Sorsogon Media undergoes DRRM_CCA workshop

PROVINCE OF SORSOGON, June 7 - The two-day orientation (June 7 to 8, 2012) on Disaster Risk Reduction Management and Climate Change Adaptation (DRRM-CCA) for media persons is exceedingly significant seeing the cluster as an intermediate agency which disseminate and shares substantial information to the public down to the community.

In a statement, Sorsogon Provincial Disaster Risk Management Office Chief Jose F. Lopez said that  the Provincial Government’s endeavors would not gain momentum for the public to understand and be stimulated to cooperate and fit into how exactly DRRM-CCA programmes could be implemented. “There are no expanse of advocacy and awareness the government would undertake correspondingly without the complete understanding and participation of the media,” Lopez said.

 

This media workshop on DRRM-CCA is another group effort alongside World Vision-Green Valley Development Program Sorsogon (WV-GVDP) with the support of Coastal Community Resources (Coastal CORE) and Livelihood Development Incorporated as well as the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO-LGU).

 

SPDRMO has recently combined with Coastal CORE in a three-day trainers’ training on Participatory Community Risk Assessment and Contingency Planning for 25 barangays of the Local Government Unit of Barcelona last April, 2012.

WV-GVDP on the other hand has previously shared the efforts of the Provincial Government in steering a four-day Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction Contingency Planning-Workshop past March, 2011 at the El Retiro in barangay Cabidan for the members of the Barangay Development Council-Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction Management Committee and City/Municipal Information Officers of LGUs Juban, Casiguran, Magallanes, Santa Magdalena, and Sorsogon City.

PENRO-LGU meanwhile has Disaster Risk Reduction-Climate Change Adaptation (DRR-CCA) actively involved in all its activities.

This two-day workshop is expected to contribute valuable data on why disasters occur, forms of natural hazards, facts about Global Warming and Climate Change, basic terminologies and concepts of DRR-CCA, as well as the initiatives of the Province.

“By the end of the workshop, recommendations will be drawn out from the media participants,” the SPDRMO Chief said. “Definitely, it’s one of the expected results of this orientation that we would be able to know how they will act and what their role would be in furtherance of the awareness and orientation of community, “he added.

Predominantly, the training is to assure the public that broadcasters would “know what they are talking about” as far as DRRM-CCA is concerned. “They also must be conversant and well-informed of the issues so that together we would only sing one tune,” the official added.

“Instead of creating confusion, we would be able to create a unified as well as clear methodologies and actions to be taken,” he concluded.

Speaking on behalf of KBP-Sorsogon chairman Armand E. Dematera, Jing R. Henderson said that this most recent partnership is a welcome development since the organization at this time is shoving for the capacity building of broadcasters. She said that this would also strengthen their partnership between LGUs and NGOs in the course of disasters. (Von Andre E. Labalan P.I.O. SPDRMO/PIA Sorsogon)

903rd Brigade to conduct the Philippine Army Qualifying Examination

CASTILLA, SORSOGON, June 7 – The 903^rd Brigade based in Sorsogon has initiated the conduct of the Philippine Army Qualifying Examinations (officially known as the AFP Battery Test or AFPTB) in Sorsogon City to cater to all Sorsogonans who want to join the Philippine Army. Representatives from the Army Personnel Management Center based in Fort Bonifacio will be sent by Headquarters, Philippine Army to oversee the examinations on June 9 and 10, 2012 at the Provincial Gymnasium. The examination is expected to last at least 3 hours.

Col Felix Castro Jr, the Brigade Commander, said that aspirants usually take their examinations in Pili, Camarines Sur or in Legazpi City, Albay. Unfortunately, many are unable to avail of this opportunity due to the distance and of course, financial considerations. So he requested that a special examination be conducted in Sorsogon City which was immediately approved by higher headquarters. “This is to give equal opportunity to the Sorsogonanons who dream of becoming soldiers”, Col Castro said.

Col Castro further offered the following details:

Qualifications for Officer:

*         21 to 24 years old

*         At least 5ft in height

*         Single

*         Graduate of any 4 year course

*         No pending case

Qualifications for enlisted personnel:

*           18 to 26 years old

*           At least 5ft in height

*           Single

*           At least 72 units in college

*           If high school graduate, must have skills needed by the Philippine Army

*           No pending case

Dates of Examination:  

            June 9, 2012             8 AM up to 5 PM

            June 10, 2012          8 AM up to 5 PM

Venue: Sorsogon Provincial Gymnasium

Things to bring:

NSO Birth Certificate (original)

For high school graduate, bring Form 137

For those with 72 units, bring certification from school

For college graduate, bring original diploma

Pencil (preferably Mongol #1)

Ballpen

The Philippine Army, through the 903^rd Brigade, hopes to recruit the best and the brightest Sorsoganon for enlistment into the military service.

The long history of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, not just in the Philippine Army, is full of stories of Sorsoganons whose heroism and sacrifices would make anyone proud of his roots.

For sure, these young aspirants would be up to the challenge to continue the legacy of those soldiers who came ahead. (ASabas, PA/PIA Sorsogon)

Military Diocese naghahanap ng nais maging Chaplain ng Uniform Services

Ni: Bennie A. Recebido

LUNGSOD NG SORSOGON, June 7 (PIA) – Maliban sa iba pang kasanayan o skills, naghahanap din ngayon ang military diocese ng mga nais maging chaplain o pari ng uniform services.

Ayon kay Reverend Father/Captain Paul Reyel De Guzman, Jr., vocation director ng Military Diocese, nangangailangan sila ng apatnapung Catholic Priest upang maging chaplain sa iba’t-ibang mga Uniform o Armed Services sa Pilipinas kung saan dalawampu ang kailangan para sa Philippine National Police (PNP) at dalawampu din sa Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)

Ang Formation House ng mga seminarista ay matatagpuan sa Domo Decepe Formation House sa Villamor Airbase sa Pasay.

Ayon pa kay Rev. Fr. Guzman, dapat na nagtapos ng Philosophy ang kwalipikadong aplikante upang maging chaplain.

Ang chaplain ang siyang magsisisilbing gabay sa ispiritwal na pangangailangan ng mga kasundaluhan at kapulisan.

Para sa mga interesado, makipag-ugnayan lamang kay Rev. Fr./Capt. Paul De Guzman sa numerong 09178251974 o magsadya sa Saint Martin of Tours Parish sa Camp Elias Angeles sa Brgy. San Jose, Pili, Camarines Sur. (Phil. Army/BARecebido, PIA Sorsogon)

Internal Peace and Security Plan, maaayos na naipapatupad ayon sa Phil. Army

LUNGSOD NG SORSOGON, June 7 (PIA) – Sa ipinalabas na istatistika ng Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas, maayos na naipatutupad ng mga kasundaluhan ang Internal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP) “Bayanihan” sa bansa.

Sa naging pahayag ni Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Bautista, commanding general ng Philippine Army, bumaba noong nakaraang taon ng labing-isang bahagdan ang bilang ng karahasan o violence rate ng Communist Party of the Philippines/New People’s Army (CPP/NPA), samantalang limampu’t-anim na bahagdan naman sa Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) kumpara noong taong 2010.

Sinabi ni Bautista na maraming kasapi din ng Abbu Sayyaf Group ang nahuli ng mga militar simula nang ipatupad ang IPSP Bayanihan ng pamahalaan.

Binigyang-diin ng heneral na bagama’t maayos na naipatutupad ang IPSP ay kailangan pang dagdagdan ng mga kasundaluhan ang kanilang pagsisikap katuwang ang Philippine National Police at iba pang mga stakeholder upang tuluyan nang malutas ang “Internal Threats” hanggang 2016 at nang maituon na rin ng Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas ang kanilang misyon sa kanilang “territorial duties”.

Samantala, sa ginawang press conference kahapon kaugnay ng pagdiriwang ng Araw ng Kasarinlan ng pilipinas ngayong taon, sinabi ni 903^rd Infantry Brigade Commanding Officer Col. Felix Castro, Jr. na bagama’t may mga tinatawag na “priority areas” ang Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas pagdating sa insurhensiya, buo ang tiwala nila na matutuldukan na rin ang insurhensya sa bansa bago matapos ang 2016 lalo na’t unti-unti na ring namumulat ang mga mamamayan sa kanayunan ukol sa tunay na kahalagahan ng kapayapaan at sa katotohanang hindi digmaan at rebelyon ang sagot sa pagkamit sa tunay na kapayapaan.

Nanawagan din ito sa mga media na tulungan silang maipalabas ang katotohanan ukol sa pagkamit sa tunay na kapayapaan at sa paghikayat sa mga rebelde na magbalik-loob na sa pamahalaan at mamuhay ng mapayapa.

Sakali umanong maging “manageable” na ang insurhensiya sa bansa ay ibibigay na nila ang pamamahala sa mga Local Government Unit at sa Phil. National Police.

Binigyang-diin din nito na hindi dapat na nakaatang lamang sa balikat ng AFP ang pagbibigay proteksyon sa bansa laban sa mga kaaway at mananakop sapagkat napatunayan na sa kasaysayan ng bansa kung paanong nakipaglaban hindi lamang ang mga aramdong lakas ng bansa at mga gerilya kundi ang bawat Pilipino. (BARecebido, PIA Sorsogon/Phil. Army)

Sorsogon handa na sa pagdiriwang ng Araw ng Kasarinlan 2012

Ni: Bennie A. Recebido

LUNGSOD NG SORSOGON, June 5 (PIA) – Handang-handa na ang lalawigan ng Sorsogon para sa pagdiriwang ng ika-114 na taong anibersaryo ng Kasarinlan ng Bansang Pilipinas laban sa mga mananakop nito.

Sa isinagawang pagpupulong kahapon ng iba’t-ibang mga ahensya ng pamahalaan sa pangunguna ni Sorsogon Governor Raul R. Lee, isinapinal na ang limang-araw na mga aktibidad kung saan inaasahang mas magiging makahulugan ito dahilan sa pagkakaisa at aktibong partisipasyon ng mga lokal at pambansang ahensya ng pamahalaan.

Ayon kay Gov. Lee, higit na mararamdaman ngayong taon ng ga Sorsoganon ang kabuluhan ng pagdiriwang ng kasarinlan sa pamamagitan ng iba’t-ibang mga programa at serbisyong ipapakita ng bawat ahensyang kasali.

Aniya, taliwas sa mga nagdaang mga taon kung saan simpleng ipinagdiriwang ang Philippine Independence Day sa pamamagitan ng Flag Raising Ceremony, pagkanta ng Lupang Hinirang, Panunumpa sa Watawat at pag-alay ng mga bulaklak sa paanan ng rebulto ng pambansang bayaning si Dr. Jose Rizal, ngayong taon ay dadagdagan pa ito ng Pagpupugay sa Watawat at symbolic tree planting sa palibot ng Kapitolyo mismong sa Hunyo 12.

Sa halip din na isang araw lang ay gagawin ang selebrasyon sa loob ng limang araw mula Hunyo 9 hanggang sa Hunyo 13, 2012 kung saan maglalagay ng mga booth ang mahigit sampung mga ahensya upang ipakita ang kani-kanilang mga natatanging serbisyong tunay na mapapakinabangan ng mga Sorsoganon.

Ayon naman kay Col. Felix Castro, commanding officer ng 903^rd Infantry Brigade ng Philippine Army at over-all working committee chair ng selebrasyon ng Philippine Independence Day 2012 sa Sorsogon, isang mini-kasanggayahan ang magaganap na pagdiriwang, ang pagkakaiba nga lamang sapagkat sa taunang Kasanggayahan Festival ng lalawigan ay tampok ang mga produktong agrikultural at lokal na serbisyo ng probinsya, habang ang pagdiriwang ngayon ay tatampukan ng mga programa, mandato at serbisyo ng mga tanggapan sa Sorsogon.

Kabilang sa mga aabangan ng publiko sa loob ng limang araw na pagdiriwang ay ang free massage at hair-cut ng mga kasundaluhan, libreng blood pressure check-up at first aid services ng Department of Health (DoH), Provincial Health Office (PHO) at ng Philippine Red Cros’ (PRC); jobs fair ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Provincial Employment Services Office (PESO) at ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH); National Certificate assessment, scholarship at demonstration skills naman ng Technical Education Skills and Development Authority (TESDA); K to 12 at mother tongue-based instruction program ng Department of Education (DepEd); habang exhibit ng mga produkto, diskwento caravan para sa mga kagamitan sa pag-aaral at iba’t-ibang mga training program naman ang ibibigay ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

Nakatakda namang magbigay ng lecture, demonstration, audio-visual presentation at information dissemination activities ang Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Civil Service Commission (CSC), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Philippine Information Agency (PIA) at Governor’s Office habang mamamahagi naman ang Provincial Tourism Office ng mga flyers at postcard at ipapakita din sa kanilang booth ang magagndang destinasyong panturista ng Sorsogon.

Pangungunahan din ng Provincial Tourism Office ang ilan pang mga aktibidad tulad ng libreng pag-iikot sa museum at freedom concert sa pakikipagtulungan sa Philippine National Police at iba pang mga organisasyong nagsusulong ng lokal na talento.

Isang press conference ang nakatakdang gawin sa darating na Miyerkules para sa malawakang pagpapalaganap ng impormasyon sa publiko upang mahikayat ang mga ito na makiisa at suportahan ang pagdiriwang sa pamamagitan ng pagbisita sa Capitol Park mula Hunyo 9 hanggang 13. (BARecebido, PIA Sorsogon)