Day: April 10, 2024

DAVAO CITY: Muslim communities in Davao del Norte received on Tuesday over PHP5.4 million worth of financial aid under the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program.

In a statement on Wednesday, Davao del Norte Vice Governor De Carlo Uy said around 2,710 beneficiaries in four towns of the province got PHP2,000 each.

Uy said 788 beneficiaries from Asuncion, Kapalong and San Isidro towns received the aid while 1,922 beneficiaries from Tagum City (Batch 2) got the same intervention.

On April 5, around 1,503 beneficiaries in Tagum City (Batch 1) also availed of the same amount from the AICS program.

‘Thank you so much to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Special Assistant to the President Anton Lagdameo, House Speaker Martin Romualdez, and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for making the assistance possible,’ Uy added.

The AICS program is being implemented by the DSWD to support the recovery of individuals and families in case of unforeseen crisis, such as illness or death o
f a family member and other similar circumstances.

Source: Philippines News Agency

BAGUIO CITY: Tabuk City, Kalinga Mayor Darwin Estrañero on Wednesday bared improvements in the local government’s processes, initially with the Business Permits and Licensing Office, as new systems are put in place.

‘We minimize the number of days to only about three to five when the documents (submitted) are complete so that the clients will be encouraged to process their permits,’ he said in a phone interview.

Estrañero, who returned to work last April 1 after serving a six-month preventive suspension and upon the dismissal of graft charges filed against him before the Office of the Ombudsman, said he used the six-month period to review the functions and services of the different departments of the city hall.

He said Tabuk City is one of the local government units (LGUs) that implemented an automated system in processing permits, yet movement of documents from one office to another remains slow.

‘Audit trail of documents is not efficient,’ he said. ‘We are addressing this. We hope to see the changes in
the next few weeks.’

Meanwhile, Estrañero said he was also informed about the need to look into the city’s transportation system as well as the peace and order situation, particularly the safety of commuting students.

‘I used my vacation in good use to look into the operation of the city and now that I am back, I will make sure that what I saw during my review will be implemented to make our services better,’ he said during a press conference in Tabuk City on Monday.

Estrañero was suspended starting October 2023 due to charges of graft and corruption that emanated from the purchase of supplies during the pandemic.

On March 27, 2024, the Office of the Ombudsman issued an order dismissing his case and ordering his return to office effective April 1.

Source: Philippines News Agency

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA: Forty-two couples from the remote barangays of San Remigio town in Antique will tie the knot during a mass wedding on April 14.

Mayor Margarito Mission Jr. said Wednesday the mass wedding would allow the couples to officially register their marriage.

He said that the couples from barangays Panpanan I, Panpanan II, Sumaray, Lapak, Walker, Insubuan, Rizal, Orquia, and Lumpatan would converge in Barangay Sumaray where the wedding would be held.

The local government will prepare wedding cakes for each couple, lunch, and gifts.

In February, eight couples from Barangay Bugo, San Remigio also got married in a mass wedding.

During the mass wedding on April 14, the LGU will also conduct free medical consultations.

Source: Philippines News Agency