DTI holds Tourism Business-to-Business Forum

The Department of Trade and Industry-Antique put together a Business-to-Business (B2B) Forum for tourism entrepreneurs from Central and Southern Antique.

B2B is a transactions between businesses or enterprises.

In the tourism supply chain there are many B2B transactions involving  sub-components and raw materials.

In the forum, DTI-Antique shared the result of Value Chain Analysis for tourism of the Province conducted by SDC Asia for the International Labor Organization.



Ritche Jermia, Tourism Officer of Tibiao, also updated attendees with recent tourism developments in the Northern Antique (encompass municipalities of Tibiao, Culasi, Pandan, Sebaste and Libertad) especially in their municipality of Tibiao.


The activity aims to strengthen the link between tourism enterprises in Antique.

Mayor Molina speaks in DILG DevTalk 2012

Mayor Rony L. Molina on DILG Development talk 2012. Photo by: Alan D.  Alvidera

San Jose de Buenavista Mayor Rony L. Molina shared the town's best practice on administrative governance during the Development Talk (DevTalk) organized by Department of Interior and Local Governance (DILG) VI held at the Central Philippine University, Iloilo City.


San Jose de Buenavista is a Best Performing Municipality for 1st-3rd Class Municipality Category in the DILG's Excellence in Governance (EXCELL) Award on Administrative Governance since 2010 and recently received the Seal of Good Housekeeping.

According to Mayor Molina, having a roadmap, leadership and people's participation were the key ingredients in San Jose's successful administrative governance.
  
DevTalk was a showcase of the the gains of DILGs advocacy for transparency and accountability in local governance.

This year's theme is “Strengthening the Journey of Biyaheng Pinoy: Tapat na Palakad, Bayang Maunlad."

The DevTalk was part of the celebration of the 21years of the Local Government Code organized by the DILG in partnership with Gesellschaft für Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI).

With the DevTalk were the Regional Land Use Forum, awarding ceremony for the Regional Winners of the Gawad Pamana ng Lahi and the launching of the Western Visayas Local Governance Resource Consortium (WVLGRC).

San Jose dB honors town former SB

Necrological service for former Sangguniang Bayan Member Angel del Rosario in the Municipal Hall on October 25, 2012 before the church mass and interment.

Announcement: Oct 26 (Eidul Adha) is regular holiday in Phil

Proclamation No. 488, s. 2012

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION NO. 488

DECLARING FRIDAY, 26 OCTOBER 2012, AS A REGULAR HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, IN OBSERVANCE OF EIDUL ADHA (FEAST OF SACRIFICE)

WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 9849 provides that Eidul Adha shall be celebrated as a regular holiday;

WHEREAS, Eidul Adha is one of the two greatest feasts of Islam;

WHEREAS, the date of the festival is based on the declaration made by Saudi Arabia’s highest religious body;

WHEREAS, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) recommended that the observance of Eidul Adha be on 26 October 2012 and the Eidul Adha prayer be performed on the final declaration of the Saudi Government;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare Friday, 26 October 2012, as a regular holiday throughout the country, in observance of Eidul Adha (Feast of Sacrifice).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done in the City of Manila, this 9th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twelve.

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

 By the President:
(Sgd) PAQUITO N. OCHOA JR.
Executive Secretary

See original proclamation here.

San Jose dB, Tibiao holds first joint SAR exercise

(Top left) Tibiao Municipal DRRM Officer Ritche Jermia with San Jose de Buenavista counterpart Engr. Alex Crespo. (Right) Rapel down Bugtong Bato Falls in Tibiao, (Bottom left) Mixed Tibao-San Jose de Buenavista rescue group securing the victim in the basket stretcher for transpo down Bugtong Bato Falls.

San Jose de Buenavista and Tibiao held the first inter-municipality search and rescue exercise in the Province of Antique.

The Tibiao Rescue Team held a refresher drill and simulation on high angle and wilderness rescue and invited San Jose de Buenavista for a joint exercise.

San Jose de Buenavista personnel trained high angle rescue  shared their knowledge and skills to those of Tibiao.

Thru this joint exercise, friendship and camaraderie among the operatives in the emergency service was fostered.

It was also an opportunity to build network, strengthen partnership and share of resources among organization.

Tibiao recently launched the Tibiao Eco-Adventure (TEA Park) which offers activities that could help enhance emergency response skills while San Jose de Buenavista was recently awarded the Best Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in the Philippines for 1st-3rd class Municipality.

210 farmers receive post harvest facility

(Above) Mayor Molina together with representative of other Department of Agriculture agencies presenting the laminated sack dryer to farmers with OIC-Municipal Agriculturist Florante Moscoso on the mic. (Bottom left) Farmer asking experts during the Usapang Palay farmers forum. (Bottom right) Mayor Rony Molina giving a message during the distribution ceremony.

Two hundred ten farmers of San Jose de Buenavista received laminated sacks as post harvest facility.

Beneficiaries were farmer-members of Pantao Farmers Association (35), Lugutan-Igbonglo Farmers Association (69),  Cansadan, Atabay, Maybato, Supa, Tubudan Irrigators Association (35), Division A Irrigators Association (36), Bugarot, Igbonglo, Supa, Tubudan, Odiong Irrigators Association (35).

The project aims to increase supply of good quality rice through reduce post-harvest losses especially in drying operation.

The project is part of the Drying Program: Improving Drying Capabilities of Farmers Associations/ Organizations through provision of appropriate drying facilities of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the local government of San Jose de Buenavista thru the Municipal Agriculture Office.

It is in line with the department's Post-harvest Roadmap for 2011-2016 which intends to increase the quality of produce and farmers' income through interventions intended to reduce post-harvest losses; provision of post-harvest and infrastructure requirements and encourage use of efficient post-harvest facilities including drying and other facilities extending the shelf-life of agricultural products.

A forum dubbed "Usapang Palay" was also held during the distribution ceremony on October 16 at Brgy. Supa, San Jose de Buenavista.

Representatives from National Food Authority, National Irrigation Administration, Department of Agriculture Regional Office VI and Office of the Provincial Agriculturist.

Wanted: Mabubuting Magulang

(Top) San Jose de Buenvaista Vice Mayor Elemer Untaran giving a welcome message during the opening program of the parents seminar-workshop.  (Middle) Engr. Bernie Salcedo, PTA Federation Vice President acknowledging participants. (Bottom) Mr. Edwin Nacionales of Synergeia, the seminar resource speaker, introducing Synergeia and giving the rationale of the activity.

Mr. Nacionales giving instructions for workshop to the student leader attending the seminar.

Parents reporting workshop  output.

San Jose de Buenavista in partnership with Synergeia conducted a parent seminar workshop.

Synergeia, the project partner, is a non-government organization committed to be a catalyst of change and enable communities to work together so every child can enjoy his right to quality education and become a better person.


The workshop, with the theme "Wanted: Mabubuting Magulang,"aims to engage parents to work with the government and other organizations so that children can enjoy a good basic education and to foster dialogue between the school, students and parents.

By the end of the seminar workshop, parents learned more about themselves and were more aware of their attitude and behavior which both positively and negatively affects their.

They pledged to improve or change their negative attitudes and behavior and to support their children's education. 

Also in attendance in the seminar-workshop were the elementary school administrators and their student leaders.

Parents reporting workshop output.

Parents sharing their personal pledges to the group in attendance to the seminar.

San Jose dB is Gawad Kalasag Hall of Famer

(L-R): OCD USEC Benito Ramos, DILG Sec. Mar Roxas, Mayor Rony Molina, MDRRM Officer Engr. Alex Crespo, OCD Region VI Rose Cabrera and DND Sec. Voltaire Gazmin.

(L-R): OCD USEC Benito Ramos, DILG Sec. Mar Roxas, Mayor Rony Molina, MDRRM Officer Engr. Alex Crespo, DND Sec. Voltaire Gazmin, OCD Region VI Rose Cabrera, MDRRMC Info Officer Fe Corazon Malaya Tacogdoy and MDRRMO Research and Planning Head Ma. Fe Salvani.

San Jose de Buenavista was adjudged as the Best Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council for 1st to 3rd Class Municipality Category in the Philippines.

This is the third consecutive year that the Municipal Council earned the National Gawad Kalasag for the said category thus placing San Jose dB in the Hall of Fame.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council lauded San Jose de Buenavista for integrating DRRM into development and investment planning; adoption and implementation of Cluster Approach in DRRM; effective inter-local cooperation; notable coordination and partnership with national agencies related to DRRM; preference given to persons with disability in disaster management planning; and regular conduct of drills to ensure community preparedness.

Awarding of the National Gawad Kalasag was held at Camp Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City on October 10, 2012.

Gawad Kalasag (KAlamidad at Sakuna LAbanan SAriling Galing ang Kaligtasan) is given to individuals, non-government organizations, private sector and government organizations, in recognition of their initiative in helping the Filipino government uplift the standard of disaster risk reduction and management in the Philippines.

Other National Gawad Kalasag 2012 awardees from Western Visayas were:

• Guimaras Province: 2nd PLACE PDRRM COUNCIL
• Bacolod City: 3rd PLACE CDRRM COUNCIL
• Balete, Aklan: 3rd PLACE 4th to 6th Class Municipality/MDRRMC
• Bgy Sipitan-Badiang, Guimbal, Iloilo: 1st PLACE Rural Barangay Category/BDRRMC
• Bacolod Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade: 1st Best Private Organization
• Iloilo Emergency Responders: 2nd Place Basic SAR; Best Govt Emergency Response Management (GEMS)
• Cabasi-Sta. Rosa Elementary School, Guimbal,Iloilo: 1st PLACE Best School (public-Rural)
• Guimaras Provincial Hospital: 2nd Place Best Hospital (Provincial & District Hospital)
• Abante Aklan (Civil Society Organization) : Heroic Act or Deed During Emergency Response & Rescue Operations (Special Citation)

San Jose de Buenavista targets to earn the Seal of Disaster Preparedness of the Department of Interior and Local Government after bagging the 2012 National Gawad Kalasag Best Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council 1st - 3rd Class Municipality Category and 2012 Gawad Kalasag Hall of Fame Award.

San Jose dB receives Seal of Good Housekeeping

Mayor Rony L. Molina with Municipal Administrator Florante Moscoso presenting the seal of good housekeeping to the municipal employees of the LGU during the Monday flag raising ceremony.

San Jose de Buenavista received the Seal of Good Housekeeping from the Department of Interior and Local Government.

The Department conferred the seal to the Municipality in recognition of its efforts in advancing accountability and transparency in local governance for 2011.

A glass plaque and a financial aid of P950,000.00 through the Local Government Support Fund was given to the LGU. (sjdb_mio)