Mayon Volcano campsite now co-managed

 

Mayon Volcano campsite now co-managed. (L-R) Mayor Herbie Aguas of Sto. Domingo Albay (left) and DENR Regional Executive Director Joselin Marcus Fragada, and RTD Felix MEndoza sign the memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the co-management of the Mayon Volcano Natural Park Camp Site and Ecopark in Brgy. Lidong Sto. Domingo, Albay, witnessing the pact is OIC-CENRO Marlon FranciaT (standing and Councilor Chito Baldo of Legazpi City (extreme right). The 35-hectare ecopark is situated at the foothill of Mayon Volcano, a 20-minute ride from Legazpi City. (Photo by JESSEL S. BASANTA)

Sedula, isa sa dokumentong pagkakakilanlan ng residente sa pamayanan

Ni: Bennie A. Recebido

LUNGSOD NG SORSOGON, January 17 (PIA) –  Nanawagan sa mga residenteng nasa tamang edad, empleyado man o hindi, ang ilang mga kapitan sa barangay dito sa lungsod,  na kumuha ng community tax certificate o sertipikong buwis ng pamayanan o mas kilala sa tawag na sedula sa pagpasok pa lamang ng panibagong taon. Ito ay upang maiwasan umano ang pagkakaroon ng mga penalidad sa pagkuha ng sedula.

Ang sedula na tinatawag ding residence certificate ay isang legal na dokumentong pagkakakilanlan sa Pilipinas. Ito ay iniisyu ng mga lungsod o bayan sa lahat ng mga taong nakaabot na sa tinatawag na ‘age of majority’ o tamang edad.

Maliban sa mga designadong tanggapan ng pamahalaang panlungsod o bayan ay maaari din itong kunin sa mga barangay.

Sa pagkuha ng sedula, nabibigyan sila ng pangunahing uri ng aydentipikasyon ng nag-iisang dokumento sa bansa na pinakamalapit sa National ID System.

Makikita sa sedula ang mga sumusunod na impormaston tulad ng: buong pangalan, taas, timbang, Tax Identification Number (TIN), lugar at araw ng kapanganakan, nationality, civil status, pinagkakakitaan, marka ng hinlalaki ng kanang kamay at pirma ng kumuha ng sedula at ng opisyal na nagbigay nito.

Bilang pangunahing pagkakakilanlan o ‘primary form of identification’, ginagamit ang sedula kung magpapanotaryo, kung manunumpa bilang opisyal ng pamahalaan, kung nakatatanggap ng lisensya o permit mula sa opisyal ng pamahalaan, kung magbabayad ng buwis at iba pang mga bayarin sa pamahalaan, kung tatanggap ng pera mula sa pampublikong pondo, sa mga transaksyon sa negosyo, at iba pa.

Sa ilang mga pagkakataon, ginagamit din ang sedula bilang pangalawang pagkakakilanlan o ‘secondary form of identification’ tulad halimbawa sa pag-aplay ng pasaporte.

Sa kasalukuyan, sa ilalim ng Local Government Code of the Philippines, lahat ng mga buwis na nakukuha mula sa pagbabayad ng sedula ay pinaghahatian ng pamahalaang lungsod o munisipalidad at pamahalaang barangay, at may maliit ding bahagi na ibinibigay sa pamahalaang nasyunal bilang bayad sa halaga ng pag-imprenta ng mga sedula.

Ayon sa mga kapitan, sa pamamagitan ng pagbabayad ng sedula natutulungan nito ang mga lokal na pamahalaan sa kanilang ekonomiya dahilan sa nakadadagdag ito sa kaban ng barangay o ng lokal na pamahalaan. (PIA Sorsogon)

Kampanya laban sa ilegal na aktibidad na sumisira sa likas na yaman pinaiigting ng LGU-Sta. Magdalena

Ni: Bennie A. Recebido

LUNGSOD NG SORSOGON, January 17 (PIA) – Higit pang pinaiigting ngayon ng bayan ng Sta. Magdalena ang kanilang kampanya laban sa mga illegal na mangingisda at sa mga sumisira ng kanilang mga yamang tubig at iba pang natural na yaman.

Ito ay matapos na maipasa ng Sangguniang Bayan ng Sta Magdalena sa pangunguna ni Municipal Vice Mayor Eduardo T. Lozano at malagdaan ni Municipal Mayor Alejandro E. Gamos ang Municipal Ordinance No 02 s. 2011 na may titulong “An ordinance providing for the development, management, conservation, protection, utilization and disposition of all fish and fishery/aquatic resources within the municipal waters of Sta. Magdalena and other purposes”.

Ayon kay Councilor Antonio G. Frilles, may-akda ng ordinansa, bahagi umano ito ng kanilang pagsisikap na mapanatili ang kanilang seguridad sa pagkain, matiyak ang sustenableng pag-unlad, pamamahala at pangangalaga ng lahat na uri ng mga lamang-dagat at mga yamang pangkaragatan kasama na rin ang pangangalaga sa kalikasan sa kanilang sakop na lugar.

Hindi rin umano nila isinasantabi ang kalagayan at karapatan ng mga mangingisda at yaong mga nasa sektor ng pangisdaan pati na rin ang mga kababaihan at mga kabataan. “Maliban dito ay buo ding maibibigay ng pamahalaang bayan ng Sta Magdalena ang kanilang suporta sa pamamagitan ng naipasang ordinansa,” pahayag pa ni Frilles.

Kabilang aniya sa mga suportang ito ay ang kaukulang mga pagsasaliksik at tamang teknolohiya, suportang pinansyal, produksyon, konstruksyon ng mga post harvest facilities, tulong upang maibenta ang mga ani at iba pang mga serbisyo.

Pinagtibay din ng ordinansa ang kanilang Municipal at Barangay Fisheries and Aquatic Resources sa pamamagitan ng paglalagay ng taunang pondo dito, at nasa balikat naman ng konseho ang pagpapatupad at pagrerekomenda ng mga kaukulang batas at paggiya sa paghahanda ng kanilang Municipal Fishery Development Plan. (PIA Sorsogon)

S2-DEO is “Best Engineering District” in Bicol Region

GUBAT, SORSOGON, January 13 – A feat for the Engineering District. The bestowal of the awards as the “Best District Engineering Office” for 2011 in the whole Bicol region was an added distinction for the Sorsogon 2^nd District Engineering Office (S2-DEO) and in the administration of District Engineer Jake Alamar.

In less than a year of DE Alamar’s stint as District Engineer of the Sorsogon II DEO, he assumed the role of an administrator/fiscal manager and under his stewardship, the office instituted various reforms and improvements.

The efficient implementation of programs and projects and the output-oriented service rendered by the rank and file employees up to its officials has resulted to a wide-ranging achievement for the 2^nd Engineering District of Sorsogon.

“The criteria for the selection of the ‘Best DEO’ in the whole Bicol region have been complied such as Maintenance Rating, Quality Control, Construction Accomplishment (the fair execution of various projects, i.e. regular infra, MVUC, PDAF, VILP, RWCS, among others) and the Absorptive Capacity,” said DE Alamar.

Aside from the fair execution of various programs and projects, the Sorsogon 2^nd DEO under DE Alamar and Assistant DE Romeo F. Cielo has embarked on a string of reforms and improvements in the office’s operations. Memoranda and guidelines have been released to augment efficient work output, thereby making public service the top most concern of each personnel.

The award was decided by the Management Committee (ManCom), Central Office and was personally handed-over by no less than the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary, Hon. Rogelio L. Singson to DE Alamar.

S2-DEO personnel were all exultant with the award and recognition received, this being the first for the Sorsogon 2^nd District Engineering Office. (Harry E. Deri, DPWH S2-DEO/PIA Sorsogon)

Multi- Sectoral Forest Protection Council to intensify information education campaign on environment protection

By Irma A. Guhit

SORSOGON CITY, January 16 (PIA)….. The need to intensify the information education campaign in instilling awareness among the constituency of the province of Sorsogon in the protection and conservation of the environment has been one of the agreements made during the 1^{st quarter} meeting of the Multi-Sectoral Forest Protection Council (MFPC) last week here at Villa Isabel.

“We have to intensify the awareness of the people in Sorsogon in terms of environmental protection and conservation given the disasters that struck the country based on man’s total disregard of the environment,” Andy Espinar, MFPC president said.

“While we have strengthened the apprehension activities of the MFPC through the active roles provided by the Philippine National Police, Philippine Army, Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office, awareness on the mitigation mechanisms to protect and conserve our environment is of utmost importance,” he said.

During the meeting the different sectoral groups were provided a working time to come up with their annual work plan to be collated as the provincial MFPC work and financial plan 2012 heightening information education campaign.

One of the concerns that have surfaced was to provide also provisions for livelihood component so that those that are engaged in illegal cutting of trees usually made into charcoal or practicing kaingin system should be identified and given assistance to refrain from their usual activity as this is detrimental to the immediate area where these activities are done should there be soil erosion and flooding.

The chair on the committee for livelihood Mr. Godofredo Ditan said that recommendation to local officials and other agencies that can provide the needed intervention should be given attention.

Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer, Rene Camacho said that he will give a copy of the environmental profile of the province as this will be the basis of the MFPC as a baseline data for dissemination and the benchmark for the local officials on what is the true condition of their municipalities in terms of forest cover to come up with their environmental plan and areas for reforestation.

The council also emphasized to all members to support the National Greening Program of the government, a strategy for environmental protection with the full assistance of the Energy Development Corporation (EDC) providing seedlings and planting materials.

EDC-Environmental Management Department supervisor Henry Roy said that under their BINHI program, the company is pursuing to green the areas especially where geothermal plants were based.

An information dissemination campaign was conducted today at PBN-DZMS headed by the Philippine Information Agency , the Department of Education with the full support of Kapisanan ng Mga Broadcasters sa Pilipinas, Sorsogon Chapter president and MFPC chair Andy Espinar. (PIA-SORSOGON)