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| ==[[Apayao News]]== | | ==[[Apayao News]]== |
| '''NSO conducts energy consumption survey on establishments,households''' | | '''Apayao police intercept illegal lumber''' |
| *Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=55432 | | *Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=56344 |
| *By: Peter A. Balocnit | | *By: Englebert Soriano |
| *''September 21, 2011'' | | *''September 27, 2011'' |
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| The National Statistics Office (NSO) here is currently conducting twin surveys on energy consumption of establishments and households in the provinces of Kalinga and '''Apayao'''.
| | As the crackdown against illegal logging operators and timber poachers in the region is intensified, the 3rd platoon of the Regional Public Safety Battalion based at Torayok, Conner, Apayao seized about 937 board feet of illegally sawn white lawan and apprehended four male persons. |
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| NSO provincial officer Avelino Cadalig said the Survey on Energy Consumption of Establishments (SECE) is from September 5 to 30 while the 2011 Household Energy Consumption Survey (HECS) runs from September 16 to October 8.
| | The colored blue Elf truck with plate number PHJ 260 was loaded with undocumented illegally sawn white lawan when it was intercepted in a checkpoint at 4:00 a.m. on September 22. |
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| “Randomly conducted, the two surveys cover five establishments in Kalinga particularly barangay Bulanao of this city and one in Apayao, that is Kapanikian in Pudtol,” Cadalig said. It also includes 117 households from nine barangays of Kalinga and 74 households from seven barangays in Apayao.
| | The illegal lumber are allegedly owned by Rommel Thomas Aliban, 30, married and resident of Mawique, Conner, Apayao. |
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| He said data collected from SECE include the quantity of fuels, and other fossil and biomass fuels purchased. “This survey is for the consumption of the Department of Energy and other planning and policy making bodies,” Cadalig said.
| | Apprehended suspects were identified as all helpers and a residents of Mawique, Conner, Apayao. |
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| He said the 2011 HECS is a special survey that gathers information on households utilization of fuels, supply systems and the pattern of energy use and other variables that maybe useful to assess the current energy profiles of different households and communities in the country.
| | The apprehended suspects and the vehicle loaded with confiscated items were brought to Conner MPS for proper disposition. |
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| He said the survey involves nine enumerators and two supervisors underwent a week-long training before conducting the survey. “Each enumerator is given four households a day to survey,” Cadalig said.
| | Meanwhile, Bokod municipal police station led by PSInsp Jesus D Lozano spotted piled lumber beside a rice field at Sitio Badekbek, Daclan, Bokod, Benguet on September 25 at about 7:00 a.m. |
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| On the other hand, Cadalig informed that an upcoming survey on labor force will be scheduled from October 10-31 this year. He said it has two riders – Survey on Overseas Filipinos and on Children. “These surveys aims to establish the number of Overseas Filipinos working or living abroad, particularly in a certain country while that for children to know the numbers of the dependent age bracket for need assessments.
| | The 37 pieces of newly sawn lumber with total volume of 211 board feet were brought to the Bokod MPS prior to their turn over to the Community Environment Natural Resources Office |
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| ==Philippine News== | | ==Philippine News== |