January 25, 2014 1

“in pursuit of PIA’s commitment to provide a national mechanism for the free flow of timely, accurate and relevant information… “

VOL 2 ISSUE 17 Daily E-Newsletter of Philippine Information Agency - 8 January 25, 2014

US govt extends assistance to Yolanda-affected schools in Leyte

Scheduled to be held at Pawing Elementary School, Pawing¸Palo, Leyte on January 30 at about 8:30 o’clock in the morning, key officials from USAID and DepEd Leyte and Ormoc City Division officials will lead the USAID Handover of Post-Disaster Education Assistance Package to Leyte Schools . They include USAID/Philippines Deputy Mission Dbirector Reed Aeschliman, USAID/Philippines Deputy Director for Education Lee Marshall, DepEd Leyte Division Superintendent Ronelo Al Firmo, DepEd Ormoc City Superintendent Mariza Magan,

A bout 30% of the tents col lapsed and over 1 ,600

people were evacuated in Guiuan, Eastern Samar as a result of the latest t ropical depress ion Agaton. The UN OCHA sa id most of the 295 fami l ies who were forced to evacuate f rom the tent c i t y in Eastern Samar State Univers i t y and hundreds more people who lef t their homes returned af ter t wo days, whi le Shelter Cluster par tners helped to f ix the damaged homes in other par ts of the province. I t was learned that four out of f ive evacuat ion centers were forced to c lose due to the storm. The fami l ies evacuated f rom the ESSU tent to unoccupied bunk houses and pr ivate warehouses. Some evacuat ion centers in Tacloban i t was learned a lso exper ienced f looding. The bad weather a lso f looded and damaged many temporar y learning s i tes, adversely af fec t ing school attendance for the week in Region 8 , the week ly repor t of UN OCHA stated. The evacuees cont inue to be accommodated in schools as they are f rom the no bui ld zonesor areas prone to f looding. (P IA 8)

Agaton causes new displacements in Guiuan T he US Embassy Manila’s US

agency for International Development or USAID is set to distribute 17,250 student k its and 775 teacher learning packages to some of the hardest-hit schools in Leyte and North Cebu. This is part of the United States Government continuing relief effort in the Visayas Region following Super Typhoon Yolanda. The distribution is in coordination with the Department of Education through USAID/Philippines’ f lagship basic education project dubbed “Basa Pil ipinas” which supports the Philippine Government ’s early grade reading program. continued on page 5

US State Secretary John Kerry brought good news to the people of Tacloban and Eastern Visayas during his visit in December of 2013. US Sec Kerry delivered his message at the USAID base camp near the DZR Airport in Tacloban after his visit at the DSWD Tacloban hub. Also in photo are (l-r) Ambassador to US Jose Cuisia, Leyte 1st District Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez. (ldlopido)

2 January 25, 2014

DOH deploys 158 nurses in Northern Samar

T he Depar tment of Health (DOH) has deployed 158

nurses in Nor thern Samar under i ts 2014 nurse deployment projec t star t ing Januar y 2014. This i s a t wo year projec t renewable ever y s ix months depending on their per formance. DOH Provincia l Health O ff icer Dr. Rommel Francisco sa id the projec t a ims to improve local health systems and suppor t the countr y ’s atta inment of universal health care or “K alusugang

BY: TERESITA B. CARDENAS

Pangk alahatan.” Francisco informed that the projec t a lso a ims to give employment oppor tunit ies to the growing number of unemployed registered nurses in the countr y and coincides with one of the main goals of the Aquino Health Agenda. On the other hand, Francisco expla ined that universal health care is the provis ion to ever y Fi l ip ino of the highest poss ible qual i t y of health care that

i s access ible, ef f ic ient , equitably distr ibuted, adequately funded, fa i r ly f inanced, and appropr iately used by an informed and empowered publ ic . I t i s a government mandate a iming to ensure that ever y Fi l ip ino shal l receive af fordable and qual i t y health benef i ts and this involves providing adequate resources, health human resources, health fac i l i t ies and health f inancing, he added. (P IA8-Nor thern Samar)

Participants of the UN OCHA-led Cluster Approach and Coordination Workshop composed of government partners, NGOs and CSOs listen attentively to the speaker as they formulate/identify salient points how they responded, what challenges met, what are the best practices and lessons learned from the super typhoon Yolanda and aligning coordination mechanisms into an operational model. (ldl/PIA-8)

January 25, 2014 3OSC, OSY urged to register for enrollment on January 25

C h i l d r e n a g e s f i v e a n d s i x y e a r s o l d , o u t o f s c h o o l

c h i l d r e n ( O S C s ) , o u t o f s c h o o l y o u t h s ( O S Y s ) , t h o s e w i t h d i s a b i l i t i e s a n d s p e c i a l n e e d s a r e e n c o u r a g e d t o r e g i s t e r f o r e n r o l l m e n t o n J a n u a r y 2 5 , 2 0 1 4 , S a t u r d a y . M r s . C h a r i t a A . B e r n a r d e s , N a v a l N o r t h D i s t r i c t S u p e r v i s o r , D e p E d , D i v i s i o n o f B i l i r a n , c a l l e d o n a l l p a r e n t s a n d c o n c e r n e d i n d i v i d u a l s , o v e r R a d y o N a t i n - N a v a l d u r i n g t h e K a p i h a n a t P u l o n g - P u l o n g n g a B a y a n h o s t e d b y P I A - B i l i r a n , t o g o t o s c h o o l s n e a r e s t t h e m o n J a n u a r y 2 5 t o e n s u r e r e g i s t r a t i o n f o r e n r o l l m e n t f o r t h e s c h o o l y e a r 2 0 1 4 - 2 0 1 5 a s t h e d a t a g a t h e r e d o n t h a t d a y w i l l b e t h e b a s i s o f t h e d e p a r t m e n t ’ s p r e p a r a t i o n f o r t h e o p e n i n g o f c l a s s e s i n J u n e . B e r n a r d e s s t r e s s e d t h a t t h e e a r l y r e g i s t r a t i o n a i m s a t g i v i n g t i m e f o r t h e d e p a r t m e n t t o p r e p a r e f o r t h e n e e d s o f t h e e n r o l l e d n u m b e r o f s t u d e n t s o n t h e o p e n i n g o f c l a s s e s i n J u n e s u c h a s c h a i r s , b o o k s , a n d

BY: LANI TUPAS

o t h e r e d u c a t i o n m a t e r i a l s f o r p u p i l s w i t h d i s a b i l i t i e s , s p e c i a l n e e d s , a n d t h o s e t o e n r o l l i n t h e A l t e r n a t i v e L e a r n i n g S y s t e m ( A L S ) n o w r e n a m e d t o A l t e r n a t i v e D e l i v e r y M o d e ( A D M ) . T o s t r a i g h t e n t h e s c h o o l r e c o r d s o f t h e p u p i l s f r o m t h e v e r y s t a r t , B e r n a r d e s a d v i s e d p a r e n t s t o b r i n g t h e e n r o l l e e s ’ c e r t i f i c a t e o f l i v e b i r t h . I f t h e c e r t i f i c a t e o f l i v e b i r t h i s n o t a v a i l a b l e o n J a n u a r y 2 5 , i t m a y b e s u b m i t t e d u n t i l t h e o p e n i n g o f c l a s s e s i n J u n e . T h o u g h t h e d o c u m e n t a r y r e q u i r e m e n t s m a y b e s u b m i t t e d l a t e r , r e g i s t r a t i o n f o r e n r o l l m e n t i s o n l y o n J a n u a r y 2 5 a n d w i t h o u t e x t e n s i o n . S u b m i s s i o n o f d a t a g a t h e r e d d u r i n g t h e n a t i o n w i d e s i m u l t a n e o u s e a r l y r e g i s t r a t i o n d a y i s f r o m J a n u a r y 2 7 u n t i l J a n u a r y 3 1 . I n h e r y e a r s o f e x p e r i e n c e w i t h D e p E d , i n c r e a s i n g n u m b e r o f e n r o l l e e s h a s b e e n n o t e d e v e r y y e a r , B e r n a r d e s s a i d . ( P I A 8 B i l i r a n )

North Samar to receive Performance Challenge Fund

T he province of Northern Samar will receive the Per formance

Challenge Fund (PCF) of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) for calendar year 2013. This was learned from Provincial Planning and Development Coordinator Engr. Romeo M. Cardenas. Cardenas said PCF is a per formance -based program that seeks to rationalize national government intergovernmental transfers to LGUs, and encourages convergence of local development initiatives with national development agenda, and priorities. Cardenas revealed that this is an incentive to an eligible local government unit in the form of a counterpart fund to finance high impact local development projects identified as priority. Cardenas informed that one of the eligibil ity criteria for LGUs to access the incentive is passing the 2012 Seal of Good Housekeeping

BY: TERESITA CARDENAS

continued on page 7

4 January 25, 2014

Maasin City eyes idle lands as source of city income

For the first time, the city government of Maasin will start to inform landowners

of assessed idle lands which would eventually spell out additional income for the city coffers by next year. City Treasurer Eliseo B. Costillas disclosed during the Action Center Kapihan sa PIA over Maasin Cable TV yesterday “ for the first time , the City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) will facilitate for securing legal actions in order for the city government to exact more income for not developing certain land areas within the city bounds by next year.” Costillas explained that idle lands are those land areas which measures one

hectare and above, with no less than fifty perrenial plants established, among other guidelines in the identification of idle lands at the barangay level, while at the poblacion area are those not fully cultivated as either a residential or commercial use shall also be identified among the idle lands, as well. Assessed values of idle lands will surely take a higher basic fees among the land taxes, City Assessor Andrea Duarte said. Duarte also explained that a certain land area might have already been paid taxes but if found undercultivated could be categorized as idle land subject

to an idle land tax. According to City Assessors Office, there are less than a hundred land areas around the poblacion which are already categorized as idle lands, Duarte noted. Meanwhile, Land Tax Section Head Nestor Salar, in the same Kapihan forum, urged the land and real property owners to pay taxes earlier inorder to avail of the tax dicounts offered by the city government offers from 20% down to 5% percent from January up to March 2014. However, delayed tax payments from April 2014 onwards will be sujected to penalties and surcharges.(PIA8 SoLeyte)

BY: ERNA GORNE

January 25, 2014 5teachers and students from selected schools in Palo and Ormoc City, Leyte. The Basa Pil ipinas is USAID/Philippines’ f lagship basic education project in support of the Philippine Government ’s early grade reading program. Implemented in close collaboration with the Department of Education (DepEd), Basa Pil ipinas aims to improve the reading skil ls for at least one mill ion early grade students in Fil ipino, English and selected mother tongues. This will be achieved by improving reading instruction, reading delivery systems, and access to quality reading materials. The project commenced in January 2013 and will be implemented for four years (2013-2016). Basa is being implemented in selected areas, namely : La Union, I locos Norte, I locos Sur, Cebu Province, Bohol, and Maguindanao. The American people, through the United States Agency for International Development, have provided economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for over 50 years. In the Philippines, USAID works in partnership with the national government in creating a more stable, prosperous and well-governed country through programs that foster sustainable and inclusive growth, strengthen governance and combat corruption, improve access to water, energy, health and education services, increase environmental resil ience and natural resource management capabilities. (PIA 8)

US gov’t...from page 1 Gobyerno nagpahamtang mga kinahanglanon, nagdumara hilaba nga termino para mga pitad para rehabilitasyon nga bunga han Yolanda

H a 2 0 , 0 0 0 k a - o r a s – o d u h a h i n t u n g a k a t u i g n g a n a b i b i l i n

n g a p a n a h o n p a r a m a t a p o s a n t r a b a h u o n , a n g o b y e r n o e n n a g d u d u m a r a h i n h i l a b a n g a t e r m i n o p a r a m a s e g u r o a n r e h a b i l i t a s y o n n g a t r a b a h o d i d a h a n m g a l u g a r n g a n a g k a i i g o h a n m a k u s o g n g a b a g y o Yo l a n d a e n m a g p a p a d a y o n m a s k i m a t a p o s n a a n t e r m i n o h a n a d m i n i s t r a s y o n n i A q u i n o d i d a h a n 2 0 1 6 . H i P r e s i d e n t i a l A s s i s t a n t o n R e h a b i l i t a t i o n a n d R e c o n s t r u c t i o n P a n f i l o M . L a c s o n e n n a g s e r i n g n g a a n i y a o p i s i n a e n n a g d u m a r a h i n u n d e r s t u d y n g a m a g p a p a d a y o n h a n i y a t r a b a h o m a s k i m a t a p o s n a a n t e r m i n o h a n a d m i n i s t r a s y o n n i A q u i n o h a n H u n y o 3 0 , 2 0 1 6 . “ W a r a y k a m i i b a n g a p a g p i p i l i a n k u n d i p a g k a a d a h i n m a k u s o g n g a p a g s u n o d , 8 5 n g a d t o h a 9 0 p o r s y e n t o n g a d a h a n H u n y o 3 0 , 2 0 1 6 . P e r o n a k u h a g i h a p o n k a m i h i n u n d e r s t u d y p a r a m a s k i w a r a y n a k a m i p w e d e l a g i h a p o n i g p a d a y o n ,” s e r i n g n i y a d i d a h i n u s a n g a p a n m a k i a n a h a M a k a t i C i t y . S e r i n g n i y a n g a e n i e n i g k a k a t u g b a n g h a n p r i b a d o n g a s e k t o r d i n h i , k u n d i i n s e r i n g n i y a m a k a k a g p a d a y o n p a g t r a b a h o h a a p e k t a d o n g a m g a l u g a r m a t a p o s h i n d a m o p a n g a m g a a d m i n i s t r a s y o n . S e r i n g n i L a c s o n n g a k u n d a m o h i n i n g a m g a p r i b a d o n g a s e k t o r n g a m g a k u m p a n i y a e n k u m i t i d o p a g d u m a r a h a n r e h a b i l i t a s y o n n g a t r a b a h o ,” h e r a e n m a p a b i l i n m a h i t u n g o d n g a h e r a e n k a t a t p u r a n h i n p a g -

a d a k a k u m i t i d o ” p a r a t a p u s o n a a e n k a t a t p u r a n h i n p a g - a d a k a k u m i t i d o ” p a r a t a p u s o n a a e n k a t a t p u r a n h i n p a g - a d a k a k u m i t i d o ” p a r a t a p u s o n a a e n k a t a t p u r a n h i n p a g - a d a k a k u m i t i d o ” p a r a t a p u s o n a n t r a b a h o . S a m t a n g , s e r i n g n i y a n g a a n i y a o p i s i n a e n n a g d a d a h u m n g a m a k a k a k i t a n a e n i h i n p i p i r a n g a n g a e s t r a k t r u r a n g a g i n t i n d o g h a n m a s u n o d n g a u n o m k a b u l a n n g a d t o h a u s a k a t u i g . S e r i n g g i h a p o n n i y a n g a a n i y a o p i s i n a e n p a d a y o n n g a m a k i k i p a g k u o r d i n a r n g a d t o h a n p r i b a d o n g a s e k t o r n g a n h a n m g a l a n g y a w a n o n n g a m g a s p o n s o r d i d a h a n r e h a b i l i t a s y o n n g a t r a b a h o . N g a d a y a n a , s e r i n g n i y a n g a d a m o n g a k a t a w h a n n g a a p e k t a d o h a n Yo l a n d a e n k u l a n g l a g i h a p o n h a n e r a p a n g u n a n g a m g a p a n g i n a h a n g l a n , k u n d i i n g i n t u d l o k n i y a a n k a s o h i n p i p i r a n g a k a t a w h a n h a p i p i r a n g a p a r t i h a n S a m a r n g a n a p i r i t a n p a n g u k o y h a m g a k w e b a . S a m t a n g , u t r o n g a g i n p a t a p o d n i L a c s o n a n m g a r e s i d e n t e n g a n h a n m g a l o k a l n g a o p i s y a l h a n m g a a p e k t a d o n g a m g a l u g a r n g a a n i y a o p i s i n a e n n a p a b i l i n n g a d i r i m a g k i k i t a h a n m g a k o l o r k u n h a i n n g a p a r t i d o a n g i n d a d a p i g a n d i d a h a p a n h a t a g h a n m g a p a n g i n a h a n g l a n . “ U s a n g a b u t a n g n g a a k o n n a h i b a r u a n p a r t i h i n i n g a t r a b a h o a m o a n p a g i g i n p a t a s h a p a g t r a t a r m a d i i n k a m a n n g a p a r t i d o . N a k i k i g h a r a m p a n g

padayon ha page 7

6 January 25, 2014

January 25, 2014 7

Diri nagdudumot hi Pangulo Aquino kan anay Pangulo Arroyo

G in-abuyonan hin opisyal han Malacañang an pahayag ni

Pangulo Benigno S . Aquino I I I mahiunong han detensyon ha ospita l han anay Pangulo, ngan yana Pampanga 2nd Distr ic t Rep. Glor ia Macapagal-Arroyo. Gin- isa ni Pres ident ia l Communicat ions Operat ions O ff ice Secretar y Herminio S . Coloma, J r. an mao nga isyu k atal iwan hin mga repor t nga ginhulagway han pinak abag- o pa la nga binis i ta k an Arroyo nga hi anay Fi rst Lady ngan yana I locos Nor te 2nd Distr ic t Rep. I melda Marcos, komo dir i daw mak atawo an detensyon han anay Pangulo. Detenido ha k aso nga plunder tungod hin gin-aal igar nga dir i husto nga paggamit han P366 mi lyon nga Phi l ippine Char i t y Sweepstakes O ff ice intel l igence funds, padayon nga

gindidiwara ni Arroyo an mao nga k asaypanan. Dir i nagdudumot hi Pangulo Aquino k an anay Pangulo Arroyo, ser ing ni Coloma durante hin usa nga regular nga br ief ing ha Palasyo. An detensyon niya ha Veterans Memoria l Medical Center en subay hin mando han kor te tungod han iya medik al nga k ahimtang, pahayag pa ni Coloma. Ante mano hini , nagser ing an Pangulo nga waray pa niya plano hin pagbis i ta k an Arroyo tungod nga waray in i d ida hiton l i s ta han iya mga prayor idad. Kondi , ginpat in-aw ni Coloma nga ginrerespitar han Pangulo an ngatanan nga k aruyag dumu-aw k an Arroyo. (Ginbinisaya ni DUM-PIA8, Eastern Samar)

assessment which was assessed in the following governance areas such as accountability, transparent governance, and frontline service per formance. The program puts premium on the promotion of effective and honest governance particularly at the local level through intensive campaign on full disclosure of LGUs operations, implementation of systems to determine per formance of LGUs in terms of their state of local governance and compliance with policies, and institution of per formance based LGU incentives or awards, he added. (PIA8-Northern Samar)

North Samar to receive...from page 3

k i t a h i n m g a p e r s o n a l i d a d n g a n a t i k a n g h a i b a - i b a n g a m g a p o l i t i c o , n g a n a k o n p i r m i g i n k a k l a r o h a a k o n p a k i k i g h i m a n g r a w h a e r a n g a d i r i l a h e r a m a b a r a k a k a y d i r i k a m i n a g k i k i t a h i t m g a k o l o r d i n h i ,” s e r i n g n i y a .“ K a y a n p r o b l e m a d i n h i , k u n p l i t i k o i t n a s u l o d h a h u r o -h i m a n g r a w, d i r i a n m a y o r a n i m o g i n k a k a s t i g o k u n d i a n m g a k a t a w h a n , a n m g a b i k t i m a . N g a n k u n b u b u l i g a n m o a n l u g a r, d i r i m o g i n b u b u l i g a n a n m a y o r, g o b e r n a d o r o c o n g r e s s m a n , a n i m o g i n b u b u l i g a n a m o a n m g a t a w o n g a n a g k u k u r i . S a l i t a m o i t o i t a m o n p a g k i t a , a n a m o n g i u s . N g a n i t o e n m a p a b i l i n ( K u n i m o t i t i k a n g a n p a g t r a t a r h a n k a t a w h a n p i n a a g i h a n e r a k o l o r h a p o l i t i k a n g a n d i r i m a p a g a w a s h a n b u l i g , d i r i n i m o g i n k a k a s t i g o a n o p i s y a l k u n d i a n e r a m g a t a w o . N g a n k u n b u b u l i g a n n i m o a n u s a n g a l o k a l n g a p a n g o b y e r n o h a n , d i r i n i m o g i n b u b u l i g a n a n l o k a l n g a o p i s y a l k u n d i a n m g a t a w o n g a e r a k a a n g a y a n p a g s e r b i h a n . A m o i t o i t a m o p a g k i t a n g a n i t o e n m a p a b i l i n n g a s u g a d ) ,” d u g a n g p a n i y a . G i n - u t r o g i h a p o n n i L a c s o n n g a a n i y a o p i s i n a e n m a g - o o b s e r b a r p a n g a r o h a n g u d t i n g a m g a g i n k i k i n a h a n g l a n d i d a h a n p a g - i m p l e m e n t a r h a n p a g h i n g a y a d h a n m g a e s t r a k t u r a s u g a d h a n m g a e s k w e l a h a n n g a n h a n m g a m u l t i - p u r p o s e h a l l s . S e r i n g n i y a n g a a n m g a e s k w e l a h a n n g a n h a n m g a m u l t i -p u r p o s e h a l l s e n k i n a h a n g l a n n g a m a g i n p w e d e m a s k i p a r a d i i n n g a n m a k a k a g s e r b i b a l i e m e r g e n c y e v a c u a t i o n c e n t e r s , s a m t a n g a n m g a o s p i t a l e n k i n a h a n g l a n m a k a g s e r b i b a l i c o m m a n d n g a n c o m m u n i c a t i o n c e n t e r s . ( Tr a n s . b y m a a / P I A 8 )

Gobyerno nagpahamtang...tikang ha page 5

WARAY NEWS

8 January 25, 2014

Kampanya sa gobyerno para protehiran an taga pagpahayag ginpapadayon, Opisyal

WARAY NEWS

A n a d m i n i s t r a s y o n p a d a y o n n g a n a n i n i n g k a m o t

p a k i g k o o d i n a r s a n m g a a h e n s y a s a n g o b y e r n o p a r a m a b a t o n a n p a m a t a y s a n m g a m e d i a s a n a s u d , i n i a n s u g a d s a n o p i s y a l s a n Pa l a s y o. Pa d a y o n a n p a k i g t r a b a h o d i d a s a n n a d a d a b i h a n n g a a h e n s y a s a n g o b y e r n o. A n d i r e k t i b a s a k a n i r a n g a t u t u k a n a n p a g s u s i n g a n p a g h a n a p s a n m g a n a g b u b u h a t s a n s u g a d n g a k r e m i n , k a y d i r i t u t u y a n g a n a n p a g h i m o s a n m a k a n g i n g i r h a t k o n t r a n g a d a s a n m g a j o u r n a l i s t s o m a m a h a y a g n g a n k o n t r a s a n m g a n a g t a t r a b a h o k u m o p e r y o d i s t a n g a n a g p a p a h a y a g s a k a n r a m g a o p i n y o n n g a n p a g p a d a y a g, i n i a n s u g a d n i Pr e s i d e n t i a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n s

O p e r a t i o n s O f f i c e S e c r e t a r y H e r m i n i o “ S o n n y ” C o l o m a J r d i d a s a n p r e s s b r i e f i n g s a M a l a k a n y a n g. A n m g a p i t a d n g a m g a g i n h i h i m o m a o a n p a g b a b a g - o s a n p a g p a d a l a g a n s a n b a l a u d n o n p a r a m a p a l a k s i a n p a g s o l b a r s a n m g a k a s o l a b i n a d i d a s a n p i n a k a d a k o n g a k a s o n g a n a d a d a b i a n m g a p e r y o d i s t a – a n M a g u i d a n a o m a s s a c r e . Tu l o n g a m g a H u w e s s a n R TC i n g i n d e s i g n a r p a r a m a g k a p o t s a n k a s o, d u g a n g n i C o l o m a N g a n s i t o n n g a p a n a h o n d a m o a n n a t a t a b o n g a p a m a t a y s a n m e d i a , s u g a d n i C o l o m a a n P h i l i p p i n e N a t i o n a l Po l i c e n g a n a n m g a a h e n s y a n g a n a g p a p a t u m a n n a g h i m o s i n

p a g k o m i t e r p a r a m a p a l a k s i a n p a g a r e s t o s a n m g a m a y s a l a . K a p a r t e l i w a t s a n g i n k o m i t e r s a n g o b y e r n o d i d a s a n p a g p r o t e h i r s a n m g a p e r y o d i s t a m a o a n p a g k o n t r o l a r s a n p a g w a r a k s a n d i r i l i s e n s y a d o n g a m g a a r m a s d i h a n s a n a s u d , s u g a d n i C o l o m a . A n Pr e s i d e n t e n a g p i r m a s i n b a g - o n g a b a l a o d n o n p a g t a g a p u s i l p a g t u y a n g s a n m g a p r o f e s s i o n a l s p a g d a r a p u s i l p a r a s a n p r o t e k s y o n s u g a d m a n p a g p a h a l a b a s a n p a n a h o n s a n k a p r i s o h a n n g a d t o s i n 3 0 a n y o s s a n b i s a n s i n - o n g a m a d a k p a n n g a n a g t a t a g y a o n s i n w a r a y l i s e n s y a n g a a r m a s o p u s i l . ( Tr a n s l a t e d b y : A D i a z / P I A 8 -N o r t h e r n S a m a r )

Malacañang andam buligan an mga parag-uma nga nahihidabi hin smuggling nga kaso

N a g p a h a y a g k a k u l o p h i n k a a n d a m a n

M a l a c a ñ a n g p a g b u l i g h i n m g a k o o p e r a t i b a h i n m g a p a r a g - u m a n g a n a h i d a d a b i h i n k a s o n g a s m u g g l i n g n g a p i n a n n g u n g u n a h a n h a n g i n - a a l i g a r n g a h a d i h i n s m u g g l i n g n g a h i D a v i d B a n g a y a n n g a k i l a l a g i h a p o n k o m o D a v i d T a n . D i d a h i n u s a n g a b r i e f i n g h a M a l a c a ñ a n g , n a g s e r i n g h i P r e s i d e n t i a l C o m m u n i c a t i o n s O p e r a t i o n s O f f i c e S e c r e t a r y H e r m i n i o C o l o m a , J r . n g a p a n n g i n g i n a n u o n i n i n g a i s y u h a n M a l a c a ñ a n g t u n g o d n g a d i r i d a w m a k a t a d o n g a n o n n g a g a m i t o n i n i n g a m g a

p a r a g - u m a k o m o d u m m i e s o g i n k o k o n t r o l o a r h i t o n t i n u o d n g a m g a s m u g g l e r . G i n - a d m i t e r h a n n e g o s y a n t e n g a h i D a v i d B a n g a y a n / T a n a n p a g g a m i t n i y a h i n m g a k o o p e r a t i b a h i n m g a p a r a g - u m a k o m o d u m m y d i d a h a n h e a r i n g h a S e n a d o h a d t o n M i y e r k u l e s k a t a l i w a n h i n m a h u g o t n g a p a n m a k i a n a h a i y a n i A g r i c u l t u r e C o m m i t t e e c h a i r p e r s o n C y n t h i a V i l l a r . S a m t a n g n a g s e r i n g h i C o l o m a n g a n a g k i k i n a h a n g l a n a n M a l a c a ñ a n g h i n k o n g k r e t o n g a b a s i h a n a g u d m a b u l i g a n a n m g a p a r a g -u m a t u n g o d n g a p i r a h i n i h a i r a e n n a n e n e l i k a d o n g a

m a k a s o h a n n g a n b a n g i n p a n g a n i m a p r i s o . K i n a h a n g l a n m a p u y p o y i n i n g a p a g m a n i p u l a r n g a d a h i t o n a t o n m g a p a r a g - u m a , m a h u g o t n g a p a h a y a g n i C o l o m a . N a g s e r i n g p a h i C o l o m a n g a a n h i n - o m a n n g a m a h i b a r o - a n n g a n a h i d a d a b i d i d a h i n s m u g g l i n g n g a k a s o e n d i r i g u d p a s a s a y l o -o n t u n g o d n g a g i n t a t a g a n g u d h i n i m p o r t a n s y a h a n a d m i n i s t r a s y o n A q u i n o a n l i a b i l i d a d h a n m g a o p i s y a l h a n g o b y e r n o . ( G i n b i n i s a y a n i D U M - P I A 8 , E a s t e r n S a m a r )