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iSIQUIJOR 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. 6| NO.01 January 1 -8, 2018

DOST Siquijor assists 11 MSMEs; allocates P4.75M in 2017

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST)- Siquijor is pushing for the technological assistance of the new batch of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) from among the priority sectors identified by DOST through the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP).

A total of P4,755,387 was allocated last year to 11 beneficiaries, including six food processors, two firms under the metals and engineering sector, and one furniture shop,

said Provincial Director Engr. Mario de la Pena in a press release.

The number of MSMEs assisted this year was up 10 percent compared to last year’s 10, he said.

Of the total amount, over 50 percent or P2,764,000 went to the food processors, 37 perfect or P1,776,500 to the metals and engineering firms, while only 4 percent or P204,887 were given to the furniture sector.

The amounts vary as the agency is dependent on the sectors that approached

TESDA Siquijor grants free training

he Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Siquijor Provincial Office announces its free training for the following programs, which started on January 8, 2018:

Program

Number Training

of Participants Duration 1.Heavy Equipment Operation- Road Roller NC II 21 21 2.Heavy Equipment Operation- Wheel Loader NC II 25 20 3.Heavy Equipment Operation- Excavator NC II 25 20 4.Heavy /Equipment Operation- Forklift NC II 25 20 5.Beauty Care Services (Nail Care) NC II 50 27 6.Hilot (Wellness Massage) NC II 51 15 7. Massage Therapy NC II 25 70

Interested training applicants may contact Fletcher Gumahad through mobile no.

09959610217 or Marvin Rey Cruz through mobile no. 09283962226 or visit TESDA Siquijor Provincial Office in Catamboan, Lazi, Siquijor for more information.

Training participants must be able to read and write, know basic mathematical operation, physically and mentally fit for the training, and have good moral character.

Granting of the scholarship slots will be on a first-come-first-served basis. (rac/PIA-Siquijor w/ reports from EApiag-TESDA)

DOST Siquijor PSTC for possible assistance on a first-come-first-served basis, de la Pena said.

Food processing firms in the province which became eligible for the DOST SETUP assistance were Seth Algen General Merchandise, Three K’s Homemade Meat Products, DMJ Meatshop, TSG Food Processing, Batutay Meatshop, and Joan Edayan Delicacies.

Classified under the metals and engineering sector were Bido Machine Shop, Nabutay Welding Shop, Uno Siete Electrical and Auto Shop, and Kustom Bike Modification also became DOST SETUP clients.

In 2017, the agency had only a lone client from the furniture sector.

DAC Enterprises received its assistance to finance the purchase of identified processing equipment.

However, the total assistance received

by Siquijor’s MSMEs this year was down by 38.81 percent year on year which translates to P3,009,791.

This was due to lesser amounts availed by the beneficiaries.

In 2016, MSMEs in the province received a total assistance worth P7,755,178 on the same program.

The funds will be used by the MSMEs to procure the identified equipment and machineries as stipulated in the memorandum of agreement.

Beneficiaries under the food processing category will also be able to use the funds for the laboratory analysis and packaging and labeling of their products.

In return, the beneficiaries will pay monthly the total amount for 36 months through postdated checks.

This means that the equipment procured will remain the property of DOST until the beneficiary opts to pay to 0.5% of the total assistance on the 37th month.

Of the 11 SETUP clients in the province, nine already received their assistance while the remaining two are to receive their assistance in the first quarter of 2018. (rac/ PIA7-Siquijor/Engr. Reinhold Jek Y. Abing, SRA/IO-designate)

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DOH opens slots for medical scholarship in the Visayas

CEBU CITY, January 17 (PIA) – The New Year brings good news to the Cebuanos as the Department of Health (DOH) reopened its scholarship program for would-be doctors and midwives.

In today’s Kapihan sa PIA Cebu, Mario Natividad, Nurse II, DOH 7 said the scholarship program for medical courses are now being offered in partner schools in Cebu and Visayas.

“This means that DOH is offering all in free education, the scholar will not pay for anything while enrolled in the program,” Natividad said.

Initially, two courses are open for the scholarship program - medicine and midwifery - and so far, these are offered in three partner schools in the Visayas.

For medicine course, two slots are available at the University of Cebu Medical Center (UCMED) in Mandaue City and four slots at the Southwestern University in Urgello, Cebu City.

For midwifery, it is offered at the University of Bohol in Tagbilaran City.

The requirements to avail of the scholarship, Natividad said, will depend on those set by the partner schools.

For those who are accepted in the Medicine scholarship program, they are entitled to receive more than P30,000 package which include allowances for books, uniform, miscellaneous, transportation, lodging, living subsidy, and an annual premium for PhilHealth.

For midwifery, the scholar is entitled to a book allowance worth P10,000 for every semester and uniform allowance at P2,500 annually.

Aspiring scholars will have to apply directly to the partner school which has their own set of requirements.

After graduation, the scholars will have to take the Professional Licensure Examination within the year.

If they fail to pass, the scholar will have to shoulder the expenses for the succeeding licensing exam.

Furthermore, Natividad said the scholars are also required to render a “return of service.”

“For every year of the scholarship program, multiply that by two and that is the required return of service obligation years,” Natividad said.

They shall render first three years in Public Health Care Services through the Doctors to the Barrio Program.

The remaining years shall be in government service, either in national or local public health institution, academe, residency training, and research and development.

The aim of the program is to draw more medical professionals to work in the public health sector to address the inequitable access to quality health care services prioritizing the depressed, hard to reach communities, the marginalized, and vulnerable population in the country. (fcc/PIA7-Cebu)

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3-M senior citizens, mahatagan og dugang subsidiya tungod sa TRAIN Law

(PIA)--Gibanabanang naa sa 3-milyong senior citizens sa tibuok nasod ang makadawat og dugang nga P200 subsidiya matag buwan ubos sa “Unconditional Cash Transfer” alang sa mga kabos, base sa nakalatid sa bagong Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law.

Matud pa ni Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)

Officer-In-Charge Emmanuel Leyco, ang mga senior citizen nga nalakip sa Social Pension Program sa gobyerno makadawat og dugang nga P300 matag buwan sa 2019.

Giingong makadawat usab sila og lump sum nga P2,400 sa umaabot nga buwan sa Marso.

Gawas pa kini sa binuwang pension nga P500.

Niadtong Disyembre 30, 2017 atong gihandum ang ika-121 ka tuig nga anibersaryo sa kamatayon ug kabayanihan sa atong Nasudnong Bayani nga si Gat. Jose Rizal. Ang tema sa pagsaulog mao: Mabuting kaisipan, susi sa kaunlaran.

Si Rizal inila sa daghang matang tungod kay kanunay niyang gihunahuna ang kaayuhan sa mas kadaghanan. Usa niini aron mataas ang kalidad sa panginabuhi.

Wala siya naghinakog sa pagpaambit sa iyang kahibalo, ingon man pagbuhis sa iyang kinabuhi alang sa nasud . Ikaw, sa bisan unsa nga paagi, magamay man o dako, kaya ba nimong ihalad ang imong kinabuhi sa atong nasud nga Pilipinas?

Apan gi-klaro ni Leyco nga dili tanang senior citizen ang kwalipikado tungod kay kadto lamang mga nalakip sa Social Pension Program sa ilang ahensiya ang mahatagan sa bag-ong subsidiya.

Ang dugang tabang pinansyal nakalatid sa TRAIN Law aron maabagan ang mga kabos nga senior citizen sa epekto sa pagsaka sa presyo sa mga panaliton tungod sa bag-ong buhis nga ipahamtang sa pipila ka produkto. (ecb/ PIA7-Bohol)

Labing kabos nga pamilya, hatagan og P200 matag buwan

Hatagan sa gobyerno og P200 nga subsidiya matag buwan ang labing kabos nga pamilya.

Kini aron matabangan sila nga makasugakod sa mahimong epekto sa Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law sa administrasyon.

Matud pa ni Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Kalihim Benjamin Diokno, ang P200 nga subsidiya matag buwan tubag sa mga kritiko nga nag-ingong “anti-poor” ang bag-ong balaod.

Giingong makatabang sa 50 porsiyento nga pinaka-kabos nga pamilyang Pilipino kining aksiyon sa gobyerno nga gipaabot nga maapektohan sa bag-ong tax package.

Gitumbok usab ni Diokno nga ang malungtarong epekto sa TRAIN law mao ang mapakunhod ang mga presyo nga mahimong makaingon sa mas maayong produksiyon, piskay nga mga imprastraktura ug ubos nga presyo sa transportasyon.

Naggahin ang gobyerno og P24.5-bilyong unconditional cash grants pinaagi sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) diin gipaabot ang P200 – P300 nga pagsaka sa subsidiya sa tuig 2019 ug 2022. (ecb/PIA7Bohol)