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==Over 7T avail DOLE’s livelihood, emergency programs==
*Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/931421717153/over-7t-avail-dole-s-livelihood-emergency-programs
*Tuesday, January 20, 2015
:(JCM/LAF/PIA-Iloilo)
ILOILO CITY, Jan. 20 (PIA6) - - The Department of Labor and Employment 6 has released a total of P39,565,286.75 to 7,362 beneficiaries from the different provinces of Western Visayas through the DOLE Integrated Livelihood and Emergency Employment Programs (DILEEP) as of December 2014.
DILEEP aims to contribute to poverty reduction and reduce vulnerability to risks of the poor, vulnerable, and marginalized workers through enhance access to emergency employment and livelihood.
The program has two components the Kabuhayan or livelihood program and the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) or emergency employment program.
Data obtained from DOLE 6 showed that of the total amount, P28,586,066.75 was released for DILEEP Kabuhayan while the remaining P10,979,220.00 for DILEEP TUPAD.
The P28,586,066.75 as indicated in the DOLE 6 data was released to finance the 43 livelihood projects of 5,015 beneficiaries where almost half or around 2,359 are from Negros Occidental.
Some 59 projects coming from the provinces of Iloilo and Antique were approved under the DILEEP TUPAD, as of December 2014, benefiting 2,347, mostly from Iloilo.
To ensure the viability and sustainability of the DILEEP projects this year, Director Ponciano Ligutom has recently directed DOLE 6 staff to look into the quality of project proposals. This is also to further strengthen inter-unit coordination to improve the flow of information which affects the evaluation and processing of documents, according to DOLE 6.
==DA-6 opens search on organic agri achievers==
*Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=11&rid=726701
*Sunday, January 19, 2015
:(PNA), LAP/AJP/DA6-PR/VLO
ILOILO CITY, Jan. 19 (PNA) -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Field Office 6 had officially opened this year’s Regional Organic Agriculture Achievers Award search with seven categories including individual farmer, farmer group, organic farm family, municipality with the highest production area converted to organic agriculture, municipality with the highest number of practitioners, municipality with the highest volume of produce, and outstanding organic province.
According to Dr. Joyce S. Wendam, regional focal person on organic agriculture, the annual search, which is now on its second year, aims to strengthen the promotion and advocacy of organic agriculture by recognizing the outstanding performances of the farmers, municipalities and farmers associations in the production and marketing of organic crops, livestock, poultry, and fisheries.
Interested applicants who are into growing cereals, fruits and vegetables, spices, herbs, livestock, poultry and fisheries should have complied all the policies indicated in the Philippine National Standards on organic agriculture production and marketing systems.
Applicants should submit their documentary requirements to the regional search committee on or before February 13.
The province and the municipality should have established their Local Technical Committees, roadmap on organic agriculture, and the Organic Agriculture Program is included in their Annual Investment Plan with corresponding budget allocation.
Municipalities vying for outstanding municipality award with the highest number of practitioners should have attained at least 3 percent of their farming areas converted to organic agriculture as of December 31 last year.
As to the municipality with the highest volume of production, the town should give data based on its actual production of rice, corn, high value commercial crops, and livestock.
On the other hand, for the individual farmer, farmers' group and farm family categories, the screening should be based on the farmer/farmer organization, farm, and its social impact to the community.
==USALT’s ‘imagine/a\nation’ bids for TAYO national plum==
*Source: http://panaynewsphilippines.com/2015/01/18/usalts-imagineanation-bids-for-tayo-national-plum/
*Saturday, January 18, 2015
:(PN)
SUPER typhoon “Yolanda” struck the northern part of Panay Island on Nov. 8, 2013. It left a trail of destruction, including deaths and damaged homes. The challenge was for the survivors to get by with what little food and clothing they had left.
This harsh reality inspired the University of San Agustin’s Little Theater (USALT) to compile typhoon-related stories and come up with an interesting play to help lessen the emotional and psychological burdens experienced by the survivors. Thus, “imagine|a|nation” was born.
The compilation of stories, aside from bringing comic relief to residents of a village in Lemery, Iloilo that was badly hit by the typhoon, also inspired the audience to dust off the debris. It carried the general theme: Yolanda ka lang, Pilipino kami.
This successful project of using theater as a means to help “Yolanda” survivors made it to the national finals of the Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO) which happens in the coming weeks. At stake is P50,000, a trophy and the right to join the pantheon of past winners.
“imagine|a|nation” showed the people what happened during and after typhoon “Yolanda.” It made them ask: Can there still be a nation after that strongest typhoon to hit the country?” said Eric Divinagracia, USALT’s artistic director. “We collected stories of hope, stories of frustration and death, of corruption as well. So we captured a lot of realties after the typhoon in ‘imagine|a|nation.’”
The play was the group’s creative response after the typhoon. They started with their experiences before the typhoon passed in the story titled Balay. With prayer as its central theme, Balay narrated the events that transpired while people waited for the typhoon.
The next stories were titled Atop, Lubid and Poster, all named after parts of a house.
These showed hope by portraying the rebuilding process from scattered pieces – making the house again after it was blown down by the typhoon.
“It was also very risky on our part – to go there and perform where the typhoon had just passed,” said Ron Matthews Espinosa. “Also, our parents would not allow us, but we pursued because we really wanted to help. What is most touching is seeing the smiles of the children after our performances. That’s what defined the success of ‘imagine|a|nation.’”
He added that despite the limitations of the venues where they performed their play, the group still gave their best.
“We performed in a covered gym that was destroyed by the typhoon. We even performed in a chapel with no roof, and it was drizzling that time. But the people stayed and watched us. That was how I appreciated theater more. It is not just about performing but performing to help others,” said Espinosa.
On the other hand, Divinagracia, a long-time theater advocate, said he is happy that his art has become a tool for discussions among people.
“We used theater to let people see what happened during and after the typhoon. And the audience responded positively,” he said.
As the USALT now prepares for the TAYO national finals, Espinosa said, “It is a little stressful, but as what Sir Eric tells me: Just tell your story so you will not feel the pressure.”
==DOT targets more Malaysian tourists to visit WV==
*Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=2&rid=725775
*Saturday, January 17, 2015
:  (JSC/LTP-PIA6 Iloilo)
ILOILO CITY, Jan. 17 (PIA6) ---  The Department of Tourism (DOT) in Western Visayas is targeting more Malaysian tourists to visit the region this year with the recorded increase in their tourist arrivals here last year.
In a media release, DOT-6 Regional Director Helen Catalbas said that there is a need to study how the region can cater to more Malaysian visitors.
According to DOT-6 data, a 233.17 percent increase in Malaysian tourist arrivals was registered, from 5,970 tourist arrivals in 2013 to 19,890 tourist arrivals as of January 7, 2015.
Aklan is the top destination for Malaysians with 5,477 in 2013 to a flourishing 19,600 in 2014; followed by Bacolod City with 107 Malaysian arrivals and Negros Occidental with 70 tourist arrivals.
The DOT said that the numbers are expected to increase significantly after final reports from the six provinces and two highly urbanized cities are received by the agency.
Catalbas said that it is necessary to look into their interests and incorporate it to the region’s marketing strategy.
“We are confident that more Malaysian tourists will be interested to visit Western Visayas once they are convinced this region has a lot to offer in terms of tourist attractions, facilities and services”, she said.
Meanwhile, Malaysia recorded the highest growth rate in the tourist arrivals to the Philippines for the first nine months of 2014 at 22.84 percent.
Malaysia is also the current 9th largest source of tourist arrivals for the same period.
According to the Embassy Charge d’Affaires Medardo Macaraig during the annual Philippine Tourism Appreciation Night in Kuala Lumpur on November 28, 2014, the Philippines has been considered by Malaysia as an attractive tourist destination with the relative distance and increasing number of connections between the two countries.
==National Cooperative Convention set in Iloilo on Jan. 20-22==
*Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=2&rid=725775
*Friday, January 16, 2015
: (PNA), SCS/AJPETINGLAY/VLO
ILOILO CITY, Jan. 16 (PNA) – The National Cooperative Development Council Convention will be held for the first time in Iloilo City on Jan. 20-22.
Atty. Arturo Cangrejo, Iloilo Provincial Cooperative Development Officer, said the convention will be participated in by around 500 cooperative key leaders from around the country.
They will discuss the important role of cooperatives to development and then hold an election of officers.
Department of Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala will be the keynote speaker during the opening program on Jan. 20.
Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. and Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog have also been invited to the event.
National Cooperative Development Council chairperson Sylvia O. Paraguya and regional chair Samie Billanes will play host to the convention.
==BFAR to seed Iloilo River with fingerlings==
*Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/2421421302835/bfar-to-seed-iloilo-river-with-fingerlings
*Thursday, January 15, 2015
: (JCM/LTP/PIA-Iloilo)
ILOILO CITY, January 15 (PIA) ---  The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Western Visayas will seed the Iloilo River with bangus fingerlings and tilapia fry this year as part of the ongoing river rehabilitation efforts.
In a media release, BFAR-6 fisheries officer Edna Janeo said that the plan to disperse 40,000 high saline tilapia frys and 20,000 bangus fingerlings in the Iloilo and Batiano Rivers is part of the interventions that BFAR will extend to make the rivers more economically viable for fishermen.
The agency will disperse 5,000 tilapia and 10,000 bangus fingerlings every quarter, according to Janeo during the recent Iloilo-Batiano River Development Council meeting.
She said that they will also undertake the regulation of the area where species are to be dispersed to ensure protection.
The BFAR official, however, cautioned fishermen to use only hook and line and never the fine mesh nets in order to allow the fishes to mature and reproduce. 
She said tilapia and bangus mature in four months after dispersal and can be taken out with the use of hook and line.
On one hand, Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog urged BFAR-6 to conduct patrol operations on the Iloilo-Batiano River at least once a week.
He said this will boost protection efforts initiated by the Iloilo-Batiano River Development Council.
==Pope's "Mercy and Compassion" featured in artworks==
*Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/2421421216474/pope-s-mercy-and-compassion-featured-in-artworks
*Wednesday, January 14, 2015
: (JCM/LTP/PIA-Iloilo)
ILOILO CITY, January 14 (PIA) ---  Artworks that show the compassion of Pope Francis to the poor and the youth are being featured in an exhibit dubbed as “Mercy and Compassion” at Museo Iloilo here.
In a PIA interview, Fr. Rafael Luis Clavel, Jaro Archdiocesan Youth Commission Director, said that the exhibit aims to spread the good news to the people of Western Visayas that the pope is coming to the Philippines.
“Though he will not be going to Iloilo, the exhibit is one way to arouse the spirituality of the people here with the coming of the pope in our country,” he said.
The pope will arrive in Manila tomorrow, January 15 for a five-day visit to the Philippines, that includes a trip to typhoon-ravaged Leyte.
He said the activity also intends for people to reflect on the meaning of “mercy and compassion” through creative presentations such as paintings.
“A number of these paintings depict how Pope Francis cares for the young, the poor and the needy,” he said.
The exhibit features 49 works from professional artists here and nine winning entries from the “on-the-spot painting contest” spearheaded recently by the Jaro Archdiocesan Youth Commission.
Clavel said that the artworks are also available for sale with the proceeds going directly to rehabilitation efforts in Yolanda-affected municipalities in northern Iloilo.
He said that he is also bringing two artworks with him on his trip to Manila during the Papal Visit for possible signing of the paintings by Pope Francis himself.
The exhibit is organized by the Archdiocese of Jaro, Jaro Archdiocesan Youth Commission, and the Iloilo Cultural Research Foundation, Inc., and in partnership with Museo Iloilo and Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Company.
It was launched on January 9 and will run until January 30.
==DA-6 cites WV outstanding Agri Rice Achievers for 2014==
*Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/2421421131874/da-6-cites-wv-outstanding-agri-rice-achievers-for-2014
*Tuesday, January 13, 2015
: (JSC/LTP-PIA6 Iloilo)
ILOILO CITY, Jan. 13 (PIA6) ---  The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Western Visayas selected 58 outstanding agricultural extension workers (AEWs), five local farmer technicians (LFT), and one local government unit (LGU) who contributed to the increased production and in achieving rice self-sufficiency in Region 6 for 2014.
In a media release, DA-6 Regional Director Larry Nacionales said that the Agri-Pinoy Rice Achievers Awards give due credit to the front liners in Rice Self Sufficiency Program (RSSP) and to encourage the full participation of the LGUs), AEWs and LFTs involved in rice production.
“This is one of the many interventions and incentives to AEWs, LFTs, and LGUs in order to encourage commitment and ensure excellent delivery of agricultural services, technology transfer and adoption to the rice farmers,” he said.
For the AEWs, these comprised nine awardees from Passi City, Iloilo; five from Cabatuan and Dingle, Iloilo, four from Calinog and Tubungan, Iloilo, three from Badiangan, Bingawan, Pavia, Iloilo and Banga, Aklan; Two from Banate, Janiuay, Oton, Sta. Barbara, Tigbauan, Iloilo and Dumalag, Capiz; and one from Batad, Miag-ao, New Lucena, Pototan, San Enrique, San Rafael, Iloilo and Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental.
For the LFT awardees, two are from the municipality of Sta. Barbara and Passi City, Iloilo and one from Pavia, Iloilo while the winner for the LGU category is the municipality of San Enrique, Iloilo. The municipalities of Dingle, Iloilo and Dumalag, Capiz will be given special citation award as outstanding municipalities.
Meanwhile, Rene B. Famoso, Agri-Pinoy rice program action officer, said that the awardees were evaluated based on their production data 2013 versus 2014, yield increment and production, trainings conducted and attended, internal revenue allotment allotted to the agriculture program, allocation of personnel to the rice program, use of quality seeds, road map, number of farmers and clusters assisted and submission of reports.
“We have to intensify our evaluation process and see to it that every page of the submitted document were given proper points in order to determine the best among the best in the three categories”, he said.
He said that a number of AEWs and LFTs vied for the awards this year and this is a clear manifestation that these frontline agricultural service providers were inspired and truly committed to deliver agri-technologies and interventions to the rice farmers.
==More tourists visited Iloilo in 2014==
*Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/2421421033938/more-tourists-visited-iloilo-in-2014
*Monday, January 12, 2015
: (JCM/LTP/PIA-Iloilo)
ILOILO CITY, January 12 (PIA) --- More tourists visited Iloilo province in 2014 registering a 15 percent increase as compared in the previous year.
In a media interview, Provincial Tourism Officer Gilbert Marin said that the province recorded 112,500 tourist arrivals as of December 2014 and the figure is expected to increase when all data from local government units will be consolidated.
“Deadline for submission of the 2014 tourist arrivals is still on February but given the figure now, it is expected to reach total arrivals of 122,000 or 125,000 or about 15 percent higher compared to 2013,” he said.
In 2013, Iloilo recorded 117,800 or 45 percent higher against 2012.
Marin said that about 80 percent of the tourists are locals and 20 percent are foreigners with Koreans as the top foreign visitors.
He urged municipalities to come up with promotional events to encourage more visitors from abroad and neighboring provinces to visit the tourist spots here.
He also said that northern Iloilo has already recovered from the impact of typhoon Yolanda with a number of resorts destroyed during the onslaught in November 2013.
==Med students empower poor with health skills==
*Source: http://panaynewsphilippines.com/2015/01/11/med-students-empower-poor-with-health-skills/
*Sunday, January 11, 2015
:By LOUIE MARIE T. JALA (Intern, PN)
ILOILO City – In North Baluarte village, Molo district here, one barangay health worker (BHW) has the daunting task of providing health-related services to 30,000 residents.
“In an ideal setup, the ratio should be 1:20, or one BHW for 20 residents. Recognizing that huge disparity and seeing the need to ensure that people, especially from the grassroots, should have access to basic health-related services, our organization produced ‘Order in Action: Videos for Health Skills (OVDHS),’” said Grand Lady Asclepian Angeli Nicole Portigo.
Produced by the Order of Asclepius of the West Visayas State University’s (WVSU) College of Medicine, OVDHS is a two-part audio-video package that provides instructions and demonstrations on basic health skills that include taking vital signs – blood pressure, temperature, heart rate, pulse rate and respiratory rate – the usual things that are monitored in hospitals.
“The next part is basic first aid – management of animal bites, handling fractures and wound care for minor cuts. Aside from the procedures, brief rationales of each step are also presented,” said Portigo.
Later this month, the Order of Asclepius’ OVDHS project will compete in the national finals of the Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations, an annual search under the National Youth Commission that recognizes organizations with practical, feasible and sustainable projects for the community.
The OVDHS has been shown to four barangays in the city – North Baluarte, Mabolo-Delgado, Tanza Esperanza and Malipayon. These villages are among the adopted communities of the WVSU College of Medicine.
After the video presentation, the residents are given the opportunity to try their new skills by testing them on one another.
“Another reason why we initiated this project is the prevailing reality in barangay health centers. For example, each center can only accommodate as many as 50 patients a day. And these patients’ requests vary from having their blood pressures taken to requiring a more serious medical assistance. But once the number of patients has reached 50, other patients may no longer be entertained,” said Portigo.
They were concerned that more serious cases might not be attended to.
“It is a challenging project, but it becomes easier for us to manage because of the support from our senior members. Our finances are limited since we are a school-based and non-profit. But our senior members provide us funds, and we work with our resources. We conduct income-generating projects like selling T-shirts, foodstuff, mugs and other merchandize to augment our funds,” said Portigo.
From there, they were able to produce their videos, reproduce them and distribute them to the four barangays. They provided DVD players, which they entrusted to the care of the barangay captains. They also provided kits that contained a sphygmomanometer and other basic necessities in healthcare.
“But what is more impressive is the response from the beneficiary communities,” Portigo noted. “One community initiated to have a record of their vital signs which they constantly monitor. If you think about it, we have empowered the people to put their health in their own hands.”
Founded in 1976, the Order of Asclepius is bound by the mantra of frater, medica and servia or brotherhood, medicine and service. It was originally established to look after the interest of the students.
Today, the school-based, non-profit organization provides opportunities for the academic and social development of the Medicine students of WVSU, and continues to stay dedicated to the service of the poor by promoting community health, prevention of illness, and humanitarian services.
After their successful OVDHS project, the Order plans to visit and distribute more copies to more barangay health centers within the city and nearby rural communities. They are also going to make more videos on health skills, such as basic life support and glucose monitoring.
“By year 2016, we hope and pray that our communities will have established a solid knowledge on vital signs taking, first aid, and other basic health skills that will enhance health care at the grassroots level,” Portigo said.
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*Source: http://panaynewsphilippines.com/2015/01/10/overpass-with-elevators-opens/
*Source: http://panaynewsphilippines.com/2015/01/10/overpass-with-elevators-opens/
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