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Province of Catanduanes - Archived News

Summer trade fair yields P1.6M in gross sales

VIRAC, Catanduanes- The 2012 Summer Barakalan sa Plaza Rizal generated the highest gross sales in the history of the event reaching a total of P1.6 million.

The annual event which started last 2010 was held at Virac Plaza Rizal from April 2 to 13 in time for the Holy Week vacationers and tourists, proved to be very profitable for the 52 participating companies.

Local manufacturers/ producers of food, handicraft, and other merchandise provided guests to the trade fair with a variety of products seldom found all in one place.

A local tour operator, Venz Bay Travel and Tours offered a “Visita Iglesia” guided tour package as one of the special features of the event. TESDA for its part took charge of technology demonstrations on hot and cold cooking while its accredited clients provided beauty care and wellness services.

The trade fair will become an annual event as pronounced by Mayor Cito Alberto during the opening program on April 2 – the Virac LGU being the major partner of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Catanduanes Producers Association in this undertaking.

During the closing program on April 13, special awards were presented. Marclo Enterprise (non-food category), Belen’s Pinahamis na Pili, Atbp (food category) won in the Most Innovative Product and in the Best Dressed Booth contest.

Consolation prizes for Best Dressed Booth were also awarded to: Aydz food Products, Nelia’s Food Products, Fiberart Handicraft Enterprise, and to Pandan Women Weavers Association.

Cash awards totalled to P12,000 which was fully sponsored by LGU Virac.

SSS urges members to avail loan condonation program

VIRAC, Catanduanes- The Social Security System (SSS) provincial office here encourages its members to avail of the condonation program for loans from the agency.

SSS Catanduanes branch manager Divina Avila said the amnesty program gives members the chance to settle their unpaid accounts without paying the full penalty that covers overdue salary, calamity, emergency, educational, study-now-pay-later, stock investment and privatization fund loans.

The program, according to Avila, started last April 2, 2012 and is open to all employees, self-employed workers and voluntary members with overdue loans.

She said the terms and requirements for applicants will depend on the type of delinquent borrower.

Avila said that one can avail full condonation of penalties if he or she has at least three contributions within the last six months before the month of application and must have proof of deducted loan amortizations such as pay slips, company certification and notarized affidavits.

The SSS member can pay the loan principal and interest in full or avail the three-year installment payment scheme with an annual interest rate of 3 percent.

Deadline for applications will be on September 30 while beneficiaries of borrowers who passed away without settling their delinquent obligations can apply until March 30, 2013.

SSS office here is also advising the public to avail it now since there is no assurance whether said program will be implemented again in the future.

Doppler radar facility to benefit local studes

VIRAC, Catanduanes- Aside from providing forecasts with high degree of accuracy and boosting local tourism of the province, the now completed Doppler radar facility installed at Buenavista, Bato, Catanduanes is said to benefit students from private and public schools in the province.

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Virac Chief Meteorological officer Engr. Eufronio H. Garcia said the facility is beneficial to students as it adds knowledge in the field of Science and Technology.

“Students can relate subjects concerning meteorology, space or atmospheric, physical sciences and we can also provide information in electronics engineering," he said.

The official added that the facility can also serve as the students’ subject for research studies.

According to Garcia, they would also consider field trips in the area after the facility’s turnover to Pagasa and as long as the test and renovation of the old radar building is complete.

The Doppler radar in Bato town is one of the three state-of-the-art radar facility being built in the Philippines that uses the solid-state technology developed by Japanese engineers. It was brought to the country by the Japanese government through its grants-in-aid program.

The new S-band system, defined as standard for radio waves with frequencies ranging from 2 to 4 gigahertz, uses integrated chips that conveys electromagnetic waves as far as 420 kilometers (km) away to determine rainfall intensity and coverage, wind velocity and speed.

Its entire system is relatively easy to maintain with all-digital instrumentation so anyone who is accustomed with computers can operate it. This may especially be beneficial to students who are taking computer courses.

The 44-meter-tall radar tower built on top of a mountain in Buenavista is safe from landslides and can last for as long as 15 years. The thin fiberglass plates of the facility, can also withstand winds of up to 450 km per hour.

The Doppler radar has four major components enclosed in the radar tower—a radar system, a data display system, a satellite communications system, and a Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT).

If fully operational, the radar facility will enable Pagasa to provide early warning to the local government units to suspend classes earlier than usual and to direct pre-emptive evacuation and avoid damages and casualties.

The facility amounting P560 million was a grant from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Two more Doppler radar systems of the same kind are now being installed by the Japanese-Filipino consortium in Guiuan, Samar province, and Aparri, Cagayan province.

If completed, the three "new-tech" Doppler radars shall help the seven existing US-made Doppler radar systems in the Philippines. These are located at Baguio City, Baler (Aurora province), Subic (Zambales province), Hinatuan (Surigao del Sur province), Tagaytay City, Mactan City (Cebu province), and Tampakan (South Cotabato province).

Meanwhile, President Benigno Simeon Aquino III and other officials from Bicol Region – the country’s front door of typhoons are expected to grace the inauguration of the facility on April 27 .

NSO conducts quarterly Labor Force Survey

VIRAC, Catanduanes- The National Statistics Office (NSO) provincial office here has since April 10 visiting households for the quarterly Labor Force Survey.

NSO Catanduanes provincial chief Elisa Solares explained that the Labor Force Survey (LFS) is a nationwide survey of households conducted regularly to gather data on the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the population.

Solares added that the survey is primarily geared towards the estimation of the levels of employment and unemployment in the country, adding that the survey is designed to provide statistics on levels and trends of employment, unemployment and underemployment for the country as a whole, and for each of the administrative regions.

She elaborated that the survey aims to provide a quantitative framework for the preparation of plans and formulation of policies affecting labor market towards (1) creation and generation of gainful employment; (2) reduction of unemployment and promotion of employment; (3) improvement of working conditions and (4) enhancement of the welfare of a working person.

According to her, it also provides statistics on levels and trends of employment, unemployment and underemployment for the country and regions, it is used for the projection of future human resource, which when compared with the future manpower requirements, will help identify employment and training needs; It helps in the assessment of the potential human resource available for economic development; and it identifies the difference in employment, unemployment and underemployment according to the different economic, social and ethnic groups existing within the population.

In the province, 10 sample barangays, will be visited. The barangays covered are the following: in Virac: Gogon Centro, and Palnab del Norte; in San Andres: San Isidro, Batong Paloway and Puting Baybay; in Baras: Paniquihan, and Miguel,; in Caramoran: Maysuram and Icanbato and in Pandan: Libod.

DSWD Bicol to give media a tour on its social services programs

VIRAC, Catanduanes- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V will spearhead a media tour for local journalists on April 19 in Bagamanoc, Catanduanes.

The activity aims at further understanding DSWD's three major poverty reduction programs namely: Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), Self-Employment Assistance Kaunlaran (SEA-K), and Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan- Comprehenisve and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS).

The 4Ps is a poverty reduction and social development strategy of the national government that provides conditional cash grants to extremely poor households to improve their health, nutrition and education particularly of children aged 0-14. The program has dual objectives, including cash assistance to the poor to alleviate their immediate need (short term poverty alleviation); and Social Development - to break the inter-generational poverty cycle by investing in human capital.

SEA-K Program is a capability building program of the DSWD and local government units which aims to enhance the socio-economic skills of poor families through the organization of community-based associations for entrepreneurial development.

KALAHI -CIDSS is one of the flagship poverty alleviation projects of government. It supports a community-driven development approach which aims to reduce poverty.

DSWD has converged the said programs to create a greater impact in uplifting the economic situation of the poorest families and communities in the country.

Moreover, the tour will also enable DSWD to discuss and explain the status of the programs, educate the press on key terms and issues, and direct them to sources of information and news about the programs.

NSO conducts consumer survey

VIRAC, Catanduanes- The National Statistics Office (NSO) in Catanduanes is administering the April 2012 Consumer Expectations Survey (CES) with the actual interviews to be conducted from April 2 to 14.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) in order to collect comprehensive information on the business conditions of the country in the household sector, contracted the National Statistics Office (NSO) to conduct a Consumer Expectations Survey.

It is NSO’s responsibility to undertake the data collection and encoding of the questionnaires while BSPs responsibility is the generation of tables and analysis of the results.

The CES is a household-based survey on the consumers’ assessment of their financial situation, the economic condition of the country and the overall performance of the government.

The objectives of the survey are to provide a quick and regular assessment of the financial condition of the consumers and economic condition of the country at present and in the near future, from the consumers’ own view points; to generate forecasts in the direction of the country’s economic activity based on the consumers’ outlook in the next twelve months and to provide quick and regular assessment of consumers’ outlook in terms of their income and expenditures.

Consumer spending and saving decisions have an important influence in determining the course of the national economy. The core questions cover three broad areas of consumer sentiments: personal finances, business conditions and buying conditions. The results of the survey will guide planners in forecasting the direction of change of the economy as well as the behavior of key indicators such as inflation rate, interest rates and exchange rates.

The respondent shall be the household head or any responsible member of the household present during the time of interview who can provide reliable answers to the questions asked by the enumerator.

The authority for the survey emanates from Commonwealth Act No. 591, which authorizes the NSO, under Section 2 of the act “to conduct by enumeration, sampling or other methods, for statistics purposes, studies of social and economic problems of the country. Like any other surveys undertaken by the NSO, the data that will be gathered in the said survey are for statistical purposes only and will be published in summary forms. Information obtained from the respondents shall be held strictly confidential and shall not be used for investigation, taxation and law enforcement purposes and shall not be divulged to any person except authorized NSO personnel acting in the performance of their duties.”

In the province, one sample barangay, will be interviewed, covering 14 sample households in Barangay Icanbato, Caramoran.

The reporting unit is the household which means that the statistics emanating from this undertaking will refer to the characteristics of the population residing in private households.

Telecom commission to serve public in Catanduanes

VIRAC, Catanduanes- The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) regional office in Bicol will conduct a one-day mobile registration and licensing for the year 2012 on April 18, 2012 from 9:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m. at Provincial Capitol Compound, Virac, Catanduanes.

The activity is aimed at registering, legalizing, and licensing all unregistered radio transceivers being used and operated by different government and private agencies ad individuals in the province of Catanduanes.

NTC will accept and process all applications for license of new/ renewal radio communication network and operator certificates, registration and licensing of all types of two-way radio equipment including mobile phone (cell phone), dealer, retailer, service centers and they shall also be releasing corresponding permits and licenses on the same day.

In this connection, an orientation seminar on radio laws, rules and regulation, licensing procedures and proper handling/ maintenance of radio equipment (RLM) seminar will be held on the same day. Participants may apply and shall be issued the restricted land mobile (RLM) radio operators certificate.

Moreover, they shall also be receiving applications for blocking/ unblocking of SIM cards/cell phones and complaints on text scam, illegal, malicious text and text spam.

The service is open to all radio communication transmitter/ trans-receiver equipment users; telecom, broadcast, cable TV operators; mobile phone- cell phone dealers, retailers, service centers; and all types of commercial, non-commercial radio operators license.

Catanduanes college's 2012 graduates biggest in 41 years

VIRAC, Catanduanes- The gymnasium was filled to the rafters as the Catanduanes State Colleges Main Campus mounted its 41st Commencement Exercises recently with the biggest recorded number of graduates at 1,212, according to the school’s Registration and Admission office.

The traditional graduation highlights—investiture of hood and cap, presentation of candidates for graduation, recommendation and conferment of degrees and titles, commencement address, awarding of medals to honor graduates, and distribution of diploma—took over four hours.

The graduates relished their proverbial 15 minutes of fame as they strode onstage to get their diplomas to the tune of Verdi’s “Triumphal March,” a staple musical score in graduation ceremonies.

Honor Graduates

Forty-five graduates finished with honors — two Magna Cum Laude, 42 Cum Laude, and one with Academic Distinction.

John Michael T. Bernal, BS in Civil Engineering, led the honor roll as Magna Cum Laude with an average of 1.38, followed by Ian D. Lopez, Bachelor of Elementary Education, also a Magna Cum Laude, with an average of 1.42.

The Cum Laude graduates were Michele M. Candelaria, BS in Accountancy, Cum Laude (1.6); Jimylen P. Garnica, BS in Accountancy, Cum Laude (1.6); Ma. Rona S. Guerrero, BS in Accountancy, Cum Laude (1.74); Sally B. Morales, BS in Accountancy, Cum Laude (1.66); Mariecris A. Sarmiento, BS in Accountancy, Cum Laude (1.73); Cindy S. Tapel, BS in Accountancy, Cum Laude (1.74);

Ma. Karla T. Avila, BS in Civil Engineering, Cum Laude (1.60); William V. Belmonte, BS in Civil Engineering, Cum Laude (1.63); Raymund M. Garcia, BS in Civil Engineering, Cum Laude, (1.72); John Aldren C. Molina, BS in Civil Engineering, Cum Laude (1.64); Jonathan V. Tulod, BS in Civil Engineering, Cum Laude (1.61);

Julius S. Antonio, Bachelor of Secondary Education – Mathematics, Cum Laude, (1.66); Aileen T. Bajaro, Bachelor of Secondary Education – English, Cum Laude (1.51); Jomar Cervantes, Bachelor of Secondary Education – Social Studies, Cum Laude (1.53); Carlito T. Gelito, Bachelor of Secondary Education – Mathematics, Cum Laude (1.5); Jecel S. Magdahong, Bachelor of Secondary Education - Mathematics, Cum Laude (1.73); Elizabeth T. Rances, Bachelor of Secondary Education – Mathematics, Cum Laude (1.63); Ma. Gherlyn S. Rebuya, Bachelor of Secondary Education – Mathematics, Cum Laude (1.65); Joan T. Talan, Bachelor of Secondary Education – Mathematics, Cum Laude (1.70); Ariel R. Tanael, Bachelor of Secondary Education – Mathematics, Cum Laude (1.73); Francis G. Timbal, Bachelor of Secondary Education – English, Cum Laude (1.48); Anjo G. Tugay, Bachelor of Secondary Education – English, Cum Laude (1.54); Cynthia T. Tuibeo, Bachelor of Secondary Education – English, Cum Laude (1.51); Rey P. Vargas, Bachelor of Secondary Education – Mathematics, Cum Laude (1.70);

Charmaine Kaye C. Abrasaldo, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Elementary Education, Cum Laude (1.64); Aizel A. Cerillo, Bachelor of Elementary Education, Cum Laude (1.57); Joan S. Guerrero, Bachelor of Elementary Education, Cum Laude (1.57); Donna Nerisse S. Sapico, Bachelor of Elementary Education, Cum Laude ((1.72); Jinky Lou T. Sarmiento, Bachelor of Elementary Education, Cum Laude (1.59); Jocele S. Sarmiento, Bachelor of Elementary Education, Cum Laude (1.70); Lucy Lyn T. Tapia, Bachelor of Elementary Education, Cum Laude (1.67); Rhea R. Tating, Bachelor of Elementary Education, Cum Laude (1.68); Rotchen D.Teves, Bachelor of Elementary Education, Cum Laude (1.58); Jamir A. Toledana, Bachelor of Elementary Education, Cum Laude (1.75); Yoly V. Tolod, Bachelor of Elementary Education, Cum Laude (1.67); Irene S. Torres, Bachelor of Elementary Education, Cum Laude, (1.64); Claire T. Tribiana, Bachelor of Elementary Education, Cum Laude (1.72).

Mark Anthony S. Flores, BS in Nursing, Cum Laude (1.73); Elaine Gay R. Molina, BS in Nursing, Cum Laude (1.67); Johnson M. Turado, BS in Nursing, Cum Laude (1.70); Kristel Mae V. Cervantes, BS in Nursing, Cum Laude (1.73), and James Andrew B. Bernal, BS in Information Technology, Cum Laude (1.69). Emlyn M. Lanon, Bachelor of Elementary Education finished with Academic Distinction award (1.58).

Villar’s exhortation


Cynthia A. Villar, former congresswoman and trustee of the CSC Governing Board, was the Commencement Speaker. She exhorted the graduates to “use (their) education to help others.”

“We believe that when we are able to provide them good education, we leave them valuable inheritance—something that can never by taken away from them, that cannot be diminished and something that they can enhance for personal advancement and for the betterment of society,” she told the families and teachers of the graduates. “That is the beauty of the gift of education,” she emphasized.

Increasing trend

The CSC Registration and Admission Office has noted an increasing trend in the number of graduates per year, with its respective in-charge of scholastic records recently handling above the normal ratio of students being served.

The Advanced Education program produced 15 graduates, comprised of: Doctor of Education – 3; Master in Business Administration – 2; Master of Public Administration – 1; Master of Arts in Education – 4; Master of Arts in Industrial Education – 1; Master of Arts in Teaching Biology – 1; Diploma in Educational Management – 2; Diploma in College Teaching – 1.

Moreover, the biggest number of graduates came from the Bachelor of Elementary Education at 122, followed by Bachelor of Science in Nursing – 97; Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – 92; Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology – 92; Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering – 77; Bachelor of Secondary Education – 68; Bachelor of Science in Information Technology – 64; Bachelor of Science in Office Administration – 63; Bachelor of Science in Information Management – 59; Bachelor of Science in Agriculture – 45;

Bachelor of Science of Arts – 32; Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship – 24; Bachelor of Science in Biology – 21; Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics – 21; Bachelor of Science in Mathematics – 15; Bachelor of Science in Accountancy – 15; Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education – 1.

The Two Year Trade Technical Education produced 187 graduates, while the Certificate in Agricultural Science had 57, and the Diploma in Midwifery program with 45 graduates.

Likewise, the CSC Panganiban Campus had their graduation ceremonies on March 19, 2012 with Dr. Minerva I. Morales, CSC SUC President III, as its Commencement Speaker. It had 160 graduates -- 46 finished with the degree Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education, 43 earned Bachelor of Elementary Education, 31 with Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and 40 graduating with Certificate in Agricultural Science.

DepEd approves extra P9M for schools' repair and rehabilitation

VIRAC, Catanduanes- The Department of Education (DepEd) recently approved P9 million additional fund request for the repair and rehabilitation of school buildings in the province.

DepEd’s move was in response to the request of Congressman Cesar V. Sarmiento. With this, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) recently issued Sub-Allotment Release Order (SARO) for P9,079,165.50 to DepEd Catanduanes Division, charged to the Continuing appropriations of 2011 GAA.

Last year, DepEd released P5 million for the repair and rehabilitation program.

Beneficiaries of the said repair and rehab program are as follows: Hinipaan, Bacak, Suchan and San Rafael, Bagamanoc; Moning, Guinsaanan, Paniquihan and Putsan-Danao, Baras; Carorian, Batalay, San Pedro and Guinobatan, Bato; Panique and San Jose, Caramoran; Gigmoto and Dorotian, Gigmoto; San Isidro, Porot, Marambong and Catamban in Pandan.

San Miguel, Babaguan and Mabini, Panganiban; Yocti, San Jose, Bagong SIrang, Jose Rizal, Cabcab and Codon, San Andres; Pacogon, Sisay, Dayawa, Obo and San Marcos in San Miguel; Botinagan, Almojuela, P. Vera and Sagrada, Viga; and Simamla, Sto. Niño, Cavinitan and Magnesia in Virac town will also receive a portion of the additional funds.

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