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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.

Maysuha Cave

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The Maysuha Cave located in Barangay San Rafael, Taft, Eastern Samar is being considered by the municipal government as a potential tourist spot. Picture above shows Mayor Marian Libanan with members of the media during a visit at the Maysuha Cave. (LITO A. BAGUNAS)

 

Tan appeals for more assistance to typhoon-hit farmers and fishermen

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CATBALOGAN CITY- Samar Governor Sharee Ann Tan expressed her gratitude to the Department of Agriculture and various nongovernment organizations for extending assistance to her province which was successively ravaged by strong typhoons. The Samar governor disclosed that DA’s assistance of P6 million to the displaced fishermen in Marabut and Basey, two of the towns hardest hit by supertyphoon “Yolanda,” helped a lot for them to slowly recover from the devastation.

The assistance came in the form of machineries, fishing boats and gears, replacement of seeds of rice and corn and other planting materials, Tan said.
This assistance from the DA enable the displaced fishermen and farmers to start again and gain back whatever economic losses they sustained due to Yolanda, she added. “The quick response was made possible through the strong collaboration between local government units and DA officials in the province,” the governor said. Meanwhile, the governor appealed to aid agencies to provide relief for longer period than planned and to all farmers considering that they were the most affected sector due to Yolanda when it hit Samar on November 8, 2013.

The province was hit again by “Ruby,” a strong typhoon on December, 2014 causing massive impacts to agriculture. The province agriculture sector was badly hit by the typhoon, particularly coconut fields, banana and rice fields. “It takes about one year for banana trees to grow back, three to five to four years and even longer for coconuts. This means local farmers would find it hard to feed themselves once food aid from the government and donors ended in the next few months,” Tan said.

The provincial government is encouraging people to plant cash crops like corn and vegetables so that local economy can recover faster. “The farmers need to plant as soon as possible because the food assistance will come to an end in the next few months. They need to earn money,” she said. (JAZMIN BONIFACIO)

Leyte council resumes “paperless” sessions

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TACLOBAN CITY- Members of the Sanggunian Panlalawigan of Leyte renewed their paperless sessions after it was temporarily stopped after their equipment were destroyed when their building sustained severe damages due to supertyphoon “Yolanda.”

This was disclosed by Vice Governor Carlo Loreto who serves as the presiding officer of the council. The paperless system beginning this month.
“With this move, the provincial board members can read our agenda for the upcoming sessions wherever they are. They no longer need to bring bundles of papers with them. In just one click, they can already read and review our agenda,” Loreto said.

He explained this move is also part of the legislative body to help save environment “by having a paperless environment, means saving trees”.
“For every one thousand pieces of coupon bond, one tree is being cut. It is about time that we intensify our move to save mother earth,” Loreto said.
Moreover, the paperless system will save time and effort in submission of voluminous documents to the Sanggunian. It will also redound to savings for the provincial government, Vice Governor Loreto said.

Implementation of the paperless system has been initiated during the term of former vice governor and now Board Member Mimiette Bagulaya with the help of the Department of Interior and Local Government that provided them with the development of the software. However, it is only now during the term of Vice Governor Loreto that it is fully implemented. But when Yolanda hit Leyte, its building sustained damages, to include its Internet connections. Agenda of their regular session could also be uploaded from the official Facebook page of the Sanggunian Panlalawigan of Leyte.

The vice governor also said that municipal or city council could also send soft copy and one hard copy of their resolutions and ordinances to the provincial board which will be uploaded to the system by a staff of the vice governor. Loreto explained that uploading their agenda to the Internet make the public aware of what will they be discussing and people can check documents anytime thus makes the provincial legislative office transparent.
(ROEL T. AMAZONA)

USAID honors PH as champion in the global fight versus TB

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MANILA- On March 24, 2015, in recognition of World TB Day, Embassy Manila’s U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will honor the Philippines Department of Health (DOH) for its achievements in the global fight against tuberculosis (TB), which annually kills 27,000 Filipinos and 1.5 million people worldwide. Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Cuisia Jr. will accept the TB Champion award on behalf of DOH at a ceremony to be held in Washington, D.C.
At a local counterpart awarding ceremony celebrating World TB Day on March 23, 2015 in Batangas City, DOH Secretary Janette Garin accepted the TB Champion award from USAID/Philippines Mission Director Gloria D. Steele.
“The United States is a proud member of the global partnership to eliminate this disease, improving access to life-saving drugs and giving people the chance to live healthy, productive lives,” remarked Director Steele.
The TB Champion award recognizes the Philippines’ outstanding work in the fight against TB. Adopting proven TB care strategies and innovations, the DOH successfully scaled up quality treatment of multidrug-resistant TB and expanded coverage and treatment of adults and children suffering from TB. These efforts have enabled the country to achieve – three years ahead of the 2015 deadline – the Millennium Development Goal targets of reducing by half TB prevalence and mortality rates relative to the 1990 baseline.
The local World TB Day celebration also witnessed Johnson & Johnson’s ceremonial turn over to USAID of its donation of bedaquiline, the new drug in the arsenal to fight multi drug-resistant TB. The drug donation, made available through a memorandum of agreement forged between USAID and Johnson & Johnson, will enable the Philippines and 99 other low- and middle-income eligible countries to access the life-saving drug for free under certain conditions.
USAID supports the DOH National TB Control Program to strengthen TB case finding, ensure cure through completion of treatment, and enhance the quality of TB care from prevention to cure. As one of just four Partnership for Growth countries in the world, the U.S. government works closely with the Government of the Philippines to improve the health and productivity of Filipinos to accelerate inclusive growth and advance prosperity and stability throughout the nation. (PR)

Tacloban poised to surpass its business tax goal this year

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TACLOBAN CITY- An official of this city disclosed that they are on target of hitting their goal on collecting business taxes for this year. In fact, for the past three months of this year, they were able to collect P76.2 million. This means, they need only more than P43 million to attain their goal of P120 million for this year, said lawyer Irene Chiu,executive assistant of Mayor Alfred Romualdez assigned at the City Licensing Business and Permits Division. With nine moths more to cover, Chiu said that they are very optimistic that they could attain or even surpass their P120 million goal.
The income of Tacloban suffered extensively when it was hit by supertyphoon “Yolanda” more than a year ago as several businesses ceased to operate after the disaster. Chiu said that they are intensifying their tax mapping operations on business establishments operating in Tacloban but have yet to secure business licenses.

For the past three months, they were able to cite 61 establishments operating without securing business permit. The owners of these establishments were directed to secure business permits otherwise they will be slap with sanctions, Chiu said. Chiu said that as of last week of March, there were 148 new businesses that opened in Tacloban with 3,836 renewed their business permits. “We are optimistic that more business establishments will be coming to Tacloban this year. In fact, the Red Ribbons and Marikina Shoe Exchange will be opening soon,” Chiu said.

Meantime, Chiu said that as part of their campaign to attract more investors to come to Tacloban, to include tourists as well, they are now in the process of organizing activities related to the annual fiesta of the city this June 30. Chiu, who is part of the organizing committee on the city fiesta, however, stressed that considering of the financial condition of the city government, they would not be spending much for the fiesta. “Some of the activities will be sponsored by some corporations. We have not yet finalized as to how much we’ll allocate for the fiesta,”Chiu said. (JOEY A. GABIETA)

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