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==DENR-6 tops in school site patent applications==
*Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/911423537086/denr-6-tops-in-school-site-patent-applications
*Tuesday, February 10, 2015
:(JCM/LTP/PIA-Iloilo)
ILOILO CITY, Feb. 10(PIA)—The Department of Environment and Natural Resources reported that it is now processing 118 school site patent applications, the highest number so far in all regions.
“We have set the 2014 school site patent applications at 115 only,” Jim Sampulna, DENR-6 Director said, adding that this posted a 102.61 percent accomplishment for the regional office.
The patent or title for a school site is a document required for an educational institution in seeking funding assistance to improve its buildings or facilities.
Hector Garrido, OIC chief of the Licensing Division of the DENR Technical division said that the Commission on Audit now requires schools to present the titles of the sites they occupy.
Garrido said that schools which occupy lot areas that are not titled find it difficult to implement structural development and upgrading of schools facilities because they lack proprietary rights.
“We are glad that the Department of Education had encouraged the schools to process their land titles,” Garrido said, as they have actually signed a memorandum of agreement with the department.
On the other hand, Engr. Mamerto Caballero, OIC Chief of the Surveys and Mapping Division, said that through DepEd’s initiative, the schools in the region are preparing for their security of tenure, a legacy for the future of the children and the generations to come.
Caballero said they are fast tracking the region’s target for all land surveys to be completed before end of 2015.
Per records, the Licenses, Deeds and Patents Division is now validating 1,650 school sites in the region, whether it is owned by DepEd, or it has other licences or located in alienable and disposable lands.
==Salakayan agro-trade fair showcases town products==
*Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/2421423450318/salakayan-agro-trade-fair-showcases-town-products
*Monday, February 9, 2015
:(JCM/LTP/PIA-Iloilo)
ILOILO CITY, Feb. 9 (PIA) --- The Salakayan Festival of the municipality of Miagao here featured an Agro-Trade Fair that showcased the town’s rich agricultural and fishery products.
In a PIA interview, municipal agricultural technologist April Joy Depamaylo said that all 119 barangays of the town participated in the agro-trade fair to promote products indigenous in their respective communities.
“The agro-trade fair provided an opportunity for the town’s farmers and fisherfolks to exhibit their products and earn extra income,” she said.
She said the fair displayed products such as vegetables, fruits, ornamental plants, other crops, and fruit and vegetable by-products.
She said that Agro-Trade Fair was a venue for farmers and fisherfolks to show the skills they have learned from various seminars and workshops they have participated through the produce they exhibited.
The Municipal Agriculturist Office has been providing the town’s farmers and fisherfolks with technical assistance and equipment to improve their products.
Meanwhile, the agro-trade fair also promoted hablon, a globally-marketed product that the town is known for.
Miagao is one of the hablon centers in Iloilo where craftsmanship and fine texture of its hablon products are valued by high-end clients such as local and international fashion designers and boutiques.
==Korean flutist shares talent with Ilonggos, for free==
*Source: http://panaynewsphilippines.com/2015/02/08/korean-flutist-shares-talent-with-ilonggos-for-free/
*Sunday, February 8, 2015
:By PATRICIA BUYCO (Intern, PN)
ILOILO City – The calming and soothing music from different types of flutes filled the late afternoon air on Feb. 4, 2015 at the University of San Agustin’s (USA) Nursing Review Center.
The hall was transformed into a concert arena as Korean flutist Prof. Sa Hoen Soon held a flute lecture-soiree in partnership with the USA’s College of Music.
This partnership, however, will go a long, long way because Sa will stay in this city for a year or more, as he teaches the art and discipline of the flute to the university’s students – for free!
“He just wants to bring music to us,” said Dean Salvacion S. Jardenil of the Conservatory of Music. “Devoted to his music, Prof. Sa came on his own to the USA’s Human Resource Office asking if he could teach music to students for free. He was even the one who provided the flutes, and brought almost 200 books for his expected students to use.”
During the lecture-soiree, Sa played various classical pieces using seven different kinds of flutes. Aside from the classical pieces, his repertoire included Arirang or traditional Korean spiritual melodies, and three original compositions based on Sa’s life.
Hearing his music, the audience was transported into a different dimension, all amazed with his astounding performance. The dexterity of his fingers in playing the flute painted smiles on the audience’s faces.
Sa started playing the flute when he was in his teens. He also underwent trainings in the US.
“The flute is an instrument with different styles and kinds,” said Sa.
He added that he has fallen in love with its melody and because “it sounds very beautiful and active.”
Aside from sharing his expertise in playing the flute with the USA students, Sa said he hopes to learn Filipino music as well. He also plans to compose Filipino music through his flute.
“I am very honored to have witnessed such a famous professor give a lecture and perform live,” said Angela Kim, a Korean student studying in the USA.
On the other hand, Jardenil said Sa will have another show on Feb. 10 at 5:30 p.m. at the USA Auditorium.
==Old Iloilo capitol restoration nears completion==
*Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/911423204594/old-iloilo-capitol-restoration-nears-completion
*Saturday, February 7, 2015
: (JCM/ESS/PIA-Iloilo)
ILOILO CITY, Feb. 7(PIA)—The restoration of the old Iloilo capitol is expected to be completed by April this year, in time for the Independence Day celebration on June 12.
Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor, Sr., said in a media interview, that the old capitol is intended to be the site of an event involving President Benigno S. Aquino III, who is expected to lead the Independence Day rites in the historic town of Sta. Barbara on June 12.
Defensor said that officials of the  National Historical Commission have already inspected the old capitol building considered as the alternate venue for the vin d”honnuer which is held for the diplomatic corps after the Independence Day ceremonies.
“If this pushes through, the President does not have to rush back to Manila after the event in Sta. Barbara,” Defensor said.
The restoration of the capitol started in April 2012, with the first phase of the work for the exterior design worth P20 million.
The second phase costing P15 million, includes interior designs, function room or ceremonial hall that could be rented for small occasions like weddings, birthdays and others, to generate funds for local government.
The second phase also includes the construction of a bridge connecting the new and the old capitol buildings.
Phase III, meanwhile, which is up for bidding, costs P10 million involving installation of electrical and air conditioning unit and two more function rooms.
Passersby said the old capitol’s restored external features look impressive and elegant.
==DTI Negosyo Center fosters public-private partnership==
*Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/2421423209908/dti-negosyo-center-fosters-public-private-partnership
*Friday, February 6, 2015
: (JCM/LTP/PIA-Iloilo)
ILOILO CITY, Feb. 6 (PIA6) --- The Negosyo Center established by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) here further strengthens the partnership between the government and the private sector.
In the grand launching of the Negosyo Center held Friday at the DTI Iloilo Provincial Office, Valerie Maravilla, President of the Iloilo MSMED (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development) Council, said the Negosyo Center is a welcome undertaking for the private sector.
The Negosyo Center is a one-stop shop for services that cater to the entrepreneurs’ need in processing requirements to establish a business, and in accessing information essential for their growth.
“The center’s aim of promoting job generation and inclusive growth through the MSMEs is a shared passion of the private sector,” she said.
She stressed that the private sector also shares the country’s goal of attaining inclusive growth which is the growth that really matters to the majority of the population and not just a few.
“It is the sustained economic growth that can be felt by all levels of society especially the poor and the marginalized,” she said.
She said that Iloilo is blessed that there is a strong and progressive government and private sector partnership.
Iloilo is considered number 2 in the country in establishing the Go Negosyo Center and number 1 in Western Visayas.
“We also advocate business with positive impact to society and the environment,” she said.
She said that the Negosyo Center would also allow them to practice corporate social responsibility (CSR).
“In CSR, all business enterprises no matter how big or small must behave ethically and contribute to improving the quality of life of their workforces, the workforces’ family, and the society in general,” she added.
==Free NCD screening at rural health centers==
*Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/2421423121500/free-ncd-screening-at-rural-health-centers
*Thursday, February 5, 2015
:(JCM/LTP/PIA-Iloilo)
ILOILO CITY, February 5 (PIA) --- Individuals who want to know if they are at risk of developing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) can have themselves screened for free in rural health units (RHUs) or health centers here, said the Department of Health (DOH)-6.
This is through the strengthening of the implementation of the Philippine Package of Essential Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Interventions (Phil PEN) for the prevention and control of lifestyle-related NCDs.
The Phil PEN protocol aims to diagnose and manage non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, heart attacks, stroke, diabetes, kidney disease, among others.
In a PIA interview, Richard John Lapascua, DOH-6 Senior Health Program Officer, said that the protocol involves a free screening method to assess if an individual is at risk of having NCDs.
“Individuals aged 25 years and above can visit a rural health unit (RHU) or health center to avail of the screening,” he said.
He said that 83 out of the 133 local government units in Western Visayas have been implementing the Phil PEN protocol, as of June 2014.
Meanwhile, WHO reported that NCDs were responsible for two-thirds of all deaths globally in 2011, up from 60 percent in 2000.
The four main NCDs are cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes and chronic lung diseases. Cardiovascular diseases alone killed nearly 2 million more people in 2011 than in the year 2000.
It is estimated that 35 to 50 percent of NCD deaths occurred before age 60 years.
Based on Philippine data from the National Statistics Office in 2009, cardiovascular and cerebro-vascular diseases topped the list in the top 10 causes of death, along with diabetes and malignant neoplasm.
On one hand, statistics from DOH last year showed that over 276 Filipinos die of heart disease everyday and at least one Filipino suffers from stroke every nine minutes, also making both among the top leading causes of death in the country.
==DAR to implement "Tulay ng Pangulo" program==
*Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/2421423037030/dar-to-implement-tulay-ng-pangulo-program
*Wednesday, February 4, 2015
:(JCM/LTP/PIA-Iloilo)
ILOILO CITY, February 4 (PIA) --- Projects under the Tulay ng Pangulo para sa Kaunlarang Pang-Agraryo (TPKP) that will benefit agrarian reform communities here are just awaiting for implementation, said the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Iloilo provincial office.
According to DAR-Iloilo, the identification of proposed sites including the submission of proposals and the validation of the feasible sites for the TPKP project have been completed.
The TPKP project involves the construction, installation and establishment of "universal bridges" in priority agrarian reform communities (ARCs) and Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) covered areas.
The TPKP unibridges will connect ARCs and the CARP-covered areas and road networks to main markets nationwide under DAR’s Program Beneficiaries Development (PBD) support services delivery component.
It aims to promote rural development by linking the ARCs in the economic mainstream and open up development potentials in order to increase productivity and income.
As per DAR-Iloilo report dated Feb. 15, 2012, the project covering the site Bingauan-Ginawahan Bridge located in Bingauan, Badiangan, Iloilo already has a memorandum of agreement and with materials available and ready for installation.
The Camangahan-Bacong Bridge in Camangahan, Guimbal, Iloilo, the Cadinglian Bridge in Cadinglian, Oton, Iloilo, and Ginot-an Bridge in Ginot-an, San Joaquin, Iloilo are under on-going surveys and for geo-testing.
The Calumbuyan Bridge in Calumbuyan, New Lucena, Iloilo, and the Nabitasan Bridge in Nabitasan, Pototan, Iloilo are for survey and geological testing.
In the same report, nine other bridges in the province also underwent validation.
DAR-Iloilo said that the validation of feasible sites involved criteria which included the density of agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs), density of CARP-covered areas and ARCs.
On one hand, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-6 said the implementation of the TPKP projects here is under the Project Management Office (PMO) of the DPWH Central Office.
==DENR finalizes manual for environment related issues==
*Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/911422939962/denr-finalizes-manual-for-environment-related-issues
*Tuesday, February 3, 2015
:(JCM/ESS/PIA-Iloilo)
ILOILO CITY, Feb. 3(PIA)—The Manual of Operations for the conduct of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to resolve environmental-related issues is being put in place.
This as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources held a three-day writeshop to complete and finalize the manual.
Jesse L. Vego, DENR-6 Assistant Director for Technical Operations, said this serves as the “bible” of the accredited ADR mediators.
The DENR in Western Visayas has created a mediation board composed of 17 mediators trained by the Philippine Mediation Center.
Vego said that the ADR Manual will guide them in the conduct of mediation procedures as they make the effort to attain out-of-court settlement of environment and natural resources-related disputes.
He added that they have made revisions and polishing of the manual, customized to the need of the mediators, wherever area they may be assigned.
Atty. Noel Empleo, chief, DENR-6 Legal Division, said that the ADR Manual is the first among the DENR offices in the country.
“We are working hard, as stewards of peace, on achieving meaningful settlement of these controversies,” Empleo said.
Last year, the DENR was able to settle three land disputes out of the 19 cases mediated, where concerned parties signed a Compromise Agreement which they are expected to abide.
Empleo said that cases do not get settled fast, some cases failed, some are reset for another mediation schedule and some are subjected to formal investigation.
Republic Act No. 9285 or the ADR Law provides for the adoption of the alternative dispute resolution to resolve environmental and antural resources-related issues, disputes  and controversies other than by adjudication of any magistrate, court or tribunal.
==PHL to host Madrid Fusion==
*Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/2421422848476/phl-to-host-madrid-fusion
*Monday, February 2, 2015
:(JCM/LTP/PIA-Iloilo)
ILOILO CITY, February 2 (PIA) --- The Department of Tourism (DOT) in Western Visayas urged local chefs and food aficionados in the region to take part in Madrid Fusion, one of the biggest gastronomic events in the world.
The Philippines, hosting the first Madrid Fusion in Asia on April 24-26, is one of the highlights of Visit Philippines Year 2015.
In a media release, DOT-6 Regional Director Helen Catalbas said that Madrid Fusion aims to highlight the country as a culinary center of excellence in Asia.
“It is one great opportunity for all the chefs and food aficionados to learn new things and share their talents,” she said.
Madrid Fusion, held annually in Madrid Spain, is attended by elite chefs and experts in the culinary field to discuss trends, the evolution of tastes and new food habits.
Arum Estratigias Internationalizacion, S.I., and Foro de Debate S.I., the legal owner of the Madrid Fusion trademark inked an agreement with DOT to jointly organize the activity dubbed as Madrid Fusion – Manila 2015.
The international event will feature a Gastronomy Congress and a Trade Exhibition with a nationwide month-long “Flavors of the Philippines Festival” in April.
The activity envisions to showcase an encounter between Spanish and Filipino chefs to celebrate 300 years of shared history.
Around 1,400 participants (700 international delegates and 700 Philippine delegates) are expected to join the Gastronomy Congress and 170 exhibitors from Spain and the Philippines for the Trade Exhibition.
Nineteen most influential and avant-garde Spanish, Asian and Philippine chefs will share the latest culinary trends and techniques during the congress: eight from Spain, one from Asia and 10 from the Philippines.
Madrid Fusion – Manila will also feature the regional lunches where finest dishes and produce from the country’s three main island: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will be presented
Interested food aficionados can register online at www.madridfusionmanila.com and take advantage of the special 5+1 group rate. Early bird rate (10% off) is also available for local delegates and local students if payment is made by February 28, 2015.
==Iloilo population breaches 1.8M==
*Source: http://panaynewsphilippines.com/2015/02/01/iloilo-population-breaches-1-8m/
*Sunday, February 1, 2015
:(PIA-Iloilo/PN)
ILOILO City – The population of the province of Iloilo stands at 1,835,099 based on the result of the 2011 Comprehensive Population Data Banking and Management Project (CPDBMP) of the Provincial Population Office (PPO).
The CPDBMP result, which is now in book form, was formally launched in a ceremony attended by Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr., Commission on Population executive director Juan Antonio Perez, local chief executives, heads and representatives of national government agencies and departments of the provincial capitol, and population officers of the different municipalities.
CPDBMP is a summary of important events and information from the 2011 household survey of the province undertaken by the personnel of the PPO with the support of the provincial, municipal and barangay officials, community workers and volunteers and other stakeholders.
The 2011 survey placed the population growth rate at 1.97 percent in the period 2010-2011.
In the 2010 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the then National Statistics Office, the population of the province is at 1,805,576 with a growth rate of 1.48 percent in the period 2000-2010.
Further, the 2011 CPDBMP result showed that of the total population, the component city of Passi registered the highest number with 84, 464 among the 42 municipalities and one component city of the province.
Other municipalities included in the top five in terms of population size are Oton with 83,179, Pototan with 72,123, Lambunao with 71,059 and Dumangas with 66,631.
The municipality of Bingawan registered the lowest number of population with 14, 235.
Aside from demographics, the book also contains data that reflect people situation in the province on areas of economics, education, and activities that impact on environment.
PPO chief Ramon Yee said they have come up with the survey in their desire to answer one of their mandated functions under the Local Government Code to establish and maintain an updated population databank for program operations, development planning, and educational program to ensure people’s participation and understanding of population development.
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