NegOr, Siquijor GSP encampment all set
by Jennifer Catan-Tilos
DUMAGUETE CITY, Sept. 14 (PIA) — The 29th Council Junior/ Senior/ Cadet Encampment of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP) Negros Oriental and Siquijor Council opens tomorrow at Camp Lily I. Gamo Sibulan, Negros Oriental with the theme: “GSP Saves Planet Earth.”
The two provinces of Negros Oriental and Siquijor expect to gather 1,500 Girl Scouts delegates for the four-day encampment.
According to local GSP Executive Officer Rosario Rosales all sets for the conduct of the encampment assisted by different committees on physical arrangements, health and sanitation, security and safety, transportation, publicity and promotions headed by over-all chairperson and Negros Oriental –Siquijor Council President, Dr. Profetiza Lim.
The campers will be divided into the Junior or elementary level, Senior or high school level and Cadet or the college category.
The young scouters are expected to learn some skills to be responsible, progressive, dynamic and patriotic through outdoor activities.
Some of the activities lined up during the event are geared towards responding to the challenge of environment, economic self-sufficiency, family life, and emergency preparedness which include adventure games, disaster preparedness, first aid, earthquake drill, waste segregation, tree planting, among others. (PIA NegOr/JCT)
Bloodletting in island barangay of Naval postponed
by Flor Jackson
NAVAL, Biliran, Sept. 14 (PIA) – The blood letting activity scheduled by the Naval Municipal Health Office (MHO) and its partner agencies tomorrow, Wednesday, September 14 in the island barangay of Higatangan in the municipality of Naval was postponed to next Wednesday, September 21, 2011.
She said the postponement was requested by Dr. Fernando Montejo, Municipal Health Officer of Naval himself due to his official travel to attend a training in Cebu, in line with his work as MHO of Naval.
She added that the postponement of the blood letting activity was also requested because some members of the medical team in charge of extracting blood from donors are out of town on official business.
It was learned that the barangay officials of Brgy. Higatangan, an island barangay of Naval have been preparing since last week to get more volunteer blood donors in the area for the scheduled blood letting activity supposedly to be held on September 14, 2011.
The blood donors have already been informed of the schedule and were prepared and briefed by the Barangay Health Workers in said barangay for the interview and body examination to be conducted by Dr. Montejo himself.
The interview and body examinations are done before the actual extraction of blood from the volunteer donors.
The medical team from RHU-Naval and the Provincial Health Office (PHO) expect more blood donors from Brgy. Higatangan.
Part of next week’s schedule of the blood letting activities in the barangays of Naval is the September 20 schedule in Brgy. Catmon where more blood donors are also expected to voluntarily donate blood.
The series of blood letting activities in the barangays in Naval, Biliran is jointly undertaken by the Naval MHO, Biliran PHO, PIA and other partner organizations. (FEJ/PIA 8 Biliran)
Negros policemen undergo criminal investigation course
BACOLOD CITY, Sept.12 (PIA) — Forty-seven policemen in Bacolod City and Negros Occidental underwent a 32-day Criminal Investigation Course seminar at the city police headquarters recently, a press release from the Bacolod police said.
The seminar aimed to upgrade the intensity of skill and expertise of police field investigators.
Chief Supt. Cipriano Querol Jr. Police Regional Office 6, regional director, in his message and read by regional police deputy director, Senior Supt. Manuel Felix during the opening ceremony, stressed that investigators play a great role in solving crimes and it is a must that they are ready for every situation.
The directorate for investigation and detective management’s investigation capability project addressed this concern resulting in the holding of the criminal investigation course. (BCPO/CAD/JCM/PIA6)
Provincial board adopts P-Noy as son of Leyte
by Rodrigo S. Victoria
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Sept. 12 (PIA) –- Through a resolution, the provincial legislators of Leyte province has recently adopted President Benigno S. Aquino III as son of Leyte province.
Loreto mentioned several priority bills endorsed by the president to the 15th Congress despite it may cause his popularity rating to drop like the Responsible Parenthood, Reproductive Health and Population Bill or most commonly known as the RH Bill, Anti-Terrorism Financing Bill and amendments to the Human Security Act and the Rural Electrification Program including among other significant national laws for amendment.
The president was declared as an adopted son of Leyte because the provincial legislators have took notice the courage shown by the president worthy to be emulated by among government officials anchored on the idea of thinking about the larger issue than their own selves, he added.
He further said that the provincial legislators have also seen in the president the embodiment of the ideals in the public service where Filipino citizens aspired for to achieve.
The members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan in Leyte province passed said resolution so that the country’s legislators would also do their share in the immediate passage of these priority bills endorsed by the president in the 15th Congress, Loreto informed.
The adoption of the president as a son of Leyte province is a gesture of support among local government units for the president’s noticeable endeavors made for the benefit of the Filipino people. (PIA 
Kalibo elderly gear up for Senior Citizens’ Week
by Venus G. Villanueva
KALIBO, Aklan, September 12 (PIA) — Kalibo’s senior citizens are more than ready to celebrate Senior Citizens Week on October 1-7.
These include a Thanksgiving Mass on October 3 at the St. Jude Thaddeus Church followed by a walk for a cause, dubbed “Alay Sa Nakatatanda” from the church to the Federation of Senior Citizens Center.
The senior citizens will also join in the “Baligya-Baligya Sa Senior Citizens Center” for those who have farm produce like vegetables, fruits and many others from their respective barangays which will involve displaying and selling their goods to their fellow senior citizens and the public.
On the same day, the winner in the search for “Señora 2011”, a fund-raising activity of their group will be proclaimed.
The activity will be graced by Kalibo Mayor William S. Lachica.
The senior citizens will also avail of free medical services on October 4 from Dr. Jocelyn Garcia and Dr. Melanie Tolentino, Kalibo Rural Health Physicians (RHUs), who will provide free consultations and free medicines and vitamins.
Ignacio clarified, however, that only 10 senior citizens from each of the 16 barangay of Kalibo could avail of the free medical services as agreed during the meeting. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)
P-Noy opens P265 M ‘Mercado de Bais’ in Negros Or
by Jennifer Catan-Tilos
DUMAGUETE CITY, Sept. 7 (PIA) — President Benigno S. Aquino III today led the inauguration of the mall-like P265 million public market in Poblacion I, Bais City, Negros Oriental.
He proceeded to unveil the marker in front of the market building with assistance from Bais City Mayor Karen Villanueva and witnessed by the city and municipal mayors in Negros Oriental along with some other national and local officials.
President Aquino appreciated the unique structure of the two-storey multi-million market building. It has an elevator and contains a cold storage facility with ice maker and underground sewerage treatment at the ground floor, while at the second floor there are function, dining and transient rooms, and child minding area.
“This market, a center of commerce in the city, provides positive business to all farmers, traders and producers,” the chief executive said.
President Aquino also described the market as “one of the biggest new public market in the country designed to boost the city’s farm productivity and economy.”
The development of the market is in line with the national government’s program to spur trading and economic activities in the neighboring towns in Manjuyod, Mabinay, and Pamplona, said Aquino. (PIA NegOr/JCT)
Crime prevention is everyone’s responsibility, says DILG
TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, Sept. 6 (PIA) – Preventing crime requires the support and collaboration of all sectors of the society, the Department of Interior and Local Government in Region 8 stressed as the country commemorates the National Crime Prevention Week on September 1-7.
DILG information officer Mr. Myles Colasito said that the National Crime Prevention Week seeks to promote community involvement and cooperation in preventing crime as well as maintaining peace in the community.
Community involvement is a vital ingredient in crime prevention. It is communities which have proven to be the catalyst for much of the work on crime prevention. As they are the ones who are most directly affected by crime, it is logical that they should be involved.
The police rely on the support of the community, he said, to report to the police any unnatural happenings or the presence of unidentified persons in the community.
The value of helping people who are in need cannot be over-emphasized. The good Samaritan in each and everyone should be reincarnated. The community should be ready to help when their fellowmen is being victimized, even just by reporting to the police authorities. If there is no report, the police cannot respond.
Mr. Colasito said that there are three elements which must be present so that a crime could be committed. First, there must be the opportunity to commit the crime. The community should not give the unscrupulous people the opportunity to commit a crime by being vigilant, he said.
Another element is instrumentality which refers to the firearm, deadly weapon that is used in committing the crime. The third element is motive to commit the crime which may either be for personal gain or revenge.
If one of the three elements is missing, a crime cannot be committed, Atty. Rosillo said. Theft and robbery are committed most often because of the negligence of the victims. In other words, they gave the criminals the opportunity to perpetrate the crime.
Crime prevention should be the lookout of the family and the community. There is a need to upgrade the security in the case of the business establishments. There should also be an increased awareness on detection of criminals.
The observance of the first week of September as the National Crime Prevention Week was started in 1994 through Presidential proclamation No. 461.
Now, in its 17th year, the celebration’s theme focuses on bringing together bonds between and among the police and other sectors of the community which result to maximum community participation in the government’s anti-criminality campaign particularly in strengthening of the role of the police in harnessing community participation in crime prevention for an improved socio-economic development.
The celebration also helps create a secure and safe community environment through sustained and reinvigorated community-based crime prevention programs and inculcate in the hearts and minds of police officers, especially new police the importance of nurturing a good leader in implementing programs that are beneficial to the community. (PIA
DOH to release P30 M worth of potable water projects in Eastern Visayas
by Rodrigo S. Victoria
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Sept. 6 (PIA) -– The regional office of the Department of Health (DOH) in Eastern Visayas is set to release P30 M worth of potable water supply projects in identified local government units (LGUs) in Eastern Visayas that are beneficiaries of a grant from the department.
DOH assistant regional director Dr. Minerva Molon disclosed that the local government units in Region 8 that are beneficiaries and are entitled each of P10M are San Isidro in Leyte, Laoang in Northern Samar and Taft in Eastern Samar.
Molon said that the three LGUs are part of the identified LGUs in the region that does not have their own potable water supply system.
She added that a feasibility study coming from these identified LGU beneficiaries is one requirement needed for the release of the grant aside from an agreement that will be inked between the DOH and the three identified LGUs.
The lady assistant regional director assured that the water supply project can provide the constituents living in these LGUs the accessibility to safe potable drinking water.
DOH is implementing the potable water supply project in partnership with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in the region to address diseases that are caused by the absence of safe potable water supply system.
It was learned that the potable water supply system project is part of the Millennium Development Goal which is to provide accessible and free potable water supply system to the people in the countryside.
However, Molon revealed that there are still several LGUs in Eastern Visayas that do not have their own potable water supply system. (PIA
PNoy to inaugurate “Mercado de Bais” public market
by Rizalie Anding Calibo
DUMAGUETE CITY, September 5 (PIA) — President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III will visit Bais City in Negros Oriental on September 7, 2011 to inaugurate the town’s public market complex known as “Mercado de Bais”.
The project was started on December 16, 2009 and completed on September 6 this year.
With a floor area of 11,000 sq. meters, Mercado de Bais is a two-storey market complex with a cold storage facility, an ice maker and underground sewerage treatment plant located at the Ground Floor. It has a function room that can accommodate 200 persons,a dining room for 100 persons, transient room and child minding area on the second floor.
The P265 million project was funded through a P220 million a loan from the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP). The local government unit (LGU) of Bais City put up the remaining balance of P45 million.
The said public market is located along the National Highway, bounded by Mabini Street at the North, Aguinaldo Street at the South, and Roxas Street at the West.
Meanwhile, the Department of Agriculture has also lined up activities for PNoy’s visit in Bais City. These include turn-over of three units of 7-horsepower diesel engine Shallow Tube Wells with pump for the Pump Irrigation System for Open Source (STW-PISOS), five bags of registered rice seeds for community-based production to barangay officials, ten bags of registered corn seeds (open-pollinated white corn, IPB Var6 variety) to barangay officials, printed IEC materials on various crops, and assorted vegetable seeds for “Pinakbet” (PIA-Dumaguete/RAC)
NFA increase palay procurement target
by Margie L. Gadian
SAN JOSE,Antique, August 31 (PIA) — The National Food Authority in Antique has increased its palay procurement target from 121,000 to 130,000 until the end of December, 2011.
This is in line with the desire of the PNoy administration to reduce rice importation and focus more on local procurement to address rice sufficiency.
The agency will reactivate the mobile procurement to be dispatched in far flung areas in the eighteen (18) municipalities of Antique in coordination with the Local Government Units. Farmers from northern part of Antique can visit the NFA Satellite Office at Brgy. Caridad, Culasi, Antique for their inquiries.
At present NFA needs to decongest the warehouse of stored palay to accomodate more deliveries from farmers. In line with this. the agency will disperse about 45,000 bags of rice to Region 8 provinces to achieve its procurement target.
NFA still buys palay at Php 17.00/kg (clean and dry) with an additional of Php 0.20/kg incentive for drying and Php 0.20/kg for delivery and Php 0.30/kg for Cooperative Development Incentive Fee (CDIF) for farmers who are members of Cooperative/Farmer’s Organization.
NFA Provincial Manager Hedy G. Jardeleza calls on farmers to sell their produce to the agency and avail of the government incentives given to them. (NFA/ MLG/JCM/ PIA6-Antique)
