Sta. Cruz, Laguna. Pinarangalan ang lalawigan ng Laguna bilang Outstanding Anti-Drug Abuse Council 2021 kamakailan ng Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)Region 4A-CALABARZON.
Ang gawad na tinanggap ni Laguna Governor Ramil Hernandea ay bilang pagkilala sa Laguna bilang isa sa Functional-Sub National Peace and Order Council (POC) sa taong 2019 at 2021 Performance Audit.
Ang parangal ay naglalayong kilalanin ang namumukod-tanging pagpapatupad ng pamahalaang panlalawigan ng mga programa may kinalaman sa pakikipaglaban sa illegal drugs sa pagtataguyod ng Provincial Peace and Order Office.
“Malaking tulong ito sa pagsisikap ng gobyerno na mapuksa ang iligal na droga sa ating bansa,” ayon kay Hernandez. (Photo credits: Jun Sapungan/Laguna PIO)
For some, retirement marks the end of their career, while for others, it is the chance to start something new or turn their passion into business.
The Green Beans Marketing Cooperative (GBMC) is a cooperative established in 2012 by a group of private individuals, retired and non-retired employees of a food and beverages company in the Philippines which is well-known for its coffee production. GBMC was created in a desire to uplift the coffee industry in the Philippines by producing coffee and promoting coffee farming in Laguna.
Gifted with a 5.5-hectare land in San Pablo City, Laguna, GBMC-Laguna chapter requested machines and equipment from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through the Shared Service Facilities (SSF) program. The SSF program assists MSMEs by providing them with machinery, equipment, tools, systems, skills, and knowledge under a shared system. Thus, GBMC was awarded with a coco shell furnace, coffee huller and coffee roaster.
According to them, DTI was the first government agency that helped them start their business. Through the equipment given to them, the group was able to provide jobs for the members and the community. Some members were also able to stand on their own and eventually built their own coffee business.
The GBMC offers coffee seedlings and services to clients. The most used equipment by the GBMC and clients is the coffee huller. More so, the knowledge, skills, and certifications of the members of the cooperative gained from their previous workplace are enough to teach farmers and aspiring ones. They are also capable of being resource persons for workshops and seminars relating to coffee farming.
During the pandemic, the members were forced to temporarily stop their production and focused on selling what was left in their storehouse. However, they were able to secure a Php200,000 deal with a business owner in Nueva Vizcaya with their coffee seedlings. Thus, they are looking forward to acquiring more business deals nationwide.
When asked about success, GBMC says providing jobs for Persons With Disabilities (PWD) is part of their success and paying forward. These PWDs are a group of deaf-mute individuals in Calamba City, Laguna who help in sorting coffee seeds that are necessary for quality production. The group was introduced to GBMC by their vice chairman who is also a PWD.
When asked for advice to give to fellow coffee farmers, GBMC shares “kung hindi mo naman din haharapin ang problema, hindi mo naman din malulutas ang problema. Magtanim lang tayo nang magtanim”.
In the future, the cooperative eyes to plant more coffee seeds, introduce new coffee, increase their production, and further widen their market reach. (DTI-Laguna)
The SSF program assists MSMEs by providing them with machinery, equipment, tools, systems, skills, and knowledge under a shared system. Thus, GBMC was awarded with a coco shell furnace, coffee huller and coffee roaster.
Landing in seven international airports abroad, was I lucky enough to encounter no land transportation problem exiting those airports at all? With a controversial tweet from a news anchor recently, I have begun questioning my “lucky seven” experience. It may have something to do with what the Philippines does not do. Sentiments of the public keep falling on deaf ears, so it would be better to think about a broken system and as for the lack of luck, perish the thought.
Filipino netizens can, of course, relate to Atom Araullo’s experience which he shared via his Twitter account. In response, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) @MIAAGovPH said: “Hi Mr. @atomaraullo, we are saddened to hear about your experience as the high demand due to rush hour combined with heavy traffic around the metro makes it difficult for any mode of public transport to get to and from the airport terminals.”
Days later, the journalist went back to the topic and tweeted: “(Hindi) na rin nakagugulat ang maanghang na reaksyon ng iba sa ibinahagi kong karanasan. May mga allergic (yata) sa anumang puna sa lagay ng bansa natin. Kakatawa nga, malinaw naman na bunga ng ilang dekada ng kapabayaan ang problemang ito. Bakit defensive? Bato-bato sa langit?”
Raising that legitimate concern is normal. The airport officials made that clear in one of their social media accounts. They admitted that the experience did happen, in fact, they are “saddened” by it. Scholars of such kind of messaging may even venture to say that the latter part of the official statement smacks of exposing them to a saddening but continuing problem they are not interested in or ready to give ample assistance.
To start warding off despair away from our airport terminals, we need enlightened public officials. But what bothers Araullo is that some quarters, including trolls, cannot agree to what has been officially admitted as an actual and continuing problem and made known as a mere consequence of responding to a legitimate concern raised via social media. So here we are, problematizing the problem aired by someone intending to ultimately help enlighten us and see a better future for our new generation. Here lies another problem which is us: We do not readily admit that we have a problem. It may be that for one to be a leader, he or she has to be lucky. It may be that for a long time, Philippine leaders are lucky and the public can readily admit that.
An alarm clock is not meant to offend but a reminder of some important things, persons or events we tend to forget. May the coming birth of Christ serve as an alarm clock for us to rekindle our faith in God, to revive our spirituality that was shaken due to the unexpected loss of loved ones brought by this pandemic and to resuscitate our dying love for our country and its people.
Much has changed since the advent of climate change due to global warming, digitalization, cashless business transactions, classes online, and communication using different platforms in social media. If you will notice, the internet has made the world get smaller everyday and it has helped humanity do complicated works a lot easier to those who knew how to use it – zoom meetings where even a sick person can participate, webinar, video calls, cash transfers from one bank to another and many more. You can even check what’s happening around the world using Google.
These modern science and technology must not dampen our faith in the Almighty because at the end of the day, we shall all leave this planet earth to face Him who is the author of all. Instead of engaging in any unlawful/illegal activities, let us revisit and put into practice the teachings of Christ – humility, kindness, sharing of blessings to the less fortunate, unwavering faith in God and love of our neighbors. We should give love not only on Christmas day but every day. As the old Tagalog Christmas carol goes, “Ang pag-ibig pag s’yang naghari, araw-araw ay magiging pasko lagi.”
Loving our neighbors doesn’t necessarily mean giving them material things but showing them our sincere empathy and compassion in times of grief or extending our helping hands in times of disaster, natural or otherwise. Try to ponder on this, it’s really love not money that makes the world go round. Why? Because GOD IS LOVE (1 John 4). Without love, we are reduced to nothing but dust in the wind. If there is love, everything else that’s good follows.
So, my dearest friends in the print and social media, consider this coming Christmas as an alarm clock for retrospection and a reminder for us “to accept the things we cannot change, to change the things we can, and to have the wisdom to know the difference”. Our clock is ticking every second of the day and before we know it, our time is up. Do good because whatever goodness we give to the world, the world will give it back to us.
Ipinagkaloob ng Department of Agriculture-Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD) Program ang 24 na native na baboy sa mga magsasaka na miyembro ng Samahang Magsasaka para sa Kaunlaran ng Sitio Looban sa Calintaan, Occidental Mindoro.
Layunin nitong mabigyan ng karagdagang hanap-buhay ang mga benepisyaryo ng samahan na may mga karanasan sa pag-aalaga ng baboy.
Ayon sa Pangulo ng samahan na si Cyrus James Alejandro, mas matipid ang pag-aalaga ng native na baboy para sa kanila dahil sagana ang lugar sa mga gulay at kumpay gaya ng kangkong, saging, at iba pang halaman at damo na pwedeng ipakain sa native na baboy.
Nananatili pa ring ligtas ang Occidental Mindoro sa banta ng African Swine Fever (ASF) ayon sa Bureau of Animal Industry. Ang mga ipamamahaging baboy ay nagmula rin sa nabanggit na probinsya. Ngunit bilang karagdagang pag-iingat, ika-quarantine muna ang mga baboy sa communal pen sa Brgy. Tanyag sa loob ng pitong araw bago ibigay sa samahan.
Katuwang ang Municipal Agriculture Office-Calintaan sa paghatid ng mga native na baboy sa lugar. Makakatanggap din ang samahan ng mga bitamina mula sa SAAD para sa kanilang mga alaga upang matiyak ang kalidad at kalusugan ng mga ito. (DA-SAAD)
Inaasahang tataas ang presyo ng mga gulay wala pang dalawang linggo bago sumapit ang Pasko, ayon sa Department of Agriculture (DA).
Sa Laging Handa public briefing nitong Martes, sinabi ni DA deputy spokesperson Rex Estoperez na nakatanggap sila ng impormasyon na tumaas ang presyo ng ilang gulay, na aniya ay normal na pangyayari tuwing Holiday.
“Mayroon kaming impormasyon na iyong atin pong mga gulay, galing doon sa northern area, nagtaasan din, lalung-lalo na sa panahog natin sa pansit. Pero base doon sa information natin, bumaba na rin po iyong presyo dahil sa dami ng supply rin doon sa mga area na iyon. So we’re expecting na sana naman na ang atin pong mga gulay na ‘yan na kailangan natin sa Pasko ay ang presyo din dapat reasonable din,” ayon kay Estoperez.
Ang mga gulay na karaniwang ginagamit bilang mga sangkap para sa pansit ay kinabibilangan ng repolyo, karot, kintsay, pea pods, sibuyas, at bawang.
Mula sa Disyembre 13 price monitoring watch ng DA, ang repolyo ay binebenta sa halagang PHP140 kada kilo, o PHP20 na mas mataas kaysa noong nakaraang araw; nanatili ang carrots sa PHP100 kada kilo; sibuyas ay PHP300 pa rin kada kilo; at ang imported at native na bawang ay hindi rin nagbabago sa PHP100 at PHP250 bawat kilo.
Ang kada kilo ng presyo ng patatas at kamatis ay bumaba ng PHP10 sa PHP130 at PHP90.
Sinabi ni Estoperez na ang mga gulay na nagmumula sa Baguio ay hindi dapat tumaas ng lampas sa hindi maabot ng mga mamimili.
“Pero naglilitanya po iyong ating mga retailer. May binabayaran silang ganito, may binayaran na gasolina, iyong handling, iyong tubig, iyong puwesto. Iyon ang litanya nila,” ayon sa paliwanag ni Estoperez.
Dapat aniyangtumulong ang mga market administrator ang DA at ang local government units sa pagsubaybay sa mga presyo.
Makakaranas ang kalakhang bahagi ng isolated rain showers dahil sa Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) at localized thunderstorms, ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
Sa kanilang 4 a.m. bulletin, sinabi ng PAGASA na patuloy na magdadala ng pag-ulan ang northeast monsoon sa Cagayan Valley at Aurora at maaaring magdulot ng flash flood o landslide sa panahon ng katamtaman hanggang sa malakas na pag-ulan.
Ang mahinang pag-ulan ay mararanasan din sa mga rehiyon ng Ilocos at Cordillera.
Ang nalalabing bahagi ng bansa ay magkakaroon ng bahagyang maulap hanggang sa maulap na papawirin na may pulu-pulong mga pag-ulan.
Inaasahan din ng PAGASA ang katamtaman hanggang sa malakas na hangin at katamtaman hanggang sa maalon na karagatan sa Luzon. (PAGASA)
Inaasahang tataas ang mga voter registrants sa mga darating na linggo ng registration period o sa Christmas break, ayon sa Commission on Elections (Comelec).
“Come the second or third week, the numbers will peak. This is especially with many going home to their provinces to spend the holidays. Hopefully, they will take the opportunity to get registered as voters,” ayon kay Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia sa isang statement kanina.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it expects voter registrants to peak in the coming weeks of the registration period or during the Christmas break.
Samantala, hinimok naman ni Comelec spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco ang publiko na magparehistro ng maaga at huwag nang hintayin ang deadline.
This early, we are already urging our countrymen to not wait for the final week of registration. Get registered early to avoid inconvenience,” ayon sa kanya sa isang bukod na statement.
Tiniyak naman ni Garcia na handa silang harapin ang pagdagsa ng mga magpaparehistro sa mga huling araw ng registration period.
Ang panahon ng pagpaparehistro ng mga botante para sa Oktubre 2023 Barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) ay nagsimula noong Lunes at tatakbo hanggang Enero 31, 2023.
Inaasahan ng Comelec na may 2 milyong bagong regular at youth voters ang magpaparehistro.
Nagbabala ang Philippine National Police-Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) sa publiko na maging mas maingat sa mga “clickbaits” o link na ginagamit ng mga online scammers para mang-akit ng mga biktima, lalo na sa panahon ng kapaskuhan.
Sa isang panayam sa radyo kanina, sinabi ni ACG spokesman Lt. Michelle Sabino na ang mga manloloko ay nag aabala ngayon upang dayain ang mga tao kasabay ng bigayan ng bonus at insentibo sa gitna ng nalalapit na pagpapatupad ng SIM Card Registration Law bago matapos ang taon.
“Yes, ang mga kawatan lahat pwedeng gawin ang paraan para makapanloko and generally lahat ginagawa na ang swindling, estafa, panloloko. Online buying or online selling, even investment scams. Kami ay nakakatanggap ng maraming mga reklamo kamakailan lamang
the criminals are doing everything and every means to try and trick people and generally they are doing everything – swindling, estafa. Online buying or online selling, even investment scams,” ayon kay Sabino.
Dapat aniyang maging mas maingat ang mga tao sa paggastos ng kanilang pera, lalo na sa online transactions.
Simula sa Disyembre 27, ang mga user ay kinakailangang irehistro ang kanilang mga SIM card sa loob ng 180 araw mula sa bisa ng batas, na may extended registration period na hindi lalampas sa 120 araw.
Ang pagkabigong magrehistro ng SIM sa loob ng panahong ito ay magreresulta sa awtomatikong pag-deactivate nito ngunit maaari pa ring i-reactivate pagkatapos ng pagpaparehistro na dapat gawin sa loob ng limang araw mula sa pag-deactivate.
“If registered, their scamming world will become smaller, because they can be easily identified unlike now, they are hiding under the anonymity of the web,” ayon pa rin kay Sabino.
Lahat ng mga pampublikong paaralan sa buong bansa ay dapat magsagawa ng unannounced fire at earthquake drills, ayon sa Department of Education (DepEd).
Batay sa DepEd Order (DO) 53, na nilagdaan ni Vice President at Education Secretary Sara Duterte noong Biyernes, ang mga drills na ito ay naglalayong tiyakin ang kahandaan ng mga mag-aaral sa kalamidad.
“Aligned with the Department’s commitment of ensuring [the] safety and well-being of learners and school personnel, all public schools are hereby required to conduct unannounced earthquake and fire drills every first and third week of every month,” ayon sa DO.
Para sa wastong koordinasyon, ang Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Coordinators sa mga paaralan ay dapat makipag tulungan sa mga pinuno ng paaralan para sa ” “planning, implementation at monitoring.”
“These drills are to ensure that learners are properly guided on what should be done during and after an earthquake or occurrences of fire in schools. All schools in the National Capital Region (NCR), Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, and Bulacan, shall create a separate and specific disaster plan for a magnitude 7 or higher earthquake,” ayon pa rin sa DO..
Ipinag-utos ng DepEd sa mga paaralan na ibunyag ang mga planong ito ng detalyado, sakaling may kinalaman ito sa “mass casualties.”
“The plan shall specifically lay down the response should there be a scenario involving mass casualties of learners and personnel,” dagdag nito.
“Local drills and simulative exercises are preventive measures that familiarize escape routes and reinforce proper actions in the occurrence of a calamity. Frequent practice of these drills and exercises would eventually turn these actions into automatic reflexes that would manifest during an actual calamity,” ayon sa salaysay ng DepEd.
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