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==DSWD invades social media for ‘Kaya ko ang Pagbabago’==
*Source: http://panaynewsphilippines.com/2014/11/30/dswd-invades-social-media-for-kaya-ko-ang-pagbabago/
*Sunday, November 30, 2014
:BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA (PN)
ILOILO City – Aimed at informing the public of the positive changes in the lives of the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently launched the “Kaya Ko ang Pagbabago” campaign.
DSWD’s regional offices nationwide simultaneously launched the campaign through social networking sites Facebook and Twitter.
The campaign gives Pantawid Pamilya beneficiaries a platform to share to the public the positive changes in their lives.
“Allow our clients to tell you their stories. Let them have a chance to inspire others who may be feeling hopeless already,” said DSWD Region 6 director, Ma. Evelyn B. Macapobre.
Macapobre led the nationwide ceremonial posting of the message in social media for the said campaign.
Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program is a human development program that invests in the health and education of poor households, particularly of children aged zero to 18 years old.
Patterned after the conditional cash transfer scheme implemented in other developing countries, the Pantawid Pamilya provides cash grants to beneficiaries provided that they comply with the set of conditions required by the program.
==Opening of Lights at Savannah City tonight==
*Source: http://panaynewsphilippines.com/2014/11/29/opening-of-lights-at-savannah-city-tonight/
*Saturday, November 29, 2014
:By RAYMART ESCOPEL (PN)
CHRISTMAS, for most Filipino families, is the most awaited time of year for giving and sharing. In this season, there is nothing better to do than be home with one’s family and relatives, strengthen the bond and celebrate love.
Savannah City, a prime housing development of Vista Land in Iloilo, will show how it gives importance to Yuletide as much as almost every Filipino family does with a month-long display of Christmas lights.
Starting 8 p.m. today, Savannah City, including Camella Iloilo, will be transformed into a Christmas Village as it is filled with colorful and sparkling lights.
Tonight’s Opening of Lights has become one of the anticipated events in Savannah City and Camella Iloilo every Yuletide
It is expected to gather thousands of residents inside and outside the subdivision as it will showcase not only bright lights but also beautiful Christmas decorations.
Since 2010, it has become a tradition for Savannah City to fill its areas with the spirit of Christmas that radiates not only to the residents of the subdivision but also to the neighboring places.
It has served as a “Christmas destination” where people can enjoy various sights that will surely delight their hearts.
This year’s theme of the Opening of Lights is inspired by “Frozen,” one of the most popular and successful animated films to date.
The subdivision will be decorated with figures of characters and scenes from the movie. Residents and visitors, especially children, can play with “Princess Ana,” “Queen Elsa” and “Olaf.”
Tonight’s lighting event will be complemented with band performances and other activities especially for the spectators.
Everyone is welcome to join the Opening of Lights at Savannah City.
The event will be the community’s early Christmas treat to Ilonggos for making Savannah City and Camella Iloilo among the leading names in real estate development.
More than the Christmas spirit it brings, the Opening of Lights is a manifestation of how Savannah City created a happy community with its satisfied homeowners.
Spend the Yuletide at Savannah City and make your Christmas merrier.
==Iloilo City to launch mobile payment==
*Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/iloilo/local-news/2014/11/28/iloilo-city-launch-mobile-payment-379079
*Friday, November 28, 2014
: By Lydia C. Pendon
ILOILO City will launch on December 4 the Online Business Registration System, Mobile Money Payment, and the Virtual Investment Promotion Center of the City Government at the Amigo Terrace Hotel.
City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said the launching will replace the online Business Permits and Licensing System (BPLS) with real mobile payment services for the business tax to provide better technological solutions to the public in transacting with the City Government.
The project will initially cover the payment for the second quarter of 2015 with service provider Globe Telecom through its G-Cash services.
Mabilog said that since 2012, the City Government has been working to improve the BPLS with the assistance of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to encourage more investors to do business in the city and to shorten the processing time of obtaining the permits.
In January 2014, the City Government tested the online application and submission in renewing business permits and pursued a mobile money payment system for financial transactions, specifically for business permits and licensing payment.
Other speakers during the launching next month are Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary Nora Terrado, University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) dean Mary Ann Gumban, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Austere Panadero, and IC Trade and Investment Promotion Board’s Felix Tiu.
A live simulation of business registration and mobile payment will be conducted by the City Government, UPV, and Globe X-Change Inc.
A signing of agreement will be made by the city and UPV.
==Students explore Bulabog-Putian National Park==
*Source: http://panaynewsphilippines.com/2014/11/27/students-explore-bulabog-putian-national-park/
*Thursday, November 27, 2014
:  (PIA-Iloilo/PN)
ILOILO – Thirty-eight high school students explored Bulabog-Putian National Park in Dingle town during a youth camp that the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) organized for Fort San Pedro National High School (Iloilo City) and Dingle National High School.
The youth camp helped instill a sense of responsibility among students to protect natural wonders, said Lally Sales, OIC head of Dingle National High School’s Science Department.
The youth camp included an eco-walk, tree planting, cave exploration, workshops on biodiversity and how to become “environmental heroes.”
There was also a forum on protected areas and climate change. Dr. Emelyn Peñaranda, Protected Areas Division chief of DENR Region 6, was the speaker.
“The students were given real experience of communing with nature as reinforcement to the usual classroom activities on environmental protection,” said Sales.
Bulabog-Putian National Park is a protected area under Presidential Proclamation No. 760 that President Carlos Garcia issued on June 14, 1961.
The national park occupies a land area of 847.33 hectares covering nine villages in the towns of Dingle and San Enrique.
Shayne Kae Lemery, a third year secondary student of Fort San Pedro National High School and active member of their school’s YES-O (Youth for Environment in Schools’ Organization), said the youth camp enabled her to explore for the first time a natural park.
“I enjoyed hiking in the forest, going inside the caves, and discovering different plants and animals that I have not seen yet,” she said.
Lemery said the youth camp also made her realize her role in environmental protection.
==DOT promotes cybercrime laws==
*Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/2421416977513/dot-promotes-cybercrime-laws
*Wednesday, November 26, 2014
: (JCM/LTP/PIA-Iloilo)
ILOILO CITY, November 26 (PIA) --- The Department of Tourism (DOT) in Western Visayas is taking an active role in promoting public awareness on various cybercrime laws.
In a media release, Atty. Helen Catalbas, DOT-6 Regional Director said that they are initiating briefings on cybercrime laws in their offices, local government unit partners and private stakeholders as member of the Regional Development Council (RDC)-6.
This is through RDC-6 resolution No. 46 that was endorsed by the Development Administration Committee (DAC) as one way of preventing people to be cybercrime victims through proper information dissemination
“Cybercrimes are acts committed with, or through the use of information technologies such as radio, television, cellular phone, computer and network, and other communication device application,” she said.
Cybercrime offenses that are considered punishable are: offenses against confidentiality and integrity, and availability of computer data system; computer-related offenses; content-related offenses; and other offenses such as aiding or abetting in the commission of Cybercrime and attempt in the commission of Cybercrime.
Existing laws affecting cyberspace include, but not limited to E-Commerce Law (RA 8792), Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009 (RA 9995), Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009 (9775), and Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 (RA 10175).
High-tech crimes also include cyber-based terrorism, espionage, computer intrusions, and major cyber fraud.
Any person found guilty of the act can face imprisonment of prision mayor (6 years and one day to 12 years) or pay fine amounting from P50,000 to P1-million.
==4,000 jobs up for grabs on Dec. 2==
*Source: http://panaynewsphilippines.com/2014/11/25/4000-jobs-up-for-grabs-on-dec-2/
*Tuesday, November 25, 2014
:BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA (PN)
ILOILO City – Around 4,000 job vacancies and job orders are up for grabs on the Dec. 2, 2014 job fair of the provincial government.
Spearheaded by the Provincial Employment Service Office (PESO), the job fair will be held at the Iloilo provincial capitol lobby.
As of yesterday, 77 local companies and recruitment agencies expressed intention to participate.
“This is part of the program of Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. for our unemployed or underemployed constituents,” said Francisco Heler, PESO head.
Each year, PESO conducts the job fair twice: during the “Semana sang Iloilo” every April and first week of December.
In 2013, 1,000 applicants were hired for both local and overseas placements.
According to Heler, on top of the two job fairs is a monthly special recruitment activity at the provincial capitol participated in by various companies.
Heler said the provincial PESO had been cited by the regional PESO as “top performer” (first class provincial category). It is also a consistent nominee for the National Best PESO award.
This year, PESO will also be giving awards to “top local manpower performers” among participating companies.
The most common openings during the job fairs are for business process outsourcing, engineers, ship crew, hotel and restaurant employees, nurses, medical technologists, technicians and skilled workers.
==Iloilo to hold 1st Biodiversity Week==
*Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/931416808187/iloilo-to-hold-1st-biodiversity-week
*Monday, November 24, 2014
:(JCM/LAF-PIA6 Iloilo)
ILOILO CITY, Nov. 24 (PIA6) - - The province of Iloilo through its Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office will hold the first Iloilo Biodiversity and Watershed Week from December 1-5, 2014.
The five-day event will gather the different watershed councils, national government agencies, academe, non-government organizations and people organizations in the province to display their unique watershed and biodiversity features through tarpaulins and live flora and fauna at the provincial capitol grounds.
PENRO Officer Sol Sucaldito said the event will highlight and recognize the efforts being made by the watershed management councils and other concerned agencies and organizations towards conservation and protection of local biodiversity. This will be undertaken in collaboration with Department of Environment and Natural Resources 6-Biodiversity Partnerships Project, University of the Philippines-Viayas and West Visayas State University-College of Agriculture and Forestry.
Sucaldito said the various watershed management councils in the province have already expressed their participation in the week-long event that will feature series of lectures, contests and award ceremony for the Governor’s Prize on Blue Waters competition. To date, there are 26 watershed management councils in the province.
Topics that will be discussed during the lectures include Biodiversity in Central Panay Mountains; Critical Habitat; LGU role in CH; Indigenous People Ethno Knowledge on pharma, vet, potion, food, farming techniques, Beach Forest/Mangrove, Corals, Seagrass, Fishes and the Iloilo Provincial Environment Code.
Lantern making, poster making and Biodiversity and Watershed Quiz Bowl for college and secondary schools are the three contests that will be conducted during the event.
Participating watershed management councils will show their creativity and ingenuity in the lantern making contest as they are required to use indigenous plant materials in creating their entries.
==Ilonggo makes waves as doll dress designer==
*Source: http://panaynewsphilippines.com/2014/11/23/ilonggo-makes-waves-as-doll-dress-designer/
*Sunday, November 23, 2014
:By JOHN PAUL F. CADIZ (PN)
WHAT began as a hobby is now a promising venture for Reynel Solen.
Fresh from college four years ago and waiting for calls from potential employers, he collected retaso (excess strips of cloth) from his mother’s work space, and made doll dresses to kill his time. It was only a hobby, he said, until his friend suggested that he take photos of the dresses, and post them on his Facebook account.
Today, Reynel is making waves as a designer in Doll World, a group of doll collectors and doll directors involved in the production of doll beauty pageants. His handmade creations, often accentuated by intricate beadwork, are a hit among doll aficionados here and abroad.
happy doll pics (4)“It never occurred to me that this hobby would turn out to be a business enterprise,” said Reynel. “I did not expect that by posting photos of my creations on my Facebook account, someone would notice them and that I would eventually be introduced in Doll World.”
But it was not an easy journey for him to be admitted to Doll World, he said, because an aspiring member needs to prove his worth before earning the nod of the other members. So at first, a member would buy his works, and sell them in Doll World on his behalf.
In 2012, Reynel quit his day job to focus on making doll dresses and gowns to accommodate orders from his clients. He has also invested on equipment and materials that are essential in his business.
happy doll pics (3)“I regularly receive orders from doll collectors. My creations dress their dolls like the Fashion Royalty series, Barbie Playline, Dynamite Girl, among others. These dolls compete in several doll beauty competitions that are done online. In fact, I have received inquiries if I can ship my works to Paraguay.”
Today, Reynel’s talent and craftsmanship is recognized in the world of doll pageants. He said he has also improved on his techniques despite not undergoing formal training on designing and sewing.
“I think I mastered this skill because I used to observe how my mother made dresses. I also update myself on the latest trends in design, and learn more cutting and sewing techniques from the Internet,” said Reynel.
Looking back at his journey as one of the most sought-after designers and makers of doll dresses and gowns, he shared it has been a fulfilling experience.
“I love what I am doing. Every finished product is a reason for me to celebrate. Imagine working for about five hours a day for two to three days and seeing that my work perfectly fits the dolls, and it looks beautiful once I put it on a doll. That is a priceless feeling that motivates me to create more,” he said.
He added that he enjoys what he is doing because he feels he is not working, but playing whenever he is working on each dress.
“Of course, it also helps that my customers provide positive feedback when they buy my works. Some of them even encourage me to put up my couture line, which I am also considering,” he said.
Reynel’s collection may be viewed at his Facebook account www.facebook.com/tongtong.solen, where he also transacts with his clients.
==Cancer institute to rise in Western Visayas==
*Source: http://panaynewsphilippines.com/2014/11/22/cancer-institute-to-rise-in-western-visayas/
*Saturday, November 22, 2014
:By JOHN PAUL F. CADIZ (PN)
CANCER is the third leading cause of death in the Philippines, government data show. It is estimated to afflict 189 per 100,000 Filipinos. Of this number, 103 die each day, or four deaths per hour.
A lawmaker is in fact pushing for a bill that will make cancer treatment more accessible to people outside Metro Manila, Cebu and Davao, where cancer treatment is already available.
With these in mind, St. Paul’s Hospital of Iloilo, Inc. will open a cancer institute that will provide better options for Ilonggos seeking cancer treatment.
“This project has been considered by the sisters and doctors for a long time. In fact, I’m already the third hospital administrator who has had this dream,” said Sister Rosamond Marie Abadesco, SPC, hospital administrator. “It will be materialized now because we have learned to take the risk and coupled it with a leap of faith.”
Building a cancer institute is “a work of faith,” she said, because it is quite expensive — from procuring the equipment to building the four-storey edifice.
“God gave us the opportunity, and He also sent us people who are willing to help and invest in the facility,” said Abadesco.
There is no cancer institute in Western Visayas yet, and what the hospital is going to build will be the first, she said.
“Cancer treatment is very expensive,” said Abadesco. “Many patients from this region would go to Manila or Cebu for treatment. Aside from the treatment, they also need to spend for their plane fare and other expenses.”
Putting up a cancer institute “is going to be part of our charity service to the poor,” she said.
Tapped to be on top of this project is Dr. Michael Malabanan, a radiation oncologist from Makati Medical Center.
“For St. Paul’s Hospital, we will have a TomoTherapy Radiation machine that treats all types of cancers — breast, brain, lung, bone, brain metastasis — that will need radiation therapy treatment,” said Malabanan.
He said this technology is more advanced than the typical cobalt machine and the typical linear accelerator.
Malabanan said he has been manning a similar machine for about two and a half years now as section head of Makati Medical Center’s radiation oncology facility.
“This machine treats patients effectively and fast. A treatment of 30 minutes can be given for 10 to 12 minutes,” he said. “The patient’s comfort is assured since the treatment is tolerable.”
A TomoTherapy Radiation machine can also treat a tumor but will spare organs at risk, he said. The side effects are minimal, lesser than the typical radiation machine.
St. Paul’s Hospital of Iloilo, Inc. held a groundbreaking ceremony for its cancer institute on Nov. 15. Abadesco said construction will begin soon, and the facility is expected to be fully operational by middle of 2015.
“We have already procured the machine. Now we wait until the building is constructed so we can better serve the Ilonggos, especially the poor, who need cancer treatment. That is the core of our mission, after all,” she said.
Malabanan will be at the helm of the hospital’s cancer institute for its initial operation next year.
He brings with him years of expertise as radiation oncologist, backed by his fellowship training under the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Canada and link with the National Cancer Center of Singapore.
==Tourism infra projects get P1.167B==
*Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/911416547205/tourism-infra-projects-get-p1-167b
*Friday, November 21, 2014
: (DPWH/JCM/ESS/PIA-Iloilo)
ILOILO CITY, Nov. 21 (PIA6)—The Department of Public Works and Highways and the Department of Tourism here is jointly implementing some P1.167 billion for 17 infrastructure projects in support of tourism development in the region.
The projects are components of the convergence of DOT and the DPWH which are expected to boost the tourism industry in Western Visayas to attract both local and foreign tourists to visit more tourist destinations.
In Iloilo City, District Engineer Rodney Gustilo said they have completed the rehabilitation and upgrading of various roads and bridges leading to tourist attractions in the city.
There is the upgrading and reconstruction of 4-lane, 376.50 lineal meter J.M. Basa-Gen. Hughes-Fort San Pedro Road in the amount of P27.120 million; Reconstruction/Rehabilitation of 2-lane, 480.0-lineal meter Rizal Street in Lapaz District in the amount of P12.7 million, and Upgrading of 20.0 lineal meter San Lorenzo Bridge and 25.0-lineal meter Rizal Bridge both leading to Iloilo International Container Port, Iloilo City, in the amount of P14.0 million and P18.0, respectively.   
There is also the 2,418.13 lineal meters Leganes-Sta. Barbara road leading to heritage sites in Iloilo City in the amount of P60.0 million. The San Miguel-Sta. Barbara road leading to Sta. Barbara Golf course, in the amount ofP78.055 million and the old route of Iloilo-Capiz road, from Iloilo City-Pavia Boundary to Aganan Bridge in Pavia, 1,611.0 lineal meters long, with an allocation of P58,945 million.
On the other hand, in the province of Antique, there is the Access Road in Tibiao, Antique which leads to White  Water Kayaking, Tibiao Ecopark and tibiao Fish Spa with the length of 4.613.54 lineal meters, in the amount of P110. million.
In Aklan, there is the  Tangalan-Ibajay Road, 4,764.16 lineal meters amounting to P98.0 million.
In Negros Occidental, these are the 2.836.05 lineal meters Access Road leading to Mambucal Resort in Murcia,  with an allocation of P60.0 million; the 3,836.05 lineal meters Bacolod City Boundary Road from La Salle Ecopark to Mt. Mandalagan, with an allocation of  P140.0 million, and the 5,996.22 lineal meter Silay Lantawan-Patag Access Road to Bacolod Silay Airport Road in the amount P200.0 million.
Engineer Jaime SJ Javellana said the engineering district has already completed the rehabilitation of 2,401.0 lineal meter Access Road leading to “The Ruins” in Talisay City in the amount of P50.0 million.
Javellana said they are currently undertaking the P50.0 million worth of rehabilitation of Bacolod-Murcia-Don Salvador Benedicto-San Carlos City Road, with the length of 5,268.79 lineal meters which leads to Mambucal Resort and Alindahaw Falls in the amount of P50.0 million and the Rehabilitation of 2,999.64-lineal meter Access Road leading to Gawahon Resort in Victorias City in the amount of P40.0 million.
Engr. Edilberto Tayao, DPWH-6 regional director, said that these are the convergence targets of the department together with the DOT to foster faster growth for tourism here.
==Region 6 leader organic farming – DA==
==Region 6 leader organic farming – DA==
*Source: http://panaynewsphilippines.com/2014/11/20/region-6-leader-organic-farming-da/
*Source: http://panaynewsphilippines.com/2014/11/20/region-6-leader-organic-farming-da/
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