Vol 7
In this Issue
Aug. 28 - Sept. 3, 2017
Published by: PIA 6, 7 & 8
Issue 35
DPWH district optimistic to hit 85% accomplishment By Ma. Rebecca G. Cadavos
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Aug. 29 (PIA) – The end of the year, Junia reported. Department of Public Works and Highways- Southern Leyte Among the finished projects are the P2.7 million District Engineering Office (DPWH-SLDEO) is optimistic of hitting reconstruction of Lilo-an-San Ricardo road and the nine 85% accomplishment target for this year after attaining significant rehabilitation projects of permanent bridges along major accomplishment in the in the early part of the first semester. thoroughfares in the province such as the P23 million bridge In a report, District Engineer Ma. Margarita C. Junia stated rehab in Hinundayan, another P15 million in San Juan town, the P22 that the DPWH field office here posted a 45% accomplishment for million bridge rehab in San Francisco and in the municipality of regular projects, surpassing the 40% goal for the period. The field Sogod with P5 million. office is tasked to carry out P1.8 billion worth of projects this year, The infrastructure department also implements projects she said. funded by other agencies like the school buildings from the As of June 30, DPWH-SLDEO has already completed 10 out Department of Education and farm-to-market roads from the Back to Back! Due to overwhelming number of participants, the PIA-6 campus journalism of 50 projects, and another 23 projects up for completion by the Department of Agriculture. (rgc/PIA8-SoLeyte) seminar workshop has two venues for this batch this week! The lectures kick-off with PIA-6 Director Atty. Ma. Janet Mesa tackling Development Communication and PIA-6 Training Officer Elsa Subong discussing the Rationale of the Campus Journalism DA chief wants to double Guimaras rice production Seminar-Workshop.
WESTERN VISAYAS
By: Elsa S. Subong
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CENTRAL VISAYAS
PCOO Sec. Martin Andanar responds to the questions raised by members of the local media in a press conference held at Bethel Guest House. Sec. Martin Andanar also cites plans of reviving the national network of public information officers through the Provincial Communication Officers Network (PCO Net) during the presscon. Joining Sec. Andanar are other PCOO officials: Usec. Marvin Gatpayat and ASec. Ana Maria Banaag. (PIA7-NegOr)
ILOILO CITY, Aug. 28 (PIA6) — The average yield of rice farmers in Guimaras is at 3.3 metric tons per hectare, but Agriculture Secretary Manny Pinol wants that doubled. Guimaras province, as records would show, is already 112.3 percent self-sufficient in rice still Pinol wanted to raise rice production there to at least six metric tons per hectare. Pinol in his recent ―Biyaheng Bukid‖ has turned over P5.9 million worth of Rice Processing Center to the Guimaras Seed Growers Multi-Purpose Cooperative in Bgy. Cabana, town of San Lorenzo. He said that farmers need to have access to technology, financing and marketing in order to obtain improved production. He also said there is a need to review rice production in Guimaras. ―The market price of palay in the province is only P12 per kilo,‖ Pinol said. ―Farmers can double their production using high yielding varieties with sufficient water, proper fertilizer and mechanization,‖ he further said. The secretary encouraged the farmers to use public hybrid seed varieties released by the Philippine Rice Research Institute and the International Rice Research Institute and private varieties by seed companies. The DA is offering a financing program for farmers who opt
to plant hybrid rice varieties. Through the DA-Agricultural Credit Policy Council, a farmer can loan up to P20,000 per hectare through his cooperative as the credit conduit, with only six per cent interest per annum. ―Added to this are the skills trainings, technology and marketing which the department will provide,‖ Pinol said. (JSC/ESS/ PIA6 Iloilo)
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel ―Manny‖ Pinol addresses farmers during his recent ―Biyaheng Bukid‖ in the province of Guimaras.
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EASTERN VISAYAS
Turnover Ceremony of Hospital Equipment and Supplies to the Province of Samar donated by Mr. Dirk Nijs Patrick Georges Haghedooren of Belgium, Europe. The activity was graced by Gov. Sharee Ann T. Tan represented by Vice Gov. Jimboy Tan. (GMT/rr)
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Rey Anthony Chiu TAGBILARAN CITY, Aug. 29 (PIA) --Two Panglao kids were featured in the country's video-documentary campaign for consumers and stakeholders to be informed, to be empowered, and to choose for themselves the most convenient, affordable, and reliable power source as the country draws its energy roadmap. Jane Heberly Anne Bompat and Christopher Abellana, both Grade 6 pupils of Lourdes Elementary School, topbill the Department of Energy's (DOE) e-Power Mo Campaign, in the government's bid to popularize the energy chain to the consuming sector through a video documentary called "Lamp of Dreams." Along with Bompat and Abellana are Zione Peter Pañe and Jane Honeylee Mijares, both Grade 5 pupils of the same school. Made at a time when Bohol had a bout with power outages as an earthquake hit Leyte and disrupted the island's power source, the kids shared how tough it was studying without electricity. "It is hard to study using candles because it flickers with the wind," said 11-year old Christopher Abellana in the documentary that would also be DOE's campaign video in international venues. "A kerosene lamp is not as bright, it is hard to read in low light, it can ruin our eyes," Bompat, who was shown studying in a bamboo bed in their small family sala, shared. "My request to the President is to give us light that does not need to be plugged into expensive power sources," Bompat continues. The video documentary campaign also aims to empower consumers through a wide range of options in utilizing conventional, renewable, and alternative energy sources, said DOE Undersecretary Felix William Fuentebella who is also
the documentary executive producer. In Panglao, the DOE along with Liter of Light through its founder Illiac Diaz, taught 34 elementary kids the process of assembling a one-watt solar powered lamp, which they were to give to the delegates of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue which was held in the island. The handing-off ceremony is symbolic of the need for the world to rethink on the renewable sources of energy, which also includes geothermal and which the Philippines comes as a pioneering developer, Energy Development Corporation Corporate Social Responsibility Division Head Engr. Edwin Magallanes said. This too, as the country drafts its energy roadmap which would be the main framework upon which the development of the country's industrial revolution would rely, according to Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi. Sec. Cusi admits the crucial need for the government to send across the message of the energy sector to the energy chain: be informed of the wealth of energy resources available to Filipinos to be globally competitive. But while building on the reserve energy resources, the e-Power Mo campaign also picks on educating consumers about safety and energy saving measures through energy efficiency. The campaign also focuses on the delivery of reliable, quality, and affordable energy and its services. "We wish there would be more support to the country's alternative and renewable energy development as the more sustainable source of energy," said Lourdes Cablitas, a parent in Panglao. (rahc/PIA-7/Bohol)