Dispatch
for June 18 ,
2014 ( Wednesday ) , 2 PIA CALABARZON PRs, 2 Weather Watch , 4 Reg’l. Watch
,1 OFW Watch ,
INTERVIEW OF Sec COLOMA, on DZRB ,
15 Online News , 54 Photonews (
June 12)
Weather Watch
24-Hour Public Weather Forecast
Issued at 5:00 a.m., 18 June 2014Valid beginning: 5:00 a.m. today until 5:00 a.m. tomorrow
 Predicted Mean Sea Level Wind Analysis for 8 a.m., 18 June 2014 |
 Predicted Mean Sea Level Wind Analysis for 8 a.m., 18 June 2014 |
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Synopsis:
Forecast:
Mindanao, Western Visayas and Mimaropa will have cloudy skies with light to moderate rainshowers and thunderstorms. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.
Moderate to strong winds coming from the southwest will prevail over Luzon and its coastal waters will be moderate to rough. Light to moderate winds coming from the southwest to south will prevail over Visayas and Mindanao with slight to moderate seas.
PAGASA weather forecaster Manny Mendoza on DZMM:
-Muling nagbalik ang southwesterly windflow o wind system na nagdadala ng pag-ulan sa kanluran ng bansa.
-Tanda ng patapos nang 'monsoon break' ang paglawak ng kaulapan at pag-ulan sa bansa.
-Katamtamang pag-ulan at pagkidlat-pagkulog pa rin ang aasahan sa MIMAROPA, Mindanao at kanlurang Visayas.
-Magiging bahagya hanggang sa maulap na may pulo-pulong pag-ulan pagkidlat-pagkulog naman sa Metro Manila at nalalabing bahagi ng bansa.
-Sa nakaambang pagtatapos ng monsoon break, posibleng magbalik ito nang mas malakas pa.
-Muling nagbalik ang southwesterly windflow o wind system na nagdadala ng pag-ulan sa kanluran ng bansa.
-Tanda ng patapos nang 'monsoon break' ang paglawak ng kaulapan at pag-ulan sa bansa.
-Katamtamang pag-ulan at pagkidlat-pagkulog pa rin ang aasahan sa MIMAROPA, Mindanao at kanlurang Visayas.
-Magiging bahagya hanggang sa maulap na may pulo-pulong pag-ulan pagkidlat-pagkulog naman sa Metro Manila at nalalabing bahagi ng bansa.
-Sa nakaambang pagtatapos ng monsoon break, posibleng magbalik ito nang mas malakas pa.
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PIA-4A/RIZAL:
The Calabarzon Child Labor Free Committee is holding the Help Me
Service Caravan in line with the World Day Against Child Labor at the
Sitio Silihan Covered Court, Brgy. Mahabang Parang, Angono, Rizal themed
"Batang Malaya Proteksyunan, Child Labor Labanan". Hundreds of children
and families are set to receive various goods from the different
Calabarzon line government agencies spearheaded by the Department of
Labor and Employment 4A.
PIA4-A/CAVITE:
Carmona and Rosario town residents welcomed the move of Senate
committee chair on local government Senator Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. and
two of its members, Senators Gringo Honasan and JV Ejercito to convert
the two municipalities into cities but said towns lack the number of
population required in the conversion.
PIA-4A/QUEZON:
Mahigit 100 katao na pawang kaanak ng mga biktima ng human rights ang
dumagsa ngayong araw sa Kalilayan hall, Lucena City upang mag file ng
claim para sa benepisyo mula sa P10B pondo nang mga human rights
victims. Sinabi ni Atty. Ida Ilao ng Human Rights Victim secretariat
na ang nabanggit na pondo ay bahagi diumano ng ill gotten wealth ni
dating Pangulong Marcos na ibinalik ng gobyerno ng Switzerland sa
Pilipinas.
PIA-4A/RIZAL:
The Sangguniang Bayan ng Tanay passed an ordinance prohibiting
children under 10 years old as motorcycle backriders in order to prevent
accidents. The municipal legal department is in the formulating a set
of implementing rules and regulations.
DZBB:
Nagpa-deploy na ang DFA ng rapid response team sa Iraq na pamumunuan ni
DFA Usec. Jesus Yabes. Tutulong ang team sa pagpapalikas ng mga
Pilipino sa nasabing bansa. Magiging katuwang din sila ng mga personnel
sa Philippine Embassy sa Baghdad.
PIA CALABARZON PRESS RELEASE
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RIZAL
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Tanay nabs 2014 Regional Literacy Search Award;
gets national finalist spot
Tuesday
17th of June 2014
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TANAY, Rizal, June 17 (PIA) --The
local government of Tanay recently topped the 2014 Regional Literacy Search for
Outstanding Literacy Program and Outstanding Local Government Unit (LGU), Class
A Municipality category.
With the win, Tanay automatically
qualifies for the National Literacy Awards, LGU Level A category in which
the validation will be announced soon.
The local government of Tanay has been
carrying out a comprehensive approach to ensuring optimum literacy for
out-of-school youth, ALS learners, persons with disability, senior citizens,
members of the Muslim community, indigenous peoples (IPs), farmers, and regular
students.
Among the various literacy programs
that Tanay has been vigorously implementing are; Karunungan ng mga Katutubo sa
Bulubundukin ng Tanay (KABULTAN), Mobile libraries, Continuing Education
Program for ALS learners, Bigay Kinabukasan sa Selda, Madrasah, Special
Education Program, Establishment of new public elementary and secondary schools
in select areas across the municipality, Technical skills education, Training
of IPs to serve as community health workers, Scholarship programs, Responsible
parenting and family planning class literacy programs and Sustainable rice
production training
Tanay has 95.34 percent recorded
literacy based on the 2010 figures released by the NSO now Philippine
Statistics Authority (PSA). While it is mostly an urbanized area, Tanay still
has remote locations with previously limited access to educational
opportunities.
The town is home to the Indigenous
People (IPs), particularly the Dumagats and Remontados. To cater to their need
for education, particularly on how to find sources of livelihood, the municipal
government has been implementing the KABULTAN project since 2000. It has some
700 beneficiaries to date, with 74.61 percent passing the administered equivalency
test.
Mobile libraries have likewise been
established to augment the learning opportunities provided by KABULTAN. It now
has close to 4,000 beneficiaries.
Meanwhile, IP couples have also
benefited from programs carried out by Tanay LGU. They were taught Responsible
Parenting and Family Planning methods and were also trained to serve as
Community Health Program (CHP) managers serving 3,980 families across Tanay.
As CHP managers, they help manage
diseases occurring in their respective communities using readily-available
resources. The CHP Managers likewise ensure that cluster families get access to
basic health services offered by the local government.
Tanay LGU has also established additional
7 high schools and 4 elementary schools in its mountain barangays. Accordingly,
the municipal government has hired 44 locally-funded teaching personnel to man
the said schools.
In addition, the local government has
been awarding scholarship grants to underprivileged students. It now has 65.38
percent employment rate for scholars who have already graduated. It also
adopted the Madrasah program, in which Muslim students were taught key lessons
about their culture and tradition.
Meanwhile, to help in the ongoing
efforts to promote Tanay’s various tourist destinations, the municipal
government’s Tourism department conducts year-round workshops and trainings on
Tour Guiding, Values Formation, Customer Service, and Tourism Awareness. The
program now has 214 accredited tour guides, with 19 of them belonging to the IP
community.
Tanay LGU also looks after other
sectors of the local community. It conducted the “Bigay Kinabukasan sa Selda”
project, where prison inmates were taught livelihood program and basic
literacy. The municipal government also established a University of Rizal
System extension campus and the Tanay Municipal Library to provide learning
opportunities to financially-challenged college students in the town proper.
Additionally, a Special Education
program is also underway, which has helped eight SPED students move to formal
class in Tanay National High School for school year 2014-2015. The LGU has also
provided valuable trainings to farmers, with 27 beneficiaries coming from the
IPs. The local government even provided free literacy and livelihood program to
residents who are engaging in kaingin and illegal logging activities, hence
turning their negative way of life into a positive opportunity.
Guided by his belief that “A literate community
creates a better economy”, Mayor Tanjuatco has been leading these multi-faceted
efforts to promote learning opportunities for his constituents.
Tanay LGU hopes that by implementing
all these programs, employing the support of various sectors of the local
community, and establishing funding, it can eventually hit 100 percent literacy
rate in the near future. (Tanay PIO/PIA-Rizal)
Tanay nabs 2014 Regional Literacy Search Award; gets national finalist spot
Tuesday 17th of June 2014
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TANAY, Rizal, June 17 (PIA) --The local government of Tanay
recently topped the 2014 Regional Literacy Search for Outstanding
Literacy Program and Outstanding Local Government Unit (LGU), Class A
Municipality category.
With the win, Tanay automatically qualifies for the National Literacy Awards, LGU Level A category in which the validation will be announced soon.
The local government of Tanay has been carrying out a comprehensive approach to ensuring optimum literacy for out-of-school youth, ALS learners, persons with disability, senior citizens, members of the Muslim community, indigenous peoples (IPs), farmers, and regular students.
Among the various literacy programs that Tanay has been vigorously implementing are; Karunungan ng mga Katutubo sa Bulubundukin ng Tanay (KABULTAN), Mobile libraries, Continuing Education Program for ALS learners, Bigay Kinabukasan sa Selda, Madrasah, Special Education Program, Establishment of new public elementary and secondary schools in select areas across the municipality, Technical skills education, Training of IPs to serve as community health workers, Scholarship programs, Responsible parenting and family planning class literacy programs and Sustainable rice production training
Tanay has 95.34 percent recorded literacy based on the 2010 figures released by the NSO now Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). While it is mostly an urbanized area, Tanay still has remote locations with previously limited access to educational opportunities.
The town is home to the Indigenous People (IPs), particularly the Dumagats and Remontados. To cater to their need for education, particularly on how to find sources of livelihood, the municipal government has been implementing the KABULTAN project since 2000. It has some 700 beneficiaries to date, with 74.61 percent passing the administered equivalency test.
Mobile libraries have likewise been established to augment the learning opportunities provided by KABULTAN. It now has close to 4,000 beneficiaries.
Meanwhile, IP couples have also benefited from programs carried out by Tanay LGU. They were taught Responsible Parenting and Family Planning methods and were also trained to serve as Community Health Program (CHP) managers serving 3,980 families across Tanay.
As CHP managers, they help manage diseases occurring in their respective communities using readily-available resources. The CHP Managers likewise ensure that cluster families get access to basic health services offered by the local government.
Tanay LGU has also established additional 7 high schools and 4 elementary schools in its mountain barangays. Accordingly, the municipal government has hired 44 locally-funded teaching personnel to man the said schools.
In addition, the local government has been awarding scholarship grants to underprivileged students. It now has 65.38 percent employment rate for scholars who have already graduated. It also adopted the Madrasah program, in which Muslim students were taught key lessons about their culture and tradition.
Meanwhile, to help in the ongoing efforts to promote Tanay’s various tourist destinations, the municipal government’s Tourism department conducts year-round workshops and trainings on Tour Guiding, Values Formation, Customer Service, and Tourism Awareness. The program now has 214 accredited tour guides, with 19 of them belonging to the IP community.
Tanay LGU also looks after other sectors of the local community. It conducted the “Bigay Kinabukasan sa Selda” project, where prison inmates were taught livelihood program and basic literacy. The municipal government also established a University of Rizal System extension campus and the Tanay Municipal Library to provide learning opportunities to financially-challenged college students in the town proper.
Additionally, a Special Education program is also underway, which has helped eight SPED students move to formal class in Tanay National High School for school year 2014-2015. The LGU has also provided valuable trainings to farmers, with 27 beneficiaries coming from the IPs. The local government even provided free literacy and livelihood program to residents who are engaging in kaingin and illegal logging activities, hence turning their negative way of life into a positive opportunity.
Guided by his belief that “A literate community creates a better economy”, Mayor Tanjuatco has been leading these multi-faceted efforts to promote learning opportunities for his constituents.
Tanay LGU hopes that by implementing all these programs, employing the support of various sectors of the local community, and establishing funding, it can eventually hit 100 percent literacy rate in the near future. (Tanay PIO/PIA-Rizal)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=2261401763191#sthash.AOLytAeE.dpufWith the win, Tanay automatically qualifies for the National Literacy Awards, LGU Level A category in which the validation will be announced soon.
The local government of Tanay has been carrying out a comprehensive approach to ensuring optimum literacy for out-of-school youth, ALS learners, persons with disability, senior citizens, members of the Muslim community, indigenous peoples (IPs), farmers, and regular students.
Among the various literacy programs that Tanay has been vigorously implementing are; Karunungan ng mga Katutubo sa Bulubundukin ng Tanay (KABULTAN), Mobile libraries, Continuing Education Program for ALS learners, Bigay Kinabukasan sa Selda, Madrasah, Special Education Program, Establishment of new public elementary and secondary schools in select areas across the municipality, Technical skills education, Training of IPs to serve as community health workers, Scholarship programs, Responsible parenting and family planning class literacy programs and Sustainable rice production training
Tanay has 95.34 percent recorded literacy based on the 2010 figures released by the NSO now Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). While it is mostly an urbanized area, Tanay still has remote locations with previously limited access to educational opportunities.
The town is home to the Indigenous People (IPs), particularly the Dumagats and Remontados. To cater to their need for education, particularly on how to find sources of livelihood, the municipal government has been implementing the KABULTAN project since 2000. It has some 700 beneficiaries to date, with 74.61 percent passing the administered equivalency test.
Mobile libraries have likewise been established to augment the learning opportunities provided by KABULTAN. It now has close to 4,000 beneficiaries.
Meanwhile, IP couples have also benefited from programs carried out by Tanay LGU. They were taught Responsible Parenting and Family Planning methods and were also trained to serve as Community Health Program (CHP) managers serving 3,980 families across Tanay.
As CHP managers, they help manage diseases occurring in their respective communities using readily-available resources. The CHP Managers likewise ensure that cluster families get access to basic health services offered by the local government.
Tanay LGU has also established additional 7 high schools and 4 elementary schools in its mountain barangays. Accordingly, the municipal government has hired 44 locally-funded teaching personnel to man the said schools.
In addition, the local government has been awarding scholarship grants to underprivileged students. It now has 65.38 percent employment rate for scholars who have already graduated. It also adopted the Madrasah program, in which Muslim students were taught key lessons about their culture and tradition.
Meanwhile, to help in the ongoing efforts to promote Tanay’s various tourist destinations, the municipal government’s Tourism department conducts year-round workshops and trainings on Tour Guiding, Values Formation, Customer Service, and Tourism Awareness. The program now has 214 accredited tour guides, with 19 of them belonging to the IP community.
Tanay LGU also looks after other sectors of the local community. It conducted the “Bigay Kinabukasan sa Selda” project, where prison inmates were taught livelihood program and basic literacy. The municipal government also established a University of Rizal System extension campus and the Tanay Municipal Library to provide learning opportunities to financially-challenged college students in the town proper.
Additionally, a Special Education program is also underway, which has helped eight SPED students move to formal class in Tanay National High School for school year 2014-2015. The LGU has also provided valuable trainings to farmers, with 27 beneficiaries coming from the IPs. The local government even provided free literacy and livelihood program to residents who are engaging in kaingin and illegal logging activities, hence turning their negative way of life into a positive opportunity.
Guided by his belief that “A literate community creates a better economy”, Mayor Tanjuatco has been leading these multi-faceted efforts to promote learning opportunities for his constituents.
Tanay LGU hopes that by implementing all these programs, employing the support of various sectors of the local community, and establishing funding, it can eventually hit 100 percent literacy rate in the near future. (Tanay PIO/PIA-Rizal)
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Survival
camp pushes Tanay youth’s involvement in DRR & CCA efforts
Tuesday 17th of June 2014
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TANAY,
Rizal, June 17 – In a bid to equip its youth with valuable skills and
knowledge in localized disaster risk mitigation (DRRM) and climate change
adaptation (CCA), the Office of the Mayor, the Tanay Youth center, and the
Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Office (MDRRO) held a three-day survival camp
recently at Sacramento Valley Resort in Barangay Plaza Aldea.
The
activity participated by 145 in and out-of-school youths featured activities
that included Basic Life Support/First Aid, Rope Rescue (knot tying and
rappelling), Basic Swimming Lesson, Compass Reading and Nature Walk, and Food
Hunting.
Through
the program, the local youths were urged to conduct their own risk and safety
hazard identification in their respective communities, hence contributing to
the efforts to quickly address potential risks. The MDRRMO led by its head
Raffy Vicente, formed the Bulilit Emergency Response Team (BERT) and the Junior
Emergency Response Team (JERT) to achieve such goals.
In
her message, Tanay Youth center head Edith Cayena said it aims to empower 20
recipient barangays by creating a Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Volunteers (BDRRMV) and Youth Environment Army (YEA). The said move
is geared towards equipping Tanay youth with skills necessary to lessen the
impact of future natural disasters through necessary preparations.
Meanwhile,
in her lecture on DRRM & CCA, Ma. Victoria Villacarlos, provincial DRRM
officer, recalled the experience of Rizale?os when Typhoon Ondoy hit the
province back in September 2009. Tanay, she said, was particularly among the
worst-hit by the typhoon, with the province’s biggest number of confirmed deaths
coming from the municipality.
Villacarlos
stressed that in times of such natural calamities, affected individuals should
not treat themselves as victims but must be prepared to respond to safety
threats and to secure their survival and that of their family.
In
addition, assistant provincial Jail Warden Honorio Mateo, discussed RA 10121,
the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010. He said RA 10121
practically took 21 years to be enacted, spanning seven Congresses. Under the
law, the national government, local government units, civil society groups, and
other stakeholders are mandated to ensure that proper disaster preparedness
efforts are in place prior to an impending natural disaster.
Mateo
added the said law is a spinoff of PD 1566, which established the National
Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC). The difference, he said, is that PD 1566
addresses the disaster situation after the fact, while RA 10121 takes a
proactive approach so that risks are properly identified, addressed, and
lessened.
Lastly,
Norma Zaballegue, staff of Municipal Social Welfare Development Office,
discussed “Life Skills-Self Awareness DRR Scenario”, while Mr. Jerome Mateo of
Morong MDRRMO lectured on Early Warning System. (Tanay PIO/PIA-Rizal)
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INTERVIEW OF COMMUNICATIONS SECRETARY HERMINIO COLOMA,
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Umagang Kay Ganda / Punto por Punta by Anthony Taberna
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TUNYING: Secretary Coloma, umagang kay ganda po sa inyo. SEC. COLOMA: Umagang kay ganda, Tunying at sa inyong lahat. TUNYING: Opo. Secretary, kayo na po ang uunahin ko. Ano po ba ang pagkakaunawa po ninyo doon sa balita na ang CHEd mismo ay nagsusulong na ipaalis na po ang asignaturang Filipino sa mga kolehiyo? SEC. COLOMA: Nakausap ko po hinggil diyan si CHEd Secretary Tati Licuanan. Hindi po aalisin iyan sa curriculum; binabago lang po iyong sistema sapagka’t sa pagpapatupad natin ng K to 12, nagkaroon po tayo ngayon ng senior high school. Nira-rationalize po iyong curriculum ng senior high school in relation doon sa general education curriculum na karaniwan ay tinatalakay sa first two years ng kolehiyo. Kaya hindi naman po ia-abolish iyong Filipino, maaari lang po itong isama sa curriculum ng senior high school sa halip na general education. At doon naman sa general education, ang layunin ng CHEd ay makapag-introduce ng mga tinatawag na inter-disciplinary courses. Kaya iyon po ‘no, hindi naman po ia-abolish. At iyong mga guro, puprotektahan po iyong kanilang security of tenure – kung meron sila noon – at meron din naman po tayong sinusunod na prinsipyo sa Labor Code natin na non-diminution of compensation or benefits. TUNYING: Opo. So ang sinasabi po ninyo, Secretary, iyong … siguro iyong hiwalay na subject na Filipino ay mawawala pero mai-integrate po ito sa ibang subject? I-correct ninyo po ako kung ako ay mali. SEC. COLOMA: Well, unang-una, iyong Filipino as a stand-alone course, Tunying, maaaring mailipat ito mula sa general education na first two years of college doon sa kasalukuyang sistema doon sa senior high school dahil nadagdagan nga ng dalawang taon iyong ating mataas na paaralan. Kaya merong pagkakataon na baguhin iyong curriculum ng kolehiyo para mas maging angkop sa mga pangangailangan ng panahon. TUNYING: Ano po ang rationale noon? Sa tingin po ninyo ay sapat na ang mga kaalaman sa wikang Filipino na maisasama na po sa high school, Secretary? SEC. COLOMA: Ang layunin, Tunying, ay mapahusay ang curriculum natin at mapahusay din iyong kahandaang mga magsisipagtapos sa ating sistema ng edukasyon na makapagtrabaho o makapag-compete sa job market, both locally and internationally. Iyan naman po ang dahilan kung bakit nagkaroon tayo ng educational reform dahil iisa na nga lang tayo sa bansang kulang tayo ng dalawang taon sa basic education. Iyon lang po ‘no, pinapahusay natin iyong curriculum para iyong mga produkto ng ating educational system ay maging mas maalam, mas maging handa at mas maging kapaki-pakinabang iyong kanilang mga natutunan sa paaralan. TUNYING: Clyde, ano ang masasabi mo? CLYDE MARAMBA: Una po sa lahat, dalawa lang naman po iyong punto namin: una po ay, opo, para pong nalipat po mula sa kolehiyo iyong nine units po ng Filipino at napunta po sa Grade 11 at 12. Pero ang tingin po namin at ng aming samahan po ay hindi po ba’t marami pa pong ibang nangyayari sa kolehiyo na mas maganda pong talakayin po ito ngayon pong nailipat na sila sa Grade 11 pati 12, baka magkakaroon po tayo ng opportunity na madagdagan pa po iyong kalaaman natin sa Filipino sa kolehiyo. Ang takot lang po naman kasi namin ay meron pong mga bagay, mga diskurso, ‘di ba, mga pananaliksik po na nangyayari ho sa level ng kolehiyo na maaari pong hindi mangyari sa level po ng high school. At ang ikinatatakot po namin, kung ganito po iyong nangyari ay baka mawala na po ng intelektwalisasyon ng wika. Ibig sabihin, hindi na po natin ma-evolve pa iyong wika; hindi na ho natin siyang kayang pagandahin pa ‘pag natanggal na po siya sa kolehiyo. Paano po ba ito nangyayari? Una po, isipin ninyo po iyong mga guro po sa kolehiyo po, ang gusto po ata nila ay ilipat na lang po sila sa high school. Ang isa po naming naisip ay kung ganito po ang mangyayari, ang faculty naman po ng college, hindi po ba ay mga research din po sila, so paano na po nila magagawa iyon? Paano na po nila mas mapapayabong pa ho iyong wika? Pangalawa naman po, iyong para sa mga estudyante, hindi po ba’t sa kolehiyo pa lang naman po tayo nakakapaggawa ng mga research paper o ng iba pang aktibidad na kasama po iyong mga majors po natin. Sa tingin po namin, ngayon ay mawawalan na ho ng opportunity, mawawalan na ho ng pagkakataon iyong mga tao o mga estudyante na magawa po ito sa Filipino, wikang Filipino. Mas lalo na ho – sabi nga ho ni Secretary Coloma – gusto ho nating maging competitive globally, so baka mas pagtuunan na po natin ng pansin – at huwag naman po sana – ang wikang Ingles kaysa sa Filipino, at makalimutan na lang po ito. TUNYING: Ang sinasabi mo ba ay hindi sasapat iyong matutunan sa high school sa Grade 11 at Grade 12 na Filipino na aalisin mula sa kolehiyo? CLYDE MARAMBA: Hindi naman po sa hindi masasapat. Alam po natin magagaling naman po iyong mga guro po natin sa K to 12, pati po iyong mga galing po sa CHEd. Pero ang mangyayari po ay iyong mga diskurso po na nangyayari po sa kolehiyo ay hindi na po magaganap na sa kolehiyo at, para sa tingin po namin, baka hindi rin po ito mangyari sa high school. Ngayon, baka mapag-iwanan po iyong wika. TUNYING: Secretary Coloma, hindi nga po ba dapat bigyan ng espesyal na pagtrato o kaya iyong ibang mga subjects siguro na natatalakay na sa kolehiyo ay mapupunta na sa Grade 11 and 12? Pero iyong Filipino, hindi po ba dapat special ito at manatili ito, ang totoo, hanggang sa pagkakadalubhasa nga natin ay dapat meron tayong asignaturang Filipino na hiwalay sa ibang mga subjects? SEC. COLOMA: Baka mas mainam, Tunying, na dahil nandito tayo sa transition phase ng ating bagong sistema ay siguro magkaroon ng parang experimental aspect ito ‘no para makita kung paano ang magiging epekto sa mga mag-aaral. At hinihingi ko lang ang pag-unawa ng ating mga mag-aaral na bigyan naman ng pagkakataon ang ating pamahalaan na ipatupad itong bagong sistema. Ngayon doon sa pagsasalita ng wikang Filipino, marami pong pumupuna, halimbawa ‘no, kung bakit daw ako ay nakakapagsalita ng Filipino, ako daw ba ay Tagalog? Hindi po, ako po ay Ilokano. Kaya po ako nakakapagsalita ng Filipino sa maayos na paraan ay kusa ko po talagang ginawa ito simula pa noong ako ay nag-aaral. At iyong puntong narinig ko kanina, iyon pong mga guro namin sa Pamantasan ng Pilipinas noon, kahit naman hindi Filipino iyong subject, pinapahintulutan nila at ine-encourage din nila iyong pagtuturo sa wikang Filipino. Hindi lang naman kasi iyong nag-iisang asignatura o subject na Filipino ang paraan para maging maalam sa paggamit ng wika at para maunawaan natin ang kayaman ng ating sariling wika. Pero ang panawagan po, baka po mainam na bigyan natin ng pagkakataon, at para sa CHEd naman, siguro magkaroon muna ng parang experimental period o baka hindi muna lahatan para makita rin iyon initial effects nito. Ito ay bahagi nung tinatawag nating management of change. TUNYING: Maraming salamat po, Kalihim Sonny Coloma. Mabuhay po kayo at Umagang Kay Ganda. SEC. COLOMA: Maraming salamat din, Tunying. |
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Zamboanga City – To provide a safer place for families affected by
the clash between the military and the Moro National Liberation
Front-Misuari Faction in September 2013, the Department of Social
Welfare and Development (DSWD) has established seven transitory
sites in this city. These are the Joaquin F. Enriquez Sports complex (JFESC) Grandstand Bunkhouses, Tulungatung Transitional Shelter, Taluksangay Transitional Shelter, Rio Hondo Transitional Shelter, Mampang Transitional Shelter, PTSI-Philippine Tuberculosis Society, Inc. in Upper Calarian, and Sta.Catalina (Paniran), a single detached recovery shelter. The Zamboanga crisis affected 23,794 families or 118, 819 persons. The armed conflict also totally destroyed a total of 10,160 houses displacing 28,798 families or 145,334 persons. As of June 15, a total of 1,547 families or 8,381 individuals were transferred to 1,661 rooms of bunkhouses/transitional sites. The transfer of families to Sta. Catalina Transitional Site will take place as soon as the required amenities and utilities are in place. The site will be completed on July 15. An additional 20 units of single-detached recovery shelters will also be constructed by the Engineering Brigade in Sta. Catalina. Bunkhouses and temporary shelters are being constructed with the help of humanitarian organizations, such as the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Habitat for Humanity. Meanwhile, four evacuation centers remain operational housing 3,168 families or 17,198 individuals. These are at JFESC, Cawa-Cawa Shoreline, Zamboanga East Central School, and Talon-Talon Elementary School. Recovery, rehabilitation phase According to DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman who is in Zamboanga City today, the city is already in the recovery and rehabilitation stage after the relief distribution phase ended in March. A total of 542,272 food packs with 3 kgs. of rice and 2,065,236 ready-to-eat meals were provided to affected families. Presently, assistance is more on Food-for-Work (FFW) and Cash-for-Work (CFW). From September 2013 to April 2014, some 466 individuals already benefited from the CFW program with total cost of P3,813,300. Participants are given cash in exchange for doing community works along disaster relief operations. At the same time, DSWD is currently implementing FFW for 6,000 persons in transitional sites and evacuation centers until July 2014. The beneficiaries engage in repair/renovation of school buildings/premises, gardening, canal-dredging and maintenance of cleanliness, and sanitation in transitional shelters and evacuation centers. As part of rehabilitation, DSWD is also providing livelihood assistance to the affected families through its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). Some 970 victims who are members of Self-Employment Assistance-Kaunlaran (SEA-K) Associations will receive P10,000 each as capital seed augmentation to enable them to engage in small business enterprises. A total of P9.7 million is allotted for this program. Together with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), DSWD also conducts skills training for the affected families, such as mat-weaving, bracelet-making and haircutting inside the JFESC. Other forms of assistance DSWD and partner-agencies also continue to look after the health needs and safety of the survivors. A Health Center is being maintained in the JFESC complete with medical personnel and ambulance to assist evacuees. Likewise, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Emergency Unit is operating 24/7 there. DSWD has also put up an endowment fund of P500,000.00 in Zamboanga City Medical Center (ZCMC) to address the medical needs of the survivors. There were 241 clients from March 18 to April 18 based on the report submitted by ZCMC. Services include confinement, consultation, laboratory examinations, X-ray, CT scan, ultra sound, and medicines. On the other hand, the IOM deployed five nurses also at JFESC to assist in health promotion and monitoring of cases of malnutrition. A tent-to-tent medical outreach program was conducted by the CHO to the families along the Cawa-Cawa Shoreline. Likewise, provision of educational assistance to an estimated 4,333 students is on-going. District 2 Congresswoman Lilia Nuno has also committed to assist in the education of some students. Balik-Barangay To assist families who want to return to their places of origin, the DSWD implements the Balik-Probinsya and Balik-Barangay Program. As of June 14, some 564 individuals have already returned to their respective places of origin. DSWD spent P645,630 for their transportation expenses and allowances. They were also given pabaon packs. “We are all working hard to hasten the recovery and rehabilitation of the affected families so they can return to normal life, as soon as possible, “ Sec. Soliman ended. |
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For the month of May2014, the BIR collected Php128.27 billion in tax
revenues, Php16.37 billion or 14.63% more than collections made in
May 2013. Or, PhP5.68 billion or 4.24% less than the goal set for
May 2014 of PhP133.95 billion. For May2014, collections from BIR operations amounted to Php125.46 billion, Php15.96 billion or 14.57% more than collections made in May 2014. Or, PhP4.75 billion or 3.65% less than the goal set for BIR operations for May 2014 of PhP130.21 billion. However, collections from non-BIR operations amounted to only Php2.81 billion, Php933 million or 24.92% less than the goal set for May 2014 of PhP3.74 billion. Or, PhP417.07 million or 17.42% more than the collections made in May 2013. Collections by the Regional Offices amounted to PhP42.58 billion, or Php7.2 Billion or 20.35% more than the collections made in May 2013. Or a mere Php 257 million or 0.6% short of the goal set for May 2014. While collections by the Large Taxpayers amounted to PhP82.89 billion, or PhP8.76 billion or 11.82% more than the collections made in May 2013. Or Php 6.86 billion or 7.37% short of goal set for May 2014. |
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GREAT opportunities await farmer-beneficiaries at Hacienda Luisita
in Tarlac City as the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has
unveiled various options each of them could avail themselves of,
foremost among which is the tested sugar block farming concept. So far, the DAR has already installed 5,990 farmer-beneficiaries in Hacienda Luisita or 96.43 percent of 6,212 qualified beneficiaries. DAR Undersecretary for Support Services Rosalina Bistoyong said the sugar block farming program works best for the interest of the farmers as it envisions to get them work together for the greater good of all, while maintaining individual ownership of their newly acquired farmlots, each covered 6,600 square meters. Bistoyong said each sugar cane block farm consists of 30-60 hectares of sugar land to be managed as one block, such that activities in the small individual farms are aligned and implemented according to the plans of the whole block. DAR Secretary Gil de los Reyes said the block farming program can enhance the farmers’ social capital, which is vital in gaining greater bargaining power in various business dealings, be they for financial transactions with banks or for farm inputs/outputs trading business, since they are dealing as an organization rather than as individuals. De los Reyes said a strongly organized and credible farmers’ organization has greater chances of transacting business with banking institutions, which prefer to deal with a farmers’ organization rather than with individual farmers since they have only a set of officers representing the whole association to deal with. De los Reyes added that a farmers’ organization also enjoys greater bargaining power when dealing with traders, either for farm inputs or outputs. “When buying farm inputs, a farmers’ organization can ask big discounts compared to them dealing separately for their individual needs. The same thing can be said when selling their farm outputs as a group. They can command better price because they are capable of meeting the volume requirement of a trading firm,” the DAR chief said. The block farming program, a concept jointly developed by the DAR, the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), is said to increase sugar production from 99 to 147 bags of sugar per hectare. Besides enhancing farm productivity, Bistoyong said the farming program also offers a host of other support services, with DAR providing farm implements, the DA constructing or rehabilitating irrigation facilities and farm-to-mill road, and the SRA extending technical assistance to farmers’ organization to enhance productivity. Bistoyong said that farmer-beneficiaries, who prefer to work individually, could avail themselves of other technical assistance for diversified cropping, vegetable production, and cattle-raising in coordination with the National Dairy Authority (NDA). |
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Abaya Instructs MCIAA, CIAC, and CAAP to Follow NAIA’s Lead Following the Manila International Airport Authority’s (MIAA) move to incorporate terminal fees in passengers’ airline tickets upon purchase for less queuing time at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Secretary Jun Abaya has instructed other airport authorities to do the same. “We want to improve passenger convenience at all our airports, not just through infrastructure and facilities upgrades, but also through more efficient business processes. I have asked the other airport authorities to follow MIAA’s lead,” said Abaya. These bodies are the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA), the Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC), as well as the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), which operates the country’s airports besides NAIA, Cebu, and Clark. “This development comes as we are developing several key airports across the country to accept more international flights, in support of our tourism goals. We are expanding Cebu and Clark, and at the same time, upgrading or replacing those in Puerto Princesa, Bohol, Bicol, and Caticlan,” Abaya added. MIAA first integrated terminal fees for domestic flights on 1 August 2013, and is set to begin transitioning to an integrated system for international flights over a one-year period beginning in October this year until September 2015. The transition period is meant to cover those passengers who have purchased their tickets in advance. NAIA Upgrades The DOTC is presently undertaking major upgrading projects for NAIA, particularly Terminals 1 and 3. The Terminal 1 Rehabilitation project, which entails structural retrofitting, architectural works, and improvement of mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection facilities, is scheduled for completion in January 2015. Meanwhile, completion works for Terminal 3 is set to be finished next month, to pave the way for the transfer of Singapore Airlines, Delta, Emirates, Cathay Pacific, and KLM from Terminal 1 to Terminal 3 in August 2014. This will also help decongest Terminal 1 and allow more flexibility in the on-going rehabilitation efforts. JICA Formally Recommends Sangley as New Gateway Meanwhile, at its presentation to the DOTC and MIAA last Friday, 13 June 2014, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) formally recommended Sangley Airport as the site for the country’s long-term international gateway. It will now begin working on a feasibility study, with the aim of inaugurating a new main airport by 2025. The DOTC, meanwhile, will still have to present the long-term gateway options to the President for approval, including the final location of Manila’s new gateway, as well as the fate of NAIA once a new airport is built. |
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The Department of Agriculture (DA), through its Agribusiness and
Marketing Assistance Service (AMAS), continues to roll-out local
garlic in selected public markets around the Metro in an effort to
revert the spike in prices and safeguard the well-being of consumers
who have been raging over the overpriced product. Following reports of price surge in markets, Secretary Proceso J. Alcala immediately ordered the launch of measures to counter the effects of probable unscrupulous trading. Starting last week, the Agriculture Department has been facilitating a link-up to enable garlic farmers to reach major markets. DA has learned that while the consumers are complaining of the high price of garlic, a favorite cooking ingredient, farmers also complain about their produce not being bought by the traders. With DA’s intervention, farmers can directly sell their products in rolling stores strategically located in identified markets. Local garlic shall be available in six-kilogram bags at a wholesale price of P100-200 per kilo, depending on size. Growers will sell their produce, in selected Quezon City markets from Monday-Wednesday, and in other Metro Manila markets from Thursday to Saturday. The direct sale of garlic will be conducted in nine major markets on the following specific times: Mega Q-Mart on June 16, 8:00-10:00AM, Kamuning Market, June 17, 8:00 – 10:00AM, Muñoz Public Market, June 18, 7:00 – 9:00AM, TandangSora Market, June 18, 7:00 – 9:00AM, and VisayasMarket, June 18, 9:30 – 11:00AM; Muntinlupa Public Market on June 19, 7:00 – 10:00AM, Pasay Public Market, June 20, 7:00 – 10:00AM, New Dagonoy Public Market, June 20, 11:00 – 1:00PM, and Mandaluyong Public Market, June 21, 7:00 – 10:00AM. Earlier, the agriculture agency urged the public to patronize local garlic, which is not only cheaper, but is more flavorful. DA, ascertains, that by using the locally-grown, inexpensive, and more potent bawang, consumers are lowering consumption and consequently saving a lot more. “Di kailangang gumamit ng marami kasi malasa po ang ating mga local na bawang,” Spokesperson Usec. Emerson Palad said. Aside from economic merit, Palad added that buying local garlic will assist and help our own farmers and generally improve Philippine agriculture growth. (Oda Rodriguez/Information Division.) Reference: Atty. Emerson U. Palad Undersecretary for Field Operations and Spokesperson |
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The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic
Resources (DA-BFAR) has resent the M/V DA-BFAR to Tacloban City to
deliver thousands of fishing implements in aid of the
Yolanda-affected fisherfolk of Eastern Visayas. The vessel, sent–off by Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala, BFAR Assistant Director Asst. Dir. Drusila Esther E. Bayate, and National Marine Fisheries Development Center chief Alma C. Dickson at Pier 3 in North Harbor on June 11, 2014, was loaded with 19,000 units of gill nets, 7,500 line gears and 70 units of deep sea water payao floaters and 350 rolls of ropes at 660 meters per roll. According to the Agri chief, M/V BFAR’s 3rd voyage to Tacloban is part of President Benigno S. Aquino’s directive to assist the affected families in Leyte and Samar. “Mismong si Pangulong Aquino po ang nagsabi na huwag pabayaan ang mga kababayan nating mangingisda,” Alcala said. The Secretary added that the DA, through BFAR’s AHON Initiative, has already provided 83% assistance to the affected communities. “Our objective is to revive the livelihood of affected fishers and enable them to attain full recovery. Hopefully we can give out the full 100% assistance by the end of this month”, he said. To date, DA’s interventions have reached 1,098 coastal barangays in 102 municipalities. A total of 24,109 fishing boats have been built, 18,000 motor engines distributed, and 56, 970 units of gill nets and fishing gears awarded. On top of this, the government is set to train fishers in the manufacture of unsinkable fiberglass boats and fish activity monitoring. BFAR director Asis Perez said that more livelihood interventions will be implemented before the year ends including the completion of 5,000 units of fiberglass boast called “Bangkang Pinoy” which will be awarded to fisherfolk whose boats were completely destroyed by Yolanda. BFAR has also downloaded an estimated amount of P154.3 million pesos to the local government units in Regions IVB, V, VI, VII and VIII for the rehabilitation of fish and seaweed farming enterprises, which will include the enhancement of inland fisheries’ production, restoration of mariculture parks and establishment of seaweed nurseries. |
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17 June 2014 – The Philippine Embassy in Seoul, in collaboration
with the Seoul Metropolitan Government and two Filipino community
organizations for university students and multicultural families,
launched on June 14 an ambitious pilot project near Seoul City Hall
to teach the Filipino language to Filipino-Korean children, together
with their Filipino parents. “Wika Nga! Filipino Language Classes for Filipino-Korean Children” aims to teach 20 children aged 7-12, drawn from the Seoul Filipino Parents and Children Organization (SFPCO), in 10 weekly sessions designed by the Pinoy Iskolars sa Korea (PIKO), how to speak Filipino and how to appreciate their Filipino heritage, using Korean as the medium of instruction. “In starting the two-hour classes today for the next 10 weeks, we hope to continue this project not only until August, but also to make it the cornerstone of a more comprehensive and sustainedassistance the Embassy, in collaboration with local authorities and Filipino community organizations, seeks to extend to multicultural families through education,” Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Raul S. Hernandez said in opening remarks at the Seoul Global Center (SGC). For his part, Mr. Kim Dong-hoon, Director of the SGC’s Daily Living Consultation Team, said the program “will hugely encourage those with multicultural background” and consequently “change the awareness of multiculturalism in Korean society”. Further he expressed certainty that the children “will grow up as global leaders in future by joining this program.” The SGC is a comprehensive support center offering daily living, business activities, administrative services, various educational courses and international exchange events to foreign residents in Seoul with the funding and organizational support of the Seoul Metropolitan Government. Program designer and PIKO President Ron Laranjo, an MA Linguistics student at Korea University, said he intends to teach the cost-free program – unlike typical hagwon (private academies) – in a fun and culturally accurate way, while providing the Filipino parent, typically mothers married to Korean nationals, an opportunity to conduct tutorials to their children. “This is crucial,” explained the Embassy’s Education Officer Roderico Atienza, “given that many Filipino mothers are not in any position to assert their Filipino identity in their own homes. As a result, mixed Filipino-Korean children not only identify more with the Korean culture of their father’s family but are also oftentimes even ashamed to admit to being Filipino.” “In fact, Korea’s multiculturalism program – like in many developed countries – often puts the burden of acculturation on the foreign parent, who is expected to adjust to Korean culture, traditions and language with little expectation of reciprocity,” the Embassy’s Multiculturalism Officer Aian Caringal added. While official policies are beginning to consider the marriage migrants’ perspective, with the Minister of Gender Equality and Family establishing migrant women’s centers together with Korean local administrations throughout the country, public attitudes take longer to evolve. Fortunately, Confucian attitudes toward education allow such a skills-acquisition program to be viewed positively, something the Embassy is keen to emphasize to both parents. Seoul is one of the more proactive local governments keen to push for the success of a more equitable kind of multiculturalism in Korea. In fact, Philippine-born Rep. Jasmine Lee, the first naturalized Korean to be elected in Korea’s National Assembly, used to work on multicultural programs benefiting foreign parents at the SGC together with Director Kim. The SGC used to run a similar program for multicultural children, including Filipino-Koreans, for almost two years beginning 2011. Filipino-Korean mother Patricia Amaranto taught 90-minute classes under the Filipino language program, for kids aged 8-10. “However, the Center decided to discontinue the program in December 2012 following a drop in attendance and mixed interest from the different participants,” said Elena dela Cruz, Korean-speaking SGC Assistant Manager for the Daily Consultation Team and herself a multicultural parent. In conceptualizing the WikaNga project together with PIKO, the Embassy felt the active support of both parents was the key to sustainability. Over and above the two hours of classroom instruction per week, the Filipino parent will be tasked to play an active role in teaching Filipino to their children at home through homework and the use of supplementary materials. The participants of the pilot course were especially selected from the members of Seoul-based SFPCO, led by Venus Avelino-Lee, to ensure the commitment of the initial batch of 10 mothers and their 21 children not only for complete or near perfect attendance for the duration of the course, but also for active and careful feedback in order to improve the content. Major content areas include how to write and read the Filipino alphabet; correctly vocalize and distinguish Filipino sounds; construct basic sentences; introduce themselves; count numbers; describe things; ask for information and say simple action words, said Laranjo. Some cultural notes will also be discussed in class for the kids to appreciate their Filipino heritage. Social Welfare Attaché Lucita Villanueva, a veteran social worker from the Department of Social Welfare and Development, vetted the project to ensure strong gender-equality and child-friendly content. While their children are at class, the mothers will gather separately for counseling or specially-designed family development sessions, whenever possible, together with the Korean fathers. Apart from ensuring the project’s continuity, it was also necessary to make it replicable in various municipalities in Korea to ensure the momentum and the interest of a greater number of families. Inputs from the pilot program’s participants are intended to help design an instruction package that can be sent by email or DVD at low cost to various parts of Korea. The program will culminate in a Filipino Camp, where the children will be taught together with their parents how to play traditional Filipino games, eat Filipino food and perform songs and dances, using the lessons learned in the nine sessions, with PIKO members as facilitators. Participants with at least 80 percent attendance will be given a Certificate of Completion. Exemplary pupils will be encouraged to participate in the 2nd Filipino Language Speech Contest in Korea being planned by the Philippine Embassy this August in celebration of the National Language Month (Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa). |
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17 June 2014 - As part of the commemorative activities for the 116th
Anniversary of the Declaration of Philippine Independence, the
Philippine Embassy in Wellington called on the Filipino community
and friends in New Zealand to support Mr. Norman Zafra and watch the
screenings of his documentary entitled, “A Friend in Sight”. Mr. Zafra, a Filipino scholar attending Massey University as a Graduate Student of Communication, Journalism & Marketing, created the short documentary as a requirement for his postgraduate paper called Media Practice and Global Culture. His production is intended primarily to target a cross-cultural audience by sharing a unique New Zealand story to Filipinos. A Friend in Sight is an official selection to the 9th Documentary Edge Festival held annually in Auckland and Wellington.The documentary follows Ms. Julia Mosen who has been blind since birth and shows how she independently and safely carries out her daily tasks with the help of her seeing-eye dog, Kerry. The Philippine Embassy Team proudly watched the Wellington screening of the documentary at the Roxy Cinema in Miramar on June 05. “A Friend in Sight” captures and shares the special and remarkable relationship between Ms. Mosen and her faithful dog, Kerry. Screenings of Mr. Zafra’s documentary were held at Auckland and Wellington. Philippine Ambassador to New Zealand Virginia H. Benavidez congratulated Mr. Zafra for the honor and distinction of being the first Filipino whose documentary has been featured at the 9th Documentary Edge Festival. “You continue to do our country and people proud in using your God-given talents in the fields of communication and media to create a heartwarming and inspiring documentary on the lives and experiences of the people of New Zealand and promoting greater understanding and goodwill between Filipinos and New Zealanders,” Ambassador Benavidez stated. |
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Immigration Commissioner Siegfred B. Mison immediately ordered the
enforcement of the Hold Departure Orders (HDO) issued by the
Sandiganbayan against Senators Jinggoy Estrada, Bong Revilla and 34
others charged with graft over the highly controversial pork barrel
scandal. Mison put to task Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel assigned at the country’s international airports and seaports to immediately put under their care those persons named in the HDOs. An HDO prevents an individual from leaving the country. Under the law, government is empowered to prevent the departure of a person while his case is being tried by the courts. The HDOs were issued by the Sandiganbayan 5th division Justices Roland B. Jurado, Alexander G. Gesmundo and Alex L. Quiroz which handles the case of Estrada's group and the 1st division Justices Efren N. De La Cruz, Rafael R. Lagos and Napoleon E. Inoturan. Estrada, Revilla and 34 others, including Janet Lim-Napoles, are facing plunder and/or graft charges over the alleged irregularities in the disbursement of priority development assistance fund (PDAF), otherwise known as the pork barrel fund amounting to multi-billion pesos. Mison said the subjects of the HDO, along with Estrada, Revilla and Napoles, includes: Pauline Labayen, Estrada’s former girl Friday, former DBM undersecretary Mario Relampagos, Rosario Nuñez, Lalaine Paule, Marilou Bare, Allan Javellana, Rhodora Mendoza, Maria Julie Villaralvo-Johnson, Victor Roman Cacal, Maria Ninez Guanizo, Romulo Relevo, John Raymund De Asis, Richard Cambe, Ronald John Lim, Antonio Ortiz, Dennis Cunanan, Francisco Figura, Rosalinda Lacsamana, Marivic Jover, Myla Ogerio, Eulogio Rodriguez, Laarni Uy, Consuelo Lilian Espiritu, Evelyn De Leon, Encarnita Christina Munsod, Gondelina Amata, Emmanuel Alexis Sevidal, Ofelia Ordonez, Sofia Cruz, Chita Jalandoni, Gregoria Buenaventura, Jocelyn Piorato, and Evelyn Sucgang. |
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Personal remittances from overseas Filipinos (OFs) increased by 5.2
percent year-on-year to US$2.1 billion in April 2014. On a
cumulative basis, personal remittances rose by 6.2 percent reach
US$8.2 billion in January – April 2014 relative to the same period
last year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas announced today.1 The
sustained growth in personal remittances during the first four
months of 2014 was due mainly to the steady increase in remittance
flows from both land-based workers with long-term contracts (5
percent) and sea-based and land-based workers with short-term
contracts (8.3 percent). Meanwhile, cash remittances from OFs coursed through banks grew by 5.2 percent year-on-year to US$1.9 billion in April 2014. This brought cash remittances for the first four months of the year to US$7.4 billion, higher by 5.8 percent than the level recorded in the comparable period in 2013. Cash remittances from both land-based (US$5.6 billion) and sea-based (US$1.8 billion) workers rose by 5 percent and 8.3 percent year-on-year, respectively, during the January-April 2014 period. The major sources of cash remittances were the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Japan, and Hong Kong.2 Remittance flows remained robust on the back of sustained demand for skilled Filipino workers. Preliminary data from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) showed that in January-April 2014, approved job orders totaled 319,888, of which 24.9 percent were processed job orders intended for service, production, and professional, technical and related workers in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Taiwan, Kuwait, and Qatar. The continued expansion of the network of banks and non-bank service providers and innovations in financial products in the remittance market have likewise provided for the wider capture of fund transfers through formal channels, facilitating the increased inflows of cash remittances. ---------------- 1 The BSP started to release data on personal remittances in June 2012. As defined in the Balance of Payments Manual, 6th Edition (BPM6), personal remittances represent the sum of net compensation of employees (i.e., gross earnings of overseas Filipino (OF) workers with work contracts of less than one year, including all sea-based workers, less taxes, social contributions, and transportation and travel expenditures in their host countries), personal transfers (i.e., all current transfers in cash or in kind by OF workers with work contracts of one year or more as well as other household-to-household transfers between Filipinos who have migrated abroad and their families in the Philippines), and capital transfers between households (i.e., the provision of resources for capital purposes, such as for construction of residential houses, between resident and non-resident households without anything of economic value being supplied in return). 2 There are some limitations on the remittance data by source. A common practice of remittance centers in various cities abroad is to course remittances through correspondent banks, most of which are located in the U.S. Meanwhile, remittances coursed through money couriers cannot be disaggregated by actual country source and are lodged under the country where the main offices are located, which, in many cases is in Canada. Therefore, the U.S. and Canada would show up to be the main sources of OF remittances because banks attribute the origin of funds to the most immediate source. |
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OWWA Administrator Carmelita Dimzon hosted a lunch to the twelve
(12) EDSP and ODSP graduates of OWWA-CAR, who had a summa cum laude,
a magna cum laude and three cum laude in their batch, on April 25,
2014 at Fortune Restaurant in Baguio City. Tears of joy were shed as she said she is particularly happy that an ODSP scholar Ritchelle Lamayo tops the roster of honour graduates of OWWA-CAR. ODSP is a scholarship program wherein the scholar does not take any qualifying exams, the only qualification is that the OFW’s income should not be more than $400. Dimzon said that although ODSP scholars like Lamayo received less than what EDSP scholars do, she still managed to get the highest honours and disproved the common notion that ODSP scholars are secondary only with EDSP in terms of academic achievements because they did not take and pass the qualifying exams. “It proved that you are really driven to excel, you want to study and make use of the scholarship granted to you by OWWA.” Ritchelle Lamayo graduated summa cum laude with the degree of Bachelor in Secondary Education major in Physical Sciences (Chemistry and Physics) from Saint Louis University (SLU). Being a consistent Dean’s Lister and summa cum laude, SLU recommended Lamayo to undergo a 3-year Career Advancement training with the Assumption College of Rayong, Thailand which will start immediately as she is set to fly to Thailand on May 7. She said when she comes back from the 3-year stint in Thailand, she plans to teach in public school, “I am a product of public schools from elementary to high school, thus, whatever skills and learnings I will gain from this, I want to share it with public school students as a way of paying it forward.” Ms. Lamayo’s academic achievements started in elementary when she graduated valedictorian from Pinsao Elementary School in Baguio City and continued up to high school when she got the same honours from Pines City National High School Pinsao Annex, also in Baguio City. Thus, graduating summa cum laude in college is not really surprising for this 20-year old achiever. Her teachers in high school saw her potential when she wrote in her report card that Ritchelle has all the makings of good leader and studious achiever. If all plans pans out, she said she wants to take her master’s and doctorate degrees in Physics someday. Ritchelle said she was in Grade III when her father, Ricky Lamayo, went to work in Saudi Arabia as mason, “he comes home every two years for vacation but for the past five years, he was not able to come home, we communicate through Skype and we sent videos of important events in our lives, such as my graduation, as a way of catching up.” Her mother is the constant source of guidance, although, she credits her father for all her achievements, “I studied hard because I know my father sacrifices a lot for us and I do not want all those sacrifices go for naught.” She said she wanted to prove that children of OFWs can succeed even if one of the parents works abroad. It is probably serendipitous that Saint Louis University, where Ritchelle graduated, has a program for sons and daughters of migrants, thus, she was nominated by SLU to the BPI Search for Outstanding Expatriates Pinoy Students of the Philippines in 2012. Among the ten nationwide winners of the search, she is the lone winner from the many nominees from the Cordilleras, truly a fine testament of her journey as a daughter of an OFW. Other honour graduates and graduates from the different provinces in the Cordillera were likewise given certificates of recognition signed by the Administrator. Gerome Ace Dado, holds a double- he finished his Bachelor in Science on Management Accounting in 2013 and Bachelor in Science in Accountancy in 2014- on both instance, he graduated cum laude. Shyla Dumapi graduated cum laude with the degree on Bachelor in Science on Management Accounting. Magna cum laude Donna Selina Bravo was not able to make it as she is currently reviewing for the board exams for Pharmacy while Marc Klevin Pajela, also a cum laude and Mechatronics graduate was in Manila for a job interview. The luncheon reception ended with a token of appreciation and bouquet of flowers for Administrator Dimzon from the OWWA-CAR graduates. (Lourdes Estocapio.) |
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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the
Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council (JJWC) will sign today, Monday,
June 16, the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of
Republic Act 9344 as amended by Republic Act 10630 also known as an
“Act Strengthening the Juvenile Justice System in the Philippines,
amending for the purpose Republic Act 9344, otherwise known as the
Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006″. DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said that the signing of the implementing rules “is another milestone in our goal to establish a better restorative juvenile justice system in the country for the promotion and protection of the welfare of children at risk and children in conflict with the law (CICL).” Representatives from the JJWC member-agencies and partner-agencies, non-government organizations (NGOs), local government units (LGUs), and other stakeholders who contributed in crafting the revised IRR will also witness the signing. One important amendment of the law is the provision of a comprehensive and effective juvenile intervention program that aims to reduce, if not address the involvement of children in crimes. “The establishment of an Intensive Juvenile Intervention and Support Center (IJISC) for children under the minimum age of criminal responsibility in Bahay Pag-Asa is one of the key enhancements in the law,” Sec. Soliman explained. Bahay Pag-Asa is a 24-hour residential facility that provides temporary care and serves as a rehabilitation center for CICL instead of jails, and with the goal of eventually reintegrating them with their families. To date, there are eight operational and 10 constructed Bahay Pag-Asa in various regions. The amended law also provides for the allocation of P400 million that will be coursed through the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to fund the construction of Bahay Pag-Asa in identified priority local government units by the JJWC. Sec. Soliman also emphasized the importance of retaining the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 15 years old as stipulated in RA 9344. The Secretary, however, stressed that under the revised law, the specific treatment, process and intervention program to be administered to children who committed a crime but cannot be criminally charged is made clear. This is to ensure that the children are made aware of their accountability and to dispel any misconception that erring children are not held liable for their actions. The ceremonial signing will also mark the transfer of JJWC supervision from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to the DSWD as an attached agency. “We at DSWD welcome the JJWC with open arms. For the last eight years, we have been working closely with the council and we deeply support its endeavors in ensuring the full implementation of the law. DSWD is hopeful that this will bring about an enhanced and strengthened JJWC and more importantly, make communities safer for children,” the Secretary concluded. |
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DOJ Acting Secretary Agnes VST Devanadera recently launched a
new slogan aimed at challenging all department personnel to
initiate change for the organization.
DOJ Acting Secretary Agnes VST Devanadera recently launched a new
slogan aimed at challenging all department personnel to initiate
change for the organization.In a regular Monday flag-raising activity at the central office, she unveiled a marker with the phrase "Ako sa Pagbabago" anchored on the idea that change comes from within. "All changes and reforms must start from (within) ourselves", she emphasized. Later in the ceremony, button pins with the new slogan were distributed. Secretary Devanadera expressed her full trust in the abilities of the Department stating that "by harnessing our talents, we will perform and hit our targets". She shared the recent conviction by five female DOJ prosecutors of the operators of the biggest drug den known as shabu tiangge in Pasig City which earned the President's recognition. "They are symbols of the Department and the public will appreciate our efforts," she said. She made reference to the recent filing of charges in high-profile cases such as those of MV Princess of the Stars, Legacy Group of Companies owned by Celso delos Angeles and the La Union drug case. These cases were resolved shortly after the Acting Secretary assumed office. It can be recalled that in the turnover ceremony last June 15, 2009, the Acting Secretary vowed to work for a revitalized Department of Justice. She called on prosecutors to resolve preliminary investigations of cases within the 60-day prescribed period. She urged them to give special thrust to priority cases of the government dealing with media killings, human trafficking, illegal drugs, and business scams. "These are cases that are not only being monitored in our country today but by international bodies as well," she said. Currently, in her desire to fast-track the resolution of pending cases, Devanadera is making the rounds in various prosecution offices nationwide to inventory unresolved cases and those pending in court. After her surprise visits at two prosecution offices in Cebu and Zamboanga, other regional prosecution offices are also scheduled." This is part of housekeeping intended for every prosecution office," she said. - See more at: http://www.doj.gov.ph/news.html?title=1st%20Cybercrime%20charges%20filed%20in%20Las%20Pi%F1as%20RTC&newsid=28#sthash.H982tiNm.dpuf In a regular Monday flag-raising activity at the central office, she unveiled a marker with the phrase "Ako sa Pagbabago" anchored on the idea that change comes from within. "All changes and reforms must start from (within) ourselves", she emphasized. Later in the ceremony, button pins with the new slogan were distributed. Secretary Devanadera expressed her full trust in the abilities of the Department stating that "by harnessing our talents, we will perform and hit our targets". She shared the recent conviction by five female DOJ prosecutors of the operators of the biggest drug den known as shabu tiangge in Pasig City which earned the President's recognition. "They are symbols of the Department and the public will appreciate our efforts," she said. She made reference to the recent filing of charges in high-profile cases such as those of MV Princess of the Stars, Legacy Group of Companies owned by Celso delos Angeles and the La Union drug case. These cases were resolved shortly after the Acting Secretary assumed office. It can be recalled that in the turnover ceremony last June 15, 2009, the Acting Secretary vowed to work for a revitalized Department of Justice. She called on prosecutors to resolve preliminary investigations of cases within the 60-day prescribed period. She urged them to give special thrust to priority cases of the government dealing with media killings, human trafficking, illegal drugs, and business scams. "These are cases that are not only being monitored in our country today but by international bodies as well," she said. Currently, in her desire to fast-track the resolution of pending cases, Devanadera is making the rounds in various prosecution offices nationwide to inventory unresolved cases and those pending in court. After her surprise visits at two prosecution offices in Cebu and Zamboanga, other regional prosecution offices are also scheduled." This is part of housekeeping intended for every prosecution office," she said. |
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Geneva--Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz
yesterday expressed strong support to the ILO's adoption of a
Protocol and Recommendation on Forced Labour. In a statement shortly after a plenary vote was taken on the Protocol and Recommendation--and where the Philippines cast an affirmative vote--Baldoz said: "The Philippine Government is deeply concerned with forced or compulsory labour, so that we have ratified relevant UN and ILO Conventions and adopted domestic measures aimed at effectively addressing the problem. We do not merely enact laws, but we have institutions and mechanisms to effectively implement them." Baldoz, who is in Geneva attending the 103rd International Labor Conference, said that in the last four years, the Philippines have registered a decline in the number of illegal recruitment cases and victims involved in these cases. "To date, we have obtained conviction for 129 cases, and have put behind bars 147 traffickers. Seventy-eight per cent, or a hundred, of these convictions was obtained under the administration of President Benigno S. Aquino, III," she said. Baldoz said the Philippines's strong legal framework and action to combat forced or compulsory labour are, in her view, sufficient to comply with the requirements of both the proposed Protocol to the Forced Labour Convention and Recommendation. However, she said the government is also mindful of the large population of Filipino migrant workers in various parts of the world, especially those at higher risk of becoming victims, who need assurance of stronger protection against abuse and exploitation, such as forced or compulsory labour. In her statement, Baldoz also called on the tripartite representatives of the ILO's member-States, especially of the countries hosting migrant workers, to take a similar position of support and to create a work environment that provides premium to labor rights and one that is free from forced or compulsory labour. Forced Labour (Supplementing the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29), was the fourth item in the agenda of the 103rd ILC. It was taken up for a single-sitting discussion by the Committee on Forced Labour, which met on first sitting on 28 May, to address implementation gaps to advance prevention, protection, and compensation measures and, thereby, to affectively achieve the elimination of forced labour. |
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