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DENR-ERDB Employee Gets Recognition from Philippine Army DENR ERDB Newsletter Vol. 2 No. 1 January - March 2008 MOA signed on Rehabilitation of DENR-ERDB employee Paete’s Woodcarving gets recognition from Industry Philippine Army orester Gregorio E. Santos, Jr., Senior Science Research Specialist of the Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB), received a command Fplaque of appreciation from the Philippine Army on March 28, 2008 at the Fort Andres Bonifacio Grandstand in Makati City. ERDB Director Amaro, Jr. delivers his message during the MOA Awarding was done during the celebration of the 111th signing on the Rehabilitation of Paete’s Woodcarving Industry on March 14, 2008 in Paete, Laguna. Year Anniversary of the Philippine Army (PA). The PA recognized his effort in promoting eco-friendly Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was alternative livelihood, environmental awareness, ecological signed between the Ecosystems Research preservation projects and training on livelihood options to and Development Bureau (ERDB), Forest ease poverty. AManagement Bureau (FMB), Municipal Government of Paete, Regional Executive Director (RED) of Region 4A “It is rare to receive an and Ayala West Grove at Victor Pagalanan Memorial Hall, award from the Philippine Batasang Bayan Gusaling ADECI, Paete, Laguna on March Army especially for a 14, 2008. civilian like me”, said For. Santos. This was his The signatories were: ERDB Director Marcial C. Amaro, second award received Jr., FMB Director Romeo T. Acosta, Paete Mayor from the same agency. Emmanuel B. Cadayona, Region 4 Executive Director The first one was the Eduardo B. Principe and Mr. Roberto Chan of Ayala West “Gawad sa Kaunlaran” in Grove, Inc. the year 2006. The MOA was signed due to the request of the LGUs At present, For. Santos, Forester Gregorio E. Santos, of Paete who sought the help of the Department of in behalf of ERDB is Jr. proudly holds his plaque of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) through appreciation from the Philippine continuously providing Army. Ü page 3 technical assistance on their Environmental Natural Resources Programs, Director’s Engagements trainings and lectures on environmental awareness, revision of the Youth Program’s curriculum and as January 2008 lecturer on eco-friendly livelihood program such as 12 – Regular Staff Bureau (RSB) Meeting, Forest Management the DENR Charcoal Briquette Technology. Bureau (FMB) 15-17 – Stakeholders’ Meeting re: Draft Boracay “As public servants, we are here to serve. When we Environmental Master Plan, Boracay, Malay, Aklan serve, let us not expect something in return. We should 17-18 – PCARRD Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) work hard even there’s no incentive”, For. Santos ended Meeting, Laiya, Batangas with an inspiring message. Zhiela A. Alcantara, 20 – 2nd Senior Officials and Ministers (SOM) Meeting, Office TDD of the Secretary, DENR, Quezon City Ü page 3 INSIDE: n 2 EDITORIAL n 2 ERDB exhibits on Philippine Water Week n 3 GADFPS Sponsors Seminar on Marriage and Family Matters n 4 ERDB to conduct training on GIS n 4 ERDB conducts 1st Strategic Planning Workshop for 2008 2 Vol. 2 No. 1 clientele? Is the presence of too many clientele and clientele Editorial needs bogging us down? Critical minds say, we have yet to create a significant positive impression and public appreciation; Clientele Needs and Achieving stimulate and entice people to advocate ENR technologies; Tangible Results encourage people to provide support and raise the level of ho are our clientele? Who should be our primary technology utilization and adoption. users of technologies? Given the nature of RDE Wactivities, the end-users of technologies and A call is made for the Research Sector technology transfer and research results include anyone, inasmuch as everyone extension to move forward. It has to identify better strategies or is dependent on the healthy state of ecological systems. pinpoint activities that are no longer useful. Assessment should They are the communities living within or in the periphery lead to strategies not only focusing on the usual traditional of forests, upland areas, rangelands, coastal and urban communication media, but on other activities that bring about communities. Research institutions and other government tangible impact of technology utilization. Should technology agencies are also in need of information. Same is true with transfer and extension actions be fused into unified or cluster POs, NGOs, LGUs. Needless to say, as part of the DENR activities whereby RDE outputs result into clientele or end-user organization, we also need to provide technical inputs for benefits more substantially and prominently ? DENR policies and regulatory concerns. Also, we have to feed information to the general public about what is an How do we reach out to the clientele in the rural areas ? In these ecosystem and the research, development and extension setting, the impact of the technology transfer efforts could concerns that are involved. be achieved by being present where the clientele are, doing on-site transfer or coaching, conducting sustained cooperative But having a wide spectrum of possible end-users and endeavors until the desired changes could be attained. people who need information could lead to the problem of spreading resources and materials too thinly. Would it be wise There is also a need to put into place a system for technology to focus action on a particular clientele or limited group of Ü page 3 ERDB exhibits on Philippine Water Week RDB participated in the celebration of the Philippine Water Week as it joined the water technology exhibition and product exposition from EMarch 24-28, 2008 at the Ninoy Aquino Park and Wildlife Center, Quezon City. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources piloted this celebration in the International Observance of World Water Day on March 22, 2008 with the theme, “International Year of Sanitation”. This corresponds with our local theme “Ang Tubig ay Yaman at Buhay”. It aimed to promote water conservation and water quality improvement in the country. Moreover, it emphasizes the need for sustainable the Pollution Adjudication Board ordered more and more development and protection of water resources through companies to pay huge fines and penalties for violating efficient management wastewater and proper sanitation. provisions of the Clean Water Act. “Water is a very scarce resource and measures must be During the exhibition, exclusive booths from different agencies undertaken to ensure that the country’s water wealth is protected joined in support to World Water Day. Different technologies both in terms of quality and quantity”, this was the message concerning water were presented in the form of brochures, of Environment Secretary Lito Atienza delivered by DENR leaflets, give-aways and other reading materials. Undersecretary Teresita Castillo in the opening ceremony. ERDB featured posters on Vulnerability Assessment of Due to arising water problems, efforts on continuous public Priority Watersheds in the Philippines, Gallery Forest, information and campaigns for water conservation will be an Inventory of Users and Water Pricing of Laguna Lake and agenda of DENR Secretary Atienza. In addition, the Industrial Its Tributaries, and Water Crisis… dwindling supply of high EcoWatch program will be implemented completely as part quality water in the exhibit. Aside from these, publications such of the DENR’s water conservation. It aims to promote as CANOPY International, DENR Recommends, and RISE compliance among industries and encourage them to improve were distributed to interested visitors. their environmental performance through public disclosure. Zhiela A. Alcantara, TDD Sec. Atienza firmly said, “Polluters must pay…” As an action, ERDB News Vol. 2 No. 1 3 GADFPS sponsors Seminar on Marriage and Family Matters he Gender and Development Focal Point Rev. Clem System (GADFPS) sponsored the Seminar on Guillermo, Man- Marriage and Family Matters on March 4, 2008 aging Director of Back to the Bible at the ERDB Auditorium. discusses a topic on the Seminar on Marriage and Family Matters held at the ERDB Auditorium on March 4, 2008. TThe seminar aimed to enlighten and strengthen the marriage and family relationships of ERDB and non-ERDB honesty and openness, financial support and family participants. Rev. Clem Guillermo, Managing Director of Back commitment. According to Rev. Clem both the husband and to the Bible served as resource person of the seminar. wife’s needs should be mutually met. The first topic was on “Termites in Marriage”. Rev. Clem Rev. Clem also pointed out that the woman’s role is to defined termites as the small but repeated and destructive be the helper of her husband; she has to give support, behavioral patterns of the spouse that causes the relationship encouragement and the husband should be her first priority. to drift away. He explained that termites are the wrong While the husband’s role is to be the leader of his wife as also priorities, insensibility or being inconsiderate such as selfish Christ is the head of the Church. demands, critical spirit, harsh words, sarcastic comments, unrealistic expectations and unmet needs; and annoying On top of these, Rev. Clem stressed that these termites in behavior such as health practices, vices, money matters, marriage could be resolved if only both spouses will learn to jealousy, immaturity, nagging and irresponsibility. forgive and forget. Rev. Clem stated that the husband’s basic needs are sexual Above all, Rev. Clem emphasized that both husband and wife fulfillment, recreational companionship, an attractive spouse, should learn the habit of FORGIVING and FORGETTING; domestic support and admiration. On the other hand, he and allow GOD’s power to ALWAYS rule between them. mentioned that the wife’s needs include affection, conversion, Sally T. Orobia, UFERD MOA signed on. especially for figures of saints. Its wood does not easily crack, from page 1 it is not affected by insects like termites and does not easily RED Principe of Region 4A, FMB and ERDB in establishing spoil”, he added. their plantation for wood carving species in a certain area granted by the DENR in Paete, Laguna.
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