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

VOL 2 ISSUE 58 Daily E-Newsletter of Philippine Information Agency - 8 March 11, 2014

F or ever y advers i t y or cr is is , there is a lways an oppor tunit y,

Tanauan Mayor Pelagio Tecson, J r. sa id. Thus, af ter h is town was ravaged by t yphoon Yolanda, as the chief execut ive, he set h is s ight into conver t ing this cr is is into oppor tunit ies to improve the l ives of the const i tuents. “ This exac t ly i s what I ’m tr y ing to do; to turn, these advers i t ies into posit ive results ,” sa id Tecson. I do ack nowledge that this i s not an easy thing to do, sa id Tecson. However, th is should star t with a c lear roadmap or di rec t ion. This i s the role of a Local Government Unit : to be an LGU with a leadership that has a c lear plan, sa id Tecson. “ I am sure that i f an LGU has a c lear plan for the development of i ts p lace, the nat ional government as wel l as other government and pr ivate inst i tut ions wi l l have the greater chances of helping the LGU. As of press t ime, the LGU of Tanauan is await ing more suppor t f rom the di f ferent sec tors of societ y as i t LGU focuses in the development of

Tanauan LGU: Creating adversities into opportunities to build back better after Yolanda

M a r c h 2 2 o f e a c h y e a r i s Wo r l d Wa t e r D a y i n o r d e r

t o f o c u s p e o p l e’s a t t e n t i o n o n t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f f r e s h w a t e r a n d a d v o c a t i n g f o r s u s t a i n a b l e m a n a g e m e n t o f f r e s h w a t e r r e s o u r c e s . T h e t h e m e f o r 2 0 1 4 i s “ Wa t e r a n d E n e r g y.” Wa t e r a n d e n e r g y a r e c l o s e l y i n t e r l i n k e d a n d i n t e r d e p e n d e n t . E n e r g y g e n e r a t i o n a n d t r a n s m i s s i o n r e q u i r e s u t i l i z a t i o n o f w a t e r r e s o u r c e s , p a r t i c u l a r l y f o r h y d r o e l e c t r i c , n u c l e a r, a n d t h e r m a l e n e r g y s o u r c e s . C o n v e r s e l y, a b o u t 8 % o f t h e g l o b a l e n e r g y g e n e r a t i o n i s u s e d f o r p u m p i n g, t r e a t i n g a n d t r a n s p o r t i n g w a t e r t o v a r i o u s c o n s u m e r s .

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T h e U N S y s t e m w o r k i n g c l o s e l y w i t h m e m b e r S t a t e s a n d o t h e r s t a k e h o l d e r s , i s b r i n g i n g i t s a t t e n t i o n t o t h e w a t e r - e n e r g y n e x u s e s p e c i a l l y f o r t h e b o t t o m b i l l i o n w h o l i v e i n s l u m s a n d i m p o v e r i s h e d r u r a l a r e a s a n d w h o s u r v i v e w i t h o u t a c c e s s t o s a f e d r i n k i n g w a t e r, a d e q u a t e s a n i t a t i o n , s u f f i c i e n t f o o d a n d e n e r g y s e r v i c e s . I t a l s o a i m s t o f a c i l i t a t e t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f p o l i c i e s a n d c r o s s c u t t i n g f r a m e w o r k s t h a t b r i d g e m i n i s t r i e s a n d s e c t o r s , l e a d i n g t h e w a y t o e n e r g y s e c u r i t y a n d s u s t a i n a b l e w a t e r u s e i n a g r e e n e c o n o m y. U N w a n t s p a r t i c u l a r a t t e n t i o n w i l l b e p a i d t o i d e n t i f y i n g b e s t p r a c t i c e s t h a t

World Water Day on March 22 underscores inter-linkages of water and energy

Rowinick Villegas (with mic), boxing coach of the Leyte Sports Academy – Smart said over PIA Power FM Friday that their team were able to garner medals during the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines – Visayas Qualifying Leg Tournament held recently in Maasin City. With him are: Coach Edwin Aruta and boxers Jason Ladrillo and Giovanne Argate. (Photo by Neil Lopido)

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Climate Change official calls for massive participation from challenges brought about by new normal

T h e C l i m a t e C h a n g e C o m m i s s i o n i s c a l l i n g f o r a

m a s s i v e p a r t i c i p a t i o n e s p e c i a l l y i n t h e c o m m u n i t y l e v e l i n t e r m s o f f a c i n g c h a l l e n g e s b r o u g h t a b o u t b y c l i m a t e c h a n g e . T h e U n d e r s e c r e t a r y o f t h e C l i m a t e C h a n g e C o m m i s s i o n N a d e r e v “ Ye b” S a ñ o s a i d t h a t i n t e r m s o f c l i m a t e t h e r e w i l l b e a s o c a l l e d “n e w n o r m a l .” S a ñ o w h o w a s w i t h t h e U N S p e c i a l R e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f t h e S e c r e t a r y G e n e r a l i n h i s v i s i t t o Ta c l o b a n , s a i d t h a t t h e t r e n d i s t h a t d u r i n g t h e d r y s e a s o n i t b e c o m e s h o t t e r a n d d r i e r, w h i l e r a i n y s e a s o n b e c o m e s m o r e r a i n y a n d w e t . T h i s b r i n g s s e r i o u s i m p l i c a t i o n s , t h e r e a s o n w h y t h e a g e n c y i s w o r k i n g c l o s e l y w i t h t h e l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t u n i t s . T h e r e i s a n e e d f o r m e d i u m a n d l o n g t e r m p l a n n i n g w h e n i t c o m e s t o c l i m a t e c h a n g e a n d t h e n e w n o r m a l , S a ñ o s a i d . T h e i m p l i c a t i o n s a r e p r o f o u n d o n f o o d p r o d u c t i o n , a g r i c u l t u r e , f i s h e r y, u r b a n d e v e l o p m e n t , w a t e r s u f f i c i e n c y, a s w e l l a s d i s a s t e r s , h e s a i d . A l l o f t h e s e s h o u l d b e t a k e n i n c o n s i d e r a t i o n n o t j u s t w i t h t h e w e a t h e r b e c o m i n g s o h o t , w e’r e d e a l i n g w i t h t h e e x t r e m e w e a t h e r e v e n t s l i k e s u p e r t y p h o o n s . S a ñ o a d d e d t h a t b e c a u s e o f c l i m a t e c h a n g e s u p e r t y p h o o n’s s p e e d l i m i t s a r e g e t t i n g s t r o n g e r. U n d e r s e c r e t a r y S a ñ o a c k n o w l e d g e s t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f t h e e n g a g e m e n t o f t h e c o m m u n i t y t o l e s s e n t h e r i s k o f d i s a s t e r, t h i s i s e s p e c i a l l y w i t h t h e b a s i c l e v e l . N o t h i n g b e a t s b e i n g p r e p a r e d a n d t h i s d o e s n o t e n d w i t h t h e n a t i o n a l a n d t h e m u n i c i p a l l e v e l b u t w i t h t h e

h o u s e h o l d a n d i n d i v i d u a l l e v e l . I n t h e c o n t e x t o f d i s a s t e r, d i s a s t e r d o e s n o t h a p p e n b e c a u s e o f s t r o n g w i n d s o r s t r o n g r a i n s , i f p e o p l e c o n t i n u e s t a y i n g a t t h e d i s a s t e r r i s k a r e a s , i f p e o p l e d o n’ t h a v e e n o u g h r e s o u r c e s , t h e n d i s a s t e r h a p p e n s a d d e d S a ñ o. T h e s e i n c l u d e o t h e r f a c t o r s s u c h a s b a l d i n g m o u n t a i n s , a n d s e a s i n b a d c o n d i t i o n s . O f c o u r s e , d i s a s t e r w i l l f o l l o w, s a i d S a ñ o. A l l o f t h e s e s h o u l d b e t a k e n i n

c o n s i d e r a t i o n , h e s a i d . A n o t h e r f a c t o r t o c o n s i d e r i s t o h o w a c o m m u n i t y m a n a g e i t s g a r b a g e d i s p o s a l a n d m a n a g e m e n t a l l o f t h e s e s h o u l d g o t o g e t h e r. A c c o r d i n g t o S a ñ o, t h e p o l i c i e s o f t h e g o v e r n m e n t i f n o t i m p l e m e n t e d i n t h e m o s t b a s i c l e v e l ; t h e c o m m u n i t y, w i l l b e c o m e u s e l e s s i n t e r m s o f f a c i n g t h e c h a l l e n g e o f c l i m a t e c h a n g e . ( P I A 8 w i t h L i z b e t h A n n A b e l l a )

Assistant Director Ma. Elena Cabañes of DAR’s Bureau of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Development (BARBD) explained to the farmers from the agrarian reform communities (ARCs) in Leyte the vermiculture as another livelihood for them as DAR prepares the rehabilitation plan for areas affected by “Yolanda”. (Photo courtesy by Jose Alsmith Soria)

March 11, 2014 3600 join fun walk for International Women’s Day in Catbalogan

Some 600 participants were roused as early as 4:00 AM to the Fun Walk

organized by the Catbalogan City government to mark the International Women’s Day on Saturday. The crowd composed of LGU employees, members of the national government agencies, NGOs, academe and civic oriented groups gamely danced the zumba for their stretching activity. After which, the participants in their commemorative white t-shirts rounded the city streets for the early morning walk. “This activity is a fellowship to signify our willingness to come together in treating various issues, women’s issues among them,” Catbalogan City Mayor Stephany Uy-Tan addressed the crowd gathered at the city square. “It may be a long and tough journey ahead, but with everybody

taking part, milestones can be reached little by little, step by step,” she added in her welcome speech. After rounding up some three kilometers, participants which included men in uniform from the army, police and fire departments, they obliged to do a woman form to show that upholding women’s rights is an important factor in achieving gender equality which women advocates say is important in aspiring for a peaceful and just society. After reciting the “Women’s Creed”, the crowd also sang “I’m Every Woman”. The fun walk was just one of the numerous activities being done for the whole month of March as Samar hails every woman as Juana, the resilient woman who is able to recover from the devastation caused by natural calamities. (PIA 8-Samar)

Cardinal Tagle graces silver jubilee anniversary of Naval Diocese

big number of communicants. In an earlier interview, Bishop Bactol said, the erection of the diocese, that was when he came as Bishop of Naval, was in March 8, 1989 but the creation of the diocese was in November 29, 1988, hence, the celebration of the silver jubilee anniversary of the diocese will continue until November 29, this year. The event is anchored on the theme “Kalambuan 25: Nagdilaab Ang Atong Kasingkasing” (Progress 25: Our Hearts are Burning”) In his homily, Cardinal Tagle mentioned the importance of listening and keeping the word of God, sacraments and do mission work to keep everyone’s heart burning, relating these to the theme of the celebration. He thanked Bishop Bactol for inviting him, the archbishop and the bishops to Nava in Biliran province saying, Naval is a beautiful place. The 56-year old cardinal who arrived Naval town an hour before the start of the Pontifical mass and left the place immediately after lunch for his flight back to Manila for another important engagement, congratulated Bishop Bactol and the entire diocese for the 25 fruitful years since its erection on March 8, 1989. For his part, Bishop Bactol thanked Cardinal Tagle for gracing the occasion despite his very busy schedule. He likewise thanked Archbishop Du of the Archdiocese of Palo, Leyte and the three guest bishops from the three Samar provinces, the clergy, the religious brothers and sisters, Biliran Governor Gerryboy Espina, SP member Gerard Espina, Naval Mayor Susan Parilla, Vice Mayor Redentor Villordon and all mayors and other local officials present during the Pontifical mass. He thanked all for gracing the occasion. (PIA 8 Biliran)

BY: FLORDELIS JACKSON

His Eminence Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, Archbishop of

Manila, graced the Silver Jubilee Anniversary celebration of the Diocese of Naval in Biliran province on Saturday, March 8, 2014. He was the main celebrant of the Pontifical Mass at 9:30 in the morning at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in Naval, Biliran. He was joined in by Archbishop John Du, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Palo; Bishop Isabelo Abarquez of the Diocese of Calbayog in Samar province; Bishop Emmanuel Trance, Diocese of Catarman in Northern Samar; Bishop Crispin Barquez – Diocese of Borongan in Eastern Samar and Bishop Filomeno Bactol of the Diocese of Naval, the

host of the celebration. More than 50 invited clergy from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of the Ecclesiastical province of Palo, Leyte; some invited clergy from other parts of the country and from the diocese of Naval were likewise present. Before the mass started, Msgr. Marvyn Maceda, Vicar General of the Diocese of Naval introduced the guest archbishop, bishops, religious brothers and sisters and the clergy to the churchgoers. An estimated 10,000 Catholic faithful attended the Pontifical Mass in celebration of Silver Jubilee Anniversary of the Diocese of Naval. Bishop Bactol said, they have prepared 5,000 consecrated hosts but the number fell short due to the

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T housands of fun-run enthusiasts are expec ted to

jo in the marathon organized by Alpha Phi Omega I nternat ional (APO) to be held in this c i t y on Apr i l 13 , 2014 under the theme “R ace and Shine Leyte Marathon 2014”. I n an inter v iew with her over P IA’s Power FM, Ledwina Eva C . Teston of APO said, the proceeds of this ac t iv i t y wi l l go to the chi ldren with specia l needs in Sto. N ino SPED Center and the renovat ion of the school . APO has decided to come up with the marathon to help the communit ies in the Yolanda af f l ic ted areas in terms of the emotional or psychological wel l -being of the people who were t raumatized due to the storm surge and heav y ra ins brought by super t yphoon Yolanda. There are four (4) categor ies for the fun run: 5K fun run, 10K fun run, 21K hal f Marathon and 42K Ful l M arathon. Ear ly registrants f rom March 1 unt i l March 10 have avai led of the discounts whi le those who wi l l register f rom March 11-28, 2014 wi l l pay P500 for 5k , P350 for 10K , P550 for 21K and P1,000 for 42K ful l marathon.

For those who would l ike to jo in the fun run, there are four registrat ion booths in Tacloban such as Sto. N ino SPED Center, Vic tor y Center, Leyte Normal Univers i t y and U.P. Campus and for registrants who are outs ide Tacloban, you may download the registrat ion form through the R ace and Shine Leyte facebook page and pay through UCPB, Robinsonsbank and Palawan Pawnshop.O ther requirements are : a receipt which must be named or s igned, a scan or pic ture of receipt of payment and the scanned receipt must be sent to romaasawa@gmai l .com with the subjec t-reg. fee. for Leyte OR and post i t to the event page to conf i rm payment with the name, categor y and s ignature of the receipt . Pr izes are at stake for top three f in ishers in a l l categor ies ranging f rom P400 to P5,000. Meanwhi le, cer t i f icates, t -shir ts and medals wi l l be given to a l l f in ishers : 21k f in ishers wi l l receive f in ishers medal whi le 42K f in ishers wi l l receive both f in ishers medal and f in ishers t -shir t . (P IA-8)

Fun-run enthusiasts in Tacloban to join Marathon on April 13

Voter’s registration for 2016 polls will resume on May 6

T h e T a c l o b a n C i t y C O M E L E C O f f i c e i n f o r m s t h a t t h e

r e g i s t r a t i o n f o r v o t e r s f o r t h e 2 0 1 6 P r e s i d e n t i a l E l e c t i o n s w i l l r e s u m e o n M a y 6 , 2 0 1 4 . R e l a t i v e t o t h i s , C i t y C O M E L E C O f f i c e r A t t y . R o s e m a r i e A n n R e a s P o l i s c a l l s t h e a t t e n t i o n o f q u a l i f i e d v o t e r s w h o h a v e n o t y e t r e g i s t e r e d t o g o t o t h e C i t y C O M E L E C O f f i c e , P. P a t e r n o S t . , T a c l o b a n C i t y s t a r t i n g M a y 6 , t o a p p l y f o r r e g i s t r a t i o n . A c c o r d i n g t o A t t y . P o l i s , t o d a t e t h r e e b a t c h e s o f V o t e r ’ s I D f o r 2 0 0 9 t o 2 0 1 0 h a v e a l r e a d y b e e n r e l e a s e d f r o m t h e C O M E L E C C e n t r a l O f f i c e r e a d y f o r d i s t r i b u t i o n i n T a c l o b a n C i t y . H o w e v e r , A t t y . P o l i s i n f o r m e d t h a t t h e V o t e r ’ s I D s h o u l d b e p e r s o n a l l y c l a i m e d b y t h e r e g i s t e r e d v o t e r a t t h e C i t y C O M E L E C O f f i c e . I t w a s b a r e d t h a t t h e r e i s n o d e f i n i t e d a t e f o r t h e r e l e a s e o f t h e v o t e r s ’ I D f o r t h o s e w h o h a v e n o t b e e n i s s u e d y e t b e c a u s e t h e p r o d u c t i o n w i l l d e p e n d o n t h e a v a i l a b i l i t y o f t h e C O M E L E C ’ s p r i n t i n g m a c h i n e i n M a n i l a . ( P I A - 8 )

BY: CONSUELO B. ALARCON

March 11, 2014 5World water...from page 1

c a n m a k e a w a t e r - a n d e n e r g y -e f f i c i e n t ‘G r e e n I n d u s t r y ’ a r e a l i t y. T h e o b j e c t i v e s o f Wo r l d Wa t e r D a y i n 2 0 1 4 i s t o r a i s e a w a r e n e s s o f t h e i n t e r - l i n k a g e s b e t w e e n w a t e r a n d e n e r g y ; t o c o n t r i b u t e t o a p o l i c y d i a l o g u e t h a t f o c u s e s o n t h e b r o a d r a n g e o f i s s u e s r e l a t e d t o t h e n e x u s o f w a t e r a n d e n e r g y ; a n d t o d e m o n s t r a t e , t h r o u g h c a s e s t u d i e s , t o d e c i s i o n m a k e r s i n t h e e n e r g y s e c t o r a n d t h e w a t e r d o m a i n t h a t i n t e g r a t e d a p p r o a c h e s a n d s o l u t i o n s t o w a t e r - e n e r g y i s s u e s c a n a c h i e v e g r e a t e r e c o n o m i c a n d s o c i a l i m p a c t s . T h i s y e a r ’s Wo r l d Wa t e r D a y a l s o h o p e s t o i d e n t i f y p o l i c y f o r m u l a t i o n a n d c a p a c i t y d e v e l o p m e n t i s s u e s i n w h i c h t h e U N s y s t e m , i n p a r t i c u l a r U N - Wa t e r a n d U N - E n e r g y, c a n o f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t c o n t r i b u t i o n s ; i d e n t i f y k e y s t a k e h o l d e r s i n t h e w a t e r - e n e r g y n e x u s a n d a c t i v e l y e n g a g i n g t h e m i n f u r t h e r d e v e l o p i n g t h e w a t e r -e n e r g y l i n k a g e s ; a n d c o n t r i b u t e a s r e l e v a n t t o t h e p o s t - 2 0 1 5 d i s c u s s i o n s i n r e l a t i o n t o t h e w a t e r - e n e r g y n e x u s . T h e U N Wa t e r s a i d i n g e n e r a l w a t e r p o l i c y o b j e c t i v e s a n d t h e r e s u l t i n g t a r g e t s c a n b e f r a m e d w i t h i n f i v e c a t e g o r i e s i m p r o v i n g d r i n k i n g w a t e r, s a n i t a t i o n a n d h y g i e n e ; p r o m o t i n g t h e s u s t a i n a b l e u s e a n d d e v e l o p m e n t o f w a t e r r e s o u r c e s ; s t r e n g t h e n i n g w a t e r g o v e r n a n c e ; i m p r o v i n g w a t e r q u a l i t y a n d w a s t e w a t e r m a n a g e m e n t ; a n d r e d u c i n g r i s k s o f w a t e r - r e l a t e d d i s a s t e r s . Wo r l d Wa t e r D a y w a s o f f i c i a l l y a s s i g n e d t o 2 2 M a r c h i n 1 9 9 3 b y t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s G e n e r a l A s s e m b l y. ( P I A 8 )

Smart-Leyte Sports Academy gold medalists of the recently held Bench Press Power Lifting Championship in Manila pose with PIA-8 director Erlinda Olivia Tiu (center) after their interview over PIA Power FM on March 7. Five of them will compete at the Asian Power Lifting Championship also in Manila on April 26, 2014. (Photo by Raul Tiozon, Jr.)

BJMP-Maasin City imparts disaster preparedness to jail residents

BY: MA. REBECCA G. CADAVOS

Around 70 jail residents at the Bureau of Jail Management and

Penology (BJMP) in Maasin City, participated the Seminar/Workshop on Disaster Preparedness, March 5-6, 2014 at the MCJ Visiting Area here. City Jail Wardress SInsp. Arlene Barraca in her welcome address said that the activity will prepare the residents on how to respond to disasters whether at the city jail or at home. »Each one of us should be prepared,« she said. “We had experienced calamities recently, like typhoons Yolanda and Basyang, earthquake, and fire that hit Philpost, just near the city jail, with no idea on where to go, especially the jail boarders,” Barraca revealed, noting that Maasin City is prone to disasters. In response to the inspection conducted by the concerned agency, which reported that Maasin City is

a prone-calamity area, a two-day disaster preparedness seminar/workshop was conducted, Barraca who initiated the two-day activity told. “Whether we will be at home or at the city jail, you will be given knowledge on how to respond to any disaster,” Barraca addressing the jail boarders. Meanwhile, Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office Consultant Danilo Atienza, during the opening program was introduced as one of the resource speakers. He disclosed that disaster preparedness is only a part of disaster management as a whole. »The seminar-workshop will give inputs in responding calamities, particularly typhoon.« There are four characteristics

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CHED nag-o-opreser mga financial assistance programs para han nanginginahanglan

May-ada maupay nga sumat para han mga graduating high

school students sugad man han mga estudyante nga may-ada na na units ha kolehiyo nga nagugupong kun makakapadayon pag eskoyla dara han kakablas hin panalapi. Nagpasabot an Commission on Higher Education nga may-ada student financial assistance programs nga igin papatuman para han nanginginahanglan gud ngan sugad

man han disadvantaged students. Ha pakipag-himangaraw ni Ms. Socorro Ramos, OIC Director IV han CHED Region 8 ha Philippine Information Agency, nagsumat ini nga igin-pagawas pala han CHED an Enhanced Guidelines para implementasyon han Student Financial Assistance Programs epektibo yana nga school year 2014-2015. Segun kan Ramos an student financial assistance in puyde hin Scholarships, Grants- in Aid or Study

Now Pay Later. Duduha daw ini nga scholarship: the State Scholarship Program (SSP) ngan Private Education Student Financial Assistance. Mahihimo daw full time or part time an nasabi nga State Scholarship Program. An Full Time Scholarship in para ha mga high school graduates nga an general weighted average in dire maubos hin 90% kon equivalent para han graduating high school students nga an general weighted average in 90% han third year ngan 90% han una nga tulo nga grading periods han fourth year, ngan hira in ma-enroll hin mga ginlista nga priority courses ha mga otorisado nga public higher education institutions. An Partial Scholarship naman in para han high school graduates kun diin an general weighted average in 85% kon an equivalent, ngan para han graduating high school students nga an ira general weighted average han third year in dire maubos han 85% o an iya equivalent ngan dire maubos han 85% ha una nga tulo nga grading periods han fourth year, ngan hira in ma- enroll han ginlista nga priority courses ha mga otorisado nga pag-aradman han public higher education. Dugang pa an Private Education Student Financial Assistance Scholarship in para gihapon han high school graduates nga an general weighted average in 85% o an equivalent ngan para naman han graduating high school students nga an general weighted average in dire maubos hin 85% o an iya equivalent han third year ngan dire gihapon maubos hin 85% ha una nga tulo nga grading periods han fourth year ngan ma- enroll la ha priority courses ha otorisado nga mga private higher education institutions. Samtang, an Grants in Aid nga ginkilala nga Tulong Dunong in para naman han high school graduates nga an general weighted average in

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Tanauan...from page 1

three permanent shelter areas which is a l ready on- going projec t in Barangay Pago. This i s the f i rst permanent shelters in a l l the Yolanda hit areas. The LGU, with the help of i ts government and non-government par tners, wi l l complete 1 ,200 houses for the displaced fami l ies f rom the No Bui ld Zones areas in the munic ipal i t y. The second area the LGU of Tanauan is sett ing i ts eyes into is l ivel ihood for the displaced workers and fami l ies. For tunately, many sec tors have in i t iated l ivel ihood programs. The third area of rehabi l i tat ion is infrastruc ture,

M ayor Tecson told the Phi l ippine I nformation Agenc y. Hospita l i s one of those. The LGU and the nat ional government and pr ivate par tners, recent ly held a ground break ing for the rehabi l i tat ion of p laza , and for the rehabi l i tat ion of i ts rura l health unit into an inf i rmar y. The LGU i s a lso look ing for ward to the modernizat ion of i ts s laughter house with the funding f rom the Nat ional Meat I nspec t ion Bureau. The Nat ional Government through the Depar tment of I nter ior and Local Government or DILG and pr ivate par tners, i s helping Tanauan in the rehabi l i tat ion of the Tanauan market as wel l as the

reconstruc t ion of a new bui lding near the munic ipal hal l to re locate a l l government ser v ices in one s i te to fac i l i tate a one stop shop ser vice in the munic ipal i t y. Schools, day care centers and barangay hal l are included in the l i s t . Al l these are designed towards bui lding back better which is the thrust of the Administrat ion, Tecson sa id. The Mayor ’s v is ion is not just to rebui ld Tanauan to what i t was before Yolanda but to bui ld a better Tanauan, a new Tanauan for the Tanauananons. (P IA 8 with L izbeth Ann Abel la)

of a typhoon, he said such as: 1) anticipate what will happen; 2) how to respond; 3) support capacities; and how to recover from the disaster. ”Because of the climate change, there are abnormalities in our environment,” Atienza said , expecting that the participants will learn on how to respond to disasters. “Prevention is better than a pound of cure,” he further said. Among other resource speakers during the two-day seminar/workshop on disaster preparedness were Luz Abiera from the private sector, representatives from the Bureau of Fire Protection and PAG-ASA, among others. (PIA-SoLeyte)

BJMP-Maasin City...from page 5

DSWD has distributed 5.3 Million food packs in East Visayas

BY: CONSUELO B. ALARCON

S o m e 5 . 3 m i l l i o n f a m i l y f o o d p a c k s h a v e b e e n d i s t r i b u t e d

i n Yo l a n d a a f f e c t e d a r e a s i n E a s t e r n V i s a y a s s i n c e N o v e m b e r 9 f o l l o w i n g t h e o n s l a u g h t o f t h e s u p e r t y p h o o n . I n a m e e t i n g h e l d r e c e n t l y a t Le y t e S p o r t s D e v e l o p m e n t C e n t e r, t h i c i t y, D e p a r t m e n t o f S o c i a l We l f a r e a n d D e v e l o p m e n t ( D S W D ) A s s i s t a n t S e c r e t a r y C h e C h e C a b r e r a h a s r e p o r t e d t h a t o f t h e t o t a l f o o d p a c k s g i v e n s i n c e N o v e m b e r 9 , Ta c l o b a n C i t y h a s t h e m o s t n u m b e r o f f o o d p a c k s r e l e a s e d b y t h e a g e n c y. C a b r e r a h a s c l a r i f i e d s o m e i s s u e s s u r r o u n d i n g t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n o f r e l i e f f o o d p a c k s i n Yo l a n d a a f f e c t e d a r e a s i n E a s t e r n V i s a y a s . “ Fo r t h i s m a t t e r I w o u l d

l i k e t o s a y a n d r e i t e r a t e t h a t t h e m e d i a r e p o r t s a y i n g t h a t s e v e r a l f a m i l i e s h a v e n o t b e e n a b l e t o r e c e i v e f o o d a s s i s t a n c e i s n o t t r u e”, C a b r e r a s a i d . C a b r e r a f u r t h e r e x p l a i n e d t h a t t h e d a t a o n l y s h o w s w h e r e t h e y h a v e g o n e t h r o u g h a n d t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l p a r t n e r s c a n a t t e s t p a r t i c u l a r l y t h o s e w i t h t h e Fo o d C l u s t e r. M o r e o v e r, D S W D h a s a l s o d o w n l o a d e d s o m e 2 6 2 . 7 m i l l i o n i n s u p p o r t o f t h e C a s h f o r Wo r k Pr o g r a m i n t h e r e g i o n . “ M o r e t h a n 1 6 t h o u s a n d i n d i v i d u a l s f r o m v a r i o u s m u n i c i p a l i t i e s i n E a s t e r n V i s a y a s h a v e a l r e a d y a v a i l e d o f t h e c a s h f o r w o r k p r o g r a m o f t h e g o v e r n m e n t ”, C a b r e r a a d d e d . ( P I A - 8 )

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CHED...tikang ha page 6

pasado ngan para han graduating high school students nga an general weighed average in pasado han third year ngan ha una nga tulo nga grading periods han fourth year, ngan ma- enrol

hin identified priority courses ha mga otorisado nga public kon private higher education institutions. An Tulong Dunong in para daw ha mga estudyante ng may-ada na units

han kolehiyo nga an weighted average in pasado para han pina-ka-urhi nga two semesters ngan hira in enrolled ha otorisado nga public or private higher education institution. Dugang pa, an Tulong Dunong in para gihapon ha mga estudyante nga pumasar ha Alternative Learning System o sugad man han Philippine

Educational Placement Test. Ha kaurhi-an, an Study Now Pay Later in usa nga loan program kun utang nga may panuyo nga makahatag hin financial assistance ha mga deserving students nga enrolled o nagpa plano pag-enroll hin ano man nga curriculum year level ha identified priority courses ha mga otorisado nga private higher education institutions. Para pumasar, an aplikante kinahanglan Filipino citizen; high school graduate, candidate for graduation o kon may-ada na nakuha nga units ha kolehiyo o pasado han ALS kon PPT; nga an total nga kita han kag-anak in dire malapos hin P300,000; ma-avail la hin usa nga CHED scholarship kon financial assistance program; ngan dire pa gradwado hin bisan ano nga degree program. (PIA 8) (trans: PIA 8-Samar/NBQ)