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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 86 Daily E-Newsletter of Philippine Information Agency - 8 April 21, 2014

DENR exhorts public to celebrate Earth Day on April 22

S tate -owned Government Service and Insurance System

(GSIS) has extended home emergency loan program (HELP) to GSIS members either l iving or working in Mahaplag, Leyte and Santa Rita, Samar. GSIS members in the two areas may now apply for HELP until April 30 only. HELP, a one -time special loan program, aims to enable GSIS members to rebuild their homes in communities that were hardest hit by super-typhoon “Yolanda.” Under the program, the maximum loan amount that members may borrow is based on their total length of service. Those with less than five years of service may borrow P30,000; while those with five years but less than 10 years of service may borrow up to P100,000. Members who have been serving in government for 10 years or more are entitled to a loan of P200,000. The loan is payable in 10 years and bears an interest rate of six percent. The approval of the agency authorized officer (AAO) is required to process the loan. GSIS earlier said that HELP

GSIS extends HELP to Yolanda-hit Mahaplag,Leyte; Santa Rita, Samar

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R e s o u r c e s c a l l s o n t h e p u b l i c t o c e l e b r a t e E a r t h D a y o n A p r i l 2 2 w i t h t h e t h e m e “ E a r t h D a y E v e r y d a y , E v e r y w h e r e , f o r E v e r y o n e . ” D E N R R e g i o n a l E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r L e o n a r d o S i b b a l u c a m a d e t h e c a l l d u r i n g t h e H a r a m p a n g H a P I A r e c e n t l y , a s p a r t o f t h e i n f o r m a t i o n c a m p a i g n t o h i g h l i g h t t h e c e l e b r a t i o n a n d t o s t i r u p a w a r e n e s s o n c u r r e n t e n v i r o n m e n t c o n c e r n s p a r t i c u l a r l y C l i m a t e C h a n g e . “ O n E a r t h D a y , w e s h a l l b e h o l d i n g a n E a r t h continued on page 5

D a y R a l l y a t P l a z a R i z a l i n T a c l o b a n C i t y , ” R E D S i b b a l u c a t o l d t h e m e d i a p r a c t i t i o n e r s p r e s e n t a t t h e H a r a m p a n g . H e s a i d t h i s w i l l b e s i m i l a r t o t h e f i r s t E a r t h D a y R a l l y i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s i n 1 9 7 0 , t h i s E a r t h D a y R a l l y i n E a s t e r n V i s a y a s w i l l s u m m o n u p t h e p a r t i c i p a t i o n a n d i n v o l v e m e n t o f a l l t h e s e c t o r s i n c o m m i t t i n g t o a c t i o n t o a d d r e s s t h e c u r r e n t e n v i r o n m e n t a l c o n c e r n s . T h e E a r t h D a y R a l l y w i l l s t a r t a t 8 : 0 0 o ’ c l o c k i n t h e m o r n i n g o f A p r i l 2 2 . T h e r a l l y w i l l s t a r t a t t w o p o i n t s

Department of Environment and Natural Resources 8 regional executive director Leonardo Sibbaluca welcome participants to the DENR media orientation held at the DENR conference hall Tacloban City, April 8. (RST/PIA-8)

2 April 21, 2014

East Visayas military turns over captured Philippine hawk eagle to DENR-8

T h e 8 t h I n f a n t r y D i v i s i o n o f t h e P h i l i p p i n e A r m y

r e c e n t l y g a v e a v e r y g o o d e x a m p l e o f t h e p r o t e c t i o n o f t h e e n v i r o n m e n t , i t s f l o r a a n d f a u n a , t h a t a l l p e o p l e i n E a s t e r n V i s a y a s m u s t e m u l a t e . M a j . G e n . J e t B . V e l a r m i n o , c o m m a n d i n g g e n e r a l o f t h e P h i l i p p i n e A r m y ’s 8 t h I n f a n t r y D i v i s i o n ( 8 I D ) b a s e d a t C a m p L u c b a n , C a t b a l o g a n C i t y , a n d L t . C o l . A n t o n i o B . D u l n u a n , c o m m a n d i n g o f f i c e r o f t h e 8 7 t h I n f a n t r y ( H i n i r a n g ) B a t t a l i o n , P h i l i p p i n e A r m y , 8 I D , r e c e n t l y h a n d e d o v e r a c a p t u r e d P h i l i p p i n e h a w k e a g l e , t o D E N R - 8 R e g i o n a l E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r L e o n a r d o R . S i b b a l u c a , a t t h e 8 7 t h I B h e a d q u a r t e r s , i n B r g y P o l a n g i , C a l b i g a , S a m a r . M G e n V i l a r m i n o , i n a

p r e s s s t a t e m e n t s a i d t h a t t h e w o u n d e d P h i l i p p i n e h a w k e a g l e , e s t i m a t e d t o b e f i v e m o n t h s o l d , w a s f o u n d b y g o v e r n m e n t t r o o p s w h o w e r e a s s e s s i n g t h e e f f e c t s o f s u p e r - t y p h o o n Yo l a n d a a t t h e h i n t e r l a n d s o f P i n a b a c d a o - S t a R i t a , S a m a r . T h e m i l i t a r y t r o o p e r s n a m e d t h e b i r d “ M u r a y a w ,” a l o c a l t e r m w h i c h m e a n s p e a c e , a n d n u r s e d i t s l e g w o u n d s f o r s o m e f o u r m o n t h s . A f t e r t h e b i r d r e g a i n e d i t s s t r e n g t h , L t C o l . D u l n u a n d i r e c t e d h i s t r o o p s t o c o n t a c t D E N R - 8 a n d a r r a n g e d f o r t h e b i r d ’s t u r n o v e r f o r i t s e v e n t u a l r e t u r n t o t h e w i l d w h e r e i t b e l o n g s . “ W h i l e o u r p r i m a r y m a n d a t e i s t o p r o t e c t t h e p e o p l e f r o m t h r e a t g r o u p s , w e a r e f u l l y a w a r e o f t h e n a t i o n a l

g o v e r n m e n t ’s e n v i r o n m e n t a l c o n s e r v a t i o n p r o g r a m s a n d a s s u c h , w e a l w a y s p r o v i d e n e c e s s a r y a s s i s t a n c e t o D E N R , “ M G e n V i l a r m i n o s a i d . T h e h a n d i n g o v e r t o t h e D E N R o f t h e P h i l i p p i n e h a w k e a g l e n u r s e d b y t h e 8 7 t h I B f o r f o u r m o n t h s i s a m a n i f e s t a t i o n o f o u r s u p p o r t g o v e r n m e n t ’s e n v i r o n m e n t c o n s e r v a t i o n p r o g r a m , h e a d d e d . M o r e o v e r , M G e n V i l a r m i n o a s s u r e d t h e p e o p l e i n E a s t e r n V i s a y a s t h a t t h e P h i l i p p i n e A r m y i n t h i s p a r t o f t h e c o u n t r y i s n o t o n l y l o o k i n g a f t e r t h e w e l f a r e a n d p r o t e c t i o n o f t h e p e o p l e f r o m t h e N PA r e b e l s , b u t i s a l s o l o o k i n g a f t e r t h e w e l f a r e a n d p r o t e c t i o n o f t h e e n v i r o n m e n t . ( P I A 8 )

Engineering Battalion-Korean Araw contingent partnership completes rehab of Baras Elementary School

T h e t e a c h e r s a n d s t u d e n t s o f t h e B a r a s E l e m e n t a r y

S c h o o l e x p r e s s e d t h e i r g r a t i t u d e f o r t h e c o m p l e t i o n o f t h e r e h a b i l i t a t i o n o f t h e s c h o o l r e a d y t o b e u s e d n e x t s c h o o l y e a r . S c h o o l p r i n c i p a l L e n A r t i g a t h a n k e d t h e K o r e a n a n d P h i l i p p i n e s o l d i e r s w h o r e h a b i l i t a t e d t h e s c h o o l h i t b y Y o l a n d a , f o r a p e r i o d o f 2 5 d a y s , f r o m M a r c h 1 1 t o A p r i l 8 , 2 0 1 4 . S h e s a i d t h e p u p i l s c a n p r o u d l y s a y t h a t t h e i r s c h o o l w a s c o n s t r u c t e d b e c a u s e o f t h e s t r o n g f r i e n d s h i p b e t w e e n t h e K o r e a n a n d P h i l i p p i n e G o v e r n m e n t t h r o u g h t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e

s o l d i e r s . S h e s a i d t h e s c h o o l i s l u c k y t o h a v e b e e n c h o s e n a s o n e o f t h e s c h o o l s i n L e y t e t o b e r e h a b i l i t a t e d b y t h e j o i n t t e a m . S u r e l y , t h i s h e l p e x t e n d e d t o t h e m w i l l f o r e v e r b e e t c h e d i n t h e h e a r t s o f t h e p u p i l s a n d t h e t e a c h e r s , t h e p r i n c i p a l s a i d . T h e s a i d s c h o o l r e h a b i l i t a t i o n w a s j o i n t l y u n d e r t a k e n b y t h e R e p u b l i c o f K o r e a J o i n t S u p p o r t G r o u p l e d b y i t s c o m m a n d e r C o l o n e l L e e C h u l w o n a n d t h e 5 4 6 t h E n g i n e e r C o n s t r u c t i o n B a t t a l i o n o f t h e P h i l i p p i n e A r m y l e d b y 1 L t . J a m e s L o w e l l P. A n d a y a .

T h e r e h a b i l i t a t i o n w o r k i n c l u d e d t h e r e p a i r o f c e i l i n g b o a r d s a n d j a l o u s i e s , l a y i n g o f C H B a n d p a i n t i n g o f t h e e n t i r e s c h o o l b u i l d i n g . T h e t u r n o v e r o f t h e r e h a b i l i t a t e d s c h o o l w a s a t t e n d e d b y R O K C o m m a n d e r C o l . L e e C h u l w o n , M o n k J u n g W o o , h e a d o f K o r e a n B u d d h i s t ; 5 4 6 E B C a n d 5 4 3 E B C t r o o p s l e d b y L t . C o l . E d g a r Y e r r o , t h e c o m m a n d i n g o f f i c e r o f 5 4 6 E B C ; M r s . L e n A r t i g a a n d E f r e n S a n t a M o n i c o , t h e b a r a n g a y c h a i r m a n o f B a r a n g a y B a r a s . ( P I A 8 )

April 21, 2014 3DPWH-So. Leyte to enforce right-of-way limits along national roads

T he Depar tment of Publ ic Works and H ighway (DPWH) of f ice

here in the province is bent on removing obstruc t ions within the publ ic r ight- of-way a long nat ional roads to widen these roads and as a safet y precaut ion for motor ists and pedestr ians. Distr ic t Engr. Margar i ta Junia , in a press conference/k apihan with local media Tuesday last week , d isc losed that an inventor y on road r ight- of-way (RROW ) has been under taken and is st i l l going on.“By May 2014 hopeful ly the inventor y wi l l be f in ished and a database can be made,” sa id Junia , who assumed as the DPWH’s head in the province in September last year. The lady distr ic t engineer sa id the great ca lamit ies that happened af fec ted their schedules as they dispatched teams to help in the c lear ing of p laces badly hi t by t yphoon Yolanda, which was fol lowed by Basyang that destroyed some highways in the province. These roads are now passable. Once the RROW database can be establ ished, the DPWH wi l l s tar t sending not ice to those who encroached the roads preparator y

for c lear ing operat ions, Junia informed. Nat ional pr imar y roads are measured ten meters f rom the center l ine on e i ther s ide, thus with one lane measur ing 3 meters, another 7 meters i s reser ved for publ ic use, in which the government can c la im a r ight of way f ree of obstruc t ions. Meanwhi le, Junia sa id her of f ice is work ing to reclass i fy the highway f rom Li loan to Benit , San R icardo, f rom a secondar y into a pr imar y road so funds for i ts maintenance can be included in the regular budget . She sa id one of her staf f i s scheduled to go to Pintuyan to check on the road r ight of way there in the l ight of an ongoing P 10 mi l l ion widening projec t in the saddle road sec t ion. Asked on updates about the long- cher ished detour road a long the s ide of the mountain as a long-term solut ion to the dangerous saddle road, Junia sa id the budget for this projec t i s s t i l l under considerat ion and, i f not carr ied this year, she wi l l inc lude this in the infra pr ior i t ies for nex t year, 2015. (P IA8-Southern Leyte)

Maasin City vies for the highest nutrition award in the country

P reparations are high for the city government of Maasin

when national evaluators are set to conduct three -days nutrition evaluation as the city nutrition vies for the highest nutrition award in the country. A special meeting was called by Maasin City Nutrition Committee Chairman, Mayor Maloney Samaco Friday together with the regional nutrition evaluators led by Dr. Catalino Dotollo and team, who have just evaluated Maasin City for the regional level award a week earlier. No less than Assistant Secretary Ma Bernadita Flores of the Department of Health, who will lead the national evaluators for the highest nutrition award in the country, are expected to arrive from April 28 until May 1, 2014, Dr. Dotollo informed the body. I t was learned that Maasin City, through the relentless efforts of the Maasin City Nutrition Council lead by Mayor Maloney Samaco as the chairman, has been a consistent winner for the outstanding per formance on nutrition since 2011 and for two year being a Crown Maintenance Awardee, Dr. Dotollo said. Hence, the city of Maasin has been prepared by the Regional Nutrition Council to vie for the Nutrition Honor Awards – the highest nutrition award in the country, it was learned. As regional evaluators, their group take into account the management efficiency on how the city nutrition council util ized the nutrition funds that will redound to the increase in the nutritional

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BY: MARCELO M. PEDALINO BY: ERNA GORNE

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p a n g a g a m h a n a n s a S i y u d a d s a M a a s i n a l a n g u n y a s a p a g - a b o t s a m g a n a t i o n a l e v a l u a t o r s n g a p a n g u n a h a n n i A s s i s t a n t S e c r e t a r y M a . B e r n a d i t a F l o r e s s a D e p a r t m e n t o f H e a l t h k a r o n g A b r i l 2 8 h a n g t u d s a M a y o 1 , 2 0 1 4 , m a t u d n i M a y o r M a l o n e y s a m a c o a t o l s a p a n a g t i g u m s a m g a m e m b r o s a M a a s i n C i t y N u t r i t i o n C o u n c i l s a m i a g i n g s e m a n a . K a u b a n n i D r . C a t a l i n o D o t o l l o , a n g R e g i o n a l H e a d s a R e g i o n a l N u t r i t i o n C o u n c i l o g u b a n g m g a r e g i o n a l e v a l u a t o r s , k i n s a m i h a t a g s a i y a n g m g a o b s e r v a t i o n k a l a b o t s a p a g k a h i - a p i l s a s i y u d a d s a M a a s i n a l a n g s a “ p i n a k a t a a s n g a n u t r i t i o n a w a r d s a n a s u d k o n N u t r i t i o n H o n o r ’ s A w a r d 2 0 1 4 . N a h i b a l o - a n n g a a n g s i y u d a d s a M a a s i n , p i n a a g i s a p a n i n g k a m o t s a M a a s i n C i t y N u t r i t i o n C o u n c i l k a u b a n n i M a y o r M a l o n e y S a m a c o i n g o n n g a c h a i r m a n , n a h i m o n g m a k a n u n a y o n g ( c o n s i s t e n t ) n g a O u t s t a n d i n g R e g i o n a l W i n n e r s a n u t r i s y o n g i k a n

s a p a t u i g 2 0 1 1 , m a t u d n i D r . D o t o l l o . T u n g o d n i i n i , a n g s i y u d a d s a M a a s i n g i - a n d a m n a s a R e g i o n a l N u t r i t i o n C o u n c i l a l a n g s a p a g - a p i l s a N u t r i t i o n H o n o r A w a r d s - k o n t h e h i g h e s t n u t r i t i o n a w a r d i n t h e c o u n t r y . D i i n a n g m a s u h i d n g a p a g t u k i i p a h i g a y o n s a m a o n g m g a n a t i o n a l e v a l u a t o r s l a k i p n i i n i a n g m a n a g e m e n t e f f e c i e n c y – k o n g i - u n s a s a l o k a l n g a n u t r i t i s y o n c o u n c i l s a p a g d u m a l a s a m g a p u n d o n g a g i g a h i n a l a n g s a n u t r i s y o n n g a m g a k a l i h o k a n k o n k i n i n a k a - a m o t b a d i h a s a p a g k a b a t o n o g m a a y o n p a n g l a w a s s a m g a k a b a t a a n – a n g p i n a k a d a k u n g a p o r s i e n t o s a e v a l u a t i o n , m a t u d n i D r . D o t o l l o . L a n t a w o n u s a b a n g m g a i n o b a s y o n k o n m g a b a g - o n g a k a l i h o k a n p i n a s i u g d a h a n s a s i y u d a d s a M a a s i n a r o n l a m a n g s a p a g - k a b o t s a s a k t o n g a t i m b a n g s a m g a k a b a t a a n s a s i y u d a d s a m a a s i n d i i n n a k i t a n i D r . D o t o l l o a n g k a l i h o k a n s a B r g y . A b g a o N u t r i t i o n C o u n c i l s a p a g h i m o o g b a r a n g a y r e s o l u s y o n

Siyudad sa Maasin hugot nga nangamdan alang sa national evaluation sa natad sa nutrisyon alang sa Nutrition Honor's Award sa bulan sa Mayo

n g a n a g - r e q u i r e s a t a n a n g p r i b a d o n g a n e g o s y o s a m a s a N O V O , J a n d F D e p t . S t o r e s a p a g - g a h i n o g B r e a s t F e e d i n g n g a d a p i t a l a n g s a m g a i n a h a n n g a n a g p a s u s u s a h i g a y o n n g a m a m a l i t s a i l a n g m g a t i n d a h a n . G u s t o u s a b s u t a a n s a m g a n a t i o n a l e v a l u a t o r s k o n a n g m g a b e h a v i o r s s a m g a p a m i l y a o g k o m u n i d a d m a k i t a n i l a n g a n a g h a t a g b a g a y u d o g p a g t a g a d a l a n g s a m a a y o n g p a n g l a w a s s a m g a k a b a t a a n , d u g a n g p a h a y a g n i D r . D o t o l l o . M a t u d p a n i M a y o r M a l o n e y S a m a c o , m a k a k u h a m a n o d i l i a n g N u t r i t i o n H o n o r ’ s A w a r d , t a l i w a l a s a k a t a a s n g a r a t i n g n g a g i k i n a h a n g a l a n – k o n 9 8 % a r o n m a k u h a a n g m a o n g p a s i d u n g g o g , m a g p a d a y o n g i h a p o n a n g k a s i b o t s a s i y u d a d s a p a g - a t i m a n s a s a k t o n g a m g a t i m b a n g s a k a b a t a a n k o n n u t r i s y o n . . . .a p a n m a s l a b i n g m a a y o n g a m a k u h a a n g m a o n g p a s i d u n g g o g , d u g a n g p a h a y a g n i M a y o r S a m a c o . ( e s g / P I A 8 S o L e y t e )

BY: ERNA S. GORNE

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a n d w i l l c o n v e r g e a t t h e P l a z a R i z a l . T h e P r o g r a m w i l l b e h i g h l i g h t e d b y t h e p l e d g e s o f c o m m i t m e n t t o M o t h e r E a r t h b y r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f l o c a l a n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l N o n - G o v e r n m e n t O r g a n i z a t i o n s , a c a d e m e , i n d u s t r i e s a n d P e o p l e s O r g a n i z a t i o n s . O t h e r a c t i v i t i e s i n c l u d e t h e S l o g a n C o n t e s t , t h e E a r t h D a y M o b D a n c e c u m Z u m b a E x e r c i s e a n d t h e E a r t h D a y F a s h i o n S h o w w h i c h w i l l b e h e l d a t t h e E a s t e r n V i s a y a s S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y i n T a c l o b a n C i t y . ( P I A 8 )

DENR exhorts...from page 1

Palasyo gin-aghat an mga pasaheros han EY0424 nga magpa-test para MERS-CoV

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D o m i n g o n g a a d l a w h a n p a n a w a g a n h a n D e p a r t m e n t o f H e a l t h ( D O H ) n g a a n n g a t a n a n n g a s a k a y h a n A p r i l 1 5 E t i h a d A i r w a y s f l i g h t E Y 0 4 2 4 i n a l a y o n l a m a g p a - t e s t h a n M i d d l e E a s t R e s p i r a t o r y S y n d r o m e c o r o n a v i r u s ( M E R S - C o V ) . S e g u n k a n P r e s i d e n t i a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n s O p e r a t i o n s O f f i c e ( P C O O ) S e c r e t a r y H e r m i n i o C o l o m a , J r . m a a b o t 2 0 0 n g a p a s a h e r o s a n n a g b i y a h e t i k a n g A b u D h a b i k a u p o d a n F i l i p i n o n u r s e n g a n a g i n g p o s i t i b o h a n M E R S -C o V , h i r a i n k i n a h a n g l a n m a k i p a g s u m p a y a n h a n D O H . “ T o d o t u t o k a n g i n i u t o s n g P a n g u l o n a t i y a k i n g l a h a t n g m g a n a t u r a n g p a s a h e r o a y s u m a i l a l i m s a t e s t i n g d a h i l a n g M E R S c o r o n a v i r u s a y m a a a r i n g m a k a h a w a s a

m a l a p i t a n g c o n t a c t , ” s e g u n k a n C o l o m a h a R a d y o n g B a y a n . S u m a l a k a n C o l o m a a n p a h i m a t n g o n i n u s a n g a p r e c a u t i o n k u n d i i n t a n a n n g a p a s a h e r o s h a n E Y 0 4 2 4 i n m a p a - i l a r u m m a n l a h i n s i m p l e n g a n o s e a n d t h r o a t s w a b h i n l i b r e h a p i n a k a h a r a n i n g a g o v e r n m e n t h o s p i t a l . “ S a p a m a m a g i t a n n i t o , m a y m a b i l i s n a p a r a a n n g p a g t i y a k k u n g s i l a n g a a y a p e k t a d o a t n a n g a n g a i l a n g a n n g p a g g a m o t . M a b i l i s d i n g m a l a l a m a n k u n g s i l a a y h i n d i a p e k t a d o , s a l o o b l a m a n g n g k a l a h a t i n g a r a w , ” p u l o n g n i C o l o m a . M a h i h i m o g i h a p o n m a g - c o n t a c t h a D O H h a d i n g a m g a n u m e r o i h a p : 7 1 1 -1 0 0 1 ; 7 1 1 - 1 0 0 2 ; 0 9 2 2 - 8 8 4 -1 5 6 4 ; 0 9 2 0 - 9 4 9 - 8 4 1 9 ; n g a n 0 9 1 5 - 7 7 2 - 5 6 2 1 .

U s a n a n g a F i l i p i n o i n n a m a t a y d a r a h i n e n g a s a k i t h a n i k a 1 0 h a n A b r i l , s a m t a n g l i m a a n a a d a p a h a q u a r a n t i n e k o m o p a g t a g a m . W a r a y n a m a n d a w h a n g o b y e r n o i g i n - p a g a w a s n g a t r a v e l b a n p a r a M i d d l e E a s t c o u n t r i e s , k o m o w a r a y p a m a n M E R S - C o V o u t b r e a k , u g a r i n g g i n p a h i n u m d o m a n m g a F i l i p i n o s n g a n a b i y a h e h i n i n g a m g a l u g a r n g a l i k a y a n a n c o n t a c t h i n i n g a m g a t a w o n g a n a g p a p a k i t a h i n b a g a t r a n g k a s o n g a m g a s i n t o m a s n g a n p i r m e m a n h u n a w h a n k a m o t . A d t o n b i n a l i k t i k a n g h a M i d d l e E a s t n g a n a s a k i t k a t a l i w a n i n d u h a k a s e m a n a i n d i r e l a a n a y g i n p a p a k a d t o h i n d a m o a n t a w o n g a n m a g s u m i t i r h i n m e d i c a l a t t e n t i o n . ( P C O O / P N D ( h d c ) ( t r a n s : P I A 8 - S a m a r / n b q )

President Benigno S. Aquino III presides over the Philippine National Police (PNP) Command Conference at the Main Conference Room of the PNP General Headquarters at Camp Crame in Quezon City on Monday (April 14, 2014). (Photo by: Rey Baniquet / PCOO)

6 April 21, 2014

Labing Una nga Environment Summit ipahigayon agig pagtimaan sa Earth Day sa SoLeyte

Ang probinsyal nga pangagamhanan sa SoLeyte magpahigayon sa

labing una nga environment sumit agig pagtimaasn sa Earth Day nga kasaulogan karong Abril 22 dinhi sa Maasin City. Sumala kang Provincial Environment and Natural Resources

Management Office (PENRMO) Department Head Dr. Eva Abad, “ang probinsyal nga pangagamahann sa SoLeyte pinaagi sa pagpanguna ni Governor Roger Mercado magtigum sa tanan nga mga nalambigit diha sa pag-atiman sa kalikopan sa pagpaminaw, pagkig-ambit og paghisgot kalabot

sa dagkong mga kalambuan diha sa pagpanalipod og pagkonserba sa kalikopan sa probinsya sa SoLeyte. Ubos sa tema nga “Panaglipdan og Ipadayon ang SoLeyte Web of Lfe”, ang maong tigum nagtumong sa pagkampanya sa mga maayong gawi, pagtumbok sa kasamtanangan nga mga isyu og hagit alang sa dugang adbokasiya og aktibo nga pag-atiman sa Mother Nature, matud ni Abad. Ang mga best practices naglakip sa malampuson nga pagdumala sa kalasangan sa YISEDA nga kasinati-an diha sa Brgy, Lunas, Maasin City, ang Integrated Coastala Management sa Macrohon Marine Park nga kasinatian, ang Solid waste management sa lungsod sa macrohon og sustainable and integrated for local govt ecosystem (SIMPLE) sa kasinatian sa lungsod sa SILAGO, dugang pahayag ni Abad. Usa usab sa mga kalihokan sa maong environement summit mao ang pagpresentar ni Dr. Abad sa Southern Leyte Environment Code. Atol usab sa maong tigum, Ipahigayon usab ang mga breakout session sa mosunod nga mga topiko: Forest, Biodiversity and Climate Change, ICM for Food Security, Biodiversity and Climate Change, Waste Management and Climate Change, Mineral Resources Management and Climate Change and SIMPLE for Good Environmental Governance, kauban sa tagsatagsa ka mga resource persons. Dayon, si Provincial Governor Mercado manguna diha sa paghimong lehitimo sa SoLeyte Sustainable Developement Council, sumala ni Abad.(Gibinisaya ni esg/PIA8 SoLeyte)

CEBUANO NEWS

BY: ERNA S. GORNE

April 21, 2014 7

GSIS extends..from page 1

is in response to the President ’s instruction to all government agencies to extend the necessary financial support that will enable Yolanda victims to rebuild their homes and resume productive l ivelihood and employment activities. HELP is one of GSIS’ programs geared at assisting Yolanda victims. The other programs include the grant of a six-month loan moratorium for members and pensioners l iving or working in worst-hit areas; an enhanced emergency loan with higher credit l imit of P40,000 for members with outstanding emergency loan balance; and for the first time, a pensioners’ emergency loan of P20,000. Meanwhile, source from the GSIS informed the Philippine Information Agency that “Our Board of Trustees has already approved the extension of the loans moratorium up to November this year, instead of the six months initially declared. We will be sending out official emails/ notices by next week.” (PIA 8)

status of the children in the city- which will earn the highest percentage in the said evaluation, he noted. The group also appreciated on the introduced innovations implemented by the council to ensure good health of the children, wherein Dr Dotollo especially mentioned the distinct initiatives of Brgy Abagao Nutrition Council requiring all private enterprises l ike NOVO, J and F Department Store to designated Breast Feeding areas for the mothers to continue to feed young infants while shopping. They also observed on the behaviors of families and community given to the nutritional needs of the children, Dr Dotollo further said. Mayor Maloney Samaco said whether the city of Maasin wins or lost the Nutrition Honor ’s Award since it requires a very high rating of no less than 98%, the city government will continue to work passionately for the good health of the children, however, “it would be best if we get the prestigious national award,” he added. (PIA8 Soleyte)

Maasin City...from page 3

Himoa nga permanente ang positibong kausaban sa katilingban sa Pilipinas, ingon pa ni PNoy S a i y a n g m e n s a h e s a D o m i n g o

s a Pa g k a b a n h a w, s i Pr e s i d e n t e B e n i g n o S . A q u i n o I I I m i h a g i t s a m g a Fi l i p i n o p a g p u r s i g e s a m g a t i n g u s b a w a n n g a n a k a b -o t s a i y a n g a d m i n i s t r a s y o n s a h i g a y o n u n y a n g a m o k a n a o g n a s i y a s a k a t u n g d a n a n i n i g k a 2 0 1 6 , b i s a n p a i y a n g g i p a n i g u r o n g a a n g g o o d g o v e r n a n c e u g e c o n o m i c p r o g r e s s m a p a l i g -o n p a s a n a h i b i l i n g p a n a h o n s a i y a n g t e r m i n o. M a t u d n i y a n g a a n g m g a g o v e r n m e n t i n s t i t u t i o n s m a s

p a l i g - o n o n p a , u g d u g a n g h i w i n g a m g a o p i s y a l a n g p a t u b a g o n s a m g a k a l a p a s a n , b i s a n p a a n g e k o n o m i y a p a d a y o n n g a n a g t u b o u g a n g k i n a b u h i s a m g a k a t a w h a n m o u s b a w. I y a n g g i h i n u m d u m a n a n g m g a s a k r i p i s y o n g a m i s a n g p o t s a m g a p o s i t i b o n g k a b a g -o h a n s a n a s u d , m i r e s u t a k i n i s a n a s u d n g a n a b a n h a w g i k a n s a m g a a b u s o u g s a p a g k a w a y p a g l a u m . “ Ta n d a a n p o n a t i n d u m a a n s i H e s u k r i s t o s a m a r a m i

a t m a t i n d i n g k a l b a r y o,” a n g Pr e s i d e n t e n a g k a n a y o n . “ I m b e s n g a m o - u n d a n g, g i d a w a t n i y a k i n i s a k i n a t i b u k - a n , a r o n m a h a t a g a n k i t a o g k a h i b a y o n a n n g a m a - a n g k o n a n g k i n a b u h i n g a w a y k a t a p u s a n .” A n g Pr e s i d e n t e m i i n g o n a n g h a g i t k a r o n s a t a n a n m a o a n g p a g s u n o d s a t a r o n g n g a d a l a n n g a g i p a k i t a n i K r i s t o. “ B i g y a n g - h a l a g a n a t i n a n g p a g k a k a t a o n g k a l o o b n i y a u p a n g m a i w a k s i a n g k a s a m a a n a t m a r a t i n g a n g k a h a r i a n n g D i y o s ,” s i M r. A q u i n o m i i n g o n . “ S a h a r a p n g m g a p a g s u b o k , p a g h i h i r a p, o g i n h a w a , n a w a’ y l a g i n a t i n g i s a b u h a y a n g k a n y a n g m g a d a k i l a n g a r a l - - a n g p a g g a w a n g t a m a , p a g m a m a h a l , a t p a g l i n g a p s a k a p w a .” S i y a m i i n g o n n g a k i n i n g m a o n g m g a b i r t u d m a o y m a k a p a h a w a s a n a s u d g i k a n s a k a n g i t n g i t . B u s a a n g p a g s a l i g s a g o b y e r n o n a n u m b a l i k , u g a n g h u s t i s y a w a l a n a m a g -a g a d s a u n s a y g u s t o s a m g a t a w o n g k u s g a n s a p o l i t i k a u g e k o n o m i y a . “ M a y p i r i n g n a m u l i a n g k a t a r u n g a n : n a p a p a r u s a h a n a n g n a g k a k a s a l a , m a y a m a n m a n o m a k a p a n g y a r i h a n .” A n g Pr e s i d e n t e m i i n g o n n g a a n g m g a Fi l i p i n o a n g a y n g a m a g - p r e s e r b a r u g m a g p a n d a y n i n g m a o n g m g a g a n a n s i y a s a A d m i n i s t r a s y o n , b i s a n p a m a t a p o s n a a n g i y a n g p a n g a t u n g d a n a n k a r o n g 2 0 1 6 . “ Tu n g k u l i n p o n a t i n g i p a g p a t u l o y a n g a t i n g m a g a n d a n g n a s i m u l a n , a t g a w i n g p e r m a n e n t e a n g t i n a t a m a s a n g t r a n s p o r m a s y o n n g a t i n g l i p u n a n .” ( m m p, P I A 8 -S o u t h e r n Le y t e )

8 April 21, 2014

aspalto

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