German gov’t donates medical
supplies to NegOr rural hospitals
by: Rachelle M. Nessia
February 26, 2009
Rural hospitals in Negros Oriental got a boost from the German Ministry of Defense after the latter donated medical supplies and hospital equipment for the community primary hospitals in the province.
The donation was turned over to Community Primary Hospitals Chief Dr. Chelsa Cacaldo on February 25 by the Sampaguita Deutsch-Philippinischer e.V., a German non-government organization led by a Filipina, Araceli Bejar Heimann.
Heimann, whose organization has facilitated and organized the turn over of the donation, said the medical supplies and equipment from the German government aims to help improve the capability of the rural hospitals in the province.
Some of the donated supplies, numbering a total of 114 items, include otoscope with opthalmoloscope, blood sugar test devices, surgical wound retractors, scalpels, surgical needles and endotracheal tubes.
This is the second time that the German Ministry of Defense in Bonn , Germany Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital
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In-person appearance not required
for eligible WW2 veterans claiming benefits
by: Rachelle M. Nessia
February 26, 2009
The US Embassy in Manila
In a statement, the US Embassy said that the application process no longer requires an in-person appearance of the eligible veterans in order to best serve the Filipino veteran community.
There is no fee to apply for this new benefit. Application forms are available at the US Embassy, the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City
For details on these locations and dates when the U.S. Veterans Affairs Manila Regional Office staff will be on duty to assist veterans applying for the new benefit, go to: http://manila.usembassy.gov.
Applications are now being accepted and will continue to be accepted for one year, until February 16, 2010. Those applications being mailed from within the Philippines may be mailed with required supporting documents, and should be sent to: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 1131 Roxas Blvd. Manila , Philippines
Veterans needing assistance with their application may request an appointment with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Manila Regional Office by calling (2) 528-2500 within Metro Manila or 1 800 1888 5252 toll free, or via e-mail at https://iris.va.gov.
“In many instances, any assistance you may need to complete the application can be provided by calling these numbers and you will not need to appear in- person,” according to the statement from the US Embassy.
For additional information including eligibility requirements and required supporting documents for application, go to “Frequently Asked Questions” located at the U.S. Embassy website at: http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwhs581.html.
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After infra project, students will lug
water gallons to school no more
By: Rachelle M. Nessia
February 26, 2009
ZAMBOANGUITA, NEGROS ORIENTAL -- It is a familiar sight in this remote and windy village of Calango
For the 210 students attending Calango Elementary School
Twelve-year old Arjay Elumbra, now in Grade 5, said that if he was not able to bring along a gallon of water, he goes to the nearby river. “We fetch water there and then haul it back to the school,” he said.
But the water gallons will soon be a thing of the past for the Calango Elementary School
Brgy. Calango is one of the 11 barangays in Negros Oriental that has been identified to benefit from the President’s KBP project, an initiative of the government to solve the insurgency problem hounding far-flung areas in the countryside.
Under the KBP project, more than P35 million worth of infrastructure will be created in Negros Oriental in the following villages: Brgy. Enrique Villanueva in Sibulan, Brgy. Casala-an in Siaton, Brgy. Calango and Najandig in Zamboanguita, Brgy. San Jose Pamplona
The project addresses the plight of said villages that have long suffered from destitution in its various forms such as lack of classrooms, impassable roads and absence of water supply, health centers or electrification are making the areas conducive to the proliferation of insurgency.
No one can be happier than Calango village chief, Lester Hulk Baldivinio, that his village is one of the chosen few to benefit from the project that will bring a total of P4.5 million worth of infrastructure into his barangay. “Dako kaayo ang among pasalamat kang Presidente Gloria kay dako gyud ang ikatabang namo kining mga proyekto (We thank the President, for these projects can bring a lot of good to us),” said Baldivinio.
Baldivinio’s village is set to benefit from a road project, water project, health center, a school building and electrification under said program.
Had they been left to their own devices, Baldivinio said it would have taken the barangay council years before they could even start to implement a fraction of the projects they are getting from KBP. “We allot P200,000 annually for the concreting of just a 50-meter road. Just imagine how many years it will take for us to finish what this program will bring to us before the year is over,” he stressed.
As a gesture of the village’s gratitude and support to said program, Baldivinio has mobilized the Parents and Teachers Association of Calango Elementary School to assist the soldiers of the 542 Engineer Battalion that has been working 24/7 on the construction of the school building. “The parents helped in the backfilling of soil and gravel. This is good too because it will give the community a sense of ownership,” he said.
Baldivinio is also elated over the support the project is getting from Zamboanguita Mayor Kit Mark Adanza, who he said has offered construction materials as the municipal government’s counterpart.
As the school building starts to shape up under the shared labor of soldiers and citizens, Calango Elementary School Principal Jose Alan Acupanda can’t help but grin widely as he shares his plans for the newest addition to his four-classroom school. “We will turn this into a room for Industrial Arts because the Grades 5 and 6 students badly need a room for their carpentry and electrical subjects. This is such a big help to us,” Acupanda gushed.
It will be a big help to the students too who wouldn’t have to bring a gallon of water to school each day anymore. “We have built a rain collector so that during the rainy months, we can amass enough water for the students,” the principal explained.
He said that each student drinks about half of each gallon of water. By the end of the school day, the students pour their remaining water into a large plastic container that has been placed inside each classroom. “This water is reserved for during an ‘emergency’, when a student has to use the restroom,” said Acupanda.
Arjay, too, is grinning. “Thank you to President Arroyo for the water,” he shyly said, who, without a doubt is eagerly looking forward to the day when he need not bring a gallon of water to school anymore.
Just recently, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo pledged to match the Binalonan School Board’s budget for school improvement projects this year with an equal amount to demonstrate her appreciation of this town’s efforts to provide quality education for its children,
The President made the commitment during the inauguration of the newly constructed 2-storey 4-classroom school building of the Binalonan
German gov’t donates medical
supplies to NegOr rural hospitals
by: Rachelle M. Nessia
February 26, 2009
Rural hospitals in Negros Oriental got a boost from the German Ministry of Defense after the latter donated medical supplies and hospital equipment for the community primary hospitals in the province.
The donation was turned over to Community Primary Hospitals Chief Dr. Chelsa Cacaldo on February 25 by the Sampaguita Deutsch-Philippinischer e.V., a German non-government organization led by a Filipina, Araceli Bejar Heimann.
Heimann, whose organization has facilitated and organized the turn over of the donation, said the medical supplies and equipment from the German government aims to help improve the capability of the rural hospitals in the province.
Some of the donated supplies, numbering a total of 114 items, include otoscope with opthalmoloscope, blood sugar test devices, surgical wound retractors, scalpels, surgical needles and endotracheal tubes.
This is the second time that the German Ministry of Defense inBonn , Germany Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital
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In-person appearance not required
for eligible WW2 veterans claiming benefits
by: Rachelle M. Nessia
February 26, 2009
The US Embassy inManila
In a statement, the US Embassy said that the application process no longer requires an in-person appearance of the eligible veterans in order to best serve the Filipino veteran community.
There is no fee to apply for this new benefit. Application forms are available at the US Embassy, theVeterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City
For details on these locations and dates when the U.S. Veterans Affairs Manila Regional Office staff will be on duty to assist veterans applying for the new benefit, go to: http://manila.usembassy.gov.
Applications are now being accepted and will continue to be accepted for one year, until February 16, 2010. Those applications being mailed from within thePhilippines may be mailed with required supporting documents, and should be sent to: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 1131 Roxas Blvd. Manila , Philippines
Veterans needing assistance with their application may request an appointment with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Manila Regional Office by calling (2) 528-2500 within Metro Manila or 1 800 1888 5252 toll free, or via e-mail at https://iris.va.gov.
“In many instances, any assistance you may need to complete the application can be provided by calling these numbers and you will not need to appear in- person,” according to the statement from the US Embassy.
For additional information including eligibility requirements and required supporting documents for application, go to “Frequently Asked Questions” located at the U.S. Embassy website at: http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwhs581.html.
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After infra project, students will lug
water gallons to school no more
By: Rachelle M. Nessia
February 26, 2009
ZAMBOANGUITA, NEGROS ORIENTAL -- It is a familiar sight in this remote and windyvillage of Calango
For the 210 students attendingCalango Elementary School
Twelve-year old Arjay Elumbra, now in Grade 5, said that if he was not able to bring along a gallon of water, he goes to the nearby river. “We fetch water there and then haul it back to the school,” he said.
But the water gallons will soon be a thing of the past for theCalango Elementary School
Brgy. Calango is one of the 11 barangays in Negros Oriental that has been identified to benefit from the President’s KBP project, an initiative of the government to solve the insurgency problem hounding far-flung areas in the countryside.
Under the KBP project, more than P35 million worth of infrastructure will be created in Negros Oriental in the following villages: Brgy. Enrique Villanueva in Sibulan, Brgy. Casala-an in Siaton, Brgy. Calango and Najandig in Zamboanguita, Brgy.San Jose Pamplona
The project addresses the plight of said villages that have long suffered from destitution in its various forms such as lack of classrooms, impassable roads and absence of water supply, health centers or electrification are making the areas conducive to the proliferation of insurgency.
No one can be happier than Calango village chief, Lester Hulk Baldivinio, that his village is one of the chosen few to benefit from the project that will bring a total of P4.5 million worth of infrastructure into his barangay. “Dako kaayo ang among pasalamat kang Presidente Gloria kay dako gyud ang ikatabang namo kining mga proyekto (We thank the President, for these projects can bring a lot of good to us),” said Baldivinio.
Baldivinio’s village is set to benefit from a road project, water project, health center, a school building and electrification under said program.
Had they been left to their own devices, Baldivinio said it would have taken the barangay council years before they could even start to implement a fraction of the projects they are getting from KBP. “We allot P200,000 annually for the concreting of just a 50-meter road. Just imagine how many years it will take for us to finish what this program will bring to us before the year is over,” he stressed.
As a gesture of the village’s gratitude and support to said program, Baldivinio has mobilized the Parents and Teachers Association of Calango Elementary School to assist the soldiers of the 542 Engineer Battalion that has been working 24/7 on the construction of the school building. “The parents helped in the backfilling of soil and gravel. This is good too because it will give the community a sense of ownership,” he said.
Baldivinio is also elated over the support the project is getting from Zamboanguita Mayor Kit Mark Adanza, who he said has offered construction materials as the municipal government’s counterpart.
As the school building starts to shape up under the shared labor of soldiers and citizens, Calango Elementary School Principal Jose Alan Acupanda can’t help but grin widely as he shares his plans for the newest addition to his four-classroom school. “We will turn this into a room for Industrial Arts because the Grades 5 and 6 students badly need a room for their carpentry and electrical subjects. This is such a big help to us,” Acupanda gushed.
It will be a big help to the students too who wouldn’t have to bring a gallon of water to school each day anymore. “We have built a rain collector so that during the rainy months, we can amass enough water for the students,” the principal explained.
He said that each student drinks about half of each gallon of water. By the end of the school day, the students pour their remaining water into a large plastic container that has been placed inside each classroom. “This water is reserved for during an ‘emergency’, when a student has to use the restroom,” said Acupanda.
Arjay, too, is grinning. “Thank you to President Arroyo for the water,” he shyly said, who, without a doubt is eagerly looking forward to the day when he need not bring a gallon of water to school anymore.
Just recently, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo pledged to match the Binalonan School Board’s budget for school improvement projects this year with an equal amount to demonstrate her appreciation of this town’s efforts to provide quality education for its children,
The President made the commitment during the inauguration of the newly constructed 2-storey 4-classroom school building of theBinalonan PIA DAILY DISPATCH
German gov’t donates medical
supplies to NegOr rural hospitals
by: Rachelle M. Nessia
February 26, 2009
Rural hospitals in Negros Oriental got a boost from the German Ministry of Defense after the latter donated medical supplies and hospital equipment for the community primary hospitals in the province.
The donation was turned over to Community Primary Hospitals Chief Dr. Chelsa Cacaldo on February 25 by the Sampaguita Deutsch-Philippinischer e.V., a German non-government organization led by a Filipina, Araceli Bejar Heimann.
Heimann, whose organization has facilitated and organized the turn over of the donation, said the medical supplies and equipment from the German government aims to help improve the capability of the rural hospitals in the province.
Some of the donated supplies, numbering a total of 114 items, include otoscope with opthalmoloscope, blood sugar test devices, surgical wound retractors, scalpels, surgical needles and endotracheal tubes.
This is the second time that the German Ministry of Defense in
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In-person appearance not required
for eligible WW2 veterans claiming benefits
by: Rachelle M. Nessia
February 26, 2009
The US Embassy in
In a statement, the US Embassy said that the application process no longer requires an in-person appearance of the eligible veterans in order to best serve the Filipino veteran community.
There is no fee to apply for this new benefit. Application forms are available at the US Embassy, the
For details on these locations and dates when the U.S. Veterans Affairs Manila Regional Office staff will be on duty to assist veterans applying for the new benefit, go to: http://manila.usembassy.gov.
Applications are now being accepted and will continue to be accepted for one year, until February 16, 2010. Those applications being mailed from within the
Veterans needing assistance with their application may request an appointment with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Manila Regional Office by calling (2) 528-2500 within Metro Manila or 1 800 1888 5252 toll free, or via e-mail at https://iris.va.gov.
“In many instances, any assistance you may need to complete the application can be provided by calling these numbers and you will not need to appear in- person,” according to the statement from the US Embassy.
For additional information including eligibility requirements and required supporting documents for application, go to “Frequently Asked Questions” located at the U.S. Embassy website at: http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwhs581.html.
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After infra project, students will lug
water gallons to school no more
By: Rachelle M. Nessia
February 26, 2009
ZAMBOANGUITA, NEGROS ORIENTAL -- It is a familiar sight in this remote and windy
For the 210 students attending
Twelve-year old Arjay Elumbra, now in Grade 5, said that if he was not able to bring along a gallon of water, he goes to the nearby river. “We fetch water there and then haul it back to the school,” he said.
But the water gallons will soon be a thing of the past for the
Brgy. Calango is one of the 11 barangays in Negros Oriental that has been identified to benefit from the President’s KBP project, an initiative of the government to solve the insurgency problem hounding far-flung areas in the countryside.
Under the KBP project, more than P35 million worth of infrastructure will be created in Negros Oriental in the following villages: Brgy. Enrique Villanueva in Sibulan, Brgy. Casala-an in Siaton, Brgy. Calango and Najandig in Zamboanguita, Brgy.
The project addresses the plight of said villages that have long suffered from destitution in its various forms such as lack of classrooms, impassable roads and absence of water supply, health centers or electrification are making the areas conducive to the proliferation of insurgency.
No one can be happier than Calango village chief, Lester Hulk Baldivinio, that his village is one of the chosen few to benefit from the project that will bring a total of P4.5 million worth of infrastructure into his barangay. “Dako kaayo ang among pasalamat kang Presidente Gloria kay dako gyud ang ikatabang namo kining mga proyekto (We thank the President, for these projects can bring a lot of good to us),” said Baldivinio.
Baldivinio’s village is set to benefit from a road project, water project, health center, a school building and electrification under said program.
Had they been left to their own devices, Baldivinio said it would have taken the barangay council years before they could even start to implement a fraction of the projects they are getting from KBP. “We allot P200,000 annually for the concreting of just a 50-meter road. Just imagine how many years it will take for us to finish what this program will bring to us before the year is over,” he stressed.
As a gesture of the village’s gratitude and support to said program, Baldivinio has mobilized the Parents and Teachers Association of Calango Elementary School to assist the soldiers of the 542 Engineer Battalion that has been working 24/7 on the construction of the school building. “The parents helped in the backfilling of soil and gravel. This is good too because it will give the community a sense of ownership,” he said.
Baldivinio is also elated over the support the project is getting from Zamboanguita Mayor Kit Mark Adanza, who he said has offered construction materials as the municipal government’s counterpart.
As the school building starts to shape up under the shared labor of soldiers and citizens, Calango Elementary School Principal Jose Alan Acupanda can’t help but grin widely as he shares his plans for the newest addition to his four-classroom school. “We will turn this into a room for Industrial Arts because the Grades 5 and 6 students badly need a room for their carpentry and electrical subjects. This is such a big help to us,” Acupanda gushed.
It will be a big help to the students too who wouldn’t have to bring a gallon of water to school each day anymore. “We have built a rain collector so that during the rainy months, we can amass enough water for the students,” the principal explained.
He said that each student drinks about half of each gallon of water. By the end of the school day, the students pour their remaining water into a large plastic container that has been placed inside each classroom. “This water is reserved for during an ‘emergency’, when a student has to use the restroom,” said Acupanda.
Arjay, too, is grinning. “Thank you to President Arroyo for the water,” he shyly said, who, without a doubt is eagerly looking forward to the day when he need not bring a gallon of water to school anymore.
Just recently, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo pledged to match the Binalonan School Board’s budget for school improvement projects this year with an equal amount to demonstrate her appreciation of this town’s efforts to provide quality education for its children,
The President made the commitment during the inauguration of the newly constructed 2-storey 4-classroom school building of the
German gov’t donates medical
supplies to NegOr rural hospitals
by: Rachelle M. Nessia
February 26, 2009
Rural hospitals in Negros Oriental got a boost from the German Ministry of Defense after the latter donated medical supplies and hospital equipment for the community primary hospitals in the province.
The donation was turned over to Community Primary Hospitals Chief Dr. Chelsa Cacaldo on February 25 by the Sampaguita Deutsch-Philippinischer e.V., a German non-government organization led by a Filipina, Araceli Bejar Heimann.
Heimann, whose organization has facilitated and organized the turn over of the donation, said the medical supplies and equipment from the German government aims to help improve the capability of the rural hospitals in the province.
Some of the donated supplies, numbering a total of 114 items, include otoscope with opthalmoloscope, blood sugar test devices, surgical wound retractors, scalpels, surgical needles and endotracheal tubes.
This is the second time that the German Ministry of Defense in Bonn , Germany Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital
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In-person appearance not required
for eligible WW2 veterans claiming benefits
by: Rachelle M. Nessia
February 26, 2009
The US Embassy in Manila
In a statement, the US Embassy said that the application process no longer requires an in-person appearance of the eligible veterans in order to best serve the Filipino veteran community.
There is no fee to apply for this new benefit. Application forms are available at the US Embassy, the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City
For details on these locations and dates when the U.S. Veterans Affairs Manila Regional Office staff will be on duty to assist veterans applying for the new benefit, go to: http://manila.usembassy.gov.
Applications are now being accepted and will continue to be accepted for one year, until February 16, 2010. Those applications being mailed from within the Philippines may be mailed with required supporting documents, and should be sent to: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 1131 Roxas Blvd. Manila , Philippines
Veterans needing assistance with their application may request an appointment with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Manila Regional Office by calling (2) 528-2500 within Metro Manila or 1 800 1888 5252 toll free, or via e-mail at https://iris.va.gov.
“In many instances, any assistance you may need to complete the application can be provided by calling these numbers and you will not need to appear in- person,” according to the statement from the US Embassy.
For additional information including eligibility requirements and required supporting documents for application, go to “Frequently Asked Questions” located at the U.S. Embassy website at: http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwhs581.html.
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After infra project, students will lug
water gallons to school no more
By: Rachelle M. Nessia
February 26, 2009
ZAMBOANGUITA, NEGROS ORIENTAL -- It is a familiar sight in this remote and windy village of Calango
For the 210 students attending Calango Elementary School
Twelve-year old Arjay Elumbra, now in Grade 5, said that if he was not able to bring along a gallon of water, he goes to the nearby river. “We fetch water there and then haul it back to the school,” he said.
But the water gallons will soon be a thing of the past for the Calango Elementary School
Brgy. Calango is one of the 11 barangays in Negros Oriental that has been identified to benefit from the President’s KBP project, an initiative of the government to solve the insurgency problem hounding far-flung areas in the countryside.
Under the KBP project, more than P35 million worth of infrastructure will be created in Negros Oriental in the following villages: Brgy. Enrique Villanueva in Sibulan, Brgy. Casala-an in Siaton, Brgy. Calango and Najandig in Zamboanguita, Brgy. San Jose Pamplona
The project addresses the plight of said villages that have long suffered from destitution in its various forms such as lack of classrooms, impassable roads and absence of water supply, health centers or electrification are making the areas conducive to the proliferation of insurgency.
No one can be happier than Calango village chief, Lester Hulk Baldivinio, that his village is one of the chosen few to benefit from the project that will bring a total of P4.5 million worth of infrastructure into his barangay. “Dako kaayo ang among pasalamat kang Presidente Gloria kay dako gyud ang ikatabang namo kining mga proyekto (We thank the President, for these projects can bring a lot of good to us),” said Baldivinio.
Baldivinio’s village is set to benefit from a road project, water project, health center, a school building and electrification under said program.
Had they been left to their own devices, Baldivinio said it would have taken the barangay council years before they could even start to implement a fraction of the projects they are getting from KBP. “We allot P200,000 annually for the concreting of just a 50-meter road. Just imagine how many years it will take for us to finish what this program will bring to us before the year is over,” he stressed.
As a gesture of the village’s gratitude and support to said program, Baldivinio has mobilized the Parents and Teachers Association of Calango Elementary School to assist the soldiers of the 542 Engineer Battalion that has been working 24/7 on the construction of the school building. “The parents helped in the backfilling of soil and gravel. This is good too because it will give the community a sense of ownership,” he said.
Baldivinio is also elated over the support the project is getting from Zamboanguita Mayor Kit Mark Adanza, who he said has offered construction materials as the municipal government’s counterpart.
As the school building starts to shape up under the shared labor of soldiers and citizens, Calango Elementary School Principal Jose Alan Acupanda can’t help but grin widely as he shares his plans for the newest addition to his four-classroom school. “We will turn this into a room for Industrial Arts because the Grades 5 and 6 students badly need a room for their carpentry and electrical subjects. This is such a big help to us,” Acupanda gushed.
It will be a big help to the students too who wouldn’t have to bring a gallon of water to school each day anymore. “We have built a rain collector so that during the rainy months, we can amass enough water for the students,” the principal explained.
He said that each student drinks about half of each gallon of water. By the end of the school day, the students pour their remaining water into a large plastic container that has been placed inside each classroom. “This water is reserved for during an ‘emergency’, when a student has to use the restroom,” said Acupanda.
Arjay, too, is grinning. “Thank you to President Arroyo for the water,” he shyly said, who, without a doubt is eagerly looking forward to the day when he need not bring a gallon of water to school anymore.
Just recently, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo pledged to match the Binalonan School Board’s budget for school improvement projects this year with an equal amount to demonstrate her appreciation of this town’s efforts to provide quality education for its children,
The President made the commitment during the inauguration of the newly constructed 2-storey 4-classroom school building of the Binalonan South Central School
Under the Local Government Code, local School Boards are allotted a Special Education Fund share from one percent of real property tax revenue which is primarily intended for the improvement and development of school facilities. (Rachelle Nessia/PIA)
PIA DAILY DISPATCH
February 24, 2009
PGMA matches Pangasinan town’s school board’s outlay for school improvement projects
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Eldery in Sibulan to receive
P500 ‘Katas ng Vat’ cash gift
By: Rachelle M. Nessia
February 26, 2009
Lolos and lolas in Sibulan town have something good coming their way – a P500 cash gift from the “Katas ng VAT, Tulong Para Kay Lolo at Lola Project” of Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
The Sangguniang Bayan of Sibulan in its recent session has given the green light for the implementation of the one-time cash benefit of P500 each for qualified senior citizens in the country.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Sibulan have started the validation of senior citizens in said town as beneficiaries of the Katas ng VAT program requires senior citizens aged 70 and above who are not receiving a pension.
The financial assistance from the Katas ng VAT program for the elderly is funded through revenues generated from the expanded value added tax or EVAT collection.
In support of the program, the Sibulan municipal government has taken the initiative of allocating P2,000 annually as medical financial assistance for its elderly residents.
Qualified to benefit from said assistance are the elderly who are 60 years old and above, poor and deserving and registered voters in Sibulan.
The amount of P2,000 which is seen as a pension plan and financial assistance will be distributed quarterly in the months of March, June, September and December. (PIA/Rachelle Nessia)
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NegOr joins ONE VISAYAS Expo
By: Rachelle M. Nessia
February 26, 2009
The province of Negros Oriental is set to join the first-ever comprehensive exposition of tourism products, arts and crafts products, delicacies and specialties and cultural events to be held in the Cebu International Convention Center
The exposition will bring together the Visayas provinces in a week-long series of exhibits and exhibitions dubbed ONE VISAYAS, said Myla Mae B. Abellana, Senior Tourism Operations Officer.
Abellana said Negros Oriental will install a tourism showcase booth in the pavilion of the provinces and special settings in the art gallery, crafts showroom and culinary basement level.
The Negros Oriental delegation to be led by Gov. Emilio C. Macias II will be composed of key provincial officials, tourism officers, artists and craftsmen and operators of tourism establishments.
Abellana said the Pakol Festival of Sta. Catalina, Buglasan 2008 Festival of Festivals champion, will perform during the exposition.
ONE VISAYAS is timed to coincide with the Creative Cities Project that will be attended by delegates from Great Britain
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