ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL...The "conflict" between the provincial gov't of Capiz and the DSWDO reg'l office with regards to the implementation of the controversial Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4P's) in the province have been settled.
In a radio interview, DSWD Reg'l Dir. Minda Brigoli said that she and Gov. Victor Tanco, Sr. have agreed to "settle the misunderstanding" created by the non-implementation of some mechanisms previously agreed by their offices, regarding the 4P's in Capiz.
Among the issues that was settled is the immediate creation of the Provincial Advisory Committee (PAC), composed of representatives from the provincial gov't, DSWD provincial extension office and other government agencies, that will oversee the proper implementation of 4P's in the province.
The PAC will also serve as the Provincial Grievance Committee (PGC) that will settle queries, complaints and disputes in the 4P's implementation in at least seven municipalities in Capiz, that include Pilar, Pres. Roxas, Panay, Maayon, Jamindan, Tapaz and Sapian.
According to the office of the Governor, they have received complaints that some 4P's beneficiaries are not "indigents" but employed individuals and therefore not eligible to received monthly cash allowance of P 1,300.
DSWD confirmed the alleged existence of "non-indigents" in some barangays in Capiz under 4P's but Dir. Grigoli said ,they have already "sanitized" the list of the beneficiaries.
Based on DSWDO records, at least P 40M were released by the national gov't to thousands of 4P's beneficiaries in Capiz, since December 2010.
On February 24, 2011 the staff of DSWDO extension located at the Villareal Stadium received a letter from Provincial Administrator Jo Villanueva, informing them with regards to the "termination of the Memorandum of Agreement(MOA) respecting the free use of stall no. 5 of Pag-ulikid Commercial Stalls." The DSWDO staff were also given a period of 90 days to vacate the subject premises.
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GOV. TANCO IS ANTI-RH BILL... Gov. Victor Tanco, Sr. received an overwhelming applause from the people who attended the 50th Sacerdotal Anniversary celebration of Msgr Onie Gordoncillo at the Capiz Gym last Friday, after he publicly announced his support against the RH bill.
According to the Gov. Tanco, he decided to support the stand of the church against the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) Bill as a "gift" to Msgr Onie on his 50th golden anniversary as a priest.
After the speech, Gov. Tanco received a "tight hug" from Msgr Onie.
Papal Nuncio Edward Joseph Adams with Archbishops, Bishops and priests who were also present during the occasion, seems very happy with the stand of the governor against the RH Bill.
With this development, the three leaders of the LP in Capiz ; Rep. Antonio del Rosario, City Mayor Angel Alan Celino and Gov. Victor Tanco,Sr. now support the anti-RH bill advocates.
This is interesting since the leadership of the Liberal Party in the Congress and in Malacanang are pushing for the approval of the RH Bill.
No less than Sec. Enrique Ona of the DOH gave an assurance the other day that PNoy has not wavered his support for the RH Bill and in fact according to Sec. Ona, the President certified the bill as urgent.
The possible implications of Gov. Tanco's stand against the RH Bill with regards to the DOH projects in Capiz will be known in the coming days or months, considering the the Health department is the prime mover of the proposed legislation.
During her speech here in Roxas City, Dr. Ligaya Acosta of Pro-Life Philippines revealed that on 2007-2008, Capiz received at least $ 66,350.00 as grant from Australia for the "Enhancing Reproductive Health Through Youth Participation" program of the province.
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WAGE INCREASE FOR CASUAL NURSES... BM Mimi Ardivilla, Chairperson of the SP Capiz - Committee on Health, is pushing for the salary increase of casual Nurses working in the RMPH and other district hospitals of the province.
According to BM Ardivilla, casual Nurses only receive a P 130 daily wage despite of their huge responsibilities in the hospital.
This is now the right time Ardivilla added, that the provincial gov't should look into the predicament of the casual Nurses.
The lady Board Member from the 2nd district is precisely correct on her observation regarding the measly daily wage of casual Nurses of our district hospitals, P 130 per day. For one month at 20 duty days of Monday-Friday, a casual Nurse only receives P 2,600, not to mention the frequent delays of their monthly salaries due to "unavailability" of funds.
A daily wage of P 130 for a casual Registered Nurse in the district hospitals is of the same daily salary received by a casual employee assigned for clerical works in the different offices inside the Capitol.
Indeed, very demeaning for a prestigious profession.
Their are many considerations with regards to the timely proposal of BM Ardivilla, including the source of fund for the proposed daily wage increase and the PS cap limitation stipulated in the Local Gov't Code.
How about other casual employees in the Capitol ? Well, the provincial gov't might also consider the daily wage adjustment of these casuals once the proposal of BM Ardivilla will be adapted by the Governor, since selective wage increase is sometimes unproductive.
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