Monday, August 19, 2019

Pasig City Mayor Sotto orders barangay officials to open roads to the public.



Mayor Vico Sotto has ordered barangay captains in the city to open all public roads to traffic as part of clearing operations mandated by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).

In a memorandum dated July 30, 2019, Sotto said roads “previously limited by their respective barangays to residents, business locators and similar inhabitants” must be open to traffic.

The mayor also ordered barangay officials to remove road obstructions in their communities immediately. READ MORE

Photo from the Faceook page of Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto


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QC barangay officials many now declare suspension of classes. With unpredictable weather conditions, school heads and barangay chairpersons in Quezon City are now allowed to suspend classes in their respective turfs if public safety will be compromised.

This was explained to the representatives of Quezon City’s School Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (SDRRMC) who attended an orientation on localized class or work suspensions called by Quezon City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (QCDRRMO).

The QCDRRMO discussed the city’s protocols in declaring class or work suspensions due to inclement weather or other reasons. READ MORE

Pasay City police probers looking at shooting of barangay chief as drug-related.  The victim, Jojo Balais, 37, chairman of Barangay 37, Zone 3 was riding his Yamaha motorcycle along Buendia Avenue heading towards F.B. Harrison Avenue when two motorcycle-riding men came from behind and shot him repeatedly in the body and then fled upon seeing him fall on the pavement.

The victim was rushed by members of the city’s rescue team to the Manila Adventist Medical Center for treatment but he was declared dead on arrival. 

Six Isabela barangays identified as priority areas of DTI business development program.  In a bid to bring government assistance closer to the countryside and encourage more barangay-based businesses and entrepreneurial activities, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Isabela launched its Negosyo Serbisyo sa Barangay program in the town of Benito Soliven recently.

During the first day of the NSB, the identified priority barangays were District 1, District 2 and New Magsaysay while Andabuen, Sevillana and Sta. Cruz were identified during the second day.

Through the program, the participants from the six barangays were engaged on Consumer and Business Education Information, Entrepreneurial Development Training and Google Business Group. READ MORE
 
DTI - Isabela launches the Negosyo Serbisyo sa Barangay program in Benito Soliven town, Isabela where MSMEs from its six barangays attended the said program held at the municipal gymnasium of the locality. (photo from DTI - Isabela)
Residents of a Bataan barangay plant 1,500 trees.  Residents of an upland barangay in the province began planting trees as a way of caring for the environment and in line with the "one million trees" program of the provincial government.

Barangay chairman Marcialito Balan of Alion led the tree planting in a two-hectare flat land adjacent to a forested area.

The village head said 1,500 seedlings of the mahogany tree species were planted and more will be planted in the coming days. READ MORE

A reading center in every Cebu City barangay.  Students in the city would no longer have to spend money to go to coffee shops to study once the city government constructs the barangay reading centers.

City hall will put up barangay reading centers in strategic areas near the universities in Barangays Talamban, Mabolo and Pardo, and one mountain barangay.

Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said it is his administration’s goal to build numerous reading centers and if possible, build one in each of the city’s 80 barangays. READ MORE

Remote Capiz barangay receives grains dryer for its farmers association.  Intended to benefit the growing eighty-five (85) members of Putian Farmers Association (PFA), the project was a result of concerted efforts of LGU, stakeholders, and Community Support Program (CSP) Teams of the Philippine Army who were deployed at Barangay Putian.

PFA Officials and members requested the said project supported by a barangay resolution from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). The request was later approved by the DOLE-Capiz with a project costs amounting to Eight hundred thousand pesos (P800,000.000). READ MORE

Photo: Kalinaw News

Youth groups to help develop SK officials into effective leaders. Two youth organizations are helping develop Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials into becoming more effective leaders through a series of in-depth talks and activities in a program called “SK Younified”.

SK Younified is a nationwide good governance development program that is a collaboration of two initiatives -- the Sangguniang Kabataan Academy Initiative (SKAI) run by the Hirayang Kabataan, a non-government organization, and the UpSKilled program run by the US Government Alumni Association of Negros Occidental.

They hold youth camps that aim to help SK leaders reflect on their personal leadership journey, learn more about the values of self-awareness, social awareness, and heroic leadership, deepen their understanding of their roles and responsibilities under the law, and teach them project management skills to help them implement their ideas in their respective barangays. READ MORE

‘YOUNIFIED’. Two youth organizations are helping develop Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials into becoming more effective leaders through a series of in-depth talks and activities in a program called ‘SK Younified.’ (Photo: Manila Standard)

Davao Oriental barangay power associations activated to help resolve power interruptions. The Davao Oriental Provincial Government has ordered all 183 barangays of the province to activate their Barangay Power Associations (Bapa) to help ensure that power interruptions would be resolved.

A resolution sponsored by Board Member Louis Rabat urged the creation of Bapas to help the Davao Oriental Electric Cooperative in the cleaning and clearing of power lines.

Rabat said in his official Facebook account that the creation of the Bapa is in response to complaints from residents about unannounced power interruptions. READ MORE

Board Member Louis Rabat (BM Louie Rabat FACEBOOK PAGE/Manila Bulletin)

Zamboanga City barangay officials sharpens financial management skills in budgeting forum.  Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar has advised barangay officials to ensure all the needed documents are submitted to the concerned offices before making a request to implement projects in their respective villages.

Salazar issued the advice during the recently-held three-day Barangay Budget Administration Forum for 2020 on the expenditure directions of her administration for Fiscal Year 2020.

The budget forum initiated by the City Budget Office gives greater focus on ensuring the implementation of projects and programs to be funded, considering that the barangays are expected to request funding for projects that can be implemented within the year. READ MORE


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