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SORSOGON CITY, Jan 31, 2012 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through the National Solid Waste Management Council (NSWMC), recognized eight local government units (LGUs) in Bicol for its effective implementation of solid waste management as specified in the mandate of Republic Act 9003 otherwise known as "Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000."
The awarding was done yesterday, January 30, at the DENR office in Rawis, Legazpi City.

Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) regional director Eva Ocfemia said that the recognition was divided into two categories where Category 1 refers to LGUs that have the most materials recovery facility (MRF) in every barangay or group of barangays in its area of coverage, while Category 2 refers to LGUs implementing effective strategies in terms of waste reduction and segregation, has a functional MRF, and successfulin managing its bio-degradable wastes.

The cities of Naga and Sorsogon, the town of Magarao in Camarines Sur ,and Pilar in Sorsogon bagged the award for the first category, while the city of Legazpi and the towns of Bulan, Irosin, and Magallanes in the province of Sorsogon were chosen winners for Category 2.

Meanwhile, DENR executive director Joselin Marcus Fragada reminded anew LGUs across the region that have not yet implemented the proper waste management and disposal to put it into practice the soonest possible time so as not to face penalties once the law on Ecological Solid Waste Management is strictly enforced.(DENR News/BR-PIA Sorsogon)

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By Joe Espiritu
Sunday Post: March 2006

At long last the authorities are starting to realize the Jagna has a rich cultural heritage after all. When the Jagna Culture and Arts Council, JCAC, decided to put up a commemorative book, the first chapter was about the pre Hispanic past. A writer contended that Jagna was already an organized community with its culture and traditions. Although the ancient folks left no written records or permanent structures except stone hedges, the practice of secondary burial could be found.

Survey of the probable burial grounds by the writers of the commemorative book located some of them. One was in Cantagay and another Canupao point. Both were found in grottos or small caves. Both areas were vandalized. In Cantagay, a coffin was thrown out of the grotto and the bones were scattered. There was an evidence treasure hunting nearby. In Canupao where there was abundance of old bones, none are found now.

There are stories of other gravesites in Jagna. One is in Larapan, another in Odiong. At present JCAC writers are trying to locate a burial ground in Cansanga. Here may be other sites and hopefully, they have not yet been vandalized. The characteristics of burial grounds are they are found in small caves beneath cliffs. Most are almost inaccessible. Coffins for adults and infants may be found. Several skeletons occupy one coffin. Ceramic shards are usually found around the coffins.

Anthropologists say that those graves are evidences of secondary burial. Recent dead are buried in shallow graves then are exhumed after several years then placed in boat shaped coffins in small caves. The practice is almost similar to those to the mountain people of Luzon . They mummify their dead by smoking the cadaver then buried in almost inaccessible places like cliffs.

If several burial grounds are found farther inland, it means that Jagna was already a thriving community before the Spaniards came. There was already a division of labor like farmers and fishermen, craftsmen like carpenters and weavers as well as traders. That means we did not just come down from the trees.

JCAC writers had collected pieces of old bones and coffin splinters in such sites to have them carbon dated to determine their age. All living beings, plant or animal, absorb carbon during their lifetime. The absorption ceases when the creature dies. Along with the common carbon, a carbon isotope called Carbon 14 is also absorbed. Carbon 14 is radioactive, which means it radiates energy and while it radiates, it also deteriorates into another form of carbon.

The half-life of Carbon 14 is 5,730 years, which means a mass of Carbon 14 becomes one half after 5,730 years. Then this mass becomes half in another 5,730 years. The limit of Carbon 14 dating is 50,000 years. A margin of error is established at 300 years. A rough analogy may be made like thus. A kilogram of ice will melt in half if left under room temperature says 32 degrees Centigrade in thirty minutes.

If a kilogram block of ice left in a room 32 degrees warm weighs one half kilogram afterward, this means the block is in the room thirty minutes. If the same block weighs one-fourth kilogram, it mean the block is there for one hour. If the block weighs one-eighth kilogram later, it means it had been there for an hour and thirty minutes and so on.

Now that we are becoming culture conscious, local authorities would perhaps pass laws regulating treasure hunting and prevention of vandalism of burial sites. All artifacts found must be identified and if possible be the property of the town. Stiff penalties must be imposed to prevent violations. In doing so Jagna will preserve her cultural heritage, whatever was left of it.

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INQUIRER: The Civil Service Commission has clarified that the 14-day self-quarantine of government employees who traveled to COVID-19 affected areas either for personal or official reasons would not be charged against their leave credits. According to a memorandum dated Thursday and signed by CSC chairperson Alicia dela Rosa-Bala, the rule also applies to government workers like frontline personnel, health workers, and immigration officials who were advised to conduct self-quarantine due to high risks of contracting the COVID-19. [pia-dr/ad] https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1231726/fwd-csc-quarantine-of-govt-workers-who-went-to-covid-19-areas-wont-be-charged-to-leave-credits

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Press Release
The provincial government of Davao Oriental along with all its 10 municipalities and one component city have passed the 2019 Good Financial Housekeeping, affirming these LGUs' honesty and full transparency in spending and auditing of public funds.

The Department of the Interior and Local Government has released yesterday the official list of passers who have complied with the GFH standards.

Among the criteria for passing the GFH include: Qualified or Unqualified Commission on Audit Opinion for CYs 2017 and 2018, and the compliance with Full Disclosure Policy of Local Budget and Finances, Bids and Public Offerings such as Annual Budget, Statement of Receipts and Expenditures, Annual Procurement Plan or Procurement List, and Bid Results On Civil Works, Goods and Services and Consulting Services, among others.

Governor Nelson Dayanghirang lauded the provincial government offices for their efforts in ensuring transparency, accountability, and excellent performance in governance, especially in utilizing public funds. He also congratulated all component local government units of the province for their performance and for ensuring strict adherence with the guidelines and policies set by the law with regards to the use of public funds.

The Good Financial Housekeeping is one of the seven areas of assessment set by the DILG for LGUs before getting the Seal of Good Local Governance. The Seal is a requirement for LGUs in order to receive grants from national government agencies. 

The DILG has institutionalized the Seal in order to "elevate the practice of governance that values transparency, accountability, participation and performance." PIO

Also posted at: https://davaooriental.gov.ph/news/governance/davao-oriental-capitol-all-11-lgus-passed-dilgs-good-financial-housekeeping-standards/

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DAVAO CITY (PIA) – Following major policy changes related to the implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law late last year, Philhealth XI has planned out massive information dissemination especially at the grassroots level.

Field Operations Division Chief of Philhealth XI Fiilbert Bryan L. Sollesta  bared during the Media Forum held Friday at the Royal Mandaya Hotel that the office is joining barangay caravans to reach out members and be able to explain the changes and benefits as it ensures that universal coverage and financial risk protection is delivered to all Filipinos.

Philhealth XI admitted that communicating these policy changes to the public is a big challenge.

It hopes to maximize all of its PhilHealth AKOs or Advocates and Knowledge Officers  who are barangay health workers as their voice down at the grassroots. The PhilHealth AKOs will be updated on these policy changes and will be dispatched to help residents in their respective barangays understand the policy changes. (FGM)

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PIA Davao City: One of the changes in its policy is the granting of "immediate eligibility" to its members who are now classified as either direct or indirect contributors.                                                           
Contrary to the previous policy on the "9/12 month rule" that requires members to have at least paid nine months within  the past year for them to avail the benefits, with the UHC Law all Filipinos get automatic availment to a range of PhilHealth benefits.
" However, we need to make it clear to everyone that while it is true that we already follow immediate eligibility, those who have not yet registered with PhilHealth should first register with us. Also, we emphasize that since the IRR of the UHC Law was approved last November 22, 2019, premium contribution should have been paid starting November 22", said Germaine Tan of Philhealth XI. (FGM)

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PIA Davao City: In the media forum, PhilHealth also tackled the need to religiously pay the premium contribution especially for its direct contributors.
Starting January, an adjustment of 3 percent based on monthly basic salary or income was implemented. This now requires a member to pay the lowest rate at P300 per month or the highest rate of P1,800 per month.
The premium adjustment come in increments for the next years until the 5 percent will be reached.
" We assure our members that while these adjustments are being implemented, the PhilHealth as cited in the UHC law and the implementing rules and regulations that we institute packages that provide more benefits to the members", said PhilHealth XI Acting Regional Vice-President Dr. Hector P. Malate. (FGM)

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Press Release
PIA DAVAO DE ORO: The municipality of Pantukan today, February 21, declares the CPP-NPA-NDF as persona non grata in the town. Pantukan Mayor Roberto Yugo expressed his gratitude to all the barangay officials for their support in the declaration towards a peaceful and progessive town. Former rebels, Calyn and Ayke, shared their experiences in the communist movement as they were trying to infiltrate the communities in Pantukan. (mlu)

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21 February 2020 - The Civil Service Commission (CSC) reminds government agencies to grant claims for benefits under Republic Act No. 11210, also known as the 105-Day Expanded Maternity Leave Law, to women who gave live childbirth, or sufferred miscarriage or emergency termination of pregnancy on 11 March 2019 and thereafter.

R.A. 11210 took effect on 11 March 2019 and thus applies to instances of live childbirth, miscarriage, or emergency termination of pregnancy that occurred starting from said date. The CSC, Department of Labor and Employment, and Social Security System recently issued a joint clarificatory statement explaining that the date of effectivity of the law is 15 days after the publication of R.A. 11210 in a newspaper of general circulation. The law was published on 23 February 2019.

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STATEMENT OF CITY OF MATI MAYOR MICHELLE NAKPIL RABAT ON THE ACCEPTANCE OF 3 MATI BAYS INTO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BAYS IN THE WORLD LIST

The initial application was for Pujada Bay to be included in the prestigious list of the Most Beautiful Bays in the World, but the MBBWA (Most Beautiful Bays in the World Association) accepted not just Pujada Bay but also included Mayo Bay and Balete Bay in the list.

Now all three bays in the City of Mati are in the list of MBBWA which is a testimony of how beautiful our waters are. This rare feat now becomes a challenge for us to do more and persevere in our efforts for the protection and preservation of our environment.

The inclusion of our bays in the list would surely be a big boost not just in our conservation effort but also in our tourism industry as more tourists are expected to visit our city and enjoy the bays.

We would like to thank the Provincial Government under the administration of Gov. Nelson Dayanghirang for initiating the effort for Pujada Bay's inclusion to the Most Beautiful Bays in the World list.

Most especially we thank the people of the City of Mati for their cooperation and participation in cleaning, preserving, and protecting our bays.

We still have a long way to go. Being included in the list is the least difficult part, staying in the list is more challenging.
So to all Matiños I urge you to keep our bays clean like our very own backyard. As your City Government vow to provide more infrastructure and facilities that would help the bays maintain its clean and pristine condition that made it as 3 Most Beautiful Bays in the World.

via Mati CIO
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1 Samuel Chapter 01
1And there is a certain man of Ramathaim-Zophim, of the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name [is] Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, and Ephrathite,

2and he hath two wives, the name of the one [is] Hannah, and the name of the second Peninnah, and Peninnah hath children, and Hannah hath no children.

3And that man hath gone up out of his city from time to time, to bow himself, and to sacrifice, before Jehovah of Hosts, in Shiloh, and there [are] two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests to Jehovah.

4And the day cometh, and Elkanah sacrificeth, and he hath given to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions,

5and to Hannah he giveth a certain portion -- double, for he hath loved Hannah, and Jehovah hath shut her womb;

6and her adversity hath also provoked her greatly, so as to make her tremble, for Jehovah hath shut up her womb.

7And so he doth year by year, from the time of her going up into the house of Jehovah, so it provoketh her, and she weepeth, and doth not eat.

8And Elkanah her husband saith to her, 'Hannah, why weepest thou? and why dost thou not eat? and why is thy heart afflicted? am I not better to thee than ten sons?'

9And Hannah riseth after eating in Shiloh, and after drinking, and Eli the priest is sitting on the throne by the side-post of the temple of Jehovah.

10And she is bitter in soul, and prayeth unto Jehovah, and weepeth greatly,

11and voweth a vow, and saith, 'Jehovah of Hosts, if Thou dost certainly look on the affliction of Thy handmaid, and hast remembered me, and dost not forget Thy handmaid, and hast given to Thy handmaid seed of men -- then I have given him to Jehovah all days of his life, and a razor doth not go up upon his head.'

12And it hath been, when she multiplied praying before Jehovah, that Eli is watching her mouth,

13and Hannah, she is speaking to her heart, only her lips are moving, and her voice is not heard, and Eli reckoneth her to be drunken.

14And Eli saith unto her, 'Until when are thou drunken? turn aside thy wine from thee.'

15And Hannah answereth and saith, 'No, my lord, A woman sharply pained in spirit I [am], and wine and strong drink I have not drunk, and I pour out my soul before Jehovah;

16put not thy handmaid before a daughter of worthlessness, for from the abundance of my meditation, and of my provocation, I have spoken hitherto.'

17And Eli answereth and saith, 'Go in peace, and the God of Israel doth give thy petition which thou hast asked of Him.'

18And she saith, 'Let thy handmaid find grace in thine eyes;' and the woman goeth on her way, and eateth, and her countenance hath not been [sad] for it any more.

19And they rise early in the morning, and bow themselves before Jehovah, and turn back, and come in unto their house in Ramah, and Elkanah knoweth Hannah his wife, and Jehovah remembereth her;

20and it cometh to pass, at the revolution of the days, that Hannah conceiveth, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Samuel, 'for, from Jehovah I have asked him.'

21And the man Elkanah goeth up, and all his house, to sacrifice to Jehovah the sacrifice of the days, and his vow.

22And Hannah hath not gone up, for she said to her husband, 'Till the youth is weaned -- then I have brought him in, and he hath appeared before the face of Jehovah, and dwelt there -- unto the age.'

23And Elkanah her husband saith to her, 'Do that which is good in thine eyes; abide till thy weaning him; only, Jehovah establish His word;' and the woman abideth and suckleth her son till she hath weaned him,

24and she causeth him to go up with her when she hath weaned him, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and she bringeth him into the house of Jehovah at Shiloh, and the youth [is but] a youth.

25And they slaughter the bullock, and bring in the youth unto Eli,

26and she saith, 'O, my lord, thy soul liveth! my lord, I [am] the woman who stood with thee in this [place], to pray unto Jehovah;

27for this youth I prayed, and Jehovah doth give to me my petition which I asked of Him;

28and also I have caused him to be asked for Jehovah, all the days that he hath lived -- he is asked for Jehovah;' and he boweth himself there before Jehovah.

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The provincial government of Davao Oriental is optimistic that starting next year, the province will be able to implement big-ticket projects under the President's Whole of Nation Approach to Attain Sustainable Peace and to End Local Communist Armed Conflict for its priority barangays.

During the Workshop of the Regional Task Force ELCAC on Monday, February 17, held in Davao City, the province of Davao Oriental along with other provinces in the Davao region, has come up with the list of priority Quick Impact Projects – mostly infrastructure and livelihood projects,  which bid to foster peace and end the long-running Communist insurgency.

Quick Impact Projects are those projects proposed by the local government units and national government agencies for implementation in 2020 in the cleared barangays.

Governor Nelson Dayanghirang together with his team composed of the municipal and city mayors with their respective planning officers and the province's chiefs of the military, police, and the Department of the Interior and Local Government sat down during the workshop in order to firm up the list of projects for implementation to be presented at the Regional Development Council this week.

Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary and concurrent Cabinet Secretary for Regional Development and Security (CORDS) Sec. Wendel Avisado, during the workshop, assured that there will be funding for these priority projects in the barangays declared as "cleared" by the security sector.

For the entire Davao region, 55 villages have been identified as priority barangays, ten of which are from Davao Oriental.
Aside from the Quick Impact Projects, the provinces have also identified High-impact Priority Projects. These projects are set to be incorporated to the 2021 budget proposals of the regional line agencies which will later be endorsed to the Regional Development Council. These projects will then be submitted to the agencies' central offices before it reaches the DBM.

Secretary Avisado urged the agencies to submit projects tagged as convergence projects under RTF-ELCAC since it is the priority of the national government to cater communities vulnerable to armed conflict.  "On our part, we will endeavor to prioritize all RDC-endorsed RTF-ELCAC priority projects during the technical budget hearing of all department agency proposal for final inclusion to the National Expenditure Program."

"We would like to see something happening in our midst – the change the people are waiting for in the longest time," he said. "Let the people see the changes happening in their respective communities," he stressed.

He further urged the local government units to involve the communities in the implementation of the project to provide jobs and giving them the sense of ownership on these projects.

Monday's activity is an offshoot of the series of other workshops under the RTF which started last January. Provincial Information Office

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PIA Davao City: At the Philippine Veterinary Medical Association's (PVMA) 87th Scientific Conference and Annual Convention, Senator Cynthia Villar recognized the continuing commitment of the PVMA to improve in the field of veterinary medicine.

The senator also emphasized that developments in the field of veterinary medicine is much needed in times of the prevalence of emerging or re-emerging diseases. Senator Villar alao said that businesses and various industries are counting on the veterinary expertise of practitioners of said field to help in managing their businesses through their technical know-how. (PIA XI/Davao City)

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PIA Davao City: At the 87th PVMA Scientific Conference and Annual Convention, Senator Villar mentioned how she instructed the Department of Agriculture to expedite the financial compensation to farmers to avoid spillage of possibly contaminated meat products in the market.  "pag hindi natin ginawa yon (financial assistance) eh ipagbibili nila (hog raisers) kahit may ASF tapos kakalat yun", Villar said. PIA XI/ K Caro)

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ADVISORY | MAYOR RELAMPAGOS BANS IMPORTATION OF PIGS AND PORK FROM AFRICAN SWINE FEVER AFFECTED AREAS

City Mayor Jose E.Relampagos issued an order to TEMPORARILY BAN all live pigs, pork, and pork-related products and by-products whether fresh, frozen, processed cooked, including but not limited to frozen boar semen, from African Swine Fever (ASF) affected areas. Violating the above-mentioned order is now deemed unlawful by virtue of Executive Order No. 16, series of 2020. 

To protect the public and swine industry from ASF in the city of Panabo, there are precautionary measures to be implemented and a Task Force created for a more effective campaign.

The Task Force will be led by the City Mayor himself with City Administrator Pedrito A.Misoles as his Co-Chairperson. City Veterinarian Dr. John Ray Bautista and City Agriculturist Alejandro R.Mayato are the Vice Chairpersons.

Members are composed of executive officials from the LGU and heads of Panabo-based national agencies, and private sector representatives of hog raisers.

Moreover, the Department of Agriculture warns all hog raisers to avoid feeding hogs with food wastes or "Lamaw".

According to experts, ASF does not do any harm to humans however affects the lives of pigs which is a source of income to farmers.

To report suspecting symptoms of ASF or importation of hogs, kindly visit the Veterinarian's Office near Barangay Salvacion Gym or call 0920-468-4561.
(CIO)

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GOOD NEWS!

The Pujada Bay in the City of Mati, Davao Oriental has been officially named as one of the Most Beautiful Bays in the World.

The provincial government has just received the confirmation today through an official communication from the Most Beautiful Bays in the World Association (MBBWA).

"I am pleased to inform you that the Board of Directors has voted in favor of accepting Pujada Bay, but also Mayo and Balete Bays together as a new member of the Most Beautiful Bays in the World Association. Congratulations and welcome," said Mr. Michel Bujold, World President of the MBBWA, in a letter addressed to Davao Oriental Governor Nelson Dayanghirang and City of Mati Mayor Michelle Rabat.

Ms. Dolores Valdesco, Head of the Environment and Natural Resources Office (ENRO) and one of the technical persons for the province's application, said that the MBBWA is set to send their recommendations for implementation, which include the inclusion of Mayo and Balete Bays in the City of Mati to the official documents.

Last month, two top officials of the Club of the Most Beautiful Bays in the World from France and Canada: Treasurer Mr. Guy Rousset and General Manager Mr. Bruno Bodard, visited the province to conduct a four-day validation and site visit at the Pujada Bay. During their stay, both officials expressed how impressed they were of Pujada Bay's beautiful and rich seascapes and landscapes.

Following the validation, the officials submitted their on-site visit report to the Board Members of the Most Beautiful Bay of the World who gave the official nod for the Pujada Bay's inclusion to the prestigious association.

Governor Nelson Dayanghirang said he is happy with this new milestone for the province. "One of the reasons we applied Pujada Bay to the Most Beautiful Bays in the World Club is to share its magnificent assets to the people of the world who would like to experience the natural and cultural richness of our place. The people of Davao Oriental are very proud of Pujada Bay and consider it a jewel of the province. It is, therefore, a top priority in terms of maintenance and enhancement of its natural beauty because this is a God-given gift that is meant to be shared and enjoyed not only today but more so in the coming years and the generations to come," Governor Dayanghirang said.

The official awarding of the certificate is set to be handed over to the officials of the province of Davao Oriental and the city of Mati during the MBBWA's annual congress in Morocco this coming October. PIO

#Congratulations
#AllforDavaoOriental
#MakeItMati
#ExperienceDavaoOriental

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PIA DAVAO CITY: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, addressing the graduates of the is Public Safety Officers Advance Course Class 2019-18 and  Public Safety  Officers  Basic Course Class 2019-07 reminded them and the entire police force never to get into the illegal drugs business as he repeatedly says that he will run after these people even beyond his term as President. He also stressed how he values the family which is the primary victim if a member gets into the illegal drug trade.

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TAGUM CITY NEWS

Tarsier nakig-courtesy call ky Tagum City Mayor Allan L. Rellon usa siya buhian sa Nature's Park/Botanical Park.

Usa napod ka Tarsier ang nakit.an sulod sa Area of Responsibility (AOR) sa Syudad sa Tagum. Ang maong Tarsier nakit.an ni Richard Balikwat, Mervin Gawala ug Rodolfo Balikwat poro mga trabahante sa usa ka contruction company human sila nga nag.widening kaganihang hapon sa kadalan sa boundary sa Brgy. New Balamban, Tagum City ug Munisipyo sa New Corella.

Sumala pa sa tulo ka trabahante, nagputol sila og usa ka kahoy tapos sa dihang naputol ang kahoy, natagak ang maong Tarsier ug nagligid ligid kono. Kini ang ika-5 nga Tarsier nga nakita sa boundary sa Syudad ug ika-6 nga Tarsier nga gibuhian sa Nature's Park/Botanical Park.

Sabi ko na Tarsierrrrr!!
#TagumTagumpay!
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Press Release
DAVAO CITY- The Hog Farmers Association of Davao  is urging for the government to implement a selective banning of pork meat from ASF areas instead of a total ban from the region as the depopulated hogs account for about 2% of the hogs in the region. Currently the group is promoting pork meat as safe to eat and that ASF is not transferable to humans. Eduardo So, president of HFAD said the misconceptions and stigma could wipe out the hog industry in Davao. (PIA RG Alama)

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Press Release
PIA DAVAO DE ORO: Alyas Cailyn, former rebel, joined today the declaration of the CPP-NPA-NDF as persona non grata in the town of Mabini. She was recruited to join the communist movement because she was convinced that her problem as a battered wife will be solved by group. She said that even without a degree, she was assigned to be a dentist in an outreach and extracted teeth of two persons. She surrendered last 2018 because she has doubts already on the principles and actions of the movement. She recalled that the mother of one of her former comrades almost died in a hospital because the promised support from the movement was not given to them. (mlu)

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PIA DAVAO DE ORO: All lechon baboy or roasted pigs bought outside of Davao de Oro must have the proper documents before it can enter the province. Dannie Apelo of the Provincial Veterinarian's Office said during a forum that this is part of the province's preventive measures on African Swine Fever. (mlu)

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Press Release
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERS WITH MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS IN THE EFFORT TO ESTABLISH WATERWORKS SYSTEMS IN WATERLESS BARANGAYS

The provincial government will start with the procurement of Geo Resistivity equipment for ground water exploration to efficiently address the lack of water sources in 69 percent of the 1,109 barangays in Bohol.

This is to ensure that the additional water sources to be identified and explored are apt for sustainability.

So far, 18 municipalities had submitted 349 level-1 water sources to the Bohol Environment Management Office, and the Provincial Planning and Development Office was furnished a copy of the list.

The records at the BEMO and PPDO also show that there are 243 waterless barangays located in 24 towns. This means 22 percent of the 1,109 barangays in Bohol are waterless.

The information was presented during the meeting of Governor Art Yap and officials from the Provincial Engineers Office (PEO), Provincial Budget Office (PBMO), Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO), Bohol Environmental and Management Office (BEMO), and Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA).

The planned long-term program to provide wáter supply to waterless barangays was discussed during the meeting, where Yap proposed that the provincial government will provide wáter impounding projects to be located in strategic areas and the municipal governments will provide for the pipings to tap wáter supply from the impounding facilities.

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Press Release
CAPITOL IS AGAIN UNDER ATTACK BY UNSCRUPULOUS GROUP WHO CIRCULATES A SORT OF APPLICATION FORM FOR AID THAT IS MADE TO APPEAR IT CAME FROM THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT, A MALICIOUS BLUNDER WHICH GOVERNOR ART YAP DENOUNCES

Gov. Art Yap denounces the circulation of a sort of application form for aid which is made to appear to be coming from the provincial government.

The governor clarified that there is no such application form for aid that is being distributed by the provincial government because one needs not apply for an aid.

Gov. Art Yap advised the public not to fill up the application form for aid because it is a fake document; and since it has no official effect, it will not be honored.

A copy of the application form was reported by an official to First District Congressman Edgar Chatto and Chatto reported it to Governor Yap.

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Press Release
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT PLANS TO IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM ON EARLY DETECTION OF AILMENTS THROUGH COMMUNITY DOCTOR-AND-NURSE TANDEMS COUPLED WITH ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM THAT WOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR CONSTITUENTS TO AVAIL OF ASSISTANCE IN MEDICAL CHECK-UPS AND HOSPITALIZATION WITHOUT QUEUEING AT THE CAPITOL; AND THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO THE INPUTS FROM FORMER DOH SECRETARY PAULYN JEAN UBIAL WHO PAID A COURTESY CALL TO GOVERNOR ART YAP YESTERDAY

Former Department of Health Secretary Paulyn Jean Ubial yesterday paid a courtesy call to Governor Art Yap and shared notes for the establishment of an effective program on early detection of ailments where the tandems of doctors and nurses will be employed to monitor health conditions of constituents without swamping government hospitals with patients.

Gov. Art Yap also consulted former Health Sec. Ubial on the implementation of an electronic health record system that will pave for a system where the constituents will just have to present an ATM card that already contains the identity of the patient and the assistance available to him from the provincial government.

This way, the constituents needing medical check-up and hospitalization need not go through the hassle of processing their supporting documents just to avail of assistance from the Capitol.

On the other hand, the early detection of ailments and serious diseases by tandems of community doctors and nurses who would monitor the health conditions of the constituents right in their homes and communities will allow medical interventions at an earlier stage. This way, serious illnesses would be cured or, at least, be given attention before they worsen.

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Press Release
GIKINAHANGLANG MAKAPAHALUNA OG SANGANG BUHATAN ANG RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE (RITM) SA KABISAY-AN UG MINDANAO, SUMALA KANG ASSISTANT PROVINCIAL HEALTH OFFICER DR. YUL LOPEZ

Nakita sa tinogyanan sa buhatan sa panglawas sa probinsiya ang panginahanglan sa pagbutang og sangang laboratoryo sa Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) sa Kabisay-an ug Mindanao.

Si Dr. Cesar Tomas Lopez, tigpamaba sa Technical Working Group nga nagtutok sa Coronavirus Disease(CoVID 19) miingon nga mas labing maayo nga adunay laboratoryo usab sa RITM sa Visayas ug Mindanao aron mas sayo ug mas paspas ang pag-ila sa kagaw sama sa CoVID19 ug alang sa episyenteng general disease management.

Gihimo ni Lopez ang pamahayag atul sa press briefing niadtong Biyernes kalabot sa makatakod nga sakit gikan sa Wuhan City, China.

Gawas sa pamahayag kalabot sa sanga sa RITM, si Lopez mihangop usab sa sugyot nga iapil sa TWG ang Bohol Cyber Crime Team sa Kampo Dagohoy aron mapakgang ang fake news ilabina diha sa social media.

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BALIK NA SA TRABAHO SI GOBERNADOR ART YAP SUGOD KARONG ADLAWA

Opisyal na nga mobalik sa trabaho karong adlawa, Pebrero 18, si Gobernador Art Yap human niya silbihi ang iyang 90 ka adlaw nga preventive suspension.

Kini ang gikonpirmar ni Provincial Administrator Atty. Kathryn Pioquinto sa DyRD Balita.

Sa pagbalik ni Gob. Yap sa trabaho sa Kapitolyo, adunay mga nakahan-ay nga mga kalihukan nga pangunahan niini.

Kini ang balaang misa sa may alas 8 y medya karong buntag diha sa bag-ong Kapitolyo.

Si Pioquinto miingon nga itugyan usab ni Yap ang mga motorsiklo ngadto kang Bien Unido Mayor Rene Borenaga ug Garcia Hernandez Mayor Tita Baja.

Itugyan usab sa gobernador ang P50 mil pesos nga pahalipay sa mga bol-anong mananaog sa SouthEast Asian Games(SEA Games).

Lagdaan usab niya ang confederation agreement tali sa mga tourist transport operators.

Nakatakda usab siyang makigtigom sa tanang miyembro sa Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) karong hapon.

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Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) Secretary Carlito G. Galvez Jr. together with Davao de Oro Governor Jayvee Tyron L. Uy led the turn-over ceremony of the P20 Million worth of completed OPAPP and Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) Water System Projects in the four (4) Barangays of the municipality of Compostela, Davao de Oro on February 13, 2020.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/davao-de-oro-provincial-information/opapp-sec-galvez-ddo-gov-uy-turn-over-p20m-pamana-water-system-projects-in-compo/836617756765522/

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Article 2. SECTION 8. 1987 Philippine Constitution
The Philippines , consistent with the national interest, adopts and pursues a policy of freedom from nuclear weapons in its territory.

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By Francis Kong
Effective communication is not just speaking but listening too. I guess we know this. But here is another lesson I have learned. I realized that I can be right many times when I just kept my mouth shut. Talking without thinking leads me to trouble. Active listening is important. Refusing the temptation to open the mouth and butt-in is highly recommended. #PassionPurposeProductivity

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Press Release
The new chief of the Philippine National Police in Davao Oriental has just been installed today in a simple change of command ceremony held during the Workshop of the Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict at the Grand Men Seng Hotel in Davao City.

Incoming Davao Oriental Police Provincial Office Provincial Director Police Colonel Joselito Leano Loriza has assumed command replacing outgoing Provincial Director Police Colonel Marcial Mariano Magistrado III who is set to proceed to his next assignment.

Also assuming command is the incoming PNP Provincial Director of PNP Davao de Oro Police Colonel Roberto Alanas.

The Change of Command Ceremony was officiated by PNP Regional Director Police Brigadier General Filmore Escobal and was witnessed by the local chief executives of the provinces in Davao Region, including Davao Oriental Governor Nelson Dayanghirang, Davao de Oro Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy, Davao del Norte Governor Edwin Jubahib, and Davao del Sur Governor Douglas Cagas; regional directors of the different national agencies, Eastern Mindanao Command Chief Major General Jose Faustino, Jr.,  and other guests.

The change of command ceremony which will be held at the DOPPO headquarters is set to be announced soon. PIO
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2989910491048800&id=186956774677533&sfnsn=mo

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Feature: Yacon juice and tea
by Ma. Susana O. Encarnacion
Yacon juice and tea are beverages developed from Smallanthus sonchifolius or more popularly known as yacon.

According to the Food and Nutrition Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST), Yacon is associated with gut health. It is rich in fructooligosaccharides (FOS), a prebiotic stimulating the growth of good bacteria which enhances mineral absorption. FOS is a non-digestible form of carbohydrates that lowers blood sugar levels and improves the health of the intestines. Its benefits are not fully maximized because yacon tubers are perishable and its nutritional content and FOS significantly decreases during post harvest storage.

To maximize the benefits form yacon, the FNRI-DOST came up with a technology on development of beverage products from yacon in the form of juice and tea. This FNRI technology has undergone laboratory studies and is in the process of undergoing its pilot-scale study.

For more information on the benefits of Yacon, contact: Dr. Mario V. Capanzana, Director, FNRI-DOST, General Santos Avenue, Bicutan, Taguig City; Telefax Numbers: 837-2934 and 837-3164; email: mvc@fnri.dost.gov.ph, mar_v_c@yahoo.com; website: http://www.fnri.dost.gov.ph. (FNRI-DOST S & T Media Service: Info Bits/PIA-Caraga)

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BFP OPENS FIRST OF ITS KIND TRAINING FACILITY IN DAVAO DE ORO: All systems go for the grand opening of Davao de Oro Fire, Emergency and Disaster Training Center (Davao de Oro FED) this Feb. 15, 2020, 10AM at the back of Davao deoro Provincial Capitol, Brgy. Cabidianan, Nabunturan town. Its the first of its kind training facility in the country with simulators like burn building, high angle rescue, CBRNE hazmat rescue, center for disease control, arson laboratory, etc. VIPs present are TESDA Sec. Isidro Lapena, Gov. Jayvee Tyron Uy, Rep. Ruwel Peter Gonzaga, BFP Deputy Fire Chief, CSUPT Roel Jeremy Diaz, 11 Mayors of Davao de Oro and BFP officers.

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ANNOUNCEMENT

After serious consideration, the Provincial Government of Davao de Oro and the Department of Education (DepEd) Region XI decided to reschedule the Davao Regional Athletic Association (DAVRAA) Meet 2020 to APRIL 1-7, 2020.

Although there has been no confirmed case of the COVID-19 in the province, the organizers decided to postpone the sports meet to protect our student athletes and guests from conditions that will leave them susceptible to the disease.

We thank you for your continuous support and patronage.

#DAVRAA2020
#OurGoldenMoment

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PIA Davao: #WATCH Kapihan sa PIA tackles the Gains of the Regional Task Force Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF ELCAC) with DILG XI Regional Director Alex Roldan, TESDA XI Asst. Regional Director Arlyn Bandong and representatives from the 10th Infantry Division.

The Department of Agriculture also gives updates on the African Swine Fever (ASF) while The Royal Mandaya Hotel General Manager Benjamin Banzon airs out impacts of the recent catastrophies that started from the series of earthquakes last year to COVID-19 to the hotel industry.

https://www.facebook.com/piadavaoregion/videos/1097158910633578/?sfnsn=mo&d=n&vh=e

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PIA DAVAO: Twelve (12) concrete fence walls of Davao City Police Office were painted with artists' skills purposely to create awareness especially to the young ones, as part of the DCPO'S intensified campaign to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC).

Police Colonel Kirby John Kraft, City Director, said the mural painting started on January 15, 2020.
The main story of the painting aims to "spread the word"out there about what the PNP wants to change in the community by not supporting the Joma Sison's criminal group, emphasizing "criminal" since they are used to terrorize, extort from businessmen and create atrocities generate fear and violence among the populace.

"We initiated this for a good cause," said PCol Kraft. "There's a larger issue than many people may be aware of. The extremism of the CPP-NPA-NDF and their recruitment especially to students. "

For the record, students and younger generations are most likely to be persuaded to join the rebel/terrorist group because of their minority and their discernment on political issues can easily be fed with false ideologies, their being impulsive and adventurous.

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PIA Davao City: The depopulation of hogs in three African Swine Fever-infected towns in Davao Occidental is expected to be completed over the weekend, as the Department of Agriculture in the region has already accomplished 92 per cent as of this writing.

Out of the 15,475 pigs to be culled from Don Marcelino, Malita and Jose Abad Santos in Davao Occidental and including Davao City, a total of 14,097 hogs have been depopulated since the start of culling on February 5, revealed DA-XI regional information officer Noel Provido.

He said the culling in these affected areas may possibly be finished this week.

In a DA-XI briefer as of Thursday (Feb. 13), the 2,343 hogs from Barangays Dominga and Lamanan in Davao City were completely eradicated.

Disinfection and decontamination in the culled areas will be done for 30 days, and implementation of veterinary quarantine checkpoints in main checkpoints and barangay checkpoints has been beefed up. (Carina L. Cayon)

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DAVAO ORIENTAL – Securing insurance for hogs and other livestock is now an option strongly recommended by the provincial government to hog and livestock raisers to avail of amidst the threat of the African Swine Fever (ASF).

Provincial Veterinarian Dr. Eric Dagmang called on all hog raisers in the province, as well as raisers of other livestock, to avail of the insurance program offered by the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) under the Department of Agriculture (DA).

Under this free insurance program, livestock raisers can receive compensation in case of livestock mortality. "This will greatly help our farmers and livestock raisers," said Dr. Dagmang.

Dr. Dagmang said that livestock raisers only need to go to their Municipal or City Agriculture Office to have their livestock registered. They can also go directly to the Provincial Agriculture Office compound. Currently, scores of farmers and livestock raisers have already availed of the program.

However, he clarified that this program is not only limited to diseases such as ASF but also for other livestock illnesses.

The PCIC provides insurance cover to livestock, such as cattle, carabao, horse, swine, goat, sheep, poultry, and game fowls and animals. By Provincial Information Office

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PUBLIC ADVISORY ON CONCERTS AND OTHER PUBLIC EVENTS AND GATHERINGS:

Amidst the ongoing threat of the spread of the COVID-19 (2019-nCoV ARD), the provincial government calls on the general public to avoid attending, participating in, and organizing events that draw a huge number of people to avoid contracting the said virus.

The provincial government also strongly calls for the cancellation of all mass gatherings or big events in the whole province, whether organized by the government or private institutions.

We assure everyone that the provincial government, in close partnership and coordination with the Department of Health, will strictly and rigorously implement measures to contain the potential spread of COVID-19 to keep the people safe.

In line with that, the general public is urged to continue to practice self-protection measures, as advised by the Department of Health.

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On the COVID-19

The Palace confirms that the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF) has resolved to lift the travel restrictions imposed upon Taiwan, effective immediately. Accordingly, travel may now be made by any national to Taiwan from the Philippines and vice versa.

The lifting of travel restrictions for Taiwan has been agreed by the members of the IATF by reason of the strict measures they are undertaking, as well as the protocols they are implementing to address the COVID-19.

Meanwhile, the IATF will likewise evaluate other jurisdictions, including Macau, for the possible lifting of the imposed travel ban after their submission of the protocols being observed by their government which prevent potential carriers of the said virus from entering and deporting their territory and enable others to determine the recent travel history of any traveler exiting their borders.

The Office of the President likewise stresses that any resolution relative to travel restrictions in connection with the COVID-19 shall be subjected to regular review by the IATF.

Salvador S. Panelo
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel
& Presidential Spokesperson

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The Davao Oriental Provincial Medical Center has welcomed a new milestone as it successfully inaugurated and broke the grounds for its new state-of-the-art facilities touted to improve health services, especially for the poor patients in the province.

https://davaooriental.gov.ph/news/infrastructure/davao-oriental-provincial-medical-center-getting-bigger-acquires-new-state-of-the-art-facilities/

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TAGUM CITY NEWS
ATM: TURN-OVER CEREMONY
PLTCOL ARIEL B. ACALA, Outgoing OIC of Tagum City Police Station is relinquishing his position to PLTCOL PABLITO G. ODIAS, Incoming Chief of Police here at the y City Police Station, Tagum City, Davao del Norte.

Attended by City Vice-Mayor Eva Lorraine Estabillo, City  Administrator Giovanni Rellon, Men and Women of PNP Tagum, Barangay Captains and functionaries of Tagum City.

CIO TAGUM

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The diversity of radio content and programming, as well as the plurality of opinions expressed, is matched by the variety of broadcasting channels, according to the UN cultural agency, UNESCO. 

Whether you listen to AM, FM or digital radio in your car, stream stations on the web, or download podcasts to your phone, you are experiencing what is the world's most widely consumed medium. 

"Through the freedom it offers, radio is thus a unique means of promoting cultural diversity. This is particularly the case for indigenous peoples, for whom radio can be an accessible medium for sharing their experiences, promoting their cultures and expressing their ideas in their own languages," Director-General Audrey Azoulay stated. 

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Celebrating the diversity of radio, the medium people use the most
https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/02/1057221

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By Drema Quitayen Bravo
PNP-SAF nagsimula nang tumanggap ng aplikante para sa regular at attrition quota para sa taong 2020

KIDAPAWAN CITY-Nagsimula nang tumanggap ng mga bagong aplikante ang unit ng PNP Special Action Force o SAF para sa taong 2020.

Sa kabuuan, abot sa 663 ang kinakailangan ng SAF sa parehong nationwide regular at attrition quota.

Base sa itinakdang qualifications sa ilalim ng RA 8551, nakasaad ang mga sumusunod na batayan bago maging miyembro ng kanilang hanay:

1. Filipino Citizen
2. A Person With Good Moral Character
3. Physically And Mentally Fit
4. Must Have Eligibility- tulad ng PNP Entrance o Napolcom Exam ;CS Passer, Bar and Board Passer; Board of Criminologist at College graduate with honors.
5. May taas na 5'4''sa Lalake at 5'2'' naman sa Babae.
6. 21-30 years old.

Ang mga karagdagang katanungan ay maari isangguni sa tanggapan ng 4th Special Action Battalion sa Cotabato Police Provincial Office o CPPO compound sa Brgy.Amas, Kidapawan City o ikontak ang kanilang hotline: 0938-503-9382/0998-578-5237.

Bago magsumite ng kinakailangang dokumento ay maaaring magpatulong sa  SAF Mobile Recruitment Team sa nabanggit na opisina para makakuha ng online application sa pamamagitan ng Online Recruitment Application System (ORAS).

Samantala, abot naman mahigit P35, 000 ang matatangap na monthly salary kung sakaling maging miyembro na ng PNP-SAF.

Bago makapasok sa nasabing unit, dadaan muna ang mga aplikante sa isang matinding training na magtatagal ng halos isang taon bago sila tuluyang maging fully-blooded commando.

Ang mga sasalang naman sa naturang pagsasanay ay kinakailangang handang isakripisyo ang pansariling kapakanan at seguridad upang makapaglingkod sa bayan.

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TAGUM CITY NEWS
BREAKING NEWS: PAWIKAN HATCHLINGS RELEASE, setting free the turtles.

Baby turtles of the Green Sea Turtle specie take to the sea moments after their release by employees of City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) led by CENRO Chief Ms. Vivian Bahalla together with the residence from Garinan led by Ms Milagros Calumpang, the Chairman of City Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (CFARMC) who is the one who take care the Pawikan from nesting until it hatched. This is in the shoreline of Garinan coastal community in Barangay Madaum. The 95 newly-hatched green sea turtle (Chilonia Mydas) or "pawikan" nesting site at Purok 26 Sitio Garinan, nesting date Dec 24, 2019 and hatching emerging date February 16, 2020 (12:00am to 3:am), released this afternoon Sunday, February 16 @6PM. The cold months of December until February are the usual nesting time for the pawikan who return to lay eggs in the same area where they were hatched.

Pawikans have found a home in the city, let us do our share in protecting their home which is also ours. Many different species thrive in this place thus it is worth protecting to keep biodiversity and let the future generations witness how wonderful sea turtles are

It can be recalled this...
WATCH:  A pawikan lays egg in the shoreline of Garinan coastal community in Barangay Madaum. The community is apparently now a favorite nesting ground of pawikans of the rich Davao Gulf. This was on December 26, 2018

CLICK THIS LINK BELOW TO VIEW...

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CIO TAGUM

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WISDOM ABOUT SOAP BUBBLES: Children and those with artistic imagination love to play with such extremely thin film water enclosing air that forms a hollow sphere due to  its magical spectacle that produce different colors and  interfere constructively and destructively when light shines and appears unto it. Each one of us exists in this a world like a soap bubble that usually lasts for only a few seconds before bursting, either on their own or on contact with another object. However, let us choose to be the one that interferes constructively in the life of any person we meet along the way. Let our life be an attractive and meaningful color to others' lives today before bursting out in this world as anytime from now we are bound to disappear like a bubble and be in eternal contact with our Creator in Heaven. REJECT ARROGANCE, PRIDE, ENVY AND REVENGE in our heart.  The good memories we leave to those behind us depends on how we could have appeared to everyone's life in the past.

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by Domingo B. Natividad V
QUEZON CITY, Jan 31 2012 (PIA) -- The ceremonial awarding of the heralds of microinsurance in the country will mark the culmination of the celebration of the Microinsurance Month, Tuesday night, Jan. 31, 2012 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC).

Themed as "Gabi ng Parangal at Pasasalamat sa mga Tagapagtaguyod ng Microinsurance," the event is meant to recognize and honor the microinsurance partners in the Philippines, who have tangibly supported the microinsurance industry with the number of policies contracted under the mutual benefit associations, life and non-life insurances.

Earlier, a group of microinsurance stakeholders in Metro Manila were provided training on microinsurance advocacy (TOMA) at the One Tagaytay Place from January 18-20, 2012. Also, an advocacy seminary (AS) on microinsurance was conducted at the Diamond Hotel on January 27, 2012.

Both events were slated as part of a nationwide roadshow on the "Financial Literacy on Microinsurance" campaign propelled by the Department of Finance – National Credit Council (DOF-NCC) and the Insurance Commission (IC) this year.

Microinsurance is a continuing program of the Aquino government that gained the support of various multilateral agencies Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the German Technical Cooperation (GIZ) targeted to help alleviate poverty in the country.

Designed for the low income group, microinsurance products are priced affordably for easy access by its target market. Typically, the premium or contribution per policy ranges from less than P1 to P20 a day. This means that the premium on a microinsurance can be as low as P30 per month with a maximum sum of guaranteed benefit not more than P200,000.

On January 10, 2007, Malacanang declared January 2007 and every year thereafter as the "National Microinsurance Month." (RJB/DBNV/ PIA-NCR)

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PIA DAVAO DE ORO: Around 130 ballmills and carbon in pulp (CIP) plants in Mount Diwalwal were padlocked by the Provincial Task Force Naboc River since Monday, February 10. DENR-PENRO Chamberlain Babiera stressed that the padlocking is part of the implementation of the cease and desist order issued by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau, and Environmental Management Bureau last March 2019. He added that around 290 ballmill and CIP plants are targeted to be closed on this weeklong activity of the task force. (mlu)

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Good morning, sir. Online news scan, Thursday, 13 February 2020:

(GMA News)
Philippine military chief: We will live without VFA with US

US Defense chief says VFA termination a 'move in the wrong direction'

Expert (Clarita Carlos)
says US forces to remain in Philippines even with VFA gone

ISIS less likely to attack Philippines without VFA with US, says expert (Rommel Banlaoi)

Suspected Dawlah Islamiya fighter surrenders to troops in Lanao Sur

51% of persons under investigation for COVID-19 in Philippines test negative —DOH

WHO says coronavirus cases stabilizing in China, but outbreak could go any way

Duterte wants death for 'ninja cops'

Duterte: Gov't won't tolerate abuse of broadcast privilege

(ABS CBN News)
Philippines may consider military pact with other countries: Justice chief

Termination of VFA with US to pave way for better military deal: analyst
(Rommel Banlaoi)

'National tragedy': Ex-top diplomat (Albert del Rosario) calls for action vs VFA termination

Special flight eyed to bring home Pinoys from virus-hit Macau

Half of suspected new coronavirus patients test negative for disease: DOH

Duterte: Big law firm may be behind 'onerous' contracts of water concessionaires

(INQUIRER)
'We will live without VFA' – PH armed forces chief

Other PH-US pacts 'practically useless' once VFA termination takes effect — Guevarra

US Defense Secretary: Termination of VFA 'a move in a wrong direction'

Taiwan may cancel visa-free entry for Filipinos over travel ban issue – Banayo

Duterte: 'Ninja cops will die'

General in drugs watchlist holds office in Camp Crame

(PHILSTAR)
Military agreement with other countries may be considered — Guevarra

Taiwan says it is 'wrongly included' in Philippines' expanded COVID-19 travel ban

DOH braces for local COVID-19 transmission

AFP eyes VFAs with China, Japan

Duterte insists broadcasting a privilege granted by gov't amid quo warranto vs ABS-CBN

Duterte says 'ninja cops' and narco-generals in PNP reduced to 'about 4'

(BULLETIN)
Military agreement with other countries may be considered — Guevarra

DOH says it's important to have surgical masks at schools to combat COVID-19

Defense reporters take stand on ABS-CBN quo warranto case

Duterte admits resenting some media networks; won't tolerate abuse of broadcast privilege

(PHIL NEWS AGENCY)
US defense chief's remarks on VFA termination 'expected': Palace

Senators free to challenge VFA termination in SC

Duterte to review Taiwan appeal to lift travel ban

Ninja cops reduced to 4: Duterte

Quarantine facility to rise in Zamboanga City

Ex-rebel surrenders in Aurora, yields firearm, grenade

(MLA STANDARD)
US blasts VFA termination
Defense chief says move in wrong direction

Taiwan takes offense at PH travel ban, plans to strike back

(CNN)
US Defense Chief says ending VFA a 'wrong' move amid China aggression

WHO says novel coronavirus vaccine could be ready in 18 months

(TRIBUNE.NET.PH)
Quarantined repatriates doing well, negative for Covid-19

Panelo: VFA termination a long time coming

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20 former rebels received cash assistance from DavOcc provincial LGU

MALITA, Davao Occidental, Feb. 13 – Some 20 former rebels received a cash assistance of P5,000 each from the provincial local government of Davao Occidental on Tuesday (Feb. 11) at the municipal gym of Malita town.

Davao Occidental Vice-Governor Franklin Bautista together with 73rd Infantry Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Ronaldo G. Valdez, personally handed over the cash assistance to the recipients.

After the activity, the 73rd IB personnel accompanied the FRs to a local store to shop and buy their basic needs.

Lt. Col. Valdez also treated the FRs for a sumptuous lunch in a restaurant.

These FRs are presently staying in Bahay Pag-asa where they are being taken care of by this unit.

Aside from the financial assistance, most of these former rebels who decided to return to the folds of the law and join the mainstream of our society, will also be enrolled in the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) for livelihood trainings and other forms of assistance.

The cash assistance for the FRs is part of the efforts of the Davao Occidental Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC). (73rd IB)

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JUST IN | MAYOR RELAMPAGOS CANCELS ARAW NG PANABO CELEBRATION AND OTHER EVENTS DUE TO COVID-19. Read full statement:

I regret to inform you that I shall CANCEL all Araw ng Panabo events on March 1 to 31, 2020, the State of the City Address on March 16, and the PBA Game (San Miguel Beermen vs Meralco Bolts) on March 28 for the reason of public health and safety.

The advisories and news from the national government and the World Health Organization have continually warning our country on the increasing 2019 Corona Virus Disease or COVID-19 outbreak (previously termed as 2019-nCoV ARD). Although there are no confirmed cases in our Region as of today, I am determined to implement precautionary measures in the city of Panabo and follow DOH AND DILG guidelines against the disease.

Therefore, I strongly encourage you to practice self-protection measures and avoid attending crowded places/events and other mass gatherings anywhere. All similar events organized by the barangay and city governments are ordered to halt until further notice. Private organizers are likewise strongly advised to suspend similar events in the city of Panabo.

Proper and accurate information on this matter should only be coming from the Department of Health and the City Government of Panabo in order to avoid panic and misinformation. In addition, I am asking you to participate in the barangay information campaigns spearheaded by the City Health Office on the following days.

"Makuptan ang kadaugan sa Nagkahiusang mga Panaboans". It is my prayer to our Almighty Father that we shall continue celebrating our cityhood individually as panaboans despite these calamities.

With unity, there is peace. With resiliency, there is hope. With God, there is victory.

JOSE E.RELAMPAGOS
City Mayor

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TAGUM CITY NEWS
ADVISORY!

"OFFICIAL STATEMENT  ON THE UPCOMING MAJOR ACTIVITIES  OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF TAGUM"

In light of the official guidance from the Department of Health through its advisory to refrain from organizing events that will draw a huge number of attendees, the City Government of Tagum announces the cancellation of some major activities lined up by the local government in the coming months, majority of which are events falling under the 22nd Araw ng Tagum and the Musikahan sa Tagum Festival 2020 celebrations, respectively.

The decision to cancel these events is anchored on the government's pro-active precautionary measure amidst the situation brought about by the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) that health authorities around the world are trying to avert. The LGU assures the public that it is on top of the situation and is closely coordinating with the DOH and the Davao Regional Medical Center in case of a public emergency.

After a thorough deliberation led by Mayor Allan Rellon last night, the following events are hereby cancelled or postponed as hinged on the fact that these events are expected to draw a large crowd, to wit:

CIO TAGUM

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Tagalog news: Metro Manila mayors tutugunan ang hamon ng climate change
ni Lucia F. Broño
QUEZON CITY, Enero 31, 2012 (PIA) -- Malalim ang dagok na idinulot ng bagyong Ondoy na muling pinaalala ng bagyong Sendong kaya't sa nakaraang pulong ng Metro Manila Council, isang resolusyon ang kanilang binuo at pinirmahan upang matugunan ang hamon ng climate change.

Nakapaloob sa resolusyon na magsasagawa ng kanikanilang action plan ang lahat ng Metro Manila (MM) mayors upang maiwasan at mabawasan ang mga pinsalang dulot ng kalamidad sa kabuhayan, propiedad at buhay ng tao.

Ang action plan ay kanila ding tugon sa payo ni Climate Change Commission (CCC) Secretary Mary Ann Lucille Sering na kanilang naging resource person sa pulong na iyon.

Ipinaliwanag ni Secretary Sering na sa ilalim ng Section 14 ng Republic Act No. 9729, ang mga lokal na pamahalaan (LGUs) ang dapat nangunguna sa pagbabalangkas, pagpaplano at pagsasagawa ng climate change Action plan sa kanikanilang lugar. Ito ay alinsunod sa probisyon ng Local Government Code ng National Framework Strategy on Climate change at ng National Climate Change Action Plans.

"Ang mga lokal na pamahalaan sa Metro Manila ay maaaring humingi ng technical at financial assistance mula sa national government sa pagsasakatuparan ng kanilang action plan," dagdag ni Sering.

Pahayag naman ni Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Francis Tolentino sa isang panayam. "Bilang tugon sa hiling ng Climate Change Commission, ang mga LGU ay babalangkas ng kanilang action plan alinsunod sa National Climate Change Action Plan, na siyang roadmap for climate change adaptation and mitigation ng ating pamahalaan."

"Amin pong tinalakay sa MMC ang karagdagang pakikiisa at pakikilahok para sa pagtugon sa tawag na mapagaan ang mga problemang dulot ng climate change," dagdag pa niya.

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Hiligaynon news: May 287 ka mga kapulisan ang gin promote sa NegOcc
SYUDAD SANG BACOLOD, Enero 31, 2012 (PIA) -- May total nga 287 ka mga commissioned kag non-commissioned nga kapulisan nga nadestino diri sa Negros Occidental ang gin promote sining karon lamang, suno sa dokumento sang Police Regional Office 6.
Sa 1,137 nga bag o gin promote nga mga kapulisan sa Rehion 6, 184 ang nadestino sa nagakalain-lain nga mga police units sa Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office kag 103 naman ang sa Bacolod City Police Office.

Ang pinning of ranks, sa mga bag o napromote nga mga kapulisan sa probinsya kag sa syudad nga mga opisina, ginhiwat sang dulungan sa Rehional Police Headquarters sa Syudad sang Iloilo, sining karon lamang.

Si Chief Supt. Cipriano Querol, regional police director, ang nagpamuno sa pag pinning of rank insignias sa na promote nga mga opisyales sa Camp Martin Delgado sa Syudad sang Iloilo.

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DOLE 6 has new director
ILOILO CITY, Jan. 31 2012 (PIA) -- The regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment 6 will have a new regional director starting February 1, 2012.
DOLE 6 Outgoing Director Crispin Dannug formally turned over the key of leadership to incoming Regional Director Ponciano Ligutom in a simple ceremony held January 27 at the DOLE 6 Regional Office in Jaro district of this city.

Witnessing the simple rites were heads of the member-agencies of the Regional Coordinating Council 6 such as Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, Professional Regulations Commission, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board, National Council Mediation Board, and National Labor and Relations Commission; members of the Regional Tripartite Industrial Peace Council; and employees of DOLE 6.

Some employees of DOLE 9 where Ligutom came from also witnessed the ceremony and were given the chance to introduce their former boss so that his new staff will have a first-hand knowledge and information about their new director.

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2 Tuguegarao City universities sponsor medical mission
by Benjie S. De Yro
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, January 31, 2012 (PIA) -- Alumni of two schools here have bonded together and have tapped the New Jersey, USA–based Filipinos for a two-day medical and dental mission for the indigents of this city on Jan. 30-31.

The batch of Former General Jefferson Soriano, President of High School Class 1971 of the former St. Louis College of Tuguegarao (now the University of Saint Louis) were joined by High School Classes 1971 and 1976 of the former Saint Paul College of Tuguegarao (now the St. Paul University-Philippines.)

Soriano identified the organization of the Filipinos as the Mano-A-Mano International Relief Organization which provided the necessary medicine requirements direct from US.

The organization was assisted by local medical health workers from at least three universities here who will provide at least eight medical services to the people. These include pediatrics, geriatrics, ophthalmology, dental, circumcision, minor surgery, OB-Gyne and dermatology aside from health lectures.

With the theme "Napafutu Nga Serbisyu Para Ta Mapia Nga Gawagawayyan (Service from the heart for good health)," the mission is non-partisan.

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Hiligaynon news: Katigulangan sa Capiz magabaton bakuna
ni Jemin B. Guillermo
SYUDAD SANG ROXAS, Capiz, Enero 31 2012 (PIA) -- Kapin sa 1,318 ka mga imol nga mga katigulangan sa Capiz ang magabaton sang libre nga bakuna nagikan sa Department of Health.

Suno kay Capiz Provincial Health Information Officer Joeffry Espiritu nga sumugod sining bulan sang Pebrero, magapatigayon sang pagpangbakuna ang tagsa ka mga banwa sa ila nasakupan nga mga katigulangan.

Ang pneumococcal kag influenza nga bakuna ang patigayunon sa bulig sang tagsa ka mga Rural Health Unit, Social Welfare and Development Office kag Office of the Senior Citizens Affair sa tagsa ka banwa kag syudad diri sa Capiz.

Ginpahayag man ni Espiritu nga ang 1,318 ka mga gatigulangan nga ini amo man ang benepisyaryo sang bulanan nga tag lima ka gatos pesos nga pensyon nagikan sa Department of Social Welfa

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By RMN News
Breaking News!

DOH12, kinumpirma ang unang kaso ng 'patient under investigation' o PUI sa rehiyon!

General Santos City - Sa health advisory na inilabas ng Department of Health sa Region 12 na may isa nang PUI o 'Person Under Investigation' sa rehiyon na naka-confine ngayon sa isa sa mga ospital sa Soccsksargen region.

Ayon sa DOH12, kinuhanan na ng samples ang PUI at ipinadala na ito sa Research Institute for Tropical Medicine o RITM para sa confirmatory test. Nilinaw ng DOH na PUI pa lang ang pasyente at hindi pa nagpositibo sa 2019 novel coronavirus.

Dagdag pa ng DOH12, hindi dapat magpanic sa PUI, mas mahalagang i-practice ang  tamang hygiene at panatilihing malusog ang pangangatawan para iwas sa anumang sakit.

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February 7, 2020 News Briefings
1.   Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits Davao Occidental (GMA)
2.   ASF has reached Davao City – Region 11 DA (Manila Bulletin)
3.  Nearly 50K pigs pass thru TF Davao checkpoints (PIA)
4.  Mayor Sara to beef up security measures in Davao City after US trip (MB)
5.  NPA leader patay sa operasyon sa Eastern Mindanao (Abante)
6.  Top NPA leader slain in South (Mindanao Examiner)
7.  End of the line for top NPA leader in Mindanao (Business Mirror)
8.  Finance officer of NPA slain in alleged shootout (Mindanao Times)
9.  NPA finance officer slain in Butuan encounter (MB)

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By SAKCHAI LALIT and TASSANEE VEJPONGSA
Today
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AP) — A gunman described as a soldier angry over a financial dispute killed two people and then went on a far bloodier rampage Saturday in northeastern Thailand, shooting as he drove to a busy mall where shoppers fled in terror. At least 20 people were killed in all, 31 were injured and others were believed to be still inside the building as more gunshots rang out early Sunday.

Defense Ministry spokesman Lt. Gen. Kongcheep Tantrawanich said Sgt. Jakrapanth Thomma was behind the attack in Nakhon Ratchasima, a hub for Thailand's relatively poorer and rural northeastern region. Much of the shooting took place at Terminal 21 Korat, an airport-themed mall filled with colorful Lego sculptures, a merry-go-round and huge replicas of landmarks from around the world.

Video taken outside the mall showed people diving for cover as shots rang out mid-afternoon Saturday. Many were killed outside the mall, some in cars, others while walking.

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SEC mipaundang sa online-pautang sa
Peso Tree, PesoAlo, Pinoy Cash Loan

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol Jan 27, 2020 (PIA)—Gimandu na sa Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ngadto sa Peso Tree, Pesoalo ug Pinoy Cash Loan sa pag-undang sa ilang online nga tanyag sa pahuwam, nga wa magkuha sa gikinahanglan nga mga lisensya.

Kini human ang Commission En Banc mipagawas sa mandu niadtong Enero 21, nagdto sa mga tag-iya, tagdumala, tigkampanya ug mga representante ug ahente sa nahisgutan nga mga kompanya sa pag-undang ug pag[ugong sa pagpadayon sa ilang kalihukan sa ileghal nga programa sa pahuwam.

Gumandu usab sa SEC ngadto sa Peso Tree, Pesoalo ug Pinoy Cash Loan sa pag-undang sa pagtanyag ug pagpasibya sa ilang negosyo pinaagi sa internet ug sa pagtangtang dayun sa inag nga pahinumdom nga gipatik ug gitanyag lakip anga nmg application form nga ilang gibutang didto.

Segun sa section 4 sa Republic Act No. 9474, o ang Lending Company Regulation Act of 2007, gikinahanglan nga ang kompanya sa pahuwam, kinahanglang nalista isip korporasyon.

Sa balaod, nahipatik didto nga "walay kompanya nga nagtanyag sa pahuwam nga magnegosyo hangtud nga makakuha og pagtugot sa pagpadagan o authority to operate gikan sa SEC."

Subay sa susamang balaod, ang magnegosyo sa pahuwam nga walay pagtugot sa SEC multahan og gikan sa P10,000 ngadto sa P50,000 o mabilanggo nagdto sa unom ka buwan ngadto sa napulo ka tuig, ubos sa Section 12 sa Lending Company Regulation Act.

Nasayran sa SEC nga ang Peso Tree, Pesoalo ug Pinoy Cash Loan nagtanyag og pahuwam ngadto sa publiko pinaagi sa ilang tagsatagsa ka websites, mobile applications, Facebook pages ug uban pang susama nga online platforms.

Kini base sa nakuha sa findings sa Commission's Corporate Governance and Finance Department ug Enforcement and Investor Protection Department (EIPD).

Sa pagkaykay sa mga Certifications nga napagawas sa SEC Company Registration and Monitoring Department (CRMD), wala didto marehistro isip korporasyon ang Peso Tree, Pesoalo ug Pinoy Cash Loan  ug wala usab sila kahatagi sa gikinahanglan nga mga certificate of authority to operate isip lending companies.

Nasayran usab sa EIPD nga ang mga nahisgutang online lending operators migamit sa pagpang-abusar sa pagpaningil, tag-as nga tubo, pangilan nga termino ug kondisyones, u gang pagpaka-ulaw sa ilang mga kliyente kon dili kini makabayad, hangtud nga kini tataw nga nakalapas na sa right to privacy.

Gawas sa tulo nga nahisgutan, napagawas na usab sa SEC ang cease and desist orders ngadto sa 48 ka online lending platforms ug ilang mga tagdumala sa pagpdagan sa negosyo sa pahuwam bisag dili korporasyon ug walay pagkuha sa certificate of authority. (rahc/PIA-7/Bohol)

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Latest News from Mindanao - Feb 7, 2020
1.   Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits Davao Occidental (GMA)
2.   ASF has reached Davao City – Region 11 DA (Manila Bulletin)
3.  Nearly 50K pigs pass thru TF Davao checkpoints (PIA)
4.  Mayor Sara to beef up security measures in Davao City after US trip (MB)
5.  NPA leader patay sa operasyon sa Eastern Mindanao (Abante)
6.  Top NPA leader slain in South (Mindanao Examiner)
7.  End of the line for top NPA leader in Mindanao (Business Mirror)
8.  Finance officer of NPA slain in alleged shootout (Mindanao Times)
9.  NPA finance officer slain in Butuan encounter (MB)
10. NPA leader killed in Butuan (Journal)
11. NPA leader neutralized (Tribune)
12. NPA leader killed in shootout; another nabbed (Sunstar Zamboanga)
13. Alleged NPA leader killed in Butuan City fighting (Manila Shimbun)
14. Lider ng NPA bulagta sa shootout (Ngayon)
15. Suspected Red leader killed in alleged fight with cops, soldiers (Inquirer)
16. Alleged killer of Agusan Sur town mayor slain in Butuan (Mindanews)
17. Duterte optimistic about making peace with communist rebels (GMA)
18. Duterte says peace with communist rebels may be realized 'much earlier' (Inquirer)
Read more... https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V5HTySkVTjEiE9iWZtfuShVG8FkRDMzQ/view

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Article 2. SECTION 7. 1987 Philippine Constitution

The State shall pursue an independent foreign policy. In its relations with other states the paramount consideration shall be national sovereignty, territorial integrity, national interest, and the right to self-determination.

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PAL ADVlSORY / January 31, 2020
As of 1PM

The Department of Health has determined that a 38-year-old Chinese lady is confirmed to be positive for the novel Coronavirus (nCoV).

We acknowledge that the person concerned was a passenger on our flight PR 2542 from Dumaguete to Manila on January 25, 2020.

We are cooperating fully with the DOH and the Bureau of Quarantine in the process of contacting passengers on the said flight, in accordance with established safety protocols for dealing with a case of this nature.  We have provided the BOQ with the necessary flight manifest data accordingly.

The BOQ will take charge of placing the concerned passengers and crew under medical observation. These passengers will be guided on the next steps. We are also working to trace any onward journeys made by these passengers and crew on other flights, in case there is a need for BOQ to contact other people for precautionary medical observation.

We have placed the flight crew (two pilots and four cabin crew) on quarantine.

SAFEGUARDS AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES PAL IS UNDERTAKING

We reaffirm Philippine Airlines' constant readiness to promote the safety of our passengers and crew in compliance with the highest international public health standards.
In concert with the health authorities, robust preventive measures are in place to protect our passengers, including:

1. Thorough disinfection of aircraft -  We ensure a more intensive cleaning and disinfection process for the aircraft that we use on routes to and from China, in addition to the regular daily disinfection measures that we take for our entire fleet and on all routes. As much as possible, we are assigning specific aircraft to be used only on the China routes, and arranging to park aircraft at designated remote areas of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

2. Filtering of the cabin air - All our aircraft are equipped with special HEPA filters and air circulation systems that constantly refresh the air on board and have been proven to protectively filter and protect against most coronaviruses. As a result, the cabin air environment is considered safer than other public spaces with no special filtration systems.

3. Thermal scanning of all arriving passengers, coupled with screening measures at key departure airports - In addition to the systems installed by the Philippine Bureau of Quarantine and foreign health agencies in major airports, we are pro-actively contributing thermal scanners for deployment at all domestic airports that we serve which may not yet have the latest facilities.

4. Wearing of face masks by cabin crew and provision of face masks to passengers, on request.  We shall also be adjusting the inflight service on China flights, to promote passenger health and safety.

5. Continued information campaign at the airports and on board our flights to promote sensible safety practices for travelers.
6. Coordinated system of reporting of any medical concerns, in collaboration with the concerned health authorities and the Philippine Bureau of Quarantine.

MAINLAND CHINA FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS AND REDUCTIONS

In the public interest, beginning February 1st, 2020, we are reducing our flights between Manila and mainland China by more than 50%.  There is a need to maintain a number of our flights on the various Manila-China routes, so that we can serve the urgent travel needs of our passengers, including many Chinese nationals returning to the mainland following their Lunar New Year holidays, and Filipinos who are returning home from their stays in China.

Nonetheless, we will further reduce our China flights in the coming weeks, based on our daily assessment of the situation and subject to guidelines and instructions from the DOH/BOQ and concerned government authorities.

We will post the list of cancelled flights accordingly.
(These reductions are in addition to the recent cancellation of all our charter flights from China.)
FOR THE PUBLIC'S INFORMATION
We are taking active guidance from the government authorities and international health experts to ensure the effectiveness of our prevention and mitigation measures. We comply with any restrictions imposed by governments for certain categories of travelers, including restrictions announced by the Governor of Cebu. In particular, we have already been implementing a strict policy of not accepting passengers from the Hubei province of China.

In our long tradition of public service over the last 78 years, we at Philippine Airlines recognize our solemn duty to the flying public, over and above our normal business interests.  Rest assured that we will always hold your safety as our top priority, our top priority is the safety of the flying public and our flight and cabin crew.
Thank you.
[END]

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State-run Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao City (SPMC) and Davao Regional Medical Center (DRMC) in Tagum City assured the public that they have the "capability and expertise" to handle patients with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).

"In terms of medical centers, we are now very capable of handling this especially in trying to isolate patients because aside from laboratory, we have isolation facilities. These isolation facilities can protect the health workers from getting contaminated because this is negative pressure, and also help patients' watchers so they don't get communicated," SPMC chief of hospital Dr. Leopoldo Vega said.

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downbeat
definition from
Oxford Dictionary of English -

downbeat /ˈdaʊnbiːt  /
▸ adjective
1 pessimistic or gloomy:
the assessment of the UK's economic prospects is downbeat.
2 relaxed and understated:
he responds to her enthusiasm with downbeat bemusement.
▸ noun Music an accented beat, usually the first of the bar.


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GOP senators seek to acquit Trump without condoning conduct

https://apnews.com/1801d682a79f1bdbde26cd59e36e5741

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Tagalog News: Exchange Study Program ng Korea at Puerto Princesa, inilunsad
ni Orlan C. Jabagat
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, Enero 31, 2012 (PIA) -- Inilunsad kamakailan ang pagkakaroon ng palitan ng mga mag-aaral o exchange student scholars sa pagitan ng Dongyang Mirae University (DMU) ng bansang Korea at ng Palawan Technological College Institute (PTCI) sa Puerto Princesa. Ito ay sa pamamagitan ng memorandum of understanding (MOU) na nilagdaan nina Dr. Suk-Yong Jeung, head professor ng DMU at PTCI President Celestino Maulion, Sr.

Ayon kay PTCI Pres. Maulion, sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon ay nakipag-kasundo ang bansang Korea sa Puerto Princesa na magkaroon ng exchange student scholars sa Pilipinas.

Ang DMU, ani Maulion ay 20 taon na mayroong exchange students sa mga bansang Malaysia, Taiwan at Congo simula nang ito ay maitatag noong 1974 ngunit kauna-unahan ito sa Pilipinas at mga taga-Puerto Princesa pa ang napiling magiging benepisyaryo.

Ngayong taon inaasahang sisimulang tumanggap ng DMU ng exchange students mula sa Pilipinas sa pamamagitan ng PTCI.

Pinakilala ng DMU sa lungsod ang Learning Management System kung saan magkakaroon ng open courseware consortium sa pagitan ng DMU at PTCI.

Ang e-learning industry ay malaking bahagi ng information technology (IT) resources sa bansang Korea at napili nila ang Puerto Princesa dahil sa tourism

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P118-M worth of Infra projects implemented by Dipolog in 2011
by Alfonso T. Ruda
DIPOLOG CITY, JAN. 31, 2012 (PIA) -- The city government of Dipolog has implemented more than P118-million various infrastructure projects in 21 barangays of Dipolog City in 2011.

This was contained in the 2011 Annual Accomplishment Report submitted by the City Engineering Office to Mayor Evelyn T. Uy earlier this week.

Of the total worth of infrastructure projects implemented in 2011, P27,131,305.35 were used for the road openings and rehabilitations; P17,555,117 for the construction and repair of school buildings; P8,216,420.00 for the construction of drainage around the city; P3,414,159.00 was used in the maintenance and upgrading of irrigation facilities.

From the total amount, the remaining P62-million was spent in the construction of other infrastructure projects implemented by the City Government such as public buildings, bridges, terminals, parks and others.

With the 2011 accomplishment of the City Government under the leadership of Mayor Uy, the Dipolognons are optimistic of more projects to be implemented this year as Mayor Uy vows to look after the needs of the populace, more importantly those residing in the remote areas of the city. (JPA/ATR/PIA9-Zambo Norte)

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Hiligaynon news: Alert Level sa Yemen napanubo sa level 2 – DFA
MANILA, Enero 31 2012 (PIA) -- Ang Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) nagpahayag nga aprobado na ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III ang rekomendasyon nga panuboan ang Alert Level sa Yemen halin sa Alert Level 4 ukon mandatory repatriation sa Sana'a kag Alert Level 3 ukon voluntary repatriation sa iban nga bahin sang Yemen panubo sa Alert Level 2 ukon restriction phase sa bug-os nga pungsod agud ma-reflect ang sitwasyon didto sa karon.
Ang DFA sa gilayon nagpalab-ot sa Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) kag sa Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Governing Board tuhoy sa amo nga development pagkatapos mahibalo-an ang pag-aprobar ni Presidente Aquino sang amo nga rekomendasyon.

"Aton ginapaabot nga sa pagnubo sang alert level, ang redeployment sang manugbalik nga mga overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) sa Yemen ang pahanugotan na sa karon. Aton man ginapaabot nga ang Yemen-based OFWs, nga gusto magbalik sa Pilipinas agud magbakasyon, ang pahanugotan man nga magbalik sa Yemen," ang siling ni Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. del Rosario.

Ang pagnubo sang alert level wala nagalakip sang deployment sa Yemen sang newly-hired OFW.

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Tagalog News: Tapul Reef, ipinapadeklarang fish sanctuary
ni Orlan C. Jabagat
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, Enero 31, 2012 (PIA) -- Ipinapadeklarang fish sanctuary ang may 40 ektarya ng Tapul Reef na matatagpuan sa Bgy. Salvacion ng lungsod.

Ito ay sa pamamagitan ng Resolusyon No. 63-2012 na ini-akda ni Konsehal Gregorio "Rocky" Austria na siya ring Chairman ng Committee on Environment Protection and Natural Resources.

Ayon kay Austria, malaking bagay para sa mga residente ng nasabing lugar kung maidi-deklarang fish sanctuary ang 40 ektarya ng Tapul Reef dahil ito ay isa sa mga lugar na tinitirhan ng mga isda at kung sakaling masala-ula at masira pa ang nasabing lugar ay maaaring maubusan ng suplay ng isda ang mga residente dito.

Sa pamamagitan ng pagiging fish sanctuary ng Tapul Reef, ani Austria ay napapangalagaan ang pagiging sustainable nito at malaki ang maitutulong nito sa mga mangingisdang naninirahan sa nasabing barangay sa pagkakaroon ng sapat na suplay ng mahuhuling isda.

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Various activities to mark World Wetlands Day in Iloilo
ILOILO CITY, Jan. 31 2012 (PIA) -- Various activities have been lined up by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources 6 through its Protected Areas and Wildlife Coastal Zones Management Services to mark the celebration of World Wetlands Day in Iloilo on February 2.
DENR 6 reported that an educational tour will be conducted at Banate Bay which is situated within the municipalities of Barotac Nuevo, Anilao, Banate and Barotac Viejo, Iloilo.

The educational tour will include waterbird watching and identification, commune with nature, and mangrove and associate species identification. There will be also a focus group discussion on biodiversity conservation to identified community centers.

"Wetland Tourism: A Great Experience" is the theme of this year's celebration which focuses on tourism as one of the many services that wetlands deliver.

DENR 6 Regional Executive Director Julian Amador in the press report said that "it is another opportunity for the people to work with the environment. Wetland tourism provides a venue for the community protecting the ecosystem, and in return, these activities could provide them sustainable living."

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Hiligaynon news: Impormasyon sa populasyon sa Iloilo nagapakita pagkinahanglan sa pagmanehar sing maayo
SYUDAD SANG ILOILO, Enero 31 2012 (PIA) -- Ang mga inisyal nga impormasyon sandig sa nakolekta sang Iloilo Population Office nagapakita sang daku nga pagkinahanglan sang pagmanehar sang populasyon agud magsabat sa mga kauswagan nga ginapatigayon sang gobyerno.
Si Provincial Population Officer Ramon C. Yee nagpahayag nga ang mga datus nga ila natipon nagapakita sang isa ka kamatuoran, indi lamang sa probinsya kondi sa bilog man nga pungsod.

"Ini nga realidad nagatawag sang epektibo nga implementasyon sang responsabli nga pagakaginikanan kag pagpalano sang pamilya," ang siling ni Yee.

Suno kay Yee, may mga natukiban sila nga ang mga pamilya nga manubo sing ginakita, may madamu nga kabataan kag manubo nga lebel sang pagplano sang pamilya, kag ang isa pa amu nga ang mga pamilya nga may manubo nga ginakita, may manubo nga lebel sang edukasyon, may madamu nga kabataan kag manubo nga lebel sang sang pagplano sang pamilya.

Sa pihak nga bahin, ang mga panimalay nga may mataas sang ginakita, mataas ang lebel sang edukasyon, may diutay nga kadamuon sang bata, kag may mataas nga lebel sang pagplano sang pamilya.

Bisan pa nga medyo temprano pa man para maghimu sang konklusyon, sarang na masiling nga ginakinahanglan gid ang pag-edukar sa kadam-an sang mga pumoluyo.

Ginsiling ni Yee nga ang data bank nga ila ginahikot ara na sa proseso sang encoding, cleansing of data, pagtingub kag pag-analisar.

Siling ni Yee nga ang tanan nga 1,721 ka barangay sa puod sang Iloilo na-survey na tanan, nga ginatapu-an sang 237,920 ka pamilya, kag mga 1,193 sini na-encode na.

Ginsiling pa gid ni Yee nga nalipay sia sa pagtukod sining data bank nga ginapaabot nga magasirbe nga palahanungdan para sa mga lokal nga opisyal, labi nag id sa mga barangay, sa paghimo sang ila plano, mga proyekto nga nagasabat sang matuod nga mga kinahanglan sang pumoluyo.

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IMEE: NCOV TRICKIER THAN SARS 
IS GOV'T READY FOR LONG-HAUL THREAT?

Senator Imee Marcos said the government must be ready to deal with months-long epidemic of the novel coronavirus, or 2019-nCoV, that the World Health Organization (WHO) has just declared as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

The ferocity of the 2019-nCoV became evident Thursday, as the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control recorded more than 7,800 cases of infection in January alone.

It took six months for the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic, which lasted from November 2002 to July 2003, to reach 5,000 cases of infection, according to a Johns Hopkins University report. 

"Napakabilis ng pagdami ng mga kaso ng impeksyon hindi lang sa China kundi sa buong mundo. Ibig sabihin nito ay maaring tumagal pa ng ilang buwan ang problema.  Sana lang ay hindi madamay ang ating mga OFW sa iba't ibang bansa," Marcos said.

Marcos said the country's limited capacity and reliance on foreign expertise to promptly detect the 2019-nCoV virus called for "stronger measures than just advisories on face masks, hand-washing, and prayers."

Marcos added that the time window for the planned evacuation of Filipinos in Wuhan may have already closed, even as planes chartered by Japan, South Korea, the U.S. and France started to repatriate their nationals from the epicenter of the 2019-nCoV epidemic this week.

Citing that China had put on hold Thailand's evacuation of its nationals, Marcos said that at least 150 OFWs stranded in Wuhan should already be advised of plans to ensure their continued access to health and diplomatic aid and to communication with their families.

Marcos added that Filipinos in Wuhan may still have to brace themselves for momentary isolation from their families if they are repatriated, since precautionary measures will require them to undergo quarantine upon arrival. (30)


(Tagalog version)

IMEE: NCOV HIGIT NA KUMPLIKADO SA SARS

Iginiit ni Senador Imee Marcos na dapat paghandaan ng gobyerno ang pangmatagalang sa novel coronavirus o 2019-nCoV na idineklara na ng World Health Organization (WHO) bilang isang Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

Ang bagsik ng 2019-nCoV ay nakumpirma na sa report ng European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control matapos itong makapagtala ng 7,800 kaso ng impeksyon nitong Enero.

Ayon naman sa report ng Johns Hopkins University, umabot ng anim na buwan bago naitala ang 5,000 kaso ng SARS o Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome na tumagal mula November 2002 hanggang July 2003.

"Napakabilis ng pagdami ng mga kaso ng impeksyon hindi lang sa China kundi sa buong mundo. Ibig sabihin nito ay maaring tumagal pa ng ilang buwan ang problema.  Sana lang ay hindi madamay an gating mga OFW sa iba't ibang bansa," pahayag ni Marcos.

Sinabi pa ni Marcos na limitado ang kapasidad ng bansa dahil umaasa lang ito sa mga dayuhang dalubhasa para makumpirma ang mga kaso ng 2019-nCoV.  Anya pa, kailangan ng mas agresibong mga hakbang para labanan ang sakit at hindi lang puro payo na magsuot ng mask, maghugas ng kamay at magdasal/

At dahil posibleng hindi na umabot ang planong pagpapalikas sa mga Pilipino sa Wuhan dahil naisara na ang time window para sa repatriation, dapat simulan na ng gobyerno ang pagtiyak sa 150 OFWs na sila ay makatatanggap ng tuloy-tuloy na access to health and diplomatic aid.

Kasabay nito, hinimok ni Marcos and mga Pinoy sa Wuhan na ihanda ang kanilang mga sarili na mawalay pansamantala sa pamilya sakaling makauwi sila sa bansa dahil kailangan silang sumailalim sa quarantine. (30)

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Press Release
From the desk of GENSAN CHO Head, Dr. Rochelle Gajete- Oco:

City Health Office ADVISORY NO.2: novel Coronavirus nCOV2019

Today, January 30, the DOH confirmed that One Patient Under Investigation (PUI) is POSITIVE for nCOV2019 after Confirmatory Lab results.

The DOH continues to guarantee the public that all precautionary measures are being taken to halt the spread of the virus.

Likewise, the LGU GENSAN through the City Health Office- Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit is in close coordination with the DOH Regional Office and All Health Facilities in the City, to make sure that we continue to have a strong surveillance system. There are NO CONFIRMED CASES of nCOV2019 in General Santos City at this time.

City Mayor Ronnel Chua Rivera directed the Local Health Board to create an Inter-Agency Task Force which shall convene tomorrow, January 31, to develop measures that will ensure public health and safety.

The DOH Bureau of Quarantine remains on HIGH ALERT and is maintaining strict border surveillance from all
ports of entry.

The CITY HEALTH OFFICE urges everyone to avoid crowded places, maintain a healthy lifestyle and good personal hygiene.

The public is encouraged to remain calm and vigilant at all times.

DOH Assistant Secretary Eric Tayag shared this easy to remember tips:

W-ash your hands often (with soap & water)
U-se Masks Properly
H-ave your temperature checked daily for fever
A-void Large Crowds
N-ever touch your face with unwashed hands. NO HUGS & KISSES for now.

For the latest updates on Novel Coronavirus nCOV2019, you may visit the official webpage (https:// (CPIO/RSC)

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PHILSTAR: The BOC has intensified monitoring of the shipment of animals and other products from China, including used clothes popularly known as ukay-ukay, as part of measures to prevent the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the country. Following the outbreak in Wuhan, China, officials said the BOC has been placed on alert to ensure public safety. BOC Assistant Commissioner Vincent Moranilla said the bureau has coordinated with the Philippine Coast Guard and the DOH regarding imported products with high possibility of being contaminated with nCoV. The agency has also placed ukay-ukay items on its watchlist, particularly if these passed through countries with confirmed cases of nCoV. [pia-sb/ad] https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/01/30/1988954/ukay-ukay-shipments-included-ncov-watch

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Arion
By Alexander Pushkin

A lot of us were on the bark:
Some framed a sail for windy weather,
The others strongly and together
Moved oars. In silence sunk,
Keeping a rudder, strong and clever,
The skipper drove the heavy skiff;
And I -- with careless belief --
I sang for sailors... . But the stiff
Whirl smashed at once the waters' favor...
All dead -- the captain and his guard! --
But I, the enigmatic bard,
Was thrown to the shore alone.
I sing the former anthems, yet,
And dry my mantle, torn and wet,
In beams of sun under a stone.

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Luna Lake Haiku
By Adrian Green

New moon on the lake.
Your voice and the nightingale
serenade springtime.
Full moon on the lake.
Your voice and the waterbirds
celebrate summer.
Old moon on the lake.
Owls hunting autumnal food -
your voice still singing.

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Loveliest of trees, the cherry now
By Alfred Hausman

Loveliest of trees, the cherry now
Is hung with bloom along the bough,
And stands about the woodland ride
Wearing white for Eastertide.

Now, of my threescore years and ten,
Twenty will not come again,
And take from seventy springs a score,
It only leaves me fifty more.

And since to look at things in bloom
Fifty springs are little room,
About the woodlands I will go
To see the cherry hung with snow.


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PIA Davao City: Stakeholders from both government and private institutions of Region XI have gathered to witness and sign a Memorandum of Understanding for the Regional Inclusive Innovation Center (RIIC) in Davao Region.

The convergence of both local and national government agencies with non-government organizations and other industry partners through the RIIC will bridge the gap between industries and the academe. This will effectively bolster economic and insutrial growth in Region XI by creating an ecosystem of Universities, R&D Labs, Science and Technology Parks, start-up incubators, fabrication laboratories, co-working spaces, investors, government agencies, and MSMEs. (K Caro/PIA XI)

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Focal persons of the Davao Oriental Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) have laid out the province's proposed priority projects in identified barangays during the two-day workshop at the regional level dubbed as Building Sustainable Peace, Security and Development, which started yesterday, January 28 at the National Economic Development Authority Office in Davao City.

The workshop, which saw the participation of the cluster member-agencies and local government units in Davao Region, facilitated the listing of priority programs, activities, and projects (PAPs) for 2020 pursuant to the President's Executive Order 70. Each LGU presented the needs assessment of the communities in priority barangays.

The said workshop is held in preparation to the upcoming Cabinet Meeting on the first week of February where all proposed priority projects will be presented.

(Full article to be posted soon)

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SEC SETS DEADLINE FOR FILING OF ANNUAL REPORTS

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released the schedule of the annual filing of companies' annual reports, particularly their audited financial statements (AFS), for fiscal year 2019 and general information sheet (GIS).

All corporations whose fiscal year ended on December 31, 2019, including branch offices, representative offices, regional headquarters and regional operating headquarters of foreign corporations, shall file their AFS depending on the last numerical digit of their SEC registration or license numbers, as follows:

April 20, 21, 22, 23, 24   :         1 and 2
April 27, 28, 29, 30         :         3 and 4
May 4, 5, 6, 7, 8              :         5 and 6
May 11,12,13,14,15        :         7 and 8
May 18, 19, 20, 21, 22    :         9 and 0

Broker dealers whose fiscal year ends on December 31 shall likewise file their SEC Form 52-AR with the Commission depending on the last numerical digit of their registration numbers.

To maintain an organized and orderly filing of annual reports, the SEC advises companies to observe the prescribed schedule. The Commission, however, shall allow companies to file their annual reports ahead of schedule to ensure compliance.

Late filings shall be accepted starting May 25, 2020 and shall be subject to the prescribed penalties which shall be computed from the date of the last day of filing schedule.

Meanwhile, companies whose fiscal year ends on a date other than December 31, 2019 shall file their AFS within 120 calendar days from the end of their fiscal year. In the case of broker dealers, the SEC Form 52-AR shall be filed within 110 calendar days after the close of the fiscal year.

Those whose securities are listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange, as well as those whose securities are registered but not listed on the Exchange and public companies covered under Sec.17.2 of Republic Act No. 8799, or the Securities Regulation Code (SRC), shall file their AFS within 105 calendar days after the end of their fiscal years as attachment to their Annual Reports (SEC Form 17-A).

Who shall file AFS

Every corporation doing business in the Philippines, whether domestic or foreign, shall submit annual financial statements, pursuant to Republic Act No. 11232, or the Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines (RCC).

The following shall submit financial statements audited by an independent certified public accountant:

·       Stock corporation with total assets or total liabilities of P600,000 or more as prescribed under RCC;
·       Nonstock corporations with total assets or total liabilities of P600,000 or more as prescribed under RCC;
·       Branch offices/representative offices of stock foreign corporations with assigned capital in the equivalent amount of P1 million or more;
·       Branch offices/representative offices of stock foreign corporations with total assets in the equivalent amount of P1 million or more; and
·       Regional operating headquarters of foreign corporations with total revenues in the equivalent amount of P1 million or more.

Corporations that do not meet the threshold may submit a duly notarized treasurer's certification rather than an auditor's report.

Meanwhile, those whose AFS are being audited by the Commission on Audit (COA) shall submit an affidavit attesting to the timely submission of the financial statements to COA and the conclusion of such audit, along with a confirmation letter from COA.

Basic requirements

Corporations, including branch offices of foreign corporations licensed to do business in the Philippines, shall comply with SRC Rule 68, amended, in the preparation of AFS.

Failure to comply with any of the formal requirements under SRC Rule 68, including the prescribed qualifications for independent auditors and/or any material deficiency or misstatement that may be found upon evaluation of the specific contents thereof, shall be considered a sufficient ground for the imposition of penalties by the SEC.

In addition, the AFS, other than the consolidated financial statements, shall be stamped as received by the Bureau of Internal Revenue or its authorized banks.

GIS filing schedule

Meanwhile, all corporations shall file their GIS within 30 calendar days from:

•   Stock corporations: date of actual annual stockholders' meeting
•   Nonstock corporations: date of actual annual members meeting
•   Foreign corporations: anniversary date of the issuance of the SEC license

The forms of the reportorial requirements of corporations such as the GIS may be downloaded from the SEC website.

Where to file

All corporations may directly file their AFS and GIS at the Commission's head office in Pasay City, all satellite offices and extension offices. They may also submit the annual reports through the SEC Express Nationwide Submission facility or any courier or regular mail service. 

The guidelines on the schedule of filing of AFS and GIS are provided in SEC Memorandum Circular No. 2, Series of 2020.

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Press Release: Mga doktor, abogado, engineers, nurses, at iba pang propesyunal, mas maeengganyo nang mag-sundalo

BILL FILED TO ALLOW VOLUNTEER WORKING ADULT PINOYS TO JOIN THE AFP AS RESERVISTS

Rep. Raul 'Boboy' Tupas (Iloilo 5th District), House Committee on National Defense and Security Chairman, has filed "Reservist Employment Rights Act" a bill that seeks to remove impediments to military reservist duty for working Filipinos.

"In recent weeks and months, a number of prominent people, mostly showbiz celebrities and government officials, have been admitted into the reserve force of our country's armed services. We also want to open the doors to reservist service to ordinary working Filipinos," Tupas said.

"However, there are chains preventing employed citizens from opting for reservist training and duty. House Bill 6077 seeks to remove those stumbling blocks and gain the open cooperation of employers in the private sector and government," the ranking solon and PMA alumnus added.

Tupas said, "the goal of HB 6077 is to encourage well-meaning and interested applicants from the private sector who would want to be given the chance to serve our country as members of military service preferably in non-combat units."

"Enabling working Filipinos to serve as military reservists will also help the AFP and Defense Establishment's objective of increasing the percentage composition in the officer corps and ranks of enlisted personnel to a substantial figure," the former army captain also said.

The congressman explained, "legislation is needed to make sure reservists have jobs to return to without any demotion and no loss of pay, benefits, and seniority."

"HB 6077 is also needed to prevent employers from discriminating against job applicants who are reservists or intend to become reservists," he added.

"One way to appreciate the win-win gains of HB 6077 is how, through the implementing rules, the DOLE, DND, CSC, ECOP, and organized labor can institutionalize a reservist program for working Filipinos," Tupas suggested.

Tupas pointed out that HB 6077 provides for seven days of military duty leave with pay per year. The bill also has a provision for tax benefits and incentives for employers who enable their personnel to be reservists.

"The implementing agencies can, using the IRR,  make the military duty leave and the incentives key features of a reservist program because companies and government offices can schedule volunteering employees for availment of the military duty leave,"

"Participating companies and offices would be sharing in the honor of reservist duty. The IRR can provide for awards for employers who participate. They, too, can have their own badge of honor," Tupas said.

The congressman said, "soldiers have a massive reservoir of goodwill among the citizens they serve. Citizens see our soldiers as heroes, not as oppressors, criminals, protectors of organized crime, or human rights violators."

"HB 6077 seeks to tap into this reservoir of goodwill so there can be more volunteer reservists from able-bodied and patriotic working citizens," Tupas said. (END)

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Tubabao Island, Guian, Eastern Samar in the Philippines was used by the International Refugee Organization (IRO) in 1949 and 1950 to provide a temporary refuge for 5,000 Russian refugees escaping from China.

The Russians were survivors of the Bolshevik Russian Revolution of 1917 and Russian Civil War of 1919-1920, when the Tsarist autocracy was overthrown by the socialists. Some Russians managed to escape and took refuge in foreign lands.

Many of them moved to China, especially Harbin and Shanghai. Most of these refugees survived the Second World War but the communists took power in China and thus the IRO requested all countries around the world to provide accommodation to the Russians. The Philippines volunteered, and offered the Tubabao Island.
The Russian refugees later were granted to stay in the United States, Australia, Canada and South American countries. Most refugees became citizens of the countries in which they settled.
Source: Wikipedia

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By Stanley Hofilena
Via Facebook post
not only israel..... russians ww1, spanish republicans 1939, chinese 1940, russians again 1947, vietnam 1975, iran 1979, east timor 2000.... all those countries mentioned....correct me if im wrong Only ISRAEL expressed gratitude towards PHILIPPINES, built a monument and one of the first country to send help during the super typhoon yolanda...

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Article 2: SECTION 6. 1987 Philippine Constitution

The separation of Church and State shall be inviolable.

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Article 2 SECTION 5. 1987 Philippine Constitution
The maintenance of peace and order, the protection of life, liberty, and property, and the promotion of the general welfare are essential for the enjoyment by all the people of the blessings of democracy.

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Balikbayan finds ulang production profitable
by Benjie S. De Yro
QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya, January 31, 2012 (PIA) -- A former accountant of an insurance company in the United States discovered the economic potentials of the fresh-water prawn , ulang (Macrobrachium rosenbergii), four months after he ventured into its production.

Frederick Yang, owner of the Yang Farm in Barangay Maddiangat in this municipality netted P19,000 from his 0.1 hectare ulang pond after he stocked it with 6,500 post larvae ulang.

Regional Director Urdujah Tejada of the Department of Science and Technology said Yang is one of the recipients of the Small Enterprises Technology Upgrading Program (SET UP) when the latter approached the agency and expressed his desire to further develop his 3.4 hectare farm which is planted to rice, high value crops and rubber.

In a simple harvest festival held recently in the Yang Farm, Frederick said he was convinced of the sincerity of the government to really assist fish farmers to improve their productivity.

"I don't know anything about such project on ulang. I first ventured into tilapia and red tilapia culture after I attended a seminar in Manila," he said.

As his initial ulang venture, Yang was able to net an income of P19,000 or a 58 percent return of investment. Like the rest of the other ulang growers in the region, the DOST, through World Fish Center, has introduced the use of vegetables as alternative feeds to cost-cut production and to limit the use of commercial feeds.

Hermogenes Tambalque, Aquaculture Scientist of World Fish and a former consultant of DOST said commercial feeds should only be applied to induce the growth of algae which becomes natural food for the species.

After that, commercial feeds usage should be minimized while the use of vegetables left-over as feeds is encouraged.

Meanwhile, Tejada lauded the efforts of Yang who started planting 20,000 rubber trees in his farm. The Director said he might be the first in Northern Luzon to venture into rubber plantation farming.

She assured Yang that like in his ulang ponds, the DOST will provide the necessary technology on rubber once the trees are ready for harvest. (BSY/PIA 2)

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Mangrove tree planting to highlight World Wetlands Day
SAN JOSE, Antique, Jan. 31, 2012 (PIA) -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources will spearhead the mangrove tree planting in observance of the World Wetlands Day on February 2, 2012.
Based on the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (www.ramsar.org), February 2 each year is World Wetlands Day. It marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on February 2, 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea.

In Antique, according to Vivian Develos, Protected Areas, Wildlife and Coastal Zone Management Services Coordinator, the DENR has initiated various activities in support to the celebration.

One of these is the scheduled mangrove planting of CENRO-San Jose (Community Environment and Natural Resources Office) at the wetlands of Hamtic, along the national highway. This area is surrounded with fishponds and home of various water creatures.

In addition, CENRO Culasi is also set to conduct community assemblies in their area of jurisdiction to lecture on the importance of wetlands in the sustenance of living organism including human beings.

Develos said wetlands are in various types regulated by water such as ricefields, marshes, deltas, swamps, and lakes.

Wetlands are vital to our existence, Develos explained. They are important sources of water for domestic, agricultural and industrial use, sources of food and above all are vital to regulate ecosystems and maintain biodiversity.

In relation to this, DENR appealed for the protection and conservation of wetlands. A community can do so much in the elimination of pollutants to the wetlands, said Develos.

Proper management and disposal of domestic wastes can save the wetlands and all organisms that depend on it for existence, she concluded. (JSC/MLG/PSM-PIA6 Antique)

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Hiligaynon news: DOLE 6 may bag-o nga direktor
SYUDAD SANG ILOILO, Enero 31, 2012 (PIA) -- Ang rehiyonal nga talatapan sang Department of Labor and Employment 6 may yara nga bag-o nga regional director sumugod Pebrero 1, 2012.
Pormal na nga ginhatag ni DOLE 6 Outgoing Director Crispin Dannug ang liyabe sang pagdumalahan kay Incoming Regional Director Ponciano Ligutom sa isa ka simple nga turn-over ceremony ang nga ginhiwat sang Enero 27sa DOLE 6 Regional Office sa distrito sang Jaro sining syudad.

Ginsaksihan ang simple nga seremoniya sang mga pinuno sang mga katapo nga ahensiya sang Regional Coordinating Council 6 kasubong sang Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, Professional Regulations Commission, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board, National Council Mediation Board, and National Labor and Relations Commission; mga katapo sang Regional Tripartite Industrial Peace Council; kag empleyado sang DOLE 6.

Ang pila ka mga empleyado sang DOLE 9 sa diin naghalin si Ligutom ang nagsaksi man sa seremoniya kag ginhatagan ang pila sa ila sang kahigayunan sa pagpakilala sang ila anay opisyal agud ang iya mga bag-o mga empleyado may yara sang first-hand nga ihibalo kag impormasyon sang ila bag-o nga direktor.

Sa iya mensahe, si Dannug nag-engganyo sa mga empleyado sang DOLE 6 kalakip na ang mga field officers nga nagtambong sa pagbulig kag sa paghatag sang ila bug-os nga suporta, mas masobra pa sa ginhatag sa iya agud ang implementasyon sang mga programa kag proyekto sang ahensya sa rehiyon ang labi pa nga mapabakud.

Pagkaligad sang malapit sa lima ka tuig nga pagserbisyo sa DOLE 6, si Dannug ang iga-assign sa Cagayan de Oro.

Para sa iya nga bahin, si Ligutom sa iya mensahe ginkuha man ang pagbuylog sang mga empleyado para nga mangin labing maayo kag epektibo pa gid ang implementasyon sang nanuhaytuhay nga programa kag proyekto sang ahensya.

Si Ligutom nga tagaSiquijor kag naggradwar sa Siliman University, ang awardee sang Dangal ng Bayan sang Civil Service Commission sang 2004 kag awardee man sang Outstanding Career Executive sang 2006. (JSC/LAF-PIA6)

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Aklan detainees trained on proper waste management
KALIBO, Aklan, January 31, 2012  (PIA) -- Inmates of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Aklan were oriented recently on the importance of proper waste management through an orientation/seminar on Ecological Solid Waste Management conducted by the local government of Kalibo.
A report released by Kalibo's Public Affairs, Information and Community Development (PAICD) bared that the orientation/seminar, conducted by the Municipal Solid Waste Management Services, aimed to educate the detainees and the personnel of the BJMP on proper waste management, which they could impart in turn to their families.

The Municipal Solid Waste Management Services is directly under the office of Kalibo Mayor William S. Lachica.

The inmates BJMP inmates were oriented on proper waste segregation and disposal.

According to SJINSP Benny Freddie C. Cobarde, BJMP warden, teaching inmates on proper waste segregation is essential as part of the programs of their rehabilitation facility which also generates waste materials.

Cobarde added that the activity, which he requested to be held for the inmates, is part of the Therapeutic Community Modality Program of the BJMP.

Cobarde also explained to the 125 BJMP inmates that the basis of the training is Republic Act 9003, from which Municipal Ordinance No. 2009-004 is anchored.

In other provinces, Cobarde said the law has been instrumental in the putting up of sanitary landfills.

The Community Modality Program of the BJMP in Aklan is a continuing education program to inform the inmates of the country's current existing laws. (JCMVGV PIA 6 Aklan)

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NGO to hold free breast, cervical cancer screening
by Hazel F. Gloria
CEBU CITY, January 31, 2012 (PIA) -- A Cebu-based NGO Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc (RAFI) and Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) will hold a cervical and breast cancer screening activity for free on Feb. 4 at the Eduardo J. Aboitiz Cancer Center (EJACC) Conference Room located within the VSMMC compound in Cebu City.

EJACC executive director Ronald delos Reyes said the activity is an opportunity for women to detect pre-cancerous growth or any malignancy for cervical and breast cancer.

"This screening, which has limited slots, is open to the public at a first come, first serve basis. It is also part of RAFI's advocacy to undergo early detection measures to prevent breast and cervical cancer," delos Reyes added.

The screening hopes to encourage the women to undergo early detection measures especially maintaining a healthy lifestyle and nutrition, exercise, proper hygiene, and avoiding stresses and vices to prevent breast and cervical cancer, Delos Reyes stated.

Based on the Metro Cebu population-based Cancer Registry of RAFI breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among Cebuano women.

From 1993 to 2007, De los Reyes bared that EJACC recorded some 3,005 reported breast cancer cases in Metro Cebu.

Cervical cancer, on the other hand, is the second most common cancer among Cebuano women. The average number of cervical cancer cases totalled 829 from 1993 to 2007, according to the Cancer Registry of RAFI.

EJACC reported that there is a continuing increase of breast and cervical cancer incidence in Metro Cebu over the past 10 years, caused by lifestyle and health-related factors.

De los Reyes further said that EJACC is a program under the Integrated Development focus area, one of the five key focus areas in RAFI's comprehensive approach to elevating lives and communities.

For more information about the screening activity, please contact EJACC at 254-6351 or 256-3287 and look for Gina Mariquit. (mbcn/hfg/PIA-7 & RAFI)

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DSWD brings Pantawid Pamilya program to Dumaguete City
by Rachelle M. Nessia

DUMAGUETE CITY, Jan. 31, 2012 (PIA) -- Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino program officially rolled out in Dumaguete City on Jan. 27, 2012 with 1,326 potential beneficiaries in 26 barangays in Dumaguete City, according to Bella Tse, provincial coordinator of the Pantawid Pamilya program in Negros Oriental.

The implementation kicked off with an orientation conducted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for members of the program's city advisory committee and city action team.

Participants during the orientation were social workers, midwives, city health personnel, school principals, barangay officials and staff from the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO).

The head the Pantawid Pamilya program's Compliance Verification Unit Leonidas Cañete,said the orientation is a crucial part in the program's implementation.

"Pantawid Pamilya is compliance-based, so our partners in implementing the program should know how to verify compliance of the beneficiaries and do it accurately," said Cañete, who also served as the resource person during the orientation.

Asked why the poverty alleviation program is being implemented in an urban area like Dumaguete, Cañete said: "What we are trying to reach here are the pockets of poverty. Even in big cities, poverty still exists."

Cañete stressed that said program is not implemented as a solution to poverty but rather helping reduce the incidence of poverty in the country.

Pantawid Pamilya is the national government's flagship program for poverty alleviation targeting the poorest families with children up to 14 years old across the country. (mbcn/RMN/PIA-Negros Oriental)

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Police Information Officers receives commendation medals
ILOILO CITY, Jan. 31, 2012 (PIA) -- Three police officers designated as Information Officers in their respective units were given the PNP Commendation Medal or the Medalya ng Papuri, during the 21st PNP Foundation Anniversary.
PO3 Francisco B. Lindero, Jr., president of the Association of Government Information Officers-Western Visayas, was awarded for winning 2nd runner up and the Most Active Blogger Award during the 1st Journ.ph Information Officer Blogger Contest, jointly implemented by Smart Communications and the Philippine Information Agency-6.

As AGIO president, Lindero has initiated various trainings to upgrade the skills and knowledge of the Information Officers, besides his own personal initiatives to improve his writing ability by maintaining a column in local publications.

Another award recipient was PO2 Nida L. Gregas, of Aklan Provincial Police Office, for having been chosen one of the Best Performing Information Officers by the PIA-6. Gregas is among the 46 adjunct instructors for the Transformation Program in the entire PNP organization.

PO2 Ria May S. De La Cruz is another award recipient, for being among the Best Performing Information Officers for 2011.

De La Cruz is known for her active advocacy, information dissemination activities, and for re-organizing the Antique PNP Press Corp, which contributed to the good media relations they have established.

The awarding was done during the regular Monday Flag Raising, and the celebration of the 21st PNP foundation Anniversary, January 31, at Camp Delgado, Iloilo City.

Other police awardees, recipients of the Medalya ng Kasanayan were Police Supt. Antonietto Y. Cañete, PSI Anthony G. Grande, PO3 John Derrick G. Capunong and PO3 Rune Quirico B. Bandola, of Himamaylan City Police Station, Negros Occidental.

On the other hand, Certificates of Appreciation were given to officials and members of the Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team, of Brangay Nazaret, Buenavista, Guimaras, for their invaluable assistance during a hot pursuit operation.

The awardees were Hon. Zenaida T. Carumba, Mirjohn Gabiota, Dennis J. Gabileño, Leonard G. Celiz and Hernane Gabiota, Jr. (PIO/JSC/ESS-PIA6 Iloilo)

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NGO urges public to collect, propagate seeds to create native tree forests in CV
by Hazel F. Gloria
CEBU CITY, January 31, 2012 (PIA) -- As part of the GREENIN Philippines Program, a Cebu-based NGO, Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc (RAFI) calls on the public to collect and propagate seeds to contribute to the creation of native tree forests in Central Visayas.

Executive director of the Integrated Development unit of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) Rowena Alensonorin pointed out the urgent need to replace trees cut down for construction purposes after some parts of the country experienced the tragic effects of flashfloods and landslides.

"The primary importance of trees in the ecosystem is to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and prevent soil erosion," Alensonorin noted.

For many people, they see trees as beneficial for building houses, furniture, tools, and for firewood; hence, these demands have significantly reduced the number of trees in the forests, she noted.

One way to address this is to collect and propagate seeds, which are considered "the next generation of forests," Alensonorin added.

Alensonorin said that it is equally important for people to know not only the names of the native trees but also how to collect the seeds and germinate them.

The scarcity of this knowledge might have led to the proliferation of exotic tree species, such as mahogany, gmelina, and ipil-ipil that are now growing in our forests," she stated.

If this will continue, Alensonorin explained we will not only lose these animals, but also our highly valued trees such as narra, lauan, and mangkono that have been valued here and abroad for their toughness and strength.

"Our forests should be mainly composed of indigenous trees to provide food and habitat to our native animals," she urged the public.

Producing quality trees starts from the quality of seeds germinated. These seeds must only come from healthy mother trees or those trees that bear fruits and produce seeds, she said.

Germinated seeds should be nurtured in a well-managed tree nursery that provides a suitable area for these seeds to grow into plantable seedlings for use in reforestation initiatives, Alensonorin shared.

The RAFI Native Trees Nursery collects seeds and wildlings (seeds that germinated underneath or near the mother tree) all over the Visayas region.

The nursery is also willing to receive seeds and seedlings from people who would like to donate. According to RAFI the nursery has an existing 150,000 seedlings of 212 native tree species and is located in Barangay Busay, Cebu City.(mbcn/hfg/PIA-7 & RAFI)

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Close to 200 Negros Occidental police officers get promotion
BACOLOD CITY, Jan. 31, 2012 (PIA) -- A total of 180 Police Non-Commissioned Officers and 13 Police Commissioned Officers of the Negros Occidental Provincial Police Office (NOPPO) were promoted to the next higher rank effective January 31, 2012.
The promotion is part of the regular promotion of the Philippine National Police, according to Police Chief Inspector Rico Santotome Jr, chief of NOPPO's Police Community Relations Branch.

A simple ceremonial pinning of ranks was held January 27 at Camp Alfredo Montelibano, which was attended by those promoted as well as their respective loved ones and NOPPO personnel led by Police Senior Superintendent Allan Guisihan, PNP provincial director who was represented by Police Senior Superintendent Remus Canieso (DPDO), added Santotome.

Among those who were promoted were 35 NOPPO personnel whose ranks were upgraded to that of a Police Officer 2, 47 PO3s, 57 Senior Police Officer 1s, six SPO2s, 28 SPO3s, and seven SPO4s.

La Carlota City PNP chief, Police Chief Inspector Eduardo Corpuz (PNPA '97) was the highest officer promoted to the next higher rank (major) while 12 others were promoted to the rank of Police Senior Inspector (captain).

The newly promoted Senior Inspectors are Allan Reloj (La Castellana PNP), Albert Sy (Binalbagan PNP), Romeo Vargas (Candoni PNP), Hector Balbon (San Enrique PNP), Lowell Garinganao (Hinoba-an PNP), Jason Mangilimutan (Isabela PNP), Ruben Pajarito, Sherlock Gabana, Clifford Batadhay, John Ganzon, Anthony Grande and Jesus Mesahon (Silay PNP).

Guisihan lauded the newly promoted NOPPO personnel for their deserved promotion to the next rank, said Santotome.*(NOPPO/JSC/EAD-PIA6 Negros Occidental)

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