New Aklan Gov presents plans

By Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, July 4 (PIA6) -- Agriculture, fisheries and tourism – these will be the major thrusts that the provincial government of Aklan will be zeroing in under the leadership of Governor Florencio T. Miraflores, who takes over the helm of leading the province for the next three years. Miraflores enumerated these major thrusts, saying he takes over where his predecessor, former Governor Carlito Marquez has left off, during his presentation of his administration’s plans, programs and directions in local governance before the new set of Sangguniang Panlalawigan during the provincial legislative’s body’s inaugural session. The inaugural session, presided by Vice Governor Gabrielle V. Calizo-Quimpo, was held July 3 at the SP Session Hall, Provincial Capitol attended by a jampacked crowd composed of heads and representatives of national government agencies, provincial government offices, local government units and the media. For the agriculture sector, Miraflores said the province will continue to focus on increasing rice and abaca production, rice hybridization and farm mechanization. The current road-widening project in Kalibo, Numancia and Makato by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), according to him, is also a good start to further improve the road network in the area, and revealed that a by-pass road will soon be constructed between the towns of Numancia and Makato to shorten the travel time of the public, especially the tourists and visitors passing through the Kalibo International Airport (KIA). Miraflores also said that KIA will be further expanded to accommodate long-haul aircrafts. “We do not want KIA to be left behind so the runway and apron will be expanded to open it to more destinations and remain as a premier airport in the province,” he said. Among other things, he also mentioned the improvement and rehabilitation of the Dr. Rafael S. Tumbokon Memorial Hospital (DRSTMH), Aklan’s provincial hospital and other district hospitals located in strategic municipalities, procurement of hospital equipment, and additional Philhealth membership of Aklan’s indigents. With the need to have enough power supply for Aklan, the governor revealed that Petro Energy, to be generated by wind power and seen to provide 50 megawatts of electricity, had been granted by the Department of Energy (DOE) its request for its commercial development and will soon be constructed with its completion set in 2014. Once completed, Miraflores said this will be another tourist attraction in the province. The governor also announced the soon-to start dredging of the Aklan River to mitigate flooding and reduce disaster risks in the municipality of Kalibo and other adjacent towns during heavy rains. Some 15 million cubic meters of the dredged materials, according to Miraflores, will be brought to Singapore by the dredging company. “At the same time, the province will earn from the dredging as the company that will conduct it, STL, will pay P5 for every cubic meter dredged,” Miraflores said. For all his plans and programs for the province for the next 3 years, Miraflores solicited the legislative support of the current Sangguniang Panlalawigan, saying he needs their cooperative efforts and advice. For her part, Aklan Vice Governor Gabrielle Calizo-Quimpo assured Miraflores that the chamber has never been known to be an obstructionist body, proven with the performance of the past SP team that had done its job to support the goals of the province to make Aklan a worthy place to live in. Members of the Aklan SP for 2013-2016 include Honorables Soviet De la Cruz, Atty. Harry Sucgang, Rodson Mayor, Lillian Q. Tirol and Atty. Plaridel Morania for the eastern district and Honorables Joen Miraflores, Esel Flores, Nelson Sta. Maria, Roberto M. Garcia, Jr. and Ramon S. Gelito for the western district. Other SP members include Hon. Edina Gelito, ABC Provincial Federation President and Hon. Bob Augusto Legaspi representing the Provincial SK Federation. Hon. Jay Tejada, vice Hon. Jonna T. Morales-Torres, Provincial Councilors’ League President whose term has expired on June 30,2013, assumed as Interim Ex-Officio member of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Aklan. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Kalibo's MDRRMC bags 1st place for Gawad Kalasag

By Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, July 2 (PIA6) -- The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) of Kalibo has been adjudged 1st place in the Search for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management and humanitarian Assistance 2013 in the 1st to 3rd class municipalities category. This information was relayed to Kalibo mayor William Lachica, MDRRMC chairman by the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) recently, informing the municipality that it passed the rigid evaluation by the Regional Selection Committee on May 6, 2013 and is one of the regional awardees for this year. Kalibo’s MDRRMC, which got a rating percentage of 92.44%, edged out last year’s 1st placer, Sibalom, Antique, which got 88.61 rating this year and came in second place in the search. Kalibo also joined the Government Emergency Response Management (GEM) category in basic search and rescue contest, which won for its special operations unit second place with a rating percentage of 90.44%. Presently, MDRRMC-Kalibo, under the helm of forcal person Terence T. Toriano is in the thick of preparations for this month’s observance of Disaster Preparedness, especially with the onset of the heavy rains. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: DOST nagabaton eon it mga aplikante para sa undergrad scholarship

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, June 22 (PIA6) -- Ro Department of Science and Technology – Science and Education Institute (DOST-SEI) hay nagabaton eon makaron it mga aplikante para sa 2014 Science and Technology Undergraduate Scholarship. Suno kay DOST-Aklan Provincial Science and Technology Director Jairus Lachica, bukas ro scholarship sa tanan nga maga gradwar sa high school nga gusto nga magtuon sa patag it siyensya, matematika ag engineering. Ro mga aplikante hay dapat mga Pilipino nga una sa “upper 5%” it maga gradwar nga mga estudyante it sangka DOST-SEI ukon gina rekognisar it Department of Education (DepEd) nga science high school; residente it banwa sa sueod it ap-at nga dag-on; mayad ro pamatasan ag mayad man ro eawas. Tuyo man nga buligan it rayang scholarship ro mga pobre pero mga maaeam nga mga estudyante nga ro estado sa ekonomiya it pamilya hay owa ga sobra sa mga naka indikar nga mga butang. Pwede ro mga aplikante makabuoe it pormas sa DOST-Aklan, ukon ma download sa website nga http://www.sei.dost.gov.ph/. Ro mga ha akomplisar nga mga pormas hay pwede ikapasa sa DOST-Aklan, kon siin ro deadline kara hay sa Agusto 23, 2013. Ro petsa it eksaminasyon hay sa Setyembre 22, 2013 Sa makapasar sa nasambit nga eksaminasyon, ro mga prebelihiyo nga nagahueat kanda hay rong mga madadon: P8,000.00 para sa tuition fee ag iba pang baeayran sa kada semester; P5,000.00 nga book allowance kada dag-on; P500.00 para sa P.E. uniform kon first year; transportation allowance para sa mga naga eskuyla sa guwa ku andang probinsya; ag bueanan nga living allowance nga P5,000.00 sa ratong nagabuoe it BS Physics/Physics Teaching/Geology/Mining Engineer ag P4,000.00 para sa ratong nagabuoe it DOST-SEI Priority courses. Kon kwalipikado para sa scholarship, ro mga scholars ngara hay maka paenroll sa bisan siin sa 34 nga mga eskuylahan nga ginpili it DOST depende sa kurso nga andang ginabuoe. Kon makatapos eon sanda sa andang kurso, dapat hay magserbe anay ro scholar sa nasyon it full-time sa patag nga anang gintun-an sa kabuhayon nga depende man sa anang pagiging scholar it gobyerno. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Press Release: DOST search for undergrad scholarship applicants on

By Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, June 21 (PIA6) -- The Department of Science and Technology – Science and Technology Institute (DOST-SEI) is now accepting applicants for 2014 Science and Technology Undergraduate Scholarship. DOST-Aklan Provincial Science and Technology Director Jairus Lachica said the scholarship is open to all high school graduating students who intend to pursue priority fields of study in science, mathematics and engineering. Applicants, Lachica said, must be natural-born Filipino citizens who belong to upper five percent (5%) of the regular high school graduating class of a DOSE-SEI identified or Department of Education (DepEd)-recognized science high school; a resident of the municipality for the last 4 years as attested by the barangay; and of good moral character and in good health. The scholarship also intends to help poor, talented and deserving students who belong to a family whose socio-economic status does not exceed the set values of certain indicators. Application forms can now be obtained from DOST-Aklan, or can be downloaded at the website www.sei.dost.gov.ph. Accomplished forms can be filed at the office of DOST-Aklan, deadline of which is on August 23, 2013. Date of examination is on September 22, 2013. Scholarship privileges for those who will pass the examination include P8,000.00 for tuition and other school fees per semester; P5,000.00 book allowance per year; P500.00 for PE uniform for First Year only; transportation allowance for those studying outside of home province and monthly living allowance of P5,000.00 for those taking BS Physics/Physics Teaching/Geology/Mining Engineer and P4,000.00 for those taking other DOST-SEI Priority courses. Once qualified for the scholarship, scholars could choose to enroll in any of the 34 educational institutions identified by the DOST all over the country depending on the courses that they would take. Upon completion of their courses, awardees shall serve in the country, preferably in his/her home region on full-time basis along his/her field of training for a minimum period equivalent to the length of time he/she enjoyed the scholarship. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Husto nga istilo it pagpangabuhi, ehersisyo mayad para sa bato

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Hunyo 18 (PIA6) -- Sangka pagbag-o sa istilo it pagpangabuhi nga may kaibahan nga regular nga ehersisyo bisan paagi sa pagtikang sa sueod it 30 minutos hay makatuga it mayad para sa aton nga mga bato ukon “kidneys”, suno kay Dr. Allan Tolentino, ro solo nga nephrologists sa probinsya ag sangka katapu it Aklan Medical Society ukon AMS. Gintao rayang payo ni Dr. Tolentino sa mga Akeanon paagi sa sangka pag-interview kana sa sangka estasyon it radio iya nahanungod sa husto nga pagdepara it bato sa pagselebrar makaron it nasyon it Kidney Month sa buean ngara it Hunyo. Ro mga bato, suno kay Dr. Tolentino, hay mabahoe nga mayad ro papel sa eawas it tawo – gina patama-tama nanda ro mga elemento ang tubi sa sueod it eawas, imaw man ro blood pressure, ag nagaserbe nga “janitor” it eawas nga nagapaguwa it mga makahieilo nga mga bagay sa eawas. Importante man ro bato sa pag produser it “red blood cells” ag pagtuga it mapag-on nga mga tue-an. Hambae ni Dr. Tolentino, kon owa eon ga andar ro mga bato, indi eon maka produser ro eawas it “red blood cells” ngani maga eupsi ro tawo ag maga gabok man ro tue-an. Agud masayran kon may diperensya ro mga bato, dapat hay magpaidaeum pirmi ro mga pumueuyo sa dag-unan nga urinalysis ukon pag-eksamin it ihi. Ro mga pasyente nga may diperensya ro kidney hay sangkiri eon lang ro gina ihi, priming maeuya, nagapaeanuka, owa it gana magkaon, ag nagapaeanghaeok ro siki ag alima. Ginpadumdum man ni Dr. Tolentino nga bukon man it tanan nga pagpaeanghaeok hay daea it masakit sa kidney, ngani importante gid ro pagpa-check-up agud masayran kon ano gid ro problema. Pila sa mga baeatian nga makasamad sa kidney hay rong diabetes ag hypertension. Kon ro tawo hay may makara nga baeatian, dapat imaw nga magpa-check-up it regular, kontrolon ro pagkaon it mga matam-is nga pagkaon, kaunon eamang ro tama nga pagkaon ag likawan ro mga herbal nga pagbueong. Indi eon mapauli sa dati ro samad nga mga kidney ngani raya hay peligroso sa kabuhi ag makapabug-at bangud sa gaeastuhan ag ilisipon. Ro may mga baeatian sa kidney hay indi man dapat magtomar it “pain reliever” it mabuhay ay basi makatuga pa gid ra it kadugangan nga samad. Ro pila pa gid nga mga bagay nga dapat himuon agud mangin mayad ro estado it mga bato hay ro pag-ungkat it pagpanigarilyo, regular nga pag-monitor it bato paagi sa regular nga check-up, pagtomar it husto nga bueong, ag pagpa-tan-aw it ihi agud masalbar eagi ro bato kon may diperensya. Kon husto ro pag-obserbar kara, makahaembae eon kita it “Malusog na Bato, Yan ang Gusto Ko”, ro tema it rayang dag-on nga Kidney Month Celebration, hambae ni Dr. Tolentino. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: "Takbo Laban Sa Karahasan Laban sa Kababaihan" pagahiwaton sa Aklan

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Hunyo 19 (PIA6) -- Sa pagpati nga ro kapintas hay owa nagapakusog sa sangka eaeaki kundi nga naga limitar sa anang pagkatawo, ro mga empleyadong kaeaeakihan it gobyerno probinsyal iya nga nag-organisar bilang Men Opposed to Violence Against Women Everywhere Provincial Government of Aklan (MOVE PGA) Chapter hay magahiwat it sangka fun run sa Hunyo 23 nga ginbansagan nga “Takbo Laban sa Karahasan Sa Kababaihan”. Ro MOVE PGA hay bag-o eamang nga gin organisar nga tsapter it MOVE-Aklan nga nagapanumpa nga tapuson ro kaeakasan ukon kapintas sa mga kababayihan, indi gin maghimo it kapintas sa mga babayi, indi ra pagpahanugotan ag indi man basta paghipusan. Gin organisar ro grupo agud masabat man ro mga kahawag it mga empleyadong eaeaki it probinsya ag andang mga pamilya sa “gender” ag sa kaeakasan sa mga babaye (Violence Against Women) o VAW. Ro grupo ngara hay ginpasumpa sa andang mga obligasyon kurundaya eamang ni Governor Carlito S. Marquez. Maga-umpisa ro fun run sa alas 5:00 it agahon sa Kalibo International Airport ag matapos sa Goding Ramos Park sa Capitol Site, suno kay Paul Adrian Pelayo, Presidente it MOVE PGA. Tuyo it “Takbo Laban Sa Karahasan Sa Kababaihan” nga magbahoe pa gid ro paghisayud ag pag-intindi it mga Aklanon nahanungod sa mga kaeakasan kontra sa mga kababayihan paagi sa impormasyon, edukasyon, ag komunikasyon nga kampanya ag magtipon it pundo para sa iba pa gid nga mga aktibidades it MOVE PGA nga ginaeaktan it pag adbokasiya sa gobyerno probinsyal ag sa mga eskuylahan sa pagduea it VAW. Ginsugid ni Pelayo nga base sa listahan it Provincial Women and Children Protection Desk (PWCPD) it Aklan Provincial Office (APPO), may 222 nga mga krimen nga nahimo kontra sa mga kababayihan sa Aklan ku 2012. Sa numero ngara, 198 hay sa pagbayolar it Republic Act 9262 ukon Violence Against Women and their Children Act. Mabahoe gid ro ikabulig it fun run sa mga magapasakop bangud mas magaeapad ro andang paghisayud nahanungod sa nagadinugang nga kaso it VAW sa Aklan, ag oras eon agud magtindog rong tanan ag magdaeagan kontra kara. Ro mga maga entra sa fun run hay magabayad it registration fee kon siin kon estudyante, P30.00 ro pagabayaran nga ro P20.00 hay magaadto sa premyo ag ro P10.00 hay sa mga naga entra nga mga eskuylahan. Ro mga propesyonal hay magabayad it P50.00. Ro mga premyo hay rong masunod: sa mga estudyante, P1,000.00 ro para sa 1st prize; P700.00 sa ikaywa ag P500.00 sa ikatlo; samtang sa mga professionals, magabaton ro primerong lugar it P2,000.00; ro ikaywa hay P1,500.00 ag ro ikatlo hayP1,000.00 nga igapanao sa pagahiwaton nga programa pagkatapos it fun run. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

lifestyle, exercise make happy, healthy kidneys

By Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, June 17 (PIA6) -- A modified lifestyle coupled with regular exercise, even just a 30-minute daily walk could mean a lot to make our kidneys healthy and happy, according to Dr. Allan Tolentino, the only nephrologist in the province of Aklan and a member of the Aklan Medical Society (AMS) here. Dr. Tolentino gave this advice to Aklanons through a radio interview over a local radio station here on the proper ways of caring for the kidneys as the country celebrates this June National Kidney Month. Kidneys, according to him, perform very important functions for the body – they regulate and adjust the right amount of elements and water in the body and regulate blood pressure, and act as the janitor, ridding the body of poisonous elements. Kidneys are also important for the production of red blood cells and the development of strong bones. “If our kidneys are not functioning anymore, our body cannot produce red blood cells, so we grow pale. Our bones also become brittle if our kidneys are damaged already,” Dr. Tolentino said. For early detection of kidney problems, Dr. Tolentino said everybody must undergo urinalysis yearly. Those suffering from kidney problems usually have decreased amounts of urine, gets easily tired, has vomiting episodes, no appetite for food, and has swelling of feet and hands. He however cautioned the people that swelling could also be caused by other diseases, so it is important for the affected person to seek consultation. Among the diseases that can cause damage to kidneys are diabetes and hypertension. When one has these diseases, Dr. Tolentino said the patient must have regular check-ups, control his/her blood sugar intake, eat the right foods and avoid taking herbal medication. When one’s kidneys are already damaged, Dr. Tolentino said these can never be restored to their normal state, which could be life-threatening as well as cause heavy financial and psychological burden to the patient and the family. Those suffering from kidney diseases must avoid taking pain relievers as these could also further cause damage. Among other things to keep the kidneys healthy, Dr. Tolentino advises people to stop smoking, take medicines properly, and have regular monitoring of the kidneys through check-ups and urinalysis as early detection could save the kidneys. “When these things are properly observed, we can then say that ‘Malusog Na Bato, Yan Ang Gusto Ko’, the theme of this year’s Kidney Month Celebration”, Dr. Tolentino concluded. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Jail officers' expertise not limited within premises - BJMP

BY Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, June 6 -- The expertise of jail officers of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Aklan District Jail (ADJ) are not only confined within the jail premises, and these will be showcased as the institution observes Community Relations Service this month of June, according to J/Insp. Norberto Miciano Jr., BJMP-Aklan’s new jail warden. Miciano said that as a month-long celebration, the BJMP has lined-up several activities which are relevant to the observation as well as to enhance the hidden potentials of inmates behind bars of the institution in located in Barangay Nalook, Kalibo, Aklan. “The BJMP is not just a correctional institution but one that is concerned with community development too,” Miciano said. Activities lined-up for the celebration, according to Miciano, are anchored on the theme “Mahusay at Maagap na Serbisyo, Gabay sa Matuwid na Pagbabago”. Some of these activities were held already, like the Clean and Green Fun Drive in the jail vicinity on June 1 and a National Legal Consultation Day on June 6 participated in by lawyers from the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) and other law practitioners in Aklan who gave updates on the BJMP inmates’ cases. Other activities to be held include a seminar cum information dissemination on the Facts and Dangers of Smoking, RA 10351 or the Sin Tax Reform Law of 2012 and General Information and Effects of Prohibited Drugs. Target audience of this information dissemination activities are the BJMP inmates. For the community, jail officers have scheduled a Read A Book activity on June 17 at Nalook Elementary School where they themselves would be acting as teachers and read stories to school children to promote and instill Filipino values, followed by food-giving. The BJMP has also sent letters to Aklan’s Criminology schools for the conduct of an activity to create awareness among students the role of public servants in the Correctional System of the Philippines. The BJMP has also slated a Summer Sportsfest among personnel and inmates to develop sportsmanship and and teamwork among them, with games such as basketball, volleyball, table tennis, chess, etc. expected to end by third week of June. To be one too with the Department of Education (DepEd) in the opening of schools this June, BJMP personnel also participated in the Brigada Eskwela at Nalook Elementary School. The BJMP is also conducting tree-planting activities at the Bakhawan Eco-Park every quarter to emphasize too that it is a pro-environment bureau. (JO3 Allan L. Lariosa-CRS/Paralegal Officer-BJMP-ADJ)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Feeding program to benefit some 12,749 day care kids

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

Aklanon News: Natural Fibers Technology Resource Center sa Aklan ginbuksan

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

First Natural Fibers Center opens in Aklan

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

Farmers assured of crops with PCIC

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

Wrong birth entries now easier to correct with new law

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

PHO avocates healthy lifestyle to fight lifestyle diseases

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

Votes from 13 Aklan towns canvassed

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

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

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

BIR reminds candidates to issue receipts for donations received

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

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

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

AKELCO assures no brownout on election day

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

Aklanon News: Mga empleyado it gobyerno, indi dapat magpangampanya

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

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

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

Serbilis Center nagatanyag it madasig nga serbisyo, mataas nga koleksyon

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

NSO's Serbilis Center generates more collections

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

Aklanon News: Aklan haum eon para sa I-CON

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Abril 29 (PIA6) -- Haum eong rong tanan para sa pagahiwaton nga pinaka-una nga Investment Conference ukon I-CON iya sa probinsya it Aklan sa Abril 30, 2013 sa Gov. Corazon L. CAbagnot Tourism and Training Center (GCLCTTC) sa Old Buswang, Kalibo. Sa tema nga “Building Alliances for Competive Industries”, ro I-CON, suno kay Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 6 Regional Director Dominic P. Abad, hay tuyo nga magpa-umpisa sa mga oportunidad sa pagpangapital sa probinsya imaw man rong mga proyekto nga makapapagsik pa gid it aktibidad sa ekonomiya sa Aklan. Si Director Abad, nga imaw rong nagpangkangay sa mga regional directors sa rehiyon it sari-saring ahensya ag iba pang upisina nga mag-atender sa I-CON, hay nagdugang nga ro aktibidad hay magiging lugar para sa mga naga proponer it mga proyekto, mga magapangapital ag iba pang nagahueag halin sa sektor it gobyerno ag mangin sa pribado sa pag-establisar it mga katuwang ag kaapin sa negosyo. Gindugang pa gid ni Abad nga bangud sa isla it Boracay nga imaw rong nagapanguna sa kalibutan nga aeadtunan it turista, ro pagkinahangean sa pagkaon ag iba pang serbisyo para sa mga turista hay sangka mabahoe nga bintana it oportunidad para sa pag negosyo ag pagpangapital. Dugang pa gid ni Abad, sa pag-preparar para sa I-CON it DTI ag mga naga organisar kara sa pakipag kooperar sa gobyerno probinsyal it Aklan, may mga hapilian nga mga sektor nga paga sentrohan pareho ku pagpananum it abaca ag pag proseso it linabag kara, coco-coir ukon bunot it niyog, mga gin proseso nga mga pagkaon ag isda (partikular ro pangasius) , mga prutas ag tinuea ag karne ag manok. Ro mga topiko nga pagatalakayon sa I-CON sa Abril 30 hay rong Market Profile (resulta it survey it mga mayor nga hotel sa isla it Boracay), Transport/Logistical Infra paagi kay Engr. Roger M. Esto, Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator; Financing and Incentives, ni Ma. Nina Q. Ituriaga, Department Manager, LBP-Kalibo, Cristina Rivera, Manager, DBP-Kalibo, ag ASEC Felicitas Agoncillo-Reyes, Investment Promotion Group, Board of Investments. Iga presentar man ro Abaca Investment Opportunities ni Victor Parillas, Special Pulp Manufacturing Inc., Coco Coir Investment, ni Engr. Ramon Barbosa it Philippine Coconut Authority Agusan Del Norte, Pangasius Investment Opportunities ni Romualdo Pol, Sr. Aquaculturist and Study Leader on Pangasius ag ni Glenn Baticados it Baycove International Philippines Inc., ag Livestock/Poultry Investment Opportunities ni Julian Montemayor, Saranggani Agricultural Company. Sambilog ro I-CON sa mga mayor nga aktibidades it probinsya it Aklan sa pag-saueog kara it ika-57 nga anibersaryo kada Abril 25. Mangin oportunidad man ro I-CON agud Makita it mga bisita ngara ro Pina and Fiber Festival Showcase nga padayon nga ginahiwat sa Provincial Trade Hall sa Provincial Capitol Grounds. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

I-CON to jump-start investment opportunities in Aklan

Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, April 27 (PIA6) -- Everything is now in place for Aklan’s hosting of the first-ever Investment Conference or I-CON on April 30, 2013 at the Gov. Corazon L. Cabagnot Tourism and Training Center in Old Buswang, Kalibo, Aklan. With the theme “Building Alliances for Competitive Industries”, the I-CON, according to Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 6 Regional Director Dominic P. Abad, aims to jump-start local investment opportunities and projects that can spur more vibrant economic activities in Aklan. Abad, who took charge in inviting other regional directors of various government agencies and other entities to the I-CON, added that the activity will be the venue for prospective project proponents, potential investors and enablers from both government and private sectors to meet and establish business partnerships and alliances. “Given the province’s jewel in tourism – Boracay Island, which is one of the world’s choice destinations, demand for food services and other products that cater to the needs of tourists and guests in the resort island is a big window of opportunity for business and investment”, Abad said in his letter. Abad also said that in preparation for I-CON with the DTI in the lead, organizers, in consultation with key stakeholders and with the support of the Provincial Government of Aklan, have identified investment areas or sectors, such as abaca plantation and fiber processing, coco coir, processed food and agri-aqua products particularly fish (pangasius), fruits and vegetables, and meat and poultry. At the I-CON, DTI Secretary Gregory L. Domingo, who will be gracing the activity, will deliver the keynote message, while Undersecretary Merly M. Cruz, DTI Regional Operations Division Group, will give the I-CON Rationale. Welcome messages will be delivered by Kalibo Mayor William Lachica, Aklan Governor Carlito S. Marquez and Congressman Florencio T. Miraflores. Meanwhile, topics to be tackled at the I-CON proper will include Market Profile (Survey Results from major hotels/resorts in Boracay) by Carlo Abucayan of Shangrila Boracay Resort and Spa and Eroll Ledesma of Boracay Regency; Transport/Logistics/Infrastructure by Engr. Roger M. Esto, Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator; Financing and Incentives, by Ma. Nina Q. Iturriaga, Department Manager, LBP-Kalibo; Cristina Rivera, Manager, DBP-Kalibo and Asec. Felicitas Agoncillo-Reyes, Investment Promotion Group, Board of Investments. To be presented too are Abaca Investment Opportunities, by Victor Parillas, Special Pulp Manufacturing Inc. (Tentative); Coco Coir Investment Opportunities, by Engr. Ramon R. Barbosa, PCA Agusan Del Norte; Pangasius Investment Opportunities, by Romualdo Pol, Senior Aquaculturist and Study Leader on Pangasius, and Glenn Baticados, Baycove International Phils., Inc.; Fruits and Vegetables Investment Opportunities, by Victoria Pacificador of DA 6; and Livestock/Poultry Investment Opportunities by Julian Montemayor, Saranggani Agricultural Company. The I-CON in Aklan is one of the major hightlights of Aklan’s activities in celebration of its anniversary as a province, observed every April 25. Gracing the I-CON is also seen as an chance for Secretary Domingo and other visitors to view the Pina and Fiber Festival Exhibits at the Provincial Trade Hall currently on exhibit, which opened April 22 and will run until April 30. (VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Piña Fiber Festival sa Aklan ginbuksan

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Abril 24 (PIA6) -- Ro pormal nga pagbukas it ika 14 nga Pina and Fiber Festival ag Agri-Industrial Fair sa Provincial Capitol Grounds ku Abril 22 ro opisyal nga nagpaumpisa it selebrasyon makaron nga dag-on it anibersaryo it Aklan bilang separado nga probinsya sa Capiz. Ro Pina ag Fiber Festival nga nabutang makaron sa Trade Hall ag ro Agri-Industrial Fair sa Provincial Capitol Grounds hay mangin bukas sa publiko halin it Abril 22 hasta it 30 bangud rayang daywa hay mayor nga mga aktibidades it probinsya sa pagsaueog it anibersaryo. Kapareho man ku nagtaliwan nga mga dinag-on, ro makaron nga aktibidad hay magapakita it mga produkto it Aklan nga himo sa pina, abaca, raffia, ag nito. May 55 nga mga exhibitors nga naga entra makaron nga nagabaligya it mga inugsuksok nga eambong nga himo sa pina, mga pangregalo, gamit sa baeay,muebles , ag mga gin proseso nga mga pagkaon. Ginapasundayag makaron ro abaca sa fiberfest bilang sangka nagapanguna nga industriya nga nagapakita ku paggamit kara sa sari-saring paagi. Sa anang mensahe sa pagbukas it Fiberfest, ginsugid ni Governor Carlito Marquez nga ro industriya it abaca sa Aklan nga ginatanum sa 4,000 nga hektarya sa mga kabanwahunan iya hay nakatao it minilyon nga kita sa mga nagatanum kara ag 8,000 nga trabaho sa mga pumueuyo. Sa naka proponer man nga Pook Eco-Tourism site sa Kalibo, ginaplano man suno kana rong pag-imbitar it mga nagapamuno sa industriya sa paghaboe sa Aklan pareho kung Hugod Aklanon Producers and Traders ag Aklan Pina and Indigenous Fibers Manufacturers and Traders Association Incorporated nga magbutang it gamit sa paghaboe idto agud makit-an it mga bisita rong pinasahi nga paghaboe it maeahaeon nga tela pareho ku pina. Samtang, euwas sa 55 nga mga exhibitors nga mga Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), ro 17 nga mga banwa it Aklan hay magapakita ag magabaligya man it andang mga produkto sa agri-fair nga ginapatigayon sa idaeum ku programa nga One Town, One Product (OTOP). Ro exhibit hay bukas adlaw-adlaw halin it Abril 22 hasta 30 alas 9:00 sa agahon hasta alas 6:00 sa gabii. Sa alas 6:00 it gabii, ro mga mahilig sa pagkaon ag naila magpamati sa banda hay gabii-gabii man nga ma entertenar sa “Tsibugan Sa Kapitolyo”, nga ginapatigayon it Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) Aklan Chapter. Pila pang mga aktibidades euwas sa Fiberfest sa pagsa-ueog it anibersaryo it Aklan hay rong Accessories Fashion Show sa Abril 24; Investment Conference (ICON) cum Market Encounter sa Abril 30; Special Product Exhibition (Abaca ag Botong)sa Abril 22 hasta 30; Dog Show, pag-award sa mga Outstanding Municipal Treasurer ag Outstanding Taxpayers it Aklan, Thanksgiving Mass sa Kalibo Cathedral sa Abril 25, Civic ag Military Parade, pagbendita it bag-ong Provincial Capitol Building, Commemorative Program ag Awarding of Outstanding Aklanons, pag-award sa mga nagdaeaog sa Booth ag Float Parade ag Vegetable Productivity Contest ag Job Fair sa Abril 30. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Aklan honors outstanding taxpayers, treasurers

by: Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, April 27 (PIA6) -- The province’ outstanding taxpayers, municipal treasurers and assessors and Philippine National Police (PNP) Revenue Generation Task Force of Aklan for 2012 were recently honored here in a simple awarding ceremony at the Augusto B. Legaspi (ABL) Sports Complex. The awarding was Aklan’s way of recognizing the respective groups’ efforts for their intensive tax collection activities and compliance on the part of the cited taxpayers, held as one of the province’ activities in celebration of Aklan’s 57th anniversary. Aklan’s 17 municipalities had one outstanding taxpayer each who were the top taxpayers in their respective towns – for Altavas, outstanding taxpayer was Smart Telecom, Inc.; Balete, Mayor Teodoro V. Calizo, Jr.; Banga, Governor Carlito S. Marquez; Batan, Prosperidad Del Rosario; Buruanga, Smart Communications, Inc.; Ibajay, Florencia S. Solano; Kalibo, United Coconut Planters Bank; Lezo, Rafel Realty & Development Corporation owned by Ms. Felicitas R. Legaspi; Libacao, Heirs of Lilian Inosanto & Paterno; Madalag, Margarito Meneses; Makato, Asuncion Maravilla; Malay, Makati Shangrila Hotel & Resort, Inc.; Malinao, Rosie I. Iguban; Nabas, Panay Power Corporation; New Washington, Toledo Holdings Corporation; Numancia, Christian Rafael AM Builders and Tangalan, Antonino S. Tingne III. Awarded Outstanding Municipal Treasurers, on the other hand, were Angelyn A. Rubias of Tangalan, 1st place; Dediosa C. Dioso of Malay, 2nd; and Froilan Redison of Banga, 3rd. These awardees were selected based on the following criteria: Actual Collection vs. Target and Prompt Remittance. The top taxpayers were awarded Certificates of Appreciation while the outstanding treasurers received Plaques of Recognition. Three Outstanding Municipal Assessors were also cited for their performance, who each received a Plaque of Recognition, namely Amelita Mendoza of Tangalan, 1st place; Shirley Pelayo of New Washington, 2nd place and Erlinda Casimero of Malay, 3rd. Meanwhile, the Office of the Provincial Treasurer, headed by Suzette Pioquid, also recorgnized the vital role of the (PNP) in the province’ effective tax collection efforts, by awarding Certificates of Appreciation to PSSupt. Pedrito M. Escarilla, Acting Provincial Director, Aklan Police Provincial Office (APPO); Police Chief Inspector Pedro H. Enriquez, OIC of Aklan Public Safety Company, and SPO3 Greg F. Ginoy – Team Leader and PO3 Jose Joy F. Remaneses and PO3 Clemente B. Magtanum, members of the PNP Personnel Revenue Generation Task Force of Aklan. (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)

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)