Dispatch For July 8 , 2013 Monday , 5 PIA Calabarzon PRs .

B. CAVITE1. Cavite town first to adopt PSTBy Ruel B. FranciscoFriday 5th of July 2013TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite, July 5 (PIA) -- Local officials including department heads of the municipalgovernment of Carmona recently led the synchronization of all clocks to mark its move to a more efficientpublic service after President Benigno S. Aquino III signed Republic Act (RA) 10535 into law on May 15.RA 10535 or the Philippine Standard Time (PST) Act of 2013 is an act to set the Philippine Standard Time(pst) in all official sources throughout the country, to provide funds for the installation, operation andmaintenance of synchronized time devices to be displayed in key public places and to declare the first weekof every year as "National Time Consciousness Week".Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) Chief AstronomicalObservation and Time Unit Mario Raymundo, said Carmona is the first local government unit to adopt thePST in the country.Raymundo was the guest of honor and facilitated the synchronization of all clocks after Mayor Dahlia Loyoladelivered her Ulat sa Bayan Address at the Municipal town plaza.Mr. Raymundo oriented the crowd about the PST and urged all offices to coordinate with PAGASA’s Time Service Unit at least once a month to match their official timepieces and other devices.With the PST flashed on the screen at the town plaza, Mayor Loyola, Sangguniang Bayan members, barangaycaptains and department heads adjusted their respective clocks (wristwatch and other devices) altogether.(Carmona PIO/CPG/RBF/PIA4A-Cavite)C. LAGUNA1. Tagalog news: Pamahalaang lungsod, namahagi ng e-tablet sa mgaguro at mag-aaral ng science high schoolBy Carlo P. GonzagaFriday 5th of July 2013LUNGSOD NG SAN PABLO, Laguna, Hulyo 5 (PIA) -- Namahagi ng e-tablet ang pamahalaang lungsod sapamamagitan ng local school board sa mga guro at mag-aaral ng San Pablo City Science High Schoolkamakailan.Ang e-tablet ay isang innovative project ng pamahalaang lungsod na gagamitin bilang textbook,notebook at maaari ring workbook na naglalayong makasabay ang mga mag-aaral sa pampublikongeskuwelahan sa kasalukuyang digital information era ng edukasyon sa bansa.

Sinabi ni Mayor Vicente Amante na siya ring chairman ng local school board na malaki ang maitutulongng e-tablet sa advanced education ng mga mag-aaral sa high school, ganundin sa mas mabilis at bagongimpormasyon para sa pagtuturo ng mga guro sa science high school.“Ang pamamahagi ng e-tablet ay naglalayong maihanda ang mga mag-aaral sa kasalukuyanginformation-based at electronic education na lumalaganap na sa iba’t ibang paaralan sa buong bansa,” wika ni Amante.Maliban kay Mayor Amante, ang pamamahagi ng e-tablet na idinaos sa Rizal Hall ng Central School aydinaluhan nina city schools Superintendent Susan Oribiana at Central School principal HermogenesBagsic. (CPG PIA4A at ulat mula sa CIO-SPC)2. Tagalog news: DSWD, nagpasasalamat sa mga CSOs sa pagtulong samga benepisaryo ng 4PsBy Carlo P. GonzagaFriday 5th of July 2013LUNGSOD NG SAN PABLO, Laguna, Hulyo 5 (PIA) -- Nagpahayag ng taos-pusong pasasalamat kamakailansi Leticia T. Diokno, regional director ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 4A samga miyembro ng civil society organizations (CSOs) sa pagtulong ng mga ito sa mga benepisaryo ngPantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).Ang pasasalamat ay ginawa ni Diokno sa okasyon ng paglagda sa memorandum of agreement (MOA) sapagitan ng DSWD at tatlong CSOs na kinabibilangan ng United Pastors Council, South-Central LuzonConference of Seventh-Day Adventist Church at San Pablo Philippines Stake of the Church of Latter-DaySaints na pawang nakabase sa lungsod na ito.Sa ilalim ng kasunduan, ang tatlong faith-based organizations ay nagkasundo na magkakaloob ngsuporta sa pagdaraos ng family development sessions (FDS) para sa mga pamilyang benepisaryo ngPantawid.Ang FDS ay bahagi ng 4Ps program kung saan ang mga magulang na benepisyaryo ng Pantawid aypinagkakalooban ng edukasyon na may kinalaman sa pagpapamilya kabilang ang paksang relasyon ngmag-asawa, pagbabadyet ng pera at pagpapalaki ng mga bata.Dahil sa malaking bilang ng mga benepisyaryo ng Pantawid, patuloy na kinukuha ng DSWD ang serbisyong CSOs sa pagsasagawa ng FDS partikular sa mga paksang kung saan sila ay eksperto. (CPG, PIA4A)D. BATANGAS)

E. RIZAL07 JULY 2013.1. Consul General in San Francisco to determine if any Filipinos were hurt in Asiana Airlinecrash2. Malacanang says travel advisories 'right of any country for safety of their citizens'Consul General in San Francisco to determine if any Filipinos were hurt in Asiana Airline crashThe Philippine Consul General in San Francisco is working with American authorities to determine if any Filipinoswere included in the Asiana Airlines crash upon landing at the San Francisco International Airport on Saturday(Sunday in Manila), a Palace spokesperson said on Sunday.In a press briefing aired over government-run radio station dzRB Radyo ng Bayan, Deputy PresidentialSpokesperson Abigail Valte said that initial reports from ConGen Marciano Paynor, Jr. was that no Filipinos were onboard Asiana Air that was coming in from Seoul, Korea when it crashed but were still in the process of confirming it.―Our fellow workers in the Consulate in San Francisco are already there. I think Consul General (Marciano) Paynor,Jr. has already sent and dispatched embassy officials to go to the airport to check on if there were any Filipinos inthe plane,‖ Valte said.―So far negative pa po ang mga reports but they‘re still trying to get more information,‖ she added.Valte said the Philippines is extending its deepest sympathies and condolences with the families of two passengerswho, according to reports, perished in the crash.―It is very unfortunate what happened. We continue to hope that everybody is safe and we send out ourcondolences to the families. The last time I checked there were (reports) of two casualties. We send out ourdeepest sympathies and condolences to them as well as our well wishes for the recovery of the injured,‖ she added.A Boeing 777 airplane of Asiana Airlines carrying 307 people from Seoul, Korea crashed upon landing at runway28L of the San Francisco International Airport on Saturday (Sunday in Manila).Officials said 123 escaped without injury and 181 were hospitalized or treated for injuries. Among the injured, 49 arein serious condition and five, including a child remain in critical condition at San Francisco General Hospital. Amongthe 47 others at the hospital, several were treated for minor injuries, including fractures and abrasions, and werereleased Saturday night. PND (rck)TOPMalacanang says travel advisories 'right of any country for safety of their citizens'Malacanang brushed off the latest travel advisory issued by the United States of America against travelling to thesouthern portion of the Philippines, saying it was the right of any country in order to keep their citizens safe.Deputy Presidential Spokesperson said in a press briefing aired over government-run radio station dzRB Radyo ngBayan that the Philippine government clearly understood the intentions of the travel advisory as the Philippines,through its various diplomatic posts around the world, had also issued similar advisories to Filipinos, the most recentof which, was for Egypt and for Massachusetts during the Boston marathon bombing incident.

―We respect the right of any country to issue any precautionary measures intended for the safety of their citizenswhile visiting other countries in the same way that the Philippine government through our posts in other countrieshave also issued several warnings whenever we feel that our citizens should take extra precautions in light ofevents that are happening,‖ Valte said.One example (is the) one I mentioned yesterday on the caution or the alert levels that we raised in Egypt due to themovements there. I also remember the DFA Spokesperson mentioning that we did issue a precautionary warning toour citizens residing in Boston right after the bombing had taken place,‖ she added.―You know, as a country we also recognize the need of others to issue these precautionary measures to theircitizens,‖ Valte further said.Valte pointed out that despite such travel advisories to foreign visitors, the country posted two million tourist arrivalsfor the first five months of 2013.―This is the first time in Philippine history that the country has reached the two million mark in the first five months ofthe year. So makikita po naman natin na marami pa rin ang dumadating sa ating bansa at talagang malaki angkatotohanan sa likod ‗nung ‗It‘s more fun in the Philippines‘,‖ she added. PND (rck)TOP06 JULY 2013.1. Govt continues to work to address traffic woes, says Palace2. Palace: There’s enough money to fund P2.3 trillion 2014 budget3. Palace: Cha-Cha will remain at the back burnerGovt continues to work to address traffic woes, says PalaceMalacanang said the government continues to address the traffic congestion problem in the midst of an economicreport saying the country has been losing huge amount of potential income due to the traffic menace.NEDA Director General Arsenio Balisacan said the Philippines is losing P2.4 billion a day in potential income as aresult of traffic congestion problem.Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said in a radio interview Saturday over dzRB Radyo ng Bayan thatamong the government‘s major thrusts is to decongest Metro Manila and build infrastructure that will ease traffic

congestion.The main focus according to Valte is easing traffic flow in EDSA, being Metro Manila‘s main thoroughfare.Apart from the campaign against the colorum buses, the government plans to move the terminals of provincialbuses away from EDSA, she said.The government is building the North and South terminal so that buses plying provincial routes do not have to takethe EDSA route. The administration is also building various infrastructure projects to ease traffic flow in the metro,she said.The President has instructed agencies to find alternative roads that could be used once the EDSA rehabilitationstarts.In addition to the usual road maintenance, the public works and highways department is also doing flood mitigationplans for Metro Manila. The government targets to pave all national roads by 2015-2016, Valte said.MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino gave an update on the construction of the South terminal, Valte said. TheMMDA has been carrying out a scheme that controls the buses along EDSA to avoid traffic jams.Reacting to a recent campaign in the City of Manila targeting street vendors and illegal parking, Valte said trafficenforcement doesn‘t solely rely on the hands of the MMDA and local government units must also act.Valte said going after vendors and people illegally parking their vehicles are being discussed by the Metro ManilaCouncil. PND (as)TOPPalace: There’s enough money to fund P2.3 trillion 2014 budgetThe Palace is confident that it could fund the P2.3 trillion budget proposed by the President for 2014 because theexecutive department has studied it thoroughly, a Palace official said.President Aquino will seek a P2.3-trillion national budget for next year after he delivers his fourth State of the NationAddress on July 22.The budget department confirmed this week that the P2.268 trillion is the spending level that the President wouldask the Senate and the House of Representatives to appropriate.―Confident tayo na mapopondohan natin iyan, and as is with every budget that we have presented to Congress andthat has been approved by Congress, ito ay matagal na pinag-aralan,‖ Deputy Presidential spokesperson AbigailValte said in a radio interview over dzRB Radyo ng Bayan on Saturday.―What we always look out for would be ways to tighten spending and to make sure that the money that we allot for aparticular project actually goes to that project,‖ she said adding Budget Secretary Florencio Abad will present thebudget to the President on Monday.The planned budget is 13.1 percent or about P262 billion higher than this year‘s P2.006-trillion budget.The department said that the additional funds would go to increased investments in infrastructure, in governanceand anti-corruption, in building human capabilities especially of the poor, through quality education, publichealthcare and housing, and in climate change adaptation measures.All these fundamental requirements are vital for the country‘s competitiveness and development, it said. PND (as)TOPPalace: Cha-Cha will remain at the back burnerChanging the country‘s Constitution will not have the President‘s support until somebody could convince him on thepressing need to amend it at this time, a Palace official said on Saturday.In a radio interview over dzRB Radyo ng Bayan, Deputy Presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte was asked byreporters on what could possibly convince the President to agree to Charter Change.―This was the question that the President has always asked: What would be the detriment to the country if we do notmove for Cha-Cha now, at this time? Ano ‗yung pressing need and until this day, wala pang nakasasagot kung anonga 'yun to the President,‖ Valte said.The President was asking if there is a clear and present danger for the nation if it does not amend the Charter now,

she said.Asked if the President finds the issue of changing the Constitution divisive, Valte said the President thinksotherwise.―It‘s not really that it‘s divisive, it‘s more of justifying going through that process,‖ she said.The Palace official argued that Charter Change is not necessary because the country has managed to get alongwith many challenges without amending the Charter.―And kung economic progress ang pag-uusapan natin, the numbers are there. We can use the experience of othercountries, by way of economic growth, at meron namang mga bansang hindi hinahayaan ang foreign ownership oftheir land na nagkakaroon ng economic progress, Valte noted. PND (as)TOP05 JULY 2013.1. President Aquino receives delegates of the Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council in Malacanang2. Aquino agrees for continued deployment of Filipino peacekeepers in Golan Heights until August3. Govt to continue pursuing Marcoses ill-gotten wealth, Palace saysPresident Aquino receives delegates of the Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council in MalacanangThe delegation of the Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council (APRC) paid a courtesy call on President Benigno S.Aquino III at the Malacanan Palace on Friday.The delegation is composed of Dr. Surakiart Sathirathai, APRC chairman and former Deputy Prime Minister andForeign Minister of Thailand; Mr. Shaukat Aziz, vice-chairman of APRC and former Prime Minister of Pakistan;Ambassador Virasakdi Futrakul, Secretary General of the APRC and former Permanent Secretary of Foreign AffairsMinistry, Thailand; Mr. Weerasak Kowsurat, Former Minister of Tourism and Sports, Thailand; and Isidro Camacho,vice chairman of Credit Suisse Asia Pacific and former Philippine Secretary of Finance.Joining President Aquino in the meeting were Secretary Albert Del Rosario of the Department of Foreign Affairs(DFA), Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Deles, and Assistant Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro ofDFA‘s Asia and Pacific Affairs.The APRC, founded in Bangkok in September 2012, is an independent, international and non-governmentorganization intended to help governments and societies in Asia to identify peaceful means of resolving conflictsand reconciling differences. PND (co)TOPAquino agrees for continued deployment of Filipino peacekeepers in Golan Heights until AugustPresident Benigno S. Aquino III has agreed to continue with the deployment of Filipino peacekeepers in the GolanHeights until August 11, a Palace official said on Friday.In a press briefing in Malacanang, Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said an assessment team has made arecommendation to the President for the stay of the peacekeepers in the Golan Heights at that particular duration

but after that a rotational process will be determined.―Subject to meeting considerations which the Philippines has made to enhance the security and safety of ourpeacekeepers, the President has expressed that the Philippines is prepared to continue its UNDOF participation,‖Lacierda said quoting a statement from Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario.The President wants more enhanced security and safety for Filipino peacekeepers serving in the Golan Heights,Lacierda said adding that the Philippine government is currently coordinating with the United Nations to meet therequirements on their safety and security.―Meron tayong hinihingi, may considerations tayo with the United Nations. We are presently coordinating with themand what is very clear that we are committed to stay until August 11 and then, pag-uusapan. Continuous ang paguusap ngayon with the United Nations,‖ Lacierda said.Asked if the Philippine government will pull out the peacekeepers if the safety requirements are not met, Lacierdasaid the Palace will leave the issue with the Department of Foreign Affairs.United Nations appealed to the Philippine government not to remove its troops from the Golan Heights.The recommendation only applies to peacekeepers deployed in Golan Heights and not to those serving in otherareas, Lacierda clarified.The President said previously that while the Philippines stands ready to maintain peace in volatile areas in theworld, the government would also want to ensure the safety of Filipino troops serving in those locations.The Philippine government has asked for the modification of the rules of engagement as well as an increase in thenecessary equipment needed by the peacekeepers to ensure their safety and security.Only Filipino and Indian peacekeepers remain in the Golan Heights to keep the peace in the area. Contingents fromAustria, Croatia and Japan have already pulled out because of the growing tensions there.Concerns for the safety of the peacekeepers have grown in recent months with the kidnapping of 21 Filipinopeacekeepers by Syrian rebels in March. Another kidnapping incident happened in May with the abduction of fourFilipino peacekeepers. PND (as)TOPGovt to continue pursuing Marcoses ill-gotten wealth, Palace saysMalacanang said on Friday that the Philippine government has not wavered in going after the ill-gotten wealth of theMarcoses and the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) will continue to do its mandate.There were reported new developments in the pursuit of Marcos wealth in Australia following a report by anAustralian newspaper about a former model in the 70s who became a sole beneficiary of Marcos‘s secret accounts.Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said the PCGG has not stopped its recovery work, adhering to its mandateto recover the ill-gotten wealth of the Marcoses.Although the PCGG does not receive much media attention sometimes, it does not necessarily mean that there‘s alull in its works, Lacierda said.―What they would like to emphasize is that the recovery work continues,‖ he said.There is also no update on the planned abolition of the commission, he said. But regardless of whatever plans thegovernment has in mind for the PCGG, its work must continue, he said.Two years ago, the PCGG said it would look into the reported ill-gotten

3. PIA-4A/QUEZON: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Lucena city branch conducts 'money cup for the grown up' for employees of BSP, Lucena. This is part of the national savings concioussness week and financi