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==DILG- Maasin campaigns for PPUR in barangay assemblies== | |||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r08&id=58365 | |||
*Monday, October 10, 2011 | |||
:by Bong Pedalino | |||
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Oct. 10 (PIA) -- The nationwide, synchronized barangay assembly held in most of the 70 barangays here on Sunday served as an opportune occasion for the city office of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to strongly push for a text or online vote for the Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) to be included in the list of new 7 wonders of nature. | |||
“If we vote for Maasinhon Trio, which is up to this day only, for the honor and pride of our city and Southern Leyte, I might as well appeal on all of you here to vote for the Puerto Princesa Underground River as one of the new seven wonders of the world, for this will be the pride and honor for our country,” said Elsa Tingcoy, City DILG Officer, at the Tagnipa gym barangay assembly attended by Tagnipanians led by Punong Barangay Felix Verano. | |||
She was referring to the three local singers -- Andrew Sanchez, Lecenio Lolo, and Bonnie Salubre -- who were semi-finalists in a talent search of a popular television network, and they did make it to the finals, courtesy of a strong text vote after last night’s final vote tally, where they gained 52% of the total votes cast. | |||
Early on, shortly before her pitch on the PPUR, Tingcoy explained the rationale behind the holding of a barangay assembly, a yearly activity every October to mark the passage of the Local Government Code which was passed on October 10, 1991, so today is the 20th anniversary of this law that grants autonomy to the many local villages across the country. | |||
The week in which the date October 10 will fall will also be the Local Government week, in which LGUs were advised to hold social-sports activities -- for Maasin City this coincided with the celebration of Employees’ Week -- and the whole month of October is Local Government Month, Tingcoy said. | |||
This year’s commemoration of the local autonomy became more significant as the nation was challenged to bond together so the famous underground river in Palawan can be known as among the new 7 wonders of nature, Tingcoy stressed, adding that this was also in consonance with the directive from DILG Secretary Jesse Robredo and President Benigno Aquino III himself, who signed Proclamation No. 182 for this purpose. | |||
The Philippines is known as the texting capital of the world, and it would be a big opportunity loss if the country cannot harness this texting power for the PPUR, Tingcoy said as a challenge to the barangay folks. | |||
In a brief chat with PIA after her talk, Tingcoy said she had already rounded several barangays along the highway, especially those with full cell signals, speaking the same message, and she expected to collect and collate the votes sent until the end of the month. | |||
Voting will be until November 11, 2011, it was learned. According to the 7 wonders website each SMS sent counts as one vote, and it can be easily done by sending PPUR to 2861 for all Globe and Smart subscribers. | |||
Located 50 kilometers north of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, the underground river features a limestone karst mountain with an 8.2 km navigable water that winds through a cave before flowing directly into the South China Sea or the Philippine Sea, the website reported. (PIA-Southern Leyte/Bong) | |||
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The present city jail at the old municipal building in the heart of the city has been cramped and crowded, with its present population of 58 inmates, including one lady, in a jail capacity of only 30 prisoners, Ortiz said, adding that the edifice itself was already dilapidated and needed major repairs. | The present city jail at the old municipal building in the heart of the city has been cramped and crowded, with its present population of 58 inmates, including one lady, in a jail capacity of only 30 prisoners, Ortiz said, adding that the edifice itself was already dilapidated and needed major repairs. | ||
This building will be re-invented and be transformed into a museum once the jail occupants can be transferred to the new location, Ortiz added. (PIA-Southern Leyte/bong) | This building will be re-invented and be transformed into a museum once the jail occupants can be transferred to the new location, Ortiz added. (PIA-Southern Leyte/bong) | ||
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