Balitang San Pablo : Online

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...