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Bag-ong OFW e-card, gilusad sa OWWA TAGBILARAN CITY, Nov. 7 (PIA)--Gilusad kagahapon didto sa Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OWWA) sa kaulohan ang bag-ong identification card alang sa mga overseas Filipino workers hulip sa I-DOLE OFW I.D. A ng O FW e- ca rd ma himo nang proof of membership ug Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) alang sa tanang OFWs. Ang maong certificate gikinahanglang dokumento sa dili pa
maka-trabaho ang usa ka OFW. Sigun pa ni OWWAAdministrator Hans Cacdac, ang OWWA ang bugtong ahensiya ubos sa Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) nga adunay legal nga mandato sa paghatag og e-Card alang sa mga OFW. Giingong pinaagi sa OFW e-Card, ang OFW nga miyembro sa OWWA magbaton og paspas nga akses sa mga programa ug serbisyo sa ahensya apil ang scholarship, training ug social benefit.
Walay bayran nga airport fees ang usa ka OFW nga adunay OFW e-Card. Libre lamang ang pagkuha sa mga OFW sa bag-ong e-Card, lakip na ang mga “balik manggagawa” nga adunay aktibong OWWA membership, balidong OEC o Exemption number ug balidong pasaporte. Gitambagan ang mga miyembro sa OWWA sa pagbisita sa website sa buhatan sa http://www.owwa.gov.ph/ kun unsaon pagkuha sa ilang OFW e-Card. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
NFA mopatuman na sa bag-ong SRP SIQUIJOR, (PIA)) -- Mopatuman na ang National Food Authority (NFA) sa bagong Suggested Retail Price (SRP alang sa mga bugas human kini milusad sa “SRP and Prescribed Labeling for Milled Rice” niadtong Mobyembre 12 sa ilang buhatan sa Nonoc, Larena, Siqijor. Ang “launching” gitambungan sa mga “rice retailers” ug mga representante sa kalabot nga ahensiya niini. Sumala pa ni NFA Provincial Manager Carlo Cortes, basi sa directiba sa Department of Agriculture (DA), aduna na lamang upat ka matang sa bugas nga i display sa merkado. Kini pagatawgon ug “milled,” “well-milled,” “premium,” and “special rice”. Ang presyo naglangkob agikan sa P39.00 ngadto sa P50.00. Kasamtangan mihimo ang NFA ug monitoring sa merkado.
THE OFFICIAL E-NEWSLETTER OF THE PHILIPPINE INFORMATION AGENCY - SIQUIJOR | WWW.PIA.GOV.PH and the DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - SIQUIJOR | WWW.DOST.GOV.PH VOL. 06| No. 38 November 14-21, 2018
At 12%, Siquijor province has highest inflation rate -DTI By Mary Jane Banglos Government Internship Program (GIP)
Si NFA Manager Carlos Cortes ug Provincial Agriculturist Lilibet Caroro atol sa gipahigayong “launching” kon paglusad sa Suggested Retail Price (SRP) and Prescribed Labeling for Milled Rice. (PIA-Siquijor)
PFSY mupahigayon ug science exhibit sa Siquijor
Ipahigayon sa Philippine Foundation for Science and Technology (PFST) ang labing unang science exhibit sa probinsiya sa Siquijor karong Nobyembre 27 hangtud sa Disyembre 10 ning tuig sa Siquijor Capital Square sa lungsod sa Siquijor. Pinaagi sa Science on the Move program sa PFST, gidala dinhi sa probinsiya ang usa ka interactive science museum, ang Philippine Science Centrum (PSC). Panguluhan sa Executive Director sa PFST May Pagsinohan ang PSC Science on the Move exhibit nga gipondohan sa Department of Science and Technology (DOST) pinaagi sa Grant-In-Aid Program (GIA). Ipakita sa maong aktibidad ang
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ekshibisyon sa mga replica sa mga iladong ekshibisyon sa PSC, diin gitawag usab nga travelling science exhibition. Pinaagi usab sa kooperasyon sa Department of Education (DepEd) ug sa lokal nga ahensiya sa lungsod sa Siquijor, 5000 ka magtutungha libot sa probinsiya ang gila-uman nga mutambong sa maong aktibidad. Kap-atan (40) ka mga interactive science exhibits ang ipasundayag sa PSFT, lakip niini ang Up Hill Rollers, Ferro Fluid, Bernoulli Blower, Simple Generator ug uban pa nga mamahimong makat-onan sa mga mutambong. Tumong sa Science on the Move mga mapalambo ang nakat-onan sa mga magtutungha nga dili makabisita
sa Science Centrum sa Marikina, nga magamit ang ilang nakamahu-an kabahin sa mga sukaranan nga konsepto sa siyensiya ug mga proseso niini. Gipahayag usab ni Nicarter Lomocso sa DepEd Siquijor Division Science ang iyang dako nga suporta ug kalipay sa maong ekshibit. Dason ni Lomocso nga usa kini ka bulawanon nga oportunidad para sa mga magtutungha nga makat-on sa siyensiya sa taas nga lebel. Dugang pang 195,000 ka mga magtutungha sa 13 ka probinsiya nga anaa sa Geographically Isolated Depressed Areas (GIDA) ang gipondohan sa DOST alang sa pagpahigayon sa Science on the Move exhibit.--/MJ Banglos, GIP
SIQUIJOR (PIA)--Siquijor Province has the higest inflation rate at 12%. This is according to Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Regional Director Asteria Caberte during the opening of the 4th Negosyo Center in the province. Caberte said Siquijor has the highest inflation rate among all cities and provinces in the country, as the Philippines has only 6.7%. “Sad to note, when I delve deeper on the data on inflation rate, Siquijor has the highest, Siquijor as a province at 12%,” said Caberte. She said the lack of agricultural products is the main reason why the inflation rate has skyrocketed to 12%. According to her, the demand of agricultural products in the province is getting higher as the tourism industry expands. “Ni-beef up ang prices sa agricultural products. (Prices of agricultural products has beefed up). There is demand but there is no local supply. So what we do, we import from Dumaguete and Plaridel,” added Caberte. Although Siquijor is an island driven by remittances, Caberte encouraged all Siquijodnons to be part of the solution by growing agricultural products to meet the demands. She also challenged the Agricultural Department to boost the agricultural productivity of the island. “Ato nang tagdon. Atong atimanon. Dili lang ta magtanom ug usa or duha ka tanom nga kamatis. Magtanom ta aron makabaligya ta. Mangutana ta sa mga resort kung unsa nga mga klase sa kamatis ilang paliton aron makabaligya
Display of agricultural products at the Larena Public Market in Siquijor province. Most of these (onions, garlic, bell peppers, etc) are imported from Mindanao and only a few like stringbeans and ampalaya, are locally harvested. (PIA7-Siquijor/MJB/GIP)
ta. Maoy inyong itanom. (Let us not overlook it. We shouldn’t plant just one or two tomato plants. Let’s plant so that we can sell. Let’s ask the resorts what kind of tomato are they buying so that we can sell.) This is a challenge for the agricultural department,” she said. Furthermore, Caberte said by doing so, Siquijodnons can boost the economy of the island and help themselves boost their financial capacity. “I-boost ang income nga local productivity, dili remittance kay ang remittance wala’y local productivity,” she added. (Let us boost our income from local productivity, not the remittances because it has no local productivity.) Moreover, she said the DTI has signed a memorandum of agreement with the National Food Authority to flood the market with NFA rice. “Gi-monitor namo sila karon nga bahaan ang merkado ug NFA rice aron mu ease-up ang presyo sa bugas,” said
Cabarte. (We are monitoring the markets. It should be flooded with NFA rice so the prices of rice would ease up.) She said employees of the government can buy one sack of NFA rice at P32.00 directly from the NFA while others can buy in the market. “Kamo mga empleyado sa gobyerno, you can always buy directly from NFA at P32.00/kilo. (Employees of the government can always buy NFA rice at P32.00.) You can buy at least one sack a month,” she confirmed. “Very good quality,” Caberte said of the NFA rice. Gone are the days nga ang NFA baho. Maayo kaayo. I’ve seen kung unsa ka maayo ang bugas sa NFA. Long-grain kay imported man,” testified Caberte. (Gone are the days that the smell of the NFA rice is upleasant. I’ve seen how good it is. Long grain because it is imported.) She said they are simple commodities but may ease down inflation rate. (rac/PIA7/Siquijor/MJ Banglos/GIP)
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Cusi reminds government institutions to settle electricity payables
Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi calls on other government agencies to ensure the settlement of their outstanding obligations with electric cooperatives as part of the energy family’s continuing initiatives to provide efficient electricity services for all. “Being part of the government, we need to be earnest in pursuing energyresiliency and efficiency. In order to attain our energy goals, it is important that we are all able to uphold our commitment to our stakeholders and service providers,� Sec. Cusi said. He emphasized, “As we’ve been pushing for massive electrification, energy efficiency and security of the country, I am pleading on behalf of the distribution utilities
(DUs), including the electric cooperatives (ECs), for the concerned government institutions to settle their outstanding accounts. DUs and ECs collect revenue to generate cash flow that would enable them to provide efficient and sustainable services to the areas they serve.� The DOE, through a memorandum signed by Undersecretary Alexander S. Lopez, coordinated with the respective heads of the Philippine National Police, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine Coast Guard, and National Bureau of Investigation on the settlement of delinquent accounts payable to distribution utilities and electric cooperatives, with a total amount of PhP 17 million. The unsettled payment is one of
the challenges that may lead to weak and unstable operational performance. This implies incurring issues that involve DUs’ and institutions’ negligence in their collection mechanisms. Data from the National Electrification Administration indicate that outstanding accounts need to be settled with 23 ECs. These cooperatives are located in Regions I (1 EC), IV (5 ECs), V (2 ECs), VI (1 EC), VIII (3 ECs), IX (2 ECs), XI (1 EC), XII (5 ECs), and CARAGA (3 ECs) respectively. The entire energy family continues to assure the public that it will closely monitor the accountability of the DUs and government institutions in fulfilling their respective obligations.