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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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24May2013
Tagalog news: Proyektong patubig ng pamahalaan pinakikinabangan ng halos 6,000 pamilya sa Rehiyon 12
LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 24 (PIA) -- Pinakikinabangan na ngayon ng may 5,697 na pamilya sa mga liblib na barangay sa Rehiyon Dose ang mga proyektong patubig ng pamahalaan. Sa isang pahayag, sinabi ni Department of Social Welfare and Development 12 Regional Director Bai Zorahayda Taha, kamakailan na aabot sa P16.32 milyon na halaga ng proyektong nagbibigay ng malinis at maiinom na tubig ang natapos ng ahensiya sa ilalim ng Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahi... -
24May2013MANILA, Mayo 24 (PIA6) -- Natapos na gid man sang National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) ang paghiwat sang mga konsultasyon sa nanuhaytuhay nga mga rehiyon sang pungsod tuhoy sa pag-update sang Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2011-2016 kag ang pagrebalida sang mga Results Matrix kaangut sa PDP. Ginpahayag sang pinuno sang NEDA nga si Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balicasan nga ang mga konsultasyon ang ginpatigayon sang ila ahensya agud nga mahisayran ang mga kakulan...
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24May2013PASAY CITY, May 23 (PIA) --- The Australian government has provided some P1.6 million for Brigada Eskwela program in 81 public schools mostly in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and some schools in Metro Manila. This will cover materials and supplies for minor repairs, repainting and cleaning of schools. “Australia’s participation in Brigada Eskwela is part of Australia’s significant and broader commitment to helping improve the quality of teaching and learning in the Philippines....
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24May2013DAVAO CITY, May 24 (PIA) -- The Department of Health assured that a new facility will be constructed to replace the old building of the Davao Mental Hospital or the psychiatric ward of the Southern Philippines Medical Center that was destroyed by fire that occurred Wednesday morning. Dr. Elmer Punzalan, assistant secretary of Health for special concerns and projects told reporters that the DOH has already allotted P5 M to refurbish the facility even before the fire incident happened. He said t...
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23May2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, May 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) here is happy to note of the turn out of the Brigada Eskwela which kicked off simultaneously on Monday (May 20) in various public schools in the country. “It was a very successful endeavor in GenSan,” said Ronnie Sunggay, education program supervisor and information officer of DepEd-City Division Office here attributing the success to the "bayanihan spirit" of the different participating education stakeholders. The B...
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23May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 23 (PIA) -- Despite decreasing production, Soccsksargen Region or Region 12 still leads the country in volume of coffee production, an officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) 12 confirmed. Danilo Centillas, regional coordinator of the Agri-Pinoy High Value Crops Development Program said Region 12 produced a total of 27,869 metric tons (MT) of coffee in 2012 based on data released by the DA’s Bureau of Agricultura...
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23May2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 23 (PIA) -- Patuloy na hinihikayat ng Department of Agiculture (DA) 12 ang mga magsasaka sa rehiyon na subukan ang pagtatanim ng kape. Ayon kay Danilo Centillas, regional coordinator ng AgriPinoy High Value Crops Development Program, magandang pagkakakitaan ang kape, maliban sa mainam itong pananim upang matigil ang lumalalang epekto ng climate change, pagpapanumbalik sa mga puno sa kagubatan, at pagpigil pagguho ng mga d...
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23May2013BONIFACIO, Misamis Occidental, May 22 (PIA) -- Education Undersecretary Francisco M. Varela of the Department of Education (DepEd) thanked the volunteers of the 2013 Brigada Eskwela in Misamis Occidental. Undersecretary for Finance and Administration of DepEd, Varela was in the province for the launching of Brigada Eskwela or the National Schools Maintenance Week (NSMW) at the Diwat National High School (DNHS) in Barangay Tusik, Bonifacio town, last May 20. Set from May 20-25, this year, the N...
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23May2013DAVAO CITY, May 23 -- Name-recall and project accomplishments are the main influence why candidates got the Dabawenyos’ vote during the May 13, 2013 elections. Lawyer Romeo Cabarde Jr. of the Ateneo de Davao Public Interest and Legal Advocacy Center said that most of the winning candidates were familiar names to Dabawenyo voters. Cabarde said that just like any Filipino voter, Dabawenyo tend to vote on a “retail” basis and not on “wholesale” each voter has a different reason for choo...
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23May2013DAVAO DEL NORTE, May 23 (PIA) – The provincial government of Davao del Norte has given the Indigenous women of Barangay Macgum in New Corella town, this province, the opportunity to revive the dying art of traditional dressmaking and beadworks. Realizing that the craft of making native clothing is fast becoming a lost art, the province conducted a livelihood training that taught mothers belonging to the the Dibabawon tribe the esential skill in making indigenous garments and beadings. The ...
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23May2013MANILA, May 23 (PIA) -- United States Ambassador to the Philippines Harry K. Thomas, Jr. will lead the ceremony in honor of American and Filipino veterans on Sunday, May 26, 8 a.m. at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. Ambassador Thomas will be joined in by Vice President Jejomar C. Binay and Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Emmanuel T. Bautista to honor and remember those who died while serving the United States Armed Forces. Also...
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23May2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, May 23 (PIA6) – A bloodletting activity will be conducted by Panit-an National High School (PNHS) in Panit-an town on May 24 in view of this year’s Brigada Eskwela nationwide activity. The mass blood donation will be complemented with another free medical and dental mission, circumcision and haircut to prepare the health of the students and residents towards the opening of classes in June. “It is the only school in the province to integrate voluntary blood donation i...
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23May2013CEBU CITY, May 23 (PIA) -- Department of Education-7 officials remain positive there will be more volunteers for the remaining days of Brigada Eskwela. In the recent Kapihan sa PIA-Cebu, DepEd-7 Regional Director Dr. Carmelita Dulangon said they remain hopeful that like in the past years, volunteers for Brigada Eskwela will increase. According to Director Dulangon, there is a good turn-out of volunteers in majority of the schools under the 19 schools divisions of Central Visayas. “Speciall...
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23May2013QUEZON CITY, May 22 (PIA) --- Philippines continues to prove itself as a favorable spot for investors since the Standard and Poor’s (S&P), an international credit watchdog, has named the country as the “first sovereign rising star of 2013.” A “rising star” as defined by Standard and Poor’s, is a bond issuer that Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services has upgraded to “investment grade” (‘BBB-‘ to AAA) from “speculative grade” (D to ‘BB+’). “On May 2, 2013, Standar...
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22May2013TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, May 22 -- The success of the Brigada Eskwela will guarantee the smooth and orderly opening of the regular classes on June 3, a local DepEd official here said. Davao del Norte Division Superintendent Josephine Fadul said she is confident the beginning of the School Year 2013-2014 will go on quietly, since classes will no longer be hampered by minor repairs and clean ups in schools. “Regular classes starts on June 3 and cleaning and repair of school facilities ar...
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22May2013QUEZON CITY, May 22 (PIA) – With more than a week to go before school opening, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) is eyeing a zero crime incident in all school and university areas in Metro Manila. NCRPO chief Leonardo A. Espina directed all district commanders to start implementing the security plans in Metro Manila. “We put premium in the safety and security of our students here in Metro Manila, especially those in the elementary and high school,” said Espina noting stu...
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22May2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 22 (PIA) -- Isang matibay na mekanismo laban sa kahirapan lalung lalo na sa Mindanao an pagtatanim ng oil palm, ayon sa isang eksperto. Ayon kay Dr. Pablito Pamplona, director at secretary ng Philippine Palm Oil Development Council Inc. (PPDCI), ang paglago ng industriya ng palm oil sa Mindanao ang isa sa mga pamamaraan para mabawasan ang antas ng kahirapan sa Mindanao. Paliwanag ni Dr. Pamplona, malaki ang potensyal ng...
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22May2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 22 (PIA) -- Isinusulong ngayon ng mga nangungunang may taya sa industriya ng palm oil sa Mindanao ang pagtutulungan ng pamahalaan at pribadong sektor para isulong ang potensyal ng rehiyon sa industriya ng palm oil. Sa isang kalatas ng Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), tinukoy nito na sa mahigit 900,000 ektarya sa Mindanao na maaring taniman ng palm oil, aabot na sa 177,000 ang kasalukuyang sumasailalim sa...
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22May2013SIQUIJOR, May 21 (PIA) -- As the new school year is about to start, all public elementary and secondary schools in Siquijor province are getting ready with the Brigada Eskwela that started on May 20 with Department of Education (DepEd) Assistant Secretary Rey Laguda joining the activities. "Brigada Eskwela is not just about getting the community people, it’s also a way of informing them that we are about to start another school year," said Asec. Laguda, in an interview with the Philippine In...
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22May2013CAMP EVANGALISTA, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY , May 22 -- The 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division joins nationwide “Brigada Eskwela 2013” of the Department of Education within its area of responsibility. Also known as the National Schools Maintenance Week, this activity is an annual school maintenance program by the Department of Education scheduled from May 20 to 25, 2013. Brigada Eskwela aims to prepare schools for the opening of classes this June 10. In this program, DepEd is calling upon ...
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22May2013MANILA, Mayo 22 (PIA6) -- Mas mabaskug nga suporta gikan sa pribado nga sektor ang kinahanglan sa mas de kalidad kag tayuyon nga mga trabaho agud mapaayo ang pagkabuhi sang mga Pilipino, suno sa National Economic and Development Authority(NEDA). Ang pribado nga sektor ang naga-uyat sang llabe sa paghimo sang dekalidad kag tayuyon nga mga trabaho. Ang mas mabaskug nga koordinasyon sang gobyerno kag sang academe nga upod sa ila makabulig sabat sang problema sang trabaho nga gina-atubang sang pu...
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22May2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 22 (PIA) -- Nakatuon ngayon ang pansin ng pamunuan ng pulisya sa lungsod ng Kidapawan, North Cotabato sa talamak na nakawan ng motorsiklo sa lugar. Ayon kay Kidapawan City Police Director Supt. Chino Mamburam, nagiging sakit na sa ulo ang mga kaso sa pagkawala ng mga nabanggit na sasakyan. Kaugnay nito, hinikayat ni Mamburam ang publiko na makipagtulungan sa kampanya laban sa mga magnanakaw ng motorsiklo. Aniya, hindi magiging epektibo ang anumang pr...
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22May2013SAN JOSE, Antique, May 22 (PIA) -- As Brigada Eskwela kicked off, stakeholders from multi-sectoral groups joined various activities to prepare schools for the opening of classes on June 3, 2013. After the caravan from different district offices to various schools to drumbeat the opening of the event, parents and other volunteers went on to class advisers and coordinators to start the school maintenance activities. Violeta Miedes, Principal II of Delegate Angel Salazar Jr. Memorial School (D...
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22May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 22 (PIA) -- Major stakeholders of palm oil industry in Mindanao believe stronger collaboration between the private sector and the government could boost the region’s potential for palm oil investments. In a statement, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) revealed that out of the almost 900,000 hectares of land identified to be suitable for oil palm plantation, 177,000 hectares are already under negotiation for palm oil developmen...
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21May2013SAN JOSE, Antique, May 21 (PIA6) -- Ang mga eskwelahan sa Antique nagahiwat kang Brigada Eskwela umpisa kadya nga adlaw Mayo 20 hasta sa Mayo 24 suno sa DepEd Memorandum Circular No. 40 series of 2013 nga ginpanaug ni Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro. Hambal ni Fabian Niebre, District Supervisor kang San Jose kag amo man ang Brigada Eskwela Coordinator, ang mga 22 ka distrito sa probinsya nagapatigayun kang Brigada Eskwela para mangin handa ang mga eskwelhan sa pagbukas kang klase sa Hunyo 3. An...
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21May2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 21 (PIA) -- Nagpapatuloy ang pag-iikot ng Department of Agriculture (DA) 12 sa iba’t- ibang bahagi ng rehiyon upang iulat sa publiko ang mga nagawa at ipaalam ang mga programa at proyekto nito. Kamakailan, natapos ng DA 12 ang ika-anim na round ng Agri-Pinoy Information Caravan na tinawag ng ahensya na “Ulat sa Bayan.” Isinagawa ang unang bahagi nito sa research outreach station ng ahensiya sa Barangay Bololma...
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21May2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 21 (PIA) -- Aabot sa limang shallow wells ang nakatakdang ipagkaloob sa dalawang bayan sa North Cotabato sa pangunguna ng Operation Blessing- CBN Asia Foundation, Inc. ngayong Huwebes at Biyernes. Kabilang sa mga tatanggap ng nasabing pasilidad ay ang Purok 1 at Purok 3 sa Barangay Pentil sa bayan ng Aleosan. Benepisyaryo din nito ang mga residente ng Purok Waling-Waling sa Poblacion 2 at ang Purok 3 at Purok 5 naman sa Poblacion 6 sa bayan ng Midsaya...
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21May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 21 (PIA) -- Health buffs and running enthusiasts from Koronadal City and neighboring towns are invited to a fun run on Saturday, May 25. Dubbed as “Fit for Faith”, hundreds of parishioners are expected to join the event for a cause. Pio Tañalas of the Knights of Columbus said the proceeds of the run fest will go to the construction of the Saint Anthony Parish in Koronadal City which needs at least P24 million to finish. Categories featured during th...
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21May2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 21 (PIA)--Todo ang paglilinis ngayon sa mga paaralan sa North Cotabato lalo na sa mga eskwelahang ginamit noong eleksyon sa pagsimula ng Brigada Eskwela noong Lunes. Ayon kay Kabacan Pilot Central Elementary School Principal Annie Roliga, magkatuwang ang mga magulang, estudyante at mga guro sa boluntaryong paglilinis bilang paghahanda sa nalalapit na pagbubukas ng pasukan sa Hunyo. Maliban sa paglilinis, aayusin din ang mga sirang gamit ng mga eskwela...
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21May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 21 (PIA)--Schools in North Cotabato province formally opened the five-day Brigada Eskwela which started Monday. Kabacan Pilot Central Elementary School Principal Annie Roliga said the kick-off activity was held at Matalam National High School and was participated by heads and superintendents of Sarangani, Cotabato and Kidapawan Division as well as the Divisions of Tacurong and Sultan Kudarat. Roliga emphasized that the activity does not only conduct clean u...
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21May2013SAN FERNANDO CITY, May 21 (PIA) – This year’s “Brigada Eskwela 2013” started yesterday in the different public schools in the City of San Fernando. The Department of Education-City Division here said the program was implemented in 26 elementary schools and five high schools. Aprillyn Carbonell, DepEd city division accountant, said participating groups included the Naval Forces Northern Luzon, Coast Guard District of North Western Luzon-San Fernando Station, the La Union police, local ...
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21May2013MANILA, May 21 (PIA) -- Jails nationwide under the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) are actively participating in the Brigada Eskwela of the Department of Education (Deped). In the National Capital Region, Pasay City Jail joined Pasay City West High School in wall painting, chair repair and beautification of classrooms, the BJMP said in a statement. Pasay CJ Warden, Jail Superintendent Brendan Fulgencio said they are happy to have been of help in preparing the school’s facilit...
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21May2013QUEZON CITY, May 21 (PIA)-- The Department of Labor & Employment (DOLE) urged private companies to avail themselves of the apprenticeship and 'learnership' programs under the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority’s (TESDA) Kasanayan at Hanapbuhay (KASH) Program. TESDA is one of the attached agencies of DOLE that is mandated to provide skill development of the labor, local government units and technical-vocational institutions of the country's human resources. In a statement,...
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21May2013DAVAO CITY May 21 (PIA) -- With millions of Filipinos getting online everyday, internet search giant Google has stepped up to provide online support to help voters and information-hungry netizens during the conduct of the May 2013 elections. This with its Precinct-Finder which was first launched in 2010 and the recent Google Election page which was launched in February of this year. The Philippine election page allows Filipinos to visit one site and be updated with election news from differen...
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21May2013DAVAO CITY, May 21 (PIA) -- The navies of the Philippines and Indonesia formally commenced the joint civil-military exercise named Corpat-PHILINDO XXVII-13 Tuesday 9May 21) in a simple ceremony at the Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao Headquarters in Camp Panacan. The exercises is aimed at improving the interoperability of both contingents in guarding their respective territorial waters in the Celebes Sea against terrorism, smuggling and illegal fishing. Captain Severino David, deputy commander of...
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21May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 20 (PIA) -- Parents, teachers, school heads, and stakeholders gathered on May 20 to launch this school year’s ‘Brigada Eskwela’ as a kick off for the “National Schools Maintenance Week” from May 20-24 at City Central School. Elena M. Borcillo, City Schools Division Superintendent said that the Brigada Eskwela will help them encourage those who have not enrolled in the early registration in January and identify new pupils, so that they can finalize the number o...
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21May2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, May 21 (PIA) -- Nakatakdang magsagawa ng fun run ang Knights of Columbus Diocese of Marbel at Koronadal City LGU sa darating na Sabado, May 25. Inaanyayahan ng grupo ang lahat ng running enthusiast mula sa lungsod at mga karatig bayan sa South Cotabato na sumali sa “Fit for Faith”. Ayon kay Pio Tañalas ng Knights of Columbus ang malilikom na pondo ay gagamitin para sa patuloy na konstruksyon ng Saint Anthony Parish na nangangailangan pa ng P24 milyon....
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21May2013Correction: Paragraph 4 should have read: Cagas, an incumbent provincial board member, won in the Congressional race at the recently concluded May 13, 2013 local elections with a margin of 1, 338 votes over political opponent incumbent Vice Governor Atty. Arsenio Latasa (and not Vice Mayor, our apologies). DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, May 21 -- Newly-elected Congresswoman of 1st district of Davao del Sur Mercedes “Didi” Cagas vowed to continue the scholarship program of his son, incumbent Re...
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21May2013ILOILO CITY, May 21 (PIA6) -- Education stakeholders in this city were urged to go beyond doing minor repairs and clean ups and help schools in jumpstarting their other projects such as Gulayan sa Paraalan and tree planting, among others as the five-day Brigada Eskwela started Monday, May 20. The call was made by Division of Iloilo City Schools Division Superintendent Nelly Valerio during the regional launching and kick-off program of the 2013 Brigada Eskwela held at the Jaro National High Sch...
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21May2013DAVAO CITY May 21 (PIA) -- Severely overcrowded detention centers in Davao City's police stations can be a deterrent to crimes. Davao City Police Office (DCPO) chief Police Senior Superintendent said the presently overcrowded detention facilities can be used to dissuade people from committing a crime. Dela Rosa said that detention cells are presently 500% overcrowded. A typical detention cell can only accommodate 20 people. The DCPO chief pointed out that Sta. Ana Police Station currently has...
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21May2013Negros Oriental, May 21 (PIA) -- The Brigada Eswela program kicked off yesterday at West City Elementary School with the signing of Pledge of Commitment by parents, student-volunteers, community members and teachers. Brigada Eskwela is a yearly activity of the DepEd through joint effort of parents, teachers, students and community members in cleaning school surroundings and classrooms for the school opening in June. Clean-up drives were mostly done in school surroundings. Refurbishing schools...
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20May2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 20 (PIA) -- Bubuksan na sa mga huling araw ng Mayo o mga unang araw ng Hunyo ang isang water purifying station sa Barangay D’Lotilla sa bayan ng Isulan, Sultan Kudarat. Ito ang kauna-unahang water purifying project na ipinatupad ng Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS) sa buong bansa, ayon kay DSWD 12 assistant regional director Gemma Rivera. Kalimitan m...
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20May2013DAVAO CITY, May 20 (PIA) -- Police and military authorities in the city are back to focusing on fighting crime and terror following the proclamation of all winners in the recently concluded midterm senatorial and local polls. Senior Superintendent Ronald de la Rosa, director of the Davao City Police Office said the police in the city are back to the normal mode in pursuing law enforcement duties against all forms of criminality. “We are back to normal mode. I told my policemen to focus on ...
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20May2013DAVAO CITY, May 20 -- Hedcor reaffirmed its commitment to protect the watershed through its reforestation efforts in Davao City and Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. For the first quarter, close to 14,000 trees were already planted after a series of tree planting activities which covered 14 hectares in Sibulan, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur and Tamugan, Davao City. Over 100 volunteers both from Hedcor and from the community took part in the tree planting. “We started early in our tree planting activ...
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20May2013DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, May 20 (PIA) -- The province of Davao del Sur will have a new provincial governor and vice-governor by July this year, in the persons of businessman Claude P. Bautista and incumbent provincial board member Aileen Almendras, respectively. Bautista was declared winner by the Provincial Board of Canvassers after garnering 215,927 votes, leaving behind his opponent incumbent Congressman for first district Marc Douglas Cagas IV with a margin of 54,337. The incoming gover...
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20May2013SAN JOSE, Antique,May 20 (PIA) -- The School Maintenance Week also dubbed Brigada Eskwela kicked off on Monday May 20 to 24, 2013 per DepEd Memorandum Circular No. 40 series of 2013 issued by Secretary Armin Luistro. Fabian Niebre, District Supervisor of San Jose and at the same time Brigada Eskwela Coordinator said the 22 school districts in the province are set to join this nationwide undertaking in getting the school ready for opening on June 3. With the theme “Brigada Eskwela: Isang ...
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20May2013DAVAO CITY, May 20 (PIA) -- The Brigada Eskwela (School Brigade) clean up drive kicked off Monday in all schools of the city with parents, students and teachers helping one another to prepare the classrooms, buildings and surroundings for the opening of classes on June 3, 2013. Emerita Mapula, principal of the Cesario Villa-Abrille Elementary School at Barangay 76-A lauded the support of the parents in the clean up activity. She also urged other stakeholders in the community to participate. M...
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20May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 20 (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council (RDC) in Northern Mindanao has backed the move to build climate and disaster resilient communities in the region. The support was conveyed by the Council through a resolution enjoining support to and advocacy on the implementation of a geospatial database system on climate change and disaster risks in Region 10. The database system, called “Climate Change and Risk Information Systems for Planning (Crisp), aims to respond t...
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20May2013TAGUIG CITY, May 20 (PIA) -- Two weeks before the school opening, the city government of Taguig is all set for this year’s "Brigada Eskwela." Taguig City Mayor Lani Cayetano will lead this year’s National Schools Maintenance Week beginning today, May 20 until Saturday, May 25, 2013. She encouraged all stakeholders to participate in this voluntary effort of teachers, parents and village officials to prepare the schools before the start of classes. "I urge everyone in the community to don...
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20May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 20 (PIA) -- Residents in a remote village in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat will soon have its source of purified water, courtesy of the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (Kalahi-CIDSS). Gemma Rivera, assistant regional director of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12, revealed that the project is the first community-owned water purifying station project in the co...
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20May2013CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, May 20 (PIA) -–Thirty two municipalities in the region have been affected by the coconut scale insect infestation, the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) 4A reported. Raul Ambroiso Alfiler, chief of the PCA epidemiology-entomology division, said the 32 municipalities are in the following provinces: 11 in Batangas; 13 in Laguna; five in Cavite; and three in Quezon. “As a result of this infestation, a total of 878,877 coconut trees have been affected as well as the 5,17...
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20May2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, May 20 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) for the entire region 12 have rocketed to 217,526 as of April this year. DSWD-12 regional information officer Dennis Domingo II, the implementation of the program, which is being done by set has been smooth sailing. He said last year the beneficiaries were more than 190,000. The whole Region 12 is divided into six sets and the DS...
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18May2013DUMAGUETE CITY, May 18 (PIA) -- Governor Roel Degamo obtained a fresh mandate from Negros Oriental residents after he was proclaimed on May 17 by the provincial board of canvassers as the winner in the heated gubernatorial race. Degamo of PDP-Laban won overwhelmingly with 212,252 votes defeating his two known political and economic giant- rivals in Negros Oriental -- 1st district Congresswoman Josy Limkaichong of the Liberal Party who only got 161, 361 while former Finance secretary Margarito ...
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17May2013TAGUM CITY, May 17 -- Davao del Norte's strong support to organic agriculture is paying off. The Provincial Agriculturist Office (PAGRO) noted an unprecedented increase in the demand of the Compost Fungus Activator (CFA), Trichoderma Harzianum, which is used to decompose rice straws to serve as organic fertilizer. From less than 1,000 packs per month, PAGRO has distributed 4,199 packs of CFA last month based on its report. According to Dr. Anastacia Notarte, assistant provincial agriculturis...
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17May2013CEBU CITY, May 17 (PIA)-- Atty. Hilario "Junjun" Davide III of the Liberal Party, was proclaimed Governor of Cebu at 3:20 p.m. May 17, ending the almost two decade hold of the Garcia's of the Cebu Provincial Capitol. He garnered 654,054 votes, 163,906 votes higher than 3rd District Congressman Pablo John Garcia's 490,148 votes of United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) 1 Cebu. He was joined by wife Jobel Angan-Davide and two of three daughters, Nina and Dana. Also with them are his father Forme...
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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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17May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 17 (PIA) -- Mayor Peter Miguel said he would push for the planned construction of several projects that would push for the city’s economic potential further in his second term as the local chief executive. Construction of a transport terminal complex, a night market, and a sanitary landfill would take priority, Miguel said in an interview right after he was declared as winner in the mayoralty race. At ...
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17May2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, May 16 (PIA) -- The Regional Human Rights Commission (RHRC) has intensified efforts to address human rights issues especially for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the region. “Our regional office is not focused only on monitoring cases but is also collaborating with other agencies for potential solutions as well,” said lawyer Laisa M. Alamia, the agency’s chairperson said in a press briefing on Thursday morning. The RHRC was established last year foll...
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17May2013TAGUM CITY, May 17 (PIA) -- Grantees of the Special Program for Students (SPES) in the province are happy the provincial government has finally deployed them to their respective assigned offices. The province facilitated the employment contract of the first batch of SPES with 140 recipients after the lapse of the election ban, which froze the implementation of the program as Comelec prohibited the release, disbursement or expenditure of public funds, including the hiring of employees, from Mar...
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17May2013ILOILO CITY, May 17 (PIA) – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE-6) held a consultation on the crafting of an on-the-job training manual to systematize and improve the practice. Some 60 representatives from various public and private colleges and universities in Western Visayas attended the consultation. DOLE-6 Dir. Ponciano Ligutom said the consultation-workshop was in collaboration with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Aut...
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16May2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, May 16 (PIA6) -- Fifty beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program in Murcia, this province, availed themselves of the Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) farmers training program of the SM Foundation Inc. Municipal Link Grace Barsabal said the Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries were part of the 124 farmers and agriculture students who underwent a three-month training on farming at the Lux Mundi Farm School in Hacienda Binitin in Murcia since January. “The Kabalikat sa Kab...
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16May2013SAN JOSE, Antique, May 16 (PIA) – The National Food Authority (NFA) has exceeded its palay procurement target for the first semester of 2013. The agency bought 47,532 bags of palay, almost double its target of 25,000 bags, for the period. In 2012, the NFA’s target was 175,000 bags, but also exceeded this when it procured 185,643 bags of palay. NFA Antique Provincial Manager Hedy G. Jardeleza attributed this to the efforts of the NFA team and farmer's organizations in the province, the D...
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16May2013MANILA, Mayo 16 (PIA6) -- Ang Malacanang nagapa-abot nga ang mga nagdalaug nga mga gobernador gikan sa oposisyon ginapa-abot nga maga-suporta sa programa sang gobyerno sa reporma kag maayo nga pang-gobyerno agud makabenepisyo sa tanan. Sa isa ka press conference sa Malacanang sang Miyerkoles, si Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda nagsiling nga ginapa-abot nila nga ang mga nagdalaug nga mga gobernador sa oposisyon maga-abi-abi sang programa sa reporma sang administrasyon Aquino bangud ini...
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16May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 16 (PIA)--Re-elected mayor of the municipality of Kalamansig in Sultan Kudarat vowed to strengthen implementation of different projects in the area for another three years. Mayor Rolando P. Garcia assured that on his third and last term as the chief executive of the town, projects and programs on the economic, social and environment sectors that are much beneficial in the residents of Kalamansig will be given emphasis. He said that through the help of the eq...
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16May2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 16 (PIA)--Ikinatuwa ng mga mamamayan lalo na ng mga negosyante sa lungsod ng Kidapawan, North Cotabato ang tuluy-tuloy na suplay ng kuryente noong nagdaang halalan. Ayon sa ilang mga operators ng photo copying business at internet cafes sa mega market, walang tigil ang kanilang operasyon simula noong Lunes at maging hanggang kamakalawa. Kaugnay nito, medyo umangat na rin ang kanilang kita dahil sa maayos na suplay ng kuryente. Matatandaang ipinahayag...
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16May2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, May 16 (PIA) -- Bilang pakikiisa sa pagdiriwang ng Irrigation Week at ika-50 anibersaryo ng National Irrigation Administration (NIA) ay magtatanim ng abot sa isanlibong fruit-bearing trees ang mga kawani ng NIA-12. Gagawin ang sabayang tree growing activity sa darating na Hunyo 2. Kaugnay nito ay nagpadala na ng sulat si NIA-12 Acting Regional Manager Engr. Mario Sande sa tanggapan ni Rep. Jesus Sacdalan upang mabahagian ng mga binhi. Umaasa ang NIA n...
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16May2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, May 16 (PIA) -- Muling nahalal bilang kinatawan ng Unang Distrito ng North Cotabato si Jesus Sacdalan. Umabot sa 109,987 votes ang nakuha ni Sacdalan laban sa mga katunggali nito na sina dating governor at congressman Anthony Dequiṅa na nakakuha ng 27,043 votes at si Fernando Sacdalan na may 18,692 na boto. Kahapon ng umaga ay pormal nang iprinoklama ng Provincial Board of Election Canvassers ng COMELEC- North Cotabato si Rep. Jesus Sacdalan...
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16May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 16 (PIA) – Esmael “Toto” Mangudadatu earned a second term as governor of Maguindanao. He won with an overwhelming 195,473 votes against his opponent, Tucao Mastura, who had 94,678 in the count of transmitted results from 33 of 36 towns. Mangudadatu and running mate Datu Lester Sinsuat were proclaimed by the Provincial Board of Canvassers as governor and vice governor at 11 p.m. at the Shariff Kabunsuan Cultural Complex inside the Autonom...
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15May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 15 (PIA) — Ang Mindanao Congress of the Advocates for Renewable Energy, Rural Electrification and Development (MinCARED) naningkamot sa pagpangita’g maluntarong tubag sa hagit sa kuryente dinhi sa Mindanao pinaagi sa renewable energy nga kasaligan, barato, ug malahutayong kuryente atol sa MinCARED 2013 Press Conference dinhi. Sa kolaborasyon uban ang Association of Mindanao Rural Electric Cooperative (AMRECO), Mindanao University of Science and Technology (MUST), M...
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15May2013DAVAO CITY, May 15 (PIA) -- The Philippines has strengthened its entry to the global market as rice exporter with the export of another three-ton shipment of black, red and brown rice to Hongkong from the Don Bosco Multi-purpose Cooperative in M’lang, North Cotabato. The ceremonial send-off was held at the Tefasco Wharf in Panacan, Davao City this Wednesday morning, May 15. Agriculture Undersecretary Dante Delima, Amalia Jayag-Datukan, regional director of the Department of Agriculture 12,...
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15May2013Negros Oriental, Mayo 15 (PIA) -- Midaug pag blik isip mayor sa dakbayan sa Dumaguete si Manuel "Chiquiting" Sagarbarria ug ang iyang kandidato pagka bise mayor nga si Woodrow Maquiling, Sr. nga gi proklamar sa City Board of Canvassers kagahapong adlawa. Si Sagarbarria ug Maquiling mi kandidato ubos sa partido NPC. Sa gipahigayon nga proklamasyon si Sagarbarria mi pasalamat sa katawhan sa Dgte sa suporta ug pagsalig sa iyang pagdumala sa dakbayan isip ilang mayor. Nipasalig si Sagarbarria nga...
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15May2013TAGUM CITY, May 15 (PIA) – The Provincial Board of Canvasser (PBOC) formally declared the winning candidates of the province during proclamation rites at about 11 a.m. at the SP Session Hall. PBOC Chairwoman Atty. Ma. Febes Barlaan proclaimed re-electionists Governor Rodolfo del Rosario, Vice Gov. Victorio Suaybaguio, Jr., 1st District Congressman Antonio Rafael Del Rosario and 2nd District Congressman Antonio Lagdameo, Jr. as victors in the second automated elections last Monday. Del Rosa...
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15May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 15 (PIA) -- Over 24 hours from the close of the polling precincts on Monday, Koronadal City board of canvasses has not yet transmitted election results to the provincial board of canvassers. Acting city election officer Ma. Dorothy Lusa explained the failure to transmit was caused by defective CF cards in precinct count optical scan machines two clustered precincts in Barangays Morales and General Paulino San...
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15May2013DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, May 15 (PIA) -- Most of the city and municipal Board of Canvassers here have already proclaimed local winners from mayoral positions to councilors, since Tuesday shortly after automated results came out. The municipal BOC of Malalag chaired by acting election officer Sitti Miriam J. Codah was among the early boards to proclaim winning candidates before 12 noon of May 14. The board announced incumbent Mayor Roel O. Paras to have won again the position, enabling him to...
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14May2013DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, May 14 (PIA) -- Nine municipalities out of 14 towns and one city in the province have successfully transmitted their respective election returns to the Provincial Canvassing Center at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall as of 3 p.m. today. The towns that completed canvassing and transmission were Bansalan, Hagonoy, Magsaysay, Matanao, Padada, Don Marcelino, Malalag, Sta. Maria and Sulop. The delay in the transmission of election returns in Digos City, Sta. Cru...
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14May2013MANILA, May 14 (PIA)--Former President Joseph Estrada vowed to make Manila a better city. This after the Commission on Elections proclaimed him Tuesday noon as the new mayor Manila. Estrada garnered 338,004 votes against his opponent Alfredo Lim’s 304,595 votes. In a statement, Estrada expressed his gratitude to his future constituents. “I thank the great people of Manila for putting a true son of Manila at the helm of the Philippine capital city,” Estrada said. “Today, you have al...
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13May2013LAOAG CITY, May 13 (PIA) -- Clad in her signature red dress ensemble, reelectionist Ilocos Norte Representative Imelda Marcos showed up in precinct 36A at the Mariano Marcos Memorial Elementary School in Batac City at 7:20 am to cast her vote. The former First Lady-turned congresswoman took more than 30 minutes to complete her vote before leaving the polling precinct at 8:05 am. Voting along with Mrs. Marcos was her children Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. and Irene Marcos-Araneta...
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11May2013DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, May 11 (PIA) -- An official of electric cooperative here has called on the public to be vigilant against power sabotage intended to mar the election process on Monday and during the canvassing period. Engr. Godofredo Guya, general manager of the Davao del Sur Electric Cooperative, urged the residents here to immediately report to police authorities and barangay officials any suspicious move and actual act of impairing electric lines especially during the counting of b...
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10May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato May 10 (PIA) -- Ang Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) nag-abri sang mga 5,500 nga dugang nga bulig sa “scholarship” nga nagakantidad sang P29.3 milyon para sa nagkalain-lain nga kurso sa “technical-vocational” kag buluhaton sa paghanas sa rehiyon 12. Siling ni Zeus Ampuyas, TESDA 12 regional director, ang mga may ikasarang nga makapasakop nga pumuluyo puwede magpasakop pinaagi sa ginakilala nga buluthoan sang “technical-vocati...
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10May2013TAGUM CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- Ten school children belonging to the Indigenous People (IP) community in Talaingod will have the privilege of carrying the name of the province in major athletics events after making it to the Talaingod-DavNor Runners Team. The members of the new team were selected out of 22 candidates during the recent final qualifying round at the Davao del Norte Sports and Cultural Center in Mankilam, Tagum City. The event was graced by National Athletics Coach Renato Unso, wh...
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10May2013TAGUM CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- The province of Davao del Norte successfully defended its crown in the National Population Quiz when Kate Gizelle Samsona clinched the 2013 competition held in Tacloban City, recently. Provincial Health Officer Agapito Hornido said 16-year old Samsona, who just graduated valedictorian from the Sto. Tomas National High School, bested 16 other contestants after garnering 24 points in the contest. Samsona received a P15,000 cash prize, medal and a trophy in the compe...
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10May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 10 (PIA) -- Mga gobyerno lokal kag mga ahensiya sa idalum sang Department of Agriculture (DA) sa rehiyon 12 nagsugot nga isanto ang mga listahan sang patubas sang mais kag humay sa rehiyon sa tuyo nga makahatag sang husto nga numero sa nagaguwa nga patubas sa lugar. Si Amalia Jayag-Datukan, DA 12 executive director, nagsiling nga nakig-estorya sila sa mga opisyal sang talatapan sang agrikultura sa mga gobyerno lokal kag mga pinili nga ahensiya kag “bure...
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10May2013DAVAO CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- The top commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Eastern Mindanao assured the readiness of the military in providing security to ensure peaceful elections on May 13. Major General Ricardo Rainier Cruz, commander of the Eastern Mindanao Command said that all Precinct Count Optical Scan machines in its areas of jurisdiction have the corresponding security by police and soldiers. He said almost all of the PCOS machines are already in the respective municipal...
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10May2013DAVAO CITY, May 10 -- With the goal of safeguarding the health and welfare of the Filipino worker and pursuant to the mandate of International Labor Organization, Department of Labor and Employment and its partners commemorated the “World Day of Safety and Health at Work” last Sunday, May 5, in the city. Over 100 nurses, safety practitioners, safety officers, occupational health doctors, professional organizations, trade unions and different industry workers participated in the activity ...
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10May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office 10 (DSWD FO-10) continuously implements the second cycle of the supplementary feeding that started on October 2012 and has been on-going even during summer vacation to complete the 120 days feeding program. Out of the 108,306 day care children beneficiaries, 14.4% were malnourished upon the start of the feeding program. It is expected that there would be a significant decrease of malnutrition rat...
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10May2013DAVAO CITY, May 10 -- A world-class, multi-purpose arena currently under construction in Davao City is expected to be completed by 2015. According to Pastor Apollo Quiboloy of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ the Name Above Every Name, the center dubbed the King Dome will be the country’s largest dome and can seat about 52,000 people. The five-hectare site is located in the 23-hectare Kingdom of Jesus Christ compound beside the Davao International Airport. Pastor Quiboloy said that the dome...
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09May2013TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, May 9 (PIA) -- The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) recently conducted the First People’s Day activity at the Cavite Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) in Rosario with selected industrial locators in the province. Aimed at achieving a common goal of protecting the Mother Earth towards a sustainable development and healthy environment, the activity was attended by 47 representatives from the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office ...
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09May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato May 9 (PIA) -- Progress and status of development projects of the Department of Agriculture (DA) 12 implemented under the Mindanao Rural Development Program - Community Fund for Agricultural Development (MRDP-CFAD) could soon be accessed using the worldwide web. Recently, the DA 12 gathered municipal focal persons of local government units implementing MRDP-CFAD projects for a seminar workshop on geo-tagging. Geo-tagging is ...
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09May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato May 9 (PIA) -- Mangin isa na ang Pilipinas nga manogbaligya sang bugas sa luwas tungod ang Rehiyon 12 o kon Central Mindanao Region nag-umpisa na magpaguwa sa pungsod sang black rice sa Dubai subong. Suno kay Department of Agriculture (DA) 12 regional executive director Amalia Jayag-Datukan, nga ang Pilipinas sa subong nakasulod na sa rice global market bilang manogbaligya sa luwas pungsod sang bugas. Siling niya nga sang Lunes si DA secretary Proceso Alcala na...
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09May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato May 9 (PIA) -- Katunga sang mga 5,000 ka mga nagpapangita sang obra sa rehiyon 12 nakasulod sa obra sa ginhiwat nga “job fairs’ nga ginhimo sang Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 12 sang nagligad nga Mayo 1. Si Ofelia Domingo, DOLE rehiyon 12 director,nagsiling nga nakab-ot sang rehiyon ang 43 porsiyento nga grado sa kahamtang sa lima ka “job fairs” nga ginhimo sang ahensiya nanungod sa ika 110 ka tuig nga pagsaulog sang Adlaw sang Mamumugon sa...
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08May2013CEBU CITY, May 8 (PIA) -- Installation of the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines here took longer than expected during its simultaneous testing done today to ensure no glitches come election day. Faye Luarez, PCOS technician supervisor in Mandaue, told the Philippine Information Agency that most of the minor problems encounterd during the simultaneous nationwide testing involves the improper installation of the machine. Luarez said her office did not receive reports of any power i...
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08May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 8 (PIA) -- In line with its commitment to help Tech-Voc graduates find jobs, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) Regional Office 10 conducted jobs bridging activity dubbed as “Hanapbuhay Para sa mga Tesda Specialista.” A total of 107 agencies participated in the job bridging comprising of 89 local and 18 overseas companies. Around 2,184 applicants were registered of which 1,600 were interviewed. Of the total interviewed applicants, 23...
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08May2013Cagayan de Oro City, May 8 (PIA) – The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI)-Mindanao in coordination with the Mindanao Economic Development Authority (MinDA) hosted a consultation on Monday regarding Policy Agenda Setting as preparation for their upcoming 22nd Mindanao Business Conference (MinBizCon) to be held on August in Davao city this year. This consultation aimed to incorporate ideas and strategies to enhance competitiveness of business sector in Mindanao and ensure that t...
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08May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 8 (PIA) -- Don Bosco Multipurpose Cooperative in M’lang, North Cotabato has increased its presence in the global market as exporter of organic rice. Some 15 metric tons of organic black rice produced by farmer-members of Don Bosco MPC formed part of the 35-MT first shipment of rice export to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The ceremonial send-off, led by Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala and DA 12 Regional ...
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08May2013ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, May 8 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) brought its Job Opportunities, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood (JOEL) for TESDA Specialistas program to residents of Rizal Province Tuesday at SM Taytay Event Center. A total of 22 companies offered jobs to Rizal residents, mostly technical-vocational (tech-voc). The Department of Labor and Employment, local Public Employment Services Office, Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Soc...
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08May2013DAVAO CITY, May 8 (PIA) -- The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) Davao City branch office is set to carry out a blood-letting activity on Friday, May 10 as part of the agency’s celebration of its 76th anniversary this month. GSIS Davao has so far registered some 95 volunteers who pledged to share their blood through the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Davao City Chapter. Cezar Allan G. Aurelio, GSIS blood-letting coordinator, said the volunteers are personnel from different government o...
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08May2013KALIBO, Aklan, May 8 (PIA6) -- There will be enough power supply for the whole province of Aklan on May 13, 2013, election day. This assurance came from the Aklan Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AKELCO), the province’s main power distributor. AKELCO however, despite this assurance, issued an appeal to Aklanons to practice energy conservation on that day so that there will be a balanced distribution of power supply in polling precincts all over the province. In an advisory released by the po...
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07May2013TAGUM CITY, May 7 (PIA) -- Farmers and residents belonging to an Indigenous Peoples community in Dagohoy, Talaingod, this province, praised the government for implementing the P10-million farm-to-market road (FMR) and bridge project that alleviated their life. Barangay Councilor Jun Katwa, a member of the Ata-Manobo Tribe, said the two-km Dagohoy, Talaingod-Semong Kapalong FMR, with a 36-linear meter RCDG bridge component, made their life easier. Katwa, who tends some tracks of farm land in ...
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07May2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, May 7 (PIA) -- The Archdiocese of Capiz through its Commission on Social Communications and Mass Media (CSMM) will celebrate the 47th World Communications Sunday (WCS) on May 12 at the Roxas City Metropolitan Cathedral (RCMC) here. The occasion will be highlighted by a mass and presentation of all tri-media practitioners in the province to RCMC churchgoers. Capiz Archbishop Msgr. Jose F. Advincula will officiate the 7:30 am mass that will be followed by some Church authori...
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07May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 7 (PIA) -- In an effort to hasten conduct of soil and water analyses and bring these services closer to the farmers, the Department of Agriculture (DA) 12 here has upgraded its regional soils laboratory. These laboratories are situated in Cotabato City at the Central Mindanao Integrated Agricultural Research Center (CEMIARC) in Amas, Kidapawan City in North Cotabato. A report from DA 12 said, the improvem...
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07May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 7 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Regional Office 10 posted a total collection of P5.7 billion in 2012, up by 10 percent compared to the total customs collections recorded in 2011. Records from the BOC-10 show that while there was a slowdown in collections in the fourth quarter of 2012, the annual figure still exceeded the BOC’s annual target by P181 million. The same records further show that collections in Cagayan de Oro Port and the sub-port in Iligan City we...
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07May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 7 (PIA) -- Applying organic fertilizer Bio-N has proven beneficial to a farmer, who was skeptic over trying a low-cost non- commercial fertilizer. Nasser Mandas of Barangay Panicupan in Pikit, North Cotabato said while relying mostly on the traditional costly inorganic commercial fertilizers, production from his rice farm had been very meager, at times not even enough to carry out farm activities for the next c...
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07May2013ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, May 7 (PIA) -- The city environment and waste management office (CEWMO) here spearheaded a clean-up operation in celebrating Earth Day 2013 last April 27. Included in the activity are the "Linis Creek" operation along Sapang Tae Creek located at Sumulong St. up to P. Oliveros St. and street sweeping on the stretch of Sumulong St., ML Quezon St., Gen. Luna St., M. Santos St., Dimanlig St., Martinez St., and P. Oliveros St., Barangay San Roque, Antipolo City. About 64 per...
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07May2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, May 7 (PIA) -- Candidates vying for posts in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) regional government and congressional seats in the province shared their respective platforms of governance in a candidates’ forum held here on weekend. Candidates present during the forum were mostly from the Liberal Party. They were incumbent ARMM governor Mujiv Hataman for regional gubernatorial position, Haroun Alrashid Lucman for regional vice-gubernatorial, and Ziaur-...
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06May2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, May 6 (PIA6) -- The Saot Capiz Performing Arts (SCPA) was among the 30 dance groups who participated in the International Dance Xchange last month at Puerto Princesa City in Palawan. SCPA is a merger of various school and community – based dance troupes in the province that had won in regional and national dance competitions. (AAL) “The Capiz dancers were the only local government unit (LGU) – based from among more than 30 dance groups who joined the event,” said ...
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06May2013PANUMPA SA PAGDAGINOT SA HUMAY Ako, isip usa ka Filipino, manumpa ug manaad nga dili mag usik-usik sa bugas og kan-on. Maglung-ag ako og igo lamang mahurot, Ug seguroon nga husto ang pagkaluto niini. Magsukad ako sa igo lamang nakong mahurot, aron sa akong plato walay mahabilin nga kan-on ug makadaginot. Ingon usab niini ang akong himoon Kung ako mokaon sa gawas ug motambong og salo-salo. Ang BROWN RICE o PINAWA ang akong pagakan-on , lakip na ang ubang pagkaon sama sa mais, saging, kamo...
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06May2013SURIGAO CITY, May 6 (PIA) - The fisheries bureau in Caraga region opened the month-long celebration of Farmers’ and Fisherfolk’s on May 2. The activity kicked-off with a grand motorcade around the city's major thoroughfares participated by the partner LGUs in the five provinces of Caraga. This year’s celebration with the theme, “Mangingisdang Direktor para sa Matatag na Balikatan”, is highlighted by the implementation of 9th season Fisherfolk Directorship Program pursuant to Departm...
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05May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Mayo 5 (PIA) -- Ang buhatan sa Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) sa rehiyon 10 nakarehistro ug P1.82 bilyon nga mga bag’ong puhunan alang sa ika upat ka kwarter sa tuig 2012. Gibutyag ni Engineer Cecilio Y. Clarete, chief economist development specialist sa National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) sa usa ka media forum nga 36.20 ka pursento o P659.48 milyon aning bag-ong puhunan niadto sa Bukidnon. Gisundan kini sa Misamis Occidental nga adunay bahin nga ...
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05May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 5 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Northern Mindanao led the celebration of the 111th Labor Day Celebration last May 1 with a walk for cause dubbed “Lakaw Ta Para Sa Bata Tibuok Amihanang Mindanao.” More than 2,000 participants joined the three-kilometer walk which started at 6 a.m. from Don Gregorio Pelaez Sports Center going to Corrales Avenue turning right to Yacapin St. and going back to Sports Center. Aside from the employees of the D...
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03May2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 3 (PIA) -- Pagkuha sa dugo alang itabang sa mga nagkinahanglan ang naghatag bulok sa pagsaulog sa ika-usa ka gatus ug onse (111th) nga Labor Day sa Mayo 1, 2013, ning siyudad. Nakatumong sa tema nga : “Manggagawang Pilipino: Handa sa Hamon ng Makabagong Panahon” (Mga Trabahanteng Pilipino: Andam sa mga Hagit sa Bag-ong Panahon), ang maong kalihokan gipahigayon human sa “Lakaw Ta Para sa Bata sa Tibuok Amihanang Mindanao,” sayo sa buntag sa Mayo 1. ...
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03May2013PANABO CITY, Davao del Norte, May 3 (PIA) -- Ninety-two cadets composed of 18 women and 74 men of Philippine Military Academy (PMA) “Gabay Laya” Class of 2016 performed their 45-minute silent drill under the heat of the scorching sun in the Panabo Multipurpose Tourism Cultural and Sports Center grounds, Panabo City. The delegation was welcomed by Mayor Jose Silvosa Sr. during their courtesy call. The visitors were composed of Head of the PMA Delegation, Cmdr Junjie B. Tabuada, PN together w...
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03May2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 3 (PIA) -- Ituturo ng UPLOADS Jobs for Mindanao, isang non-government organization (NGO) ang isang proyektong pangkabuhayan sa mga mamamayan sa bayan ng Kabacan, North Cotabato sa Linggo, Mayo a-singko. Ayon kay Project Coordinator Sonia Almazan, ang mga partisipante sa magaganap na aktibidad ay mga miyembro ng simbahan sa bayan. Aniya, tuturuan ang mga ito ng kaalaman hinggil sa iba’t-ibang pagluto at proseso ng paggawa ng pagkain buhat sa niyog na...
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03May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 3 (PIA) -- A public agricultural school in nearby Surallah town got a commitment of P500,000 from the Department of Agriculture (DA) 12. DA-12 regional executive director Amalia Jayag-Datukan pledged the additional assistance during the 13th Commencement exercises of the Surallah Agricultural National High School (Sunas), on April 23 where she was the guest of honor. She said Sunas could make use of the aid to fund ...
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03May2013DUMAGUETE CITY, May 3 (PIA) -- More than 20 local and overseas companies participated on Labor Day Jobs Fair at the Robinson's Place - Dumaguete attracting over 2,000 job seekers. The jobs fair was led by the Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (TIPC) of Negros Oriental. Of the total number of job applicants, around 1,379 were registered with complete documents as other applicants appeared with lacking credentials. However, 30 jobseekers were hired on the spot for local employment while of ...
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03May2013QUEZON CITY, May 2 (PIA) -- The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) cited the immeasurable contribution of women in the country’s workforce who work not only to earn for their family but also to harness their potentials to make economic and social contributions. PCW is lead government agency that steers development efforts towards women's empowerment and gender equality. In its Labor Day statement, the PCW stressed the need to respect and fulfill the rights of women workers who have steadf...
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03May2013CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City, May 3 -- The 4th Infantry Division (4ID) joined the Labor Day jobs fair with SM Cagayan de Oro and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) region 10 at the SM city here on May 1. The division through its Army Recruitment Office (ARO) opened the application for a Philippine Army Officer to give interested and qualified applicants a chance to get a stable job in the security service where they will receive a decent salary with several benefits once employ...
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03May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato May 3 (PIA) -- Some 5,510 scholarship slots are now open to young people in Soccsksargen Region who are interested on taking technical vocational education, an official here announced today. Zeus Ampuyas, regional director of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) – 12 told Philippine Information Agency 12 that the national government has allotted P29,344,000 for agency’s two flagship scholarship...
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03May2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, May 3 (PIA) -- A bloodletting activity highlighted the celebration of the 111th Labor Day last May 1 in the city. With the theme: “Manggagawang Pilipino: Handa sa Hamon ng Makabagong Panahon” (Filipino Laborers: Ready to Face the Challenges of the Modern World), the activity took place after the walk-for-a-cause entitled: “Lakaw Ta Para sa Bata sa Tibuok Amihanang Mindanao,” early morning of May 1. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) led the a...
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02May2013DUMAGUETE CITY, May 2 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) is offering more scholarship slots for out-of-school youth (OSY) beneficiaries under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Cash for Training Project (C4TP) in Negros Oriental. Tesda Director General Joel Villanueva, in a press conference recently held here, said the P1.3 billion national project is in partnership with the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program of DSWD. It intends...
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02May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 2 (PIA) -- Nineteen women former overseas Filipino workers yesterday received check of P10,0000 each that they can use to start an enterprise. Abdulghani K. Umag, regional director of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) 12, the assistance was distributed under the re-integration program Balik Pinay, Balik Hanapbuhay program. “The recipients of grants today (May 1) is part of the 52 ...
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02May2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Mayo 2 (PIA) -- Sentro ngayon ng pagbabantay ng mga pulis sa lungsod ng Kidapawan, North Cotabato ang talamak na nakawan ng mga license plate ng mga motorsiklo. Kaugnay nito, pinag-iingat ngayon ng Kidapawan City PNP ang mga motorista laban sa isang grupo na sangkot sa naturang masamang gawain. Ayon sa pamunuan ng Kidapawan City PNP, halos sunud-sunod ang mga motoristang nagdudulog ng kanilanang reklamo sa pulisya kaugnay sa pagkawala ng plaka ng kanilan...
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02May2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, May 2 (PIA) -- The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao joined the whole nation in celebrating the 111th Labor Day by offering services for overseas Filipino workers and their families. On May 1, OWWA-ARMM facilitated “Libreng Tawag” for OFWs and their dependents at the Shariff Kabunsuan Cultural Complex in Cotabato City. Interested OFWs and family members who went to the Labor Day site, we...
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02May2013ILOILO CITY, May 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) region 6 appealed to companies and agencies taking part in the Labor Day jobs fair to hire qualified job seekers on the spot. DOLE 6 Regional Assistant Director Salome Siaton said these job fairs are conducted to lessen the unemployment rate in Western Visayas so it would help if employers immediately hire qualified applicants. “Let us not wait for the time that we will hire jobseekers qualified for the position in e...
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02May2013ILOILO CITY, May 2 (PIA) -- Jobseekers who were not hired on the spot at the Labor Day job fairs conducted in this city yesterday were told not to worry as employers will continue processing their applications. “Selecting job applicants is a very tough job for employers. They may need more time to review job applications, to go over details of your credentials and may need to conduct another set of interview,” said Pearl Janet Gorriceta, president of the Panay Service Exporters Association ...
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02May2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, May 2 (PIA) -- Mindanao State University (MSU) continues to serve as an effective instrument in capacitating Muslim communities to catch up with more developed communities in the country. This was emphasized by MSU President Macapado Muslim during the groundbreaking rites of the College of Information Technology building in MSU main campus recently. Muslim said one noticeable trend in the university today is the increasing number of top performing Muslim students a...
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01May2013ISABELA CITY, Basilan, May 1 (PIA) -- Labor day observance in the city started eight days ahead, as the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-IX held a Jobs Fair last April 23 with 16,388 jobs available overseas. Engr. Wesley D. Tan, head of DOLE’s provincial office here, said that seven recruitment agencies for overseas employment and two local agencies participated in the event. During the opening ceremony, Tan told some 146 job seekers to always be ready to face opportunities equipp...
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01May2013DIGOS CITY, DAVAO DEL SUR, May 1 (PIA) -- The Davao del Sur Electric Cooperative, Inc. has asked for public understanding and patience on the continuing brownouts in the province. DASURECO general manager Engr. Godofredo Guya raised the need for the residents to be more enduring of the power situation as they announced through text blast to the media that the province could experience longer brownout period starting April 25. Guya explained that the prolonged brownout was due to “severe po...
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01May2013SAN FERNANDO CITY, May 1 (PIA) -- Stakeholders in local development met up recently and reviewed the Ilocos Region Development Plan to synch it in with the Philippine Development Plan (PDP). Juan Ngalob, director of the National Economic Development Authority in the Ilocos, said the regional plan needs revalidation so that regional issues and concerns are considered in updating the PDP policies and strategies. “The revalidation is essential so that (the regional plan) is reflected in the nat...
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01May2013QUEZON CITY, May 1 (PIA) -- There are 171,532 local and overseas job opportunities from 760 employers available to job seekers at the 2013 Labor Day Job Fairs in the National Capital Region (NCR) today, May 1. The 2013 Labor Day with the theme, Manggagawang Pilipino: Handa sa Hamon ng Makabagong Panahon is being celebrated as a tribute to the nation’s workers, in recognition of their significant contribution to the country’s development, and to highlight their achievements as a major soci...
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01May2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- The Cagayan de Oro-Misamis Oriental cluster was the most favored by foreign tourists among the other clusters in Northern Mindanao during the year 2012, the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) said. Data gathered by NEDA from the Department of Tourism (DOT) in the region show that 74 percent of the 61,113 foreign tourists or 45,244 went to the Cagayan de Oro-Misamis Oriental last year. This was followed in by Camiguin with 9,389 foreign tourist...
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01May2013CEBU CITY, May 1 (PIA7) --- Cebu is not far from being rice sufficient this time with the Cebu Provincial Capitol behind. This was the statement of Angel Enriquez, Department of Agriculture 7 Officer in Charge Regional Director, in the recent launching of the International Rice Year in Cebu. In her speech, Enriquez thanked the Provincial Government including the mayors of the local government units for a good performance in rice production which eventually contributed to Central Visayas’ ran...
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30Apr2013BACOLOD CITY, April 30 (PIA6) -- The Department of Trade and Industry here has warned the public against the unsafe use of butane canisters filled with Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). DTI notes rampant use of these canisters as containers for LPG which are not intended and designed for LPG thus posing danger to users and households. Butane canisters are not compliant with quality and safety requirements for LPG refill. Leak may occur and containers may emit hazardous gas which can lead to fi...
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30Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 30 (PIA) -- Umabot sa 411 na indibidwal ang agad nagkaroon ng trabaho sa isinagawang pre-Labor Day jobs fair sa isang mall sa Koronadal City kamakailan. Sa ulat na inilabas ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 12 kahapon, inihayag ni DOLE 12 labor communications officer Charmaine Dawn Sonsona na 335 ang pasok sa trabaho sa mga lokal na kompanya samantalang 76 ang magkakapagtrabaho sa ib...
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30Apr2013TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, April 30 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 8 has organized a jobs fair on May 1 which will offer more than 2,500 jobs for jobseekers in Eastern Visayas. DOLE 8 Director Exequiel R. Sarcauga announced this in a media forum Monday, saying that as of April 29, 35 local employers have already signified their intent to participate in the jobs fair who will open about 1,000 jobs while five manpower manning agencies will offer about 1,500 overseas jobs confir...
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30Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 30 (PIA) -- Nagpaalala ang pamunuan ng Kidapawan City PNP sa lalawigan ng North Cotabato sa mga may-ari ng sasakyan na magdoble ingat. Ito ay sa posibleng paglipana ng bukas-kotse gang sa lungsod. Kaugnay nito, kamakailan ay naaresto ng mga pulis ang isang suspek na sapilitang binuksan ang kotse ng isang appliance store manager at tinangkang pagnakawan ito. Narekober naman sa suspek ang ilang mga gamit tulad ng wire cutter, wrench, combination scre...
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30Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) are urged to participate in the slated job fairs in the region in time for the observance of Labor Day on May 1 (Wednesday). Department of Labor and Employment regional director Joffrey Suyao assured that everyone is welcome, especially the PWDs to choose and apply from among the more than 30,000 jobs to be opened during the job fair events. Suyao said his office is coordinating with the officers of PWDs organizations to discuss on...
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30Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 30 (PIA) -- More opportunities have been opened for the muscovado industry players in Sultan Kudarat province, an official said. Department of Trade and Industry provincial director Nelly Nita Dillera said that after the Muscovado Technology Forum and Market Matching held last April 16 exporters from Manila immediately booked an initial order of three tons of Muscovado from a local miller. The exporters, Dillera said are also keen on making a 10-ton reg...
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30Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office (NSO) during a news conference here reported that 94.4 percent or nine out of 10 persons in region 10 are employed in the first quarter of the year. Dr. Marilou B. Igdon, NSO regional director and Dr. Janith C. Aves, Misamis Oriental provincial statistics officer said it is important to do a quarterly labor force survey to monitor the employment rate in the region. NSO said Northern Mindanao has the highest Labor Force Par...
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30Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 30 -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) region 10 is fast tracking the implementation of its new awards program - the Seal of Disaster Preparedness (SDP). Atty. Rene K. Burdeos, DILG 10 regional director, said SDP is an offshoot of the Seal of Good Housekeeping (SGH) which intends to scale up a local government unit’s (LGU) performance in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRMM). Burdeos said the SDP is conferred as an official symbol ...
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30Apr2013DAGUPAN CITY, April 30 (PIA) -- This year’s Bangus festival maybe short on duration, but festival events have morphed to other unique attractions to make up for the shorter time to celebrate the global event. More than 24 activities were lined up to add color to the festivities and compensate for its abbreviated duration. On April 22, the festival opened with a float parade called the Bangus ed Carosa, featuring various floats, including milkfish, made by the city government, non-government...
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30Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 30 (PIA) – It will be a field day for job seekers tomorrow as 18,000 job vacancies will be up for grabs in five jobs fairs in Cebu and Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental undertaken by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 7. DOLE-7 Regional Director Chona M. Mantilla during the forum of the Association of Government Information Officers (AGIO) 7 said there are 11,000 local job vacancies and 7,000 overseas employment opportunities to be offered tomorrow. “The conduct ...
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30Apr2013MANILA, April 30 (PIA) -- Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Francis Tolentino has signed a memorandum circular requiring owners, operators, and drivers of cement trucks or cement mixers to put visible signs indicating "Loaded With Cement Keep Distance" on their vehicles. According to Tolentino, these signs would alert the motorists to keep a safe distance away from the cement trucks / mixers to avoid accidents on the road. "Cement trucks create serious risks for moto...
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29Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Apr 29 (PIA) -- Nagpabutyag ang mga opisyal sang nagapanguna nga mga hugpong sang biodynamic kag organiko nga panguma sa Mindanao sang pagkagusto sang madamo nga pakig-upod sa gobyerno sa pagpalapnag sang paghimo sang organiko nga panguma sa pungsod. Ang Don Bosco Foundation for Sutainable Development Incorporated (DBFSDI) nagapangita sang malapad nga ulumhan sang organiko nga panguma indi lang sa Mindanao kundi sa iban nga parti sang pungsod. Si Maria Helenita...
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29Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 29 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Regional Office 10 will hold a Diskwento Caravan on May 2 and 3 in line with the 111th Labor Day celebration in the region. The two-day caravan, with the theme “Presyong Panalo ang Empleyado,” will be held at the Provincial Capitol Ground in Velez Street, this city. Lawyer Johnson G. Cañete, DOLE-10 Regional Director, said the activity aims to provide an opportunity to the labor sector, most especially th...
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29Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 29 (PIA) -- Almost four in every 10 applicants during the job fair here Friday got employed, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) -12. Terminal report on the April 26 pre-Labor Day job fair at the Gaisano Grand Mall of Marbel indicates that 411 of the 1,068 registered applicants were hired-on-the spot (HOTS). “Of those hired, 335 landed local jobs while 76 got overseas employment,” DOLE 12 labor communicat...
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29Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 29 (PIA) -- Fish production in Northern Mindanao went down by almost two percent last year to 153,644.20 metric tons in 2012, compared to that of 2011. Reports gathered by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) in the region show that the decline in commercial and municipal fisheries contributed to the negative performance of the fisheries sector. Commercial fisheries dropped by nine percent, from 39,85...
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29Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 29 (PIA)--The Department of Labor & Employment (DOLE) has issued pay rules for the Labor Day. This is based on Proclamation No. 459 on the Payment of Wages for the Regular Holidays, Special (Non-working) Days, and Special Holiday for the Year 2013. According to the DOLE guideline, if the holiday falls on an employee’s regular workday and the day is worked, the employee is entitled to 200 percent of his basic wage on the first eight (8) hours and, for work in excess of ...
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29Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 29 — A Filipino company that provides renewable energy solutions for all types of property owners said that solar energy is still the best option to solve the so-called Mindanao power crisis. Solar energy is a solution to the power crisis in the southern Philippines and in the pursuit of a lasting and ultimately cheaper power sources in Mindanao, said Engr. Winston Lorenzana Mendoza, chief executive officer of Mendoza Solar, LLC. Mendoza Solar, LLC is an energy com...
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29Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 29 (PIA) – The Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has the most number of local candidates seeking elective posts in the upcoming May 13 elections. This, as the data of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has noted that among the 17 regions of the country, ARMM records a total of 4,174 local candidates or 9.44 percent of 44,221, the country’s total number of local candidates, as of Feb. 20, 2013. Director Esmeralda Amora-Ladra of the Comelec...
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27Apr2013CEBU, April 27 (PIA) -- The government will do the extra push for the achievement of inclusive growth, this was the assurance given by an official of the National Economic and Development Administration (NEDA) during the regional consultation for the update of the Philippine Development Plan in Central Visayas held recently here in Cebu. Assistant Director General of the National Economic and Development Administration (NEDA) Rose Marie Edillon said the government will make sure that insights ...
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27Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 has urged the public to be watchful of one’s carbon footprint as the rise of carbon emissions in the atmosphere will set off a greater global warming and thus resulting to climate change. DENR-7 Regional Executive Director Dr. Isabelo Montejo said that if there is anything that we need to do very seriously and urgently, it is to reduce our individual carbon footprint. Montejo made this call in celebrati...
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26Apr2013KORONADAL City, South Cotabato, April 26 (PIA) -- South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat provinces in Soccsksargen Region has been selected as pilot sites of the “Regional Rice Initiative for Asia” that will be funded by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. Ludivina Dumaya, officer -in- charge of the Regional Crop Protection Center (RCPC) of the Department of Agriculture - 12 disclosed the information in a meeting here o...
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26Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 26 (PIA) -- In observance of Labor Day celebration the Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (TIPC) of Negros Oriental will hold a local and overseas jobs fair on May 1 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Robinson’s Place, Dumaguete City. The Public Employment Services Office (PESO) head Maria Soccoro Mira has advised jobseekers to pre-register at the PESO Office located at the 2nd floor of the Dumaguete City public market, and bring with them the following documents at least three ...
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26Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 27 (PIA) -- Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) director general Joel Villanueva said twenty-eight local and overseas companies participated in Wednesday’s jobs bridging program or jobs fair in Dumaguete City. Tesda’s jobs fair is a pre-Labor Day celebration to provide employment of new technical-vocational graduates in Negros Oriental. Villanueva said Tesda helps graduates find the right job after having a national certificate on the tech-vo...
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26Apr2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, April 26 (PIA) -- Technical Education and Special Skills Development Authority (TESDA) launched its first provincial event Hanapbuhay para sa mga TESDA Specialista in Bohol last April 23 following a series of successful jobs fair in Metro Manila. Hundreds of technical vocational graduates trooped to Bohol Cultural Center for the whole day fair. TESDA director general Joel Villanueva graced the launching with TESDA-7 regional director Rosanna Urdaneta, Provincial Direc...
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26Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 26 (PIA)--Aprubado na ng Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) ng Kidapawan, North Cotabato ang abot sa P8 milyon na supplemental budget. Sa isinagawang sesyon kahapon ng SP, ang nabanggit na pondo ay gagamitin sa pagkumpuni ng slaughter house at Overland Terminal sa naturang lungsod. Nabatid na P1 milyon ang inilaan para sa slaughter house samantalang P300,000 naman ang para sa terminal. Ang natitirang halaga naman ay gagamitin para sa operation and maintena...
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26Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 26 (PIA) -- Napili ng Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) ng United Nations ang mga lalawigan ng South Cotabato at Sultan Kudarat bilang pilot site ng kanilang ipinatutupad ng proyektong “Regional Rice Initiative for Asia.” Inihayag ito ni Ludivina Dumaya, pinuno ng Regional Crop Protection Center (RCPC) ng DA 12 sa isang pulong ng mga provincial integrated pest management coordinators sa ...
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26Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 26 (PIA) -- Job seekers in the region will be given opportunities for possible employment in local and overseas companies that will offer 30,893 vacancies in job fairs set on Labor Day. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE-XI) will lead three simultaneous job fair events at SM City Davao and Gaisano Mall in Davao City and at Gaisano Mall in Tagum City, Davao del Norte, in celebration of Labor Day on May 1. DOLE-XI regional director Atty. Joffrey Suyao bared that about...
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25Apr2013DAVAO CITY April 25 (PIA) -- Fruit wastes and campaign materials have contributed to the rise of the daily collected trash in Davao City. Dolores Remojo Officer-In-Charge of the City Environment and Natural Resources Office said that based on data taken from the weighbridge at the Davao City Sanitary Landfill daily trash collections for the month of April has gone up to 430 tons as compared to the previous collections weighing 410 tons a day. Remojo said that the 20 tons increase are mostly fr...
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25Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 25 (PIA) – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will conduct road reblocking schedules in two major roads in Quezon City this weekend. In a statement, the MMDA said road reblocking will begin on Friday, April 26 at 10 p.m. until Monday, April 29 at 5 a.m. The areas include: Payatas Road from Payats Bridge to Kapalaran St. (southbound, 2nd lane), Quezon City from and along Quirino Highway from road to Regalado North Avenue to Belfast (southbound, 3rd lane...
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25Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) regional office 10 recorded P1.82 billion in new investments for the fourth quarter of 2012. Engineer Cecilio Y. Clarete, chief economic development specialist of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) disclosed during a media forum that most of the new investments went to Bukidnon with 36.20 percent or P659.48 million. Misamis Occidental ranked second with 25.61 percent or P466.59 million; follo...
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25Apr2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has hired 400 part-time workers for the agency’s summer job program this year. DPWH-ARMM Secretary Emil Sadain said the recruits, who are mostly students, will take part in the agency’s “Oplan Linis Bayan” Program, which includes the clean-up of major roads across the region. He said the program is meant to keep roads free from distraction...
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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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25Apr2013MANILA, April 25 (PIA) – Vice President and Presidential Assistant on Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) Concerns chief Jejomar C. Binay cited the Philippine Embassy in Damascus, Syria for its nonstop assistance to thousands of OFWs. The OFWs are seeking repatriation in conflict-ridden Syria including two domestic workers who were employed by a cousin of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. “We must commend the entire workforce of the Philippine Embassy in Damascus, Syria including the members o...
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24Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 24 (PIA) – Electing the right leaders into public office requires careful discernment as Cebu non-government organization Dilaab Foundation urged voters to apply the LASER test. Jenny Tan, project coordinator for Circles of Discernment for Empowerment Project of the Dilaab Foundation said the LASER test is an appropriate tool to assist electorates in making the right choice on May 13. LASER is an acronym of lifestyle, action, supporters, election conduct and reputation which...
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24Apr2013TAGUM CITY, DAVAO DEL NORTE April 24 (PIA) – Melecio Bustamante, 66, never thought that he would ever see the day that he will be able to read and write. Like many members of an indigenous people (IP) community in Tibulao, Carmen, this province, Bustamante never went to school and was deprived of acquiring basic literacy until two years ago. The elderly native basket-maker recounted how life was so difficult and sad at the time when he could not even write his name and count money. “...
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24Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 24 (PIA) -- Patuloy ang panghihikayat ng pamahalaang panglungsod ng Koronadal sa mga magsasaka, partikular sa Roxas at Quezon Mountain Ranges na makilahok sa Tree-Growing Festival sa Hunyo 29. Sa isang panayam, sinabi ni city environment officer Augustus Bretaña na bagama’t may mahigit 60 lugar na silang natukoy na isama sa taunang malawakang pagtatanim ng punong kahoy ng lungsod, kailangan pa r...
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24Apr2013MANILA, April 24 (PIA) -- Around 1,755,034 children in 45,389 day care centers nationwide will benefit from the Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development for school year 2013-2014. In its 2013 DSWD budget, more than P2.9 billion has been allocated for the program covering all 17 regions including the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). In a statement, Social Welfare and Development Secretary Dinky Soliman explained that the SFP is the prov...
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24Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 24 (PIA) -- Benefits await landowners who will commit their farm lots to the city government’s Tree-Growing Festival on June 29. City environment officer Augustus Bretaña said they have already identified at least 60 areas in Roxas and Quezon mountain ranges surrounding the city that would be covered by the third staging of the massive annual tree planting activity of the city government, which has so far ...
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24Apr2013COTABATO CITY, April 24 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DAF-ARMM) expressed optimism that the agency’s project implementation in the autonomous region is way above board with 56 percent of the total amount liquidated while ongoing road project implementation at 47 percent. DAF-ARMM is one of the agencies of government with allocation from the P810 billion Stimulus Fund for agricultural development. Regional Secretary Ma...
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24Apr2013PARAÑAQUE CITY, April 24 (PIA) -- The city government of Parañaque held a tree-planting activity in celebration of Earth Day last Monday, April 22, 2013. “Planting trees benefits people and the environment. For one, they help purify the air and provide shade from the harmful rays of the sun. For another, they help prevent environmental degradation and global warming. Also, it gives us an opportunity to work together in a very productive way,” Parañaque Mayor Jun Bernabe said. Aside fro...
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24Apr2013MAKATI CITY, April 24 (PIA) -- The City Council has passed City Ordinance No. 2013-010 that gives zero percent tax rate to projects entered into by the Japanese government with the Philippine government under the Japan-Official Development Assistance (Japan-ODA), a statement from the Makati city government said. The ‘Japan-ODA Incentive Ordinance’, which took effect last February 18, 2013 upon its approval, was passed in support of the development partnership between the national governmen...
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24Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO, April 23 (PIA) - The volume of palay produced in Northern Mindanao totalled 207,446 metric tons during the fourth quarter of 2012, up by 3.85 percent compared to 2012. Data gathered from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) in the region show that major output gains were recorded for Bukidnon with 106,013 metric tons, up at about 8.64 percent, from the 97,583 metric tons production in the same quarter of 2011, said Engr. Cecilio Y. Clarete, Chief Economic Development Sp...
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24Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 24 (PIA) – The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has extended its full support for the conduct of the 2013 Labor Day Celebration on May 1, 2013. Speaking before the local tri-media during the press conference on Tuesday in one of the local hotels here, TESDA Butuan City-Agusan del Norte Provincial Director Randy Devilla said that as attached agency of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), TESDA has been regularly coordinating with DOLE of...
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24Apr2013SAN JOSE, Antique, April 24 (PIA) - Not all television shows are appropriate for children. This was emphasized by the National Council for Children’s Television (NCCT) to some 200 students and parents during the recent Consultative Forum on Children’s TV Standards 2013 held at the Evelio B. Javier Gymnasium, this municipality. NCCT Chairman Mag Cruz Hatol told the participants that television shows could influence children’s values as they grow up, thereby an appropriate standards dub...
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24Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 24 (PIA) -- A top military officer ordered the soldiers to be impartial at all times in view of the May 13, 2013 national and local midterm elections. General Emmanuel Bautista, chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines told reporters that the primary guidance for this election is to help the poll body conduct peaceful elections side by side with the police. Bautista said soldiers must be non-partisan in the whole electoral process. He said they still awaiting fo...
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23Apr2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 23 (PIA) --- President Benigno S. Aquino III led yesterday the ceremonial groundbreaking of the College of Information Technology (CIT) building of the Mindanao State University (MSU), here. The President was joined by MSU President Macapado Muslim, CHED Commissioner Ruperto Sangalang and ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman in the capsule laying rite that paves the way for the construction of the three-storey building. “Ang gusaling ito ay tagumpay hindi lamang ng M...
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23Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 23 (PIA) -- The whole country will pay tribute to its labor force on May 1, Labor Day. The 111th anniversary of the Labor Day celebration, a regular holiday, is actually the 5th in the list of regular holidays of 2013 as stated in Presidential Proclamation 459 signed by President Aquino. The first four of these regular holidays were New Year’s Day on January 1, Holy Thursday on March 28, Good Friday, March on 29 and Bataan Day on April 9. May 1 reminds...
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23Apr2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 23 (PIA) -- President Aquino on Monday cited some of the government programs which aims to strengthen the education system in the country. In his keynote speech during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Mindanao State University’s (MSU) College of Information Technology (CIT) building, the President said the government has launched the K+12 program to ensure that the Filipino youth can keep up with the graduates of other countries. He also said his administr...
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23Apr2013DAGUPAN CITY, April 23 -- This year’s Pista’y Dayat (Feast of the Sea) in Pangasinan is not just about thanking the bounties of the seas or drawing tourists. It is also a toast for the environment. Provincial Administrator Rafael Baraan said the community should expect crowd-drawing events except fireworks display, which has become a tradition to open the activities. “There will be no fireworks during the entire duration of the celebration,” Baraan said last Friday which marked the ope...
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23Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- The second leg of the Mega Cebu Candidates Forum will take place on April 25 at the Cebu Cultural Center. The morning session will feature electoral bets for Cebu province, 5th and 6th Districts, and Lapulapu City coming from the Liberal Party, Lakas, local Bakud party and independents. The afternoon session on the same day will feature another set of candidates from Lapulapu City and the 5th and 6th Districts, this time from the United Nationalist Alliance, One...
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23Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Local Government Unit of Dauin in Negros Oriental turned over recently to the community a day care centre through the Community-Driven Development (CDD) technology. The day care center was set up in Barangay Libjo, Dauin. CDD harnesses the potential of people in the barangay to analyze their situations, identify their problems and issues in their communities and propose small-scale projects. CDD is ...
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23Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 23 (PIA) -- Officials of the Don Bosco Foundation for Sustainable Development Inc. (DBFSDI), the leading biodynamic and organic farming organization in Mindanao region expressed desire to establish more government partnerships in advancing organic farming activities in the country. Early this month, DBFSDI and the Department of Agriculture (DA) 12 held a Farmers’ Field Day in Brgy New Antique, M’lang of the said province. Highlighted in the...
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23Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 23 (PIA) – Employment is the top indicator in determining whether social inclusive growth as envisioned under the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2011-2016 has trickled down to the masses. Rosemarie Edillon, assistant secretary general of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), said the country is presently enjoying rapid economic growth even as the challenge is maintain momentum. “But rapid growth is one thing while social inclusive growth is another,”...
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23Apr2013BOSTON, Davao Oriental, April 23 -- At least 20,000 hectares in the three typhoon-devastated towns of Davao Oriental's eastern coast were identified potential areas for cultivating oil palm. This came from a team of expert agronomists and agri-business specialists from the Indo Food Company under Indonesia’s largest conglomerate—the Salim Group of Companies who visited the province in response to an invitation from Governor Corazon N. Malanyaon who is keen at tapping huge investment opport...
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23Apr2013TAGUM CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- The province of Davao del Norte is setting out its quest by building sports champions with the launch of its first-ever sports camp at the Davao del Norte Sports and Cultural Center which started last April 18 until the 30th. The sports clinic provided a better alternative for hundreds of kids to fruitfully enjoy their summer vacation, by learning the fundamentals and sharpening their skills in sports. Aside from physical benefits, the children, aged six to 16 ...
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23Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 23 (PIA) -- The National Dairy Authority (NDA)-Visayas told dairy farmers and animal raisers to be vigilant on the condition of their animals during the experienced hot season that started late March this year. During the recent AGIO7 Forum, NDA Visayas Information Officer Farina Dy said that like human, animals may also experience health problems brought about by heat such that attending to the welfare of animals is needed. “They should be very vigilant and implement all t...
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23Apr2013BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occ. April 24 (PIA6)-- Department of Agrarian Reform Secretary Virgilio R. de los Reyes has installed the newly designated DAR officials for Negros Occidental North and South at Bacolod Pavillion Hotel and Restaurant. Installed were OIC Assistant Regional Director Florentino D. Siladan for the whole province. For Negros Occidental South were, OIC Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer (PARO) II Lucrecia S. Taberna , OIC CARPO for Operations Arnulfo Figueroa with OIC Municipal...
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22Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 22 (PIA) -- Several activities have been lined-up by the Ozamiz City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRMC), relative to the celebration of the Earth Day on April 22, this year. Focused on the theme: “Earth Day: The Face of Climate Change,” these activities include the conduct of a costal clean-up along Cotta Beach, this city, today, April 22, Grace Ongco, General Services Officer and Concurrent City Administrator, said. The other acti...
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22Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 22 (PIA) -- At least 10,596 jobs will be available to job seekers in Soccksargen Region in fairs in line with the celebration of the Labor celebration Day on May 1, according the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 12. DOLE 12 regional director Ofelia B. Domingo said the number of vacancies was based on the report of jobs available submitted by employers who have signified participation in t...
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22Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 22 (PIA) –- More income-generation and employment opportunities are being offered to Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiearies in Soccsksargen Region. Zeus Ampuyas, regional director of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) 12, said the agency will provide technical vocational education in May to recipients of the national government’s conditional cash transfer. Ampuyas said priority for the ...
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22Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 22 (PIA) – The Father Saturnino Urios University (FSUU) Policy Center here initiates today’s Candidates Forum for the congressional, mayoral, vice mayoral and candidates for councilor of this city. It will start at 4:00 p.m at the FSUU Gymnasium. FSUU Policy Center Executive Director Josefe Sorrera-Ty said environment, good governance, sustainable development are but a few of the most persisting and relevant issues of Butuan confronting the 2013 mide-term election. “Re...
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21Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 21 (PIA) -- The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Regional Office 10 conducted a media forum last April 18 and presented the economic performance of the Northern Mindanao during the year 2012. Engr. Cecilio Y. Clarete of NEDA-10 emphasized in his presentation the positive performances noted in agricultural production, tax and customs collections) and investments. According to him, agricultural production and tax and customs collections increased by ...
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20Apr2013VIGAN CITY, April 20 (PIA) -- Ilocos Sur residents are finding ways to keep cool during this intense summer heat by getting rid of debris from canals, creeks and other bodies of water to promote cleanliness and environmental conservation. The cleanup drive, which will be observed in the towns of Tagudin and Santa and Candon City, is part of the Earth Day celebrations on April 22. Benjamin Abucay, Provincial Environment and Natural Resources (Penro) Officer, said that cleaning the surroundings ...
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19Apr2013DAGUPAN CITY, Apr 19 (PIA) -- Given the nature of their work, the city’s waste management division (WMD) workers should be entitled to a hazard pay, the division’s chief officer said. Teddy Villamil Jr., WMD chief, said workers under the division perform jobs ranging from street sweeping, garbage collection, recycling and maintenance of the controlled dumpsite. “Owing to the nature of their jobs, they should be considered health workers and entitled to a hazard pay,” he said. Villami...
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19Apr2013MANILA, April 19 (PIA) -- In honor of Filipino workers, Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle will hold a mass on Labor Day, May 1, at the Quiapo Church. According to the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), Cardinal Tagle will be joined by several priests and bishops to con-celebrate the mass in paying tribute to the workers’ invaluable contribution to society. Various labor groups are also expected to grace the occasion organized by the Church People Workers Sol...
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19Apr2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, April 19 (PIA) – An hour-long cultural presentation on environmental protection will be staged by the Capiz provincial government on April 22 at the Provincial Park here. This is in line with the Earth Day celebration this month. “Philippine and Capiz folk dances depicting plants and animals will be performed during the show,” said Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Officer Alphonsus Tesoro. The Saot Capiz Performing Arts composed of Colegio dela Purisima Concep...
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18Apr2013DAGUPAN CITY, Apr. 18 -- Basketball fans will be treated to a rare extravaganza starring the acknowledged next generation of outstanding Pinoy basketball players in the National Training Camp of the Jr. National Basketball Association (NBA) Philippines 2013 on April 28. The most promising young stars of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and provincial school leagues will pit their talents against each other in an exhib...
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18Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 18 (PIA) -- The city council of Davao commended Lt. General Jorge Segovia, outgoing commander of the Eastern Mindanao Command for the peace being enjoyed by the city and all areas under his jurisdiction. Thirteen councilors agreed on a resolution authored by Councilor Bernie Al-ag citing the exemplary performance and accomplishments of Segovia as former commander of the 10th Infantry Division and eventually the chief of the Eastern Mindanao Command. Al-ag cited Segovia’s le...
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18Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 18 (PIA) -- A top military officer expressed confidence that the insurgency problem in Davao Oriental will totally die down as the government and stakeholders continue to reach out and strengthen the effort to assist former rebels to start life anew. Colonel Rey Leonardo Guerrero, commander of the 701st Infantry Brigade said the provision of livelihood checks to the nine rebel returnees only shows the seriousness of government to address the roots of insurgency. “This endea...
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18Apr2013DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, April 18 (PIA) -- Some 114 Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) across the province here have recently benefited from a leg prostheses grant amounting to about P3 million from the Fil-American Association of Central New Jersey (FAACNJ). The FAACNJ assistance for the PWDs was in partnership with Davao del Sur Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO). Rosula B. Aldanese, PSWDO focal person for PWDs program, said 95 of the beneficiaries were fitted and have ...
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18Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 18 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture is bringing to higher level its commitment to transparency in all transactions, programs and projects. Recently , DA’s Information Technology Center for Agriculture and Fisheries conducted a consultation workshop for data security and handling access and data sharing standard policy of the department. Members of the DA-Information Technology Round for Agriculture’s Communications Thr...
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18Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 18 (PIA) -- Food, beverage , and packaging company San Miguel Corporation and the Department of Agriculture 12 are urging farmers in South Cotabato and nearby provinces to plant cassava. In a recent training on cassava production, post-harvest facilities and processing technologies, Edgar Labor, regional cassava focal person, said the government agency and SMC are jointly pushing for increased cassava prod...
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18Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 18 (PIA6) -- A regional consultation on the 2011-2016 Philippine Development Plan (PDP) and Regional Development Plan (RDP) Updating will be held here, April 23. This is part of the midterm updating ordered by President Aquino to ensure that these plans are more responsive and relevant to current and emerging development issues. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) 6 Regional Director Ro-Ann Bacal said the activity will be conducted by a team ...
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18Apr2013COTABATO CITY, April 18 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries in the Autonomous Region in Mulsim Mindanao (DAF-ARMM) continues its relentless information and education campaign to increase agricultural production and reduce palay grain losses and rice wastage. Over the years, DAF-ARMM has utilized the broadcast medium to reach out and impart knowledge and skills on rice, corn, animal raising, fruit crops and vegetable backyard gardening, fishing technology and other related cours...
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18Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 18 (PIA) -- A military unit in-charge in the campaign against terrorism and other forms of criminality in the city vowed to keep its rank clean from illegal-drug dependents. 2nd Lt. Chrystin Joan Pamplona, civil-military operations officer of the Task Force Davao issued the statement after 400 of its members proved negative in the latest random drug test conducted in the contingent. She said the random drug test covered Colonel Casiano Monilla, commander of the TF Davao down...
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18Apr2013DAVAO ORIENTAL, April 18 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Davao Oriental recently inaugurated the half-way house for rebel returnees which cost P1.7 million funded by the Office of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP). The facility was designed to provide enabling services for “total rehabilitation and development of former rebels,” Provincial Gov. Corazon Malanyaon said. The half-way house is located in Sitio Magay at the compound of the Provincia...
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18Apr2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, April 18 (PIA6) -- The Provincial Environment Management Office (PEMO) together with other stakeholders have set activities for the Earth Day celebration on April 22. Among the activities lined up are Bird watching in Barangay Tibsoc in San Enrique and Mangrove Replanting in Barangay San Juan in the towns of San Enrique and Pontevedra, respectively. PEMO has also invited resource persons from the Department of Energy to talk about “Climate Change and Energy” on April...
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17Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, Apr. 17 (PIA) -- Every year on April 7, World Health Day commemorates the founding anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948. A theme is selected yearly to better give emphasis on a certain area of public health in the world. This year, the theme is High Blood Pressure. About one in 10 people in their 20s and 30s to five in every 10 people in their 50s or one in every three adults have high blood pressure worldwide(WHO). Hypertension – the rise in blood pressu...
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17Apr2013DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, April 17 (PIA) -- With less than a month toward elections, the Office of the Provincial Election Supervisor here has set its final instructions for the election officers (EOs) and schedules of activities, including the delivery of election paraphernalia. Atty. Gay Asuncion Enumerables, Davao del Sur provincial election supervisor, laid down the work plan for the province before the EOs together with the officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces o...
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17Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Abril 17 (PIA) -- Nagapanawagan ang mga negosyo nga ari dire sa Mindanao sa pagpatuman kag pagpadayon sang mga buluhaton sa paghatag sang madali makuhaan sang enerhiya sa manubo nga presyo para sa pumuluyo nga masami nakaagum sang kakulangon sang kuryente. Nagsinapulay ang mga puno sang Mindanao Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) upod ang mga puno sang nasyunal PCCI para sa mga pamaagi sa pagsabat sa padayon nga nagalibot nga brownout nga naa...
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17Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 17 (PIA) -- Operators of Barangay Food Terminals (BFT) across Soccsksargen Region were recently gathered for meeting and planning sessions intended to improve management of the facilities as business investments. The three-day activity held at Durian Garden in Polomolok town last week was led by the Department of Agriculture – Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Division (AMAD) – 12. In attendance were barangay and m...
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16Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 16 (PIA) -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reminds importers, traders and distributors to secure FDA authorization in using “magic sugar” or the artificial sweetener. This after FDA Acting Director Dr. Kenneth Y. Hartigan-Go issued on Monday, April 15 Advisory No. 2013-009 which allows the use of “magic sugar,” revoking BFAD Advisory No. 05 issued in 2000, which prohibits its importation, distribution and sale. According to FDA, the decision to finally allo...
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16Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 16 (PIA) -- Various district jails under the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in Region 6 are introducing innovations in jail management to strengthen the welfare programs for the inmates and improve existing jail facilities to provide them a home-like atmosphere. Jail Chief Inspector Gilbert Peremne, warden of the Bacolod City District Jail Male Dormitory, said they will launch the "e-dalaw" or the electronic dalaw (visit) that will allow inmates to use their computer...
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16Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 16 (PIA) -- Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Director General Jose Mari Oquinena, who is also a stalwart of Gawad Kalinga, thanked the officers and members of the Iloilo Golf and Country Club for accepting the challenge to help build homes for the poorest of the poor in Iloilo. Oquinena also underscored the role of golfers in the government’s development agenda, saying that by helping giving homes to the homeless they are in effect helping end poverty. ...
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16Apr2013NEW CORELLA, Davao del Norte, April 16 (PIA) -- The new Produkto DavNor Pasalubong Center in Poblacion, New Corella, Davao del Norte province will provide a big boost to the rising tourism industry of the municipality. Governor Rodolfo del Rosario said the launch of the souvenir shop on Thursday will not only serve as a marketing facility for locally-made products, but will also offer a venue for the tourists to complete their experience in visiting the town. The Governor said tourists, in...
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16Apr2013CITY OF MATI, Davao Oriental, April 16 PIA -- Pushing for the total rehabilitation and development of former rebels, the provincial government of Davao Oriental in partnership with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Process (OPAPP) and the Philippine Army inaugurated on April 10 the newly constructed halfway house for rebel returnees. Considered a novel project that props the peace and development efforts of the province, the facility will serve as a transition shelter that will pr...
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16Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 16 – Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam vowed to work with the Philippines in pursuing development in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) region. "As Asean Chair for this year, Brunei will continue to work with the Philippines, towards achieving concrete outcomes in economic growth and social progress and in promoting regional peace and stability,” Sultan Bolkiah said today during the state luncheon held in his honor at Malacanang Palace. ...
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16Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 16 (PIA)-- Hiniling ng pamunuan ng Kidapawan City PNP sa North Cotabato sa mga mamamayan sa lungsod na patuloy na suportahan ang kanilang kampanya sa paglaban sa kriminalidad na nangyayari sa lungsod. Ito ay dahil sa patuloy na pagdami ng mga insidente ng panghoholdap at nakawan na naitala sa lugar. Ayon kay Kidapawan City PNP Police Director Joseph Semillano, nadaragdagan ang bilang ng mga nabanggit na krimen at partikular na biktima nito ay mga es...
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16Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 16 (PIA) -- Nagpahayag ng pagkabahala ang isang opisyal ng Integrated Public Health Office o IPHO Maguindanao sa pagdami ng bilang ng mga residenteng mayroong tuberculosis o TB sa probinsya. Sinabi ni IPHO-Maguindanao Chief Tahir Sulaik, nakapagtala sila ng higit 50 na panibagong kaso ng TB sa iba’t-ibang bahagi ng Maguindanao. Ayon pa kay Dr. Sulaik, matagal na silang humiling ng mga anti-TB drugs sa Department of Health central office subalit h...
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16Apr2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, April 16 (PIA6) – A workshop on Grains Classification was conducted by the National Food Authority (NFA) – Capiz last April 11 at the Capiz State University (CapSU) campus here to educate farmers on how they could profit more from their produce by keenly observing the Philippine Grains Standardization Program (PGSP). The PGSP implementation, which is solely entrusted to NFA since 1972, aims to standardize primary quality of rice both valid for export and domestic consump...
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16Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 16 (PIA) -- An official of the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) in Maguindanao is alarmed with the increase in number of residents with the highly infectious tuberculosis in the area. IPHO-Maguindanao Chief Dr. Tahir Sulaik , they have recently recorded more than 50 TB cases in different areas of Maguindanao. Dr. Sulaik also added they have been requesting for anti-TB drugs in the Department of Health central office but up to now these have not ...
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16Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 15 (PIA) -- Isinagawa kamakailan ang election reporting training sa lungsod ng Kidapawan sa North Cotabato na pinangunahan ng National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP). Ang pagsasanay ay dinaluhan ng mga mamamahayag sa buong South at Central Mindanao partikular sa lungsod ng Cotabato, lungsod ng Tacurong sa Sultan Kudarat, lungsod ng Kidapawan at mga bayan ng Kabacan at Midsayap naman sa North Cotabato. Kabilang sa mga naging tagapagsal...
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16Apr2013SYUDAD SANG ILOILO, Abril 16 (PIA6) -- Ang nagkalain-lain nga mga bilangguan sa idalum sang Bureau of Jail Management and Penology sa Rehiyon VI magalunsar sang mga pagbag-o sa pagdumala sang mga prisohan para mapabaskug ang programa para sa kaayuhan sang mga priso kag mapaayo pa ang mga pasilidad nga makahatag sa ila sang balaynon nga palibot. Suno kay Jail Chief Inspector Gilbert Peremne, Warden sang Bacolod City District Jail Male Dormitory, ila pagalunsar ang "e-dalaw" ukon electronic dalaw...
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15Apr2013KALIBO, Aklan, April 15 (PIA6) -- Nakabaton kurundaya eamang it Rice Achiever Award para sa dag-ong 2012 ro banwang Kalibo halin sa Department of Agriculture (DA). Ginbaton it banwang Kalibo ro nasambit nga award kaibahan rong mga banwa it Pototan ag San Miguel it Iloilo, Dumalag it Capiz, Kabankalan it Negros ag Sibalom it Antique. Bilang mga awardees, rayang mga banwa hay nakabaton kada isaea it sang milyon nga balor it mga proyekto ag insentibo. Suno kay Mayor William Lachica it Kali...
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15Apr2013CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, April 15 (PIA) -- About P.5-million worth of suspected uncertified flat glass were confiscated recently as a result of the Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI) on-the-spot inspection and monitoring of products covered under DTI’s product standards law. Ranulfo Guce, chief of DTI-Rizal's business regulation and consumer welfare division and leader of the enforcement team, said three flat glass retailers in Lipa City failed to present the valid import commodity clearan...
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15Apr2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 15 (PIA) -- The regional secretary of the Department of Education in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepED-ARMM) lauded the teachers and pupils under the Marawi City School Division. Lawyer Jamar Kulayan, who graced the city’s 33rd founding anniversary on Sunday, said he is proud and impressed by the recent performance of the Marawi City School Division. He said Marawi City School Division recorded a high rating in the regional assessment in Scienc...
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15Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 15 (PIA) -- Umaasa ang pamunuan Barangay Peace-keeping Action Team (BPAT) sa lungsod ng Kidapawan, North Cotabato na maibibigay na sa kanilang hanay ang mga hiniling na kagamitan tulad ng base at hand held radios. Ayon kay BPAT Federation President Danny Ahoc, importante ang naturang mga gamit upang mapabilis ang komunikasyon lalo na sa mga hindi inaasahang pagkakataon. Aniya, mas lalong kailangan ang mga kagamitan upang masawata ang mga panghohold...
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14Apr2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 14 (PIA) -- The bureaucratic reforms introduced in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) yielded unprecedented savings and have put a stop on influence peddling and other anomalous practices that have come to define ARMM. This was emphasized by ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman in his presentation during the visit of President Benigno S. Aqino III to Cotabato City, Friday. The President made his first ever visit to the seat of the ARMM government to che...
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14Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 14 (PIA) -- President Benigno Aquino III complimented Maguindanao Gov. Esmael ‘Toto’ Mangudadatu for a job well done in implementing projects and programs in the province which have paved a way for a more progressive Maguindanao. In his message during his visit in Buluan town Friday, Aquino said that Mangudadadtu’s administration has improved the province, changed the perceptions of many regarding Maguindanao, and contributed much to the ...
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13Apr2013DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, April 13 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) here are gearing up for the coming mid term elections, assuring of sufficient forces to ensure a secure and fair election (SAFE) on May 13. The Davao del Sur Provincial Police Office (DSPPO), the 39th Infantry Battalion and 73rd IB under AFP’s 10th Infantry Division have set their respective security measures and deployment plans in preparation for the election. In ...
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13Apr2013MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, April 13 (PIA) -- Undersecretary Jose Marie Oquinena of the Presidential Communications and Operations Office (PCOO) ignited the spirit of young people, leading them to a life of service for God, country, and for others. Speaking before over 4,000 youths that converged at the jam-packed city gym here last night for the start of the church-based Regional Youth Day, Oquinena, who is also the Director-General of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), literally led ...
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13Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 13 (PIA) -- Members of the Oro Association of Rafters, river guides and their dependents took time out from their busy schedules to participate in the tree growing activity of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Conceptualized to increase environmental consciousness to help save and protect Mother earth, the activity called “Iswag Kagay-an” kicked-off on April 11 along the riverside in Barangay Mambuaya, here. It aims to restore the aesthetic value of ...
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13Apr2013KALIBO, Aklan, April 13 (PIA6) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) has awarded the municipality of Kalibo as one of Western Visayas’ Rice Achievers for 2012. The municipality of Kalibo received the award along with the local government units of Pototan and San Miguel of Iloilo, Dumalag of Capiz, Kabankalan of Negros, and Sibalom of Antique. As awardees, these municipalities each received P1 million worth of projects and incentives. Kalibo Mayor William Lachica, who received the award ...
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12Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 12 (PIA) -- National Irrigation Administration (NIA) 12, highlights its three-day 35th Foundation Anniversary with the recognition of groups and individuals who have shown exemplary performance. Evelyn Bragasin, Information officer of NIA 12 said the anniversary celebration began on April 10 and will end today at the Notre Dame of Midsayap College Gymnasium in Midsayap, North Cotabato where the awarding ceremon...
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12Apr2013DAPITAN CITY, April 12 (PIA) -- A total of 473 students from this city’s 50 barangays are going to benefit this summer from the Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) jointly implemented by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the city government led by Mayor Agapito Cardino. Public Employment Service Officer (PESO) Floro Empeynado said the program beneficiaries will work in three batches for a period of 20 days. The first batch of 173 students already reported ...
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12Apr2013PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, April 12 (PIA) -- The Philippine Government has offered assistance to all Mindanao Electric Cooperative by extending financial assistance through a soft loan at National Electric Administration to purchase Modular Generating Sets at 6 percent interest per annum. Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative Inc. (ASELCO) Gen. Manager Emmanuel Galarce said, because of the power shortage that Mindanao is again experiencing this year, the National Electrification Admin...
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12Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 12 (PIA) -- The Anti-Smoking Task Force of Davao City has doubled its efforts in the information and education campaign (IEC) to keep the people aware of the new anti-smoking policy which will be fully implemented on May 31 this year in the city. Speaking at the I-Speak Forum, Dr. Domilyn Villareiz, co-chair of the Anti-Smoking Task Force said the IEC currently targets the barangays chairs who will deliver the information down to their respective constituents. She said that ...
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12Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 12 -- The Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals (BCBP) renewed its call for its members to lead in changing the business sector towards one that practices Christian values that denounces corruption and dishonesty. The BCBP issued the call as it kicked off its 33rd National Anniversary Celebration themed “Change the Face of Business” at the Ateneo de Iloilo in Iloilo City, April 12. The stand of the organization conforms with the “Matuwid na Daan...
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12Apr2013DAVAO CITY April 12 (PIA)- The Philippine Information Agency XI’s candidates forum tackled multiple family members serving and running for public service positions which saw the attendance of first district congressional candidate Luis Bonguyan and reelectionist Vice-Mayor James Gamao. The forum held today at the PIA-XI office in Davao City is part of the PIA-XI’s support to Comelec resolution 598 which deputizes government agencies particularly the PIA to assist the Commission on Elections...
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12Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 12 (PIA) -- The Department Of Agriculture (DA) and National Irrigation Administration (NIA) pledged to support peace and development initiative for Kalabugao Plain of the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC), region 10, with an initial amount of P44.43M worth of projects during the Council’s April 10 meet. Dubbed Peace and Development Convergence Program for Kalabugao Plain, the RPOC-10 Technical Working Group (TWG) has conceptualized the program aimed to devel...
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11Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Apr. 11 (PIA) -- More than 300 families in the city are set to benefit from the free water installation project of the Misamis Occidental Water District (MOWD) this year. The said installation package includes free water meter and about 10 meters of water pipes into their houses from the main pipes, Ferdinand Revelo, MOWD general manager, said. Revelo said this is already a big savings for the beneficiary families since the installation of water pipes can amoun...
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11Apr2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, April 11 (PIA) -- This year’s April 12 is a special holiday throughout the province to give Capicenos a chance to ponder on the unselfish acts of President Manuel Roxas in commemoration of his 65th death anniversary. Republic Act 9217 also known as President Manuel A. Roxas Memorial Day Act assigns the nearest Friday to April 15 as a special non-working holiday in the entire province and city to reminisce the life, ideals and principles espoused by statesman Roxas. Roxas...
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11Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 11 (PIA) -- The National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) has recorded a further 15.6 percent decline in Philippine merchandise exports this February 2013. The lower export earnings were partly due to persistent weakness in global demand, which seems to be consistent with the January 2013 imports report of NEDA, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said. "We indicated that there is a possibility that electronic exports in the first quarter of 2013 will...
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11Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 11 (PIA) -- The first round of the Mega Cebu candidates forum wrapped up with four mayoral candidates who showed up to present their platforms of government particularly their vision for economic growth for Mega Cebu. Present during the forum held at the Cebu Cultural Center were mayoral bets for Carcar City, reelectionist Nicepuro Apura and Mariano Alegarbes; San Fernando mayoral candidate Lakambini Reluya; and First District Rep. Eduardo Gullas of Talisay City. Mayor Val C...
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11Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 11 (PIA) -- Following the success of the Agri-Pinoy Rice Program’s Agri-Pinoy Rice Achievers’ Awards (APRAA), the Department of Agriculture’s Agri-Pinoy Corn Program has launched the nationwide Corn Quality Awards to give honors to top achievers involved in the development of the corn industry. Zaldy Boloron, regional corn program coordinator of DA 12 said, the awards, which has a budget allotment of P29- million, is ope...
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11Apr2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, April 11 (PIA6) -- Operatives from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Community Environment and Natural Resources Office seized wildlife by-products displayed at the Panaad Park. Several local government units and entrepreneurs currently display and sell products of all kinds for the celebration of the 20th Panaad sa Negros Festival until April 14. PAW Unit Chief Forester Rosendo Lopez and Forest Ranger Rolando Estil confiscated the products from a certa...
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11Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 11 -- The utility firm Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) has opened its first mall-based full-service center and also started airing its first radio program. The radio program titled Kaalaman sa Kuryente or Power Knowledge is aired over DXUM-Radyo Ukay every Thursday 2 p.m.-3 p.m. The program started broadcasting last April 4 and is hosted by Amy Cabusao. Several resource persons from the company will be available during the duration of the program. The radio project aims...
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10Apr2013NEW ZEALAND, April 10 -- Upon the invitation of New Zealand Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae and Lady Janine Mateparae, Philippine Ambassador Virginia H. Benavidez joined the Heads of Diplomatic Missions to a State Welcome Ceremony and a State Dinner on the occasion of the visit of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan and Yang-Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, to New Zealand at the Government House on March 26. The Sultan’s visit built on the positive and friendly relationship ...
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10Apr2013PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, April 10 (PIA) -- The National Commission for Culture and the Arts-National Committee on Dance (NCCA-NCD), headed by Shirley Halili-Cruz, heads Dance Xchange: The Philippine International Dance Workshop and Festival, on April 11 to 14 in Puerto Princesa City. It brings together the best dance companies and dance experts, both local and international, for a grand celebration of dance that includes activities such as artists’ forum, dance workshops to be conducted...
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10Apr2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, April 10 (PIA) -- The Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (Aselco) is appealing to all member-consumers in this province to help save electric power in order to lessen the impact of electric shortage and bigger power rate increase and assuring the general public of no electric power interruption during election period from May 1 to 21, 2013. “As we all know and experience these days, we are suffering a total of four and a half hours of brown out every day, with 1.5 hours per f...
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10Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 10 (PIA 12) -- The regional office of the Department of Agriculture (DA 12) here has announced the opening of the 2013 Gawad Saka Search. Amalia Jayag-Datukan, DA 12’s regional executive director said, Gawad Saka Search is an annual undertaking of DA in cooperation with the local government units, other government institutions, non-government organizations and private sector. It provides due recognition to farmers, fisherfolk and farmin...
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10Apr2013COTABATO CITY, April 10 (PIA) -- A team from the Department of Health-Manila and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) under Dr. Kadil “Jojo” Sinolinding, Jr. is visiting Bongo Island, in Parang, Maguindanao particularly the cholera outbreak stricken barangay of Tukamarur today, April 10. Last April 2, DOH-ARMM has declared a cholera outbreak in barangay Tukamarur after 31 residents have been hospitalized due to the water-borne disease due to contamination following a heavy rain the d...
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09Apr2013DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, April 9 (PIA) --A provincial Comelec official here clarified that the damage caused by power outage to 11 precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines was “minimal and manageable,” saying it should not alarm the public. Edgardo Sadili, Davao del Sur provincial assistant election supervisor, said the damaged PCOS were part of the 43 machines used during the extensive training in the province that started March 7 and ended April 5. “It is only natural for a machi...
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09Apr2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Abril 9 (PIA) -- Ang upat ka kandidato sa pagkamayor niining syudad mipirma ug kasabutan sa malinawon ug limpyo nga piniliay karung umaabot nga Mayo. Nangulo sa pagpirma sa maong kasabutan si kanhing mayor Fahad Salic ug bisi mayor Noryasmin Calandada. Milagda usab ang duha pa nga naninguha sa pagkamayor nga si Acmad Maruhom ug Punduma Sani. Isip bahin niining kasabutan, matag kandidato nanaad sa ingon nga husayon ang ilang mga kalahian ug dili pagkasinabtanay sa ...
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09Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 9 (PIA) -- The Davao City Police Office is planning to augment the number of police and soldiers in three districts of the city under the election-watch list to guarantee that the residents will cast their votes despite the presence of the rebels. Speaking in the Monday’s Kapihan sa SM, Senior Superintendent Ronald de la Rosa, director of the DCPO said the presence of both the police and soldiers will be maximized in the countryside so that the residents will participate in ...
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08Apr2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, April 8 (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office here listed 18 industries covered by the 2012 Census of the Philippine Business and Industry (CPBI) conducted since April 1, 2013. Listed economic activities/industries include: (1) Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing, (2) Mining and Quarrying, (3) Manufacturing, (4) Electricity, gas, Steam, and Air Conditioning Supply, (5) Water Supply, Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities, (6) Construction, (7) Wholesale and R...
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08Apr2013QUEZON CITY, April 8 (PIA) --The National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) reported that the average inflation rate of the country remained at 3.2 percent for the first three months of 2013 and within the target of 3.0 to 5.0 percent for the year. In a statement, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said the lower prices of food (except vegetable), electricity and petrol pulled headline inflation down in March, while uptick in the prices of non-food items, particularly ...
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08Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 8 (PIA) -- Around 26,000 farmers await the benefits that the new Rice Processing Complex (RPC) in Pilar, Bohol can offer them. This was revealed by Bohol Gov. Edgar Chatto during the recent inauguration of the RPC which was attended by Korean Ambassador Lee Hyuk, Agriculture Undersecretary Bernadette Puyat, and other high-ranking government officials. A statement from the Department of Agriculture-7 said the RPC targets an area of 30,000 hectares or more. The complex will ...
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06Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Abril 6 (PIA) -- Ang Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) sa Rehiyon 10 nag agda sa mga bag-ong graduates ug gapangita ug trabaho sa mega jobs fair karong Mayo 1 ug 2. Ang duha ka adlaw nga jobs fair pagahimuon sa SM City Carpark. Usa kini ka kalihukan nga laray alang sa pagsaulog sa Labor Day karong tuiga. Magtukod usab ug one-stop shop diin ang gapangitag trabaho mamahimong maka pahimulus ug pre-employment documentation services gikan sa ubang ahensiya sa gobyerno s...
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05Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 5 (PIA) -- The Davao City Police Office has placed three areas here in the May 13-election-watch-list due to the presence of communist rebels. Senior Superintendent Ronald de la Rosa, director of the DCPO said these areas are the districts of Paquibato, Marilog and Baguio. He said the presence of the rebels might have an effect on the participation of residents in the electoral exercise. De la Rosa said that as part of the security measures, the Joint Security Coordinating Co...
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05Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 5 (PIA) -- The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) will be pushing for the strengthening of its regional counterparts to ensure thorough implementation of laws that protect and promote the rights of Persons with Disability (PWDs) at the grassroots level. NCDA-Regional Program Coordinator Ruth Tacujan said NCDA has proposed directions for the Regional Council on Disability Affairs (RCDA) that would focus on the reactivation of its priority sub-committees and enabling ...
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05Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 5 (PIA) -- Alamada town in North Cotabato is undergoing cadastral survey under a project supervision of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in partnership with the local government unit concerned. A cadastral survey is a survey made on extensive areas covering an entire municipality or city consisting of several or many parcels of land undertaken for the purpose of land registration. It includes determining bo...
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05Apr2013DASMARIÑAS CITY, Cavite, April 5 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III said infrastructure projects will soon be completed to further expand the tourism potentials and investment opportunities in the province. The President made the assurance yesterday in his speech before thousands of Caviteños during his meeting with the local leaders and the community at the football field of Dasmariñas National High School in Barangay Burol, Area B. The audience met with applause the President's anno...
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05Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 5 (PIA) -- Two lady candidates vying for two different elective positions in Davao City shared their platforms and visions of governance during the Candidates Forum held at the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) regional office in Davao City, Friday. The attendees to the first Candidates Forum were Joji Ilagan Bian, an independent candidate who is running for the congressional seat of the second district of Davao City and Maria Belen Acosta, a candidate under the Hugpong sa T...
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05Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, AprIL 5 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III has declared April 9, “Araw ng Kagitingan,” (Day of Valor), a regular holiday throughout the country. Also known as “Bataan Day” or “Bataan and Corregidor Day,” April 9 is among the 10 regular holidays for 2013 listed in Presidential Proclamation No. 459, signed by the President on Aug. 16, last year. The declaration is pursuant to Republic Act No. 3022 entitled “An Act Proclaiming the Ninth Day of ...
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05Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, April 5 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has issued the guidelines for the April 9 regular holiday pay. Pursuant to the Labor Advisory No. 06, series of 2012, signed by DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Dimapiles-Baldoz, last Dec. 10, the following guidelines in the computation for the April 9 pay will apply: If the employee did not work, he/she shall be paid 100 percent of his/her salary for that day or the daily rate plus cost of living allowan...
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04Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 4 (PIA) --The Davao Region Police Office has projected a peaceful conduct of elections among rival political parties of local candidates in most parts of its jurisdiction. Chief Superintendent Anselmo Pinili, assistant regional director for administration of the Police Regional Office XI said based on their assessment no major contest is expected among the local candidates vying for public positions in Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley, and Davao del Norte, except in Davao del...
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04Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 4 (PIA) -- Rewards and recognition are pouring aplenty for police officer (PO1) Roel Armecin who courageously fought against a group rebels that attacked a police outpost in Barangay Silodon, T’boli, this province. PO1 Armecin, now called a “poster boy for courage” of the Philippine National Police “single-handedly” fought off 15 New People’s Army rebels who attacked the Community Police Assist...
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04Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 4 (PIA) -- A farmers’ cooperative in nearby Banga town has received a grant worth P1.763 million from the Department of Agrarian Reform in South Cotabato. The organization, identified as Maguad Farmers Irrigators Multi-Purpose Cooperative of Brgy. Kusan in said town, received common service facilities (CSFs), a report from DAR- SoCot showed. Facilities turned over to them include four hand tractors, ...
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04Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture - Regional Field Unit 7 (DA RFU 7) has awarded top three schools here for the different categories of the Gulayan sa Paaralan. Around 1,100 schools from Cebu City and Cebu province joined the contest, said regional coordinator of the High Value Crops Development Program Nenita Seno. The top three winners for the National High School category are Camotes National High School in Camotes Island, Arcelo Memorial High School of Liloan, an...
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04Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 4 (PIA) -- Candidates running for elected positions in Metro Cebu areas will have the opportunity to present their platforms of government in a series of candidates' fora organized by private and public sectors. "Mega Cebu Candidates Forums" will be held at Cebu Cultural Center on April 10, 19, and 25 divided into morning and afternoon sessions. This is the first of its kind held in Cebu for local electoral bets that will focus on issues rather than debates, said Carol Balles...
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04Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 4 (PIA) – Even during summer, children in day care centers will be given supplementary feeding. Salvacion Gayoma, regional dietician of Department of Social Welfare and Development-6, said parents should bring their children to the day care centers for the 120-day feeding program. The program caters to three and four-year-old children and those enrolled in day care centers. “The school children in public schools are already attended to by the Department of Educati...
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04Apr2013DAVAO CITY April 4 (PIA) -- Five Dabawenyo kids will join five other young promising southern cagers for the Jr. NBA national training camp in Manila this April 26-28. Paolo Coquilla, Wynch Hart Montemayor, Mahloney Tarranza, Cornelio Reta and John Cañete will join, Jan Gabriel Sobrevega and Jose Antiporda from Bacolod City, John Lloyd Bernales and Lorenz Viajar from Bukidnon and Anthony Sistoza from General Santos as representatives of the Mindanao region. The kids ages 10-14 were among th...
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04Apr2013ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, April 4 (PIA) -- Philippine National Police (PNP)–Rizal recently implemented its Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program in the municipalities of Taytay, Cainta and Angono. Students from San Isidro Elementary School, Brgy., San Isidro, Taytay, Rizal attended the DARE program initiated by the PNP Rizal Provincial Police Office every Tuesday starting November 6, 2012 and graduated early March in a ceremony attended by PNP-Rizal and DepEd-Rizal. The Cainta Municipal...
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04Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 3 (PIA) – Mayor Ferdinand Amante Jr. denied involvement in the disruption of a religious activity dubbed "Panaad 2013" in Barangay Anticala, in which an alleged misencounter between government forces occurred. The activity was spearheaded by incumbent Congressman of 1st District Agusan del Norte Hon. Jose 'Joboy' Aquino II, who is also his opponent for mayor in the May elections. “I am not against this religious activity of the Catholics. I may not be a catholic by r...
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03Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 3 (PIA) -- The power utility firm Davao Light and Power Company assured that the supply of electricity in Davao City and other service areas like Panabo City and Sto. Tomas, Davao del Norte will remain stable even beyond the election period, despite the power curtailment being observed in other areas in Mindanao due to power shortage. Speaking in the Club 888 business forum at the Marco Polo Hotel, Ross Luga, consumer relations service officer of the Davao Light said they expe...
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03Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Abril 3 (PIA) -- Isa pang patimpalak na kikilala sa natatanging nagawa ng mga lokal na pamahalaan ang binuksan kamakailan ng Department of Agriculture. Ayon kay Enriqueto Natividad, Regional Technical Director for Research and Regulations at organic agriculture focal person ng rehiyon, ang patimpalak ay tinatawag na Organic Agriculture-Local Government Unit Awards na nakatuon sa pagpaparangal sa lalawigan, lungsod at b...
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03Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 3 (PIA) -- Nagabuko ang Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) sa pag-abri liwat sang mga wala na ginagamit nga mga planta sang kuryente para matagaan sabat ang kakulangon sang kuryente sa Mindanao. Si MinDA chairperson Luwalhati Antonino nagpanawagan sa pag-abri liwat sang mga planta sa Siyudad sang Iligan kag duha nga iban pa sa gilayon paghatag sabat sa subong nga kakulangon sang makuhaan sang kuryente. Ini ang panawagan ni Antonio sining subong lang sa...
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03Apr2013DAVAO CITY April 3 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is targeting about 1,080 youth beneficiaries for Davao City and Davao del Sur for its cash-for-training program funded by the DSWD. Engr. Nestor Tabada TESDA Provincial director covering the city of Davao and the province of Davao del Sur said the Department of Social Welfare and Development has allotted P21.6 million for the cash-for-training program of which P12- million will be for Davao del Sur and ...
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03Apr2013DAVAO CITY, April 3 (PIA) -- A top military commander supported the position of the 10th Infantry Division not to suspend military operations to give in to the conditions of the New Peoples Army to release an abducted police officer. Lt. General Jorge Segovia, commander of the Eastern Mindanao Command said the rebels would always ask for suspension of military operations prior to the release of a kidnapped victim. He said the military would never yield to any demand from a rebel group. “We ...
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02Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 2 (PIA) -- Binigyan ng kaukulang aksyon ng pamunuan ng City Health Office (CHO) ng lungsod ng Kidapawan, North Cotabato ang patuloy na pagtaas ng kaso ng dengue sa ilang mga lugar sa naturang lungsod. Kaugnay nito, kahapon ay nagsimula nang magbomba ng kemikal ang mga kawani ng CHO sa isang barangay kung saan naitala ang maraming kaso ng nabanggit na sakit. Ayon kay Luningning Alqueza, midwife ng Barangay Sibawan, target ng pagbobomba ng kemikal ay...
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02Apr2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, April 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Northern Mindanao will mark this year’s Labor Day celebration with a new twist. The 111th Labor Day celebration in the region will not only be for the organized sector but also for the informal sector, DOLE Regional Director Atty. Johnson Cañete said in a press briefing Monday. He said a region-wide walk for the children dubbed, “Lakaw Ta Para Sa Bata Tibuok Amihanang Mindanao,” will highlight the Lab...
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02Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 2 (PIA) -- After the recently concluded 2nd Agri-Pinoy Rice Achievers Awards, the Department of Agriculture (DA 12) is opening another country-wide search, this time recognizing LGUs and individuals with outstanding performance in organic farming. DA 12, announced today that the Department has allotted at least Php 26 million as prizes in the form of project grants and cash incentives for the winners of the ...
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02Apr2013MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, April 2 (PIA) -- Forty-six rice farmers in two upland barangays of this city wore their best smiles as they received their certificates for having successfully hurdled the 16-weekend classes in which they were taught new techniques in cultivating rice. The culmination program was held in Barangay Laboon Tuesday last week for the 30 farmers coming from Barangay Lunas and 16 from Laboon, the ceremonies attended by Councillor Vivencio Costillas, chairman Sangguniang ...
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02Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 2 (PIA) -- Members of the Regional Development Council – Development Administration Committee (RDC-DAC) in Caraga will meet on April 4 at the Goat2geder Hotel and Restaurant, this city to discuss the following: 1) mainstreaming of labor and employment in the updated Regional Development Plan (RDP); 2) enhancing the results matrices; and 3) validating the draft situational analyses. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Caraga Regional Director Carmencita Cochi...
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02Apr2013BUTUAN CITY, April 2 (PIA) -- In line with its 39th anniversary celebration, the Butuan City Water District (BCWD) conducted a motorcade from the Libertad Sports Complex going to their office at J. Rosales Avenue on Monday, and followed with a press conference held at their training center to update the local tri-media on the BCWD’s operations and accomplishments The 39th Anniversary celebration of BCWD is also in time with the 12th Water Consciousness Week celebration from April 1-6, 2013 wi...
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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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02Apr2013TAGUM CITY, April 1 -- Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario said that the province has not only recovered but came out stronger and more resilient after surviving shocks in 2012. These setbacks include the P36 million budget cut due to the 4.8 percent reduction in the internal revenue allotment, China’s banning of export bananas from the Davao region for quarantine issues, as well as, the massive devastation of Super Typhoon Pablo amounting to P4-billion worth of crops and infrastruc...
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02Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 2 (PIA6) -- The regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Western Visayas is gearing up for the annual Labor Month celebration in May. DOLE 6 OIC Assistant Regional Director Salome Siaton said various activities have already been lined up including two major job fairs which will be held in the cities of Iloilo and Bacolod on May 1 which is also Labor Day. As part of the preparation, Siaton said a meeting with the Philippine Chamber of Commerce...
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02Apr2013ILOILO CITY, April 2 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA-6) will boost its farm mechanization program (FMP) to further increase production and income of small farmers in Western Visayas. DA-6 Regional Director Larry Nacionales said that 20 percent of the region’s budget for the agriculture sector has been allocated for the farm mechanization program. “Part of the farm mechanization program is the purchase and provision of various production/on-farm and post harvest machinery and e...
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02Apr2013CEBU CITY, April 2 (PIA) -- In the hope of producing and hiring more “TESDA Specialistas”, the Technical Education Skills and Development Administration (TESDA) is set to strengthen its Job Bridging program for this year. Nila Fidellaga, TESDA-7 Information Officer, said they are pushing for more job bridging this year aside from conducting a mere job fair. This is in compliance to the directive of TESDA Director General Joel Villanueva to produce and hire more than one million TESDA Speci...
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01Apr2013LUNGSOD NG LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Abril 1 (PIA) --Ipinagmalaki ng pamahalaang panglalawigan ng Quezon ang pagiging ‘finalist’ nito sa Galing Pook award na proyekto ng Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) at Galing Pook Foundation. Pormal na tinanggap ni Quezon Gov. David Suarez mula kina DILG Secretary Mar Roxas III, Galing Pook Foundation Vice-Chairperson Ma. Lourdes Fernando, at Land Bank of the Philippines president Gilda Pico ang tropeo ng pagkilala sa programang “Linga...
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01Apr2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, April 1 (PIA) -- The office of the Department of Education (DepEd) in North Cotabato encourages everyone especially the students, parents and DepEd employees to participate in this year’s ‘Brigada Eskwela’. This is in a bid to provide clean and orderly classrooms for the school opening on June. The week-long activity has been scheduled on May 20 to 25. DepEd OIC Regional Director and OIC Schools Division Superintendent Maria Rosa Gutierrez noted that De...
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01Apr2013DUMAGUETE CITY, April 1 (PIA) -- Over 200 local candidates from different political parties in Negros Oriental have officially signed the peace covenant. The activity was led by the Diocesan Electoral Board (DEB) in Dumaguete City. The signatories represent one-third of the 633 candidates provincewide. The covenant aims to muster support for peaceful, honest and fair elections for this May elections. Some municipalities and cities already conducted its peace covenant led by the local Philipp...
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01Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Abril 1 (PIA) – Gideklarar ni President Benigno S. Aquino III isip espisyal nga pista opisyal ug walay trabaho sa tibuok nasud ang milabay nga Marso 30, Sabado de Gloria kun Black Saturday. Kini nahisubay sa Presidential Proclamation No. 459, nga iyang gipirmahan ug gipagawas kaniadtong Agosto 16, 2012. Sa maong proklamasyon ang Huwebes Santo kun Maundy Thursday, Marso 28 ug Biernes Santo kun Good Friday, Marso 29, sa lista sa napulo (10) ka regular nga pist...
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01Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Apr. 1 (PIA) -- Lakip ang gitawag nga COLA kun cost of living allowance sa kwentada sa sweldo sa mga trabahante atol sa regular ug special nga pista opisyal nga walay trabaho na nasud. Kini ang giluwatan ni Secretary Rosalinda Dimapiles-Baldoz sa DOLE kun Department of Labor and Employment sa Labor Advisory No. 06, serye 2012 nga iyang gipirmahan kaniadtong Disyembre 10 sa milabay nga tuig. Sumala sa DOLE LA 06, ang inadlaw nga suholan sa Marso 28 ug Marso ...
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01Apr2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 1 (PIA) -- The Department of Health in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DOH-ARMM) will deploy 68 additional midwives to different communities in the province this month as part of its Midwives in Every Community in ARMM (MECA) project. ARMM Health Secretary Dr. Kadil Sinolinding said the MECA project is designed to help address maternal and infant care in some of the depressed and far-flung areas in ARMM. The midwives will help educate women on repr...
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01Apr2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Abril 1 (PIA) -- Nagsimula nang manawagan ngayon sa mga mamamayan partikular sa mga estudyante, guro at mga magulang ang pamunuan ng Kagawaran ng Edukasyon sa lalawigan ng North Cotabato na makilahok sa taunang Brigada Eskwela. Ito ay sa layuning magkaroon ng malinis at maayos na mga silid aralan para sa pagbubukas ng eskwela ngayong taon. Nabatid na magsisimula ang Brigada Eskwela sa Mayo a-20 hanggang a-25. Ayon kay DepEd OIC Regional Director at OIC Sc...
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01Apr2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Apr. 1 (PIA) -- The cost of living allowance (COLA) is included in the computation of the pay for daily-paid workers during the 2013 regular and special non-working holidays in the country. In her Labor Advisory No. 06, s. of 2012, which Secretary Rosalinda Dimapiles-Baldoz of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued last Decmber 10, last year, the following rules for pay of regular holidays March 28 and March 29 apply: If the employee did not ...
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31Mar2013STA. CRUZ, Davao del Sur, Mar. 31 (PIA) -- The local chief executive here found heroes and heroines from the volunteers who shared their efforts, skills, time and resources in the five-day “Bayani Challenge 2013” which aimed at building homes for disaster survivors. Sta. Cruz Mayor Joel Ray Lopez has only praises and appreciation for more than 700 volunteers from various sectors in the municipality which was among the 37 towns and cities nationwide that participated in the simultaneous Gawa...
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31Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 31 (PIA) -- The Department of Health's Center for Health Development-7 (DOH-CHD-7) celebrated World TB Day 2013 Monday, March 25 with the theme “Stop TB-Makialam”. DOH-CHD-7 had a memorandum of agreement signing with 12 local government units in Cebu for the TB Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (TB-DOTS) facility enhancement during a program held at Sarrosa Hotel. The LGUs are: Toledo City, Boljoon, Balamban I & I, Daanbantayan II, Cebu Province, Mabolo & Luz Healt...
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30Mar2013DUMAGUETE CITY, March 30 (PIA)--The Diocesan Electoral Board (DEB) has scheduled series of candidates' forums in Negros Oriental from April 5 to May 3 for his year’s synchronized May 13 elections. DEB convenor, Rev Msgr Julius Perpetuo Heruela said the forum aims to provide a non-partisan and free venue for candidates to present their qualifications, platforms or programs of government and give local candidates and residents a chance to discuss the various issues affecting their communities. ...
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28Mar2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Mar. 28 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III has declared Black Saturday, March 30, a special non-working day (SNWD) throughout the country. This is pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 459, dated Aug. 16, 2012, that also declared Maundy Thursday, March 28, and Good Friday, March 29, among the list of regular holidays for 2013. The President cited Black Saturday, March 30, falling between Good Friday, March 29 and Easter Sunday, March 31, as SNWD to g...
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28Mar2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Mar. 28 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has reminded the candidates that campaigning is prohibited on Holy Thursday, March 28, and on Good Friday, March 29. Lawyer Stalin A. Baguio, Provincial Elections Supervisor (PES) of Misamis Occidental, said this is in order to give the people the full opportunity to ponder on the significance of the Holy Week and give them the chance to properly observe its traditions with religious fervor without prejud...
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28Mar2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Mar. 28 (PIA) -- Gipahinumduman sa Comelec kun Commission on Elections ang mga kandidato ug mga partido political nga gidili ang pagpangampanya sa Huwebes Santo ug Biyernes Santo, kun Marso 28 ug Marso 29, ning tuig. Kini ang giluwatan ni Atty. Stalin A. Baguio, PES kun Provincial Elections Supervisor (PES) sa Misamis Occidental, kinsa miingon nga ang maong balaod gihimo sa Comelec aron mahatagan ang katawhan sa panahon nga mamalandong sa kahulogan sa Holy W...
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27Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 27 (PIA) -- Naghimo ang mga opisyal sang Department of Agriculture (DA) 12 sa rehiyon sang pakigpulong sa mga 2,000 ka mga mangunguma pinaagi sa “usapang Palay” sa tuyo nga mapadayon ang tampad kag mapadaku ang produkto sang humay. Ang hugpong sang “Usapang Palay” nagpahibalo nga ang probinsiya sang Sultan Kudarat, nga ginkilala nga nagapanguna nagaprodukto sang humay, may ara madamo nga tiglawas nga mga 1007 ka mga mangunguma, ginsundan sang S...
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27Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 27 (PIA) -- Siyam na proyektong magsasaayos sa mga kalsada sa mga lugar na may malaking potensyal sa turismo ang balak ipatupad ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ng South Cotabato simula ngayon taon. Sa isinagawang pulong kamakailan, inindorso ng Provincial Development Council (PDC) ng South Cotabato ang road project proposals na nakatuon sa rehabilitasyon at pagsesemento ng mga kalsada sa Lake Sebu, T’boli, Tup...
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27Mar2013DAVAO CITY March 27 (PIA) -- A hotel executive bared that his company is bullish on the potentials of the Philippines as an emerging hotel market in the Asia Pacific Region. “You have an expanding middle class, young and dynamic population plus the presence of low cost airlines and a growing government spending on infrastructure,” says Simon Barlow, Asia Pacific president of the Carlson Rezidor Group. The Carlson Rezidor Group of Hotels is one of the largest hotel group in the world opera...
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27Mar2013DAVAO CITY, Mar 27 (PIA) -- Authorities heightened the security of the city to ensure the safety of residents and visitors during the commemoration of the Holy Week. Senior Superintendent Ronald de la Rosa, director of the Davao City Police Office said police and military personnel under Task Force Davao are deployed in churches, terminals, ports and airports and other places of convergence to monitor and act immediately on contingencies. He said tighter security checks will be imposed at the ...
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27Mar2013MAKATI, March 27 (PIA) -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) launched last Monday, March 25 a pedestrian crossing in Aurora Boulevard, Quezon City friendly to persons with disabilities (PWDs). The PWD-friendly pedestrian crossing is installed at the corner of Aurora Boulevard and Imperial Street, right in front of Isetann Mall and is equipped with a traffic signal system integrated with a closed circuit television (CCTV) camera directly connected to the MMDA Metrobase office....
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27Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 27 (PIA) -- Nagtipon nitong nakalipas na linggo sa lungsod ng General Santos ang lahat na regional information officer (RIO) ng Department of Agriculture sa iba’t ibang rehiyon sa buong bansa. Pinangunahan ng Agriculture and Fishery Information Service (AFIS) ng DA ang first quarter national meeting ng mga RIO kung saan tinalakay ang mga updates ng mga Agri-Pinoy program pati na ang mas pinalawak...
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27Mar2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, March 27 (PIA) -- The city government here will host a Power Forum today, March 27, to present to the public the initiatives being done by different stakeholders to address the problem on power shortage in Mindanao. The forum which will start at 1 p.m. is led by the Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee (MPMC) thru the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) in collaboration with the Department of Energy and the city government. Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla and Se...
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27Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 27 (PIA) -- Merchandise imports went down by 8.0 percent to US$4.7 billion in January 2013 from the US$5.1 billion recorded during the same month last year as lower volume and international prices for oil coupled with the drop in purchases of semi-processed raw materials resulted in a decline in imports in January 2013, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). “These caused the lower payments for mineral fuels and lubricants and raw materials an...
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27Mar2013DOLORES, Quezon, March 27 (PIA) --The provincial government of Quezon will construct a ginger tea (salabat) processing center this year in Barangay Pinagdanlayan in this town. Quezon Gov. David Suarez, said the construction of ‘processing center’ will help increase the income of families in the area and promote ‘salabat’ as one town-one product (OTOP). “The construction of the processing plant is very timely because of the demand of 2,000 kilos of salabat per day,” Gov. Suarez sai...
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26Mar2013DAVAO CITY, March 26 (PIA) --The 204-room Park Inn by Radisson hotel was formally opened in Davao City last Friday, March 22. The P750-million midscale hotel owned by SM Hotels and Conventions is run by Carlson Rezidor group of hotels, the 9th largest hotel group in the world. The hotel in Davao is the first Park Inn by Radisson brand in the Asia Pacific Region. The formal opening ceremonies was attended by bigwigs from Carlson Rezidor and SM led by Hans Sy, president of SM Prime, Elizabeth S...
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26Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 26 (PIA) -- The Philippines ranks 114th among 187 countries, with a medium Human Development Index (HDI) at 0.654 as of 2012, recent report from the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) said. The report added that the country continues to rank relatively higher in human development than other ASEAN member countries and is also making progress in the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). HDI is a composite index of health (i.e., life expectancy),...
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26Mar2013AGUSAN DEL SUR, Mar. 27 (PIA) -- As early as 7 a.m. hundreds of local residents, youths and chiefs of offices and employees of the provincial government led by provincial administrator Jesusimo Ronquillo today swarm along the road from barangay Sampaguita to Barangay Sinubong, Veruela in to locate their assigned areas for tree planting. Tree planting opened up the fourth day of the Bayanihan Challenge’s hectic activities. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources have provided the...
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25Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12 guarantees that the National Household Targeting Unit (NHTU) validation assessment for the Pablo victims in Region 12 and the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao- Lanao and Maguindanao (ARMM-LaMa) will not be influenced by the 2013 political campaign. The validation and assessment was implemented to monitor the status of the poor and non-poor households affected by typhoo...
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25Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Energy (DOE) projected that eight power projects in Mindanao will boost the region’s power supply by 588 megawatts (MW) and help ease power shortfalls starting this year until 2016. DOE Policy and Planning Bureau Chief Michael Sinocruz disclosed during the Regional Media Workshop on Power Industry and Renewable Development in Mindanao last March 22 that three of these committed power generation projects is expected to generate additiona...
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25Mar2013DAGUPAN CITY, Mar. 25 (PIA) -- This city’s efforts to reduce waste pursuant to the Ecological Solid Waste Management law did not go unnoticed by the environment department. Leduina Co, director of Provincial Environment and Natural Resources (PENRO)-Pangasinan, lauded the efforts of the Dagupan City Waste Management Division (WMD), on waste segregation and the rehabilitation of the city’s dumpsite. “We commend the city, particularly the Waste Management Division, on their initiative to r...
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25Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 25 (PIA) -- Sen. Loren Legarda recently made a quick audit of women’s programs in Mandaue City. Representatives from the Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Education (Deped) and from the local Public Employment Service Office (PESO) and local government unit, were made to attend in a dialogue with over a hundred women at the Mandaue City Public Mar...
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24Mar2013SAN JOSE, Antique, Marso 24 (PIA6) -- Ginreport kang Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) rudya, nga may kadurohon nga 665 ka mga escolar nga kababaehan ang nahanas sa natuhaytuhay nga patag kang Technical Vocational kag Educational Training programs (TVET) kang nagligad nga tuig. “Sa 665 ka mga benepisyaryo, apat (4) ang nahanas sa welding kag 3 ang sa bahin kang kurso nga refrigeration. Dya nagapakita kang sitwasyon nga kon sa diin ang mga kababaihan nagabuol ro...
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24Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 24 (PIA) -- Slated on March 30 is the conduct of Barangay Assembly Day for all barangays across the country in their respective jurisdiction for the first semester of this year. This is pursuant to Proclamation No. 260, Series of 2011, which declares the last Saturday of March and the third Saturday of October as Barangay Assembly Days. In this connection, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) issued Memorandum Circular No. 2013-23 dated March 18, 2013 fo...
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23Mar2013LUNGSOD NG BATANGAS, Marso 23 (PIA) --Bilang pagpapakita ng sama-samang pagharap upang labanan ang nakamamatay na Tuberculosis, ginunita at ipinagdiwang ng lalawigan ng Batangas ang World TB Day Celebration na may temang “ Stop TB! Makialam” para sa taong 2013. Pinangunahan ni Batangas Governor Vilma Santos Recto ang pagdiriwang laban sa TB kasama ang mga aktibong miyembro na tinaguriang TB warriors na binubuo ng mga opisyal mula sa Provincial Health Office, Center For Health and Devel...
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23Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) has urged the public to conserve water and at the same time, protect the rivers and lakes which are the sources of potable water amid fears of a threatening water shortage due to the summer months. DENR-7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo said water becomes even more essential and very precious during the hot summer months as the human body is 70 percent water and we should replenish the wat...
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23Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 23 (PIA) -- Cebuanos have an additional holiday for this month as the commemoration of the arrival of the liberation forces in Talisay City has now become a law. The March 26 commemoration of the arrival of the liberation forces in Talisay City, celebrated only by its residents, has recently been made into a law through Republic Act 10359. RA 10359 declared every March 26 of every year as a Special Working Public Holiday in the Province of Cebu to commemorate the historic libe...
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23Mar2013DAVAO CITY, Mar. 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform-XI is set to distribute more than P12 million worth of farm machineries and equipment to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Region XI under its Agrarian Reform Community Connectivity and Economic Support Services (ARCCESS) project. DAR-XI Regional Director Fidel B. Morales said suppliers have started to deliver these farm implements at the DAR Regional Office Compound in Catalunan Pequeno, Davao City. Jaime A. Ceniza, Jr., DA...
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23Mar2013DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, Mar. 23 (PIA) -- The entire province of Davao del Sur has been experiencing a three-hour rotational blackout daily since the start of March this year. Davao del Sur Electric Cooperative (Dasureco) General Manager Engr. Godofredo Guya said power is shut down intermittently for three hours following an advice from the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) due to power shortages in Mindanao. Guya said there’s no other alternative to address the power sh...
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23Mar2013MAKATI CITY, March 23 (PIA) -- For a peaceful observance of the Holy Week, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) reactivated its “Alalay Semana Santa 2013.” In coordination with the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) and the 17 local government units’ traffic bureaus, more traffic personnel and policemen will be deployed starting tomorrow in Metro Manila’s(MM) different chokepoints: churches, malls, parks, terminals, entry and exit points. “Majority of the t...
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22Mar2013SAN JOSE, Antique, March 22 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) here reported that 665 women-scholars were trained on several fields on Technical Vocational and Educational Training programs (TVET) last year. “Of the 665 recipients, four were trained in welding and three for refrigeration. This indicates a situation where our women are now taking up courses normally dominated by men,” said Tesda Antique officer-in-charge provincial director Rick M. Ab...
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22Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 22 (PIA) -- Koronadal City’s local government unit will be joining the global “lights out “ event tomorrow, March 23. But according to plans, the city LGU’s participation to the Earth Hour would last for at least 17 hours, with several activities intended to promote environmental protection lined up from 6:00 am until 11:00 p.m. Koronadal City, the capital of South Cotabato, is also the administrative sea...
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22Mar2013STA. CRUZ, Davao del Sur, Mar. 22 (PIA) -- The local government of Sta. Cruz and the Gawad Kalinga here will be converging the business sector, academe, religious groups, and civil society organizations to build houses for flood survivors in a simultaneous nationwide “Bayani Challenge.” Sta. Cruz town will be joining 38 other municipalities and cities from 33 provinces in a five-day voluntary house construction activities starting March 23 to March 27, to benefit victims of natural disaster...
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22Mar2013DAVAO CITY, March 22 (PIA) -- The drug-bust conducted on March 19 in Davao City is considered the biggest apprehension in recent years. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 11 Regional Director Emerson Rosales said that the confiscated shabu is the largest in the past four years. About P1.08 million worth of shabu were recovered from a couple during the joint buy-bust operation conducted by the PDEA and the operatives from the San Pedro Police Station in an apartment inside the market community ...
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21Mar2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol,March 21 (PIA) -- To adapt to climate change, Bohol farmers have sought the climate-smart organic rice variety that will deliver the best harvest for specific types of climates. Dr. Marina Labonite, research for development director at the Bohol Island State University (BISU), said since 1998, farmers and non-government organizations here have bred more than 200 organic rice “accessions” in the search for the most suitable breed fitting the challenges of adaptation. ...
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21Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 21 (PIA) -- An official of a United Nations group expressed hope for the full implementation of the Reproductive Health (RH) Code in the province of Sultan Kudarat. Florence Tayzon, Philippine assistant representative of United Nations Fund for Population Assistance (UNFPA) said this during the the policy review and strengthening meeting of the Sultan Kudarat Reproductive Health and Population Management Council (SKRHPMC) on Tuesday at a hotel in Ko...
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20Mar2013SURIGAO CITY, Mar. 20 (PIA) – Mokabat sa 52 ka mga eskolars nga nakapahimulos sa City Scholarship Program sa syudad ang gikatakdang mogradawar karong bulan sa Marso sa mga nagkalain kurso ug tulunghaan dinhi sa Surigao City. Sa 52 ka mga eskolars, 18 niini ang mogradwar sa mga nagkalain-laing mga kurso gikan sa Saint Paul University Surigao, 27 gikan sa Surigao State College and Technology, upat ang gikan sa Systems Technology Institute, ug tulo ang mogradwar gikan sa Surigao Education Center...
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20Mar2013DAVAO CITY, March 20 (PIA) -- To effectively communicate the gains of Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (Pamana) (Peaceful and Resilient Communities) to the public, information officers of several government agencies underwent training Tuesday in one of the local hotels here and enhance their skills in public speaking. Citing the principles of public speaking, Uyboco, columnist of Sunstar Davao, emphasized the need to focus what the speaker wants to talk about. To achieve this, Uyboco said the s...
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20Mar2013DAVAO CITY March 20 (PIA) -- The Davao Region is getting the biggest chunk of the tourism roads project for 2013. Based on Department of Tourism (DOT) figures, Region XI was allotted P1.4 billion from the P11.8 billion Tourism Road Infrastructure Program (TRIP) budget. It got the biggest share among other regions. "The Provincial Tourism Officers, Provincial Planning Officers have submitted many proposals, we vetted it and submitted it to Manila,” Art Boncato, regional director DOT-XI said...
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20Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 20 (PIA) -- Half a million seedlings will be planted on two mountain ranges surrounding this city on June 29, 2013. Koronadal City environment officer Augustus Bretaña confirmed that for the Tree Growing Festival 3 (TGF 3) the city government has aimed at planting at least 500,000 seedlings in 2,000 hectares within Roxas and Quezon Mountain Ranges, sites of the first and second tree-growing festivals in 2...
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20Mar2013MATI CITY, DAVAO ORIENTAL March 20 (PIA) -- Theirs is a story of exceptional courage, determination and strength in a time of overpowering grief, hardship and weariness. Survivors of the most monstrous typhoon Pablo nodded in agreement as the province’s chief executive Governor Corazon Malanyaon told them that they would “soon see the better days.” The Governor says the super typhoon Pablo tagged as one of the world’s deadliest “has brought out all the inner personal strength” th...
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20Mar2013DUMAGUETE CITY, March 20 (PIA) -- More than 600 political candidates seeking for provincial and local seats in the coming May elections are expected to sign the Peace Covenant on March 25 at 2p.m. at the Catherina Cittadini St. Louis gymnasium in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. The Diocesan Electoral Board (DEB) is leading this Monday’s peace covenant signing for all the political candidates in Negros Oriental. DEB convenor Msgr. Julius Heruela cited the event as a significant support to ...
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20Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 20 (PIA6) -- Updated PhilHealth records, like the Member Data Record (MDR) are necessary for members to immediately avail of benefits from the National Health Insurance System (NHIS). PhilHealth-6 Chief Dr. Dennis Mas said this is especially important for patients seeking confinement in a PhilHealth-accredited health care provider. “All PhilHealth members must have with them their MDRs, making sure it is updated,” Mas said in a statement. Mas reiterated the pol...
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20Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 20 (PIA) -- The Maynilad Water Services Inc. and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in partnership with other private and government agencies will take the lead in the annual celebration of the World Water Day on Friday, March 22, at the SM Mall of Asia. With this year’s theme “International Year of Water Cooperation,” the celebration will include the awarding of winners of Maynilad’s think Liquid 2013 film-making competition, the gathering ...
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20Mar2013STA. CRUZ, DAVAO DEL SUR, Mar. 20 (PIA) -- The local government of Sta. Cruz, this province, recently received a total of P2,942,263.10 as the municipality’s share of royalty tax from HEDCOR Sibulan, Inc. (HSI) for the latter’s hydropower operations in Barangay Sibulan. HSI Grid Manager Nuel Medelo has turned over a check to Sta. Cruz LGU which was represented by Mayor Joel Ray L. Lopez in a turn-over ceremony on March 11, 2013. Medelo said that aside from the royalty tax, HSI has also b...
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19Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, March 19 (PIA) - Senator Loren Legarda arrived Tuesday here to visit the city and other parts of Caraga region, and to personally know the issues and concerns relative to existing laws which she has authored. Supporters of Legarda from different provinces welcomed her at the airport while several media personalities were also able to personally raise issues and concerns, and asked updates regarding her authored laws. It was learned that education being one of her priority prog...
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19Mar2013SAN JOSE, Antique, Marso 19 (PIA6) -- Ang Antique Provincial Cooperative Development Council (APCDC) nag organisar kang sangka "multi-sectoral committee" nga magatuon sa posible nga pagparehistro kang "power/electric cooperative" sa Cooperative Development Authority. Si Felimon Espares, Manager, Barbaza Multi-purpose Cooperative kag amo man ang Chairman kang APCDC sa sangka miting kang mga lideres kang kooperatiba, non-government organizations, mamahayag, estudyante, opisyales sa gobyerno kag...
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19Mar2013CEBU, March 18 (PIA) -- Technical and vocational courses still remain to be one of the vital tool for individuals that seek employment. Technical Coordinator for Basic Education Department of Don Bosco Technology Institute (DBTI), Stephen Ferrer noted that time alone can change the public's perspective on technical vocational education that this is in demand of big industries. "Especially abroad, big industries need technically-skilled laborers," Ferrer said in a radio program, "Pagtuki" over...
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19Mar2013KORONADAL,, South Cotabato, Marso 19 (PIA) -- Ang pag-uswag sang pagprodukto sang goma kag nagapanguna nga agrikultura sa Maguindanao sa subong gintagaan pagtamod sang Department of Agriculture (DA). Mahibaluan nga sa subong ang pagprodukto sang goma nagasunod na sa pagprodukto sang humay kag mais sa ARMM. Sa pag-uswag sang industriya sang goma, ang Department of Agriculture sa Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DA-ARMM) naghiwat sang duha ka adlaw nga kurso sa paghanas sa pagprodukto san...
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19Mar2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, March 19 (PIA6) -- Five indigenous people’s (IP) communities in Jamindan, Capiz are among the beneficiaries of the first batch of school buildings project by the Australian Agency for International Development (AUSAID) in the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) program areas. The project with a budget of P7-million are for the IP barangays of Jaena Norte, Jaena Sur, Agloloway , Agbun od and San Juan. ...
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19Mar2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 19 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is aiming for ‘zero’ failure of elections in the entire province, this coming May. Lawyer Ray Sumalipao, regional election director in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) emphasized this during the recently concluded Lanao del Sur Stakeholders Conference for Peaceful, Free and Fair 2013 Elections saying that the main enemy in the province during elections is the failure of elections. To make ele...
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19Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 19 (PIA) -- Since its implementation in October last year, “Usapang Palay” has directly reached at least 1,947 rice farmers across three provinces in Soccsksargen Region. Usapang Palay, an initiative of the Department of Agriculture (DA) 12, brings discussions of issues and farmer education right in communities where the rice growers reside. Experts from DA 12 visit rice-producing communities to talk with ...
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18Mar2013TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, March 18 (PIA) -- Police security measures for the upcoming May 2013 elections are now ready, said PSupt. Alan A. Ladra, chief of operations of Davao del Norte Provincial Police Office (DNPPO). Gracing the Monday, March 18 convocation at the Davao del Norte's Bulwagan ng Lalawigan on behalf of police director PSSupt. Eduardo Wycoco, Ladra discussed the setting up of police election monitoring centers from the provincial to the municipal levels. The DNPPO has also ...
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18Mar2013DAVAO CITY, March 18 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment in Region XI (DOLE-XI) has allayed fears of job loss among domestic workers with the passage of RA 10361 or the Kasambahay Law. One of the provisions of RA 10361 is the setting of minimum wages for domestic workers pegged at workers at P2,500 for the National Capital Region; P2,000- for chartered cities and P1,500 for municipalities. Other responsibilities for employers of domestic workers are the requirement of having emplo...
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18Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 18 (PIA) -- Aabot sa 70 ektaryang lupain sa dalawang lugar sa South Cotabato at Sultan Kudarat sa reforestation program ng Allah Valley Landscape Development Alliance (AVLADA) ngayong taon. Sa pulong ng AVLADA Board of Directors na pinamumunuan ni Gov Arthur Pingoy Jr., kamakailan, inihayag ni Roger Acosta, project manager for Sultan Kudarat na partikular nilang tututukan ang pagpapanumbalik sa kagubatan ...
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18Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 18 (PIA) -- Ikinatuwa ni Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. ang pagkakapili ng South Cotabato bilang pilot site sa pagpapatupad ng Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP) ng Department of Agriculture. Ang PRDP ay mas pinalawak na bersyon ng Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP) na ipinatupad sa mahigit dalawang daang munisipyo sa lahat ng lalawigan sa anim na Rehiyon sa buong Mindanao. Ani Gov. Pingoy napiling mo...
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18Mar2013ILOILO CITY, Mar. 18 (PIA) -- The Land Management Service of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources is now fast tracking the inventory, sorting and grooming (ISG) of land records for the full implementation of the Land Administration and Management System (LAMS). The system, according to Director Adeluisa Siapno of DENR-6, is designed to ensure an effectively managed land records for efficient delivery of data in land transactions. “When fully operational, it will provide inform...
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18Mar2013ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Mar 18 (PIA) -- Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas said the Philippine Government has been treating the Sabah incident with utmost care and sensitivity, giving priority to saving lives. Speaking before hundreds of spectators at the 39th Founding Anniversary of Basilan province on March 7, Roxas explained the position of government in treating the Sabah incident, saying that there are underlying principles that guide the decision of President B...
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18Mar2013ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Mar 18 (PIA) -- Around three-thousand women from the different barangays and organizations in Isabela City gathered to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, at the Isabela City gymnasium. The celebration kicked off with a street parade around the main thoroughfares of the city and winded up at the city hall complex for the program with the theme “Kababaihan: Gabay sa Pagtahak sa Tuwid na Daan”. In her message, Isabela City mayor Cherrylyn Santos-Akbar ur...
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17Mar2013DUMAGUETE CITY, March 17 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Negros Oriental installed 487 qualified agrarian reform farmer beneficiaries to the Montenegro Estate in barangay Lapay, Bayawan City, Negros Oriental recently. DAR-provincial agrarian reform officer (PARO) Stephen Leonidas said the estate comprises of 1,089 hectares of land formerly owned by the Montenegro Estate Incorporated will be used for farming by the famer-beneficiaries. Leonidas emphasized in his message that...
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17Mar2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 17 (PIA) -- Candidates running for congressional, gubernatorial, mayoralty, and other local posts in the entire province vowed to help the Commission on Elections (Comelec) administer peaceful and honest elections this May. They manifested their commitment for peaceful and clean polls by forging a covenant during the Lanao del Sur Stakeholders Conference for Peaceful, Free and Fair 2013 Elections last March 11. By signing the covenant, they pledged not to buy ...
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17Mar2013MAKATI CITY, March 17 (PIA) -- Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Francis Tolentino announced the opening of summer jobs for poor students. Tolentino said this is under the Special Program for the Education of Students (SPES), aimed at giving poor but deserving students and out-of-school youths a learning experience in government service. "SPES is an opportunity for our youths to learn what it is like working in public service and at the same time provide them with fi...
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17Mar2013CALOOCAN CITY, March 17 (PIA) -- Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives arrested two notorious pushers of a drug group operating in Caloocan City during the implementation of simultaneous search warrants on March 14, 2013. PDEA Director General Undersecretary Arturo G. Cacdac, Jr. said that the suspects are both members of the Bandiola Drug Group and residents of Phase 8B, Bagong Silang, Caloocan City. Agents of PDEA Regional Office-National Capital Region (PDEA RO-NCR), under D...
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16Mar2013LUNGSOD NG BATANGAS, Marso 16 (PIA) --May 1,653 mag-aaral mula sa walong bayan sa lalawigan ang sumailalim sa pagtatapos sa Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program sa magkakahiwalay na araw, kamakailan. Ang DARE ay isang programang inilunsad sa lalawigan sa pangunguna ng Philippine National Police (PNP) at Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) na layong maiiwas sa bisyo ng ilegal na droga ang mga kabataang nasa Grade 5 at 6. Ayon kay PInsp. Alberto Fabregas, DARE supervisor sa lalawigan, maraming...
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16Mar2013SAN JOSE, Antique, March 16 (PIA6) -- The Antique Provincial Cooperative Development Council (APCDC) has organized a multi-sectoral committee to work on possibilities to register power/electric cooperative with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA). Felimon Espares, manager, Barbaza Multi-purpose Cooperative at the same time chairman of APCDC in a meeting with leaders of cooperatives, non-government organizations, media, students, government offices and other power stakeholders cited so...
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16Mar2013TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, Mar 16 (PIA) -- Sixteen representatives from existing and would-be consumer organizations in the province, local government units and from the Department of Education (DepEd) attended the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) sponsored symposium cum-mini workshop on World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) celebration, Friday, March 15. With international theme of “Consumer Justice Now!” said symposium focused on various issues/concerns affecting the lives of almost ev...
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16Mar2013SIQUIJOR, March 16 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) at Lazi National Agricultural School (LNAS) is now accepting applicants for the 2013 Training for work Scholarship Program (TWSP). In a statement, TESDA-LNAS said there are 265 scholarship slots that are open for interested Siquijorians to avail and enroll in various qualifications/courses offered at LNAS, Lazi, Siquijor. The program is offered to the youth, out of school youth, college drop outs, fres...
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15Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 15 (PIA) -- Geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDA) in Western Visayas will be prioritized by the Department of Health- Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD 6) for its programs and projects this 2013. This is in line with the over-all goal of the Universal Health Care or Kalusugan Pangkalahatan (KP) which is a focused approach to health reform implementation, ensuring that all Filipinos especially the poor receive the benefits of health reform. Dr....
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15Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 15 (PIA) -- Kasali ang lalawigan ng Sultan Kudarat sa mga probinsya sa Mindanao na isasailalim sa sub-national security and development studies na siya namang pangangasiwaan ng mga estudyante ng National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP). Layon ng naturang pag-aaral na matulungan ang mga nasyunal at maging ang mga lokal na lider sa pagsusuri ng kasalukuyang kalagayan ng kani-kanilang lugar sa aspeto ng ekonomiya, pulitika, at maging sa kaayusa...
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15Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Mar. 15 (PIA) -- Earlier this week, members of the SOCCSKSARGEN Bloggers shared their knowledge and inputs on the usage of Google-Map to students of Notre Dame of Marbel University (NDMU) here. Some 76 students from NDMU participated in the Google mapping seminar-workshop dubbed “Let’s Map it up NDMU.” The activity was led by the NDMU Computer Studies Department Student Council (CSDSC), and supported by SOCCSKSARGEN Bloggers, and South Cotabato Google Ma...
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15Mar2013DAVAO CITY March 15 (PIA) -- Popular Manila-based OPM bands, local indie musicians and military bands are joining together for a three-day concert aimed to help Typhoon Pablo shelter rehabilitation efforts. “Panagdait Davao: Ipadayon ang Tabang” (continue the help) is envisioned to be a fundraising activity for the benefit of the indigent families whose houses were destroyed by super typhoon Pablo. The beneficiaries are located in the affected municipalities of Boston, Baganga and Cateel i...
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15Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 14 (PIA6) -- Six Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organizations (ARBOs) in the province of Iloilo received P4.1 million worth of farm machineries and equipment from the Department of Agrarian Reform recently. Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer Gideon Umadhay in a statemen said the 16 threshers and 15 power tillers were turned-over as grants to the six Lead Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organizations to further improve farm productivity and net income of agrarian reform benefic...
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15Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 15 (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council-10 (RDC-10), the highest planning and policy-making body in the region, is now accepting applications for membership representing the private sector. Applicants for a private sector representative (PSR) must be Filipino citizen, of legal age, not disbarred by law to participate in government and the electoral processes, and a resident of the region in the last three years. He/she must be willing and ...
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14Mar2013DAVAO CITY, Mar 14 (PIA) -- The Environment Management Bureau Resources XI (EMB-XI) has organized today, March 14, the Davao River Water Quality Management Area Board that will oversee protection and improvement of the water quality of Davao River. The organization was based on the DENR Administrative Order No. 2013-04, aimed at protecting and improving the water quality of the Davao River to make it a sustaining resource for the people of the city. Speaking in the organizational meeting at ...
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14Mar2013DAVAO CITY, March 14 (PIA) -- Visitors to Davao City for 2012 breached the 1-million level. City Tourism Operations Head Jason Magnaye said visitor arrivals tallied at around 1.075 million. This is a 45% increase from 2011 visitors which numbered 744,000. Magnaye attributed the surge in visitor arrivals to two factors, on of these is the increase in flight connectivity as several airlines added several connecting destinations to the city. Among these flights include Davao-Clark, Davao-Kalibo...
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14Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 14 (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council (RDC), Northern Mindanao has expressed its support to Administrative Order No. 2011-06 of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) “Prescribing the Guidelines for the Implementation of Public Land Titling in Partnership with Local Government Units.” Articulated during the 96th Full Council Meeting of the RDC last March 12, the Regional Land Use Committee (RLUC)-X pointed out that the support of the Cou...
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14Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 14 (PIA) --The provincial government of Sultan Kudarat is set to implement five major projects under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in the province this year. Provincial social welfare and development officer Henry Albano said that these projects are aimed at helping the less fortunate residents. This year, In and Out of School Youth (ISY/OSY) Cash for Training Program will be implemented which will serve more than 400 youth. Und...
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14Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Mar.14 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Maguindanao on Tuesday, launched the first ever provincial women’s organization. The launching was part of the ceremonial groundbreaking of a P15 million-worth Women’s Center now being constructed in Buluan, Maguindanao. Maguindanao Governor Esmael Mangudadatu highlighted the role of the newly established Maguindanao Provincial Women’s Organization in helping the government to educate local communities on gende...
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14Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Mar.14 (PIA) -- A P15-million women’s center is now being constructed in Buluan, Maguindanao as a conduit for special humanitarian interventions for the women’s sector in the province. Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Quintos-Deles and Maguindanao Gov. Esmael Mangudadatu together with ARMM Acting Vice-Governor Bainon Karon led the unveiling ceremony last Tuesday, March 12. The construction of the two-storey women’s center, located beside ...
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14Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 14 (PIA) -- Nakalatag na ang mga proyekto sa ilalim ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) na ipatutupad ngayong taon sa lalawigan ng Sultan Kudarat. Ayon kay provincial social welfare and development officer Henry Albano, limang mahahalagang proyekto ang nakatakdang isakatuparan sa naturang lalawigan. Ito ay ang In and Out of School Youth (ISY/OSY) Cash for Training Program kung saan mahigit 400 mga kabataan ang isasailalim sa pangka...
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14Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 14 (PIA) --Umabot na sa mahigit P15 milyon ang tulong na naipadala ng Department of Agriculture (DA) 12 sa mga nabiktima ng bagyong Pablo noong Disyembre sa lalawigan ng Compostela Valley, pati na rin sa Davao Oriental at Davao del Norte. Kabilang sa tulong na ipinamahagi ng DA ang 1,800 na pakete ng relief goods na agad na ipinadala ng DA 12 sa mga biktima ng bagyo. Sinundan pa ito ng 5,000 r...
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14Mar2013DAVAO CITY March 14 (PIA) -- Highlighting the grilled specialties for which Davao City is known for, a private group is holding the first ever Dabaw Sinugba (grilled) Festival. The event will be held this March 14-17 at the Tienda del Mercado in Juna Subdivision this city. The Sinugba Festival will bring together the city’s local and international barbeque and grill businesses from pork, chicken barbeque, grilled sea food, kababs and designer burgers for four nights. The Festival will also...
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14Mar2013QUEZON, March 13 --Government housing sector is looking into the viability of non-irrigable lands as sites for socialized and non-socialized housing projects. In a meeting with the Chamber of Real Estate and Builders' Associations (CREBA), Vice President Jejomar Binay said the state wanted to "prioritize the development of infrastructures that will fully utilize the potentials" of non-irrigable lands. The phrase "non-irrigable lands" suggest lands that lack the marked characteristics to justi...
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14Mar2013STO. TOMAS, Davao del Norte, March 14 (PIA) --Municipality of Sto. Tomas Mayor Maximo M. Estela delivered his 16th and last State of the Town Address (SOTA) Tuesday, March 12, at the town’s Municipal Cultural Center. Estela, who has been the mayor of Sto. Tomas for 21 years, is stepping down with the hope that he has left a meaningful legacy to the people of Sto. Tomas. “I could not imagine how and what I will be doing after June 2013 but I am certain I will be missing the regular routine ...
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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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13Mar2013STO. TOMAS, DAVAO DEL NORTE, March 13 (PIA) --The municipal government of Santo Tomas in Davao del Norte has earmarked up to P22-million to prepare for future calamities. The municipality is one of those affected by Typhoon Pablo, with its infrastructure severely damaged. “We have suffered damage in infrastructure amounting to about P61 million and agricultural crops of about P71 million,” Sto. Tomas Mayor Maximo M. Estela said during his State of the Town Address held Tuesday at the Munic...
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13Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 13 (PIA) -- Local government units should form their respective Municipal Organic Agriculture Board (MOAB) as this is a requisite to avail of projects from the Department of Agriculture’s Organic Agriculture Program (OAP). “No municipal technical committee means no accommodation of project proposals for the Organic Agriculture Program,” Enriqueto Natividad, DA 12 Regional Technical Director for Research and Regulations and the OAP foc...
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13Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 13 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture in Region 12 has extended P15. 1 million worth of agricultural aid to typhoon Pablo victims in Compostela Valley as well as the provinces of Davao Oriental and Davao del Norte in Region 11. The amount was sourced from the department’s Quick Response Funds with a corresponding authority granted by DA Secretary Proceso J. Alcala. Agricultural aids included the provision of 5,000 rolls of laminated s...
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13Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 13 (PIA) -- Of the six regions in Mindanao, Soccsksargen Region or Region 12 has emerged as the top implementer of various development projects under the Department of Agriculture’s Mindanao Rural Development Program–Adaptable Program Loan Phase 2 (MRDP-2). Based on MRDP-2’s yearend evaluation and assessment, ratings indicated that the four provinces of the region were the program’s top performers so far in terms of project implementation and fund...
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13Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 13 (PIA) -- The province of Misamis Oriental and Gingoog City are this year’s winners in the Regional Development Council-10 (RDC-10) Search for Outstanding Local Project Monitoring Committees (LPMCs). Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte, and Ozamiz City are first runner ups. The LPMCs were evaluated on six areas: organization, capability building, relevant and timely reporting on the status of program/project implementation, information dissemination, participati...
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13Mar2013DAVAO CITY March 13 (PIA)- A durian summit will be held here on March 13 to 14 to tackle issues that hinder durian production in the region. durian growers in the country are lagging behind Southeast Asian neighbors in terms of production per hectare, said Larry Miculob, president of the Mindanao Fruit Council. Miculob said neighboring countries have an annual yield of 10 tons per hectares year this compared to local production which could only amount to 2 tons per hectare. He said there is ...
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13Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 13 -- For Northern Mindanao to become the leading industrial core and trade center in Southern Philippines, the Regional Development Council (RDC) of Region X endorsed P52.9 billion worth of programs and projects proposed for implementation in Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 by 23 agencies and seven (7) state universities and colleges in the region. RDC-X chairperson and Iligan City Mayor Lawrence Ll. Cruz led the Council’s review and endorsement of the budgets presented by t...
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12Mar2013BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 13 (PIA) -- As part of the 2013 Women’s month celebration in Caraga Region, the Regional Development Council – Gender and Development Coordinating Committee (RDC-GADCC) organized a Candidate’s Forum on the afternoon of Thursday, March 14 at the Balanghai Hotel and Convention Center, this city. According to Atty. Marylin M. Pintor, GADCC Chairperson and Commission on Human Rights regional director, the Candidate’s Forum will serve as a venue for candidates to present th...
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12Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 13 (PIA) --- The Lapu-Lapu city government was the recipient of sets of hospital and educational facilities from the Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. Lapu-Lapu received 17 hospital beds, 17 bassinets, and 13 ceiling fans which have been installed in the newly-refurbished Pedia and OB-Gyne wards. The new wards were inaugurated Tuesday. Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. financed the renovation of the two wards. A memorandum of agreement was recently inked between the Lapu-Lapu City governme...
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12Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 12 (PIA) - - National Economic and Development Authority 6 Assistant Regional Director Atty. Raul Anlocotan called on gender advocates in Western Visayas to continually work towards removing obstacles that allow women to participate effectively in governance or develop their chosen career during the March 8 International Women’s Day celebration here in this city. Anlocotan said that there are still reports of sexual harassment of women despite indications of their increa...
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12Mar2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, March 12 (PIA6) - - The local government of San Carlos City has signed a memorandum of agreement recently with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for the San Carlos Forest Land Use Plan or FLUP. The city was represented by Mayor Gerardo P. Valmayor Jr. while DENR 6 Regional Executive Director Adeluisa G. Siapno, Ph.D. represented the department in the MOA signing held at the Consuelo Community Center in San Carlos City. The MOA provides that both parties w...
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12Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 12 (PIA) -- Kasalukuyang isinasagawa ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12 ang “ special household validation and assessment” ng mga binaha ng Bagyong Pablo sa Rehiyon Dose at ilang bahagi ng Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) noong unang linggo ng Disyembre 2012. Sa datos ng DSWD 12, umabot sa 51,172 na pamilya sa Lanao del Sur at Maguindanao at 12,674 sa Soccsksargen Region l...
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12Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 12 (PIA) -- Department of Agrarian Reform in Region 7 (DAR-7) director Rodolfo Inson, during the year-end assessment and budget planning held Feb. 1 in Cebu City, commended his officials and employees at all levels for their efforts made for having achieved 121 perent of Region 7 target. DAR-7 met its targets in processing agricultural lands under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) for 2012. DAR-7 reported processing 5,954 hectares (ha) of agricultural land, e...
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12Mar2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 12 (PIA) -- A member of the Regional Legislative Assembly (RLA) of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), underscored the need to fast-track the passage of the Enhanced Basic Education Act (EBEA) of the ARMM. Samira Gutoc-Tomawis, chairperson of the Committee on Education, Culture, Arts and Sports Development, said one of the most important concerns continuously discussed by the Committee was the review of the Muslim Mindanao Act (MMA) 279 to improve ...
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12Mar2013SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Mar. 12 (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council (RDC) in Ilocos will present the state of the region and its prospects during the State of the Region’s Development Conference (SORDC) Tuesday, March 12. Director Juan B. Ngalob of National Economic and Development Authority and currently the RDC acting chairman will deliver his State of the Region’s Address (SORA) on the overall performance of the region on the key sectors of the economy such as trade, industry ...
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11Mar2013SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Mar. 11 (PIA) -- Region 1 Advocates for Gender Equality (RAGE) in Ilocos conducted series of activities highlighting the value of women as channels for good governance during the kick-off activity celebration of the 2013 Women’s Month on Friday here. Dubbed ‘Kababaihan: Gabay sa Pagtahak sa Tuwid na Daan’, underscores women’s leadership role and participation in governance to enhance gender perspective in upholding good governance. The theme highlights the...
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11Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 11 (PIA) -- Pre-election surveys reflect voters understanding of news, and information about candidates. These are not meant to influence the outcome of elections. Social Weather Stations President Mahar Mangahas said people would likely vote a candidate because of “his records or accomplishments, or favorable news where the candidate is the star.” "It’s the voters who might be changing their minds. They may be growing in strength for a certain candidate or diminishing...
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11Mar2013DAVAO CITY, March 11 (PIA) -- Mindanao Development Authority (MinDa) Chairperson Secretary Lualhati Antonino is confident that Mindanao’s power crisis will soon be solved as the government earmarks P3.8 billion for the country’s power capabilities. “The Aquino administration has set aside P1.67 billion for the repair and rehabilitation of the country’s hydropower plants,” Antonino said. Hydropower plants are supposed to have a maximum lifespan of only 30 years, she said, but our hydro...
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11Mar2013QUEZON CITY, Mar 11 (PIA) -- Citing the recently released Socioeconomic Report (SER): 2010-2012, the National Economic Development Authority is now calling for the greater participation of Metro Manila local government units (LGUs) in improving waste disposal through the formulation of their respective Solid Waste Management (SWM) Plans. Based on the report, only nine or 52.94 percent out of the 16 cities and one municipality that comprise Metro Manila have submitted complete SWM plans. At the...
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11Mar2013NEGROS ORIENTAL, Marso 11 (PIA) -- Ang Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) pinaagi sa pondo gikan sa Agrarian Reform Community Connectivity & Economic Support Services (ARCCESS) mi hatag ug mga kagamitan sa panguma sa probinsya sa Negros Oriental bag-ohay pa lamang. Ang benepisyari nini nga proyekto mao ang Bayawan United Farmers Irrigators Association (BUFIA) sa Bayawan City nga modawat ug condensed harvester, thresher ug sprayer nga nagkantidad sa P1.370M. Mao kini ang unang proyekto nga...
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11Mar2013DAVAO CITY March 11 (PIA) -- The recently concluded MICE Con 2013 (Meetings Incentives Conventions Exhibits Conference) has brought tangible benefits to Davao, according to the regional office of the Department of Tourism. “We are now regarded as the next generation destination for MICE,” said Art Boncato, Regional Director of the Department of Tourism during the March 9 luncheon held for MICE Con participants at Park Inn Davao at the SM Lanang Premiere complex where the three-day confere...
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11Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 11 (PIA) -- South Cotabato will be joining this year’s celebration of the International Museum Day, an official of the provincial government here said. Provincial museum in-charge Indira “Dinky” Cagaanan, said South Cotabato will be hosting a conference related to the global museum celebration at the Mountain Log Resort in Lake Sebu town on May 17 – 19. This year’s celebration centers on the theme “Memory ...
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11Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 11 (PIA) -- In an effort to bring medical services to far flung areas of the province, the Integrated Provincial Health Office-Maguindanao will continue its “Doctors to the Barrio” program. IPHO Maguindanao Chief Dr. Tahir Sulaik said that more physicians have offered their professional services to remote Moro communities in the province. The Doctors to the Barrio Program is one of the flagship program of the DOH that aims to deploy competent health wo...
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10Mar2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 10 (PIA) -- A legislator of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) underscored the multiple contributions of women in the society. Assemblywoman Samira Gutoc-Tomawis said women not only play the role of mothers but also of teachers, providers and professionals reminding the society of the need to balance modernity and tradition. She said women are innate teachers because they are the first to teach their child while some leave their families behind to...
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10Mar2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 10 (PIA) --- The Department of Education in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepEd-ARMM) will hold a Teacher Induction Program (TIP) for newly-hired teachers in the region this coming March 18 to 22. More than 140 newly-recruited teachers representing the third batch are expected to attend the five-day induction to be held at the Pacific Heights Hotel in Cotabato City. Forty-four of these inductees are from Lanao del Sur IA, IB, and II Schools Divisio...
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09Mar2013CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City, March 9 -- The 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division is accepting and processing applicants for Candidate Soldier Course (CSC) for the first Quarter Calendar of Year 2013 on March 15. The Philippine Army has a quota of 100 candidate soldiers for this Division. Applicants must have at least 72 units in college (if High School Graduate only, he or she must possess a special skill needed in the military service and certified by the Technical Education and Ski...
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09Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 9 (PIA) -- The Gender Advocates-Women in Government Service (GA-WINGS) Region 10, supports the observance of International Women’s Day (IWD) through giving gifts to 77 families and conducting medical and dental mission at Berjaya-Gawad Kalinga (GK) resettlement area in Camaman-an, here. Around 29 government agencies participated in the said event bringing along their presents to the typhoon Sendong survivors who were relocated in the area. Clarissa C. Rosales, GA...
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08Mar2013DAVAO CITY, March 8 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III has called on investors to invest in the country’s hotel industry saying “we will need an additional 37,000 rooms by 2016 to cope with the influx of arrivals.” Aquino was in Davao City Thursday to open the Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) Conference held at SMEX Convention Center from March 6 to 9. “Perhaps you’d consider setting up shop or expanding here, and giving our countrymen even more chances ...
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08Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Mar. 8 (PIA) -- Nakiisa ang lungsod ng Cotabato sa buong mundo sa pagdiriwang ng International Women’s Day. Naging matagumpay ang mga aktibidad na inihanda ng Cotabato City Women’s Council o CCWC at ng pamahalaang panglungsod ng Cotabato. Daan-daang mga residente ng lungsod, karamihan ay mga kababaihan mula sa iba’t-ibang sangay ng komunidad ang nakilahok sa selebrasyon na panimula na rin sa pagdiriwang ng Women’s Month. Nagsimula ang selebrasyon sa isa...
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08Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 8 (PIA) -- Aabot sa 11 mga barangay sa lungsod ng Kidapawan, North Cotabato ang pinagkalooban ng Certificate of Affirmation (COA) mula sa Tribal Council ng naturang lungsod. Kinabibilangan ito ng mga barangay ng Amacion, Balabag, Birada, Ilomavis, Indangan, Mateo, Mua-an, Nuangan, Perez, Sibawan at Sudapin. Ang COA ang magbibigay-daan sa naturang mga barangay upang makapili ng kani-kanilang Mandatory Indigenous Peoples Representative. Sa ngayon ay s...
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08Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Mar. 8 (PIA) -- Residents of Cotabato City joined the whole world in the celebration of the International Women’s Day that highlight women empowerment in governance. With this year’s theme dubbed “Kababaihan: Gabay sa pagtahak ng tuwid na daan,” the celebration was held in consonance with President Benigno Aquino III’s pursuit and vision of ‘tuwid na daan,’ underscoring the need to accelerate women’s participation in governance and enhance ge...
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08Mar2013TAGUM CITY Mar. 8 (PIA) -- President Benigno Simeon Aquino III’s efforts to combat corruption and improve the national economy has more than caught the admiration of the women sector in the province. Mrs. Milagros “Inday” Garcia-del Rosario, president of the Provincial Officials Spouses Initiative (POSI), said the women are truly inspired by the President’s “Daang Matuwid” (Straight Path) campaign, which she said is a pro-women policy. She noted the decrease in the incidence of c...
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08Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 8 (PIA) -- Poor local government units (LGUs) in Northern Mindanao are set to benefit from the Bottom-Up Budgeting (BuB) in 2014. Director Annabele M. Atillo of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) in the region said 87 LGUs in Northern Mindanao are among the 1,233 focus areas that will benefit from the implementation of the BuB next year. These areas were selected based on poverty incidence, poor population, magnitude of poor population living in barangays ...
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08Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 8 (PIA) -- Some 376 Grade 6 pupils from the North District of Tupi, South Cotabato have recently completed the course under the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program. The 17-week program was led by the local government unit (LGU) of the municipality in collaboration with the Philippine National Police (PNP). Under the program, the children were taught various ways of recognizing and resisting the pressures influencing them to experiment with drugs...
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08Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 8 (PIA6) -- More than 500 gender advocates in Western Visayas are expected to join the Purple Walk highlighting the International Women’s Day today, March 8. Ugsad Gender Resource Center for Western Visayas Coordinator Dr. Diana Aure said government agencies, academe, non-government organizations, people’s organizations and local government units in the region were invited to participate in the event. The walk will start at 7 a.m. from the University of the Philippines ...
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08Mar2013TAGUM CITY, March 8 -- The Davao del Norte province is rooting for a stable and morally-upright citizenry that serves as a pillar of a strong and progressive society. Governor Rodolfo del Rosario said this makes the Spiritual and Moral Recovery Program (SMRP) of the province an indispensable component in attaining social development. “I believe that no economic development is achieved and sustained unless people cultivate in them the right positive attitude,” the governor stressed. Del...
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08Mar2013SAN JOSE, Antique, March 8 (PIA) -- Antique will join the rest of the international communities in celebrating International Women’s Day today. The Provincial Gender and Development Inter-Agency Committee (GAD-IAC) will launch a program in celebration of International Women’s Day at EBJ Freedom Park, San Jose. Groups of gender and development advocates, government GAD focal point officers, women’s groups, students, civil society and people’s organizations will participate in a para...
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08Mar2013TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, March 8 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Surigao del Sur under Governor Johnny Pimentel through the Provincial Gender and Development (GAD) focal person led today, Friday, a Policy Forum on Legal and Policy Framework of RA 10354 held at Seminar Hall, Capitol Hills, this city. The activity commemorates International Women’s Day and Women’s Month Celebration with the Legislator’s Committee on Population and Development – Local Advocacy team as facilitato...
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08Mar2013TAGUM CITY, March 8 -- The Catholic Relief Services (CRS) recommended the re-education of communities affected by Typhoon Pablo in Davao Oriental, especially when it comes to water treatment methods. “A very big majority of the beneficiaries source their drinking water from deep well through jetmatic pumps and springs so there is a need to re-educate them on proper water treatment methods,” CRS Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Coordinator Lucille Isnani said. The CRS conducted a KAP or...
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07Mar2013ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, March 7 (PIA) -- The local government of Iligan City has lined up several activities in observance of Women’s Month this March. Anchored on this year’s theme, “Kababaihan: Gabay sa Pagtahak sa Tuwid na Daan,” almost all women in Iligan City, in multi-representation will be involved in the activities. The activities lined-up include a clean-up drive and beautification of the city plaza on March 7 from 3 p.m. up to 6 p.m.; Local Council Against Trafficking-...
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07Mar2013CARMONA, Cavite, March 7 (PIA) --“Carmona is the best performing municipality in the entire Philippines, the first municipality in the country to receive the Gawad Pamana ng Lahi Award,” regional director Josefina Castilla Go of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) 4A said. This was the opening statement of Go, during the Sectoral Committee on Macroeconomy and Development Administration (SCMDA) 1st quarterly meeting held recently at the municipal hall of this municipality....
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07Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 7 (PIA) -- To help boost the local organic fertilizer business, the regional office of the Department of Agriculture (DA 12) is planning to hold a marketing forum geared towards addressing the sectors’ pressing concerns. This initiative was agreed at a round table discussion among DA 12 officials and different organic agriculture stakeholders here last week. Scheduled on April 10, the marketing forum is expected t...
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07Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 7 -- The Police Regional Office (PRO) has ordered the deployment of more policemen in Northern Mindanao following the killing of two police officers in Iligan City on March 2. Police Chief Supt. Catalino B. Rodriguez Jr., regional director, has ordered the doubling of police operations even before the noise barrage by Xavier University students. The Regional Public Safety Battalion (RPSB) deployed 40 police officers each in the city police offices of Iligan and Caga...
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07Mar2013MATI CITY, March 7 -- The Davao Oriental Provincial Committee Peacemaker Awards Committee is set to convene this week to evaluate the Board of Peacemakers in the ten municipalities of the province. The committee will also choose the regional contenders who will vie for the 2013 Search for Outstanding Board Peacemaker, an annual program of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). The program is designed to recognize the significant contributions of the Lupon Tagapamayapa (boa...
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06Mar2013LOS BANOS, Laguna, Mar. 6 (PIA) --Project HaNDA, a local, wide-area coverage information system for disaster notification, has caught the attention of developers of Project NOAH. Developed by DOST IV-A in 2010 as an infosys in support of RA 10121, known as the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management System, Project HaNDA boasts of wide-area information dissemination and feedback functionalities. The moniker translates to Hazard Notification, Dissemination, and Awareness. HaNDA ca...
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06Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 6 (PIA) -- Mahigit 600 ektarya ng lupain sa Compostela Valley ang naihanda ng Task Force Alayon ng DA 12 sa mahigit dalawang buwang pagtulong sa magsasaka sa lugar. Matatandaang tumungo ang Task Force Alayon ng DA 12 sa ComVal noong Disyembre 19, dalawang linggo matapos manalasa ang Bagyong Pablo doon upang tumulong sa paghahanda ng mga lupain ng mga magsasakang naapektuhan ng kalamidad. Dala ng grup...
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06Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 6 (PIA) -- Twenty graduating students in elementary and secondary levels in the city and province of Iloilo will be recognized in an awarding ceremony at St. Joseph School, Diversion Road, Iloilo City on March 15. The students are this year’s winners in the Search for the Ten Outstanding Elementary School Pupils (TOESP) and Ten Outstanding Secondary School Students (TOSSS) of Iloilo for academic year 2012-2013 by the Outstanding Students Circle of Iloilo (OSCI). Aubrey B...
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06Mar2013ILOILO CITY, March 6 (PIA) -- Six municipalities in Western Visayas will be honored in the 2nd Agri-Pinoy Rice Achievers Awards as among the country’s top rice producers for 2012. The towns of Pototan and San Miguel in Iloilo, Dumalag in Capiz, Kabankalan in Negros Occidental, Sibalom in Antique and Kalibo, Aklan will each be receiving P1 million prize grant in the form of projects and incentives. The Rice Achievers Awards, led by the Department of Agriculture (DA) through its national ric...
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06Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture is set to honor the country’s top rice-producing provinces and towns as well as best performing irrigators’ associations and agricultural extension. The recognition will be the highlight of the 2nd Agri-Pinoy Rice Achievers Awards at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City on March 15. Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said the awarding is the Aquino g...
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06Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 6 (PIA) -- After more than two months of operations in Compostela Valley, Task Force Alayon has completed land preparations for 607.65 hectares of farmlands in areas most hit by Typhoon Pablo in December last year. On Friday, TF Alayon held an exit conference in Nabunturan town to report their accomplishments to ComVal Gov. Arturo Uy, local officials, and other stakeholders before they finally go back to their ...
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06Mar2013DAVAO CITY March 6 (PIA) -- Davao City is all set for MICE Con 2013 which will be held on March 6-9 at the SMX Convention Center in SM Lanang, one of the newest shopping and convention complex in the city. The conference which focuses on the MICE (Meetings Incentives Conventions and Exhibitions) will be the biggest convention the city will host after the 2006 Asean Tourism Forum. Lisette Marquez,spokesperson of Duaw Dabaw one of the city's partners in the hosting of the event said that around...
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06Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, March 6 (PIA) -- A maiden public discussion on the wage reform geared towards the Two Tiered Wage System (TTWS) was conducted last March 4 at the DOLE-X WODP Training Center, here. The activity was part of the continuing education and orientation on the different programs and services of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) in Northern Mindanao. The discussion, attended by 12 media groups in the region, started with the current ...
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06Mar2013DAVAO CITY, Mar. 6 -- A major program or a commercial product needs a trademark or a logo. It should be simple and could be easily ‘recalled.’ The DA’s forthcoming Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP) is no different. It needs a logo that would capture its essence, its objectives and goals. The DA is thus inviting everyone to join the PRDP logo design-making contest. The winner will take home P20,000 cash, and he or she will be part of the DA’s legacy to the Filipino people....
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05Mar2013SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Mar 5 (PIA) -- Authorities have burned P56-million worth of seized prohibited drugs, sending a strong message against drug syndicates showing government’s resolve to stomp out prohibited drugs in the country. Chief Supt. Ricardo Marquez, Ilocos police regional director, said nearly 500,000 of assorted pieces of marijuana and nearly 200,000 grams of shabu were ceremonially burned at the Philippine National Police regional office grounds here. The illegal drugs we...
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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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05Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 5 (PIA) -- Ginpahibalo sang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 12 nga ang kabug-usan nga mga P22 milyon nga kantidad sang buluthoan sa nagkalain-lain nga duog sang Sarangani ang natapos na para tagaan sabat ang pirmi problema nga kakulangon sang kuwarto sang buluthoan kag pagginutok bag-o mag-abri ang klase sa Hunyo. Si Gemma Rivera, DSWD 12 assistant regional director, nagsiling nga an pila sini ka buluthoan ginhatag na sa Department of ...
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05Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 5 (PIA) -- Lalo pang isinusulong ngayon ang implementasyon ng Motorcycle Helmet Act sa lungsod ng Kidapawan, North Cotabato. Ito ay matapos makapagtala ang Kidapawan City PNP traffic section ng mataas na bilang ng mga motoristang naaaksidente na walang suot na helmet. Nabatid na marami pa rin ang lumalabag sa naturang batas at ito ang kalimitang dahilan kung bakit matindi ang pinsalang natatamo ng mga motorista o di kaya ay binabawian ng buhay ang m...
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05Mar2013DAVAO CITY, Mar 5 (PIA) -- Acting Mayor Rodrigo Duterte cited the need to look into the reason why terrorism prevails and threatens many countries including the United States up to now. Speaking to reporters after commemorating the 10th Year anniversary of the explosion at the waiting area of the former terminal of the Davao International Airport Tuesday, he said that terrorism continues to threaten civilizations with its causes still existing and unresolved. “Unless we address the underlyi...
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04Mar2013MANILA, Mar. 2 (PIA) -- Si Presidente Benigno Aquino III midawat sa mga opisyales sa Economic Development Corporation (EDC) ug Danish manufacturer nga Vestas Wind Systems kinsa nagpahayag ug hugtanong suporta sa nag-unang agenda sa gobyerno nga mao ang pagsiguro sa supisyenteng supply sa enerhiya sa nasod sa usa ka simpleng seremonya sa Malakanyang niadtong Biyernes. Si EDC Chairman ug Chief Executive Officer Federico Lopez ug Vestas President ug Chief Executive Officer Ditlev Engel mihatag ug...
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04Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 4 (PIA) -- Inaasahan ng Environment Management Bureau ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-EMB) 12 ang mas malawak na partisipasyon ng mga residente sa gilid ng Bulok Creek sa pangangalaga ng naturang sapa. Kamakailan inilunsad ng EMB 12 ang malawakang information, education and communication (EIC) campaign hinggil sa Adopt-an-Estero Program sa mga barangay na dinadaanan nito. Nakasentro ...
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04Mar2013QUEZON CITY, Mar 4 (PIA) --The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program of the government has made initial progress in terms of achieving the development outcomes for its beneficiaries, the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) said in its recent report. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan in a statement said that households under the Pantawid Pamilya Program are more likely to perform better, particularly in the areas of education and health, compared to non-beneficiarie...
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04Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 4 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environment and Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) 12 is engaging communities for a more sustained protection of the Bulok Creek. Bulok Creek, which cuts through the city’s commercial center and traverses at least seven barangays here, is considered a very important water body in Koronadal City. It is a pilot water body for the implementation of the agency...
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04Mar2013QUEZON CITY, March 4 -- The need to wage an armed struggle to change Philippine society has become irrelevant with democratic space obtaining in the country. This was the reason why some members of the political Left who used to shun elections, especially during the Martial Law period, do so now. In an episode of the TV talk show Paghahanda Para sa Hatol ng Bayan, Commission on Human Rights Chair Etta Rosales said, "There is no space for armed struggle for as long as you can do things peacefu...
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03Mar2013CEBU CITY, March 03 (PIA) -- The Eduardo J. Aboitiz Cancer Center (EJACC) of Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) cited some facts as to how the implementation of the Sin Tax Reform Law (RA-. 10351) can be significant to prevent cancer. EJACC program coordinator, Ronald delos Reyes said that liver cancer and lung cancer are the leading cancers in Metro Cebu. “Lung cancer ranks first not just in terms of incidence but also in mortality cases,” Reyes noted. In a radio program “Pagtuki,...
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02Mar2013DAVAO CITY, March 2 (PIA) -- Park Inn Davao is bullish in the growth of the mid-scale travelers market in the region. “You need more hotels of this kind here,” says Geir Sikko, General Manager of Park Inn Davao. The hotel owned by SM Hotels and Conventions is the first Park Inn by Radisson hotel in the Asia Pacific region. Sikko describes the mid scale market as somewhat a notch above backpacker tourists and below five-star travelers. He estimates that 60% of the world traveler market is...
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02Mar2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Mar. 2 (PIA) -- The Gender Advocates and Women in Government Service- 10 (GA-WINGS 10) kicks off the 2013 Women’s Month Celebration with the theme, “Kababaihan: Gabay sa Pagtahak sa Tuwid na Daan,” Friday with a mass held at the Camp Alagar Grounds in Lapasan, here. PCSupt. Catalino B. Rodriguez, Jr., CSEE of Police Regional Office 10 welcomed the participants of the event. Lynn S.F. Sicangco, COA Region 10 Director, who served as the keynote speaker of the event me...
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02Mar2013CATARMAN, Northern Samar, March 1 (PIA) -- The province of Northern Samar launched the “Ten Moves Project” at Bulwagan ng mga Guro, DepEd Division Office, Catarman, on February 28. Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Ronelo Firmo said TEN Moves is part of the Bayanihang Pampaaralan of the 57-75 Education Reform Movement campaigns for the construction of classrooms in public schools, of which the Division of Northern Samar will be a recipient. Dr. Firmo was also thankful to the Samar Island...
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01Mar2013BATANGAS CITY, Mar 1 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Authority (Tesda) launched its "Cash-for-Training Program" (C4TP) in Calabarzon, matching the region's industrial boom with the needed skilled workers. Trainees numbering 3,286 will be tapped from the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon to undergo the free training in various available courses. Secretary Joel Villanueva,Tesda director general, led the launch of said program with Vice Governor Mark Leviste and...
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01Mar2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, March 1 (PIA) -- Around 3,472 Asatidz (plural for Ustadz) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) who have passed the initial assessment are set to take the qualifying examination for the Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education (ALIVE) tomorrow, March 2. The examination is a nationwide undertaking to determine the applicant’s capability in Arabic language and Islamic studies for them to qualify as ALIVE teachers in public elementary schools in ARMM ...
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01Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Marso 1 (PIA)--Isinagawa kahapon ang isang stakeholders forum patungkol sa disaster risk reduction (DRR) - climate change adaptation (CCA) na laan sa mga probinsya ng South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat at Sarangani at maging sa lungsod ng Heneral Santos (Socsksargen). Ang aktibidad na ginanap sa lungsod ng Koronadal ay pinangunahan ng Sarangani Province Empowerment and Community Transformation Forum (SPECTRUM) Inc. Layon nito na ipabatid sa mga mamamayan ang ...
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01Mar2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato Marso 1 (PIA) -- Alinsunod sa kampanya ng Department of Agriculture at ng nasyunal na pamahalaan na maging hayag at walang itinatago sa lahat ng transakyon, ipinagpapatuloy ng ahensiya ang pagpapalaganap ng kaalaman sa tamang kaparaanan sa pamamahala ng pondo. Kamakailan, isinailalim ng Department of Agriculture 12 sa isang re-orientation workshop patungkol sa mga tamang financial procedures ang mga agriculturist, accountant ...
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01Mar2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Mar 1 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Region 12 is strengthening financial management among partner local government units in its efforts to promote transparency and accountability in all transactions. Last week, DA 12 gathered LGU agriculturists, accountants and treasurers from the entire Soccsksargen Region for a re-orientation workshop on proper financial reporting, particularly on auditing and liquidation procedures...
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01Mar2013DAVAO CITY, March 1 (PIA) -- Visitor arrivals in Region XI has reached the one-million mark. This was bared by Department of Tourism Region XI Officer-in-Charge Eden Larano-David basing the numbers on hotel booking figures. David said that visitor arrivals have grown 20% from the previous years, a large percentage of the tourists are business travellers particularly those in MICE (Meetings Incentives Conventions Exhibitions) related events. He estimates that 40% of the visitors are on MICE ...
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01Mar2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Mar 1 (PIA) -- Bago City gave out environment awards to its various barangays and schools as part of its 47th Charter Day celebration. Mayor Ramon D. Torres, Vice Mayor Nicholas M. Yulo and some members of the Sangguniang Bayan awarded the winners of the Kasimanwa namon sa Bago, himuon naton ang Kalimpio (KABAHIN) Inter-school and Barangay Contest. KABAHIN Program which enjoined the participation of the constituents in maintaining cleanliness was formulated to effectively ...
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01Mar2013MATI CITY, Davao Oriental, March 1 -- Consumer Education has now become a part of the extension activities of the Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology, through its Social Science and Humanities Department. The inclusion is aimed at educating the school communities on the rights and interests of consumers in the province, said Onesimo Sungahid of the DOSCST, and one of the facilitators in the conduct of consumer education The State College is currently assisting the Depart...
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28Feb2013TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, Feb. 28 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Cavite, in partnership with Cavite Modern Growers’ Inc. (CGMI), has their hands full in preparation for the second Cavite Agrifest and Farmers/Fishermen’s Congress slated on March 25. Now on its second year, the assembly will be held at the provincial gymnasium and is themed “Pagsasama-sama ng mga Magsasaka at Mangingisda, Tungo sa mas Maunlad na Pagsasaka ng Komunidad (A Gathering of Farmers and Fishermen Toward...
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28Feb2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Feb 28 (PIA) -- Hard infrastructure projects for this city and some of the municipalities in South Cotabato are in the offing, according to Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). DPWH district engineer Pio Lumongsod said more than P600 million worth of infrastructure projects will be implemented in the areas. Fund sources include the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of First District of South Cotabato Representative Pedro Acharon Jr. "These projects w...
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28Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb 28 (PIA) -- The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) now recognizes the need for a central agency to govern management of the country's water resources. This after the recent statement of the Socioeconomic Report (SER): 2010-2012 of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) with the recommendation that government must actively address institutional fragmentation, in achieving national and local targets in the water sector, address lack of reliable d...
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28Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 28 (PIA) -- A credit cooperative in nearby Banga town has received a certificate from the local government unit and Department of Agriculture 12 for completing its project dubbed "Pre-and Post-harvest Facility Intervention." Organized in September 2010, Rang-ay Credit Cooperative in Barangay Rang-ay officially got the P1.5-million worth of livelihood project from MRDP’s Community Fund for Agricultural Development (CFAD) component. At present, the co-o...
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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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27Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 27 (PIA) -- The Basic Education Assistance in Mindanao (BEAM) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is set to celebrate its first year anniversary today. The BEAM ARMM is long term assistance to education of the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), Bangladesh Rural Achievement Committee (BRAC) and the Department of Education (DepEd) in the region which aims to improve access to quality basic education in ARMM. It has establishe...
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27Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb. 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) has announced that the opening of classes for school year 2013–2014 in public elementary and secondary schools will be on June 3, a Monday. DepEd Order 10, series of 2013, details the school calendar for School Year (SY) 2013-2014 for elementary and high schools in the country. DepEd order said that SY 2013-2014 will have 201 school days, 180 of which are non-negotiable teacher-student contact time. A four-day in-service ...
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27Feb2013MARIVELES, Bataan, Feb 27 (PIA) -- Companies in the Freeport Area of Bataan underwent an orientation on labor standards from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to make the sprawling industrial complex the country’s first labor standard compliant freeport zone. About 50 different companies, together with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, PhilHealth, Social Security System, and local government units, joined in the orientation which aims to promote voluntary c...
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27Feb2013TAGUM CITY, Feb.27 (PIA) -- Davao del Norte has chosen Senator Pia Cayetano to be the “Sports Darling” of the province in its bid to get the support of the national government for the hosting of the Palarong Pambansa in 201 Cayetano, who led the lighting of the torch during the opening of the Davao Region Athletics Association (DAVRAA) Monday, was the first athlete to officially make a full 300-meter run across the rubberized oval of the Davao del Norte Sports and Cultural Center. “She w...
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27Feb2013TAGUM CITY, Feb 27 (PIA) -- The P242-million Davao del Norte Sports and Cultural Center is not only a real estate investment but an investment in the future of the youth. “We have never heard those shouting for a long period of time,” Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario said, referring to the loud shrieks of laughter coming from schoolchildren participating in the five-day 2013 Davao Region Athletic Association (DAVRAA) Games which started Monday. Some people have questioned del R...
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27Feb2013SAN JOSE, Antique, Feb 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry continues to step up its monitoring of ‘mandatory products’ including protective helmets. Engr. Lynna Joy Cardinal, Information Officer of DTI Antique said they continue to monitor the implementation of Republic Act 10054 or the Motorcycle Helmet Act which prohibits any person to use, sell or distribute substandard motorcycle helmets those which don’t bear the Philippine Standard (PS) or the Import Commodity Clearan...
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27Feb2013SURIGAO CITY, Peb. 27 (PIA) – Giawhagan ni Presidente Aquino kagahapon si Sultan Jamalul Kiram III sa Sulu sa pagpabalik sa iyang mga suporters nga tagpimsok sa parteng Lahad Datu lungsod sa eastern province sa Sabah, Malaysia aron malinawon nga maundang ang duh aka semana nga stand-off tali sa mga awtoridad sa Malaysia ug Sultan sa Sulu nga miangkon sa maong yuta. Matud sa Presidente, nga ang mga gobyerno sa Pilipinas ug Malaysia mihimo na og mga koordinasyon aron malinawon nga maresulba ang...
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27Feb2013ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Feb 27 (PIA) -- Cooperative Development Authority Region 4 OIC Director Salvador Valeroso and CDA Rizal Provincial Cooperative Development Specialist Bienvenida Celestra oriented over 100 cooperative representatives on social and performance audit requirements at Patricio Jarin Elementary School, Tanay, Rizal. Representatives from around 42 cooperatives in Teresa, Binangonan, Cardona, Tanay, Morong, and Baras, Rizal attended the said orientation led by Valeroso to brief th...
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27Feb2013TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Feb. 27 - The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in Surigao del Sur distributed relief goods to victims of typhoon “Pablo” in the various barangays of Lingig, this province recently. About 1,500 households comprising of three (3) barangays (Tagpoporan, Bong-gan and Barcelona) were extended of the help not only the affected agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) but as well as the residents of the said barangays. Donations came from DAR Caraga 13, DAR Region ...
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26Feb2013TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat, Feb 26 (PIA) -- Fifty out-of-school youths in this city are recipients of the Cash for Training Program (C4TP) by the local government and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) 12. “When I learned that I am among the recipients of this livelihood project, I was overjoyed,” said Vergel Kilayco, an out-of-school youth and resident of Barangay Baras, this city. “At present, I am jobless but after this ...
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26Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 25 (PIA) -- The economy of Central Visayas continues to be one of the fastest in the country today backed by statistical data of its Gross Regional Domestic Product (GDRP) in the past two years. In 2010, the GDRP was the highest in the country at 12.5 percent while in 2011, Central Visayas posted a growth of 7.9 percent states a report from the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) 7; these were higher than that of the national GDP average at 3.6 percent and 7.6 perc...
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26Feb2013TAGUM CITY, Feb. 26 (PIA) -- Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario has directed the revitalized Provincial Tourism Council (PTC) to work out the immediate passage of the Provincial Tourism Code to spur investments and sustainable growth in the province. “The first job I gave them is the crafting of the Provincial Tourism Code, which is our tool in addressing the gaps in the tourism sector,” del Rosario said, after administering the oath of office of the new PTC set of officers. De...
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26Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb 26 (PIA) -- An officer of the Department of Social Welfare and Development XI has remained steadfast in its stand not to release the 10,000 sacks of rice being demanded by Barug Katawhan, a coalition of progressive organizations allegedly for the survivors of typhoon Pablo as long as the group does not comply with the list of beneficiaries. Priscilla Razon, director of the DSWD XI issued the statement even as several boxes of foodstuff were allegedly looted by members of the Bar...
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26Feb2013SURIGAO DEL SUR, Feb. 26 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) here and the Mabuhay Kahayagan Coffee Growers Cooperative (MKCGC) signed a memorandum Of agreement (MOA) for the implementation of the P2.9 million Agrarian Community Connectivity and Economic Support Services (ARCCESS) held recently at Barangay Kahayagan, Tagbina. The service facilities include 4WD tractor, huller, grass cutter, power sprayer, and flat bed dryer. The event was participated by DAR officials and staff hea...
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26Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 26 (PIA) -- Nagkaloob kamakalawa ng tulong ang pamahalaan ng Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) sa ilang mga barangay na apektado ng matinding pag-ulan sa lalawigan ng Maguindanao. Sinabi ni Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD-ARMM) Assistant Secretary Pombaen Karon Kader na namahagi sila ng relief goods sa mga residente ng Barangay Bulit, Pagagawan at Tunggol. Samantala, higit 6,000 pamilya naman ang nabiyayaan ng relief packs...
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26Feb2013TAGUM CITY, Feb. 26 (PIA) -- The Davao del Norte provincial government is eyeing to become the sports capital in Mindanao with the Davao Region Athletic Association (DAVRAA) Meet opening at its newly completed P242-million sports complex. Provincial Sports Coordinator Giovanni I. Gulanes in an interview echoed the vision of Provincial Gov. Rodolfo P. del Rosario who saw that Davao del Norte would get situated in the “sports map.” “Events would then follow once we have the facility. Th...
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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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26Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 26 (PIA) -- Infrastructure projects worth P81.2 million will soon be implemented by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in a former war-torn village in Makilala town in North Cotabato. This came after groups of Christians and Muslim farmers in Sitio Lacobe, Barangay Malabuan, at odds with each other because of land conflict, agreed to a peaceful co-existence through a memorandum of agreement as they vow to end their four-decade old differences and fig...
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26Feb2013TAGUM CITY, Feb. 26 (PIA) -- Local government officials in the province of Davao del Norte were asked to closely monitor the sand and gravel extraction activities in their respective areas in order to further increase quarry fees collection. Provincial Treasurer Regina Ricafort urged the local officials to continue its tight enforcement of taxes, fees and other charges on the extraction and transport of quarry resources, while cracking down on illegal operations. “Local officials have a bi...
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26Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 26 (PIA) -- At least 477 families of workers in a banana plantation in nearby Tampakan town are assured of benefits until 2014. This after the workers’ union and management of the Lapanday Food Corporation (LFC) in Tampakan came into terms concerning their collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The union, the Global Tampakan employees Union-ALU (GTEU-ALU), headed by Reynaldo Egasan agreed to drop their notice of strike issues in ex...
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26Feb2013TAGUM CITY, Feb. 26 (PIA) -- The province is being eyed as the next educational tourism hub in the region, with the launch of a local academy run by the provincial government. Philippine Councilors League – Legislative Academy (PCL-LA) Executive Director Hilario Caminero bared the emerging potential of the province for this type of tourism during the inauguration of the Davao del Norte Learning Institute (DNLI). Caminero, who conceived the highly specialized learning system that now allows...
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25Feb2013TAGUM CITY, Feb. 25 (PIA) -- After days of rain and flooding, the sun finally shone in Davao del Norte and on the thousands of athletes, coaches, spectators, and organizers who have been preparing for the 2013 Davao Region Athletic Association (DAVRAA) for months now. “I have invited Senator Pia Cayetano to open the facility which she ground broke before,” Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario said during a press conference held Monday morning a few hours before the official opening...
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25Feb2013TAGUM CITY, Feb.25 (PIA) -- The new P242-million Sports and Cultural Complex will be highly advantageous to government in terms of quality and return on investment (ROI), said Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario The complex is already being used by the province as venue for the five-day Davao Region Athletics Association (DAVRAA) 2012 Games. Under a turnkey arrangement, contractor Young Builders Corporation invested in the “design and construction” of the Davao del Norte Sports a...
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25Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb 25 (PIA6) -- Recalling the beauty of the Filipino “bayanihan” spirit, President Benigno S. Aquino III rallied the Ilonggos to unite to sustain the development initiatives already achieved by his administration. The President led in the lowering of the time capsule during the ceremonial launching of the Jalaur River Multi-Purpose Project II, at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol, Iloilo City, February 21. “Para tayong nagbabayanihan nung sinang-una. Naglilipat ng bahay-kubo....
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25Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb. 25 (PIA) -- The Araw ng Dabaw Celebration kicked off officially, Monday, in a simple ceremony sans Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio who was on official leave of absence. The affair was well attended though by local government officials from members of the city council, department heads of the city government, representatives of the diplomatic corps, regional directors of line government agencies, police and the military. In a statement read by Jason Magnaye, acting chief of the City ...
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25Feb2013SURIGAO CITY, Peb. 25 (PIA) -- Ang buhatan sa Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Surigao del Norte gikatakdang mo apod-apod og mga Certificates of Landownership (CLOA) ngadto sa mga benepisyaryong mga mag-uuma sa lungsod sa Mainit karong Pebrero 27, 2013 alas 9:30 sa buntag didto sa covered court sa Brgy. Tagbuyawan, Mainit, Surigao del Norte. Adunay mokabat sa 131 ka mga titulo ang ipanghatag nga naglangkob sa mokabat 194.6665 ka ektarya sa yuta ngadto sa 126 ka mga benepisyaryo diin 65 ka CL...
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24Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb. 24 -- In a bid to fast-track debris clearing in areas affected by Typhoon Pablo, nearly six million damaged coconut trees in Davao Oriental will be utilized as coco lumber, construction materials, handicraft and furniture. This is a move also seen to accelerate rehabilitation and provide livelihood opportunities for 21,000 affected families, a statement from the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said. “The damaged coconut trees hamper our relief and rehabilitation effor...
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23Feb2013CAINTA, Rizal, Feb. 23 (PIA) -- President Benigno Aquino III witnessed the awarding of persons with disability (PWD) achievers at the Tahanang Walang Hagdan's (TWH) 40th anniversary on February 22 in this municipality. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman awarded plaques of awards to Adeline Dumapong of Kiangan, Ifugao; Rex Bernardo of Daet, Camarines Norte; Domingo Literal of Pilar, Sorsogon; Dr. Enrique Ampo of Cagayan de Oro City; Edward d...
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23Feb2013CEBU, Feb. 23 (PIA) -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH-7) assures the public of a smooth traffic flow of vehicles going to the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) despite its repair and maintenance activities to start on February 25. DPWH- Cebu 6th Engineering District Chief Maintenance Section , Engr. Eda de Guzman told the media in a presscon recently at PIA-7 that the repair and rehabilitation of the first Mandaue-Lapulapu Bridge is set to start on February 25 and imm...
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22Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 22 (PIA) -- Nakabantay ngayon ang Kidapawan City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) sa lalawigan ng North Cotabato bunsod pa rin ng patuloy na pagsama ng panahon. Dahil sa mga pag-ulan sa lungsod, pinangangambahang magka-landslide sa mga matataas o highly-elevated na mga barangay. Isa ang Kidapawan City sa mga apektadong lugar sa North Cotabato dahil sa walang habas na pag-ulan sanhi ng Bagyong Crising at patuloy na pag-uulan sa ...
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22Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb 22 (PIA) -- Traditional politicians and those who are critical of the gains of the government do not have a place in the present administration in Iloilo. This was made clear by President Benigno Aquino III during his dialogue with local leaders and the community at the Narciso Monfort Gymnasium in Dumangas town. “Malinaw po kung gaano na kalayo ang narating natin sa mabuting pamahalaan. Sa kabila nito may mga kampo pa ring ginagawa nang bisyo ang batikusin ang ating bawa...
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22Feb2013SAN JOSE, Antique, Feb 22 (PIA ) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will strictly monitor Fair Election Act (or Comelec Resolution 9615) violations. The Act prohibits the display of election propaganda materials in public places and outside designated common poster areas. “Violations would be taken seriously,” Ian Lee M. Ananoria , OIC provincial election supervisor, said. “We will gather evidence and we will file charges against those found violating the law.” He said campaig...
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22Feb2013MAKATI CITY, Feb 22 (PIA) - - The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) opened, Wednesday, to public its “Shake, Rattle and Learn House.” The house is an earthquake-learning facility with an earthquake simulator to train rescue personnel and educate the public about earthquake and its effects. MMDA Chairman Tolentino said, “To better understand earthquake and be prepared for it, we have to experience what it feels like. Shake, Rattle and Learn House will help raise the public...
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22Feb2013DAVAO DEL NORTE, Feb 22 - All roads lead to the new Davao del Norte Sports and Cultural Center (DNSCC) for the grand opening of the week-long Davao Region Athletic Association (DAVRAA) meet on February 25. Governor Rodolfo del Rosario said the province is now ready to play host to some 5,000 athletes, coaches and officials from six cities and four provinces in Region XI. “We are ready for the games,” the governor declared. The governor personally supervised preparations at the P243-mil...
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22Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb. 22 – Government agencies here have taken a stronger stance in fighting the proliferation of pyramid scams in a bid to further protect the Filipino consumers. The Department Administrative Order (DAO) No. 08 series of 2002 issued by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) states that pyramid sales scheme or chain distribution plans “means sales devices whereby a person, upon condition that he makes an investment, is granted by the manufacturer or his representative a ri...
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22Feb2013DAVAO ORIENTAL, Feb.22 (PIA XI)- The Bayanihan Spirit prevailed among Filipinos abroad who pulled their resources together to help the victims of typhoon Pablo in Davao Oriental. ZAMNAC (Zamboanga Del Norte Association of California), a group of Zamboanga natives residing in California, USA, turned over to the Provincial Government of Davao Oriental a total of 13 boxes of medicines and medical supplies for the three severely-hit municipalities in the province namely Boston, Cateel and Baganga. ...
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21Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb 21 (PIA) -- President Benigno Aquino III led here today the ceremonial groundbreaking of an irrigation project that aims to help sustain rice self-sufficiency in Western Visayas. He said that the P11.212-billion Jalaur River Multi Purpose Project Stage II reflects government’s vision of providing a comfortable life for the people. The project also aims to supplement power supply and augment supply of potable water, among others. The multi-purpose river project will involve...
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21Feb2013TAGUM CITY, Feb 21 (PIA) -- A local rescuer drowned as he tried to save residents trapped in rampaging waters during flash floods that occurred Thursday dawn, Feb. 21, in Barangay Sampao, Kapalong, Davao del Norte. Nelson Jeminez, 40, a member of the Marilag rescue group, was found dead in a nearby packing plant minutes after the rope he was clinging on snapped. Fourteen houses were also totally destroyed and 26 houses partially damaged in nearby Barangay Sto. Nino, Talaingod town, when the...
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21Feb2013BOHOL, Feb 21 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) in Bohol reported a slight increase in crime volume for January 2013 in Bohol. However, Bohol PNP PSSupt Constantino Barot downplayed the report and attributed the crime increase to a more proactive police work as attested by increase in non index crimes. Barot explained that when non-index crimes increase, it means that police exerted more efforts in crime prevention than just waiting for crimes to happen. Non Index crimes, accord...
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21Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 21 (PIA) -- Following the success of its initial support to South Cotabato provincial government’s feeding program, a church-based organization is set to expand its partnership with the LGU this year. Rev. Donald Soriano, executive director of the Bethesda Ministries International confirmed Wednesday, the second batch of assistance to the provincial government’s supplemental feeding program, which will cover at least 1...
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21Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 21 (PIA) -- Naniniwala ang pamunuan ng Kidapawan District Jail sa lalawigan ng North Cotabato na isa sa mga paraan upang masolusyunan ang problema sa kasikipan sa bilangguan ay ang ilipat ang mga high-risk inmate sa Taguig City Jail. Ito ay dahil sa sobrang bilang ng mga preso sa naturang pasilidad. Ayon kay Kidapawan Jail Warden Jail Inspector Gorgie Cornelio, mula 50 hanggang 60 inmates lamang ang kapasidad ng piitan ngunit sa ngayon ay abot na sa h...
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21Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- The Business Council of Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur, Inc. has accepted Gawad Kalinga’s challenge of a five-day volunteerism of building new homes for the flood survivors in Sta. Cruz town. Through its president, Jose B. Villaflor, the Council accepted and committed support to GK’s 2013 Bayani Challenge which includes the municipality of Sta. Cruz as among the 39 municipalities and cities in the country as sites for the heroic five-day event engaging volunteers to b...
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21Feb2013Erratum:Original story posted on Feb. 19 should have 50 not 550 nurses MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) here recently oriented new nurses hired under the Registered Nurses for Health Enhancement and Local Service (RN Heals) project. Dr. Amanollah Bantuas, chief of the Training Division of the Department of Health in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DOH-ARMM), facilitated the training. A background on the RN Heals project, family...
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21Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 21 (PIA) -- Aabot sa mahigit P98 milyon ang halaga ng mga medisina ang ipinagkaloob ng Bethesda Ministries International sa pamahalaang panlalawigan ng South Cotabato. Sa isang seremonya, kamakalawa, mismong si Rev. Donald Soriano, executive director ng Bethesda Ministries Int’l, ang nanguna sa pag-abot kay Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. ng bahagi ng kabuuang donasyon Kabilang sa mga ibinigay ay mga gamot sa diabetes, h...
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21Feb2013SURIGAO CITY, Peb. 21 (PIA) -– Andam na ang nasyunal nga gobyerno pinaagi sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) alang sa pagtabang sa mga naigo sa bagyong “Cresing” nga bag-ohay pa lamang miigo sa pipila ka mga lugar sa Mindanao, matud sa Malakanyang Sumala ni Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda kagahapon nga adunay kantidad P15,528,181.68 andam nga pundo ug kantidad P24,121,258 nga mga relief supplies ang nakaandam na tanan sa DSWD field office lakip ang storm path, ...
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21Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Feb 21 (PIA) -- Ang Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) sa rehiyon 12 nagapuntirya nga matapos ang “cadastral survey” bag-o matapos ang tuig sa 13 ka nagapadayon nga cadastral projects sa tatlo ka probinsiya sang rehiyon. Si Datu Tungko Saikol, DENR 12 acting regional executive director, nagsiling nga ang buluhaton sa cadastral nagasakop sang 13 ka mga banwa sa rehiyon nga ginkilala nga amo ang manogbaton sang kaayuhan para sa subong nga tui...
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21Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- President Benigno S. Aquino III will arrive here today for the groundbreaking of the Jalaur River Multi Purpose (JRMP) Project Stage II. President Aquino is expected at around midmorning. He will proceed to the Iloilo Provincial Capitol where he will be welcomed by Senator Franklin Drilon, Governor Arthur Defensor, and former Governor Neil Tupas. Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala will brief the President on the P11.212-billion JRMP project which is a priori...
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21Feb2013DAGUPAN CITY, Feb. 21 (PIA) -- Filipinos are assured of easier access to low cost medicines now that the Cheaper Medicines Act (R.A. 9502) is in full swing among state-run hospitals and government agencies. In a press briefing last week, Dr. Myrna Cabotaje, Department of Health (DOH) director in the Ilocos Region, said that public hospitals and agencies are being monitored if they have generic medicines in their inventories and if these undergo prior bidding as the Commission on Audit requires....
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20Feb2013DAVAO ORIENTAL, Feb. 20 (PIA) --The provincial government of Davao Oriental is closing on its goals of keeping fallen coconut trees from rotting as Provincial Governor Corazon N. Malanyaon has made government agencies agree to partner in managing huge volume of tree debris accumulated as a result of Typhoon Pablo. Malanyaon led a coordination meeting held last Feb. 19, focusing on recovery and rehabilitation of Typhoon Pablo-affected communities in Davao Oriental during which debris manageme...
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20Feb2013SYUDAD SANG ILOILO, Peb 20(PIA) - - Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III ang ginapaabot sa sining syudad kag probinsya karon nga adlaw para sa groundbreaking sang Jalaur River Multi Purpose Project Stage II. Si Presidente Aquino ang ginalauman nga magaabot sa aga. Humalin sa Iloilo Airport magapadulong ini sa Iloilo Provincial Capitol sa diin iga-abi-abi siya ni Senador Franklin Drilon, Gobernador Arthur Defensor kag anay Gobernador Niel Tupas. Magluwas sa groundbreaking, ang Tiglikum sang De...
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20Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 20 (PIA) -- Nakatakdang isaayos ang Hall of Justice ng lungsod ng Kidapawan sa lalawigan ng North Cotabato ngayong taon. Ito ay matapos ihayag ni executive judge Rogelio Narisma ng Regional Trial Court (RTC) 12th Judicial Region na ang naturang gusali ay hindi na matibay. Aniya, kailangan nang kumpunihin ito gayong halos sira na ang mga bahagi ng nabanggit na gusali. Kaugnay nito, tumugon naman si North Cotabato 2nd district Congresswoman Nancy Catam...
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20Feb2013DAGUPAN CITY, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- Local authorities netted at least P1 million worth of illegal drugs and arrested 17 suspects last Friday in what the police considered as the biggest drug bust in this city. Acting on a tip that a large shipment was going to transpire that day, the city and provincial police along with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency and Naval Intelligence swooped down on Pagasa village in Bonuan Gueset, and imposed a search and seizure order. The group served separate sea...
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20Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 20 (PIA) -- Mas papalakasin ng pamunuan ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR 12) ang kanilang pakikipag-ugnayan sa mga lokal na pamahalaan sa pag-isyu ng mga titulo sa mga alienable at disposal land. Ayon kay Morakie Domanday, regional technical director on lands ng DENR 12 uupo sila kasama ang mga alkalde ng mga munisipyo at lungsod upang pagtibayin ang pagtutulungan upang makamit ang misyon ...
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20Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- Ang rehiyon 12 amo ang nagpanguna nga nagpatuman sang bulukuon sa anum ka rehiyon sa bug-os nga Mindanao sa nagkalain-lain nga socio-economic kag mga bulukuon sa pagpauswag nga ginpunduhan sang World Bank nga ginabuligan nga Mindanao Rural Development Program – Adaptable Program Loan Phase 2 (MRDP-2) sang nagligad nga duha ka tuig. Si Agriculture secretry Proceso Alcala, nagsiling nga ang nadangatan sang pagbana-bana kag pag-usisa sa kada kat...
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20Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 20 (PIA) -- The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) regional government has brought its convergence program on health, education, livelihood, peace and program here in a bid to bring regional government services closer to constituents. The program called ARMM Health, Education, Livelihood, Peace and Governance, and Synergy or ARMM HELPS is the banner program of the present regional government that aims to reach out to the region’s constituents by bring...
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20Feb2013CARAGA, Davao Oriental, Feb. 20 -- The three typhoon-devastated coastal towns of Baganga, Cateel and Boston are now accessible as the Manurigao Bridge (also called Baogo Bridge) that was devastated by typhoon Pablo last December and replaced by bailey panels is now open. Situated in the village of San Antonio, the bridge was formally opened last Wednesday, February 14. Governor Corazon Nuñez-Malanyaon, First District Representative Nelson L. Dayanghirang and DPWH District Engineer Joselit...
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20Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 20 (PIA) -- Rev. Donald Soriano, director of the Bethesda Ministries International yesterday turned over to the provincial government of South Cotabato P98 million worth of drugs and medicines. Soriano visited the province to check out the progress of the feeding program the ministry has recently implemented with the provincial LGU and personally deliver the medicines which were shipped from the US to Cagayan de ...
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19Feb2013The bucolic town of Adams, the province’s only mountainous sanctuary is heading for more enhancement with the increasing number of tourists flocking to what is comparably Ilocos Norte’s own Pines City. Nestled on mountain ranges, Adams, 106 kilometers from this city, resembles the country’s summer capital Baguio in terms of climate and topography. Its cloud-capped mountains are covered by lush vegetation. For starters, the Department of Tourism has begun processing the accreditation of a...
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19Feb2013ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR)-Rizal distributed farming equipment to agrarian reform beneficiaries of the province as part of the agency’s Agrarian Reform Community Connectivity and Economic Support Services (ARCCESS) program. Ten cultivator power tillers, seven water pumps, four hand tractors with implements, and two threshers were distributed to lead Agrarian Reform Beneficiary Organizations (ARBO) this February 16 at the DAR-Rizal provincial agr...
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19Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- Kalabugao what? It may not be long before the word Kalabugao is on everyone's lips since this obscure place is being supported from all sides. The local government and national government agencies in Region 10 have pledged their commitment to help Kalabugao Plain during the Bantulaay: Peace and Development Convergence Program for Kalabugao Plain held in Barangay Kalabugao, Impasug-ong, province of Bukidnon last February 13-14. Led by the Regional Peace and...
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19Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 19 (PIA) -- To fast track the processing and issuance of land titles on alienable and disposable lands, the regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-12) here is seeking for a stronger partnership with the local government units (LGUs). During the assessment and target setting for 2013 of the Land Management Service (LMS) of DENR, regional technical director for lands Morakie Domanday, said that ...
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19Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 19 (PIA) -- A law allowing for easier birth registration has been passed in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman signed into law last week the Muslim Mindanao Autonomy (MMA) Act 293 otherwise known as the “Free Birth Registration Act of ARMM.” The new law enhances the usual process of birth registration in the region, including late registrations, removing the accompanying fees that often discourage parents from securing bir...
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19Feb2013COTABATO CITY, Feb 19 (PIA) - Daan-daang mamamayan mula sa lungsod ng Marawi at mga bayan ng Ditsaan-Ramain at Ganasi sa lalawigan ng Lanao del Sur ang nabiyayaan ng tulong and serbisyo mula sa iba’t ibang ahensiya ng gobyerno sa Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Ito ay bahagi ng ARMM 2013 H. E.L.P.S Convergence Program na naglalayong magpaabot ng sabayang serbisyo at tulong sa iba pang mga pangangailangan sa aspeto ng health, education, livelihood, peace and governance at synergy sa mga...
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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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19Feb2013TAGUM CITY, Feb. 19 -- The response team of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) in Davao del Norte continues to be vigilant even as the water levels in the different tributaries in the province continue to rise. “The water levels in the different tributaries are gradually on the rise due to the continued rains,” PDRRMC Executive Officer Sonio Sanchez said. He said there is a noted swelling of the waters in Libuganon, Saub and other tributaries in the provinc...
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18Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb 18 (PIA) -- According to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), the Aquino administration was able to establish a strong and healthy financial sector during its first two years. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan cited the Socioeconomic Report (SER): 2010-2012 recently released by NEDA and noted that the financial sector has done very well in terms of attaining its targets as set out in the Philippine Development Plan (PDP): 2011-2016. ...
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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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18Feb2013TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Feb. 18 (PIA) -- A more vibrant tourism campaign for Davao del Norte can be expected now that the Davao Tourism Council has been re-energized and a new set of officer inducted. “The Provincial Tourism Council officers will help us realize our tourism thrusts which are hinged on three strategic directions,” Provincial Tourism Officer Noel Daquioag said Monday during the induction of the new set of officers of the Davao del Norte Provincial Tourism Council by Gove...
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18Feb2013COMPOSTELA VALLEY PROVINCE, Feb. 18 (PIA) -- The poblacion areas of New Bataan town in Compostela Valley Province will suffer the same fate as the ill-fated Barangay Andap if another storm as strong as Pablo will again come, Social Welfare Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman revealed in a meeting of Task Force Pablo held Friday at the Provincial Capitol of Compostela Valley. She, however, said that a place about 400 meters north of the Poblacion is safe for relocation of residents. Soliman b...
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18Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb 18 (PIA) -- The Task Force Davao urged the public to cooperate in the checkpoint operations in the city’s entrance since it is for their safety and security. Lt. Colonel Gerry Besana, executive officer of the Task Force Davao, emphasized that in public buses, everybody including women must get down to ensure that thorough visual inspection is done. He issued the statement following the observation that only men are obliged to get off the bus during inspection while the women...
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18Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb. 18 – The country’s socioeconomic planning secretary has expressed optimism on Mindanao’s economic growth, saying it may still surpass other local economies in the Philippines should the island-region maximizes its full economic potentials. “Mindanao has the capacity to surpass local economies of Luzon if the region can harness its potentials to the fullest,” said Arsenio Balisacan, Director-General of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA). Balisacan ci...
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18Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Peb. 18 (PIA6) -- Isa sa mga kinalain sang mga katapu sang Manubo nga Panalgan sang Kongreso nga ginboto pinaagi sa sistema sang partylist amo nga nagatiglawas ini sila sang sektor sang kubos. Ini ang ginpahayag ni Leonor Briones sang KAABAY (Kalipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan) partylist group sang ini ang mangin bisita sang damlag lang sa programa Paghahanda para sa Hatol ng Bayan nga nagtalakay natuhoy sa sistema sang partylist. Ang regular nga kongresista nagatiglawas sang mga pu...
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17Feb2013TAGUM CITY, Feb. 17 -- The provincial government will enter into agreement with the Davao del Norte State College (DNSC) and the Philippine Councilors’ League-Legislative Academy (PCL-LA) to start the Davao del Norte Learning Institute (DNLI). Governor Rodolfo del Rosario will lead the signing of the memorandum of agreement (MOA), with DNSC President Dr. Jonathan Bayogan and PCL-LA Executive Director Dr. Helario Caminero, during the convocation program on February 18 at the Bulwagan ng Lala...
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16Feb2013MANILA, Feb. 16 (PIA) -- The United States Embassy in Manila and its affiliated offices will be closed Monday, February 18, in observance of Presidents’ Day, an American holiday. In a statement, the US Embassy said , until the mid 1970s, the February 22 birthday of George Washington, hero of the Revolutionary War and first president of the United States, was a national holiday. Likewise, the February 12 birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the president during the Civil War (1861-1865) was also a...
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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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15Feb2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- The countrywide tour of “Sayaw Pinoy” project of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) will be in Capiz on February 18 to 19 for a series of dance performances in view of the National Arts Month celebration. The presentation will feature the Quezon City Ballet, Kislap Sining Dance Company of the Philippine Normal University and Saint Louis University Dance Troupe in Baguio City. “Sayaw Pinoy will perform at Pontevedra as well as Sigma...
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15Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb 15 (PIA) --The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is tracking New People’s Army (NPA) surrenderees or rebel returnees to ensure they do not go back to the mountains. “We track them person-to-person kung asan na sila to make sure they are back in the mainstream,” 10th Infantry Division Commanding General Major General Ariel Bernardo said during the Hermes Club press conference held at the Waterfront Hotel Friday. “We had a total of 442 surrenderees and 220 regular sur...
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15Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 15 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture of Region 12 (DA-12) will get P1.29-billion budget this year, a whopping 62 percent higher than its 2012 budget of P739 million. This is in recognition of the region’s 128 percent staples self-sufficiency as evidenced by the 1.28 million metric tons (MT) of rice it harvested last year, data from the Agri Pinoy Palayan Program indicate; it is also in recognition of other accomplishments of the regional field offi...
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15Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb 15 (PIA) -- A top military commander confirmed the expansion in the area of responsibility of the 10th Infantry Division to include six municipalities and one city in North Cotabato effective March 1, 2013. Major General Ariel Bernardo, commander of the 10th Infantry Division said the plan had been approved by the national headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and would cover areas where communist rebels are present. He said part of the forthcoming changes w...
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15Feb2013DAVAO CITY- A group of mass communication students from Ateneo de Davao are calling for volunteers and book donors to their Tulak adBOOKasyon project which will be held this Saturday (February 16.) Charles Tolosa one of the organizers of the event said that the project aims to use push carts to collect books at Dona Vicenta Subdivision. The collected books will be donated to Davao City’s Balay Pasilungan street children center. Tolosa said they are looking for volunteers to push the carts an...
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15Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAl, South Cotabato, Feb 15 (PIA) -- Sa layong mapalawak ang kanilang serbisyo, isang extension office ang binuksan ng Philhealh sa loob ng Ace Centerpoint sa Koronadal City. Inihayag ni Jerlyn Castañeda, pinuno ng membership section ng Philhealth 12, simula kaninang umaga nagbukas na ang kanilang extension office sa ikalawang palapag ng naturang tindahan. Subalit paliwanag ni Castañeda, sa ngayon, bawat Biyernes muna sila magbubukas ...
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15Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 15 (PIA) -- There are more road networks now in Mindanao, driving more economic opportunities for the rural people, especially farmers. Lealyn A. Ramos, program director of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP) said the program has completed 489.10 kilometer farm-to-market (FMR) roads amounting to P995.23 million, among other projects under the rural infrastructure (RI) component. “As the completed FMR meas...
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15Feb2013SYUDAD SANG ROXAS, Capiz, Peb. 15 (PIA6) -- Magaabot sa Capiz ang Sayaw Pinoy nga proyekto sang National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) sa Pebrero 18 para sa serye sang saot nga presentasyon kaangut sa National Arts Month nga selebrasyon. Kalakip sa mga grupo sang manogsaot nga magaabot amo ang Quezon City Ballet, Kislap Sining Dance Company sang Philippine Normal University kag Saint Louis University Dance Troupe sa Baguio City. Ginpahayag ni Alphonsus Tesoro nga amo ang Provincia...
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15Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb 15 (PIA) -- Human rights lawyer Laisa Masuhud Alamia has formally assumed Tuesday as chairperson of the newly-established Regional Human Rights Commission (RHRC) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) after being sworn in by acting ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman. Hataman said Alamia’s appointment was signed by President Benigno Aquino III on February 7. The RHRC was established last year following the enactment of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act 288 othe...
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14Feb2013DAVAO CITY Feb. 14 (PIA) -- The City will be holding a much simpler Araw ng Dabaw as compared to last year. This according to Lisette Marquez festival director of Duaw Dabaw Foundation who said this year’s city founding anniversary slated on March 16 will be simpler as compared to last year. Marquez said that last year’s Araw ng Dabaw was a milestone for Davao City as it celebrated its 75th year of cityhood. This year’s celebration will have fewer events compared to last year; it also...
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14Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb 14 (PIA) -- Filipinos have a lot to be proud of, one of which is that the country is out of the economic mire. According to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), the posted annual growth in merchandise exports of the Philippines in December 2012 was the highest among its trade-oriented neighbors in East and Southeast Asia. “The country’s export performance in December 2012 reflects the generally improved prospects in the global economy on the back of pol...
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14Feb2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Feb. 14 (PIA)-- Each year, it has been a practice for Pag-IBIG Fund to celebrate Valentine’s Day by sponsoring a Kasalang Bayan for unwed couples who have been living in together but can’t afford the cost of even a simple wedding rite. For them, the Kasalang Bayan is always a good option. This concept of a mass wedding on a Valentine’s Day, according to Pag-IBIG Fund GenSan Branch information officer Ritchelle Lorilla is part of the social responsibility of the agenc...
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14Feb2013MARIVELES, Bataan, Feb 14 (PIA) -- Foreign and local tourists are invited to a timely exploration in the seaside town of Mariveles as it celebrates a month-long revelry for its 68th Liberation Day and town fiesta. Themed, “Ang pangangalaga sa kalikasan ay isang matalinong paghahanda sa ating kinabukasan (The caring of the environment is a wise way of preparing for our future),” the fiesta kicked off February 1 with the Association of Christian Churches in Mariveles Night at the People’s P...
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14Feb2013TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Feb. 14 (PIA) -- As natural catastrophes continue to worsen resulting from climate change, the provincial government is directly confronting the threat of calamities by making the vulnerable communities ready and resilient at all times. Over a thousand families have already benefited from the heightened household-based disaster preparedness campaign since the province launched Oplan A.N.D.A.M. (Advocacy on Natural Disasters Awareness and Management) last week....
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13Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- About 6,000 residents here will be joining the nationwide Philhealth Fun Run on Sunday intended to raise funds for mothers and children, an official of the agency announced today. Lorelie Bonilla, overall in-charge for the Philhealth Run in Region 12, confirmed that last week they already breached their 5,000-local quota for the number of runners. “Even the 600 additional slots we have reques...
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13Feb2013MANILA, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- This season of love, our friendly and reliable men from the postal service will play cupid by delivering chocolates, flowers, stuffed toys, cards and letters. According to the Philippine Postal Corporation (PhlPost), personalized delivery will be available at participating post offices in the cities of Manila, Makati, Quezon City and the province of Bulacan. Likewise, mall goers in Metro Manila can also avail of this special valentine treat at post offices located in ...
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13Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 13 (PIA) -- Nilagdaan na ni ARMM Acting Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman ang “Free Registration Act” na makatutulong para mapabilis ang pagproseso at pagrerehistro ng mga bata sa Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Ang batas ay binansagang Mindanao Muslim Autonomy Act (MMAA) 293 na iniakda ni Assemblywoman Rahima Datumanong-Alba ng Regional Legislative Assembly, ang law making body ng rehiyon. Ang paglalagda sa batas ay naging makasaysaya...
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13Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- Sa pagpanguna sa Department of Agriculture - 7 (DA-7), uban sa suporta sa mga mag-uuma, mga magpapatigayon ug pribadong institusyon sa lalawigan sa Bohol, sa paglusad og mga programa nga may labot sa kaugmaran sa produksyon sa ubi, gipanghingusgan sa kagamhanan nga suportahan ang dugang pang kalamboan sa produksyon sa Ubi sa Bohol. Sa usa ka programa nga dunay kalabot sa Ubi Festival nga gipahigayon didto sa Bohol Cultural C...
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13Feb2013TAGUM CITY, Feb. 13 --The Provincial Tourism Council of Davao del Norte vowed to bounce back and become more active in promoting tourism in the province now that it has been reactivated. “People may perceive the Tourism Council as inactive but in reality we are working on the tourism guidelines for the Tourism Code of the province,” Provincial Tourism Council president Araceli Ayuste said. Ayuste admitted that the Council has not been very active primarily because it was waiting for the To...
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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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13Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb 13 (PIA) -- Authorities will commence Wednesday the identification of suspected shabu pushers at Barangay 23-C by marking an " X" on their houses. Senior Superintendent Ronald de la Rosa, director of the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) said the marking of bold letter X starts on the house of a barangay chairman in whose house, a pusher had been identified. He made the announcement after the barangay head handed him a list of suspected drug-pushers in his barangay, Tuesday. De L...
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13Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 12 (PIA) -- The agricultural development program of Makilala has gained the support of the Department of Agriculture (DA) here in SOCCSKSARGEN region. A report from the local government unit (LGU) disclosed that DA 12 has delivered about 15,000 Robusta coffee seedlings, 2,000 cacao seedlings, 7,500 banana tissue-cultured plantlets and 3,040 assorted fruit trees seedlings. The planting materials estimated to cost P600,000 which Makilala received last month ...
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13Feb2013ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Feb. 13 (PIA) -- Police officers of Rizal will be giving out free candies and roses at checkpoints all over the province this Valentines’ Day, February 14 as an image building activity and to promote the campaign against date rape. Police Inspector Ana Lisa Reyes of the Philippine National Police – Rizal Police Community Relations Office said the activity aims to build the public image of the police force in the province. Inspector Reyes also added that cases of date ...
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12Feb2013CEBU CITY, Peb. 12 (PIA) -- Ang Departamento sa Agrikultura kon DA sa rehiyon subling nipasidaan sa publiko sa pagdaginot sa bugas-humay nga maoy nag-unang kalan-on sa tawo. Mao kini ang gipalanog ni Regional Executive Director Angel Enriquez sa DA-7 atol sa pormal nga pag-abli sa National Year of Rice (NYR) bag-o lang didto sa Bohol Cultural Center sa syudad sa Tagbiliran, lalawigan sa Bohol. Gitambongan kini sa dul-ang 400 ka mga mag-uuma sa giingong lalawigan ug...
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12Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb 12 -- Pag-IBIG Fund will once again claim Valentine’s Day as the “Araw ng Pag-IBIG” by sponsoring a civil mass wedding for its actively saving members at the Cities of Malaybalay and Valencia. The affair, dubbed as “I Do. I Do. Araw ng Pag-IBIG,” is co-sponsored by the City Governments of Malaybalay and Valencia. In Malaybalay City, 101 couples will participate in the civil mass wedding presided by City Mayor Ignacio W. Zubiri. Meanwhile, Valencia City Mayo...
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12Feb2013The 1980s was the time when women played smaller roles than men, when women were relegated to domestic tasks, while men chose their careers and followed their ambitions at will. It was also the time when even the more socially advanced country as the United States still referred to both sexes as "he;" when gays were portrayed primarily as laughing stocks in the movies; when "probinsiyanos" were deemed less sophisticated than city folks; when adoptees still inherited meager sum from their adopte...
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12Feb2013
Hiligaynon news: Coloma nagpanugyan sa mga kandidato indi mag-oversell, maghambal lamang sang matuod
SYUDAD SANG ILOILO, Pebrero 12 (PIA) -- Ang mga kandidato nga nagapapili sining palaabuton nga eleksyon indi dapat ibaligya sang sobra ang ila kaugalingon bangud indi nila mahinago ang kamatuuran sa publiko ilabi na sa sining panahon sang Internet. Ang Tiglikom sang Presidential Communications Operations Office nga si Sonny Coloma nagsiling sang ini ang magbisita sa programa “Paghahanda Para sa Hatol ng Bayan” sining damlag lang nga ang mga botante ang madali na karon mag-“fast-check” ... -
12Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 12 (PIA) -- Inaasahang agad na masisimulan sa susunod na mga araw ang pagpapatuloy ng pagsasanay sa mga Barangay Disaster Action Team (BDAT) sa South Cotabato. Sa isang pulong balitaan kamakailan, sinabi ni John Lorca, action officer ng Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) na naghahanda na sila sa muling pagsasagawa ng pagsasanay sa mga BDAT kung paano magsagawa ng search and...
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12Feb2013MANILA, Peb. 12 (PIA)-- Gipangulohan ni Presidente Aquino ang pormal nga paglusad sa proyektong Sajahatra Bangsamoro kagahapon diin gituyo kini aron mapadali ang transisyon sa apektadong mga lugar aron mahimo kining produktibo samtang plastaron pa sa gobyerno ug Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) ang mga pinal nga kasabotan niini. Sa iyang mensahe atol sa maong kalihukan, ang Presidente miingon nga gituyo ang maong programa aron paghatag og edukasyon, health care ug edukasyon ngadto sa kabus ...
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12Feb2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Feb 11 (PIA) -- The local government of Trinidad recently conducted a three-day leadership and water governance-training-seminar to members of its Water and Sanitation Technical Working Group February 4-6. The seminar was aimed at enhancing the basic leadership skills and capacity building of the members of the 16 Barangay Water Service Associations (Bawasa) according to Peolito G. Orioque, municipal engineer and co-facilitator. Trinidad town is one of the recipients...
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12Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- The national government through the Department of Agriculture is encouraging Bohol local leaders to enhance the volume and quality of ubi production. This was disclosed by Department of Agriculture-7 (DA-7) Officer in Charge Regional Executive Director Angel Enriquez during the recent celebration of the Ubi Festival held at the Bohol Cultural Center in Tagbilaran City. Enriquez said the local leaders in the municipalities and the barangays are more accessible to th...
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12Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 12 (PIA) -- The Mindanao University of Science and Technology (MUST) celebrated its four-day MUST Days last February 6-9. The event has the theme “Go forth on the fourth” in commemoration of MUST’s fourth year of universitihood. The celebration’s opening day started off with a parade and opening ceremonies in the university grounds. Following it was a lecture series from the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) which disseminated information of university’s v...
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11Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 11 (PIA) -- Nagapati ang mga tuwang sa pagpauswag sang Pilipinas , economic managers kag mga pribado nga sekta nga ang agrikultura kag turismo ang nagapanguna nga sekta para sa pagpauswag sang Mindanao sang ang 2013 Philippine Development Forum (PDF) pagsira sang programa sa Siyudad sang Davao sining karon lang. Sa paghambal sa isa ka press conference, sa pagsira sang seremonya sang 2013 PDF, si Finance secretary Cesar Purisima nagsiling nga ang mga ‘...
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11Feb2013SAN JOSE, Antique, Feb. 11 (PIA 6) -- The several infrastructure projects, agriculture, health and education services were the fulfillment of the dreams of hero Evelio B. Javier. Antique Governor Exequiel B. Javier said this during the program commemorating the 27th anniversary of his brother’s martyrdom. Javier said that twenty-seven years ago, the Provincial Park now named after Evelio B. Javier marked the heroic and courageous deeds of a man who “despite being unarmed and inspite of th...
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11Feb2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Feb 11 (PIA6) -- Residents of Capiz will be observing “Earth Day” every April 22 of each year. This after, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Capiz approved Ordinance No. 007, series of 2012 that declares April 22 of every year as Earth Day in Capiz. The measure was authored by Sangguniang Kabataan Provincial Federation President and Ex-Officio Sangguniang Panlalawigan member Zoe Maria Felipe Herrera. Herrera said that through the ordinance, residents will be reminded o...
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11Feb2013CATEEL, Davao Oriental, Feb. 11 -- In partnership with the provincial government, the Gawad Kalinga Foundation and the Philippine Navy are installing their own respective brainchild projects in the town of Cateel —one of the most devastated towns in this province' eastern coast after the onslaught of typhoon Pablo. On Wednesday, the first housing project in Cateel town was launched courtesy of the Gawad Kalinga Foundation who will initially put up 154 housing units to be constructed in more t...
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11Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb. 11 (PIA) -- The City Government of Davao posted a 22.6% increase in revenues and taxes in January of this year as compared to the same period in 2012. Rodrigo Riola, City Treasurer bared the January 2013 (Jan. 2- Jan. 31) collection figures which amounted to P589.1 million is higher than the P480.3 million collected last 2012 (Jan. 2- Jan.31). The figures were boosted by the number of business permit applications which were higher this year as compared to the figures in the s...
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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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11Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb 11 (PIA) -- The National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) is now targeting the integration of more overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) back to the Philippines through entrepreneurial programs to drive investments in the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector. "We are beefing up efforts to reintegrate OFWs so we can harness their experience and expertise in contributing to the country's socioeconomic development," Arsenio M. Balisacan, NEDA Director General and Soc...
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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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11Feb2013SYUDAD SANG ROXAS, Capiz, Feb. 11 (PIA6) -- Magasaulog sang Earth Day ang probinsya sang Capiz tagsa ka Abril 22. Ini matapos nga maaprubahan sang Sangguniang Panlalawigan sang Capiz ang ordinansa nga ginpasar ni Sangguniang Kabataan Provincial Federation President kag Ex-Officio SP member Zoe Maria Felipe Herrera. Sa amo nga ordinansa napagkit ang pagtalana sang Abril 22 tagsa ka tuig bilang Earth Day sa bug-os nga probinsya sang Capiz, sa diin, igalinyada ang nagkasari-sari nga mga hiliku...
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09Feb2013MANILA, Peb. 9 (PIA6) -- Ginahinyo ni Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao Gov. Mujiv Hataman nga para sa natalana nga eleksyon sa Mayo, ang mga botante nga magpili sang tampad kag maayo nga mga alagad sang gobyerno nga may napamatud-an na. Suno kay Hataman, mas maayo kon magapili sang pareho nga halangdon kag tampad sa pungsod. Para sa iya, kon ang isa ka kandidato halangdon apang indi tampad, indi mangin takus ang iya pagserbisyo sa tawo. Si Hataman nagapanawagan man sa mga botante nga magp...
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09Feb2013CITY OF BALANGA, Bataan, Feb. 9 (PIA) -- Church and police leaders here have partnered in convening election candidates in the province to sign a peace covenant which they said if followed earnestly will bring forth a “very peaceful” election come May. In a mass dedicated for the covenant signing, Diocese of Balanga Bishop Ruperto Santos said that the candidates in the intent of developing the province must bear in mind three Gs: glorify God, growth of Bataan, good for our soul. “All of...
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08Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb. 8 --Mindanao has now been placed in the radar of foreign countries extending Official Development Assistance (ODA) after it hosted the 2013 Philippines Development Forum (PDF) which was attended by development workers and ODA providers. “This is the beauty of holding the conference here because the ODA partners now get a feel of Mindanao,” Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said. While the stock of ODA commitments now is the result of processes prior to the Conference, he s...
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08Feb2013NAVAL, Biliran Feb 8 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the province of Biliran has embarked on a search for illegal propaganda-free barangay as a move to avert the proliferation of illegally-posted campaign materials. Barangays without any illegal propaganda will be given incentives in cash. Atty. Sabino C. Mejarito, provincial election supervisor of Comelec-Biliran said municipal election officers here have decided in a meeting on February 6 to encourage full participation and ...
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08Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 8 (PIA) -- Itinuturing na mahalagang bahagi para sa pag-unlad ng rehiyon ang pagsulong ng Regional Development Council (RDC) na tapusin ang P3 bilyong halagang Kalamansig-Palimbang-Maitum road network sa mga probinsya ng Sultan Kudarat at Sarangani. Sa isang resolusyon, nilagdaan ng RDC-12 ang agarang pagpopondo at implementasyon ng proyekto. Nabanggit din dito, sa lagda ni RDC-12 chairperson at City Mayor Darlene Antonio-Custodio, na magbubukas ang ...
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08Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Peb. 8 (PIA) -- Kompiyansa ang buhatan sa Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) sa Marawi City nga makab-ot ang gitinguhang koleksiyon niini sa tuig 2013. Si Revenue District Officer Aminoding Macarampat miingon nga sila maningkamot aron makab-ot ang gimandong tumong kun 'target' nga P483,066,000, adunay pagsaka nga P121,169,000 o 33.48 porsento kung itandi sa P361,897,000 nga target niadtong miaging tuig. Matud niya, ipadayon pa gihapon nila ang pagpatuman sa mga nah...
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08Feb2013KORONADAL CITY South Cotabato Feb 8 (PIA) -- Ginaduso sang Regional Development Council (RDC) 12 ang pagpatapos sang P3 bilyon nga Kalamansig-Palimbang-Maitum coastal road sa probinsiya sang Sultan Kudarat kag Sarangani, nga pinakaimportante nga parti sa pagpauswag sang ekonomiya sang Rehiyon 12. Sa isa ka resolusyon, ang RDC 12 ginduso ang gilayon nga pagpondo kag pagpatuman sang bulukuon nga kalsada nga ginpahayag nga daku ang mahatag nga bulig sa pag-uswag sang ekonomiya sa duog kag ang...
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08Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- Department of Agriculture 12’s Task Force Alayon has completed land preparation of some 244 hectares of agricultural production areas in Compostela town, Compostela Valley, helping landowners begin planting of crops. Task Force Alayon is DA 12’s support team for the rehabilitation of families ravaged by typhoon “Pablo” in December. "Alayon" is a Hiligaynon term for "help". As of February 1, TF Ala...
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08Feb2013DAGUPAN CITY, Feb. 8 (PIA) -- Clients of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) here can look forward to transacting their needs with ease with the installation of priority lanes and comfortable waiting areas. LTO-Dagupan Chief Eric Suriben said that priority lanes for the elderly, persons with disabilities and pregnant women will be installed in the office in the coming days. The provision of priority lanes is part of the office’s rehabilitation plan that includes putting up walls in the wai...
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07Feb2013ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Feb 7 (PIA) --Thirteen cooperative groups participated in leadership and values training at the Integrated Jalajala Federation of Cooperatives Rice Processing Facility, Brgy. Punta, Jalajala, Rizal held February 5-6. The training was meant to equip officers and board of directors of 12 cooperatives and one federation in leadership and values needed in running their respective cooperatives, said Bienvenida Celestra of the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA). “The d...
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07Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL , South Cotabato, Peb 7 (PIA) -- Umaabot na sa 244 ektarya ng iba’t ibang production areas sa bayan ng Compostela Valley ang nabigyan ng libreng serbisyo ng Department of Agriculture 12. Batay ito sa huling ulat noong Pebrero 1 ng Task Force Alayon, ang grupo mula sa DA 12, na nangunguna sa nagpapatuloy na rehabilitation operations ng kagawaran. Ayon kay Chito dela Cruz, lider ng grupo, 71 na ektaryang lowland areas at 173 na ektaryang upland area ang naara...
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07Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONDAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 7 (PIA) -- Ilang mga magsasaka sa Compostela Valley na nabiktima ng Bagyong Pablo ang nagpaabot kamakailan ng pasalamat sa tulong na ipinagkaloob ng Department of Agriculture 12 sa kanila. Isa ang Department of Agriculture 12 na nakabase sa lungsod ng Koronadal City sa ang mga naunang nagbahagi ng tulong sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay ng 1,000 relief packs at 2,000 rolyo ng laminated tarpaulins (trapal) na kasalukuyan nilang gina...
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07Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb. 7 (PIA) --Unknown to the organizers, the 2013 Philippine Development Forum (PDF) ended with a vote of confidence to Davao City’s Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry through the conduct of a live streaming press conference between the Davao-based and the Manila-based media. Finance Secretary Cesar V. Purisima, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon Soliman, World Bank Country Director Motoo Konishi and Mindanao Development Authority Secre...
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06Feb2013TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, Feb 6 (PIA) -- Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Surigao del Sur Chapter Administrator Abel de Guzman urges Surigao residents to join the nationwide Million Volunteer Run-2 on February 10. De Guzman said in an interview, interested participants will have to register at the PRC office located at the Capitol Hills, Telaje, Tandag City with a corresponding registration fee of P100 for student runner; P200 for the rank and file employees; and P500 for department heads/busine...
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06Feb2013BINAN CITY, Laguna, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) has recently launched its Mobile Training Program (MTP) via the Mobile Training Bus Plus (Park and Train) at Southville 5A in Barangay Langkiwa, this city. The MTP is where teaching of a technical vocational course is conducted inside a bus. The bus serves as the state-of the art classroom with multi-media equipment, computers, training chairs and other materials. MTP offers courses in Com...
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06Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform in Region 7 (DAR-7) reported that it has exceeded its mandated target in resolving agrarian reform-related cases in 2012. Through its DAR-Reform Adjudication Board (Darab), DAR disclosed that it resolved 2,284 agrarian reform-related cases in 2012, exceeding its mandated target of 1,311, said DAR-7 regional agrarian reform adjudicator Atty. Rosalio Kintanar in a press statement. Of its total target, DAR-7 was to dispose 270 cases, ...
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06Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb 6 (PIA) -- Authorities gunned down one person and arrested two others in three separate occasions Tuesday as the campaign for illegal drugs intensified in Davao Region. Nephi De la Cruz, spokesperson of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency XI identified the respondent who was killed after resisting arrest as Onse Arimao 51, married and a resident of Bakuring, Brgy. Madaum, Tagum City, Davao del Norte. He said Arimao was facing double-murder and illegal-drug charges when he s...
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06Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 6 (PIA) -- Labintatlong cadastral survey projects na nagkakahalaga ng mahigit P110 milyon ang kasalukuyang ipinatutupad ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 12. Pinupunduhan ang mga proyekto ng World Bank sa ilalim ng National Program Support for Environment and Natural Resources Management Program (NPS-ENRMP) . Ang cadastral survey ay isang klase ng survey sa nasasakupan ng isang munisipyo o lungsod ...
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06Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 6 (PIA) -- Inihayag kamakailan ni Felix Frias, provincial agrarian reform officer ng South Cotabato, na nangunguna sa buong Pilipinas ang DAR South Cotabato sa pamamahagi ng lupain noong 2012. Ani Frias, mismong si Agrarian Reform Secretary Virgilio delos Reyes ang pumuri sa DAR South Cotabato sa nakamit nito sa kanilang misyon kaugnay sa pagpapatupad ng Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms (CARPER...
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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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06Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 6 (PIA) -- Duha ka probinsiya sang rehiyon 12 gin-upod sa buluhaton nga “Sikat Saka” sang Department of Agriculture (DA). Sa isa ka pulong, si DA 12 Regional Director Amalia Jayag-Datukan, nagsiling nga si agriculture secretary Proseso Alcala nagmando nga iupod ang South Cotabato kag Sultan Kudarat tungod ang duha amo ang nakasulod sa 20 ka mga nagapanguna nga probinsiya nga nagapatubas sang humay sa pungsod. Ang buluhaton una nga ginapakilala sa apat n...
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06Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 6 (PIA) -- Thirteen cadastral survey projects worth over P110 million are currently being implemented in Soccsksargen Region or Region 12, an environment official here confirmed. DENR 12 OIC-regional executive director Datu Tungko Saikol said the survey, which should be completed within this year and covers three provinces of the region, is part of land administration efforts, an important priority program of the agency. “We need ...
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06Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 6 (PIA) -- Rice growers in South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat provinces can now avail of the loan assistance from the Department of Agriculture under the “Sikat Saka” program. DA 12 regional executive director Amalia Jayag-Datukan said both provinces in Soccsksargen Region were included in the expansion of the program as these were among the top 20 rice-producing provinces in the country in 2011. Agriculture secre...
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06Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- The agriculture department is appealing to the public to stop wasting rice, a major staple food for most Filipinos. Department of Agriculture in Central Visayas Regional Field Unit-7 (DA RFU 7) Regional Executive Director Angel C. Enriquez made the appeal during the recent launching of the National Year of Rice (NYR) in Bohol Province at the Cultural Center in Tagbilaran City. Around 400 farmers from the different towns in Bohol along with agriculture students from ...
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06Feb2013QUEZON CITY, Feb 6 (PIA) -- The National Economic Development Authority on Tuesday said that the higher food and power prices and the implementation of the new sin tax law pushed headline inflation slightly higher to 3.0 percent in January 2013. This, however is still within the Development Budget Coordination Committee’s inflation target of 3.0 to 5.0 percent for 2013, said NEDA OIC Assistant Director-General Rosemarie G. Edillon. According to NEDA, inflation for the month is higher comp...
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05Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 5 (PIA) -- Aabot sa halos P800 milyon ang halaga ng bagong puhunan na nailagak sa probinsya ng Sultan Kudarat noong nakaraang taong 2012. Ayon kay DTI-Sultan Kudarat Dir. Nelly Nita Dillera, mataas ito ng 70% kung ikukumpara noong 2011 na umabot lamang sa P570.61 milyon. Ilan din sa malalaking proyekto ay ang pagdagdag ng 30-ton per hour palm oil mill ng Kenram Industries Development, Inc. Malaking tulong umano ito sa pagpapabilis ng produksyon ng c...
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05Feb2013Davao City, Feb. 5 -- Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario mulled of another strategic direction that will guide him through his last term, taking into consideration the current realities of climate change, disaster risk reduction, and globalization. He said his governance will pursue the daunting task of resuscitating the development momentum of the province marred by the successive onslaught of calamities, which brought multi-billion loses to crops and infrastructure, buoyed by the g...
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05Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb. 5 (PIA) --The provincial governments of Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley, entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Climate Change Commission (CCC) on Monday to roll out a project designed to enhance their capacity to handle disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM). The MOU was signed in the presence of Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Bill Twedell and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Country Director Toshihiro Tanaka, who both pledg...
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05Feb2013MANILA, Peb. 5 (PIA6) -- Gintulod ni Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala ang mataas nga mga opisyales sang Department of Agriculture nga seguruhon nga maangkon sang pungsod ang bastante nga suplay sang palay kag mais karon nga tuig. Ang mensahe ang ginpalab-ot ni Alcala sa tion sang management conference sang DA para sa una nga quarter sang 2013 nga ginhiwat sini lang sa syudad sang Legazpi. Ini ang ginpasakupan sang tanan nga mga undersecretaries, assistant secretaries, regional execu...
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05Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Peb. 5 (PIA) --- Nakatakdang ilunsad ang isang Coffee Industrial Tour sa bayan ng Senator Ninoy Aquino sa probinsya ng Sultan Kudarat. Ito ay kaugnay ng pagdiriwang ng Coffee Festival mula ika-12 hanggang 15 ng Pebrero. Ang programa ay pangungunahan ng Department of Trade and Industry – Sultan Kudarat at ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Sen. Ninoy Aquino. Ayon kay DTI – Sultan Kudarat Provincial Director Nelly Dillera, layon ng Coffee Industrial Tour package na m...
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05Feb2013BAGANGA, Davao Oriental, Feb 5 (PIA) -- After the devastation caused by typhoon Pablo, hope sparks the town of Baganga as the first 300 shelter homes funded by the PLDT-Smart Foundation under the Manuel V. Pangilinan (MVP) Group of Companies, is on its way to emerge soon. The housing project will benefit 300 families currently displaced and temporarily sheltered in bunkhouses in the village of Lambajon, after the storm demolished their houses. Led by Smart Communications, PLDT-Smart Foundati...
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05Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- The Technical Education Skills Development Authority (Tesda) recently launched two projects in Cebu aimed at helping alleviate poverty. Said projects are Coke-Tesda Sari-Sari Store Training and Access to Resources (S3TAR) and Tesda-DSWD Cash for Training (C4TP). Tesda Director General, Sec. Joel Villanueva, led the launching of the two programs at the Convention Hall of JCenter Mall in Mandaue City, Cebu on January 30. The S3TAR aims to empower 1,000 women retaile...
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05Feb2013CEBU CITY, Feb 5 (PIA) --- Two Church-based organizations in Cebu have teamed up to hold a "Discernment Recollection" session for candidates running for May 13 elections. The Dilaab Foundation Inc. in partnership with the Couples for Christ (CFC) here have invited electoral candidates and election stakeholders in the province and in the region for a gathering on February 15 (Friday) from 8 am to 5 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Center, D. Jakosalem St., this city. The gathering, dubbed ”Discernme...
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05Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb 5 (PIA) -- Matapos mabatid ang malaking kontribusyon ng programang ‘Sikat Saka’ sa mga magsasaka sa buong bansa, iniutos ngayon ni Department of Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala na mas palawakin pa ang sakop ng nasabing programa. Nakapaloob sa kanyang direktiba na maliban sa apat na pilot areas, isasama na rin sa programa ang iba pang mga lalawigan na kabilang sa top 20 rice producing provinces batay sa nakalap na datos noong 2011. Kabi...
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05Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 5 (PIA) -- Bisan nagapangatubang sang daku nga hangkat ang Department of Agriculture (DA) nga makab-ot ang bastante sa bugas subong tuig, si DA secretary Proseso Alcala nagsiling nga si Presidente Benigno Simeon Aquino III nagapati nga makab-ot kag bisan siya amo man. Si President Aquino naghambal nga siguraduhon nga makab-ot ang puntirya sa idalum sang Food Staple Sufficiency Program o kon FFSP, ilabi na sa bugas, ginhambal niya sa ila 2013 1st quarter n...
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05Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Peb. 5 (PIA) -- Magahatag ang European Union (EU) subong nga tuig sang P2 bilyon isip bulig pagpauswag sa Pilipinas ilabi na ang pagpauswag sang mga kabaryuhan sa Mindanao kag para man sa sekta sang ikaayong lawas. Si Guy Ledoux, puno sang EU delegasyon, nagsiling nga ang EU nagabulig sa Mindanao Peace Process sa nagkalain-lain nga mga paagi. Nagabulig man sa International Monitoring Team (IMT) kag nagahatag man sang mga bulig sa pagpauswag para mabuhinan ang kai...
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05Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- Nanginggay kanu gugunayan sa tabang e mobile outreach team nu lokal a guberno nu prubinsya nu Sultan Kudarat kanu mga madakel a taw kanu dalapa nu Lebak. Liyu kanu pinangumbal a medical endo dental check-ups, nakapangaden bon kanu “operation tuli,” blood typing endo su pidtelu a minor operations. Midtatabanga bon kanu kabpangumbal su 601st brigade endo su 46th Infantry Battalion (IB) a silan bentu e naguna kanu kinapangumbal sa libre a kabpa...
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05Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 5 (PIA) --The Department of Science and Technology today announced the opening of 17 plantilla positions in line with the opening of the Philippine Science High School – Soccsksargen Region Campus (PSHS-SRC) here in time with its opening in June. Dr. Zenaida P. Hadji Raof-Laidan, regional director of DOST 12 said the department has started processing applications for seven Special Science Teacher I, and two Special Sci...
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05Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 5 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in South Cotabato has outranked all provinces in the country in the volume of land distributed in 2012. Felix Frias, South Cotabato’s provincial agrarian reform officer (PARO), told participants of the 2012 Year-End Assessment 2013 Planning Conference of agrarian reform officers last week, that Agrarian Reform Secretary Virgilio delos Reyes himself congratulated ...
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05Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- Total amount of investments in the province of Sultan Kudarat for the year 2012 was pegged at P762.94 million. This is 70% better than the figure in 2011 recorded at P 570.61M. DTI-Sultan Kudarat director Nelly Nita Dillera said among the important sectors that generated new and additional investments were expansions in the plantation of coffee, palm oil rubber and banana; expansion in muscovado processing and oil palm processing, upgrading of ...
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05Feb2013SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union, Feb. 5 (PIA) -- the Department of Social Work and Development (DSWD) Region 1 has started a special validation on the actual number of victims of the Habagat monsoon rains to ensure that only the actual victims will get government assistance. The validation will cover more than 60,000 families in the provinces of La Union, Pangasinan and Ilocos Sur. The National Household Targeting Unit of the DSWD was tasked to conduct the validation, which started this month and...
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04Feb2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Feb. 4 (PIA6) -- The National Statistics Office-Negros Occidental is set to undertake the 2012 Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF) from February to April this year. CAF is a large-scale government undertaking geared towards the collection and compilation of basic information on the agriculture and fishery sectors in the country. The last survey conducted for these sectors was in March 2003 for the year 2002. The 2012 Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF) aims...
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04Feb2013DAGUPAN CITY, Feb 4 (PIA) -- The Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has assured the public that jobs are available even to those who did not finish high school. TESDA Region 1 Director Cenon Querubin said that his office and the Department of Labor and Employment are cross-matching local and international job markets with local job seekers having skills that fit the demand. Querubin said that most in demand overseas jobs today are commercial cooking, construction and weld...
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04Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb. 4 (PIA) -- The 2013 Philippine Development Forum opened formally at the Marco Polo Hotel, Monday with the theme, “President Aquino’s Social Contract: Moving Forward in Achieving Inclusive Growth and Good Governance.” The plenary sessions started off with presentation and panel discussion regarding the overall progress of the social contract and macro-economic and fiscal developments discussed by Department of Finance Secretary Cesar V. Purisima, Department of Budget an...
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04Feb2013SYUDAD SANG QUEZON, Peb. 4 (PIA6) -- Ang People’s Television Network ang nag-umpisa subong nga adlaw sa pagwaragwag sang isa ka program kon sa diin ini ang maga sentro sa pagpaathag sang malahalon nga mga bagay parte sa palaabuton nga piniliay sa bulan sang Mayo. “Gusto namon nga ang Paghahanda ang magahatag sa mga botante sang nagakaigo nga ihibalo agud nga mabuligan sila nga makapili sing maayo kon sino ang ila dapat botohon sa eleksyon sa Mayo 13,” ang pahayg ni Susan ...
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04Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 4 (PIA) -- Ang Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Field Office 12 nagsiling nga nakahatag na sila sang mga 14,700 ka nanari-sari nga mga semilya sang kahoy nga inogtanum bilang bulig sa National Greening Program sang gobyerno nga ginapangunahan sang Department of Ecnvironment and Natural Resources. Ang ini nga mga semilya sang puno amo ang kape, duryan, marang, semilya sang nara, mangga, lansones, rambutan, lubi, kakaw kag iban pa nga klase nga semilya ...
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04Feb2013LAOAG CITY, Feb. 4 (PIA) -- Ilocos Norte's efficient document tracking system stood out from the best practices that the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) took notice, making it the first Philippine province to become fully-ISO compliant. The constant implementation of a document tracking system that efficiently manage documented transactions and the major renovation of government buildings including the Ilocos Norte Provincial Jail contributed to the certification. The aud...
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04Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 4 (PIA)--The mobile outreach team of the provincial government of Sultan Kudarat conducted recently an outreach activity to villages in the town of Lebak. Aside from medical and dental check-ups, the group also conducted ‘operation tuli’, blood typing and minor operations. The team tapped the 601st brigade and 46th Infantry Battalion (IB) who headed the conduct of free haircut to men and women. Additionally, the team also conducted a feeding activity l...
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03Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 3 (PIA) -- Kapin sa 200 nga lumulupyo sa Boston sa probinsiya sa Davao Oriental ang nakadawat ug pagtagad ug pag-atiman gikan sa Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO). Matud ni Dr. Alinader Minalang, hepe sa IPHO Lanao, mokabat sa 137 ka lumulupyo sa Barangay Poblacion ug 151 sa Barangay Nicolas ang nakapahimulos sa libreng serbisyong medikal atol sa gipahigayon nga IPHO Solidarity Medical Mission sa maong dapit niadtong Enero 29 ug 30. Kaning mga serbisyo...
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02Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Madrasah Education (BME) under the Department of Education in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepEd-ARMM) launched a new program on spiritual development and moral transformation. The program dubbed Da’wah and Transformation was developed to support the moral recovery thrust of the current ARMM leadership as a critical aspect of sustaining the reforms. ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman said this latest program will provide leaders...
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02Feb2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 2 (PIA) -- More than 200 residents in Boston, Davao Oriental have received medical attention and care from the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) here. IPHO Chief Dr. Alinader Minalang said around 137 residents in Barangay Poblacion and 151 in Barangay Nicolas were provided with free medical services during the IPHO solidarity medical mission in the said municipality last January 29 and 30. These services include free consultations, tetanus toxoid injec...
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02Feb2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Feb. 2 -- A cadastral survey project was launched on January 29 here to determine the boundaries of Iligan with neighboring provinces and municipalities. In a program, Mayor Lawrence Ll. Cruz expressed his elation over the project that is believed to be the solution of the boundary dispute between Balo-i (Lanao del Norte), Tagoloan II (Lanao del Sur), province of Bukidnon, and the municipalities of Lugait, Manticao and Opol (Misamis Oriental). Mayor Cruz believes that the...
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01Feb2013QUEZON CIY, Feb 1 (PIA) -- The launching of the first publication on European Union (EU) Development Assistance to the Philippines was held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Makati City on January 30. In his speech, National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said, “This publication marks the first step towards a comprehensive communication and visibility strategy for European Union Aid and the member states' development assistance to the Philippines.” ...
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01Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- Ten scholarship slots are available for children of small coconut farmers,tenants,farmer workers residing in Panay Island (Iloilo, Antique, Guimaras, and Aklan) who are willing to enroll at the Western Visayas College of Science and Technology (WVCST), Main Campus, Iloilo City. In a PIA interview, WVCST Main Campus Student Affairs Dean Dr. Susan Marie Dela Cruz said the scholarship qualification criteria include: must be a child of a small coconut farmer or coconu...
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01Feb2013TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council, region 10 (RDC-X) supports the preparatory survey for Flood Risk Management Project of the Cagayan de Oro River (FRIMP-CDOR). During its recent meeting, here, RDC-X said the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), with the technical assistance of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is currently undertaking the survey for the FRIMP-CDOR. Deemed supportive to the realization of the constructi...
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01Feb2013DAVAO CITY, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Chairperson Secretary Lualhati Antonino reported that Mindanao did well over the last two years but it could perform better if the constraints to its development are properly addressed. “Mindanao’s performance came as a result of improved peace condition, improved investment climate and improved macro-economic performance,” Antonino said during the Mindanao Development Forum held in Davao City Friday. She said there is a ...
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01Feb2013ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- Civil Service Commission is now accepting nominations for the Presidential Lingkod Bayan, CSC Pagasa and Dangal ng Bayan Awards. The CSC Honor Awards Program (HAP) covers all officials and employees in career and non-career service of the government including appointive barangay officials and employees recognized as government employees. The Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award is given to a group or individual with extraordinary contributions such as a sugge...
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01Feb2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Peb. 1 (PIA) -- Isang daan walumpung mga mag-aaral at mga out-of-school youth ang nakatakdang mabigyan ng trabaho ng pamahalaang panglungsod ng Koronadal, sa susunod na mga araw. Kinumpirma ni Judith Marmonejo, manager ng Public Employment Service Office (PESO) ng Koronadal na sinimulan nila nitong linggo ang pagtatanggap ng aplikasyon para sa Special Program for Employment of Children (SPES) na ipinatutupad ng city L...
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01Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Peb. 1 (PIA) -- Ngayon pa lamang ay pinag-uusapan na ng Department of Agriculture 12 ang programa at proyekto na ipapatupad sa 2014 sa ilalim ng High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP). Kaugnay nito, isang Inter-Agency Joint Meeting at Stakeholders Consultation Workshop sa Phela Grande General Santos City gagawin ngayon, Pebrero 1. Ayon kay DA-HVCDP 12 Regional Coordinator Danilo Centillas, ito ay upang makabuo ng mga panibagong interventions para sa ta...
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01Feb2013SYUDAD SA HENERAL SANTOS, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- Padayon ang gihimong tabang sa lokal nga panggamhanan sa pakigtambayayong sa mga hingtungdang ahensya sa gobyerno alang sa mga naluwas ug apektadong pamilya sa mga nawalang mananagat human ang kagusbatan nga gibilin ni Bagyong Pablo sa Mindanao. Sumala pa ni Ephraim Beliran, ang action officer sa City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) mikambyo na ang tanang paglimbasog sa gobyerno sa pagpanghatag ug tabang sa mga biktima ug apektad...
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01Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 1 (PIA) --Students and out-of-school youths wanting to earn income that they may use for their studies next year may now apply for jobs at the city government of Koronadal. Judith Marmonejo, manager of the city’s Public Employment Service Office (PESO) announced that the city LGU is in need of 180 student-workers to be hired under the Special Program for Employment of Children (SPES). High school, college and technical vocat...
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01Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb 1 (PIA) -- Nagpaguwa ang gobyerno nasyunalsang P150 milyon para sa pagtukod sa panagang sa baha sa probinsiya sang South Cotabato kag Sultan Kudarat. Si South Cotabato 2nd district representative Daisy Avance-Fuentes, nagsiling nga ang ini nga kuwarta para sa pag-ayo sang mapag-on nga inprastraktura nga panagang sa paglapaw sang tubig sa pangpang sang pila ka parti sang Suba ALLah sa banwa sang Sano Niño sa South Cotabato kag sa Isulan, Sultan Kudarat. S...
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01Feb2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- More aid are coming to the victims of typhoon Pablo from the local government unit and residents of Koronadal City. City administrator Cyrus Jose Urbano, who also heads the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CDRRMC), announced early this week that a third tranche of help for typhoon victims in Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental is being assembled. This is necessary, he reasoned, because so m...
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01Feb2013ILOILO CITY, Feb. 1 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform – Iloilo Provincial Office has identified phases for Notice of Coverage issuances to more than 260 landholdings of the total land area of 3,514 hectares as of December 31, 2012. OIC-Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer II Gideon A. Umadhay, Jr. said in a statement that for titled landholdings from Phase 1 to Phase 3A, the scheduled date of acquisition and distribution were July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2012 while Phase 3B will cover Jul...
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31Jan2013MAKATI CITY, Jan. 31, (PIA) -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will start today the implementation of the Bus Management and Dispatch System (BMDS). BMDS is an enhanced bus dispatch system that will regulate the number of public utility buses (PUBs) in Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) as well as monitors the drivers manning them. MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino said the BMDS is the first bus reduction program in the country that utilizes biometrics or finger-scanning...
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31Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan 31 – To ensure accurate voters database in the coming midterm elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will remove from its list dead registered voters and cross-check the names of those who have changed addresses. The cleansing of voters' lists was brought about by Comelec Resolution No. 9623 "in order to avoid discrepancy in the final data while respecting the universal principle of one man-one vote for the forthcoming May 13, 2013 National, Local and ARMM Election...
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31Jan2013TALAINGOD, Davao del Norte, Jan. 31 -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is set to start the construction of a farm-to-market road project worth more than P40 million that would benefit over 20,000 residents in the municipality of Talaingod. The DAR-Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Project 3 (ARISP) will implement the road construction along the junction of the National Road Sto. Niño-Sitio Igang, Palma Gil Road in said town. The project which costs a total of P40,612,376 with f...
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31Jan2013TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- Officials of the Davao del Norte Province are now looking at new areas for the Convergence activities for 2013 considering that there is a greater need for the program due to the continuous flooding in the province. “Convergence is basically the delivery of basic services which is more needed by the people now especially the health and social services sectors because of the flooding,” Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO) head Josie ...
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31Jan2013DAVAO CITY. Jan. 31 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said that while the 2009 Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey show 9.4 million Filipinos could not afford to lead decent lives, the number of poor people in Mindanao has greatly decreased over the years. “Malaki ang difference ng pagbaba ng poverty incidence sa Mindanao (there is a big difference in the reduction of poverty incident in Mindanao) based on the latest SWS survey,” DSWD Communication Developmen...
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31Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- Davao City officials are banking on the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) to look for fund sources for the city’s climate change adaptation plans. The city is one of the four cities identified as pilot areas for UN-Habitat’s climate change adaptation studies. The other cities are Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo and Butuan. “We are still in the planning stage where the agencies concerned are conducting workshops and databanking for the formulatio...
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31Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Maguindanao launched the “Gulayan sa Maguindanao” project in support to the PAyapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn (PAMANA) program of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPPAP) last Monday. Maguindanao Gov. Esmael Mangudadatu led the turn-over ceremony held at Buluan Town. Eleven Maguindanao towns and a public school received farm tools, assorted vegetable seeds, chemical sprayers and “enviro...
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31Jan2013TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Jan. 31 (PIA -- The Department of Public Works and Highways assured commuters travelling between Davao and Tagum City about the safety of the Miranda Bridge II. The frequent flooding in Davao del Norte, which usually leads to the closure of Miranda Bridge to traffic, has made Miranda Bridge II the main gateway to and from Tagum City. “Miranda Bridge II is a Reinforced Concrete Deck Girder Bridge so it is safe and can withstand the bulk of traffic passing the bri...
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31Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 31 -- Around 500 students from Maguindanao who underwent 10 days of on-the-job-training (OJT) last December under the Joint Programme for Youth and Employment and Migration received their payment in a simple ceremony last week. Maguindanao Gov. Esmael Mangudadatu handed to the OJT graduates the payment for their 10 days training amounting to an average P1,500 each, equivalent to P150 daily allowance. The OJT graduates had trained on various vocational wor...
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31Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Enero 31 (PIA) -- Isa a kabpagayunan a lalan kanu malilintad a kanu pagalaten nu mga palalagoy sa mauma enya a eleksyon a sa prubinsya nu Maguindanao e pinirman kagay sendaw. Namagalaten su kabpagayun kanu kasiguro sa malilintad ataw ka balabahagian a eleksyon kanu mauma enya a ulan-ulan nu nadtelu a Mayo 13. Su kinakapamirma na nabatun sa Camp Waray, Barangay Kamasi, Datu Abdullah Sangki a tinalabukan nu masiken duwapulo enggo pito a mga kandidato. Pidtelu ni ...
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31Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Enero 31 (PIA) -- Mas malawak ang oportunidad sa pag-unlad ng sektor ng agrikultura ngayong taon, ayon kay Department of Agriculture regional executive director Amalia Jayag-Datukan. Mas maraming mga programa at proyektong pagkaunlaran kasi ang maipapatupad ng ahensiya dulot ng P1.2 bilyong pondo na inilaan ng DA National Office para sa Soccksargen Region nitong 2013. Ang naturang pondo ay 62 porsiyentong mas mal...
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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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30Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 30 (PIA) -- The regional office of the Department Agriculture (DA-12) here have contributed over 92,000 seedlings to the National Greening Program in 2012, data from the agency reveals. In June, DA 12 provided 4,000 assorted seedlings for the second Tree-Growing Festival of Koronadal City local government unit. These planting materials included coffee, durian, marang, mango, lanzones, rambutan, coconut, cacao and oth...
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30Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 30 (PIA) -- Top officials of the World Bank visited Aleosan and Libungan towns in North Cotabato on Tuesday to witness how the projects of the Mindanao Rural Development Program (MRDP) have worked in the province. Leading the visiting team was John Roome, WB country director for East Asia and Pacific, who said the visit aimed to assess the on-going implementation of MRDP projects particularly in rural infrastructure (RI). “We are here to personally...
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30Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan. 30 (PIA) -- Calls for increasing the share of Mindanao in the national budget will be among the matters to be tackled in the coming 1st Mindanao Development Forum (MDF) to be held on February 1 at the Marco Polo Davao. The MDF is touted as a high-level multilateral meeting aimed at providing the platform and public discourse on Mindanao's Development Agenda. Over 300 heads and representatives of various Official Development Assistance offices including members of the diplomatic...
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30Jan2013TAGUM CITY— Typhoon-free no more, the province of Davao del Norte has stepped up its reporting of damages and losses in agriculture to get the right interventions in times of calamity. Some 100 agriculturists and coordinators from the 11 local government units (LGU) in the province gathered recently in Capitol, Tagum City for a workshop that shall arm them with a uniform template and standard computation in making estimates of damages and losses. The Provincial Government, under the instru...
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30Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan 30 (PIA) -- A total of 82 houses, nine government facilities and one chapel had been repaired by the Joint Task Force Tambayayong, an initiative of soldiers to help areas hardest hit by Typhoon Pablo which struck the region last December 4, 2012. Captain Severino David, spokesperson of the EastMinCom disclosed the information based on the report of Colonel Edgardo Clerigo, commander of the JTF Tambayayong. The number of rehabilitated structures comprised of 60 houses repaired ...
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30Jan2013What is Alopecia areata? Is it a disease or just a plain hair-fall condition leaving bald patches in the scalp? Top tableya (chocolate tablet) entrepreneur Dalareich Polot who is suffering from alopecia areata said there is a need for the public to understand about this auto-immune disease as she goes out on a mission to form a support group for persons with similar condition. Polot said forming a support group for people with Alopecia areata will help people understand and to make it easier f...
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30Jan2013MANILA, Enero 30 (PIA6) -- Si Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III nagdayaw sang University of the Philippines College of Medicine - Philippine General Hospital (UPCM-PGH) Iloilo Alumni Foundation Inc. sa ila kontribusyon sa paghatag sang komprehensibo nga bulig medikal sa mga pumoluyo. Suno sa Presidente sa iya mensahe sa UPCM-PGH Iloilo Alumni Foundation Inc. sa okasyon sang ila ika beinte nga UPCM Grand Scientific Symposium sa sini lang, nga ang UPCM-PGH nakahatag sang mga pinasahi nga mga m...
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30Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan 30 (PIA) -- Several farmers from Lebak town in Sultan Kudarat recently received their winnings from raffles held during previous activities of the Department of Agriculture (DA) 12 in their area. Among those delivered by DA -12 to farmers were: two hand tractors with trailer, 46 rolls of laminated tarpaulins (trapal), 10 plastic water drums; three carabaos raffled off during the Agri-Pinoy Information Caravan held at the munici...
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30Jan2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 29 -- In line with the Arts Month Celebration this year, the Artsada, a team of budding visual artists in Cagayan de Oro, is celebrating the arts month this year with various charitable art activities. As a kick off activity, Artsada will be showcasing their skills in sketching and painting through an on the spot demonstration in collaboration with National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Northern Mindanao at Limketkai Mall on February 1. The artists will be...
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30Jan2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Jan. 30 (PIA) -- The P1.9 million project rolled out by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BFAR-ARMM) on Monday targets to assist up to 400 seaweed farmers in the coastal town of Parang, Maguindanao. The project is intended to provide these fishers a more sustainable livelihood as well as boost the region’s seaweed production, said BFAR-ARMM Director Janice Musali. She said the project includes the provision ...
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30Jan2013CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan, Jan. 30 (PIA) -- Fifty doctors from the United States of America are now conducting a surgical and medical mission at the Bulacan Medical Center. Sponsored by the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) Medical Mission Foundation (MMF) of Greater St. Loius, Missouri and the Bulacan provincial government, the five-day joint project which started last Monday provides free surgery, urology, anesthesia, diabetes and hypertension screening, dental, ophthalmology, plastic surge...
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30Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 30 (PIA) -- Candidates running for top local positions in Datu Abdullah Sangki, Maguindanao province signed yesterday a peace covenant for a peaceful mid-term election. The signing was held at Camp Waray, Barangay Kamasi of the said town and was attended by various stakeholders to include incumbent vice mayor Samsodhen Ampatuan Sangki who is running for mayor and the mayoral aspirant Mariam Sangki Mangudadatu, the wife of the governor of Sultan Kudarat provi...
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29Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan 28 (PIA) -- About 5,000 jobs are expected to be added to the Information Technology- Business Process Outsourcing (IT-BPO) industry in Davao City. Bert Barriga, President of ICT Davao, an umbrella organization of IT groups in Davao City, said that with the present 16,000 IT-BPO workforce in the city by year’s end they are hoping it would go up by 21,000. Barriga said that big call centers will be locating in the city declining to name these companies as a matter of policy am...
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28Jan2013MATI CITY, Davao Oriental, Jan. 28 -- Different government agencies recently convened to plan out the Building Back Better(BBB) Movement. The movement’s mission is to start mobilization and operation of the task forces that would aid the immediate priorities in restoring Davao Oriental better especially the hard-hit municipalities of Baganga, Boston and Cateel during the recent Typhoon Pablo disaster. “Beauty is restored; hearts are transformed; lives are improved”, Davao Oriental Governo...
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28Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan 28 (PIA) -- In celebration of World Leprosy Day, the Department of Health (DOH) posed a challenge for total eradication of leprosy in the country. In a message by Dr. Paulyn Jean Ubial, DOH assistant secretary, as delivered by DOH -6 Regional Director Dr. Susana Madarieta during the multi-sectoral orientation on leprosy held at Sarabia Manor Hotel here, she said that the country has achieved its goal of eliminating leprosy as a health problem but the challenge remains in maint...
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28Jan2013BOHOL, Jan 28 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in several en banc sessions trimmed down the list of senatorial aspirants from 85 to 32 after three months of legal screening. Among those whose names were stricken off the list were Boholano senatorial aspirant from Nahawan, Clarin and 53 others who wanted to try their luck for a senate bid but was nipped in the bud by the Comelec move. Bohol Election Supervisor Atty. Eliseo Labaria said that everyone underwent due process before ...
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28Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Jan. 28 (PIA) -- Nagapadayon sa ila nga pagpangusisa ang nagpanguna sa pag-usisa sang bantog nga tarsier sa bukid sang probinsiya sang South Cotabato ang hugpong sang taga-iban nga pungsod Cotabato, pagkatapos nga makakuha sang pagpahanugot halin sa lokal nga ahensiya sang environment pagkatapos sang mga tatlo ka bulan nga pag-untat. Siling ni Tupi mayor Reynaldo Tamayo Sr., ang California-based Endangered Species International (ESI) ang gintagaan sang p...
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28Jan2013TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Jan. 28 (PIA) -- The recent flooding in Davao del Norte due to incessant rains of the tail-end of the cold-front displaced more families compared to the number of residents who had left their homes due to Typhoon Pablo. Progress report released by Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) last Friday showed a total of 59,008 affected families with a number of affected individuals which ran a total of 274,537. Of the affected families, a to...
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28Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Jan. 28 (PIA) -- Ginaduso liwat sang Regional Development Council (RDC) sang rehiyon 12 sa pagpadaku sang bahin sang nasyunal budget kag ang gilayon nga pagsolbar sang nagadaku nga problema sa kakulangon sang enerhiya sa palaabuton nga island-wide development forum nga pagahiwaton sa Siyudad sang Davao. Si Richlie Lyndon Magtulis, chair sang RDC 12 Macroeconomy, Development Administration and Finance Committee (MEDAFC), nagsiling nga ang ginakabalak-an ang n...
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28Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Enero 28 (PIA) -- Pakasaut kanu P13.5 milyun a pundo su inipagadel a para kanu mga pruyikto a pang-imprastraktura e nakaiskidyul kanu katuman sa dalapa nu Pikit, North Cotabato kanu saguna enya a lagun. Nya ba su nakabated sa pasad ataw ka dokumento a inipagamaw kanu gugunayan nu opisina ni North Cotabato Fisrt District Cong. Jesus Sacdalan a kanu endaw masla a bahagyan kanu priority development assistance fund (PDAF) kanu kabpagumbaya nu mga kalsada sa nadtelu ...
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28Jan2013TAGUM CITY, Davao del Norte, Jan. 28 (PIA) -- Various Rondalla groups in the country can now take part in the world-famous Musikahan sa Tagum Festival 2013 slated in the city on February 19 to 24. “Musikahan is not only the country’s longest-running music festival but it is also one of the most-attended with thousands of revellers coming to the city to witness the various competitions,” Tagum City Tourism Council chairperson Alma Uy said. Uy said Rondal-Awit or the pluked string ensemble...
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28Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan 28 (PIA) -- The newly released Socioeconomic Report (SER): 2010-2012 of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) suggests that state agencies should further accelerate their strategies to achieve targets in the transportation sector by 2016. According to Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan, while the quality of our national roads and bridges significantly improved since 2010, the actual output indicators as reported in the SER are actually sligh...
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28Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 28 (PIA) -- Around 245 farmers from the seven Maguindanao towns had undergone a farming tech training hosted by the region’s Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) in an effort to boost the livelihood of the people in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. In the mass graduation ceremony held on Monday, the participants received certificate of completion in the Farmers’ Field School of DAF. The program was implemented in partnership with th...
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28Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 28 (PIA) -- Officials of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao are positive that they can boost up the potentials of agriculture and fisheries in the region. ARMM Cabinet Secretary Norkhalila Campong expressed her high hopes on the regions’ agriculture potentials placing ARMM at rank, while rooting on primary crops of rice, corn, and cassava. The region’s agriculture and fisheries Secretary Engr. Maritess Maguindra also extended her appreciation to p...
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28Jan2013TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 28 (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council of Region 10 (RDC-10) has endorsed the proposal to designate a Water Quality Management Area (WQMA) in the water systems of Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental, and Bukidnon. Designating a WQMA enables the formulation of focused interventions or actions designed to address specific water quality issues of the area, thus ensuring that Republic Act No. 9275 or the Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004 is enforced and w...
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28Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Enero 28 (PIA) -- Itatayo sa lungsod ng Kidapawan, North Cotabato ang dagdag na Regional Trial Court (RTC) branch bilang tugon sa mga kasong hindi pa natatapos dahil sa kakulangan ng RTC. Ito ay matapos aprubahan ng kongreso ang House Bill 5514 o ang batas na sumususog sa pagtatayo ng karagdagang RTC branch sa 12th judicial region. Ang panukalang ito ay mariing isinusulong ni North Cotabato 2nd district Congresswoman Nancy Catamco at inaprubahan naman ng H...
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28Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan 28 (PIA) -- Import growth remained in positive territory in November 2012 as value of inward shipments of consumer goods, mineral fuels and lubricants, and capital goods increased to $5.1 billion in November 2012. This is a 2.2 percent increase from the $5.0 billion in November 2011, according to the latest report from the National Statistics Office (NSO). “The strong outturn in the importation of consumer goods resulted from increased payments for both durable and non-dura...
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28Jan2013LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Jan. 28 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec), Quezon provincial office has told all local candidates in the province on Friday to remove all prematurely placed or prohibited election propaganda before the start of the campaign period. Roberto Lozano, election assistant of Comelec-Quezon said according to Comelec resolution No. 9615 which provides the rules and regulations implementing R.A No. 9006 or fair election act, the prohibited forms of propaganda ...
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27Jan2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Jan. 27 (PIA) -- An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has reiterated some of the campaign guidelines for the coming midterm elections. The poll body has limited the air time of each candidates in campaigning through television and radio stations, said Comelec Commissioner Elias Yusoph during the election 2013 summit held last week, here. Accordingly, each candidate for national positions is entitled to 120 minutes to advertise and campaign through te...
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27Jan2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 27 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Region 10 conducted a three-day training on assessment methodology to increase the participation of trainers and industry practitioners in the implementation of assessment and certification, particularly in specialized qualifications. The “Trainers Course in Assessment Methodology”, held last January 16-18 at MASS SPECC Hotel here, was participated by 25 prospective assessors in different ...
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26Jan2013TAGUM CITY, Jan 26 (PIA) -- Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario gave out orders to reinvigorate the province's tourism industry. In a focus group discussion among tourism stakeholders recently, Assistant Provincial Administrator Romulo Tagalo said the governor wants to strengthen the tourism industry of the province. “The governor is mindful of the marching order of the President to increase domestic tourist arrivals to 35 million and international arrivals to 10 million,” said ...
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26Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan 26 (PIA) -- The province of Davao del Norte kept its dominance in implementing the government’s nutrition program as it garnered its second grand slam in the regional nutrition awards. The province once again won three major award categories that include the Regional Green Banner Awards for the provincial, city and municipal levels. The municipal category was clinched by the municipality of New Corella, while the city level was secured by the Island Garden City of Samal. The...
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26Jan2013DAVAO DEL NORTE, Jan 26 (PIA) -- The provincial government responded immediately to the needs of thousands of residents affected by the massive flooding that recently hit the province. After dispatching the rescue teams from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) to assist local rescuers at the height of the flash floods since Sunday, the province promptly responded to the requests of the flood-hit municipalities for augmentation of relief assistance. As of Januar...
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26Jan2013TAGUM CITY, Jan. 26 -- The elderly population in the province do not just fade away since the provincial government sees to it that they continue to be very visible in the development undertakings even in their twilight years In a bid to further promote the welfare and sense of importance of the elderly sector, the province organized the council of the elderly, known as the ACHIEVERS (Active, Caring, Happy, Inspired, Energetic, Volunteers for the Elderlies’ Welfare, Rights and PrivilegeS). ...
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26Jan2013MISAMIS OCC. Enero 26 -- Gihingusgan sa Department of Education (DepEd) ning probinsiya ang kampanya sa Early Registration Day nga ipahigayon karong Enero 26 alang sa tuig-tinghunga 2013-2014. Kining maong kampanya ang nasugdan na sa milabay nga Enero 7, pinaagi sa mga kalihokan sa “Child/Youth Find“ sa pagtabang sa mga opisyales sa barangay aron walay mapihig sa mga kabataan ug nga ang tanan gayod malakip sa lista sa mosulod sa tunghaan sa Hunyo, ning tuig, matud pa ni Schools Division ...
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25Jan2013DAVAO DEL NORTE, Jan. 25 (PIA): Pre-emptive evacuation helps in saving lives of people, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Executive Officer Sonio Sanchez said. In a press conference held earlier, Sanchez gave merit to efforts of local government units (LGUs) in executing pre-emptive evacuation to take residents away from the flood-prone areas way before flood-waters come rushing and overflowing. He attributed less casualty turn-out in Davao del Norte to pre-emptive evacuatio...
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25Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan. 25 (PIA6) -- The Department of Education (DepEd) Division of Iloilo has already taken steps to encourage parents to register their incoming learners for school year 2013 to 2014. DepEd Iloilo Asssitant Schools Division Superintendent Ferdinand Sy said that as part of their preparations, some schools have already hanged streamers to disseminate the information and reach out to parents in their areas. It will be recalled that Education Secretary Br. Armin Luistro thro...
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25Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- Flashfloods brought by the incessant heavy rains that occurred from late afternoon up to late evening on Thursday in some parts of the region, struck five barangays in Hagonoy and Sta. Cruz towns of Davao del Sur province, causing some 25 families to evacuate to nearby elementary school. Though there were no reports of casualty, injury and missing persons from both affected towns of Hagonoy and Sta. Cruz, damage assessment to properties have been pursued by the resp...
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25Jan2013SURIGAO CITY, Enero 25 (PIA) -- Miabot na si Pangulong Aquino kagahapon sa buntag didto sa Davos, Switzerland aron motambong sa tinuig nga tigum sa World Economic Forum (WEF) sugod Enero 23 ngadto 27. Ang pagbisita ni Pangulong Aquino maoy pinakaunang higayon sukad sa iyang paglingkod niadtong Hunyo 2010 ug sa maong pagbisita miuban kaniya ang 63 ka mga delegado nga gipangulohan ni Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, Socio-economic Planning Secretary ...
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25Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Enero 25 (PIA) -- Nakatakdang magsagawa ng serye ng field tests ng mga precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines sa mga lungsod ng Koronadal at General Santos bilang paghahanda para sa Mayo 13 midterm lokal at nasyonal na eleksyon. Ayon kay Atty. Jay Gerada, election supervisor ng South Cotabato, may natukoy na silang apat na lugar sa nasabing mga lungsod na paggaganapan ng PCOS testing. Nakatakda ang pagsubok sa mga makinarya bukas, Enero 26 sa pang...
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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) -- The local government here handed over to the City Police Station two motor bikes worth over P500,000 in a bid to boost police mobility for prompt response to call of duty. Mayor Peter Miguel turned over the two brand new Kawasaki Ninja EX250J motorcycles to PNP Koronadal’s supply and finance officer SPO1 Bernie M. Geroche at the City Hall Grounds on Monday. The red bikes are 4-stroke motorcycles, c...
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25Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan 25 (PIA6) -- A database on disaster risk reduction and management highlighting the record of natural disaster and the extent of damages and losses incurred from these catastrophes will serve well for the Philippines, according to a Filipino official working for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). Asean Technical Advisor for Disaster Risk Reduction Dr. Marqueza L. Reyes said the government has realized its value and initial steps have been taken ...
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25Jan2013TAGUM CITY-The typhoon and the continuous flooding in Davao del Norte can only get worse unless the people realize that it is time to seriously plant trees and nurture their growth. “It is time to reforest and plant trees to address the problem,” Davao del Norte Provincial Agriculturist Dominador Encarnacio said, admitting that the flooding problem is escalating every year. He said the water level in Davao del Norte during last week’s flooding as a result of the continuous rain is worse ...
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25Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan. 25 (PIA) -- A national recovery plan for typhoon Pablo survivors was revised to improve a system where the international humanitarian communities can better participate. The Typhoon Bopha/Pablo Response - An Action Plan for Recovery will now outline how humanitarian organizations and other institutions can continue to provide life-saving assistance and recovery support to the people of Mindanao in the next six months. An initial action Plan, launched December 2012, required...
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25Jan2013CAMP ALAGAR, Cagayan de Oro City, Jan 25 (PIA) -- The Philippine Regional Office (PRO), region 10, welcomed its new Regional Director (RD), PCSupt. Catalino Bagaslao Rodriguez Jr., in a Change of Command Ceremony on January 24 here. He replaced PCSupt. Gil Jamila Hitosis who will assume a new post at the national headquarters of the Philippine National Police (PNP). Rodriguez in his speech said his leadership will be marked by knowledge, attitude skills and honesty. He said he always believes...
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24Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan 24 (PIA) -- Members of the Mindanao Development Authority MinDA) Board of Directors have passed a resolution for the creation of a river way task force that will look into the condition of river systems in Mindanao as initial step to rehabilitate local government units hit by flood during the onslaught of typhoon Pablo and the current weather disturbance. Speaking to reporters following the first planning session for the Mindanao Development Plan for 2013 at the office of the Mi...
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24Jan2013DAVAO CITY Jan. 24 (PIA) -- The City Government of Davao will be setting up CCTV (Close Circuit TV) cameras in identified upstream rivers as a pre-emptive measure in case Davao River swells up again and cause massive flooding. Magno Adalin chief of the Davao City Public Safety Office says the system dubbed Telemetric Monitoring System will be installed in Tamugan and Lacson Rivers identified as upstream tributaries of the Davao River. Adalin said that based on studies it would take two hours f...
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24Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan. 22 (PIA6) -- The Department of Agriculture in Western Visayas targets to produce 2.3 million metric tons (MT) of rice for 2013, as the country observes “National Year of Rice.” DA-6 Executive Director Larry Nacionales said in a radio interview that there is higher expectation for Region 6 this year. “The target of 2.3 million MT is higher than 2012’s 2.2 million production,” Nacionales said. He said the national government demands at least 14 percent share...
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24Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Enero 24 (PIA) -- Napamantog su kabpapakaragian nu ika-52nd Foundation Anniversary nu dalapa a Tantangan kanu kabpanginggay sa pugi kanu mga katutubo a B’laan a kanu dalapa. Su pat a gay kanu kabpapakaragian saguna enya a gay nu Enero 23, na pangukan su isa a kadalagan kanu kapadsukol-sukol kanu patron nu dalapa a si San Jose Manggagawa. Tagapada ni Mayor Arnold Garingo su mga opisyal nu dalapa endo su mga opisyal nu prubinsya nu South Cotabato kanu mga galab...
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24Jan2013NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Jan. 24 (PIA6) -- The 11th Infantry Battalion with the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO) recently conducted a pulong-pulong and gift giving dubbed “Bayanihan para sa Kapayapaan” in Brgy. San Agustin, Isabela town. About 1,500 residents led by Brgy Kapitan Agapito Eurauba attended the activities where the soldiers explained the Battalion’s present thrusts and programs in connection with the Armed Forces of the Philippine’s Internal Peace and Sec...
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24Jan2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Jan. 24 (PIA) -- Various stakeholders coming from the different sectors here including political candidates have expressed their commitment for honest, orderly and peaceful 2013 elections this coming May. They gave their support and commitment for clean and honest elections, Wednesday, during the “Kasalimbago sa Election 2013 Summit,” an electoral reform advocacy conference which believes that participation of the different sectors is vital in promoting good gov...
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24Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan 24 (PIA) -- Tighter security is still being imposed in Davao City despite the rescue and emergency response mode observed by authorities due to the unpredictable weather condition. Colonel Casiano Monilla, commander of the Task Force Davao said tight inspection on random and established checkpoints and security patrols are conducted regularly by his unit to ensure the safety of residents and visitors. “We remain alert with the conduct of checkpoint operation in Lasang, Lacson...
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24Jan2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Jan 23 (PIA) -- Students of Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (NDDU) gathered at the school auditorium Wednesday, Jan. 17 to listen to youth leader Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV as he narrated in a forum success stories of groups and individuals who have inspired millions of Filipinos. Aquino’s talk was inspired by the transformation of ten successful organizations that were given accolades by Philippine’s premier youth award-giving body, the Ten Accomplished Youth...
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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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23Jan2013KALIBO, Aklan, Enero 23 (PIA6) -- May kabilugan nga P15,278,678.81 milyones ro kasamaran nga tuga it bagyong “Quinta” sa Aklan, suno sa gin balidar nga report it Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) iya. Ro kasamaran sa mga tanum, kasapatan ag katangkehan sa Aklan hay daea it madaeum nga baha bangud sa mabaskog nga uean ku Disyembre 26 ku nagtaliwan nga dag-on nga nagpaeubog sa mga manaba nga mga lugar eabi eonggid ro mga banwa nga ginaagyan it suba it Akean. Suno kay Maneulito Dele...
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23Jan2013DAVAO DEL NORTE, Jan. 23 (PIA): The Municipality of Carmen is losing more than P21 million in agriculture and fisheries when floodwaters from three major rivers have swamped for two days its rice fields and aquaculture fishpens. Municipal Mayor Marcelino Perandos, in an interview Tuesday, said the massive flooding that has hit his town since Sunday evening (Jan. 20) has displaced a number of families and has substantially ruined farming livelihood of his people. In a separate interview, M...
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23Jan2013TAGUM CITY, Jan. 23 -- Continuous rains that caused flooding in Davao del Norte province has resulted to a cumulative agriculture damage amounting to P301,705,290 as of January 21, 2013. This is only a partial and initial result as it does not include the agricultural damages in the municipality of Kapalong yet, the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist said. “The damage in agricultural is greater now compared to the damages resulting from Typhoon Pablo because the water level is higher no...
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23Jan2013SAN JOSE, Antique, Jan 23 (PIA6) -- The National Food Authority (NFA) in the province of Antique has surpassed its palay procurement target for 2012 by about 106 percent with a total of 185,643 bags purchased as against 175,000 bags annual target. This is also 85 percent higher than the 2011 figures. The palay procured were from individual farmers palay-producing municipalities in the province and from active farmers' organizations comprising the irrigators' associations (IAs), agrarian refor...
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23Jan2013GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Jan. 23 (PIA) -- The City Mayor here called on residents to clean up their respective surroundings to avoid clogging of the city’s drainages. Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio made the appeal in the aftermath of a low pressure area (LPA) that brought days of heavy rains in the city and left several barangays here submerged in flood waters. The City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) attributed the recent flooding not only to the drainage system of the...
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23Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan 23 (PIA) -- The head of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 12 has called on the management of oil giant, Petron Corporation to join the National Greening Program (NGP) to mitigate the effects of climate change. DENR 12 Regional Executive Director Datu Tungko M. Saikol made the call in his keynote message during the awarding of certificate of compliance to ISO 14001:2004 to eight of the 71 Petron service stations in the region....
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23Jan2013TAGUM CITY, Jan. 23 -- The Department of Education Division of Davao del Norte has ordered the indefinite suspension of classes in the elementary and high school levels of the areas greatly affected by the flooding. “We have directed our district supervisors to suspend classes in the areas affected by the flood starting Monday,” DepEd Davao del Norte Division officer-in-charge Aurelio Divinagracia said. The suspension order stands for as long as the floodwaters subside, he added. He said m...
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22Jan2013ASUNCION, Davao del Norte, Jan 22 (PIA) -- In the middle of a farming community here lies a facility which has been making life easy for farmers and residents alike. To those residing in Brgy. Canatan and Upper Cabaywa, having a solar dryer in their place makes day-to-day chores less laborious. “Before, we had to set up trapal (tarpaulin) by the side of the road to dry our produce,” said one resident, Glenda Cedon, “and we had to do it for three days.” Now, Cedon said, with the sam...
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22Jan2013MARAWI CITY, Jan 22 (PIA) -- The Regional Economic and Planning Development Board of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) on Monday deferred discussion on the region’s P1.51 billion infrastructure program for 2013 during its first regular session this year, pending result of a motion to have some scheduled road projects realigned. The motion calls for the endorsement of a board resolution urging the central office of the Department of Public Works and High...
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22Jan2013MATI CITY, DAVAO ORIENTAL – Despite the school facilities destroyed by Typhoon Pablo in the province of Davao Oriental, the Commission on Elections said that election will definitely push though as scheduled on May 13, 2013. Sergio Manligoy, Provincial Election Supervisor, and City of Mati Election Officer, divulged that election will go as scheduled because the office already has the hard copy of the documents of the different local offices, particularly the list of voters, for the 2013 mid...
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22Jan2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- All parties and bona fide candidates will have equal access to media time for their election propaganda during the campaign period subject to certain requirements and/or limitations. This ruling of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is contained in Resolution No. 9615 that sets the duration of air time that a candidate or party may use for their broadcast advertisements or election propaganda relative to the May 13, 2013 elections to be, as ...
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22Jan2013TAGUM CITY, Jan 22 -- Like the rains that show no sign of letting up, the number of evacuees also continues to rise in the province of Davao del Norte. As of Monday, Jan. 21, 9:15 a.m. the provincial disaster and risk reduction management report said that after four days of continuous rains, 9,425 families or 39,037 individuals have been displaced due to the tail-end of the cold front, which is now considered to be an inter-tropical convergence zone (ITCZ). Of this exodus, the municipality o...
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22Jan2013TAGUM CITY- The continuous rains since last week resulting to flooding in most parts of Davao del Norte has left most of the province’s vital roads impassable althought there is power, water and communication in the province. Provincial Information Officer Romulo Tagalo said latest reports from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) show flooding in various low-lying areas due to heavy rains with moderate to strong winds. Among the roads that have remained imp...
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22Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan 22 (PIA) -- The National Council for Disability Affairs will lead the country in the observance of the 17th National Autism Consciousness Week on January 20-27 with the theme, “Autismo Alamin: Pagtanggap at Pag-unawa Palaganapin.” Activities will be held to promote the care, management, protection, rehabilitation and provision of services to families whose children are afflicted with autism, the NCDA said in a statement. These include a forum on “Understanding Passenger...
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22Jan2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has issued the following guidelines on the lawful election propaganda in connection with the May 13 national and local elections. Pursuant to Republic Act No. 9006, otherwise known as the “Fair Election Act,” and as recently promulgated by Comelec in Resolution No. 9615, the lawful election propaganda includes the following: Pamphlets, leaflets, cards, decals, stickers or other written or printed mat...
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22Jan2013MARIKINA CITY, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- Barangay Concepcion Uno in Marikina was adjudged one of the cleanest barangays in Metro Manila in the “Barangay Power 2012, Malinis, Kanais-nais” contest sponsored by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). “We are very proud and happy that one of our barangays received the award from MMDA. Residents from Barangay Concepcion Uno always comply with the barangay’s rules on solid waste management and maintaining cleanliness,” Marikina Mayor D...
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21Jan2013TAGUM CITY-The chairperson of the Council of Elderlies in Davao del Norte province called for more laws that will empower the elderly to be alive and be more active even after retirement. “The promotion of the welfare of senior citizens is everybody’s concern,” Council chair and New Corella Vice Mayor Petronilo Jocson said Monday during the regular Convocation held at the Provincial Capitol. This is actually one of the achievements of the administration of Governor Rodolfo del Rosario, ...
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21Jan2013DAVAO CITY Jan. 21 (PIA)- The Davao City Business Bureau has recorded an increase of business renewals this 2013 as compared to figures last year. Atty. Tristan Domingo, chief of the Business Bureau bared that there were 28, 824 applications for business permits this 2013 as compared to 28,344 applications listed last year. Domingo said that the 2013 figures could still rise as people are still transacting at the Business Bureau for business permit renewals which will end today (Jan. 21). The...
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21Jan2013TAGUM CITY, Jan. 21 -- Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario has declared a State of Emergency in the province due to the continuous rains and flood that has inundated the province for several days now. “The province is practically under the water for four days now so I have declared a state of emergency,” del Rosario said. The declaration included the suspension of classes in the elementary and high school department in all municipalities Monday, he said, excluding the three cities...
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21Jan2013ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, Jan 21 -– The city of Iligan warmly welcomed Ronda Pilipinas, one of the biggest cycling stage race of the country covering 2,400 kilometers (km) participated in by more than 90 cyclist passing through Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. According to Engr. Rolando Cuizon, who represented Mayor Lawrence Ll. Cruz, the city government can expect the same activity in Iligan. Residents of Iligan witnessed the arrival of high-caliber cyclists from different parts of the c...
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21Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan 21 (PIA) -- Local authorities continued to monitor the extent of the flood caused by the overflowing of the Davao, Lasang, Lipadas and Talomo Rivers which affected a total of 10,280 families with 35,136 dependents in 17 barangays Sunday, January 20 due to bad weather. Emmanuel Jaldon, chief of the Emergency Response Center Central 911 told a meeting of the members of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council at the city hall that all displaced families are housed ...
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20Jan2013MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Jan. 20 (PIA) --- The seventh Regional Legislative Assembly (RLA) of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has approved the free birth registration bill on third and final reading last Thursday, January 17. RLA Bill No. 24, otherwise known as "An Act Establishing Free Birth Registration in the ARMM and Providing Funds thereof,” aims to ensure that every individual born in the region is registered and is issued a birth registration document. It seeks to i...
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18Jan2013TAGUM CITY, Jan. 18 -- Farmers in the province may no longer be anxious about the onset of pestilence and calamities that could wipe their crops out with the enrollment of their farms in the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC). Governor Rodolfo del Rosario on Tuesday signed the memorandum of agreement for the insurance coverage of an initial 2,000 ricelands in the province, together with PCIC-XI OIC-Regional Manager Bonifacio Pales and Dioscoro Granada, Board of Director of the PCIC M...
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18Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 18 -- The Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI), through its Dolores Aboitiz Children’s Fund (DACF), recently turned-over a day-care center and a playground funded by Vereniging Haarlemmermeer Cebu (VHC) to Barangay Pooc, Talisay City. The day-care center, built to meet DSWD accreditation standards, will benefit 58 three- to four-year-old pupils of the barangay. The classroom features elements that foster independence and self-sufficiency such as child-sized toilets, sinks, d...
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17Jan2013BALANGA CITY, Bataan, Jan 17 (PIA) -- The city government of Balanga revealed that its newly founded University Town of the Peninsula Foundation, Inc. earned P10 million from private donors which will be used to increase the number of scholars in the city. Fifty new scholars every year will be added to the current 2,000 beneficiaries from Balanga City in the Iskolar ng Bataan program, said Mayor Jose Enrique Garcia III. “As support of the private sector to our vision, they have built a found...
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17Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan 17 (PIA) -- Nagpabutyag ang nagkalain-lain nga mga indigenous people (IPs) sa Maguindanao kag katupad nga mga probinsiya sang bug-os nga bulig sa Framework Agreement of Bangsamoro (FAB) sa tunga sang gobyerno kag Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) . Ginhimo sang IP ang ila pagbutyag sang bulig sa isa ka Regional Indigenous People Consultative Assembly sa FAB kag mga bag-o nga balita sa proseso sang katawhay nga ginhiwat sa municipal gymnasium sang Upi, Mag...
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17Jan2013UNISAN, Quezon, Jan. 17 (PIA) --The municipal government of Unisan will celebrate its foundation day on February 15 with Buri (a kind of reed) Festival. Mayor Nonato E. Puache together with Unique Weavers Association, DTI-Quezon and other local government officials conceptualized the buri festival which will be presented during the foundation day. Pablito Budoy of DTI-Quezon said the buri industry was given a boost when DTI-Quezon, Food and Agriculture Organization and International Labour ...
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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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16Jan2013BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occ., Jan. 16 (PIA6) -- The province of Negros Occ will host the 16th Dairy Congress and Expo on Feb.7-9, at the New Bacolod Pavillon Resort Hotel and Restaurant, a statement from the Capitol said. About 400 participants from the dairy and livestock industries are expected to attend the two-day event. Negros Occidental Gov. Alfredo Maranon, Jr. said the choice of the province as congress host is a recognition by the Dairy Confederation of the Philippines, that the dairy ...
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16Jan2013TAGUM CITY-The generator sets loaned by the Ateneo de Davao University to the communities in Davao Oriental and in Compostela Valley have alleviated the typhoon-affected communities’ need for power and water after the tragedy brought by Typhoon Pablo. “We initially wanted to help restore the electricity of the affected communities but realized that the generators were also helpful in charging up the water pump stations,’ Atty Romeo Cabarde, chairperson of the Ateneo’s University Commun...
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16Jan2013MATI CITY, Davao Oriental, Jan. 15 (PIA)- Davao Oriental Governor Corazon Malanyaon has put in spirituality to rebuild the province back from the ruins of super-typhoon Pablo. Last Monday (Jan. 14) she sponsored the Davao Oriental Dedication Ceremonies , bringing together leaders from various religious sects offering petitions for restoration, deliverance, healing and unity. The dedication ceremony was held forty days after the Typhoon Pablo which sowed immense destruction when it mad...
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16Jan2013COTABATO CITY, Jan. 16 (PIA) -- Some 100 women in Cotabato City, Datu Odin Sinsuat and Parang towns in Maguindanao have acquired knowledge and skills on various livelihood ventures during a two-day training on Livelihood and Skills Development Program held January 7-8 in Cotabato City. The activity was initiated by the Office of Rep. Bai Sandra Sema in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DAF-ARMM) to capacitate the women ...
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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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16Jan2013MANILA, Enero 16 (PIA6) -- Ang National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) nagsiling nga ang pagpasanyug sang kapasidad sang mga bata-on nga mga mamumogun paagi sa dugang nga pahunan sa basic education importante gid sa paglab-ot sang tayuyon kag inclusive nga pag-uswag. Sa panyapon para sa second batch sang mga Youth Leaders for Knowledge and Development (YKLD) nga gina-sponsor sang World Bank, si NEDA Deputy Director-General Emmanuel F. Esguerra nagsiling nga ang importante nga aspet...
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15Jan2013COTABATO CITY, Jan. 15 (PIA) -- Rice researchers and farmers in the autonomous region are delighted with the bountiful harvest of the Philippine long-grain aromatic rice planted in a three-hectare ricefield in North Upi, Maguindanao. The introduction and experiment on the viability and adaptability of this kind of rice or better known in India as Basmati rice is part of government efforts toward rice sufficiency under the Agri Pinoy program of the Department of Agriculture (DA). According to D...
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15Jan2013ASUNCION, DAVAO DEL NORTE—Living near a bridge in this town also has an advantage despite the perennial flooding. Though their houses are the first to be flooded whenever the river overflows, residents near a river in Brgy. Cambanogoy counts on the bridge near their houses as their refuge in the event flood becomes unbearable. “If floodwater rises so high that we have to leave, we will all go to the bridge,” said Virginia Baltazar having experienced the December 2012 flooding when typhoo...
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15Jan2013TAGUM CITY – Banking on its initial success in terms of disaster response and emergency relief, the provincial government is taking further steps in improving its system to sharpen the data it gets from the ground during disasters. The province has conceptualized a model for the systematic reporting of disaster loss, after Governor Rodolfo del Rosario mandated the frontline offices of the Capitol to put in place vital mechanisms for the standard accounting of extent of damages. He said acc...
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15Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan 15 (PIA) -- The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) in Maguindanao province has recently completed rehabilitation of the 240-meter main canal of the Kakal Communal Irrigation System (KCIS). The KCIS that connects to the dam located at Datu Abdullah Sangki municipality was constructed in 1978. The irrigation system serves about 700 hectares of rice fields in its areas covering Esperanza town in Sultan Kudarat and in the municipality of Datu Abdullah S...
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15Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Ene. 15 (PIA) -- Sa layong mas mapapalawak ang serbisyong pangkalusugan, pormal nang binuksan ng pamahalaang panglungsod ng Koronadal ang diagnostic center ng City Health Office dito. Kabilang sa mga mahahalagang serbisyong naidagdag sa paglunsad ng diagnostic center ang x-ray machine na agad pinilahan ng mahigit 20 pasyente sa una nitong paggamit noong Martes. Inihayag ni Mayor Peter Miguel, na matagal nang ...
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15Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Ene. 15 (PIA) -- Sa layong matulungan ang mga magsasaka sa mga bayan ng Banga at Norala na agad makabangon sa pagkasalanta ng kanilang mga pananim, namahagi ng aabot sa 350 na sako ng binhi ng palay ang Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPAG) ng South Cotabato. Ayon kay Ruperto Dollaga, supervising agriculturist 333 sako ng certified palay seeds ang kanilang ipinamigay kamakailan sa mga magsasaka ng Banga kung s...
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15Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan 15 (PIA) -- Koronadal city’s health office recently opened its City Health Office Diagnostic Center where among the initial amenities is a new x-ray machine. The City Information Office in a statement said that at least 20 patients, mostly elderly, were the first clients who lined up for the x-ray services. At the launching on January 8, Mayor Peter B. Miguel, said the city had been longing to acquire an x-ray machin...
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15Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 15 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA)-12 has distributed at least 350 bags of palay seeds to farmers in nearby towns of Banga and Norala who were affected by recent adverse weather conditions. Ruperto Dollaga, supervising agriculturist of the South Cotabato Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPAG), said the seeds were provided by DA 12 for farmers whose crops were damaged at the height of typhoon Pablo in D...
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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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14Jan2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 14 -- The Regional Standards and Testing Laboratories (RSTL) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Regional Office 10 finally received its Certificate of Laboratory Accreditation for Drinking Water Analysis from the Department of Health – Bureau of Health Facilities and Services. With this accreditation, small, medium, and large enterprises in Northern Mindanao and nearby regions whose drinking water need to be tested can now have their drinking water te...
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14Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan 14 (PIA) -- Representatives from 32 women organizations, non-government institutions and other agencies in Kidapawan City organized last week a coalition to fight abuses. Sr. Lalyn Macahilo of the Oblates of Notre Dame and the elected chairperson of the organization said, that many women and children are abused everyday. According to her, most of them are still living with their perpetrators instead of looking for a safe place or a center where they could un...
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14Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan 14 (PIA) -- Developing the capacities of young workers through intensified investments in basic education is now being highlighted by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) as it is said to be crucial in achieving sustainable and inclusive growth. According to NEDA Deputy Director-General Emmanuel F. Esguerra, an important aspect of government’s inclusive growth platform is investing in human capital, particularly in the young population that comprise about h...
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14Jan2013OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 14 (PIA) -- Preparations are underway for the January 26 Early Registration Day (ERD) for School Year (SY) 2013-2014 in the Misamis Occidental Schools Division (MOSD). The early registration is conducted to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and the Education for All (EFA) campaign in the province, Schools Division Superintendent Jonathan Dela Peňa said. Pursuant to DepEd Order No. 89, s. of 2012, setting the ERD on Jan. 26, 2013, schools ...
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11Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan. 11 -- The Davao del Norte provincial government is set to provide disaster grab kits to families who will be selected at random as part of the disaster preparedness plan of the province. “The grab kits will include flashlights, toiletries, transistor radios and food in pouches,” Davao del Norte Assistant Provincial Administrator Romulo Tagalo said during yesterday’s Kapihan sa PIA. He said while the disaster awareness campaign of the province reached as far as the barang...
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11Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan. 11 -- The Provincial Government of Davao del Norte is looking at completing the P240-million Davao del Norte Sports Complex in time for the opening of the Davao Regional Athletic Association or DAVRAA in February this year. The sports complex had a soft opening last December 12, 2012, but is not yet totally completed. Among the finishing works include façade and landscaping works. Romulo Tagalo, Davao del Norte Assistant Provincial Administrator said that apart from the sp...
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11Jan2013DAVAO CITY, Jan. 11 -- For the second year running, Hedcor and the Aboitiz Foundation distributed gifts to children with cancer at the House of Hope in the Southern Philippines Medical Center. The gifts consisted of toys, books and other essential items. "The gifts give the kids a reason to smile," said Hedcor's Rolando Pacquiao in a statement. Hedcor also distributed gifts to children in three other orphanages, namely, the Field of Dreams and the Haven of Hope orphanages in Davao and the DSW...
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11Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato,, Ene. 11 (PIA) -- Maaasahan ng mga residente ng Barangay Esperanza sa lungsod ng Koronadal ang mas maayos na kalsada sa susunod na mga buwan. Sa nasabing barangay kasi ibubuhos ang P5 milyon na inilaan ni Sen.Antonio Trillanes IV para sa mga road projects ng Koronadal, ayon kay Mayor Peter Miguel. Dagdag pa ng alkalde, bagama't kulang pa ang nasabing pondo para maisasaayos ang kalsada doon malaking tulong na rin ito upang mas mapadali ang pagluluwas ...
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11Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Enero 11 (PIA) -- Walang puknat na nagbabantay ngayon ang mga kawani ng Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council- Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (RDRRMC- ARMM) sa posibleng pagbaha sa autonomous region dala ng sama ng panahon. Kaugnay nito, nakataas sa orange alert ang lahat ng mga low-lying areas sa naturang rehiyon. Ipinaliwanag ni RDRRMC-ARMM Dir. Loreto Rirao na sa orange alert, magiging abala ang kanilang mga operation centers, ma...
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11Jan2013MANILA, Enero 11 (PIA6) -- Ang Japan interesado sa pagbutang sang mas madamu nga pahunan sa Pilipinas bangud nagsanyog ang ekonomiya, suno sa isa ka opisyal sang foreign affairs. Sa media briefing sa Malacanang, si Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario nagsiling nga may mga paghinambalanay sa mga oportunidad sa negosyo sa tunga sang Japan kag sang Pilipinas bangud sa nagsanyog nga ekonomiya kag positibo nga macro-economic nga resulta nga na-agum sang pungsod. Si Japanese Foreign Minis...
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11Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Ene 11 (PIA) -- Tatanggapin ng Midsayap-Pigcawayan-Libungan- Northern Kabuntalan (MPLK) Federation of Irrigators' Associations ang kagamitang pansakahan at hayop pambukid mula sa congressioal office ng unang distrito ng North Cotabato. Aabot sa limang kalabaw, walong baka at labing-anim na araro ang ipapamahagi ng tanggapan ni Cong. Jesus Sacdalan sa mga irrigators associations (IAs) na kasapi ng MPLK. Tinukoy sa pamamagitan ng isang raffle draw ...
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11Jan2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 11 (PIA) -- Ang National Youth Commission – Association of Youth Leaders in Northern Mindanao nagsaulog ug AYLINM Night: Awarding Ceremony sa City Tourism Hall aron ipadayag ang mga labing maayong mga sakop ug madayegong mga lakang ug kalimbigitan sa katilingban nga gihimo sa maong organisasyon. Ang maong panghitabo gitambungan ni City Mayor Vicenter Emano, Rep. Benjo Benaldo, Captain Christian Uy (Executive Officer 4th Civil-Military Operations Battalion, Philippine...
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11Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Ene. 11 (PIA) -- Siniguro ng pamahalaang panlungsod ng Kidapawan sa North Cotabato na maililipat na nila ang humigit-kumulang 50 pamilyang kalimitang nalalagay sa peligro dahil sa pagbabaha doon. Ang mga pamilyang ito ayon kay Mayor Rodolfo Gantuangco ay ang mga pamilyang nakatira sa gilid ng Nuangan River sa lungsod na ilang beses nang nakaranas ng pagbaha nitong mga nakalipas na buwan. Paliwanag nang alkalde nakab...
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11Jan2013BARANGAY ANGAS, Sta. Josefa, Agusan del Sur, Jan. 11 -- Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) Caraga Region, Wednesday, January 9, launched the Cash for Training Project (C4TP) here with Tesda Regional Director Florencio Sunico Jr., Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza, Vice Gov. Santiago Cane Jr., Congresswoman Evelyn “Bebs” Plaza-Mellana with Sta. Josefa Mayor Glenn Plaza. According to Emma de Villa of Tesda, the C4TP will be participated by the 40 victims of typhoon Pablo, whe...
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10Jan2013ROXAS CITY, Capiz, Jan. 10 (PIA6) -- Typhoon Quinta left nearly P200-million worth of damages in agriculture, fishery, and infrastructure sectors. In a final report of the Capiz Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) chaired by Governor Victor Tanco, it shows that the damage on agriculture, particularly on rice, corn and fishery, reached more than P60.12 million. Specifically, 17,300.21 hectares of rice plantation estimated at more than P50.86 million was damaged ...
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10Jan2013TAGUM CITY, Jan 10 (PIA) -- Imagine a place where people can enjoy an atmosphere of cleanliness and happiness. This is a place where cancer patients they can go biking or just drop by the nearby mall or watch their favorite movies without worrying about how they look. No, this is not a preview of the latest high-end subdivision in town, but Davao del Norte 1st District Representative Anthony del Rosario’s vision of an ideal community for cancer patients in Davao del Norte. This vision may ju...
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10Jan2013QUEZON CITY, JAN. 10 (PIA)--The Navotas City government has prepared a grand celebration for the city’s 107th founding anniversary on January 16. According to Mayor John Rey Tiangco, numerous activities have been lined up for a week-long celebration called “Pangisdaan Festival" to promote the rich heritage, culture and tradition of Navotas which is known as the fishing capital of Metro Manila. The activities include citywide motorcade and fun biking, mardi gras parade, boat race and sport...
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10Jan2013TUY,Batangas, Enero 10 (PIA) --Pinangunahan ni Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Virgilio delos reyes ang groundbreaking ceremony ng P34.5 milyong halaga ng farm-to-market road sa Brgy. Bayudbud at Toong sa bayang ito noong ika-7 ng Enero. Ang naturang proyekto na ikatlo na sa lalawigan ng Batangas at sinasabing pinakamahalagang proyekto ay bahagi ng Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Project(ARISP) ng DAR. Inaasahang ang proyektong ito ay siyang magbibigay ng mas mataas na kit...
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10Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Enero 10 (PIA) -- Iniimbita ang mga magulang ng mga mag-aaral na magpatala ng kanilang mga anak sa darating na Enero 26 na siyang itinakdang “Early Registration Day” ng Department of Education (DepEd). Sa ilalim ng DepEd Order No. 89, s. 2012 na pirmado ni DepEd Secretary Armin A. Luistro, kaniyang idineklarang “Early Registration Day” ang Enero 26, 2012 para sa mga mag-aaaral sa pampublikong elementary at sekondaryang paaralan. Dala nito ang temang “Makapag-aral ay Kara...
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10Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Ene. 10 (PIA) -- Natanggap nitong Sabado ng dalawang magsasaka sa Midsayap sa North Cotabato kanilang napanalunang mga kalabaw sa isang raffle draw na isinagawa ng Department of Agriculture 12. Kinilala ng DA 12 ang mga magsasaka na sina Rey Bura-ay ng Barangay Upper Glad at Juaevan Sardoma ng Barangay Malamote ng nasabing bayan. Pinanalunan nila ang tig-isang kalabaw sa isang raffle draw na itinampok sa kauna-unahang Municipal Organic Ag...
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10Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 10 (PIA) -- Two farmers in Midsayap town, North Cotabato received on Saturday one carabao each that they won in a raffle draw by the Department of Agriculture (DA) – 12 last year. The farmers were identified as Rey Bura-ay of Barangay Upper Glad and Juaevan Sardoma of Barangay Malamote. They got their carabaos as one of the major items raffled off by the DA 12 as a highlight of the First Municipal Organic Agriculture...
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10Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan 10 (PIA) -- Expect a grander and more competitive Sinulog sa Kabataan this year. Sinulog Foundation Incorporated (SFI) Executive Director Ricky Ballesteros said spectators are in for a show not only during the Grand Parade on the 20th but starting this weekend during the competitions for both Sinulog sa Kabataan Lalawigan and Dakbayan. Ballesteros, during the first Kapihan sa PIA forum this year held at the Cultural and Historical Affairs Commission building, said he can see mor...
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10Jan2013TAGUM CITY, Jan. 10 -- Davao del Norte First District Congressman Anthony del Rosario hailed the anti-corruption campaign of President Benigno Aquino III, which he said has paid off in improving the national economy. Del Rosario said the president’s vigorous anti-corruption campaign and reforms for greater government transparency and accountability has resulted in the surprising Philippine economic growth of 7.1 percent in the third quarter of 2012. The unprecedented growth made the countr...
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10Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-7) urges public and private schools, universities and colleges in Central Visayas to establish a plant nursery facility of native tree species within their respective campuses in a move to boost the “greening” campaign. DENR 7 regional executive director Dr. Isabelo Montejo encourages school institutions to join in the national greening program (NGP) as key area in the Philippine Development Plan (PDP). ...
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10Jan2013MATI CITY, Davao Oriental, Jan. 10 -- Plans are already laid and work is starting to address the infrastructure needs of typhoon stricken municipalities in the province of Davao Oriental, based on the infrastructure needs assessment report from the Davao Oriental Provincial Engineering Office. The immediate intervention came just days after Pablo badly hit Baganga, Cateel, and Boston, with Gov. Cora Malanyaon in full supervision of the operation. In his report, Asst. Provincial Engineer Ruel ...
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09Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan 9 (PIA6) -- The relatively big number of apprehensions for violation of the helmet law in less than a week after the intensive campaign was launched, is not a reflection of remiss of duty, said an official of the Land Transportation Office-6. Marlon Velez, chief of the LTO law enforcement division said over the radio that they have been up on their toes campaigning for compliance since last year. Four days after it started its campaign early this January, there were alr...
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09Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Ene. 9 (PIA) -- Inaasahang malulunasan na ang problema sa napakaraming mga kolorum na tricycle na bumibiyahe sa lungsod ng Koronadal. Kamakailan, inaprubahan ng Sangguniang Panglungsod ng Koronadal ang resolusyon na humihiling ng pagbubukas ng 4,230 na mga bagong prangkisa. Ayon kay city councillor Floro Calixton, ang mga bagong prangkisa ay idagdag sa 3,770 na mga aktibong prangkisa na kasalukuyang target ng ...
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09Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 9 (PIA) -- Soon, around 8,000 tricycles will be plying legally Koronadal City’s thoroughfares. This after the city council here approved the resolution seeking for the opening of more than 4,000 franchises for tricycle operators in line with the efforts of the local government to curb the problem of colorum tricycles operating in the city. City councilor Floro Calixton, chair of the city council’s committee on transport...
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09Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Ene. 9 (PIA) -- Pinayuhan ni Koronadal City election officer Evangeline Basan ang mga humihiling na malibre sa gun ban na huwag nang pumunta sa kanilang tanggapan para maghain ng aplikasyon sa gun ban exemption. Ito ayon kay Basan ay dahil hindi otorisado ang mga election offices sa mga munisipyo at lungsod na magproseso ng mga aplikasyon sa exemption sa gun ban. Nilinaw pa ng opisyal na tanging ang tanggapa...
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09Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Enero 9 (PIA) -- Pinangani nu Commission on Election o COMELEC – Maguindanao sa payagan e mga kandidato kanu prubinsya sa rumi-quest kanu escort ganat sa mga lehitimo a miyembro nu PNP,AFP ataw ka NBI Nya ba su pidtelu ni COMELEC-Maguindanao Provincial Supervisor Atty. Udtog Tago. Inipasampay den nilan su kahilingan ataw ka pinangani sa COMELEC en banc. Nya kiyug nilan kaiwas kanu kagkadakel nu mga private armed groups sa prubinsya. Pidtelu nu opisyal, nya b...
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09Jan2013SYUDAD SANG ILOILO, Jan. 9 (PIA6) -- Ang bag-o nga ginpahamtang nga Direktor sang Department of Social Welfare and Development sa Rehiyon 6 (DSWD-6) ang nagpangako nga ipabilin nga bukas ang linya sang komunikasyon agud mapadasig ang ila adjustment period kag makahatag sang maayo nga serbisyo sa mga kliyente. “Aton pahanumdumon nga ini tanan nga mga butang subong, ang tanan ining tulomanon naton, ginahatag ini sa aton bilang kahigayunan, bilang oportunidad kag bilang blessing para kita ang ...
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09Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Jan 9 (PIA) -- Sisimulan na sa madaling panahon ang pagsasaayos ng Raradangan Bridge sa bayan ng Alamada, North Cotabato. Ito ay ayon sa program of works na inihanda ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)- Cotabato Second Engineering District Office at ng Gemma Construction. Nasira kamakailan ang nabanggit na tulay dahil sa hagupit ng mga nagdaang bagyo. Nabatid na abot sa P151 milyon ang kabuuang pondong inilaan ng gobyerno sa implementasyon n...
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09Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Enero 9 (PIA) -- Karapatan kahit ng mga nakapiit na pumili ng mga opisyal na nararapat na mamuno sa kanila, ayon kay South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. Karapatan din nilang pumili ng mga kandidatong sa kanilang tingin ay makatutulong sa kanilang sitwasyon. Kaugnay rito, sinabi ni Pingoy na aatasan niya si South Cotabato Provincial Jail Acting Warden Felicito Gumapac na payagan ang lahat na mga kandidato, kah...
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09Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Enero 9 (PIA) -- Dala a igkagilek nu mga residente kanu siyudad nu Koronadal ataw ka kanu kanilan a mga bisita apiya ipabpakaragian ataw ka ipadsilebret su 13th Hinugyaw Festival ataw ka 73rd Foundation Anniversary, tigin nu Philippine National Police (PNP)- Koronadal. Inipayag ni P/Insp. Carlos Joseph Madrid, chief investigator nu Koronadal Police Station, salangan su kabpangabpun nu mga galabaken kanu Hinugyaw Festival kanu minukit a Biyernes, ipadtuman den nil...
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09Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Ene. 9 (PIA) -- Ang probinsiya sang North Cotabato ang nagapanguna nga nagaprodukto sang mangga sa bug-os nga rehiyon 12, ini suno sa opisyal sang Department of Agriculture (DA). Si Ellen Lantican, empleyado sang regional DA’s High Value Crop Development Program (HVCDP), nagsiling nga ang North Cotabato sa subong ginapabugal ang mga 451,250 ka mga nagabunga na nga mga puno sang mangga, ginsundan sang Sarangani nga mga 197,285, South Cotabato nga may ara 189,0...
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09Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan 9 (PIA) - - “Early Registration Day” for the School Year(SY) 2013-2014 in all public elementary and secondary schools is on January 26 as stated in the Department of Education (DepEd) Order No. 89 of 2012 duly signed by DepEd Secretary Armin Luistro. Secretary Luistro stated in his order that the activity aims to achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on Universalization of Primary (Basic) Education and the Education for All (EFA) and completion of the cycle thus th...
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09Jan2013TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 9 (PIA) – The Regional Development Council in Region 10 (RDC-10) has moved for the approval of the Northern Mindanao Sectoral Skills Demand (NMSSD) Plan for 2012-2016, during its 95th full council meeting. The consolidated sectoral skills demand for the region forms part of the annual updating of the National/Regional Technical Education Skills and Development Plans (N/RTESDP) during the 4-year period, Engr. Leon M. Dacanay, Jr., Regional Director of the...
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09Jan2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 9 (PIA) -- The City Council here has passed a resolution addressed to City Mayor Nova Princess E. Parojinog-Echavez to bring to the attention of the Regional Development Council, region 10, the issues and concerns of Badjao’s that proliferate in the city. The City Social Welfare and Development (CSWD) reports that there are about 60 Badjao’s from Jolo, Sulu and Basilan presently roaming the city streets, whose activities include, among others, the b...
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08Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan 8 (PIA6) -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional Office 6 has completed construction of the 4.3-kilometer road linking the municipalities of Altavas, Aklan and Jamindan, Capiz. In a report, DSWD-6 said the P66.9-million infrastructure project includes concrete paving which is 0.25 meter thick and 6.7 meters wide. It also includes construction of drainage structures as well as slope protection works. It also said the construction of the Altavas-Jamindan R...
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08Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Ene 8 (PIA) -- Naisumite na ng Commission on Elections o COMELEC-Maguindanao ang resulta ng isinagawang Election Registration Board Hearing sa probinsya. Ito ang sinabi ni COMELEC-Maguindanao Chair Atty. Udtog Tago. Ani Tago, ang bayan na lamang ng Datu Unsay sa Maguindanao ang hindi pa natapos. Ngayong araw pa kasi magpapatuloy ang ERB hearing sa nabanggit na bayan dahil sa petisyong isinumite ng ilang residente sa dating Election Registration Board. A...
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08Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL South Cotabato, Ene 8 (PIA) -- Hiniling ng Commission on Elections o COMELEC –Maguindanao na payagan ang mga kandidato sa probinsya na magrequest ng escort mula sa mga lehitimong miyembro ng PNP, AFP o NBI. Ito ang sinabi ni COMELEC-Maguindanao Provincial Supervisor Atty. Udtog Tago. Kanila nang ipinaabot ang kahilingan sa COMELEC en banc. Nais lamang umano nilang maiwasan ang paglipana ng mga private armed groups sa probinsya. Ayon sa opisyal, ito ang kanilang nakik...
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08Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Enero 8 (PIA) -- Muling naluklok sa puwesto si Dr. Jesus Antonio Derije upang maglingkod ng apat na taon sa University of Southern Mindanao (USM) sa bayan ng Kabacan, North Cotabato. Ang re-appointment order ay nilagdaan ni Commissioner William Medrano ng Commission on Higher Education (CHED) na siya ring pinuno ng Board of Regents (BoR) ng USM. Ang paglagda ay alinsunod sa Implementing Rules and Regulations ng Republic Act 8282 o ang Higher Education Mod...
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08Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Ene 8 (PIA) -- Walang dapat ikabahala ang mga residente sa lungsod ng Koronadal at kanilang mga bisita habang nagdiriwang ng 13th Hinugyaw Festival at 73rd Foundation Anniversary, ayon sa Philippine National Police (PNP)-Koronadal. Inihayag ni P/Insp. Carlos Joseph Madrid, chief investigator ng Koronadal Police Station, na kasabay ng pagsimula ng mga gawain sa Hinugyaw Festival noong Biyernes, ipinatupad na rin nila ang ...
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08Jan2013MANILA – Motabang ang Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) sa mga biktima sa bagyong “Pablo” sa Mindanao pagtukod sa ilang mga balay pinaagi sa pagbansay kanila sa mga kakayahan sama sa carpentry, masonry, electrical installation ug plumbing, sumala pa ni Secretary Joel Villanueva, TESDA Director General. Hatagan ang mga biktima sa mga kagamitan ug materyales aron sila mahatagan sa kakayahan pagtukod sa ilang mga balay sa higayon nga matudlo na sa mga LGUs ang i...
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08Jan2013TAGUM CITY, Jan. 8 -- Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario gave marching orders to all the department heads of the provincial office to help rebuild the communities destroyed by typhoon Pablo. “Let’s start the year with a tall order—all department heads should build back and build better; align all department budgets to building back communities ravaged by Pablo,” del Rosario said during the first convocation of all provincial employees at the Provincial Government Center Monday...
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08Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 8 (PIA) -- The University of Southern Mindanao (USM) in Kabacan, North Cotabato is headed again by Dr. Jesus Antonio Derije as he was reappointed as the president of the institution for another term. The re-appointment order was recently signed by Commissioner William Medrano of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the chairperson of the Board of Regents (BoR) of the university in accordance to the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Republic...
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08Jan2013TAGUM CITY, Jan. 8 -- Davao del Norte 1st District Representative Anthony del Rosario assessed the gains of 2012 and cited the two laws signed last December as two of the most important accomplishments of the Aquino administration not only for 2012 but also during the President’s first term in office. Del Rosario said it is important to start the year right on a positive note by focusing on the successes of 2012. “The signing of two very important laws last year was President Benigno S. Aq...
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07Jan2013TAGUM CITY Jan. 7 (PIA) -- The Sangguniang Panlalawigan has approved the enrollment of up to 2,000 hectares of farmland with the Philippine Crops Insurance Corporation (PCIC) to ensure that the crops are covered in case of calamity such as the recent typhoon Pablo which destroyed billions of rice lands and banana farms in the three Davao provinces. “Kani nga scheme mag work murag Philhealth nga kung masalanta man ang crops kung enrolled sya sa PCIC makakuha ug benepisyo (the scheme works much...
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07Jan2013SURIGAO CITY, Enero 7 (PIA) -- Si Pangulong Aquino mitudlo og bag-ong mga opisyales sa nagkalain-lain nga mga ahensya sa gobyerno, matud ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte niadtong Biyernes, Enero 4 didto sa Malacañang. Sumala ni Valte, gipirmahan sa Pangulo niadtong Disyembre 21 ang appointment letter ni Angelita Gregorio-Medel isip undersecretary sa Department of Social Welfare and Development nga adunay termino nga co-terminus sa termino sa Pangulo. Gitudlo usab sa Pangulo s...
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07Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato Jan. 7 (PIA) -- The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) is encouraging the Muslim communities in Soccksargen Region to watch “Thy Womb,”. “I am highly endorsing the Filipino movie, Thy Womb, to our Muslim communities,” Atty. Guialil R. Kanda, NCMF provincial director in General Santos City wrote in his letter of endorsement dated January 4. “(Thy Womb is) "a good vehicle in communicating interfaith and ecumenical spirit...
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07Jan2013COTABATO CITY, Jan. 7 (PIA) -- The Maguindanao provincial government is hosting the 2nd Framework Agreement Forum on January 10 in Buluan town for better understanding and appreciation of the agreement. Thousands of peace advocates, government officials and foreign dignitaries are expected to join the event which is a follow-up of the consultation-dialogue held last month in Jolo, Sulu with the theme: “Sustaining the Gains and Enjoining the Support on Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro....
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07Jan2013TAGUM CITY Jan. 7 (PIA) -- Davao del Norte officials continues to monitor the weather in the province as the state weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reports in its 5 am bulletin that at 4 a.m. Monday, a low pressure area (LPA) was estimated at 300 KM Southeast of Mindanao. “The Office of Civil Defense (KCD) has advised the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management (PDRRMC) to encourage the local government units to con...
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06Jan2013PATIN-AY, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, Jan. 6 -- Dalampu’t apat na dating rebelde (RR) ang tumanggap ng tulong pangkabuhayan na nagkahalaga ng P50,000 bawat isa mula sa Social Integration Program (SIP) ng pamahalaan na sakop ng Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) na isinagawa sa session hall ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan sa kapitolyo. Ang naturang pag aabot ng tulong ay isinagawa ni Bise Gob. Santiago Cane Jr. na siyang kumatawan kay Gob. Adolph Edward Plaza at ito a...
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04Jan2013TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Jan. 4 (PIA) -- The Boholanos' love for ubi will once again be demonstrated through its 13th Annual Ubi Festival set on January 23-25, 2013 at the Plaza Rizal and Acacia Garden, Provincial Capitol Grounds in Tagbilaran City with the theme, “Ubi: Gasa sa Kinaiyahan, Latas sa Katuigan sa Katawhang Bol-anon Gi-ugmad ug Gi-ampingan.” The 'Ubifest' is an annual festival celebrating the rootcrop that has become a permanent part of Boholano heritage, in time to meet the ye...
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04Jan2013QUEZON CITY, January 4, (PIA) - - The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) may extend beyond January 6 the modified truck ban hours currently being implemented. “As per our initial assessment, the first three-week implementation of this modified truck ban has been a success, especially in reducing traffic congestion,” Tolentino explained. Tolentino is now in consultation with the Special Traffic Committee (STC) of the Metro Manila Council (MMC) on the planned extension of the n...
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04Jan2013TAGUM CITY Jan. 4 (PIA) - The Provincial Social Welfare Department Office of Davao del Norte has assured evacuees that there is enough supply of food packs for them despite the huge requirement brought about by Typhoon Pablo and the continuous flooding in the area. “We are coordinating with concerned national agencies like the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) when it comes to food supply as they are providing us with food packs,” PSWDO-Davao del Norte Department Head Arle...
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04Jan2013CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan. 4 (PIA) – Cagayan de Oro City Local Government observed the 116th Martyrdom of Gat Jose P. Rizal together with the representatives of different government agencies, soldiers from 4th Infantry Division (4ID), Philippine National Police (PNP), Knights of Columbus and Freemasons at Kiosko Kagawasan, Divisoria, this city. Ecumenical prayers were offered by Ustadz Aliasa Alinog (Islam), Rev. Rivardo Yañez, Jr. (United Church of Christ in the Philippines) and Roman Catho...
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04Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 4 (PIA) -- After delivering two batches of relief assistance to Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental, the regional office of the Department of Agriculture (DA 12) extended help to farmers in North Cotabato, also hit by typhoon Pablo last December. Last week, DA 12 regional technical director for research and regulations Enriqueto Natividad led the distribution of more than P2 million worth of aid to municipalities in North Co...
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04Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 4 (PIA) -- The year 2012 ended with millions worth of farm equipment for a local government unit and two farmer organizations in South Cotabato and North Cotabato from the regional office of the Department of Agriculture (DA) here. Tampakan Mayor Leonardo Escobillo received on December 28 a unit of four-wheel drive tractor from DA 12 personnel led by regional technical director for operations Jimmy Olivo. Few days before t...
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04Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 4 (PIA) -- Koronadal City’s local government unit has delivered more aid to victims of typhoon Pablo in the provinces of Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental. On Wednesday, a composite team from Koronadal City, led by city social welfare and development officer Mary Jane Gabucan left for the two hardest-hit provinces to deliver the second batch of assistance for families affected by the calamity. City administrator Cyrus ...
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04Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 4 (PIA) -- The Local Government Unit (LGU) of Mlang, North Cotabato through its medical team continues to pour help to the victims of the typhoon Pablo in different towns of Davao Oriental. Today, the group conducts stress debriefing and spiritual counseling to the survivors in Baganga town. Municipal Health Officer Dr. Glecerio Sotea said that this is part of their four-day relief operation and medical mission in the said province which started on Tuesda...
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04Jan2013KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Jan. 4 (PIA) -- Koronadeleños are gearing up for the week-long celebration leading to the city’s 73rd Foundation Anniversary and 13th Hinugyaw Festival. The festival begins today with the unveiling of the national historical marker and wreath-laying at the shrine of the 17 Koronadeleño martyrs, who were massacred during the Japanese occupation of the area. Installation of the marker at the burial site of the 17 martyrs inside Kor...
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04Jan2013By Recthie T. Paculba CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan 4 (PIA) -- The National Youth Commission-Association of Youth Leaders in Northern Mindanao held the AYLINM Night: Awarding Ceremony to laud outstanding members and exemplary initiatives and community involvements of the organization at the City Tourism Hall. The event was graced by City Mayor Vicente Emano, Rep. Benjo Benaldo, Captain Christian Uy—Executive Officer 4th CMO Battalion and Salma Jayne Tamano—Presidential Staff Officer , NYC. I...
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04Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan 4 (PIA) -- The Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), is implementing the Management Development Program (MDP) for the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA). Under JICA’s program on Capacity Building for Community Development in Conflict-Affected Areas in Mindanao (CD-CAAM), DAP will implement MDP to BDA’s Board of Directors, central and regional managers, and key officers of the Bangsamoro Leadership and Managemen...
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04Jan2013PLARIDEL, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 4 (PIA) – The Regional Development Council, region 10 (RDC-X) has endorsed to the Office of the President the proposed delineation of the Port of Plaridel as Port Zone Delineation (PZD) under the administrative jurisdiction of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA). In its endorsement, RDC-X cited that one of the major factors which contributed to the positive performance of Region X’s economy is its strategic physical advantage particularly its accessibilit...
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04Jan2013OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 4 (PIA) -- Migulang kampiyon sa Elementary ug Secondary Division sa Northern Mindanao Palarong Pampook o Regional Athletic Associations (NMRAA) Meet sa tuig 2012 ang Cagayan de Oro Athletic Association (COAA). Kini, human makakuha ang COAA sa duolan unom ka gatus (593.50) ka puntos gikan sa nagkalain-laing paugnat sa kusog nga gihimo sulod sa lima (5) ka adlaw nga NMRAA Meet nga didto gipahigayon sa Mindanao Civic Center sa lungsod sa Tubod sa probinsiya s...
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04Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan. 4 (PIA) -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) may extend the modified truck ban hours currently being implemented beyond January 6, 2013. “As per our initial assessment, the first three-week implementation of this modified truck ban has been a success, especially in reducing traffic congestion,” Tolentino explained. Tolentino is now in consultation with the Special Traffic Committee (STC) of the Metro Manila Council (MMC) on the planned extension of the ...
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04Jan2013CAMP EVANGELISTA, Cagayan de Oro City, Jan. 4 -- The 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division commemorates the 114th death anniversary of our national hero, Dr Jose Protacio Rizal at Kiosko Kagawasan, Divisoria, Cagayan de Oro City. A program started with a prayer offered by Muslim Ustadz Aliasa Alinog, for the Islam, Reverend Ricardo C. Yañez Jr, for the United Church of Christ in the Philippines, Reverend Felixberto L. Calang, for the Baptist Church of Christ and Monsignor Tex M. Legitimas, SSJ...
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03Jan2013CEBU CITY, Jan. 3 (PIA) -- Ang Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-7) hugtanon na nga niimplementar sa Republic Act 10054 o Motorcyle Helmet Act karong adlawa diin subli usab nga gipahimangnuan ug gibaharan niini ang mga mamaligyaay og mga helmets nga minos ang kalidad. Ang DTI nihatag og kamanduan ngadto sa tanan nga mga mamaligyaay og motorcycle helmets nga adto lamang mokuha og stocks o supply sa mga manufacturers ug importers nga natagaan na og Philippine Standard (PS) license and/or Imp...
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03Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan. 3 (PIA) -- The Iloilo Provincial Government is now consolidating a comprehensive damage report under the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) for the formulation of a rehabilitation plan for the victims of tropical storm “Quinta”. Latest report by the PDRRMC revealed 156,397 persons or 30,365 families were affected in 24 municipalities which were badly hit by the tropical storm. PDRRMC Executive Director Jerry Bionat said that as of Januar...
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03Jan2013DAVAO CITY Jan.3 (PIA)- Rural electric cooperatives in Mindanao have learned something after the onslaught of typhoon Pablo last December 4, which damaged hundreds of millions of electric cooperative equipment. The Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative lost about P258-million of equipment mostly poles and other electrical equipment, about P218-million of these destroyed equipment were in the hard-hit Compostela Valley Province. Sergio Dagooc, president of the Association of Mindanao Rural Elect...
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03Jan2013LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Ene 3 (PIA) -- Positibo ang mga barangay officials mula sa unang distrito ng North Cotabato sa ginagawang inisyatibo ng gobyerno upang mas maipaliwanag ang layunin ng Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro. Nabatid na mula noong nakaraang Disyembre 24, 2012 hanggang kahapon, Enero 2, ay nagkaroon ang mga brgy. officials ng puspusang pakikipag-usap sa opisina ni House Committee on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity Chairperson Cong. Jesus Sacdalan hinggil sa Fra...
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03Jan2013TAGUM CITY, Jan. 3 -- The Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative (DANECO) is set to lose at least P66 million worth of revenue every month, until its power lines are able to transmit power to its consumers as a result of the damage wrought by Typhoon Pablo last December. “Mga 30 to 40 percent ang mawala sa DANECO in terms of revenues (DANECO is set to lose 30 to 40 percent in revenues),” said DANECO OIC Manager Engr. Benedicto Ongking said during the Kapihan sa PIA Friday. Ongking said the ...
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03Jan2013LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Jan. 3 (PIA) -- At least 500 small rice farmers from barangays Mayao Parada and Mayao Castillo in this city were given certified hybrid palay seeds in a simple turn-over ceremony held recently. Mayor Roderick Alcala said they distributed palay seeds to farmers who own at least one-hectare ricefield. "With this kind of palay, the small farmers could produce high variety of rice and this could help improve their income,” Alcala said. Alcala added that the city agriculture...
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02Jan2013ILOILO CITY, Jan 2 (PIA6) – Farmers whose crops were affected by tropical depression “Quinta” will receive assistance from the Department of Agriculture here. In media interviews, DA-6 Executive Director Larry Nacionales said they are preparing appropriate interventions now after the agency has assessed the impact of “Quinta” on agriculture. Nacionales said farmers whose rice crops were totally damaged will be given certified seeds from their stocks under the rice program. ...
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02Jan2013QUEZON CITY, Jan. 2 (PIA) -- Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala has urged the public to give preference to fruits produced by the nation’s farmers and orchard operators. “Our country is blessed with many fruits that compare favorably in taste, nutritional and health benefits with those from other countries,” said the DA chief said in a statement. “Our mango, for example, is one of the most highly-valued fruits abroad. We also have pineapple, guava, lanzones, caimito, chico, durian...
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31Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 31 (PIA) -- Soccksargen Region’s Department of Agriculture (DA 12) has allotted more than P10 million as aid to victims of typhoon Pablo in the hardest-hit provinces of Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley. Assistance included among others seeds of corn, rice, and assorted vegetables, farm tools and machineries as well as relief packs. DA 12 regional executive director Amalia Jayag-Datukan said the distribution was...
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31Dec2012LUNGSOD NG HENERAL SANTOS, Dis. 31 (PIA) -- Mas hinigpitan ngayon ang seguridad sa mga pampublikong terminal sa Sultan Kudarat matapos ang nangyaring pagsabog sa loob ng isang bus sa munisipyo ng Isulan kahapon. Ayon kay Senior Supt. Rolen Balquin, hepe ng Sultan Kudarat Police Office, dinagdagan na ang pagbabantay ngayon sa mga pampublikong terminal sa probinsya lalung-lalo na sa mga istasyon ng bus kung saan inaasahang mas maraming dadagsang pasahero habang papalapit ang selebrasyon ng bagong...
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31Dec2012SYUDAD SA HENERAL SANTOS, Dis. 31 (PIA) -- Mokabat sa 700 ka mga magtutunghang lumad sa pampublikong elementarya sa Barangay Pamantingan Munisipyo sa Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat ang nakadawat tong adlaw Dominggo ug pinaskuhan ug pagkaon gikan sa pribadong grupo. Ang mga benepisaryong magtutungha gikan sa tribong Teduray kon mas ilado sa lugar isip Tiruray. Ang nasampit nga grupo nga gitawag “Gorgeous Group” (GG) o mga tawo nga dunay maanyag nga kasing-kasing gilangkoban sa mga mag amigo, mga...
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31Dec2012SYUDAD SA HENERAL SANTOS, Dis. 31 (PIA) -- Mas gihugtan karon ang seguridad sa mga pampublikong terminal sa Sultan Kudarat human ang nahitabong pagboto sa sulod sa usa ka bus sa munisipyo sa Isulan kagahapon. Sumala pa ni Senior Supt. Rolen Balquin, hepe sa Sultan Kudarat Police Office, gidungagan na ang pagbantay sa mga pampublikong terminal sa probinsya ilabi na sa mga istasyon sa bus kung asa gilaumang mas modaghan pa ang mga moabot nga pasahero tungod nga paduol na ang selebrasyon sa Bag-on...
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30Dec2012LUNGSOD NG HENERAL SANTOS, Dis. 30 (PIA) -- Humigit-kumulang 700 na mga mag-aaral sa elementarya mula sa tribong Teduray (Tiruray) sa Barangay Pamantingan Munisipyo ng Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat ang nakatanggap noong Linggo ng pamaskong regalo at pagkain mula sa isang pribadong grupo. Ang nasabing grupo na tinawag na “Gorgeous Group” (GG) o mga taong may magagandang kalooban ay binubuo ng mga magkakaibigan, dating magkaklase at magkakamag- anak na ipinanganak sa lugar subalit ang iba ay nan...
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30Dec2012CEBU CITY, Dec. 30 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI-7) strictly enforces Republic Act 10054 or the Motorcyle Helmet Act and reiterates its warning to sellers of substandard motorcycle helmets. The DTI enjoins all sellers of motorcycle helmets to get their stocks or supply from manufacturers and importers that have been given the Philippine Standard (PS) license and/or Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) Certificate. Effective January 2, 2013, motorcycle drivers caught driving w...
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29Dec2012DAVAO CITY, Dec. 29 --The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is ensuring that Typhoon Pablo displaced families get their fair share of international donations. In an interview, DSWD Assistant Secretary for Institutional Development Vilma Cabrera said DSWD determines the allocation by taking into consideration the number of displaced families vis-à-vis the number, pieces or units of donated items whether food or non-food. “What we did is allocate it in accordance w...
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29Dec2012KALIBO, Aklan, Dis. 29 (PIA6) -- Ro Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) iya sa probinsya it Aklan hay nag report it inisyal nga kasamaran nga nag-abot sa P209,857,300.73 sa mga tanum tuga it pagbaha nga daea it Bagyong Quinta. Ro report, nga ginsumite sa Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) hay halin sa mga banwa it Kalibo, Libacao, Banga, Numancia, Lezo, Malinao, Madalag ag Ibajay. Nagahueat pa makaron ro PDRRMC it mga report nga halin sa iba pang mga kab...
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28Dec2012SAN JOSE, Antique, Dec. 28 (PIA) -- A showcase of Antique’s best products, tourism services and local delicacies dubbed as Pasundayag, Sabor Antiqueno expo is now open at EBJ Freedom Park San Jose. ‘Pasundayag, Sabor Antiqueno’ Expo is one of the highlights of Binirayan Festival, an annual festivity in Antique which aims to highlight the province rich heritage, culture and tradition. Pasundayag expo features Antique’s banner products and services put up in various booths of the 18 p...
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28Dec2012DAVAO CITY, Dec. 28 (PIA) -- Authorities have placed all security units in the city on full alert following the series of bomb blasts and shooting incidents in the cities of Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat and Cotabato. Lt. Colonel Gerry Besana, executive officer of the Task Force Davao said police and military units in the city have imposed maximum presence in areas of convergence like public markets, malls, terminals, ports, and airport and the city streets to keep the residents safe and to enhance...
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28Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis. 28 (PIA) -- Kinumpirma ngayon ni Mayor Peter Miguel na muling magpapadala ng ayuda ang pamahalaang panglungsod sa mga biktima ng bagyong Pablo. Nitong linggo, hinabol ng Sangguniang Panglungsod ng Koronadal ang pagpasa ng isang resolusyon para sa paglaan ng P500,000 mula sa calamity fund para sa ikalawang bugso ng tulong sa Davao Oriental at Compostela Valley batay sa kahilingan ni Mayor Miguel. Ayon sa alkalde, bukod sa tulong par...
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28Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis. 28 (PIA) -- Isang medical team mula sa South Cotabato ang kasalukuyang nagsasagawa ng misyon sa bayan ng Banganga, Davao Oriental. Umalis ng lalawigan ang grupo noong Miyerkules at mananatili doon hanggang Linggo, Disyembre 30 upang tumulong sa pagbibigay serbisyong pangkalusugan at medikal sa mga biktima ng bagyo ayon sa ibinigay na tungkulin sa kanila ng Department of Health. Kasama sa medical team sina Provincial Health Off...
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28Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 28 (PIA) -- Ang Department of Agriculture (DA) 12 nagpadala liwat sang relief goods indi lang mga pagkaon kundi mga gamit sa uma para sa naumid sang Bagyo Pablo sa Compostela Valley kag Davao Oriental. Si DA 12 executive director Amalia Jayag-Datukan nagsiling nga nagkadto sila sa Compostela Valley kag Davao Oriental para sa ila padayon nga pagbulig sa mga naumid sang kalamidad. Siling ni Datukan nga ang mga katapo sang DA 12 nagpiho nga maghimo liwat sang...
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28Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 28 (PIA) -- The local government units of South Cotabato province and Koronadal City are sending more assistance to areas ravaged by typhoon Pablo. On Wednesday, following the directive of Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr., a team of health officials from South Cotabato left for Banganga town in Davao Oriental to assist in the medical mission for the typhoon victims there. Same order says that the medical team will serve in t...
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28Dec2012BINANGONAN, Rizal, Dec. 28 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), and the Asian Social Institute (ASI), forged an agreement recently to provide livelihood programs for the women and youth in Rizal making use of water hyacinth and bamboo as input resources. The agreement also stipulates the collaboration of the three organizations in the sharing of resources and facilities for community development and sound environmental management. ...
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28Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis. 28 (PIA) -- Kumpiyansa ang pamahalaang panlalawigan ng Maguindanao na magagampanang mabuti ng dalawang abogadong inindorso sa Bangsamoro transition commission ang kanilang mga tungkulin. Layunin ng pagtatatag ng naturang komisyon na buuin ang mga pangunahing batas na naaayon sa nilagdaang framework agreement sa pagitan ng pamahalaang nasyunal at ng Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Matatandaang pinirmahan kamakailan ni Pangulong Benigno Aquino III...
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28Dec2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Dec. 28 (PIA) -- Northern Mindanao’s labor force went up by 4.2 percent in July 2012, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). The results of the July 2012 Labor Force Survey (LFS) showed that the region’s labor force grew from 2.018 million in July 2011 to 2.102 million in July 2012, said Engr. Cecilio Clarete, chief economic and development specialist of the NEDA in the region. In terms of employment level, he said the region posted improv...
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28Dec2012QUEZON CITY, Dec. 28 (PIA) -- More disaster risk reduction (DRR) workshops are being planned this coming year to reach not only cities but also provinces and barangays for a more disaster resilient Philippines, a statement from Senator Loren Legarda said. Legarda, environmental legislator and United Nation’s (UN) Regional Champion for disaster risk reduction (DRR ) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) for Asia – Pacific said she aims to conduct more DRR workshops in 2013 to reach not only ci...
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28Dec2012QUEZON CITY, Dec. 28 (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture is eyeing to put up community radio stations (CRS) in strategic areas in the country to further expand its advocacy and technology dissemination efforts. In a statement, Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala said the planned initiative will be undertaken in partnership with the Philippine Foundation of Rural Broadcasters (PFRB), during a a recent meeting on Biotechnology and Rural Broadcasters’ Conference held at Crowne Regency Re...
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27Dec2012QUEZON CITY, Dec. 27 (PIA) -- Two foreign-assisted projects (FAPs) of the Department of Agriculture has received respective ‘Good Practice Award’ or GPA from the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), a statement from DA said. “It’s a wonderful feat for the Department. This is a validation of our efforts in delivering reliable, transparent and efficient service to our clienteles, particularly farmers, fisherfolk and local government units,” said DA undersecretary for oper...
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27Dec2012CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Dec. 27 (PIA) -- The province of Misamis Oriental recorded the highest growth rate in terms of investments among the provinces in Northern Mindanao during the third quarter of 2012. Report from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in the region shows that investments worth P375.69 million were poured in the province during the quarter, up by 109 percent from the P179.46 million posted in the same quarter in 2011. Bulk of the investments in the province were classifi...
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27Dec2012DAVAO CITY, Dec. 27 (PIA) -- The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) will give production loan assistance to Davao region farmers to recover from the destruction brought by typhoon Pablo. In a recent visit in the region before the holidays, DAR Secretary Virgilio R. Delos Reyes said the department will be providing financial assistance to farmers. “We don’t have relief goods to give but we are here to assist in providing production loan to the farmers to recover from the destruction brough...
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22Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis. 22 (PIA) -- Kasabay ng isinagawang State of the Region Address (SORA) kamakailan, isinapubliko ng pamunuan ng Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) ang mga susunod pang proyekto sa rehiyon. Sinabi ni ARMM Officer-in-Charge Mujiv Hataman na kasali sa kanyang mga prayoridad sa taong 2013 ay ang Bayanihan ng Mamamayan tungo sa Kapayapaan at Kasaganaan ng ARMM. Ito ay isang programa kung saan pag-iisahin ang lahat ng mga inisyatibo at proyekto ng ib...
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22Dec2012KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Dec. 22 (PIA) -- Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Officer –in-Charge Mujiv Hataman revealed some of the projects to be implemented in the region next year. Hataman, in his recently conducted State of the Region Address (SORA) said that included in his top priorities for 2013 is the “Bayanihan ng Mamamayan tungo sa Kapayapaan at Kasaganaan ng ARMM”. This is a project, he said wherein all the initiatives and programs of different agencies, local...
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22Dec2012SURIGAO CITY, Dis. 22 (PIA) -- Gikalipay sa Malacañang kagahapon ang kadaugan ni Janine Tugonon isip first runner-up sa Ms. Universe pageant didto sa Las Vegas, Nevada; ug pinaagi sa iyang kadaugan iyang gipakita sa tibook kalibutan ang pagkaambungan, pagkamaabtik, ug pagkamaanyag sa mga Filipina. Matud ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte ang kadaugan ni Tugonon dugang mipakita sa talagsaon nga kinaiya sa mga Filipino isip “world-class.” Tungod sa maong kadaugan, si Tugonon ...
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22Dec2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Dec. 22 (PIA) -- The caretaker government of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) continues to work towards lifting the economic status of its constituents through the implementation of livelihood projects and other poverty-alleviation programs, ARMM Officer-in-Charge Mujiv Hataman said. During his first State of the Region’s Address (SORA) on Tuesday he cited the “Fish for Peace” program of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) where...
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22Dec2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Dec. 22 (PIA) --The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) recently conducted a medical mission in Buadipuso-Buntong to respond to the healthcare needs of residents affected by typhoon Pablo. The program dubbed “Medical Mission Handog ni RG Hataman Para Sa Mga Biktima ng Bagyong Pablo” was undertaken in partnership with the Department of Health in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DOH-ARMM), the 103rd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army, and the p...
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21Dec2012LUNGSOD NG BUTUAN, Dis. 21 (PIA) –- Maluwang na tinanggap ng administrasyong Aquino ang hakbang ng Standard & Poor’s (S&P) sa pagpapataas nito ng credit rating outlook para sa ekonomiya ng bansa mula stable hanggang positive. “Ang Standard & Poor’s (S&P) ay pinataas ang kanilang credit rating outlook para sa ekonomiya ng bansa mula sa “BB+ Stable” hanggang “BB+ Positive.” Ito'y nangangahulugang na tayo ay may aasahan, maliban sa mga hindi inaasahang sitwasyon, isang aktuwal na c...
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21Dec2012DAVAO CITY, Dec 21 (PIA)-- Davao Oriental Governor Corazon Malanyaon has ordered a total evacuation of residents in Baganga, Cateel and Boston as another weather system threatens to hit these areas recently ravaged by typhoon Pablo. Speaking at the Kapihan sa Philippine Information Agency, she said it is the best move in order to save and protect the residents from any eventuality as the looming storm might batter again the disaster-stricken areas in the coming days. Malanyaon said the pro...
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21Dec2012DAVAO CITY, Dec. 21 (PIA) -- As the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical & Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warns of another tropical storm coming, Davao Oriental Gov. Corazon N. Malanyaon is eyeing mass evacuation of residents especially from the three newly typhoon Pablo -hit towns of Baganga, Cateel and Boston. Guesting in the Kapihan sa PIA, Malanyaon said the absence of any safe place where people can be evacuated from the three coastal towns where typhoon Pablo left imme...
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21Dec2012TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Dec. 21 (PIA)--Nagsunod nga long weekends ang nagpaabot karong holiday season. Base sa Proclamation Number 361 nga gipagawas sa Malakanyang, special non-working holiday sa Lunes, Disyembre 24, 2012. Nagsunod niini ang Disyembre 25, adlaw sa Pasko nga usa ka regular holiday sa nasud. Regular Holiday usab ang Disyembre 30, 2012 isip pagtimaan sa Rizal Day. Una nang gideklarar nga special non-working holiday ang Disyembre 31, 2012 agig pagsunod sa Proclamation Number ...
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21Dec2012MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Dec. 21 (PIA) -- Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Mujiv Hataman bared the concrete gains his administration has achieved to improve the quality of education in the region. In his first State of the Region’s Address on Tuesday, Hataman cited the educational reforms his administration has instituted that resulted to the eradication of ghost students and teachers and huge savings for the regional government. He said the ARMM Government boldly addr...
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21Dec2012LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato, Dis. 21 (PIA) -- Ipinagdiwang kamakailan ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ng Sultan Kudarat ang World AIDS Day. Ito ay sinimulan sa pamamagitan ng parada sa mga pangunahing lansangan ng probinsya mula sa bayan ng Isulan papunta sa lungsod ng Tacurong at hanggang sa Sports and Cultural Center ng naturang lalawigan. Kasabay ng simpleng seremonya, nanguna si provincial health officer Dr. Rex Archangel Lamprea sa isinagawang symbolic candle lighting bilang tanda n...
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20Dec2012COTABATO CITY, Dis. 20 (PIA) -- Nagtapos kahapon Dec 19 ang dalawang araw na pagtitipon ng 117 na mga Municipal Agricultural Officer (MAO) mula sa iba't- ibang bayan ng Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) na idinaos sa St. Joseph Convention Center, Tamontaka, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao. Naging pangunahing tagapagsalita si ARMM OIC-Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman sa opening program sa unang araw ng pagtitipon noong Disyembre 18 kung saan kanyang binigyan-diin ang puspusang isinusulo...
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20Dec2012SOGOD, Southern Leyte, Dec. 20 (PIA) -- A mega-structure of a bridge that spans the Subangdaku River here was blessed and opened for service on December 14, Friday in simple rites. Provincial leaders led by Gov. Damian Mercado and Cong. Roger Mercado, along with the mayors from various municipalities, joined Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional Director Rolando Asis in the ribbon-cutting ceremony. This was followed with a blessing officiated by Rev. Fr. Pepito Generan Jr.,...
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20Dec2012ILOILO CITY, Dec. 20 (PIA6) -- The 2012 Gawad Saka Award of the Department of Agriculture has cited farmers and farmer organizations for their contributions to the food sufficiency in Western Visayas. This year’s Gawad Saka Outstanding Farmer was Franz Jason Baltazar of Oton, Iloilo, adjudged among others for his being an entrepreneur in addition to being a farmer. Baltazar said he has been using organic and sustainable intercrop system (OASIS) in his two-hectare farmland, where he raised...
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