Cordillera Newsbriefs: 12 August 2007
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JICA-assisted health project doing good
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet (Aug. 10) – The P125 million five–year project on strengthening provincial local health systems aimed to improve the quality of health services in the province is doing good says Japanese consultant for primary health care Makoto Tobe.
The technical assistance project started March last year and expected to end 2011. # S.C. Aro/PIA-Benguet
Two long weekends in August
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet (Aug. 10) — This August, the country will have two long weekends following the signing into law of Republic Act 9492 or Rationalizing the Celebration of National Holidays, which mandates that holidays, except those with religious significance, are to be moved to the nearest Monday.
This will first be effected on the Ninoy Aquino Day which falls on August 21, a Tuesday, which will now be automatically moved to August 20, Monday. National Heroes Day which is celebrated every last Sunday of August will also be moved to last Monday of August. #PIA-Cordillera
DA looks forward for CHARM 2
TABUK CITY (Aug 10) – The Department of Agriculture (DA)-Cordillera Region looks forward to the extension of the Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resources Management (CHARM) project with an initial P137 million budget proposal for 2008.
CHARM Project Director Cameron Odsey said five towns in upper Kalinga will be included in the service area of the CHARM project in its impending extension in CHARM 2 next year. # L. Lopez/PIA Kalinga
Diasen challenges agriculturists to address malnutrition
TABUK CITY (Aug 10) – Kalinga Governor Floydelia Diasen challenged the Department of Agriculture (DA) and local agriculturists to deliver the people of the province from malnutrition and hunger.
Kalinga, considered as the rice bowl of the Cordillera, suffers from hunger and malnutrition as shown by the latest Social Weather Station (SWS) survey. # GGD/PIA-Kalinga
Ifugao to strengthen enterprise, livelihood
LAGAWE, Ifugao – Ifugao Governor Teddy Baguilat Jr. instructed the Office of the Provincial Agriculture (OPAG) to strengthen enterprise and livelihood programs in the province to generate employment and investment.
Baguilat noted that improvement in the agriculture industry would provide long term solution to unemployment. He said existing products should be promoted instead of thinking of new products. He cited as examples the arabica coffee, aqua-culture products and eco-tourism. # Jina Shirley G. Dacmay/PIA Ifugao
Ifugao LGU enacts “Eye Care” Ordinance
LAGAWE, Ifugao (Aug. 10) – In line with the Department of Health’s (DOH) Vision 2020, the Ifugao Provincial Board enacted an Eye Care Ordinance institutionalizing eye care services.
The Ordinance also includes training of Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) and public elementary school teachers for eye care services. It also provides visual acuity screening, referral of patients, conduct of eye operations by volunteer doctors and information campaign. # Jina Shirley G. Dacmay/PIA Ifugao
Social Welfare Officer commends staff for DSWD ranking
LAGAWE, Ifugao (Aug. 10) – The Department of Social Welfare and Development(DSWD)-Ifugao ranked number one in the approval rating for performance in the July 2007 Pulse Asia .
Joyceline Niwane, PSWDO Chief commended the commitment of every staff in meeting the needs of people in times of distress and their pro-active services coupled with less corruption within the agency that helped them achieve the said rating. # Jina Shirley G. Dacmay/PIA Ifugao
Two Kalinga micro-entrepreneurs cited
TABUK CITY (Aug. 10) – The Bago-Ilokano-Tagalog-Igorot-Cagayano-Kalinga (BITICK) and Women’s Organization and Chico River Quest Inc. (CRQI), both from Kalinga were cited for their outstanding performance in micro-entrepreneurship by Presidential Consultant for Entrepreneurship Jose Conception III during the Go Negosyo Teen Edition in Baguio City recently.
BITICK is engaged in food processing particularly in the production of Tabuk Wine, which popularized Tapey or rice wine. CRQI promoted kayaking adventure through the Chico River rapids in Kalinga. # L. Lopez/PIA Kalinga
