Batanes News September 2011

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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:
  1. 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.
  2. The victims who are waiting for the right moment to retaliate. They can’t win yet, so they tolerate.
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Oldest house in Ivana, Batanes

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Basco province to make tree planting a regular community service

BASCO, Batanes- The local government of Basco will make tree planting a regular community service according to Basco Mayor Demetrius Paul Narag in support to the government’s greening program.

Narag said the activity is also aimed at protecting the Basco communal pastureland from erosion and denudation.

To attain this, the local chief executive along with the LGU’s 60 regular and casual employees have again planted at least 1,000 palo maria, mango, mabolo and chayi seedlings in the said area.

According to Vice Mayor Anastacia Viola who also joined the tree planting activity, Mayor Narag was able to plant at least 50 seedlings.

The first tree planting activity was undertaken on September 15 wherein casual employees planted around 2,000 seedlings along the Basco pastureland.

The tree planting was supervised by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through Nestor Reyes and the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer George Reyes.

Before the tree planting activity, the LGU officials and employees conducted preparatory activity such as clearing few forage.

The group also proceeded to the kural coastal area which is a part of the marine sanctuary to do coastal clean up in preparation for the excursion of the Science Campers of the Basco Central School on September 24 and the rescheduled camping of senior citizens on September 26.

Batanes’ biggest schools respond to National Greening Program

BASCO, Batanes- The Batanes State College (BSC) and the Batanes National Science High School (BNHS), the biggest schools in the province recently embarked in tree planting activities as their contribution to the national government’s greening program.

The BSC, with its 700 students, took a break from its academic activities to clean the area given to them by the local government of Mahatao through Mayor Pedro F. Poncio at Racuj a Payaman, a communal pastureland in Mahatao.

The specific area designated to BSC was along the perimeter of the communal pastureland. Mahatao is six kilometers from Basco and the site for planting is around two kilometers from Mahatao town proper.

It took the BSC students and faculty members to clean the area and on September 20, 2011, they again returned to the area bring along with them 5 – 7 fruit bearing seedlings each to plant.

To ensure a 100 percent survival rate of the seedlings planted, the BSC management has vowed to continuously visit the tree planting site and take good care of the plants.

The BNHS on the other hand required its around 700 students and 65 faculty and administrative staff to produce at least 7-10 seedlings each to plant at Chadpidan which is located some five kilometers west of Basco.

BNSHS students continue to deposit seedlings at the school nursery to ensure sustainability of the tree planting project.

Chadpidan is a Basco communal pastureland which needs vegetation along the perimeter area and because of its proximity to the shoreline, vegetation in the area is affected by salt spray and west wind thus survival of trees is slower.

1st basic festival planning workshop held in Batanes

BASCO, Batanes- For the first time in the history of the province, the Department of Tourism region 2, in collaboration with the provincial government, has conducted a festival planning and management workshop to equip the local officials with basic festival planning and management skills and techniques.

Included in the lectures were Filipino culture and its significance in festivals by Leonilo Agustin, tourism consultant and author of the festival management modules; theater arts as a festival component by Frank Rivera, executive director of the Department of Education- National Council for Children’s Television; choreography and dance movements by Martin C. Sollesta and music as part of a festival by Arnel del Romico.

Meanwhile, the trainers have commended mayors Demetrius Paul Narag of Basco, Anastacio Barsana of Ivana and Oliva Blackburn of Uyugan and their municipal planning and development coordinators for their full support to the tourism activities in the province as shown in their participation during the 3-day planning workshop.

Provincial tourism officer Hegel Ruiz said the mayors have also expressed their interest in coming up with a separate Ivatan festival aside from the Batanes day anniversary celebration in order to promote the culture of each municipality and to draw more local and foreign tourists to their island province.

In preparation for this, the DOT has guided them in the crafting of objectives, activities, structure and budget for a 5-day festival, a municipal version of a grand Ivatan Festival.

Ruiz thanked the LCEs saying that with their full support, it will be easier for them to plan for their tourism activities especially on the structure and budget portion.

Storm 'Onyok' may re-enter PAR

After moving out of the Philippine territory last Tuesday, tropical storm “Onyok” (international name: Roke) may change its track and re-enter the country Saturday.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the eye of storm “Onyok” was located 850 kilometers (km) northeast of Basco, Batanes near the boundary of the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) as of 11 a.m. on Saturday.

"Onyok" intensifed into a storm with maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 90 kph.

“Onyok” is forecast to remain almost stationary near the PAR within the next 24 hours.

PAGASA assistant weather division chief Rene Paciente earlier said the weather disturbance has stayed near the boundary of PAR after “Onyok” briefly remained inside the PAR last Monday and moved out of the Philippine territory last Tuesday morning.

The weather disturbance, embedded along the monsoon trough over Northern and Central Luzon, is expected to bring scattered to widespread rains over the western section of these areas.

PAGASA said scattered to widespread rains are likely over the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Benguet, Pangasinan and Zambales, which may trigger flash floods and landslides in these areas.

“Residents along these areas are advised to take all necessary precautionary measures,” PAGASA said. It also advised that the whole country will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms.

Weather: Potential cyclone moves closer to Batanes

A potential cyclone - a low-pressure area (LPA) - moved closer to Batanes in extreme northern Luzon early Thursday, even as state weather forecasters said rain may fall over several parts of Luzon.

In a radio interview, Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration forecaster Benjie de Paz said there is a chance the LPA may become a cyclone.

"May posibilidad maging bagyo ito. Sa ngayon LPA pa siya pero binabantayan pa natin ito (There is a chance it will become a cyclone. It is an LPA for now, but we are monitoring it)," De Paz said in an interview on dzBB radio.

Should it become a cyclone while inside Philippine territory, he said it will be locally codenamed "Pedring."

De Paz said the LPA was estimated at 300 km east of Basco, Batanes as of 2 a.m. Thursday. At 2 p.m. Wednesday, it had been estimated at 320 km east of Batanes.

"Bale tatawagin itong 'Pedring' kung maging bagyo man ito (We will codename it 'Pedring' if it becomes a cyclone)," he said.

In its weather advisory, PAGASA said northern and Central Luzon and the western section of Southern Luzon will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms becoming cloudy with scattered to widespread rains over the Batanes Group of Islands, Palawan and Mindoro provinces. .

PAGASA said the rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms.

PAGASA monitors new potential cyclone off Batanes

With tropical cyclone Onyok now out of Philippine territory for good, state weather forecasters are now tracking a new potential cyclone, a shallow low-pressure area off Batanes province.

The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said they are not discounting the possibility the SLPA will become a cyclone, even if its present chances of intensifying into one are low.

"Meron tayong SLPA, 180 km northeast ng Basco, Batanes. Maliit ang chance na maging bagyong tropical, gayunpaman hindi natin ma-discount ang possibility na maaring malakas kaya natin monitor ang development," PAGASA forecaster Elvie Enriquez said in an interview on dzBB radio Wednesday.

(We have an SLPA 180 km northeast of Basco, Batanes. Right now its chances of becoming a cyclone are low but we still cannot discount the possibility it will intensify into a cyclone, so we continue to monitor it.)

If the SLPA eventually intensifies into a cyclone, it will be codenamed "Pedring."

As for Onyok, which changed course and exited Philippine territory before noon Tuesday, Enriquez said it showed no signs of returning.

"Tuloy na (itong) lumabas ng Philippine area of responsibility. Ito ay kumikilos sa islands sa southern part ng Japan (It has exited the Philippine area of responsibility and is moving towards Southern Japan)," she said.

PAGASA's 5 a.m. bulletin said that as of 2 a.m., the SLPA was estimated at 180 km northeast of Basco, Batanes.

It also said a wind convergence is affecting the Visayas and northern Mindanao.

Basco to implement revised swine raising ordinance by October 2

BASCO, Batanes- The local government of Basco will implement its revised ordinance on swine raising or production on October 2, 2011.

Vice Mayor Anastacia B. Viola said the ordinance will be enforced by the municipal sanitary inspectors within Basco town proper and along major roads and creeks.

Viola said among the provisions of the revised ordinance include no commercial swine raising within 50 meters tangent from either sides of any major roads and creeks, no swine raising in tourist and designated historical and cultural heritage sites and along all coastal areas.

Swine producers are also required to construct standard septic tanks that commensurate to the number of pigs raised in every pigpen. Each standard septic tank for commercial swine raisers shall be limited to serve four pigs at a time.

For non-commercial swine raisers, it shall be limited to three pigs or less at a time.

Discharging liquid or solid wastes from swine raising activities into creeks or body of water or into the marine environment is prohibited and swine raising within or inside any creek is strictly prohibited.

Viola stressed that violators will be subjected to a fine of P1,000 for first offense, P1,500 for second offense and P2,500 or imprisonment of not less than two months but not more than six months or both upon the discretion of the court, for third offense.

Batanes disaster council assesses typhoon Mina damages

BASCO, Batanes- The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) convened recently to assess the damages caused by Typhoon Mina which battered the island province last August 27 and 28 presided by Acting Governor Ferdinand C. Elica.

The Department of Public Works and Highways reported that there were only minor landslides along the national road, however, while the Department of Education estimated P200,000 worth of damages on school buildings.

On livestock, the Provincial Veterinary Office through its veterinarian Dr. Albert Tabile assessed that affected animals were valued at P92, 550.

On the other hand, the office of the Provincial Agriculture has reported that vegetables damages were assessed at P1.8 million; fruits and legumes, P1.6 million; and bananas, P628,000.

Provincial Agriculturist Celso Batallones said critical damage was in rice and corn in Itbayat island as they are on the reproductive stage and the others were about to be harvested.

Total damages in rice planted in 13.2 hectares were estimated at P1.4 million and corn planted in 4.66 hectares with P448,000 worth.

Batallones said the P15 million losses in agriculture has been reported to the Department of Agriculture and to Congressman Henedina Abad.

The DA- Island Agricultural Research Outreach Station has distributed 200 trays of vegetables seedlings to each municipality. Additional seeds will be requested from DA and the provincial government for distribution to families.

Meantime, Francisco Escalona, provincial director of the national Food Authority here said the 4,000 bags rice stock are safe and assured that there will be sufficient supply in the province for the next two months as additional 4,000 bags are expected to arrive in the island.

The Department of Trade and Industry said that as of now there’s no significant change in prices of basic commodities based on their price monitoring activities.

Provincial veterinary office distributes live chicks to malnourished pre-school children

BASCO, Batanes, September 3- The provincial government through the provincial veterinary office (PVET) has distributed five live chicks as livestock assistance to the 19 malnourished pre-school children in Basco.

Governor Vicente Gato and provincial veterinarian Dr. Alberto Tabile personally handed the chicks to the parents of the malnourished children at the Basco plaza last Friday, August 26, 2011.

Governor Gato said the project aims to provide assistance to the family of the malnourished children in the form of live chicks to be raised for home consumption.

Gato advised the parents to take care of the chicks so that it will lay eggs then later will multiply in number. “If the production prospers, you may share them with your neighbors,” he advised them.

The distribution was done by barangay through the assistance of the six barangay nutrition scholars who were also given three chicks each.

The BNS are tasked to monitor the chick raising activity of each family recipient to ensure that the assistance is supported by the beneficiaries as intended by the government.

The same livestock assistance will be distributed to the malnourished pre-school children in the other five municipalities in separate schedules.

5.1magnitude quake shakes Batanes—Phivolcs

A 5.1 magnitude quake shook Batanes Thursday night but no damages were recorded, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

The tectonic quake, which was recorded at 9:25 p.m., was located 175 kilometers southeast of Mahatao, Batanes, Phivolcs said.

Phivolcs did not cite areas where the quake was felt.

There were no expected aftershocks from the minor temblor, Phivolcs said.


PMA sets special entrance exam on Sept. 4

The Philippine Military Academy (PMA) will be conducting special entrance examination for PMA cadetship in selected areas on Sunday, September 4, to give way for aspirants who were not able to take the examination due to calamities brought about by the typhoon Mina in Northern Luzon.

Examinations will be conducted at the following exam centers: PMA in Baguio City, Northwestern University in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte and Cagayan National High School in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. A similar examination was also carried out in Batanes on August 31, 2011.

All applicants should report to the examination centers at exactly 7:00 AM on September 4. They must bring with them the following: exam permits for those who have earlier applied; at least two proof of identification; photocopy of National Statistics Office birth certificate; Form 137/ College transcript of records; at least two pieces of #2 pencils, sharpener and eraser.

Interested aspirants, who have not applied for PMA Cadetship may apply as walk-in applicants that said day. They must bring with them the following: High School Form 137 (with an average grade of 85% or higher); NSO copy of the Birth Certificate two pieces 2x2 ID picture; valid ID (Student ID, Drivers License, Postal ID, etc.); at least two pieces of #2 pencils, sharpener and eraser.

The basic requirements to become a PMA cadet are : natural born Filipino citizen; Of good moral character, 5 feet 4 inches if male and 5 feet 2 inches if female; not a day older than 21 years and not a day younger than 17 years on 01 April 2010(born between April 1, 1990 to April 1, 1996); at least high school graduate with a GPA of 85% or higher, and physically fit for cadetship.

16 years old aspirants may apply and take the PMA entrance examination provided they possess the above-mentioned qualifications. Should the applicants pass the exam, they may proceed with the processing once they have reached the right age. The validity of the result of the exam will be for two.

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