Aklanon News: 0.74 sentimos balor it piso sa Aklan ku Hunyo 2013

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Agusto 5 (PIA6) -- Ro balor it piso sa Aklan ku Hunyo 2013 hay 0.74 sentimos, suno sa National Statistics Office (NSO). Rayang balor, suno sa NSO-Aklan, hay paeareho sa pasunod nga limang (5) buean, nga nagakahueugan nga ro piso ku 2006 hay 0.74 sentimos ro haega ku Hunyo 2013. Sa simple nga interpretasyon, raya hay nagakahueugan nga ro sangka basket it mga baeakeon ukon serbisyo nga nagabalor it P74.00 ku 2006 hay mabakae ku Hunyo 2013 it P100.00. Ro “purchasing power” it piso hay sangka pagsukat it minatuod nga balor it piso sa sangka tiyempo. Ro “market basket” hay sangka termino nga gina gamit sa pagtumod sa sangka grupo it mga baeakeon ag serbisyo nga ginabakae it sangka kasarangan nga panimaeay. Samtang, ginpabutyag man it NSO-Aklan nga ro “Consumer Price Index” ukon CPI sa Aklan hay nagtaas it 5.4% ku buean it Hunyo, nga nagpakita it pasaka nga direksyon it mga baeakeon ag serbisyo sa probinsya. Ro CPI sa Aklan hay ginbutang sa sa 135.2 ku Hunyo 2013 halin sa 129.8 it kapareho nga tyempo ku nagtaliwan nga dag-on. Suno sa NSO, ro pinakamataas nga CPI hay nakita sa Alcoholic Beverages ag Tabakonga may 33.9% halin sa 128.6 sa 162.5, ginsundan it Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages nga may 6.3% nga marka halin sa 136.2 paadto sa 142.5; ag Non-Food items nga may 3.0 halin sa 124.4 paadto sa 127.4. (NSO/JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Peso worth 0.74 cents in Aklan in June 2013

KALIBO, Aklan, August 5 (PIA6) -- The purchasing power of peso in Aklan in June 2013 was pegged at 0.74 centavos, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO) here. This value, according to NSO-Aklan, remained constant over the last five successive months, which means that one peso (P1.00) in 2006 is worth seventy-four (P0.74) centavos in June 2013. Interpreted in another way, this means that the same basket of goods and services worth P74.00 in 2006 can be bought at P100.00 in June 2013. Purchasing power of the peso is a measure of the real value of the peso in a given period relative to a chosen reference period. Market basket, on the other hand, is a term used to refer to a sample of goods and services that are commonly purchased and bought by an average Filipino household. Meanwhile, data from NSO-Aklan also revealed that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Aklan increased by 5.4% during the month of June, showing an upward movement particularly in consumer goods and services throughout the province. The CPI in Aklan was placed at 135.2 in June 2013 from 129.8 of the same period a year ago. According to the NSO, the highest increase in CPI was noted in Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco with 33.9% from 128.6 to 162.5; followed by Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages with 6.3% mark from 136.2 to 142.5, and Non-Food items with 3.0% from 124.4 to 127.4. (NSO/JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Press Release: Monument, historical marker of Gen. Macario Peralta unveiled in Aklan

KALIBO, Aklan, August 1 (PIA6) -- The monument of a Filipino military man, Gen. Macario Peralta Jr. who refused to surrender to Japanese invaders during World War II and instead led the 6th Military District in May 1942 in guerilla warfare against the Japanese in Panay Island, was unveiled here at the Aklan Provincial Capitol Grounds July 30. July 30 also turned out to his Centennial Birth Anniversary, having been born in 1913. Held along with the unveiling of his monument located at the left side of the Provincial Capitol entrance was also the unveiling of the historical marker at the foot of his statue, which was provided by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Information sourced from historicphilippines.com. revealed that General Macario Peralta Jr. was born in Manila on June 30, 2013 of Ilocano-Pangasinan descent and grew up in Tarlac, finished his Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of the Philippines, graduating cum laude in 1936 and passing the bar the same year obtaining second place. He joined the Philippine Army in 1936 as a reserved officer and was later commissioned in the regular force as second Lieutenant. During the war, he was in the Visayas as Chief of Operations of the 61st Division, Philippine Army (USAFFE), then being mobilized in Iloilo. After the surrender of the USAFFE troops to the Japanese, Peralta, then a Captain, organized and led the guerillas in Panay, Romblon, Palawan, Marinduque and portions of Masbate and Mindoro. In this resistance campaign against the Japanese, Peralta displayed his exemplary leadership, competence and gallantry in action. For this he was awarded the Distinguished Service Star. The United States government conferred on him the Distinguised Service Cross and the Silver Star. A signing of the certificate of transfer of the historical marker followed after the unveiling, through Governor Miraflores who represented Aklan, and Hon. Badoy for NHCP. Governor Miraflores then delivered his acceptance message, while response was given by Dr. Engelbert Peralta, youngest son of Gen. Macario Peralta. In his message, Governor Miraflores said the statue of Gen. Peralta, in its modest way, wishes to emphasize the value of national freedom and dignity, exemplify courage and nationalism to the succeeding generations. Aklan Congressman Teodorico Haresco, Jr., on the other hand, said the guerilla resistance led by Peralta in Panay was the only successful movement against the Japanese, and his individual tribute and distinguished record in the army was matched by his record in the Philippine Senate, as Peralta also became a Philippine senator in 1949, the youngest at the age of 36. Both Miraflores and Haresco are sons of World War II veterans. General Carolina, for his part, lauded Peralta for leading the most successful guerilla resistance in the country, noting his role in the defeat of the Japanese forces in Panay. In the same occasion, twenty Aklan veterans, with ages from 90 and up, were awarded as Outstanding Aklanon veterans. PVAO also distributed wheelchairs and canes to identified veterans. According to PVAO, Aklan has more or less 40 living veterans, with Veteran Leodegario Carillo as the oldest at 98. He is also said to be the oldest veteran in Western Visayas. (JCM/VGV PIA6 Aklan)

Don't hide, Aklan PWDs told

By: Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, July 29 (PIA6) – When Hon. Jay Tejada, Interim President of the Philippine Councilor’s League (PCL) Aklan Chapter was invited to speak before Aklan’s Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in observance of the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week, he refrained from speaking behind the rostrum and instead stood in front, even if it was hard for him, being a polio victim since two years old. “We PWDs must no longer hide”, Tejada said, who spoke on the topic “Equal Opportunities for PWDs during the Forum and Capability Building for Persons With Disabilities at the Gov. Corazon L. Cabagnot Tourism and Training Center (GCLCTTC), attended by more or less 50 participants composed of Aklan PWDs, staff of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) and Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officers (MSWDOs) of Aklan’s 17 municipalities. Tejada said hiding from the public should no longer be practiced by PWDs because they have roles and space in the community and should exercise their access to privileges, benefits and opportunities. Tejada acknowledged however, that PWDs compose a vulnerable part of society prone to accidents and abuses. To conquer this, Tejada gave several pointers to his fellow Aklanon PWDs – like knowing their weaknesses and limitations but arming themselves with determination and discipline; accepting that they need support from others; and performing to the best of their abilities as the national government under President Benigno S. Aquino III through the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) is recognizing their contribution to society. Tejada also acknowledged the support of the Provincial Government of Aklan through allocation of 1% from the total budget of the province. “The province has plans for PWDs and we need people to run the program”, Tejada said. For his part, Aklan Governor Florencio T. Miraflores, who had his message read by Assistant Provincial Administrator Gerick Templonuevo, assured Aklan PWDs that he would support any program that the PWDs will embark on. “Even if the thrust of the provincial government is focused on agri-tourism, this doesn’t mean that we are not thinking of other programs that involve them. The agri-tourism program is not only for the abled but for the disabled”, Miraflores said in his message read by Templonuevo. “Building an Inclusive and Non-Handicapping Environment” is the theme of this year’s NDPR Week Celebration, which was observed from July 17-23, 2013. (JCM/VGV PIA6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Eagi nga mga resibo, hasta Agusto 30 lang ro pag gamit - BIR

KALIBO, Aklan, Hulyo 25 (PIA6) -- Tanan nga owa magamit ag owa ha isyu nga mga “principal, supplementary receipts ag invoices” balido eon lang hasta sa Agusto 30, 2013, suno sa Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). Ginpaabot ni BIR-Aklan Revenue District Officer Ricardo J. Osorio sa mga Aklanon nga bumaeayad it buhis nga may mga negosyo ukon may mga propesyon ag korporasyon nga daea sa Revenue Regulation No. 18-2012, bangud pagkaaga eagi ukon sa Agusto 31, 2013, ro mga bag-ong mga official receipt sa iba nga format hay imaw eon ro pagagamiton sa tanan nga transaksyones. Bangud sa ro habilin eon lang nga tiyempo hay masuesobra sa sangbuean, nag-apelar si Osorio sa tanan nga mga nagabayad it buhis sa probinsya nga mag-adto sa upisina it BIR ag mag file it mga kinahangeanon nga mga dokumento ag aplikasyon para sa pag imprenta it mga bag-ong resibo ag invoices. Rato man nga mga nagabayad it buhis nga ha aprobahan eon ro andang aplikasyon sa bag-ong format hay dapat nga i-surrender nanda sa BIR ro andang mga owa magamit ukon ha isyu nga mga resibo indi mageampas sa Agusto 30, 2013. Samtang, sa mga hauna nana nga pagpahayag sa radyo, nagpanawagan si Osorio sa mga Aklanon nga mga negosyante ag mga propesyonal nga mag deklarar ku andang minatuod nga kita ag mag-isyu it resibo sa andang mga kostumer agud makalikaw sa pina ukon masadhan ro andang establisimiento. Rayang pag apelar hay ginpaabot ni Osorio pagkatapos nga ro sangka establisimiento sa Kalibo International Airport (KIA) hay ginsadhan suno sa programa nga “Oplan Kandado” it BIR. Suno kay Osorio, owa magdeklarar it husto nga kita ro establisimiento ag owa man mag rehistro bilang Value Added Tax (VAT) taxpayer. Bangud kara, ginhinyo ni Osorio ro mga Akeanon nga i-report ro mga hasayran nga mga establisimiento nga nagaloko sa gobyerno, bangud kon husto ro andang buhis nga ginabayran, magabalik man ra sa publiko sa porma it mga serbisyo it gobyerno ag mga imprastraktura. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

BIR reminds Aug. 30 deadline of old receipts

by Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, July 25 (PIA6) – All unused and unissued principal and supplementary receipts and invoices will be valid until August 30, 2013 only, according to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) here. BIR-Aklan Revenue District Officer Ricardo J. Osorio issued this reminder to Aklan taxpayers with business and/or practicing profession, corporations and those covered under Revenue Regulation No. 18-2012, as immediately the next day or on August 31, 2013, the new official receipt format will be issued on all business transactions. With still a little over a month to prepare for this change, Osorio said all concerned taxpayers in the province are advised to come to the BIR-Aklan office and file necessary BIR forms and applications for the printing of the new format of official receipts or invoices. “Violators of the said regulation will suffer a maximum penalty of P50,000.00”, Osorio said. He also said that those taxpayers who have approved new format application must surrender their unused/unissued receipts and invoices not later than August 30, 2013. Meanwhile, in an earlier radio interview over a local radio station here, Osorio called on Aklanon businessmen, professionals and taxpayers to declare their correct revenues and issue official receipts to their customers to avoid being penalized, or worse, have their establishments closed by the BIR. Osorio made this appeal in the wake of a closure of an establishment located in the vicinity of the Kalibo International Airport (KIA) under the BIR’s “OPLAN KANDADO” program, due to the establishment’s under-declaration of its sales by more than 30% for the taxable quarter and its failure to register as a Value Added Tax (VAT0 taxpayer inspite of breaching the P1.5 million threshold amount in annual gross sales. With this development, Osorio called on Aklanons to help report other erring business establishments, saying that the correct taxes that these establishments would be paying once apprehended will be returned to the public in the form of vital government services and infrastructure projects. (JCM/VGV PIA6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Sangka 'bazaar' ginpatigayon it Aklan Parole and Probation Office

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Hulyo 23 (PIA6) -- Ro Aklan Parole and Probation Office (PPO), kaibahan ro 237 kara nga mga kliyente nga gina kumponihan it mga parolado, mga pardonees ag probationers hay nagpatigayon it sang adlaw nga “bazaar” ku Hulyo 22 sa pag-obserbar ku ika 37 nga anibersaryo it rayang upisina makaron nga dag-on. Ginhambae ni Emma Y. Narciso, Aklan PPO Chief Parole and Probation Officer nga ro paghiwat man it “bazaar” nga naga imbolbar it pagbaligya it mga tinuean-on, prutas ag iba pang produkto nga gintanum ag gindepara mismo ku mga kliyente it PPO sa andang mga lugar hay sangka oportunidad agud sanda hay maka kwarta ag ma apresyar ro hilway nga pagpangabuhi sa guwa it rehas ag mabatyagan nanda ro andang pagkamapinuslanon sa andang komunidad. Pila sa mga produktong ginbaligya idto hay sinapad-sapad nga mga saging, mangga, mga tinuean-on pareho ku taeong, pechay, okra, hamtak, pipino ag iba pa. May sangka kliyente man nga nagdaea it sinako nga taeaba, mga silhig nga kugong, itlog nga maaeat nga ginpangbakae eagi it mga manugbakae nga eaban hay mga empleyado it kapitolyo. Ro “bazaar” nga gindueugukan it mga manugbakae hay ginbutang sa sangka bakante nga espasyo sa sueod it cultural center sa Provincial Capitol Grounds nga ginbantayan mismo it mga parolado, pardonees ag probationers nga mga kliyente. Sambilog kara hay si Jose Braulio, 49 anyos, sangka parolado nga nagdaea ku anang mga produktong hamtak ag pipino agud ibaligya. Imaw hay kasado ag mga daywang ka unga, nga ginbuhian ku 2010 ag umpisa kato hay nagpananum it mga tinuean-on ag nag alila it mga sapat agud may ika sustinir sa andang mga kaeastuhon. Sangka parolado man, si Cayo Natabio, hay nag-atender man agud makig-iba sa aktibidad bisan owa imaw it daea nga inugbaligya. Imaw hay mayad mamanday ag sigidas eon ro anang panarabaho sa Caticlan, Malay pagkatapos nga imaw hay nangin parolado, kon siin naga-amat-amat eon imaw it pangbakae it mga gamit sa baeay ag naga-umpisa eon nga mag-ugdok ku anang dugalingon nga baeay. Kaibahan sa pagbulig sa PPO nga mangin produktibo ro mga kliyente ngara ag indi eon magtaeang hay ro 36 nga mga volunteers. Ro tema sa dag-on ngara nga selebrasyon hay PPA-DOJ@37: Moving on Towards a Stronger Workforce as Rationalization Plan and Collective Negotiation Agreement Take its Course". (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Aklan parolees, probationers hold "bazaar"

By: Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, July 22 (PIA6) -- Aklan’s Parole and Probation Office (PPO), together with its 237 clients composed of parolees, pardonees and probationers held a one-day “bazaar” July 22 to observe the office’ 37th anniversary this year. Aklan PPO Chief Parole and Probation Officer Emma Y. Narciso also said the holding of the “bazaar” which involves display and selling of vegetables, fruits and seafoods tended by the clients themselves in their respective municipalities will be an opportunity for them to earn money and appreciate life outside prison bars and feel their worth as members of the community. Agricultural products displayed by the parolees, pardonees and probationers include bananas, mangoes, vegetables like eggplants, okra, pechay, string beans, cucumber, etc. A client also brought sacks of oysters for sale, even broomsticks which were readily bought by customers, mostly employees of the Provincial Government. Anticipating a heavy rain, the “bazaar”, which was mobbed by buyers, was held inside the cultural center at the Provincial Capitol grounds with the PPO clients themselves minding their merchandise. One such PPO client was Jose Braulio, 49,a parolee who brought his produce – string beans and several kilos of cucumber for sale in the “bazaar”. Braulio is married with two children and, upon coming home in 2010 after serving time for 8 ½ years – 3 ½ at the Aklan Rehabilitation Center (ARC) and 5 years in Manila at the Reception and Diagnostic Center, he turned to planting vegetables and tending animals to augment his family’s income. Another parolee, Cayo Natabio, attended the “bazaar” although as a carpenter, he had not brought any produce but just came to be one with his fellow PPO clients. Natabio, 45, according to Narciso, is now an in-demand carpenter in Caticlan, Malay and is slowly improving his economic status, starting a family, buying appliances and other needs of the family from his honest earnings. “Gaumpisa eon ngani ako it obra it among baeay” (I am now starting to build our house), Natabio shyly shared. Currently helping the Aklan PPO in monitoring and guiding the province’ pardonees, parolees and probationers to become useful members of the community are some 36 volunteers. This year’s theme of the celebration is PPA-DOJ @ 37: Moving on Towards a Stronger Workforce as Rationalization Plan and Collective Negotiation Agreement Take its Course”. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Press Release: OWWA scholars wanted

By: Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, July 17 (PIA6) -- The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is now accepting Aklanon applicants for its Educational Development Scholarship Program (EDSP). This scholarship program, according to Provincial Public Employment Service Office (PESO) Manager Vivian Ruiz-Solano, assisting in the search for applicants, could only be availed by children or brothers and sisters of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) currently employed. Solano said interested scholarship applicants could be male or female high school graduating sons or daughters or brothers and sisters of OFWs graduating this year and belonging to the upper 20% of his/her school; not more than 21 years old and in good health; not applying for any other scholarship and has no pending application as an immigrant in other countries; and must pass the qualifying examination given by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and other entrance examinations of schools where the applicant intends to enroll. Those who would qualify in the scholarship will get P30,000 financial assistance per semester or a total of P60,000.00 per year from OWWA. “Scholars/beneficiaries can also choose the schools where they want to enroll and take any 4 to 5 year courses as long as these are accredited by the Commission on Higher Education. The scholarship will continue until they graduate provided they have maintaining grades not lower than 2.5,” Solano said. Those applying for the scholarship need to submit/accomplish one set of application form from their school principal or from the Provincial PESO, 3 copies of 2x2 ID pictures; Birth Certificate of applicant from the National Statistics Office, Birth Certificate of the sibling and Certificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR) from the NSO, Form 137 and OWWA membership receipt or OFW Verification Sheet issued from the OWWA Membership Processing Center (MPC). Deadline for submission of requirements is on July 26, 2013 at the Provincial PESO while the qualifying exam is on September 22, 2013 to be given in the province, according to Solano. (JCM/VGV PIA6 Aklan)

Press Release: Kalibo bans use of plastics, styrofoam

By: Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, July 15 (PIA6) -- The use of plastic bags and Styrofoam is now banned in Kalibo with the recent approval of an ordinance to prevent use of these items per _______. The ordinance includes imposition too of penalties to violators of the municipal law. The ordinance also provides for the conduct of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaign contained in a section. The section also calls for the local government of Kalibo to conduct a widespread IEC campaign through print, radio, television and internet which includes the promotion of Alternative Biodegradable Packaging Materials. Regulations in the use of plastic bags, styrofoam, the collection of synthetic recovery system fee and the purposes are also mentioned in the ordinance, including the use of green funds, waste markets, placement of environmental signages in business establishments including the monitoring of the ordinance’ implementation. Section 11 of the ordinance states the enforcement and penalties and the Implementing Rules and Regulations. One other town that has already an ordinance banning the use of plastic bags and Styrofoam is the municipality of Malay where Boracay Island is, which is already enforced since last year. (VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Press Release: BJMP-Aklan District jail is region's best

By: Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, July 11 (PIA6) -- The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) – Aklan District Jail (ADJ) was awarded as Best Jail of Region 6 for second quarter of 2013 during the 2nd Quarter Management Conference held at Metropolis Subdiviion Clubhouse in Jaro Iloilo City. The award was personally received by Jail Inspector Norberto G. Miciano Jr. from Jail Senior Superintendent Ignacio Sarabia Panti, BJMP Regional Director. The Aklan District Jail is presently manned by 21 personnel. The District Jail was cited due to its programs for inmates’ welfare and development through physical exercise/daily therapy, religious activities, sports and recreation, and livelihood activities. The ADJ also conducted summer sports fest which was participated in by BJMP personnel and inmates from April 14 to May 31 of this year, sustained religious services and livelihood programs for inmates, like vegetable gardening and furniture-making. For the comfort of relatives visiting inmates, a canopy was constructed in front of the building initiated by the ADJ. All cells and other buildings inside the building were repainted while the old roof of the chapel made of nipa was replaced with corrugated galvanized iron sheets. The ADJ also opened its doors to members of the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) and Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) to provide free legal services to inmates in celebration of Community Relations Service in June 2013 while the Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals also conducted an outreach program and gift-giving for all inmates during the second quarter. The on-site voting of inmates during the May 13, 2013 elections was also successfully implemented by the ADJ personnel while a composite team of personnel from the BJMP regional office together with the ADJ also conducted an on-site voting of registered voting inmates during the take-over of the Aklan Rehabilitation Center for the political exercise. For the immediate community, the ADJ participated in the Brigada Eskwela Program of the Department of Education (DepEd) by helping in the cleaning of premises of the Nalook Integrated School, initiated a Read A Book activity as one of the banner programs of Community Relations Month in June for 30 Grade I pupils followed by food distribution as part of the institution’s feeding program, and a clean-up drive in the barangay. The BJMP-ADJ sits on a 1,015 square meter lot in Barangay Nalook, Kalibo, Aklan donated by the provincial government. It is adjacent to the Aklan Rehabilitation Center (ARC). (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

2 Aklan barangays undergo survey on consumer expectation

By Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, July 10 (PIA6) -- Two barangays in Aklan – Tigayon in Kalibo and Dumaguit in New Washington are serving as sample areas for the 3rd Quarter Survey on Consumer Expectation undertaken by the National Statistics Office (NSO) and funded by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The 3rd Quarter Consumer Expectation Survey (CES), according to Blas M. Solidum, Provincial Statistics Officer, started July 1, results of which aim to give quick and regular assessments of consumer perceptions and expenditure plans as a tool for evaluating the consumer’s own financial situation, key economic indicators and the economy’s condition over a reference period. “Data revealed by respondents will be treated with confidentiality and will not be used for taxation, investigation or law enforcement purposes,” according to Solidum, appealing to respondents at the same time to give truthful and correct data to researchers. He also stressed the importance of the CES, saying that it will be used to guide planners in forecasting the direction of change of economy as well as the behavior of inflation rate, interest rate and exchange rates. A total of 36 sample households in the above-mentioned barangays will be covered by the CES for this quarter. (NSO/JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Kalibo launches Local Flood Early Warning System

By: Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, July 9 (PIA6) -- The municipality of Kalibo recently launched here its Local Flood Early Warning System (LFEWS) through a workshop to prepare for possible flooding in the capital town of Aklan with the onset of the rainy season. Through the LFEWS workshop, members of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) were able to learn six (6) important things to do during floods and other natural calamities that may affect Kalibo, through the guidance of Galo Ibardolaza, Executive Officer of the Provincial Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) and Terence June Toriano, Civil Defense Officer of Kalibo. Ibardolaza said that LFEWS is now focusing on the empow erment of local government units and communities in facing flood disasters by strengthening their skills in forecasting and improving their response capacity through early warning. LFEWS, according to Ibardolaza, came from the “READY” project of PAGASA and recommended by the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. LFEWS will also improve the responses of the people to disasters from being reactive to pro-active, Ibardolaza said. For his part, Kalibo mayor William Lachica said that the municipality should always be prepared before and in times of calamities, and as one of the measures, the municipal government is hastening the completion of the evacuation center located at the Kalibo Magsaysay Park. At the workshop, participants, together with members of the Sangguniang Bayan , agreed on the procurement of needed materials, supplies and responses for the municipality, trainings for volunteers and operatives identified by the MDRRMC, passing of forced evacuation ordinance, provision of insurance coverage to volunteers, passing of ordinance to oblige business establishments to organize drills and dry runs and the conduct of LFEWS to 16 barangays of Kalibo. (VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Press Release: 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)

Aklanon News: Workshop sa Local Flood Early Warning System

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Hulyo 9 (PIA6) -- Ginlunsar kurundaya sa banwa it Kalibo paagi sa sangka workshop rong Local Flood Early Warning System (LFEWS) agud maka preparer sa posible nga pagbaha sa banwa bangud sa pirmi nga pag inuean. Bangud sa ginhiwas nga LFEWS workshop, ro mga katapu it Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) hay abu nga mga importanteng hatun-an nga dapat obrahon kon may baha ag iba pang natural nga kalamidad nga maka-apektar sa Kalibo, paagi man sa pag giya ni Galo Ibardolaza, Executive Officer it Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) ag Terence June Toriano, Civil Defense Officer it Kalibo. Ginsugid man ni Ibardolaza nga ro LFEWS hay naga sentro man makaron sa pagpabaskog it mga gobyerno lokal ag komunidad sa pag-atubang sa mga posibleng pagbaha ag iba pang disgrasya paagi sa pagpamayad-ayad ku andang hatun-an sa ‘forecasting’ ag kapasidad sa pagresponde sa temprano nga mga paandam. Naghalin ro LFEWS sa “READY” nga proyekto it PAGASA ag ginrekomenda it United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. Sa parte ni Mayor William Lachica, ginhambae nana nga dapat pirmi nga preparado ro banwa sa mga kalamidad, ag sambilog sa mga tikang kara hay rong pagpadasig sa pagpatapos it evacuation center it banwa nga una sa Magsaysay Park. Sa ginhiwat nga workshop, ro mga nag-atender, kaibahan rong mga katapu it Sangguniang Bayan hay nagkaeasugot sa pagbakae it mga kinahangeanon nga mga materyales ag iba pang ikabulig it munisipyo, paghanas sa mga volunteers, pagpasar it ‘forced evacuation’ nga ordinansa, pagtao it insurance sa mga volunteers, pagpasar it ordinansa nga maga obligor sa mga establisimiento nga mag organisar it mga drill ag dry run ag paghiwat it LFEWS sa 16 nga mga barangay it Kalibo. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Bag-ong gobernador it Aklan nagpresentar it mga plano

KALIBO, Aklan, Hulyo 5(PIA6) -- Agrikultura, pangisda ag turismo – raya ro mga mayor nga mga programa nga pagatutukan it gobyerno probinsyal it Aklan sa idaeum it pagpamuno ni Governor Florencio T. Miraflores, nga imaw makaron ro magapamuno sa sueod it tatlong dag-on. Ginpaabot ni Governor Miraflores rayang mga programa ag plano sa prente it mga katapu it bag-ong grupo it Sangguniang Panlalawigan sa paghiwat it inaugural session kurundaya eamang sa SP Session Hall sa Provincial Capitol. Ro inaugural session hay ginpangunahan ni Vice Governor Gabrielle Calizo-Quimpo ag ginhiwat ku Hulyo 3 nga gintambungan it mga pinuno ag representante it mga ahensya it gobyerno, gobyerno probinsyal ag gobyerno lokal ag media. Para sa sektor it agrikultura, ginhambae ni Miraflores nga padayon ra nga pagatutokan kon siin tinguhaon ro pagdugang sa produksyon sa paeay ag abaca, rice hybridization ag farm mechanization. Ro ginapatigayon man nga pagpaeapad it mga karsada sa Kalibo, Numancia ag Makato paagi sa Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), suno kana, hay mayad nga pag-umpisa sa pag-improbar it karsada sa mga lugar ngara. Ana man nga ginsambit ro pagtukod it sangka "by-pass road" sa tunga it Numancia ag Makato nga makapadasig it byahe it mga turista ag bisita halin sa Kalibo International Airport (KIA) paadto sa Caticlan, Malay nga maga-adto sa isla it Boracay. Ginhambae man ni Miraflores nga paeaparon pa gid ro KIA agud maka landing ro mga eroplano nga maeayo ro byahe. Ginsambit man nana ro pag improbar ag pag rehabilitar it Dr. Rafael S. Tumbokon Memorial Hospital (DRSTMH), rong provincial hospital it Aklan, imaw man ro mga district hospitals sa mga banwa, pagbakae it mga gamit para sa mga hospital ag pagdugang it miyembro it Philhealth halin sa mga nagakalisod nga mga pumueuyo. Ginpaabot man ni Miraflores nga ro Petro Energy Wind Power sa Nabas hay gintaw-an eon it Department of Energy (DOE) it permiso para sa anang commercial development nga maga umpisa eon ag gina panan-aw nga matapos sa 2014. Kon matapos ra, mangin sangka atraksyon eon man ra sa turismo, hambae ni Miraflores. Ginsugid man sa konseho ni Miraflores ro pagpadaeum it suba it Aklan paagi sa pagbuoe it mga baeas ag iba pang bagay agud malikawan ro pagbaha ag mabuhinan ro mga peligro sa banwa it Kalibo ag mga kaeapit nga mga banwa. Ro 15 milyon nga cubic meter it mabuoe sa pagpadaeum, suno kana hay pagadaehon sa Singapore samtang kada cubic meter, magakita kara ro probinsya it Aklan paagi sa pagbayad kara it kumpanya it P5. Bangud sa mga plano ngara it bag-ong gobernador, nagpangayo imaw it bulig ag kooperasyon it mga bag-ong grupo it Sangguniang Panlalawigan. Sa parte ni Vice Governor Gabrielle V. Calizo-Quimpo, ginpasalig nana si Governor Miraflores nga ro Sangguniang Panlalawigan hay owa it ginaabangan sa mga mayad nga plano it gobyerno probinsyal nga ro pamatuod hay rong pagsuporta it nagtaliwan nga SP agud ro Aklan hay mayad-ayad nga istaran. Ro mga bag-ong katapu it SP sa 2013-2016 hay imaw sanday Honorable Soviet De la Cruz, Atty. Harry Sucgang, Rodson Mayor, Lillian Q. Tirol ag Atty. Plaridel Morania para sa eastern district ag sanday Honorable Joen Miraflores, Esel Flores, Nelson Sta. Maria, Roberto M. Garcia Jr. ag Ramon Gelito halin sa western district. Katapu man it SP sanday Hon. Edina Gelito, ABC Provincial Federation President ag Hon. Bob Augusto Legaspi, Provincial SK Federation President. Si Hon. Jay Tejada it Tangalan nga nagbueos kay Hon. Jonna T. Morales Torres bangud natapos eon kara ro anang pagserbisyo ku Hunyo 30, 2013 hay nangin Interim Ex-Officio man nga katapu it SP-Aklan. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: MDRRMC it Kalibo, mnagdaog it primerong pwesto sa Gawad Kalasag

KALIBO, Aklan, Hulyo 3 (PIA6) -- Nakabuoe it primerong pwesto ro Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) it Kalibo sa ginhiwat kurundaya eamang nga “Search for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management and Humanitarian Assistance 2013” para sa 1st to 3rd Class nga kategorya it mga banwa. Ginpaabot rayang balita kay Mayor William Lachica it Kalibo nga imaw man rong chairman it MDRRMC it Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) sa pagpasayud sa musipyo nga nakapasar ra sa maid-id nga ebalwasyon it Regional Selection Committee nga ginpatigayon ku Mayo 6, 2013 ag makabaton it pagpadungog halin sa rehiyon. Nakabuoe ro banwa it Kalibo it rating percentage nga 92.44%, ag bangud kara hay nagpangaywa eamang ro nagdaog sa kategorya kara ku isaeang dag-on nga banwa it Sibalom sa Antique nga makaron hay nakabuoe it rating nga 88.61. Nag-entra man ro banwang Kalibo sa Government Emergency Response Manangement (GEM) nga kategorya sa Basic Search and Rescue, kon siin nagdaog man ra it ikaywang pwesto bangud sa anang Special Operations Unit ngaa may rating nga 90.44%. Sa makaron, masako ro MDRRMC – Kalibo paagi sa pag giya ni Terence Toriano, Municipal Defence Officer sa pagpreparar para sa mga aktibidades nga hiliwaton sa pag-obserbar it Disaster Preparedness, kapin pa gid ay sigidas eon makaron ro pag-uean. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Kalibo launches Local Flood Early Warning System

KALIBO, Aklan, July 9 (PIA6) -- The municipality of Kalibo recently launched here its Local Flood Early Warning System (LFEWS) through a workshop to prepare for possible flooding in the capital town of Aklan with the onset of the rainy season. Through the LFEWS workshop, members of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) were able to learn six (6) important things to do during floods and other natural calamities that may affect Kalibo, through the guidance of Galo Ibardolaza, Executive Officer of the Provincial Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) and Terence June Toriano, Civil Defense Officer of Kalibo. Ibardolaza said that LFEWS is now focusing on the empow erment of local government units and communities in facing flood disasters by strengthening their skills in forecasting and improving their response capacity through early warning. LFEWS, according to Ibardolaza, came from the “READY” project of PAGASA and recommended by the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. LFEWS will also improve the responses of the people to disasters from being reactive to pro-active, Ibardolaza said. For his part, Kalibo mayor William Lachica said that the municipality should always be prepared before and in times of calamities, and as one of the measures, the municipal government is hastening the completion of the evacuation center located at the Kalibo Magsaysay Park. At the workshop, participants, together with members of the Sangguniang Bayan , agreed on the procurement of needed materials, supplies and responses for the municipality, trainings for volunteers and operatives identified by the MDRRMC, passing of forced evacuation ordinance, provision of insurance coverage to volunteers, passing of ordinance to oblige business establishments to organize drills and dry runs and the conduct of LFEWS to 16 barangays of Kalibo. (VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

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)