Quirino Province News March 2012

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Saguday TODA gets livelihood assistance from DOLE 2

by Thelma C. Bicarme


SAGUDAY, Quirino, March 30 (PIA) -- Around 40 members of the Saguday-Santiago Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (SATODA) here are now benefiting from their association’s motorcycle spare parts and lubricants general merchandising project which was funded by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).


Guillermo C. Tan, DOLE Quirino chief, said no less than Atty. Sixto T. Rodriguez, regional director, handed the check amounting to P309, 818 to the local government of Saguday headed by Mayor Dionicio Vicmudo last February 16, 2012 to finance the SATODA livelihood project.


“The association is now engaged in the sale of various motorcycle spare parts including tires, batteries, oil, and lubricants,” Tan said.


The labor and employment provincial chief further stated that the fund assistance is in pursuance to the objectives and goals of the Department’s livelihood program aimed at providing fund resources to small workers for them to be able to engage in socio economic ventures to develop their entrepreneurial capabilities and skills.


“ This will also provide them a chance to expand their projects into a more viable economic activity that will serve not only as a stable source of income but also to generate employment which is in line with the objective of the program to uplift the workers’ economic status,” Tan furthered. (TCB-PIA 2)






Quirino culminates Women’s month with free services and lectures

by (TCB-PIA 2)


CABARROGUIS, Quirino, March 29 (PIA) -- Hundreds of women employees from the provincial government and national government agencies availed the free medical services such as pap smear, body mass index, and "Sariling Salat sa Suso" demo at the provincial capitol gymnasium last March 27, courtesy of the Provincial Health Office (PHO).

Jovita Cabanag, provincial population officer, said the free medical services are the provincial government’s gift to the women employees this Women’s month.

“The women employees deserved these gifts for they have been our active partners in providing livelihood and other services to the women in the different sectors in our previous celebrations,” Cabanag said.

Before the conduct of the said medical services, a comprehensive lecture on the role of women in weathering climate change was given by Atty. Remalie Corbe Cardenas of the Regional Trial Court.

Corbe-Cardenas said that women play important roles in weathering climate change by promoting activities that would lessen the impact of CC in their families, communities and in the agencies where they belong.

Aside from the medical services, the Quirino government employees were also given free manicure, pedicure, hair cut, body massage, and free ballroom dancing lessons.

Vice Governor May Garnace Calauanan lauded the Capitol Ladies Association technical working group for organizing the event saying that it has become a mini “I Love Quirino” caravan where free services were brought closer to the clients.

Calaunan also lauded the women for being active partners in weathering climate change. “You deserve these gifts for your hard work in your homes, communities, and in your respective offices,” the lady vice governor said.






Regional university system proposed in Region 2

by (Thelma C. Bicarme and Angelica A Umoquit/PIA 2)


CABARROGUIS, Quirino, March 28 (PIA) -- The Regional Development Council (RDC) 2 and the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) 2 are endorsing the amalgamation of the five state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the region into “Cagayan Valley State University.”

RDC Social Development Committee co-chair and CHED Regional Director Evelyn L. Pascua said the amalgamation of the SUCs was endorsed to Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairperson Patricia B. Licuanan and Senate President Juan Ponce B. Enrile.

The amalgamation is aimed to intensify the quality of education in the region by virtue of providing better programs and services.

“It was premised on the potential strength of convergence and economies of scale, thereby, enabling the operation of a university more efficiently, and the removal of duplicity of functions and redundancy in programs and processes,” Pascua said.

The five SUCs in the region are the Cagayan State University, the Isabela State University, the Nueva Vizcaya State University, Quirino State College, and the Batanes State College.

Initial evaluations also were undertaken by National Economic Development Authority 2 to assess and enhance said study.

According to RD Pascua, core competencies in terms of excellent program offerings may be adopted by the individual provincial unit as their flagship courses. Through this move, she said, concentration on promoting courses on agriculture, fishery, and forestry development as the core mandate of the SUCs would be strengthened.

The RDC-RPOC endorsement will also be forwarded to CHEDRO 2, Region 2 congressmen, and the SUC residents.






Declare sales and purchases, BIR urges

by Thelma C. Bicarme


DIFFUN, Quirino, March 26 (PIA)— Value Added Tax-registered taxpayers such as manufacturers, wholesalers, service providers should comply with the revenue regulation on mandatory submission of quarterly summary list of sales and purchases (SLSP).

This was the message of Vivian T. Tarectecan of the Bureau of Internal Revenue of revenue district 16. She said this is aimed at developing a more reliant database for counter checking reciprocal sales and purchases accounts of buyers and sellers.

“This will prevent those who attempt to under state their sales as the VAT-registered buyers will point at them as seller so tax authorities will ultimately discover the understatement. The same applies to those buyers attempting to understate their purchases,” the assistant revenue district officer added.

The said summary list of sales and purchases shall be submitted to the BIR through Compact Disk Reader (CDR) not later than 25th day of the month following the close of the quarter. (TCB/PIA 2)






“No helmet zone” ordinance proposed in Diffun

by (TCB-PIA 2)


DIFFUN, Quirino, March 23 (PIA) -- To prevent crimes involving men riding in tandem on motorcycles in this municipality, the municipal council proposed the “no helmet zone” within the poblacion barangays here.

“The suspects used helmets to conceal their identity to the victims or to the witnesses of the crimes they committed,” Sangguniang Bayan Jovino Navalta, chairman of public order and safety committee, said.

In the proposed ordinance, the “no helmet zone” will cover the area from Disinaba Bridge at Barangay Aurora West up to the street going to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources at Barangay Andres Bonifacio, from the irrigation canal at Barangay Isidro Paredes, from the siphon at Barangay Rizal and from the Diffun Water District Pump House at Nursery, Rizal, Diffun.

Navalta said this is to easily identify the motorcycle riders who are planning to perpetrate crimes such as theft, robbery, holdup in the municipality.

Based on police records, there were three robbery incidents involving motorcycle riding in tandem in March to April 2011.

Navalta also allayed riders’ fears of possible accidents due to non-wearing of helmets while traversing the “no helmet zone” saying that accidents could be avoided if riders follow the prescribed speed limit under RA 4136, Chapter IV or the traffic rules.

“On city and municipal streets, the speed limit should be 30 km per hour and in crowded streets, approaching intersections at blind corners, passing school zones, passing other vehicles which are stationery, or for similar dangerous circumstances, 20 km per hour,” Navalta explained.

The Land Transportation Office Provincial head Ernesto Fernandez said the proposed ordinance is good and they will support as a means to stop the crimes involving motorcycle riders.






4Ps beneficiaries in Quirino receive cash pay-out for January and February

by Thelma C. Bicarme


CABARROGUIS, Quirino, March 22 (PIA) -- Around 2,479 beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) received their two months’ cash grants yesterday at the Quirino gymnasium here.

Ma. Belen Ong, DSWD 2 provincial link, said a total of P5 million has been disbursed in the two municipalities: P3,883,800 for the 1,120,200 beneficiaries of Diffun and P1,137,200 for the 552 grantees in Cabarroguis.

Ong added that the Pantawid program provides the beneficiaries cash grants of P500 a month for health and nutrition expenses and P300 a month per child (maximum of three children) for educational expenses.

The families are identified through the database of the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction.

The Land Bank of the Philippines Cabarroguis branch facilitated the distribution of cash grants to the 4Ps beneficiaries.

May Ble Lacob, financial analyst of the 4Ps based at DSWD central office, came to observe and assist in the activity and said the distribution in the two municipalities went smoothly, as beneficiaries were already oriented on what to bring and what to do during the cash pay-out.

The next pay-out for the municipalities of Aglipay, Maddela, Cabarroguis, and Nagtipunan will be on sthe first week of April, according to the DSWD 2. (TCB-PIA 2)






Quirino veterinary office intensifies anti-rabies campaign

by Thelma C. Bicarme


CABARROGUIS, Quirino, March 19 (PIA) -- Provincial veterinarian Marcelino Delson Jr. said their office has launched a more aggressive campaign against rabies following the death of the first rabies victim in the province last month in Barangay Villamor here.

Delson said in the reports of the provincial veterinary office during the past years, there were some dog bites victims but no death was recorded.

“This is the first fatality and as much as possible we do not want other people to be victimized by rabies that is why we are visiting all barangays to conduct mass vaccination of dogs and information and education on the prevention and control of rabies and responsible pet ownership,” Delson stressed.

Delson also said that in their visits in the barangays, they urged each dog owner to have his or her dog vaccinated against rabies and maintain a registration card which contain all vaccinations conducted on their dog for record purposes.

Delson also advised dog owners to be responsible by providing their pets with proper grooming, adequate food, and clean shelter and as much as possible they (pet owners) should not allow their dogs roam the streets without a leash.

H lauded the barangay councils who have enacted local ordinances in support to the National Rabies Prevention Control Program and the regulation of treatment locally known as "tandok.”

‘This is stipulated in the Anti-Rabies Act so we are urging all local government units to come with their own ordinances to ensure strict implementation of the law and to prevent more rabies victims in the future through strict enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act,” Delson further said.

The office is also conducting other activities such as film showing and dog show to further strengthen the anti-rabies campaign. (TCB-PIA 2)






European Commission provides assistance to typhoon affected schools, barangays

by Thelma C. Bicarme


CABARROGUIS, Quirino, March 14 (PIA) -- Around 15 elementary and integrated schools and 13 barangays of Maddela and Nagtipunan who were affected by typhoons Pedring and Quiel last year, received assistance such as Health/WASH and disaster risk reduction trainings from the European Commission Humanitarian Office (ECHO) office of the European Union, the world's biggest donor of humanitarian aid, through the assistance of the German and Spanish Red Cross.

Kathleen Joy R. Gañgan of the Philippine Red Cross Quirino Chapter said the beneficiaries are Balluigi Elementary School, Balluigi High School, Diduyon ES, Dipintin HS, Sto. Tomas ES, San Salvador ES, Villa Hermosa Norte ES, Mariano Gadingan ES, Sta Maria ES and Maddela South Central School of Maddela; Dipantan ES, Sangbay Integrated School, Disimungal IS, Scala IS, Asaclat IS and Landingan IS in Nagtipunan.

Gañgan stated that selected students of the said schools were given hygiene kits containing towel, bath soap, toothbrush and toothpaste as well as information and education materials on hygiene.

“Aside from the hygiene kits, some schools were also granted small-scale repair of health and sanitation facilities and water system. All these projects are being implemented by the Philippine Red Cross in six months, from November 30, 2011 to May 2012,” Gañgan said.

Community health volunteers are also conducting participatory hygiene and sanitation (PHAST) or hygiene promotions on the safe use of water and sanitation facilities and on hand washing among the students.

Gañgan assured that the project implementation will be strictly monitored by the PRC and the community health volunteers to ensure its sustainability.

On disaster risk reduction, some officials and personnel of the barangay and school beneficiaries are given trainings and orientation on disaster risk reduction methodologies and tools, IEC materials and Red Cross 143 trainings.

“Due to the short-term period of only 6 months, mainly for implementation during rainy season, the Spanish, German and Philippine Red Cross focused mainly on health and wash action lines and trainings but are also supporting long term recovery and rehabilitation components and activities,” Gangan explained. She also said that provision of livelihood, shelter assistance, improvement of water sources, water system and latrines in the disaster-prone barangays are already included the long term plans for possible second phase of ECHO funding in 2012 to 2013. (TCB-PIA2)






BFP Diffun conducts fire, earthquake drill

by (TCB/PIA 2)


DIFFUN, Quirino, March 12 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Fire Protection here conducted Friday an earthquake and fire drill at the municipal hall.

It was participated by the Philippine National Police, Philippine Red Cross volunteers and municipal health personnel.

Inspector Donato Navan, municipal fire station chief said this is to prepare the employees, clients and even bystanders just in case a fire or earthquake hits the area.

“It is one of our activities to ensure that everyone in our area of responsibility is prepared and knowledgeable of the protocol in case of fire or earthquake,” Navan said.

During the drill, firefighters showed off their skills in rope rescue operations in saving lives of the injured victims who were entrapped at the second floor of the municipal hall.

Navan said the drill was successfully conducted and they had no problem in rescuing the injured victims with the help of the police, municipal health personnel and the volunteers .

“The fire exits are prominently displayed in the first and second floor of the building that is why the employees were able to vacate the building calmly leaving their valuables behind," Navan noted.

In the post drill conference, Mayor Marlo Guillermo thanked the BFP for ensuring the safety of the Diffunians against fire and he also lauded the quick response of the PNP Diffun, headed by Police Senior Inspector Jaime Lucas, who immediately provided security in the area and assistance in the rescue operations.

Meanwhile, BFP also conducted a similar drill at Barangay Aklan, one of the most far-flung barangays of Diffun, to educate and prepare the residents for possible earthquakes or fires.






Quirino cassava cooperative sets 500-hectare expansion

by Thelma C. Bicarme


The use of a flatbed drier (FBD) by a farmer’s cooperative planting cassava in Quirino province has resulted in a big increase of areas planted to the crop.

The Abrasa Multi-Purpose Cooperative (AMPC) in Diffun, Quirino has been into cassava planting to supply San Miguel Corp. for the company’s feed processing needs. It started farming cassava in 2008 with 20 hectares. But with the discovery that an FBD can be effectively used to dry cassava, especially during the rainy season, the cooperative expanded their lands planted to cassava to 200 hectares. They plan to add another 500 hectares this year to be also devoted to cassava.

The FBD used by the cooperative was provided by the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (DA-PhilMech). PhilMech Executive Director Ricardo Cachuela said that the cooperative discovered in July 2010 that FBDs can be used to efficiently dry cassava, which prompted more farmers in Quirino to plant the perennial crop. The use of FBDs also allow cassava farmers to make harvests all year round. Likewise, since FBDs use biomass to generate heat, the cooperative need not purchase fuel to operate the dryers.

“When we don’t have yet the flatbed dryer, we prevent those who are scheduled to harvest, we reschedule them so that we have enough time to dry when the sun is up. But when we discovered the flatbed dryer, they can now harvest anytime. Shrinkage of cassava was also minimized,” said Jomar Corpuz, the operations manager of AMPC.

Fresh or undried cassava are bought by the cooperative from its members. The cooperative will then cut the undried cassava using a palay thresher. The freshly-cut cassava will then be dried using an FBD to achieve the required 14-percent moisture content. Before discovering the use of the FBD to dry cassava, the cooperative simply relied on sun drying, which was tedious, time consuming and made the freshly cut cassava open to contamination from the air.

With more efficient drying operations, the cooperative delivers 100 metric tons of dried cassava to the San Miguel Corp. plant in Echague, Isabela province.

With the expansion of its plantations, the cooperative will increase its frequency of deliveries of dried cassava to every week.

While cassava is also a staple, it has many industrial uses and can be used to as feed for livestock. It is also a good source of bioethanol. The DA is pushing for the expansion of areas planted to cassava to supplement corn as an animal feed. The wonder of cassava is it can be planted in areas where there is a not much water and along hilly areas.

DA-PhilMech is also cooperating with a local manufacturer of farm machinery, Agricomponent Machinery and Construction Corp., for the development of a drying system for granulated cassava, which is used as an animal feed ingredient. Agricomponent is based in Cauayan City, Isabela and is an accredited DA-PhilMech manufacturer of FBDs and multi-fuel biomass furnace.






Youth leadership summit proposed to strengthen military and civil society partnership on insurgency

by Thelma C. Bicarme


CABARROGUIS, Quirino, March 6 (PIA) -- The 502nd Infantry (Liberator) Brigade, 5th Infantry Division, Philippine Army proposed a youth leadership summit (YLS) for those aged 15 to 25 years old who are either studying or out of school, in a move to strengthen the youth as individuals and as a sector from manipulation and insurgency, as well as to strengthen the local government units (LGUs) and military’s relationship in preventing insurgency problems.

Col. Reynaldo H. Labanen of the Philippine Army said they are now coordinating with school officials of the colleges, LGUs, social organization and non-government organizations to firm up agreements regarding the conduct of YLS either in the military camp or in other venues to be designated by the mayors.

“Support in terms of resource speakers, venue, food and water, and material requirements will be requested from the LGUs, social organizations and non-government organizations and the personnel and equipment for the summits will be provided by our office,” Labanen said.

Labanen said the YLS is a two- to four-day stay-in activity on educating the youth on how they can help address the problem of and insurgency, and on issues concerning the environment protection, drug abuse, human rights, and spiritual values.

“Through the YLS, we will be able to keep the youth aware of the deceiving issues and activities of lawless groups and associations,” the military official said. (TCB-PIA 2)






Barangay councilor slain in Ilocos Sur shooting incident

by (PNA)

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DIFFUN, Quirino, March 2 (PIA) -- To get the pulse of motorcycle operators and owners here regarding the proposed Oplan VISA or Operation Verification of Identification and Sticker’s Authenticity, the Sanguniang Bayan (SB) has conducted a public hearing Feb. 29 at the Delfin V. Vaquilar gymnasium.

The public hearing aimed at drawing comments and suggestions from the tricycle operators regarding the Oplan VISA ordinance to be enacted in the municipality.

Police Senior Inspector Jaime Lucas, chief of police, said that the proposed ordinance aims to eliminate robbery and shooting incidents perpetrated by motorcycle riders and facilitate the tracking/recovery of carnapped motorcycles or tricycles through the identification cards that will be issued to the operators.

Further, Lucas explained that the ID shall bear four digits: the first digit represents the province, second digit, the municipality, and third and fourth digits represent the barangay where the operator resides.

During the open forum, Leopoldo Ambrocio, president of the Federated Association of Tricycle Operators and Owners, brought out the case of the owners of second-hand motorcycles saying that their names as owners are not stipulated in the official receipts and certificates of registration.

Lucas answered that they will honor them as owners for as long as their names are written in the “paid by” portion of the official receipts.

“They can also show their deed of sales stating their names as buyer of the said motorcycle or tricycle unit,” Lucas added. (TCB-PIA 2)






Diffun Sanguniang Bayan conducts public hearing on Oplan VISA

by Thelma C. Bicarme


DIFFUN, Quirino, March 2 (PIA) -- To get the pulse of motorcycle operators and owners here regarding the proposed Oplan VISA or Operation Verification of Identification and Sticker’s Authenticity, the Sanguniang Bayan (SB) has conducted a public hearing Feb. 29 at the Delfin V. Vaquilar gymnasium.

The public hearing aimed at drawing comments and suggestions from the tricycle operators regarding the Oplan VISA ordinance to be enacted in the municipality.

Police Senior Inspector Jaime Lucas, chief of police, said that the proposed ordinance aims to eliminate robbery and shooting incidents perpetrated by motorcycle riders and facilitate the tracking/recovery of carnapped motorcycles or tricycles through the identification cards that will be issued to the operators.

Further, Lucas explained that the ID shall bear four digits: the first digit represents the province, second digit, the municipality, and third and fourth digits represent the barangay where the operator resides.

During the open forum, Leopoldo Ambrocio, president of the Federated Association of Tricycle Operators and Owners, brought out the case of the owners of second-hand motorcycles saying that their names as owners are not stipulated in the official receipts and certificates of registration.

Lucas answered that they will honor them as owners for as long as their names are written in the “paid by” portion of the official receipts.

“They can also show their deed of sales stating their names as buyer of the said motorcycle or tricycle unit,” Lucas added. (TCB-PIA 2)

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