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Thursday, May 30, 2013

Aklanon News: DOST bukas sa pagbulig sa mga MSMEs sa Aklan

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Mayo 30 (PIA6) -- Ro mga Micro, Small ag Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) iya sa Aklan nga nagakinahangean it kagamitan agud pamayad-ayaron ukon improbahon ro andang produkto hay pwede makapangayo it bulig sa Department of Science and Technology (DOST), suno kay Jairus Lachica, Provincial Science and Technology Director it DOST-Aklan. Ginsugid ni Lachica nga abu eon man nga mga MSMEs sa Aklan ro habuligan it DOST para magdasig ro andang produksyon ag maka kompetensya ro andang mga produkto sa iba, pero may lugar gihapon ro iba nga makapangayo it bulig. Ro iba nga mga MSMEs, suno kay Lachica, hay naka “gradwar” eon ukon naka impas sa baeayran samtang ro iba hay naghueam it uman para sa kadugangan nga gamit ukon eain nga gamit. Ro DOST hay makapahueam it balor nga P2 milyones nga dapat bayaran sa sueod it tatlong dag-on nga owa it interest. Ro pinakamataas nga balor nga hahueam iya hay P1.5 million. Ro bulig hay para eamang sa mga kagamitan ay owa gapahueam ro DOST it kwarta nga pang kapital. Ro mga maasistihan hay rato eamang nga naka umpisa eon it pag negosyo bisan sa sueod it tatlong dag-on. Ginpaabot man it DOST nga mabahoe kaea ro andang pagsalig sa mga Aklanon nga MSMEs. Pinakamataas ro antas it pagbayad it mga taga Aklan nga MSMEs nga nag-abot sa 89%. Raya hay nagapakita, hambae ni Lachica, nga masaligan ro mga Aklanon, ngani bukas ro DOST sa ratong mga nagakinahangean pa nga buligan. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Aklanon News: Mga Day Care children sa Aklan magabenefisyo sa supplementary feeding

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Mayo 28 (PIA6) -- May 12,749 nga mga unga nga naga eskuyla sa Day Care Center sa probinsya it Aklan nga naga edad it 3 hasta 5 dag-on ro maga benefisyo sa Supplementary Feeding Program it gobyerno, suno sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Ro Supplementary Feeding Program ngara para sa mga Akeanong inunga hay may alokasyon nga P19,888,440. Ginsugid it DSWD regional office nga sa dag-on ngara, ro departamento hay tuyo nga magpakaon sa 180,335 nga mga unga sa Bisayas Nakatundan ag magapaguwa para kara it P281,322,600 nga alokasyon. Suno sa listahan it DSWD, ro Guimaras ro may pinaka sangkiri nga mga benefisyaryo nga may 4,226, kon siin ro naka-alokar kara hay gaabot it P6, 592,560. Sa pihak nga parte, ro Negros Occidental ro may pinakaabu nga mga benefisyaryo nga may 65,353 nga mga unga ag P101,950,680 nga alokasyon; ginsundan ra it Iloilo nga may 46,791 ag P72,993,960 nga alokasyon ag Capiz nga may 14,578 nga mga unga sa Day Care ag P22,741,680 nga alokasyon. Ro pag-implementar it Supplementary Feeding hay sabat it DSWD sa resulta it 2006 Family Income Expenditure Survey (FIES) nga ginhiwat it National Statistics Office (NSO) nga nagpakita nga 11% it mga Filipinong pamilya ro indi makabakae it mga masustansyang pagkaon agud magmayad ro andang eawas bangud kueang ro andang kita. Ro probinsya it Aklan hay may 450 nga mga Day Care Centers, suno sa Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO). Pila sa mga Day Care Centers ngara hay may isaea ukon daywa nga mga Day Care Workers. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Mga Day Care children sa Aklan magabenefisyo sa supplementary feeding

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Mayo 28 (PIA6) -- May 12,749 nga mga unga nga naga eskuyla sa Day Care Center sa probinsya it Aklan nga naga edad it 3 hasta 5 dag-on ro maga benefisyo sa Supplementary Feeding Program it gobyerno, suno sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Ro Supplementary Feeding Program ngara para sa mga Akeanong inunga hay may alokasyon nga P19,888,440. Ginsugid it DSWD regional office nga sa dag-on ngara, ro departamento hay tuyo nga magpakaon sa 180,335 nga mga unga sa Bisayas Nakatundan ag magapaguwa para kara it P281,322,600 nga alokasyon. Suno sa listahan it DSWD, ro Guimaras ro may pinaka sangkiri nga mga benefisyaryo nga may 4,226, kon siin ro naka-alokar kara hay gaabot it P6, 592,560. Sa pihak nga parte, ro Negros Occidental ro may pinakaabu nga mga benefisyaryo nga may 65,353 nga mga unga ag P101,950,680 nga alokasyon; ginsundan ra it Iloilo nga may 46,791 ag P72,993,960 nga alokasyon ag Capiz nga may 14,578 nga mga unga sa Day Care ag P22,741,680 nga alokasyon. Ro pag-implementar it Supplementary Feeding hay sabat it DSWD sa resulta it 2006 Family Income Expenditure Survey (FIES) nga ginhiwat it National Statistics Office (NSO) nga nagpakita nga 11% it mga Filipinong pamilya ro indi makabakae it mga masustansyang pagkaon agud magmayad ro andang eawas bangud kueang ro andang kita. Ro probinsya it Aklan hay may 450 nga mga Day Care Centers, suno sa Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO). Pila sa mga Day Care Centers ngara hay may isaea ukon daywa nga mga Day Care Workers. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Feeding program to benefit some 12,749 day care kids

By: Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, May 28 (PIA6) -- Some 12,749 day care children in Aklan with ages from 3 to 5 years old will be benefiting from this year’s Supplementary Feeding Program, according to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The Supplementary Feeding program for these Aklanon Day Care kids has an allocation of P19,888,440. The DSWD regional office revealed that for this year, the department targets to feed 180,335 day care kids in Western Visayas and sets to release P281,322,600 for this program. Based on the list of beneficiaries and corresponding allocations, Guimaras has the least number of beneficiaries with 4,226 beneficiaries with an allocation of P36,592,560. On the other hand, Negros Occidental has the highest number of beneficiaries with 65,353 day care kids with an allocation of P101,950,680; followed by Iloilo with 46,791 and P72,993,960 allocation; Antique with 19,848 kids and P30,962,880 allocation, and Capiz, 14,578 and P22,741,680 allocation. The DSWD said the implementation of supplementary feeding is in response to the 2006 Family Income Expenditure Survey(FIES) conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO) which revealed that 11% of Filipino families cannot buy nutritional foods essential for their well-being and health. Aklan, according to the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) here, has currently a total of 450 Day Care Centers. Some of these centers, according to the PSWDO, have one or more Day Care Workers. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Natural Fibers Technology Resource Center sa Aklan ginbuksan

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Mayo 27 (PIA6) -- Mabahoe ro potensyal it mga natural nga saeag-uton sa Aklan. Bangud sa rayang pagpati, ginbuksan kurundaya eamang sa Aklan ro Natural Fibers Technology Resource Center (NFTRC) sa Aklan State University (ASU) Banga Campus. Ginkaeabuligan ro pagbukas it NFTRC it ASU, Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Agriculture (DA) ag ro sari-saring mga banwa nga naga produser it mga natural nga saeag-uton – Kalibo ag Balete (pina); Libacao, Banga, Malinao ag Altavas (abaca) ag Nabas (bariw); ag ginapanan-aw man nga mangin sangka “One Stop Information Shop” it mga natural nga saeag-uton para sa mga Akeanon nga naga-produser kara ag iba pa nga makapueos kara halin sa ibang mga probinsya. Suno kay Jairus Lachica, DOST-Aklan Provincial Science and Technology Director, ro ginbuksan nga NFTRC hay pinaka-una sa Western Visayas. Sa pagbutang it NFTRC, ro ASU ro magaserbe nga training center para sa mga upisina it gobyerno ag sa mga pribadong sektor sa probinsya. Antes sa pagbukas kara, ginhambae ni Lachica nga may gintao eon sanda nga mga kagamitan sa center nga nagabalor tanan it P630,000 kon siin ro pila kara hay mga “handlooms”, computer ag projector para sa training ag iba pa. Euwas nga mangin tilipunan it mga sari-saring impormasyon angot sa teknolohiya sa natural nga saeag-uton, ro NFTRC hay maga estudyo man sa mga natural nga mga gaeamiton sa pagtina sa tela it pina ag abaca, raffia, bariw ag iba pa. Pagkatapos it pagbukas it center, gina panan-aw nga sa sueod it 15 buean, matapos eon ro permanente kara nga building bangud ro DA, suno kay Lachica, hay may ginatao nga P3.550 milyon nga budget para kara nga iga-ugdok man mismo sa sueod it campus. Agud masustinihan ro proyekto, ro mga nagproponer kara hay plano nga mag-imbitar it mga naga produser it mga saeag-uton, imaw man ro mga negosyante ag iba pang sektor nga imbolbado, nga magpamiembro ag magbulig sa pag establisar it center sa bulig it mga ahensya pareho ku DOST, Fiber Industry Development Authority (FIDA), ag Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), agud magbulig it himo it mga produkto nga makasukoe sa mga kakumpetensya. Bangud ueubrahon pa gid ro building kara, ro mga produkto nga himo sa natural nga mga saeag-uton hay nakabutang makaron sa upisina it NFTRC sa ASU-Banga. Bukas man ro DOST nga magbulig gihapon sa NFTRC agud makumpleto ro mga kinahangeanon pa karang kagamitan. Raya hay possible kon sanda hay magsumiter it bag-o nga proposal sa dag-on ngara sa DOST, suno kay Lachica. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Monday, May 27, 2013

First Natural Fibers Center opens in Aklan

By: Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, May 27 (PIA6) -- Aklan's natural fibers have great potential With this belief, the province of Aklan recently held a “soft” opening of the Natural Fibers Technology Resource Center (NFTRC) at the Aklan State University (ASU) Banga Campus. The natural fibers resource center opening was made possible through the collaboration of ASU, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the different natural fibers – producing local government units in the province – Kalibo and Balete (pina fiber); Libacao, Banga, Malinao and Altavas (abaca); and Nabas (bariw); and is projected as a One-Stop Information Shop on natural fibers for Aklanon entrepreneurs and stakeholders and from nearby provinces. The NFTRC at ASU-Banga, according to DOST-Aklan Provincial Science and Technology Director Jairus Lachica is the first-ever center of its kind in Western Visayas. With the NFTRC in place, ASU will serve as a training center for government and non-government agencies, according to Lachica. Prior to its recent opening, Lachica said the DOST has already provided the center needed equipment worth P630,000 – some of which include looms, and computer and projector for trainings. Besides serving as a repository of baseline data/information on natural fibers technology, the center, through its proponent-researchers, will also do studies on natural dye applications for pina and abaca cloth, raffia, bariw and other fibers. After the center’s soft opening, it is projected that in 15 months’ time, a permanent building will be in place already, as the DA, according to Lachica, has earmarked a budget of P3.550 million for its building to be constructed inside the ASU-Banga Campus. To sustain the project, proponents are keen in inviting fiber processors/entrepreneurs in Aklan to be accredited members and help establish the One Stop Information Center, with the assistance of other government agencies like the DOST, the Fiber Industry Development Authority (FIDA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to help develop new fiber products in order to become globally-competitive. With its own building yet to be constructed, displays of various products made of natural fibers are now at the Natural Fibers Technology Resource Center at ASU-Banga Campus. The DOST is also open to extend another assistance to complete or complement the facilities of the center, according to Lachica. “They could submit another proposal to the DOST this year for other needed equipment for the center”, Lachica said. (VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Farmers assured of crops with PCIC

By: Veus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, May 21 (PIA6) -- Rice and corn farmers in the municipality of Kalibo will now be assured that despite floods and other natural calamities that could strike their crops at their most productive cycle, they could still rise and plant again through through crop insurance offered by the government. This, as recently, the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC) conducted an orientation here of its services to rice and corn farmers of Kalibo regarding the PCIC Premium Subsidy Program, according to the Municipal Agricultural Services Division of the municipality of Kalibo. The PHIC operates under the Department of Agriculture (DA) and is offering Kalibo rice and corn farmers to insure their crops. During the orientation, Clarence Jereza of PCIC-Iloilo explained that farmers qualified to avail of the PCIC insurance are those whose rice farms have areas from 2,500 up to 10,000 square meters or one hectare. These rice fields, according to Jereza, should already be thriving with at least 15 days old rice plants. According to the PCIC, farmers only need to pay P50.00 per cropping while the government will shoulder P4,340.00 as counterpart. In case of occurrence of natural calamities causing damages to crops, farmers will be assisted by the PCIC after report on damages had been submitted. Farm technicians and the PCIC will also assess the damages to crops to determine the amount to be paid the farmers. Besides rice and corn insurance, PCIC also offers high-value crop insurance, non-crop agricultural asset insurance, livestock insurance, fisheries insurance and term insurance packages. (JCM/VGV PIA6 Aklan)

Wrong birth entries now easier to correct with new law

By: Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, May 20 (PIA6) -- People encountering problems with entries in their birth certificates can now heave a sigh of relief as these could be corrected through a new law. Through Republic Act 10172 which took effect October 24, 2012, the National Statistics Office (NSO) here said people need not spend money and go to court to have their dates of birth corrected or correct their sex erroneously entered in their birth certificates. RA 10172, according to NSO-Aklan Provincial Statistics Officer Blas M. Solidum, is an act authorizing municipal or city civil registrars or consul-general to to correct clerical or typographical errors in the day and month in the date of birth and the sex of the person appearing in the civil register without need of going to court for a judicial order. Solidum clarified however that correction of year of birth in the civil register is not covered by the law so the petition should be filed in court. Persons of legal age can file for the correction of the day of month of birthdays, but if minors or physically and mentally incapacitated, his parents, spouse, any of his children, sisters grandparents and guardians or those duly authorized by the law could file the petition in his behalf. Meanwhile, people who have problems with records regarding their true sex in their birth certificates should personally file their petition with the Local Civil Registrar or Philippine Consulate where the record to be corrected is registered. Besides a medical certification issued by an accredited government doctor stating that the petitioner has not undergone sex change or sex transplant, petitioners for this correction needs to submit earliest school records/documents, medical records, baptismal certificate and other documents issued by religious authorities, NBI/police clearance or employer clearance and affidavit of publication from the publisher of the newspaper and a copy of a newspaper clipping. A petitioner needs to pay P3,000.00 to the concerned LCRO, but if an indigent and if his petition is supported by a certification from the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officer, he could be exempted from paying this amount. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Thursday, May 16, 2013

PHO avocates healthy lifestyle to fight lifestyle diseases

Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, May 16 (PIA6) -- The Provincial Health Office (PHO) here is advocating healthy lifestyle practices to beat Aklan’s top 10 killer diseases. In a meeting recently of the Kalusugang Pangkalahatan/Community Health Team (KP-CHT) Multisectoral Task Force Meeting, Provincial Health Officer I Dr. Leslie Anne Luces revealed that of the ten top killer diseases in Aklan, most are branded as lifestyle diseases, like heart failure, cancer, hypertension, Myocardial Infarction, Diabetes Mellitus, and Renal Failure. To keep Aklanons from being afflicted by these lifestyle diseases, Dr. Luces is advocating for the practice of healthy lifestyle – proper nutrition, exercise, and early detection of diseases through regular check-ups. For working people, Dr. Luces also advised them against bringing their work home, so they could have enough rest. “Not bringing your work home will keep you from stress,” Dr. Luces said. Stress, according to her, can cause lifestyle diseases. Based on PHO records, the province top ten 2012 killer diseases include pneumonia, Cardio-Vascular Disease, Heart Failure, Cancer, Hypertension, Myocardial Infarction, Diabetes Mellitus, Sepsis, Acute Respiratory Distress Sysdrome and Renal Failure. The recent KP/CHT meeting was the first one to be held this year, spearheaded by the Provincial Health Office and attended by task force members coming from the different national and provincial offices and non-government organizations in the province. In the meeting, taken up were the province’s Health Accomplishment for 2012, updates on Community Health Team Mobilization and updates on Health Facility Enhancement Programs (HFEP). (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Votes from 13 Aklan towns canvassed

Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, May 15 (PIA6) -- Election returns from Aklan’s 13 municipalities in the eastern and western sides had been canvassed here at the Sanggguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall by the Provincial Board of Canvassers (PBOC) with four more to go. Canvassing of the votes started May 14 and continued today, May 15 at 8:00 a.m. but was halted as the board still awaits the submission of election returns from the towns of Banga, Batan, Numancia and Ibajay. Aklan has 17 towns. Atty. Roberto Salazar, Provincial Election Supervisor of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) here and PBOC Chairman said canvassing of elections returns would resume at 3:00 p.m. today assuming that the awaited election returns from the said municipalities would be submitted. The delay in the canvassing was due to defective compact flash (CF) cards and the rainy weather which delayed the transmission of returns from the hinterland barangays of Libacao town. The latest count by the PBOC of ERs from the 13 towns – Altavas, Balete, Kalibo, Libacao, Madalag, New Washington, Buruanga, Lezo, Makato, Malay, Malinao, Nabas and Tangalan as of 9:00 a.m. today showed that congressional candidate for Aklan’s lone district Teodorico Haresco, Jr. (Independent) obtained 72,681 votes, as against the votes of other contenders like Antonio Maming (UNA), who got 69,137 votes; Phoebe Clarice Cabagnot, (Independent) who got 26,534 and Ramy Panagsagan, (Independent), 4,607. For the gubernatorial race, gubernatorial candidate from the Liberal Party Florencio T. Miraflores garnered 84,284 votes as against the 73,307 received by Ramon Legaspi Jr. of the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA). For the vice gubernatorial position, incumbent Gabrielle Calizo Quimpo (NP) got 82,872 votes while her opponent, Victor Manuel Garcia of UNA got 6,922 votes. Meanwhile, for Sangguniang Panlalawigan eastern side, Soviet dela Cruz got 48,143; Lea Lynette delos Reyes,21,345; Mercedes Imperial, 24,996; Hospicio Indadano, 2,023; Gene Mabasa, 4,788; Rodson Mayor, 36,322; Plaridel Morania, 38,630; Donny Radislao, 9,099; Jocel Rata, 16,949; Jean Rodriguez, 35,951, Harry Sucgang, 35,037 and Lillian Tirol, 38,358. For the western side, Cipriano Casidsid, UNA, got 21,566 votes; Basilia Fajardo, UNA, 15,252; Esel Flores, LP, Jun Garcia, UNA, 30,324; Andoy Gelito, LP, 36,727; Ike Ileto, LP, 26,774; Joen Miraflores, LP, 39,103; Nelson Santamaria, LP, 24,292 and Basil Tabernilla, UNA, 21,420. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Aklanon News: Mga kandidato dapat magtao it resibo sa kada donasyon

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Mayo 9 (PIA6) -- Ro mga kandidato nga nagadaeagan sa lokal ag nasyonal nga eleksyon sa Mayo 13 hay dapat magtao it resibo sa kada donasyon nga andang mabaton halin sa andang taga suporta. Raya ngara makaron nga obligasyon hay ginsugid ni Atty. Vicente Tady, OIC Asst. Revenue District Officer it BIR-Aklan sa grupo it Aklan Public Information Officers Association (APIOA) sa ginpatigayon nga meeting kurundaya eamang sa DOST-Provincial Science and Technology Center sa Provincial Capitol, Kalibo, Aklan. Suno kay Atty. Tady, ro mga kandidato hay dapat magparehistro sa BIR sa pagsunod sa Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 15-2013 nga ginpaguwa base sa mga nakabutang sa Resolution No. 9476 it Commission on Elections (COMELEC). Suno sa resolusyon it COMELEC nga may tigueo nga “Rules and Regulations Governing Campaign Finance and Disclosure in Connection with the May 2013 National and Local Elections and Subsequent Elections Thereafter”, euwas sa pagtao it resibo, ro mga kandidato hay dapat man magtao it detalyado ag kumpleto nga listahan it tanan nga gin-amot ag gasto nga anang hapatigayon ag ku anang gin otorisar nga mga tinawo, magpreserbar it mga papeles ag listahan ngara kaibahan ro iba pang mga dokumento sa sueod it tatlong dag-on nga nakataliwan ro eleksyon. Ginhambae man ni Atty. Tady nga kon ro mga kandidato hay owa it hapa-imprenta nga mga resibo, pwede sanda makabakae sa BIR, ay may ginabaligya idto nga Non-VAT official receipts nga tig sanggatos (P100.00) kada stub. Kon ro mga donasyon hay bukon it kwarta, dapat hay huyapon it kandidato ro katumbas nga balor kara ag imaw ro ibutang sa resibo. Tanan nga mga owa ha issue nga mga resibo hay dapat nga ibalik sa BIR pagkatapos it eleksyon, hambae pa gid ni Tady. Suno sa resolusyon, ro rehistrasyon it mga kandidato hay matapos 30 dias pagkataliwan it eleksyon. Euwas kay Atty. Tady it BIR-Aklan, ro iba pa gid nga nagpaabot it mga sari-sari ag importanteng taeandaan sa tiyempo it eleksyon hay sanday Roman SJ Sitjar it COMELEC-Aklan Provincial Office ag Ferdinand Macogue it Civil Service Commission (CSC) Field Office, nga nagpaabot man it mga dapat likawan nga bueuhaton sa eleksyon agud indi sanda makakas sa serbisyo ag mapinahan it mga grabeng pinalidad. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

BIR reminds candidates to issue receipts for donations received

Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, May 8 (PIA6) -- Candidates running in the May 13, 2013 local and national elections are now required to issue official receipts for every donation they receive, according to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) here. This requirement, according to Atty. Vicente Tady, OIC Asst. Revenue District Officer of BIR-Aklan, shared this information during the recent meeting of the Aklan Public Information Officers Association (APIOA) held at the DOST-Provincial Science Technology Center, Provincial Capitol, Kalibo, Aklan. According to Atty. Tady, after filing their Certificates of Candidacies (COCs), candidates should register with the BIR, in keeping with Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 15-2013, issued to publish and implement pertinent provisions of Resolution No. 9476 issued by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) on June 2012. Based on COMELEC Resolution entitled “Rules and Regulations Governing Campaign Finance and Disclosure in Connection with the May 2013 National and Local Elections and Subsequent Elections Thereafter”, besides issuing receipts, candidates are also required to keep detailed, full and accurate records of all contributions received and expenditures incurred by him and by those acting under his authority, and be responsible for the preservation of the records of contributions and expenditures, together with all pertinent documents for at least 3 years after the holding of the elections. “If the candidates have no printed official receipts, they could buy from our office BIR-printed Non-VAT official receipts for P100.00 per stub”, Atty. Tady said. Atty. Tady also said that should donations be in kind, the candidates should estimate the cost and reflect this in the receipt to be issued to the donor. All unissued receipts after the elections should then be surrendered or returned to the BIR, Atty. Tady said. Based on the resolution, registration of individuals as candidates shall automatically end thirty days from the date of the election. Besides Atty. Tady of BIR-Aklan, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Provincial Office, through Roman SJ Sitjar, and the Civil Service Commission (CSC) Field Office through Ferdinand Macogue, Administrative Officer, also took turns in briefing the province’ information officers on the status of preparations for the May 13, 2013 local and national elections, revisiting the functions of the Precinct Count Optical Scanner (PCOS) machines and its schedule of deliveries to various Aklan towns; and in warning government officials and employees from engaging in partisan political activities which could cause their dismissal from government service and suffer other punishments. (JCM/VGV PIA6 Aklan)

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Aklanon News: Nagakaigo nga supply it kuryente sa Aklan sa Eleksyon ginpasalig

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Mayo 7 (PIA6) -- May husto nga supply it kuryente sa probinsya it Aklan sa Mayo 13, 2013, adlaw it eleksyon. Raya nga pagpasalig hay naghalin mismo sa Aklan Electric Cooperative Inc. (AKELCO), ro mayor nga nagadaea it kuryente sa mga konsumidor it probinsya. Sa pihak it rayang pagpasalig, nag-apelar ro AKELCO sa mga pumueuyo nga nga mag konserbar it kuryente agud mangin balance ro pagtao it kuryente sa mga boeotohan nga presinto sa bilog nga probinsya. Sa sangka advisory nga ginpaguwa it AKELCO paagi sa General Manager kara nga si Chito Peralta, ginhinyo ro mga Aklanon nga sa Mayo 13, dapat paeuongon nanda ro mga iwag nga owa ginagamita, ipa-iway anay ro pagpamalansa, indi anay magtinan-aw it television ag likawan man ro paghampang sa computer. Ginpasalig ni Peralta nga gina obra ro tanan nga mahimo it AKELCO agud mabantayan ro supply it kuryente ag mataw-an it kuryente ro tanan nga mga presinto sa eleksyon. Ro kampanya sa pag kinot sa kuryente hay bukon eamang it sa probinsya it Aklan kundi sa bilog nga nasyon bangud sa pagpati it gobyerno nga rayang paghugpong it mga Pilipino hay magatuga it sangka matawhay, produktibo ag madinaeag-on nga eleksyon. Pilang domingo antes ro Mayo 13, nagpatigayon it pagkaayad it mga linya ro AKELCO, imaw man ro pag-ilis it mga poste agud masiguro nga owa it pag brown-out sa adlaw it eleksyon. (VGV/JSC-PIA6 Aklan)

AKELCO assures no brownout on election day

Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, May 7 (PIA6) -- There will be enough power supply for the whole province of Aklan on May 13, 2013, Election Day. This assurance came from the Aklan Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AKELCO), the province’s main power distributor. AKELCO however, despite this assurance, issued an appeal to Aklanons to practice energy conservation on that day so that there will be a balanced distribution of power supply in polling precincts all over the province. In an advisory released by the power cooperative through its General Manager, Chito M. Peralta, AKELCO called on Aklanons that on May 13, they should turn off unnecessary lights, schedule ironing of clothers on other days, limit television viewing and playing of computer games. “For us to help make the Election Day a success, everyone is encouraged to conserve energy so that we can have enough and unhampered electric power supply in polling precincts provincewide,” Peralta said in the advisory. Peralta also assured that AKELCO is doing every means to monitor power supply and provide power assistance in polling precincts during the elections. The campaign to conserve energy during the Election Day will not only be practices in Aklan but nationwide, as the government believes that this collective effort among Filipinos is a good way to achieve a peaceful, productive and successful elections. Weeks before May 13, AKELCO scheduled several power interruptions throughout the province to clear lines, tap single primary line, and replace wooden poles with concrete ones to ensure zero power interruptions come election day. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Mga empleyado it gobyerno, indi dapat magpangampanya

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Mayo 3 (PIA6) -- Ipabaya ro pamulitika sa mga politico. Raya ro prangka nga mensahe nga ginpaabot it Commission on Elections (COMELEC) ag Civil Service Commission (CSC) sa mga opisyales ag empleyado it gobyerno sa ginhiwat nga meeting it Aklan Public Information Officers Association (APIOA) nga ginhiwat sa upisina it Department of Science and Technology (DOST) nga makit-an sa Provincial Capitol Compound. Ginbuhian it COMELEC ag CSC rayang mensahe para ma klaro sa mga empleyado it gobyerno nga indi sanda pwede nga magpangampanya para sa mga kandidato bisan pa raya hay maeapit nandang igbata. Ro pag apply para sa “leave of absence” agud makapangampanya, suno sa COMELEC ag CSC, hay indi man makapaduea sa kamatuoran nga sanda hay naga empleyo sa gobyerno. Gin imbitar it APIOA ro daywa ngara nga ka ahensya it gobyerno agud magtao it mga pagpadumdum para sa paaeabuton nga eleksyon sa Mayo 13. Paagi kay Roman SJ Sitjar it Provincial COMELEC Office, ro mga information officers hay ginpahisayud ag ginpakitaan kon mauno mag-andar ro Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS), ro pag deliver kara sa sari-saring mga banwa sa Aklan, ro pinal nga pag testing kara sa Mayo 10 ag ro mga importanteng pagpadumdom sa adlaw it eleksyon pareho ku pag adto it temprano ag pag serbe o pagpaboto sa kon sin-o ro hauna it abot sa presinto. Ginpadumdum man nana ro mga botante nga indi magpasobra sa pagboto, ag ana man nga ginpahayag nga haum eon ro COMELEC para sa maabot nga eleksyon. Ginpasalig man ni Sitjar nga ro PCOS machines hay makaandar paagi sa battery sa sueod it 12 oras. Sa pihak nga parte, ro CSC, paagi kay Ferdinand Macogue, Administrative Officer V, hay nagpaandam sa mga government information officers nga indi mag entra sa “partisan political activities” agud indi ma akusahan it pagpamolitika. Ro mga saea nga daea it pamolitika, suno kay Macogue, hay mahimo nga makapahalin sa serbisyo it mga empleyado it gobyerno, mabawian it mga benefisyo, madueaan it elegibility ag maabangan sa pagbuoe it uman it mga eksamin ag pagsueod it uman sa serbisyo sa gobyerno. Kon intresado gid man ro sangka empleyado it gobyerno nga magpartisipar sa eleksyon euwas sa pagboto, raya hay paagi sa pagiging “volunteer” sa pag-entra sa National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) ukon sa Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV). Sa makaron, ro probinsya it Aklan hay may 328,642 nga mga botante. Paagi sa ginhiwat nga briefing, nagaeaum ro APIOA nga ro mga miyembro hay halin sa 17 nga mga kabanwahunan it Aklan ag mga ahensya it gobyerno nga makabulig it paabot it husto ag mapuslan nga impormasyon sa andang mga kapareho nga mga empleyado sa nagakaangay nga pag ginawi sa eleksyon ngara imaw man sa pag edukar sa publiko para sa matawhay ag malimpyo nga eleksyon sa Mayo 13. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

KALIBO, Aklan, May 3 (PIA6) COMELEC,CSC: Leave politics to politicians.

Venus G. Villanueva This was the frank message the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and the Civil Service Commission (CSC) delivered to government officials and employees during the May 3 meeting of the Aklan Public Information Officers Association (APIOA) held at the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Provincial Office at the Provincial Capitol Grounds. The COMELEC and the CSC both issued this statement to make it clear to government employees that campaigning for candidates, even if these are their close kin, is a big no-no, and taking a leave of absence will not make them less of a government employee. The COMELEC and the CSC offices were both invited by the APIOA to give briefings on the forthcoming May 13, 2013 national and local elections. The COMELEC, through Roman SJ Sitjar, briefed the information officers on the functions of the precinct count optical scan (PCOS), delivery of the same to various Aklan towns, final testing of the machines on May 10 and basic reminders to voters when voting, like coming early and voting on a “first come, first served” basis. He also warned voters not to over-vote, so as not to jeopardize their ballots. “COMELEC-Aklan is ready for the May 13, 2013 elections, especially with your cooperation”, Sitjar said to the information officers. Sitjar assured his audience that the PCOS machines could run on batteries for 12 hours. The CSC, on the other hand through Ferdinand Macogue, Administrative Officer V, warned the government information officers partisan political activities directly or indirectly so as not to be charged of grave election offense. Grave election offenses, according to Macogue, will cause the erring government employee to be dismissed from the service, forfeiture of his/her benefits, forfeiture and cancellation of eligibility and barring him/her from taking career service examinations and barring him/her from re-entry in the government service. If one is interested to participate in the elections besides voting, Macogue said this could be through volunteerism for HOPE – honest, orderly and peaceful elections by joining the National Citizens Movement For Free Elections (NAMFREL) or the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV). The province of Aklan has a total voting population of 328,642. Through the briefing, APIOA officers and members, from Aklan’s 17 local government units and national government offices and GOCCs, hope to help relay useful information to their fellow government employees on proper behavior during the election period as well as to help educate and inform the public on the features and set-ups for the May 2013 elections. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Serbilis Center nagatanyag it madasig nga serbisyo, mataas nga koleksyon

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Mayo 2 (PIA6) -- Owa eamang nagatao it madasig nga serbisyo sa pagtao it mga kinahangeanon nga mga papeles it mga Aklanon ag mga residente it mga kaeapit nga probinsya ro Serbilis Center it National Statistics Office – abu man kara ro ginakolektar nga bayad pabor sa gobyerno, nga ku dag-ong 2012 hay nagdugang it 5%. Suno sa NSO-Aklan, ro Kalibo Serbilis Center hay naka kolekta it P13.4 milyon ku 2012, nga mas mataas it 5% ku sa P12.8 milyon nga ha kolektar ku 2011. Ro buean it Mayo ku nagtaliwan nga dag-on ro may pinakamataas nga hakolektar nga may P1.9 milyon, ginsundan it Abril nga may P1.3 milyon ag Marso nga may P1.2 milyon. Ginsugid ni Blas Solidum, NSO-Aklan Provincial Statistics Officer, nga ro pagdugang sa koleksyon ku ratong mga binuean ku nagtaliwan nga dag-on hay bangud sa mabahoe nga numero it mga kliyente nga nagbuoe it kopya it mga dokumento pareho ku birth certificates para sa eskuylahan, pag-usoy it trabaho, pagpakasae, pagbuoe it mga benefisyo ag sa pagbuoe it passport ag pagbyahe sa guwa it nasyon. Gindugang pa gid ni Solidum nga ro kaabuon it transaksyon ku nagtaliwan nga dag-on hay nagsaka man sa 5.4% halin sa 84,320 ku 2011 sa 88,860 ku 2012. Ro mga buean nga may pinakamataas nga transaksyon hay Mayo nga may 12,634; Abril nga may 8,497 ag Marso, nga may 7,975. Pinakamanaba ro transaksyon ku mga buean it Disyembre ag Nobyembre. Ro kinaangdan nga koleksyon sa sang buean it Serbilis Center hay una sa P1.1 milyon. Ro mga kliyente nga gina serbisyuhan it Serbilis Center euwas sa mga Aklanon hay ro mga taga Capiz, Antique ag Romblon. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan

NSO's Serbilis Center generates more collections

Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, May 2 (PIA6) -- The Serbilis Center of the National Statistics Office (NSO) here not only provides Aklanons and residents of other neighboring provinces easy and fast access to much-needed civil registry documents – it also generates collections for the government, which, in 2012, registered an increase of 5%. According to NSO-Aklan, the Kalibo Serbilis Center was able to collect P13.4 million in cash revenues in 2012, which was 5% higher that the P12.8 million collected in 2011. The month of May last year had the highest collections of P1.9 million, followed by April with P1.3 million, and March, with P1.2 million. Blas Solidum, NSO-Aklan Provincial Statistics Officer, said the increase in the collections during these months last year was due to the big number of clients who requested for copies of civil registry documents like birth certificates for use in school, employment, marriage, benefit claims and in securing passports or for travel abroad. Solidum added the volume of transactions last year for the same period increased by 5.4%; from 84,320 in 2011 to 88,860 in 2012. Months with the highest transactions during the period were May with 12,634; April with 8,497 and March with 7,975. Transactions were lowest in the months of December and November. The monthly average collection of the NSO Serbilis Center is placed at P1.1 million. Clients served by the Serbilis Center in Aklan, besides Aklanons, are those coming from Capiz, Antique and Romblon. (JCMVGV PIA 6 Aklan)