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by Jerome Atangan, Dara Miracle Montalbo, and Danica Salcedo In line with the week-long celebration of the 18th Bañamos Festival from September 16-22, 2019, the local government of Los Baños implemented heightened security measures to ensure peace and order. This … Continue reading
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ulat ni James Capunitan Mula Nobyembre 2018 hanggang Marso 2019, isang di kilalang babae na nagpapanggap na kukuning ninang o ninong sa kasal ang biktima at pagkatapos ay hihingi ng pera ang nakapambudol umano sa apat na katao sa Brgy. … Continue reading
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Ulat ni Elrey Minella E. Bagsik Ginanap ang kauna-unahang Disaster Preparedness Training para sa mga kabataan ng Brgy. San Antonio, Los Baños noong Marso 30. Ang isang araw na pagsasanay ay bilang tugon sa layunin ng Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) ng … Continue reading
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nina: Justine Alcantara at Joshua De Vera Nakiisa ang 120 mag-aaral ng Grade 11 sa Liceo de Los Banos sa Disaster Preparedness Training ng Municipal Disaster and Risk Reduction Management (MDRRM) kaagapay ang Bureau of Fire Protection ng Los Baños na … Continue reading
ni Aries S. Isla, miyembro ng Los Baños Group
Nagsagawa ng Rescue Operation Training noong Oktubre 3-5 sa Brgy. Baybayin ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Los Baños sa pangunguna ng Office of the Mayor at ng Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office.
Layunin ng pagsasanay sa rescue operation na higit na mapalawak ang kaalaman at kahandaan ng mga mamayan ng Los Baños ukol sa mga darating na kalamidad nang sa gayon ay makapagbigay ng kaukulang tulong sa mga residente ng Los Baños at sa karatig bayan sa oras ng pangangailangan.
Ang mga miyembro Coast Guard Special Operation Group (CGSOG) Southern Tagalog Command ang naging tagapagsanay ng mga piling kinatawan ng munisipyo at ng mga volunteer mula sa iba’t ibang barangay ng Los Baños.
Dalawampu’t lima mula sa mahigit 30 kataong nagparehistro ang matagumpay na nakapagtapos sa tatlong araw na rescue operation training. Mahigpit na training ang pinagdaan ng mga kalahok. Kinailangang manatiling alisto at magpakita ng kooperasyon at koordinasyon ang bawat kalahok upang matagumpay na maisakatuparan ang bawat hakbang ng pagsasanay.
Matapos ang tatlong araw ng sakit sa katawan at pagsisikap na napagtagumpayan ang bawat pagsubok sa pagsasanay, nabuo ang rescue team ng Los Baños na binubuo ng 25 nakapagtapos sa rescue operation training. (Larawan mula sa Los Baños Group.)
by Delfin Laforteza, Public Information Officer, Municipality of Los Baños
In order to effectively manage, conserve and protect Mt. Makiling, the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) spearheaded the organization of the Mt. Makiling Forest Reserve Stakeholders Advisory Council (MMFR-SAC) through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). The signing ceremony was held at the Nicolas Lansigan Auditorium at the UPLB College of Forestry and Natural Resources on July 30. It was also highlighted by the unveiling of the 33rd ASEAN Heritage Park Marker.
Mayor Caesar P. Perez (center) signs the MOA together with Chancellor Rex Victor Cruz (left) of UPLB and Mayor Bruno T. Ramos (right) of Bay, Laguna.
The signatories to the agreement include UPLB; provinces of Laguna and Batangas; City of Calamba; municipalities of Los Baños, Bay, and Sto. Tomas; Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – Region 4A; Department of Tourism (DOT) – Region 4; DENR-Biodiversity Management Bureau; Laguna Lake Development Authority; Laguna Water District; Calamba Water District; Philippine National Police – Region 4A; and Alab Makiling-Farmers Association.
Under this agreement, the 24 stakeholders acknowledge their responsibilities and will initiate more collective efforts to ensure the sustainability of the ecosystem services and protection of Mt. Makiling.
To assist the council in accomplishing their objectives, different committees were created, namely, biodiversity protection and law enforcement; ecotourism; water resources and sustainable use; communication, education and public awareness; resource generation; legal concerns; and research, development and monitoring.
A technical working group was also formed composed of the heads of the following offices: Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME); the Municipal/City Environment and Natural Resources Offices of Los Baños, Bay, Sto. Tomas and Calamba; DENR Region 4A; and DOT Region 4A. MCME will serve as the secretariat while the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) and GIZ of Germany will serve as advisers.
ASEAN dignitaries and officials present the certificate declaring the Mount Makiling Forest Reserve as an ASEAN Heritage Park to Chancellor Rex Victor Cruz of the University of the Philippines Los Baños as representative of all the stakeholders within the vicinity of the mountain.
The stakeholders council was created after a series of meetings initiated by MCME and ACB with the municipalities of Los Baños and Sto. Tomas following the declaration of Mt. Makiling as an ASEAN Heritage Park (AHP).
Mount Makiling’s nomination as an AHP was approved in 2013 during the 14th Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment held on September 25 in Surabaya, Indonesia. The mountain became the 33rd ASEAN Heritage Park and the 5th for the Philippines which include Mt. Apo Natural Park, Mt. Iglit-Baco National Park, Mt. Kitanglad Range Natural Park, and Mt. Malindang Natural Park. It is the first for Luzon and the first managed by an academic institution. The approval of Mt. Makiling’s nomination as an ASEAN Heritage Park was due to its use as a natural laboratory for scientists, and a favorite destination for tourists with its peaks and hot springs as attractions.
Manuel Gerochi, Undersecretary for Planning and Policy of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), who represented Secretary Ramon Paje during the opening ceremonies of the 4th ASEAN Heritage Park Conference, announced the declaration. On October 3, 2013, the certification of declaration was presented by the officials of ACB to the officials of UPLB and the surrounding towns and park managers during a ceremony held in Mt. Makiling Botanical Gardens in Los Baños, Laguna. Also present were officials from DENR. In a statement by ACB Executive Director Roberto V. Oliva, he said that the AHPs are a network of national protected areas of high conservation importance that aims to create greater awareness and appreciation for ASEAN’s rich natural heritage.
The declaration of Mt. Makiling as an AHP and the formation of the MMFR-SAC are welcome developments. Although it is not a protected area under the National Integrated Protected Areas System Law but a forest reserve under the management of UPLB, this title together with the MMFR-SAC MOA will open opportunities for more local and international support.