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MIMAROPA RegionBayan Joins thedeclares Nation in Celebrating Sangguniang BOAC Nutrition Month! in State of Calamity BOAC, Marinduque – The municipality of Boac has been declared under the State of Calamity last July 17, 2013 due to the outbreak of Chikungunya, a viral disease instigated by the same mosquitoes causing Dengue. The 8th Sanguniang Bayan has adopted said resolution based on the recommendation of the MDRRMC last July 17, 2013 during its special session. The Municipal Health Officer, Dr. Rodney Boncajes reported at the Sangguniang Bayan the increasing number of reported Chikungunya cases in the municipality of Boac with 1,048 cases affecting 34 barangays; 29 out of 84 blood samples yielded positive result for chikungunya IgM as confirmatory test from RITM (10 barangays with positive cases) as of July 15, 2013. The municipal health office is also monitoring increasing reports of suspected dengue cases, though no confirmed positive IgM cases from RITM has been received yet as of press time. All efforts are now being exerted on information dissemination and health education and massive cleaning of every barangay to eradicate breeding grounds of mosquitoes. Procurement of fogging machines is also in the process, as well as medicine to minimize the effect of the virus. The Department of Health -Center for Health Development Fogging Team went to Boac and in other affected barangays all over the province for misting. Regional Coordinator for Viral-Borne Diseases, Oca Macam responded immediately to the needs of the province and personally visited and monitored the barangays affected by Chikungunya with the misting team for several days. Macam met with Mayor Madla and Mun. Health Officer, Boncajes, DOH Extension Office and Provincial Health Officers and staff. He also had the chance to disseminate information via PIA MIMAROPA HOUR at Radyo Natin-Boac together with Dr. Honesto Marquez, PHO Health Officer II. Mayor Roberto Madla called on each family or each household to conduct clean-up operations in their surroundings. All barangay chairmen were directed to lead this activity and doing information campaign in their respective barangays. Madla said the municipality will immediately purchase at least two fogging/misting to ensure the safety of the constituents. At press time, the “State of Calamity” in Boac has not been lifted. Everyone hopes to end this Chikungunya Virus soon with the help of the local government units; Provincial Health Office and the Rrural Health Units. (Mayda N. Lagran)
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TEXT AND PHOTOS BY: MIRIAM M. NOBLEZA Muling dumalaw sa lalawigan ng Marinduque ang ilang Foreign students mula sa bansang Austria, kasama ang ilang kawani ng NGO’s mula sa Caloocan at Malabon sa pangunguna ni Sir Virgilio Esguerra ng Institute for Pastoral Development. Layunin ng kanilang pagdalaw sa ating lalawigan ang makipagugnayan sa mga mamamayan at mga pinuno ng Sanggunianng iba’t ibang barangay hinggil sa mga proyekto, plano at gawain kaugnay sa “Kahandaan sa mga peligrong dulot ng kalamidad at nagbabagong klima sa ating bansa.” Marami nang pagkakataon na nagtungo dito sa ating lalawigan ang mga bisitang local at mula sa ibang bansa upang mangalap ng datos at makipagpalitan ng kuro-kuro tungkol sa usaping ito. Lahat sila ay nasiyahan sapagkat nakita nila na ang ating pamahalaan, sa local at national level ay seryoso at masusing binibigyan ng panBoac Councilor Myke R. Magalang at Brgy. sin ang mga programa tungkol sa “kalamidad at nagbabagong klima.” Sa lahat ng mga gawaing ito, pinasasalamatan namin ang pamunuan ng Captain Heracleo M. Marmol habang Marinduque Council for Environmental Concerns (MACEC) at mga kawani nito. nagpapaliwanag tungkol sa “Contingency Mabuhay kayong lahat!!!
Chart” kaugnay sa kalamidad.
R.A. No. 9749 AN ACT DECLARING JULY 31 – BATTLE OF PAYE DAY – OF EVERY YEAR AS A SPECIAL NONWORKING HOLIDAY IN THE PROVINCE OF MARINDUQUE Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. July 31 of every year is hereby declared a special nonworking holiday in the entire Province of Marinduque to commemorate the victory of Filipino revolutionists in the Battle of Paye that took place on July 31, 1900.
Ilan sa mga foreign students mula sa bansang Austria kasama ang mga miyembro ng Sangguniang Barangay ng Poras
SEC. 2. The provincial government of Marinduque and the Municipal Government of Boac, in coordination with the National Historical Institute, shall lead appropriate and meaningful commemorative programs and activities to be participated in by officials and employees of the national, provincial and municipal government agencies and instrumentalities, and civic, religious, nongovernment, business and civil society organizations, in order to give significance and honor to the heroes and heroines of the Battle of Paye. SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved, (Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE
(Sgd.) PROSPERO C. NOGRALES
President of Senate
Speaker of the House of Representatives
This Act which originated in the House of Representatives was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on November 17, 2008 and August 24, 2009, respectively.
(Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES (Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Kagawad Miriam M. Nobleza ng Poras na tumalakay sa Barangay Disaster Preparedness Manual na inihanda ng Sangguniang Barangay.
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Approved: NOV 10 2009 (Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL – ARROYO President of the Philippines
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PENRO targets 6,550 hectares to be planted with fruit trees in OrMin By Luis T. Cueto CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro (PIA) -- The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) here is targeting this year a total of 6,550 hectares of land to be planted with assorted species of fruit trees and forest tree species province wide. According to Mary June F. Maypa, Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer of Oriental Mindoro, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is tasked to lead the Aquino Administration’s priority thrust – the National Greening Program (NGP). She said this program has a goal of planting 1.5 billion trees in 1.5 million hectares nationwide in the period of six years of its implementation. NGP is also an economic program since it complements the Department of Agriculture (DA)’s goal of achieving food security and alleviation of poverty and aligned with DENR’s goal on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation, Environmental Stability and Biodiversity Conservation. In line with this program and in partnership with the Unified Tree of Life (UTOL) program of the provincial government, employees from the local government units (LGUs), national government agencies and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) participated in a tree planting activity in Sitio Pastuhan I in barangay Rosacara, Bansud on July 22. NGP balances the needs of a growing community with the aims of protecting and preserving environment and its natural resources. (LBR/LTC/PIA4B/-Calapan City)
Pagdiriwang ng buwan ng nutrisyon isasagawa sa Calapan By Luis T. Cueto CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro (PIA) -- Sa temang “Gutom at malnutrisyon, sama-sama nating wakasan," nakatakdang isagawa ang pagdiriwang ng “Buwan ng Nutrisyon” sa lalawigan sa huling linggo ng buwan ng Hulyo. Taun-taong ipinagdiriwang sa buong bansa ang Hulyo bilang buwan ng nutrisyon alinsunod sa bisa ng Presidential Decree bilang 491 upang higit pang itaas ang kamalayan ng mamamayan hinggil sa kahalagahan ng nutrisyon. Sa pinakahuling pagpupulong ng Provincial Nutrition Council, tinukoy na ang mga magiging gawain na itatampok sa nasabing pagdiriwang. Kaugnay nito, sinabi ni Provincial Nutrition Action Officer Norine Dacula na isasagawa ang pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Nutrisyon upang mabigyan ng pagkakataon ang iba’t ibang munisipyo na makapagsagawa nang kaugnay na gawain sa kanikanilang lugar. Sa plano, nakatakda ang pagsasagawa ng cooking festival na lalahukan ng mga barangay nutrition scholars at Pinoy Henyo na lalahukan naman ng mga kapitan ng barangay. Samantala, pinasalamatan ni Executive Assistant Dr. Marpheo Marasigan na siyang kumatawan kay Gob. Alfonso V. Umali Jr. ang mga barangay nutrition scholars at barangay health workers sapagkat sila ang katuwang ng pamahalaan sa pagpapatupad ng mga programang pangkalusugan. (LBR/ CPRSD/LTC/PIA4B, Calapan)
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'Performance Government System', pangontra sa katiwalian/ By Lyndon Plantilla PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan (PIA) -- Isinusulong ngayon ng isang development organization ang institusyonalisasyon ng isang alternatibong sistema sa pagpapatupad ng mandato para maiwasan ang katiwalian at mapabuti ang serbisyo publiko sa mga tanggapan ng pamahalaan. Sa nakaraang ika-walong Development Conference na pinangsiwaan ng Institute for Stability for Asia (ISA), humigit-kumulang 70 mula sa pambansa at lokal na tanggapan ng pamahalaan ang nagpalitan ng mga karanasan sa ilalim ng Performance Government System o PGS. Ayon kay Francisco C. Eizmendi Jr., ang pangulo ng ISA, tumutulong ang PGS sa mga organisasyon para malagyan ng sistema ang pagsasakatuparan ng mga hangarin, pagtukoy sa tinatawag na "breakthrough goals" at magbabantay sa kanilang pagtatrabaho. Ikagagalak ni Ginoong Eizmendi na maraming kawani ng pamahalaan na tapat sa kanilang tungkulin at kailangan lang alalayan sa pag-gamit ng sistema. Sa banda huli, ani Eizmendi, ang pinakalayunin ng PGS ay mabago ang buong bansa (mula sa imahen ng katiwalian at karukhaan). Sa nasabing kumperensiya, itinampok ang mga karanasan ng lungsod Balanga (Bataan), San Fernando (La Union) at ng Philippine Army sa paggamit ng PGS para maatim ang hangarin at mandato ng kanilang tanggapan. Para naman kay ISA Executive Director Christian Zaens, isa sa mga susi ng tagumpay sa paggamit ng PGS ang pagbabalangkas ng isang mahusay strategic map na gagabay sa isang organisasyon. Isinagawa ang development conference sa pagkikipagtulungan ng ISA sa Philippine National Police. (LBR/LP/VSM/PIA4BPalawan)
BFAR issues red tide alert in Honda Bay, Palawan PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (PIA) -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has issued a red tide alert in Honda Bay, Puerto Princesa City. The agency said all types of shellfish, including alamang are not fit for human consumption. City Agriculturist Melissa Macasaet said that her office received the BFAR advisory on July 23 which bans the gathering and eating of shellfish taken from the Honda Bay where shellfishes routinely collected and tested by BFAR resulted positive to paralytic poison beyond the regulatory limit. She said that the laboratory results registered 108 micrograms/100 grams of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxin level which is way above the normal level of 60 PSP. In a radio interview, Macasaet said that her office together with concerned offices in the city government conducted information dissemination of the red tide alert specifically among the officials of the affected barangays, fish market vendors, and other food establishments in the city. So far, there has been no report of victims of possible paralytic poisoning due to the red tide. Macasaet said that developments of the red tide bloom are under continuous surveillance and monitoring not only in the Honda Bay but including the Puerto Princesa Bay as well. The bulletin states that fish, squids, shrimps and crabs are safe for human consumption provided that they are fresh and washed thoroughly and internal organs such as gills, and intestines are removed before cooking. The last red tide occurrence in Honda and Puerto Princesa Bay was in 2010. (LBR/VSM/PIA4B/Palawan)
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DOST-Marinduque now accepting scholars for 2014 By Mayda N. Lagran BOAC, Marinduque (PIA) -- The Department of Science and Technology- Science Education Institute is now accepting and screening applicants for the 2014 DOST-SEI Scholarship. The scholarship is open to graduating high school students schoolyear and has two classifications - the Merit Scholarship and RA 7687 scholarship. The Merit Scholarship is awarded to qualified applicants regardless of their families’ socio-economic status. An applicant to the Merit Scholarship must be a natural-born Filipino citizen; must belong to the top five percent of the regular high school graduating class or a member of the graduating class of DOSTSEI identified or DepEd-recognized science high school; with good moral character; good health condition and must pass the 2014 S&T Scholarship Examination to be given in September. On the other hand, the RA 7687 Scholarship is awarded to poor, talented and deserving students. By “poor”, it means they must belongs to a family whose socio-economic status does not exceed the set values of certain indicators as determined by DOST. For the other criteria, the applicant must be a resident of the municipality
for the last four years as attested by the barangay. Disqualified to apply are those who have earned units in any post-secondary/undergraduate course; those who have taken any previous DOST-SEI Scholarship Examination; and those who have applied for immigrant status in the USA or any other country. DOST-Marinduque Provincial Director Bernardo Caringal encouraged qualified students to avail the scholarship during his rounds of information campaign on the program. Applicants may submit their requirements at the Provincial Science and Technology Office, Bangbangalon, Boac, Marinduque until August 23, 2013. The Examination will be held on September 22, 2013 at the Marinduque State College, Tanza, Boac. Application forms can be secured at the Provincial Science and Technology C e n t e r, B o a c o r a t D O ST - S EI we b s i te : www.sei.dost.gov.ph or www.science-scholarships.ph (LBR/MNL/PIA4B-Marinduque)
Pagpapagawa ng mga pangunahing lansangan sa Occ Min, tuloy na / By Voltaire Dequina SAN JOSE, Occidental Mindoro (PIA) -- Tuloy na ang pagpapa-kongkreto ng mga pangunahing lansangan sa Occidental Mindoro. "Ito ay matagal ng pangarap ng mga mamamayan," pahayag ni Governor Gene Mendiola bilang pagbibigay suporta ng pamahalaang panlalawigan sa mga proyektong imprastraktura ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) sa lalawigan. Ang pahayag ni Mendiola ay kasunod ng pagkakagawad ng DPWH ng Package 4 ng sa ilalim ng Mindoro West Coast Project o MWCP sa China Geo Engineering Corporation. Ayon kay Alex Bote, project manager ng Japan Road Upgrading Preservation Project ng Project Management Office-DPWH (JRUPP-PMO-DPWH), ang pagkage four ay isa sa anim na package ng MWCP na pinondohan ng Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Nakapaloob sa 4th package ng MWCP ang pagsesemento ng lansangan na magdudugtong sa mga bayan ng Sablayan at Santa Cruz. Kasama rito ang pagsasaayos ng mga tulay na matatagpuan sa mga nasabing lugar. Una rito, ang China Geo Engineering Corporation din ang tumapos sa MWCP Package 6 kung saan sinemento ang mga daan ng Mamburao at ng Abra de Ilog, may 10 taon nang nakakaraan. Sa panahon ding ito, nakumpleto na rin ng Hanjin Industries and Construction Company Limited ang MWCP Package 1 na sumasaklaw sa mga lansangan ng Rizal at ng San Jose. Samantala, hinggil naman sa mga nalalabing packages ng MWCP, inihayag ni Occidental Mindoro Representative Josephine Sato na magkakaroon ng bidding sa Agosto para sa Package 2 (Rizal-Calintaan section); sa Setyembre para sa Package 3 (Calintaan - Sablayan section) at sa Oktubre para sa Package 5 (Santa Cruz -Mamburao section). (LBR/LP/VND/PIA4B Occ Min)
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Mobile services ng LTO muling umusad sa kabisera ng Romblon /By Dinnes Manzo Malaking ginhawa o bawas abala rin ito sa mga magpaparehistro ang kanilang mga sasakyan o kumukuha o mag-renew ng driver’s license.
ROMBLON, Romblon (PIA) -- Nagsagawa ang Land Transportation Office (LTO)-Romblon kamakailan ng rehistrasyon, "renewal" sa mga rehistro ng mga pribado at pampublikong sasakyan, at pagproseso ng mga lisensya ng mga tsuper sa kabisera ng lalawigan. Ang muling pagtungo na ito ng LTO sa Romblon, Romblon ay ikinagalak ng pamahalaang lokal ng Romblon dahil nagbabala si Mayor Gerard S.Montojo na simula Hulyo 22 ay hindi na pahihintulutang makapamasada ang mga tricycle na walang rehistro. Aniya, wala ng pampasaherong tricycle na bibigyan ng municipal permit kapag hindi pa ito rehistrado sa LTO. Ikinatuwa rin ito ng taga-Romblon dahil malaki ang matitipid ng mga may-ari ng sasakyan at motorista sa pagrenew at pagpaparehistro ng kanilang mga sasakyan. Sinabi ni Edgar Tan, cashier at supply officer ng LTO Romblon, na magpapatuloy pa rin ang ganitong gawain ng kanilang ahensiya sapagkat inilalapit nila sa taong-bayan ang tunay na serbisyopubliko at maipakita ang taos-pusong paglilingkod sa mga ito. Ito ay tugon sa mga karaingan ng mga may-ari ng mga sasakyan dahil sa magkakahiwalay na mga isla ang bawat bayan kung kaya mahirap magtungo sa tanggapan ng LTO sa Odiongan, Romblon.
Hangarin ng LTO Romblon na maiwasan ang pagdami ng mga kolorum na mga sasakyan na pumapasada sa mga kalsada sa buong lalawigan at matiyak ang kaligtasan ng mga pasahero na sumasakay sa mga pampublikong sasakyan. Ayon pa kay Tan, nagsagawa rin ang LTO Romblon ng road safety seminar at public information campaign patungkol sa mga mahahalagang batas pang-transportasyon gaya ng: Antidrunk and Drugged Driving Act (R.A. 10586), Motorcycle Helmet Act (R.A. 10054) at Land Transportation and Traffic Code of the Philippines (R.A. 4136). Nagsagawa rin ang LTO Deputation Seminar para sa mga pulis na nakadestino sa bayan ng Romblon, Romblon. Layunin ng seminar at pinag-ibayong kampanya na ito ng LTO na magkaroon ng maayos na pagpapatupad ng batas at katiwasayan sa mga kalsada. (LBR/DM/PIA-4B, Romblon)
DOLE Mimaropa, pinaigting ang kampanya ukol sa kaligtasan ng manggagawa By Dinnes Manzo ODIONGAN, Romblon, Hulyo 25 (PIA) ---Nagsagawa ng limang araw na Basic Orientation on Safety and Health Seminar (BOSH) para sa mga safety engineer at contractor Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region IV-B Occupational Safety and Health Standards, kabalikat ang People, Environment, Materials and Equipment (PEME) Inc. Nagsimula ang pagsasanay noong Hulyo 22 at magtatapos sa Hulyo 26, at ginanap sa Harbor Chateau Hotel, Odiongan, Romblon. Labing dalawang kalahok mula sa iba’t ibang bayan ang naging bahagi ng gawaing ito. Ayon kay DOLE Provincial Officer Norman Lopez, nilalayon ng pagsasanay na mapaalalahanan ang mga engineer at contractor hinggil sa kanilang responsibilidad na mapangalagaan ang kaligtasan at kalusugan ng kanilang mga trabahador o manggagawa. Ang mga inimbitahan bisita ng DOLE at nagsilbing lecturer ay sina Denalen E. Yabes, RN; Dra. Jocelyn D. Santiago, MD,DPCOM at Dr. Onesimo M. Panaligan na pawing mula sa PEME Inc. Umaasa si Lopez na isasabuhay ng mga kalahok sa seminar ang kanilang matutunan dito upang ang mga manggagawa ay laging ligtas sa trabaho at tunay mapangalaan ang kalusugan ng mga ito. (LBR/LP/DM/PIA-IVB/Romblon)
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Government to build cold storage facility, new ports for fishermen By Lyndon Plantilla QUEZON CITY. The President assures fisherfolks that they can look forward to better days ahead. In his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA), Monday, President Benigno Simeon Aquino III announced several initiatives to boost fisherfolks' earnings and uplift their living conditions. Citing the Municipality of Bataraza, Palawan as example, the President said a cold storage facility will be put up in this town to help the fisherfolks maintain the freshness of their catch and command the right price in the market. Bataraza, a town about 5 to 6 hours away from Puerto Princesa City, is located in the southernmost tip of Mainland Palawan near the municipalities of Rizal and Brookes' Point. Aside from fishing, people in Bataraza are also into farming. The President reported that Bataraza is surrounded with water yet its fishermen, just like other fishermen and fisherfolks around the country, could not dictate the right price for their fish because of their inability to keep it fresh. "Dahil hindi mapaabot sa mga merkado nang sariwa ang isda, ginagawa na lamang itong tuyo. Sayang naman po,
kasi sa bawat tatlong kilo ng lapulapu, isang kilo lang ang tuyong nagagawa.Paano kung mapahaba ang pagkasariwa ng isda dahil sa cold storage facility? Pupunta ka sa merkado nang sagad pa rin ang presyo ng huli mo. Parehong sikap sa paghuli, pero ang makukuha mo, tamang halaga. Kaya nga po, kasado na ang cold storage facility para sa Bataraza. (But because the fish cannot be brought to the merchants on time, still fresh, the fishermen end up having to dry the fish and sell tuyo instead. It is such a waste, because every three kilos of lapu-lapu is only equivalent to one kilo of tuyo. What if the freshness of the fish could be preserved in a cold storage facility? You could go to the merchant and still sell your catch at full price. That's why Bataraza will have its cold storage facility)," said the President. The President lamented that 41 percent of fishermen are poor based on statistics in 2009. "Sila ang nanghuli ng isda, pero ang natitira para sa kanilang pamilya, tinik na lang (They hunted fish for the country but what was left to their families, were only fish bones and spines)," the President said. Yet, the fishery sector, as reported by the President, contributed Php 193.65-Billion in the economy last year. To raise productivity and increase incomes of all fisherfolks, the President said government will build more seaports in strategic places as well as improve roads, bridges and other infrastructures. The President also took the opportunity to ask members of this sector to help conserve their sole source of livelihood by allowing some time for the seas to rest and recover from fishing activities. The Department of the Interior and Local Government, he added, is working with the Philippine Coast Guard and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to prevent ove rfishing in the seas. (LBR/LP/PIA4B)
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