Legazpi City honors smoke-free enforcers for 2012
By Marlon A. Loterte
LEGAZPI CITY, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- The city government here recognized the top 17 smoke-free enforcers for 2012 who efficiently carried out their duties in the successful implementation of the anti-smoking ordinance in the city.
Mayor Carmen Geraldine Rosal gave a plaque of appreciation to each of the 17 enforcers during the awarding ceremony held Friday, Jan 18, at the office of the chief executive here.
Rosal said the enforcement office recorded 737 violators and collected P38,100 in fines last year, compared to 650 violators and P21,076 in 2011.
The awardees were Police Officer (PO) 2 Joseph Aringo, PO2 Domingo Nuñez and PO2 Andro Taduran of Philippine National Police (PNP); Ferdinand Samar, Jonathan Basquirias and Dennis Alta of the Bicol Communicators and Environmental Rescue Group (BCERG); Cpl. Jose Lazado, Cpl. JHoel Alienza, Sgt. Jorlan Almazar and Pfc Ma. Nelly Bacudio of the Philippine Army; Marvin Hernandez, Jonas S. Esplana and Domingo R. Nuñez IV of this city’s Public Safety Office (PSO) and Pastor Quintella, Jaime Olarte, Jose Ricky Olarte, and Christopher Lozano of this city’s Smoke-free Committee.
Rosal urged enforcers to sustain their efforts in enforcing the anti-smoking ordinance by strictly apprehending violators who smoke in public places, public transport terminals, schools and other crowded areas in the city.
Rosal said relentless enforcement operations, including documentation efforts by the Smoke-free Enforcement Team against the violators contributed a lot to the city’s smoke-free community program.
In the past, the city government in cooperation with several sectors of the society such as the religious, academe, non-government organizations, business group and the members of the law enforcement team have successfully implemented projects and programs related to this cause.
“Legazpi City has been awarded for three consecutive years from 2010 to 2012 as the Best Local Government Unit implementer of Republic Act 9211 otherwise known as the Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 and the City’s Comprehensive Smoke-free Ordinance and exalted into the hall of fame of the Department of Health (DOH) Red Orchid Award on 2012,” Rosal said.
Rosal also encouraged the public to continue supporting the city’s smoke-free campaign to maintain Legazpi a healthy locality and a 100 percent smoke-free community. (MAL/MPS-LGU Legazpi City/PIA5, Albay)
Albay maximizes use of salt fertilizer for coconuts
By Marlon A. Loterte
LEGAZPI CITY, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- Some 2,783 hectares of coconut plantation in Albay will be covered by the salt fertilization measures of government to improve production and help sustain the industry.
According to Salvador Alban, acting senior agriculturist of Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) in Albay, area coverage this year is 1,590 more than the 1,193 hectares covered last year provided with free salt fertilizers.
Aban explained that salt fertilizers are favorable for coconut production, noting that fertilizing coconut with salts had become a practice following a study that shows coconut trees along the seashore are more productive.
In fact, applying two kilograms (kg) of salt fertilizer per tree will double its production. Thus the organic salt fertilizer is now widely used instead of inorganic fertilizers, he said.
The salt fertilizers to be distributed can cater to 110 coconut trees per hectare, totaling 306, 130 trees for this year.
Yet, Ablan noted, the area only comprises only one tenth of the coconut plantations in Albay that also needs attention, and the agency continues to ask for government’s support in the development of the coconut industry.
Coconut products are highly in demand and have great potential to help boost the local economy and the Philippine economy as a whole. (MAL/ARSajuel-BU/PIA5/Albay)
Abaca plantation in Sorsogon town up for rehab
LEGAZPI CITY, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- Ninety-hectares of abaca plantation in Irosin, Sorsogon will be replanted this year as part of the Abaca Industry Rehabilitation Project of the Fiber Industry Development Authority (FIDA).
The project is funded by Itochu, a Japanese company, in cooperation with FIDA and St. Anne’s Family Service Cooperative, a cooperative in Irosin Sorsogon.
The same cooperating agencies and organizations earlier conducted technical trainings for abaca farmers in November last year.
The program is part of the company’s community service. It was launched August 2012 and will run for three years, Abmer Patricio, information officer of FIDA, said.
Some 54,000 abaca will be planted in the plantations located in the villages of Bagsangan, Tabon-Tabon, Cawayan, Carriedo, and Bacolod.
The Abaca plantation in Irosin is now ready for replanting after undergoing disease eradication.
The disease eradication is part of the Abaca Disease Management Project (ADMP) which FIDA launched last September 2012. (MAL/ARSajuela-BU/PIA5/Albay)
PNP implements “Linis Bayan – Alis Dengue Program”
By Benilda A. Recebido
SORSOGON CITY, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- The Sorsogon Police Provincial Office (SPPO) has conducted a clean-up drive dubbed “Linis Bayan - Alis Dengue Program” to help the Department of Health (DOH) in its drive against dengue.
Police Community Relations Office Public Information Officer PCI Nonito F. Marquez of SPPO said the clean-up drive will become part of the regular activities of PNP Sorsogon in their offices and surrounding environment to prevent the spread of dengue and as part of its support to the government’s environmental protection program.
The activity was conducted at the Camp Salvador C. Escudero Sr. in Sorsogon City last January 17 at 2 p.m.
PNP personnel in the provincial headquarters, Sorsogon Police Provincial Office and Sorsogon Police Provincial Safety Company cleaned canals, collected old cans, food containers and destroyed possible breeding sites of mosquitoes. (BARecebido, PIA Sorsogon)
By Marlon A. Loterte
LEGAZPI CITY, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- The city government here recognized the top 17 smoke-free enforcers for 2012 who efficiently carried out their duties in the successful implementation of the anti-smoking ordinance in the city.
Mayor Carmen Geraldine Rosal gave a plaque of appreciation to each of the 17 enforcers during the awarding ceremony held Friday, Jan 18, at the office of the chief executive here.
Rosal said the enforcement office recorded 737 violators and collected P38,100 in fines last year, compared to 650 violators and P21,076 in 2011.
The awardees were Police Officer (PO) 2 Joseph Aringo, PO2 Domingo Nuñez and PO2 Andro Taduran of Philippine National Police (PNP); Ferdinand Samar, Jonathan Basquirias and Dennis Alta of the Bicol Communicators and Environmental Rescue Group (BCERG); Cpl. Jose Lazado, Cpl. JHoel Alienza, Sgt. Jorlan Almazar and Pfc Ma. Nelly Bacudio of the Philippine Army; Marvin Hernandez, Jonas S. Esplana and Domingo R. Nuñez IV of this city’s Public Safety Office (PSO) and Pastor Quintella, Jaime Olarte, Jose Ricky Olarte, and Christopher Lozano of this city’s Smoke-free Committee.
Rosal urged enforcers to sustain their efforts in enforcing the anti-smoking ordinance by strictly apprehending violators who smoke in public places, public transport terminals, schools and other crowded areas in the city.
Rosal said relentless enforcement operations, including documentation efforts by the Smoke-free Enforcement Team against the violators contributed a lot to the city’s smoke-free community program.
In the past, the city government in cooperation with several sectors of the society such as the religious, academe, non-government organizations, business group and the members of the law enforcement team have successfully implemented projects and programs related to this cause.
“Legazpi City has been awarded for three consecutive years from 2010 to 2012 as the Best Local Government Unit implementer of Republic Act 9211 otherwise known as the Tobacco Regulation Act of 2003 and the City’s Comprehensive Smoke-free Ordinance and exalted into the hall of fame of the Department of Health (DOH) Red Orchid Award on 2012,” Rosal said.
Rosal also encouraged the public to continue supporting the city’s smoke-free campaign to maintain Legazpi a healthy locality and a 100 percent smoke-free community. (MAL/MPS-LGU Legazpi City/PIA5, Albay)
Albay maximizes use of salt fertilizer for coconuts
By Marlon A. Loterte
LEGAZPI CITY, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- Some 2,783 hectares of coconut plantation in Albay will be covered by the salt fertilization measures of government to improve production and help sustain the industry.
According to Salvador Alban, acting senior agriculturist of Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) in Albay, area coverage this year is 1,590 more than the 1,193 hectares covered last year provided with free salt fertilizers.
Aban explained that salt fertilizers are favorable for coconut production, noting that fertilizing coconut with salts had become a practice following a study that shows coconut trees along the seashore are more productive.
In fact, applying two kilograms (kg) of salt fertilizer per tree will double its production. Thus the organic salt fertilizer is now widely used instead of inorganic fertilizers, he said.
The salt fertilizers to be distributed can cater to 110 coconut trees per hectare, totaling 306, 130 trees for this year.
Yet, Ablan noted, the area only comprises only one tenth of the coconut plantations in Albay that also needs attention, and the agency continues to ask for government’s support in the development of the coconut industry.
Coconut products are highly in demand and have great potential to help boost the local economy and the Philippine economy as a whole. (MAL/ARSajuel-BU/PIA5/Albay)
Abaca plantation in Sorsogon town up for rehab
LEGAZPI CITY, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- Ninety-hectares of abaca plantation in Irosin, Sorsogon will be replanted this year as part of the Abaca Industry Rehabilitation Project of the Fiber Industry Development Authority (FIDA).
The project is funded by Itochu, a Japanese company, in cooperation with FIDA and St. Anne’s Family Service Cooperative, a cooperative in Irosin Sorsogon.
The same cooperating agencies and organizations earlier conducted technical trainings for abaca farmers in November last year.
The program is part of the company’s community service. It was launched August 2012 and will run for three years, Abmer Patricio, information officer of FIDA, said.
Some 54,000 abaca will be planted in the plantations located in the villages of Bagsangan, Tabon-Tabon, Cawayan, Carriedo, and Bacolod.
The Abaca plantation in Irosin is now ready for replanting after undergoing disease eradication.
The disease eradication is part of the Abaca Disease Management Project (ADMP) which FIDA launched last September 2012. (MAL/ARSajuela-BU/PIA5/Albay)
PNP implements “Linis Bayan – Alis Dengue Program”
By Benilda A. Recebido
SORSOGON CITY, Jan. 22 (PIA) -- The Sorsogon Police Provincial Office (SPPO) has conducted a clean-up drive dubbed “Linis Bayan - Alis Dengue Program” to help the Department of Health (DOH) in its drive against dengue.
Police Community Relations Office Public Information Officer PCI Nonito F. Marquez of SPPO said the clean-up drive will become part of the regular activities of PNP Sorsogon in their offices and surrounding environment to prevent the spread of dengue and as part of its support to the government’s environmental protection program.
The activity was conducted at the Camp Salvador C. Escudero Sr. in Sorsogon City last January 17 at 2 p.m.
PNP personnel in the provincial headquarters, Sorsogon Police Provincial Office and Sorsogon Police Provincial Safety Company cleaned canals, collected old cans, food containers and destroyed possible breeding sites of mosquitoes. (BARecebido, PIA Sorsogon)
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