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CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela, April 6 (PIA) -- The city government here recently brought all the basic services to the city's far flung barangays through its ‘Dulog at Dinig’ program.
Mayor Evelyn Diaz led other city officials in bringing various services in barangays Bintacan, Rang-ayan, Villa Imelda, Nanaguan, and Cabisera 14-16.
According to Paul Bacungan, city information officer, among the programs and services brought closer to the residents include medical, dental and optical services, civil registration, seedling dispersal, feeding program, animal branding. A mass wedding was also held during the event.
Bacungan also announced that the next ‘Dulog at Dinig’ will be conducted on April 13 at barangays Fuyo, Sta. Catalina, Santa Victoria and Maran 1st-3rd.
He said aside from door-to-door delivery of basic services, the program aims to act instantly on problems or proposals of barangay officials and deliver the needed services raised or requested by the barangay folks. (ALM/MGE/PIA-2 Isabela)
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MALLIG, Isabela, April 11 (PIA) -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) recently opened the 23rd Negosyo Center in this town aimed at bringing the agency’s programs and services closer to local entrepreneurs.
Ma. Salvacion Castillejos, DTI-Isabela head, said that the Negosyo Center will serve as a one-stop shop for start-up and business registration processes of the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Mallig and nearby municipalities.
Castillejos said it will also facilitate the implementation of development programs and provide capacity building for MSMEs on business conceptualization, management, marketing, human resource, and other aspects of maintaining businesses.
“We target to establish a Negosyo Center in each LGU regionwide to bring government services closer to MSMEs to equip them with the necessary competencies and knowledge to ensure success of their respective enterprises” Castillejos added.
Mayor Jose Calderon expressed his gratitude to DTI for putting up a Negosyo Center in this town, saying the facility will further encourage prospective entrepreneurs to do business and contribute to the town’s the economy. (ALM/MGE/PIA-2 Isabela)
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After NNC R02 successful regional dissemination of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2017-2022 in 2017, the municipality of Jones in Isabela and Province of Batanes conducted its municipal and provincial dissemination, respectively, to pledge support and adopt the PPAN 2017-2022.
Armed with its desire and learnings from the regional dissemination, the municipality of Jones conducted its locally funded municipal dissemination last 21 February while the NNC R02, to maximize the reach of the PPAN, disseminated it last 28 February in Basco, Batanes.
Mr. John Nestor Ballad, nutrition officer II of NNC R02, shared to the participants the regional nutrition situation based on DOST-FNRI National Nutrition Survey and based on Operation Plus Timbang results of 2017. He also emphasized the ranking of provinces and the continuous increasing trend of overweight and obesity in school children in the region.
Moreover, Ms. Maria Gisela M. Lonzaga, oic-nutrition program coordinator of NNC R02, extensively explained the PPAN 2017-2022. She also presented the different nutrition specific and sensitive programs which the area can adopt and implement to improve the nutrition situation in their localities.
Ms. Mariannette Sacatrapuz, municipal nutrition officer III-Jones, Isabela, presented their municipal nutrition situation and their best practices in the reduction of malnutrition in their area while Dr. Roel Nicolas, provincial nutrition action officer-Batanes, explained that the presence of stunting and underweight prevalence in the province is due to cases of teenage pregnancy.
OIC-NPC Lonzaga led the symbolic turnover of the PPAN document to local chief executives, sangguniang bayan and panlalawigan members, president of different organizations and representative from non-government organizations.
Read more: Jonesians, Ivatans pledge support to PPAN 2017-2022
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BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, April 10 (PIA) -- The SN Aboitiz Power-Magat (SNAP-Magat) recently gave P100,000 livelihood fund for a women’s organization in Bagabag town.
The fund was received by Lina Leodovico, president of the Abot Palad Association in the town with municipal officials.
Leodovico said the fund, which was earlier requested through former Governor Ruth Padilla, also the president of Abot Palada Association Provincial Federation, will be used for their rice retailing business.
“This will surely help our members who need additional sources of income so that they can support their families,” Leodovico said.
The fund was rolled out through SNAP-Magat’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program.
SNAP-Magat operates the Magat Hydro Power Project in Ramon, Isabela which is supplied by water from the watersheds of Nueva Vizcaya, Ifugao and Isabela. (ALM/BME/PIA 2-Nueva Vizcaya)
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Regional Nutrition Evaluation Team (RNET) Region 02 planned for the 2018 Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation (MELLPI) and Search for the Regional Outstanding Barangay Nutrition Scholars Evaluation during the RNET members meeting and orientation at Taj Hotel and Resto/Bar, Tuguegarao City on 23 February 2018.
“The National Nutrition Council, is mandated among others, to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the country’s food and nutrition program, the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN). Toward this mandate, the interagency NNC annually conducts the Monitoring and Evaluation of Local Level Plan Implementation or MELLPI since 1978. It aims to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of local governments in planning and implementing local nutrition programs.” Likewise, in conjunction with the MELLPI, the NNC also evaluates the performance of the Barangay Nutrition Scholars (BNS).
The BNSs are the barangay-based volunteers tasked to coordinate the delivery of basic nutrition and related services in their respective area of assignments. Both the MELLPI and BNS evaluation are institutionalized activities since 1979 of the national and local nutrition committees.
Read more: RNET R02 prepares for 2018 MELLPI and BNS Evaluation
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CABARROGUIS, Quirino, March 28 (PIA) -- The Provincial Advisory Council of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in the province is set to conduct series of dialogues with the barangay officials, parents and the 1,315 4Ps children who were listed as out-of school youth as of December 2017.
Laura D. Alcon, provincial link, said majority of these youth and children came from Diffun with 420, followed by Nagtipunan with 253; Aglipay-242; Maddela-188; Cabarroguis-123 and Saguday-89.
Alcon said among the identified reasons why these children failed to enroll this school year are: they are already working (472), they expressed disinterest to go to school (323); early marriage (99); parents’ decision (86); financial problems (49) and early pregnancy (46). Other reasons include: distance, being sickly, sibling care and bullying.
Agaton Pagbilao, provincial social welfare and development officer, said the problem must be addressed immediately as he assured of the full support of the Team EMBRACE (Empowering Movement for the Better Integration and Advocacy in Caring Environment).
Read more: 4Ps Advisory Council to bring over a thousand OSY back to school
