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VOL 2 ISSUE 56 Daily E-Newsletter of Philippine Information Agency - 8 March 8, 2014

March 8 is International Women’s Day

I n order to highl ight the celebrat ion of this year ’s

I nternat ional Women’s Day, the Cit y Government of Tacloban in par tnership with var ious humanitar ian organizat ions, i s spearheading a Fun Walk on March 8 star t ing at 5 :30 in the morning. Ms. Carmela Bastes, Focal person for women of the Cit y Socia l Welfare and Development O ff ice sa id that the ac t iv i t y wi l l carr y this year ’s Women’s M onth Celebrat ion theme Juana, ang Tatag Mo ay Tatag Nat in sa Pagbangon at Pagsulong ! The ac t iv i t y hopes to underscore and recognize women’s res i l ienc y, s t rength and contr ibut ions to progress.The ac t iv i t y wi l l s tar t at 5 :30 in the morning with the registrat ion and distr ibut ion of food stub with instruc t ion at the entrance gate of C T Hal l . At 6 :30 in the morning the Fun Walk wi l l s tar t in the fol lowing order of parade: Speed COPS/TOMECO; Ambulance; DILG (PNP, BJMP, BFP; C i t y Government O ff ices ; Mobi le Sounds; INGOs; Brgy of f ic ia ls ; Regional O ff ices and Patrol

Fun Walk highlights International Women’s Day celebration in Tacloban

M arch 8 of each year i s ce lebrated wor ldwide as

I nternat ional Women’s Day. This year, the internat ional theme is “Equal i t y for women is progress for a l l .” UN Secretar y General Ban K i -Moon said the theme highl ights the impor tance of achieving equal i t y for women and gir ls not s imply because i t i s a matter of fa i rness and fundamental human r ights, but because progress in so many other areas depends on i t . “Countr ies with more gender equal i t y have better economic growth. Companies with more women leaders per form better. Peace agreements that inc lude women are more durable. Par l iaments with more women continued on page 5

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enac t more legis lat ion on key socia l i ssues such as health , educat ion, ant i - discr iminat ion and chi ld suppor t ,” the UN Secretar y General sa id in his message for this year ’s celebrat ion. I nternat ional Women’s Day is a t ime to ref lec t on progress made, to cal l for change and to celebrate ac ts of courage and determinat ion by ordinar y women who have played an ex traordinar y role in the histor y of their countr ies and communit ies. The United Nat ions star ted celebrat ing I nternat ional Women’s Day ( IWD) on 8 March dur ing I nternat ional Women’s Year 1975. Two years later, in December 1977, the General

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) head of office Stella Ogunlade (2nd from right) gives his opening statement in a press conference held at Ganda Manor Tacloban Friday relative to the turn-over 500 chainsaws to the Philippine Coconut Authority for the three devastated communities of super typhoon Yolanda, namely, Tacloban, Guiuan and Ormoc. Also in photo are (from left)El izabeth Tromans, regional training adviser of the Catholic Relief Service (CRS); Bradley Mellicker, head of office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM); and Edilberto Nierva, Region 8 manager of the Philippine Coconut Authority. (Photo by Raul S. Tiozon)

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UNFPA introduces 8 eRangers in LeyteT h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s Po p u l a t i o n

Fu n d ( U N F PA ) c o n t i n u e s t o s p o t l i g h t t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f a c c e s s t o h e a l t h f a c i l i t i e s f o r e m e r g e n c y c a r e a n d t o e n s u r e s a f e d e l i v e r i e s . I t w a s s o a m a z i n g t o w i t n e s s t h e t u r n o v e r o f t h e s o - c a l l e d e R a n g e r i n Ta n a u a n , Le y t e , r e c e n t l y. T h e e R a n g e r, a l s o k n o w n a s t h e “e m e r g e n c y t r i c y c l e a m b u l a n c e” i s a h y b r i d o f t h e t r i c y c l e w e s e e i n m o s t p a r t s o f t h e c o u n t r y w h e r e a s i d e c a r t h a t c a n a c c o m m o d a t e 2 t o 3 p a s s e n g e r s i s a t t a c h e d t o a m o t o r c y c l e . B u t i n s t e a d o f h a v i n g s e a t s f o r p a s s e n g e r s , t h e s i d e c a r o f t h e e R a n g e r c o n s i s t s o f a p a d d e d b e d a n d i s m e a n t t o t r a n s p o r t p r e g n a n t w o m e n w h o a r e a b o u t t o d e l i v e r i n B i r t h i n g C l i n i c s . I t w a s l e a r n e d t h a t t h e e R a n g e r c a n a l s o b e u s e d t o t r a n s p o r t g e n d e r - b a s e d v i o l e n c e s u r v i v o r s t o r e f e r r a l f a c i l i t i e s . “ T h e s o u n d o f a n e m e r g e n c y s i r e n c a n n o t b e i g n o r e d . U N F PA r e c o g n i z e s t h a t a n a m b u l a n c e , w h e t h e r b i g o r s m a l l , c a n h e l p s a v e l i v e s i n t h e c o m m u n i t y, e s p e c i a l l y i n h u m a n i t a r i a n s e t t i n g s ,” a U N F PA R e p r o d u c t i v e H e a l t h C o o r d i n a t i o n A n a l y s t s a i d . ‘ We a r e r e a l l y t h a n k f u l t o U N F PA . T h i s w i l l b e p a r t o f o u r r e h a b i l i t a t i o n p l a n i n s t r e n g t h e n i n g o u r h e a l t h p r o g r a m s i n Ta n a u a n . I t i s a b i g h e l p f o r o u r h e a l t h r e s p o n s e t o o u r b a r a n g a y s ’, s a i d M a y o r Pe l Te c s o n o f t h e m u n i c i p a l i t y o f Ta n a u a n . M o r e o v e r, I n t e r a g e n c y E m e r g e n c y R e p r o d u c t i v e H e a l t h k i t s , c o n s i s t i n g o f c l e a n d e l i v e r y k i t s , m e d i c a l e q u i p m e n t , a n d a s s o r t e d m e d i c i n e s , a s w e l l a s Wo m e n Fr i e n d l y S p a c e s ( W F S ) i t e m s , c o n s i s t i n g o f w h i s t l e s ,

s o l a r r a d i o s , f l a s h l i g h t s , a n d u n d e r g a r m e n t s , w e r e h a n d e d o v e r t o t h e M a y o r, M u n i c i p a l H e a l t h O f f i c e r a n d M u n i c i p a l S o c i a l We l f a r e a n d D e v e l o p m e n t O f f i c e r d u r i n g t h e d e l i v e r y o f t h e E - R a n g e r. A c t u a l l y, Ta n a u a n w a s j u s t o n e o f t h e 8 m u n i c i p a l i t i e s a n d c i t i e s i n Le y t e t h a t w e r e g i v e n e - R a n g e r s b y t h e U N F PA . T h e o t h e r m u n i c i p a l i t i e s t h a t w e r e g i v e n e - R a n g e r s a r e To l o s a , Ta n a u a n , D u l a g, K a n a n g a , A l a n g - A l a n g w h i l e t h e c i t i e s a r e Ta c l o b a n , a n d O r m o c C i t y, r e s p e c t i v e l y, l a s t Fe b r u a r y 2 0 a n d 2 1 . T h e f i r s t e R a n g e r w a s d e l i v e r e d t o Pa l o d u r i n g t h e E D ’s v i s i t l a s t D e c e m b e r.

M e a n w h i l e , f o u r e m e r g e n c y a m b u l a n c e s w e r e a l s o d o n a t e d b y U N F PA t o E a s t e r n V i s a y a s R e g i o n a l M e d i c a l C e n t e r ( E V R M C ) , t w o t o Le y t e Pr o v i n c i a l H o s p i t a l , a n d o n e t o Ta c l o b a n C i t y H e a l t h O f f i c e , i t w a s l e a r n e d . T h i s i s p a r t o f t h e U N F PA’s e f f o r t t o s t r e n g t h e n t h e h e a l t h a n d p r o t e c t i o n s y s t e m i n t h e c o m m u n i t i e s i n t h e a f t e r m a t h o f Ty p h o o n H a i y a n . U N F PA , T h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s Po p u l a t i o n Fu n d , e n v i s i o n s a w o r l d w h e r e e v e r y p r e g n a n c y i s w a n t e d , e v e r y c h i l d b i r t h i s s a f e a n d e v e r y y o u n g p e r s o n’s p o t e n t i a l i s f u l f i l l e d . ( P I A 8 )

Engineer Lino Francisco Gonzalez of the 4th Leyte Engineering District inspects the repair, maintenance and improvement project of the Ormoc flood control structure (Anilao Slit Dam) in Brgy. San Pablo, Ormoc City. (4th LED)

March 8, 2014 3DSWD spends P3-B worth of aid in Yolanda affected communities

C l o s e t o P 3 B i l l i o n w o r t h o f h u m a n i t a r i a n a i d h a s b e e n

r e l e a s e d b y t h e P h i l i p p i n e G o v e r n m e n t f o r Y o l a n d a a f f e c t e d c o m m u n i t i e s i n E a s t e r n V i s a y a s . I n a p r e s s c o n f e r e n c e h e l d r e c e n t l y d u r i n g h e r v i s i t i n t h e c i t y , D e p a r t m e n t o f S o c i a l W e l f a r e a n d D e v e l o p m e n t ( D S W D ) S e c r e t a r y C o r a z o n J u l i a n o -S o l i m a n s a i d , t h e a m o u n t w a s u s e d i n t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e c a s h f o r w o r k p r o g r a m , s h e l t e r k i t s a n d r e l i e f / f o o d p a c k s d i s t r i b u t i o n f r o m t h e t i m e t h e o p e r a t i o n b e g a n i n N o v e m b e r d a y s a f t e r Y o l a n d a r a v a g e d m o s t a r e a s o f t h e r e g i o n u n t i l t o d a y . M e a n w h i l e , t h e S e c r e t a r y h a s c l a r i f i e d s o m e i s s u e s r e l a t i v e t o t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l a i d b e i n g p o u r e d i n t h e c o u n t r y p a r t i c u l a r l y i n Y o l a n d a a f f e c t e d a r e a s . A c c o r d i n g t o h e r , f o r e i g n a i d s c o m i n g f r o m o t h e r c o u n t r i e s g o e s d i r e c t l y t o v a r i o u s 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 w h o a r e e x t e n d i n g h e l p i n a r e a s d e v a s t a t e d b y t h e t y p h o o n . “ A f o r e i g n a i d i s n o t b e i n g c o u r s e d t h r o u g h t h e i r a g e n c y a s w h a t o t h e r s h a d c l a i m e d ”, S o l i m a n s a i d . S h e e v e n p o i n t e d o u t

t h e f i n a n c i a l a i d o f U S A I D w o r t h E i g h t y S e v e n M i l l i o n S e v e n H u n d r e d T h i r t y F i v e T h o u s a n d S e v e n H u n d r e d S e v e n t y F i v e U S d o l l a r s ( $ 8 7 , 7 3 5 , 7 7 5 . 0 0 ) t h a t g o e s d i r e c t l y t o d i f f e r e n t I n t e r n a t i o n a l N G O S s u c h a s A c t i o n A i d , A c t i o n A g a i n s t H u n g e r , A g e n c y

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

BY: CONSUELO B. ALARCON

(L-R) Power lifters Angela Al Perez, Ivie Soledad, Rowella Abria, Kenneth John Bais and Jessie Kiamco of the Smart-Leyte Sports Academy in their power pose after their interview over PIA’s Power FM Friday. These power lifters will compete at the Asian Power Lifting Championship in Manila on April 26, 2014. (Photo by Raul Tiozon, Jr.)

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After the ill-effects of super-typhoon “Yolanda” which

rendered major damage to school buildings and learning materials, the Department of Education (DepEd) this Division is now getting more school buildings and classrooms from generous donors. This was the information given recently by Schools Division Superintendent, Officer-in-Charge, Bernardo Adina to PIA. Adina said that by June or before the following school opening comes, about 80 to 90% of the devastated school buildings and classrooms would be restored citing for instance the 2-storey building in Salcedo-I District with eight classrooms that is set to ground-break soonest. Another 1-unit, 2-classroom building in barangay Bagtong, Salcedo II District is also set to be

launched. The two school buildings are financed by Kindernot-Hilfe, a Germany-based non-government organization and is implemented by Amurt International. It can be recalled that Salcedo, which is about 30-minute drive north of Guiuan, was also one of the 12-hardest hit municipalities by super-typhoon “Yolanda”. Recently, a negotiated bidding was also done for the repair of 166 classrooms, covering the most hard-hit barangays. The project costs P42M, Mr. Adina said. UNICEF also granted 96 temporary classrooms costing P176,000.00 which can last for 2-3 years, he added. Moreover, Amurt International repaired all the comfort rooms of the 13-classrooms of Mercedes Central School in

DepEd-ESamar gets more school buildings after “Yolanda”

Mercedes, another hard-hit area. Supt. Adina shared that he is glad and has many things to thank for to these donor organizations because their intervention have so much complemented government assistance, in fact they were quicker. The school highest official in the DepEd Division likewise informed that Child-friendly spaces, learning kits on top of the Psychological Trainings had been granted by UNICEF to the most affected schools. Early reports indicated that there is an estimated total damage of Php453,563,000.00 to DepEd here which covers 141 damaged elementary school buildings and 20 public high school buildings. (PIA-Eastern Samar)

BY: ALICIA E. NICART

WOMEN POWER: Ivie Soledad of the Leyte Sports Academy is power lifting-gold medalist during the Bench Press Power lifting championship in Manila interviewed during the PIA Power FM Friday together with her sports fellow. Aside from power lifting, young Soledad’s event include weight lifting, wrestling and judo. (Photo by Raul Tiozon, Jr.)

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March 8...from page 1Assembly adopted a resolut ion procla iming a United Nat ions Day for Women’s R ights and I nternat ional Peace to be obser ved on any day of the year by Member States, in accordance with their h istor ica l and nat ional t radit ions. The obser vance of I nternat ional Women’s Day ( IWD) was a result of the organiz ing ac t iv i t ies of women in the ear ly 20th Centur y. Bet ween 1909 and 1911, work ing women in the United States par t ic ipated in organiz ing str ike ac t iv i t ies of the Nat ional Women’s Trade Union League and other concerned

Official positive MCC-road projects to be completed on time M r. D a v e G a n g e , I n f o r m a t i o n

O f f i c e r o f t h e S e c o n d a r y N a t i o n a l R o a d D e v e l o p m e n t Pro j e c t ( S N R D P ) o f t h e M i l l e n n i u m C h a l l e n g e C o r p o r a t i o n ( M CC ) e x p r e s s e d h i s p o s i t i v e v i e w t h a t t h e 2 2 2 - k i l o m e t e r r o a d r e h a b i l i t a t i o n h e r e w i l l b e c o m p l e t e d a s s c h e d u l e d . T h i s h e s a i d t o m e d i a i n a n i n t e r v i e w a m i d p u b l i c a n x i e t i e s t h a t t h e p r o j e c t m i g h t n o t b e f i n i s h e d b y 2 0 1 6 d u e t o i n t e r m i t t e n t w e a t h e r c o n d i t i o n h e r e . B u t G a n g e r e p l i e d i n t h e p o s i t i v e s a y i n g t h a t C o n t r a c t Pa c k a g e ( C P ) 1 , c o v e r i n g Pa r a n a s , Wr i g h t S a m a r t o b a r a n g a y Te n a n i i s e x p e c t e d t o b e c o m p l e t e d i n A p r i l t h i s y e a r. H e w a s c a n d i d t o a d m i t t h o u g h t h a t s u p e r – t y p h o o n “ Yo l a n d a” a n d t h e r e c e n t r a i n i n g p e r i o d s h a v e a f f e c t e d t h e c o n t r a c t o r s ’ p r o g r e s s o f w o r k . H e f u r t h e r i n f o r m e d t h a t C P- 2 c o v e r i n g b r g y. Te n a n i t o Ta f t , t h i s p r o v i n c e i s n o w 2 . 3 6 % a c c o m p l i s h e d ; C P-3 , Ta f t - B o r o n g a n i s 2 6 . 8 4 % a c c o m p l i s h e d a n d C P- 4 , L l o r e n t e t o G u i u a n i s 5 . 8 3 % d o n e . M r. G a n g e l i k e w i s e s t r e s s e d t h a t a c c o r d i n g t o t h e c o n t r a c t d e s i g n , o n l y C P- 1 w i l l b e c o n c r e t e d a n d t h e r e m a i n i n g l o n g s t r e t c h e s i s s p e c i f i c a l l y a s p h a l t o v e r l a y w i t h t h e e x i s t i n g p a v e m e n t s b e i n g r e h a b i l i t a t e d . T h e I n f o r m a t i o n O f f i c e r a l l a y e d s o m e c o n c e r n s a n d a p p r e h e n s i o n o n t h e t h i c k n e s s o f t h e a s p h a l t o v e r l y a n d i n s t e a d a s s u r e d t h a t t h e a s p h a l t m i x t u r e i s o f q u a l i t y s t a n d a r d w i t h b a s e a n d s u b - b a s e . “ H i n d i l a n g p o n a k i k i t a y a n s a k a p a l n g a s p a l t o k a s e

m y m g a n a k a p a i l a l i m p a y a n n a p u n d a s y o n a t s u n o d p o y a n s a s p e c i f i c a t i o n”, M r. G a n g e s a i d . H e f u r t h e r i n f o r m e d t h a t a M u l t i - t r i p a r t i t e C o n f e r e n c e t o b e a t t e n d e d b y m a y o r s , e n v i r o n m e n t o f f i c e r s , c i v i l s o c i e t y a n d s t a k e h o l d e r s w i l l b e d o n e r e g u l a r l y, t o e n s u r e a c l o s e m o n i t o r i n g o f t h e p r o j e c t i m p l e m e n t a t i o n . S p e c i f i c a l l y, t h e g r o u p w i l l s e e t o i t t h a t t h e S N R D P Pr o j e c t s w i l l n o t s o m u c h i m p a c t i n t h e f o r e s t c o v e r a n d t h e e n v i r o n m e n t i n g e n e r a l . A s k e d i f t h e “o n e i s t o 1 0 0 ” M CC c o m m i t m e n t t o E S a m a r ’s f o r e s t s p u s h e s t h r o u g h , G a n g e r e p l i e d i n t h e p o s i t i v e . A c c o r d i n g t o h i m , t h e p r o m i s e d a c t i v i t y o f t h e p r o j e c t , t o p l a n t 1 0 0 t r e e s e e d l i n g f o r o n e c u t t r e e s t i l l h o l d s t r u e . H o w e v e r, i t h a s n o t c o m m e n c e d y e t , p e n d i n g t h e c o m p l e t i o n o f t h e e n t i r e p r o j e c t , b u t t h e f u n d s h e s a i d i s n o w w i t h D E N R . ( P I A - E a s t e r n S a m a r )

groups. They were responding to the low wages, lack of protec t ive legis lat ion and the poor work ing condit ions to which women workers were subjec ted dur ing that t ime. The demonstrat ions were an of fshoot of the t ragic March 25 Tr iangle Shir t waist Fac tor y f i re in New York Cit y, which took the l ives of more than 140 work ing gir ls , most ly I ta l ian and Jewish immigrants. Subsequently, the inhumane work ing condit ions and other unfai r labor prac t ices leading up to the disaster were invoked dur ing obser vances of IWD. I n Europe, Clara Zetk in and the Socia l ist Women’s I nternat ional demanded that March 8th be the I nternat ional Women’s Day ( IWD) , ce lebrated each year to recognize work ing women around the wor ld. The celebrat ion of IWD has s ince st imulated major h istor ical events. For instance, IWD was the inspirat ion for the general st r ike which began the Russ ian Revolut ion in St . Petersburg in 1917 when 10, 000 women tex t i le workers demonstrated. I t i s due to such histor y of women organiz ing around the wor ld that IWD was of f ic ia l ly recognized by the United Nat ions in 1917 to recognize women’s contr ibut ions to a l l societ y and promote gender equal i t y. S ince those ear ly years, I nternat ional Women’s Day has assumed a new global d imension for women in developed and developing countr ies a l ike. The growing internat ional women’s movement, which has been strengthened by four global United Nat ions women’s conferences, has helped make the commemorat ion a ra l ly ing point to bui ld suppor t for women’s r ights and par t ic ipat ion in the pol i t ica l and economic arenas. (P IA 8)

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Sundoga si Kangleon, pagpakahimong bayani sa ubang “gubat” - Mayor sa Maasin miingon sa mga estudyante Samtang dili na mahimo karong

panahona ang pagpakabayani sa tinuoray nga kombate sa pang-gubatan, labina sa dili mga sundalo sama sa mga tinun-an, apan dunay laing gubat ang gi-atubang diin ang matag usa gitawag aron mahimong bayani. Mao na ang mensahe ni

City Mayor Maloney Samaco sa miaging semana atol sa ika-56 nga paghandum sa sumad sa kamatayon ni anhing Senador Ruperto Kadava Kangleon atubangan sa mga estudyante sa Maasin City College. Si Kangleon usa ka banggiitang guerilla leader panahon sa ikaduhang gubat sa kalibutan,

apan karon lain na ang matang sa gubat nga giatubang, kini mao ang gubat batok sa ginadiling drugas ug malnutrition, si Samaco nagkanayon. Iyang gidasig ang mga estudyante pagsunod sa mga maayong gawi, kinaiya, ug batasan ni Kangleon, kinsa nahimong Senador ug kalihim sa Depensa human sa gubat, sa mga katuigan sa 1940s ug 1950s. Matud niya nga ang mga butang nga gihatagan og balor ni Kangleon, sama sa pagka matinud-anon ug kaligdong, importante kaayo gihapon hangtud sa panahon karon, sama kainit sa nagbagang mga balita karong mga adlawa. Sa nagapadayon nga pakig-gubat batok sa gidiling druga, kamo makahimo sa pagtampo bisan sa ginagmay ninyong mahimo pinaagi sa dili pag-gamit sa mga gidiling drugas ug itaho sa mga tinugyanan kadtong nagbuhat sa ingon, hagit ni Samaco sa mga estudyante. Niya pa nga iyang gipaluyohan ang lig-ong baruganan ni Gov. Roger Mercado sa bag-o pa lang gihimo nga provincial anti-illegal drugs summit. Ang Pebrero 27 sa matag tuig sukad sa 2011 gi-deklara na ni kanhi Gov. Damian Mercado isip Kangleon Memorial Day lukop sa probinsiya, diin ang mga local government units gilauman maghimog mga seremonyas paglab-as sa kinabuhi ug binuhatan ni Kangleon, aron ang mga batan-on makadayeg sa iyang nahimo alang sa nasud. Ang kalihokan sa miaging semana mao usab ang paglusad sa libro “KangYou”, Kangleon for Youth and You, nga ang author mao si City Councilor Rafael Gerong, Jr. (mmp/PIA-Southern Leyte)

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March 8, 2014 7Fun walk...from page 1

Car. The Fun Walk wi l l s tar t at Balyuan Park to Just ice Romualdez to R izal Avenue to Avenida Veteranos to Real and then to the Cit y Hal l grounds.I n the shor t program af ter the Fun Walk , the rat ionale of the ac t iv i t y wi l l be presented by Ms. L i l iosa Baltazar ; the inspirat ional ta lk to be del ivered by Cit y Counci lor Cr ist ina Romualdez and a message wi l l be del ivered by Tacloban Cit y Mayor Al f red Romualdez . Var ious women ser vices wi l l be provided by var ious government and internat ional humanitar ian agencies, Ms. Bastes sa id. Several organizat ions wi l l a lso conduc t or ientat ion on several topics and issues, Ms. Bastes added. (P IA 8)

Entrepreneurs in Samar gets support from DTI, partners

Small and Medium e are getting a much needed boost in the arm as

they were affected by typhoon Yolanda. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) with partner Philexport will be fully supporting these entrepreneurs on the first week of April during the event: Bangon Negosyanteng Bisaya: A Product Exhibit of Survivors of Super Typhoon Yolanda. In an invitation letter penned by DTI-Samar Chief Meilou Macabare, it bared that Philexport has gained the overwhelming support of its network of sponsors like Buy Pinoy, Binay Foundation,Congressional Spouses Foundation, Kababaihan, Gabay ng Bayan, Air 21 and others. Samar exhibitors will enjoy free registration, accommodation, product transport from Tacloban City to SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City, and others just so they could join the activity that will promote their products.

DTI said that some 50 exhibitors will come from Eastern Visayas. (PIA 8-Samar)

TESDA empowers blue-collared workers in “Yolanda” affected areas

In line with the Technical Education and Skills Development ( TESDA)

Rehabilitation and Recovery Program of Secretary Joel Villanueva, TESDA Provincial Office, Borongan City implemented some programs in Eastern Samar especially to the municipalities that were hardly hit by Typhoon Yolanda. According to Engr. Enrico C. Banario, TESDA Provincial Director, under this program there are three components namely: Training Cum Repair (House Repair of Partially Damaged Houses), Livelihood Program (Agri-Related and Non-Agri-Related - for Self-Employment) and Panday Program (For Wage Employment). Banario added that under the Training Cum Repair, they have recently trained framing works and installation leading to carpentry National Competency (NC) II to some 80 beneficiaries in four municipalities of Quinapondan, Giporlos, Balangiga and Lawaan. »While building their houses, TESDA will train them in order for them to be capable, responsible

through their acquired skills and for them also to have sustainable income in the future«, Banario said. After they acquired skills, the trained beneficiaries will assist the community with partially damaged houses in the spirit of Bayanihan. Aside from acquired skills, the beneficiaries were also provided with tool kits and supplies and materials such as: galvanized iron (GI) sheets and concrete nails. Meanwhile, under the Livelihood Program (Non-Agri-Related) TESDA recently conducted a 15-day training on Haircutting Services Leading to Beauty Care NC II in Hernani, E. Samar. Some 17 participants were trained and graduated with National Competency II Certificates with the help of Ging Monis Salon in Greenbelt , Makati. The Ging Monis Salon provided hair cutting tool kits and inside the kits were: hair clipper, cape, scissors, hair comb and hair brush. The trainors came from Cabucgayan National School of Arts and Trade, in Leyte. This program is in response to the President's instructions to all government agencies to extend the necessary financial and training support that will enable Yolanda victims to rebuild their homes and resume productive livelihood and employment activities. (PIA-E. Samar)

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International Organization for Migration (IOM) office head Bradley Mellicker and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) head of office Stella Ogunlade hand over a chainsaw to Philippine Coconut Authority 8 regional manager Edilberto Nierva in a turn-over ceremony of some 500 chainsaws for the three devastated communities of super typhoon Yolanda, namely, Tacloban, Guiuan and Ormoc held at the Granda Manor IOM office, Tacloban City, March 7. (Photo by Raul S. Tiozon)