Aklan opens 57th anniversary with piña and fiber fest

KALIBO, Aklan, April 23 (PIA6) -- The formal opening of the 14th Pina and Fiber Festival and the Agri-Industrial Fair at the Provincial Capitol Grounds here April 22 officially kicked-off this year’s celebration of Aklan’s 57th anniversary as a separate province from Capiz. The Pina and Fiber Festival, located at the Trade Hall, and the Agri-Industrial Fair at the Provincial Capitol Grounds will be open to the public from April 22-30, 2013 as two of the major activities of the province in the celebration of its 57th anniversary. As with the previous years, this year’s Pina and Fiber Festival will be showcasing Aklan’s products made of indigenous fibers such as pina, abaca, raffia and nito. Joining this year’s showcase are 55 exhibitors featuring pina wearables and high fashion apparels, gifts and housewares, furniture and furnishings, and agri-and aqua-based processed foods. Abaca will be featured in the Fiberfest as an emerging industry sector showcasing its various uses and applications too. In his message at the opening of the Fiberfest, Aklan Governor Carlito Marquez said the abaca industry in the province, raised on 4,000 hectares of land in various municipalities here, have earned millions for abaca farmers and at the same time provided employment to 8,000 Aklanons. With the proposed Pook Eco-tourism site in Kalibo, the province, according to him, is planning to showcase the pina and abaca loom-weaving industry by inviting the prime movers of the Fiberfest like the Hugod Aklanon Producers and Traders and the Aklan Pina and Indigenous Fibers Manufacturers and Traders Association Incorporated to put up loom-weaving machineries in the area to demonstrate to tourists and visitors the intricacies of weaving the fibers into expensive and delicate cloth. Meanwhile, besides the 55 exhibitors composed of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Aklan’s 17 municipalities will also be exhibiting its products under the One Town, One Product (OTOP) program along with their other respective agricultural and industrial produce. The exhibits start daily from April 22-30 from 9 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. From 6:00 p.m., food lovers and music enthusiasts will then be treated and entertained nightly during the same dates at the Provincial Capitol Grounds through the “Tsibugan Sa Kapitolyo”, a counterpart project of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) Aklan Chapter. Other activities alongside the Fiberfest and agri-industrial fair are the Accessories Fashion Show on April 24, Investment Conference (ICON) cum Market Encounter on April 30, Abaca Crafts and Weaving Skills Demonstration from april 22-30; Special Product Exhibitions (Abaca and Bamboo Products) on April 22-30; Dog Show, Awarding Ceremony of Outstanding Municipal Treasurer and Outstanding Taxpayers of Aklan on March 24; Thanskgiving Mass at the Kalibo Cathedral, Civic and Military Parade, Blessing of New Provincial Capitol Building, Commemorative Program, and Awarding of Outstanding Aklanons on March 25; Launching of Lambaklad Project in Tangalan on April 26; Farmers and Fisherfolks Day and awarding of winners (Booth Exhibit, Float Parade, and Vegetables Productivity Contest) on April 27 and Job Fair on April 30. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Kooperatiba sa Aklan paga ayudahan it DTI

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Abril 22 (PIA6) -- Sangka kooperatiba iya sa Aklan nga imbolbado sa paghaboe it tela nga pina ro hapilian it Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) nga kwalipikado nga katuwang sa proyekto nga Shared Service Facilities (SSF) sa idaeum ku “Big Push” nga programa para sa Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) sa probinsya. Ro SSF, suno kay Provincial Director Diosdado P. Cadena, Jr., hay sangka Public Private Partnership (PP) nga inisyatibo nga iga implementar paagi sa sangka katuwang halin sa pribado nga sector nga makatao it mga masaligan nga mga pasilidades nga mabutangan it mga kagamitan. Sa idaeum ku rayang programa, ro Handicraft of Aklan, nga imaw rong hapilian nga kooperatiba, hay pagataw-an it 50 nga mga handlooms sa mga resipyente sa banwa it Kalibo, Lezo ag Makato. Ro kapital nga banwa it Aklan nga imaw man ro kapital sa paghaboe hay magabaton it 13 nga handlooms nga igatao sa Barangay Buswang ag Old Buswang; Lezo, 17, nga igatao sa Barangay Poblacion ag Barangay Ibao, ag Makato, paagi sa Barangay Tina nga may 20 nga handlooms nga pagabatunon. Ginpili ro HAMPCO it DTI bangud makatao ra it nagakaangay nga pasilidad nga mabutangan it mga makinarya. Tuyo it SSF nga pamayad-ayaron ro mga prayoridad nga industriya paagi sa paggamit it mga dekalidad nga mga makinarya ag magtuga it mga nagapanguna nga industriya sa pagsuporta sa National Industry Cluster Capacity Enhancement Program (NICCEP). Ginapanan-aw nga paagi sa proyekto ngara, ro mga SMEs sa pikapobre nga 609 nga mga banwa sa nasyon hay mabenefisyuhan. Ro SSF, suno sa DTI, hay igalunsar sa Abril 30 sa paghiwat it Aklan Investment Conference (ICON) 2013, nga pagatambungan ni DTI Secretary Gregory Domingo ag iba pang mga opisyales. Gin-establisar ro HAMPCO ku Disyembre 27, 1989 ag sa makaron hay may 385 nga mga miyembro kon siin 141 kara ro mga nagahaboe, naga burda, nagatahi, nagapinta ag iba pa. Ro anang mayor nga produkto kara hay abaka silk, abaca pina, abaca basket weave, pina cloth, pina seda shawl ag pina seda barong. Ro mga baealigyaan kara hay lokal ag sa guwa – Boracay, Manila, Cebu, Pampanga, Palawan ag Japan, France ag Italy. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Commision on Elections may daywang ka bag-o nga Commissioners

Ni Joselito Edwin R. Ramos KALIBO, Abril 19 (PIA6) - - Si Pangueong Benigno S. Aquino III hay nagpili it mga bag-ong commissioners it Commission on Elections sa pagkatawo nanday Atty. Louie Tito F. Guia ag Atty. Al A. Parreño suno sa Office of the Presidential Spokesperson (OPS) ku huwebes. Sanday Atty. Guia ag Atty. Parreño hay magabueos sa inaywanan nga puesto nanday Armand Velasco ag Rene Sarmiento. Si Guia hay dating Acting Director it Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE). Imaw man ra hay naging International Election Consultant sa Papua New Guinea ag Kenya. Si Parreño mat-a hay presente naga pungko bilang Board Member it Land Transportation and Franchise Board. “Mabahoe ro pagsalig ni Presidente Aquino nga sanday Guia ag Parreño hay maga pakita it integridad sa pagtuman ku andang oeobrahon ag obligasyon ag padayon nga pabaskugon ro COMELEC sa pag tuman ku andang konstitusyunal nga mando para sa segurado nga hilway, maayos, tampad, malinong ag kredible nga piliie-an,” dugang pa it OPS. Ku Marso, gin-appoint man ni Pangueong Aquino ro Election Lawyer nga si Bernadette Sardillo ag dating ambassador ag kongresista it Lanao Del Norte nga si Macabangkit Lanto bilang mga bag-o nga commissioners it COMELEC ugaling ro daywa hay nagpamalibad. Si Sardillo hay ginpakamayad nga mag=tener sa anang pribadong pag-abogar ag si Lanto nagbalibad man tungod sa mga kritisismo ag mga alegasyon ku anang pagka inbolbar sa dayaan ku eleksyon it 1994.

Aklanon News: Aklan Pina and Fiber Festival, maga marka it ika 14 anyos

KALIBO, Aklan, Abril 22 (PIA6) -- Ro Aklan Pina and Fiber Festival, nga imaw rong nagapasundayag it mga “premium indigenous” nga produkto it probinsya hay naga marka it anang ika 14 anyos sa dag-on ngara. Pareho ku unang paglunsar kara, rayang aktibidad hay ginahiwat makaron bilang sambilog sa mga mayor nga mga atraksyon it Aklan Day Celebration kada Abril 25. Ro Aklan Pina and Fiber Festival hay pagahiwaton sa Trade Hall sa Provincial Capitol Grounds, suno kay Provincial Director Diosdado P. Cadena, Jr. it Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) ag magabuhay it sang dominggo halin it April 22-30 sa alas 9:00 it agahon hasta alas 8:00 it gabii. May 33 nga mga Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) nga maga-entra sa trade show halin sa sari-saring sector: indigenous fibers and crafts, mga pang regalo, gamit sa baeay ag pang dekorar, mga ga proseso it pagkaon ag sa ikamayad it eawas. Ginsugid ni Cadena nga may mga bag-ong konsepto ag disensyo it mga produkto ro igalunsar sa exhibit sa dag-on ngara nga magatao it eain nga presentasyon sa mga naga-eksister nga mga produkto. Gindugang pa gid nana nga maga sentro ro trade show sa mga lokal nga produkto sa idaeum it mga ginapaboran nga mga sector pareho ku mga indigenous fibers, mga pangregalo, gamit sa baeay, muebles ag mga ginproseso nga agri-aqua nga mga pagkaon. Pila pa gid nga mga aktibidades nga pagahiwaton kadungan sa trade fair ag sa ika 57 anyos nga pagselebrar it Aklan Day hay rong Accessories Fashion Show sa Abril 24, Investment Conference cum Market Encounter sa Abril 30 nga pagatambungan ni DTI Secretary Gregory Domingo; Abaca Crafts and Weaving Demonstration halin it Abril 22-30 Special Products Exhibition (Abaca and Bamboo) sa Abril 22-30. Ginapangunahan ro paghiwat it Pina and Fiber Festival it DTI-Aklan sa pakipagbuligan sa Hugod Aklanon Producers Association, Inc., Aklan Pina and other Indigenous Fibers Manufacturers and Traders Association, Inc., Gobyerno Probinsyal it Aklan, Congressional District Office, Fiber Industry Development Authority ag Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (JSC/VGV/DTI-PIA6 Aklan)

Aklan coop gets DTI's "Big Push"

KALIBO, Aklan, April 22 (PIA6) -- A cooperative in Aklan involved in the pina-weaving industry has been identified by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as its qualified cooperator/partner in the Shared Service Facilities (SSF) Project under its “Big Push” for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Development Program in the province. The SSF, according to DTI-Aklan Provincial Director Diosdado P. Cadena, Jr., is a Public Private Partnership (PPP) initiative which will be implemented through a private sector partner which can provide sustainable facilities to house the machinery and equipment. Under the scheme, the Handicraft of Aklan Multi-Purpose Cooperative (HAMPCO) will be given 50 handloom units which will be forwarded to its identified recipients in the municipalities of Kalibo, Lezo and Makato. Kalibo, the pina loom-weaving capital of Aklan will have 13 handlooms which will be given to Barangays New Buswang and Old Buswang; Lezo will have 17 handlooms with Poblacion and Ibao as recipient barangays and Makato, through Barangay Tina, will get 20 handlooms. HAMPCO was chosen by the DTI as it could provide sustainable facilities to house the machinery and equipment. The SSF Project intends to enhance the priority industry clusters through the use of quality and productivity enhancing machinery and eauipment and develop priority and market-driven industries in support to National Industry Cluster Capacity Enhancement Program (NICCEP). It is seen that through this project, existing microenterprises and SMEs in the priority clusters within the poorest 609 municipalities in the country will be benefited. The SSF Launching, according to the DTI here, will be launched on April 30 in time with the conduct of the Aklan Investment Conference (ICON) 2013, which will be graced by DTI Secretary Gregory L. Domingo and other national and local officials. HAMPCO was established on December 27, 1989 and presently has 385 members with 141 workers like weavers, knitters, warpers, sewers, embroiderers and painters. Its major products include abaca silk, abaca pina, abaca basket weave, pina cloth, abaca cloth, pina seda shawl and pina seda barong. Its market is both domestic and foreign: Boracay, Manila, Cebu, Pampanga and Palawan and Japan, France and Italy. (JCM/VGV DTI/PIA 6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Mga benefisyaryo it SPES sa Aklan nag-umpisa eon it trabaho

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Abril 17 (PIA6) -- Nag-umpisa eon it trabaho ro 765 nga benefisyaryong estudyante it Special Program for Employment (SPES) iya sa Aklan suno sa Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Ginhambae ni DOLE-Aklan Provincial Head Vidiolo Salvacion nga ro mga estudyante ngara nga ginbutang sa sari-saring mga banwa ag eskuylahan hay nag-umpisa it trabaho antes ro Marso 29 it dag-on ngara. Sa makaron nga implementasyon it SPES, 15 nga mga local government units daea eon ro gobyerno probinsya it Aklan ag limang (5) kolehiyo iya sa Aklan ro naga entra sa programa. Bisan owa pa sa listahan, ginsugid man ni Salvacion nga ro McDonalds, nga nagbukas sa Kalibo ag isla it Boracay ku Disyembre hay nagpaabot man it andang kaila nga mag-entra sa programa. Ro SPES hay suno sa mando sa idaeum it Republic Act No. 9547 nga tuyo nga magbulig sa mga pobre pero nagakaangay nga mga estudyante nga magpadayon sa andang pag-eskuyla paagi sa pagtao kanda it trabaho kon summer ukon sa bakasyon sa Paskwa. Sa idaeum ku rayang programa, ro mga estudyante hay paga swelduhan depende sa minimum wage nga nagaeuntad sa mga kabanwahunan nanda kon siin ro DOLE kara ro magatao it 40% sa sweldo ag banwa ukon establisimiento nga gina obrahan hay magatao it 60%. Sa kaso it Aklan, ro pilang mga banwa nga mabahoe ro kita hay nagpangako nga magatao it mas mataas nga sweldo sa mga estudyante ngara, pareho ku Malay nga magatao it P277.00 kada adlaw sa kada isaeang estudyante; Libacao, P200.00 kada adlaw ag Balete, Kalibo ag Lezo nga magabayad it P180.00. Ro habilin nga mga banwa hay magabayad halin it P170.00 hasta P150.00 kada adlaw. Samtang, ro ap-at (4) nga kolehiyo sa Aklan – Aklan Catholic College, Garcia College ofTechnology, Northwestern Visayan Colleges ag Panay Technological College hay magabayad it P277.00 kada adlaw sa mga estudyante. Ro Aklan State University (ASU) Ibajay Campus, ro solohanon nga eskuylahan it gobyerno nga nag-entra sa programa hay magabayad it P200.00 kada adlaw. May kabilugan nga P3,183,200.00 ro ma sweldo it mga estudyante ngara sa idaeum it gobyerno kon siin P1,273,280 kara ro 40% counterpart halin sa DOLE ag P1,909,920.00 nga 60% counterpart it mga establisimiento, nga tama-tama nga mabaton nanda sa pagbukas it klase sa Hunyo. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Gobyerno it Pilipinas haum para sa pag pabalik it mga Pinoy halin sa Saudi Arabia

Ni Joselito Edwin R. Ramos MANILA, Abril 17 (PIA6) - - Nagpasalig ro Malacañang nga pirmi sandang haum para magpaabot it bulig para sa mga Pilipino nga naga pangayo it pag alalay sa Saudi Arabia kapin eon gid tag mga owa it dokumento ag gusto eon mag-uli sa Pilipinas. May mga 7,000 ka trabahanteng Pilipino eon ro gustong mag-uli halin sa Saudi Arabia pagkatapos nga si King Abdullah hay nagmando nga magtao it tatlong buean nga palugit ku andang pagpangdakop it mga illegal ag overstaying nga dumueoong sa andang lugar. Si Deputy Presidential Spoksperson Abigail Valte naghambae nga ro atong embahada sa Middle Eastern country hay maga paabot it bulig sa mga gusto eon mag-uli bangod ro anang opisina hay abo eon nga habaton nga mga sueat halin sa mga Pilipino nga naila eon gid mag balik sa Pilipinas. “Bukon man it malisod katon ron. Trabaho naton ro pag pasilidar ag pagbulig sa mga owa it nagakaigo nga dokumento nga gusto eon magbalik sa Pilipinas.” Dugang pa ni Valte. Suno sa Migrante, may 7,000 eon ro nag palista para sa andang pag uli, pero gina saligan nga basi mag-taas pa ron bangod sa Saudi Arabia, may 1.5 milyon nga Pilipino ag may kapin sa 20,000 ro gina kunsidera nga mga illegal kanda. Ro pag papundo it pagdakop ku mga illegal hay gin patuman ni King Abdullah para taw-an sanda it oras sa pag-ayos ko andang mga estado. (JSC/JERR-PIA6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Mga panimaeay sa Aklan gin survey sa andang mga "expectations"

KALIBO, Aklan, Abril 16 (PIA6) -- May 33 nga mga panimaeay sa Aklan ro ginpaidaeum kurundaya eamang sa sangka pag-survey sa andang mga ginaeauman bilang mga konsumidor nga ginpatigayon it National Statistics Office (NSO). Ro mga gin survey nga mga panimaeay hay sa Barangay Bay-ang sa Bata nag Barangay Dumaguit sa New Washington. Ginkontrata ro survey, suno kay Blas Solidum, Provincial Statistics Officer it NSO-Aklan it Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) agud magtipon it impormasyon sa kondisyon it mga negosyo sa nasyon. Importante rayang survey, suno kay Solidum, bangud ro mga ginagasto it mga kunsumidor hay sobrang katunga it kabilugan nga ginakinahangean nga mga bagay ag serbisyo. Gindugang pa gid ni Solidum nga rong mga nasyong Estados Unidos, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan ag Taiwan hay nagahiwat man it makarang survey ag nakapamatuod eon sa importansya it rayang aktibidad. Ro resulta it survey ngara hay magagiya sa mga nagaplano sa pagnan-aw it mga direksyon it pagbag-o sa ekonomiya imaw man ro pag-inugali it inflation, interest, ag exchange rate. Sa survey ngara, ro NSO ro nagpanguna sa aktibidad sa pag kolekta it mga impormasyon ag pag-preparar it mga pangutana, samtang ro BSP ro maga-analisar it mga resulta. Mga personal nga gasto, kondisyon it negosyo, kondisyon sa pagpamakae ag ro panan-awan it pamilya sa pagtipon it kwarta ro mga sentimyento nga daea sa mga pangutana. Pareho man ku mga nauna nga survey it NSO, nag-apelar it uman si Solidum sa kooperasyon ag suporta it mga pumueuyo nga daea sa survey sa pagtipon it mga impormasyon daea man ro pagpasalig nga ro mga sabat hay mangin “confidential” ag indi pagagamiton sa mga imbestigasyon ag pagkolektar it buhis. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Pangueong Aquino gusto nga improbahon ro kalidad it automated guideway transit it DOST

Ni Joselito Edwin R. Ramos KALIBO, Abril 16 (PIA6) - - Si Pangueong Benigno S. Aquino III hay nagmando sa Department of Science and Technology nga improbahon pa gid ro kalidad it sistema ku andang Automated Guideway Transit (AGT) para mangin mas komportable ag kaseguruhon ko mga pasahero. Ro pagmando hay gin paabot it Presidente pagkatapos nanang sumakay sa demo run it AGT, ro kauna-unahang lokal nga gin-obra ag fully automated nga sistema it saeakyan nga gin obra it Pilipinas nga makita sa sueod it University of the Philippines sa Diliman, Quezon City. Sa sangka interview, ginhambae ni DOST Secretary Mario Montejo nga ro Pangueo, pagkatapos nga makumpleto ro anang panakayon sa 465-metro nga kongkretong naka angat nga relis it AGT, naka notar nga maundag tungod sa bukon it patag nga relis ag menos nga suspension system. “Na-notaran namon nga ha-batyagan it Pangueo nga medyo maundag ro among panakayon sa AGT. Ha-notaran na man nga matsa mabaeod ro relis ag napansin man namon. Basi mana mahadlok ro mga pasahero bangod kara,” hambae ni Montejo. Si Montejo insigida nga nag-tao it garantiya sa Pangueo nga paga-aktuhan na eagi ro mga problema ngara bago pa maka guwa ro pangatlong prototype it AGT. “Ro pangatlong prototype it AGT hay mas komportable ag mas may kalidad,” dugang pa ni Montejo. Ro prototype nga AGT hay sangka flagship project it DOST kaibahan ro UP raya hay sangka elevated train nga may kapas nga magsakay it mga pasahero halin sa istasyon paadto sa sangka istasyon man. Ro train hay emission-free ag de kuryente parehas ku iba pang AGT ag iba pang mga elevated carriers sa ibang nasyon ag ku rail transit system sa Metro Manila. Kung kay Montejo pa, ro total nga haega ku 465-meter elevated concrete track, ro coaches, rolling stocks o kun main mechanical frameworks ag power system ag controls hay naga balor sa P55 milyones. (JSC/JERR-PIA6 Aklan)

Expectations of Aklan households surveyed

KALIBO, Aklan, April 15 (PIA6) -- Thirty-three (33) households in Aklan recently underwent a survey on consumer expectations conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO). The surveyed households are in Barangay Bay-ang in Batan and Barangay Dumaguit in New Washington, Aklan. The survey, according to NSO-Aklan Provincial Statistics Officer Blas Solidum, was contracted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to gather comprehensive information on the business conditions of the country today. The Consumer Expectation Survey (CES), Solidum added, is very important in the Philippines as consumer expenditures account for more than half of the total gross domestic demand for goods and services. “Countries like the United States of America, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Taiwan are conducting the same consumer expectation survey and have proven its importance in forecasting future course of the economy,” Solidum said. The CES results will also guide planners in forecasting the direction of change of economy as well as the behavior of inflation, interest and exchange rates. For this survey, the NSO took charge in conducting the activity, collecting data and encoding questionnaires, while the BSP will be generating tables and analyzing the results. Personal finances, business conditions, buying conditions and savings outlook of the family were the basic areas of consumer sentiments covered by the core questions. As with the other surveys undertaken by the NSO earlier, Solidum once more appealed to all respondents to support and cooperate in the data gathering with the assurance that all information given the NSO will be held strictly confidential and will not be used for taxation, investigation or law enforcement purposes. (JCM/VGV NSO/PIA 6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: PHO nagpaabot it mga dapat andaman nga baeatian sa tag-init

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Abril 15 (PIA6) -- An-um nga maga baeatian ag pagkaeumos – raya ro dapat nga likawan it mga Aklanon mientras naga bakasyon sa makaron nga mainit nga tiyempo, suno sa Provincial Health Office (PHO) iya. Pila sa mga baeatian nga dapat andaman makaron nga tig-ieinit, suno sa PHO, hay rong sore eyes, sunburn, pagpaeanuka, baeatian sa panit ag angkit it ayam. Euwas sa an-um (6) nga mga baeatian ngara, nagpaandam man sa mga Akeanon si Dr. Cornelio Cuachon, rong hepe makaron it Dr. Rafael S. Tumbokon Memorial Hospital (DRSTMH) ag dati nga PHO I it probinsya nga magdahan gid kon mag-adto sa mga baybay ay basi mabiktima it pagkaeumos. Suno kana, dapat gid nga bantayan ro mga unga kon nagaeangoy, sa sangka pagpakig-angot kana sa sangka estasyon it radio iya. Ro pila pa gid nga mga risgo nga dapat likawan hay rong heat strokes ag highblood suno kana. Pila sa mga ginapayo nana nga obrahon it mga pumueuyo hay rong pag-inom it abung tubi ag rong paglikaw sa init agud indi maapektuhan it baeatian nga daea it init. Indi man dapat mageangoy ro mga pumueuyo sa mahigko nga tubi agud indi magmasakit sa panit. Kon ro mga tawo hay may ueubrahon, dapat hay agahon pa ra obrahon, ukon maghueat sa hapon kon bukon eon it mainit. Dapat man nga magpaligos adlaw-adlaw agud malikawan ro masakit sa panit, kapin kon una pirmi sa mga gutok nga lugar. Ro mga preso, suno kay Cuachon, ro pinaka possible nga mag-angkon it baeatian sa panit tungod gutok ag mainit sa mga selda ag madali maghalin-halin ro impeksyon. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

PHO cites banes of summer

KALIBO, Aklan, April 15 (PIA6) -- Six common diseases mostly starting with the letter S and drowning incidents this summer – these are the things that Aklanons should be wary as they enjoy the rest of the long but hot vacation this year, warned the Provincial Health Office (PHO) here. Among summer diseases that the PHO is warning Aklanons about are sore eyes, sunburn, “sipon at ubo”, vomiting and diarrhea (“suka” in the Aklanon dialect), skin diseases and “sakmal ng aso” (dog bites). Besides these 6 common summer diseases, Dr. Cornelio Cuachon, Chief of the Dr. Rafael S. Tumbokon Memorial Hospital (DRSTMH) and former PHO I of the province, said people should also be extra careful when going to beaches to avoid drowning incidents. “Parents should closely watch their children while swimming,” was Dr. Cuachon’s reminder in an interview over a local radio station here recently. Other health risks that people should avoid are heat strokes and high blood, Cuachon added. Drinking plenty of water from 8 to 12 glasses and avoiding heat exposure are some of the measures that people should to avoid these summer diseases. People should not also swim in dirty waters to avoid skin infection. Also, if people have important activities, they should do these early in the morning or late in the afternoon to avoid sun exposure, which is its intense period from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Personal hygiene should also be observed by taking a bath daily, for those in crowded areas like prisons,” Cuachon said. Prisoners,according to him, are most vulnerable to skin diseases in summer due to crowded cells that make the spread of infection faster. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Kalibo bags Rice Achievement award

KALIBO, Aklan, April 12 (PIA6) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) recently awarded the municipality of Kalibo as one of Western Visayas’ Rice Achievers for 2012. The municipality of Kalibo received the award along with the local government units of Pototan and San Miguel of Iloilo, Dumalag of Capiz, Kabankalan of Negros, and Sibalom of Antique. As awardees, these municipalities each received P1 million worth of projects and incentives. Kalibo Mayor William Lachica, who received the award together with Municipal Agriculture Officer Primo Ibesate, said the award to the municipality was conferred through the DA’s National Rice Program, which encourages local government units, irrigators associations and agricultural extension workers to cooperate with each other to increase rice yields of farmers which could contribute a lot to the government’s goal of being rice sufficient. The awardees, who totaled more or less 50 from all over the country including the six from WV, were chosen based on the following criteria: Average Yield Per Hectare over the 2011 levels, increase if any over 2012 target, amount of budget devoted to rice projects and initiatives, number of farmers benefited and degree of rice seed utilization. The local government of Kalibo attributed the municipality’s winning to the help and cooperation of the farmers organizations here, rural improvement clubs, and 4H clubs. The awarding was held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Manila. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Kalibo nagbaton it award halin sa DA

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Abril 12 (PIA6) -- Nakabaton kurundaya eamang it Rice Achiever Award para sa dag-ong 2012 ro banwang Kalibo halin sa Department of Agriculture (DA). Ginbaton it banwang Kalibo ro nasambit nga award kaibahan rong mga banwa it Pototan ag San Miguel it Iloilo, Dumalag it Capiz, Kabankalan it Negros ag Sibalom it Antique. Bilang mga awardees, rayang mga banwa hay nakabaton kada isaea it sang milyon nga balor it mga proyekto ag insentibo. Suno kay Mayor William Lachica it Kalibo nga nagbaton it nasambit nga award kaibahan si Primo Ibesate, Municipal Agriculture Officer, ro nasambit nga award sa munisipyo hay gintao paagi sa National Rice Program it DA nga naga engganyo sa mga gobyerno lokal, mga asosasyon it irigasyon ag mga agricultural extension workers nga magkooperar sa kada isaea agud madugangan ro ani it mga mangunguma nga makabulig it mabahoe sa handum it gobyerno nga mangin supisyente sa bugas. Ro mga ginpadunggan, nga nag-abot sa mas o menos singkwenta (50) sa bilog nga nasyon pati eon sa Bisayas Nakatundan hay ginpili suno sa mga kriterya: Average Yield per hectare sa 2011 nga antas, pagdugang kon may una man sa 2012 nga target, kabahueon it budget nga gintigana sa proyekto sa paeay ag mga inisyatibo ag numero it mga mangunguma nga nagbenefisyo sa paggamit it binhi. Suno sa banwang Kalibo, naagum nanda ro award paagi sa bulig ag kooperasyon it mga organisasyon it mga mangunguma, rural improvement clubs ag 4-H clubs. Ginbaton nanda ro nasambit nga award sa Philippine International Convention Center sa Manila. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Press Release: Kalibo braces for proposed summer chartered flights from China

KALIBO, Aklan, April 10 (PIA6) – Air traffic will be more intense at the Kalibo International Airport (KIA) this summer season with the arrival of the proposed chartered flights via this capital town of Aklan from mainland China. These chartered flights to Kalibo was announced recently to Aklan’s tourism officers by Department of Tourism (DOT) Regional Director Helen Catalbas in a meeting held at Mauro’s Caffe Latte in Andagao, Kalibo, according to Ron Bautista, Community Affairs Officer II of Kalibo LGU. Tourists who will be arriving this summer include those from Chengdu and Chongquing through Cebu Pacific; Hangzhou through Airphil Express, Shanghai through Spring Air and others from Hefei, Ningbo, Hangzhou, Wnzhou, Wuhan and Changsha. As these are chartered flights, some of the flights will be sponsored by Dongfang Travel, Fujan Cits, etc. Flight frequency will be once a day, three times a week and regular daily flights, according to Catalbas. The meeting was also called by Catalbas to consult Aklan’s tourism officers particularly Kalibo represented by the Toursism and Cultural Affairs Division for additional inputs to further improve the services of KIA for the convenience of tourists going to Boracay Island. Airport and aircrafts personnel also provided inputs in the said consultation meeting. For the three-month period from January to March of this year, tourists who flocked to Boracay reached 357,225, which generated a total of P6,567,010,065.00 tourism receipts. All the monthly arrivals breached the 100,000 mark – January with 112,881; February, 115,717; and March, 128,627. (VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Press Release: Aklan records 151 dengue cases in 5 months

KALIBO, Aklan, June 8 (PIA6) -- The province of Aklan listed 151 cases of dengue from January to May 27 of this year, as shown by records of the Provincial Health Office (PHO) here. Unlike the past years when some municipalities had zero dengue cases, all the 17 municipalities for the period have cases of dengue, with Kalibo, the province’ capital town having the highest number with 50 cases. Other municipalities with 2-digit cases include Numancia town, just across the Kalibo Bridge, with 14 cases, Ibajay in the western side of Aklan, 14 cases, and Banga and Malay, both with 11 cases. The rest of the municipalities had 7 cases and below, with Lezo and Buruanga having the lowest with 1 dengue case each. Lezo is the smallest municipality of Aklan, also having the smallest population. Buruanga, on the other hand, experienced zero dengue case during previous years. According to Dr. Cornelio Cuachon, Provincial Health Officer I, Aklanons should take extra measures in cleaning their surroundings to prevent the proliferation of dengue-carrying mosquitoes with the findings recently that species of a day-biting mosquito can already cause dengue. Besides monitoring dengue cases in the province, the PHO is also constantly monitoring maladies affecting Aklanons with cases higher than dengue, like influenza, with 386 cases from January to May 27, 2012, and typhoid, with 164 cases for the same period. As with dengue cases, Kalibo also listed the highest number of influenza cases with 332, and typhoid, 46. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

klanon News: Aklan may 151 nga kaso it dengue sa sueod it limang buean Ni Venus G. Villanueva

KALIBO, Aklan, Hunyo 8 (PIA6) - - May halista nga 151 nga kaso it dengue sa probinsya it Aklan halin ku buean it Enero hasta it Mayo 27 sa makaron nga dag-on, suno sa listahan nga ginpaguwa it Provincial Health Office (PHO). Tanan makaron nga mga kabanwahunan sa probinsya hay may kaso it dengue, eain ku nagtaliwan nga mga dinag-on nga ro iba hay owa gid it bisan sambilog nga kaso. Ro banwang Kalibo, kabisera it Aklan ro may pinakamataas nga kaso it dengue sa sueod it limang buean nga may halista nga 50. Ro ibang banwa nga abu man ro kaso hay ro Numancia nga sa tabok it Kalibo nga may 14 nga kaso, ag Ibajay, nga may 14 man nga mga kaso. Ro mga banwa man it Banga ag Malay hay may tig 11 nga numero it nagmasakit it dengue. Ro habilin nga mga banwa hay may 7 ag panaba nga kaso, kon siin ro Lezo ag Buruanga ro may pinakamanaba sa tig sambilog (1) nga kaso. Ro banwa it Lezo ro pinakamaisot sa Aklan nga may pinakasangkiri man nga numero it populasyon. Sa pihak nga parte, ro Buruanga, ku pilang dinag-on, hay naka agi nga owa gid it may nagmasakit nga dengue sa andang banwa. Ginhambae ni Dr. Cornelio Cuachon, Provincial Health Officer I nga dapat gid maghaeong ro mga Aklanon ag magpanglimpyo ku andang mga palibot agud owa it itlogan ro mga namok bangud sa nadiskubrehan kurundaya eamang nga may una eon nga mga namok nga nakakadaea it dengue bisan adlaw kon magpanugod. Euwas sa pagbantay it maid-id sa kaso it dengue, ginabantayan man makaron it PHO ro pag-inabu it kaso it influenza, kon siin mas mataas ro numero it nagmasakit kara nga may halista nga 386 nga kaso halin man ku Enero hasta Mayo 27, ag typhoid, nga may 164 man nga kaso sa kapareho nga tiyempo. Sa daywang klase it baeatian ngara, ro Kalibo man gihapon ro may pinakaabo nga kaso nga may 332 nga kaso it influenza ag 46 nga kaso it typhoid. (JSC/VGV-PIA 6 Aklan)

Students' safety ensured with inspection of boarding houses

KALIBO, Aklan, June 6 (PIA6) -- The local government of Kalibo is now zeroing in on the safety of boarding houses and apartments with the opening of classes by conducting sustained inspections of these dwellings. The inspections conducted were part of the functions of the Business Permits and Licensing Division (BPLD) of the municipality, according to the Public Affairs, Information and Communication Department (PAICD) office of the LGU. With the ongoing inspections, the local government called on boarders, mostly students to provide needed information by the BPLD for their own protection. According to Haidy Concepcion, BPLD Head, boarding houses and apartments with permits issued by the municipality show that the structures were inspected by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the Municipal Planning and Development Office (MPDO), Health and Sanitation and the Municipal Engineering Office (MEO). Concepcion called on students to be sure that the boarding houses where they would stay have occupancy permits for their own safety, telling them they have a right to know if the dwellings they are leasing are safe and danger-free. Presently, LGU-Kalibo is offering condonation of penalties and surcharges for those who have not applied for occupancy permits, so boarding house and apartment owners should take the opportunity to apply for permits from the MEO, Concepsion stressed. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Gobyerno lokal it Kalibo naga inspeksyon it boarding houses Ni Venus G. Villanueva

KALIBO, Aklan, Hunyo 6 (PIA6) -- Ro gobyerno lokal it Kalibo hay naga tutok makaron sa mga boarding house ag apartment sa pagbukas it klases sa dag-on ngara agud masiguro ro kaeuwasan it mga estudyante. Raya hay paagi sa tayuyon makaron nga pag inspeksyon it mga boarding house ag mga apartment it Business Permit ang Licensing Division (BPLD) it banwa, suno sa Public Affairs, Information and Communication Department (PAICD). Suno kay Haidy Concepcion, nagapamuno it BPLD, ro mga boarding house ag apartment nga gin-isyuhan it permit it banwang Kalibo hay nagakahueugan nga ro mga raya hay naka agi it pag inspeksyon it Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Municipal Planning and Development Office (MPDO), Health and Sanitation ag Municipal Engineering Office (MEO). Nagpanawagan man si Concepcion sa mga estudyante nga siguraduhon nga ro mga boarding house nga andang gina estaran hay may occupancy permit para sa andang dugalingon nga kaeuwasan. Sa makaron, ro banwang Kalibo hay naga tanyag it pagkondonar sa mga penalidad para sa mga pumueuyo nga owa pa naka apply para sa occupancy permit, agud rato nga mga owa pa it permit hay mag gawad kara sa MEO, suno kay Concepcion. (JSC/VGV-PIA 6 Aklan)

Wanted: applicants for Penology Officer examinations

KALIBO, Aklan, June 1 (PIA6) -- Physically and mentally – fit Aklanons who wish to work with the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) can now have their chance to do so by taking the Penology Officer Examination on August 12, 2012 in Iloilo City. According to Ma. Cynthia P. Aranas, Director II of Civil Service Comission (CSC) Field Office-Aklan, the examination is open for incumbent personnel of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, personnel of Provincial and Sub-Provincial Jails and other interested applicants. Aranas said passers of the examination will be conferred the Penology Officer Eligibility, considered appropriate to second level ranks in the jail management and penology and functionally related services only, except for ranks under the Philippine National Police (PNP). To pass the test, the examinee should get a grade of at least 80, according to Aranas. Aranas said interested applicants can now file their applications at the CSC Regional or Field Officers. Incumbent employees of the BJMP, on the other hand, may file their applications at the BJMP Regional Office. “Application forms are available at the CSCROs/FOs and can also be downloaded at www.csc.gov.ph. To qualify, applicants must be a Filipino citizen; must be of good moral character; must be mentally and physically fit; must not have been convicted by final judgement of an offense or crime involving moral turpitude, or disgraceful or immoral conduct, dishonesty, examination irregularity, drunkenness or addiction to drugs and must not have been dishonorably discharged from the service. A waiver for height requirement will be granted to applicants belonging to cultural communities, subject to submission of certification of membership to a cultural community issued by the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP), the CSC emphasized. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Bag-o nga minimum wage sa WV naga epekto eon Ni Venus G. Villanueva

KALIBO, Aklan, Mayo 31 (PIA6) -- Naga-epekto eon makaron nga Mayo 31, 2012 ro bag-o nga minimum wage rate sa Western Visayas, suno sa Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Ginsugid ni Vidiolo Salvacion, nagapamuno it DOLE-Aklan, nga nangin epektibo ro bag-ong minimum wage rates pagkatapos nga ginpublikar sa mga pahayagan ro Wage Order No. RBVI-20 nga naga taeana sa pagtao it bag-o nga minimum wage rates. Epektibo makaron nga adlaw, hambae ni Salvacion, ro mga non-agricultural, industrial ag mga establisimientp pang komersyo nga may tawuhan nga sobra sa napueo (10) hay magabaton kada isaea it P277.00 kada adlaw, samtang rato nga may mga tawuhan nga napueo ag panaba hay magabayad sa andang mga trabahante it P235 kada adlaw. Ro mga naga obra mat-a sa uma hay magabaton it P245.00, samtang ro mga bukon it ga obra sa uma hay magabaton it P235. Kada adlaw base sa bag-o nga panwelduhan. Ginsugid man ni Salvacion nga abu nga mga trabahador ro nagahueat sa pag-epekto ku rayang pagtaas it sweldo kapin gid sa mga nagatrabaho sa isla it Boracay. Base sa publikasyon, ro pagdugang it sweldo hay maagum it tanan nga nagabaton it minimum wage sa mga pribado nga sektor sa Rehiyon 6 bisan ano pa ro andang posisyon, designasyon ukon estado it pagtrabaho ag bisan sa ano nga paagi ro pagsweldo kanda. Ro bag-o nga wage order hay owa nagaeakot it mga kabulig sa baeay, mga tawo nga naga serbisyo it personal sa iba pareho ku mga tsuper it pamilya, ag mga nagatrabaho sa mga rehistrado nga Barangay Micro Business Enterprises (BMBEs) nga may mga Certificates of Authority base sa Republic Act 9178. Rayang wage order nga naga epekto eon hay ginbaeay ku Marso 26, 2012 sa Malay, Aklan, nga ginpirmahan it daywang ka mga representante it mga tag-ana it establisimiento, daywang representante it mga trabahador, Department of Trade and Industry 6 Regional Director Dominic Abad, National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Regional Director Ro-ann Bacal – mga vice chairperson ag DOLE 6 Regional Director Ponciano M. Ligutom, CESO III, Chairperson it Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board. (JSC/VGV-PIA 6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Sentensya kay CJ Corona gindayaw it Malacañang Ni Joselito Edwin R. Ramos

MANILA, Mayo 31 (PIA) - - Ro Malacañang hay nagdayaw ko desisyon it Senado sa pag convict kay punong mahistrado Renato C. Corona ag naghambae nga ro sentensya hay sangka mabahoe nga paagi para mabalik ro pag-pati it publiko sa atong sistema it hustisya. “20 ka senador ro nag boeoto para ma-convict si Mr. Renato C. Corons sa Article II it Articles of Impeachment. Ro democratic institutions hay mas pina-baskog ag hapamatud-an nga umubra.” Hambae ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte sa sangka press statement pagkatapos ko desisyon it Senado. “Si Mr. Corona hay isaeang ka uyahon eon lang it mga bagay-bagay sa sistema it hustisya. Indi naton pagkalipatan nga ro tanan nga gaadto sa korte , mangin imoe man o manggaranon hay magsalig nga maka-agom it hustisya halin sa mga naga-patuman, espiritu man o panueat ko laye. Ro sentensya it Senado hay sang-eak-ang paadto sa pag-pabalik it tiwala sa mga korte ag pagpati sa mga katapo it hudikatora,” dugang pa ni Valte. Ko Martes, mayoriya ko mga Senador hay nag boto, 20 ro nag desisyon para ma-booe si Corona sa serbisyo. Tatlo eang ro sa pag-pahilway. Si Corona, pinaagi sa sentensya it Senado, ro pinaka-hauna nga opisyal it gobyerno nga gin-pahalin pina-agi sa impeachment court. Pagka-tapos it 43 dias nga trial, haeos tanan nga Senador nag-desisyon nga si Corona hay pahalinun sa anang pwesto bangod, imaw, bilang pinaka-mataas nga mahistrado hay bukon it angay ag bagay sa anang posisyon bangud sa pag-pinuril ag kapaltahan sa saea nga pag-deklarar ko anang mga pagkabutang. Ro mga Senador nga nag-sentensya kay Corona hay sanday, Senador Edgardo Angara, Alan Peter Cayetano and Pia Cayetano, Franklin Drilon, Francis Escudero, Jose “Jingoy” Estrada, TG Guingona. Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan, Panfilo Lacson, Lito Lapid, Loren Legarda, Sergion Osmeña III. Francisco “Kiko” Pangilinan and Koko Pimentel, Ralph Recto, Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Tito Sotto, Antonio Trillanes, Manuel Villa rag presiding officer, Juan Ponce Enrile. Sa pihak nga banda, sanday Senador Joker Arroyo, Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. ag Miriam Santiago hay nag boto para sa kahilwayan ni Corona. (JSC/JERR-PIA6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Aklan may 179 nga bag-ong 'provincial scholars' Ni Venus G. Villanueva

KALIBO, Aklan, Mayo 29 (PIA6) -- May bag-ong grupo it 179 nga mga "provincial scholars" ro magasueueod sa sari-saring mga campus it Aklan State University (ASU0 kon magbukas ro klase paagi sa Provincial Government College Scholarship Program (PGCSP). Raya nga mga estudyante, suno sa gobyerno probinsyal it Aklan, hay nakasueod sa scholarship pagkatapos nga makapasar sa gintao nga eksaminasyon kanda it probinsya. Suno kay Jun Isagan, ro gintugyanan it probinsya sa pag-asikaso it mga butang may kaangtanan sa PGCSP, rayang mga masueod nga 179 nga mga estudyante ro ginabueos sa nabakante nga mga lugar pagkatapos nga mag gradwar ku nagtaliwan nga school year ro kapareho man nga numero nga mga scholars. Euwas sa 179 ngara nga manugsueod, may naga eksister mat-a nga mga provincial scholars nga manug second year, third year ag fourth year sa kolehiyo sa sari-saring campus it ASU nga makit-an sa Banga (main), Kalibo, Makato, New Washington ag Ibajay. Raya ngara hay tayuyon nga pagahimuon it probinsya, suno kay Isagan, sa pagbulig it pagpa-eskuyla it mga pobre pero nagakaangay nga mga estudyante agud sanda ag ro andang mga ginikanan hay makabuhi sa pag gaid it kapobrehon. Sa rayang klase it scholarship, pwede mag-buoe it anuman nga kurso ro mga scholars sa ASU euwas eang sa Nursing ag Veterinary Medicine. Pwede man makabuoe it kurso nga limang dag-on pareho ku Civil Engineering ukon Architecture, pero sa ikalima nga dag-on, dapat hay ro mga scholars eot-a magbayad ku andang matrikula, bangud hasta sa ap-at nga dag-on eamang ro ginabayaran it probinsya. Bilang insentibo sa mga scholars sa pag direkta ni Governor Carlito S. Marquez, ro mga makabuoe it grado nga indi magnaba sa 2.25 hay may pagabatunon nga P1,000.00 nga allowance kada semester, samtang ro may mga grado nga 2.5 panaba hay magabaton it P500.00. Base sa listahan it PGCSP, linibo eon nga mga scholar ro habuligan it probinsya, kon siin kaeabanan kara kanda hay naga trabaho eon. (JSC/VGV-PIA 6 Aklan)

Two legislative districts good for Aklan, solon says

KALIBO, Aklan, May 26 (PIA6) -- Having two legislative districts in Aklan will be beneficial for Aklanons, according to Congressman Florencio T. Miraflores of the lone district of Aklan. Miraflores aired this opinion in an interview over a local radio station here in reaction to the recent development in the Senate wherein Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., chair of the Committee on Local Government and Constitutional Amendments recommended for the reapportioning of the lone district of Aklan based on the house bill filed in Congress by Miraflores. Miraflores expressed optimism that once the bill reaches the Senate floor, it will be passed and become a republic act in time for the 2013 national and local elections. “Aklan needs to have two districts. With two districts, there will be 2 congressmen who will each receive a Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of P70 million. With this, there will be enough funds for more classrooms, roads, social services and for health programs,” Miraflores told radio listeners. He also expressed elation over the fact that the attainment of two districts of Aklan would happen after the province turned 56 years old this year during his term as a congressman, becoming party to a historical event. With two districts in Aklan, he said one could focus on tourism development (Boracay Island in the western side or second district) while another could focus on infrastructure development like the Kalibo International Airport (KIA), which would be a way of complementing each other. Once divided into two districts, the first district in the eastern side will be composed of Altavas, Batan, Balete, Banga, Kalibo, New Washington, Madalag and Libacao, while the western side will be composed of Numancia, Lezo, Malinao, Makato, Tangalan, Nabas, Ibajay, Malay and Buruanga. Presently, Aklan has a total of 535,725 population based on the 2010 Census of Population and Housing.(JCM/VGV/PIA6)

Aklanon News: Pagdugang it distrito mangin mayad sa Aklan Ni Venus G. Villanueva

KALIBO, Aklan, Mayo 27 (PIA6) -- Mangin mayad para sa probinsya it Aklan kon mangin daywa ro distrito kara, suno kay Congressman Florencio T. Miraflores, tageawas sa Kongreso. Rayang pahayag hay ginpaabot ni Miraflores sa mga Akeanon sa sangka pag-interview kana sa radyo sa anang reaksyon sa hueag sa Senado kon siin gin rekomendar eon ni Senador Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ro hagna nga ginpasa sa Kongreso ni Miraflores sa pagtunga sa probinsya sa daywang ka distrito. Ginpahayag ni Miraflores ro anang pagsalig nga mangin madali ro pag-akto it Senado sa ginpasa nga bill ni Miraflores ag ma-aprobahan ra it Senado antes mag-abot ro 2013 nga eleksyon nasyonal ag lokal. Sa pagpaathag ni Miraflores, mangin mayad sa probinsya kon daywa ro mangin kongresista bangud daywa ro magabaton it Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) nga P70 million kada isaea, suno kay Miraflores. Bangud kara, mangin mas abu ro mga eskuylahan nga hipaobra, mga karsada, mga serbisyo sa mga pumeuyo ag sa andang ikamayad it eawas. Ginkalipay man nana ro hitabu kon siin ma realisar ro pagdaywa it distrito it Aklan pagkatapos nga mag-edad ro probinsya it 56 anyos, ag mangin kaparte sa historia kara bilang tageawas it Aklan sa Kongreso. Dugang pa gid ni Miraflores nga kon daywa eon ro distrito, ro sambilog hay maka sentro sa pagpaumwad it industriya it turismo (isla it Boracay sa nakatundan nga parte) ag ro sambilog hay magapaumwad it imprastraktura sa sidlangan nga parte pareho ku Kalibo International Airport (KIA) kon siin ro daywang ka distrito hay maga kumplemento sa kada isaea. Kon mangin daywa eon ro distrito, ro sa sidlangan nga parte (eastern side) hay pagakumpunihan it Altavas, Batan, Balete, Banga, Libacao, Madalag, Kalibo ag New Washington samtang ro sa pihak hay pagakumpunihan it Numancia, Lezo, Malinao, Makato, Tangalan, Nabas, Ibajay, Malay ag Buruanga. Sa makaron, ro Aklan hay may kabilugan nga populasyon nga 535,725 base sa 2010 Census of Population and Housing. Ginhambae ni Miraflores nga ro pag-angkon it 500,000 nga populasyon it sangka probinsya ukon syudad ro pinaka minimum nga kinahangeanon para sa kadugangan nga distrito. (JSC/VGV-PIA 6 Aklan)

Kalibo school leads regional Brigada Eskwela launching

KALIBO, Aklan, May 23 (PIA6) – The country’s hall of famer awardee of Brigada Eskwela, the Kalibo Integrated Special Education Center (KISEC) served as this year’s venue for the regional kick-off of Brigada Eskwela 2012 held May 21 in Kalibo, Aklan. The kick-off started with a parade and followed by a program which was graced by Department of Education (DepEd) Assistant Secretary Armando C. Ruiz, ASEC for Finance and Management Services of DepEd Central Office, who said that the Brigada Eskwela is a revival of the spirit of Bayanihan. Ruiz also emphasized the need for sanitary and hygienic school premises in order to have a condusive learning environment for school children. He also called for everyone to support the implementation of K + 12 in the coming school year. For his part, Kalibo Mayor William Lachica cited DepEd for launching Brigada Eskwela (Schools Maintenance Week) which will last up to May 25. Lachica said the clean-up of schools by the community with the participation of school children, will instill in them (school children) the value of cooperation. This year’s launching of the Brigada Eskwela at KISEC, spearheaded by the DepEd, was also joined by non-government organizations, local government unit of Nabas led by Mayor Romeo Dalisay, LGU-Kalibo led by Mayor William Lachica, barangay officials of Poblacion Kalibo, private sector, parents, Philippine National Police and Bureau of Fire Protection. KISEC, the venue of the regional launching, is formerly named Kalibo Elementary School (KES) headed by Remia H. Donguines, school principal. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Kalibo prepares for Galing Pook Awards

KALIBO, Aklan, May 22 (PIA6) -- An executive order has been released by Kalibo Mayor William Lachica organizing a technical working group to prepare the town’s entries for the Galing Pook Awards 2012. According to Ron Bautista, Information Officer and head of the Public Affairs, Information and Communication Department (PAICD) of Kalibo, the municipality is implementing various innovative programs benefiting the communities and through the EO, point persons will be determining and identifying what programs will be entered in the Galing Pook Award. Due to this, Mayor Lachica also formed a task force to prepare the entries. Based on the task force, Engr. Jesse Fegarido, head of the Municipal Economic Enterprise Development Office (MEEDO), will be overall coordinator in the determination of entries, while groups were assigned to assess possible entries for tourism, nutrition programs, stimulation and therapeutic activity center, and market. Facilitating the Galing Pook Awards is the Galing Pook Foundation with the aim of citing and honoring innovative practices of local government units that could be replicated by other towns to benefit communities. The PAICD said the municipality has been implementing programs on good governance and there are many innovative programs that had benefited the people since, thus the need to determine the best programs to be entered in the Galing Pook Award 2012. In 1994, the municipality of Kalibo won a Galing Pook Award for its innovative program, greening hectares of mangrove areas in the coastal barangays, which benefited not only the community in the area but the environment as well. (JSC/VGV-PIA 6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Kalibo nagapreparar sa pag-entra sa Galing Pook Award

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, May 22 (PIA6) -- Sangka Executive Order ro ginpaguwa ni Mayor William Lachica it Kalibo nga naga organisar it technical working group sa pagprepar sa pag-entra it banwa sa Galing Pook Awards 2012. Suno sa balita halin sa Public Affairs, Information and Communications Department (PAICD) it Kalibo paagi kay Ron Bautista, Information Officer it Kalibo, ro banwa hay naga implementar it sari-saring programa nga naga benefisyo sa kumonidad paagi sa sari-saring programa ag paagi sa EO, may mga personalidad nga gintaw-an it obligasyon para mag determinar ag magpili it mga programa nga inug-entra sa Galing Pook Award. Bangud kara, nagtukod man it task force agud i- preparar ro mga entries nga iga-entra. Ro task force hay ginapamunuan ni Engr. Jesse Fegarido, pinuno it Municipal Economic Enterprise Development Office (MEEDO) ro mangin overall coordinator sa pagdeterminar it entries, samtang may mga grupo man nga gindesignar para tan-awon ro mga posible nga entries para sa turismo, programa sa nutrisyon, stimulation ag therapeutic activity center, ag sa tindahan. Ro naga pasilitar sa Galing Pook Awards hay ro Galing Pook Foundation sa tuyo nga padunggan ro mga pinasahi nga hinimuan it mga local government units nga pwede matuead it ibang banwa agud makabenefisyo man sa andang kumonidad. Ginhambae it PAICD nga ro banwa hay mabuhay eon nga naga implementar it mga mapinuslanon nga mga programa ngani dapat pillion it mayad ro mga dapat i-entra sa Galing Pook. Ku 1994, ro banwa it Kalibo hay nakabaton man it Galing Pook Award bangud sa gin implementar kara nga programa sa pagpaberde it katunggan sa mga barangay sa kilid it baybay nga nakabenefisyo sa kumonidad ag sa palibot. (JSC/VGV-PIA 6 Aklan)

For May 19 - Wanted job applicants for 11 establishments - Aklan PESO

KALIBO, Aklan, May 19 (PIA6) -- Eleven establishments in Aklan with three located in Boracay Island urgently need to fill up their respective vacancies, according to the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) here. Establishments in Boracay with vacancies include Boracay Consolidated Business Partners Incorporated, Paradise Garden Resort Hotel and Queen’s Beach Resort Boracay. These establishments, according to PESO, have vacancies for accounting staff, delivery men, salesmen, front office personnel, and housekeeping attendants. On the other hand, establishments in Kalibo with vacancies include Citi Hardware Bacolod, Inc. First Standard Finance Corporatioon, Fundline Finance Corporation, Michel J. Lhuiller Financial Service (Pawnshop) Inc., MSS Cycle Trading (Motorstar South), Rosa Foods, Inc. , Southwest Travel & Tours and Syl Hermanos Trade Center Inc. Vacancies in these establishments include management trainees, merchandizers, loans processors for Boracay branch, secretary, financial consultant, tellers, general clerks, account officers, HR, training officers, sales executives, sales personnel for Iloilo Branch (for Rosa Foods)driver, delivery personnel, cook, booking sales staff, van personnel, dispatchers, and helpers. Interested applicants, according to Vivian Ruiz Solano, PESO-Manager, could bring their application letters to the Provincial Capitol addressed to Governor Carlito S. Marquez together with their resume, barangay clearance, school credentials, and certificates of employment during office hours. Besides facilitating local employment, PESO-Aklan also facilitates overseas employment of Aklanon professionals, skilled workers and household staff to various countries. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: PESO-Aklan nagakinahagean it mga aplikante para sa 11 nga establisimiento

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, May 20 (PIA6) -- Onse (11) nga mga establisimiento sa Aklan kon siin tatlo kara ro sa isla it Boracay ro nagakinahangean it mga aplikante para sa mga bakante nga posisyon, suno sa Public Employment Service Office (PESO) iya. Ro mga establisimiento sa Boracay nga nagakinahangean it mga aplikante hay imaw rong Boracay Consolidated Business Partners Incorporated, Paradise Garden Resort Hotel ag ro Queen’s Beach Resort Boracay. Rayang mga establisimiento, suno sa PESO, hay may mga bakante para sa accounting staff, delivery men, salesmen, front office personnel, ag housekeeping attendants. Sa pihak nga parte, ro mga establisimiento sa Kalibo nga may mga bakante hay ro Citi Hardware Bacolod, Inc., First Standard Finance Corporation, Fundline Finance corporation, Michel J.Lhuiller Financial Service (Pawnshop) Inc., MSS Cycle Trading (Motorstar South), Rosa Foods, Inc., Southwest Travel and Tours ag Syl Hermanos Trade Center Inc. Ro mga bakante sa mga establisimiento ngara hay management trainees, merchandizers, loans processors para sa Boracay, sekretarya, financial consultant, tellers, general clerks, account officers, HR, training officers, sales executives, sales personnel para sa Iloilo (Rosa Foods), driver, delivery personnel, kusinero, booking sales staff, van personnel, dispatchers ag helpers. Ro mga interesado mag-apply, suno kay Vivian Ruiz-Solano, PESO Manager, hay pwede magpasa ku andang aplikasyon sa Provincial Capitol nga naka address kay Governor Carlito Marquez kaibahan rong andang barangay clearance, school credentials ag certificates of employment. Ro PESO-Aklan hay owa eamang nagapatigayon it mga trabaho para sa lokal nga pag empleyo kundi linibo eon mga Aklanon ro hapatigayon kara nga makatrabaho sa sari-saring nasyon sa kalibutan. (JSC/VGV-PIA 6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Pangueong Aquino nagpasalig nga ro edukasyon mangin top priority ko anang administrasyon.

Ni Joselito Edwin R. Ramos MANILA , Mayo 18 (PIA) - - Si Pangueong Benigno Aquino III nag pasegurado nga ro edukasyon ag ro pag institutionalize ko mga reporma kara hay maga-pabilin nga top priority sa anang administrasyon agud ro sahi it edukasyon sa Pilipinas hay makatupong man sa world standards para ro mga estudyanteng Pilipino hay maka-tsansa man nga maka-agom it andang gusto nga trabaho pagka-graduate nanda. Sa anang keynote speech ko 18th Founding Anniversary it Commission on Higher Education sa Quezon City, si Presidente Aquino nagpasalig nga ro gobyerno magapadayon nga mag-tao it naga-kaigo nga pundo para sa mga repormang nasambit, kamana ko pag-improbar it inprastraktura, mga kagamitan ag pasilidades it mga eskwelahan eakip eon ro pagpa-sweldo nga igapatuman. Halin ko pag pagpungko nana bilang Presidente, ro gobyerno hay nagapaninguha nga pamayad-ayaron do kalidad it edukasyon pina-agi sa pag pataas it budget kada dag-on. P175 bilyon ko 2010, P207.3 bilyon ko 2011 ag makaron nga 2012 nagtaas pa gid it 36.5 porsyento, nga nagresulta sa P238 bilyon. Kaangot kara, ginhambae man ni Presidente Aquino nga makarong dag-on eon ro pag implimentar it Department of Education ko K to 12 basic education program kung siin ro tanan nga estudyante hay maga paidaeom sa sang dag-on nga kindergarten ag dugang nga daywang dag-on sa high school, para sa mas maid-id nga preparasyon para sa kalibutan. “Ang gusto natin, makapalag ang ating mga graduate sa pandaigdig na merkado—at hindi ito mangyayari kung pipiliting isiksik ang mga kaalaman sa loob ng sampung taon ng basic education,” hambae it Presidente. Si Presidente Aquino nag anunsyo man nga P4.2 bilyon eon ro ha-allocate para sa State Universities ag Colleges para magamit sa pag-tao it mas mad-ayad nga kalidad it edukasyon sa mga estudyante. “At heto na nga po ang good news para sa inyong sektor: karagdagang P4.2 billion po ang inilaan natin para sa ating mga SUCs. Sa tulong ng mga katuwang na ahensya, gagamitin ang pondong ito sa pagpapaunlad ng mga pasilidad at imprastraktura, sa pagtataguyod ng mataas na kalidad ng pagtuturo, at pagkakaloob ng mga scholarships,” dugang pa nana. “Ang gusto natin: mapa-karpintero man, mananahi, mekaniko, doktor, guro, inhinyero, o abugado—anumang pangarap ng ating kabataan—nabibigyan sila ng kakayahan upang panghawakan ang sariling tadhana.” hambae nana. Angot kara, si Aquino hay naghinyo man ko bulig it CHED ag ko andang mga trabahante na makig-buylog man sa mga hieimuon it gobyerno para sa pag-improbar ko sistema’t edukasyon sa Pilipinas agud ro mga benepisyo ko reporma ngara hay mabalik man katon tanan. “Napipitas na nga po natin ang mga bunga ng pagtahak sa tuwid na landas. Nakita naman po ninyo kung paano nagbubuhos ng suporta ang inyong pamahalaan sa sektor ng edukasyon; ang tangi po nating hinihiling ay ang inyong pakikiisa sa tuwid na landas, at pagsiguro na ginagampanan ninyo nang husto ang inyong mga tungkulin,” hambae ni Aquino. “Gumigising at bumabangon na ang Pilipino. Kasama po natin sila: Itinitindig natin ang isang makatarungan at maunlad na Pilipinas. Ito ang ating ipapamana sa mga susunod na salinlahi: Isang lipunan kung saan ang mga pangarap ay abot-kamay, isang sistema kung saan walang naiiwan, at isang bayan kung saan panlahat ang kasaganahan,” dugang pa nana. (JSC/JERR-PIA6 Aklan)

All systems go for 'Diswento' sale

KALIBO, Aklan, May 17 (PIA6) -- Buying school supplies will be lighter and pocket-friendlier for parents, students and teachers with 2 “Diskwento” sale projects being readied by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in time for this school year opening. The projects, according to DTI-Aklan, will come in the form of the “Balik-Eskwela Diskwento Sale” Project, slated from May 20-31, and the Roving “Diskwento” Sale Project, to be held on May 26, 2012 in Balete, Aklan. The “Balik-Eskwela Diskwento” project, for this year, will involve offering by participating establishments discount on school supplies right in their establishments. Participants of this scheme are local retailers of schools and office supplies in Kalibo. The roving “Diskwento” Sale Project, on the other hand, which will be held in Balete town, will be gathering exhibitors in one roof where they will sell their merchandise like school supplies and other basic/prime commodities. Venue of this roving sale project is the Mayor Teodoro F. Calizo Sr. Memorial Civic Center while the exhibitors will be manufacturers/distributors and local retailers of school supplies and other basic/prime commodities. The Roving “Diskwento” Sale in Balete is timed on the market day of the municipality so more people will have the chance to buy school supplies at discounted prices. “The main objective of these projects is to provide the general public, particularly students and parents better access and affordable prices of school supplies and other basic and prime commodities,” DTI – Aklan Provincial Director Diosdado P. Cadena Jr. explained. The Provincial Trade Hall here at the Provincial Capitol Grounds used to be the usual venue of the yearly “Balik-Eskwela Diskwento” project of the DTI here, before local retailers committed to offer discounts in their stores this year. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: DTI nagapahaum para sa proyekto nga 'Diskwento Sale'

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Mayo 17 (PIA6) -- Mangin mas maeumo ag maugan sa buesa ro pagbakae it mga ginikanan, maestra ag mga estudyante it mga gaeamiton sa pag-eskuya sa pagbukas ngara it klase bangud sa daywang (2) ka “Diskwento” sale nga proyekto nga ginapahaum it Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Ro mga proyekto, suno sa DTI-Aklan, hay pinaagi sa “Balik-Eskwela Diskwento Sale” nga proyekto, nga pagahiwaton halin it Mayo 20 hasta Mayo 31, ag sa "Roving Diskwento” Sale Project nga pagahiwaton sa Mayo 26 sa banwa it Balete. Ro “Balik-Eskwela Diskwento” nga proyekto para sa dag-on ngara hay igapaagi sa pagtao it ‘discount’ sa bili it mga gaeamiton sa eskuylahan it mga baealigyaan idto mismo sa andang mga pwesto ukon establisimiento. Ro mga maga partisipar kara hay imaw rong mga lokal nga mga nagabaealigya it mga gamit sa eskuylahan ag upisina sa Kalibo. Ro "Roving Diskwento” sale project mat-a nga pagahiwaton sa Balete hay paagi sa pagtipon it mgaa manugbaligya sa sangka lugar kon siin sanda hay magabaligya ku andang mga gaeamiton sa eskuylahan ag iba pang mga nagapangunang mga kinahangeanon sa panimaeay. Igabutang ro "Roving Diskwento” sale project sa Mayor Teodoro F. Calizo Sr. Memorial Civic Center samtang ro mga magabaligya hay ro mga naga produser ukon mga lokal nga nagabaligya it gamit pang-eskuylahan ag mga kinahangeanon sa baeay. Suno kay DTI-Aklan Provincial Director Diosdado P. Cadena Jr., tuyo ku mga proyekto ngara ro pagtao it oportunidad sa publiko, kapin gid ro mga estudyante ag mga ginikanan nga maeumo nga makabakae it mga barato nga mga gamit pang eskuylahan. Gindugang pa gid it DTI nga bilang "side activity" it "Roving Diskwento” project, ro mga estudyante it Cinia Cervatos Training Center nga gina-asistihan it Techical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) hay magatanyag man it libreng pedicure, manicure ag bueog idto sa Balete sa adlaw man it proyekto. Ro unang nga “diskwento” sale it DTI it mga gamit sa eskuylahan hay nakabutang sa Provincial Trade Hall it Provincial Capitol antes sa pagpasalig it mga manugbaligya mismo nga idto lang sanda magbaligya sa andang pwesto pero magatao man gihapon it "discount" sa mga manugbakae. (JSC/VGV-PIA 6 Aklan)

MRF to provide livelihood to Kalibo womenfolk

KALIBO, Aklan, May 16 (PIA) -- The putting up of a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in Kalibo will provide livelihood opportunities to Kalibo’s womenfolk, particularly members of the Samahan ng mga Kababaihan sa Bayan ng Kalibo (SKBK). This optimism came up after the conduct of a half-day seminar conducted by Angono Rizal Mayor Geraldo Calderon and Kalibo Mayor William S. Lachica at the 3rd floor of Kalibo Municipal Hall recently. In a report from the Public Affairs, Information and Communication Department (PAICD), Mayor Lachica said the putting of said MRF will be possible with the help of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through the Solid Waste Management Section of the Environment Management Bureau in the region. According to Mayor Lachica, the putting up of an MRF will be a big help to Kalibo’s womenfolk, because they would be able to help their husbands and families by recycling waste materials into useful articles like bags and many others. Angono Mayor Calderon, in his visit to Kalibo, told constituents that some LGUs had already complied with Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act. He also praised Kalibo for complying with the law by having a controlled landfill with the component of establishing an MRF. Calderon, according to the PAICD, currently hosts “Lakbayin ang Magandang Pilipinas” television program over PTV 4 aired every Saturday. He has also served as mayor of Angono for 3 terms, as DENR ASEC, and as Executive Director of National Solid Waste Management Commission. (JCM/VGV PIA6 Aklan)

Pangabuhian para sa mga kababayen-an it Aklan paagi sa MRF

Aklanon News: KALIBO, Aklan, May 16 (PIA6) -- Ro pagbutang it sangka Material Recovery Facility (MRF) sa Kalibo hay magatuga it pangabuhian sa mga kababayen-an it Kalibo, partikular sa mga katapu it it Samahan ng mga Kababaihan sa Bayan ng Kalibo (SKBK). Rayang positibo nga panan-aw hay nagtuhaw pagkatapos it paghiwat it tunga sa adlaw nga seminar nga ginhiwat nanday Mayor Geraldo Calderon it Angono, Rizal ag Mayor William S. Lachica it Kalibo kurundaya eamang sa ikatlong panaegan it munisipyo it Kalibo. Sa sangka report halin sa Public Affairs, Information and Communication Department (PAICD), ginhambae man ni Mayor Lachica nga ro pagbutang it MRF hay mangin posible sa bulig it Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) paagi sa Solid Waste Management Section it Environment Management Bureau sa rehiyon. Mangin mabahoe man nga bulig ro pagtukod it MRF sa mga kababayen-an bangud makabulig eon sanda sa andang mga asawa ag pamilya sa pagpangita paagi sa pag ‘recycle’ it mga basura sa mga mapinuslanon nga mga bagay. Si Mayor Calderon nga sige ro libot sa sari-saring parte it Pilipinas hay nagsugid sa mga Kalibonhon nga abu eon nga mga banwa ro naga implementar it Republic Act 9003 ukon Ecological Solid Waste Management Act. Gindayaw man nana ro Kalibo bangud sa pagsunod sa laye paagi sa ‘controlled’ landfill nga paga kumplementuhan it sangka MRF. (JSC/VGV-PIA 6 Aklan)

Aklan's trafficking victims to get livelihood assistance

KALIBO, Aklan, May 15 (PIA6) -- Victims of human trafficking in Aklan could get P10,000 each livelihood assistance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). According to Delia Bacolcol, Social Welfare Officer of DSWD 6, the financial assistance is not a loan but a grant which the victims could use in their livelihood activities. Bacolcol was in Aklan today to attend the Department of Justice (DOJ) National Inter-Agency Task Force Against (NIATFAT) Trafficking meeting held at the Provincial Guest House at the Capitol Grounds. The meeting was called by NIATFAT through its chief, Raymond Jonathan Lledo, to discuss a criminal case with other concerned government agencies and the provincial government of Aklan involving fishermen victims of trafficking. Last year, one Aklanon fisherman, recruited here by a neighbor along with his friends and relatives to work in a fishing boat in Singapore died in the Bay of Bengal on February 22, 2011. Others in his group, with the help of the Overseas Workers Welfare Adminstration (OWWA) 6, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the provincial government of Aklan and other offices were later repatriated to the country in the months of June, July, September and October last year. These repatriated fishermen, according to Bacolcol, could still avail of the livelihood assistance, provided the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) could make their case studies and feasibility studies on livelihood projects. Bacolcol also advised the PSWDO here to conduct home visitations to the victims of human trafficking. Based on records of the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) here - the first office to come to the aid of these victims – there are 7 victims of trafficking here including the one who died – Eril Andrade. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Mga biktima it human trafficking sa Aklan, mahimo makabaton it bulig pinansyal

KALIBO, Aklan, May 15 (PIA6) -- Mahimo makabaton it bulig pinansyal nga P10,000 kada isaea ro mga nangin biktima it ‘human trafficking’ sa Aklan halin sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Suno kay Delia Bacolcol, Social Welfare Officer it DSWD 6, ro bulig pinansyal hay bukon it utang kundi ‘grant’ nga magamit it mga nangin biktima sa andang pangabuhian. Nag-adto sa Aklan si Bacolcol sa pag atenter sa National Inter-Agency Task Force Against Trafficking (NIATFAT) it DOJ nga meeting nga ginhiwat sa Provincial Guest House makaron nga adlaw. Ro meeting hay ginpatawag it NIATFAT paagi sa hepe kara nga si Raymond Jonathan Lledo agud hambaean ro sangka kaso criminal kaibahan ro ibang ahensya it gobyerno ag gobyerno probinsyal may kaangtanan sa mga mangingisda nga biktima it trafficking sa Aaklan. Ku 2011, sambilog nga mangingisda nga gin ‘recruit’ ku anang kaeapit kaibahan man ro mga igbata ag amigo para magpangisda sa Singapore ro namatay sa Bay of Bengal ku Pebrero 22, 2011. Ro habilin sa anang grupo hay hapabalik iya sa Pilipinas paagi sa bulig it Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), DFA, gobyerno probinsyal it Aklan ag iba pang mga upisina ku mga buean it Hunyo, Hulyo, Setyembre ag Oktubre ku nagtaliwan nga dag-on. Rayang mga hapabalik nga mga mangisngisda, hambae ni Bacolcol, hay makabaton pa it kwarta kon may ikasumiter ro Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) it case studies ag feasibility studies sa mga proyektong pangkabuhian. Ginhambaean man ni Bacolcol ro PSWDO nga maghiwat it ‘home visits’ sa baeay it mga biktima. Base sa lista it Public Employment Service Office (PESO) – ro pinakauna nga upisina nga nag asister ku mga biktima, 7 ro mga nangin biktima it trafficking sa Aklan, pati eon ro namatay nga si Eril Andrade. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Aklan towns to get P22,050M projects through KALAHI

By Venus G. Villanueva

KALIBO, Aklan, September 19 (PIA) -- People of the municipalities of Libacao and Madalag are set to benefit P22,050,000.00 worth of various projects under the Kapit-Bisig Laban Sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS).

In a press conference today held by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 6 in Kalibo, Leo Quintilla, Deputy Regional Manager said Libacao, which has 24 barangays, will get a total of P10,800,000.00 worth of projects while Madalag, with 25 barangays, will get P11,250,000.00.

Under the program, each barangay is granted P450,000 from the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), funder of the program in Aklan.

According to Quintilla, the two municipalities are currently undergoing Social Preparation, done through a series of barangay assemblies and trainings participated in by barangay folks to determine what projects need to be priotized and implemented in their communities which could benefit the biggest number of constituents.

The social preparation is set to last for 6 months after which implementation of the people’s chosen projects will follow.

In Libacao, road improvements and Farm to Market Roads were listed as the top project much needed by 15 barangays, according to Reynante Lasay, Area Coordinator.

“Other barangays chose Day Care centers, potable water systems, reconstruction of storm-damaged irrigation facilities and a hanging bridge,” Lasay said.

Mary Grace Centino, Area Coordination of Madalag, also reported on the activities related to the social preparation for the program for Madalag.

Other DSWD 6 personnel who joined the press conference were Elizabeth Ferraris, Community Development Specialist and Manuel Reyes III, Regional Financial Analyst.

Besides Madalag and Libacao, future MMC areas in Aklan set for the KALAHI program implementation in 2012, are New Washington, with 16 barangays, Ibajay, 35 barangays, Tangalan, 15 barangays, Makato, 18 barangays and Batan, 20 barangays. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Planning workshop to further spur Aklan’s MSMEs

By Venus G. Villanueva



KALIBO, Aklan, May 11 (PIA) -- A workshop to plan and set directions for Aklan’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) here has been slated on May 19-20 at the Gov. Corazon L. Cabagnot Tourism and Training Center (GLCTTC) in Old Buswang, Kalibo, Aklan.



Participants in the 2-day planning workshop will include members of the Provincial Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Council (PMSMEDC) and key business persons and representatives in Aklan’s major priority sectors like tourism, indigenous fibers and crafts, agri-aqua and processed foods and furnishings including the bamboo industry sector, according to Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Aklan Provincial Director Diosdado P. Cadena, Jr.



The workshop is necessary, according to Cadena, in order to localize Aklan’s plans at the provincial level since the framework for the plan had already been determined at the national level.



It will also be a venue for Aklanons to know the economic direction the province is taking as well as its priority sectors, through a message Aklan Governor Carlito S. Marquez will be giving at the opening program of the workshop on May 19.



Governor Marquez is the Chairperson of the Provincial MSMED Council.



Once formulated and updated, the plan will be in use from 2011 to 2016.



The planning activity in Aklan, spearheaded by DTI, will be conducted in coordination with the German International Agency (GIZ).



Some 40 to 60 participants are expected to attend the workshop. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Kalibo elderly gear up for Senior Citizens’ Week

By Venus G. Villanueva

KALIBO, Aklan, September 12 (PIA) – Kalibo’s senior citizens are more than ready to celebrate Senior Citizens Week by announcing that this early, they already have lined up activities for the observation, slated on October 1-7.

In a recent meeting held recently at the Office of Senior Citizens Association (OSCA) here, Aurelia Ignacio, OSCA Head, revealed that together with presidents of senior citizens of Kalibo barangays, they have already finalized the activities to be held to celebrate Senior Citizens Week.

These include a Thanksgiving Mass on October 3 at the St. Jude Thaddeus Church followed by a walk for a cause, dubbed “Alay Sa Nakatatanda” from the church to the Federation of Senior Citizens Center.

The senior citizens will also join in the “Baligya-Baligya Sa Senior Citizens Center” for those who have farm produce like vegetables, fruits and many others from their respective barangays which will involve displaying and selling their goods to their fellow senior citizens and the public.

On the same day, the winner in the search for “Señora 2011”, a fund-raising activity of their group will be proclaimed.

The activity will be graced by Kalibo Mayor William S. Lachica.

The senior citizens will also avail of free medical services on October 4 from Dr. Jocelyn Garcia and Dr. Melanie Tolentino, Kalibo Rural Health Physicians (RHUs), who will provide free consultations and free medicines and vitamins.

Ignacio clarified however, that only 10 senior citizens from each of the 16 barangay of Kalibo could avail of the free medical services as agreed during the meeting. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Wine-making seminar to make use of Aklan’s excess seasonal fruits

By Venus G. Villanueva

KALIBO, Aklan, September 12 (PIA) -- Aklan’s oversupply of seasonal fruits like rambutan, santol, duhat, bugnay and many others will soon be put to good use with the seminar scheduled here by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) which will teach Aklanons to turn these fruits into wine.

Jairus Lachica, DOST-Aklan Provincial Director also said that besides wine-making, Aklanons will also be taught on how to turn coconut water into vinegar during the 2-day training-seminar slated on September 14-15 at the DOST PST Center in Kalibo.

“Aklan has abundant fruits during certain seasons, like rambutans and santols which are only left to rot on trees during oversupply or sold at give-away prices in the market. These could be made into wine with the right technology and procedures,” Lachica said.

Lachica also said that coconut water, which is only thrown away, could also be turned or produced into vinegar.

Food processors, private individuals and entrepreneurs interested to produce wine and vinegar have been invited by DOST-Aklan.


The DOST will conduct the seminar in coordination with the DOST-Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI) and Aklan Food Processors Development Cooperative (AFPDC).

The resource person will come from the DOST-ITDI. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

OWWA scholarship to benefit Aklanon students

by Venus G. Villanueva

KALIBO, Aklan, Sept. 11 (PIA) -- Five Aklanon students will be benefitting from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) next semester through its OFW Dependent Scholarship Program.

Under the program, each of the five students will avail of P10,000 financial assistance every semester, according to Vivian Solano, Public Employment Service Office (PESO) Manager.

Solano also said four (4) other students are set to take the qualifying examinations for the Education for Development Scholarship Program this November, also offered by OWWA.

The program is offered by OWWA to children or siblings of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who are graduating from High School.

Those who get qualified for scholarship will receive P30,000 assistance from OWWA per semester, Solano said.

Meanwhile, Solano revealed that from January to August of this year, PESO-Aklan was able to help deploy 82 Aklanons to various jobs abroad.

Solano revealed that deployed Aklanons include nurses, machine operators, masons, carpenters and household workers to countries like Kuwait, Hongkong, Malaysia, Singapore, and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

“In August alone, 15 Aklanon nurses were deployed to the Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia,” Solano reported.

In his regular report aired over the radio, Aklan Governor Carlito S. Marquez also shared this good news to the listening public.

Besides workers deployed abroad, PESO-Aklan also facilitated the employment of 96 Aklanons at partner establishments in Kalibo and in Boracay Island.

Solano said these Aklanons were either hired as management trainees, marketing representatives, cashiers, cooks, room attendants, sales assistants and others. (JSC/VGV-PIA 6 Aklan)

Poverty not always the root cause of crimes, says Kalibo VM

by Venus G. Villanueva



KALIBO, Aklan, Sept. 10 (PIA) -- Poverty is not always the main reason why children commit crimes, sometimes it is also due to the way parents take care of their children, according to Kalibo Vice Mayor Madeline Regalado.



Speaking before school children, teachers, parents and Aklan policemen at the recent launching of the “Pulis Ko, Titser Ko” program at New Buswang Elementary School, Regalado said parents have the biggest slice in the role of bringing up their children to be good citizens.



Regalado issued this call based on the observation that in Kalibo, young children often figure in police reports committing offenses in the community.



“Parents, it is your responsibility to take care of your children. At their young age, you must instill the goodness in them. The school, the teachers and the police are your partners in bringing up your children, but the responsibility of taking care of them and disciplining them belongs to you,” Ragalado told the parents in the crowd who attended the program.



Regalado also called on the police to be strategic partners in curtailing criminal acts committed by children through effective preventive campaigns, stressing that when children get reformed or are kept from committing crimes, this will cause a domino effect where children and students benefit down to the community and as a whole, the nation.



Regalado related that the municipality tried its best to help child offenders in the municipality, but the effort was not successful due to non-cooperation of parents and in some cases, the children.



“A year ago, the local government, together with the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) met with child offenders and their parents. We told them we will help them send their children to school by shouldering their school uniforms and school materials. Sad to note, some parents refused, as they said they have no money to buy food for their children as well as tricycle fare in going to school,” Regalado said.



Other children, on the other hand, whose mothers were already begging them to go back to school refused, saying they already want to work and earn money.



With the attitude of the parents and the children, Regalado said the program never took off.



She expressed optimism, however, that the launching of the “Pulis Ko, Titser Ko” program this year will be a new beginning of working and helping together in the successful raising of responsible and law-abiding children.



“We salute the PNP in coming up with this program and we also commend the Department of Education (DepEd) for partnering this program, which only affirms that education is everybody’s business,” Regalado said.



The “Pulis Ko, Titser Ko” program of PNP Region 6 is a strategic school-based crime awareness program wherein policemen who were former teachers or graduates of BSED teach pupils in 30 - 60-minute lectures about crime prevention and awareness, child safety, welfare and development, patriotism and nationalism. (JSC/VGV-PIA 6 Aklan)

DOST to provide Mosquito OL traps to 4 Aklan barangays

By Venus G. Villanueva
KALIBO, Aklan, September 9 (PIA) -- Four barangays in the province of Aklan will each be given Mosquito Ovicidal/Larvicidal (OL) trap system by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) October of this year to help curb the incidence of dengue.

The Mosquito OL trap system, according to Jairus Lachica, Provincial Director of the DOST here, is a simple device that helps reduce the number of the female Aedes aegypti, the dengue virus carrying mosquito, by killing its eggs trapped in the lawanit strip of the trap.

Lachica said the four barangays that will receive the OL trap from the DOST are Estancia, Old and New Buswang in Kalibo, and Manoc-Manoc in Boracay, Malay, Aklan.

Earlier, two barangays each from the provinces of Negros Occidental and Capiz also got theirs from the DOST.

“The Mosquito OL trap is one of DOST’s finest invention in 2011, conceptualized to benefit most Filipinos,” Lachica said.

The invention underwent a successful laboratory and field tests in the cities of Marikina and Quezon City and subsequently rolled out by the DOST in Tacloban February of this year.

During the Leyte launching, 2,800 kits were distributed to household participants for use for six months.

The DOST also allocated 2,800 kits for each of the 17 regions including the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

NCR, on the other hand, were provided 5,200 kits due to the high volume of dengue cases, according to the DOST.

Meanwhile, based on the latest records provided by the Provincial Health Office (PHO) here, the cases of dengue from January to August of this year dropped by 78% compared to the cases last year.

For the 8-month period this year, Aklan registered a total of 156 dengue cases while last year for the same period, there were 714 cases. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

CSC to civil servants: “Thank the people you serve”

By Venus G. Villanueva

KALIBO, Aklan, September 8 (PIA) -- As the country celebrates the 111th year of Philippine Civil Service this month, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) Field Office here called on government employees to thank their clients who come to their office “for they are the reason why we are here.”

“When people continue to go to our government offices, this means government employees are still needed by these people, so they should be served with courtesy and respect,” said Evelyn Ejar, Director II of CSC-Aklan Field Office.

Ejar added that clients must be made to feel 100% satisfied with the service they obtained from the government office upon leaving.However, in instances where they cannot obtain the service they need, they should not also feel put out, because they were entertained with courtesy.

The CSC also revealed that service in government offices is continuous during the day.

“There is already a “No Noonbreak” policy in government offices, to make sure that anyone who comes during lunchtime or minutes before lunchbreaks gets entertained or served,” Ejar said.

For this to be possible, employees should take turns in taking lunch so there will always be someone left in the office to serve clients.

Ejar said offices must remain open during this period.

She also called on clients that should there be violation committed by government employees, they (clients) should not hesitate to file cases against these employees.

The country has the Anti-Red Tape Act (ARTA) and other laws to discipline employees, according to Ejar, assuring at the same time that due process will also be observed should there be instances of complaints or cases.

This year, with the theme “Championing R.A.C.E.: Public Excellence at Full Speed, the CSC will be holding during the month Honor Awards, Fun Run, and Trade Fair.

In Aklan, personnel officers will be conducting Mangrove Tree Planting to observe the 111th year of Philippine Civil Service. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Aklan’s CCT grantees get P10.77 million

By Venus G. Villanueva

KALIBO, Aklan, September 6 (PIA) -- A total of P10.77 million was distributed recently to beneficiaries of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program from the province’ 6 towns by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

The Conditional Cash Transfer program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is also known as Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), a poverty reduction and social development strategy of the national government that provides conditional cash grants to extremely-poor households to improve their health, nutrition and education.

In his recent report of the past month’s activities of the province aired over a local radio station here, Aklan Governor Carlito S. Marquez revealed that a total of 8,705 beneficiaries of the program received their cash grants from the towns of Libacao, Nabas, Balete, Altavas, Makato, and Tangalan.

Libacao, according to Governor Marquez, has 2,083 beneficiaries which received a total of P2.83 million in cash grants; Nabas, 1,303 beneficiaries, P1.5 million; Balete, 1,54l beneficiaries, P2.4 million; Altavas, 1,231, P1.3 million, Mkato, with 1,348 beneficiaries and a cash grant of P1.38 million and Tangalan, with 1,199 beneficiaries - P1.59 million.

Meanwhile, the governor also reported that the DSWD has released a total of P5.15 million to 3 Aklan municipalities under its Cash for Training/Work Program.

These towns include Kalibo, with 182 beneficiaries which received a total of P446,466.00; Malinao, 926 beneficiaries, which received P2.37 million and New Washington, 911 beneficiaries, P2.33 million.

The program involves provision of temporary employment to small-scale farmers/fishermen and their families who need assistance during the lean months.

In August too, some 288 Senior Citizens social pensioners received P1,500 each from the DSWD for April-June 2011 totaling in the amount of P432,000.

These senior citizens came from Batan, Kalibo, Tangalan, Makato and Numancia, according to the governor. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

DOLE tries new way of resolving labor conflicts

by Venus G. Villanueva

KALIBO, Aklan, Sept. 6 (PIA) -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) here is employing a new way of resolving labor-related problems through a faster, peaceful and cheaper means.

This is via the Single Entry Approach (SENA), which facilitates the meeting/dialogue between the aggrieved/wronged employee and the employer right at the DOLE Provincial Office-designated desks manned by trained personnel.

According to Joeuella Casimero, DOLE-Aklan Information Officer, the new program is an inexpensive and faster way of resolving labor conflicts.

“The service requires that both parties appear in office, with the goal of solving the conflict within 30 days,” Casimero said.

Since its implementation in December 2010, DOLE-Aklan said 12 cases have been filed with the office, with 50 % of these resolved peacefully, while the rest were referred to other appropriate offices.

Casimero said most of the problems brought to their attention involved termination, suspension, unclaimed salary/wages differentials, not adhering to minimum wage law, closure, and non-remittance of social benefits like SSS and Pag-IBIG.

Most of the labor-related conflicts brought to their attention come from Boracay Island.

DOLE-Aklan said it has three desk officers to entertain clients seeking help under the program.

Meanwhile, DOLE-Aklan announced that minimum wage earners, since July 15, had been entitled to receive P12.00 daily Emergency Cost of Living Allowance (ECOLA) as approved by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB).

DOLE-Aklan clarified however, that this is not a kind of wage increase, and would only be received up to October 16. (JSC/VGV-PIA 6 Aklan)

Aklan PPO holds simultaneous launching of 2nd “Pulis Ko, Titser Ko” program

By Venus G. Villanueva
KALIBO, Aklan, September 5 (PIA) -- Police personnel from Aklan’s provincial and municipal police stations will once again turn classroom teachers after the provincewide launching today, September 5 of the 2nd “Pulis Ko, Titser Ko” program.

The “Pulis Ko, Titser Ko” program is a school-based crime awareness project of the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO6) wherein policemen or policewomen who were former teachers or graduates of BSED teach 30 to 60 minutes lectures to pupils at selected public elementary schools on subjects about crime prevention and awareness, child safety, welfare and development, lectures on patriotism, nationalism and other subjects.
Teaching of these subjects is seen by the PNP to enhance the moral foundation of young students and strengthen their resistance to crime so that they will become productive, responsible, and law abiding citizens in the future.
These lessons will be taught particularly to Grade IV pupils by police personnel in their respective areas.
For its part, the Aklan Police Provincial Office (APPO), as with last year, has chosen New Buswang Elementary School as its launching site.
Starting today also and every Monday from 4:30 to 5:00 p.m., some 60 Grade IV pupils will listen to lectures given by the assigned PNP personnel - teacher, PO2 Cutie Tomagtang.
PO2 Tomagtang will also be assisted by other police personnel from the APPO in giving lectures for the Grade IV pupils.
The conduct of classes under the program, according to APPO Provincial Director Cornelio T. Defensor, will last up to the end of the school year.
The implementation of this program aims to minimize crime incidents involving children.
According to PNP data, in Western Visayas, Children in Conflict with the Law have increased in alarming rate.
The PNP citing violence involving children and minors with cases recorded in 2008 as only 8 cases but in 2009, it rose to 172 cases.
The 1st Trimester of 2010 also showed there was no letup, with 104 cases. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Boracay posts 628,243 visitor arrivals in 7 months, generates P13.2 B tourism receipts

KALIBO, Aklan, Sept. 3, 2011 – Boracay Island posted a total of 628,243 tourist arrivals from January to August of this year.
This seven-month span in local and foreign tourist arrivals, according to Aklan Governor Carlito S. Marquez, generated a total of P13.2 billion in tourism receipts.
Marquez shared this information with the Aklanon public through his monthly report aired over a local radio station here.
The governor said this seven-month figure in tourist arrivals this year is 12% higher than what was reached last year - 561,405 for the same period.
The tourist arrivals this month – 64,070 - is also way higher than last year, according to the governor.
Last year’s August arrival recorded a total of 58,202.
Marquez noted that the upswing in tourist arrivals in the island shows that low seasons are no longer observed in Boracay.
“Even if it is raining, visitors still flock to the island,” Marquez told radio listeners.
The governor also observed that currently, most foreign visitors coming to the island are from China and Korea.
Meanwhile, in the same program, Governor Marquez aired his optimism over the appointment by President Benigno S. Aquino III of Ramon Jimenez as the new Secretary of the Department of Tourism (DOT).
Marquez said Seretary Jimenez’ latest statements manifest his positive outlook for the country’s tourism industry.
As a former advertising man responsible for successful commercial campaigns of well-known brands, Marquez said Secretary Jimenez knows well how to market the Philippines. (JSC/VGV-PIA 6 Aklan)

Aklan inducts new set of PIOs

By Venus G. Villanueva
KALIBO, Aklan, September 2 (PIA) – A brand-new set of officers of the Aklan Public Information Officers Association (APIOA) will be leading the way in communicating government programs – national, provincial and municipal – with their induction September 1 in the municipality of Nabas.
The APIOA officers, led by Jessica Ignacio of Nabas Human Resource and Development Office (HRMO) also functioning as the LGU’s information officer, were inducted into office by Nabas Mayor Romeo Dalisay.
The induction was also graced by Nabas Vice Mayor James Solanoy, Nabas Sangguniang Bayan Members, Odon Bandiola, Sangguniang Panlalawigan Secretary and APIOA Past President, and Bong Tirol, manager of Transaire Holdings Corporation, a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation currently operating the Caticlan Airport.
Mayor Dalisay, in his message after inducting into office the new set of APIOA officers, expressed his happiness as well as of his constituents for the opportunity of hosting the induction of the APIOA.
In the same opportunity, he aired his challenge to the association’s officers and members coming from national, provincial and municipal offices of the province to continue doing their work as government communicators and be committed in their role.
“If we have an obligation but no dedication, we will not achieve anything. Please give more importance in disseminating information on the right things happening around us,” Mayor Dalisay called on the government information officers.
“Let’s work hand in hand, let’s exercise unity. Let’s not focus on our personal interest. If we work for the good of everyone, we can reach our dreams,” the mayor added.
For her part, Jessica Ignacio, in her inaugural address as 2011-2013 APIOA President, called on her fellow information officers to be a partner of one another in disseminating information of their respective agencies.
Nabas Sangguniang Bayan Member Stephen Bolivar, who represented induction guest Sangguniang Panlalawigan Member Jose Enrique Miraflores and Bong Tirol also delivered messages in the program.
Along with Ignacio, inducted were Othella Igcasenza, Vice President, from the DENR; Sally Villasis, Secretary, from Aklan State University-Banga; Judith Tindog, Treasurer, NFA; PO2 Nida Gregas, Auditor, Aklan Police Provincial Office, Julfe Rabe, Secretary-Treasurer, Provincial Governor’s Office; Engr. Raquel Reontoy, Business Manager, NIA, and Prof. Angeline Regalado, P.R.O, Aklan State University- Kalibo.
Also inducted were the Board of Directors coming from Philhealth, Parole and Probation, Philippine Coconut Authority, Department of Interior and Local Government, Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of Agrarian Reform. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

DA to release P40 million for repair of Aklan irrigation system

By Venus G. Villanueva
KALIBO, Aklan, September 1 (PIA) -- The long-awaited repair and rehabilitation of the Panakuyan River Irrigation System (RIS) in Ibajay, Aklan will soon be realized with the release this year of P40 million for the project from the Department of Agriculture (DA).
With the rehabilitation of this irrigation system, Aklan Rep. Florencio T. Miraflores said some 700 additional hectares of rice fields in Ibajay and Nabas, all in the western side of Aklan, will be irrigated.
Miraflores, who revealed this information in an interview over a local radio station here, said that the P40 million is separate from the fund to be allocated for the province for 2012 by the DA.
With the repair of canals, irrigation water from Ibajay River to Panakuyan River will flow better and stronger, from Ibajay all the way to the next town, Nabas.
The rehabilitation of the irrigation system, resulting to the expansion of irrigated ricelands is seen to increase Aklan’s palay production.
Aklan is a rice-surplus province and according to the latest data from the National Food authority (NFA) as of August 18, the province has a total rice supply of 289,038 bags of rice, counted to last for more than two months.
Palay harvesting provincewide, meanwhile, is seen to start by September up to October, as estimated by the NFA and the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS). (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)