The office of Speaker Martin Romualdez and Tingog Partylist Representatives Yedda Marie Romualdez and Rep. Jude Acidre, in coordination with DSWD, has provided P10,000 cash assistance through the department’s Assistance for Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) program to over 125 families who were victims of the fire incident last Wednesday June 14, 2023 in Barangay Addition Hills.
The victims also received relief goods from the Speaker’s Office and Tingog Partylist. Most of the victims are currently seeking temporary shelter at the Tanglaw Covered Court in Block 19-A.
Kap. Carlito Cernal of Brgy Addition Hills expressed his gratitude to Speaker Martin Romualdez for his expedient response in assisting the victims. The 10k cash aid will be used as a starting foundation for the families who are seeking to rebuild their homes.
In his message to the families, Cong Jude Acidre hailed the strong Waray waray community in Brgy Addition Hills and assured them of the never ending support of Tingog Partylist for its constituents, may it be in Eastern Visayas or in NCR.
Cong. Neptali “Boyet” Gonzales III also thanked Speaker Romualdez and Tingog Partylist for always answering the call of duty and for providing meaningful aid to those who are most in need. (PR)
ORMOC CITY-Senator Christopher ‘Bong’ Go thumbs down on a proposal by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to put up a scholarship fund for nurses for them to possibly work abroad.
Instead of pushing this, the DMW should push for an increase of the salaries of Filipino nurses that are comparable with those working abroad, the senator said on Friday (June 16).
Go visited this city and Baybay City, both in Leyte, to grace several events, among them visiting hospitals where Malasakit Centers, his brainchild, have been put up.
“Siguro pag-aralan yan ng mabuti. But initially, may concern ako dito kasi parang pino-promote natin na mag ibang bansa ang ating mga nurses,” he said.
“Ang dapat natin gawin itaas ang kanilang suweldo para maengganyo sila na manatili dito,” Go, who is a member of the committee on migrant workers at the Senate, added.
He said that he knew of several Filipino nurses who would chose to work in the country rather than abroad as long as they would receive salaries comparable with their foreign counterparts.
Earlier, the DMW disclosed that their office is set to sign an agreement with the Commission on Higher Education (ChEd) which will provide scholarship funds for nurses to help them jumpstart a career abroad.
The said agreement is tentatively to be signed by the two agencies next month.
Meantime, during his visit to Baybay City, Go was named as an adopted son of Leyte due to his ‘deep friendship, unwavering support, and invaluable contributions to Leyte and its people.
Go was the main guest during the 16th cityhood anniversary of Baybay which was also graced by Leyte Governor Carlos Jericho Petilla who is a cousin of Baybay Mayor Jose Carlos Cari.
During his visit to Ormoc City, Go also led in the distribution of cash assistance to more than 1,000 poor families and also in the inauguration of a fencing hall of which he funded at the amount of P35 million.
He was welcomed by Ormoc Mayor Lucy Torres Gomez and husband, Leyte Rep. Richard Gomez. (JOEY A. GABIETA)
NGCP continually invests in new technology to improve substation operations for more reliable and efficient transmission of power.
To ensure the power grid’s optimal performance, transmission service provider NGCP continues to upgrade its substation facilities nationwide through its ongoing substation reliability projects.
Old and aging power transformers installed pre-privatization were replaced with new equipment like this 100MVA transformer in Olongapo Substation.
These improvements introduced by NGCP are filed with the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). Many of these projects were implemented from 2016 onwards but have not yet received ERC’s provisional approval. Given the operational need, NGCP proceeded with the implementation of these projects, setting aside for later, the issue on recovery approvals from the ERC. “Our priority has and will always be doing what is best for the public. Financial considerations can take a back seat and be threshed out later,” the company stressed. “We hope to correct the impression that the consumers are somehow shortchanged with how rates are computed. Our commitment has never wavered: we serve the public, and we work within the legal and regulatory framework of our concession and franchise,” NGCP emphasized.
NGCP continually invests in new technology to improve substation operations for more reliable and efficient transmission of power.
Since taking over transmission operations in 2009, NGCP invested PhP3.289 Billion in upgrades across 15 of its substations and converter stations in Taytay, Binan, Quezon, Abaga, Mexico, San Jose, Sucat, Compostela, Davao, Ormoc, Naga, Araneta, Agus 2, Calaca, Agus 6, and Tiwi A and C. These improvements cater to the increasing load growth and reliability of the system.
NGCP also implemented its power transformer replacements to update old and aging transformers installed prior to the privatization of the transmission grid. From 2018 to 2021, NGCP replaced 33 power transformers and improved the efficiency and reliability of substation operations. Twelve transformers were replaced in North Luzon, 4 in NCR, 5 in South Luzon, 3 in Visayas, and 9 in Mindanao with a total equipment cost of US$37.7 Million or PhP1.8 Billion.
Besides this, 14 spare power transformers worth US$14.6 Million or PhP764 Million were also delivered to 6 substations in North Luzon, 5 in South Luzon, 1 in Visayas, and 2 in Mindanao.
NGCP also constantly prepares for possible effects of man-made and natural calamities that may affect the continuous transmission of power. The company included the procurement of mobile transformer units that can be moved, installed, and energized within the region in less than 36 hours to restore power serving specific localities. Four mobile transformer units worth US$12.1 Million or PhP612 Million have been delivered to substations in Mexico in Pampanga, Daraga in Albay, Cadiz in Bacolod, and in South Cotabato.
“The company continually implements projects to improve substation operations for the efficient and reliable delivery of power. NGCP invests in the best technology to better serve its customers,” said NGCP. (PR)
ORMOC CITY– Mayor Lucy Torres Gomez said that the Ormocanons and even visitors could still expect a joyous city fiesta celebration with several activities been lined up.
She also said top officials of the country and some of the popular and well-loved showbiz personalities are also set to entertain the public as part of their annual fiesta celebration.
“This is our way to show the people of Ormoc who are the personalities that support the city and help in their development,” she said, particularly referring to Senators Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go and JV Ejercito last Friday (June 16).
Asked about the highlights of the fiesta celebration, Gomez mentioned that almost every day is a highlight.
Among the performers invited by the fiesta committee are popular actor Piolo Pascual for the Miss Ormoc pageant on June 23 and Vice Ganda who is set to perform on June 29 at the city’s public plaza.
The city celebrates its annual fiesta on June 28-29. (LIZBETH ANN A. ABELLA)
FENCING HALL. Senator Christopher ‘Bong’ Go lead the inauguration of the P35 million worth fencing hall in Ormoc City on June 16. Joining the senator were Leyte Rep. Richard Gomez, Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Torres Gomez and members of the city council,among others. (ROEL T. AMAZONA)
FENCING HALL. Senator Christopher ‘Bong’ Go lead the inauguration of the P35 million worth fencing hall in Ormoc City on June 16. Joining the senator were Leyte Rep. Richard Gomez, Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Torres Gomez and members of the city council,among others. (ROEL T. AMAZONA)
TACLOBAN CITY – Leyte Rep. Richard Gomez (4th district) is thankful that the sports facility for modern pentathlon and fencing is already completed and can now be used by their athletes.
The construction of the P35 million worth facility was funded by Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go who happened to be the chairman of the committee on sports.
Construction started last year and was completed last month.
“Ang impact nito is more than local, it’s international. We train our Ormocanon athletes to become players to a national level,” Rep. Gomez said.
Sen. Go led the inauguration of the said sporting facility on Friday (June 16) together with Rep. Gomez and City Mayor Lucy Torres Gomez and other city officials.
Gomez noted the recent feat of Ormoc athletes in the UIPM 2023 Asia and Southeast Asia Championship of Laser Run and Triathlete in Pattaya, Thailand where they hauled seven gold and two silver medals.
The UIPM 2023 is a three-day event with over 80 athletes from 15 competing nations participating in the international sports competition.
“Ganun kaganda ang sports program nation when it comes to modern pentathlon. We take pride in that, it’s not just on modern pentathlon but in other sports as well,” Gomez added.
Gomez also noted the recent achievement of their athletes at the recently-concluded Eastern Visayas Regional Athletic Association where they again landed in first place, besting 12 other school divisions in the region.
Aside from the fencing and modern pentathlon facility, Gomez shares that Sen. Go is also funding the construction of BMX and Skateboard Park in the city.
In his visit to the fencing hall, Sen. Go reminded the athletes, who are composed of elementary and secondary students, to always do their best when they are in competition.
“(And) I am always ready to assist athletes, especially the youth who are our future,” Sen. Go said.
He also reminded the athletes to study well and train properly and avoid doing vices like illegal drugs to ensure that they will have a better future. (ROEL T. AMAZONA)
TACLOBAN CITY– The Department of Education in Samar is thankful to PLDT and Smart for their donation of learning tools that are expected to boost quality education in the province.
PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) turned over ten units of desktop computers to the Department of Education (DepEd) in Samar to provide additional learning resources to the Alternative Learning System (ALS) teachers and students in Gandara town.
“It has been PLDT and Smart’s commitment to support the education sector to help ensure that no Filipino learner gets left behind. We are truly happy to provide these desktop computers to DepEd Samar. We hope that this donation can improve the learning experience of our ALS students, especially the out-of-school youth in Gandara,” Ivy Calbes, Smart’s customer development manager, said.
Faustino Tobes, DepEd-Samar’s education program supervisor for ALS, expressed his gratitude to the donors saying the tools will help the intended school beneficiaries and their students.
“These additional resources will surely help enhance our ALS learners’ comprehension and encourage active participation in their learning sessions, particularly in the delivery of the learning competencies under digital citizenship,” he said.
Likewise, the municipal government of Gandara also expressed their appreciation for choosing their area for this program.
“On behalf of the local government of Gandara, we thank PLDT and Smart for this opportunity. Providing quality education to our constituents is one of the LGU’s priorities, and it is encouraging to know that private organizations such as PLDT and Smart are also working to deliver solutions that would make a difference in the lives of our learners,” said Alfredo Delector, the municipal administrator.
ALS Samar is among PLDT and Smart’s partner schools that have been implementing the Central Visayan Institute Foundation – Dynamic Learning Program (CVIF-DLP), a crisis-resilient teaching training that aims to enhance learners’ academic performance by encouraging independent learning among students through learning activity sheets.
These desktop computers were pre-loaded with DLP learning activity sheets and will be deployed to Minda Community Learning Center in Barangay Minda, covering two school districts in Gandara.
