Lanao del Sur People's Day kicks-off

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 30 (PIA) --- The People’s Day in Lanao del Sur which aims to deliver free services to the public commenced on April 29, at the Provincial Capitol Gym, this city.

The two-day activity, spearheaded by the Provincial Government in partnership with the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Regional Government, bears the theme “Get Involved, Be a Part of the Reform; Stay Connected & Avail of ARMM Programs and Services.”

During the opening ceremony, Provincial Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr. urged all the government agencies in the province to continue serving the public up to the best of their abilities and capacities.

He called on the public to avail of the free services available. “Here are our government agencies who bring with them the services closer to you as one of our ways in realizing reform in our province and above all in the entire ARMM,” he said.

The Governor also appealed to the people of Lanao to remain calm and peaceful following the shooting incident in Wao which has claimed four lives and wounding nine others. “Tulongan po natin ang ating mga kapatid, Muslim man o kristyano, sa pamamagitan ng pagtigil ng pagbibigay ng maling impormasyon sapagkat hindi giyera ang solusyon sa pangyayari.,” he said.

He reiterated that he, along with fellow governors in ARMM, is against war.  

The People’s Day is one of the Regional and Provincial Government’s mechanisms in establishing good governance and transparency to the public.

Agencies that are participating the two-day event are  DAR, DILG, DSWD, DepEd, DENR, DAF, DOH-IPHO, DTI, RCBW, DOLE, TESDA, RHRC, DPWH, DOST, and BFAR.

Services being offered include marketing services assistance, dental services, technical consultancy, legal consultancy services, medical check-up consultancy, circumcision (tuli), online business name registration, entrepreneurial and business consultation, free training services, and registration of cooperatives, among others.

Other activities include Job Fair, on-the-spot essay writing, and poster making contest, photo gallery and booth display of agencies  programs and projects.

Some non-government organizations also participated in the booth display showcasing their accomplishments and campaigns. (JNY/APB/PIA-100

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ARMM offers free viewing of Pacquiao-Mayweather fight

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 29 (PIA) --- The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is offering the public the chance to watch the live broadcast of the boxing match between Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. for free at the Shariff Kabunsuan Cultural Complex (SKCC) on Sunday.

 

Al-Trekee Dayan, ARMM’s regional sports coordinator, said the free viewing is in support to the people’s champ Pacquaio and to give hundreds of his adoring fans the chance to watch the much-awaited match as it happens via pay-per-view.  

 

He said Pacman is representing not only himself but the Filipino nation as a whole.

 

“Pacman brings with him our pride as Filipinos,” he said.

 

He said it will be open to the public, not just to the employees of the region.

 

The SKCC has a seating capacity of 490. Dayan said they will set up a large screen and 300 additional seats outside of its main hall to accommodate more people.

 

The Pacquiao-Mayweather match, which will be held at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, is dubbed as “the fight of the century” by boxing fans and pundits alike. (Bureau of Public Information-ARMM/PIA-10)

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People’s Day in Lanao del Sur to offer free services to the public

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 27 (PIA) --- Government agencies in the province will offer free services to the public on April 29-30, 2015 at the Provincial Capitol Compound as part of the local government’s People’s Day initiative.

The two-day open house of public services aims to provide free government services and raise awareness on the different services, programs and projects of the government.

It is spearheaded by the Provincial Government in partnership with the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Regional Government and national line agencies in the province.

Medical and dental services, circumcision (tuli), legal services, application for NBI clearance, and registration of cooperatives were just among the free services lined-up during the People’s Day.

Aside from free services, releasing of Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) will also be conducted during the two-day activity.

Other highlights of the People’s Day include display of agricultural products; demo on fish gear making; essay writing contest; market linkaging and business matching; orientation on K+12, Abot Alam and scholarship programs; and the conduct of a peace summit. (APB/PIA-10)

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Gov’t. information officers in Lanao del Sur meet, identify priorities

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 23 (PIA) --- Information Officers (IOs) of the various municipal governments and national line agencies of this province convened on April 22, at the Provincial Capital for an Orientation on the Role of an Information Officer. 

The meeting was jointly initiated by the Provincial Information Office (PIO) and the Philippine Information Agency-Lanao del Sur (PIA) to refresh the IOs on their various roles and consult them on the needed interventions to further enhance their skills for them to effectively and efficiently communicate the development efforts of their respective offices or agencies.

The refresher lecture on the role of an information officer, given by PIA Regional Director Thelma Oliver, highlighted the meeting.  

“Information officers play a great role in the progress of their municipalities or agencies. They give information in various means and ways,” Oliver reminded the participants.

Sheila D. Ganda, Provincial Governor’s Chief of Staff, relayed the Governor’s enthusiasm and support in forwarding developmental stories and updates within the province.

She urged everyone to continuously brace themselves by attending beneficial workshops and trainings for them to be more effective and efficient in delivering updates and news to the public.

Apipa Bagumbaran, PIA Lanao del Sur Information Manager, encouraged the IOs to regularly give updates regarding the programs, projects and activities of their respective agencies while Provincial Information Officer Salma Jayne A. Tamano, committed its office full support to future activities of the body.

At the end of the meeting, the IOs agreed that they will meet monthly to give updates and improve their skills through the learning sessions that will be conducted every meeting. (Johaniah N. Yusoph/APB/ PIA-10)

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DSWD-ARMM, MLGUs in Lanao Sur ink pact for 2015 PAMANA implementation

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 23 (PIA) --- The Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DSWD-ARMM) and the municipal governments in the province inked a Memorandum of Agreement for the implementation of the 2015 Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) program.

The MOA was signed by Regional Vice Governor and concurrent DSWD-ARMM Secretary Haroun Alrashid Lucman Jr. and municipal mayors of the target municipalities Monday, April 20, at the Provincial Capitol Social Hall.

PAMANA is the government’s peace and development framework to respond and strengthen peace-building, reconstruction and development in conflict affected and vulnerable areas. It complements the government's peace negotiation efforts.

Rahima Datumanong Alba, PAMANA Project Manager Designate, said the 2015 PAMANA is the Cycle 2 of the PAMANA expansion projects that implement community-based livelihood and enterprising market which will benefit 1,777 barangays in 83 municipalities of the ARMM.

She said the PAMANA Cycle 2 will use the community-driven and development approach which empowers the target beneficiaries in the selection, implementation and monitoring of the projects. 

The 2015 PAMANA will expand the existing community livelihood cooperatives (CLCs) by organizing another 30 subsistence-level households as extended project beneficiaries in the 1,777 target conflict-affected and vulnerable areas.

A P300,000-worth livelihood assistance will be released to the CLCs for community-based livelihood and enterprising  market projects through identified modalities.

Alba said modalities could be agricultural production such as vegetables production; cottage industry such as abaca production, brass-making and wood carving; aquatic production; and small-scale infrastructure projects.

She however emphasized that the assistance will be released in the form of livelihood packages and resources such as materials.

In the province, a total of 925 barangays in 30 municipalities are set to benefit from the Cycle 2 of the PAMANA program. (APB/PIA-10)

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DOST-ARMM orients, signs in new scholars in Lanao del Sur

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 23 (PIA) --- The Department of Science and Technology in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DOST-ARMM) conducted an orientation and signing of agreement for the 29 new scholars in the province.

The Scholarship Orientation and Signing of Scholarship Agreement was conducted in partnership with the Provincial Government on Monday, April22, at the Provincial Capitol Social Hall.

Provincial Science and Technology Director Payongan Pili said the activity was aimed to brief the new scholars and their parents on the terms and conditions of the scholarship agreement particularly on the benefits of the DOST scholarship programs and the obligations of the scholars.

Twenty-eight of the scholars qualified under the Republic Act 7687 Program while one passed the Merit Scholarship Program.

Abdulrahim Abdullah, regional scholarship coordinator, said the scholars will receive tuition subsidy, monthly stipend and book allowance.

He said the scholars can pursue four or five year college degree in priority science and technology fields.

They can enroll in state universities and colleges and other higher education institutions recognized by the Commission on Higher Education as Centers of Excellence or Centers of Development, he said.

The DOST scholarship programs aims to provide scholarships to poor, talented and deserving students.

The scholars are the required to render service in the country along their fields of specialization after graduation for a period equivalent to the number of years they enjoyed the scholarship as a return service. (APB/PIA-10)

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ARMM to hold confab for agrarian reform beneficiaries

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 22 (PIA) --- The Department of Agrarian Reform in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DAR-ARMM) is set to hold a conference in each of the five component provinces of the region to help identify assistance needed by agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARB) and tackle unresolved issues on land distribution.

The first ARB provincial conference is slated on April 24 to 25 in Basilan.

ARMM Agrarian Reform Secretary Amihilda Sangcopan said the series of provincial ARB conferences will help them come up with the right plan.

“We will find out the support service that our farmer-beneficiaries are expecting. We will also find out how we’re going to develop agrarian reform communities, assist agrarian reform beneficiaries’ organizations and increase their productivity level,” she said.

The region presently has a total of 68, 087 ARB based on the latest record of DAR-ARMM.

The DAR-ARMM will also distribute certificates of land ownership to identified farmer-beneficiaries during the event.

In Maguindanao, more than a hundred farmers are expected to receive Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA), entitling them the right of an owner over a piece of land.

 Lands distributed under DAR’s CLOA cannot be sold, transferred or donated within 10 years upon awarding, except through hereditary succession or if sold back to the state or to another qualified beneficiary within the 10-year period.

Sangcopan said the provincial conferences will also serve as build-up to an ARB Congress scheduled on 15 June. The congress will be one of the highlights of the agency’s anniversary celebration.

 The Department of Agrarian Reform is the leading agency concerning the “implementation of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) of the government through land tenure improvement, agrarian justice delivery, and coordinate delivery of essential support services to program beneficiaries.” (Bureau of Public Information-ARMM/APB/PIA-10)

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29 high school graduates from Lanao Sur qualify for DOST-SEI scholarship

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 21 (PIA) --- A total of 29 high school graduates from Lanao del Sur and Marawi City qualified for the scholarship program of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through its Science Education Institute (SEI).

Twenty-eight of the qualifiers passed the Republic Act 7687 program while one qualified under the Merit Scholarship Program. 

Provincial Science and Technology Director Payongan Pili said the passers came from eight secondary schools in the province and Marawi City.

According to her, the province posted the biggest number of qualifiers in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) representing almost half of the 68 total scholars from the region.

She said the conduct of two DOST Syensibilidad reviews in the province was one of the factors that contributed to the high number of passers.

The DOST scholarship programs provide scholarships to poor, talented and deserving students. The scholars can enroll in state universities and colleges and other higher education institutions recognized as Centers of Excellence or Centers of Development and must take-up priority science and technology courses.

The programs are part of the DOST-SEI's strategy to identify and nurture talented Filipino youths in science and technology who can be the future leaders of a competent workforce that will bring about more breakthroughs in science and technology in the country. (APB/PIA-10)

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DOH-ARMM holds stakeholders’ forum on NTDs

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 21 (PIA) --- The Department of Health in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DOH-ARMM) held a stakeholders forum, April 20, to help address cases of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in the region.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), NTDs “are a diverse group of diseases with distinct characteristics that thrive mainly among the poorest populations.”

In the ARMM, these diseases include malaria, filariasis, schistosomiasis, rabies and food and water borne diseases.

ARMM Health Secretary Dr. Kadil Sinolinding said the forum was aimed at strengthening ties among regional line agencies to totally eradicate these diseases because they affect a significant number of the region’s population.

DOH-ARMM records show high cases of malaria, filariasis and schistosomiasis in the island provinces of Tawi-Tawi, Sulu and Basilan.

Further, food and water borne diseases are rampant in the entire region, most commonly in coastal areas due to the lack of access to potable water and the prevalent practice of open defecation.

"Ang NTDs ay problema ng buong ARMM. Attention had been given but it is just not enough. Kulang pa rin ang ating ginagawa natin at kulang pa rin ang response ng ating subject clients sa kanilang dapat na gagawin," Sinolinding said.

Representatives of various line agencies gathered on Monday’s forum to discuss interventions made by the region to tackle NTDs.

Sinolinding said his agency cannot address the problem alone. “The role of everyone is very important. With coordination and collaboration, magkakaroon ng 'cascade effect' from their office to their families to their community. We believe other agencies can also participate and help form solutions to this pressing problem."

He said DOH-ARMM is making significant headway in combating malaria through an intensified awareness campaign, improved case detection and case holding, and the provisions of better health facilities.

These interventions, he said, have brought down malaria cases in the region from 3,481 cases in 2009 to 807 as of 2014.

Sinolinding said resolving the problem on NTDs is life-saving and will help address the region’s poverty concerns. (Bureau of Public Information-ARMM/APB/PIA-10)

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 21 (PIA) --- The Department of Health in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DOH-ARMM) held a stakeholders forum, April 20, to help address cases of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in the region.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), NTDs “are a diverse group of diseases with distinct characteristics that thrive mainly among the poorest populations.”

In the ARMM, these diseases include malaria, filariasis, schistosomiasis, rabies and food and water borne diseases.

ARMM Health Secretary Dr. Kadil Sinolinding said the forum was aimed at strengthening ties among regional line agencies to totally eradicate these diseases because they affect a significant number of the region’s population.

DOH-ARMM records show high cases of malaria, filariasis and schistosomiasis in the island provinces of Tawi-Tawi, Sulu and Basilan.

Further, food and water borne diseases are rampant in the entire region, most commonly in coastal areas due to the lack of access to potable water and the prevalent practice of open defecation.

"Ang NTDs ay problema ng buong ARMM. Attention had been given but it is just not enough. Kulang pa rin ang ating ginagawa natin at kulang pa rin ang response ng ating subject clients sa kanilang dapat na gagawin," Sinolinding said.

Representatives of various line agencies gathered on Monday’s forum to discuss interventions made by the region to tackle NTDs.

Sinolinding said his agency cannot address the problem alone. “The role of everyone is very important. With coordination and collaboration, magkakaroon ng 'cascade effect' from their office to their families to their community. We believe other agencies can also participate and help form solutions to this pressing problem."

He said DOH-ARMM is making significant headway in combating malaria through an intensified awareness campaign, improved case detection and case holding, and the provisions of better health facilities.

These interventions, he said, have brought down malaria cases in the region from 3,481 cases in 2009 to 807 as of 2014.

Sinolinding said resolving the problem on NTDs is life-saving and will help address the region’s poverty concerns. (Bureau of Public Information-ARMM/APB/PIA-10)
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MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 21 (PIA) --- The Department of Health in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DOH-ARMM) held a stakeholders forum, April 20, to help address cases of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in the region.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), NTDs “are a diverse group of diseases with distinct characteristics that thrive mainly among the poorest populations.”

In the ARMM, these diseases include malaria, filariasis, schistosomiasis, rabies and food and water borne diseases.

ARMM Health Secretary Dr. Kadil Sinolinding said the forum was aimed at strengthening ties among regional line agencies to totally eradicate these diseases because they affect a significant number of the region’s population.

DOH-ARMM records show high cases of malaria, filariasis and schistosomiasis in the island provinces of Tawi-Tawi, Sulu and Basilan.

Further, food and water borne diseases are rampant in the entire region, most commonly in coastal areas due to the lack of access to potable water and the prevalent practice of open defecation.

"Ang NTDs ay problema ng buong ARMM. Attention had been given but it is just not enough. Kulang pa rin ang ating ginagawa natin at kulang pa rin ang response ng ating subject clients sa kanilang dapat na gagawin," Sinolinding said.

Representatives of various line agencies gathered on Monday’s forum to discuss interventions made by the region to tackle NTDs.

Sinolinding said his agency cannot address the problem alone. “The role of everyone is very important. With coordination and collaboration, magkakaroon ng 'cascade effect' from their office to their families to their community. We believe other agencies can also participate and help form solutions to this pressing problem."

He said DOH-ARMM is making significant headway in combating malaria through an intensified awareness campaign, improved case detection and case holding, and the provisions of better health facilities.

These interventions, he said, have brought down malaria cases in the region from 3,481 cases in 2009 to 807 as of 2014.

Sinolinding said resolving the problem on NTDs is life-saving and will help address the region’s poverty concerns. (Bureau of Public Information-ARMM/APB/PIA-10)
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BIR Marawi urges taxpayers to file, pay taxes early

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 6 (PIA) --- The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) here urged all taxpayers in the province to file and pay their income taxes early.

Junaina Usman, officer-in-charge of the Assessment Section of Revenue District Office (RDO) 102, stressed in today’s Ozor ka, Ranao! radio program of the Philippine Information Agency that filing before the deadline can help taxpayers avoid penalties, long queues and other inconveniences during the last day of filing on April 15.

She said filing and paying of ITR for taxable year 2014 can be made at their office located along Gomisa Avenue, this city.

According to her, RDO 102 struggled in achieving its collection goal in 2014. It only attained 98.90 percent of its target last year.

Some business taxpayers failed to comply with their tax obligation religiously, some even failed to register. Non-stock, non-profit organizations, who should serve as the withholding agents of the BIR, also failed to withhold taxes from their employees or suppliers. These are just among the problems cited by Usman that hindered RDO 102 from attaining its collection target.

For this year, the assigned collection goal of RDO 102 is P638,836,000.

Usman thus called on taxpayers under the jurisdiction of RDO 102 to do their share and prove their patriotism by declaring their true income and paying the correct amount of taxes due to the government. (APB/PIA-10)

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MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, April 6 (PIA) --- The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) here urged all taxpayers in the province to file and pay their income taxes early.

Junaina Usman, officer-in-charge of the Assessment Section of Revenue District Office (RDO) 102, stressed in today’s Ozor ka, Ranao! radio program of the Philippine Information Agency that filing before the deadline can help taxpayers avoid penalties, long queues and other inconveniences during the last day of filing on April 15.

She said filing and paying of ITR for taxable year 2014 can be made at their office located along Gomisa Avenue, this city.

According to her, RDO 102 struggled in achieving its collection goal in 2014. It only attained 98.90 percent of its target last year.

Some business taxpayers failed to comply with their tax obligation religiously, some even failed to register. Non-stock, non-profit organizations, who should serve as the withholding agents of the BIR, also failed to withhold taxes from their employees or suppliers. These are just among the problems cited by Usman that hindered RDO 102 from attaining its collection target.

For this year, the assigned collection goal of RDO 102 is P638,836,000.

Usman thus called on taxpayers under the jurisdiction of RDO 102 to do their share and prove their patriotism by declaring their true income and paying the correct amount of taxes due to the government. (APB/PIA-10)
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