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Lgus Authorized to Issue SAG Permits Committee on Environment in Congress Clarifies Approving Authority, Says Cong Maasin City joins ASEAN smoke-free Workshop By Rebecca Cadavos Being one of the Red Orchid awardees and a Hall of Famer in the successful implementation of An- ti-Smoking policies, Maasin City Mayor Maloney Samaco participat- ed in the two-day Smoke-free Cities ASEAN Workshop at Balanga City, Bataan starting August 27. He said in a phone interview over (to page 2) August 16-31, 2014 Media Center, 2nd Flr., Capitol Bldg. Vol. II, No. 4 BELOW OR ABOVE 5 HECTARES LGUs authorized to issue SAG permits Committee on Environment in Congress clarifies approving authority, says Cong. Mian By Bong Pedalino Permits for sand and gravel extraction, irrespective of size - either five hectares or above - will have to be approved by the provincial government before any other agency can issue succeeding permits. This was reported by Cong. Da- tiative of the lone Southern Leyteno mian Mercado Friday in a block-time solon in an effort to settle linger- program over dydm, “Action, Solusy- ing questions on who can grant ex- on, Inisyatibo sa Congreso.” traction permits, especially those Quoting the gist of a House Envi- concessionaires beyond five hectares. ronment Committee hearing in aid of Mercado also quoted Cagayan De legislation, which conducted a mara- Oro Representative Rufus Rodriguez, thon session on the matter Wednes- a member of the House Environment day last week, Mercado said the clar- Committee, as saying that in their ification was also based in a Supreme province the provincial government Court ruling on a similar issue, in ad- was empowered as the issuing body dition to various rules, laws, and regu- for such kind of permits. THE SUBANG DAKU RIVER lations cited by the committee. Earlier, shortly after an early The hearing was held on the ini- morning tree-planting activity at barangay Cambooc here, Gov. Rog- er Mercado told TSS the same up- Business Club to help struggling entrepreneurs date as the main substance of the By Bong Pedalino congressional hearing that he also A group of individuals whose attended. rags-to-riches success stories can The elder Mercado, who was inspire those wanting to follow in celebrating his 63rd birthday Fri- their footsteps banded together to day, reiterated the authority of the do just that, to serve as willing life province to issue extraction per- coaches for those with passion to go mits, whether big and small, in an into business the entrepreneur way. interview with Nestor Abrematia, a The Southern Leyte Business Tacloban-based journalist, on the Club, Inc. (SLBCI), based in Sogod sidelines of his birthday party at the town, partnered with the Department Capitol Tree Park. of Trade and Industry (DTI) provincial Meanwhile, some 1,870 seedlings office, to conduct the first Southern The Board of Directors of the Southern Leyte Business Club of Acasia Mangium trees have been Leyte SME Entrepreneur Summit planted by about three hundred em- scheduled on September 7 at Mali- mand for chickens by going into a city, in Sogod, and in Cebu – and still ployees who joined the tree-plant- payon Shores Resort, barangay Ju- food business called Sir Organco, a counting. bas, Libagon. venture that boosts selling organical- To sustain the supply, SLBCI went ing, a regular activity every natal Senator Bam Aquino is the guest ly-grown poultry products for as long into chicken dispersal projects with day of the Gov. Mercado, even long speaker of the event, according to the as the supply is available, in at least families in Libagon and nearby areas before when he was still the prov- organizers. fifteen (15) franchised outlets in the (to page 2) ince’s lone district lawmaker. Tito Calooy, SLBCI President, said in a recent Action Center Kapihan sa PIA cable TV program, that their orga- nization was born three years ago, in August, 2011, out of the need to meet the challenge of investing here in the province using whatever resources available, with limited finances. The SLBCI was different from the Southern Leyte Chamber of Com- merce and Industry, because the later was more composed of established businessmen, while the former was more centered on start-ups or the small and micro entrepreneurs, Calo- oy explained. As a group, SLBCI created a de- Vol. II, No.4 Maasin City joins... (from page 1) of anti-smoking policies,” Mayor Samaco revealed this morning. radio station DyDM that representatives ESTORYAHI! “I have learned not only on the smoke- from the Southeast Asian countries such free policies implementation of Balanga Willie Justimbaste as Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Lao City, but as well as tourism development PDR, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and of the place where a Private-Public Part- the Philippines as the host country also at- nership is adopted for its development,” LET IT GO! tended the undertaking. the City Mayor added. The smoke-free workshop which carries There’s so much happening, both tragic and comic, here It was learned that the anti-smoking the theme, “Shaping the Future of Smoke- workshop is focused on benchmarking of in the country and abroad that makes us wonder if Armageddon Free in the Association of Southeast Asian Smoke-free policies, strengthening of en- or the Second Coming is at hand. The Middle East is racked with Nations (ASEAN)” is led by the Southeast forcement and developing and putting in wars and rebellions reminiscent of biblical lines just like some Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA). place effective tobacco control policies. “As part of welcoming the participants parts of Europe threatened with internecine border conflicts and It was learned further that this is the sec- to the two-day workshop, we were toured invasions. Coalitions and alliances between good and evil depend- ond Smoke-Free Cities ASEAN Workshop by the Balanga City officials in their differ- ing which side you’re on resurface. Even the Supreme Pontiff hints held by the SEATCA, a multi-sectoral alli- ent smoke-free places that gained the local ance to provide technical assistance to the of a Third World War, a very grim and painful reminder of what government a Red Orchid award and a hall government officials across the region. may have started as Lucifer’s pride scorned in heaven. So, the great of famer for the successful implementation tug of war never ceased since then, only magnified in casualties and mortalities of even the young and innocent victims of naked greed and unbridled ambitions. History never runs out of their purveyors and the inevitable road to doom and perdition. Mans’ greatest enemy is pride that leads to megalomania and messianic complex. Alexander the Great, Julius Ceasar, Na- poleon and Hitler, among others, are indelible lessons of past hu- man folly. Let this not happen here. No one has the monopoly of leadership and to stretch it beyond the limit of tolerable endurance is dangerous if not anomalous. Continuity is a legacy that should be passed on and not used as an instrument for perpetuity. Every Alpha must have its Omega, a beginning and end. So, let it go! We sincerely hope Pnoy’s better judgment is on the right side of history and would prevail over those personal interests in 4Ps: About 1, 086 highschool students from Maasin City will have their 4P's educational his inner circle. Remember what the late Don Chino Roces unso- grant increase from P300.00 up to P500.00 per child every month under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4P's) . Maasin City Link Zara Jane M.Edjoc said, As the licitedly advised then President Cory to look beyond her corridor Aquino Administration extended 4P's age coverage to 0-18 years old but elementary pu- of power and inner sanctum for other Filipinos who have the zeal pils- beneficiaries remains to get P300.00. Presently among 2,556 families from Maasin and capacity to serve the people with honesty and integrity. There City will have the chance to receive the maximum of P4,000 in the next cash payment. are still those outside the inner recesses of that snakepit called Malacañang who are yet undiscovered and unheralded. And it’s part and parcel of leadership to search diligently and intelligently for their successors for continuity. It would be the height of fool- hardiness and absurdity to imagine or think only a few or a per- sonality can singularly lead the Filipinos to greatness. Dili na ni “gilas but hilas” Pilipinas! Current controversies many of which are politics-relat- ed are not surprising, considering that the 2016 elections are just around the corner. To those who are hopefuls but have dirty lin- ens, it’s time to clean and clear skeletons in the closet. Political mo- tivation is necessarily imbedded in every corruption accusation directed to big politicians expected to run. But they have to pres- ent counter proof or evidence and not just shroud it in a cloak of political machination by enemies. The tentacles of politics and the pot are creeping and boiling. These are what make Pinoy politics exciting! Business Club... (from page 1) called “Hapi Nay, Hapi Tay”. “We can put Southern Leyte in the business map as our province is a very strategic place for travelling goods to Luzon or Mindanao”, said Rey Calooy, Tito’s brother, who is a member of the Board of Directors of SLBCI. The elder Calooy offered this advice to would-be entrepreneurs who lacked capital: the money will come later through an Angel Investor who will be sold out with the passion and the efforts you put in your VIEWFINDER: enterprise. A twin Tagnipa Barangay Council resolution and NGO Senior Citizens Feder- Other SLBCI Board of Directors who also shared inputs during the ation resolution are petitioning the Maasin City Government thru Mayor Maloney L.
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