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C O N T E N T SNATIONAL• Aquino invites US President Obama to visit PHL• Aquino urges Public Relations practitioners to help in moving the country towards progress and development• Aquino keynotes IBM centennial• Aquino calls on US Senator Daniel Inouye in Washington D.C.• Gov’t needs to be nimble and adaptable enough in order to respond to challenges - Aquino• Aquino vows to remove people’s disillusionment with government

TALKING POINTS• Pres. Aquino’s meeting with transport sectors addresses major issues• DOE gives tips on household LPG safety• PNoy orders interagency action to combat oil smuggling

Central Mindanao (SOCSKSARGEN)

• PDRRMC renews call for vigilance in accident –prone areas • Bagong police director ng South Cotabato pangungunahan ang pagpapatupad ng disiplina• Publiko hinihikayat na dumalo sa public consultation ng SMI

Northeastern Mindanao (Caraga)• Clean committees intensify campaign on ‘Clean Ground, Zero Waste’ Program• Surigao City civil registry office unveils monthly accomplishment report • DOST-Caraga launches 1st reg’l invention contest, exhibits• Mindanao Immigration Bureau minomonitor ang mga ilegal na dayuhan• HR professionals – mga kasosyo sa kaunlaran• Transport strike sa Butuan, umani ng iba’t-ibang reaksiyon sa publiko

Western Mindanao (Zamboanga Peninsula)

• SC administrator to keynote PACE’s 5th cluster assembly• 5,457 examinees to take LET exam on Sept. 25• Military rescues kidnapped bizwomen in Basilan• Zambo Sur solon to 4P’s beneficiaries: Take full advantage of the program• LHP Seminar held in Bayog

Northern Mindanao

• DPWH Sec. Singson inaugurates flyover, reminds motorists to follow traffic rules• Peace caravan/ISO handover anniversary highlight Int’l Day of Peace in Mis.Or.• Malaybalay City vies for national Gawad Kalasag award• Camiguin’s first zipline set to rise in Mahinog• OroChamber holds finance forum

Southern Mindanao (Davao Region)• BFAR-LBP partnership to improve mariculture parks• DOLE XI revives big brother concept• Coastal cleanup gipatuman sa DavSur• Mt. Diwata brgy officials to come up with resolutions airing latest concerns• The Asia Foundation to turn-over more than 6,000 books to DavNor• 7th Davao Gulf Week Gisaulog

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ZaNorte’s DDPKaRoMa growth corridor weaving for agro-indus-trial, eco-tourism development

Zeroing in on the potentials of each local government unit (LGU) is the key to achieving sustainable

growth and development.

by Franklin P. Gumapon


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This is the guiding principle which leads the public officials of Zam-boanga del Norte to form the Dipolog-Dapitan-Po-lanco-Katipunan-Roxas-Manukan (DDPKaRoMa) growth corridor that seeks to promote sus-tainable economic and investment opportunities to uplift the quality of life of the people in the area. Each LGU in the DDPKaRoMa growth alli-ance has its unique con-tributions to making it a bustling economic corridor through the development of agro-industrial and eco-tourism programs and projects. Although the LGUs are basically agricul-tural, some of them pos-sess certain advantages

over the others. Dipolog City, for example, serves as the central business center in Zamboanga del Norte. This is where most of the commercial and government banks are situated. It is also known as the bottled sardines capital in the country. Dipolog also beckons

local and foreign tourists to its 3,003-step Linabo Peak where one can get a full view of the twin cities of Dipolog and Dapitan a top a hill. A very unique fea-ture of the growth corri-dor is the historical city of Dapitan, the place where the national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, spent four years of his life as an exile in 1892-1896. It is one of the “must see” historical sites in the country with its Rizal Shrine and old Spanish-style buildings which serve as a living imprint of the Spaniards, the country’s first coloniz-ers. Dapitan is the prov-ince’s cultural heritage and eco-tourism destination. Aside from the historical relics which abound the

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place like Rizal’s house, water system and clinics at Rizal Park at Baran-gay Talisay and the map of Mindanao the national hero built on the grounds across St. James Church near the city plaza, it is also home to the famous Dakak Park and Beach Resort. Its Selinog and Aliguay islands also boast of long stretches of pris-tine white sand beaches and clear blue waters. The Shrine city also boasts of a long stretch of boardwalk along its bou-levard leading to a pri-vately-owned Gloria de Dapitan where a modern theme park, Fantasyland, is located. The agricultural town of Polanco, on the other

hand, helps supply the food requirements of the cor-ridor. It has vast tracks of rice and corn lands as well as coconut and orchard plantations. This municipality also produces handicrafts, nov-elty items and processed foods through its “Kabu-hayan” project for women.

These products are made available and on sale not only during trade fairs but even in ordinary days. The other towns of Katipunan, Roxas and Manukan serve as main producers of commercial crops like mango, cassava, coffee, coconut and many others for food manufac-turers/processors inside and outside the province. Katipunan and Manukan have also ventured into eco-tourism industry with their waterfalls and caves. Zamboanga del Norte’s 52-hectare Provin-cial Agri-Industrial Center (PAIC) is situated in Roxas town. PAIC can accommo-date light and medium in-dustries. Presently it houses two food processing indus-tries: the Poms Mango Pro-cessing Plant and the Di

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polog Coconut Oil Mill. This town has also one coconut oil mill which has been operating since 1970s, catering to copra traders in the province. “DDPKaRoMa’s lo-

cation buoyed by its rich natural resources offers enormous opportunities to the public, government and private sectors, as it is envi-sioned to be Western Mind-anao’s trade link to the rest

of Mindanao, the Visayas and Luzon,” said Project Management Officer Ma. Teresa B. de Jesus. For his part, Provin-cial Governor Rolando E. Yebes has encouraged the active participation of the private sector in the DDPKaRoMa growth corridor by “making the process a collective un-dertaking and not a com-petitive feat.” Today the DDP-KaRoMa is ready to spread its wings and soar to uplift the province from being the poorest in the country. (FPG/PIA-Zambo. Norte)



Aquino invites US President Obama to visit PHL


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Aquino invites US President Obama to visit PHLPresident Benigno S. Aquino III has invited United States President

Barack Obama to visit the Philippines during their brief meeting after the formal launch of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) at the Waldorf Astoria hotel here on Wednesday.

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The Philippines joined 45 other countries in launching the OGP, a multilateral initiative that aims to secure con-crete commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption and harness new tech-nologies to strengthen governance by present-ing the Open Govern-ment Declaration con-cretizing their respective commitments to the ini-tiative. President Aquino told reporters here that he extended the invita-tion to President Obama at the conclusion of the formal launch of the

OGP. He said President Obama congratulated him for his success in instilling government re-forms to end corruption and to go after the cor-ruptors themselves. “Noong natapos iyong buong session... kinongratulate niya tayo sa lahat ng mga nagawa natin in the first year. Sabi niya, “I understand there have been those that have been pushing back”--pumapalag doon sa lahat ng mga imb-estigasyon, sa lahat ng mga pagkakalap natin ng ebedensya, etc. Tu-lad raw dito, meron ring mga nagpu-push back

sa kanyang reforms. Si-yempre marami siyang problema, sabi ko nga I wish him the best of luck in addressing all of these,” the President said. Niyaya ko siya sa Pilipinas, ang sagot niya siguro makakapag-usap kami ng mas mahaba sa sideline sa APEC, which is in November. Pero kam-ing dalawa pa lang ang nag-usap siyempre mag-uusap pa ang Foreign Affairs department ng bawat isa. So maraming discussions by that time and of course you have to understand he will be fixated in the elections here,” he added. (RCK)

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President Benigno S. Aquino III urges the Public Relations practitioners to help the government in moving the country towards sustainable progress and development by committing themselves to building a culture of trust and

integrity among the Filipino people and the entire society.

Aquino urges Public Relations practitio-ners to help in moving the country to-wards progress and development

In his message deliv-ered by Presidential Com-munications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary

Herminio “Sonny” B. Colo-ma Jr. during the opening ceremonies of the 18th National Public Relations

Congress on Thursday at the Manila Intercontinen-tal Hotel in Makati City, the President underscored

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the importance of every individual’s role in foster-ing unity and cooperation towards a reformed nation where trust and integrity takes control. “It is my hope that in this PR Congress, each of you will reflect on how, as individual practitioners, you may be able to help move our country forward by the strength of your personal commitment to building a culture of trust and integrity,” the Presi-dent said. “We can only suc-ceed in this endeavor through the convergence of our individual efforts. It is my hope then, that we will be able to foster a rich partnership between the public and private sectors, as we walk together under

the guidance of daylight toward our vision of a Phil-ippine society where integ-rity reigns,” he stressed. The Chief Executive’s message also imparted the Aquino administration’s commitment to effecting change through its Social Contract with the Filipinos that is being implemented through various programs aimed at benefitting and uplifting the lives of the citizenry. This commitment en-tails the President’s vision of a country whose people are energized by a “re-awakened sense of right and wrong, from the living example of their highest leaders,” as shared since the start of the Presiden-tial election campaign in the year 2010.

As a result, this commitment earned the people’s trust and confi-dence resulting to more than 15 million Filipinos casting their votes and entrusting their destiny to the incumbent admin-istration. “Nearly 15 months later, the Filipino people have every reason to be-lieve that their trust is well-founded,” the Presi-dent said. In the latest Pulse Asia survey, 75 per cent or three out of every four Filipinos trust in the lead-

ership of President Aquino with the performance ap-proval rating even higher at 77 per cent. The highest performance ratings of 86 per cent came from those belonging to the class E. Another survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) revealed that there are about one million less Fili-pino families that have rat-ed themselves poor, a pos-itive proof that the Aquino government’s centerpiece program of good gover-nance has gained traction and has taken root. President Aquino is presently in the United States to join President Barrack Obama and other world leaders as part of the Steering Committee

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in the launch of the Open Government Partnership in New York. Organized by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP), the 18th PR Congress aims to help PR professionals re-define their roles as en-

ablers of integrity. It fo-cuses on the role of ethics in PR practice. This year’s theme is “PR in a transpar-ent world, the role of trust and integrity in public re-lations.” PRSP is the coun-try’s premier organiza-

tion for public relations professionals. In its ros-ter are practitioners who represent business and industry, government, non-profit organizations, hospitals, schools, hotels and professional services, among others. (JCL)

President Benigno S. Aquino III lauded the Integrated Business Machines (IBM) for evolving with the times and becoming socially and technologically relevant to the growing needs of its client base.

Aquino keynotes IBM centennial

Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III addresses the Session III: Making the World Work Better during the IBM Centennial Forum entitled “THINK: A Forum on the Future of Leadership” at the Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center in line with his working visit to the United States of America on Wednesday (September 21). President Aquino expressed his gratitude to IBM for its investments in the Philippines saying that his attendance in the event shows that he is “a friend of the company, a friend to innovation and a friend to harnessing the positive energies borne of risk-taking and the recognition of opportunities.” (PLDT powered by SMART). (Photo by: Jay Morales / Malacañang Photo Bureau).

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Aquino calls on US Senator Daniel In-ouye in Washington D.C.

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In his keynote speech commemorating IBM’s centennial cele-bration at the Alice Tully Hall of the Lincoln Cen-ter here Wednesday, the President cited the com-pany’s innovative and calculated risk-taking genius that has made IBM one of the leaders in information technol-ogy of its clientele. “It is an honor to be here at the IBM on its centennial, and to speak before such dis-tinguished people about what I view as the future of leadership in the 21st century,” the President

said. “Who would have imagine a business that initially made scales, clocks, and tabulating machines would one day be at the head of the pack in information technology, with a glob-ally integrated enter-prise employing more than 400,000 people? As the world evolved, so did IBM; when the world sought new answers to new concerns, IBM re-sponded,” the President said. He told IBM officials and other guests pres-ent that his elder sister

Pinky was an employee of IBM and it was in the halls of the company that his sister met her husband Manolo. “This goes to show that I am here this morn-ing not only as Presi-dent of a country that is grateful for your invest-ments, I am here as a friend of the company — a friend to innovation, and a friend to harness-ing the positive energies borne of risk-taking and the recognition of oppor-tunities,” the President said. (RCK)

President Benigno S. Aquino III called on US Senator Daniel Inouye during his visit to the United States capital on the second leg of his four-day official working visit to the US Wednesday.

The Chief Execu-tive, who was joined by Cabinet members led by Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, Trade Secretary Gregory Domingo, For-

eign Affairs Secretary Al-berto Romulo, Transpor-tation Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas and Presi-dential Communications and Strategic Planning

Office Secretary Ramon Carandang, met with In-ouye at the Senator’s Committee on Appropria-tions Office at the ground floor of the Capitol Build-

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ing here. The President took the time to personally thank the US Senator, who is also Senate Pro-Temporare, for all the help extended to the Fili-pino people during the meeting that lasted for 15-minutes. “The purpose of the whole trip is to personally thank you for so many things. Thanks to you, we’ve had a very produc-tive trip,” the President told Inouye. In response, Inouye vowed to continue sup-porting President Aqui-no’s administration and the Filipino people. Daniel K. Inouye,

the most senior member of the U.S. Senate and the President Pro-Tempo-re, is known for his dis-tinguished record as a legislative leader, and as a World War II combat veteran with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, who earned the nation’s highest award for military valor, the Medal of Honor. Although he was thrust into the limelight in the 1970s as a member of the Watergate Committee and in 1987 as Chairman of the Iran-Contra Com-mittee, he has also made his mark as a respected legislator able to work in a bipartisan fashion to enact meaningful legislation. As Chairman of the

Senate Appropriations Committee and of the Senate Defense Appro-priations Subcommittee, Senator Inouye has been able to focus on defense matters that strengthen national security, and en-hance the quality of life for military personnel and their families. This reflects his hope for a more se-cure world, and his desire to provide the best possi-ble assistance to the men and women who put their lives at risk to protect the United States. In addition, he is the Ranking Democrat on the Commerce, Science & Transportation Com-mittee and the Indian Af-fairs Committee and sits on the Rules Committee. He helped establish the Inter-parliamentary Ex-change Program between the U.S. Senate and Ja-pan’s legislature, and in 2000 the Government of Japan presented him with the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun. Early in his tenure in the Senate, Sena-tor Inouye delivered the keynote address at the 1968 Democratic

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National Convention, and was under consid-eration to become Hu-bert Humphrey’s vice-presidential running mate that same year. He became the first Chairman of the Sen-ate Select Committee on Intelligence in 1976, served as the third-ranking leader among Senate Democrats as Secretary of the Demo-cratic Conference from January 1979 through 1988. He chaired the Senate Democratic Central America Study Group to assess U.S. policy and served as Senior Counselor to the National Bipartisan Commission on Central America.. (RCK)

President Benigno S. Aquino III underscored on Wednesday the need for government to keep up with the times and to be “nimble and adaptable enough” so that it can act relevantly to any challenges that may arise.

Gov’t needs to be nimble and adaptable enough in order to respond to challenges - Aquino

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In his keynote speech commemorating IBM’s centennial celebra-tion, the President said that the challenge that any government faces in this day and age of the internet and social net-working, is to approach different situations with “pragmatic idealism.” “Deng Xiaoping saw the first glimmers of this, and expressed it in his famous maxim, and I quote:, ‘IIt does not matter whether the cat is black or white; what matters is that it catch-es mice,’” the President said. “He meant, I be-lieve, that the ideologi-cal paradigms of politi-cal leadership common in the last century can-

not account for the com-plexities in today’s soci-eties, and governments need to be nimble and adaptable enough in or-der to respond to chal-lenges as they arise. The challenge is to approach different situations with a certain pragmatic ide-alism,” he stressed. He said that his ad-ministration has done away with paying at-tention to “ideological labels” and has instead focused on the clamor of the people. “It means the only compass that I refer to is my people,” the Presi-dent said. “Labels are not im-portant to me; what is important are practical solutions that will ad-

dress the needs of my people. For example, we are trying to create an environment where businesses can thrive at a leveled playing field, with clear and consistent rules so that they will not be afraid to come in and invest. My government considers free market principles as a solid ba-sis for economic growth,” the President said. “At the same time, however, we recognize that this growth is not al-ways even; the danger of untrammeled capitalism is that it can condemn the poor to being per-manently poor. Growth must be inclusive; prog-ress must be equitable,” he added. (RCK)

President Benigno S. Aquino III vowed on Wednesday to replace the people’s disillusionment with government by “putting in place strategic interventions that promote not just growth but inclusive growth.”

Aquino vows to remove people’s disil-lusionment with government

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He told officials and employees of the World Bank and Interna-tional Monetary Fund at its annual meeting here that despite decades of trauma borne of corrup-tion and impunity, the Filipino people still have a renewed sense of op-timism that needs to be nurtured further. “Institutions have been eroded to the point that doubt is a Filipino’s first instinct when deal-ing with government. Decades of trauma borne of corruption and impunity have festered and calcified, and while my people approach the future with a renewed sense of optimism, it remains a guarded op-timism, a hope that is only now beginning to take the first important steps away from disillu-sionment,” the President said. “My government is determined to stoke that hope by putting in place strategic interventions that promote not just

growth, but inclusive growth,” he stressed. These interven-tions, the President said, include increased spending on social ser-vices (health and edu-cation), expand and im-prove the government’s conditional cash transfer program that will pro-vide stipends to less for-tunate families, provided they keep their children in school and visit their health centers regularly, ending large scale cor-ruption that had become a common occurrence over the past decade and implementing a zero based budgeting process that evaluates the effec-tiveness of government programs. “These reforms are paying off. The savings generated by more hon-est and transparent bud-geting have allowed us to increase spending on social services and de-fense without having to increase taxes this year,” the President said. These, the Presi-

dent noted, have earned accolades from the in-ternational community as evidenced by the four positive rating actions over the past fifteen months, a stark contrast to the lone upgrade and six downgrades meted out to the Philippines in the nine and a half years of the previous adminis-tration. “This, on top of the recently-released World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Report, in which my country posted a ten-point jump in ranking,, the biggest improvement we have ever recorded in the report,” the President said. “In my recent trip to China alone, we were able to acquire 1.2 bil-lion dollars in new in-vestments; and, with an estimated 11.7 billion dollars more in potential investments, this num-ber is sure to grow,” he added. The President pointed out that “these

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foreign investments, and the equallyimportant in-vestments coming from domestic sources, are in large part responsible for the jobs that have been created within our administration.” “There are a mil-lion new entrants to the labor force every year,” he continued, “meaning that keeping our 8 per-cent unemployment rate from going up meant creating a million jobs every year. But we were not only able to main-

tain it; we improved on it by bringing it down to 7.2 percent. This does not factor in the fact that 2010 was an elec-tion year, creating an employment spike dur-ing an election period,” the President said. “Ending corruption means not only cleaning up the system, but hold-ing accountable those who have wronged my people. Accountabil-ity allows closure to the many sins commit-ted against my people

over the past genera-tions. Without account-ability, there will be no certainty that others will not follow in the foot-steps of those who have wronged my people. Without accountability, the entrenched culture of impunity will remain, the corrupt will continue to flourish and steal, and the atmosphere of doubt and mistrust will contin-ue to linger even as we rebuild our institutions,” he concluded. (RCK)

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Oil Industry Management Bureau (OIMB) Director Zenaida Monsada today said that the meeting held between of the transport sector and President Aquino and his Cabinet led many of the transport

groups to not join the strike yesterday, said Monsada.

Pres. Aquino’s meeting with trans-port sectors addresses major issuesby Alice V. Sicat

Among the issues discussed were the rising oil prices and the per-ception that the Oil De-regulation Law was be-ing abused by major oil companies, which adjust oil prices almost immedi-ately when global crude prices go up. She said the President has instructed the Bureau of Customs and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to check on the profitability of oil companies, and whether they pay the correct tax-es.

Quoting Sec. Mar Roxas, she said that the President formed an in-teragency group com-posed of DOE, BIR, De-partment of Customs, NEDA and DOTC to re-view the matter. In the meeting, the President also expressed interest in having the Oil Deregulation Law re-viewed by the House of the Representatives and the Senate, although he didn’t certify it as an ur-gent bill. Transport groups

pointed out that while oil prices were deregulated, public transport fares were regulated. The ap-proved jeepney fares hike to P8.50, according to the transport sector, has not been implement-ed because of the occa-sional downward trend in oil prices in world and domestic markets. The President also tasked the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to look into the possibility of having pub-lic transport cooperatives

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DOE gives tips on household LPG safetyQUEZON CITY, September 22 (PIA) -- “Gusto naming magkaroon ng kultura na ang lahat ng tao maging conscious sa paggamit ng safe na Liquefied Petroleum Gas o LPG (We want the public to have a culture of safe-consciousness when it comes to using the LPG)”, declared by Zenaida Y. Monsada, Director of the Department of Energy - Oil Industry Management Bureau (DOE-OIMB) as she shared several safety tips on the LPG use.

Dir. Monsada said it is common in the Philippine culture to prefer buying the cheaper LPGs, even if it compromises house-hold safety. Monsada admits that they have heard speculations that the energy department is only pushing for LPG safety standards “be-cause they want only the big oil companies

to survive”. However, Dir. Monsada denied the accusations. “Hindi po, ang pinapahalagahan naming ay ang buhay ng lahat ng Pilipino, mayaman ka man o mahirap. Hindi porke’t mahirap ka pwede ka na mamatay sa pin-sala ng LPG. So sana lahat tayo, magtulun-gan tayo. (No, we only want to protect the

lives of all Filipinos – regardless of their status in life. It does not mean that when you are poor, it’s okay to die. I hope all of us will help each other”, Monsada said. The Department of Energy is convinc-ing the legislators to set as a priority bill the passing of the LPG Cylinder Improvement Program, which will set

go into the business of purchasing and selling spare parts to members at a lower price. Transport groups have complained that prices of spare parts follow only the upward

trend of prices of oil in the world market; but these do not go down even after oil prices are reduced in local and for-eign markets. Monsada was guest at the Talking Points ra-

dio program of the Presi-dential Communications Operations Office and the Philippine Informa-tion Agency (PIA), and aired over DZRB - Ra-dio ng Bayan and NBN4. (PIA-GHQ)

by Lanie Bolina-Ronquillo

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the standards in LPG retail and distribution. “Yung mga tabingi na ang paa, may dent na, dapat wala na yan sa market (Tanks which have deformed stands and have dents must be taken off the market)”, Monsada stressed. Monsada shared that most retail outlets do not know how to properly stack the LPG tanks. Only two levels of tanks are allowed to be stacked. Also, it is important that tanks are not roughly-han-dled, and bottoms of tanks are checked for any rusts and decay, which may result to accidental explosions.

“Even the transport-ing of LPGs has stan-dards. We should not just carry the tanks on motorcycles. LPGs must be car-ried upright because LPG is a kind of gas that is heavier than air. So if your valve has a leak, it has a tendency to drop on the ground and when somebody near ignites a fire, the tank could explode”, Monsada said. She further said that the same rule applies to empty tanks, since it is impossible to satu-rate the contents com-pletely; there is still a tendency for the tank to leak.

Monsada kept emphasizing the im-portance of instilling a culture of safety-consciousness among the LPG stakeholders. “Kasi halimbawa, ikaw maingat ka, pero kung ang kapitbahay mo hin-di maingat, kapag na-sunog ang bahay niya, damay ka rin, at hindi lang yan proteksyon sa property kung hindi sa buhay (Even if you are safety-conscious, when your neighbour is not and their house gets razed, you may also get affected – it is not only protection of proper-ties, but lives as well)”, Monsada said. (PND/LBR PIA-GHQ)

PNoy orders interagency action to combat oil smugglingQUEZON CITY, September 22 (PIA) -- The Oil Industry Management Bureau (OIMB) of the Department of Energy (DoE) will coordinate with other government agencies in its effort to combat oil smuggling into the country. Among these agencies are the Bureau of Customs (BoC), Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Department of Justice (DoJ), Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC), and National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

by Precie Catherine C. Cuarto

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Quoting Trans-port Secretary Mar Roxas, OIMB Direc-tor Zenaida Monsa-da of DOE said that the order for inter-agency coordination against oil smug-gling came from President Benigno Aquino III. These agencies are to com-pare data regarding oil companies’ prof-itability, and look into taxation of im-ported crude oil and oil products, and similar concerns. Monsada said that the said agen-cies may issue a set of standard operat-ing procedures oil companies to follow in importing crude oil and oil products. Among the mea-sures being studied include requiring oil companies to notify

the DoE before im-porting crude oil or oil products. This would alert the Bu-reau of Customs so they can monitor said importation. Oil companies that do not notify the DoE would then be doing so under a cloud of suspicion, said Mon-sada. “We are also looking at accred-iting import termi-nals. It cannot be just anywhere be-cause that is when smugglers sneak in,” Monsada add-ed. She noted that smuggling activities have negative ef-fect on government revenue and on the viability of the both small and big oil companies in the country.

The interven-tion of the govern-ment, Monsada ex-plained, is needed even though the oil industry is de-regulated because the public expects government to act on rising oil prices. The DoE-IOMB, she stressed, has a role to ensure a sustained and sufficient sup-ply of crude oil and oil products, and to balance the rights of the oil companies, the consumers, and the business sector. Monsada was guest at Talking Points radio pro-gram aired over Radyo ng Bayan, sponsored by the Presidential Com-munications Opera-tions Office, PIA and NBN4. (PIA-GHQ)

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PDRRMC renews call for vigilance in accident –prone areas

South Cotabato officials have renewed calls for vigilance, especially among residents living in or near identified flood-prone and landslide-prone areas.

by Dani Doguiles


KORONADAL CITY, Setyembre 22 (PIA) -- Kasabay ng kanyang pag-amin sa pagiging mahigpit at disciplinarian, siniguro ni Police Se-nior Superintendent Randolph Delfin, bagong police provincial di-rector ng South Cotabato na siya mismo ang mangunguna sa pagdidisiplina ng kanyang sarili.

Bagong police director ng South Cotabato pangungunahan ang pagpapatupad ng disiplina

Provincial Adminis-trator Isidro Janita, who also heads the Provin-cial Disaster Risk Reduc-tion and Management Office, said residents in the identified accident-prone areas should al-ways be on the lookout for their safety because landslides and flash floods with the heavy rains being experienced in the province. This renewed call for vigilance came after a flash flood incident in Polomolok town. Fifty-six families, including 274 individu-als, in Barangays Lan-dan, Upper Klinan, and Maligo in Polomolok town were displaced when a

creek overflowed Mon-day night. PDRRMC incident report said 21 houses and 1 chapel were to-tally damaged and 25 houses were partially damaged. At least 6 hectares of crops and four farm animals were also lost. Initial estimates have set the damages at P5 million. No human casu-alty was reported. Gov. Arthur Y. Pin-goy Jr. yesterday said the provincial govern-ment has already ex-tended food and relief assistance to the dis-placed families.

He said he has also ordered the immediate relocation of the resi-dents in the affected area, which has been identified among the high risk area. In a recent meeting of the regional coun-cil, Gov. Pingoy has re-quested the RDMMC to expedite the purchase of the relocation sites for communities living in calamity-prone ar-eas. He said purchase of the relocation site for affected residents in Landan area may not be difficult since the identi-fied lot is properly titled. (PIA 12)

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PDRRMC renews.... from page 23


Sa kanyang kauna-unahang pu-long –balitaan sa Kapitolyo ng South Cotabato, binig-yang-diin ni Delfin mahalagang mai-papakita niyang na ipinapatupad din niya sa sarili ang disiplinang pinapa-sunod sa kanyang mga tauhan. Kabilang aniya dito ang kanyang di-siplina na hindi ma-huhuli sa pagpasok sa kanyang tangga-pan at pagsusuot ng tamang uniporme at pagiging modelo sa pagiging pulis. Paliwanag ng bagong police direc-tor, walang karap-atan ang sinumang opisyal na magsalita o mag-utos sa kan-

yang tauhan kung siya mismo ay kay-ang gawin sa sarili ang pinapagawa. Dagdag pa nito na walang mair-ereklamo ang kan-yang mga tauhan na maraming si-yang inuutos da-hil maipapakita rin niya magtatrabaho siya ng magdam-agan. Kahapon ang ika-anim na araw ni Delfin bilang police director ng lalawigan. Aniya, sa loob ng anim na araw nalibot na um-ano niya ang buong South Cotabato at nabisita na ang la-hat na istasyon ng pulis dito. Kahit gabi binibisita niya ang

mga nasasakupan upang matiyak ang operational readi-ness ng kapulisan. Kahapon, Set-yembre 21, sinimu-lan niya ng pagtra-baho ng ala-una ng madaling araw sa pamamagitan ng pagbisita sa police station ng bayan ng Sto. Niño na si-nundan naman niya ng inspection sa mga police station sa mga bayan ng Norala, Surallah, at Banga. Alas-kwatro ng madaling araw kahapon, binisita niya ang police sta-tion sa lungsod ng Koronadal bago bu-malik sa provincial police headquarter. (DEDoguiles/PIA 12)

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Mismong si Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. ang nanawagan sa mga taga- South Cotabato na pumun-ta sa South Cotabato Gymnasium and Cul-tural Center sa Alunan Ave., Koronadal City. Aniya mahala-gang marinig at mat-imbang ng mga resi-dente ng lalawigan ang ilalahad ng SMI hinggil sa epekto sa kalikasan ng pagmimina nila ng copper at ginto sa bayan ng Tampa-kan batay sa kanilang isinagawang pagsusuri at ang mga dahilan ng mga grupong tu-mututol sa planong pagmimina ng SMI. Sa gagawing pub-

lic consultation bukas, dalawang British en-vironment experts at isang Pilipinong ek-sperto sa environment laws ang inimbitahan ng Social Action Cen-ter ng Diocese of Mar-bel upang ilahad din sa publiko ang negatibong epekto ng pagmimina. Inaasahang ma-habang talakayan sa pagitan ng mga um-aayon at sumasalungat sa copper-gold mining project ang susunod sa presentasyon. Sa taya ng gobernador aabot ng hanggang alas-tres ng hapon ang public forum na magsisimula ng alas-ocho ng umaga. Paliwanag ni Gov.

Pingoy makatutulong ang public consultation upang maaabot ng mga taga-South Cotabato ang responsableng desisyon hinggil sa naturang isyu. Matatandaang ipi-nasa ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng South Cotabato noong Hunyo 2010 ang Environment Code na nagbabawal ng open-pit mining method sa lalawigan. Open-pit mining ang pamamaraang gagami-tin ng SMI sa paghuhu-kay ng tinatayang 13.5 m8etriko toneladang cop-per at 15.8 million ounc-es ng ginto sa Tampa-kan. (DEDoguiles/PIA 12)

KORONADAL CITY, Setyembre 22 (PIA) -- Muling nananawagan ang pamahalaang panlalawigan ng South Cotabato sa mga residente na dumalo at makilahok sa gagawing presentasyon ng environmental impact assessment (EIA) ng Sagittarius Mines Inc. bukas, Setyem-bre 23.

Publiko hinihikayat na dumalo sa public consultation ng SMI by Dani Doguiles


Clean committees intensify campaign on ‘Clean Ground, Zero Waste’ Program

by Jennifer P. Gaitano

Committee members of the ‘Clean Ground, Zero Waste’ program led by Butuan City government convened yesterday to discuss plans on full implementation of said program.

This includes the ‘No Segration, No Collection’ policy in all the barangays of Butuan, and Awarding of ‘Clean Seals’ in the different sectors involving households, schools, establishments, and others.

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Butuan City Vice Mayor Atty. Lawrence Fortun stressed during the meeting that government officials and employees should serve as good example to the general public. “If the public sees that the government is not compliant with the law, the public will not be persuaded to do the right thing,” Fortun said. Also, Ms. Ruth Jugao, City Economic Enterprise and Development Office (CEEDO) Manager and overall coordinator of the program said that there is money in garbage.

She also emphasized that the general public can earn money by way of segregating the garbage. “In Butuan, various groups, organizations producing different handicrafts out from the solid wastes are buying cellophanes, bottles,

recycled papers, and empty cans. With this, the public does not only help clean the environment but also earn additional income. Wastes can also be converted to organic fertilizers,” Jugao said. Ms. Gemma Reserva, Butuan City General Services Officer is also optimistic that the ‘Clean Ground, Zero Waste’ Program will be sustained once the cleaning activity will become a routine and be practiced by Butuanons. “With this program, the city govt is working together with the public to achieve a ‘Clean Ground, Zero Waste’ city,” Reserva stressed.(PIA-Caraga)

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According to Su-rigao City Local Civil Registry officer Man-uel Edera the said of-fice received applica-tions for the following: birth registration, 404; marriage registration, 60; death registration, 123; and correction of

clerical error, change of first name, registered of finality and migrant petition, 35. Edera said his of-fice collected P121,450 in fees for birth, mar-riage, death and late registration certificates. Edera also bared

that around 226 per-sons availed of the free birth registration during an agency caravan held last August 26, 2011 in line with the celebra-tion of Surigao City 41st Charter Day An-niversary. (PIA-Su-rigao del Norte)

Surigao City civil registry office unveils monthly accomplishment reportby Susil D. RagasSURIGAO CITY, Sept. 22 (PIA) -- The Surigao City Local Civil Registry Office unveiled recently its monthly accomplishment report for the month of August.

DOST-Caraga launches 1st reg’l invention contest, exhibits by Maria Rebecca Ayaton

BUTUAN CITY, Sept. 22 (PIA) -- A total of 40 participants from different high schools and colleges in Caraga Region joined the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-sponsored young inventors competition.

The (DOST)-Car-aga launched Wednes-day the first ever Regional Invention Contest and Exhibits (RICE) with the theme “Imbensyon at In-obasyon: Kabalikat sa

Pag-unlad” held at Lu-ciana Convention Cen-ter, this city. The exhibit is open for public viewing from September 21-23, 2011, 8:00 am- 5:00 pm at Luciana Conven-

tion Center, this city. The competition featured six catego-ries namely: Inven-tion Category or Tuklas Award, Utility Model Category, Industrial Design Category, Cre-

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ative Research Cat-egory or Likha Award, and Student Creative Research Category or Sibol Award. Said cat-egories are featured both in secondary and tertiary level. DOST Assistant Secretary for Strategic Plans and Programs Engr. Robert O. Dizon together with DOST Caraga Regional Direc-tor Lyndo G. Villacorta and other DOST offi-cials cut the ceremo-

nial ribbon. Also, Asec. Dizon said DOST is hoping to utilize and commer-cialize the inventions and researches of the youth for the develop-ment of the country. Meanwhile, Agu-san del Norte Governor John Erlpe M. Amante supports the gesture of DOST-Caraga and urges the youth to be more creative and ac-tive in these kind of activities. “Technology

serves as a foun-dation of economic growth,” Amante said.(MRA/PIA-Caraga)

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BUTUAN CITY, Set. 22 (PIA) – Siniguro kamakailan lang ni Ret. Col. Ace Guro, Technical Assistant for Mindanao ng Bureau of Immigration (BI) na sinusubaybayan nila ang mga foreign nationals na nandirito sa Min-danao upang masampahan ng karampatang kaso kung sakaling sila ay ilegal na papasok sa buong rehiyon ng isla.

Mindanao Immigration Bureau minomoni-tor ang mga ilegal na dayuhan

Ayon kay Guro, makikita sa kanilang re-cord ang lahat ng mga dayuhan sa Mindanao na paso na ang visa. Pinayuhan niya ang mga ito na ayusin ang kanil-ang visa sa tanggapan ng BI. “Sa mga hindi susunod sa panukala, sila ay papayuhan na lis-anin na lang ang bansa,” dagdag nito. Sinabi rin ng opi-syal na ang mga tauhan

ng tanggapan ay mas pinaghusay ang kanil-ang mga gawain upang mabigyan ng kaukulang aksyon ang mga isyu. “Sinisiguro kasi ng bagong pamunuan ng BI na ang mga isyu at con-cerns ay natutugunan base na rin sa direktiba ng Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III,” ayon kay Guro. Sinabi rin ni Guro na ang ahensya ay na-kakatanggap ng impor-

masyon mula sa mga sibilyan hinggil sa ka-song kinakasangkutan ng mga dayuhan--dahi-lan upang ang mga ito ay maresolba. Nagpasalamat ang opisyal sa mga Mindan-aoans sa suporta upang sugpuin ang mga kati-waliang kinasasangkutan ng mga dayuhan. Aniya, sana’y , magpatuloy ang tiwala at suporta ng mga tao sa naturang ahen-sya. (PIA-Caraga)

BUTUAN CITY, Set. 22 (PIA) -- Ang Human Resource practitioners sa rehiyon ng Caraga ay magtitipun-tipon upang mapalawak ang kanilang kaalaman at kahusayan.

HR professionals – mga kasosyo sa kaunlaran

by Danilo S. Makiling

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Sa pakikipagtu-lungan ng Caraga Regional Council of Human Resource Managers, Incorpo-rated (CRCHRMI) at ng Civil Service Commission (CSC), Caraga Regional Of-fice, gagawin ang 8th Regional Convention of Human Resource Practitioners sa ilalim ng temang “Trans-forming HR Practi-tioners as Strate-gic Partner for Good Governance” ngay-ong Setyembre 27 - 28, 2011 sa Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur. Sinabi ni CSC Caraga Regional Di-rector Adams D. Tor-res na ang pagpupu-long ay naglalayong maibahagi ang tulong upang maipagpatu-loy ang edukasyon sa mga miyembro ng CRCHRMI pati na

rin ang pagsulong ng Government HR propesyonal na nan-gangailang ng pagba-bago sa mga tungku-lin nito at magkaroon ng iba pang estrate-hiya sa pagpapaun-lad sa kani-kanilang institusyon. Kabilang sa mga lalahok sa pagpupu-long ang administra-tive office, human re-source management officers, HRM assis-tants, HRM aides at iba pang mga em-pleyado ng pamaha-laan na namamahala mula sa iba’t ibang ahensya ng gobyerno ng rehiyon. Ang convention ay isang live – out na aktibidad na may registration fee na Php 2, 400 kasama na ang pagkain, kit, at ang panghabang buhay na member-

ship fee sa konseho na isang daang piso. Ang mga miyem-bro ng konseho ay nagkasundo na ang mga kalahok ay dapat magsuot ng ng damit ayon sa itinalagang kulay ng bawat prob-insiya: Agusan del Norte ay kailangan magsuot ng bughaw na damit; Agusan del Sur – itim; Surigao del Norte – pula, at dilaw naman sa Su-rigao del Sur. Ang nasabing pagpupulong ay kabi-lang sa pagdiriwang ng 111th Philippine Civil Service Anni-versary na may te-mang “Championing R.A.C.E (Responsive, Accessible, courte-ous, and Effective): Excellent Public Ser-vice at Full Speed.” (PIA-Caraga)

HR professionals ...from page 31


BUTUAN CITY, Set. 22 (PIA) -- Umani ngayon ng iba’t-ibang reaksiyon sa publiko ang nangyaring malawakang welga noong Lunes ng iilang transport drivers at operators dito.

Transport strike sa Butuan, umani ng iba’t-ibang reaksiyon sa publikoby Robert E. Roperos

Ayon kay Aling Felisa Jimenez, may-bahay at may tatlong anak, maraming tra-baho ang naantala dahil walang masa-sakyan ang mga manggagawa dito. Aniya, naging per-wisyo ito lalung-lalo na sa mga mangga-gawang arawan ang pasahod. Si Aling Fe-lisa ang tagapagban-tay ng kanilang sari-sari store. “Dahil sa walang masasakyan, napili-tan tuloy ang ibang manggagawang lu-miban na lamang sa kanilang trabaho. At dahil sa arawan ang kanilang pasahod, na-miss tuloy nila ang isang araw na kikitain,” sabi ni Aling Felisa. Sinabi rin ng

maybahay na si Far-menia Quiñonez na hindi na niya pina-pasok kahapon ang kaniyang anak sa klase dahil higit tat-long kilometro ang layo ng paaralan sa kanilang tinitirhan. “Kahit na sina-bi ng pamunuan ng DepEd Butuan City Division na bibigyan ng konsiderasyon ang mga hindi nakapasok kahapon, na-miss pa rin ng mga anak ko ang leksiyon nila ka-hapon,” ani Quiño-nez. S a m a n t a l a , humingi naman ka-hapon ng dispensa sa publiko ang iilang transport groups dito dahil anila, hindi lang naman nila ginagawa ito para sa kapakanan nilang mga drivers at

operators, kundi pati na rin sa mga com-muters sa pangkala-hatan. Tumugon na-man ang lokal na pa-mahalaan at iilang pambansang ahen-siya ng pamahalaan dito matapos ipina-gamit ng mga ito ang ilan sa kanilang mga sasakyan upang maihatid sa patutun-guhan ang mga pasa-herong naantala dahil sa strike. Ayon naman sa ulat ng Philippine Na-tional Police (PNP) dito, naging mapaya-pa at matiwasay na-man ang ginawang tigil-pasada kahapon at walang nai-ulat na malalaking insidente kaugnay sa nasa-bing tansport strike. (PIA-Caraga)


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SC administrator to keynote PACE’s 5th cluster assembly

by Franklin P. Gumapon

Supreme Court (SC) Administrator Jose Midas Marquez is here in the city today to serve as the keynote speaker in the opening program of the 5th cluster general assembly of the

officers and members of the Philippine Association of Court Employees (PACE).


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PACE-Dipolog chap-ter president Atty. Ian O. Campiseño told the local press that the two-day assembly would be con-ducted at the newly built Dipolog City Sports Cen-ter at barangay Olingan this city. Mayor Evelyn Uy has also been invited to give a welcome address to the participants. According to Camp-iseño, a series of lectures shall follow right after the opening program to tack-le topics on membership, welfare and benefits, em-

ployees’ education, infor-mation and research and many others. Like other places in Mindanao, Dipolog has become host to a number of national conferences and conventions. It can be recalled that the local officials of Calatrava, Negros Occi-dental also arrived here yesterday on a study tour. They were briefed on the best practices ad-opted and implemented by the city government of Dipolog, which include among others the estab-

lishment of the Liveli-hood Skills Development and Enhancement Center (LSDEC), the fitness and wellness program which is held every morning at the Dipolog Boulevard, women’s livelihood proj-ect on sardines making, the clean and green pro-gram, the eco-tourism park , and the Perfor-mance Governance Sys-tem (PGS) which aims to make the city a SWIGA-PORE (Switzerland and Singapore) by 2030. (JPA/FPG/PIA-Zam-bo. Norte)

5,457 examinees to take LET exam on Sept. 25PAGADIAN CITY, Sept. 22 (PIA) -– The Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) is on a new high.

by Gideon C. Corgue

Professional Reg-ulations Commission (PRC9) has added an-other feather to its cap as the number of exam-inees across the Zam-boanga Peninsula region has increased remark-

ably in 2011, as com-pared to 2010. PRC9 supervising professional regulations officer Efren P. Amato-rio said PRC9 has reg-istered 47% increase in the number of exam-

inees to take the exam in September 26, 2011, when compared to 2010 in the same month. Amatorio said a to-tal of 5,457 are part of the 2011 LET exam , as against 3,697 in 2010.

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Amatorio said 3,826 of the examinees will take the LET for el-ementary level while 1,631 will take for sec-ondary level. Since the number of examinees have in-creased, Amatorio said PRC has increased also number of testing cen-ters from 6 to 8 to ac-commodate the examin-ees. Amatorio said the designated testing cen-ters are as follows: Holy Child Academy, Paga-dian City Pilot School,

Southern Mindanao Col-leges, St. Columban College, St. Columban College (High School Department), Sta. Lucia Elementar School, Zam-boanga del Sur Maritime Institute of Technology, and Zamboanga del Sur National High School (Main Campus). These testing cen-ters have a total of 259 rooms to be manned by 518 proctors, 32 supervi-sors, 11 building inspec-tors, and 11 personnel from National Bureau of Investigation and Philip-

pine National Police Am-atorio respectively . “ The seat num-ber, room assignments, and examination school centers are posted at our office today to guide the hopeful examinees,” Amatorio announced. Amatorio strongly encouraged the exam-inees to be at their re-spective testing centers at exactly 6:00 a.m. to avoid hassle for search-ing their room assign-ments on the test day. (JPA/GCC/PIA9-Pag-adian)

Military rescues kidnapped bizwomen in BasilanISABELA CITY, Basilan, Sept 22 (PIA) -– Operating elements of the 4th Scout Ranger Battalion of the Special Operations Task Force Basilan rescued a kidnapped businesswoman in the hinterlands of Basilan Sunday, the military said.

by Rene V. Carbayas

In a press state-ment, the military said that Ma. Luisa Galvez Morrison was res-cued in an Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) fortified encampment in Brgy

Mahatalang, Sumisip, Basilan Province. Mrs Morrison, a business woman who owns a salon and Spa in Poblacion, Ipil, was abducted by suspect-

ed Abu Sayyaf Group members in Ipil, Zam-boanga Sibugay last September 4 at about 6:00 p.mm and has not been sited ever since. The military said

5,457 examinees ...from page 35


that government troops chanced upon an armed group while the SOTF-Basilan, SOCOM of the Philippine Army was conducting secu-rity operations in the area of Brgy Mahata-lang, Sumisip, Basilan Province, in line with the Internal Peace and Se-curity Plan (IPSP) that is being implemented by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The surgical op-eration was conducted through an intelligence report received by this unit, well-matched with the information from the technical support unit, confirming that the

presence of Abu Sayyaf Group in the target area is affirmative. The government troops involved were reacting upon an infor-mation given to them last Sunday, which di-vulged the location of Abu Sayyaf Commander Khair Mundos with thir-ty (30) of his cohorts. The swift think-ing and action of gov-ernment troops led to the retreat of the ASG forces allowing soldiers to the discovery of Mrs Morrison whose right leg was wounded dur-ing the firefight. The government troops also discovered bloodstains

in the camp which was indicative of casualties in the ASG’s side, and documents of high in-telligence value. The military also reported that a govern-ment soldier was also wounded in the clash, he and Mrs Morrison were evacuated by he-licopters from the 3rd Air Division and were later transported to the nearest hospital for appropriate treatment. Both of the wounded are now stable and will most probably make a full recovery from their injuries soon. (JPA/SOTF-B/PIA9-Ba-SulTa)

Zambo Sur solon to 4P’s beneficiaries: Take full advantage of the program

PAGADIAN CITY, Sept. 22 (PIA) -- Zamboanga del Sur 2nd District Congresswoman Aurora Cerilles, during the “Serbisyo Contra Kawad-on” (Service against Poverty) convergence caravan held in Dumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur on September 15, urged Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries to take full advantage of the program for their development.

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“Pantawid is not a dole-out and it is your duty to show that the program will bring you more towards the path of development,” Cong. Cerilles said. The convergence caravan was able to bring together approximately 2,000 program benefi-ciaries from the 2nd dis-trict of the province, as well as municipal heads of offices, line agencies like the DepEd, DOLE, and others. Moreover, the participating mu-nicipalities showcased the products of their ar-eas in booths they have erected at the municipal gymnasium. “I have seen the many products you dis-play here, and I am very positive that we are on

the right track. With assistance from other agencies, we will be able to market your products to a wider market,” Cer-illes said. Meanwhile, Pan-tawid beneficiaries shared their testimonies to the Congresswoman. “What you say now is proof that you are indeed moving towards devel-opment – tumatawid na kayo. This is a testament that our people here are serious, and that you do not use the money for vices and other un-necessary things. I hope that you continue to do more with the assis-tance that the govern-ment, through President Aquino, has been giving you.” After the program,

the various agencies present showcased their services to the beneficia-ries, informing them of particular anti-poverty programs which will be directly benefiting the poor. M e a n w h i l e , DSWD-9 Regional Di-rector Teodulo Romo, Jr. thanked the participating agencies who gave their support to the conduct of the convergence cara-van. “It is very inspiring to see other agencies here today. We know that poverty is too huge a problem to be fought by one agency or one program alone. But now, we are all being involved in the fight. Akohon nato ang problema,” he said. (JPA/DSWD-9/CAL/PIA9/Zambo Sur)

LHP Seminar held in BayogPAGADIAN CITY , Sept. 22 (PIA) –- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Office recently held a seminar on Labor Relations, Human Relations and Productivity as well as Occupational Safety and Health Hazards at the Timber Mines Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Bayog, Zamboanga del Sur.

by Alma L. Tingcang

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Spearheaded by DOLE Provincial Head Virginia L. Bonbon, a team of experts from their office presented to Alpha First Mining In-dustry issues on Human Relations and Child La-bor which was discussed by LEO III Fortunato A. Magsayo; Labor Stan-dards by Senior LEO Camilo A. Encila Jr.; Oc-cupational Safety and Healthy Workplace by Engr. Rolando C. Godinez and Ms. Virginia Bonbon focused on Productivity.

Ms. Bonbon said Mr. Sapto Maryono, an Indonesian national who is currently the Project Manager of Alpha First Mining Industry together with his staff attended the seminar. Maryono and Mr. Doddy Setyawan, Explo-ration Manager agreed to comply with existing labor standards and to create a Safety Commit-tee which would be un-der the project manager who will look into the well-being of its workers

and ensure their safety at work. This was also at-tested and affirmed by Mr. Emmanuel G. Salde, Operations Supervisor with the commitment of the company’s support for Occupational Safe-ty and Health Hazards Compliance. It can be recalled that Alpha First Mining Industry is already in its third year of explora-tion in the municipality of Bayog. (ALT-PIA9/Zambo Sur)

LHP Seminar ...from page 38


DPWH Sec. Singson inaugurates flyover, reminds motorists to follow traffic rules by Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob


Singson sounded the call during yester-day’s inauguration of the project, which was con-structed under the Mega Bridges for Urban and Rural Development Project (MBURDP) of DPWH. Costing some Php363 million, ground-breaking of the project was done by President Be-nigno S. Aquino III, during his visit in the city, last March 23, which construction started, last March 28 and completed five (5) months later on Aug. 27, Measuring some 195 lineal meters long, with a width of 7.5 l.m. and road approaches of 120 l.m., from both sides, the flyover was constructed with modular superstructure ma-terials supplied by the Matiere S.A.S. Modular Steel Flyover of five (5) spans and four (4) piers supported by 1.5 m. diameter bored piles. With the COFACE Export Credit Guarantee Assistance of the French Government provid-ing the funds, the project was implemented by

Secretary Rogelio L. Singson of the Department of Public Works and

Highways (DPWH) has called on the residents of Barangay Bugo, this city, to take care of the newly completed Puerto-Sayre Flyover.

DPWH Sec. Singson inaugurates flyover, reminds motorists to follow traffic rules by Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob

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the DPWH Presidential Bridges Pro-gram Office (PBPO), in coordination with the DPWH Regional Engineer-ing Office (REO), region 10 and the City Government of Cagayan de Oro. “Nakakatiyak po kayo na ang proyektong ito ay nakakatulong sa tao sa pag-uutos ng Pangulong Aqui-no. (You can be assured that this proj-ect can really help the peo-ple, upon the order of Pres-ident Aqui-no),” he said. S i n g -son said the P r e s i d e n t could have been with him during the inau-guration, just as he was with the President during the groundbreak-ing, except that he was on a state visit to America, from Sept. 18-22. The DPWH Secretary was ac-companied by Congressman Ru-fus B. Rodriguez of CDO’s 2nd district, DPWH Undersecretary Ra-fael C. Yabut and Asst. Secretary Emil K. Sadain, and Philippe Gou-

vary who represented His Excel-lency Borja de Mozota, the French Ambassador to the Philippines. Meanwhile, Singson also said that DPWH will always heed the di-rective of the President “to do the right project, with the right cost and the right quality on the right time.”

“While we thank the people for giving us the privilege to do the proj-ect for them, we also call on the them to do their share to take care of these projects by

following the traffic rules and regu-lations,” the DPWH Secretary said. “Kahit gaano ka rami ang ating mga flyover, pag walang disiplina ang ating mga motorista ay wala din. Masasayang lang ang ating mga ginagawa. (No matter how many fly-over projects that we do, if our motor-ists do not have the discipline and do not follows the traffic rules, these will amount to nothing),” Singson said.

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Peace caravan/ISO handover anniversary highlight Int’l Day of Peace in Mis.Or. by Jorie C. Valcorza

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Sept. 22 (PIA) – Members of the different Municipal Peace and Order Councils (MPOC) of the province converged at the Provincial Capitol, yesterday, to celebrate the International Day of Peace, jointly with the first Internal Security Operations (ISO) Handover an-niversary. Thus, Jurgette Honculada, a member of the Government of the Philippines (GPH) Peace Panel, who was pres-ent during the celebra-tion, commended Mis. Or. for its peace efforts and for fronting soldiers of peace instead of war. “If we let guns dic-tate our discourse it will be hard to find our way back into grace, for we cannot recall bullets but can always take the bullets out of the gun,” she said. “This is what your province has been doing, going back to talks. We must reclaim peace as our common birthright and honor it as a well-spring of our hope, faith, and dreams,” she urged. Honculada also ap-pealed to the public to

keep faith in the success of peace process and continue to give life to our hopes and dreams. She said although we see countless of reasons walling its suc-cess we’ve got to keep pushing and persist-ing and citing further the famous line “there is no way to peace, be-cause peace is the way.” Meanwhile, Vice-Governor Norris C. Ba-biera underlined the significance of the ISO saying that peace is the desired end and de-mocracy, in its truest form, was manifested by the government and the state when it rec-ognizes the supremacy of the civilian author-ity over the military. Babiera, who is the Co-Chairperson of the

Provincial POC said the ISO Handover, signed on Sept. 21, last year, also recognized the impor-tant role of civilian au-thority in realizing gen-uine and lasting peace through peace and de-velopment cognizance to address the root causes of insurgency. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) also believes that ensur-ing peace in the province is a manifestation that, indeed, victory in peace is better than the vic-tory in war and the ISO symbolizes the substan-tial meaning of peace as development, good governance, delivery of services, and economic opportunities for the con-tentment of the people. For his part, Maj. Victor A. Felix, Com

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mander of the 4th Infan-try Division, Philippine Army, said accepting the challenge of admin-istering the peace and security of the province achieved considerable milestones by the in-creasing economic activ-ity and influx of investors and ensuring a lasting peace has always been our common agenda. “We may come from different profes-sions and possess differ-ent views but we share one thing. We are all

Filipinos. We envision for a peaceful, progres-sive, democratic society. The bigger challenge is at hand, that is convinc-ing the communist party to join us in our quest for peace,” he noted. Other activities of the day included an early “Jog and Walk for Peace” from the Capitol Grounds towards the Rhodelsa Rotunda while the “Peace Caravan” came from dif-ferent municipalities and 2 cities of the province. A Catholic Mass

and a Higaonon Ritual asking for blessing for the activities opened the program at the capitol grounds graced also by other dignitaries, that included the peace ad-vocates led by Archbish-op Antonio J. Ledesma of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro, Re-gional Director, Loreto T. Bhagwani of the Depart-ment of Interior and Lo-cal Government (DILG) and the Mayors from the different towns of the province. (PIA 10)

Malaybalay City vies for national Gawad Kalasag award by Ruby Leonora R. Balistoy

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, Sept. 22 (PIA) -- The Malay-balay City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (DRRMC) has been included in the short-list of the top three (3) cities across the country vying for the 2010 Gawad Kalasag Award, Component City Category.

The judging panel from the National DRRMC was composed of offi-cials from the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and League of Cities of the Philippines, who trav-elled to the three short-listed DRRMC’s, recently. Marlon Henson

Obligado, Chairperson of the National Assess-ment Team, said they have come to find out about how the coun-cil had been working on DRRM, particularly, on preparedness, pre-vention and mitigation, response, rehabilita-

tion and climate change adaptation (CCA). “We will also look into the city’s crafting of strategic framework to determine the coun-cil members’ respec-tive roles for a com-prehensive, integrated and proactive DRR ap-

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MAHINOG, Camiguin, Sept. 22 (PIA) – A 3-lane zipline is set to be opened, here, this coming December.

This announcement came from Apolinario B. Alambatin of J & A Fish-pen and Restaurant in Benoni Lagoon, here, during a project presen-tation at the Municipal Council Session, recently. Presided over by Vice Mayor Rogerio C. Acle, the municipal

council passed a reso-lution endorsing this project, which is seen to boost the tourism industry of the island. Alambatin said this will be the first zipline in the island province of Camiguin and this can be found in mu-nicipality of Mahinog.

The zipline will have a distance of more than 700 meters from Station 1 to Station 2 that will cross over a la-goon, which makes the ride even more exciting. An addition-al 360-meter zip line is also being eyed in same area, Alambatin said. (MIO/PIA-10)

proach in lessening the socio-economic and en-vironmental disaster im-pacts, including climate change,” Obligado said. Mayor Ignacio Zu-biri, meanwhile, said, “being chosen as one of the top three cities for the coveted Gawad Ka-lasag award is a chal-lenge to the council.” “Through this, we will know then how are we faring in uplifting the standards of DRR/CAA, and humanitar-ian assistance through integrated community-

based strategies to pro-tect and preserve life, property and environ-ment,” the Mayor said. Virginia Flores, Ex-ecutive Officer of the Malaybalay CDRRMC, also, said that the oth-er finalists who vied for the award were Legazpi City in Albay and Santi-ago City in Isabela, both in the island of Luzon. The KALASAG or Kalamidad at Sakuna Labanan, Sariling Galing ang Kaligtasan awards individuals, government/non-government orga-

nizations and private sector for their the ex-cellence on DRRM/CAA. It is an annual ac-tivity is in recognition of their initiative in helping the Filipino government along the guidelines of Republic Act (RA) 10121, otherwise known as “An Act Strengthen-ing the Philippine Disas-ter Risk along Reduction and Management Sys-tem” and RA 9729 or the “Philippine Climate Change Act.” (PIA 10)

Camiguin’s first zi-pline set to rise in Mahinog by Homer R. Jajalla

Malaybalay City vies...from page 44


Held at the PUM-Oro Chamber Train-ing Room, Macapagal Road, Pueblo de Oro Township, this city, from 1:30-5:00p.m., Sept. 22, the half-day event was graced by financial experts from Manila, who shared their knowledge on how to save from even the smallest earnings. “This forum is our way of help-ing member employ-ers and their respec-

tive employees,” said Efren Uy, OroCham-ber Vice President for Trade and Commerce. Through this fo-rum, employees will appreciate that sav-ings does not come from huge salary but in managing what-ever financial re-source is available. In these try-ing times, we cannot rely on companies to keep increasing the wages to ensure the

welfare of workers. “Big wages do not guarantee sav-ings. It is a matter of discipline, that do,” Uy said. The workers also need to examine their spending behav-ior making sure that every penny is spent wisely,” Uy added. The forum is also supported by Business-Week, Magnum Ra-dio, Mindanao Current, Parasat CableTV, Sun-star CDO and Sunlife Financials. (PIA-10)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental, Sept. 22 (PIA) - A forum on “Creating a Financially Healthy Workforce for Ev-ery Employer” was conducted, today, by the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, Inc. (Oro-Chamber), the country’s hall of famer as the Most Outstanding Chamber of Commerce.

OroChamber holds finance forumby Lordilie Enjambre


The recent partnership of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and the Land Bank of the Philippines is gearing towards optimizing utilization of mariculture parks and promoting it as alternative livelihood for the fisherfolks in

the countryside.

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BFAR-LBP partnership to improve mariculture parks

by Carina L. Cayon


BFAR and LBP have just conducted orienta-tion of this joint venture to stakeholders including the target beneficiaries in the region such as co-operatives, fisherfolk as-sociations and small and medium enterprises, all engaged in fishing and mariculture industry. Gil Adora, BFAR as-sistant director for tech-nical services, said mari-culture activities are not common undertakings of fisherfolks, especial-ly the small-scale ones, thus the need for its promotion and develop-ment. Adora told the Philippine Information Agency that the BFAR-LBP mariculture parks partnership covers the provision of technical as-sistance, capability build-ing, direct technical and marketing assistance, technology transfer and business modeling, doc-umentation and replica-tion. He said LBP will provide the financial as-sistance to qualified ben-eficiaries in the form of credit or equity invest-ment through its Accel-erating Change in the Countryside Thru Equity Sharing Scheme (AC-CESS). BFAR, meanwhile, will deliver the technical

support such as capabil-ity-building, technology transfer, marketing, and the business modeling and documentation. Adora said the country nurtures 67 mariculture parks, with four sites found in Davao Region such as in the Island Garden of Samal and Panabo City in Davao del Norte, Mati City in Davao Oriental and in the municipality of Pantukan in Compos-tela Valley province. He bared that a site in Malita town of Davao del Sur province would soon be declared as mariculture park. According to Ado-ra, mariculture parks in Davao Region are not hard to promote, cit-ing the privileges that the region has such as infrastructures like fine airport and one of the biggest fish ports which according to Adora are part of the advantages to lure investments for the fishing industry. He underscored the need to improve and promote the mariculture parks with the goals for food self-sufficiency, generation of more live-lihood and jobs for fish-erfolks in the country-side. Under the BFAR-LBP partnership, LBP will

determine what kind of project to be financed, and will only approve to fund a project which has a return of investment of eight percent and above as stated in the feasibil-ity study of the propo-nent. Among the mari-culture activities which could be financed by LBP are the construc-tion of fish nurseries and hatcheries, fish culture in cages and fabrication of fish cages. Other activities are the establishment of in-frastructures such as ice plant for storage, har-vesting equipment, fish processing plant, as well as trading activity. Adora, a former BFAR-XI regional head, said the priority benefi-ciaries of this program are members of cooper-atives and associations, as well as individual SMEs who could qualify for LBPs requirements. Adora explained that a mariculture park is a designated area in the sea of not less than 200 hectares delineated by the local government unit as mariculture. According to him, a mariculture park is man-aged by a Local Execu-tive Management Coun-cil chaired by the Mayor of the host park and co-

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chaired by BFAR regional director. The members of the council, he said, comprised of the LGU agriculture committee

as chair, barangay cap-tain, representatives of participating barangays within the designated area, representatives from the Department of

Environment and Natu-ral Resources, municipal fisheries and presidents of the fisherfolks asso-ciation. (PIA-11/CL)

DOLE XI revives big brother concept by Mai Gevera-Macapagat

DAVAO CITY Sept. 22 (PIA) - About 17 companies in the region have committed to act as “big” brother” to small and micro en-terprises through the KAPATIRAN WISE-TAV project of the De-partment of Labor and Employment.

A memorandum of understanding was pre-sented Wednesday to Labor Secretary Rosalin-da Dimapilis-Baldoz dur-ing the Social Partner-ship for Effective Labor Governance held at the Grand Men Seng. Baldoz witnessed the commitment shown by these companies in lending a hand to new and starting businesses especially in catching up with labor standards. The project is a Big Brother - Small Brother concept wherein large companies (Big Broth-

ers), that are fully com-pliant with labor stan-dards and are willing to share their resources and expertise, assist micro and small enter-prises (Small Brothers) in improving their work conditions particularly in the field of Occupa-tional Safety and Health (OSH). This will eventually enable the latter to com-ply with labor standards. The project also aims to empower the Small Brothers to share their experiences of work-place improvements to

other micro and small enterprises. DOLE XI regional director Joffrey M. Suyao calls this as a partner-ship that supports the goals and programs of the agency, paving the way for a stronger and unified labor sector. Some of the big companies which com-mitted to act as big brother are DOLE Stan-filco, Carmen Corrugated Container Inc., Stanfilco, Nakayama Technology, CJ Toyota Tsusho Phils. Inc., Therma Marine, DORECO, NCCC, Co-

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BFAR-LBP partnership....from page 48


ca-Cola Bottlers Phils., SUMIFRU, and TADECO. They will pro-vide technical advice and assistance to the small brothers on how to improve their work-ing conditions, increase the productivity of their workers and achieve compliance with the general labor standards and the occupational safety and health stan-dards The small brothers, on their part, will have to cooperate in full by

attending safety meet-ings, trainings, work-shops or seminars rel-evant and necessary to the KAPATIRAN WISE-TAV Project and commit to adopt a minimum of two (2) Small Brothers each for the next cycle of the said project. The agency re-ported yesterday that the National Labor Re-lations Commission or the Regional Arbitration Branch handled 772 to-tal labor dispute cas-es; 497 of which were

disposed; 235 of those disposed were done by arbitration; while 154 were done through me-diation or conciliation. NLRC is bent to dispose 274 cases filed from June 31, 2011 and earlier as well as resolve all OFW cases within 60 days from the time of acquisition of jurisdiction over the persons of the re-spondents. The body targets to have this complete by yearend. (MGM/PIA-XI)

Coastal cleanup gipatuman sa DavSur

by Mai Gevera-Macapagat

DIGOS CITY, Davao del Sur, Sept. 22 (PIA) – Si Davao del Sur Governor Douglas Cagas nagmando sa tanang mga Mayor kansang lungsod ang adunay mga kabaybayunan lakip na ang syudad sa Digos sa pagsuporta ug pagtamod sa Global Coastal Cleanup Movement.

Pinaagi sa Memo-randum Circular Num-ber 03-2011 pinit-sahan sa Setyembre 14, ang gobernador naglatid sa mga mayor nga mag organisa og cleanup activities sa ilang tagsa-tagsa ka

mga dapit diha mismo sa mga kabaybayunan niining bulan sa Septi-embre. Samtang ang Global Coastal Cleanup Movement napailalom sa Presidential Procla-mation Number 470.

Ubos sa kaman-duan ni Gov. Cagas, gidasig pod niya ang tanang sektor sa katil-ingban nga mohimo og hugtanong pagsuporta pinaagi sa pagsalmot sa mga kalihukan. Dugang in-

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DOLE XI revive....from page 49


struksyon mao ang pagpatuman usab sa gisukip nga Coordi-nator Report Form of 2011 International Cleanup nga isubmitar sa kada Local Govern-ment Unit. Kini unya ang ipa-dangat ngadto sa bu-hatan sa Provincial

Environment and Nat-ural Resources Office (PENRO-LGU) sa Matti, Digos City sa dili pa modangat ang bulan sa Oktubre, 2011 al-ang sa pagsumite niini didto sa International Coastal Cleanup Philip-pine Coordinator, Que-zon City.

Ang bulan sa Set-yembre gideklara isip National Cleanup Month pinaagi sa Presidential Proclamation Number 244. Sa pagsaulog ni-ini karong tuiga, nag-kapot kini og temang: “Trash-Free Seas.” (PIO-DavSur/Nilda S. Aniñon/CLC)

Mt. Diwata brgy officials to come up with resolutions airing latest concerns

by Jean Duron-Abangan

MT. DIWATA , Compostela Valley Province, Sept. 22 (PIA) -- Officials of gold-rush Brgy. Mt. Diwata are set to officially bring their concerns be-fore government agencies through the Program Monitoring Coordina-tion Center- National Task Force Diwalwal (PMCC-NTFD).

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This move is an off-shoot to the PMCC-NTFD coordination meet-ing held on Sept. 21 (Wednesday) in Brgy. Di-wata where regional di-rectors and PMCC-NTFD agency representatives came to discuss the progress of government interventions in the ba-rangay. In an interview after the meeting, Mt. Diwata Brgy. Captain Boyles said he together with the Barangay Coun-cil members, will be com-ing up, as soon as possi-ble, resolutions pushing for road maintenance, additional survey enu-mators, identification of domestic dumpsite and settlement of political boundary with nearby barangay of Upper Ulip. These concerns came out as a result of the two-hour meeting with PMCC-NTFD heads and representatives of agencies, along with the concern on lack of public school chairs and class-room and, even a school site. During the meeting which was co-presided by National Economic and Development Author-

ity (NEDA) Regional Di-rector Ma. Lourdes Lim, barangay officials were advised to maximize the presence of PMCC-NTFD agencies in their baran-gay. Created through Executive Order 217 is-sued in 2003, PMCC-NTFD is being tasked to formulate a comprehen-sive plan of action for peace and development of Mt. Diwalwal which earlier became a chaotic area due to conflicts in mining rights and fre-quent incidents of min-ing tunnel collapse and landslides. Lim found out that not much of the pro-grams/projects identi-fied in the Mt. Diwata Comprehensive Land Use Plan had been thor-oughly implemented and accomplished with only one year left of its set time-frame from 2007 to 2012. NEDA 11 assisted Brgy. Mt. Diwata officials come up and adopt the land use plan in March 2007 through a fund-ing support from PMCC-NTFD. NEDA 11 Asst. Re-gional Director Bonifacio

Uy revealed the inten-tion of NEDA 11 to come up with an updated land use plan for Brgy. Mt. Diwata . He considered such move as timely as NEDA 11 is working on the in-tegrated area develop-ment plan of Region 11, and that the Philippine Development Plan for 2011 to 2016 and the Regional Development Plan have been laid out already. “It’s a good op-portunity to update this plan to check further geographical hazards,” Uy said among other concerns covered in Mt. Diwata Comprehensive Land Use Plan. To help barangay officials fast-track lined up development proj-ects, Department of In-terior and Local Govern-ment (DILG) Regional Director Ananias Villa-corta urged them to work on implementing the set projects through fol-lowing up commitments of mayors, the gover-nor and agencies con-cerned. “Let’s not just let them happen because we are accountable to

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the people,” he was re-ferring to set programs and projects. “We have to report to our constit-uents what we have ac-complished,” he said in vernacular. He also encouraged barangay officials to also be concerned with the delivery of basic services such as health and social services, not just with mining-related matters. In case, they run out of ideas how to ad-dress local concerns, Villacorta advised ba-rangay officials to seek advise and guidance from proper government

agencies. Meanwhile, Upper Ulip Barangay Captain Fernando Latiban was also present during the meeting to hear discus-sions on local dumpsite which was eyed to be lo-cated in his barangay. Taking advan-tage of the opportunity to meet with officials of national line agencies, he asked assistance for road access to far-flung sitios in his barangay. He was advised to also endorse his concern to PMCC-NTFD in a baran-gay resolution. Other heads of

agencies present during the PMCC-NTFD meeting in Mt. Diwata were Efren F. Elbanbuena of PIA 11, Atty. Leonor Oralde-Quintayo of NCIP 11, Lt. Col. Cesar Molina of the 25th Infantry Battalion. PMCC-NTFD chair, Regional Director Jim O. Sampulna of the Depart-ment of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 11 joined the courtesy call at the of-fice of Municipal May-or Manuel Brillantes of Monkayo and the onsite visit to JB mining portal. (MGM/PIA 11/jean duron-abangan)

Regional directors and representatives of member agencies of the Program Monitoring Coordination Center-National Task Force Diwalwal (PMCC-NTFD) take a look at JB Mining Portal in Compostela Valley Province gold-rush barangay Mt. Diwata where they also hold a meeting to talk about the progress of government projects implemented in the area. Brgy. Mt. Diwata is the focus barangay of PMCC-NTFD. In photos are (L-R) regional directors Jim O. Sampulna of DENR 11 (2nd from the left), Efren F. Elbanbuena of PIA 11 (in green t-shirt), Ma. Lourdes Lim of NEDA 11 (in red t-shirt), Ferdinand Dobli of PMDC (in green, yellow stripes t-shirt), Ananias Villacorta of DILG 11 (back row in violet shirt), Atty. Leonor O. Quintayo of NCIP (partly hidden) with Nora Alicante, PMCC-NTFD secretariat head; and Lt. Col. Cesar A. Molina of 25th Infantry Battalion. (pia 11, jean d abangan)

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The Asia Foundation to turn-over more than 6,000 books to DavNor

DAVAO DEL NORTE, Sept. 22 (PIA)--- Elementary and second-ary students in some public and private schools of Davao del Norte will soon have more learning materials within reach as The Asia Foundation is due to turn-over 6,175 new books.

by Jean Duron-Abangan

In a letter, The Asia Foundation Country Representative Steven Rood bared his intention to turn-over the books to Davao del Norte Gov. Rodolfo P. Del Rosario in a ceremony set to be held at the Provincial Capitol on September 29. Rood said that The Asia Foundation will be giving the books to 132 public and private schools in the municipal-ities of Kapalong, Asun-cion, Braulio E. Dujali, New Corellaincluding the municipal libraries these towns, and the Davao del Norte Provincial Li-brary. Each elementary

school is due to receive 50 books and each high school, 40 books. Rood explained that The Asia Founda-tion is distributing books and reading materials to schools and libraries in Mindanao under the Transparent Accountable Governance Project with support from the United States Agency for Inter-national Development (USAID). Asia Foundation has so far distributed 400,000 books to vari-ous schools, libraries and non-government or-ganizations in Mindanao since 2003, Rood said. Rood revealed that

The Asia Foundation has been running its Books for Asia program for more than five decades, distributing books and reading materials for all educational levels in more than 18 countries in Asia “as a contribu-tion to national devel-opment, international understanding, and Eng-lish-language literacy.” He bared The Asia Foundation to have giv-en away over 14 million books for 56 years now through donations and contributions coming from American publish-ers, libraries and book-stores. (MGM/PIA 11/jean duron abangan)


7th Davao Gulf Week GisaulogGisaulog karon sa Davao Gulf Management Council ang “Davao Gulf Week” nga nag sugod ni-adtong Setyembre 17 hangtod 23 niining kasamtangang tuig. Ang Maong kasasaulogan gihimo alang sa paghinumdom ug pag-ila kung unsa kaimportante ang

gulpo sa Davao particular na mismo sa atong ekonomiya.

Ang Davao Gulf Management Manage-ment Council gilanguban sa mga mayor sa siyu-dad, probinsya ug mga munisipyo nga anaa ma-himutang ug nagpalibot sa gulpo sa Davao . Si Mayor Sara Z. Duterte, nga mao Chair-person sa Davao Gulf Management Council (DGMC) nagkanayon diha sa iyang pagpamu-long sa regular nga flag raising ceremony atu-bangan sa empleyado sa city hall “ Davao Gulf is our history and our fu-ture. How we treat it to-day will be a testament of how we value our fu-ture.” Gipangandaman nila karon ang duha ka mga dagkong ak-tibitades nga mao ang usa ka exhibit sa mga

Best Coastal Resource Management practices (CRM) nga gi-iplementar sa atong mga local na panggamhanan ug laing gitatawag nga Project LIFE (Learning Indepen-dently for Environment) nga magpasundayag sa usa ka video presenta-tion ug exhibit usab sa mga hulagway gikan sa atong gulpo. Kini anha pagahimu-on sa activity center sa Abreeza Aya-la Mall nga magsugod karong Septyembre 22 ug matapos Septyembre 24. Kini pagasundan usab sa usa ka Davao Gulf Mayor’s Conference nga anha paga himuo-on sa grand men seng hotel kuyog ang temang “Climate Change 101 for Local Executives”. Kini pagatambungan

sa mga pinasidungang mamumulong gikan sa kaulohan nga mao sila Secretary Elisea Gozon (Presidential Assistant on climate Change) ug si Secretary Jesse Robredo (Department of Interior and Local Government) karong Septyembre 23. Ang ika-pitong ka-saulogan sa Davao Gulf Week nagdala sa tema nga “Gulpo sa Dabaw, Amumahon…… Simbolo sa atong Kagikan, Ba-handi sa Kinaiyahan”. Ang maong tinuig na kasaulogan pagahimu-on alang sa pag-ila sa kung unsa ka dako ang kuntribusyon sa Davao Gulf diha sa pang socio-economic condition sa atong mga munisipyo ug mga siyudad diin sila nahimutang.

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