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April 30, 2014 1“in pursuit of PIA’s commitment to provide a national mechanism for the free flow of timely, accurate and relevant information… “

VOL 2 ISSUE 93 Daily E-Newsletter of Philippine Information Agency - 8 April 30, 2014

At least five barangays were randomly chosen by the national

evaluating team for the Nutrition Honor Award (NHA) led by Assistant Secretary for Health and National Nutrition Council(NNC) Executive Director Maria-Bernardita T. Flores. The national validating team which arrived April 29, 2014 in Maasin City was welcomed by City Mayor Maloney L. Samaco and Cong. Damian G. Mercado in a short program held at Maasin City College together with the members of the City Nutrition Committee headed by Nutrition Action Officer Dr. Francilisa I. Tan, Sangguniang Panglungsod members, among other concerned local officials and employees.

The evaluation will start today until May 2, 2014. The five barangays chosen by the validating team were Pinascohan, Laboon, Malapoc Norte, Canturing and Ibarra. The team will also visit mangrove areas, school’s hand washing facility, Maasin City nursery, to name a few. During the presentation of Maasin City’s nutrition situation, Mayor Samaco focused on the impact programs implemented by the city such as food production, food fortification, livelihood assistance, micronutrient supplementation, nutrition information, communication and education, promoting healthy lifestyle, nutrition in emergencies,

National Nutrition Honor Award assessment starts in Maasin City

adopt a malnourished child program, among others and it’s road to the national Nutrition Honor Award, as its target and goal for Maasin City. “Nutrition has always been included in my priority programs,” the city mayor said showing the Maasin City’s 13-point agenda, “MALONEY SAMACO,” as Market and business improvement; Agricultural production; Livelihood assistance; Orderliness and peace; Nutrition and health services; Education for the masses; Youth empowerment; Sports excellence; Anti-illegal drug campaign; Mangrove and forest protection; Advocacy for tourism; Concreting and maintenance of roads;

President Benigno S. Aquino III delivers his message during the dinner reception at the Rizal Hall of the Malacañan Palace for the State Visit to the Philippines of His Excellency Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, on Monday (April 28). The United States continues to be a major trading partner of the country. (Photo by Benhur Arcayan / Malacañang Photo Bureau)

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BY: MA. REBECCA G. CADAVOS

2 April 30, 2014

DOLE 8 family supports Mega Jobs Fair on May 1V arious government agencies

have expressed their suppor t in the upcoming Labor Day Job Fairs to fac i l i tate employment of workers in Region 8 . Region 8 Direc tor Exequiel Sarcauga of the Depar tment of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in the region sa id, each of the agenc y has i ts par t ic ipat ion in the Mega Jobs Fair to be held s imultaneously at St . Paul School of Business and Law, Campetic Palo, Leyte and Ormoc Superdome Ormoc Cit y on May 1 , 2014. Twent y f ive (25) genuine recruitment agencies overseas wi l l be jo ining the jobs fa i r of fer ing a total of 7 ,684 job orders and 22 employers f rom region 8 , f ive (5) f rom region 7 and Two(2) f rom Caraga region with a total of

1 , 843 jobs avai lable. This inc ludes three nat ional government agencies which have job vacancies such as the Nat ional Economic and Development Author i t y, Depar tment of Trade and I ndustr y and O verseas, Workers Welfare Administrat ion and Nat ional M ar i t ime Polytechnic. A one -stop shop employment ser v ices wi l l a lso be provided by the DOLE fami ly namely : the O verseas Workers Welfare Administrat ion, Phi l ippine O verseas Employment Administrat ion, Technical Educat ion and Sk i l l s Development Author i t y, Profess ional Regulat ion Commiss ion, Nat ional Conci l iat ion and Mediat ion Board, Regional Tr ipar t i te Wages and Produc t iv i t y

Board, Nat ional Mar i t ime Polytechnic, Nat ional Labor Relat ions Commiss ion, Employees Compensat ion Commiss ion and other government agencies. L ivel ihood fa i rs wi l l a lso be featured dur ing the Jobs Fair where produc ts/ser vices f rom the benef ic iar ies of some DOLE ass isted l ivel ihood programs wi l l be displayed on a number of booths. This i s the 4th jobs fa i r conduc ted by Depar tment of Labor and Employment in Eastern Visayas af ter Yolanda struck the region in November last year. The Labor Day celebrat ion on May 1 is anchored on the theme “Sa S ipag, Tiyaga at Tal ino Buong Mundo ay Saludo sa Manggagawang Pi l ip ino”. (P IA-8)

NCMB 8 urges Bethany Hospital to reopenBY: CONSUELO B. ALARCON

T h e N a t i o n a l C o n c i l i a t i o n a n d M e d i a t i o n B o a r d ( N C M B ) i n

r e g i o n 8 i s v e r y o p t i m i s t i c t h a t B e t h a n y H o s p i t a l w i l l r e o p e n o n J u n e 1 7 , t h i s y e a r. I n a p r e s s c o n f e r e n c e h e l d a t D O L E R e g i o n a l O f f i c e 8 , N a t i o n a l C o n c i l i a t i o n a n d M e d i a t i o n B o a r d ( N C M B ) D i r e c t o r J u a n i t o G e o n z o n h a s c o n f i r m e d r e p o r t s t h a t t h e h o s p i t a l h a s a l r e a d y a p p l i e d f o r t e m p o r a r y c l o s u r e a f t e r i t w a s d e v a s t a t e d b y s u p e r t y p h o o n Yo l a n d a i n N o v e m b e r l a s t y e a r. H o w e v e r, t h e a p p l i c a t i o n t o c l o s e w a s t e m p o r a r y w h i c h i s g o o d f o r s i x ( 6 ) m o n t h s o n l y, h e n c e , t h e h o s p i t a l i s b o u n d t o o p e n o n J u n e 1 7 , t h i s y e a r. Pr i o r t o t h i s , a c o n c i l i a t i o n m e d i a t i o n p r o c e e d i n g w a s c o n d u c t e d b y N C M B a f t e r t h e e m p l o y e e s u n i o n o f t h e h o s p i t a l f i l e d a p r e v e n t i v e m e d i a t i o n c a s e

b e f o r e t h e N a t i o n a l C o n c i l i a t i o n a n d M e d i a t i o n B o a r d ( N C M B ) i n Ta c l o b a n . I t w a s l e a r n e d t h a t t h e m a n a g e m e n t h a s a g r e e d t o c o m p l y w i t h t h e i s s u e s r a i s e d b y t h e e m p l o y e e s u n i o n d u r i n g t h e m e d i a t i o n c o n f e r e n c e . M o r e o v e r, t h e m a n a g e m e n t a l s o a g r e e d t o r e o p e n . B u t , t h e y r e f u s e d t o g i v e a t i m e l i n e a s t h e y a r e s t i l l a w a i t i n g t h e d e c i s i o n o f t h e m a n a g e m e n t a f t e r t h e g e n e r a l a s s e m b l y i n Le g a s p i t h i s c o m i n g M a y. S u r p r i s i n g l y, a f t e r t h e t h i r d m e e t i n g w i t h N C M B g a t e s a t B e t h a n y H o s p i t a l w e r e a l r e a d y c l o s e d . I f i t h a l t s p e r m a n e n t l y, o v e r 3 0 0 e m p l o y e e s a n d t h e i r f a m i l i e s w i l l b e a f f e c t e d . To d a t e , v a r i o u s a g e n c i e s s u c h a s D e p a r t m e n t o f H e a l t h , P h i l i p p i n e H e a l t h I n s u r a n c e C o r p o r a t i o n ( P h i l h e a l t h ) h a v e

a l r e a d y a p p e a l e d t o B e t h a n y H o s p i t a l t o c o n t i n u e t h e o p e r a t i o n a s t h o u s a n d s o f p e o p l e i n E a s t e r n V i s a y a s n e e d t h e s e r v i c e s o f t h e h o s p i t a l . B e t h a n y H o s p i t a l i s a m e d i c a l c e n t e r f o r s i c k o f a l l c r e e d s a n d h a s b e e n i n e x i s t e n c e f o r 8 2 l o n g y e a r s . A t e r t i a r y h o s p i t a l a d m i n i s t e r e d b y t h e U n i t e d C h u r c h o f C h r i s t i n t h e P h i l i p p i n e s . ( P I A - 8 )

April 30, 2014 3Maasin City joins Labor Day celebration in Leyte

A delegation from Maasin City will be joining in the celebration of

Labor Day tomorrow, May 1 in Leyte in response to the call of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Regional Director Exequiel Sarcauga inviting Maasin City to participate in the twin activities. Maasin City Mayor Maloney Samaco in his regular program aired over radio station DyDM, “Maasin City in Action” informed that graduates from Maasin City College who have no work yet will be sent to the region for the Mega Jobs Fair to provide them opportunity in looking for a job. Maasin City job seekers will have a free transportation through the Maasin City Bus, he said. The venue of said activity will be at Saint Paul’s School of Business and Law in Palo, Leyte.

BY: MA. REBECCA CADAVOS

It was learned that DOLE-8 invited employers from Region 5, 7 and the CARAGA Region. Convergys and E-Performax from Cebu responded to the call of DOLE-8, while 5 employers from CARAGA will also join the jobs fair, it was learned. Meanwhile groups of women’s organization will also join the Livelihood Fair, one of the activities during the Labor Day. These women, who were grantees of DOLE’s livelihood program will bring along their produce to be displayed at the booth reserve for Maasin City delegation. The women who will be accompanied by the City Social Welfare and Services Office will display food products such as ampao, bod-bod, yema, peanut butter, to name a few and coconut and bamboo

products like sanika (coconut basket), among others. This year’s 112th Labor Day is focused on the theme, “Sipag, Tiyaga at Talino Buong Mundo Saludo sa Manggagawang Filipino,” which honors workingmen that will provide an opportunity for the informal sector workers to display for sale their Kabuhayan projects, as well as a one stop shop where they can apply or renew documents such as the National Statistical Office for birth certificates, Philippine Regulation Commission PRC for their PRC licenses, National Bureau of Investigation for those who want to secure clearances, and the Department of Foreign Affairs for the immediate endorsement of processing of passports in Manila. (rgc/PIA8-SoLeyte)

No less than City Mayor Stephany Uy-Tan and 8ID Commanding General Jet B. Velarmino graced the opening of the 3-day youth leadership camp, gathering nearly 150 youth leaders both in-school and out-of-school to be immersed on skills enhancement, values formation and character building.

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Southern Leyte solon recalls Maasin City’s journey to National Nutrition Honor Award

O u r g o a l i s t o h a v e a h e a l t h y a n d n o u r i s h e d c i t i z e n r y

n o t o n l y i n M a a s i n C i t y b u t t h r o u g h o u t S o u t h e r n Le y t e ,” C o n g. D a m i a n G . M e r c a d o d i s c l o s e d i n h i s o p e n i n g m e s s a g e d u r i n g t h e w e l c o m e p r o g r a m f o r t h e n a t i o n a l n u t r i t i o n e v a l u a t o r s h e l d A p r i l 2 9 , 2 0 1 4 a t t h e M a a s i n C i t y C o l l e g e . T h e S o u t h e r n Le y t e s o l o n r e c a l l e d h o w M a a s i n C i t y a t t a i n e d t h e n u t r i t i o n a w a r d s . “ T h i s i s t h e p r i z e o f o u r e f f o r t s w h i c h s t a r t e d w h e n I w a s s t i l l t h e l o c a l c h i e f e xe c u t i v e o f M a a s i n ,” h e s a i d r e f e r r i n g t o t h e n u m e r o u s a w a r d s s i n c e h e w a s s t i l l t h e m a y o r o f M a a s i n , a m u n i c i p a l i t y t h e n , t h e n b e c a m e c i t y m a y o r a n d w a s c o n t i n u o u s l y s u p p o r t e d b y n o w c i t y m a y o r M a l o n e y S a m a c o.

T h e a w a r d s f o r M a a s i n f o r e f f e c t i v e n u t r i t i o n p r o g r a m i m p l e m e n t a t i o n w e r e m e n t i o n e d s u c h a s t h e G r e e n B a n n e r Aw a r d s ; O u t s t a n d i n g M u n i c i p a l i t y i n t h e R e g i o n ; R e d O r c h i d Aw a r d s f o r t h r e e c o n s e c u t i v e y e a r s w h i c h g a i n e d M a a s i n C i t y t h e H a l l o f Fa m e f o r s u c c e s s f u l l y i m p l e m e n t i n g t h e a n t i - s m o k i n g c a m p a i g n ; C o n s i s t e n t R e g i o n a l O u t s t a n d i n g Wi n n e r i n N u t r i t i o n ( C R O W N ) , t o n a m e a f e w. T h i s y e a r M a a s i n C i t y w i l l v i e f o r t h e N a t i o n a l N u t r i t i o n H o n o r Aw a r d , t h e h i g h e s t n u t r i t i o n a w a r d t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o u n t r y f o r b e i n g c o n s i s t e n t l y w i n n i n g t h e C R O W N M a i n t e n a n c e Aw a r d f o r t w o y e a r s f r o m 2 0 1 2 -2 0 1 3 . “G i v i n g g o o d s e r v i c e s t o t h e p e o p l e i s o u r t o p p r i o r i t y,”

C o n g. M e r c a d o, f o r m e r l y t h e m a y o r o f M a a s i n a n d G o v e r n o r o f S o u t h e r n L e y t e d i s c l o s e d a d d i n g t h a t “o u r b u r n i n g d e s i r e a n d u n e n d i n g c o m m i t m e n t t o w a r d s n u t r i t i o n i m p r o v e m e n t f o r a l l M a a s i n h o n s i s a c o n t i n u i n g j o u r n e y.” “ Wi t h o r w i t h o u t t h e a w a r d , o u r p a s s i o n w i l l s t i l l k e e p o n b u r n i n g,” h e s a i d . H e w a s g r a t e f u l t o M a y o r S a m a c o f o r c o n t i n u o u s l y i m p l e m e n t i n g t h e b e s t n u t r i t i o n p r a c t i c e s , n o t t o m e n t i o n a l l o t h e r i n n o v a t i v e p r o g r a m s c o n c e r n i n g h e a l t h a n d n u t r i t i o n t h a t w e r e i n t r o d u c e d b y S a m a c o. O t h e r t h a n M a a s i n C i t y, LG U s v y i n g f o r N H A a r e t h e M u n i c i p a l i t y o f L a l - Lo, C a g a y a n i n R e g i o n I I a n d I f u g a o Pr o v i n c e i n t h e C o r d i l l e r a A d m i n i s t r a t i v e R e g i o n . T h e s e LG U s h a v e s h o w n e f f i c i e n t a n d e f f e c t i v e m a n a g e m e n t o f i t s n u t r i t i o n p r o g r a m f o r t h e p a s t 5 y e a r s w h i c h r e s u l t e d t o l o w p r e v a l e n c e o f u n d e r w e i g h t a m o n g i t s p r e s c h o o l a n d s c h o o l - a g e d c h i l d r e n , i t w a s l e a r n e d . T h e n a t i o n a l e v a l u a t o r s f o r t h e N u t r i t i o n H o n o r Aw a r d w a s l e d b y A s s i s t a n t S e c r e t a r y f o r H e a l t h M a r i a - B e r n a r d i t a T. F l o r e s . T h e y s e l e c t e d 5 b a r a n g a y s t o b e v a l i d a t e d s u c h a s P i n a s c o h a n , L a b o o n , M a l a p o c N o r t e , C a n t u r i n g a n d I b a r r a . T h e e v a l u a t i o n s t a r t e d t o d a y, A p r i l 3 0 a n d w i l l e n d M a y 2 , 2 0 1 4 . ( r g c /P I A 8 - S o Le y t e )

SOUTHERN LEYTE

BY: MA. REBECCA G. CADAVOS

WARAY NEWS

Tanauan Leyte mayor Pelagio Tecson congratulates the joint efforts of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the joint support group of Korean military during the turn-over ceremony of the newly repaired school buildings at the Malaguicay Elementary School, Tanauan Leyte, April 24 sponsored by the Korea Food for the Hungry International and Gyonggi provincial office education. (RST/PIA-8)

April 30, 2014 5Gobyerno nagtatrabaho para protehiran an mamamahayag – Presidente Aquino

Si Presidente Benigno C. Aquino III nagbagaw sa atubangan san mga

langyawanon nga mamamahayag nga ginpapanginano san kanya administrasyon an pamatay san mga mamahayag sa nasud pinaagi san inter-agency committee. Iton nga komitiba in nagkikita dida san extralegal killings ngan forced disappearances, turture ngan iba pa nga seryuso nga bayulasyon san katungod san kinabuhi, kalibrihan ngan seguridad san tawo, ini an iya pahayag san gintig-ob nga press

conference kaupod si Presidente Barack Obama sa Malakanyang. An Presidente nagreport nga 62 nga mga kaso an gin imbistigaran san komitiba, napulo sini an ginkonsiderar nga extrajudicial killings. Sa napulo nga mga kaso san extrajudicial killings, sayo la sini an natabo durante san presente nga administrasyon, sugad niya. Matungod naman san Maguindanao masaker sin masobra 50 nga journalists, an Presidente

nasugad nga masubra sayo ka gatos an nasang atan san krimen ngan ada yana sa korte. Sayo nga ginduduso san gobyerno mao in reporma sa hudikatura, nga iya ginsaad dida san iya pagdalagan san piniliay sa tuig 2010. An gobyerno nagtatrabaho liwat para mapalaksi an ada sa korte nga mga kaso para maseguro an disposisyon san hustisya, dugang niya. (Translated by ADiaz/PIA8-Northern Samar)

Pangulo Obama nagpasalamat han mapaso nga pagkarawat han mga Pilipino

N a g p a g a w a s h i U S Pr e s i d e n t B a r a c k O b a m a h a n i y a

p a g p a s a l a m a t k a n Pa n g u l o B e n i g n o S . A q u i n o I I I p a r a h a n i y a m a p a s o n g a p a g k a r a w a t n g a n h a n m a u p a y n g a p a g t a g a d h a i y a n g a n h a n m g a m e y e m b r o h a n i y a d e l e g a s y o n d i d a h a n i y a p a g b i s i t a h a P i l i p i n a s . “ N a k a n h i l a a k o h i n u s a k a - a d l a w p e r o a n m a u p a y n g a p a g t a g a d n g a i y o g i n p a k i t a h a a k o n n g a n h a n s o b r a k a m a p a s o n g a p a g k a r a w a t n g a e g i n p a a b o t h a a m o n e n n a g p a p a h a m t a n g h a a m o n h i n m a p a s o n g a e m o s y o n n g a n p a g p a h i n u m d u m , p a m a t i k o, h a n k i l a l a n a n g a p a m a t a s a n h a n m g a P i l i p i n o n g a k a t a w h a n ,” s e r i n g n i y a d i d a h i n u s a n g a m e n s a h e d i d a h a n s t a t e d i n n e r h a M a l a c a n a n g. G i n d a y a w h a n U S l i d e r a n p a m i l y a A q u i n o m a h i t u n g o d h a n e r a k u n t r i b u s y o n n g a d t o h a s o s y e d a d h a n P i l i p i n a s k u n d i i n i y a g i n t a g a n h i n d u o n n g a w a r a y m a s p a n g a m a k a k a l a b a w

s u g a d h a n p a g h a t a g h a n k a n a n u s a k i n a b u h i p a r a h a n n a s u d s u g a d h a n g i n d u m a r a h a n k a n a n Pa n g u l o t a t a y d i d a h a n p a n a h o n h a n m a r t i a l l a w h a n p a n a h o n h a n m g a M a r c o s . K a n O b a m a g i h a p o n g i n h i n g a d a y a n p a p e l h a n k a n a n Pa n g u l o n a n a y, a n a n a y p a n g u l o C o r a z o n A q u i n o, s a m t a n g a n n a s u d e n n a g p a p a d a y o n n g a n a d u s - o g k a s u n o d h a n k a n M a r c o s d i k t a d o r a . G i n r e k o g n i s a r g i h a p o n n i O b a m a a n m g a P i l i p i n o n g a m a y m g a t a l e n t o s u g a d k a n M a n n y Pa c q u i a o n g a n C r i s C o m e r f o r d , a n k a n a n W h i t e H o u s e e xe c u t i v e c h e f o p a r a p a n l u t o n g a n a t a w o h a M a n i l a . N a g h i n g a d a y g i h a p o n h i O b a m a n g a a n m g a A m e r i k a n o e n i n s p i r a d o h a n k a n a n m g a P i l i p i n o d a g m i t n g a p a k a k a b a w i t i k a n g h i n m g a p r o b l e m a n g a n d e t e r m i n a s y o n n g a u t r o t u m i n d o g m a t a p o s h i n a n o m a n n g a k a k u r i a n s u g a d h a n

d a k o a n d a n y o s n g a d a r a h a n B a g y o Yo l a n d a n g a n a k a i g o h a n P i l i p i n a s h a n n a k a l a b a y n g a t u i g . “ Ya n a n g a g a b - i , a n a m o n m g a k a s i n g - k a s i n g e n n a s u s u b o p a r a h a n p i p i r a n g a a m o n i g k a s i m g a A m e r i k a n o d i d t o h a a m o n n g a n a g k a d a d a n y o s m a h i t u n g o d h i n p a g k a - i i g o h i n s o b r a k a m a g k u s o g n g a m g a b a g y o n g a n m g a i p o - i p o, p e r o g i n k u k u h a n a m o n a n a m o m g a k u s o g p i n a a g i h a n i y o m g a e h e m p l o,” s e r i n g n i y a . “ K a y s a m t a n g k i t a e n n a s u s u b o, m a a r a m k a m i n g a k a m i e n m a k a k a b a l i k p a g t i n d o g n g a n u t r o n a m o n n g a p a g - a a y d o n e n i n g a m g a k o m u n i d a d n g a n a g k a -a a p e k t u h a n m a h i t u n g o d n g a a n m g a k a t a w h a n e n m a y p a g t a g a d h a k a d a t a g s a ,” d u g a n g p a n i y a . P N D ( Tr a n s . b y m a a / P I A 8 )

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Pangulo Aquino ginpasidunggan hi US President Obama pinaagi han Order of Sikatuna

Ginpasidunggan ni Pangulo Benigno S. Aquino III dida han Lunes pinaagi

han Order of Sikatuna ha ranggo nga Raja o Grand Collar hi US President Barack Obama, nga nakadto ha Manila para hin duha ka-adlaw nga pagbisita han nasud. Dida han state dinner nga ginpasidungog para han nabisita nga lider han US, ginpresentar ni Pangulo Aquino an Order of Sikatuna nga pasidungog ha pagrekognisar han kan Obama “pagigin makusog nga lider ngan mga palisiya nga nag-asister han Pilipinas ha mga oras hin natural nga mga kalamidad.”

“Bali usa nga sangkay ngan kasugbong han mga Pilipino nga katawhan, Mr. President, ginpakita mo an waray kabantad nga kakomitido ngadto han pagpa-uswag ngan pagpauro-upay han amon nasud. Salit, kaangayan la nga an iya paniguro en igrekognisar pinaagi han pagpahamtang han Order of Sikatuna,” sering ni Pangulo Aquino dida han iya toast. “Tikang han 1953, an pinakahitaas nga rekognasyon nga may diplomatiko nga kalidad han Republika han Pilipinas amo an Order of Sikatuna.

Eni en ginpapahamtang ngadto han mga naghahatag, ngan nagpapahitaas, han magkatugbang nga relasyon ha butnga han aton nasud ngadto han iba nga mga nasud,” dugang pa han Pangulo. Nahitudlok gihapon hi Pangulo Obama “ha pagbulig nga mapabilin an estabilidad ngan kahimyang pinaagi han pagpasunod han balaud ha Southeast Asia, ngan pakig-usa ha aton ha pagtrabaho nga mapanindugan an kapasidad ha pagdepensa han aton nasud.” Sering ni Pangulo Obama nga nalilipay hiya ha pakakarawat han nasabi nga pasidungog. “Ginkakarawat ko eni ha espirito kun diin eni en eginpahamtang ha akon ha pagigin komitido ha pagpadayon ngan pagpahiro-hilarum han pagigin magkasumpay han aton duha nga mga nasud,” sering niya dida han iya pag-toast. An Order of Sikatuna en usa nga Order of Diplomatic Merit nga ginhahatag ngadto hin mga indibidwal han naghatag hin pinakama-upay ngan kaangayan tagan hin hitaas nga pasidungog nga mga serbisyo nga ginhatag ha Pilipinas. An pinaka-una nga US lider nga nakakarawat hini nga pasidungog amo an anay Pangulo Dwight E. Eisenhower dida han 1960. Dida gihapon han iya toast dida han state dinner, naobserbahan ni Pangulo Aquino nga an era gin-uroestoryahan dida han Lunes en nakasentro dida nga nagpapadayon nga huro-himangraw ngan kooperasyon ha butnga han duha nga mga nasud. an aton positibo, ngan maiha na nga mga relasyon,” sering niya. “Kita en obligado han panuyo nga ipahamtang an aton ginka-usahan nga mga prinsipyo hin demokrasya, katungod pantawo, ngan pagigin libre ngadto hin inklusibo nga reyalidad, diri la para han aton tagsa-tagsa nga katawhan, kundi para han ngatanan nga mga nasyon,” dugang pa niya. PNP (Trans. by maa/PIA8)

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and Over-all barangay development. He said that the city government allocated funds for nutrition program for at least P1 million for the past 3 years and more than P1.4-M last year. Maasin City has maintained for two consecutive years from 2012 and 2013 the Consistent Regional Outstanding Winner in Nutrition (CROWN) and vying for this year for the Nutrition Honor Award – the highest award for nutrition throughout the country. It was learned that awardees of NHA will get a cash prize of PhP 1 million and a trophy to be presented during the 2014 National Nutrition Awarding Ceremony in October with His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III as the Guest of Honor. (PIA8-SoLeyte)

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