PIA) -- Wading through the tidal mudflats of San Juanico Strait, the women employees of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region 8 trooped to plant mangroves right at the foot of the San Juanico Bridge, which connects Leyte and Samar. In a display of “Women Power; Empowered Women,” the DENR ladies planted some 187 mangrove propagules in an estimated half hectare mangrove area at Barangay San Juan, Sta. Rita, Samar in...
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10Mar2012BACOLOD CITY, March 10 (PIA) - - The ideal treatment for kidney diseases aside from dialysis is kidney transplant. Dr. Leo Manuel Tumaneng said during an interview that this is their target so there is no need for dialysis since with transplantation it is noted that patients have better outcome. “Based on studies, the life span is longer for those who had kidney transplantation than those having dialysis,” Tumaneng added. Local hospitals here like t...
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09Mar2012ARITAO, Nueva Vizcaya, March 9 (PIA) -- Experts from the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) were mobilized to provide assistance for farmers affected by an unknown disease plaguing the onion industry in this town. Fidel Ballesteros, assistant provincial agriculturist, said the BPI personnel have been in the province since last week to study the disease which destroyed onion farms in nine barangays causing huge economic loses among the affected farmers here. “Hopefully, it wil...
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08Mar2012BATANGAS CITY, Marso 8 (PIA) --Sinabi ng bagong officer-in-charge ng Batangas City Police na si Col. Nicolas Torre III, na isang disiplinadong pulis na may handang ngiti sa mga taong pumupunta sa kanilang tanggapan ang imahe ng pulis na nais niyang i-project sa publiko. Ang pulis aniya ay dapat maging disiplinado sa isip, salita at gawa at kailangang makitungo ng maasyos sa mga tao upang higit na makapagbigay ng magandang serbisyo. A...
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08Mar2012DASMARIÑAS CITY, Cavite, Mar 8 (PIA) -- As part of President Benigno S. Aquino’s long term agenda called “Billion Tree Program,” the Kiwanis Club of Salawag led by its president Toriven Piano and its members conducted a tree planting along NIA Road in Barangay Salawag. The activity was also in support to Mayor Jennifer Austria’s advocacy to protect and preserved the environment including beautification program of the city government. ...
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08Mar2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, March 8 (PIA) -- A province-wide simultaneous tree planting/tree parenting activity marked today’s celebration of the International Women’s Day in Misamis Occidental. Anchored on the theme "Women weathering climate change: governance and accountability, everyone's responsibility," the activity was participated in by the different groups of women in all the three cities and 13 towns of the province. These cities are those of...
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07Mar2012SAN JUAN, Batangas, Mar. 7 (PIA) -- Nagsagawa ng "tree planting activity" ang buong puwersa ng pulis sa bayang ito bilang pagtugon sa programang “Pulis Makakalikasan: 10 Milyong Puno Pamana sa Kalikasan” na alinsunod din sa National Greening Program (NGP) ng administrasyong Aquino. May 5,000 binhi ng Bakawan ang naitanim ng mga opisyales at miyembro ng lokal na istasyon ng pulis sa Barangay Imelda bilang pangalawa ng kanilang serye ng pagtatanim kaugnay ng nabanggi...
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07Mar2012QUEZON CITY, March 7 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) will be planting 10 million trees in support of the National Greening Program (NGP) of the government. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ramon Paje said PNP’s pledge of support for the NGP was officially sealed recently through a memorandum of agreement. He signed a MOA last week with PNP Director General Nicanor Bartolome, which kicked off the i...
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07Mar2012NABUNTURAN, Compostela Valley Province, March 7 -- Compostela Valley marked the second day of the 5th Bulawan festival and the 14th founding anniversary with a synchronized tree planting activity with 500,000 seedlings planted across the province. The activity held last March 6 is integral to this year’s Bulawan festival which is anchored on its theme: “Comval…shines at 14, Going Green!” The tree-planting was participated by about 50,000 planters ...
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07Mar2012SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Mar. 7 (PIA) -- The Gender and Development (GAD) focal person of the province has committed to plant trees on Thursday, Mar. 8 in Brgy. Cagtinae, Malimono, as part of the celebration of the Women’s Month. Board Member Regina Alaan, chairperson of the Committee on Gender, Women and Development of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, said tthe GAD focal person along with the five representatives from the different partner agencies of the province will plant...
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06Mar2012CEBU CITY, March 7 (PIA) -- Almost 200 participants from government and non-government organizations attended the presentation of the integrated river basin management and development master plan for Central Cebu River Basins (CCRB) at the Metro Cebu Water District (MCWD) on March 6. The participants are composed of national government agencies (NGAs), local government units (LGUs), government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs), religious organizations, and relevant ...
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06Mar2012TAYTAY, Rizal, Marso 6 (PIA) ---Nagsagawa ng "tree planting activity" ang buong puwersa ng Rizal Provincial Police Office sa compound nito sa bayang ito bilang bahagi ng programang "Pulis Makakalikasan: Puno, Pamana sa Kinabukasan." Lumahok sa nasabing gawain ang mga tauhan ng highway patrol group (HPG), mga residente sa kampo, sibilyang mga empleyado at mga volunteer groups na nakapagtanim ng may 250 iba't ibang mga tree seedlings habang nakatakda namang...
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06Mar2012BATANGAS CITY, Marso 6 (PIA) --Nagsagawa ng tree planting activity ang mga miyembro ng Batangas police provincial office (BPPO) sa Barangay Sto. Nino sa lunsod na ito bilang bahagi ng 'Pulis Makakalikasan: 10 milyong Puno Pamana sa Kinabukasan' project. Sinabi ni PSupt Barnard Danie Dasugo ng police community relations (PCR) na may 1,000 puno ng narra ang pinagtulungang itanim sa tabing ilog ng mga miyembro ng kapulisan, opisyal ng barangay at mga residente ng ...
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06Mar2012CALAMBA, Misamis Occidental, March 6 (PIA) -- The total tax receipts and external sources of 2011 amounting to P56.577 million provided the funds for the annual budget of the local government unit here for this year. This amount was actually higher by 4.20% compared with the annual budget of P54.279 million in 2011, Mayor Luisito B. Villanueva, Jr. said. Of these receipts, P2.092 million or 3.70% was derived from the local tax revenues, P11.909 million or 21.05% from the non-ta...
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05Mar2012CLARK FREEPORT, March 5 (PIA) -- Central Luzon has obtained a 132-percent rice sufficiency level last year despite being havocked by twin strong typhoons Pedring and Quiel. In an interview during the recently concluded North Luzon consultation for the 2011 to 2017 Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Plan (AFMP), Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Executive Director Andrew Villacorta noted that the rice sector was able to recover from its 500,000-metric ton loss from the said we...
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05Mar2012DASMARIÑAS CITY, Cavite, Mar 5 (PIA) -- Officers and staff of SM malls in Cavite joined hands with city government in the tree planting and creek clean-up drive aimed to slow down the depletion of the environment and also to address the huge volume of waste that have contributed to the continuous degradation of waterways in the city and most importantly, lessen the impact of climate change. As part of the company’s corporate social responsibility and bein...
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04Mar2012CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan, March 4 (PIA) -- With their province having one of the most number of motorcycles in the country, the Bulacan Provincial Police Office (BPPO) is set to launch this month, “Oplan Clean Riders,” which aims to identify motorcycle riders with illegal documents. Police Supt. Noli Pacheco, deputy provincial director for administration of BPPO, said the project will pinpoint motorcycle riders who have forged documents or no license at all through the attac...
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04Mar2012CAMP EVAGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City, March 4 -- The Youth Leadership Seminar (YLS) conducted by the 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division, Philippine Army through the 4th Civil-Military Operation “Kasaligan” Battalion culminated here today. This activity is in line with the implementation of the Internal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP) “Bayanihan” to help our youth become responsible, productive, and well-informed members of our society. ...
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03Mar2012TUGUEGARAO CITY, March 3 (PIA) – Officials of the province of Cagayan are pushing for the development of the province as the “fruit bowl” of Luzon, considering its fertile soil and wide terrestrial lands that could be developed for fruit plantations. Atty. Mila Perpetua C. Lauigan, 3st district board member, said the province has big potential for fruit productions considering that majority of the farmers are integrating in their agricultural products different kinds o...
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03Mar2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, March 3 (PIA) -- Nueva Vizcaya recently received financial assistance from SN Aboitiz, which operates the Magat Hydropower Plant between Ramon, Isabela and Alfonso Lista in Ifugao. Engr. Wilhelmino Ferrer, SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP)-Magat branch manager, personally handed the check to Governor Luisa Cuaresma amounting to P1.2 million to assist the provincial government in its efforts to boost local tourism in the province. She also assured the officials o...
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02Mar2012CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro, March 2 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III led the ceremonial switch-on of the 2.1-megawatt Linao Cawayan Mini-Hydro Power Plant at the main office of the Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ORMECO), Barangay Sta. Isabel, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro. The ceremonial switch-on signified the commencement of the full operation of the power plant facility, as the required by Certificate of Compliance or the authority to operate from the ERC, ...
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02Mar2012DIFFUN, Quirino, March 2 (PIA) -- To get the pulse of motorcycle operators and owners here regarding the proposed Oplan VISA or Operation Verification of Identification and Sticker’s Authenticity, the Sanguniang Bayan (SB) has conducted a public hearing Feb. 29 at the Delfin V. Vaquilar gymnasium. The public hearing aimed at drawing comments and suggestions from the tricycle operators regarding the Oplan VISA ordinance to be enacted in the municipality. Police Senior Insp...
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02Mar2012CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro, March 2 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III will inaugurate the 2.1 megawatt Linao Cawayan Mini Hydro power plant today at around 10:00 a.m. Although the powerplant is located within the Linao Cawayan River in the municipality of San Teodoro, the inauguration will be held in the compound of Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) in Sta. Isabel, Calapan city. The president will lead the Ceremonial Switch-On of the 45 Sitios under the Sit...
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01Mar2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 1 (PIA) -- The Philippine Army (PA) fully supports the peace process with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and hopes for its success to achieve lasting peace in Mindanao. This was expressed by Major General Emmanuel Bautista, commanding general of the PA, during his recent visit to the 103rd Infantry (Haribon) Brigade. He said the intention is to abandon the armed struggle in Southern Philippines and reach a negotiated political settlem...
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01Mar2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, March 1 (PIA)--The Police Regional Office (PRO) 12 here conducted its tree planting activity in commemoration of the 26th EDSA anniversary Saturday (Feb 25). The tree planting was simultaneously conducted by all police offices, regional headquarters, stations, and units nationwide. Spearheading the tree planting was police regional director PCSupt. Benjardi Mantele, himself at the regional headquarters here. According to Mantele, the tree plant...
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01Mar2012CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO, San Fernando City, La Union, March 1 (PIA) -- The Police force here conducted a three-day seminar-workshop on the Philippine National Police (PNP) PATROL Plan 2030 on February 22 to 24. This is part of its efforts to attain a highly capable, effective and credible police service in 2030. The PNP PATROL or Peace and Order Agenda for Transformation and Upholding of the Rule of Law) Plan 2030 seminar-workshop...
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29Feb2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 1 (PIA) -- The local chief executive of the Ganassi town underscored the urgent need for multi-sectoral cooperation to address peace and order concerns in the said municipality. Mayor Al-Rashid Macapodi sounded the call during the Multi-Sectoral Peace Forum held recently at the Ganassi Municipal Gymnasium. He said peace and stability can be achieved with the unity and collaboration of all the stakeholders coming from the different sectors. &nb...
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29Feb2012ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Feb. 29 (PIA) -– A successful tree planting and operation linis activities were done through the convergence of efforts and resources of 408th (PAL) Community Defense Center (PCDC) in coordination with the local government units of Aborlan, Palawan last February 8, 2012 at barangay Barake and at the Municipal Health Office of Aborlan, Palawan, respectively. The participants of the said activities are officers and enlisted personnel from the 408th (PAL) Commu...
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29Feb2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Feb. 29 (PIA) -- A Cagayan Valley power firm here recently bagged four awards during the 47th Anvil awarding ceremonies at Shangri-La, Mandaluyong City. The SNAP Group, and its principal SN Power of Norway, won an excellence award for i-Travel SAFE, their transportation safety campaign for their employees. SNAP-Benguet also won an Excellence award for its Ambuklao hydroelectric power plant inaugural coffee table book “Renewable Energy for a Renew...
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28Feb2012BURGOS, Isabela, Feb. 28 (PIA) -- The proposed police “Oplan VISA,” or Verification Identification and Sticker Authenticity, is gaining local government support as town officials of Burgos have approved on third and final reading an ordinance requiring single motorcycles to be registered in the municipality and issued stickers to prove the ownership of the vehicle. The ordinance, originating from the proposal of the Police Regional Office 2, otherwise known as the VISA proje...
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28Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Feb. 28 (PIA) -- A guidebook designed to make upland farmers become effective entrepreneurs and responsible forest stewards was launched by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) during the Community-based Forest Management (CBFM) Practitioners Congress held recently at the Fontana Convention Center in Clark, Pampanga. Entitled, “Guidebook on ENR (environment and natural resources) Enterprises Development and Management," the handbook ...
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27Feb2012ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, Feb. 27 -- Nearly 1,500 mahogany seedlings were planted on Saturday along Mandulog River in Barangay San Roque, as Iligan City simultaneously observed the Iligan Love Month and the 26th anniversary of the People Power Revolution. This year’s theme of the People Power Revolution’s “Anong Taya Mo Para sa Pilipinas Natin?” is a call to action for all Filipinos to participate in nation building, said City Councilor P. Anghay, who represe...
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27Feb2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 27 (PIA) -- The officers and men of northern Mindanao committed to put nurseries at their respective police stations and offices, in response to the chief PNP’s ‘Pulis Makakalikasan’ program of promoting a balanced ecological system. An individual police officer is required to plant at least six seedlings per month until February 2013, in coordination with an official of a barangay or a forest offic...
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24Feb2012DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, Feb. 24 (PIA) -- The sustainability of a greening initiative gears towards creating forests in the province requires political will from the key implementers, Governor Douglas Cagas stated. Cagas emphasized the need to establish leadership in carrying out the “Run 2 Plant 4 Greenin Philippines” that is envisioned to go beyond the traditional tree planting, and to ultimately develop real forests for the future generations of Davao del Sur. ...
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23Feb2012ROMBLON, Romblon, February 23 (PIA) --- The proposed San Jose Tourism Development Plan underwent an assessment and evaluation and a consultative dialogue last January 18-19 at Romblon, Romblon while positioning itself to become a model in terms of ecological tourism in the province. A number of concerned national and local government officials and other stakeholders actively participated in the discussion. Proponents of the tourism projects namely SE YOUNG Group and EA &...
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22Feb2012LAOAG CITY, Feb. 22 (PIA) -- The best medical center in Northern Luzon could very well be the best model of the Department of Health slogan “Kalusugan Pangkalahatan” or universal health care with the opening of its new and modern facilities and services. Health Secretary Enrique Ona inaugurated late last week, in time for the hospital’s 44th foundation anniversary, the Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center’s (MMMH & MC) pharmacy building, out-pa...
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22Feb2012BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Feb. 22 -- More than 700 students from various elementary schools within the host provinces of a power company recently received free school supplies and personal needs. School packs containing reusable cloth bag, brand new slippers, and assorted school supplies were given by the SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) Group to the 420 elementary school children of Planas Elementary School in Ramon, Isabela, and 193 pupils of Namnama Elementary School in Alfonso Lista, Ifugao....
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22Feb2012ILOILO CITY, Feb 22 (PIA 6) -- Director Romulo L. Aguila, Jr. of the Bureau of Internal Revenue Region No. 11 is optimistic that the agency’s target revenue collection target of P6.2 billion this year will be met following the successful launching in Western Visayas of the tax campaign, “I love Philippines, I Pay Taxes”. Director Aguila disclosed in a PIA interview that he expected to meet the target “because that is only around 18.89 percent higher than th...
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22Feb2012GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Feb. 22 (PIA) -- Police personnel in Tupi, South Cotabato recently led the planting of two hundred fifty (250) seedlings of Mahogany tree at Sitio Datal Ngisi in Barangay Kablon. According to PCInsp. Larry Salcedo, the town’s Chief of Police, the activity is in line with the "Adopt a Forest Project" of the South Cotabato Provincial Police Office (SCPPO) launched in the municipality last December. This project, Salcedo said, aims to ...
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18Feb2012BANGUED, Abra, Feb. 18(PIA)-- The Cordillera Regional Police Office(PRO-COR) has adopted Operation Plan “Red-Eye” (OPLAN Red-Eye) to address the persistent problem of criminality here where many of the crimes are committed by suspects riding in tandem using the single motorcycles. Based on the report of the Abra Police Provincial Office (APPO) Investigation Unit, a total of 70 shooting incidents in the province was recorded ...
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17Feb2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 17 (PIA) -- The entire province is getting ready for a historic tree planting revolution slated on Feb. 25. The tree-planting revolution, which coincides with the commemoration of the 26th anniversary of the EDSA Revolution, is in support to the nationwide program to protect and preserve the environment. Dr. Mary Joyce Guinto-Sali of the Mindanao State University-Institutional Research and Evaluation Office (MSU-IREO) said the activity aims to c...
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17Feb2012ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Feb. 17 (PIA) -- The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) granted the second phase of monetary incentives to 733 coconut farmers in Capiz in view of the Participatory Coconut Planting Project (PCPP). The farmers received P16.00 for every stabilized coconut seedling planted, said PCA – Capiz manager Jeffrey Delos Reyes. Based on PCA records, about 59,729 seedlings, which were planted in the province’s second district towns, qualified for the PCPP&rsq...
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17Feb2012MANILA, Peb. 17 -- Sa iyang pahinumdum sa tanan nga DOLE nga opisyales nga ang ilang tinooray nga mga “agalon” mao ang mga katawhang Pilipino sumala sa pagdeklara ni Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III, matud ni Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz kagahapon sa iyang pagpanguna sa tanan nga mga DOLE nga opisyales diha sa pagpakigsaad alang sa maayo og padayon nga paghatud sa tinooray nga serbisyo publiko ngadto sa mga katawhan pinaagi sa mas maayo nga pagpatuman sa iyang gi-...
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17Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Feb 17 (PIA) -- The Maynilad Water Services, Inc. will soon put up a sewage treatment plant in Brgy. Sto. Domingo, Quezon City and a septage treatment plant in south of Manila. Maynilad President and CEO Ricky P. Vargas said the proper treatment and disposal of wastewater is important to protect the health and sanitation conditions of communities and the environment. “We are committed to accelerating our wastewater projects to fulfil our commitment to...
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16Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Peb 16 (PIA) -- Sa layong mapanumbalik ang luntiang kagubatan sa nasasakupan ng Allah Valley Landscape, sisimulan ngayong buwan ng Allah Valley Landscape Development Alliance (AVLDA) ang Rainforestation and Upland Resource Management (RURM) program. Kaugnay rito, napili ng pamunuan ng AVLDA-Project Management Office ang mga Barangay Chua, Bagumbay...
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16Feb2012SAN ANDRES, Catanduanes, Feb. 16 (PIA) -- Girl Scouts from the San Andres Vocational School (SAVS) participated in helping in greening the environment through a tree planting activity on February 4, 2012 at 8:00 a.m. The said activity was undertaken as part of the Girl Scouting Program and SAVS’ Green Surroundings Program. The former is an action plan covering the whole Girl Scouting environment of fun, adventure, and challenges where girls working alone or in small group...
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16Feb2012BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occ., Feb. 16 (PIA6)--The Bureau of fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) here has announced it has earmarked a budget of P371,000 for the strengthening of the seaweeds industry in the province. BFAR Chief Carlitos Delfin said they are in the process of formally organizing farmers engaged in seaweeds farming in the cities of Sagay and Escalante. He said seedlings, poly ropes, floaters, drying facilities and other farming inputs will be made available to fa...
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15Feb2012CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has released more than P5 million to restore the forests of Oriental Mindoro. The DENR released P5,379,830 for the Upland Reforestation Program (UPR), to be divided among the 249 beneficiaries in the municipality of Baco. Congressman Rodolfo G. Valencia of the first district requested the release of the funds to provide jobs to the program partners who will plant trees in...
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15Feb2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, February 14 (PIA) –Daram, an island town located more than an hour’s sail from Catbalogan will be doing serious ‘business’ for its children. During the Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Summit held on Monday, barangay officials, day care workers, health and nutrition volunteers identified the many issues affecting the children in Daram. The day care workers claim that Daram parents need a seminar to see the value of the ...
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15Feb2012AGLIPAY, Quirino, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- Regional Director Atty. Rodrigo De Gracia of the Philippine National Police-Police Regional Office 2 has expressed optimism that the Operation Plan VISA (Verification of Identification and Sticker’s Authenticity) will be implemented by the middle of March this year. Oplan VISA was formulated to prevent crimes involving motorcycle-riding persons in the region. In an interview, De Gracia said they are now coordinating with...
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15Feb2012ILOILO CITY, Feb. 15 (PIA6) -- The national government will bring social services to the community during a Caravan of Government Social Services on Feb. 16 in San Carlos City, Negros Occ. The caravan was initiated by the San Carlos Diocesan Social Action Foundation, Inc. as a partnership endeavor with the Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas (OMB) headed by Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas Pelagio Apostol. The partnership also involves the local government of San Carlos Ci...
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14Feb2012CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- The island of Mindoro will be “interconnected” soon with Batangas in terms of electricity transmission through a submarine cable system, according to the 2009 and 2020 Transmission Development Plan (TDP) reports of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). The planned Batangas-Mindoro Interconnection Project will push through as scheduled this year. Oriental Mindoro first district Congressman Rodolfo G....
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14Feb2012PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- About a hundred members from the Operation Control and Operation Command (OPCON/OPCOM) units took part in the Small Unit Combat Operation Training (SUCOT) which focuses on developing and enhancing the participants’ peace-building capabilities and implementing the objectives of the Armed Forces of the Philippine’s Internal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP) ‘Oplan Bayanihan.’ Oplan Bayanihan has four strategic concepts s...
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14Feb2012MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Feb 14 (PIA) --- The police here has already started planting at least 750 mangrove seedlings to strongly support the nationwide tree planting campaign, in compliance with the President's National Greening Program. Superintendent Hector Enage disclosed that each of the 52 organic police officers and staff in the police station are required to plant at least six trees every month for a year. Enage said earlier...
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13Feb2012ILAGAN, Isabela, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- A $200-million paper plant facility will be constructed in Isabela as soon as the final agreement among the Korean investors, the provincial government of Isabela, and city government of Cauayan will be formalized. The multi-million dollar paper plant facility, which will be using corn stalks as raw materials, is expected to be constructed at the forest region of Cauayan City where majority of farmers are engaged in corn planting. Danilo Tumama...
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13Feb2012COMPOSTELA VALLEY, Feb. 13 -- Compostela Valley (COMVAL) is the first among other provinces all over the country to finish the formulation of the Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Plan (ADSDPP). The National Commission for the Indigenous People (NCIP) COMVAL Provincial Director Shirley Iguianon revealed that all towns of the province have already completed its ADSDPP formulation, the last to turn over was municipality of Maragusan last January 10, 2012. AD...
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13Feb2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- The police forces in Northern Mindanao embarked on planting one million trees within one year, from Feb. 2012 to Feb. 2013. Dubbed as “Pulis Makakalikasan: Sampung Milyon Puno, Pamana sa Kinabukasan,” the tree planting activity of Police Regional Office (PRO)-10 is in consonance with the campaign of Police Director General Nicanor A. Bartolome, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to plant 10 million trees for the same period. ...
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12Feb2012CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, Feb. 12 (PIA) – The Philippine National Police Regional Office 3 (PNP PRO3) planted 150 trees within the vicinity here to further promote the National Greening Program (NGP) of the government. According to the Regional Director of PRO3, PCSUPT Edgardo Ladao, “the seedlings, all narra, were provided by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 3 which spearheads NGP.” He explained that “...
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12Feb2012DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- Several municipal local chief executives and heads of various schools here committed to join and give support to an environment cause dubbed “Run to Plant for Greenin Philippines.” Mayors of eight municipalities and 15 Catholic school administrators in Davao del Sur have agreed to participate in the tree planting activity spearheaded by the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (RAFI) and Holy Cross of Bansalan College (HCBC) in c...
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12Feb2012QUEZON CITY, February 12 (PIA) -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will conduct Oplan Metro Yakal today through an extensive earthquake drill and disaster response training of around 4,000 MMDA employees and volunteers at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila. MMDA chairman Francis Tolentino leads the training of some 3,000 MMDA personnel and 1,000 volunteers from different barangays in the metropolis. “This is a practice drill to prepare everybody on wha...
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10Feb2012CEBUCITY, February 10 (PIA) -- The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc (RAFI) is conducting a 5-day learning event aimed at crafting solid and integrated plans in creating a smart and sustainable Metro Cebu. The activity which began on February 6 will end today. Government officials, planners, architects, engineers, educators business people, NGO leaders community members and students gathered in a productive exchange of ideas and in drafting methods and techniques...
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10Feb2012BUTUAN CITY, Feb. 10 (PIA) -- In a bid to hasten the development and expansion of the tourism industry in the Province of Agusan del Norte, planning and tourism officers both from the municipal and provincial government units, including stakeholders from the Provincial Tourism Council, Department of Tourism and TESDA have had been converging for several intensive sessions to map out strategies for a workable and encompassing Provincial Tourism Master Plan. Daniel Calo, p...
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09Feb2012ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Feb 9 (PIA) -– The Western Command (WESCOM) and 6th Civil Relations Group, Civil Relations Services of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (6CRG/CRSAFP) conducted a lecture and film showing on Internal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP) “OPLAN BAYANIHAN” recently to some 103 reservists of Aborlan who are part of the Special Basic Citizen’s Military Training (SBCMT) Class 01-2012. The 6CRG said this particular activity aims to ensure deepe...
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08Feb2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- Agriculture officials in Region 12 or Soccsksargen Region have warned local farmers of a new rice pest that have attacked some parts of the country. According to a report of the Regional Crop Protection Center (RCPC) in Tacurong City submitted to the DA-12 Regional Executive Director Amalia Jayag – Datukan, this new rice has been observed in Bicol, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Zamb...
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08Feb2012SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- In support to President Benigno S. Aquino III Executive Order No. 26 ordering and declaring the implementation of a National Greening Program which seeks to attain sustainable human development, and economic and ecological security, personnel of the Police Regional Office 1(PRO1) has undertaken tree planting activity last February 1 to 4 regionwide. According to PRO1, a total of 3,877 assorted tree and fruit bearing seedlinbgs seedl...
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06Feb2012Borongan City, Eastern Samar, Feb 6 (PIA) -- The PLAN Philippines, Inc., Eastern Samar Chapter, a non-government organization (NGO) wants to help government efforts in providing disaster risk reduction (DRR) programs. Initially, PLAN sponsored a two-day training workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction IEC Development Training on February 4-5 at Eastern Samar Development Foundation (ESADEF), Borongan City, E. Samar. The training included a planning session where children and youth...
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04Feb2012DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, Feb.4 (PIA) -- A Private-Public-Partnership involving the local government units, private sector, academe and civil society in the province is set to launch the Run to Plan for Greenin Philippines on February 20, 2012 In fulfillment to the National Greenin Program (NGP), the provincial government, the Holy Cross of Bansalan College, the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (RAFI) and the Lao Integrated Farms, Inc. agreed on January 23 to carry out together the run for th...
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03Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Feb. 3 (PIA) -- President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III led Wednesday the launching of the new website of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) and other communication innovations of the agency to reach the public more effectively. The website carries timely information and news articles dealing on vital government programs as outlined in the Philippine Development Plan. PIA provincial offices from all over the country churn out news releases daily based on the PD...
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03Feb2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 3 (PIA) --The Ozamiz City Development Council (OCDC) has passed a resolution endorsing, for final approval, the program,projects, activities of the city’s 2012 Annual Investment Program (AIP) 20% Development Fund Component, in the amount of P59,770,743. Said resolution was passed during the first full council meeting of the OCDC, last January 17, held in the city. The full council passed CDC Resolution No. 001-2012, s. of 2012 after it deliberate...
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02Feb2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) is not firing guns but is pushing for the greening program in protecting the people. This was stressed by PNP Chief Police Director General Nicanor A. Bartolome in his visit to Cagayan de Oro City, today, to lead the start of the PNP’s greening program at the Camaman-an-Indahag road South Diversion Road. To culminate February, next year, the approximately 140,000 membe...
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02Feb2012KALIBO, Aklan, Feb. 2 (PIA6) --The first of its kind, a program integrating population, health and environment with a livelihood component was recently launched here in Aklan – a move seen to help the government in its poverty alleviation program. The program called the Integrated Population, Health and Environment cum Livelihood Development Program (IPHELDP), according to a report from the Aklan Provincial Population and Gender Office (AKPPGO), is funded by the Commission on Population...
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01Feb2012QUEZON CITY, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- With a stroke of a stylus pen, President Benigno S. Aquino III will switch on today the Philippine Information Agency’s new website. “The new online portal of PIA has been redesigned in time for the agency’s 25th year founding anniversary,” said Atty Jose A. Fabia, director-general of the PIA. “As an information agency, we want to maximize the use of Internet technology to communicate to the people.” The new webs...
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31Jan2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- To shed light on the Reproductive Health Bill being deliberated today at the Senate, the Samar State University (SSU), in Catbalogan City held the First Reproductive Health Bill Forum at SSU Audio Visual Room, yesterday afternoon. More than 400 students attended the forum. The initiative was organized and facilitated by the College of Nursing. Students from different colleges such as the College of Education, College of Fisheries and Mar...
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31Jan2012ILOILO CITY, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- Various activities have been lined up by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources 6 through its Protected Areas and Wildlife Coastal Zones Management Services to mark the celebration of World Wetlands Day in Iloilo on February 2. DENR 6 reported that an educational tour will be conducted at Banate Bay which is situated within the municipalities of Barotac Nuevo, Anilao, Banate and Barotac Viejo, Iloilo. The educational tour will include waterbird wa...
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31Jan2012ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Jan 31 (PIA) -– The Grand Mufti of Basilan has reminded Muslim couples on responsible parenthood and family planning methods that is appropriate and accepted by Islam and its religious authorities of the province. In a radio interview, Ustadz Abdullah Hamja pointed out the Islamic belief on family planning as indicated in a fatwa that provided the teachings and guidance on family planning in the context of Islam. A fatwa is a le...
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31Jan2012SAN JOSE, Antique, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources will spearhead the mangrove tree planting in observance of the World Wetlands Day on February 2, 2012. Based on the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (www.ramsar.org), February 2 each year is World Wetlands Day. It marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on February 2, 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. In Antique, according to Vivia...
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30Jan2012LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Jan. 31 (PIA) --City planning and development officer Ofelia Garcia urged barangay officials to submit their annual development and investment plan to assess the programs and projects needed in the 33 barangays in this city. Garcia said, the plan should be aligned with the programs and projects under the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) of President Benigno S. Aquino III. Earlier, their office, according to Garcia. has already...
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26Jan2012QUEZON CITY, Jan. 26 (PIA) -- They are not only out there to battle crimes, but also to fight climate change. In the next seven months, the 140,000 members of the Philippine National Police will soon be planting 10 million trees all over the country. PNP chief Nicanor A. Bartolome said, the greening project is the PNP’s gesture of support to the National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP) of the Climate Change Commission. “This is a tall order&mdash...
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26Jan2012ILOILO CITY, Jan. 26 (PIA6) -- The Regional Development Council (RDC) chaired by Capiz Gov. Victor Tanco has given the green-light to government agencies and other public institutions in Western Visayas who intend to join the 4th Best Public Sector Projects Awards. Tanco said the search for the best public sector projects aims to determine and recognize good practices among government institutions in the region that can be replicated by similar institutions in the region an...
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25Jan2012SAN JOSE, Antique Jan 25 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Internal Revenue is stepping up its campaign on revenue and tax collection. Revenue District Officer Ursula Equiña of Revenue District Office 73 in Antique in an interview said the intensified tax collection target for 2012 is P382.644 million. Thus, she urged consumers to demand an official receipt every time they buy goods or pay for services. This can help government’s revenue collection efforts....
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24Jan2012CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, Jan. 24 (PIA) – An assembly for pregnant women will advocate for mothers to have a birth plan. According to Villareal Municipal Health Officer, Dr. Rae Roche Buna, 100 pregnant women will participate in the “Safe Motherhood Buntis (Pregnant) Congress” on Jan. 25 at the Municipal Covered Court of Villareal in Samar. The campaign, according to Buna, aims to educate women about the importance of having four pre-natal check-ups, a birth pla...
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24Jan2012SURIGAO CITY, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- An eco-friendly $2.5-billion nickel processing plant will soon rise in Nonoc Island after rehabilitation works of the mothballed nickel refinery will be completed following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between two giant corporations witnessed by local executives recently. “The old nickel refinery owned by Philnico Mining Corporation will be rehabilitated by San Miguel Corporation, this year, which committed to replace it with a ...
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21Jan2012QUEZON CITY, January 21 (PIA) -- Aimed at winning peace, the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Internal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP) ‘Bayanihan’ has also won the hearts of the international community. This was marked during the World Work 2011, an international consortium held in the United States of America last April 2011, where over 250 participants from 30 countries gathered together and discussed strategies and interventions that would address the complexity of v...
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21Jan2012DIPOLOG CITY, Jan. 21 (PIA) - - Bracing for erratic climactic conditions, all the barangays of this city have been urged to prepare their respective risk reduction management action plans. The city government headed by Mayor Evelyn T. Uy has directed the barangay chairmen to draw up their own action plans in preparation for any disaster wrought by climate change. It can be recalled that Republic Act (RA) 10121 otherwise known as the “Disas...
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21Jan2012CALOOCAN CITY, Jan. 21 (PIA) -- A multi-sectoral group, composed mainly of public transport drivers from Barangay 176 Bagong Silang, today led a local tree planting activity in the city in line with the National Greening Program (NGP) of the Aquino administration. At least 300 members of Pamato-Pilipinas Public Transport, Green Revolution Organization, senior citizen associations, barangay officials and grade school students spent their early Saturday morning planting some 400 seedlings...
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19Jan2012OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 19, (PIA) – The Regional Development Council of Northern Mindanao (RDC-X) has enjoined the preparation of the Social Protection and Development Report (SPDR) and its integration into the Comprehensive Development and Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CDP/CLUP) with the local government units (LGU’s). The SPDR provides the minimum data requirements of a local situationer which will serve as the basis in coming up with more effective intervention...
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19Jan2012ni Roselyn G. Exaure AGUSAN DEL NORTE, Enero 19 (PIA) -- Gikatakdang maglusad og massive tree planting activity ang provincial government sa Agusan del Norte, kini ang gibutyag ni Agusan del Norte Gov. Erlpe John M. Amante. Sumala pa sa gobernador nga kinahanglan nga mananom pa og dugang mga kahoy sa tibook lalawigan labi na sa daplin sa mga suba, aron matud pa makatabang sa pagpugong sa tubig baha. Subay niini gikatakdang pangayuon ni Gov. Amante ang suporta sa...
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19Jan2012Nabunturan, Compostela Valley Province, Jan. 19 --- Only sans pork and bago-ong, their garden is cauldron of ‘pinakbet.’ The 7-hectare sprawl of congregated farm land of 11 farmers is planted to ampalaya (bitter gourd), squash, eggplant, string beans tomato collectively known as pinakbet, a native Filipino delicacy whose main ingredient are these vegetables. This site, now the source of their better incomes, is a revival of the greenery and the increased inc...
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19Jan2012CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga, Jan. 19 (PIA) -- In order to attain food sufficiency in 2013, Pampanga needs P150 million funding from national, provincial and foreign assistance, according to the Pampanga Development Plan for 2012 to 2013. P50 million is needed for production infrastructure which includes P20 million for flatbed dryers, P10 million for harvesters and threshers, P10 million for multi-crop threshers, P5 million for shallow tube wells and P5 million for hand tractors. &n...
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17Jan2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 17 (PIA) -- The German Development Corporation (GIZ) and the provincial government of Negros Oriental with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) committed to sustain forestland management and strengthened their partnership recently by signing a memorandum of agreement (MOA). Under the agreement, the GIZ will provide technical and financial support to the province’s effort to protect and preserve forest cover in its Forest Land Use Pla...
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17Jan2012DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 17 (PIA) -- The German Development Corporation (GIZ) and the provincial government of Negros Oriental, together with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), recently signed a memorandum of agreement to sustain partnership in forestland management. Under the agreement, the GIZ will provide P100 million grant for technical and financial support to the province’s effort to protect and preserve forest cover in its Forest Land Use Plan (FLUP). The ...
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11Jan2012STA. MARIA, Ilocos Sur, Jan. 12 (PIA) - - To orient the local media on the programs and directions of the country’s nutrition council in the next five years, Ilocos region’s nutrition program coordinator Victoria N. Mañez presented recently the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) from 2011 to 2016 at a local college here. The presentation was done during the recently concluded 4th regular meeting of the members of the R...
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03Jan2012ILOILO CITY, Jan. 3 (PIA6) -- When the government announced recently that it would start 2012 with a bang and accelerate spending for infrastructure projects with P141.8 billion, it was in effect, driving home the point that it was seriously pursuing its overall goal of “inclusive growth” spelled out in the 2011-2016 Philippine Development Plan. Although mobilizing and increasing spending on public infrastructures is just one of the major fixes conceived by the govern...
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30Dec2011Lasting peace is every Filipino's dream. But to achieve peace, we must understand why there are those who choose to bear arms while scores of others become victims of conflict. "To date, the conflict in Mindanao has claimed some 120,000 lives, many of them civilians. More than a million people have been rendered homeless and destitute. An estimated 200,000 to 300,000 refugees have taken refuge in neighboring Sabah, Malaysia while many others have moved to Manila and other parts of t...
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25Dec2011TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental, Dec. 25 (PIA) – The Regional Development Council, Region 10 (RDC-X) approved the proposal to implement the P493.44-million Talakag Irrigation Project (TIP) Phase II, after seeing that the project concurs with the Regional Development Plan of Northern Mindanao. As explained by Mayor Nova Princess E. Parojinog –Echavez of Ozamiz City, Chairperson of RDC-X Infrastructure Committee, during the 90th Full Council Meeting held in Tangub City, recent...
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21Dec2011PAGBILAO, Quezon, Dec. 21 (PIA) -- In line with the greening program of the national government, the community environment and natural resources office (CENRO) has planted about 190,000 forest and fruit trees in various areas of its responsibility. Ramil Gutierrez, officer-in-charge forest management sector of CENRO Pagbilao said, the areas planted by forest and fruit trees were roadsides of the towns of Sariaya, Tayabas and Pagbilao including schools in Lucena City. Under the protected area c...
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05Dec2011Taguig, Dec.5 (PIA) -- In consonance with government’s Public-Private Partnership (PPP) program, the Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) joined forces with the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) to boost the strength of the telecommunications workforce. The partnership will enable some 1,300 youths and workers to undergo a specialized training towards becoming certified telecommunications technicians. For this purpose, a memoran...
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30Nov2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Nov. 30 (PIA) - - The Department of Education 9 (DepEd) lauds the support of the Local Government Unit (LGU)of Zamboanga to education sector. “The support of the Zamboanga LGU to DepEd is matchless,” said DepEd9 Assistant Regional Director Habib Adzhar Sarahadil during the opening program of the National Bi-Annual Planning Conference of the Philippine Association of Secondary Education Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs (PASECAC) held here recently. DepEd cited Mayo...
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30Nov2011GEN. SANTOS CITY, Nov. 30 (PIA) – Presidential Communication Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. urged the public information officers in Mindanao to take and believe in government programs to be effective in communicating for development. “Kailangan gustuhin natin, paniwalaan natin (We must like it, we must believe),” Coloma said as he pushed for communication for development (C4D) as the mission for government communicators to carry out in informin...
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24Nov2011OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Nov. 24 (PIA) -- A budget of Php1.838 billion for fiscal year 2012 from the seven economic sector regional offices in Northern Mindanao, had been endorsed by the Regional Development Council, region 10 (RDC-X), during its full council meeting, here, last June. Of this amount, PP736.6 million or 40.07 percent was budgeted for personnel services (PS), while P855.66 million or 46.55 percent was budgeted for maintenance and other expenses (MOOE) and P245.93 m...
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11Nov2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Nov. 11 (PIA) -- The government’s charity office- Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) is set to finance the first ever kidney transplant operation in Zamboanga City as local hospital here is scheduled to perform the “historical” kidney transplant on October 1, revealed Dr. Michael Abutazil, Renal Transplantation Head, Western Mindanao Medical Center (WMMC). Dr. Abutazil said, WMMC Renal Transplant Unit (RTU) is ready to perform the procedure to a...
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08Nov2011KORONADAL CITY, Nov 8 (PIA) -- Barely a week after the successful implementation of Oplan Kaluluwa, Region 12’s Police Regional Office (PRO 12) is already on the final stage of setting up security plans for the Christmas season. Police Regional Director P/CSupt. Benjardi Mantele said they have already “set on paper” the security plans in time for the Christmas and New Year celebrations. “We have already written down the du...
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08Nov2011DAVAO CITY, Nov. 08 (PIA) –- Department of Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras assured that the modern technology would mitigate the polluting effects of a coal-fired power plant as he continued to bank on it as the quickest solution to ensure sufficient power supply in Mindanao. Almendras said that power could be generated from coal without harming much the environment. “There are technology that will mitigate the polluting effects of coal that will result in a more environ...
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03Nov2011DAVAO CITY, Nov. 03 (PIA) --- A farmer leader here urged the local government to formulate a comprehensive agricultural plan to ensure food security for residents of the city. Nick Galope, chair of Davao City Provincial Agrarian Reform Coordinating Committee, also called on officials not to indiscriminately approve applications for land conversions to protect agricultural land. Galope raised the challenge to the city government amidst fear that the city may cease to be food supplier san...
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02Nov2011DAVAO CITY, Nov. 02 (PIA) -- A national official of the Department of Education (DepEd) recently clarified that the department’s impending rationalization plan will not retrench any of its health personnel. Dr. Juan Araojo, assistant director of DepEd’s Health and Nutrition Center in central office, emphasized that there will be no reduction of personnel from the health and nutrition units under the department’s mandated streamlining program. “Wala...
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31Oct2011CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga, October 31 -- In line with the annual observance of All Saints’ and All Souls ’Days on November 1 and 2, Police Regional Office 3 is in full alert to carry out its “IMPLAN KALULUWA 2011.” Implan Kaluluwa is the yearly security preparations of the Philippine National Police to ensure public safety and well-being during the traditional observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. PCSupt Edgardo Ladao, PNP...
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31Oct2011ILOILO CITY, Oct. 31 (PIA) –- A mangrove planting project at Barangay Hoskyn, Jordan, Guimaras has survived typhoons and strong waves for five years now, thanks to the dedication of its partners whose number has also grown through all these years. Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer Jesse L. Vego of Guimaras called the mangrove project an example of public-private partnership, which is a major program of the Aquino administration designed to get development...
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27Oct2011SYUDAD SANG ILOILO, Oktubre 27 (PIA) –- Nagpangibabaw ang mga sektor sang agri-fisheries kag turismo sa listahan sang mga industriya kag serbisyo nga ginakabig labi nga mga “growth areas” nga magaduso sang ekonomiya sang Kabisay-an Nakatundan sa masunod nga anum ka tuig. Ini ang santo sa 2011-2016 Regional Development Plan sang Rehiyon 6 nga ginpresentar sang National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) sa tion sang isa ka roundtable discussion kaupod sa mga...
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25Oct2011BUTUAN CITY, Oct. 25 (PIA) -- “An all-out war is destructive, but a new peace and amnesty plan will win the peace,” said BGen Charito B Plaza of the 7th Air Force Wing Reserve of the Philippine Air Force. In a press statement issued by the first lady general of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Reserve Force, Plaza said with the recent and continuous attacks and firefight in Caraga Region, Basilan and the various parts of Mindanao, she is so disturbed and worried with the se...
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24Oct2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, OCT. 24 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) here is strictly implementing it’s “Oplan Kandado” as it pursues collection campaign to meet its 2011 collection target of P3.3 billion. BIR Regional Director Albert B. Alocilja said the bureau has collected a total of P2.3 billion for the first nine months and he is optimistic that the P1 billion collection balance will be “in” at the end of the year. “I am confident...
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22Oct2011ILOILO CITY, Oct. 22 (PIA) -- The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) 6 will conduct a roundtable discussion on Oct. 25 with the local media to orient and discuss with them the 2011-2016 Regional Development Plan and its accompanying Regional Development Investment Program. The Regional Economic Situationer for the first and second quarters of this year will also be included in the briefing and discussion. The regional development plan is the blueprint for development in ...
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21Oct2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, OCT. 21 (PIA) -- Public Private Partnership (PPP) plays important role for the San Ramon Power Incorporated (SRPI) in pursuing its responsibilities to the community, specially to the “host” community where the power plant is situated. The SRPI partnered with concerned government agencies for the conduct of its humanitarian mission, to give health assistance to indigent individuals. The medical dental team of the Western Mindanao Command, AFP, Task Fo...
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20Oct2011ILOILO CITY, Oct. 20 (PIA) -- Local government units (LGUs) play a crucial role through their budgets on the realization of the goals and objectives of the Social Contract of President Aquino with the Filipino People and the programs and projects that embody these aspirations in the Philippine Development Plan. This was the view shared by Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Regional Dir. Alfonso Bedonia, Jr. , Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor, Sr., Iloilo City Lone District Cong. Jerry ...
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19Oct2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Oct. 19 (PIA) -- State physicians from all over the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) province received updates on urinalysis reading and interpretation as a way to prevent or detect renal disease. Kidney specialists – nephrologists shared their knowledge to physician-participants on maximizing the use of urinalysis for diagnosis and prevention during a two day seminar held today until tomorrow. “This is our way of sharing our expertise on renal dis...
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30Sep2011Koronadal City, Jan25 (PIA) -- Ginsiguro ni Presidente Benigno Simeon Aquino III sa mga lideres sang Mindanao nga determinado ang iya administrasyon nga tapuson ang pila na ka mga tinuig ang pagpatumbaya sang gobyerno sa Mindanao nga daku ang epekto sa mga Pilipino Muslim. Sa mensahe sang Presidente nga ginbasa ni Mindanao Development Authority (MinDa) chair Luwalhati Antonino sa pag-abri sang First Leaders Summit sang Mindanao Solidarity Conference (MSC) sadtong nagligad nga Biyernes, ...
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31Aug2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Aug. 31 (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council, Northern Mindanao (RDC-X), has endorsed the proposed budget, amounting to Php12.55 billion, of the social development sector agencies and state universities and colleges (SUC) of the region. Of this amount, Php9.5 billion or 76 percent has been budgeted for personnel services, Php1.3 billion or 10 percent for maintenance, operating and other expenses (MOOE) and Php1.7 billion or 14 percent for capi...
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29Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug 29 (PIA) -- Dengue cases in South Cotabato continues to go down, a report of the Integrated Provincial Health Office said. Cecil Lorenzo, diseases surveillance officer of the IPHO announced that the dengue cases as of this month is down by 77 percent as compared to the figure last year. Also, only one death has been recorded this year. From January to August, South Cotabato have recorded 458 dengue cases as compared t...
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26Aug2011BUTUAN CITY, August 25 (PIA) -- People suffering from renal disease now have more access to hemodialysis treatment. There were only 290 hemodialysis centers in 2008, but this number increased to 320 in 2009. This increases further to 355 in 2010, according to Susan Jorge, Adult Nephrology Consultant and Assistant Program Manager of Renal Disease Control Program (REDCOP). Dr. Jorge said of the 16 regions, NCR has the biggest number of hemodialysis centers having 267, fo...
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25Aug2011KORONADAL CITY, Aug. 25 (PIA) -- At least 500 stakeholders of the oil palm industry are now in Kidapawan City for the 7th National Palm Oil Congress, which begins today. Participants include oil palm growers, investors, bankers, researchers, agricultural leaders, academicians, and local government officials from all over the country. Also expected today is Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala who is the congress’ keynote speaker. Highlights of the ...
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19Aug2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Aug. 19 (PIA) –- The Iponan River Bank in Iponan, this city, has become the third area for planting bamboo by Task Force Best Action for Mobilizing Barangay Organizations for Opportunities in Education, Environment and Entrepreneurship (BAMBO 3E). A multi-sectoral approach to enhance environmental education and entrepreneurship formation among children, BAMBOO 3E is a year-long activity that commits and supports bamboo growing and caring proje...
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16Aug2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Aug. 16 (PIA) – - The first ever Renal Transplant Unit (RTU) in Zamboanga will soon be able to perform its first kidney transplant as the Department of Health (Manila) has approved the release of it’s license to operate. The RTU of the Western Mindanao Medical Center (WMMC), a private hospital here will officially open its services to the public once the hospital gets hold of the accreditation certificate from the government’s health department. DOH Regi...
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15Aug2011CEBU, August 15 (PIA) -- The “I Am A Changemaker” competition is in search for new breed of entrepreneurs offering innovative solutions to help solve problems in their communities. The competition is looking for a social enterprise business plan that may come from any field such as the arts, education, science, etc. The only limit to the range of projects eligible for the award is one's ambition and imagination. Eligible to join the competition are teams comp...
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15Aug2011CEBU, August 15 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) in Central Visayas lauded the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) for its environmental contribution by establishing a native tree seedling production and plantation. The recognition was held in a simple awarding ceremony during the culmination of the 2011 Philippine Environment Month celebration at the DENR Regional Office in Banilad, Mandaue City. The environment agency also acknowledged RAFI for sp...
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09Aug2011CEBU CITY, August 9 (PIA) -- Rolling out the economic blueprint for the future under the Aquino Administration, the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) goes full blast in its advocacy drive for the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2011-2016. No less than Economic Planning Secretary Cayetano Paderanga will be in Cebu on Thursday, August 11 to give the briefing to members of the Regional Development Council (RDC) – 7 chaired by Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama and inf...
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28Jul2011ILOILO CITY, July 28 (PIA) -– The Philippines is headed for a new era in the development of and access to energy--one that would eventually reduce the country’s dependence on imported fuels. This was sounded off by President Benigno S. Aquino III in his recent State of the Nation Address (SONA) wherein the Chief Executive revealed that 140 companies have expressed their “readiness to participate in the exploration process and efforts to strengthen the country ‘s oi...
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18Jul2011DAVAO CITY, July 18 (PIA) –- A big banana plantation company in Tagum City, Davao del Norte has introduced a greening technology aiming to not only address environment concerns, but also to provide food security for the residents of the community. The Tuason Development Foundation of the Hijo Resources Corporation has initiated a technology transfer on solid waste segregation, recycling and organic farming to the barangay folks in Madaum and Hijo, the firm’s pilot areas of ...
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17Jul2011KORONADAL CITY, July 17 (PIA) -- Gov. Emmylou "Lala" Talino-Mendoza said, the provincial government of North Cotabato welcomes development of renewal energy (RE) that would improve power supply in the province and the rest of Mindanao. But she added, the local government would only agree to proposals for RE projects if welfare of the province and her residents are assured. In a recent press conference, Gov. Talino-Mendoza confirmed that the Energy Development Corp. has negoti...
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06Jul2011CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga July 6 (PIA) -- Around 6,700 poor but deserving college and vocational students in Central Luzon were given an opportunity to work in private companies and local government units (LGUs) last summer under the government’s Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES). In her report during the recently concluded Mid-Year Planning Assessment of Public Employment Service Office (PESO) managers, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Technic...
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05Jul2011KORONADAL CITY, July 5 (PIA) -- Koronadal City surpassed its targets in last week’s Tree-Growing Festival, an official of the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) said today. When city officials, led by Mayor Peter B. Miguel, planned the Tree-Growing Festival early this year, they aimed to plant 100,000 fruit and forest trees in 200 hectares within Roxas Mountain Range by mobilizing 20,000 residents. Dominador Samil...
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03Jul2011CEBU, July 3 (PIA) -- The Run 2 Plant 4 GREENIN Philippines launched on June 25 at Barangay Jaclupan in Talisay City gathered more than 20,000 participants from the 48 municipalities and cities of Cebu that collectively planted over 100,000 native tree seedlings in their respective local areas. The central event of the Run 2 Plant 4 GREENIN Philippines in Central Visayas was in Barangay Jaclupan, Talisay City but the more than 1,000 local government units in the region simultane...
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28Jun2011OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, June 28 (PIA) -– The Regional Development Council of Northern Mindanao (RDC-X) has approved the 2011-2016 Regional Development Investment Program (RDIP) Guidelines and Timelines, during today’s 89th Full Council Meeting, here. Formulation of the RDIP is in line with Memorandum Circular No. 3 which directs the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) to coordinate the formulation of the Philippine Development Plan/Regional Development ...
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25May2011NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, May 25 (PIA) - A two-day Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSME) Development Council Planning Workshop was held at the Farmers Training Center, May 24 to 25 in Kabankalan City. The workshop, according to Kabankalan City Information Officer Eddie Yap, was attended by around 85 representatives from the hotels, pension houses, restaurant operators, transportation, various entrepreneurs, barangay and city officials headed by Kabankalan City Mayor Isidro P. Zayc...
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09May2011TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, May 9 (PIA) – A newly Expanded Regional Coordinating Committee known as the PPMD (Private-Public Mix Dots) for PhilPACT Region 8 has been launched recently at the Hotel Alejandro, Tacloban City, the aim of which is to unify and coordinate efforts towards the improvement of tuberculosis (TB) control program implementation and in the achievement of national TB targets. The launching was in consonance with the implementation of the 2010 -2016 Philippine Plan of A...
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29Apr2011BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 29 (PIA) – National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Cayetano Paderanga Jr. said people’s participation in the crafting of the Philippine Development Plan of the Aquino administration is very crucial as the plan focuses on the key message of the President particularly on good governance and anti-corruption. Speaking before top officials, regional directors, and information center managers of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) ...
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28Apr2011KORONADAL CITY, April 28 (PIA) – Agriculture authorities in South Cotabato are shifting to biological measures to control the onslaught of Brontispa infecting coconut plantations in the province. The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist here has sent four personnel, along with agricultural technicians from Banga, Polomolok, and Suralah towns to the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) in Bago Oshiro, Davao City for a hands-on training on the culture par...
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27Apr2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Apr. 27 (PIA) -- People from here can now sigh for relief following the confirmation of “No more blackouts” in the city according to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). NGCP in its press statement said three units of Pulangi hydro-electric plant in Mindanao have been synchronized and connected to the power grid last night. “The Mindanao power situation is now normalized with the synchronization of the three units of Pulangi, and po...
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25Apr2011ILOILO CITY, April 25 (PIA) – The Philippine Development Plan 2011-2016, which contains the economic blueprint of the Aquino administration, has characteristics distinct from previous medium-term national development plans. It embodies public participation, inclusive growth, and President Benigno S. Aquino III’s social contract with the people. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the people themselves participated in the formulation of the PDP 2011-2016...
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21Apr2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Apr. 20 (PIA) -- Emma, one of the passengers, felt more secured with the physical presence of “men in uniform” conducting “inspection” as she boarded a passenger bus heading for Pagadian City, a six to seven-hour ride from here. “Mas omentao el alegria na byahe si campante na siguridad” (it’s an added pleasure to travel with confidence on security),” she said. Emma, is just one of the many passengers in this city who felt se...
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20Apr2011DAVAO CITY, April 20 (PIA) – Police units in Davao del Sur are in full alert in time for the observance of the Lenten Season until Easter Sunday this week, with more than 800 police personnel deployed across the province. The Davao del Sur Provincial Police Office (DSPPO) has issued Implementing Plan or “Implan” Holy Week to all its police units across the province to secure all churches and church goers in Digos City and in 14 municipalities of the province until April ...
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16Apr2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, April 16 (PIA) – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Northern Mindanao District, will implement “Oplan Mahal na Araw,” in all ports, harbors and terminals within its area of responsibility (AOR), from April 15-26. It has established a Passenger Assistance Center (PAC) in support of the Eagle Eye Project of the Dept. of Transportation and Communication (DOTC), in coordination with the following agencies: Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliar...
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13Apr2011CEBU CITY, Apr. 13 (PIA) – The Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) holds a three-day Visayas cluster regional consultation workshop at the Golden Prince Hotel in Cebu City from April 13-15. to come out with a National Plan of Action for Children for 2011-2016. CWC consultant, Regina Molera reported that the consultation aims to understand the legal framework for the development and enrichment of children’s rights and to come out with a National Plan of Action for Childr...
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05Apr2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, April 5 (PIA) – The Mindanao Power Grid had an installed capacity of 1,835.48 megawatts (MW) and a dependable capacity of 1,236.60MW, last year. About 1,603.70MW or 57.95% of its installed capacity and 799.20MW or 64.65% of its dependable capacity was provided by the electric power plants from Northern Mindanao. This was revealed by National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region 10 Director Engr. Leon Dacanay, Jr., who said that th...
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04Apr2011DAVAO CITY, April 4 (PIA) – A multi-sectoral partnership of private and government agencies across the region has strengthened commitment to fully support the control and prevention program on tuberculosis which remains at the top ten causes of deaths in the country. Some 40 private agencies and 14 government offices signed a pledge of support to implement the Philippine Plan of Action to Control Tuberculosis (PhilPACT) 2010-2016, which gears towards achieving the Millennium Devel...
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04Apr2011MANILA, April 4 (PIA) -- The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board approved recently the adoption of the 20-11-20-16 Philippine Development Plan. Socio Planning secretary Cayetano Paderanga, Jr. said the overarching theme of the PDP 2011-2016 is good governance and anti-corruption in achieving inclusive growth that creates massive employment opportunities and significantly reduces poverty. "Inclusive growth, not the trickle-down and jobless growth that we had in ...
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01Apr2011STA. CRUZ, Davao del Sur, April 1 (PIA) – The local government here and its two barangays received yesterday more than P3.2 million worth of royalty shares from the Aboitiz Power-owned subsidiary Hedcor Sibulan, Inc., as the latter marked its first year operations of the 42.5-megawatt hydro power plants in this town. In a ceremonial turn-over, Hedcor vice-president for Mindanao Rolando Paquiao and vice-president for business development Gregorio Jabonillo handed the royalty cheque ...
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22Mar2011DAVAO CITY, March 22 (PIA) -- The civil society organizations (CSOs) in Davao Region have called for the enforcement of total log ban and the stoppage of plantation explansions in a bid to protect and preserve the environment from further destruction. This call came out in a recent interfacing activity with various private and public stakeholders which the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) spearheaded to discuss issues and concerns about the environment. The group cited th...
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18Mar2011KORONADAL CITY, Mar. 18 (PIA) -- "Except for final touches on the loose ends, it's all systems go for the Mindanao Educators' Congress," an official of the regional office of the Department of Education said yesterday. Dr. Allan Farnazo, DepEd 12 OIC assistant regional director said, he met with officials of DepEd 12, Project EQuaLLS2, Notre Dame of Marbel University and other teams involved to discuss the final preparations for the congress which will be held in Koronadal City from M...
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17Mar2011CEBU CITY, Mar. 17 (PIA) -- Over 30 percent of women in Central Visayas use the modern family planning methods as the Department of Health (DOH-7) continues its advocacy programs on family planning, giving emphasis on informed choice for couples to decide. “Thirty-six percent of women in the region use modern family planning methods including contraceptives,” according to the DOH-7 Family Planning Coordinator Dr. Lutgardia Herbias. The contraceptive prevalence rate in Central Visay...
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17Mar2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Mar. 17 (PIA) -- Amidst the latest reports of fire on the spent fuel storage facility and release of radioactivity and another explosion on a third nuclear power plant, the situation remains the same as far as the effect on the Philippines is concerned. This was assured by Regional Director Carmelito A. Lupo of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and Chairperson of Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC), region 10, who said any sign...
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16Mar2011CEBU CITY, Mar. 16 (PIA) -- The Department of Health (DOH) in Central Visayas has trained almost 400 traditional birth attendants of 'hilots' for them to acquire the necessary professional skills in childbirth delivery to decrease the high incidence of maternal deaths. DOH-7 Family Planning Coordinator Dr. Lutgardia Herbias bared that 14 batches composed of 28 participants underwent the 11-day training course on child birth delivery under its program dubbed Maternal Newborn, Child Health a...
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15Mar2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Mar. 15 (PIA) -- There is no scientific and technical basis that radioactive plume or nuclear fallout from Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plants will hit the territory of the Philippines within the next 24 hours. This assurance came from Regional Director Carmelito A. Lupo of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and Chairperson of Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC), region 10. Citing National DRRMC’s Emergency Response Bu...
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13Mar2011TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Mar. 13 (PIA) -- In its efforts to strengthen the assessment on the efficiency of local level plan implementation as indicated by the outreach activities undertaken, the National Nutrition Council region 8 has reviewd the monitoring activities at the regional level during the two-day meeting of the members of the Regional Technical Working Group on nutrition. The meeting on Mar. 8 and 9 at the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) office in Palo, Leyte...
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27Feb2011CEBU, Feb. 27 (PIA) – The Central Visayas medium term development plan adopted the concept of ‘inclusive growth’ in its development framework putting human well-being as the ultimate objective of its regional development in the next six years. However, its long term vision is to make Central Visayas the most livable and peaceful community and it hopes that by 2030, the region will be known nationally and internationally as a prime tourist destination, center of trade an...
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21Feb2011LEGAZPI CITY - Coconut farmers in Bicol produced a total of 430,054 metric tons of copra in 2010 valued at P11.9 billion and are enjoying a good price for their produce because of the effect of climate change in other countries producing substitute products according to the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) regional office. PCA regional director Eduardo Allorde said that the farm gate price of copra last year averaged at P46.75 per kilogram up from P18.00 for the same period in 2009 or...
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26Jan2011ZAMBOANGA CITY, Jan 26 (PIA 9) – the Department of Trade and Industry will conduct a Strategic Planning Workshop on Feb. 9-10 at one of the hotels here. The workshop is geared at improving and strengthening the capability of the Zamboanga Peninsula (ZamPen) Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Core Group members in assisting SMEs in the region. DTI regional director Nazrullah B. Manzur said the workshop will focus on an approach or strategy on the promotion and marketing of champion ...
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10Jan2011CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 8 (PIA) -- The Medium Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP) 2011-2016 will serve as the blue print of the Aquino Administration. Thus, explained Socio-economic Planning Secretary Cayetano W. Paderanga, III, during the recent regional consultation workshop on MTPDP held in Cagayan de Oro City, where he called on the participants for their positive inputs in all chapters of the MTPDP. “I, therefore, encourage everyone to be serious in going through it a...
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20Jul2010CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (20 July) -- Northern Mindanao had an electric power dependable capacity of 797.1 megawatts, during the first quarter of 2010, lower by 5.16 percent compared to 840.45MW in the same period, last year. The dependable capacity allows for 52 percent of safe electric power reserve on a daily basis compared to the installed or nameplate capacity of the electric power plants, Engr. Pedro Ambos, Manager of the Generations Planning Division, National Power Corp. (NAPOCOR) b...
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27Apr2010Iloilo City (27 April) -- Three hospitals in Western Visayas are now accredited to perform kidney transplants, according to the Department of Health (DOH). This information was revealed by the DOH during the Renal Disease Control Program (REDCOP) Consultative Meeting held recently at Punta Villa Resort, attended by representatives from the provincial and regional offices of the Philippine Information Agency, and Provincial Coordinators from the provinces of Negros Occidental, Capiz, Antique, A...
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07Mar2010CEBU, March 7 (PIA) -- The new clean coal-fired power plant in Cebu is now operational. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo led the switched-on of the first of three units of the 246 megawatts power plant at barangay Daanlungsod, Toledo City, Cebu on March 5, ushering in the advent of a new and clean coal-fired power plant technology in Central Visayas. Using the latest circulating fluidized bed (CFB) technology, the project ensures proper discharge of commonly feared emissions and was...
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05Mar2010OZAMIZ CITY (5 March) -- People should open their minds to the prospect of developing the coal-fired power energy because coal will remain a major alternative fuel for power generation in the next 20 years. In fact, by the end of 2030, the primary energy supply outlook of the country has listed coal as the number one source of energy, followed by oil, natural gas, solar, hydro, geothermal, biomass and nuclear power, as indicated in the Philippine Energy Plan (PEP), Undersecretary Zamza...
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