TOP 1 SOLICITOR TI MUNICIPAL AGRICULTURE OFFICE TI LGU-CABUGAO ITI PCIC ITI TAWEN 2018!

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur  - Agtintinnulong latta ti DA- Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC)  ken dagiti  Staff ti DA-LGU Cabugao nga idauluan ita ni OIC Municipal Agriculturist  Nereo S. Daproza  nga agirehistro kadagiti mannalon kadagiti barangay ti ili a Cabugao para iti panagtatalon iti Wet Season 2019.

Segun iti Municipal Agriculture Office nga  awan ti rimsua a problema iti panangaksion ti PCIC kadagiti pakaseknan dagiti mannalon itay napalabas a panagtatalon ta nabayadan amin a “crop damages” a napabisita ken naipinal babaen iti panagtitinnulong dagiti maseknan a mannalon, Staff ti DA-LGU ken dagiti Adjuster ti PCIC nga adda iti babaen ti Departamento ti Agrikultura (DA).

Kabayatanna, nagun-od ti Opisina iti DA-LGU Cabugao a Top 1 Solicitor iti intero a Probinsia ti Ilocos Sur itay Tawen 2018 babaen iti Registry System for Basic Sector in Agriculture-Subsidized Agricultural Insurance  Program (RSBSA-SAIP).

Imbagian ni Ms. Katrine Tapuro, AT ti opisina ti Municipal Agriculture Office ti LGU-Cabugao a nangawat ti Certificate of Recognition a naited iti daytoy nga Opisina ken LGU manipud ken ni OIC Regional Manager Raul A. Servito iti PCIC Regional Office No. 1, Nancayasan Urdaneta City, Pangasinan  idi Hunio 13, 2019 sadiay Nueva Segovia Consortium of Cooperatives, Caoayan, Ilocos Sur.

Dagitoy nga aksion ken inisiatiba ket resulta iti nakammayet  a programa ti Gobierno Munisipal nga idauluan ni Mayor Edgardo “Ediboy” S. Cobangbang, Jr.  ken iti DA-PCIC tapno matulongan ti kasasaad dagiti mannalon a maapektaran iti mulada iti pannakadidigra. # (Web In-Action)

DSWD VOWS TO EXPEDITE IRR OF SOCIAL WELFARE ATTACHE ACT OF 2019

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) vows to immediately work on the crafting of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), in consultation with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department of Health (DOH), Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), following the signing into law of Republic Act (RA) 11299 or the “Social Welfare Attache Act” by President Rodrigo Duterte, to ensure that Filipino Migrant Workers will already benefit from the provisions of the law.

RA 11299, which amends RA 8042 or the “Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipino Act of 1995” requires DSWD to send more social welfare attaches to countries with large concentration of Filipino Migrant Workers to assist them and their children in times of crisis.

DSWD, in coordination with DFA and DOLE, shall provide the criteria for determining the selection of diplomatic posts to which the attaches will be deployed.

The law emphasizes the roles of the Social Welfare Attaches which are to manage cases of distressed Filipino Migrant Workers needing psychological services and to prepare social welfare situationer of these workers in their respective posts.

Another salient point of the law is the provision by DSWD of appropriate assistance with inter-agency support to the families of the workers in the Philippines.

The enactment of the Social Welfare Attache Act strengthens the State’s role to protect, serve, and ensure the citizens’ welfare, wherever they may be.

DSWD has advocated for the passage of the law as the Department recognizes this as a response to the needs of Filipino Migrant Workers and the realities they face in foreign countries, to include abuses and exploitation.

Presently, DSWD has social welfare attaches in Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia (Riyadh and Jeddah), Malaysia, and Hongkong. -30- # Source – www.dswd.gov.ph

P20-M US GRANT BOOSTS PH FIGHT VS. PLASTIC POLLUTION

The US government is helping the country battle marine debris.

On Thursday, the US government awarded local environment advocate, Mother Earth Foundation, and public interest network EcoWaste Coalition grants totaling some PHP20 million to support anti-marine debris projects the groups had committed to undertake in the country.

“We’re proud to work with the Philippines in finding and funding solutions to the plastic waste problem in our oceans,” US Deputy Chief of Mission John Law said at the grant-signing event in Quezon City.

He raised the urgency for action, noting that plastics’ invasion of marine waters is already harming ecosystems and biodiversity aside from threatening people’s health.

“Every year, eight million tons of plastic waste are dumped in the world’s oceans,” he said.

Such waste ends up inside the bodies of people who eat fish that ingest this debris, he noted.

The grants are part of the Municipal Waste Recycling Program (MWRP) of USAID, the lead US government agency for international development and disaster assistance.

MWRP “supports solid waste management and water recycling efforts by local and national governments, civil society organizations and academic institutions in the Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam,” US Embassy in Manila said in its press release.

According to Mother Earth Foundation chairperson Sonia Mendoza, the group will use the said grant to transform the 30 barangay units in Batangas City into zero waste villages

“We’ll do a house-to-house information and education campaign there to teach people how to achieve zero waste,” she said at the grant-signing’s side.

Achieving zero waste will help mitigate the flow of debris -- particularly plastics -- into marine waters, she noted.

Zero waste is the concept of generating little or no waste.

Mendoza said the foundation will undertake its project during the next 18 months.

EcoWaste national coordinator Aileen Lucero said this network’s share of the total grant will fund research on plastics pollution in Manila Bay and waste collection efficiency there.

“Data we’ll generate will serve as baseline for the national action plan on marine litter,” she said.

She also said such data will help the environment department assess its marine debris-relevant policies so this agency can either enhance or change these.

The research project will last for 18 months, she noted.

Environment undersecretary Benny Antiporda thanked the US government for awarding the grants, noting such support will boost efforts for addressing the country’s marine debris problem.

“You, me, we’re the environment -- let’s take very good care of it,” he said at the grant-signing event.

Earlier, the ASEAN Center for Biodiversity (ACB) called for increased cooperation on mitigating plastics pollution in oceans to avert the further environmental degradation and biodiversity loss there.

“Saving our oceans is not the responsibility only of our governments and marine scientists -- each one of us can do our share to protect our rich marine heritage,” said ACB Executive Director and the environment department’s former biodiversity chief Dr. Theresa Mundita Lim.

Properly disposing of waste and using reusable materials and products are among ways people can do to help prevent more plastic waste from reaching and polluting oceans, she noted.

“By working together, we can protect our shared oceans,” she said.

Lim made the call noting that land-based activities and waste -- particularly plastics -- already account for over 80 percent of marine pollution. # Source -  (PNA)

PRRD ORDERS LGUS TO ENFORCE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS

President Rodrigo Duterte has called for more local political will and action that will prevent further environmental degradation in the country.

He ordered the local government units (LGUs) nationwide to prevent such degradation so their constituents can enjoy a healthy ecology.

"Take extra steps in enforcement of laws and protection of our environment," he told LGUs Monday during his 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA) at Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City.

The President gave the order, noting political will and action are fueling the rehabilitation which the government launched last year to address the environmental mess in world-famous tourist destination Boracay Island.

On-going rehabilitation of Boracay is helping restore this island to its near-original state, he said, noting that its rehabilitation is a "huge success".

He lauded the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and its partner agencies for taking up the challenge to save the island.

Among environmental woes which the rehabilitation sought to address are water pollution, solid waste accumulation and encroachment in Boracay's wetlands.

"Boracay Island is just the beginning," Duterte said.

While continuing the work in Boracay, the government this year further stepped up its environmental protection campaign by mounting the high-profile rehabilitation of historic Manila Bay.

DENR is leading the multi-sector rehabilitation so Manila Bay can be fit again for swimming and other forms of contact recreation as ordered by the Supreme Court in 2008.

Data raised urgency for the Bay's rehabilitation.

According to DENR, decades-long flow of solid waste and untreated discharges into Manila Bay raised level of coliform bacteria there to over 330 million MPN (most probable number) per 100 milliliters – surpassing the level in Boracay Island.

The safe coliform level is 100 MPN per 100 milliliters only, noted DENR.

Cleaning up Manila Bay and its tributaries, relocating informal settlers there and educating the public on solid waste management are main activities for the rehabilitation.

Aside from Boracay Island and Manila Bay, Baguio City and other tourist areas in the country are also sites of rehabilitation work to prevent further environmental degradation there.

Duterte also reiterated his warning against corruption in government.

"There is no sacred cow in my administration," he said.

He recalled the sacking, without regard for either friendship or alliance, of over 100 public officials implicated in corruption. # Source - (PNA)

2018 RICE ACHIEVERS AWARDS, NANGABAK TI DUA A PANNAKABAGI TI LGU-CABUGAO!

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur – Napadayawan da Obas Bill Y. Baclig, AT iti LGU-Cabugao, Ilocos Sur  ken kasta metten ken ni Henry B. Saliganan, Agriculture Local Farmer Technician  a naka-base iti LGU-Cabugao   nga Outstanding Agricultural Extension Worker ken Local Farmer Technician kas panagsaganadda iti pannakisalipda iti  2018 Rice Achievers Award a pasalip ti  Department of Agriculture (DA).

Napadayawan dagiti nadakamat nga Awardees iti naaramid a North Luzon Cluster (Region 1; 2 & CAR) 2018 Rice Achievers Awarding Ceremony a nagpartisiparan iti tallo a Rehion (1;2; ken CAR)  idi  Hulio 25, 2019 idiay Fort Ilocandia Resort Hotel, Laoag City a ditoy a nagpaay a Guest Of Honor and Speaker ni Senador Imee R. Marcos. # (Web In-Action)

NAG-SEMINAR TI CAPACITY BUILDING, MAIKKANDA ITI PUNDO PARA ITI PROYEKTO TI LIVELIHOOD

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur – Naileppas ti panagsanay dagiti Trainees a naggapu iti innem a barangay iti ili  a Cabugao, Ilocos Sur a nangrugi idi  Hulio 25, 2019 ken nagpatingga  iti   Hulio 26, 2019. Naangay ti panagsanayda iti Cabugao Cultural and Sports Complex, Brgy. Rizal, Cabugao, Ilocos Sur. Naggapu dagiti  nagatendar a kameng  ti 4 Ps ken Listahanan Members iti Barangay Namruangan; Barangay Cael-layan; Barangay Daclapan;  Brgys. Baclig; Catucdaan ken Salapasap.

Segun ken ni Ms. Marilou Torres, Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP)-  PDO a nakadestino iti 4 Ps Municipal Link, LGU-Cabugao a naiprograma dagiti bilang ti nagpartisipar iti kada barangay kadaytoy a kurso nga igannuat ti Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP)  ti DSWD-RFO 1 ken kakammayetna  iti LGU-Cabugao  nga idauluan ni Mayor Edgardo “Ediboy” S. Cobangbang, Jr.

Kabayatan ti seminar ket naammuan nga umabot iti P450,000 ti pundo a mailatang iti tunggal Asosasion ket agduduma ti partuatenda a proyektoda ngem sakbay a maawatda ti nadakamat a gatad ket maaramid iti panagbisita nga iyeskediul ti DSWD-RFO 1 ket kasapulan a maaramid dagiti Asosasion dagiti sumaganad: Communal Garden; pannakasanay pay kadagiti kameng kadagiti umisu nga aramidenda tapno masustener ti ibangonda a proyekto iti las-ud  ti barangayda.

Dagitoy nga aksion ken inisiatiba ket mangipakita iti pannakaragpat ti pannakabukel ti proyekto a paset iti pro-poor programs ti  Gobierno Munisipal nga idauluan ni Mayor Edgardo “Ediboy” S. Cobangbang, Jr. para kadagiti makasapul iti pagbiaganna nga umili.  # (Web In-Action)

PAMMADAYAW TI CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION ITI LGU-CABUGAO, NAAMMUAN

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur – Kalpasan ti Flag Raising Ceremony iti Hulio 29, 2019, kinablaawan ni Mayor Edgardo “Ediboy” S. Cobangbang, Jr.  dagiti katintinnarabayna nga Opisiales-Lokal iti ili ken iti  nadumaduma nga Opisina/Ahensia ken Departamento iti LGU-Cabugao ken dagiti amin a Personnel a mangbukbukel ti Pamilia-LGU Cabugao iti  panagtrabahoda iti daytoy a lawas. 

Kalpasan ti naaramid nga awarding ceremony,  impaganetget latta ni Mayor Ediboy kadagiti padana a Public Servant iti agtultuloy a panangipaayda iti napintas  a serbisio kadagiti umili ken iti agtultuloy a panangtamingda kadagiti aktibidad ken programa  a maigannuat tapno maiyataday iti napintas a panagkita dagiti umili iti kaadda ti baro a pasdek ti balay ti ili. # (Web In-Action)

LGU-CABUGAO, PINADAYAWAN TI SERBISIO SIBIL ITI NASIONAL A BENNEG!

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur – Nagun-od ti LGU-Cabugao ti pammadayaw manipud iti Civil Service Commission (CSC) ket napan inawat da  SBM Josh Edward S. Cobangbang  ken ni Miss Teresita “Mimie” S. Sison, HRM Officer  iti PRIME HRM BRONZE AWARD iti naaramid a  Prime HRM National Awards Rites idiay Philippine International Convention Center itay nabiit.

Iti panagsarita ni Miss Teresita “Mimie” Sison, HRM Officer,  impeksana ti panagyamanna  iti  kooperasion ti amin a mangbukel iti LGU-Cabugao iti pannakagun-od ti nadakamat a Pammadayaw.

Inawat  ni Mayor Edgardo “Ediboy” S. Cobangbang, Jr. iti nadakamat a Plake ti Pammadayaw manipud ken ni HRM Officer Teresita Maximina S. Sison ket nakikaysa a timmarabay ken ni Mayor Ediboy da Vice Mayor Dr. Jemaima S. Tan-Yee ken dagiti Opisiales ti Ili nga isuda SBM Josh Edward S. Cobangbang; SBM Danny Q. Gazmen; SBM Mariedes D. Soller; SBM Atty. Randy Baniaga G. Kinaud; SBM Jeremy A. Seguban, Jr.; ken ni SK Federated President Marc Russel Morales  iti pannakaibatad ti nadakamat a Pammadayaw kalpasan ti Flag Raising Ceremony nga inatendaran ti Pamilia-LGU iti sango ti baro a pasdek ti Munisipio iti Hulio 29, 2019. # (Web In-Action)

 

CAPACITY BUILDING, NAG-SEMINAR DAGITI 4Ps KEN LISTAHANAN MEMBERS TI 6 A BARANGAY

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur – Nairugi  ti dua nga aldaw a  panagsanay dagiti Trainees a naggapu iti innem a barangay iti ili  a Cabugao, Ilocos Sur ket nairugi ti panagsanay idi  Hulio 25, 2019 ken nagpatingga  iti   Hulio 26, 2019. Naangay ti umuna nga aldaw ti panagsanayda iti Cabugao Cultural and Sports Complex, Brgy. Rizal, Cabugao, Ilocos Sur a dinar-ayan dagiti kameng a naggapu iti Barangay Namruangan; Barangay Cael-layan ken Barangay Daclapan. Maikadua nga aldaw a nagsanay dagiti kameng ti 4 Ps ken Listahanan a naggapu iti Brgys. Baclig; Catucdaan ken Salapasap.

Umabot ti 30   a Trainees  ti naiprograma nga agpartisipar iti kada barangay kadaytoy a kurso nga igannuat ti Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP)  ti DSWD-RFO 1 ken iti LGU-Cabugao  nga idauluan ni Mayor Edgardo “Ediboy” S. Cobangbang, Jr.

Iti nasao  a panagrugi ti panagsanay, nagatendar ni Ms. Marilou Torres, SLP-PDO ti SLP-DSWD a mangtartarabay kadaytoy a proyekto ti DSWD ditoy nga ili.  Nagpaay a resource person ni Ms. Bernadette Relon, General Manager ti Fatima MPCI, Vigan City.

Dagitoy nga aksion ken inisiatiba ket paset iti pro-poor programs ti LGU-Cabugao nga idauluan ni Mayor Mayor Edgardo “Ediboy” S. Cobangbang, Jr. para kadagiti makasapul iti panggedanna nga umili.  # (Web In-Action)

DILG WELCOMES SIGNING OF LANDMARK SEAL OF GOOD LOCAL GOVERNANCE LAW

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) welcomes the signing of Republic Act (RA) No. 11292 or the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) Act as this will encourage local governments to perform better and efficiently deliver basic services to their constituents.

“The DILG is grateful that the SGLG program, which is only in its fifth year, is now part of the law of the land. It is an affirmation of the effectiveness of the program in propelling good governance of local government units (LGUs),” says DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año as he thanked the Senate for initiating the bill on SGLG, the House of Representatives for supporting it, and President Rodrigo Duterte for signing it into law on April 12 but released only last Tuesday.

The SGLG is an award, incentive, honor, and recognition-based program for all LGUs and is a continuing commitment for LGUs to continually progress and improve their performance in ten key governance areas.

Under the new law, the performance of provinces, cities, and municipalities will be reviewed in the areas of (a) good fiscal or financial administration or financial sustainability; (b) disaster preparedness; (c) health compliance and responsiveness; (d) social protection and sensitivity program; (e) programs for sustainable education; (f) business friendliness and competitiveness; (g) safety, peace and order; (h) tourism, heritage development, culture and arts; (i) environmental management; and (j) youth development.

“With the enactment of this law, the SGLG program is now institutionalized and is assured of continuous funding from the government. Thank you to President Duterte and to Congress for this landmark legislation,” he says.

Año assures that the Department is ready to take on its duties mandated by RA 11292 such as being the Chair of the Council of Good Local Governance composed of nine member national government agencies and a representative from the basic sectors.

“The establishment of the Council demonstrates the whole-of-government approach in ensuring that the national government works hand in hand with the local governments and members of civil society in practicing good governance on the local level,” he points out.

To ensure the granting of incentives to SGLG awardees, the DILG Chief says a special account called SGLG Fund will be set aside in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) to be utilized for this purpose.

Since the fund will be managed and administered by the DILG with the supervision of the Council, the Council shall determine the monetary incentives for LGUs based on the number of awardees, and it may also reevaluate and increase the amount of SGLG incentive to be awarded to LGUs.

In 2018, 17 provinces that got the Seal were each conferred P7-million DILG Performance Challenge Fund (PCF) to be used for local development projects. Thirty-nine cities that bagged the Seal each received P5.1-million PCF, and 207 municipalities each had P3.2-million PCF.

“Incentivizing good governance is crucial for it to be propagated, replicated, and sustained by LGUs nationwide. It is nudging more and more LGUs to the path of dedicated service to the people, the essence of the existence of government, and our social contract,” says Año.

Other Council duties

According to Año, the Council has many tasks on its shoulders aside from determining the financial incentives to the SGLG awardees.

This includes expanding the criteria to align with the thrusts of the national government and attune them with the changing times taking into consideration “that LGUs may not be similarly situated and that one or more indicators may be peculiarly inapplicable or extremely difficult to meet given the inherent limitations or circumstances of the LGUs.”

He also agrees on the provision mandating the review or revision of performance indicators to be consistent with the long-term development plans of the national government and that “the development of indicators should reflect outcomes that are performance-based, encouraging outputs that reflect concrete benefits to the community in terms of policy, rules, regulations, behavior, skill competencies, knowledge, or attitude.”

“It is very important for the law to be cognizant of the reality and the varying environments when the law is implemented on the ground. The SGLG Act is sensible on that,” he says.

He says the Council is also expected to set up an effective feedback mechanism and conduct an evaluation of the impact of the new law on the performance of the LGUs to determine the need for enhancing the SGLG, rolling out the SGLG in barangays, and recommending any amendatory legislation.

Año discloses that the DILG has already been doing pilot testing in select communities in line to bring the SGLG down to barangay level.

He also assures that the Department is ready to work with the members of the Council of Good Local Governance in providing technical assistance for capacity-building on identified gaps of LGUs that are not able to qualify for the SGLG award. # Source – www.dilg.gov.ph

DENR SEC.: BUILDING A COMMUNITY RESILIENCE REMAINS A TOP GOV’T PRORITY

Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu has assured that there will be no letup in the fight against climate change and disaster risks as building resilient communities remains a top priority for the government.

“Sa mga darating na araw at buwan, patuloy nating palalakasin ang ating mga programa at polisiya. Patuloy nating titiyakin ang katatagan ng kinabukasan ng ating bansa,” Cimatu said during the pre-State of the Nation Address (SONA) Forum held in Davao City on July 17.

The forum came five days before President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his fourth SONA on July 22.

As a way forward, Cimatu said the Duterte administration will continue to pursue policy reforms that integrate climate and disaster risk considerations into development policies, strategies, plans and programs.

Cimatu said the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will continue to coordinate closely with other line agencies under the Cabinet Cluster on Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation and Disaster Risk Reduction (CCAM-DRR) to ensure that they work together toward the goal of establishing adaptive and resilient communities.

The DENR chief co-chairs the cluster with Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, while the Climate Change Commission acts as the cluster secretariat. The members include the Executive Secretary, the Cabinet Secretary, and the heads of the Presidential Management Staff, the Department of Budget and Management, the National Economic and Development Authority, the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), the Department of Finance, and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).

Other members are the secretaries of the Department of the Interior and Local Government, the Department of Public Works and Highways, the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Agrarian Reform and the Department of Energy (DOE), the chairpersons of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council, and the heads of the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office, Presidential Communications Operations Office, National Security Council, and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.

Cimatu said the Cabinet cluster supports the creation of the Department of Disaster Resilience and other legislative proposals that promote disaster and climate resilience, such as the proposed National Land Use Act, Land Administration Reform Act, Integrated Coastal Management Act, and National Building Code of the Philippines.

“With the help of Congress, we intend to adopt a national land use policy that will optimize balanced development,” Cimatu said. “We hope to achieve this through rational and just allocation, utilization, management and development of our country’s land resources under the proposed National Land Use Act.”

This policy, he said, will be complemented by the planned delineation of forest limits, which would enable the DENR to sustainably manage, conserve and protect the country’s remaining forests from further depletion.

Meanwhile, Cimatu said the proposed Land Administration Act seeks to improve the land sector as a driver to sustainable development, economic growth and poverty alleviation.

“Hindi lamang pangangalaga sa kalikasan ang pakay natin,” Cimatu explained. “Misyon din natin na mapakinabangan ng mamamayan ang likas na yaman sa mas mahabang panahon para lalo pang mapabuti ang kalagayan nila sa buhay.”

Cimatu said the cluster will work for the swift enactment of the Integrated Coastal Management Act, which would ensure optimum and sustainable resource utilization of coastal and marine environment.

He said the establishment of a department devoted to disaster resilience is necessary to help the government manage broader climate-disaster governance arrangements, and oversee the implementation of disaster risk and vulnerability reduction and management.

The cluster, according to Cimatu, also supports proposal to prohibit the conversion of irrigated lands as it would address the threats to the country’s food security.

He said that crucial to the government’s strategy was the proposed National Building Code of the Philippines, which aims to provide a framework for minimum standards and requirements for all buildings and structures so that government can regulate and control their location, site, construction, use, occupancy and maintenance.

At the same time, Cimatu said the government will provide the ability to generate, synthesize and disseminate knowledge, methodologies and decision-making tools to ensure climate resilience.

To cite an example, Cimatu said the DOST commits the installation of more than a dozen doppler weather radars and high frequency doppler radar networks in various parts of the country.

The DOST, he added, is also set to install several flood forecasting and warning systems in major river basins, a borehole seismic station in Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island, and a probabilistic seismic hazard analysis in Metro Davao.

On the other hand, the DICT will implement programs on communications technology to prepare the communities and local government units in case of disasters.

“Lahat po ito ay gagawin natin para mabigyan ng panahon ang ating mga kababayan na lumikas bago pa man dumating ang bagyo,” Cimatu said.

“Sisiguruhin natin na walang pamilyang Pilipino ang nasa peligro sa panahon ng kalamidad,” he added.

Cimatu also revealed that the DOE will intensify development of renewable energy in off-grid areas for wider access of populace.

The government will continue to mainstream the use of alternative fuels and energy technology in the transport sector, as well as monitor the implementation of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act, Cimatu said.

To ensure quick restoration of energy services during and after calamities, Cimatu said the government will strengthen energy systems and facilities through the energy resiliency program.

He also said that the government will provide financial assistance for disaster mitigation, preparedness and rehabilitation of damaged electric cooperatives. # Source – www.denr.gov.ph

AGTULTULOY A PANNAKAPASAYAAT TI NISTC PUBLIC MARKET, MANAM-AYAN DAGITI MARKETGOERS

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur – Babaen iti koordinasion ti Market Supervisor Office  ken ti MENRO Office ti LGU Cabugao, maisaysayangkat iti nasaknap a panaglinis iti las-ud ti Tiendaan (NISTC Public Market) iti kada aldaw ti lawas agsipud ta mausar ken kasapulan ti inaldaw iti  nadakamat a pagtagilakuan.

Naammuan a napagnunumuan iti pannakamantener a kanayon iti uneg ken ruar iti  Tiendaan. Mairaman pay a maasikaso ti sanguanan ti Food Court.

Masansan nga mainspeksion babaen kadagiti agrebbeng dagiti paglakuan iti makan iti uneg ken iti ruar  kasta metten  iti pagibellengan  ti danum ken dagiti Comfort Rooms iti uneg ken ruar a kanayon a madalusan ken mamantener.

Dagitoy a gay-at ket pagtinnulongan dagiti pannakabagi ti Clean and Green kasta metten dagiti Personnel ti NISTC nga aramiden iti  inaldaw.

Kabayatanna, adu ti maragsakan ken agyamyaman nga umili nangruna kadagiti aglaklako iti nateng; prutas ken nadumaduma a tagilako  iti nainayon a nagdur-asan ti NISTC Public Market a pannakaaramid ti permanente a linong iti bandanat’ laud ken abagatan a parte ti Tiendaan ket manam-ayan ita dagiti aglaklako ken aggatang.

Dagitoy nga aksion ken inisiatiba ket mayataday iti agtultuloy a panangitandudo ti Gobierno Munisipal nga idauluan ni Mayor Edgardo “Ediboy” S. Cobangbang, Jr. iti naan-anay a pannakamantener daytoy a pampubliko a  pasilidad tapno mapagtalinaed iti napintas a serbisio para kadagiti marketgoers ken iti sanitasion para iti sapasap. # (Web Situational Report)

DENTAL CHECK-UP, MAAR-ARAMID KADAGITI DAY CARE PUPIL

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur – Maar-aramid ti Dental Check-up kadagiti Day Care Pupils iti Munisipalidad ti Cabugao iti pasdek ti Cecilia T. Flores Memorial Dental Clinic, Cabugao, Ilocos Sur. 

Babaen iti koordinasion ti Munisipio  iti Doktor ti Dental Clinic ket mayeskediul ti papan dagiti ubbing iti tunggal Day Care Center (DCC) nga agpaamiris iti ngipenda iti nasao a dental clinic iti aldaw ti Martes.

Iti nadakamat a Dental Check-up,  dagiti Day Care Pupils ket tartarabayen  ida dagiti Child Development Worker (CDW) a destino kadayta a barangay agraman nagannak/guardian ken tumulong dagiti kameng ti Staff ti Dental Clinic a mangasikaso kadagiti maamiris nga ubbing.

Agserbi ni Dr. Ma. Anastacia de los Reyes, DMD iti nadakamat a Dental Check-up.

Daytoy nga aksion ken inisiatiba ket paset  iti programa ti salun-at iti LGU Cabugao nga idauluan ni Mayor Edgardo “Ediboy” S. Cobangbang, Jr. tapno mamantener ti dental a salun-at dagiti umili nangruna kadagiti ubbing a maysa a kapatgan nga aspeto iti salun-at nga  agtultuloy a matagiben. # (Web In-Action)

DSWD JOINS PHILIPPINE SOCIAL WORKERS’ DAY CELEBRATION

Department of Social Welfare and Development Undersecretary Florita R. Villar (6th from right) and representatives of member-associations of the ASEAN Social Work Consortium-Philippines present a signed covenant which reaffirmed their commitments to promote the advancement of social work in the Philippines.
To recognize the unwavering commitment and hard work of Filipino social workers around the nation, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) joined the celebration of the “Philippine Social Workers’ Day” on June 19, 2019 at the Heroes’ Hall, City of San Fernando, Pampanga.

With the theme, “Social Work Profession in the Philippines: Its Evolution and Resiliency through Changing Times,” the activity commemorated the historical milestones of the social work profession in the Philippines and highlighted the contributions of social workers in the delivery of social welfare and development services to uplift the quality of life of the Filipino people.

The grand event was jointly organized by the member-associations of the ASEAN Social Work Consortium – Philippines. These are the Philippine Association of Social Workers, Inc. (PASWI); DOH League of Medical Social Workers; National Association for Social Work Education, Inc. (NASWEI); Association of Medical Social Workers of the Philippines, Inc. (AMSWPI); Association of Local Social Welfare and Development Officers of the Philippines, Inc. (ALSWDOPI)); National Council of Social Development, Inc. (NCSD); Philippine Association of Court Social Workers, Inc. (PACSWI); Association of Child Caring Agencies of the Philippines, Inc. (ACCAP); and the Association of DSWD Social Workers, Inc. (ADSWI), in collaboration with  DSWD Field Office III and the ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (SOMSWD) represented in the Philippines by DSWD Undersecretary Florita R. Villar.

On behalf of Secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista, Undersecretary Florita R. Villar delivered a message acknowledging the notable contributions of the social work consortium members to the promotion and advancement of social welfare and development policies and programs.

“The consortium has become a very important platform in ensuring the advancement of social work practice and education and consequently promote a more consolidated and harmonized efforts in handling emerging social welfare issues,” she said.

“Working closely and together with our various social work associations have provided valuable opportunities to strengthen mechanisms and cooperation for a more effective and participatory delivery of services, hence achieving common goals on poverty alleviation, human development, social protection, promotion, and protection of vulnerable sectors, empowerment – just to name a few,” the Undersecretary added.

The event also paved the way for the eventual issuance of an executive order or presidential proclamation declaring every 19th of June as the national celebration of Social Workers’ Day in accordance with the date of approval of Republic Act No. 4373 or “An Act to Regulate the Practice of Social Work and the Operation of Social Work Agencies in the Philippines and For Other Purposes.”

Reaffirmation of commitment

The event was also made more momentous by the signing of the covenant reaffirming the commitments of the nine member-associations to the promotion and advancement of the social work profession, education, and practice in the country. The consortium maintained its commitment to strengthen international and regional cooperation on social work matters providing valuable opportunities to build and/or expand collaborations and professional exchanges on various social welfare services/programs including good practices in addressing emerging issues.

Recognition of outstanding social workers

Another highlight of the event was the special recognition and honor accorded to the recipients of the Professional Regulation Commission’s (PRC) “Outstanding Professionals in the Field of Social Work” award from 1977 to 2018.

Among the awardees were erstwhile DSWD officials, namely, former Secretaries Corazon Alma De Leon and Corazon “Dinky” Juliano-Soliman, former Undersecretary Lourdes Balanon, and current DSWD Undersecretary Florita R. Villar of Office of the Undersecretary for Standards and Capacity Building.

DSWD strongly believes that among the reasons for the government’s successful implementation of social welfare and development programs, especially in human welfare concerns and disasters in the country, is due to the dedicated service of Filipino social workers who committed their lives for the betterment of the poor, marginalized, and vulnerable sectors of society.

“We give honor to our social workers who are considered to be safety nets of our society. Despite the many challenges they face in practice and as professionals, they are true agents of change. They have critical roles in empowering people, building stronger families and communities, and bridging the gap for our vulnerable sectors,” the Undersecretary said.

As one of the noblest professions, DSWD pledges to continue to support the social work profession as it continues to adapt to emerging issues in the contemporary times. The social workers, regardless of their fields of practice and affiliations – government, non-government, or private sectors – are, indeed, strong and formidable movers toward achieving sustainable development.  

The Department, in partnership with the social workers through the social work consortium, will remain steadfast in improving the practice by further developing effective strategies and other transformative approaches; and strengthening responses to natural and man-made disasters, social issues, human welfare concerns, community organizing, and advocacy and social action, among others. -30- # Source – www.dswd.gov.ph

DSWD STARTS RELEASING CASH GRANTS OF 4PS BENEFICIARIES

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced that its Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) already commenced its release of cash grants to household beneficiaries.

The crediting of the cash grants started in the first week of July. Beneficiaries who do not yet have Land Bank cash cards or those receiving their grants under off-site or over-the counter payment will have to wait for the next schedule of pay-out.

4Ps is an investment in human capital which seeks to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty by focusing on education and health of the beneficiaries. It uses the conditional cash transfer scheme to provide cash grants to the beneficiaries who comply with the program conditionalities such as children 0-5 years old must receive regular preventive health check-ups, growth monitoring, and vaccines; pregnant women get pre and post-natal care (must be attended by skilled/professional health workers); children in elementary must receive de-worming pills twice a year; and attendance of the grantee/parent/guardian to the monthly Family Development Sessions (FDS).

Active household beneficiaries will receive monthly health grant of P500 and educational grant of P300 and P500 for elementary and senior high school students, respectively. A maximum of three children per household is qualified to receive the grant.

Meanwhile, a total of 26 billion pesos has been released to cover two months of cash grants plus the rice subsidy and Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) subsidy of the more than 3 million beneficiaries of 4Ps.

The UCT is a one-time cash subsidy given to 10 million poor households including the 4Ps beneficiaries to help them cope with the effects of the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law. -30- .# Source – www.dswd.gov.ph

DAGITI OB-OBRAEN TI MUNICIPAL AGRICULTURE OFFICE ITI AGDAMA

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur – Kalpasan a maipakpakat dagiti programa ti Opisina ti DA-LGU babaen iti direktiba ti Gobierno Munisipal nga idauluan ni Mayor Edgardo “Ediboy” S. Cobangbang, Jr., agtultuloy a maar-aramid ken mapabaro ti masterlists dagiti mannalon;  monitoring iti amin a Rice Transplanted Areas;
  
Technical Assistance to FFS Learning Field Cooperators ken Technical Briefing on Nutrient Management ken Leaf Color Chart (LCC) – Reading itinto panagtan-ay ti mula a pagay.

Idauluan da OIC Municipal Agriculturist  Nereo S. Daproza;  Obas Bill Y. Baclig, Municipal Seed Inspector/Supervising Technologist ken ni Katrene Tapuro, AT iti pannakaasikaso  dagiti  nadumaduma a demo-farm area ti DA-LGU a sakupen dagiti programa ti agrikultura a maipatpatungpal ditoy nga ili ken  isuda  dagiti agpaspasiar a Personnel ti DA-LGU kadagiti barangay  a makasapul iti pannarabayda . 

Dagiti ob-obraen  dagiti Field Technician ti Municipal Agriculture Office malaksid iti monitor ken panagbisitada kadagiti barangay a disso iti pagtatalonan ket dagiti sumaganad:
1.Monitoring and Surveillance of Plant and Animal Diseases.
2.Vitamin supplementation and vaccination dagiti dadakkel nga animales no kasapulan.
3.Panagirehistro iti Crop Insurance dagiti nakatalon tatta a Wet Season 2019. Ti Staff ti Municipal Agriculture Office ket isuda ti mangdanon kadagiti mannalon iti barangay ket mapattapatta nga addan 60 porsiente ti naka-insured a mannalon iti Munisipalidad.

Dagitoy nga aksion ken inisiatiba ket paset iti pannakaidur-as ti teknolohia iti panagtalon babaen iti programa ti Gobierno Munisipal nga idauluan ni Mayor Edgardo “Ediboy” S. Cobangbang, Jr. tapno mapatuladan dagiti dadduma a mannalon a mangipamaysa iti sistematiko a panangpatan-ay ti mula a pagay tapno maidur-as ti apit a pagimbagan ti sapasap. # (Web In-Action)

FLAG CEREMONY ITI ALDAW TI LUNES, NAKAYSA DAGITI EMPLEADO TI MUNISIPIO

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur – Kalpasan ti Flag Raising Ceremony idi Hulio 22, 2019, kinablaawan ni Mayor Edgardo “Ediboy” S. Cobangbang, Jr.  dagiti katinnarabayna nga Opisiales-Lokal ti Ili;  Department/Section  Heads dagiti Opisina ti LGU; dagiti kameng ti PNP ken BFP-Cabugao   ken dagiti amin a Personnel a mangbukbukel ti Pamilia-LGU Cabugao iti panagrugi ti panagtrabahoda ita a lawas. 

Impaganetget ti Ama ti Ili  kadagiti padana a Public Servant iti agtultuloy a panangipaayda iti napintas  a serbisio kadagiti umili ken iti agtultuloy a panangtamingda kadagiti masanguanan nga aktibidad ken programa  a maigannuat. 

Naibatad dagiti nainayon a Personnel a kas iti Job Order ken SPES  ket ekspektaren ti Ehekutibo a maipatungpalda met dagitoy dagiti annongenda a tumulong iti pannakaidur-as ti napintas a serbisio kadagiti umili.

Maigapu iti Advisory ti Department of Health (DOH) a panagraira ti sakit a dengue, pinusgan  ti Ama ti Ili   dagiti agtartarabaho ti Munisipio a buklen dagiti Job Orders ken SPES ken tarabayen dagiti Regular Personnel iti pannakairugi  ti Oplan Taob kadagiti pageskuelaan ti Munisipalidad tapno makipaset iti Munisipio iti gay-at ken addang a panangtiped iti panagsaknap daytoy a napeggad a pakaigapuan ti sakit. # (Web In-Action)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REMAINS DUTERTE ADMIN’S TOP PRIORITY

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has stepped up its environmental protection campaign as it embarked into yet another high-profile battle against environmental abuse early this year after the controversial 2018 rehabilitation of world-famous tourist destination Boracay Island.

This January, DENR kicked off the multi-sector rehabilitation of historic Manila Bay in an attempt to make this water body fit for swimming and other forms of contact recreation again as ordered by the Supreme Court in 2008. 
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“There’s no turning back,” DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu said at the kick-off ceremony in Manila, assuring a crackdown against polluters of the bay.

He raised urgency for Manila Bay’s rehabilitation, noting decades-long flow of solid waste and untreated discharges into this water body raised level of coliform bacteria there to over 330 million most probable number (MPN) per 100 milliliters -- surpassing the level in Boracay Island.

The safe coliform level is 100 MPN per 100 milliliters only, the DENR noted in a statement.

Cleaning up Manila Bay and its tributaries, relocating informal settlers there and educating the public on solid waste management are main activities for the rehabilitation.

Aside from cracking down on establishments polluting Manila Bay, DENR partnered with various sectors on the rehabilitation’s required water clean-up. Such efforts are already beginning to pay off.

"Coliform level in Manila Bay has gone down significantly," Cimatu said.

In April, he officially declared Aguawan Beach in Bataan province as safe for swimming as DENR said water there already meets the coliform standard.

Aguawan Beach is the first beach along Manila Bay's 192 km-long coastline to be declared as swimmable since government commenced the rehabilitation.

The coastline stretches from Bataan in Region 3 (Central Luzon) to National Capital Region and Cavite province in Region 4-A (Calabarzon).

Environmental Management Bureau’s (EMB) officer-in-charge Assistant Director Vizminda Osorio said waste materials recovered during Manila Bay’s rehabilitation were brought to government-accredited landfills as well as the public works department’s debris staging area.

She said DENR is looking for an area for the treatment, storage and disposal (TSD) facility that’ll accommodate hazardous waste recovered during the rehabilitation.

“Establishing a TSD for the recovered hazardous waste is part of government’s rehabilitation plan for Manila Bay,” she said.

DENR is also considering waste-to-energy (WtE) technology as option for handling appropriate waste that will be recovered during Manila Bay’s rehabilitation.

WtE technologies burn waste to produce energy -- putting discards to good use while reducing volume of garbage for disposal. 

Keeping imported waste out of PH 

In June, DENR announced tightening its grip on waste -- including recyclables -- shipped into the Philippines.

"We'll prepare a department order banning all garbage coming from any other country," said Cimatu.

He said such policy direction aims to prevent further inbound shipment of hazardous and misdeclared cargo like the controversial mixed waste from Canada as well as environmental, health and diplomatic problems that can arise from these imports.

Canada this May already took back its waste-filled containers which have been in the Philippines since 2013.

Besides Manila Bay and Boracay Island, Baguio City and other tourist areas in the country are also sites of rehabilitation work to prevent further environmental degradation there.

DENR likewise targets promoting responsible wildlife tourism nationwide. This year, DENR’s Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB) continued refining proposed guidelines aimed at protecting marine wildlife from tourism’s adverse impacts like habitat destruction.

BMB also spearheaded in May the knowledge-sharing event ‘Closing the Loop, Opportunities for Collaboration’ to help foster increased collaboration on marine debris.

Marine debris consists of plastics and other solid materials that end up in Philippine waters, causing pollution and endangering biodiversity there.

Wildlife there can either ingest the debris or get entangled in these discards, noted BMB in a statement. Such debris may also damage marine ecosystems and are navigational hazards, it added.

DENR and its Forest Management Bureau continued implementing this year its National Greening Program (NGP) -- so far government’s most ambitious reforestation bid -- as the agency recognized forests’ role in helping promote biodiversity conservation, food security, environmental stability, poverty reduction as well as climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Latest official data from DENR (July 8) show NGP already greened almost 2 million hectares of open, denuded and degraded land nationwide since the program was launched back in 2011.

Such accomplishment is 109 percent higher than NGP’s 2011-2019 target of 1.83 million hectares, the data also showed. NGP’s original run from 2011 to 2016 targeted greening 1.5 million hectares.

EO 193 series of 2015 extended NGP’s implementation period from 2016 to 2028 for the program to cover the remaining 7.1 million hectares of unproductive, denuded, and degraded forest land in the country. 

Eliminating use of mercury 

This April, DENR and its Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) led the Philippine launch of an international project on eliminating use of mercury in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM).

The United Nations Environment Program and United Nations Industrial Development Organization are implementing the 2019-2024 USD11.70 million project in the Philippines and Mongolia.

Such project is under the Global Opportunities for Long-Term Development of the ASGM sector (GOLD) program which seeks to address key issues linked to continuous use of mercury and to provide opportunities for sustainable development of communities concerned.

According to RA 7076 (People's Small-Scale Mining Act of 1991), small-scale mining refers to "mining activities which rely heavily on manual labor using simple implement and methods and do not use explosives or heavy mining equipment." 

Unabated use of mercury is among issues hounding a number of Philippine ASGM operations, DENR noted. Such operations are among sources of mercury discharges in the country, it said.

WHO warned exposure to mercury -- even in small quantities -- may cause serious health problems.

To help better monitor Philippine small-scale mining, MGB is working to fast-track approval of applications for Minahang Bayan areas nationwide.

Minahang Bayan areas are where small-scale miners can operate legally, enabling government to better track and regulate their extractive activities while helping promote safety of these workers, protect the environment and generate revenues for government.

For the 2019 and future editions of its biennial search for the country's most sustainable and eco-friendly public and private schools, EMB decided to put more emphasis on climate change when evaluating entries.

Sustainable and eco-friendly schools are those that initiated and integrated environment-related programs into respective instruction, research, extension and/or administration activities, EMB said.

EMB launched the search in 2009. The search aims to help raise public awareness and action on environmental protection and sustainable development while highlighting the academe's role in achieving these goals, said EMB. #  Source -  (PNA)

OPLAN TAOB, INTENSIVE DRIVE TI LGU-CABUGAO

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur – Maysa kadagiti nadakamat a pakaseknan ti sapasap a dinakamat ni Mayor Edgardo “Ediboy” S. Cobangbang, Jr. iti pannakisaritana iti Pamilia-LGU kalpasan ti Flag Ceremony idi Hulio 22, 2019 ket iti panagraira ita ti sakit a dengue iti lokalidad kas pakdaar  iti Department of Health (DOH).

Iti panangigigir ti Ama ti Ili iti salun-at ti sapasap, nairubuat iti intensive drive ken Oplan Taob kadagiti pageskuelaan a pagtitiponan dagiti ubbing babaen iti ipapan dagiti Empleado ti Munisipio a panagpidut ti non-biodegradable materials kas iti nagsupotan a selopin ken plastic ken kangrunaan iti panangipakboda  kadagiti nataya a danum kadagiti amin a paset ti arubayan ti pageskuelaan kas koma dagiti nakatiwangwang a lata; tumbler a pagikkan ti basura; aniaman a goma ken kanaigna a banag a makataya iti tudo wenno adda makargana a danum.

Ti Oplan Taob a programa ti LGU-Cabugao ket nairugi  iti pageskuelaan ti Cabugao South Central School sa maisaruno dagiti dadduma a pageskuelaan (by cluster) apaman a maileppas ti Cabugao North Central School itatta nga aldaw.

Iti nadakamat nga aktibidad, tumartarabay met da ABC President Thaddeus U. Soller; HRM Officer Mimi S. Sison ken ni Edgar S. Balangatan, MENRO-Designate.

Daytoy a gannuat ket pannakipaset ti Munisipio kadagiti wagas/pamay-an  a manglapped/mangparmek iti panagraira ti dengue a napeggad a sakit babaen iti panangiwaras ti insekto a lamok iti aglawlaw ken iti komunidad a daytoy ti kangrunaan a malapdan. # (Web In-Action)

AGTULTULOY A MAIPATUNGPAL TI CLEAN AND GREEN KEN SOLID WASTE PROGRAM

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur – Iti pannaki-amad ti Web In-Action,  imbatad ni Mr. Edgar  S. Balangatan, AT, MENRO-Designate, Municipal Clean and Green and Solid Waste Program Coordinator  iti   agtultuloy  a panaglinisda kadagiti pampubliko a pasilidad ti LGU-Cabugao.

Kanaig daytoy, regular a maiwayat iti  Clean-up Drive iti pito a Coastal Barangay nga idauluan  dagiti Opisiales ti Barangay-da  iti parte a masakupanda babaen iti itutulong dagiti sektor ken asosasion iti barangayda.

Kabayatanna, maar-aramid latta  ti regular a panaglinis iti agsumbangir ti Kalsada Nasional manipud Barangay Sagayaden agingga iti Barangay Pug-os babaen iti panagtinnulong dagiti LGU Personnel ti Clean and Green ken kameng ti Kyeryong Company. 

Nupay kasta, insupusop ni MENRO Balangatan a saan nga agsina a pakaseknan ti Munisipio maipapan iti pannakipagtaming iti Solid Waste Management ken iti Clean and Green iti intero a Munisipalidad ken uray iti uneg ti Tiendaan ti NISTC Public Market.

Kabayatanna, naannayas a maipatpatungpal ti Municipal Ordinance No. 2017-01 a maawagan iti “No Plastic Bag Day” iti kada aldaw ti Lunes a  mangipawil iti panagusar iti Plastic Bags/Plastic Cellophane ken  Styropor/Styrofoam  para iti  Packing /Bagging Materials. 

Agtultuloy met a maipromot iti panagdaldalus kadagiti kalsada kadagiti barangay, segun ken ni MENRO Balangatan. 

Dagitoy nga aksion ken inisiatiba ket resulta iti napintas a koordinasion dagiti Opisina ken Ahensia a maseknan ken adda iti salinong  ti LGU-Cabugao nga idauluan ni Mayor Edgardo “Ediboy” S. Cobangbang, Jr. # (Web Situational Report)

DOH REMINDS PUBLIC TO DO 4S VS DENGUE AS CASES START TO RISE

The Department of Health (DOH) today reminded the public to follow the 4S strategy against dengue as cases have been noted to start rising.

“The rains have come and it only takes about two weeks for mosquitoes to breed and fully mature into dengue-causing mosquitoes, hence it is time to implement the 4S strategy in our households,” Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said.

The Health Chief renewed his call to the public to prevent dengue by implementing the enhanced 4-S strategy in their households. 4-S stands for  “Search and destroy” mosquito-breeding sites, employ “Self-protection measures” (i.e. wearing long pants and long sleeved shirts, and daily use of mosquito repellent), “Seek early consultation”, and “Support fogging/spraying” only in hotspot areas where increase in cases is registered for two consecutive weeks to prevent an impending outbreak.

According to the latest report of the DOH Epidemiology Bureau, there were 3,610 dengue cases reported from June 16 to 22. This number brings the cases recorded, from all over the country since January 1 to June 22, to a cumulative total of 98,179 , with 428 deaths.The reported cases for June 16 to 22 alone is eight percent (8%) higher compared to the same period last year (3,330 cases).

Since January, the highest number of cases came from Western Visayas (11,285), CaLaBaRZon (10,313), Central Visayas (8,773), SOCCSKSARGEN (8,297), and Southern Mindanao (8,289).

Meanwhile, the DOH clarified that the alleged outbreak in the Ilocos province were confined to specific barangays only and not the whole province. The DOH Center for Health Development Office in Region 1, Northern Luzon, reported  a total of 353 dengue cases from Ilocos Norte from January 1 to June 29, this is 47.7% higher than the number of cases reported for the same period in 2018.Most of the cases came from Laoag City (94), Badoc (43), Batac City (29), Pagudpud (21), and Dingras (20). There were no deaths reported.

“We are appealing to the public to take to heart the 4S strategy especially in Metro Manila where water rationing is being implemented. Cover all water containers in order to prevent mosquitoes from breeding. Let’s do the 4S!” Duque concluded. # Source – www.doh.gov.ph

IMPLEMENT REPUBLIC ACT 11332 TO PREVENT EPIDEMICS – DOH

The Department of Health (DOH) today urged all private and public health workers, especially at the municipal, provincial and barangay levels, to report all public health threats and emergencies to the DOH to continuously promote the welfare of the people as mandated under newly signed law, RA 11332 otherwise known as the “Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act”.

The new law aims to protect people from public health threats through the efficient and effective disease surveillance of diseases of public health concern.   The new law recognizes the disease surveillance and response systems of the DOH and its local counterparts as the first line of defense against epidemics or any events that may pose a health threats to the public.

According to Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III, “With the new law, we will be able to ensure timely and accurate health information on notifiable diseases and other public health-related events to citizens and health providers.”

“This law will greatly help inform preventive measures and epidemics response in the country,” Duque explained. # Source – www.doh.gov.ph

FAMILY DEVELOPMENT SESSION (FDS) TI 4 Ps ITI HULIO 2019, MAAR-ARAMID

Cabugao, Ilocos Sur –  Iti pannakiuman ti Web In-Action, impakaammo  dagiti Staff ti  Opisina ti Municipal Operations  Office (MOO) ti 4 Ps Program, Municipal Link-Cabugao nga itultuloyda nga isaksaknap  ti pakabuklan ti programa ti   4 Ps iti  pagnaedan dagiti kameng kadagiti barangay ti Munisipalidad ti Cabugao. 

Itatta nga Hulio  2019, ti Topiko a maiyadal ket napauluan iti  “Strong Relationship with your Partner.” Mairaman iti Learning Service Provider  a mangited ti adal ket iti North Luzon Bible Baptist Church.

Kabayatanna, makiko-koordinarda  latta kadagiti Opisiales ti Barangay/Parent Leaders  a katinnulongda  a mangorganisar iti Family Development Session (FDS) para iti Topiko nga imitingda kadagiti 4 Ps para iti dayta a bulan.

Iti manon a bulan a pannakaangay ti Family Development Session (FDS) kadagiti barangay ket nasursuron dagiti Parent-Leaders ti tumakder iti bukodda a panangtarawidwid iti miting ken seminar iti masakupanda.

Ita a bulan  ket napagkaykaysaan dagiti kameng ti  Pantawid Staff ti Municipal Operations Office ti 4 Ps a maysa a Topiko ti binsaenda kadagiti Family Development Session-da tapno nadardaras a maawatan dagiti klienteda. Nalaklaka pay a maawatan dagiti adalanda a 4 Ps no dagitay kabisadoda/naipanawen  a Topiko/Situasion  iti maiyad-adal kas parte  iti Values  Formation iti Programa.

Dagitoy nga aksion ken inisiatiba ket katinnulong  iti agtultuloy a panangtarabay kadakuada ti Gobierno Munisipal iti panangidaulo ni Mayor Edgardo “Ediboy” S. Cobangbang iti pannakikammayetna iti Ahensia ti DSWD iti napintas a maaramidan dagiti programa a maisaksaknap kadagiti barangay tapno maragpat iti sapasap a panagrang-ay iti Pamilia ken dagiti umili.  # (Web In-Action)