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Today’s News…
Aquino sends off participants to legislative liaison workshop Aquino to meet Filipino Dragon Boat warriors in Malacanang on
Friday Malacanang wishes former President well on her surgery Aquino declares Aug 19, 2011 as special non-working day in
Davao City Palace says government to spend more in second half of 2011 Palace expects Cultural Center of the Philippines management
to review its policies Palace asks Filipinos to avoid areas considered high risk in
United Kingdom DOTC-Caraga chief calls jeepney operators to use Pantawid
Pasada cards wisely DOE, DOTC distribute Pantawid Pasada cards in Caraga NPA torches civilian trucks Capitol employees urged to pray for abducted Mayor as town
fiesta approaches Surigao Norte to formulate comprehensive DRR plan P26M ARISP III project set to implement in Surigao del Sur Tagalog News: PRC nalampasan ang target ayon sa midyear
report Cebuano News: Localized telephone gipatuman sa provincial
government Cebuano News: Nutrition Information Education sa Brgy
Tandang Sora ipahigayon Cebuano News: Carabao synchronization, artificial
insemination ipahigayon sa Butuan Cebuano News: Kakulangon sa school buildings sa Agusan del
Norte, gisuportahan ni Cong. Matba Cebuano News: Social services program gipatuman sa buhatan
ni Cong. Matba Cebuano News: Malakanyang gidawat ang bag-ong Social
Weather Stations survey Cebuano News: GPH chair: Walay sekretong kasabotan sa
MILFTokyo meeting POLICE REPORTS Across the Region PHOTO FOCUS
Wind convergence affecting Eastern Visayas & Mindanao. Moderate to strong southwesternly surface windflow prevailing over Luzon… Extreme Northern & Southern Luzon, Visayas & Mindanao will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers & thunderstorms becoming cloudy w/ widespread rains over Mindanao & Eastern Visayas. The rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies w/ isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. Moderate to strong winds blowing from the Southwest will prevail over Luzon & its coastal waters will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the Southwest & West w/ slight to moderate seas .
PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST Issued at 5:00 a.m.
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Aquino sends off participants to legislative liaison workshop
resident Beningo S. Aquino III led send off rites for participants attending a three-day legislative liaison workshop in Clark, Pampanga in ceremonies held in
Malacañang Wednesday.
The workshop, organized
by the Presidential Legislative
Liaison Office (PLLO) in
cooperation with the Legislative
Executive Development Advisory
Council Secretariat, the
Commission on Human Rights and
the United Nations Development
Program, will be attended by some
150 ranking officials from the
national government bureaucracy.
It aims to reinvigorate the
Legislative Liaison Service, the
formal coalition of executives and
officials, mostly undersecretary and
assistant secretary level, tasked to
shepherd the legislative priorities
and address sector-oriented
concerns of their respective
agencies in Congress, in
coordination with the PLLO.
It will also impart on the
workshop participants the
rudiments of the legislative
process, the complex art of
legislative lobbying, the socio-
political configuration and
dynamics under the Philippine
setting as well as the strategic
importance of effective commu-
nications in reaching out for
support in building partnerships.
In his speech keynoting
the event, the President
underscored the importance of this
workshop saying that “all
legislation should be beneficial to
all people or all our peoples,
preferably all of the time.”
“That has to be the over-
arcing concern, that has to be the
overriding theme and that is why
there is a need for this particular
session or session days that you
will be spending in (the Clark
Freeport Zone) Pampanga,” the
President said.
“In that process, you will
be the active agents in attaining that
betterment of our people’s lot by
primarily doing your function to be
that legislative liaison,” he added.
The President told the
participants that he had utmost
“faith” in them to learn “as much as
you can” from the workshop “and
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President Benigno S. Aquino III leads the Send-Off Ceremony for the participants of the Learning Workshop on the Legislative Process, Lobbying and the Human Rights-Based Approach to Legislation and Policy Development at the Heroes Hall of the Malacañan Palace on Wednesday (August 10).
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that you will work even harder in
the future to do your part in
creating an effective government.
“This workshop is
expected to give you the critical
lobbying and advocacy skills that
will enable you to use the relations
we have with Congress to energize
the bureaucracy and improve the
way we serve our bosses,” the
President said.
“So as your President,
allow me to say today that I am
putting my faith in all of you—that
you will learn as much as you can
in the next three days and that you
will work even harder in the future
to do your part in creating an
effective government,”
Joining the President in
the ceremonial send-off were
Presidential Legislative Adviser
Antonino Roman, Socioeconomic
Planning Secretary Cayetano
Paderanga, Jr., United Nations
Resident Representative Jacqui
Badcock and Human Rights
Commissioner Loretta Ann
Rosales.
Aquino to meet Filipino Dragon Boat warriors in Malacañang on Friday
resident Benigno S. Aquino III is scheduled to meet with the Philippine Dragon Boat team
following their highly-successful victory in an international competition in the United States last week.
During the regular press
briefing at Malacanang on
Wednesday, Presidential Spokes-
person Edwin Lacierda said that the
Dragon Boat team will pay a
courtesy call on the President on
Friday (August 12) at 1 p.m. in
Malacanang.
“We were able to schedule
a courtesy call on Friday at 1 p.m.,
my understanding is that they will
be arriving on Friday at 6 a.m., so
since the President has an event in
the morning, we were able to find a
schedule in the afternoon,”
Lacierda said.
“We will be more than
glad to see them here in the
Palace,” he added.
Lacierda also lauded the team for
bringing honor for the country
saying that the team serves as an
inspiration for the Filipino people.
“We are very very proud
of the number of gold (medals) that
they have received and the silver
(medals) … We are really proud of
the Philippine Dragon Boat Team
and I hope they will continue to set
an example of excellence among
Filipinos in terms of sports and
discipline,” Lacierda noted.
The Philippine dragon boat team is
composed of men from the
Philippine Army, Philippine Navy,
Philippine Coast Guard and the
Philippine Air Force.
The Filipino Dragon
Warriors won five gold and two
silver medals in the recently
concluded 10th International
Dragon Boat Federation World
Championships held in Tampa Bay,
Florida.
The Philippine team
dominated five rowing events and
set two new world records, besting
countries such as Australia,
Hungary, Italy, and Trinidad and
Tobago.
Malacañang wishes former President well on her surgery
alacañang wished former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo well as she undergoes another surgery after the bone implant on her
spine was dislocated.
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“Although we don’t
belong to the same side of the
political fence, again as always, we
wish the surgery to be successful
and we wish her well that she’ll be
able to recuperate in due time,”
Presidential spokesman Edwin
Lacierda said in a press briefing in
Malacanang on Wednesday.
The former President
underwent a five-hour operation on
Wednesday at St. Luke’s Medical
Center after doctors discovered that
the titanium plate put in her spine
during the first operation was
dislocated.
Doctors for the former
president said the second operation
is more risky but it is necessary to
avoid complications from
developing that could numb Mrs.
Arroyo’s upper extremities or
affect her breathing.
The implants, which were
inserted during the first operation,
got dislodged for still unknown
reasons so a second surgery is very
important to correct it.
At the same time,
Lacierda clarified that the inclusion
of the former president in the
watchlist saying that it’s not the
handiwork of the administration.
“Let me clarify that the
watchlist that was issued by Leila
de Lima on the First Gentleman
was because of the request of the
Senate. With respect to the
watchlist issued by Secretary Leila
de Lima on the former president
that was a result of the plunder case
filed before the Ombudsman,” he
explained.
Lacierda said that under
the rules of the watchlist the
secretary of justice can issue such
orders based on factual grounds
adding that the acts of De Lima are
not out of vengeance.
De Lima placed Mrs
Arroyo in the watchlist because of
her alleged involvement in the
anomalous sale of the old Iloilo
airport property four years ago, the
P550-million allegedly misused
welfare funds for migrant workers,
and the P1.6 billion fund diversion
for the 2004 presidential elections.
Aquino declares Aug 19, 2011 as special non -working day in Davao City
resident Benigno S. Aquino III has declared August 19, 2011 as a special non-working day in the city of Davao in celebration of the “Kadayawan Festival.”
By virtue of
Proclamation No. 215 signed on
August 4, 2011 by Executive
Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr.,
the President declared Aug. 19
which falls on Friday as a special
non-working holiday in the city
upon the request of the
Sangguniang Panlungsod to
enable the people to participate in
the event.
“It is but fitting and
proper that the people of the City
of Davao be given full
opportunity to celebrate and
participate in the occasion with
appropriate ceremonies,” the
proclamation said.
The Kadayawan Festival
is an annual festival in the city of
Davao in the Philippines. Its
name derives from the friendly
greeting "Madayaw", from the
Dabawenyo word "dayaw",
meaning good, valuable, superior
or beautiful.
The week-long festival, dubbed
as 'Mother of All Philippine
Festivals," happens every third
week of August.
The Kadayawan Festival
speaks of the beauty, and the
diverse culture and tradition of
the Dabawenyos (or the people of
Davao). It spreads the message of
racial harmony.
Davao City is home to at
least 10 major indigenous tribes
in the country including the
"Lumads" like the Bagobos,
Manobos, Mandayas,
Mansakas,Matigsalogs, and
Tbolis.
August 19 coincides with
the birth anniversary of the late
President Manuel Luis Quezón.
Born on August 19, 1878,
Quezon served as president of the
Commonwealth of the Philippines
from 1935 to 1944.
He was the first Filipino
to head a government of the
Philippines. Quezón is considered
by most Filipinos to have been
the second president of the
Philippines, after Emilio
Aguinaldo (1897–1901).
He is known as the
"Father of the National
Language". He died on August 1,
1944.
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Palace says government to spend more in second half of 2011
he Aquino administration will carry out more aggressive spending in the second half of 2011 particularly in major infrastructure projects even as it ensures that public money will be spent wisely, Presidential
Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said.
In a regular press briefing
on Wednesday in Malacanang,
Lacierda said the Aquino
leadership has to fix the excesses of
the past administration by
restructuring and reviewing the
whole process of allocating and
releasing money.
“It took some time for us
to do that. We don’t want to waste
taxpayers’ money. That’s precisely
why there was under spending – to
make sure that the money we spend
will be spent prudently and
wisely,” he said.
He reiterated that there
was under spending in the first half
of the year because the present
administration has to clear some
processes, do some changes and
studies to avoid the mistakes of the
past administration.
Lacierda also noted that
Budget Secretary Florencio Abad
assured the senators this week
during a budget hearing that the
country could expect increased
spending in public infrastructure in
the next half of the year after the
government initiated the reform
measures.
Some senators have raised
the necessity for an aggressive
spending in the first half of the year
to boost the local economy which
could protect the country from
possible fallout from the U.S.
economic slowdown following a
credit rating downgrade.
Palace expects Cultural Center of the Philippines management to review its policies
ollowing the shutting down of the controversial art exhibit “Kulo,” Malacanang on Wednesday said that it was expecting the management of the Cultural
Center of the Philippines (CCP) to review its policies to avoid a similar situation from happening again.
The CCP on Tuesday
closed down the “Kulo” exhibit
showing defaced religious images
of Jesus Christ and other religious
icons after several sectors criticized
the exhibit and threatened to sue
the CCP Board members. President
Benigno S. Aquino III has
supported the closure of the exhibit.
Presidential Spokesman Edwin
Lacierda said that President Aquino
was personally offended by the art
exhibit. “We were able to show
him the exhibit and as a Christian
and as a Catholic, he found it quite
offensive,” Lacierda said.
“I think ‘yung sinabi po ng
Pangulo is very clear. He’s not
after censorship but it’s also to
remind the Board that this is not
just art for art’s sake. You have to
also remember that you’re using
taxpayers’ money for this exhibit,”
Lacierda said during a regular press
briefing in Malacanang on
Wednesday.
“So sana lang ang
pakiusap namin sa CCP Board [is]
to be more sensitive with the use of
taxpayers’ money. We recognize
that, as they put it, ang buhay po ng
CCP is the arts but [have] a little bit
of sensitivity when it comes to
whether it would offend a certain
religious group,” the spokesman
added.
Lacierda said that the CCP
management has already said that it
would study its objectives. “They
have to do some refinements of
their rules and guidelines, I
understand, so we expect them to
review their policies and to avoid a
similar situation [as] what we saw,”
he said.
“Ang pakiusap po lang
natin sa mga taong nagbabanta sa
mga members ng CCP ay tigilan na
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po ‘yan dahil hindi po
nakakatulong ‘yan sa diskurso.
Iakyat po natin ang antas
ng diskurso dito sa freedom of
expression at para mas magkaroon
tayo ng mas maayos na discussion
dito po when it comes to art,” he
said.
Lacierda also clarified that
the CCP did not ask for the consent
of the Palace when it decided to put
up the “Kulo” exhibit. “They made
the decision independent of the
Palace,” he said.
Palace asks Filipinos to avoid areas considered high risk in United Kingdom
alacañang appealed on Wednesday to Filipinos who are living in the United Kingdom (UK) to avoid places that were considered by British
authorities as “high risk” areas following the riots in London and its neighboring cities on Sunday.
“We ask our Filipino
citizens there to try to avoid areas
which are considered high-risk
areas. ‘Yun lang naman po ang
aming pakiusap sa mga Pilipino
roon,” Presidential Spokesperson
Edwin Lacierda said during the
regular press briefing in
Malacanang on Wednesday.
According to Lacierda the
government expressed concern
over the safety of Filipinos residing
and visiting London and other parts
of UK. “We’re concerned over
what’s going on in London right
now. That’s why we’re asking the
DFA (Department of Foreign
Affairs (DFA) for updates on the
situation in London and the other
cities in England,” he added.
The DFA on Wednesday
confirmed that a Filipino was hurt
in the on-going riot in Birmingham,
a metropolitan borough in the West
Midlands county of England.
The British Broadcasting
Corporation reported on Tuesday
that riots erupted in Birmingham,
where a police station was burned,
stores looted.
At present, London was
largely peaceful after British
authorities deployed thousands of
police.
The riots began last
August 6 in Tottenham, North
London, spreading to other parts of
England.
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According to BIR Deputy Commissioner Celia King, the BIR is giving incentives to their units who surpass their tax collection targets. In the program Talking Points of the PCOO, PIA NBN4 and Radyo ng Bayan, King clarified that said incentives are not "in cash" but "in kind", like office renovations. The BIR will only provide incentives in cash when the agency, as a whole, surpasses its tax collection targets.
Surigao del Norte Gov. Sol Matugas revealed today her plan to formulate a comprehensive Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) plan for the province to better improve the existing practices of the LGU on disaster risk reduction and management. A workshop is scheduled next month w/c will be attended by the LGUs, civil society organization, private sector, academe, media & community disaster volunteers.
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DOTC-Caraga chief calls jeepney operators to use Pantawid Pasada cards wisely by Robert E. Roperos
BUTUAN CITY, August 10 (PIA) -- Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC)-Caraga Regional Director Atty. Alim Pangandaman on Tuesday called on jeepney operators to use the Pantawid Pasada cards wisely, saying it is beneficial to the drivers.
In an open forum
conducted right after the
ceremonial turn-over and card
distribution held in one of the local
resorts here, Atty. Pangandaman
said franchise holders/operators
should bring with them their
drivers upon claiming the card.
Pangandaman explained
the drivers are most affected with
the continuous oil price increase
that is currently happening, “thus,
they are most likely to benefit from
this program,” he added.
The region’s DOTC chief
also said operators must understand
that the program is really intended
for those who will directly use the
vehicle – the drivers. “In this way,
operators will be able to use this
card wisely,” he said.
Out of more than 2,000
franchise holders, Pangandaman
said only around 1,700 qualified.
“Those who did not qualify are
those franchises that were already
expired and those who lack
requirements,” Pangandaman
added.
As promulgated by
Executive Order No. 32, series of
2011, the “Pantawid Pasada
Program” is a poverty reduction
and social development strategy of
the national government that aims
to provide financial assistance to
the public transport sector through
cash grants to reduce the impact of
increasing fuel prices on the riding
and consuming public.
During the launching of
the program in April 2011,
Department of Energy (DOE)
Secretary Jose Rene Almendras
said the P1,050 for jeepneys and
P150 for tricycles which will be
loaded in the Pantawid Pasada card,
may be used to purchase diesel
from participating gasoline stations.
(PIA-Caraga)
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Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Caraga Regional Director Atty. Alim Pangandaman discusses the overview/rationale of the Pantawid Transport Assistance Program (PTAP) – Pantawid Pasada Program under President Benigno Aquino III’s administration, during a forum with the transport sector and press conference held Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011 in one of the local convention centers in Butuan City. (PIA-Caraga)
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DOE, DOTC distribute Pantawid Pasada cards in Caraga by Robert E. Roperos BUTUAN CITY, August 10 (PIA) -- The Department of Energy (DOE) Mindanao and the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) on Tuesday distributed some 600 Pantawid Pasada cards to qualified beneficiaries in Caraga Region.
In a simple turn-over
ceremonies held in one of the local
resorts here, DOE Mindanao
Director Manuel Llaneza admitted
that although cash assistance given
to the beneficiaries is not that big,
“this is an indication that the
government is serious in its effort
to help the transport sector amidst
oil price increases.”
Llaneza further said the
cards distributed to the
beneficiaries will be loaded with
Php 1,050 each 14 days after
complete requirements will be
submitted to DOTC Central Office.
Meanwhile, Atty. Alim
Pangandaman, DOTC-Caraga
Regional Director said that out of
more than 2,000 franchise holders
in the region, only around 1,700
have qualified to receive the fuel
assistance of the national
government.
Dir. Pangandaman
explained those who did not qualify
are those franchise that are already
expired and those who lack
necessary requirements.
Furthermore, the trans-
portation and communications
chief of the region said those who
lack requirements may still have
the chance to be included in the list
of beneficiaries upon complying.
Pantawid Pasada Program is a
poverty reduction and social
development strategy of the
national government that aims to
provide financial assistance to the
public transport sector through cash
grants to reduce the impact of
increasing fuel prices on the riding
and consuming public.
Specifically, the program
aims to provide assistance to the
transport sector, such as jeepneys
and tricycles by distributing 60,000
fuel cards to jeepney operators and
drivers to ease their daily fuel
expenses. (PIA-Caraga)
Photo shows two among the 1,600 beneficiaries of the PublicTransport
Assistance Program (PTAP) – Pantawid Pasada Program receiving the Pantawid
Pasada Cards from Department of Energy (DOE) Mindanao Field Office
Director Manuel Llaneza and Department of Transportation and
Communications (DOTC) Caraga Regional Director Atty. Alim
Pangandaman, during a forum with the transport sector and press conference
held Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011 in one of the local convention centers in Butuan
City. (PIA-Caraga)
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Surigao Norte to formulate comprehensive DRR plan
by Fryan E. Abkilan
SURIGAO DEL NORTE, August 10 (PIA) - Gov. Sol Matugas revealed today her plan to formulate a comprehensive Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRR) plan for the province to better improve the existing practices of the local government units on disaster risk reduction and management.
Speaking before the
members of the local media during
the “Kapihan sa Kapitolyo,”
Matugas stressed that the
province faces a range of different
natural hazards, the most important
ones being earthquakes, flash
floods, and landslides, thus “the
preparedness of the province in
dealing with these calamities is one
of my major concerns.”
Meantime, Minda
Director for Business and
Provincial Tourism &
Development Council chair Jake
Miranda observed that during the
event of a disaster/calamity, there is
no clear role of the business sector
in the crisis management commttee
thus a lesser involvement from
their side.
Miranda suggested to
restructure the crisis committee and
to include now the business sector
in the composition who will then
act as co-chair of the committee.
Gov. Matugas said a
workshop is already scheduled
come first week of September to
address these issues which will be
attended by the local chief
executives, barangay officials,
national line agencies, civil society
organizations, business/private
sectors, academe, media and
community disaster volunteers.
Matugas then urged Caraga
Director Blance Gobenciong of
Office of Civil Defense–13 to
come-up with a pre-disaster plan
and a more coordinated fashion for
the implementation of DRR plan
down to the barangay level.
“I’d like to ask the people
from the region (OCD) to push for
more activities regarding disaster
preparedness down to the barangay.
We will support you, and we will
do these in a more coordinated
fashion until December. It’s more
on pre-disaster,” she said. (PIA-
Surigao del Norte)
NPA torches civilian trucks SURIGAO DEL SUR, August 10 (PIA) -- Sadam and wrecker trucks owned by Mr Cocoy Barrios of Bunawan, Agusan del Sur were burned down at Somabog Bgy San Roque Bislig City last Monday morning, August 08.
More or less 20
unidentified armed men believed to
be members of the communist
News People's Army headed by a
certain Renato Sayasat a.k.a. Ka
Friday of Guerrilla Front 14, North
Eastern Mindanao Regional
Committee flagged the vehicle
convoy.
The army’s 401st Infantry
“Unite N’ Fight” Bridage under
Col Romeo G Gan issued a
statement condemning the recent
NPA terrorist attack on the
business sector.
“This is not about
environmental protection but it is
already an act of extortion and
terrorism. These coward acts of
violence against our community
must be stopped otherwise more
Filipino people will suffer”
A report revealed that the
Company was asked to pay the so
called revolutionary tax, but
refused to do so.
Col Gan disclosed that the
recent incident was yet another sign
of desperation. “ The CNN is
already losing essential support
from the populace and they are
having a hard time securing funds
from the revolutionary tax.”
Meanwhile, Col Romeo G
Gan, Commander of the 401st Bde
denounced the terrorist action and
issued a direct order to subordinate
units to exert all efforts in
coordination with the Philippine
National Police (PNP) in pursuit of
the criminals. (401st Bde, 4ID,
PA/PIA Surigao del Sur)
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Capitol employees urged to pray for abducted Mayor as town fiesta approaches by Greg Tataro, Jr.
SURIGAO DEL SUR, August 10 (PIA) -- Provincial Administrator Efren Rivas urged capitol employees to pray for the early and safe release of Lingig Mayor Henry Dano along with two (2) military escorts Cpl Alrey Desamparado and PFC Rolan Saban.
According to Rivas, it’s
hard to imagine the residents of the
locality celebrating a town fiesta
with their Mayor (Dano) reportedly
abducted.
Lingig marks its 72nd
town founding anniversary today.
Last Saturday, August 8, Dano and
his escorts were abducted at around
6:44 p.m. by some NPA rebels at
his residence in Lingig town, 29
km South of Bislig City, this
province.
After the incident, the
rebels immediately proceeded to
the direction of Boston, Davao
Oriental on board three (3) vans.
Meanwhile, there is no
word yet as to the latest situation of
the victims aside from the only
information that reached the family
that Mayor Dano was said to be in
good condition according to Gov.
Johnny Pimentel. (Radyo ng
Bayan-Tandag/PIA Surigao del
Sur)
P26M ARISP III project set to implement in Surigao del Sur by Myra Q. Yu
SURIGAO DEL SUR, August 10 – Some Php26 million project of the Agrarian Reform Infra Structure Support Project (ARISP) will be implemented in this province.
During the pre-
implementation conference held
recently in the municipality
of Carrascal here, officials of the
Department of Agrarian Reform
(DAR) and the National Irrigation
Administration (NIA) said Php26
million farm-to-market road and
irrigation system project for
barangay Adlay thru Adlay
Integrated Social Forestry Farmers
Multi-purpose Cooperative
(ADISFAMCO) will be imple-
mented.
Officials of the said
government agencies discussed
tasking, roles and responsibilities
of the different stakeholders
including the contractor towards
the completion of the aforesaid
projects within six (6) months
period starting August 5.
In his message, Carrascal
Vice Mayor Alfred Arreza is
grateful to DAR thru ARISP for the
realization of the project. It was in
year 2009 when he made the
proposal to DAR, but with constant
follow-up, it is now realized.
The said irrigation project
will cater 99 Agrarian Reform
Beneficiaries (ARBs) with 40
hectares agricultural land and 1.702
kilometers farm-to-market road for
the said barangay.
The activity was attended
by ARISP Consultant and Team
Leader Yukihiro Kawahara, Vice
Mayor Alfred Arreza, PARO
Benjamin Mataksil, ARISP
Technical Coordinator for Caraga
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Engr. Imelda Lamboon, Engr.
Cristina Dagdag, NIA Technical
Coordinator Engr. Delsy
Revillame, NIA Representatives,
DAR Officials, and Agrarian
Reform Beneficiaries.
The project is expected to
be completed on January 2012, it
was gathered. (DAR-Surigao del
Sur/PIA-Caraga)
Tagalog News: PRC nalampasan ang target ayon sa midyear report ni David M. Suyao AGUSAN DEL SUR, Agosto 10 (PIA) – Nalampasan ng Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Agusan del Sur Chapter ang kanilang target ayon sa ulat na kanilang ipinakita sa miyembro ng Board of Directors kamakailan lang.
Sa ginawang pagtitipon
na naganap sa mismong
tanggapan ng PRC-AdS) na
matatagpuan sa capitolyo ng
lalawigan sa Patin-ay,
Prosperidad, iniulat ni PRC-AdS
administrator Christyll Basan
kahit hindi pa sila nakapagbigay
ng pagsasanay para sa kursong
disaster response at disaster
management sa mga nagsasagawa
din ng pagsasanay, nalampasan
din nila ang kanilang target sa
antas na 139 porsyento bawat
pagsasanay sa pasiunang
pagsasanay para sa disaster
management, standard disaster
management, disaster response
training course at community-
based disaster mamanagement
training para sa mga karaniwang
tao sa komunidad na hindi na
kailangang gumawa ng katulad na
pagsasanay.
Nakapagsanay din sila ng
isang disaster earthquake drill, at
para sa agarang pagpapakilos ng
disaster response team,
nakapagsanay din sila ng halos
kalahating porsyento sa kanilang
taonang target.
Dahil sa baha na
tumama sa Agusan del Sur sa
unang tatlong araw ng taong ito,
ang PRC-AdS ay gumawa ng
dalawang relief operation,
na siyang nagdala ng mataas na
markang umabot sa 200
porsyento laban sa kanilang
target, at nagsilbi sa mahigit
155,000 ka tao kung ikompara sa
kanilang target na 20,000 at ito ay
nagtala ng 777 porsyento laban sa
kanilang target.
Sa parteng serbisyo na
may kaugnayan sa dugo, ang
indibidual na mga boluntaryo na
bumabalik-balik ay umabot na sa
111 porsyento, at ang mga
bagong boluntaryo ay nasa
tamang target, at inaasahang
hihigit din sa target pagkatapos
ng taon. Sa mga grupo,
organisasyon o mga kompaniya,
ang bumabalik na mga boluntaryo
ay umabot na sa 189 porsyento, at
ang mga bagong grupo naman ay
umabot na sa 252.
May pagkukulang naman
ng konti ang PRC-AdS pagdating
sa kanilang pagsasanay at
pagbigay edukasyon tungkol sa
community health at nursing
services dahil hindi pa sila
nakapagsagawa ng natural
pagsasanay.
Pero lumampas naman
sila sa pagbibigay ng aktual na
serbisyo sa komunidad gaya ng
nutrition feeding kung saan
umabot sila ng 1,774 porsyento
kung ikompara sa kanilang target
at nagkaroon din ng mataas na
marka sa kanilang pagbigay ng
community helath care gaya ng
medical mission at blood
pressure-taking na umabot ng 201
porsyento.
Bumagsak din ng konti
ang PRC-AdS sa kanilang fund
generation na nagkaroon lamang
ng 25 porsyento sa pangungolekta
ng bayad para sa mga myembro.
Dahil dito, iminungkahi ni Board
of Director (BOD) Rosarion
Jagonia na padalhan ng sulat ang
lahat ng naging dating myembro
para magpatuloy, at iminungkahi
din na magdala ng isa pang
dagdag na myembro ang bawat
myembro ng BOD at gumawa din
ngibat-ibang proyekto upang
makapagkolekta ng pundo. (PIA-
Agusan del Sur)
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Cebuano News: Localized telephone gipatuman sa provincial government
ni Roselyn G. Exaure
BUTUAN CITY, Agosto 10 – Gisugdan na ang pagpatuman sa localized telephone sa Provincial Government sa Agusan del Norte, kon diin kabahin kini sa gipatuman nga computerization program sa probinsya, sa pagpanguna ni Gov. Erlpe John M. Amante.
Gibutyag ni Agusan del
Norte Gov. Erlpe John M.
Amante nga ang maong programa
mao ang Wide Area Network
Connection ginamit ang IP Base
Wire Radio nga maoy mokoniktar
sa nagkadaiyang hospitals ug mga
local government units sa tibook
probinsya.
Pinaagi niini nga
programa mas paspas na unya ang
tanang transaksyon labi na ang
collection ug payments sa mga
hospitals nga unang nakakonikta
niini nga programa sama sa
Provincial Hospital, Cabadbaran
District Hospital ug Nasipit
Distrcit Hospital kon diin online
naman kini direkta ngadto na sa
Provincial Trasurer’s Office.
Gidugang pa sa
gobernador nga pinaagi, niini nga
programa makuhaan na ang
binulan nga balayrunon sa
telepono tungod kay mamahimo
naman usab kini nga makatawag
sa ubang mga networks ug wala
nay hunahunaon pa nga
balayrunon sa matag bulan.
Ang maong programa lisensyado
kini sa NTC ug ang Agusan del
Norte Provincial Government pa
lamang ang unang nakabaton
niini nga programa sa tibook
nasud nga mao ang localized
telephone nga gipanag-iyahan
mismo sa provincial government.
(Agusan del Norte PIO/PIA-
Caraga)
Cebuano News: Nutrition Information Education sa Brgy Tandang Sora ipahigayon ni Amandalyn R. Gutierrez
BUTUAN CITY, Agosto 10 (PIA) -– Magpahigayon ang City Nutrition Office sa laing hugna sa Nutrition Information Education sa mga ginikanan sa may Brgy. Tandang Sora ning dakbayan.
Ang nutrition
information education usa ka
pamaagi nga masbtan sa mga
ginikanan ang mga nag unang
panginahanglanon sa mga
kabataan alang sa insaktong
nutrisyon diin sa susamang
higayon pagatudloan unsaon pag
preparar sa mga lamiang pagkaon
nga daku ug ikatabang sa
panglawas alang sa mga
kabataan.
Mamahimong mamumu-
long sa maong programa ang mga
ginsakpan sa City Nutrition sama
ni Mrs. Nenita Rafanan, Mrs.
Trinidad Savedra, og si Mrs
Evelyn Prisco.
Hugtanon ang pagsuporta
sa lokal nga panggamhanan alang
sa maong programa sanglit daku
kaayo kini ug ikatabang sa mga
ginikanan diha sa pag amuma sa
ilang mga kabataan. (Butuan City
PIO/PIA-Caraga)
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Cebuano News: Carabao synchronization, artificial insemination ipahigayon sa Butuan ni Ritchelle Encabo
BUTUAN CITY, Agosto 10 – Ang buhatan sa City Veterinarian ni’ng dakbayan inubanan sa Philippine Carabao Center magpahigayon og Carabao Synchronization and insemination sa mga kabarangayan.
Ang Carabao Synchroni-
zation usa ka pamaagi sa pag-
determinar sa kakapas sa maong
hayop sa pagbuntis. Human sa tulo
ka adlaw nga pag-obserbar sa
maong hayop, adunay ipahigayon
nga pagbisita adiser kini ipailawom
sa artificial ansemination.
Adunay nakatakdang
eskedyul sa mga barangay diin kini
ipahigayon. Karong Agosto 13, and
maong kalihukan ipahigayon sa
Imelda Mar, Maguinda; Calaitan,
Maibu; San Roque, Bilay ug;San
Mateo, Don Francisco.Iphahigayon
usab kini sa Sta. Cruz, Salvacion;
Dulag, Upper Tagabaca;
Nongnong, Aupagan ug; Bitan-
agan, Lower Tagabaca karong
Agosto 15.
Samtang gikatakda usab
nga paga-himuon ang maong
kalihukan sa Agosto 20
sa Domayokdoc, Lemon;
Kinamlutan, Pigdaulan; Bonbon,
Mahay; Pinamanculan, Bit-os;
Dumalagan, San Vicente ug;
Bancasi.
Samtang karong Agosto 22,
pagahimuon usab ang susamang
kalihukan sa Sto. Niño, Basag;Los
Angeles, Taligaman; Sumilihon
(Domoug), Antongalon; Sumilihon
(Cebuano), Tiniwisan; Pianing,
Tiniwisan; Anticala, Cabcabon ug
Taguibo.
Ang maong programa
namugna sa tumong nga maabagan
ang mga mag-uuma sa pag-atiman
sa ilang mga kahayupan. (Butuan
City PIO/PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano News: Kakulangon sa school buildings sa Agusan del Norte, gisuportahan ni Cong. Matba ni Roselyn G. Exaure
BUTUAN CITY, August 10 – Suportado ni Agusan del Norte 2nd District Representative Ma. Angelica Rosedell Amante Matba ang kakulangon sa mga tulunghaan o school buildings sa tibuok lalawigan sa Agusan del Norte.
Gibutyag ni Cong. Matba
nga aduna na sila’y panaghisgot sa
Agusan del Norte Schools Division
Office aron suportahan ang maong
programa.
Aminado si Cong. Matba
nga matag tuig, adunay pagsaka sa
ihap sa mga magtutungha sa
probinsya, gumikan usab sa paspas
nga pagsaka sa populasyon
hinungdan nga magkulang ang mga
classrooms.
Gipasabot pa ni Cong.
Matba nga kinahanglan malantaw
na’ng daan sa Department of
Education (DepEd) ang maong
problema aron nga
mapangandaman na’ng daan
aron dilimaapektuhan ang mga
estudyante panahon sa ting-klase.
Sumala pa sa Kongresista, nga
bisan pa man kon adunay regular
nga budget para sa mga school
buildings ang buhatan sa DepEd ug
Department of Public Works and
Highways (DPWH) apan kulang
guihapon ang pondo niini,
hinungdan nga nag-gahin gihapon
kini og pondo gikan sa iyang
Province-wide Development
Assistance Fund (PDAF) para sa
mga school buildings. (Agusan del
Norte PIO)
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Cebuano News: Social services program gipatuman sa buhatan ni Cong. Matba ni Roselyn G. Exaure
BUTUAN CITY, Agosto 10 – Gipatuman karon sa Agusan del Norte 2nd District Congressional Office pinaagi ni Congresswoman Ma. Angelica Rosedell Amante Matba ang Social Services Program sama sa Assistance to Idigents and Displaced Families, kon diin iya kini nga gigahinan ug pondo nga nagkantidad og usa ka milyon ka pesos.
Sumala pa sa Kongresista
nga gawas sa iyang gibutang nga
pondo sa DSWD sa kauluhan,
naggahin usab kini og pondo sa
iyang buhatan sa 2nd
District
Congressional Office sa
Cabadbaran City aron matubag
usab ang mga hangyo sa mga
indigents ni’ng lalawigan sama sa
pagpa-opera, resita ug uban pa.
Ang maong pondo iya
kining gikuha gikan sa iyang
Province-wide Development
Assistance Fund kon
PDAF. (Agusan del Norte PIO/
PIA-Caraga)
Cebuano News: Malakanyang gidawat ang bag-ong Social Weather Stations survey
ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Agosto 10 (PIA) - Ang Malakanyang niadtong Martes gidawat ang resulta sa bag-ong Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey nga nagpakita nga kadaghanan sa mga Pilipino nga mikonsiderar sa family planning method isip usa ka personal nga pagpili ugdili kinahanglan nga hilabtan.
Si Presidential Spokesman
Edwin Lacierda miingon nga ang
resulta sa SWS survey nga una ng
gimantala sa broadsheet Business
World midason sa dugay ng
gibarogan nga posisyon ni
Pangulong Benigno Aquino III sa
responsible parenthood.
“The survey affirms the
longstanding position of the
President on Responsible
Parenthood since the presidential
campaign. We believe that the
couple must be given the choice on
the family size and the method,”si
Lacierda miingon.
“We also believe that
information on the different
methods be provided to those who
will decide on the choices. As to
funding, those who cannot afford
the method chosen, the government
will so provide,” dugang pa niya.
Sa iyang kabahin, si
Presidential Communications
Development and Strategic
Planning Office Secretary Ramon
Carandang miingon nga ang resulta
sa bag-ohay nga SWS survey
miuyon sa posisyon ni Pangulong
Aquino sa responsible parenthood.
Ang SWS survey nagpakita nga 82
porsyento sa mga Pilipino uyon nga
“ ang pagpili og family planning
method usa ka personal nga pagpili
sa magtiayon ug walay si bisan
kinsa ang kinahanglan mohilabot
niini”.
Ang SWS survey usab
nagpakita nga ang mga Pilipino
gusto nga ang gobyerno mohatag
og impormasyon ug usab
mosuporta sa mga family planning
methods. Ang pagpili gipahigayon
niadtong Hunyo 3 ngadto Hunyo
6, 2011 sa 1,200 ka mga
hamtong. (PIA-Surigao del Norte)
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Cebuano News: GPH chair: Walay sekretong kasabotan sa MILFTokyo meeting ni Susil D. Ragas SURIGAO CITY, Agosto 10 (PIA) - “Walay Sekretong kasabotan” Mao kini ang klarong pamahayag ni Marvic Leonen, ang chairman sa gov’t peace panel nga nakignegosyar sa Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), aron seguroon sa katawhang Pilipino nga “walay sekretong kasabotan tali sa duha ka mga partido” atol sa makasaysayanon panag-pulong tali nila Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III ug MILF chair Al Haj Murad Ibrahim didto sa Tokyo niadtong milabay’ng semana aron pagpadali sa nagpadayong peace talk alang sa malungtaron solusyon sa dugay na nga kagubot sa Mindanao.
Si Leonen maoy note
taker sa Pangulo atol sa one-on-one
nga panag-pulong.
“Both parties agreed to
work on solutions that are feasible,
practical, and politically and
economically viable,” siya
miingon.
Si Leonen miingon ang
peace panel sa gobyerno “is
confident to reach a political
settlement of the conflict in
Mindanao as the MILF no longer
demands for independence,”
dugang pa nga “the MILF proposed
for a creation of a ‘Bangsamoro
sub-state’ in the south wherein the
Bangsamoro people can fulfill self-
governance under one republic,
according to a Comprehensive
Compact submitted by the Moro
group in February.”
“We are not considering
the MILF a separatist group. Their
agenda is no longer to separate.
The group aims for a national
Bangsamoro identity while
maintaining Filipino citizenship,”
siya miingon.
Ang sunod nga round sa
peace talks tali sa gobyerno ug sa
MILF pagahimoon karong Agosto
22-24 didto sa Malaysia.
Si Leonen miingon ang
panag-pulong sa Pangulo tali sa
lider sa MILF “indicates the curret
administration’s sincerity and
commitment to achieve a
negotiated political settlement with
the Moro group within his term.”
"The President himself
sought the meeting," si Leonen
miingon.
“This demonstrates how
different the P-Noy (President
Aquino’s) leadership is from the
previous ones. There is no
politicking involved. The well-
being of the people is of primary
interest,” dugang pa niya.
Si Leonen usab miingon
nga ang maong panag-pulong,
nga naka sorpresa sa tanan ug
nakapa-aghat og dugang paglaom
alang sa kalinaw sa Mindanao, is
“an opportune event that reflects
the spirit of peace and solidarity in
this holy month of Ramadhan.”
Ang panag-pulong didto
sa Tokyo naghisgot sa mga
pamaagi aron pag-usad sa peace
talks, siya miigon.
Ang mga opisyales sa
gobyerno nga miuban sa hamubong
biyahe ni Pangulo didto sa Tokyo
mao sila Presidential Adviser on
the Peace Process Teresita Quintos-
Deles, Defense Secretary Voltaire
Gazmin, National Security Adviser
Cesar Garcia, Budget and
Management Secretary Florencio
Abad, Finance Secretary Cesar
Purisima, Presidential Spokes-
person Edwin Lacierda, ug si Chief
Negotiator Leonen.
Si Murad, sa laing bahin,
giubanan sa mga pipila ka mga
miyembro sa Central Committee,
pipila ka mga miyembro sa MILF’s
negotiating panel ug pipila ka mga
base commanders.
“The MILF viewed the
government’s offer for a meeting as
a grand gesture,” si Leonen
miingon.
Ang maong panag-pulong
nga miluntad og duha ka oras
gituyo aron pag “assist, jumpstart,
and boost the GPH-MILF peace
negotiations to come up with
fundamental agreements.”
Si Leonen mitumbok nga
ang Pangulo “wants Mindanao to
be developed” ingon nga ang
kamadalion ug kaseryoso sa
administrasyong Aquino sa
pagduso sa peace process.
Ang presensya sa mga
opisyales sa kabinete atol sa maong
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biyahe “sinyas sa usa ka hiniusa ug
sinsero nga gobyerno sa pag hatod
sa ilang pasalig alang sa kalinaw sa
Mindanao.”
Ang duha ka partido
nagkauyon nga dalion ang
negosasyon ug i-implementar ang
mga nauyonan una mahuman ang
termino ni Pangulong Aquino sa
2016. (PIA-Surigao del Norte)
PO2 Darlin Cabalinan-Migullas
PNP-PRO-13
SHOOTING INCIDENT
A certain Jun-Jun Peñas of
legal age and a resident of Brgy.
Mahagkot, Esperanza, Agusan del
Sur was shot to death by two (2)
unidentified suspects at around
10:30 PM, August 8, 2011 at Purok
– 12, Brgy.
Salvacion, Bayugan City of said
province. Investigation disclosed
that while the victim was on board
a passenger single motorcycle,
Honda Bravo, driven by Rene
Montealto going to Esperanza
when said suspects shot the victim
to death using unknown caliber of
firearm. Recovered from the crime
scene were one (1) empty shell,
fired bullet, three (3) plastic sachets
containing white crystalline
substance believed to be shabu, two
(2) pieces rolled tin foil and one (1)
unit Honda Bravo motorcycle.
Suspects fled to unknown direction
after the incident. Elements of
Bayugan City Police Station are
still conducting further
investigation for possible
identification and arrest of the
suspects. Meanwhile, one Painter Coquit
y Havana, of legal age and a
resident of Brgy. Kasapa 11, Lapaz,
Agusan del Sur reported t Lapaz
MPS that Ian Manguiniba y
Saturnino, 26 years old, Chief
Concession Guard of Palm Oil
Plantation, Tagliong Complex, Km
41, Brgy. Valentina, Lapaz, Agusan
del Sur was shot to death by
suspect identified as Elmer Man-
anuhog y Ginombay, 26 years old
and a resident of same place on
August 7, 2011, at around 7:00 AM
at the said place. Investigation
revealed while the victim was
having conversation with Mrs.
Rosie Caber at her residence when
the suspect shot the victim using
unknown caliber of firearm.
Suspect immediately fled to
unknown direction after the
incident. Elements of Lapaz MPS
are still conducting follow-up
investigation for possible arrest of
the said suspect.
WANTED PERSON
Suspect charged for Theft
identified as Judy Prollo Tabigue,
of legal age, married and a resident
of P-1, Brgy. Baobaoan, Butuan
City was apprehended by elements
of Butuan City Police Station
(BCPS) 4 led by Police Senior
Inspector ESTELITO GERMAN
Jr. Suspect was arrested by virtue
of Warrant of Arrest issued by
Judge Dennis B Castilla of MTCC
Branch 1, Hall of Justice, Libertad,
Butuan City, docketed under
criminal case number 44050 with
recommended bail bond of
P10,000.00. Arrested person is now
temporarily detained at BCPS 4 for
proper disposition.
ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT ON LOOSE FIREARM
Elements of Bayugan City
Police Station apprehended one
Edu Cuaresma dela Peña, 34 years
old and a resident of P-5, Brgy.
Bucac, Bayugan City, Agusan del
Sur on August 9, 2011, around 3:30
PM at the abovementioned place.
He was apprehended after being
caught possessing one (1) unit
ACROSS THE REGION
Police REPORTS
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caliber .45 pistol Llama Max-I with
serial number 07-04-18632-97 with
ammunition and one (1) unit
caliber .38 pistol. Suspect and
confiscated items were brought to
Bayugan City Police Station for
proper disposition. Appropriate
case is being prepared for filing in
court.
RECOVERY OF STOLEN MOTORCYCLE On August 8, 2011 at around 9:30
AM, one Cheryl Angob, of legal
age and a resident
of Kaskag Village,Brgy. Washingto
n, Surigao City reported to Surigao
City Police Station that their Honda
XRM motorcycle color red and
black bearing plate number 1463
LN was stolen by unidentified
suspect while it was parked
at AmatStreet, Suirgao City particu
larly near the Access Line Net
Shop. Upon receipt of said report
elements of Intelligence Section of
Surigao City Police Station
conducted intensive monitoring and
operation, which resulted to the
recovery of said motorcycle
abandoned near the waiting shed of
Spanishroad, Ceneza Heights, Suri
gaoCity. Further investigation is
being conducted to identify and
apprehend the suspect/s.
ROBBERY INCIDENT
Three (3) unidentified
suspects robbed Melchora Delota y
Maputi, 44 years old and Fe
Gardigo y Pamuloy, 29 years old,
both businesswomen and residents
of Purok-4, Brgy. Carromata, San
Miguel, Surigao del Sur on August
7, 2011 at around 9:20 PM.
Investigation revealed that while
the victims together with other
unidentified companions were on
board a dropside Isuzu truck
bearing plate number RHA-868,
driven by Jurleh Arreo Hendive, 27
years old, married and a resident of
Libas Gua, San Miguel, Surigao del
Sur traveling from San Miguel,
Surigao del Sur going to Davao
City. Around 8:30 PM, said victims
stopped and took their dinner at
Sablas Eatery, National Highway,
Brgy. Hornasan, San
Agustin, Surigao del Sur. While the
victims were about to board back at
the truck, two (2) unidentified male
factors armed with caliber .45
pistol fired twice near where the
victims stood and declared a hold-
up and forcibly took the bag of
Melchora Delota, containing
undetermined amount of money
and a cellular phone. Melchora
Delota was also hit by splinter on
her right arm and was brought
to Lianga District Hospital fro
medication. Suspects fled towards
the direction of Lianga on board a
single motorcycle driven by
another unidentified suspect.
Suspects were described as
between 5’4” to 5’7” in height,
medium body built and armed with
short firearm. San Agustin MPS is
still conducting follow-up
investigation for possible
identification and apprehension of
the suspects.
Members of the Agusan del Norte Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) are shown here during the council’s monthly meeting held recently at the Agusan del Norte Provincial Training Center, Butuan City. (PIA-Caraga)
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Provincial Event
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