Aklanon News: Aklan magapakita it mga tumaeagsahong produkto

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Septyembre 5 (PIA6) -- Igapasundayag it probinsya it Aklan sa pagahiwatong Aklan Product Expo 2013 ro mga tumaeagsahon ag mga mayad-ayad nga mga produkto nga nakataeana sa Septyembre 30 hasta Oktubre 6 it dag-on ngara sa Event Center it SM City-Iloilo. Ro hiliwaton ngara hay ginakabuligan it Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Hugod Aklanon Producers Association Inc. ag gobyerno probinsyal it Aklan, nga sangka dag-unan nga aktibidad it mga Micro, Small ag Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) it Aklan agud ikapakita ag ikabaligya ro mga hinimuang mga produkto sa probinsya sa siyudad it Iloilo ag sa mga kaeapit nga mga probinsya. Pila sa mga produkto ngara hay rong mga haum eon isuksok nga mga eambong nga himo sa pina nga tela, mga pangregalo ag mga gamit sa baeay, suno sa DTI. Igabaligya man idto ro mga ha proseso nga mga produktong karne, mga tinapay ag iba pang pagkaon, mga gamit sa ikamayad it eawas ag iba pang mga produktong pangsuporta sa industriya it turismo. Ginasaligan nga maga entra sa pagahiwaton ngara nga aktibidad it may 28 nga mga MSMEs nga halin sa sari-saring sektor pareho ku sa paghaboe it pina nga tela, mga naga proseso it pagkaon, nagaobra it pangregalo ag iba pang gaeamiton sa baeay. (DTI/JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Aklan slates showcase of eco-friendly products

KALIBO, Aklan, September 5 (PIA6) -- Aklan’s unique, distinctive and eco-friendly products will once again take center-stage with the conduct of the Aklan Product Expo 2013 at the Event Center, SM City Iloilo from September 30 to October 6 of this year. Jointly organized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Hugod Aklanon Producers Association, Inc. and the Provincial Government of Aklan, the activity is a yearly venue for Aklan Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to showcase locally-made products to the regional market in Iloilo City and neighboring provinces. Some of these locally-made products to be displayed and sold during the week-long exposition include fashionable hand-woven wearables made from pina and abaca fibers, and gifts and housewares, according to DTI-Aklan. Aklan’s famous processed meat and bakery products, health and wellness as well as other tourism-related and support products will also be available for sale. Expected to join this year’s product exposition are some twenty-eight (28) Aklan MSMEs involved in various sectors producing fiber products, processed food, gift and souvenir items, and houseware items. (DTI/JCM/VGV PIA6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: AKELCO pahayagon ro 38 nga mga sitio sa Aklan

KALIBO, Aklan, Septyembre 4 (PIA6) -- Treinta otso (38) nga mga maeayo nga sitio sa mga nabukid nga mga banwa it Aklan ro nakataeana nga butangan it kuryente it Aklan Electric Cooperative Inc. (AKELCO) sa dag-on ngara paagi sa Sitio Electrification Program (SEP). Ro SEP, suno sa AKELCO, ro ginaagihan it kuryente ag imaw man ro naga-implementar it programa ngara hay gina rekognisar mismo ni Presidente Benigno S. Aquino III bilang sambilog sa anang mga mayor nga programa sa pag-agum it pag-umwad it ekonomiya it nasyon paagi sa pagtao it pagbutang it kuryente sa kada panimaeay. Ro pag-implementar it programa sa Aklan hay sabat sa ay Presidente Aquino nga tinindugan nga magtao it kuryente ro pinakapobre nga mga pumueuyo sa nasyon. Ro pagpahayag 38 nga mga probinsya sa dag-on ngara hay kasunod it pagpahayag man 56 nga mga sitio sa idaeum it programa ngara ku 2012. Antes kara, 15 nga mga sitio nga may 551 nga mga panimaway ro hapahayag eon sa mga banwa it Ibajay, New Washington, Altavas, Makato ag Nabas. Eaban sa mga sitio nga pahayagon sa dag-on ngara hay sa Libacao, nga haadtunan eon it mga taga AKELCO agud tan-awon ro lugar. Sa ginhiwat nga pagbisita, eagi-eagi man nga nagpila ro mga pumueuyo idto agud makapalista ag mangin miyembro sa bulig it mga empleyado it AKELCO. Ro mga sitio it Libacao hay maabot eamang paagi sa pagtabok it suba it Akean sakay sa baesa nga botong it pilang beses, pagsakay sa single nga motor ag pagtikang pasaka-panaog sa pilang mga bukid. Euwas sa pagtan-aw it lugar, nagpatigayon man ro mga taga AKELCO it Pre-Membership Orientation Seminar (PMOS) sa mga pumueuyo nga sambilog sa mga kinahangean antes matakdan it kuryente ro sangka baeay. Sa idaeum it programa, ro pagplasta it kable sa sueod it baeay, pati ro mga gaeamiton nga PDX nga #12,#14,#16, daywang (2) Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL), 2 nga switch, sambilog (1) nga outlet, 1 nga junction box ag sangka circuit breaker hay itao it libre. (AKELCO/JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

AKECO slates energization of 38 sitios

KALIBO,Aklan, September 3 (PIA6) -- Thirty-eight (38) remote sitios mostly in Aklan’s hinterland municipalities are set to be energized this year by the Aklan Electric Cooperative Incorporated (AKELCO) under the Sitio Electrification Program (SEP). SEP, according to AKELCO, Aklan’s power distributor and project implementor, is recognized by President Benigno S. Aquino III as one of his banner programs in realizing the socio-economic development of the country by bringing electricity to every Filipino household. The program’s implementation in Aklan is also in response to Aquino’s commitment of providing electricity to the poorest segment of the country as the country’s prime development measures. The energization of 38 far-flung sitios in the province in 2013 followed the 2012 energization of 56 sitios under the program for 2012. Before this, 15 sitios with 551 households were earlier energized in the sitios of Ibajay, New Washington, Altavas, Makato and Nabas. Most of the sitios to be energized this year are in Libacao, Aklan which were already assessed by the institutional team of AKELCO. In the same instance, residents excited to have their houses lighted by electricity lined up to fill up membership forms with the help of the AKELCO staff. These sitios in Libacao could only be reached by several bamboo-raft rides across the headwaters of the Aklan River, then riding on single motorcycles, sometimes by foot along treacherous mountain trails, according to the AKELCO personnel. Besides the sites assessments, the AKELCO people also took the opportunity to conduct Pre-Membership Orientation Seminar (PMOS) to household representatives, one of the requirements before their houses could be provided with electricity. Under the program, the households’ house wiring installations including the wires (PDX) #12, #14,#16 to be used, 2 CFL lights, 2 switches, 1 outlet, 1 junction box and a circuit breaker are free. (AKELCO/JCM/VGV PIA6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Aklan PNP nagpa idaeum sa paghanas para sa epektibong pagbalita

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Agusto 30 (PIA6) -- Sangka seminar sa pag-improbar it mga paghisayud it mga information officers it Philippine National Police sa pagpaabot it mga impormasyon ag magtuga it mayad nga relasyon sa media ro ginpatigayon kurundaya eamang it Aklan Police Provincial Office (APPO). Ginhiwat ro seminar sa Multi-Purpose Hall it APPO sa Camp Pastor Martelino, New Buswang, Kalibo, ag ginpakigsakupan it mga Public Information Officers, Police Community Relations personnel ag mga imbistigador it mga nagkaeain-eain nga estasyon it pulis sa probinsya it Aklan. Suno kay PO3 Nida Gregas, APPO PIO, raya ro ikatlong beses nga naghiwat ro PNP it makarang aktibidad agud mahanas ro mga abilidad it mga PIOs sa pagsueat ag pagpaabot it mga balita. Gintambungan man ro aktibidad it mga katapu it media sa Aklan. Suno mat-a kay APPO Provincial Director SSupt. Pedrito Escarilla, raya hay sambilog nga paagi agud mapamayad-ayad ro pagsinaeayo it PNP ag media. Ginhambae man nana nga paagi sa media, ro PNP hay makapaguwa it mga mayad ag masaligan nga mga balita. Si PO3 Gregas ro nangin speaker sa session sa agahon nga nagtalakay sa sari-saring paagi paagi sa pagtao it mga balita ag mga sueundanon sa pag-atubang sa sari-saring sektor pareho ku media, ro mabahoe nga katuwang it PNP. Sa hapon, ro mga partisipantes hay nagpamati man kay Lyneth Mendoza, Program Director it RGMA-DYRU bilang lecturer nga nagtalakay sa mga stratehiya sa pakig-atubang sa media, kadugangan nga mga “tips” sa pagpaguwa it mga balita, ag sa pagiging epektibo nga mga public information officers it PNP. (APPO/JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Aklan PNP undergo training in info dissemination

KALIBO, Aklan, August 30 (PIA6) -- A seminar-workshop to improve the skills of Aklan’s Philippine National Police-Public Information Officers (PNP-PIOs) in disseminating news as well as to develop a good relationship with the media was initiated here recently by the Aklan Police Provincial Office (APPO). The seminar-workshop was held at the Multi-Purpose Hall of the APPO in Camp Pastor Martelino, New Buswang, Kalibo, and attended by Public Information Officers, Community Relations personnel and investigators of the different police stations of the province. According to PO3 Nida Gregas, APPO PIO, this is the 3rd time for PNP provincial office to hold such activity, aimed to train and develop their newswriting and information dissemination skills. The activity was also joined by representatives of Aklan’s media outlets. The seminar, said APPO Provincial Director SSupt. Pedrito Escarilla, is one way of harnessing the relationship between the PNP and the media. He also emphasized that with the help of the media, the PNP will be able to release good and reliable news. PO3 Gregas served as the speaker and lecturer in the morning session, who discussed the different techniques in providing good quality news and guidelines in dealing with other sectors like the media, the PNP’s acknowledged partner in information dissemination. In the afternoon, the seminar participants had RGMA-DYRU Program Director Lyneth Mendoza as resource speaker, who discussed strategies on dealing with media, and additional pointers for coming up with reliable news materials, as well as on being effective PNP public information officers. (APPO/JCM/VGV PIA6 Aklan)

OWWA nagbulig it mga unga ka mga Aklanong OFWs

KALIBO, Aklan, Agusto 29 (PIA6) -- Limang mga estudyanteng Aklanon sa kolehiyo nga mga unga it Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) ro nagbaton kurundaya eamang it ayuda sa andang pag-eskuyla nga P10,000.00 kada sambilog halin sa Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) sa idaeum it programang OFW Dependents Scholarship Program (OFWDSP). Sa rayang mga estudyante, daywa (2) hay mga scholars it programa ku 2011 samtang ro nagbaton nga tatlo pa hay para sa 2012, suno kay Vivian Ruiz-solano, Provincial Public Employment Service Office (PESO) manager nga nagsaksi sa pagpanao it bulig it OWWA sa upisina it PESO. Sa idaeum it OFWDSP nga programa, ro OWWA hay nagatao it bulig kada dag-on sa mga nagakalisod pero maaeam nga mga estudyante sa kolehiyo nga ro ginasweldo it ginikanan nga naga obra sa guwa it nasyon hay indi magsobra sa $400.00 kada buean. Ro mga kwalipikado hay makabuoe it ap-at nga dag-on ukon daywang dag-on nga kurso sa mga pangpubliko nga kolehiyo ag unibersidad. May sambilog man nga benefisyaryo, si Jane Carla Banano, sangka 4th year high school nga estudyante nga may OFW man nga ginikanan nga nagbaton it bulig halin sa OWWA ku kamana man nga adlaw. Ro bulig kay Banano nga nagabalor it $100.00 hay sa idaeum it Tuloy Aral Program it OWWA. Ku imaw man nga adlaw, may briefing ag pagpirma it Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) nga ginpatigayon para sa an-um (6) nga mga benefisyaryo para sa 2013 it OFWDSP sa Conference Room it Provincial Guest House. Ro parpirma it MOA hay sa tunga it OWWA Regional Office 6 nga ginrepresentar nanday James Mendiola, Riza Joy Mapa ag Connie Binarao, mga Aklanong estudyante ag andang mga ginikanan ag Governor Florencio T. Miraflores nga ginrepresentar ni Atty. Selwyn Ibarreta, Provincial Administrator. Samtang, may sangka programa pa gid ro OWWA para sa mga unga it OFW nga makapasalig it pag-eskuyla bisan sa pribado nga eskuylahan nga ginatawag nga Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP). Para sa programa ngara, nakataeana nga magbuoe it qualifying examination ro 48 nga mga estudyanteng Aklanon sa Setyembre 22 sa Aklan State University (ASU) Kalibo Campus Cafeteria. Ro eksaminasyon hay igapatigayon it Department of Science and Technology (DOST). Kon mangin kwalipikado, ro mga estudyante ngara hay makabaton it P60,000.00 halin sa OWWA kada dag-on hasta nga sanda hay makatapos. (JCM/VGV PIA6 Aklan)

OWWA extends educational assistance to children fo OFWs

KALIBO, Aklan, August 28 (PIA) -- Five Aklanon college students whose parents are Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) recently received financial assistance of P10,000 each from the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) under the OFW Dependents Scholarship Program (OFWDSP). Of the 5 students, two are the program’s 2011 scholars while 3 are for year 2012, according to Vivian Ruiz-Solano, Provincial Public Employment Service Office (PESO) Manager who witnessed the distribution of the educational assistance held at the PESO office. OWWA, under the OFWDSP, provides financial assistance per year to poor but deserving dependents of OFWs with monthly salaries of not more than $400.00 per month. Qualifiers are entitled to a baccalaureate or associate degree in a state college or university. One other beneficiary who received a financial assistance from OWWA on the same day was Jane Karla Banano, a 4th year high school student from Numancia National School of Fisheries (NNSF). Banano’s financial assistance, amounting to $100.00 is under OWWA’s Tuloy Aral Program. Her mother is also an OFW working in the Middle East. On the same day, a briefing and signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for six Aklanon beneficiaries for 2013 under the OFWDSP was held at the Conference Room of the Provincial Guest House here. The MOA-signing was conducted between OWWA Regional Welfare Office 6 represented by James Mendiola, Riza Joy Mapa and Connie Binarao, and the Aklanon Student Scholars with their parents/guardians and Governor Florencio t.Miraflores, who was represented by Atty. Selwyn Ibarreta, Provincial Administrator. Meanwhile, another OWWA program for children of OFWs to assure their college education which will allow them to enroll in private schools is the Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP). Under this program, 48 Aklanon students are set to take the qualifying examination on September 22, 2013 at the Aklan State University Kalibo Campus Cafeteria. The qualifying examination will be given by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). Once qualified, the scholar will receive a financial assistance from OWWA amounting to P60,000.00 per year. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Mga baeay sa Aklan nagdugang it 33% - NSO

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Agusto 23 (PIA6) -- Naga-inabu ro numero it mga Akeanon nga nagapaugdok ku andang dugalingon nga baeay, suno sa National Statistics Office (NSO). Base sa resulta it 2010 Census of Population and Housing, ginsugid it NSO nga ro probinsya hay may una nga 115,086 nga mga okupadong baeay, kumpara ku halista ku dag-ong 2000 nga may 86,600, nagapakita it 33% nga pagdugang. Raya hay nagakahueugan nga may 101 nga mga pamilya sa kada 100 nga okupadong mga baeay kon siin ro naga okupar hay 4.6 nga mga persona. Ro pinakaeaban nga mga baeay hay imaw ro ‘single-type’, nga nag-abot sa 96% - mas manaba ku sa 97.1 nga halista ku 2000. Sa pihak nga parte, ro ‘duplex’ nga klase it baeay hay nagdugang it 1.7% halin sa 0.4% ku 2000, samtang ro nagabingkit nga mga baeay hay may 0.8% ag commercial/industrial/agricultural nga mga building nga may 0.4%. Sa mga materyales, may 49.4% it mga okupadong mga baeay ku 2010 ro konkreto/hollow block ukon bato ro dingding, nga mas abu ku sa ha report ku 2000 nga may 28.4%. Ro pag gamit it botong/amakan/kugon ag pawod bilang dingding hay nagnaba halin sa 52.4% ku 2000 sa 42.6% sa 2010. Sa klase it atop, nag-improbar man ro materyales, sa pagdugang it naga gamit nga nag-abot sa 45.5% kumpara sa 29.3% ku 2000. Ro pila pa gid nga materyales nga ginagamit bilang atop hay kugon, nipa, ag anahaw nga nagnaba it haeos katunga nga may 49.6% kumpara ku 2000 nga may 64.5%. Suno sa NSO, ro 2010 Census of Population and Housing hay ginhiwat ku Mayo-Hunyo 2010 agud imbentaryuhon ro populasyon ag kabaeayan sa bilog nga nasyon ag mag kolektar it mga impormasyon sa sari-saring klase kara. (NSO/NSO/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Mga baeay sa Aklan nagdugang it 33% - NSO

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Agusto 23 (PIA6) -- Naga-inabu ro numero it mga Akeanon nga nagapaugdok ku andang dugalingon nga baeay, suno sa National Statistics Office (NSO). Base sa resulta it 2010 Census of Population and Housing, ginsugid it NSO nga ro probinsya hay may una nga 115,086 nga mga okupadong baeay, kumpara ku halista ku dag-ong 2000 nga may 86,600, nagapakita it 33% nga pagdugang. Raya hay nagakahueugan nga may 101 nga mga pamilya sa kada 100 nga okupadong mga baeay kon siin ro naga okupar hay 4.6 nga mga persona. Ro pinakaeaban nga mga baeay hay imaw ro ‘single-type’, nga nag-abot sa 96% - mas manaba ku sa 97.1 nga halista ku 2000. Sa pihak nga parte, ro ‘duplex’ nga klase it baeay hay nagdugang it 1.7% halin sa 0.4% ku 2000, samtang ro nagabingkit nga mga baeay hay may 0.8% ag commercial/industrial/agricultural nga mga building nga may 0.4%. Sa mga materyales, may 49.4% it mga okupadong mga baeay ku 2010 ro konkreto/hollow block ukon bato ro dingding, nga mas abu ku sa ha report ku 2000 nga may 28.4%. Ro pag gamit it botong/amakan/kugon ag pawod bilang dingding hay nagnaba halin sa 52.4% ku 2000 sa 42.6% sa 2010. Sa klase it atop, nag-improbar man ro materyales, sa pagdugang it naga gamit nga nag-abot sa 45.5% kumpara sa 29.3% ku 2000. Ro pila pa gid nga materyales nga ginagamit bilang atop hay kugon, nipa, ag anahaw nga nagnaba it haeos katunga nga may 49.6% kumpara ku 2000 nga may 64.5%. Suno sa NSO, ro 2010 Census of Population and Housing hay ginhiwat ku Mayo-Hunyo 2010 agud imbentaryuhon ro populasyon ag kabaeayan sa bilog nga nasyon ag mag kolektar it mga impormasyon sa sari-saring klase kara. (NSO/NSO/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

More Aklanons build houses

KALIBO, Aklan, August 23 (PIA6) -- More and more Aklanons are erecting houses of their own, according to the National Statistics Office (NSO) here. Based on results of the 2010 Census of Population and Housing, the NSO revealed that the province recorded a total or 115,086 occupied housing units, compared to the 2000 figure of 86,600, showing a 33% increase or 28,486. This figure translates to a ratio of 101 households for every 100 occupied housing units, with each unit approximately occupied by 4.6 persons. The most common type of housing in Aklan is the single type, as found out by NSO during the census, which reached 96% - lower than the 97.1 % recorded in 2000. Duplex-type of houses, on the other hand, increased by 1.7% from 0.4% in 2000, while multi-unit residential houses accounted for 0.8% andcommercial/industrial/agricultural building, 0.4%. As to materials, about 39.4% of occupied houses in 2010 had concrete/brick/stone for outer walls, which was higher than what was reported in 2000, which was 28.4%. The use of bamboo/sawali/cogon/nipa as outer walls, on the other hand, decreased from 52.4% in 2000 to 42.6% in 2010. An improvement as to roofing was also noted, with an increase in the use of galvanized iron/aluminum of 45.5 percent from 29.3% recorded in 2000. Other roof materials used were cogon/nipa/anahaw which dropped to almost one half – with 49.6%from 2000 record of 64.5%. NSO said the 2010 Census of Population and Housing was undertaken in May-June 2010 to take an inventory of the population and housing throughout the country and to collect information about their characteristics. (NSO/JCM/VGV PIA6 Aklan)

DOT ag DPWH, nagapatigayon it mga proyektong pangturismo

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Agosto 16 (PIA6) -- Ro Department of Tourism (DOT) ag ro Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) hay ililiba nga nagatrabaho makaron sa pag implementar it mga mga karsada nga makabulig sa pagpaumwad it turismo sa Aklan. Daywa (2) sa mga proyekto ngara nga gina-implementar makaron nga dag-on, suno kay DOT6 Regional Director Helen Catalbas hay rong Boracay Circumferential Road project nga nagabalor it P32 milyones ag rong Tangalan-Ibajay Road nga may P50 milyones nga budget. Ginsugid ni Catalbas rayang impormasyon sa bag-o eang ginhiwat nga Regional Consultative Conference on Development nga ginpatawag it Congressional District Office ni Rep. Teodorico Haresco, Jr. Una kara hay ginhambae ni Haresco nga ro aktibidad hay angot sa anang tuyo nga magdasig pa gid rong pag-umwad it Aklan. Ro pakipagtuwang it DOT sa DPWH, hambae ni Catalbas, nga ginatawag nga “convergence” hay sa tuyo nga ma-atenar ro target nga dumueuong nga turista sa isla it Boracay nga sang (1) milyon sa 2016. Sambilog (1) nga proyekto ngaha-implementar eon ku 2012 hay rong Asphalt Overlay and Slope Protection it karsada halin sa Caticlan paadto sa Kalibo sa balor nga P100 milyon. Para sa 2014, ro mga ginaproponer nga mga proyekto sa idaeum it andang pagtuwang hay ro Tagas-Dumatad-Jawili Farm to Market Road ag iba pa gid nga gina proponer nga mga aeagyan sa sueod it agri-tourism nga mga lugar sa Tangalan, pag kongreto it Jawili Coastal Road sa Jawili Falls ag Jawili Beach, pagkongkreto it Afga Access Road, pagkongreto it Baybay paadto sa Dapdap nga karsada ag access road, National Highway it Tagas paadto sa Jawili. Rayang mga proyekto hay magamit agud mapatag-od ro oras sa pagbyahe paadto sa Boracay, ag oportunidad man sa mga turista ag bisita nga makit-an pa ro ibang mga atraksyon it Aklan euwas sa Boracay, pareho ku Jawili Falls ag Jawili Beach sa Tangalan. Ginhambae ni Catalbas nga rayang mga proyekto angot sa turismo hay nagaserbe bilang ana ku gobyerno nga “Strategic Direction for Access and Connectivity” sa mga destinasyon pangturismo sa Aklan. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Regional Consultative Conference ginhiwat sa Aklan

Ni Venus G. Villlanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Agosto 14 (PIA6) -- May 20 nga mga regional directors it sari-saring mga ahensya it gobyerno sa Rehiyon 6 ro nag-atender kurundaya eamang it kauna-unahan nga Regional Consultative Development Conference nga ginhiwat sa Aklan. Ro consultative conference nga ginhiwat sa Café Latte sa Kalibo, hay ginlunsar paagi sa inisyatibo ni Congressman Teodorico T. Haresco Jr. sa paghambae nga ro aktibidad hay may kaangtanan sa anang tuyo nga padasigon ro pagpaumwad sa Aklan. Suno kay Haresco, naga sentro imaw sa ap-at nga bagay para sa pag umwad it Aklan – ikamayad it eawas, imprastraktura, trabaho sa turismo, ag edukasyon. Antes sa ginhiwat nga konferensya, si Haresco, kaibahan ro bag-o man na-eleher nga si Governor Florencio T. Miraflores ag Vice Governor Gabrielle Calizo-Quimpo, hay nag-atubang sa media sa sangka press conference ag nagsabat sa sari-saring mga pangutana sa iba-iba nga mga isyu. Samtang, ro mga nagpartisipar sa consultative conference hay sanday Regional Director Helen Catalbas it Department of Tourism, Regional Director Edilberto Tayao it Department of Public Works and Highways, Regional Director Larry Nacionales it Department of Agriculture, Regional Director Dominic Abad it Department of Trade and Industry, Regional Director Agrimero Cruz, Jr. it Philippine National Police ag Regional Director Evelyn Trompeta it Department of the Interior and Local Government. Ro iba pa gid nga mga regional directors ukon andang mga representante nga nagtambong hay halin sa DENR, DAR, BFAR, NIA,DOST,PNP,DOLE,DOH,TESDA,NEDA,DBM,OCD,DOF,DepEd,ag DSWD. Si DOT Regional Director Helen Catalbas nga imaw rong una nga nagpresentar it mga programa ag proyekto ku anang ahensya hay nagtalakay sa industriya it turismo sa Aklan pati eon rong mga gina proponer nga mga proyekto agud mapa abu pa gid ro mga naga-aeabot nga mga turista sa isla it Boracay ag himuon ro biyahe nga madali ag komportable. Ginsugid man ni Catalbas nga ku 2012, ro isla it Boracay hay may 1,206,252 nga mga turista nga nag-abot ag raya hay naka ganar it P22,175,013,017 nga tourist receipts. Ginpaabot man nana nga sa dag-on ngara, ro DOT ag ro DPWH hay may gina-implementar nga “tourism road projects”. Sa parte it DPWH, ginpaabot ni Regional Director Edilberto Tayao nga euwas sa ana ku ahensya nga regular nga mga proyekto, naga implementar man sanda it mga imprastraktura para sa turismo ag sa DepEd sa pag-ugdok it mga buildings ag mga “water sanitation facilities” nga may kabilugan nga balor nga P665 milyon sa dag-on ngara. Sa 2014, ro DPWH hay nag-alokar it P668.07 milyon para sa 8 nga mga maeagko nga mga proyekto sa Aklan. Nagpatigayon man it pag report ro iba pa gid nga mga regional directors. Euwas sa mga presentasyon, ro Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) paagi kay Chairman Rene Villa hay nagtao it P10 milyon nga tseke bilang pang-unang tao sa pag-asister sa proyekto sa tubi it banwang Tangalan, nga ginbaton ni Mayor Gene Fuentes, samtang ro Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation, paagi sa president kara nga si Jovy Bernabe hay nagdawat it balor P14 milyon nga pundo para sa 4,189 nga mga benefisyaryo it crop insurance nga mga Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries it Aklan. Rayang pundo hay ginbaton ni Governor Florencio T. Miraflores ag ni Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer Eberardo Erispe it Department of Agrarian Reform. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

More tourism infra projects up in Aklan

KALIBO, Aklan, August 16 (PIA6) -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) are currently working together in the implementation of tourism road projects in Aklan to further boost the province’ tourism industry. Two of these projects being implemented this year, according to DOT6 Regional Director Helen Catalbas, are the Boracay Circumferential Road project with a budget of P32 million and the Tangalan-Ibajay Road with a P50 million budget. Catalbas shared this information to Aklan officials at the recent Aklan Regional Consultative Conference on Development held at Café Latte, Kalibo, requested by the Congressional District Office of Aklan Rep. Teodorico Haresco, Jr. Haresco said the activity was in line with his intention to spur continued development of Aklan. DOT’s partnership with DPWH, which Catalbas addressed as a convergence, aims to support the country’s target that by 2016, Boracay Island could have 1 million foreign tourists. One project that was already implemented in the province particularly in the western part of Aklan in support of this target is the Asphalt Overlay and Slope Protection of Caticlan to Kalibo Road with the project amount of P100 million. For 2014, proposed projects under the convergence include the Tagas-Dumatad-Jawili Farm to Market Road and other proposed access road within agri-tourism areas in Tangalan, Aklan, Concreting of Jawili Coastal Road within Jawili Falls and Jawili Beach, Concreting of Jawili Coastal Road, Concreting of Afga Access Road, Concreting of Jawili Beach Road, Concreting of Baybay to Dapdap Road, and Concreting of Access Road, National Highway Tagas to Jawili. These projects could also be used to shorten the trip from Kalibo to Caticlan, the jump-off point to Boracay Island, and at the same time offer a chance for tourists to see other attractions in the area, like the Jawili Beach and Jawili Falls in Tangalan, Aklan. Catalbas said these tourism road projects serve as the government’s Strategic Direction for Access and Connectivity to the province’ prime tourist destinations. (JCM/VGV PIA 6 Aklan)

Waste management company to help solve Kalibo's trash problem

KALIBO, Aklan, August 17 (PIA6) -- The Municipal Economic Enterprise Development Office (MEEDO) Board of the municipality of Kalibo recently met with a private company to talk about the garbage problem of the capital town. The private company – Waste and Resources Management Incorporated (WARM), according to LGU-Kalibo, has waste recycling, composting and other waste management technologies, that can help Kalibo rid of its garbage problem and at the same time generate earnings for the town and create jobs for Kalibonhons. WARM, according to Glenn Bernardo, Business Development Executive of Lina Group of Companies where it belongs, is able to convert waste into useful products which could be recycled. Bernardo said that Alberto Lina, the company owner, has an advocacy for Aklan to be a “green” province. In their initial talk, Bernardo said WARM offered to buy Kalibo’s garbage, and pay for the trucking, warehousing, salaries and wages, disposal and treatment and maintenance. Persons who will be employed by WARM will also come from Kalibo, who will be trained by the company. Collected garbage, on the other hand, will be sold to WARM’s partners, and the town of Kalibo will be paid monthly by the company based on garbage tonnage. For the venture, LGU-Kalibo officials said WARM needs some 500 square meters for housing of machineries and space for sorting, composting and other processes which could be from 2,000 – 3,000 square meters. The MEEDO Board will be meeting with them again on the last week of August to present their studies and proposals, LGU-Kalibo officials said. (LGU-Kalibo/VGV PIA6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Aklan may nagakaigo nga bugas

KALIBO, Aklan, Agusto 8 (PIA6) -- Indi dapat maghadlok ro mga Akeanon nga maubusan it bugas ukon magutoman sa buean ngara it Agusto bangud ginapasalig it National Food Authority (NFA) nga may nagakaigo nga bugas sa probinsya makaron. Suno kay OIC Provincial Manager Martina Lodero it NFA-Aklan, ro nakatipon nga bugas sa bodega it gobyerno ag sa mga negosyante it bugas imaw man sa mga panimaeay hay magabuhya it 50 diyas, base sa andang pag imbentaryo. Ro nakatipon makaron nga bugas hay maigo sa kinahangeanon it mga pumueuyo sueod it haeos daywang (2) buean ag sa mga katapusan it Agusto ukon mag-abot ro katunga-tunga it Setyembre, maga umpisa eon it pag-ani it mga tinanum nga paeay. Sa makaron, sari-saring mga klase it bugas ag depende sa kalidad ro ginabaliigya sa mga tindahan nga naga presyo it P30.00 kada kilo ag pasaka, pero para sa mga Aklanon nga pigado ro kwarta, una ro NFA rice nga P27.00 eamang ro kada kilo. Ginpasalig ni Lodero nga ro bugas nga ginabaligya sa mga tindahan hay mayad-ayad ro kalidad ag masustansya pa bangud raya hay ginbutanan it “iron”. Ginhambae man ni Lodero nga ro NFA rice hay produkto mismo sa Aklan nga ginbakae it NFA sa mga mangunguma. Bisan ro supplemental feeding nga programa it gobyerno hay nagagamit it NFA rice. Sa maabot ngara nga tig-aeani, nag-apelar si Lodero sa mga mangunguma nga magbaligya sa NFA it anda nga patubas agud may tipunon eon man para sa mga maabot nga mga binuean. Ro pagtipon it paeay it NFA hay agud may paadtunan man ukon mapilian ro mga pigadong pumueuyo kon magmahae it mayad ro “commercial rice”. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

NFA assures enough rice for Aklanons this lean month

By: Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Aug. 8 (PIA6) -- Aklanons need not fear of running out of rice and going hungry this month of August, as the National Food Authority (NFA) here assures there is enough of this staple food in the province. According to NFA-Aklan OIC Provincial Manager Martina Lodero, Aklan’s rice stocks, found at the government warehouse and those of commercial wholesalers, retailers and millers and in households will last up to 50 days, based on the NFA’s inventory and monitoring. The current supply, Lodero said, will sustain Aklanon’s rice needs for almost two months and by end of August or mid-September, farmers will already be harvesting their current rice crops which will be the source of new buffer stock for the province. Aklan public markets are currently selling various varieties of commercial rice with varying prices ranging from P30.00 per kilo and up, but for Aklanons having tight budgets, Lodero said they can opt to buy NFA rice sold by accredited retailers at P27.00 only. Lodero assured that NFA rice sold by accredited retailers is of good quality, affordable and nutritious as well, because it is fortified with iron. “Our NFA rice came from palay stocks sold by Aklan farmers to us, so we are assured here in the province that we are consuming our own produce,” Lodero said. The government’s supplemental feeding program which benefits day care kids in the province also uses NFA rice, Lodero revealed. For the coming harvest season, Lodero appealed to Aklan farmers to sell their produce to the NFA to ensure that the province will have ample supply for the coming months. The NFA’s ample rice supply aims to create a balance and an option for those who cannot afford to buy commercial rice. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Gains from Aklan's tourism industry to support agri, health programs

By Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Aug. 6 (PIA6) -- Earnings generated by Aklan’s booming tourism industry through jetty port collections and tourism receipts will have great implications on the province’ programs for agriculture and health, according to Aklan governor Florencio T. Miraflores. Delivering for the first time his “Governor’s Report to the People” aired over GMA-DYRU here August 3, Miraflores said collections generated by the province’s jetty ports – Caticlan in Malay and Cagban in Boracay Island, respectively, for arriving and departing tourists from January to July of this year which reached P209,807,373.00 can well support Aklan’s programs on agriculture and health. Governor Miraflores said the period’s collections this year is higher by 92% compared with last year’s collection for the same period which was P116,879,306.00. The increase in jetty port collections, according to Miraflores, is attributed to the increase in imposed terminal fees as well as on the continuous increase of tourist arrivals in the province particularly Boracay Island. Miraflores said Aklan has currently some 20,000 PhilHealth members whose premiums are paid by the Provincial Government and the preceding premiums, which will double in 2014 and is seen to reach P48 million. “We plan to have more PhilHealth beneficiaries because many still need to be included in the program”, Miraflores said in his report. He also said tourism gains could also aid the province’s agricultural programs through the increase of farmers’s subsidy in the purchase of hybrid and certified rice seeds and farm mechanization. Expressing optimism in the attainment of 1.5 million tourists this year, the governor said his leadership will continue the reclamation project started in Caticlan to answer the need for additional facilities for tourists. He also expressed the hope that with the assistance to be rendered to the province’s agriculture sector as an offshoot of the increased earnings through tourism, the needs of the tourists in the island could also be taken care of. “It must be Aklan which should produce the tourists’ needs,” he said. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Agrikultura ag ikamayad it eawas magabenefisyo sa turismo

Ni Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Agusto 6 (PIA6) -- Ro mabahoe nga ginakita it probinsya paagi sa industriya sa turismo hay mabahoe rong maging epekto sa programa sa agrikultura ag sa ikamayad it eawas, suno kay Governor Florencio T. Miraflores. Sa anang ginpaabot nga “Governor’s Report to the People” paagi sa sangka estasyon it radyo sa Aklan, ginsugid ni Miraflores nga ro ha kolektar it mga jetty ports sa Caticlan sa Malay ag Cagban sa Boracay nga aeagyan it mga turista paadto ag pahalin sa isla halin it Enero hasta Hulyo it dag-on ngara hay nag-abot sa P209,807,373 ag makasuporta it mayad sa programa it probinsya sa agrikultura ag ikamayad it eawas. Ginhambae ni Miraflores nga ro ha kolektar sa dag-on ngara sa nasambit nga tiyempo hay mas mataas it 92% ku sa ha kolektar ku nagtaliwan nga dag-on, nga nag-abot sa P116,879,306.00 Ro mabahoe nga pagdugang sa koleksyon sa jetty port, suno kana, hay bangud sa pagdugang man it sukot sa terminal fee ag ro sigidas nga pag-inabot it mga turista sa Boracay. Ginhambae ni Miraflores nga sa makaron, may 20,000 nga mga pamilya nga ro premium hay ginabayaran it probinsya, ag ro masunod nga premium sa 2014 hay ginapanan-aw nga magdoble ag maabot man sa P48 million. Ginhambae man nana nga kinahangean nga dugangan pa ro mga madaea sa Philhealth ay abu pa ro dapat itapue sa programa. Ginsugid man nana nga ro mga hakita sa turismo hay pwede man nga ika ayuda sa agrikultura paagi sa pagdugang sa sabsidiya sa mga mangunguma sa pagbakae it binhi ag imaw man sa mga makinarya. Bangud mabahoe ro pagsalig nga maatenar ro gina target nga 1.5 milyones nga turista sa dag-on ngara, ginhambae man nana ro pagpadayon sa “reclamation” project sa Caticlan agud makapatindog it dugang nga mga pasilidad para sa mga turista. Paagi man sa bulig it turismo sa agrikultura, ginpaabot man nana ro pagpanan-aw nga ro mga kinahangeanon it mga turista sa isla hay masabat man mismo it probinsya, bangud ro probinsya sapat ro naga produser it mga kinahangeanon it mga turista. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Gains from Aklan's tourism industry to support agri, health programs

By Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Aug. 6 (PIA6) -- Earnings generated by Aklan’s booming tourism industry through jetty port collections and tourism receipts will have great implications on the province’ programs for agriculture and health, according to Aklan governor Florencio T. Miraflores. Delivering for the first time his “Governor’s Report to the People” aired over GMA-DYRU here August 3, Miraflores said collections generated by the province’s jetty ports – Caticlan in Malay and Cagban in Boracay Island, respectively, for arriving and departing tourists from January to July of this year which reached P209,807,373.00 can well support Aklan’s programs on agriculture and health. Governor Miraflores said the period’s collections this year is higher by 92% compared with last year’s collection for the same period which was P116,879,306.00. The increase in jetty port collections, according to Miraflores, is attributed to the increase in imposed terminal fees as well as on the continuous increase of tourist arrivals in the province particularly Boracay Island. Miraflores said Aklan has currently some 20,000 PhilHealth members whose premiums are paid by the Provincial Government and the preceding premiums, which will double in 2014 and is seen to reach P48 million. “We plan to have more PhilHealth beneficiaries because many still need to be included in the program”, Miraflores said in his report. He also said tourism gains could also aid the province’s agricultural programs through the increase of farmers’s subsidy in the purchase of hybrid and certified rice seeds and farm mechanization. Expressing optimism in the attainment of 1.5 million tourists this year, the governor said his leadership will continue the reclamation project started in Caticlan to answer the need for additional facilities for tourists. He also expressed the hope that with the assistance to be rendered to the province’s agriculture sector as an offshoot of the increased earnings through tourism, the needs of the tourists in the island could also be taken care of. “It must be Aklan which should produce the tourists’ needs,” he said. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

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)