May 12, 2014 1“in pursuit of PIA’s commitment to provide a national mechanism for the free flow of timely, accurate and relevant information… “

VOL 2 ISSUE 103 Daily E-Newsletter of Philippine Information Agency - 8 May 12, 2014

T he Weather Phil ippines Foundation ( WPF) an non-

governmental organization (NGO) focusing on climate change adaptation, turned over automatic weather stations to 16 local government units in Leyte on May 9 at Ormoc City. An automatic weather station is a weather sensor that senses global radiation (solar), wind direction, wind speed, temperature, pressure, rainfall and precipitation. WPF general manager

Celso Caballero I I I explained how a weather station can help prepare LGUs for extreme weather conditions. “ These equipment are the basis for the forecast of weather conditions. Super computers in Taguig and Switzerland process the information coming from the weather stations,” Caballero said. The weather stations are given free to the LGUs. The data and information collated feed into the WFP website. Caballero disclosed that

WPF rolls out automated weather stations to 16 Leyte LGUsWPF is set to give more automatic weather stations to 13 LGUs in Southern Leyte on May 23, 2014. The NGO’s goal is to put 1,000 equipment to locations around the country. Around 29 LGUs from Leyte and Southern Leyte - some of the provinces worst hit by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) - participated in the event which tackled disaster mitigation in the face of extreme weather conditions. (PIA 8)

President Benigno S. Aquino III greets his Cabinet members during the send-off ceremony at the Departure Area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal II in Pasay City on Saturday (May 10) to join fellow Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Leaders at the 24th ASEAN Summit in Nay Pyi Taw, Republic of the Union of Myanmar. “Moving Forward in Unity to a Peaceful and Prosperous Community” is the theme for this year’s ASEAN Summit, highlighting the importance of a united ASEAN. (Photo by Lauro Montellano, Jr. / Malacañang Photo Bureau)

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Leyte firms up rehab master plan The Provincial Government of

Leyte, six months in the aftermath of Yolanda onslaught, is now in the process of firming up all the details in the Leyte Rehabilitation Master Plan. Governor Leopoldo Dominic Petilla was quoted as saying the PLGU hopes to finish the Master Plan by next week, so it could submit the same to the National Government for appropriate action. He said that the Master Plan which is guided by the “build back better” scheme of the National Government, will be the basis for the funding of the rehabilitation program. He expressed hope that “There will be no problem with the reports to be submitted, then we will have the approval of the President and that

eventually be the basis for the funding of our rehabilitation program.” Petilla disclosed that the Office of the Presidential Assistant on Rehabilitation and Recovery is providing the PLGU with the much-needed technical assistance. Villages and towns affected by Typhoon Yolanda have submitted their respective damage reports since December 2013, but the reports have yet to be validated and integrated into the provincial rehabilitation plan. The governor said that more or less P20 billion might be allotted for the rehabilitation program of Leyte, “so it’s now a matter of coming up with a credible and comprehensive report.” The Philippine Information

had a glimpse of the Master Plan and without preempting the PLGU, the plan indeed encapsulates the solutions to recurring problems especially that of disaster risk reduction and management. The Governor said he is happy to not that the provincial local government of Leyte has done a lot since Typhoon Yolanda struck the province. He also took note of the international humanitarian organizations’ report that “we have done a lot compared to the other countries where there are similar disasters or calamities.” (PIA8)

More Tanauan ‘Yolanda’ survivors get new homes in safe locationIt was a happy and memorable

occasion when on May 9, 2014, six months after Yolanda, some 19 displaced families in Tanauan, Leyte received their permanent homes at the permanent relocation site in Pago, Tanauan, Leyte. The occasion was attended by Tanauan Mayor Pelagio Tecson, Jr. and the officials of Tanauan with UNHCR Head Bernard Kerblat, Gov.Mic, Vice Gov Carlo as guests of honor. Dubbed as Primetown Village, the permanent relocation

site, is a housing project of the local government unit (LGU) in partnership with Gawad Kalinga and the National Housing Authority (NHA). Some 1,200 identified beneficiaries will be given their own house and lot here. On April 28, the first batch of 20 recipient families were given their permanent dwelling. The construction of the housing project began in February with the beneficiaries volunteering in the building of their own units. On May 8, the Tanauan LGU

officials joined in the house building activities and led in the lantern lighting ceremonies with 182 lanterns lit to commemorate 182 days from Yolanda. Meanwhile, Mayor Tecson gave the assurance that the site at Barangay Pago as well as Maralbi and Sacme were carefully assessed and declared safe for relocation. He further stressed that the resettlement sites are accessible to livelihood opportunities and transportation facilities. (PIA 8)

May 12, 2014 3K-12 pioneer students in Leyte to graduate on May 30The pioneering batch of the

Department of Education’s (DepEd) K to 12 Program in two pilot schools in Leyte will be graduating on May 30 of this year. Palo Mayor Remedios L. Petilla said the first batch of K to 12 students from the Palo ! National High School and the Merida Vocational School will graduate on May 30 at the upper floor of the Palo Municipal Hall. This is a very important historical event, Mayor Petilla said as she disclosed that no less than the President of the Philippines and the secretary of Education have been invited to grace the graduation. It was learned that in a recent assessment made by the DepEd and the Provincial Government of Leyte, about 200 students of Grades 11 and 12 took the K to 12 Program Modeling

Implementation for two years. The students come from Palo National High School and Merida Vocational School and are under the Income Creating Opportunities Thru Technology Projects (ICOT-P) of then Leyte governor now Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho L. Petilla which being continued under the term of Governor Dominic Petilla. Some private firms committed to hire the students under tourism, information and communications technology (ICT), automotive and metals, and engineering sector. The DepEd in Eastern Visayas has initiated the modeling, in consortium with the Provincial Government of Leyte, Technical Education and Skill Development Authority (Tesda), Commission on Higher Education (Ched), and the Philippine Association of State

Universities and Colleges Eastern Visayas Chapter. Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla said DepEd can now assess what are needed to improve the implementation of the program in the Philippines. “With the K to 12 Program, this reinforces our vision to provide alternative learning and skills to our students who would not be able to continue to a college education. As they finish senior high school, they become equipped with skills and competencies that will make them ready to work,” he said. The shift in the country’s education system started in 2012 with the universal kindergarten program. Filipino children aged five years old are now required to spend two years in kindergarten before entering Grade 1. (PIA 8)

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Korean stars, soldiers rebuild facilities in Leyte The cast of the Korean reality TV

show “Real Men” were at Barangay Mohon in Tanauan, Leyte this week to help Korean soldiers rebuild facilities damaged by typhoon “Yolanda. Imagine the amazement of the barangay residents when they realized that Super Junior M’s Henry Lau, ZE:A’s Hyungsik, actor Kim Soo Ro, singer K.Will, Park Hyung-sik, Park Gun-hyung, Chung Jung-myung, Seo Kyung-suk and Australian Sam Hammington have joined Korea’s Araw Unit which was dispatched to the Philippines starting last December, in restoring facilities in Leyte. It was learned that the cast and crew arrived in the country last May 5 and immediately flew to Leyte. They will be in the country until

Saturday, May 10. Kelvin Amarille, Barangay Mohon DEvelopment Information Officer, told the Philippine Information Agency that the cast and crew arrived in Barangay Mohon on May 6 where they helped repair the Mohon Elementary School and the covered court in the barangay. It was gathered that this is the first overseas shoot for “Real Men,” a show where celebrities experience Korean military life. The Korean soldiers and the cast of the Real Men were seen rebuilding the Mohon Elementary School. The Araw Unit is part of the humanitarian assistance efforts of the government of South Korea. Since December, the team has restored

16 facilities in Leyte including 10 elementary schools, five public facilities and one hospital. They have provided medical treatment to about 1 million residents. Moreover, Araw Unit has partnered with TESDA for the training on operations of heavy equipment and has conducted Korean language classes. “For the last 100 days, we planted seeds of hope with our efforts and passion while operating the damage recovery mission. We will do our best to make the Philippines remember Korea and the Araw unit within their hearts long after we leave,” said Col. Lee Cheol-won, the commander of the Araw Unit. (PIA 8)

CARD MRI spearheads disaster management forum-caravan “Dugtong Buhay” T o create more awareness and

generate more commitment and action about disaster preparedness and management, CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (MRI), the leading microfinance institution in the Philippines, will be spearheading a Disaster Management Forum-Caravan dubbed as “Dugtong Buhay ” to be held on June 8-12, 2014 in Manila, and the provinces of Leyte and Samar in Region VII I . I t was learned from CARD MRI that on June 9, a Disaster Management Forum will be held at the Land Bank of the Philippines, Manila. Some 50 local and foreign participants are expected to join the activity, and said participants come from financial and rural development institutions,

international development agencies, government agencies and socially responsive corporate entities. On June 10, a disaster management and livelihood training will be conducted at Brgy. Cogon, Palo, Leyte, and this will be followed by a disaster management forum, l ivelihood training, climate change activities, and a community health day which will be organized in Basey, Samar on June 11. I t was bared that the last day of the activities, which will include disaster management forum, l ivelihood training, climate change activities, ‘Mga Likha ni Inay ’ and product shows, will be on June 12, and this will be held at the Leyte Normal University, Tacloban City.

Meanwhile, the “Dugtong Buhay ” forum caravan is a unique 5-day journey of sharing and learning on disaster management and response from preparation to rehabilitation with a regional forum in Manila, after which the participants will make an observation on the result of the recent super-typhoon devastation, and the disaster response of CARD and its partners in Leyte and Samar. During the forum, the participants are expected to share their experiences on disaster management in their respective countries and institutions. Relative to the event, CARD MRI is inviting members of the media to cover the said activities. (PIA8)

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Tacloban LGU to negotiate for extension of use of lot where bunkhouses are locatedT he city government of Tacloban

is already negotiating for the extension of use of the private lot where bunkhouses or temporary dwellings for Yolanda displaced families are situated. Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez in an interview said the negotiations are ongoing. However, he underscored that the bunkhouses are just temporary abodes . “Remember, the bunkhouses are just temporary dwellings, the families cannot have them as their

permanent houses,” the Mayor said. Earlier, the bunkhouse dwellers along the Caibaan Motocross expressed fear when they read the announcement in front of the site saying the bunkhouses will only be used until June 30 of 2014. “ We have nowhere to go,” was the common observation of the dwellers whose houses were washed out by Typhoon Yolanda which hit Central Phil ippines in November 2013. At f irst, the displaced

families took refuge at public buildings l ike schools¸others in tents until the time when they were transferred to the temporary shelters. The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Region said, this is already the responsibil ity of the local government unit. (PIA 8)

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Situasyon han naigo ha bagyo nga Siniranga Bisayas nagtitikang na pagbalik ha normal, han Social Welfare SecretaryAn situasyon ha Sinirangan Bisayas en

nagtitikang na pagbalik ha normal unom ka-bulan matapos an rehiyon en madistruso han makusog nga bagyo “Yolanda,” sering ni Social Welfafare Secretary Dinky Soliman dida han Meyerkoles. Ha pagkayana an gobyerno en nagpagawas na hin P1.4 bilyones para han rehabilitasyon han mga apektado

nga mga lugar ha Sinirangan Bisayas, sering ni Soliman dida hin usa nga press briefing ha Malacanang. Sering niya nga dida han kantidad, P467.3 milyones en natikang han kanan gobyerno calamity fund, P764 milyones tikang han mga cash donations ngan P131.3 milyones en tikang han kanan Asian Development Bank (ADB) grant.

An pundo en gingamit para hin mga balay; cash-for-work program; panhatag hin mga pedicab ngan mga motorized bancas, sugad man hin mga higamit pankusina; supplemental feeding; bulig parti pakabuhi; ngan panhatag hin mga uyagan para mga kabataan, sering niya. An Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) en padayon nga nandidistribwer hin mga pinakete hin pagkaon ngadto han mga pamilya, sering ni Soliman, kun diin iya nakita nga dida han una nga tulo kabulan kasunod han kalamidad, an departamento en regular nga naghahatag han kada pamilya hin tulo ngadto ha unom ka kilo nga bugas, mga delata, noodles, kape, ngan asukar. An gobyerno en gumasto hin P4,340,059 para hini nga gius, sering niya. Umabot hin 3,455 nga mga pamilya en nanbalhin nga ngadto ha mga bunkhouses, samtang 10,795 nga mga pamilya ngan hin mga materyales para pagbalay – mga sim, raysang, common wire nails, mga martilyo ngan sarotso – nga gindistribwer han DSWD ngan han Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). An DSWD en naghatag gihapon han emergency shelter materials ngadto hin 571,206 nga mga pamilya, naghag-id hin 2,552 nga mga karpentero, ngan naghatag hin cash ngadto hin 26,972 nga mga pamilya, sering niya. Eni en tikang ha gobyerno ngan ha mga NGO ngan tikang ha langyaw nga mga organisasyon,” sering niya. Eginpasabot gihapon ni Soliman nga an gobyerno en gumasto hin P2534,431 para han cash-for-work program, nga nakabenipisyo hin 7,367 nga mga indibidwal nga sumugot pagbulig ha pagpreparar han pagkaon ngan panmutos, sugad man hadton mga nagtrabaho parti pagkarga ngan panlimpyo. Tinikangan Pebrero, an DSWD en

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May 12, 2014 7Sering ni Secretary Pangilinan gintudlok hiya para bumulig kan Agriculture Secretary Alcala

An bag-o la nga natudlok nga hi Presidential Assistant For Food Security

and Agricultural Modernization (PAFSAM) Secretary Francis Pangilinan en nagsering dida han Martes nga an panuyo han iya katudlok amo an pagbulig kan Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala ha pagbaton han damo nga mga problema ha agrikultura. Hi Secretary Alcala an amo la gihapon an panguna nga responsabli para han parti ha pagkaon ngan agrikultura,

sering ni Pangilinan. “Nasulod la ako bali taga-suporta, dugang han ngan bulig ha pipira nga mga problema han ahensya, problema han sektor,” sering niya. Sering niya nga an iya kahitudlok amo an pagpadaro-dagmit han modernisasyon han agrikultura dida han duha nga nahibibilin nga mga tuig han administrasyon ni Aquino. “Salit eni nga akon pagsulod en para suportahan ngan buligan an aton

Secretary para han mga panuyo han aton administrasyon ngan han aton Pangulo nga matuman ha nahibibilin nga duha katuig,” sering ni Pangilinan. “Klaro nga duha katuig na la, ano, ngan klaro nga damo pa nga mga problema nga kinahanglan solbaron. Salit importante nga magburobligay para an mga programa nga waray pa igpahamtang en matagan naton hin prayoridad,” dugang pa niya. PND (Trans. by maa/PIA8)

nagdumara han cash-for-assets program, panhatag hin cash ngadto hin 186,080 nga mga indibidwal nga nanlimpyo han mga kanal, irigasyon ngan mga kaumahan, sering ni Soliman, kun diin dugang pa niya an programa en balor P53 milyones. Nagreport heya nga an mga eskwelahan en nag-aandam na para han utro nga pag-abri hn Huny. Mga awtoridad han mga eskwelahan ha Leyte, Samar ngan Panay en ha pagkayana nakasentro ha pagpa-ayad han mga classrooms imbes nga mag-aayad hin mga bag-o para hera en magin andam sunod nga bulan, sering niya. Era gihapon ginpapanginano an panginahanglan hin mga kamaestrahan, dugang pa niya. Sering ni Soliman nga an gobyerno en nanlilista han mga estudyante nga gusto kumadto ha koleheyo ngan nabulig hadton gusto magpa-enroll ha mga state universities. An Budget Department en nag-andam hin pundo para panngayad han mga nagkaruruba nga mga pasilidad han mga unibersidad, dugang pa niya. PND (Trans. by maa/PIA-8)

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PNoy pangungundahan delegasyon han Pilipinas ngadto han Asean meet ha Myanmar

Hi Pangulo Benigno S. Aquino III en nakatalaan pag-abot dinhi yana

nga kulop para makig-usa han iya igkasi mga lider han mga meyembro nga nasud han Association of Southeast Asian (Asean) para han iya ika-24 nga summit. Usa nga okupado nga burohaton en nakatalaan para kan Pangulo Aquino, nga amo an nangungundahan han delegasyon han Pilipinas ngadto han tinuig nga katitirok, nga pagdudumaraon han Mayo 10-11 ha Myanmar International Convention Center (MICC-1) ha Nay Pyi Taw. An kanan yana nga tuig tema para han summit amo an “Moving Forward in Unity to A Peaceful and Prosperous Community,” nga naghahatag hin duon han importansya hin usa nga nagkaka-urosa nga Asean. Ha pag-abot ngadto han kanan Myanmar capital, hi Pangulo Aquino en makikig-usa han iba nga mga lider dida hin usa nga welcome dinner nga pananagbalayan ni Myanmar President U Thein Sein para han ngatanan nga mga lider han Asean ngan han era mga delegasyon nga naatinder han summit. Han Domingo, an Pangulo en nakatalaan pag-atender han Asean Summit Plenary, an Summit Retreat, ngan han mga pagka-urosa kaupod han mga narepresentar han Asean Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, an Civil Society Organizations, ngan han Asean Youth. Dida hin usa nag panmaki-ana

ha PBS-RTVM, hi Philippine Ambassador para Myanmar nga hi Alex Chua en nagsering nga mga preparasyon para hin usa nga nagkakausa nga Asean en upod dida han mga paghuhuro-himangrawan dida han summit. “Natuod ako nga dida hini nga mga pagkauro-urosa, an aton mga lider en maghuhuro-himangraw han iba-iba nga mga preparasyon nga gindudumara para matuman en usa nga nagkakausa nga Asean nga an panuyo amo an paghatag hin benepisyo ngadto han katawhan dida han rehiyon, upod an mga Pilipino ha Myanmar, pinaagi hin libre nga paggius hin waray magpakaurolang han katawhan, ngan han mga serbisyo dida han rehiyon,” sering ni Chua. Sering niya nga an summit en naghahatag gihapon hin lugar para kan Pangulo Aquino para maipadangat an kanan nasud mga prayoridad dida han rehiyon. “Samtang nagius kita ngadto hin mas nagkaka-urosa nga Asean, importante para han Pilipinas nga maipasarang an kanan nasud mga prayoridad dida han rehiyon, sugad han seguridad parti pandagat ngan an panginahanglan hin pagtotok ngadto han pinaka-gudtiay, gudtiay ngan eksakto la nga mga negosyo, labot la hin iba pa. An ika-24 nga Asean Summit en naghahatag han Pangulo hin lugar para pagdumaraon ito,” sering ni Chua. Katapos han Asean nga mga huro-himangraw, mapartisipar gihapon hi Pangulo Aquino han 10th

Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) Summit dinhi. An Pangulo en gin-aantisipar nga mabalik ha Manila han Domingo han gab-i. PCOO (Trans. by maa/PIA8)

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President Benigno S. Aquino III, accompanied by Armed Forces of the Philippines Vice Chief-of-Staff Lt. Gen. Alan Luga, troops the line during the send-off ceremony at the Departure Area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal II in Pasay City on Saturday (May 10) to join fellow Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Leaders at the 24th ASEAN Summit in Nay Pyi Taw, Republic of the Union of Myanmar. “Moving Forward in Unity to a Peaceful and Prosperous Community” is the theme for this year’s ASEAN Summit, highlighting the importance of a united ASEAN. (Photo by Lauro Montellano, Jr. / Malacañang Photo Bureau)