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==Koronadal City's Earth Hour activities to last 15 hours== | |||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R12&article=1611333090936 | |||
*Friday 30th of March 2012 | |||
:by (DEDoguiles/PIA 12) | |||
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 30 (PIA) -- “On March 31 at 8:30 pm, every resident and business in Koronadal City will switch off lights for one hour to send off a powerful message of commitment to lasting action against climate change,” thus says the message posted at the official website of Koronadal City government. | |||
However, city environment and natural resources officer Augustus Bretaña emphasized, the celebration here won’t be as simple as putting off switches and turning off home appliances from 8:30 to 9:30 in the evening. | |||
Instead, it will last at least 15 hours and involves several important activities that highlight the importance of environmental protection to mitigate the effects of climate change. | |||
According to the program of activities sent to Philippine Information Agency 12 this morning, celebrations will start with an eco-invocation and ecumenical prayer at 6:30 in the morning, which will be followed by a symposium on climate change. | |||
Signing of the “Manifesto of Support to the Environmental Causes” by all the participants will be among the highlights of affair. | |||
At the symposium, Bretaña will present the city environmental action plan. | |||
It will also feature advocacy messages from Mayor Peter Miguel for the LGU, city schools division superintendent Isagani dela Cruz for education sector; SP committee chairman for environment Gregorio Ogoy for the city council; City of Koronadal Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Danilo Ong for the non-government organizations and Notre Dame of Marbel University president Bro. Wilfredo Lubrico for the city green schools. | |||
Environmental advocate Philline Marie Paye-Donggay will be the main speaker. She will present the science of climate, change, the Climate Change Reality Project, and the solutions to climate change. | |||
Before the actual switching off of lights, participants will be joining Earth Hour 2012 Biking dubbed as “Earth Hour: Riding Beyond the Hour” and Earth Hour 2012 Night Walk, (a 3.5 kilometer walk) from Gaisano Grand Mall to Ace Centerpoint Supermarket where a candle lighting will be held in time for the Earth Hour and finally, lighting and releasing of sky lanterns. | |||
Bretaña and other city government officials have repeatedly reminded residents of the city and its barangays as well as establishments, academe, government offices, business, and other sectors here to support the activity by putting all electric-powered lights and appliances off for one hour, starting at 8:30 p.m. | |||
Other local government units are also enjoined to support the Earth Hour by conducting similar activities or by joining the celebration here. | |||
“Earth Hour is a symbolic activity geared toward giving emphasis to finding solutions to climate change,” he explained. | |||
“Our efforts should not end with Earth Hour celebration, but should be a lifetime commitment,” he added. | |||
Meanwhile, General Manager Santiago Tudio of the South Cotabato 1 Electric Cooperative (SOCOTECO 1) said they might implement 15 minutes to 30 minutes power shut-off in some parts of the city where the activity will be held. | |||
Most likely, he said, the brownout will affect the areas along General Santos Drive and Alunan Avenue. | |||
“We cannot implement a full hour power shut-off because participation to Earth Hour is voluntary,” he said. “After the 15 to 30 selective brownout, it would be the decision of households to continue switching off lights and appliances to complete the one hour.” | |||
To encourage wider documentation of the city’s Earth Hour celebration, the city government will has also opened Earth Hour 2012 photo contest. Winning entries will be featured in the upcoming Kanami Koronadal Special Edition Magazine. | |||
==Farmer associations, IAs receive P21-M farm machineries from DA== | |||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R12&article=1611333004312 | |||
*Thursday 29th of March 2012 | |||
:by Allan Pasaol | |||
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato, March 29 (PIA) –- Some 131 farmer groups and irrigators' associations in Soccsksargen region will receive P21-million worth of farm machineries from the Department of Agriculture on March 30. | |||
Information from DA 12 indicated that these include P18.6-million worth of machineries to 126 farmer groups in four provinces and two cities in the region under the Agri-Pinoy program and P2.4 million worth of machineries as award to five outstanding irrigators’ associations in the area. | |||
DA-12 regional director Amalia Jayag-Datukan, these will be distributed to the farmer groups’ and IA’s respective governors and chief executives in a turnover ceremony at the Research Outreach Station in Tupi, South Cotabato. | |||
Congressional representatives of districts where they belong are also invited to witness “the realization of these noble initiatives” considering that they too took part in achieving these. | |||
Machineries set for distribution to 126 farmers’ groups include 37 rice threshers, 112 hand tractors, and 5 four-wheel drive tractors. | |||
The project is part of the Agri Pinoy Rice Program’s Mechanization Project to provide mechanization facilities to enable farmers improve their productivity thru appropriate and efficient mechanization technologies. | |||
“This is in line with the Agri Pinoy Food Staple Sufficiency Program pushed by secretary Alcala, which is also one of the top priorities of President Benigno Aquino III,” Datukan added. | |||
Beneficiaries of these interventions are registered farmer-cooperators willing to collaborate in the implementation of the program. | |||
By province, distribution of the farm machineries will be as follows: 33 hand tractors, 11 threshers and two 4-WD tractors for North Cotabato Province; 34) hand tractors, 10 threshers and two 4-WD tractors for Sultan Kudarat; 33 hand tractors, 11 threshers and one 4-WD tractor for South Cotabato; and 9 hand tractors and 4 threshers for Sarangani Province. | |||
Two hand tractors and one 1 thresher will be awarded to farmers in General Santos City while a unit of hand tractor will be given to farmers in Cotabato City. | |||
Datukan explained that 85 percent of the total estimated cost will be shouldered by DA and the remaining 15 percent equity will be the paid by the proponent farmer-cooperators. | |||
This “85-15% counterpart scheme” encourages a sense of ownership for the beneficiaries, she said. | |||
“Beneficiaries should utilize the mechanization facilities in accordance with their intended use, allow access and use by farmer-members and shall not in any way sell or mortgage the units,” she emphasized. | |||
Just recently, Datukan along with the bids and awards committee chairman RTD Jimmy M. Olivo and other BAC and technical working Group members conducted inspection to ensure that the units are in place, of good quality and will satisfy farmers’ aspirations to own durable farm machineries. | |||
“Our farmers deserve the best quality. This is the reason why DA now has strengthened the Bids and Awards Procurement process,” as embodied in Government Procurement Reform Act or Republic Act 9184, she added. | |||
Besides farmer-cooperators, five irrigators’ associations are also set to receive machineries from Sec. Alcala in recognition of the former’s exemplary performance. | |||
IAs that will receive incentives are PULMAKA IA that will receive four hand tractors with trailer, two hermetic cocoons and two portable dryers; MAREMCO IA (two hand tractors with trailer, two hermetic cocoons and two portable dryers); LD1C IA (one hand tractor with trailer, one hermetic cocoon and one portable dryer); MASBACAS IA (one hand tractor with trailer, one hermetic cocoon and one portable dryer) and; Roxas Silang IA (one hand tractor with trailer, one hermetic cocoon and one portable dryer). | |||
Besides congress representatives and local chief executives, DA 12 also expects the presence of Sec. Alcala and Assistant Secretary Dante Delima in the turn-over ceremony. | |||
==Wage board recommends P10 – P14 wage hike in Soccsksargen Region== | ==Wage board recommends P10 – P14 wage hike in Soccsksargen Region== | ||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R12&article=1611332914560 | *Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R12&article=1611332914560 | ||
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The second part of the wage system, a pay scheme given to workers based on productivity, shall be implemented on voluntary basis. | The second part of the wage system, a pay scheme given to workers based on productivity, shall be implemented on voluntary basis. | ||
Mantilla said the orientations they will conduct will focus on the benefits of the new approach to both the management and workers. | Mantilla said the orientations they will conduct will focus on the benefits of the new approach to both the management and workers. | ||
==DOH 12 to intensify campaign on TB in children== | ==DOH 12 to intensify campaign on TB in children== | ||