BY JENNIFER C.
TILOS
DUMAGUETE CITY, May 24 (PIA) – The Department of Education
Dumaguete City Division has initiated a radio based program as a strategy in
the implementation of Mother Tongue Based-Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) to
reach more students and parents.
Under the K to 12 Basic Education Program, the school division continues
to implement the MTB-MLE this school year.
According to city school division superintendent Dr. Ramir Uytico
the ‘Sugilanon sa Kahanginan” radio program had been a very big help to DepEd
in the implementation of MBL-MLE as it widens the people’s knowledge on the
dialect by reading and speaking Cebuano or Visayan phrases.
The MTB-MLE initially introduces 12 major languages in the
Philippines which include Cebuano that aims to improve pupil’s language with
socio-cultural awareness.
Uytico is proud to say that all over the country, only Dumaguete
implements this kind of radio program for the children. “ I am very happy and
grateful to know that our program is not only heard here in the province but it
is heard all over the Philippines,” he added.
Mother tongue as a medium of instruction is a concept of learning
that removes language barrier between the teachers and pupils, it is said.
However, Uytico also reacted on the issue about students who find
this program difficult and unnecessary. “The DepEd is still working on
more different strategies and activities to be conducted for the students using
the Cebuano or Visayan dialect,” Uytico said.
For the parents, the school official also said that they must
understand and be open-minded for any possible changes in the community.
The radio program SugilanonSaKahanginan is supported by the
2nd district congressman George Arnaiz and can be heard on air in power 91
GYGB-FM and 801 DYWC-AM which will resume the first Sunday of July.
(mbcn/jct/PIA7-Negros Oriental/with reports from Lovellein Catubay, SU Intern)
NegOr remains conflict
manageable and devt ready province
·
Leandria P.
Pagunsan
DUMAGUETE CITY, May 25 (PIA)-- Negros Oriental remains
conflict manageable and development ready province as confirmed by the Internal
Peace and Security Operations (IPSO) Central Command here.
Commanding officer of the 302nd brigade, Philippine Army Col
Allan Martin confirmed this during the Provincial Peace and Order Council
(PPOC) meeting held recently at the old session hall of the provincial capitol
building.
However, Col Martin suggested that an independent body preferably
from the academe, religious sector, business sector, socio-civic organization
and labor groups can make a separate assessment as to its validity.
Council members approved during the meeting that a technical
working group headed by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)
and Bantay Bayanihan will convene the group with five members to conduct a
separate study and assessment to confirm if Negros Oriental is indeed conflict
manageable and development ready.
Meanwhile, the 302nd BDE, PA through its Bayanihan Team Activities
(BTA) will conduct a simultaneous daily feeding with the local barangay health
workers in three identified conflict-affected municipalities namely: barangays
Pindawan and Tanlad in Ayungon, barangays Hagtu and Arebasore, Mabinay,
barangays 3 and 4 in Siaton and barangay Candau-ay (dumpsite) in Dumaguete
City.
The said project will be launched on June 5 at Bethel Guest House
and will be attended by Dr. Donald Soriano, Bethesda Ministries Executive
Director.
In another development, Engr. Franco Alpuerto, NegOr Provincial
Engineer informed the PPOC that the province has allocated some
P220M for infrastructure projects and for the purchase of heavy
equipment for concreting of roads especially in identified critical and
far flung areas.
Engineer Alpuerto also confirmed that the provincial government
submitted a project proposal for additional funding by the national government
for P230M specifically for road projects/improvement which he
confirmed as already approved and once released will be due for implementation.
The Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office (NOPPO) also reported
that the peace and order situation in Negros Oriental is
manageable.
According to PSupt. Reynold Andot, the PNP in Negros Oriental gets
the trust and confidence from the community as evidenced by the cooperation and
support from the people in its anti-criminality campaign and law enforcement
operations. (mbcn/lpp/PIA7-Negros Oriental)
DSWD-7 kicks off
Listahanan 2nd round HH assessment In CV
·
Juju M. Empuerto
CEBU CITY, May 25 (PIA) -- The Department of Social Welfare and
Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) kicks off its Listahanan second round
of household assessment to update its database of the poor in the region.
DSWD-7 regional director Mercedita Jabagat said,
the household assessment has already started here in region 7 and we have
deployed our trained enumerators in the field.
DSWD-7 information officer for Listahanan, Kerwin Macopia
said in Central Visayas alone, DSWD7 will assess more than 1 million
households. There are 524,717 households target in Cebu while Negros Oriental
has target of 240,134 households while Bohol has a target of 232,625
households and 18,794 in Siquijor.
Jabagat urged all households to cooperate once their enumerators
will go to their houses and to give them the needed information.
In conducting the household assessment, information is gathered
using the family assessment form (FAF), a four-page questionnaire with 52
observable and verifiable variables, explained Macopia.
Macopia added that the household will be assessed based on
composition; the household members’ highest educational attainment and
occupation; features of the housing structure and access to basic
services or facilities like water, electricity, and sanitary toilet, households’
ownership of assets and tenure status of housing among others.
Jabagat warned the community to be vigilant during the conduct of
the assessment. “There might be bogus or fake enumerators who will knock
on their door and ask money before their household will be assessed. This is
tantamount to extortion and we will not tolerate this kind of action,” Jabagat
added.
Jabagay asked the public to immediately report to DSWD or to
the Local Social Welfare and Development Office in case there are fake
enumerators.
To report complaints on the Listahanan assessment, one may text to
09178902327 using the
format DSWD<space>Listahanan<space>Name<space>Location<space>Question
or Complaint.
They can also email to ask.listahanan@dswd.gov.ph or
call (02) 717-3770, he added. (mbcn/jsme/PIA7-Cebu/with reports from Kerwin
Macopia/DSWD7)
VP Binay updates
status of gov’t housing projects in NegOr
Roi Anthoni B.
Lomotan
DUMAGUETE CITY, May 25 (PIA) – Vice President Jejomar Binay on
Friday spoke with presidents of homeowners association in the province and
informed them on the status of government’s housing projects for informal
settlers in Negros Oriental.
Binay said there are housing projects initiated by the
National Housing Authority (NHA) in Brgy. La Paz in Bais City which is subject
to the issuance of notice to proceed from the developer.
The project is under the Resettlement Assistance Program for Local
Government Units (LGUs) and the budget allocation is pegged at P23.9M. This
will provide housing to 192 informal settlers living in danger areas in Bais
City.
He explained that danger areas are categorized as places easily
flooded when it rains.
Aside from this there are other proposed NHA projects in Dumaguete
City, Tanjay City, Bayawan City, Guihulngan City and in the municipality of
Amlan.
The housing projects in Dumaguete City and Barangay Maninihon in
Bayawan City are awaiting for endorsement of site from LGU and are subject for
evaluation of NHA regional office.
On the other hand, the resettlement project in Barangay
Cadawinonan in Dumaguete City is already finished and is benefitting 451
informal settlers.
The Vice President also addressed the issue on the 3.4 hectare of
land that will be supposedly used as a housing site for 399 families affected
by typhoon “Sendong” that lashed the city few years back.
He explained the project could not push through because of the
problems on payment of inheritance tax. He said he had already discussed
this with Dumaguete City Mayor Manuel Sagarbarria. The NHA, however, continues
to look for solutions regarding this concern.
Meanwhile, the Vice President commended the homeowners’
organization for conducting assemblies like these that would strengthen
the relationship between presidents and members of every homeowners association
towards a peaceful community.
“We can call this people empowerment. Through this assembly, we
enhance your capacity to lead your association effectively. This also provides
you an opportunity to discuss and resolve your problems,” Binay stressed.
Vice Pres. Binay graced the the 2nd General Assembly of
Southeastern Coast Homeowners Association Triad (Negros Oriental, Bohol and
Siquijor) at a local hotel in Dumaguete City.
The goal is to strengthen your organization to avoid and eradicate
corruption not only in your level but also in government agencies. We will also
concentrate on Gender and Development to help us deepen our understanding
on the role of men and women in the development of their community,” Binay
added.
Vice President Binay is in Negros Oriental for two days to do
several activities which include speaking engagements and meeting with local
officials and residents of the province. (mbcn/ral/PIA7-NegOr)