FACE aims to help tourism and environmental awareness through cycling

After their participation in the TEN Enduro Pilipinas last January, the Tacurong Federation of All Terrain Cycling Enthusiasts (FACE) formalizes their group as the officers take oath on February 24 with Tacurong City Mayor Lina O. Montilla administering the pledge. FACE President Patick Parreño said that the transition from being a friendship group into an established organization would help in building activities and events that will be conducted in the city, which will help Tacurong’s tourism. Mayor Montilla also acknowledged the team’s contribution in promoting the city’s tourism and hopes for a good partnership with them. FACE’s main objective involves establishing cycling as a means of achieving a healthy lifestyle, promote environmental awareness and development, and develop eco-tourism in Tacurong City. (LGU-Tacurong City Information)

DOLE at LGU Tacurong PESO, nilibot ang mga recruitment agencies para alamin ang estado ng kanilang operasyon

Sa layuning mabigyan ng sapat na kaalaman ang mga aplikante tungkol sa estado ng operasyon ng mga recruitment agencies sa lungsod ng Tacurong, nagsagawa ng monitoring ang Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) at ang Public Employment Service Office (PESO) ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Tacurong noong Pebrero 21.

Kasama sa paglilibot sa mga tanggapan ng agencies sina Allan Freno at Myla Muyco mula sa PESO at Ginang Mercy Uy mula sa DOLE Provincial Field Office

Sa talaan ng DOLE at PESO, mayroong labing-isang recruitment agencies para sa overseas employment na nakabase sa lungsod noong taong 2013.

Sa paglilibot na isinagawa noong Byernes, napag-alaman na tumigil na sa kanilang operasyon ang Pacific Mediterranean Recruitment Agency sa lungsod at umano’y lumipat na sa ibang lugar.

Samantala, sa sampung agencies na mayroon pang branch offices sa lungsod, napag-alaman na isa pa lamang nag nakakumpleto sa pagproseso nila ng business permit sa city hall at ito ay ang Zontar Manpower Services Inc.

Limang agencies naman ang patuloy pang ipinoproseso ang kanilang business permits. Ito ay ang Al-Alamia International Manpower Services, MMML Recruitment Services Inc., Stronghold Manpower International Recruitment Agency Corporation, Nonstop Overseas Employment Corporation, at Mondial Overseas Corporation.

Hindi naman nakunan ng impormasyon ang apat pang recruitment agencies dahil sarado pa ang mga ito noong umaga na isinagawa ang monitoring. Ito ay ang Bobstar International Recruitment Agency, A-M Phil Professional Services Corporation, Al Romaithi International Manpower Services, at United Placeman Philippines, Inc.

Samantala, hinikayat naman ng PESO ang mga agencies na hindi pa nakapag-renew ng business permit na tapusin muna ang renewal nila bago sila mag-recruit ng mga aplikante.

Inoobliga naman ng DOLE ang bawat agency na bago mag-proseso ng business permit, kailangan muna nitong dumaan sa kanilang tanggapan para humingi ng certification. Ang certification ng mula sa DOLE ay nagpapatunay na kumpleto ang mga papeles ng agency kalakip na ang valid POEA license nito at dokumentong  nagsasaad ng “Authority to Operate a Branch Office” sa lungsod ng Tacurong. (LGU Tacurong Information)

Mobile Operation Tuli, muling ilulunsad ng LGU Tacurong sa darating na summer vacation

Muling ilulunsad ng lokal na pamahalaan ng lungsod ng Tacurong ang Operation Tuli sa mga Barangay sa darating na summer vacation.

Ang Operation Tuli na libre at taunang ginagawa ay naglalayon na palawakin ang kaalaman ng mga magulang at kabataan tungkol sa ligtas at malinis na pamamaraan ng circumcision o pagtutuli.

Ang programang ito ay sinimulan ni Vice Mayor Joseph George Lechonsito noong konsehal pa lamang sya at pinuno ng Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Health.

Bilang isang doktor, alam ng vice mayor ang panganib na dala ng nakaugaliang pagtutuli sa mga baranggay na kung tawagin sa salitang hiligaynon ay “paltak”. Nagiging sanhi umano ng tradisyunal na pagtutuli ang impeksyon at pagkakasakit ng mga kabataan.

Simula nang ipatupad ang Operation Tuli sa dalawampung barangay noong taong 2009, libu-libong mga kabataan na ang nabigyan nito ng libreng serbisyo.

Noong 2012, umabot sa 659 ang bilang ng mga kabataang naabot ng programa. Inaasahan naman ni Vice Mayor Lechonsito na target nila ang 800 mga kabataang mabigyan ng libreng tuli.

Magsisimula ang Operation Tuli sa kalagitnaan ng Marso at tinatayang matapos bago ang Semana Santa.

Pangungunahan ng mga doktor at nurses ng Office for City Health Services ang team na maglilibot sa mga barangay. Katulad noong mga nakaraang taon, mismong ang vice mayor ay tutulong sa pagtutuli para mas maraming kabataan ang mabigyan ng serbisyo.

Sinabi din ng vice mayor na kasama pa rin nila sa Operation Tuli ang mga doktor at nurses mula sa mga pribadong ospital at nursing schools para tumulong. (LGU Tacurong City Information)

Tacurong BOSS earns 9.5 million in 2014

Tacurong City Business One-Stop Shop (BOSS) earned PhP9,517,449.26 in January 2014. This amount is 32.11% higher than the revenues generated during the city’s BOSS in 2012 which is P7,096,662.48, according to a comparative report from the City Treasury Office.

One thousand two hundred twenty-five (1,225) clients availed the services of Tacurong City’s Business One-Stop Shop (BOSS) this year, January 2 to 20.

In 2013, Tacurong BOSS earned PhP8,031,596.47 with 1,093 clients. Meanwhile, only 886 clients were served in 2012.

Tacurong BOSS starts every first working day of the year and lasts for 3 weeks. Under the BOSS, the fastest a client could complete the processing of business permit in less than thirty (30) minutes provided all the needed requirements are presented.

If a client has all the required documents, there are only three steps in renewal of business permits. First is accomplishing the Business Permit Unified Form for computation of business tax and regulatory fees; second is payment and issuance of business permit along with the signature of the City Treasurer; and third is the approval of the business permit by the City Mayor or the City Administrator. A fourth step though is required for new business applications (client goes to BIR for business registration).

Offices under the LGU as well as national line agencies are found at the BOSS venue to ease the processing of business operators who have yet to comply the stipulated requirements.

“During the term of former Mayor Lino O. Montilla, before other LGUs adopted BOSS, we have started to gather LGU and national offices in one venue to make services more accessible to business operators,” said City Administrator Eduardo Nicolo. “All this to offer a business-friendly environment to our investors,” he added. (LGU-Tacurong City Information)

DILG, CPDC hold training for barangay officials

Tacurong barangay officials simulate a council meeting during a workshop on barangay legislation on February 18, 2014 at the London Beach Resort Function Hall, GenSan. The workshop was a part of the Barangay Newly-Elected Officials (BNEO) Training conducted Feb. 18-20 in the said venue. One hundred officials of 10 barangays in Tacurong City participated in the BNEO Training First Batch for Tacurong. City DILG and the City Planning and Development Office facilititaed the training that covered topics like financial accountability, barangay development planning, budgeting process, public service ethics, legislation, and transparency. Another set of officials from 10 barangays will undergo the same training on Feb. 24-26, 2014. (LGU Tacurong City Information)

City government observes Civil Registration Month

Pursuant to Proclamation No. 682 issued on January 28, 1991, Tacurong City is in one with the observance of the Civil Registration Month this February. As part of the said event, the LGU venerated the occasion in the flag raising ceremony held on Monday, February 17^th.

Sambrano during his speech for the Civil Registration Month.

In lieu of the celebration, Provincial Statistics Officer, Rafael T. Sambrano, MBA, was invited and delivered a message to all city officials and employees. “Civil registration is a continuous, permanent and compulsory recording of vital events occurring in the life of an individual such as birth, marriage and death, as well as court decrees and legal instruments affecting the civil status of an individual,” he said as he continued on emphasizing the importance of the Civil Registration Month in reminding the public of their responsibility to register statuses on acts of persons.

Carrying the theme “Ikaw at Ako Tungo sa Wastong Pagrerehistro” for this year, Sambrano mentioned several civil registry laws to guide and inform people of the services rendered by the said administration. Among those he shared were: rules and regulations prevailing registration of acts and events with reference to the civil status of Muslim Filipinos as well as the indigenous people; Republic Acts 9048 and 10172 which accommodates concerns regarding clerical and typographical errors and change of names, and in the day and month in the date of birth or sex of a person without need of judicial order respectively; and Republic Act 9858 that provides legitimating of children born to parents below marrying age.

Mayor Montilla alongwith Vice Mayor Lechonsito, Men in uniform, and all LGU heads & employees in observance of the occasion.  

Among the activities lined up for the Civil Registration Month are conduct of information dissemination and symposia on Civil Registry Matters in different educational institutions, mobile registrations in different barangays/municipalities, radio interviews, hanging of streamers, free issuance of certifications, and motorcade in partnership with the Local Government Units (LGUs) province wide.

Sambrano also mentioned about the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) that was newly created by integration of the major statistical agencies of the government, consisted of National Statistics Office (NSO), National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics (BLES) and Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) in accordance to Republic Act 10625 (Philippine Statistical Act of 2013) which took effect last December 29, 2013.

                

PSA spearheaded this years observation of the Civil Registration Month. (LGU Tacurong  City Information)

Tacurong City officials take LCP, UP special course on urban planning

Tacurong City officials and planning personnel participated in the first classroom sessions of the Special Course on Urban and Regional Planning for Cities or City SCURP on February 11-13, 2014 at the School of Urban and Regional Planning, UP Diliman, Quezon City.

The League of Cities of the Philippines selected Tacurong City as among five (5) pilot cities for this special course. Other pilot cities include: Muntinlupa City, Balanga City of Bataan, Candon City if Ilocos Sur, and Bogo City of Cebu.

On February 14, SCURP participants from 5 pilot cities visited Quezon City Planning and Development Coordinating Office. They were briefed on the city’s Planning Department structure, data gathering and management, and use of the Geographic Information System or GIS.

SCURP applies the blended learning approach: five (5) sessions will be devoted to classroom/face-to-face interactions; 10 days for distance learning; and about three (3) months worth of actual field work for data collection and analysis. SCURP will officially end on April 2014.

Tacurong’s participating team was led by Mayor Lina O. Montilla. “We are more than grateful to have been selected as a pilot city for this program. I am very willing to learn and get my hands on to new strategies to effectively manage the city,” said Montilla. Other participants from LGU-Tacurong include City Administrator Eduardo Nicolo, Councilor Psyche Sucaldito, City Local Government Operations Officer Alberto Sero Jr., City Engineer Catherine Leguro, City Budget Officer Nestor Nomananap, City Planning and Development Coordinator Jaime Cedullo, City Envirinment and Natural Resources Officer Nemesio Carigaba, Engr. Alfredo Zuriaga (NGO sector representative), and Amelia Bochorno and Elmer Felongco from CPDCO.

LCP, in partnership with the UP School of Urban and Regional Planning, offered SCURP to provide an accessible and practical capacity development program for city managers.  The course uses the Rationalized Local Planning System as its basic framework. This planning system contains four elements: Planning Structure, Planning Mandates, Planning Processes, and LGU Authority Levers.

This special course is part of LCP’s project entitled Developing Knowledge Management and Exchange System for City Managers. LCP is headed by its President, Quezon City Maor Herbert Bautista.  (LGU-Tacurong City Information)