Ang Caviteno Newsweekly October 29-November 04, 2018 Issue | Page 3

Oktubre 29-Nobyembre 04, 2018
AFP intensifies security for
on the other hand,
Undas 2018 Services,
remain on standby alert and
By Susan G. De Leon
CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon
City--The Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP), in support to
the Philippine National Police
(PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection
(BFP) and local government units
intensify, security measures in
observance of All Saint’s Day
and All Soul’s Day or “Undas” on
November 1-2, 2018.

General Carlito Galvez
Jr., AFP Chief of Staff, ordered
all military units to intensify
intelligence monitoring and
security operations during a
briefing in Camp Aguinaldo on
October 28, 2018.

“The Unified Commands
and the Joint Task Force NCR,
with our counterparts in the PNP
will augment troops to secure
public facilities such as cemeteries
and other establishments in the
key cities around the country
for Undas,” General Galvez said
during the security briefing.

The
AFP
Major
LGU...
specialists and can provide
major and minor operations plus
additional services like x-ray,
ultrasound and laboratory.

Ospital ng Imus was
conceived and initiated by
the local government of the
1stDistrict of Imus and with
the allocation of PHP170
million pesos (Php 145M for
infrastructure and Php 25M for
medical equipment) from the
DOH-HFEP. Construction of the
hospital commenced in 2014.

With the commitment of
the department for improvement
of health facilities, Janairo gave
an assurance for continued
support.

“This health facility
Experts...
Determined Contributions in
Manila, Philippines.

The dialogue-seminar,
which was held from 9 to 12
October 2018, was organised
by ACB and SwedBio, in
collaboration with the Secretariat
of the Convention on Biological
Diversity
(SCBD),
the
Department of Environment and
Natural Resources (DENR), and
the Climate Change Commission
of the Philippines. Participants
from the ASEAN Member States
(AMS) as well as delegates
from Pakistan and Bangladesh
joined representatives from
Indigenous Peoples and Local
Communities
(IPLCs)
and
the ASEAN Secretariat in the
event to exchange experiences
of developing the role for
ecosystem-based
approaches
in climate-related
work
at
national level; identify synergies
among potential ecosystem-
based approaches for delivering
benefits related to multiple
objectives; empower
those
concerned with the well-
ready to augment for security
deployments to ensure the safety
and security of the people.

“We will ensure that
our troops, in support to the PNP,
are ready to thwart any possible
threat that may arise during the
holidays,” Galvez said.

“We will maximize
our presence in checkpoints and
ensure that our K9 units and
Explosive Ordnance Disposal
teams are deployed in major
cemeteries,” he added.

The AFP is on red alert
status starting October 29, 2018
in preparation for the holidays.

“The Armed Forces
joins the people in the peaceful
commemoration of our departed
loved ones. We also call on the
people to remain vigilant and
aware of their surroundings and
to report any unusual individual
or commotion they witness
during the holidays, because
safety and security is our shared
responsibility” Galvez said.
(AFP/PIA-NCR)
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is a very good example of
cooperation and teamwork
among
government
organizations.
Through
commitment and dedication,
we can achieve everything for
the benefit of the people and the
community.”
Completed
and
officially turned-over to the city
government of Imus in April
2018 and now formally opened,
the residents of Imus and of the
nearby towns and cities could
now avail of the 24/7 medical
services of the said hospital to
monitor their health condition
and get the proper medication for
their illnesses. (Ruel Francisco,
PIA-Cavite/with reports from
DoH CALABARZON)
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being of nature to engage
with those responsible for
achieving Nationally Determined
Contributions ; and establish the
support needed by the region
to advance ecosystem-based
approaches to adapt to and
mitigate climate change and to
reduce the risk of disaster.

“Our workshop this
week is the first of our efforts at
mainstreaming biodiversity to
make sure that climate change and
biodiversity loss are not treated
separately. It is not a question
of turf as to will be responsible
or who will be in charge. Our
concern is to mainstream
biodiversity to ensure that all
sectors, from political leaders to
scientists; from the media to the
general public; from civic leaders
to students; will be working
together to combat the twin threats
to humankind,” Dr. Lim declared.
“Globally, everyone agrees that
climate change adaptation is of
utmost importance and urgency.
Ironically, funding or support is
very much wanting. It’s always
not enough. But, with working
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BALITA
COOP RUN AND ZUMBA
Cooperative members from different cities and municipalities in Cavite took part in the Fun Run and Zumba initiated
by the Provincial Cooperative, Livelihood and Entrepreneurial Development Office as part of the Cooperative Month
Celebration held at the District Mall in the City of Imus on October 21, 2018. The proceeds of the 5-kilometer run which
started from the District Mall will be allocated for the Community Outreach Program of the Provincial Cooperative
Development Council (PCDC). From 300 participants who joined the fun run, Mr. Resty Vargas of Bukluran MPC
emerged as the first prize winner while Mr. Dan Paulo Camaña of Ana Deco Cooperative and Mr. Paul Victor Buena
of Bukluran MPC bagged the second and third prizes respectively. Winners have been given cash prizes, medals and
trophies.Supervising Cooperative Development Specialist Atty. Khervy B. Reyes and officers of the PCDC were also
present to support the event.
DSWD...
old, except those marriages
that are exempted from license
requirement as provided for in the
Family Code of the Philippines,
are obligated to personally
attend the PM orientation that
will be conducted by the PMOC
Secretariat and PM counseling
session that will be facilitated by
an accredited PM counselor who
is a member of the local PMOC.

Meanwhile, contracting
parties 18-25 years old who have
certificates issued by a priest,
together, we will be able to
maximise our efforts in addressing
what is most important to us,” she
continued.

Also present to welcome
the participants to the event was
Ms. Elenida Basug, Officer-in-
Charge Director of the Climate
Change Service of the DENR.
“Today we have come at a point
where we acknowledge that the
force of climate change in the
region and in our respective
countries is here; that climate
change is no longer a floating
theoretical concept, but rather
a phenomenon that affects our
environment and our daily lives,”
she said.

Mr. Tristan Tyrrell,
Programme Officer on Climate
Change
and
Ecosystems
at SwedBio and one of the
facilitators
of
the
event,
introduced
various
climate
change-related concepts such
as Ecosystem-based Adaptation
(EbA) and Ecosystem-based
Mitigation (EbM), and how these
affect or can be incorporated
in the upcoming projects of
the participants’ organisations
and their individual countries’
National Biodiversity Strategies
and Action Plans (NBSAPs).
Discussions
within
the separate groups and in
plenary constituted the majority
of dialogue-seminar. Projects
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minister, or imam (Muslim priest)
to formalize their marriage are no
longer required to undergo PM
counseling.

The topics that will
be discussed in the PMO
session include information
on
responsible
parenthood,
family planning, marriage and
relationship, and breastfeeding
and infant nutrition.

The DSWD is committed
to ensuring that appropriate
training will be provided to PM
in place to either adapt to or
mitigate the effects of climate
change undertaken by the bodies
represented by the participants
included technological solutions
such as solar-powered irrigation
systems;
fish
conservation;
diversified
planting;
and
community-based
enterprises.
On the other hand, activities
that the participant wanted their
organisations to consider doing
included rainwater harvesting;
private sector engagement; and
urban forestry.

Part of the four-day
event was a visit to the Las Piñas-
Parañaque Critical Habitat and
Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA), the
first critical habitat to be declared
in the Philippines, and a Ramsar
Site. Senator Cynthia Villar, the
current chairperson of the Senate
Committees on Environment and
Natural Resources, welcomed
the participants before they were
given a tour of the area.

On the closing day of
the event, short-term to long-term
goals of each represented country
were shared as a means to finalise
the participants’ commitments.

The ASEAN Member
States’ Pledge in Paris

In December 2015,
Parties to the United Nations
Framework
Convention
on
Climate Change (UNFCCC) met
in Paris, France and agreed on
counselors to ensure that couples
are provided with extensive
information to strengthen the
foundation of the Filipino family
and the practice of responsible
parenthood.

The PMOC-TWG is
chaired by the Commission on
Population (POPCOM) with
the Department of Interior and
Local Government (DILG) as
its vice-chair. Other members of
the PMOC include the DSWD,
Department of Health (DOH),
and the Philippine Statistics
Authority (PSA). (PIA-NCR)
actions to fight climate change.
As per the UNFCCC, “The Paris
Agreement’s central aim is to
strengthen the global response to
the threat of climate change by
keeping a global temperature rise
this century well below 2 degrees
Celsius above pre-industrial
levels and to pursue efforts to limit
the temperature increase even
further to 1.5 degrees Celsius. ”
All Parties have commitments
to reduce national greenhouse
gas emissions, and adapt to the
impacts of climate change; these
are what are known as Nationally
Determined
Contributions
(NDCs).

As of March 2017,
all 10 AMS have ratified the
Paris Agreement. Each member
state’s NDCs outline post-2020
climate actions that they intend to
undertake under the agreement.

ABO 2 asserts that
the ASEAN region is aware of
its vulnerability to the effects
brought about by climate change.
However, it has to be emphasised
that biodiversity conservation can
effectively diminish the impacts
of climate change. Increased
collaboration,
sharing
of
expertise, and public awareness
of the interrelationship between
climate change and biodiversity
are crucial to addressing these
twin issues.