Thursday, May 31, 2018

1st DAY TI BRIGADA ESKWELA 2018, NABUNGA

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur –  Nairubuat ti “Brigada Eskwela”  2018 kadagiti  pageskuelaan  ti ili a Cabugao mangrugi iti Mayo 28, 2018  babaen iti Tema a: “Pagkakaisa Para sa Handa, Ligtas at Matatag na Paaralan Tungo sa Magandang Kinabukasan” 

a kas maiyalubog iti National Schools Maintenance Week,  a masasao a Brigada Eskwela a nayeskediul iti  May 28, 2018 agingga iti Hunio  2, 2018 iti intero a pagilian.

Naluktan ti Kick Off Activity ti Brigada Eskwela 2018 ditoy Cabugao babaen iti naaramid a motorcade idi Mayo 28, 2018 kadagiti processional route ti ili ken iti National Highway a nangrugi iti Cabugao North Central School ken  nagsubli met laeng ditoy dagiti nagpartisipar. Kasta met laeng iti naaramid iti pageskuelaan ti Cabugao South Central School.

Iti nasao a motorcade, inwanwan ti Mobile Patrol Car ti PNP ti nadakamat a Motorcade. Nakipaset dagiti  siklista ti Cabugao Cycling Club kasta metten dagiti Opisiales ti PTA, Barangay ken mangisursuro kadagiti nagpartisipar a pageskuelaan. 

Kabayatan iti umuna nga aldaw ti Brigada Eskwela 2018 ket nagpartisipar a nakikaysa dagiti kameng ti nadumaduma a sektor partikular iti Engineering Office ti LGU-Cabugao nga idauluan ni Municipal Engineer Crescencio Marcos C. Formoso; Municipal Police Station nga indauluan ni Police Inspector  Romar  P.  Renon, OIC- COP ken iti Cabugao Cycling Club nga indauluan ni CCC President Gabriel G. Sunio. # (Web In-Action)

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY

Every year, on 31 May, WHO and partners mark World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), highlighting the health and other risks associated with tobacco use, and advocating for effective policies to reduce tobacco consumption.

The focus of World No Tobacco Day 2018 is "Tobacco and heart disease." The campaign will increase awareness on the:

link between tobacco and heart and other cardiovascular diseases (CVD), including stroke, which combined are the world’s leading causes of death;

feasible actions and measures that key audiences, including governments and the public, can take to reduce the risks to heart health posed by tobacco.

World No Tobacco Day 2018 coincides with a range of global initiatives and opportunities aimed at addressing the tobacco epidemic and its impact of public health, particularly in causing the death and suffering of millions of people globally. 

These actions include the WHO-supported Global Hearts and RESOLVE initiatives, which aim to reduce cardiovascular disease deaths and improve care, and the third United Nations General Assembly High-level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of NCDs , being held in 2018. # Source -www.dilg.gov.ph

BRIGADA ESKWELA 2018, PORMAL A NAIRUBUAT DITOY CABUGAO

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur –  Pormal a nairubuat ti “Brigada Eskwela”  2018 kadagiti  pageskuelaan  ti ili a Cabugao, Ilocos Sur  a maiyalubog iti National Schools Maintenance Week  a masasao a Brigada Eskwela a nayeskediul iti  May 28, 2017 agingga iti Hunio 2, 2018 iti intero a pagilian babaen iti Tema a: “Pagkakaisa Para sa Handa, Ligtas at Matatag na Paaralan Tungo sa Magandang Kinabukasan.”

Naaramid ti Motorcade idi Mayo 28, 2018 nga indauluan ti Cabugao South Central School ken ti Cabugao North Central School a kadadakkelan a pageskuelaan iti Poblasion. School-based met a nagrugi dagiti dadduma pay a pageskuelaan iti barangay.


Iti pannaki-amad ti Web In-Action kadagiti nagpartisipar iti Brigada Eskwela  iti Mayo 28, 2018, naibagada a tunggal kuarto ti pageskuelaan ket agdadanggay dagiti mangisursuro ken nagannak nga agurnos ken agdalus agraman iti ruar ti eskuela.

Innayon pay ti dadduma  a maar-aramid ita ti pannakapinta  dagiti alad, tugaw, ken dadduma pay a pasilidad ti pagadalan partikular iti pannakaital-o ti  hygiene and sanitasion dagiti ubbing.

Dagitoy a gannuat ket paset ti pannakaisagana ti pageskuelaan iti panagseserrek ti klase dagiti ubbing inton  Hunio 4,  2018.  

Kabayatanna, napintek ti  panagtitimpuyog dagiti Stakeholders: nagannak, mangisursuro, Barangay Officials   ken Gobierno Lokal iti agtultuloy a pannakapasayaat ti pageskuelaanda.

Makipaspaset met ti Konseho  ti Barangay agraman dagiti lumugar   nga agdalus iti  aglawlaw ti pagadalan, agpukan iti sanga ti kayo, agpinta iti classroom ken kanaigna a trabaho iti pannakaisagana ti eskuela.

Segun iti dadaulo ti pageskuelaan nga agyamanda iti  agtultuloy a panagkikinnammayet dagiti  Stakeholders, dagiti mangisursuro, PTA Officers, dagiti Opisiales ti Barangay ken iti agtultuloy a suporta ti LGU-Cabugao  iti pannakapasayaat dagiti pageskuelaan iti Munisipalidad.

Ti Brigada Eskwela ket tinawen a programa ti DepED a pakikammayetan dagiti maseknan a katinnulongda iti Multi-sektoral a benneg tapno maisagana ti pageskuelaan para iti panagseserrek ti klase dagiti ubbing inton Hunio 4,  2018. 
Bimmisita met ni Mayor Josh Edward S. Cobangbang kadagiti pageskuelaan iti pormal a  pannakairubuat ti Brigada Eskwela 2018 iti ili ti  Cabugao, Ilocos Sur. # (Web In-Action)

ILOCOS SUR INTER-TOWN BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT, MAKIPASET TI TEAM CABUGAO!

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur – Makipaset ti Team Cabugao a buklen ti 15 a Players iti Ilocos Sur Inter-Town Basketball Tournament wenno masasao a Governor Ryan V. Singson Cup  a naluktan idi Mayo 27, 2018  babaen iti Celebrity Exhibition Game dagiti Players a naggapu iti Manila   idiay Sto. Domingo People's Coliseum iti  2pm ti malem.

Imbatad ni Coach Gabriel G. Sunio a naminduan a simrek iti Top Ten  iti Team Cabugao kadagiti kallabes a  tawen a paliga ti Governor’s Cup. 

Innayon pay ni Coach Gabby Sunio a nagdalan iti naiget a panagpili kadagiti Players iti Team manipud kadagiti Barangay a nakipartisipar iti kalleppas nga Inter-Barangay Basketball Competition 2018 a maysa a nangparungbo iti panagpiesta ti ili ti Cabugao, Ilocos Sur idi Abril 22-25, 2018. # (Web In-Action)

Monday, May 28, 2018

DISPLAY OF NATIONAL TRANSITION FLAGS

On March 6, 1965, Presidential Proclamation No. 374 was issued declaring May 28 as National Flag Day to commemorate the date the national emblem was first unfurled after the Philippine Revolutionary Army defeated the Spanish forces in the Battle at Alapan, Imus, Cavite in 1898. On May 23, 1994, Executive Order No. 79 was issued extending the period of celebrating National Flag Day from May 28 to June 12. All Filipinos are encouraged to display the Philippine flag in all offices, agencies and instruments of government, business establishments, schools, and private homes throughout this period.

This is to give respect and reverence to our symbol of national sovereignty and solidarity. The Philippine flag is the embodiment of all our country’s ideals, culture and tradition. # Source – www.dilg.gov.ph

SCHOOL SUPPLIES, KANGRUNAAN NGA ISAGANA ITA DAGITI NAGANNAK

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur – Kaaduan kadagiti nagannak, guardian  ken ubbing ti  mapan  aggatang iti kasapulanda a bag, kuaderno, ballpen, lapis,  papel,  krayola  ken kanaigna a kasapulan dagiti agbasa  kasta metten iti aruaten, uniporme, sapatos ken kanaigna a kawes iti panagadalda  iti sakbay ti Hunio 4, 2018 a panagseserrek ti klase.

Iti kaadu ti aggatang, pumardas ti panagwerret ti ligay ti negosio maigapu iti panagsagana dagiti kasapulan dagiti agad-adal. Imbatad pay dagiti dadduma  a nagannak ken agad-adal nga adu met latta ti bilangda ti nakagatangen a nasapsapa iti school supplies-da. Nupay kasta, ti napateg ket adda latta ti magatang ken nakagatang ti amin a maseknan  kadagiti kasapulanda.

Mangnamnama ti kaaduan a nagannak a naballigi daytoy a Tawen 2018 a  panagrubuat iti panagbasa dagiti ubbing. # (Web Situational Report)

Friday, May 25, 2018

ON-SITE TECHNICAL BRIEFING TI HYBRID RICE DERBY PROJECT, NAIRUBUAT

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur – Inggannuat ti Municipal Agriculture Office-Cabugao ti On-site Technical Briefing ti Hybrid Rice Derby Project para iti Wet Season Crop 2018 (Hunio-Nobiembre) kadagiti mannalon idi Mayo 23, 2018  ket naaramid ti panagtitipon idiay Sitio Callaguip, Barangay Baclig, Cabugao, Ilocos Sur.

Naaramid ti ababa a programa sakbay a nailawlawag ti pakabuklan ti proyekto a nagkammayyetan nga ipatungpal ti DA-RFO 1 ken iti LGU-Cabugao, Cabugao, Ilocos Sur. Nagatendar ni Assistant Provincial Agriculturist Marcelino A. Alibin ken ni Brgy. Captain Carlos V. Sison ti Barangay Baclig ken Participating Seed Companies.

Kalpasan iti nasayud a pannakailawlawag ti pakabuklan ti proyekto, naaramid ti panagsisinnukat ti kapanunotan dagiti naglektiur ken nagsaludsod  a mannalon. 

Kabayatanna, ipeksa  dagiti mannalon ti panagyamanda iti LGU-Cabugao nga idauluan ni Mayor Josh Edward S. Cobangbang   iti   agtultuloy a pannakikammayetna kadagiti maseknan nga Ahensia kas iti DA a mangiwanwan  kadagiti mannalon iti kabaruanan a wagas ti panagtalon.

Daytoy a pakauna nga addang ti naballigi a panagtalon (Technical Briefing) ket paset iti agtultuloy a programa ti Gobierno Munisipal nga idauluan ni Mayor  Josh Edward S. Cobangbang a panangtulong kadagiti mannalon tapno maingato ti bilang ti apitda  ken maiyagpang ti pannakaammoda  iti dumurdur-as a teknolohia iti panagtalon a manggubuay ti panagsayaat ti kabibiag ti sapasap nga umili ti Cabugao. # (Web In-Action)

DEPED CONVENES EDUCATION PARTNERS TO ENSURE SMOOTH SCHOOL OPENING

To guarantee a smooth opening of classes for school year (SY) 2018-2019 on June 4, the Department of Education (DepEd) convened various agencies, institutions, and stakeholders to form the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Oplan Balik Eskwela (OBE) 2018.

Education chief Leonor Magtolis Briones expressed her gratitude to the members of OBE-IATF for their unwavering support not only during the start of classes but also for the rest of the school year: “We would like to thank our partner agencies in the government because this is not just the undertaking of the Department, this is the undertaking of the entire community of Filipinos who is interested in, and advocates quality education.”

The Secretary further expressed confidence in the preparedness of the Department for SY 2018-2019: “I would like to assure everyone that we are all ready. We have been spending the first months of the year making assessments and preparing for this school year.”

Briones is joined by OBE co-chairs, Undersecretary Jesus Mateo and Assistant Secretary G.H. Ambat, in welcoming the education partners.

Electrical safety in schools
Among the efforts of the Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) for this year's OBE are the assessment of school's electrical facilities to ensure compliance with electrical wiring safety standard, trimming of tree branches along electrical facilities within the school vicinity, and the distribution of "Safe ang School Ko" assessment forms to serve as basis in implementing proper corrections of school electrical conditions.

To date, MERALCO has assessed 2,628 schools in Meralco franchise areas using a standardized assessment checklist.

Ligtas Balik Eskwela and Oplan Bisita Eskwela
More than 28,000 Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel will be deployed to assure the safety and security of students, teachers, parents, and school personnel nationwide especially during the resumption of classes.

The PNP’s Oplan Bisita Eskwela is designed to establish strong coordination with the academe, students, youth sector, and communities to initiate anti-bullying and anti-illegal drug campaigns, among others.

PNP also disclosed that currently, there are no reported terror threats.

Oplan Balik Eskwela Diskwento Caravan
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) kicked off the Oplan Balik Eskwela Diskwento Caravan on May 21 in Makati City. The activity, in partnership with manufacturers and retailers, gives consumers access to basic goods, school supplies, and prime commodities at discounted prices.

DTI is also intensifying its weekly price monitoring activities of school supplies, such as noteboooks, pad papers, pencils, ballpens, crayons, eraser, sharpener, and rulers, during the months of May and June.

DTI warned that under the Price Act, price manipulation and profiteering have a corresponding administrative fine of not less than P5,000 up to P2 million, as well as imprisonment.

Learners’ well-being and equitable access to health care
To ensure that learners stay healthy and the school environment conducive to learning, the Department of Health (DOH) aims to contribute to the reduction of child morbidity and mortality towards the attainment of global health well-being, gender equality, and clean water and sanitation.

In addition, the Health Department aims to provide affordable health, nutrition and environment care to all Filipino children, especially the disadvantaged group.

DOH also assured the public that they regularly monitor Dengvaxia cases, primarily through their 24/7 hotline and their information, education, and communication materials.

Rainy season reminders
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported that the expected weather during the last week of May and first week of June will be partly cloudy in the morning, with chances of rainshowers and thunderstorms between afternoon and evening.

PAGASA reminded the public to be aware of flood-prone areas en route to school for flashfloods occurrence due to thunderstorms, and to watch out for lightning strike.

Further, the weather station also iterated that temperature in the country during the months of April and May are relatively high and the opening of classes cannot be the same with countries which start classes in September because their summer months are July and August.

Assistance to individuals in crisis situations
In conflict situations, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is giving aid to eligible beneficiaries to help alleviate the cost of school expenses, such as tuition and other fees, school supplies, transportation allowance and other school-related expenses.

In 2017, the education assistance was provided to 201,861 beneficiaries nationwide, which amounted to P458.6 million.

Adequate power supply in schools
The Department of Energy (DOE) lauded DepEd for its education programs and affirms its support to ensure quality, accessible, relevant, and liberating basic education by making sure that there will be sufficient power distribution in the country.

Anti-Truancy Ordinance and other efforts by local government units
Every year, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) encourages officials of local government units (LGUs) to enact ordinances such as Anti-Truancy Ordinance to strictly monitor the entry of uniformed students in mall, internet cafes, and other recreation centers, especially during school hours. 

DILG also urged all local chief executives to support the OBE campaign by convening the local school boards, together with the schools division superintendents, to be able to address issues in time for the start of classes and discuss the utilization of available resources under the Special Education Fund. 

It also commended teachers who served during the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, and called on the candidates of the recent poll to tidy up and remove campaign paraphernalia in schools used as precincts.

Transport and traffic management in Metro Manila
Back to school season entails considerable traffic congestion as a large number of students in the National Capital Region is expected to troop back to school. To address this, Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will deploy more than 2,980 constables.

Moreover, support groups, such as the traffic engineering center, sidewalk clearing operations group, anti-jaywalking and anti-smoking enforcement group, will perform their specific tasks to guarantee the peace and order within Metro Manila. #  Source – www.deped.gov.ph

COMMUNITIES, STAKEHOLDERS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE INSTRUMENTAL IN 2018 BRIGADA ESKWELA

The annual National Schools Maintenance Week, better known as Brigada Eskwela, is set to kick off on May 29 at the New Society National High School in General Santos City, with the theme “Pagkakaisa para sa Handa, Ligtas at Matatag na Paaralan Tungo sa Magandang Kinabukasan.”

“Every year, we work to ensure that schools nationwide are ready and safe for our learners before classes open, and every year, we witness the spirit of volunteerism in motion as Filipinos from all walks of life make quality basic education all the more possible for our learners through Brigada Eskwela. This year, once more, we call on everyone’s selfless participation,” Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones noted.

The involvement of communities and local stakeholders plays a crucial role in the success of the schools-preparedness activity. Prospective partners from national government agencies (NGAs), local government units (LGUs), private sector, international organizations, other groups and individuals who intend to volunteer their time, energy, and resources may coordinate with the External Partnerships Service (EPS) of DepEd Central Office; the Education Support Services Division in Regional Offices; the Social Mobilization and Networking Section under the Schools Governance and Operations Division in Schools Division Offices; and/or the school principal of the beneficiary school.

Through the Adopt-a-School Program, donors may provide material assistance such as hollow blocks, cement, paint, and construction tools that will be used in the repair and preparation of school facilities. Partners are highly encouraged to donate supplies instead of cash.

School provisions such as Learner’s Kit (bag, notebook, pad paper, pencil, ballpoint pen, box of crayons, ruler, small scissors, pencil sharpener, paste); Teacher’s Kit (bag, manila paper, long bond paper, pair of scissors, cartolina, black and red ballpoint pens, black and blue permanent markers, 12-inch ruler, pencil sharpener, lesson plan notebook, class record); and Health and Hygiene Kits (soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, sanitary pads for female learners, one-liter drinking water) may also be donated.

Similarly, all DepEd employees are encouraged to offer their skills, share their time, or provide their assistance in-kind to public schools near their residence, where they may perform two days of volunteer work on official time as approved by their office head. Teaching personnel with complete six-day active participation in the maintenance effort shall earn a three-day service credit.

“In Brigada, bayanihan is very much alive through helping hands, and unrelenting commitment to serve and improve the quality of education. Together, we can achieve so much for our learners,” the Education chief encouraged.

To ensure the effective implementation of Brigada Eswkela in all public elementary and secondary schools, all regional directors (RDs) and schools division superintendents (SDSs) shall mobilize their partnerships focal persons.

For further details, interested parties may refer to DepEd Order No. 66, series 2018, or the “2018 Brigada Eskwela Implementing Guidelines,” or contact Mr. Rolly Soriano of DepEd EPS at (02) 638-8637, (02) 638-8639, (02) 635-9996 or through rolly.soriano@deped.gov.ph. #  Source – www.deped.gov.ph

Thursday, May 24, 2018

DEPED GEARS UP FOR SCHOOL OPENING THROUGH OPLAN BALIK ESKWELA 2018

In line with its annual initiative to engage education partners and stakeholders in preparation for the opening of classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) is set to reactivate the National Oplan Balik Eskwela (OBE) for School Year 2018-2019 from May 21 to June 8 at the Bulwagan ng Karunungan, DepEd-Central Office in Pasig City. 

“The conduct of the OBE will ensure that all our learners are properly enrolled and able to attend school on the first day of classes by addressing problems, queries, and other concerns commonly encountered by our stakeholders at the start of the school year,” Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones explained. 

Under the OBE, the DepEd-Central Office (CO) shall set up the OBE Information and Action Center (IAC) at the Bulwagan ng Karunugan which shall serve as the information and complaints processing and routing zone for the duration of the project. Likewise, regional and division offices are encouraged to set up a command center to receive and respond to concerns directly from the ground. 

Regional information officers and other OBE personnel attended the 2018 OBE National Orientation last May 10 to 11 at the DepEd-CO to capacitate them on how to properly handle and answer questions from the public. 

Some of the topics discussed at the orientation include Learner Reference Number (LRN) and Learner Information System (LIS); Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education (GASTPE); Philippine Educational Placement Test (PEPT); K to 12 Program; enrollment policies; Kindergarten; Alternative Learning System (ALS); Madrasah Education Program; Special Education (SpEd) Program; disaster-preparedness; Child Protection Policy; and teacher hiring, among others.

Mobilizing partner agencies, organizations Furthermore, to ensure that all school opening concerns will be addressed, including those outside the purview of the Department, DepEd will assemble the OBE Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF).DepEd 

“We are also working closely with our partners to ensure the delivery of quality, accessible, relevant, and liberating basic education… Para kapag may concern sa school regarding electricity, o hindi ma-access ang eskwelahan dahil sa sira ang tulay, madali itong maaaksyunan with the assistance of our partners,” Briones said. 

The OBE-IATF is composed of the Department of Energy (DOE); Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG); Department of Health (DOH); Department of National Defense (DND), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH); 

SET UP POLICE ASSISTANCE DESKS IN SCHOOLS FOR JUNE 4 OPENING OF CLASSES

Less than two weeks before the opening of classes on June 4, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) OIC-Secretary Eduardo M. Ano directs the Philippine National Police (PNP) to setup police assistance desks in all public schools nationwide.

“Ensuring peace and order is part of enabling a conducive learning environment. Police officers shall be assigned in schools during school opening and conduct foot patrols,” he says.

The targeted enhanced police presence in schools, he says, is in support to the Oplan Balik Eskwela Inter-Agency Task Force of the Department of Education where the DILG and PNP are among the member agencies.

According to Ano, the PNP should also intensify its crime prevention programs in schools. “Police officers assigned in schools during the school opening should take the opportunity to distribute leaflets and flyers on anti-bullying, anti-illegal drugs, and anti-crime tips to educate them on how to deal with such challenges,” he said.

Meanwhile, DILG Assistant Secretary Jonathan Malaya underscores that local chief executives have important roles to play for a smooth start of the new academic year.

“OIC-Secretary Ano shall be issuing a memorandum circular to governors, mayors, and punong barangays urging them to support the Oplan Balik Eskwela of DepEd,” he said.

Local government units (LGUs) are encouraged to convene their Peace and Order Councils (POCs), Local Councils for the Protection of Children (LCPCs) and Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Councils (LDRRMCs) to carry out necessary preparations, anticipate requirements and employ corresponding necessary measures during the opening of classes.

“LGUs are also prodded to enact an anti-truancy ordinance to regulate the entry of uniformed students in malls, internet cafes, and other recreation centers, especially during school hours,” says Malaya.

Local governments are further enjoined to ensure that road networks leading to schools are secure, clean and clearly marked with signage. #  Source – www.dilg.gov.ph

PANAGDALDALUS, AGTULTULOY A MAIWAYWAYAT

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur – Agtultuloy  a maitandudo ti Programa ti Munisipio iti pannakadalus dagiti parke, plaza, kalsada-nasional, processional  routes, public facilities iti Poblasion, aglawlaw ti Munisipio ken iti NISTC Public Market  kasta metten  iti pannakaitandudo ti Solid Waste Management Program   kadagiti barangay iti ili ti LGU-Cabugao. 

Dagiti napusgan a Personnel ti Munisipio ket makikoordinarda kadagiti Opisiales ti Barangay ken bumarangay  nangruna iti asideg ti Poblasion nga aramidenda  koma   iti parteda iti panagdaldalus  tapno makomplementaran ti ar-aramiden ti LGU ken dalusanda dagiti mabatoganda a paset dagiti Barangay Roads-da, Provincial Road, Processional Routes  ken iti National Highway nangruna iti naaramat iti kalleppas nga Eleksion ti Barangay.

Kabayatanna, regular met a maar-aramid ti coastal clean-up nga isayangkat  dagiti nadumaduma a gimong-sektor nga idauluan ti Konseho ti Barangay kadagiti pito a barangay iti igid ti baybay.

Mailungalong a kanayon dagitoy tapno mamantener iti kinadalus ken kinapintas iti mabuybuya iti aglawlaw. # (Web Situational Report)

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

UPDATING TI ID SYSTEM DAGITI MANNALON ITI 2018, AGTULTULOY

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur – Agtultuloy latta a ma-update  ti masterlist  iti Identification Card (ID)   dagiti mannalon kadagiti asosasion a masakupan dagiti 33 a Barangay ti ili a Cabugao, Ilocos Sur babaen iti Opisina ti Municipal Agriculture Office nga idauluan ni Municipal Agriculturist Robert S. Savella.

Daytoy a gannuat ket tapno maikkan ti naan-anay nga identidad dagiti mannalon  ken tapno maiyintek dagiti pagsayataan a naisangrat para kadakuada ken maammuan metten  iti dagup dagiti mannalon iti tunggal disso a pagbasaran kadagiti mayataday a plano ken programa para iti pagtatalonan ken sektor-agrikultura. # (Web In-Action)

BARO A BATCH TI SCHOLAR ITI TAWEN 2018, AGEKSAMENDA

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur – Ageksamen dagiti baro nga Aplikante para iti “libre a panagadal”  a programa ti LGU-Cabugao nga idauluan ni Mayor Josh Edward S. Cobangbang  para iti  School Year 2018-2019 ket maaramid ti Examination a  kas naiyeskediul para kadagiti  Incoming Grade 7; incoming Grade 11  ken incoming 1st Year College.

Ti  Cabugao Education Scholarship Program (CESPRO)  ket  naaprobaran a Gakat   ni SB Member Danilo Q. Gazmen nga indarirag  ti Joint Committee on Education and Appropriation  ti Sangguniang Bayan ken naaprobaran a linteg kabayatan iti Administrasion  ni Pasado Mayor Edgardo “Ediboy” S. Cobangbang, Jr.  

Iti aglima a tawenen a pannakaipatungpal daytoy a linteg (naaprobaran idi Oktubre 14, 2013) ket adun ti natulonganna nga agad-adal ken nabenepisiaran a kaamaan nga umili ti Cabugao.

Daytoy a linteg ket maisagut kadagiti makaruar iti eksamen nga  agtutubo ken ubbing  a naregget ti namnamada a makaileppas iti adal iti High School ken kurso iti Kolehio.

Tarawidwidan ni Mr. Dario Roy Siruno, Information and Tourism  Officer ti LGU-Cabugao iti pannakaipatungpal ti nadakamat a panageksamen dagiti Aplikante.  # (Web In-Action)

Friday, May 18, 2018

DEPED GEARS UP FOR SCHOOL OPENING THROUGH OPLAN BALIK ESKWELA 2018

In line with its annual initiative to engage education partners and stakeholders in preparation for the opening of classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) is set to reactivate the National Oplan Balik Eskwela (OBE) for School Year 2018-2019 from May 21 to June 8 at the Bulwagan ng Karunungan, DepEd-Central Office in Pasig City.

“The conduct of the OBE will ensure that all our learners are properly enrolled and able to attend school on the first day of classes by addressing problems, queries, and other concerns commonly encountered by our stakeholders at the start of the school year,” Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones explained.

Under the OBE, the DepEd-Central Office (CO) shall set up the OBE Information and Action Center (IAC) at the Bulwagan ng Karunugan which shall serve as the information and complaints processing and routing zone for the duration of the project. Likewise, regional and division offices are encouraged to set up a command center to receive and respond to concerns directly from the ground.

Regional information officers and other OBE personnel attended the 2018 OBE National Orientation last May 10 to 11 at the DepEd-CO to capacitate them on how to properly handle and answer questions from the public.

Some of the topics discussed at the orientation include Learner Reference Number (LRN) and Learner Information System (LIS); Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education (GASTPE); Philippine Educational Placement Test (PEPT); K to 12 Program; enrollment policies; Kindergarten; Alternative Learning System (ALS); Madrasah Education Program; Special Education (SpEd) Program; disaster-preparedness; Child Protection Policy; and teacher hiring, among others.

Mobilizing partner agencies, organizations
Furthermore, to ensure that all school opening concerns will be addressed, including those outside the purview of the Department, DepEd will assemble the OBE Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF).

“We are also working closely with our partners to ensure the delivery of quality, accessible, relevant, and liberating basic education… Para kapag may concern sa school regarding electricity, o hindi ma-access ang eskwelahan dahil sa sira ang tulay, madali itong maaaksyunan with the assistance of our partners,” Briones said.

The OBE-IATF is composed of the Department of Energy (DOE); Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG); Department of Health (DOH); Department of National Defense (DND), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH); Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD); Department of Trade and Industry (DTI); Manila Electric Company (MERALCO); Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS); Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA); Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA); and Philippine National Police (PNP).

The opening of classes for School Year 2018-2019 in all public schools nationwide is on June 4.

This effort is pursuant to the DepEd Memorandum No. 50, series of 2018, or the 2018 Oplan Balik Eskwela which is available online at http://www.deped.gov.ph/memos/dm-050-s-2018. #  Source – www.deped.gov.ph

CLOSE TO P12-B PROJECTS TO BENEFIT 1,373 TOWNS UNDER ASSISTANCE TO MUNICIPALITIES PROGRAM

A total of 1,373 towns nationwide will benefit from P11.71-billion worth of projects under the Assistance to Municipalities (AM) program of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

This year, DILG OIC-Secretary Eduardo M. Ano announces that the AM program now includes local bridges, disaster risk reduction-related equipment, rain water catchment facilities, sanitation and health facilities, and municipal drug rehabilitation facility.

“Ang programang AM ay parang Ayuda sa mga Munisipalidad. It is cognizant of the need to further enable municipalities in carrying out functions devolved to them while at the same time, building their capacity towards genuine fiscal autonomy,” explains Ano.

The AM program seeks to equitably assist all municipalities in the delivery of basic services by providing financial subsidy to municipalities for the implementation of their priority programs and projects.

In 2017, the program previously called Assistance to Disadvantaged Municipalities (ADM) only covered local access roads, water system projects, evacuation facilities and water impounding projects.

“The DILG is always geared towards responsive governance. The expansion of menu of AM projects is in line with the identified needs of municipalities indicated in their Local Development Investment Plans,” he says.

In DILG Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 2018-61, the DILG Chief points out that while the fund will be released directly from the national government thru the Bureau of Treasury to municipal governments after complying with the requirements of the DILG, municipalities shall be accountable for the overall implementation of AM projects.

He also explains that the release of funds is subject to the compliance of the concerned municipalities with the requirements of the DILG Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping, functionality of a town’s Local Development Council, and requisites of Public Financial Management (PFM) systems and adoption of the corresponding PFM measures.

Budget allocation for municipalities is determined based on equal share, fiscal capacity, per-capita share, and share for good performance.

“The deadline for compliance with the requirements shall be until June 30, 2018. Funds for the non-compliant municipalities shall no longer be released,” Ano states.

Transparency of AM projects

According to the DILG Chief, mechanisms are laid down in the guidelines to make way for public information and transparency of AM projects.

Within a month after receipt of the AM fund, a municipal government shall use its own local fund as counterpart in installing a Community Billboard within the premises of its municipal hall and ensure regular monthly updating of the project status in the billboard. A municipality shall also install project signboards at each project location.

A local government is also required to post quarterly reports on its official website for a period of three years.

“Civil society organizations may also actively participate in the implementation by way of Municipal Development Council Project Monitoring, being an observer in the procurement process, and being a third party in monitoring and evaluation,” he says.

Ano warns that projects not implemented in accordance with DILG MC No. 2018-61 including all other applicable laws may result in non-inclusion or disqualification of a municipality in the future national government assistance. #  Source – www.dilg.gov.ph

2018 BRIGADA ESKWELA IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES

1. The Department of Education (DepEd) will conduct the 2018 Brigada Eskwela from May 28 to June 2, 2018 with the theme Pagkakaisa Para sa Handa, Ligtas at Matatag na Paaralan Tungo sa Magandang Kinabukasan. The Brigada Eskwela is the National Schools Maintenance Week, that aims to brings together all education stakeholders to participate and contribute their time, effort, and resources to prepare public school facilities for the opening of the school year in June.

2. The national kick-off program shall be held on May 24, 2018 at a public school in General Santos City, Region XII as the host. Regional offices (ROs) and schools division offices (SDOs) shall hold a kick-off ceremony to launch the Brigada Eskwela in their respective areas on May 28, 2018.

3. All regional directors (RDs) and schools division superintendents (SDSs) shall mobilize their partnerships focal persons who are the Adopt-a-School Program/Brigada Eskwela coordinators to ensure the effective implementation of Brigada Eskwela in all public elementary and secondary schools and to ensure involvements of the community and local stakeholders.

4. School heads (SHs) shall take the lead role in planning the activities geared on making schools ecologically conscious, resilient, clean, and conducive to learning. Important reminders to SHs in the conduct of this acivity are indicated in Enclosure No. 1.

5. Individuals or groups from the national government agencies (NGAs), local government units (LGUs), private sector, international organizations and other parties, who or which are interested to help the schools and volunteers, may coodinate with the External Partnerships Service (EPS) of the DepEd Central Office, Education Support Services Division in the ROs, Social Mobilization and Networking Section under the Schools Governance and Operations Division in the SDOs and/or the school principal of the beneficiary school, for guidance.

6. All DepEd employees are encouraged to join the Brigada Eskwela acivities by offering their skills, sharing their time or providing their assistance in-kind and support to public schools near their residence. Interested employees are given two days to do volunteer work on official time, provided that such work is approved by their heads of offices.

7. Teaching personnel are entitled to earn vacation service credits arising from their active involvement in the Brigada Eskwela activity. A complete six-day participation in the maintenance effort shall give teachers a three-day service credit entitlement. For further details on granting service credits to teachers, please refer to DepEd Order No. 53, s. 2003 entitled Updated Guidelines on Grant of Vacation Service Credits to Teachers, particularly Item No. l.d Sub-item k.

8. Central office key officials are enjoined to participate in activities related to the implementation of Brigada Eskwela.

9. The schedule of activities for the 2018 Brigada Eskwela implementation is as follows:

Activity Schedule
Pre-implementation Stage of Brigada Eskwela (Assessment of Physical Facilities and Maintenance Needs of the Schools, Resource Mobilization, Organization of Brigada Eskwela Committees and their Orientation on Specific Roles and Tasks, among other activities) January 2 to May 11, 2018
Brigada Eskwela National Kick-off Program and Caravan May 24, 2018
Brigada Eskwela Regional and Schools Division Kick-off Program and Caravan May 28, 2018
Brigada Eskwela Implementation and Monitoring of Schools May 28 to June 2, 2018
Submission of Consolidated Brigada Eskwela Accomplishment Reports by the Regional Coordinators to the External Partnerships Service July 30, 2018
Regional Selection and Deliberation of Brigada Eskwela Awards Candidates July 2 to August 3, 2018
Submission of Final List of School Candidates as Brigada Eskwela National Awardees to External Partnerships Service, including the submission of rating sheets reflecting the ranks and scores of the awardee -candidates On or before August 31, 2018
Conduct of Brigada Eskwela Regional Awarding Ceremony Within October 2018
Conduct of Brigada Eskwela National Awarding Ceremony Within November 2018
10. To implement the selection process in the Search for Brigada Eskwela Best Implementing Schools effectively, DepEd hereby issues a set of criteria, and details of which are provided in Enclosure No. 2.

11. The school principal and school coordinator of the Brigada Eskwela Best Implementing Schools shall receive a certificate of recognition, which they can present when they apply for promotion, based on the existing hiring and promotion guidelines.

12. The SHs shall make the Brigada Eskwela program not just a tool for improving school facilities but also as a catalyst for achieving a higher learning outcome for the school. Brigada Eskwela Plus will be the mechanism to elevate the level of awareness and participation of education stakeholders in improving the quality of education. The implementation of Brigada Eskwela Plus will focus on the following three key activities:

a. School maintenance activities throughout the school year,

b. Community-led effort to improve student participation and reduce dropouts or to enroll the learners in the Alternative Learning System (ALS), and

c. Community-led effort to improve student performance.

13. All Brigada Eskwela Hall of Fame Awardees shall implement innovative and community-led efforts to improve student participation and performance. The best practices on the implementation of a year-long Brigada Eskwela Plus shall be used as inputs in crafting the operations manual of the Brigada Eskwela Plus.

14. Among the Hall of Fame Awardees, each region will select one Brigada Eskwela Plus Most Sustained School Award. The details of which shall be contained in a separate issuance.

15. For more information, contact Mr. Roily V. Soriano, External Partnerships Service, Ground Floor, Teodora Alonzo Bldg., Department of Education (DepEd) Central Office, DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City at telephone nos.: (02) 638-8637, (02) 638-8639, (02) 635-9996, or email at roily.soriano@deped.gov.ph. #  ADAPTED/DepED Memoranda

Thursday, May 17, 2018

RICE HYBRIDIZATION PROGRAM KEY TO HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY

So much has been said against the program to introduce the use of hybrid rice seeds to improve rice production.

In fact, we in the Department of Agriculture have been accused of promoting hybrid seeds because we are financially gaining from the program.

To those accusing us of corruption in the seeds procurement, my response is: prove it or better still show us how it is done because I believe you are the experts in corruption and conflict of interest transactions.

Here is the real reason why we are promoting hybrid seeds, this story of a farmer who set the record of highest harvest of 16.63-metric tons per hectare.

Compare that to the national average of only 4.38-metric tons per hectare.

In the hybridization program, we are not even targetting 16 metric tons but just a conservative 6 metric tons per hectare per harvest.

We are not also promoting a specific brand of hybrid seeds because rice seeds are area-specific, meaning a rice variety that performs well in Isabela Province may not perform well in Iloilo or Cotabato.

Besides, there two kinds of hybrids: the commercial hybrid seeds produced by private agricultural companies and the public hybrids developed by PhilRice which are grown by private seed growers.

Both hybrids perform very well but commercial hybrid seeds are more expensive costing up to P5,000 per bag for one hectare while the public hybrids range from P2,000 to P3,000.

With a total harvested area of 4.9-million hectares, a 2-metric ton increase in yield per hectare would mean an addtional 9.8-million metric tons in production of rice.

When milled with a recovery of 65%, that would mean an additional rice supply of 6.7-million metric tons.

Our national rice supply deficiency is only 500,000 metric tons. # Reprinted/Manny Pinol

MAFC MEETING, NAANGAY ITI BULAN TI MAYO 2018

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur – Naaramid ti panagmiting dagiti pannakabagi ti nadumaduma a sektor a mangbukbukel iti Municipal Agriculture  and Fisheries Council (MAFC) ti ili a Cabugao, Ilocos Sur nga idauluan ni MAFC Chairman Rogelio C.  Barlolong,  Presidente. Naangay ti miting iti   Rizal Park, Barangay Rizal, Cabugao, Ilocos Sur iti Mayo 17, 2018.

Kalpasan ti Opening Prayer, naibasa ti linaon ti Minutos iti napalabas a miting ti MAFC. 

Kalpasan a maibasa ti Minutos ti Miting, nagsarita ni  MAFC President Rogelio Barlolong ket inulitna a bininsa/inlawlawag dagiti napagsasaritaan iti napalabas a miting ket kalpasan a maanamongan iti kaaduan, naideklarar a pinal ken naaprobaranen  ti  Minutos.

Dagiti  nataming: 

1.Pannakaited ti importansia kadagiti Seed Growers ti ili a Cabugao tapno maorganisar ken masanay-da para iti produksion ti bin-i a para kadagiti makasapul iti ili iti panawen ti panagtalon.
2.Pannakabukel ti 5-Man Committee Member iti MAFC nga aprobaran ti Municipal Council ket maaddaan dagitoy  iti bileg  ken karbengan a mangmonitor/imbentario  kadagiti makinaria a sanikua dagiti Asosasion a naikkan.
3.Maipaloap ti ited ti Munisipio  a bin-i ti pagay kadagiti mannalon para iti Wet Season 2018.
4.Naballigi a napagnanamingan dagiti dadduma a naidatag nga Agenda ken pakaseknan dagiti Opisiales ken iti Asosasion nga ibagianda  agingga a nag-adjourn ti miting iti 11:00am  ti aldaw.

Dagiti Opisiales ti MAFC para iti Tawen 2016-2019:

Chairman – Rogelio C. Barlolong
Vice Chairman (PS)  – Grenalyn P. Amoroso
Vice Chairman (GS) – Robert S. Savella
Secretary (PS) – Jimmy P. Seguban
Secretary (GS) Arceli Antonette S. Racho
Treasurer – Nona Lidia M. Tabaco
Internal Auditor – Joselino S. Carbonel 
P.R.O. – Joselito A. Pablico 

Nabutosan pay ti 10 a Sectoral Committee Chairpersons ken 4 a Working Committee Chairpersons. # (Web In-Action)

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

TULONG KADAGITI MASAPA NGA AGTALON, MAIT-ITED

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur – Tumultulong ti LGU-Cabugao a mangpataud iti bin-i nga usaren dagiti masapa nga agtalon ita a Wet Season 2018 (Hunio-Nobiembre) babaen iti maar-aramid a distribusion ti  Hybrid Rice Seeds ken Inbred Seeds    babaen iti programa  ti National Government kadagiti mannalon.

Maited ti 13 Bags a Certified Seeds  ken  150 Kilos a Hybrid Seeds a pakaimulaan iti 10 Ektarias kadagiti barangay a mangbukel iti 42 nga Asosasion ti Mannalon iti ili a Cabugao, Ilocos Sur. Nangrugi ti panagiwaras ti bukel babaen iti Municipal Agriculture Office kadagiti mannalon idi Mayo 15, 2018 ket agpatigga  inton  Mayo 17, 2018.

Imbatad ni  Mr. Nathaniel B. Galamgam, AT,  Municipal Rice Program Coordinator nga agtultuloy ti  panangtarabay ti Gobierno Munisipal nga idauluan ni Mayor Josh Edward S. Cobangbang  dagitoy a programa para iti sektor-agrikultura. # (Web In-Action)

TULONG KADAGITI MASAPA NGA AGTALON, MAIT-ITED

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur – Tumultulong ti LGU-Cabugao a mangpataud iti bin-i nga usaren dagiti masapa nga agtalon ita a Wet Season 2018 (Hunio-Nobiembre) babaen iti maar-aramid a distribusion ti  Hybrid Rice Seeds ken Inbred Seeds    babaen iti programa  ti National Government kadagiti mannalon.

Maited ti 13 Bags a Certified Seeds  ken  150 Kilos a Hybrid Seeds a pakaimulaan iti 10 Ektarias kadagiti barangay a mangbukel iti 42 nga Asosasion ti Mannalon iti ili a Cabugao, Ilocos Sur. Nangrugi ti panagiwaras ti bukel babaen iti Municipal Agriculture Office kadagiti mannalon idi Mayo 15, 2018 ket agpatigga  inton  Mayo 17, 2018.

Imbatad ni  Mr. Nathaniel B. Galamgam, AT,  Municipal Rice Program Coordinator nga agtultuloy ti  panangtarabay ti Gobierno Munisipal nga idauluan ni Mayor Josh Edward S. Cobangbang  dagitoy a programa para iti sektor-agrikultura. # (Web In-Action)

MOTHER'S DAY IN PHILIPPINES

Mother’s day in Philippines is celebrated on second Sunday of the month of May. And children and their fathers spend the whole day pampering their Mothers and showing off love to them. Mother’s day in Philippines is considered as a token of showing gratitude to the immeasurable sacrifices that mothers do for their family.

The celebration of Mother’s day dates back to the era of early Romans and Greeks. At that time, they would celebrate the annual spring festival which they dedicated to adoring their Maternal Goddesses. In early time, Christians celebrated the festival in the quest of honouring Virgin Mary. But, the celebration got official recognition by United States in 1872 by Julia Ward. She was the one who wrote a proclamation requesting all the Mothers to help themselves rise during the war. However, it was Anna Jarvis who is considered to be the originator of Mothers’ day. Her long effort in the bid to recognise hard work a mother puts in wile raising her child, led to Woodrow Wilson, the President of the country, declaring the second Sunday as Mothers’ Day.

The mothers of Philippines have various nicknames including Mama, Nanay, Mom, Mommy and many others. However, children in the country denote their mother by “ilaw ng tahanan“, which means the light of the house. This idiom used for mothers in the country describes the comfort and warmth that they bring to the home with their cheerful demeanour. Mothers are the one who, at most occasions sacrifice their own interests just to serve their children. They make sure to keep alive the well-being the entire family. Another saying which describes the sacrifice that a mother does is, “Ang Ina, isusubo na nga lang, ibibigay pa sa anak”. This can be to an extent summed up as “even if the food is all ready for her she will always want of feed ounce of it to her children.

Mother’s day is extraordinarily revered and therefore it is celebrated throughout the country with utmost zeal. The people there do not only celebrate the festival not only in honour of their own mother but they also revere their grandmothers, cousins, aunts, and every other female members of the family.

Children make cards for their mothers drawing on them the picture of their mothers. Some of them also arrange for breakfast for their mothers in bed. An interesting fact is that, husbands also give gifts to their wives or they also take their wives to a trip or a day of relaxation. The day’s celebration starts with hearing mass in the morning and thereafter presenting to the moms with delicious lunch at one of their favourite restaurants. And, the rest part of the day is spent at one of the mother’s favourite places. Mother’s day in Philippines is not an official holiday, however it falls on Sunday. # ADAPTED

SK MANDATORY TRAINING, NAANGAY

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur – Maang-angay ti SK Mandatory Training para kadagiti kapilpili nga  Sangguniang Kabataan  Officials iti kalleppas a Barangay and SK Elections idi Mayo 14, 2018 iti intero a pagilian.


Ditoy ili a Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, naiyeskediul ti dua nga aldaw iti  panagsanay dagiti Opisiales ti Sangguniang Kabataan iti 33 a barangay iti ili. Mangrugi ti Training iti Mayo 16, 2018 a maangay iti Cabugao Cultural and Sports Complex, Brgy. Rizal, Cabugao, Ilocos  Sur.




Kangrunaan a Topiko a maiyadal kadagiti SK Officials ket iti sinaguday ti Sangguniang Kabataan Reform Act ket saklawenna ti  SK History, Decentralization and Local Governance, Meetings and resolutions, Planning and Budgeting, and Ethics.



Naammuan pay a kasapulan a masanay  dagiti Opisiales ti SK sakbay nga akemenda dagiti baro a pagrebbenganda a kas nabutosan. 



Kadua ni MLG Officer Constancia L. Quinola, LGOO V iti ili a Cabugao dagiti kakaduana iti Ahensia ti Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ken iti Departamento iti Public Administration, University  of Northern Philippines (UNP),  Vigan City a mangited ti adal kadagiti baro nga Opisiales ti SK iti ili a Cabugao kadagiti nadakamat nga eskediul iti panagsanay. # (Web In-Action)