Tambuling Batangas Publication January 09-15, 2019 Issue

BALITA January 9-15, 2019 Sto. Niño... nagpakitang gilas sa pagtugtog ng instrumentong angklung ang mga mag-aaral ng Scuola Maria. Nagpuri sa Sto Niño ang mga kinatawan ng Casa Del Bambino Emmanuel Montessori hindi lamang sa pamamagitan ng dasal kundi maging sa pamamagitan ng musika at mga sayaw. Bilang pasasalamat, isang pangako ng pagpapahayag ng kadakilaan at pag-ibig ng Diyos ang handog ng Cristo Rey Institute for Career Development mula sa pahina 1 na sinundan ng makabagong tugtog sa saliw ng ibat-ibang katutubong instrument ng mga mag-aaral ng Saint Bridget College bilang paggunita rin sa Ginintuang Tagumpay ng lungsod. Nagpakitang gilas sa pagsayaw at pagawit ang mga kinatawan ng Divine Child Academy habang modern dance na hiphop naman ang ipinamalas ng Sikat Kanluran Dance Troupe ng High School Department ng University of Batangas. Sa pamamagitan ng awit at sayaw, ipinakita ng mga mag-aaral ng Marian Learning Center and Science High School ang kabuuan ng yamanglahi at kulturang kinagisnan sa mga sayaw ng Likhang Sining Folkdance Troupe. Bilang pangwakas, itinanghal ng mga mag-aaral ng Colegio ng Lungsod ng Batangas ang sayaw na subli bilang pagpapakita ng pagkakaisa ng mga mamamayan sa panalangin at pagsamba sa Sto Niño. Immigration pre-screening hastens OFW queues at NAIA MANILA -- Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and other ports have implemented a scheme to expeditiously process departing overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that will ease their travel out of the country. In a memorandum order, BI Port Operations Division Chief Grifton Medina instructed personnel at the airports’ immigration departure areas to ensure that OFWs lining up for immigration processing are given utmost priority. Medina said he issued the directive in compliance with the order of President Rodrigo Duterte to BI Commissioner Jaime Morente that immigration departure formalities for OFWs be conducted expeditiously and efficiently. “Our objective is to see to it that our modern-day heroes are given all the care and courtesy that they deserve in sacrificing not only for their families but for the country as well,” Medina said. He added that Morente approved his recommendation to create a special team of immigration officers who will be focused on conducting pre-screening of OFWs and attend to the latter’s immigration needs at the airport. In his memorandum, Medina ordered that designated OFW counters shall only be used exclusively by OFWs. In case of long lines in OFW counters, members of the Bureau’s Travel Control and Enforcement Unit (TCEU) shall speed up the queues by inspecting and ensuring that the passengers’ travel requirements are complete while they are still on the line. “It’s a matter of deploying more people to focus on OFWs,” said Medina. “It’s a small move, but you’ll be surprised at the impact on easing the lines for them,” he added. Said memorandum also instructed officers to “expeditiously process the documents of OFWs”. Ordinarilly, a passenger is processed within 45 seconds. Medina sees that the scheme may decrease the processing time up to 33%. Medina said that OFWs referred for secondary inspection due to concerns on their travel documents will likewise be prioritized and the matter resolved within 10 minutes. He added that OFWs are also given priority at the arrival area, through the installation of 21 e-gates in major airports. Morente announced that scheme is only part of the series of improvements he plans to implement. “The year 2019 will be all about process improvement,” he said. “We have studied what can do to provide better service. The e-gates and the pre-screening of OFWs are just the beginning,” he added. (BI) Fluvial procession ng Sto. Nino sa mata ng mga photographers ANG larawan ng isang bata habang nag-aabang sa pagdaan ng prusisyon ng Mahal na Patrong Sto. Niño ang naging winning piece ng 26 na taong gulang na si Marc Anthony Caparas na back to back na nanalo ng first place sa taunang Photo Contest kaugnay ng pagdiriwang ng city fiesta. Ang awarding ceremony ay ginanap sa SM City Batangas noong January 12 kung saan may 92 entries ang lumahok sa patimpalak at nagbigay ng kani kanilang larawan tungkol sa fluvial procession ng Sto. Nino. Ayon sa judge na si Lilibeth Peñaflor, isang full time visual artist na na featured sa 2018 Magazine 43 Hongkong Fall Issue, unanimous ang kanilang naging desisyon sa pagpili ng mga nagwagi. May “story to tell, emosyon at focal point ang entry ni Caparas,” sabi niya. “Nakita namin sa kinunan nyang larawan na gusto nung bata na maging bahagi ng selebrasyon sa tradisyong nais ipasa ng mga matatanda. Yung moment na yun will be a history na at ikukwento nya sa mga susunod na henerasyon kaya hindi mawawala ang tradisyon” sabi ni Penaflor. Ayon pa rin sa kanya, magaganda ang pagka capture ng event ng mga photographers at kahit hindi siya naka- attend sa okasyon, nakita niya ang story sa pamamagitan ng mga photos. “Photography is very challenging, maraming enhancement na pwedeng gawin, so sana yung ordinary eye, ma appreciate pa din dapat kung ano ang dapat ikwento ng photographer,” dagdag pa ni Peñaflor. Bagamat may makabago Ilang... paninda kundi fish net, ziplock, microwavable containers at dyaryo. Nagkabit din sila ng mga sako sa tabi ng karsada bilang MRF o basurahan. Ang ilang barangay naman ay nagtalaga ng isang konsehal at isang tanod bawat sitio upang tingnan kung sumusunod ang mga kabahayan sa mga alituntuning ipinatutupad hinggil sa pangangasiwa ng nang teknolohiya at madali na ang paggamit ng contrast at lighting sa mga larawan, ang mahalaga aniya ay kung paano iha-highlight ang kwento sa tulong ng mga supporting elements. Tumayong chairman of the Board of Judges si Kapatiran at Ugnayan ng Natatanging Sining at Talentong Pilipino o KUNST President na si Virgilio Cuizon kasama din ang multi- awarded artist na si Aris Bagtas. Ayon sa kanila, “the best selection ang entries ngayong taong ito.” Nanalo ng ikalawang pwesto si Rolando Chua Jr at 3rd prize winner naman si Roger Mando. Nagbigay din ng limang special prize na P 3,000 at medalya kina Howard Trambulo, Jomar Lopez, Roy Gavilan, Cesar Salomon at Leonila Fruelda. Nagpaabot ng pasasalamat si SM City Batangas Assistant Mall Manager Engr Bernard Coronel sa pamahalaang lungsod ng Batangas dahil sa pagbibigay sa kanila ng pagkakataon na maging venue ng naturang proyekto sa pagshoshowcase ng talento ng mga Batangueno artists. Sa pamamagitan naman ni Local Economic and Investment Promotion Officer at Cultural Affairs Committee Member Erick Sanohan, ipinahatid ni Mayor Beverley Rose Dimacuha ang pasasalamat nito sa SM City Batangas bilang katuwang ng pamahalaang lungsod sa pagtataguyod ng naturang proyekto. Ang photo exhibit at ang display ng mga art works ng mga lumahok sa Children’s Art Competition sa nasabing mall ay tatagal hanggang January 16 mula sa pahina 1 basura. Layunin ng Team Solid Baybay Coordinators na umabot sa 80% ng mga households sa bawat barangay ang makasunod sa waste segregation, plastic ban, pagkakaroon ng MRF at compost pit at maabot ang 40% na kabawasan sa hinahakot at itinatapon na basura kumpara noong nagdaang taon. OTOP Hub CALABARZON launched event were DTI Region IV-A in Cavite Director Marilou Q. Toledo, The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) – Cavite held the soft launching of the One Town, One Product (OTOP) Hub CALABARZON on December 28, 2018 located at D’ Banquet Bakeshop and Restaurant in Tagaytay City. The hub will showcase OTOP offerings of different cities and municipalities not just in Cavite but from other provinces of CALABARZON as well primarily those that were assisted by the DTI in various aspects of product development and marketing. Gracing the Likhang Caviteño Foundation, Inc. President Rodrigo Camia, Cavite Small and Medium Enterprises Development Council (CaSMEDC) Chairperson Teresita Leabres with some members of the council, DTI – Consumer Protection and Advocacy Bureau Director Domingo ‘Dominic’ Tolentino, DTI-Rizal Provincial Director Mercedes Parreño, DTI- Cavite family headed by Provincial Director Noly Guevarra, other DTI officials, Amira’s Buko Tarts and D’ Banquet owner Ms. Virgie Malipol with her daughter.

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