Colorum... p. 4
The Best
Choice for
Design &
Quality
VOLUME XLI
No. 14
Marso 28-Abril 03, 2018
P6.00
For quotation
requests, please
contact us at
(049) 834-6261
or email us at
sinagprinting@
gmail.com
Batangas City recognized for timely submission of financial reports
BATANGAS
City
received
a
Certificate
of
Recognition
from
the Bureau of Local
Government
Finance
Region
1V-A
in
partnership
with
the
Regional Association of
Treasurers and Assessors
Inc.
REGATA
1V-A
“in recognition of their
exemplary
performance
for being among those
Firsts in attaining 100%
compliance
rate
of
submission of the Q4 2017
Electronic Statement of
Receipts and Expenditure
(e SRE) Reports among
LGUs
in
the
Entire
Region”. This was on
March 22, 2018 at One
Tagaytay
Place
Hotel
Suites, Tagaytay City.
According
to
OIC City Treasurer Nila
Petronila Olivario, their
office’s timely submission
of e SRE reports to the
regional
and
national
offices of the Department of
Finance is very important.
This is because the e SRE
reports are shown online
and officially serve as the
bases of the assessment of
the city’s Good Financial
Housekeeping which is one
of the criteria in bestowing
the DILG Seal of Good
Local Governance on a
local government unit.
M e a n w h i l e ,
Olivario reported that for
the first quarter of this
year, their office collected
41.57%
amounting
to
P759.6 million of the city’s
P1.8 billion- annual budget
under the General Fund.
Of the annual Special
Education Fund (SEF)
budget amounting to P275
million, 44.31 % or P121.8
million was collected.
City Assessor Guadalupe
Judy Tumambing on the
other hand, also received a
Certificate of Recognition
in the same awarding
ceremony for “surpassing
the CY 2017 Targeted
Increase in Total Taxable
Assessed Valuation Among
all Cities of Calabarzon “.
(PIO Batangas City)
Series of road repairs, reblocking along
EDSA set for summer weekends
MAKATI -- The Metropolitan
Manila Development Authority
(MMDA)
today
advised
motorists and the commuting
public that portions of Epifanio
Delos Santos Avenue (Edsa)
will undergo reblocking and
repair works for the rest of the
summer weekends.
In a statement, Jojo
Garcia, Acting MMDA General
Manager said private contractors
of the Department of Public
Works and Highways (DPWH)
will begin the series of road
works starting this weekend,
March 23-26 up to June 1-4,
2018.
“Areas covered by the
repairs are the stretch of Aurora
Boulevard to P. Tuazon on
the southbound side and Nepa
Q-Mart to Kamuning area on the
northbound side,” said Garcia.
Based
on
agreed
schedule, road repairs will only
be done from Friday, 11 pm up
to Monday, 5 am.
Garcia
said
the
concrete reblocking activities
will only be done one lane per
every segment, assuring the
public that Edsa would remain
passable.
However, the riding
public are advised to expect
traffic slowdown due to closure
of affected portions.
Based on records,
around 300,000 vehicles are
traversing Edsa daily.
The MMDA gave its clearance
for the repair works on badly
damaged areas on Edsa while
there is a low volume of
vehicles in the metropolis and
schoolchildren are out on school
vacation.
Motorists
are
encouraged to use Mabuhay
Lanes and other alternative
routes to avoid being caught in
traffic.
“We
always
tell
the public that any kind of
obstruction will cause traffic on
Edsa. This early we want the
public to know about this road
repair and maintenance work so
they can plan their trips ahead,”
said Garcia.
He
said
clearing
operations to remove illegally
parked vehicles would remain
so as to provide alternative
roads for affected motorists.
(MMDA/EPC/SDL/PIA-NCR)
Certificate of Recognition from the Bureau of Local Government Finance Region 1V-A in partnership with the
Regional Association of Treasurers and Assessors Inc. REGATA 1V-A
President Duterte speaks at 39th PNPA
Commencement Exercises
TRECE
MARTIRES,
CAVITE – The air was
festive as the sun shone
ablaze during the 39th PNPA
Commencement Exercises
last Wednesday, March
21 while the 106 cadet
graduates listen attentively
to
President
Duterte’s
speech.
Pres. Digong arrived
late for the event and was
apologetic as he explained
the reason for his late arrival.
He revealed that he
met with Labor Secretary
Silvestre Bello III to work
on the final draft of the
Memorandum of Agreement
to safeguard the welfare of
Overseas Filipino Workers
(OFWs) in Kuwait.
He mentioned the
added requirements for the
MoA such as the contract of
government to government
and mandatory provisions
such as allowing our OFWs
at least seven hours of sleep
a day; decent and nutritious
meals to be fed not just
leftovers and there would be
no confiscation of passports,
if ever only the surrender
of passports on the arrival
table of any country of
employment where Filipinos
work in numbers.
Like in his previous
speech at last year’s PNPA
graduation
rites,
Pres.
Duterte stressed his support
for the police force as he
assured them of sponsoring
a legislation that aims to
provide funding for the
academy to be able to enlist
more uniformed personnel.
He was wishful for the
enlistment of other tribal
brothers and sisters as the
President called for more
Moros, as well as Ilocanos
and Visayans, to join the
PNPA or the Philippine
Military Academy (PMA).
Pres. Duterte noted,
“That not all the Moro of
Mindanao are our enemies.
So maybe next time there
should be a percentage of the
Moro people joining PMA or
the PNPA. We need them. As
a matter of fact, kailangan
talaga natin sila”.
He even cited the
five-month siege of the
Battle in Marawi where,
“Many of the Moro people
who were soldiers were
there and many died for our
country.”
With
the
controversies raised against
the President’s drive against
lawlessness and his fight
against illegal drugs, he had
been very vocal about his
backing for the uniformed
personnel as he assured the
graduates asserting, “And if
there are events that would
occur, intended or not
intended, for as long as you
are in the performance of
duty, do not be afraid or add
stress on your persona”.
Meanwhile,
the
Chief Executive advised the
new graduates to be wary of
the dangers with possible
encounters
against
the
Sparrow which he says are
very active.
“Bantay kayo kasi
the sparrows are very active.
Kayong may mga baril, be
sure not to display it, and be
sure to keep a low profile.
And if you enter a place na
hindi naman kayo kilala,
keep a sub rosa style of
movement,” he said.
During the event, the
President showed a playful
demeanor as he teased Vice-
President Leni Robredo who
for the third time this week
had shared the stage with
him.
“This is the third
time that I have greeted you,
my lady. Una sa PMA in
Baguio, then Fort Bonifacio
kahapon at dito ngayon.
Sana po may graduation
pang iba para magkita pa rin
tayo. I love to see my vice
president,” Duterte sweetly
addressed the ever-gracious
VP Robredo who was among
the special guests in the
event.
The
President
and the Vice President
served the coveted awards
for excellence to the top
two cadet graduates and
welcomed the 106 members
of the Maragtas Class of
2018 to the force. (Ruel
Francisco, PIA-Cavite)