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PBGen. Emmanuel Luis D. Licup was the Keynote Speaker during the opening of the Integrated Tourist Safety and Security Seminar for Tourist-Oriented Police for Community Order and Protection (TOPCOP) in Salagdoong, Siquijor. (rac/PIA7-Siquijor)
The 25 Tourist Police from Negros Oriental and 74 from Siquijor attending the TOPCOP training. (rac/ PIA&-Siquijor)
PBGen. Licup (2nd from right) in a pose with Siquijor Police Provincial Director Angela Rejano (center) and PIA Siquijor’s Rizalie A. Calibo (2nd from left) with other PNP officials at the “Mariang Pulis” station in Maria, Siquijor. (rac/PIA7-Siquijor)
Siquijor attending the TOPCOP training. (rac/PIA&-Siquijor) He said tourism will be successful if the tourists tell good stories about Siquijor when going back home. He also said this while lauding the support and partnerships of the government agencies and the community to the PNP. “Gone are the days na kung pupunta tayo sa police station, sabihin ng pulis ‘walang gasolina, walang sasakyan’….there is no more reason for alibis,” he said, claiming that the police is always there in all the government endeavors of uplifting the economic conditions of the people to include implementation of infrastructure, livelihood, among other projects that hasten the transfer of goods and services to the people. “Lucky for Siquijor na wala ang (that there is no) insurgency as of now. Dapat tayo ang mauna (we should be ahead),” he said as he urged the new tourist police graduates to make sure that the NPAs will not thrive in the island. He mentioned about Executive Order No. 70 that orders the creation of the national task force to end local communist armed conflict, which he said is important for the community to know that the PNP is serious in its vow to end the communist armed conflict before the end of the term of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte. “Hindi makapag-usad ang ekonomiya ng isang bayan kung may (our economy will not progress if there is) insurgency. With your help, we will converge and promote the end of communist armed conflict,” he said while reiterating his challenge to keep the place as peaceful as possible. “If there is no peace and order, development will not succeed,” he added, pointing out that peace and order should come first before economic progress. The first day of the TOPCOP training includes lectures on Tourism Integrates, Support and Minds Women’s Respect and Child Safety (TourISM WoRCS): Gender and Development by SPPO Provincial Director PCol. Angela Rejano, and Child Safe Tourism and Child Protection Laws by Janice Sofia Talip of End Child Prostitution and Trafficking (ECPAT). Basic Principles of Tourist Safety was handled by PMaj. Janice Corazon Aquino; Human Rights by Provincial Prosecutor Atty. Ulysses Andora; Overview of the Incident Command System (ICS) by Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (PDRRM) Officer Blezela Mae Omictin; and Overview of the Philippine Tourism Industry by Tourism Operations Officer II Gloriece Glen. Do. The second day includes General Subject Knowledge on Siquijor History, Filipino People and Culture and Tradition by DOT7; Tourist Behavior Patterns and Market Profiles and Local Tourist Products and Services by Tourism Operations Officer II Gloriece Glen T. Do; Customized First-Aid based on location by the Red Cross 7; Managing Police Operations by PCpt Romeo Caacoy Jr.; and Police First Responder on Basic Investigation Procedures and Tourist Safety Protocol by PMaj. Janice Corazon Aquino. The topic on Filipino Brand of Service was tackled by Cebu Association of Tour Operators (CATO) President Amice Qublatin prior to the closing and graduation ceremony on the third day. The fourth day was spent for TOPCOP workshop interaction with the local tourism stakeholders in the province that tackled PNP’s report on crime incidence involving tourists in the province and other issues and concerns on tourism, safety, and security. The training capped with the crafting of a local tourism security action plan as an offshoot of the training and dialogue with the stakeholders. (rac/PIA7-Siquijor)
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PNP official to Siquijor tourist cops:’Keep the peace’
PNP’s Acting Director for Operations, PBGen. Emmanuel Luis D. Licup, giving his message during the Integrated Tourist-Oriented Police Community Order and Protection (TOPCOP) Training held recently in the province of Siquijor. (rac/PIA7-Siquijor)
by Rizalie Anding Calibo SIQUIJOR (PIA) -- Since his last visit to Siquijor Island around 31 years ago, PBGen. Emmanuel Luis D. Licup still claims the province has remained pristine, peaceful, and safe which Siquijodnons should be proud of and strive to maintain and protect. Noting that tourism is Siquijor’s best chance to take off economically, Licup, who sits as Philippine National Police (PNP) Acting Director for Operations, said the PNP has to do its job of ensuring public safety as police response is essential to tourism. PBGen. Emmanuel Luis D. Licup was the Keynote Speaker during the opening of the Integrated Tourist Safety and Security Seminar for Tourist-Oriented Police for Community Order and Protection (TOPCOP) in Salagdoong, Siquijor. (rac/PIA7-Siquijor) “The police is only good if he is able to respond to calls for police assistance and deal with crisis,” Licup said as he challenged the 99 newly trained tourist police from Siquijor and Negros Oriental to ensure the maintenance of peace and order in the province. The PNP official was the keynote speaker during the threeday Integrated Tourist Safety and Security Seminar for TouristOriented Police for Community Order and Protection (TOPCOP) held recently by PNP-Siquijor Police Provincial Office (SPPO) in cooperation with the Department of Tourism in Region 7 (DOT-7) at Salagdoong Beach Resort in Brgy. Olang, Maria, Siquijor. The 25 Tourist Police from Negros Oriental and 74 from to page 4
November is National Rice Awareness Month (PIA)--Did you know? November is being observed as National Rice Awareness Month by virtue of Proclamation No. 524 signed on Jan. 5, 2004, by then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The proclamation also tasked the Department of Agriculture as the lead agency for the month-long observance. The celebration coincided with the anniversary of the Philippine Rice Research Institute created under Executive Order No. 1061 dated Nov. 5, 1985. This year’s theme, “Quality Rice, Quality Life,” forms part of the Department of Agriculture’s awareness campaign to encourage farmers to produce quality rice for consumers, contribute in achieving rice security, promote the values of responsible
rice consumption, and to inspire public influencers in advocating this cause. With NRAM 2019 encouraging consumers to not waste rice, producers are also challenged to use efficient farming technologies and to become agrientrepreneurs. There will be various activities lined-up across the country including AgriTrivia shows for elementary and junior high school students; feeding programs; press conferences on the Suggested Retail Price for rice, and radio guesting, among others. Meanwhile, as part of the celebrations, the Philippine Ambassador to Italy Domingo P. Nolasco hosted a dinner for the Ambassadors, the Charge d’Affaires, a.i., and the Deputy Chiefs of Mission of the member states of the Economic
and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Asia Pacific group in Rome recently. The guests were treated to traditional Filipino fare, highlighting the rich culinary arts of the country. Ambassador Nolasco is the current Dean of the UN ESCAP Asia Pacific grouping in Rome. The hosting of the luncheons or dinner rotates among the ESCAP Ambassadors. Specifically, the observance also aims to strengthen the bond between rice farmers and the consumers towards quality life. Accordingly, DA encourages farmers to produce quality rice and instill the values of responsible rice consumption among consumers, thus contribute in achieving rice sufficiency in the country. (PIA NCR)
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#Empowering Communities At least 400 barangay folks from Tebjong, Siquijor have availed of medical mission conducted by the Siquijor Police Provincial Office where three medical doctors from the Department of Health (DOH) came to hand in free diagnosis to the beneficiaries. Services offered are free consultation with corresponding medicines and vitamins for initial intakes, dental cleaning, free haircut, free massage, as well as interactive learning program given to at least 40 children on their rights and protection in relation to the 2019 National Children’s Month Celebration. Participating are the Philippine Army, BFP, PDRRMO, Office of the Congressman and Tebjong Brgy Officials.
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Isip pagsaulog sa Rice DSWD nanawagan sa publiko: Awareness month, sa bulan sa Nobyembre, Ayaw hatag og limos sa kadalanan gidasig pag-usab ang ( P I A ) - - N a n a w a g a n a n g kabos ug mga indigenous people nga naa mga konsumante sa dili Department of Social Welfare and sa kadalanan. pag-usik-usik sa bugas Development (DSWD) sa publiko nga Gipahinumdoman ang publiko sa samtang gihagit usan dili mohatag og limos sa mga bata, mga DSWD nga ang paghatag og limos paglapas sa balaod base sa Presidential Decree (PD) ang mga mag-uuma No. 1563 o ang Anti-Mendicancy Law paggamit sa maayo nga nga nagdili sa pagpangayo o pag-solicit teknolohiya ug pagkat-on aron mamahimong “agri- sa mga charitable donations sa mga kabos ug uban pang religious organizations sa entrepreneurs.
kadalanan. Giingong usa sa tuyo sa balaod nga malikayan ang eksploytasyon sa mga masuso ug mga bata. Gi-awhag hinuon sa DSWD ang pag-organisar og mga gift-giving ug caroling, feeding programs, story-telling ug medical missions aron matabangan ang mga nanginahanglan. Giingong mahimo kining himuon sa mga activity center sa mga local govern ment units sa pakigtinabangay sa mga hingtungdang awtoridad aron masiguro ang kaluwasan sa mga benepisyaryo. Matud pa nga nakig-alayon na usab ang DSWD sa mga lokal nga kagamhanan aron masolusyonan ang mga kabos nga nagpuyo sa mga karsada sama sa mga Badjao, indigenous people nga makita na sa mga kadalanan nga nagpalimos. Sa datos sa ahensiya, kapin sa 200,000 ka pamilyang walay puluy-anan ang nakapahimos sa Modified Conditional Cash Transfer nga expansion program sa Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
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