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Sunday, May 27, 2012

Area Coordinating Center Turn Over Ceremony


Area Coordinating Center Turn Over Ceremory.
By: Abs Damahan
Akbar Muninicipality Tuburan Basilan- May 15, 2012 turnover of project Area Coordinating Center  at Barangay Batobato funded by USAID represented by Capt. Tebedo of US Army and  assisted by Commanding Officer of AFP Col Ricardo Bisaya of 104th Brigade Tabiawan Isabela City, Basilan. The LGUs represented by no less than Governor Jum Jainuddin-Akbar of Basilan Province and Hon. Yusop Alano Board Member District-I.
 The recipient of the projects is Mayor Alih Salih of Akbar Municipality, were also attended by five mayors of different municipalities: Mayor Gulam “Boy” Hataman- Sumisip, Mayor Jomal Maturan- Ungkaya Pukan, Mayor Anwar Abdulmajid- Hj. Muhtamad, Mayor Indanan Daud- Maluso and Mayor Talib Pawaki – Muhammad Ajul.
The projects cost for Area Coordinating Center is worth P3.4M funded by Growth Equity Mindanao (GEM), province counter-part is P700,000.00 and one project component is also to be implemented for Barangay lower Batobato Training Center worth P1.9M is also from GEM and the counter-part of the province is in the amount P416,000.00.
This multi-purpose project benefits will help local communities for disaster, calamity and civic action activities considering this municipality is prone of natural man-made calamities. It serves as nerve center and contact point of LGUs in that area for fast communication feedbacks mechanism and receiver.
Area Coordinating Center-
The Area Coordinating Center or Municipal Development Communication System is composed of the municipal legislative, executive and judicial systems as source of information at this level. The systems are composed of the following:
·         Municipal legislative system
·         Sangguniang Bayan
·         Municipal executive system
·         Mayors’ office
·         Municipal judicial system
·         Municipal courts
The municipal development channel system system is composed of the:
·         Community Development Information Centers
The municipal development receiver system is composed of the officials of municipal association of:
·         Farmers
·         Fisher folks
·         Government employees
·         Office workers
·         Office Managers
·         Teachers
·         Students/pupils
·         Out-of- school youth/children
·         Entrepreneurs
·         Consumers
A good Communication Manager should establish a strong network of these systems to unify its development communication thrust in the country. He/she should link these with counterpart organizational structures at the village level. He/she should also unify the network structure at each level to improve efficiency and effectiveness.



Saturday, April 7, 2012

Press Release

Press Release
Zamboanga City
April 3, 2012

Statement of great concern of the Inter-religious Solidarity Movement for Peace on the ambush-slaying of Universidad de Zamboanga (UZ) President Arturo F. Eustaquio III on Sunday, April 1, 2012 in Zamboanga City.

When will the killings stop?

By one account, his ambush-slaying would have been to local government and police authorities just another statistic, the 61st since just January this year, just numbers that they always dismiss blithely, gloss over quickly as mere "isolated" incidents. Except that this 61st victim is not an ordinary citizen: Arturo F. Eustaquio III is the President of one of the oldest schools in the city, the Universidad de Zamboanga, a scion of a prominent Christian clan, a convert to Islam and one of a respected leaders, an education official known and loved for his liberal and compassionate policies towards his school's low income-class students. He was an honorary member of the Inter-religious Solidarity for Peace (IRSMP) and, therefore, a peace advocate. His violent death in the hands of the usual two motorcycle-riding-in-tandem assassins has shocked present and former city residents, hopefully the city's authorities from their smug complacency as well.

We condole with his good, grieving family and the men and women of the Universidad. Words cannot describe our sense of outrage and condemnation of this dastardly incident.

Eustaquio's death is but a climax to the long-rising sense of frustration mixed with dread of local residents over the series of violent killings in the city, mostly in public and always with the use of guns, for the past so many months. The people are greatly conncerned and fearful now: if an assassin can kill with impunity a man of stature like Eustaquio, who then in this city can be safe from a similar attack? Nobody - in this co-called Asia's Latin City in which the rule of law is now teetering on the brink of a total collapse if not already. Our peace and order situation has imploded, we cannot go on this way. And so with a deep sense of concern, we make this appeal:

-To President Benigno Aquino III, to utilize his extraordinary/special powers to order appropriate officials, agencies and sectors to restore and preserve peace and order and the rule of law in Zamboanga City;

-To Department of Interior and Local Government Secratary Jesse Robredo, to order the Philippine National Police (PNP) to swiftly investigate Eustaquio's killing and to bring to justice all those responsible for his death, and for those of others similarly killed in the past months/years, most of which are unresolved, thus emboldening further such crimes;

-To Mayor Celso lobregat to take seriously his job in regard to his constituents' safety, peace and sense of security, to utilize and properly his office's considerable resources, power and authority for that pre-eminent concern and need of city residents;

-To the local judiciary to be more efficient and proficient in the enforcement and disposition of cases before them so as desist aggrieved parties from taking the law into their hands;

-To law enforcement officers and their agencies: you know your peace and order job, so just do it because if you don't it is tantamount to not knowing at all or constitutes a neglect of duty;

-To other sectors and all citizens to do their share of civic responsibility to ensure the prevention of crimes .
and to help authorities to bring to justice anyone who committed a crime.

Life is sacred and any violent death diminishes all humanity, but especially among those who share a sense of local community and family. It is only by respecting life and one another that we can live and exist as a  civilized society, and so we tremble to perceive how our city is now going towards the opposite abyss! God forbid! Let us all act to save ourselves and our city!


SGD
FR. ANGEL C. CALVO, CMF                                      PROF. ALI T. YACUB
Convenor, R. Catholics                                                    Convenor, Muslims

REV. PAULINO ERSANDO                                         NULHAMDO CEGALES
Convenor, Evangelicals                                                    Convenor, Indigenous Community


Wednesday, March 14, 2012

SACA conducts School of Living Tradition in Basilan

Press Release
By: Abs Damahan

Sitio Look, Barangay Ettub-Ettub, Sumisip, Basilan…The Sahaya Al-Nour Community Association (SACA) has conducted School of living tradition on Yakan Song and Instrument- playing last March 10, 2012. Spearheaded by no less than the President Majid A. Nur of SACA.The guest is from National Commission for Cultures & Arts (NCCA) was represented by Mr. Ammalun Salahuddin Yakan cluster head based in Basilan. The participants composed of fifteen students who played the Yakan Music & instruments. Their cultural masters are Lolo Aharain Arasalun and Rende Appotoh belongs to the women group.
The activities were conducted started from March 10, 2012 up to the present to highlights the primitive Yakan song and the Arts. The community participants are around 40 persons more or less. The program of activities started from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM all of them are well participated in the said activities.
The importance of this projects all folks is reminded how the cultures of the forefather be preserved to the present and next generation of the Yakan tribe. The Yakan music and the arts are almost in extinction without the supports from the National Commission and the Arts (NCCA).
The place where the programs is conducted is a very remote barangay has no projects implemented before and this is the first time programs and projected is being implemented in the area.
The community has valued this noble project because they felt that they are part of the government and society.  To continue and sustain this valuable cultural education the community would change and the local folks would not easy prey into the lawlessness and illegal activities.
To revive this culture practises the youth will encourage to become a good citizen of our society participating in all endeavour that will enshrine to the benefits of the native cultural preservation of the entire province.


Sunday, October 16, 2011

Negotiating the Good Friday Agreement


Negotiating the Good Friday Agreement

 By: Fr. Eliseo Mercado, OMI

20th National Tuna Congress Broke Records!

Ms. Rosana Contreras, Executive Director of Socsksargen Fishing and Allied Industries Incorporated (SFFAII), Friday, said that the 20 th N...