Antique to celebrate women’s month, give recognition to outstanding women in the province
San Jose, Antique - In connection with the upcoming women’s month celebration, the Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO) have prepared a program to recognize and acknowledge the role of women in society. As a little background, it was during the 1920’s when women were given the right to vote and participate in politics actively. From this right, other women movements sprung and created a gender equality movement.
In participation to the said event, the provincial government proposed some activities. The event is entitled Women’s Month Celebration 2010 with the theme Babae Tagumpay Ka ng Bayan. The parade is expected on March 8. It will be followed by an opening program with inspirational messages from prominent ladies such as Gov. Salvacion Perez and Senator Loren Legarda.
The program will be plugged on local radio and television a week before March 8. Several topics included for the discussion are Women in the Workplace, Issues Affecting Men and Women, Violence against Women and Children.
Antique to produce tungro resistant rice varieties, intensifies fisherfolk livelihoods
San Jose, Antique – “(These)projects would help develop the knowledge and capacity of the farmers and fisherfolks”, said Antique Governor Salvacion Z. Perez as they turned-over Agri-fishery projects to 44 individuals and organizations from all over the province, yesterday, January 13.
The province, through the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist(OPA), turned-over a total of 60 bags of registered seeds to seed growers and farmers. These include three tungro resistant palay varieties, NSIC RC 120, 118 and 158. The tungro infestation last year, which totals to 500 hectares, prompted the OPA to intensify the production of the said rice varieties in the province, according to Antique Provincial Agriculturist Nicolasito Calawag.
Supervising Agriculturist and Crops Division Chief, Josephine Manalo said that the 60 bags of palay that were turned-over are projected to yield 2,400 bags of quality seeds. She also bared that the provincial government funded for the provision of three bags of free 14-14-14 fertilizers to the beneficiaries for every bag of registered seed that they will avail. The registered seeds were sold to the said beneficiaries for P1,600.00 per bag.
The Province of Antique is among the top three in the delivery of social services in the region. The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Region 6-Western Visayas search for Excellence in Local Governance (EXCELL), awarded the province the second runner up in the Excellence in Social Services December last year.
In 2006, Antique under Gov. Sally Z. Perez was finalist in a similar national Local Government Leadership Award initiated by former DILG Secretary and Sen. Aquilino Pimentel, the Father of Philippine Local Autonomy and Decentralization.
The Excell Awards is an annual program of the DILG and co-sponsored by the Philippine Councilors’ League and other government agencies.
To show the viability of the local autonomy and decentralization under the Local Government Code since its approval ten years ago, DILG regional office conducst a yearly search. The 2009 search showcased the outstanding achievements of local governments in the areas of administrative governance, social services, economic development, and environmental management for the period July 1, 2008 to June 20, 2009.
