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Information is our business. INFOBYTESTHE OFFICIAL E-NEWSLETTER OF THE PHILIPPINE INFORMATION AGENCY-7 | WWW.PIA.GOV.PH VOL. 1 | NO. 7 | SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 TOPSTORIES CEBU DSWD disburses P331.M aid for farmers, fisherfolks BY HAZEL gloria & JAYBEE binghaY Development (DSWD-7) in the region has Macapobre added this is an intervention disbursed some P331.7 million for rice and CEBU CITY, September 26 (PIA) to provide temporary employment to farmers food subsidy to farmers and fisher folks in -- The Department of Social Welfare and and fisher folks as well as their families who Central Visayas. are distressed, displaced or needing assistance DSWD-7 in undertaking preparedness, mitigation, regional director relief, rehabilitation or risk reduction projects Ma. Evelyn and activities in their communities. M a c a p o b r e With this assistance, the beneficiaries explained that are able to enhance food production through with this funds, farm preparation, construction or repair of the beneficiaries’ shallow wells and irrigation canals as well as income will be additional income for road rehabilitation, augmented. This construction and/or repairs of classrooms will also encourage and day care centers, Macapobre said. community Of the total budget allocation the participation DSWD-7 disbursed in Central Visayas, the during disaster municipality of Mabinay, Negros Oriental and post disaster received the biggest chunk at P13,104,814 activities benefitting nearly 4,462 individuals. including hunger For Central Visayas, this short –term mitigation and aid has benefitted some 112,939 marginalized food security and small scale farmers and fisher folks. Foreign visitors enjoying the festivities of the 7th Philippine Bird initiatives. Festival hosted by Silliman University in Dumaguete City recently. (PIA-7/hfg & DSWD-7/jb) The event, which gathered thousands of school children from pub- BOHOL lic and private schools in Negros Oriental as well as bird watchers from other countries, was organized to increase the awareness of Minimum wage now P275 all over Bohol BY REY ANTHONY CHIU the youth on bird preservation and protection. (RMN/PIA Negros Oriental) TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol Sept 29 (PIA) -- Minimum daily wage in Bohol is now pegged at P275 following the recent round of additional P20 wage increase less than a year after the last increase NEGROS ORIENTAL was ordered. NegOr gov’t to conduct free feeding Department of Labor and Employment Bohol information Officer German Guidaben said the increase took effect September BY RACHELLE M. NESSIA 22 and would be valid despite the absence of a corresponding DUMAGUETE CITY, Sept. 29 (PIA) -- The provincial implementing rules and regulation for the increase. government will hold a feeding program today for some 500 The wage increase would be retroactive, so that those who elementary pupils in Brgy. Inawasan, Pamplona, Negros Oriental. would not immediately implement the raise would still be bound to The feeding program in Pamplona will also offer free haircut release the said amount to their workers, he explained at the recent for the beneficiaries. “The governor is bringing along 20 barbers who Kapihan sa PIA Thursday. will give the pupils and also their parents free haircuts,” said Bryan Labor unions in the Visayas have asked for an even Cortez, community affairs officer and chief of the MagDegamo bigger increase citing the recent surge in prices of fuel and basic Information Center. commodities, which has also greatly affected daily wage earners and This is the third time that Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo their families. has spearheaded a one-time feeding of elementary pupils, the first SIQUIJOR of which was in Brgy. Candau-ay in Dumaguete City and then the second in Mabinay town. Farmer Scientist winners receive awards Cortez explained that parents of the school children BY RIZALIE A. CALIBO beneficiaries prepare the meals consisting of various healthy viands. SIQUIJOR, September 29 (PIA) -- The Provincial Farmers Capitol Information Officer Adrian Sedillo said the feeding Information and Technology Services (FITS) Consortium has awarded the program is financed by the governor’s personal funds. “The Governor winners of its search for Farmer Scientists in Siquijor. wants to show the parents and the teachers the right food that should Peter Paul Jutba of Capalasanan, Lazi won the first prize of P5,000 be fed to our growing children since most schools are surrounded by in cash and farm implements; second prize went to Nida Bonocan of sellers peddling junk and processed foods which are not really healthy Nonoc, Larena with P4,000 cash and farm implements; and Salome Patoy for the children,” he said. of Tambisan, Siquijor for the third prize of P3,000 in cash plus Farm The feeding program is also in line with the provincial Implements. government’s Essential Health Care Package (EHCP), a program that Consolation prizes of P1,000 each were also given to the three other receives an annual P5.3 million from the province’s coffers for the nominees, namely: Dexter Lomocso of Cansayang, Siquijor, Nilo Magsayo of purchase of sanitary toothbrushes, toothpastes, soaps, hand towels, Logucan, Maria, and Saturnina Boco of Olave, Enrique Villanueva. alcohol, among others. The farmer scientists are judged based on their credibillity and Health is one of the three major components of the governor’s leadership, 10%; accessibility of farm, 10%; profitability, 10%; productivity, program of government under HELP or Health, Education, Livelihood 10%; Resource Utilization, 10%; Innovativeness, 35%; and Socio-Economic Impact, 15%. Programs (HELP) for peace and development in the province. (RMN/ Awarding of prizes was done at the Provincial Capitol PIA Negros Oriental) during the Ruby Jubilee Araw Ng Siquijor Awarding Ceremony FOR MORE REGIONAL STORIES, LOG ON TO: http://pia-7newsservice.blogspot.com/ with Provincial Governor Orlando A. Fua Jr., FITS Chair Bernadita Tabada, and Engr. De la Peña. (PIA-Siquijor/RAC).