Election surveys may be conducted during the election period – Comelec

By Rutchie C. Aguhob

OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental, Jan. 31 (PIA) -- Any person, whether natural or juridical, candidate or organization may conduct an election survey, during the election period, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said.

These surveys shall be published and shall include the following information:the name of the person, candidate, party, or organization that commissioned or paid for the survey and the name of the person, polling firm or survey organization who conducted the survey.

It should also include the period during which the survey was conducted, the methodology used, the number of individual respondents, the areas from which they were selected and the specific questions asked.

The survey should also show its margin of error and a mailing address and telephone number, indicating it as an address or telephone number at which the sponsor can be contacted to obtain a written report regarding the survey.

On the other hand, the survey together with the raw data gathered to support its

conclusions shall be available for inspection, copying and verification by the Comelec.

Meanwhile, the Comelec said exit polls as long as the pollster shall not conduct their surveys within 50 meters from the polling place, whether said survey is taken in a home, dwelling place and other places.

They should also wear distinctive clothing and prominently wear their identification cards issued by the organization they represent and inform the voters that they may refuse to answer.

Moreover, the results of the exit polls may be announced after the closing of the polls on election day, must identify the total number of respondents and the places where they were taken and that announcement shall state that the same is unofficial and does not represent a trend. (RCA-PIA10, Misamis Occidental)

Pag-IBIG Citi prepaid cards are now available for MPL Borrowers

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan 31 -- Pag-IBIG Fund members applying for the Multi-Purpose Loan (MPL) may now choose to have their loan proceeds automatically credited to their Pag-IBIG Citi prepaid card, starting February 1.

Upon submission of the MPL application, the applicant will be required to register and secure the Pag-IBIG Citi Prepaid Card at the Pag-IBIG Fund Cagayan de Oro Branch Short-Term Loan Counter at Window Number 1.

Only qualified MPL member borrowers may avail of the Pag-IBIG Citi Prepaid Card at a minimum rate of seventy five pesos (P75.00), which can be deducted from the proceeds of the said loan.

The Pag-IBIG Citi Prepaid Card is an auto debit card which can be used for purchases at any Visa accredited stores.

Meanwhile, member borrowers, may also choose to have their MPL proceeds credited to their Land Bank Cash Card. (RTP/Pag-IBIG Fund Cagayan de Oro/PIA10)

PRO-10 hosts first RJSCC Coordinating Conference

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan 31 -- Senior officers from Police Regional Officer (PRO)-10 and the Philippine Army’s 1st and 4th Infantry Divisions attended the Regional Joint Security Control Center (RJSCC) coordinating conference 9 a.m. of January 29, at the Multipurpose hall of Camp Alagar, Cagayan de Oro City.

The meeting was presided by Atty. Nilo R. Pipo who has recently taken the post as the new Election Director in Northern Mindanao. He is at the same time Chairman of RJSCC.

Atty. Pipo said the purpose of the JSCC is to have unified efforts among members of the security forces so that the coming elections will be peaceful and security for our people to exercise their rights to vote without intimidation, force, pressure, or any violent act which vitiates their free will.

Pursuant to COMELEC Resolution No. 9571, the PNP and AFP are deputized to assist COMELEC in its security preparations for the elections.

RJSCC is an organization in the region which shall be responsible for the issuance of temporary security details (TSDs) and the implementation of the ban on the bearing, carrying or transporting of firearms and the employment, availment or engagement of security personnel in the region. Provincial JSCCs are likewise organized in the provinces headed by Provincial Election Supervisors.

During the meeting, the operations officers of PRO-10, 1st ID and 4th ID PA presented the security updates of their respective areas of jurisdiction, as well as the actions they have undertaken in implementing COMELEC issuances.

Present during the meeting were Maj. Gen. Ricardo Rainier G. Cruz III, Commander of 1st ID; Maj. Gen. Nestor A. Añonuevo, Commander of 4ID; PCSupt. Catalino B. Rodriguez, Jr, PRO-10 Regional Director; and all other police provincial and city directors, army battalion commanders and election officers of the different provinces in the region.(PSupt. Ronnie Francis M. Cariaga/RPIO/PRO10/EOR/PIA10)

UMPEA Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative signs MOA for membership activation in Pag-IBIG Fund

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Jan 31 -- Today, the UMPEA Farmers Multi-Purpose Cooperative will ink a Memorandum of Agreement with Pag-IBIG Fund for the activation of their membership and payment of monthly savings under the Cagayan de Oro Branch.

 Pag-IBIG Fund Cagayan de Oro Branch’s Department Manager Ferdinand F. Sanielwill sign the MOA with UMPEA Farmers MPC Chairman Antonio R. Orpio, along with the officers from both the Fund and the said cooperative.

The MOA signing will take place at the Training Room of the Pag-IBIG Fund Cagayan de Oro Branch on January 31, 2013.

On the same day, an additional highlight to the occasion is the UMPEA Farmer MPC’s official turnover of payment covering the initial membership savings of their employees and members to Pag-IBIG Fund. In turn, the UMPEA Farmer MPC will receive their first Pag-IBIG Fund Receipt, as proof of payment.

The UMPEA Farmers MPC is a duly organized cooperative whose main services include the trading of rice, corn and other farm to market products. The said cooperative recently has invested into Realty Business.

The cooperative is composed of currently employed members, as well as self-employed individuals (i.e. vendors). Their main office is located at Balong/Indutan, Kakuntalan, Maguindanao. In Cagayan de Oro City, their sub-office is located at the 4th Floor Ficco Building, Matilde Neri Sts., Carmen.

Republic Act 9679 also known as the Home Development Mutual Fund Law requires all Filipino workers earning at least One Thousand Pesos (P1,000.00) monthly to actively save in Pag-IBIG Fund. The said law applies to all self-employed including the members of a cooperative. (Pag-IBIG Fund Cagayan de Oro/PIA10)