Eastern Samar teacher to undergo training in a US space academy

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April 9, 2015

GUIUAN, Eastern Samar-An elementary science teacher from Ngolos Honeywell Elementary School will soon fly to the United States to be part of the Honeywell educators at Space Academy in Huntsville, Alabama in partnership between Honeywell Hometown Solutions and the U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC). “He will join 200 other math and science teachers from all around the world to learn on how to become an astronaut, flight simulation, scenario-based space mission, land and water survival training and interactive flight dynamics programs,” said Kerry Kennedy, director of Honeywell Hometown Solutions.

The chosen science teacher from Ngolos Elementary School, which was renamed as Ngolos Honeywell Elementary School, was Hector Dagaño.
Dagaño has been teaching at the said school for the past five years now. “This is a great challenge and opportunity for me. A once in a lifetime experience,” said Dagaño.

Dagaño added that the experience he will get from the training will help him in his teaching job as a science teacher saying it will enhance his ability by learning new methods of teaching science subject to his students he will acquire out of his training in the US. The training will last for about a week or 45 hours classroom and laboratory training. Bernadino Adina, schools division superintendent for Eastern Samar, said that after Dagaño finish his training they will select and recommend another teacher to undergo the same training.

“This is a blessing for us teachers here in Eastern Samar because it did not require much requirements unlike in some trainings which one has to undergo a selection process before he or she could qualify,” Adina said. (ROEL T.AMAZONA)

DENR marks Women’s Month celebration by planting 2,000 talisay seedlings in Samar

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TACLOBAN CITY- Women employees of the Department of Environment and Natural regional office 8 (DENR-8) participated in a series of beach forest tree planting activities as part of the celebration of the Women’s Month on March 30. DENR 8 Regional Director Leonardo Sibbaluca said that more than two 2,000 beach forest talisay seedlings were planted during the event held inside the two-hectare beach forest area in Barangay Balud, Basey in Samar.

More than 100 women employees of the DENR joined the tree planting activity as part of the Women’s Month celebration. He added that the activities were joined in by some members of Philippine Army from the 87th and 52nd Infantry Battalions, representatives from the Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program (SSEAYP) and Robinson’s Corporation and town and barangay officials.

The two-hectare area planted during the said planting activities was over and above the 186 hectares beach forest area targeted and implemented for the Basey and Marabut areas in 2014 under the Leyte Gulf Mangrove and Beach Forest Rehabilitation Project. “Rehabilitating the mangrove and beach forest areas is necessary considering its crucial role in protecting the coastline, preventing coastal erosion and protecting lives and properties of the community by serving as buffer for tidal storms,” Sibbaluca added. (RESTITUTO CAYUBIT)

Army establishes checkpoint in Basey, Samar

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BASEY, Samar – The 87th Infantry Battalion, particularly its alpha company, has put up a check point in Barangay Guirang, this town, to thwart any possible activities of rebel group but also occurrence of illegal logging activities. This was disclosed by Lt. Randy Alunday, assistant alpha company Commander of the 87th IB, who said that the putting up of a checkpoint in the area is part of their duty to ensure safety among the people and at the same time, deter occurrence of the illegal logging activities said to be rampant in Basey.

“We have soldiers here that got experience in doing high-profile search techniques and they’ve done specific rehearsals to build them up over the last few months, and they do understand all of the different scenarios, from the highest threat level to the most rudimentary threat level, in order to provide a safe environment” he said.

Linda Pacaanas, a village chief of Barangay Mabini, said the soldiers’ presence in the area has repelled insurgents and boosted their confidence.
The Alpha company of the 87th IB is much smaller force and is more localized, and work more in or near the villages of Basey, and Marabut, both in Samar. Alunday said that soldiers conduct regular patrols in the area to prevent enemy activity, and have also standby troops ready to reinforce every time there has been a threat to operating troops in the area. (JAZMIN BONIFACIO)

Too much media hype is to the advantage of the rebels

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April 8, 2015

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While the Senate hearings may have yielded vital information about the Mamasapano massacre that killed 44 gallant Special Action Force of the Philippine National Police, the almost detailed media coverage has effectively provided rebels reason to celebrate. They now see the seeming disarray among our defense forces in confronting enemies of state. They also now see the distrust of one defense establishment against the others like the revelation of the police hierarchy frankly expressing their distrust of our Philippine army, the reason why they violated the instructions from no less than their Commander- in- Chief to establish links and coordination with the Philippine army before they got inside unfriendly forces in enemy territory that resulted in the massacre of our PNP’ Special Action Force whose primarily objective was only to arrest two international terrorists.
And many other ugly revelations were unnecessarily revealed like suspended PNP Chief General Alan Purisima being still actively involved in the implementation of the plan in spite of his having suspended because of corruption at the time the mission was implemented.
There should be an in-depth study that should delineate what aspect of military operations that the public may know and those that will purely be discussed in executive sessions with solely trusted officials to participate in future session.
Another strategy which is to be considered is why should there be separate hearings with one done by senators and the other by congressmen. They were asking similar questions. It was a waste of time and resources. A joint hearing could still have generated the same findings.

An explanation needed

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April 8, 2015

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Our justice system appears lopsided in administering decisions especially on cases that involve the rich, the influential and powerful individuals in Philippine society. How easy it is to implement suspension orders to less powerful and not wealthy public officials and how hard it is to implement suspension orders to wealthy and powerful officials in the land.

Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay Jr. has been suspended by the Ombudsman of alleged misdemeanors in public office that is related to graft and corruption. Similar alleged corrupt acts have also been discovered to have been committed by Vice President Jojo Binay, Sr. when he was Makati mayor.

The Ombudsman took more than a year to study evidences that gave strength to this suspension order to the incumbent son- Mayor Binay and is filing cases. But the Binays have immediately mobilized hundreds of their supporters to block officials who will serve the 60 day suspension order, and at the same time – filed a temporary restraining order. The Court of Appeals in only four, repeat 4 days ,decided to nullify the TRO. Junjun Binay remains the mayor but sadly public services were likewise suspended by closing the municipal hall to the detriment of Makati citizens.

The Binay dynasty no doubt is a wealthy clan. A 200-million reasons would suffice to influence a court ruling, if they will. We hope that Honorable Justices Acosta, Reyes and Peralta of the 6th division of the Court of Appeals should explain their decision the bases of such nauseating TRO.