Bicol marks Maritime safety week
By Sally A.Atento
LEGAZPI CITY, Oct. 1 (PIA) -- This year’s celebration of the National Maritime Week from September 24-30 focused on the intensified government’s programs and regulations to promote maritime safety, said Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Bicol commander Commodore Joel Garcia.
This year’s theme, “100 years after the Titanic” commemorates the Titanic accident in 1912 which resulted to the loss of thousands of lives leading to the creation of maritime safety regulations in shipping industry of which 80 percent of our livelihood rely on, Garcia said in an interview at the Ugnayan sa Bicol radio program of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) regional office here.
PCG Bicol led the celebration in the region including the maritime forum on September 28, coastal clean-up on 29, and the week-long training on First Responder and Water Search and Rescue Operations (WASAR).
Such trainings, according to Garcia, are part of the intensified effort of the PCG to strengthen partnership with the coastal barangays in the region.
“About 80 percent of our search-and-rescue operations are civilian components so we need to build their skills through capacity-building trainings especially on disaster response and preparedness,” he said.
Aside from maritime safety and resource development programs, marine life protection is also one of the programs intensified by the PCG in the region.
Garcia added that food security trainings, alternative livelihood and reinforced education are among the comprehensive approach conducted by the PCG to address illegal maritime activities particularly of small fishers.
Likewise, he encouraged the public to be involved in their advocacy especially in their own coastal areas.
“Maritime safety and marine environment protection is not just the duty of the Coastguard, it is everybody’s concern,” Garcia said. (MAL/SAA-PIA5, Albay)
Kasanggayahan ‘12 features visual artists in month-long exhibit
By Marlon A. Loterte
“Guihapon; An Pagsid-ip (Again: Looking Through) is the title of our multi-disciplinary art exhibition participated by at least 18 artists from Sorsogon, Albay and Manila-based Sorsoganon artists with their works on canvas, sculpture, installation art, poetry and photography,” Kurit-Lagting Art Director Geri Matthew Carretero said.
Founded in 2002 and reconvened in 2010, Kurit Lagting is a group of Sorsoganon visual artists and educators who advocate multi-disciplinary art making as their collective agenda in the local art scene.
Participating artists are Jay Jamoralin, Frances Abrigo, Arnel Lositaño, Ervie Villanueva, Joseph Bausa, Allan Abrigo, Marigrace Carretero, Amelita Bernal, Gerald Jintalan, Res Demdam, Gilbert Catabian, Glenn Sentes, Jasper Fisalbon, Rudy Corral, John Estipona, John Lerry Dig, Gerd, Gojar, Maricar Ocleana, Jose Vicente Garcia Jr. and Geri Matthew Carretero, who also acts as the exhibit curator.
Also participating are members of Gubat Photographers Club and fine arts students of Aquinas University of Legaspi. Kurit Lagting is the newest member organization of the Sorsogon Arts Council under visual arts discipline.
“The opening cocktails happen today at 5 p.m. and the formal opening and ribbon cutting will be on October 8 at 10:30 a.m. with Kasanggayahan President Msgr. Francisco Monje and Sorsogon Museum and Heritage Center Chairman Fernando Duran as guests of honor,” Carretero said.
The exhibition is open to the public and will be held at Sorsogon Museum and Heritage Center from October 1 to 31, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (MAL/JJP/SAC-PIA5)
81 foreigners work in Bicol mining firms – MGB 5
By Sally A. Atento
LEGAZPI CITY, Oct. 1 (PIA) -- Eighty-one foreigners now work in various mining firms in the Bicol region, according to the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) office in the region.
Thirty one work for the Masbate Gold Project in Aroroy Masbate, 16 for Bicol Chromite and Manganese Corp in Lagonoy, Camarines Sur, and 14 for Goodfound CementCorp in Camalig.
Uni-Dragon Mining Development Corp in Paracale, Camarines Norte also employs seven foreign employees, Investwell Resources Inc. in Jose Panganiban with seven, and Rapu-Rapu Polymettallic Project in Rapu-Rapu Albay with four employees.
MGB 5 reports majority of the foreign nationals are Australians and Chinese assigned in technical and specialized mining work.
Theodore Rommel Pestaño, MGB 5 regional director, confirmed these foreigners have the needed papers for employment in the mining firms operating in the region including their working visa.
Moreover Pestaño clarified that they will be conducting further studies to ensure that the qualifications of the foreign employees are in line with the standards required by the law. (MAL/SAA-PIA5, Albay)
Bureau of Jail Management joins 20th Nat'l Children’s Month
LEGAZPI CITY, Oct 1 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) regional office in Bicol will celebrate the 20th National Children’s Month this October.
Jail Superintendent Elena Manuel, assistant regional director for Operations and concurrent chief of the Inmates Welfare and Development Division (IWDD) of BJMP 5, said the lineup of activities has been prepared for this celebration, including display of streamers and tarpaulins, seminars, tri-media advocacy, and feeding program.
“Since our primary concern is our people behind bars, we will involve inmates’ children in our activities. But we can always go beyond the walls of our jail facilities and bring our services outside the community,” she said.
This year’s celebration revolves on the theme “Bright Child ay Siguradohin, Responsableng Pamamahayag ay Palaganapin.”
As mandated by Presidential Proclamation 267 issued in 1993 by then president Fidel V Ramos, the National Children’s Month is celebrated every October in the Philippines.
The same proclamation communes with Section 13, Article II of the Philippine Constitution. which emphasizes the important of the role of the child in the Filipino family. (MAL-PIA 5/JO1RMCastor-OCRS BJMP 5)
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