Tuesday, February 25, 2025

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Malaybalay City saved P57M by broadcasting online bidding sessions – Mayor Pabillaran

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MALAYBALAY CITY – Live broadcast of online bidding sessions conducted by the bids and awards committee (BAC) as part of the “initiative for competitive bidding” enabled the local government to save P57 million, City Mayor Jay Warren R. Pabillaran said

”Transparency in the delivery of public service has been my utmost thrust. Every day I commit myself to give everyone a fair share of their taxes,” he said in his State of the City Address during the 25th Charter Day Celebration program on March 22 at the Folk Arts Theatre here.

Pabillaran cited that his first directive was to require the BAC to reach out to more eligible bidders in Malaybalay. All bidding sessions are now broadcast live via social media, he said.

”I firmly believe that transparency deters corruption. For corruption weakens the rule of law and erodes the confidence of our people in our government,” he added.

The mayor said the city government appropriated a total of P651 million for 253 infrastructure projects in 2022.

He said the projects included buildings, roads, bridges, water systems, flood control, electrification, and other infrastructures.

He noted that through the concerted effort of different offices and divisions, Malaybalay increased its Consolidated Gross Local Income to P221 million in 2022, “the highest” so far for the city.

Pabillaran highlighted the accomplishments so far of his administration’s SHIELD flagship programs and reported the savings under “Integrity in governance and public service”.

In his inaugural speech in June 2022, the mayor presented his six-point governance agenda dubbed “S.H.I.E.L.D.” or kalasag in Binukid. The acronym represents the thrusts of his administration: Safety, Health, Integrity in governance, Environment, Leading to agricultural eco-tourism, and Development in infrastructure.

Pabillaran started serving as mayor from March 2022, when, as vice mayor, he assumed the post by succession, following the death of Mayor Florencio T. Flores Jr. He won the mayoralty race in May 2022.

He called for cooperation in boosting the faith and wisdom of the people in governance and public service.

He said the city bagged last year the Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping from the Department of the Interior and Local Government for its transparent, accountable, and timely financial reports.

Valencia City, Bukidnon’s other component city, and 15 of the province’s 20 towns also passed the evaluation for the seal.

Pabillaran also noted that the year-round one-stop-shop business registration also increased the number of establishments that registered thereby spurring economic activities after the pandemic.

Innovation in the assessment process by the City Assessor’s Office resulted in P55 million worth of real property tax in 2022, he said.

He thanked the city council for the live broadcast of its sessions and urged its members to build on the spirit of unity based on commonalities.

”We may have different approaches but our priorities do not need to contradict,” he added.

Malaybalay became a component city of Bukidnon through Republic Act No. 8490. It was Republic Act No. 8813 that declared March 22 as the Charter Day of the city.

The local government recognized the role of former Malaybalay mayor and 2nd District representative Reginaldo N. Tilanduca, who authored the conversion of Malaybalay into a city. During the Charter Day celebration on Wednesday, the city government awarded the late official a plaque, which was received by his sister Aida T. Solis. (MindaNews)

TUPAD workers sa Valencia nakadawat sa sweldo

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Muabot sa 291 ka mga benepisyaryo sa Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) sa Valencia City ang nakadawat na sa ilang sweldo

Base sa pahibalo sa lokal nga panggamhanan, ang mga benepisyaryo naggikan sa Barangay Sinayawan, Catumbalon, ug Maapag.

Nakadawat sila sa ilang payout niadtong Marso 16, 2023 human sa pulo ka adlaw nilang pagpanarbaho sa tagsa-tagsa nilang mga barangay.

Ang maong programa nga gipahigayon sa Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) pinaagi sa Employment and Placement Services Division (EPSD), nagatumong sa pagtabang sa katawhan nga naapektohan ang panginabuhian hinungdan sa mga kalamidad. (Diego M. Hidalgo)

CAAP bids out Bukidnon Airport’s P1-B Phase 4

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MALAYBALAY CITY – The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines has updated the schedule of the bid submission and opening of the P1-billion Phase IV of the construction of the Bukidnon Airport, based on bid documents as of March 7, 2023

This 900-day phase of the Bukidnon Airport Development Project is expected to start on May 25, 2023, and to be completed on November 10, 2025.

CAAP set the new deadline for submission and opening of bids for the P970.3 million phase on March 30, 2023, according to the bid bulletin issued by Captain Edgardo G. Diaz, Chair, CAAP Bids, and Awards Committee.

The Bukidnon Airport, located in Barangay Maraymaray in Don Carlos, in the southern part of the province, is one of the flagship projects of the government in Northern Mindanao.

The phase covers the site preparation of the land side area; construction of access road and vehicular parking area; industrial lighting and exterior power distribution, nine-storey control tower building; two-story administration building; the communal toilet; waiting area; A and B ticketing booths – A (four units) and B (two units); 10,000-gallons steel water tank A and B; pump house A, B, and C; powerhouse; transform yard (two units); CSIS office building; cargo terminal building; rescue and firefighting facility; STP control room; guardhouse A & B; covered pathway, 13 Units; lifting station with 26 service manholes; water impounding system; and staff house building.

CAAP has reported about 8.26% actual accomplishment in the airport’s Phase 3 or the construction of passenger terminal building, runway strip, and runway Extension, among others as of a status report of February 28, 2023.

CAAP awarded the P958.4 million project phase to Tokwing Construction Corp./Mamsar Construction and Industrial Corporation. The 540-day project started on September 10, 2022, and is due for completion on April 3, 2024, after a revision.

Contractor Jasa Builders completed the construction of the project’s P74.5 million Phase 2 on October 9, 2022, which CAAP inspectors checked on November 16, 2022.

CAAP has reported 48.25% actual accomplishment in the airport construction’s Phase 1, which was awarded to Eddmari Construction and Trading. As of February 28, 2023, this project phase is due for completion on April 20, 2023.

The CAAP project status report, however, showed a number of adjustments in project completion.

Based on the project profile, the Phase 1 project duration was increased from 330 to 440 calendar days due to an approved variation order. The completion was first extended from June 28, 2022, to October 15, 2022. The same duration was adjusted by another approved variation order to April 8, 2023, due to “unworkable/rainy days”. Another extension was given up to April 20, 2023, due again to unfavorable conditions and delayed payments of 1st progress billing.

Although declared complete and inspected as of November 2022, the CAAP status report also cited that the project’s Phase 2, on embankment works, was also extended due to “unworkable/rainy days”.

Based on the CAAP report, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) has downloaded to CAAP a total of P2.816 billion from 2019 to 2022 to the four phases of the project, which is expected to be completed in 2026.

For Phase 1, the DOTr downloaded P200 million of its annual budget to CAAP with a memorandum of agreement approved on April 25, 2019. From the 2019 GAA (General Appropriations Act), DOTr downloaded an additional P430 million.

In Phase 2, the DOTr downloaded P136.8 million of its GAA to CAAP with a MOA signed on January 10, 2019.

In Phase 3, the DOTr downloaded a total of P1.05 billion to CAAP with a MOA approved on June 10, 2021.

Finally, for Phase 4, the DOTr downloaded a total of P1 billion to CAAP with a MOA approved also on June 10, 2021.

In November 2021, then-Senate Majority Leader Zubiri reported construction of the P2 billion (USD39.8 million) Bukidnon Airport project to be fully completed in 2026.

According to the Center for Aviation website, once operational the Bukidnon Airport is expected to accommodate aircraft including the ATR-72 and Bombardier Q400.

When the Bukidnon Airport was being conceptualized, Sen, Zubiri pushed for the project and has since supported its construction. In 2012, Senator Zubiri earmarked a portion of his Priority Development Assistance Fund to start the construction of the airport.

He said he has looked for additional sources from Official Development Assistance and other international aid agencies to fund the bigger portion of the project.

He added that an airport in the province is important as the Laguindingan International Airport is set to operate in 2012. Land travel from Bukidnon to the new airport has taken much longer.

In 2011, then President Benigno Simeon Aquino tasked the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) to conduct a feasibility study for an airport “more central in Mindanao” so that distances to and from various areas will make more economic sense. Aquino had said that most Mindanao airports are located near the coast.

Initially, CAAP inspected three sites for the proposed airport, which were all considered “technically feasible”; the current site, another area in Cabangahan here in Malaybalay, and in Dabongdabong, Valencia City. (BukidnonNews.Net)

2 ka solar dryer gi-turnover ngadto sa Barangay Lilingayon

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Tagsa ka Solar Dryer ang gi-turnover ngadto sa mga residente sa Sitio Alang-Alang ug Sitio Colie sa Barangay Lilingayon sa Valencia City

Base sa pahibalo sa lokal nga panggamhanan, ang pag-turnover gipahigayon niadtong Marso 03, 2023.

Ang maong proyekto mahimong mapuslanon alang sa mga mag-uuma sa nasangpit nga mga sitio sanglit aduna na silay sakto ug luag nga lugar nga mabularan sa ilang mga produkto sama sa kape, mais, ug binggala. (MG Mayumi B. Madera)

3 lalaki nakuhaan og droga sa Valencia

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Adunay tulo ka lalaki ang nakuhaan og gidudahan nga droga pinaagi sa drug buy-bust operation nga gipahigayon sa hiniusang pwersa sa kapolisan managlahing lugar niadtong Pebrerp 28, 2023

Adunay tulo ka lalaki ang nakuhaan og gidudahan nga droga pinaagi sa drug buy-bust operation nga gipahigayon sa hiniusang pwersa sa kapolisan managlahing lugar niadtong Pebrerp 28, 2023.

Sa report nga nahipos sa Bukidnon Police Provincial Office, ang tulo giila nga sila Morgan Miranda y Iganacio alyas “Gon”, Noraldni Radyamoda y Mangoramka alyas “Kim”, ug Jhalil Ale y Pendaton alyas “Lee”.

Si Miranda, 49, ulitawo, construction worker ug residente sa Purok 2, Barangay Bagontaas, Valencia City Bukidnon. Siya nakuhaan og 5.3 gramo sa gidudahang shabu nga adunay estimated market value nga Php 36,040.00.

Si Radyamoda, 22, ulitawo, ug residente sa Barangay Central, Kalilangan, Bukidnon. Siya nasikop sa Purok 2, Barangay Lumbo, Valencia City, Bukidnon. Nakuha gikan sa iyang posesyon ang 6 gramo sa gidudahang shabu nga adunay market value nga Php40,800.00.

Samtang si Ale, 28, newly identified, minyo, mag-uuma, ug residente sa Purok 2b North Poblacion, Maramag, Bukidnon. Siya nakorner sa Purok 2b, Barangay Lumbo, Valencia City, Bukidnon. Nasakimit gikan kaniya ang 7 gramo sa gidudahang shabu nga adunay kantidad nga Php47,600.00.

Kasong paglapas sa Section 5 & 11, Article II of R.A. 9165 ang giandam batok sa mga suspek. (Diego M. Hidalgo)

Labing unang Business Forum sa SMEs sa Valencia, gipahigayon

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Ang labing una nga Business Forum alang sa mga Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) sa dakbayan sa Valencia gipahigayon kaniadtong Pebrero 27, 2023 sa Valencia City Gymnasium and Cultural Center

Sa pahibalo sa lokal nga panggamhanan, napahigayon ang maong business forum pinaagi sa pakigtambayayong sa Valencia City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Association, Inc. (VCCCIAI).

Tumong sa maong panagtigom nga matubag ug mahibal-an ang mga concern sa mga negosyante sa nagkalain-laing sektor, ingon man ang pag-awhag kanila nga mahimong akreditado nga mga miyembro sa VCCCIAI. (Omar Rashid Z. Abdullah)

SGLG Award alang sa mga barangay gilunsad sa Valencia

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Gilunsad sa Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ug Valencia City local government ang Seal of Good Local Governance for Barangays (SGLGB) niadtong Pebrero 6, 2023

Sa taho sa Philippine Information Agency, mahimong maangkon sa barangay ang maong award kung mapasar niini ang mga Core Areas nga mao ang Safety, Peace and Order, Financial Administration and Sustainability, ug Disaster Preparedness, lakip ang usa sa Essential Areas nga mao ang Social Protection and Sensitivity, Business-friendliness and Competitiveness, ug Environmental Management.

Ang SGLGB isa ka Recognition-based program ug progresibong sistema sa pag-evaluate sa performance sa pagdumala sa mga kabarangayan sa syudad.

Kamulo pa ang syudad sa pagpangandam ug paghan-ay sa schedule alang sa pagpahigayon sa SGLGB evaluation karon nga tuig. (Diego M. Hidalgo)

Valencia lakip sa Outstanding Leaders of Mindanao

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Gipasidunggan ang syudad sa Valencia isip isa sa mga Outstanding Leaders of Mindanao (LGU City Category) atol sa 4th Mindanao Governance and Leadership Excellence Award Ceremonies

Sa pahibalo sa lokal nga panggamhanan, ang maong seremonya gi-organisa sa Mindanao Daily News ug Veterans Bank niadtong Pebrero 18, 2023 sa Limketkai Center, Cagayan de Oro City.

Si Mayor Azucena “Sunny” P. Huervas, kinsa nidawat sa maong pasidunggog, isa sa tulo lamang ka City Mayor sa tibuok Mindanao nga gipasidunggan tungod sa iyang maayo nga liderato isip Local Chief Executive sa dakbayan sa Valencia City. (Omar Rashid Z. Abdullah)

Teenage pregnancy declines in PH, Normin tops in cases

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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Teenage pregnancy cases in the country had gone down from 8.6 percent in 2017 to 5.4 percent in 2022, yet despite the decrease in cases, Northern Mindanao records the highest percentage of adolescents who have been pregnant at 10.9 percent

“Forty-four per 1,000 female adolescents aged 15–19 have given birth in 2020, which means approximately 30 adolescents give birth in the region daily,” Commission on Population (POPCOM)-10 Assistant Regional Director Richmond Charles Gajudo said.

According to data from 2020, the three provinces with the highest rates of teen pregnancy are Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, and Cagayan de Oro City. Each of these three provinces is responsible for 43% of all births to teenagers. The youngest age at which a teen was known to be pregnant was 11 years old in Cagayan de Oro City. In Valencia City, the young mother was 12 years old.

Being pregnant at such a young age is bad for young people, both in terms of their health and their finances. It was also said that having a child at such a young age is bad for a teenager’s health because their bodies aren’t ready to carry a child and can sometimes lead to the death of newborns and infants.

Since the childbearing years of a female are between the ages of 15 and 49, there is a tendency to have repeat pregnancies, which may lead to having more children and the possibility of having multiple partners, which is a health risk.

According to the commission, based on studies involving the very young adolescence of 10–14 years old, female teens who get pregnant have older male partners. Due to this, Republic Acts 11596 and 11648 were created to protect the said age group from child marriage and increase the age of sexual consent from 12 to 16 years old.

With the number of teenage pregnancies going up, POPCOM-10 and the local government units (LGUs) have stepped up their efforts to stop them. The commission helps the LGUs plan and get ready for programs that will be used, like setting up a teen center to deal with the problems mentioned above.

“We have a new program being implemented for teen moms and their children called a “social program for adolescent moms and their children.” It is like 4Ps, where they will receive a monthly stipend to support them finish their studies and livelihood programs for them to be able to support the needs of their child,” says POPCOM-10 Technical Section Head Jeremias Cabasan.

POPCOM urges everyone to work together to better address the teenage pregnancy case in the region. Teenage pregnancies are caused by many things, including the teens themselves, their families, the community, and even how policies are put into place. This means that the solution can’t just be found in POPCOM, the Department of Health, or the Department of Education. Instead, there needs to be a collaboration between different agencies and sectors. (JAKA/PIA-10)

DTI-10 turns over POS equipment to OTOP hubs

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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Eight One Town, One Product Philippines (OTOP) hubs in northern Mindanao were granted a point-of-sale (POS) terminal worth P25,000 each by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 10 on February 22

OTOP Hub is a one-stop shop that offers a general outlet for quality OTOP products. Strategically located hubs also act as “pasalubong centers,” showcasing the locally rooted products that carry the culture and tradition of a particular place. Its establishment is one of the most impactful interventions under the OTOP program of the DTI.

Through the provincial offices, DTI-10 has worked to keep the hubs in good shape and make sure that its operations run smoothly by constantly keeping an eye on them. The turnover of POS will help the OTOP hubs improve their operations and make it easier for them to keep track of sales, keep books, and manage their inventory.

KaHero, the company that made the POS, also gave a briefing and orientation on how to use the system to the people who worked at the OTOP hubs.

The eight OTOP hubs that received assistance were OTOP Malaybalay and OTOP Valencia in Bukidnon; OTOP Iligan and OTOP Tubod in Lanao del Norte; and OTOP Ginama, OTOP Kuyamis, OTOP Claveria, and Lunâ by Oro Creatives in Misamis Oriental. (DTI-10/PIA-10)