May 5, 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 97 Daily E-Newsletter of Philippine Information Agency - 8 May 5, 2014

D epartment of Interior and Local Government Region

8 Director Pedro Noval, Jr. said that May 7 is the deadline for the barangays to submit supporting documents to the DILG Regional Office in Tacloban City by May 7 so that they can benefit from the national government aid under the Reconstruction Assistance on Yolanda (RAY ). Director Noval called on city and municipal mayors to help their barangays to prepare and to submit the supporting documents

to the Regional Office on or before May 7. The National Government through the Department of Interior and Local Government, is now focusing its attention to helping barangays regain their abil ity to deliver basic services. DILG Region 8 Director Pedro A. Noval Jr. said this development follows after the release of national government assistance recently to provinces, cities and municipalities which were hardly-hit Super Typhoon Yolanda.

Barangays have until May 7 to submit requirements to avail of gov’t aid for rehab of barangay buildings

Director Noval said that as announced by DILG Secretary Mar Roxas during the turnover of checks to local government units (LGUs) last April 10 and 11, the barangays will also receive assistance for the repair of damaged barangay halls, day care centers, and civic centers or gymnasiums or auditoriums. In order to be able to avail of the national government aid for repair of barangay public buildings, Barangays must submit to DILG-8 Regional Office, pictorials taken

President Benigno S. Aquino III confers the Philippine Legion of Honor with the Degree of Commander to outgoing Philippine Navy (PN) Chief Vice Admiral Jose Luis Alano during the Change of Command and Retirement Ceremony at the Capt. Salvo Pier in Sangley Point, Cavite City on Wednesday (April 30). The Commander in Chief appoints Rear Admiral Jesus Millan as the 34th Flag Officer in Command after his predecessor Alano retires from the military service. Millan is a member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) “Sandigan” Class of 1982. (Photo by Gil Nartea/ Malacañang Photo Bureau)

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2 May 5, 2014

BFAR’s Ahon initiative expands the call for help from boats to freezersF ollowing the success in ra l ly ing

thousands of boats for the f isher folk who were af fec ted by Super Typhoon Yolanda, the Bureau of Fisher ies and Aquat ic Resources under the leadership of Direc tor General Att y. As is Perez , has added post-har vest equipment to pr ior i t y i tems under i ts Ahon I n i t iat ive. This was disc losed by Direc tor Perez dur ing the recent distr ibut ion of 1000 boats, f i shing gears, motor engines, cash ass istance and the f i rst batch of 10 f reezers. Direc tor As is sa id that whi le cold storage fac i l i t ies and ice plants are yet to be

establ ished in strategic areas in the countr y¸ chest f reezers wi l l be ver y helpful in preser ving the catch of f i sher folk . Depending on the s ize, a chest f reezer may produce 100 to 200 ice packs a day which in turn can suppor t the ice requirements of about 20 to 40 f isher folk in a communit y, Direc tor As is underscored. The wives of the members of f i sher folk associat ions wi l l manage the ice mak ing l ivel ihood, Direc tor As is sa id. The f ishermen wi l l buy their ice requirements f rom them. Post- har vest technique tra inings for women f isher folk

wi l l a lso be conduc ted to help the women increase the market value of their produce, Direc tor As is added. The ten f reezers were distr ibuted to var ious f ishing associat ions in the Region. I t was learned that of the total f reezers BFAR is target ing, 76 wi l l be for Region 8 and 10 wi l l be for Tacloban Cit y. The BFAR encourages donors to look into providing s imple post-har vest equipment such as chest f reezers to f ishing communit ies in order to help the f isher folk maintain the good qual i t y of their catch. (P IA 8)

Coordinate with us before distributing more boats, BFAR encourages private sector donors

T h e B u r e a u o f F i s h e r i e s a n d A q u a t i c R e s o u r c e s c a l l s

o n p r i v a t e s e c t o r d o n o r s t o c o o r d i n a t e w i t h t h e a g e n c y b e f o r e d i s t r i b u t i n g m o r e b o a t s t o t h e Yo l a n d a a f f e c t e d c o m m u n i t i e s . “ W e a r e e n c o u r a g i n g o u r f r i e n d s f r o m t h e p r i v a t e s e c t o r t o c o o r d i n a t e w i t h u s f i r s t b e f o r e d i s t r i b u t i n g m o r e f i s h i n g b o a t s t o a f f e c t e d c o m m u n i t i e s ,” B FA R N a t i o n a l D i r e c t o r A s i s P e r e z s a i d . D i r e c t o r P e r e z s a i d B FA R i s t r y i n g t o a v o i d d u p l i c a t i o n o f i n t e r v e n t i o n s , a s w e l l a s t h e a d d i t i o n o f u n w a n t e d p r e s s u r e t o t h e f i s h i n g g r o u n d s . T h i s w a s p r o n o u n c e d b y D i r e c t o r A s i s d u r i n g t h e i n f o r m a l m e d i a i n t e r a c t i o n h e l d a t t h e B a l y u a n P a r k i n T a c l o b a n C i t y , d u r i n g t h e r e c e n t l a u n c h i n g o f f r e e z e r s ,

f i s h i n g b o a t s , f i s h i n g g e a r s a n d f i n a n c i a l a i d t o d i s p l a c e d f i s h e r f o l k i n E a s t e r n V i s a y a s . T h e l o c a l m e d i a i n f o r m e d t h e N a t i o n a l D i r e c t o r a b o u t t h e c o m p l a i n t s o f s e v e r a l f i s h e r m e n t h a t w h i l e t h e y h a v e n o t r e c e i v e d a s i n g l e b o a t , o t h e r s a l r e a d y r e c e i v e d t w o o r t h r e e . M e a n w h i l e , D i r e c t o r J u a n A l b a l a d e j o o f B FA R E a s t e r n V i s a y a s , d i s c l o s e d t h a t t h e A H o n b o a t s o f B FA R a r e a l r e a d y r e g i s t e r e d a n d n u m b e r e d . T h e r e c i p i e n t s o r b e n e f i c i a r i e s m a y b e c h e c k e d a t t h e B FA R w e b s i t e w h e r e t h e y a r e l i s t e d , h e a d d e d . I f t h e d o n o r s f r o m t h e p r i v a t e s e c t o r w i l l c o o r d i n a t e w i t h B FA R , t h e i r b o a t s w i l l a l s o b e g i v e n c o r r e s p o n d i n g n u m b e r s . H e s a i d t h a t o f t h e 2 4 , 0 1 7 a l r e a d y c o n s t r u c t e d o r

r e p a i r e d , s o m e 1 2 , 2 5 6 w e r e d i s t r i b u t e d i n R e g i o n 8 . H e a d d e d t h a t u n d e r t h e S e c o n d P h a s e o f A h o n I n i t i a t i v e , B FA R h a s s t a r t e d t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f b o a t s m a d e o f f i b e r g l a s s . “ W e a r e a i m i n g t o d i s t r i b u t e t h e s e f i b e r g l a s s u n i t s t o a r e a s n e a r t h e P a c i f i c s i d e f o r f i s h e r f o l k w h o c o m p l e t e l y l o s t t h e i r f i s h i n g b o a t s ,” t h e D i r e c t o r s a i d . ( P I A 8 )

May 5, 2014 3IOM launches series of activities in commemoration of 6 months after HaiyanT he I nternat ional Organizat ion

for M igrat ion is set to launch ser ies of ac t iv i t ies in commemorat ion of the 6th month af ter Typhoon Yolanda in Ormoc Cit y. Ms. Ma. Chr ist y Mar f i l , Hub -Head of IOM Ormoc Cit y who was recent ly awarded by the Phi l ippine I nformation Agenc y as a Gl immer of Hope in Eastern Visayas, sa id that in par tnership with the Local Government Unit , c iv i l societ y organizat ions and other Humanitar ian Ac tors, the event a ims to inspire and empower the people of Ormoc Cit y to keep on moving for ward towards a braver, more res i l ient , more informed and more organized c i t izens. Ms. Mar f i l sa id one ac t iv i t y i s the Streamers Campaign where organizat ions and off ices are requested to display a streamer or banner express ing their words

of encouragement to ever y Ormocanon in their determinat ion to make progress in their recover y and heal ing af ter the devastat ion of t yphoon Yolanda.A format has been sent by IOM Ormoc to the var ious government of f ices and organizat ions. They are requested to display the streamers infront of their respec t ive of f ices or at any author ized locat ion star t ing May 6 , 2014. The ser ies of ac t iv i t ies for the 6th month af ter Haiyan devastat ion star ted on May 3 at 1 :00 o’c lock to 5 :00 o’c lock in the af ternoon with the Registrat ion for Ar t Contest Par t ic ipants at the Eastern Visayas State Univers i t y. On May 5 , the Or ientat ion for the Ar t Contest wi l l be conduc ted at New Ormoc Cit y H igh School Audio Visual Room. On May 6 wi l l the Streamer Campaign whi le on May 7 , at

8 :00 o’c lock in the morning to 3 :00 o’c lock in the af ternoon, the poster and drawing contest wi l l be conduc ted at the Superdome Lobby. At 10 :00 o’c lock to 12:00 noon, a press conference wi l l be conduc ted at the Ormoc Cit y Hal l Lobby. Moreover, at 6 :00 o’c lock in the af ternoon to 10:00 o’c lock in the evening, a M ini Concer t and Announcement of Winners for the Poster/Drawing Contest wi l l be conduc ted at the Cit y Plaza . (P IA 8)

4 May 5, 2014

Save the Children marks 6 months after Yolanda with health station turn over in TanauanS a v e t h e C h i l d r e n w i l l

o f f i c i a l l y t u r n o v e r a l l b a r a n g a y h e a l t h s t a t i o n s a f t e r m o n t h s o f r e p a i r a n d r e h a b i l i t a t i o n t o t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t u n i t s a n d c o m m u n i t i e s o n M a y 8 e x a c t l y s i x m o n t h s a f t e r t h e Yo l a n d a o n s l a u g h t i n t h e V i s a y a s , M s . J o a n n a W a t s o n , S a v e t h e C h i l d r e n F i e l d O f f i c e M a n a g e r , s a i d t h e a c t i v i t y w h i c h i s o p e n t o t h e m e d i a , w i l l b e c o n d u c t e d i n B a r a n g a y C a b u y n a n , Ta n a u a n , L e y t e w h e r e t h e B a r a n g a y H e a l t h

S t a t i o n w i l l b e t u r n e d o v e r i n a s i m p l e c e r e m o n y . T h e e v e n t w i l l t a k e p l a c e a t 9 : 0 0 o ’c l o c k t o 1 1 : 0 0 o ’c l o c k i n t h e m o r n i n g a t B a r a n g a y C a b u y n a n H e a l t h S t a t i o n . E x p e c t e d t o b e p r e s e n t a r e Ta n a u a n M a y o r P e l a g i o Te c s o n , J r . , M u n i c i p a l H e a l t h O f f i c e r D r . A r l e n e S a n t o , R u r a l H e a l t h M i d w i f e E l v i r a L a m a t a , C a b u y n a n B a r a n g a y C h a i r m a n R a m i l V i e r r a s a n d S a v e t h e C h i l d r e n Ta c l o b a n O f f i c e F i e l d M a n a g e r J o a n n a W a t s o n . T h e p r o g r a m w i l l s t a r t w i t h a n o p e n i n g s t a t e m e n t

b y M a y o r P e l a g i o Te c s o n J r . f o l l o w e d b y t h e i n s p i r a t i o n a l m e s s a g e s b y D r . S a n t o , M s . L a m a t a a n d C h a i r m a n V i e r r a s . T h e r i b b o n c u t t i n g a n d t u r n o v e r w i l l h i g h l i g h t t h e p r o g r a m . M s . W a t s o n w i l l d e l i v e r t h e c l o s i n g r e m a r k s . M s . W a t s o n s a i d M a y 8 m a r k s h a l f y e a r ( 6 m o n t h s ) s i n c e T y p h o o n Yo l a n d a r a v a g e d t h e V i s a y a s r e g i o n , a f f e c t i n g 1 4 m i l l i o n p e o p l e i n c l u d i n g 5 . 4 m i l l i o n c h i l d r e n . “ S i n c e t h e n , w e h a v e s e e n s o m e s t e a d y i m p r o v e m e n t s i n t h e a f f e c t e d a r e a s – l o c a l m a r k e t s h a v e r e o p e n e d , s c h o o l s a n d o t h e r p u b l i c f a c i l i t i e s h a v e s l o w l y r e s u m e d o p e r a t i o n s a n d m o s t i m p o r t a n t l y p e o p l e h a v e s t a r t e d r e b u i l d i n g t h e i r h o m e s a n d t h e i r l i v e s ,” M s . W a t s o n s a i d . T h i s p r o g r e s s o n l y r e f l e c t s p e o p l e ’s r e s i l i e n c e a n d d e t e r m i n a t i o n t o s t a n d u p t o g e t h e r i n t h e a f t e r m a t h o f t h e d i s a s t e r , s h e a d d e d . S a v e t h e C h i l d r e n i s w o r l d ’s l e a d i n g i n d e p e n d e n t o r g a n i z a t i o n f o r c h i l d r e n w o r k i n g i n o v e r 1 2 0 c o u n t r i e s . W e h a v e b e e n w o r k i n g i n t h e P h i l i p p i n e s f o r o v e r 3 0 y e a r s , i m p l e m e n t i n g p r o g r a m s i n c h i l d p r o t e c t i o n , e d u c a t i o n , h e a l t h a n d n u t r i t i o n a n d c h i l d r i g h t s g o v e r n a n c e i n b o t h d e v e l o p m e n t a n d h u m a n i t a r i a n c o n t e x t s . S a v e t h e C h i l d r e n i s o n e o f t h e l a r g e s t o r g a n i z a t i o n s r e s p o n d i n g t o t h e d e v a s t a t i o n l e f t b y s u p e r - t y p h o o n Yo l a n d a , w h i c h h a s l e f t 5 . 4 m i l l i o n o f o u r c h i l d r e n v u l n e r a b l e . ( P I A 8 )

LEYTE

Some 400 boats, donated by the Agencia Espanolade Cooperacion International para el Desarollo (AECID) are being manufactured to replace Yolanda crushed boats in Sta Rita,Villarael,Basey and Marabutin Samar and in Llorente, Hernani and GenMacArthur in Eastern Samar. Awarding will be at the Balyuan Tower on March 25, where the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, His Excellency Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo y Marfil and wife will attend. The peace boats is a form of convergence effort for peace-within the government and among governments through Mainstreaming Peace and Development Program with partners, OPAPP,DILG, BFAR and Others. (PIA 8-Samar with Emy Bonifacio)

May 5, 2014 5Technology, Civil Society team up for a safer Philippines

T h e E m b a s s y o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s i n M a n i l a i s w o r k i n g

w i t h r e s p o n d e r s a n d a f f e c t e d c o m m u n i t i e s t o b u i l d a m o r e r e s i l i e n t c o m m u n i t i e s . I n t h e l i g h t o f r e c e n t d i s a s t e r s , t h e E m b a s s y a n d i t s p a r t n e r s i s o r g a n i z i n g “ Te c h f o r R e s i l i e n c e We e k ,” t o w o r k i n p u t t i n g l i f e s a v i n g t e c h t o o l s i n t o a c t i o n ; I n a s t a t e m e n t , t h e U S E m b a s s y s a i d t h e “ Te c h f o r R e s i l i e n c e We e k ” s t a r t s w i t h Te c h C a m p o n M a y 5 a t G l o b e L a b s , G l o b e Te l e p a r k i n Va l e r o S t . , M a k a t i C i t y. T h i s e v e n t i s t h e f i r s t o f t h r e e l i n k e d e v e n t s t a k i n g p l a c e d u r i n g t h e w e e k o f M a y 5 - 1 1 , a l l g e a r e d t o w a r d h a r n e s s i n g t e c h n o l o g y t o e m p o w e r Fi l i p i n o N o n - g o v e r n m e n t a l a g e n c i e s a n d l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t u n i t s ( LG U s ) t o b u i l d c l i m a t e - r e s i l i e n t c o m m u n i t i e s . T h e Te c h C a m p t a k e s a u n i q u e a p p r o a c h t o c o n n e c t “n o n - t e c h i e” c i v i l s o c i e t y r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s w i t h t e c h n o l o g i s t s .

To p u t l e s s o n s a n d n e w r e l a t i o n s h i p s i n t o p r a c t i c e , t h e Te c h C a m p w i l l b e f o l l o w e d b y a n “A p p D e v e l o p e r s ’ C h a l l e n g e” 2 4 h o u r H a c k a t h o n o n M a y 9 a n d 1 0 , i n p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h G l o b e L a b s a n d G o o g l e D e v e l o p e r s G r o u p.T h e w e e k c o n c l u d e s w i t h a t w o - d a y H a c k a t h o n e n t i t l e d “ R e a d y s a s t e r : H a c k f o r R e s i l i e n c e” t h a t t a k e s p l a c e o n M a y 1 0 a n d 1 1 . A h a c k a t h o n i s a n i n t e n s e c o l l a b o r a t i v e c o m p u t e r p r o g r a m m i n g m a r a t h o n w h e r e c o m p u t e r d e v e l o p e r s a n d e n t h u s i a s t s e n g a g e t o d e v e l o p n e w d i g i t a l a p p l i c a t i o n s a n d p r o g r a m s t o a c h i e v e a s p e c i f i c g o a l a n d c o m m o n g o o d . R e a d y s a s t e r i s i m p l e m e n t e d b y O p e n D a t a P h i l i p p i n e s a s p a r t o f a w o r l d w i d e Wo r l d B a n k i n i t i a t i v e , “C o d e f o r R e s i l i e n c e ,” a l o n g w i t h S m a r t ’s D e v e l o p e r s N e t w o r k , M i c r o s o f t P h i l i p p i n e s a n d G o o g l e D e v e l o p e r s G r o u p. R e a d y s a s t e r s h a r e s t h e g o a l o f b u i l d i n g a m o r e r e s i l i e n t P h i l i p p i n e s b y c o n n e c t i n g

k n o w l e d g e f r o m t h e p u b l i c t o p r i v a t e s e c t o r t e c h n o l o g y a n d g o v e r n m e n t d a t a . T h e E m b a s s y s t a t e m e n t s a i d t h e s e t h r e e e v e n t s a r e d e s i g n e d t o c o m p l e m e n t e a c h o t h e r a n d t o u s e p r o b l e m s e t s d r a w n f r o m c o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h c o m m u n i t y m e m b e r s i n c o m m u n i t i e s a r o u n d t h e P h i l i p p i n e s t h a t h a v e b e e n i d e n t i f i e d a s d i s a s t e r - p r o n e . Te c h f o r R e s i l i e n c e We e k r e f l e c t s a s h a r e d c o m m i t m e n t t o e x p l o r e a l l s o l u t i o n s ( e s p e c i a l l y t e c h n o l o g i c a l s o l u t i o n s ) t o t h e r i s k s a n d d a n g e r s p o s e d b y c a l a m i t i e s . T h e s e a c t i v i t i e s a r e c o n d u c t e d I n p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h U n i t e d S t a t e s A g e n c y f o r I n t e r n a t i o n a l D e v e l o p m e n t , Wo r l d Fo o d Pr o g r a m m e , G l o b e L a b s , G o o g l e D e v e l o p e r s G r o u p, O p e n D a t a P h i l i p p i n e s , a n d t h e U. S . S t a t e D e p a r t m e n t ’s O f f i c e o f e D i p l o m a c y. ( P I A 8 )

BJMP allocates over P13 M for repair of jail facilities in Eastern Visayas

The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) has

allocated said that allocated P13.32 million for the repair of various jail facilities in the region and another P9 million for the construction of additional jails. This was revealed by Jail Senior Superintendent Hernan Grande, BJMP regional director, who added that two more jail facilities would be constructed to address decongestion among inmates. The BJMP regional director said that the repair or upgrading of these facilities came in the wake of the April 2 jail break in Calbayog City that resulted in the escape of 16 inmates.

He said that the jail facilities in Tacloban and eight others would undergo repair works. For the Tacloban City prison jail, the government has allocated P6 million for the repair. Other similar facilities would undergo repair. These include Alangalang with a budget of P250,000; Baybay City, P250,000; Carigara, P500,000; Dulag, P60,000; Ormoc City, P600,000; Palo, P200,00 and Tanauan, P60,000. All are in Leyte. The BJMP Director said that the jail in Dolores, Eastern Samar, was given an allocation for repair in the amount of P200,000. He added that to decongest

some of the jails, his office is constructing two additional jails. One is in Guiuan, Eastern Samar with a budget of P7 million while the other is in Burauen, Leyte at P2 million. Director Grande said that the jailbreak in Calbayog has caught the attention of their national office reason why these jail facilities were given allocation for repair. The Calbayog Jail itself was given a budget of P500, 000 for the construction of secondary perimeter fence. It was learned that the absence of the perimeter fence made it easy for the inmates to escape. (PIA 8)

6 May 5, 2014

Gobyerno andam pag-atubang mga epekto han El Nino, sering ni Coloma Nagsering an Malacanang nga an

gobyerno en mayda na gin-andam nga mga pitad pag-atubang han El Nino phenomenon nga pwede makaigo han nasud yana nga tuig, sering hin usa nga opisyal han Palasyo dida han Sabado. Dida hin usa nga panmaki-anan ha dzRB Radyo ng Bayan, hi Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. en

nagsering nga an gobyerno nasyonal en mayda na gin-andam nga mga pitad pag-atubang han pagbalyo han klema nga amo ha reyalida ha pagkayana. Sering niya nga sugad han usa han mga ginsusuportahan han Philippine Development Plan amo an pag-iba han klema ngan pagtapo hini kun diin nag-uupod han kanan gobyerno pagbaton han El Nino ngan La Nina, sering niya.

Ginrerekognisar han gobyerno Aquino nga an pagbalyo han klema en usa nga reyalidad han kalibutan ngan an mga nasud en kinahanglan nga magin preparado para hini, sering han opisyal han Palasyo. “Salit hadto pa han Enero, han pag-meeting han Kabinete, nagsering an Pangulo nga kinahanglan pag-andaman an ano man nga tiabot nga matatabo kun eni man en El Nino o La Nina,” sering niya. “Huna-hunaa naton nga tikang kita ha panahon hin kalamidad, nga kadam-an en magkusog nga mga bagyo ngan hilawig nga pagbaha, ngan sugad aman dagko nga mga balud an aton gin-agian.” Yana nga nakikita han weather bureau an posibilidad nga an El Nino en makakaigo han nasud, sering ni Coloma nga an gobyerno en nagdudumara han ngatanan nga mga pitad para maiban-ibanan an epekto hini lab-i na gud ha agrikultura nga sektor. Eni nga pag-iban nga mga pitad en egin-usa han iba-iba nga mga programa han mga nahitutungdan nga mga ahensya ngan an national budget en mayda gihapon gin-alutaga para pagbaton han magigin resulta han pag-iba han klema, nga nahililinya han mga prayorida han Philippine Development Plan, sering niya. “Mayda didto parti, an part three, nga tungod gudla ha climate change mitigation and adaptation, ngan nakapahamtang didto an ngatanan nga mga programa han ngatanan nga mga ahensya han gobyerno nasyonal mahitungod hito nga butang,” sering ni Coloma. “Salit makakaseguro gud kita nga mayda na nakalatag nga program nga an iba didto en natikangan na nga ig-implementar mahitungod nga kaparti eni han programa han gobyerno han administrasyon ni Aquino.” (Trans. by maa/PIA8)

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t o t h e P h i l i p p i n e s P h i l i p S . G o l d b e r g i s s c h e d u l e d t o a t t e n d t h e s e c o n d d a y o f D i s a s t e r R i s k R e d u c t i o n ( D R R ) Te c h We e k o n M a y 6 a t G l o b e L a b s , G l o b e Te l e p a r k i n Va l e r o S t . , M a k a t i C i t y. A m b a s s a d o r G o l d b e r g i s s e t t o d e l i v e r t h e c l o s i n g r e m a r k s b e f o r e t h e p a r t i c i p a n t s a n d g u e s t s o f Te c h C a m p t h e m e d Te c h n o l o g y a n d I n n o v a t i o n f o r a m o r e R e s i l i e n t P h i l i p p i n e s . M e d i a i n t e r a c t i o n f o l l o w s t o e n t e r t a i n q u e s t i o n s f o r t h e A m b a s s a d o r a n d o t h e r r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f r o m t h e p a r t n e r o r g a n i z a t i o n s . B e g i n n i n g M a y 5 , t h e U. S . E m b a s s y i n M a n i l a i s p a r t n e r i n g w i t h t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s A g e n c y f o r I n t e r n a t i o n a l D e v e l o p m e n t , Wo r l d Fo o d Pr o g r a m , G l o b e Te l e c o m s , O p e n D a t a P h i l i p p i n e s , t h e U. S . S t a t e D e p a r t m e n t O f f i c e o f E - D i p l o m a c y a n d G o o g l e t o m a r k Te c h We e k w i t h a s e r i e s o f a c t i v i t i e s s t a r t i n g w i t h t h e Te c h C a m p. T h e Te c h We e k w i l l c e n t e r o n t h e i n t e g r a t i o n o f r o b u s t s c i e n c e a n d t e c h n o l o g y s o l u t i o n s i n r e s p o n s e t o t h e g r o w i n g f r e q u e n c y a n d m a g n i t u d e o f e x t r e m e e n v i r o n m e n t a l e v e n t s . O t h e r t e c h e v e n t s h a p p e n i n g d u r i n g t h e Te c h We e k a r e t w o h a c k a t h o n s : t h e U. S . S t a t e D e p a r t m e n t ’s A p p s D e v e l o p e r C h a l l e n g e a n d t h e O D P Ta s k Fo r c e’s “ R e a d y s a s t e r : H a c k f o r R e s i l i e n c e” b o t h o n M a y 1 0 a n d 1 1 , 2 0 1 4 . I n b o t h h a c k a t h o n s ,

t e c h n o l o g i s t s u s e a p p l i c a t i o n s t o d e v e l o p s o l u t i o n s i n m a n a g i n g, i f n o t a v o i d i n g, m a n - m a d e o r n a t u r a l d i s a s t e r s . Te c h C a m p P h i l i p p i n e s i s a t w o - d a y c o n f e r e n c e a m o n g c i v i l s o c i e t y o r g a n i z a t i o n s ( C S O s ) t o b r a i n s t o r m o n t h e b i g g e s t c h a l l e n g e s t h e c o m m u n i t y f a c e s . T h e s e C S O g r o u p s w o r k t o d e v e l o p r e a l - t i m e s o l u t i o n s t o a d d r e s s t h e s e c h a l l e n g e s t h e n c o n n e c t t o g l o b a l n e t w o r k s o f t e c h n o l o g i s t s , s p o n s o r s a n d d i g i t a l v o l u n t e e r s i n h e l p i n g i m p l e m e n t t h e s o l u t i o n s . A h i g h l y i n t e r a c t i v e e v e n t , Te c h C a m p c o n d u c t s s m a l l g r o u p d i s c u s s i o n s t o i d e n t i f y t h e c h a l l e n g e s a n d s p e n d t i m e w i t h t e c h n o l o g y e x p e r t s f o r t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f t e c h s o l u t i o n s t o t h e c h a l l e n g e s . H a n d s - o n t r a i n i n g s e s s i o n s e n a b l e C S O s t o l e a r n t h e u s e o f t h e t e c h n o l o g i c a l t o o l s . G l o b a l l y, Te c h C a m p s h e l p b u i l d d i g i t a l l i t e r a c y b y b r i n g i n g i n l o c a l a n d r e g i o n a l t e c h n o l o g y e x p e r t s t o e d u c a t e , t r a i n a n d w o r k w i t h c i v i l s o c i e t y g r o u p s t o d e v e l o p o n - t h e - s p o t s o l u t i o n s . Te c h C a m p s f o c u s o n e x p l o r i n g t h e c h a l l e n g e s a n d p r o v i d i n g t h e n e c e s s a r y t r a i n i n g t o a d d r e s s t h o s e c h a l l e n g e s v i a t e c h s o l u t i o n s . Te c h C a m p s a l s o t a p i n t o t h e g o o d w i l l o f t h e g l o b a l d i g i t a l v o l u n t e e r c o m m u n i t y t o h e l p s o l v e t o d a y ’s c h a l l e n g e s . Te c h C a m p s e m p o w e r c i v i l s o c i e t y g r o u p s t h r o u g h t h e h a n d s - o n

t r a i n i n g t h e y n e e d t o f a c e t h e c e n t u r y ’s c h a l l e n g e s . ( P I A 8 )

from all angles of the affected buildings and programs of work prepared by the City/Municipal Engineer and approved by the Punong Barangay. These shall l ikewise be validated by the C/MPDC and attested by the City/Municipal Mayor and the Municipal DILG officer. All documents submitted must be subscribed and sworn to by a notary public. This will help DILG hasten project evaluation and fund release since the agency cannot feasibly do onsite validation of each damaged building in the estimated 2,000 barangays affected by Yolanda in the region since it only has three (3) engineers at its regional office and a few at the field, Director Noval said. Dir. Noval echoed Sec. Roxas’ plea for LGUs to be prudent in the use of the money, and as much as possible, tap local labor and materials to help stir up its economy. DILG is asking non-government organizations (NGOs), media and the public to help the agency monitor LGU spending of RAY funds. The department expects all repair and rehabilitation projects by LGUs to be completed by the end of the year. (PIA 8)

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