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Dispatch for May 7 , 2014 ( Wednesday ) , 1 PIA Calabarzon PRs , 3 Weather Watch , 7 Reg’l. Watch , 2 OFW Watch , 1 PNOY Speech , Interview w/ Sec Coloma on PTV4, 14 Online News , 30 Photonews (May .6)

1. Weather Watch 24-Hour Public Weather Forecast Issued at 5:00 a.m., 07 May 2014 Valid beginning: 5:00 a.m. today until 5:00 a.m. today

Predicted Mean Sea Level Wind Analysis for 8 a.m., 07 May 2014

Predicted Mean Sea Level Wind Analysis for 8 a.m., 07 May 2014

Satellite Image

Synopsis: Easterlies affecting the country.

Forecast: The entire archipelago will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening.

Light to moderate winds blowing from the east to northeast will prevail throughout the archipelago and the coastal waters will be slight to moderate

2. Weather Watch From the album: Timeline Photos

By Dost_pagasa 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST Issued at: 5:00 AM 07 May 2014

3. Weather Watch 4 hours ago PAGASA weather forecaster Jun Galang on DZMM: -Easterlies pa rin ang nakakaapekto sa buong bansa kaya mananatiling maalinsangan.

-Dahil dito ay asahan ngayong araw ang maulap na paapwirin na may kasamang pulu-pulong pag-ulan, pagkulog-pagkidlat sa dakong hapon o gabi.

-Naitala ang temperaturang 35.3ºC sa Kamaynilaan nitong Martes habang pumalo naman sa 38.2ºC ang temperatura sa Subic, Zambales na itinuturing na pinakamataas na naitala.

-Maglalaro ang temperatura sa Metro Manila ngayong araw sa 24ºC hanggang sa 35ºC. -Ang araw ay sumikat kaninang 5:31AM at lulubog mamayang 6:14PM. -Tayo po ay may El Niño watch na. Pero hindi nangangahulugan na meron na nito. Pinaghahandaan po natin.

Weather Watch

May 7 , 2014 ( Wednesday ) CAVITE : Sunny LAGUNA : Sunny BATANGAS : Sunny RIZAL : Sunny

as of 6:00-7:00 AM

QUEZON

PIA

: Sunny

Regional Watch

1. PIA Regional Watch 4 hours ago PIA-4A/LAGUNA: Palarong Pambansa Sec. Gen. and DepEd Asst. Sec. Tonisito Umali said DepEd and the local government unit (LGU) have ensured a safe and learner-centered Palarong Pambansa. With the installation of mobile clinics and medical first-aids in every game venue, DepEd and the LGU are able to provide medical assistance tho those who need it. Umali said the DepEd is working towards improving the safety of the athletes, starting with the teachers and school administrators who make sure the schools are safe for the students.

2. PIA Regional Watch 16 hours ago PIA-4A/BATANGAS: Sinimulan na ng COMELEC sa lalawigan ng Batangas ang voters registration sa lahat ng tanggapan nito sa lahat ng bayan na layong mabigyan ng pagkakataong makapagrehistro ang mga bagong botante.

3. PIA Regional Watch 20 hours ago PIA-4A/RIZAL: The Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Protected Area Management Board has approved the construction of a new 3 megawatt hydro power plant within the Pamitinan Protected Landscape, Sitio Wawa, San Rafael, Rodriguez, Rizal to help produce more hydro electric power.

4. PIA Regional Watch 22 hours ago PIA-4A/RIZAL: Angono, Rizal has announced the Registration, Validation and Updating of Registration Records from May 6, 2014 to October 31, 2015 in preparation for voting in the upcoming 2016 elections. The Angono COMELEC Office is open from Sundays to Thursdays and may be contacted at land line number 451-0480.

5. PIA Regional Watch Yesterday PIA-4A/RIZAL: The provincial government of Rizal in cooperation with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will hold a mobile passport service on June 21, 2014 from 9am to 4pm at the Event Center, SM Taytay. Applications forms are available at the Public Information Office, 2nd Flr., Rizal Provincial Capitol, Ynares Center Complex, Barangay San Roque, Antipolo City. Personal appearance depends on the schedule indicated at the appointment slip.

The public is advised to prepare the P1,200 processing fee and original copies of the documentary requirements. The activity is open for the first 550 passport applicants.

6. PIA Regional Watch Yesterday

PIA-4A/QUEZON: Ten (10) lucky farmers from Lucena City are the benificiaries of the recent livestock dispersal program of the Department of Agriculture (DA) Region 4A. The distribution of the 10 upgraded Brahman cattle purchased from a ranch in Masbate worth P30,000 each were part of the 21 cattle promised by Agriculture Sec. Proceso J. Alcala during last year's celebration of "Araw ng Lucena," aimed to improve the breed of cattle in the city.

7. PIA Regional Watch Yesterday PIA-4A/LAGUNA: A pioneering nanotechnology study conducted by scientists at the UPLB National Institute of Molecular Biology and biotechnology (BIOTECH) is exploring the potentials ofplantgrowth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) in the biosyntesis of nanogold. Dr. Lilia M. Fernando, Dr. Florinia E. Merca, and Dr. Erlinda S. Paterno are looking at how nanogold could be produced in large quantities using PGPB as this could bring down medical diagnostic and treatment costs especially against a dreaded disease - cancer.

OFW

Watch

1. PIA OFW Watch 16 hours ago PIA-6: OWWA-6 targets to set up 12 OFW Help Desks in the different LGUs in the region this year. The Help Desk which will be manned by LGU staff will provide access to OFWs and their families to programs, benefits and services of OWWA, POEA and other concerned agencies.

2. PIA OFW Watch May 5 PIA-6/ILOILO Bernard Sibay of National Reintegration Center for OFWs said 45 applications from OFWs in Western Visayas for the 10K Livelihood Assistance Program have been approved amounting to P450,000 & the checks are now downloaded to the DOLE provincial offices for release.

QUEZON

CAVITE

1. E-learning program eases research study of students and teachers

Monday 5th of May 2014

TRECE Martires City, Cavite, May 5 (PIA) --Officials from the city government of Imus revealed that the introduction of e-learning program last year in public elementary and high schools provided both the teachers and the students the advantage of doing research faster and accurate compared to the traditional learning methods.

Dr. Lualhati O. Cadavedo, DepEd city education superintendent, said the e-Learning program launched last December 12, 2013 was an initiative of Mayor Emmanuel Maliksi and his father, former congressman Erineo Maliksi.

"Teachers and students can now avail of a free internet access (Wi-Fi) in their respective schools for their search for valuable information needed in their research study," Dr. Cavadedo said.

She encouraged the teachers and the faculty members to use computers, adapt and support the e-Learning program initiated by the city government.

Mayor Maliksi explained the project was implemented because he believed that through alternative and innovative means, e-learning can be a very useful tool to upgrade the quality of education among Imuse単o students and the teachers as well.

The e-learning is a partnership between the city government and the Philippine-Australia Distribution Services Limited, Inc. who donated LCD projectors, monitors and various computer softwares in almost all the public schools in the city. (Imus PIO/PIA-Cavite) - See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=671399009373#sthash.QfIRqoLZ.dpuf

LAGUNA

BATANGAS

RIZAL

07 MAY 2014.

President Aquino to attend 24th ASEAN Summit in Myanmar President Aquino to attend 24th ASEAN Summit in Myanmar President Benigno S. Aquino III is scheduled to attend the 24th ASEAN Summit, to be held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar on May 10 to 11.

Department of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Charles Jose said during a press conference on Wednesday that the President will have a tight schedule in Myanmar.

Upon his arrival on Saturday, the President is slated to attend the welcome dinner to be hosted by Myanmar President U Thein Sein for all ASEAN leaders and their delegations.

On Sunday, the President will attend the 24th ASEAN Summit Plenary; the 24th ASEAN Summit Retreat; the ASEAN Leaders’ Interface Meeting with Representatives of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA); the ASEAN Leaders Interface Meeting with Representatives of the Civil Society Organizations; and the ASEAN Leaders Meeting with ASEAN Youth.

During the ASEAN Summit Plenary, the leaders will discuss and exchange views on the progress of the implementation of the Roadmap for an ASEAN Community, the initiative for ASEAN Integration Work Plan II and the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity, said Jose.

They will also discuss and exchange views on the future of the ASEAN community, as well as external relations and future directions, he added.

At the 24th ASEAN Summit Retreat, the leaders are expected to exchange views on current regional and international issues.

Jose said the crafting of the Code of Conduct (COC) and the situation in the South China Sea or the West Philippine Sea are expected to be discussed in the summit. He noted that the President will most likely ask his fellow ASEAN leaders to work for the early conclusion of the COC. “There have been three meetings thus far since September 2013; and we take note of the discussions of the working groups on the crafting of the COC. I am sure the President will be bringing up this agenda item,” he said.

“I would imagine the President will be informing his fellow ASEAN leaders on the submission by the Philippines of our Memorial last March 30 on the progress of our case. And I would also imagine that there would be discussions on the general situation in the South China Sea,” he added.

Asked if there will be bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit, Jose said the President’s schedule would be “tight” but they are still open for last minute bilateral meetings with other leaders or officials.

President Benigno S. Aquino III's Speech at the launching of the Bohol Fabrication Laboratory Shared Service Facility Project and 1st FabLab Asia Network bootcamp and Conference Bohol Island State University, Tagbilaran City, Bohol 02 May 2014 I apologize to the foreigners present, my speech as usual will be in Filipino.

Secretary Greg Domingo; Secretary Babes Singson; Secretary Rene Almendras; Governor Ed Chatto; Congressman Aris Aumentado; Mayor Baba Yap; Mr. Noriaki Niwa; Dr. Elpidio T. Magante; foreign delegates to the 1st FabLab Asia Network Bootcamp and Conference; officials, employees, and students of the Bohol Island State University; honored guests; ladies and gentlemen; mga minamahal ko pong kababayan: Magandang umaga po.

Tagbilaran po ang last stop natin sa serye ng mga inilatag nating gawain upang magbigay-pugay at pagpapahalaga sa sektor ng paggawa. Noong Martes, nakipagdiyalogo tayo sa mga kinatawan ng labor groups para bigyang-linaw at mahanapan ng tugon ang mga isyu ng ating manggagawa. Kahapon naman, bumisita tayo sa tatlong manufacturing

facilities sa Laguna na kabalikat natin sa pagpapatupad ng Training for Work Scholarship Program ng TESDA, sa sektor ng semiconductors at electronics. Pinili naman nating dumalaw ngayon dito sa Bohol. Ang pakay po natin: Muli kayong kumustahin, at makapaglatag ng mga programang magpapasulong sa inyong lalawigan. At sa pagbalik natin dito, talaga naman pong kitang-kita ang lalo pang ibinubuti ng inyong kalagayan. Wala dudang bunsod ito ng inyong pag-aambagan at kolektibong paninindigan na iahon ang inyong bayan mula sa sakuna.

Sa araw na ito, nakikita natin ang bunga ng ating layuning mag-”build back better” sa inyong mga komunidad: Hindi lang natin ibabalik sa dati ang inyong kalagayan; palalawakin natin ang oportunidad sa pag-unlad ng mga kababayan natin dito sa Bohol. Halimbawa nga po nito ang paglulunsad natin ngayon ng Bohol Fabrication Laboratory (or FabLab) Shared Service Facility project—na pihadong magbubukas ng maraming pagkakataon sa pag-asenso sa Bohol at sa inyong mga karatig-probinsya.

Sa totoo lang po, bago rin sa akin ang pangalang FabLab. Kay Secretary Domingo ho kasi kadalasan yung fab kasama sa Fab 4 [laughter]. ‘Yong mga natawa po, alam na ang ibig sabihin n’on ay Beatles. Ito po pala ay isang pasilidad na nagsimula sa Massachusetts Institute of Technology noong 2001, na ang layon ay suportahan ang mga komunidad sa paglikha ng mga disenyo at produkto sa tulong ng modernong kagamitan. Dahil nga po sa naging tagumpay nito, maraming mga bansa sa iba’t ibang panig ng mundo ang tumangkilik dito. At nalulugod po tayo dahil ngayon, sa kaunaunahang pagkakataon, mayroon na rin tayong FabLab sa bansa. Saludo po tayo sa pagtutulungan ng DTI, DOST, Bohol Island State University, at siyempre ng Japan International Cooperation Agency, or JICA, upang gawing posible ang paglulunsad natin nito. Talaga naman pong sa anumang pagkakataon, walang patid ang tulong at suporta ng bansang Hapon at ng JICA sa Pilipinas. Ibinabahagi nila kung ano’ng mayroon sila, upang mapabuti ang kalagayan ng ating mamamayan. Patunay silang sa nagbabago nating mundo, kung saan iba’t ibang pagsubok ang ating hinaharap, pagdadamayan ang susi upang malampasan natin ang mga hamon. Tunay po ang kasabihan: No man is an island; walang bansa, gaano man kaliit o kadambuhala, ang makakapamuhay nang mag-isa.

Bahagi po ang pagtatayo ng FabLab sa malawakan nating stratehiya para higit na palakasin ang ating micro-, small-, and medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs). Inaasahan po natin na 135 MSMEs mula rito sa Bohol ang makikinabang sa mga modernong kagamitan nito tulad ng laser cutter, computer-numerical-controlled milling machines, print-and-cut machines, 3D printer, at video conferencing facilities. Alam naman po natin: ang ating mga MSMEs ang direktang nakakalikha ng oportunidad para sa mga komunidad, at nagsisilbing bukal ng inobasyon at pagkakataon para higit pang mapaunlad ang inyong lalawigan. Kaya naman, todo-kayod ang ating DTI sa pagpapasigla ng ating MSMEs at sa katunayan, noong 2013, nagpatayo ang DTI ng 475 shared services facilities sa iba’t ibang panig ng bansa para suportahan ang operasyon at produksyon ng humigit-kumulang 10,000 MSMEs. Sa tulong nito, nai-aangat natin ang kabuhayan ng ating mga kababayan, at umuunlad din ang kakayahan nating makipagsabayan sa iba’t ibang larangan.

Ang mga inisyatiba pong tulad nito ay isang makabuluhang hakbang upang mas mapabilis pa ang pagbangon ng Bohol.

Ang hangad po natin: itaguyod ang probinsya ninyo na mas masigla, mas maunlad, at mas hitik ang pagkakataon kaysa noong bago pa ang lindol. Hindi po malayong mangyari ito lalo pa’t nariyan ang todo-sigasig at walang pagod na paglilingkod ni Governor Ed Chatto. Biruin po ninyo: Kung mayroon po siyang proyektong inilalapit sa atin, o problema, halos tatlong beses sa isang araw siyang tumawag o mag-text [laughter], at halos maubos nga ho ang memory sa aking cellphone sa dalas ng kanyang pag-text [laughter]. Pag minsan po na “out-of-coverage area” tayo, sinisiguro niya pa ring makakarating sa akin ang mga dokumento o mga palaisipan na dapat makarating at gusto niyang ipaabot. Ang totoo po: Naka-copy furnish pa rito sina Executive Secretary Ochoa, Cabinet Secretary Almendras, Budget Secretary Abad, Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, pati na rin ang iba pang mga miyembro ng Gabinete na saklaw ng kanilang request. At para siguradong wala tayong kawala, magpapadala rin ng parehong dokumento sina Congressman Rene Relampagos at pati na rin si Bob Cajes. Kaya sa kabuuan, tatlong kopya po ang lahat natatanggap namin kaya talaga po sa kasipagan at efficiency, mahirap ho yata talunin itong grupong ‘to. Bilib po tayo talaga sa kanila tungo sa pag-unlad at pag-asenso ng Bohol.

Kung ganito nga po kasipag ang inyong liderato, ‘di po nakakapagtakang may magandang kinabukasang naghihintay sa mga Boholano. Sila po ang mga lingkod-bayan na talagang hindi kayo iiwan sa oras ng pangangailangan. Matapos nga po ang lindol, maayos ang naging koordinasyon namin ni Governor Ed Chatto at iba pang miyembro ng ating local government units. Imbes na magmukmok sa media, manisi, at magpapogi, naglatag siya ng tiyak na plano para tugunan ang mga hinaharap na problema ng lalawigan. At tingnan naman po ninyo, makalipas lamang ang ilang buwan, kitangkita na agad ang pagbangon ng Bohol mula sa trahedya. Mabilis na naipagkaloob ang mga pangunahing serbisyo sa

kanyang nasasakupan tulad ng pabahay, agarang pangkabuhayan, at rehabilitasyon ng imprastraktura para mapabilis ang daloy ng komersyo at transportasyon.

Kung ano pong sigasig ang ipinapamalas ng inyong lokal na gobyerno dito sa Bohol, tinutumbasan rin ito ng dedikasyon at kahandaang tumulong ng inyong pambansang pamahalaan. Bawat hakbang natin sa tuwid na daan, planado at nakatutok sa kapakanan ng ating mga Boss. Tinutukoy po natin ang totoong mga problema, upang makapaglatag tayo ng tamang solusyon. Isang halimbawa rito ay pagtukoy natin sa job-skills mismatch bilang pangunahing dahilan noon kaya maraming Pilipino ang walang hanapbuhay. Dati, maraming bakanteng trabaho sa merkado ang walang aplikante dahil sa kakulangan ng kakayahan. Kaya naman agad nating inalam ang pangangailangan ng mga kompanya at namumuhunan. Gayundin, naglaan tayo ng ibayong pagsasanay para sa ating graduates upang maging sapat ang kanilang kaalaman para sa itataguyod nilang larangan. At ang good news nga po mula sa TESDA: Libu-libo nating scholars ang hindi na lang basta nakaka-graduate, kundi agad ding nakakahanap ng trabaho sa iba’t ibang sektor.

Makakaasa po kayong palalakasin pa ng inyong gobyerno ang mga institusyon upang lalong maipapaigting ang ating mga serbisyo. Patuloy tayong mamumuhunan sa pagpapaunlad ng mga industriya at sa kakayahan ng ating mamamayan. Tandaan na lang po natin: Nakaatang sa ating pananaw at pananagutan kung sasamantalahin natin ang mga dumarating na oportunidad. Ang payo nga po ng aking ama: “Kaya kitang pagbuksan ng pinto ng pagkakataon, pero nasa iyo kung papasok ka’t uusad, o mananatili na lamang sa kinatatayuan o mapapalayas pa.” May ilan po kasing mas pinipiling tingnan ang negatibo, maghasik ng agam-agam, at pilit na pinapapangit ang sitwasyon; habang ang iba naman, sinasagad ang angking husay at talino upang lubusin ang gumaganda na nating kalagayan. Sa tingin po ninyo, sino po kaya ang mas aangat sa mga ito?

Malinaw po: Sa mabuting pamamahala, naisasakatuparan natin ang mga bagay na dati’y inaakala nating imposible.

Bunsod po ito ng pag-aambagan ng bawat sektor, lalo na sa sakripisyo ng ating mga manggagawa na kinikilala natin sa Araw ng Paggawa. Higit sa lahat, resulta ito ng matibay na pananalig natin sa Poong Maykapal na Siyang gumagabay sa atin para lampasan ang anumang pagsubok. Ituloy lang po natin ang pagmamalasakit ng Pilipino sa kapwa Pilipino, at tiyak pong aabot hanggang sa susunod pang mga henerasyon ang positibong bunga ng ating sama-samang pagsisikap.

Kahapon po’y kasama natin si TESDA Director General Joel Villanueva at kanya’y ibinahagi sa atin ng ilang kwento; bigyan ko ho kayo ng dalawa. Meroon raw hong media personality na ‘wag nalang nating sabihin, na sinabi, “Ano ba ang tinutulong niyo sa manggagawa?” So sinabi niya, “Ano ba ang ginagawa ng TESDA?” So sabi niya, “Bakit hindi kayo mamili ng out-of-school-youths. Turo n’yo sa amin at tingnan po natin kung mayroong naitutulong tayo sa kanila.”

So may itinuro na dalawang tambay raw po. At ito’ng dalawang tambay ay dumaan sa kurso ng welding dahil ‘yon ang pinili nila sa TESDA. ‘Yong dalawa raw po ay nasa abroad na ngayon at talagang napakalayo na ng buhay niya na doon dinatnan. Sabi nga ni Joel Villanueva doon sa media personality na ‘to, baka naman puwedeng paminsan-minsan, mabanggit mo naman ‘yung magandang nagagawa namin kaysa puro hanap ng puna.

Dagdag ko pa po, mayroon naman hong isa noong dinatnan nila ay barker ang trabaho sa isang istasyon ng jeep.

Ngayon raw po ay nasa isang call center at siya raw ho ay supervisor na. Kaya kapag kinakausap raw ni Joel, may twang ang kanyang English [laughter]. Nakita raw ni Joel, sabi niya, “Kamusta ka na?”

“I’m fine, sir. How about you?”

At yung pangatlong story—isa nalang po—yung pangatlo naman po, ang kwento nga raw ho sa kanya, at may video nga raw ho doon, siya mismo kumuha, kinwento niya ang buhay niya: Ngayon ang buhay raw ho niya, nasa abroad narin ho yata ito, siya ay supervisor rin: “Pansinin po n’yo, ang mga trabahador ko dito, lahat ‘yan may titulo—mga engineer, so on and so forth. Ako, hindi ako nakapagtapos, pero tawag nila sakin ‘sir’.”

So, mga kasama, ‘yon talaga ang tutok natin dito: Hindi puwede sa pagasenso ng bayan, may maiiwan. Kailangan mabigyan lahat ng oportunidad, at kung ikaw ay maiwan ng parada, ikaw kase ay hindi sumama. Nasa inyo ‘yan.

Magandang umaga po, maraming salamat sa inyong lahat.

SOURCE: Presidential News Desk

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INTERVIEW OF COMMUNICATIONS SECRETARY HERMINIO COLOMA, JR. PTV 4 / News @ One by Noel Perfecto 06 May 2014 NOEL: ‌bilang presidential adviser on Food Security and Agriculture Modernization, sir?

SEC. COLOMA: Ang atas ng Pangulo kay Sec. Pangilinan ay upang pangasiwaan iyong apat na mahalagang ahensiya: National Irrigation Administration, National Food Authority, Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority, at iyong Philippine Coconut Authority. Bukod pa riyan, siya ay inatasan din na maging lead person doon sa pagsasagawa ng National Convergence Initiative. Ito ay iyong pinagsamang mga programa ng Department of Agriculture, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, at Department of Agrarian Reform, na patungkol sa pagpapahusay ng ating mga sistema sa agrikultura at food security para matamo din iyong mga layunin ng agrarian reform law.

NOEL: Secretary, mayroon pa ho kayong isang nabanggit kanina na talaga namang nasa priority ng Pangulong Benigno ANOELuino III. I’m referring to the CAB, meaning to say, talagang napakaimportante po nito at napakarami po na umaasa rito.

SEC. COLOMA: Tinitiyak po natin na magkakaroon ng maayos na pagbabalangkas ng Bangsamoro Basic Law na

isusumite sa ating Kongreso. At kapag sila ay sumang-ayon sa pagpasa nito, maaari nang idaos ang isang plebisito sa umpisa ng 2015. At itong plebisito na ito, kung lalabas diyan na inaaprubahan ng ating mga kababayan ang Bangsamoro Basic Law, ay magreresulta sa pag-phase out ng Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao, at pagtatatag ng isang Bangsamoro Transitory Assembly, na siya rin namang maghahanda para sa pagdaraos ng kauna-unahang regular na election para sa Bangsamoro political entity, na inaaasahan nating magaganap kasabay ng 2016 national elections.

NOEL: Secretary, assurance lang po para doon ho sa mga umaasa; napakarami po nila. Yesterday nagkaroon ho ng rally para i-push through at panawagan sana nila ay mapadali itong pagpasa nitong Bangsamoro Basic Law. SEC. COLOMA: Sana po ay matunghayan ng ating mga mambabatas iyong nagkakaisang pananaw ng marami sa ating mga mamamayan, at magkaroon din sila ng consensus hinggil sa pagpasa ng ipapanukalang Bangsamoro Basic Law para magbunga po ito sa hinahangad natin ng pangmatagalang pag-asenso ng ating buong ka-mindanaoan.

NOEL: Maraming salamat , Secretary Herminio Coloma.

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ONLINE NEWS 06 MAY 2014 BLGF dismisses Samar municipal treasurer, assistant over 40-month unpaid GSIS premiums Gov't, MILF create normalization bodies DepEd ensures safe and learner-centered Palarong Pambansa DSWD intensifies convergence of services to sustain contribution in poverty alleviation WFP donates logistics equipment to bolster government disaster preparedness Philippines Offers Condolences to Korean People on MV Sewol Tragedy DFA Offers Assistance to Holders Of E-Passports with Detached Covers Agri, health depts join hands for rabies-free RP DAR provides livelihood project to Zambo Sibugay farmers Philippine Financial System Registers Solid Performance in 2013 Roxas bats for MERITOCRACY in police promotions, assignments Water Projects in Bukidnon under the GPBP completed and operational NEDA says inflation still manageable, within target OWWA XI holds tree planting activity in New Bataan, Comval One-Stop Shop tax specialist sued by RIPS, dismissed from service

BLGF dismisses Samar municipal treasurer, assistant over 40-month unpaid GSIS premiums Source: http://www.dof.gov.ph THE Bureau of Local Government Finance of the Department of Finance has implemented the dismissal order of the Ombudsman against Municipal Treasurer Virginia A. Uy and Assistant Municipal Treasurer Pepita A. Mabini of San Sebastian, Western Samar.

Together with former San Sebastian Mayor Arnold B. Abalos, they continually failed to remit a total of P7.63 million mandatory Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) premiums of municipal employees from 2008 to 2012.

Abalos was also ordered to be dismissed by the Department of the Interior and Local Government, but he had already lost his re-election bid in 2013 before the Ombudsman’s decision came out.

The outstanding payables, which included the compulsory premiums, personal share, government share, employees compensation, and unpaid benefits, covered 40 months of unremitted GSIS contributions of the municipality.

Uy, Mabini, and Abalos were found guilty of “grave misconduct.”

The Ombudsman noted that the actions of Uy, Mabini, and Abalos unduly deprived the municipal employees of their dividends in 2010 which stopped them from enjoying loan privileges and other services of GSIS. The intentional failure or neglect to remit timely GSIS contributions constitutes grave misconduct and carries the penalty of dismissal on the first instance under Section 46(A)(3) of the Revised Rules on Administrative Cases in the Civil

Service. |TOP| Gov't, MILF create normalization bodies Source: http://www.opapp.gov.ph MANILA — The Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) peace panels returned from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia recently following a discussion on the composition of the different bodies that will oversee and implement the normalization process.

Among these is the International Decommissioning Body (IDB) that will take the lead in the gradual process of decommissioning of MILF forces and weapons.

The creation of the IDB can be found specifically on the Annex on Normalization, one of the key documents of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro. The IDB shall be composed of three (3) foreign experts including the chairperson, and four (4) local experts jointly nominated by the Parties. The Parties shall also invite three (3) states to provide the foreign experts.

“The IDB would be the one to supervise, oversee, and basically implement the decommissioning process,” said Prof.

Miriam Coronel-Ferrer, chief negotiator for the GPH. “The procedure is for [the MILF] to submit a list of weapons and combatants, an inventory. After which, the IDB will verify the list and work towards the programming of the decommissioning schedule as agreed upon in the Annex on Normalization.”

The annex, signed in Kuala Lumpur on January 25, states that “normalization aims to ensure human security in the Bangsamoro. It helps build a society that is committed to basic human rights where individuals are free of violence or crime and where long-held traditions and values continue to be honored.”

“We really have to put up the body as soon as possible so that the job of verification of the inventory that would be submitted by the MILF will begin. And everything proceeds from there. Until we are able to verify the number of weapons, the kinds of weapons and also the combatants—who are they, where are they located?—we can’t actually begin, for example, the socio-economic programs that we’ll be providing for the communities of these combatants.”

There will be no wholesale integration of the forces of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front into the Armed Forces of the Philippines nor the Philippine National Police (PNP) similar to the integration of the Moro National Liberation Front undertaken during the Ramos administration, said Coronel-Ferrer. However, interested and qualified former combatants are welcome to join anytime, she said.

“We have a provision for the setting up of the police force for the Bangsamoro, which will still be part of the PNP, and it will be significantly provided with resources to guarantee its professionalism and capability to take charge of peace and order concerns,” Coronel-Ferrer added.

According to the Annex on Normalization, the decommissioning of MILF forces shall be parallel and commensurate to the implementation of all the agreements of the Parties. The MILF shall undertake a gradual program for decommissioning of its forces so that they are put beyond use. The decommissioning process includes activities aimed at achieving a smooth transition for the members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF) of the MILF to productive civilian life.

Also discussed in the meeting was the formation of the Joint Normalization Committee (JNC) and the Transitional Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC). The JNC is mandated to coordinate all components of the normalization process.

It will be co-chaired by National Security Council Undersecretary Zenonida Brosas on behalf of the government, and by Mohamed Nasif on the side of the MILF. The government and MILF panels agreed to invite the government of Switzerland to provide an expert who would chair the TJRC. The TJRC is tasked to study and recommend to the Parties the appropriate mechanisms to address legitimate grievances of the Bangsamoro people, correct historical injustices, and address human rights violations through land dispossession, towards healing and reconciliation.

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President Benigno S. Aquino III congratulates Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization former Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan after administering the oath in a ceremony at the Reception Hall of the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday (May 06). (Photo by Gil Nartea / Malacañang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino III administers the oath of office to Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization former Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan in a ceremony at the Reception Hall of the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday (May 06). (Photo by Gil Nartea / Malacañang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino III confers the Order of Sikatuna with a rank of Datu, Katangiang Ginto (Grand Cross, Gold Distinction), on outgoing Kingdom of Spain Ambassador to the Philippines His Excellency Jorge Domecq during the Farewell Call at the Music Room of the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday (May 06). The Order of Sikatuna is the national order of diplomatic merit of the Republic of the Philippines that is conferred upon individuals who have rendered exceptional and meritorious services to the Republic of the Philippines. (Photo by Lauro Montellano, Jr. / Rey Baniquet / Malacañang Photo Bureau / PCOO) President Benigno S. Aquino III confers the Order of Sikatuna with a rank of Datu, Katangiang Ginto (Grand Cross, Gold Distinction), on outgoing Kingdom of Spain Ambassador to the Philippines His Excellency Jorge Domecq during the farewell call at the Music Room of the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday (May 06). The Order of Sikatuna is the national order of diplomatic merit of the Republic of the Philippines that is conferred upon individuals who have rendered exceptional and meritorious services to the Republic of the Philippines, upon diplomats, officials and nationals of foreign states who have rendered conspicuous services in fostering, developing and strengthening relations between their country and the Philippines. Also in photo is the Ambassador’s wife Rosa Rufino de Domecq. (Photo by Benhur Arcayan / Malacañang Photo Bureau)

President Benigno S. Aquino III welcomes a delegation from the National Diet of Japan, led by Japan Philippines Parliamentarians Friendship League chairman Kenji Kosaka, during the Courtesy Call at the Music Room of the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday (May 06). The JPPFL is a parliamentary friendship association composed of members of the Japanese Diet. Also in photo is Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines His Excellency Toshinao Urabe. (Photo by Rey Baniquet / Malacañang Photo Bureau / PCOO) President Benigno S. Aquino III exchanges views with the delegation from the National Diet of Japan, led

by Japan Philippines Parliamentarians Friendship League chairman Kenji Kosaka, during the Courtesy Call at the Music Room of the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday (May 06). The JPPFL is a parliamentary friendship association composed of members of the Japanese Diet. Also in photo are Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines His Excellency Toshinao Urabe and JPPFL vice chairman Takeshi Maeda.

(Photo by Benhur Arcayan / Lauro Montellano, Jr. / Malacañang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino III welcomes a delegation from the National Diet of Japan, led by Japan Philippines Parliamentarians Friendship League chairman Kenji Kosaka, during the courtesy call at the Music Room of the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday (May 06). The JPPFL is a parliamentary friendship association composed of members of the Japanese Diet. (Photo by Benhur Arcayan / Lauro Montellano, Jr. / Malacañang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino III delivers his speech during the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) Thanksgiving Celebration 2014 at the CAAP Covered Court, CAAP Central Office in Old MIA Road, Pasay City on Friday (May 02). The Thanksgiving celebration will serve as the culminating event after the CAAP, through the Aquino Administration, has successfully completed three specific objectives given them by the President namely: Resolution of the International Civil Aviation Organization Significant Safety Concerns, Lifting of the European Union ban on Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific, and the Reinstatement of Category 1 Status by the United States Federal Aviation Administration. (Photo

by Lauro Montellano Jr. / Malacañang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino III delivers his speech during the launching of the Bohol Fabrication Laboratory (FABLAB) Shared Service Facility Project and the 1st FABLAB Asian Network Boot Camp and Conference at the Bohol Island State University (BISU) in Tagbilaran City, Bohol on Friday (May 02). FABLAB is a technical prototyping platform for innovation and invention, providing stimulus for local entrepreneurship. FABLAB is the first of its kind in the country. Also in photo are Tagbilaran City Mayor John Geesnell Yap II, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) representative Noriaki Niwa, Secretary to the Cabinet Jose Rene Almendras, BISU president Dr. Elpidio Magante, Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo, Bohol Governor Edgar Chatto and Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio Singson. (Photo by Gil Nartea / Malacañang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino III delivers his speech during the launching of the Bohol Fabrication Laboratory (FABLAB) Shared Service Facility Project and the 1st FABLAB Asian Network Boot Camp and Conference at the Bohol Island State University (BISU) in Tagbilaran City, Bohol on Friday (May 02). FABLAB is a technical prototyping platform for innovation and invention, providing stimulus for local entrepreneurship. FABLAB is the first of its kind in the country. (Photo by Gil Nartea / Benhur Arcayan/ Benjamin Basug/ Malacañang Photo Bureau)

President Benigno S. Aquino III inspects the Fabrication Laboratory equipment during the launching of the Bohol Fabrication Laboratory (FABLAB) Shared Service Facility Project and the 1st FABLAB Asian Network Boot Camp and Conference at the Bohol Island State University in Tagbilaran City, Bohol on Friday (May 02). FABLAB is a technical prototyping platform for innovation and invention, providing stimulus for local entrepreneurship. FABLAB is the first of its kind in the country. (Photo by Gil Nartea / Benhur Arcayan/ Benjamin Basug/ Malacañang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino III visits a TESDA scholarship training classroom at the Technopark compound in Biñan City, Laguna during the visit to Alliance Mansols, Inc. on Thursday (May 1). With the president is Labor secretary Rosalinda Baldoz. (Photo by Gil Nartea / Malacañang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino III inspects the production and training facilities of Alliance Mansols, Inc at the Laguna Technopark in Biñan City, Laguna during the visit to Alliance Mansols, Inc. on Thursday (May 1). With the President is TESDA Director General Joel Villanueva. (Photo by Gil Nartea / Lauro Montellano, Jr. / Malacañang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino III delivers his speech during his visit to Integrated Micro-Electronics, Inc. at the Laguna Technopark, Biñan City, Laguna on Thursday (May 1). (Photo by Lauro Montellano, Jr. / Malacañang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino III troops the line upon arrival for the Fleet Review at the Philippine Navy Headquarters, Naval Station in Roxas Boulevard, Manila City on Wednesday (April 30). (Photo by Gil Nartea / Malacañang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino III, aboard the BRP Emilio Jacinto, leads the Fleet Review en-route to the Philippine Navy (PN) Change of Command and Retirement Ceremony of Vice Admiral Jose Luis Alano at the Capt. Salvo Pier in Sangley Point, Cavite City on Wednesday (April 30). (Photo by Gil Nartea/ Malacañang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino troops the line upon arrival for the Philippine Navy Change of Command and Retirement Ceremony at the Capt. Salvo Pier in Sangley Point, Cavite City on Wednesday (April 30).

The Commander in Chief appoints Rear Admiral Jesus Millan as the 34th Flag Officer in Command after his predecessor Alano retires from the military service. Millan is a member of the Philippine Military Academy “Sandigan” Class of 1982. (Photo by Gil Nartea / Malacañang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino III confers the Philippine Legion of Honor with the Degree of Commander to outgoing Philippine Navy (PN) Chief Vice Admiral Jose Luis Alano during the Change of Command and Retirement Ceremony at the Capt. Salvo Pier in Sangley Point, Cavite City on Wednesday (April 30).

The Commander in Chief appoints Rear Admiral Jesus Millan as the 34th Flag Officer in Command after his predecessor Alano retires from the military service. Millan is a member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) “Sandigan” Class of 1982. (Photo by Gil Nartea/ Malacañang Photo Bureau)

President Benigno S. Aquino III presents the Command Plaque, Plaque of Honorable Service, Plaque of Appreciation, Medal Frame and Philippine Flag to outgoing Philippine Navy (PN) Chief Vice Admiral Jose Luis Alano during the PN Change of Command and Retirement Ceremony at the Capt. Salvo Pier in Sangley Point, Cavite City on Wednesday (April 30). The Commander in Chief appoints Rear Admiral Jesus Millan as the 34th Flag Officer in Command (FOIC) after his predecessor Alano retires from the military service. Millan is a member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) “Sandigan” Class of 1982. (Photo by Gil Nartea / Malacañang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino III passes the Philippine Navy Flag to newly installed 34th Philippine Navy Flag Officer in Command Rear Admiral Jesus Millan after it was ceded by former PN Chief Vice Admiral Jose Luis Alano during the PN Change of Command and Retirement Ceremony at the Capt. Salvo Pier in Sangley Point, Cavite City on Wednesday (April 30). Millan is a member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) “Sandigan” Class of 1982. (Photo by Gil Nartea / Malacañang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino III presents the Medal of the command symbol to the newly installed 34th Philippine Navy (PN) Flag Officer in Command Rear Admiral Jesus Millan during the Change of Command and Retirement Ceremony at the Capt. Salvo Pier in Sangley Point, Cavite City on Wednesday (April 30). Millan is a member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) “Sandigan” Class of 1982.

(Photo by Gil Nartea/ Malacañang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino III delivers his speech during the Philippine Navy Change of Command and Retirement Ceremony of Vice Admiral Jose Luis Alano at the Capt. Salvo Pier in Sangley Point, Cavite City on Wednesday (April 30). The Commander in Chief appoints Rear Admiral Jesus Millan as the 34th Flag Officer in Command after his predecessor Alano retires from the military service. Millan is a member of the Philippine Military Academy “Sandigan” Class of 1982. (Photo by Gil Nartea/ Malacañang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino III leads the non-ceremonial pre-Labor Day dialogue at the Heroes Hall of the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday (April 29). The conduct of pre-Labor Day dialogue is pursuant to the 22-point Labor and Employment Agenda of President Aquino, which essentially consists of among others, the following directives: promote not only the constitutionally protected rights of workers but also their right to participate in the policymaking process; and work with the private and labor sector to strengthen tripartite cooperation and promote industrial peace. (Photo by Lauro Montellano, Jr. / Malacañang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino III listens to a representative from a labor group during the pre-Labor Day Dialogue at the Heroes Hall of the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday (April 29). The conduct of pre-Labor Day Dialogue is pursuant to the 22-point Labor and Employment Agenda of President Aquino, which essentially consists of among others, the following directives: promote not only the constitutionally protected rights of workers but also their right to participate in the policymaking process; and work with the private and labor sector to strengthen tripartite cooperation and promote industrial peace. (Photo by Gil Nartea / Malacañang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino III delivers his speech during the non-ceremonial pre-Labor Day Dialogue at the Heroes Hall of the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday (April 29). The conduct of pre-Labor Day Dialogue is pursuant to the 22-point Labor and Employment Agenda of President Aquino, which essentially consists

of among others, the following directives: promote not only the constitutionally protected rights of workers but also their right to participate in the policymaking process; and work with the private and labor sector to strengthen tripartite cooperation and promote industrial peace. Also in photo are Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) commissioner Kim Jacinto-Henares, Budget and Management Secretary Florencio Abad, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima and Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, Jr. (Photo by Lauro Montellano, Jr. / Malacañang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino III delivers his speech during the non-ceremonial pre-Labor Day Dialogue at the Heroes Hall of the Malacañan Palace on Tuesday (April 29). The conduct of pre-Labor Day Dialogue is pursuant to the 22-point Labor and Employment Agenda of President Aquino, which essentially consists of among others, the following directives: promote not only the constitutionally protected rights of workers but also their right to participate in the policymaking process; and work with the private and labor sector to strengthen tripartite cooperation and promote industrial peace. (Photo by Gil Nartea / Lauro Montellano, Jr. /Malacañang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino III converses with His Excellency Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, during the dinner reception at the Rizal Hall of the Malacañan Palace for the State Visit to the Philippines on Monday (April 28). The United States continues to be a major trading partner of the country. (Photo by Benhur Arcayan / Malacañang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino III and His Excellency Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, enjoy the short entertainment prepared for the visiting leader Monday night (April 28). The United States continues to be a major trading partner of the country. (Photo by Benhur Arcayan / Malacañang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino III and His Excellency Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, lead the ceremonial toasts during the dinner reception at the Rizal Hall of the Malacañan Palace for the State Visit to the Philippines on Monday (April 28). The United States continues to be a major trading partner of the country. (Photo by Benhur Arcayan / Malacañang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino III listens as His Excellency Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, delivers his message during the dinner reception at the Rizal Hall of the Malacañan Palace for the State Visit to the Philippines on Monday (April 28). The United States continues to be a major trading partner of the country. (Photo by Benhur Arcayan / Malacañang Photo Bureau) Please email us at pcoo.edp@gmail.com if you need a copy of last week's photo releases of PNOY

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