Quirino Province News October 2011

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OFW association, ambulant vendors get livelihood assistance

by Thelma C. Bicarme and Reginald B. Estioco


CABARROGUIS, Quirino, October 27 (PIA) -- The Zamora D’Great Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Association here and some 20 ambulant vendors from Aglipay town received P440,883 livelihood assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE 2) recently. The livelihood assistance, which was personally handed to the beneficiaries at the office of Gov. Junie E. Cua by Regional Director Grace Y. Ursua, is part of the DOLE’s mandate to assist workers uplift their kind of living. In behalf of the recipients, Governor Cua thanked the DOLE for the assistance to his constituents as he promised that his office will oversee the proper implementation and monitoring of the two projects. The ambulant vendors will venture individually into a Nego Kart (Negosyo sa Kariton) which will enable them to increase, upgrade and diversify their products and services, and market the same to more buyers or customers. Each vendor-beneficiary is provided with a total of P15,000 to cover the acquisition of a vending cart and accessory livelihood tools; working capital for procurement or production of marketable goods or services; trainings on production skills, entrepreneurship and business management; and in securing business permits to operate in designated areas. Meanwhile, the OFW Association, which received P140,883, will engage in the production of bags and baskets out of plastics straps. (TCB/RBE/PIA 2)

Typhoons Mina, Pedring and Quiel affect NABCOR’s collection, procurement

by Thelma C. Bicarme


MADDELA, Quirino, October 26 (PIA) -- The National Agribusiness Corporation (NABCOR), a government owned and controlled corporation operating in this town, has suffered from a very low collection from the farmers who loaned certified corn seeds, fertilizers and other farm inputs. Sylvia Consolacion, cashier, said the NABCOR facilitated the release of interest-free loans for farmers in the form of farm inputs such as certified corn seeds and fertilizers. This was done through the Quirino Livelihood for Everyone, the livelihood component of province’s ‘I Love Quirino’ project. Consolacion said they were able to release P8 million worth of farm inputs but to this date, their collection is still at P2 million. “Most of the farmers who availed loans were adversely affected by typhoons Mina, Pedring and Quiel so we are accepting partial payments,” she said. The NABCOR is buying the farmers’ corn-in-cob at P5.70 per kg and their loans are supposed to be deducted from their sales. However, due to the typhoons which destroyed the corn crops, only farmers who harvested early were able to sell corn-in-cobs to the NABCOR. Consolacion said as of October 13, the NABCOR has only procured an estimated P1.5 million worth of corn-in-cobs. The NABCOR is a government-owned and controlled corporation attached to the Department of Agriculture (DA) which buys and processes corn-on-cobs straight from the farm. This tremendously helps farmers decrease their post-harvest losses and increase their income. (TCB/PIA 2)

Skills Registry System in Quirino town kicks off

by Thelma C. Bicarme and Reginald B. Estioco


MADDELA, Quirino, October 25 (PIA) -- The Skills Registry System (SRS), a government program aimed at addressing job mismatch in the country, was launched in this municipality recently. Spearheaded by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) – Regional Office No. 2, the launch was held at the town’s social hall and was attended by the municipal and barangay officials. Mayor Renato Ylanan said he is optimistic that SRS will help uplift the living condition of his constituents through job facilitation. Meanwhile, Guilllermo Tan, chief of the DOLE Quirino Field Office challenged barangay officials to actively implement the project so that their constituents will get the full benefit of the SRS. On the other hand, Prexie Caronan, chief of the DOLE 2 Technical Services & Support Division said the SRS will enlist active labor force including. “The SRS database will be linked to www.phil-job.net, the official job portal of the Philippine Government, so that information can be viewed anywhere at any time through the internet. This is very useful on the part of the job seekers and employers because job matching can be done online,” she added. “You are the main actors of this program because information will come from you. If employers will come to your place, you have a ready database for available skills. Your incentive in registering skills of your constituents may not be monetary, but the joy of helping others,” Caronan told the barangay officials. The SRS, which has a tagline of “Hahanapin ka ng Trabaho kung Ikaw ay Nakarehsitro,” is a one-time registration as the information will only need to be updated if necessary such as when the registrant already got a job or has acquired additional skills or working experience. In region 2, the SRS was piloted in three areas such as Sta. Ana and Aparri in Cagayan province and Santiago City in Isabela. Caronan said the successful piloting of the project has paved the way to its second wave of implementation in the municipalities of Lallo and Tuguegarao City in Cagayan, Ilagan and Cauayan City in Isabela, Solano in Nueva Vizcaya and Maddela in Quirino. (TCB/RBE/PIA 2)

Agri chief to Quirino farmers: Go organic

by Thelma C. Bicarme


CABARROGUIS, Quirino, October 24 (PIA) -- Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Proceso Alcala urged the farmers here recently to practice organic agriculture as he assured them that the DA will be providing assistance for the production center of BIO-N and tricogramma during his visit in the province recently. In his meeting with the farmers, Alcala assured that he will maximize his time and effort to attain the Department’s goal of food sufficiency through organic agriculture. Bio-N fertilizers is a solid inoculant in powder form that contains two important strains of bacteria capable of converting atmospheric nitrogen (N2) into a form usable by rice and corn plants. It contains bacteria that can enhance root development, growth and yield of rice, corn and other crops. Trichogramma, on the other hand are tiny black wasps that lay eggs inside the eggs of corn borers and other moths and when they hatch, they begin to eat the developing caterpillar inside the egg. The Trichogramma wasp is an effective biological control agent against the Asian corn borer (Ostrinea furnacalis) and similar pests. Secretary Alcala likewise urged the farmers to sustain their upland rice production using the province’s traditional varieties for local consumption and export. Technical and funding support from the DA was also committed for this purpose. (TCB/PIA 2)

Mining firm distributes relief goods to typhoon victims in Cabarroguis

by Thelma C. Bicarme


CABARROGUIS, Quirino, October 23 (PIA) -- Over 328 families in barangay Tucod here who were affected by typhoons Pedring and Quiel received food packs from Oceanagold Philippines, Inc. (OGPI), a mining firm engages in the exploration, development, operation, and production of gold and other minerals here and in Nueva Vizcaya. Brennan Lang, the OGPI general manager , said that the company wanted to extend assistance to the affected community in the form of relief goods. Lang said the food packs containing assorted goods such as rice, coffee, sugar and canned goods were given to the affected households in Lower Tucod who were listed by the barangay officials and the local government unit of Cabarroguis and validated by the company’s Community Partnership (Com Part) team. The firm’s general manager added that the Com Part team and their twelve (12) OGPI scholars from Quirino State College joined in the packing and distribution of relief goods. “We don’t only help our scholars get university education but also teaching them help their own communities through volunteerism work,” Lang stressed. Meantime, Lucita Exconde, community relations manager shared that the relief goods are just a small amount because the company also wanted to reach out and help other neighboring communities affected by Typhoon Pedring and Quiel. The barangay officials and residents thanked the OGPI for the support extended to the community. (TCB/PIA 2)

Quirino province gets P3M Gawad Pamana ng Lahi Awards

by Thelma C. Bicarme


CABARROGUIS, Quirino, October 20 (PIA) -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) recently cited the provincial government of Quirino as the regional winner of the first Gawad Pamana ng Lahi Award in Region 2. Governor Junie E. Cua, together with the other provincial officials personally received the awards which consisted of a trophy and a check of P3 million from Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo and Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) president Gov. Alfonso Umali during the Biyaheng Pinoy, a yearlong celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Local Government Code, held at the Philippine International Convention Center. Cua thanked the DILG for the awards as he vowed to continuously adhere to the good governance principles of transparency, accountability and exclusivity in local administration and development. The amount will serve as funding support for the implementation of programs and projects under the Millennium Development Goal. Vincent dela Rosa, information officer of the DILG 2 said “the Pamana ng Lahi Award is being conferred annually since 2011 to all deserving local governments for their commendable performance in administrative governance, social governance, economic governance and environmental governance.” The concept came from the previous Region’s Outstanding Local Legislature of the Year (ROLLY) and Region’s Outstanding Municipalities of the Year (ROMY) awards wherein high performing local government units are feted for their substantial contributions in realizing the goal of decentralization. Criteria for the selection of the winner include the local governance performance management system (LGPMS), 80 points; seal of good housekeeping, 10 points; innovations, 5 points and awards(s) or distinction(s), 5 points. (TCB/PIA 2)

Filipino healing priest Fr. Suarez visits Quirino province

by (PNA)

LAP/SCD/MEdale/mba



AGLIPAY, Quirino, October 11 (PNA) – The Filipino healing priest, who is known for conducting healing masses in the country and abroad, visited Quirino province Monday and conducted a healing mass in one of the Catholic parishes in the province.

Thousands of Catholic devotees attended the scheduled healing mass of Fr. Fernando Suarez at the Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Aglipay town.

As early as 6:00 in the morning, the devotees were already gathered at the Parish church located at Palacian, in this town.

Sick people not only in the province of Quirino but also from Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya and Cagayan came to seek healing during the mass.

Fr. Suarez said he scheduled a healing mass in the province as he wanted to also "heal" the effects of the two typhoons that devastated the properties and livelihood of the people recently.

He said he wanted to bring strength to the people who were affected by "Pedring" and "Quiel" and to assure the townsfolk that there is hope for the future.

He said the people affected by calamities are facing difficulties and with his healing mass, he hoped to bring them hope and courage to move forward and be inspired by the word of God.

The visit of Fr. Suarez in the province and the region is his first since he began conducting healing masses.

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