Baguio City barangays awarded for exemplary Covid-19 response

Forty-five barangays through their respective Punong Barangays were awarded cheques and plaques in appreciation to their efforts in keeping Covid-19 cases down for the last nine months of 2020.

The awards were handed out by Congressman Marquez Go, Vice-Mayor Faustino Olowan, City Administrator Bonifacio de la Pena and city councilors during the regular city hall flag raising ceremonies Monday.

According to Special Services Division (SSD)/Barangay Affairs Office head Noel Mabutas, the Covid response program was done through the initiative of Mayor Benjamin Magalong, making use of funds amounting to P700,000 from the local good governance program.

Andres Bonifacio, Scout Barrio, Upper Dagsian, Atok Trail,Middle Quezon hill, Loakan Apugan, Lower Dagsian, Manuel Roxas, Upper Quezon Hill, Middle Quezon Hill, Alfonso Tabora, DPS Compound, Pinsao Pilot Project, Session road, Upper City Market, Andres Bonifacio Caguia Rimando (ABCR), Country Club Village, Brookspoint, Gibraltar, Kias, Upper Rock Quarry, Lopez Jaena, Padre Zamora, Saint Joseph Village, and Loakan Proper barangays received P20,000 each.

Barangays Camdas, Camp 7, Fort Del Pilar, Magsaysay Private road, Military Cut-off, Sto, Tomas Proper, West Quirino Hill, Pacdal, Lourdes Proper, San Roque Village, Trancoville, Kabayanihan, Lower Rock Quarry, Middle Rock Quarry, Lourdes Extension, Pucsusan, Upper General Luna, Aurora hill proper, City Camp central, and Brookside received P10,000 each.

The Covid-19 response program dealt with barangays’ control, lockdowns and implementation of health protocols as to national and local directives, policies, memoranda, advisories, guidelines and local ordinances and resolutions.

Compliance of barangays to various communications as recorded from the local government unit, City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO), Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) were part of the criteria for judging.

A fraction of the scores is from compliance to various programs on health and sanitation during the pandemic based on Health Services Office (HSO) records, while innovations as to prevention, control and Covid-19 management, and completeness of requisite requirement were considered in judging the program.

Exemplary practice or competitive edge for certain barangays was also considered and recorded for possible duplication or re-echoing.

The barangay assessment was conducted by the SSD/Barangay Affairs Office and Liga ng mga Barangay chair Councilor Michael Lawana, with participation of representatives from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), City Mayors’ Office (CMO), OCSWDO, Health Services Office/Sanitation Office, PDEA and the BCPO.

The cash incentive shall be utilized by the barangays for Covid-19 programs and other related concerns. According to SSD Community Affairs Officer Briccio Domondon, thie incentive will help sustain Covid-19 response program while the pandemic is on-going. (Contents reposted from Herald Express).

Ilocos Norte barangays allotted 200,000 each for community eco-parks

Governor Matthew Marcos Manotoc urged barangay officials to create greener and more sustainable spaces across the province by establishing community-based eco-parks.  

In his recent press briefing, Governor Manotoc said that the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN) has allotted Php 200,000.00 for each barangay to build a trifunctional public space.

"The barangay eco-parks will have three components. First is the regular playground for kids. The second would be the agricultural component, so we will have barangay-based farming. The third would be a composting site, which will help in our solid waste management. We can make locally-sourced fertilizers," Governor Manotoc explained. 

He continued, "I am hopeful that our barangays will inaugurate and establish or improve existing parks to have these three components."

At present, the Provincial Government is constructing its pilot Cluster Plastic Recycling and Materials Recovery Facility in Marcos town.

Annually, PGIN, through the Environment and Natural Resources Office, recognizes outstanding conservation efforts of barangays, particularly their solid waste management plan, environment management and sustainability initiatives, and well-managed public places, among others. (Content reposted from: PGIN-CMO website)  

Barangay Fort Bonifacio lauded for launching digital processing and payment program

Mayor Lino commends Barangay Fort Bonifacio for launching its digital processing and payment program last December 15, 2020.

Applications for New Business Clearance in Barangay Fort Bonifacio are now fully automated and can now be applied, paid for, and released online. Other services, such as the Renewal of Business Clearance started to be available on January 4, 2021, and all remaining Barangay Clearances/Certificates will be available by February 1, 2021.

This ensures more convenient, efficient, transparent, and safer transactions for our constituents and other stakeholders amid the pandemic.

Fort Bonifacio is also the first barangay to partner with PayMaya. This aims to help keep the public safe by providing clients with alternative methods of payment of fees through PayMaya, Visa, or Mastercard.

Mayor Lino Cayetano also commends the leadership of Barangay Captain and ABC President Jorge Bocobo and Council for thinking of innovative solutions to make sure that the City is the best place to live and do business.

“We should thank ABC President Jorge Bocobo and the whole council because they are able to innovate such project. Most especially now that we are in the middle of a pandemic. We are taking advantage of the technology since almost all the transactions nowadays are virtual. We are doing what we can to help the business sector so that we can finally open our economy. Hopefully, little by little, businesses will gradually recover,” Mayor Lino Cayetano said.

“This is proof that even in Barangay level, we have a proactive approach and would really go for an extra mile to serve the Taguigeños,” he added.

The local government is asking all Taguig barangays to follow suit. Moreover, the City of Taguig has also launched its downloadable forms for BOSS 2021 in line with the digitization of government services to make it more citizen-centric and make it easier to do business in the city.

BOSS on its 10th year

Taguig boasts of a very convenient business one-stop-shop which is ongoing in a dedicated 3-story payment center. Business owners process their business permits for BOSS 2021 with ease at the safer and more spacious Taguig Offsite Payment Center in Vista Mall Parking Building which will run until January 20, 2021.

Taguigeño business owners are also advised that there will be no business renewal application transactions in SM Aura and Taguig City Hall. All payment transactions will be accommodated at the Taguig Offsite Payment Center in Vista Mall which is open from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM including weekends.

Food and refreshments are also available onsite while clients wait for their documents to be processed. A priority lane for senior citizens, PWDs, and pregnant women is arranged in the zone for their benefit. (Content reposted from Taguig LGU FB Page)

Antique barangays receive Smart TVs from DILG as community peace and development tools

 

Two barangays received Smart TVs through the Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP) of the DILG in Antique during the launching of the RCSP TV Aralan Series at Adelaide Tourist and Traveler’s Inn, San Jose, Antique on November 25, 2020.

The RCSP is one of the strategies employed by the government in ending insurgency by strengthening the government’s role in establishing peace and development in every community.

The TV Aralan Series, which forms part of the RCSP, is an initiative by the DILG Region 6 in partnership with the Regional Task Force (RTF) to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC). Along with Smart TVs, three modules were also provided for the learning and development of key barangay stakeholders.

“It is a mechanism to keep the target audience in the target barangays abreast and well-informed of the various programs, projects, and activities of DILG and other concerned national government agencies,” said DILG Region 6 OIC-Regional Director (RD) Juan Jovian Ingeniero during the launching.

The RTF-ELCAC has been active in its duty to bring peace and development in the region through its sub-clusters.? Various efforts have been advanced and maintained to realize its aspirations for the region.

DILG Antique Provincial Director Cherryl Tacda said that the DILG Antique Province has been assisting the recipient barangays in the implementation of the RCSP by strengthening their barangay based institutions, empowering their communities, and revisiting their barangay development plans to ensure that the programs and projects are shovel-ready when the appropriate budget comes in 2021.

“Of the 74 RCSP recipient barangays in Region 6, two are from the Province of Antique: Brgy. Bulan-Bulan, San Remigio, and Brgy. Cabladan, Sibalom,” said RCSP Provincial Focal Person Whel Frank Santias.

The Municipal Mayors of Sibalom and San Remigio -- Gian Carlo Occena and Margarito Mission Jr. -- and the Punong Barangays (PBs) of the RCSP recipient barangays -- PBs Pedro Raymundo and Porficio Cabigunda -- expressed their gratitude to DILG Region 6 during the turn-over of the knowledge materials.

RD Ingeniero hopes that the program will strengthen the partnership between the local government units, beneficiaries, and stakeholders in advancing peace and development in the communities. (Contents reposted from DILG website)

 

 

Baguio barangays to do own disinfection

The city government through the Sanitation Division of the City Health Services Office had been capacitating barangays to undertake their own disinfection measures as a preventive strategy to prevent the spread of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Sanitation Division Chief Engr. Charles Carame said they conducted a series of in-house decontamination seminars for barangays and have so far commissioned 32 of them.

Mayor Benjamin Magalong asked Carame to continue the trainings to empower all of the 128 barangays in the city on said aspect.

The 32 barangays now undertaking their own decontamination procedures are Middle Quezon Hill, Upper Quezon Hill, Lualhati, Outlook, Pucsusan, Gibraltar, AZCKO, North Sanitary Camp, South Sanitary Camp, P. Burgos

East Bayan Park, Middle Quirino Hill, Imelda Village, New Lucban, Kias, Fort del Pilar, Country Club Village, South Drive, Malcolm Square, Victoria Village,

Trancoville Barangay, Magsaysay Private Road Holyghost Extension, Alfonso Tabora, Brookspoint, San Luis, Mines View Park, Quezon Hill Proper, Upper Magsaysay, Pacdal, St. Joseph and Lucnab.

Carame said disinfection requirements of their constituents may now be coursed through the barangay officials and the Barangay Health Emergency Teams (BHERTs) of said barangays.

He encouraged households and establishments to also undertake their own disinfection regularly using this tip circulated by the Cordillera Disaster Risk Reduction Management:

1. Open windows to let air flow in the house;
2. Mix one part of bleach and nine parts water. Mix it well and do not expose solution to direct sunlight.
3. Clean the areas with detergent soap first then disinfect the area using sprayer with the bleach solution.
4. Apply to areas and objects that are frequently touched. Let dry for 15-30 minutes before dry wiping. – Aileen P. Refuerzo (Content reposted from Herald Express)
   

Negros Occidental barangay shifts to organic farming

A senior official from the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) on Wednesday said the Department of Agriculture special project is making waves in the marginalized sectors in agriculture, challenging more Filipino farmers to help address food security and poverty in the countryside.

In his report, OPAV Assistant Secretary Jonji Gonzales said the DA-Special Area For Agriculture Development (SAAD) Program helped the Pandanon Integrated Upland Small Farmers Association in the remote barangay of Pandanon in Negros Occidental become organic vegetable cultivators.

The farmers’ group is a recipient of the program since 2019 and have already received agricultural assistance amounting to more than PHP1.8 million.

The assistance included 1,800 grams of ampalaya seeds, 300 grams of eggplant seeds, and 300 grams of squash seeds. They also received farm tools, such as spades, spading forks, trowels, rakes, and rolls of water hose.

Natural attractants were provided to induce beneficial insects to come to and stay in crops to enhance pollination or provide natural pest protection to safeguard crops from infestation.

“Because of the assistance provided by SAAD, the association was able to increase the vegetable production and was able to sell to the local market. Dati ang vegetable produce nila para lang sa pagkain ng kanilang pamilya (Before, their vegetable produce were meant for their family’s consumption only),” he said during the Network Briefing News with host Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar.

Through the said program, the farmers are set to receive additional assistance totaling more than PHP366,000. This will be in the form of vegetable seeds and additional tools.

“Layunin ng famers group na maging sustainable producer ng organically grown, chemical-free vegetables sa Negros Occidental (The farmers group aims to be a sustainable producer of organically grown, chemical-free vegetables in Negros Occidental),” Gonzales said. “They hope to achieve this goal through all the interventions they obtained and by practicing the technologies conveyed by the SAAD Program.”

SAAD is a special project under the Department of Agriculture focusing on providing better livelihood opportunities in the list of priority provinces in the country. (Content reposted from Philippine News Agency)

Photo: Screenshot from The Presidential Communications Operations Office

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 Sketch of flood-resilient barangay hall drawn after Tropical Storm Ondoy 11 years ago by Architect Paulo Alcazaren.(Reposted from Reddit)