Vol 4
Issue 13
In this Issue WESTERN VISAYAS
NGCP spokesperson Atty. Cynthia Alabanza (right) stresses the importance of raising public awareness especially among children to avoid playing kites near power transmission lines this summer. Alabanza said that the community must be involved in the public awareness effort to help save lives and prevent injuries and damage to property. With Alabanza are Engr. Rey H. Jaleco (center) NGCP Head of District 4 Visayas Operations and Maintenance and Engr. Richard Pobe of the Culasi San Jose 69 KV Transmission Line Project, during the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) press briefing recently. (PIA 6/T.Villavert)
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CENTRAL VISAYAS
Mar. 31 - April 6, 2014
Published by: PIA 6, 7 & 8
Pag-IBIG offers insurance to members in Yolanda stricken areas By: CONSUELO B. ALARCON TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, April 2 (PIA) – Pag-IBIG Fund members in Yolanda stricken areas in Eastern Visayas whose houses were damaged by the typhoon in November last year may apply for insurance claims on or before May 8, 2014. Ms. Jackie O. Constantino, Head, Business Development Department of Home Development Mutual Fund Office (Pag-ibig Fund) in the region said, all members with existing housing loans may avail of the insurance claims but only up to the extent of the damage to their homes. The amount of the insurance claims would depend on the result of the assessment of the appraisers or inspectors from Pag-Ibig Fund office who will visit and inspect the damaged houses. “Kasi ang mangyayari niyan pupuntahan siya ng
aming mga appraisers and then we will assess how much is the extent of the damage and then based on our assessment we will recommend the assessment na ibinigay ng mga appraisers sa head office and then it will be forwarded to the insurance company”, Constantino said. Once the insurance company receives the claim, an adjuster will be sent to validate everything. As of this writing, at least 2, 000 applications have been filed at Pag-IBIG Office Tacloban. Out of this figure, almost 300 insurance claims were approved and 48 of which got their checks already with varied amounts. However, Constantino reminds the claimants to use the money for what it is intended. Members with updated payments are more preferred than delinquent borrowers. (PIA-8)
LGUS support to nutritional guidelines sought By: Elsa S. Subong ILOILO CITY, April 3 (PIA6) – Local government units all over the country are encouraged to promote the Nutritional Guidelines for Filipinos (NGF) among their constituents for better nutrition. The memorandum circular number 2014-25 signed by Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas, cited Resolution No. 6, series of 2012 by the National Nutrition Governing Board that adopted the Revised 2012 NGF. The resolution was issued considering that malnutrition and diet-related non-communicable diseases remain to be a problem in the Philippines and that poor nutrition can be caused by poor nutrition practices resulting from inadequate information on proper diet and proper nutrition behavior. The memo circular said all governors, city and municipal mayors, and punong barangays are encouraged to issue executive orders or local resolutions adopting the 2012 NGF.
They are also enjoined to incorporate the promotion of the NGF in their local nutrition action plans, including budget for sustained dissemination, in cooperation withe other sectors. The LGUs can also conduct orientation or general assemblies, production of information materials, preferably in the local dialects, and advocate for availability of safe and nutritious foods in the community. Nona Tad-y, NNC Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator, said the DILG Memo Circular is a big step towards popularizing NGF and seeing to it that more people in the barangays are aware and practicing the guidelines. She added that NNC is ready to cooperate and support the activities of the LGUs pertaining to the widest possible promotion of the NGF.(JCM/ESS/PIA -Iloilo)
P275M Aussie funded Bohol roads project breaks ground
Bohol Gov. Edgar Chatto, Australian Ambassador to the PH Bill Tweddell and Deputy Speaker Bruce Scott (L-R) lead the ceremonial ground-breaking of the Antequera-Balilihan via Dorol Road in Brgy. Bungahan, Antequera, Bohol on April 1, 2014. The support, thru the Australian Assistance for International Development (AusAID), does not only reconstruct a total of 124.62 kilometers of roads but also present livelihood opportunities for some 115,000 Boholanos in the beneficiary areas. (mbcn/ECB/PIA-Bohol)
More on Region 7, pages 4-5.
EASTERN VISAYAS
UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos answers questions from the media during her visit in Tacloban City Wednesday to assess the UN humanitarian response in Leyte particularly in Tacloban City.
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BY: ELVIRA C. BONGOSIA ANTEQUERA, Bohol, April 2 (PIA) -- A P275-million rehabilitation project aided by the Australian government and involving 14 vital Bohol road sections broke ground here, April 1. The Australian Assistance for International Development (AusAID)-supported project will not only reconstruct a total of 124.62 kilometers of roads but will also present livelihood opportunities for some 115,000 Boholanos in the beneficiary areas. The ceremonial groundbreaking was done at the middle of the road fronting the quake-damaged barangay hall of Bungahan in Antequera, which is along the first of the 14 road sections to be worked, the Antequera-Balilihan road via Dorol. Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Bill Tweddell headed the Parliamentary delegation that arrived here to see the progress of Australian-supported development efforts in the province and met with local officials led by Bohol Gov. Edgar Chatto to reiterate Australia‟s support for Bohol‟s development priorities and continued engagement. Five months after the devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake that rocked Bohol, the Australian Government has provided P366 million (A$9 million) for immediate relief needs and also to support ongoing recovery and reconstruction activities in the province. Prior to the ceremonial groundbreaking, Chatto led the Australian officials to a quake victim shelter site visit in barangay Tagubaas also in Antequera. The transitional core house has been built with the aid of the Australian government and Catholic Relief Services (Caritas Australia and Caritas Manila) under Project BAROG. Gov. Chatto thanked the visiting officials that
included Australian House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Bruce Scott, Senator for South Australia Don Farrell, Senator for Victoria Helen Kroger, Member of the Parliament for Bruce, Victoria Alan Griffin, Member for Hasluck, Western Australia Ken Wyatt, Adviser to the Deputy Speaker Elysia Ruttley, Peter Banson, who is the delegation secretary, and Scott‟s wife Joan. The foreign officials distributed school bags and supplies to Tagubaas Day Care children and Bungahan elementary pupils, who waived Philippine and Australian flags in greeting the foreign visitors. Australian House of Representatives Deputy Speaker Scott said Bohol was the only Philippine province they visited outside Metro Manila as they “feel part of the Boholano community.” "Australia is pleased to be able to assist the Provincial Government of Bohol and communities recover from the earthquake,” said Ambassador Tweddell. (mbcn/PIA7-Bohol/ECB)
Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Bill Tweddell arrives at the quake victim shelter site in barangay Tagubaas in Antequera, Bohol on April 1. Tweddell headed the Parliamentary delegation‟s visit in Bohol to see the progress of Australian-supported development efforts in the province and meet with local officials to reiterate Australia‟s support for Bohol‟s development priorities and continued engagement. (mbcn/ECB/PIA7-Bohol)