DepEd and DILG enjoin teachers and LGUs to observe 25thEDSA People Power
DUMAGUETE CITY Feb 23 (PIA) The Department of Education (DepEd) has set a National Achievement Test (NAT) orientation in its respective central schools on February 25 though public school teachers are expected to participate in the observance of the 25th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution.
There will be no classes on Friday, Feb. 25, but DepEd has lined-up activities such as simultaneous conduct of NAT orientation while group of Fit for School regional evaluators visit to schools to monitor the implementation of essential health program.
School officials are also expected to organize activities among themselves to commemorate the anniversary of one of the important political events in Philippine history.
Meanwhile, the local Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has enjoined all local chief executives to celebrate the occasion in their respective cities and municipalities.
Suggested activities include flag raising ceremony, bell-ringing, ecumenical prayers, medical mission, tree planting, among others to highlights the celebration.
President Benigno Aqui-no III issued Memorandum Circular 13 last Monday, instructing departments, agencies and local government units to actively participate in the celebration headed by the EDSA People Power Commission (EPPC).
With the theme "Pili-pino Ako, Ako ang Lakas ng Pagbabago," the EPPC will commemorate the event with activities that will expand awareness on the principles and values that the EDSA People Power Revolution stands for. (PIA/JCT)
By Jennifer Catan-Tilos
DUMAGUETE CITY Feb 23 (PIA) At least 70 soldiers from different units of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) assigned in Negros Oriental will be awarded of certificates of ownership to their new homes on February 24 at Camp Leon Kilat in Tanjay City.
LtGen Arturo Ortiz, Commanding General of the Philippine Army will turn-over the keys and the certificates of ownership to soldier-beneficiaries under the “Kalinga sa Kawal Housing Project” (KKHP).
According to Col. Manuel Luis Ochotorena, commander of the 302nd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army (PA) the KKHP was conceived by the Department of National Defense (DND) entered into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on July 16, 2005 with Gawad Kalinga and in partnership with AFP Savings and Loan Association, Inc. (AFPSLAI) as part of their corporate social responsibility.
Col Ochotorena said the objective of the KK housing program is to provide a better quality of life, comfort, and security to personnel of the PA and their families.
The 302nd IB Commander said Camp Leon Kilat housing project for soldiers is the only one of the 16 sites nationwide.
To assist with LtGen Arturo Ortiz in the awarding ceremony are Maj Gen Vicente Porto; Governor Roel Degamo of Negros Oriental; and Tanjay City Mayor Lawrence Teves.
The AFP housing program grants each beneficiary with a 150-square meter lot and a house to be paid under a 50-50 sharing scheme between beneficiary and donors. (PIA/JCT)
Negros Oriental Guv's first provincial address get positive reviews from mayors
by: Rachelle M. Nessia
DUMAGUETE CITY, Feb. 23 (PIA) -- Mayors who attended the first state of the province address delivered by Gov. Roel Degamo yesterday lauded the governor’s programs of government which focused on the areas of health, education and livelihood.
Speaking before a packed Provincial Board Session Hall at the Legislative Building here, Degamo promised concrete, meaningful solutions to current problems as he intends to continue the programs started by his two predecessors.
Ayungon Mayor Edsel Enardecido, who also sits as vice-president of the League of Municipalities (LMP) here, said he found the governor's agenda doable, simple and realistic.“I am impressed with his programs of government as they will directly benefit the people,” he said.
Valencia Mayor Ricardo Gonzalez shared Enardecido's views although he advised the governor to wield an iron hand when implementing the programs he mentioned in his speech. “There are some projects there that needs to be implemented with firmness and an iron hand to make sure that the program is pushed thru,” he said.
On the other hand, Jimalalud Mayor and LMP President Reynaldo Tuanda, Sr. described the governor's speech as sincere and honest. “His plans for the province are doable since these are supported with funds, so there is no reason why he should fail,” he said.
Tuanda, however, noted that most of the agenda outlined in the governor's program of government are not new as these are the programs of the two previous governors. “But I sense that he intends to complete what has been started since he said he wants to complete these plans of development before his term ends in 2013,” he said.
Engr. Greg Uymatiao, chairman of the Negros Oriental Business Development Foundation (NOBDF) who came to listen to the governor's address, likewise echoed Tuanda's observation. “Those were also the plans and programs of the past administration. But I think his programs are comprehensive, and I think he is determined to continue the programs of the previous governor,” he said.
Degamo rose to the top of the provincial political ladder when he became first as vice governor after the death of then Gov. Emilio Macias II in June last year, and then as governor after the demise of then Governor Agustin Perdices.
In his speech, Degamo outlined the various programs he plans to implement under his agenda for progress that he dubbed as HELP or Health, Education, and Livelihood Program such as completion of the four-storey central block project of the Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital with the aim of decongesting the hospital, continuation of former Gov. Macias' school building program, aggressive development of tourism sites such as the Tambobo Bay. (RMN/PIA-7 Negros Oriental)