Dispatch For September 11, 2013 Wednesday, 6 PIA Calabarzon PRS, 9 Weather Watch

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Dispatch for September 11 , 2013 Wednesday , 6 PIA Calabarzon PRs , 9 Weather Watch,
2 OFW Watch, 10 Regl. Watch 1 PNOY Speech , 17 Online News , 5 Photonews
1. Weather Watch
3 hours ago PAGASA weather forecaster Gener Quitlong on DZMM -Maganda yung panahon kahapon ng umaga ngunit nakabuo iyon ng kaulapan. Mas mainit mas mabilis na makabuo ng water vapor. -Ang maganda lang sa ulan ng thunderstorm ay hindi ganun katagal pero malakas. -Isa rin po ang LPA sa dahilan kayat aktibo na naman itong ITCZ dahil nasa loob ng ITCZ ang LPA. -Hindi pa namin masabi ngayon kung anong lugar o anong oras babagsak ang ulan. -Buong Metro Manila apekto ng ITCZ.
2. Weather Watch
3 hours ago PIA-13: PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST issued at 5am 11 Sept. 2013. Synopsis: At 4:00 AM today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at 830 km East of Visayas (12.5N, 134.0E) embedded along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) across Luzon and Visayas. Forecast: Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Mimaropa, Calabarzon, Bicol Region, Visayas and Caraga will experience cloudy skies with light to moderate rainshowers and thunderstorms. The rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. Light to moderate winds blowing from the southwest to southeast will prevail over Luzon and coming from the southwest to west over Visayas and Mindanao. The coastal waters throughout the archipelago will be slight to moderate.
For more information and queries, log on to www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph or please call at telephone numbers 9271335 and 927-2877.
3. Weather Watch
4 hours ago GMA resident meteorologist Nathaniel Cruz -Nakapasook na sa PAR ang LPA na binabantayan ng PAGASA kahapon at kaninang 4AM ay namataan ito 830 kms silangan ng Visayas. -Sa kabila nito, ang ITCZ kung saan nakapaloob ang nasabing LPA ang magpapaulan sa Visayas -Isang bagyo o Tropical depression naman ang namataan sa labas ng PAR at maaring pumasok ng PAR sa Biyernes. Sa ngayon ay malayo pa ito at wala pang magiging epekto sa lagay ng panahon sa bansa. -Mahinang pag-ulan at thunderstorm naman ang aasahan sa kalakhang Luzon. - Sa Metro Manila mataas ang tiyansa ng pag-ulan at thunderstom sa hapon o gabi. -Sa Mindanao, southwesterly winds naman ang makakaapekto.
4. Weather Watch
14 hours ago PAGASA weather forecaster Glaiza Escullar on DZBB: - Mayroon po tayong mino-monitor na isang LPA at ito ay huling namataan sa layong 1,010 km silangan ng Visayas. Nakapaloob ito sa ITCZ na nakakaapekto sa ilang bahagi ng bansa. - Ang Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, CAR, Cagayan Valley, Eastern Visayas, Mindanao at kasama na ang mga lalawigan ng Zambales, Bataan, Cavite at Batangas ay makakaranas ng mahina hanggang sa katamtamang pag-ulan at pagkidlat-pagkulog. - Ang nalalabing bahagi ng bansa ay asahan na magiging maaliwalas ang panahon sa umaga ngunit pagdating ng hapon o gabi ay posible ang mga isolated rainshower o thunderstorms. For more information and queries, log on to www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph or please call at telephone numbers 927-1335 and 927-2877.
5. Weather Watch
14 hours ago GMA: Patuloy na binabantayan ng PAGASA ang isang LPA na huling namataan sa layong 1,010 km. silangan ng Visayas. Inaasahan namang papasok ng PAR ngayong gabi ang nasabing LPA na may posibilidad na maging bagyo. Samantala, asahan naman na magiging makulimlim bukas sa kanlurang bahagi ng Luzon habang magiging bahagyang maulap naman sa Metro Manila kung saan may posibilidad na may mabuong thunderstorm. Maulap na kalangitan naman na may mahinang pag-ulan ang inaasahan sa Visayas, lalo na sa western section nito. Inaasahan naman ang mahinang pag-ulan sa malaking bahagi ng Mindanao.
6. Weather Watch
14 hours ago ABS-CBN: Ang mga pag-ulan ngayong araw ay isang uri ng isolated thunderstorm na nabubuo dahil sa mainit na panahon. Asahan muli ito sa mga susunod na araw. Samantala, may binabantayang LPA ang PAGASA na nasa labas ng PAR o 1,010km east ng Visayas na nakapaloob sa ITCZ. Kung magiging bagyo ay tatawagin itong bagyong 'Odette.'
7. Weather Watch
16 hours ago PAGASA Samuel Duran on DZMM: -Ang pag-ulan po natin ngayon ay dahil sa ITCZ. -Itong ITCZ ay tatagal hanggang sa Linggo. Ang mga ganitong pag-ulan ay wala ng pinipiling oras. -Kapag nag-joint forces ang ITCZ at habagat ay maaring maging bagyo. -Mayroon po tayong mino-monitor na LPA at ini-expect natin within 24 hours ay maari ng pumasok ng ating PAR. -Ang LPA na ito ay medyo mataas ang tiyansa na maging bagyo, ang kanyang pagkilos ay north west medyo pataas. -Maaaring ma-enhance niya ang habagat. -Medyo malaki po ang scope ng LPA na ito na magpapaulan sa mga susunod na araw. - Kapag naging bagyo ang LPA na ito ay tatawaging Odet.
8. Weather Watch
23 hours ago near Quezon City PAGASA weather forecaster Bernie De Leon on DZBB: Re: Panibagong LPA na binabantayan -Ang LPA ay nasa labas pa ng PAR. Nasa layong 1,210km silangan ng Mindanao. Kanina mga bandang 10:00am, nasa 1, 080km ng silangan ng Northern Mindanao.
-Mino-monitor natin ito dahil posibleng maging ganap na bagyo ito sa mga susunod na oras o araw. -Sa ngayon, LPA pa lang ito at nasa dagat pa rin ito. Medyo mataas ang tiyansa na maging bagyo ito. -Posibleng pumasok ngayong araw o mamayang hapon o gabi. -Posible pa rin pong magkaroon tayo ng thunderstorm sa Metro Manila at halos sa malaking bahagi ng bansa. -Sa ngayon po, ang ITCZ ang tumatawid at nakakaapekto sa Southern Lunzon, Visayas at Mindanao. Ito ang nagbibigay ng light to moderate rains o thunderstorm. -Sa Metro Manila at nalalabing bahagi ng bansa, medyo magkakaroon tayo ng magandang panahon o partly cloudy sa umaga at sa hapon o gabi posibleng magkaroon ng pulo-pulong pag-ulan, pagkulog at pagkidlat.
9. Weather Watch shared Dost_pagasa's photo.

23 hours ago WEATHER ADVISORY NO.1 For: Low Pressure Area (LPA) Issued at: 11:00 am, 10 September 2013 At 10:00 am today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated at 1,080 km East of Northern Mindanao (9.0N, 137.0E). This weather system will bring cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and thunderstorm over Eastern Visayas and Eastern Mindanao. The next update will be incorporated in the Public Weather Forecast at 5:00 pm today while the next advisory will be issued at 11:00 am tomorrow.
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September 11 , 2013 ( Wednesday )
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Regional Watch
1. PIA Regional Watch

3 minutes ago near Quezon City PIA-4A/QUEZON: DPWH has ordered to fast-track the construction of eco-tourism road which will connect the town of Sariaya and Lucena City. DPWH-Quezon- 2nd district engr. Cely Flancia said that the project should be completed in 2015. She added that the only problem in the implementation of such project is the road right of way. The project if finally completed would shorten the travelling time of motorists from Metro Manila to Quezon province and Bicol region.

44 minutes ago near Quezon City PIA-4A/QUEZON: Nagsagawa kamakailan ng inspeksyon sina Lucena City mayor Roderick Alcala at DPWH Quezon 2 district engr. Cely Flancia sa ginagawang eco-tourism road sa bahagi ng barangay Silangang Mayao at Talao-Talao, Lucena City. Sakaling matapos ang proyekto na babagtas sa ilang barangay sa Lucena City, mas mapapadali ang pagbibyahe ng mga motorista mula Maynila patungong Quezon at Bicol region.

2 hours ago PIA-4A/LAGUNA: "Construction and rehabilitation of drainage canal are the priorities of the Municipal Planning and Development Office here in Los Banos, especially during rainy season,"said MPDO Twila T. Torres.
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16 hours ago PIA-4A/BATANGAS: Nagsasagawa ang Batangas Electric Cooperative 2 ng rotating brownout sa mga lugar na sakop ng 69kv Batangas-Lipa line dahilan sa isinasagawa nitong manual load drop upang ma-energize ang 300mva transformer ng NGCP Batangas.

19 hours ago near Quezon City PIA-4A/RIZAL: The National Nutrition Council 4A is conducting preparations for the upcoming Barangay Nutrition Scholar Congress this October. The pre-pageant activity and meeting is hosted by the Rizal provincial government at the Ynares Hall, Provincial Capitol, Antipolo City. The BNS Congress to be held this October aims to empower and promote camaraderie between nutrition scholars in Calabarzon.

19 hours ago near Quezon City PIA-4A/QUEZON: The provincial veterinary office (PVO) conducts today free rabies vaccination in Tiaong, Quezon as part of their anti-rabies campaign program. The PVO is aiming for a rabies free province on 2016.

19 hours ago near Quezon City PIA-4A/BATANGAS: Isinasagawa ngayon ang try out at finalization ng DARE o Drug Abuse Resistance Education workbook kung saan magkakaroon ng briefing at actual teaching sa mgj mag-aaral sa grade 5 at 6 na pangungunahan ng mga kapulisan. Ang proyektong ito ay magkakatuwang na itinaguyod ng PNP, DepEd at Dangerous Drugs Board na layong maituro sa mga bata ang pag-iwas sa droga.

19 hours ago near Quezon City PIA-4A/BATANGAS: Bilang pagdiriwang ng ika 113 taon ng Civil Service Commission, isinagawa ang isang sportsfest para sa mga kawani ng pamahalaang lunsod ng Tanauan. Marami pang mga aktibidad na kaugnay ng CSC month ang nakahanay dito.

23 hours ago near Quezon City PIA4A/LAGUNA: The National Grid Corp. of the Phils. (NGCP) holds today, Sept. 10, 2013, a seminar on its role in the energy industry and safety reminders/measures. A press conference with the local media will follow right after the activity.

23 hours ago near Quezon City PIA-4A: The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) headed by Atty. Cynthia Alabanza, Head, Corporate Communications Department is conducting today (Sept. 10, 2013) power orientation cum press conference among calabarzon media regarding NGCP's role in the delivery of safe and reliable electricity or in bringing light to every Filipino home at Splash Mountain Resort, Los Banos, Laguna.
1. PIA OFW Watch

18 hours ago DZMM: Anumang oras ay may 41 pang mga Filipino mula sa Syria ang darating sa bansa. Ayon sa tala ng DFA umaabot ngayon sa 4,741 ang bilang ng mga OFW na naililikas mula ng pumutok ang kaguluhan sa Syria noong 2011.
2 . PIA OFW Watch

18 hours ago DZBB: Kinukumpirma ng DFA ang ulat na may isa umanong 29-anyos na Pinay ang namatay sa Syria. Gayunman, nilinaw ni DFA Spokesman Raul Hernandez na natural death ang sanhi ng pagkamatay ng nasabing Pinay na nagtratrabaho sa Aleppo, Syria. Tumanggi muna ang DFA na pangalanan ang nasabing Pinay hangga't hindi pa naipababatid sa kanyang mga kaanak ang nangyari rito.
A. QUEZON
1. Dep-Ed Quezon holds campaign to generate more ALS and open high school program enrollees
BY: LITO M. GIRON Tuesday 10th of September 2013
LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Sept. 10 (PIA) --The Department of Education (DepEd) Division of Quezon is conducting massive information campaign to generate more enrolees in the Alternative Learning System (ALS) and 'open high school' program. Dr. Catherine Talavera, assistant provincial division schools superintendent, said these programs are part of the Aquino Administration's vision to provide free education to all. "The main objective of 'open high school' program is to provide free high school to house helpers, school drop-outs and working youths so they could finish secondary schooling while working," Dr. Talavera said. ALS is implemented in almost all the 39 towns and 2 cities in the province and being enjoyed by most of out-of-school youths, non-readers, working adults and even senior citizens in the barangays. The ALS has two different schematics for conducting instruction; school-based and community-based. On the school-based program, instructions are conducted in school campuses while in the community-based program, formal instruction are conducted in community halls or in private places. Meanwhile, the DepEd has identified Quezon National High School (QNHS) and Gulang-Gulang National High School in Lucena City and Recto Memorial High School in Tiaong, Quezon as pilot schools in the province with 'open high school'program. (PIA-Quezon)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=691378706047#sthash.mDUznzVE.dpuf
B. CAVITE
1. Carmona health office conducts awareness campaign for pregnant women
BY: RUEL FRANCISCO Monday 9th of September 2013
CARMONA, Cavite, Sept. 9 (PIA) -- Sixty six pregnant women and midwives attended the Human Papillomavirus and the so called "Sayuntis" (Sayaw ng Buntis) awareness campaign
organized by the municipal health office (MHO) in partnership with global health company Merck Sharp and Dome (MSD) and UP-PGH-OB Gynecology Department. Held at the penthouse inside the municipal hall building, the awareness campaign were part of the health programs, especially for pregnant women, initiated by the local government. UP-PGH OB-Gynecologist Dr. Cristina Crisologo discussed the diseases caused by HPV, how it is transmitted and how to prevent it. Based on the website of Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP), HPV is passed on through genital contact, most often during vaginal and anal sex. HPV may also be passed on during oral sex and genital-to-genital contact. HPV can be passed on between straight and same-sex partnerseven when the infected person has no signs or symptoms. HPV can cause serious health problems, including genital warts and certain cancers. There is no certain way to tell who will develop health problems from HPV and who will not. In most cases HPV goes away by itself before it causes any health problems, and most people who become infected with HPV do not even know they have it. During the same event, UP-PGH OB-Gynecologist and Sayuntis pioneer Dr. Faye Cagayan discussed the proper nutrition and exercise during pregnancy. Dr. Cagayan made a brief demonstration on Sayuntis (Sayaw ng Buntis) involving the participants wherein, the core dynamics of belly dancing proved to be of help for the expectant mother's muscles including the proper breathing for actual labor. (PIA Cavite with report from Carmona MIO) - See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=671378453814#sthash.ZgNMS7YX.dpuf
2. Provincial Board to review Revenue Code of the province

BY: RUEL FRANCISCO Monday 9th of September 2013
TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, Sept. 9 (PIA) -- The Provincial Board (Sangguniang Panlalawigan) through the new chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means is currently reviewing the 2004 Revenue Code of the province for possible amendments to conform to the present situation. In a letter address to concern departments, Board Member Ivee Jayne A. Reyes, Chairperson of the Committee on Ways and Means explained that Section 129 of the Local Government Code provides that each local government unit shall exercise its power to create its own source of revenue and to levy taxes, fees, or charges. Board Member Reyes added that the 2004 Revenue Code ordinance of the province could no longer applicable and appropriate on the demands of the province regarding the aspect of generating incomes and revenue.
Last Wednesday, September 4, Reyes presided over a committee meeting at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall with heads of various departments to assist her committee by submitting any reports/ documents for possible revision of the revenue code. (PIA-Cavite)
C. LAGUNA
D. BATANGAS
1.Tagalog news: Diksyunaryong Batangueo inilunsad ng pamahalaang lungsod ng Batangas
BY: MAMERTA P. DE CASTRO Tuesday 10th of September 2013
LUNGSOD NG BATANGAS, Set 10 (PIA) -- Pormal nang inilunsad kamakailan sa publiko ang Diksyunaryong Batangueo na isang proyekto ng pamahalaang lungsod na naglalayong makapangolekta at makapaglimbag ng mga salitang taal na Batangueo na hanggang sa kasalukuyan ay ginagamit pa rin. Ang mga ito ay hinango mula sa ibat ibang indibidwal, samahan, paaralan at mga residente ng 105 barangay sa lungsod. Maaring ilan sa mga salita dito ay hindi na ginagamit kung kayat inaasahan na malaki ang maiitulong nito sa susunod na henerasyon upang higit na maunawaan ang kasaysayan. Layunin ng diksyunaryo na patatagin ang kultura ng mga Batangueo sa pamamagitan ng paglingon sa nakaraan. Ang paglulunsad na isinagawa sa Batangas City Convention Center ay kaalinsabay ng pagpaparangal sa mga natatanging barangay sa lungsod sa larangan ng kalinisan at kaayusan.
Binati ni Mayor Eduardo B. Dimacuha ang lahat ng nasa likod ng naturang diksyunaryo at sinabing magsisilbi itong mahalagang kontribusyon sa pagpapayaman ng lokal na kultura at legacy para sa mga mamamayan ng lungsod. Nagsilbing punong editor ng diksyunaryo sa mahabang panahong pagsasaliksik si City Administrator Phillip Baroja. Naging katuwang na editor naman sina Dr Amelita Madrid, Dr Marcela Cusi at Dr Luzviminda Hernandez ng DepEd. Sa okasyon ding ito ginawaran ng plake ng pagkilala si Nanay Sayong Zapata na syang nagsilbing inspirasyon sa pagsusulat/ pagbuo ng diskyunaryo. Naging mahalagang panauhin rin sa nabanggit na pagtitipon ang OIC ng Sangay ng Salin ng Wikang Filipino sa Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino na si Minda Limbo. Sa pagtatapos ay nagkaroon ng ceremonial signing ng aklat at distribusyon nito sa mga panauhin. (CPG/Ronna Endaya Contreras, Batangas City PIO/PIABatangas)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=681378697707#sthash.ZDy2VY0Q.dpuf
2. Tagalog news: Natatanging kawani ng pamahalaang

lunsod ng Batangas, pinarangalan
LUNGSOD NG BATANGAS, Set 10 (PIA) -- Pinarangalan bilang natatanging kawani ng pamahalaang lungsod ng Batangas si Dionisio A. Sanchez, isang traffic enforcer ng Transportation Development and Regulatory Office (TDRO). Ito ay dahil sa kanyang personalidad at karakter sa pagganap sa tungkulin at dedikasyon sa trabaho. Si Sanchez na 46 na taong gulang at may 10 taon na sa serbisyo ay makailang ulit nang tumanggap ng karangalan bilang pagkilala sa kanyang natatanging dedikasyon at pagganap sa kaniyang tungkulin. Kilala siya bilang si Mang Dioni na magalang at madaling lapitan. Ipinagmamalaki din ng lokal na pamahalaan na si Sanchez ay tumanggap ng plake bilang awardee ng Commitment & Service to the Community Relations and Peace & Order Program ng Batangas Police Provincial Office (BPPO)" na ipinagkaloob noong ika-19 ng Agosto sa pagdiriwang ng 112th Police Service Anniversary at BPPO Day. Ang sertipiko ng pagkilala ay iginawad ni Mayor Eduardo B. Dimacuha kay
Sanchez noong ikalawa ng Setyembre pagkatapos ng "flag ceremony" ng mga kawani ng gobyerno sa Plaza Mabini. Ang paggawad ng parangal kay Sanchez na isang modelong kawani ay bilang pasasalamat ng pamahalaang lungsod sa kanya na itinuturing na matibay na haligi ng serbisyo publiko. Kamakailan ay itinaas ang position ni Sanchez at isa na ngayong supervisor. (CPG/Ronna Contreras-PIO Batangas City/PIA-Batangas)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=681378700535#sthash.xYUNn6KD.dpuf
3. Tagalog news: DTI Batangas, nagsagawa ng 'price

monitoring' sa lalawigan
LUNGSOD NG BATANGAS, Set 10 (PIA) -- Nagsagawa ng "price monitoring" ang Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Batangas sa mga pangunahing pamilihan sa lalawigan kamakailan. Kabilang sa mga lugar na binisita ng DTI-Batangas ang lungsod ng Batangas, Lipa,Tanauan at Lemery kung saan karaniwang dito ang ginagawang bagsakan ng mga paninda sa probinsya. Sinabi ni DTI provincial director Ruel Gonzales na isang paraan ito upang ipakita sa mga tao na palagiang nakatutok ang kanilang tanggapan at ipatupad ang nararapat na presyo para sa mga mamamayan. Sinabi pa ni Gonzales na ang price monitoring ay hindi para kuwestyunin ang mga manininda kundi para ipaalam at ipaunawa sa mga ito kung may iregularidad sa kanilang transaksyon. Samantala, nagbigay babala din ang ahensya sa pagsasagawa ng overpricing at pinaalalahanan ang mga tindahan at grocery stores nang paglalagay ng tamang price tag sa mga paninda. Ayon naman kay Carmela Atienza, market administrator sa lungsod ng Batangas mahigpit ang price monitoring na isinasagawa ng lokal na pamahalaan sa kanilang nasasakupang establisimyento upang maiwasan ang overpricing. Ikinatuwa naman ng DTI na walang anumang pagsasamantala sa bahagi ng mga manininda sa lalawigan at wala ding karapatan ang mga mamimili na nalalabag. (CPG/PIA4A Batangas)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=681378711307#sthash.XqUTSxt7.dpuf
E. RIZAL
1. Cainta women receive DTI shared service facility
BY: GIDEON GAPAYAO Tuesday 10th of September 2013
ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Sept. 10 (PIA) -- Women of Bagong Kababaihan, Bangon Cainta Inc. (BKBC) were awarded a water hyacinth dryer through Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Calabarzon shared service facility project (SSF) and the Rizal Provincial Office. DTI 4A Regional Director Marilou Quinco-Toledo and DTI Rizal Provincial Director Mercy Parreno headed the turnover of the dryer worth P200,000 to the BKBC members at the organizations Livelihood Center, Brgy. San Andres, Cainta, Rizal yesterday. Water hyacinth found in the local waterways of Cainta are dried and processed into handicrafts, home accents or other surface material by BKBC. When sun-dried, water hyacinths usually take up to a week before being good for processing depending on the weather. However, with the new dryer provided through SSF, the drying process only takes three hours making production of water hyacinth products faster enabling the organization to provide more supplies for buyers. Toledo, said there are three water hyacinth processors in Rizal including Cainta, Pililia and Jalajala which DTI aims to assist. "We aim to put up 100 SSF projects in the entire Calabarzon region with a total value of P70 million or seven hundred thousand pesos per SSF. Rizal will have 20 SSF projects one of which includes this one," said Toledo. Director Toledo added that the DTI aims to promote inclusive growth in line with the administration's Philippine Development Plan. "SSF projects aim to help those in the countryside and develop MSMEs in the province," she said. Department of Science and Technology Rizal Provincial Director Fernando Ablaza also said that the agency has some projects lined up for BKBC. "We are glad that the BKBC is utilizing the training and technology provided by DOST and we will continue to support the organization in terms of research
and development,"s aid Director Ablaza. Also present during the turnover of equipment were former Cainta mayor and BKBC founder Mon Ilaga, BKBC head Mrs. Veronica Ilagan, BKBC members, DTI and DOST-FPRDI (Forest Products Research and Development Institute) staff, representatives from the Villar Foundation and One Meralco Foundation (GG-PIA4A)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=2261378779778#sthash.B1aRZVU5.dpuf
2. "Serve the Saver" medical caravan caters to Rizal PNP

BY: GIDEON GAPAYAO Monday 9th of September 2013
ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Sept. 9 (PIA) -- Police officers of the Philippine National Police Rizal Provincial Office recently benefited from the Serve the Saver Medical Caravan held at the Rizal PPO covered court last August 29. The caravan was organized through the efforts of the Philippine National Police-Rizal, Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Academy of Family Physicians-Rizal Chapter in cooperation with Unilab, Biomedis, LRITherapharma and Corbridge. Services offered in the one day activity include urinalysis, checkups, laboratory tests and distribution of medicine. In his message to the policemen, Dr. Abel Villamayor, PAFP-Rizal president said the medical mission organized by the local police force embraces the PAFP vision and his organization is glad to be of service to the local police. Rizal Provincial Police Director Rolando Anduyan was present during the activity together with AFP and PAFP-Rizal officials and staff. (GG-PIA4A)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=2261378187587#sthash.1DoAvOWn.dpuf
10 SEPTEMBER 2013.
1. President Aquino lauds holding of 7th ASEAN Navy Chiefs Meeting in Manila 2. President Aquino expresses confidence no new escalation of tensions to ensue in Zamboanga City 3. President Aquino declares September 18 as special non-working day in Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat in celebration of its 13th Cityhood Anniversary 4. President Aquino says Napoles may be charged in relation to alleged misuse of pork barrel funds
by Friday
1. President Aquino lauds holding of 7th ASEAN Navy Chiefs Meeting in Manila
MAKATI CITY) President Benigno S. Aquino III lauded the 7th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Navy Chiefs Meeting held at the Fairmont Hotel here on Tuesday. The President said in his speech keynoting the event that the meeting provided a venue where member-countries could come together and foster "a strong sense of regional solidarity" while upholding "our individual sovereignty." "Our respective nations have all strived to uphold our individual sovereignty, while at the same time fostering a strong sense of regional solidarityone that favors consensus and collaboration instead of discord, aggression, and imposition," the President said. "And it is in meetings like this where we can make progress on that front where we can truly solidify our ties and protect our common seas," he added. He said the end result of the Asean Navy Chiefs Meeting was to ensure "freedom of navigation, the safety of commercial vessels, and the security of their civilian passengers" which he pointed out was in line with the goal of the ASEAN Economic Community, which we intend to establish by 2015. "This is precisely what all of us here want to ensure; and it gives me great optimism that all of you are here to talk and listen to each other about how we can better pursue these goals," the President said. "I trust that this meeting will lead to the mutual enrichment of our navies to the sharing of vital lessons in accomplishing missionswhether these be maritime patrols, search and rescue operations, or the interdiction of pirates and other security threatsall towards the creation of an ASEAN environment more secure than ever before," he added. The Asean Navy Chiefs Meeting is an annual activity that is rotationally hosted by the different ASEAN navies and participated in by the Chiefs of Navies from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. It aims to further enhance the degree of cooperation and interoperability among the ASEAN navies and promote regional maritime security and stability through various initiatives. PND (rck) TOP 2. President Aquino expresses confidence no new escalation of tensions to ensue in Zamboanga City President Benigno S. Aquino III expressed confidence on Tuesday that no new escalation of tensions between the Moro National Liberation Front and the government forces would ensue after security forces in Zamboanga City were beefed up to maintain order and protect the citizens. In a press briefing after keynoting the 7th ASEAN Navy Chiefs Meeting in Makati City, the President said that regular updates from Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel Roxas II, who is in the province to personally oversee the operations against the breakaway group, had been favorable and thus warranted his expression of confidence. He also pointed out that troop deployment had been "overwhelmingly" augmented to ensure the stability of peace in the province. "Kahapon adequate, ngayon palagay ko overwhelming na. Marami tayong ini-air lift na mga tropa, kasama na ang ating mga pinaka-elite na forces nandoon na sa Zamboanga City. Ang pagka-intindi ko medyo kalmado na ang sitwasyon," the President said. He stressed that the safety of all civilians and residents in the province remained the top priority of the government as he lauded the local government of Zamboanga City for remaining on top of the situation. "Gaya ng instructions natin mula kahapon, ang priority natin is maniguradong safe lahat, or ma-enhance natin ang safety ng lahat ng mga mamamayan ng Zamboanga City," the President said. "Talagang nakatutok si Mayor Climaco ng husto, hands-on, na-activate ang crisis management council kahapon pa, at natapos iyong mga reports nila sa akin kagabi something like 11:30," he said. The President also said that with the current state of operations being undertaken by the combined personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police, he saw no need to declare a state of emergency in the province "At this time, wala pa ng need to declare a state of emergency in the province," the President said. PND (rck)
TOP 3. President Aquino declares September 18 as special non-working day in Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat in celebration of its 13th Cityhood Anniversary President Benigno S. Aquino III has declared September 18, which falls on a Wednesday, as a special (non-working day) in the city of Tacurong in Sultan Kudarat province in celebration of its 13th Cityhood Anniversary. The Chief Executive issued the declaration through Proclamation No. 643 signed by Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. on August 22 to give the people of Tacurong the full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies. To mark its cityhood anniversary, Tacurong will hold the "Talakudong Festival 2013. Tacurong became a component city of the Province of Sultan Kudarat by virtue of Republic Act No. 8805 that was issued on August 16, 2000. The cityhood of Tacurong was duly confirmed by the Tacurongnons in a plebiscite held on September 18, 2000. PND (js) TOP 4. President Aquino says Napoles may be charged in relation to alleged misuse of pork barrel funds by Friday President Benigno S. Aquino III said on Tuesday that appropriate charges in relation to the alleged misuse of the priority development assistance fund (PDAF) may be filed against Janet Lim Napoles by Friday. President Aquino told reporters in a press conference after keynoting the 7th ASEAN Navy Chiefs Meeting in Makati City that government prosecutors were studying the evidences, analyses and "possible defenses that can be brought to court" in order to have a rock-solid case against Napoles. "The first charges with regards to this issue, I understand, will be filed not later than Monday. There is a possibility it can be filed by Friday. I will be given a briefing on what the lawyers called the theory of the case, the evidence that supports the theory of the case," the President said. "So a complete briefing sometime this week; and the commitment is not later than Monday next week, and possibly by Friday this week," he noted. PND (rck) TOP
10 SEPTEMBER 2013. 1. Pinuri ng Pangulong Aquino ang pagdaraos ng 7th ASEAN Navy Chiefs Meeting sa Pilipinas 2. Tiwala ang Pangulong Aquino na hindi mag-iibayo ang tensiyon sa lungsod ng Zamboanga 3. Idineklara ng Pangulong Aquino na pista opisyal ang Setyembre 18 sa Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat dahil sa ika-13 Anibersaryo ng Lungsod 4. Maaaring ipagharap ng sakdal si Napoles, sabi ng Pangulong Aquino, sa Biyernes dahil sa hindi tamang paggamit ng pondo ng pork barrel 1. Pinuri ng Pangulong Aquino ang pagdaraos ng 7th ASEAN Navy Chiefs Meeting sa Pilipinas
Pinuri ng Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III ang pagdaraos ng 7th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Navy Chiefs Meeting sa Fairmont Hotel sa Lungsod ng Makati Martes. Sinabi ng Pangulo sa talumpati sa pagsisimula ng pulong na ang bagay na ito ay isang mabuting pagkakataon upang magsama-sama ang mga kasaping bansa upang isulong ang isang matibay na pampurok na samahan habang iginagalang ang pansarili nating mga taglay na kapangyarihan. Ang bawat isa sa bansa natin ay nagsisikap ibantayog ang sarili nating kapangyarihan, kaalinsabay naman ng
pagtataguyod ng matibay na sandigan ng pampurok nakaisahanna ang matapat na layunin ay pagkakaisang-diwa at pagtutulungan sa halip na sigalot, panlulupig at pang-aapi, wika ng Pangulo. At sa mga katulad nitong pulong maaari nating isulong ang pag-unladlalo na ang ibayo at tunay na mabuting samahang tungo sa pangangalaga sa ating iisa nating mga karagatatan, dugtong pa ng Pangulo. Binigyang diin ng Pangulo na ang pakay ng ASEAN Navy Chiefs Meeting na ito ay tiyakin ang malayang nabigasyon, kaligtasan ng mga bapor-komersiyal, at kaligtasan ng kanilang mga sibilyang pasahero na ayon sa kanya ay naaalinsunod sa mithiin ng ASEAN Economic Community na hangad maitatag sa 2015. Ito ang talagang hangad nating lahat na matiyak kaya lalong lumaki ang aking pag -asa na kayong lahat na dumalo rito ay handang magsalita at makinig sa isat isa kung paano natin lalo pang maayos na maitataguyod ang ating mga mithiing ito, sabi ng Pangulo. Umaasa ako na ang pulong na ito ay hahantong sa ibayong pagtutulungan ng mga Hukbong Dagat natinsa pagpapalitan ng mahahalagang aral na natutuhan upang matagumpay na magampanan ang mga misyon maging ito man ay sa pagpapatrulya sa karagatan, operasyon ukol sa paghahanap at pagliligtas, o sa pagsagka sa mga pirata at iba pang mga banta sa kapanataganna pawang nakatuon sa layuning malikha ang kapaligirang ASEAN na higit na ligtas at panatag, pahayag ng Pangulo. Ang ASEAN Navy Chiefs Meeting ay ginagawa taun-taon na ang nagiging punung-abala ay ang mga Lakas Pandagat ng mga bansa ng ASEAN. Lumalahok sa pulong na ito ang mga Puno ng Lakas na Pandagat ng Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam at Pilipinas. Layunin nito na ibayo pang mapabuti ang pagtutulungan at pagdadamayan ng mga Hukbong Dagat ng ASEAN at isulong ang pampurok na kaligtasan at kapanatagan sa iba-ibang paraan. PND (rck/zaf) TOP 2. Tiwala ang Pangulong Aquino na hindi mag-iibayo ang tensiyon sa lungsod ng Zamboanga
Tiwala ang Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III na hindi na mag-iibayo pa ang tensiyon sa pagitan ng Moro National Liberation Front at sa mga kawal ng pamahalaan matapos dagdagan pa ang mga alagad ng batas sa Lungsod ng Zamboanga upang mapanatili ang katahimikan at kaayusang pambayan at matiyak ang kaligtasan ng mga mamamayan doon. Sa pulong-balitaan matapos magtalumpati sa 7th ASEAN Navy Chiefs Meeting sa Lungsod ng Makati, sinabi ng Pangulo na regular siyang pinadadalhan ng report ni Kalihim Manuel Roxas II ng Interyor at Lokal na Pamahalaan. Si Roxas ay nasa nasabing lungsod upang personal na pangasiwaan ang operasyon laban sa breakaway group. Idinugtong ng Pangulo na dinagdagan pa ang mga kawal na nakatalaga sa nasabing lungsod upang matiyak ang kapanatagan sa lalawigan. Kahapon ay sapat na, ngayon palagay ko ay overwhelming na. Marami tayong dinadalang mga kawal doon sa pamamagitan ng eroplano, kasama na ang ating mga pinaka-elite forces na nasa Lungsod ng Zamboanga. Ang pagkaintindi ko, medyo kalmado na ang sitwasyon, pahayag ng Pangulo. Binigyang diin ng Pangulo na ang kaligtasan ng sibilyan at ng mamamayan ng lalawigan ang pangunahing pinagtutuunan ng pagsisikap ng pamahalaan, kaalinsabay ng pagpuri niya sa pamahalaang lokal ng Lungsod ng Zamboanga sa pananatiling maagap na nahaharap ang mga pangyayari roon. Gaya nang tagubilin natin kahapon pa, ang unang-unang ginagawa ng gobyerno ay tiyakin ang kaligtasan nang lahat ng mamamayan sa Lungsod ng Zamboanga, sabi ng Pangulo. Talagang nakatutok si Mayor Climaco nang hustohands-on. Pinakilos na rin natin kahapon pa ang Crisis Management Council at natapos na ang mga report nila sa akin kagabi pamga dakong ika -11:30 ng gabi, dugtong ng Pangulo. PND (rck/zaf) TOP 3. Idineklara ng Pangulong Aquino na pista opisyal ang Setyembre 18 sa Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat dahil sa ika-13 Anibersaryo ng Lungsod Idineklara ng Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III ang Setyembre 18 na natapat sa araw ng Miyerkoles, bilang pista opisyal sa Lungsod ng Tacurong sa lalawigan ng Sultan Kudarat dahil sa pagsapit ng ika-13 taon ng anibersaryo ng lungsod. Inilagda ng Pangulo ang deklarasyon sa pamamagitan ng Proklamasyon Blg. 643 na nilagdaan ni Kalihim Tagapagpaganap Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr. noong Agosto 22 upang bigyan nang sapat na pagkakataon ang mga mamamayan ng Tacurong na maipagdiwang at malahukan ang mga seremonya at programang kaugnay ng anibersaryo ng kanilang lungsod.
Upang maging masigla ang pagdiriwang ng anibersaryo ng lungsod, magdaraos ang Tacurong ng Talakudong Festival 2013. Ang Tacurong ay naging component city ng lalawigan ng Sultan Kudarat sa pamamagitan ng Batas ng Republika Blg. 8805 na pinagtibay noong Agosto 16, 2000. Setyembre 18, 2000 nang pagtibayin ng mga mamamayan ng Tacurong sa pamamagitan ng plebisito ang pagkalungsod ng Tacurong. PND (js/zaf) TOP 4. Maaaring ipagharap ng sakdal si Napoles, sabi ng Pangulong Aquino, sa Biyernes dahil sa hindi tamang paggamit ng pondo ng pork barrel Maaaring iharap ang kaukulang usapin laban kay Janet Lim Napoles sa Biyernes kaugnay ng umano ay hindi wastong paggamit ng Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), alinsunod sa Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III Martes. Sinabi ng Pangulong Aquino sa mga reporter sa pulong-balitaan pagkatapos niyang magtalumpati sa 7th ASEAN Navy Chiefs Meeting sa Lungsod ng Makati na pinag-aaralan ng mga tagausig ng pamahalaan ang mga katibayan, mga pagsusuri at posibleng mga kasong ihaharap sa hukuman upang magkaroon ng matibay na usapin laban kay Napoles. Ang unang mga sumbong sa hukuman kaugnay ng isyung ito, ayon sa pagkaalam ko, ay ihaharap nang hindi lalampas ang Lunes. Malamang na maiharap ito sa Biyernes. Sasabihin sa akin sa isang briefing ang tinatawag ng mga abogado na teoriya ng kaso, mga katibayang susuporta sa teoriya sa usapin, dagdag ng Pangulo. Kaya ito ay malamang makompleto sa linggong ito at ang pangako ay hindi lalampas ang Lunes na darating, malamang ay sa Biyernes na nga ito, sabi ng Pangulo. PND (rck/zaf) TOP
President Benigno S. Aquino III's Speech at the 7th ASEAN Navy Chiefs' Meeting (ANCM) Raffles and Fairmont Makati, One Raffles Drive, Makati City 10 Sept. 2013 I know that even before the era of colonialism, our peoples had already been brought together by the sea. During that time, our ancestors sowed the very first seeds of the relations we now enjoythrough trade and the exchange of goodwill. The extent of our precolonial relations may surprise some. For example, I am told that on the eve of the European conquest of the Philippines, the Thai had already established an embassy-of-sorts in Cebu, a province in the southern part of our country. Truly, even from the early years of our civilizations, our peoples have looked at the waters that surround us and seen nautical highways to cooperation and friendship. Today, I am honored to be here with all of you in this meeting, which aims to continue that tradition. After the conquest and subsequent reclamation of countries in the regionafter the upheavals and the wars that have shaped the landscape of historyonce again we find ourselves together, seeking ways to expand and strengthen our partnerships. Our present times demand it. Our respective nations entered the modern era as independent states, and we are all well aware of the challenges that come with itand of the work that must be done to meet those challenges. Our respective nations have all strived to uphold our individual sovereignty, while at the same time fostering a strong sense of regional solidarityone that favors consensus and collaboration instead of discord, aggression, and
imposition. And it is in meetings like this where we can make progress on that front where we can truly solidify our ties and protect our common seas. The end in sight: Freedom of navigation, the safety of commercial vessels, and the security of their civilian passengers, all of which are especially important given the ASEAN Economic Community, which we intend to establish by 2015. This is precisely what all of us here want to ensure; and it gives me great optimism that all of you are here to talk and listen to each other about how we can better pursue these goals. I trust that this meeting will lead to the mutual enrichment of our naviesto the sharing of vital lessons in accomplishing missionswhether these be maritime patrols, search and rescue operations, or the interdiction of pirates and other security threatsall towards the creation of an ASEAN environment more secure than ever before. While the stories of cooperation between our peoples through the centuries already fill the pages of our history books, I am hopeful that, together, through meetings such as this, we can extend those narratives and write even more chapters about how we have worked together to sustain a peaceful and prosperous ASEAN region. Perhaps I can leave you with one thought: Communication leads to cooperation, which enhances stability for the region leading to prosperity for all. Thank you, and may you all have a fruitful meeting. [HOME]
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10 SEPTEMBER 2013
1. BSP rediscount rates for September 2013 2. Foreign Direct Investment rises by 11 percent in first semester of 2013 3. Zamboanga stand off displaces over two thousand families 4. Vegetable production boosts recovery of Pablo victims 5. On the results of the July 2013 Labor Force Survey 6. Finalists for CSCs Government Choral Competition Revealed 7. Philippines and Italy partner up for Development Projects 8. Abad: PNoy admin budetts do not support NRDC, Philforest 9. DTI buoys up MSME registration 10. DTIs SSF project seen to boost DavOrs food group 11. Phl attends ASEM Senior Officials Meeting in New Delhi 12. Philippine Embassies in Beirut and Damascus join hands to bring Filipinos in Syria to safety 13. Cooperatives, partner-institutions receive SSS special awards 14. 5,000 Luisita land reform papers submitted for titling 15. PRC cancels Iloilo Testing Center of September 2013 Mechanical Engineer licensure examination 16. Vietnam anti-corruption agency visits Ombudsman 17. 216 Officials took the September 1 CES written examination 1. BSP rediscount rates for September 2013 Source: http://www.bsp.gov.ph The BSP announced today the rediscount rates applicable on loan availments by banking institutions for September 2013. For loans under the Peso Rediscount Facility, the BSP Peso Rediscount Rate is 3.50 percent p.a. for all maturities. This has been in effect since 29 October 2012 in line with the Monetary Board (M.B.) policy decision to reduce policy rates at its 25 October 2012 meeting. The M.B. decided to maintain the same during its last policy meeting on 25 July 2013. The Peso Rediscount Rate is based on the applicable BSP overnight reverse repurchase rate per Circular No. 679 dated 01 February 2010. Meanwhile, for loans under the Exporters Dollar and Yen Rediscount Facility (EDYRF), the rates for the month of September are as follows: Dollar 0.18206 percent p.a. Yen 0.11643 percent p.a. The EDYRF rediscount rates are based on the respective 1-month London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as of 30 August 2013.
Under the Peso Rediscount Facility, total availments of commercial, thrift and rural banks amounted to P16,409 million for the period 01 January to 31 August 2013, 44.1 percent lower than the P29,349 million total in the same period last year. Of the availments for the period, 81.7 percent went to commercial credits, 3.0 percent to agricultural and industrial credits, and 15.3 percent to other credits consisting of CAPEX (7.7 percent), other services (6.9 percent), permanent working capital (0.6 percent) and housing (0.1 percent). Under the EDYRF, aggregate dollar availments of seven commercial banks and a thrift bank for the period 01 January to 31 August 2013 amounted to US$87.9 million and benefitted 30 exporters. This represents a 28.6 percent decrease in availments compared to the US$123.1 million grants for the same period last year. On the other hand, there was no Yen-denominated availment under the EDYRF for the period 01 January to 31 August 2013. |TOP| 2. Foreign Direct Investment rises by 11 percent in first semester of 2013 Source: http://www.bsp.gov.ph Net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows increased by 10.9 percent to reach US$2.2 billion in January-June 2013 compared to the level posted in the same period last year. 1,2 This reflected the favorable sentiment of investors on the Philippine economy on the back of strong macroeconomic fundamentals. By FDI component, gross equity capital placements rose by 58.7 percent to reach US$2 billion in the first six months of 2013 from US$1.2 billion in the same period in 2012. The bulk of equity capital investmentswhich came mainly from Mexico, Japan, the United States, andthe British Virgin Islandswere directed to manufacturing activities; water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation; financial and insurance activities; arts, entertainment and recreation activities; and real estate activities. Meanwhile, non-residents net placements in debt instruments issued by local affiliates (or intercompany borrowings between foreign direct investors and their subsidiaries/affiliates in the Philippines) in the form of loans and debt securities rose to US$1.2 billion in January-June 2013, close to fourfold the US$295 million recorded in the same period last year. Parent companies abroad continued to lend funds to their local subsidiaries/affiliates to sustain existing operations or expand their businesses in the country. Reinvestment of earnings amounted to US$386 million in January-June 2013 as foreign investors opted to retain their earnings locally on expectations of sustained strong Philippine economic performance. In June 2013, FDI recorded net outflows of US$61 million. This was a reversal of the US$307 million net inflows posted in the same month last year. In particular, equity capital yielded net outflows of US$193 million as withdrawals of US$283 million more than offset gross placements of US$91 million. Gross equity capital placementssourced mostly from the United States, South Korea, Japan, United Kingdom and Hong Kong were channeled mainly to manufacturing; real estate; construction; wholesale and retail trade; and arts, entertainment and recreation sectors. Non-residents placements in debt instruments issued by local affiliates registered net inflows of US$72 million during the month from US$106 million last year. Reinvestment of earnings amounted to US$59 million, also lower by 34.8 percent than the year-ago level of US$123 million. ------1 The BSP adopted the Balance of Payments, 6th edition (BPM6) compilation framework effective 22 March 2013 with the release of the full-year 2012 and revised 2011 BOP statistics. The major change in FDI compilation is the adoption of the asset and liability principle, where claims of non-resident direct investment enterprises from resident direct investors are now presented as reverse investment under net incurrence of liabilities/non-residents investments in the Philippines (previously presented in the Balance of Payments Manual, 5th edition (BPM5) as negative entry under assets/residents investments abroad). Conversely, claims of resident direct investment enterprises from foreign direct investors are now presented as reverse investment under net acquisition of financial assets/residents investments abroad (previously presented as negative entry under liabilities/non -residents investments in the Philippines). 2 BSP statistics on FDI covers actual investment inflows, which could be in the form of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and borrowings between affiliates. In contrast to investment data from other government sources, the BSPs FDI data include investments where ownership by the foreign enterprise is at least 10 percent . Meanwhile, FDI data of Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) do not make use of the 10 percent threshold and include borrowings from foreign sources that are non-affiliates of the domestic company. Furthermore, the BSPs FDI data are presented in net term s (i.e., equity capital placements less withdrawals), while the IPAs FDI do not account for equity withdrawals. |TOP| 3. Zamboanga stand off displaces over two thousand families Source: http://www.dswd.gov.ph
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said that as of 10 am today, 2,912 families composed of 9,440 individuals have been displaced by the on-going clash between government forces and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in Zamboanga City. The displaced families are temporarily staying at the city grandstand, Tetuan Church, Tetuan Elementary School, Mampang Elementary School, Talon-Talon National High School, and the DPWH compound which are used as evacuation centers. The 287 persons who sought temporary shelter at the DSWD Regional Office were given hot meals and were later transferred to the City Grandstand. Likewise, 60 passengers are currently stranded at the local wharf bound for Sandakan. Although the DSWD-Field Office IX has available standby funds in the amount of P549,273.06 and 1,693 standby family packs, Secretary Soliman said that additional fund of P850,000.00 from the DSWD Central Office will be released to DSWD Region IX today to address the immediate basic needs of the affected families such as food and water. In her report to Secretary Soliman, DSWD Region IX Director Zenaida Arevalo said that the local government of Zamboanga City imposed an8:00pm-5:00am curfew in all barangays. Only people working directly in managing the situation are permitted to go around the city during curfew hours. Classes remain suspended in all levels in both public and private institutions as well as work in all offices. The DSWD will continue to monitor the situation and attend to the needs of the displaced families. |TOP| 4. Vegetable production boosts recovery of Pablo victims Source: http://www.dswd.gov.ph Eight months after typhoon Pablo hit Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley, the affected families are earning anew from vegetable farming. Some 50 families including Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino program partner-beneficiaries in Monkayo, Compostela Valley, were initially trained through the Kabalikat sa Kabuhayan (KSK) Farmers Training Program, a four-month vegetable production course. As a culminating activity of the training, a harvest festival was held. Pantawid parent leaders Rio Albit, Irelina Erhuela and Juanita Gogo, beneficiaries of the KSK Farmers Training Program, happily joined other trainees in selling their fresh crops during the vegetable harvest festival saying, we feel good and renewed to be involved in this activity. Milagrosa Gogo, a trainee, said the program is a big help to her family, and this was confirmed by fellow participants Rea Dulay, Perlita Morala and Lea Rim, adding, We are trying to get back to our normal lives with our children at school, and we are coping despite the hardships. Alexander Ypil, 45, of Barangay Tubo-tubo said that he shared his learnings to his neighbors. Ypil proudly showed his farm to the organizers and visitors and even offered them a taste of his very sweet and luscious watermelon. A one-hectare lot donated by a private individual was used as a demonstration farm. Employing convergence Celestino Alla of HarBest Agribusiness Corp. conducted the lectures and hands-on sessions. Among the topics discussed were Nursery Preparation, Seed Sowing, Land Preparation, Caring and Nursing of Seedling, Pruning, Trellis Preparation, Fruit Selection and Fruit Thinning, Pest and Disease Control, Irrigation and Drainage, and Postharvest Technology. The KSK training demonstrates the external convergence of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), LGU of Monkayo, HarBest Agribusiness Corp., and the Department of Agriculture (DA). Also integrated in the program was an orientation on the DSWD Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) which covered Self Awareness, Time Management, Financial Literacy, Product Management, Participatory Livelihood, and Value Chain Analysis. The DSWD and the DA also taught participants Cost Analysis and Return of Investment Analysis. The local officials of Monkayo expressed their gratitude to DSWD and its partners for their commitment in helping the beneficiaries rise again through the vegetable production training. Executive Assistant to the Governor Isabelo Melendrez said, So much lessons learned, making us strive for more and attain more. Now Monkayo will be stable with the coming of these technologies. We can start cultivating idle
lands, even with a small area, we can be productive and we can replicate this in other towns. Arsenio Barcelona, President of HarBest Agribusiness Corp. urged the farmer-beneficiaries, Learning new agriculture technologies makes the difference. Let us share what we learn and make the lives of others better. Every celebration is an opportunity to start a better life. Let us be seedlings that can grow and bear fruit. Let us be a lighted candle that gives light. Let us make our produce visible at SM malls. Monkayo Mayor Joselito B. Brillantes, on the other hand, thanked the DSWD and other national agencies, which never failed to bring in relief assistance. Yet we should not depend on the dole out but must be self -sufficient and self-reliant. Now, we are also conducting seminars on animal dispersal which provides us more opportunities for recovery, the mayor said. For her part, Secretary Soliman said, you have accomplished this because of your own efforts and cooperation, and I acknowledge your capability. We will help link you up with possible local markets and with government programs that require your produce like the Supplementary Feeding Program and more. |TOP| 5. On the results of the July 2013 Labor Force Survey Source: http://www.dole.gov.ph (Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday issued the following statement after the release by the National Statistics Office (NSO) of the results of its July 2013 Labor Force Survey, or the LFS.) "I welcome the growth in employment in July 2013. Moderately higher--1.7 percent-- than the 1.3 percent growth in July 2012, this growth meant an additional 620,000 employed persons. The employment growth in July 2012 was 478,000 employed persons. "The growth was achieved despite the increase in the labor force, from 40.401 million in July 2012 to 41.178 million in July 2013, or an addition of 777,000 who most likely came from the ranks of new graduates joining the labor force for the first time and those who may have re-entered the labor market. The employment growth during the period occurred in all three broad sectors, led by services (1.9 percent, or +383,000), followed by agriculture (1.5 percent, or +173,000), and industry, which inched up by one percent, or 62,000. Much of the growth in employment occurred among persons in part-time employment, those who worked less than 40 hours a week. Their number rose by 3.9 percent (+489,000) from last year's. Nonetheless, growth of persons in full-time employment remained positive, posting a growth of 0.5 percent, or 131,000. What I am mostly pleased about is the large reduction in the number of the underemployed. The underemployment rate fell to 19.2 percent from the record 22.8 percent in July 2012. This brought down the number of unemployed persons to 7.341 million-a reduction of more than a million (-1.224 million) from 8.565 million a year ago. The decline in underemployment was broad-based. It occurred in all sectors and sub-sectors, most particularly in agriculture (-495,000) which has recovered from a slump in July 2012, and in services (-549,000) which continue to be an employment driver. The decrease occurred in all classes of workers and in all but four regions, in Regions 1, 5, 8, and Caraga. The proportion of self-employed and unpaid family workers to total employed persons, which is a Millennium Development Goal indicator, rose from 36 percent to 38.4 percent over the period. This occurred even as wage and salary employment fell by 1.6 percent, the first time that wage and salary employment fell since January 2011. "We attribute this decline to the base effect, which normally occur following large expansion in the previous period. It can be recalled that wage and salary employment expanded by a robust 8.0 percent, or an increment of 1.681 million in July 2012. However, this reduction was offset by the large increase in self -employment, which expanded year-on-year by 9.3 percent (+920,000) along with the increase in employment of unpaid family workers by 6.4 percent (+232,000). The unemployment rate in July 2013 stood at 7.3 percent. This figure is not statistically different from last years rate of 7.0 percent. In absolute terms, the total number of unemployed persons was up by 155,000 to reach 3.002 million. The increase occurred among persons in the prime working age group 25-54 years old (+145,000) and among college graduates (+108,000). "The challenge of overcoming the unemployed Filipinos remain formidable, but we are optimistic about the prospects, particularly about high-quality jobs under a regime of sustained economic growth despite a weak global economy. "The results of the July 2013 Labor Force Survey point out that many of the self-employed persons are engaged in entrepreneurial activities, such as trade, agriculture, and transportation which have been identified as key employment generators.
"Part of the strategies to address unemployment and under-employment is to respond to the economy's demand for more skilled workers in the near- and long-term. "In all regions, including the 30 priority provinces, we are implementing the Special Program for the Employment of Students, or SPES, the school-to-work bridging scheme for young workers that aim to reach 200,000 youth beneficiaries next year. "To alleviate the plight of a large number of unemployed youth, the DOLE, through its Bureau of Workers with Special Concerns, implement the Youth Education Youth Employability (YE-YE) and the Youth Entrepreneurship Support projects, which aim to support human capital build-up by providing young workers education, workplace experience, and proper work ethics and values. "We continue to enhance the effectiveness of our job-skills matching convergence programs and employment facilitation/placement services. We are sustaining the campaign among employers for the posting of their job vacancies in the Phil-JobNet, the government's online job search and job matching facility. "Due to our strong focus on advocacy, the Phil-JobNet has recorded tremendous increases in job vacancies posted in recent months, topping a record of 268,278 vacancies in January before tapering off to 120,518 in August. We continue to strengthen Labor Market Information delivery and career guidance advocacy as part of our employment facilitation services." "We are focused on continually upgrading workers' skills and qualifications and intensifying promotion of harmonious labor-management relations at the plant-level to foster cooperative labor-employer relations and increase productivity. We are intensifying implementation of the Training for Work Scholarship Program in the socalled key employment generators (KEGS), namely, tourism; agriculture/fisheries/ agri-busines; information and communications technology/business process management; electronics; automotive; general infrastructure/construction/housing; manufacturing; and logistics. "For 2014, we have increased the TWSP budget to P1.4 billion to be able to upgrade the skills of some 186,667 workers across all these KEGs. We also target 159,000 apprentices under our apprenticeship program. For our other technical-vocational education and training program, we target 904,000 skills to be assessed and certified next year." |TOP| 6. Finalists for CSCs Government Choral Competition Revealed Source: http://excell.csc.gov.ph Eight government chorals will vie for championship in the Civil Service Commissions Government Choral Competition (GCC). The finalists include the National Power Chorale (National Power Corporation), Bangko Sentral Singers (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas), DSWD Chorale (Department of Social Welfare and Development), City Choir of San Fernando Pampangan (LGU-City of San Fernando, Pampanga), Naga City Hall Chorale (City Government of Naga), Coro de la Laguna (Provincial Government of Laguna), South Cotabato Divisio n Teachers Chorale (DepEd South Cotabato Division), and Ozamiz LGU Choristers (LGU-City of Ozamiz). The chorals have been selected out of 18 entries and will compete with each other during the grand finals on September 18, 2013, 3:00 p.m., at the UP Theater Diliman. The best choral group is slated to win PHP100,000, while the first, second, and third runners-up will win PHP70,000, PHP50,000, and PHP30,000, respectively. The semi-finalists who fail to place will receive PHP15,000 in consolation prizes, while special awards shall be handed out, such as Best Arrangement of the Competition Song and the Best Conductor. The GCC is one of the highlights of the 113th Philippine Civil Service Anniversary to be held on September 2013. Now on its third run, the competition attracts the best government chorals nationwide to take a shot at the championship. The competition concludes with a grand finals that not only showcases the many talents of civil servants but also celebrates good values and public service excellence though culture and the arts. This years GCC is held in partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and the Philippine Choral Directors Association. For further inquiries, please contact the competition coordinators Director III Fernando Mendoza or Director II Jacinto Mateo at telephone numbers (02) 927-1830, (02) 920-9987, and (02) 926-4450, or email cscro4_pald@yahoo.com. |TOP| 7. Philippines and Italy partner up for Development Projects Source: http://www.dof.gov.ph The Philippines-Italy Debt for Development Swap Program arising from the Agreement signed between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, through the Department of Finance, and the Republic of Italy,
through the Embassy of Italy in Manila on May 9, 2012 is now in its full swing. The DOF has started accepting Project Proposals under the Program from the first day of September. Designed to fund environmental projects with equal emphasis on poverty alleviation component, the 2.9 million euro proceeds from the debt conversion would further President Aquinos inclusive growth agenda. The Debt for Development Swap Program is open to project proposals of interested National Government Agencies (NGAs), Local Government Units (LGUs), Italian and Philippine Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), and Community-based Organizations (CBOs), which is aligned with the broad-based, multi-stakeholder approach to development partnerships for sustainable and people-oriented results. NGAs, LGUs, and CSOs can propose large (Php25M Php35M) and medium (Php10M Php25M) projects, while CBOs can propose small projects (Php2.5M Php10M). We thank the Italian Government for supporting our development objectives, Secretary Purisima said, adding that under this productive partnership, both parties will ensure accountability in project implementation, so that the project benefits will reach their rightful beneficiaries. Interested proponents to the Philippine-Italy Debt Swap Program have until September 20 to submit their project proposals. Further details can be accessed athttp://www.dof.gov.ph/?page_id=7051. |TOP| 8. Abad: PNoy admin budetts do not support NRDC, Philforest Source: http://www.dbm.gov.ph Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Florencio B. Abad today emphasized that all proposed and enacted budgets under the Aquino administration did not provide Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) support to the National Resources Development Corporation (NRDC), under which the Philippine Forest Corporation (PhilForest) is listed as a subsidiary. The Budget Secretary made the statement to correct erroneous news reports claiming that he continued to authorize PhilForest as an implementing agency for PDAF-supported projects. These news items further alleged that Abads actions led to the leakage of at least P500 million in PDAF toward suspect or bogus non-government organizations (NGOs). In 2011, the Aquino administration had the opportunity to develop and enact the 2012 Budget, from which we had already stricken the NRDC as an implementing agency for PDAF projects. This was in recognition of the Commission on Audits (COA) findings that the NRDC-supported PhilForest was implicated in various irregularities in the course of implementing PDAF projects, Abad stressed. In fact, the National Expenditure Program (NEP) and General Appropriations Act (GAA) from 2012 to the present do not list the NRDC or even PhilForest as agencies that can receive direct budgetary support from the National Government. Instead, their appropriations have been lodged under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), which then directs funds to these agencies under the condition that the funds are used in accordance to budget guidelines. Otherwise, errant agencies will be held accountable to COA and the Office of the Ombudsman, he added. Abad further clarified that the 2011 NEP or proposed budget was not wholly developed by the Aquino administration, which officially began in July 1, 2010. By then, budget preparations specifically for the 2011 proposed budgetwere already in full swing. By the time President Aquino came into office in July 2010, we found ourselves in the middle of preparations for the next years budget, which had already been overseen by the previous Administration. We trimmed the PDAF menu as much as we could, and the resulting 2011 NEP did not include PhilForest in the proposed menu, Abad said. However, it was added during budget deliberations in Congress, so that budgetary support for PhilForest later appeared in the 2011 GAA under the name NRDC-PFC, an implementing agency identified in the Special Provisions under the PDAF budget for that year. We were thus constrained to follow the new menu as approved by Congress, he added. Abad likewise noted that the PDAF menu submitted by the DBM to Congress in 2011 was limited only to four items (Education, Health, Social Protection, and Public Infrastructure). The enacted GAA, however, as approved by the Lower and Upper Houses, showed a PDAF menu that had expanded to eight items (Education, Health, Social Protection, Financial Assistance, Public Infrastructure, Peace and Order, Forest Management and Development, and Historical/Arts/Culture). PhilForest as an implementing agency of NRDC was identified as NRDC -PFC under Forest Management and Development, one of the items added by Congress in the expanded PDAF menu in the 2011 GAA.
The Budget chief also challenged reports claiming that he sanctioned PhilForest and NRDC as implementing agencies for agri-industry programs through National Budget Circular No. 529, which was released in February 2011. Instead, the circular merely outlines guidelines and rules in the release of PDAF for 2011 to improve transparency and accountability in the use of these funds. If you actually read the circular, youll find that it lists our ru les for the release and utilization of PDAF for 2011, including guidelines that cover the allotment of PDAF, cash allocations and realignments of the fund, as well as other requirements designed to bring greater transparency and accountability in the management of PDAF and the projects it supports. Nowhere in that document do we even sanction or authorize PhilForest and NRDC as implementing agencies for PDAF-supported projects. To suggest this is at once inaccurate and unfair. If anything, National Budget Circular No. 529 prescribes rules and regulations that will help safeguard PDAF utilization from fund abuse and irregularities, with a great emphasis on ensuring transparency, accountability, and openness in the use of PDAF, Abad said. For a downloadable copy of National Budget Circular No. 529, please click here. To view the PDAF Menu under the 2011 NEP, please click here. To view the PDAF Menu as approved in the 2011 GAA, please go to this link and see Special Provisions. To view the Aquino administration-developed NEP and GAA from 2012 to present, please go to these links. You may view the PDAF menu in each budget document by clicking on Priority Development Assistance Fund and checking the items under Special Provisions: 2012 NEP (2012 Proposed Budget, crafted in 2011) 2012 GAA (2012 National Budget, enacted in 2011) 2013 NEP (2013 Proposed Budget, crafted in 2012) 2013 GAA (2013 National Budget, enacted in 2012) 2014 NEP (2014 Proposed Budget, not yet updated to reflect President Aquinos instruction to abolish PDAF) |TOP| 9. DTI buoys up MSME registration Source: http://www.dti.gov.ph The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is continuously encouraging the registration of new and existing micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMES) through the improved business name registration system. We are promoting the registration of business for them to have a legal personality, avoid inconvenience, and avail incentives and privileges, Provincial Director Arnaldo A. Del Rosario said during his discussion on integrated business licensing, one of the free entrepreneurship sessions given by the DTI to new and up-and-coming entrepreneurs this September. Del Rosario said that MSMEs may enjoy incentives and privileges from government agencies and local government units. These benefits can be in the form of support in the development of MSMEs and discounts or financial assistance in their promotion activities. Del Rosario also noted that DTI is continually enhancing its business name registration system through collaborating with banks and service providers to deliver additional payment options for its Enhanced Business Name Registration System (eBNRS). The DTI is also undergoing system enhancements to offer the GCash facility soon. This facility is a micro payment service that transforms a mobile phone into a virtual wallet for fast and convenient money transfers at the cost and speed of a text message. Early this year, the DTI signed an agreement with BancNet, a leading electronic banking network in the Philippines, and the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) to provide an electronic payment facility for the eBNRS. Last year, the DTI also initiated the Philippines Business Registry (PBR), a project that facilitates business registration transactions by integrating all agencies involved in business registration. These agencies include the DTI, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Social Security System (SSS), Home Development Mutual Fund (Pag-IBIG), Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), local government units (LGUs), and other permit and license-issuing agencies.
This project is a web-based system that acts as a one-stop shop for entrepreneurs who need to deal with several agencies to start their businesses. Applicants do not need to go physically to each agency to register their businesses since these agencies computerized registration systems are interlinked. While entrepreneurs may enjoy the convenience of paying their applicable fees online, they may still apply for a business name or renew the same in DTI offices nationwide. For Metro Manila, they can go to the following offices: Mezzanine Floor, Roxas Strip, Libertad cor. Building Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City (for those in Manila, Pasay, and Paraaque); Penthouse Level, Goodland Building, 377 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Ave., Makati City (for Las Pias, Makati, Muntinlupa, Taguig City, Pateros, and Pasig City); Highway 54 Plaza, Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), Mandaluyong City (for Quezon City, Marikina, San Juan, and Mandaluyong City); 5F Araneta Square Mall, Bonifacio Monumento Circle, Rizal Ave. Ext. cor. Samson Road, Caloocan City (for Caloocan City, Navotas City, Malabon, and Valenzuela City). The session on integrated business licensing is held back-to-back with a session on how to start a business. The succeeding free entrepreneurship sessions for September include the following topics: How to market your products and how to prepare a business plan (September 6); How to prepare a business plan (September 10); Managing a family business and its challenges (September 13); How to achieve sales and repeat sales (September 17); Computerized accounting system for your business (September 20); Improving quality and productivity in your workplace (September 24); and Basic meat processing for business (September 27). These sessions will be conducted by DTI through the BMSMED, Center for Industrial Competitiveness (CIC), and in cooperation with KIKS Innovative Training and Consulting Solutions, Trendstatic Corporation, Ultima Entrepinoy, and consultant and entrepreneur Butch Salvador. These sessions are being held at the Bureau of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development (BMSMED) Training Room, 5/F Trade and Industry Building, 361 Sen. Gil J. Puyat Avenue in Makati City from 1:30 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. Interested participants may contact BMSMED at telephone numbers 897.1693, 751.5076, 890.4968 and 897.7596. |TOP| 10. DTIs SSF project seen to boost DavOrs food group Source: http://www.dti.gov.ph The Shared Service Facility (SSF) project of the Department of Trade and Industry in Davao Oriental (DTI-DO) is seen to boost the productivity of the provinces food processing association. The Davao Oriental Food Processors Association (DOFOODS), an organization of 34 local micro food processors, is into processing of fruits jams and jellies, puree and juices, candies, sweetened banana chips, peanut brittle, processed meat and fish products, dairy products, rice-based food products, cacao tablets, and ice cream. The project, which has a total cost of P1-M, is expected to address production gaps, to wit: limited capitalization which hinders the group to purchase the necessary machines, equipment, and facilities; and absence of upgraded and efficient machines and equipment in the working area which is a requirement to become GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice)-certified. DTI-Davao Oriental provincial director Ma. Belenda Q. Ambi said such SSF is the first of its kind being established in Davao Oriental through the Big Push for SME initiative of DTI. Micro as they are, their vision of establishing a processing center remained a remote chance for them because of its huge investment requirement that is beyond their capacity. A standard processing center is all they need to fill the gap needed to conform with the requirements of food regulating agencies. Thus with the facility in place, food products from Davao Oriental can now compete with other food products in the market in terms of quality, availability and affordability, she said. The facility, which includes, among others, an electric mixer, fruit depulper, meat grinder, food blender, pressurized cooker, deep fryer, vacuum sealer, and peanut roaster, was turned over to DOFOODS in July. Fifty stakeholders, including Davao Oriental Governor Corazon N. Malanyaon, stood as witness to the launching of the Food Processing Shared Service Facility at the Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology Human Resource Management (DOSCSCT- HRM) Mini Hotel here. Our cooperator here is the DOSCST while DOFOODS is the beneficiary. Thats why were really glad that DOSCST President Dr. Edito S. Sumile was with us during the launching, Ambi clarified. Ambi said shes optimistic that the facility will result to more competitive food products that are proudly made fr om the province. |TOP| 11. Phl attends ASEM Senior Officials Meeting in New Delhi
Source: https://www.dfa.gov.ph 09 September 2013 Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Maria Zeneida Angara Collinson, Senior Official Meeting (SOM) Leader of the Philippines to the Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) attended the ASEM-SOM Meeting held from September 03 to 05 in New Delhi, India. Fifty senior officials from the 48 ASEM member countries, ASEAN Secretariat and the European External Action Service (EEAS) convened to discuss improvements in the ASEM working methods and ways to strengthen AsiaEurope cooperation in the political, economic and socio-cultural fields. Senior officials acknowledged the need to maintain ASEMs relevance in a highly interdependent world and to enhance its visibility. Assistant Secretary Collinson remarked that in order for ASEM to remain a significant inter regional forum, it is important that ASEM continue the robust and healthy dialogue on compelling political issues of concern to both Asia and Europe. ASEM can then add value to discussions made in other regional and international fora. There was also consensus that partnership in ASEM should move towards producing tangible projects for cooperation, such as on education and human resources development, renewable energy, water and waste management, SMEs, public health, urbanization and greenways, food safety, and disaster management and mitigation, among others. Under the ASEM framework, the Philippines, together with Switzerland, will be co-hosting a Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management and Climate Change Adaptation in Manila in 2014 and an International Experts Workshop on the Recovery of Illicit Assets. At the sidelines of Meeting, Assistant Secretary Collinson conducted bilateral meetings with ASEM partners. The agenda for the upcoming 11th Foreign Ministers Meeting which will be held from November 11 to 12 in New Delhi, themed ASEM: Bridge to Partnership and Growth & Development was discussed with the Senior Officials endorsing a format of two plenary sessions and a retreat. ASEM is an informal process of dialogue and cooperation established in 1996 with the main objective of forging a comprehensive partnership between Asia and Europe. The Philippines is one of the inaugural members of ASEM. It is the only comprehensive forum where Europe and Asia engage one another at the highest levels of government. |TOP| 12. Philippine Embassies in Beirut and Damascus join hands to bring Filipinos in Syria to safety Source: https://www.dfa.gov.ph 10 September 2013 In compliance with the directive of Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. del Rosario to intensify efforts to bring Filipinos from Syria out of harms way, the Philippine Embassies in Damascus (Damascus PE) and Beirut (Beirut PE) have joined hands once again to undertake another cross-border repatriation operation. In the morning of September 05, Damascus PE personnel brought a new batch of 92 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to the Masnaa border crossing, 62 kilometers away from Beirut. Fifty-one (51) individuals from the new batch joined 45 other OFWs who have been staying at the Caritas Lebanon Migrant Center (CLMC) since August 30 at the Rafik Hariri International Airport later that day. All-in-all, 96 OFWs departed for Manila on two separate flights. They arrived the following day, September 06. The remaining 41 individuals from the latest batch of OFWs transferred to Beirut from Damascus are scheduled to arrive in Manila today, September 10 at 03:20 p.m. on board Etihad Airways flight EY 424. Upon their arrival, the number of OFWs repatriated from Syria will reach 4,741. Beirut PE officers and staff recounted the seamless coordination among the Embassy teams. The 92 OFWs were met at the border by a Beirut PE team, composed of Vice Consul Dennis Briones and Information Officer Edwin Batallones, to facilitate their entry into Lebanon. From the border, 91 of the OFWs were divided into groups of 50 and 41. The 41 were brought directly to the Caritas Lebanon Migrant Center (CLMC) by Mr. Batallones and two CLMC personnel. The 50 OFW s were first brought to Beirut PEs shelter and were turned over to a team composed of Cultural Officer Gladys Perey, Assistance-to-Nationals (ATN) Officer Junaid Ali and MOFWRC houseparent Gina Murillo, who briefed them on the house rules and later on offered them a hot dinner prepared by Ms. Perey and Ms. Murillo. Meanwhile, another team composed of Vice Consul Rona Beth Goce and ATN Officer Dexter Macaraeg travelled to the CLMC shelter to fetch the 45 OFWs who arrived in Lebanon last August 30 and bring them to the airport.
The 45 OFWs were later joined by the 50 OFWs who were staying at the Embassy shelter and by a lone OFW who was brought directly from the border to the airport by OWWA staff Joselito Sunga. Those who were left at the CLMC shelter were brought under the care of a team composed of OWWA Welfare Officer Imelda Gatinao, Embassy Collecting Officer Lilia Pangilinan and Damascus PE local hire Alma Balili. Philippine Ambassador to Lebanon Leah Basinang-Ruiz and her spouse, who had returned to the Embassy from CLMC, also visited the 50 OFWs at the Embassy shelter before they left for the airport to wish them a safe journey home to the Philippines as well as a happy reunion with their families. Vice Consul Briones and ATN Officer Dexter Macaraeg escorted the OFWs and assisted them in going through the security, check-in, immigration and boarding procedures at the airport. Ambassador Ruiz expressed satisfaction at the utmost cooperation and excellent teamwork shown by the Embassy, POLO and OWWA officers and staff who all pitched in to ensure that the Embassys job to receive the OFWs from Syria, care for them temporarily in the shelters and ensure their speedy departure out of Lebanon were well executed without a hitch. Once again, she conveyed the deepest appreciation of the Philippine Government to the Lebanese Government, particularly to the General Security (Immigration), for the excellent cooperation in facilitating the entry of OFWs from Syria into Lebanon. She also reiterated the Philippine Governments warmest gratitude and appreciation to CLMC officials, Eng. Kamal Sioufi and Ms. Najla Chahda, for generously making available a very comfortable shelter for the weary OFWs, as well as a mobile clinic, and particularly their three Caritas personnel who provided invaluable assistance, most especially at the Masnaa border and the Caritas shelter. The cross-border operation involving 92 OFWs from Syria on September 05 was the 30th to take place since December 2012 through the joint effort of the Philippine Embassies in Damascus and Beirut. With the departure of 96 OFWs onboard separate flights on September 05 and 06, Beirut PE has repatriated a total of 1,678 Filipinos from Syria via the Rafik Hariri International Airport. |TOP| 13. Cooperatives, partner-institutions receive SSS special awards Source: https://www.sss.gov.ph The Social Security System (SSS) conferred the first-ever Miyembro, Bilib Kami Sa'Yo Special Awards to four cooperatives and five informal sector groups (ISGs) for their pioneering partnerships with SSS that have paved the way for social protection and active SSS membership of workers in their respective sectors during ceremonies on September 9. SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emilio de Quiros, Jr. said the SSS also honored five retail corporations for their role in making SSS services accessible to the mall-going public during the awarding ceremonies, which was part of the Anniversary Program held at the SSS Building in Quezon City. With the support of ISGs, cooperatives and other partner institutions, the SSS has been able to establish innovative ways of reaching out to millions of Filipino workers, especially those in the informal sector. We commend the awardees for being the first in their sectors to embrace new possibilities in bringing the SSS closer to their members and clients, he added. The new SSS awards program is inspired by the 56th SSS anniversary theme Nagpupugay sa Miyembro, Bilib Kami Sa'Yo! De Quiros, Social Security Commission Chairman Juan Santos and SSS Executive Vice President Edgar Solilapsi presented the trophy to the representatives of the 14 awardees, some of whom have traveled from areas as far as Legaspi and General Santos cities. The awarded cooperatives were Deep Well Sumulong Irrigators Association, Inc. as the first SSS servicing partner agent (PA) and subsidy provider; Dao Multi-Purpose Cooperative as first SSS collecting cooperative; Simbag sa Pag-Asenso, Inc. as first SSS servicing PA; and Center for Agriculture and Rural Development Inc. as first SSS servicing PA with a nationwide scope. De Quiros said the ISG-awardees were TS Cruz Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (TSC-TODA) and the United Vendors of New Las Pias Public Market, both from Las Pias City; QC Female Dormitory Working Inmates and Payatas Alliance Recycling Exchange Multi-Purpose Cooperative, both from Quezon City; and Samahan ng mga Caddies sa Calatagan Golf Club, Inc. from Batangas province. These five ISGs showed exemplary initiative in enabling their respective memberships to become active SSS members through our microsavings program called the AlkanSSSya, de Quiros noted. They were also the first to join the AlkanSSSya Program among the various associations nationwide for transport workers, market vendors, golf club workers, waste recyclers and jail inmates. TSC-TODA's successful participation in the pilot implementation of the TrikanSSSya project, which aims to eliminate barriers to active SSS membership of TODA members, in December 2011 helped shape the current AlkanSSSya Program. At present, the AlkanSSSya Program has about 300 participating ISGs, including TODAs
from other parts of the country. SSS also presented the Miyembro, Bilib Kami Sa'Yo Special Award to Robinsons Land Corpo ration for providing SSS with mall space and facilities that led to the creation of SSS Service Offices located at Lingkod Pinoy Centers in nearly 20 Robinsons Malls nationwide. Likewise awarded were Araneta Center, Inc., Masterpiece Asia Properties, Willin Sales Inc. and KCC Property Holding for their contribution in the establishment of mall-based SSS Service Offices in Ali Mall (Cubao, Quezon City), Starmall (San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan), Walter Mart Makiling (Calamba, Laguna) and KCC Mall (Lagao, General Santos City). |TOP| 14. 5,000 Luisita land reform papers submitted for titling Source: http://www.dar.gov.ph CITY OF SAN FERNANDO The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has submitted 5,092 certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs) to the Register of Deeds in Tarlac province, representing the bulk of the 4,099 hectares of land that will be distributed this month from the 6,443-ha Hacienda Luisita, according to Anthony Parungao, undersecretary for legal matters of the DAR. Parungao said 614 CLOAs were being processed by the Tarlac registrar on Friday. Majority of the 6,212 farm workers who qualified as agrarian reform beneficiaries have signed the two documents needed before they are granted CLOAs, Parungao said. But 305 workers have not yet claimed their lot allocation certificates and 502 others have not yet signed their application to purchase and farmers undertaking through which they commit to pay and till the land. Agrarian Reform Secretary Virgilio de los Reyes said each beneficiary stands to receive 6,600 square meters of Luisita land, worth between P60,000 and P70,000, to be paid in 30 years. The DAR has been required by the Supreme Court to offer just compensation to the Cojuangco family, whose members include President Aquino. The compensation amount, pegged at 1989 values, has not been disclosed but Hacienda Luisita Inc. is set to seek payments for interest since 1989, when the sugar estate was first covered by agrarian reform. Also on Friday, a leader of the Farmworkers Agrarian Reform Movement (FARM) criticized De los Reyes for saying that it would be the Department of Social Welfare and Development that would help the beneficiaries in setting up food security programs in the estate. We dont need relief goods or conditional cash transfer. These cannot answer the persistent hunger among us. We want to have the independent capacity to produce food, said Renato Lalic, FARM -Luisita president. Tonette Orejas, Inquirer Central Luzon |TOP| 15. PRC cancels Iloilo Testing Center of September 2013 Mechanical Engineer licensure examination Source: http://www.prc.gov.ph Manila, September 10, 2013 The Professional Regulation Commission announces the cancellation of Iloilo City as Testing Center for the September 2013 Licensure Examination for Mechanical Engineers due to low turn-out of applications. The PRC advises applicants and examinees from Iloilo to take the examination in Manila and in Cebu. The Mechanical Engineer Licensure Examination will proceed as scheduled on September 22 and 23, 2013 in the cities of Manila, Cebu and Davao. |TOP| 16. Vietnam anti-corruption agency visits Ombudsman Source: http://www.ombudsman.gov.ph Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales today welcomed the delegation from the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam (GIV) headed by Inspector General Huynh Phong Tranh during the GIVs working visit to the country. The visit was pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding signed in Hanoi, Vietnam between the Philippines Office of the Ombudsman and the GIV last 11 March 2013 wherein both anti-graft bodies committed to explore
collaborative activities in preventing and combating corruption. In todays meeting held at the OMB function room, there was exchange of information on asset disclosure processes and mechanism in the Philippines, while the GIV gave a briefing on its recent development activities. The knowledge-sharing aims not only to deepen their knowledge in each others work in the areas of transparency and integrity in public service but also to enhance bilateral ties between the Philippines and Vietnam. The GIV delegation also includes Director General of International Cooperation Department and Deputy Head of Delegation Ha Trong Cong, Deputy Director General of Anti-Corruption Bureau Phi Ngoc Tuyen, Chief Inspector of Ho Chi Minh City Inspectorate Lam Dinh Chien, Director General of Department II Dang Khanh Toan, Deputy Director General Dang Ngoc Diep, and Head of Bilateral Cooperation (Division of International Cooperation Department) Do Trung Kien. |TOP| 17. 216 Officials took the September 1 CES written examination Source: Career Executive Service Board A total of two hundred sixteen (216) examinees took the CES Written Examination (CES WE) administered by the Career Executive Service Board simultaneously in three testing centers, namely: UP-NCPAG (Manila), University of San Carlos (Cebu City) and San Pedro College (Davao City) last September 1, 2013. Of the total number of examinees, 120 took the exam in Quezon City (UP-NCPAG), 59 in Cebu City (USC) and 37 in Davao City (SPC). The result of the said CES WE will be released after two (2) months from the date of conduct. All examinees will be informed of their examination ratings via e-mail or regular mail. The CES WE is scheduled every three months. For those who want to take the challenge, the next conduct of the CES WE will be on December 8, 2013 and the deadline for filing of application is on November 8, 2013. |TOP|
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