Toledo to construct 11 ha reclamation for international port site

The City of Toledo today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) for the establishment of the 11 hectare reclamation project.

Witnessed by Vice Mayor Antonio Yapha, City Councilors, department heads , local media and PRA, the MOU was officially signed by Toledo City Mayor John Henry Osmena and PRA General Manager lawyer Janilo Rubiato.

This will start the establishment of the 11 hectare reclamation project in 30 days which according to Osmena, will be the location of an international port at the western side of the province.

“This will decongest the ports of Cebu City and will be a great source of employment to residents not only in Toledo but in the south west of Cebu,” Osmena said.

The project has a budget of P644 million initial from a loan from the Land Bank of the Philippines and some local funds.

“And we welcome private investors interested along the way to complete the project and then the port construction,” Osmena said.

There will be oil depots in the planned port area which will solve further accidents of exploding oil tankers from happening.

Very recently, Osmena reported there were two fuel tankers which had an accident, in barangays Magdugo and  Media Once. It resulted to the death of six people.

With the port there will be no more need to transport fuel in long distances.

For his part, PRA Rubiato said they are assuring full assistance to  Toledo City as they go about constructing the project.

“There are environmentally sound ways in constructing a reclamation other than the usual dumping of materials,” Rubiato said.

The project is expected to be done in two years with most of the materials from the areas owned and operated by Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Corporation (ACMDC) and Carmen Copper Corporation (CCC

DOH-7 holds free deworming in public schools and barangay health centers

CEBU CITY --- The Department of HealthRegion 7 (DOH-7) will hold deworming activities in public schools and barangay health centers for the entire month of July.

Dr. Al Patrick Alajas, Deworming coordinator for DOH7 in today's Kapihan sa PIA

Children ages 1-18 years old can avail of the free deworming tablets for free.

Dr. Al Patrick Alajas, Medical Officer III of DOH-VII explains that children are their targets because they are constantly exposed and are still developing thus are more vulnerable.

He also mentioned that 67 percent of children all over the country were infected with worms before they launched the deworming program.

"De worming is advisable every six months that is why we are doing it twice a year," Alajas said

As of DOH’s study in 2015, they managed to bring the numbers down to 26 percent.

DOH aims to reach to less than 20% prevalence by 2020 with Central Visayasalmost reaching the goal at 21%.

DOH-7 is targeting to deworm 3,193,575 children from 1-18 years old. They dewormed more than half of their target last January 2017 at 1,923,349 children.

The schedules of the deworming activities depend on each public school. If ever some children missed the opportunity, their parents can still approach barangay health centers to avail for the deworming tablet.

Among the health issues caused by worm infection is poor performance in class, nutrition deficiency, anemia, lowered immunity, and in the worst cases, death.

DOH’s deworming program is held every January and July since 2006.(by AYIN VISITACION, PIA7-Cebu)

PIA Information Kiosk gibuksan sa Pier 1

(L-R) PIA Cebu OIC ICM Juju Empuerto, Cebu Port Authority Port Operations Manager Oscar Lopez, PIA7 OIC RD Fayette Rinen, Cebu City Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella, Port Terminal 1 Manager Claro Cajegas

Nahibaw ka ba nga adunay mga libre nga mga information materials o mga basahon nga kakuhaan og daghang impormasyon, ang anaa karon diha sa Pier 1? (Port Terminal 1 ang tukmang tawag ani sa Cebu Port Authority)

Gibuksan bag-ohay lang ang Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Information Kiosk didto sa Terminal 1 diin gibana bana nga 8,000 ngadto sa 10,000 ka mga pasahero ang muagi matag adlaw.

"The importance of this kiosk cannot be over emphasized-- information available for those in the lowest of community, highlight government programs, getting the news from Cebu first as the gateway to other provinces in the country-- Cebu City Vice Mayor Edgardo Labella

Ang maong PIA Info Kiosk adunay mga nagkalain laing information materials kabahin sa Association of South East Asian Nation (ASEAN) meetings og ang history niini.

Nasayran nga karong tuiga, ika 50 ka tuig sukad kini namugna, ug labing swerte tungod kay ang atong nasod mao ang Chair-- o nangulo niini.

Mao ni rason nga dinhi gipahigayon ang mga panagtigom sa mga ministro, department heads ug mga pangulo sa mga nasod nga sakop sa ASEAN.

Naa pod makuha sa kiosk ang mga info materials nga gikan sa nagkalain laing mga local government units sama sa Cebu City, Carcar City, Province of Cebu ug uban pa.





Naa pod ang mga basahon sa mga kampanya nga nag una sa atong Philippine National Police (PNP),

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Department o Agriculture (DA), Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)lakip na ang National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP)






Kini mao ang ika pito ka PIA Information Kiosk sa

Mga Overseas Filipinos nga anaa sa gakagubot nga mga nasud, exempted sa demonitization deadline

BSP Visayas RD Atty. Leonides Sumbi

Mga Pilipino nga nanimuyo ug nanarbaho sa mga nasod nga adunay mga geopolitical crisis, exempted sa deadline sa demonetization sa New Design Series nga kuarta.

Sa gipahigayong katapusang panawagan sa publiko, gibutyag ni Atty. Leonides Sumbi, ang regional director sa Bangko Sentral ngPilipinas-Visayas, nga gitagaan og lugway ang mga Pilipino nga toa nanimoyo o nanarbaho sa mga nasod nga adunay kagubot.

Kutob na lamang December 31 ning tuiga, o karong December 29 Biernes ang katapusang banking day, nga mapailisan sa bisan kinsa ang mga NDS currencies ngadto sa mga bangko.

“Human niini, dili na gyud ni madawat sa pagpamalit  o bisan pailisian sa mga bangko, mahimo nalamang kini nga collectors’ item,” matod ni Sumbi.

Ang BSP pinaagi sa Circular 910 nagmando sa tanang mga Overseas Filipino Workers ug mga residente nga gikinahanglan muparehistro sa website nga sila adunay nga NDS og mapailisan kini hangtud usa ka tuig sa pagparehistro.

“However, in countries like Syria, Afghanistan or anywhere there is a geopolitical crisis, and the Filipino does not have any access to internet for registration, he or she can still have it exchanged, magpakita lang sya og pruweba nga gikan sya niana nga mga nasod,” matod ni Sumbi.

Apil sa maong exemptions mao ang mga NDS nga apil sa maong kaso og naa sa pagtago sa mga Clerks of Courts ug mga law enforcement agencies.

Ang mga Authorized Agent Banks ug mga Municipal, City ug Provincial Treasurers apil usab sa mga exemptions.  Gitagaan sila og lugway hangtod Marso 31, 2017.

Ang NDS gisugdan na sa pag demonetize niadtong tuig 2014 tungod sa tinguha sa pagmungtar og mga maayong security features sa mga salapi. (fcc/PIA7-Cebu)

FULL TEXT Inaugural Speech of Rodrigo Roa Dtuerte, President of the Republic of the Philippines

Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte and the outgoing President Benigno Aquino III 

Inaugural Address 

President Rodrigo Duterte

Oath-taking of the President of the Philippines

Malacañang Palace | June 30, 2016

President Fidel Ramos, sir, salamat po sa tulong mo (thank you for your help) making me President; President Joseph Ejercito Estrada; Senate President Franklin Drilon and the members of the Senate; Speaker Feliciano Belmonte and the members of the House of Representatives; Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court; His Excellency Guiseppe Pinto and the members of the Diplomatic Corps; incoming members of the Cabinet; fellow workers in government; my fellow countrymen.

No leader, however strong, can succeed at anything of national importance or significance unless he has the support and cooperation of the people he is tasked to lead and sworn to serve.

It is the people from whom democratic governments draw strength and this administration is no exception. That is why we have to listen to the murmurings of the people, feel their pulse, supply their needs and fortify their faith and trust in us whom they elected to public office.

There are many amongst us who advance the assessment that the problems that bedevil our country today which need to be addressed with urgency, are corruption, both in the high and low echelons of government, criminality in the streets, and the rampant sale of illegal drugs in all strata of Philippine society and the breakdown of law and order. True, but not absolutely so.

For I see these ills as mere symptoms of a virulent social disease that creeps and cuts into the moral fiber of Philippine society. I sense a problem deeper and more serious than any of those mentioned or all of them put together. But of course, it is not to say that we will ignore them because they have to be stopped by all means that the law allows.

Erosion of faith and trust in government – that is the real problem that confronts us. Resulting therefrom, I see the erosion of the people’s trust in our country’s leaders; the erosion of faith in our judicial system; the erosion of confidence in the capacity of our public servants to make the people’s lives better, safer and healthier.

Indeed, ours is a problem that dampens the human spirit. But all is not lost.

I know that there are those who do not approve of my methods of fighting criminality, the sale and use of illegal drugs and corruption. They say that my methods are unorthodox and verge on the illegal.

In response let me say this:

I have seen how corruption bled the government of funds, which were allocated for the use in uplifting the poor from the mire that they are in.

I have seen how illegal drugs destroyed individuals and ruined family relationships.

I have seen how criminality, by means all foul, snatched from the innocent and the unsuspecting, the years and years of accumulated savings. Years of toil and then, suddenly, they are back to where they started.

Look at this from that perspective and tell me that I am wrong.

In this fight, I ask Congress and the Commission on Human Rights and all others who are similarly situated to allow us a level of governance that is consistent to our mandate. The fight will be relentless and it will be sustained.

As a lawyer and a former prosecutor, I know the limits of the power and authority of the president. I know what is legal and what is not.

I know that there are those who do not approve of my methods of fighting criminality. They say that my methods are unorthodox and verge on the illegal.

My adherence to due process and the rule of law is uncompromising.

Mind your work and I will mind mine.

“Malasakit. Tunay na Pagbabago. Tinud-anay nga Kausaban (Compassion. Real change.)” – these are words which catapulted me to the presidency. These slogans were conceptualized not for the sole purpose of securing the votes of the electorate. “Tinud-anay nga kabag-uhan. Mao kana ang tumong sa atong pang-gobyerno (Real change. This is the direction of our government).”

Far from that. These were battle cries articulated by me in behalf of the people hungry for genuine and meaningful change. But the change, if it is to be permanent and significant, must start with us and in us.

To borrow the language of F. Sionil Jose, we have become our own worst enemies. And we must have the courage and the will to change ourselves.

Love of country, subordination of personal interests to the common good, concern and care for the helpless and the impoverished – these are among the lost and faded values that we seek to recover and revitalize as we commence our journey towards a better Philippines. The ride will be rough. But come and join me just the same. Together, shoulder to shoulder, let us take the first wobbly steps in this quest.

There are two quotations from revered figures that shall serve as the foundation upon which this administration shall be built.

“The test of government is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide for those who have little.” – Franklin Delano Roosevelt

And from (Abraham) Lincoln I draw this expression: “You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong; You cannot help the poor by discouraging the rich; You cannot help the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer; You cannot further the brotherhood by inciting class hatred among men.”

My economic and financial, political policies are contained in those quotations, though couched in general terms. Read between the lines. I need not go into specifics now. They shall be supplied to you in due time.

However, there are certain policies and specifics of which cannot wait for tomorrow to be announced.

Therefore, I direct all department secretaries and the heads of agencies to reduce requirements and the processing time of all applications, from the submission to the release. I order all department secretaries and heads of agencies to remove redundant requirements and compliance with one department or agency, shall be accepted as sufficient for all.

I order all department secretaries and heads of agencies to refrain from changing and bending the rules government contracts, transactions and projects already approved and awaiting implementation. Changing the rules when the game is on-going is wrong.

I abhor secrecy and instead advocate transparency in all government contracts, projects and business transactions from submission of proposals to negotiation to perfection and finally, to consummation.

Do them and we will work together. Do not do them, we will part sooner than later.

On the international front and community of nations, let me reiterate that the Republic of the Philippines will honor treaties and international obligations.

On the domestic front, my administration is committed to implement all signed peace agreements in step with constitutional and legal reforms.

I am elated by the expression of unity among our Moro brothers and leaders, and the response of everyone else to my call for peace.

I look forward to the participation of all other stakeholders, particularly our indigenous peoples, to ensure inclusivity in the peace process.

Let me remind in the end of this talk, that I was elected to the presidency to serve the entire country. I was not elected to serve the interests of any one person or any group or any one class. I serve every one and not only one.

That is why I have adapted as an article of faith, the following lines written by someone whose name I could no longer recall. He said: “I have no friends to serve, I have no enemies to harm.”

On the international front and community of nations, let me reiterate that the Republic of the Philippines will honor treaties and international obligations. On the domestic front, my administration is committed to implement all signed peace agreements in step with constitutional and legal reforms.
Prescinding there from, I now ask everyone, and I mean everyone, to join me as we embark on this crusade for a better and brighter tomorrow.

But before I end, let me express the nations, on behalf of the people, our condolences to the Republic of Turkey of what has happened in the place. We offer our deepest condolences.

Why am I here? Hindi kasali ito diyan (This is not part of my speech). The past tense was, I am here because I love my country and I love the people of the Philippines. I am here, why? Because I am ready to start my work for the nation.

Thank you and good afternoon.
Source: Presidential Communications Office

CEBUANO - Ang Nasudnong Awit

Pinakayanong pagyukbo sa usa ka Pilipino- ang kinasingkasing nga pagkanta sa Nasudunong Awit. 

 

Candid photo of MC Magsumbol, son of Caecent Magsumbol, Cebuano sportswriter

Yutang tabunon
Mutya nga masilakon
Putling bahandi
Amo kang gimahal

Mithing gisimba
Yuta s'mga bayani
Sa manglulupig
Among panalipdan

Ang mga bungtod mo ug lapyahan
Ang langit mong bughaw
Nagahulad sa awit, lamdag sa
Kaliwat tang gawas

Silaw sa adlaw ug bitoon
Sa nasudnong bandila
Nagatimaan nga buhion ta
Hugpong nga di maluba

Yutang maanyag, duyan ka sa pagmahal
Landong sa langit ang dughaan mo;
Pakatam-isom sa anak mong nagtukaw
Kon mamatay man sa ngalan mo.

Your govt is concern - Protect your skin!

Have you noticed that the heat is already very hot even if at 6 to 7 in the morning? We can't deny that indeed we are experiencing abnormalities because of this hashtag #climatchange and its not a joke.

In the recent #KapihanPIACebu, health authorities calls on everyone, yes including us Sugboanons, to protect our skin from this abnormal climate conditions.  

"Protecting our skin is no longer vanity, but it is already a necessity," according to Dr. Joanri Riveral of the Department of Health 7.

Dr. Joanri Riveral, DOH7, interviewed by Cebu media

He said although there are no statistics for now on skin cancer as these are in the private doctors, but considering climate change, it is best to apply some ways for skin protection.

The skin is the largest part of the body by the way.

Here are some ways he said that every Juan and Juana must take:

1. Never! (Not avoid) But NEVER stay under the heat of the sun for more than 30 minutes. 

        Riveral said our skin can withstand a maximum of 30-32 degrees but only for a few minutes. 

There may be some truth to what they say, that its so hot outside you can fry an egg!

Traffic enforcers should find a way to have themselves covered or under the shades every once in awhile. 

           

2. Apply sunblocks or sunscreens which are beyond  SPF 15 (sun protector factor). Yep you heard it right! Its  no longer kaartehan girls and boys, but you have to wear sunscreens even if you're not basking in the sun on the beach.

    Riveral said, apply it before going out and not just once...but if possible every after four hours! Wow!

3. Wear large hats...Oh well, this can only be for women.  But who knows, if a guy wants to wear large hats just to protect the skin on the face and neck and even the whole body...why not? 

4. Bring umbrellas..not just for rain but when its so sunny... In this manner, the whole body is protected No sunburn.

5. Wear arm sleeves, specially for bikers and motorcycle riders.  There are cool cotton arm sleeves that does not dehydrate..it does not suck the moisture out from the person who wears it... Lighter colors are okay.

6. WATER. WATER.  This is so important.. drink and drink plenty of liquids...water every day.  Water keeps the skin hydrated and moisturize therefore preventing it from becoming parched like dry land.

7. BATHING twice or plenty of times a day.  Yep, not just once but twice or thrice.  Have to shed off those dry skins, dirt and toxics.

8.  Never ignore those rashes and skin irritations.  As they say, if symptoms persists..consult the doctor.  DOH assured that there are doctors in the municipalities and cities who are already trained to treat skin diseases.

“We should not be neglecting a simple rash or other allergies as these may be symptoms of something more serious internally.”   Kidney and liver problems usually show skin discolorations and abnormalities, Riveral added.

 DOH is currently advocating National Skin Disease Prevention Month this November.

Other updates are posted at the Philippine Information Agency website. 

Just so you know, your Government cares... 

Mandaue City among 3 cities nominated for funding assistance to become Low Carbon Model LGU

The City of Mandaue, Cebu, Philippines is among the three local government units (LGU) considered for funding for environmental sustainability efforts.

This October, there are three LGU's from among the 21 member Asia Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) economies who will be chosen to be given technical assistance for environment efforts.

In particular are the strategies leading to the reduction of carbon use.

In a press release, the nominees are Krasnoyarsk City, Russia; Mandaue City, Philippines and Subang Jaya, Malaysia.

According to Department of Energy Undersecretary Loreta Ayson, who is also the Philippines Senior Official on Energy, the Low Carbon Model Town (LCMT) Project of the APEC Energy Working Group (EWG) will be choosing in next month's gathering in Cebu, who will receive the technical assistance.

"We are constantly looking for potential LCMT candidates and it impresses me to find Mandaue City with such a comprehensive plan involving land use, green building and transportation,”  Ayson said.

Mandaue City accordingly has a clear target for reducing its CO₂ emissions and has long been crafting measures to establish a sustainable city to address air pollution and traffic congestion. 

Its proposed project consists of developing green growth areas and interconnecting these areas within Metro Cebu. An ordinance is also proposed promoting disaster-resilient buildings in the city.

The LCMT Project of the APEC EWG has been greatly instrumental in encouraging communities in the region to embark on city planning initiatives promoting low carbon technologies to manage the rapidly increasing energy consumption and consequently, mitigate the adverse effects of greenhouse gas emissions on the environment.    

 Previous winners include the city of Da Nang in Vietnam which implemented an innovative system of electric motorbikes and charging facilities. 

Samui Island in Thailand also got support for its feasibility study to utilize solar, wind and small hydro power; reliance on electric vehicles and reforestation and protection of existing forests. 

They also adapted Green technologies for resort and hotel developments such as solar water heaters, solar panels on rooftops, biomass power generation of kitchen waste and increased ventilation for natural cooling.

Mandaue is located on the central-eastern coastal region of Cebu, and is one of the three highly urbanized cities on the island and forms part of the Cebu Metropolitan area. It is connected by two bridges to the island of Mactan.  Mandaue is also known as the “furniture capital of the Philippines.” 

CEBUANO: PNoy ania sa Sugbo karon - muabli sa APEC Finance Ministers Meeting

Ania si Presidente Benigno “Noynoy”Aquino III sa Sugbo karong adlawa alang sa pag atubang sa mga Asia PacificEconomic  Conference (APEC) Finance Ministers Meeting.

Ang Presidente mao ang gitahasan sa pag abli sa maong tigum sa mga delegado sa 21 ka mga APEC member economies.

Siya pagaubanan ni Department of Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima nga mao usab ang nangulo sa APEC Finance Ministers Process.

Pagahisgutan sa maong tigom ang mga nag unang tinguha sa mga member economies kun unsaon pagpalambo ang tagsa tagsa ka mga ekonomiya pinaagi sa paghiusa sa mga palisiya.

Sa ilang pasiunang tigum kagahapon, ang mga senior officials mibutyag nga gipanday na ang Cebu Action Plan (CAP), nga maoy tamdanan sa direksyon ekonomikanhon sa mga APEC members.

Naglangkob kini og 4 pillars: financial integration, fiscal reforms and transparency, financial resilience and infrastructure development financing.

Tinguha sa maong mga pillars ang pagtubag  sa mga hagit pang rehiyon aron mapahamtang og malangkobon ug lig-on nga mga ekonomiya.

Karon mao ang ika upat nga pagbisita ni Presidente Aquino sa Sugbo.

Dire siya sa pagsaulog sa Labor Day, Mayo 1, groundbreaking sa pagmoderno sa Mactan Cebu International Airport sa Hunyo 29; Agusto 24 naghimo siya og inspection sa mga infrastruktura og nagtigum sa mga higala sa iyang partido. 

Dugang kasayuran : adto sa Philippine Information Agency website.

Cebuano News: Mga bag-ong opisyal gitudlo sa nasudnong panggamhanan

Ang Palasyo mipahibalo niadtong adlawng Lunes nga adunay napiling 18 ka bag-ong opisyal sa nagkalain laing ahensya sa gobyerno.

 Sa gihimong press briefing, namahayag si Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda nga si Corazon Davis ug Marcial Amaro, Jr. ang milingkod isip Assistant Secretaries sa Department of Environment and NaturalResources (DENR) ug si Danielle Marie Rieza isip Acting Assistant Secretary sa Department of Finance.

 

Corazon Davis ASEC-DENR

Laing napili nga mangulo sa Department of Transportation andCommunications sila si Ramon Jumawan, Director IV, Amante Caluya, Jr. isip Captain sa Hydrography Branch sa National Mapping and Resource InformationAuthority; Fidelis Cañada, Acting Director ll sa Office of Civil Defense ubos sa Department of National Defense.

Laing napili nga mangulo sa Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries, si Ariel Cayanan nga Acting Executive Director lll ug Josefina Rico, Director ll sa National Meat Inspection Service. Ang maong mga ahensya parehong ubos sa Department of Agriculture.

 

Josie Perez, Deputy-NCTCO

Si Josie Perez napili nga Deputy National Statistician sa Censuses and Technical Coordination Office, Estela de Guzman, Deputy National Statistician sa Civil and Registration and Center Support Office, PhilippineStatistics Authority nga ubos sa pagdumala sa National Economic and DevelopmentAuthority.

 

Marcial Amaro Jr. ASEC/DENR

Mga bag-ong napili nga mga Registers of Deeds ll sila si Arthur Abamonga, Julie Mae Monique Abela, Casiano Arcillas, Consuelo Filog, Dinna Lao, ug Maria Elnora Puday sa Land Registration Authority sa Departmentof Justice.

Si Raul Fajardo Marcelo napiling miyembro nga mo    representar sa pribadong sektor sa Board of Directors sa Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, samtang si Jose Suan napiling miyembro nga mo representar sa labor sector sa Board of Directors sa Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority. (LEANDRIA P. PAGUNSAN/PIA-Negor)

- See more at: www.pia.gov.ph