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Formerly Pacific MONITOR NEWSMAGAZINE

VOL. 9 NO. 34

JUNE 19-25, 2012

By Mayda Lagran Visit: 202.90.149.66/predict/index.php

Photo by: Eleazar P. Manaog ARG installed at Brgy. Mahinhin, Boac, Marinduque with Captain Librado Maling and PSTD Bernardo T. Caringal

DOE accepts nominees for training on Energy Management System—-see page 6

Photo by: Leo Sena

By: Eli J. Obligacion

Signs of Asenso, Progreso: DPWH with Php 480.27million Marinduque infra projects in 2011! see page 2

By: J. Gaviola

Palawan: Competition to promote quality technical and vocational skills By Victoria Asuncion S. Mendoza

see page 4

Romblon: Or.Mindoro Botika ng Barangay Mahahalagang pinalalakas sa serbisyo ng kapitolyo, inihayag lalawigan By Dinnes Manzo —-sundan sa pahina 4

By Luis T. Cueto

—-sundan sa pahina 4

Handog sa mga Bayaning Marinduqueñong nasa ibang bansa —-sundan sa pahina 8

MARINDUQUE: A PRIME TOURIST DESTINATION

—-see page 5

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JUNE 19-25, 2012

Signs of Asenso, Progreso: DPWH with Php 480.27million Marinduque infra projects in 2011! By: Eli J. Obligacion Und er the watch of Congressman Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco, the Marinduque District Engineering Office of the D ep a rt m en t of Public Works & Highways (DPWH), has been implementing 26 major infrastructure projects in the entire province of Marinduque totaling Php 480.27-million in 2011. These projects exclude the various repair/maintenance road projects, multi-purpose buildings, school buildings, river and flood controls, water supply systems and farm-tomarket roads funded through the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).

Most of these projects have been completed and some are in varying stages of implementation. They consist of the M a r i n d u q u e Circumferential Road (MCR), other national and barangay road Part of the ongoing upgrading of concreting, school the Dr. Damian Reyes Road in Ilaya, buildings and multi-purpose building interior Boac. construction, repair of flood control, reRoa ds vetments and water-supply systems. that are under conRehastruction for bilitation/ concreting Reconstrucand included t i o n / in the reguUpgrading lar infraof Dr. structure D a m i a n program of Reyes Road the DPWH (Boac Side). for 2011 are: This recent photo taken Marinduque Circumferential Road in at the Bantay-Puyog Boac, Sta. Cruz, Torrijos, Buenavista area in central Marin- and Mogpog (approximately Php duque. This road cuts 363.39-million); Damian Reyes Methrough Boac to Torri- morial Road in Boac-Torrijos section (Php 116.88-million). jos. Major infrastructure projects province-wide have a total project cost of approximately Php 480.27-million.

Farm-to-market road in Barangay ipil, Sta. Cruz. Just one of many farm-to-market roads constructed in all of Marinduque's six municipalities. Waterworks system for a number of barangays have been provided at Poblacion, Buenavista; Poctoy-Poblacion, Torrijos; and the construction of rain water collectors at Pinggan, Pulo, BacongBacong in Gasan.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;-see page 3

JUNE 19-25, 2012

Ay...Marinduque Ni: NOEL V. MAGTURO From page 2â&#x20AC;Ś DPWH Another FMR in Candahon (Mogpog)

Multi-purpose buildings that have either been completed or are in various stages of construction or have been bidded as of this time are those in Balaring, Boi, Cawit, Ihatub, Isok II, Caganhao and Poras (in Boac); Silangan, Danao, Hinadharan, Hinangayon, Paye, Argao, MangyanMababad, AnapogSibucao, Tarug, Lamesa, Banto, Nangka-Uno and Poblacion (in Mogpog); Malibago, Bonliw, Sibuyao, Dampulan, Matuyatuya, Talawan, Tigwi, Malinao, Buangan, Poctoy, Bayakbakin and Maranlig(in Torrijos); Banahaw, Biga, Tawiran, Landy, Baliis and Matal a b a ( i n S t a . Cruz); Yook, Brgy Uno (Buenavista), Tiguion, Tabionan, Matandang Gasan, Pangi, Pinggan, Bachao-Ilaya, Gasan ABC H a l l , B a n o t and Bognuyan, (Gasan).

FMR in Villa Mendez.

Barangay residents walking in a newly completed FMR.

The Gasan-Boac MCR road concreting from the Marinduque Airport to Amoingon which is under the regional project amounted to Php 51.54-million, and is the longest road project and ensures safer, more comfortable travel, all seen to further enhance the promotion of trade and tourism province-wide. Among the school buildings that have been completed are elementary school buildings in Buangan, Boi, Tungib, Payanas and Binunga.

Part of the finished portion of the Marinduque Circumferential Road ( T i g w i D am pu l an Lipata-Yook Section).

An FMR in Balanacan (Mogpog). Also for 2011, farm-tomarket road projects completed were those in Sumangga, Guisian, Hinadharan, Paye, Danao, Tarug and Balanacan (Mogpog); Makulapnit, Libjo, Balogo, San Isidro and Botilao (Sta. Cruz), Masiga (Gasan), Pawa, Maligaya and Mainit (Boac),and Timbo (Buenavista).

This road that used to be called 'the beaten path' is now being concreted. This road leads to Bellarocca Island Resort and Spa in Lipata, Buenavista.

more on page 7...

JUNE 19-25, 2012

Palawan competition to promote quality technical and vocational skills By Victoria Asuncion S. Mendoza PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, (PIA) -- Technical Education Skills Development Authority (TESDA) - Palawan is re-staging the Provincial Skills Competition to develop and promote quality technical and vocational skills in the province. Dubbed the “2012 Search for Manggagawang Idol ng Palawan,” the two-day skills competition opens on June 18 with participants from the different municipalities to compete in seven trade areas. In an interview, TESDA Provincial Director Arnel Campued said the competition will be an opportunity for all skilled workers in Palawan to show off their mettle and competencies in the trade areas they belong to. The trade areas to be competed are food and beverage services, carpentry, construction painting, tile setting, electrical installation and maintenance and commercial cooking. Campued said many are excited in the competition because it has been almost a decade since the last provincial skills competition, the holding of which was not a priority in the previous TESDA administration. This year, the Palawan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) is sponsoring the competition for trade area on electrical installation and maintenance. The first prize winners in the seven trade areas will be the contenders of the province in the regional skills competition. Campued said that contest will drumbeat public interest in technical vocational education and foster closer cooperation between TESDA and the different stakeholders. 2012 Search for Manggagawang Idol ng Palawan is organized by TESDA with the cooperation of Provincial Technical Education Development Skills Council with Dept. of Trade & Industry, Dept. of Science & Technology, PCCI, City Tourism Council, Provincial Tourism Council and Palawan Association of Private & Public Technical Institute. (LBR/VSM/PIAPalawan)

Happy 5th Year Public Service Anniversary to…

Municipal Mayor

By Luis T. Cueto CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro, (PIA) -- Nagpahayag ang tatlong tanggapan ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ng serbisyong kanilang ibinibigay sa mga mamamayang Mindoreño sa ginanap na press conference kamakailan ng Capitol Press Corps sa lalawigan. Naging panauhin dito sina Provincial Human Resource Management Officer Elisa O. Paala, Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator Noemi V. Baldos at Provincial General Services Officer Simplicio I. Maramot Jr. Ang gawain ay bahagi ng programa ni Gob. Alfonso V. Umali Jr. na bukas na pamamahala ng kaniyang pamunuan at maipadama ang pagbaba ng kapitolyo para sa mamamayan. Sa gawain, nalinaw ang ilang mga isyu sa kani-kanilang tanggapan. Ipinaliwanag ni Baldos ang papel na ginagampanan ng kanilang tanggapan sa pagpaplano para sa mga pangkaunlarang proyekto at programa ng pamahalaang panlalawigan. Nilinaw naman ni Paala ang mga kondisyon at responsibilidad na kaakibat ng pagtatalaga ng mga tauhan sa bawat tanggapan lalo na ng mga manggagawang casual at contractual. Ipinaalam din niya ang tungkol sa limitasyon ng pondo ng pamahalaang panlalawigan at ang pagdepende nito sa magiging surplus o sobra nito na siyang nagiging dahilan ng pagkakaroon lamang ng tatlong buwang kontrata ng mga casual at contractual. Samantala, bukas naman para sa lahat, ayon kay Maramot ang pagbi-bidding sa mga nais lumahok dito basta’t kinakailangan lamang aniya na may sapat silang papeles para rito. Layunin ng gawain na maipaalam at maipaabot ng maayos sa mga mamamayan ang mga programa at serbisyo ng iba’t ibang tanggapan sa kapitolyo. (TBO/PIO/LTC-PIA4B)

Botika ng Barangay pinalalakas sa lalawigan ng Romblon By Dinnes Manzo

MABUHAY!!!

SENEN M. LIVELO, JR.

Mahahalagang serbisyo ng kapitolyo, inihayag

ROMBLON, Romblon, (PIA) -- Nagsasagawa ng evaluation, monitoring at monthly inventory ang Department of Health (DOH) sa lahat ng “Botika ng Barangay” operators sa buong lalawigan upang makatulong sa mga ka-baranggay. Ayon kay Mary Claire Agustin, supervising pharmacist, matagal na umano ang programang ito ng pamahalaan kung saan ang mga nasa malalayong baranggay ay maaaring makabili ng abotkayang gamot sa botikang nakabase sa kanilang pamayanan. Ang pondong ipinambili umano sa mga gamot na ibinebenta sa mga BNB ay galing sa DOH na umaabot ng halos P25,000 bawat isa o mas mababa ng bahagya, depende sa laki ng populasyon sa isang komunidad. Prayoridad umano ang mga nasa liblib na barangay dahil malayo sila sa ospital at sila ang mas nangangailangan ng gamot kapag nagkakasakit. Nag-iikot si Agustin sa lahat ng mga baranggay sa buong probinsiya upang palakasin ang programang ito ng pamahalaan para matulungan ang mga maralitang nagkakasakit at maibangon muli ang mga inactive ng botika. Tinuturuan din nito ang mga namamahala kung paano ang pagrerecord ng kanilang mga kinikita gayundin ng tamang pag-imbentaryo ng mga gamot upang maireport din ng mga BNB operator sa kanilang ahensiya. (LBR/DM/PIA-IVB/Romblon)

JUNE 19-25, 2012

MARINDUQUE:

A PRIME TOURIST DESTINATION Mission and Vision workshop @ Villa Aplaya Resort, Ihatub, Boac, Marinduque Photos courtesy of: Pie Hirondo

Coach May SJ Soriano

The Participants; Officers, Members and Observers

By Mayda Lagran

Group Workshop

The output from the workshop

Dr. Romulo H. Malvar, Group 1 Presentor

THUMBS UP! THINK POSITIVE!!! Marinduque, A Prime Tourist Destination

BOAC, Marinduque, (PIA) -- The province of Marinduque installed the automated rain gauge in Brgy. Mahinhin, Boac, Marinduque through the joint efforts of the Provincial Science and Technology Center-Marinduque and the Provincial Disaster Reduction and Management Council last May 30. The unit will automatically transmit on-time rainfall data to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) and to Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI). Such data are also available to the public via their websites. The automated weather stations (AWS) and automated rain gauges (ARGs), which were installed in different parts of the country, are very useful for flood and weather monitoring. AWS transmits on-time data on the amount of rainfall, temperature, pressure, humidity and wind speed, direction, and velocity. With these advanced weather instruments, the public can now have access to a more reliable and up-to-date weather data and early announcements can be made to the communities to prevent loss of lives and properties. In Marinduque, Department of Science and Technology (DOST) - PAGASA had installed the AWS in Brgy. Sibuyao, Torrijos, last September 2011 while the ARG was installed inside the SMART cell site in Brgy. Mercado, Boac last October 2011. The National Flood Monitoring Program of the DOST is one of the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commitments towards a more effective and efficient disaster mitigation and monitoring system. (TBO/ML/BTC/EPM-PIA 4B/DOST)

6 DOE accepts nominees for training on Energy Management System QUEZON CITY, (PIA) -- The Department of Energy (DOE) together with various government and non-government agencies invites all qualified local Energy Management experts and consultants to attend the coming Discussion on Energy Management System (EnMS) on July 4. The discussion, organized by the DOE, together with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is the first of a series of EnM/International Organization for Standardization (ISO) activities in the Philippines. A total of 40 local experts will be selected using certain screening criteria and shall be trained and recognized by the DOE, DTI, and UNIDO to form a team of national experts equipped with knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to support the adoption and implementation of an energy management system aligned with ISO 50001. Technical assistance and coaching of facility personnel on EnMS development and implantation will also be provided by UNIDO. These local experts are encouraged to assume roles as National Energy Management Experts and become source of expertise on managing energy demand in the industrial sector. They are also expected to create a multiplier effect to have greater project impact. The activity is part of the joint DOE-DTI-UNIDO-GEF initiative dubbed as the Philippine Industrial Energy Efficiency Project (PIEEP) with a component aimed at promoting Energy Management System/ISO 50001. International EnMS/ISO 50001 experts will lead the discussion before national energy and management systems professional, industrial energy managers and ISO experts. The PIEEP is a five-year joint project that addresses the need to implement energy efficiency measures in industry, one of the most energy intensive sectors in the country. Undersecretary Loreta G. Ayson, CESO I, said that the current global energy situation makes it more imperative for energy-intensive industries to lead in managing energy use to demonstrate its commitment and effect significant reduction in energy expenditures. Energy conservation measures will become important as the Philippines faces an era where energy supply is threatened. While energy efficiency and conservation measures are, by all indications, considered low-lying fruits, there are requisite investments in plugging inefficiencies in the energy system, hence the adoption of the project. All interested local parties are requested to submit their curriculum vitae and other pertinent documents to the PIEEP Project Management Unit at the 3rd Floor, DOE Building, Energy Center, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. Selected experts shall be notified by email on or before June 20, 2012. For more information, please contact the PIEEP National Project Coordinator Richard T. Saing through email r.saing@unido.org, or through the following numbers: (02) 4792900 loc. 205, (02) 840 2243, and (0917) 5409153. (J. Gaviola-DOE/TBO-PIA4B)

JUNE 19-25, 2012

JUNE 19-25, 2012 Continuation... DPWH Still part of the long and winding Tigwi-DampulanLipata-Yook section of the Marinduque Circumferential Road.

Funds for the repair and maintenance of 31 flood control and revetment projects amounted to approximately PHP 18.4million. These projects are located in Malusak, Sumangga, Bocboc, Bintakay, Butansapa, Capayang and Banto (Mogpog); Libtangin, Dawis and Cawit-Bahi (Gasan); Bantay, Amoingon, Duyay, Kasay Section Boton and Sitio Paye Balimbing (Boac); Matuyatuya, Cabuyo and Tigwi (Torrijos); Bitik-Lapu-Lapu, Pag-asa, Aturan, Landy and Bagong Silang (Sta. Cruz); Bagtingon and

At the Yook residential area. Folks happier

One of DPWH's flood control, river control and revetment proj e c t s throughout the islandprovince. T h i s one's in Aturan, Sta. Cruz.

Living will be much easier in Marinduque in the not-too-distant future, my friend. (This article posted by this blogger in consultation with DPWH Marinduque District Office and the Office of Cong. Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco).

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June 19-25, 2012

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Handog sa mga Bayaning Marinduqueñong nasa ibang bansa Ni: NOEL V. MAGTURO

Congressman Ma. Theresa Bonoan David of Manila has proposed a law that aims to amend the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Emergency Repatriation Fund. Under House Bill No. 6195, departing OFW will pay additional contribution of $50 or not less than P2,000 for the emergency repatriation fund. It will allow distressed Filipino workers abroad to be repatriated during wars, epidemics, disasters or calamities, natural or man-made, and other similar events. “The bill intends to provide the necessary measures for the government to carry out its responsibilities to assist distressed OFWs in cases of war, epidemic, disaster or calamities, natural or man-made, and other similar events, and promote their general welfare,” said Bonoan-David. From the additional contribution of OFWs, the bill suggests an up-to-date database and locator system of OFWs for their repatriation, as well as the necessary disaster preparedness and mitigation measures. “There are millions of OFWs all over the world which the Philippine government is mandated to protect and safeguard under RA 8042 but it seems incapable to efficiently help distressed OFWs due to financial constraints,” she added. Source: http://www.ofwguide.com

HAPPY 5th ANNIVERSARY!!!

GREETINGS FROM:

Gov. “Nanay” Carmencita O. Reyes, Vice-Gov. Antonio L. Uy and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Members

The MIMAROPA SUNRISE

(Weekly Newsmagazine) GREETINGS FROM:

HON. ANGELO B. PALMONES Nasa larawan sina AGHAM Partylist representative – Hon. Angelo B. Palmones (kanan) at G. Noel V. Magturo (kaliwa) pangulo ng Philippine Science Journalists Association ( PSciJourn) Inc. Marinduque Chapter Kuha ni Gerry Palad-DOST

The Sangguniang Panlalawigan members (L - R) Hon. Epifania L. “Annie” Rosas; Hon. Eleuterio R. “Bong” Raza, Jr.; Hon. Harold Y. Red; Hon. Amelia L. Aguirre; Gov. Carmencita O. Reyes; Vice Gov. Antonio L. Uy, Jr.; Hon. Melecio J. Go; Hon. Allan H. Nepomuceno; Hon Mark Anthony Seño and ; Hon. George D. Aliño II (Photo by Erwin Peñafiel)