Tambuling Batangas Publication January 23-29, 2019 Issue

BALITA January 23-29, 2019 President Duterte attends PULI annual assembly in Quezon By Ruel Orinday President Rodrigo Roa Duterte strikes his signature pose with Quezon Governor David Suarez and other distinguished guests during the annual assembly of the Provincial Union of Leaders Against Illegality (PULI) at the Quezon Convention Center in Lucena City, province of Quezon on January 22, 2019. (ACE MORANDANTE/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) DA 4A to harmonize interventions for better service By Joy Gabrido CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, (PIA) – For this year, the Department of Agriculture Region 4A (DA 4A) aims to harmonize their interventions to avoid redundancy of programs and better cater the needs of their beneficiaries. This is what DA 4A Regional Director Arnel V. de Mesa emphasized during their Indicative Planning Workshop on January 16-18, 2018 in Tagaytay City. He stressed the need to harmonize the interventions crafted and implemented by the department in order to avoid redundancy or having projects and programs that are overlapping in purpose and output. Instead, the Director wants to ensure that projects given to beneficiaries are those that they really need and what they have requested. Some of the big ticket projects of the department for 2020 include the construction of farm-to-market roads and various post-harvest facilities, distribution of farm inputs, animal dispersal, and establishment of slaughterhouses, among many others. Projects considered as big tickets were the proposals worth greater than or equal to five million pesos. The workshop was participated by the division chiefs, staff and banner program coordinators of the regional office. (Joy Gabrido, PIA4A/ DA4A) REACHING OUT TO COFFEE GROWERS IN CAVITE With another establishment in quality of coffee. It encourages TO further aid coffee farmers in the province clinch its way to success in today’s global market, the Philippine Coffee Board, Incorporated (PCBI) recently launched its field office at the Coffee Development Center in Amadeo on January 16, 2019 just in time with the upcoming Pahimis Coffee Festival 2019 celebration. A ribbon-cutting ceremony to formally open the PCBI Center was led by PCBI Chairman Nicholas Matti, President Pacita Juan along with Board of Directors Teresa Capellan, Glicerio Lumagbas, Alejandro Mojica, Princess Kumalah Sug-Elardo, Rene Tongson and Amadeo Municipal Agricultural Officer Lucinda Amparo. The PCBI center will guide coffee farmers, processors, traders and millers with initiatives to boost the coffee industry and will serve as a channel for partnership among stakeholders. Following the launch, PCBI also showcased the Coffee Technology Center – a 5-hectare property owned by Ms. Chit Juan where different varieties of coffee are grown and harvested along with other organic vegetables, in Brgy. Maymanga, and the Eco- Farm in Brgy. Banay-banay, both in the municipality of Amadeo. Cavite ready to cater to coffee industry players, transforming the coffee industry in the country as an engine of economic growth is at its right track. The launching program and pre-celebration of the Pahimis Fest was also attended by the Department of Trade and Industry-IV A, Industry Development Chief Priscila Flores, OIC Regional Director Teresita Gonzaga and DTI-Cavite Provincial Director Noly Guevara, who expressed continued support to the Coffee Roadmap of the province. In Cavite, the agency had already reached out to LGUs, cooperatives, farmers and MSMEs venturing into coffee through projects like Shared Services Facilities (SSFs) and Bottom-up Budgeting (BUB) program which have contributed to increase productivity among its beneficiaries. For perfectly brewed partnerships, LGU-Amadeo and PCBI gathered coffee farmers of Amadeo and other neighboring towns to a symposium on proper ways of growing, harvesting and producing good quality coffee beans. With harvesting Keynote speakers during the seminar promoted the “Pick Red Campaign” as the harvesting technique that ensures good hand picking of red ripe cherries/ coffee berries as one of the proper ways to achieve excellent flavor quality. One of the speakers who seemed to have caught the attention of farmers and made them realize the value of loving their own coffee and applying correct methods in growing coffee is Bea Belardo, manager of Café Belardo, supplier and roaster based in Amadeo. She continues to make a name in the coffee world with hopes of inspiring coffee farmers in their town and motivate the youth to find interest in farming. Meanwhile, Amadeo Tourism Officer Jam Medina- Tibayan who welcomed guests on behalf of Mayor Conrado Viado, expressed appreciation to PCBI for the support, to the media for the promotions, and to the farmers for the cooperation during the Coffee Farmers Symposium. Other guests in attendance to the coffee promotion event were Dr. Ruperto Sangalang who represented Cavite Governor Boying Remulla, Amadeo Vice Mayor Junnel Bayot and members of the Sangguniang Bayan, who delivered messages of commitment in providing projects to uphold sustainable growth for the coffee industry. LUCENA CITY, Quezon, (PIA)- President Rodrigo Roa Duterte attended the annual assembly of more than 10,000 Provincial Union of Leaders against Illegality (PULI) members from the four districts of Quezon province in a program held at the Quezon Convention Center, this city Tuesday, January 22. PULI was organized by Quezon Governor David Suarez to fight all illegalities in the province such as illegal drugs activities, graft and corruption, among others. The gathering of PULI members is held in relation to the national government’s resolve to end all forms illegalities in the country. The gathering was expected also to inspire more volunteers in becoming more involved in the safety, security, and betterment of the society. In his message before the PULI members of Quezon, President Duterte has expressed his support to the said program as he vowed to strengthen all more the national government campaign against illegal drugs activities and graft and corruption. “I will not allow these kinds of illegal activities in my administration,” the President Maagang... Ayon sa COMELEC, may mga designated areas na rin na itatakda upang doon ilagay ng mga kandidato ang kanilang campaign materials kagaya ng poster at mga streamer kung saan dapat ding sundin ng mga kandidato ang tamang sukat ng campaign material na kanilang ilalalagay. Magsisimula naman ang pagpapatupad ng gun ban sa Enero 15, 2019 hanggang sa DENR... sa kalikasan kung hindi pati na din sa mga mamamayang Batangueno. Lalo na at mahigpit ang pagpapatupad ng batas at sinusulong ng kanilang departmento at ni Secretary Cimatu ang pagpapalinis ng Manila Bay na karugtong ng ating mga katubigan. “Massive ang campaign ng DENR against illegal dumping ng mga dumi lalo na sa bodies of water. Hindi po kami against sa livelihood ninyo, ang gusto lang po namin ay maiconsider natin ang mga bagay lalo’t patungkol sa environment,” ayon pa kay Calaca CENR Officer said. Meanwhile, the President also said that aside from fighting all forms of illegalities, his administration will also continue to implement and improve land reform programs and create thousand jobs to help jobless people in the community. The national government through the PNP- PRO Calabarzon has launched on September 8, 2017 its community mobilization project to address said concerns, focusing mainly in a community based approach. The provincial government of Quezon recognizing the need for a more inclusive and broad-based augmentation of aforementioned efforts will initiate PULI projects. Created by virtue of Executive Order No. 21 dated November 16, 2017 signed by Governor Suarez, PULI is supervised and supported by the provincial government, with members tasked to monitor and report all forms of illegalities to concerned government agencies. It also aims to make community more informed, empowered and committed stakeholders in the fight against all criminality in any shape or form. (Ruel Orinday, PIA- Quezon) mula sa pahina 1 Hunyo 12, 2019. Bawal na ang pangangampanya at pag-inom at pagbebenta ng mga alak o inuming nakalalasing sa Mayo 12-13, 2019. Idaraos ang eleksiyon sa Mayo 13, 2019. Kailangan ding magsumite ang mga kandidato ng kanilang Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) sa COMELEC. (Ruel Orinday-PIA-Quezon) mula sa pahina 1 Januel Peras. Nagpaalala rin si Lipa CENR officer Noel Recillo na huwag itapon ang mga maruruming tubig o dumi ng hayop o mismong namatay na hayop sa mga katubigan upang hindi makapinsala sa kalikasan. “Kapag nahuli po kayo na gumagawa nito ay maaari naming kayong kasuhan kaya’t sana po ay maging aware kayong lahat dahil sa masamang epekto nito sa ating kalikasan,”dagdag pa ni Recillo. (BHABY P. DE CASTRO-PIA BATANGAS)

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