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Dairy Farming sparks new dawn for Camiguin

DA gives P300 M to banks for agriculture, fisheries financing program

Mindanao CSOs, academe call on

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DAR hands 1,715 hectares of land to SurSur farmers

Panabo Receives P800-T Check from BFAR XI

DTI-Camiguin celebrates Consumer Welfare Month

Negosyo Fest offers work for jobseekers

SSS Basilan inaugurates new office

DTI Surigao Norte joins Consumer Month celeb 2015

More NGOs to be accredited

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Dairy Farming sparks new dawn for CamiguinBy: Jorie C. Valcorza

Starting up a small dairy farm project here opened vast of opportunities for the locals.

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Dairy Farming sparks new dawn for Camiguin

Starting up a small dairy farm project here opened vast of opportunities for the locals.


The first on the island andlocatedinMt.Campana,thepilotdairyfarmisnowahometosome64cows.Itstartedwithonly25heads loaned from theNationalDairy Authority (NDA) in 2013,withadditional15headsreleasedthisyear. Through this, the localgovernment managed to meetboth livelihood and nutritionalneedsofthepeople. Tapping Opportunities

Todate,theMisamisOrientalState College of Agriculture

and Technology (MOSCAT), theonlydairyschool in thecountryaccredited by New Zealand, isconsidering“CamiguinPilotDairyProduction Farm” to be theirextensiontrainingfacility. It hopes to accommodatestudentsfromnearbyareasandthe locals as well. With this,MOSCATdecongests its traineeas it continues to offer themcompetitive advantage. Afterthesigningofthememorandumof agreement (MOA) andputting in place all necessaryrequirements, the facility willthen be accredited to grant


trainingcertificates. The Provincial VeterinaryOffice (PVO) said most neededequipment and facilities in thefarmare inplace, just recently,the Department of Trade andindustry (DTI) also turned-overcooling tank equipment, chiller,andsterilizer. Eradicating Malnutrition

Thedairyfarmnowproducesatleast65to100litersoffreshmilkdaily,dependingonthecycleofbirthsamongtheherd.

The fresh daily harvestsupplies all identified severelywastedchildreninpublicschools

around the province, whichnormally runs for 120 feedingdays,andwillcontinuetoreachotherprioritygroups. The provincial localgovernment unit (PLGU)also extends regular milkdistribution/feeding activitiesduring public assemblies,events,andcelebrations. Other than giving out thefreshdailyproducetotheneedy,thePVOalsomarketsitatP50/liter,whilepartofitwasalsofedtothecalves. Reviving up local Economy

Thedairyfarmwillserveastheareaforpropagationofdairyanimals through crossbreedingand upgrading, as well as topromote dairy animal tradingamongstakeholdersofthelocaldairyindustry. Farm Veterinarian LordginGamosaidtheyarepositiveforaboost in breeding/reproduction,next year, with the arrivalof one breeder bull, provenmore effective than artificialinsemination approach for itscapacitynot tomissoutheifersthatsometimessilentlyheats.


Whilethefacilityisoperatedandmaintainedby thePLGU, italso engaged local farmers insupplying the corn and forageneedsoftheherd.

The government buys77-day-old chopped corn plantsatP2.10perkilotoserveasfeeds.Cutting may be done manuallyor using themachinesprovidedbythePLGU.


Fiscal reforms bolster PH competitiveness upgrade

MANILA -- Budget Secretary Florencio ‘Butch’ Abad hailed the Aquino Administration’s governance and fiscal reform efforts as the Philippines leaps five notches in the global competitiveness ranking. The Philippines placed47th out of 140 competitiveeconomies in this year’s GlobalCompetitiveness Index releasedby the World Economic Forum(WEF).

“Thisisproofofthesuccessof our fiscal and governancereforms,”Abadsaid.

The Budget Secretaryalso said that along with theimprovements in the country’s


fiscal and budget transparencyrankings, the said report showsthat the world supports thePhilippines’ drive for goodgovernance.

However, Abad admitsthat there is stillmorework tobe done from streamlining thebureaucracy, to improving thecountry’sinfrastructure.

“But we are heartened bythe global recognition of ourefforts that is solidifying ourreputationasoneoftheworld’smost promising economies,” headded.

WEF’s GlobalCompetitiveness Report for2015-2016notedthePhilippinesasmoving up by five places toNo.47outof140economiesthisyear, fromNo.52outof144 in2014.Thisreportaffirmsthegoalof theNationalCompetitivenessCouncil (NCC) to place thecountry at the top third of theworldrankings.

The Philippines is also themostimprovedeconomyintermsof competitiveness rankings inthe Association of SoutheastAsianNations(ASEAN),andtheworldasitmovedby38spotsinfiveyearsfromNo.85 in2010.The Report assesses globaleconomies against the Index’s“12 Pillars of Competitiveness”based on 114 indicators thatdriveproductivity.

“We’ve seen how thereformswe’veimplementedhavehelped create a more enablingenvironmentforbusinessthatiscurrently fueling our economicprogress. But we can onlyensure this becomes inclusivegrowth if we can sustain thecountry’s upward developmentwhilehelpingmoreFilipinosoutofpoverty,”Abadsaid.

First introduced in 2004,theWEFGlobalCompetitivenessReport monitors thecompetitiveness of countries


DA gives P300 M to banks for agriculture, fisheries financing program

QUEZON CITY -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) together with Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC), has turned over a total of P300 million to partner cooperative banks for the implementation of the Agriculture and Fisheries Financing Program–Cooperative Banks Agri-Lending Program II (CBAP II).

based on their performancein 12 categories. The latterincludesacountry’sinstitutions,infrastructure, market andeconomic environment, healthand basic education, among

others. The report showsimprovements among all pillarsas compared to 2011 data,particularly with innovation,institutions,andmacroeconomicenvironment.(DBM)


The check turn-overceremony was held recently atthe ACPC Conference Room inPasigCity.

Agriculture SecretaryProceso Alcala signed theimplementing guidelines ofthe Agriculture and FisheriesFinancing Program (AFFP), ofwhichtheCBAPIIisoneofthecredit facilities. The AFFP isoneoftheprogramsundertheAgro-Industry ModernizationCredit and Financing Program(AMCFP), the umbrella creditprogramoftheDAforagricultureandfisheries.

TheAFFPwasapprovedbythe ACPC Governing Councilthrough Resolution No. 1,Series of 2015. The ACPCGoverning Council’s approvalof the AFFP underscores theimportance of putting in placeaviableagriculturalvalue-chainfinancing model that can beadoptedbymainstreamfinancinginstitutions. The goal of the

AMCFP-AFFP is to contribute totheattainmentofinclusivegrowththrough financial inclusion oftheunbankedandunderbankedsectorsinagriculture.

The AFFP-CBAP II is thesuccessor of the CooperativeBanks Agri-Lending Program,which was launched in 2011.CBAP is an innovation incredit delivery which employsa depository mode of creditdelivery wherein special timedeposits (STDs) are placeddirectly in partner cooperativebanks, eliminating the needfor a wholesaler and resultingin lower interestratestosmallfarmersandfisherfolk.

TheCooperativeBanksAgri-Lending Program (CBAP) – IIentails the extension of loansto eligible cooperative banksthatshall, inturn,lendtosmallfarmersandfisherfolkregisteredintheRegistrySystemforBasicSectors in Agriculture (RSBSA)at full credit risk using their


existing workable agriculturalloanproducts.

The loan fund shall bematched by eligible cooperativebankswiththeirowncounterpartfundsequivalent to at least theamount of loan fund availedfor lending to individual SFF.The scheme would enable thecooperative banks not only toexpandfurthertheiragri-fisheryloan portfolio but also lowerpass-on rates to small farmersandfisherfolkborrowers.

Withimprovedcreditaccess,the program hopes to enhancefarmers’ production capacities,productivity, and incomes.The program is also intendedto contribute to the nationalgovernment’sgoalofpromotinginclusivegrowth.

UndertheCBAPIIProgram,13 cooperative banks wereprovided with loan funds.These include: First IsabelaCooperativeBank;Cooperative

Bank of Cotabato; CooperativeBank of Misamis Oriental;Bukidnon Cooperative Bank;Ilocos Sur Cooperative Bank;Cooperative Bank of IlocosNorte; Cooperative Bank ofBohol; Cooperative Bank ofNueva Vizcaya; CooperativeBank of Quezon Province;Cooperative Bank of NegrosOriental; Cooperative Bank ofLa Union; Negros CooperativeBank; and Occidental MindoroCooperative Bank with P10millioneach.

The CBAP II will beimplemented within a period ofoneyear.(DA)


Mindanao CSOs, academe call on legislators to pass BBLDAVAO CITY -- Members of civil society organizations and the academe in Mindanao have called on legislators to abide by their “solemn duty to legislate and enact laws and to transform themselves as peace builders and not as ordinary lawmakers” in legislating the Bangsamoro Basic Law. They said Mindanao-basedCSOs will continue to lobbylegislators from Mindanao inparticular to attend sessions inthe House of Representativesto ensure quorum so that thedeliberations on the BBL couldproceedandensureitseventualpassage.

“Wecallonthemtoconsiderthe common good and not forself-interests,”saidAtty.RomeoCabarde, chair of Ateneo deDavao University’s Community

Engagement and Advocacyat a media forum conductedconcurrentlywiththe launchingof the Peace Photo Exhibitentitled“PeaceNow!Mindanao”atSMCityDavaoonSeptember28.

He said “they mustconsider that the BangsamoroBasic Law is no ordinarylegislation as this is a resultof 17 years of negotiationand is representative of theBangsamoro people’s struggle


forself-determination.”

Cabardesaidtheyconsidera BBL to be meaningful andacceptable for all if “it …recognize(s) the right of theBangsamoro people’s rightto self-determination andmust be consistent with whathas been agreed upon in theComprehensive Agreement ontheBangsamoro.”

He also said CSOs believethe BBL should reflect vestedpowersandbenefitsnotlessthanwhat the existing laws alreadygavetotheAutonomousRegioninMuslimMindanao.

“They (should) be givengenuine political autonomy and(should) not to be treated asan ordinary local governmentunit,whichisconsistentwiththeConstitution.”Cabartesaid.

LyndeePrieto,representativeoftheInitiativesforInternationalDialogue National Secretariatfor International Dialogue, saidCSOs would continue lobbyingwith legislators to religiouslyattenddeliberations on theBBLandensurequorum.

Prieto said despite the

apparent “deliberate delayscaused by successive lacks ofquorum during sessions dueto absences from the otherlegislators, our battle cryremains: Never say never tohopelessnessandun-peace.”

Meanwhile, a peace photoexhibit entitled called “PeaceNow! Mindanao” was put upat the SM City Davao lastSeptember 28 to mark thecelebrationoftheNationalPeaceConsciousness Month. TheexhibitranuptoOctober2andwasorganizedbytheOfficeofthePresidentialAdviseronthePeaceProcessMindanaoMediaBureau (MMB) in partnershipwith with PIA 11, MindanewsandtheSMCityDavao.

Thephotoexhibitaimedtoprovideavenueforthedifferentstakeholders in Mindanao,including the grassrootsto project their efforts andsignificant contributions inattaining genuine and lastingpeaceinMindanao.“Itprovideda clear perspective of how thepeople in thegrounds strive toworkforpeaceintheirrespectivelocalities,” said MMB DirectorMarlonPeterF.Dedumo.(PNA)


DTI DavNor kicks off Consumer Welfare celebrationDAVAO DEL NORTE - The Department of Trade and Industry – Davao del Norte Provincial Office kicked off earlier today the Consumer Welfare Month celebration anchored on the theme, ‘Consumer Protection in the ASEAN Economic Community.’ Together with the consumersgroupinTagumknownasKonsumoTagumand the LocalGovernmentUnit of same city, DTI led earliertoday a motorcade along majorthoroughfaresinthecity. DTI Information OfficerJudecia Ponio said that theirdepartmentlinedupactivitieswiththewholemonthofOctoberforthecelebration. Among the activities areConsumer Education on Air viaCharm Radio on October 5-7,Consumer Education for HighSchool students inTagumCityonOctober9,16and23. In partnership with KonsumoSamal, DTI will also hold poster-makingcontestintheIslandGarden

CityofSamaltobeparticipatedbythe city’s high school students onOctober21. PonioaddedthatthecelebrationwillbeculminatedwithaquizbeeinTagumCityandawardingofnewsetsofBagwissealsawardees. Bagwis Seal, formerly DTI– Certified Establishment seal, isgiven to business establishmentsthat promote consumer welfareand uphold fair trade practices.(PIA11,MichaelUy)


Panabo Receives P800-T Check from BFAR XIPANABO CITY, Davao del Norte - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region XI awarded check worth P800, 000 to the Local Government of Panabo that will be utilized for the project proposed under the Bottom-Up Budgeting (BUB) on September 29, 2015 at BFAR Conference Room, Magsaysay Ave., Davao City. City Mayor Engr. JamesG. Gamao represented by hisExecutiveSecretaryEngr.JudithG.Lee,CityAquaculturistIIRolandoB.TuazonandfromTreasuryofficeSheila Ersan who received theTrustFundtobeusedtopurchaseforthe13unitsofmotorizedboatcounterpart by LGU Panabo localbudgetfund. Engr. Lee expressed hergratitude to BFAR for the cashassistancethatwillhelpelevatethesocio-economicstatusoffisherfolks,inherspeechduringtheturn-overoffiscalyear2015BUBcheck. Ontheotherhand,accordingto Tuazon, one of the prioritypovertyreductionprogramsofthecityisthesupporttofisheryservicesthrough provision of fisherfolklivelihood project which aims toenhance fishing effectiveness andprofitinthefisheriessectorandto

contribute food security programofthegovernment. He added that there are515 registered fisherfolks in thecity, wherein the project will bedistributed to different coastalbarangays. Among the groupwho will benefit are Gugma saMananagat from San Vicente,San Pedro Fisherfolk Assn. ,CagangohanHookandLineFishersAssn.,JosilVillageAssn.alsofromCagangohan and JPL MangroveProducersAssn.fromJ.P.Laurel. Furthermore,BFARXIRegionalDirector Fatma M. Idris alsoturned-over theBUBchecks to themunicipalitiesofBraulioE.DujaliandCarmen inDavao delNorte, SantaMaria,DavaoOccidentalandtoMatiCity,DavaoOriental. Idrisstressed the importanceof monitoring commitments andliquidation report of each city ormunicipalityontheprojectsofthedifferentlineagencies. BUBisaprocessthroughwhichpriority poverty reduction projectsareidentifiedjointlybycitizensandtheir local governments and areincorporatedintoproposedbudgetsof the implementing nationalgovernment agencies submitted tocongress for approval. (Jasz/CIO-Panabo)


COMELEC gears up for filing of COCs By Danilo E. Doguiles

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Oct. 6 -- Commission on Elections (COMELEC) offices in South Cotabato and General San-tos City are all set for the filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COC) next week, an official of the Commission here assured.

Atty.JayGerada,electionof-ficerofSouthCotabatoprovince,whichhasjurisdictionoverGen-eralSantosCity,saidinaninter-

viewthattheCOMELECofficesintheareahavecompletedinthepastweekstheorientationofpoliticalpartiesregarding


policiesonthefilingofCOCs.Thosewhoneedfurtherclari-

ficationoftherulesandregula-tiononthismatter,Atty.Geradaadded,mayrefertoCOMELECResolution9984thatmaybeac-cessedviatheInternet.Thelinktothesaidreso-

lutionishttp://www.com-elec.gov.ph/?r=Archives/RegularElections/2016NLE/Reso-lutions/res9984PerCOMELECResolutionNo.

9984,thefilingofCoCissetonOctober12to16,2015,from8:00to5:00p.m.Onthesamedates,theregis-

trationandvalidationofvoters,includingthecapturingofbio-metricdata,willbesuspended.Onthelastdayofthefilingof

CoC,acandidateorhis/herrep-resentativemustbepresentattheCOMELECofficeconcernedpriortothe5:00p.m.deadlinetobeallowedtofiletheCoC.“Ifat4:45PMofthelastday

offilingoftheCOC,therearestillpersonsintendingtofileCOCspresentinsidetheOfficesmentionedinSection8RuleIIhereof,theReceivingOfficershallprepareacompletelistcontain-ingthenamesofsaidpersons,consecutivelynumbered,andthetimeoflisting.Thepersonslistedshallbecalledbyannounc-ingeachnameintheorderinwhichtheyarelisted.Anyperson

notpresentwhenthenameiscalled,shallnotbeallowedtofileaCOC,”Section9ofRuleIIofResolution9984reads.AlsofilingofCoCshouldbe

madetroughpersonalappear-anceofacandidateorhis/herrepresentative.COMELECwillnotacceptCoCssubmittedviamail,electronicmailorfacsimile.Meanwhile,PoliceRegionalDi-

rectorPCSupt.LesterCambaconfirmedinaradiointerviewthatthePoliceRegionalOffice(PRO)12hasinitiatedajointmeetingwiththeCOMELEC,ArmedForcesofthePhilippinesandotherauthoritiesthisweektodiscusspreparationsfortheupcomingelectionseason.“Wehavevolunteeredto

hostthefirstjointcoordinatingconferencewithCOMELECandAFPpriortothefilingofcandi-dacy.Thepurposeofwhichistobeclarifiedofthelatestdi-rectivesfromCOMELEC.”Cambasaid.Healsointendedtodiscuss

otherelection-relatedconcerns,includingpoliciesonsecurityandgunban.“Wewillalsosuggesttothe

COMELECtoholdameetingafterthefilingofCOCstoiden-tifyplacesthatmaybedeclaredaselectionhotspot,”hesaid.(DEDoguiles-PIA12)


Negosyo Fest offers work for jobseekersBy Danilo E. Doguiles

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, Oct. 6– Thousands of jobs are up for grabs in the Mega Job Fair here Monday, October 5.

HeldattheGaisanoGrandMallofMarbel,thejobfairispartofthecity’scelebrationofits15thCharterAnniversaryand5thNegosyoFestival.JudithMarmonejo,manager

ofthePublicEmploymentServiceOfficesaid,theiroffice,inco-ordinationwiththeDepartmentofLaborandEmployment(DOLE)12,hasinvitedmorethan30companiestoofferjobshereandabroad.Theeventopenedat8:00

a.m.andwillcloseat5:00p.m.intheafternoon.“Weareexpectingbetween

500to1,000jobseekerstotakepartoftheevent.Wealsohopethatatleasthalfoftheapplicantswillbehiredonthespot,”Marmonejosaidinanin-terview.Marmonejoadvisedaspirants

tobringseveralcopiesofper-tinentdocumentssuchasré-sumé,transcriptofrecords,cer-tificatesandothers.Thosewhoareseekingoverseasemploy-mentmayalsobringwiththem

theirpassports.“Applicantswhobeingsev-

eralcopiesoftheirrésuméandotherdocumentscouldapplyinasmanycompanies,”shesaid.Applicantsshouldcome

dressedappropriatelyandreadytorespondtotheques-tionsoftheinterviewer,sheadd-ed.Sheclarifiedthatthefairis

alsoopentoresidentsofothermunicipalities,eventhoselivinginotherprovinces.Thisyear’scityhoodcelebra-

tionisanchoredonthetheme:“DoNegosyo,GoAsenso.”(DE-Doguiles-PIA12)


BUTUAN CITY -- Seventy-five newly-appointed and designated personnel in the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources (PENR) and Community Environment and Natural Resources (CENR) offices took a one-day Learning Event on the Strengthening and Capacity Building of the Newly Appointed and Designated Personnel under the Administrative Services held at DENR Regional Learning Center recently.

DENR 13 conducts learning eventto strengthen, capacitate new admin personnel of field officesBy: Johny S. Natad


DENR Assistant RegionalDirector (ARD) forManagementServicesEngr.PaquitoD.Melicor,Jr. stressed the importanceof this kind of learning eventwhich aims to capacitate thenew personnel in effectivelymanagingadministrativefunctionconsidering the new staffingpatterninthefieldofficesinthelightofthefullimplementationoftheDepartment’s rationalizationplan. “Thislearningeventisverytimely considering that mostpersonnel are newly appointedand newly designated tohandle administrative matters.In order to ensure standardimplementationofthefunctionsand duties, it is imperative tohave this kindof activity,”ARDMelicorsaid. Amongthetopicsdiscussedduring the learning sessionfocused on administrativeconcerns particularly oncashiering, general services,procurement, human resourcesdevelopment, and personnelmatters. “Someobjectivesoftheone-daylearningeventistoenablethe learners to discuss andapplytheprocedures,rulesandregulations of the GovernmentProcurement Reform Act (RA

9184); prepare the ProgramProcess Management Plan(PPMP);recognizeandperformthe step-by-step process flowof the different activities ofthe administrative services;explain how to correctly fill-upthedifferent prescribed forms/matrix of the administrativeservices; and assist thepersonnel of their respectiveoffice on the human resourcesdevelopment (HRD) relatedmatters,” Johanna A. Aguilar,OICChiefofHumanResourcesDevelopmentSectionsaid. The participants of thislearning event from PENROswere the management servicesdivision chiefs, HRM officers,supply officers, cashiers anddesignated property custodianswhilefromCENROswererecordsofficers, credit officers anddesignated focal persons forpersonnel, property, and supplyandprocurement.


DAR hands 1,715 hectares of land to SurSur farmersBy: Joie L. Ceballos

BUTUAN CITY -- A total of 1,715 hectares of agricultural land were distributed by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) led by regional director Julita Ragandang with Hinatuan Mayor Candelario Viola, last October 2, 2015 in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur. Inaceremonialdistributionofcertificateoflandtitleawards(CLOA), 802 farmers fromBarangays Talisay, Portlamon,

Cambatong and Pocto, becamelandowners. Inhismessage,MayorViolachallengedthefarmerstomakeuse of the land. He added thatthelandhasitssocialfunctiontoserveitspurposetothepeople. Viola called upon DARto continue its efforts for thebeneficiaries, to help themdevelop their lands, to fullyserveitspurposeandrealizethedreamsofagrarianreform.


InHinatuan,8,256hectareswere already distributed toaround 3,792 agrarian reformbeneficiaries. Ragandang meanwhileexplained that agrarianreform works beyond landdistribution by providing legalservices and other supportservices to beneficiaries. “Wehave various support servicesto help you maximize thepotentials of your area, andimprove your production andincome,” she said. She furthercontinued to challenge thefarmers in strengthening theirorganizations as organizationalmaturity isonemajorcriterionin providing support to thefarmers. “Makeyourlandsproductive,pay the necessary taxes, and

contributetothepositivegrowthofyour localityandourregion,”shecontinued. Also in the ceremony wereVice Mayor Cristinal Camba,ProvincialAgrarianReformOfficerBenjamin Mataksil, ProvincialAssessor Edwin Acevedo,Sanguniang Bayan MembersAntipas Telewik and OrlandoVillaluz.


This year’s celebrationis anchored on the theme,“Consumer Protection in theASEAN Economic Community,”whichaimstocreateawarenessof the public on the potentialimpacttotheconsumingpublicoftheASEANeconomicintegrationthat will fully implemented byDecemberthisyear. Among the activitiesto be conducted and to beparticipatedbyvariousbusinessestablishments in the city arequiz bowl contest, ‘bantaybilihin’briefingwithhighschoolstudentsoftheCaragaRegionalScienceHigh School, christmas

lights products and price tagmonitoringandconsumersforumwith the National ConsumersAffairsCouncil. The nationwide celebrationwill be spearheaded by theNational Consumers AffairsCouncil(NCAC)asmandatedbythe Presidential ProclamationNo.1098. The NCAC is createdby virtue of Republic Act7394, otherwise known asthe “Consumer Act of thePhilippines,” to improve themanagement, coordination andeffectiveness of the nationalconsumerwelfareprograms.

DTI Surigao Norte joins Consumer Month celeb 2015 By: Susil D. Ragas

SURIGAO CITY -- The provincial office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) here joined the month-long Consumer Month celebration, this whole month of October.


Guidance counselors, career advocates get latest LMI and trends in Career Congress By Jocelyn P Alvarez

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Oct. 5 (PIA) - - Job-skills mismatch still forms a serious and major part of unemployment rate in the country. When graduates wrestle for work after college, skills become their torch, their fighting chance to triumph over employers, putting into consideration our ever changing, and evolving labor and market requirements. Employers are now keener on the skills rather than the educational background of the applicants, which gives rise to the problem of jobs mismatch.


With this, the presentadministration through theDepartment of Labor andEmployment (DOLE) have beenin constant talk with educationsectortoupdatecoursecurriculathatwillbringtheskillscloser,ifnotatparwiththestandardsoflaborindustries. Recently,DOLE9conductedthe2ndRegionalCareerAdvocacyCongressheretocapacitateandequipcareerguidanceadvocacyallies with up-to-date LaborMarket Information (LMI) andtrendsintheglobalandnationalcontext,fortheiruseineffectiveand efficient delivery of careerguidance to students and jobseekers. The two-day activity(conducted Sept. 29-30) alsoprovided the participants(guidancecounselorsandcareeradvocates)theopportunitytobeupdatedwithnewconceptsandstrategiesforcareerguidanceinthe21stcenturyinordertoassistpeople to find suitable learningand career opportunities. Bestpracticesofguidancecounselors

werealsoshowcasedduringtheevent. DOLE 9 Regional DirectorSisinio B Cano said the careercongresshopestohelpin“buildingback better Zamboanga” thrupromoting career guidanceas a relevant tool in youthdevelopment,contributingtotheprosperityandwelfareofthecity Thechallengeofaddressingskills mismatch and creation ofdecentemploymentopportunitiesrequirepolicyanddecisionmakersto adopt to the changing laborandmarket requirements, “thatiswhyitisverytimelythatthisadministrationpushesforthefullimplementationoftheEnhancedBasic Education Curriculum(K to 12),” said Dominique R.Tutay,Director,BureauofLocalEmployment. “ImportanteponamaisulongangKto12forfullimplementation,dahil po pagdating sa ibangbansa,forinstance,ngatingmgaeducation and training output,lagipotayongmaykakulangan,andthereforehindiposilanare-


recognizeasregularemployeeatkinakailanganpapongtrainingsso as to fulfill and match therequirements and demands ofothercountries,”Tutaysaid. In DOLE parlance, jobsmismatch means when the jobseekers do notmatch the skills

requirementoftheemployers.Itisamismatchbetweentheskillsworkers possess and what jobsrequire,whateconomistscallanimbalance between the supplyanddemandforhumancapital.


SSS Basilan inaugurates new officeBy Rene V. Carbayas

ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Oct 6 (PIA) – Better services are expected from the Social Security System (SSS) as it inaugurated its new office here recently..

Thenewofficeismorespacious,comfortableandcozycomparedtoitspreviouslocationindowntownIsabelaCity.Italsoacquirednewgeneratorsetforitsairconditioningsystemtofullyfunctionevenduringbrownouts. ThenewSSSofficeinBasilanislocatedatthegroundfloorofNFKbuildinginSunrise,Isabela

City.BranchManagerMa.SalvacionF.AlamhasinvitedBasileñostovisittheirnewofficetoavailoftheimprovedprogramsandservicesoftheSSS. SSSWesternMindanaoDivisionAssistantVicePresidentAtty.RodrigoB.Filoteo,togetherwithallotherbranchmanagersinZamboangaPeninsulagracedtheoccasion.


The other SSS Branch Headspresent were: James B. Buckly(Pagadian), Jaime S. Casumpang(Dipolog), and Rudy M. Lacandalo(Ipil).Rev. Fr. Franklin Floyd Costanofficiatedtheblessing&inaugurationofSSSBasilannewofficewhichwouldprovidebetterservicetoitsclients. Speaking on behalf of IsabelaCity Mayor Cherrylyn Santos-Akbar,Councilor Abner Rodriguez cited theefforts and commitment of SSS indealingwiththeneedsofeverySSSmember by making transactionseasier & convenient, that affordedmorepeopleaccesstosocialsecurity.He hopes that SSS can reach morevulnerablesectors. Lamitan City administratorDaniloAlvaroalso laudedtheeffortsof SSS for reachingout to LamitanCity employeesunder joborder andcontractual services who are notmembers of GSIS to avail of SSSservices that would provide socialsecuritytoemployees. At the inauguration lastSeptember 29, Philippine NationalBank (PNB) Manager Ma. Rica M.DelosReyesbaredthatthebankhasopened salary loan program to SSSpensioners69yrsoldbelowstartingJunethisyearwithaninterestrateofonlyabout1.25%for10months. In an interview, Atty. Filoteourgedemployers inBasilan toenroll

theiremployeesandtopaytherightamountofcontributionbasedontheirsalaryregularly.. “The rate of penalty [ondelinquent employers] imposed isquite high this time under RepublicAct8787of1997,”Atty.Filoteosaid. He also asked those currentlyworkingasself-employedtovisitSSSand enroll themselves as memberandbeanactivememberso that incasesofcontingencies,onecanavailofallthebenefitsthatthesystemisproviding. HeadviseddelinquentemployerstopaydiligentlybecauseSSSlawyersandaccountofficerswillgoafterthemto ensure that the SSS law is beingimplemented.


Dengue incidence in CDO dropped by 97% --City Health Office says

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Dengue incidence in Cagayan de Oro City has dramatically decreased by 97 percent for the past nine months this year, according to the City Health Office.

By: City Information Office

Dr. Bongcas, city healthofficer, reported 1,192 caseswithfourfatalitieswererecordedfrom January to September 18this year, a huge downfall as

compared to same period lastyear’s 2,451dengue caseswith12fatalities. She thanked the barangayofficials and residents’ active


support and participation to itscommunity clean-up drive thatresulted to lower incidence ofthedreadeddenguevirusinthecommunities. The CHO heightened itsdengue awareness symposia inprivate and public elementaryschools, aside from conductinga ‘larvae survey inspection’ to

locatedengue-carryingmosquito‘breeding sites’ in areas wheredenguecasesarehigh. Aside fromthis, theoffice’sPublic Information and HealthPromotionSectionsentoutflyersinordertoeducatethepubliconhowtopreventdengueinfection,detect an afflicted patient andapplywaysonwhattodoso.

October is known asConsumerWelfareMonththroughPresidentialDecree1098andthisyear’s event carries the theme:“Consumer Protection in theASEANEconomicCommunity. The theme also advocatesconsumer’s preparation inthe establishment of ASEANEconomic Community byDecember 2015 envisioned fora stable, prosperous, highlycompetitive ASEAN economic

region, facilitates freer flow ofgoods, services, investmentsand flow of capital, equitableeconomic development andreduced poverty and socio-economicdisparities Tohighlightthemonthlongcelebration,DTI-CamiguinissettoconductaConsumerEducationAdvocacy Program throughconductofaProvincialConsumerQuiz Bee, a contest open to allhigh schools in the province

DTI-Camiguin celebrates Consumer Welfare Month MAMBAJAO, Camiguin – To continually champion consumer welfare promotion and development, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Camiguin Provincial Office will be spearheading anew this year’s observance of the annual Consumer Welfare Month in the whole month of October.

By: Zita Maestrado-Abellare


whichwillbeparticipatedbythebest grade 9 and 10 studentswith a maximum of three (3)contestants/representativesper school in partnership withthe Department of Education(DepEd). The Consumer Quiz Bee intheprovincialandregionallevelsaim to advocate to the youththe importance of ConsumerEducation,rightsandprivilegesofconsumers and other consumerrelatedlaws. The consumer monthcelebration is vital to theconsumers’ welfare to create

awareness of the eight basicconsumer rights which are theright to basic needs, right tosafety,righttoinformation,righttochoose,righttorepresentation,righttoredress,righttoconsumereducation and the right to ahealthyenvironment. The DTI also aimsat developing awarenesson consumer rights andresponsibilities, consumerwelfare desks, the process inthe resolution of consumercomplaints,theConsumerActofthe Philippines, the prohibitionof the “no return no exchange


TheCityCouncil committeeonsubdivisionandlandedestatechaired by Councilor AlexanderDacer favorably endorsed theaccreditationoftheShellVillageCalaananLivelihoodAssociation,Inc,(SHELLVILLECLAI)andtheWoodland Heights HomeownersAssociation,Inc.intheLSB. This is pursuant to DILGMemorandumCircularNo.2013-70 and Article 64, Rule VIIIof the rules and regulationsimplementing the 1991 LocalGovernmentCode. The Shell Village Assn.is seeking assistance for theeconomicupliftmentofSendongsurvivors through livelihoodprogramsatCalaanan,Canitoan. Meanwhile, the Woodland

Heights Association said thehomeowners want to createmutual relationship, promotegoodwill and participate ingovernmentprogramsespeciallyinpromotingpeaceforthebenefitofthecommunity. Thehomeownerswouldlikeassistancefromthecitytofulfilltheirprojects. OnceaccreditedintheLSB,NGOscanfundtheirprojectsfromcity funds or other sources asrequiredbypertinentcircularsoftheCommissiononAudit(COA).(CdeOSP)

More NGOs to be accreditedCAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The accreditation of two more non-government organizations in the city’s Local Special Bodies (LSB) is in the offing.

policy” among establishments,advocacyonreceipts,therightofaredressifproductisdefective,amongothers. DTIstresses thatconsumer

protectionandeducationshouldnot be limited to a month, butratheritisalastingcommitmentthat demands continuing year-roundconcernandaction.

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