Tambuling Batangas Publication January 30-February 05, 2019

BALITA January 30-February 5, 2019 10 drug-free barangay sa Batangas City dineklara ng PDEA 1V-A Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Region 1V-A Oversight Committee Mga senior... ng tamang impormasyon para sa kanilang reproductive health, may mga teen kiosks na itinatayo sa mga paaralan kung saan pwede silang mabigyan ng counselling o sumangguni sa kanilang mga problema. Mayroong isa nito sa City Health Office. Mayroon ding teen kiosks sa Batangas National High School (BNHS), Lyceum of the Philippines University Batangas (LPU) at iba pang paaralan. Dahilan sa mas nakakapag communicate ang mga kabataan sa kapwa nila kabataan, nagsasagawa ng Peer Education Training ang City Population Division sa mga piling estudyante ng mga public high schools. Ang mga young educators na ito ang pwedeng lapitan ng mga kabataan mula sa pahina 1 upang sila ay mabigyan ng gabay at tamang kaalaman. Nagsasagawa rin ang nasabing opisina ng mga workshops na may temang “Breaking the barriers , bridging the gap sa mga public high schools kung saan magkasama ang mga kabataan at kanilang mga magulang. Isa pa rin sa programa ng City Population Division ay ang Youth and Adolescent Key Areas and Geographic Information Network o YAKAGIN na isang “ online system na maaaring gamitin upanag hanapin ang mga health centers, hospitals at mga eskwelahang nagbibigay ng serbisyo para sa mga pangangailangang medical at sosyal ng mga kabataan”. Ang mga ito ay tinatawag na Adolescent Youth (AY) –friendly facilities kung saan pwedeng mag set ng appointment sa kanilang mga staff. Nakapagsagawa ng orientation ang opisina noong 2018 tungkol sa YAKAGIN sa LPU, Batangas State University, BNHS at health service providers ng CHO. Iniimbitahan ng YAKAGIN ang mga kabataang i avail ang programang ito kung saan hindi na nila mararamdaman na nag- iisa sila sapagkat mayroong mga handang making at tumulong sa kanilang mga problema at isa na ang maagang pagbubuntis na isang balakid sa isang magandang kinabukasan.( PIO Batangas City) City Schools Division Office ISO-certified na BATANGAS CITY- Tumanggap ang Batangas City School Division Office (SDO) ng ISO 9001: 2015 Quality Management System Certification, January 30, sa formal awarding ceremony sa Batangas City Convention Center, patunay ng maayos na pangangasiwa at pagpapatupad ng mataas na kalidad ng edukasyon. Pinasalamatan ni City Schools Superintendent Donato Bueno ang mga opisyal at personnel ng SDO na nagbigay panahon at tiyaga para sila ay ma establish na may ISO- certified quality management system. “This is the result of our team work and effort. To value our customer satisfaction, just be nice to everyone and always smile because your sense of acceptance will bring you to your destination. By one team, we soar to greater heights for the delivery of a better service. This is our legacy to the SDO Batangas City and the learners we serve,” sabi ni Dr. Bueno. Nag pasalamat din siya sa suporta ng city government at mga stakeholders upang makamit nila ang ISO certification at sinabing dapat ma sustain ang kanilang pinaghirapan dahil kung hindi ay pwedeng bawiin ang ISO certificate nila. Ayon kay Marieta Perez, quality management representative ng SDO Batangas City, mahabang proseso ang kanilang pinagdaanan. Hindi biro ang kanilang ginawa sa maraming trainings, seminars, exams at audit upang malampasan nila yon. Sa huling bahagi ng beripikasyon, nagpadala ng dalawang external auditors ang TUVNord Certifying Body, ang service provider na nag verify para sa comprehensive testing and certification of products, services at management system base sa national at international requirements and standards upang maging ISO- certified. Pinagtuunan ng pansin ng ISO dito ang top management, document custodian at lead auditor. Aniya, importante sa kanila ang ISO award na ito dahil “kami ang public servants , dapat may quality ang aming services upang matugunan at maitaas pa ang magandang kalidad ng edukasyon sa lungsod.” Sinabi rin niya na ito ang pinakamataas na award na kanilang natanggap kung saan naipakita nila ang pagkakaisa, pag sasama-sama at collaboration ng bawat isa. (PIO Batangas City) INILABAS ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)- Region 1V-A Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug-Clearing Operation ang 10 drug-free barangay sa Batangas City. Ito ay matapos makapagsagawa ng drug clearing operation sa barangay at makitang ito ay nakasunod sa mga parameters o alintuntunin na binuo ng Dangerous Drugs Board alinsunod sa Section 8 ng Board Regulation No. 3 Series of 2017 sa pagdedeklara ng isang drug- free barangay. Ang mga parameters na ito ay ang mga sumusunod: 1. Walang available na drug supply; 2. Walang drug transit/transhipment activity; 3. Walang itinatagong drug laboratory; 4. Walang itinatagong drug warehouse; 5. Walang itinatagong chemical warehouse; 6. Walang marijuana cultivation site; 7. Walang drug den, dive o resort; 8. Walang drug pusher; 9. Walang drug user/dependent; 10. Walang protector, coddler,at financier; 11. Active involvement ng barangay officials sa anti-drug activities; 12. Active involve ment ng Sangguniang Kabataan sa pagtulong na mapanatili ang drug-liberated status ng barangay; 13.Pagkakaroon ng drug awareness, preventive education and information, at iba pang related program; at 14. Pagkakaroon ng voluntary at compulsory drug treatment, at rehabilitation processing desk. Ang mga drug-free barangay ay ang sumusunod: San Andres, Isla Verde, Mabacong, Talahib Payapa, San Agustin Silangan, San Agustin Kanluran, Pinamucan Proper, Pinamucan Ibaba, Pagkilatan, Poblacion 3 at Concepcion. Samantala, ipinaalam ng ng public information officer ng PDEA 1V-A na si Ana Lorenzo sa isang pagpupulong sa mga kinatawan ng Mayor’s Office, Public Information Office, City Health Office, PNP at Information Technology Division na sila ay nakikipag-ugnayan ngayon sa mga local government units sa pagtatayo ng Bahay Silangan sa kanilang lugar upang magsilbing reformatory o rehabilitation center. Ang Bahay Silangan aniya ay nangangahulugan ng pagbibigay ng pag-asa sa mga naging sangkot sa mga ilegal na gawain kagaya ng ipinagbabawal na gamot. Ayon kay Lorenzo, ang pagkakaroon ng Bahay Silangan na pangangasiwaan ng City Drug Abuse Council (CDAC) ay isa na ngayong requirement sa awarding ng Department of Interior and Local Government ng Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) sa isang local government unit. Tatagal ng tatlong buwan ang gagawing rehabilitation ng mga drug offenders dito kung saan bibigyan sila ng edukasyon, skills training , kaalaman at tulong sa pagsisimula ng maliit na negosyo at iba pang pagkakakitaan upang magkaroon sila ng pagkakataong magka hanapbuhay sa kanilang paglabas sa Bahay Silangan. Bibigyan din sila ng health care services. NFA buys off-season palay harvest QUEZON CITY -- January is not a traditional palay harvest month, but there areas in Mindanao and other parts of the country that are currently harvesting their crop. And the National Food Authority (NFA) is more than happy to buy all the harvest that farmers are willing to sell for the agency’s food security buffer stocks. As of January 23, the NFA had already procured a total of 88,982 bags of palay or about 44 percent of its 200,500 bags target for the month. In the provinces of North and South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat, the local NFA office had already breached its procurement targets for the month many times over a week before end of the month. A non-traditional rice- producing region, the local NFA office in Region 12 had already bought a total of 79,133 bags as of January 23, way above its 2,000 bags target for the whole month. The NFA regional office initially targeted to buy 1,000 bags in North Cotabato and 500 bags each in South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat. But by the third week of the month, the office had reported having already bought a total of 39,485 bags in North Cotabato; 6,051 in South Cotabato; and 33, 597 bags in Sultan Kudarat, This translates to a 3,948.5%; 1,210.2&; and 6,719.4% accomplishment versus targets, respectively. NFA had set up four buying stations each in North Cotabato (Kidapawan, Kabacan, M’lang and Baguer); South Cotabato (NFA1, IBG, MLGC Surallah and FLGC Noralla); and Sultan Kudarat ( GID TRIPLEX- Isula, GID 1 and 2 – SPGC Tacloban and GID Lebak). Other areas where NFA was able to buy palay during the month were Agusan del Sur – 734 bags; Surigao del Sur – 16 bags; Bukidnon -2,571 bags; and Southern Tagalog provinces – 6,528 bags. “We are happy to note that more farmers are now selling their harvest to NFA. We attribute this to two things: One is the recent approval by the NFA Council of an additional P3/kilogram buffer stocking incentive (BSI) on top of the NFA’s palay support price of P17/kg plus drying, delivery and cooperative incentives of P0.70/kg, bringing the maximum buying price to P20.70/kg. Two is the readiness of NFA personnel and logistics to accept palay deliveries any day of the week and even on weekends when necessary,” NFA OIC administrator Tomas R. Escarez said. Noting that palay harvests are no longer confined to the traditional summer crop from March to May and main harvest from October to December, Escarez had instructed all NFA field offices to keep all buying stations open daily to provide farmers a ready market for their produce. Escarez also said NFA palay procurement shall be done on a year-round basis, with all personnel , logistics and procurement funds made available anywhere in the country where NFA operates, at any given time. Following the directive of President Duterte for NFA to source its buffer stocks from domestic harvest, the NFA has embarked on aggressive procurement operations as farmers take advantage of the bigger incentives offered by the government. For 2019, NFA targets to buy at least 7, 780,000 bags of palay from local farmers. (rco/NFA)

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