Decease of sales last 2011 holiday season noted – DTI

By: Irma A. Guhit

SORSOGON CITY, January 6 (PIA)… In an interview this morning here with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Consumer Welfare Desk head , Evelyn Paguio disclosed the woes of some businessmen especially department stores and the market vendors in  the sudden decrease in sales observed last 2011 during the holiday season.

Paguio said that most of the business sectors here hoping that the holiday season was an occasion for the business sector to be bullish , thir expectation was met with a different outcome.

As observed she said even sales in department stores and other business outlets here were not the same as of the previous year of 2010 as compared to 2011 holiday season.

She said that the impact of the weather was one of the reasons  why people were not spending so much aside from some sectors in both private and government received their incentives just this January and have been thankful too that spending was lessened during the holiday season.

With the continuous rains now experienced here in the province, mobility of people were slackened that most would rather go home and just stay indoors.

According to Paguio even sales in firecrackers and other new near noise merry making device have also dropped in sales as reported by vendors and small store outlets within the province.

With the campaign of government to just go for some innovative means to create noise to welcome the New Year, people have become aware not to purchase firecrackers according to Paguio.

Some department store even reported that they did not make additional orders from their suppliers especially branded food of hams as the result of sales during Christmas time really dropped and with the quite tough money situation, people only tend to buy basic commodities and not the unusual luxurious food that they would prepare during the holidays.

Paguio also explained that even food outlets here have also observed that the sales was not as good as the previous 2010 due also to the weather condition and maybe she said people are aware now only to buy what is basic and only what they need.

Sales in computers have been noted to have increased last year 2011 starting November to December including mobile phones as also reported by the different stores selling these gadgets.

The trend in people becoming savvy in new technologies have an impact also in the increase in sales of these outlets. (PIA-SORSOGON)

Sorsogon City children’s park and wellness center now in the pipeline for 2012

By Irma A. Guhit

SORSOGON CITY, January 6 (PIA)… The Sorsogon City government continuous development program in terms of uplifting the infrastructure landscape beside the Sorsogon City Hall for this year, 2012 will include the construction of the Children’s Park and Wellness Center within a 4 ha lot beside the city hall.

In a statement given by Sorsogon City mayor Leovic R. Deoneda during the opening of the Sosogon Festival 2011 last December, he laid out several projects pipelined for this year.

The proposed Children’s Park according to him will have a more environmentally sound feature with the existing trees to be retained , more greeneries to be provided and a more open space to allow children to play in a safe area.

Dioneda also disclosed that the influx of people especially families staying in the open space in front of the city hall now has become one of the best areas most visited. People who loves to walk, become fit  are usually seen early in the morning or usually after office hours enjoying their brisk walks till evening time.

“I have seen that there is still a need to have more open space to allow people within the city enjoy their morning or afternoon walks and I have also seen the park in front the city hall now become a family bonding place especially during Saturdays and Sundays’” he reiterated.

“The need to have additional separate park for the children where they can enjoy and at the same time be safe is now part of the urban planning mechanism to address the need to create safer cities and Sorsogon City is one of the emerging cities now that has heeded to this call,” he said.

‘The Wellness Center will also allow people of all ages to have physical exercise in an area big enough to accommodate people who would like to flex their muscles for stamina and health development and maintenance,” he said.

The direction of the city is now towards the human development and environmental conservation that all facilities and structures that will be constructed will conform to address the effects of Climate Change.

He also said that there are still other projects now in the pipeline for 2012 that will make easy the traffic flow, management of solid wastes, creation of safer facilities for work, enjoyment and other activities and development that conforms to the global needs as a way to implement good governance.

He also said that such infrastructure or development like parks and centers will always be in synch with the Climate Change adaptation and mitigation mechanism as this is now the in thing in developing cities.

He also underscored the need for the constituency to help him in becoming aware of how to safeguard these facilities being provided by the city government and take good care of them as if its their own.(PIA-SORSOGON)

Turismo prayoridad ngayon ng pamahalaang bayan ng Pto. Diaz

Ni: Bennie A. Recebido

LUNGSOD NG SORSOGON, January 6 (PIA) – Pagsusulong ng turismo ang prayoridad ngayon ng pamahalaang lokal ng Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon dahilan sa mayamang potensyal pangturismo ng bayang ito.

Ayon kay Prieto Diaz Municipal Mayor Jocelyn Lelis na sa ilalim ng kanyang administrasyon nais niyang malinang at mapaganda pa ang mga lugar pangturismo sa kanyang bayan kung kaya’t hiniling nito sa pamahalaang probinsyal sa pamamagitan ni Sorsogon Governor Raul R. Lee na mapaglaanan din ngkaukulang pondo ang mga imumungkahi niyang programang pangturismo doon.

Matatandaang nagkaroon na ng inisyal na pagbabaha-bahagi ng P350 milyong pondong inutang ng pamahalaang probinsyal ng Sorsogon upang isulong ang mga proyekto at programamng magdadala ng kaunlaran sa lalawigan.

Sinabi ni Lelis na positibo siyang mabibigyang-pansin ng provincial government ang kanilang bayan kahit pa nga kabilang ito sa 5th class municipality.

Partikular niyang pinangalanan ang Sabang Beach at Nagsurok Cave sa mga destinasyong pangturismo ng Pto. Diaz na nais niyang malinang at mapaganda pa nang sa gayon ay dayuhin ito ng mas marami pang mga turista.

Maliban sa dalawang lugar, isa din ang Pto. Diaz sa mga piling priority wetlands sa bansa at sanktwaryo ng halos ay 408 na uri ng mga dumadayong ibon mula sa iba’t-ibang mga bansa sa Asya. Partikular na dinadayo ng mga ibong ito ang mga barangay ng Sabang, Diamante, Rizal at Quidolog.

Dagdag pa niya na tiyak ding masisiyahan ang mga turista sa mga makikita nilang sea grasses at mangrove plantation sa nasabing bayan.

Ang bayan ng Prieto Diaz ay may 23 mga barangay kung saan ang ilang mga pangalan nito ay hango sa yamang-mineral tulad ng Diamante, Tupaz, Perlas at iba pa. (www.bicol.da.gov.ph /BAR, PIA Sorsogon)

Matumal na bentahan sa mga groserya at palengke naobserbahan ng DTI

Ni: Bennie A. Recebido

LUNGSOD NG SORSOGON, January 6 (PIA) – Aminado ang Department of Trade and Industry Sorsogon na naging matumal ang bentahan sa mga groserya at palengke kahit ng mga noche buena products at iba pang mga produkto nitong nakaraang pasko at bagong taon.

Ayon kay DTI Sorsogon Consumer Welfare Desk Chief Evelyn Paguio na maging siya mismo bilang kasama sa price monitoring task force at isang ina ay naobserbahan na ang ilang mga branded products na kadalasang hinahanap ng mga kunsumidor ay hindi na halos nakitang nakadisplay sa mga pangunahing tindahan ng groserya.

Aniya, mas pinili na lamang umano ng mga negosyante na huwag na lamang kumuha ng stock ng ilang mga produkto para sa nakaraang bagong taon dahilan na rin sa karanasan nila ng bentahan noong kapaskuhan.

Halos mga bagong uri ng brand ang nakita sa mga groserya at palengke habang ilan din ang nagbagsak presyo at ginawang buy-one take-one ang ilang mga produkto mabili lamang ang mga ito.

Aniya, maliban sa talagang mahirap ang naging pagpasok ng pera nitong nakaraang okasyon, naging salik din ang pabago-bagong panahon dahilan upang halos ay tamarin na rin ang ilang mga residente na lumabas at mag-shopping.

Dagdag pa niyang may ilan ding naghayag na natatanggap pa lamang din nila ang kanilang Christmas incentives kung saan halos ay patapos o tapos na ang okasyon.

Subalit magkaganon man ay positibo pa rin ang pamunuan ng DTI Sorsogon na mas magiging maganda ang bentahan at negosyo ngayong taong 2012 at mamamantini pa rin ang halaga ng mga bilihin o kung hindi man ay magkakaroon lamang ng kaunting pagtaas sa mga halaga nito. (PIA Sorsogon)

Gubat National High School popondohan ng mahigit P20-M

Ni: Bennie A. Recebido

LUNGSOD NG SORSOGON, January 5 (PIA) – Naghayag ng malaking kasiyahan si Gubat Municipal Mayor Ronnel Lim matapos na mapaglaanan ng pondo ang Gubat National High School.

Ayon sa ulat, aabot sa P27-M ang inilaang pondo para sa personal services habang aabot naman sa P2 milyon ang pondong inilaan para sa maintenance at iba pang operational services ng nasabing paaralan ngayong taon.

Ayon sa alkalde, ang nasabing pondo ay galing sa General Appropriations Act na magbibigay ng malaking tulong para sa nasabing paaralan.

Matandaang ilang ulit na ring napatunayan ng Gubat National High School ang galing ng kanilang mga mag-aaral sa larangan ng pakikipagtagisan ng kaalaman sa ibang mga paaralan hindi lamang sa bayan ng Gubat kundi maging sa labas ng lalawigan.

Isa na dito ang pagkakapanalo ng mga mag-aaral nito sa isinagawang final showcase ng Project Citizen: Promoting Democratic Values in Sorsogon.

Ang Project Citizen ay isang research-based project para sa mga kabataan na tinutulungan ng Spanisg government. Sinasanay nito ang mga mag-aaral sa larangan ng policy development at art of lobbying.

Mula sa mga natutunan nila ay maaari nang sila na mismo ang gumawa ng policy advocacy o di kaya’y alternatibong solusyon na maipiprisinta nila sa kani-kanilang mga opisyal sa barangay kung saan sila kabilang. (PIA Sorsogon)

Ordinansa kaugnay sa paggamit ng mga paputok iminumungkahi

Ni: Bennie A. Recebido

LUNGSOD NG SORSOGON, January 5 (PIA) – Malaki ang naging pasasalamat ni Sorsogon City Police Chief PSupt Edgardo Ardales sa publiko sa naging positibong pagtugon nito upang maging matagumpay ang kampanya laban sa paggamit ng paputok noong nakaraang selebrasyon ng kapaskuhan at pagsalubong sa bagong taon.

Sinabi ni Ardales na kahit pa nga wala silang naitalang kaso ng mga naputukan hindi lamang sa lungsod kundi maging sa buong lalawigan, hindi pa rin nakatitiyak na sa mga susunod na pagdiriwang ay masusutinihan ang ganitong malinis na rekord.

Kaugnay nito, sinabi niyang dapat na magkaroon ng mas malinaw at komprehensibong mga patakaran upang tuluyang maisabuhay ng indibidwal na mga Sorsoganon ang pag-iwas sa paggamit ng paputok sa mga panahong may pagdiriwang tulad ng pasko at bagong taon.

Aminado ang opisyal na ang pagpapaputok ay bahagi na ng tradisyon ng mga Pilipino subalit mas dapat umanong iprayoridad ang kaligtasan ng buhay ng bawat isa.

Pinaboran din ni Ardales ang ginawang istratehiya ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Davao kung saan nagpatupad ito ng total ban sa paggamit ng mga paputok doon.

Nais umano niyang matularan ang sistemang ito kung kaya’t iminumungkahi niya sa mga lokal na mambabatas sa lungsod ng Sorsogon na magpasa ng resolusyon o magkaroon ng ordinansa kaugnay ng total ban sa mga paputok at pagpapaputok.

Aniya, mas maganda ring magkaroon ng batas pambansa ukol sa paggamit ng mga paputok na maisasakatuparan sa pamamagitan ng legislative branch ng national government. (PIA Sorsogon)