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infobits In accordance with the quick survey on rice farmer’s response to the rising prices of fertilizers and fuel, 60 rice farmers from the Province of Siquijor were randomly selected to participate in the survey, initiated by the Philippine Rice Research Institute of the Department of Agriculture. -oo0oo--oo0ooThe Province of Siquijor has a new Agricultural Program Coordinating Officer (APCO), in the person of Dr. Julius M. Galvan, a veterinarian of DA-7 following the retirement of Gregolito Bunado. -oo0oo--oo0ooWith his assumption into office last July 1, Dr. Galvan attended the presentation of the FY 2023 Programs, Activities, and Projects participated by the provincial and municipal agriculturist, agricultural officers and technicians. In the presentation, Siquijor’s proposed budget amounted to Php 64.7 million, with the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) having the biggest proposal of Php 29.9 million for projects on food production and livelihood interventions. -oo0oo--oo0ooOther programs on rice, corn and cassava, high value crops, livestock and organic agriculture have proposed a budget of Php34.7 million for interventions on seed inputs, fertilizer subsidies, agricultural machineries and equipment, production facilities establishment, and extension support services. -oo0oo--oo0ooThe Kabataan Kontra Droga at Terorismo (KKDAT) and Youth for Peace, through Siquijor Police Provincial Office conducted the first-ever Himamat Peace Camp 2022 with a theme: “Kabataan Tayo Mismo: Pwersa ng Pagkakaisa at Bagong Pag-asa” at the SPPO Headquarters in Caipilan, Siquijor, Siquijor. -oo0oo--oo0ooThe youth camp aims to promote awareness among the youth and student sectors as force multiplier against criminalities, illegal drugs and terrorism. -oo0oo--oo0ooDuring the Himamat Peace Camp 2022, PIA Siquijor served as one of the judges in the various visual and literary arts competitions that all aim to promote the youth’s awareness on criminality, illegal drugs and terrorism. -oo0oo--oo0oo-
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Nutrition Month kicks off at the Siquijor Capitol
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SPPO kicks off 27th Police Community Relations month
The provincial goverment of Siquijor kicked off this year’s Nutrition Month celebration at the Dugokanan sa Kapitolyo, Siquijor, Siquijor. Themed, “New Normal na Nutrisyon, sama-samang gawan ng solusyon,” the program was highlighted with Gov. Jake Vincent Villas message reaffirming his administration’s commitment to the new normal nutritional requirements of every Siquijodnon. He said meeting the demand and supply of quality food is a vital component of maintaining one’s health. Board member Brylle Deeiah Tumarong also gave her support as
the newly installed chairperson of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Committee on Health through the legislation procedures and other means of implementing the program/projects/activites for the better health system of the island. The kickoff ceremony was attended by Governor Jake Vincent Villa, Congressman Zaldy Villa, Vice Governor Mei Ling Quezon-Brown, Board Member Brylle Deeiah Tumarong, Board Member Erson Digal and Dr. George Walthrode Opay together with the Barangay Nutrition Scholars and Municipal Health Officers of the province. (with reports from Brylle Tumarong FB post)
Siquijor Provincial Police Office (SPPO) under the leadership of Acting Provincial Director Police Colonel Robert D. Lingbawan, formally kicked off the 27th Police Community Relations Month Celebration with the theme: “Ugnayang Pulisya ag Komunidad Tungo sa Mapayapa, Maaayos at Maunlad na Pamayanan”, coinciding with the Traditional Monday Flag Raising Ceremony. Commendations were given to deserving Police National Police (PNP) personnel who has exemplary displayed good deeds to the Siquijodnons during the ceremony. Likewise, Certificates and Plaques of Recognition were also given to Siquijor Provincial Mobile Force Platoon (SPMFP) from National Police Commision (NAPOLCOM) for their Police Community Relation (PCR) Initiatives. Serving as the Guest of Hnor and Speaker was youngest elected Provincial Board Member and presently the Chairperson of the SPPO-Provincial Advisory Group Boardmember Brylle Deeiah Tumarong. In her message, Tumarong commended the efforts and sacrifices of both uniformed and non-uniformed personnel of SPPO for the effective existing programs and projects that promotes policecommunity relations. In her closing statement, she encouraged the SPPO personnel and the local government to work together for a peaceful community. (with reports from SPPO)
PCOL Robert D. Lingbawan (R) and Boardmember Brylle Deeiah Tumarong (L) during the 27th police community relations month celebration. (SPPO photo)
Summary Inflation Report Consumer Price Index (2018=100) Siquijor Province June 2022 Province of Siquijor recorded an increase of 7.9 percent in June 2022. This is the highest recorded inflation for the province since January of 2019. This was 1.1 percent higher in May 2022 with an inflation of 5.8 percent.
The higher inflation in the Province of Siquijor was mainly influenced by the following commodity groups: 1. Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Household Maintenance; 2. Food and non-alcoholic beverage; 3. Transport; 4. Clothing and Footwear; and 5. Health.
Source: Retail Price Survey of Commodities for the Generation of Consumer Price Index Philippines Statistics Authority
Province of Siquijor recorded an increase of 7.9 percent in June 2022. This is the highest recorded inflation for the province since January 2019.
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DA7’s COS employees in Siquijor undergo orientation
Twenty-six contract of service (COS) personnel of the Department of Agriculture-Central Visayas (DA7) assigned in the Province of Siquijor were oriented recently on the mandate, vision and mission of the agency. Petronila Corpuz, the chief of the Planning and Monitoring Evaluation Division (PMED), encouraged the COS to internalize the mandate and vision of DA and be the driving force in the performance of their works, irrespective of designations. Director Leo Caneda, former regional director of the DA7, shared his experiences during his stints as a COS, to a rank and file employee and becoming one of the top managements of the DA. He inspired the COS to love their work and find the passion to serve the farmers and fisherfolk with the goal to make their lives better and improve their economic status. Maria Isabel Martinez, the chief of DA7’s Human Resource Section, explained the provisions of the contract and the responsibilities of the COS.
Joanna Enriquez, COS at the DA7’s Siquijor Research and Development Center (SRDC), who joined the department in 2020, said she is very grateful for the opportunity to work with the DA7 as she is now earning and at the same time learning and honing her skills on food production for her to share with the farmers. Another COS, Agriculturist Fritz Bon Atay, who also joined in 2020 said that
working with the DA7 serves as avenue to practice his profession and learn more new innovations on agri-fishery. Also present were Regional Technical Director Wilberto Castillo of the Research and Regulations and the newly appointed Officer In-chargeAPCO Siquijor, Dr. Julius Galvan. // mjb (Department of Agriculture VII FB post)
The Department of Interior and Local Government-Siquijor Province conducts a Devolution Transition Plan (DTP) Analytics/Assesment orientation and will employ the Quality Assessment Tool (QAT) to ensure high quality and responsiveness of DTPs of local government units (LGUs). DTPs will serve as roadmaps of LGUs to ensure strategic, systematic, and coherent actions toward their full assumption of devolved functions and services. Provincial, Municipal, and
Barangay Level Assesors will conduct an assessment based on three parameters including form completeness, process and alignment, coherence and completeness. The presence or absence of the required indicators in each of the assessment parameters will be used to determine whether the LGU DTP is fully compliant, partially compliant, or non-compliant with the guidelines established. The orientation was spearheaded by DILG Siquijor
Provincial Director Dennis S. Quiñones, DTP Focal Person Cluster Head Jill A. Bao, and Alternate Focal Person LGOO II Levy A. Talisayan. (DILG PR)
DILG holds DPT orientation to provincial functionaries
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Voter registration alang sa brgy, SK eleksyon gibuksan na og balik
Gipahinumdoman sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang mga Pilipino sa pagparehistro alang sa mga mobotar sa Barangay ug Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) election sa Disyembre. Sa ilang abiso sa ilang Facebook page, gipahibalo sa Comelec nga ang ilang Office of the Election Officer (OEO) sa nagkalainlaing distrito, lungsod ug munisipalidad nidawat na og aplikasyon alang sa registration sugod niadtong Hulyo 4 hangtod 23.
Bukas ang mga buhatan sa Comelec gikan alas 8 sa buntag taman alas 5 sa hapon gikan Lunes hangtod Sabado. Gipahinumdoman sa komisyon nga ang aplikasyon alang sa pagparehistro isip mga botante kinahanglang personal nga iduso. Samtang ang mga moduso alang sa pagpa-aktibo og balik sa ilang talaan sa pagparehistro gitambagan nga ipadala ang ilang mga aplikasyon sa opisyal nga email address sa OEO sa ilang lokalidad. Modawat usab ang Comelec og mga aplikasyon alang sa pagbalhin,
pagbag-o/pagsakto sa mga entry sa registration records, pagpaapil sa registration records ug pagbalik sa pangalan sa listahan sa mga botante, ug pagbalhin og registration records gikan sa langyaw nga post paingon sa lokal. Giklaro usab ni Labaria nga walay lugway sa deadline nga ihatag ang komisyon tungod kay may timeline sila nga gisunod. “Wala nay extension kay naa tay gisunod na timeline. Mao ra gyud nay bakanti na time,” pasabot pa ni Labaria sa usa ka radio interview. (ECB/PIA7 Bohol)
Ilhon na isip Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) ang Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO). Kini ang nakalatid sa Executive Order No. 2 nga gipakanaog sa Malakanyang, nga nagmando sa renaming ug reorganization sa PCOO ug mga attached agencies niini, paingon sa OPS. Ang OPS pamunoan sa Office of the Secretary (OSec), magbaton kini og assistant secretary, ug support staff nga dili molapas sa 20 personnel, nga kinahanglang moagi sa pag-aproba sa Executive Secretary, ug agi og pagsunod sa regulasyon sa Civil Service Commission. Nahisulod usab sa EO ang
pagbutang og undersecretaries alang sa Operations, Plans ug Policies; Administration, Finance ug Procurement; Legal Affairs; Media Accreditation and Relations; Digital Media Services; Print Media Services ug related GOCCs ug attached agencies; Broadcast Media Services ug related GOCCs ug attached agencies; ug Special Concerns. Tanang division ug units ubos sa PCOO e-reorganisa agi sa pagsunod sa ‘areas of concern’ sa mga Usec sa OPS, samtang wagtangon na ang Office of the Presidential Spokesperson. Ang tanang permanente niining kawani, equipment, ug function ibutang na sa OPS. Ang OPS na usab ang magdumala sa APO Production Unit; Bureau of
Broadcast Services; Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation; National Printing Office; News and Information Bureau; ug People’s Television Network. Samtang ang Radio Television Malacañang (RTVM) pagadumalaon na sa Presidential Management Staff (PMS). Ang Philippine Information Agency (PIA) usab direktang pagadumalaon sa Office of the President. I-absorb sa PIA ang Bureau of Communications Services; Freedom of Information- Program Management Office ug Good Governance Office. Gilagdaan ni Presidente Ferdinand Marcos Jr., ang kamanduan niadtong Hunyo 30, 2022. (ECB/PIA7 Bohol)
By Elvira Bongosia
Pag-ilis sa ngalan, reorganisasyon sa PCOO, attached agencies gimando sa Malakanyang
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Malacañang has issued Proclamation No. 2 declaring July 9, 2022 as a regular holiday throughout the country in observance of Eid’l Adha (Feast of Sacrifice).
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