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Rosario marked its 45th year as a town

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Mayor Gerardo “Tidot” P. Miranda led the 45th founding anniversary of the municipality of Rosario with series of activities lined up to enliven the celebration which had a theme “Rosario @45: Aasenso sa tulong n’yo.”
Mayor Gerardo “Tidot” P. Miranda led the 45th founding anniversary of the municipality of Rosario with series of activities lined up to enliven the celebration which had a theme “Rosario @45: Aasenso sa tulong n’yo.”
Mayor Gerardo “Tidot” P. Miranda led the 45th founding anniversary of the municipality of Rosario with series of activities lined up to enliven the celebration which had a theme “Rosario @45: Aasenso sa tulong n’yo.”

ROSARIO, Northern Samar- This bustling town celebrated its 45th founding anniversary as Mayor Gerardo “Tidot” Miranda detailed various projects and programs undertaken by his administration aim to boost the quality of life of his constituents.
This year’s founding anniversary had a theme Rosario@45:Asenso sa tulong n’yo.
Among the activities held during the founding anniversary of the town were a civic parade;kinis festival; band presentation and marine and agricultural products trade fair; sports exhibition; medical and blood-letting missions; clean-up drive and the search for Miss Little Rosario.
In his state of the municipal address on July 27, Mayor Miranda identified the programs and projects that he initiated since he assumed the post on 2013.
Among the projects that he initiated were the following: a new municipal hall constructed at P3 million source from the 20% economic development fund, and P5 million from former Deputy Speaker Raul Daza congressional fund; purchase of medicines and laboratory equipments for rural health unit (RHU) worth P720,000;repair of the bridges in Barangay 1 and 2, concreting of Real, Abata, San Isidro, Sta. Cruz Streets and pathway extension of Galos Street of Ligaya and Buenavista Villages and repair of drainage canal of Barangay 1 Commonwealth.
He also released the Rosario Educational Assistance Program (REAP) to 61 beneficiaries college students amounting to P1.3 million with each student getting P 2,500.00 each per semester and 50 CHED barangay full scholarship program.
The town mayor also extended assistance to individual in crises situation (AICS) and medical assistance to the indigents.
Also, his administration procured a mini dump truck for the municipal government Solid Waste Management Program; purchased new motorboat for the municipal Bantay Dagat program to combat illegal fishing and other illegal activities.
The town mayor also initiated for the improvement of Rosario Public Market and organization of Rosario Public Market Vendors Association (RMVA) and for the revision of the municipal tax revenue code to improve the revenue collection.
Mayor Tidot, as he is fondly called, also disclosed some of his ongoing and propose projects as follows:
1. Covered court/evacuation center with an existing funds of 4.4 million pesos from 2014 municipal general budget, and 5 million pesos from former congressman Raul Daza.
2. NCCD Building for day care pupils of Barangay 2 inside the campus of Rosario Central School- 2.3 million pesos.
3. Mini-park and landscaping of the municipal compound.
4. Completion of RHU building approved by the Department of Health and additional P1.8 million fund.
5. DOH P3 million grant for 2 barangay health stations.
6. Construction/repair of drainage system of Barangays 1, 2, and 3 worth P400,000.00
7. Pathway constructions from Real Street to Sitio Camcaman,P 100,000 fund.
8. Pathway of Sitio Puro, Brgy bantolinao,P100,000 fund.
9. Pathway of Tagalog to Marobo Streets in Buenavista Village,P100,000 fund.
Before he won as mayor, he was a three termer LIGA president, representing Barangay 1 Commonwealth as village chairman.
The municipality of Rosario is situated in the northwestern part of Northern Samar with a land area of 7,125 hectares.
The town, with a population of more than 10,600 spread on its 11 villages, was created as a town by virtue of Republic Act Number 5867 on June 21,1969.(PR)

Pope Francis visit to Eastern Visayas to boost its tourism industry, says businessman

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TACLOBAN CITY- Pope Francis’ visit to the region early next year is expected to boost its tourism industry. Businessman Oliver Cam said that the January visit of the Holy Father is expected to help improve Eastern Visayas economy with the influx of tourists, both coming from other parts and outside of the country.

“It will be significant as well as a big challenge to the community. Both international and regional domestic tourism are going to be boosted. As early as now, most of the hotels are already fully booked from December to 3rd week of January” Cam, vice president of the Welcome Home Pensionne, said. Francis is to arrive in the country on January 15 to 19, 2014 and is expected to visit Leyte where he is to hold a mass and had expressed his desire to meet with victims of supertyphoon Yolanda.

Earlier, a team from the Vatican arrived Tacloban to conduct site inspection where the Holy Father would conduct a mass. The team also visited the town of Palo for a possible site of the incoming visit of the Holy Father who would become the first ever Pope to visit Eastern Visayas, home to more than 4 million Catholics.(ARCHIE FAYE V.BELCHES,LNU Intern)

Ormoc PPA observed office founding anniversary with series of activities

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ORMOC CITY-The Ormoc City Parole and Probation Office observed the anniversary of the Parole and Probation Administration on July 18 with series of activities. The entire staff attended a two day refresher course on restorative justice on July 22-23, 2014 at Leyte Parole and Probation Office in Tacloban City. On July 24, 2014, clients were transported to barangay Naungan, Ormoc City courtesy of the city government of Ormoc which provided two vehicles where the anniversary program was held.

It started with a Thanksgiving Mass celebrated by Reverend Father Dennis Soon. His homily is filled with inspirational message when he said, “You should value your freedom and the opportunity to be survivors of the super typhoon “Yolanda”. He even cited examples of some clients that he knows and the changed on their lives.
They should always treasure their learning experiences while they were in prison, and to share it to their children and grand children so they may not make the same mistakes. Also to be grateful to the Parole and Probation Office for their efforts in assisting them to change and to become better citizens. A short program followed with an inspirational message from barangay chairman Rafael Taneo.He narrated that he used to be a “barumbado” like the clients of the PPA but second chance granted to him by law made a difference on his life.

Another momentous event during the program was the cleaning of the coastal area of Naungan. Tree planting, consisting of 400 seedlings of miape and pagatpat, was also held as part of the PPA founding anniversary. (NELIDA M. PALCONITE, chief Probation and Parole Officer)

Catbalogan declared as “manageable conflict area” by Army, city officials

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CATBALOGAN CITY- While this city was already declared as “manageable conflict affected and development ready,” presence of soldiers would still be felt. This was announced by Brigadier General Wilson Leyva, commanding officer of the 801st Infantry Brigade, as Catbalogan became the latest area in the region to be declared as such. The declaration of Catbalogan, one of the three newest cities of Eastern Visayas and the provincial capital of Samar, as manageable conflict affected and development ready was formalized in a document signed by Leyva and Mayor Stephany Uy on July 28. But while Catbalogan was declared as such, Leyva assured its people that soldiers would continue to be seen. “The notion that once an area is declared as such, the Army will leave the area,” the Army official said. It is in Catbalogan where the main base of the Army, the 8th Infantry Division, is based. Leyva added that “good governance” is the real solution to the insurgency problem hounding a municipality. He said that since the mayor and other leaders are doing good governance, the issue on insurgency has been reduced and is now downgraded as police matter. “Please spread our peace advocacy; that problems and issues can be resolved through peaceful means and not necessarily by violence,”Leyva said. Mayor Uy, meantime, said that she consulted with all the 57 barangay officials of the city as well as other stakeholders like the business sector. “We struggled to reach the parameters that we are in now,” she stressed. (ROGER SORIA)

Ormoc employees undergo drug testing

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ORMOC CITY- At least 20 employees of the city government were randomly selected to undergo a drug test to identify employees believed to be using the illegal drug. The employees, who included some casual workers, were selected after the flag-raising ceremony on August 4. The City Hall has 1,800 employees. Adelaida Biacolo, human resource management officer IV, said the random drug test was the first of a series to ensure of a drug-free work place. The first batch was chosen through a draw and the result is expected in a week. Biacolo added that those who found positive will be endorsed to the Disciplinary Action Committee (DAC) for recommendation of appropriate action. (ELVIE ROMAN ROA)

Farmers, fishermen in Samar towns received assistance from Sen. Villar, DA

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MERCEDES, Eastern Samar- About 1,000 fishermen and farmers coming from five towns in Eastern Samar and two towns in Samar provinces were provided fishing and farm implements by Senator Cynthia Villar and Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala. The two officials visited the towns, all devastated by supertyphoon Yolanda, to help them recover from the losses they sustained after they were dislocated after they were hit by the worst storm in the country’s history.
The farmers that were provided assistance by Alcala and Villar, who chairs the food and agriculture committee at the Senate, were from the towns of Mercedes, Balangiga, Lawaan and Giporlos, all in Eastern Samar; and Marabut and Basey, both in Samar province. The distribution of the fishing and farm implements was done on July 31.
Villar said that the distribution of these implements is part of a continuing program of the government until farmers and the fishermen could fully recover after Yolanda’s devastation.

She said that almost nine months after Yolanda together with Sec. Alcala she is hopeful that they have created a high effect in the lives of the farmers in terms of recovery and rehabilitation as well as the agriculture industry in Yolanda stricken areas. Villar already visited 40 municipalities in the different parts of the country to help farmers and fishermen regain their livelihood after Yolanda.
Villar promised that the government will create ways and means to push for programs that will benefit the agriculture industry of the country. (LIZBETH ANN A. ABELLA)

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