Tagoloan River Basin
Council organization pushed
By Jorie C. Valcorza
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY,
MISAMIS ORIENTAL, November 19 (PIA) – The technical working group for the
Tagoloan River Basin organization held its third consultative meeting here on
Tuesday, November 19, to review, assess, and plan the river’s conservation
activities as well as the establishment of the Tagoloan River Basin Management
Council.
This will be a
replication to the Cagayan de Oro River Basin Management Council which was
organized in November 2010. It will be chaired by the Bishop of Malaybalay and
co-chaired by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
regional director and supported by four technical working groups (TWG)
involving government agencies, local government units (LGUs), universities, and
non-governmental organizations.
The TWG is currently
consolidating an inter-agency work and financial plan (WFP) for 2014, which
will be submitted to the Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental
Management Project (INREMP) of DENR for funding consideration.
DENR Regional
Technical Director Agustilo Obsioma emphasized the need to capture and
integrate activities lined up by the LGUs and the Department of Agriculture and
its corresponding bureaus.
Other stakeholders
were likewise encouraged to prepare their own respective work and financial plan.
Meanwhile, the
ceremonial signing of the memorandum of agreement among stakeholders is already
set on December 6. (JCV/PIA)
By: Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob
OROQUIETA CITY, Misamis Occidental,
Nov. 19 (PIA) – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has issued the
guidelines on the payment of wages for private sector employees due to
inclement weather or natural calamities.
The guidelines are spelled out in Labor
Advisory No. 10, series of 2013 (LA 10-13), which DOLE Secretary Rosalinda
Dimapiliz-Baldoz, signed last Nov. 7, in the wake of Typhoon Yolanda that hit
the country, particularly in the Visayan regions.
Thus, Provincial DOLE Director Jose
Robles said pursuant to LA 10-13, all private sector employers are advised of
the following rules for pay on suspension of work due to typhoon “Yolanda” on
Nov. 7 and 8, 2013:
If the employee did not work, he/she
has no pay, unless there is a favorable company policy, practice or collective
bargaining agreement (CBA) granting payment of wages on said day.
However, when the employee has accrued
leave credits, he/she may ba allowed to utilize such leave so that he/she will
have compensation on said days.
If the employee worked on that day, no
additional pay is given to them but only their salary on said day.
Likewise, LA 10-13 tells the employers
to alleviate the plight of employees in times of crisis, by providing extra
incentives or benfits to employees who reported for work.
It also tells the employers to ensure
the safety of their employees by providing free transporatation, food, personal
protective equipment and first-aid medicines as may be necessary, Robles added.
(RCA/PIA10-Misamis Occidental)
DepED-Tangub conducts training on
dissemination of Anti-Bullying Act in schools
By: Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob
TANGUB CITY, Misamis Occidental, Nov.
19 (PIA) – The Department of Education, Division of Tangub City (DepEd-Tangub)
will conduct a One-Day Training of Trainors on the Dissemination of Republic
Act No. 10627, and DepED Child Protection Policy, at the Function Hall, here on
Nov. 21.
The training aims to conduct
information-dissemination activities and in-service training for teachers and
administrators on the protection of children in school from abuse, violence,
exploitation, discrimination, bullying or peer abuse and other related cases,
Dr. Victoria V. Gazo, Schools Division Superintendent, said.
It also aims to develop strategies to
address the risk factors that contribute to the commission of acts of abuse,
violence, exploitation, discrimination, and bullying and prepare Action Plan
and Training Matrix for information-dissemination activities and in-service
training of teachers for the institution of effective child protection policy.
Participants of the training are the
following: all Education Program Supervisors, Public Schools District
Supervisors (PSDS), District In-Charge, Elementary / Secondary School
Principals, Head Teachers and Teachers In-Charge (TIC).
One teacher in every mono grade and/or
secondary school, preferably Araling Panlipunan or Social Studies
Teacher/Guidance Councilor/President of the School Teachers’ Association and
the TIC for multi-grade schools or schools with below seven (7) teachers.
Meanwhile, RA 10627, otherwise known as
the “Anti-Bullying Act of 2013,” was signed by President Benigno S. Aquino III,
last Sept. 12, to stops all acts of bullying in schools and direct the
schools to adopt policies aimed at addressing bullying.
The law empowers DepEd to impose
appropriate administrative sanctions on school administrators who fail to stop
the bullying and erring private schools shall likewise suffer the penalty of
suspension of their permits to operate.
As defined, by RA 10627, Bullying is
“any severe or repeated use by one or more students of a written, verbal or
electronic expression or a physical act or gesture or any combination thereof,
directed at another student that has the effect of actually causing or placing
the latter in reasonable fear or physical or emotional harm or damage to the
property.” (RCA/PIA10-Misamis Occidental)
Nov. 30 holiday wages for daily-paid
workers include the COLA - DOLE
By: Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob
OZAMIZ CITY, Misamis Occidental, Nov.
20 (PIA) – The cost of living allowance (COLA) will be included in the
computation of the wages for the daily-paid workers on Nov. 30, Bonifacio Day.
A regular holiday throughout the
country in honor of Andres De Castro Bonifacio, Father of the Philippine
Revolution and Supreme Leader of the Katipunan (Kataas-taasan,
Kagalang-galangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan), Nov. 30 is one of the 10
regular holidays for the year 2013, per Proclamation No. 459 issued by President
Benigno S. Aquino III.
Thus payment of the daily wage on this
day will be covered by the rules enumerated in Labor Advisory No. 6, s. of
2012, signed by Secretary Rosalinda Dimapiles-Baldoz of the Department of Labor
and Employment (DOLE).
These rules, DOLE Provincial Director
Jose G. Robles said, are as follows: If the employee did not work, he/she shall
be paid 100% of his/her salary for that day [(Daily rate + Cost of Living
Allowance) x 100%].
If the employee worked, he/she shall be
paid 200% or his/her regular salary for that day for the first eight hours
[(Daily rate + COLA) x 200%].
If the employee worked in excess of
eight (8) hours overtime work, he/she shall be paid an additional 30% of
his/her hourly rate on said day [Hourly rate of the basic daily wage x 200% x
130% number of hours worked].
If the employee worked during a regular
holiday that also falls on his/her rest day, he/she shall be paid an additional
30% of his/her daily rate of 200% [(Daily rate + COLA) x 200%] + [30% (Daily
rate x 200%)].
If the employee worked in excess of
eight hours overtime work, during a regular holiday that also falls on his/her
rest day, he/she shall be paid an additional 30% of his/her hourly rate on said
day (Hourly rate of the basic daily wage x 200% x 130% x 130% x number of hours
worked).(RCA/PIA10-Misamis
Occidental)
TESDA Lanao del Sur clarifies delay on release of
C4TP allowance
By Apipa P. Bagumbaran
MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Nov. 20 (PIA) --- An
official of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)
has clarified the reason on the delay in the release of allowances of the Cash
for Training Project (C4TP) beneficiaries.
TESDA Provincial Director Tarhata S. Mapandi
explained to the listeners of “Ozor ka, Ranao!” radio program of Philippine
Information Agency during its airing Monday, November 18, that the papers
required for the release were already submitted to the TESDA regional office.
“The papers are now in the regional office for
processing of payment to schools and training allowances,” she said.
Mapandi gave her assurance that they will
immediately issue the checks to the C4TP beneficiaries upon receipt of their
training allowances from the TESDA regional office.
Aside from the allowance, she said toolkits will
also be handed-out to those who availed of the self-employment (hanapbuhay)
component of the project.
The C4TP is a special program of TESDA in
partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for
job facilitation and entrepreneurial support to identified youth.
The project implemented under two components, the
training for wage employment (trabaho) and training for self-employment, has a
total of 657 beneficiaries in the entire province.
Mapandi said C4TP was aimed to provide training to
poor youth particularly those coming from the Pantawid Pamilya households, and
give them opportunities to use their acquired skills as their human capital.
(APB/PIA-10)
‘Barog Bukidnon’ launches transparency movement for
good governance, citizen participation
By Ruby Leonora R. Balistoy
MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon, Nov. 20 (PIA)—A
newly-formed citizen action group “Barog Bukidnon,” launched Thursday a
transparency program to promote good governance and citizens participation in
the province.
“Barog (stand firm) Bukidnon” aims to independently
monitor, report, and campaign local government units (LGUs) transparency and
accountability issues especially on corruption, health, and environment.
Emma N. Molina, Barog Bukidnon chairperson, said
those behind and committing to the new group—with members representing
different sectors including peoples’ organizations, media, and schools—were
responsible for showing the “real people power” in working together and
organize for better local governance.
“Thousands of Bukidnons have cell phones, access to
tri-media, Internet, Facebook, and other social media accounts. These devices
are best used in participating in governing process to ensure that LGUs are
responsive to the peoples’ needs,” Molina said.
She said the event also formally declared ‘Barog
Bukidnon’s affiliation with the Citizens Action Network for Accountability
(CANA) to strengthen actions on fostering good governance.
CANA is a three-year project partly funded by the
Delegation of the European Union in the Philippines. It is a collaboration of
the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, the Center for Community Journalism
and Development, MindaNews and the National Union of Journalists in the
Philippines.
It is in line with the government’s full disclosure
policy under Good Governance as reflected in the Philippine Development Plan,
Molina said. (RLRB/PIA 10-Bukidnon)
2013 MindaComNet Confab set on December 5-7
By Lorry V. Gabule
ILIGAN CITY, Lanao del Norte, November 20
(PIA)--The Mindanao Communicators Network Inc. (MINDACOMNET) in cooperation
with the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) and the Mindanao Development
Authority (MINDA) will be holding the 2013 Mindanao Communicators Congress and
Workshop on December 5-7, 2013 at
the Big 8 Corporate Hotel in Tagum City, Davao del Norte.
This year’s theme is "Communicating PNoy's Social Contracts
with Mindanaoans," with Secretary Sonny Coloma of
the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) as Keynote
Speaker.
The MINDACOMNET is an association of government
public information/relations officers from the various national government
agencies including government-owned and controlled corporations, government
financial institutions as well as local government units based in Mindanao.
Usec Jose Mari M. Oquiñena, PIA Director General,
said this annual gathering serves as an important venue for Public Information
Officers (PIO) and Public Relations Offices (PRO) to broaden their understanding
of President Aquino's priority projects and programs that would enable the
country to meet the development objectives outlined in the country's Millennium
Development Goals.
Further, he said participants are expected to
communicate and convey the key activities, plans and projects to the
Mindanaoans in order to gain the stakeholders’ support for the President's
socio-economic goals that are geared towards meaningful and "inclusive
growth."
All PIO/PRO’s attendance in this annual congress
will be on official time.
For further details, interesred information
officers or public relations officers may contact the
nearest PIA information centers, Mindanao-wide, or PIA Region XI Director
Efren F. Elbanbuena, president of MindaComNet at Tel Nos. (082) 2970991 or
(082) 2970992.
For PIA-10 Lanao del Norte Infocen, Lorry V.
Gabule, center manager, can be reached at tel no. (063) 221-3809 or mobile
number 09178557308/ 09285204306. (lvgabule, PIA-10 LDN)
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