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MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has forged a partnership venture with the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) to provide credit to farmer-beneficiaries. DAR Secretary Virgilio de los Reyes said the project, entitled “DAR-CARD Microfinance Capacity Development Program,” is three-year project that seeks to extend loans to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs). De los Reyes said CARD will also work with DAR in training cooperative members to ensure better performance in managing business ventures and to avoid, if not limit, delinquency or even default on their payments. “The program aims to develop small farmers cooperatives into successful microfinance service providers in their areas,” De los Reyes said. The DAR, through the Bureau of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Development, aims to bolster its credit program through partnership with various microfinance institutions (MFI) like CARD. BARBD Director Elena Cabañes said the program is expect...

BATANGAS – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has ordered the suspension of franchise of Jam Liner, which figured in Monday's road mishap on Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) that killed 5 passengers and injured 20 others. LTFRB Chairman Atty. Nelson Laluces in a phone interview said the Jam Liner (DXV-511) bus, which was plying the Batangas-Lawton route before colliding with a cargo jeep and fell into a ravine, is operating under a franchise covering nine more bus units. “We will serve the suspension today(Tuesday) to conduct the necessary investigation and eventually file the appropriate charges, if any, against the bus company,” Laluces said. Laluces said the bus company could face penalties such as retraining of drivers or even outright revocation of its license, depending on the outcome of the investigation. “We’re still waiting for the police report, which will be one of our basis in our investigation,” he added. Assistant Di...

AN ARTICLE, “SK youth’s loss of innocence,’’ (Inquirer, 10/24/10) should set legislators to thinking about amending the law providing for the election of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) members. The article, written by Hon Sophia Balod and Cielo Marjorie Gono, both honor graduates of the UP College of Mass Communication, showed some defects in the SK setup. Among them: The SK is supposed to teach the youth how to become responsible leaders and citizens. Actually, in many cases, the organization serves just as a venue for frivolous programs and projects. It wastes a lot of money. Almost P5 billion from the internal revenue allotment of more than 42,000 barangays is allotted annually for the SK. If something concrete and good for the country has been accomplished with this huge sum of money, we have not seen it. It has taught many SK members the ways of corruption of adult politics.  It reminds us of what the late Mayor Arsenio Lacson once said of a young politician...

     Nabatid mula kay City Administrator Loreto S. Amante na naisaayos na ang mga hakbanging dapat ihanda para maayos na maipagdiwang ng mga San Pableño ang Araw ng mga Patay sa mga libingan sa sakop ng Lunsod ng San Pablo, mula sa pagsasaayos ng mga ruta ng sasakyan, paglalagay ng mga health station, pagtatalaga ng mga tauhan (na ang marami ay mga kusangloob) para pangasiwaan ang kaayusan at kapanatagan ng pamayanan simula sa Oktubre 31 hanggang Nobyembre 2 na naging kaugalian na ng marami na sa mga araw na ito dumalaw sa puntod ng mga namayapa nilang mga mahal sa buhay.        Pangunahing kumikilos sa paghahanda ang Office of the City Engineer, ang City Health Office and San Pablo City Red Cross, ang San Pablo City Police Station, at ang General Services Office. Ang DPWH-Laguna Sub-District Engineering District na naka-base sa Barangay Del Remedio ay handa   ring magpahiram ng gamit kung kakailanganin sa pagsisikap na maging maayos...

SAN PABLO CITY – At the strike of 12:00 midnight, a total of 2,547 candidates filed their certificates of candidacy at the Office of the City Election Officer here.   1,654 are for the positions of Punong Barangay and Kagawad of the Sangguniang Barangay, and 893 are for the position of Chairman and Kagawad of the Sangguniang Kabataan. There are 80 barangays here, and 50 of which are considered rural communities according to City Election Officer Patrick H. Arbilo.      There are 134,486 registered adult voters in the city, and Arbilo said the holding of barangay elections here are always peacefull and orderly, particularly that in the rural barangays, those contending for the same position are relatives.     

     LIPA CITY - Ngayong buwan ng Oktubre ang mga Panglalawigang Tanggapan ng Pambansang Tanggapan ng Estadistika o National Statistics Office (NSO) ay magsasagawa ng kanya-kanyang Provincial Elimination para sa 19 th Philippine Statistics Quiz (PSQ ).   Ang nasabing paligsahan sa larangan ng Estadistika ay isinasagawa taun-taon ng NSO sa pakikipagtulungan sa Philippine Statistical Association (PSA).    Ito ay naglalayong malaman ang kakayahan ng mga estudyanteng nasa unang taon sa kolehiyo tungkol sa Estadistika na napag-aralan nila noong sila ay nasa high school pa.      Nilalayon din nito na malaman ng publiko ang kahalagahan ng   estadistika (o datos) sa pagpaplano para umunlad ang ating bansa. Ito ang ipinahayag ni Director Rosalinda Bautista ng NSO-Region IV-A na may punong tanggapan sa lunsod na ito.      Sang-ayon kay Bb. Bautista,   ang unang magsasagawa ng provincial elimination ngayo...

The simple paraphernalia in processing popcorn commonly seen during fiesta and in fairs.       Thousands of years ago before the advent of movies, people were already eating popcorn.   Discovered by the Native Americans in ancient times, popcorn is a great snack rediscovered in modern times for its healthy benefits.   This is probably one of the greatest rediscovery of an indigenous food technology.   Today, popcorn is not only the snacks of the youngsters and lovers going to the movies but the oldies, too.   It is becoming a popular item in malls, in theaters, in parks, along busy streets by the cart vendors and even in remote rural areas during fiestas and other community gatherings.   But perhaps, the favorite place to eat popcorn is at the movie houses nowadays.      A group of researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Extension revealed that “there is no end to the uses of popcorn” and also said that ...