TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2016
DSWD workers, beneficiaries join Brigada Eskwela 2016
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Hundreds of field workers of the programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in northern Mindanao have joined the Department of Education (DepEd) preparing schools in their respective communities for the upcoming opening of classes.
With the theme, “Tayo Para sa Paaralang Ligtas, Maayos, at Handa Mula Kindergarten Hanggang Senior High School (All of us for safe and proper schools, and ready from Kindergarten to Senior High School),” the workers, mostly coming from the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, Sustainable Livelihood Program, and Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social Service (Kalahi-CIDSS), went to the different schools in their area
of responsibilities to help communities clean classrooms and surroundings, repair chairs, ceilings, and tables, paint classrooms, among others. Along with DSWD workers are Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries who actively participated in the weeklong activity of DepEd every year to ensure that all public school facilities are clean, orderly and safe for the opening of schools in June.(Oliver B. Inodeo/PIA10)
ARMM’s Darul Ifta’ sets moon sighting for Ramadan MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur – The Regional Darul Ifta’ in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (RDI-ARMM) has set a moon sighting across the region on June 5, to confirm the start of Ramadan this year. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Hijri calendar where Muslims are obliged to fast from dawn until sunset. It is considered to be the holiest month in Islam. Alim Abdulmuhmin Mujahid, RDI-ARMM executive director, said they have provided a set of Newtonian reflector telescope to each of their five provincial offices in the region and to the Darul Ifta’ and Ulama of Zamboanga Peninsula to aid in the moon sighting. He added that they have also designated focal persons for the
moon sighting in the provinces of Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi, and are in close coordination with associates in the neighboring countries of Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand and Singapore. Mujahid said the sighting of the crescent moon marks the start of the month of fasting. He said they want to resolve the usual disagreement that Muslims in different parts of the country have regarding the start and end of Ramadan.
The RDI-ARMM had earlier organized a convention of Muslim leaders, scholars, and legal experts and representatives of Muslim organizations across the country in May 24 in Zamboanga City to discuss matters about Ramadan. Mujahid said Ramadan is a “revival of faith, strengthening of relationship with Allah, and of respect and generosity.” “Ramadan presents us a meaningful message. This revives our imaan (Islamic faith), strengthens our relationship with Allah, and restores broken ties with our relatives,” he said. Mujahid added it is the time to reflect upon our deeds in the past months, and a time to ask forgiveness. The RDI-ARMM also distributed a calendar that indicates prayer time this Ramadan in each of the ARMM provinces. “The Ramadan prayer time calendar was calculated accurately
per municipality based on the formula given to us by the PAGASA (Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration),” Mujahid said. Meanwhile, the ARMM is organizing a series of month-long activities to highlight the observance of the Holy Month of Ramadan in the region. The activities, which will be held in the region’s seat in Cotabato City and in the provinces, include provincial and regional Qur’an memorization contest, Islamic symposia, cultural presentation, free Iftar (fast-breaking), and nightly events sponsored by different ARMM line agencies. A Ramadan Fair, considered the most popular annual multi-product consumer exhibition in the region, will also open on June 6 at the ARMM compound in Cotabato City. In 2015, 40 food exhibitors and 20 non-food exhibitors showcased some of the best goods and products from the five provinces. (BPI/PIA-10)
Pag-IBIG Fund to give away up to P1M via raffle CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – To encourage the Pag-IBIG Fund members to upgrade their savings as preparation for their family’s immediate financial need, the office creates the Pag-IBIG Fund Expanded Raffle Promo that is open to all qualified members (working locally or abroad/overseas) who are actively remitting monthly membership savings.
To join the raffle, a member only needs to remit the required monthly membership savings of at least P600. The member must also go to the PagIBIG website at www.pagibigfund.gov. ph and click the “Pag-IBIG Expanded Raffle Promo” icon and enter his or her Pag-IBIG membership identification number and required information. Any Pag-IBIG member who qualifies to join the raffle promo will receive an email confirmation from Pag-IBIG Fund. A second email will be sent to the member that will indicate the raffle entries corresponding to his or her remittances. Prizes of the raffle include 20 units of MacBook Pro, 25 units of
Samsung S-7 Edge, two cash prizes worth P250,000, two cash prizes worth P500,000 and a grand prize of P1M. Pag-IBIG Fund will conduct two monthly draws, one preliminary draw on December 21, 2016 and a grand raffle draw on May 1, 2017. All winners will be notified via telephone call, e-mail, or registered mailing address as registered in the member’s records wit hthe Fund. Winners of each draw will also be announced in major newspapers in the country and in the Fund’s official website and Facebook page.(Recthie T. Paculba/PIA10)