Cebu Ports Strengthen Measures to Curb Human Trafficking B Y Fa Y E T T E C
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VOL. 1 l NO.8 l OCTOBER 06, 2011 CEBU Cebu ports strengthen measures to curb human trafficking BY FAYETTE C. RIÑEN (CPA) to curb human trafficking after separate occasions in August alone is Cebu was identified as a transport hub proof that they are doing its job. CEBU CITY, Oct. 6 (PIA) -- Measures to reinforce security and heighten for trafficked children and women. “We commend the police for their vigilance in Cebu ports have been CPA Legal Officer Atty. Yusop vigilance, which resulted in the rescue of adopted by the Cebu Ports Authority Uckung said the arrests made by police trafficked children and women,” Uckong on suspected human traffickers in three declared. To strengthen the fight against human trafficking, Uckung said the CPA recently signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Cebu Province, Department of Social Welfare and Development and the Children’s Legal Bureau. Cebu is considered as a transshipment point in bringing trafficked girls, who are mostly minors, to various areas in the country including Manila in the guise of providing jobs to them as housemaids or restaurant workers. Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA)-7 Regional Director Nanette Villamor-Dinopol said that since shipping fares are affordable, most human traffickers use such route to transport their victims. “We have already coordinated with various ship owners to undertake necessary measures like checking the identification card and the identity of suspicious persons What's in your bag? Pupils of the hinterland school Tayawan that travel with a group especially Elementary School in Bayawan City compare the school supplies mpinors,” Dinopol said. stuffed inside their backpacks which were distributed to them for The MARINA-7 also signed a free recently from the Sixth Country Programme for Children MOA with //t/he Cebu Provincial (CPC-6) and the provincial government of Negros Oriental. Government to help in the fight (LJD/RMN/PIA) against human trafficking. (PIA- NEGROS ORIENTAL Cebu) targeted to be built under Degamo’s 1.4M school building breaks administration. This after Degamo pledged to continue the public school building ground in NegOr village construction program of the late Gov. Emilio Macias under whose BY RA C HELLE M. NESSIA administration around 150 total million funded under the provincial classrooms were built, said Capitol government’s Special Education DUMAGUETE CITY, October 4 Information Officer Adrian Sedillo. Fund. (PIA) -- A new two-classroom school Sedillo said Degamo is intent on During the ceremony, the teachers and building recently broke ground at continuing the school building program the parents of the school children at Bal- Bal-os National High School in Basay as education is one of the three major os National High School thanked the town, Negros Oriental. components of his administration’s governor for responding to their request Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo centerpiece program dubbed “Health, for an additional school building. personally led the groundbreaking Education and Livelihood Program” Some 30 school buildings have been ceremony of said building worth P1.4 (HELP). (RMN/PIA Negros Oriental) FOR MORE REGIONAL STORIES, LOG ON TO: http://pia-7newsservice.blogspot.com BOHOL Bohol rice yield increase by 10%, says DA-APC BY REY ANTHONY CHIU TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, June in 2010, they have noted the Citing data from the DA, the Oct 7 (PIA) – Take it from the local promising increase to 2.58 tons provincial agriculturist also added experts. per hectare over-all Bohol average almost 70% of the total production National data may rate Bohol’s yield. of Central Visayas is in Bohol. average rice yield an average per Even then, this has pegged an The problem however is that hectare basis but local authorities over-all rice sufficiency level of 112- there is still a considerably low have seen a 9.5 to 10 percent 115 percent. average harvest yield on a per hectare increase its recorded average yield This means that the total rice computation in Bohol compared to from January to June this year production here is more than enough other provinces. compared to the previous cropping. for Boholanos even if we have groups To that, the office of the Provincial According to the records from in the private sector who involve Agriculture, through its assistant the Department of Agriculture- themselves in rice trading outside provincial agriculturist accounts the Agricultural Promotion Center (DA- Bohol, says Liza Quirog. larger rain-fed areas which are much APC) in comparison to January to dependent on the rain and spring sources than those which are irrigated. Larry Pamugas cited that only around 47% or our total rice area is irrigated while 53% are rainfed. Data shows that Bohol has 22,098 hectares of irrigated lands under National Irrigation Authority (NIA) control while 25, 280 hectares are rainfed. Sources also disclosed that while irrigated farms are assured of a year round cropping, rain-fed lots would be dependent on the rains that come so that some of these Medel Panzo of PCA-Siquijor demonstrates the proper planting of coconut trees among the first group of participants with PNP Prov’l Director. (PIA-7 & SPPO) farms would only get a single cropping on SIQUIJOR a year. Over this, NIA has recommended that the general direction on irrigation 727 families get 4Ps cash grant in Bohol would focus on Small Farm Reservoir systems, small water BY RIZALIE A. CALIBO impounding, pump irrigations and ENRIQUE VILLANUEVA, Siquijor, Oct 5 (PIA) -- At least 727 families from small concrete diversion dams, which the municipalities of Enrique Villanueva and Maria received last week their are targeted for rain-fed areas. cash grants from the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Accessed through grants, these (4Ps) through the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Region 7 smaller reservoir projects are more (DSWD-7). economical and effective, costs A total amount of P1,146,400 were handed to some 535 out of 595 registered much less and has a high impact as 4Ps beneficiaries from Maria town and another P405,000 to 192 out of 208 it reaches far flung areas, explains registered beneficiaries from Enrique Villanueva town. Engr. Eugene Cahiles. In a ceremonial giving of cash grants to the two towns at the Social Center The agriculture authorities here here, DSWD-7 Regional Director Ma. Evelyn Macapobre said the 4Ps program however said much could still be done has already disbursed some P14.6 million to Siquijor province from January to to hit a 2.74 tons per hectare target September this year. within the next few croppings.(RAC/ The said poverty alleviation program is being implemented in three (3) PIA 7) municipalities in Siquijor, with Lazi town having the biggest number of beneficiaries. The towns are identified based on their poverty incidence ranking with extremely poor households as beneficiaries to receive cash grant based on the number of children attending school. The cash pay-outs were released through the G-Cash Remit services of the Sta. Barbara Katilingbanong Credit Cooperative, Inc. (SBKCCI) of Enrique Villanueva town. (PIA-Siquijor/RACalibo).