Kasalang bayan sa Dinalungan,isasagawa sa katapusan ng buwan.

BALER, Aurora, March 8, 2013-Isasagawa ang programang kasalang bayan ng Dinalungan sa darating na ika-28 ng kasalukuyang buwan, ito ay programang inorganisa ng kanilang punong bayan at katuwang ang M.C.R.O o Municipal Civil Register’s office. 

Hindi man nila sagot ang singsing ng mga magpaparehistro ng mga ikakasal sigurado naman umano na sa gaganaping programa ay mayroong naman daw na matatatanggap na marriage certificate na kung saan magiging legal na ang kanilang pagsasama.

Aa panayam sa menro ng Dinalungan na si Michele Robert, sinabi nito na ang counterpart lang na ibibigay ng magpapakasal ay ang seedlings na kung saan, ito ay kaugnay sa programang “Responsible parenthood” at programa ng Menro na kung saan naman ay pagpapalaganap ng mga luntiang puno para sa bayan ng Dinalungan. (Ferdinand Pascual, 92.1 Radyo TV Baler)

COCO MARTIN JOINS SONNY ANGARA IN CAMPAIGN FOR QUALITY EDUCATION

Award-winning movie actor Coco Martin today joined Team Pnoy senatorial candidate Edgardo “Sonny” Angara in campaigning for quality education as a ticket to a better future in their tour of Manila’s university belt.

Coco told students that he was happy he heeded his grandmother’s advice to finish his studies first before joining show business. Coco, who was raised by his grandmother, had to work as a waiter in a local restaurant to augment his budget for education.

“It was my Lola who sent me to school to realize my dream. In return, I studied very hard,” he said.

Coco was first discovered by a talent scout who asked him to try his luck in showbiz. Still a waiter at that time, he opted to finish his studies until he earned a degree in hotel and restaurant management before trying his luck in showbiz.

“I had promised my grandmother that I would finish college before venturing into show business because no amount of adulation and money can replace the value of quality education. I was able to finish my studies even as a working student,” he said.

Angara and Coco visited the Philippine Normal University (PNU), Technological University of the Philippines (TUP) and Philippine Women’s University (PWU) as part of the U-belt tour to tell his experience to students.

“Education is our arm wherever we go. That is why I’ve decided to support the candidacy of Kuya Sonny Angara because I can see how he values education,” Coco said.

“I salute Kuya Sonny, and he can be assured of my support, all the way, because I believe in him, his advocacy, and his sincere efforts to help the people,” he added,

He said that by supporting Angara, he, along with the youth, are also committing their future to the lawmaker from Aurora.

For his part, Angara said he really admired Coco for giving priority to education and working at the same time just to finish a degree even if it meant delaying his chances at show business.

“Aside from his being a good actor, the youth should also emulate Coco for his achievement in education. I hope he will be a good example to other students,” Angara said.

Angara has been advocating for quality education in all school levels. He is the author of significant laws on education such the Universal Kindergarten Education Act and Joint Resolution 4, which called for the implementation of the Salary Standardization Law III to raise the salaries of state workers, including public school teachers.

SONNY ANGARA CALLS FOR EQUAL JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN

In celebration of International Women’s Day today, Team PNoy senatorial candidate Edgardo “Sonny” Angara urged the government to fully implement Republic Act 9710, or the Magna Carta of Women, particularly the provision that guarantees equal employment opportunities for women in the country.

“We don’t want the Magna Carta of Women added to the bonfire of dead laws,” Angara said. “We want it to be a living, breathing law, meaning well-implemented and fully operationalized. It should be a true testament to the power and talent of Filipinas.”

Angara is the principal author of this comprehensive women’s rights law that seeks to eliminate discrimination against women by recognizing, protecting, fulfilling and promoting the rights of Filipino women.

He cited the Philippines’ performance in the World Economic Forum’s 2012 Global Gender Gap report where the Philippines ranked first in Asia and eight in the world in terms of gender equality. Some 135 countries were included in the WEF gender report.

Of the report’s four fundamental criteria, the Philippines was among the countries that scored very high on education and health but landed only among the top 20 countries in terms of economic participation and political empowerment.

“Filipinas are closing the gender gap in health and education but are still struggling to get top jobs and higher salaries, as well as participate in more economic activities and decision-making. Competence and work experience should be main considerations for promotions and top positions, not gender,” Angara said.

He said the government should make sure that women are no longer part of the marginalized sector.

“Despite the enactment of the Magna Carta of Women to address sexual discrimination in the workplace, the gender gap in employment rates and economic participation persists,” the veteran lawmaker from Aurora said.

In 2011, the Department of Labor and Employment reported that the labor force participation rate of women (50.4%) was far behind the participation rate of men (79%). Women dominated the civil service at the technical level (74%) but were still largely outnumbered by men in decision-making positions (35%).

Angara pointed to a provision in the Magna Carta of Women which states that the number of women in third level or supervisory positions in government must be increased within five years since the law’s enactment in 2009 to achieve a 50-50 gender balance.

“Gains have definitely been made but there is still some work that needs to be done,” Angara, a former law professor, said.

IWD is a global day of recognition at the United Nations when women on all continents, often divided by national boundaries and by ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic and political differences, come together to celebrate a tradition that represents at least nine decades of struggle for equality, justice, peace and development.

In the Philippines, Section 2 of the Magna Carta of Women affirms the role of women in nation building, and commits the State to ensure the substantive equality of women and men, promote the empowerment of women and pursue equal opportunities for men and women as well as ensure their equal access to resources and to development results and outcome.

SONNY ANGARA WANTS TO INSTITUTIONALIZE 4Ps

Team Pnoy senatorial candidate Edgardo “Sonny” Angara today announced a proposed law that would institutionalize the more than P40 billion-a-year Conditional Cash Transfer, known in the Philippines as the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), as one of his major poverty alleviation measures.

Angara said the 4Ps has been a major tool of the government in alleviating the plight of the poor and its effectiveness would be further enhanced by legislation. Angara, a veteran congressman from Aurora, was the author of many laws on social and educational legislation and economic reforms.

The 4Ps is a five- year human development program that invests in the health and education of poor households, particularly of children aged 0-14. Patterned after the CCT scheme implemented in other developing countries, the 4Ps provides cash grants to beneficiaries as long as they comply with the set of conditions required by the program.

The program, which is being implemented by the Department of Social Welfare and Development, will end this year with a total of 3,843,502 beneficiaries in 79 provinces in all 17 regions nationwide as of January 9, 2013.

The World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and the Australian Agency in International Development, all development partners of the DSWD, said in a recent report on the 4Ps that the subsidies received by the poor beneficiaries have been worthy investments . This year’s budget for 4Ps amounted to P44 billion.

Angara said that while his draft law would retain much of the current 4Ps features , other micro-finance initiatives at the grassroots level would be integrated into the progam to further boost the fund and enhance its effectiveness .

“What is envision under the draft CCT law is a strong partnership between the DSWD and local government units so that the needs of the impoverished grassroots could be truly and fully addressed,” Angara said.

Angara said that institution and capability building at the LGU level was iimportant, thus the education and training of LGU leaders would be complementary to the institutionalization of the 4Ps.

He said the focus on educaiton under the 4Ps was consistent with his educational agenda. He authored the Free Kindergarten Law and has filed several bills that seek to modernize Philippine education.