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No more rapid diagnostic test for LSIs- DILG (PIA) -- There will be no more rapid diagnostic test results required for locally stranded individuals (LSI) before they are given authority to travel back home. This as the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in its advisory dated Aug. 25, 2020 informed governors, Highly Urbanized City mayors, and DILG regional and provincial directors that the use of Rapid Antibody Diagnostic Test (RADT) is not only an additional cost to passengers but it is also is causing delays for LSIs in securing the necessary documents for their travel back home. Citing Department of Health Memorandum No. 2020-0180 dated Aug. 16, 2020, the DILG through Assistant Secretary for International Relations and Other Interior Sector Concerns Marcelo Morales, said the use of RADT kits shall not be used as a standalone test to definitively diagnose or rule out corona virus disease (COVID-19). In the advisory, DILG through Morales added that requiring the LSI to secure a RADT negative result is not provided in the policy for management of LSIs. LG reiterated that the DOH has ruled that RADT has a low reliability rate, aside from the fact that it has to be used in conjunction with real-time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR). Due to the uncertainty of possibly starting local transmissions from accepted LSIs, local government units have put up independent measures guiding the policies in the travel of LSIs. To settle the issue, the Inter Agency task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease came up with Refined Policy Guidelines on the Management of LSIs. Arguing on this, the DILG said the Refined Guidelines only require Medical Clearance Certificate and Travel Authority prior to the departure of the LSI from the place of origin. According to the DILG, to secure a Travel Authority, an LSI must first secure a Barangay Certification that he has not had COVID-19 infection or has not traveled to any COVID-hotspot area in the last 14 days. This certification will be required as he goes to the Municipal or City Health Office to obtain a Medical Clearance Certificate, which is an important document to present when claiming for Travel Authority from the local police. As one secures a Travel Authority, it is incumbent upon the LSI to also contact his receiving LGU LSI Focal Person to allow them to set up the isolation facility or
quarantine bed for the returning LSI. In most cases, the LSI’s return is also facilitated by the Philippine National Police through their networks and an isolation slot can be readied, as long as the receiving LGU finds a vacancy in their isolation beds. Upon arrival at the place of destination, the LSI would be subjected to an RT-PCR testing at the receiving LGU. On this, the DILG said there is no
need to further conduct RADT and RT-PCR tests at the sending LGU. Moreover, DILG said the cost of the RT PCR testing shall be covered by the receiving LGU and not by the LSIs. On this, under the Refined Guidelines on the Management of LSIs, the LGUs may request from the National Task Force for the provision of RT PCR test kits if needed. ((rahc/ PIA-7)
LOOK | As its way of helping farmers enhance their productivity while coping with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO), led by Dr. Bernardita S. Tabada, has distributed mineral blocks to some livestock (cattle) raisers in the province.
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Philippine Army vows support to Siquijor’s fight vs COVID-19
by Rizalie Anding Calibo
SIQUIJOR (PIA) -- The 47th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army in Siquijor assured their full support to the Provincial Government’s effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the province. During the Straight from the Source Interview with Philippine Information Agency (PIA) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) here, Officer In-Charge of the Philippine ArmySiquijor, 1LT Arnel T. Ybañez, said that 70 percent of their efforts is focused on helping the province respond to COVID-19 while 30 percent is on the full intelligence and antiterrorism efforts to protect Siquijor Island in both coastal and upland areas. “There is no threat in the province but we are not confident and we will continue to check the coastal areas of Siquijor to avoid possible threats that may come to the Island,” Ybañez said. The Philippine Army is one of the frontliners in the acceptance of Siquijodnons returning to the island. Personnel of the Philippine Army 47IB, 3ID and the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Siquijor during a COVID-19 provincewide recoreda. (rac/PIA-Siquijor) He said upon the arrival of the Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs), Overseas
Filipino Workers (OFWs), Authorized Persons Outside Residence (APORs) and other returnees in the port of Siquijor, their office will also give information on what they need to do before entering Siquijor. “If we find out that they don’t have the complete papers or requirements, they are
not allowed to leave the ship,” he said. Ybañez said that responding to COVID-19 threats is a big challenge to them but they keep on doing their job to help Siquijodnons and the whole province of Siquijor. (rac/PIA7-Siquijor/EverlitaCalibo/ SAID)
Personnel of the Philippine Army 47IB, 3ID and the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Siquijor during a COVID-19 provincewide recoreda. The Philippine Army took part in the COVID-19 provincewide information drive/recoreda initiated by the PIA-Siquijor and Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO). (rac/PIA-Siquijor)
DTI invites Siquijodnons to Diskwento Caravan clusters trade fair SIQUIJOR -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is inviting Siquijodnons to the Diskwento Caravan that opened on Sept. 18, 2020 in Lazi, Siquijor as one of the highlights of the 49th Adlaw sa Probinsya sa Siquijor celebration amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This is done to give Siquijodnons the opportunity to avail of discounts in buying basic and prime commodities, groceries, plastic wares, school supplies, fruits, vegetables, meat and even plants to help
them cope with the crisis, said DTI-Siquijor Provincial Director Dr. Angeline Pauline Gonzalez. Spearheaded by the DTI in partnership with the Provincial Government of Siquijor and the Department of Agriculture through the offices of the Provincial Agriculture and Veterinary, the caravan will be conducted in three clusters, namely: Cluster 1 - Maria and Lazi - Sept. 1819, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Lazi Social Center, Lazi, Siquijor Cluster 2 - San Juan and Siquijor - Sept. 25-26,
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Siquijor Capital Square, Poblacion, Siquijor Cluster 3 - Enrique Villanueva and Larena Oct. 1-2, Queengate Center, Larena, Siquijor Participating exhibitors are Prince Hypermart, No. 1 Supplier (Nestle), HG Marketing, Alvarico Warehouse, R2M Marketing, LTH Food Ind., SAFE, CCMPC, as well as farmers and plant growers. Activities such as raffle every hour, free haircut, and games will also be conducted. (rac/PIA7-Siquijor/JMagusara/DTI-Siquijor)
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LOOK | Good Governance: The P16B budget allotted to the NTF ELCAC is earmarked primarily for Barangay Development Programs, to be implemented in conflict-affected and geographically isolated barangays, Secretary Hermogenes Esperon Jr., NTF ELCAC Vice Chair, said in a statement. Esperon made this statement after BAYAN MUNA Partylist Representative Ferdinand Gaite’s “irresponsible statement alleging that the NTF-ELCAC has sought funds that are intended to be pork barrel funds.” Funds for projects and programs such as farm-to-market roads, school buildings, water and sanitation systems, electrification, among others will be sourced from different government agencies— something that Rep. Gaite has failed to note, Esperon said. “As Vice Chairman of the NTFELCAC, I have ensured that all its activities have been conducted within the bounds of pertinent laws. The guiding principle behind the NTF-ELCAC has been the marching orders of the President to ensure Good Governance by way of the delivery of basic services, especially to the countryside,” Esperon stated. READ FULL STATEMENT: https://www. facebook.com/1831481863594908/ posts/3229584583784622/ #NTFELCAC #EO70
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The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority-Siquijor launched on August 28 the Poverty Reduction, Livelihood and Employment Cluster (PRLEC) in Barangay Cantugbas, Maria, Siquijor as its adopted barangay for the province. The launching is part of its weeklong activity in celebration of the 26th TESDA Founding Anniversary with this year’s theme “Bringing Hope in Times of Crisis.” -------ooo-------ooo------ The Provincial Tourism Office conducted a Value Chain Analysis for the Recovery of Tourism Industry in Siquijor on September 2-3. According to Provincial Tourism and Environment Officer Cle Bern Paglinawan, the activity will prepare and equip the province and its industry stakeholders with appropriate tools and knowledge as it plans to slowly re-open its door to visitors while embracing the new normal. -------ooo-------ooo------ The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Siquijor with the provincial and municipal
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Diskwento Caravan ipahigayon alang sa mga Siquijodnon SIQUIJOR (PIA) -- Pagasugdan karong Septembre 18, didto sa lungsod sa Lazi ang Diskwento Caravan isip sumpay sa pagcelebrar sa 49th Adlaw sa Probinsya sa Siquijor nga gisaulog kagahapon taliwala niining giatubang nga COVID-19 pandemic. Kini gipasiugdahan sa Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), inubanan sa Department of Agriculture (DA), ug sa lokal nga kagahamanan sa Probinsiya sa Siquijor, pinaagi sa Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) ug sa Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO). Kini aron paghatag og higayon sa mga magpatigayon ug mga mag-uuma nga makabaligya sa ilang mga produkto ingon man sa atong mga katawhan nga makapalit og mga galamiton sa ubos lamang nga presyo samtang magsunod usab sa mga tukmang lakang o “health protocol” taliwala sa coronavirus disease (COVID-19) krisis. Pipila sa mga ibaligya mao ang school supplies, plastic wares, basic ug prime commodities utanon, prutas, meat and poultry, ug uban pang produkto sa agrikultura. Aduna usab mga baligya nga mga tanaman o ornamental plants ug alang niadtong gusto mag barter mahimo mag-abot sa maong dapit ug mamalit sa mga groceries alang sa gusto nga ika bansili o barter. Kining maong kalihukan ipahigayon sa mga mosunod nga mga schedule :
Cluster 1: Maria ug Lazi - September 18 – 19, 9:00Am to 6:00PM Lazi Social Center (diha sa may kilid sa Munisipyo sa Lazi; CLuster 2: Siquijor ug San Juan - Sept.25- 26, 9:00Am to 6:00PM Siquijor Capital Square (atbang sa Munisipyo sa Siquijor); ug CLUSTER 3- Larena ug Talingting – Oct. 1 -2, 9:00Am to 6:00PM Queengate
Center, Larena, Siquijor. Aduna usab raffle matag oras sulod sa maong higayon, libre nga tupi ug mga dula. Ang mga pipila ka mga participating exhibitors mao ang Prince Hypermart, No. 1 Supplier (Nestle), HG Marketing, Alvarico Warehouse, R2M Marketing, LTH Food Ind., SAFE, CCMPC, ingon man mga magbalaol (farmers) ug mga plant growers. (rac/PIASiquijor/LCAnoos/OPA-Siquijor)
Petsa sa gidugayon sa quarantine classification, giusab sa IATF
assessors explained in a PIA-DICT Straight from The Source (STFS) interview the Importance of Land Titling of Properties. -------ooo-------ooo------ DENR-Siquijor Technical Services Division Officer-In-Charge Morley Baguio informed Siquijodnons through the PIADICT Straight from The Source (STFS) interview that filing of applications for Administrative Legalization (Free Patent) and Judicial Confirmation of Imperfect and Incomplete Titles to Alienable and Disposable Lands of the Public Domain is only up to December 31, 2020 pursuant to Republic Act No. 9176 unless Congress enacts another law for its extension. -------ooo-------ooo------ The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) has distributed mineral blocks to livestock (cattle) raisers as its way of helping farmers enhance their productivity while coping with impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. -------ooo-------ooo------ Officers of the Barangay Drug Clearing Program (BDCP) of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the PNP here conducted an orientation seminar to the remaining barangays applying for Drug Cleared Status. Discussed during the
seminar were the new BDCP checklist and BADAC Functionality. -------ooo-------ooo------ The Siquijor Police Provincial Office (SPPO) constructed a small yet comfortable house for the couple Diosdada Tangcay, 70, and Porferio Tangcay, 61, of Lower Songculan, Siquijor, Siquijor, as part of the PNP’s Kapwa Ko, Sagot Ko Program dubbed as “Bahay Mo, Alay Ko.” -------ooo-------ooo------ Amid COVID-19 pandemic, the Siquijor Animal Rescue Organization (SARO) through the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO), has sponsored free spay and neuter to stray and rescued cats and dogs in the province. SARO is a volunteer-run and funded organization which accepts and gives donations for food, medicine, vaccinations, spay/neuter surgery and necessary veterinary care for stray and rescued animals in Siquijor. -------ooo-------ooo------ The DTI here invites the Siquijor Economic Development Council and the Siquijor Tourism Council to its Ready to Recover (R2R) chat show on September 11 via livestream with speakers to talk about Understanding Smart Contact Tracing: For Safe Communities and Faster Business Recovery.
Dili na mag-usab sa quarantine classification: ma enhanced general community quarantine, general community quarantine o modified general community quarantine human giusab na sa Inter Agency Task Force (IATF) ang petsa sa gidugayon sa quarantine classification. Imbes nga matag duha ka semana, ma-usab lamang ang quarantine classification sa nasod matag usa ka buwan. Gipasabot ni Presidential Spokesman
Harry Roque nga gibag-o sa IATF ang patakaran aron magbaton og ‘stability’ ang nagkalain-laing local government units sa nasod sa pagresponde sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Matud pa nga lisod kun pabag-o bag-o ang mga patakaran matag duha ka semana. Gidugang pa ni Roque nga gawas sa ‘stability,’ mahimong hapsay usab ang implementasyon sa mga LGUs sa mga
DILG nipasidaan batok sa mga scammers nga gigamit ang pangalan sa ahensya MANILA, Sept. 3 (PIA) -- Nipasidaan sa publiko ang pamunoan sa Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) nga dili motuo sa mga nikatap nga text messages, tawag o bisan unsang matang sa mensahe nga nag-ingon nga gikan kini sa ahensya. Sa gipahigayong Laging Handa briefing ning bag-o lang, gibutyag ni DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya nga dili motuo sa mga scammer nga nigamit sa pangalan sa ahensya ug pipila ka taas nga opisyal sa ilang ahensya. Kini human nasayran sa ahensya ang mga nikatap nga pekeng mensahe ug tawag gikan sa mga scammers nga nag-ingon nga mahimong makadawat og ayuda bugti sa gamay nga kantidad sa salapi nga gipangayo sa mga nagpakaaron-ingnon nga sakop sa DILG. “Madami nga pong scam na sasabihin, sila ay makakatanggap, for example, ng tulong sa gobyerno or sa DILG kung sila ay magdedeposito ng ganitong amount, kung sila ay magpapadala ng ganitong pera. Pag meron na pong usapin tungkol sa pera ay ‘wag na ‘wag po kayong maniniwala,” matud pa ni Malaya. Gitumbok ni Malaya nga bisan kanus-a, dili ipaagi ang mensahe sa ilang ahensya sa ingon aning pamaagi. Matud pa nga makig-alayon ang ulohang buhatan sa DILG sa mga ahensya niini o sa mga local government unit (LGU) kalabot sa mga gusto nilang ipaabot ngadto sa publiko. “We do not communicate with our partner in the local government units through unofficial ways. Dinadaan po namin ‘yan through the chain, through official channels. So, kung may kakailanganin po kami sa inyo, we will course it, either through our regional director, our provincial director, or the local government operations officer. Para po makasiguro na ang kausap niyo talaga ay mula sa DILG,” pasabot pa ni Malaya. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
granular o localized lockdown sa mga barangay. Giingong may ‘continuity’ usab kun matag buwan ang quarantine classification. “Minabuti na po ng IATF na gawing isang buwan para magkaroon ng stability ‘no iyong iba’t ibang mga lokal na pamahalaan. Napakahirap po kasi kung magbabago ang rules every two weeks. So ngayong every month na po, hindi lang siya magiging stable at mas malo-localize po kasi ngayon iyong mga ginagawa ng mga LGUs kasama na rin po diyan iyong mga localized at granular lockdowns. So parang mas mayroon pong continuity kung one month,” matud pa ni Roque. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
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