Tambuling Batangas Publication May 22-28, 2019 Issue

BALITA May 22-28, 2019 CLB holds recognition day for industry and academic partners Colegio ng Lungsod ng Batangas conducted its annual recognition of its industry and academic partners dubbed as CaLiBre Day on May 21 at the Batangas City Convention Center Alba, nag excel ang Batangas Buong... of Strategy Partners. Ito ay ang mga suporta ng mga katuwang na ahensya ng City PNP tulad ng Advisory Council (AC) na binubuo ng mga kinatawan mula sa iba’t ibang sektor. Ang evaluation/ assessment ay isinagawa ng auditing team sa pamamagitan ng random interview sa mga police mula sa pahina 1 personnel at members ng AC, on site visit sa iba’t ibang tanggapan ng Batangas City Police Station at mga Police Assistance Center (PAC) sa barangay Alangilan, Balagtas at Bolbok, at review ng mga dokumento at records ng himpilan sa nasabing tatlong taon. Ayon kay PCol Renato City Police Station dahil sa team work, suporta ng mga strategy partners, nina Mayor Beverley Dimacuha at Cong. Marvey Mariño. “Highly motivated ang mga policemen dito dahil sa kanilang magandang relasyon komunidad at mahusay na pamumuno ng PSupt Sancho Celedio,” dagdag pa ni PCol Alba. THE Colegio ng Lungsod ng Batangas conducted its annual recognition of its industry and academic partners dubbed as CaLiBre Day on May 21 at the Batangas City Convention Center According to CLB President Dr. Lorna Gappi, “this event aims to recognize the substantial contributions and steadfast commitment of CLB’s partners to provide high-standard trainings to their students.” This year’s awardees from the industry partners are JG Summit Petrochemical Corporation, Soro Soro Ibaba Development Cooperative (SIDC) and Asian Terminal Incorporated (ATI). These are the industries where the Business Administration students of CLB undertake their on- the- job trainings. The awardees from the academe are Julian A. Pastor Memorial Elem. School, Sta. Clara Elem. School, and Sta. Rita Elem. School. These are the schools where the Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education students hold their practice teaching. Aside from the giving of awards, there was also a renewal of commitment by the partners to continue being a part of CLB’s endeavours to equip the students with the necessary skills and knowledge in their fields . Reelected councilor Atty. Alyssa Renee Cruz-Atienza who graced the event stressed that “ through the calibre work experiences provided by partner schools and industries, CLB scholars are guaranteed of a genuine quality education.” Tiwala ng Batangueño ipinamalas kay Gov. DoDo sa nakuhang higit 1 milyong boto, pinakamataas na election turnout para sa nasabing posisyon sa buong bansa. Over $1 trillion needed annually to achieve SDGs in Asia-Pacific region—UNESCAP QUEZON CITY -- To achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Asia-Pacific region needs an annual investment of about USD 1.5 trillion (equivalent to PHP78.9 trillion), according to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). “This is on top of what [the region] is already spending [for SDGs],” said Vatcharin Sirimaneetham, UNESCAP’s economic affairs officer, during a policy dialogue coorganized with the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS). Presenting the results of UNESCAP’s “Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2019”, Sirimaneetham said it is important for the region to “look beyond economic growth and integrate the social dimensions of development”. He added that there needs to be a “shift in mindset” by prioritizing the “well-being of the people and the planet first”. Based on the Survey 2019, the region should annually invest an additional USD 669 billion (or PHP35.2 trillion) on people to ensure the implementation of targeted cash transfers, efficient social protection services, nutrition- specific interventions, universal access to quality education and health coverage, as well as to promote agricultural productivity. An additional USD 196 billion (or P10.3 trillion) should also be invested for the improvement of the region’s infrastructure and to ensure access to water and sanitation, information and communications technology, and transportation. Meanwhile, another USD 590 billion (or PHP31 trillion) should be spent on the protection of environment to ensure access to clean energy, among others. When combined, the three estimated costs would total to about USD 1.5 trillion (or P78.9 trillion) per year, Sirimaneetham said. “They [Asian countries] will not be able to finance these SDGs by themselves; it is possible only with strong development partnership,” Sirimaneetham explained, adding that governments in the Asia-Pacific region need to tap the private sector to afford these. The Philippines is one of the 193 UN-member states that committed to achieving the 17 SDGs by 2030. But how is the country doing so far? Speaking in the same event, PIDS Senior Research Fellow Jose Ramon Albert said that the Philippine Development Plan as well as the country’s long- term development plans included in the Ambisyon Natin 2040 are in line with the 17 SDGs. In terms of SDG on quality education, Albert said the Philippines “has seen marked improvements”, with basic education performance indicators, such as completion and cohort survival rates, having significantly improved. However, he noted gaps in the secondary education, especially in terms of absorptive capacity. The teacher- student ratio at the primary level is 1:32 and 1:27 at the secondary level. Four out of 5 schools have computers, but only 1 out of 4 schools have access to Internet, as of 2016. In terms of SDG on decent work and economic growth, Albert mentioned the country is seeing a positive trend for the past seven years. However, while labor indicators show positive growth, disparities can still be seen in terms of gender and region. He added that the quality of jobs needs to be improved to help address the 16.1-percent underemployment rate in the country. Lastly, for SDG on reducing inequality, Albert said that while there are improvements in economic growth in the country, these improvements “vary drastically across regions”. “Regional income disparities are stark, with the National Capital Region’s average per capita income thrice that of Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s,” he explained. (PIDS) Governor Dodo Mandanas para sa kaniyang ikalawang termino matapos makakuha ng mahigit sa isang milyong boto LANDSLIDE at makasaysayan kung maituturing ang muling pagkapanalo ni Batangas Governor Dodo Mandanas para sa kaniyang ikalawang termino matapos makakuha ng mahigit sa isang milyong boto, na pinakamataas na election turnout para sa nasabing posisyon sa buong bansa. Base ito sa partial and unofficial results ng transparency server ng Commission on Election kung saan noong ika-16 ng Mayo, sa huling datos nito, ay pumalo na sa 98.23% ang Total Election Returns (ERs) Processed sa buong lalawigan at may kabuuang 1, 058,020 na bilang ng boto na para kay Governor Mandanas. Kilala ang Lalawigan ng Batangas bilang ika-pito sa top 20 vote-rich provinces sa bansa na mayroong 1,717,292 na registered voters. Sa ipinalabas na mensahe ng punong lalawigan, malaki ang pasasalamat nito sa lahat ng Batangueño at nangakong pag-iibayuhin pa ang pagganap sa tungkulin lalo at higit sa pagnanais na mapagsilbihan ang mga kababayan patungo sa isang minimithing #RichBatangas. Noong Halalan 2016, kung saan naungusan ni Gov. Mandanas ang mga katunggaling sina Vice Gov. Mark Leviste, 4th District Congressman Dong Mendoza at AGAP Party List Congressman Niki Briones, nanguna siya nang makakalap ng 337,829 na mga boto o halos 27% ng mahigit 1.2 Milyong Batangueñong bumoto. Patunay ang mahigit isang milyong boto ng nagkakaisang pagpapahayag ng mga kababayan, sa pamamagitan ng balota, sa tapat na serbisyo at progresibong mga programa na nakatuon sa patuloy na pag-unlad ng Lalawigan ng Batangas sa ilalim ng Mandanas administration. – Mark Jonathan M. Macaraig, Batangas Capitol PIO

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