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Strong law enforcement against illegal fishing in Siquijor pushed
SIQUIJOR, March 28 (PIA)--The Siquijor Province Coastal Resource Management Alliance (SPCRMA)-Task Force is pushing for stronger law enforcement against illegal fishing in Siquijor. This, following conduct of the three-day coastal law enforcement (CLE) training-workshop facilitated by OCEANA, an ocean conservation and advocacy organization that works to protect and restore the world’s oceans through targeted policy campaigns. Siquijor enforcers at the three-day coastal law enforcement (CLE) training conducted by Oceana Philippines in cooperation with Coastal Conservation and Education Foundation (CCEF), the Foundation for Philippine Environment (FPE) and the Province of Siquijor which aimed to strengthen collaboration among the municipal fishery enforcement units, provincial fishery enforcement groups and uniformed enforcement units in Siquijor. (with Oceana photo) “The aggressive intrusion of commercial fishing vessels in the municipal waters of Siquijor Province and the rampant use of destructive fishing methods, such as chlorine fishing must stop.” This, the Oceana press release said, was the recommendation of the SPCRMA Task Force as they ended the CLE training-workshop recently. “Sayon pag dakop pero ang legal nga aspeto lisod. (It is easy to arrest but the legal aspect is difficult),” said Cerilo Angot, President of Ilak Fisherfolk Association who is based in the Paliton Marine Sanctuary. More than 30 participants attended the training, including the staff of the Provincial Agriculturist Office, municipalities, the Provincial Bantay Dagat, the Marine Protected Area Bantay Dagat and fisheforlk, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), and the members of the Philippine National Police and the Philippine Coast Guard. “We have found a new ally for our Oceana Philippines in cooperation with Coastal Conservation and Education enforcement initiatives in OCEANA, Naval Foundation (CCEF), the Foundation for Philippine Environment (FPE) and Forces Central, PNP and Coast Guard, thus, we the Province of Siquijor concluded the 3-day coastal law enforcement training are ready to brave the dark seas again!” said aimed to strengthen collaboration among the municipal fishery enforcement units, provincial fishery enforcement groups and uniformed enforcement Christopher Largo, Siquijor Province BFAR who units in Siquijor. (with Oceana photo) is part of the SPCRMA Task Force. SPCRMA is an alliance of Siquijor municipalities under marine protected areas, formed in August 2018 as part of the “One Province, One Team” vision of Siquijor Province. In the training held in Cebu City, the members of the SPCRMA crafted their operational plan and manual of operations specific for the Siquijor province and its municipalities. “All topics were useful to our enforcement work. The laws that govern the management and conservation of our marine resources and fisheries have been particularly useful and interesting as these provide the legal basis for our enforcement plan,” said Largo. The Enforcers Training was made possible through the assistance of OCEANA in partnership with the Coastal Conservation Education Foundation (CCEF), Foundation for the Philippine Environment (FPE), UNICO Conservation Foundation and Siquijor Province - Office of the Provincial Agriculturist. (rac/PIA7-Siquijor w/ Oceana report)
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Kabataan Kontra Droga at Terorismo boosts spirit of volunteerism
Siquijor Police Provincial Director PCol Angela Q. Rejano instills in the youth the importance of volunteerism and active participation in the government’s fight against illegal drugs and terrorism at the launching of the Kabataan Kontra Droga at Terorismo (KKDAT) at the Siquijor Capital Square recently. (PIA/Siquijor)
by Rizalie Anding Calibo SIQUIJOR (PIA)--”Kabataang Bagani, Bagong Bayani.” This is the theme the Philippine National Police (PNP) picked as they launched Saturday the Kabataan Kontra Droga at Terorismo (KKDAT) at the Capital Square, Siquijor, Siquijor where over 200 Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) leaders and members from Siquijor’s six municipalities participated. The theme aptly calls for young warriors (kabataang bagani) to become new heroes (bagong bayani) as it aims to strengthen the bond between the police and the youth in the country’s renewed fight against illegal drugs and terrorism. Together with the different government agencies such as the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the Philippine Information Agency, Sangguniang Kabataan (SK), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the launching
started with a Fun Walk along Siquijor Boulevard leading to the Capital Square where the program kicked off with the launching “Itug-an ni PD” Itug-an ni PD, (Tell/Report to the Provincial Director) is another project of the Siquijor Police Provincial Office (SPPO) that also encourages the community to report or tell to the Provincial Director the negative and positive issues concerning police in the community. KKDAT is part of the PNP’s proactive response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s drive to cleanse the country from illegal drugs and terrorism that reportedly infiltrated student organizations, shared Provincial Director PCol. Angela Q. Rejano. It was first implemented in Region 11 as the region’s best practice in combating terrorism and illegal drugs with the aim of organizing a youth movement and enflaming in them the spirit of volunteerism. With the current administration’s intensified campaign to suppress insurgency, terrorism and illegal drugs, the PNP,
through the Police Community Affairs and Development Group, proposed to make KKDAT a nationwide movement by way of establishing collaborative partnerships with institutional partners and stakeholders to dissuade the youths from falling victims of illegal drugs and terrorism,” Rejano said. It is seen as a tool to report the irregularities in the society that is why PNP is encouraging every one in the community, particularly the youth, to join the campaign. She cited the thousands of drug users and pushers having surrendered and reportedly minors/children submitting themselves to the authority of their involvement to illegal drugs. According to the PNP’s Women and Children Protection Center (WCPC), a total of 20,584 minors all over the country gave themselves to the local police between July to August 2016, roughly two months after Pres. Duterte assumed presidency. Out of this number, 93.35% admitted using illegal drugs, 1.33% surrendered as drug pushers, while 0.32% served as drug couriers. This was just the number of children surrenderees, this did not include the number of children who were nabbed during the anti-illegal drug operations, Rejano noted. She said concerns on the number of children being nabbed or rescued from the drug menace continue to wrack the country even up to now while news of children being hooked on drugs or used as couriers to peddle them persist. This pushed the government to think about amending the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act by lowering the age or criminal liability to 12 years, Rejano added. She also said reports about the Communist Party of the Philippines-New
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People’s Army (CPP-NPA) infiltrating some student organizations and recruiting students as combatants are also raising concerns. She said some student organizations serving as leftist fronts are intentionally igniting the youths’ rebelious spirit by agitating them with idealism against the government and encouraging them to join rallies and political protests. Some are said to encourage students to join off-campus activities such as social immersions and humanitarian missions in communist infested areas only to be brainwashed and taken in as combatants. “The saddest part in this juvenile situation is that most parents are unaware about what is happening to their children while they are at school or out on the streets,” she shared. The best way we can do is to educate them about the ill-effects of these evil acts and equip them with correct information and proper guidance, which Rejano said, is one of the goals of the KKDAT project. (rac/PIA7-Siquijor)
Launching of the Kabataan Kontra Droga at Terorismo (KKDAT) that started with a Fun Walk along Siquijor Boulevard. (PIA/Siquijor)
Siquijor SK Provincial Federation President, Region VII Youth For Peace Vice President and Deputy Secretary General of National Youth Parliament Brylle Deeiah D. Tumarong (2nd from left) leading the over 200 youths in the Kabataan Kontra Droga at Terorismo (KKDAT) fun walk and launching in the province. (PIA/Siquijor)
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Cebuano News Student loan program alang sa mga estudyante sa kolehiyo, ilusad sa CHED
(PIA)--Ilusad sa Commission on Higher Education (CHED) ang Student Loan Program for Tertiary Education-Short Term Basis (SLPTE-ST) sa kaolohan karong Abril 17, 2019. Ubos niining programa, mahimo nang mo-apply og loan ang mga estudyante sa kolehiyo hangtod P60,000 alang sa pangbayad sa matrikula ug ubang galastohan sama sa libro, ubang mga gamit, allowance, ug licensure exam review. Mahimo usab mopahimos niini ang mga estudyante nga nikuha og post-graduate degrees sama sa medisina ug abogasya. Adunay gigahin nga P1 bilyon nga pondo alang niining programa. Bukas ang SLPTE-ST sa mga estudyante nga nakaenroll sa publiko ug pribadong tertiary institutions nga sakop sa program implementers sa CHED alang sa mga kolehiyo ug unibersidad ug sa Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) alang sa tech-voc institutions. Ang SLPTE-ST gi-mandato sa Republic Act No. 10391 o ang Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education diin ubos niining balaod, wala na’y bayrang matrikula ug ubang galastohan ang mga estudyante sa public tertiary institutions. Dungan sa paglusad sa programa ang paglagda og memorandum of agreement tali sa CHED, Unified Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST), ug sa Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) aron i-automate ang paghatag sa salaping i-loan ug uban pang financial assistance grants sa mga estudyante. Tumong niining partnership ang paghimo sa DBP isip payment scheme nga gitawag nga direct remittance servicing scheme aron masiguro ang ‘timely disbursement’ sa pondo. Aron mahiapil isip partner, ang mga higher education institutions (HEIs) angay nga sakop sa UniFAST registry of institutions and programs ug angay nga makigsabot sa CHED o TESDA. Ang CHED gitakdang makig-alayon sa mga HEIs nga walay existing student loan systems. Matud pa sa CHED nga ihatag ang loan sa qualified student beneficiaries sa enrollment period sa pagsugod sa partikular nga term nga angay mabayran sulod sa 12 ka buwan. Aron ma-aghat ang mga estudyante nga bayaran ang salaping gi-loan, dili na nila kinahanglang bayran ang interest rate nga 6% per annum kun makabayad sila sulod sa academic term. Apan may ipahamtang usab nga penalty kun dili makabayad dayon. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
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The Siquijor police headed by PCol. Angela Rejano, Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) leaders headed by Siquijor SK Provincial Federation President, Region VII Youth For Peace Vice President and Deputy Secretary General of National Youth Parliament Brylle Deeiah D. Tumarong with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) as partner agencies in the Kontra Droga at Terorismo (KKDAT) advocacy. (PIA/Siquijor)
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