Tambuling Batangas Publication March 20-26, 2019 Issue

BALITA Working towards a Rich Batangas. Kasama ang mga partner stakeholders, nilagdaan ni Batangas Gov. DoDo Mandanas, bilang kinatawan ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ng Batangas, ang Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Inter-Agency Convergence to Institutionalize Support for the Implementation of the Provincial Commodity Investment Plan of Batangas noong ika-14 ng Marso 2019 sa Calamba City, Laguna. Naging saksi sa paglagda ang ilang mga department heads ng Batangas Capitol. Photo: Eric Arellano – Batangas Capitol PIO UP ADS leads first Communication Students’ Summit By Joy Gabrido CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, (PIA) – The University of the Philippines Alliance of Development Communication Students (UP ADS) led the first Communication Students’ Summit at DL Umali Hall, UP Los Banos last March 2. “Communication Students’ Summit is primarily aiming to unite all the communication students in the country para mapag-usapan at magkaroon ng diskusyon sa iba’t ibang mukha ng komunikasyon,” UP ADS Director Derrick Ordonez explained. The Summit seeks to promote unity among all the fields of communication and to show no comparison but only equal appreciation of it. One of the participants, Rachel Banarez of Laguna University (LU), expressed gratitude over the initiative of UP ADS to bring students like them together to talk about the various faces of communication. “This event has widened my perspective as a communication student since the speakers shared about lessons we were just learning from books and our professors. Lessons that they are actually putting into practice in the fields they were in,” she pointed out. ABS-CBN TV Production Head Lauren Dyogi talked about the Television Arts while Silang Cavite Mayor Aidel Paul Belamide tackled Governance Communication. The event featured various personalities who are experts in the diverse fields of communication. Domingo “Jim” Caro, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Regional Development Communication Specialist, discussed his best practices as a development communicator. On the other hand, Eros Atalia, an Author, shared about Creative Writing. Director Dwein Baltazar talked about Film while Inquirer.net’s former Editor-in-Chief (EIC) John Nery discussed online journalism. GMA News Anchor Mariz Umali and News Presenter Raffy Tima shared about their experiences and learnings in Broadcast Journalism and the new Mobile and Drone Journalism, respectively. Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Director General (DG) Harold E. Clavite, as the Keynote Speaker, conveyed his message through PIA Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) Regional Director (RD) Helen Tibaldo. “I am given the privilege to speak with you about how communication has the power to change people’s lives and how it transcends the fabric of academia and daily conversations to something that empowers individuals and communities towards nation building.” The Director General emphasized that the Philippine Information Agency stands by the commitment of empowering communities as it is anchored in the agency’s vision, which is to assist in developing an enlightened citizenry who are empowered to make informed decisions toward an improved quality of life and contribute to nation building. Tibaldo reiterated the call of Clavite in an interview: “We own the gadget as what my boss would always say. Thus, we should be responsible sharers of information and so let us not allow our gadgets to control or dictate the future of our country.” (Joy Gabrido/ PIA4A) March 20-26, 2019 Gov. DoDo, pinangunahan ang 1st Qtr CALABARZON Dev’t. Council meeting ISINAGAWA ang 1st Quarter CALABARZON Regional Development Council (RDC) Full Council Meeting, sa pangunguna ni RDC Region IV-A Chairperson at Batangas Governor DoDo Mandanas, noong ika-14 ng Marso 2019 sa NEDA IV-A Bldg., Brgy. Milagrosa, Calamba City, Laguna. Isa sa naging adyenda ng pagtitipon, sa ilalim ng Special Committee on Social Development, ang naging paglagda sa Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Inter-Agency Convergence to Institutionalize Support for the Implementation of the Provincial Commodity Investment Plan of Batangas. Ikinatawan ni Gov. Mandanas ang pamahalaang panlalawigan sa kasunduan, kung saan katuwang ang Philippine Rural Development Project – CALABARZON Regional Project Coordination Office, Department of Trade and Industry, National Dairy Authority, Philippine Carabao Center, at Land Bank of the Philippines, bukod sa iba pa. Nakapaloob dito ang pagpapalakas ng produksiyon BFP... sapat ang kaalaman ukol sa sunog. Kailangan ding huwag magpanic at maging kalmado kung makakaranas ng sunog,” ani Aldovino. Nagpaabot naman ng pasasalamat si Danson Lagar, guro ng Senior High School ng Balete Integrated School sa pamunuan ng Bureau of Fire Protection sa pagsasagawa ng ganitong aktibidad na nagbibigay kamalayan at kaalaman sa mga kabataan sa kahandaan sa sunog. Kababaihan... Samantala, ginawaran din ng parangal para sa pinakamahusay na pamamahala ng Materials Recovery Facility(MRF) ang Brgy. Conde labac na nakakuha ng unang puwesto at sinundan ng Tingga Itaas, at ikatlong puwesto ang Brgy. Malalim para sa rural category. Nakuha naman ng Brgy. 2 ang unang puwesto na pinangalawahan ng Brgy. 24 para sa urban category. ng kape, mangga, saging, niyog, dairy cattle, dairy carabao, seaweeds at itlog, na ilan sa mga pangunahing kalakal ng lalawigan, katulong ang iba’t ibang ahensya ng pamahalaan. Tumayong saksi sa MOU signing ang mga hepe ng provincial government departments na bahagi ng pagbuo ng Provincial Commodity Investment Plan, kabilang sina Provincial Cooperative, Livelihood and Enterprise Development Officer Celia Atienza; Provincial Planning and Development Officer Benjie Bausas; Provincial Agriculturist, Engr. Pablito Balantac; Provincial Engineer Gilbert Gatdula; at, Provincial Veterinarian, Dr. Rommel Marasigan. Kabilang din sa mga tinalakay ang pag-apruba sa binalangkas na Action Plan ng Tawilis Technical Working Group ng Special Committee on Economic Development, at ang pagkatig sa mungkahing pagpapababa ng toll rates sa Cavite Expressway ng Special Committee on Infrastructure Development. Mon Antonio A. Carag III – Batangas Capitol PIO mula sa pahina 1 Samantala, bukas ang tanggapan ng BFP sa lungsod para sa maaring bumisita bilang bahagi ng aktibidad nila sa Fire Prevention Month. Layon nitong maipakita sa publiko lalo na sa mga kabataan ang kanilang mga kagamitan at sapat na kaalaman para sa sunog. Kailangan lamang magpa-schedule ang sinumang nagnanais bumisita sa kanilang tanggapan. (BHABY P. DE CASTRO, PIA Batangas with reports from PIO Batangas City) mula sa pahina 1 Sa kategorya ng rural mini nursery, nakuha ng Brgy. Malalim ang unang puwesto na sinundan ng Brgy. Tingga Itaas at Brgy. Cumba sa ikalawa at ikatlong puwesto. Muling nakuha ng Brgy. 2 at Brgy. 24 ang una at ikalawang puwesto sa urban mini- nursery. Binigyan naman ng special award ang Brgy. Banaba Center para sa mini-organic farm. (BHABY P. DE CASTRO-PIA BATANGAS) P5M Educational Assistance, ipinamahagi sa Batangueño students first Communication Students’ Summit at DL Umali Hall, UP Los Banos BILANG bahagi ng patuloy na pagtulong ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ng Batangas sa mga kabataang Batangueño, muling nagsagawa ng Educational Assistance Distribution, sa pangunguna ng Office of the Provincial Governor at Provincial School Board – Scholarship Division, noong ika- 18 ng Marso 2019 sa Provincial Auditorium, Capitol Site, Batangas City. Halos P5 Milyon ang kabuuang halaga ng ayudang pang- edukasyon na ipinamahagi sa mga college students, na nag-aaral sa mga unibersidad at kolehiyo sa Lalawigan ng Batangas. Napuno ng umabot sa 1,094 scholars ang Auditorium, kung saan 703 ang maintainers at 391 ang new qualifiers. Ngayong 2019, batay sa huling datos, umabot na sa mahigit 23,750 scholars ang natutulungan ng pamahalaang panlalawigan sa kanilang pag-aaral. Sa kanyang naging mensahe, ipinaalala ni Gov. DoDo Mandanas ang kahalagahan ng pagiging matapat at pagkakaroon ng integridad ng bawat kabataang Batangueño sa kanilang mga eskwelahan, tahanan at pamayanan. Nabanggit din ng gobernador na mas maiging pairalin ang diwa ng pagkakaisa at kumilos upang maging inspirasyon sa kapwa. ✎ Trizia Joy P. Canosa – Batangas Capitol PIO

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