Tambuling Batangas Publication May 22-28, 2019 Issue

BALITA 70th founding anniversary ng PFDS, na ginanap sa Folk Arts Theatre, CCP Complex, Pasay City. Duterte orders DAR: Divide parcels of land to individual titles QUEZON CITY -- President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has ordered the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to facilitate the survey and re-documentation of collective land titles to individual certificates of landownership awards (CLOA). According to a study made in 2017, some 2.251 million hectares collective CLOAs of agricultural lands have been issued by the DAR. Of these landholdings, 76% were awarded to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARB) who were not actually engaged in collective farming. “This has affected farmer’s individual property rights and has discouraged farmers from making long term improvements on the land. And I don’t blame them,” said Agrarian Reform Secretary John R. Castriciones. “If you own part of a collective CLOA, it’s hard to make decisions on what crops to plant and how to plan your farm. Why? Because you have to consult other farmers and what the majority wants will prevail,” he added. “This is also the reason why the President wants all collective land titles issued by the Department transformed to individual titles. Separate CLOAs for each farmer-beneficiary are better because it enables them to have a clear and defined ownership of parcels of land,” Castriciones continued. In another study made by the Land Bank of the Philippines, one of the major reasons for the low collection rate of land amortization is that many titles distributed to ARBs were collective CLOAs, thus individual amortizations could not be properly computed and collected. The directive to divide collective parcels of lots was given by the President during the 36th Cabinet Meeting held on April 1, 2019 at the Malacañan Palace. In the course of the discussion, the President instructed the DAR to convene a task force and come up with a program to ensure the distribution of individual CLOAs from the collective titles and remaining workable balance of agricultural lands. “To accomplish the President’s directive, we have created a separate office that will facilitate the ‘parcelization’ of collective CLOAs into individual CLOAs,” Castriciones said. The office called Agrarian Reform Title Stabilization (ARTS), headed by Undersecretary David Erro, will form teams and provide a timeline and guidelines in the implementation of the said order. During the Cabinet meeting, the President also acknowledged that the conduct of survey would require financing. As such the President said that he will exert all efforts to respond to the required funding for the hiring of surveyors and survey equipment. In relation, Duterte instructed the Finance Secretary to raise funds to support the DAR’s program. (DAR) 16th Brigada Eskwela commences in Cavite CAVITE CITY -- The Department of Education (DepEd) officially kicked off the 16th Brigada Eskwela, with the theme “Matatag na Bayan para sa Maunlad na Paaralan,” on May 16 at Alfonso Central School in Alfonso, Cavite. More than 1,000 DepEd key officials from the Central, Regional, and Division offices and stakeholders from national government agencies and local government units of Cavite, private sector partners, and various members of the community gathered in the national kickoff and caravan to express their commitment to the annual activity. Represented by Undersecretary for Finance Service and Education Programs Delivery Unit Annalyn Sevilla, DepEd Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones stated that there has never been a lack of support for the education sector. “After all, education is not the business of DepEd alone. It is the responsibility of our communities; it is a national responsibility,” the Education chief underscored. In the same message, the Secretary noted that the number of volunteers ballooned from 11 million in 2017 to 22 million in 2018, which proves that Brigada Eskwela brings out the best in Filipinos, and that the spirit of bayanihan is still very much alive as communities ensure that Filipino learners will have a clean, safe, and conducive learning environment during the first day of classes. “Brigada Eskwela now is more than just cleaning. It has more targets like bringing back our out- of-school students to classroom,” Undersecretary for Legislative Affairs, External Partnerships, and Project Management Service Tonisito Umali, Esq. mentioned, emphasizing how the Department, in cooperation with various stakeholders, has escalated the implementation of Brigada Eskwela over the years. DepEd officials including Assistant Secretary G.H. Ambat, community members, and other stakeholders took part in the Brigada Eskwela activities to spruce up the campus and prepare it for the opening of classes. Umali also added that the Brigada effort must not be a one- shot, week-long activity, but shall run for a “lifetime” so as to sustain the levelling up of the program’s implementation. The national kickoff also featured advocacy campaign and orientations, and skills training. The event also emphasized the spirit of camaraderie and showcased the festivity of Filipino traditions through a Pista sa Bayan. The event also intensified the no single-use plastic advocacy by distributing reusable water tumblers and setting May 22-28, 2019 Batangas City tumanggap ng award sa pagpapayabong ng mga folk dances Ang parangal ay iniabot TUMANGGAP ng pagkilala ang Batangas City mula sa Phiippine Folk Dance Society (PFDS) sa malaking suporta nito sa pagtataguyod ng folk dance workshops upang mapanatili at mapayabong ang mga katutubong sayaw bilang bahagi ng cultural heritage ng bansa at upang maipasa ito sa mga susunod na henerasyon. Ang paggawad ng pagkilalang ito sa Batangas City ay bahagi ng pagdiriwang ngayong taon ng 70th founding anniversary ng PFDS, na ginanap sa Folk Arts Theatre, CCP Complex, Pasay City. Kinatawan ni Mr. Ed Borbon, vice chairman ng Batangas City Cultural Affairs Committee, si Mayor Beverley Dimacuha sa pagtanggap ng pagkilala mula sa PFDS. Palarong... kung saan sila ay tatanggap ng allowance. Napili ang mga manlalarong ito na mapabilang sa CALABARZON teams dahil sa ipinakitanilang galing at husay sa mga nabanggit na Sepultorero... ni Mr. Rodel Mayor Fronda, pangulo ng PFDS at Ms. Josefina Guillen, past president. Kabilang sa mga paaralan at unibersidad sa Batangas City na aktibo sa pagpapayaman ng ating mga katutubong sayaw at nakakapagtanghal din sa CCP ay ang Lahing Batangan Dance Troupe ng LPU, Diwayanis Dance Theatre ng BatStateU, Indak Bambino ng Casa del Bambino Emmanuel Montessori at Likhang Sining Dance Co. ng Marian Learning Center & Science HS. Kaugnay pa rin ng pagdiriwang na ito ang isinasagawang folk dance workshop simula May 20-24 sa Folk Arts Theatre kung saan kalahok ang mga guro, estudyante at mga choreographers sa buong bansa. (PIO Batangas City) mula sa pahina 1 laro simula pa sa school sports competition, district, division, provincial hanggang sa Regional sports competition. Sumailalim sila sa mahigpit na pagsasanay at paghahanda para sa idinaos na Palarong Pambansa. mula sa pahina 1 Kaya naman laking gulat ng Taal nang ang independienteng kandidato ay hindi lamang nanalo, kundi nanguna pa matapos ang bilangan ng boto. 17,787 ang kabuuang boto na nakamit ni Garces, at inagwatan ng 4,565 ang sumegundang konsehal na nakakuha ng 13,222 na boto. Ayon kay Garces, ang tangi niyang hangad ay ang makapasok kahit sa ika-8 pwesto, basta manalo. Hindi umano niya inasahan na siya ang magiging primera konsehal dahil nga nagmula siya sa isang maralitang pamilya, isang independent candidate, at walang pinansiyal na kakayanan. Katunayan, motorsiklo lamang ang ginamit ni Garces sa pangangampanya, kasama ang kanyang asawa. May nakatulong din siyang hindi lalampas sa pitong mga volunteers sa kanilang pagbabahay-bahay. Inikot nila ang 42 barangay sa bayan ng Taal sa loob ng isang buwang kampanyahan, mula umaga hanggang gabi, umaraw man o umulan. Ikinuwento pa ni Garces na tutol ang kanyang pamilya, lalo na ang kanyang mga anak, sa kanyang muling pagtakbo sa pagka-konsehal. Subalit mas pinili niyang pakinggan ang pakiusap ng mga Taaleño na naniniwala sa kanya kaya napagdesisyunan nitong kumandidatong muli. “Nagpapasalamat ako sa lahat ng nagpursigi at tumulong sa aking laban na ito, lalong lalo na sa mga taong pinakinggan ang aking hiling na mahalal sa konseho,” ani Garces. “Bukod dito, nagpapasalamat din ako Panginoon sa pagpapahintulot na tupadin ko ang aking adikhaing maglingkod sa bayan kong sinilangan, ang bayan ng Taal, kahit na ako’y isa lamang sepulturero at ang tanging maipapagmalaki ko ay ang puso ko po na para sa mga Taaleño,” dagdag pa nito. Si Councilor-elect Garces ay patunay na hindi hadlang ang kahirapan kung ang hangarin ay ang makapaglingkod sa bayan, at hindi sukatan ang katatayuan sa buhay upang pagkatiwalaan ng mamamayan. – Marinela Jade Maneja, Batangas PIO up water stations instead of handing out bottled water for guests. Meanwhile, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs and Alternative Learning System Program and Task Force G.H. Ambat and the regional directors joined the actual bayanihan in two schools in Alfonso: Pansin Elementary School and Kaysuyo National High School. Briones ended her message by acknowledging the efforts of every Filipino to building the nation: “Today is one of those few occasions when Filipinos across the country set aside differences and become integral members of a united community with a common goal: to nurture lifelong learners whose values and competencies enable them to contribute meaningfully to nation- building.” Following this, all schools nationwide are expected to further the bayanihan spirit through their internal and external stakeholders’ active mobilization and participation in the upcoming simultaneous Brigada Eskwela on May 20 to 25, 2019, to be followed by Oplan Balik Eskwela from May 27 to June 7, 2019. (DepEd)

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