Cordillera This Week: March 13-19, 2011

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Paracelis special elections successful
By Joseph B Zambrano/PIA-CAR

PARACELIS, Mt. Province — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Cordillera announced the successful conduct of the special election last March 12 in precinct 30-A, Sitio Apalis, Barangay Bunot, here. The winners for the last two councilor seats are Menrad Corcha  and Miguel Assud  as the  No. 7 and No. 8 respectively.

It can be recalled that during the  May 10, 2010 automated  national elections using the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machine, an unidentified group  snatched  and the  burned the PCOS machine assigned at the said precinct. Precint 30A had 148 registered voters. #

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Kalinga forum on regional autonomy
By Gigi Dumallig/PIA CAR-Kalinga

TABUK, Kalinga — The provincial government of Kalinga conducted a multi-sectoral forum and workshop on the proposed organic act for the Cordillera autonomous region.

Assistant Provincial Planning and Development Officer Geronimo Donaal said that  in order to  get a clearer picture of how each sector perceives autonomy, the forum-workshop was scheduled on March 11 for municipal officials and heads of office, March 15 for participants from line agencies’ heads, peoples organizations and non-government organizations, and March 17 for punong barangays in the province.

In a message, Kalinga Governor Jocel Baac underscored the need for the people to understand the advantages of being an autonomous region citing the five principles of autonomy. #

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Ifugao farmers bond to keep “muyongs”
By Mhars B. Lihgawon/PIA-CAR-Ifugao

BANAUE, Ifugao — Three farmers’ organizations from the municipalities of Hingyon, Hungduan and Mayoyao in the province pledged to work together for the restoration of their watersheds in the community.

Provincial Agriculturist Raymund Bahatan explained that 300 hectares of these three municipalities, were selected as pilot areas for reforestation this year. This is part of the projected 8,000 hectares to be planted with trees by year 2015 as stipulated in the global work plan. Ifugao Governor Eugene Balitang encouraged the farmers to work for  the success of the project, the province being the the first to implement the reforestation program. #

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Bangued proposed tricycle fare, P10
By Maritess B. Beñas/PIA-CAR-Abra

BANGUED, Abra — Members of the Bangued Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (BTODA) in Abra are demanding P10.00 minimum fare due to the successive increases in the prices of gasoline. In a public hearing conducted last March 15, at the Bangued Town Plaza for to deliberate on the tricycle fare hike, Sangguniang Bayan Member  Christopher Joy Bachiller, chairman of the SB Committee on Transportation and Communication, expressed disappointment that no representative from the riding public attended the hearing.

The present minimum fare for tricycles in Bangued is P6.50 that was approved by the SB through a municipal ordinance passed some years back . There had been no fare increases set after that.#