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Nominees for Parangal sa Matatag na Pamilyang OFW in CV opens
CEBU CITY, July 17 (PIA) --- The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Region 7 is now accepting nominations for the Search for the Parangal sa Matatag na Pamilyang OFW or Model OFW Family of the Year
Awardees (MOFYA) 2019, according to OWWA-7 Labor Communications Officer Raquel S. Abello. Abello said the award is an initiative that aims to recognize the outstanding achievements of our Overseas
The Philippine passport placed 80th in the global ranking based on the 2019 Henley Passport Index. Holders of PH passport can travel “visa-free” to 64 destinations.
July of every year is declared as the “Blood Donors Month” by virtue of Proclamation No. 1021, s. 1997. T h e observance aims to promote a culture of voluntary blood donation as source of adequate, safe and accessible blood supply.
Filipino Workers (OFW) and their families and to promote success stories about the OFW families’ resilience amidst the challenges of overseas employment. Religious organizations, nongovernment organizations (NGOs), People’s Organizations (POs), OFW Family Circles (OFCs), and communitybased socio-civic organizations can nominate a family from Central Visayas whose head is a land-based or sea-based OFW, who could be the father or the mother, including a widow or a widower, said Abello. The OFW must have at least four years work experience overseas and can be either presently or formerly working abroad. For former OFWs, one must have returned to the country for good for not more than 10 years from the date of the nomination. Lastly, the OFW must not be a holder of an elective /appointive position in national/local office and has no derogatory record. MOFYA winners will be chosen based on these criteria: wholesomeness of the OFW family, involvement of the OFW and family in civic/community affairs, success of OFWs and/or family member/s’ education or profession, and success in managing family finances. One winner from each category, land-based and sea-based, will be chosen to represent Region 7 in the national competition. Nomination forms are available at OWWA Regional Welfare Office 7, 2nd Floor, DOLE-7 Building, Gorordo Avenue corner Gen. Maxilom Avenue, Cebu City. Deadline for submission of nominations is on August 16, 2019. Those interested to submit nominations can contact OWWA-7 at telephone nos. (032) 254-3199 and (032) 4155203 or 0918-921-4925 (Smart) and 0917-6249113 (Globe) and look for Julius L. Goron or Darlene R. Mae Patac. (jsme/PIA7Cebu/OWWA-7)
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Sen. Christopher Lawrence Go (2nd from left) with Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Sec. Michael Lloyd Dino (3rd from left) turning over the P5 million initial Malasakit fund for the province of Siquijor. (rac/PIA7-Siquijor)
Malasakit Center now open in Siquijor
SIQUIJOR, July 8 (PIA) -- Siquijodnons can now avail of financial and medical assistance from the government with the opening of the Malasakit Center at the Siquijor Provincial Hospital. Sen. Lawrence “Bong” Go and Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Sec. Michael Lloyd Dino led on July 4, 2019 the unveiling of the Malasakit Center marker and turn over of the P5 million check as Malasakit Fund for the poor and indigent patients. Go also committed another P5 million from the “Medical Assistant for Indigents Patients” as additional fund for the Siquijodnons. “Libre na. Inyo ng kuarta, dili na amo, gamita na ninyo sa pagpatambal, walay maongkon niana, walay pulitika na (It’s for free, it’s yours, use that for your medical needs. Nobody owns that, no politics is involved),” he said
and urged the locals to come to him or other government agencies for help. With a P5 million monthly funding from the Office of the President as Malasakit Fund, the Malasakit Center is a one-stop shop of various government agencies that give financial aid to poor and indigent Filipinos. This allows them to conveniently avail of medical and financial assistance offered by the participating government agencies such as the Department of Health (DOH), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), PhilHealth, and the Philippine Charity Sweeptakes Office (PCSO). The Siquijor Malasakit Center is the 11th Malasakit Center in the Visayas and the 35th in the country. Go said the Malasakit Centers that he continues to open around the
country is a fulfillment of his vision and the President’s promise to hear and serve the needs of the people. First established in 2018 in Cebu through the Office of the Special Assistant to the President, the growing number of Malasakit Centers have already served a number of poor and indigent Filipinos all over the country in their medical and financial needs. He said the Malasakit Center complements the recently approved Universal Health Care Act as he targets to institutionalize the centers to facilitate medical services and address the long process involved in availing medical support. Following the launching in Siquijor, two other Malasakit Centers have been opened in Borongan City, the third in the Island of Samar, and in Ormoc City. (rac/PIA7-Siquijor)
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PCOO campaigns vs fake news, disinformation CEBU CITY, 12 July (PIA) -In this digital age where the spread of fake news is rampant, the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) invited youth leaders from universities in Cebu City as well as local media personalities to discuss and seek their support in the PCOO’s campaign against fake news and disinformation.
PCOO Sec. Martin Andanar led the discussion after the Pre-State of the Nation Address (SONA) forum at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino on July 10, 2019. Being the top communication arm of the executive branch, PCOO hopes for Filipinos, especially the youth, to be instruments of change by teaching them how to to put a stop to
At least 130 units of fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) boats will be distributed to the marginal fishermen in Siquijor province as part of the Malinis at Masaganang Karagatan (MMK) awarding. BFAR-7 Director Alfeo Piloton said the distribution is a fulfillment of Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol’s promise to the province which he earlier committed to the small-scale fishermen. The government is shifting its focus to sustaining the cou n t r y ’s economic growth and uplifting the lives of more Filipinos in the last 3 years of the Duterte administration. #TatakNg Pagbabago #PreSONA #DuterteLegacy
fake news and disinformation. “PCOO cannot do this alone. We do have the resources and technology but we need your help especially the young generation that is active in this crossroad of change,” Andanar said as he encouraged the youth to join in the campaign. He emphasized that the youth have a vital role in the drive against fake news and disinformation since most of them are active online. PCOO presented their campaign platform dubbed “Dismiss Disinformation” that guides the public how to identify fake news using the 5Cs: Content, Context, Communicator’s Identity, Creator’s Intent, and Consequence. With their new initiative under the Dismiss Disinformation, PCOO encouraged the youth to join the “Youth for Truth” association to ensure that the good news of the nation and the right information on government programs will spread. “Youth for Truth” engaged young generations to actively seek, protect, and uphold values of integrity and trust. It has a radio program committed to combat fake news and disinformation. (FAN/PIA7)
The government is shifting its focus to sustaining the country’s economic growth and uplifting the lives of more Filipinos in the last 3 years of the Duterte administration.
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National Dengue Alert, gi-deklarar sa DOH MANILA, July 16 (PIA)--Sa labing unang higayon, nagdeklarar niadtong Lunes, Hulyo 15 og National Dengue Alert” ang Department of Health (DOH) human ang paspas nga pagdaghan sa natalang dengue cases sa pipila ka rehiyon sa nasod. Sa gipahigayong press conference sa kaolohan, si DOH Kalihim Francisco Duque III mibutyag nga sugod Enero hangtod Hunyo 29 lamang ning tuig, nikabat na sa 106,630 ang mga kaso sa dengue ang ilang natala sa tibuok nasod. Giingong mas taas kini og 85 porsiyento kun itandi sa natala nilang kaso sa susamang panahon niadtong tuig 2018. Sa maong gidaghanon, 450 ka pasyente na
ang namatay. Matud pa sa kalihim nga kini ang labing unang higayon nga nagdeklarar sila og national dengue alert aron mapasidanan ang publiko batok sa maong sakit nga mahimong ikamatay. “This is the first time that we’re declaring a national alert. Because the objective is very clear. We want to raise awareness among the public and more importantly, in communities where signs of early dengue increases are evident,” pasabot pa ni Duque. Apan gi-klaro usab sa kalihim nga walay national epidemic sa sakit, apan localized epidemic lamang. Pinakadaghang natala nga dengue cases sa Western Visayas nga nikabat
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og 13,164 ka kaso, gisundan kini sa CALABARZON (11,474 cases), Central Visayas (9,199 cases), SOCCSKARGEN (9,107 cases), ug Northern Mindanao (8,739 cases), nga giingong nilapas na sa epidemic threshold. Tungod niini, hingpit nga nipahinumdoman ang publiko nga magamping aron dili mataptan sa maong sakit nga makuha sa pinaakan sa lamok. Subling gipahinumdoman sa DOH ang publiko kalabot sa kamahingondanon sa gipatuman nilang ‘4S’ Strategy batok sa dengue nga mao ang ‘Search and destroy mosquito breeding places,’ ‘secure selfprotection,’ ‘seek early consultation’ ug ‘support fogging/ spraying only in hotspot areas.’ Tambag pa sa buhatan ngadto sa publiko nga kun magbaton og pila ka adlaw nga hilanat ang pasyente ug makitaan og mga sintomas sa maong sakit, mokunsulta dayon sa doktor. Pipila sa mga sintomas sa dengue mao ang pila ka adlaw nga taas nga hilanat, pagpanakit sa ulo, likod sa mata, mga kaonoran, grabeng kakapoy, pagsuka, pagkalipong, ug pagbaton og mga rashes. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
July 15 (PIA)--Sugod Hulyo 15, dili na kinahanglang mobayad og passenger terminal fee ang mga estudyante, senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PWDs) ug mga piniling government uniformed personnel sa tanang pantalan sa tibuok nasod nga gipanag-iya sa Philippine Ports Authority (PPA). Matud pa ni PPA Tagbilaran Manager Engr. James Gantalao, kining direktiba gihimo pinaagi sa PPA Administrative Order No.4 ug magsugod karong adlawa sa lalawigan sa Bohol ug sa tanang pantalan sa tibuok nasod. Ang mga estudyante, mga tigulang nga nagpangedaron og 60 anyos pataas, PWDs ug active uniformed personnel sa Philippine National Police (PNP), Hibaw-i ang presyo sa mga bugas ug humay sa inyong Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ug Philippine dapit! Coast Guard (PCG) dili na pabayron og terminal fee base Magmabinantayon batok niadtong mapahimuslanon sa sa mando nga gi-isyu niadtong Hunyo 28 nga gilagdaan ni presyo! PPA general manager Jay Santiago. Ania ang mga impormasyon gikan sa Philippine Statistics Apan dili sakop niini ang mga estudyante nga Authority mahitungod sa presyo sa bugas ug humay sa ika-upat ka nagkuha og post-graduate studies. semana sa Hunyo 2019! Kinahanglan lamang i-presentar ang valid Ang sinimanang survey sa farmgate, wholesale ug retail identification cards sa mga terminal fee counters nga prices sa bugas gihimo sa PSA duha hangtud tulo ka bases sa usa gipanag-iya sa PPA. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol) ka semana sa tibuok nasud.
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Kining maong mga impormasyon miagi sa makuting kumpirmasyon ug pagproseso nga miabot ug dugang pang semana una itaho sa katawhan. Ang ugang humay adunay average price nga PhP 20.96 matag kilo alang sa tibuok rehiyon VII or Central Visayas ug PhP 18.85 matag kilo usab sa tibuok nasud. Ang average wholesale price sa regular-milled rice anaa sa sa PhP 36 matag kilo sa tibuok Rehiyon VII or Central Visayas ug PhP 35.39 usab sa tibuok nasud. Ang retail price sa regular-milled rice anaa sa sa PhP 48 matag kilo sa lalawigan sa Siquijor, kini mas ubos ug PhP 0.50 matag kilo sa miaging semana ug mas taas ug PhP 1.00 niadtong miaging tuig. Ang regular-milled nga bugas adunay average retail price nga PhP 40.5 matag kilo alang sa Rehiyon VII o Central Visayas ug PhP 38.56 usab alang sa tibuok nasud. Kini usa ka pahinumdon gikan sa Philippine Information Agency (PIA).