Aquino leads distribution of social services in Aklan
KALIBO, Aklan: In a major thrust to combat poverty, President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday led the distribution of social services to Aklan beneficiaries during his visit here.
KALIBO, Aklan: In a major thrust to combat poverty, President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday led the distribution of social services to Aklan beneficiaries during his visit here.
In his speech at the Augusto B. Legaspi Memorial Sports Complex here in Kalibo, the President said he wants Filipinos to be given equal opportunities to improve their lives having in mind that no one should be left behind.
“Ang buod lang ng ginagawa natin ay simpleng-simple. Gusto nating mabigyan ang bawat isang Pilipino ng pagkakataon para iangat ang kondisyon n’ya sa buhay. Yun po ang palagay ko ang pangunahing misyon natin dito,” the President said referring to the government support.
“Hindi na ho pupuwede yung dating ugali na lumaki ang ekonomiya, maraming napuwera, okay lang.”
The conditional cash transfer program (CCT), convergence program and many other programs are all intended to fulfill the promises made during the campaign last year, the President said.
The President also said Aklan has bright prospects in the tourism industry, mentioning the recently inaugurated Caticlan airport which is expected to increase tourist arrivals and eventually boost the local economy.
The conditional cash transfer program (CCT), convergence program and many other programs are all intended to fulfill the promises made during the campaign last year, the President said.
The President also said Aklan has bright prospects in the tourism industry, mentioning the recently inaugurated Caticlan airport which is expected to increase tourist arrivals and eventually boost the local economy.
The chief executive thanked the Aklan people for the support he received when he ran as senator and as president.
“Ngayon, may pagkakaton tayo na yung kamalian nung dati ay maiwawasto na natin. Kung may liwanag na bumabalot sa buong Pilipinas ngayon kayo pong nagtiwala ay hindi ko po bibiguin; ang siyang nagbigay ng pagkakataon mailagay natin sa tuwid na landas ito pong Inang Bayan,” he said.
Among the social services to be given by the President include the supplementary feeding program checks, Philhealth cards, and certificates for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, social pension for indigent senior citizens checks, certificates of land ownership awards (CLOAs) and assistance for the agriculture sector.
Fourteen households received the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino program certificates. Also, selected senior citizens were granted social pension checks. The President also handed out CLOAs to farmer beneficiaries who come from different Aklan municipalities.
Aklan Gov. Carlito Marquez received from the President certificates of award worth P26 million for various agriculture projects of his province. These include micro-income generating projects, rice program, tramline and seven irrigation projects, livelihood assistance, high-value crops development, rehabilitation of bio-fertilizer facility and organic vegetable production.
Social Welfare Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman and Transportation and Communication Secretary Mar Roxas joined the President during his visit here.
Among those who welcomed the President include Governor Marquez, Kalibo Aklan Mayor William Lachica, and Rep. Florencio Miraflores of the lone district of Aklan.
Pilipinas Natin forum takes up climate change mitigation and adaptation, food security
THE third Cabinet cluster, Pilipinas Natin forum, is set for Wednesday (July 13) and will take up climate change mitigation and adaptation, and food security.
Pilipinas Natin forum takes up climate change mitigation and adaptation, food security
THE third Cabinet cluster, Pilipinas Natin forum, is set for Wednesday (July 13) and will take up climate change mitigation and adaptation, and food security.
The pre-SONA forum, to be broadcast over government network NBN4 and DZRB from 9 to 10:30 a.m., will have as panelists Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon Paje, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, Science and Technology Secretary Mario Montejo, Secretary Mary Ann Lucille Sering of the Climate Change Commission, and Undersecretary Jing Pacturan representing Agrarian Reform Secretary Virgilio de los Reyes who is abroad.
During the forum, the Philippine Strategy on Climate Change Adaptation 2010 to 2022 will also be discussed.
The forum is part of a series of pre-SONA Cabinet cluster fora under the “Pilipinas Natin” government program which aims to involve the citizenry and the youth in nation-building and in the implementation of the Philippine Development Plan 2011-2016.
During Wednesday’s forum, Paje will discuss government efforts to keep air and water resources clean, the logging moratorium, the National Greening Program, solid waste management, among others.
During Wednesday’s forum, Paje will discuss government efforts to keep air and water resources clean, the logging moratorium, the National Greening Program, solid waste management, among others.
Montejo will discuss the Department of Science and Technology’s interventions to rehabilitate coral reefs, the landslide sensor, 3D mapping, and weather forecasting using the Doppler radar.
Sering will discuss the impact of climate change mitigation and adaption measures being implemented by the administration.
Sering will discuss the impact of climate change mitigation and adaption measures being implemented by the administration.
For his part, Alcala will touch on the impact of climate change to agriculture and what the government is doing to adapt to it.
Pacturan will discuss land tenure improvement and agrarian justice development.
Questions addressed to the panelists will be asked from Puerto Princesa City in Palawan province, an agricultural trading post in Sariaya, Quezon and in Subic where the use of Doppler radar in tracking weather disturbances will be discussed.
Pre-taped comments and questions from Sen. Kiko Pangilinan and from Lorenzo Tan of the World Wildlife Fund will also be shown.
Aquino underscores support of Filipinos in carrying out government projects
ROXAS CITY, Capiz: President Benigno S. Aquino III underscored the importance of the support of the Filipino people in carrying out government projects that aim to institutionalize a higher standard of living for the entire citizenry and the country’s progress and development.
In his speech during the distribution of social services and “Pasasalamat” with the volunteers on Tuesday at the Capiz Gymnasium, Villareal Stadium along Barangay Roxas, here, President Aquino assured them of the government’s capacity to effect change as he expressed gratitude for their trust and confidence in his administration.
“Noong kampanya sinabi natin na kung walang corrupt, walang mahirap… wala pong mahirap dahil may kakayahan ang gobyerno na tulungan ang bawat isa na magkaroon ng oportunidad para marating yung dapat paroroonan, pwede ko kayong tulungan, pwede kayong tulungan ng gobyerno. Aasenso tayo syempre tulungan tayo. Hindi ho pwedeng umasenso kung wala kayong gagawin, bahagi kayo ng pag-asenso natin lahat,” the President said.
“Maraming-maraming salamat at nagtiwala kayo,” he added.
In all modesty, the Chief Executive personally shared the various projects his administration has already started in just a year including those that are still underway that will surely uplift the living standards of the people and bring about progress and development.
These pro-poor programs were implemented through the stringent efforts of concerned government agencies that include the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Health (DoH), Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), among others.
The President noted that the programs launched only served as the start of much rigorous work to bring the basic services to the Filipino people.
“Sa unang taon po aaminin ko sa inyo marami-rami na rin tayong nagawa… gusto ko ho na maliwanag sa lahat… umpisa pa lang ito, marami pa tayong kukumpunihin, marami pa tayong kailangan gawin dahil talaga naman po maski na malayo na ang narating… marami pa rin po tayong mga kababayan na kailangan nating tulungan,” the President stressed.
The President called for the people’s cooperation and support to help him tow the nation expeditiously to progress and development.
Aquino underscores support of Filipinos in carrying out government projects
ROXAS CITY, Capiz: President Benigno S. Aquino III underscored the importance of the support of the Filipino people in carrying out government projects that aim to institutionalize a higher standard of living for the entire citizenry and the country’s progress and development.
In his speech during the distribution of social services and “Pasasalamat” with the volunteers on Tuesday at the Capiz Gymnasium, Villareal Stadium along Barangay Roxas, here, President Aquino assured them of the government’s capacity to effect change as he expressed gratitude for their trust and confidence in his administration.
“Noong kampanya sinabi natin na kung walang corrupt, walang mahirap… wala pong mahirap dahil may kakayahan ang gobyerno na tulungan ang bawat isa na magkaroon ng oportunidad para marating yung dapat paroroonan, pwede ko kayong tulungan, pwede kayong tulungan ng gobyerno. Aasenso tayo syempre tulungan tayo. Hindi ho pwedeng umasenso kung wala kayong gagawin, bahagi kayo ng pag-asenso natin lahat,” the President said.
“Maraming-maraming salamat at nagtiwala kayo,” he added.
In all modesty, the Chief Executive personally shared the various projects his administration has already started in just a year including those that are still underway that will surely uplift the living standards of the people and bring about progress and development.
These pro-poor programs were implemented through the stringent efforts of concerned government agencies that include the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of Health (DoH), Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), among others.
The President noted that the programs launched only served as the start of much rigorous work to bring the basic services to the Filipino people.
“Sa unang taon po aaminin ko sa inyo marami-rami na rin tayong nagawa… gusto ko ho na maliwanag sa lahat… umpisa pa lang ito, marami pa tayong kukumpunihin, marami pa tayong kailangan gawin dahil talaga naman po maski na malayo na ang narating… marami pa rin po tayong mga kababayan na kailangan nating tulungan,” the President stressed.
The President called for the people’s cooperation and support to help him tow the nation expeditiously to progress and development.
“Basta po ang pakiusap ko, kung tama yung landas na tinatahak natin ngayon, kung gumaganda na talaga ang sitwasyon…hindi kaya mas magandang mas magpatuloy pa tayo ng ating pinagsamahan na dati, tuloy-tuloy na natin ito para lalong mapabilis yung pagpunta natin sa buong kaliwanagan ng atin pong bansa,” he said.
President Aquino also said that he conducts provincial visits to personally assess and make sure that his administration’s developmental projects are being implemented in the grassroots level.
“Syempre paminsan-minsan naman, pag may natulungan tayo sa pangtawid pamilya gusto ko naman po makita yung mukha. Pag gumanda naman po yung agrikultura natin, gusto ko naman po makita yung magsasaka. Pag mayroon tayong pabahay na maibibigay, gusto ko naman makita yung tatanggap ng pabahay para po klaro na yung mga boss ko po ay napapaglingkuran ko at gumaganda ang buhay,” the President concluded.
Aquino distributes basic services to Capizeños
ROXAS CITY, Capiz: President Benigno S. Aquino III led the distribution of basic services to the Capizenos in fulfillment of his commitment to his social contract with the Filipino people.
President Aquino also said that he conducts provincial visits to personally assess and make sure that his administration’s developmental projects are being implemented in the grassroots level.
“Syempre paminsan-minsan naman, pag may natulungan tayo sa pangtawid pamilya gusto ko naman po makita yung mukha. Pag gumanda naman po yung agrikultura natin, gusto ko naman po makita yung magsasaka. Pag mayroon tayong pabahay na maibibigay, gusto ko naman makita yung tatanggap ng pabahay para po klaro na yung mga boss ko po ay napapaglingkuran ko at gumaganda ang buhay,” the President concluded.
Aquino distributes basic services to Capizeños
ROXAS CITY, Capiz: President Benigno S. Aquino III led the distribution of basic services to the Capizenos in fulfillment of his commitment to his social contract with the Filipino people.
The Chief Executive personally distributed the government’s assistance to the people of Capiz that include supplemental feeding, social pension for the elderly, conditional cash transfer, PhilHealth membership cards, agricultural help, and certificates of land ownership, among others.
First to be distributed by the President, who was assisted by Health Undersecretary David Lozada Jr. and PhilHealth president and chief executive officer Rey Aquino, were PhilHealth cards to sixteen municipalities including the city of Capiz.
Capiz now has a total of 115,825 Philhealth sponsored program members. The distribution is part of the continuing effort of the government to achieve universal coverage for the Filipinos as part of the flagship projects of the Aquino administration.
Assisted by Social Welfare and Development Secretary Corazon ‘Dinky’ Soliman, the President distributed the checks for the supplemental feeding program to five local executives of municipalities that will benefit from the program.
Supplementary feeding program is the provision of food, in addition to the regular meals to currently-enrolled day-care center children, as recommended by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute.
Also eight senior citizens from Roxas City received their monthly stipend under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens while a check was also handed to a Self-Employment Assistance-Kaunlaran (SEA-K) association.
Social pension is the monthly stipend amounting to P500.00 to augment the daily subsistence and other medical needs of indigent elderly. It is in line with the fulfillment of the obligation of the government to protect the most vulnerable sector through social protection and for the full implementation of Republic Act 9994.
The SEA Kaunlaran project is the formation of a savings credit facility to provide qualified beneficiaries with access to socialized credit to enable them to finance income-generating projects that can augment their minimal incomes.
President Aquino assisted by Undersecretary Anthony Parungao of the Department of Agrarian Reform also handed over Certificates of Land Ownership Awards to eight municipalities of Capiz.
The Department of Agriculture, for its part, gave the Certificates of Award for the agency’s various projects in the province to Governor Victor Tanco.
The Department of Agriculture, for its part, gave the Certificates of Award for the agency’s various projects in the province to Governor Victor Tanco.
Prior to the awarding ceremonies, President Aquino was briefed by concerned government agency heads on the progress of their mission to attend to the needs of the people.
