
DAILY WEATHER FORECAST
Issued at: 5:00 AM today, 27 July 2015
Valid Beginning: 5:00 AM today until 5:00 AM tomorrow
Synopsis:
Ridge of high pressure area (HPA) affecting Northern Luzon.
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Forecast:
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated thunderstorms will prevail over the whole country.
Light to moderate winds blowing from the East to Southeast will prevail over Luzon and Visayas and coming from the Northeast to East over the rest of the country. The coastal waters throughout the archipelago will be slight to moderate.
OVER METRO MANILA:
Maximum Temperature: 03:00 PM Yesterday --- 32.8 ºC
Minimum Temperature: 06:00 AM Yesterday --- 22.5 ºC
Maximum Relative Humidity: 06:00 AM Yesterday --- 92 %
Minimum Relative Humidity: 02:00 PM Yesterday --- 54 %
High Tide Today: 06:11 AM ..……….... 1.05 Meters
Low Tide Today: 03:01 PM ..……….... 0.28 Meter
Sunrise Today: 5:38 AM
Sunset Today: 6:27 PM
Moonrise Today: 02:32 PM
Moonset Tomorrow: 02:18 AM
Illumination Today: 74 %
For more information and queries, please call at telephone numbers 927-1335 and 927-2877 or log on to www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph
PAGASA weather forecaster Gladys Saludes on DZBB:
-Asahan ang mga thunderstorm ngayong hapon (sa Metro Manila at mga karatig-lugar).
-Natunaw na po ang LPA na binabantayan natin kagabi pa.
-Sa ngayon po ay wala tayong namo-monitor na sama ng panahon sa PAR.
-Asahan ang mga thunderstorm ngayong hapon (sa Metro Manila at mga karatig-lugar).
-Natunaw na po ang LPA na binabantayan natin kagabi pa.
-Sa ngayon po ay wala tayong namo-monitor na sama ng panahon sa PAR.
ABS-CBN
resident meteorologist Alvin Pura: Mayroon pa ring Southwest Monsoon or
Habagat pero ang buong bansa ay magkakaroon ng magandang panahon
maliban na lang sa mga isolated rains and thunderstoms. Sa Northern
Luzon ay mababa naman ng tyansa ng pag-ulan dahil sa ridge of HPA.
Ngayon huling SONA naman ni PNoy, makakaasa ng magandang panahon sa
bahagi ng Quezon City pero pagsapit ng hapon ay tataas ang tyansa ng
pag-ulan na 90% mula 3PM-7PM.
PAGASA:
At 10AM today, the LPA was located 570km east northeast of Basco,
Batanes. This weather disturbance is expected to bring isolated
thunderstorms over the provinces of Isabela, Cagayan and the islands of
Batanes, Babuyan and Calayan.
July 27 , 2014
( Monday ) as of
9:00 AM
PIA4A / PIA QUEZON : Cloudy in
Lucena City

NORTHERN

SOUTHERN

EASTERN

WESTERN
1. Tagalog
news: 3rd farm tourism conference, idinaos sa Lucban
- July 24, 2015
LUCBAN, Quezon, Hulyo 24 (PIA)
--Idinaos kamakailan sa bayang ito ang 3rd Farm Tourism Conference sa
pagtutulungan ng Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Tourism (DOT),
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), International School of
Sustainable Tourism, pamahalaang panlalawigan at ng pamahalaang lokal ng
Lucban.
Ang okasyon na may temang “Healthy
Soils for a Healthy Life” ay dinaluhan ng mga empleyado mula sa ibang ibang
lokal na pamahalaan sa bansa, NGOs, mga magsasaka at mga mamamahayag.
Sinabi ni Senador Cynthia
Villar na isa sa mga panauhing tagapagsalita na layunin ng farm tourism
conference na matulungan ang mga magsasaka na maitaas ang kanilang kita,
mapaunlad ang farm tourism sa mga bayan sa lalawigan gayundin matulungan ang
mga taong walang hanapbuhay na magkaroon ng trabaho.
“Mahalaga din ang pagsasagawa ng
intercropping at organic farming sa pagsusulong ng programang farm-tourim
sapagkat ito ay makatutulong sa pag-iwas o hindi paggamit ng mga pesticide sa
pagpapalaki o pagpaparami ng mga produktong agrikultura” ayon pa sa senador.
Bukod kay Villar, dumalo din sa
okasyon sina Jose Luis Fernandez ng Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO); Dr. Mina Gabor, pangulo ng International School of Sustainable
Tourism; DOT Region 4-A director Rebecca Labit; kinatawan ni Secretary Proceso
Alcala ng Department of Agriculture (DA) at Lucban mayor Celso
Olivier Dator na siyang tumanggap sa mga panauhin mula sa iba’ibang bayan
o lalawigan ng bansa.
Sinabi ni Mayor Dator na may
mahalagang papel na ginagampanan ang mga magsasaka sa pagsusulong ng programang
“farm tourism” sapagkat ang mga mgasasaka ang pangunahing nagtatanim ng mga
produktong agrikultura. (Ruel Orinday-PIA-Quezon)
- See more at:
http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/701436248137/tagalog-news-3rd-farm-tourism-conference-idinaos-sa-lucban#sthash.cwaVGXav.dpuf
2. PSA-Quezon
all set for the 2015 Census on Population next month
- July 24, 2015
LUCENA CITY, Quezon, July 23 (PIA)
--The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-Quezon provincial office is all
ready to conduct the 2015 Census of Population on August 10, 2015 in the
province of Quezon.
Jojo Cadavillo of PSA-Quezon said in
preparation for the actual census, a trainors training of field officers was
conducted at PSA-Lipa City last July 13-18, 2015 and to be followed by a
trainors training for census area supervisors. A training for enumerators/
field supervisors is also scheduled starting July 27 until August 1, 2015
(1st batch) while the second batch is set on August 2-8, 2015.
According to the PSA, POPCEN
2015 is a complete enumeration of households in the country and is designed
primarily to take an inventory of the population of the entire Philippines. It
also collects information about some characteristics of the population such as
age, sex, marital status and highest grade completed.
This year's Census of Population is
the 14th census since the first census was undertaken in 1903 and the third population
census to be conducted in between two decennial censuses as mid-decade censuses
were carried out in 1995 and 2007.
The POPCEN 2015 aims to
provide government executives, policy and decision makers, and planners
with population data, especially updated population counts of
all barangays in the country, in which to base their social
and economic development plans, policies and programs.
The authority and mandate of the
Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to conduct the POPCEN 2015 emanates
from RA No. 10625 and Executive Order No. 352.
The listing and enumeration for the
POPCEN 2015 will last for about 25 working days, including Saturdays and
holidays.
Provincial statistics officer Airene
Pucyutan is urging all barangay officials in the province to support and
cooperate in the conduct of POPCEN 2015 this coming August 2015. (RMO,
PIA- Quezon)
- See more at:
http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/701437726985/psa-quezon-all-set-for-the-2015-census-on-population-next-month#sthash.meuVSQKe.dpuf
3. Tagalog
news: Ika-200 taong kaarawan ng bayaning si Hermano Puli, ipinagdiwang sa
Quezon
- July 24, 2015
LUNGSOD NG TAYABAS, Quezon, Hulyo 24
(PIA) --Mahigit sa 300 empleyado mula sa mga tanggapan ng lokal at nasyonal
na pamahalaan ang dumalo sa pagiriwang ng ika- 200 taong kaarawan
ng yumanong bayaning si Apolinario dela Cruz o mas kilala sa tawag
na Hermano Puli noong ika- ika-22 ng Hulyo 2015.
Ang pagdiriwang ay pinangunahan
nina Executive Director Ludovico Badoy ng National Historical
Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), Pangalawang pangulo Jejomar Binay at
Quezon Gov. David Suarez sa pamamagitan ng pag-aalay ng bulaklak sa
bantayog ni Hermano Puli sa Brgy. Isabang, lungsod ng Tayabas kasunod ang pagbubukas
ng photo exhibit ni Puli sa Mall Atrium ng SM City Lucena.
Bukod dito, ang Hermano Puli @ 200
Bicentennial Committee na pinamumunuan nina Governor David “Jay-Jay” C.
Suarez at dating DepEd-Quezon Division Schools Superintendent Gloria Potes ay naghanda
ng ilang mga gawain kaugnay ng pagdiriwang simula ika-20 hanggang ika21 ng
Hulyo 2015.
Kabilang dito ang paligsahan sa
paghanap ng Best Storyteller para sa mga guro at Dress Up your Coloring Book
para sa mga mag-aaral na isasagawa sa STI Academic Center Lucena sa ika-20 ng
Hulyo, paligsahan sa kasaysayan, talumpatian, pagsulat ng sanaysay at ang
coloring contest sa ika-21 ng Hulyo na gagawin sa Quezon Science High School.
Ayon kay Alberto “Jun” Bay,
Provincial Tourism Officer, ang Puli@200 Bicentennial Committee ay nagpasya na
rin sa pamamatnubay ng NHCP na gamitin ang larawan na sadyang ipinagawa pa ng
Orden Hospitalaria ng Confradia de San Juan De Dios bilang larawan ni Puli
upang siya ay lubos na makilala.
Base sa kasaysayan, si Hermano Puli
na bayani ng lalawigan ng Quezon ay ipinanganak noong Hulyo 23, 1814 sa Sitio
Pandac, Nalunao, Lucban, Quezon sa mag-asawang Pablo de la Cruz at Juana
Andres, Ninais ni Puli na mag-aral ng pagpapari subali’t mahigpit
na hinadlangan ng mga prayle sapagkat siya ay isang ‘indio”.
Itinatag ni Puli ang Confradia
de San Jose, isang kapatiran noong 1840 at nagkaroon ng may 10,000 kasapi
mula sa mga kalapit lalawigan na may layunin para sa kalayaang
pananampalataya, pagmamahal sa bayan at pag-aangat ng kabuhayan ng
kapatiran.
Ginampanan ni Hermano Puli ang mga
gawain ng isang pari lalo na sa mga liblib na pook na hindi nararating ng
mga prayle gayundin ang pagpapaunlad ng pagsasaka. Dahas naman ang naging
tugon ng mga kastila sa mga kasapi ng kapatiran noong Nobyembre 1,
1841 kung saan 6,000 kasapi pati na mga kababaihan at kabataan ang
napaslang sa kuta sa Alitao, Tayabas.
Nabihag si Puli noong Nobyembre 2,
1841 sa Ibanga, Sariaya at ipinarada sa buong bayan ng Tayabas. Hinatulan siya
ng kamatayan sa Casa Comunidad de Tayabas sa salang sedisyon at
treason, matapos parusahan, ibinilad sa araw, pinakain sa langgam ay pinatay at
pinaghati-hati ang katawan at ikinalat sa mga daang bayan upang huwag
tularan (Quezon PIO/PIA-Quezon)
- See more at:
http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/701437727416/tagalog-news-ika-200-taong-kaarawan-ng-bayaning-si-hermano-puli-ipinagdiwang-sa-quezon#sthash.9FuTJjE1.dpuf
LAGUNA
1. DTI
lowers duties on imported newsprint
- July 27, 2015
CALMBA CITY, Laguna, July 27 (PIA)
--The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) issued an order imposing safeguard
duties lower than the Tariff Commission (TC)’s recommended rate on imported
newsprint.
Under the order, a duty amounting to
P980 per metric ton (MT) of imported newsprint shall be imposed on the first
year as a form of safeguard measure, DTI-Bureau of Import Services (BIS)
Director Luis M. Catibayan said.
The duty will be reduced to around
P800 for the second year of implementation and cut further to P640 on the third
year, Catibayan added.
Catibayan further said that his
office would review it every year to determine whether there is a need to
change the amount, depending on the results of the review.
Newsprint is a low-cost, non-archival paper most commonly used to print newspapers and other publications and advertising
material. It is used in printing presses that
employ a long web of paper rather than individual sheets of paper. (Charlie
S. Dajao, DTI Calabarzon/DTI KMIS/PIA-4A)
- See more at:
http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/631437978371/dti-lowers-duties-on-imported-newsprint#sthash.GSS0xIcB.dpuf
2. General
Trias emerged most competitive municipality; several other Calabarzon LGUs
ranked in most competitive list
- July 27, 2015
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, July 27 (PIA)
--Several cities and municipalities in the Calabarzon Region landed in various
categories of the top ten rankings in the recent 2015 Cities and Municipalities
Competitiveness Index (CMCI) Awards held July 16, 2015 at the Philippine
International Convention Center (PICC) Reception Hall.
The CMCI is an annual ranking of
Philippine cities and municipalities conducted by the National Competitiveness
Council aligned with the goal to improve the country’s overall competitiveness.
Cities and municipalities are ranked
according to their performance in the following pillars of competitiveness: economic
dynamism, government efficiency, and infrastructure.
General Trias bagged the Overall
Most Competitive Municipality , 1st to 2nd Class Municipalities Category, while
Taytay and Angono landed at the third and sixth places, respectively.
Five more Calabarzon cities have
been listed in the Top 10 Component Cities: Imus (3rd), Bacoor (5th),
Antipolo (6th), Dasmariñas (7th), and Batangas City (10th).
Infanta and Taal were at 3rd and 8th
places in the Overall Most Competitive Municipalities, 3rd to 6th Class
Municipality Category.
Scores on economic dynamism were
based on data on the size and growth of the local economy as measured by
business registrations, capital, revenues, and occupancy permits; capacity to
generate employment; cost of living; cost of doing business; financial
deepening; productivity; and presence of business and professional
organizations.
Based on the above, six component
cities from Calabarzon are in the Top Ten list: Imus (2nd), San Pedro (5th),
Dasmariñas (6th), Biñan (7th), Batangas (8th), and Lipa (9th)
In the 1st to 2nd Class
Municipalities Category, General Trias topped the list (1st) with Cainta and
Taytay at ranks four and seven, respectively.
In the 3rd to 6th Class
Municipalities Category, Pila of Laguna made 5th, and Infanta, 6th.
Government Efficiency scores were
based on data on transparency scores, economic governance scores, local taxes
and revenues, local competition-related awards, business registration
efficiency, investment promotion, compliance to national directives, security,
health, and education.
No Calabarzon city or municipality
fared under the government efficiency ranking.
Infrastructure scores were based on
data on existing road network, distance from city/municipality center to major
ports, Department of Tourism-accredited accommodations, health infrastructure,
education infrastructure, basic utilities, infrastructure investments, ICT
connection, ATMs, and public transportation.
Six component cities of Calabarzon’s
are in the top ten list under the infrastructure pillar of competitiveness:
Dasmariñas (2nd), Antipolo (3rd), Bacoor (4th),
Calamba (6th), Santa Rosa (7th), and Imus (9th).
Angono (1st), Taytay (3rd), Cainta
(4th), Silang (5th), General Trias (6th), and Balayan (9th) in the 1st to 2nd
Class Municipalities Category,
In the 3rd to 6th Class
Municipalities Category, Taal occupies the top rank (1st) along with Infanta
(3rd), Pagsanjan (4th), and Noveleta (7th),
Rizal and Cavite are among the Most
Competitive Provinces, at sixth and ninth places, respectively.
The awards were conferred and
presented by prominent leaders from different sectors, which further
underscored the value of the recognition.
Over 1,000 delegates from local
government units, national government agencies, and private sector gathered at
the PICC Reception Hall to witness the announcement of the Most Competitive
Cities , Municipalities, and Provinces in the 3rd Regional Competitiveness
Summit.
The summit, which emphasized the
importance of local competitiveness as the foundation of national
competitiveness, gathered local chief executives, leaders from both the private
and public sectors, and delegates from across the country.
The awards were conferred and
presented by prominent leaders from different sectors, which further
underscored the value of the recognition.
The award conferrers included
Secretary Jose Rene Almendras, Cabinet Secretary; Miguel Varella, President of
the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Ebb Hinchcliffe, Executive
Director of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines; John Avila,
Project Management Specialist of the Office of Economic Development and
Governance, USAID Philippines; Julian Payne, President and CEO of the Canadian
Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines; Henry Schumacher, Executive Vice
President of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines; Guillermo
Luz, Private Sector Co-Chair of the National Competitiveness Council; and
Undersecretary Zenaida Maglaya of the Department of Trade and Industry. (Charlie
S. Dajao, DTI-Calabarzon/PIA-4A)
- See more at:
http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/631437954911/general-trias-emerged-most-competitive-municipality-several-other-calabarzon-lgus-ranked-in-most-competitive-list#sthash.pMKvKcE2.dpuf
BATANGAS
Tagalog
news: APO high security printing facility, binuksan sa Malvar
- July 24, 2015
MALVAR, Batangas, Hulyo
24(PIA) – Pinangunahan ni Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III ang inagurasyon at
pormal na pagubukas ng APO High Security Printing Facility sa LIMA Industrial
Park noong Lunes ika-20 ng Hulyo 2015.
Kasama ang mga kinatawan ng Department
of Foreign Affairs at Lalawigan ng Batangas, na kinabibilangan ni Governor
Vilma Santos Recto at mga opisyal ng bayan ng Malvar at Lungsod ng Lipa,
sinaksihan ng Pangulo ang makabagong proseso ng pag-imprenta ng
bagong disenyong Philippine Passport na nagtataglay ng makabagong security
features .
Taglay ng mga makabagong pasaporte
ang mataas at de kalidad na materyales na kayang tumagal at hindi basta
basta nalulupi at naluluma. Meron din itong security prints sa mga pahina
nito na makakatulong upang maiwasan ang illegal na pagkopya nito na inaasahang
magtataas ng integridad at kredibilidad ng pangunahing dokumento ng Pilipinas
na gamit sa pangingibang bansa.
Kasama din sa programa ang
demonstrasyon ng aktuwal na pagkuha ng bagong e-passport ni Pangulong Aquino
mula sa enrollment process, biometrics and biographical data, printing
and verification hanggang sa releasing na nagtagal lamang ng ilang minuto
sa tulong ng bagong makinarya ng APO .
At upang maipakita ang kakayahan ng
makabagong proseso sa pagkuha ng pasaporte, ipinakita rin ang kakayahan nitong
magsagawa ng off-site at real-time printing sa mga representante ng embahada at
OFW communities sa bansang Sinagapore at Doha sa Qatar.
Ang kontrata ng APO Production Unit
sa pag-imprenta ng mga e-passports para sa Department of Foreign Affairs ay
inaasahang magiging kasagutan sa pangangailangan ng bansa sa patuloy na
tumataas na demand ng produksyon ng nasabing dokumento sa loob ng susunod na
sampung taon; ganun na din ang paglalathala at paglalagay ng mga pang-seguridad
na detalye ng e-passport na papasa sa kalidad na itinalaga ng
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).(Edwin V.Zabarte-PIO
Province/PIA Batangas)
- See more at:
http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/681437697998/tagalog-news-apo-high-security-printing-facility-binuksan-sa-malvar#sthash.Vl1WZ3Lk.dpuf
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Palace urges the public to tune in to the last State of the Nation Address of President Aquino | |||
Palace encourages voters to register their biometrics data with Comelec |
Palace urges the public to tune in to the last State of the Nation Address of President Aquino |
Malacañang urges the public to tune in to President Benigno Aquino III's
last State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday. "Bukas ng hapon, Lunes, ika-27 ng Hulyo 2015, ilalahad ni Pangulong Aquino ang kanyang ikaanim at huling State of the Nation Address (SONA) sa ating mga mamamayan. Ang SONA ni Pangulong Aquino ang ika-77 SONA simula ‘nung taong 1935 at ika-29 nang maipanumbalik ang demokratikong pamamahala noong 1987," said Presidential Communications Operation Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr., in a radio interview with dzRB Radyo ng Bayan. "Hinihimok po natin ang ating mga mamamayan na sama-sama po nating pakinggan ang SONA ng Pangulo bukas upang mabatid ang mga mahahalagang programa at aksyon ng pamahalaan tungo sa pagbabago, pagpapaunlad, at pagpapatatag ng ating demokratikong bansa," he added. The SONA is an annual tradition where "the President shall address the Congress at the opening of its regular session" as prescribed under Article 7, Section 23 of the Philippine Constitution. The President will deliver his SONA at the House of Representatives plenary hall in Batasan Pambansa Complex, Batasan Hills, Quezon City Monday afternoon. Coloma noted that the Philippine National Police will secure the area and will exercise maximum tolerance. He also appealed to protesters to observe an orderly rally. "Nananawagan tayo sa ating mga kapatid na magsasagawa ng mga pamamahayag na pairalin lang po ang kaayusan at sundin lang po ang mga batas hinggil sa malayang pamamahayag," said Coloma. PND (ag) |
Palace encourages voters to register their biometrics data with Comelec |
Malacañang urges voters to register their biometrics data with the
Commission on Election (Comelec) to exercise their right of suffrage in the
coming 2016 national election. "Nananawagan po tayo sa ating mga kababayan na lumahok dito sa pagkuha ng biometric data para maging ganap ang ating pagiging registered voters para sa susunod na halalan," said Presidential Communications Operation Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr., in a radio interview over dzRB Radyo ng Bayan. "Ang pagboto po ay isang mahalagang tungkulin ng bawat mamamayan. Sa bawat halalan ay binibigyan po tayo ng pagkakataon na ipahayag ang ating saloobin at pumili ng mga taong karapat-dapat na pagkatiwalaan na mamuno sa ating bansa sa bawat antas po ng pamamahala, pambansa at lokal," Coloma added. According to Comelec there are still 3,893,095 voters who lack biometrics as of June 30, 2015. Comelec warned if voters failed to validate their biometrics, their records will be deactivated and they will not be able to vote next year. "Kaya mainam na magamit po natin ang karapatang bumoto at ito po ay magkakatotoo kung tayo po ay rehistrado," said Coloma. PND (ag) |
Palace asks the Filipino public to listen to President's State of the Nation Address on Monday |
Malacanang encouraged the public to listen to President Aquino's sixth and last state-of-the-nation address (SONA) on Monday, which is said to have national significance. "We’re asking everyone to take time to listen to what the President has to say so we can talk about the data or whatever the programs are that will be mentioned by the President," Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said in a radio interview on Saturday. The President's SONA will be broadcast live on television and on radios. It will also be available in the government website, the Official Gazette, as well as on Twitter, Valte told dzRB Radyo Ng Bayan. "So let’s not miss the sixth and last SONA of President Aquino on Monday." The President's SONA is important and a serious matter, Valte said which is why the President prepares well for the SONA. President Aquino expects the public to listen to his message and everyone's focus is to understand his speech, Valte said. For those planning protest actions, Valte made an appeal for them to cooperate with the authorities and keep the protests peaceful and safe. "Kasama po ‘yan sa ating demokrasya, ‘yung the ability to rally, to demonstrate, and to be able to express your thoughts on a certain issue or a certain administration, but again, let’s keep it peaceful," she said asking them not to provoke the authorities. On the issues about outfit of those attending the event, Valte said that as far as the Palace is concerned, they will keep simple and follow the appropriate dress code but the focus would be the message the President will deliver to the public. As to the attire of the President, Valte said he always wears barong, and he probably will on Monday. "He does not really give much thought into what he is going to wear because it’s really the speech that he pays attention to," she said. Designer Paul Cabral always makes the barongs that the President wears, she said. PND (as) |
Improvements to MRT system to be carried out soon, says Palace |
The prototype coaches for the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) are arriving and will be tested to improve the rail system in Metro Manila's major thoroughfare, a Palace official said. "I think what the DOTC said is that the prototypes are coming. So they are going to be shipped to Manila to be tested," Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said in a radio interview on Saturday. Valte said over dzRB Radyo ng Bayan that buying new coaches for the MRT is not like purchasing something from a hardware and putting it in use immediately. The prototype has been made and waiting to be delivered and will be tested if it fits the MRT system. "Assuming that everything works and fit for our system, then that’s when we can procure the additional ones," she said. With regards to the charges that some quarters wanted to be filed against Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya, Valte said the transport chief is ready to answer the possible charges against him. "Handa namang sumagot si Secretary Abaya when it comes to matters that are under the DOTC (Department of Transportation and Communications), especially when it comes to legal processes," Valte said. "At least it will be a chance for him to air or to ventilate his side on that issue." PND (as) |
Palace on the 'Iglesia ni Cristo' controversy |
The national government’s interest in probing the recent controversy involving members of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) is limited to verifying whether a crime has indeed been committed, Malacañang said Saturday. Speaking over Radyo ng Bayan, Undersecretary Abigail Valte said both the Department of Justice and the Philippine National Police are already looking into the matter, amid reports that the INC is in possession of high-caliber guns, which it allegedly used to intimidate ministers who are critical of its current leadership. “Secretary (Leila) de Lima has dispatched a team from the NBI (National Bureau of Investigation) to verify allegations, so kung mayroon hong mga ganyan ay maisasama na ito doon sa imbestigasyon,” she said. “Remember that the State is only concerned with any possibility that a crime may have been committed, pero doon po sa mga ibang pinag-uusapan ay hindi na po kasali ang estado doon,” Valte added. Valte downplayed questions whether Malacañang is alarmed by these developments, given the fact that INC is known as an influential religious group whose members vote as a bloc in every election. “‘Yung sa ‘vote as a bloc,’ hindi po natin napag-uusapan ito, in light of the recent incident. But, again, mayroon na ho tayong… Kumbaga, ang NBI nagpadala na po sila ng kanilang team, at tingnan na lang po natin,” Valte said. “I can say that since this happened, of course, we’re aware of it because it has been plastered all over the news. But, beyond that, medyo marami din pong ibang napapagtuunan ng pansin ang Pangulo,” she added. The NBI is verifying serious allegations of harassment and abduction involving some ministers and members of the INC, as claimed by Felix Nathaniel ‘Angel’ Manalo in a video posted on YouTube this week, which then spread out to various social media platforms. Angel is grandson to INC’s founding father Felix, son to the late executive minister, Eraño, and brother to the current leader, Eduardo. In the video, which ran under two minutes, Angel and his mother, Tenny, claimed that their lives were in danger and were seeking help from the public. They also appealed to their fellow INC members to aid the families of the ministers who allegedly disappeared and are yet to be found. Angel and the other ministers are reportedly questioning some of the big-ticket projects of the INC, including the construction of the $200-million or P7.8-billion Philippine Arena within the 50-hectare Ciudad de Victoria property of the religious group in Bocaue, Bulacan. The INC administration denied the allegations of corruption, harassment and abduction, and has since expelled some of its members, including Angel and his mother. PND (hdc) |
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Five years of SPES implementation: Under P-Noy, SPES beneficiaries increased 95 percent; budget rose 361.58 percent since 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz, reporting on the five-year accomplishment of the Department in the implementation of the Special Program for Employment of Students, or SPES, yesterday said that at the close of December 2014, a total of 691,333 poor, but deserving, student-beneficiaries across the country benefited from provided short-term employment. “Not only were these young people given the opportunity to earn money to support their education. What’s more important was that they earned or gained the necessary basic skills to prepare them for the world of work,” Baldoz said. Under the administration of President Benigno S. Aquino III, Baldoz said the DOLE strengthened and intensified the implementation of SPES, resulting to the real transformation of thousands of lives of Filipino students. In the previous administration, only 353,746 students were able to avail of the program. This shows a 95 percent increase in the number of SPES beneficiaries under the present dispensation, she said. Baldoz said that President Aquino III has been true to his promise of “investing on human resource”, especially the youth, by consistently increasing the SPES’s budget. “In 2015, the budget for SPES rose to P697 million by 41.96 percent than the 2014 budget of P491.48 million—which in turn was higher by 5.21 percent than the 2013 budget of P467.13 million. In 2012, the SPES budget reached P340.31 million, which is 107.50 percent higher than the 2011 budget of P164 million—which in turn was higher by 8.6 percent than the 2010 budget of P151 million. This is a cumulative increase of 361.58 percent increase since the start of the administration,” she said. Citing the consolidated report of the Bureau of Local Employment, Baldoz number of SPES beneficiaries shot up, too, with the increased financial aid. The records revealed an increase from 84,786 student-beneficiaries in 2010; to 120,312 beneficiaries in 2011; to 138,635 students in 2012; to 167,569 students in 2013; and to 182,573 in 2014. As of June 2015, the DOLE was able to accommodate and provide short-term jobs to 169,246 students, representing at least 87.10 percent of the 194,300 students targeted this year. SPES is a bridging mechanism that enables student-beneficiaries to gain skills and workplace experience. It responds to the President’s 22-Point Labor and Employment Agenda which calls for the DOLE to work with relevant government agencies in enhancing social protection programs as well as the Emergency Community Employment Program (ECEP) to create jobs immediately so people can still have income to spend for their basic needs. Under the SPES, students get paid a minimum wage 40 percent of which is in the form of a voucher applicable for the payment of tuition fees and books in any secondary, tertiary, vocational or technical educational institution. The 60 percent is paid in cash by the employers. They are also entitled to other benefits and privileges under the Labor Code. “The SPES is an opportunity to enhance the employability of the youth, who will eventually be the next generation of the country’s workforce. More than giving the students gainful experience while earning some cash they can use when they go back to school, we want a long-term result of the SPES program by means of increased employment opportunities to the beneficiaries,” Baldoz said. Private sectors employs SPES beneficiaries mainly as food service crews, customer touch points, office clerks, gasoline attendants, cashiers, sales ladies, “promodizers”, and many other positions. LGUs participating in the SPES assign the students to clerical, encoding, and messengerial duties, as well as other computer and programming jobs. “The DOLE highly considers the private sector as partners to reinforce the long-term impact of the program to our student-beneficiaries. Such partnership is borne out of their corporate social responsibility as they take part in helping more students,” Baldoz she finally said. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On inclusive labor justice: The SEnA conciliation-mediation system under P-Noy is a ‘great equalizer’—Baldoz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Labor and Employment Secretary, reporting on the major accomplishments of the DOLE under the administration of President Benigno S. Aquino III, yesterday cited the Single-entry Approach, popularly known as SEnA, as a “great equalizer”.“We came in 2010 and found the snail-paced resolution of labor disputes, whether in small money-claims not over P5,000 or in labor standards violations that DOLE regional directors decide and are appealable at the Office of the DOLE Secretary that commonly took a year or more to be decided. In the National Labor Relations Commission, where cases are commonly on illegal dismissal, it took labor arbiters and the Commission to resolve them in at least two years,” said Baldoz. She added that it took longer if such cases reach the Supreme Court and decisions involved money awards for workers. “The execution of the awards alone posed difficulties, resulting to so-called paper victories. Thus, this gives the perception of corruption in the labor justice system,” she observed. Baldoz said that when she became DOLE Secretary, one of the things she focused to was the directive of the President, under the 22-point Labor and Employment Agenda, “to ensure 98 percent disposition rate of all pending labor disputes with quality decision”. One of the major reforms that led to this was the Single-entry Approach, a 30-day conciliation-mediation alternative dispute resolution system that is inexpensive, fair, and fast in resolving labor issues. Baldoz implemented the SEnA in seven agencies of the DOLE, including the NLRC and the Philippine Overseas Labor Offices ((Lebanon, Kuwait, Israel, at Alkhobar), starting in 2010 under D.O. No. 107-10, Series of 2010. Tripartite-endorsed, the SeNA became a law when Pres. Aquino III signed R.A. 10396 on 14 March 2013. “Since we implemented the SEnA in October 2010 until June this year, we have handled 123,324 Requests for Assistance (RFAs) 93,740 of which ended up in settlement agreements, or a 76 percent settlement rate. The SEnA disposition rate is 91.9 percent,” said Baldoz. “These settlement agreements benefited 132,331 workers with P4.025-B in benefits. Overall, it took an average of 17 days to resolve the RFAs. As a result, cases that before were decided by DOLE regional directors decreased by 99 percent. Workers, employers, investors, and the government saved a lot on appeal because the SEnA is fast, fair, and inexpensive,” she explained. So beneficial and efficient were the impact of the SEnA, Baldoz emphasized, that in 2013, the Civil Service Commission bestowed the Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award to the DOLE’s more than 500 designated Single Entry Assistance Desk Officers (SEADOs), saying the SEnA was a “Citizen-Centered System pivotal in the immediate resolution of grievances and de-clogging of labor cases.” One happy beneficiary of this inclusive labor justice is Mang Silvestre of Region 12. Mang Silvestre, a former employee at a pineapple multinational firm in South Cotabato, has been writing letters to Philippine presidents and government agencies since Ferdinand E. Marcos. He kept copies of his letters and sent copies to President Aquino III through the Secretary of Labor on 12 May 2011. At that time, the DOLE was already implementing the SEnA. The DOLE addressed his concern and, through the SEnA, he received P5,406.30 from his former employer. It took only the DOLE regional office 26 days to resolve his request for assistance, which has not been addressed for the last 27 years. “I am happy with what the DOLE has done. My patient waiting was not in vain. The money, small as it was, did not matter anymore. What was important was that I was heard,” Mang Silvestre said. His former employer was also pleased. Through its human resource manager, it said: “We are happy, too, that we were able to help Mang Silvestre. Our cooperation with the the DOLE, particulalry with the National Conciliation and Mediation Board, is now much stronger.” | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
More Filipinos availed of technical-vocational courses under P-Noy administration—Baldoz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More Filipinos have chosen practical, in-demand, and well-paying technical-vocational courses from 2010 to 2015 as can be gleaned from the number of student-beneficiaries who have availed of the TESDA's flagship Training for Work Scholarship Program, or TWSP, according to Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday. “Records of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) reveal that 936,326 student-beneficiaries enrolled in the TWSP from 2010-2015. Of this number, 843,127 student-beneficiaries graduated from the TWSP,” said Baldoz on the eve of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s sixth State of the Nation Address. She said the employment rate of TWSP graduates for the years 2010 to 2013 averaged 67.7 percent. The survey to obtain the placement rate for TWSP graduates for 2014 is still ongoing. Baldoz said all training programs provided by TESDA-accredited technical-vocational training institutions under the TWSP are registered to ensure that quality TVET provision is given to beneficiaries. “The TWSP complements the DOLE's employment facilitation mandate by raising the bar of skills of Filipino workers to make them globally and nationally competitive and productive," said Baldoz, who chairs the TESDA board of trustees. Under the present administration, the TWSP filled up the skills gaps and job requirements of priority industries and sectors with high employment demand, improving the reach of quality technical-vocation education and training to the grassroots, and encouraging technical-vocational institutions to offer programs in higher qualifications catering to in-demand industry requirements. In the first semester of 2015, about 80,810 student-beneficiaries enrolled in the TWSP, 34,346 of whom have already graduated, while 46,464 beneficiaries are still in training. In 2014, about 203,060 student-beneficiaries were enrolled in the program. Of the number, 167,622 student-beneficiaries have graduated. Of the 107,990 beneficiaries who were enrolled in the TWSP in 2013, approximately 107,596 student-beneficiaries, or 99.63 percent, have graduated from the training. Of the said number, 77,361 student-beneficiaries, or 71.9 percent, were employed in various industries. In 2012, about 178,680 student-beneficiaries were enrolled in the TWSP. Of the said number, 177,217 student-beneficiaries have graduated and 121, 393 student-beneficiaries, or 68.5 percent, were employed. Of the 258,472 student-beneficiaries enrolled in 2011, approximately 257,594 student-beneficiaries, or 92 percent, have graduated, 157,708 of whom, or 63 percent, landed jobs in various industries. In 2010, there were 107,314 TWSP enrolees, of whom 98,752 student-beneficiaries, or 92 percent, have graduated from the program. Of the said number, 67,546, or 68.4 percent, were employed. Baldoz said the TESDA pursues the TWSP in partnership with the country’s industries. Last year, the agency has embarked on a new phase bringing its training opportunities in diverse skills to the grassroots to make tech-voc more accessible. On skills assessment and certification, the TESDA, from 2010 to 2015, have assessed the skills of 4,942,858 workers. Of the said number, 4,330,091 workers, or 87.6 percent, were certified in such skill-areas as agri-fisheries, automotive, construction, electronics, furniture and fixtures, garments, health, social and other community development services, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning, information technology, maritime, metals and engineering, processed foods, tourism, utilities, and technical-vocational education and training. Baldoz said the number of workers who were assessed during the present administration is 53 percent higher than the 2,620,406 workers assessed during the period 2006 to 2009, while the number of workers who were certified from 2010-2015 is also higher by 45 percent than the 1,967,577 certified workers during the period 2005 to 2009. “The TESDA's technical-vocational training services contribute significantly to DOLE-led efforts to ensure decent and productive work for all Filipino workers, consistent with the overarching goal stated by President Aquino III, in his 22-point labor and employment agenda, to “invest in our country’s top resource, our human resource, to make us more competitive and employable while promoting industrial peace based on social justice” by ensuring the skills training and upgrading of workers,” said Baldoz. Attached to the DOLE, the TESDA is in charge of ensuring relevant, accessible, high quality technical-vocational education and skills development to attain international competitiveness for the country’s human resource, as mandated under R. A. 7796, or the TESDA Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
With modernization steps, DA expects boom in PH fisheries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is positive that the efforts of the government to modernize the Philippine fisheries have enabled the sector to gain momentum for sustainable and inclusive growth. Secretary Proceso Alcala said the DA, through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), has been instituting measures to ensure that fishing in the country’s waters becomes sustainable, and that all forms of fishery resource use provide equitable benefits to stakeholders. “This administration inherited overfished waters and overbuilt fish cage areas that contributed to fish kills and dwindling fishery yields,” Alcala said. The DA then has engaged fisheries stakeholders to craft and implement policies and programs for the sustainable utilization and management of aquatic resources, so that these could continue provide stable supply of food, livelihood and ecological services. Closed seasons To facilitate the natural progression of fish breeding cycle, BFAR has successfully enforced four closed fishing seasons from 2011 to 2015. These have led to the resurgence of tamban and galunggong, attracting more tuna that feed on them. For the first quarter of 2015, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has reported that the total production of yellow fin tuna increased significantly by 11.76 percent. The success of the closed season has also led to the Philippines being allowed by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission to fish in tuna-rich High Seas Pocket 1 of the Pacific Ocean. More fishery law enforcers Poor implementation of fishery laws—particularly to address illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing—has likewise prompted the BFAR to propose for the training and deployment of additional fishery law enforcers. In 2010, the BFAR had only four fishery law enforcers for the entire Philippines. With this, the bureau implemented an intensive three-month training course for fishery law enforcers-regulators. The 188 graduates of the course have now been deployed as professional fishery law enforcers. BFAR has reported that three of the graduates were in fact among the enforcers that captured Taiwanese and Indonesian poachers in Batanes last May. BFAR has similarly encouraged coastal communities to protect their municipal waters up to 15 kilometers from the shore for the exclusive use of artisanal fisherfolk. Securing fisherfolk welfare Recognizing the indispensable role of artisanal fisherfolk in the fisheries sector, the government has implemented programs to ensure improved access of small fishers to social services and to reduce poverty incidence among them. The National Program for Municipal Fisherfolk Registration (FishR) has been able to register over 1.6 million fishers. This national registry is instrumental in facilitating the free insurance coverage for the fisherfolk by the Philippine Crops Insurance Corporation. The FishR database has been crossmatched with the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction by DSWD. Fisherfolk listed on both registries will be automatically given a PHilHealth number to serve as ticket to a free health care insurance. “This registration of fisherfolk was mandated by the Fisheries Act of 1998, but it is only during this administration that it has been funded and enforced,” Alcala said. For infrastructure, the BFAR also expects to complete the establishment of 252 community fish landing centers in strategic areas nationwide to be finished by the end of 2015. These facilities are seen to reduce fisheries post-harvest losses from 25% to 18% or even lower. Undersecretary for Fisheries and concurrent BFAR national director Asis G. Perez said that the bureau carefully identified the sites where the facilities would be established using the FishR database, among other data sources. The National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) likewise assisted in identifying target areas based on poverty incidence and volume of production, among other criteria. Yellow card no more With the reforms and modernization measures the government has implemented especially on IUU fishing, the European Union (EU) has lifted the “yellow card” warning from the Philippines. This would mean a greater market potential for Philippine fish exports to the EU and the rest of the international market. The Philippine fish exports to the EU amounted to ₱9.4 billion in 2013. Overall, the country’s fishery exports value rose from US$634 million in 2010 to US$1.156 billion in 2013, with the biggest increase of 42.6% happening from 2012 to 2013. Amended fisheries code According to the DA, the implementation of the amended Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 will help catalyze the government’s drive of modernizing the fisheries sector. Under the revised law, the penalties imposed for violation of the Fisheries Code were raised from the old law’s ₱10,000−₱500,000 range to ₱500,000−₱10 million range. Perez said that with the revised fisheries law, the government re-emphasizes its call to eradicate all forms of unsustainable use of marine resources that are detrimental to the ecosystem and to the welfare of fisherfolk who depend on these resources. “ The revised law would help us protect our waters from degradation, and ensure that the access of small fishers to their municipal waters is guarded from encroachment by large-scale commercial fishers,” Perez said. Secretary Alcala believes that the government has indeed put up all the essential measures to secure sustainable and inclusive growth in the fisheries industry, where the poorest among the basic sectors—the artisanal fisherfolk—belong. “These comprehensive mechanisms for modernized fisheries will all together become a strong, reliable backbone of a more productive and resilient sector for years to come,” Alcala said. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Secretary of the Interior and Local Government Mar Roxas will be the guest speaker at the 62nd General Assembly of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) to be held today (July 24) at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ortigas Center, Pasig City. All 144 of the Philippines’ city mayors were invited to attend the annual assembly, where they are expected to discuss national policy interventions, as well as recommendations that will affect how basic services are delivered on the grassroots level. This meeting is also an opportunity for local government units (LGUs) in urban areas to personally raise their concerns to Roxas, who has been instrumental in materializing and strengthening various reforms in local governance such as the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG), Ugnayan ng Barangay at Simbahan (UBAS), and Bottom-up Budgeting (BuB). As DILG chief, Roxas also spearheaded Oplan Lambat-Sibat, the highly effective intensified anti-crime campaign of the Philippine National Police (PNP) which had successfully brought down Metro Manila’s crime level by as much as 65 percent since its implementation in June 2014. Oplan Lambat-Sibat was likewise able to reduce criminality in Regions III and IV-A, where it was cascaded earlier this year. Fire safety has also been a priority for the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) especially after Roxas ordered authorities to ensure compliance of all registered businesses, including high-risk industrial establishments in the National Capital Region (NCR). This is in accordance with President Aquino's directive that was issued shortly after the tragic Kentex Manufacturing factory fire that killed 72 individuals in Valenzuela City. By keeping a close watch on the public safety and peace and order situation in cities across the country, Roxas hopes that the maintenance of safe environments for the people would result in urban areas that are conducive for economic growth, stability, and progress, beginning from the local towards the national level. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DILG Chief to Luzon Mayors: Good Governance is Good Politics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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For Secretary of the Interior and Local Government Mar Roxas, the delivery of honest and excellent service to the people is the best way for government officials to be recognized in the field of politics. “Isa po sa pinakamahalagang hanay ng plataporma sa Daang Matuwid ay ito: Good governance is good politics,” Roxas told the Luzon municipal mayors during the 2015 Luzon Island Cluster Conference organized by the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) at the Vigan Convention Center in Ilocos Sur. According to Roxas, the public measures the worth of public officials by what they have delivered to their constituents. “Malapit na naman po ang eleksyon at lahat po kayo na mga mayors ay haharap na naman sa inyong mga nasasakupan at makikita nila ang mahusay, wagas, tapat at todo-bigay na serbisyo na ipinagkakaloob ninyo sa kanila. Iyan po ang bedrock principle ng Daang Matuwid, na malaman at maramdaman ng taongbayan na sila ay mahalaga sa inyo,” Roxas told the over 400 mayors present at the assembly, which carried the theme “Tuloy-Tuloy, Sama-Sama.” He added that the public knows and feels if a government official is performing well in the tasks entrusted for him to accomplish. This would be one of the people’s barometers when the time comes for them to choose a leader. “Kikilalanin po nila ang paninilbihan na ipinagkakaloob ninyo sa kanila dahil tunay na sila ang ating boss at ang pagtitiwala nila ang magbibigay sa atin ng magandang bukas. Sa ating serbisyo makikita ang pagbabago, nang sa gayon ay hindi na natin maipapamana ang kahirapan sa susunod na henerasyon,” Roxas stressed. As secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Roxas said he recognizes the hard work and perseverance of the mayors to uplift the condition of their constituents. According to him, projects like the Bottom-Up Budgeting process, the Salintubig project, and the Philippine National Police (PNP) patrol jeep distribution aid the chief executives in their mission to improve the lives of the people. “Mula pa po noon ay binuo ko ang isang kongkretong mga prinsipyo para magsilbi ring gabay sa aking panunungkulan sa inyo,” Roxas said. He named three principles: the recognition of the officers that provide frontline services to the people; the leveling the playing field especially for the benefit of smaller LGUs; and giving to the LGUs what is meant for the LGUs. In recognizing the local government’s frontline people, Roxas said the national government sees to it that programs and projects are delivered successfully to be able to cascade these successes down to the LGUs. “Kinikilala ko at pinapahalagahan ko na kayo ang mga nasa frontline, kayo ang mga nasa pinakaharapan na nakikisalamuha sa ating mga kababayan at itinatak ko sa aking isipan that your success is my success and your failure is my failure. That has been one of the most important cornerstone principles that has governed my thinking and my approach to this job as secretary of the DILG,” Roxas emphasized. On leveling the playing field for the LGUs, Roxas stressed, “pantay lahat.” “Walang maiiwan, walang makakalimutan at hindi tatanungin kung ano ang partido o kung sino ang sinusuportahan. Lahat dapat pantay sa pagbigay ng serbisyo,” he told the mayors, explaining that he requested for a leave of absence from being the president of the Liberal Party (LP) so he can properly do his duty as DILG chief. “Nakita ko na hindi ako magtatagumpay at hindi ako makapagsisilbi ng tapat sa inyo kung nahahati po ang aking pagiisip dahil pangulo din po ako ng aming partido. Kaya po isinangtabi ko ang mandato ng pagiging pinuno ng aming partido para po ako ay tapat na makapaglingkod, tapat na humarap at tapat na sumagot sa mga pangangailangan ng ating mga mayors,” he clarified. Roxas’ last principle is the true, honest and genuine delivery of services and resources to the LGUs and its people. “Kinikilala ko na kung ano ang para sa LGU ay dapat na mapunta sa LGU. Iyan po ang ilan sa aking mga batayan, yan po ang mga prinsipyo na gumabay sa akin sa nakaraang tatlong taon ko sa DILG,” Roxas said. Roxas concluded his message by expressing his hope that the mayors will remember how he supported their quest to improve their constituents’ lives. “Hindi ko rin po alam kung ano ang mangyayari sa akin sa darating na linggo o buwan, hindi ko rin po masasabi kung susuportahan po ninyo ang bandila ng Daang Matuwid o hindi, subalit ang nais ko po na iparating at iwan sa inyong alaala… na minsan tayo ay nagkasama at si Mar Roxas ay naging totoo sa bawat isa sa inyo,” Roxas said. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roxas to attend DOST National Science and Tech Week Celebration opening | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Secretary of Interior and Local Government Mar Roxas will join Secretary of Science and Technology Mario Montejo for the opening ceremonies of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) celebration today (July 24). The five-day event, which bears the theme “Philippines: A Science Nation Innovating for Global Competitiveness,” will be held at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City. The ceremonies will include the presentation of awards for outstanding research and administration, as well as the opening of the NSTW exhibit. The event will be also be attended by DOST undersecretaries Amelia P. Guevara, Rowena Cristina L. Guevara, Carol M. Yorobe, and Louis Napoleon C. Casambre. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amnesty for illegal expatriates, good news for OFWs in Bahrain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac has commended the government of Bahrain for declaring a general amnesty for illegal foreign workers, including Filipinos, who will have the chance to return to the country without much hassle. Cacdac said the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Manama has reported that from July 1, 2015 until 31 December 2015, an illegal worker can either leave the country without paying fines or has the option to find a job so he can stay in Bahrain. However, those who have court cases against them, including a travel ban for outstanding debts, are not covered by the amnesty. Bahrain’s Labor Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) has announced that there will be no blacklisting for all those who voluntarily depart the Kingdom and they can return anytime regardless of their legal status. Anyone wishing to stay in the country should find suitable employer and apply for an extension to their stay at the National Passports and Residence Affairs. An illegal worker does not need the consent of the previous employer to get legal employment during the amnesty period. Labor Attache Felixberta N. Romero advised illegal workers whose passports are withheld by the employers to immediately contact the Philippine embassy in Manama which will issue emergency certificates that will allow them to leave the country without any penalty. She also warned Filipino workers of a scam in Bahrain where middlemen or fixers collect money from workers supposedly to rectify their status. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSS to pay higher funeral grants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Social Security System (SSS) will pay higher funeral benefits beginning August this year following the approval by President Benigno Aquino III of the benefit enhancement. Under SSS Circular No. 2015-009 issued recently, the state-agency will increase funeral benefits from “a fixed amount of P20,000 to a variable amount ranging from a minimum of P20,000 to a maximum of P40,000,” depending on the member’s number of contributions and average monthly salary credit (AMSC). SSS Vice President for Benefits Administration Agnes San Jose said the increase will apply for all funeral benefit claims with date of contingency of August 1, 2015 onwards. San Jose said that new funeral benefits will be calculated using the fixed amount of P20,000 plus a percentage of a member’s total contributions and AMSC. “The proposal to increase funeral benefits came about after our study revealed that the costs of burial services have climbed to an average of more than P40,000 or twice the current fixed amount of benefit SSS disburses for funeral claims,” San Jose said. SSS funeral benefit is a cash grant given to whoever defrayed the cost of funeral expenses of the deceased SSS member. At present, the amount of benefit is pegged at P20,000 regardless of the member’s number of contributions. The new computation, which was formulated by the SSS Actuarial Department, will give due credit to members who are paying more number of contributions and with higher monthly salary credits, the official stated. “To illustrate, a member who has paid one to 19 contributions with an AMSC of P10,000 would receive a benefit ranging from P20,000 to P20,999. While a member with at least 267 contributions and an AMSC of at least P15,000 would be entitled to a maximum benefit of P40,000,” San Jose explained. As a result of the increase, funeral claims is projected to go up by almost 12 percent or P332 million per year. SSS estimates that 50 percent of total funeral claims will be greater than P20,000 per claim. SSS funeral benefit payouts as of April 2015 totaled P1.01 billion, 2.4 percent higher than P987 million paid during the same period in 2014. San Jose was quick to clarify, however, that the increase will not impair the viability of the SSS funds and will not require a contribution rate hike. “Funeral benefit disbursements account for only three percent of the total annual benefit payouts of the SSS, so its impact will be minimal,” she said, citing the recent actuarial study conducted by the SSS. “As long as the actuarial soundness of the SSS funds are guaranteed, we will not hesitate to implement any feasible increases in benefits, including the addition of new ones,” she noted. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Upbeat business sentiment backs growth in imports volume in May 2015; Sustained growth in imported capital goods bodes well for economy, NEDA says | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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MANILA – The volume of total imported merchandise recorded a 7.1-percent expansion, even as total payments declined by 13.4 percent, from US$5.1 billion in May 2014 to US$4.4 billion in the said period. The country’s importation of capital goods also sustained its double-digit growth in May 2015, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). Data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that lower purchases of imported raw materials and intermediate goods (-23.3%), mineral fuels and lubricants (-24.8%), and consumer goods (-3.4%) caused the significant softening of the overall merchandise imports. On the other hand, imported capital goods sustained its double-digit growth for the fourth straight month at 12.8 percent. “Despite lower payments for merchandise imports, more goods are actually being purchased as business sector sentiment for the quarter remains bullish. This is driven by expected robust demand from consumers, expected uptick in construction–related activities and the higher volume of production from the manufacturing sector,” said Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan. “The volume of imports of key production inputs such capital goods and raw materials, as well consumer goods expanded in April and May 2015, indicating a likely sustained growth of the domestic economy for the remainder of the quarter,” the Cabinet official said. “The still bullish importation of capital goods should bode well for the country’s productive sectors particularly industry and services. Year-on-year expansion in inward shipments of power generating machines, as well as office, telecommunication, and land transportation equipment remains robust,” said Balisacan, who is also NEDA Director General. He added that the strong growth of fixed capital investment is expected to continue in the second semester and will remain to be one of the major drivers of growth moving forward. “The government should remain supportive of business especially the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), and also encourage greater linkages with agriculture,” he said. Balisacan said supporting local MSMEs to flourish in the domestic market could spur further growth as they provide employment to the vast majority of the country’s labor force. “Continuing improvements in the business environment through various reforms in doing business can sustain the growth momentum. One of these is the recently signed Competition Law that ensures a level playing field even for the MSMEs. Government should also aggressively improve the quality and quantity of our infrastructure. All these will further encourage more participation from the private sector,” the NEDA Chief added. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BIR collection for June 2015 grew by Php 15.43 Billion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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24 July 2015–For the month of June 2015, the BIR collected Php 109.55 billion in tax revenues, Php 15.43 Billion or 16.39% more than collections made in June 2014. For June 2015, collections from BIR operations amounted to Php 107.09 Billion, Php 15.46 Billion or 16.87% more than collections made in June 2014. Collections from non-BIR operations amounted to Php 2.46 Billion, Php 28.33 Million or 1.14% less than the collections made in June 2014. Collections by the Regional Offices amounted to PhP 39.05 Billion, or Php 5.81 Billion or 17.49% more than the collections made in June 2014. While collections by the Large Taxpayers Service amounted to PhP 68.04 Billion, or PhP 9.65 Billion or 16.52% more than the collections made in June 2014. For the first half of the year, the BIR collected PhP 705.87 Billion, Php 62.66 Billion or 9.74% more than the collections made in the first half of 2014. Collections from BIR Operations amounted to PhP 687.29 Billion, PhP 62.58 Billion or 10.02% more than collections made in the first half of 2014. Collections from non-BIR operations amounted to PhP 18.58 Billion, PhP 83.64 million or 0.45% more than collections made in the first half of 2014. Collection by the Regional Offices in the first half of the year, amounted to PhP 257.26 Billion or PhP 25.4 Billion or 10.96% more than the collections made in the first half of 2014. While collections by the Large Taxpayer Service amounted to PhP 430.03 Billion or PhP 37.17 Billion or 9.46% more than collections made in the first half of 2014. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DSWD opens Mindanao disaster hub | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In its efforts to scale up disaster operations, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently inaugurated its Mindanao Resource and Operations Center (DSWD-MROC) at the DSWD Regional Rehabilitation Complex in Bago Oshiro, Tugbok District, Davao City. With an initial budget of P7.4 million, the DSWD-MROC was constructed by the Department of Public Works and Highways-Davao City District Engineering Office (DPWH-DCDEO). DSWD-Field Office XI requested for an additional P12.4 million from the Central Office to complete the structure and make it fully functional. DSWD Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said that the warehouse will serve not only the Mindanao area, but all the other regions in the country requiring emergency relief assistance. MROC can hold up to 60,000 family food packs at a given time using the rack piling system. “We are preparing this warehouse for nationwide operations, set to respond to a bigger scale of disaster operations,” Sec. Soliman explained. “If at some point, the operations at the National Resource Operations Center (NROC) in Pasay City is hampered due to flooding or earthquake or any other disaster, the Mindanao hub can then supply the needs of the affected populace in the National Capital Region. In the same manner, the warehouses in Visayas and Luzon can also augment the needs of Mindanao regions when necessary,” Sec. Soliman pointed out. DSWD will also be constructing warehouses in Cebu and Clark Air Base in Pampanga. DSWD Assistant Secretary Rodolfo M. Santos, officials of the Davao Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, DSWD personnel, and some members of the media attended the inauguration. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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