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INDUSTRY FORUM IN LEYTE GEARS TOWARDS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND COMPETITIVENESS
Sunday 26th of August 2012
TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, August 26 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Leyte conducted on August 23-24, an Industry Forum aimed at gearing up towards more employment opportunities and competitiveness in the province of Leyte.
The two-day event held at the Governor’s Hall of the Leyte Capitol Building provided a venue where various stakeholders from the academe, government agencies as well as from the business sector can collaborate to solve the job mismatch in the province of Leyte.
The sixth Industry Forum in Leyte tackled the upgrading of the competency and competitiveness of the graduates to match the current skills requirements that is...
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10May2012TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, May 10 (PIA) – The National Statistics Office in the province of Leyte is currently conducting the 2012 Updating of the List of Establishments (ULE) in the 842 barangays in Leyte. Ms. Wilma Perante, Provincial Statistics Officer, informed that the primary objective of this undertaking is not only to provide a reliable statistical frame for establishment surveys but an updated statistics on the characteristics of business establishments at the lowest level of geographic a...
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06May2012Barely a year after its initial implementation, the Integrated Taxation Management System (iTax) has improved the real property tax collection (RPT) in Leyte in 2011. This good news was relayed by the Leyte iTax coordinator, Madelyn Aclo who said that 22 of the 23 iTax municipalities showed an increase in Real Property Tax collection since the system was implemented in June of 2010. The iTax municipalities of Tabontabon, Pastrana and Javier experienced over 100 percent increases in RPT c...
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06May2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, May 6 (PIA) -- The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) is informing those concerned about the scheduled shutdown of some of its transmission facilities in some parts of the province of Leyte on May 8, Tuesday. In a message sent, Elmer Cruz, corporate communications officer for the Visayas, informed that on May 8, for about 20 minutes between 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., power interruption will be experienced by the consumers in the franchise area of Leyte V Elec...
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04May2012PALO Leyte, May 4 (PIA) -- The launching of the cervical cancer screening program in Region 8 has been reset to Thursday, May 17, 2012 at about 9:30 in the morning at the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center. Department of Health (DOH) earlier announced that the launching for the nationwide screening program which is now in its fifth year, will be on May 8. Through the program, the health department in a public-private partnership with Merck Sharp & Dohme Philippines (MSD) will be offering ...
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11Apr2012TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, April 11 (PIA) -- The nationwide staging of SINEBATA: Kabataang Pinoy Festival was jointly announced by the triumvirate of child advocates Boy Abunda, Mikee Cojuangco Jaworski, and Cheryl Cosim. Mag Cruz Hatol, director of the National Council for Children’s Television, said that SINEBATA is a follow through of the successful Visayan edition that was staged jointly in Tacloban City, Leyte last year by Anak TV, Plan Philippines, and other partners which drew in a bumper ...
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11Apr2012KANANGA, Leyte, April 11 (PIA) -- The Army’s 19th Infantry (Commando) Battalion (IB) is determined to conduct more peace forum in order to promote peace and development in the various villages and towns in the province of Leyte. This was learned from Lt. Col. Joel Alejandro Nacnac, the commanding officer of 19th Infantry Battalion, who announced during his meeting with his staff held on April 7 at Barangay Aguiting, Kananga, Leyte, that the battalion has already completed a total of 10 peace...
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01Apr2012TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, Apr. 1 (PIA) -- Land Transportation Office (LTO) Region 8 Director Camilo Guarin said recently that the “Ligtas Oplan Cuaresma 2012” will again be implemented in Eastern Visayas, from April 2 to 10. This is pursuant to the DOTC Memorandum directing for a nationwide implementation of “Ligtas Oplan Cuaresma 2012” to assist the travelling men, women and children, Director Guarin said. Guarin said he has directed all the heads of LTO districts and extension offices all...
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06Mar2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Mar 6 (PIA8) -- The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) in Eastern Visayas is set to sign a Memorandum of Agreement with Bontoc, Southern Leyte on March 7 for the establishment of an OFW Help Desk on March 7 in Bontoc, OWWA OIC Evangelina Filamor said. The MOA provides that the OWWA facilitate an orientation of an LGU personnel assigned to man the Desk regarding the programs and services of the agency; the procedures and processes in availing o...
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05Mar2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, March 5 (PIA) -- The local building officials from all over Region 8 are schedule to attend a consultative workshop on March 13-14 at Hinunangan, Southern Leyte with the theme “Improving the Quality of Construction Statistics for Countryside Development.” The consultative workshop which will be held at Sts. Peter and Paul Multi-Purpose Cooperative Training Center in Hinunangan, was organized by the National Statistics Office and the Philippine Associati...
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15Feb2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Feb 15 (PIA) -- The Department of Budget and Management stated that at least 55 poor Eastern Visayas local government units (LGUs) are among the 600 focus areas in the implementation of the bottom-up budgeting, an approach that will incorporate the budget of priority requirements of LGUs. DBM regional director Imelda Laceras said that the 55 poor town and cities were identified by the Cabinet’s Human Development and Poverty Reduction (HDPR) cluster....
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14Feb2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Feb 14 (PIA) -- Budget and Management Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad said, in his recent visit here, that national government will begin instituting a “bottom-up” approach to the ongoing 2013 budget preparation process. This, he said, is in line with the present administration’s goal to reduce poverty and achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. Secretary Abad said that budget p...
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13Feb2012PALO, Leyte, Feb 13 (PIA) -- Despite the series of earthquakes that rocked Eastern Visayas in the past weeks, there have been no reports of damages, Department of Public Works and Highways Region 8 Director Rolando Asis said. The Agency will however, continue checking the present structural worthiness of buildings and bridges, the DPWH director said. It will be through this periodic checking, that government is able to reduce or mitigate the possible damage to infrastructure a...
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13Feb2012PALO, Leyte, February 13 (PIA) -- The Palo municipal public market will soon undergo a facelift, Palo Mayor Remedios L. Petilla informed the local media. Mayor Petilla said that this was made possible through the P1 million Local Government Support Fund awarded to a local government unit (LGU) awarded with the Seal of Good Housekeeping. Mayor Petilla believes that the municipal public market is not only the center but also the showcase of the local economy, the reason why they are...
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13Feb2012TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, Feb 13 (PIA) -- Office of Civil Defense Region 8 OIC Director Rey Gozon called on the public to participate in the conduct of the 2012 first quarter nationwide simultaneous earthquake drill on March 1, 2012. The earthquake drill will be spearheaded by the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (RDRRMC), Gozon told the local media in the recently held Harampang Ha PIA. The drill is critical in the light of the series of disasters that have confr...
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12Feb2012TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, February 12 (PIA) – All the barangays and sitios of Javier, Leyte are now lighted, thanks to the President who is really fulfilling his social contract with the Filipino people, Mayor Leonardo “Sandy” Javier told local media recently. Javier, who accompanied Budget Secretary Florencio Abad in his recent visit to the region, said that the 28 villages in his municipality have now access to electricity with the completion of the P6 million...
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12Feb2012In Eastern Visayas, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is promoting bamboo cultivation by local government units in areas that have been tagged by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) as landslide-prone. Planting bamboos in potentially loose soil can serve to hold the earth in place with its dense and wide-spreading system of roots. This can limit erosion, particularly the large-scale sheet that can lead to fatalities and damage to properties. &nbs...
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11Feb2012TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, Feb. 11 (PIA) -- With a few thousand pesos, a bunch of willing skilled craftsmen, a backward set of woodworking tools and an unwavering optimism, Ronie Villanueva started his small bamboo furniture business in a small lot along the Kawayan-Culaba road in Bulalacao, Kawayan, Biliran. Ronie used to be a security guard before he became an entrepreneur. He earned the trust of an unemployed furniture maker who convinced him to put up a small capital to start the bu...
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10Feb2012TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, Feb 10 (PIA) -- The provincial government of Leyte calls on all government agencies and local government units under its area of jurisdiction to adopt the “ No Plastic, No Styrofor” policy in their respective offices. This was learned from board member Roque Tiu who was guest at the Suruswerte Ha PIA on Friday. Tiu said that the call was made through a resolution passed just recently by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Leyte declaring all such offices and bu...
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09Feb2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, February 10 (PIA) -- Even ordinary citizens can determine the intensity of the earthquake they are experiencing with the help of the Phivolcs Earthquake Intensity Scale (PEIS), Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Director Renato U. Solidum Jr. said in a chance interaction. Dr. Solidum was a guests during the 25th Anniversary celebration of the Philippine Information Agency and it was at lunch when he obligingly answered the questions...
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08Feb2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Feb 9 (PIA) -- Even ordinary citizens can measure the intensity of an earthquake with the help of the Phivolcs Earthquake Intensity Scale (PEIS), Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Director Renato U. Solidum Jr. said. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) is the government agency that deals with tectonic and volcanic activities in the Philippines. One of the major concerns of this agency is the monitoring of earthq...
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08Feb2012TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, Feb 8 (PIA) -- The Department of Public Works and Highways central office commended five Engineering Districts in Eastern Visayas for topping the implementation of Information, Education and Communication program for the whole year of 2011. On January 13, Undersecretary Romeo S. Momo officially announced and congratulated the top five district engineering district offices in Region 8 for their consistent efforts in complying with the required number of reports...
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07Feb2012CAMP RUPERTO K. KANGLEON, PALO, Leyte, Feb 7 (PIA) -- Engr. Paulino C. Talacay, regional manager of Pag-Ibig Fund called on members of the Philippine National Police in Eastern Visayas to avail of the Pag-IBIG programs specifically the housing loans. Talacay said that PNP members can avail of the Pag-IBIG programs where they can own a house and lot at an affordable price through their new renting and purchasing scheme. Under the program, the monthly rental...
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05Feb2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Feb 5 (PIA) – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has not issued any warning about volcanic eruption and tsunami occurrence in Eastern Samar, Phivolcs Director Renato Solidom Jr. said. Solidom made it clear that all official warnings from Phivolcs are coursed through the DRRMCs (disaster risk reduction management councils). “Not true at all. There is no truth that a Phivolcs personnel issued such warning by Phivolcs as all offic...
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04Feb2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Feb 4 (PIA) -- Commission on Higher Education chairperson Patricia B. Licuanan recently issued a memorandum endorsing the nationwide e-trike design contest for support and participation of all concerned in the Agency. In her memorandum issued on January 26, 2012, Licuanan enjoined all central and regional directors of CHED, all presidents, heads of public and private higher education institutions to support and participate in the DOE undertaking in acco...
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01Feb2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Feb 1 (PIA) -- Sustained maximum yield is now within reach for many rice farmers in Region 8 as the Rapid Food Production Enhancement Program (RaFPEP) nears completion. DA-8 regional executive director Antonio Gerundio said that this was gleaned from the three-day final evaluation of the European Union (EU) food facility in Region 8 conducted on January 25-27. The evaluation team was headed by Martin Caldeyro-Stajano, EU representative, togethe...
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01Feb2012TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, Feb 1 (PIA) -- For the year 2012, the massive tree planting campaign in Eastern Visayas is targeting 2,115,500 seedlings to be planted in 4,231 hectares of land, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said. Purificacion Daloos, information chief of DENR Region 8, said that this is much higher than last year’s target which exceeded with the help of partners from government and private sectors. This year, Eastern Visayas had been chosen as the pilot...
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01Feb2012TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, Feb 1 (PIA) -- It pays to follow the straight but narrow path by being transparent in using public funds and by being accountable in all government transactions. For this, a growing number of local government units (LGUs) are being given the stamp of Seal Of Good Housekeeping by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). So far, a total of P170.6 million will be released to 35 LGUs&n...
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27Jan2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Jan 27 (PIA) -- In order to allay the fears of local government units (LGUs) regarding the increase in premium contribution rate starting this year, PhilHealth developed a new payment scheme that will make it easier for LGUs to renew their sponsorship of the indigent families’ coverage. Marimar Zabala, information officer of PhilHealth Tacloban, said that early this year, PhilHealth had increased its premium contribution from P1,200 to P2,400 per year....
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27Jan2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Jan 27 (PIA) -- At least five million LGU-sponsored underprivileged families whose health insurance coverage expired last December 31, 2011 can still avail of the health care benefits from PhilHealth-accredited facilities until March 31, 2012. Marimar Zabala, PhilHealth Tacloban information officer, said that this was announced by PhilHealth president and CEO Dr. Eduardo P. Banzon who said the extended validity period will not entail any additional cost to the spon...
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27Jan2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Jan 28 (PIA) -- The Department of Education reiterated its call for the early registration set on January 28 to ensure that schoolaged children are not left behind and everybody is enrolled for school year 2012-13 and to achieve universal participation in basic education. DepEd Region 8 Director Luisa Bautista-Yu enjoined the cooperation and support of the local government units, barangay officials, parents-teachers associations, civil society, and the business sector to m...
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27Jan2012TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, January 27 (PIA) – The National Grid Corporation (NGCP) issued advisories on the scheduled shutdown of some of its transmission facilities in specific areas of Eastern Visayas. In a statement sent to the Philippine Information Agency, Elmer Cruz, corporate communications officer of NGCP said that on January 28, there will be a power shutdown from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. which will affect the areas under the Northern Samar Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NORSAMELCO). T...
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26Jan2012TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, Jan 26 (PIA) -- Dengue still lurks; schools being prepared. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is set to distribute Ovicidal/Larvicidal (O/L) traps to all public elementary and secondary schools in Eastern Visayas, disclosed DOST 8 regional director Edgardo Esperancilla during the January 25 training in connection with the Department’s school-based anti-dengue project. Although the number of dengue cases in the country continues ...
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24Jan2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, January 24 (PIA) -- The construction and rehabilitation of 62 bridges in Samar and Eastern Samar are part of the $214 million Secondary National Roads Development Project (SNRDP) under the Philippine Compact with Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). Engr. Rene Galapon of the Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Office 8, who is the Project Engineer, said that of the 62 bridges, 17 are for total replacement, 42 are for rehabilitation and repair, and three...
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24Jan2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Jan 24 (PIA) -- The construction and rehabilitation of 62 bridges in Samar and Eastern Samar are part of the Secondary National Roads Development Project (SNRDP) under the Philippine Compact with Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). Rene Galapon, project engineer of the Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Office 8, said that of the 62 bridges, 17 are for total replacement, 42 are for rehabilitation and repair, and three are for completion. &...
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24Jan2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Jan 24 (PIA) -- The National Youth Commission (NYC) reiterated its call for youth and youth-serving organizations all over the country to register with the Commission’s Youth Organizations Registration Program (YORP). In a statement sent by the NYC Visayas Area Office, commissioner Erwin Chua Andaya, who heads the YORP informed that the YORP is the agency’s mechanism to establish a youth network in the country. All youth organizations, whether natio...
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24Jan2012TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Jan 24 (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology is coming to the rescue of one of Eastern Visayas popular dive sites, that of Padre Burgos in the province of Southern Leyte. Engr. Edgardo Esperancilla, DOST8 regional director disclosed that the DOST central office has allotted P5 million for the coral reef restoration project at Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte. The project, which involves the rehabilitation of a one-hectare area of coral reef...
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20Jan2012PALO, Leyte, January 20 (PIA) – Undersecretary Yolanda Quijano, Undersecretary for Programs and Projects of the Department of Education is scheduled to keynote the first Regional Education Summit in Eastern Visayas which will gather education stakeholders from the ten schools divisions in the region on January 20. USec Quijano will expound on the summit’s theme “Strengthening Quality Basic Education via K to 12” to advocate the proposed K to 12 implementati...
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