ASEAN meetings in Boracay successful, peaceful, says PNP

KALIBO, Aklan, 23 February (PIA6) -- The ASEAN meetings held in Boracay Island from February 13-21 were successful and peaceful, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP). In a radio interview, Police Regional Office 6 spokesman Police Sr. Supt. Gilbert Gorero said no negative incidents happened during the meetings. Security in the island had been tightened even before the ASEAN meetings for the safety of delegates with forces deployed at airports, jetty ports, highways, billeting areas, and the surrounding seas. The PNP said the deployment of thousands of police and other force multipliers in the island is a usual standard preparation for national events. As of this writing, the Task Group Boracay ASEAN 2017 team organized by the Aklan Police Provincial Office (APPO) specifically for the summit is still in Boracay Island to secure the safety of ASEAN delegates who remained for a few days in the island with their families. Meanwhile, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) ASEC Charles Jose, in another radio interview, revealed that some foreign ministers who attended the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting Retreat expressed their interest to come back to Boracay together with their families in the future for their vacation. ASEC Jose was in Boracay Island during the duration of the ASEAN meetings and held a briefing with the media on the progress of the meetings together with DFA Undersecretary Enrique Manalo. Media briefings/press conference were held by the DFA at the media center located at Alta Vista Hotel in Boracay, while the meetings were held at Shangrila Resort and Spa. From February 13-21, three ASEAN meetings were conducted in Boracay – the 23rd Meeting of ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting Retreat, and the ASEAN Committee on Migrant Workers Meeting. (VGV PIA6 Aklan)

Eight Aklanon students to receive IWAG Award

KALIBO, AKLAN, Feb. 24 (PIA) – Eight graduating students in Aklan who performed well in the field of development communication through their school publications are set to receive this year’s IWAG award. The IWAG Award is a yearly incentive scheme designed by the Philippine Information Agency in Region 6 to give recognition to campus paper writers who excel in development communications and related fields, including academic performance. Of the eight awardees in the province, three are college graduating students while five are graduating high school students. Among the college awardees are: Darwin T. Tapayan of The Forum of the Northwestern Visayas Colleges; Raffe E. De Juan of The Aklan Collegian of the Aklan Catholic College; and Zeus Bryan V. Nicolas of Eamigas of the Aklan State University – Banga campus. High school Iwag Award qualifiers are: Chloe S. Reynaldo of Scholar’s Gazette and Ivanne Jopert A. Idorot of Pahayagang Iskolar, both from the Regional Science High School for Region 6; and Mary Erlyn I. Ricarto of The Garcian High of Garcia College of Technology Tech-Voc High School. Other awardees are from Linabuan National High School namely: Mica Relor Meñez and Kate Lyzell C. Motus of publications The Viewfinder and Pagsip-eak, respectively. The awardees of the said recognition will be given each a special medal and citation, preferably during the school’s graduation or recognition day. (JCM/SQP/PIA Aklan)

Aklanon News: 2 nga Negosyo Center sa Aklan igalunsar

By Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, June 19 (PIA6) -- Daywang ka Negosyo Centers kon siin ro sambilog hay igabutang sa Ibajay ag ro sambilog hay sa Altavas iya tanan sa Aklan ro igalunsar sa buean ngara it Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) sagunson sa Hunyo 27 ag 28. Sa Ibajay, igabutang ro Negosyo Center sa Tourism Center sa Poblacion, Ibajay samtang ro sa altavas hay igabutang sa Altavas Public Market. Ro mga Negosyo Center ngara hay may daea man kada isaea nga NegoCart, kon siin igabutang ro mga pinasahi nga mga produkto it kada banwa pareho ku mga pagkaon ag iba pang himo mismo sa banwa. Ro daywa nga Negosyo Center ngara hay kadugangan sa hauna eon nga habutang sa Kalibo nga makita makaron sa DTI-Aklan nga ginlunsar ku Abril 24, 2015. Sambilog pa ro ginaplano nga igabutang sa Malay nga mahimo matukod antes matapos ro dag-on ngara. Suno sa DTI, ro pagbutang it mga Negosyo Center sa mga probinsya, siyudad ag mga banwa sa nasyon hay sambilog sa mga mayor nga ginatanyag it Go Negosyo Act ukon Republic Act 10644 nga ginsalaye ku Hulyo 15, 2014. Pagagamiton ro mga Negosyo Center sa pagpatigayon it maeumo nga pang negosyo ag pagpasilitar it daean para sa mga Micro, Small ag Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Kon bukas eon, magatao ro Negosyo Center it mga serbisyo sa pagrehistro it negosyo, mga payo pang negosyo ag pagtao it mga impormasyon hanungod sa negosyo. Ro Provincial Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Council (PSMEDC) ro mangin “coordinating ag oversight body” para sa mga Negosyo Center. Sa pagahiwaton nga paglunsar, sanday Mayor Ma. Lourdes Miraflores it Ibajay ag Mayor Denny Refol it Altavas hay maga abi abi sa mga bisita samtang ro mga mensahe hay ipaabot nanday DTI 6 OIC Regional Director Rebecca Rascon; Aklan Vice Governor Gabrielle Calizo-Quimpo; Governor Florencio T. Miraflores ag Rep. Teodorico T. Haresco. Ro Overview it Negosyo Center hay igapaabot ni Ma. Carmen Iturralde, DTI-Aklan Provincial Director. Pagahiwaton dayon ro Unveiling ag Blessing it Negosyo Center ag NegoCart pagkatapos it pagpirma it sangka Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) sa tunga it DTI ag mga nasambit nga local government units. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: PHO ginpabaskog ro kampaya kontra dengue hara nga tig-oeu-an

By Sheila Q. Patoza KALIBO, Aklan, Hunyo 20 (PIA6) – Sa pag-umpisa it tig-ueo-an kung siin ro dengue ginaekspektar nga gataas, ro Provincial Health Office iya ginahikayat nga mangin maid-id sa paglimpyo sa anda nga palibot ag ipaigting ro mga aktibidadis sa pagtapna it pagkalat it sakit. Sa isaea ka media interview, si Dr. Cornelio Cuachon, Jr., provincial health officer I, naghambae nga kada tig-ueo-ean, ro dengue hay sa ana nga pinakamataas nga pag-abo. “Kung basehan ro pattern ku 2015 pattern, ro pag-abo it kaso it dengue nag-unpisa sa mga buean it Hunyo, Hulyo, Agosto ag Setyembre nga kung siin sa hara nga buean ro narekord nga may pinakamataas nga kaso it dengue nga may 214 ukon 7 ka kaso kada adlaw,” hambae ni Cuachon.. Si Dr. Cuachon nag-apela man sa publiko nga iparaktison ro 4S - strategies, ra ginakampanya it Department of Health nga epektibo nga pamaagi sa patapna ag pagduea it dengue. Ro nauna nga S – ro Search and Destroy, ginahikayat ro kada panimaeay nga mangin malimyo sa palibot, usuyon ag gub-on ro mga ginapamaeayan it namok paagi sa pag-uea it tubi nga nakapundo sa sa mga lata, tansan, botelya ag sa mga kapareho nga mga bagay. “Ro pika-rule hay ro mga nakakaya nga mga sueodlan hay ipaku-eob gid ukon butangan it hugot nga takop,” dugang nana. Ro mga flower base man hay islan it tubi maski nubo sambilog ka beses sa is aka semana, hambae man ni Cuachon. Isaea pagid nga pamaagi sa pagtapna it dengue hay ro Self-protective measure kaparehas it paggamit lotion nga kontra sa angkit it namok, pagsuksok it may mahaba nga manggas, medyas ag saywae. Ro DOH ginarekomenda man ro Seek early Consultations sa pinakameapit nga klinika ukon hospital kung ro tawo hay may sobra daywa adlaw nga eagnat ag may pantal-pantal. Ro Health Department ginaindian gid ro self-medication. Say no to Indiscriminate fogging ro pang-ap-at nga S. Ro fogging hay ginagamit eamang kung may epidemic ukon outbreak sa isaea ka lugar. Samtang, ro anti-dengue vaccine hay iya eon sa Pilipinas ag ku Abril it hara nga dag-on ro first dengue vaccination sa pampubliko nga eskuylahan hay ginhiwat sa Region 3, 4A, ag National Capital Region. Sa probinsya it Aklan, suno kay Cuachon, ro dengue vaccines hay uwa pa sa mga pampubliko nga ospital ag health unit, pero hara hay ina eon sa mga pribado nga mga klinika sa tatlo ka injection nga may an-om ka buean nga pae-at-pae-at kada pagpabakuna kung siin hara hay nagabalor it P4000-4500 kada dosage. (JSC/SQP-PIA6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Kaso kontra China bangud sa maritime dispute naga-kaangot sa laye

Joselito Edwin R. Ramos MANILA, Hunyo 7 (PIA6) - - Gina uman-uman it sangka opisyal it palasyo nga ro hueag it Pilipinas para isaka ro kaso kontra sa China sa Permanent Court of Arbitration sa the Hague hay naga kaangot sa laye. Gina kwestyon it Pilipinas ro ana it mga Intsik nga territorial claim ku South China Sea sa andang petistyon sa korte it United Nations sa idaeom ku UN Convention on the Law of the Sea o UNCLOS. “ro gin pasaka nga petisyon it Pilipinas sa Permanent Court ofS nga kung siin ro Pilipinas hay sambilog sa 166 nga mga pungsod nga nag-ratipika ku nasambit nga kasugtanan,” hambae ni Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. it Presidential Communications Operations Office o PCOO sa Radyo ng Bayan ku Domingo. “Ro patikang it Pilipinas hay padayon nga naga ani it suporta halin sa naga kasari-sari nga nasyon sa bilog nga kalibutan,” duang pa ni Coloma, bilang reaksyon sa mga balita nga paga balewala-on it China ro decision ku korte it UN. Si Rear Admiral Guan Youfel it national defense ministry it China, nga idto sa Singapore sa pinaka mabahoe nga Asia security summit hay naghambae nga ro arbitration hay illegal. “Para simple, ro arbitration case hay sumobra sa jurisdiction ku arbitration bangod ro away sa territorial ag sovereignty hay indi puede nga mangin subject sa arbitration. Ngani, ginapanan-aw namon ra nga illegal ag indi kami mag partisipar o kun magbaton kara,” suno sa Intsik nga opisyal sa sangka interview ku Sabado. Ginasaligan nga ro Permanent Court of Arbitration hay magapabor sa raya nga kaso sa madali nga panahon. Ginaduso it UN Charter ag International Law ro matawhay nga pag-ayos ku raya nga problema pinaagi sa dayalogo. Ro UNCLOS man hay magarespeto sa desisyon ku mga partidos kung paalin husayon ro indi pag hilobot ngara. (JSC/JERR-PIA6 Aklan)

DENR: Aklan not an illegal-logging hotspot

By Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, 10 June (PIA6) -- The province of Aklan is not an illegal logging hotspot. This is based on the anti-illegal logging parameters and the actual incidents over the last 15 months, according to Merlene Aborka, Development Management Officer V/Chief Technical Services Division of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here, as recorded in the Aklan Provincial Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force Report (APAILTF). Aklan’s standing as of now is based on the actual situation from January to June 2015, July to December 2015 and January to March 2016. From January to June 2015, DENR-Aklan recorded a total of 9 apprehension incidents/seizure of illegally-transported forest products (lumber) coming from alienable and disposable lands in 5 municipalities – Batan, 2 incidents involving 476.81 board feet from planted species for personal purposes; Kalibo, 1 incident involving 447.03 bd. ft. from naturally grown trees; Altavas, 3, involving 1,461.29 bd. ft. from planted species for personal purposes; Lezo, 1, 189.00 bd. ft.; naturally grown species and Numancia, 1, with 2,526.60 bd ft., naturally grown species. Nine (9) incidents of apprehension/seizure of illegally-transported forest products from alienable and disposable land were also recorded from July to December 2015 in 6 Aklan municipalities, with the biggest haul from Nabas with 2,467.99 board feet; Malay, 1,903 bd. ft.; Ibajay, 1,619.55 bd ft.; Buruanga, 309 bd. ft.; Makato, 306.40 bd. ft and Lezo, 79 bd. ft. The period from January-March 2016 recorded 9 minor incidents of apprehension-seizure of illegally transported forest products (lumber and charcoal) coming from alienable and disposable lands in 7 municipalities, with Madalag involving 949.42 bd. ft.; Ibajay, 558 bd. ft.; Malinao, 232.70 bd. ft.; Makato, 100 bd. ft. and Numancia, Tangalan and Kalibo involving apprehensions of a total of 58 sacks of charcoal. Based on the parameters on illegal logging hotspot, a certain locality (municipality or province can be considered as illegal logging hotspot when there is several to many incidence of confiscation in commercial quantity of illegally cut, gathered, transported including possession of forest products from the natural and residual forest, government reforestation projects including from private lands without permits. According to the DENR, commercial quantity of forest products can be qualified in terms of volume of which at least 1,000 board feet in case of lumber or an equivalent gross volume of 2.35 cubic meters for log. Illegally cut/gathered, possessed plantation species should have a minimum volume of 2,000 board feet and 9.00 cubic meters for plantation logs. Aborka bared the status of Aklan as a non-illegal logging hotspot during the PIA-Aklan hosted radio program over RMN-DYKR where she was invited as guest, to discuss activities and programs of DENR-Aklan in celebration of World Environment Day (WED) and Environment Month this June. (JCM/VGV PIA6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Aklan bukon it sangka 'hotspot' sa illegal logging, suno sa DENR

By Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, Hunyo 11 (PIA6) -- Bukon it sangka illegal logging “hotspot” ro probinsya it Aklan. Raya nga estado hay base sa anti-illegal logging “parameters” ag ro mga aktwal nga insidente ku nagtaliwan nga 15 buean, suno kay Merlene Aborka, Development Management Officer V/Chief Technical Services Division it Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) nga nakabutang sa listahan it Aklan Provincial Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force (APAILTF) nga report. Ro sitwasyon it Aklan makaron hay angot sa aktwal nga sitwasyon halin ku enero hasta Hunyo it 2015, Hulyo hasta Disyembre it 2015; ag Enero hasta Marso 2016. Halin ku Enero hasta it Hunyo 2015, naka lista ro DENR-Aklan it 9 nga pagdakup ag pagkumpiska it mga produkto nga illegal nga ginbiyahe halin sa limang ka banwa – Batan, 2 nga insidente nga hadakpan it 476.81 nga board feet it kahoy nga mga tinanum para sa personal nga pag gamit; Kalibo, sambilog (1) nga insidente kon siin 447.03 bd. ft. ro imbolbado halin sa mga natural nga nagtubo nga kahoy; Altavas, 3, may 1,461.29 nga bd. ft. halin sa tinanum nga mga puno para sa personal nga pag gamit, Lezo, 1, ag 189.bd. ft. nga natural nga nagtubo, ag Numancia, sangka kaso, kon siin may 2,526 bd. ft. nga imbolbado nga natural nga ginpatubo. Siyam (9) man nga mga insidente it pagpangdakup ro halista nga mga illegal nga ginbyahe nga mga kahoy ku Hulyo hasta Disyembre 2015 halin sa 6 nga mga banwa – kon siin ro pinakaabu kara hay sa Nabas nga may 2,467.99 board feet nga imbolbado; Malay, 1,903 bd. ft.; Ibajay, 1,619.55 bd. ft.; Makato, 306.40 bd. ft. ag Lezo, 79 bd. ft. Ro halin mat-a it Enero hasta Marso it 2016 hay nakalista it 9 nga menor nga mga insidente it illegal nga pagbyahe it kahoy ag uling halin sa mga “alienable/disposable” nga mga eugta sa pito (7) nga mga banwa – Madalag nga may 949.42 bd. ft.; Ibajay, 558 bd. ft.; Malinao, 232.70 bd. ft.; Makato, 100 bd. ft.; ag Numancia, Tangalan ag Kalibo nga nakumpiskahan it 58 nga sako it mga uling. Base sa “parameters” sa illegal logging hotspot, ro sangka lugar, munisipyo man ukon probinsya hay ma konsiderar nga illegal logging hotspot kon may una nga pila ukon abu nga mga insidente it pag kumpiskar sa komersyal nga kaabuon it illegal nga ginpukan, gintipon, ginbyahe ukon ginahuptan nga mga produkto it kagueangan halin sa mga natural ag “residual” nga mga kakahuyan pati sa mga pribado nga lote nga owa it mga permiso. Suno sa DENR, ro komersyal nga kaabuon it mga produkto hay matan-aw sa kaabuon kon siin may una dapat nga 1,000 bd. feet kon kayoy ukon may katumbas nga gross volume nga 2.35 cubic meters kon torso. Ro mga illegal nga pinukan ukon gineanggari nga kahoy hay dapat may minimum nga kaabuon nga 2,000 board feet ag 9.00 metros para sa mga torso sa plantasyon. Ginpaabot ni Aborka ro estado it Aklan bilang sangka bukon it hotspot sa illegal logging sa programa it Philippine Information Agency-Aklan sa estasyon it RMN-DYKR kon siin imaw hay nangin bisita agud ipahisayud sa publiko ro mga aktibidades ag proyekto it DENR-Aklan sa pag selebrar it World Environment Month (WED) ag Environment Month sa buean ngara it Hunyo. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Aklan is disaster-prepared - PDRRMC

By Sheila Q. Patoza KALIBO, AKLAN, June 12 (PIA6) – The province of Aklan is prepared and ready to disaster management and operations this rainy season, the Aklan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) said. According to PDRRMC Officer Galo Ibardolaza their office has 24-hour on duty personnel monitoring the weather situation, and ready to respond to any kind of emergency or disaster. “It is a Standard Operating Procedure of the PDRRMC and all of the Municipal DRRMC here in the province to monitor everyday the weather especially during this rainy season or the southwest monsoon wherein occurrence of typhoons are probable,” Ibardolaza said. Water level sensor in bridges of Madalag and Mobo is also monitored 24/7 to supervise the critical level of water in Aklan River. The monitoring enables the DRRMOs give early warnings to their respective areas of responsibilities, which allow the community to prepare, he added. “The province is investing more on giving early warnings to the people because if the typhoon or the disaster strikes, you could not stop it anymore, what is needed is to lessen the impact of the disaster for being prepared, like loss of lives,” the PDRRMC chief said. Response capability of each municipality is also strengthened; the responders are equipped with necessary skills and equipment for efficient and effective rescue operations. The coordination of every MDRRMC, according to Ibardolaza contributes to the preparedness of the province. On May 30, the first coordination meeting of all MDRRMC in Aklan was conducted wherein the housing of Aklan Disaster Managers Association (ADMA) was established together with its constitution and by-laws. “The meeting was also a venue of exchanging good practices, ideas, suggestions and offering hands to municipalities that need help; and with the established association in the province, disasters management is also strengthened,” Ibardolaza added. The conducted Rescuelympics in Aklan according to PDRRMC Chief revealed the readiness of the province for disaster and calamity rescue operations in terms of equipment and responders’ capabilities and abilities. Meanwhile, the PDRRMC reminds the public not to take for granted the onset of rainy season as based on the weather forecast of authorized agencies here or even of other countries; the impact, strength and duration of El Nino will also be the same to that of La Nina phenomena, which is expected to hit the Philippines. (JSC/SQP-PIA6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Aklan preparado sa pag-abot it kalamidad ag disaster - PDRRMC

By Sheila Q. Patoza KALIBO, AKLAN, Hunyo 13 (PIA6) – Preparado ag handa ro probinsya it Aklan sa disaster management ag operations sa pag-abot it tig-ueo-ean, hambae it Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) iya. Suno kay PDRRMC Officer Galo Ibardolaza ro anda nga opisina may nakaduty it 24 oras nga nagamonitor it tyempo ag haum nga magaresponde sa anuman nga emerhensya ukon disaster. “Standard Operating Procedure it PDRRMC ag tanan nga mga Municipal DRRMC iya sa probinsya nga magmonitor adlaw-adlaw it tyempo kapin gid kung tig-ueo-ean ukon habagat kung siin hara man ro tyempo it pagbagyo,” hambae ni Ibardolaza.. Ro water level sensor sa tulay it Madalag ag Mobo hay gina-obserbahan 24/7 para mabantayan gid ro kritikal nga lebel it tubi sa Aklan River. Tungod sa pagmonitor, ro mga DRRMO makatao it mga early warnings sa anda nga mga nasasakupan, para makapreparar ro komunidad, dugang nana. “Ro probinsya mas naga-invest sa pagtao it mga early warnings sa mga pumoeoyo dahil kung ina eot-a ro disaster ukon bagyo hay indi eot-a ron mapunggan, ro kinahang-ean hay ro paghagan-hagan sa epekto it disaster kung ro publiko hay handa, para maiwasan ro pagkaduea it kabuhi,” hambae ku hepe it PDRRMC. Ginpabaskog man ro response capability it kada munisipyo; kung siin ro mga nagaresponde hay may kakayahan ag may kagamitan para sa episyente ag epektibo nga rescue operation. Ro koordinasyon man it kada MDRRMC, suno kay Ibardolaza nakakabulig sa pagkapreparar it probinsya. Ku nagtaliwan nga Mayo 30, ginhiwat ro nauna nga coordination meeting it tanan nga MDRRMC sa Aklan kung siin gintukod ro Aklan Disaster Managers Association (ADMA) kaibahan ro consitution and by-laws. “Ro meting hay nangin lugar man sa pagbaylu-baylu it mga good practices, ideya, suhestiyon, ag pagtao it nakaigong bulig sa mga munisipyo nga gakinahang-ean man it bulig; ag tungod sa pag-establisar it hara nga asosasyon, mas mapabaskog pa gid ro disaster management iya sa probinsya,” dugang ni Ibardolaza. Sa ginhiwat nga Rescuelympics sa Aklan suno sa PDRRMC Chief nagpakita it kahandaan ro probinsya sa disaster ag calamity rescue operations pinaagi sa kagamitan ag kapasidad ag abilidad it mga nagaresponde. Samtang, ro PDRRMC nagpahanumdum man sa publiko nga indi pagbalewalaon ro pagsueod it ta-ueo-ean dahil base sa weather forecast it mga ahensya iya ag sa guwa man it nasyon, ro igo, kabaskugon, ag kabuhayon it El Nino hay kaparehas man sa La Nina phenomena, kung siin ro Pilipinas hay gin-ekspektar nga maigo. (JSC/SQP-PIA6 Aklan)

Subject: Aklanon News: DENR, may mga aktibidades para sa Environment Month

KALIBO, Aklan, Hunyo 2 (PIA6) -- Ro Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) iya sa probinsya it Aklan hay may nakalinyada eon nga mga aktibidades sa pagselebrar it World Environment Day (WED) sa Hunyo 5, ag Environment Month sa buean ngara it Hunyo. Ginsugid ni DENR-Aklan Chief Information Officer Arren Rubi sa ginpatigayon nga meeting it Aklan Public Information Officers Association (APIOA) kurundaya eamang nga pila sa mga aktibidades kara hay rong pagbisita sa mga estasyon it radyo para sa pagpahisayud it mga aktibidades angot kara, pagpananum it kahoy sa Hunyo 25, National Arbor Day, pagsaueog it ika 29 nga anibersaryo it pag krear it DENR, pagpadungog sa mga katuwang it DENR sa pagprotektar sa palibot sa Hunyo 30, ag ro paghiwat it “Search” para sa “Best Nursery” nga gina-mentenar it mga People’s Organizations (POs). Ro mga nurseries ngara hay imaw rong ginabue-an it mga inugtanum nga mga kahoy it DENR para sa National Greening Program (NGP). Magapanupod man ro DENR it mga titulo it eugta sa idaeum ku ana kara nga Handog Titulo nga programa, ag magatutok man sa kampanya kontra sa Illegal Logging sa probinsya sa bulig it mga katuwang kara nga Philippine National Police (PNP) ag Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Ro WED hay gina selebrar kada ika 5 it Hunyo sa pagtuga sa publiko it paghisayud agud magpatigayon it positibo nga aksyon sa pagprotektar sa palibot ag sa planeta. Ro tema para sa WED hay “Go Wild For Life” suno sa United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Ro buean it Hunyo hay gindeklarar nga Enviroment Month, kon siin ro DENR ro nagapanguna kara nga nagapamuno nga ahensya sa paghiwat it sari-saring mga aktibidades. Ro tema para sa Environment Month sa dag-on ngara hay “Go Wild For Life, Combat Biodiversity Loss#GreenEnvironmentGawingForever”. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Brigada Eskwela sa Aklan igalunsar sa Numancia

By Venus G. Villanueva KALIBO, Aklan, May 30 (PIA6) – Ro makarong dag-on nga Brigada Eskwela sa probinsya it Aklan hay igalunsar sa Mayo 30 sa Numancia Covered Court sa Numancia, Aklan. Ro paglunsar hay pagapamunuan it Department of Education-Division of Aklan ag pagpakigsakupan it 19 nga mga distrito it Aklan halin sa sidlangan ag nakatundan nga parte it probinsya, kon siin raya nga mga grupo hay maga caravan paadto sa Numancia Covered Court sa pagahiwaton nga programa nga iga host it Distrito it Numancia. Ro grupo it halin sa sidlangan nga parte it probinsya hay Batan, Altavas, Balete, Banga, Libacao, Madalag, New Washington ag Kalibo I ag II. Sa pihak nga parte, ro halin sa nakatundan nga parte it probinsya hay rong Buruanga, Malay, Nabas, Ibajay West ag East, Tangalan, Makato, Malinao, Lezo ag Numancia. Pagkatapos it kickoff sa Mayo 30, tanan nga mga eskuylahan hay magapatigayon it Brigada Eskwela Maintenance Week ag Culminating Activity sa Hunyo 4, kon siin raya hay iga monitor it Regional ag Division Monitoring Team. Ro Brigada Eskwela hay sangka pangkabilugan nga schools maintenance program nga nagatipon sa komunidad, mga ginikanan, maestro ag maestro, mga eskuyla, mga NGO, mga civic groups ag iba pa ag nagatao ku andang oras ag kahugod sa pagpanglimpyo, pagkaayad ag pag mentenar it mga gamit ag palibot it eskuylahan sa pagpahaum it mga eskuylahan sa pagbukas it klase. Ro tema it makaron nga dag-on nga Brigada hay “Tayo Para sa Paaralang Ligtas, Maayos at Handa Mula sa Kindergarten Hanggang Senior High School.” (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Press Release: 34 Aklanons qualify for DOST-SEI scholarship

KALIBO, Aklan, March 12 (PIA6) -- Thirty-four (34) graduating students enrolled at Aklan’s public and private high schools qualified in the Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) scholarship, based on a list of passers furnished recently by the the DOST office here. Of the 34 passers, 3 are from private schools while the rest came from public high schools in Aklan’s various municipalities. The biggest group of passers from government schools came from the Regional Science High School (RSHS) which had 7; and 2 each from Philippine Science High School (PSHS) Western Visayas Campus, Altavas National School (ANS); Lezo Integrated School (LIS), and Union National High School (UNHS) in Nabas. The rest of the schools had one (1) passer each. As scholarship qualifiers, these students are assured of financial support when they enroll in college in 4 or 5-year courses in priority science and technology fields. As government scholars, their privileges will include receiving P8,000.00 per semester for their tuition and other school fees, P5,000.00 book allowance, P500.00 for P.E. uniform (for 1st year students only), transportation allowance, round trip economy class for those studying outside their home province; monthly living allowance of P5,000.00 for BS Physical/Applied Physics/Physics Teaching/Geology, Mining Engineering enrolees; while those who will take other DOST-SEI priority courses will receive P4,000.00 stipend per month. Passers from RSHS are Janmarie Claire Catabui, Michelle dela Cruz, Mary Christine dela Rosa, Therese Dane Iray, Angeline Itulid, Shaira Tolentino and Maynard Vargas; ANS – Jan Ryan Andrade and Jaymuela Joy Zaulda; LIS – Christian Nike Bamba and Jaclyn Natividad; PSHS-WV – Reinald Panganiban and Jan Philip Wong; and from UNHS – Sam Pelayo and Jhoria May Lontayao. Other passers are Mark Billy Aclo of Ciriaco Icamina Sr. NHS, Malinao; John Paul Alfaro, Batan Academy, Batan; Marivic Baranda, Maloco NHS, Ibajay; Yesa Crystael Bulahan, Boracay NHS; Ylaiza Joy Cuaterno, Jose Borromeo Memorial NHS, Balete; Tyron Delos Reyes, New Washington Nat’l Comprehensive High School; Jeannifer Flores, Ibajay NHS, Ibajay;Ariel Gregorio, Libacao National Forestry Voc. HS; John Lorenz Gulbique, Malinao School for Philippine Craftsmen; Rose Anne Hungay, Alaminos NHS, Madalag; Nino Ibardolaza, Bay-ang Magpag-ong NHS, Batan; Hearty Stalwart Isagan, Torralba NHS, Banga; Analyn Julian, Aklan NHS for Arts and Trades, Kalibo; Jhea Laurilla of Tangalan NHS, Tangalan; Ziara Joy Macariola of Makato Integrated School, Makato; and Sharina Reporen of Fr. Julian Rago Memorial NHS, Balete. From private schools, passers are Shawn VJ Jarme and Kristine Emerald Ramos of Infant Jesus School (IJS) and Ray Micheal Guantero of Aklan Polytechnic Institute (API). According to DOST-Aklan, each of these qualifiers shall receive a notice of award soon from the DOST-SEI or DOST Regional Office stating the date of orientation and contract signing. Meanwhile, the DOST also revealed that three sophomore college students also qualified under the Science and Technology scholarships, namely Lyra May Inguillo of Aklan State University – Kalibo and Liza Jean Molas and Hanz Bern Nagtalon of Aklan State University – Banga. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Aklan's best performing IOs get award

KALIBO, Aklan, December 5 (PIA6) -- Two government information officers from Aklan – PO3 Nida L. Gregas of the Aklan Police Provincial Office (APPO) and Peter S. Mangilog of National Statistics Office (NSO) were awarded recently at the Iloilo Grand Hotel as the region’s Best Performing Information Officers along with eight (8) others from the provinces of Capiz, Iloilo and Negros Occidental. The awarding of Best Performing IOs was conceptualized by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) as the government’s way of appreciating and recognizing the efforts of information officers in national agencies and local government units. The awarding was held as the highlight of this year’s Information Officers’ Year-end Conference-Western Visayas, an annual gathering of the region’s information officers from national, provincial and municipal offices. Before the awarding, the information officers listened first to a lecture of Ryan Vilmor Dumpit of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) entitledUnderstanding Weather Changes, Terminologies. The venue for the gathering and awarding was originally slated at the El Circulo Pavilion, Lawaan, Roxas City but was transferred to Iloilo City as the intended venue in Roxas City suffered damages due to Typhoon Yolanda. Both PO3 Gregas and Mabilog were accompanied by their respective office heads in receiving the award from PIA 6 Regional Director Atty. Ma. Janet C. Mesa. PO3 Gregas was accompanied by APPO OIC Provincial Director John Jomel Trio while Mangilog was accompanied by NSO-Aklan Statistician II Rodelyn Panadero who represented Blas M. Solidum, Provincial Statistics Officer, who was in Manila on official business at the time of the awarding. The award for this year is Gregas’ second and for Mangilog, his first one. Other awardees for the category included Joeffrey Espiritu of the Provincial Health – Capiz, Office, SPO1 Donna Asmod of Capiz Provincial Police Office, FO3 Marlon B. Garbo of Roxas City Fire Station, Juvy S. Gaton of Department of Agriculture 6, Ma. Xenia Serio of POPCOM 6, Fire Inspector Stephen Jardeleza of BFP-Iloilo, Florentina L. Magbanua of NIA, Negros Occidental and Cynthia Luz F. Chua of NFA Negros Occidental. Meanwhile, besides the Best Performing IO award, NSO-Aklan was also awarded the Best Performing Information Office for 2013. The award was conceptualized and introduced by the PIA only this year which makes the awardees from Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Negros and Iloilo officially the first recipients of such awards. Other awardees in the Best Performing Information Office category were Antique Police Office, Capiz Provincial Press Bureau, Public Information Division, Governor’s Office, Negros Occidental, Iloilo Public Information and Community Affairs Office, Governor’s Office, Public Information Office, Passi City and Public Information division, Philhealth 6. The awardees each receive a citation and trophy from the PIA. (JCM/VGV PIA6 Aklan)

Coastal are now no build zones

KALIBO, Aklan, December 4 (PIA6) -- From now on, coastal dwellers will no longer be allowed to build houses within 40 meters from the high tide mark of beaches. This is in order to save the people’s lives in times of strong typhoons that could bring strong storm surges, according to Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mar Roxas, who arrived in Aklan December 3 together with Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Dinky Soliman and Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Voltaire Gazmin. Secretary Roxas’ group first met with provincial and municipal officials of the province of Antique led by Governor Exequiel Javier, and then with Aklan provincial and municipal officials led by Governor Florencio T. Miraflores. The two sets of meetings with the Cabinet Secretaries were held at the Conference Room of the Provincial Guest House, Provincial Capitol Compound. At the start of both the sets of meetings, Secretary Roxas assured the provincial officials that even as most of the media dateline reports involved Tacloban and Samar, the government did not forget the plight of the people of Western Visayas in the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda, and they were sent by President Aquino to assess the damage in the areas to know the priorities of the officials in the rehabilitation and recovery phase. During his talk, Roxas emphasized the need for local government officials to prevent their constituents from coming back to build their houses along the coastal areas, saying that such areas, especially within 40 meters, are now considered “no-build-zones. Roxas said local government officials will be held accountable should this regulation be violated. For her part, DSWD Secretary Dinky Soliman assured municipal mayors that the DSWD will be providing assistance to typhoon victims through Cash For Work and Cash for Training Programs. She also said that as a form of assistance, the Pantawid Pamilya cash payout this December will be given in full and doing away with conditions as some school children cannot go to school anyway due to destroyed school houses. She also urged local officials to submit their list of validated houses totally or partially destroyed by Typhoon Yolanda to the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) or at the Social Welfare and Development (SWAD) Team by Thursday, December 5, so that these data will be e-mailed to the DSWD Regional Office by Friday, December 6 and during the weekend, would be validated by the DSWD Central Office. The list will then be forwarded to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) which is the lead agency for shelter assistance, according to Soliman. Within the week, Soliman said the local government units would know if there will be delivery of housing materials, as she disclosed that the government is more into providing materials than cash to those who lost their houses. She said the government will be providing P30,000.00 to those whose houses were totally destroyed, and P10,000.00 for partially destroyed. In the two meetings however, the province of Antique pegged the amount for totally destroyed houses at P15,000.00 each, while Aklan placed the amount to construct a house at P10,000.00. To both these proposals, Secretary Mar Roxas said the national policy in providing aid for shelter will be applied to all. “We are all Filipinos, it would be unfair if a province gets a bigger amount, while the other one gets less. What is important here is for victims to be included first in the validated list,” Roxas said. (VGV PIA6 Aklan)

BFP: Use candles, generators with caution

KALIBO, Aklan, November 27 (PIA6) -- Lighted candles should not be neglected and these should be placed in safe places, away from curtains and other combustible materials to avoid fires. This is the constant reminder being issued by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) here with the absence of electricity in the province due to Typhoon Yolanda. Aklanons have turned to using andles and kerosene lamps, especially those living in far-flung barangays, although some areas in the province, mostly poblacion areas, are now lighted by the Aklan Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AKELCO) with the help of Global Business Power Corporation (GBPC). Since Typhoon Yolanda when people started using candles and kerosene lamps, BFP-Kalibo had responded to at least two fire calls, which were both caused by forgotten lighted candles. Fortunately, according to Fire Officer 2 Tristan Villanueva of BFP-Kalibo, no one was hurt, and damage in the two fire incidents was also minimal. BFP-Kalibo covers the municipalities of Numancia, Banga, and Libacao. Another thing that Aklanons should avoid, according to BFP-Kalibo, is over-using generators. Presently, many Aklanons are using generator sets to light their houses, utilize their appliances and in charging communication gadgets. Generators, according to FO2 Villanueva, should be operated by a qualified person, should operate only for 4 hours and have 30-45 minutes break or stoppage before being operated again, and placed outside the house for proper ventilation to avoid overheating. The generator should not also be placed near combustible materials, as its muffler might get heated and cause burning, said FO2 Villanueva. “We had been victimized by Typhoon Yolanda and it would be tragic if the typhoon spared our houses but will be lost due to the fire caused by lighted candles or overheated generators,” FO2 Villanueva said. (JCM/VGV PIA6 Aklan)

BFP: Use candles, generators with caution

KALIBO, Aklan, November 27 (PIA6) -- Lighted candles should not be neglected and these should be placed in safe places, away from curtains and other combustible materials to avoid fires. This is the constant reminder being issued by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) here with the absence of electricity in the province due to Typhoon Yolanda. Aklanons have turned to using andles and kerosene lamps, especially those living in far-flung barangays, although some areas in the province, mostly poblacion areas, are now lighted by the Aklan Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AKELCO) with the help of Global Business Power Corporation (GBPC). Since Typhoon Yolanda when people started using candles and kerosene lamps, BFP-Kalibo had responded to at least two fire calls, which were both caused by forgotten lighted candles. Fortunately, according to Fire Officer 2 Tristan Villanueva of BFP-Kalibo, no one was hurt, and damage in the two fire incidents was also minimal. BFP-Kalibo covers the municipalities of Numancia, Banga, and Libacao. Another thing that Aklanons should avoid, according to BFP-Kalibo, is over-using generators. Presently, many Aklanons are using generator sets to light their houses, utilize their appliances and in charging communication gadgets. Generators, according to FO2 Villanueva, should be operated by a qualified person, should operate only for 4 hours and have 30-45 minutes break or stoppage before being operated again, and placed outside the house for proper ventilation to avoid overheating. The generator should not also be placed near combustible materials, as its muffler might get heated and cause burning, said FO2 Villanueva. “We had been victimized by Typhoon Yolanda and it would be tragic if the typhoon spared our houses but will be lost due to the fire caused by lighted candles or overheated generators,” FO2 Villanueva said. (JCM/VGV PIA6 Aklan)

Landbank extends P1.7M calamity assistance to Aklan LGUs

KALIBO, Aklan, November 26 (PIA6) -- A total of P1.7 million cash relief assistance from the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) Kalibo Branch was extended recently to Aklan’s 15 municipalities and the Provincial Government which were severely affected by Typhoon Yolanda. The cash relief distribution, which was led by Landbank-Aklan Manager Nina Ituriaga, was held at the Conference Hall of the Provincial Guest House, Provincial Capitol compound. Recipient municipalities included Altavas, Banga, Batan, Buruanga, Ibajay, Kalibo, Lezo, Libacao, Madalag, Makato, Malay, Malinao, Nabas, New Washington and Tangalan. These towns each received P100,000.00 while the Provincial Government of Aklan was granted P200,000.00. Mayors or their respective representatives were at hand to receive the cash relief assistance. The amount extended, according to Manager Ituriaga, is part of the P20.00 million fund donation of the bank to victims of Typhoon Yolanda in the Visayas, and the bank’s response to the call of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Meanwhile, as part of the LBP’s information campaign, the attending mayors or their representatives, after the cash distribution, were briefed by Land Bank’s Senior Account Management Specialist (SAMS) Engr. Bernardo Moises, Team Leader of Iloilo Lending Center – Aklan Satellite Office on the LANDBANK CARES Program, which aims to further assist local government units in their rehabilitation programs and to continuously serve their constituents presently needing assistance. The LBP, according to recipient LGUs, was the first in the province to extend this kind of support to them after Typhoon Yolanda, said to be the strongest typhoon in the world for 2013, hit Aklan and the rest of Visayan provinces on November 8. As of latest count, the damage assessment report from the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) recorded a total of P2,678,759,988.57 in damages to Aklan’s agriculture, infrastructure, lifelines and public utilities. The report also recorded a total of 13 dead, 526 injured, 52,278 partially destroyed houses and 33,626 totally destroyed houses. (JCM/VGV PIA6 Aklan)

Aklan Restos now serving half-cup rice orders

KALIBO, Aklan, November 5 (PIA6) -- Most of Aklan’s food industry here from fast food to restaurants welcome the ordinance proposed by the Aklan Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) requiring the food service industry within the province to include one-half cup of cooked rice in their menu. The food industry sector, through respective representatives, indicated their support for the ordinance at the public hearing held November 5 at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall. The ordinance is sponsored by SP Member Soviet Russia A. Dela Cruz which aims to support the rice self-sufficiency program of the national government and to prevent rice wastage in fast foods, restaurants, catering services and other occasions. To emphasize the necessity of the passing of the ordinance, Dela Cruz cited empirical evidences that availability of half cup rice servings would minimize wastage especially in the food service industry. He also cited the study of the Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) that every Filipino wastes about 2 tablespoons of cooked rice every meal. De la Cruz’ draft ordinance also stated that in 2010, the Philippines’ wasted rice was equivalent to 13% of the total rice imports of the same year amounting to P6.2 B, or the consumption of nearly P2.6 million Filipinos in a year. Besides representatives of Aklan’s food industry who indicated their support to the ordinance by including the half-cup rice in their menu, others who gave their position statements for the ordinance were the Sangguniang Bayan Committee Chairs on Food and Agriculture from Aklan’s 17 towns, municipal agricultural officers, Philippine National Police (PNP) ordinance officers of different municipalities and the media. Covered by the ordinance are all businesses, institutions, and companies responsible for any meal prepared outside the home which includes, but are not limited to, restaurants, school,office, and hospital cafeterias, catering operations, and fast-food chains operating within the territorial jurisdiction of the municipality. These establishments will be required to include one-half cup cooked rice in their regular menu with price set exactly half of one cup; and to make half cup rice the default serving especially in caterings. Once approved, any food service provider found violating the ordinance shall be penalized with a fine of P1,000.00 for first offense; P3,000.00 and 1 month suspension of license to operated for second offense; and fine of P5,000.00 and permanent cancellation of license or permit to operate for 3rd offense. (JCM/VGV PIA6 Aklan)

Aklanon News: Mga establisimientong kaean-an sa Aklan, suportado ro ordinansa sa "half-cup rice"

KALIBO, Aklan, Nobyembre 5 (PIA6) -- Kaeabanan ku mga kaean-an iya sa Aklan halin sa “fast-food” hasta sa mga restaurant hay naga suporta sa ordinansa nga gina proponer it Aklan Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) nga naga mando sa mga kaean-an sa probinsya nga ieakot sa andang menu ro pagbaligya it tunga sa cup nga eaha nga humay sa andang mga menu. Ro sektor sa industriya sa pagkaon, paagi sa andang mga representante hay nag indikar ku andang pagsuporta sa ordinansa sa ginhiwat nga public hearing nga ginhiwat ku Nobyembre 5 sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall. Ro ordinansa hay gin sponsor ni SP Member Soviet Russia Dela Cruz nga tuyo nga suportahan ro programa it gobyerno para sa supisyente nga bugas sa nasyon ag malikawan ro pag inamulit it humay sa mga fastfood ag restaurant. Agud ipa intindi ro importansya it pagpasar it ordinansa, ginhambae man ni Dela Cruz ro pagserbe it tunga sa cup nga humay hay makapahagan-hagan it amulit it humay kapin eonggid sa mga kaean-an. Ginsambit man nana ro pagtuon it Food and Nutrition Research Institute (FNRI) nga kada Pilipino hay naga uyang it daywang (2) kutsarang humay kada kaon. Ginhambae man sa ordinansa nga ku 2010, ro haamulit nga humay it Pilipinas hay katumbas it 13% it kabilugan nga gin import nga bugas it Pilipinas ku rato man nga dag-on nga nag-abot sa P6.2 bilyon ukon gina konsumo it 2.6 milyon nga mga Pilipino sa sang dag-on. Euwas sa mga representante it industriya sa pagkaon nga nagpaabot ku andang suporta sa ordinansa, ro iba pa gid nga nagpaabot ku andang mga positibong posisyon sa ordinansa hay rong mga Committee Chairmen it SB Committee on Food and Agriculture it mga eain-eain nga mga banwa sa Aklan, mga municipal agriculture officers, nga ordinance officers it Philippine National Police (PNP) ag ro media. Daea sa ordinansa ro tanan nga mga negosyo, institutsyon ag nga kompanya nga naga preparar it pagkaon sa guwa it baeay pareho ku mga restaurant, kapeterya it mga eskuylahan ag hospital, ag mga fast food sa sueod it mga banwa. Sanda ra hay dapat mageakot it tunga sa cup nga humay sa andang regular menu sa presyo nga para sa tunga sa cup. Kon maaprobahan ra, ro maga bayolar hay pagapinahan it sang libo (P1,000.00) sa unang pagkasaea, P3,000.00 ag pagsuspindi it sang buean (one month) kon makasaea sa ikaywang kahigayunan ag P5,000.00 ag permanente nga pagkanselar it lisensya ukon permit sa pag operar sa ikatlong pagkasaea. (JSC/VGV-PIA6 Aklan)

Massive Kalibo rabies vaccination set

On Thursday, 31 October 2013, 14:30, PIA KALIBO wrote: KALIBO, Aklan, October 31 (PIA6) -- The municipality of Kalibo, in coordination with various public and private entities,will be conducting a massive Rabies Vaccination Drive this month of November. The mass rabies vaccination in Kalibo, according to Dr. Janna Rose Menez, will be held from November of this year up to February 2014 with the help of the Bill and Melinda Gates (BMG) Foundation, the Depatment of Agriculture Regional Field Unit 6 in Iloilo City, Department of Health, Provincial Government of Aklan, and the Office of the Provincial Veterinarian. Dr. Menez said the vaccination of dogs in the municipality of Kalibo will be free and will be done through the house-to-house approach. Because of this, the local government of Kalibo through the Municipal Agricultural Services Division (MASD) which will be conducting the vaccination, is advising dog owners in the municipality to have their dogs dewormed first. The conduct of dog vaccination in Kalibo starting November is in consonance with the yearly observance of Mass Rabies Vaccination Drive throughout the nation, with the aim of making the province and the whole country rabies-free by 2020. During the mass rabies vaccination, the dogs will also be registered, in keeping with Municipal Ordinance No. 2012-015 Section 7 – which calls for the payment of registration fee for dogs and large animals. Just recently, the island of Boracay and the island province of Guimaras were declared rabies-free by the DOH. These areas are the first to be declared in Western Visayas and the DOH and DA top officials who led the event expressed optimism then that soon, other provinces in the region will also be declared rabies-free. (JCM/VGV PIA6 Aklan)