Cordillera trivia radio quiz this July
Posted on | Sunday 7 July 2013 | No Comments
By Susan Aro
BAGUIO CITY, July 5 (PIA) -- A contest on Cordillera Trivia over Kapisanan ng mga Brodkasters ng Pilipinas (KBP) member stations in the city will be launched on July 8 in line with the 26th anniversary of the Cordillera Administrative Region this July.
The Cordillera trivia contest will run daily from July 8 – 27, 2013 except Sunday. Daily winners will receive a P100 cellphone load of their choice as prize.
For the contest mechanics, the participating stations will float one question per day and answers will be entertained thru text. For proper identification, contestants are required to indicate full name then their response. Text response format - Name space Response;
The first texter to give the correct answer will be declared the winner for the day.
The radio host will forward the name and cellphone number of the winner to the Philippine Information Agency regional office. Each winner will be called for validation. The prize will be forwarded to the winner thru text.
In a day, a texter who wins in a radio station cannot join the radio quiz in another station.
The trivia contest is a project under the Regional Development Council-Information Education and Communications Committee on Regional Development and Autonomy for the General Public spearheaded by PIA in coordination with the KBP. (PIA-CAR)
Unity Gong relay kicks off July 9
By Joseph Zambrano
BAGUIO CITY, July 5 (PIA) -- As part of the 26th anniversary celebration of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), the Unity Gong will go around the different provinces in the region next week.
With the gong as an inherent instrument practically in all the celebrations, rituals and gatherings of the Cordillera provinces, it is a fitting symbol of regional unity.
The Unity Gong relay will send-off at the Baguio City hall on July 9 with a ritual and “uggayam” by Mayor Maurico Domogan.
From Baguio, the team led by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)-Cordillera Director Edilberto Carabbacan and chair of the Infrastructure and Development Committee of the Regional Development Council (RDC), which is spearheading this year’s celebration, will bring the gong to Bontoc, Mountain Province and will be received by Gov. Leonard Mayaen.
On January 10, the caravan proceeds to Ifugao and newly elected governor Denis Habawel, will receive the Unity Gong in the capital town of Lagawe.
The following day, July 11, the Unity Gong will proceed to Tabuk, Kalinga and will be received by Gov. Jocel Baac.
On July 12, it will be in Apayao and Gov. Elias Bulut Jr. will receive it in Luna. On July 13 it will travel to Bangued, Abra and will be accommodated by Gov. Eustaquio Bersamin.
The concluding journey of the Unity Gong is in La Trinidad, Benguet. Gov. Nestor Fongwan will hand it over finally to the RDC on July 15, the Commemoration Day.
A symbolic tree planting within the provincial capitol grounds and signing of memorandum of agreement between the Department of Interior and Local Government-Cordillera and concerned local government units relative to Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA), Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig Para sa Lahat (SALINTUBIG), Performance Challenge Fund (PCF) and other DILG implemented programs will be conducted as part of the turn-over program in all the provinces.
The theme of this year’s CAR Day commemoration is “Bridging ONE Green Cordillera”. ( JDP/JBZ- PIA-CAR)
Short film contest on Cordillera autonomy and development set
BAGUIO CITY, July 5(PIA)--The search is on for the best short films that highlight efforts for Cordillera autonomy and development.
The contest is open to amateur filmmakers who are willing to independently produce a short film focusing on the Cordillera Autonomy and Development (based on House Bill 5595/Senate Bill 3115) and how the two concepts apply to the day-to-day lives of the Cordillerans.
The contest has two categories: the Student Category and the Open Category. The Student Category is open to college students nationwide who may work individually or as a team. The Open Category is open to Cordillerans as defined in House Bill 5595 (to quote: “The term Cordilleran shall apply to all citizens of the Philippines who are domiciled within the territory of the Cordillera Autonomous Region”).
Film entries must be 5 to 7 minutes long. Entries exceeding 7 minutes will be disqualified.
Entries must be independently produced and must not contain clips or segments from copyrighted works.
Entries may be done in, but not limited to, the following formats: documentary, animation, short fictional film, or experimental.
Dialogue can be in Filipino, English, or any Cordilleran vernacular. Subtitle must be provided for entries whose dialogue is in Cordillera vernacular or dialect.
Interested applicants must submit the following: A) A DVD copy of their entry (one entry per disc for those who intend to submit multiple entries) in .AVI, .MOV, or .MP4 (highest resolution) format labeled with the film title, name/s of participant/s, address, email, and contact number/s. B) A printed copy of a narrative description or synopsis (2 to 3 sentences) of the film. C) Duly accomplished entry form.
Form for the open category can be downloaded athttp://www.scribd.com/doc/151818094/Cordillera-Autonomy-and-Development-Short-Film-Contest-Entry-Form-Open-Category and the student category at http://www.scribd.com/doc/151818646/Cordillera-Autonomy-and-Development-Short-Film-Contest-Entry-Form-Student-Category.
Deadline of submission of entries is on August 31, 2013 at 12:00 noon.
Participants may submit their entries either personally or through mail to the Philippine Information Agency - CAR office at Romulo Drive, Barangay Lualhati, Baguio City 2600.
Ten entries (five per category) will be shortlisted by a panel of judges. The shortlisted entries will be uploaded on YouTube and the Top 5 videos with the most “likes” and comments will be selected. Those found manipulating the "likes" based on applications and programs would be disqualified. The judges would then choose from the shortlist.
There will be one winning entry per category. Awarding of winners will be on October 2013.
Winning entries will be used for Cordillera Autonomy and Development IEC purposes.
For queries, interested participants may contact (074) 442-8240 or 09175088534 and look for Pryce E. Quintos.
For more information on Cordillera autonomy and development, visit http://www.sunstar.com.ph/baguio/opinion/2012/05/11/dacawi-5-principles-autonomy-draft-221031.
The contest is a project under the Regional Development Council IEC on Regional Development and Autonomy for the General Public. (JDP/Pryce Quintos-PIA CAR)
NSO extends data collection on business, industry survey
Posted on | Tuesday 11 June 2013 | No Comments
By Peter A. Balocnit
TABUK CITY, Kalinga, June 11 (PIA) - - The National Statistics Office (NSO) has extended the conduct of the Census on Philippine Business and Industries as survey teams had difficulty collecting data.
The survey started April 1 and was expected to finish May 31, Avelino Cadalig of NSO Kalinga and Apayao Field Office said. However, the survey deadline was extended to June 15 because business firm owners were not available when visited by NSO personnel.
He said target respondents also have no bookkeeper or accountant to supply the needed information in the questionnaire. “Our survey teams are back to the field to complete the census,” Cadalig said.
The NSO is also doing the manual processing of the 2012 census on agriculture and fisheries before submission to the NSO regional office for scanning.
Cadalig said they are all hands on for the editing, matching, coding, and verification of data gathered. “Data that need correction are being brought back by NSO’s contact field men for necessary changes,” he said.
After the provincial NSO is finished with its task, data will be forwarded to NSO regional office for scanning and back to the province for encoding. It will again go back to the region for further machine editing, Cadalig said. (JDP/PAB-PIA CAR,Kalinga)
Guidelines for "Gotad" tourism promotion and agro-industrial fair released
By Marcelo L. Lihgawon
LAGAWE, Ifugao, June 11 (PIA) -- The guidelines for tourism promotion and agro-industrial - fair has been released for better preparation and active participation of the municipalities in the “Ifugao Gotad 2013” celebrations.
The fair, which will open on June 17 and lasts for five days, intends to give more emphasis on tourism and promotion of local agro-industrial products of the province. The municipalities will also showcase their respective best tourist attraction sites.
The Department of Trade and Industry, Provincial Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Office, Provincial Veterinary Office, and Provincial Tourism Office are in- charge of the event.
The guidelines provide that there should be three display booth components that include food and agricultural based products, non-food and agricultural-based products and tourism that showcase the tourism spots and products.
Each municipality shall work with the space provided for which shall be the main focus of judging. Other small medium enterprises (SMEs) will be accommodated within the premises but shall not part of the judging.
Tourism booth shall be handled by the municipal local government unit while the mayor or tourism office for the tourism booth, barangay food terminal operators for the agro-booth and the industrial component booth shall be manned by entrepreneurs with mayor’s permit and registered under DTI.
All products must be properly labeled with the name of the product, price and producer. Judging shall be done any time during the duration of the agro-industrial fair. (JDP/MBL-PIA CAR, Ifugao)
Pag-IBIG Fund to bring anew mobile services in Ifugao
By Marcelo L. Lihgawon
LAGAWE, Ifugao, June 11 (PIA) -- The Pag-IBIG Fund is set to bring anew its mobile services in this municipality on June 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the municipal government building here.
Among the services offered are acceptance of application for membership contribution, multi-purpose loans, and housing loan payments.
They will also accept applications for membership, provident claims, multipurpose and housing loans. Pag-IBIG will also conduct verifications of memberships and loan status, specimen signature and consolidation of forms, and counseling of their different programs and services.
The mobile service started last March 2012 and continued this year for the benefit of Pag-IBIG Fund members in the province. (JDP/MBL- PIA CAR,Ifugao)
Kapangan’s low-cost technology wins Best Presentation Prize in international conference
By Susan C. Aro
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, April 1 (PIA) -- A presentation paper on improvised low-cost water, sanitation and hygiene project in Kapangan municipality in Benguet was adjudged as “Best Presentation Prize” in an international conference in Thailand.
Kapangan Municipal Agrarian Reform Officer Dr. Jane Toribio garnered the “Best Presentation Prize” on the paper she presented entitled, “Barangay Integrated Development Action in Kapangan towards Water, Sanitation and Hygiene” (BIDA KA WASH!) in the First Asia Future Conference (AFC) held at Centara Grand Hotel, Central Park, Bangkok City, Thailand from March 7-11, 2013.
Toribio was awarded the “Best Presentation Prize” among the 216 presentations during the cnference along with other two Filipino delegates, Dr. Max Maquito of Sekiguchi Global Research Association (SGRA) and Dr. Rowena Baconguis of UP Los Baňos who both received the “Best Paper Award.”
The Asia Future Conference aims to provide a large-scale venue for exchange of experiences and presentations by foreign students of Japan as well as representatives from various educational and social institutions in Asia and other countries in the world, relative to the theme “Asia in the World: Potentials of Regional Cooperation
Kapangan Mayor Roberto Canuto who led his town's delegation said the paper was endorsed by the University of the Philippines for the International Conference.
Accordingly it was the first time a municipality presented in an international conference as such normally accommodated were research papers from institutions.
Canuto said there might be a possibility that representatives from other countries who joined the conference will visit the town to validate and observe the project and validate project implementation for possible funding.
Toribio in her paper shared the experiences, gains and benefits on the implementation of the low-cost technology. The presentation dealt on the municipality’s popular short-term but high impact community-managed potable water supply (CPWASH) project, highlighting the major output that includes the installation of WASH Facilities like water tanks, bio-gas digesters, bio-sand filters, iron-removal filters and the spring box in the five pilot barangays in Kapangan.
Canuto said the technology was piloted in five barangays of Kapangan namely Sagubo, Pongayan, Pudong, Taba-ao and Balakbak for community use and is being replicated among individual households.
As low-cost technology, it makes use of indigenous materials and ferro cement which is a mixture of Portland cement applied over layers of woven steel mesh and steel bars. (JDP/SCA- PIA CAR,Benguet)