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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 71 Daily E-Newsletter of Philippine Information Agency - 8 March 25, 2014

DPWH responds to landslide occurrences along Abuyog-Baybay road

As the 45th New People’s Army founding Anniversary is getting

near, and that is on March 29, a series of encounters was faced by 8 Infantry Division troops in different areas in Samar Island recently. “While the thrust of your Army in Eastern Visayas is for peaceful closure of armed struggle being wage by the NPA rebels, we are duty bound to protect the people, go after the rebels and drive them away from peaceful communities that wish to do away with more than 44 years of suffering from the hands of the NPA rebels,” 8 ID Commander Maj Gen Jet B. Velarmino said. 8 ID Public Affairs Office (DPAO) Chief Captain Amado Gutierrez revealed that more than six times for the month of March their men encountered NPA rebels operating in Samar island, and this includes the latest encounters on March 22, 2014. Their troops encountered NPA three times again in one day, and based on the reports that reached the 8 ID headquarters, the first encounter occurred around 10:25 in the morning, near Barangay Capoto-an, Las Navas, Northern Samar when troops under the 34th Infantry Battalion traced the location of the rebels that were about to stage their planned offensive against government troops and government installations. The troops narrated that they were fired upon when they got near the rebels’ location which triggered a 15

8 ID troops face series of encounters in Samar Island T h e D e p a r t m e n t o f P u b l i c

W o r k s a n d H i g h w a y s L e y t e 5 t h D i s t r i c t E n g i n e e r i n g O f f i c e i m m e d i a t e l y r e s p o n d e d t o t h e s e r i e s o f l a n d s l i d e i n c i d e n t s w h i c h o c c u r r e d a l o n g B a y b a y -A b u y o g N a t i o n a l R o a d b r o u g h t a b o u t b y t y p h o o n C a l o y o n M a r c h 2 3 . C h i e f o f M a i n t e n a n c e S e c t i o n E n g r . L y n d e l P. J a b i n e s a c c o m p a n i e d b y t h e D i s t r i c t r e s i d e n t e n g i n e e r s a n d q u i c k r e s p o n s e t e a m i m m e d i a t e l y w e n t t o t h e a f f e c t e d s i t e s t o o v e r s e e t h e c l e a r i n g o p e r a t i o n s t o m a k e t h e r o a d s p a s s a b l e a s s o o n a s p o s s i b l e f o r a l l m o t o r i s t s a n d c o m m u t e r s . continued on page 5

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T h e t e a m o b s e r v e d t h a t f a l l e n t r e e s , d a m a g e d r o a d p a v e m e n t s a n d d e b r i s f r o m e r o d e d l a n d b l o c k i n g t h e r o a d f r o m B a y b a y t o A b u y o g . A m a j o r l a n d s l i d e w a s r e p o r t e d a t S i t i o Ta g -a b a c a , B a r a n g a y B a l i n s a s a y a w i n A b u y o g , L e y t e . T h e m a i n t e n a n c e c r e w i m m e d i a t e l y m a d e a r o u n d - t h e - c l o c k c l e a r i n g o p e r a t i o n s a n d s o t h e r o a d w a s d e c l a r e d p a s s a b l e a t 1 1 : 0 0 0 ’c l o c k i n t h e e v e n i n g . A d r o p o f f p a v e m e n t a t S i t i o S a n R o q u e , B a r a n g a y H i l u s i n i n A b u y o g t o w n a l s o r e n d e r e d t w o l a n e s o f t h e r o a d

Foreign Minister of Spain Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo inspects the motorized fishing boats donated by AECID, with Spanish Ambassador to the Philippines Jorge Domecq during the turn-over of 25 fishing boats to the fishermen of Sta. Rita, Samar held at the shorelines of Magsaysay, Tacloban City, March 25. (Raul S. Tiozon/PIA-8)

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Irish Minister of Agriculture brings humanitarian aid to farmers in Olotan, Jaro Leyte

T he government of I re land was one of several European

countr ies which ac ted swif t ly to help the Yolanda str icken communit ies in Leyte. I re land is thousands of mi les f rom Brgy. Olotan, in Jaro town in Leyte, but the distance was not a deterrent in the countr y ’s ef for t to br ing humanitar ian a id a imed as inter vent ion for the hunger fac ing the farmers af ter Yolanda erased proper t ies and l ivestock . H istor y would te l l that I re land’s developed state was borne out of years of st ruggle, hence, the countr y ’s empathy with the pl ight of the Fi l ip ino farmers considered as the back bone of agr icultural produc ts susta inabi l i t y. I n March 20, th is year, an I r ish delegat ion led by Honorable Joe Costel lo, M inister of State for Trade and Development, Fionnuel la Cal lanan, Pr ivate Secretar y to M inister of State, H.E . Joe Hayes, Ambassador, S ingapore Embassy, Kevin Kel ly, Direc tor, Emergenc y and Recover y, E l izabeth McEneany, S ingapore Embassy, L isa Dougher t y, Deput y Direc tor, Emergenc y and Recover y, M ichael Treac y, I r i sh Aid Press O ff icer and Paul O ’Flynn, R TE Video Journal ist , were in Brgy. Olotan, Jaro Leyte to oversee their countr y ’s development ass istance and br ing humanitar ian a id to the farmers of the area . The Honorable Joe Costel lo told the gathered crowd of farmers that their humanitar ian a id of 500 thousand Euro dol lars were for seeds and farm tools for r ice farmers of Brgy. Olotan. I n addit ion, the a id would a lso be used the susta inabi l i t y of p lant ing crops feed fami l ies.

Meant ime, coconut farmers were to receive seedl ings but intercropping wi l l be under taken whi le farmers wait for the newly planted coconuts to bear f ru i ts in 6 to 8 years. I t was learned that I re land gave 4 mi l l ion Euro dol lars to the nat ional government af ter Yolanda struck . Honorable Costelo a lso sa id their government wi l l be giv ing an addit ional amount of 3 mi l l ion Euro dol lars for the recover y and rehabi l i tat ion ef for ts of the government. The humanitar ian ef for ts of the I r ish government is a imed to restore income generat ion of r ice and coconut farmers and for susta inable development of the agr iculture sec tor in an area ident i f ied to receive a id. European donor counci ls coursed their humanitar ian a id

through the Food and Agr iculture Organizat ion (FAO) of the United Nat ions which f i l l s the gap in r ice and seed requirement ident i f ied by the Depar tment of Agr iculture and other re lated agencies of the Phi l ippines. FAO has been c losely suppor t ing government- led ef for ts in the countr y ’s agr iculture susta inabi l i t y. As ide f rom seed distr ibut ion, FAO is a lso providing farmers with tools and fer t i l izers and other v i ta l agr icultural equipment not only in region 8 but other regions which suffered the wrath of Yolanda. The Honorable Costel lo ended his v is i t on a note that h is countr y wi l l be involved for another 2 to 3 years in the recover y and rehabi l i tat ion ef for ts of the Phi l ippines. ( P IA-8)

BY: AURORA J. CASIMPAN

Motorized fishing boats donated by the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AECID), to the Yolanda-affected fisherfolks from the coastal villages of Samar and Eastern Samar through the Mainstreaming Peace and Devt Program in Local Governance Project with partners OPAPP, DILG, BFAR, among others. (Raul S. Tiozon/PIA-8)

March 25, 2014 3More Samar Pantawid families to be covered in 2014A nother 6 thousand Samarnons

wi l l be added to the Pantawid Pamilya Program this year, sa id Provincia l L ink Gina Omil lo Tuesday. By the second week of Apr i l , the new fami l ies wi l l jo in a communit y assembly where they wi l l be informed of the program. The program off ic ia l added that there are some 56 thousand Samarnons who are current ly enjoying the benef i ts of the program. “More fami l ies wi l l be given the capacit y to send their chi ldren to school and submit themselves to the health program of the state,” sa id Omil lo. Omil lo narrated that dur ing a meet ing with Nutr i t ion O ff icers and DepEd off ic ia ls in Catbalogan, the teachers conf i rmed that the program helped push the chi ldren to attend school . Par t of the condit ion

in remaining as a grantee is a cer t i f icate f rom the school that the chi ld attends 85 percent of the school days. I n the program, mothers and their young are a lso required to v is i t the health center for regular check up, they can a lso avai l of Phi lHealth benef i ts when they are hospita l ized. The parents a lso learn their responsibi l i t ies in rear ing their chi ldren dur ing the fami ly development sess ions which they are compel led to attend. Some mothers have been taught to earn to augment the fami ly income l ike doing manicure, smal l scale buy and sel l , and handicraf t . Omil lo a lso bared that the mode of payment now is in the munic ipal i t y where the benef ic iar ies are so that they wi l l not have to spend more than Php 200 in c la iming the cash grant .

“ They are paid through the Phi lPost , Smar tmoney, Cash card and over the counter,” she sa id. “ We a lso would l ike to st i r the local economy as they wi l l do their purchasing in the place where they get the money,” Omil lo sa id. The benef ic iar ies are set to c la im their Januar y-Februar y grant come Apr i l . (NBQ/PIA 8-Samar)

Almagro Mayor Kathleen Prudenciado signs an agreement to sustain the peace gained with herlocal populace as the army declares the island town as peaceful and ready for development, 8th ID Commanding General Jet Velarmino with Samar PSWDO Luz Tacal (representing Gov Sharee Ann Tan) and BGen Wilson Leyva sign for the military. ( Jun Arceno/ PIA 8-Samar)

Army celebrates 117th anniversaryT he 8th Infantry Division of

the Philippine Army based in Catbalogan, Samar marked its 117th Anniversary through a static display of their war fare equipment at the Catbalogan City Plaza during the weekend. The photo and static display gave the public a view of their equipment, vehicles, paraphernalia, photos and other items aimed at reaching out to the public their »Bayanihan« activities of the division. The public was also given the chance to avail of their free medical and dental services. In the evening, the army troopers entertained the public with a l ive band concert playing to upbeat and contemporary tunes to the delight of the audience despite the intermittent rain showers. The 8th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army is headed by Major General Jet B. Velarmino, as its Commanding General. (PIA 8-Samar with reports from Catbalogan City LGU)

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M aasin City, Southern Leyte, March 24 (PIA )- The Philippine

Red Cross (PRC)-Southern Leyte Chapter conducted series of gift-giving and mass blood letting activities, as well. “Prioritizing the poorest of the poor families in several communities, some 332 indigent families were able to receive the gift-packed food items in 2 barangays and 1 municipality last week,” according to Chapter Service Representative Jasper Caleb Aguilo for Red Cross Youth/Health Service/Disaster Management Service. Some of the beneficiaries were most affected by Typhoon Basyang while others were

identified as among the poorest of the poor families in their respective communities, Aguilo added. The following recipients to gift-giving activities were: Sto. Rosario, Maasin City- 55, Hanginan, Maasin City- 77 and Tomas Oppus, Southern Leyte -200, he reported. The gift-packed food items each contains 4 k ilos r ice, 2 tins sardines, 2 canned beans, 3 packs noodles and 3 packs canton noodles, it was learned. While the respective barangay/municipality also received their share of gift packs which could be used for their food-for-work activities, he said. Meanwhile, last March 15 and 16, 2014, the PRC local chapter were able to collect 43 bags of

332 indigent families benefits PRC Southern Leyte Chapter gift giving, 43 donors to blood letting

blood during the two separate mass blood letting activities, PRC Chapter Administrator Jonas Macu said. In close coordination with the local Dating Daan congregation, 24 bags of blood were collected. Local Dating Daan group is a regular donor of blood once in every three months of the year, Macu said. With the blood letting with the school cadets of the Southern Leyte State University (SLSU)- Main Campus at Sogod, Southern Leyte, the local chapter was able to collect 19 bags of blood, he said. (esg/PIA8 SoLeyte)

BY: ERNA S. GORNE

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u n p a s s a b l e . T h e c r e w h a s b e e n c o n d u c t i n g h a u l i n g o f f i l l i n g m a t e r i a l s . A n o t h e r m a j o r l a n d s l i d e o c c u r r e d a t t h e B a y b a y - Ta c l o b a n S o u t h R o a d p a r t i c u l a r l y a t K i l o m e t e r 9 8 5 + 1 2 0 w h e r e a n o n g o i n g r e m o v a l o f m a t e r i a l s h a s b e e n c o n d u c t e d . O n e l a n e i s p a s s a b l e a l r e a d y . O n e m o r e m a j o r l a n d s l i d e o c c u r r e d a l o n g B a y b a y - Ta c l o b a n S o u t h R o a d p a r t i c u l a r l y a t K i l o m e t e r 9 8 6 + 2 7 0 w h i c h r e n d e r e d t h e r o a d

DOH-8, Tacloban thanks UNICEF, WHO and other int’l partners for the immunization equipmentA s a c o n t i n u i n g s u p p o r t

a n d c o m m i t m e n t t o t h e i m m u n i z a t i o n p r o g r a m o f t h e P h i l i p p i n e g o v e r n m e n t , t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s C h i l d r e n ’ s F u n d ( U N I C E F ) a n d t h e W o r l d H e a l t h O r g a n i z a t i o n ( W H O ) f o r m a l l y t u r n o v e r a n i m m u n i z a t i o n e q u i p m e n t t o t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f H e a l t h i n a s y m b o l i c t u r n o v e r c e r e m o n y h e l d r e c e n t l y a t S a g k a h a n D i s t r i c t a n d B i r t h i n g H e a l t h C e n t e r , i n t h i s c i t y . P r e s e n t d u r i n g t h e t u r n o v e r c e r e m o n y w e r e o f f i c i a l s a n d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m U n i t e d N a t i o n s C h i l d r e n ’ s F u n d , W o r l d H e a l t h O r g a n i z a t i o n , E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o n f o r H u m a n i t a r i a n O r g a n i z a t i o n , D e p a r t m e n t o f H e a l t h a n d t h e C i t y G o v e r n m e n t o f T a c l o b a n , a m o n g o t h e r s . I n a s h o r t m e s s a g e , T i m o t h y G r i e v e , o f f i c e r - i n -c h a r g e f o r U N I C E F ’ s T a c l o b a n f i e l d o f f i c e s a i d , r e b u i l d i n g t h e c o l d c h a i n i n f r a s t r u c t u r e w h i c h w a s s e v e r e l y d a m a g e d b y t y p h o o n Yo l a n d a l a s t

N o v e m b e r h a s b e e n a s h a r e d p r i o r i t y f o r t h e P h i l i p p i n e G o v e r n m e n t , t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s C h i l d r e n ’ s F u n d ( U N I C E F ) a n d t h e W o r l d H e a l t h O r g a n i z a t i o n ( W H O ) . T h e i m m u n i z a t i o n e q u i p m e n t k n o w n a s c o l d c h a i n w a s s u p p o r t e d w i t h m e a s l e s r u b e l l a a n d o r a l p o l i o v a c c i n e s w h i c h w i l l b e n e f i t s o m e 3 m i l l i o n c h i l d r e n i n t y p h o o n - h i t r e g i o n s . T h i s i s p a r t o f t h e d i s a s t e r - r e s p o n s e o f t h e U N I C E F a n d W H O i n o r d e r t o g e t i m m u n i z a t i o n s b a c k o n t r a c k a n d r e s t o r e a c c e s s t o h e a l t h s e r v i c e s a n d s t r e n g t h e n t h e h e a l t h s y s t e m f o l l o w i n g t h e d e s t r u c t i o n o f m a n y h e a l t h f a c i l i t i e s i n t h e r e g i o n i n c l u d i n g t h e t e m p o r a r y d i s r u p t i o n o f e x p a n d e d p r o g r a m s o n i m m u n i z a t i o n i n c l u d i n g r o u t i n e i m m u n i z a t i o n t o i n f a n t s a n d c h i l d r e n . R e l a t i v e t o t h i s , D O H 8 A s s i s t a n t D i r e c t o r D r . P a u l a S y d i o n g c o t h a n k s t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l p a r t n e r s f o r t h e

n o t p a s s a b l e t o c o m m u t e r s . I m m e d i a t e r e m o v a l a n d d i s p o s a l o f m a t e r i a l s w a s c o n d u c t e d . B y M a r c h 2 4 , 2 0 1 4 , t h e r o a d w a s o f f i c i a l l y r e n d e r e d p a s s a b l e f o r a l l r o a d u s e r s w i t h t h e e f f o r t s f o r t h e 5 t h D E O q u i c k r e s p o n s e t e a m . T h e D P W H L e y t e 5 t h E n g i n e e r i n g D i s t r i c t d i d n o t f a i l t o c o m m e n d t h e c o n c e r n e d r e s i d e n t s i n t h e a f f e c t e d a r e a s f o r v o l u n t e e r i n g t o h e l p i n t h e c l e a r i n g o p e r a t i o n s . T h e s p i r i t o f

h e l p g i v e n t o t h e p e o p l e o f r e g i o n 8 . “ S o w i t h t h e p r e s e n c e o f a l l t h e d o n o r s e s p e c i a l l y w i t h y o u h e r e , t h e U N I C E F, W H O a n d E C H O , w e a r e i n s u r e d o f a r e s i l i e n t c o l d c h a i n w h i c h i s o f c o u r s e v e r y b a d l y n e e d e d f o r o u r c h i l d r e n , i n f a n t s , a n d e v e n o u r n e w b o r n t o p r o t e c t t h e m f r o m a l l d i s e a s e s . “, S y d i o n g c o s a i d . M e a n w h i l e , D r . J a i m e O p i n i o n o f t h e T a c l o b a n C i t y H e a l t h O f f i c e h a s r e i t e r a t e d t h a t t h e d o n a t i o n w a s v e r y t i m e l y f o r t h e r o u t i n e i m m u n i z a t i o n s o f m e a s l e s , r u b e l l a a n d o r a l p o l i o v a c c i n a t i o n i n t h e m o n t h o f A p r i l a n d M a y t a r g e t i n g 3 5 , 0 0 0 c h i l d r e n . I t c a n b e r e c a l l e d t h a t w h e n Yo l a n d a s t r u c k R e g i o n 8 i n N o v e m b e r l a s t y e a r , U N I C E F, W H O a n d i t s i n t e r n a t i o n a l p a r t n e r s h a v e b e e n c l o s e l y h e l p i n g t h e g o v e r n m e n t -l e d p r o g r a m s e s p e c i a l l y o n h e a l t h . ( P I A - 8 )

v o l u n t e e r i s m i s s t i l l v e r y m u c h a l i v e i n t h e a r e a , E n g i n e e r J a b i n e s n o t e d . M e a n w h i l e , D P W H D i r e c t o r R o l a n d o A s i s s a i d t h a t m i n o r l a n d s l i d e s o c c u r r e d a t B a r a n g a y K a h u p i a a n a n d P a n c h o V i l l a i n S o g o d , S o u t h e r n L e y t e b u t d e b r i s h a s a l r e a d y b e e n c l e a r e d . D i r e c t o r A s i s s a i d t h a t t h e r e p o r t s o f t h e D i s t r i c t E n g i n e e r s i n B i l i r a n , L e y t e 1 , L e y t e 2 a n d L e y t e 4 s h o w e d t h a t a l l r o a d s a r e p a s s a b l e . ( P I A 8 )

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DSWD mahatag trabaho hin 1,245 staff pag- validate han kwalipikado nga aid recipients Andam na an Depar tment of Socia l Welfare and Development (DSWD)pag-hatag trabaho ngan paghag- id hin 1 , 245 k a tawo para han L istahanan kon Nat ional Household Target ing System for Pover t y Reduc t ion (NHTSPR) , bas i magdumara hin specia l va l idat ions para han mga benef ic iar ies han Socia l Pension

for I ndigent Senior Cit izens ngan Modif ied Condit ional Cash Transfer (MCC T ) Program. H inbaruan nga an staf f nga tatagan trabaho in ibubutang nga area coordinators, area super visors, enumerators, ngan encoders. Segun k an DSWD Secretar y Corazon Sol iman han nasabi nga

ihap han mag tra-trabaho, 878 in ibubutang pag-val idate han estado han 132,000 benef ic iar ies han Socia l Pension nga dire api han L istahanan database, samtang an 371 in ma-assess han potent ia l benef ic iar ies para han MCC T Program. Panuyo han DSWD nga mahi-api in por lomenos 63,000 nga pamilya ha MCC T. Iginpapatuman an Socia l Pension subay han Expanded Senior Cit izen’s Ac t of 2010. Nahatag in i h in Php500 k ada bulan ha k wal ipik ado nga benef ic iar y bas i mak abul ig ha i ra ik ina-adlaw nga gasto ngan medesina. Samtang, an MCC T in nahatag cash grants ha mga street and displaced fami l ies, nomadic indigenous peoples ( IPs) ngan ha na ukoy ha tay-aw nga lu lugar basta hi ra in umuyon ha mga iginhatag nga kundisyones, sama ha pag-ataman han eduk asyon ngan panlawas. Sumala k an Sol iman, para han Socia l Pension, tuyo hini nga hibaru-an gud an k apobres han mga benef ic iar ies aber masiguro nga an t inuod nga nagk ik inahanglan nga senior c i t izens an padayon nga matatagan benepisyo. Magti t ik ang daw an specia l va l idat ions 2nd quar ter han 2014. Dugang pa, an DSWD Fie ld O ff ices an mapasi l i tar han recruitment ngan screening han mga apl ik ante t ik ang han Abr i l 2014. Mahihimo mag-hatag an appl icants han i ra appl icat ion letter ha pink aharani nga DSWD off ice kon ha Socia l Welfare and Development Team off ice. (P IA 8) ( t rans : nbq/PIA 8-Samar)

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minutes encounter. While the second encounter happened around 12:15 noon, at Barangay Cuenco, Las Navas, Northern Samar, four kilometers away from the first encounter site. According to the report, the second encounter was between the troops under the 1st Scout Ranger Battalion and the fleeing rebels encountered initially by troops under 34th Infantry Battalion at Barangay Capoto-an. It lasted for around 10 minutes. Good thing is that there was no reported casualty on the government side, while undetermined on the NPA rebels’ side as traces of blood were seen along their routes of withdrawal Meanwhile, the third encounter

Provincial Capitol employees undergo earthquake drill

A siren from a firetruck broke the silence in the capitol grounds

Monday afternoon, and, minutes later employees from various provincial

officials orderly moved out in single file. As soon as the employees were safe outside, huddled under trees,

which lasted for about 15 minutes occurred at Barangay Buluan, Calbiga, Samar when another troops under the 1st Scout Ranger Battalion caught up with the NPAs hiding near the center of Brgy Buluan. The encounter resulted to the recovery of one M14 rifle by the Scout Ranger troops from the NPA rebels. The troops stated that the rebel whom the M14 rifle was recovered from was reported to be fatally wounded. However, he was taken by his comrades as they withdrew. Scores of rebels were also seen scampering from the encounter site wounded. It may be recalled that on March 20, 2014, the 87th Infantry Battalion encountered a band of NPA rebels at Brgy. Canlobo, Pinabacdao, Samar where troops

under the said battalion recovered one M16 rifle and one rebel body count. Based on reports, the NPA rebels encountered by troops under the 87th Infantry Battalion at Brgy Canlobo, Pinabacdao, Samar and the NPA rebels encountered by the troops under the Ranger Battalion at Brgy Buluan, Calbiga, Samar belong to the same group. The encounters recorded were made possible by reports of concerned civilians in the barangays where the encounters occurred who were said to be fed up of the extortion, coercion and intimidation being done to them by the NPA rebels. The developments indicate that the rebels are losing their influence among the people in the countryside. (PIA 8 with Avha H. Ebalde)

ambulances and rescue volunteers clad in their trademark suits arrived, their movements calculated as they went in and out of offices, carrying “victims”. Uniformed Policemen from the provincial PNP command had cordoned the area earlier, obviously for swift search and rescue efforts as every second could potentially mean life and death. There was no real emergency Monday, and nothing to be concerned about as the scenes were executed as part of the earthquake drill. Danilo Atienza, head of the Provincial disaster risk reduction body, said the drill will be carried out periodically as a way to heighten awareness so the employees can be guided on what to do should the actual tremor occur. The comments during the assessment, which was done immediately right after the drill, will be filed for future reference, and copies will be sent to heads of offices to discuss with their respective personnel, Atienza told PIA. Among those who gave their assessment were Provincial Board Member Ailleen Estrera and a ranking Police Officer. (mmp, PIA8-Southern Leyte)

Foreign Minister of Spain Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo shake hands with the Yolanda-affected fishermen beneficiaries of the motorized fishing boats from Sta. Rita, Samar during the turn-over ceremonies of the boats donated by AECID, held at the Magsaysay Tacloban City, March 25. (Raul S. Tiozon/PIA-8)

8 March 25, 2014

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PAG TUKOD (Bracing)

BINTANA UG (Doors and Windows)

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PAGSUMPAY (Connections)

General MacArthur E. Samar mayor Jamie Ty, Hernani mayor Edgar Boco, Villareal Samar mayor Marilou Latorre, BFAR-8 director Albadejo and Sta Rita mayor Joven Tiu during the Peace boats turn-over ceremony held at the Balyuan seaside, Tacloban City. Selected Yolanda-affected fisherfolks from the coastal villages of Samar

and Eastern Samar received wooden boats with engine and other fishing gears donated by the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AECID), the official Spanish Agency for international development cooperation and for humanitarian assistance, through Mainstreaming Peace and Devt Program in Local Governance project with partners OPAPP, DILG, BFAR, among others. (Raul S. Tiozon/PIA-8)