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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
by Natasha Mae Arañez, Czarina Joy Arevalo, and Renee Marsha Babao
This coming December 12 at 4pm, 88 Los Baños couples will tie the knot – for free.
The local government of Los Baños, through the Gender and Development (GAD) Office, will hold the Kasalang Bayan 2014 General Paciano Rizal Park in Los Baños, Laguna.
The Kasalang Bayan is a free mass civil wedding ceremony for the residents of the municipality held every February and December. The event coincides with the quadrocentennial celebrations of the municipality.The brides will be wearing the Filipiniana dress while the groomsmen will wear their barong tagalog or camisos de chino.
According to Nanet Saldaña from the GAD Office, the Kasalang Bayan is part of the municipality’s implementation of Act No. 2013-1240, also known as Kasalang Bayan Act, which was first enacted in 2013.
Eighty-eight out of the 100 slots were secured during the October 30 registration for this year’s Kasalang Bayan. Saladaña shared that aside from enjoying a free wedding and reception, the 88 couples will benefit from a joint Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) that is extended to their children.
The future couples’ age ranged from 18 to 60 years old. The youngest bride and groom for this year’s Kasalang Bayan are both 18 years old. Saldaña noted that applicants who are below 26 years old were required to secure their parents’ consent. Most of the couples come from Brgy. Bambang, with 15 pairs.
A Collaborative Work
According to Saldaña, this event will be a product of the collaboration of municipal offices. She further noted that this is an activity of almost every staff of the municipal office. The flow of the program will be handled by the Kasalang Bayan Core Group, which is composed of sub-committees, will be led by Atty. Genalyn Bagon-Soriano, the Municipal Administrator of Los Baños. Municipal Accountant Lolita Leviste heads the project’s sub-committee on finance. The total cost for the Kasalang Bayan, including the required seminars, amounts to an estimated PhP 460,000. Engr. Ricky Estopace, the municipal engineer, will oversee the event’s physical arrangements.
Dr. Fe Banasihan, the municipal agriculturist, will be in charge of event decorations. Banasihan’s committee is envisions a traditional ambiance, in accordance to the quadricentennial theme. The decoration committee is also responsible for the entourage and the photo booths.
Dr. Alvin A Isidro, the Municipal Health Officer, will lead a medical team consisting of at least 15 nurses and two doctors to stand by in case of emergencies. No serious injuries have taken place in the previous mass weddings. The medical team is preparing for cases of dizziness, heatstroke, hypertension, anxiety attacks, minor wounds, and other accident-related injuries. An ambulance will also be on standby.
Los Baños Police Chief Insp. Ricardo Dalmacia will be in charge of traffic and security. Police Chief Dalmacia said the event is unlikely to cause heavy traffic in the area and that there will be no need to close or block any roads however, the Los Baños PNP will deploy 60 policemen to implement the security plans for the event.
Each couple is entitled to a reception table which accommodates up to eight persons – for the bride, the groom, the parents of the bride, the parents of the groom, and a pair of principle sponsors. Aside from the food and catering during the reception, the municipality will also shoulder the couple’s wedding pictures, give-aways, invitations, bouquets and the video coverage. However, the couples will shoulder their respective wedding rings, which are optional.
The municipality scheduled the event orientation on November 4, followed by the mandatory seminars on November 11. The marriage license application will start by the third week of November, and the general rehearsal is set on December 10.
The holding of the biannual Kasalang Bayan aims to give couples who are unable to afford the requirements of a marriage ceremony the opportunity to get married. By helping couples with the costs of their certificate of no marriage (CENOMAR), marriage license, wedding ceremony, the reception, invitations, souvenir items, and pictures, Saldaña believes that they are able to deal with the barrier of poverty that hindered them from this process.
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.)
SA MGA NAGNANAIS NA MAKASAL NANG LIBRE AT NAIS MAKIBAHAGI SA OKASYONG ITO, MANGYARI PO LAMANG NA MAKIPAG-UGNAYAN SA OPISINA NG GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE (GAD) sa 2nd floor New Municipal Building, o tumawag sa (049) 530 2818 local 202 o mag-text kina Bb. Nannet 09993936707 at Bb. Arline 09263619271 bago mag Septembre 30, 2014.Ang proyektong ito ay bahagi ng Kautusan Blg. 2013-2140 na nagtatakda ng pagsasagawa ng Kasalang Bayan tuwing buwan ng Disyembre at Pebrero ng kada taon. Ito ay pinagtibay noong Hulyo 29, 2013.
ANONG MGA SERTIPIKO AT SERBISYONG WALANG BABAYARAN?
1) Application fee (P250)
2) Marriage License fee (P150)
3) Solemnization fee (P100)
4) Family planning/counselling fee & certificate (P100)
5) Cenomar (P195)
6) Notarial fee
7) Service fee
ANO ANG MGA KAILANGAN PARA MAKASAMA SA KASALANG BAYAN?
1) Katunayan o sertipiko na walang kakayahang pinansiyal mula sa punong barangay kung saan nakatira at
2) Katunayan o sertipiko na walang kakayahang pinansiyal mula sa namumuno ng Lokal na Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
by John Paul M. Omac
CABUYAO CITY, LAGUNA—Cabuyao police rescued a 10-year-old girl that was held hostage by a man who was allegedly “high” for almost two hours in Baranggay Baclaran, last Thursday, January 31.
The authorities have identified the hostage-taker as Nelson Durian, 29. According to the police, the hostage-taker seemed to be under the influence of illegal drugs during the incident.
“Wala talaga sa katinuan yung ating suspect,” explained Superintendent Leonard Luna, Cabuyao City Chief of Police. “He was under the influence of illegal drugs.”
According to witnesses, Durian went out of their house with a knife around 5 pm. The suspect mocked everyone in the street and even challenged them into a fight. This is where he saw the child he held hostage.
“Bigla na lang niyang hinatak yung bata. Sa takot din namin ay wala samin ang makalapit sa kanila,” said Susan Alba of Mabuhay City Subdivision where the hostage taking took place.
Before the hostage taking, Durian also had an argument with his father, Luna said. Police Officer George Hinggan negotiated patiently with the hostage-taker. The negotiations lasted for two hours until Police Officer Arwin Masa found a chance to grab the knife from Durian’s hand to at last free the child.
Durian holds the child captive as Cabuyao police tried to negotiate with him at Mabuhay City Subdivision, Brgy. Baclaran, Cabuyao (Photo courtesy of Cabuyao PNP )
After the hostage taking, the victim remained in shock and was rushed to Cabuyao City Hospital where she was examined. She and her mother also received stress debriefing from Cabuyao Municipal Social Welfare and Development (MSWD) personnel.
Meanwhile, Durian is already detained at Cabuyao Municipal Jail. He will be facing charges of frustrated murder filed against him before the municipal Prosecutor’s office.
“Bukod sa frustrated murder, hindi rin natin pwedeng palagpasin yung paggamit niya ng ipinagbabawal na gamot,” Luna explained.