Mass oath taking of elected officials in Lanao del Sur on July 4

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, June 27 (PIA) -- Elected candidates of the recently held May 13 midterm elections in the province will have a mass oath-taking on July 4. 

The oath taking will be led by incumbent Governor Mamintal A. Adiong Jr., said Provincial Chief of Staff Sheila Ganda. 

Ganda said newly elected officials of the 39 municipalities in the province will also participate in the oath taking. 

Judge Wenida Papandayan of the Regional Trial Court Branch 8 will officiate the oath taking to be held at the Provincial Capitol Gymnasium, this city. 

July 4 is also the 54th founding anniversary celebration of the province. 

Other activities lined-up for the one-day celebration include free eye check up, medical consultation, and distribution of free medicines to constituents. 

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IPHO Lanao intensifies dengue prevention awareness in schools

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, June 25 (PIA) -- The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) personnel will intensify its dengue awareness and prevention campaign in public schools. 

The program dubbed 'Brigada Dengue' was initially launched in Saguiaran National High School on June 11 with the theme “Kaalaman sa Dengue ay Pagtibayin’. 

The school advocacy program featured fun lectures on how to prevent dengue disease and the dos and don’ts in case one gets bitten by mosquito, said IPHO Chief Dr. Alinader Minalang. 

He said the 4S strategy against dengue namely, Search and Destroy, Seek Immediate Consultation, Self-Protective Measures and Say NO to Indiscriminate Fogging were also highlighted during the lectures. 

Aside from that, a discussion on how to use and set up Ovicidal Larvicidal (OL) traps was conducted followed in by a ceremonial distribution of OL traps to teachers and school officials for use in their respective classrooms. 

IPHO personnel also led the crowd into the different areas of the school to look for the possible breeding areas of mosquitoes and demonstrated the effective way of destroying these breeding areas. 

Minalang said the program was capped by a signing of a pledge of commitment to make sure that teachers, students and school officials will continue the advocacy against dengue. 

The second leg of the school hopping program was held in Ilian Central Elementary School in Piagapo town on June 19. 

Minalang said Brigada Dengue will be conducted in selected schools in the province. 

For the first quarter of this year, a total of 125 dengue cases were already recorded in the province.

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IPHO-Lanao advises public to practice ‘stop, look and listen’ approach to prevent dengue

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, June 19 (PIA) -- The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) said the public should practice the ‘stop, look and listen’ approach to prevent dengue illness. 

‘Stop’ means that when the clock strikes 4 p.m., people should drop what they are doing and concentrate on mosquito control activities, said IPHO Chief Dr. Alinader Minalang. 

He said they must ‘look’ for the breeding ground of dengue-carrying mosquitoes and carry-out destroy activities to eliminate them. 

‘Listen’, he said, entails heeding the instructions of community leaders on the implementation of the 4 o’clock habit. 

According to Minalang, there were 160 dengue cases recorded in the province in 2012. But for the first quarter of 2013 alone, he said 125 cases were already recorded. 

He, thus, advised the public to also continue doing the 4S strategy against dengue. The 4S stands for Search and Destroy, Self-protection Measures, Seek Early Consultation, and Say No to Indiscriminate Fogging. 

Meanwhile, the IPHO re-launched its dengue prevention control program in Saguiaran National High School last June 11. 

Minalang said the re-launching, attended in by more than 1,000 students, teachers and school officials, was highlighted by an information drive on dengue disease prevention and distribution of more than 300 mosquito Ovicidal Larvicidal (OL) traps. 

He said the same activity will also be conducted in other parts of the province next week

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ARMM’s human rights body leads commemoration of World Refugee Day

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, June 18 (PIA) -- The Regional Human Rights Commission (RHRC) of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) led the week-long commemoration of the World Refugee Day on Monday, June 17. 

Anchored on the theme: “One family torn apart by conflict is too many,” RHRC Chairperson Atty. Laisa Masuhud-Alamia said that the campaign highlights the need for families to be protected against conflict arising from war, rido (clan feud) among others. 

“There is a need to address the root cause of the displacement, that is, conflict, in order to avoid more families from being torn apart,” she further said. 

According to her, around 2,465,052 women, men, girls and boys have been forcibly displaced due to armed conflict, family feuds, and violence and natural disasters since January 2012. 

Alamia said that her office has prepared week-long activities, starting from June 17 to 22, 2013, aimed at introducing the mandate of the newly-established office to local communities. 

RHRC is the sole regional human rights state-agency in ARMM. 

For his part, Anwar Malang, ARMM Executive Secretary, expressed optimism that the campaign will help raise awareness on the situation of displaced public in the region. 

The World Refugee Day Commemoration, meanwhile, is supported by ARMM government, the Bangsamoro Human Rights Network (BHRN), the region’s Department of Social Welfare and Department, Protection Cluster, Commission on Human Rights and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). 

The annual commemoration is marked by a variety of events in more than 100 countries, involving government officials and humanitarian aid workers. (ARMM Communications Group)

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PNP sets up anti-bullying action center in schools

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, June 14 (PIA) --The Philippine National Police (PNP) is setting-up action centers in public schools here to address the problem of bullying inside and outside schools and campuses. 

PO2 Esnairah M. Lucman, president of the Lanao del Sur PNP Lady Officers Club, said a desk officer will be assigned in each of the School Anti-Bullying Action Center (SABAC) to receive complaints of students and teachers. 

She said they have coordinated with the school principals in the city to delegate the school’s guidance counsellor or assign a staff from the school to serve as SABAC desk officer. 

The SABAC desk officer will then communicate with the Women and Children Protection (WCPD) Desk Officer of the PNP in case of bullying complaints or other security concerns of the school, she said. 

According to Lucman, the PNP will also be conducting spontaneous schools visitation to inquire if there are bullying incidents in the schools and campuses. 

As of this time, six SABAC mother units have been established by the PNP. 

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PNP Marawi beefs up campaign on anti-bullying, riots in school

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, June 14 (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) has beefed up its campaign against bullying and riots in schools and campuses here by conducting school-to-school information drive. 

The information drive through schools visitation started during the opening of classes to ensure the total safety of students and teachers, said PO2 Esnairah M. Lucman, President of the Lanao del Sur PNP Lady Officers Club. 

She said PNP is holding schools visitation to inform students where they can go in case they are being bullied or for other security concerns they would like to report. 

Aside from anti-bullying, the PNP is also conducting orientations on anti-riot, juvenile justice act, and the act on special protection of children against abuse, exploitation and discrimination. 

Lucman said they have so far conducted schools visitation in Angoyao National High School, Marawi City National High School, Amai Pakpak Central Elementary School, Mindanao State University (MSU) Lanao National College of Arts and Trade (LNCAT) and University Training Center (UTC), and Marawi City Pilot Elementary School. 

She further said they will continue this information drive to other public and private schools in the city until the end of the semester or academic year. 

I will also be calling police women assigned in the 39 municipalities of the province to start holding the same orientation, she added. 

During the school visitations, Lucman reminded the students that bringing of deadly weapons in campuses and smoking of cigarettes, particularly among minors, inside public schools are prohibited. 

She said the PNP has also reprimanded vendors and mini-stall owners near schools and campuses not to sell cigarettes.

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Cash for training project launched in Lanao del Sur

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, June 13 (PIA) -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Tuesday launched the Cash for Training Project (C4TP) in the province. 

The C4TP aims to assist disadvantaged youth by providing them with skills training and assistance towards gainful employment and entrepreneurial activities, said TESDA Provincial Director Tarhata Mapandi. 

She said the project will be implemented with two independent components, namely, training for wage employment (Trabaho) and training for self-employment (Hanapbuhay). 

The program under the wage employment will be organized and conducted in TESDA-registered training provider while the self-employment program will be conducted on-site, school-supervised technical vocational institutions, or in the communities, she added. 

According to her, the DSWD is responsible for identifying and profiling of the beneficiaries while TESDA is in charge for the delivery of training. 

For the province, a total of 657 youth will benefit from the project. Of this number, 185 slots are allocated for the wage employment component while the remaining 492 slots are for the self-employment. 

Mapandi said beneficiaries for the wage employment will receive P20,000 inclusive of training cost, assessment fee, and allowance. 

The beneficiaries for the self-employment, on the other hand, will receive P20,000 inclusive of training cost, assessment fee, and toolkit. 

Training courses available for the wage employment are Fish Capture NC I and NC II; Carpentry NC II, Masonry NC I, Electrical Installation and Maintenance NC II, and Plumbing NC II; Shielded Metal Arc Welding; Commercial Cooking NC II, Housekeeping NC II, Food and Beverages NC II, Bartending NC II, Bread and Pastry Production NC II. 

Courses for the self-employment are Agri-Crops Production NC III, Raise Poultry, Organic Agriculture Production NC II and Pest Management NC II; Automotive Servicing NC I, Driving NC II and Motorcycle/Small Engine Servicing; Carpentry NC II, EIM NC II, Masonry NC I and Tile Setting NC I; Furniture Making (finishing) NC II; Consumer Electronics Servicing NC II; Computer Hardware Servicing NC II; Dressmaking NC II; and domestic Refrigeration and Aircon Servicing NC II. 

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DepEd-ARMM partners with MSU on K to 12 implementation

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, June 7 (PIA) -- The Department of Education in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DepED-ARMM) has partnered with the Mindanao State University (MSU) System in conducting a five-day training on K to 12 implementation 

Dr. Mariam LM. Diron, MSU Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, said the training aims to prepare high school teachers under the MSU system for the implementation of the K to 12 program. 

She said around 600 high schools teachers under the MSU system and from private schools in the city participated in the training which will end today, June 7. 

Diron said the training started at the Dimaporo Gymnasium in MSU main campus on Monday, June 3. 

After that, the participants were divided into groups namely, Math, English, Science, Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE), Edukasyon sa Pagpapakatao (EsP), Araling Panlipunan (AP), and Music, Arts, Physical Education and Health (MAPEH) and brought to separate venues within the campus for a simultaneous and parallel session, she further said. 

According to her, the DepEd-ARMM mobilized the trainers while MSU took charge of the other logistic arrangements. 

The K to 12 program aims to raise the country’s basic education and produce high schools graduates for tertiary education, middle-level skills development, employment and entrepreneurship. 

It covers Kindergarten, six years of primary education, four years of junior high school, and two years of senior high school.

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