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Goldberg announces loan package for small enterprenuers to help them recover from Yolanda losses

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PALO, Leyte- The United States ambassador to the Philippines Philip Goldberg led on October 20 the turnover of keys to small enterprenuers whose sari-sari stores were destroyed in the aftermath of supertyphoon Yolanda. Ambassador Goldberg turned over to 36 sari-sari stores from this town and Tacloban City that were reconstructed and restocked through the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble. In his speech, Goldberg said that at least 1,000 stores in Typhoon Yolanda-affected areas will be rehabilitated under this partnership.
Palo Mayor Remedios “Matin” Petilla in her speech during the event said that the reconstruction of the sari-sari stores in her town financed by USAID is a big help for the economic recovery of her town which greatly suffered after the onslaught of Yolanda last November 8, 2013.

She added that the beneficiaries will recover soonest with the help they received from USAID. Petilla said that there are 100 typhoon survivors sari-sari store owners in her town who are to benefit the project.
Meanwhile, during the event, Ambassador Goldberg, in his speech, also announced the establishment of the Micro Enterprise Disaster Assistance Fund for Resiliency or the MIDAS Fund in the amount of Php176 million (US$4 million).

The American ambassador said that the project which is implemented in partnership of USAID with the Philippine Business for Social Progress, is a credit facility that will enable eligible entrepreneurs from Yolanda-hit communities to borrow money to establish or expand their micro enterprises, Goldberg added. He also said that through the USAID Rebuild Project, the U.S. government is working with the national government to restore access to education and health services, livelihood activities and provide technical assistance to the Office of the Presidential Assistant for Rehabilitation and Recovery. (RESTITUTO A. CAYUBIT)

Pilmico donated egg machines to Leyte farmers

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CARIGARA, Leyte- At least 25 individuals from this town received egg machines from the Pilmico Foods Corporation. The machines are expected to provide additional income to the beneficiaries after they lost their livelihood after the onslaught of supertyphoon Yolanda. The distribution of the egg machines of the Pilmico is under it “Mahalin Pagkaing Atin,” which aims to encourage more farmers to engage in homegrown food and a sustainable livelihood. The distribution of the egg machines to the 25 beneficiaries was held last October 21. Engaging in this business, the egg machine enables the individual with little skill or zero knowledge of egg farming into an efficient producer of table eggs. This will also provide consumers with fresh eggs, serves as backyard integration of the present business, provides livelihood to out of town entrepreneurs and many others. According to Dr. Brian Taala, owner of Taala Farm in Bacolod, through proper care and management of this business, profit will surely come in. Within 16 months, the Pilmico will monitor all the 25 beneficiaries and will conduct assistant trainings on how to manage their egg machines, as well as other skills and technical training needed to do well in their business. Katrina Bayog, Pilmico community relation service unit lead, said that Pilmico is not limiting this program in Palo and Carigara but across different areas in Leyte like the cities of Ormoc and Baybay. (MYLA ANN JOMADIAO (LNU Intern)

UNHCR delivers fresh batch of non-food items in areas in Eastern Visayas hit by Yolanda

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TACLOBAN CITY- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) started distributing on October 13 thousands of core relief items to priority areas in this city as part of its on-going recovery assistance.

The UN refugee agency began its distribution of 4,000 hygiene kits comprised of toiletries, wrap-around clothing and undergarments in four transitional shelters in the north of the city where 372 displaced families from the hardest-hit communities of the San Jose district are temporarily relocated. The hygiene kits will be apportioned across the agency’s sub-offices in Ormoc City in Leyte and Guiuan, Eastern Samar for subsequent distribution in the coming days. The delivery of these core relief items from the UNHCR is primarily linked to their global protection mandate in situations of displacement resulting from conflict and natural disasters. “These hygiene kits help improve the water and sanitation conditions for displaced families in their new and temporary relocation sites by mitigating risks of certain diseases,” said Eilish Hurley, UNHCR associate protection officer in Tacloban.

Earlier this year, the UNHCR completed its distribution of emergency core relief items such as tents, plastic sheets, blankets, jerry cans, kitchen sets, solar lanterns and other essential non-food items across three regions in the central Philippines. “To date, and since November last year, we have delivered core relief items to more than 700,000 of the most vulnerable of the affected populations including those in far-flung areas,” Hurley added. Meanwhile, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) coordinated with UNHCR’s protection team to bring their energy-efficient charcoal-fueled stoves to these priority areas.
The UNHCR is also set to distribute another batch of solar-powered lanterns later this year. Solar lanterns are regarded as one of the most innovative relief items in the agency’s operations, lighting up communities to help the safety and security of families. UNHCR’s emergency and recovery efforts are part of an inter-agency humanitarian response to typhoon Haiyan in coordination with government authorities and local communities. (PR)

DOLE intensifies campaign on child labor in Eastern Samar

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TACLOBAN CITY-The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is strengthening on the implementation of laws on child labor, particularly in Eastern Samar, alarm on the increasing number of children forced to work at their young age.

According to Exequiel Ronie Guzman, assistant regional director of the DOLE-8, Eastern Samar appeared to have the highest number of child labor cases. Based on their data covering the period of February to April, 2013, there were 1,389 children who are working under circumstances that made their department classified them as child workers. Guzman also said that as of this year, they have monitored four cases of child labor in the province. The labor official said that poverty remains to be the main reason why cases of child labor exists in Eastern Samar, considered to be one of the most depressed provinces in the country.
“Parents require their children to work instead of attending school to gain income for the family and this is considered as child labor,” said Guzman.

As stated in Article VIII of R. A. No. 7610 otherwise known as the “Special Protection of Children Against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act” on Section 12, children below 15 years of age shall not be employed except when a child works directly under the sole responsibility of his parents or legal guardian and where only members of the employer’s family are employed. DOLE strongly calls for the barangay and the local government units officials on the rampant cases of child labor in the region. “We also work together with the DSWD (Department of Social Welfare and Development) to reduce cases of child labor by providing livelihood assistance to prioritized parents who have minor children and is vulnerable to child labor,” Guzman added. Apart from the livelihood programs, DSWD also conducted parents counselling for them to be informed about the child rights and protection to lessen the rampant cases of child labor. (JEANE MARIE M.FAMINOGAN, LNU Intern)

Maasin received hall of fame award for nutrition

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Maasin City Mayor Maloney Samaco leading his fellow officials and city workers during the awarding of Hall of Fame for Nutrition for his city in PICC-Manila on October 21, 2014. Photo courtesy of MA. ESSIE GARVEZ
Maasin City Mayor Maloney Samaco leading his fellow officials and city workers during the awarding of Hall of Fame for Nutrition for his city in PICC-Manila on October 21, 2014. Photo courtesy of MA. ESSIE GARVEZ
Maasin City Mayor Maloney Samaco leading his fellow officials and city workers during the awarding of Hall of Fame for Nutrition for his city in PICC-Manila on October 21, 2014. Photo courtesy of MA. ESSIE GARVEZ

TACLOBAN CITY- Maasin City Mayor Maloney Samaco thanked his city workers and constituents on their contribution after the city received this year’s National Nutrition Honor Award. “We get the Hall of Fame for Nutrition because of the efforts of our city health officials and workers, barangay officials and nutrition scholars with the support of city officials and employees and all stakeholders especially in the Adopt A Malnourished Child Program,” Samaco told Leyte Samar Daily Express. The National Nutrition Committee conferred the award to the city last Tuesday at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Manila.

The award shows that Maasin exemplified outstanding performances on its nutrition program. “I would like to thank the National Nutrition Committee for letting us pass the 98% rating for the Nutrition Honor Award. We will not rest on our laurels and continue to reduce malnutrition to 2% in Maasin City,” Samaco added. Aside from bagging the highest nutrition award among other local government units, Maasin is recipient of the Red Orchid “Hall of Fame” award of the Department of Health and World Health Organization for its efforts to attain 100 percent tobacco-free environment. Samaco maintained he will turn Maasin, with its population of over 85, 000, into a “no smoking capital of the Philippines.” (RONALD O.REYES)

Health official pushes activation of local AIDS council to help stop spread of sex-related diseases in Ormoc

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ORMOC CITY- In the wake of reported increase of sexually transmitted infection (STI) affecting young people of this city, the Local Aids Council (LAC) is now being activated in all the villages of this city. Cases of STI have been monitored to be afflicted teenagers in the city, alarming health officials. STI cases have also been noted to increase among so-called freelance and young commercial sex workers, reason why the spread of the disease has increase. If untreated, this infection may develop to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), precursor of AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome), said Ma. Lily Flores, LAC coordinator. “The victims are getting younger that is why we appeal to village officials to encourage these teenagers to submit for hygiene at City Health Office,” Flores said. The health official, however, did not cite any figure as to how many teenagers or commercial sex workers in the city have been inflicted with STI. The council tapped the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) through Liga ng mga Barangay hoping people in the communities will become responsive to this appeal. Flores expects that through concerted efforts, fear of possible runway cases of STI or sexually transmitted diseases could be stopped, if not avoided. The city joins the commemoration of World Aids Day on December 1 with a week-long activity has been prepared including lecture/symposium that is integrated with values formation to students.
It will start with a motorcade around the city that will be participated by local “workers” from various establishments, counseling during hygiene and poster-making contest. The theme: “Focus, Partner, Achieve: An AIDS-free generation” fits the current situation that following the aftermath of typhoon “Yolanda”, the people fought to restore what were lost. (ELVIE ROMAN ROA)

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