One Mindanao - April 12, 2012

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Cover Story

Countdown to the 8th Governor’s Cup starts

David M. SuyaoCaraga Region

Today’s issue...Thursday, April 12, 2012 Vol. 1 No. 234

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ICT group seeks more innovative businesses11 RG Alama, Southern Mindanao

LGU hands P1.5-M aid to people’s groups

16DEDoguiles, Central Mindanaoao

MDG-YEM scholars from Maguindanao complete secondary education19 Oliver Ross V. Rivera, ARMM

Aquino to welcome Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia in Malacañang Thursday 7

Pingoy bukas sa nuclear power sa pagresolba ng krisis sa enerhiya sa MindanaoAc Agad, Central Mindanaoao

Confiscated timber turned over in Butuan City22 Maria Luisa Dianah Z. Generalao, Caraga Region

DSWD Caraga puts new framework to KALAHI-CIDSS 24 Greg Tataro, Caraga Region

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Mobile processing Program to be launched in Dipolog CityAlfonso T. Ruda, Western Mindanao

DSWD 9 expands Pantawid Program, registers additional beneficiaries27Western Mindanao

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Ozamiz City School Board allocates P20.5M for education projectsRutchie C. Aguhob, Northern Mindanao

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The countdown for the 8th Governor’s Cup began last Thursday.

Cover StoryCountdown to the 8th Governor’s Cup starts

Except during election year, the Governor’s Cup is an annually held basketball competition during summer breaks. It is participated by students, 18 years old and below, in the 13 municipalities and the lone city of Bayugan in the province of Agusan

del Sur. According to Sangguniang

Panlalawigan member Samuel Tortor, this year’s

Governor’s Cup will have some changes

because every player from

the 14 t e a m s

province-wide will be given the chance to play. “Together with our technical team, we in the executive committee have agreed that every quarter of each game, only five players will finish the quarter, then another set of five players for the second quarter and another set of five players for the third. Meaning, there will be 15 players that will play from first to third quarter, and in the fourth, the team coach can already select from any players who will play, with substitution,” Tortor said. He also added that this year’s contest will be more exciting because Gov. Adolph Edward Plaza has instructed for a raffle draw after the

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Thursday, April 12, 2012 ONE MINDANAO 5

games.

According to Provincial Sports coordinator Danilo Garcia, all teams in this year’s Governor’s Cup will have no import players. All players, 18 years old below, must be residents of Agusan del Sur. “This time, we will strictly implement the rules during the screening, so that there will be no arguments while the governor’s cup is on-going,” Garcia said. According to Tortor, the 8th Governor’s Cup will start on April 16,

“rain or shine.” If it rains, the cheering

competition will go on at the D.O. Plaza Sports

Complex while the basketball will be

played in San Francisco

gymnasium. The selection of the Miss Governor’s Cup 2012 will also take place at the D.O. Plaza Sports complex. “We have set aside a budget of P8 Million for the contest, and that will include the prizes for Miss Governor’s Cup 2012, cheer dance competition and the prizes for the basketball competition. Governor Plaza will also select well fit players to become this year’s scholars,” Tortor said

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ACROSS THE NATION

The CEU cited the President’s enlightened and inspiring leadership, exemplary government service and steadfast advocacy for governance and transparency, as well as his

unqualified commitment to fight graft and corruption.

Conferring the degree on the President on behalf of the university will be Dr. Ma. Cristina Padolina, president and Chief Academic Officer

of CEU.Padolina will be joined

by CEU Board of Directors chairman Dr. Emilio Yap and Commission on Higher Education chairperson Patricia Licuanan. (RCK)

President Aquino to receive Doctor of Laws degree from Centro Escolar University

President Benigno S. Aquino III will be conferred a Doctor of Laws degree, Honoris Causa by the Centro Escolar University (CEU) in ceremonies to be held at the Fiesta Pavilion of the Manila Hotel on Wednesday.


The President will accord Bryce the traditional welcome given by Malacañang to visiting Heads of State which includes the full military honors and a 21-gun salute on the palace grounds Thursday morning after which a State Dinner will then be hosted by the President in Her Excellency’s honor.

The Department of

Foreign Affairs said in a statement that aside from meeting with the President, Bryce will also undertake site visits of the Conditional Cash Transfer program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the BRACE (Building the Resilience and Awareness of Metro Manila Communities to Natural Disaster and

Climate Change Impacts) program of the Australian Agency for International Aid (AusAID).

Bryce’s visit, her first as Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, is expected to further strengthen the vibrant and dynamic partnership between the two countries that have spanned for 66 years. (RCK)

Aquino to welcome Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia in

Malacañang Thursday

President Bengino S. Aquino III will welcome Her Excellency Quentin Bryce, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, who will be conducting a two-day State Visit to the Philippines from April 12 to 13.


All systems go for Mindanao Power Summit

The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) today announced that preparations are being firmed up for scheduled largest gathering of power industry stakeholders from all across

Mindanao on Friday in Davao.

Secretary Luwalhati Antonino, chair of MinDA which is organizing the summit in collaboration with the Department of Energy (DOE), said

that based on latest confirmations around 300 to 350 delegates are expected to attend the event. “The Power

Summit accords us the opportunity to discuss the real Mindanao power situation and the specific short to long term measures


that stakeholders wanted acted on jointly by the government and the industry players,”Antonino said. Antonino stressed that no less than President Aquino has sought that proposed measures for resolving the Mindanao power problem and putting in place of long term action plan should form part of the shared consensus of the Mindanao stakeholders. “This is being done

for and by the Mindanawons who have a direct stake on the Mindanao power issue and what needs to be done, and the President will be there to see to it that the proposed measures are t h o r o u g h l y studied and d o a b l e s c a r r i e d through,” she added. A m o n g

those expected to take part in the one-day summit are heads and representatives of all

electric cooperatives in Mindanao, distribution utilities, generation companies, governors and city mayors, Mindanao lawmakers, business and industry sectors, non-government organizations, civil society groups and consumer advocates. Antonino said the Summit format was designed to provide opportunity for the key sectors and stakeholder r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s to present their respective issues and recommendations for way forward actions. The President is expected to respond with specific policy directives.


Chair distribution continues amidst ‘summer break’

Mayor Rey T. Uy’s brain-child project dubbed

as “Care for School Chairs Pro-gram” continues to make waves in its pursuit to make a difference in the learning of school children in Davao Region. On April 3, 2012, the local chief executive’s team personally went to

three schools in rural areas in the City of Panabo in the Province of Davao del Norte with a total of 380 new school furniture. T h e schools which received are as follows: Tagpore E l e m e n t a r y School (90 a r m c h a i r s and 40 kiddie chairs), Tagurot E l e m e n t a r y School (80

armchairs and 55 kiddie chairs) and Kiotoy Elementary School (90 armchairs and 25 kiddie chairs). Despite students go on their respective breaks this summer, Mayor Uy reiterated that the distribution of chairs shall continue so students will have new chairs will be used upon the resumption of classes by June, this


year. Tagum City’s Rizal Elementary School I in Davao del Norte also received new furniture last April 4, 2012 with a total of 260 new armchairs. Meanwhile, last April 9, 2012 as a way of observing Araw ng Kagitingan and of which it is a National Holiday in the Philippines, the department, division and section heads of the City Government of Tagum engaged in a Bayanihan ‘Chairs Pintura’ in spite of a non-working holiday for the Care for School Chairs Program. “At least, instead of going out, productive amoang adlaw through pagpintura sa mga bangko,” stressed Mrs. Edna J. Quilario, head of the

City Human Resource Management Office. For the record, delivery report from August 2011 to April 4, 2012 just a short span of time for almost eight months, a total of 33, 793 pieces of school furniture (armchairs, desks, kiddie chairs, teacher tables, computer and working table) were already distributed by the Local Government of Tagum thru the initiative of City of Tagum Mayor Rey T. Uy which fabricates school chairs from confiscated logs and are later distributed for free to different schools as part of his ‘Social Responsibility’ to its neighboring Cities and Municipalities in Davao Region. (Louie Lapat of CIO Tagum)

ICT group seeks more innovative businesses

DAVAO CITY -- The ICT Davao, an umbrella arm of Information Tech-

nology stakeholders in Davao City seeks the growth of more innova-tive industries in the city. According to Sam Matunog, president of the Davao Software Industry Association said that they are encouraging more businessmen to become angel investors or venture capitalists so as to build a culture of innovations in the city. An angel investor is a business capitalist who provides a capital start-up

for persons with innovative ideas, while a


venture capitalist invests in a product or a start-up company with strong market potentials. They have also launched ON3 Pitching Competition to promote innovation in business. It is organized by the ICT Davao together with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-11), Department of Trade and Industry-Davao City Field Office (DTI DCFO), city government of Davao and the Silicon Valley-based Plug and Play Tech Center. The event is a business plan competition where individuals or groups pitch their products or ideas which are either classified as green solutions, biotechnology or ICT (Information Communication Technology). The ON3 Pitching Competition will be held this coming April 13 to 15 at Martha’s Place in Brokenshire College, Davao City. During the first day, pitchers are made to undergo a conference with pitching coaches. The second day is the contest proper where the pitchers

will present their products or ideas to a panel of judges led by Deny Roja, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist. Shortlisted pitchers will then compete in the nationwide contest during the Science and Technology Week this July in Manila. Top three pitchers will then go for an immersion program in Silicon Valley, California. Last year two of the three shortlisted pitchers came from Davao City. Piclyf, a photo-blogging application and RAD solutions, a green technology alternative to hospital waste incinerators. Matunog hopes that the ON3 will lure more start-up companies out in the open. He said that there were 11 pitchers in 2011 and he hopes they would double in number by this year’s ON3. Matunog a local venture capitalist himself said they could come up with success stories from start-up companies during the event so as to encourage and inspire more local businessman to look into investing in innovative businesses in the city. (PIA11/RG Alama)

did you know...That Panabo City stakes its name from Taboan or meeting place. The place was once known as a trading center for Christian settlers and the indigenous peoples. Other versions tells of the native Aetas bow and arrow which they call Pana-sa-Boboy


KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato – Education remains the best way out of poverty and ignorance, said Vice President Jejomar Binay.

Education remedies ignorance, poverty – VP BinayBy Dani Doguiles and Roderick Beñez

Vice President Binay was in Kabacan, North Cotabato on Tuesday as guest of honor during state-run University of Southern Mindanao’s 66th commencement exercises where he addressed 1,932 candidates for graduation.

“Kung nais nating maiahon sa kahirapan at kamangmangan, edukasyon ang nag-iisa at tanging paraan,” he told the graduates.

“Ang lahat ay kailangang magsumikap. Ngunit kung ang walang sawang pagsusumikap


ay sasamahan ng isang mahusay na edukasyon, labis na lumalawak ang nararating ang isang tao,” he said.

He also told graduates that finishing their courses comes with responsibilities to their families, the university and fellowmen.

“Ang tunay na saysay ng inyong pag-aaral ay nababatay sa kakayahan ninyong gamitin ang inyong dunong upang maglunsad ng inyong kakayahan,” he said.

Denying their service, he added, would make peace and progress elusive for themselves and the nation.

To be able to serve their family and the country, a graduate need not seek for remarkable opportunities, Vice President Binay pointed out.

For instance, he said, graduates could start by helping their parents send their younger siblings to school.

“Your challenge now is no longer defined by examinations, term papers, and reports,” he reminded the graduates,

“You are now called to build your lives.”

Other guests of the graduation ceremony, which was led by USM president Dr. Jesus Antonio Derije, included North Cotabato Gov. Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza, local officials, and the university’s Board of Regents.

USM is considered one of the leading state universities in Mindanao and the entire country.

It has achieved excellence in agriculture education and most of its programs have achieved either Level II or Level III accreditation by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP),

Inc. Training of students

here does not only focus on instructions but also incorporates the aspects of research, extension and production geared toward producing quality professionals who are globally competitive.

It is well-known to provide top-grade education in the fields of agriculture; arts and science; education; engineering and computing; human ecology and food sciences; industrial technology; business, development economics and management; public health; veterinary medicine; and Middle East and Asian studies.


LGU hands P1.5-M aid to people’s groupsBy Dani Doguiles

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato – At least six people’s organizations in nearby Tampakan town on Tuesday received a total of P1.5 million from their local government unit.

In a turn-over ceremony at the municipal hall’s conference, Tampakan Mayor Leonardo V. Escobillo handed checks amounting to P250,000 to POs as assistance for their respective livelihood projects.

Earlier, municipal agriculturist Imelda Pascual invited presidents of Albagan Farmer’s Association (AFA), Sitio Salway Farmers’ Association (SISAFA), Sitio Maticura Farmers’ Association ( M A F A R A S ) , Snip Community D e v e l o p m e n t A s s o c i a t i o n ( S C O M D E V A S ) , Pulabato Integrated Farmers’ Association (PIFA), and Rural Women Action Group of Kipalbig (RWAGKA) to receive the assistance.

During the turn-over

ceremonies, Pascual urged the POs to properly manage their respective livelihood projects according to the policies and guidelines of associations.

Mayor Escobillo, on the other hand, called on the officials and members of the POs to earn more income from the livelihood

assistance and to show dedication by producing quality goods that could result in the improvement of the lives of their member.

He assured them that the municipal government of Tampakan is committed to achieving food production efficiency to solve the problem


of unemployment and hunger.

Pascual explained the P250,000 aid to each of the six POs comprised the second tranche of the livelihood assistance under the Mindanao Rural Development Program – Community Fund for Agricultural

Development (MRDP-CFAD).

The amount is intended for the vegetable production projects of AFA and SISAFA, cattle production projects of MAFARAS and SCOMDEVAS, Lakatan banana production project of PIFA, and

macapuno and ube processing project of RWAGKA.

The turn-over ceremony was also witnessed by the municipal project facilitators and the officials of the municipality’s treasury office.

Pingoy bukas sa nuclear power sa pagresolba ng krisis sa enerhiya sa MindanaoKORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato-- Sinabi ni South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Y. Pingoy Jr. na makatutulong ang paggamit ng nuclear power sa problema ng supply ng enerhiya sa Mindanao, subalit kanyang binigyan diin na kailangan umanong pag-aralang mabuti ang isyu.

Sa isang panayam, sinabi ni Pingoy na bukas siya sa posibilidad ng paggamit ng enerhiyang nuclear sa pagresolba ng lumalalang problema ng rehiyon sa kakulangan ng suplay ng kuryente.

Ani Pingoy, may mga panukala umanong natatanggap ang pamahalaang panlalawigan hinggil sa pagtatayo ng nuclear power plant sa lalawigan. Subalit kanya na umanong tinanggihan ang pagtatayo ng planta sa bayan ng Lake Sebu dahil isa umano itong

“protected area.”Ang mga panukalang

ito ayon kay Pingoy ay kinakikitaan naman umano ng pangakong epektibo nitong matutugunan ang matinding kakulangan ng kuryente sa Mindanao. Sa kabila nito, mainam pa rin umanong marinig ang mga opinyon ng mga kumukontra at pumapanig sa nuclear power.

Noong nakalipas na linggo, iprinisenta sa session ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan ni Tarlac

Rep. Mark Cojuangco ang adbokasiya sa paggamit ng nuclear power bilang murang alternatibo na pagkukunan ng enerhiya kumpara sa uling, hydro, power barge at maging solar power man.

Ayon kay Pingoy, m a k a p a g d e s i s y o n lamang umano ang pamahalaang p a n l a l a w i g a n , pagkatapos ng isa pang public forum na gagawin sa lalawigan ng mga sumusulong sa enerhiyang nuclear. (ac agad PIA12)


ENCAP’s school buildings, water projects start in Palawan By Rene V. Carbayas

The country’s Armed Forces

and its American counterpart recently held a ground breaking ceremony for the construction of school buildings and water catchment system in four separate sites in Puerto Princesa City in Palawan.

The Combined Joint Civil Military Operations Task Force (CJCMOTF) of Balikatan Exercises 2012 (BK12) composed of the Western Command (WESCOM), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and its counterpart in the United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) started construction

of the projects at Tagbarungis Elementary School, Inagawan National High School-Tagbarungis Annex, Sta. Cruz Elementary School and Buenavista Elementary School, all in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan Province on March 19 and 20. The 6th Civil Relation Group


of the AFP disclosed that the construction of the four buildings with two classrooms each for the four barangays aimed to advance the joint and bilateral Engineering Civic Affairs Project (ENCAP) and interoperability between the RP-US Armed Forces. It also geared towards the increase in the ability to respond quickly and work together effectively to provide humanitarian and civic assistance to the local populace. Local leaders together with students, teachers and guests welcomed the arrival of the RP and US armed forces composed of carpenters, electricians and engineers. “We are so lucky for it came just right in time since the next school year is coming and we are expecting additional number of enrollees that will surely need classrooms, these additional rooms will be of great help to our incoming students.” Mrs. Norma Dela Cruz, Tagbarungis High School Principal, pointed out during her speech. The ceremony was graced by the top Commanders of CJCMOTF headed by Capt. Rosauro Sarmiento PN, Col. Philip Young US Army and the chaplains of both forces. In his message, Capt. Sarmiento gave emphasis on the meaning of WORK for BK12. He further pointed out that the 2 armed forces are jointly working for a meaningful W.O.R.K, which means “We Organize and Remember the importance of Knowledge”. On the part of the US forces, Col. Young stated that, “It is a

tremendous honor to US Joint Forces to assist the Armed Forces of the Philippines for these wonderful projects. There’s nothing more important than education. And for us to be contributing to the future education of the Filipino students, it is quite an honor for all of us. We hope to have a successful project and we are extremely grateful to have an opportunity to participate in this humanitarian civic assistance projects”. The ENCAP activity offered the American and Philippine Armed Forces to learn from each other. US Forces were exposed to different techniques shown to them by the Filipino forces. Likewise, the Filipino forces were able to experience technology the American forces bring to the exercise. The project also provided an opportunity for both RP-US forces to experience each other’s culture. “My favorite part about working with the Filipino Forces is the unity; the mixing of two cultures,” said Chief Louie Alvarez, US forces in-charge of the ENCAP at barangay Buenavista. During the ceremony, children performed songs and dances to show their appreciation. Words of encouragement and motivational speeches were given by local leaders and military service leaders who are executing the Balikatan exercise in Palawan province. “Balikatan” is a Tagalog word which means “shoulder-to-shoulder.” (JPA/6CRGAFP/RVC/PIA-9 ZBST)


MDG-YEM scholars from Maguindanao complete secondary educationBy Oliver Ross V. RiveraAfter 2 years of fruitful endeavor and partnership

with IOM, 139 MDG-YEM scholars coming from the different identified six (6) schools within the Province

of Maguindanao had successfully completed their secondary education.

Out of the Total 179 MDG-YEM scholars, 139 were in fourth year level while the remaining 40 were in third year level. On March 28 and 29, 2012, IOM and OWWA-ARMM Team headed by RWO-ARMM OIC Director Amy B. Crisostomo, and Mr.Miguel Martin Meñez, IOM. Jr. Programme Assistant and Ms. Rahima Alba, IOM-Maguindanao Field Coordinator witnessed the graduation rites of the

scholars. IOM and OWWA are very proud that most of the recipients of the Education Subsidy landed in the top 10 of their graduating class. The education subsidy’s aim at first is only to increase participation and retention rates of the youth in secondary education in the identified places.

“We just wanted to improve their school participation and retention rates but the students gave more than what we asked for. They graduated with honors.” OIC Crisostomo said. Normala M. Bulingkig of Maguindanao National HS in her Valedictory Address expressed her heartfelt gratitude to IOM and OWWA not only for the financial help but


most especially for the moral support and inspiration to strive more and dream big. Mr. Meñez who represented Mr. Ovais Sarmad, IOM-Head of Mission, awarded the medals to outstanding SES recipients and delivered the message of the IOM-Head of Mission to the graduates. The MDG-YEM Education Subsidy Scholars from Maguindanao National HS, Talayan NHS, Parang NHS, Datu Saudi UyAmpatuan Memorial NHS, Mamasapano NHS and Buluan NHS likewise were given caps, shirts and bags from IOM. This program is spearheaded by IOM Philippines under the Joint Programme on Youth, Employment, and Migration (YEM); Alternatives to Migration; Decent Jobs for Filipino Youth funded by the MDG Achievement

Fund (MDG-F), International Labor Organization (ILO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) in partnership with OWWA-ARMM, DOLE, DepEd, DSWD, DTI, NTC, TESDA, P L G U -Maguindanao and ORG-ARMM.Among the salient features of the subsidy are a fixed amount of no more than P500 for school-related fees and miscellaneous expenses as authorized by the Department of Education, fixed monthly allowance of P1,000, and other support costs for special needs such as psycho-social support, remedials, and others. Aside from Maguindanao, three (3) other provinces are recipients of the MDG-YEM. These are Agusan del Sur, Antique and Masbate. (ORVR/LCO/OWWA-ARMM/PIA9/ALT)

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Employees of Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) were assigned in different banks in Butuan City to help banks in filing their income tax returns.

In an interview over Radyo ng Bayan here, BIR Regional Director

Norberto D. Vitug said BIR employees were assigned to different banks to help

them file their income tax return and also for the immediate processing of

BIR personnel accept ITRs from Butuan banks by Danilo S. Makiling


the forms. “Taxpayers were also allowed to file in the bank so they will no longer go to the BIR offices to file their income tax returns. We have also the Tax Payer Assistance Service Center in some barangays such as Ampayon, Libertad, and also in the City Hall,

Gaisano Mal, and in the public market to help taxpayers concerning the income tax filing,” Vitug said. There are commercial banks that are accredited by the BIR and under obligation to accept income tax return until 5:00 p.m. such as

the Land Bank, Philippine National Bank, and other banks accredited by the regional office of the BIR. The deadline for the filing of income tax is on April 15. The BIR director also advised the filers to pay ahead of the deadline.

Confiscated timber turned over in Butuan City by Maria Luisa Dianah Z. Generalao

BUTUAN CITY-- Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Rico E. Puno lead the formal turnover of confiscated logs to the Department of Education (DepEd) Regional Office and the Philippine National Police (PNP) officials held recently at the Police Regional Office (PRO) Regional Headquarters, Camp Rafael Rodriguez, this city.


T h e 1.1 million board feet of timber products, which the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Regional officials estimated to cost P14.9 million, were confiscated during the 159 separate Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) assisted joint operations of the DENR, PNP and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) anti-illegal logging teams in Caraga Region following the arrest of 85 suspected illegal logging violators. In his message,Puno said the

PAOCC will continue to support

law enforcement action to prosecute all persons behind this wanton destruction of our forest cover here in Mindanao. “The full might of the country’s law enforcement community represented by the PNP, AFP, DENR – backed by the supportive guidance of the PAOCC and the national leadership shall continue to wage war against environmental law violators and syndicates behind the destruction of our natural resources,” he added. The official also lauded officers and rank-

and-file personnel of PRO 13 for their feat in terms of environmental protection and law enforcement in the region.Puno also added that PRO 13 has done so much in the past three months which indicates a positive outlook of things to come. The turn-over ceremony was attended by Butuan City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr., PNP-13 Director Reynaldo Rafal, DENR Regional Technical Director Virgilio dela Cruz, and members of the PAOCC. The turned-over timbers will be utilized to make school desks for public schools in Caraga Region and for the construction of PNP shelters and outposts in the region. Mayor Amante also requested the undersecretary for a share of the wood products for the relocation of families affected by Task Force Likas.


DSWD Caraga puts new framework to KALAHI-CIDSSBUTUAN CITY -- With the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) scale-up in full swing this year, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has mainstreamed three new “lenses” to the project’s implementation.

Meant to answer emerging issues, the DSWD has integrated three new lenses or frameworks in KALAHI-CIDSS. These are on gender lens, peace lens and integration of disaster risk reduction into climate change adaptation (CCA) in planning and decision-making. In line with the continuous systems enhancement, the KALAHI-CIDSS shall promote active participation of both men and women in decision-making within the opportunities provided by project activities, and to ensure that both have equal access to and enjoy the benefits of project implementation.

Likewise, peace lens will be adopted to look for opportunities for building peace, peace trends, zones of conflict, and how peace is construed when talking about security and the potential impact of policies. Lastly, the community-based disaster risk reduction into climate change adaptation framework will be adopted for full participation and contribution of volunteers for stronger, more resilient and more sustainable community. “These ‘lenses’ are part of the scaling-up implementation of Kalahi-CIDSS throughout the

country until 2015,” said Assistant Regional Director Mita G. Lim. She said, “These will help greatly in the holistic approach we employ in community-driven development projects such as Kalahi-CIDSS in response to prevalent social and environmental conditions in far-flung areas who are very susceptible to such problems.” Recently, new members of Area Coordinating Teams underwent a basic orientation on Kalahi-CIDSS and skills training, which also included the discussion on these new lenses.


“We are the first wifi city in the country” Pagadian City Mayor Samuel S. Co declared after the recent launching of “Wifi ng Pagadian” at the City Hall Complex here. Accordingly, the city will have to observe the test run after the wifi was initially installed inside the City Hall compound and may be accessed by the public within the 500-meter radius from 5:00 PM to 8:00 AM.

“However, during office hours, the wifi will be exclusively used by the City Hall offices to speed up transactions in the different departments,” the mayor explained. He further said that additional wifi installations will be done on vital government structures like the City Commercial Center (C3), Fish Port and Rotunda, among others. Co said

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DIPOLOG CITY - Local professionals who will renew their Professional Identification Cards (PICs) and Board Examination applicants will soon be able to save time and money for they don’t have to travel anymore to Zamboanga City for the said purpose.

Mobile processing Program to be launched in Dipolog City

This developed after Dipolog City Tourism Office has announced the launching of the Mobile Processing Program for renewal of Professional Identification Cards and Board Examination applications on April 21-22 in Dipolog City . The program aims to give local professionals working in the different national agencies of the government and private institutions in the province to save time and money in going to Zamboanga City for PIC renewal and Board Exam application processing. Presently, renewal of Professional Identification Cards

and Board Examination applications is done at the Regional Office of the Professional Regulations Commission in Zamboanga City. According to Val Anotado, Tourism Staff of Dipolog City Tourism Office, the office has been designated by the Regional Office of the Professional Regulations Commission in Zamboanga City as its contact office in Dipolog City for the said undertaking. For more information, interested parties are advised to contact the City Tourism Office at telephone no. (065)212-2485.(JPA/ATR/PIA9-ZamboNorte)

By Alfonso T. Ruda

he will be targeting all the urban barangays to become wifi zones. “People living around said structures may enjoy the privilege by using the password ‘mayorsammyco,’ ” he said. “With this, we will again be known to have it first in our city. First, we had the first mall owned by a city government; second; we had the Dancing Fountain.’’ “For now, we are the first Wifi City,” the mayor proudly said. (LDA/PIA9/ALT)


ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) central office issued directive to DSWD IX to conduct community assemblies in areas in the region not yet covered by the Pantawid Pamilya Program of the department. DSWD 9 in a press statement said the purpose of the conduct of community assemblies is to register potential beneficiaries for the expansion of the Pantawid Program.

DSWD 9 expands Pantawid Program, registers additional beneficiaries

The press statement further said that community assemblies should be conducted in the areas not yet covered by the Pantawid Program. Areas not yet covered by the program include: Pagadian City and Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, Diplahan, Imelda an Buug. DSWD in its press statement said , “the program will cater to 10,479 beneficiaries in Pagadian, while Ipil will have additional 5,979 beneficiaries.” “Other areas in Sibugay such as Imelda, will have 1,800 beneficiaries, Diplahan 2,348, and Buug 3,130,” the press statement further reads. Existing municipality-beneficiaries of the Pantawid will have additional slots to register as recipients to the program to wit the municipalities of Bayog will have 202 additional beneficiaries, Dumalinao with 456, Tambulig 480, Malangas 504, Olutanga 517 and Payao 448 . To strengthen the implementation of the Pantawid Program expansion, DSWD and

the Local Government Unit (LGU) concerned signed a MOA for the purpose. Present during the recent MOA signing was the Deputy National Project Director for Operations, Undersecretary Parisya Hashim Taradji with Hon. Eldwin Alibutdan, Mayor of Ipil Zamboanga Sibugay, Hon. Eric Bersales, City Councilor and Chairman for Commitee on Social Services of Pagadian City, and Board Member Hon. Flordeliz Curiba, representing Hon. Romeo M. Jalosjos Jr., Representative of the 2nd District of Zamboanga Sibuagay (JPA/JLE/DSWD9/PIA-9 ZBST)


NAT results show public school Gr 6 pupils in Mis. Occ. score highest in Mathby Rutchie C. AguhobThe Grade 6 pupils in the public schools of the Misamis

Occidental Schools Division scored highest in Mathematics compared to other subjects in the National Achievement Test

(NAT) for school year 2010-2011.

This is indicated in the NAT Results for SY 2010-2011, which shows that the Grade 6 pupils in the public schools of the division got an average score of 78.04 percent in Mathematics, Schools Division Superintendent Jonathan S. Delapeňa said. Their scores in the other subjects were as follows: Filipino, 77.62 percent, HEKASI, 77.26 percent, English, 71.41 percent and Science, 68.11 percent. On the overall performance, however, the Grade 6 pupils in the public schools of the division, which is composed of 16 districts, excluding

the cities of Ozamiz, Tangub and Oroquieta, scored an average of 74.79 percent. On top of the list of the public schools with the highest scores in Mathematics is the Panaon District whose Grade 6 pupils scored 93.40 percent in the subject.


Ozamiz City School Board allocates P20.5M for education projectsby Rutchie C. Aguhob

OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental – A total of P20.5 million have been allocated for the priority projects of the Ozamiz City School Board, last year.

This was sourced out from the additional one (1) percent tax on real property which was collected and remitted to the Local Treasury to finance the implementation of priority education projects of the city from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2011, Mayor Nova Princes E. Parojinog-Echavez said. She said based on the estimated income for Budget Year 2011, the additional 1 percent tax on real property amounted to P13,648,3583.28, while the unexpected balances for the year,

including the continuing appropriations amounted to P5,851.416.72, thus the P20.5 million allocation. Meanwhile, the expenditure for the year included the following: Personal Services, P5,842,022.40, Maintenance, Operations and Other Expenses (MOOE), P4,460,800 and Capital Outlay, P10,197,177.60. Expenditure under the Personal Services included the salaries and benefits for 28 Local School Board (LSB) teachers amounting to Php4.16

This was followed by Aloran with 89.98 percent, Sinacaban, 85.36 percent, Sapang Dalaga, 84.33 percent, Baliangao, 84.61 percent and Clarin South, 80.26 percent. Again, on the overall performance for all the subjects, the Panaon District scored the highest with an average of 83.27 percent, followed by Aloran, 83.11 percent, Sinacaban, 79.91 percent, Sapanga Dalaga District, 79.42 percent, Baliangao, 79.24 percent and Clarin South, 75.83 percent. Meanwhille, Delapeňa said the population of the Grade 6 pupils in the public schools of the division, was

noted at 6,130, of whom 3,062 were males and 3,068 were females, as of July 2010. Particularly, the Grade 6 enrolment in the public schools, during the period, was noted in the following districts: Bonifacio, 738, Lopez Jaena, 549, Aloran, 521, Tudela, 506, Jimenez, 459, Plaridel North, 419, Sapang Dalaga, 409, Calamba, 380, Sinacaban, 380, Clarin South, 363, Baliangao, 340, Plaridel South, 297, Clarin North, 265, Don Victoriano, 234, Panaon, 203, and Concepcion, 67.


million, their clothing allowance of P112,000 and ACA/PERA of P560,000. It also included the honoraria of the Alternative Learning System (ALS) Instructional Managers amounting to P200,000, and the salaries and benefits of seven (7) liaison personnel worth P612,309.60, their clothing allowance of Php28,000 and ACA/PERA of P168,000. Expenditure under the MOOE were as follows: Financial assistance for supplies and materials - For the Division Office and the City Accountant’s Office at P100,000 each, medical supplies at the Division Clinic and ALS Services Livelihood Services Development, P50,000 each, travel of Division ALS representative for ALS Trainings/Summit and Pre-school Progam at Php60,000, each, monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of ALS programs, projects and activities (PPA), P50,000, and Communications, P75,000. Financial Aid to Division/Regional/National Curricular and Co-Curricular activities - English and Filipino Press Conference, P400,000, Filipino and Math-Challenge/Quiz Bee, Php80,000, each, Student Technologist Entrepreneur of the Philippines (STEP), P200,000, Elementary Science Competitions, P140,000, Science and Technology (S&T) Competitions, P100,000, Population Development/ASEAN Quiz/Araling Panlipunan/ Student Leaders, P60,000. Elementary and Secondary English Competitions, P200,000,

Choir/Rondalla, P30,000, National/Regional Jamboree of Boys and Girls Scouts, P160,000, management conferences, P60,000, year-end evaluation/awarding and capacity/team building of personnel, P100,000, each, capacity/team building for district supervisors, school heads and LSB officials, P210,000. Financial aid to division, regional and national sports and athletic competitions - City meet/sports league, P50,000, athletic equipment, P100,000, regional/national PALARO, P1.8 million, and Civil Service Month participation, P45,000. Likewise, the expenditure under the Capital Outlay were as follows: Equity for construction of two (2) classrooms, P400,000, completion of the 2-storey classroom building in Malaubang Central School, P1.5 million, repair of one (1) District Office and nine (9) classrooms of Ozamiz City Central School, P100,000 and P860,000, respectively and repair of old Division Office and roofing of Division garage, P650,000. Purchase of Science and Math equipment and apparatus, P5.0 million, five (5) units of floor-mounted and two (2) units of window-type air-conditioner, P492,480, computer units for the City Assessor’s Office, P250,000, computer unit and information and technology (IT) equipment for the Division Office, P500,000, one (1) unit file server and two (2) units of LCD Projector for training center and Division Office use, P270,000 and Library Hub facilities, P150,000 and contingency fund of P24,697.


Prov’l gov’t to focus on strat plan and HR mgmtby Rutchie C. Aguhob

OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental - Implementation of Strategic Financial Management and Human Resource Management and Development Plans remain on top of the good government focus of the macro sector of the provincial government of Misamis Occidental.

This was explained by Gov. Herminia M. Ramiro, during the recent meeting of the Provincial Development Council. She said the development interventions and strategies of Mis. Occ.’s Executive-Legislative Agenda has been divided into foursectors, namely Macro, Infrastructure, Social and Economic. Along the macro sector, the focus on good governance of the province includes the operationalization of the Information, Communication and Technology-General Information System Office of the province and the Provincial Internal Audit Office (PIAO). Also included is the paperless legislation that incorporates corresponding legislative support by way of ordinances passage to all corresponding programs/projects/activities of the plans to ensure the success of its implementation, the governor said. Citing performances of the macro sector, Ramiro said there has been an improvement of systems and procedures in the Provincial

Government of Mis. Occ. resulting from the on-going implementation of the paperless legislation. “Now, the retrieval and production of legislative documents have been made fast and easy,” Ramiro said. Likewise, the Bids and Awards Committee has been strengthened in the transparency of the procurement system while the PIAO Operation has been institutionalized as a department. “There is now an improved linkage between the plans and budget allocation while the targeted increases in local revenues have been attained,” the Governor also said. Another achievement of the macro sector is the implementation of peace and order strategic action plan and its course of action resulting in the low incidence of crime, both index and non-index in the province with Ozamiz City having a total of 658, the highest number and Concepcion town with the lowest number of four, the governor added.

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