Bringing the PHILIPPINES To Every Home... ISSN 01165343 VOL. 9 NO.47 SEPTEMBER. 18-24, 2012 “WE ARE NOW FIVE (5)YEARS ON PUBLIC SERVICE” Hon. Alfonso V. Umali, Jr. Hon. Josephine R. Sato Hon. Carmencita O. Reyes Hon. Eduardo C. Firmalo Hon. Abraham Khalim B. Mitra By: Marian M. Cunanan, PPDO-Marinduque/MNLagran The 41 st Regional Development Council (RDC) Full Council Meeting will be held at the Bellarocca Hotel Resort and Spa in Lipata, Buenavista on September 21, 2012.The Council passed and approved the conduct of this meeting at Bellarocca, during the 40 th RDC Full Council Meeting held last June 29, 2012 at DCIEC Bldg., NIA, Quezon City and requested honorable Governor Carmencita O. Reyes to host the same. Turn to page 2 Mindoro: By Luis T. Cueto Page 5 By: Eli J. Obligacion Ni: NOEL V. MAGTURO Ay...Marinduque SEE PAGE 3 MARINDUQUE: A PRIME TOURIST DESTINATION SEE PAGE 10 Romblon: page 5 PNP sumailalim sa annual general inspection Palawan: S3TAR program to empower 1000 store owners in Puerto Princesa By Victoria Asuncion S. Mendoza/ Page 4 40TH MIMAROPA RDC FULL MEETING. Left photo shows Mimaropa Regional Development Council chairperson Gov. Josephine Sato (second from left) presiding the 40th Mimaropa RDC full council meeting at the NIA Conference Hall on June 29. Flanking her are Governors Abraham Mitra (Palawan), Car- mencita Reyes (Marinduque) and Alfon- so Umali, Jr (Oriental Mindoro). At far right is Regional Director Remig- io Mercado of NEDA 4B. Formerly Pacific MONITOR NEWSMAGAZINE YOUR COMMUNITY REGIONAL NEWSMAGAZINE METROBANK FOUNDATION NAMES 10 OUTSTAND- ING TEACHERS FOR 2012: One of the ten outstanding teacher is a Marinduquena—MARIAM BELARMINO RIVAMONTE of Sta.Cruz, Marinduque – photo shows below 4th from left. (see page 10 ) By Dinnes Manzo What's behind the removal of Zestair flights to Marinduque by October 27?
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Bringing the
PHILIPPINES To Every Home...
ISSN 01165343
VOL. 9 NO.47 SEPTEMBER. 18-24, 2012
“WE ARE NOW FIVE (5)YEARS ON
PUBLIC SERVICE”
Hon. Alfonso V.
Umali, Jr.
Hon. Josephine
R. Sato
Hon. Carmencita
O. Reyes Hon. Eduardo C.
Firmalo
Hon. Abraham
Khalim B. Mitra
By: Marian M. Cunanan, PPDO-Marinduque/MNLagran
The 41st Regional Development Council (RDC) Full Council Meeting will
be held at the Bellarocca Hotel Resort and Spa in Lipata, Buenavista on
September 21, 2012.The Council passed and approved the conduct of this
meeting at Bellarocca, during the 40th RDC Full Council Meeting held last
June 29, 2012 at DCIEC Bldg., NIA, Quezon City and requested honorable
Governor Carmencita O. Reyes to host the same. Turn to page 2
Mindoro:
By Luis T. Cueto
Page 5
By: Eli J. Obligacion Ni: NOEL V. MAGTURO
Ay...Marinduque
SEE PAGE 3
MARINDUQUE:
A PRIME TOURIST DESTINATION
SEE
PAGE 10
Romblon:
page 5
PNP sumailalim sa annual
general inspection
Palawan:
S3TAR program to empower 1000 store
owners in Puerto Princesa
By Victoria Asuncion S. Mendoza/ Page 4
40TH MIMAROPA RDC
FULL MEETING. Left photo shows Mimaropa Regional Development Council chairperson Gov. Josephine Sato (second from left) presiding the 40th Mimaropa RDC full council meeting at the NIA Conference Hall on June 29. Flanking her are Governors Abraham Mitra (Palawan), Car-mencita Reyes (Marinduque) and Alfon-so Umali, Jr (Oriental Mindoro). At far right is Regional Director Remig-io Mercado of NEDA 4B.
Formerly Pacific MONITOR NEWSMAGAZINE
YOUR COMMUNITY REGIONAL NEWSMAGAZINE
METROBANK FOUNDATION NAMES 10 OUTSTAND-
ING TEACHERS FOR 2012: One of the ten outstanding teacher
is a Marinduquena—MARIAM BELARMINO RIVAMONTE of Sta.Cruz, Marinduque – photo shows below 4th from left. (see
page 10 )
By Dinnes Manzo
What's behind the removal of
Zestair flights to Marinduque by
October 27?
From page 1...RDC Full Council Meeting at Marinduque Bellarocca
The RDC -MIMAROPA REGION is composed of the five
(5) Governors, namely: Governor. Alfonso V. Umali, Jr. of Oriental
Mindoro who is also the President of the Union of League of Provinc-
es; Governor Josephine R. Sato of Occidental Mindoro and now the
Chairman of the Regional Development Council-MIMAROPA; Gov.
Eduardo C. Firmalo of Romblon;Governor Abraham Khalim B. Mitra
of Palawan; and Governor Carmencita O. Reyes of Marinduque.
Members of the RDC also include Mayors of province’s capital town
like Mayor Roberto M. Madla of Boac, Regional Directors from the
various national and regional line agencies, Non-Government Organi-
zations, Private Sector Representatives (PSR) and State Colleges and
Universities, all operating in the region. Mr. Miguel Magalang of
MaCEC and Gen. Recaredo A. Sarmiento II (Ret.) of Movers, Inc. are
our PSRs for RDC. Matters pertaining to the development of the re-
gion are presented, discussed and agreed upon during council meet-
ings.
The 41st council meeting will focus on the National and Re-
gional Tourism Development Plan. As such, the Marinduque Provin-
cial Tourism Road Map, as one of the main agenda of the meeting
will be presented by Marinduque Provincial Tourism Officer, Ricardo
Asuncion. Marinduque, dubbed as the Heart of the Philippines is
pushing for community-based rural tourism (CBRT) models of eco-
tourism as sustainable alternatives to mining in consonance with the
National Tourism Development Plan (NTDP) and the provisions of
Executive Order No. 79 covering Philippine Mining Reforms of Presi-
dent P-noy. Under the NTDP, the Department of Tourism’s ―national
tourism blueprint‖ takes in Marinduque-Mindoro-Romblon as Central
Philippines’ Cluster 2 (CP-2) while Palawan occupies CP-3.
Governor Carmencita Reyes pressed for the inclusion of the
six (6) municipalities of the province in the National Anti-Poverty
Commission’s (NAPC) List of Priority Municipalities for Poverty
Reduction and annexed it to this conference’s agenda with expecta-
tion to generate positive response from the NAPC.
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Ni: NOEL V. MAGTURO
Ay...Marinduque
3 SEPTEMBER. 18-24, 2012
OUR WAY OF LIFE Kahit saan natin sipatin ang paglipas ng mga araw, iisa
lang ang nagiging resulta nang lahat - ang patuloy na pananalasa
ng kahirapan nang buhay sa kasalukuyan. Hirap na nga dati, lalo
pa ngayong humihirap at walang sinuman sa atin ang makaka-
pagsabing sila ay hindi apektado nang pagbagsak ng pandaigdi-gang ekonomiya.
Ang devastating worldwide economic meltdown ay
walang sinasanto at lalong wala din itong pakialaman kung sino
at ano ang maaaring tamaan. "KUNG PAPAANO
NAGSIMULA ANG GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS
NA ITO'Y MAHABANG SALAYSAYIN AND
WHOEVER KNOWS THE MAIN REASON, SILA
NA LANG ANG BAHALANG MAGPALIWANAG
SA MGA HINDI LUBOS NA NAKAKAUNAWA SA
BAGAY NA ITO!"
The bottom line here is that, everybody, big or small, rich or poor continuously suffer from this very
dire situation and nobody knows, kung kailan at sa
anong pamamaraan ito maaaring malutas. The econo-
mies of the most affluent and most industrialized coun-
tries were down (USA, whole of Europe, Japan, China)
name it all. How much more kaya ang Pilipinas na dati
nang aandap-andap ang ekonomiya at nakukulapulan
pa nang sangkatutak na uri ng corruptions.
Honestly, kung tayong mga Filipinos ay hindi
magkakaisa sa mabuting hangarin para sa ating bansa,
we will soon go down the drain or we will be eaten by the stray dogs (mga bang-aw). And I guess no one will
as well ever accept to himself/herself that he/she is
aboard a sinking ship where kung lumubog na nga (like
Titanic) tiyak na magpipiyesta ang mga pating! Mean-
ing, there will be a chaotic situation at ang magiging
laban ay matira ang matibay, ngipin sa ngipin (kawawa
na ang mga bungi).
There will be no chance for an orderly situation at ang
mga suwapang sa ating pamahalaan, mga sugapa sa corruptions,
mga mapagsamantala sa mga mahihirap na mamamayan - they
will have their own fate too. Bahala na ang Diyos sa kanilang lahat (ipagpasa-Diyos na lang natin sila) gayundin ang kanilang
mga pamilya at kaanak. Thus, nobody knows kung kailan babag-
sak ang lupit ng langit and nobody can expect kung may ma-
huhulog na meteorites at silang lahat ay isa-isang mabagsakan.
I guess, I'm not the only one who's getting furious about
what's been happening sa ating bansa sa kasalukuyan, na sa halip
na guminhawa ang buhay ng mga mamamayan, lalo pa nila itong
ibinabaon sa ibayong kahirapan. Who will ever like this kind of
situation? Matutuwa ba kayong sa halip na ang unahin nila ay
ang kapakanan ng mga naghihirap na mamamayan eh pulitika na
kaagad ang walang humpay nilang pinag-uusapan? Saan mang-gagaling ang kanilang napabalitang pundong gagamitin? There is
an stimulus plan daw na P330 billion pesos at saan naman nila
ito huhugutin at papaano nila ito gagamitin, para ba ito sa mga
mahihirap o ilalaan nila ito para sa kani-kanilang mga bulsa
(kandidatura)? I have nothing further to say, Your Honor! Be-
ware kayong mga katulad kong member ng SSS, may humahag-
ing na ang pondo ng mga ordinaryong manggagawa (SSS Funds)
ay nami-milegrong mapaki-alaman. Are you in favor of this
mess? If not, what else can you do?
ay nami-milegrong mapaki-alaman. Are you in favor of this mess? If
not, what else can you do?
KAHIT SINO PANG PONCIO PILATO ANG MAGING
PRESIDENTE NG PILIPINAS, LALAKI MAN O BABAE OR
EVEN THE THIRD KIND - OUR COUNTRY WILL NOT CHANGE FOR THE BETTER KUNG TAYONG MGA MAMA-
MAYAN AY PATULOY NA MAGIGING KABAHAGI SA MGA
UMIIRAL NA HINDI MABUBUTING PATAKARAN
(corruptions, etc).
Subsequently, come to think of our country's Past Presi-
dents to the Incumbent. Try to compare the lives of our citizens sim-
ula pa noong tayo'y maging isang bansang Commonwealth or Re-
public - magmula sa Presidenteng binansagang may gintong ori-nola / arinola, hanggang sa kasalukuyang administrasyon.
Anu-ano ang inyong mga napuna o napupunang pagbabago
tungo sa higit na ikabubuti nating mga Filipinos o ng ating bansa sa
kabuuhan, meron ba? Kung ang sasabihin ng iba sa inyo'y merong
pag-unlad na masa-sabi, I can just say my personal opinion "that you
better open your eyes widely, linisin ang inyong mga tenga (dahil
baka may nakabara) at tanggalan ninyo ng piring ang inyong mga
mata upang makita ninyo nang buong kaliwanagan, at alisan din
ninyo ng busal ang inyong mga bibig upang maibulalas ninyo nang
buong tapang ang katotonanang ang ating bansa ay hindi umuunlad
sa halip, lalo pa itong lumulubog sa kumunoy ng kahirapan. If you could only recall during the previous decades - ang Pilipinas
ay isa sa mga mauunlad na bansa sa Asia o sa ating region
(ASEAN). Ang mga bansang Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam,
etc., ay walang panama sa atin, kung ang agriculture o pagpo-
produce ng pagkain (rice in particular) ang pag-uusapan. Sa madali't
sabi, sa ating bansa itinayo ang International Rice Institute (IRRI in
Laguna) na siyang higit na nagpapaunlad sa produksiyon ng bigas.
Inggit na inggit sa atin ang mga kalapit o karatig-bansa
natin sa ASEAN dahil we, sa mga panahong iyon ay tunay na nag-
sasagana sa bigas at naging sobra-sobra pa nga (surplus) sa ating
mga pangangailangan. ....Sundan sa Pahina 6
4 SEPTEMBER. 18-24, 2012
S3TAR program
to empower 1000 store
owners in Puerto Princesa By Victoria Asuncion S. Mendoza
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (PIA) -- The
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda),
Coca-Cola Philippines and the city government forged a part-
nership aimed at helping 1,000 sari-sari store owners become
better entrepreneurs.
The signing of the joint memorandum of agreement
(MOA) signaled the start of the implementation of the Sari-Sari
Store Training and Access to Resources (S3TAR) Program in the
city with the members of the Charity Women’s Foundation (CWF)
as beneficiaries.
The program aims to transform sari-sari store owners into
becoming better entrepreneurs through formal training on basic
entrepreneur skills and gender sensitivity, facilitation of access to
product-capital and access to store merchandising equipment.
―We believe that the sari-sari stores of our women can
become a viable source of income that can augment the family
needs, or even a main source of income when their store operations
are professionalized and access to resources are provided,‖ said
City First Lady Ellen M. Hagedorn, founder and executive director
of CWF.
The first lady represented City Mayor Edward Hagedorn
who was in Manila last Monday. She said the CWF has been help-
ing housewives to increase family income through livelihood pro-
jects with Tesda providing the training.
She said this partnership will give more opportunities for
women not only to augment family income but also to improve
themselves as well.
The S3TAR program was piloted in Palawan last year. The
overwhelming response of women retailers in this province has
led to the creation of the program’s implementation nation-
wide.
This year, the program will be launched in 10 provinc-
es in 6 regions in the country targeting 10,000 for the year
until it reaches its overall target of 100,000 by 2020. (VSM/
TBO/PIA4B-Palawan)
AND
5 SEPTEMBER. 18-24, 2012
Organikong pagsasaka,
sagot sa malusog na pamumuhay
By Luis T. Cueto CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro (PIA) -- Magkatuwang
na pinangangasiwaan ng Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) at
City Agricultural Services Department (CASD) ang pagsasanay para
sa mga magsasaka ukol sa pag-iwas sa paggamit ng mga pestisidyo
upang lalo pang palakasin ang sistema ng malusog at masaganang
pagsasaka sa lungsod. Alinsunod sa Republic Act No. 10068 o ang Organic Agricul-
ture Act of 2010, isinusulong ng CASD at ATI ang natural farming na
isang magandang alternatibong sistema ng pagsasaka kung saan binibig-
yan ng pansin ang mga teknikal na aspektong nakapaloob sa soil agrono-
my at weed and pest management, gayundin ang mga aspektong pang-
ekonomiya at kalusugan ng mga mamamayan.
Kaugnay nito, sinuportahan naman ng samahan ng mga mag-
sasaka ang fermentation process na itinataguyod ng mga nabanggit na
tanggapan upang labanan ang mga pesteng sumisira sa pananim imbes na
gumamit ng pesticide. Kabilang sa mga organikong produkto na gi-
nagamit sa nabanggit na proseso ay ang fish amino acid (FAA), oriental
herbal nutrients (OHN), calcium at fermented plant juice (FPJ).
Ang ganitong proyekto na patuloy na itinataguyod ng kanilang
opisina ay tumutugon hindi lamang sa aspektong pangkabuhayan ng mga
magsasaka kundi pati na rin sa kanilang kalusugan at ng marami pang
konsyumer, ayon kay City Agriculturist Carlos E. Domingo.
Ito aniya ay dahil sa ang bigas na produkto ng organic agricul-
ture ay nakatutulong ng malaki upang mailigtas ang mga mamamayan
mula sa residual effect na karaniwang nakukuha sa paggamit ng pesti-
cide.
Samantala, dumalo sa pagsasanay sina Norma Domingo at Rene
Datinguinoo, mga agriculturist ng CASD na tumalakay sa mga pamama-
raan ng paglalagay ng mga fermented materials sa mga pananim na
kailangan nito upang manatiling malusog hanggang sa paglaki at sa
panahon na maaari nang anihin.
Dahil dito, buo ang suporta ng pamahalaang lungsod sa pagtata-
guyod ng ganitong programa na may malaking ambag sa pagpapataas ng
antas ng pamumuhay ng bawat mamamayan. (TBO/LTC/CIO-PIA4B
Calapan City)
HAPPY 5TH ANNIVERSARY !!
Marinduque Province
http://issuu.com/themimaropasunrise
ROMBLON, Romblon, (PIA) -- Nagsimula
na ang apat na araw na inspeksyon at ebalwasy-
on ng Philippine National Police (PNP) Internal
Affair Service sa lahat ng mga kawani ng PNP
Romblon.
Ito ang Annual General Inspection (AGI) at
Operational Readiness Security Inspection Test and
Evaluation (ORSITE).
Unang isinagawa ang rank inspection sa
mga pulis sa Romblon Provincial Police Office
(RPPO) kung saan tsinek ng inspection team ang
mga records, accomplishments at tiningnan rin ang
mga pasilidad at gamit sa loob ng tanggapan.
Sabi ni Police Senior Insp. Mark Ver L. Vic-
tor, police community relations officer ng RPPO, la-
hat ng municipal police stations sa buong lalawigan
ay bibisitahin ng inspection team mula sa Camp
Crame at isasagawa rin ang magkakahalintulad na
inspeksiyon sa mga PNP personnel at sa mga tang-
gapan ng mga ito.
Aniya, taunang isinasagawa ito ng PNP
upang makita ang kahandaan ng lahat ng mga pulis
sa paglaban sa krimen, pagtugon sa mga hinaing ng
bawat mamamayan na kanilang nasasakupan at
malaman ang anumang kakulangan sa hanay nila
upang agad itong maaksiyonan ng kanilang ahensi-
ya.
Wala umanong nakita na malaking pagkuku-
lang ang mga nag-inspeksyon sa unang batch ng
PNP na naka-assign sa kanilang provincial head-
quarters at Romblon Municipal Police Station sa
kabisera ng lalawigan ayon kay Victor.
Personal na nagtungo sa Romblon sina Po-
lice Supt. Feloteo A. Gonzalvo at Police Chief Insp.
Felix A. Dizon upang pangunahan ang inspeksiyon
sa lahat ng pulis na nakatalaga dito. Nakatakda si-
lang mag-ikot sa lahat ng istasyon ng pulisya sa iba’t
ibang island municipalities hanggang sa Biyernes.
(TBO/DM/PIA-IVB/Romblon)
SAY NO TO …
Illegal Drugs !!!
6 SEPTEMBER. 18-24, 2012
Mula sa Pahina 3... Ay Marinduque....
That was the main reason kung bakit ang mga pamahalaan ng ban-
sang Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, etc., at nagpadala ng kanilang
mga mag-aaral upang sa Pilipinas mag-aral ng Agriculture. Samakatuwid,
nakatapos ang mga nasabing mag-aaral at ang kanilang mga natutunan ay
sininop at sinuportahan ng kani-kanilang pamahalaan upang maging foun-dation ng kanilang planned agricultural developments to the point na na-
higitan pa nga nila ang ating bansa sa produksiyon ng bigas.
What is now the status of the countries mentioned with regards to
their Food Production Program compare to the place (Philippines) where
they got their education, knowledge and/or trainings?
SILA NGAYON ANG MGA BANSANG NAG-E-EXPORT NG
MILYONG MILYONG TONELADA NG BIGAS SA BUONG MUNDO!
And where is the Philippines? Tayo o ang ating dating pamamayagpag sa
pag-produce ng bigas ay unti-unting lumubog hanggang tayo na mismong
mga Filipinos ang "NAGING SALAT O NAGKA-PROBLEMA SA
BIGAS" at tila tayo mga pulubing nakikiusap sa mga nasabing bansa na tayo'y bahaginan ng ating bigas na mai-stock (buffer stock) upang hindi
kapusin sa mga pamilihan.
WHAT A SHOCKING SHAME TO OUR GOVERNMENT
PARTICULARLY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NA
SIYANG MAY DIRECT AUTHORITY SA BAGAY NA ITO! I'm not
getting particular with any person or group of persons dahil may mga pub-
lic servants naman tayong maayos at sincere sa kanilang paglilingkod kaya
lang, they are being over-shadowed by their Superiors (higher officials)
who are very irresponsible and damn corrupt. Magbago na kayo dahil kung
hindi, kahit kayo'y nagsasagana, mamamatay din kayong dilat ang mga
mata dahil kayo'y nagbubulag-bulagan sa tawag ng katotohanan! Mirese sa inyo!
Is this the kind of true democracy na kinabibilangan ng ating
bansa? Anong klaseng demokrasya ang kanilang pinagsasabi? Is this the
government they claim is for the people & by the people or is this the gov-
ernment of the corrupt elites and irresponsible government officials and
their cohorts? Pick your own choice!
Hindi man natin ipangalandakan, marami tayong mga mamama-
yang nagpapakahirap at patuloy na nagsisikap para makatulong sa ating
pamahalaan particularly the more or less ten million OFWs. Pero kapag
kami na ang humihingi ng tulong para makapagpundar ng anumang adhi-
kaing mapapagkakitaan o di kaya'y masuportahan ang nai-established nang mga livelihood projects, maraming cheche-bureche ang ating pamahalaan.
Wala silang pakialam kung meron man, sangkatutak ang red-tapes at ka-
dalasan ay hindi naa-aprobahan ang anumang request. Batu-bato sa langit
ang tamaan ay tunay na mga pangit (sa pag-uugali, pangloob man o
panglabas as they are devilish individuals).
Sila ay ang mga maituturing na TAMPALASAN (biblical) bulaan
o napakarami sa kanila ang mga sinungaling. Tamaan sana sila ng naglala-
gablab na kidlat sapagkat wala silang karapatang mabuhay pa
sa mundong ito, NOTHING OR NO CHANCE AT ALL FOR
THEM TO CONTINUE THEIR EXISTENCE. They better
evaporate or mapasama sila sa lethal effect ng global warming and climate change!
Sa kabilang banda, perhaps ang iniisip nila'y wala
namang nakakakita sa kanila. If they are really true Christians,
they should have known na may ISANG higit na nakakaalam
nang anumang iniisip, ginagawa o nararamdaman nating mga
nilikha and HE IS THE ALMIGHTY!
DIYOS NA ANG BAHALA SA MGA COR-
RUPT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS NG ATING BANSA
WHEREVER THEY ARE AND WHOEVER THEY ARE!
SURELY, THEY WILL BE JUDGED ACCORDING TO
THEIR OWN DEEDS & SOON THEY'LL REACH THE END OF THEIR JOURNEY IN LIFE! Ang masamang
damo'y kusang napupugnaw kasama sa paglipas ng
panahon! Tunay na ang kakapal ng kanilang mga mukha,
wala silang awa sa mga mahihirap na higit pang naghihirap
araw-araw dahil inuuna pa nila ang mga pansarili nilang
corruptions kaysa sa kapakanan ng mga nagugutom nating
mga mamamayan / kababayan.
I just hope that after you read this article, you're
still in fine health and I don't want anyone of you na matu-
lad sa aking tumataas ang blood/pressure whenever I touch
or discuss a topic like this. Hindi ko talaga maiwasan dahil kahit ako'y isang ordinaryong mamamayan lang, ang aking
hangarin ay ang makatulong sa ating pamayanan. Hindi ko
maaako ang buong Pilipinas, sa ating mga kanayunan lang
eh kulang pa ang ating pagtutulungan kung tutuusin. Kaya,
let's make Marinduque a better place to live. Sariling buntot
natin, pagtulungan nating hilahin!
Magtulungan tayo tungo sa ikauunlad ng sarili
nating probinsiya. We may not have that mighty voice to
shout-out-loud our accummulated sentiments, pero may
mga magagawa tayong pagbabago gaano man ito kaliit tun-
go sa ating ikauunlad, and it will depend on how we will cooperate with each other.
Let's take time for awhile and think or reflect of
the possible solution/s how small it would be na maaari
nating mapag-usapan at gawing basehan kung ito ba'y feasi-
ble at makapagbibigay ng kabutihan, karagdagang kita or
maging additional source ng kabuhayan ng ating mga ma-
mamayan.
Of course, we Marinduquenos love our province
very much, pero hindi sapat ang tayo'y magmahal lang sa
salita. Kailangang ito'y ating mapatunayan sa pamamagitan
ng gawa. One step after the other will enable us to reach a distance farther than we might have expected. So, kailan
BOAC, Marinduque PIA) -- Ang Rotary Club of Para-ñaque ay magkakaloob ng electronic library (o e-library) at computer units sa provincial government ng Marinduque kung saan ang software o programa ng Alternative Learning System (ALS) ng Department of Education (DepEd) ay magagamit ng mga out-of-school youth (OSY) at nakatatandang gustong magpatuloy ng pag-aaral. Ang awarding ceremony ay magaganap sa Setyembre 27. Ang ALS ng DepEd ay makakatulong sa mga hindi nakapagtapos o nakapagpatuloy ng pag-aaral dahil sa kakulangang pinansiyal. Maraming lugar na o muni-sipyo ang nagbibigay ng ganitong serbisyo ng public basic education. Ang iba ay nagtatayo ng e-skwela kung saan ang technolohiya ay kasama sa social welfare programs gaya ng pamimigay ng information and communications tech-nology (ICT)-enhanced educational opportunities sa mga hindi nakakarangyang mga Pilipino. Ang e-skwela ay matatagpuan sa Casa Real sa Boac, sa munisipyo ng Mogpog at sa bayan ng Torrijos. Fully-airconditioned ito para sa komportableng pag-aaral at para na rin sa tamang maintenance ng mga kagamitan kagaya ng mga computer. Ayon sa DepEd at kay ALS Marinduque Supervi-sor Antonio Osicos, ang mga mamamayan lalo’t higit ang mga OSY ay matutulungan nito upang makapag-aral ng mga iba’t ibang skills o kakayanan at maaari ring maka-pag-review dito para sa Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E) Exam ng Bureau of Alternative Learning System (BALS) o hindi kaya ay maihanda ang mga ito para makabalik sa pormal na pag-aaral. Sa talaan, may 60 hanggang 100 porsyento ang passing average ng mga kumuha ng pagsusulit kamakailan. Naniniwala ang pamunuan ng Rotary Club of Parañaque na malaki ang maitutulong ng ganitong proyekto hindi lamang sa layunin ng provincial govern-ment ng Marinduque para sa mga programang pang-edukasyon nito kundi higit sa lahat, mas mahalaga ang kapakanan ng mga OSY at mga nakatatandang nais pa ding matuto. Dagdag pa ni Jigs Carabeo ng Rotary Club of Parañaque, nakikipagtulungan at nakikiisa ang kanilang samahan sa adhikain ni Gov. Carmencita O. Reyes na mabigyan ng basic education ang lahat, hindi lamang dahil ito ay responsibilidad ng lokal at nasyonal na pama-halaan kundi higit doon ang pagpapahalaga sa kapwa o bawat isang taga-Marinduque. (LBR/MNL/PIAIVB/Marinduque)
QUEZON CITY (PIA) -- The 2nd Regional Implementa-tion Coordinating Team (RICT) met last September 6 in Pasig City and discussed issues and concerns re-garding family planning (FP), marital, neonatal and child health and nutrition. Lack of correct information on family planning meth-ods is a major concern that the health department is trying to address under its Universal Health Care or Kalusugang Pangkalahatan (KP) program. Regional Director Gloria J. Balboa of the Center for Health and Development (CHD) 4B said addressing “unmet needs” as the basis for developing programs and assessing progress is better than trying to change people’s preferences on FP. She said gaps in the demand for FP services were traced to lack of correct information on FP methods such as the fear of side effects, myths and misconceptions, the refusal of the partner to any FP methods and questions on what, how and where FP goods or services can be accessed. Balboa also cited other factors such as the lack of financial capacity to pay for FP goods and services and the poor health-seeking behavior of clients. The gaps in the sup-ply are due to inadequate availability of FP goods, inadequate capacity of both facilities and equipment service providers, missed opportunities during point of contact between client and information/service provider, inadequate or non-sustainable budget allocation for FP and limited Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) FP coverage and bene-fits. Other issues and concerns discussed were the lack of manpower for the monitoring of the Scale-up Phase activity, the time needed in the processing of the Maternity Care Pack-age (MCP) accreditation, the non-procurement of some local government units of the FP commodities and the insufficiency of hospital beds. Also discussed were the lack of reconciliation between the names and numbers of National Household Tar-geting System (NHTS) household enrolees and benefit support for the RN Heals nurses. Present in the meeting were directors and representa-tives from several government agencies and offices of Region 4B such as PhilHealth, the Department of Education and Com-mission on Population. Kalusugang Pangkahalatan seeks to address concerns on normal spontaneous delivery (NSD) and Cesarean section cases, the unmet needs for FP (for both short and long acting methods) and health benefits for Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) households. The main objectives of scaling up includes ensuring that the families under the NHTS or CCT households with un-met needs from modern FP methods have access to FP ser-vices, that pregnant women among NHTS/CCT families have to deliver in health facilities and that these families avail of PhilHealth benefits when using FP services. The demand for making pregnant women under NHTS/CCT families deliver in health facilities is due to the cur-rent status of the reduction of maternal mortality in Mimaropa which is at 75, higher than the target set by the Millennium Development Goal which is 52 over 100,000 population by 2015. (PIA4B/DOS/CNS)
DOH 4B strengthens univer-sal health care program
By Camille N. Serrano
Marinduque pagkakalooban
ng e-library software
More power to… THE MIMAROPA
SUNRISE Greetings from:
TIBURCIO L. CANLAS RODOLFO S. DAVID
OIC-District Engineer OIC-Asst. District Engineer
RAMEL J. NARANJO JESUS M. MALUBAG Chief, Planning and Design Section Chief, Maintenance Section
SALOME M. SARTILLO ARISTEO L. LINGA Chief, Materials Quality Control Section Chief, Construction Section
EDITA S. SEVILLA ZENAIDA B. MARCELO Chief, Administrative Section Chief, Accounting Section
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS Marinduque District Engineering Office
Km.076+024.92 was started on June 24, 2011 with an original contract amount of P 24,399,744.04 and later revised in the amount of
P 25,017,426.54, and was funded under DPWH-Regular Infra Projects (NEP 2011) paved the way of the alternate route along Marin-
duque Circumferential Road. Said project which was bid out to Mnolithic Construction and Concrete Products, Inc. (MCCPI) covers
concreting of 1,870.90 l.m. road with various appurtenances was completed on December 10, 2011.
On January 30, 2012, Upgrading of Marinduque Circumferential Road (Tigwi-Dampulan-Lipata-Yook, Buenavista)
Km.076+024.92 – Km.076+251.10 and Km.079+124 – Km.079+680, funded under Regular Infra (NEP 2012) in the revised amount
of P 12,122,795.47 was a continuation of the project completed by MCCPI. Physical targets incorporated in this contract for this pro-
ject are: concreting of 6.10m x 782.14 l.m x 0.23m thk. road including 226.18 l.m. line canal, 165 l.m. slope protection, pipelines,
headwalls, catch basin and pavement markings. The project, under contract with 8R’s Construction was completed on April 29, 2012.
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9 SEPTEMBER. 18-24, 2012
Through the effort and enthusiasm of the DPWH - Marin-
duque DEO headed by OIC – District Engineer Tiburcio L. Canlas
and OIC – Asst. District Engineer Rodolfo S. David continuous
construction of the road along MCR Buenavista – Torrijos Rd. was
made possible. On January 13, 2012, Rehab./Reconst./Upgrading
of MCR (Tigwi-Dampulan-Lipata-Yook-Buenavista Road) Km.
079+530 – Km.087+000 was started with a contract amount of P
19, 859,700.00 under Hi-Tri Development Corporation. Although
this project has been included on the list for funding for the year
2010, the funds however was released late last year. To date, pro-
ject is almost complete. Target completion date is on June 25,
2012. The remaining 2.144 km. of unpaved road is proposed for
funding for 2013.
Upgrading of Marinduque Circumferential Road (Tigwi-
Dampulan-Lipata-Yook, Buenavista) Km.076+024.92 –
Km.076+251.10 and Km.079+124 – Km.079+680
Rehab./Reconst./Upgrading of MCR (Tigwi-
Dampulan-Lipata-Yook-Buenavista Road) Km.
079+530 – Km.087+000 w/ OIC-Asst. District En-
gineer Rodolfo S. David and Admin Officer III
Edita S. Sevilla during their project inspection.
Blue Castle Resort Gasan Marinduque
Eli J. Obligacion
Eli J. Obligacion
Item: Residents of Virac,
Catarman and Cal-
bayog will lose daily
flights to and from Manila starting next month, while those
living in Marinduque, Masbate, Busuanga and Tablas in
Romblon would suffer the same fate by October, as Zest Air-
ways trims its service to comply with Transport (DOTC),
Secretary Manuel „Mar‟ Roxas II‟s directive to reduce
flights out of the capital. "The government has mandated us to reduce flying out of
Manila by 30 percent effective July. We are reducing our op-
erations. We will be removing Calbayog, Catarman and Virac
effective July 1," Alfredo Herrera, ZestAir head of marketing
and sales told reporters... And in another:
He said this has led them to cease flying to Virac,
Catarman, and Calbayog by July. Their operations at Ma-
rinduque, Masbate, Busuanga and Tablas in Romblon
would likewise be stopped by October. Transportation Sec-
retary Mar Roxas has already announced these NAIA-
related rationalization plans way back in May.
The local industry is going through a shake up as the trans-
portation department and its agencies cope with growing
consumer complaints on both infrastructure and airline
practices.
SOURCE: marinduque rising
10 SEPTEMBER. 18-24, 2012
What's behind the removal of Zestair flights
to Marinduque by October 27?
Let’s go back a little
bit to what the Gover-
nor of Marinduque,
Carmencita Reyes an-
nounced recently over
the local radio to justi-
fy the loan she and the
provincial board are
p u r s u i n g :
“Pagsasaayos ng run-
way ng Gasan Airport
(Marinduque Airport), upang mapigilan ang napipintong
pagpigil ng operasyon ng Zestair dahil sa kondisyon ng
ating runway…”, she said.
“Dapat lang malaman ng ating mga kababayan dito sa
Marinduque na ito ay pagpigil sa madaling panahon na
taning o palugit sa pagpigil ng biyahe ng eroplano sa
O k t u b r e 2 7 , 2 0 1 2 . . . ” , s h e s a i d .
―….alam naman natin na matagal ang proseso ng bidding
at dokumentasyon ng gobyerno. Kaya upang di tayo
maipit sa deadline ng airline na titigil na sa a-27 ng Ok-
tubre, gagastusan muna ng probinsya ang proyekto, at
pagkatapos, isasauli na lang ng DOTC ito", she said.
Clearly, Reyes has deliberately used the airport runway
condition as the reason, and no other, for the stoppage of
Zestair flights to Marinduque. But what is the real
reason for removal of Zestair flights to Marinduque?
Marinduque Airport. Its apron and
taxiway were concreted last year.
At NAIA. Runway conges-
tions result in flight delays
and terminals
operating beyond capacity.
Photo by Katherine Visconti
Marinduque teacher wins as one of Ten Outstanding Teachers
Mariam B. Rivamonte, 7th from left, is shown here with co-winners and DepEd officials during a visit to the DepEd Central Office in Pasig. Marinduque has produced a win-
ner in the 2012 Metrobank Foundation Search for Outstanding Teachers. The
final board of judges chaired by Senator Ralph G. Recto has chosen Mrs. Mariam
Belarmino Rivamonte as one of the ten winners in the Elementary Competition.
Mrs. Rivamonte, born on May 1, 1976, is
a native of Santa Cruz, Marinduque. She is currently Master Teacher II at the San-
ta Cruz South Central School in Bana-haw, Sta. Cruz. Rivamonte is the first
awardee from Marinduque.
Rivamonte’s winning could go a long way in encouraging more jewels of the teaching profession in Marinduque to come forward and be recognized through the Metrobank Search. This year’s crop of winners is dominated by teachers in
public schools, seen as an affirmation to the thrust of the government to improve the quality of instruction in the public school system. A courtesy call of the awardees at the House of Representatives has been scheduled.
11 SEPTEMBER. 18-24, 2012
Marinduque Government Infomen
undergo Workshop
PIA Regional Director
Daniel Sagum
Dr. Rachel Garcia from
the DOH Regional Office.
SAN JOSE, Occidental Mindoro, -- Nakalikom ng P800,000 ang katatapos lamang na Alay Lakad sa bayan ng San Jose, na nagtala ng may pinaka-maraming dumalo kumpara sa mga nakaraang taon. Ayon ito kay Chairman Fred Magbanua, over all chairman ng Alay Lakad 2012 at prinicipal ng Pedro T. Mendiola Sr. Memorial High School (PTMSMHS). Sabi ni Magbanua, nakaplano na ang pag-gagamitan ng pondo. Mula sa kinita noong nakaraang taong Alay Lakad na P794,474.50, pagsasamahin nila ito upang ipatayo ng public library cum training center na nagkakahalaga ng P3.2 milyon. Ang kalahati o kakulangan ng nasabing halaga ay tatapatan ng munisipyo ng San Jose sa pangunguna ni Mayor Jose Villarosa. Nagbigay din ng pagkilala sa mga dumalong eskwelahan sa Alay Lakad. Tinanghal na Most Disciplined Group ang Holy Family Academy. Most appropriate attire naman ang San Jose National High School. Pinangaralan ng Highest Contribution Award school category ang Occidental Mindoro State College (OMSC) at First Contributor school category ang OMSC Criminology Department. Nakuha ni Cain King Paglicawan at Jovey Magbanta ng OMSC ang title na Mr. and Ms. Alay Lakad
2012. (PRO/VND/TBO-PIA 4B/Occ Min)
ROMBLON, Romblon, (PIA) -- The National Statistics Office (NSO) embarks on a mapping project, the Global Positioning System Mapping to come up with accurate and reliable maps for use in its future census and survey operations, information dissemination activities and regular updating of the master sample. In this project, the office will be producing digitized maps at the barangay and enumeration area level using the Geographic In-formation System (GIS) technology. NSO has been using maps over the years in their census and survey undertakings. Maps are very useful in locating buildings, housing units and households and in identifying boundaries in the area of assignment. All 219 barangays province-wide are to be mapped, 86 ba-rangays have high resolution Google Earth images which have to be digitized while 113 have no high resolution images which will be mapped using GPS receivers. In Romblon, there are four map data collectors hired to col-lect waypoints and coordinates using the GPS receiver. One map data processor was also hired to process into digitized maps the date collected by the two teams. Provincial Statistics Officer Abraham F. Fabicon and SCO Johnny F. Solis attended the Second Level GPS Training that was held at NSO Mimaropa Regional Office. Meanwhile, the Third Level Training was held at the NSO provincial office with the data collec-tors and data processor as participants. The GPS mapping activity is expected to be finished by October 2012. (Romblon NewsStat/TBO/DM-PIA4B Romblon)
12 SEPTEMBER. 18-24, 2012
GREETINGS FROM:
LUCKY SEVEN CABLE SERVICES
Uno. Gov. D. Reyes St. Murallon Boac,
Marinduque
Tel. Nos. 311-1024; 332-2152
ANACORITA R. SY—Prop.
SENEN M. LIVELO, JR. Municipal Mayor
Happy 5th Year Public Service Anniversary to…
The MIMAROPA SUNRISE
Weekly Newsmagazine
Courtesy of:
Atty. Roberto Renido
Sta. Cruz, Marinduque
MORE POWER TO
The MIMAROPA SUNRISE Weely Newsmagazine!!
Greetings from: Public Attorneys Office (PAO). Left to right
Atty. Alfredo de Luna, Atty. Carlo Rodas, Atty. Rey
