Thursday, July 26, 2012
Ecija LGU inks pact with firm for sanitary landfill
PALAYAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – The city government has signed a lease agreement with a waste-to-energy corporation to put up a sanitary landfill in a 20-hectare area in this provincial capital.
The lease agreement was signed between Mayor Romeo Capinpin representing the city government of Palayan and Juanito Ho, chairman of the Ecosci Corporation, a firm based in Diliman, Quezon City.
The project is proposed to be set up in Barangay Imelda Valley which has been certified as an ideal site for a sanitary landfill in a joint survey conducted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Ecosci and a resident geodetic engineer of the city government.
Earlier, the city council led by Vice Mayor Moises Carmona Jr. passed Resolution 37 authorizing Capinpin to enter into a lease agreement with Ecosci for the setting up of the waste disposal facility.
Under the agreement, the city government as the lessor will lease the facility to the lessee (Ecosci) for a 25-year period renewable for another 25 years at a cost of P700,000 per year. However, this could be increased to P1 million per year when the daily waste disposal has reached 73 trucks per day for 30 consecutive days.
The agreement also stipulates that an expansion area of another 20 hectares will be provided for the landfill project.
Capinpin said that the project, which will cost P30 million for its first phase, will absorb not only residual wastes produced by the city but the entire province as well.
He said the project is in compliance with the provisions of Republic Act 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act which stipulate the closure of open and controlled dumpsites.
Lawyer Norberto Coronel, city legal officer, said the landfill project is necessary as the city government already shut down its open dumpsite in Barangay Atate. He admitted that the city now has no available disposal facility following the closure of the Atate dumpsite.
Ecosci will commence excavation works in October.
The Palayan sanitary landfill is the second known landfill project in the province.
A similar project, worth P138-million, is also under construction in a 22-hectare site in the Science City of Munoz some seven kilometers from the city proper, which is projected to absorb up to 150 metric tons of household residual wastes in northern Nueva Ecija.
The Munoz facility is expected to operate before the end of the year. – Manny Galvez
Umali asks Comelec : ‘let Ecijano voters cast vote on Cabanatuan’s HUC bid’
Umali asks Comelec : ‘let Ecijano voters cast vote on Cabanatuan’s HUC bid’
Manny Galvez
CABANATUAN CITY – Nueva Ecija Gov. Aurelio Umali has asked the Commission on Elections to consider allowing qualified voters in the whole province to cast their vote on a plebiscite to ratify Presidential Proclamation 418 issued by President Aquino proclaiming this city as a highly urbanized city.
In a five-page letter-petition to Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. dated July 9, which was made public yesterday, Umali said that while Section 453 of Republic Act 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991 provides for the conduct of a plebiscite to ratify the proclamation, the ratification in a plebiscite by the qualified voters therein must be read and understood in conjunction with Section 10, Article 10 of the Constitution which provides that no province, city, municipality or barangay may be created, divided, merged, abolished or its boundary substantially altered, except in accordance with the criteria established in the local government code and subject to approval by a majority of the votes cast in a plebiscite in the political units directly affected.
A copy of the petition was also furnished Comelec deputy executive director for operations Bartolome Sinocruz Jr.
Umali said that the province is clearly and exactly the political unit or units directly affected by the conversion of Cabanatuan into HUC because its income, population, land area and boundaries will be substantially altered and irreversibly reduced.
He noted that since the land area of Cabanatuan will be deducted from that of Nueva Ecija, the province will be at a disadvantage on account of the massive decrease in its share from the internal revenue allotment which is based on land area and population.
Umali said the provincial government has not been receiving taxes due it from the city government of Cabanatuan, be it taxes on sand, gravel and other quarry resources, professional taxes, or amusement taxes.
Lastly, he said registered voters of Cabanatuan can no longer vote for and be voted to provincial elective positions and the provincial government shall no longer exercise administrative supervision over the city government, including its power to review all executive orders submitted by the city government and the power of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to review the resolutions and ordinances adopted and approved by the Sangguniang Panglungsod.
In batting for the inclusion of all qualified Novo Ecijano voters in the plebiscite to ratify the proclamation, Umali cited existing jurisprudence, foremost of which is a July 11,1986 Supreme Court ruling in the case of Tan vs Comelec regarding the creation of a new province of Negros del Norte wherein 2,768.4 square kilometers from the land area of the parent province will be removed to create a new province whose boundaries will be substantially altered.
Umali mentioned the separate concurring opinion of Chief Justice Claudio Teehankee who stated that to limit the plebiscite to only the areas to be partitioned and seceded from the province is “as absurd and illogical as allowing only the secessionists to vote for the secession that they demanded against the wishes of the majority and to nullify the basic principle of majority rule.”
Friday, January 06, 2012
DOLE RO3 achieves 100% Disposition Rate on SENA Cases
In 2011, DOLE RO3 achieves 100% Disposition Rate on SENA Cases, settles 81 % of it resulting to Php. 15.3 Million Monetary Benefits for 1,512 Workers from Central Luzon
City of San Fernando – The Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLEs) Single Entry Approach (SENA) is proven and tested and hailed as the number 1 inexpensive way of settling labor disputes in Central Luzon says DOLE Regional Director Leopoldo B. De Jesus.
In his report to Labor Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz, the DOLE Regional Office 3 garnered an astounding 100 percent disposition rate of the 941 SENA Cases it handled in 2011. This represented a 2-percentage point overshot of the DOLE’s annual target of 98 percent said De Jesus.
Of the total cases handled, 654 were amicably settled registering a settlement rate of 81 percent, which again overshot the DOLE’s annual target of 70 percent, where monetary claims amounting Php. 15,326,943.34 benefited 1,512 workers all over the region.
The average days for the DOLE-SENA Desk Officers (SEADOs) to conciliate and resolve the said cases with parties involved were ahead of the 30-day standard set by the SENA Program, some of which, if not settled within the day, were only settled within a few hours, De Jesus added.
In the City of San Fernando, Pampanga, for instance, Ms. May Garcia sought the help of the DOLE RO3 after her husband who was a driver for a certain construction company, was instantly killed in a self-accident while driving a transit mixer inside the Clark Special Economic Zone on June 2011.
According to Garcia, she has not received any financial assistance she very much needed from the company where her husband worked for since she had limited financial capacity to support their children.
She has exhausted every means like going to the barangay, seeking legal assistance, and the likes to get help, but it was only through the DOLE’s SENA, through the help of SENA Desk Officer, Ms. May Lynn Gozun, that was she able to receive the financial assistance she is demanding from the company. Just within two (2) hours of mediation and conciliation, the company provided the said financial assistance amounting to Php 166,000.00.
“Nagpapasalamat po ako sa DOLE dahil sa kanilang tulong, ang hinihingi naming tulong pinansyal ay ipinagkaloob din ng kumpanya lalo na sa mga panahong pagdadalmhati sa aming pamilya” Garcia tearfully said.
“I am lauding our Regional and Provincial SEADOs for their valued efforts in keeping and sustaining industrial peace within this region. They have been equipped with the adequate training and orientation on the SENA and likewise strategically mastered the beauty and art of conciliation and mediation between opposing parties engaged in labor disputes” proudly said De Jesus.
“This year, we will further intensify our efforts, if not maintain, surpass the feat we’ve accomplished in 2011 to ensure that harmonious relationships will continue to linger between labor and management in all industries in Central Luzon. (Jerry Borja)
City of San Fernando – The Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLEs) Single Entry Approach (SENA) is proven and tested and hailed as the number 1 inexpensive way of settling labor disputes in Central Luzon says DOLE Regional Director Leopoldo B. De Jesus.
In his report to Labor Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz, the DOLE Regional Office 3 garnered an astounding 100 percent disposition rate of the 941 SENA Cases it handled in 2011. This represented a 2-percentage point overshot of the DOLE’s annual target of 98 percent said De Jesus.
Of the total cases handled, 654 were amicably settled registering a settlement rate of 81 percent, which again overshot the DOLE’s annual target of 70 percent, where monetary claims amounting Php. 15,326,943.34 benefited 1,512 workers all over the region.
The average days for the DOLE-SENA Desk Officers (SEADOs) to conciliate and resolve the said cases with parties involved were ahead of the 30-day standard set by the SENA Program, some of which, if not settled within the day, were only settled within a few hours, De Jesus added.
In the City of San Fernando, Pampanga, for instance, Ms. May Garcia sought the help of the DOLE RO3 after her husband who was a driver for a certain construction company, was instantly killed in a self-accident while driving a transit mixer inside the Clark Special Economic Zone on June 2011.
According to Garcia, she has not received any financial assistance she very much needed from the company where her husband worked for since she had limited financial capacity to support their children.
She has exhausted every means like going to the barangay, seeking legal assistance, and the likes to get help, but it was only through the DOLE’s SENA, through the help of SENA Desk Officer, Ms. May Lynn Gozun, that was she able to receive the financial assistance she is demanding from the company. Just within two (2) hours of mediation and conciliation, the company provided the said financial assistance amounting to Php 166,000.00.
“Nagpapasalamat po ako sa DOLE dahil sa kanilang tulong, ang hinihingi naming tulong pinansyal ay ipinagkaloob din ng kumpanya lalo na sa mga panahong pagdadalmhati sa aming pamilya” Garcia tearfully said.
“I am lauding our Regional and Provincial SEADOs for their valued efforts in keeping and sustaining industrial peace within this region. They have been equipped with the adequate training and orientation on the SENA and likewise strategically mastered the beauty and art of conciliation and mediation between opposing parties engaged in labor disputes” proudly said De Jesus.
“This year, we will further intensify our efforts, if not maintain, surpass the feat we’ve accomplished in 2011 to ensure that harmonious relationships will continue to linger between labor and management in all industries in Central Luzon. (Jerry Borja)
NE LGUs humihingi ng suporta sa publiko sa solid waste management
STA. ROSA, Nueva Ecija - Ayaw ng mga lokal na pamahalaan sa lalawigan na magkaroon ng problema sa basura.
Bukod sa panganib ng baha, sinabi ni Sta. Rosa Municipal Administrator Ruben Esquejo na naniniwala ang pamunuan ng kanilang bayan, sa pangunguna ni Mayor Otep Angeles, na magdudulot ng banta sa kalusugan kung hindi maayos ang pagpapatupad ng Solid Waste Management Act.
Ito rin ang dahilan kaya nagsagawa ng patimpalak nitong Disyembre ang bawat tanggapan ng kanilang munisipiyo gamit ang mga luma o ni-recycle na materyales gaya ng kutsara, tinidor, bote ng mineral water at iba pa.
Nilalayon ng patimpalak na palawakin ang kaalaman ng mga mamamayan hinggil sa batas at sa waste segregation upang mas madaling makapag-kumbinsi ng mga tao.
Bukod sa kampanya, isinaayos din ng pamahalaang bayan ang kanilang materials recovery facility (MRF) upang tanggapin ang mga ni-recycle na materyales mula sa iba't ibang barangay.
Sinabi pa ni Administrator Esquejo na nagpalabas na rin sila ng mga kautusan hinggil sa solid waste management para ipatupad ng mga lider-barangay sa kanilang mga nasasakupan.
Pagkatapos ng mga kautusan, magbabarangay-barangay din ang pamahalaang bayan para matiyak na hindi makakalimutan ng mga mamamayan ang paghihiwalay-hiwalay ng kanilang mga basura.
Una rito, sa panayam ng PIA, ibinahagi ng pamahalaang bayan ng General Tinio ang kanilang naging kampanya sa solid waste management.
Ayon kay Jun Bal, executive assistant ni Mayor Virgilio Bote, bawat barangay sa kanilang bayan ay hinikayat magtayo ng sariling MRF para ang maipapadala sa kanilang landfill ay mga nabubulok na lang.
Sinabi ni Bal na nakipag-alyansa sila sa mga simbahan at mga paaralan upang mapalawak ang kaalaman sa solid waste management lalo na sa mga kabataan. (WLB/LDRP PIA-3)
Bukod sa panganib ng baha, sinabi ni Sta. Rosa Municipal Administrator Ruben Esquejo na naniniwala ang pamunuan ng kanilang bayan, sa pangunguna ni Mayor Otep Angeles, na magdudulot ng banta sa kalusugan kung hindi maayos ang pagpapatupad ng Solid Waste Management Act.
Ito rin ang dahilan kaya nagsagawa ng patimpalak nitong Disyembre ang bawat tanggapan ng kanilang munisipiyo gamit ang mga luma o ni-recycle na materyales gaya ng kutsara, tinidor, bote ng mineral water at iba pa.
Nilalayon ng patimpalak na palawakin ang kaalaman ng mga mamamayan hinggil sa batas at sa waste segregation upang mas madaling makapag-kumbinsi ng mga tao.
Bukod sa kampanya, isinaayos din ng pamahalaang bayan ang kanilang materials recovery facility (MRF) upang tanggapin ang mga ni-recycle na materyales mula sa iba't ibang barangay.
Sinabi pa ni Administrator Esquejo na nagpalabas na rin sila ng mga kautusan hinggil sa solid waste management para ipatupad ng mga lider-barangay sa kanilang mga nasasakupan.
Pagkatapos ng mga kautusan, magbabarangay-barangay din ang pamahalaang bayan para matiyak na hindi makakalimutan ng mga mamamayan ang paghihiwalay-hiwalay ng kanilang mga basura.
Una rito, sa panayam ng PIA, ibinahagi ng pamahalaang bayan ng General Tinio ang kanilang naging kampanya sa solid waste management.
Ayon kay Jun Bal, executive assistant ni Mayor Virgilio Bote, bawat barangay sa kanilang bayan ay hinikayat magtayo ng sariling MRF para ang maipapadala sa kanilang landfill ay mga nabubulok na lang.
Sinabi ni Bal na nakipag-alyansa sila sa mga simbahan at mga paaralan upang mapalawak ang kaalaman sa solid waste management lalo na sa mga kabataan. (WLB/LDRP PIA-3)
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
DTI-Nueva Ecija warns profiteers
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija, Oct. 8 (PNA) --The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) warns to slap heavy fines and even imprisonment on businessmen found to have jacked up prices of basic commodities in Nueva Ecija.
The province has been placed under state of calamity as a result of devastation brought by twin typhoons 'Pedring' and 'Quiel' during the past two weeks.
Brigida Pili, DTI provincial director, said Republic Act 7582, also known as Price Act, provides for automatic price control when a state of calamity is enforced. p>"Our provincial government has placed our province under the state of calamity so prices should be frozen," Pili said.
"There is no reason to suddenly increase prices of basic commodities such as sardines, noodles, sugar and the likes," Pili said, adding most retailers have these supplies already in their respective warehouses before the typhoons wrought havoc in Nueva Ecija and other parts of Central Luzon.
She said that her office regularly conducts monitoring of prices as she warned that erring businessmen maybe slapped with at least P1-million fine and imprisonment.
"Even a slight increase in transportation, if there's any, " she said, "is not enough ground to increase retail prices of basic commodities."
She lauded, however, local retailers for "observing proper pricing as part of their corporate social responsibility."
She said their manpower has been reinforced by people from various local governments and market administrators just to make sure no businessman takes advantage of the (PNA)
The province has been placed under state of calamity as a result of devastation brought by twin typhoons 'Pedring' and 'Quiel' during the past two weeks.
Brigida Pili, DTI provincial director, said Republic Act 7582, also known as Price Act, provides for automatic price control when a state of calamity is enforced. p>"Our provincial government has placed our province under the state of calamity so prices should be frozen," Pili said.
"There is no reason to suddenly increase prices of basic commodities such as sardines, noodles, sugar and the likes," Pili said, adding most retailers have these supplies already in their respective warehouses before the typhoons wrought havoc in Nueva Ecija and other parts of Central Luzon.
She said that her office regularly conducts monitoring of prices as she warned that erring businessmen maybe slapped with at least P1-million fine and imprisonment.
"Even a slight increase in transportation, if there's any, " she said, "is not enough ground to increase retail prices of basic commodities."
She lauded, however, local retailers for "observing proper pricing as part of their corporate social responsibility."
She said their manpower has been reinforced by people from various local governments and market administrators just to make sure no businessman takes advantage of the (PNA)
Suspect in Laguna killing nabbed in Nueva Ecija
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija, Oct. 11 (PNA) - A suspect in the controversial “cooler killings” in Laguna was arrested by combined forces from the Nueva Ecija and Tarlac police on Sunday.
Senior Superintendent Roberto Aliggayu, director of the Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office (NEPPO), identified the suspect as Sonny Boy Corpuz, 26, a resident of Barangay Bakal 1, Talavera, Nueva Ecija who was ranked No. 2 in the province's most wanted list.
Corpuz was the co-accused of his father Bayani Corpuz in the gruesome killing of furniture workers Vilma Badialo and Letecia Lupian on June 22, 2011 whose bodies were found stuffed inside a freezer in San Pablo City.
They allegedly took a Lucida van owned by the victims’ employer and some P70,000 and 300 Euros.
Aliggayu said the younger Corpuz was arrested in a relative’s house in Barangay Baldios, Sta. Ignacia, Tarlac by virtue of arrest warrants issued by Regional Trial Court Branch 37 Judge Nelson Tribiana.
With P140,000 on his head, the suspect is also a co-accused of his father in a string of cases, including robbery with homicide and double frustrated homicide and murder in Nueva Ecija, Aliggayu said.
Prior to his stay in Tarlac, Aliggayu said the suspect sought refuge in another relative's house in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro where he was reportedly also accused of robbery with violence against a person last March.
He was also sentenced to five years imprisonment for illegal possession of firearms under criminal case no. 1268 by the Municipal Trial Court of Talavera in February 2010, he added.
Aliggayu said the Corpuzes allegedly robbed three businessmen and reportedly sexually assaulted two women.
They were also charged for the killing of local peacekeeper Ignacio Ariola Eugenio Sr., 54, of Barangay Bakal 1, Talavera. (PNA)
Senior Superintendent Roberto Aliggayu, director of the Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office (NEPPO), identified the suspect as Sonny Boy Corpuz, 26, a resident of Barangay Bakal 1, Talavera, Nueva Ecija who was ranked No. 2 in the province's most wanted list.
Corpuz was the co-accused of his father Bayani Corpuz in the gruesome killing of furniture workers Vilma Badialo and Letecia Lupian on June 22, 2011 whose bodies were found stuffed inside a freezer in San Pablo City.
They allegedly took a Lucida van owned by the victims’ employer and some P70,000 and 300 Euros.
Aliggayu said the younger Corpuz was arrested in a relative’s house in Barangay Baldios, Sta. Ignacia, Tarlac by virtue of arrest warrants issued by Regional Trial Court Branch 37 Judge Nelson Tribiana.
With P140,000 on his head, the suspect is also a co-accused of his father in a string of cases, including robbery with homicide and double frustrated homicide and murder in Nueva Ecija, Aliggayu said.
Prior to his stay in Tarlac, Aliggayu said the suspect sought refuge in another relative's house in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro where he was reportedly also accused of robbery with violence against a person last March.
He was also sentenced to five years imprisonment for illegal possession of firearms under criminal case no. 1268 by the Municipal Trial Court of Talavera in February 2010, he added.
Aliggayu said the Corpuzes allegedly robbed three businessmen and reportedly sexually assaulted two women.
They were also charged for the killing of local peacekeeper Ignacio Ariola Eugenio Sr., 54, of Barangay Bakal 1, Talavera. (PNA)
2 Zambales fugitives collared in Nueva Ecija
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija, Oct. 13 (PNA) -- Two fugitives, who escaped from the provincial jail of Zambales six months ago, were recaptured by elements of the Nueva Ecija Provincial Police Office (NEPPO) in Palayan City, police said.
Sr. Supt. Roberto Aliggayu, NEPPO director, said the suspects, identified as Jessie Bulatao, 35, a resident of Cabangan, Zambales and Gener Dolandolan, 28, of Botolan town were turned over to Zambales authorities on Wednesday.
Bulatao is facing violation of Republic Act 8294 or illegal possession of firearms and ammunition in Zambales Regional trial Court (RTC) while Dolandolan is charged with robbery.
They both escaped from Zambales provincial jail in Barangay Palaminan, Iba, Zambales in March 2011, Aliggayu said.
Investigation disclosed the duo escaped through a hole to a canal from the comfort room of the facility along with a certain Leymer Canoza, who is also facing robbery with homicide and Reyzon Cruz, a robbery suspect.
Cruz was rearrested in June in San Antonio, Zambales while Canoza was reportedly sighted somewhere in Nueva Ecija recently, Alligayu said.
"The arrest of the most wanted persons and fugitives in the province was a result of a month-long casing and surveillance of the Provincial Intelligence and Investigation Bureau (PIIB) under Superintendent Ricardo Villanueva and the Provincial Public Safety Company (PPSC) under Supt. Edgar Alan Okubo," he said.
This was also in line with the directives of PNP Director General Nicanor Bartolome of intensifying and neutralizing most wanted persons and other wanted persons as well as service of warrants against law offenders, he added. (PNA)
Sr. Supt. Roberto Aliggayu, NEPPO director, said the suspects, identified as Jessie Bulatao, 35, a resident of Cabangan, Zambales and Gener Dolandolan, 28, of Botolan town were turned over to Zambales authorities on Wednesday.
Bulatao is facing violation of Republic Act 8294 or illegal possession of firearms and ammunition in Zambales Regional trial Court (RTC) while Dolandolan is charged with robbery.
They both escaped from Zambales provincial jail in Barangay Palaminan, Iba, Zambales in March 2011, Aliggayu said.
Investigation disclosed the duo escaped through a hole to a canal from the comfort room of the facility along with a certain Leymer Canoza, who is also facing robbery with homicide and Reyzon Cruz, a robbery suspect.
Cruz was rearrested in June in San Antonio, Zambales while Canoza was reportedly sighted somewhere in Nueva Ecija recently, Alligayu said.
"The arrest of the most wanted persons and fugitives in the province was a result of a month-long casing and surveillance of the Provincial Intelligence and Investigation Bureau (PIIB) under Superintendent Ricardo Villanueva and the Provincial Public Safety Company (PPSC) under Supt. Edgar Alan Okubo," he said.
This was also in line with the directives of PNP Director General Nicanor Bartolome of intensifying and neutralizing most wanted persons and other wanted persons as well as service of warrants against law offenders, he added. (PNA)
Third cropping to redeem losses from typhoons, says NIA chief
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija, Oct. 16 (PNA) -- National Irrigation Administration (NIA) chief Antonio Nangel has ordered officials of the Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation System (NIA-UPRIIS) to reach out local officials and agency technicians to validate the damage reports “at the soonest time possible.”
This as he expressed belief the losses in production caused by the twin typhoons “Pedring” and “Quiel” can be recovered through the so-called quick turnaround or planting immediately after harvesting.
Nangel said that dams, especially Pantabangan Dam in Nueva Ecija, have enough water to sustain an immediate third cropping.
“Third cropping is our ready solution,” said Nangel, who also pioneered ratooning system during his stint as operations manager of NIA-UPRIIS which operates the giant Pantabangan Dam.
“Of course, we support that because we have the interests of the farmers in mind,” Nangel said.
“I have told them to coordinate with the various local government units (LGUs) in Nueva Ecija and with technicians of the Department of Agriculture so we could validate the damage reports at the soonest possible time,” he added.
Earlier, Vice Governor Jose Gay Padiernos and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan passed a resolution asking NIA to exempt farmers affected by typhoons Pedring and Quiel from paying irrigation service fees which is pegged at two and a half cavans (125 kilos) of palay during rainy season and three and a half (175 kilos) during wet season.
The move was readily supported by Governor Aurelio Umali ang the League of Municipalities-Nueva Ecija chapter (LMP-NE) led by Penaranda Mayor Ferdinand Abesamis.
Padiernos their resolution carries a mere request which “may be granted if possible.”
UPRIIS services 88,000 farmers, of whom 62,046 paid a total of P232.4 million as of October 7.
Last year, farmers paid P203.4 million in irrigation service fees. (PNA)
This as he expressed belief the losses in production caused by the twin typhoons “Pedring” and “Quiel” can be recovered through the so-called quick turnaround or planting immediately after harvesting.
Nangel said that dams, especially Pantabangan Dam in Nueva Ecija, have enough water to sustain an immediate third cropping.
“Third cropping is our ready solution,” said Nangel, who also pioneered ratooning system during his stint as operations manager of NIA-UPRIIS which operates the giant Pantabangan Dam.
“Of course, we support that because we have the interests of the farmers in mind,” Nangel said.
“I have told them to coordinate with the various local government units (LGUs) in Nueva Ecija and with technicians of the Department of Agriculture so we could validate the damage reports at the soonest possible time,” he added.
Earlier, Vice Governor Jose Gay Padiernos and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan passed a resolution asking NIA to exempt farmers affected by typhoons Pedring and Quiel from paying irrigation service fees which is pegged at two and a half cavans (125 kilos) of palay during rainy season and three and a half (175 kilos) during wet season.
The move was readily supported by Governor Aurelio Umali ang the League of Municipalities-Nueva Ecija chapter (LMP-NE) led by Penaranda Mayor Ferdinand Abesamis.
Padiernos their resolution carries a mere request which “may be granted if possible.”
UPRIIS services 88,000 farmers, of whom 62,046 paid a total of P232.4 million as of October 7.
Last year, farmers paid P203.4 million in irrigation service fees. (PNA)
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Task force vs. illegal logging created in Nueva Ecija
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija, June 7 (PNA) -- Various government agencies forged on Monday a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to ensure the effective implementation of President Benigno S. Aquino III directive for a moratorium on cutting and harvesting of timber in the province.
Among the signatories were Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer(PENRO) Rafael Otic; Provincial Prosecutor Floro Florendo from the Department of Justice (DOJ); Provincial Director Abraham Pascua of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG); Nueva Ecija Police Director Senior Superintendent Roberto Aliggayu and Colonel Felicito Virgilio Trinidad, commander of the Philippine Army's 702nd Infantry Brigade.
These officials will serve as members of the task force against illegal logging as stipulated under Executive Order no. 23 which President Aquino issued on Feb. 1, 2011.
Otic said the MOU was aimed at formulating a more drastic action in the implementation of Executive Order No. 23.
EO 23 declared a "moratorium on the cutting and harvesting of timber in the natural and residual forest and creating anti-illegal logging task force."
The signatories have pledged to "implement the law" without giving undue favor to anyone, Otic said.
Trinidad said the signing of the MOU formalized the Army's continuous effort in helping the DENR in its fight against illegal logging and all forms of violating laws on forest protection.
"We have to be really sincere in implementing laws to protect our forest," Trinidad said, noting that "after all we are all affected when disaster comes."
Otic said the newly-formed task force against illegal logging will intensify drive against illegal logging or timber poaching in any part of Nueva Ecija.
"It's virtually total log ban in Nueva Ecija," he said.
Florendo said that failure of witnesses, mostly military men, policemen and environment employees, to attend court hearings resulted in dismissal of cases filed against suspected illegal loggers in the past.
But the drive is expected to be more vibrant this time since the task force was created by virtue of the EO.
"Before it was only an agreement among the agencies, but this time it is an executive order from the President," the officials stressed.
Aliggayu admitted they have in their list a local politician allegedly protecting illegal logging operations but refused to disclose the official's identity.
"I would not reveal," he said but stressing that the police will not hesitate to arrest whoever violates the law, especially on the implementation of E.O. 23. (PNA)
Among the signatories were Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer(PENRO) Rafael Otic; Provincial Prosecutor Floro Florendo from the Department of Justice (DOJ); Provincial Director Abraham Pascua of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG); Nueva Ecija Police Director Senior Superintendent Roberto Aliggayu and Colonel Felicito Virgilio Trinidad, commander of the Philippine Army's 702nd Infantry Brigade.
These officials will serve as members of the task force against illegal logging as stipulated under Executive Order no. 23 which President Aquino issued on Feb. 1, 2011.
Otic said the MOU was aimed at formulating a more drastic action in the implementation of Executive Order No. 23.
EO 23 declared a "moratorium on the cutting and harvesting of timber in the natural and residual forest and creating anti-illegal logging task force."
The signatories have pledged to "implement the law" without giving undue favor to anyone, Otic said.
Trinidad said the signing of the MOU formalized the Army's continuous effort in helping the DENR in its fight against illegal logging and all forms of violating laws on forest protection.
"We have to be really sincere in implementing laws to protect our forest," Trinidad said, noting that "after all we are all affected when disaster comes."
Otic said the newly-formed task force against illegal logging will intensify drive against illegal logging or timber poaching in any part of Nueva Ecija.
"It's virtually total log ban in Nueva Ecija," he said.
Florendo said that failure of witnesses, mostly military men, policemen and environment employees, to attend court hearings resulted in dismissal of cases filed against suspected illegal loggers in the past.
But the drive is expected to be more vibrant this time since the task force was created by virtue of the EO.
"Before it was only an agreement among the agencies, but this time it is an executive order from the President," the officials stressed.
Aliggayu admitted they have in their list a local politician allegedly protecting illegal logging operations but refused to disclose the official's identity.
"I would not reveal," he said but stressing that the police will not hesitate to arrest whoever violates the law, especially on the implementation of E.O. 23. (PNA)
New PRO-3 chief urges his men to strictly observe police rules
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija, June 13 (PNA) -- Being a policeman is never fun.
This was the statement of Central Luzon police director Chief Superintendent Edgardo Ladao to his men here on Monday.
Addressing both ranking officials and the rank and file personnel at the Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office (NEPPO) here, Ladao stressed that law enforcement is beyond "employment for pay," but requires passion and dedication to be able to discharge its essence effectively.
"There are times you have to work 24 hours a day," Ladao said as noted the risk of being policeman.
Ladao also urged his men in the field to observe rules being imposed on all uniformed personnel "because you cannot effectively implement the laws if you cannot follow our rules."
Among the simple rules that cops should practice, he said, is the proper use of uniform, ban on smoking in public places and basic courtesy to people.
No policeman, he said, can implement the law without first following the rules of the organization.
Nueva Ecija has about 1,600 policemen detailed in its 27 towns and five cities, NEPPO and other offices such as the special reaction teams and public security company.
After paying a courtesy call to Governor Aurelio Umali, Ladao joined a boodle fight with policemen and personnel at NEPPO. (PNA)
This was the statement of Central Luzon police director Chief Superintendent Edgardo Ladao to his men here on Monday.
Addressing both ranking officials and the rank and file personnel at the Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office (NEPPO) here, Ladao stressed that law enforcement is beyond "employment for pay," but requires passion and dedication to be able to discharge its essence effectively.
"There are times you have to work 24 hours a day," Ladao said as noted the risk of being policeman.
Ladao also urged his men in the field to observe rules being imposed on all uniformed personnel "because you cannot effectively implement the laws if you cannot follow our rules."
Among the simple rules that cops should practice, he said, is the proper use of uniform, ban on smoking in public places and basic courtesy to people.
No policeman, he said, can implement the law without first following the rules of the organization.
Nueva Ecija has about 1,600 policemen detailed in its 27 towns and five cities, NEPPO and other offices such as the special reaction teams and public security company.
After paying a courtesy call to Governor Aurelio Umali, Ladao joined a boodle fight with policemen and personnel at NEPPO. (PNA)
Nueva Ecija women’s group wins regional Star Elite award
PALAYAN CITY, Nueva Ecija, June 20 (PNA) — The Regional Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) team has recently named the Kababaihan Masigla ng Nueva Ecija (KMNE) as one of the recipients of the Star Elite award in Central Luzon.
The KMNE whose products range from rice wine to naturally preserved fruits bagged the honor in the micro enterprise category while Amanda’s Marine Products of Bataan took home the plaque in the small enterprise category.
The prize in the medium enterprise category, on the other hand, went to Iwahori Multi-Purpose Cooperative of Bataan.
KMNE was organized in 1999 as a community project of Lodge No. 73 Masonic Foundation.
It has now 30 active members, majority of them housewives who want to earn extra income for their families.
It started its fruit processing project in 2000. Among its products are tomatoes processed as sweets, jellies and sun-dried; tamarind (sweets, spicy, concentrated); rice (coffee in bottles and in tea bags); glutinous rice turned into rice wine; ginger (in bottles and tea bags); karamuy fruits; guava jelly; tilapia (tilanggit); and virgin coconut oil.
Trade and Industry regional director Blesila Lantayona said Star Elite is one of the three awards given by the SME Star program with the other two being the Rising Star and Star Presidential.
Lantayona said the Star Elite is a regional level citation given to enterprises that have expanded or sustained domestic market presence and are ready to enter the export sector.
She said the regional SME teams determine the winners from nominees submitted by Provincial Small and Medium Enterprise Development Councils.
The KMNE whose products range from rice wine to naturally preserved fruits bagged the honor in the micro enterprise category while Amanda’s Marine Products of Bataan took home the plaque in the small enterprise category.
The prize in the medium enterprise category, on the other hand, went to Iwahori Multi-Purpose Cooperative of Bataan.
KMNE was organized in 1999 as a community project of Lodge No. 73 Masonic Foundation.
It has now 30 active members, majority of them housewives who want to earn extra income for their families.
It started its fruit processing project in 2000. Among its products are tomatoes processed as sweets, jellies and sun-dried; tamarind (sweets, spicy, concentrated); rice (coffee in bottles and in tea bags); glutinous rice turned into rice wine; ginger (in bottles and tea bags); karamuy fruits; guava jelly; tilapia (tilanggit); and virgin coconut oil.
Trade and Industry regional director Blesila Lantayona said Star Elite is one of the three awards given by the SME Star program with the other two being the Rising Star and Star Presidential.
Lantayona said the Star Elite is a regional level citation given to enterprises that have expanded or sustained domestic market presence and are ready to enter the export sector.
She said the regional SME teams determine the winners from nominees submitted by Provincial Small and Medium Enterprise Development Councils.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
SC dismisses from the service clerk of court of San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija
MANILA-- The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed from the service the clerk of court of the Metropolitan Trial Court (MTC) of San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija for dishonesty, grave misconduct and contempt of court.
In a per curiam decision of the SC en banc, respondent Marcela V. Santos was also fined in the amount of P5,000, aside from forfeiture of retirement benefits.
Records of the case show that Santos could not explain where the amount of P326,000 in fiduciary fund, sheriff trust fund and process servers fee go.
Santos failed to submit the proper documents before the Fiscal Monitoring Division (FMD) of the Court Management Office (CMO) in connection with the loss of the said amount, as well as the loss of three booklets of official receipts (ORs).
The respondent also failed to submit monthly reports of collections and deposits as required by SC Circular No. 32-93.
The SC magistrates also ordered the Fiscal Management Office (FMO) to make a computation of the remaining accountabilities of the respondent and submit a report in 30 days.
Santos was also directed to return the said remaining amount.
The SC en banc also ordered Court Administrator Atty. Jose Midas Marquez to file criminal charges against Santos based on the findings of the Court. (PNA)
In a per curiam decision of the SC en banc, respondent Marcela V. Santos was also fined in the amount of P5,000, aside from forfeiture of retirement benefits.
Records of the case show that Santos could not explain where the amount of P326,000 in fiduciary fund, sheriff trust fund and process servers fee go.
Santos failed to submit the proper documents before the Fiscal Monitoring Division (FMD) of the Court Management Office (CMO) in connection with the loss of the said amount, as well as the loss of three booklets of official receipts (ORs).
The respondent also failed to submit monthly reports of collections and deposits as required by SC Circular No. 32-93.
The SC magistrates also ordered the Fiscal Management Office (FMO) to make a computation of the remaining accountabilities of the respondent and submit a report in 30 days.
Santos was also directed to return the said remaining amount.
The SC en banc also ordered Court Administrator Atty. Jose Midas Marquez to file criminal charges against Santos based on the findings of the Court. (PNA)
Village heads in Nueva Ecija urged to put gun possession in order
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija -- Barangay officials were urged on Monday to properly turn over possession of guns to their respective successors or have their registration renewed to avoid "police actions."
Sr. Supt. Roberto Aliggayu, director of the Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office (NEPPO), said incumbent barangay heads who are leaving positions after the barangay elections should have the short certificate of registration duly accomplished in favor of their successors while reelected ones must renew their licenses.
This, as police reported that at least 29 assorted firearms formerly registered under the names of barangay officials in Nueva Ecija are "unaccounted for" and are "subject to police operation," ranking police officials said over the weekend.
Aliggayu said the figure was part of the 131 firearms purchased by the various local government units in the province and covered by the short certificate of registration being issued to barangay captains.
Of the unaccounted firearms, police said, 10 each from the towns of San Antonio and Gen. Tinio; Science City of Munoz, 5; and Sto. Domingo,5.
Aliggayu said police conducted an audit of firearms issued to local officials, including barangay captains prior to the synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, and urged them to come up with a report on their status.
"Failure to account these guns will mean we will subject them to police operations," the police chief said, explaining this would mean application for court warrants and searches.
"They cannot deny ownership of these firearms since they have been registered under their names.
Police records showed that among the municipalities that procured guns for their security units and barangay officials were Quezon, Talugtog, Cuyapo, Sto. Domingo, San Antonio, Carranglan, the city of Gapan and the provincial government of Nueva Ecija with ten units each; Science City of Munoz,20; and Gen. Tinio town, 15.
This was disclosed even as Aliggayu reported that 23 assorted firearms were confiscated in the implementation of gun ban for the village and youth polls which run from Sept. 25 to Nov. 10, 2010.
The guns were mostly recovered in checkpoints and inspections on various establishments, Aliggyu said.
But he warned gun holders that despite the lapse of the gun ban on Nov. 10, police will continue running after loose firearms.
"Some of them are in the hands of criminal elements, some are of those who failed to renew their licenses," he added. (PNA)
Sr. Supt. Roberto Aliggayu, director of the Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office (NEPPO), said incumbent barangay heads who are leaving positions after the barangay elections should have the short certificate of registration duly accomplished in favor of their successors while reelected ones must renew their licenses.
This, as police reported that at least 29 assorted firearms formerly registered under the names of barangay officials in Nueva Ecija are "unaccounted for" and are "subject to police operation," ranking police officials said over the weekend.
Aliggayu said the figure was part of the 131 firearms purchased by the various local government units in the province and covered by the short certificate of registration being issued to barangay captains.
Of the unaccounted firearms, police said, 10 each from the towns of San Antonio and Gen. Tinio; Science City of Munoz, 5; and Sto. Domingo,5.
Aliggayu said police conducted an audit of firearms issued to local officials, including barangay captains prior to the synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, and urged them to come up with a report on their status.
"Failure to account these guns will mean we will subject them to police operations," the police chief said, explaining this would mean application for court warrants and searches.
"They cannot deny ownership of these firearms since they have been registered under their names.
Police records showed that among the municipalities that procured guns for their security units and barangay officials were Quezon, Talugtog, Cuyapo, Sto. Domingo, San Antonio, Carranglan, the city of Gapan and the provincial government of Nueva Ecija with ten units each; Science City of Munoz,20; and Gen. Tinio town, 15.
This was disclosed even as Aliggayu reported that 23 assorted firearms were confiscated in the implementation of gun ban for the village and youth polls which run from Sept. 25 to Nov. 10, 2010.
The guns were mostly recovered in checkpoints and inspections on various establishments, Aliggyu said.
But he warned gun holders that despite the lapse of the gun ban on Nov. 10, police will continue running after loose firearms.
"Some of them are in the hands of criminal elements, some are of those who failed to renew their licenses," he added. (PNA)
Nueva Ecija hospitals’ annual budget for 2011 slashed by P20-M
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija -- The budgets of 10 provincial government-run hospitals in Nueva Ecija were slashed by some P20 million in the proposed 2011 annual budget submitted to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.
The proposed budget showed that the cuts will be implemented on Eduardo L. Joson Memorial Hospital (ELJMH), San Jose City General Hospital (SJCGH), Bongabon District Hospital (BDH), Gapan District Hospital (GDH), Guimba District Hospital (Guimba DH), San Antonio District Hospital (SADH) and the Sto. Domingo District Hospital (SDDH) and the Carranglan Medicare Community Hospital (CMCH), Gabaldon Medicare Community Hospital (GMCH) and the Gen. Tinio Medicare and Community Hospital (GTMCH).
The overall budget of the ELJMH was reduced to P69.3 million from the 2010 budget of P69.79 million. Benefits for its health workers were also reduced from P4 million in 2010 to only P2 million in 2011.
The SJCGH was allocated P44.37 million as its 2011 budget, up from P43.1 million for 2010. However, its benefits for health workers were reduced by P1.3 million from P2.68 million in 2010 to P1.38 million next year.
The budget of the BDH, on the other hand, dipped to P27.04 million, some P808,114 less than the 2010 budget of P27.85 million. Benefits of health workers were also reduced by P1 million.
The GDH, Guimba DH and SADH all were allocated higher overall budgets but benefits for health workers and hazard pay were pruned down from a minimum of P500,000 to P2 million.
The SDDH’s overall budget was also brought down to P5.67 million some P433,000 less than the current operating budget of P5.36 million.
The aggregate overall budgets of the CMCH, the GMCH and the GTCH shrunk by P985,227. Their respective allocations for health worker benefits and hazard pay also went down by an identical P300,000 each and P700,000 each, respectively.
Governor Eduardo Umali, in his budget message to the SP, earlier said the proposed 2011 budget will be highlighted by the “substantial commitment” of funds for programs, projects and activities of the various sectors in the province.
He said this is line with the e provincial government’s desire to make the budget an “instrument for the economic and social upliftment” of the province. (PNA)
The proposed budget showed that the cuts will be implemented on Eduardo L. Joson Memorial Hospital (ELJMH), San Jose City General Hospital (SJCGH), Bongabon District Hospital (BDH), Gapan District Hospital (GDH), Guimba District Hospital (Guimba DH), San Antonio District Hospital (SADH) and the Sto. Domingo District Hospital (SDDH) and the Carranglan Medicare Community Hospital (CMCH), Gabaldon Medicare Community Hospital (GMCH) and the Gen. Tinio Medicare and Community Hospital (GTMCH).
The overall budget of the ELJMH was reduced to P69.3 million from the 2010 budget of P69.79 million. Benefits for its health workers were also reduced from P4 million in 2010 to only P2 million in 2011.
The SJCGH was allocated P44.37 million as its 2011 budget, up from P43.1 million for 2010. However, its benefits for health workers were reduced by P1.3 million from P2.68 million in 2010 to P1.38 million next year.
The budget of the BDH, on the other hand, dipped to P27.04 million, some P808,114 less than the 2010 budget of P27.85 million. Benefits of health workers were also reduced by P1 million.
The GDH, Guimba DH and SADH all were allocated higher overall budgets but benefits for health workers and hazard pay were pruned down from a minimum of P500,000 to P2 million.
The SDDH’s overall budget was also brought down to P5.67 million some P433,000 less than the current operating budget of P5.36 million.
The aggregate overall budgets of the CMCH, the GMCH and the GTCH shrunk by P985,227. Their respective allocations for health worker benefits and hazard pay also went down by an identical P300,000 each and P700,000 each, respectively.
Governor Eduardo Umali, in his budget message to the SP, earlier said the proposed 2011 budget will be highlighted by the “substantial commitment” of funds for programs, projects and activities of the various sectors in the province.
He said this is line with the e provincial government’s desire to make the budget an “instrument for the economic and social upliftment” of the province. (PNA)
Two killed, 30 others hurt in Aurora road mishap
DINGALAN, Aurora, Nov. 10 (PNA) -- Two persons died while some 30 others were hurt when a six-wheeler truck from Nueva Ecija bound for a beach party here overturned along the national road in Barangay Caragsacan here Tuesday morning.
Inspector Dexter Thompson, town police chief, identified the fatalities as Leah Lino, 52, and Marcelo Vasquez, both of Barangay Diversion, San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija.
Thompson said the truck with license plate WGR-360 and driven by Fernando Milla, 33, also of Barangay Diversion, San Leonardo, was loaded with some 40 people, including children, and negotiating a curve portion of the road when the accident happened at about 10:30 a.m.
He said the victims were to celebrate at the beach the victory of Jess Alcantara, who won as councilman of Barangay Diversion in the Oct. 25 election.
Aside from Alcantara, also with the group were newly-elected councilman Francisco Flores and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairman-elect Ardy Gamboa, 17. They all survived.
Barangay Captain Ferdinand Gamboa, who was in a separate car, immediately came to the rescue and sought help of the townsfolk, police said.
The victims were rushed to the Dingalan Community Hospital (DCH) which recommended immediate transfer to Cabanatuan City hospitals for patients with serious injuries.
Nymfa Bautista, DCM chief nurse, said Lino was dead on arrival at DCH.
Other patients, she said, have severe injuries. (PNA)
Inspector Dexter Thompson, town police chief, identified the fatalities as Leah Lino, 52, and Marcelo Vasquez, both of Barangay Diversion, San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija.
Thompson said the truck with license plate WGR-360 and driven by Fernando Milla, 33, also of Barangay Diversion, San Leonardo, was loaded with some 40 people, including children, and negotiating a curve portion of the road when the accident happened at about 10:30 a.m.
He said the victims were to celebrate at the beach the victory of Jess Alcantara, who won as councilman of Barangay Diversion in the Oct. 25 election.
Aside from Alcantara, also with the group were newly-elected councilman Francisco Flores and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairman-elect Ardy Gamboa, 17. They all survived.
Barangay Captain Ferdinand Gamboa, who was in a separate car, immediately came to the rescue and sought help of the townsfolk, police said.
The victims were rushed to the Dingalan Community Hospital (DCH) which recommended immediate transfer to Cabanatuan City hospitals for patients with serious injuries.
Nymfa Bautista, DCM chief nurse, said Lino was dead on arrival at DCH.
Other patients, she said, have severe injuries. (PNA)
Nueva Ecija top cop vows continued drive vs loose guns
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija - The election gun ban has lapsed but the intensified drive against loose firearms will continue in the province.
Senior Supt. Roberto Aliggayu, director of the Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office (NEPPO) issued this warning following the arrest of a businessman who was found possessing a .45 cal. pistol with several rounds of live ammunition, magazines and silencers and bullets for M-16 Armalite rifle Thursday morning.
Aliggayu identified the suspect as Danilo Bautista, 54, a resident of Barangay Luna, Santa Rose town.
"We will continue to operate against loose firearms, some of them are in the hands of criminal elements, some are in the hands of people who failed to renew their licenses," he said.
The Commission on Election's (Comelec) gun ban which was imposed since September 25 for the synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, lapsed on November 10.
Aliggayu said elements of the Provincial Peace and Security Company (PPSC) and Santa Rosa police swooped down on the residences of Bautista simultaneously in Barangays Luna and Gomez at about 5:30 a.m. Thursday on the strength of a search warrant issued by Judge Ramon Pamular of the Regional Trial Court Branch 32 of Guimba, Nueva Ecija.
Supt. Edgar Alan Okubo, PPSC head, said they have also recovered from Bautista's residence 14 fruit game machines.
The searches were witnessed by Barangay officials and Bautista himself, Okubo said.
Aliggayu said charges of illegal possession of firearms and illegal gambling are being readied against the suspect. (PNA)
Senior Supt. Roberto Aliggayu, director of the Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office (NEPPO) issued this warning following the arrest of a businessman who was found possessing a .45 cal. pistol with several rounds of live ammunition, magazines and silencers and bullets for M-16 Armalite rifle Thursday morning.
Aliggayu identified the suspect as Danilo Bautista, 54, a resident of Barangay Luna, Santa Rose town.
"We will continue to operate against loose firearms, some of them are in the hands of criminal elements, some are in the hands of people who failed to renew their licenses," he said.
The Commission on Election's (Comelec) gun ban which was imposed since September 25 for the synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, lapsed on November 10.
Aliggayu said elements of the Provincial Peace and Security Company (PPSC) and Santa Rosa police swooped down on the residences of Bautista simultaneously in Barangays Luna and Gomez at about 5:30 a.m. Thursday on the strength of a search warrant issued by Judge Ramon Pamular of the Regional Trial Court Branch 32 of Guimba, Nueva Ecija.
Supt. Edgar Alan Okubo, PPSC head, said they have also recovered from Bautista's residence 14 fruit game machines.
The searches were witnessed by Barangay officials and Bautista himself, Okubo said.
Aliggayu said charges of illegal possession of firearms and illegal gambling are being readied against the suspect. (PNA)
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Political wars in NE seen to end with “unified leadership”
Political wars in NE seen to end with “unified leadership”
PALAYAN CITY – A unified leadership with the provincial governor and vice governor sitting in one political party with a shared vision for progress could end the long-standing political divisiveness in Nueva Ecija.
This was the opinion of Gay “GP” Padiernos, vice gubernatorial candidate of the Unang Sigaw Partido ng Pagbabago who said unified leadership would make Nueva Ecija realize its full potentials and blossom into one of the most progressive provinces in the country today.
Padiernos, running mate of reelectionist Gov. Aurelio Umali said Nueva Ecija has so much to offer, being a member of the elite billionaires’ club, referring to provinces with at least P1 billion in internal revenue allotment shares from the national government.
“In spite of Nueva Ecija’s inherent natural wealth and potentials, we have not made the quantum leap towards progress because we never have the unified leadership so essential in governance,” he said, referring to the prevailing rift between Umali and his rival, Vice Gov. Edward Thomas Joson.
He said unified leadership would bring about sweeping reforms in Nueva Ecija and make the province graduate from the “sleeping giant” it was long known for into an industrial mecca and agriculture hub of the country. “It’s unified leadership or it’s bust for Nueva Ecija,” he said.
Umali, thrust into the Capitol following his 2007 victory over a Joson, said the experience of the past three years has made it incumbent upon Novo Ecijanos to go for a unified leadership to keep the engines of the province going.
He said he is already tired and sick of having to wrestle with the vice governor for approval of the proposed budget. “I need a vice governor who will uphold my programs for the province of Nueva Ecija,” he said, adding that man is no other than Padiernos.
Padiernos agreed, saying governance is all about a governor and a vice governor and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan supportive of his legislative agenda. “I think it is to the best interest of Nueva Ecija to patronize a tandem that will advance the development agenda of the province. It’s all about teamwork more than rivalry,” Padiernos said.
He said Novo Ecijanos can learn a lesson or two from the experiences of Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao and basketball great Michael Jordan whose phenomenal successes were not based solely on exceptional individual skills but also on teamwork.
He said that while Pacquiao - today’s no. 1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world - registered smashing wins over future Hall-of-Famers like Oscar dela Hoya, Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera among others, he could not take sole credit for it but for the teammanship and unity cultivated in the gym by Team Pacquiao such as his chief trainer Freddie Roach, Buboy Fernandez and others.
“Clearly, Pacquaio did not win those seven world titles in as many weight divisions and becoming the first ever boxer to do so by his lonesome. It was a collaborative effort starting with Roach, Buboy and the others. It was a total team effort,” he said.
He said Jordan did not become the greatest basketball player of all time and posted several milestone achievements if not for Coach Phil Jackson, Scottie Pippen and his teammates from the Chicago Bulls such as Toni Kukoc, Ron Harper, Steve Kerr and his Team Jordan from the ball boys to the towel boys and the likes.
He said in a camp, be it in basketball, boxing or in an arena called politics - much more in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Nueva Ecija - team effort is extremely necessary if it is to function efficiently as a unit.
“In fact, it was lack of team effort which spelled the downfall of Ricky Hatton who got kayoed by Pacquiao in only two rounds,” he said, referring to the feud between the British boxer and his former chief trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. in the days leading to the fight.
“Why don’t we learn lessons from those of Pacquiao, Jordan and even Hatton and Mayweather and apply the concept of teamwork and solidarity in the Nueva Ecija SP?” he said. – Manny Galvez
PALAYAN CITY – A unified leadership with the provincial governor and vice governor sitting in one political party with a shared vision for progress could end the long-standing political divisiveness in Nueva Ecija.
This was the opinion of Gay “GP” Padiernos, vice gubernatorial candidate of the Unang Sigaw Partido ng Pagbabago who said unified leadership would make Nueva Ecija realize its full potentials and blossom into one of the most progressive provinces in the country today.
Padiernos, running mate of reelectionist Gov. Aurelio Umali said Nueva Ecija has so much to offer, being a member of the elite billionaires’ club, referring to provinces with at least P1 billion in internal revenue allotment shares from the national government.
“In spite of Nueva Ecija’s inherent natural wealth and potentials, we have not made the quantum leap towards progress because we never have the unified leadership so essential in governance,” he said, referring to the prevailing rift between Umali and his rival, Vice Gov. Edward Thomas Joson.
He said unified leadership would bring about sweeping reforms in Nueva Ecija and make the province graduate from the “sleeping giant” it was long known for into an industrial mecca and agriculture hub of the country. “It’s unified leadership or it’s bust for Nueva Ecija,” he said.
Umali, thrust into the Capitol following his 2007 victory over a Joson, said the experience of the past three years has made it incumbent upon Novo Ecijanos to go for a unified leadership to keep the engines of the province going.
He said he is already tired and sick of having to wrestle with the vice governor for approval of the proposed budget. “I need a vice governor who will uphold my programs for the province of Nueva Ecija,” he said, adding that man is no other than Padiernos.
Padiernos agreed, saying governance is all about a governor and a vice governor and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan supportive of his legislative agenda. “I think it is to the best interest of Nueva Ecija to patronize a tandem that will advance the development agenda of the province. It’s all about teamwork more than rivalry,” Padiernos said.
He said Novo Ecijanos can learn a lesson or two from the experiences of Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao and basketball great Michael Jordan whose phenomenal successes were not based solely on exceptional individual skills but also on teamwork.
He said that while Pacquiao - today’s no. 1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world - registered smashing wins over future Hall-of-Famers like Oscar dela Hoya, Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera among others, he could not take sole credit for it but for the teammanship and unity cultivated in the gym by Team Pacquiao such as his chief trainer Freddie Roach, Buboy Fernandez and others.
“Clearly, Pacquaio did not win those seven world titles in as many weight divisions and becoming the first ever boxer to do so by his lonesome. It was a collaborative effort starting with Roach, Buboy and the others. It was a total team effort,” he said.
He said Jordan did not become the greatest basketball player of all time and posted several milestone achievements if not for Coach Phil Jackson, Scottie Pippen and his teammates from the Chicago Bulls such as Toni Kukoc, Ron Harper, Steve Kerr and his Team Jordan from the ball boys to the towel boys and the likes.
He said in a camp, be it in basketball, boxing or in an arena called politics - much more in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Nueva Ecija - team effort is extremely necessary if it is to function efficiently as a unit.
“In fact, it was lack of team effort which spelled the downfall of Ricky Hatton who got kayoed by Pacquiao in only two rounds,” he said, referring to the feud between the British boxer and his former chief trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. in the days leading to the fight.
“Why don’t we learn lessons from those of Pacquiao, Jordan and even Hatton and Mayweather and apply the concept of teamwork and solidarity in the Nueva Ecija SP?” he said. – Manny Galvez
Monday, October 26, 2009
Voters' registration marred with chaos in Ecija city
GAPAN CITY – The Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office (NEPPO) has deployed seven policemen to maintain the peace and order at the vicinity of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office here over the weekend as registration of voters was stopped for almost two days after a brother of Mayor Ernesto Natividad allegedly offended an election officer.
Natividad said he has yeto talk with his brother, identified as Romeo Natividad, after the “unfortunate incident” but said it could have happened if only the Comelec officials acted on his complaint against the chief of the local election office, Belen Villasis De Vera.
In a complaint before the police, election officer II Herbert Santiago said he was attending to registrants at about 2p.m. Wednesday when Natividad with a gun tucked on waist confronted him and hurled invectives.
Accompanied by unnamed bodyguards, Natividad who is also called Miong or Master, allegedly told him: “namumuro ka na” He said the suspect then grabbed him by the neck and was about to punch him when restrained by his aides. Natividad then left the office.
Santiago said he was taken aback by the incident.
De Vera, on the other hand, considering the safety of his men decided to order the suspension of the registration and transported registration machines to the Comelec provincial office in Cabanatuan City .
The incident reportedly stemmed from a complaint from some registrants who found the process too strict for them. The registrants went to the mayor’s office for help prompting the mayor’s brother to rush to the Comelec office which is located at the 2nd floor of the city hall.
The mayor’s office is at the ground floor.
“But there should never be bodily contact,” said De Vera, saying her office never played bias against any party. She said they have established requirements for registration and the same is observed for every registrant.
But the local chief executive said the Comelec, where relatives of Vice Mayor Christian Tinio employ, has been favoring the latter.
Tinio, son of former Vice Gov. Oscar Tinio, is reportedly eyeing the mayoralty post against Natividad’s wife in 2010.
Santiago said he has no reason to be biased.
KC launches poll automation info drive
CABANATUAN CITY - Saying voting electronically is an easy but delicate job, the Catholic-based organization Knights of Columbus is waving an all-out educational drive for voters.
Armando Galang, Grand Knight of the KofC Padre Crisostomo Council 6000 in this city, said Thursday that all councils of the Order are asked to conduct the campaign after information technology experts from its Manila office held a briefing among members in the countryside recently.
"It is the patriotic duty of every knight to help our voters know the voting process so that their rights will go to waste" Galang said.
Ronnie Infante, an IT expert, said that while automation will definitely make the exercise of the right to suffrage of every Filipino easier and fast, voters' education is in urgent necessity owing to the unfamiliarity of most people on the system.
Among the possible errors voters can commit is over-voting, according to Infante. Over voting, he said, happens when a voter shades circles or oval opposite of the candidates' name more than the number of required position. Thus, a voter who shaded 13 or more circles for senators will find all his or her votes for the senators, including the 12 he actually meant to vote, invalid.
There could be no problem, however, if the voter will blacken circles less than than twelve in the field.
Gary San Sebastian, meanwhile, said that besides actual voting process and the automated counting, elections almost look the same as the previous set. "There will still be lawyers, watchers and other parties concerned," he said. Protest could even be possible, he said.
They stressed four specific actions a voter should do to vote: These are: early check of their names in the voters' list, present to the board of election inspectors valid identification card, shade the circles opposite of the candidates he or she elects on the ballot and put the ballot correctly in the machine which serves as ballot box.
Illiterate citizens can still ask assistance from their relatives, as allowed in the previous elections.
The KofC officers underscored the need for everyone to deliver information to others.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Influenza A (H1N1) contained – Golez
Malacañang today said that the influenza A (H1N1) has been contained.
In a radio interview this morning, Dr. Anthony Golez, deputy presidential
spokesperson also called on the people not to resort to panic-buying of
medicines amid the flu scare as the country has adequate stock of
anti-viral drugs.
He said the Department of Health (DOH) has one million pieces of anti-viral
drugs -- a stockpile that can be easily augmented through new procurements.
Golez, who is also deputy administrator of the National Disaster
Coordinating Council (NDCC), said the vigilance of the (DOH) in monitoring
and tracing those afflicted by the A (H1N1) has enabled the government to
control the spread of the virus.
He said the DOH’s aggressive contact-tracing of the first victim, who came
from the United States and those she came in contact with, made it possible
for health authorities to properly contain the virus from spreading.
“Based on its experience with SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)
before, the DOH was able to adopt this contact-tracing procedure more
systematically and more aggressively with this new flu virus which, thanks
God, has not reached a pandemic or human-to-human transmission stage yet,”
Golez said.
The best thing that people can do is observe proper personal
hygiene—frequent and thorough hand-washing—and proper respiratory etiquette
in sneezing and coughing, he added.
Golez said he witnessed first-hand how contact-tracing was being used by
DOH with SARS cases. With its experience in reacting to SARS, including the
quarantining of actual and possible carrier of the virus, has helped the
health department contain the spread of influenza A (H1NI1).
But he pointed out that he sees no rest for the DOH and its workers
nationwide in the next few weeks as the country continues to raise the
ramparts against the spread of the virus.
He reiterated, however, that the supply of anti-viral drugs would not be a
problem. But he explained that when it comes to epidemics or pandemics, the
government handles the drugs and dispenses it only to those who have been
afflicted so as not to create artificial shortages of the needed medicines.
No need to panic because the AH1N1 is contained, Golez said.
In a radio interview this morning, Dr. Anthony Golez, deputy presidential
spokesperson also called on the people not to resort to panic-buying of
medicines amid the flu scare as the country has adequate stock of
anti-viral drugs.
He said the Department of Health (DOH) has one million pieces of anti-viral
drugs -- a stockpile that can be easily augmented through new procurements.
Golez, who is also deputy administrator of the National Disaster
Coordinating Council (NDCC), said the vigilance of the (DOH) in monitoring
and tracing those afflicted by the A (H1N1) has enabled the government to
control the spread of the virus.
He said the DOH’s aggressive contact-tracing of the first victim, who came
from the United States and those she came in contact with, made it possible
for health authorities to properly contain the virus from spreading.
“Based on its experience with SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)
before, the DOH was able to adopt this contact-tracing procedure more
systematically and more aggressively with this new flu virus which, thanks
God, has not reached a pandemic or human-to-human transmission stage yet,”
Golez said.
The best thing that people can do is observe proper personal
hygiene—frequent and thorough hand-washing—and proper respiratory etiquette
in sneezing and coughing, he added.
Golez said he witnessed first-hand how contact-tracing was being used by
DOH with SARS cases. With its experience in reacting to SARS, including the
quarantining of actual and possible carrier of the virus, has helped the
health department contain the spread of influenza A (H1NI1).
But he pointed out that he sees no rest for the DOH and its workers
nationwide in the next few weeks as the country continues to raise the
ramparts against the spread of the virus.
He reiterated, however, that the supply of anti-viral drugs would not be a
problem. But he explained that when it comes to epidemics or pandemics, the
government handles the drugs and dispenses it only to those who have been
afflicted so as not to create artificial shortages of the needed medicines.
No need to panic because the AH1N1 is contained, Golez said.
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