BulletLine Issue #38
PCOO wins Stevie Awards ®
The Presidential Communications Operations Office bagged seven major awards in the 2021 Stevie® Awards. The international award-giving body recognized the innovations and continued commitment of PCOO to serve the
public by providing relevant information and impactful initiatives during these challenging times. Considered as the world’s premier business awards, the Stevie® Awards has conferred recognition for achievement in
programs such as The International Business Awards® for 19 years. The Asia-Pacific Stevie® Awards are the only business awards program to recognize innovation in the workplace in all 29 nations of the AsiaPacific region.
Sen. Go calls for vigilance
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go appealed to all Filipinos to remain vigilant, cooperate with authorities, and show compassion for one another after the Department of Health reported two cases of the B.1.617 coronavirus variant first detected in India. 1 PIA Bulletin Online
Sen. Go appealed to all Filipinos not to be complacent and remain vigilant as the threat of COVID-19, especially its new variants, continues to exist.
PRRD to LGUs : Ensure infrastructure in place for vaccination President Rodrigo Roa Duterte in his Talk to the People on Thursday, May 13, called on all local government units to have the necessary infrastructure to conduct mass inoculation drive and avoid wastage. “We know that you can do it but see to it that the mechanism, ‘yong infrastructure ninyo sa baba kailangan must be able to come up with the numbers required kasi itong mga bakuna may expiry
date. It cannot be effective forever. The efficacy loses in a less period of time than other medications,” the President said. “So kailangan
pagdating doon sa inyo mapatakbo na kaagad ninyo ‘yong administrative pati siguro mga local — may mga hospital.
Magtulungtulungan na lang so that we would not waste the vaccines because we were not able to deliver it on time,” he added.
Briones appeals to teachers, personnel to get immunized By Melinda T. Quiñones - PIA/IDPD
because it is not only a matter of protecting your Education Secretary Leonor personal rights, but it is also a matter Magtolis Briones of protecting the appealed to teachers and non- lives and health teaching personnel of children and of the Department staff who are also entrusted in to get immunized our care,” said to protect their families, learners, Secretary Briones, and communities. who pushed for “We encourage the inclusion of education front our teachers to liners in the be vaccinated
A4 priority list of the National Deployment and Vaccination Plan for COVID-19 (NDVP). DepEd launches the Vacc2School: Ligtas na Bakuna Para sa BalikEskwela for teaching and non-teaching personnel to spread awareness and information
on the importance of getting the COVID-19 vaccine and other mitigation efforts.
Editorial Director Benjamin Felipe Editor-In-Chief Marie Angelie Villapando Associate Editor Melinda T. Quiñones Staff Writers IDPD Art Department CPSD headed by Bradley de Leon Layout Artist Gabriel Villanueva Production/ Aggregation DDCU with Team Leader Kate Shiene Agna
The Department will also conduct town hall meetings and planning workshops. PIA Bulletin Online 2
Creation of DOFIL, OFW welfare top priority of DU30, says Nograles The creation of a Department of Overseas Filipinos (DOFIL) that merges the functions and mandates of various offices and bureaus that address the concerns of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and Filipinos abroad is a top priority of the President, a line department formed specifically to respond to the needs and clamor of Filipinos overseas. Cab. Sec. Karlo Nograles pointed
out that the model for the DOFIL “is uniquely Filipino and is crafted in response to the needs and clamor
of the Overseas Filipino Workers.” He reiterated that the proposed agency “brings together, under
one command, all the government entities and subunits serving Filipinos overseas, by consolidating
and merging all their functions, resources, personnel, budgets, into one Department.”
DOST, partners make nuke educational materials more accessible to teachers By Josephine L. Babaran - PIA/IDPD
The Department of Science and TechnologyPhilippine Nuclear Research Institute with the support from the Department of Energy and the Department of Education, introduced their recently developed educational resource materials on Nuclear Science and Technology that will be accessible to many high school teachers. The resource materials cover various topics that include the basics of atomic structure and radioactivity to its applications in agriculture, industry, and the environment; its potential as an energy source; and radiation safety and protection. These materials aims also to encourage students to pursue careers related to nuclear science and technology. 3 PIA Bulletin Online
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To access the recently launched “Educational Resource Materials on Nuclear Science and Technology”, the public can visit this link https:// services.pnri.dost.gov.ph/nstep/ at the DOST-PNRI official website (www.pnri.dost.gov.ph).
State of calamity on ASF outbreak strengthens gov’t, hog industry responses By Marites B. Paneda - PIA/IDPD
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s declaration of national state of calamity by virtue of Proclamation No. 1143 due to the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak will not only address the hog problem but allows allocation of funds. Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar said that the proclamation is the much needed ‘shot-in-the-arm’ as it will allow local government units (LGUs) to set aside their Local Risk Reduction and Management Fund or commonly known as calamity fund for quick responses. The LGUs could also allocate funds for the prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response, rehabilitation and recovery that may be brought by ASF incidence in
their respective areas. The declaration of state of calamity also gives swine industry stakeholders enough time to build defenses for areas that remain unaffected by a COVID-like pandemic of the hog sector. PIA Bulletin Online 4
Clark International Airport’s passenger building opens in July
By Adora Rodriguez - PIA/IDPD
Clark International Airport’s New Passenger Terminal Building (CRK NTB) would be operational in July this year, the Department of Transportation announced. The new passenger building can accommodate up to 8 million passengers annually, and it will elevate Clark International Airport’s stature as “Asia’s Next Premier
Gateway.” CRK NTB is expected to significantly help in decongesting the passenger traffic at NAIA, promote rapid tourism, provide more employment opportunities for Filipinos, and accelerate economic progress. Luzon International Premier Airport Development (LIPAD), the operator of Clark airport, completed its construction in the last quarter of 2020.
World RedCross and Crescent Day Ipinagdiwang ng Philippine Red Cross ang World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day noong Sabado, Mayo 08, 2021. Ang World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day ay ang paggunita sa kaarawan ng Red Cross founder na si Henry Dunant. Si Dunant ang nagtayo ng organisasyon upang tulungan ang mga “most vulnerable people” sa panahon ng digmaan. Sa araw din na iyon ay pinarangalan ng Philippine Red Cross ang mga kawani at volunteers na aktibong nag serbisyo sa organisasyon sa loob nang 10 hanggang 50 taon.
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DOST: ‘iLAWA” battery cleans polluted lakes, lights paths By Melva Gayta PIA/IDPD
A battery that lights up the path of fisher folks and cleans polluted waters has been developed by researchers from the Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP) with DOST’s TECHNICOM Program funding support which pushed for the prototype development, field testing, and market validation. The researchers developed the battery technology
Photo from DOST-PCIEERD
iLawà prototypes are designed to be easily carried in small fishing boats. ‘iLAWA’ (ilaw mula sa lawa) from recycled aluminum (i.e. can) to help light the path of fisherfolks, and clean lakes when submerged underwater,
as it gets its power from the electrolytes in the water due to the presence of electric charges. The battery cleans the water by removing its
phosphate content coming from agricultural and residential runoffs, dissipating as the cell operates in the water. The TIP team envisions that
the widespread adoption of iLAWA will minimize fish kills in lakes, enhance the fishing livelihood in lake towns., and promote aluminum recycling.
520k tourism workers get CAMP aid the total target number of beneficiaries for The Department the Php3.1 billion of Labor and assistance fund Employment with 215,000 more (DOLE) reported applications still 520,000 displaced being processed workers in the by regional offices. tourism sector In an advisory, benefitted from DOLE-CAMP the government’s for the Tourism COVID-19 Sector will no Adjustment longer accept Measures online applications Program (CAMP). effective 5:00 pm, DOLE reached May 10, 2021. By Josephine L. Babaran - PIA/IDPD
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