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“in pursuit of PIA’s commitment to provide a national mechanism for the free flow of timely, accurate and relevant information… “

VOL 2 ISSUE 32 Daily E-Newsletter of Philippine Information Agency - 8 February 10, 2014

Most of the installed weather monitoring stations in Leyte are operational, DOST says

Ocana sa id that there are exist ing weather monitor ing stat ion in e leven munic ipal i t ies in Leyte, among which is the Water level monitor ing system at Cadac-an Br idge in Abuyog, Leyte. An automated ra in gauge is st i l l operat ional at the Munic ipal Grounds of Leyte town; another automated ra in gauge is operat ional at San Vicente E lementar y School at San Vicente, Tolosa ; whi le the Water Level Monitor ing System at Osmena Br idge,Bawon R iver in MacAr thur is s t i l l operat ional . Fur thermore, s t i l l operat ional i s the Water Level Monitor ing System with Automated

T h e P h i l i p p i n e I n f o r m a t i o n A g e n c y

i n E a s t e r n V i s a y a s i n p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h t h e p r i v a t e s e c t o r s , i s s e t t o l a u n c h t h e r e g i o n - w i d e t r a i n i n g o f b a r a n g a y s o n c i t i z e n s j o u r n a l i s m i n o r d e r t o e m p o w e r t h e c i t i z e n r y t o r e p o r t w h a t i s g o i n g o n i n t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e b a r a n g a y s . T h e N a t i o n a l U n i o n o f J o u r n a l i s t s o f t h e P h i l i p p i n e s a n d t h e A B S -C B N ’ s B a y a n M o , I p a t r o l M o h a v e g r a c i o u s l y a c c e p t e d t o h e l p t h e P h i l i p p i n e I n f o r m a t i o n A g e n c y R e g i o n 8 i n i t s e n d e a v o r t o s t r e n g t h e n t h e C o m m u n i t y D e v e l o p m e n t I n f o r m a t i o n O f f i c e r s p r o g r a m b y i n c l u d i n g a l l t h e b a r a n g a y , n o t o n l y t h e m u n i c i p a l i t i e s i n t h e R e g i o n . N U J P ’ s M s . W e n g P a r a a n a n d A B S - C B N ’ s C a r i s a M a n u e l P a n c h o w i l l b e i n T a c l o b a n o n F e b r u a r y 1 2 i n o r d e r t o f a c i l i t a t e t h e t r a i n i n g o n c i t i z e n s j o u r n a l i s m w h i c h w i l l i n c l u d e b a r a n g a y o f f i c i a l s a n d P I A i n f o r m a t i o n o f f i c e r s . T h e i d e a b e h i n d

PIA-8 partners with

private sectors for citizens

journalism training on

February 12M ajorit y of the insta l led

weather monitor ing stat ions in Leyte is st i l l operat ional , the Depar tment of Sc ience and Technology in the province of Leyte sa id. With the prevai l ing ra iny weather in the province, a quest ion was ra ised as to the DOST over the capabi l i t y to warn people about incoming f loods. DOST Leyte Direc tor Glenn Ocana told the Phi l ippine I nformation Agenc y that of the 14 LGUs in Leyte where sa id weather monitor ing stat ions have been insta l led, only three LGUs repor ted that the same are a l ready unoperat ional or unit unavai lable dur ing the monitor ing conduc ted in December of 2013. continued on page 5

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These are the LGU Javier where the Automated R ain G auge device was not operat ional and has been pul led out by DOST; LGU K ananga where the Automated R ain G auge unit was unavai lable at the December monitor ing; and LGU Palo where the Water Level Monitor ing System was pul led out f rom the stat ion due to mast . Direc tor Ocana sa id that sa id devices wi l l be re insta l led as soon as they are repaired but i f they are beyond repair, they wi l l be replaced with another unit . Meanwhi le, Direc tor

UN OCHA deputy head for Eastern Visayas Andrew Martin (right) and Ms. Sarah Mace also of UN OCHA (left) pose with PIA-8 director Erlinda Olivia P. Tiu after a short meeting at the PIA temporary office located at the Leyte Sports Academy, February 6. (Photo by Neil Lopido/PIA-8)

2 February 10, 2014

DOST-8 bares initiatives for the post Yolanda rehabilitation and recovery efforts in East Visayas

T he Depar tment of Sc ience and Technology have some

ini t iat ives for the post Yolanda rehabi l i tat ion and recover y in Eastern Visayas. DOST Region 8 Direc tor Edgardo Esperanci l la to ld the Phi l ippine I nformation Agenc y that one of the in i t iat ives of the DOST is the development of hybr id weather monitor ing system and produc t ion of weather and ra in automated stat ions. These are a imed at developing and deploying a net work of automated weather stat ions and ARGs to monitor real t ime weather changes occurr ing in speci f ic local i t ies across the countr y.Direc tor Esperanci l la sa id that DOST has a l ready conduc ted inspec t ion and inventor y of ex ist ing deployed weather monitor ing systems. Meanwhi le, proposed to be deployed for the 2nd phase

of deployment in Region 8 are 46 Automated R ain G auges and 16 Water Level Monitor ing Systems, Direc tor Esperanci l la sa id. Another in i t iat ive is the DOST-DOLE Joint Program cal led RISE Projec t , the acronym for Rebui lding through I nnovat ions, Susta inable Employment and Enterpr ise) , a jo int understanding on technology and innovat ion infus ion for susta inable communit y enterpr ise. The objec t ive of R ISE projec t i s to provide susta inable l ivel ihood and employment oppor tunit ies for wealth creat ion. Direc tor Esperanci l la sa id that nat ional meet ings have been conduc ted. Local coordinat ion meet ings wi l l be done soon to ident i fy projec ts to be proposed under the program. A poss ible t ie -up with OXFAM is in the opt ing as OXFAM has s igni f ied interest to ass ist Yolanda af fec ted MSMEs which are

ass isted by DOST through SE TUP. OXFAM representat ives wi l l come back to DOST for a consultat ive meet ing, Direc tor Esperanci l la sa id. Meanwhi le, Direc tor Esperanci l la sa id that the Regional I nformation and Communicat ions Technology Committee – Eastern Visayas Federat ion for I nformation Technology (E VFIT ) , a creat ion of the regional IC T Committee of Eastern VisayasRDC, conduc ted a meet ing on Januar y 22 and has decided to conduc t an inventor y of sur viv ing IC T resources per member inst i tut ion.The pr ior i t y ac t iv i t ies for 2014 are those that a im to ass ist rehabi l i tate the IC T I ndustr y in Leyte and the region as a whole. (P IA 8)

268 Catbalogan couples say “I do” todayV alentines Day came four

days ear l ier for 268 couples, as they exchange “ I do’s” in the Cit y Government of Catbalogan sponsored the c iv i l wedding r i tes, today. Mayor Stephany Uy-Tan, look ing ever y inch an execut ive in her white corporate att i re of f ic iated the union of the couples whose age ranged f rom 60- ish to ear ly teens. The lady mayor emphasized commitment, sacr i f ice and ever last ing love for marr iage to last . “Sak r ipisyo, para hin maupay nga pamilya , maupay nga pag-asawa,” (Sacr i f ice for your fami ly, long- last ing marr iage) she sa id in the dia lec t to the couples

assembled at the Cit y Hal l P laza this morning. The couples were given f ree t ranspor tat ion to the venue especia l ly those who came from the is lands. “ Their counterpar t was only to get a cedula and bir th cer t i f icate,” sa id local Civ i l Registrar O fel ia Royandoyan. From Barangay R ama, Rolando Pion, 27 and Mar ia Les l ie, 23 have l ived- in for t wo years, as ide f rom being in love, they a lso decided to get legal ly marr ied for their new baby. Another couple f rom nearby Darahoway Daco, Pedro Vista , 51 and Nora Vista , 39 f inal ly exchanged ‘ I do’s “ a f ter 15 years of l iv ing together.

The LCR sa id that in the previous regime of Mayor Coefredo Uy, the mayor would go to the barangays to of f ic iate marr iages, but h is daughter Stephany Uy-Tan decided to have the mass wedding instead. The couples exper ienced the same r i tuals l ike k iss ing the br ide, wine dr ink ing, cake eat ing, dove re leas ing and other perks couples undergo. Dubbed as “K asalang Bayan 2014- Gugma Tik ang k an Steph” the couples a lso had their recept ion r ight in the plaza sponsored by the local government. (P IA 8-Samar)

February 10, 2014 3Local Social Welfare Office gathers Day Care Workers, reminds tasks during disasters

M a a s i n C i t y S o c i a l W e l f a r e a n d D e v e l o p m e n t O f f i c e

g a t h e r e d D a y C a r e W o r k e r s i n d i f f e r e n t D a y C a r e C e n t e r s i n M a a s i n C i t y r e m i n d i n g t h e m o f t h e t h e i r t a s k s a s a m e m b e r o f t h e B a r a n g a y D i s a s t e r R i s k R e d u c t i o n C o o r d i n a t i n g C o u n c i l ( B D R R M C ) . I n a n e m e r g e n c y m e e t i n g h e l d w i t h t h e D C W s , C S W D O h e a d F e b e M a . S t a C r u z s a i d t h a t t h o s e D C W s w h o a r e m e m b e r s o f t h e B D R R M C s h o u l d b e t h e o n e i n - c h a r g e i n t h e r e l i e f o p e r a t i o n s a n d l i s t t h e a f f e c t e d f a m i l i e s / i n d i v i d u a l s t o b e s u b m i t t e d t o t h e C S W D O f o r t h e p r e p a r a t i o n o f r e l i e f a s s i s t a n c e . I n M a a s i n C i t y , t h e r e a r e a t o t a l 7 2 d a y c a r e w o r k e r s i n 7 2 D a y C a r e

C e n t e r s t h r o u g h o u t t h e 7 0 b a r a n g a y s i n M a a s i n C i t y . “ E a c h o n e o f y o u s h o u l d r e v i e w y o u r r o l e s a s d a y c a r e w o r k e r s a n d u n d e r s t a n d y o u r t a s k s b e i n g o n e o f t h e m e m b e r s o f t h e B D R R M C ,” S t a . C r u z r e m i n d e d t h e m i n a m e e t i n g h e l d a t t h e P o v e r t y A l l e v i a t i o n C e n t e r , B a r a n g a y C o m b a d o , F e b r u a r y 7 . S h e s a i d t h a t t h e l i s t t h a t t h e y w i l l s u b m i t a t t h e l o c a l s o c i a l w e l f a r e o f f i c e w i l l b e t h e b a s i s o n t h e r e l i e f a s s i s t a n c e t o b e d i s t r i b u t e d t o t h e a f f e c t e d b a r a n g a y s . “ T h o s e a f f e c t e d b y c a l a m i t i e s a n d t h e r e w e r e n o a c t i o n s t a k e n a t t h e b a r a n g a y l e v e l w i l l r u s h t o t h e o f f i c e f o r a s s i s t a n c e , b u t u n f o r t u n a t e l y , n o l i s t s u b m i t t e d y e t b y t h e

b a r a n g a y D R R M C ,” S t a . C r u z d i s c l o s e d f u r t h e r . T o a v o i d d e l a y i n t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n o f r e l i e f a s s i s t a n c e , S t a . C r u z u r g e d t h e D C W - B D R R M C m e m b e r s t h a t l i s t o f a f f e c t e d i n d i v i d u a l s / f a m i l i e s s h o u l d b e b r o u g h t t o t h e C S W D O . A r o u n d 1 5 b a r a n g a y s i n M a a s i n C i t y w e r e a f f e c t e d d u r i n g t h e t r o p i c a l s t o r m “ B a s y a n g ”, t h o u g h t h e s e b a r a n g a y s w e r e a l r e a d y g i v e n i n i t i a l l y a t o t a l o f 8 0 0 f a m i l y p a c k s . ( P I A - S o L e y t e )

BY: MA. REBECCA G. CADAVOS

GSIS-Maasin serves as reinforcement in times of crisis

T h e o f f i c e o f t h e G o v e r n m e n t S e r v i c e

I n s u r a n c e S y s t e m ( G S I S ) h e r e h a s a c t e d i t s r o l e e f f i c i e n t l y a s t h e “ o r g a n i z a t i o n ’ s r e i n f o r c e m e n t i n d e l i v e r i n g i t s m i s s i o n d u r i n g t h e t i m e o f c r i s i s ,” t h e l o c a l b r a n c h o f t h e s t a t e p e n s i o n f i r m s a i d i n a s t a t e m e n t . “ T h e b r a n c h , d u r i n g t h e d a y s a f t e r t h e c a t a s t r o p h i c o c c u r r e n c e o f t y p h o o n Yo l a n d a , h a d c a t e r e d t h e n e e d s o f t h e G S I S m e m b e r s u n d e r T a c l o b a n c o v e r a g e , w h e n T a c l o b a n b r a n c h w a s n o t y e t f u l l y o p e r a t i o n a l ,” t h e s t a t e m e n t s a i d , a c o p y

f u r n i s h e d t o P I A . W i t h a v e r y l e a n f o r c e o f o n l y 1 4 e m p l o y e e s i n c l u d i n g t h e m a n a g e r , t h e b r a n c h a c t i v e l y f a c i l i t a t e d i n t h e p r o c e s s i n g o f a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r H o m e E m e r g e n c y L o a n P r o g r a m ( H E L P ) i n t h e e n s u i n g w e e k s a f t e r t h e s t o r m , s o m e m b e r s i n a r e a s h e a v i l y d e v a s t a t e d b y t h e w o r l d ’ s s t r o n g e s t s t o r m c a n s t a r t t o r e b u i l d t h e i r d a m a g e d h o u s e s - - a n d t h e i r l i v e s - - s o o n e s t . V i r t u a l l y a l l H E L P -a p p l y i n g m e m b e r s c a m e f r o m o u t s i d e t h e l o c a l b r a n c h - - n o n e c a m e f r o m G S I S -M a a s i n ’ s o w n a r e a c o v e r a g e

f r o m B a y b a y u p t o t h e e n t i r e S o u t h e r n L e y t e p r o v i n c e , w h o s e d w e l l i n g s w e r e l e f t s l i g h t l y t o u c h e d , i f a t a l l , b y Yo l a n d a ’ s w r a t h a n d f u r y . T h e “ o u t s i d e r s ” c a m e i n d r o v e s , v e r y e a r l y i n t h e m o r n i n g , r i d i n g m o s t l y o n c h a r t e r e d p r i v a t e v e h i c l e s , h o u r s b e f o r e t h e a g e n c y c a n o p e n i t s d o o r s f o r o f f i c e h o u r s . A n d t h e “ o u t s i d e m e m b e r s ” w e r e l e t i n b e f o r e o f f i c e h o u r s i n d e e d , a c c o m m o d a t e d w i t h h o t c o f f e e , u s h e r e d t o t h e r e s t r o o m s t o r e l i e v e t h e m s e l v e s ,

BY: MARCELO M. PEDALINO

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4 February 10, 2014

Gov. Mercado leads filing of legal charges against DENR personnel for cutting of Silago trees

G o v e r n o r R o g e r M e r c a d o p e r s o n a l l y a p p e a r e d b e f o r e

t h e P r o v i n c i a l P r o s e c u t o r ’s O f f i c e h e r e , M o n d a y, t o s u b m i t a c o m p l a i n t a g a i n s t s e v e r a l p e r s o n n e l o f t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f E n v i r o n m e n t a n d N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e s ( D E N R ) , w h o a r e a l l e g e d l y i n v o l v e d i n t h e d e l i b e r a t e c u t t i n g o f m a n y d e c a d e s - o l d t r e e s r e c e n t l y i n t h e t o w n o f S i l a g o . N a m e d a c c u s e d i n t h e c r i m i n a l c o m p l a i n t f o r v i o l a t i o n o f f o r e s t r y l a w s , l e g a l o r d e r s , a n d c o d e s w e r e A l e j a n d r o B a u t i s t a , t h e O I C C o m m u n i t y E n v i r o n m e n t N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e s O f f i c e r ( C E N R O ) o f S a n J u a n , S o u t h e r n L e y t e , a n d R i c a r d o To m o l , P r o v i n c i a l E n v i r o n m e n t N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e s O f f i c e r ( P E N R O ) . A l s o c h a r g e d w e r e E r n i e M a n a b i t , P r e s i d e n t o f K a k u g i , I n c o r p o r a t e d , a P e o p l e ’s O r g a n i z a t i o n ( P O ) , F o r e s t

R a n g e r P a b l i t o M a s i n g , S e r g i o M a n a b i t a n d o t h e r r e s i d e n t s i n S i l a g o . T h e c h a r g e s h e e t , d a t e d F e b r u a r y 4 , 2 0 1 4 , w a s s i g n e d b y E v a A b a d , P r o v i n c i a l E n v i r o n m e n t N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e s M a n a g e m e n t O f f i c e r ( P E N R M O ) , a n d P o l i c e I n s p . A n t o n i n o A l m i n e , S i l a g o C h i e f o f P o l i c e , a n d w a s r e c e i v e d b y A t t y . A n t o n i n o R u i z , P r o v i n c i a l P r o s e c u t o r, 9 : 5 0 A M , F e b r u a r y 1 0 , 2 0 1 4 . I t c o n s i s t e d o f 4 6 p a g e s o f a s s o r t e d d o c u m e n t s a n d s u p p o r t i n g p a p e r s , i n c l u d i n g a n n e x e s , p i c t u r e s , a n d c o p i e s o f s p e c i f i c l a w s , i s s u a n c e s t h a t w e r e a l l e g e d a s h a v i n g b e e n t r a n s g r e s s e d , s u c h a s “ S e c t i o n 6 8 o f t h e R e v i s e d F o r e s t r y C o d e , P. D . N o . 3 8 9 a n d P. D . N o . 7 0 5 i n r e l a t i o n t o D E N R A d m i n i s t r a t i v e O r d e r N o . 2 0 0 0 -7 8 d a t e d N o v e m b e r 7 , 2 0 0 0 .” “ T h e c i r c u m s t a n c e s o f

t i m e , p l a c e a n d m a n n e r o f c o m m i t t i n g t h e c r i m e a r e c l e a r l y s p e l l e d o u t i n t h e a f f i d a v i t -c o m p l a i n t h e r e t o a t t a c h e d t o f o r m a n i n t e g r a l p a r t h e r e o f ,” t h e c o m p l a i n t s t a t e d . I n s u b m i t t i n g t h e c o m p l a i n t , G o v. M e r c a d o s h a r e d t o P r o s e c u t o r R u i z h i s h i g h e x p e c t a t i o n t h e c a s e c a n p r o c e e d a n d p r o g r e s s b a s e d o n i t s m e r i t s a n d n o t b e h o u n d e d b y t e c h n i c a l i t i e s . H e w a s a c c o m p a n i e d t o t h e P r o s e c u t o r ’s o f f i c e b y P /S u p t . A r m a n d o B o l a l i n , P N P P r o v i n c i a l D i r e c t o r, P E N R M O A b a d , P r o v i n c i a l A d m i n i s t r a t o r C r i s p i n A r o n g , J r . , a n d A t t y . To b y A g u i l a r , P r o v i n c i a l A t t o r n e y. I n a n i n t e r v i e w w i t h P I A o n w h a t w i l l h a p p e n n e x t a f t e r t h e f i l i n g , A t t y . A g u i l a r s a i d t h e P r o s e c u t o r w i l l s u m m o n a l l t h e a c c u s e d t o a n s w e r t h e c h a r g e s . ( P I A 8 - S o u t h e r n L e y t e )

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c i t i z e n j o u r n a l i s m i s t h a t p e o p l e w i t h o u t p r o f e s s i o n a l j o u r n a l i s m t r a i n i n g c a n u s e t h e t o o l s o f m o d e r n t e c h n o l o g y a n d t h e g l o b a l d i s t r i b u t i o n o f t h e I n t e r n e t t o c r e a t e , a u g m e n t o r f a c t -c h e c k m e d i a o n t h e i r o w n . T h e t r a i n i n g h o p e s t o r e k i n d l e t h e l o v e o f c o u n t r y , m u n i c i p a l i t y a n d b a r a n g a y . A s g o o d c i t i z e n s a n d l e a d e r s t h e y m u s t i n f o r m t h e g o o d d e v e l o p m e n t s i n t h e i r a r e a s a n d a l s o t h e i r c o n c e r n s i n t h e a r e a . T h e y w i l l b e t a u g h t h o w t o d e v e l o p S M S , s e n d

R ain G auge at Dungcaan Br idge, Mak inhas, Baybay Cit y ; the automated ra in gauge at NIA Dam at Distr ic t 6 , Daguitan R iver in Burauen; the water level monitor ing system at NIA Dam, Barangay Tingib in Pastrana; the water level monitor ing system with automated ra in gauge at Pagsanjan Br idge in Ormoc Cit y ; and the water level monitor ing system at Barangay Palanog in Tacloban Cit y. (P IA8)

a n d g i v e n a l l t h e c o m f o r t s a n d a t t e n t i o n t h e y r i g h t f u l l y d e s e r v e d , b e i n g p a r t o w n e r s i n a n a g e n c y t h e y c a n c a l l t h e i r o w n . “ T h e s t r o n g c u l t u r e o f b a y a n i h a n w a s v e r y e m i n e n t t h r o u g h o u t t h e G S I S , m a k i n g t h e s y s t e m f u l l y f u n c t i o n a l d e s p i t e t h e i m p a i r m e n t c a u s e d b y t h e N o v e m b e r 8 t r a g e d y ,” t h e s t a t e m e n t a l s o s a i d . I n t h e l o c a l , b i s a y a n d i a l e c t , t h i s i s c a l l e d “ A j o n a y ,” a s e n s e o f v o l u n t e e r i s m a t a t i m e w h e n v o l u n t e e r i n g i s m o s t n e e d e d .

M e a n w h i l e , t h e 1 0 , 0 0 0 - s t r o n g m e m b e r s s e r v e d b y G S I S - M a a s i n a v a i l e d o f t h e e m e r g e n c y l o a n i n t h e a f t e r m a t h o f Yo l a n d a , f o l l o w i n g d e c l a r a t i o n s o f S t a t e o f C a l a m i t y b y t h e p r o v i n c i a l a s w e l l a s t h e n a t i o n a l g o v e r n m e n t . M e m b e r s w i t h o u t s t a n d i n g e m e r g e n c y l o a n a c c o u n t s w e r e g r a n t e d P 4 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 d e d u c t i b l e t o t h e e x i s t i n g b a l a n c e , w h i l e t h o s e w h o h a d n o l o a n s y e t g o t P 2 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 l e s s m i n i m a l c h a r g e s . ( P I A 8 - S o u t h e r n L e y t e )

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p h o t o s a n d v i d e o c l i p s t o t h e i r M a y o r , t h e P I A , t h e A B S C B N t h r o u g h t h e B a y a n K o I p a t r o l K o s e g m e n t . A f t e r t h e t r a i n i n g , t h e p a r t i c i p a n t s w i l l b e d e s i g n a t e d b y P I A a s b a r a n g a y c o m m u n i t y d e v e l o p m e n t i n f o r m a t i o n o f f i c e r s . F o r t h i s t r a i n i n g w h i c h i s f o r f r e e , o n l y 7 5 p a r t i c i p a n t s h a v e b e e n s e l e c t e d . ( P I A 8 )

6 February 10, 2014

Kanan PH mensahe nga “Thank you’ Yolanda help umabot ha 1,894 milyones nga tawo segun han palasyo An kanan Pilipinas “Thank you”

nga mensahe ha mga naghatag bulig ngan padayon nga natambulig nga makatindog otro tikang han

paglasurbo han super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) in umabot na ha 1.894 milyones nga Malacañang said. Posible pa daw segun

kan Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio “Sonny” Coloma Jr. nga humita-as pa ini nga ihap komo an inabot pala hini

WARAY NEWS

amo an aada ha social media han Sabado nga adlaw. Dida daw han opisyal nga pagtapos han social media campaign, nahi-patik nga umabot 1,894,174 katawo an na-abot han mensahe, ngan padayon ini nga nahitaas, segun kan Coloma ha pulong nga Tagalog ha dzRB Radyo ng Bayan. Han Sabado nga adlaw, nagtigaman an Pilipinas han ika tulo ka bulan kataliwan mag-lasurbo hi Yolanda ha Visayas ngan Southern Luzon pina-agi hin pag-butang hin “Thank you” video ha social media. Nagpapakita an mga posters ngan retrato han kanan Filipino duro nga pasalamat para han pagtagad han bug-os nga kalibutan nga nakit-an ha mga nanguinguna nga syudad han kalibutan. Usa daw han hin-ara-an han mga Pilipino an pagkilala hin utang nga buot para han maupay nga pagtagad ha igkasi kaapi na han mga langyawanon, segun kan Coloma. PND ( jl) (Trans PIA 8-Samar/NBQ)

February 10, 2014 7Diri kinahanglan mangaro sa Estados Unidos pagpatapod sin proteksyon tikang san mga atake- Palasyo

A n Malakanyang nasugad sadton Domingo nga adlaw

nga diri k inahanglan san gobyerno san Pil ipinas nga mangaro sin pagpatapod tikang sa Estados Unidos nga ini mabulig pagdepensa san teritoryo san Pil ipinas kon ini mahingada sa i larum san pag-atake. Si Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr nasugad nga si US Secretary of State John Kerry nagpatapod na san Pil ipinas sa padayon nga kooperasyon ngan koordinasyon

sini ngada sa Estados Unidos san magkadurudilain nga mga isyu. Tikang sa perspektibo san Pil ipinas, an Estados Unidos in sayo san duha nga kasugbong, an sayo an Japan – ngan padayon an pagtapod nga sa panahon san panginginahanglan titindongan san Estados Unidos an ginkomiter sini sa aton nasud nga nasubay san ada na nga ginsabotan nga ginbubuhat sa butnga san Pil ipinas nga Estados Unidos, ini an sugad ni Coloma dida san Radyo ng Bayan. Pareho sa Japan, an Pil ipinas in yaun kasuki san pagtaga

teritoryo ngada a China tungod san parte san West Phil ippine Sea (South China Sea). An Pil ipinas nagduduso san rules-based approach sa pag tuhay san samok san teritoryo sa nasabi nga lugar. Sa nakadi si Secretary Kerry, kanya ginpahamtang an padayon nga kooperasyon ngan koordinasyon sa butnga san Eastados Unidos ngan Pil ipinas, sugad ni Coloma ( Translated by : ADiaz/PIA8-Northern Samar)

Presidente Aquino mangangaro suporta san mga lokal nga lideres para sa kamurayaw sa Mindanao dida sa ARMM Summit

S i P r e s i d e n t e B e n i g n o C . A q u i n o I I I m a n g a n g a r o s a n

s u p o r t a s a n l o k a l n g a l i d e r e s s a p a g p a h a m t a n g s a n k a m u r a y a w s a M i n d a n a o s a i y a p a g a t e n d i r s a n A u t o n o m o u s R e g i o n i n M u s l i m M i n d a n a o l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t s u m m i t s i n i n g a s e m a n a , s u g a d s a M a l a k a n y a n g . N a s u g a d s i P r e s i d e n t i a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n s O p e r a t i o n s O f f i c e S e c r e t a r y H e r m i n i o C o l o m a J r n g a a n P r e s i d e n t e n a g l a l a u m l i w a t n g a m a i m d a n s a p e r s o n a l a n p a n h i t a b o m a h i t u n g o d s a n m g a i s y u n g a n a k a a p e k t o s a n r e h i y o n . A n p a n g u n a h o n n g a

p a n u y o i n a g h a t o n a n m g a l i d e r e s s a n m g a l o c a l s a n m g a l u g a r s a A R M M n g a m a k i s a y o n g a n b u m u l i g s a p a g p a d a l a g a n s a n p r o s e s o s a n k a m u r a y a w n g a k u n t a u m a b o t n g a d t o s a n p a g t i n d o g s a n B a n g s a m o r o p o l i t i c a l e n t i t y k o n a n m g a t a w o m a g t u y a n g s i n i d i d a s a n p l e b i s i t o . I n i a n p a h a y a g n i C o l o m a s a R a d y o n g B a y a n . A n B a n g s a m o r o p o l i t i c a l e n t i t y , n g a g i n e r i s t u r y a h a n s a n k u r u k a b a g a w p a n k a m u r a y a w s a b u t n g a s a n g o b y e r n o n g a M o r o I s l a m i c L i b e r a t i o n F r o n t , i n g i n k i k i t - a n n g a m a g l i l i w a n s a

A R M M S u g a d n i C o l o m a , n g a t u n g o d n g a a n A R M M k a p a r t e s a n t r a n s i s y o n , a n m g a o p i s y a l s a n l o c a l n g a p a n g o b y e r n o h a n k i n a h a n g l a n b u m u l i g s a p a g m e n t i n a r s a n k a m u r a y a w. A a d m a n l i w a t s a n P r e s i d e n t e k o n y a u n i b a p a n g a i m p o r t a n t e n g a i s y u a n l o c a l n g a p a m u n u a n s a A R M M p a r a m a s e g u r o n g a n a b a b a t o n s a n n a s y u n a l n g a p a n g o b y e r n o h a n a n k a n r a m g a p a n g i n a h a n g l a n o n , d u g a n g n i C o l o m a . ( Tr a n s l a t e d b y : A D i a z /P I A 8 - N o r t h e r n S a m a r )

8 February 10, 2014

Four (4) classroom buildings turned over to Deped Palo LeyteBY: CONSUELO ALARCON

The Department of Education formally accepted on Sunday the

four classroom buildings donated by PLDT-Smart Gabay Guro Foundation and Philippine Disaster Recovery Foundation to Pawing Elementary School, Brgy. Pawing Palo Leyte, one of the schools in Eastern Visayas devastated by typhoon Yolanda. In a simple turn over ceremony held at Pawing Elementary School grounds, the symbolic key was accepted by Department of Education (Deped) Region 8 Legal officer Lawyer Rhoan Oribia as representative of Deped Region 8 Director Luisa Bautista-Yu from PLDT-Smart Gabay Guro Foundation Chairperson Ms. Cheryl Cabal Revilla and Mr. Butch

Milley, Chairman, Philippine Disaster Recovery Foundation and other PLDT-Smart Executives in the presence of Department of Education Assistant Secretary Tonisito Umali, Leyte Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Manuel Albano, School Principal Loreta A. Golaresa and the teachers. Local officials of the Province led by Leyte Governor Leopoldo Dominico L. Petilla and his wife Sharon, Palo Mayor Remedios L. Petilla, Brgy. Councilor Chiqui Uy also graced the occasion together with actor Derek Ramsey who is with the Gabay Guro Foundation. In her acceptance speech, Atty. Oribia, in behalf of the Department of Education, has expressed thanks to

the kind-hearted people particularly the PLDT-Smart executives, Gabay Guro Foundation and Philippine Disaster Recovery Foundation for the continuing support to the Deped. The project is in line with the rehabilitation efforts of the government with the support of the private sector.More or less 700 pupils in said school will benefit the project. It was learned that of the five thousand (5, 000) classrooms damaged by the typhoon 417 of which are found in Palo Leyte, one of towns in Eastern Visayas hardly hit by the super typhoon.(PIA-8)