One Mindanao - August 7, 2015

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PIA REGIONAL OFFICESOne Mindanao

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Fresh graduates avail DOLE’s internship program for employment

SurSur, OPAPP, allies gear up for Peace Caravan; guv calls for PPOC meeting

RSC 12 endorses four nominees for SOV 2015- National level

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DPWH-XI gets ISO certification

Inflation reaches a record low in July --- NEDA

Peace monitors encourage Congress to continue work on BBL

MisOcc embarks on “Mobile C Gov” caravan

DSWD-9 to conduct “Voice of the People”

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35 Zambo Sur to be declared as peaceful, ready for further development provinceBy: Gideon C. Corgue

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In their aspiration to render quality service and excellent management to the clients and the general public, the Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Office XI and the Davao City District Engineering Office (DCDEO) are now certified compliant to the international standards set by the International Organization for Standardization

(ISO).

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In their aspiration to render quality service and excellent management to the clients and the general public, the Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Office XI and the Davao City District Engineering Office (DCDEO) are now certified compliant to the international standards set by the International Organization for Standardization

(ISO).




The offices havebeen conferred of the ISO9001:2008 certifications bytheAnglo JapaneseAmerican(AJA) Registrars Inc., ofwhichcertificationshavebeenpersonally handed over byDPWH Secretary Rogelio L.SingsononJuly23,2015. DPWH-XIandDavaoCityDEO are among the pioneerDPWH Regional Offices andDEOsinthecountrytohaveaQuality Management SystemincompliancetoISOstandardsandrequirements. DPWHXIisoneofthefirsttwo Regional Offices out ofthe16DPWHRegionalOfficesnationwide to become ISOCertified.Likewise,theDavaoCity 1st Engineering Office isalsooneofthetwopilotDEOstogetthesamecertification. HavinganISOcertificationmeans that an agency orcompany strictly ensure thattheir management systemsoperateeffectivelyasaguideforachieving their organizationalperformance goals, such ascommitment to quality andclientsatisfaction.

“When we started, wewanttorestoredignityinpublicservice, and in particular, theDPWH,” Sec. Singson saidreferringtothereformeffortsinthebureaucracyofPresidentAquino’sadministration. According to a SocialWeather Station survey,the DPWH trust rating rosepositively fromaprevious (-)73%to(-)23%in2014. “To a certain extent, wehave achieved that. What isimportant now is pursuingmore aggressively our tasksandtomakesurethatwhateverreforms we have achieved,must be maintained,” theSecretary stated during theawardingrites. Headded,“Let’sdothisnotjustforus,notjustforalltheemployeesoftheDepartment,butfortheloveofcountryandloveofGod.” DPWH-XI RegionalDirectorMarianoR.AlquizasaidthatwiththeISOCertification,thepublic isassuredthat theregionalofficeand theDavaoCity 1st District EngineeringOffice are rendering quality


andexcellentpublicservice. “Butthisisachallengethatwemustcontinuouslymeetandeven excel in order tomaintainthepublic trust and confidence,thatwemustnever restonourlaurels,”Alquizaemphasized. UndersecretaryRaulC.Asis,who also graced the awardingceremony,said“thisachievementwill further bolster the publicperception that the DPWH hasindeed successfully shed off itsoncenegativepublicimage.” Asis said the first phase of

accreditation process involvednine (9) Services and six (6)BureausintheCentralOffice,twopilot regional offices (RXI andNCR)andtwopilotDEOs(SouthManilaandDCDEO). “Wearehoping that beforethe end of June 2016, all theremaining14ROsand178DEOsshall have passed the stringentauditing processes and arealreadyISOCertified,”headded. He then challenged all theRegionalDirectorspresentintheawarding rites to emulate the


achievement of DPWH XI andNCRRegionalOffice.

Also at the awardingceremony, several deservingDPWH-XIofficialsandemployeeswerealsolaudedandrecognizedfor achieving the recognitionasateameffort ledbyRDAlquizaandDEFernandoS.Ongkingco,Jr. Aside from Sec. Singsonand Usec Asis, other officialswere also present to witnessthe awarding ceremony, which

includedUsecRomeoS.Momo,UsecAlfredoTolentino,AssistantSecretary Dimas S. Soguilon,Assistant Secretary Eugenio R.PipoandAssistantSecretaryEmilK.Sadain. Members of the ARENAXI (Association of RegionalExecutivesandNationalAgenciesinRegionXI),DPWHXIDistrictEngineersandRegionalDirectorsfrom all over the country alsograced the event. (DPWH-XI/PIO)


Palace defends initiatives to attain inclusive growth, long-term reforms

MANILA -- The government must sustain a high growth trajectory in the coming years to realize the goals of the righteous path being championed by the administration, a Palace official said on Thursday Commentingonobservationsmade during the Ateneo EagleWatch Mid-Year Briefing 2015that the Aquino government’s

weaknessisitslackoflong-termvision,CommunicationSecretaryHerminio Coloma, Jr. said thatPresidentBenignoS.Aquino III


hasdescribedhisconcretevisionfor the country in his previousaddresses.

Citinganexample,SecretaryColomasaidthatinthePresident’srecent State of the NationAddress(SONA),hepresentedagraph showing the trajectoryofthePhilippines’economicgrowthunderthe“daangmatuwid”.

ThePresidenthighlightedtheneed for a sustained economicgrowth in the coming years toachieve the goals of his reforminitiatives,Colomatoldreporters

during the daily pressbriefinginMalacañang.

From2010to2014,thefive-year average grossdomestic product (GDP)growthof6.2percentisthe highest the countryhasachievedinthepastfour decades and if thePhilippines posts a GDPgrowth of 6.8 percentthis year, it will be thecountry’shighestgrowth

in six decades, Coloma said,citing the figuresmentioned bythePresident.

The President howeverpointedoutinhisSONAthatfiveorsixyearsofsuccessiveexcellentgrowthwillnotbeenoughtohavealong-termimpact,hesaid.

“Kinakailangan ay ‘yungsustainedhighgrowthtrajectoryna tinatawag na pwedengmatamo kung maipagpapatuloyat magiging permanente angmga reporma na alinsunod sa


tuwidnadaan,”Colomasaid.

“Kaya nga ang pinupuntonatin dito, mahalaga namaipagpatuloyangmgarepormanasinimulannasakasalukuyangadministrasyon.”

To achieve this goal, hesaid,oneofthemajorthrustsofthe government is to invest initspeople,as thePresidenthasstatedmanytimes.

The Philippines is also ina “demographic sweet spot”,in which a huge percentage ofits population belongs to theproductive age of 15 years oldto64yearsoldasaresultofitshighpopulationgrowth.

“Kaya kapag pinagsabay‘yung demographic sweetspot na ito sa sustained highgrowth ng ating ekonomiya aymatatamonatinanginaasamnalong-term inclusive growth namapapakinabanganngmaramingmamamayan,”hesaid.

Fighting corruption is notjustasloganforthegovernment,Colomasaid,emphasizingthatitisoneofthepillarsofthePhilippineDevelopment Plan, along withsustained inclusive growth,climate change adaptation,peace and order and security,social development andpovertyreduction,andgoodgovernance.

“Kaya po pinapalakas natinang ating mga pampublikonginstitusyon sa pambansa at salokal na antas sa pamamagitanng mga iba’t ibang programakatuladngsealoftransparency,citizen’s charter, performance-based bonus, at iba pa,” heexplained.

“Iyanpoangpagpapatunaynahindilangsloganangpaglabansa korupsyon. Pinapalakas ponatinangatingmgapampublikonginstitusyon.”(PCOO/PND(as)


Inflation reaches a record low in July --- NEDA

MANILA -- The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said on Wednesday that slower price adjustments in food, energy, and oil pushed inflation to its new lowest level in 20 years.

Headline inflation rateplummeted further to 0.8 %inJuly2015from1.2%inthepreviousmonthand4.9percent

in July 2014, according to thereportofthePhilippineStatisticsAuthority. “Inflation remained low


andstableinthefirstsemesterof 2015 while year-to-dateheadline inflation lodged belowtheinflationtargetrangeof2.0to4.0%setbythegovernmentfor 2015. In fact, using thecurrent base year 2006, theJuly2015inflationrateisanewrecordlow,coveringthemonthlyinflationseriesfrom1995toJune2015,” said Economic PlanningSecretaryArsenioM.Balisacan.

Headline inflation in thefood subgroup eased further inJuly 2015 (1.3% from2.1% inJune), followingmoderatepricepressures inbreadandcereals,fish,vegetables,andfruits.Non-foodinflationalsoreflectedstableprice movements in July 2015followingcontinued rollbacks inthepricesofelectricity,gas,andotherfuels.

Meanwhile, core inflation,whichexcludesselectedvolatilefood and energy prices, slidfurther to 1.9% from 2.0% inJune 2015 and 3.0% in July

2014.Core inflation in thefirstsevenmonthsof2015averagedat2.3%.

Ontheotherhand,inflationin the National Capital Regionaccelerated due to slightincreasesintheprevailingpricesof basic necessities and primecommodities. In contrast, allregions,excepttheDavaoRegion(Region XI), registered sloweryear-on-year price increases,thus resulting in a moderatedoverall inflationof0.8%inJuly2015forfrom1.4%inJune2015and 5.1% same period a yearago.

Amidlowandstableinflationthisyear,Balisacanemphasizedtheneedforthegovernmenttobe wary of the upside risks toinflationsuchastheoccurrenceof typhoons in the secondsemester which is expected tobe intensifiedby theprolongedElNino.(NEDA)


Peace monitors encourage Congress to continue work on BBL

MANILA – Third party monitors of the peace deal between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) which seeks to end decades of conflict in Mindanao appealed to both houses of Congress to solidify measures already undertaken to seal the peace between the two parties by passing the law that creates the new Bangsamoro autonomous region.


The Third Party MonitoringTeam(TPMT)saidthatwhilethegovernment and theMILF haveachieved much in pushing thepeacedealbetweenthem,“timeis short, however, and muchremainstobedone.”

TheTPMTistheindependentbody established by the Partiesto monitor and scrutinizethe implementation of theComprehensive Agreement onthe Bangsamoro (CAB), thenegotiated peace settlementsigned by theGPHandMILF inMarch,2014.

“Decades of violent conflicthave wracked Mindanao,blightedthelivesofgenerationsofcivilians,andledtothedeathsofsomanycombatants(whetheronthesideoftheMILForofthegovernment forces),” said theTPMT in an official statementreleased in time for PresidentBenignoS.AquinoIII’slastStateoftheNationAddress(SONA).

“The adoption of a BBLwhich will help ensure that thePhilippines can bring an end totheconflictwillbeatrulyhistoricachievement,”the statementcontinued.

The statement was signedbyTPMTChairAlistairMacDonaldand members Rahib Kudto,HuseyinOruç,StevenRoodand

Karen Tañada. The group wasformally established in 2013 astheGPHandtheMILFwereinthemiddleofforgingelementsofthecomprehensivepeaceaccord.

The TPMT also highlightedthe work being done on thenormalizationprocessdespitetheseemingdelaysinthelegislativeprocessoftheBBL.“DeliberationsontheBBLcontinueinCongress,thoughitremainsuncertainwhenthisworkwillbecompleted,andhow far the law to be adoptedwill hew to the agreementspainstakingly negotiated since1997.”

“Nevertheless, the firststage of MILF decommissioningwas successfully completed on16 June, with the ceremonialturnovertotheIDB(IndependentDecommissioning Body) of 75crew-serve and high-poweredfirearms, and the return tocivilian life of 145 former MILFcombatants.”

With the aid of severalgovernmentagenciessuchastheDepartment of SocialWork andDevelopment (DSWD) and theTechnical Education and SkillsDevelopmentAuthority(TESDA),thedecommissionedcombatantswill be giving socio-economicpackagestoeasetheirtransitionintoproductive,civilianlives.


TheTPMTalsodiscussedhow“[w]orkhasbeguntohelpconvertthe former MILF camps intopeacefulandprosperousfarmingcommunities; and preparationsforthetransitionfromtheARMM(Autonomous Region in MuslimMindanao) to the BangsamoroTransition Authority (BTA) havecommenced.”

According to the CAB andthe BBL, BTA members will beappointed by the President ofthe Republic of the Philippines.Its primary function is to re-organize the political setup ofthe autonomous region into aparliamentarysystem.MembersoftheBTAwillonlybeappointedoncetheBBLhasbeenratified.

Furthermore, theindependent group mentionedthat “local governments, thebusiness sector, civil societygroupsandreligiousleadershaveall confirmed the importancethey attach to achieving asustainable peace, and toallowing all inhabitants of thefutureBangsamoroautonomousregiontoreapthebenefitsofthispeace…”

“Fortheregion,forMindanao,andforthePhilippinesasawhole,theprizeofpeaceiswithinreach…The TPMT wishes the Congresswell in carrying forward theseresponsibilities,” concluded thestatement.(OPAPP)

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OWWA scholar in ARMM ranks 9th in Social Worker board examsBy:Oliver Ross V. Rivera

COTABATO CITY, Aug 7 -- A scholar of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is among the top performers of the recent Social Worker Li-censure Examinations.

OnMonday,August3,theProfessionalRegulationCommission(PRC)officiallyre-leasedthecompletelistofpassersthatin-dicatedthatHubaibMundasMidtemegofCotabatoCityStatePolytechnicCollege(CC-SPC)placedTop9withrateof84.50%.Midtemeg,whofinishedBSSocialWork

lastyearbelongstothefirstbatchofOW-WA-ARMMscholarsundertheOFWDepen-dentScholarshipProgram(OFWDSP)whichstartedinSY2010-2011.Heisthe4thchildofEnokandSinar

MidtemegfromPoblacion1,Parang,Magu-indanao.HismotherSinarMidtemegownsasari-saristorewhichhelpsintheirdailyneeds.HissisterGuailitaMidtemegworksasahouseholdserviceworkerintheUnitedArabEmiratesenablinghimtobeanOWWAscholar.Inhis4yearsincollege,Midtemegwas

entitledtoafinancialassistanceofPhp


20,000peryearorPhp10,000persemesterfortuitionfeesandotheracademic-relatedexpenses.“IamverythankfultoOWWA

foritssupportwhileIwasstudyingbothforthefinancialassistanceaswellastheactivi-tiesoftheagencythathelpedusintheprocessoflearning,”hesaidinaninterview.LaborandEmploymentSecre-

taryRosalindaD.Baldozimme-diatelyextendedhercongratu-lationstoMidtemegandhisfamilyuponlearningofMidte-meg’saccomplishent.Forherpart,OWWAAdmin-

istratorRebeccaCalzadosaidthatMr.Midtemeg’sachieve-mentisonceagainaproofthatOWWAscholarscanexcelintheirrespectivefieldsofdisci-plinewiththehelpofeducation-alassistanceweareproviding.OWWA-ARMMOIC-Direc-

torHabibMalikexpressedprideandhonorofMidtemeg’sachievement.“WecongratulateHubaib

Midtemegandhisproudpar-entsforbeingtop9inthere-centSocialWorkerLicensureExaminations.Wehopethatthisachievementcanbeaninspira-tiontohisfellowOWWAschol


arstostrivehardandaimforexcellence,”Maliksaid.Currently,Midtemeghopesto

getajob,preferablyinaninsti-tutionwhichservesOFWslikeOWWA,notonlytohelpinhisfamily’sfinancesbutalsoreachouttofamilyofOFWslikehim.Ofthe2,654graduateswho

tookSocialWelfareLicensureexamonJuly29-30,1,817passed.TheTop10passersareas

follows:

1ELAINEJOYJALMASCOPEÑA,AsianSocialInstitute86.502WINNALYNCAPARAGONZA-GADonHonorilVenturaTechnologi-calStateUniversity85.70ROZELLECODIÑERAGULFANSouthwesteernUniversity85.703NORJANIZAHAIRAHRAMOSCALACAMindanaoStateUniversity-MarawiCity85.50FAUZIAHGERINESEGUBIENSEREYBicolUniversity-Daraga85.504DIANEMAESUGIANESPURAMindanaoStateUniversity-

MarawiCity85.40GENOPALARANMATONDOMindanaoStateUniversity-MarawiCity85.405NIKKICAMARILLOALBUROUniversityofMindanao-DavaoCity85.206KRISTAANGELIMALOCONDI-MAUNLaConsolacionUniversityPhilip-pines85.10CHRISTINECHUFONTECHAAteneodeDavaaoUniversity85.10BRENTMATONDOLAGARERamonMagsaysayMemorialColleges85.107REDEMBARBAJOMACABENTAUniversityofSouthernPhilip-pines85.00MAKRISTELJOYCEJUMAO-ASMOMOStTheresa’sCollege-Cebu85.00MARIVICSABEJONNIEREUniversityofMindanao-DavaoCity85.00DIZZACORAJEPADAYAOAteneodeDavaoUniversity85.00


KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Aug. 7--- The Regional Search Committee 12 headed by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) 12 announced yesterday the endorsement of four volunteer- entries to the national Search for Outstanding Volunteers 2015.

MHIKESANCHEZPALANCAUniversityofthePhilippines-Diliman85.008EDIZONRAYALACINCOLeyteNormalUniversity84.60ALEXIAJOYCECASTILLODELEONUniversityofthePhilippines-Dil-iman84.60CEDIHERMOSOLUCENACentralPhilippineUniversity84.60

9HEDDAPANTALIANOLIBREAUniversityofMindanao-DavaoCity84.50HUBAIBMUNDASMIDTEMEGCotabatoCityStatePolytechnicCollege84.5010KRISTINEELLENACERETNGASOLourdesCollege84.40THESSABICADAORMEOSilimanUniversity84.40

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

ArturoG.Valero,regionaldi-rectorofNEDA12andchairmanoftheRSC12notedthatdocu-mentsofthenomineeswillbesenttotheSOV-NationalSelec-tionCommitteeforreviewandassessmenttodeterminena-tionalawardees.

ThenomineesinSOCCSK-SARGENRegionincludethreegroupsfortheorganizationcat-egoryandoneyouthforthein-dividual-youthcategory.Undertheorganizationcat-

egory,nomineesincludeKABA-LIKATRadioCommunicators


BlinkerBaseofBanga,SouthCotabatowhichisagroupofra-dioenthusiastsprovidingcom-municationassistancetolocalcelebrations,activitiesandmon-itoringofuntowardincidentsnotonlyinBangabutalsotoneigh-boringtowns.LakeSebuIndigenousWomen

WeaversAssociation,Inc.(LASI-WWAI)ofLakeSebu,SouthCo-tabato,agroupofT’Boliwomenwhochampionswomenem-powermentandpromotesT’BoliculturethroughT’nalakweavingwasalsonominatedalongwiththeMidsayapHabitatforHu-manityinMidsayap,NorthCo-tabato,anorganizationbringingpeopletogethertobuildhomesandapeace-lovingcommunityasawhole.Meanwhile,JohnOliverTabla-

zon,ayouthvolunteerbasedintheareasofGeneralSantosCityandSaranganiProvinceisthenomineeundertheindivid-ual-youthcategory.Tablazon,anurse,pushesforLumadchil-dren’saccesstobasiceducationaswellasputsforwardnutritionandsanitationtothetribesmenofthehinterlands.Inhismessageduringthe

presentationandfinalreviewoftheoftheSOV2015Region12nomineesonWednesday,

Valeroemphasizedtheimpor-tanceofthesearchasmeansofhighlightingtheworksandef-fortsofsimplepeopledoingex-emplaryjobsforthewelfareofthepeopleespeciallyforthoseundeservedandunprivilegedindividuals.“Volunteerindividualsneed

toberecognizedastheireffortsareselflessdoingtheirjobswithoutaskinganythinginre-turn,”Valeronotedaddingthatthesearchwillnotonlyhighlightthevolunteersbutisalsoanav-enueinpromotingvolunteerismtootherindividualsandgroups.Ontheotherhand,Valero

thankedthemembersoftheSOV2015-TechnicalWorkingGroup,whoaccordingtohimalsobecamevolunteersinthedurationofthesearch.HealsoexpressedappreciationforthevolunteerswhouncoveredtheirstoriesintheplightofshowingthatRegion12hashumanitari-anindividualswhoareofservicetothepeople.


PSA AgNor briefs stakeholders on PopCen 2015By: Jennifer P. Gaitano

BUTUAN CITY – The Agusan del Norte Provincial Office of Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) headed by interim provincial statistics officer Reynelo Magno launched on Thursday the 2015 Population Census (PopCen) with a press conference held at the Patria’s Inn, this city. According to interim provincial statisticsofficerMagno,thePopCen2015aimstoprovidegovernment executives, policy and decisionmakers, and planners with population data,


especially updated populationcounts of all barangays in thecountry, onwhich to base theirsocialandeconomicdevelopmentplans,policies,andprograms. “Theauthorityandmandateof the Philippine StatisticsAuthority (PSA) to conduct thePopulationCensus(PopCen)2015emanatesfromRepublicActNo.10625 and ExecutiveOrderNo.352,”Magnocited. Healsobaredthattheusesof Census of Population dataencompassallsectors.Amongtheimportantusesofthedatafromthis census are the following:In government, business andindustry,researchandacademicinstitutions. ItwaslearnedthatthelistingandenumerationforthePopCen2015willlastforabout25workingdays (including Saturdays andholidays), fromAugust1 to31,2015. There are three types ofquestionnaires to be used inthis census: the HouseholdQuestionnaire (CP Form 2),the Institutional PopulationQuestionnaire(CPForm4),andtheBarangaySchedule(CPForm5). “The respondent for CPForm2shallbetheheadofthehousehold or his/her spouse,

or any responsible memberof the household who canprovideaccurateanswerstothequestionsorwhocangivecorrectinformation for the householdand all its members. For CPForm 4, the respondent/s shallbe the manager, administratorortheindividualmembersoftheinstitution or institutional livingquarter. The Punong Barangayor any incumbent barangayofficial,meanwhile, shallbe therespondentforCPForm5,”saidMagno. Forthisyear’scensus,thereare a total of 2,770 number ofenumerators, team supervisors,census areas supervisors, headofcensusareassupervisorsandsupervisors for PopCen 2015 inCaragaregion. “All personnel involved inthe Census of Population 2015are required to keep in strictconfidence any informationobtained during the censusthat pertains to any particularhousehold or person,” stressedMagno. MagnofurtherreiteratedthatSection 27 of Republic Act No.10625 states that respondentsof primary data collectionactivities such as censuses andsample surveys are obligedto give truthful and complete


answers to statistical inquiries.The gathering, consolidation,and analysis of such data shalllikewise be done in the mosttruthful and credible manner.Any individual who refuses orfailstogivetruthfulandcompleteanswers to statistical inquiriesshallbeimposedapenaltyofoneyear imprisonment and a fineof onehundred thousandpesos(P100,000.00). “Withregardtotheconflict-affectedareasintheregion,wewillbecloselycoordinatingwiththePhilippineNationalPoliceandother lawenforcementagenciesto secure these areas so ourenumeratorsandsupervisorswillhave a smooth conduct of thecensus,”clarifiedMagno. As to the census referencedate,MagnosaidthatAugust1,

2015willbethecensusreferencedate for the POPCEN 2015, onwhich date the enumeration ofthepopulationinthePhilippinesshall refer. This means that allpersons to be enumerated asmembers of a household or asresidentsofaninstitutionallivingquarter will be as of August 1,2015. Meanwhile,Dr.FelisaLaranjo,OIC-ASDS of the Departmentof Education (DepEd) Agusandel Norte expressed her thanksto all the participating agenciesof saidpress conferenceon the2015 PopCen. “Thank you verymuch to our partners from thegovernmentagenciesandmediaforyouractiveparticipationandsupport to this year’s census.Please help us disseminate theinformation on PopCen to your


BUTUAN CITY -- Seventy two fresh graduates from the two districts of Surigao del Sur are now employed in the different government offices in the province under the Department of

Labor and Employment’s (DOLE’s) Government Internship Program (GIP) for 2015.

colleaguesandyourneighbors,”sheemphasized. The 2015 Census ofPopulation (POPCEN 2015),whichisacompleteenumerationofhouseholds in thecountry, isdesigned primarily to take aninventory of the population ofthe entire Philippines. It alsocollects informationaboutsomecharacteristicsof thepopulationsuchasage,sex,maritalstatus,

and highest grade completed.It will be the 14th census ofpopulation to be undertakenin the country since the firstcensusin1903.Moreover,itwillbethe3rdpopulationcensustobe conducted in between twodecennial censuses. Previousto POPCEN 2015, mid-decadecensuses were carried out in1995and2007.

Fresh graduates avail DOLE’s internship program for employment By: Romelyn B. Bactol


“I am so thankful for theinternship program of DOLEfor without it, I may not havethe chance to file and to takethe board exam this comingSeptember27,2015duetolackof budget,” says Andy Sajolga,one of the GIP beneficiaries inDistrict2. Hewas tasked to teach atBigaan National High School inHinatuan, Surigao del Sur andreceived one and a halfmonthsalary as government internamountingtoP6,231.00. A fellow intern, Amina M.Lad,alsoa teacherassigned in

Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur willbe taking her board exam thisyear. Bothwere thankful for theopportunity to develop theirteaching skills. “I realized thatbehind our poverty, there aremanyprogramsbeingofferedbythegovernment,whatweneedto do is to look closely striveharder,”Aminastated. DOLE-Surigao del Surimplemented the GIP as earlyasApril2015andnowotherGIPbeneficiariesarebeingabsorbedbytheirofficesafterworkingfortwomonthsasinterns.

SurSur, OPAPP, allies gear up for Peace Caravan; guv calls for PPOC meeting TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur – The province of Surigao del Sur in coordination with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), line-agencies, municipal local government units (MLGUs), and other stakeholders has continued to finalize the groundwork for the Peace Caravan set on August 25-26 in Lianga and San Agustin towns, this province.

By: Greg Tataro Jr.

Governor Johnny Pimentel,chairoftheProvincialPeaceandOrderCouncil(PPOC),hasagaincalled for another meeting at1:00 p.m. on August 7, Fridayat the conference room of theProvincial Governor’s Office

(PGO) to take up once and forallthe“preparatorydetails.” Inhisnoticeofmeetingtoallconcerned PPOC members, thegovernorstatedwantingtoseekinputs and full commitment toensurethesuccessoftheaffair.


Several meetings intendedfor this endeavor have alreadybeenheldsinceJune,thisyear. Meanwhile, barangays tobe given particular attentionespecially in the delivery ofbasicservicesduringthepeacecaravan have already beenidentified,EfrenRivassaidwhenaskedoftheupdates. HesaidthatonAugust25,sixbarangaysofMarihatagtownareonthelist—SanPedro,SanIsidro,Mahaba,Mararag,Bayan,andAmontay. Also, on August 26, threebarangayseachofLiangaandSanAgustin towns—St. Christine,

San Isidro, and Diatagon aswell as Buhisan, Pong-on, andHanipaan,respectively,aregoingtobenefitfromthisinitiativeforthe Medium Development Goal(MDG). The holding of peacecaravan is a goodwill gestureof promoting peace, first andforemost,andmakingthepeopleawarethatthegovernmentandall its instrumentalitiesareoneintakingcareofitsconstituentsparticularly in conflict-affectedareas by bringing in basicservices,itwaslearned.


By Dominic I. Sanchez

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Agencies comprising the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Man-agement Council (RDRRMC) bared that first responders and relief goods are ready should there be a need for them in case typhoon Han-nah (international name Souderol) would cause any untoward eventualities in the region.

Disaster responders ready for typhoon Hannah eventualities


Rosalie Casinillo of the De-partment of Social Welfare andDevelopment (DSWD) said, ina pre-disaster risk assessmentmeeting held Wednesday, (Au-gust4)inZamboanga,Citythat30,000foodpacksamountingtoapproximately Php10.8 millionarereadytobedistributedincasetheneed for themarises in theprovinces,municipalitiesandcit-iesintheregion.Thefoodpacksarereadytobereplenishedoncetheyareallexhausted.

“We also have preparedabout Php1.56-million worth ofnon-fooditemsinanticipationofthetyphoon,”Casinillosaid.

She added that the DSWDhastrainedfirstrespondersandareonstand-by24/7.

The Philippine National Po-lice (PNP), Philippine Red Cross(PRC), and the Bureau of FireProtection (BFP) also said thatpersonnel are always ready fordisasterresponse.Policeperson-nelwill automatically shift fromlawenforcement to disaster re-lief operations, once the situa-tionmerits.

The City Disaster Risk Re-duction andManagementOffice

under Dr. Elmeir Apolinario hasalready put all emergency re-sponseteamsonstand-by,24-7.

RDRRMC chairperson andOfficeofCivilDefense-9region-al director Emilia Julhajan hasinstructed members of the In-cidentManagement Team to beonstandby,andalllocalgovern-ment DRRMCs to conduct simi-larpre-disaster riskassessmentmeetingsregularly,untilHannahleavesthePhilippineAreaofRe-sponsibility (PAR) on Saturday(August 8), as per advisory bythePhilippineAtmosphericGeo-physical and Astronomical Ser-vicesAdministration(PAGASA).

AccordingtoPAGASA’sMaribelEnriquez, Hannah will enhancethe effects of the inter-tropicalconvergence zone (ITCZ), andwill continue to causemonsoonrains in Mindanao including theZamboanga Peninsula region.The continuous showers maycause floods and landslides incertain barangays mapped bythe Mines and Geosciences Bu-reau.

TheRDRRMChasalreadyis-sued an advisory to residents,especially those living near themountainslopesand in low ly-


By Claro A. Lanipa

PAGADIAN CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office IX (DSWD-9) will con-duct a project tour dubbed as “Voice of the People: Listening to those who matter most” in the municipalities of Jose Dalman and Mutia, Zamboanga del Norte on August 18 and 19, 2015 respectively.

DSWD-9RegionalDirectorZe-naidaL.Arevalosaidthetouraimsto bring the DSWD beneficiariescloser to the department’s stake-holders and empower them to bearticulators of change in effect of

DSWD-9 to conduct “Voice of the People”

ingareas to take thenecessaryprecautions to remain safe and

preparedforanyeventualities.

theimplementationofthethreecoreprogramsoftheDSWD;thePantawidPamilyangPilipinoPro-gram,Kalahi-CIDSSandSustain-ableLivelihoodProgram.

Arevalofurthersaid,thede-partment acknowledges the im-portanceoflisteningtothevoiceofthesebeneficiariessincethey

aretheoneswhodirectlyexperi-encethegainsbroughtaboutbytheseprograms.

Somepartner line agencieswill also be joining the tour sothattheywillhavetheopportu-nitytoassessothertypesofin-terven tions that they can pro-videtothecommunitymembers,


Zambo Sur to be declared as peaceful, ready for further development provinceBy Gideon C. CorguePAGADIAN CITY – The province of Zamboanga del Sur will be de-clared as a peaceful and ready for further development (PRFD) prov-ince on August 12, 9:00am at the Amusement and Events Center, Capitol Complex here.

GovernorAntonioH.Cerillesinhis lettersaidthedeclarationisamanifestationthatthepeaceandordersituationof theprov-ince has significantly improvedand that the peace and ordercouncil(POC)andtherespectivesecuritymeasures are function-ingeffectively.

Withthedeclaration,Cerillessaid that people have becomeaware and resilient in accept-ing their shared responsibil-ity against threats and risks topublicorderandsafety,andthearmedthreatsandrebellionare

tooweaktoinfluenceitscitizensandtheirwayoflife.

ThegovernorissuedMemo-randumCircularNo.2,datedJuly9, 2015 directing all mayors,municipal local government op-erationsofficers,chiefsofpolice,provincialheadsoflocalgovern-mentagenciesandnationalgov-ernmentoffices,ZamboangadelSur-Pagadian City Press Club,Inc., parish priests, businessclubs,people’sorganizationsandnon-government organizations,toattendthismomentousevent.

theladydirectordisclosed.

Localtri-mediapersonalitiesfromtheregionwerealsoinvited

tocoverandlistentothevoiceoftheprogrambeneficiaries.(ALT/CAL/PIA-9/ZamboangadelSur)


DOH emphasizes on protection over discomfort in immunization

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – As it begins to implement the school-based immunization this month, the Department of Health (DOH) reminds parents to value their child’s protection over discomfort.

by Jorie C. Valcorza

DOH Region 10 Senior Health ProgramOfficerMarivicS.DelaFuenteassuresthatallthevaccinesaresafe,effective,andapprovedbytheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO). “We are using the same vaccine usedworldwideandthesewillbeadministeredbytrainedhealthworkerstoallGrades1,4and7studentsinpublicschools,”DelaFuentesaid. Childrenwillbeaskedtobringsigned


MisOcc embarks on “Mobile C Gov” caravan

OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental -- The Provincial Government of Misamis Occidental (PGMO) has embarked on a project dubbed “Mobile C Gov-Bringing the Capitol’s Basic Services to the People’s Door Steps.” A strategy of bringing thegovernmentclosertothepeople,Mobile C Gov, is a caravan offrontlineagenciesintheprovince,that go to the grassroots, andmakea“one-stop-shop”forbasicservicesinthetargetbarangays. “This will give the peoplein the communities, especiallyin the rural areas, the chanceto save their time, effort andmoneyingoingtothecityproperforthebasicservices,”GovernorHerminiaM.Ramiro,said.

“Instead of leaving theirlivelihood and going far, peoplein the barangay can now availof these services, in their veryown doorsteps, and use theirresourcesfortheirotherneeds,”thegovernorsaid. “We intend to bring MobileC Gov to all 490 barangays inthe province, and our strategyis to cluster the barangays byproximity, and so far, we havebroughtittoallthebarangaysof

by Rutchie C. Aguhob

consentslips fromtheirparentsfortheadministrationofMeaslesContaining Vaccine (MCV) andTetanus-Diphtheria (Td) forGrade 1 and Measles-Rubella(MR)andTdforGrade7. These will protect thechildrenfromcontagiousdiseasesas measles, German measles,tetanus, and diphtheria whichcanbedeadlyifnotprevented. Old immunization cards orhistory of vaccination will be

needed for those inGrade1, inabsence of this; the child willreceivetwoMRvaccinesatone-monthintervaltoensurethathe/shefullydevelopsanantibody. DOH also stressed thatchildren will likely experiencetolerable pain during theadministration, and othertemporaryandmanageablesideeffects like fainting (mostlydueto fear of injection), swelling,feverorrashes.


the municipalities of Sinacabanand Tudela, the Governor alsosaid. Meanwhile, Mobile C Gov,bringsalongthefollowingtothebarangays: medical services,dental services, social services,

health care services, nutritionaland physical therapy services,agricultural services, veterinaryservices,legalclinicandnotarialservices and treasury services,Ramiroadded.

OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental -- The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has set August 1, 2015, as the reference date for the 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN 2015), that adopts the tagline:”Kabilang Ako.”

PSA sets Aug. 1 as reference date for POPCEN 2015by Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob

“It will be on this date,when the enumeration of thepopulationinthePhilippines,willrefer relative toPOPCEN2015,”JulitoF.Pilar,ProvincialStatisticsOfficer of Misamis Occidental,said. “Thismeansthatallpersonsto be enumerated as membersofahouseholdorasresidentsofaninstitutionallivingquarterwillbe‘asofAugust1,2015,’”Pilarsaid. Meanwhile, Pilar saidthere will be three types ofquestionnaires to be used inPOPCEN 2015: the HouseholdQuestionnaire (CP Form 2),the Institutional Population

Questionnaire(CPForm4),andtheBarangaySchedule(CPForm5). Respondents for CP Form2 shall be the head of thehousehold or his/her spouse,or any responsible memberof the household, who canprovideaccurateanswerstothequestionsorwhocangivecorrectinformation for the householdandallitsmembers. Respondents for CP Form4, shall be the manager,administrator or the individualmembersoftheinstitution,whilethe respondent for CP Form 5,shallbethePunongBarangayoranyincumbentbarangayofficial.


DAVAO ORIENTAL, —The Provincial Govern-ment of Davao Oriental received praises from the Regional Develop-ment Council XI for achieving major feats in development that sig-nificantly improved the lives of its people. During the recentroadshow conductedherebytheRegionalDe-velopment Council XI,NEDA Regional Directorand RDC XI vice chair-personMariaLourdesD.LimcitedDavaoOrientalastheregion’smostim-proved province owingto itshugedropinpov-erty incidencerateby6percentage points— thehighest poverty reduc-tionintheentireregion. Limalsolistedsev-eral remarkable provin-cial government-initia-tives that significantlycontributedtotheprov-ince’s socio-economicgrowth. These includethe big-ticket Cateel Ir-rigationProject,whichisgearedtowardsaddress-

ing food sufficiency, aswell as other initiativesaimingatgeneratingin-vestments, creating jobopportunities, and in-creasing income.Shealso highlighted the in-scription of the MountHamiguitanRangeWild-life Sanctuary to theUNESCOWorldHeritagewhichistestamenttoitsadvocacy towards envi-ronmentprotection. She also creditedtheprovince’shugecon-tributioninboostingtheregion’s tourism indus-try, attributed by theprovincial government’seffort in making DavaoOriental a new beehiveof eco-tourism throughinitiating developmentof eco-tourism sitesandparkswhichsetsthefoundation for world-classdevelopmentstan-dardsoftourism-relatedprojects. Bentonsustainingthesegains,Limurgedlocalofficials,partnersandstakeholderstosupportthe

RDC XI lauds Davao Oriental’s, presents renewed develop-ment plan


realization of the Updated Region-alDevelopmentPlan topursue thecontinuingeffortsthataimstoattaininclusive growth, create massiveemployment,reducepovertyamongFilipinosand toachieve theMillen-niumDevelopmentGoals. “OurPlanisalivingdocumentthat affirms the RDC XI’s commit-menttocoordinatealleffortsinthepursuit ofDavaoRegion’s develop-mentagendathroughthe judiciousutilization of natural resources andthe strong collaboration of govern-ment,bothatthenationalandlocalgovernments and its citizens,” saidLim.“TheRDCcraftedourupdateddevelopmentplanthatispeople-ori-entedasitaimstoachieveinclusivegrowth–agrowththatissharedbyall Dabawenyos and leaves no onebehind.” Governor Corazon N. Malan-yaon signified her support to thecouncil’s renewed plan, emphasiz-ingitssignificantroleinsteeringtheregion’s developmental directives,moreparticularlyinusheringDavaoOrientaltoitslong-desireddevelop-ment. “Concretely,weseehere,inthisplan,thedynamicbeautyofcomple-mentationofefforts– thecommit-ment and support of the nationaland local governments, includingourpartnersintheprivatesector,tobringthisregiontotherealizationofitsgoalsandvisions,”saidthegov-ernor. Speaking volume about theprovince’scontributiontotheattain-

mentofregionalgoalsandobjective,the governor further pointed outtheprovince’slaidoutdevelopmentagendawhichalignstotheregion’svision. Davao Oriental’s develop-mentagendaincludedefeatingpov-erty,safeguardingtheenvironment,expanding access to infrastructure,utilitiesandsocialservices,sustain-ing public order and security andstrengtheningeffectivegovernance. “Aspartofthisregion,wecon-tinuetoreceivefullsupportandas-sistancefromtheregionalagencies,relativetoourlocaldevelopmentini-tiatives,ingraduallygainingamoresecurefootinginthewakeofnaturalcalamities that have beset us, to-wards the socio-economicdevelop-mentof theprovince, asawhole,”sheadded,notingthecollaborativeeffortsofthelocalandnationalgov-ernmentsintherehabilitationofthetyphoonPablo-hittownsinherprov-ince. NEDA disclosed that aroundP6-billion worth of infrastructures,facilities, and livelihood projectswereinfusedinDavaoOrientalwhichconsisttherepair,rehabilitationandconstruction of local and nationalroadsandbridges,schoolbuildings,healthfacilities,publicbuildings,re-settlementsitesanddebrismanage-ment’aspartofitseffortsinreha-bilitating typhoon Pablo-hit townshere.(DAVORPIO)


DavNor guv lauds outgoing provincial ad-ministratorTAGUM CITY - Governor Rodolfo del Rosario earlier today lauded Provincial Budget Officer Norma Lumain for being the OIC Pro-vincial Administrator for more than four years. “IextendmygenuinethankstoMs.Lumainforherinvaluableservicesasthead-ministratorofourbelovedprov-ince,”GovernordelRosariosaid. Thegovernorjokinglyde-scribedherstintlikethoseofthehousematesinatelevisionnetwork’srealityshow. “Inthatrealityshow,theyaregivensevenminutesand37seconds(737)tofinishtheirtask.ForNorma,shecomplet-edhertaskinfouryears,sixmonthsandfourdays(464),”hesaid. Gov.DelRosariosalutedLumain’sdedicationandcom-mitmenttotheprovincialgovernmentinshapingandstrengtheningtheplansandprogramsoftheprovinceduringhertime. ThegovernordeclaredthatLumainwillworkasfulltimeBudgetOfficer. “Itisverytimelynowthatshewillholdherpositioninfull

timebecauseduringourperiodofgrowthandstability,wewishtoremainsteadfastinadvancingoureffortstoforgegreatereco-nomicandfinancialintegrationandtounlocktheimmenseop-portunitiesintheregion.” Gov.DelRosariosaidthatitisimportantnowthattheprov-incemusttakefullgraspofitsbudgetstartingthisyeartoreal-izeprogramsthatwilltakead-vantageoftheASEANintegra-tion. Meanwhile,Atty.JenniferNamoc-YasolreplacedLumainasafull-pledgedprovincialadmin-istrator,whichwasconferredbytheSangguniangPanlalawiganonJuly27. AsidefromAtty.Yasol,theSanggunianalsoconcurredtheappointmentsofAtty.EddMarkWakanastheprovinciallegalofficerandSofoniasGabonadaJr.astheprovincialinformationofficer.(PIA11,MichaelUy)

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