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VOL. 1 | NO. 11 August 23, 2013

Guv vows to boost Siquijor tourism By Rizalie A. Calibo

SIQUIJOR (PIA)— Siquijor provincial governor Zaldy Villa vowed to support tourism programs in Siquijor province. I n a To u r i s m S u m m i t h e l d recently, Villa said he will fasttrack the implementation of infrastructures that are needed to boost the tourism industry. He said the new administration have already identified the roads that lead to the tourist spots and other provincial roads that have to be improved for the convenience of the travelers. Among his priorities are the repair and improvement of Cang-alwang airport and building a decent airport terminal to provide an alternative mode of transportation

to tourists coming to the island especially those who are afraid to travel by sea. The provincial government is also bent on improving Siquijor port by widening the pre-departure area, maintaining clean toilets and widening the parking areas, Villa said. Other things that he said should

Public warned anew on text scam

DENR-7 attains more than half of NGP target CEBU CITY (PIA) -- More than 50 percent of Central Visayas' target coverage under the National Greening Program (NGP) plantation establishment have already been met to date, according to Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-7 Information Officer Dr. Eddie Llamedo. Llamedo said 12,413.73 hectares were covered with various native and agroforestry tree species. This is more than half of the total 24,361 hectares of plantation establishment targeted by DENR-7 in Central Visayas under NGP. DENR-7 Regional Executive Director Dr. Isabelo R. Montejo has earlier pushed to speed up the plantation activities in various selected forest land areas in the region to meet at least half of the target on or before August 15. Montejo said that aside from conducting massive tree planting or growing activities, "it is our responsibility also to ensure that these planted seedlings would result to a high survival rate through the conduct of regular monitoring and validation." Based on records from forest management services (FMS), as of August 15, the partial accomplishments of the region are, namely: Cebu with 4,797 hectares planted

be prioritized are building reliable water systems, reducing cost of electricity, and improving the capability and capacity of the provincial hospital so that everybody including the tourists will be assured of excellent medical care. As part of good governance of Siquijor, Governor Villa stressed that one of his major thrusts is to increase employment opportunities in order to improve the living standard of the Siquijodnons. (mbcn/RACalibo/PIA7-Siquijor)

By Jennifer c. Tilos

Siquijor Provincial Governor Zaldy "Jecoy" Villa said he would support programs that boost the province's tourism. (PIA-Siquijor) with 2,694,106 seedlings; Bohol with 2,630.00 hectares planted with 2,385,795 seedlings; Negros Oriental with 4,921 hectares and 2,707,222 seedlings; and Siquijor with 66.5 hectares planted with 13,303 seedlings. Montejo added that NGP’s intention is to put back trees on hundreds of thousands of hectares of land where they once stood. He said: “Our goal is to meet the plantation establishment requirement of 24,361 hectares before November 30 this year and with this 50 percent mark already, we are confident that we will be able to meet our target for NGP for 2013." NGP also seeks to improve water quality in rivers and irrigation of farmlands, reduce the potential for flooding, soak up carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, and lay the foundation for an expanded wood-products economy.

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DUMAGUETE CITY (PIA) -The Department of Social Welfare and Development-7 (DSWD) warned anew the public against circulating scam text messages particularly targeting the beneficiaries of Pantawid Pamilya program. DSWD learned about the scam text messages after it circulated to some recipients of Pantawid Pamilya program in the region. Said text messages claim that the recipient won P950,000 from the "President Noy-Noy Aquino Foundation 4Ps Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program" as "second prize winner in the 'Handog Pangkabuhayan' raffle promo with DTI P#9513 s’12.” DSWD emphasized that it is not true that the Department holds raffle promos or draws. Recipients are then asked to text their complete name, age, address, and work. DSWD urged recipients of said messages to report it to the nearest DSWD office or text to 09173815555. DSWD-7 stressed that Pantawid Pamilya does not give away prizes but the program provides cash grants to poor households in exchange for complying with the program's conditions. Pantawid Pamilya is a human development program that invests in the health and education of poor households primarily of children aged 0-14. (rmn/JCT/ PIA7-Negros Oriental)


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