Difference between revisions of "Southern Leyte Province News September 2011"

→ → Go back HOME to Zamboanga: the Portal to the Philippines.
Line 198: Line 198:




==ATI 8 hosts consultation workshop==
==Southern Leyte media to join PIA in blood letting activities==
*Source: http://www.ati.da.gov.ph/rtc8/news/2011/ATI-8-hosts-consultation-workshop
*Source:http://archives.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=51791&y=2011&mo=09
*01 September 2011  
*Thursday, September 01, 2011
:by. hazelgracettaganas
:by. R.G. Cadavos




The ATI 8 hosted the consultation workshop on the institutionalization of the Techno Gabay Program to the ATI for Regions 4a, 4b,5 and 8. The activity was conducted at Sabin Resort Hotel in Bantigue, Ormoc City on August 22-26, 2011. There were 40 participants and facilitators from the four regions, ATI Central Office and DOST-PCARRD who participated in the activity.
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte Sep 1 (PIA) – The Associated Media of Southern Leyte will join the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) in the blood letting activities to help dengue-stricken areas throughout the country to prevent the spread of virus.
 
In a media forum aired regularly at radio station DyDM every Wednesday, media practitioners who faciliated the radio program such as the PIA, DyDM reporters, among other private correspondents here committed to join the blood donation activities as directed by PIA Director General Atty. Jose Fabia through Region 8 Director Olive P. Tiu .
Discussed during the said consultation workshop was the status of the Techno Gabay Program, PCARRD plans for the program, the agricultural extension services of the DA-ATI and its plans for the institutionalization of the program. The participants presented their outputs on how to operationalize the weaning process, workplan for 2011-2012 and strategies for institutionalization.
The AMSL has been regularly supporting in every program the PIA initiated.
 
During the forum, Southern Leyte Provincial Information Center Manager Erna Gorne disclosed in a phone patch interview that “ PIA is asking your support and hopeful that the media will also be one of the donors of the voluntary blood donation.”
The participants also visited two FITS centers and two Magsasaka Siyentista farms in Leyte and Southern Leyte, and the Techno Mart and Pasalubong Counter at the Visayas State University.  The site visit became exciting when the group stopped at the tallest bridge in the Philippines.  Ten dared the zip line.
The PIA is now coordinating with the Philippine National Red Cross- Southern Leyte Chapter to facilitate the blood letting activity, “we are suggesting to the PNRC that it will be held at the PIA Office at Barangay Combado here,” she added.
On the other hand, one of the hosts, Ramon Buyser of DyDM, a Kagawad of Barangay Mambajao disclosed that “Barangay officials here initiated already the blood donation every 4 months, held at the barangay hall and conducted by the Red Cross,” adding that “the activity started last year yet, he added.
The blood letting activity was in response to a memorandum from Atty. Fabia “to conduct a voluntary blood donation day as dengue cases in many parts of the country is increasing.
The bloodletting activity in Eastern Visayas started last August 26, Friday at the PIA 8 Regional Office in coordination with the AGIO-8, KBP Eastern Visayas, REAL and the Philippine National Red Cross Leyte Chapter to mobilize people in the blood letting activity. (rgc/PIA-SoLeyte)