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Lapuyan Falls: The favorite haunt of the fair Subanen maidens of Sitio Baga and all its neighboring areas, usual meeting place with many a young country swain in some secluded cavern beneath the rocky forest lane.

Lakewood, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines

Village of Pedagan

Wars of ancient history were about possessions, territory, power, control, family, betrayal, lover's quarrel, politics and sometimes religion. But we are in the Modern era and supposedly more educated and enlightened . Think about this. Don't just brush off these questions. Why is RELIGION still involved in WARS? Isn't religion supposed to be about PEACE? Ask yourself; What religion always campaign to have its religious laws be accepted as government laws, always involved in wars and consistently causing WARS, yet insists that it's a religion of peace? WHY?? There are only two kinds of people who teach tolerance: The Bullies. They want you to tolerate them so they can continue to maliciously deprive you. Do not believe these bullies teaching tolerance, saying that it’s the path to prevent hatred and prejudice. The victims who are waiting for the right moment to retaliate. They can’t win yet, so they tolerate.

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Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur

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Army artillery regiment to recruit soldiers

• Source:http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/1371423548781/army-artillery-regiment-to-recruit-soldiers-
• Tuesday, February 10, 2015

(FPG/GCC/PIA-Zamboanga del Sur)

PAGADIAN CITY, Feb. 10 (PIA) – The Army Artillery Regiment (AAR) under the leadership of Brigadier General Leandro Loyao III is now accepting applicants who would like to join the military service.

Major Christopher Onuendo, executive officer of the 1st Cavalry Squadron Batallion, Mechanized Infantry Division said in an interview with the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) that the unit was tasked to recruit candidates in its area of responsibility (AOR) to fill up the quota for calendar year 2015.

Onuendo added that the candidates should possess the following basic qualifications such as natural born Filipino citizen, at least 18-26 years old and must not be 27 years old or older on or before the date of appointment as candidate soldier, single and never been married, of good moral character, at least 5’ or 60 inches tall, must have passed the Philippine Army Aptitude Test Battery (PAATB) with a score of a least 80, must have passed the AAR pre-qualifying examination and physically and mentally fit for military training.

Other qualifications set are as follows: professionals (doctors, teachers, engineers, etc.); Graduate of MS43 and advanced ROTC; College graduate; with 72 units in college; high school graduate but possessed technical and/or vocational skills needed by the AFP such as: automotive mechanic, embalmer, electrician, carpentry, masonry, welding, driving and etc), technical and vocational skills shall be supported by a certification from the employer of at least one year work experience not including the On-the-job-training.

Onuendo announced that the registration/pre-admission started on the 2nd week of January and will end on February 10.

Onuendo said a pre-qualifying exam would be conducted to the CS applicants on February 17, 2015 at 1pm at the headquarters 1st Field Artillery Battalion, Kuta Major Cesar Sang-an, Pulacan, Labangan.

“The pre-qualifying exam will be a 100 item math heavy exam (basic high school mathematics): 75 items will be devoted for mathematical examination and the 25 items will be for indicative or analytical exam,” he explained.

“The examinees are allotted only two hours to answer the test questions,” he added.

In consonance with the Philippine Army’s vision of becoming a world-class army that is a source of national price, Onuendo said it seeks to recruit new breed of soldiers, choosing the “best and brightest” among aspiring applicants.

“The Artillery Army Regiment (AAR) Recruitment Board will select the best and brightest among aspiring applicants,” he explained.

Those who will be absorbed in the AAR will enjoy the benefits and privileges such as: stable job, high pay and allowances, local and foreign schoolings, and will get a chance to serve the country and fellowmen, he concluded.

SSS launches E-AlkanSSSya program in Tigbao, Zamboanga del Sur

• Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=2&rid=733842
• Monday, February 9, 2015

(PNA), FFC/TPGJR/R.G. ANTONET A. GO/EDS

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Feb. 9 (PNA) -- The Social Security System (SSS) has launched Monday its E-AlkanSSSya program in Tigbao municipality, Zamboanga del Sur.

Napoleon Rabanal II, SSS-Western Mindanao Senior Communication Analyst, said the E-AlkanSSSya program will cover 40 job order and contractual workers of Tigbao town.

Tigbao, which comprises of 18 barangays, is a fifth class municipality in Zamboanga de Sur with a population of 19,300 according to the 2010 census on population.

Rabanal said the E-AlkanSSSya is a micro-savings program of the SSS, which provides social security protection to government contractual and job order workers.

Rabanal said the monthly premiums will be collected through salary deduction by the administrative officer, who in turn will remit to the SSS.

He said the launching of the E-AlkanSSSya program in municipality of Tigbao is the fifth in the province of Zamboanga del Sur.

He said they have launched earlier the E-AlkanSSSya program in the municipalities of Aurora, Margosatubig, Ramon Magsaysay and Mahayag.

Aside from the E-AlkanSSSya, the SSS also has the AlkanSSSya, which is a micro-savings program designed for the self-employed and informal sector workers, who wish to enroll with the insurance system of the government.

High target in land distribution set

• Source:http://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/local-news/2015/02/08/high-target-land-distribution-set-390923
• Sunday, February 8, 2015

By Bong Garcia

THE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) announced that this year's distribution of land to Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) in Zamboanga Peninsula will be higher by 3,385 hectares compared to that distributed in 2014.

DAR-Zamboanga Peninsula Director Julita Ragandang said they have set a target of 5,940 hectares of land to be distributed to ARBs in the region this year.

Ragandang said they distributed last year 2,555 hectares of land to 2,416 ARBs, and so far, they have identified 4,212 ARBs this year.

"This (land distribution) is really the major program that we are undertaking every year. We are pursuing to distribute to the farmer beneficiaries at the different barangays region wide," she said.

Ragandang said the largest area of land they will distribute this year is in Zamboanga del Norte, citing 2,741 of the 5,940 hectares will be distributed to the ARBs in the province.

She added that 1,605 hectares will be distributed to the ARBs in Zamboanga Sibugay and the remaining 1,594 in Zamboanga del Sur.

DTI launches ‘Timbangan ng Bayan’ in Zamboanga del Sur

• Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=2&rid=733422
• Saturday, February 7, 2015

(PNA), LAM/TPGJR/HDCADION/PJN

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, Feb. 7 (PNA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is distributing 52 weighing scales to the different public markets in this city and 26 towns in this province.

Raymund Peña, DTI consumer division chief, said the distribution of the weighing scales with steel enclosures is in line with the agency’s launching “Timbangan ng Bayan” program in this province.

Peña said the first batch comprising of five municipalities received weighing scales on Thursday following the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA).

These are the towns of Bayog, Dumalinao and Kumalarang that received two weighing scales each and Lakewood and Tigbao one each.

Peña said the other towns will either receive two weighing scales each or one each.

He said this city is set to receive five weighing scales. Four will be installed at the Agora Market and one at the Bagsakan Center.

He said they will also install Price Watch Board for Basic Commodities at the public markets.

He encourage consumers to report to them any violation by unscrupulous businessmen.

Fallen SAF from Zamboanga del Sur laid to rest

• Source:http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=2&rid=733151
• Friday, February 6, 2015

(PNA), FFC/TPGJR/HDC/EDS

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur, Feb. 6 (PNA) -- One of the three Special Action Force (SAF) policemen who are natives of this province was laid to rest Thursday afternoon.

The remains of Insp. Rennie Tayrus was laid to rest at Our Mother of Perpetual Help Memorial Garden in this city with full honors.

Tayrus, a native of the nearby Dumalinao town, was one of the 44 SAF police who died in the January 25 “misencounter” with Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) members in Barangay Tukanalipao, Mamasapano, Maguindanao.

Tayrus belonged to the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) Class of 2011.

The other two fallen SAF policemen were PNPA Class of 2009 graduate Senior Insp. Garry Erana, also of Dumalinao town and Police Officer 3 (PO3) Virgel Villanueva of San Pablo municipality.

Dumalinao Mayor Ace William Cerilles said the death of Tayrus and Erana is a great loss for his municipality.

The Sangguniang Bayan of Dumalinao has declared Tayrus and Erana as “Heroes of Dumalinao” through resolution as well as allocated Php100,000 financial assistance to the two fallen officers.

The 29-member of the PNPA Alumni Association-Zamboanga del Sur chapter have shaved their heads as a show of sympathy to the bereaved families and mourning the death of their slain comrades.

The relatives and friends of Tayrus called for justice to the death of the SAF policemen.

Meanwhile, the remains of Erana and Villanueva are set to be laid to rest tomorrow, Saturday.

Erana will be buried beside the grave of Tayrus while Villanueva will be laid to rest in his hometown of San Pablo.

Dumalinao town folks unite, pray for swift justice for fallen heroes

• Source:http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/1361423103142/dumalinao-town-folks-unite-pray-for-swift-justice-for-fallen-heroes
• Thursday, February 5, 2015

(FPG/ALT-PIA9/Zamboanga Sibugay)

DUMALINAO, Zamboanga del Sur, Feb. 5 (PIA) - - “This is a heart-rending incident that affects all Dumalinaoans,” Mayor Ace William E. Cerilles said after a special mass for the two fallen SAF heroes, PSI John Garry A. Erana and PI Rennie Tayrus, held at the municipal hall ground last Jan. 30.

“They are a great loss to the people of Dumalinao. They could have been future generals, PNP chief or occupy high positions in government,” Cerilles, holding back tears said after the mass officiated by Rev. Fr. Lukas Hadi Siswo Sasmito and Fr. Nestor Remasog.

The support of local officials, LGU employees, academe, PNP, religious sector and concerned citizens was overwhelming with the huge crowd that gathered in front of the municipal hall.

“We share the pain of the families of our slain heroes. We need to know the truth. What really happened? All we want is justice for the 44 fallen heroes in the Mamasapano encounter. So we could say that they did not die in vain,” the young mayor was quoted as saying.

Cerilles added: “I know very soon, the truth will come out, and justice will be served. I do hope and pray that the national government and President Benigno S. Aquino III will look into it and speed up the investigation.”

Cerilles said the municipal council had passed a resolution recognizing PSI Erana and PI Tayrus as heroes, including financial assistance of P50,000 each for their families.

PSI Erana’s remains arrived Saturday with a huge crowd joining the convoy from Pagadian City Airport to his residence in Barangay Paglaum, Dumalinao while PI Rennie Tayrus and SPO3 Virgel S. Villanueva of San Pablo town arrived Sunday.

“I assure the victims’ families that we will do our best to help. Let us all pray for the bereaved families. We are one with you in this time of grief, and may God comfort you in your deepest sorrow,” said Cerilles.

Consumers to expect lower prices of goods by March

• Source:http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/1431423027498/consumers-to-expect-lower-prices-of-goods-by-march
• Wednesday, February 4, 2015

(FPG/PIA9)

PAGADIAN CITY, Feb. 4 (PIA) – Certain manufacturers have vowed to either decrease the prices or increase the weight of their goods following the decrease in prices of petroleum products.

In a press conference held at the provincial office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) here this morning, Provincial Director Maria Socorro Malate-Atay disclosed that some companies and manufacturers are likely to decrease the suggested retail prices (SRPs) of their products effective March 1.

Director Atay, however, clarified that the reduction of prices applies mainly to products classified as basic and prime commodities. She cited as example that not all milk products are under the basic need category.

Nestle Philippines Senior Vice President Edith de Leon has informed the National Price Coordinating Council (NPCC) that the company is going to decrease the SRP of its most saleable milk product, Bear Brand powdered milk in 150 grams, from P51 to P50 starting March 1.

Moreover, based on the monthly price monitoring report released by DTI-Zamboanga del Sur, it showed that most retailers in Pagadian City followed the SRP set by the manufacturers/companies.

Atay also planned to send for bakery owners in the city to discuss the possible lowering of prices of bread products.

As regards the prices of petroleum products, Atay told the press that the agency tasked with monitoring/regulating them is the Department of Energy (DOE). Unfortunately, the DOE has no personnel based in each province. But, she said, her office is monitoring the prices of petroleum products to keep track of the price levels and supply.

Pagadian City receives “high” satisfactory rating in CSIS

• Source:http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/1351422949006/pagadian-city-receives-high-satisfactory-rating-in-csis
• Tuesday, February 3, 2015

(FPG/CAL/PIA9/DILG-9)

PAGADIAN CITY, Feb. 3 (PIA) – The city government here has received a high satisfactory rating in the Citizen Satisfaction Index System (CSIS) survey recently conducted by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in partnership with Saint Columban College (SCC), DILG’s partner local resource institute.

DILG-9 Regional Director Paisal O. Abutazil said “the CSIS is part of the department’s initiative in helping the local government units to improve the delivery of programs and services in terms of availment, awareness, assessment and importance.

“CSIS is the ultimate measure of how well, how far, and how effective our efforts as an institution primarily responsible in addressing clients needs,” he said.

“To the City of Pagadian, let us continue to innovate and find ways to be able to provide the best possible services to the people we are all bound to serve,” Dir. Abutazil underscored.

Based on the survey result presented by CSIS focal person Russell Castaneda from the Bureau of Local Government Supervision (BLGS), Pagadian City’s average score in terms of citizen’s satisfaction is 63.06 percent, which means that citizen’s satisfaction with the LGU’s program and services is high.

The result further shows that the respondents were highly satisfied with the LGU’s programs and services on health, education, environmental management, social welfare, tourism management and agricultural support services.

On the level of awareness on LGU’s program and services, the city got 42.19 percent which means fair. It reveals that respondents were least aware on the program and services on tourism promotion and agricultural support.

While on the importance of these services, the city received a net score of 72.17 percent showing that citizens perceived the LGU’s programs and services to be important, centering mostly on health and environmental promotion services.

In response, City Mayor Romeo Pulmones committed to see interventions to address areas where they were rated low.

He was also thankful that DILG had come up with an initiative of helping the city improve insofar as far the local government management is concerned and in terms of strategic planning and preparation for its future plans and decision-making that is research-based and anchored on the viewpoints and demands of the community.

About 150 respondents were asked to rate the overall services and programs of the city through face-to-face interview and multi-probability selection to generate citizen’s assessment on the city’s performance.

Priest to families of slain SAF officers: Keep calm, pursue path of justice

• Source:http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/1371422855706/priest-to-families-of-slain-saf-officers-keep-calm-pursue-path-of-justice
• Monday, February 2, 2015

(GCC/PIA-Zamboanga del Sur)

DUMALINAO, Zamboanga del Sur, Feb. 2 (PIA) – Rev. Fr. Nestor Remasog appealed to the public to keep calm, humbly pursue the path of justice and work for peace.

In a requiem mass offered for the slain special Action Force (SAF) members PSI Garry Erana and PI Rennie Tayrus on Friday afternoon at the grounds of the municipal hall here, Fr. Remasog in his homily said “crying for justice is crucial for the families of the slain victims but [let us not] forget our Christian faith.”

Mayor Ace William Cerilles together with municipal officials and employees, barangay officials, teachers, students, religious leaders and others attended the mass. They wore black T-shirts, brought flowers and lighted candles as a show of sympathy to the victims’ families.

Fr. Remasog, a native of this town: “If we work for justice, we will also work for peace because peace and justice are two inseparable concepts, and are two of the most cherished aspirations of humankind.”

“If we do not know how to control our anger and will take revenge on the perpetrators, it will be another reason for war,” Remasog added.

The priest hoped that the incident in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, which killed at least 44 SAF members would not derail “our pursuit of peace especially the ongoing peace process between the Philippine Government and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).”

He also encouraged the public to show “our life of faith as Christians to shine brightly despite the crisis that we are facing today.”

Meanwhile, Mayor Ace William Cerilles said the death of our police officers –Erana and Tayrus – “is a great loss to our country” adding “our people here regarded these bright and humble fallen officers as our future police officers; Erana could have been our future general."

Cerilles expressed his hope that President Benigno Simeon Aquino III would take immediate and necessary actions on the problem.

“I hope that President PNoy will help the family of our fallen heroes to attain justice,” Cerilles said referring to conduct of investigation of the liability of the officers who led the SAF operation and the criminal liability of perpetrators.

Pagadian City gets high survey rate

• Source:http://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/local-news/2015/02/01/pagadian-city-gets-high-survey-rate-389640
• Sunday, February 1, 2015

By Bong Garcia

THE City Government of Pagadian has received a high satisfactory rating in Citizen Satisfaction Index System (CSIS) survey.

Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Regional Director Paisal Abutazil said the CSIS survey is part of the agency's initiative in helping the local government unit (LGU) improve the delivery of services in terms of availment, awareness, assessment and importance of the program of local government services delivery performance.

"CSIS is the ultimate measure of how well, how far, and how effective our efforts as institutions primarily responsible for addressing client needs. To the City of Pagadian, let us continue to innovate and find ways to be able to provide the best possible service to the people we are all bound to serve," Abutazil said.

CSIS focal person Russel Castañeda, of the Bureau of Local Government Supervision, presented the survey result Friday to the local government officials and the presentation was also witnessed by members of the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and local resource institute.

Castañeda said that based on the survey result, Pagadian has an average score of 63.06 percent in terms of citizen's satisfaction, which means the public is highly satisfied with the programs and services of the local government.

The result further showed the respondents were highly satisfied with most of the LGU's programs/services on health services support to education, environmental management, social welfare services, tourism management and agricultural support services.

However, the 42.19 percent result on awareness shows that the citizen's awareness of LGU's programs and services is fair.

The result revealed that the respondents were least aware on the programs and services under Tourism promotion and agricultural support services.

In terms of importance, Castañeda said the city received a net score of 72.17 percent, showing that citizens perceived the LGUs programs and services important.

About 150 respondents were asked to rate the overall services of Pagadian City through face-to-face interview and multi-probability selection, which generates citizen's assessment on their perception of the services and programs of the city on the areas of health services, support to education, environmental management, social welfare services, governance and response, public works and infrastructure, tourism promotion, and agricultural support services.

The survey was conducted by the DILG in partnership with Saint Columban College as the agency's partner local resource institute.