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Comelec, PNP, DPWH to form “Oplan Baklas” A province-wide operation to remove election campaign materials not placed in designated common poster areas will be undertaken as soon as the “Oplan Baklas” will be formally fielded. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) serves as the lead agency March 16-31, 2016 of the activity, supported by the De- Media Center, 2nd Flr., Capitol Bldg. Vol. III, No. 18 partment of Public Works and High- ways-Southern Leyte District Engi- neering Office (DPWH-SLDEO) for PWDs, elderly covered in SL health care the 15-man manpower crew, and el- By Bong Pedalino OSCA seeks payout ements of the Philippine National Po- The provincial government of Southern Leyte takes care of hospital- of social pension to lice (PNP) for security. 860 senior citizens District Engr. Ma. Margarita Junia ization costs in case resident Senior Citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) would be admitted in any of the public hospitals managed by the confirmed during the Action Center By Erna Sy Gorne province. will be absorbed using the indigency Cable TV program last week that her The Office of the Senior Cit- office was one of those tapped by the This was made possible through fund set aside for this purpose from an ordinance passed by the Sang- the provincial coffers. izens Affairs (OSCA) in Maasin Comelec for the task. City seeks to complete the require- guniang Panlalawigan in its regular Another source of the indigency For now she is awaiting the call of ments for the hundreds of indigent session on October 12, 2015, and ap- fund that can be utilized was from the the Comelec for the operation to take senior citizens needed to payout proved for implementation by Gov. Department of Health (DOH) under shape, adding that she expected this for their social pension in the city Roger Mercado on October 29, 2015. the name Medical Health Care Assis- can happen at any moment. soonest. Ordinance Number 2015-77 pro- tance Program (MHCAP). It was learned that the poll body According to Felisa Diola, OSCA has set the rules for campaigning vides a unified hospital rates in all The ordinance specified that ad- president in Maasin City, some 860 through Comelec Resolution No. the provincial hospitals and classified mission costs of senior citizens and indigent senior citizens need to patients according to their paying ca- (to page 3) (to page 3) catch up in the preparations of the pacity, in which those unable to pay required documents to be com- pleted before the onset of the local campaign period otherwise payout of their social pension shall be post- poned after the election period. Diola said some 800 indigent senior citizens will be receiving P1,500.00 each for the period April- June, 2015 for its social pension receivables while other 60 newly registered beneficiaries are set to re- ceive at P6,000.00 each for the peri- (to page 4) Attitude, passion im- portant in going into business, says DTI Aside from financial capital, a person’s behavior and interests are also prime factors to consider if one is seriously contemplating to try the challenges of having a business one can call his or her own. Money should not be ruled out, but then again, this does not mean anyone who lacks cash cannot FIRE PREVENTION TIPS venture and take risks, said Mike Nunez, provincial director of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Personality traits or habits like working beyond the regular 8-hour day, willingness to be on 24/7 time mode, and a burning desire for a hobby, skill, service, or idea to ac- quire life and bring fair monetary returns are as vital as having a cap- ital to invest, Nunez said during the live dydm Kapihan sa PIA last week. It is for this purpose, on en- lightening prospective entrepre- neurs, that the Negosyo Center was opened, to give advice for those re- ally interested, Nunez added. (to page 4) Vol. III, No.18 DPWH-SLDEO NEWS DPWH Southern Leyte joins P200 M outlay sought Women’s Month celebration By Rebecca Cadavos By Rebecca Cadavos About P200 million is needed for the construction of Liloan – San Ri- The Department of Publicand existing GAD programs. cardo Circumferential Road – a five year opening activities for an alterna- Works and Highways Southern She also expounded on how the tive route from San Ricardo to San Ricardo town in the province of South- Leyte District Engineering Office Philippine government achieve gen- ern Leyte. (DPWH-SLDEO) joined the 2016 der-responsive governance through The Liloan-San Ricardo circumferential road will reduce the travel distance National Women’s Month Celebra- legislation. from Liloan Port to another exit point in Mindanao from more than 40 kilo- tion, this March, advocating wom- Among this is the Magna Carta meters to only 20 kilometers. It is designed to cut travel time and skip road en’s rights in support to the govern- of Women which mandates non-dis- sections vulnerable to landslides and accidents. ment’s Gender and Development criminatory and pro-gender equality District Engineer Ma. Margarita C. Junia in a press release stated that “the (GAD) programs. and equity measures to enable wom- road opening is needed to ensure that land transportation would not be dis- rupted with landslides, road slips and accidents.” The kick-off activity held Mon- en’s participation in the formulation, She said that the project will convert an existing provincial road into a day was a motorcade around the city implementation, and evaluation of primary highway, unlocking economic activities in rural communities of two proper followed by the gathering of policies, plans, and programs for na- towns in the southernmost part of Southern Leyte. all women employees of the district tional, regional, and local develop- Of the P200 million proposed outlay, P40 million is for 2016, P48 million office at the multi-purpose hall. The ment. for 2017, another P40 million for 2018, P49 million for 2019 and another P23 event supports this year’s theme Junia, the only woman district million for the year 2020 with four bridges, the source said of “Kapakanan ni Juana, Isama sa engineer among the 13 key field of- For the 2016 allocation, the project will open about 1.70 kilometers of Agenda!” ficials in Eastern Visayas said that gravel road while other civil works include roadway excavation of hard rocks, “The theme resonates the call the SLDEO acknowledges the role installation of drainage system and the slope protection works. It was learned further that this year’s activities will proceed within this for gender-balance in leadership of women in infrastructure devel- month after the DPWH-SLDEO completed the bidding process. and decision making positions and opment, hiring 71 women out of the The source added that presently, the road is passable to some four-wheel inclusion of women’s concerns in more than 200 workers. cars and motorcycles except for the two-kilometer section which requires leadership platforms and the gov- Three of the six sections of the blasting of rocks. ernment’s development agenda,” DPWH Southern Leyte office are The lady district engineer said that DPWH pushed for safer alternative said DPWH-SLDEO chief Engr. Ma. headed by women - Letecia Olarte road to San Ricardo after noticing that more buses and rolling cargoes use the Margarita C. Junia, quoted in a press (construction), Datesy Mahusay (fi- Benit Port in San ricardo town instead of nearby Liloan Port considering the release sent to PIA. nancial management), and Lilia Mu- former’s proximity to Surigao. The activity’s guest speaker, Nor- laan (administrative). Sea travel from San Ricardo to Lipata port in Surigao del Norte takes an hour, a way shorter compared to more than three hours of travel time through een Silot-Buhat, GAD focal person “Women are superior. Whatever Liloan Port. of Saint Joseph College in Maasin you give to a woman, she will make City discussed about gender equality, it greater. She multiplies and enlarges 53 projects for 2016 kick off women’s rights, gender-related issues what is given to her,” Junia explained. At least 53 of the 84 regular projects programmed for 2016 are now ongoing in Southern Leyte, ahead of rainy season and public works ban in connection 2017 Infra plans readied with this year’s election period. In a press release, Department of Public Works and Highways Southern Leyte By Erna Sy Gorne District Engineering Office (DPWH-SLDEO) Chief Engr. Ma Margarita C. Junia Still within the first quarter of 2016, the construction arm of the gov- said the early kick off of construction works can be attributed to timely completion ernment, DPWH Southern Leyte District Engineering Office starts to of bidding process for the 84 infrastructure projects intended for 2016. Junia added that the authority given by Secretary Rogelio Singson for the dis- map out plans for infrastructure programs for next year. trict to approve projects with allocations of P50 million and below, has paved the According to Southern Leyte District Engineering Office (SLDEO) Dis- way for more effective and expeditious preparation activities, hence allowing the trict Engineer Ma. Margarita Junia, 83 out of 84 projects lined up for this DPWH field office to proceed with the construction of majority of projects within year were all bidded out and has started simultaneously its constructions the first two months of the year. across the province while she instructed the planning division to start map- “This is a milestone in the history of DPWH Southern Leyte as we worked hard to ensure that construction works are up and running early in the year,” Junia quoted.