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Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan, in his welcome remarks during Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s visit with RTF-ELCAC in Lapu-lapu City, Cebu on March 31, 2022, said his city has never been reported to have communist presence nor terrorist sightings. He said “we are proud to announce that we are among the few HUCs to have met herd immunity after actively campaigning for vaccination.” -------ooo-------ooo------Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan, in his welcome remarks during Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s visit with RTF-ELCAC in Lapu-lapu City, Cebu on March 31, 2022, said that in recent days, there has been no new positive cases of COVID-19 in the city. He said businesses are sprouting like mushrooms, thriving freely in the atmosphere characterized by peace and prosperity in the city. -------ooo-------ooo------Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte is now in LapuLapu City, Cebu for the NTF-RTF 7 To End Local Communist Armed Conflict Joint Meeting dubbed “Pagpapatuloy ng Tamang Pamamahala.” -------ooo-------ooo------National Security Adviser and Vice-Chairman of NTF-ELCAC Sec. Hermogenes Esperon Jr., in his message during Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s visit with RTF-ELCAC in Lapu-lapu City, Cebu on March 31, 2022, said the government is winning the war against insurgency. He said the government continues to clear affected barangays through the Community Support Programs and Re-Tooled Community Support Program. -------ooo-------ooo------Sec. Esperon said the government is dismantling guerrila fronts at a pace never seen before in the county. . -------ooo-------ooo------In Region 7, Sec. Esperon said there are 3 remaining guerrila fronts- Central Negros 1, Central Negros 2, and the Bohol Party Committee. According to the PLEDS Cluster in Region 7, the Komiteng Rehiyon Negros/ Cebu/Bohol/Siquijor Southeast Front has been dismantled, while the 2 remaining Guerilla fronts have been declared weakened on April 6, 2021 and is in the advanced stages of being dismantled. -------ooo-------ooo------As for the 3rd Guerilla front, Sec. Esperon said the PLEDS-7 is awaiting the passing of a resolution from the National Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Council before it is given weakened status. -------ooo-------ooo------There are 86 barangays that are beneficiaries of the Barangay Development Program in Region 7. According to DBM, a total of P344,000,000.00 has been allocated to the region for various BDP projects. -------ooo-------ooo------Pres. Rodrigo Duterte, assisted by Sec. Hermogenes Esperon Jr., leads the turnover of cash assistance worth P1.8-M from E-Clip to former rebels. (rmn) Pres. Rodrigo Duterte, assisted by Sec. Hermogenes Esperon Jr., leads the turnover of cash assistance worth P1.8-M from E-Clip to former rebels.
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DOH-7calls for responsible pet ownership
In observation of Rabies Awareness Month this March, the Department of Health Region 7 (DOH-7) urged pet owners to be responsible in handling their pets. DOH-7 has observed an increasing number of animal bite incidents in the region, and the department aims to raise awareness on the importance of responsible pet ownership as the core principle in preventing animal bites and rabies incidents. Responsible pet ownership also means having their pets vaccinated against rabies regularlyl. During the March 17 episode of the Kapihan sa PIA, DOH-7 Medical Officer III Dr. Ronald Jarvik Buscato stressed how responsible pet ownership will help reduce the cases of animal bites and rabies incidents. “To address this concern, the core principle here is responsible pet ownership, which is about giving your pets the complete vaccination, paghatag sa tarong nga pagkaon, paghatag nila sa tanan nilang gikinahanglan, og pagbantay nga sila dili magakagawas o makalakaw sa bisan asa (feeding them well, attending to their needs, and making sure they don’t get out of the house and go around unattended),” said Buscato. “Ang rabies is a fatal disease, pero rabies is 100% preventable. Malikayan natu ang pag develop og full blown rabies kung sakto ang atoang bakuna against the disease og madawat natu ni nga bakuna sa sakto nga panahon (Rabies is a fatal disease but it is 100% preventable. We could avoid full-blown rabies cases if our pets are regularly vaccinated against the disease),” he added. According to DOH, pet owners can go to the Bureau of Animal Industry or their municipal or city veterinarian in their respective local government units to avail of the free anti-rabies vaccination. Pet owners should ensure that their pets will receive at least three to four doses of anti-rabies vaccine. There are 66 animal bite treatment centers strategically located in the entire region to serve several communities. All of these centers are quality assured and passed the standards set by the World Health Organization. In 2021, Central Visayas has recorded 130,000 animal bite cases and 16 rabies suspect cases with 75% of the rabies cases coming from dog bites. With its call for responsible pet ownership, DOH-7 hopes to achieve a “rabiesfree” status for all the provinces in Central Visayas prior to the full implementation of the Universal Health Care law. The country targets to become rabies-free by 2030. (RGC/PIA7)
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march 29 - april 6, 2022
Siquijor PPCRV calls on candidates to be leaders of peace
By Rizalie Anding Calibo
Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) Coordinator Rev. Fr. Leonardo Tan encouraged the candidates for the May 2022 elections here to become a leader of peace. Quoting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his message to the US Congress, Tan said that to become a leader means to become a leader of peace. He noted that “as we embark on this coming national and local elections, we are also besieged with many problems that the leaders have to respond,” citing the Ukraine war that have caused the acceleration and skyrocketing of prices of petroleum products and basic necessities, the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, among others. Tan also cited the occurrence of natural disasters such as the typhoon Odette that hit Siquijor and neighboring islands, affecting around 4,206 families. These issues, he said, are the concerns that the next generation of leaders will be facing and should consider after the May 2022 elections. “Today, we are aware, challenged and should be dictated by our conscience to vote wisely by choosing the right person who has the capacity and the skills, the heart and the mind, the soul and the spirit for the nation
and not only for their own personal gains,” he said. Tan said PPCRV has appealed to Filipino voters to use as their basis for choosing the right leaders the qualities of “Maka-Diyos, Maka-Tao, Maka-Bayan, Maka-Kalikasan, at Maka-Pilipinas” while reiterating its advocacy for a Clean, Honest, Accurate, Meaningful and Peaceful elections (CHAMP). “Experience has taught us that unless the authorities take suitable action with regards to political, economic and cultural matters, inequalities between citizens doom to become more widespread especially in the modern world, as a result, human rights are rendered totally ineffective and the fulfilment of duties is compromised,” said Tan. He added that “election time is
very crucial to our life as a nation because it creates leaders that have an effect to our political, economic, social, cultural, moral and spiritual life which will eventually lead to a greater impact on our lives as a people and as a nation.” Tan was speaking during the Signing of Peace Covenant and Integrity Pledge on March 17. Held at St. Francis of Assisi Church Grounds, Siquijor, Siquijor, the activity was initiated by the PPCRV in cooperation with the Commission on Elections, Philippine National Police, Siquijor Police Provincial Office, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Philippine Army, and the Philippine Information Agency to encourage local aspiring candidates to declare their support and commitment for CHAMP. (RAC/ PIA7 Siquijor).
The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), through the Office of the Global Media and Public Affairs (OGMPA) and various national government agencies (NGAs) and local government units (LGUs), hold a #DuterteLegacy Caravan in Maria, Siquijor on March 29, 2022. Launched by the PCOO, the Duterte Legacy Caravan aims to showcase and promote the programs, policies and legacies of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. Anchored on the President’s ‘Tapang at Malasakit’ brand of governance and peoplecentric public service, various government services are ready on the ground to be available to the public.
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Siquijor tourism stakeholders get TDR training SIQUIJOR (PIA) - - AT least 28 tourism stakeholders in Siquijor province completed the Tourism Destination Resilience (TDR) Training for TDR Project conducted by the Department of Tourism (DOT), through the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). The Training was held on March 9-10 and March 30-31 at the Cocogrove Resort, San Juan, Siquijor with Tourism planning consultants, Chen ReyesMencias and Boboi Costas. It consists of sub-national consultative workshops in 10 modules, to assist DMOs in preparing risk assessment, risk management and adaptive capacity plans. Siquijor province, according to the tourism consultants, is identified as
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the pilot tourist destination for PATA TDR project which aims to assist the Destination Management Organizations (DMOs) to build resilience, withstand adversities, and ensure sustainable tourism development.
POPCOM 7: 127 LGUs in CV now with population officers The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) Region 7 announced that 127 local government units (LGUs) in Central Visayas have already designated Population Officers. This was announced by POPCOM-7 Regional Director Atty. Bruce Ragas during their recent 53rd anniversary celebration. Ragas said the region already has 39 Teen Centers and over 500 peer educators or young adolescents who are able to facilitate basic seminars on HEART to HEART Teen Talk where H.E.A.R.T. is an acronym of HIV AIDS and STIs, Early Sexual Encounter, Adolescent Sexuality, Reproductive Health, and Teenage Pregnancy. On March 8-10, POPCOM celebrated the International Women’s Month with a staff development seminar on Gender Sensitivity that allowed the participants to get to know a part of their life journeys in the context and challenges of gender sensitivity. It was held at the Emelia Hotel and Resort in Kawit, Medellin, Cebu with Tensie Villa as resource person. The three-day activity discussed the journey of women in history, of how they were challenged to freedom until given rights as women. Based on the 2020 Annual Report of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law of 2012 under the Key Result
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Mipahigayon ang Presidential Communiations Operatoons Office ug Transparency Roadshow niadtong March 29 ug nakigpartner sa Lokal nga kagamhanan sa Siquijor ug Siquijor State College pinaagi sa paglagda sa Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) alang sa implementasyon sa Freedom
of Information (FOI) program sa mga tunghaan ingon man sa Transparency Wall kauban ni Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Steven J. Sumaylo nga maoy nagrepresentar sa Siquijor State College (SSC) ug ni Gov. Zaldy Villa. Atol sa maong kalihokan, si PCOO-FOI Communications and
Capacity Division Development Chief Krizia Casey P. Avejar naghisgot kabahin mga programa sa FOI sa Dugokanan sa Kapitolyo, Provincial Capitol, Siquijor, Siquijor. Si Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Assistant Secretary Achilles Gerard C. Bravo usab mihatag ug mga updates saimplementasyon sa desisiyon sa Korte Suprema kabahin sa Mandanas-Garcia Case ug uban oang transparency initiatives.
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Area, Region 7 leads the most number of reported cases in the country at 3,155 as supported by data from Philippine National Police and the Gender and Development Desks (GADs) in the barangays. POPCOM was established in 1969 by virtue of Executive Order No. 233 when the Ad Hoc Commission on Population recommended the official launch of the National Population Program and the
Commission on Population was mandated to serve as the central coordinating and policymaking body of the government in the field of population. Through the years, POPCOM came to be known as the Commission on Population and Development with three programs expanding from family planning to Responsible Parenthood and Family Planning, Adolescent Health and Development, and Population Development Integration.
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