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==Iloilo City brings arts via streets and jeepneys==
*Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/2421425969499/iloilo-city-brings-arts-via-streets-and-jeepneys
*Tuesday, March 10, 2015
:By Leonard T. Pineda I (JCM/LTP/PIA-Iloilo)
   
ILOILO CITY, March 10 (PIA) --- The City Tourism Office here is set to launch the project dubbed “Arte sa Kalye” this year to showcase art via streets and jeepneys.
City Tourism Officer Benito Jimena said that this project is an attempt to bring art to the streets, to make a scene, and to create fanfare on the road.
“The project aims to make the street scenes of Iloilo reflect the local way of life and promote tourism through the arts,” he said.
He said this is a collaboration of the various sectors in preparation for the influx of visitors for the upcoming hosting of big and significant events in the city.
“With the relentless development of the metropolis, this drive will complement the vitality of the place and strengthen our claim as center of culture, arts, and heritage,” he said.
The project will utilize two media – the jeepneys and the streets including other structural configurations.
For jeepneys, artworks will be painted on bodies of jeepneys which are the popular public transport in this southern city.
Meanwhile, three-dimensional designs will be put up on the streets, parks, and walls that will create illusionary images and draw interest of the public to artistic talents.
==App for taxi debuts in Iloilo City==
*Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/iloilo/local-news/2015/03/09/app-taxi-debuts-iloilo-city-396475
*Monday, March 9, 2015
:(LCP)
HAILING a taxi via a smartphone will be introduced in Iloilo City on Wednesday.
MyTaxi Philippines Inc. will launch the Grabtaxi application in cooperation with the city's cab operators.
The Grabtaxi app is already available in Metro Manila, Davao, and Cebu.
Abby Macabit, media relations assistant of Havas PR Agatep, said that with the system, a passenger can communicate directly with a cab driver and be informed of the fare based on the distance travelled.
Macabit said a memorandum of agreement will be signed by the taxi operators and Grabtaxi for the new service.
==USAID Director in Iloilo for EdGE Project (Newsfeature)==
*Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=5&rid=742536
*Sunday, March 8, 2015
:(PNA), CTB/JANEPOMOCENO/PR/VLO
ILOILO CITY, Mar.08 (PNA)– Gloria Steele, the mission director of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for Philippines and the Pacific Islands,, will arrive in Iloilo on Monday,March 9, for the launching of Hugpong sa Pagbangon (Rising Up Together).
Hugpong sa Pagbangon is a project undertaken by Synergeia Foundation under the Education Governance Effectiveness(EdGE)of USAID– a five-year project (2013-2018) that seeks to improve education governance through decentralization.
It will specifically provide post-disaster education recovery assistance to public elementary schools in 19 select local government units (LGUs) in the Visayas that were severely affected by Super Typhoon Yolanda in 2013.
Upon her arrival, Steele will join the ceremonial signing of memorandum of agreement between USAID, Synergeia, and the beneficiaries at 10:30 am in Smallville 21 Hotel. Governor Arthur Defensor Sr. Iloilo Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Myrna Castillo will also grace the ceremony.
Based on its plan, Hugpong sa Pagbangon will award a community incentive grant of P70,000 to any relevant projects developed by the school in partnership with their respective LGU.
These school projects, among others, must be geared towards the improvement of learning outcomes in public elementary schools. It can either be teaching equipment or books and other learning materials.
Each teacher in Grades 1 and 2 will also receive P1,475.00 which they can use to enhance their teaching aids, while the each pupil can have P475.00 to buy their school supplies and other needs.
To determine which is best, the Local Sangguniang Bayans (LSBs) will evaluate the proposals based on the intended results of the project, community participation and the value of resources that will be shared by the community.
The LSBs will also be responsible for the proper monitoring of the projects to ensure its proper implementation.
The school administration, on the other hand, will be accountable for proper project management and proper distribution of materials intended for teachers and pupils.
After the MOA signing, Steele will proceed to Monfort Civic and Cultural Center in Dumangas town for the ceremonial handover of community incentives grant to 31 public elementary schools of the town.
Among the items to be turned over include audio visual equipment for Dumangas Central Elementary School.
==Iloilo joins March 8 nationwide street dance==
*Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/931425633492/iloilo-joins-march-8-nationwide-street-dance
*Saturday, March 7, 2015
:By Lilibeth A. French (JCM/LAF/PIA-Iloilo)
ILOILO CITY, March 7 (PIA6) - - A nationwide simultaneous street dance will be held on Sunday, March 8 in celebration of the National Women’s Day and International Women’s Day.
In Iloilo, some 1,500 representatives of Ugsad Gender Resource Center 6 member institutions, schools, women organizations and local government units are expected to converge at Oton Amphitheater Green for the event which was organized by the Gender and Development Unit of the provincial government and the municipal government of Oton.
The event will start at 7 AM where participants will perform the official dance “Juana, Ikaw Na ang Manguna!” to be followed by a short program.
Mrs. Cosette Defensor, the First Lady of the province, will give a message and Sangguniang Bayan Member Chairperson Committee on Social Services Jafet Salinas was tasked to read the message of President Benigno Aquino III.
Mayor Vicente Flores, Jr. will also brief participants on their initiative dubbed “Magpakatotoo ka Juana, Wag Kang Maging Plastik!” in line with the implementation of their Municipal Ordinance No. 2014-257 on banning the use of plastic.
Other side events during the day are ‘Tiange ni Juana Sa Oton’, a showcase of products of the various women organizations in the province, and  “We Bleed for Women”, a blood letting activity of the Philippine Red Cross and the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office of Oton for child birth and other reproductive health complications.
The nationwide simultaneous street dance is one of the activities identified by the Philippine Commission on Women to celebrate achievement in empowering Juanas and encourage more Juanas to step up, participate and lead in different sectors.
Aside from Iloilo, it will also take place in Quezon City, Davao and Naga.
==Boost for Iloilo River’s recreational fishermen==
*Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/iloilo/local-news/2015/03/06/boost-iloilo-river-s-recreational-fishermen-396002
*Friday, March 6, 2015
: (LCP/Sunnex)
A TOTAL of 7,000 fish fingerlings were released into the Iloilo River on Friday to boost recreational fishing along the waterway.
The 5,000 tilapia and 2,000 milkfish bangus fingerlings were released from the Carpenter's Bridge in ceremonies headed by Senate President Franklin and Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog.
Mabilog said fishermen using fine mesh nets are prohibited from fishing downstream of Carpenter's Bridge to allow the fingerlings to mature and reproduce. Only the hook and line method used in recreational fishing is allowed.
Drilon also ordered the release of white ducks into the river to add beauty and enhance tourism.
Kayaking is being promoted, with a station for kayak boats put up at the ecopark in Barangay San Pedro in Molo district.
==IT expert to train selected W. Visayas teachers on ‘cloud technology’==
*Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=12&rid=741638
*Thursday, March 5, 2015
: (PNA), RMA/AJP/PGLENA/VLO
ILOILO CITY, March 5 (PNA) -- Selected teachers from Western Visayas will undergo training on Information Technology (IT) development advance course in preparation for ‘cloud technology.’
The training, specific on Information Storage and Management, will be offered in selected key cities in the country, including Bacolod and Iloilo and selected higher education institutions (HEIs) in Panay.
Joeven C. Tansi, deputy executive director of the Iloilo Federation for Information Technology (I-FIT), said that they were going to level up, thereby opening more IT opportunities aside from the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry.
An expert from India has been tapped to provide the needed training, Tansi said.
I-FIT has partnered with the EMC Academic Alliance, an international organization that develops talents for IT.
The ‘cloud technology’ is currently being used by Google in Microsoft applications and Drop box, among others, however, there are only a few experts in the world, he said.
“We want to be on that level,” he said.
Upon completion of the training, the teachers are expected to teach the program back in their respective institutions as an elective.
"We need more graduates so that they will be employed by the industry later on," he said.
“Students will be required to get certification program so that anywhere in the world they could be hired immediately,” he said.
The training in Bacolod City will be on March 27 to April 1 while it will be held at the Central Philippine University (CPU) here on April 20-24.
==New teen center opened in Iloilo==
*Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=2&rid=741106
*Wednesday, March 4, 2015
:(PNA), FFC/AJP/JAN/VLO
ILOILO, March 4 (PNA) -– Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Sr. and Provincial Population Officer Ramon Yee led the blessing and inauguration of the 23rd school-based multi-purpose teen center in Alimodian town here on Tuesday.
Dubbed as “Rombuhan Sang Kasanag Teen Center”, the project in Alimodian National Comprehensive High School is part of the Adolescent Health and Youth Development Program spearheaded by the Provincial Population Office.
Using a Php300,000 budget, the teen center was built in a hope to prevent the incidence of teenage pregnancy and substance abuse among students and out-of-school youth in the town.
It would be manned by a guidance counselor and five peer helpers who were trained to provide individual and group counseling to any confused and troubled youth.
The center is also equipped with recreational materials like board games for the students to use during their recess or vacant period.
During an inspection, the governor promised to give more equipment and recreational materials to the centersuch as computer sets, television set, karaoke, chess board, scrabble, word factory, guitars and other musical instruments.
He would also fund the building of a comfort room/rest room next to the center.
“Forget gambling or trying any illegal drugs, make use of this teen center instead,” Defensor told the students.
He also hoped that the establishment of the teen centers province-wide would improve the quality of education in public schools.
“For us who are living in the countryside, education is the only thing that can help us escape poverty. So I urge you to study well and be a better person,” he said.
During the ceremony, the teen center was received by ANCHS Principal Ma. Phoebe Andiano and Alimodian Mayor Geefre A. Alonsabe.
==4Ps community stores available soon in Iloilo City==
*Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=3&rid=740891
*Tuesday, March 3, 2015
:By Perla G. Lena [(PNA), CTB/AJP/PGL/VLO]
ILOILO CITY, March 3 (PNA) -- Community stores that will be managed by the associations of Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries will soon rise in the six districts of the city here this year.
Alfredo Villanueva, head of the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) in an information provided to the office of Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, stated that the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has allotted P750,000 for the acquisition of goods to be sold at the stores.
The city, as counterpart, will be the one to provide for the site where the community stores will be erected.
The provision of community stores is just one of the initiatives being cascaded by the DSWD to the local government unit where there are 4Ps beneficiaries.
The DSWD has also lined up skills training that will benefit 90 4Ps beneficiaries to include 25 each for the consumer electronic servicing and food and beverage servicing and 20 each for the preventive maintenance and engine tune up and commercial cooking.
Recipients of these skills training except for the preventive maintenance and engine tune up upon passing an assessment are entitled to a National Certificate Level II (NC II) from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
In 2014, some 1,325 4Ps beneficiaries have availed of training on Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) and 1,961 for various vocational and skills training.
As of last year, Iloilo City has a total of 13, 534 active 4Ps beneficiaries, according to the CSWDO.
==‘Juana’ March-es on==
*Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/901425282569/-juana-march-es-on
*Monday, March 2, 2015
:(PCW/JSC-PIA6)
ILOILO CITY, March 2 (PIA6) – The key roles and accomplishments of women in leadership, power and decision-making will be highlighted in this year’s National Women’s Month Celebration as a tribute to their efforts in leading and advancing women’s advocacies.
In its memorandum circular on the event, the Philippine Commission on Women said the goal is to influence and break the conservative mindset and belief that politics and leadership are not women’s world.
The organizers have chosen as theme for this year. “Juana, Desisyon Mo ay Mahalaga sa Kinabukasan ng Bawat Isa”.
The nationwide celebration will also be a perfect time, PCW said, to drum up the call for “Juanas” to run for public office since the last quarter of 2015 is the period for filing of candidacy for the 2016 election.
They also have lined up a series of activities to promote public awareness in the observance of the event involving all government agencies. The agencies as well as local government units and Philippine embassies and consulates are also encouraged to display the 2015 NWMC official streamer.
Spearheaded by PCW, the celebration is pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 224, 227 and Republic Act No. 6469, declaring the first week of March as Women’s Week, March 8 as National Women’s Day, and providing for the observance of the month of March as omen’s Role in History Month”.
==Feeding program benefits 11T malnourished kids==
*Source: http://panaynewsphilippines.com/2015/03/01/feeding-program-benefits-11t-malnourished-kids/
*Sunday, March 1, 2015
:(PIA-Iloilo/PN)
ILOILO – More than 11,000 severely wasted schoolchildren in 552 public schools in the province are currently benefiting from the School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) of the Department of Education (DepEd).
Ma. Liberty Mabunay, DepEd Division of Iloilo nurse, said prioritized under the SBFP are those severely wasted learners in Kindergarten to Grade 6 based on the nutritional status report as of school year 2011-2012.
In her report during the Provincial Nutrition Consultative and Planning Workshop on Feb. 23, Mabunay said the nutritional status report as of school year 2011-2012 indicated 11,102 severely wasted out of the 268,171 students weighed.
The report also showed that of the 11,102 severely wasted students, 2,240 were in Kindergarten, 2,658 in Grade 1, 2,347 in Grade 2, 2,884 in Grade 3, 490 in Grade 4, 304 in Grade 5, 172 in Grades 6 and 7.
Mabunay said DepEd allotted P19,983,600 for the program for 120 days this school year in Iloilo province starting August last year.
The feeding program intends to provide children hot meals following the developed standardized recipes using malunggay and 20-day cycle menu utilizing locally produced or grown foods.
Mabunay said parents handle the food preparation as their counterpart to the program which is expected to improve the nutritional status, classroom attendance and health and nutrition values and behavior of the learner beneficiaries.
Further, the said nutritional status report listed 37,788 Kinder to Grade 6 students wasted; 5,163 overweight; and 1,185 obese. Some 216, 933 are categorized under normal or about 80.89 percent of the total number of children weighed.

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Iloilo City brings arts via streets and jeepneys

By Leonard T. Pineda I (JCM/LTP/PIA-Iloilo)

ILOILO CITY, March 10 (PIA) --- The City Tourism Office here is set to launch the project dubbed “Arte sa Kalye” this year to showcase art via streets and jeepneys.

City Tourism Officer Benito Jimena said that this project is an attempt to bring art to the streets, to make a scene, and to create fanfare on the road.

“The project aims to make the street scenes of Iloilo reflect the local way of life and promote tourism through the arts,” he said.

He said this is a collaboration of the various sectors in preparation for the influx of visitors for the upcoming hosting of big and significant events in the city.

“With the relentless development of the metropolis, this drive will complement the vitality of the place and strengthen our claim as center of culture, arts, and heritage,” he said.

The project will utilize two media – the jeepneys and the streets including other structural configurations.

For jeepneys, artworks will be painted on bodies of jeepneys which are the popular public transport in this southern city.

Meanwhile, three-dimensional designs will be put up on the streets, parks, and walls that will create illusionary images and draw interest of the public to artistic talents.

App for taxi debuts in Iloilo City

(LCP)

HAILING a taxi via a smartphone will be introduced in Iloilo City on Wednesday.

MyTaxi Philippines Inc. will launch the Grabtaxi application in cooperation with the city's cab operators.

The Grabtaxi app is already available in Metro Manila, Davao, and Cebu.

Abby Macabit, media relations assistant of Havas PR Agatep, said that with the system, a passenger can communicate directly with a cab driver and be informed of the fare based on the distance travelled.

Macabit said a memorandum of agreement will be signed by the taxi operators and Grabtaxi for the new service.

USAID Director in Iloilo for EdGE Project (Newsfeature)

(PNA), CTB/JANEPOMOCENO/PR/VLO

ILOILO CITY, Mar.08 (PNA)– Gloria Steele, the mission director of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for Philippines and the Pacific Islands,, will arrive in Iloilo on Monday,March 9, for the launching of Hugpong sa Pagbangon (Rising Up Together).

Hugpong sa Pagbangon is a project undertaken by Synergeia Foundation under the Education Governance Effectiveness(EdGE)of USAID– a five-year project (2013-2018) that seeks to improve education governance through decentralization.

It will specifically provide post-disaster education recovery assistance to public elementary schools in 19 select local government units (LGUs) in the Visayas that were severely affected by Super Typhoon Yolanda in 2013.

Upon her arrival, Steele will join the ceremonial signing of memorandum of agreement between USAID, Synergeia, and the beneficiaries at 10:30 am in Smallville 21 Hotel. Governor Arthur Defensor Sr. Iloilo Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Myrna Castillo will also grace the ceremony.

Based on its plan, Hugpong sa Pagbangon will award a community incentive grant of P70,000 to any relevant projects developed by the school in partnership with their respective LGU.

These school projects, among others, must be geared towards the improvement of learning outcomes in public elementary schools. It can either be teaching equipment or books and other learning materials.

Each teacher in Grades 1 and 2 will also receive P1,475.00 which they can use to enhance their teaching aids, while the each pupil can have P475.00 to buy their school supplies and other needs.

To determine which is best, the Local Sangguniang Bayans (LSBs) will evaluate the proposals based on the intended results of the project, community participation and the value of resources that will be shared by the community.

The LSBs will also be responsible for the proper monitoring of the projects to ensure its proper implementation.

The school administration, on the other hand, will be accountable for proper project management and proper distribution of materials intended for teachers and pupils.

After the MOA signing, Steele will proceed to Monfort Civic and Cultural Center in Dumangas town for the ceremonial handover of community incentives grant to 31 public elementary schools of the town.

Among the items to be turned over include audio visual equipment for Dumangas Central Elementary School.

Iloilo joins March 8 nationwide street dance

By Lilibeth A. French (JCM/LAF/PIA-Iloilo)

ILOILO CITY, March 7 (PIA6) - - A nationwide simultaneous street dance will be held on Sunday, March 8 in celebration of the National Women’s Day and International Women’s Day.

In Iloilo, some 1,500 representatives of Ugsad Gender Resource Center 6 member institutions, schools, women organizations and local government units are expected to converge at Oton Amphitheater Green for the event which was organized by the Gender and Development Unit of the provincial government and the municipal government of Oton.

The event will start at 7 AM where participants will perform the official dance “Juana, Ikaw Na ang Manguna!” to be followed by a short program.

Mrs. Cosette Defensor, the First Lady of the province, will give a message and Sangguniang Bayan Member Chairperson Committee on Social Services Jafet Salinas was tasked to read the message of President Benigno Aquino III.

Mayor Vicente Flores, Jr. will also brief participants on their initiative dubbed “Magpakatotoo ka Juana, Wag Kang Maging Plastik!” in line with the implementation of their Municipal Ordinance No. 2014-257 on banning the use of plastic.

Other side events during the day are ‘Tiange ni Juana Sa Oton’, a showcase of products of the various women organizations in the province, and “We Bleed for Women”, a blood letting activity of the Philippine Red Cross and the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office of Oton for child birth and other reproductive health complications.

The nationwide simultaneous street dance is one of the activities identified by the Philippine Commission on Women to celebrate achievement in empowering Juanas and encourage more Juanas to step up, participate and lead in different sectors.

Aside from Iloilo, it will also take place in Quezon City, Davao and Naga.

Boost for Iloilo River’s recreational fishermen

(LCP/Sunnex)

A TOTAL of 7,000 fish fingerlings were released into the Iloilo River on Friday to boost recreational fishing along the waterway.

The 5,000 tilapia and 2,000 milkfish bangus fingerlings were released from the Carpenter's Bridge in ceremonies headed by Senate President Franklin and Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog.

Mabilog said fishermen using fine mesh nets are prohibited from fishing downstream of Carpenter's Bridge to allow the fingerlings to mature and reproduce. Only the hook and line method used in recreational fishing is allowed.

Drilon also ordered the release of white ducks into the river to add beauty and enhance tourism.

Kayaking is being promoted, with a station for kayak boats put up at the ecopark in Barangay San Pedro in Molo district.

IT expert to train selected W. Visayas teachers on ‘cloud technology’

(PNA), RMA/AJP/PGLENA/VLO

ILOILO CITY, March 5 (PNA) -- Selected teachers from Western Visayas will undergo training on Information Technology (IT) development advance course in preparation for ‘cloud technology.’

The training, specific on Information Storage and Management, will be offered in selected key cities in the country, including Bacolod and Iloilo and selected higher education institutions (HEIs) in Panay.

Joeven C. Tansi, deputy executive director of the Iloilo Federation for Information Technology (I-FIT), said that they were going to level up, thereby opening more IT opportunities aside from the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry.

An expert from India has been tapped to provide the needed training, Tansi said.

I-FIT has partnered with the EMC Academic Alliance, an international organization that develops talents for IT.

The ‘cloud technology’ is currently being used by Google in Microsoft applications and Drop box, among others, however, there are only a few experts in the world, he said.

“We want to be on that level,” he said.

Upon completion of the training, the teachers are expected to teach the program back in their respective institutions as an elective.

"We need more graduates so that they will be employed by the industry later on," he said.

“Students will be required to get certification program so that anywhere in the world they could be hired immediately,” he said.

The training in Bacolod City will be on March 27 to April 1 while it will be held at the Central Philippine University (CPU) here on April 20-24.

New teen center opened in Iloilo

(PNA), FFC/AJP/JAN/VLO

ILOILO, March 4 (PNA) -– Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Sr. and Provincial Population Officer Ramon Yee led the blessing and inauguration of the 23rd school-based multi-purpose teen center in Alimodian town here on Tuesday.

Dubbed as “Rombuhan Sang Kasanag Teen Center”, the project in Alimodian National Comprehensive High School is part of the Adolescent Health and Youth Development Program spearheaded by the Provincial Population Office.

Using a Php300,000 budget, the teen center was built in a hope to prevent the incidence of teenage pregnancy and substance abuse among students and out-of-school youth in the town.

It would be manned by a guidance counselor and five peer helpers who were trained to provide individual and group counseling to any confused and troubled youth.

The center is also equipped with recreational materials like board games for the students to use during their recess or vacant period.

During an inspection, the governor promised to give more equipment and recreational materials to the centersuch as computer sets, television set, karaoke, chess board, scrabble, word factory, guitars and other musical instruments.

He would also fund the building of a comfort room/rest room next to the center.

“Forget gambling or trying any illegal drugs, make use of this teen center instead,” Defensor told the students.

He also hoped that the establishment of the teen centers province-wide would improve the quality of education in public schools.

“For us who are living in the countryside, education is the only thing that can help us escape poverty. So I urge you to study well and be a better person,” he said.

During the ceremony, the teen center was received by ANCHS Principal Ma. Phoebe Andiano and Alimodian Mayor Geefre A. Alonsabe.

4Ps community stores available soon in Iloilo City

By Perla G. Lena [(PNA), CTB/AJP/PGL/VLO]

ILOILO CITY, March 3 (PNA) -- Community stores that will be managed by the associations of Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries will soon rise in the six districts of the city here this year.

Alfredo Villanueva, head of the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) in an information provided to the office of Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog, stated that the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has allotted P750,000 for the acquisition of goods to be sold at the stores.

The city, as counterpart, will be the one to provide for the site where the community stores will be erected.

The provision of community stores is just one of the initiatives being cascaded by the DSWD to the local government unit where there are 4Ps beneficiaries.

The DSWD has also lined up skills training that will benefit 90 4Ps beneficiaries to include 25 each for the consumer electronic servicing and food and beverage servicing and 20 each for the preventive maintenance and engine tune up and commercial cooking.

Recipients of these skills training except for the preventive maintenance and engine tune up upon passing an assessment are entitled to a National Certificate Level II (NC II) from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).

In 2014, some 1,325 4Ps beneficiaries have availed of training on Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) and 1,961 for various vocational and skills training.

As of last year, Iloilo City has a total of 13, 534 active 4Ps beneficiaries, according to the CSWDO.

‘Juana’ March-es on

(PCW/JSC-PIA6)

ILOILO CITY, March 2 (PIA6) – The key roles and accomplishments of women in leadership, power and decision-making will be highlighted in this year’s National Women’s Month Celebration as a tribute to their efforts in leading and advancing women’s advocacies.

In its memorandum circular on the event, the Philippine Commission on Women said the goal is to influence and break the conservative mindset and belief that politics and leadership are not women’s world.

The organizers have chosen as theme for this year. “Juana, Desisyon Mo ay Mahalaga sa Kinabukasan ng Bawat Isa”.

The nationwide celebration will also be a perfect time, PCW said, to drum up the call for “Juanas” to run for public office since the last quarter of 2015 is the period for filing of candidacy for the 2016 election.

They also have lined up a series of activities to promote public awareness in the observance of the event involving all government agencies. The agencies as well as local government units and Philippine embassies and consulates are also encouraged to display the 2015 NWMC official streamer.

Spearheaded by PCW, the celebration is pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 224, 227 and Republic Act No. 6469, declaring the first week of March as Women’s Week, March 8 as National Women’s Day, and providing for the observance of the month of March as omen’s Role in History Month”.

Feeding program benefits 11T malnourished kids

(PIA-Iloilo/PN)

ILOILO – More than 11,000 severely wasted schoolchildren in 552 public schools in the province are currently benefiting from the School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) of the Department of Education (DepEd).

Ma. Liberty Mabunay, DepEd Division of Iloilo nurse, said prioritized under the SBFP are those severely wasted learners in Kindergarten to Grade 6 based on the nutritional status report as of school year 2011-2012.

In her report during the Provincial Nutrition Consultative and Planning Workshop on Feb. 23, Mabunay said the nutritional status report as of school year 2011-2012 indicated 11,102 severely wasted out of the 268,171 students weighed.

The report also showed that of the 11,102 severely wasted students, 2,240 were in Kindergarten, 2,658 in Grade 1, 2,347 in Grade 2, 2,884 in Grade 3, 490 in Grade 4, 304 in Grade 5, 172 in Grades 6 and 7.

Mabunay said DepEd allotted P19,983,600 for the program for 120 days this school year in Iloilo province starting August last year.

The feeding program intends to provide children hot meals following the developed standardized recipes using malunggay and 20-day cycle menu utilizing locally produced or grown foods.

Mabunay said parents handle the food preparation as their counterpart to the program which is expected to improve the nutritional status, classroom attendance and health and nutrition values and behavior of the learner beneficiaries.

Further, the said nutritional status report listed 37,788 Kinder to Grade 6 students wasted; 5,163 overweight; and 1,185 obese. Some 216, 933 are categorized under normal or about 80.89 percent of the total number of children weighed.

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