EMB to hold public hearing on Macajalar Bay
classification
By Jorie C. Valcorza
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, November 16, 2012 (PIA) – The
Environment and Management Bureau (EMB) is set to conduct a public hearing in
the city, next week, to establish a classification for Macajalar Bay in Misamis
Oriental.
EMB Northern Mindanao Director, Sabdullah C.
Abubacar explained the need for all water bodies, whether inland or coastal to
be classified according to its most beneficial use.
It seeks to determine the present water quality of
Macajalar Bay following the revised water criteria under DENR Administrative
Order No. 34 (DAO 34).
Abubacar noted that the activity is an important
component in water quality management, which will come useful for planners and
decision makers in enforcing effluent standards. (JCV/PIA 10)
2,600
scholarships available for Lanao Sur constituents - Tesda
By Apipa P. Bagumbaran
MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Nov. 16 (PIA) --- The
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) has called on all
out-of-school youth and unemployed adults in the province to avail of its
scholarship programs.
A total of 2,594 scholarship vouchers for the Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP) and the Private Education Student Fund Assistance (PESFA) program are still up for grab this year said Tarhata S. Mapandi, Tesda provincial director.
She said the 1,619 slots will be financed under the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) stimulus package or the Transition Investment Support Plan (TISP) while the remaining 975 slots will be covered under the regular TWSP and PESFA program.
According to her, Tesda has allocated more than P4.7 million worth of scholarship grants for the province for the regular PESFA and P2.5 million for the regular TWSP.
The grants will be used to fund the technical-vocational training of 593 beneficiaries under the PESFA and 382 TWSP beneficiaries, she added.
The courses offered for the programs are Agricultural Crop Production NC III, Baking and Pastry Production NC II, Carpentry NC II, Commercial Cooking NC II, Computer Hardware Servicing NC II, Consumer Electronics Servicing NC II, Dressmaking NC II, Electrical Installation and Maintenance NC II, Emergency Medical Services NC II, Food and Beverage Services NC II, Healthcare Services NC II, Horticulture NC II, Housekeeping NC II, Masonry NC II, Massage Therapy NC II, and Security Services NC II.
Interested applicants are advised to visit the Tesda rovincial office at the 3rd floor of Line Agencies Building inside the Provincial Capitol Compound, here. (APB-PIA 10)
A total of 2,594 scholarship vouchers for the Training for Work Scholarship Program (TWSP) and the Private Education Student Fund Assistance (PESFA) program are still up for grab this year said Tarhata S. Mapandi, Tesda provincial director.
She said the 1,619 slots will be financed under the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) stimulus package or the Transition Investment Support Plan (TISP) while the remaining 975 slots will be covered under the regular TWSP and PESFA program.
According to her, Tesda has allocated more than P4.7 million worth of scholarship grants for the province for the regular PESFA and P2.5 million for the regular TWSP.
The grants will be used to fund the technical-vocational training of 593 beneficiaries under the PESFA and 382 TWSP beneficiaries, she added.
The courses offered for the programs are Agricultural Crop Production NC III, Baking and Pastry Production NC II, Carpentry NC II, Commercial Cooking NC II, Computer Hardware Servicing NC II, Consumer Electronics Servicing NC II, Dressmaking NC II, Electrical Installation and Maintenance NC II, Emergency Medical Services NC II, Food and Beverage Services NC II, Healthcare Services NC II, Horticulture NC II, Housekeeping NC II, Masonry NC II, Massage Therapy NC II, and Security Services NC II.
Interested applicants are advised to visit the Tesda rovincial office at the 3rd floor of Line Agencies Building inside the Provincial Capitol Compound, here. (APB-PIA 10)
DSWD-10 helps Sendong survivors
By Recthie T. Paculba
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Nov. 16 (PIA) -- The
Department of Social Welfare and Development - 10 is currently providing the
Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) that will augment resources of affected
families who chose not to transfer to a resettlement site.
It will also allow qualified beneficiaries to purchase materials needed in constructing or repairing damaged houses as a result of tropical storm Sendong on December 2011.
According to lawyer Araceli Solamillo, DSWD-10 director, there are two types of assistance implemented in the region and these are the assistance for totally damaged houses and assistance for partially damaged houses.
For totally damaged houses, the ESA is the provision of limited housing materials or financial assistance to families; with totally damaged houses however, this does not qualify the beneficiary with the core shelter or modified shelter assistance in the absence of relocation site or with geographical considerations such as inaccessibility of transportation.
For partially damaged houses, the ESA is the provision of limited housing materials or financial assistance to families with partially damaged houses that will augment their resources in repairing their houses on site or the same location but still compliant with the safety requirements.
DSWD issues at least P5,000 but not more than P10,000 to qualified beneficiaries for the repair and reconstruction of their houses.
ESA qualified beneficiaries are the following: A family not a recipient of any other housing assistance from any other agency; families with houses that have been partially or totally damaged by Sendong and have limited resources to repair or reconstruct their permanent shelter units which compel them to live with relatives or friends, in evacuation centers, or in other makeshift shelters; a family of six whose monthly income should be below the food threshold that is P10,936 in Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City; families with or without land ownership but are located in safe areas; families not willing to be resettled and chose to stay in the same location but compliant with the safety requirements.
The Department will conduct scheduled interviews of ESA beneficiaries and the latter may claim their checks at the regional office upon approval of the DSWD social worker assigned in the barangay. Schedules for the interviews will be updated by the barangay officials.
Families with houses established at no-build zones such as sitio Calacala, Isla de Oro, Isla Delta, Isla Bugnao, Isla Baksan, Tambo-Macasandig, and Isla Puntod who were informed that they can no longer go back to these areas cannot avail the ESA as they are provided with permanent shelters under the Core Shelter Assistance Program (CSAP).
As Solamillo emphasized, the Department gives priority to those who are included in the master list which was issued and approved by the Local Inter-Agency Committee. However, those who were not included in the master list will be accommodated after the completion of providing the ESA to those who are included in the master list. (Recthie T. Paculba/PIA10)
It will also allow qualified beneficiaries to purchase materials needed in constructing or repairing damaged houses as a result of tropical storm Sendong on December 2011.
According to lawyer Araceli Solamillo, DSWD-10 director, there are two types of assistance implemented in the region and these are the assistance for totally damaged houses and assistance for partially damaged houses.
For totally damaged houses, the ESA is the provision of limited housing materials or financial assistance to families; with totally damaged houses however, this does not qualify the beneficiary with the core shelter or modified shelter assistance in the absence of relocation site or with geographical considerations such as inaccessibility of transportation.
For partially damaged houses, the ESA is the provision of limited housing materials or financial assistance to families with partially damaged houses that will augment their resources in repairing their houses on site or the same location but still compliant with the safety requirements.
DSWD issues at least P5,000 but not more than P10,000 to qualified beneficiaries for the repair and reconstruction of their houses.
ESA qualified beneficiaries are the following: A family not a recipient of any other housing assistance from any other agency; families with houses that have been partially or totally damaged by Sendong and have limited resources to repair or reconstruct their permanent shelter units which compel them to live with relatives or friends, in evacuation centers, or in other makeshift shelters; a family of six whose monthly income should be below the food threshold that is P10,936 in Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City; families with or without land ownership but are located in safe areas; families not willing to be resettled and chose to stay in the same location but compliant with the safety requirements.
The Department will conduct scheduled interviews of ESA beneficiaries and the latter may claim their checks at the regional office upon approval of the DSWD social worker assigned in the barangay. Schedules for the interviews will be updated by the barangay officials.
Families with houses established at no-build zones such as sitio Calacala, Isla de Oro, Isla Delta, Isla Bugnao, Isla Baksan, Tambo-Macasandig, and Isla Puntod who were informed that they can no longer go back to these areas cannot avail the ESA as they are provided with permanent shelters under the Core Shelter Assistance Program (CSAP).
As Solamillo emphasized, the Department gives priority to those who are included in the master list which was issued and approved by the Local Inter-Agency Committee. However, those who were not included in the master list will be accommodated after the completion of providing the ESA to those who are included in the master list. (Recthie T. Paculba/PIA10)
DTI-10 calls for motorcycle helmet users to have their helmets inspected now
By Jasper Marie Oblina-Rucat
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, November 16 -- The Department
of Trade and Industry Region 10 urged motorcycle helmet users to have their
helmets inspected as soon as possible.
Linda O. Boniao, Assistant Regional Director and OIC of the office, said there are only less than 50 days until the December 31, 2012 deadline complete implementation of the Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009 in the region.
She urged helmet users not to wait until the helmet inspection deadline to prevent last-minute hassles.
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will start to penalize motorcycle riders driving without an ICC marked protective helmet starting January 1, 2013. Penalties ranges from P1,500 for first-time offenders, P10,000 together with the confiscation of driver’s license for a fourth-time offense.
The strict enforcement of Republic Act No. 10054 or the Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009 was postponed until December 31, 2012 after DTI requested the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) for more time to inspect imported helmets.
At present, DTI 10 has already issued more than 21,000 Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) stickers to motorcycle helmet users from the 23,886 applications received. (PIA10)
Linda O. Boniao, Assistant Regional Director and OIC of the office, said there are only less than 50 days until the December 31, 2012 deadline complete implementation of the Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009 in the region.
She urged helmet users not to wait until the helmet inspection deadline to prevent last-minute hassles.
The Land Transportation Office (LTO) will start to penalize motorcycle riders driving without an ICC marked protective helmet starting January 1, 2013. Penalties ranges from P1,500 for first-time offenders, P10,000 together with the confiscation of driver’s license for a fourth-time offense.
The strict enforcement of Republic Act No. 10054 or the Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009 was postponed until December 31, 2012 after DTI requested the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) for more time to inspect imported helmets.
At present, DTI 10 has already issued more than 21,000 Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) stickers to motorcycle helmet users from the 23,886 applications received. (PIA10)
Cagayan de Oro City Water District holds its 1st citywide science and math quiz
Elementary and high school students from both public and private schools within COWD’s service area are expected to participate in this battle of the wits.
Contest for the elementary level will be conducted in the morning while the afternoon session will be for the secondary level.
Aside from the cash prize, the champion will go on to represent NorMin Natural Resources Management Council, the regional association, to the national level contest on February 2013 in Luzon where P25,000 is at stake for the champion and P15,000 awaits the runner-up.
For the citywide level the champion gets P5,00 plus medal, the runner-up P3,000 plus medal and the 5 semi-finalists P1,000 each. Non-winners will also get P500 each.
The Science and Math Quiz shall be an annual activity of COWD and is intended to promote water consciousness among the youth. (COWD/PIA10)
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