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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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Provincial Capitol Building of Aklan

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Aklan bats for better protection of children

KALIBO, Aklan- Aklan children will be better protected, particularly the abused and the disadvantaged, with the launching here recently of the Child Protection Unit (CPU-Aklan) at the Aklan Comprehensive Center for Women (ACCW).

The launching, which was one of the major activities of the 56th anniversary of Aklan April 25, was attended by Dr. Bernadette J. Madrid, Executive Officer of the Child Protection Network Foundation, Inc. and Mrs. Sally Ujano, National Coordinator of the Philippines Against Child Trafficking (PACT).

The improvement/renovation of the space for CPU-Aklan at the ACCW was funded by the European Union Delegation of the Philippines.

The delegation also provided the fund for the improvement of some equipment and in the conduct of a comprehensive training of the CPU team, composed of a doctor, a policewoman and other support staff who will man the unit.

Its medical examination room is within the emergency room of the Dr. Rafael S. Tumbokon Memorial Hospital (DRSTMH).

In his message at the launching, Aklan Governor Carlito Marquez, who cut the ceremonial ribbon along with Dr. Madrid and Ujano, thanked the CPU-Net Foundation, PACT, the European Union Delegation to the Philippines, the sponsors, stakeholders and the private sector for the setting up of CPU- Aklan.

For her part, Dr. Madrid congratulated the Aklan government and Governor Marquez for his good governance and his continued support for children.

Ujano, on the other hand, praised the provincial government for the successful launching and establishment of the CPU, citing Aklan officials for having “a great working team”.

The ACCW building is just adjacent to the DRSTMH.

DSWD to employ Aklan youth for gov’t internship program

KALIBO, Aklan- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to employ 561 Aklanon Out-of-School (OSY) and in-school youth for 52 days under the Expanded Government Internship Program (EGIP).

EGIP, according to the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) here, is a component of the Kabataan 2000 program that provides opportunities to the youth to work in various government agencies.

Evangelina Gallega, PSWDO focal person for youth programs, said besides OSY and in-school, fresh graduates will also be accommodated in the program, which will give them a chance to work, observe how government offices function and at the same time perform various tasks assigned to them.

The government has set aside P8,080,644 for this program in Aklan. For 52 days of service, each beneficiary is set to receive P14,404 at the end of his or her assignment, as each of them will be paid P277 daily, which Gallega said, is based on the National Daily Wage rate.

Gallega said members of the Pag-asa Youth Association of the Philippines, 18- to 30-year-olds, single individuals, OSY or in-school are qualified for the program.

Once accepted, they will be assigned to assist in the government’s Day Care service, Supplementary Feeding, Social Pension, Disaster Risk Reduction and Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino programs.

Each municipality of the province will be given slots for the program, ranging from 60, 50, 30, 25 and 20.

“Kalibo will have the highest number with 60, while 5 municipalities will get 50 slots each. Others will have 30 or 25, while those which have no youth organizations will still be given 20 slots”, Gallega said.

Tasked to select or screen beneficiaries are the respective Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officers (MSWDOs) of Aklan’s various towns.

Presently, the PSWDO is waiting for the go-signal of the regional office to start the program.

Aklan cops to be taught on animal welfare

KALIBO, Aklan- Policemen from the Aklan Police Provincial Office (APPO) will be undergoing an education and information seminar on Animal Welfare Laws on May 11 at Camp Pastor Martelino in New Buswang, Kalibo, Aklan, so that they would be better implementers of animal welfare laws.

The seminar will be conducted by the Animal Kingdom Foundation (AKF), a local affiliate of the International Wildlife Coalition Trust (IWCT) based in the United Kingdom, according to APPO Information Officer PO2 Nida Gregas.

As its mission, IWCT aims to support, protect, and promote the welfare and the rights of animals.

For his part, APPO Provincial Director SSupt. Cornelio Defensor said the seminar is part of the Letter of Instruction (LOI) of the PNP to support the AKF through the Bureau of Animal Industry in the implementation of Animal Welfare Act of 1998 or RA 8485.

“The LOI sets forth PNP operational guidelines to support the AKF, the Department of Agriculture (DA), and the Bureau of Animal Industry for inter-agency coordination effort to promote public awareness on animal welfare in the country and to develop international recognition towards the government,” Defensor added.

As one of the implementing agencies, PNP-Aklan also commits to ensure the proper implementation of RA 8485 and RA 9482 or the Anti-Rabies Law and other related laws requiring police operations, Defensor said.

Topics to be discussed in the seminar will include Responsible Pet Ownership, Health Hazards of Eating Dog Meat, Animal Welfare Laws – The Animal Welfare Law or RA 8485 and the Anti-Rabies Law or RA 9482 and PNP’s commitment of support and enforcement of laws.

Aklan is currently aiming to be a rabies-free province by 2015, and is sustaining its dog-vaccination programs throughout the province with the help of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

As of April 30, a total of 3,182 dogs had been vaccinated in Aklan.

List of Aklan establishments to be updated - NSO

KALIBO, Aklan- Aklan’s list of establishments is set to be updated with the conduct of the National Statistics Office (NSO) here of the 2012 Updating List of Establishments (ULE).

NSO-Aklan Provincial Statistics Officer Blas M. Solidum said the updating process started May 2 and would end June 16, 2012 to be conducted in the province’s 152 barangays comprising some 2,000 establishments.

“The list, when completed, will serve as sampling frame for the succeeding census and survey of establishments and enterprises, particularly the 2012 Census of Philippine Business and Industry,” Solidum said.

For her part, Rodelyn Panadero, NSO-Aklan Statistician II said the data obtained from the ULE will serve as basis in the formulation of policy and program of government, monitoring of trade and industry development, preparation of marketing plans and prospects, identifying outlets of products of establishments for research and studies.

To help in the list update, the NSO has hired eight statistical researchers and interviewers to complement the regular NSO personnel in the conduct of door-to-door listing and interviews.

At the same time, NSO-Aklan appealed to national and local government agencies, business communities and associations to give their support and cooperation in the conduct of the updates of establishments in their respective areas.

Solidum is also assuring establishment owners that all data and information given to the NSO through its field personnel, data collectors and interviewers will be treated as “strictly confidential” as provided for by law.

Boracay's 4-month tourist arrivals reach 481,556

KALIBO, Aklan- Boracay’s tourist arrivals for the first four months of the year reached 481,556, with the month of April posting the biggest number with 157,302.

In his regular Monthly Report of Accomplishments aired over a local radio station here, Aklan Governor Carlito S. Marquez also disclosed that the four-month arrivals earned the government a total of P57,422,515.52 in collections at the Caticlan Jetty Port.

The month of April alone also generated around P2.63 billion in tourism receipts, based on records of the Provincial Tourism Operations Office, said Governor Marquez.

With the increasing trend in tourist arrivals, the provincial governor expressed optimism that the 1.2 million mark in Aklan would be attained this year.

Last year for the same period, a total of 332,104 Boracay visitor arrivals were recorded by the province, with April also having the highest number of visitors.

Of the first four months, February listed the least number of arrivals with 95,559. January had 110,518 while March had 118,177.

It was also noted that last month, there were more domestic tourists than foreigners who arrived in the island. Domestic tourists constituted 117,306 or 74.57 percent, while foreigners reached 36,376, or 23.13 percent.

Overseas Filipino workers who visited the island during the four-month period, on the other hand, reached 3,620, or 2.30 percent.

Meanwhile, the direct Kalibo-Hongkong flights eminating from Kalibo International Airport through Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines are seen by provincial officials to help increase visitor arrivals in the island.

Cebu Pacific, which started the route on March 23 of this year has three flights weekly, while Philippine Airlines, which started plying the same route on May 1, will have two flights weekly.

Aklan's 'Makakalikasan' policemen plant eco-park with 'Bakhawan'

KALIBO, Aklan- True to the “Makakalikasan” core value, personnel of the Aklan Police Provincial Office (APPO) here recently planted a total of 7,568 "Bakhawan" propagules to further green an eco-tourism pride of Kalibo town – the Bakhawan Eco-tourism Park at New Buswang, Kalibo.

According to PO2 Nida Gregas, APPO Information Officer, the tree planting in the mangrove area of New Buswang by the PNP is part of the PNP mandate for each personnel to plant 6 trees per month as a directive of Police Director-General Nicanor Bartolome under his project “10 Milyong Puno, Pamana Sa Kinabukasan”.

At the tree-planting activity led by APP0 Provincial Director Cornelio T. Defensor, each PNP member who joined the tree planting activity was able to plant 30 propagules, surpassing the target of 6 trees per month per person.

The group was also joined by troops from Aklan Public Safety Company and the 17 stations in the province.

The mangrove tree-planting activity at Bakhawan, according to APPO PD Defensor, is part of the continuous advocacy of the PNP to preserve and protect the environment clearly stated in the PNP’s core values.

“This is also in support of the project of the CPNP to complete the 10 million trees to be planted until 2013,” Defensor said.

Defensor also said the activity is in support of the government’s hunger mitigating program, preservation of the eco-system in keeping with the disaster risk reduction program with the involvement of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and other agencies sustaining the activity.

The APPO also plans to have another tree-planting activity next month, according to Defensor.

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