Comprehensive Feeding Program Buenavista, Marinduque PHOTO BY: N.V. MAGTURO
MIMAROPA Region Joins the Nation in Celebrating Nutrition Month! The National Nutrition Council (NNC) – MIMAROPA and Center for Health Development (CHD) – MIMAROPA joined hands in organizing a Joint Regional Nutrition Month Celebration with the theme, “Gutom at malnutrisyon, sama-sama nating wakasan!”, at the F. Generics Hall, CHD IVA Building, QMMC Compound, Project 4, Quezon City. Director Jose R. Llacuna Jr. of CHD – MIMAROPA during his opening message called the attention of the participants on the rising incidence of hunger in the Philippines based on the Social Weather Station’s (SWS) Report and asked for stronger advocacies on issues regarding hunger and malnutrition. He also requested other government agencies in the said event like DepEd, DTI, NCIP, NFA, PIA, BFAR, TESDA, and PopCom to have stronger partnership in the fight against malnutrition and hunger. Nutrition Officer III Frederich Christian S. Tan gave the salient points of this year’s Nutrition Month Theme after which all of the participants enjoyably planted vegetables on the outside garden of the F. Generics Hall. The simple act of planting vegetables hopes to serve as a demonstration of “sama-samang pagwakas sa gutom at malnutri-
61,510 new teachers identified, 91% hired
Communications Unit Office of the Secretary | Department of Education
PASIG CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) has streamlined the process of teacher hiring and is close to filling-up the 61,510 new teacher items created this year. As of July 12, 56,0850(91%) new teachers have been hired while the remaining 5,425 have been identified and are being processed for appointment. Of the new hires, 11,022 (20%) come from the ranks of the qualified local government-funded or volunteer teachers. “Before the new system, it took some 8-9 months, even up to a year, for appointments to get processed,” explained DepEd Assistant Secretary for planning Jesus Mateo. “Now some appointments have been processed in just 3 months.” Mateo also added that some of the remaining 9% awaiting their appointment may already be teaching under a contractual basis. “While waiting for their papers, they may be asked to start work already. If, for some reason, their appointments are denied, they will still be paid for the work rendered.” “We have to remember these are permanent positions, we can’t just give them away,” said Mateo, adding that they have to balance speed of hiring with a thorough assessment of qualifications. “Whether fresh graduates or veteran con-
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Hon. Roberto M. Madla President
Hon. Senen M. Livelo, Jr. Treasurer
Hon. Russel S. Madrigal Vice-President
Hon. Gil R. Briones Auditor
Hon. Vicky Lao-Lim Secretary
Hon. Wilfredo R. Red P.R.O.
Release of cheque to G. Parreno
Release of cheque to Rejano's Bakery Photos Courtesy of: Eleazar Manaog
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Ormeco, rehistrado na bilang kooperatiba By Luis T. Cueto CALAPAN, Orienrtal Mindoro (PIA) -- Rehistrado na ngayon sa Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) ang Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Ormeco). Ito ang inanunsyo ng Movement for Consumer Ownership ng Ormeco kamakailan sa isang pagpupulong na ginanap sa Provincial Capitol Square, Lungsod ng Calapan. Tinanggap ng interim board ang kopya ng sertipiko nito mula kay Engr. Dante Hernandez ng CDA-Oriental Mindoro. Ipinaliwanag ni Ormeco Board of Director Dennis Alcancia na resulta ito ng isinagawang member initiated referendum na kung saan lumagda sa survey forms na kanilang ipinakalat sa mga bayan sa lalawigan ang may 37,000 Ormeco members o 30 porsiyento ng kabuuang kasapi ng Ormeco na kailangang rekisito ng CDA upang maging rehistrado ito. Aniya pa, batay sa guidelines ng CDA, kinakailangang hindi bababa sa 20 porsyento ng kasapi ng Ormeco ang magpahayag ng kanilang pagsuporta sa CDA conversion nito. Samantala, sapagkat may mga katanungan sa naging proseso ng pagrerehistro ng Ormeco sa CDA, iminungkahi ni Gob. Alfonso V. Umali Jr. na sundin ang suhestyon ni Ormeco Board of Director Humphrey Dolor na isalang ang usapin sa gaganaping Annual General Membership Assembly. Ang assembly ay gaganapin sa Agosto 17 at doon ay maaaring malaman kung ang proseso ng pagpaparehistro ay tatanggapin o hindi ng mga myembro ng Ormeco. Ayon naman kay Bishop Warlito Cajandig, sa ganitong mahahalagang usapin, kailangang mailantad ang katotohanan ng bawat panig, mahalaga ang transparency sa lahat ng bagay dahil maaaring mamanipula ang mga impormasyon mula sa magkabilang panig. Ayon naman kay 2nd District Representative Reynaldo V. Umali, para sa kanilang mga opisyal ng pamahalaan, laging prayoridad ang pagtataguyod sa kapakanan at kagalingan ng mga mamamayan. Binigyang-diin niya na mahalaga sa kaunlaran ng Oriental Mindoro ang power development dahil dito nakasalalay ang pagpasok sa lalawigan ng mga lokal at dayuhang mamumuhunan. Sinabi ni Alcancia na sinunod nila ang guidelines ukol sa proseso ng CDA conversion ng Ormeco. Aniya, sa pamamagitan ng pagiging rehistrado sa CDA, itinuturing nang mga may-ari ng kooperatiba ang mga member-consumers ng Ormeco at may karapatan sila sa pamamahala nito. Binigyang-diin din niya na sa pagiging rehistrado nito sa CDA, walang magiging pagbabago sa management ng Ormeco at iba pang aspekto ng pamamahala rito. Aniya pa, ang interim board of directors ang mangangasiwa sa isasagawang eleksyon ng mga bagong opisyal ng kooperatiba. Matatandaang nauna nang inaprubahan ng 5,253 mga myembro ng kooperatiba noong Marso 26, 2011 sa ika-29 na pantaunang pangkalahatang pagpupulong ng mga kasapi ng Ormeco ang Kapasiyahan Blg. 11-02 na nagsasaad na ipagpaliban o huwag munang pag-ukulan ng pansin ng Ormeco ang pagpapa-referendum para sa conversion mula non-stock to stock cooperative o stock corporation hangga’t hindi pa napapailawan ang lahat ng mga sitio sa buong lalawigan ng Silangang Mindoro. Nakasaad diin sa nabanggit na kapasiyahan na marami pang mga liblib na lugar ang umaasa at umaasam ng programang elektripikasyon at ang pangunahing kailangan para sa implementasyon ng nabanggit na programa ay ang pagkakaroon ng pondo para rito. (LBR/CPRSD/LTCPIA4B Calapan City)
Philippine Army, ARESCOM, nagsanib-pwersa para sa community clean-up By Dinnes Manzo ODIONGAN, Romblon (PIA) -- Tone-toneladang basura at mga putik ang nahukay sa mga kanal ng bayan ng Odiongan, Romblon ng magsagawa ng community clean-up dito. Ang aktibidad ay ginawa ng 50 kataong pinagsanib pwersa na mga miyembro ng Philippine Army (PA) at mga kasapi ng 410CDC Army Reserve Command (ARESCOM). Sinabi ni Army Reservist Jay Paloma, nagkaisa ang mga sundalo na nakadestino sa Baranggay Panique at Tuguis sa ilalim ng pamumuno nina Sgt. Arnel Ruiz at Sgt. Teodorico Rowy kaagapay ang mga tauhan ng 410-CDC ARESCOM sa pangunguna ni Sgt. Orestes Fausto, kung kaya matagumpay na naisakatuparan ang malawakang paglilinis ng mga kanal sa buong poblacion ng Odiongan. Ayon kay Sgt. Ruiz, ang “Community Clean-up Bayanihan” ay panimula pa lamang upang maipakita sa komunidad ang kanilang taus-pusong pagtulong upang mapanatili ang kalinisan ng kapaligiran at magsilbing inspirasyon ito sa mga mamamayan para pamarisan. Limang araw na isinagawa ang paglilinis sa buong bayan ng Odiongan ng mga kawani ng hukbong sandatahan na nakatalaga sa lalawigan. Ang naturang hakbang ay suportado ng pamahalaang panlalawigan sa pamumuno ni Governor Eduardo “Lolong” Firmalo kung saan naglabas ito ng mandato sa lahat ng mga empleyado na magsagawa rin ng kahalintulad na aktibidad sa kabisera ng Romblon at naisabuhay ito ng ng mga capitol employees sa pamamagitan ng isang buong araw na Coastal Clean-up sa baybayin ng Romblon, Romblon. (LBR/SRR/DM/PIA-IVB/Romblon)
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Philippine seaweeds face brighter future By Victoria Asuncion S. Mendoza PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (PIA) -- The Philippine seaweeds industry will face a bright future as indicated by recent developments across Asian regions. This was the result of the recently concluded 1st Agribusiness Cluster Meeting in the Brunei Darussalam-IndonesiaMalaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) held in this city. In a press conference, Atty. Benjamin Tabios Jr., assistant director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), said the BIMP-EAGA has the advantage because we have the supply for raw materials and processor for carageenan, a byproduct of seaweeds. Philippine seaweeds production is dominated by Palawan, Tawi-Tawi, Sulu, Bohol, and Zamboanga Sibugay, accounting for 70 percent of the Philippines’ volume of production of 1,751,050 metric tons in 2012. The country is the world’s third largest seaweeds producer with Indonesia as the second. “We have in the region the second and third largest producers of seaweeds in the world, and Malaysia as a significant processor of these seaweeds. If we join together, through a formidable alliance, we can dictate prices,” said Tabios. Tabios said that the demand for seaweeds keeps on growing worldwide and BFAR is continuously in full support of the industry by providing training and technical assistance to ensure its quality. “Also discussed in the meeting was the setting up of standards by which seaweeds may be measured, including the standardization of aquaculture practices,” Tabios said. In the Philippines, a series of workshops have already been conducted to respond to this need for standardization. Harmonization of the Philippine EAGA Good Aquaculture Practices and Product Standards was already conducted in Puerto Princesa City, Davao City and General Santos City. The BIMP-EAGA seaweed development project was one of the agenda in the cluster meeting, composed of the Working Group on Agro-Industry and Working Group on Fisheries Cooperation. The Philippines chairs the cluster for three years. (LBR/ VSM/PIA4B, Palawan)
Palawan, handa na sa pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Nutrisyon By Orlan C. Jabagat
QUEZON CITY, -- The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is reminding all taxpayers who elected to pay their income taxes for 2012 in two (2) equal installments that the deadline for the payment of the second and last installment is on July 15, 2013 (Monday). Under the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as amended (Tax Code), “when the tax due exceeds Two Thousand Pesos (P2,000.00), the taxpayer may elect to pay in two equal installments, the first installment to be paid at the time the return is filed (on or before April 15) and the second, on or before July 15 of the same year.” The BIR said there will be no extension of the said deadline just like what was strictly enforced during the income tax filing/payment deadline last April 15 this year. The corresponding penalties as provided for in the Tax Code will be imposed on payments of the tax still due made beyond 5 p.m. of the July 15 deadline. The tax agency is hoping to raise more revenues this July with the second installment payments of taxpayers to meet its collection goal this month of P97.597 billion and finish the month on a high note prior to its celebration of its 109th founding anniversary on August 1, 2013.
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LUNGSOD NG PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan (PIA) -- Nakahanay na ang mga magaganap sa pagdiriwang ng pamahalaang panlalawigan sa Buwan ng Nutrisyon ngayon Hulyo. Ang tema ng ika-39 na selebrasyon ng Buwan ng Nutrisyon ngayong taon sa bansa ay “Gutom at malnutrisyon, samasama nating wakasan!” Ang Buwan ng Nutrisyon ngayong taon ay nakatuon sa kagutuman dulot ng kakulangan sa sapat na pagkain na tutugon sa kinakailangang nutrisyon ng bawat mamamayan. Layunin ng pagdiriwang na maitaas ang kamalayan ng mamamayan patungkol sa mga isyung may kinalaman sa malnutrisyon at kagutuman, gayundin ang mga paraan upang maibsan ito; mahikayat ang mga stakeholders na magtulungan para sa pagtugon sa usapin at mahikayat ang isang malakas na aksyong politikal upang tuluyan nang masugpo ang kagutuman sa Pilipinas. Sa kasalukuyan, pinaghahandaan na ng Provincial Nutrition Office (PNO) ang iba’t ibang aktibidad para sa mga empleyado ng Kapitolyo upang mahikayat sila na sundin ang tamang nutrisyon sa kani-kanilang pamilya. Sa Hulyo 16-18 ay magkakaroon ng Nutri-Bingo sa ganap na ika-3 ng hapon sa mga tanggapan ng Provincial Engineering Office at Provincial Health Office. Ang Nutri-Bingo ay isang uri ng laro tungkol sa mga impormasyong may kinalaman sa tamang nutrisyon. Sa Hulyo 23 naman ay gaganapin ang Bantay Kalusugan na magsisimula sa ganap na ika-7 ng umaga sa Telesforo Paredes Pavilion. Ilan sa mga isasagawang aktibidad dito ay ang pagkuha ng Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS), Body Weight at Body Mass Index at blood pressure check. Magsasagawa rin ng dietary counseling, gayon din ng dental check-up, pagtitimbang at pagkuha ng taas para sa mga batang lalahok sa NutriKid. Sa hapon naman ng parehong araw gaganapin ang NutriBingo sa Capitol Complex at ang Mini-Forum sa ganap na ika-2 ng hapon sa Victoriano J. Rodriguez Hall ng gusali ng Kapitolyo. Ilan sa mga paksang tatalakayin ay tungkol sa diabetes, hypertension at sakit sa bato. At sa huling araw ng Hulyo, isasagawa ang Search for Mr. & Ms NutriKid na lalahukan ng mga anak at apo ng mga empleyado ng Kapitolyo. (LBR/OCJ/PIA4B-Palawan)
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MARINDUQUE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC. Update — Vice Governor Elect Romulo Bacorro - former President of MCCI (4th from left), congratulates Mr. Owen Gregorio newly e l ec te d P re s i de nt MCCI, with PCCI Vice Governor for South Luzon Eduardo Nicolas (2nd from left), DTI Provincial Director Carlito Fabalena (3rd from left), Elmer Tan (left) MCCI Vice President for Legal Affairs, Calixto Tiu (right) MCCI Auditor and Ms. Susan Villar Brondial-Leviste (2nd from right) , DTI Mimaropa Coordinator. Photo Courtesy of: Mariden Calub
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Unseated Marinduque solon accuses SC justice of wielding influence Reprint from: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/317068/news/nation/unseated-marinduque-solon-accuses-sc-justice-of-wielding-influence July 11, 2013 5:49pm
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has annulled the proclamation of Regina Ongsiako Reyes as the winning representative of Marinduque province in the May 13 elections. In a 19-page resolution, the Comelec en banc ordered the Provincial Board of Canvassers (PBOC) of Marinduque to proclaim Lord Allan Jay Velasco as the winning representative in the province’s lone district. “The May 18 proclamation of the respondent, Regina Ongsiako Reyes, is declared null and void and without any legal force and effect,” the Comelec said. Voting 5-2, the Comelec en banc said Reyes lacked the one-year residency required for an elected official. In March, the Comelec First Division has cancelled her certificate of candidacy on the grounds that she is an American citizen. Reyes, at a press conference, denied that she's an American citizen. She also accused her rival's father, Supreme Court Justice Presbitero Velasco, of wielding his influence following a high court ruling favoring Reyes' earlier disqualification by the Comelec. "I have a copy of my Philippine passport,” she said. “I also have a certificate from the Bureau of Immigration that I used only a Philippine passport in all travels after I renounced my American citizenship." Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr., Commissioners Lucenito Tagle, Elias Yusoph, Grace Padaca, and Luie Guia voted to unseat Reyes, while Commissioners Christian Lim and Al Parreño dissented on the grounds that the poll body no longer has jurisdiction over the case since Reyes has been proclaimed by the PBOC. Reyes vs. Velasco Meanwhile, Reyes, during her press conference, accused Justice Velasco of using his "unelected post" to promote the interest of his family. "I call on him to refrain from using his unelected post to give rise to yet another constitutional crisis where Congress maybe be compelled to ignore a ruling of the Court reversing jurisprudence to benefit one of its own," she said. Reyes, however, refused to comment when asked if she would be moving for Velasco's impeachment. Public Information Office chief Theodore Te told GMA News Online that he had already "communicated to Justice Velasco about possible reaction, [but there is] none yet." Last May 14, the Comelec junked Reyes' motion for reconsideration, rendering her disqualification final. The high court eventually upheld this ruling, saying the poll body did not exercise grave abuse of discretion when it disqualified Reyes for being an American citizen. Undue haste Although Velasco inhibited from the case, Reyes still cast doubts on SC's "undue haste" in deciding on her petition, saying a ruling was issued even without the Comelec being asked to comment first as what is normally done in cases filed with the high court. She also noted how the SC seemed to have "rewritten the Constitution" when it ruled that the oath recognized by the Constitution is the one administered by the House Speaker on the day of the State of the Nation Address, which is scheduled on July 22. "This is an instance where a Justice of the highest post wielded his influence to reverse jurisprudence in order to benefit his family. This is a travesty of Justice," she said. Following the SC ruling, Lord Allan contested Reyes' proclamation before the Comelec, but the poll body junked his plea, saying the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET) has acquired jurisdiction over the case since she has already been proclaimed, has taken his oath, and has assumed office. However, the SC said the Comelec retained jurisdiction until the noon of June 30, the beginning of the term of Reyes and those of other winning candidates. — Mark Merueñas/KBK, GMA News
DSWD seeks new staff in Mimaropa provinces By Lanie B. Ronquillo Quezon City (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office IV-B is currently searching for new employees who can work in their program for the poor. A hundred and forty seven job openings are spread in all provinces of Mimaropa. These jobs include area coordinators, area supervisors, enumerators, encoders, and verifiers. Interested applicants may inquire or personally submit their applications at the Social Welfare and Development (SWAD) Team in the provincial offices or at the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office (MSWDO) or you may send it by e-mail at: fo4b@dswd.gov.ph. Deadline for submission of applications is July 26. Information on the qualifications and terms of reference for each vacant position is available at the official Facebook Page of PIA Mimaropa. (LBR/PIA4B)
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