Tambuling Batangas Publication October 03-09, 2018 Issue

BALITA October 3-9, 2018 Barangay at SK officials sumailalim ng orientation seminar sa mga health programs City Health Officer Rosanna Barrion sa Batangas City Convention Center Batangas... environment, edukasyon, disaster preparedness at iba pa. Sinabi ni Konsehal Serge Atienza, acting chairman ng Committe on Laws, mahalagang malaman ng bawat isa ang mga plano at pagkakagastusan ng city government sa hinaharap. Ito aniya ay upang maging transparent ang administrasyon at magsilbing guide ang naturang AIP sa direksyong nais tahakin ng lungsod. “Maliwanag naman po sa ating ginawang committee hearing kahapon, ang nilalaman ng ating AIP. Naka-base naman po ito sa pangangailangan ng lungsod at ng mga mamamayan,” dagdag ni Atienza. Sa nabanggit na committee hearing, sinabi ni City Planning and Development Coordinator Januario Godoy na ang Annual Investment Plan ay hinati sa tatlong bahagi. Ang General Public Services na binubuo ng Executive Services, Legislative Services, Planning and Development, mula sa pahina 1 Civil Registry, General Services, Budgeting, Accounting, Treasury, Real Property Assessment, Legal Services, Prosecution Services, Project and Programs, Special Purpose Lump Sum Appropriations, Gender and Developmen, Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Fund, 20% Development Fund at special Education Fund. Ang ikalawang sektor ng AIP ay ang Social Services na binubuo ng Educational Services, Health Services at Social Welfare Services samantalang ang ikatlong bahagi ay ang Economic Services na binubuo ng Veterinary and Agricultural Services, Environment Services, Engineering Services, Market Administration, Infrastructure Development Program at other projects. “Kung maaalala po ninyo, ang AIP ay napag-usapan na sa Full Council Meeting ng City Development Council last September 5. Dinaluhan po ito ng mga pangulo ng 105 barangays at 50 accredited NGO’s. At ayon po sa Local Government Code, ang city budget ay dapat maaprubahan on or before October 16, 2019. Kaya po ngayon pa lamang ay ipiniprisenta na namin ang AIP hindi lamang sa konseho kundi maging sa publiko,” sabi ni Godoy Ilan sa pinag-usapan sa hearing ay tungkol sa ecological programs gaya ng animal waste disposal and management sa barangay level na sinagot naman ng CPDO sa pamamagitan ng implementasyon ng Ecological Protection Program sa buong 105 barangays. Tinalakay din ang tungkol sa konstruksyon ng bagong Civil Registrar’s Office, bagong Sanggunian building, covered courts at tulay sa Barangay Libjo, karagdagang CCTV cameras sa lungsod, at ang SK Federation budget para sa kanilang mga aktibidad at programa.(PIO Batangas City) DOLE namigay ng livelihood assistance sa ilalim ng TUPAD program BATANGAS CITY- Tumanggap ng financial assistance na P4,000 bawat isa ang may 459 beneficiaries ng Tulong Panghanap-buhay sa Ating Disadvantaged / Displaced Workers (TUPAD) Program ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) sa pakikipag-ugnayan ni Congressman Marvey Mariño. Ang TUPAD program ay isang community-based package of assistance na nagbibigay ng emergency employment para sa mga displaced workers, underemployed o seasonal workers na nagtrabaho ng minimum na 10 araw subalit hindi lalampas sa maximum na 30 araw depende sa uri ng trabahong gagawin. Ayon kay Millet Salamat ng DOLE, dinagdagan nila ang livelihood assistance mula P3,700 sa P4,000 upang higit na matulungan ang mga program beneficiaries. Isa lamang sa isang pamilya ang pwede maka avail ng programa sa loob ng isang upang mas marami pa ang matulungan pamilya. “Itinaas namin ang halaga ng tulong pinansyal para sa mga indibidwal na benepisyaryo upang masuportahan ang kanilang kabuhayan at tulungan itong mapalago bilang isang masiglang hanap-buhay,” dagdag pa ni Salamat. (PIO Batangas City) BATANGAS CITY- Isinagawa ng City Health Office (CHO) ang orientation seminar at updates tungkol sa ibat-ibang health pro- grams ng lungsod kung saan ito ay dinaluhan ng mga barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan officials kasama ang mga kinatawan na nangangasiwa ng barangay health programs sa Batangas City Con- vention Center noong September 20-21, 2018. Layunin nito na maipaalam sa mga barangay ang mga programa at serbisyong pan- gkalusugan upang ito ay kanilang mapakinabangan o maipatupad sa kanilang lugar. Ayon kay City Health Of- ficer Rosanna Barrion, “minabuti namin na magkaroon ng ganitong pagpupulong kaso meron nga tayong mga bagong halal na mga barangay opisyal, kasama na dito ang SK officials at yuong mga datihan ng pangulo para naman mabigyan sila ng updates kung ano na ba ang estado ng kalusugan ng mga tao sa kanilang mga baran- gay.” Sinabi pa niya na mas maigi na mabigyan sila ng overview ng mga programang ito para alam nila kung paano nila ito ipapatupad. Idinagdag pa niya na dapat ay may partnership ang city government at ang mga barangay upang malaman ang status ng kalusugan ng mga residente sa kanikanilang lugar at kung ano ang pwede nilang ibahagi upang matugunan ang kaniang mga problemang pang- kalusugan . Ang dengue halim- bawa ay isa sa mga dapat tutu- kan upang mabawasan ang mga kaso nito sa lungsod, ganun din ang HIV at tuberculosis. (PIO Batangas City) President Duterte to new LNB officials: End corruption MALACAÑANG — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Wednesday, September 19, emphasized to the newly sworn Liga ng mga Barangay officials the importance of their role in attaining peace and order and a graft-free nation. President Duterte pointed this out during the oath-taking ceremony of Liga ng mga Barangay (LNB) National Board Officers and National Chapter Presidents, which was held at the Rizal Hall of Malacañan Palace . The Chief Executive stressed that the country would not progress without the assistance and active participation of local executives in their respective communities. “One thing is very clear to me… without the assistance and the active governance of barangay captains, municipal mayors, wala talaga mangyari dito,” President Duterte said. “As long as we are not able to impose law and order, magulo ang ating bayan. And for as long as corruption will not stop, I tell you, forget about dreaming a place for our children and their children in the years to come,” he added. The President further expressed his desire for the Philippines to be great again, like it was before. However, with the existing situation wherein the nation is facing several predicaments, particularly in the area of law and order and corruption, he said that it might take more years for the country to reach the current successes of Malaysia and Indonesia. “With our slow moving economy plus a corruption na unabated, ah patay talaga,” President Duterte pointed out. He then stated that his desire in ending corruption is not just an expression. There was just one moment when he asked the Congress to grant him emergency powers to fix the traffic congestion in EDSA, which up to this day was not granted. “So ang hiningi ko noon…I could be given emergency powers. Emergency powers simply means that you can buy anything without a bidding. And it was given to Marcos and Cory during their time about the energy. Itong EDSA, I cannot repair it with saliva. I need to spend. I need to have money,” President Duterte explained. “In the early days of my administration, when it was floated around, I was informed that most Congress members — ayaw nila kasi malaki daw ‘yung pera, baka mapunta nang graft and corruption. Kung ganun ang pagkaintindi ninyo, huwag na. What for? There’s always the hanging suspicion that I am there for the money. Huwag na lang. Hayaan mo na,” he added. Towards the end of his speech, President Duterte advised the newly sworn officials to be cautious in signing projects in their community to avoid delinquency. He also reminded them, especially those who are starting a career in governance to guard their integrity by avoiding corruption. “So just be careful. Kung pirmahan mo lang naman, see to it that it is done properly. When it’s not, better say, ‘No, I’m not ready to face any… Baka masisira lang pagkatao ko diyan,” he noted. “Improve ko lang itong graft and corruption pati law and order, okay na ‘yan. That would be a good start. It cannot be the beginning. It cannot also be an end. But at least it’s a good start somewhere,” President Duterte said with optimism.

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