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Senator Teofsto Guingona III has re-fled a bill allowing citizens to participate in the lawa!ing process through the use o" the Internet and in"oration and counications technolog#$. The proposed law allows people to coent on pending bills through eail and the internet$ it also allows people to access copies o" bills and easures pending be"ore the Senate and the 0ouse o" 1e
Senator Teofsto Guingona III has re-fled a bill allowing citizens to participate in the lawa!ing process through the use o" the Internet and in"oration and counications technolog#$. The proposed law allows people to coent on pending bills through eail and the internet$ it also allows people to access copies o" bills and easures pending be"ore the Senate and the 0ouse o" 1e
Senator Teofsto Guingona III has re-fled a bill allowing citizens to participate in the lawa!ing process through the use o" the Internet and in"oration and counications technolog#$. The proposed law allows people to coent on pending bills through eail and the internet$ it also allows people to access copies o" bills and easures pending be"ore the Senate and the 0ouse o" 1e
01-05 July 2013 ROO!"O # ENA!$E% JR# &'ro(d)ourcing* +ill allo() citi,en)* online -artici-ation in la(.a/ing MANILA, Philippines - Senator Teofsto Guingona III has re-fled a bill allowing citizens to participate in the lawa!ing process through the use o" the internet and in"oration and counication technolog#$ Guingona fled the Senate %ill No$ &' or the (rowdsourcing Act o" )*+', which allows the public to contribute to the "orulation, ipro,eent, and creation o" laws, through the use o" the internet or other in"oration and counications s#ste$ -(rowdsourcing is an e.pression o" the belie" that despite our geographical separation, people can still participate in national a/airs through the borderless world o" the internet,- Guingona said in a stateent on Thursda#$ The proposed law allows people to coent on pending bills through eail and the internet$ It also allows the public to access copies o" bills and easures pending be"ore the Senate and the 0ouse o" 1epresentati,es$ The proposed easure also e.tends the people2s right o" participation to include the abilit# to reach their lawa!ers in both 0ouses e,en during the period o" interpellation and debates$ -Laws are e.pressions o" the people2s dreas, goals and ,ision$ Thus, elected legislators do not necessaril# ha,e the onopol# o" the processes o" deterining what policies are good "or the nation$ A wider public participation in the legislati,e process will ensure that the nation2s policies trul# re3ect the needs o" our constituents,- the senator said$ S451(67 http788www$philstar$co8science-and- technolog#8)*+'8*&8*98:;+<;=8crowdsourcing-bill-allows- citizens-online-participation %# Louis %acani >philstar$co? @ 5pdated Aul# 9, )*+' - +7'*p 0eather 1oreca)ting a) aid to 1ar.er) Since it is the stor and 3ood season, we deeed it tiel# and use"ul to discuss the weather and weather "orecasting at the Bapihan sa Manila at the Ciaond 0otel last Monda#$ Secretar# Mario MonteDo o" the Cepartent o" Science and Technolog# >C4ST? and Acting Ceput# Adinistrator Eicente %$ Malano o" the weather bureau Pagasa e.plained the cople.ities o" weather patterns and go,ernent e/orts to ipro,e weather "orecasting$ To illustrate the iportance o" the weather and etereologists, recall that C-Ca#, the in,asion o" Norand#, the biggest in histor#, was originall# scheduled on Aune 9, +:99, but was postponed$ The reasonF %ad weather o,er the 6nglish (hannel, which would ha,e wrought ha,oc on the thousands o" in,asion ,essels and ade the hundreds o" thousands o" soldiers who would stor the beaches seasic!$ Gen$ Cwight 6isenhower put the "ate o" 4peration 4,erlord in the hands o" his etereologists$ Their "orecast was that there would be a hole o" "air weather on Aune ;, and so the in,asion was reset "or Aune ;$ The rest is histor#$ In the Philippines, the people ost a/ected b# the weather are the "arers, and not the cit# "ol! who ha,e to wallow in 3oods e,er# tie it rains$ The success or "ailure o" a "arerGs crop depends on the weather$ I" there is not enough water, the pala# crops wither and die$ I" there is too uch rain, the ,egetables rot$ I" there is a t#phoon when the pala# is ripe and read# "or har,est, the grains are soa!ed in water and either rot or de,elop sprouts$ It is the sae thing with other crops$ I" a drought o,erta!es a corn crop, the plants die$ I" hea,# rain or strong winds bu/et a blossoing ango orchard, the tin# blossos are blown awa#$ I" "rost o,erta!es ,egetables in %enguet, the "arers lose the entire crop$ That is wh# the "arer ust be weather-sa,,#$ %ecause o" global waring and changing weather patterns, the Hilipino "arer can no longer rel# on the traditional ties o" planting and har,esting$ That is where weather "orecasting will be ,er# use"ul$ Pagasa can tell the whether there will be enough rain in the coing wee!s and onths, which is a good tie to plant rice$ 6,en i" there is hea,# rain, rice "arers should re"rain "ro planting i" Pagasa "orecasts a sudden dr# spell in the near "uture, which eans the pala# seedlings will perish$ I" Pagasa "orecasts a wet or stor# spell when the pala# crops are ripe "or har,esting, the "arers should tie their planting to a,oid that wet spell so that the ripe pala# will not rot$ Pagasa, with its new supercoputers, can now pro,ide "arers this tiel# in"oration, according to MonteDo and Malano$ 2 2 5n"ortunatel#, MonteDo said, Hilipino "arers are hard-headed and re"use to learn new things$ IM# "ather and # grand"athers ha,e been doing this "or generations$ ConGt tell e how to grow crops$ 0ow long ha,e #ou been growing cropsFJ the# would sa#$ Thus, rice "arers start plowing and planting with the frst rains o" Aune because that is what the# ha,e learned "ro their grand"athers$ 4ur "arers traditionall# belie,e that a"ter the Isi#a-si#a,J or nine da#s and nine nights o" continuous rain, the rain# season begins$ That is not true an#ore$ Note that Pagasa declared that the rain# season has oKciall# started e,en without the si#a-si#a$ Leather patterns ha,e changed because o" cliate change$ Secretar# MonteDoGs ad,ice to the "arers is "or the to consult their local weatheren and tie their plantings according to the weather outloo!$ 0e said that to aid "arers, the C4ST and Pagasa are disseinating weather "orecasts through local etereologists$ Leather patterns di/er "ro region to region, so it is iportant that each region be assigned a weather "orecaster, MonteDo said$ It a# be raining hard in the Eisa#as but there is a drought in Northern Luzon at the sae tie$ (liate change has thrown all pre,ious weather !nowledge and assuptions out o" !ilter$ (an Pagasa tell the "arer when is the best tie to plant di/erent cropsF the two scientists were as!ed$ Answer7 IMes, it can$J (an it tell the Cepartent o" 6ducation and the schools when it will rain hard and 3ood the streets so that classes can be suspended earl# enoughF Answer7 I1ains, #es, 3oods, no$J Hloods are caused b# an# "actors$ I" the drainage s#ste is in good wor!ing order, water will Nuic!l# drain awa# e,en with a hea,# rain$ %ut i" the drainage s#ste is clogged, e,en a light rain can cause a 3ood$ Much o" the water that 3oods Metro Manila coes "ro the runo/ "ro the denuded ountains in the east$ Cenudation is no longer caused b# logging concessionaires >there are no ore logs to cut? but b# charcoal a!ers who cut e,en the sall trees$ There is a big deand "or charcoal because o" all the barbecue stands and Iihaw-ihawJ restaurants$ The C4ST has ade a odel o" a achine that can copress into charcoal bric!s agricultural wastes such as pala# hus!s, coconut fber, sugarcane stal!s, ha# and cogon, lea,es and twigs, etc$ Lh# not distribute these achines in the countr#side so that charcoal a!ers donGt ha,e to cut trees and still suppl# the barbecue stands with plent# o" charcoalF That will also gi,e the "arers additional incoe$ Answer7 ILe are going to do that$J LhenF Answer7 ISoon$J S451(67 http788opinion$inNuirer$net8<<&''8weather-"orecasting- 3 3 as-aid-to-"arers 2y Neal 3# 'ru,-A) I See It Philippine Cail# InNuirer ++7'& p @ Tuesda#, Aul# )nd, )*+ OST to )trengthen (eather 1oreca)ting to +ene4t 1ar.er) Planting and har,esting will soon be easier "or local "arers, e,en in the "ace o" cliate change, with the ad,ent o" ore reliable and technologicall# ad,anced weather "orecasting ethods$ These high-ipact solutions coe in the "or o" the Cepartent o" Science and Technolog#Gs >C4ST? newl# acNuired supercoputer copleented with the latest weather odeling so"tware$ This de,elopent was re,ealed b# C4ST Secretar# Mario G$ MonteDo during the recent Bapihan sa Ciaond 0otel in 1o.as %oule,ard, Manila$ IThe frst signifcant de,elopent is that we alread# ha,e a supercoputer which will be operational this "ourth Nuarter o" this #ear$ Lith this t#pe o" "acilit#, we will be able to use ad,anced weather odeling so"tware that will not onl# enhance weather predictions "ro three da#s to si. da#s, but it could also be ore accurate, it could be area specifc, and what we are wor!ing on is to ha,e a seasonal weather outloo! on specifc areas "or three to si. onths to help our "arers,J said Secretar# MonteDo$ The three- to si.-onth weather proDections, to be issued b# C4STGs Philippine Atospheric, Geoph#sical, and Astronoical Ser,ice Adinistration >C4ST-PAGASA?, will be on top o" its wee!l# weather "orecasts$ This will pro,ide "arers with in"oration on the aount o" rain"all on specifc areas within the ne.t three to si. onths$ Also, these top-3ight technologies will enable PAGASA weather scientists to coe up with integrated weather pattern in"oration specifcall# to guide "arers on the best tie to plant and har,est crops, thus greatl# aiding the with their "aring-related decisions and acti,ities$ These groundbrea!ing de,elopents, said Sec$ MonteDo, will ta!e o/ b# )*+9 with the supercoputerGs initial operation on the "ourth Nuarter o" )*+'$ 4 4 Agricultural lo))e) cau)ed +y cli.ate change 6rratic weather conditions, an a"ter-e/ect o" global cliate change, ha,e a/ected an# "arers resulting in billions worth o" daaged agricultural products annuall#$ In )*+) alone, an estiated total o" Php'* billion worth o" agricultural products were lost in the a"terath o" T#phoon %opha >Pablo?$ The Cepartent o" Agriculture reported that an estiated Php+:& illion worth o" rice crops were daaged due to the t#phoon$ 1ice, a staple "ood in the countr#, is norall# grown "or three to si. onths depending on the rice ,ariet#, and reNuires an a,erage o" ),*** liters o" water per !ilo o" rice "or its growth$ The Philippines ran!s =th aong the worldGs rice producers$ In )**&, the countr# produced an a,erage o" '$= tons per hectare o" rice, ore than what Thailand produces$ S451(67 http788www$dost$go,$ph8 Lritten b# Ao# M$ Lazcano, SOT Media Ser,ice, C4ST-STII Hrida#, *< Aul# )*+' **7** OST )er5ice la+) to (heel u- tran)-o indu)try The recent celebration o" the Metals and 6ngineering Lee! wheeled-in two new autooti,e-related ser,ice centers b# the Metals Industr# 1esearch and Ce,elopent (enter >MI1C(? o" the Cepartent o" Science and Technolog#$ (alled the Hinite 6leent Anal#sis Cesign (enter and the Cie and Mold Solution (enter, the "acilities are aong the transportation solutions initiated b# C4ST to help accelerate the countr#Gs transportation industr#$ According to C4ST-MI1C(, the autooti,e centers are now being de,eloped at the C4ST (ople. in Taguig (it#, and will be "ull# ipleented b# ne.t #ear$ I4ur ad,anced transport solutions are not e.actl# roc!et science as, when one loo!s closel#, the# are actuall# straight"orward engineering and etalwor!ing applications$ Le want to o,ercoe the thought barrier that Hilipinos cannot produce this P!ind o" transportationQ, as we ha,e the capabilities and !now- how to Pper"ectQ the,J said Secretar# MonteDo$ The Hinite 6leent Anal#sis Cesign (enter will ser,e as the go,ernentGs ain laborator# "or the upgrading o" custoized local road ,ehicles >(L1Es? such as tric#cles, Deepne#s, and ini buses, through testing, sa"et# and structural design 5 5 ipro,eent$ The center also ais to address en,ironental sa"et# aspect o" (L1EGs as well as de,elop e.pertise in fnite eleent anal#sis or H6A, which re"ers to the odeling o" products and s#stes in a ,irtual en,ironent, "or the purpose o" fnding and sol,ing potential or e.isting structural or per"orance issues$ Meanwhile, the Cie and Mold Solution (enter ais to sustain local anpower in die and old anu"acturing and design b# pro,iding continual training$ Lith these obDecti,es cobined with the ad,anced "acilities and technologies housed inside, the center is e.pected to augent the producti,it# o" the tool and die industr# and a!e the Philippines establish a stronger "ooting in the global scene$ At present, Aapan, (hina, and South Borea are global leaders in the tool and die anu"acturing sector$ Metro Manila Ce,elopent Authorit# >MMCA? (hair Hrancis Tolentino coended C4ST "or its transportation technolog# progra$ IC4ST deser,es the highest coendation$ 4ur current etro trains ha,e a capacit# o" '**,*** but are now ser,icing &**,*** people dail#$ And gi,en the uncontrolled proli"eration o" ,ehicles despite our nuber coding schees, clearl#, the solution here is better ass transportation,J he reiterated$ 6a)) tran)-ortation )olution) C4ST-MI1C( also presented three other new locall# de,eloped trains R road train, railroad train, and the autoated guidewa# transit s#ste >AGT?, which will be highlighted in a booth during the upcoing )*+' National Science and Technolog# Lee! >NSTL? to be held Aul# )'-)& at the SMS (on,ention (enter, SM Mall o" Asia in Pasa# (it#$ Mounted annuall# b# C4ST, NSTL )*+' ais to showcase the ,arious high-ipact SOT-based solutions cra"ted b# the Cepartent "or the countr#Gs ost pressing probles T "ro transportation and other social ser,ices, to cliate change, "ood securit#, industr# copetiti,eness, and po,ert# alle,iation$ Hor ore in"oration about the )*+' NSTL as well as C4ST technologies, please contact Public A/airs 5nit o" the Science and Technolog# In"oration Institute at >*)? ='&-)*&+ local )+9)$ S451(67 http788www$dost$go,$ph8 Lritten b# George 1obert Ealencia III, SOT Media Ser,ice, C4ST- STII Lednesda#, *' Aul# )*+' *<7+9 6 6 OST )er5ice la+) to (heel u- tran)-o indu)try The recent celebration o" the Metals and 6ngineering Lee! wheeled-in two new autooti,e-related ser,ice centers b# the Metals Industr# 1esearch and Ce,elopent (enter >MI1C(? o" the Cepartent o" Science and Technolog#$ (alled the Hinite 6leent Anal#sis Cesign (enter and the Cie and Mold Solution (enter, the "acilities are aong the transportation solutions initiated b# C4ST to help accelerate the countr#Gs transportation industr#$ According to C4ST-MI1C(, the autooti,e centers are now being de,eloped at the C4ST (ople. in Taguig (it#, and will be "ull# ipleented b# ne.t #ear$ I4ur ad,anced transport solutions are not e.actl# roc!et science as, when one loo!s closel#, the# are actuall# straight"orward engineering and etalwor!ing applications$ Le want to o,ercoe the thought barrier that Hilipinos cannot produce this P!ind o" transportationQ, as we ha,e the capabilities and !now- how to Pper"ectQ the,J said Secretar# MonteDo$ The Hinite 6leent Anal#sis Cesign (enter will ser,e as the go,ernentGs ain laborator# "or the upgrading o" custoized local road ,ehicles >(L1Es? such as tric#cles, Deepne#s, and ini buses, through testing, sa"et# and structural design ipro,eent$ The center also ais to address en,ironental sa"et# aspect o" (L1EGs as well as de,elop e.pertise in fnite eleent anal#sis or H6A, which re"ers to the odeling o" products and s#stes in a ,irtual en,ironent, "or the purpose o" fnding and sol,ing potential or e.isting structural or per"orance issues$ Meanwhile, the Cie and Mold Solution (enter ais to sustain local anpower in die and old anu"acturing and design b# pro,iding continual training$ Lith these obDecti,es cobined with the ad,anced "acilities and technologies housed inside, the center is e.pected to augent the producti,it# o" the tool and die industr# and a!e the Philippines establish a stronger "ooting in the global scene$ At present, Aapan, (hina, and South Borea are global leaders in the tool and die anu"acturing sector$ Metro Manila Ce,elopent Authorit# >MMCA? (hair Hrancis Tolentino coended C4ST "or its transportation technolog# progra$ IC4ST deser,es the highest coendation$ 4ur current etro trains ha,e a capacit# o" '**,*** but are now ser,icing &**,*** people dail#$ And gi,en the uncontrolled proli"eration o" ,ehicles despite our nuber coding schees, clearl#, the solution here is better ass transportation,J he reiterated$ 7 7 6a)) tran)-ortation )olution) C4ST-MI1C( also presented three other new locall# de,eloped trains R road train, railroad train, and the autoated guidewa# transit s#ste >AGT?, which will be highlighted in a booth during the upcoing )*+' National Science and Technolog# Lee! >NSTL? to be held Aul# )'-)& at the SMS (on,ention (enter, SM Mall o" Asia in Pasa# (it#$ Mounted annuall# b# C4ST, NSTL )*+' ais to showcase the ,arious high-ipact SOT-based solutions cra"ted b# the Cepartent "or the countr#Gs ost pressing probles T "ro transportation and other social ser,ices, to cliate change, "ood securit#, industr# copetiti,eness, and po,ert# alle,iation$ Hor ore in"oration about the )*+' NSTL as well as C4ST technologies, please contact Public A/airs 5nit o" the Science and Technolog# In"oration Institute at >*)? ='&-)*&+ local )+9)$ S451(67 http788www$dost$go,$ph8 Lritten b# George 1obert Ealencia III, SOT Media Ser,ice, C4ST- STII Lednesda#, *' Aul# )*+' *<7+9 8 8