Parañaque City News December 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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DBM: P128m released for school destroyed in Parañaque plane crash

The Department of Budget and Management has fast-tracked the release of P128 million for the reconstruction of a school destroyed in a plane crash in Parañaque City last December 10.

A news release posted on the Official Gazette website said the amount will cover the reconstruction of 80 classrooms in the F. Serrano Elementary School.

“A thorough evaluation by the DepEd found irreparable damage to the building, which then had to be completely demolished. Given that, we need to quickly allocate funding toward the reconstruction of the whole school. We are now fast-tracking the release of funds to begin the construction as soon as possible,” DBM Secretary Florencio Abad said.

He said the program will be charged against the 2011 Calamity Fund, since the Quick Response Fund of the Department of Education is already programmed for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of other projects.

The entire school building burned down after a "Queen Air" light cargo plane crashed into a crowded residential area.

At least 13 people were killed in the incident.

Once the reconstruction is completed, Abad said the school should accommodate the school’s 2,652 grade school pupils.

“We will build enough rooms so the school administration can conduct a single-shift program for its students, instead of putting them on the usual double shift. Once the reconstruction is finished, classes will be back to normal and students can have a school environment more conducive to learning,” he said.

Meanwhile, Abad announced that the DepEd is closing in on its classroom construction target for this year.

"We are serious in our bid to have a zero backlog of classrooms by 2013. To be able to do this, the Aquino government has been tapping different approaches in constructing school buildings, including an important collaboration with the League of Cities to fast-track the construction of classrooms,” he said.

He added classroom-construction projects will be included in the Aquino administration’s Public-Private Partnership program to build the required number of classrooms in one year.

P’que fire department on alert status

PARAÑAQUE CITY- The Parañaque Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) is on heightened alert status during the holiday season especially on New Year’s Eve.

Parañaque City Fire Marshal Supt. Manuel M. Manuel said that the local BFP continues its fire safety inspections of all business establishments as part of the implementation of R.A. 9514 or the Fire Code of the Philippines.

In line with this, the bureau is continuously promoting the national government’s ‘Iwas Paputok’ campaign.

The said campaign also encourages the public to use alternative ways to celebrate New Year in place of pyrotechnics and firecrackers.

Parañaque City Mayor Jun Bernabe is encouraging residents to continue to promote and support a safe community.

“The Parañaque local government is one with the Bureau of Fire Protection and the Philippine National Police in keeping our locale a safe community,” said Bernabe.

He also instructed the City Health Office to intensify the information drive on the use of pyrotechnics in merry-making in line with the Department of Health’s (DOH) “APIR Aksyon: Paputok Injury Reduction” campaign.

The local chief also readied the Parañaque Emergency Response Unit (P.E.R.U.), as well as the Bernabe Memorial Hospital for expected pyrotechnic and other firecracker-related injuries.

Fund OK’d for school rehab

THE DEPARTMENT of Budget and Management (DBM) has released P128 million for the immediate reconstruction of a school in Parañaque City gutted by an air crash this month.

The budget will fund the construction of 80 classrooms in the F. Serrano Elementary School after the building burned down early this month when a five-seater Beechcraft Queen Air cargo plane crashed, Budget Secretary Florencio B. Abad said in a statement yesterday.

The money will be granted to the Department of Education (DepEd), sourced from the 2011 Calamity Fund, since the Quick Response Fund of the department has been programmed for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of other projects, he explained.

“A thorough evaluation by the DepEd found irreparable damage to the building, which then had to be completely demolished. Given that, we need to quickly allocate funding toward the reconstruction of the whole school. We are now fast-tracking the release of funds to begin the construction as soon as possible,” Mr. Abad said.

Once the reconstruction is completed, the school will have enough space to accommodate its 2,652 grade school students.

“We will build enough rooms so the school administration can conduct a single-shift program for its students, instead of putting them on the usual double shift. Once the reconstruction is finished, classes will be back to normal and students can have a school environment more conducive to learning,” Mr. Abad said.

CAAP findings on Parañaque crash

Human error coupled with mechanical failure are the two most probable causes of the Beechcraft Queen Air crash in Paranaque City last December 10 that resulted in the death of 14 people, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Board announced on Thursday.

In a briefing held at the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) head quarters in Pasay City on Thursday, Director General Ramon Gutierrez disclosed that the twin-engine cargo plane still had one engine running at the time of the incident and that it was very probable that the pilot was not able to perform the proper emergency maneuvers which resulted in its deathly plunge to a heavily populated shanty town in Baranagay Don Bosco, Paranaque.

According to Gutierrez, their investigation revealed that shortly after the aircraft took off from Runway 13-31 of the airport, the left engine suffered what seemed to be fuel starvation that later caused it to feather and stop spinning. Gutierrez added that several witnesses recounted that they heard one of the engines sputtering before it banked steeply to the left then plunged to the ground.

The AAIB investigation showed that the pilots of the aircraft, Capt. Timothy Albo and Capt. Jesse Kim Lustica, encountered problems with the left engine upon reaching 200 feet forcing them to radio the Manila Control Tower and request for emergency landing status.

Mayor to provide home building kits to plane crash victims

The Paranaque City government said that it will distribute a “starting kit” of construction materials to residents of the shanty community displaced by last Saturday’s plane crash which burned their homes.

Mayor Florencio Bernabe said the starter kit to be distributed includes basic construction materials such as pots, galvanized sheet and plywood.

Bernabe said that the city government is working to distribute the construction materials anytime this week so those displaced by the fire would not be homeless during Christmas.

The mayor said the families who lost their homes in the fire caused by the plane crash were evacuated to the Annex 35 covered gym on John St., Better Living Subdivision, Don Bosco, Paranaque City.

Bernabe said the city government is looking for an “interim budget” to shoulder the cost of medical treatment of those injured, but they may ask the owner of the ill-fated plane, Innovators Technology, Inc., to eventually pay for the hospitalization costs.

He said the Paranaque government’s legal department is looking into the liabilities of the owner of plane for the crash and the damage it caused.

The mayor said that the government plans to summon the owners of the aircraft and discuss payment for the damages.

The light cargo plane crashed in a populated area in Paranaque, causing a fire that damaged a public elementary school and several shanties in the area.

Meanwhile, Island Transvoyager, Inc., Monday clarified that it was not the owner of the plane that crashed in Paranaque.

The mayor said that classes at F. Serrano Elementary School have been suspended and will resume on January 3. But classes for some of the 3,700 students of the school could be held at the Mary Help Christian Church covered court in Barangay Don Bosco.

The school may have to be demolished and totally rebuilt at a cost of P60-million.

14 people killed in plane crash in Parañaque

A four-seater aircraft crashed in Parañaque City on Saturday afternoon, killing at least 14 people, including children.

Ten others were reportedly injured and were rushed to the Parañaque Doctors Hospital. One of the injured victims is in critical condition.

Authorities said the plane crashed in a depressed area in Better Living Subdivision, Taiwan St., Barangay Don Bosco at around 2 p.m.

Ramon Gutierrez, director-general of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, said 2 pilots and a civilian onboard the aircraft were killed. The pilots were identified as Timoteo Aldo and Jessie Kim Lustica.

The other fatalities have yet to be identified.

Gutierrez earlier told dzMM that the plane with tail no. RPC 824 encountered a technical problem shortly after taking off from the Manila domestic airport.

He said the plane, owned by Innovators Technology Inc., was bound for San Jose, Mindoro to pick up cargo.

Gutierrez said one of the pilots had requested the Manila airport control tower for relanding, but the plane did not make it.

“Pag-take off niya dito sa ating domestic runway 1331, nagkaroon ng aberya at tumawag sa tower nagre-request uli ng emergency landing pero hindi na inabot kaya bumagsak siya,” he said.

Affected families

Parañaque City Mayor Florencio Bernabe Jr. arrived on the crash site and reported that the crash damaged at least 50 homes of informal settlers along the subdivision's easement.

Around 70 families have been evacuated and are temporarily taking shelter at the Annex 35 covered court.

The mayor said the plane crash also set fire to the F. Serrano Elementary School.

He said about 90% of the school was burned down. Around 2,000 students will be affected by the incident.

“We will be advising the students on Monday that classes will be suspended until further notice. We will have to distribute the students to nearby schools,” Bernabe told ANC on Saturday.

The owners of the plane may also be held accountable for the fatalities.

“We will start looking for the owners of the plane because they have a responsibility to those people that they have injured,” Bernabe said.

Bernabe also appealed to the public to donate used clothes, food and groceries for the affected families.

Authorities are now investigating the cause of the crash.

Tagalog News: NBI mobile service sa P’que, Disyembre 14

PARAÑAQUE CITY- Ang National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), sa pakikipagtulungan ng pamahalaang lungsod ng Parañaque ay magsasagawa ng NBI clearance mobile service sa Miyerkules, Disyembre 14 sa San Antonio Gym, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Ayon kay Parañaque City Mayor Jun Bernabe, ang NBI clearance ay isang mahalagang dokumento na hinihingi ng mga kumpanya mula sa mga aplikante.

“Sa pamamagitan ng espesyal na serbisyong ito, hindi na maabala ang aplikante at makatitipid pa ng pamasahe,” pahayag ni Bernabe.

Ang aktibidad ay pangungunahan ng Tourism Office at ng Special Services Office ng lungsod.

Ayon sa City Information Office, ang gaganaping NBI mobile service ay eksklusibo sa mga ‘new applications’ at hindi tatanggap ng mga ‘renewal applications.’

Nilinaw din na 300 applications lamang ang maaaring tanggapan at ito'y ‘First Come, First Served.’ Tanging mga aplikanteng nasa hustong edad na may valid ID lamang ang maaring mag-aplay.

Makakakuha ng application form mula sa City Tourism Office sa pangalawang palapag ng Parañaque City Hall. Maari ding tawagan ang nasabing tanggapan sa pamamagitan ng mga telepono bilang 829-0691 at 478-8606.

Ang NBI clearance ay magkakahalaga ng P115. Magbibigay ng opisyal na resibo (NBI official receipt) sa mga magbabayad.

“Lubos kaming nagpapasalamat sa National Bureau of Investigation sa pagpapaunlak sa aming hiling na magsagawa ng NBI clearance mobile service sa siyudad. Malaking tulong ito sa aming mga konstituwente,” dagdag pa ni Mayor Bernabe.

Parañaque cop killer nabbed

The suspect in the murder of a Parañaque policeman early this year was arrested by police Sunday night.

Musa Absamin, also known as James Jamal Dimalutang, was arrested along Harrison Street in Baclaran, according to Parañaque City police chief Senior Superintendent Billy Beltran.

Absamin was allegedly behind the killing of Police Officer 3 Maphilindo Prades last May 12, 2011.

Absamin was also included in Parañaque’s list of most wanted criminals.

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