text:
One Mindanao - October 10, 2011
An Electronic News Magazine of PIA Mindanao
CONTENTS NATIONAL OUR COVER Tagum City: Today's cover features � Aquino declares last Saturday of March and second Sunday of October 2011 and every year after thereafter as Barangay Assembly Days � OFW thank President Aquino for allowing them to continue working in Afghanistan � Palace assures there was no attempt to withhold information on accident involving vehicle of presidential political adviser � Aquino orders Singson to study existing protocol on dam management � Aquino declares October 31, 2011 as special non-working day throughout the country Sustaining its feat in literacy CNEX published daily by Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Mindanao Clusters An Electronic News Magazine � Volunteer kindergarten teachers to receive honoraria soon --Luistro � "Most typhoon affected schools have already recovered"--DepEd � Debate olympics to boost PHL tourism EDITORIAL STAFF Executive Editor ............... EFREN F. ELBANBUENA Cluster Head, Southern, Western and Central Mindanao Regional Director, PIA Region XI Managing Editor ............... ABNER M. CAGA Cluster Head, Northern and Northeastern Mindanao Regional Director, PIA Caraga Region Associate Editors ............. OLIVIA T. SUDARIA Regional Director, PIA Region XII NOEMI A. EDAGA Regional Director, PIA Region IX RUTCHIE C. AGUHOB Officer-in-charge,PIARegionX Northern Mindanao � Iligan City celebrates October as Business Month � DOH urges motorists to use helmets and seatbelts at all times � NHTS-PR gives human face behind the statistics � DSWD � DSWD's database generates reports, statistics on poor households � NPA rebels release 4 jail officers Southern Mindanao (Davao Region) � DSWD XI to launch database on poverty reduction � IPs go on tour for a cause � IP leaders ratify landmark resolution as Dayaw Festival ends � Comval's 5th BSP Jamborette--a success � Bag-ong Scholarship Program ni Governor Uy aprobado sa Comval SP Central Mindanao (SOCSKSARGEN) Regional Desk Editors ...... Jocelyn P. Alvarez, PIA Region IX Elaine O. Ratunil, PIA Region X Rudolph Ian G. Alama, PIA Region XI Danny E. Doguiles, PIA Region XII Robert E. Roperos, PIA Caraga Region Nora CL Molde, PIA Caraga Region Copy Editor .................... Robert E. Roperos, PIA Caraga Region Layout Artists .................. Gerie Mae G. Coco, PIA Caraga Region Richard D. Atillo, PIA Caraga Region � Alcala promises P15-M machineries, equipment to irrigators in SK � Center for Humanitarian Dialogue (CHD) kinilala ang kakayahan ni Pangulong Aquino na mamuno � P2.5M pondo para sa relief operations sa ARMM inilabas ng DSWD Central Office � Sahod ng mga pre-school teachers sa Maguindanao Division 1 ibibigay na Northeastern Mindanao (Caraga) � BFAR celebrates fish conservation week � Caraga region is second stopover for nationwide microinsurance campaign � Lingig Mayor, 2 military escorts released after 2 months, 3 days abduction � Released Lingig Mayor, 2 others grateful to Surigao Sur Gov. � Feature: HMC-TNP, DepEd's ALS program fulfills aspiration of the mining communities in Surigao Norte Editorial Advisers ............. ATTY. JOSE A. FABIA Director-General Philippine Information Agency SEC. HERMINIO "Sonny" B. COLOMA PresidentialCommunicationsOperationsOffice Western Mindanao (Zamboanga Peninsula) � � � � � DepED bats for child friendly public schools DOT, City, launch Food Fest - "Barrio Fiesta de Comidas" DSWD-IX disburses P282-M for ZamboSur's 1st district 4Ps Zambo. Norte cops undergo PSJLC course Zanorte to host 2012 ATOP National Convention 2 Monday, October 10, 2011 Tagum City: Sustaining its feat in literacy By Jean Duron-Abangan Cover Story: Monday, October 10, 2011 T here's no other way to take, but up. Tagum City now eyes to become the Center of Literacy Excellence in three years time, after having stepped into the Hall of Fame illumed with a spotlight of glory and honor. 4 3 Cover Story:Tagum City.....from page 3 It had grabbed the National Literacy Awards in 2001, 2008 and 2010. It finally entered into the Hall of Fame officially on September 29, 2011 when it received during this year's National Literacy Conference, the most coveted trophy and cash of P100,000 from the National Literacy Coordinating Council (NLCC). But Tagum City local government won't just be sitting down, caressing its laurel of success having earned the recognition as the country's famed and honored LGU which excelled in the field of literacy. "We will continue to do our best to be worthy of this very prestigious title," Tagum City Mayor Rey T. Uy said during the awarding ceremony in his speech deliv- ered by Department of Education (DepEd) Tagum City Schools Division Supt. Nenita Lumaad. Tickets to Hall of Fame Tagum City through its City Literacy Coordinating Council (CLCC) endorsed to the National Literacy Evaluators during the field validation last August, three major literacy programs as 5 4 Monday, October 10, 2011 Cover Story:Tagum City.....from page 4 its tickets to the Hall of Fame. CLCC secretariat head Anwar E. Maadel believes that the programs on Palengskwelahan; Reaching the Unreached: Locate, Evaluate, Assess/ Assist and Develop Skills (RTU LEADS); and the Housing Resettlement Progam, have given Tagum City an edge over other LGUs in the field of literacy. The Palengsk- welahan establishes a school inside Tagum City Public Market to reach out to out-ofschool (OSYs) who prefer to earn a living through vending goods in the market over attending classes. Sustained over the years of implementation, Palengskwelahan has led a total of 92 students to pass the National Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E). The Housing and Resettlement Pro- gram is a literacy cum social development program aimed at providing thecity's urban poor residents with decent abode, and access to basic social services and education. The RTU LEADS ensures that Tagum City gets in line with the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of ensuring access to education for all. An initiative of DepEd Tagum City Schools Division, RTU LEADS 6 Monday, October 10, 2011 5 Cover Story:Tagum City.....from page 5 is adopted by CLCC and sufficiently funded by the city government, to "bring the school near to where the learners are." It seeks to improve students participation and completion rates. RTU LEADS initially catered to high school students in its first year of implementation in 2009 when it was pilottested in Barangay Pandapan located more than two kilometers away from city center. A total of 714 high school students have benefitted from the program which DepEd Tagum City along with the CLCC, has expanded to cover high school students in Canocotan and Liboganon. They have been saved from risk of dropping out of school if they wouldn't be able to sustain the expenses for fare and baon. Having noted the success of RTU LEADS with high school students, DepEd Tagum now brings it to barangays with a number of grades one to three pupils found to be at risk of dropping out. It also caters to those who are outof-school, due to the prohibitive distance of elementary schools from their community. Since 2010, the Mobile RTU LEADS for Elementary has been able to reach out to a total of 210 pupils of grades I to III. They are attending multigrade classes 7 6 Monday, October 10, 2011 Cover Story:Tagum City.....from page 6 held either in a waitingshed, a makeshift or a vacant facility identified by the barangay. "Since they are still little, they find it hard to cross the highways . What if they have no one to take them to school? So, they would not be attending classes," Lumaad said. What else can Tagum do? Having staked all its best for this year's Hall of Fame evaluation, what else does Tagum City have to offer to sustain the luster of its fame, and to finally claim as the Center of Literacy Excellence in three years time? "It doesnt mean nga mohinay hinay ug moundang na ta kay daghan pa tag himoon (It doesn't mean that we have to go slow or stop because there are still a lot to be done) for our constituents to become literates," Mayor Uy said in a separate interview. Uy takes particular concern for OSY whom he wants to equip with skills through a skills training program designed to reinforce basic and functional literacy. "To me dili pwede , nga dili jud sila maedukar. (I won't allow them to go uneducated.)," he said. "Mag-introduce ta ug mga skills training nga haum sa ilang mga kagustuhan (We will introduce skills Monday, October 10, 2011 7 Cover Story:Tagum City.....from page 7 training that would fit their inclination), he added. More than ensuring access to basic education to all children, Uy also wants to prepare them to become self-sufficient as he foresees the possibility that not all of them can proceed to college or can land a white collar job. He bares of having built a much modern version of Home Economics building where high school students of La Filipina are being taught on baking and cooking. "Bahala na di sila mag college (If they may not go to college) at least may knowhow sila (they would have know-how) on how to bake and how to cook purposely for negosyo (business). If they would become employees, still they would know how to cook and bake," Uy said. He plans to expand such kind of en9 8 Monday, October 10, 2011 Cover Story:Tagum City.....from page 8 trepreneurial training for high school students in other public high school campuses in the city once he gets a good result of pilot-testing it in La Filipina. Financial Literacy Meanwhile, Lumaad sees the importance of integrating financial literacy in grades IV to VI education aside from arming pupils them with skills that they can bank on to earn a living in case they fall out of school, and may not be able to get higher education. She would like education to take a shift from honing students to become mere employees but employers as well. She wants students to become adaptable to situations and to carry themselves well in both worlds either as employees or employers. "What if a teaching graduate would have no place to get employed, he should think of how to support himself . Dili pwede nga mahimo tang kapwa. Dapat ang Tagumenyo, walay kapwa (We should not become dependent of others. There should be no dependent Tagumenyo), she said. Lumaad views financial literacy to spell the difference in educating students . She considers such type of literacy as an initial step towards preparing them to handle their future. She bares of having introduced FLY (Financial Literacy for the Youth) to seven public elementary schools in Tagum City through working with Tagum Cooperative which provides the learning materials and training for teachers to integrate financial literacy in English, Math and in Technology and Livelihood Education subjects. FLY deals with basic numeracy skills, and instills among grades IV to VI pupils the importance of budgetting and saving. "If we've taught them how to budget at an early age, they would know how to manage their money. They should know how to save money for future use," she said. Lumaad said that DepEd will soon be bringing the city government into the network of supporting agencies to FLY, but she still has to see good results of such financial literacy education to convince the LGU of its relevance. 10 Monday, October 10, 2011 9 Cover Story:Tagum City.....from page 9 Pay back time Whatever initiative the CLCC may take to sustain and improve the city's literacy status, Tagum City Vice Mayor Alan Rellon assures that the City Council will always be supportive especially in terms of appropriating sufficient budget to run the city's various literacy programs. Aside from the budget appropriation, Rellon is looking forward to crafting an ordinance to raise the honorarium of mobile teachers who are reaching out to out-of-school youths and adult learners in far flung-areas, but are measly paid. Now that tagum city has raised its literacy level, and has eventually gained 10 fame, Rellon finds it high time to pay back the sacrifices of those who have served well to bring the literacy programs of the city government to where these are needed. For Mayor Uy, he welcomes anyone who would opt to spend their formal education in Tagum City. He is open to share the standards of literacy that the city has earned. "It is our moral responsibility to help the neighboring LGUs ," he said. Whoever may come next his term, he hopes that the aspiration to educate every child will live on until Tagum City takes the Center of Literacy Excellence. Monday, October 10, 2011 Monday, October 10, 2011 11 P 12 Aquino declares last Saturday of March and second Sunday of October 2011 and every year after thereafter as Barangay Assembly Days resident Benigno S. Aquino III has declared the last Saturday of March and the second Sunday of October 2011, and every year thereafter as Barangay Assembly Days. 13 Monday, October 10, 2011 Aquino delclares.....from page 12 The Chief Executive issued Proclamation No. 260 on September 30, 2011, amending Proclamation No. 342 issued in 2003 entitled "Declaring the last Saturday of March 2003 and third Saturday of October 2003 and every year thereafter as Barangay Assembly Days." Sections 397 and 398 of the Local Government Code of 1991 (RA 7160) require the barangay assembly to meet twice a year, to hear and discuss the semestral report of the Sanguniang Barangay concerning its activities and finances as well as problems affecting the barangay. Section 1 of Republic Act (R.A.) 9340 provides that "the Synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elec- tions shall be held on the last Monday of October and every three years thereafter. In amending Proclamation 342 the President underscored the need to ensure that the barangay assembly day for the second semester of each year does not fall under the campaign period for the Synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections under Batas Pambansa (BP) Bilang 881 or the "Omnibus Election Code of the Philippines. "The institutionalization of barangay assembly day nationwide is one of the major component programs of the Biyaheng Pinoy: Tapat na Palakad, Bayang Maunlad launched on October 10, 2010 by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)," according to the new proclamation which was signed by Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr., on behalf of the President. The new proclamation also noted the need to conduct Barangay Assembly Days nationwide to drumbeat the celebration of the 20th year of the local autonomy in the Philippines and to institutionalize the norms of transparency, responsiveness, accountability and participation at the barangay level. The President enjoined all City/Municipal Mayors to ensure compliance and maximum participation of all barangays in the said undertaking by conducting barangay assemblies in their respective jurisdiction. (JS) Monday, October 10, 2011 13 In a letter addressed to the Chief Executive, Filipino Carlo Echano, a US government contractor working in Afghanistan who represents more than four thousand OFWs, thanked the President profusely for his "guided decision on allowing us to continue our professions and labor in Afghanistan." He said that despite the concerns aired on their safety, they still feel secure working for "our American and NATO (North America Treaty Organization)- T 14 OFW thank President Aquino for allowing them to continue working in Afghanistan housands of Overseas Filipino Workers have expressed their deepest gratitude to President Benigno S. Aquino III for allowing them to continue working for their respective employers in Afghanistan. member employers. "We thank you for appreciating the efforts of our American and NATO-member employers to keep us safe and secure in our work in an environment that aims to build peace in this part of the world," the letter read. "We thank you for recognizing our hard work and acknowledging that our efforts are not only to support our families but also to build the economy of our country," it added. A deployment ban has been issued by the Philippines disallowing Filipinos from traveling to Afghanistan due to security risks. But Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa announced last August that Filipinos already working in the country are not covered by the ban. "After making an assessment of the conditions in Afghanistan and Iraq based on input from Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), we have recommended that Filipino workers who are already employed in US military bases 15 Monday, October 10, 2011 OFW thanks.....from page 14 and installations in these countries be allowed to remain there to continue their employment," Ochoa said. T Monday, October 10, 2011 The Executive Secretary said however, that the overall deployment ban to Afghanistan as well as Iraq still remains. A majority of the 6,000 OFWs are working inside two US bases in Afghanistan - Bagram and Kandahar Airfields. (RCK) Palace assures there was no attempt to withhold information on accident involving vehicle of presidential political adviser he Aquino government said that there were no efforts to withhold any information regarding a vehicular accident involving one of its officials, where a high-powered firearm was recovered, as it assured full cooperation on the ongoing investigations to ferret out the truth and sanction those who will be proven guilty of crime commission. In his official statement during a press briefing at the Palace, Monday, Presidential Political Adviser Ronaldo Llamas stressed that there has been no attempts by anyone to hide what really transpired in the accident involving his Mitsubishi Montero Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) and a closed van in Quezon City, before dawn of Friday. "I would like to emphasize and reiterate that there has been no attempt by anyone to withhold information about the incident, either from the police, media or the public, or to allow those found responsible to escape culpability for their actions," Llamas said. "Neither I, nor my office, will ask 16 15 Palace assures....from page 15 for `special treatment' in this regard... we remain committed to the principles of transparency and public accountability that the President (Aquino) has defined his administration by," he added. Llamas said that from the event of the accident, his staff was fully cooperative with the law enforcers. "All throughout the course of this incident, my staff has extended full cooperation and support to the police," Llamas noted. He said that on the day of the incident, his staff accompanied his driver to the police station where he was turned over. The driver, indentified as a certain Joey Tecson, Llamas said, gave his voluntary statement to the police. "It is my understanding that Mr. Tecson gave a voluntary statement to the police and was provisionally released subject to the final outcome of the police investigation. It goes without saying that Office of the Political Adviser (OPA) will continue to extend full cooperation and support to any legal and judicial processes that may arise as a result of the police investigation," Llamas said. Recent reports claimed that an assault rifle and several bulletproof vests were found in Llamas' SUV when it figured in an accident near the Technohub along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City. According to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), the Mitsubishi Montero (with a 6*OPA protocol license plate) of Secretary Llamas hit the passenger side of an Isuzu closed van (YUJ-961) driven by Jonel Tenorio at around 2:10 a.m. Traffic investigators said the SUV's front bumper sustained major damage and the vehicle had to be towed by a private towing company to its impounding area in Regalado Avenue. Llamas said that the rifle was "duly licensed" and issued to him. Llamas was in Geneva, Switzerland when the accident occurred to attend a United Nations High Commission for Refugees conference. The Secretary arrived early Monday and from the airport went straight to meet with the Malacanang Press Corps. (JCL) 16 Monday, October 10, 2011 P Monday, October 10, 2011 Aquino orders Singson to study existing protocol on dam management resident Benigno S. Aquino III has directed Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Rogelio Singson to undertake a study on the existing protocol on dam management amid massive floodings in Central Luzon brought by typhoons "Pedring" and "Quiel," a Palace official said on Monday. The Chief Executive also directed Singson to come out with methods to ensure that the waters coming from the highlands do not flow directly to the lowlands, Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said during a press briefing in Malacanang on Monday. "For instance, the construction of catch basins with respect to dredging, that's also part of the study that's going to be made by Secretary Singson as water czar," Lacierda said. "Secretary Singson is coordinating with the National Water Resources Board (NWRB), the National Power Corporation (Napocor) and all dam operators to discuss the existing protocol on the release of water from the dams," he added. Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje agreed with the Aquino government's position to review the protocol on dam management. He directed the NWRB, an attached agency of the DENR, to come up with new measures in the face of changing patterns of natural phenomena. "The new dam management protocol should fill up all loopholes in implementing emergency measures during typhoons and weather disturbances," he said. With respect to the people living near the dams and danger zones, Lacierda stressed that those 18 17 Aquino orders....from page 17 in the danger zones have to be moved out. Following the warning of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) that another tropical depression Ramon may enter P 18 the country, Lacierda appealed to the public to remain vigilant and prepared. "The PAGASA has given us warning on the coming storm so we've asked the local government officials to be vigilant in making sure that their residents will be am- ply safeguarded. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) should immediately go into prepositioning relief goods. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council alerting its provincial counterparts," he said. (JS) Aquino declares October 31, 2011 as special non-working day throughout the country resident Benigno S. Aquino III has declared Monday, October 31 as a special nonworking day throughout the country. The President issued Proclamation No. 265 on October 10, 2011 "to give full opportunity to our people to properly observe the day with all its religious fervor which invariably requires them to travel to and from different regions of the country." In issuing Proclamation No. 265, the President said "Monday, October 31 and Tuesday, November 1 (All Saints Day), has been traditionally declared a special (non-working) day." (JS) Monday, October 10, 2011 E Volunteer kindergarten teachers to receive honoraria soon --Luistro By Lanie Bolina-Ronquillo ducation Secretary Armin Luistro announced this morning that the Department of Budget and Management(DBM) has already released the funds for the honoraria of the teacher-volunteers for public kindergarten classes. Starting June this year, The Department of Education (DepEd) has implemented the universal public kindergarten program. The program is part of the department's Education For All campaign to meet the country's Millennium Development Goal on Education. However, the influx of more than two million kindergarten enrollees last June cannot be accommodated by the two thousand kindergarten teachers who have regular items. Most teacher-volunteers with regular teaching loads from other grade levels have agreed to handle the kindergarten classes. As volunteers, they are entitled to receive honoraria. Earlier reports said that the teacher-volunteers have not received their honoraria since June. "My good news is... DBM has just released the funding for the honoraria of volunteer- teachers of kindergarten," Luistro said at the Communication and News Exchange (CNEX) forum held at the Philippine Information Agency. "I think that we have limitations, not on budget availability but on the item in the budget called Maintenenance and Other 20 Monday, October 10, 2011 19 Volunteer kindergarten....from page 19 Operating Expense (MOOE), where we charge the honoraria," Luistro said. According to Luistro, MOOE funds are released quarterly or every six months, depending on the nature of the expenses. "We have found a way to solve that. We are now in the course of discussing the matter D 20 with DBM, and we are proposing to transfer the item from MOOE to the salary item, so that it can be regularly released monthly," he said. This month, DepEd targets to pay all the volunteer teachers who have rendered their services since June this year. This is already an improvement because last year, DepEd paid the honoraria in December, Luistro said. DepEd hopes the passing of the "Kindergarten Education Act" will institutionalize the program and eventually provide regular funds for the salaries of the kindergarten teachers. "Most typhoon affected schools have already recovered"--DepEd By Andrea Renevera-Bancud epartment of Education (DepEd) Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro today explained that most of typhoon affected schools in the country have already recovered. He made the statement during today's edition of Communication and News Exchange Forum (CNEX), held at Philippine Information Agency (PIA). "We are not affected much, although (the effect was more widespread; we were really able to handle this," he said. "These past two typhoons were different compared to typhoons in the past years, when the schools sustained mostly structural damages (like roofs or buildings were destroyed)," Luistro said in Filipino. "(This time) what was critical were the rains. There were a lot of flooded buildings; there were less structures affected." But Luistro said that they need to look into the possibility of 21 Monday, October 10, 2011 "Most typhoon....from page 20 widespread flooding occuring yet again. "Kailangan naming makipag-ugnayan sa Local Government Units (LGU) at tingnan talaga yung drainage system. Ito ay mas long term(We need to work with Local Government Units and as- T Monday, October 10, 2011 sess drainage system in these areas. But this will be for the longterm)," Luistro said. But in terms of reopening the schools, most of our schools have recovered already and have started their classes." CNEX is a weekly PIA-produced TV program in cooperation with the Presidential Communications Operations Office, People's Television Network (PTV) and Philippine Broadcasting System (PBS). CNEX is aired live over PTV-4. Debate olympics to boost PHL tourism By Jerome Carlo R. Paunan he holding of the 32nd World Universities Debating Championships (WUDC)in Manila will attract more tourists worldwide as the event promotes the country as a cultural and recreational destination. The WUDC, dubbed "the Olympics of debate," is one of the largest student events in the world. It will be held on December 27, 2011 to January 4, 2012 at the De La Salle campus and the Philippine International Convention Center. During the Communication and News Exchange (CNEX) Forum held at the Philippine Information Agency, DoT Assistant Secretary Domingo Ramon Enerio III said the said international event can bring additional investments and other business opportunities to the country. Based on agency figures, an estimated P400 million income can be generated during the nine-day stay of at least 1,400 participants from all over the world. Aside from the opportunity to visit choice tourism destinations in the country, participants will also be treated to a Filipino and Barrio Fiesta Night which will feature the country's best foods, cultural presentations and performers, he said. Enerio said this endeavor will also give the country a chance to "promote the good name of the Philippines" in line with the tourism efforts of the administration of President Benigno S. Aquino III. 21 Iligan City celebrates October as Business Month By Lorry V. Gabule ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte--The whole month of October is declared Business Month, here, per Sangguniang Panlungsod Resolution Number 11-715, passed during its regular session dated August 8, 2011. This is enviably one of the city's strategies to perk up economic activities by holding business activities and festivities that increased the sales of products and services of the local stakeholders, explained SP Kagawad Ruderic C. Marzo, one of the main authors of the resolution. While SP Kagawad Frederick W. Siao, comain author, said this will be celebrated every year thereafter, to provide the local stakeholders, such as, the local business sectors and the educational institutions, among others, with a concrete venue to craft their own vision, mission, plans, and strategies to advance the business climate in the city. Thus, during this month, we need to institutionalize the holding of business conferences/ conventions, regularize trade exhibits, and strengthen the opportunity of the small players to showcase their products, Siao added. We have lined up activities which started with a kick-off/launching last Oct. 3, during the flag ceremony at the city hall amphitheatre, with the support of the city officials led by Mayor 23 22 Monday, October 10, 2011 Iligan City....from page 22 Lawrence Ll. Cruz, said Siao. This was followed by a motorcade around the city's main thoroughfare, and a short program on the launching of the One Barangay, One Product (OBOP) with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as the partner agency of this program at the 3rdfloor of the Gaisano Mall-Iligan, courtesy of the mall's management, witnessed by the mall shoppers. Other activities include the conduct of the following seminars: Intellectual Property Rights, Accounting for Non-Accountants, Business Forum, Small Business Matters and Trade Fair, Business Networking Event for Young Entrepreneurs, Great City Wide Sale, Iligan Business Night, the Mindanao Bloggers' Summit, and the Business Processing Outsourcing-Information Technology (BPO-IT) Solutions Exhibits. This year, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation of Iligan, Inc.(CCFII) leads the month-long activities, with support from the Lanao Filipino Chinese Chamber Industry, Inc. (LFCCI), the Office of the Congressional District of Iligan, the academe, the Association of Barangay Councils, national government agencies and other stakeholders. By Lorry V. Gabule DOH urges motorists to use helmets and seatbelts at all times ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte --The Department of Health (DOH) strongly advises everyone, especially motorcycle riders, to always take safety precautions seriously and follow the law. Motorcycle riders should wear helmets to protect themselves from the fatal injuries, H e a l t h Undersecretary Teodoro J. Herbosa explained, adding that t h o s e riding in tandem s h o u l d w e a r helmets, as well. The 2011 first quarter data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) reveals that of the total 3,901 cases of transport/ vehicular crashes, only 8.5 percent of the injured motorcycle 17 Monday, October 10, 2011 23 DOH urges....from page 23 riders were wearing helmets, while 14.4 percent of the injured car occupants were wearing seatbelts. Around 47 percent of recorded vehicular injuries involved motorcycles while 6.6 percent were occupants of tricycles, 3.3 percent were riding bicycles, and 14.7 percent of vehicular injuries involved pedestrians. Usec. Herbosa bemoaned the low utilization of seatbelts and helmets among the injured and emphasized the need to employ all safety precautions that would reduce the risk of injuries like defensive driving and observance of traffic rules and regulations. Almost half or 48.5 percent of the t ra n s p o r t / ve h i c u l a r accidents were noncollision. Nearly twothirds or 59 percent of the cases occurred from 8:00 a.m. to 7:59 p.m. with the highest occurrence between 4:00 p.m. and 7:59 p.m. at 25.1 percent. There were also more males, 72.4 percent, than females, 27.6 percent, involved in t ra n s p o r t / ve h i c u l a r accidents. Central Luzon had the highest, 22.4 percent, of the reported incidence of t ra n s p o r t / ve h i c u l a r accident, followed by the Davao region, 21.6 percent, and the Mindoro-MarinduqueRomblon-Palawan region (MIMAROPA), 10.6 percent. The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and CARAGA regions registered the lowest vehicular accident cases at 0.4 percent each. It was reported that the number one risk factor for transport/vehicularrelated injury cases was alcohol/liquor intake at 13.6 percent. NHTS-PR gives human face behind the statistics � DSWD By Apipa Bagumbaran CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental-- The National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTSPR) basically gives human face behind the statistics. This unique fea- was stressed by Glofe- focal person of the ture of the NHTS-PR lia J. Uayan, NHTS-PR Department of Social 25 24 Monday, October 10, 2011 NHTS-PR gives.....from page 24 Welfare and Development (DSWD), region 10, during the recent launching of the NHTS-PR database in the region. She said the NHTS-PR is a data management system that identifies who and where the poor are in the country in response to the need to guarantee that the poor are able to avail of social protection programs. The data system, she said, aims to improve coordination among social protection agencies to have unified criteria for the selection of the poorest population. It would enable the government to efficiently distribute its limited resources and services to the poor, she emphasized. Uayan said that the NHTS-PR seeks to reduce leakage or inclusion of the nonpoor and under-coverage or exclusion of the poor in social protection programs. This targeting system, she further said, used a paper and pencil approach for its data gathering through household assessment survey that collected socioeconomic information using a two-page questionnaire. Meanwhile, she said the system was implemented nationwide and involved geographic targeting where the locationof the poorest areas in the country are identified. For municipalities where poverty incidence is greater than 50 percent, all barangays are surveyed, however, if it's lower than 50 percent, only selected areas are surveyed. A process of On Demand Applications (ODA) was also conducted in areas not completely saturated wherein households who think they should be included are given a chance to apply. Applicants will go through the same process of data collection and will be subject to Proxy Means Testing, she added. The Proxy Means Test is a statistical model that estimates the income of households based on observable and verifiable variables, such as, housing conditions, household composition, access to basic services and education of household members. Using this model, the government can predict the income of a household and compare it with the poverty threshold of the province and classify whether the household is poor or non-poor. Lastly, the list of poor households was validated by posting it at the local level and forming a Local Verification Committee. Monday, October 10, 2011 25 DSWD's database generates reports, statistics on poor households CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Misamis Oriental --- The National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) can generate reports and statistics on poor households. This was underscored by Ian Z. Putong, Regional Field Coordinator of the NHTS-PR in Northern Mindanao, during the recent regional launching of the NHTS-PR database. The NHTS-PR shows that poor households in region 10 reaches 338,749, sharing 6.44 percent of the identified poor households in the country. The province of Bukidnon got the highest number of poor households with 98,107 while Camiguin has the lowest with 7,470 poor households. Aside from the magnitude of poor households by province, Putong said, the regional database also 26 shows that 277,066 of the poor households or 82 percent are living in the rural areas. Six (6) out of 10 poor households in the region or 60 percent of them do not have electricity in their homes, while majority of them, 110,316 poor households, use shared faucet community water system as their main water source, he further said. The database, further, shows that four (4) out of 10 poor households or40 percent use water-sealed as toilet facility while still two (2) out of 10 poor households or 20 percent has no toilet facility, he added. Putong cited that the regional database also reveals that majority of poor individuals were not attending health centers and three (3) out of 10 or 30 percent poor individuals were attending schools. Likewise, the database yields that majority of the poor households had experienced an armed conflict as the type of displacement, while around 15.49 percent of the poor households or 52,475 were indigenous people (IPs), and 70 percent of them are found in the province of Bukidnon. These are just few examples of statistics and reports that can be generated from the NHTS-PR, Putong concluded.(Apipa Bagumbaran) Monday, October 10, 2011 NPA rebels release 4 jail officers By Ruby Leonora R. Balistoy MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon � After nearly three (3) months in captivity, the New People's Army freed at 5:15 pm, Oct. 8, the four (4) officers of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) they abducted in Kitaotao, Bukidnon, last July. Military reports said the National Democratic Front-Southern Mindanao Regional Command (NDF-SMRC) thru the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), released the captives in `good condition' with no payoffs. Reports, further, said the release of the victims was on humanitarian reasons in respect to the appeals of the captives' families, including various groups. Col. Romeo L. Gapuz, Commander of the 403rd Infantry Brigade (403Bde), Philippine Army, said this is a gesture of multilateral good will in the name of peace as the appeals made by various groups to free the captives were heeded by the Communist Party of the Philippines, New People's Army, and National Democratic Front (CNN). "The safe release of the captives was also the result of the coordinated efforts of the government, the victims' families, church leaders, and civil society groups," Gapuz, further said. Meanwhile, 403Bde Spokesperson, Capt. Eduardo Meclat, said the four BJMP officers were released in Barangay Balite, Magpet town, North Cotabato and then brought to the Bishop's Palace in Balindog, Kidapawan City. They were welcomed by Gov. Emmylou Tali�o-Mendoza, Vice Gov. Gregorio Ipong, BJMP Director Rosendo Dial, PNP Provincial Director Cornelio Salinas and 602Bde Commander Col. Cesar Sedillo. Released were Jail Inspector Erico Llamazares, 26, Warden of Ozamiz City Jail, a member of Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) Class 2007, Jail Inspector Murphy Tudyog, 27, PNPA Class 2008, Senior Jail Officer 2 Rogelio Begontes and Jail Officer 1 Rolando Bajuyo Jr. The four were abducted in Kitaotao, Bukidnon, before dawn of July 21 as the NPA staged a plucky rescue operation on inmate Dennis Rodenas, allegedly, a rebel explosives expert sentenced to life imprisonment, who was being transported to the Davao Prison and Penal Farm (DPPF) in Davao del Norte via BukidnonDavao route, along with eight (8) other inmates. Monday, October 10, 2011 27 by Mai Gevera-Macapagat E 28 DSWD XI to launch database on poverty reduction nd-user like local government units and other organizations aiming to tap the poor in certain programs may now easily track who and where people living below poverty threshold with the soon to be released National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR). To be launched on Friday (October 14), the NHTS-PR provides easy identification of the poorest of the poor. It reduces leakage on non-poor and under coverage or exclusion of poor in social protection services. It guaranteed that the poor receive and enjoy the benefits of social protection program. National Economic Development Authority (NEDA XI) Regional Director Ma. Lourdes Lim bared that this system is put up to support the efforts of the present administration in addressing the first goal in the Millennium Development Goal which is all anchored to eradication of poverty and hunger. With government projects now aiming to benefit the less privileged, Lim explained that the government also makes sure that these projects really reach the poor sector. To come up with a reliable database, the DSWD used a methodology through interviews using Proxy Means Variables. This method assessed the household through observable and verifiable 29 Monday, October 10, 2011 DSWD XI ....from page 28 variables rather than asking about income or expenditure. These socioeconomic variables then predict household income and result to objective ranking, classification and prioritization of households. DSWD clarifies that this system is different from the existing survey and studies conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO) and the National Statistical Coordinating Board (NSCB). The household targeting system identifies who and where the poor are nationwide while the NSO provides estimates of national and regional averages of income and expenditures of families. The NSCB, on the other hand, determines the poverty and food thresholds and provides data on the poverty subsistence incidence. Lim added that the government aims to bring down poverty incidence in the region from last year's 26 percent of the total household to 20 percent by 2016. This targeting system is believed to be one needed tool to ensure poverty reduction. Region XI has the lowest poverty incidence amongst all regions in Mindanao and it is the only region that experienced a reduction, Lim added. Nevertheless, the NEDA regional director reiterates the importance of coming up with an official database of the poor so that social services providers would highly focus on the poor sector. IPs go on tour for a cause by Harley Aglosolos TAGUM CITY----What seemed normal for Tagumenos has become unusual and remarkable for the Dayaw Festival 2011 participants, as they were impressed by Tagum City during the running tour last October 7, 2011. All eyes were gazing at the city's fa�ade as the tour buses made its way through the bustling streets leading to the city's center without the participants' failure to notice the green tricycles as one of the city's trademarks. Passing through the public market and terminal, the tour brought them to the city's motorpool for which the tour guide described as "one of a 30 Monday, October 10, 2011 29 IPs fo on....from page 29 kind" in the region if not in the country. Piles of various sizes of logs seemed to have discouraged the Mangyans of Mindoro as a welcome scenario but upon knowing that these were confiscated logs donated by the different municipalities and provinces, life filled their eyes which made Mangyan Judy Ann Banaag, 13, exclaimed that nature is still alive in the city. Mayor Rey T. Uy warmly welcomed them and encouraged them to take part in furnishing and the painting the classroom chairs and desks which will be distributed to the neighboring towns of the city. Not minding the sweat, the smell of the paint and the dust floating in the air, the Mangyans and Hiligaynons were so engrossed with their job for twenty minutes 30 occasionally chucking jokes as well as taking pictures. Asked about the experience, Irene Macabebe of Hiligaynon Cluster said that it was all worth the labor. "It's quite tiresome and it's unsual from our daily chores but we enjoyed it all knowing that it's for a cause," Macabebe said. N o r m a l l y supervising the production of chairs religiously throughout the day, the mayor said that this activity contributed to saving maximally for the labor cost of the project, which could average to production of 800 chairs per week for which a total of 3,000 chairs were already distributed since August this year. "This is to make the Indigenous People realize how it feels to be able to contribute for the benefit of the Indigenous People's (IP's) in Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley Province," Uy stressed. Most participants were inspired by how Tagum City envisioned the good future of the next generation having mentioned that since every successful person is a product of good education, the task is no longer tedious. "I was impressed by the law-abiding, friendly and hospitable people of Tagum City and especially with the furnishing and painting we did, it is fulfilling to help in this simple way," remarked Missa Aisa Angas, a princess of Sulu. With the New City Hall as the last stop, the impression has finally reached its peak as the visitors exclaimed "wow" saying that the structure is monumental and impressive. Monday, October 10, 2011 IP leaders ratify landmark resolution as Dayaw Festival ends by Louie Lapat CITY OF TAGUM, DAVAO DEL NORTE -- Leaders of the different clusters of indigenous peoples in the country are one in hoping in seeing a new day full of hope and change as they unanimously approved a resolution pursuing a cultural and development agenda for the national government to take upon, highlighting the finale of this year's three-day Dayaw Festival. The so-called Dayaw Tagum Declaration aims to pursue an active role of the indigenous peoples in community resource management, uphold their rights to self-determination expand and sustain the School of Living Traditions and reinvigorate cultural identities of the younger generation. The group will endorse the said document during the National IP Summit convened by Sen. Loren Legarda in Manila come October 13, 2011, raising expectations of an issuance of a sound cultural and development agenda for the IPs under the Aquino Administration. Considered to be a landmark piece of document, the Dayaw Tagum Declaration came into existence as series of forum were being held during the holding of the Dayaw Festival in Tagum which gained support from concerned agencies such as the National Commission for the 32 Monday, October 10, 2011 31 Another 1st....from page 24 Indigenous Peoples, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, Department of Interior and Local Government, Department of Tourism, Department of Trade and Industry and the National Economic Development Authority. "This forum serves as a milestone for our wishes to be heard," stressed Commissioner Joycie D. Alegre, head of the NCCA's Subcommission for Cultural Communities and Traditional Arts. The document also pursues effec- tive interventions on peace and development including the urgent resumption of "peace process" with the participation and engagement of IPs; immediate enactment of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao; effective engagement of IP councils in local development councils; and provides a bold stance in opposing the establishment or continuing presence of massive extractive industries in their respective territories such as ille- gal mining, logging and fishing activities. Meanwhile, during the closing ceremony, City of Tagum Tourism Council President Alma L. Uy expressed in behalf of the City Government of Tagum her profound gratitude to the people who took part in ensuring the success of the festival despite the short time of preparation. The Ifugao of Kalinga, Apayao gave three ritual jars to the City of Tagum as their way of saying thanks to the city for hosting the event. Comval's 5th BSP Jamborette--a success by Rodielyn A. Manugas Compostela Valley � Dubbed with the theme `" SCOUTING BUILDS A COMMUNITY," the 3 day BSP Jamborette and Kab O Rama culminated last October 9 at the Nabunturan National Comprehensive Highschool, Poblacion Nabunturan. 33 32 Monday, October 10, 2011 Comval's 5th....from page 32 Participated by schools for preparation, has manof the eleven municipalities in Compostela Valley province, ers the has more than 1,000 scoutjoyfully accommodated at the camp site located at the NNCHS ground. Philippines was aged to set everything accordingly. "I am very thankjamborette is a success. This is made possible because of the support of the provinthe active participation of all scouters. "I am hopeful that through this scoutof lesson and will acquire a lot of skills specially time management and surviving jamborette ful to God that the 3 day BSP ing, scouters will learn a lot cial government headed by skills because we all know different calamities. Hopefully, the value of pagkamakabayan,makatao,makaDiyos and maka-kalikasan be in the heart and mind of The Boy Scout of the Governor Uy. The personnel that we are always facing created from the Provincial Engineering Office had been doing its best in the site preparation. Thank you also to all through Philippine Commonwealth Act No. 111 last October 31, 1936. It is a nathe Philippines whose mission is to imbue in the youth fellowmen and to train young people to become responsible leaders and to contribute Kid Scout for 5-6 years old, Cub Scout for 7-10 years old, Boy Scout for 10-17 years 23 years old which can also bejoined by female scouts. Nabunturan, being the host town and despite the rain and very limited time tional scout organization of the scouters who joined," Various events said Mayor Romeo C. Clarin. each scouters so that the next and BSP generation will be much better than us and we will have a better community". Comval BSP CounOIC Scout Executive U. Padilla also the love of God, country and competitions like the literary and musical events, outdoor games, water games, learn-a-trade, Laro ng Lahi cil in nation building. There are as well as mini-zipline and Roberto a lot more help enhance thanked the executive comand develop the scouters' mittee headed by Gov. Uy, value of sportsmanship, inthe working staff and to all participants and wish that tive effect to the lives of every scouts, that of "having a loving heart to God, to our old and Rover Scout for 17- still in them the spirit of caform their positive values. Schools Division Superintendent Alfonso G. maraderie, strengthen and the activity will have posi- Gomez, CESO V commends country and to our people." Monday, October 10, 2011 33 Bag-ong Scholarship Program ni Governor Uy aprobado sa Comval SP by Gilbert M. Cabahug COMPOSTELA VALLEY PROVINCE----- Lipay gayud ang mokabat 554 ka mga Eskolar sa Probinsiya, human nga gipaboran sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan ang Ordinansa nga giduso ni SP Member Ruwel Peter S. Gonzaga nga nag aproba sa Revised Compostela Valley Scholarship Program (CVSP) of 2011 ni Governor Arturo "Chiongkee" Uy. Atol sa 54th Regular Session niadtong Septyembre 28, ang bag-ong Scholarship Program ni Gov. Uy ilalom sa Revised 2011 CVSP giaprobahan sa mga SP Members pinaagi sa paghatag niini ug usa ka mayoryang boto. 34 Gawas sa mga maayong rason nga nagpaluyo sa bag-ong Scholarship Program, ilalom usab niini gipatas-an ang mga benepisyo nga madawat sa mamahimong eskolar sa probinsiya. Gikaingon nga ubos sa daang Scholar- ship program, ang mga Scholars modawat lang ug P5,000.00 pesos matag semester. Apan sa naaprobahan nga Revised CVSP of 2011 ni Gov. Uy, pagahatagan ang mga Scholars ug P10,000.00 pesos matag s e m e s t e r. Monday, October 10, 2011 Alcala promises P15-M machineries, equipment to irrigators in SK by Angelica Laurilla KORONADAL CITY � Five irrigators associations in Sultan Kudarat province are set to receive P15-million worth of farm machineries and equipment from the Department of Agriculture. During his recent meeting with Ala Dam 2 Federation of Irrigators Association, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, committed machination support to five associations named as best performing irrigators associations, namely: Pumaka Irrigators Association, Maremco Irrigators Association, LD 1C Irrigators Association , Masbacas Irrigators Association, and Roxas Silang Irrigators Association. Alcala promised the department will give four handtractors with trailers, two hermetic cocoon storage, and two dryers promised to give Pumaka IA. He also committed two handtractors with trailers, two hermetic cocoon storage, and two dryers for Maremco IA. LD 1C, Masbacas and Roxas Silang IAs will also receive one handtractor with trailer, one hermetic cocoon storage, and one dryer each. Besides these, six mobile solar dryers, ten 36 Monday, October 10, 2011 35 Alcala promises.....from page 35 5-metric ton capacity hermetic cocoon storage, ten solar dryers, ten flatbed dryers, ten rice threshers, ten handtractors with trailers, and ten carabaos with implements were also raffled off to irrigator's associations covered by Ala Dam 2 federation. Agri Pinoy Rice Program also distributed two kilograms of registered seeds to each farmermember present during the activity. The seed distribution was in support to community seed banking of the irrigators. Alcala said his visit and meeting with farmers is a means to keep up with his management strategy which he termed as "management by going around." By touching base with farmers and fisherfolk, he said he gains personal insight on the latter's actual needs, concerns and activities necessary to make appropriate actions and interventions for each situation and area of the farming sector . He added every concern from the farmers, local officials and peoples' organization is vital to come up with a more responsive and realistic approach towards agricultural development to attain President Benigno Aquino III's twin goal of food sufficiency in 2013 and zero rice importation. "I hope you become our helpers and partners in achieving these goals of the Department of Agriculture," he said. Center for Humanitarian Dialogue (CHD) kinilala ang kakayahan ni Pangulong Aquino na mamuno by pbhchangco COTABATO CITY - Isang international grupo ng peace advocate ang nagpahayag ng paniniwala sa kakayahan ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III bilang lider partikular na sa aspeto ng pagsusulong ng usapang pangkapayapaan. Ang pagkilala ay ipinaabot ni David Foreman ng Center for Humanitarian Dialogue (CHD) sa isinagawang forum kamakaiian sa lungsod ng Cotabato katuwang ang Mindanao Think Tank na dinaluhan ng iba't ibang sektor ng lipunan. " I believe in the ability of the President to pursue with the peace process. His power to govern given the high approval rating and has a lot of support from Congress," pahayag ni Foreman (Naniniwala ako sa ka37 36 Monday, October 10, 2011 Center for humanitarian....from page 36 kayahan ng Panguo na isulong ang prosesong pangkapayaan sa kanyang poder para mamuno, mataas ang kanyang approval rating at suportado ng Kongreso.) Ayon kay Foreman, layunin ng nasabing forum na ibahagi ang kanilang mga karanasan at obserbasyon sa prosesong pangkapayapaan sa bansang Northern Ireland at South Sudan na maaaring gawing gabay ng mga negosyador at taga- pamagitan o mediator. Ayon kay Foreman, tulad sa karanasan ng Northern Ireland at South Sudan.humarap at dumanas sa maraming paghihirap at krisis ang prosesong pangkapayapaan sa loob ng maraming taon bago nagtagumpay at ang pagkakaroon ng suspension o lull sa usapang pangkayapaan ay normal lamang. Nakikita ang pagpupursige, katapatan at determinasyon ni Pangulong Aquino at ng kabilang panig na mahalaga para sa pagpapatuloy at pagtatagumpay ng isinuusulong na usapang pangkapayapaan, ani Foreman Sumang-ayon naman si Mindanao think Tank Coordinator Atty. Anwar Malang sa pahayag ni Foreman at nagpahayag ng tiwalang magkakaroon ng positibong resulta ang usapang pangkapayapaan sa pagitan ng GPH at Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). P2.5M pondo para sa relief operations sa ARMM inilabas ng DSWD Central Office COTABATO CITY, Okt 10 (PIA) - Nagpalabas ng pondo ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Central Office na gagamitin para sa relief operations sa libu-libong pamilyang apektado ng pagbaha dahil sa mga pagulan dala ng bagyong Pedring at Quiel. Ipinahayag ni acting regional secretary Pombaen Kader ng DSWDARMM ang pagtanggap ng kanyang tanggapan ng abiso mula DSWD-Central Office ang pagpapalabas ng P2.5 milyun para sa relief operations. Ayon kay Kader umaabot sa 60,000 ang pamilyang biktima ng pagbaha sa lalawigan ng Maguindanao nitong mga nakalipas na linggo. Sa bilang na ito, ayon kay Kader karamihan ay mga binaha na nanatili sa kani-kanilang tahanan samantalang mahigit lamang sa isang libong pamilya ang nagsi- 38 Monday, October 10, 2011 37 P2.5M pondo....from page 37 likas sa iba't ibang evacuation center. Sinabi ni Kader na patuloy ang paghahatid ng tulong sa biktimang pamilyang katuwang ang pamahalaang panlalawigan kasabay ng ginagawang assessment sa kalagayan sa mga binahang lugar na ayon sa opisyal ay nasa manageable level. Bagamat may kahirapan at may kabagalan,tulong-tulongtulong at nagbabayanihan ang mga residente ng Northern Kabuntalan sa mano-manong pagtanggal sa mga water hyacinth sa inisiyatibo ng pamahalaang bayan. Labumpito sa tatlumpu at anim na bayan sa Maguindanao ang lumubog sa tubig pinamalala sa mga bayan ng Kabuntalan na bahagya lang humupa ang baha mula noong June ng taong kasalukuyan dahil sa nakabaon nang kumpulkumpol na water hyacinth na patuloy na naanod mula Liguasan marsh , ayon sa ulat ng DSWD-ARMM. Kaugnay rito, nauna nang ipinahayag ni Maguindanao Gov. Toto Mangundadatu ang paglalaan ng prubinsiya ng humigitkumulang P70 milyung halaga para pambili ng dredger upang magamit sa clearing operation sa nagpapatuloy na pagtambak ng water hyacinth sa iiang bayan ng lalawigan na bumabara sa pagdaloy na tubig-baha sa Rio Grande de Mindanao. (pbchangco) Sahod ng mga pre-school teachers sa Maguindanao Division 1 ibibigay na COTABATO CITY - Nagpalabas ng pondo ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Central Office na gagamitin para sa relief operations sa libu-libong pamilyang apektado ng pagbaha dahil sa mga pagulan dala ng bagyong Pedring at Quiel. Ipinaliwanag ni Maguindanao Division 1 Schools Supt. Bai Meriam Kawit na nadiskubreng may mga maling entry sa mga papeles kabilang ang kontrata ng mga preschool teachers na hindi napansin bago isinisumite ang mga ito sa DepEdManila. "Nagpulong na kami at ipinaliwanag ko sa kanila ang dahilan at naintindihan naman nila na dahil sa hindi maayos ang information sa kanilang papeles at kontrata na forwarded to DepEdManila, ibinabalik ang mga ito para ayusin," ayon kay Kawit. Tiniyak ni Kawit sa mga apektadong guro na may kaukulang pondo ang DepEd laan sa pre-school teachers at kanilang matatanggap ang kanilang apat na buwang sahod sa lalong medaling panahon. Ang preschool teacher at may buwanang sahod na P6,000 bawat isa at P1,500 para sa teacher aide, ayon kay Kawit. 38 Monday, October 10, 2011 T www.piacaraga.blogspot.com BFAR celebrates fish conservation week by Nora CL Molde hird week of October each year is declared as Fish Conservation Week. In view of this, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will be celebrating the 48th Fish Conservation Week this October 16 to 22 with the theme "Karagatan, Pagyamanin, Isda Paramihin, Buong Mundo Pasiglahin". 40 http://www.facebook.com/pages/PIA-Caraga-Updates/165374590187484 firstname.lastname@example.com firstname.lastname@example.com Monday, October 10, 2011 39 BFAR celebrates.....from page 39 In line with the celebration, different activities on fisheries endeavors will be conducted like fingerlings dispersal, coastal clean-up, mangrove planting and other related fishery and aquatic activities, said BFAR Caraga regional director Nerio G. Casil. Also, the weeklong activities aims to recognize the role of every Filipinos in conserving, protecting, and sustaining our coastal and marine resources, director Casil added. The celebration is declared by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 176 signed by the late President Diosdado Macapagal. Caraga region is second stopover for nationwide microinsurance campaign by Ritchelle Encabo BUTUAN CITY � The Caraga region is slated to be the second stop of a 16region roadshow on microinsurance advocacy campaign spearheaded by the Insurance Commission and the Department of Finance � National Credit Council. From October 11 to 13, the Training on Microinsurance Advocacy (TOMA) will be held at the Almont Inland Hotel, Butuan City, to be attended by representatives of the local government, national public agencies, insurance companies and intermediaries, civil society, support organizations and donors/development partners. On October 14, the culminating event billed as "Magpaseguro para Protektado: Advocacy Seminar on Microinsurance" will educate representatives of both the public and the private sector about the framework and status of microinsurance in the Philippines, emphasizing the respective roles each one can take in the advocacy of microinsurance. As an important social protection measure, microinsurance is integral to the overall poverty alleviation strategy of the Filipino government. To put this strategy into action, the government has forged a partnership with the German International Cooperation � Microinsurance Innovations Program for Social Security (GIZ-MIPSS) and the Asian Development Bank-Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (ADB-JFPR) to enhance financial literacy on microinsurance, especially of the low-income sec41 40 Monday, October 10, 2011 Caraga region...from page 40 tor. Microinsurance has the potential to buffer Caraga from sinking further into poverty by protecting its residents from the sudden financial burdens of accidents, illness, deaths or home fires. With support from all insurance associations and other private sector institutions, the microinsurance roadshow is anticipated to further push for the increased awareness of and appreciation for microinsurance and risk protection. Through this campaign, it is envisioned that future microinsurance advocates from Caraga will help address the two causes of low insurance coverage among the low-income sector the lack of awareness of insurance and low financial literacy level. In forming a corps of microinsurance advocates, the roadshow training will teach about the importance of risk protection and how microinsurance can help in mitigating the effects of these risks in a lowincome person's life. Basic presentation skills will likewise be taught to enable the participants - future advocates - to effectively deliver key messages for the promotion of microinsurance to the general public. Access to appropriate and affordable risk protection instruments for the low-income sector faces obstacles: unaffordable and inadequate insurance products, persistence of informal insurance schemes and low appreciation of the importance of microinsurance. The government, through the initiatives of the Insurance Comission and its partners, continues the momentum of opportunities opened by the National Strategy for Microinsurance and the Regulatory Framework for Microinsurance launched in 2010. Through enabling microinsurance policies and regulations, there is now greater availability of life and non-life insurance products provided by commercial insurance companies, mutual benefit associations and cooperative insurance societies. It will be widely distributed through such delivery channels as microfinance institutions, pawnshops, cooperatives, and communitybased organizations, among others. In line with the Roadmap for Financial Literacy endorsed by the Philippine government in February 2011, this roadshow conducted by the public and private sectors is unique in that it seeks to get widespread support from all sectors of society - legislators, government regulatory agencies, national agencies, local government units, insurance providers, intermediaries, support institutions, donors/other development partners and existing and potential clients. Ultimately, the roadshow strives for behavior change through its banner message of cooperation towards building an 42 Monday, October 10, 2011 41 Caraga region...from page 41 insurance market for the low-income sector. The nationwide microinsurance roadshow is scheduled to grace seven cities in Luzon, three in Visayas and six in Mindanao from 20112012. The first stop was in Tacloban City in September. By the end of this caravan, expect the slogan, "Peligrong laging nakaamba, sa Microinsurance walang pangamba" to echo across the country. (MIPSS/PIACaraga) Lingig Mayor, 2 military escorts released after 2 months, 3 days abduction by Nida Grace B. Tranquilan SURIGAO DEL SUR � Lingig Mayor Henry Dano and his two army escorts were finally released Sunday after they were abducted by the CPP/NPA/NDF (CNN) at his residence in the said municipality on August 6, 2011. Exactly 2 months and 3 days in the hands of their abductors, the official and his bodyguards were met by Surigao del Sur Gov. Johnny Pimentel, chairperson of the "Task Force Dano" team negotiator, together with their families at Sitio New Visayas, Brgy. Pulang Lupa, Trento, Agusan del Sur at around 2:00 pm according to report from the Philippine National Police (PNP). Report said Mayor Dano and the two soldiers Alan Saban and Alfrey Desamparado are in good physical condition when turnedover by their abductors. After the release, they were brought in Mongkayo, Compostella Valley province for debriefing and medical check-up. 42 Monday, October 10, 2011 Released Lingig Mayor, 2 others grateful to Surigao Sur Gov. by Robert E. Roperos BUTUAN CITY, � Lingig Mayor Henry Dano and his two military escorts acknowledged the effort extended by Surigao del Sur Governor Johnny Pimentel for their safe release on Sunday after they were abducted on August 6 in his residence in Lingig, Surigao del Sur. In an interview with a local radio reporter here who is witnessing the release, Mayor Dano said the efforts made by the good governor of the province is remarkable as he leads the provincial task force dubbed "Task Force Dano" created by the local management crisis committee. "Me and my two escorts are so thankful to Gov. Pimentel for everything he has done for our safe release," Dano said in Cebuano dialect. Meanwhile, his escorts Pfc. Al Rey Desamparado and Pfc. Alan Saban are also thankful for those who have made significant contributions for their safe release. The abducted official and military personnel are also thankful to their abductors for giving them the chance to live and be back to their respective families. At around 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, the victims were released and turned-over to Gov. Pimentel and their families in Sitio New Visayas, Brgy. Pulang Lupa, Trento Agusan del Sur. Feature: HMC-TNP, DepEd's ALS program fulfills aspiration of the mining communities in Surigao Norte he Alternative Learning System Accreditation & Equivalency (ALS A&E) System is one of the flagship programs of the Department of Education open to all Filipino youths and adults who dropped out of elementary and high school. 44 43 Monday, October 10, 2011 T Feature: HMC-TNP...from page 43 eral areas of the country. Confronted with a limited funding for this program, ALS could not be realized in areas which is found to be geographically remote and accessibility difficult as in the case of the mining communities of Hinatuan Mining Corporation-Taganaan Nickel Project (HMCTNP) -- the Barangay Talavera and 2 Sitios, SitioCampandan and SitioBagongSilang in Taganaan, Surigaodel Norte. Barangay Talavera can be reached from Surigao City through analmost 2-hour ride of a motorized banca and an additional fortyfive minutes going to SitioCampandan andBagongSilang from Barangay Talavera. Travels at sea going to these areas are convenient during summer but the rough seas make accessibility tough most of the time. A National High School was established in the year 2010 with The ALS provides an opportunity to complete high school education, albeit in an informal setting. Handled by trained facilitators, the students learning system are module-based. After several months, the students will take the Accreditation and Equivalency Test (AET). Having passed the test, a student receives a high school diploma and can thus enroll in college. But the ALS program itself of the Department of Education requires a huge budget for its implementation in order for this program to spread to sev- the help of HMC-TNP. Buildings and teachers were assisted by the company under their Social Development and Management Program. Since high school was offered in the Barangay only last year, not many of the residents were able to finish high-school and the high school diploma is the proof of the residents so they can take advantage of the employment opportunities being offered by HMCTNP which is operating adjacent to their barangay. Hinatuan Mining Corporation �Taganaan Nickel Project needed skilled manpower to boost their operation and to beef-up employees, skills training that will equip the residents with the neces45 44 Monday, October 10, 2011 Feature: HMC-TNP...from page 44 The DepEd provided the modules and teachers who will be the facilitators while the company allotted funds from their SDMP to finance the salary of the facilitators and other logistics of the ALS system in the Barangay. Through this program, the out-of-school -youth, housewives, workers of HMC-TNP who have not finished high school and who are residents of Barangay Talavera and SitiosCampandan and BagongSilang attend informal classes held every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:00-9:00 in the evening ; Saturday and Sunday 1:004:00,7:00-9:00 pm. Registration to this program is free and the learners are provided with all the necessary learning materials and facilitators by the company's SDMP. HMC-TNP likewise committed to finance all of the expenses that will be incurred by the learners during the National Exam this coming November 6, 2011. There were a total of One Hundred Seventy (170) learners enrolled for the period of three (3) to Four (4) months and is set to graduate sary skills needed by the company were conducted in partnership with TESDA. Minimum requirement to avail of the trainingsshould be a high school graduate. The ALS program bridged the gap between demand and supply of workers in the mining communities. Residents who for lack of money,time and access to high school education can have the chance to graduate in high school and pursue their aspirations in life. Under the Social and Development and Management Program of the company, the implementation of the ALS A&E system for the mining communities will be a yearly project of HMC-TNP in partnership with the DepEd starting this year January 2011. 46 Monday, October 10, 2011 45 Feature: HMC-TNP...from page 45 ment of Education and allows the passer to mainstream in the educational system of the country. It offers them wide opportunities to enroll in post- secondary courses like technical, vocational, two to five-year course and TESDA skills training programs and can join the government service if they pass the Civil Service eligibility for government employment. The opportunities are unlimited for the ALS A&E learners. It would be up for them to pursue that desire to change their quality of life. The HMC-TNP and DepEd through the ALS A&E system could only be a vehicle for them to reach the potential they hope to achieve in their personal and family life. This rare opportunity should not be wasted but grabbed for a good future. (MGB-13/PIASurigao del Norte) on October 2011 prior to the National Exam. May Ann Laranjan, 30 years of age is a plain housewife with 6 kids, stopped schooling after second year high school and is proud to be back in school. She hoped to proceed to college and become a policewoman. Helen Ejandra, 35 years old and finished 3rd year highschool. She enrolled in the ALS program so she can make her kids proud of her. She finds the English subject as difficult. Sheila Dublusi 34, 6-months pregnant hopes to graduate and avail of the TESDA program after high school so she and her husband can find better jobs. Her husband who works with HMC-TNP as checker is also enrolled with the ALS A&E System who has high hopes of becoming a heavy equipment operator. This October 2011, the enrollees of the ALS A&E in the HMC-TNP mining communities are set to take the national ALS A&E test. The passers of either the Elementary or Secondary Level will receive a certificate from the Secretary of the Depart- 46 Monday, October 10, 2011 DepED bats for child friendly public schools P by Franklin P. Gumapon arents and students can now expect more child-friendly public schools. dropping out (SARDO) using the Family, Individual, Community and School (FICS) analysis tool. Studies have shown that the reasons why some students left school are varied. "Students coming from broken homes are likely to stop schooling as nobody would take care for their needs," said a school head who asked not to be named. Students with special needs are also prone to dropping out of school according to special education teacher Ma. Theresa F. Dayrit at the Dipolog SPED center. "So, children with physical disabilities should not be mixed with able-bodied ones," she said. Conflict communities are another factor 48 Public school heads of Zamboanga del Norte have recently completed a training on Child Friendly School System (CFSS) aimed at bringing down the dropout rate in the elementary and secondary schools in the area. The school heads were trained on the strategies in identifying students-at-risk of Monday, October 10, 2011 47 DepED bats....from page 47 affecting the studies of the schoolchildren especially in the farlung barangays. Students from these areas would rather leave school than risking their lives. Training participants, on the other hand, were reminded that some students quit schooling because DOT, City, launch Food Fest - "Barrio Fiesta de Comidas" by Jocelyn P. Alvarez ZAMBOANGA CITY � The Department of Tourism (DOT) in partnership with the city government of Zamboanga will launch tonight at the Jardin Maria Clara in Pasonanca, a food festival that will cater the craves for "fiesta" foods of the public. The event dubbed as "Barrio Fiesta de Comidas" will bring in various restaurants of the city for a two-day food festival set on October 10-11. In a press statement from DOT, Marilou Silorio, Senior Tourism Officer said, the food fest is a showcase of choice menus from the best chefs in town at an affordable price. "October for Zamboanga City is a month packed with activities in celebration of Fiesta Hermosa. The Barrio Fiesta de Comidas is in consonance with the Fiesta Pilar festivity." Silorio said in the press statement. The senior tourism officer said the event is an evening full of entertainment featuring the Jambangan Dance Ensemble who just gained international acclaim during their cultural performance in Malaysia. She added, "High Hatters Chorale will serenade the dining visitors with a repertoire of Chabacano songs to set a Zamboangue�o mood." "To perk up late eve49 48 Monday, October 10, 2011 of the school itself. "The schools with very strict school heads and teachers drive the students away," said Education Supervisor Ismael Yusop during the training. In support of the DepED's thrust of making the schools more child friendly, the school heads and teachers are to create a friendly learning environment but not compromising quality instruction. In Zamboanga del Norte, the average dropout rate for the elementary level is less than one percent and 5.86 percent for the high school level. DOT, City....from page 48 ning diners, a local band will regale the night with genres of selected songs," Silorio said. "Just for a night, fun awaits those who come," she assured. A ribbon cutting ceremony to be led by Mayor Celso Lobregat and DOT Regional Director Mary June Bugante declares the food festival open. Guests coming from different offices are expected to grace the affair. The event is open to the public, 6pm to 10pm. DSWD-IX disburses P282-M for ZamboSur's 1st district 4Ps by Claro A. Lanipa PAGADIAN CITY � The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWDIX) has disbursed a total amount of P281,932,900.00 for the Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries covering 11 municipalities of the first congressional district of Zamboanga del Sur. In her report during the Convergence Caravan held in Molave gymnasium, Molave, Zamboanga del Sur on Thursday (Sept. 15, 2011), Evangeline Poquita, 4Ps Provincial Link in the province reported, that from May 2009 to June 2011 DSWD has released the sum of P281,932,900.00 million intended for the 30,625 identified beneficiaries of the Monday, October 10, 2011 program. The number of beneficiaries as of September 2011 are as follows: Dumingag (4,228); Sominot (1,370); Midsalip (2,959); Tambulig (2,916); Tukuran (2,869); Mahayag (3,800); Labangan (2,966); Ramon Magsaysay (2,067); Josefina (832); Aurora (3,355) and Molave (3,263), totaling to 30,625 beneficiaries. Last month, during the same activity held in Dumalinao for the second congressional district of the province, DSWD has also reported that a total amount of P499, 974 million was disbursed for the district with some 33,965 program beneficiaries. To date, the province has a beneficiary base of approximately 63,275. 49 Zambo. Norte cops undergo PSJLC course DIPOLOG CITY - - Fifty five policemen from the two cities of Dipolog and Dapitan and the 25 municipalities of Zamboanga del Norte have recently completed the Public Safety Junior Leadership Course (PSJLC) conducted by the Philippine Public Safety College Regional Training Center 9-Annex of the Philippine National Police (PNP). A news release issued by the City Information Office (CIO) said the training was held at the Zamboanga del Norte Police Provincial Office (ZNPPO) at Camp Hamac, Sicayab this city. It was also learned that the participants to the PSJLC were police officers with the rank of Police Officer 3 (PO3). The training ran for four and a half months. A simple graduation ceremony was held at the function hall of the Top Pensionne along Quezon ave., this city with Regional Training Director PSupt. Redentor Retusto, Assistant Regional Training Director PSI Alejandro Trabdillo and Mayor Evelyn T. Uy in attendance. Special awards like leadership award, academic award and firearm proficiency award were also given to deserving trainees during the closing rites.(JPA) Zanorte to host 2012 ATOP National by Jocelyn P. Alvarez Convention Zamboanga del Norte won over Butuan City, in the bidding conducted during the recent- DIPOLOG CITY-- Zamboanga del Norte will be the host of the 2012 Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP)National Convention scheduled to held in Dipolog City next year. ly-concluded 12th ATOP The province was National Convention of represented by Atty. PatATOP held at Roxas City, rick Ang, together with Capiz Zamboanga del Norte 51 50 Monday, October 10, 2011 Zanorte to host....from page 50 Second District Board Member Atty. Allan Ranillo; Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Tourism Council Chairman Atty. Flint Concha; La Libertad Mayor Anja Sulit-Manglag; Roxas Vice-Mayor Leonor Alberto, councilors and Tourism Officers and Department of Tourism-9 Monday, October 10, 2011 Regional Director June Bugante. Atty. Ang, who is also the concurrent ATOP Executive Vice-President said the 2012 ATOP National Convention will serve as an opportune time for the Zamboanga del Norte to promote among the Tourism Of- ficers of the country the tourist attractions in the province. More than 1,000 tourism officers and municipal and councilors who are chairmen of the Committee on Tourism from all over the country are expected to attend the said ATOP gathering. 51 Monday, October 10, 2011 53


text:
Sign Up ForFREE Pattern Info!
Tell A Friend!
Quantity Available: 24
Piece Code: G
Piece Name: Water Goblet
Size: 8 1/4 in
Our Price Each:
© 2015 Replacements, Ltd. All rights reserved
Piece Code: T
Piece Name: Iced Tea
Size: 7 3/4 in
Piece Code: W
Piece Name: Wine Glass
Size: 7 5/8 in
Piece Code: SFL
Piece Name: Fluted Champagne
Size: 9 3/8 in
Piece Code: DOLD
Piece Name: Double Old Fashioned
Size: 3 7/8 in
Special Characteristics:
Piece Code: DOLDE
Piece Name: Executive Double Old Fashioned
Size: 4 3/8 in
Special Characteristics:
Quantity Available: 6
Piece Code: CHB
Piece Name: Highball Glass
Size: 5 1/2 in
Quantity Available: 13
Piece Code: COOLER
Piece Name: Cooler
Size: 6 1/8 in
Quantity Available: 4
Piece Code: BELR
Piece Name: Bell HC
Piece Code: CNSGR
Piece Name: Candlestick w/Metal Stand HC
Quantity Available: 8
*This item is discounted 25% due to slight imperfections.
Quantity Available: 18

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Mon-Fri: 7am-1am EST / Sat-Sun: 7am-11pm EST
ApplianceMaytag Refrigerator
Level of DifficultyEasy
Time to do repair30 - 60 mins
Age of ApplianceMore than 10 years
Screw drivers
6 out of 10 people found this instruction helpful
Removed the inside door panel. Removed old seal. The new seal was very wrinkled so put it in the clothes drier for 10 minutes . Then stretched it on to the inner door panel and reinstalled it to the door. Not as good a fit as I'd hope for but it will do the job
Help other customers find the most helpful instructions.
Were these instructions helpful?
Part Number: PS2059545
All brand logos are trademarks of their respective owners.
The PartSelect logo is a Registered Trademark of Atlantic Laundry Centres, Ltd.
Copyright © 1999-2015 , Eldis Group Partnership. All rights reserved.


text:
DUPONT, Wash. -- Hundreds of unaccompanied immigrant children may soon be heading to Washington's Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
Empty barracks at JBLM are where the children would stay, according to Health and Human Services officials. Up to 600 children from primarily Central America countries could be calling the base home for the next four months. HHS says the children are leaving dangerous situations in their home countries.
More: Obama may hold fix to flood of immigrant kids
Representatives with HHS will meet Wednesday with Lakewood city leaders and staffers from the office of Congressman Denny Heck, D-Wash. The goal is to answer mounting questions concerning the future of the children.
The biggest concern we have here in DuPont is the security, said DuPont city administrator Ted Danek. You've got a lot of people coming here [with] no known backgrounds.
Federal officials say more than 47,000 children traveling by themselves have illegally crossed into the United States since last October.
Special Report: Pipeline of child immigrants


text:
News from WTOP
News from the AP
Mike Causey
Shows & Panels
Shows & Panels
- Agency of the Month
- Business of Government Hour
- The CFO Agenda: Delivering value from financial transparency and audit efforts in the public and private sector
- Cloud-Driven Data Insights in Government
- CXO Surveys
- Disaster Resilience for America
- Federal News Countdown
- Government Perspectives on Mobility and the Cloud
- Reducing Risk in the Cloud
- Reimagining the Next Generation of Government
Shows & Panels
- AFCEA Answers
- American Readiness: Renewable Power and Efficiency Technologies
- Ask the CIO
- The Business Case for Cloud Computing in Government
- Cloud-Driven Data Insights in Government
- Connecting the Dots: Digital Authentication in Government
- Data-Centric Approaches to Government in the Cloud
- Delivering the Digital Government Mission
- Federal Executive Forum
- Federal News Radio's National Cyber Security Awareness Month Special Panel Discussion
- Federal Tech Talk
- The Future of Government Data Centers
- Government Perspectives on Mobility and the Cloud
- Industrialized, Interoperable and Insight-driven Federal Health Panel
- Innovation and Tech Superiority through Acquisition Reform
- Mitigating Insider Threats in Virtual & Cloud Environments
- Moving Agency Applications to the Cloud with PaaS
- Reducing Risk in the Cloud
- Security in the Age of Targeted Attacks
- Air Traffic Management Transformation Report
- The Business of Cloud
- Cloud First Report
- Data Driven Cloud Series
- Disaster Resilience for America
- General Dynamics IT Enterprise Center
- Gov Cloud Minute
- Government in Technology Series
- Homeland Security Cybersecurity Market Report
- The Intersection: Where Technology Meets Transformation
- Modern Mission Critical Series
- National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
- The New IP for Federal IT
- The Social Platform Solution for the Department of Veterans Affairs
- Technology Insights
- The Cyber Security Report
- The Next Generation Cyber Security Experts
Shows & Panels
- Cloud-Driven Data Insights in Government
- Disaster Resilience for America
- F-35 Lightning II Program
- Government Perspectives on Mobility and the Cloud
- On DoD
- Pentagon Solutions
- Reducing Risk in the Cloud
- Reimagining the Next Generation of Government
- Transforming Business Operations at the Defense Department
Search Result
Search Tags: Jack Moore
Retirement backlog continues to drop as fewer feds file to retire
For the fourth month in a row, fewer federal employees than expected put in for retirement, allowing the Office of Personnel Management to continue cutting away at a longstanding backlog of claims. About 1,000 fewer employees than expected filed for retirement, according to new OPM data. The backlog fell by more than 3,500 cases.
Tags: OPM , pay and benefits , retirement , sequestration ,
OMB, OPM tell agencies to take different approach on employee bonuses
The Obama administration trying a different tack on federal-employee bonuses and awards in fiscal 2014. A new directive from the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management continues clear-cut spending caps on employee awards but won't outright ban them -- even if the across-the-board spending constraints, known as sequestration, continue.
Tags: Workforce , management , pay and benefits , employee awards , bonuses , OPM , OMB , SES ,
Senators say embattled DHS IG slow to respond to requests for information
Two top senators on a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee say a delay by the acting inspector general of the Homeland Security in providing documentation is hindering the committee's investigation into allegations of nepotism and misuse of agency resources. Sens. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), the chair and ranking member, respectively, of the Financial and Contracting Oversight subcommittee, wrote to the Deputy IG Charles Edwards Wednesday pressing him to respond to their requests for information.
Tags: DHS , Charles Edwards , Oversight , Claire McCaskill , Ron Johnson ,
What shutdown? TSP ends October with strong showing
Fears that the two-week government shutdown and the threat of a catastrophic default on the national debt would roil the stock market and shrink federal employees' retirement accounts turned out to be unfounded. For the second month in a row, all the funds in the TSP posted in positive territory, according to data released Friday by the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
Tags: TSP , pay and benefits ,
In House-Senate budget talks, feds fear being familiar target
When House and Senate lawmakers kicked off formal budget negotiations this week for the first time since the government shutdown ended, both Republicans and Democrats said replacing sequestration, the blunt across-the-board budget cuts, with an alternative plan would be a top priority. The sticking point remains how to pay for it. Federal-employee unions and advocacy groups fear federal pay and benefits will once again be on the table.
Tags: sequestration , Congress , House , Senate , Patty Murray , Paul Ryan , pay and benefits , retirement contributions , Jessica Klement , NARFE , Jacque Simon , AFGE ,
DOJ joins whistleblower suit against company that vetted Snowden, Alexis
The Justice Department has joined a whistleblower False Claims Act suit against the federal government's largest provider of background investigations. Filed under the False Claims Act, the suit alleges that USIS, which currently has a multimillion-dollar contract with the Office of Personnel Management, failed to properly review its casework before providing it OPM.
Tags: OPM , DoJ , USIS , whistleblower lawsuit , False Claims Act , Elaine Kaplan , Edward Snowden , Aaron Alexis , background investigations , Oversight ,
Thousands of feds turned to TSP to weather shutdown
Hardship withdrawals shot up in the first few weeks of October and thousands more employees opted to shift their investments out of higher-risk areas and into the G Fund, TSP officials said at at the board's monthly meeting Monday. During the shutdown, some 8,200 participants requested hardship withdrawals, compared to 5,500 during the same period of time last year.
Tags: government shutdown , TSP , pay and benefits , Greg Long , Veronica Mance ,
HealthCare.gov contractors point fingers at CMS for site bottlenecks
The House Energy and Commerce Committee called representatives from four contractors including prime contractor CGI Federal to the committee to investigate the bumpy launch of the health care website. Contractors responsible for key parts of the website told lawmakers that the federal government was responsible for comprehensively testing the site and that a late decision to require logging into the system before browsing for insurance plans created bottlenecks that crippled the site.
Tags: Technology , Oversight , acquisition , House Energy and Commerce Committee , Cheryl Campbell , CGI Federal , HealthCare.gov , Andrew Slavitt , QSSI , Tim Murphy , HHS
After the shutdown: Federal employees cite drain on morale
Eighty-three percent of respondents to a Federal News Radio online poll said morale at their workplace is now worse than before the shutdown. Another 5 percent of respondents said they didn't feel personally affected but the morale of their co-workers had worsened. Federal workforce experts and employees, themselves, say the the two-week government shutdown has opened up a rift of resentment between groups of federal employees which, in part, is fueling the morale drain.
Tags: management , budget , Congress , Workforce , government shutdown , Sean Morris , Deloitte , John Palguta , Partnership for Public Service , Cindy Blythe , Steve Ressler , GovLoop , Federal Drive , Tom Temin , Emily Kopp ,
Navy Yard task force focusing on return to normal
A month after IT contractor Aaron Alexis gunned down a dozen colleagues at the Washington Navy Yard, the Navy has assembled a team of experts to handle every aspect of the recovery effort, from restoring operations at the facility to continuing to care for those affected by the tragedy. Dennis McGinn, the assistant secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installation and Environment (EI&E) has been tasked with leading the recovery task force.
Tags: Navy , Navy Yard , Dennis McGinn , Federal Drive , Tom Temin , Emily Kopp ,


text:
The John Tesh Network
1,000 - 5,000 downloadsAdd this app to your lists
Tweets por @Appszoom
+ By Triton Digital inc.
The John Tesh Network brings you Intelligence For Your Life anytime you want it. Just like John's radio show, you'll hear about relationships, money, health, pets, and much more, all designed to make you the smartest person in the room. Hear new programs every day featuring guests with information you can put to work right away.
Tags: intelligence for life john tesh.
Tags: intelligence for life john tesh.
Comments and ratings for The John Tesh Network
- There aren't any comments yet, be the first to comment!


text:
Filmlinc DailyRSS
Calling CPH PIX: The Idea of the Festival of Festivals
The influence of the New York Film Festival's non-competition model can be seen around the world, but will we ever really move beyond the Big Three: Cannes, Venice, Berlin?
Orientation: A New Arab Cinema Lineup Announced
Film Society of Lincoln Center is teaming with the Dubai International Film Festival to celebrate the best in recent Arab cinema by offering an array of personal and provocative works at the Walter Reade Theater, August 24 – 29.
Latinbeat Lineup Counts the Rhythm of the Americas
Now in its 13th year, the Latinbeat film festival delivers a sampling of the best recent Latin American cinema, including bold new fiction works and strong documentaries that explore uncharted aspects of the region's history and culture and that travel beyond capital borders.
Women's Rights Are Human Rights
This year's Human Rights Watch Film Festival includes three unique films, all having their New York premieres, that deal with women's rights in the Gaza Strip, Iraq, and the U.S. Military.
Six Countries, Six Witnesses, Thousands of Stories
This year's Human Rights Watch Film Festival brings eyewitnesses to the foreground in six films about journalism, HIV, gender inequality, and social media's role in 21st century activism.
The Humanist's Burden: "The Cardboard Village"
Legendary Italian filmmaker Ermanno Olmi's latest, screening in our Open Roads: New Italian Cinema festival on Friday and Tuesday, finds the director torn between faith and action, men and God.
Interview With Guy Davidi, "5 Broken Cameras"
Part one of a two-part interview with the co-directors of the polarizing ND/NF '12 documentary, Israeli Guy Davidi and Palestinian Emad Burnat, which opens today at Film Forum in NYC.
CANNES VIDEO: David Poland Sneak Peeks
David Poland interviews Michael Haneke, Guy Pearce, Matteo Garrone, Wes Anderson and more at the 65th Cannes Film Festival for Film Society and Movie City News.
Catch Up On Cannes: Our Coverage Round-Up
The festival may be over, but you can relive it with all of our Film Society and Film Comment coverage, now conveniently collected in one place!
CANNES 2012 DIARY: Palme d'Amour in Cannes; Haneke Again!
For the second time in just three years, the Palme d'Or for best picture was awarded to Michael Haneke. This time for his new film, "Amour."


text:
(Saturday, October 24th)
Final Score: San Diego State 42, Colorado State 28
Fort Collins, CO (Sports Network) - Quarterback Ryan Lindley broke out with a huge effort this afternoon, throwing a total of six touchdown passes in San Diego State's 42-28 win over the Colorado State Rams in Mountain West Conference play at Hughes Stadium.
Lindley converted 29-of-43 passes for a career-best 459 yards as the Aztecs (3-4, 1-2 MWC) rallied from 14 points down to record their largest comeback victory on the road in almost nine years. Also having a huge game for SDSU was DeMarco Sampson who caught 15 passes for 257 yards (ninth-most in program history) and three touchdowns.
The Rams (3-5, 0-4), who are winless in league play and have dropped five straight decisions since opening 2009 a perfect 3-0, were paced by John Mosure who ran for one touchdown and threw for another in the setback.
Mosure, who gained a game-high 130 yards and 20 attempts, started off the day's scoring with a six-yard TD run, followed by a 40-yard TD pass from Grant Stucker to Tyson Liggett. Stucker finished the contest 13-of-27 for 182 yards, but was sacked twice and had to passes picked off.
The first touchdown for Lindley was a five-yard effort to Sampson early in the second quarter, cutting the deficit to 14-7.
Near the end of the first half, CSU's Dion Morton logged a 19-yard touchdown run to cap an eight-play, 80-yard drive and give the Rams a 21-7 edge.
In the third Lindley threw touchdowns of 33 yards to both Dominique Sandifer and Sampson to tie the score at 21-21.
The final points for the Rams came on a bit of trickery as Mosure hit Zac Pauga with a 23-yard TD strike.
Lindley and the Aztecs bounced back from the 28-21 deficit with the signal- caller tossing a three-yard score to Preston King to close out the third and then find Sampson and Alston Umuolo with 38- and 60-yard touchdown passes, respectively.
SDSU, which converted 13-of-18 on third-down plays, finished with a mere 72 yards rushing. The Aztecs entered this week's action with an average of just 68.3 ypg, ranking them 119th in the nation.


text:
Eichholtz Cooper Trunk
Brown leather chic trunk with antiqued brass stud detailing and leather handles. The rich colour of this leather looks great combined with other brass items. Makes a great side table as well as storage trunk. We have the full collection of Eichholtz available so if you don't see what you are looking for please contact customer services.
|54 cm
|49 cm
|60 cm
Stock availability is shown above.
If in stock and ordered before 3pm, this product is delivered in the UK using DPD Next Day complete with tracking codes and text / email updates with the option to change deliveries to work for you.
If no stock is showing then we've already got it on back order or it's in our suppliers warehouse and is on a 4 week lead time to you for UK deliveries, but can on occasion be delivered quicker.
International deliveries are also carried with DPD and once dispatched, take an additional 3-5 days.
Our excellent 30 day guarantee returns policy applies to this product - buy it, look at it at home and simply return it if it doesn't work. See our full delivery & returns policy for more details.


text:
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) -- Juraj Kolnik scored two goals and Ed
Belfour made 19 saves as the Florida Panthers beat the Chicago
Blackhawks 6-3 on Thursday night.
It was the first preseason loss for the Blackhawks (6-1-0) and
the second win for the Panthers (2-5-1).
Nikolai Khabibulin made 44 saves for Chicago. After scoring two
goals in the first 6:30, Chicago didn't score again until 9:44 of
the third when Bryan Smolinski's shot from the left circle beat the
41-year-old Belfour. The Blackhawks only managed to get 22 shots on
Martin Gelinas took a pass from Chris Gratton in front of the
crease and pushed the puck past Khabibulin to make the score 6-2 at
15:11 of the second.
Kolnik's second goal of the game had put Florida ahead 3-2 early
in the second period. About 3 minutes later, Jozef Stumpel and
Nathan Horton each scored power-play goals less than 30 seconds
apart to stretch the Florida lead to 5-2.
Trailing 2-0, the Panthers tied the game in the first. Gregory
Campbell scored the Panthers' first goal at 11:59. Kolnik got a
turnover and his shot from in front beat Khabibulin on the glove
side at 15:23.
Chicago scored twice in the first period. Tony Salmelainen's
shot from the slot got past Belfour on the stick side at 6:28.
Michael Blunden poked in the puck from the right side of the crease
at 3:16.