Entries by Alfred Tan

ZAMBOANGA CITY — After the abduction of two US citizens, City Mayor Celso Lobregat opposes the idea that visitors coming to Zamboanga be advised to get security escorts from either the local Philippine National Police (PNP) or the Task Force Zamboanga (TFZ.)

ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Regional Council on Disability Affairs (RCDA) will spearhead the celebration of the 33rd National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week on July 17-23, bared Leila Awis of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

ZAMBOANGA CITY — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has called for more witnesses to the killing and wounding of witnesses inside a safehouse here.

ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Dipolog City government is eyeing to put up a mini-hydro power plant to augment the electricity needs of the consumers in that city, which is the capital of Zamboanga del Norte province.

ZAMBOANGA CITY — Governor Rommel Jalosjos said the Zamboanga Sibugay provincial government is still exerting all efforts for the safe recovery of the nine-year-old boy who was kidnapped in the province four months ago.

ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Department of Energy (DOE) has conducted a one-day workshop and consultation on all stakeholders as the agency envisions to come up with legal guidelines on the trade and use of coal in the country.

PAGADIAN CITY — As a gesture of active and continued support to the observance of the National Disaster Consciousness Month (NDCM) this July which carries the theme "Makialam, Makiisa. Sa Pagsugpo sa Panganib May Maitutulong Ka," the Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Police Office (ZSPPO) joins the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) in the celebration by conducting tree planting activity on July 14 here.

ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR — Mr. Luis P. Manalang, a professional product designer who currently heads the Design Division of the Product Development and Design Center of the Philippines (PDDCP) has this to say to Region 9's small and medium entrepreneurs (SME); "In today's highly competitive business environment, successful product development is of utmost import if your business hopes to survive for any length of time".

DIPOLOG CITY — Businessmen from all over Zamboanga Peninsula including those coming from Ozamis City, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi will converge in this city on Aug. 5-7 for the 7th Zamboanga Peninsula Business Conference.

PAGADIAN CITY — The National Grid Corporation has announced a power interruption scheduled on Thursday, July 14, 2011 from 6:00 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. along the Aurora-Molave-Polanco 69KV line.

PAGADIAN CITY — Local chief executives who fail or refuse to comply with the government-initiated Full Disclosure Policy (FDP) on their financial transactions could be involved in irregularities in handling of local funds.

PAGADIAN CITY — "Showcase and sell your products in the food terminal, " says Agriculture and Marketing Services (AMAS) Director Leandro H. Gazmin during the recent project launching in Barangay Kapamanok, San Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur. Director Gazmin recognized the potential resources of Kapamanok which if harnessed could serve as a food buffer not only to the municipality but also to its adjacent municipalities.

KORONADAL CITY — The regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment is re-aligning its programs for the new Labor Employment Plan (LEP) to be coherent with President Benigno Aquino's mandate to align programs to the Philippine Development Plan (PDP).

GLAN, Sarangani — For an efficient information system on real property tax, this municipality has ventured into the computerization of its RPTS through the assistance of the provincial government.

DAVAO CITY — The inter-agency members of the regional and city coordinating committees on tuberculosis here are considering involving elementary and high school students in the fight against the TB disease.