APEC2015- Police underwent communications seminar

The police department is already all up and about in the preparations for the upcoming international event, putting Cebu again the world map.

Police were interviewed no less by Cebu Media during a simulated hostage taking. #mediarelations 

Security Task Force Group  of the Police Regional Office (PRO7) underwent a three day Communication Development Seminar  in  preparation for  the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2015 Summit.

More than 50 officials and commissioned officers from the four provinces of Central Visayas participated in the seminar held at Camp Sergio Osmena.

Police Community Relations Division head PSupt Marciano Batiancila said the training is aimed to enhance the communication skills of the police officers to that they can effectively deal with the participants of the summit.

Tapping the services of the Philippine Information Agency – Cebu , the group were taught essentials on Public Speaking and Media Relations.

PSupt Remigio Sedanto, of PCRG Camp Crame said, the activity is necessary for the policemen considering that the majority of the event is conducted here in Cebu.

“Our PNP must know how to act well in dealing with the delegates, in dealing with the media and all the other sectors,” Sedanto said.

PIA Cebu Infocen Manager Rachelle Nessia, reminds the participants  on certain bodily gestures that shows confidence when one is speaking with delegates and visitors.

In Media Relations, PIA Cebu Information Officer 1 Ferliza Contratista explained to them the nature of media.

“The police and media may have different means but have the same aim which is to serve, a harmonious relationship  is beneficial to the public,” Contratista said. 

There are expected more than a hundred media from Cebu, national and international who will be covering the different events of APEC from August 21 to September 14.

During the workshop, members of the Defense and Police Press Corps (DEPP), were the actual reporters during the simulation exercises.

DEPP are composed of the reporters from the different media organizations in Cebu covering the police beat.

Towards the end, DEPP members gave out tips to the police on how they can co exist and have a “partner” relationship.

“Speak in the dialect if being interviewed by a local reporter and specially if its an emergency scenario,” according to DEPP Vice President Arnold Bustamante of CCTN and DyHP.

On the other hand, King Anthony Perez of TV5 also remind them about telephone etiquette.

“We always understand terms such as ongoing operation, we just want initial details, so just be polite in saying that’s all you have to report for now,” Perez said.

PO3 Janice Tamayo  of Station 3 Cebu City Police Office said, that one of the ways of establishing good relationship with media is to let them understand also how the police works.

“We also learn that we get there respect and trust when we feed them,  with the right information since they are also pressured to report on time,” Tamayo said.

There are expected more than a hundred media from Cebu, national and international who will be covering the different events of APEC from August 21 to September 14.

The Philippines is hosting APEC 2015, a series of over a hundred meetings that culminates in the Leaders’ Summit in Manila this November 18-19. The hosting is in fulfillment of the country’s commitment as a member economy and at the same time raises its stature in the international community.

Hosting APEC 2015 allows the Philippines to showcase its vibrant and dynamic economy and top tourism destinations, widen opportunities for attracting foreign investments, and strengthen trade ties especially with other member economies. 

APEC2015 : Information Officers and Media to meet for APEC 101

In order to brew effectively good news, information officers and Cebu media will undergo  Asia Pacific Economic Council “APEC 101” by foreign affairs officials.

On Friday August 7, 2015, government information officers from national and local government agencies will gather at the Capitol Social Hall from 9 am to 2 pm.

Expected to attend are the members of the Association ofGovernment Information Officers (AGIO) and the Cebu Association of City andMunicipal Public Information Officers (CAOCAMPIO).

They will also be joined by reporters, photographers and editors from Cebu’s quad media.

APEC 2015 Media Operations Committee Substantives Division Head and Philippine Information Agency Deputy Director General Virgilio Galvez will be around to introduce the main speakers.

These include Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Charles Jose, the official APEC Spokesperson who will talk about “APEC History Briefer”.

DFA Asec Charles Jose 

“APEC Core Issues and Philippine Priorities” will then be discussed by Undersecretary Laura del Rosario from the DFA Office of the Undersecretary for  International  Economic Relations.

Del Rosario is also the chair of the APEC Senior Officials Meeting.

A question and answer portion will then cap the event moderated by Jo Paulo Espiritu from the APEC 2015 Media Operations Committee Media Services.

Usec Laura del Rosario 

The main goal of APEC is to provide an avenue in creating and maintaining sustainable economic growth and prosperity in the region. This vision was translated to the Bogor Goals of 1994 of free trade and open trade and investments in the Asia-Pacific. During its creation, APEC aimed at attaining this goal by 2010 for industrialized economies and 2020 for developing economies.(fcc/PIA7-Cebu)

CEBUANOS expectation on PNoy's last SONA

Here are some of the expectations of Cebuanos interviewed on the sixth and last State of the Nation Address (SONA) to be delivered by President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III. 

Atty. Mae Elaine Bathan - Governor, Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Eastern Visays - Unify, no more blaming

"I expect SONA to be an honest and truthful presentation of the accomplishments of the administration in the last five years and for the president to humbly point projects yet to be realized. I hope there will be no more blaming or pointing of fingers. I expect the president to own up to the failure of the admin to achieve some targeted goals and the lapses of the past. I hope his final SONA will unify the country and bring us to a clearer direction for 2016."

Mayor Luciano Rama Jr. - Municipality of Poro - Yolanda Accomplishments, climate change

1. accomplishment after Yolanda
2. Improvements of airports, expansion of NAIA 3 3. Poverty Alleviation programs 4. employment- BDO, Manufacturing and other industries 5. Caboatge Law and Competitiveness Law 6.Peace in Mindanao- Bangsa Moro 7. Climate Change

Ahmed Cuizon - MCIAA Assistant Manager -Empower LGU's , strict CESO implementation
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"He will recap his term with a string of accomplishments, the greatest of which, I think, is his having been able to cut down corruption (ex. prosecuting officials and removing undesirables), uphold national sovereignty (standing up to territorial threats and rallying neighboring countries to do the same), strengthen merit and fitness system in the civil service (ex., strict observance of CESO eligibility and merit/fitness system), bolster good government practices and empower LGUs (ex., seal of good governance), maximize revenue generation (ex., strengthening of BIR collections and optimization of GOCC income stream), rationalize the national budget (ex., increased spending for education and other basic social services), bolster infrastructure (ex., the massive scale of public road and building projects including airport development) and bring back national pride (ex., by winning back respect for the country and our people before the family of nations).

Dr. Eddie Llamedo, information officer, Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Identified as urgent bill increasing salary of all government workers.

"The President will articulate the completion of the cadastral survey throughtout the country, the cadastral survey is important to advance economic growth by intensifying the issuance of titles and prevent possible conflict between neighboring towns; Indicate the completed geohazards mapping and assessment in more than 1,600 cities and towns; Articulate the contribution of the national greening program by improving our forest cover from 6 million to 7 million hectares; Certify as urgent on the proposed bill increasing the salary of all govt workers;"

Police Inspector Arieza Otida- chief Family, Gender and Development Services, Cebu City Police Office - Children in Conflict with Law , Psycho-social help

"I.hope he would gve priorities sa mga shelters for abused women children and cicl..a haven nga 1 stop shop..naa psycho social svcs nga klaro and livelihood programs"


Engracia Birondo- Argao Information Officer - Accomplishments


"For sure he will tell us of he had achieved but i don't know if he will accept where he failed."

Romel de los Santos-Alcoy Information Officer - BBL
"As usual, he will expect a lot of applause from his captive audience and i expect them to applaud him even more. Thanks to BBL He is a good person perhaps but in a way not that good in leadership."

Greg Jumao-as - Cordova, Information Officer, Anti-corruption updates

I expect heart warming, inspiring address if he will enumerate the positives including how many generals now are n prisons, arroyo, corona, napoles, corrupt senators, ecomic gains and many more. Let d critics do d opposite. I rate him wd high passing grade,

UPDATE 1 - Phil Navy sends divers to Ormoc City

Philippine Navy in Cebu sent off personnel to Ormoc City capsized motor banca incident.

File photo of Lt. James Reyes, spokesperson Naval Forces Central (Navforcen)

Lt. James Reyes, spokesperson of the Naval Forces Central  (PN-Navforcen) based here in Cebu City, immediately deployed a vessel to Ormoc City with five divers.

"The divers will be sent to the area where MB Nirvna sank.  But along the way to Ormoc City, they will search the area for anybody who was caught in the current," Reyes said.

MB Nirvana reportedly capsized a few minutes after leaving the port of Ormoc City bound for Pilarr town Camotes Island already under the Province of Cebu.

Photo by Ronald Canopio, protocol officer of former #Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia 

According to Poro Municipal Councilor Agosto Zurita, who happens to be at the port area, the boat was about to turn and face Pilar when it capsized upside down.

It had listed 173 passengers along with loads involving sacks of rice.
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RESCUE video of MB Nirvana

As of press time 38 were recovered dead while 60 were rescued.  They were brought to Ormoc Doctors Hospital and Ormoc Sugarcane Planters Association- Farmers Medical Center (OSPA-FMC).

This is the first sea tragedy involving mostly Cebuanos for this year. (fcc//PIA7-Cebu)

BREAKING NEWS: Big waves sank motor banca bound for Pilar Camotes from Ormoc City port this noon.

CEBU CITY, July 2 (PIA)— Big waves sank motorbanca bound for Pilar Camotes from Ormoc City this noon carrying 173 passengers.

Photo of the capsized banca taken by Ronald Canopio, Protocol Officer of former #Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia.

Agosto Zurita, Muicipal Counilor of Poro, Camotes in an interview with PIA-Cebu said MB Nirvana left the port of Ormoc City at 12:12 noon today bound for Pilar, Camotes Island.

Zurita was in Ormoc for business matters and was just at the port during the incident.

It accordingly was leaving the port with rear first and just as it was about to swerve its front to face Pilar, it eventually pivoted and capsized on its back a hundred meters away.

“Majority of the passengers were adults and there were about 30 who were minors,” Zurita said.

Initial rescuers were the town policemen and firemen, Philippine Coast Guard personnel and some medical team.

As of press time 34  bodies were retrieved and around 60 were rescued.  These were brought to Ormoc Doctors Hospital and Ormoc Sugarcane Planters Association –Farmers Medical Center (OSCA-FMC). 

"Ang pag rescue mano mano lang gyud, di ta makaingon nga hi tech, (The rescuing was only manual and not high tech)," Zurita said.

Pilar is one of the four towns of Camotes island,  Other towns include Poro, Madridejos and Tudela.(fcc with reports from Mariel Torres, Palompon Institute of Technology intern/PIA7-Cebu)

BREAKING NEWS :PNoy in Cebu for the 2nd time this year for new airport groundbreaking

President Benigno “Noynoy” AquinoIII will be in Cebu on Monday, June 29, to lead the groundbreaking of the P32-billion airport modernization which is seen to increase the total capacity of the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) from 4.5 million passengers to 12.5 million passenger.

 

Press briefing conducted at the PIA7 office 

Fayette Rinen, Philippine Information Agency 7 Assistant Regional Director, in today’s press briefing said Pres. Aquino will lead the groundbreaking of the project undertaken in a private public partnership with GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC).

It will signal the start of construction for Phase1, Terminal 2 of the MCIA.

After the groundbreaking across the MIP Building, Pres. Aquino will proceed inside the airport for a walking tour of the new facilities such as the new check-in counters and new x-ray machines used for the security check.

The President will then be ushered to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Lounge for a formal program. 

Aquino will be accompanied by cabinet members, Department ofInterior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Manuel Roxas, Department ofTransportation and Communication (DOTC) Secretary Joseph Emilio Aquinaldo Abaya, Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr. and PPP Executive Director Cosette Canilao.

This will be the President’s second visit to Cebu this year.  He was here on May 1 for the launching of DOLE's JobStart program, opening of a state of the art medical facility of the University of Cebu (UC), and expansion project of Cemex Corporation in Naga City.

Under the Aquino Presidency, PPP Program is a cornerstone strategy for national development aimed at accelerating infrastructure and other development services, in order to sustain national economic growth.

By virtue of the Executive Order No. 8 series of 2010, as amended by Executive Order No. 136 series of 2013, the PPP Center is mandated to facilitate the implementation of the country’s PPP Program and Projects. 

My #PeaceNaPlease experience (A PIA intern from Palompon's learning from BBL youth workshop)

“Everybody deserves peace, but it’s all up to us if we let peace happen or just let other people steal peace away from us.”

Lucky me, I am among those who was able to join the first ever #PeacenaPlease forum in the country which kicked off in Cebu 

Lots of learning I must say. The "#PeaceNaPlease" held on June 11, 2015 at the Handuraw, Gorordo Avenue, Cebu City was a blessing for me. 

Me as PIA intern, participating in the workshop =)

The activity was participated by student writers from different Universities in Cebu, Organization Leaders and the Media.

The program talked about the BangsamoroBasic Law(BBL) and the outcomes of it if it will be pass, the positive side of it and the help it may give to our Moro brothers and sisters in Mindanao and all over the country.

It gave me an opportunity to interact and talk about the topic with the different people who  came from different environment and culture. I am not used to talking in front of people whom I don’t know, but I am happy to say that despite of having different stands from the topic, We all have the same goal- To achieve peace!

I am not a pro or anti- BBL, but as a citizen of this country, I know I can help in my own simple way to create harmonious relationship with one another by just letting people know how BBL is important to our brothers and sisters in Mindanao. It is true that not all Moro’s are terrorists and not all terrorists are Moro’s. From the activity that I had joined earlier, I learned that they really need help; they need to be respected as a human because they also have feelings. Some people say that Moro’s will still be Moro’s and that they are known to be aggressive people.

The Mamasapano incident will always remind us how aggressive they  are, how they are willing to kill people in spite of the fact that the Government already had a peace agreement with them, the question is- did we consider the civilians and other Moro’s who are not involved in the incident? Why not focus on our minds of creating peace with them? If we will not support it then what do we think is the best way to achieve peace? Is it making war with them again? Remember, not all Moro’s are terrorists, not all Moro’s want war, not all Moro’s want to shed blood! Let’shave pity on those Moro’s who are not involved in the bloody encounter in the Mamasapano.

National Youth Commission Asec Perci Cendana talks about BBL and the youth

I learned from the workshop that Moro’s are thirsty for the support of our Philippine Government in order for them to achieve better ways of living. It’s just not that, we know that Mindanao have lots of natural resources that can help the country in its economy. We all have different stands regarding this issue, but the fact that we are all fighting for peace is what makes it interesting. Let’s just help one another in achieving peace.

-Mariel D. Torres, Palompon Institute of Technology (PIT),  AB. COM INTERN

June 11, 2015