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Dispatch for September 12 , 2013 Thursday , 12 PIA Calabarzon PRs , 8 Weather Watch,
2 OFW Watch, 5 Regl. Watch 1 PNOY Speech , 17 Online News , 5 Photonews

1. Weather Watch
PAGASA 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST Issued at: 5:00AM 12 September 2013 SYNOPSIS: At 4:00 AM today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at 750 km East of Luzon (14.0N, 132.0E) embedded along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) across Luzon and Visayas. FORECAST: Bicol Region and Eastern Visayas will experience cloudy skies with moderate to occasionally

heavy rains and thunderstorms which may trigger possible flashfloods and landslides. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have cloudy skies with light to moderate rainshowers and thunderstorms. Light to moderate winds blowing from the southwest to west over Palawan, Visayas and Mindanao and coming from the northeast to northwest will prevail over the rest of Luzon. The coastal waters throughout the archipelago will be slight to moderate. Over METRO MANILA: Maximum Temperature : 2:30 PM Yesterday --- 32.4C Minimum Temperature : 6:00 AM Yesterday --- 24.5C Maximum Relative Humidity : 5:00 AM Yesterday --- 99 % Minimum Relative Humidity : 2:00 PM Yesterday --- 63 % Low Tide Today : 10:04 AM .. 0.20 Meter High Tide Today : 4:31 PM ..... 0.43 Meter Low Tide Today : 6:02 PM .. 0.42 Meter High Tide Tomorrow : 2:44 AM .. 1.12 Meter Sunrise Today : 5:44 AM Sunset Today : 6:00 PM Moonrise Today : 11:37 AM Moonset Today : 11:20 PM Illumination Today : 42 %

2. Weather Watch
3 hours ago near Quezon City ABS-CBN: Isang LPA ang namataan ng PAGASA sa 750km silangan ng Luzon na nakapaloob sa ITCZ. Dahil dito, asahan ang katamtamang pag-ulan sa Metro Manila. Ang natitirang bahagi ng bansa ay magkakaroon naman ng light to moderate rains.
For more information and queries, log on to www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph or please call at telephone numbers 9271335 and 927-2877.

3. Weather Watch
14 hours ago GMA: Huling namataan ang isang LPA sa layong 1,150 km silangan ng Luzon. Nasa labas pa ng PAR ang LPA kaya wala pa itong direktang epekto sa lagay ng panahon ng bansa. Tinataya namang makakaranas ng katamtaman hanggang sa minsang malakas na pag-ulan ang Bicol Region bukas habang ang natitirang bahagi ng Luzon ay asahan ang mahina haanggang as katamtamang ulan. Mataas naman ang tsansa ng mahinang pag-ulan sa Metro Manila, lalo na sa gabi at posible pa ring magkaroon ng thunderstorms. Magiging makulimlim naman na may panandaliang ulan ang panahon sa malaking bahagi ng Visayas habang magiging bahagyang maulap naman sa Mindanao.

4. Weather Watch
6 hours ago PAGASA weather forecaster Jun Galang on DZBB: - Apektado ng ITCZ ang Bicol Region kaya makakaranas ito ng maulap na kalangitan na may katamtaman hanggang sa kung minsan ay malakas na pag-ulan na maaaring magdulot ng mga pagbaha at pagguho ng lupa. - Ang Metro Manila at ang natitirang bahagi ng bansa ay mga dagliang pag-ulan o pagkidlat-pagkulog po ang pwedeng maranasan. - Sa ngayon, ang LPA ay nasa layong 1,150 km Silangan ng Luzon. Hindi pa po ito nakakaapekto sa alinmang panig ng ating bansa. - Ito pong Metro Manila ay pwede pong ulanin within the next two hours pero hindi naman po kasing grabe ng tulad kagabi. For more information and queries, log on to www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph or please call at telephone numbers 927-1335 and 927-2877.

5. Weather Watch
20 hours ago near Quezon City WEATHER-ADVISORY: WX#2 @ 11:00 AM, 11 September 2013 At 10 am today, the LPA HAS RE-ORGANIZED and was estimated at 1,200 km East of Luzon (15.0N, 136.5E). It has yet to affect any part of the country. However, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will continue to bring cloudy skies and light to moderate rains and thunderstorm over Luzon and Visayas.

6. Weather Watch
22 hours ago PAGASA weather forecaster Aldczar Aurello on DZMM Re: weather update -Inaasahan natin na magkakaroon pa rin tayo ng pag-ulan ngayong hapon o gabi na dahil sa ITCZ. -Mas maganda ang panahon sa Mindanao kung saan inaasahan natin ang bahagya hanggang sa maulap na kalangitan. -Itong LPA ay nasa karagatan kayat may posibilidad na maging bagyo. -ITCZ ang dahilan ng pag-ulan sa Luzon at Visayas.

7. Weather Watch
22 hours ago WEATHER ADVISORY NO.2 For: Low Pressure Area (LPA) Issued at: 11:00 am, 11 September 2013

At 10:00 am today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) has re-organized and was estimated at 1,200 km East of Luzon (15.0N, 136.5E). It has yet to affect any part of the country. However, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will continue to bring cloudy skies and light to moderate rains and thunderstorm over Luzon and Visayas. The next update will be incorporated in the public weather forecast at 5:00 pm today while the next advisory will be issued at 11:00 am tomorrow. For more information and queries, log on to www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph or please call at telephone numbers 927-1335 and 927-2877

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8. Weather Watch
22 hours ago near Quezon City PIA-NCR: Many parts of the country may expect rain even as a low pressure area (LPA) moved closer to Visayas early Wednesday. PAGASA said the LPA has a good chance of becoming a cyclone as it still at sea and gaining strength. Metro Manila may have cloudy skies with light to moderate rain showers and thunderstorms. PAGASA also spotted a Tropical Depression that may enter PAR Friday.

Weather Watch

September 12 , 2013 ( Thursday )

as of 6:00-7:00 AM

CAVITE LAGUNA BATANGAS RIZAL QUEZON

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Cloudy and Drizzling Cloudy Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy with Scattered rainshowers

PIA

Regional Watch

1. PIA Regional Watch

20 hours ago near Quezon City PIA-4A/CAVITE: The Cavite Association of Water Districts will be hosting this November 14-15 the 30th Annual Convention with the theme, "Tubig para sa lahat, Lahat para sa tubig." It will be held at the Summit Ridge Hotel in Tagaytay City. Said event aimed to refurbish genuine camaraderie while addressing common concerns and offering mutual assistance.

2. PIA Regional Watch

21 hours ago near Quezon City PIA-4A/QUEZON: The city government of Lucena will release new route plan for tricycles in order to ease traffic congestion in the city. According to city councilor Vic Paulo, they will only allow non-franchised tricycle to drive only at night time.

3. PIA Regional Watch

21 hours ago near Quezon City PIA-4A/BATANGAS: Ayon sa Comelec Batangas maaaring maging grounds sa disqualification ng isang tatakbong kandidato sa darating na halalan sa Oktubre 2013 ang pagkakaroon ng criminal case,dual citizenship at pagtatapos ng 3-term service bilang opisyal.

4. PIA Regional Watch

23 hours ago near Quezon City PIA-4A/BATANGAS: Patuloy ang pakikipag ugnayan ng mga kapulisan sa mga paaralan sa lalawigan .Layon nitong mabigyan ng tamang kaalaman ang mga estudyante at guro upang makaiwas sa mga krimeng tulad ng hold up, snatching at drug abuse.

5. PIA Regional Watch

Yesterday near Quezon City PIA-4A/QUEZON: DPWH has ordered to fast-track the construction of eco-tourism road which will connect the town of Sariaya and Lucena City. DPWH-Quezon- 2nd district engr. Cely Flancia said that the project should be completed in 2015. She added that the only problem in the implementation of such project is the road right of way. The project if finally completed would shorten the travelling time of motorists from Metro Manila to Quezon province and Bicol region.

1. PIA OFW Watch

18 hours ago DZMM: Anumang oras ay may 41 pang mga Filipino mula sa Syria ang darating sa bansa. Ayon sa tala ng DFA umaabot ngayon sa 4,741 ang bilang ng mga OFW na naililikas mula ng pumutok ang kaguluhan sa Syria noong 2011.

2 . PIA OFW Watch

18 hours ago DZBB: Kinukumpirma ng DFA ang ulat na may isa umanong 29-anyos na Pinay ang namatay sa Syria. Gayunman, nilinaw ni DFA Spokesman Raul Hernandez na natural death ang sanhi ng pagkamatay ng nasabing Pinay na nagtratrabaho sa Aleppo, Syria. Tumanggi muna ang DFA na pangalanan ang nasabing Pinay hangga't hindi pa naipababatid sa kanyang mga kaanak ang nangyari rito.

A. QUEZON

1. Dep-Ed Quezon holds campaign to generate more ALS and open high school program enrollees
BY: LITO M. GIRON

Tuesday 10th of September 2013

LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Sept. 10 (PIA) --The Department of Education (DepEd) Division of Quezon is conducting massive information campaign to generate more enrolees in the Alternative Learning System (ALS) and 'open high school' program. Dr. Catherine Talavera, assistant provincial division schools superintendent, said these programs are part of the Aquino Administration's vision to provide free education to all. "The main objective of 'open high school' program is to provide free high school to house helpers, school drop-outs and working youths so they could finish secondary schooling while working," Dr. Talavera said. ALS is implemented in almost all the 39 towns and 2 cities in the province and being enjoyed by most of out-of-school youths, non-readers, working adults and even senior citizens in the barangays. The ALS has two different schematics for conducting instruction; school-based and community-based. On the school-based program, instructions are conducted in school campuses while in the community-based program, formal instruction are conducted in community halls or in private places. Meanwhile, the DepEd has identified Quezon National High School (QNHS) and Gulang-Gulang National High School in Lucena City and Recto Memorial High School in Tiaong, Quezon as pilot schools in the province with 'open high school'program. (PIA-Quezon)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=691378706047#sthash.mDUznzVE.dpuf

B. CAVITE
1. Carmona health office conducts awareness campaign for pregnant women
BY: RUEL FRANCISCO Monday 9th of September 2013

CARMONA, Cavite, Sept. 9 (PIA) -- Sixty six pregnant women and midwives attended the Human Papillomavirus and the so called "Sayuntis" (Sayaw ng Buntis) awareness campaign organized by the municipal health office (MHO) in partnership with global health company Merck Sharp and Dome (MSD) and UP-PGH-OB Gynecology Department.

Held at the penthouse inside the municipal hall building, the awareness campaign were part of the health programs, especially for pregnant women, initiated by the local government. UP-PGH OB-Gynecologist Dr. Cristina Crisologo discussed the diseases caused by HPV, how it is transmitted and how to prevent it. Based on the website of Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP), HPV is passed on through genital contact, most often during vaginal and anal sex. HPV may also be passed on during oral sex and genital-to-genital contact. HPV can be passed on between straight and same-sex partnerseven when the infected person has no signs or symptoms. HPV can cause serious health problems, including genital warts and certain cancers. There is no certain way to tell who will develop health problems from HPV and who will not. In most cases HPV goes away by itself before it causes any health problems, and most people who become infected with HPV do not even know they have it. During the same event, UP-PGH OB-Gynecologist and Sayuntis pioneer Dr. Faye Cagayan discussed the proper nutrition and exercise during pregnancy. Dr. Cagayan made a brief demonstration on Sayuntis (Sayaw ng Buntis) involving the participants wherein, the core dynamics of belly dancing proved to be of help for the expectant mother's muscles including the proper breathing for actual labor. (PIA Cavite with report from Carmona MIO) - See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=671378453814#sthash.ZgNMS7YX.dpuf

2. Provincial Board to review Revenue Code of the province

BY: RUEL FRANCISCO Monday 9th of September 2013

TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, Sept. 9 (PIA) -- The Provincial Board (Sangguniang Panlalawigan) through the new chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means is currently reviewing the 2004 Revenue Code of the province for possible amendments to conform to the present situation. In a letter address to concern departments, Board Member Ivee Jayne A. Reyes, Chairperson of the Committee on Ways and Means explained that Section 129 of the Local Government Code provides that each local government unit shall exercise its power to create its own source of revenue and to levy taxes, fees, or charges. Board Member Reyes added that the 2004 Revenue Code ordinance of the province could no longer applicable and appropriate on the demands of the province regarding the aspect of generating incomes and revenue. Last Wednesday, September 4, Reyes presided over a committee meeting at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall with heads of various departments to assist her committee by submitting any reports/ documents for possible revision of the revenue code.

(PIA-Cavite)

C. LAGUNA

1. Mobile apps creation, highlights 2013 SLC S&T Fair

Wednesday 11th of September 2013

LOS BANOS, Laguna, Sept. 11 (PIA) -- Application developers and other techies who dream of making it big in the virtual kingdom may soon realize just that. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) 4-A, as this year's host, is leading four other DOST regional offices in the conduct of the 2013 South Luzon Cluster (SLC) S&T Fair on Sept. 12-14 at The Venue, Sky Ranch in Tagaytay City. Together with the regional offices of DOST like the National Capital Region, Region 3, Mimaropa Region, and Region 5, DOST 4-A is introducing two new events. Highlight of the entire festival, the first event - Usapang Setup - creatively uses the coffeeshop idea while the second event is a group of two contests - the mobile application competition and ICT-based quiz. The former will be held Sept. 13 at D'Banquet in Tagaytay City. Some 50 small and medium enterprise owners and managers will engage in a coffee-shop discussion entitled Usapang Setup. Other key stakeholders of the supply chain for four produce - uraro, malunggay, banana, and various dairy products will also be joining the discussion. Still on Sept. 13, a mobile application competition will be opened to application developers. For a day, the developers' event, the competition is the first of its kind to be organized for mobile devices by a goverment agency. While private sector initiatives that encourage development of mobile applications to sell their devices abound, few have ventured into gathering public participation in mobile application development that is community relevant or functional. The competition aims to create mobile applications for use by DOST and other users. Applications should enhance a technical system/procedure or a delivery system for the fields of disaster risk reduction and management, climate change adaptation, environment conservation, public health and safety, agricultural production, or office systems. Nine teams will vie for nearly P100,000 in cash prizes. Lastly, on Sept. 14, an ICT-based quiz will be opened to high school and college students. Ten teams with three members each will be competing in each category/level for nearly

P30,000 in cash prizes. The NSTW, previously called the Philippine National Science Week in the 50s, was instituted by virtue of Presidential Proclamation No. 2214 in 1982. It was later amended through Republic Act. No. 169 which directed its annual celebration every third week of July. (AMGuevarra, DOST4A S&T Media Service/PIA4A)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=631378878603#sthash.CLKzhInJ.dpuf

2. Tagalog news: Bilang ng PInoy na mataas ang timbang, dumarami

Wednesday 11th of September 2013

LOS BANOS, Laguna, Set 11 (PIA) -- Nabatid na dumarami ang mga matataba at sobrang taba o obese na Pilipino na may edad 20 taon pataas, base sa nakaraang survey na isinagawa ng Food and Nutrition Research ng Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST). Ang datos na nakalap ay base sa body mass index (BMI), isang pamantayang hango sa World Health Organization (WHO). Ang mga matataba at sobrang taba ay dumadami. Katunayan, noong 1993, ang matataba at sobrang taba ay nasa 16.6 porsyento lamang at umakyat ito sa 20.2 porsyento noong 1998. Naging 24.0 porsyento ito noong 2003 at patuloy pang tumataas sa 26.6 porsyento noong 2008. Ayon pa sa naturang survey, ang mga matataba at sobrang taba ay higit na madami sa mga may edad 40 taon hanggang 59 at mas madami ang matatabang kababaihan kumpara sa mga kalalakihan. Ang tatlong rehiyon na may mataas na bilang ng matataba at sobrang taba na bata na nasa edad limang taon pababa ay ang Rehiyon III (Gitnang Luzon), Rehiyon IV-A Calabarzon at Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). Kinalap din ng FNRI-DOST ang mga datos tungkol sa mga lifestyle behaviour. Naniniwala ang FNRI na malaki ang kinalaman nito sa well-being ng mga Pilipino. Kabilang sa mga lifestyle behavior ay ang paninigarilyo, pag-inom ng alak at ang physical activity ng mga adult na Pilipino. Ayon sa datos, tatlo sa bawat 10 Pilipino ay naninigarilyo ng mga 10 sticks isang araw. Tatlo sa bawat 10 Pilipino ang umiinom ng alak. Ang gin at beer ang nangunguna sa listahan ng mga paboritong inumin. Sa physical activity naman, 7 sa bawat 100 Pilipino ang aktibong nag-eehersisyo, tatlo hanggang apat na beses sa isang linggo. Ayon sa FNRI, ang hindi pagkain ng wasto, kakulangan ng ehersisyo, pag-inom ng alak at paninigarilyo ay mga behavioural risk factors na maaaring mabago upang maiwasan ang pagtaba, pagkaroon ng alta-presyon, sakit sa baga, pagtaas ng asukal sa dugo o dili kaya ay

sakit sa puso. Ang mga sumusunod ay ilang mga mungkahi ng FNRI-DOST upang maiwasan ang mga mapaminsalang sakit na ito. Una ay ang pagkain ng balanseng pagkain, sa tamang dami at uri. Ang Daily Nutritional Guide Pyramid ay nagsasalarawan ng tamang uri at dami ng pagkaing dapat kainin sa araw-araw. Kung ating pagmamasdan ang pyramid, sa tuktok nakalagay ang asukal at mantika. Sa mga walang sakit na diabetes, pinapayagang mag-asukal ayon sa nirerekomendang dami lamang. Ang mantika ay kailangan din upang magamit ng katawan ang mga fat-soluble vitamins gaya ng bitamina A, D, E at K. Ang mga pagkaing mayaman sa protina ay kailangan din upang magamit sa pagbuto at pagsaayos ng katawan. Ang gulay at prutas ay mapagkukunan ng bitamin at mineral upang maging maayos ang ating pangangatawan. Mayaman ang mga ito sa hibla o fiber para maging maganda ang daloy ng pagkain sa ating bituka. Ang kanin, tinapay, lamang ugat ang siyang pangunahing pagkain na makapagbibigay sa atin ng lakas. Ugaliin din ang pag-inom ng walong basong tubig o higit pa araw-araw upang maging maayos ang daloy ng mga sustansya sa katawan at nang hindi rin ma-dehydrate o kaya ay dumanas ng labis na pagka-uhaw. (CTSMartinez, DOST4A/CPG, PIA4A)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=631378877816#sthash.p69r5iFX.dpuf

D. BATANGAS
1.Tagalog news: Diksyunaryong Batangueo inilunsad ng pamahalaang lungsod ng Batangas
BY: MAMERTA P. DE CASTRO Tuesday 10th of September 2013

LUNGSOD NG BATANGAS, Set 10 (PIA) -- Pormal nang inilunsad kamakailan sa publiko ang Diksyunaryong Batangueo na isang proyekto ng pamahalaang lungsod na naglalayong makapangolekta at makapaglimbag ng mga salitang taal na Batangueo na hanggang sa kasalukuyan ay ginagamit pa rin. Ang mga ito ay hinango mula sa ibat ibang indibidwal, samahan, paaralan at

mga residente ng 105 barangay sa lungsod. Maaring ilan sa mga salita dito ay hindi na ginagamit kung kayat inaasahan na malaki ang maiitulong nito sa susunod na henerasyon upang higit na maunawaan ang kasaysayan. Layunin ng diksyunaryo na patatagin ang kultura ng mga Batangueo sa pamamagitan ng paglingon sa nakaraan. Ang paglulunsad na isinagawa sa Batangas City Convention Center ay kaalinsabay ng pagpaparangal sa mga natatanging barangay sa lungsod sa larangan ng kalinisan at kaayusan. Binati ni Mayor Eduardo B. Dimacuha ang lahat ng nasa likod ng naturang diksyunaryo at sinabing magsisilbi itong mahalagang kontribusyon sa pagpapayaman ng lokal na kultura at legacy para sa mga mamamayan ng lungsod. Nagsilbing punong editor ng diksyunaryo sa mahabang panahong pagsasaliksik si City Administrator Phillip Baroja. Naging katuwang na editor naman sina Dr Amelita Madrid, Dr Marcela Cusi at Dr Luzviminda Hernandez ng DepEd. Sa okasyon ding ito ginawaran ng plake ng pagkilala si Nanay Sayong Zapata na syang nagsilbing inspirasyon sa pagsusulat/ pagbuo ng diskyunaryo. Naging mahalagang panauhin rin sa nabanggit na pagtitipon ang OIC ng Sangay ng Salin ng Wikang Filipino sa Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino na si Minda Limbo. Sa pagtatapos ay nagkaroon ng ceremonial signing ng aklat at distribusyon nito sa mga panauhin. (CPG/Ronna Endaya Contreras, Batangas City PIO/PIABatangas)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=681378697707#sthash.ZDy2VY0Q.dpuf

2. Tagalog news: Natatanging kawani ng pamahalaang

lunsod ng Batangas, pinarangalan
BY: MAMERTA P. DE CASTRO Tuesday 10th of September 2013

LUNGSOD NG BATANGAS, Set 10 (PIA) -- Pinarangalan bilang natatanging kawani ng pamahalaang lungsod ng Batangas si Dionisio A. Sanchez, isang traffic enforcer ng Transportation Development and Regulatory Office (TDRO). Ito ay dahil sa kanyang personalidad at karakter sa pagganap sa tungkulin at dedikasyon sa trabaho.

Si Sanchez na 46 na taong gulang at may 10 taon na sa serbisyo ay makailang ulit nang tumanggap ng karangalan bilang pagkilala sa kanyang natatanging dedikasyon at pagganap sa kaniyang tungkulin. Kilala siya bilang si Mang Dioni na magalang at madaling lapitan. Ipinagmamalaki din ng lokal na pamahalaan na si Sanchez ay tumanggap ng plake bilang awardee ng Commitment & Service to the Community Relations and Peace & Order Program ng Batangas Police Provincial Office (BPPO)" na ipinagkaloob noong ika-19 ng Agosto sa pagdiriwang ng 112th Police Service Anniversary at BPPO Day. Ang sertipiko ng pagkilala ay iginawad ni Mayor Eduardo B. Dimacuha kay Sanchez noong ikalawa ng Setyembre pagkatapos ng "flag ceremony" ng mga kawani ng gobyerno sa Plaza Mabini. Ang paggawad ng parangal kay Sanchez na isang modelong kawani ay bilang pasasalamat ng pamahalaang lungsod sa kanya na itinuturing na matibay na haligi ng serbisyo publiko. Kamakailan ay itinaas ang position ni Sanchez at isa na ngayong supervisor. (CPG/Ronna Contreras-PIO Batangas City/PIA-Batangas)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=681378700535#sthash.xYUNn6KD.dpuf

3. Tagalog news: DTI Batangas, nagsagawa ng 'price

monitoring' sa lalawigan
BY: MAMERTA P. DE CASTRO Tuesday 10th of September 2013

LUNGSOD NG BATANGAS, Set 10 (PIA) -- Nagsagawa ng "price monitoring" ang Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Batangas sa mga pangunahing pamilihan sa lalawigan kamakailan. Kabilang sa mga lugar na binisita ng DTI-Batangas ang lungsod ng Batangas, Lipa,Tanauan at Lemery kung saan karaniwang dito ang ginagawang bagsakan ng mga paninda sa probinsya. Sinabi ni DTI provincial director Ruel Gonzales na isang paraan ito upang ipakita sa mga tao na palagiang nakatutok ang kanilang tanggapan at ipatupad ang nararapat na presyo para sa mga mamamayan. Sinabi pa ni Gonzales na ang price monitoring ay hindi para kuwestyunin ang mga manininda kundi para ipaalam at ipaunawa sa mga ito kung may iregularidad sa kanilang transaksyon. Samantala, nagbigay babala din ang ahensya sa pagsasagawa ng overpricing at pinaalalahanan ang mga tindahan at grocery stores nang paglalagay ng tamang

price tag sa mga paninda. Ayon naman kay Carmela Atienza, market administrator sa lungsod ng Batangas mahigpit ang price monitoring na isinasagawa ng lokal na pamahalaan sa kanilang nasasakupang establisimyento upang maiwasan ang overpricing. Ikinatuwa naman ng DTI na walang anumang pagsasamantala sa bahagi ng mga manininda sa lalawigan at wala ding karapatan ang mga mamimili na nalalabag. (CPG/PIA4A Batangas)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=681378711307#sthash.XqUTSxt7.dpuf

E. RIZAL 1. Rizal business groups to benefit from shared services facility

BY: GIDEON GAPAYAO Wednesday 11th of September 2013

ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Sept 11 (PIA) -- Ten business groups from Rizal province signed a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Calabarzon and DTI Rizal provincial office which will entitle them to receive support from the agencys shared services facility (SSF) program at the Tahanang Walang Hagdanan, Cainta, Rizal. Tahanang Walang Hagdanan, Montealba Producers Cooperative, Boyet Ynares Ladies Movement, Rizal Exporters and Manufacturers Association Incorporated, University of Rizal System Morong Campus, Sipsipin Multi-Purpose Cooperative, Morong Retailers and Community Multi Purpose Cooperative, Sampaloc Agrarian Reform Beneficiary Multi Purpose Cooperative, Llano Multi Purpose Cooperative and Rotary Club of East Rizal representatives signed the MOA with DTI 4A Regional Director Marilou Quinco-Toledo and DTI-Rizal Provincial Director Mercy Parreno where the groups will be provided equipment to boost their businesses. Parreno said the agency is particularly looking forward to the URS-Morongs food testing facility which may be beneficial to the provinces food industry as a whole There are currently 15 SSF co-operators in Rizal while five other groups are still under evaluation for the program. Quinco-Toledo said DTI aims to help countryside MSMEs in the Calabarzon region such as those in Rizal province. (GG-PIA4A)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=2261378880349#sthash.xmLPX2hC.dpuf

2. Cainta women receive DTI shared service facility

BY: GIDEON GAPAYAO Tuesday 10th of September 2013

ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Sept. 10 (PIA) -- Women of Bagong Kababaihan, Bangon Cainta Inc. (BKBC) were awarded a water hyacinth dryer through Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Calabarzon shared service facility project (SSF) and the Rizal Provincial Office. DTI 4A Regional Director Marilou Quinco-Toledo and DTI Rizal Provincial Director Mercy Parreno headed the turnover of the dryer worth P200,000 to the BKBC members at the organizations Livelihood Center, Brgy. San Andres, Cainta, Rizal yesterday. Water hyacinth found in the local waterways of Cainta are dried and processed into handicrafts, home accents or other surface material by BKBC. When sun-dried, water hyacinths usually take up to a week before being good for processing depending on the weather. However, with the new dryer provided through SSF, the drying process only takes three hours making production of water hyacinth products faster enabling the organization to provide more supplies for buyers. Toledo, said there are three water hyacinth processors in Rizal including Cainta, Pililia and Jalajala which DTI aims to assist. "We aim to put up 100 SSF projects in the entire Calabarzon region with a total value of P70 million or seven hundred thousand pesos per SSF. Rizal will have 20 SSF projects one of which includes this one," said Toledo. Director Toledo added that the DTI aims to promote inclusive growth in line with the administration's Philippine Development Plan. "SSF projects aim to help those in the countryside and develop MSMEs in the province," she said. Department of Science and Technology Rizal Provincial Director Fernando Ablaza also said that the agency has some projects lined up for BKBC. "We are glad that the BKBC is utilizing the training and technology provided by DOST and we will continue to support the organization in terms of research and development,"s aid Director Ablaza. Also present during the turnover of equipment were former Cainta mayor and BKBC founder Mon Ilaga, BKBC head Mrs. Veronica Ilagan, BKBC members, DTI and DOST-FPRDI (Forest Products Research and Development Institute) staff, representatives from the Villar Foundation and One Meralco Foundation (GG-PIA4A)

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3. "Serve the Saver" medical caravan caters to Rizal PNP

BY: GIDEON GAPAYAO Monday 9th of September 2013

ANTIPOLO CITY, Rizal, Sept. 9 (PIA) -- Police officers of the Philippine National Police Rizal Provincial Office recently benefited from the Serve the Saver Medical Caravan held at the Rizal PPO covered court last August 29. The caravan was organized through the efforts of the Philippine National Police-Rizal, Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Academy of Family Physicians-Rizal Chapter in cooperation with Unilab, Biomedis, LRITherapharma and Corbridge. Services offered in the one day activity include urinalysis, checkups, laboratory tests and distribution of medicine. In his message to the policemen, Dr. Abel Villamayor, PAFP-Rizal president said the medical mission organized by the local police force embraces the PAFP vision and his organization is glad to be of service to the local police. Rizal Provincial Police Director Rolando Anduyan was present during the activity together with AFP and PAFP-Rizal officials and staff. (GG-PIA4A)
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11 SEPTEMBER 2013.

President Aquino declares September 20 as special non-working day in Ilocos Norte in celebration of 115th birth anniversary of Girl Scouts of the Philippines founder Josefa Llanes Escoda Aquino govt committed to forging final peace pact despite ongoing Zamboanga violence
President Aquino declares September 20 as special non-working day in Ilocos Norte in celebration of 115th birth anniversary of Girl Scouts of the Philippines founder Josefa Llanes Escoda

President Benigno S. Aquino III has declared September 20, which falls on a Friday, as a special (non-working day) in the province of Ilocos Norte in celebration of the 115th birth anniversary of World War II heroine and founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines Josefa Llanes Escoda. The Chief Executive issued the declaration through Proclamation No. 644 signed by Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. on August 22 to give the people of Ilocos Norte the full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies.

Born on September 20, 1898 in Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Escoda was the eldest of the seven children of Mercedes Madamba and Gabriel Llanes. She graduated valedictorian from Dingras Elementary School and salutatorian from Laoag Provincial High School. She obtained a teaching degree from the Philippine Normal College where she graduated with honors in 1919. While teaching, she earned her high school teacher's certificate from the University of the Philippines in 1922. She earned a masteral degree in Sociology from Columbia University in 1925 . During her first trip in the US in 1925, she met Antonio Escoda, a reporter from the Philippine Press Bureau, After their return to Manila, they got married and were blessed with two children, Maria Teresa and Antonio Jr. In 1939, Escoda returned to the US to undergo an intensified training in Girl Scouting sponsored by the Boy Scouts of the Philippines. When she came back in 1940, she began to train some teachers of public and private schools to become Girl Scout leaders and then proceeded to organize Girl Scout troops. On May 26, 1940, President Manuel L. Quezon signed the charter of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines (Commonwealth Act. No. 542), giving the movement the recognition of its role in leadership training of girls and women. Escoda became the first National Executive of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines. During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, Escoda and her husband helped Filipino and American prisoners in several concentration camps. On August 27, 1944, she was arrested and imprisoned in Fort Santiago where she and Antonio were reported to have been interrogated and executed. Every September 20, the Girl Scouts of the Philippines pays homage to Escoda by celebrating her birth anniversary with activities that would create further awareness of her martyrdom and contribution to youth development. PND (js) TOP Aquino govt committed to forging final peace pact despite ongoing Zamboanga violence The Aquino administration said on Wednesday that it is committed to sealing a final peace deal with Muslim separatists in Mindanao whatever the current odds like the violence happening in Zamboanga City since Monday. In a media briefing in Malacanang, Presidential adviser on the peace process Teresita Deles said that like other peace processes, the governments peace dialogue with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has been facing challenges particularly from groups whose interests will be affected by a final peace pact. It Is a normal thing to see eruption of violence in some parts of Mindanao as the government and the MILF move towards forging a final peace agreement, Deles said, noting some groups will try to derail the ongoing peace process. We should not be surprised when there are incidents like these as we approach the end of a peace process because peace processes come up with agreements that introduces changes and some people will not like that, Deles said. In all the peace processes it is not unusual that there is an outbreak of violence or some violent disturbance. What is important is not that these things happen or do not happen but how we stand up to it. And this governments position is that we stand by the peace process that we are moving forward and we will complete the peace process for the Southern Philippines. As to how to end the ongoing crisis in Zamboanga City, Deles said they received messages saying it is only Nur Misuari who could put an end to the standoff. She also said that the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) could create the mechanism to understand what is going on in Zamboanga City. The Philippine government has also requested the assistance of the Indonesian government, which has been facilitating the review of the 1996 peace agreement with the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), to resolve the crisis, Deles noted. Asked if the government considers using military action to end the Zamboanga City standoff, considering the large number of government forces sent there, Deles said the presence of a huge number of military force is intended for containment and civilian protection. I think the volume of military there is to make sure that it is contained. If the governments positi on was a military position then we would not have seen that yesterday. Our government is very conscious of the civilians that are going to be affected, she said. The Presidents peace adviser also said that there are communities who want peace and develop ment, which could only be possible through cooperation between several factions of the MNLF. Deles said these communities have called for unity of their leaders because the people have suffered enough as a

result of many decades of war. These are the comm unities that we have tried to listen to first and foremost. Even as we have difficulties dealing with the leadership that often did not have one voice. And in the end, I think, that what we will have to look at is the needs of our people. What is happening in Zamboanga City is bitter and disappointing because the communities that are currently under threat are poor Muslim communities and some of the casualties are Muslims, Deles said. PND (as) TOP

11 SEPTEMBER 2013. Idineklara ng Pangulong Aquino na pista opisyal ang Setyembre 20 sa Ilokos Norte dahil sa ika-115 kaarawan ni Josefa Llanes Escoda Nakapangako ang gobyernong Aquino na lalagdasa final peace pact sa kabila ng kasalukuyang kaguluhan sa Mindanao

Idineklara ng Pangulong Aquino na pista opisyal ang Setyembre 20 sa Ilokos Norte dahil sa ika-115 kaarawan ni Josefa Llanes Escoda

Idineklara ng Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III na pista opisyal ang Setyembre 20, natapat sa araw ng Biyernes, sa Ilokos Norte dahil sa ika-115 kaaawan ni Josefa Llanes Escoda, bayani ng Ika-2 Digmaang Pandaigdig at tagapagtatag ng Girl Scouts sa Pilipinas. Ang deklarasyon ay ginawa ng Pangulo sa pamamagitan ng Proklamasyon Blg. 644 na nilagdaan ni Kalihim Tagapagpaganap Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr. noong Agosto 22 upang magkaroon nang lubos na pagkakataon ang mga mamamayan ng Ilokos Norte na ipagdiwang at daluhan ang mga seremonya at palatuntunang parangal kay Joisefa Llanes Escoda. Isinilang si Llanes Escoda sa sa Dingras, Ilocos Norte noong Setyrmbre 20, 1898 na panganay na supling nina Mercedes Madamba at Gabriel Llanes. Nagtapos siya ng pagkaguro sa Philippine Normal College at habang nagtuturo sa mababang paaralan ay nagtapos ng pagkaguro sa mataas na paaralan sa Pamantasan ng Pilipinas at ng masters degree sa Sociology sa Columbia University noong 1925. Noong 1939 ay bumalik si Gng. Llanes-Escoda sa Estados Unidos para magsanay nang puspusan sa girl scouting at nang umuwi sa Pilipinas noong 1940 ay sinanay niya ang ilang guro ng paaralang pambayan at pribado man para maging lider at magtatag ng kilusan ng Girl Scouts of the Philippines. Matapos lagdaan ng Pangulong Manuel L. Quezon noong Myo 26, 1940 ang batas ng Girl Scouts ng Pilipinas (Batas ng Commonwealth Blg. 5421) ay si Llanes-Escoda ang naging unang Pambansang Pinuno ng Girl Scouts of the Philippines. Nang sakupin ng mga Hapones ang Pilipinas, si Llanes-Escoda at ang kabiyak ng puso niya, Antonio Escoda, reporter ng Philippine Press Bureau, ay tumulong sa mga bilanggong Pilipino at Amerikano sa mga kulungan. Noong Agosto 27, 1944 ay dinakip at ikinulong sa Fort Santiago si Josefa at ang kanyang kabiyak ng puso na si Antonio. Ang mag-asawang Escoda ay pinatay ng mga Hapones. Tuwing Setyembre 20, si Josefa Llanes-Escoda ay ginugunita ng Girl Scouts of the Philippines dahil sa kanyang kaarawan at bilang pagkilala sa kabayanihan at mahalagang naiambag niya sa larangan ng pag-alagata sa kabataan, lalo na sa mga kabataang babae. PND (js/zaf)

TOP

Nakapangako ang gobyernong Aquino na lalagdasa final peace pact sa kabila ng kasalukuyang kaguluhan sa Mindanao

Hindi tatalikod ang administrasyong Aquino sa pangakong paglagda sa final peace deal sa mga separatistang Muslim sa Mindanao sa kabila ng kasalukuyang nagaganap na karahasan sa Lungsod ng Zamboanga simula noong Lunes ng madaling-araw. Binigyang diin ni Teresita Deles, Tagapayo ng Pangulo ukol sa prosesong pangkapayapaan, sa pulong-balitaan sa Malacanang Miyerkoles na katulad ng ibang proseso sa kapayapaan, ang usapan sa kapayapaan ng pamahalaan at ng Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) ay nahaharap din sa maraming pagsubok, lalo na buhat sa mga pangkat na ang interes ay maaapektuhan ng pinal na kasunduan sa kapayapaan. Idinugtong ni Deles na normal lamang na makita ang pagsiklab ng karahasan sa ilang panig ng Mindanao habang ang pamahalaan at ang MILF ay malapit nang lumagda sa kasunduan sa kapayapaan kaya may mga grupong nagtatangkang biguin ang prosesong pangkapayapaan. Hindi natin dapat ikamangha na may mga nangyayaring tulad nito habang malapit nang matapos ang prosesong pangkapayapaan sapagkat ang mga prosesong pangkapayapaan ay hahantong sa kasunduang magp apasok ng mga pagbabago at ito ay hindi gusto ng ilang tao, sabi pa ni Deles. Sa lahat ng prosesong pangkapayapaan, hindi katakatakang magkaroon ng kaguluhan o mga paghahasik ng ligalig. Ang mahalaga sa mga pangyayaring tulad nito ay kung paano natin haharapin ang nangyari. At ito ang paninindigan ng pamahalaan sa proseso ng kapayapaan na isinusulong at tatapusin natin ang prosesong ito para sa Katimugang Pilipinas, dagdag pa ni Deles. Sinabi ni Deles na tumanggap sila ng mga mensahe na nagsasabing si Nur Misuari lamang ang makapagpapatigil sa gulo. Binanggit din niya na ang Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) ay makalilikha ng mekanismo upang maunawaan ang nagaganap sa Lungsod ng Zamboanga. Ayon kay Deles, para malutas ang krisis ngayon, humingi na rin ng tulong ang pamahalaang Pilipino sa gobyerno ng IndonesIa na siyang namamagitan para marebisa ang kasunduan sa kapayapaan noong 1996 sa Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF). Tahasang sinabi ni Deles na ang malaking bilang ng mga kawal ng pamahalaan sa Lungsod ng Zamboanga ay ipinadala roon upang huwag lumaganap ang gulo at alang-alang sa kaligtasan ng mga sibilyan. Palagay ko, kaya maraming kawal doon ay upang tiyaking hindi kakalat sa ibang dako ang karahasan. Maingat na maingat ang pamahalaan natin sapagkat batid nito na ang maaapektuhan sa ano mang mangyayari ay ang sibilyan, pahayag ni Deles. Binigyang diin ni Deles na kapayapaan at kaunlaran ang hangad ng maraming komunidad sa nasabing pook na matatamo lamang sa pagtutulungan ng iba-ibang paksiyon ng MNLF. Idinugtong ni Deles na nananawagan ang mga komunidad na ito sa kanilang mga lider na magkaisa na sapagkat malaon nang nagdurusa ang mga mamamayan dahil sa napakatagal nang labanan sa naulit na pook. Ang mga komunidad na ito ang ating dinirinig at inuunawa una at higit sa lahat. Bagaman nahihirapan tayong makipag-usap sa mga lider na madalas na hindi iisang tinig ang napapakinggan natin. Sa wakas, palagay ko, ang dapat lamang nating pagtuunan ng pansin ay ang mga pangangailangan ng ating mga kababayan, sabi pa ni Deles. Ang nangyayari sa Lungsod ng Zamboanga ay masaklap at nakalulungkot sapagkat ang mga komunidad na ngayon ay nakalagay sa panganib ay mga komunidad ng maralitang mga Muslim at ang ilan pa sa naging biktima at nasawi ay mga Muslim, pahayag pa ni Deles. PND (as/zaf) TOP

President Benigno S. Aquino III's Speech at the 7th ASEAN Navy Chiefs' Meeting (ANCM) Raffles and Fairmont Makati, One Raffles Drive, Makati City 10 Sept. 2013 I know that even before the era of colonialism, our peoples had already been brought together by the sea. During that time, our ancestors sowed the very first seeds of the relations we now enjoythrough trade and the exchange of goodwill. The extent of our precolonial relations may surprise some. For example, I am told that on the eve of the European conquest of the Philippines, the Thai had already established an embassy-of-sorts in Cebu, a province in the southern part of our country. Truly, even from the early years of our civilizations, our peoples have looked at the waters that surround us and seen nautical highways to cooperation and friendship. Today, I am honored to be here with all of you in this meeting, which aims to continue that tradition. After the conquest and subsequent reclamation of countries in the region after the upheavals and the wars that have shaped the landscape of historyonce again we find ourselves together, seeking ways to expand and strengthen our partnerships. Our present times demand it. Our respective nations entered the modern era as independent states, and we are all well aware of the challenges that come with itand of the work that must be done to meet those challenges. Our respective nations have all strived to uphold our individual sovereignty, while at the same time fostering a strong sense of regional solidarityone that favors consensus and collaboration instead of discord, aggression, and imposition. And it is in meetings like this where we can make progress on that front where we can truly solidify our ties and protect our common seas. The end in sight: Freedom of navigation, the safety of commercial vessels, and the security of their civilian passengers, all of which are especially important given the ASEAN Economic Community, which we intend to establish by 2015. This is precisely what all of us here want to ensure; and it gives me great optimism that all of you are here to talk and listen to each other about how we can better pursue these goals. I trust that this meeting will lead to the mutual enrichment of our navies to the sharing of vital lessons in accomplishing missionswhether these be maritime patrols, search and rescue operations, or the interdiction of pirates and other security threatsall towards the creation of an ASEAN environment more secure than ever before. While the stories of cooperation between our peoples through the centuries already fill the pages of our history books, I am hopeful that, together, through meetings such as this, we can extend those narratives and write even more chapters about how we have worked together to sustain a peaceful and prosperous ASEAN region. Perhaps I can leave you with one thought: Communication leads to cooperation, which enhances stability for the region leading to prosperity for all. Thank you, and may you all have a fruitful meeting. [HOME]

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Court of Appeals upholds government on Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Reform DOLE crafts policy recommendations on ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labor with tripartite partners Baldoz turns over 30 computers, P1.6-M in livelihood grants to the youth, fishermen, and women workers in Cebu Banks' real estate exposure remains manageable Joint Press Statement of the GPH and MILF Peace Panels on the violence in Zamboanga City July 2013 exports up on electronics recovery Filipino Community in Oman to benefit from new flights to Clark International Airport Philippine Tourist destinations on display in Chongqing BI agents nab American wanted for murder BI airport men banned from using cellphones New Professional Regulatory Board members sworn into office LANDBANK accelerates support to priority sectors, govt programs PDIC to pay depositors of the closed Rural Bank of La Trinidad (Benguet), Inc. on September 11 and 12 2013 CIRCLE Forum

1. Ph and South Korea ink US$20.631 million loan for Samar Pacific Coastal Road Project Source: http://www.dof.gov.ph The Governments of the Republic of the Philippines and Republic of Korea signed on 19 August 2013 a loan agreement to support the implementation of the Samar Pacific Coastal Road Project of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Finance Secretary Cesar V. Purisima signed the Loan Agreement on behalf of the Philippine Government while ExportImport Bank of Korea (KEXIM) Chairman and President Yong Hwan Kim signed on behalf of the Republic of Korea. Under the loan agreement, the Republic of Korea, through KEXIM will provide an ODA loan under the Economic Development Cooperation Fund amounting to US$20.631 million to finance the construction of 14 kilometers of roads and 220 lineal meters of bridges that will traverse the coastal towns from San Policarpio to Palapag, Samar. As approved by the NEDA Board, the linking of the so-called Pacific towns will complem ent and eventually establish a circumferential road loop for Samar Island, which is envisaged to enhance the development of potential agricultural lands and fishing grounds of the province and facilitate the movement of goods and services. We are grateful to the Korean Government, through KEXIM, for extending a highly concessional financing for this Project. Aligned with President Aquinos vision of people-oriented infrastructure investment, the Samar Pacific Coastal Road Project will propel the development of the industries in Northern and Eastern Samar and accelerate the poverty alleviation efforts in the region, Purisima said. The Korean Government is supporting various priority development projects of the Aquino Administration, including the Jalaur River Multipurpose Project Stage II in Iloilo Province and the Puerto Princesa Airport Development Project. KEXIM also financed the construction and development of the Laguindingan Airport in Misamis Oriental, which was inaugurated last June 12, 2013. |TOP| 2. CA junks Surigao RTC Injunction against DENR-MGB, PMO Source: http://www.dof.gov.ph On September 5, 2013, the 23rd Division of the Court of Appeals issued a 60-day Temporary Restraining Order stopping RTC Surigao City, Branch 29 Judge Victor A. Canoy from implementing and enforcing his Order dated June 14, 2013 and Writ of Preliminary Injunction dated June 17, 2013 in Civil Case No. 7692 against the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) and Privatization and Management Office (PMO). The Surigao Mineral Reservation, located primarily on Nonoc Island, Surigao, has been found to be among the largest nickel deposits in the world, estimated to contain 150 million dry metric tons of ore reserves with valuation of at least US$ 15 Billion.Shuley Mines, Inc. (SHULEY) has been operating in the mineral reservation since 2009. Average shipments out of the reservation is estimated at between USD 1million to USD 2million per shipment. Judge Canoy had ordered the DENR, MGB and PMO not to implement MGBs suspension order against SHULEY conducting mining and shipping operations, including the extraction and shipment of nickel ores out of Nonoc Island, and ordered MGB to issue and release ore transport permits and mineral ore export permits to SHULEY, as well as grant SHULEYs future applications for such OTPs and MOEPs, despite the expiration of SHULEYs Mines Operating Agreement (MOA) with Mineral Production Sharing Agreement (MPSA) holder Pacific Nickel Philippines, Inc. (PNPI) on April 27, 2013.

Judge Canoy is also presiding in an indirect contempt case filed by SHULEY against MGB Director Jasareno in relation to the latters stoppage orders. On August 28, 2013, Judge Canoy had issued a warrant of arrest against Director Jasareno ostensibly to ensure the latters attendance at a hearing scheduled on 12 September 2013. The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) questioned Judge Canoys issuances before the CA through a petition for certiorari wherein it pointed out that, despite the expiration of the MOA, SHULEY continues to unlawfully extract the mineral ores owned by the State, to the prejudice of the State since the nickel ores being illegally extracted are valued in the amount of more than PhP150 million. The CA ruled that all the requirements for the issuance of a TRO are present: (1) the governments clear and unmistakeable right to be protected, (2) a material and substantial invasion of such right, (c) the urgent need for the injunctive writ to prevent irreparable injury to the government since mineral resources are irreplaceable, and (d) the lack of any other ordinary, speedy and adequate remedy to prevent the infliction of such irreparable injury. The Constitution reserves to the State the ownership of all minerals that may be found in public and private lands, and as emphasized by the CA, the extraction of mineral resources is a distinct privilege granted only to a few. SHULEYs authority to continue its mining operations is doubtful, and there exists an urgent and paramount necessity warranting the issuance of an injunctive writ against Judge Canoys Order and Writ of Preliminary Injunction. The CA deemed it sensible and judicious to issue the TRO to prevent the irreparable damage caused by the continuing extraction of the States mineral resources. |TOP| 3. Attention Travelers - No need for printed or hard copies of tickets at airports Source: http://www.doj.gov.ph The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced today that effective immediately, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) shall no longer require the presentation of printed or hard copy of onward or return tickets for passengers at the international ports of entry and exit. Electronic tickets may be used through mobile devices such as smart phones, tablets. This is another simple step to improve access to basic government services," said Secretary Leila M. De Lima of the DOJ. "We shall continue to work with all stakeholders to inject common sense and process logic into our systems," she said. The new policy is embodied in Operations Order No. SBM-2013-003 entitled "Removing the Requirement of Presentation of the Printed Hard Copy of Return and/or Onward Passage Ticket" dated last 12 August 2013 a copy of which may be downloaded at www.immigration.gov.ph. "Competition reforms begin with the understanding that the users and consumers are at the heart of any government work," said DOJ Assistant Secretary Geronimo L. Sy. |TOP| 4. Court of Appeals upholds government on Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Reform Source: http://www.doj.gov.ph The Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced that the Court of Appeals (CA) Seventh Division issued a Resolution dated 12 August 2013 dismissing the petition of various employee organizations in the Bureau of Immigration (BI) questioning CIQ reform. For many years, BI employees were collecting charges for overtime payments from airline and shipping companies. The CA declared as valid and constitutional the policy stopping the practice of charging such overtime pay on private entities and for the national government to assume such obligation to pay overtime in case of lawful rendition of overtime services, immigration work being a basic government function. The Resolution found that there is no legal impediment for such a measure. The CA stressed: "Without a doubt, the subject issuances finally and correctly acknowledge that the National Government has a bigger responsibility towards its CIQ personnel. It has a better say as to when overtime work is necessary and who should assume the payment of overtime compensation." The dispositive portion of the Resolution reads, in part: WHEREFORE, the instant petition is DISMISSED. The Memorandum, dated, July 31, 2012, issued by DOF Secretary Cesar Purisima and the Letter issued by then DOTC Secretary Mar Roxas, dated August 3, 2012, are declared VALID and CONSTITUTIONAL. The concerned agencies are hereby DIRECTED to comply with the directives under the said issuances." The said issuances directed the Board of Airline Representatives (BAR) to stop payment of overtime compensation to

employees of the National Government rendering CIQ services. "We are pleased that the competition reforms advocated for by the DOJ through our Office for Competition (OFC) is being affirmed by our courts," said Secretary Leila M. De Lima who recently gave the welcome remarks at the 8th East Asia Conference on Competition Law and Policy highlighted by the keynote address of the President. "This continues our good governance initiatives and supporting our investment and tourism targets by the firm and steady application of the rule of law," she said. The DOJ recently published its Case Study No. 1 on "The Case of Customs, Immigration, and Quarantine Charges" in July 2013 to explain the CIQ reforms as part of its mandate to promote a culture of competition and increase access to economic justice. |TOP| 5. DOLE crafts policy recommendations on ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labor with tripartite partners Source: http://www.dole.gov.ph Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz said recently that the country is closely working with the International Labor Organization (ILO) in preparation for the 6th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labor (AFML), crafting policy recommendations to advance the implementation of principles of the ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers. The annual AFML is an open platform for review, discussion, and exchange of best practices between governments, workers and employers organizations, and civil society stakeholders on major issues facing migrant workers in SouthEast Asia. It likewise affords a venue to share stakeholder activities to implement the various recommendations from AFML meetings. While the annual AFML will be held on 26-27 November 2013, under the auspices of the Government of Brunei Darussalam, the government is meeting the challenge head-on to come up with plausible endorsements on the development of the draft ASEAN Instrument for Migrant Workers, Baldoz said. She said, on this note, a preparatory workshop will be held at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel on 6 September for the purpose. In both migrant-sending and migrant-receiving countries, policy coherence in migration management; development and improvements in integration and reintegration programs; and enhancement of processes make migration information imperative. We cannot realize these outcomes without clear, relevant data, Baldoz said. The Philippines has always been actively engaged in its initiatives because we believe that cooperation and dialogue are crucial in the development and the enhancement of migration policies across the globe, she added. The preparatory workshop, spearheaded by the DOLEs International Labor Affairs Bureau, is organized with the following objectives: (1) take stock and share information on the progress to date and implementation of previous forums recommendations at the national level; (2) to discuss the 6th AFMLs proposed theme; and (3) to prepare recommendations for the 6th AFML. More than 50 participants from government, employers, and workers organizations and civil society organization are expected to attend. The following officials will grace the event, namely: Lawrence Jeff Johnson, ILO-Manila; Deputy Administrator Liberty Casco, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration; Manuel Imson, ILO; Samy Samydorai, Task Force on ASEAN Migrant Workers (TFAMW); Dan Edralin, Alliance of Progressive Labor; Rene Cristobal, Employers Confederation of the Philippines; Fr. Graciano Battistella, Scalabrini Migration Center; Loreto Soriano, LBS Recruitment Solutions. Toward this end, the labor and employment chief emphasized the importance of the event saying, without getting more detailed information, we may be making wrong assumptions on the financial behavior of migrants. As a consequence, we might also be embarking on responses that may prove ineffective in the long run. That sense of cooperation should be the springboard for information gathering particularly on vulnerabilities attendant to migration, she said. |TOP| 6. Baldoz turns over 30 computers, P1.6-M in livelihood grants to the youth, fishermen, and women workers in Cebu Source: http://www.dole.gov.ph Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz recently turned over 30 computers and released P1.26 million in livelihood grants to identified youth entrepreneurs, fisherfolks, and women workers in Cebu under the DOLE Integrated Livelihood Program. The turnover coincided with Secretary's visit to Cebu as guest speaker at the National Wages and Productivity Commission's Area-Based Consultation on the Two-Tier Wage System aimed to intensify

advocacy efforts and to discuss policy concerning the implementation of the wage reform being pushed by the DOLE. Members of the Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Boards of Regions 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 attended the consultation organized by the NWPC. Baldoz, in turning over the 30 computers, lauded the Labor Tripartite Council in Education and the Industrial Tripartite Council-Business Process Management/Information and Communication Technology, as well as DASH Engineering Philippines, Inc., the ITC-BPM-ICT member that donated the computers, for their computer donation project. "Your project is the highest exercise of corporate social responsibility and will go a long way in keeping child laborers in school," she said. The 30 computers will go to Northern Cebu Colleges in Bogo City and will specifically benefit the out-of-school youth of Barangay Calang, one of the target barangays of the DOLE Regional Office under its Child Labor Free Barangay Project. Accompanied by DOLE Regional Office No. 7 Director Chona Mantilla, Baldoz also released P1,263,265.60 in livelihood grants to four workers associations for their various livelihood projects under the DILP. One of the recipients, the Cebu City chapter of the Pro-Life Youth Philippines, received P400,000 for its event coverage and promotion business. Jhonar C. Montayre, President of Pro-Life YouthCebu, thanked Secretary Baldoz for the grant assistance, saying the amount will provide her members a source of income and opportunities for personal advancement. The other livelihood grantees were the NKC Employees MultiPurpose Cooperative, which received P400,000 for its small lending business; Pakna-on Multi-Purpose Cooperative, P300,000 for its fishing livelihood; and the Carmen Drivers and Conductors' Association, which received P163,265.60 for its motor spare parts enterprise. "You have to make good in your livelihood because the grant assistance you received came from taxpayers' money and is only entrusted to us. You were lucky to be the recipient of the government's assistance," said Baldoz. During the turnover ceremony, Baldoz also met with the members of the Sama Badjao Tribal Community Association who thanked the DOLE for its DILP grant of P272,487 which the group used to purchase fishing gears for its members. |TOP| 7. Banks' real estate exposure remains manageable Source: http://www.bsp.gov.ph The real estate exposure (REE) of universal, commercial and thrift banks stood at Php 842.6 billion in March this year, 2.5 percent higher than the banks REE in December 2012. The slight increase in REE was mainly due to a 1.7 percent rise in the banks real estate loans (RELs), which grew from Php 703.2 billion at end-2012 to Php 715.5 billion at the end of the first quarter this year. RELs constitute 85 percent of the banks REE. About 78 percent of RELs are residential in nature and are used to finance the acquisition, construction and improvement of housing units. The exposure of banks to such residential RELs (RRELs) remains manageable as the non-performing portion was only four percent of RRELs in March. Meanwhile, banks investments in real estate securities grew by seven percent from Php 118.5 billion in December 2012 to Php 127.1 billion in March 2013. Real estate investm ents represent the remaining 15 percent of the banks REE. Internal simulations on credit impairment using March 2013 data indicated that the industrys capital adequacy ratio will remain well above the 10 percent minimum even with a simulated 50 percent write down in REEs. Under the expanded RE reporting system for banks, REE covers loans to developers of socialized and low-cost housing, loans to individuals, loans supported by non-risk collaterals or Home Guarantee Corporation guarantee, as well as investments in securities to finance RE activities and exposures by bank trust departments. The comprehensive monitoring of banks REE is in line with the financial stability initiatives of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). In particular, the BSP is continuously evaluating credit condition in the banking industry to avoid the potential impairment of intermediation. |TOP| 8. Joint Press Statement of the GPH and MILF Peace Panels on the violence in Zamboanga City Source: http://www.opapp.gov.ph 10 September 2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The Government of the Republic of the Philippines and Moro Islamic Liberation Front Peace Negotiating Panels condemn in the strongest terms the violence concurrently being inflicted in Zamboanga City by elements of the Moro National Liberation Front under Mr. Nur Misuari. The perpetrators must be stopped and held accountable for their acts. Those behind the continued acts of violence in Mindanao do not want the current peace process between the Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front to succeed. Their actions intend to derail the process using violence and disinformation to spread fear and chaos in Mindanao.

The Parties remain committed to pursuing the peace process to its just and rightful conclusion, in the belief that it is through partnership that institutions reflective of the true needs and aspirations of the Bangsamoro and other peoples of Mindanao shall be installed. The Government will abide by its past commitments. The MILF, for its part, encourages their Moro brothers and sisters in the MNLF to work together so that the Moro struggle will benefit all. Both Government and the MILF agree to ensure continuity of the peaceful option so that the peoples of Mindanao can live in unity and prosperity. The Parties extend their heartfelt sympathy to and solidarity with the people of Zamboanga City and other areas affected by such violence. |TOP| 9. July 2013 exports up on electronics recovery Source: http://www.neda.gov.ph MANILAMerchandise exports grew for the second consecutive month, after electronics posted a turnaround due to increased demand, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). This statement came after the National Statistics Office reported that total export earnings reached $4.8 billion in July 2013, higher by 2.3 percent than last years level. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said the increase is attributed to robust electronics demand from trading partners, coupled with expansion in exports of minerals, petroleum, total agro-based products, and forest products. Exports of electronic products posted its first positive growth for this year due to increased demand from major trading partners such as China, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, and the US, he said. Electronics exports went up by 11.2 percent to $1.9 billion in July 2013, a reversal from last year's decline of almost 25 percent. This growth moderated the 5.4-percent contraction in manufactured exports, as electronics comprised almost half of the total value of exported manufactured goods worth US$3.8 billion. The growth in electronics is supported by higher exports of mineral products (68.6%), petroleum (3,356.8%), total agrobased products (4.0%), and forest products (2.4%). The lackluster performance of manufactured exports mirrored the sluggish growth in global manufacturing, specifically in the Asian region. Fortunately, demands for other commodities buoyed merchandise exports in July, said Balisacan, who is also NEDA Director-General. For the first seven months of 2013, export earnings were down by 3.4 percent to $30.4 billion from $31.5 billion in the same period in 2012. Japan remained as the top exports destination of the Philippines in July 2013, accounting for 19.8 percent of the countrys total export receipts. This was followed by China (13.2%), US (12.6%), Hong Kong (8.5%), and Singapore (6.8%). |TOP| 10. Filipino Community in Oman to benefit from new flights to Clark International Airport Source: https://www.dfa.gov.ph 11 September 2013 - The Philippine Embassy in Muscat informed the Department of Foreign Affairs that Qatar Airways Country Manager for Oman, Mr. Joe Rajadurai, and his team called on Charge dAffaires, a.i. (CDA) Hjayceelyn M. Quintana recently and informed the latter of Qatar Airways plan to start direct flights from Doha, Qatar to Clark, Pampanga beginning 27 October 2013. The plan of some Middle East-based airlines, including Qatar Airways, to fly directly to Clark International Airport will benefit the Filipinos in Oman. CDA Quintana welcomed this development as this will not only provide Filipinos more travel options but will further boost Philippine trade and tourism as well. Approximate flight duration from the Omani capital city of Muscat to Doha is one hour and eight minutes. The Clark International Airport is eyed as the next premier international gateway of the Philippines. It is approximately 80 kilometers north of Manila and takes around 1.5 hours in travel time. |TOP| 11. Philippine Tourist destinations on display in Chongqing Source: https://www.dfa.gov.ph

11 September 2013 - After a six-year hiatus, the Philippines has returned to the premiere French furniture trade fair, Maison et Objet, which ran from September 6 to 10 in the Parc des Expositions in Villepinte, France. Covering over 130,000 square meters, Maison et Objet is the second largest and most important furniture fair in the world after Milans Salone Internazionale del Mobile (SIM). The Philippine participation is under the banner Design Ph, which was launched in April 2013 in Euroluce, the biggest international lighting exhibition in Milan, Italy. Design Ph is now a movement in design which aims to establish the Philippines as a reliable source of quality export products in the home sector with a strong commitment and dedication to the highest level of design and craftsmanship. Joining the Design Ph pavilion designed by Budji Layug and Royal Pineda are Betis Crafts, Hive (Kenneth Cobonpue), Industria, Ito Kish, Luisa Home, Masaeco, Mayumi, Domicillo, Schema by Kalikasan Crafts, Tadeco Home, Triboa Bay, and Vito Selma. Design Phs participation in Maison et Objet was organized by the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM), an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Accompanying the designers were DTI Secretary Gregory Domingo, DTI Undersecretary Ponciano Manalo, CITEM Executive Director Rosvi Gaetos, CITEM Deputy Executive Director Rhea Matute, as well as representatives of the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in Paris. The Philippine Embassy in Paris lent its full support and cooperation to this endeavor by facilitating the participation of Design Ph in Maison et Objet. Embassy officials, led by Philippine Amba ssador to France Cristina Ortega, were in full force at the networking reception for the Design Ph pavilion, meeting potential buyers and distributors and promoting Philippine designs. At the close of Maison et Objet on September 10, the Philippine Embassy gratefully agreed to take some of the furniture to be displayed at the Embassy and the official residence in order to further promote Philippine designs. |TOP| 12. BI agents nab American wanted for murder Source: http://immigration.gov.ph Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents arrested a 71-year-old American wanted for murdering a woman in the United States 21 years ago in what authorities there described as a crime of passion. BI Officer-in-Charge Siegfred Mison said Santiago Pedroso is now detained at the BI jail in Bicutan, Taguig following his arrest last Sept. 9 in front of the US Embassy along Roxas Blvd., Manila. He had just gone to the embassy to renew his expired US passport when he was collared by operatives from the bureaus Fugitive Search Unit (FSU). He will be deported for being an undocumented and undesirable alien, Mison said, adding that the fugitive will be blacklisted to prevent him from re-entering the country. Good guys in, bad guys out. That is our rallying cry, the immigration chief declared as he vowed that there will be no letup in the BIs campaign against foreign fugitives. Atty. Jose Carlitos Licas, BI acting intelligence chief, said that Pedroso was captured after hiding in the country for more than 16 years to evade prosecution and punishment for his crime. Licas said the fugitive admitted he entered the country via the backdoor sometime in December 1996 when he absconded from a cruise ship that arrived in Mindanao. US Embassy officials said Pedroso is wanted for the June 21, 1992 killing of Delores Alvarez, who was shot while dining in a crowded restaurant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Alvarez was allegedly shot five times by Pedroso who approached the victim while the latter was dining with his exwife. Police alleged that the suspect committed the crime in a fit of jealous rage because his estranged wife, from whom he had bitterly separated, was living with the victim. |TOP| 13. BI airport men banned from using cellphones Source: http://immigration.gov.ph

Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and other airports were prohibited from using their cellular phones while on duty as part of the agencys efforts to comba t corruption. Immigration Officer-in-Charge Siegfred Mison issued an order last week directing BI employees assigned at the airports to desist from using their cellular phones while at work. Instead, the employees were told to deposit their cellular phones in their pigeon-type lockers or with their supervisors for temporary custody. Mison said the prohibition applies to all immigration officers assigned to the airports arrival and departure counters whose primary task is to conduct immigration formalities on the thousands of international travelers who enter and exit via the country daily. Also covered by the prohibition are team leaders of the bureaus Travel Control and Enforcement Unit (TCEU) as well as acting immigration officers and confidential agents assigned at the Filipino counters. Mison, however, said emergency or urgent calls or texting may be permitted through the cellular phones officially used by the employees duty supervisors. The BI chief said regulating the use of communication devices by BI airport personnel is necessary to prevent the employees from engaging in nefarious activities such as human trafficking and human smuggling. He cited previous incidents wherein immigration officers were seen on CCTV cameras facilitating the entry of blacklisted aliens and exit of human trafficking victims and foreign fugitives. In most of these instances, the immigration officers were seen using their phones in talking with their cohorts and the passengers, Mison said. In the same directive, the immigration officers were likewise prohibited from merely pinning or tacking of nameplates as these should be sewn or embroidered on their uniforms. It added that while official jackets may be worn while on duty, the employees nameplate must be proper ly pinned or tacked therein. |TOP| 14. New Professional Regulatory Board members sworn into office Source: http://www.prc.gov.ph Manila, September 11, 2013 The Professional Regulation Commission announces the oath and assumption into office as members of the various Professional Regulatory Boards (PRB) of the newest batch of Presidential appointees. The oath of the new members of the board was administered by PRC Chair Teresita R. Manzala on Thursday, September 5 at the PRC Conference Room in Manila. The new members who took oath are: Board of Electronics Engineering Chairman: Alnar L. Detalla and Members: Herminio J. Orbe and Enrico Claro R. Delmoro; Board for Master Plumbers Chairman: Valentino M. Mangila and Members: Pedrito D. Camilet Jr. and Prospero A. Abellano; Board of Optometry Members: Teresita R. Yambot, Maria Elizabeth B. Valconcha and Mary Rose S. Paredes; and Board of Physical and Occupational Therapy Chairman: Pollyana G. Escano. R.A. 8981 section (7) subsection (i) provides that the PRC submit and recommend to the President of the Philippines the names of nominees for appointment as members of the various boards from among those nominated by the bona fide professional organizations accredited by the Commission to fill existing or probable vacancies. In addition to the qualifications required by the respective laws governing each profession, the new members of the PRBs has met the following criteria: proven leadership qualities; professional competence and experience; impeccable integrity and a strong commitment; up-to-date knowledge of current theories, principles and practices in the profession; and has the time, capacity and capability to perform the duties and to fulfill the obligations of a regulatory board member (Art.I, Sec. 5 of E.O.496). |TOP| 15. LANDBANK accelerates support to priority sectors, govt programs Source: https://www.landbank.com The Land Bank of the Philippines further intensifies its support to its priority sectors, with loans amounting to P206.2 billion as of June 2013, a 16 percent increase from P177.2 billion of the same period last year. This amount represents

75.3 percent of the Banks total loan portfolio of P273.7 billion. The increase was primarily due to higher loans to small farmers and fisherfolk, socialized, low-cost, and medium-cost housing, micro-enterprises and SMEs, and environment-related projects, including clean and renewable energy. We are committed to aggressively expand our financial and technical support to better serve our priority sectors and all those who need it most. This is in line with our countryside development mandate and in support of the governments thrust towards inclusive growth, said LANDBANK President and CEO Gilda E. Pico. The priority sectors of LANDBANK include small farmers and fisherfolk and their associations, agri- and aquabusinesses, agri-aqua related projects of LGUs and government-owned and controlled corporations, small and medium enterprises, communication, transportation, housing, education, healthcare, environment-related projects and tourism. Outstanding loans to small farmers and fisherfolk reached P23.8 billion as of 30 June 2013. From January to June, loan releases reached P18.3 billion, benefiting more than 400,000 small farmers and fisherfolk nationwide. Loans to micro enterprises and SMEs grew by a hefty 30 percent from P26.7 billion in June 2012, to P34.7 billion while loans to socialized, low-cost, and medium-cost housing reached P23.5 billion. LANDBANK likewise remains aggressive in extending support to agri-aqua related projects of LGUs and GOCCs, with loans reaching P46.3 billion as of June this year. It continues to play a major role in some of the national governments priority and development programs. In support of the Food Supply Chain Program, LANDBANK released a total of P4 billion in loans to 88 anchor firms and 184 cooperatives, NGO and SME producers in the first semester of 2013. This brings to P22.3 billion its total loan releases under the program, which is aimed at promoting food security and increasing agricultural productivity and income of farmers by providing financial and technical support along the value-added chain of a commodity or industry. Under the Department of Agricultures Sikat Saka Program, the Bank released P85.1 million in loans, benef iting more than 1,600 palay farmers in major rice-producing provinces of the country. The Sikat Saka Program makes available direct access to credit for palay production of small farmers who are not yet members of LANDBANK-assisted cooperatives. LANDBANK also remains aggressive in its support for the Overseas Workers Welfare Administrations OFW Reintegration Program, wherein it finances projects of qualified overseas Filipinos so they can start their own businesses and engage in livelihood activities. The Bank has so far approved P544.3 million in loans to 757 OFW borrowers for businesses in palay and rice trading, hog raising and fattening, agri-vet and poultry supplies, and general merchandise, among others. As the disbursement bank for the Department of Social Welfare and Developments Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, LANDBANK disbursed P20.8 billion to more than 3.9 million households nationwide from January to June this year. |TOP| 16. PDIC to pay depositors of the closed Rural Bank of La Trinidad (Benguet), Inc. on September 11 and 12 Source: http://www.pdic.gov.ph The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) will service the deposit insurance claims of depositors of the closed Rural Bank of La Trinidad (Benguet), Inc. from September 11 to 12, 2013. Servicing of claims will be conducted at the Benguet State University (BSU) College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Main Building, Little Theater for depositors of the Head Office and at the City Museum, City Plaza, A.B. Fernandez Avenue, Dagupan City for depositors of the banks Dagupan Branch. Depositors whose accounts have balances of more than P15,000 and who have outstanding obligations with Rural Bank of La Trinidad regardless of type of account are required to file their deposit insurance claims. The announcement on the claims settlement operations of Rural Bank of La Trinidad is posted at the banks premises and on the PDIC website, www.pdic.gov.ph. On September 3, 2013, PDIC started dispatching total payments amounting to P4.6 million in the form of postal money orders (PMOs), through the Philippine Postal Corporation, to depositors who are not required to file deposit insurance claims. These are depositors who have account balances of P15,000 and below, who have no outstanding obligations with Rural Bank of La Trinidad, and who have complete and updated addresses in the banks records or have updated their addresses using the PDIC Mailing Address Update Form. When filing deposit insurance claims, depositors are advised to personally present their duly accomplished Claim Form, original evidence of deposit, and two (2) original valid photo-bearing IDs with signature of the depositor. In the case of joint account holders, depositors should photocopy the evidence of deposit as many copies as there are depositors of the account. Depositors may also file their claims through mail and enclose the same set of document requirements. Depositors who are below 18 years old should submit either a photocopy of their Birth Certificate issued by the

National Statistics Office (NSO) or a duly certified copy issued by the Local Civil Registrar as an additional requirement. Claimants who are not the signatories in the bank records are required to submit an original copy of a notarized Special Power of Attorney of the depositor or parent of a minor depositor. The procedures and requirements for the filing of deposit insurance claims are posted in the PDIC website, www.pdic.gov.ph. The Claim Form and format of the Special Power of Attorney may also be downloaded from the PDIC website. Depositors who are not able to file their claims during the claims settlement operations period may submit their claims either through mail to PDIC or personally at the PDIC Office, 4th Floor, SSS Bldg., 6782 Ayala Avenue corner V.A. Rufino Street, Makati City starting on September 23, 2013. In accordance with the provisions of the PDIC Charter, the last day for filing deposit insurance claims in the closed Rural Bank of La Trinidad is on August 24, 2015. After this date, PDIC as Deposit Insurer, shall no longer accept any deposit insurance claim. The PDIC said that all valid claims will be paid. For deposits to be considered valid, it must be recorded in the banks records and must have evidence of inflow of funds, based on the results of PDIC examination. PDIC, as Receiver, has the authority to adjust the insurance rate on the unpaid interest offered by a bank if this is deemed unreasonable. For more information, depositors may contact the Public Assistance Department at telephone numbers (02) 841-4630 to 31, or e-mail at pad@pdic.gov.ph. Depositors outside Metro Manila may call the PDIC Toll Free Hotline at 1-800-1888-PDIC (7342). |TOP| 17. 2013 CIRCLE Forum Source: Career Executive Service Board The CESB shall conduct the 2013 CIRCLE Forum on the theme: Excellence in the CES. It is the 7th session for the year and the 44th in the annual series. The forum is scheduled on 3 October 2013 (Thursday), 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the Seda Centrio, C.M. Recto corner Corrales Avenue, Cagayan De Oro City. The forum examines, edifies and celebrates the lives, achievements and significant contributions of CES leaders, as exemplified by the Gawad CES Presidential awardees. In showcasing the awardees as icons of personal effectiveness and performance excellence, the forum session attempts to dissect their hearts, minds and lives as individuals, as public officials and as visionary leader-heroes. The session focuses on an intimate view of the leaders multi-faceted persona - who and what they are (i.e,, their core values, principles and defining attributes, life-purpose and mission); who and what inspires and moves them, and; what they do best and its value to the nation. It also serves as a platform for them to share insights, lessons and experiences defining why and how they: craft a vision and align their life-roles; shape institutions and facilitate events; shepherd and empower people; mentor and nurture future leaders; lead and inspire change, and transform the milieus, agenda and goals of governance and development. The session chronicles their inspiring stories and unique life journeys on how they created an enduring and meaningful impact on the lives and futures of other individuals, communities, institutions and the environment. The CES CiRCLE Forum is a learning session conducted by the CESB for Career Executive Service Officers (CESOs) and eligibles. CiRCLE stands for Creative Innovations and Reforms for Committed Leadership and Effectiveness. By its name, the forum serves as a platform for thought leaders, subject matter experts and public service exemplars to dialogue and to share insights, ideas, lessons and experiences with career service executives in the hope of deepening and sustaining collective inspiration to improve leadership and governance. Attendance in and completion of the forum earns an equivalent of four (4) hours of training credited to each participant. A minimal Registration Fee of Seven Hundred Peso (PhP 700.00) shall be charged to each participant. Please download the Registration Form by clicking the link here. Accomplish the Registration Form and fax it to CESB at Telefax No: (02) 952-0335 on or before 25 September 2013 (Wednesday). |TOP|

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President Benigno S. Aquino III graces the 7th ASEAN Navy Chiefs Meeting (ANCM) at the Ballroom 2, Raffles and Fairmont Hotel in Makati Avenue, Makati City on Tuesday (September 10). Its has for its theme: Partnership for Peace and Prosperity to highlight the need for strengthened cooperation among the ASEAN Navies for peace, stability and progress in the ASEAN region. (Photo by: Benhur Arcayan / Malacaang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino III graces the 7th ASEAN Navy Chiefs Meeting (ANCM) at the Ballroom 2, Raffles and Fairmont Hotel in Makati Avenue, Makati City on Tuesday (September 10). Its has for its theme: Partnership for Peace and Prosperity to highlight the need for strengthened cooperation among the ASEAN Navies for peace, stability and progress in the ASEAN region. In photo is Philippine Navy (PN) Flag Officer-in-Command (FOIC) VADM Jose Luis Alano. (Photo by: Benhur Arcayan / Malacaang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino III delivers his speech during the 7th ASEAN Navy Chiefs Meeting (ANCM) at the Ballroom 2, Raffles and Fairmont Hotel in Makati Avenue, Makati City on Tuesday (September 10). Its has for its theme: Partnership for Peace and Prosperity to highlight the need for strengthened cooperation among the ASEAN Navies for peace, stability and progress in the ASEAN region. In photo are Naval Chief Chaplain Col. Tirso Dolina, Defense Undersecretary Honorio Escueta, Philippine Navy (PN) Flag Officer-inCommand (FOIC) VADM Jose Luis Alano and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Deputy Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gregorio Macapagal. (Photo by: Benhur Arcayan / Malacaang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino III answers questions during the press briefing after gracing the 7th ASEAN Navy Chiefs Meeting (ANCM) at the Ballroom 2, Raffles and Fairmont Hotel in Makati Avenue, Makati City on Tuesday (September 10). Its has for its theme: Partnership for Peace and Prosperity to highlight the need for strengthened cooperation among the ASEAN Navies for peace, stability and progress in the ASEAN region. (Photo by: Ryan Lim / Malacaang Photo Bureau) President Benigno S. Aquino III converses with Philippine Navy (PN) Flag Officer-inCommand (FOIC) VADM Jose Luis Alano during the 7th ASEAN Navy Chiefs Meeting (ANCM) at the Ballroom 2of the Raffles and Fairmont Hotel in Makati Avenue, Makati City on Tuesday (September 10). Its has for its theme: Partnership for Peace and Prosperity to highlight the need for strengthened cooperation among the ASEAN Navies for peace, stability and progress in the ASEAN region. In photo is Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Deputy Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gregorio Macapagal. (Photo by: Ryan Lim / Malacaang Photo Bureau)

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