One Mindanao - August 10, 2015

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Western Mindanao (Zamboanga Peninsula)

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Northern Mindanao

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NOEMI B. EDAGARegional Director, PIA Region IX

THELMA B. OLIVERRegional Director, PIA Region X

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Gov’t distributes P1.52-B machines, projects to farmers, LGUs in Region 12

COMELEC presents automation options to Ph legislators

Malaysian diplomats visit MILF leaders, vows to invite traders to Bangsamoro

Medical services tops list of “Mobile C Gov” project in MisOcc

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Gov’t distributes P1.52-B machines, projects to farmers, LGUs in Region 12 By: Danilo E. Doguiles

Farm mechanization is one of the best means to lower

agricultural production cost and improve the

competitivenessof our farmers,

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” Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala told over 4,000 farmers, fisherfolk, local government officials, and other agriculture industry stakeholders in SOCCSKSARGEN Region.

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Secretary Alcala came to the Regional Center in Barangay Carpenter Hill, Koronadal City Thursday, July 30, to distribute Php1.52 billion worth of projects and assistance to farmers’ associations and local government units in South Cotabato, North Cotabato, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Sarangani. Part of the assistance were over 330 farm machines that were ready for immediate delivery to the intended beneficiaries.

These machines, Secretary Alcala emphasized, would boost profitability in farm production. “More farmers in your region have experienced much improved production because of the continuous distribution of pre- and post-harvest facilities and other interventions by the Department,” he said. Citing data from the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics, the Aggie chief noted, “Region 12 has achieved 128 percent rice self-sufficiency.


In 2014, SOCCSKSARGEN recorded 1.364 million metric tons (MMT) of palay equivalent to 31.68 percent of rice production in Mindanao and 7.1 percent in the Philippines. Among the farm machines and equipment turned-over to farmer groups and LGUs were 33 four-wheel drive tractors with prices ranging from Php 798,000 to Php 2.59 million each. At the event, he also distributed 47 hand tractors

with implements, 55 floating tillers, 30 transplanters, 10 mini -combine harvesters, 10 reapers, 35 threshers, 32 corn mills, 18 vacuum pack sealers, 21 corn shellers, 18 cassava graters, 18 cassava granulators, and many others. He, together with BFAR 12 Regional Director Sammy Malvas, also handed Php152 million worth of machines and implements including fishing boats, motors and other equipment and facilities to identified fisherfolk organizations from the Bureau of



Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

Mechanizing farm activities, he emphasized, would address farmers’ concern over labor cost which takes the largest portion in farm financing. Aside from the aforementioned, he also distributed more than Php 753, 000 worth of checks from the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC 12) ng intended for the farmer-recipients of Sikat Saka program and Weather Adverse Rice Areas (WARA). Meanwhile, DA 12 Regional Executive Director AmaliaJayag-Datukan said the activity aims to sustain the transparency initiatives of the national government by the continuous delivery of remarkable interventions geared towards the achievement of Food Staples Self-sufficiency Program (FSSP). “Through this activity, we could harness the continuous efforts of the current administration in pushing for inclusive growth by providing farmers with different interventions which could facilitate them in improving their

farm efficiency and productivity towards increased production and incomes,” she said. The lady director expressed her happiness with the overwhelming response of the farmers and fisherfolk as well as other industry players for taking their share in the activity. She also thanked the presence of some top local chief executives such as South Cotabato Governor Daisy-Avance Fuentes, North Cotabato Governor Emmylou Taliño- Mendoza; Sarangani Governor Steve-Chiongbian Solon as well as to Cotabato 1st District and 3rd District Representatives Jesus Sacdalan and Jose Tejada. A number of Mayors were also present to personally receive the projects and assistance for their respective areas. Meantime, the largest chunk of the interventions is intended for projects amounting to Php483.59 million that will be carried out under the PAyapa at MAsaganangPamayaNAn (PAMANA) Program. Twenty farm-to-market road


projects and one potable water system project with a combined cost of Php467.9 million will also be implemented under the Philippine Rural Development Program (PRDP). Apart from the FMR projects under PAMANA and PRDP, he also turned-over to LGU recipients Php124.85 million worth of FMR projects under SOCCSKSARGEN-ADPO and Php81.69 M road projects under the Farm-to-Market Road Development Program (FMRDP). Bottom-up Budgeting (BUB) program, on the other hand, also turned over P45.9-M worth of checks and Certificate of Availability of Funds (CAF) to LGUs.

Secretary Alcala also handed-out projects from DA’s banner programs: Agri-Pinoy Rice Program – Php49.54-M; Agri-Pinoy Corn Program – Php60.97-M; Agri-Pinoy High Value Crops Development Program – Php11.14-M; Agri-Pinoy Livestock Program – Php2.22-M as well as Php48.16 M worth of small-scale irrigation projects. In his message, Sec. Alcala urged the farmers and fisherfolk to remain pro-active and to trust that the government will remain steadfast in its advocacy to improve the lives of the farmers and fisherfolk. “As President Noynoy Aquino has said in his State of


the Nation Address (SONA), the national government will sustain the reforms that we have started in the agricultural sector. Trust that we will continue to serve you until we attain a better life for every Filipino family,” Secretary Alcala said. This big event was the third visit of Secretary Alcala this year in the region – following the DA – Ulatsa Bayan – Peace Caravan being carried out in four different areas in North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat provinces and Cotabato City where P0.4-B

worth of assistance was handed to underprivileged and less fortunate farmers affected by conflicts. On March 3, Secretary Alcala together with Senator Cynthia Villar handed out nearly P1-B worth of agriculture-based projects and assistance to hundreds of farmer groups and local governments of SOCCSKSARGEN Region at Tupi Research and Experiment Station, Tupi, South Cotabato which was attended by more than 3,300 participants.


Gov’t agencies told, “aim for total client satisfaction”

QUEZON CITY- The Civil Service Commission (CSC) urged government agencies nationwide to focus on continuous streamlining and improvement of frontline service delivery, following the release of Report Card Survey (RCS) results for the first half of 2015 where majority of surveyed frontline service offices were rated as “Good”.


As of June 30 this year, 63.10% or 460 out of 729 surveyed frontline service offices nationwide obtained a numerical score between 80 and 89.99 equivalent to a Good rating.

Some 226 offices (31%) received an Excellent rating; six offices (0.82%) gotOutstanding; 30 offices (4.12%) were Acceptable; and seven offices (0.96%) incurred a Failed rating.

The service offices subjected to the RCS came from 10 agencies, namely, Land Transportation Office (LTO), Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), Social Security System (SSS), Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), Land Registration Authority (LRA), Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF), Philippine Statistics Authority-National Statistics Office (PSA-NSO), Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth), and Land Bank of

the Philippines (LBP).

The RCS provides a quantitative measure of client perceptions on the quality, efficiency, and adequacy of public services. The CSC runs the survey as the lead implementer of Republic Act No. 9485 or the Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007 (ARTA).

“It is not enough to just tick all the boxes. Our aim should be total client satisfaction, not just basic compliance with the provisions of the law,” said CSC Acting Chairperson Robert S. Martinez. The RCS criteria is composed of Core Area 1 or Compliance with ARTA Provisions, and Core Area 2 or Overall Client Satisfaction.

Under Core Area 1, the CSC checks if the service office has a Citizen’s Charter that contains detailed commitments on transaction steps, cost, and time. It also checks if anti-fixing


measures are implemented, if frontline staff wear identification cards, if there are no hidden transaction costs, if there is a functional Public Assistance and Complaints Desk, and if the No Noon Break policy is observed.

Under Core Area 2, the CSC looks into the effectiveness of frontline service providers, service quality (overall transaction time and outcome), physical setup of the office, availability of basic facilities for pregnant women, senior citizens and persons with disability, as well as client feedback or satisfaction.

Service offices which obtain a score of 90 to 100 with no failed/delinquent rating in any sub-area are rated Excellent. Those with scores of 90 to 100 but have a failing mark in any sub-area are rated Outstanding. Scores of 80 to 89.99 are rated Good; 70 to 79.99 are Acceptable; and 69.99 and below are Failed. Offices that fail in any of the two core areas,

regardless of the final numerical rating, also incur a Failed rating.

All surveyed agencies had a full passing rate with all of their service offices obtaining scores not lower than 70, except for BIR with three Failed offices out of 119 surveyed, and LTO with four Failed offices out of 226 surveyed.

GSIS and Philhealth had the highest proportion of offices that got Excellentrating, numbering 39 out of 47 surveyed offices (82.98%) for GSIS, and 41 out of 60 surveyed offices (68.33%) for Philhealth. (CSC)


COMELEC presents automation options to Ph legislators

MANILA -- Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman Andres Bautista presented on Wednesday the options being considered for the automation of the 2016 National and Local Elections before the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Automated Election System (JCOC-AES) at the Philippine Senate.


This, according to Chairman Bautista, is part of ongoing efforts of the poll body to consult as many stakeholders as possible regarding the automated election system.

Speaking before the JCOC-AES, the poll chief said that in light of the recent award of the contract for the lease of 23,000 new Optical Mark Reader (OMR) Machines to Smartmatic, the COMELEC is weighing in the option of engaging in direct negotiations for the refurbishment of the existing 81,896 Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) Machines or leasing 70,977 new OMR Machines.

“The issues being considered by the COMELEC at the moment are cost, timeliness and technical risk. The difference between cost of refurbishment and lease

of new machines is around PhP2.5billion,” Bautista said.

With approximately 54 million voters in 2016, COMELEC targets to bring the ratio of voter-to-machine down to 600 to 800 voters per OMR as opposed to the 1000 voter per PCOS machine in 2010 and 2013.

The question, according to Bautista, is whether the augmentation will come from the refurbished 81,896 PCOS machines or the leased brand-new OMRs.

“The COMELEC will be making the choice between these two options in the coming weeks. It will be in the nation’s best interest if the decision making process is as well-informed as it can possibly be,” Bautista ended. (COMELEC)


Malaysian diplomats visit MILF leaders, vows to invite traders to Bangsamoro

SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao - Malaysia will continue to invite Malaysian traders to invest in Mindanao even as it expressed continued support to the Mindanao peace process, a ranking Malasian official in the Philippines on Sunday told officials of a Moro group in Southern Philippines. Malaysian Ambassador to the Philippines, His Excellency Dato Mohammad Zamri Mohammad Kassim made the commitment during his visit to

Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) stronghold in Barangay Darapanan, Sultan Kudarat town in Maguindanao Sunday.

By: Edwin O. Fernandez


Mohammad Kassim met with MILF chief Al Haj Murad Ebrahim and MILF Vice Chair for Political Affairs Ghadzali Jaafar in the MILF chair’s offie in Barangay Darapanan.

He was accompanied by Malaysian Consul Zawawi Tahir and MGeneral Sheikh Mohksin, Head of International Monitoring Team (IMT) Mission-10 and their delegation

Murad warmly welcome the Malaysian delegation and expressed appreciation for their coming to Mindanao and at Camp Darapanan.

Mohammad Kassim reiterated his government’s strong commitment and support to the peace process as well as to continue acting as peace process facilitator and head of the IMT as long as both parties need it.

Malaysia has been the lead country in the six nation IMT which monitors the implementation of the GPH-MILF ceasefire agreement since 2003.

The Malaysian envoy told Murad his government will continue to extend to the Bangsamoro and Filipino People in general their assistance in the

field of education and human resource development (HRD) through their institutions and programs and others.

He also said Malaysia will continue to assist in developing the economy through inviting and encouraging private investors to invest in the Bangsamoro and other parts of the country.

“We continue to hope and pray for the early passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law(BBL) that is acceptable to all parties and the Bangsamoro people and to continue to monitor the situation and progress of the peace process.

Murad, in a statement, expressed the MILF and the Moro peoples’ gratitude to the active participation of the Malaysian Government in the peace process that included the facilitation of the peace talks; heading the IMT as well as extending educational and human resource development training to selected Moro individuals particularly on capacity building, among others.

These capacity building programs Malaysia has been providing to Moro participants in Kuala Lumpur are in preparation for the upcoming establishment


of the Bangsamoro new political entity once the BBL is passed by congress and ratified by the people in proposed areas of Bangsamoro in a plebiscite.

The BBL remain in the two chambers of Congress and both are yet to come up with a final version of the Bangsamoro Law seen to resolve the decades-old Bangsamoro Problem.

The proposed law is still pending in congress and expected to be passed within the year.

In a separate statement, the MILF and the GPH Peace panel, as well as prominent individuals including influential Cotabato Archbishop Orlando Cardinal Quevedo, civil

society organizations and non government organizations (CSOs and NGOs) supportive of the peace process and the Bangsamoro people have urged congress to pass the original version of the proposed law agreed between President Benigno Aquino II and the MILF submitted to congress on September 10, 2014.

The draft law was based on the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) and the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB).

A sumptuous lunch was shared by visiting Malaysian diplomats and MILF central committee members after the meeting. (PNA)


DOH-Caraga leads national family planning month celeb in the region By: Daisy Jane M. Apit

BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) Caraga Regional Office is commemorating the National Family Planning Month this August to address the needs of every Filipino by helping them plan their families. The family planning (FP) program of the department aims to provide information and services to couples who are in their reproductive age for them to make better and responsible decisions deemed appropriate and necessary for their needs.


“Increasing and sustaining the use of modern contraceptive methods among men and women of reproductive age will empower each to plan for a better quality of life with the long term benefit of greater family savings,” said DOH-Caraga regional director Dr. Jose Llacuna, Jr. Llacuna also emphasized that the celebration also centers on the attainment of a better quality of life for the mother, the father, and the family as a whole. This year’s theme is “Kapag planado, Panalo!,” which promotes the use of family planning methods and choices through advocacy activities closely coordinated with government agencies, NGOs, academic, religious and other sectors; to reduce the health related risks women and children face due to short birth intervals and too frequent pregnancies and childbirth; and reduce the

teenage pregnancies incidents. “Family planning is discussed in a broader context of reproductive, sexual health, and reproductive rights. For mothers specifically, we try our best to increase our efforts in advocating Family Planning methods by increasing the contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR), thus substantially prevent unintended pregnancies, reduce number of abortions, and lower the incidence of death and disability related to complications of pregnancy and childbirth,” Llacuna added. The month long celebration is covered by the capital cities in the three provinces of the region. Activities will include identification of possible FP acceptors, FP service provision through counselinmg and recommending of different method, and addressing rumors and misconceptions.


BUTUAN CITY - The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) – Caraga, together with the Regional Census Coordinating Board (RCCB) and the tri-media partners, held the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN) launching and press conference at the Robinsons Place Butuan Main Atrium on August 3, 2015. The event aims to raise awareness and publicity on the conduct of the POPCEN 2015.

PSA Caraga launches 2015 POPCEN; enumeration kicks off on August 10 By: PSA-Caraga

The POPCEN 2015, which is a complete enumeration of households in the country, is designed primarily to take an inventory of the entire population of the Philippines. It also collects information about basic

characteristics of the population such as age, sex, marital status, religious affiliation, and highest grade/year completed. It is a source of data on the size, distribution, and composition of the population for different


geographic units, that is, at the national up to barangay level. These information are vital in making rational plans and programs towards national and local development.

The enumeration units for the POPCEN 2015 are households, housing units, and institutional living quarters (ILQs). All households and ILQs in all barangays throughout the country will be enumerated to gather information about their members. All Filipinos residing in Philippine embassies, missions, and consulates abroad will also be enumerated.

August 1, 2015 is the reference date for the POPCEN 2015. This means that all persons to be enumerated as members of a household or as residents of an institutional living quarter will be as of 12:01 am, August 1, 2015.

Enumeration is on August 10 to September 6, 2015 in most provinces and may be extended until end of September 2015 in big cities. Enumerators wearing official POPCEN 2015 IDs will visit and interview every household to ask basic information about its members, such as age, sex,

marital status, education, and usual occupation, if any. The interview will take about 15 to 30 minutes for each household. PSA Field Staff Supervisors will also visit the households to assure the accuracy of the data collected and to ensure the complete coverage of an area. The PSA calls for all to cooperate and provide truthful answers to census questions. Everyone is expected of their full support in this undertaking.

Republic Act (RA) No. 10625, also known as the Philippine Statistical Act of 2013, which was approved on September 12, 2013, states that “the PSA shall be primarily responsible for all national censuses and surveys, sectoral statistics, consolidation of administrative recording system, and compilation of national accounts.” Specifically, Section 6 (b) of this Act mandates the PSA to “prepare and conduct periodic censuses on population, housing, agriculture, fisheries, business, industry, and other sectors of the economy.” The information collected shall be kept strictly confidential and shall not be used for purposes of taxation, investigation or regulation as provided un under Article 55 of RA 10625.


SASAMA ARC is composed of four barangays namely: San Vicente, Sta Cruz, Maharlika and San Roque with 248 agrarian reform beneficiaries who will benefit soon the identified development requirement amounting to P414 million worth of various proposed projects. The creation of an ARC is one of the activities under the program beneficiaries development and initiatives of the department that will channel different interventions from other CARP implementing

agencies such as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), National Irrigation Administration, Department of Health, Department of Trade and Industry, Provincial Agrarian Reform Coordinating Committee (PARCCOM), local government units (LGUs) and other foreign funding institutions. Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer Benjamin M. Mataksil, in his message, commended the cooperation and willingness of the LGU officials to be part of this initiative.

DAR SurSur launches new ARC in BisligBy: Myra Q. Yu

SURIGAO DEL SUR - The Department of Agrarian Reform Provincial Office (DARPO) here recently launches its newest agrarian reform community (ARC) - the SASAMASA ARC in Bislig City, this province.


100-millionth baby recognized in Zambo Cityby Jocelyn P. Alvarez

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Commission on Population (POPCOM) last week marked a milestone in the country’s population by recognizing one of the “100-millionth babies” born last year in the city.


POPCOM Regional Director Reynaldo Wong visited barangay Putik here and brought goodies for Khaizier Lee Caritatibo, born on July 27 last year. The goodies had clothes, jackets, milk and other baby necessities worth P10 thousand. According to Wong, Khaizier will now be a PhilHealth member for life. “He will also receive free vitamins from the Department of Health (DOH),” he said. The National Nutrition Council (NNC) will also monitor the child’s development in nutrition. Khaizier, POPCOM information officer Cecil Abuy said, is one of four babies in region 9 recognized as “100-millionth of the population” in last year’s projected population. This milestone aims to gain the support of other government agencies to provide support to the child. Khaizier is born to Mylen and Engelbert Caritatibo of

Ramos Drive in barangay Putik. Mylen, 19, is a housewife, and Engelbert, 23 is a honey vendor. Mylen gave birth to Khaizier at the Zamboanga City Medical Center through normal delivery. The two are not yet married, although they have plans. During the short ceremony, barangay officials headed by chairman Gerry Perez advised Mylen and Engelbert to practice family planning in order to provide as much support to their child as possible. Wong also advised the barangay officials to monitor the status of the family to ensure that Khaizier will have the full benefits of development and support from the family and community. Meanwhile, the City Government today will be receiving the regional Rafael Salas Award for its noteworthy implementation of population and development (POPDEV) programs. The LGU will be competing for the prestigious award on the national level.


Margosatubig Regional Hospital Medical Center Chief Dr. Richard Sison in his message in today's High Impact 5 launching said the concept of this program is reaching out the community by zero-in on the five impact programs of DOH.

Margosatubig Mayor Roy Encallado in his message today

during the launching of High Impact 5 was very much thankful

to DOH for coming up with a very aggressive approach in the

delivery of basic health services to the poor people of his town.

Margosatubig Regional Launches Hi5The DOH in coordination with the Margosatubig Regional Hospital and the local government unit of Margosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur launched today High Impact 5 (HI5) program with the theme " Alagang Pinoy, Alagang DOH at the municipal gymnasium.


Family welfare federations hold 1st Mindanao summit, inter-island gathering

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Northern Mindanao Federation of Family Welfare Committees (NMFFWC) of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) hosted the first of its kind and the first in the country Family Welfare Federations Mindanao-wide Summit for Family Welfare Program (FWP) implementers on 28-29 July 2015 at the Grand Caprice Ballroom, this City.

by Glenford C. Labial

Present in the event as the keynote speaker was the DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz along with Regional Directors Sisinio B. Cano (R9), Raymundo G. Agravante (R10), Atty. Joffrey M. Suyao (R11), Ofelia B.


Domingo (R12) and Atty. Johnson G. Cañete (Caraga) together with the different officers and members of the FWP federations namely Zamboanga Peninsula Federation of Family Welfare Committees, Inc., NMFFWC, Federation of Family Welfare Stakeholders XI, Federation of Family Welfare Committee of Region XII and Caraga Family Welfare Council, Inc. A total of 408 participants attended the summit composed of 299 from the management and 109 labor covering 350 plant-level practitioners in the entire island of Mindanao. The summit aimed to gather the members for an effective forum for Labor and Management representatives of companies and institutions in the whole Mindanao island implementing the DOLE FWP with existing Family Welfare Committee and strengthen the program by providing new mechanisms and strategies to effectively function in the context of collective leadership and corporate social responsibility; collaborate among member companies; and benchmark best FWP practices. “This is the first and I commend you for holding this event for the entire Mindanao. Working hand-

in-hand is important for the sustenance of the program”, said Labor Secretary Baldoz. “We want to give everyone the opportunity to connect with DOLE’s various deliverables and FWP is among the top programs that will boost the plant level committees to improve the ten dimensions and more importantly help improve the lives of our members, as well as to recognize outstanding best practices,” she added. Meanwhile, DOLE-X regional director, Raymundo G. Agravante said “The summit was successfully achieved, as planned. This is a good venue where different industries convene. These are the companies that continuously support our program”. “I thank the industries that sent representatives who are human resource managers and administrators from educational institutions; health and wellness; hotels and restaurants; electric cooperatives; manufacturing; business process outsourcing services; micro, small and medium enterprise; bus companies; and management services,” Agravante added in closing. During the summit, Dr. Genaro V. Japos discussed the topic:


“Family Welfare Committees in Mindanao: Bridging Connections” by introducing mechanisms and strategies to effectively function collective leadership and corporate social responsibility relative to the implementation of the program at the company level. Notable best practices in Northern Mindanao region included in the benchmark on the second day were Asia Brewery, Inc., Coca-Cola Bottlers Phils., Inc., Del Monte Phils., Inc. (Cannery) and Nestle Phils., Inc. where the participants were able to scale over and above practices as the hosts conducted short presentation and plant tour. event was concluded with a pledge of support for the purpose of binding the undertaking as an effective forum for labor and

management representatives of companies implementing the FWP with existing Family Welfare Committees that help develop the 21st century workers. FWP is a mandatory program for establishments with more than 200 workers to improve workplace productivity and sustain worker-management relations. The 10 dimensions include Reproductive Health/ Responsible Parenthood; Education/Gender Equality; Spirituality and Values Formation; Income Generation/ Livelihood/ Cooperative; Medical Health Care; Nutrition; Environment Protection; Hygiene and Sanitation; Sports and Leisure and Housing and Transportation. The 2nd Mindanao summit is set on July 2017 in Region 11.

Medical services tops list of “Mobile C Gov” project in MisOcc

OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental -- Medical services topped the list of the basic services rendered by the “Mobile C Gov-Bringing the Capitol’s Basic Services to the People’s Door Steps,” of the Provincial Government of Misamis Occidental (PGMO).

by Rutchie C. Aguhob


“Mobile C Gov” is PGMO’s strategy of bringing the provincial government to the door steps of the people. It is a sort of caravan of frontline agencies in the province, that go to the grassroots, and sets up a “one-stop-shop” for the basic services. “The project aims to give the people in the communities, the chance to avail to avail of these basic services and save their time, effort and money in going to the city proper and use their savings, instead for their other needs,” Governor Herminia M. Ramiro said. Meanwhile, the other services brought by “Mobile C Gov” to the barangays include the following: Medical check-up, distribution of medicines, surgical screening and wheel chair distribution, dental extraction and oral health care for children in day care centers (DCC). Social Services, with issuance of referral letters/guarantee for hospitalization, medical assessment by the Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), distribution of learning materials in DCC’s and educational supplies to beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).

Philhealth insurance membership applications and nutritional and physical therapy services, with feeding for children, information campaign for breastfeeding and environmental services, with tree planting, environmental protection campaign, and seedling distribution. Agricultural services, with vegetable seeds distribution, vermicast distribution and production start-up assistance, soil analysis, banana plantings distribution, and veterinary services, with consultation on livestock production, deworming of large and small livestock and castration. Notarial and legal clinic, with legal consultation and notarial services for late registration of live births and marriage registration, checking of passport application documents, and treasury services, with distribution of checks payments to the barangay, and tax information campaign.


OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental -- Republic Act (RA) No. 10625 and Executive Order (EO) No. 352, have provided the legal bases for the conduct of the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015).

RA 10625, EO 352 provide legal bases for conducting POPCEN 2015by Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob

“Both RA 10625 and EO 352 have given the authority and mandate of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to conduct the POPCEN 2015,” Julito F. Pilar, Provincial Statistics Officer of MisOcc, explained. Approved on September 12, 2013, RA 10625, otherwise known as “The Philippine Statistical Act of 2013,”states that PSA shall

be primarily responsible for all national censuses and surveys, sectoral statistics, consolidation of administrative recording system, and compilation of national accounts. Section 6 (b) of RA 10625 mandates the PSA to prepare and conduct periodic census on population, housing, agriculture, fisheries, business, industry, and other sectors of the economy. Meanwhile, EO 352 or

“The Designation of Statistical Activities That Will Generate Critical Data for Decision-Making of the Government and the Private Sector,” stipulates the conduct of a mid-decade census primarily to update the population count in all barangays nationwide.


PCG demonstrates oil-spill-response capability

DAVAO CITY, August 7 (PIA) Officers of the Philippine Coast Guard-Southeastern Mindanao led the oil-spill contain-ment-simulation exer-cise held at the Mint-ebros Port, at Barangay Ilang, Tibungco Friday to test and evaluate its oil spill response capa-bility and that of the participating partners and agencies during major oil spill incidents. Lt. Commander August Dann Carino, chief of the Philippine Coast Guard-Sta. Ana expressed the readiness of his unit to handle oil-spill incidents given the existence of its oil spill contingency plan. He assured the pre-paredness of the PCG’s capability to control, mit-igate, recover and reha-bilitate in the event of an oil spill in the Davao Gulf area. Carino urged land based companies and depots to come up with the own oil-spill contin-

gency plan for them to be ready to respond in case of contingencies. “Oil spill impacts on the beach resorts and marine-protected areas by damaging the envi-ronment and its bio-di-versity,” he pointed out. Commodore Joselito de la Cruz, commander of the PCG-Southeastern Mindanao area, in his assessment said, there is still a big room for the capabilities of all agen-cies and stakeholders involved to improve. He said the PCG just showed how to lay down the oil-spill boom used to contain oil- spill incidents with the use of the existing available equipment. “If a massive oil-spill occurs, we need to use bigger vessels and we need more oil-spill combatting equipment. Our sole purpose is to come up with a contin-gency plan and common procedures and to get the cooperation among stakeholders in the


Regional Inventors Contest and Exhibit set in Davao City in October

DAVAO CITY, Aug 10 (PIA) Inven-tors all over Davao Region are invited to the Regional Inventors Contest and Exhibit from October 1 and 3 at the SM Premiere. Virgilio Sanggutan, president of the Davao Investors Association said the activity will be spearheaded by the Department of Science and Tech-nology with the support from their organization. He said inventors from all over the country are expected to grace the activity. Sanggutan said the contests and exhibition have high school, col-legiate and professional categories. “Schools have been invited to send in their representatives to high-light their respective inventions,” he said. Sanggutan said the competition and exhibit are being done every two

years to highlight the fact that ne-cessity is the mother of invention. He said the exhibit brings also the chance for local inventors to dis-cuss the intellectual property as a way of uplifting ones economic way of life and on how the country fare in the world innovation index. Sanggutan underscored that the copyright, as a recognition to one’s intellectual property, can pro-vide income to the heirs for a du-ration of fifty years from the time the person who made the invention passes away. (PIA 11-Joey Sem G. Dalumpines)

Davao Gulf area,” de la Cruz said. He said it was the first time that the oil and shipping companies and the Philippine Coast Guard come to-gether to discuss common protocols and reporting oil-spill incidents. De la Cruz assured that there will be follow-up activities to improve the capability and preparedness of all stakeholders. He admitted it is more chal-lenging to handle oil-spill response

during bad weather when the sea is rough, especially when the boats used are small. De la Cruz said that given strong winds and big waves, oil-spill operation needs bigger vessels and more tug boats. “It is a matter of pulling all these resources together to be used when an incident occurs,” he said. (PIA 11-Joey Sem G. Dalumpines)


Php4.3 M capital fund released to groups of indigents in Tacurong City

TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat, Aug 10-- Some 15 associations composed mostly of government’s conditional cash transfer here recently received Php4.3 million to roll out livelihood projects.

Said fund, according to the city govern-ment of Tacurong City, was part of the 2015 Bottom-Up Budgeting for Sustainable Live-lihood Program (BUB-SLP) released by the Department of Social Welfare and Develop-ment.

“We hope that you make use of these funds, not only to start your livelihood, but also to keep it going in order to improve the quality of your lives,” said DSWD 12 Region-al Director Bai Zorahayda Taha at the turn-over ceremony at the Tacurong Cultural and Sports Center on July 28, which was also the closing program of the 2015 BuB implementation.

Each group is composed of 30 members coming from different sectors of the city, in particular the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program beneficiaries.

Prior to the fund release, recipient groups underwent mandatory workshop and basic business management training in preparation for the said capital assistance.

The livelihood groups were organized by


LGU-Tacurong City, follow-ing the Self-Employment As-sistance-Kaunlaran or SEA-K mechanism.

At the event, the City Social Welfare and Development Office also presented 218 graduates skills training under the BUB-SLP.

Skills training included: con-sumer electronics, massage therapy, hair science and beauty culture, home care products making, and t-shirt printing. The top trainees of hair science and beauty culture received free start-up kits while all of con-sumer electronics trainees re-ceived their own free tool kits worth Php2,000.00 each.

Massage therapy trainees were also provided with NC II certification from TESDA, after having passed the assessment.

A total of 653 recipients ben-efited from the BUB-SLP 2015 cycle.

Moreover, DSWD 12 and LGU Tacurong City pledged assis-tance in finding employment for the skills training graduates.

The BUB-SLP 2015 cycle was implemented by LGU-Tacurong, in partnership with the DSWD and the Department of the Inte-rior Local Government (DILG).

Present during the event were City Mayor Lina Montilla, Re-gional Director Bai Zorahayda of DSWD- Region XII, Eufemia


Robles of the City Social Welfare and Development (CSWD), Al-berto Sero of DILG – Tacurong, provincial coordinator Jonathan Mandi, and Councilor Rodrigo Jamorabon.

Bottom-Up Budgeting pro-gram, also known as Grassroots Participatory Budgeting, is an initiative of the DILG in partner-ship with other agencies such as DBM, DSWD, and NAPC among others.

With BUB, citizen participation in governance is encouraged in

order to directly identify and ad-dress the inequity, poverty and marginalization of the poor.

Envisioned by the late DILG Secretary Jessie Robredo, the BUB program stems from the right of citizens to participate in local governance as provided for by the 1987 Constitution with the Local Government Code of 1991 paving the means for the LGU to put such right into ac-tion. (DEDoguiles-PIA 12 with report LGU-Tacurong City Infor-mation)

Earthquake drill for school kids caps Disaster Consciousness Month celebrationGLAN, Sarangani Aug 10 – Hundreds of children in a remote vil-lage here learned what to do during earthquake in the culmina-tion activity for the Disaster Consciousness Month celebration of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Glan Office on July 28.

Some 250 kindergarten to Grade 6 schoolchildren en-rolled at the Kiogam Elemen-tary School joined the drill and shared food in the feeding ac-tivity that followed.

Incorporating these two activ-ities, according to Municipal Fire Marshal S/Insp. Lielani Bangelis, is their strategy of attracting the

interest of the children to par-ticipate.

She pointed out that these activities were primarily aimed at promoting community welfare and at the same time gaining people’s “trust and confidence” in government especially in BFP.

Bangelis said conducting reg-ular drills, feeding programs,


house-to-house campaigns, organizing and strengthening group volunteers, performing inspections to establishments, other visibility activities, and being prompt in responding to emergencies are BFP’s way of drawing people’s trust to the bu-reau.

She said, the feeding program came in as part of the bureau’s social responsibility, an initiative of the office “to help alleviate short-term hunger during school days which is a primary vehicle for meeting nutritional require-ments.”

During the drill, Fire Officer 3 Ronillo Barsumo taught the chil-dren the basic dos and don’ts in earthquake and fire situations.

“Lacking basic knowledge and preparedness could put one’s life at risk,” he told the chil-dren.

School principal Ritacio Tumu-lak said the earthquake drill was very important in equipping his pupils with the knowledge that would help them save not only their lives but the lives of oth-ers as well whenever disasters strike. (OPaoyon-BFP Glan/DE-Doguiles-PIA 12)

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Aug. 10--- The Regional Search Committee 12 headed by the National Economic and Devel-opment Authority (NEDA) 12 announced yesterday the endorse-ment of four volunteer- entries to the national Search for Out-standing Volunteers 2015.

RSC 12 endorses four nominees for SOV 2015- National levelBy Shahana Joy E. Duerme

Arturo G. Valero, regional di-rector of NEDA 12 and chairman of the RSC 12 noted that docu-ments of the nominees will be sent to the SOV- National Selec-

tion Committee for review and assessment to determine na-tional awardees.

The nominees in SOCCSKSAR-GEN Region include three


groups for the organization category and one youth for the individual- youth category.

Under the organization cat-egory, nominees include KA-BALIKAT Radio Communicators Blinker Base of Banga, South Cotabato which is a group of ra-dio enthusiasts providing com-munication assistance to local celebrations, activities and mon-itoring of untoward incidents not only in Banga but also to neigh-boring towns.

Lake Sebu Indigenous Women Weavers Association, Inc. (LASI-WWAI) of Lake Sebu, South Co-tabato, a group of T’Boli women who champions women em-powerment and promotes T’Boli culture through T’nalak weaving was also nominated along with the Midsayap Habitat for Hu-manity in Midsayap, North Co-tabato, an organization bringing people together to build homes and a peace-loving community as a whole.

Meanwhile, John Oliver Tabla-zon, a youth volunteer based in the areas of General Santos City and Sarangani Province is the nominee under the individ-ual- youth category. Tablazon, a nurse, pushes for Lumad chil-dren’s access to basic education as well as puts forward nutrition

and sanitation to the tribesmen of the hinterlands.

In his message during the presentation and final review of the of the SOV 2015 Region 12 nominees on Wednesday, Valero emphasized the impor-tance of the search as means of highlighting the works and ef-forts of simple people doing ex-emplary jobs for the welfare of the people especially for those undeserved and unprivileged individuals.

“Volunteer individuals need to be recognized as their efforts are selfless doing their jobs without asking anything in re-turn,” Valero noted adding that the search will not only highlight the volunteers but is also an av-enue in promoting volunteerism to other individuals and groups.

On the other hand, Valero thanked the members of the SOV 2015- Technical Working Group, who according to him also became volunteers in the duration of the search. He also expressed appreciation for the volunteers who uncovered their stories in the plight of showing that Region 12 has humanitar-ian individuals who are of ser-vice to the people. (SJDuerme-PIA12)

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