DA-8 calls on livestock farmers to register in RSBSA
“Our assistance to help recover our livestock farmers — livestock raisers or livestock farmers, still they are farmers — is already through the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC),” Christina Colasito, information officer of DA-8, said in an interview over Kapihan sa PIA Eastern Visayas, Friday, May 27, hosted by Gemma Tabao, Infocen Manager of PIA Leyte.
Colasito made the statement in response to a query on the fate of those who tended hogs and swine but were summarily included in the culling process as part of protocol measures to contain the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the province.
“So, it is still important that every livestock raiser or livestock farmer be included in the RSBSA. This will serve as guide, as basis, for PCIC to indemnify them, because of this ASF,” Colasito stated.
The concerned hog raiser is advised to simply go to their respective municipal agriculture or veterinary offices, because registration is free and, once registered, he or she will automatically be registered also with the PCIC, Colasito said.
“So the best, sir, for our farmers there in Southern Leyte, kindly tell them to go to the office of the municipal agriculturist or, luckily if there is, the veterinary office in your area, so that you can be guided on how to register and avail of livestock insurance,” Colasito further said
(LDL/MMP/PIA8-Southern Leyte)
Palo Mayor-elect Petilla sees expansion of the town’s commercial district
Petilla earlier made a political leave in 2019 and gave way to her daughter-in-law, France Anne, to run for mayor of the town.
The younger Petilla is the wife of returning Governor Carlos Jericho Petilla.
According to the town mayor-elect, she wants to improve Palo considering it is one of the fastest-growing areas in Leyte with many big investors expected to do business in the future.
For one, the town’s infrastructure needs to adapt to the economic pace of the town, Petilla said.
She added that she plans to expand further the commercial area of the town, especially within the new provincial capitol complex.
Petilla said that prospective investors could be located in this proposed commercial site.
Meantime, the new mayor said that while she will have new projects and programs to be implemented in the next three years, she assured the outgoing town mayor that she will also adopt her good projects.
(LIZBETH ANN A.ABELLA)
Biliran lauds passage of law setting up cultural center, museum
TACLOBAN CITY – The passage of a law establishing the Biliran Cultural Center and Museum will help promote the cultural heritage of the country’s fourth-smallest province, a solon said on Friday.
In a Facebook post, Biliran Lone District Rep. Gerardo Espina, Jr. said the House bill for Biliran Cultural Center and Museum has been approved and enacted into law known as Republic Act 11772 “An Act Establishing the Biliran Cultural Center and Museum in the Province of Biliran, Defining Its Purposes and Objectives, and Appropriating Funds Therefor.”
“This piece of legislation will protect and preserve our province’s unique cultural heritage and a legacy that shall be cherished for the years to come,” Espina added.
The establishment of the center in Biliran is among the three laws signed by President Rodrigo R. Duterte on May 25. Other cultural centers and museums are in Kalinga and Misamis Oriental.
Under the law, the cultural center and museum will serve as the institutional medium for the protection, preservation, presentation, and promotion of the cultural, artistic, archaeological, social, historical, religious, and philosophical heritage of Biliran Island, and its people given the richness of their legacies and their relevance to their contemporary and future aspirations.
The provincial government of Biliran must provide the land necessary for the construction or establishment, or both, of the main venue and ancillary offices and facilities of the three cultural centers and museums.
Espina said the center is badly needed in the province since historical artifacts and objects are scattered throughout different towns in their province.
The center is expected to compile the musical notes and lyrics of Biliran traditional songs, ballads, and contemporary music compositions, and to collect samples of musical instruments of Biliran origin; publish and disseminate Biliran literary works, epics, stories, and historical accounts; and compile Biliran literature, film or audio-visual recordings of cultural performances in music, dances, oral literature, and festival celebrations.
The Biliran Cultural Center and Museum is also tasked to gather and document Biliran religious practices and traditions, the background and origin of Biliran fiestas and festivals; and to compile photographs of and showcase Biliran landmarks, historical sites, and scenic views by appropriate exhibits.
Banac urges cops manhunt against law violators
The arrests of these persons, including 12 alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA), were by virtue of their ‘step up’ operations against those who have committed crimes, B/Gen. Bernard Banac, the police regional director, said.
“Let us continue to do well in our mandated tasks as law enforcers of the land,” the police regional director said, reminding police officers during a command conference held last May 27 attended by other top police officers in the region.
Based on the record from the regional police regional office, 180 who are listed on the top 10 most wanted persons in the region were arrested while 490 others who were considered as among the other most wanted in the provincial, city, or municipal levels were also arrested.
Also in the same period, 80 illegal gun owners were also arrested which resulted in the recovery of 790 unlicensed firearms.
The same report also disclosed that 129 individuals engaging in the illegal drug trade were also arrested who were found to be in possession of 25,310,64 grams of the illegal drug of shabu or marijuana with a total street value of P1.64 million.
It also disclosed that 330 individuals were also arrested in the same period who were engaging in the illegal fishing with fishing products with a total worth of P 16.07 million were confiscated from them.
Also, 150 individuals were also apprehended for illegal logging activities with P2.87 million worth of confiscated lumber/forest products.
In the campaign against illegal gambling, 834 were arrested with a total of P274, 431 bet money seized from them.
Meantime, the campaign against insurgency, the regional office recorded 29 NPA members voluntarily surrendered to the police authorities while 12 others were arrested.
About 36 firearms and explosives were also confiscated from these rebels.