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Pangasinan govt to continue bringing a better life for Pangasinenses,

January 15, 2015 BY VENUS MAY H. SARMIENTO


PANGASINAN, Jan. 15 (PIA) The provincial government here vows to
continue uplifting the economic plight of Pangasinenses this year by
improving what it has already improved.
Gov. Amado Espino, Jr. said his administration will increase all efforts to
sustain the better life presently enjoyed by Pangasinenses.
Heath service, agriculture, tourism and employment are some of the priority
programs for 2015 as these are all contributory to the eradication of poverty,
he said.
We are tending to the economic area to uplift the plight of the people of
Pangasinan especially on the issue of poverty, Espino said when asked about
his administrations outlook for the new year.
Espino also hopes to maintain the status of Pangasinan as an agriculture
province for which it is known for more than three decades now.
The 10 major thrusts of the provincial government include: safe and peaceful
neighbourhood; quality and affordable health care, increased agricultural
productivity; adequate and high quality education; better jobs and income
opportunities; tourism and investment development; youth and sports
development; socialized housing and other social services; environment
protection and rehabilitation; and infrastructure and other special projects.

Secretary Coloma made the statement when asked to compare the country's
conditions today to conditions two decades ago. He was also asked to
comment on the changing views of Filipinos on the Catholic faith.
For the past several years, Filipinos have become more hospitable to a broader
range of views and options, he said, noting that several reforms have been
implemented in the Philippines.
"We have also gone into reforms, such as the responsible parenthood and
reproductive health bill. Perhaps, that is also something that is worth noting as
a departure from the situation in 1995," he said.
Another significant change is the increase in the country's population, he said,
emphasizing that in 1995, there were less than 68 million people, compared to
100 million Filipinos today.
A huge number of people is an asset to the country, he said, adding that the
Philippines finds itself in a demographic sweet spot, where a big percentage of
the population belongs to the youth, an economically productive sector.
"At the same time, this provides our country a very valuable resource for
implementing our development programs," he said.
"As these segments of the population prosper, we are also creating a healthier
economy, a broader consumer mass base that could provide the propulsion for
sustained growth."

In a separate letter during the holidays, Espino said his efforts since 2007 has
paid off as Pangasinan is now number one in tourism, health, agriculture,
employment, environment protection, youth and sports and many other fields.

However, to attain progress, the government has to provide the people both
physical infrastructure and intellectual capacity for them to become more
productive, Coloma explained, noting that this is the focus of the
administration.

But he reminded that the success is not only for the present generation but also
for the youth who will be the future leaders.

The government's socio-economic development programs would come into


play to attain continuing growth, he said.

Espino enjoined his constituents to continue loving the province to help


improve the lives of very Pangasinense. (MCA/VHS/PIA1-Pangasinan)

For instance, in the P2.6-trillion 2015 national budget, the biggest allocation
goes to socio-economic development and social protection, Coloma noted.

DSWDs P68-M Ruby restoration project up in Borongan City January


16, 2015

The focus of the administration, he said, is to fight poverty and the


government has been carrying out a totally new paradigm in tackling the
problem.

MANILA, Jan. 16 -- Some 17,547 individuals from the 61 barangays of


Borongan City, Eastern Samar, who were affected by Typhoon Ruby are
expected to benefit from the Cash-for-Building-Livelihood Assets (CBLA)
under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

The conventional wisdom was that government could just focus on attaining
macroeconomic targets like GDP growth, and hope that there will be a ripple
effect that would lift the poor out of poverty, he said.

Initially, five barangays have started to implement the project Barangays


Sohotan, Bayubay, San Gabriel, Maybacong, and San Pablo.

The administration has changed its approach, he pointed out, adding that now,
there is a purposive and deliberate effort to take the fruits of economic
development directly to the doorstep of Filipino families living in poverty.

CBLA is a strategy to help affected communities restore damaged physical


and natural assets to rebuild their livelihoods.
DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said that this initiative will help
beneficiaries achieve a sense of normalcy in their daily lives as they have a
source of income, though short-term, while the government prepares to
implement more sustainable recovery and rehabilitation projects for them.
DSWD has allotted more than P68 million for CBLA implementation in the
city.
Under the project, beneficiaries are engaged in the repair of small
infrastructure facilities, dredging of canals, and in the clean-up of rivers.
They will be receiving P260 per day or a total of P3,900 for a maximum
period of 15 days.
On Monday, the city conducted the second community assembly to determine
the next set of five barangays, which will be recipients of the CBLA and the
activities that will be undertaken.
Eligible to participate in the program is any member of an affected family, a
duly resident of the affected barangay, in good physical and mental condition,
and at least 18 years old.
Only one family member is allowed to be part of this income-generating
venture.(dswd.gov.ph)
PH has become more open and diversified, says Palace official, January
16, 2015
MANILA, Jan. 16 -- The country has become more open and diversified since
1995, when Pope John Paul II visited the country, a Palace official has said.
The Philippines remains the largest Christian country in Asia, although some
Filipinos have moved to other segments of the religious sector,
Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said during a press
conference at the Manila Hotel on Thursday.

This is being done through the government's Conditional Cash Transfer


Program that keeps children in school and ensures the well-being of pregnant
women, he explained.
The Aquino government has already expanded the program to cover more
poor Filipinos, Coloma said, adding that the program is in line with the
Millennium Development Goal of reducing maternal and child mortality.
"This is anchored upon providing as many of our people the wherewithal to be
included in the mainstream of economic growth under a new and purposive
approach that was not there 20 years ago," he said.
"So I think those are some of the essential differences that we may wish to
look at."
Pope Francis arrived in Manila on Thursday afternoon for a five-day visit to
the Philippines. The head of the Roman Catholic Church will meet with
President Benigno S. Aquino III on Friday morning before continuing his
activities in Manila and Leyte this weekend. (PCOO/PND (as)

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