Balitang Masbate!

by ISAIAS F. BIGOL, JR.
Sociologist

THE CHAIRMAN presided, no less.

 On the second day of the four-day Performance Governance System Boot Camp for Various Multi-Sectoral Governance Coalition for national government agencies and local government partners, ISA Chair Jesus Estainslao summoned a handful of delegates to a working session; the central focus was Work-Life Balance promoting good governance.

 With the theme “Lighting the Way to PGS Successes”, Masbate city sent two members of the city MSGC, City Advisory Board Sec. Leopoldo Estoquia and lawyer Darwin Dimen along with Strategy Management Officer-designate Marlon Es. Ditan and the author as the city’s PGS focal person. The boot camp ran from Jan. 24 to 27.

 In the Jan. 25 working session, the former Finance Secretary and this year’s TOFIL Awardee for government service, intelligently discussed and presented the three important elements of Appreciative Inquiry or AI – a tool use in cascading the PGS process – which he considered a vital mechanism to institutionalize PGS in any given organization.

 In the Focused Group Discussion called by Estanislaos to discuss-Personal Governance, each of the nine-member group shared their prevailing experiences in institutionalizing PGS in their respective organization

 For NGAs, their representatives came from the Philippine Navy, Philippine Army, Philippine National Police, National Electrification Administration and the cities of Masbate, Legazpi and Balanga, Bataan for the local government units.

 Citing the strong commitment of Masbate City government as an organization for good governance, Estanislao lauded the effort of Mayor Socrates M. Tuason and the PGS Team as the city aims to complete its Proficiency Stage and ultimately institutionalize PGS.

 Evidenced by the full implementation of the city’s Communication Plan and the Establishment of the Multi-Sectoral Governance Coalition or the City Advisory Board, CAB, as well as its cascading effort, the group appreciated the political will of Mayor Tuason.

 “Masbate city is a rising star for us LGU’s” declared Ms. Em Haraya Santiago, OSM Secretariat and a PGS-TWG member for Balanga.

 And in letter to Mayor Tuason IS President Francisco C. Eizmendi Jr. Said: “We admire your commitement to organizational reform and hope that the training the Masbate delegates received in the boot camp will translate to visible progress in your city’s governance program.” With reports from MEsD
 
CHAMPION
Tuesday, 24 April 2012

FOR THREE YEARS NOW.

Lapay Bantigue Dance Festival is this year’s First Place in the recent 10th Tinagba Gayon Bicol 2012 Festival of Festivals in Iriga City Held Feb. 10.

Lapay Bantigue Dance Festival was also adjudged Best in Moving Choreography and won an additional P50,000 cash prize aside from the P500,000 grand prize as champion.

The Masbate City contingent vested other ten contingents from other provinces, cities and municipalities in the Bicol Region.

The Unod Festival of Castilla, Sorsogon placed 1st Runner Up bringing home P300,000 in cash prize while Magayon Festival of Albay was the 2nd Runner Up with a cash prize of P200,000.

Magayon and Unod Festivals also won the Best in Costume and Musicality awards, respectively, and each received additional P50,000.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 24 April 2012 )
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City of Masbate celebrates 11th Cityhood Anniversary
Monday, 05 September 2011

The City Government of Masbate is celebrating its 11th Cityhood Anniversary this month of September. We have lined-up relevant, new and fun-filled activities to celebrate the month-long festivity. These are the activities that will elicit enjoyment and positive response and impact to our people. Because we ensure that people get the best they can have every city anniversary. 

This year, it will conduct the first ever local Rodeo known as All Masbateño Rodeo on September 26-28, 2011. This is purely a Masbateño showcase and exhibition of cowboy and cowgirl skills in different cattle events. In conjunction with this, we are conducting the Search for Best Ranch where all cattle ranchers/owners in the Province of Masbate are participating.

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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 06 September 2011 )
 
Assessment of the Resilience to Climate Change of Marine Reserve Sites in Central Philippines
Thursday, 25 August 2011

Abner A. Bucol1, Angel C. Alcala1, Jasper Leif P. Maypa1 and Doris Dalanon2

1Siliman University Angelo King Center for Research and Environmental Management, Dumaguete;

2Masbate School for Fisheries, Milagros, Masbate

 

Abstract

Climate change is considered as the greatest long-term threat to the coral reefs. The establishment of no-take marine reserves is one of the proposed solutions to improve the resistance of coral reefs to the effects of climate change such as bleaching. But in order to maximize the use of financial and technical resources in such management intervention, it is important to first determine which sites have potentials for resiliency to climate change. In this paper, we utilized a framework to assess the resilience of 18 sites (nine existing marine reserves and nine proposed reserve sites) in the Visayan Sea, Asid Gulf, Masbate Pass and Ticao Pass in central Philippines. Of the 18 sites, four (all existing marine reserves) were rated highly resilient, 12 moderately resilient, and two hardly or not resilient to the effects of climate change.

Assessment of the Resilience to Climate Change - Table

Key words: coral reef, resilience, marine reserves, Masbate, Ticao, Asid Gulf, Visayan Sea
Last Updated ( Thursday, 25 August 2011 )
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Announcement

BAKUNA KONTRA PNEUMONIA PARA SA MGA SENIOR CITIZENS

Igwa na sin bakuna kontra PNEUMONIA para sa mga Senior Citizens!!!

Sa mga taga Masbate City, bumisita sa City Health Office sa City Hall Compound para sa Schedule na inda ipagaanunsyar.

Sa mga taga iba na municipio, bumisita lamang sa iyo mga Health Center.An prayoridad sani na bakuna kontra PNEUMONIA amo po idto an 77 YEARS OLD pataas.An mensahe hali sa Masbate City Health Office kag sa Masbate Provincial Health Office


ONE STOP SHOP PROGRAM FOR 2011

One Stop Shop Program for 2011 of LGU-Masbate City is on--going. This facilitates issuing of Business Permits and Licenses of business owners in the city through the presence of all stakes in licensing (city departments and line agencies). It started last January 7 and will end on January 20. However, securing of business license is a year round activity.

Mayor Socrates Tuason provided an extension of a no surcharge for securing late of business permit which started last January 21 at ends in January 31. After the grace period, there will be 25% surcharge based of the assessed fee to be paid by the business owner.


NOTICES OF PAYMENTS OF REAL PROPERTY TAX AND BUSINESS TAX FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2011

NOTICE is hereby given to all real property owners of Masbate City that pursuant to City Ordinance No. 087-07, otherwise known as the Revenue Code of the City of Masbate, there is hereby levied in Section 40, Article 6, Chapter III of the same Code, a Basic Tax and Special Education Fund (SEF) on the assessed value of REAL PROPERTY located in the City of Masbate at the following; continue


Program and Project

There are considerable milestones the City Government have been reaping and continue to implement programs and projects to improve the quality of life of Masbateňos and make the City more livable. Aside from the annual program and project the City Government is implementing, it formulates innovative programs and improves its services for the betterment of the City as a whole and the satisfaction of the constituents. 

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