Vol 5 Issue 42 Published by: PIA 6, 7 & 8 October 19 - 25, 2015 In this Issue In this Issue In this Issue DA, KOICA begin upland development project Online fraud punishable: DTI More on Region 8, pages 6-7. Also CLICK Here... DepEd, LGU lead groundbreak of reg'l senior hi for arts, design NINFA B. QUIRANTE CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, Oct.17 (PIA) - Regional Director Luisa Butista-Yu of the Department of Education and Calbayog City Mayor Ronald Aquino led on Tuesday the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Regional Science High School for Arts & Design in Barangay Gadgaran, Calbayog City. City and DepEd officials witnessed the simple ceremonies with the signing of a memorandum of agreement between the city government and DepEd. The two officials, led the time capsule in a three hectare lot donated by the city government. Aside from the High School complex, a dormitory building will also be constructed for the students as the officials expect that students from different parts of the region will be going to Calbayog City to enrol. ―The school will secure our place in the region as the center of culture and arts. We should be thankful to some Calbayognons who have brought honor to the city,‖ said Aquino. Yu, on the other hand, thanked Mayor Aquino for his offer to donate the lot. As the Senior High is expected to run next school year, DepEd officials are all agog to pursue construction of the classrooms, workshops, laboratories and other facilities to be used. In related news, some 1,500 Senior High School advocates, supporters and teachers from all over Samar province converged at the Samar State University Gym to express support to the implementation of the Senior High School come school year 2016-2017. (ldl/nbq/PIA 8-Samar) By Elsa S. Subong ILOILO CITY, Oct. 20 (PIA6)—The implementation of the Panay Island Upland Sustainable Rural Development Project (PIU-SRDP) is set to begin. This as the Department of Agriculture and the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) gave the signal during a ceremony and blessing of the KOICA Office at the second floor of the DA-6 Operations Office and turn-over of 11 vehicles. Mr. Minhyeon Song, KOICA Philippines Country Director said the PIU-SRDP is the first ever to be implemented in the upland areas in the country. Song said the project will address the need for healthy and nutritious food, increase productivity, sustainability, resiliency and social equity of the upland communities. Upland communities in Alimodian, Iloilo, Patnongon, Antique and Jamindan and Tapaz in Capiz are targeted to be covered by the project which was conceptualized in 2012. Director Manuel Olanday, DA-6 Regional Technical Director for Operations, said the upland communities may select and propose project interventions such as community seed banks and nurseries, barangay livestock poultry and aquaculture stock farm, village level pest monitoring team, village level biological centers, small water impounding projects or small water farm reservoir and barangay organic farm support. Olanday said that in the first year of implementation starting 2016, the activities include establishment of management system and procedures, conduct of baseline survey and participatory rural appraisal, dispatch of Korean experts in the communities, social preparation activities on Saemaul Undong, identification and implementation of small scale projects among the 15 barangays identified. It will also have the installation of market information system and conduct of CY 2016 activities. ―The success of the project will depend on the cooperation of the partner rural based organizations, beneficiaries and other stakeholders,‖ Olanday said. (JCM/ ESS/PIA-Iloilo) More on Region 7, pages 4-5. Also CLICK Here… More on Region 6, pages 2-3. Also CLICK Here… EASTERN VISAYAS Amorganda Y. Saludar Central Visayas, Oct. 19 (PIA) --- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) issue an advisory warning the public that under the Cybercrime Prevention Act online fraud is punishable. In a press release, DTI-7 said this warning intends to educate and warn the public and ensure that cyberspace is safeguarded from malicious individuals and corrupt business practice. According to DTI online fraud is punishable under the law, and this includes Fake Websites which mimic a genuine reputable online business by using a very similar website address or that pretend to be a legitimate business with the sole purpose of defrauding unsuspecting shoppers. Online Auction Scams which receive goods that are counterfeit or that significantly differ from the original description and are of lesser value or there are no goods delivered. Weight Loss Medicine Scams which offer alternative slimming aids or medicines which have not been tested and are harmful; Phishing Emails that purportedly come from legitimate and well-known sources which contain a link to a false but credible-looking website where the victim will be asked to update their personal or account information. With this the department through its provincial offices regularly conducts free seminars to increase the public’s awareness of their rights and responsibilities under the law. To inquire on the schedule of the FTL seminars, call the nearest DTI Office. In Central Visayas, those interested may call DTI Cebu at (032) 255-7082, DTI Bohol (038) 412-3302, DTI Negros Oriental (035) 255-4781, DTI Siquijor (035) 344-2238. (mbcn/ays/PIA7/with reports from DTI-7) WESTERN VISAYAS Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital Medical Center Chief II Dr. Ruben Flores in an interview with Bong Pedalino of PIA-SoLeyte, saying that the Surgical Mission in Southern Leyte (October 19-23, 2015) is a simultaneous activity of the DOH's Kapit Bisig Para Sa Kalusugang Pangkalahatan. (rgc) Two agrarian reform beneficiaries cannot contain their excitement as they inspect their new 120-Horsepower Massey Ferguson Tractor with implements, one of the nine units turned over by the Department of Agrarian Reform – North to agrarian reform beneficiary organizations, October 21. *(EAD-PIA6 photo) A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signing was held October 21 at the Plenary Hall, 6/F RAFI Building, 35 Lopez Jaena St., Cebu City with University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJR) Rev. Fr. Christopher C. Mascara, OAR (left) and Primitive I. Lano and RAFI President Roberto E. Aboitiz (center). The MOA signing is in line with the Young Minds Academy - National Service Training Program (NSTP) Integration between RAFI and USJR. (vvv/PIA Cebu) PIU-SRDP Opening Ceremony. Director Manuel O. Olanday, Regional Technical Director for Operations and Extension gives the overview of the Panay Island Upland Sustainable Rural Development Project during the opening ceremony at DA-6 Crops Building, October 15, 2015. (Photo: RSSoqueño II/RAFIS 6) CENTRAL VISAYAS
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Vol 5 Issue 42 Published by: PIA 6, 7 & 8 October 19 - 25, 2015
In this IssueIn this IssueIn this Issue DA, KOICA begin upland development project
Online fraud punishable: DTI
More on Region 8, pages 6-7.
Also CLICK Here...
DepEd, LGU lead groundbreak of reg'l senior hi for arts, design
NINFA B. QUIRANTE
CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, Oct.17 (PIA) - Regional Director Luisa Butista-Yu of the Department of Education and Calbayog City Mayor Ronald Aquino led on
Tuesday the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Regional Science High School for Arts & Design in Barangay Gadgaran, Calbayog City.
City and DepEd officials witnessed the simple
ceremonies with the signing of a memorandum of agreement between the city government and DepEd.
The two officials, led the time capsule in a three
hectare lot donated by the city government. Aside from the High School complex,
a dormitory building will also be constructed for the
students as the officials expect that students from different parts of the region will be going to Calbayog City
to enrol.
―The school will secure our place in the region as the center of culture and arts. We should be thankful to some Calbayognons who have brought honor to the city,‖ said
Aquino. Yu, on the other hand, thanked Mayor Aquino for his
offer to donate the lot. As the Senior High is expected to run next school
year, DepEd officials are all agog to pursue construction of the classrooms, workshops, laboratories and other facilities to be used.
In related news, some 1,500 Senior High School advocates, supporters and teachers from all over Samar province converged at the Samar State University Gym to
express support to the implementation of the Senior High School come school year 2016-2017. (ldl/nbq/PIA 8-Samar)
By Elsa S. Subong
ILOILO CITY, Oct. 20 (PIA6)—The implementation of the Panay Island Upland Sustainable Rural Development Project (PIU-SRDP) is set to begin.
This as the Department of Agriculture and the
Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) gave the signal during a ceremony and blessing of the KOICA Office at the second floor of the DA-6 Operations Office and turn-over of 11 vehicles.
Mr. Minhyeon Song, KOICA Philippines Country Director said the PIU-SRDP is the first ever to be implemented in the upland areas in the country.
Song said the project will address the need for healthy and nutritious food, increase productivity, sustainability, resiliency and social equity of the upland communities.
Upland communities in Alimodian, Iloilo, Patnongon, Antique and Jamindan and Tapaz in Capiz are targeted to be covered by the project which was conceptualized in
2012. Director Manuel Olanday, DA-6 Regional Technical
Director for Operations, said the upland communities may select and propose project interventions such as
community seed banks and nurseries, barangay livestock poultry and aquaculture stock farm, village level pest monitoring team, village level biological centers, small water impounding projects or small water farm reservoir
and barangay organic farm support. Olanday said that in the first year of implementation
starting 2016, the activities include establishment of
management system and procedures, conduct of baseline
survey and participatory rural appraisal, dispatch of Korean experts in the communities, social preparation activities on Saemaul Undong, identification and implementation of small scale projects among the 15
barangays identified. It will also have the installation of market information
system and conduct of CY 2016 activities. ―The success of the project will depend on the
cooperation of the partner rural based organizations, beneficiaries and other stakeholders,‖ Olanday said. (JCM/ESS/PIA-Iloilo)
More on Region 7, pages 4-5.
Also CLICK Here…
More on Region 6, pages 2-3.
Also CLICK Here…
EASTERN VISAYAS
Amorganda Y. Saludar
Central Visayas, Oct. 19 (PIA) --- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) issue an advisory warning the public that under the Cybercrime Prevention Act online
fraud is punishable.
In a press release, DTI-7 said this warning intends to educate and warn the public and ensure that cyberspace is safeguarded from malicious individuals and corrupt
business practice. According to DTI online fraud is punishable under
the law, and this includes Fake Websites which mimic a
genuine reputable online business by using a very similar website address or that pretend to be a legitimate business with the sole purpose of defrauding unsuspecting
shoppers. Online Auction Scams which receive goods that are
counterfeit or that significantly differ from the original
description and are of lesser value or there are no goods delivered.
Weight Loss Medicine Scams which offer
alternative slimming aids or medicines which have not been tested and are harmful; Phishing Emails that purportedly come from legitimate and well-known
sources which contain a link to a false but
credible-looking website where the victim will be asked to update their personal or account information.
With this the department through its provincial offices regularly conducts free seminars to increase the public’s awareness of their rights and responsibilities under
the law. To inquire on the schedule of the FTL seminars, call
the nearest DTI Office.
In Central Visayas, those interested may call DTI Cebu at (032) 255-7082, DTI Bohol (038) 412-3302, DTI Negros Oriental (035) 255-4781,
DTI Siquijor (035) 344-2238. (mbcn/ays/PIA7/with reports from DTI-7)
WESTERN VISAYAS
Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital Medical
Center Chief II Dr. Ruben Flores in an
interview with Bong Pedalino of PIA-SoLeyte,
saying that the Surgical Mission in Southern
Leyte (October 19-23, 2015) is a simultaneous
activity of the DOH's Kapit Bisig Para Sa
Kalusugang Pangkalahatan. (rgc)
Two agrarian reform beneficiaries cannot
contain their excitement as they inspect their
new 120-Horsepower Massey Ferguson
Tractor with implements, one of the nine units
turned over by the Department of Agrarian
Reform – North to agrarian reform beneficiary
organizations, October 21. *(EAD-PIA6 photo)
A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signing
was held October 21 at the Plenary Hall, 6/F
RAFI Building, 35 Lopez Jaena St., Cebu City
with University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJR)
Rev. Fr. Christopher C. Mascara, OAR (left)
and Primitive I. Lano and RAFI President
Roberto E. Aboitiz (center). The MOA signing
is in line with the Young Minds
Academy - National Service Training Program
(NSTP) Integration between RAFI and USJR.
(vvv/PIA Cebu)
PIU-SRDP Opening Ceremony. Director Manuel O. Olanday,
Regional Technical Director for Operations and Extension gives the
overview of the Panay Island Upland Sustainable Rural Development
Project during the opening ceremony at DA-6 Crops Building,
DOLE bares P2.9M livelihood projects for Maasin City
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Oct. 22 (PIA) – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said another P2.9 million
for 2015 is allocated for the livelihood projects in Maasin City, in a Turn-over and Awarding Ceremony of Motocycle Spare
Parts and Merchandising held Friday.
D OLE Assistant Regional Director
Exequiel Ronie Guzman in his
message said that the said amount
intended for livelihood projects to the
beneficiaries in Maasin City is now ready at
the regional office provided that the city
government will submit completely the
liquidation of the Motorcycle Spare Parts
project for motorcab drivers.
―DOLE is just waiting for the liquidation
of the motorcycle spare parts project, the
inventory of items and the submission of
terminal reports,‖ Guzman said during the turn
-over ceremony participated by drivers
from Zone II in Maasin City, some local
officials led by Mayor Maloney Samaco, local
social welfare office staff, DILG, among other
participants.
Earlier, Maasin city received the
P989,000 motorcycle spare parts and
merchandising project from DOLE with a
counterpart from Maasin City in the amount of
P510,000.
He said that the P2.9-M project’s release
will depend on the completion of the
liquidation documents and the outcome of the
motorcycle spare parts and merchandising
project.
―We should be thankful to the able
leadership of Mayor Maloney Samaco for
conceptualizing this project with the help of
the local DILG, the lead agency of the Bottoms
-up Budgeting (BuB) where the funds came
from,‖ Guzman revealed further.
Meanwhile, DOLE-Southern Leyte
Provincial Head Fe Norma Valuis disclosed
that the projects lined-up for Maasin City
include Coconut Virgin Oil in the amount of P1
million, another P900,000 for the Welding
and Vulcanizing and P1 million worth for
individual project for starter kits, totaling to
P2.9 million.
Valuis is hopeful that the motocycle spare
parts and merchandising project is not only for
the beginning, but rather the first step to
uplift each one’s income, saying that ―walang
malaki na hindi nag-umpisa sa maliit.‖ (esg/rgc/
PIA8-SoLeyte)
H.E.A.R.T. to bridge communication during
disasters
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Oct. 22 (PIA) - When conventional communications in times of disasters or emergencies fail,
the MAGMA amateur group volunteers strive to bridge communication needs with self-powered communication facilities.
A ccording to Dr. Jerome Paler, president
of the Modulators Action Group in
Maasin City (MAGMA) during the
launching of its pet project, Ham Emergency
Action Response Team (H.E.A.R.T.), the group
desires to establish a vital communication
connection through the amateur radio before,
during and after a disaster.
MAGMA, a local amateur group based in
the city, has claimed some 170 licensed
modulators and 80 amatuer volunteers
emerging from the community, neighboring
towns and provinces, as well, Paler said.
As of this writing MAGMA membership
has reached to Guindolman, Bohol and Cebu
City, he added.
H.E.A.R.T. launching highlighted the
MAGMA 's 9th anniversary celebration, it was
learned.
Meanhile, PIA Director General Jose
Marie Oquinena, who graced the launching of
the H.E.A.R.T. urged the group to level up its
commitment and be counted as heroes
especially when communications are very
vital at any given time in a disaster or
emergencies; for the members of the radio
group to be different from the rest of the
world, to look after the welfare of others than
oneself, he added.
― I think MAGMA is not mere
membership to a ham radio club, that MAGMA
is composed of people who have different
level of commitment to help others,‖ Oquinena
encouraged them.
Part of the launching was a memorandum
of agreement signing between MAGMA, PIA
and DEPED to seal said partnership in
enhancing communications in times of disaster
and emergencies. (mmp/esg/PIA8 SoLeyte)
Ma. Rebecca G. Cadavos
Prov‘l vet bares El Niño preps
A ccording to Provincial Veterenarian Dr.
Francisco Cabarrubias during the DYSL
Kapihan sa PIA last Friday October 16,
―food preparation for the livestock can be
easily done with or without El Nino as food
ingredients are readily available at the farms
with the silage technology.‖
He disclosed that food preparations with
silage technology is not tedious and low-cost.
Where freshly cut native grasses, legumes, rice
straw and husks mixed with corresponding
amount of molasses and kept in airtight
conditions can be preserved in the next three
months.
The animal feed becomes more palatable
with the mentioned preparations for the live-
stock.
When most of the farmers burned the
rice straw and husks after harvest, they should
start the preservation this time .
He also said that while there is still
abundance of green leaves of sweet potatoes,
cassava stalks, it is high time now to start
preserving for food of the farm animals before
the onset of the expected dry spell especially
by next year.
During El Nino, farm animals should not
be left under the trees nor directly under the
heat of the sun to avoid being dehydrated,
instead they should be kept under a shed in the
farm, he said
He also encouraged that these livestock
should be regularly made to drink water. If
there is scarcity of water to drink brought
about by the dry spell, farmers could use
coconut water as a healthy liquid to satisfy the
thirst of these farm animals.
Dr Cabarrubias encouraged farmers to
avail of the grasses and legume seeds for
planting at the established production centers
located in five towns like Malitbog, Tomas
Oppus, Maasin City, Bontoc, Libagon and
Lilo-an.
He also volunteered to personally
demonstrate in the preparation of silage should
there be requests from the interested farmers
with enough farm lots to brace for El Nino.
(esg/PIA8 SoLeyte)
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Oct. 22 (PIA) - There is no need to worry as there are staple food that can be
prepared and preserved for the farm animals with or without the El Nino phenomenon.
Erna S. Gorne
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PNC-PTWG seeks SP ok of nutrition
ordinance
BORONGAN CITY, Leyte, Oct. 20 (PIA) - The Provincial Nutrition Council-Technical Working Group (PNC-TWG) of
Eastern Samar with the support from Health Organization of Mindanao (HOM) and various sectors (academe, media,
religious, and women) — strongly lobbies in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Eastern Samar for the approval of an ordinance
that would institutionalize nutrition programs in the province.
I n its special session on October 6, 2015,
the SP had a positive response and
unanimously accepted the PNC-TWG’s
draft ordinance entitled ―Ordinance mandating
the implementation of the nutrition program in
the province of Eastern Samar and allocating
appropriate budget hereto.‖
HOM Executive Director Selahuddin Yu
Hashim had said, after thorough study and
deliberations at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan
that there is a great chance that it would be
approved into a law before the 2016 elections.
It is imperative to have an ordinance that
would strengthen nutrition programs and
allocate appropriate budget for it due to the
enduring problem of malnutrition among
children. During the Stakeholders’ Nutrition
Forum last October 07, 2015, Mrs. Sallie
Jabinal, Provincial Nutrition Action
Officer, reported that the number of stunting
cases in the province of Eastern Samar is high
and ranks second in the Eastern Visayas
Region. In the case of wasting, the province of
Eastern Samar had a prevalence of 3.3 %
among children ages 0-5 while undernutrition
had a prevalence of 15.1%. These data were
based on the 2013 Food and Nutrition
Research Institute survey.
Based on HOM’s data for 2014, 9.4% of
children in 18 municipalities of Eastern Samar
had a case of acute malnutrition. But the good
news is that through HOM’s support and
intervention and the government’s help, it had
been given an appropriate treatment.
For this year, HOM has examined
more than 18,000 children in the province
wherein 145 were found to be severely
malnourished.
Ninety two (92) had been admitted in
in-patient therapeutic centers and 53 were
admitted as out-patients. They had been given
ready-to-eat therapeutic food while being
treated for malnutrition. Now, 43.7% of these
children were already cured. According to
Hashim, it is important to cure these children
for it could lead to death if they are not cured
at once.
To eradicate malnutrition and sustain the
nutrition programs of the province, the
PNC-TWG calls on the SP to take action on
their proposed ordinance. (ajc/PIA8-ESamar)
Calbayog investment rises to P1.5B
CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, Oct. 20 (PIA) -- Calbayog City Mayor Ronaldo Aquino proudly claimed that since his reign as
the mayor, investment in the city has reached Php1.5 billion pesos.
T his is one of his statements during his
―Kasayuran‖ address: the mayor’s
state of the city address on Monday.
Hi speech, delivered 75% in the dialect,
would also switch to English sometimes for
emphasis.
―This means that every month, we
are getting some investments of Php300-M
pesos.‖
He cited that the data comes from the
Business and Licensing Office that bared the
city is getting Php3- a year.
With optimism, he said that the figure
may still go up the ladder with the opening of
some business and commercial centers in the
city.
He credited the soaring investment
climate to the business friendly atmosphere in
the city and the trust that investors have on
the local government.
Contributory to the brisk economic
activity is the simplified business process that
his city prescribes.
―We have significantly shortened the
processing time of permits and licenses,‖ he
told the jampacked Sports Center, filled with
Pantawid beneficiaries, Barangay folks the
business community, bankers, the religious
sector, academe, civic groups and just about
any Calbayognon who came to listen to ―An
Kasayuran.‖ (roughly translated as the truth)
―We have also instituted Deed of
Undertaking for less urgent requirements as
prescribed by the Philippine Tax Academy,‖ the
mayor explained.
He said that the local government is also
refining the Local Investment Code to offer
incentives and draw more investors.
With the influx of investments, the mayor
said that in the next few years, the local
government can create an investment office
and a stronger investment board.
Although the mayor did not include
in his speech, some national offices like the
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes, the BIR and
Pag-ibig have been lured to establish offices in
Calbayog City free of lots provided by the
LGU.
In turn the offices drew patrons spending
their money in the 3rd largest city in the
country. (ajc/PIA8-Samar)
NINFA B. QUIRANTE
DOH ups health services awareness thru TSiSMIS
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Oct. 21 (PIA) -- The government has adopted strategies to reach the goal of Universal Health
Care, and ―TSiSMiS‖ is one of its advocacy efforts to increase awareness so that the public may know that the Department
of Health (DOH) has available health services for the people.
V ilma Estorba from DOH-8 during a
recent Pangkalusugan Pangkalahatan
caravan roadshow in Maasin City
informed that ―TSiSMIS,‖ (Tama, Sigurado,
Sapat at Makabuluhang Information System) is
one of the health department’s advocacy
efforts to inform the public on how to
effectively gather data and get proper
information on the health services given by the
government.
―TSiSMIS is a strategy where community’s
communication system will be used to
effectively gather data and relay information
within a community on defaulted health
services and health activities, particularly
on the High Impact Five (Hi5) health
programs,‖ Estorba bared to the participants
composed of Barangay Chairmen, women
& men, youth, students, local officials,
among other concerned guests and
participants.
The Hi5 health services include the
Maternal Care, Infant Care, Child Care, HIV/
AIDS and the services Delivery Network, it
was learned.
It was learned further that Hi5 health
services program seeks to reduce maternal,
infant and under 5 mortality, reduce the
burden of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/
AIDS) as well as to establish services delivery
networks.
The Kalusugang Pangkalahatan Roadshow
Caravan carried the theme dubbed as: ―Sa
tuwid na daan, kalusugang tuloy-tuloy para sa
Pamilyang Pinoy.‖ (ajc/PIA8/SLeyte)
Rebecca G. Cadavos
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