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Antique fire stations ready for emergencies
BY: PILAR S. MABAQUIAO
Thursday 6th of March 2014
SAN JOSE, Antique(PIA6) - - The men and women of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) are always ready for fire emergencies.
Fire Officer Simplicio Chicano, Acting Fire Marshall of San Jose Fire Station said the 34 personnel of Antique BFP headed by SInsp Romeo C. Gigato, Jr. are well trained and ready for fire call and other emergencies.
Antique has seven fire stations located in Pandan, Culasi, Laua-an, Valderrama, Bugasong, Sibalom and San Jose. The fire stations are strategically located to cater to fire calls in neighboring towns.
Take the case of San Jose Fire Station that responds to fire calls in Anini-y, Tobias Fornier and Hamtic while Pandan station also caters to the towns of Libertad and Sebaste.
The fire trucks are loaded with water and have sufficient logistics to respond immediately to fire calls, said Chicano. Each station has at least one fire truck except for the town of San Jose and Sibalom which have two.
There are local government units that also own a fire truck like that of Tibiao, Patnongon, Tobias Fornier, Belison and San Jose. Some Municipal Mayors have signified their intention to turn over the units to BFP.
Chicano said when an LGU turns over a fire truck, the BFP can provide at least two fire officers to manage the unit like the case of the town of Laua-an wherein their unit was turned over to BFP and they were provided with fire officers. It’s a big augmentation force in the province, he said. A private individual also owns a fire truck in Sibalom, ready to augment BFP when needed.
With the all-out support of local officials, private groups and community people, Chicano assured that the BFP will continue to carry on effectively its task in fire prevention. In case of fire, the public can call the BFP hotline 09153248833 and (036) 540-7175. (MLG/PSM/JSC-PIA6 Antique)
Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=981394091475
DOT-6 cites increased tourist arrivals, expenditures in WV
BY: ELSA S. SUBONG
Thursday 6th of March 2014
ILOILO CITY, March 6 (PIA6) -- The figures of tourist arrivals and tourist expenditures in Western Visayas for 2013, are reportedly partial data, but already encouraging, according to the Department of Tourism here.
Atty. Helen Catalbas, DOT-6 director, said in a radio interview, that the numbers will increase after all reports are consolidated.For 2013, DOT recorded 3.322,433 arrivals, exceeding the target of 3,192,328.
Catalbas said with the increase also went the increase in tourist expenditures in the region to a staggering P74.4 billion with the province of Aklan as the top earner at P39.1 billion, factored in by the famous Boracay island..She added to explain that tourism spending consists of goods and services, like food, accommodation, tour and shopping, purchased or paid for by tourists.
Following Aklan among the provinces and cities in the region, are Iloilo City, with P10.2 billion in tourist receipts; Negros Occidental with P10.2 biilion; Bacolod City, P9.2 billion; Capiz, with P2 billion; and, Iloilo Province with P1.7 billion.Rounding up the record are Guimaras with P1 billion and Antique with P315.1 million.
Catalbas said that with the launching of the regional tourism campaign “Experience Western Visayas First”, more tourists are expected to visit any part of the region in the days to come. (JSC/ESS-PIA6 Iloilo)
Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=911393984448
DepEd Antique: Keep grad rites simple
BY: VICENTE W. VILLAVERT
Thursday 6th of March 2014
SAN JOSE, Antique, March 6 (PIA 6) - - The Department of Education Division of Antique reminded all public schools to hold simple graduation ceremonies for both elementary and secondary levels this March.
DepEd Antique OIC Superintendent Jose Freddie M. Mocon said that per DepEd Order No. 9, the graduation day for School Year 2013-2014 may be scheduled either the 27th or 28th of March 2014.
Mocon said DepEd Order 9 will also be sent to the various schools for their information and guidance.
Mocon added that DepEd personnel should not be allowed to collect fees or any kind of contribution for the graduation ceremonies. The program will be done in a simple but meaningful process.
“As of now we do not have the record of the number of pupils and students who will graduate this year in as much as the school is busy preparing for the conduct of the National Achievement Test, and the fourth grading period is not yet over,” Mocon said in a PIA interview.
He said the fourth grading period also serves as basis for determination of who will graduate this school year.
According to DepEd Antique Planning Officer II Noel Gipal, the number of Fourth Year High School Students enrolled in public schools for School Year 2013-2014 was recorded at 7,691 while for elementary Grade 6 pupils, at 12,529 in the entire province of Antique.(MLG/VWV/PIA6-Antique)
Source: http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=921394091119
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