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VOL. 3 | NO. 12 March 26 - April 2,, 2015

Healing Festival

Every year during Holy Week, folk healers from all over the region converge on Mt. Bandilaan and Barangay San Antonio in Siquijor and practice their craft. They also prepare their herbal concoctions for love potions, massage oils and trinkets to ward off evil spells and hexes. (Michael Ocampo)

LTI opens summer classes ‘15

SIQUIJOR, March 28 (PIA)— The Technical Education and Skills Authority - Lazi Technical Institute (TESDA-LTI) in Lazi, Siquijor proudly announces the opening of classes for summer 2015.

At least ten registered programs/qualifications are o f f e r e d . F o r t h e To u r i s m Sector are Bartending NC II, Food and Beverage Services T h e L a z i Te c h n i c a l I n s t i t u t e (FBS) NC II, Housekeeping NC II, Commercial Cooking NC II, by the Association of South East Asian Bread and Pastry Production NC II and Nations (ASEAN) Tourism Task Force for the Garments Sector,Dressmaking on Manpower Development chaired by N C I I a n d Ta i l o r i n g N C I I . Indonesia (ASEAN Tourism Strategic Plan

Agri-fishery Sector includes (ATSP) 2011 – 2015) as embodied in the Horticulture NC II, Animal Production Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA).

NC II and Organic Agriculture NC II. The country’s integration into the

T E S D A - S i q u i j o r p r o v i n c i a l MRA, he related, is an important initiative director Engr. Samuel Jordan, in a for TESDA to facilitate the movement press release said, TESDA-LTI’s of Tourism Professional workers Tourism Programs are integrated and from one Member State to another realigned with the competencies set because of the common competencies.

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No training fee is collected for the programs although training supplies and materials will be provided by the trainees.

After the mandatory Competency Assessment, candidates rated Competent will be awarded National Certificates (NCs) or Certificates of Competencies (COCs) depending on the outcome and will be listed in the Registry of Workers Assessed and Certified (RWAC). (PIA7Siquijor/JCMahinay/ TESDA-LTI/Siquijor)

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Canada’s Ambassador to the Philippines Neil Reeder (third from right) poses with Siquijor Governor Zaldy S. Villa (2nd from left), municipal mayors (L-R) Meynard Asok of Maria, Mei Ling Quezon of Siquijor Capital town, Gerold Pal-ing of Enrique Villanueva, and Danny S. Villa of Larena.

The Ambassador and wife Irene visit the island for the Canada-funded Local Governance Support Program for Local Economic Development (LGSP-LED) project Tourism Circuit Development.

(Tourism Office)

PAGASA launches simplified weather and climate info materials

MANILA, 1 April (PIA)--The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) unveiled a series of new tools and information products under the name Payong PAGASA, including the USAID-supported simplified templates for public dissemination of PAGASA materials.

A play on the Filipino word “Payong” which means both “advice” and “umbrella”, Payong PAGASA aims to make it easy for the average Filipino to understand the advisories from the agency.

More than a tool to disseminate information, Payong PAGASA is designed to help Filipinos make decisions and take preventative matters to protect their lives and livelihoods.

PAGASA also launched the official icon of Payong PAGASA named Ella the Umbrella—she will be the visual cue that illustrates the effects of weather and climate change in a simple yet engaging way.

The launching was one of the highlights of the 150th Anniversary of PAGASA graced by Department of Science and Technology Secretary Mario Montejo and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Gloria D. Steele.

Under USAID’s Water Security for Resilient Economic Growth and Stability (Be Secure) project, PAGASA staff redesigned forecast and storm alert announcements to better communicate PAGASA information to key stakeholders and the general p u b l i c . ( PA G A S A / R J B / S D L / P I A - N C R

Another pose of Ambassador Neil Reeder (seated right) with the Siquijor Project Implementation Team led by Provincial Governor Zaldy S. Villa (seated center). (Provincial Tourism Office)

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PCW welcomes law decriminalizing premature marriage

pregnant at the time of his death shall be punished by imprisonment ranging from one month and one day to six months and a fine not exceeding 500 pesos. The same criminal prohibitions apply in case of annulment or dissolution of her previous marriage. There is no such criminal prohibition for husbands.

PCW Executive Director Emmeline L. Verzosa in a statemetn noted that the reason for having the said provision in the penal code which is to prevent doubtful paternity of a child is already addressed under the 1987 Family Code of the Philippines (FCP). Article 168 of the FCP provides for the rule to determine paternity and filiation of a child born by a

CEBU CITY, April 1 (PIA)--- Mga medisina alang sa rabies sa tawo og sa hayop anaa na sa mga publikong pasilidad.

Gibutyag sa mga opisyal sa Department of Health og sa Department of Agriculture nga anaa na sa Sugbo ang mga nagkalain laing mga medisina alang sa pagbatok sa rabies og ang pag ayo sa mga nataptan niini.

Matod ni Dr. Eugenia Canal, ang Program Coordinator sa Regional Medical Rabies sa DOH, sukwahi sa mga miaging tuig, ang mga tambal sa mga napaakan ania na sa Sugbo.

Gipakatap na kini sa mga Animal Bite Treatment Centers og ingon man sa mga pribadong mga botika, matod ni Canal.

Nasayran nga ang gobyerno

muabaga sa duha sa upat ka tira o shots alang sa kumpletong treatment sa usa ka tawo nga napaakan og iro.

“Ang nabling duha mapalit na sa pasyente sa mga botika og dili na kinahanglan nga muadto pa og laing lugar” matod ni Canal.

Mitumaw ang pangutana sa dihang usa sa mga mitambong sa “Bloggers Forum” nagkanayon nga sa dihang napaakan siya kaniadto gikinahanglan pa nga kuhaon ang maong bakuna gikan sa laing probinsya.

Si Canal mipasalig nga adunay 18 ka mga Animal Bite Treatment Centers ang anaa sa probinsya sa Sugbo diin ang mga pasyente nga muduol niini makatagamtam sa benepisyo sa Philhealth. (mbcn/fcc/PIA7-Cebu)

MANILA, March 30 --The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) welcomes the approval of the law abolishing the Revised Penal Code provision that makes it illegal for a woman to marry within certain conditions after the death of her husband or annulment of marriage.

On March 13, 2015, President Benigno S. Aquino III signed Republic Act No. 10655, An Act Repealing the Crime of Premature Marriage under Article 351 of Act No. 3815 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC).

Under the RPC which was enacted in 1930, a woman who shall marry within 301 days from the date of the death of her husband, or before child delivery if she is

Cebuano News: Aduna ra’y tambal og bakuna batok sa rabies

woman who contracted another marriage within 300 days from the termination of the previous marriage. Articles 170 and 171 provide remedies by which the legitimacy of a child born under such circumstances may be questioned, while Articles 103 and 130 address concerns about property relations. Moreover, advances in science and technology like DNA testing to determine paternity is now available.

“We welcome this development!

The old law curtails a woman’s right to marry and bars her enjoyment of equal rights with men on matters relating to marriage and family relations. As signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the Philippine government is obliged to review laws and repeal provisions that continue to discriminate against women,” Executive Director Verzosa said.

She added that this is a step further in implementing the Magna Carta of Women. Its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) list some of the old laws that need to be revised or repealed such as other provisions of the RPC on adultery and concubinage, prostitution, and death under exceptional circumstances. The list, which is part of the PCW’s priority legislative agenda, also includes amendments to the Family Code provisions that say husband’s or father’s decision must prevail on matters regarding administration and enjoyment of properties and exercise of parental authority, among others.

Bills addressing the aforementioned provisions are now pending in Congress.(PCW)

Uniformed and Non-Uniformed Police (NUP) of the Siquijor Police Provincial Office (SPPO) culiminated the Women’s Month celebration with their family at Dondeezco Beach Resort, Siquijor, Siquijor. (SPPO-Siquijor)

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THE WHITE SANDS OF SIQUIJOR.

One of the most beautiful islands filled with mystery, magic and some of the finest white sand beaches. (Michael Ocampo)

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