Tambuling Batangas Publication June 05-11, 2019 Issue

BALITA June 05-11, 2019 MMDA ensures safe and orderly opening of classes in NCR By Susan G. De Leon Some 2,500 MMDA personnel will be deployed all over Metro Manila on Monday to ensure smooth and orderly opening of classes. (Photo courtesy of MMDA) OWWA... out sa mga place na medyo malayo sa aming office na nasa Calamba City,” she explained. (This partnership started when Robinsons offered us a place where we can put up a satellitre office. So we took the opportunity because this is a way to reach out to places which are far from our office in Calamba City.) According to the Regional Director, the agency aims to extend its services to OFWs and their families. Calabarzon in particular is one of the regions which has a high number of OFWs. “Kung anong ino-offer namin na services sa aming Calamba Office iyon rin ang offered natin sa bagong office. Association... sila pagsasanay ng mga tauhan ng Livestock Division para sa gawaing ito. Ayon kay Enrique Divinaflor, BLATS mula sa barangay Paharang Kanluran, malaking tulong sa kanilang pinansyal na pangangailangan ang tinatanggap na honorarium. Natutugunan aniya nito ang ilang gastusin ng pamilya. Nagpapasalamat naman si Rowena del Valle na isa 92 na enumerators na tumanggap ng P2,500 honorarium na aniya ay magagamit na pambili ng gamit sa eskwelahan ng kanilang mga anak. Ang mga enumerators naman ang nagsagawa ng agricultural survey noong Agosto hanggang Setyembre 2018 sa ibat-ibang But of course when it comes to processing there would be some documents which will have to be forwarded to Calamba,” she added. (The services offered in the Calamba office will also be offered at the new office. But of course when it comes to processing there would be some documents which will have to be forwarded to Calamba.) According to Magtibay, Robinsons started partnering with government offices through their Lingkod Pinoy Centers which provide frontline services as early as 2010. “We started the Lingkod Pinoy Center back in 2010 and the whole idea was to put government offices under one roof especially those which the public heavily transacts with and along the way we already had a partnership with OWWA in Robinsons Place Iloilo and it has proven to be a very good partnership. So when we were building Robinsons Galleria South in San Pedro City we had an idea to be more active in our partnership with OWWA,” said Magtibay. She added that Robinsons Galleria South is seen to attract crowds including stakeholders due to both the accessibility to government services and unique mall features. Robinsons Galleria is targeted to open on July 2019 at the Lingkod Center. Aside from OWWA, Other government offices like Philhealth and Social Security System among others will be opening offices at the forthcoming mall. (GG, PIA4A) mula sa pahina 1 barangay para sa agricultural profile. Ito ang isa sa mga magiging batayan ng OCVAS para sa mga plano at programang pang-agrikultura ng lungsod. Tumanggap din ng tig P9,000.00 para sa tatlong buwang honorarium ang 63 kasapi ng Bantay Dagat. Ang mga ito naman ang nangangalaga ng karagatan sa pamamagitan ng regular monitoring upang matiyak na walang illegal activities dito at regular din silang nagsasagawa ng coastal clean-up. Kabilang din sa nakakuha ng honorarium ang mga officers ng iba pang samahan. Nagpaabot ng pasasalamat ang Hepe ng OCVAS na si Dr. Mac Hornilla sa suporta ng naturang mga samahan sa kanilang mga proyekto at programa. Humingi siya ng paumanhin sa pagkaantala ng distribution ng honorarium dahil inabot ito aniya ng election ban. Hangad naman ni Mayor Beverley Dimacuha na makatulong ang halagang ipinagkaloob ng pamahalaang lungsod upang matustusan ang pangangailangan ng kani- kanilang pamilya, partikular sa pambili ng gamit sa eskwelahan ng mga anak ngayong malapit na ang pasukan. Nagpasalamat rin siya sa tulong ng mga ito para mabilis na maihatid ang serbisyo ng OCVAS sa malalayong barangay at higit na maging epektibo ang mga programang pang agrikultura ng lokal na pamahalaan. (PIO Batangas City) mula sa pahina 8 DA urges meat importers to patronize local hog raisers QUEZON CITY—In the wake of the risks posed by the African Swine Flu (ASF), Agriculture Secretary Manny F. Piñol urged meat importers to patronize meats from the local hog raisers. Piñol said importers should also take precautions from importing processed meat products even from countries not affected by ASF. “We are not stopping you from doing your business, but we need to be cautious,” Piñol said during a meeting on May 28, 2019. He said that until such time that the high-risk countries are identified, importers should also take precautions from importing processed meat products even from countries not affected by ASF. “High-risk countries is defined as any country contiguous with an ASF-affected country which may impose potential threat,” Piñol stressed. With about four to five months buffer stock from domestic and cold storage, the Secretary assured the meat importers that local hog raisers are prepared to supply the country’s demand. “The Department of Finance (DOF) approved the importation of about 300,000 metric tons (MT) of yellow corn from the US to support our livestock industry,” Piñol said. Piñol added that the Department targets to develop 100,000-hectare production area for sorghum this year to supplement animal feeds and ultimately increase production of livestock animal and meat. According to Agriculture Undersecretary for Operations Ariel T. Cayanan, the appeal of DA and hog raisers aims to resolve future food security QUEZON CITY—The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) assured a safe and orderly opening of classes on Monday in the National Capital Region. MMDA Chairman Danilo Lim said 2,500 traffic personnel are set for deployment before 5 am on Monday, June 3 and the succeeding days when other schools start to open to ensure the smooth flow of traffic in the metropolis. “We shall field traffic personnel in traffic-prone areas around the metropolis and monitor traffic situation on roads leading to schools so we can easily augment personnel when needed,” said Lim. Teroy Taguinod, MMDA Traffic Discipline Office Chief, said district traffic heads were reminded to coordinate with school authorities, barangays, and local traffic officials to discuss measures on how to ease traffic within the vicinity of schools. “We have coordination with some school administrators Cash... mga beneficiaries ng ibat-ibang gulay, shrubs, herbal o medicinal plants sa tabi ng child development center, health center, lying-in center, day care center at maging sa riverbanks. Ang bawat grupo ay binubuo ng 10-12 myembro sa bawat barangay. Kahit tapos na ang 10 araw na pagtatrabaho, maaari nilang maibenta ang bunga ng kanilang mga pananim at maaaring gamitin sa mga feeding program. Tumanggap din ng bigas at canned goods sa loob ng sampung araw ang pamilya ng mga beneficiaries bilang counterpart ng pamahalaang lungsod. Ang grupo mula sa barangay Simlong at Mabacong ay sumailalim sa coconut coir production training kung saan ang coconut husk ay ginagawang tali, flower vase, doormat at iba pang problems. “The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that while the temperature or the heat needed to kill viruses is a good parameter, we cannot take this as the sole parameter to be considered. On a regulatory point, it is not yet secured,” Cayanan said. “While ASF will not affect people, we also need to look at the food security concerns of the country,” the undersecretary said. Meanwhile, the FDA has issued Memorandum Order No. 2019-046 for all importers, distributors, retail outlets, dealers to immediately recall all pork meat products imported from countries that might be affected by ASF. “The moment that these products are displayed in the shelves of supermarkets, the FDA will write the supermarket owners a letter of inquiry and will require to allow picking up and dropping off of students inside school premises so as not to obstruct vehicular flow on school zones,” said Taguinod. Taguinod also ordered his men to be at their designated areas, be courteous and strictly enforce existing traffic rules and regulations at all times, citing that presence of traffic enforcers signify order on the road. During school days, traffic congestion in the vicinity of schools cause a spillover of vehicles on EDSA and other major roads in the metropolis, pointing the need to work together with the stakeholders, he added. The MMDA is one of the partner-agencies of Department of Education’s Inter-Agency Task Force for this year’s Oplan Balik Eskwela. Under the program, workers of the agency participated in sprucing up schools, teaching school authorities and students about disaster preparedness, and re-painting of faded pedestrian lanes in some schools for the safety of the students. (PIA InfoComm/MMDA) mula sa pahina 1 produkto. Nagkaloob ng tulong ang mga barangay sa naturang proyekto sa pamamagitan ng pagpapahiram ng mga kagamitang panlinis at pangtanim, pagpapagamit ng tubig upang magamit sa pagdidilig at iba pang pangangilangan. Lubos ang pasasalamat ng mga beneficiaries tulad ni Jinalyn Cueto ng barangay Dumantay na gagamitin ang perang natanggap sa pagbili ng mga gamit sa paaralan ng kanyang tatlong anak. Ikinatuwa naman ng kanyang ka-grupo na si Dona Mendoza ang magandang samahang nabuo sa mga araw na sila ay magkakasama. Ibibigay naman ng out of school youth na si Werren Alcantara ng Sta Rita Aplaya ang kanyang sweldo sa kanyang mga magulang. them to explain why they have these products,” Cayanan said. The order also calls for the seizure of all imported pork meat products for distribution, offered for sale, transfer, and/ or for donation found during the conduct of continuous monitoring of FDA Regulation Officers. FDA has assured the department that it has already suspended the issuance of registration of processed pork meat products from the identified ASF-affected countries. Pursuant to DA Memorandum Order no. 30 and 31, FDA expanded its temporary ban of entry of meat and meat products from Russia, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Moldova, South Africa, Zambia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Belgium, Latvia, Poland, Romania, China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Mongolia, Vietnam, and Cambodia. (PIA InfoComm/DA- AFID

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