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Kalinga News and Current Affairs For the Month of August 2010[Various Publications]
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Kalinga opens center for families of PWD patients
by Gigi Dumallig / PIA
Source: http://www.baguiomidlandcourier.com.ph/kalinga.asp?mode=archives/2010/july/7-25-2010/kal1.txt

TABUK CITY, Kalinga – It’s a dream come true for persons with disability (PWD) here for after three years, their transient house project was finally realized.

Constructed at the Lina-awa Rehab and Development Center compound, the P1.391 million worth transient house consists of two dorm style-rooms for both male and female, a receiving hall, a separate room for the dorm master, and three bathrooms.

Provincial social welfare and development officer (PSWDO) and Lin-Awa Center Inc. chairman of the board of trustees, Digna Dalutag, said that inception of project started in 2006 when the institution saw the need to provide visiting patients and parents from far-flung barangays in the province a place to stay in Tabuk.

Dalutag said that several patients with their caregivers or parents find their travel and stay in Tabuk very expensive, but they have no choice but to bring their PWD children or relative to the Lin-awa Center, the only institution providing PWD services in the province.

To address such needs, the Lin-awa Board of trustees decided to raise funds asking Kalinga expats and well-off families to donate for the construction of a simple house just to accommodate visiting patients.

Initial construction of the building started with a P352,000 donation from the American Foundation for Emergency Community Relief made possible through the initiative Dr. Manuel Belandres.

Dalutag said that donations were also given by Vina Phelps (P23,470.85), Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Pestejo (P10,000.00), Mr. and Mrs. Harold Awing (P5,000), Mr. and Mrs. Necitas Nicolas (P1,000.00) and Board Member and Mrs. Alfonso (P1,000).

She said that the center also received P198,616 from the provincial government of Kalinga. The amount is left from the P250,000 actual allotment after tax and engineering overhead deductions.

The BOT also sought the help of the Liliane Foundation Philippines (LFP) under the Stitching Liliane Fonds of Netherlands, which immediately responded and provided the center the P800,000 fund needed to complete the structure.

Stitching Liliane Fonds caters to the needs of children and youngsters with disabilities in developing countries providing them access to medical and social rehabilitation.

“We only aspired for a simple living quarter but we never dreamt that we would come out with a million worth building,” Dalutag said expressing gratitude for their sponsors and the support of their clients’ families.
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really good news!if all people got a heart and shared their blessings, then we can make a better living/environment....God bless to all the donors..may you have more blessings in life!!!
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Tabuk wants own eco zone
Monday, August 16, 2010
Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/baguio/tabuk-wants-own-eco-zone

WITH development being equated to the number of industries, the mayor of Tabuk is planning to set up an economic zone in their city.

Mayor Ferdinand Tubban stressed that being the second city in the region, the city’s contribution to regional development should be industries and quality products.

Tubban tasked his newly-formed Tabuk City development council to determine zoning requirements for an economic zone in the second chartered city in the region.

In the State of the Region Address, Regional Development Council acting chair Juan Ngalob said the region’s economy is heavily skewed and measured in terms of industry that has been focus only in the province of Benguet and Baguio City.

“So far we have industries in the special economic zone located in Baguio and some industries scattered in some parts of Benguet,” he said.

Another problem which besets Tabuk officials is the long travel time to the capital Tabuk from the country’s capital Manila or even Baguio City.

The nearest airport, meanwhile, is the Tuguegarao Airport which takes three hours to reach from Tabuk.

Moreover, he added with problems on its budget still looming in the few next years due to a pending Supreme Court decision, infrastructure and delivery of basic services is another problem.

Unfazed, Tubban said with the focus on the Cordillera Road Improvement Project, which links CAR provinces, and the development of the airport in
Cagayan, it will be easier for Tabuk residents to transport their products to other provinces.

He added industries will be treated with special agreements to further encourage businessmen to invest in their city, thus providing more income to a city which still only receives P139 million as its Internal Revenue Allotment.

Among the products the city has been proud of is coffee wherein the Kalinga Blend and Kalinga Brew Arabica are slowly being recognized as top brands in the country.

“With an economic zone we can further be a center for this industry not only in the region but also in north Luzon,” Tubban said.

He added the peace and order situation has also been a pride of Tabukenos unlike in the previous years.

Tubban said the existence of the Matagoan Bodong Council won for the city a Galing Pook Award in 2009. Because of this, investors will be assured of low crime rate and easier settlement of disputes. (JM Agreda)

Published in the Sun.Star Baguio newspaper on August 17, 2010.
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Army welcomes IP help in protecting ancestral domains
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/baguio/army-welcomes-ip-help-protecting-ancestral-domains

LUBUAGAN, Kalinga -- A top military officer called on all cultural communities in the province to protect their ancestral domains from violence and hostility.

Major General Rommel Gomez, Commanding General of the 5th Infantry Division (5ID) of the Philippine Army, in a press conference asked for cooperation and vigilance from indigenous communities to keep watch not only over their ancestral domains but for the safety of their children.

He said that the July 9, 2010 ambush staged by the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Samoki, Bontoc, Mountain Province killing seven soldiers including two from Kalinga, who were on their way to a medical-dental mission in Bontoc, “is a violation of the indigenous people’s bugis (ancestral domains).”

“We should not allow that these things to happen against our people and heritage,” he said.

The general said that communities play a vital role in ending the insurgency problems considering that the NPA could not survive without the food, shelter, recruits, information and protection they get from the people.

He asked local officials and the public to work together with the Philippine Army to stop the problems of insurgency saying that the army these days is directed in achieving lasting peace encouraging conducive environment for development and progress.

Meanwhile, Gomez in his keynote speech during the 102nd Founding Anniversary and Lumin-awa Festival of Lubuagan last August 18, underscored the new image of soldiers being the people’s partner in achieving peace and development.

He said that soldiers deployed in the Cordilleras were taught to be sensitive on the culture, to protect, interact and be one with the people.

“We are here to help and not to make life difficult for everybody,” he said.

Encouraging youngsters to join the government troop, he said that recruits should be competitive to pass the physical and mental test with positive perspective for the profession.

Gomez said that the AFP is prioritizing recruitment in the Cordilleras to give chance for aspiring youngster to join the army. He informed that the 5th ID had recruited this year the biggest number from the Cordilleras with 200 graduating soldiers on August 20.

Among the issues raised by officials during the talk were on how to facilitate recruitment in schools, internal security and local peace and order problems. (GG Dumallig)

Published in the Sun.Star Baguio newspaper on August 27, 2010.

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AFP tells IPs to guard ancestral land vs war
by Gigi Dumallig / PIA
Source: http://www.baguiomidlandcourier.com.ph/kalinga.asp?mode=archives/2010/august/8-22-2010/kal1.txt

LUBUAGAN, Kalinga – A top military officer called on all cultural communities in the province to protect their ancestral domains from violence and hostility.

M/Gen. Rommel Gomez, commanding general of the 5th Infantry Division (5ID), Philippine Army, asked for cooperation and vigilance from indigenous communities to keep watch not only over their ancestral domains but for the safety of their children.

He said that the July 9 ambush staged by the New People’s Army (NPA) in Barangay Samoki, Bontoc, Mountain Province killing seven soldiers including two from Kalinga, who were on their way to a medical-dental mission in Bontoc, “is a violation of the indigenous people’s bugis (ancestral domains).”

“We should not allow that these things to happen against our people and heritage,” he said.

The general said that communities play a vital role in ending the insurgency problems considering that the NPA could not survive without the food, shelter, recruits, information, and protection they get from the people.

He asked local officials and the public to work together with the Philippine Army to stop the problems of insurgency saying that the army these days is directed in achieving lasting peace encouraging conducive environment for development and progress.

Meanwhile, Gomez, in his keynote speech during the 102nd Founding Anniversary and Lumin-awa Festival of Lubuagan last Aug. 18, underscored the new image of soldiers being the people’s partner in achieving peace and development.

He said that soldiers deployed in the Cordilleras were taught to be sensitive on the culture, to protect, interact and be one with the people.

“We are here to help and not to make life difficult for everybody,” he said.

Encouraging youngsters to join the government troop, he said that recruits should be competitive to pass the physical and mental test with positive perspective for the profession.

Gomez said that the AFP is prioritizing recruitment in the Cordilleras to give chance for aspiring youngsters to join the army. He said the 5th ID had recruited this year the biggest number from the Cordilleras with 200 graduating soldiers on Aug. 20.

Among the issues raised by officials during the talk were on how to facilitate recruitment in schools, internal security, and local peace and order problems.
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