Saturday, January 18, 2025

Tag: Senior Citizens

COMELEC Prepares for 2025 Elections, Issues Voter Guidelines

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MISAMIS ORIENTAL – The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) announced that the number of registered voters in Northern Mindanao has surpassed 3 million, covering the provinces of Bukidnon, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, and Camiguin. Misamis Oriental leads with over 1 million voters

Atty. Carlito Ravelo, Misamis Oriental’s Provincial Election Supervisor, highlighted that Region 10 ranks among the Philippines’ vote-rich regions, with a total of 3,190,362 voters across five provinces.


“Region 10 ranks among the vote-rich regions of the Philippines, with 3,190,362 voters spanning five provinces,” Ravelo said.


Ravelo also provided a breakdown of voter distribution across two congressional districts in Misamis Oriental:
• District 1 (Balingasag to Magsaysay, including Gingoog City) has 302,235 registered voters and 429 clustered precincts.
• District 2 (Lugait to Jasaan, including El Salvador City) has 393,285 voters.


In Cagayan de Oro, the 1st District (24 barangays) has 212,016 registered voters and 233 clustered precincts, while the 2nd District (56 barangays) accounts for 204,885 voters and 249 precincts. Combined, Misamis Oriental and Cagayan de Oro have 1,112,421 voters and 1,452 clustered precincts.


Election Schedules and Processes


As the 2025 elections approach, COMELEC emphasized the importance of key dates and processes:
• The national campaign period begins on February 11, 2025, and ends on May 10, 2025.
• The local campaign period starts on March 25, 2025, and ends on May 10, 2025.


Election Day, May 12, 2025, will see voting from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Special voting hours for persons with disabilities (PWDs), senior citizens, and pregnant women will be from 5:00 AM to 7:00 PM, with priority polling places operating from 5:00 AM to 5:00 PM.


Special arrangements will be made for persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), with special electoral boards ensuring that PDL voters can cast their ballots from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM.


Voters will elect 12 senators, one party-list representative, one congressional representative per district, a provincial governor, a vice governor, provincial board members, mayors, vice mayors, and municipal councilors. Misamis Oriental voters will elect five board members for each district, while Cagayan de Oro voters will select eight city councilors per district.


Ensuring Transparent and Secure Voting


COMELEC assured the public of the security of the Automated Counting Machines (ACMs) used in the May 2025 elections. These machines are equipped with rechargeable batteries to prevent interruptions, and backup machines are on standby, along with technical personnel for repairs.


To prevent transmission issues, COMELEC will utilize satellite technology, including Starlink, to ensure 100% nationwide transmission from ACMs. The transparency of the process will be further supported by parallel counting conducted by accredited organizations and political parties, ensuring credible results.


Election results will be transmitted to the City/Municipality Board of Canvassers, Central Server, Accredited Citizens’ Arms 1 and 2, Dominant Majority, Dominant Minority, and Media Server.


Voters are reminded to check the list of registered voters posted outside their precincts to confirm their sequence and number. After identity verification and ensuring their finger is not marked with indelible ink, voters will follow the procedure to cast their ballots and feed them into the ACM.


Voters are advised to shade the circles fully on their ballots for accurate counting. Ballots contain security features, so it is prohibited to mark them in any way that may cause rejection. Voting receipts will be issued and must be deposited in designated compartments at the precinct.


COMELEC reiterated its commitment to upholding electoral integrity and maintaining public trust and encouraged citizens to exercise their right to vote and actively participate in the upcoming elections. (Jan Albert K. Araña/PIA-10)

Malaybalay buys P13.69-M five brand-new garbage compactors

Posted on by Melchor Madera

MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon – The City Environment and Natural Resources Office (City ENRO) of Malaybalay marked a significant milestone with the receipt of five brand-new garbage compactors

The five units, costing a total of Php 13,690,000.00, demonstrate a strong commitment to improving the city’s waste management infrastructure.
According to a press statement, the turnover ceremony for the five new garbage compactors was held in front of the Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs on December 27, 2024.
The ceremony was attended by Mayor Jay Warren R. Pabillaran, city officials, department heads, and employees of the City Government of Malaybalay.
During the ceremony, Mayor Pabillaran officially handed over the compactors to Ms. Jessie G. Suson, the City Environment and Natural Resources Officer.
The new garbage compactors are expected to significantly enhance the city’s waste management capabilities.
Before acquiring these new compactors, the City ENRO operated with four units.
“These new units will greatly improve the city’s waste management and collection capabilities, making waste disposal more efficient and effective. This is crucial for the health and well-being of all residents.”
The delivery of the garbage compactors is part of a larger initiative that includes the purchase of new government vehicles for the fiscal year 2024.
This initiative also underscores Malaybalay’s commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainable urban development.
Investing in modern waste management equipment not only enhances operational efficiency but also promotes an eco-friendly and sustainable city. (melbmadera)

2 centenarians sa Malaybalay nakadawat og incentives

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Duha ka centenarian ang nakadawat og tag P100,000.00 nga cash incentives gikan sa City Government sa Malaybalay niadtong Mayo 17, 2024

Sumala sa kasayoran sa LGU Malaybalay, ang duha mao sila Mrs. Yaga Sarino Molhay ug Mrs. Porfita Sario Libanda nga parehong residente sa Brgy. Manalog.

Si Molhay natawo niadtong Mayo 20, 1920, samtang si Libanda natawo niadtong Nobyembre 4, 1921.

Giila sila pinasubay sa Republic Act 10868, the Centenarian Act of 2016, nga nag-ila sa mga Pilipino nga moabot og 100 anyos.

Si City Mayor Jay Warren R. Pabillaran, inubanan sa Barangay Manalog Council sa pagpangulo ni Barangay Chairman Roney Lagunday, 9th Sanguniang Panglungsod, Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) ug City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) personnel, ang nitunol sa tseke mismo sa panimalay sa mga benepisaryo sa Brgy. Manalog.

Subay sa City Ordinance No. 988, series of 2021, ang Syudad sa Malaybalay mihatag sa matag centenarian og isa ka higayon nga insentibo nga P100,000.00, uban ang cake ug bouquet sa mga bulak.

Sila ang ikaduha ug ikatulo nga centenarian nga nakadawat sa maong mga insentibo gikan sa City Government sukad naaprobahan ang lokal nga ordinansa. (melbmadera)

Malaybalay builds new OSCA building, Women’s center

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MALAYBALAY CITY, Bukidnon (February 26, 2024) – The city of Malaybalay has constructed a new multi-purpose building for the Office of Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA), as well as another structure to function as a Women’s Center

On the morning of February 23, 2024, the two structures constructed within the city hall complex at Brgy. Casisang were blessed and turned over, according to information from the city government’s official Facebook page.

The multi-purpose facility for which OSCA is the end-user has a project authorization of P8,436,000.00, while the actual project cost is just P7,752,561.19.

Meanwhile, the Women’s Center has a project budget of P4,456,037.40, but its real cost is P4,050,943.09.

City Mayor Jay Warren R. Pabillaran led the turnover ceremony.

Members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP), led by City Vice Mayor Estelito R. Marabe, also attended the event.

Rev. Fr. Andrew T. Boquilon presided over the blessing of the two structures in the presence of senior citizens federation officers, women’s presidents, and the kagawad in charge of each barangay.

In his message, Pabillaran congratulated the groups who had been waiting for these buildings for a long time.

He also stated that there is no need to be concerned about its maintenance because the city government has money set out each year for repair and maintenance, ensuring that it lasts for over 50 years.

In his welcome address, Vice Mayor Marabe expressed his gratitude that the Women’s Federation and the Senior Citizen’s Affairs Federation now have a permanent home that should be maintained by people who utilize it.

He also said that the current structures would serve as local tourism for other cities and municipalities, allowing them to benchmark right here on the city hall site.

The vice mayor is also optimistic that these two federations would expand and become more efficient in their operations. (melbmadera)

Medical services gitunol ngadto sa senior citizens

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Ang buhatan sa City Health, katimbayayong ang Health Coordinating Council sa Barangay 2, nagpasiugda sa libre nga serbisyo medikal atol sa pagsaulog sa Senior Citizen Week niadtong Oktubre 13, 2023

Ang kalihokan nga gipahigayon diha sa Barangay 2 mipakita sa mga serbisyo sa healthcare nga haum ug angayan para sa senior citizens hilabi na ang indibidwal nga adunay balatian.

Libre nga gihatag ang fasting blood sugar test ug pagkuha sa blood pressure level.

Dugang pa, nahatagan sila sa bakuna sa Pneumococcal ug Flu aron maproktehan ang pagkaylap sa sakit hilabi na ang ilang kahuyang sa respiratory infections.

Gipang-apod-apod usab ang hypertensive ug diabetic maintenance medication aron masiguro ang pagtugon sa kaayohan sa ilang panglawas. (LGU Malaybalay)

Elderly Filipino Week gisaulog sa Valencia

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Gisaulog sa dakbayan sa Valencia ang Elderly Filipino Week niadtong Oktubre 10, 2023

Sa pahibalo sa LGU Valencia, ang selebrasyon malipayon nga gisaulog sa grupo sa mga Senior Citizens gikan sa 31 ka barangay sa dakbayan.

Gi-selebrar kini sa pagpanguna sa Office of Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA) ug City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO.

Sumala sa Proclamation No. 470 s. 1994, ang dakbayan nag-obserbar sa Elderly Filipino Week matag tuig.

Ang ulohan sa selebrasyon karong tuiga mao ang “‘Honoring the Invaluable Legacy of Filipino Senior Citizens”.

Ang selebrasyon naghatag og gibug-aton sa kamahinungdanon sa paghatag og bili sa mga dagkong kontribusyon sa mga senior citizen sa kaayohan sa katilingban. (MG Mayumi B. Madera)

Social pension sa mga senior citizens gi-apud-apud sa Malaybalay

Posted on by Diego M. Hidalgo

Gipang-apud-apud sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) ang Social Pension para sa mga kabus nga Senior Citizens nga nag edad ug 65 anyos pataas

Sumala sa pahibalo sa City Government of Malaybalay, mikabat sa 3,252 nga mga kabus, masakiton, ug mga walay supporta gikan sa ilang Pamilya nga mga Senior Citizens ang nakadawat sa pension.

Gidawat nila ang ilang ikaduhang semestral nga Social Pension nga nagkantidad og Php3,000.00.

Ang pag-pang-apod-apod unang gihimo sa Poblacion Cluster niadtong Agosto 15, sunod sa Upper Pulangi Cluster niadtong Agosto 16, ug ang ulahi sa Basakan Cluster niadtong Agosto 17. (Diego M. Hidalgo)

10 magti-ayon sa Valencia, nakadawat og 10k sa ilang 50th wedding anniversary

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Napulo ka mga magtiayon sa dakbayan sa Valencia ang nakadawat og P10,000 atol sa pagsaulog sa ilang golden wedding anniversary

Nadawat nila ang ilang cash incentives niadtong Agosto 08, 2023. Kini base sa pahibalo sa City Government of Valencia.

Ang maong programa gipasiugda sa local nga panggamhanan sa dakbayan pinaagi sa Office of Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA).

Gipasiugda ang maong programa pinasubay sa City Ordinance 60-2018 o ang ordinansa nga naghatag pag-ila sa mga magtiayon nga nagsaulog sa ilang ika-50 nga anibersaryo sa kasal. (Diego M. Hidalgo)

Covid19 Bivalent 3rd Booster Launching gipahigayon sa Malaybalay

Posted on by Omar Rashid Z. Abdullah

Gipahigayon sa dakbayan sa Malaybalay ang Covid19 Bivalent (Pfizer) 3rd Booster Launching niadtong Hulyo 31, 2023

Ang launching Enhanced Screening Area (ESA) sa City Health Office (CHO) ning dakbayan.

Gipahibalo sa City Government of Malaybalay nga si Health Usec Abdullah B. Dumana, Jr. lakip sa mga mibakuna atol sa maong kalihukan.

Tumong sa aktibidad nga madasig ang mga katawhan sa pagpabakuna ilabina kadtong mga comorbid, mga senior citizens ug mga medical frontliners.

Lakip sa mga nakabenepisyo sa kalihukan mao ang A1 frontliners ug A2 senior citizens.

Ang maong paglusad gitambungan nila Department of Interior and Local Governmment (DILG) 10 Regional Director Wilhelm M. Suyco, Dr. David Mendoza sa DOH R10, ug sa mga hepe sa lokal nga pangagamhanan sa Malaybalay. (Omar Rashid Z. Abdullah)

Covid-19 Bivalent Vaccination gipahigayon sa Malaybalay

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Nagmalampuson nga napahigayon ang Covid-19 Bivalent Vaccination (Pfizer) Vaccination sa dakbayan sa Malaybalay

Ang Provincial Government of Bukidnon nitaho nga ang maong aktibidad nahigayon niadtong Hulyo 6, 2023 sa BPMC, Casisang, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon.

Tinguha sa Department of Health (DOH) nga mahatagan og dugang proteksyon batok sa COVID-19 virus ang mga healthcare workers sa Bukidnon Provincial Medical Center (BMPC) ug senior citizens.

Gihatagan ug prioridad niini ang mga health care workers ug senior citizens nga nakahuman na og dawat sa ilang 2nd booster shot sa milabay nga upat ka bulan.

Sa data gikan sa Provincial Health Office (PHO), miihap sa 114 ang kinatibuk-ang nabakunahan niini.

Samtang, padayon nga naglibot ang DOH ngadto sa mga LGU aron sa pagpamakuna sa nasangpit nga mga priority groups, aron makuha ang target nga 4,630 ka indibidwal sa dili pa matapos ang Hulyo 24, 2023. (Omar Rashid Z. Abdullah)