I welcome the statement of Mr. Luis Jalandoni on the readiness of the National Democratic Front to sign a bilateral ceasefire agreement with the government even before the release of the political prisoners.
The willingness of the NDF to sign the bilateral ceasefire agreement is indeed a welcome development as this bodes well to a positive atmosphere when we meet again for the third round of talks in January.
A bilateral ceasefire would not only benefit the combatants but the people who are caught in the crossfire of this armed conflict.
The GRP panel further recognizes the NDF’s efforts to work with us to attain peace. Its declaration of an indefinite unilateral ceasefire in response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration in August is unprecedented and historic. Agreeing to a bilateral ceasefire is another milestone in the peace process.
Both panels have never set preconditions since the start of the negotiations under this administration. Despite the challenges, we continue to struggle to make peace happen for the country and the Filipino people.
Rest assured that the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte remains committed to the release of a substantial number of political prisoners. The President has already shown time and again that he delivers on his word.
Forging a bilateral ceasefire agreement is the best gift the government and the NDF can give to the Filipino people this holiday season. May this lead to the permanent end of hostilities for the new year leading to a just and lasting peace. ###
President Rodrigo Duterte has given instructions to Labor Secretary and government chief peace negotiator Silvestre ‘Bebot’ Bello III and panel member Angela Librado-Trinidad to produce a signed bilateral ceasefire agreement before he will order a substantial release of detained communist rebels.
“Produce to me a signed bilateral ceasefire agreement and I will release them within 48 hours. You can take my word for it,” Bello quoted the president as saying.
The president later told Malacanang Palace employees that the government has already conceded far enough to the National Democratic Front.
But he also promised to release a number of elderly and sick detained rebels before Christmas Day.
“The president told us that once he receives even just a facsimile copy of the signed agreement, he will immediately order the release of communist rebels,” Bello likewise said.
Bello and Librado sought instructions from Malacanang after the president met with top rebel leaders Benito and William Tiamzon in Davao City on Friday evening.
In that meeting, the president said he would keep his campaign promise to release detained communist rebels.
The president, however, gave his latest instructions during the break of the cabinet meeting at the Palace Monday evening.
The government panel holding peace talks with the NDF has submitted a list of 200 prisoners who are eligible for release under the new guidelines of the Presidential Committee on Bail, Recognizance and Parole (PCBREP).
Twenty-five (25) of them are elderly, sick and women.
The NDF claimed 434 rebels are still being held in different detentions all over the country.
Four rebels convicted for murder and kidnapping were already given presidential pardon as announced by the Secretary Bello Friday last week.
They were identified as Martin Villanueva, Bonifacio Suyon, Dindo Absalon and Rico Bodina. They have served sentence ranging from 18 to 26 years. All are farmers.
Ceasefire
Although both the government and the NDF have declared their own unilateral ceasefires, the two camps have been complaining of reports of violations from the field.
But Bello said until both panels agree to a set of guidelines, “there are technically no violations.”
The labor secretary said it is to the best interest of combatants from both sides and especially the civilians caught in the middle of the armed conflict that a “formal ceasefire is in place so that we can monitor any claims of violations.”
“Remember, one life saved is one more happy family,” the government chief negotiator said.
During the formal opening round of the peace negotiations, both the GRP and NDF panels agreed to submit drafts on bilateral ceasefire.
But the NDF later said the ceasefire is tied to the release of ‘political prisoners’.
President Duterte earlier ordered the release of 21 rebel leaders who now are acting as consultants of the NDF panel holding peace talks with the government.
The president made a campaign promise to reopen peace negotiations with the NDF, which is representing the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing the New People’s Army (NPA).
The Philippine government and the NDF will resume formal peace talks in January, possibly in Rome, Italy.
“The weather is a bit better in Rome than in Oslo, Norway,” Bello cited the reason for the change of talks’ venue.
The first two rounds of formal peace negotiations with the NDF under the Duterte administration were held in Norway whose government is facilitating the talks to put an end to nearly 50 years of armed rebellion in the Philippines.
The guerrilla war being waged by the CPP-NPA-NDF is now Asia’s longest running active insurgency movement. ###
Earnest efforts have been ongoing on the releases of prisoners. But necessary legal processes take a while as cases are within the jurisdiction of the judiciary, an independent & co-equal branch.
We understand their angst and impatience but we are all forgetting that these efforts were never possible nor even imaginable in the previous times. It is only in the Duterte administration that these releases are all happening.
We are appalled why some sectors are now even publicly attacking government for "not delivering enough" and for the perceived delay. Those mass actions and media attacks serve as good reminders for us in government that we need to do more. But putting undue public pressure on the government which has already taken unprecedented steps may not yield their intended results.
President Duterte has exercised bold political will to quickly resuscitate the peace process from where it was. And he does so also mindful that there is a need to balance things taking into account the processes that must be observed and the whole citizenry that he must also engage and serve.
As the President always says and does, this administration will walk the extra mile for peace. Yes, let's all be in a hurry but let's all keep the pace and be in step with him so we don't stumble.
JESS DUREZA
Secretary
Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process
On behalf of the Philippine National AIDS Council, the PNAC Secretariat announces its extension on their invitation for NGO membership to the Council. Requirements for membership are as follows:
1. Must have at least three (3) years experience of working productively for the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS within their respective sector
2. HIV and AIDS-related programmes and projects indicate potentials for national replicability
3. Must not have derogatory record
4. Must not be in default in liquidating any funds received from any of the Government Agencies and other external partners
5. Must be duly registered with the Security and Exchange Commission; In the case of labor organizations, they must be registered with the Bureau of Labor Relations of the Department of Labor and Employment as legitimate labor organizations.
Please submit application letter and requirements to Ms. Emily Jane Concepcion, Administrative Assistant II, at 3rd Floor, Building 15, Department of Health, San Lazaro Compound, Rizal Avenue, Sta Cruz, Manila on or before December 16, 2016. Requirements includes:
1) Company profile
2) List of projects,
3) Notarized Sworn Statement, and
4) Updated Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) certificate of registration.
For any queries with regards to this matter, you may reach us at phone numbers (02) 651-78-00 extension 2550 and 2551, direct line (02) 651-78-17 and email pnacsecretariat@doh.gov.ph.
The Commission on Elections is now gearing up for the continuation of the voters’ registration period on November 7. Section 8 of The Voter’s Registration Act of 1996 provides for the system of continuing registration of voters. According to the law, the personal filing of application of registration of voters shall be conducted daily in the office of the Election Officer during regular office hours. No registration shall, however, be conducted during the period starting one hundred twenty (120) days before a regular election and ninety (90) days before a special election.
Based on Comelec Resolution No. 10166 promulgated on October 25, 2016, the Comelec will conduct the registration period for the 2017 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections from November 7, 2016 to April 29, 2017 including Saturdays and Holidays except on December 24 and 25, 2016 and April 13 and 14, 2017.
“We will have a longer registration period to ensure wider voters’ participation. We are expecting more than 55 million voters for next year’s elections, with the inclusion of SK voters aged 15-17 years old,” Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said.
According to the estimate of the Comelec, there will be over 1 million more voters for the 2017 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections than the 2016 presidential elections. Around 54 million voters registered for the May 2016 National and Local elections. 3,095,187 registered for the Barangay and SK elections.
“We can now formally begin our preparations for the 2017 elections now that the bill on the postponement of the 2016 elections has been signed into law,” Jimenez added.
The law on the postponement of the 2016 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections was approved by President Duterte on October 15, 2016. ###
The Commission on Elections is now gearing up for the continuation of the voters’ registration period on November 7. Section 8 of The Voter’s Registration Act of 1996 provides for the system of continuing registration of voters. According to the law, the personal filing of application of registration of voters shall be conducted daily in the office of the Election Officer during regular office hours. No registration shall, however, be conducted during the period starting one hundred twenty (120) days before a regular election and ninety (90) days before a special election.
Based on Comelec Resolution No. 10166 promulgated on October 25, 2016, the Comelec will conduct the registration period for the 2017 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections from November 7, 2016 to April 29, 2017 including Saturdays and Holidays except on December 24 and 25, 2016 and April 13 and 14, 2017.
“We will have a longer registration period to ensure wider voters’ participation. We are expecting more than 55 million voters for next year’s elections, with the inclusion of SK voters aged 15-17 years old,” Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez said.
According to the estimate of the Comelec, there will be over 1 million more voters for the 2017 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections than the 2016 presidential elections. Around 54 million voters registered for the May 2016 National and Local elections. 3,095,187 registered for the Barangay and SK elections.
“We can now formally begin our preparations for the 2017 elections now that the bill on the postponement of the 2016 elections has been signed into law,” Jimenez added.
The law on the postponement of the 2016 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections was approved by President Duterte on October 15, 2016. ###
ISSUED AT 5:00 AM, 15 October 2016 (Valid for broadcast until the next bulletin to be issued at 11 AM today)
"KAREN" INTENSIFIED FURTHER AND CONTINUES TO THREATEN THE PROVINCE OF CATANDUANES AS IT MOVES CLOSER TOWARDS THE AREA..
•Estimated rainfall amount is from moderate to heavy within the 500 km diameter of the typhoon. •Possible occurrence of storm surges along the coastal communities of areas with TCWS #3 and #2 and flashfloods and landslides over all areas with TCWSs. •Expected to pass close to Polillo Island tomorrow early morning and make landfall over the Quezon-Aurora area later before noon. •Possible inclusion of Ilocos Sur, Mountain Province and Kalinga to areas with TCWS #1 this afternoon. •Fisherfolks and those with small seacrafts are advised not to venture out over the seaboard of Eastern Samar.
Location of eye/center: At 4:00 AM today, the eye of Typhoon "KAREN" was located based on all available data including Virac Doppler Radar data at 125 km Northeast of Virac, Catanduanes(14.3°N, 125.1°E).
Strength: Maximum sustained winds of up to 130 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 180 kph.
Forecast Movement: Forecast to move West Northwest at 13 kph.
Forecast Positions: •24 Hour( Tomorrow morning): 90 km Northeast of Infanta, Quezon •48 Hour(Monday morning):340 km West Northwest of Iba, Zambales •72 Hour(Tuesday morning): 915 km West of Sinait, Ilocos Sur (OUTSIDE PAR) •96 Hour(Wednesday morning):1,425 km West of Sinait, Ilocos Sur (OUTSIDE PAR) •120 Hour(Thursday morning):1,755 km West of Sinait, Ilocos Sur (OUTSIDE PAR)
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNAL TCWS 3(121-170 kph Expected in 18 hours): Catanduanes
•Heavy damage to high–risk structures; •Moderate damage to medium-risk structures; •Light damage to low risk structures •Increasing damage (up to more than 50%) to old, dilapidated residential structures and houses of light materials. Majority of all nipa and cogon houses may be unroofed or destroyed •Houses of medium strength materials (old, timber or mixed timber-CHB structures, usually with G.I. roofing’s); some warehouses or bodega-type structures are unroofed. •There may be widespread disruption of electrical power and communication services. •Almost all banana plants are downed. •Some big trees (acacia, mango, etc.) are broken or uprooted. •Dwarf-type or hybrid coconut trees are tilted or downed. •Rice and corn crops may suffer heavy losses. •Damage to shrubbery and trees with foliage blown off; some large trees blown down.
Wave Height: (Open Sea) > 14.0 meters Storm surge possible at coastal areas
TCWS 2 (61-120 kph Expected in 24 hours):Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Aurora and Northern Quezon including Polillo Island.
• Light to Moderate damage to high risk structures; • Very light to light damage to medium-risk structures; • No damage to very light damage to low risk structures • Unshielded, old dilapidated schoolhouses, makeshift shanties, and other structures of light materials are partially damaged or unroofed. • A number of nipa and cogon houses may be partially or totally unroofed. • Some old galvanized iron (G.I.) roofs may be peeled or blown off. • Some wooden, old electric posts are tilted or downed. • Some damage to poorly constructed signs/billboards • In general, the winds may bring light to moderate damage to the exposed communities. Most banana plants, a few mango trees, ipil-ipil and similar types of trees are downed or broken. • Some coconut trees may be tilted with few others broken. • Rice and corn may be adversely affected. • Considerable damage to shrubbery and trees with some heavy-foliaged trees blown down.
Wave Height: (Open Sea) 4.1-14.0 meters Storm surge possible at coastal areas
TCWS 1 (30-60 kph Expected in 36 hours): Luzon: Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate icluding Ticao and Burias Island, Rest of Quezon, Isabela, Romblon, Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, Batangas, Laguna, Cavite, Rizal, Metro Manila, Bulacan, Pampanga, Bataan, Zambales, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, La Union, Benguet and Ifugao
Visayas: Northern Samar
Impacts of the wind: •Very light or no damage to low risk structures, •Light damage to medium to high risk structures •Slight damage to some houses of very light materials or makeshift structures in exposed communities. Some banana plants are tilted, a few downed and leaves are generally damaged •Twigs of small trees may be broken. •Rice crops, however, may suffer significant damage when it is in its flowering stage.
Wave Height: (Open Sea) 1.25-4.0 meters
The public and the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council concerned are advised to take appropriate actions and watch for the next weather bulletin to be issued at 11AM today.
OCDIVB: Weather Advisory No. 3. for SW Monsoon enhanced by Tropical Storm Issued @ 11AM 09Oct2016.The SW Monsoon or Habagat enhanced by Tropical Storm AERE will bring cloudy skies w/ moderate 2 occasionally heavy rains & thunderstorms over La Union, Pangasinan & Zambales while light 2 moderate rains & thunderstorms over Metro Manila, Calabarzon, D rest of Central Luzon & the provinces of Benguet, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino & Mindoro.D general public & DRRMCs concerned r advised 2take all d necessary precautionary measures.
OCDIVB: GENERAL FLOOD
ADVISORY#10 1/2 For MIMAROPA Region Issued @ 7AM 09Oct2016.PRESENT WEATHER : SW
MONSOON AFFECTING LUZON. 4CAST 12 to HR RAINFALL : LIGHT 2MODERATE RAINS W/
THUNDERSTORMS. WATERCOURSES STILL LIKELY 2 BE AFFECTED : ORIENTAL MINDORO - RIVERS
AND ITS TRIBUTARIES PARTICULARLY MALAYLAY-BACO, PULANG TUBIG, MAG-ASAWANG
TUBIG, BUTAS, PULA, AGSALIN, BANSUD, SAMAGUI, BONGABON, BAROC, BULALACAO AND
BALETE. OCCIDENTAL MINDORO - RIVERS AND ITS TRIBUTARIES PARTICULARLY ABRA DE
ILOG, CAGARAY, LABANGAN, MAGBANDO, LUNINTAO, ANAHAWIN, MONPONG, AMNAY, POLA,
PAGBAHAN, MAMBURAO AND IBOD
OCDIVB: GENERAL FLOOD
ADVISORY#10 2/2 For MIMAROPA Region. PALAWAN - RIVERS AND ITS TRIBUTARIES
PARTICULARLY ABONGAN, LIAN, BARABAKAN, RIZAL, CARAMAY, LANGOGAN, BABUYAN,
BACUNGAN, IWAHIG PENAL, INAGAUAN, ABORLAN, MALASGAO, APURAUAN, BATON-BATON,
ARAMAYAWAN, IHAWIG, PANITIAN, PULOT, LAMAKAN, KINLUGAN, ERAAN, TIGA PLAN,
MALABANGAN, ILOG, BANSANG, CONDUAGA, CULASIAN, IWAHIG (BROOKES), OKAYAN,
CANIPAN AND BUSUANGA, CORON. MARINDUQUE - RIVERS AND ITS TRIBUTARIES
PARTICULARLY TAWIRAN-TAGUM (MARINDUQUE) AND BOAC. PEOPLE LIVING NEAR THE
MOUNTAINS SLOPES AND IN THE LOW LYING AREAS OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED RIVER
SYSTEMS AND THE LOCAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT COUNCILS CONCERNED
ARE STILL ADVISED TO TAKE NECCESSARY PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES
For their outstanding reportage on sustainable construction, focusing on little-explored topics—from using inclusive strategies to rebuild from the rubble to giving voice to indigenous peoples’ aspirations for a school they could call their own—one national and four community newspapers have emerged as finalists in this year’s Journalism Awards for Sustainable Construction Reporting (JASCOR).
Finalists include three stories from the Philippine Daily Inquirer for the national newspaper category, and five from community papers, namely, Baguio Chronicle, Mindanao Observer, Sun.Star Cebu, and The Freeman.
JASCOR aims to recognize excellent stories from the print media that help the public better understand, appreciate and support sustainable construction. It is jointly organized by construction solutions company Holcim Philippines and the Philippine Press Institute (PPI), the country’s biggest association of newspapers.
As defined by the LafargeHolcim Group, one of the world’s leading suppliers of cement and aggregates, sustainable construction is “building in a way that is socially, economically, environmentally, functionally, and aesthetically balanced to meet today’s needs and to conserve resources for future generations.”
Now on its third cycle, the JASCOR is the first and only one of its kind in the Philippines. The awards ceremony is slated for November 10, 2016 at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati City.
For this year’s awards, JASCOR’s boards of screeners and judges evaluated stories published from August 1, 2015 to July 31, 2016.
Holcim Philippines and PPI will award the Sustainable Construction Story of the Year in each category—
one for national newspapers and another for community newspapers— to the writers whose articles best demonstrate understanding of the value and benefits of sustainable construction. The two winners will each get a cash prize of P50,000 and a trophy.
The remaining finalists will each receive a consolation prize of P10,000.
The Inquirer will receive the Merit Award for Sustainable Construction Reporting and a cash prize of P75,000 for having the most number of finalists this year, sweeping the national newspaper category.
For more details about JASCOR, please contact PPI at (02) 527-9632/527-4478 or email ppressinstitute@gmail.com and dongil.carreon@lafargeholcim.com.
National Newspaper Category Finalists
Baguio-La Trinidad Traffic Solvers Hope for E-Trains Vincent Cabreza Philippine Daily Inquirer September 22, 2015
Climate Change Revives ‘Natural Building’ of Houses Yolanda Sotelo Philippine Daily Inquirer February 3, 2016
New Growth Areas for Renewable Energy Riza Olchondra Philippine Daily Inquirer June 30, 2016
Community Newspaper Category Finalists
A Brave New School Without Walls Lina Sagaral Reyes, with reports from ReyGarcia, Mel Madera, Nova Thirdy Agravante, Mary Rose Silvidad, Dahlia Benemerito Mindanao Observer July 24, 2016
Basilica Minore del Santo Niño: Restoring a Historical Landmark July 31, 2016 May Miasco The Freeman
Disaster-Proofing Bantayan Flornisa Gitgano Sun.Star Cebu July 27, 2016
St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Clarin, Bohol: Rising from the Rubble Michael Vencynth Braga The Freeman July 31, 2016
The Zero Carbon Resort Demonstration Cottage: Retrofitting the “Bahay Kubo” for Climate Change Frank Cimatu Baguio Chronicle May 28-June 3, 2016
Hanggang ngayong gabi na lang ang paghahain ng aplikasyon para sa Philippine National Police Academy Cadet Admission Test ---doon na mismo sa Camp General Mariano Castaneda, Silang, Cavite.
"Open po kami bukas (Biernes), hanggang alas siyete (ng gabi)...mag-antay kami ng mga aplikante para makatulong po tayo,"paliwanag ni Romulo Banta, ang Registrar ng PNPA nitong Huwebes.
Ang ika-30 ng Setyembre ang huling Biernes ng Setyembre na siyang taunang palugit ng pagsusumite ng aplikasyon para sa PNPA Admission Test.
Ito ang una sa dalawang bahagdang pagpasok sa Cadetship Program ng PNPA.
Kung tutuusin, pwedeng magsumite ng aplikasyon alinman araw maliban sa huling Biernes ng Setyembre.
"Ang kailangan lang namin dito ay yung birth certificate (ng aplikante) from NSO (ang dating
National Statistics Office na ngayoý kilala bilang PSA o Philippine Statistics Authority)...photocopy lang,"sabi ni G. Banta, " (kasama ang) litrato (isang passport size photograph) na may name tag tapos pwede nang mag-fill up dito (sa Camp Castaneda mismo).
Dapat walang suot na salamin, sombrero o pantakip sa ulo ang aplikante sa passport size photo na may puting background .
Iginiit ni G. Banta na wala babayarang fee ang aplikante.
Tandaan lang: kapag sinagutan ang aplikasyon dapat iwasan ang mga sumusunod para iwas diskwalipikasyon: (1) mga bura o pagpatong-patong na sagot sa mga patlang; (2) wala o kulang ang address ng tirahan; (3) walang lagda o walang isinulat na araw ng kapanganakan; (4) Inedit na larawan na magpapabago sa itsura ng mukha ng aplikante o walang passport size photo na nakabit sa aplikasyon; at (5) iba pang pagkakamali na mapapansin ng registrar.
Sa ngayon, may 17,000 aplikasyon na ang kwalipikado nang kumuha ng entrance exam.
Ang mga kwalipikado ay yung mga makakatanggap ng notisya mula PNPA sa kanilang mga e-mail address.
Ayon kay G. Banta, umabot na sa halos 20,000 ang bilang ng aplikasyon na kanilang natatangap.
Nalungkot lang si G. Banta dahil may mga lalawigan na na napakanipis ng mga aplikasyon tulad ng Palawan na may 50 aplikasyon pa lang.
Ang mga papasang aplikante (sa admission test at sa ikalawang bahagdan ng aplikasyon) sa pagka-kadete ng PNPA ay magiging iskolar sa loob ng apat na taon para sa kursong Bachelor of Science in Public Safety.
Silaý tatanggap ng buwanang sahod at allowances na aabot ng Php 29,000 bukod pa sa iba pang bonus at iba pang insentibo.
Ang PNPA sa Camp Castaneda ay matatawagan sa numerong (02) 925-5071, 0905-2525061 at 0908-2931-213. (LP)
Hanggang ngayong gabi na lang ang paghahain ng aplikasyon para sa Philippine National Police Academy Cadet Admission Test ---doon na mismo sa Camp General Mariano Castaneda, Silang, Cavite.
"Open po kami bukas (Biernes), hanggang alas siyete (ng gabi)...mag-antay kami ng mga aplikante para makatulong po tayo,"paliwanag ni Romulo Banta, ang Registrar ng PNPA nitong Huwebes.
Ang ika-30 ng Setyembre ang huling Biernes ng Setyembre na siyang taunang palugit ng pagsusumite ng aplikasyon para sa PNPA Admission Test.
Ito ang una sa dalawang bahagdang pagpasok sa Cadetship Program ng PNPA.
Kung tutuusin, pwedeng magsumite ng aplikasyon alinman araw maliban sa huling Biernes ng Setyembre.
"Ang kailangan lang namin dito ay yung birth certificate (ng aplikante) from NSO (ang dating
National Statistics Office na ngayoý kilala bilang PSA o Philippine Statistics Authority)...photocopy lang,"sabi ni G. Banta, " (kasama ang) litrato (isang passport size photograph) na may name tag tapos pwede nang mag-fill up dito (sa Camp Castaneda mismo).
Dapat walang suot na salamin, sombrero o pantakip sa ulo ang aplikante sa passport size photo na may puting background .
Iginiit ni G. Banta na wala babayarang fee ang aplikante.
Tandaan lang: kapag sinagutan ang aplikasyon dapat iwasan ang mga sumusunod para iwas diskwalipikasyon: (1) mga bura o pagpatong-patong na sagot sa mga patlang; (2) wala o kulang ang address ng tirahan; (3) walang lagda o walang isinulat na araw ng kapanganakan; (4) Inedit na larawan na magpapabago sa itsura ng mukha ng aplikante o walang passport size photo na nakabit sa aplikasyon; at (5) iba pang pagkakamali na mapapansin ng registrar.
Sa ngayon, may 17,000 aplikasyon na ang kwalipikado nang kumuha ng entrance exam.
Ang mga kwalipikado ay yung mga makakatanggap ng notisya mula PNPA sa kanilang mga e-mail address.
Ayon kay G. Banta, umabot na sa halos 20,000 ang bilang ng aplikasyon na kanilang natatangap.
Nalungkot lang si G. Banta dahil may mga lalawigan na na napakanipis ng mga aplikasyon tulad ng Palawan na may 50 aplikasyon pa lang.
Ang mga papasang aplikante (sa admission test at sa ikalawang bahagdan ng aplikasyon) sa pagka-kadete ng PNPA ay magiging iskolar sa loob ng apat na taon para sa kursong Bachelor of Science in Public Safety.
Silaý tatanggap ng buwanang sahod at allowances na aabot ng Php 29,000 bukod pa sa iba pang bonus at iba pang insentibo.
Ang PNPA sa Camp Castaneda ay matatawagan sa numerong (02) 925-5071, 0905-2525061 at 0908-2931-213. (LP)
People aspiring for a career at the Philippine National Police have until tonight (September 30) to submit their applications for the PNP Academy Cadetship program entrance exams (admission test) at Camp General Mariano Castaneda, Silang, Cavite.
PNPA Registrar Romulo Banta said their office will be open up to 7 pm to accomodate late filers.
The Admission test is the first phase of application to the cadetship program.
Applications for the Admission Tests can actually be submitted anytime within the year except on the last Friday of September, the annual deadline.
The test itself is administered every October.
Banta suggested that late filers bring photocopies of their birth certificates and passport size photographs with name tags (or plates) and complete the application forms at the Registrar's office.
The photo to be submitted must be shot in white background with the applicant wearing neither glasses nor headgear.
Applicants must remember the following reminders when filling up their forms to avoid disqualification: (1) erasures or superimpositions; (2) no addresses and no birthdates (3); (4) digital photo editing that alters the features of the applicants; and (5) other error the Registrar may notice.
Current, out of the near 20, 000 applications, about 17,000 have been qualified to take the exams.
Qualified applicants will be notified through their e-mail addresses.
Some provinces, Banta observed, have very few applications such as Palawan with only 50 submissions.
Applicants who will pass as cadets (qualified in first and second phases of application) will be granted 4-year residential scholarships for Bachelor of Science in Public Safety.
Cadets will receive monthly pay and allowances amounting to 29,000 pesos excluding bonuses and other incentives.
PNPA-Registrar's Office will entertain inquiries at nos. (02) 925-5071, 0905-2525061 and 0908-2931-213. (LP)
UP College of Mass Communication – Department of Communication Research hosts two-day international forum on communication and media in the ASEAN context, VP to give keynote.
The Department of Communication Research of the University of the Philippines College of Mass Communication (CMC) will host the First Communication Research International Conference (CRIC) on September 22-23, 2016 at the UP Film Center in Diliman, Quezon City.
Vice President Leni Robredo will give her keynote addresss at the two-day conference with the theme “VOICES AND NOISES: Communication and Integration within and across ASEAN Communities."
The two-day conference aims to discuss and exchange ideas on information issues and set directions to promote understanding of the ASEAN integration, create greater public awareness of the objectives, benefits, and challenges of the ASEAN integration and develop a regional platform for open discussion and information sharing.
Dr. Elena E. Pernia, UP CMC dean and conference head, said CRIC also aims to address the gaps in knowledge and competencies of the ASEAN integration with respect to media, communication, and its allied fields; conceptualize ASEAN integration discourses using communication and media as a lens and advance scholarship in the field and discuss theoretical and practical issues and concerns on the ASEAN integration and its effects on communication and media education and practice.
The conference also aims to establish the CRIC as a global network of scholars and professionals in various fields of communication and media, Pernia said.
In 2015, the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) was formed to harmonize the economies of its member-states to bring about the "free movement of goods, services, investment, skilled labor, and freer flow of capital". The two-day conference aims to bring together ideas that would not only transform the economic landscape of Southeast Asia but will also tackle the significant social, cultural, and political implications.
Expected to be presented during the conference are 36 papers dealing with the issues of communication and migration, communication in social and development Issues (gender, health, religion, etc.), disaster and risk communication, climate change and renewable energy, and peace and conflict communication, among others.
Among the conference speakers are noted experts in communication and media such as Dr. Richard Seyler Ling, a Shaw Foundation Professor in Media Technology of the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Dr. Ling is the most-widely cited scholar in the field of mobile communication studies.
Also invited to speak is Dr. Sun Sun Lim, an Associate Professor and the Assistant Dean of Research of the Communication and New Media Program at the National University of Singapore. Dr. Lim studies the social implications of technology domestication by young people and families and her recent work focused on understudied and marginalized populations such as young children, youths-at-risk, and migrants. �
Meanwhile, UP College of Mass Communication Graduate Studies Department professor, Dr. Clarissa C. David, who conducted a study on the use of social media in government will share her insights, as well as Dr. Chalisa Magpanthong, an Assistant Professor at the Bangkok University in Thailand who is a noted scholar in the field of cross-border migration and terrorism.
Interested local and foreign participants can register at the conference website: http://www.cric.ph/registration-form.html. Participants may also visit the website, download, and accomplish the registration form, and email it to secretariat@cric.ph. For inquiries about the conference, please contact the conference secretariat at (63-2) 920-6866 and look for Miss Sheila Ruth Magdaraog or send an email at secretariat@cric.ph ###
WHEREAS, Mindanao has had a long and complex history of
lawless violence perpetrated by private armies and local warlords, bandits and
criminal syndicates, terrorist groups, and religious extremists;
WHEREAS, in recent months, there has been a spate of
violent and lawless acts across many parts of Mindanao, including abductions,
hostage-takings and murder of innocent civilians, bombing of power transmission
facilities, highway robberies and extortions, attacks on military outposts,
assassinations media people and mass jailbreaks;
WHEREAS, the valiant efforts of our police and armed
forced to quell this armed lawlessness have been met with stiff resistance,
resulting in several casualties on the part of government forces, the most
recent of which was the death of 15 soldiers in a skirmish with the Abu Sayyaf
Group in Patikul, Sulu on 30 August 2016;
WHEREAS, on the night of 2 September 2016, at least 14
people were killed and 67 others were seriously injured in a bombing incident
in a night market in Davao City, perpetrated by still unidentified law less
elements;
WHEREAS, the foregoing acts of violence exhibit the
audacity and propensity of these armed lawless groups to defy the rule of law,
sow anarchy, and sabotage the government’s economic development and peace
efforts;
WHEREAS, based on government intelligence reports, there
exist credible threats of further terror attacks and other similar acts of
violence by lawless elements in other parts of the country, including the
metropolitan areas;
WHEREAS, under Section 18, Article VII of the
Constitution, the President, as the Commander-in-Chief of all armed forces of
the Philippines, may call out such armed forces whenever it becomes necessary
to prevent or suppress lawless violence.
NOW THEREFORE, I, RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE,
President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested
upon me by Section 18, Article VII of the Philippine Constitution, do herby
proclaim a state of national emergency on account of lawless violence, and
hereby command the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National
Police to undertake such measures as may be permitted by the Constitution and
existing laws to suppress any and all forms of lawless violence in Mindanao and
to prevent such lawless violence from spreading and escalating elsewhere in the
Philippines, with due regard to the fundamental civil and political rights of our
citizens.
This proclamation of a state of
national emergency on account of lawless violence shall remain in force and
effect until lifted or withdrawn by the President.
