The year started with two blasts for the town of Jagna. Two awards were received by the municipality from the provincial government of Bohol last February 7, 2013. These awards were received by Mayor Fortunato R. Abrenilla on two separate awarding ceremonies in held in Tagbilaran City.
Jagna is now a two-time Most Outstanding Municipal Nutrition Council in the province. Its first award was received in 2011 and for the next year 2012, has maintained its status of being on the top. For 2012, the Municipal Nutrition Council (MNC) of Jagna garnered a total of 101.62 rating.
The MNC has not ceased its efforts in educating the populace as well as providing the necessary interventions to reduce malnutrition in the whole town among children. It has continuously implemented the national government’s programs nutrition.
With partner non government organization Philos Health, Jagna has attained a significant decrease in malnutrition among school children by providing supplemental feedings to schools with its Manna Pack. Manna Pack is a nutritious food supplement that is given for free to schools for feeding to school children.
The 2012 Outstanding Municipal Nutrition Council award comes with a cash prize of Php 10,000 and another Php 100,000 worth of projects. This is another sure way to be able to continue with efforts on existing project implementation as well as finding other innovative ways in fast tracking the attainment of the objectives of the council.
The municipality received another prestigious award from the province. It has garnered the top most place in the province’s Search for 2011 Best Practices in Ecological Solid Waste Management (ESWM). The award comes with a Php 30,000 cash prize and Php 200,000 worth of projects. The town was second place in the search for 2010 best practices in ESWM.
The cash prize and Php 200,000 will go a long way in helping with the projects of the Integrated Solid Waste Management of Jagna.
The Department of Agriculture’s Philippine Center for Post Harvest and Mechanization (PhilMec) turned over to the LGU a Php 4M ice maker machine on February 1, 2013. The machine was pre-installed on January 31 in a section of the Jagna wet market area in preparation for the next day’s turn-over ceremony.
The ice maker machine was offered to Jagna in 2009. Requirements were accomplished prior to the turn-over. The ice maker was specifically offered to the municipality being that most of the people in coastal areas are engaged in fishing and because of the presence of a fish port. The ice maker final turn-over was preceded by a viewing as well as the giving of free samples to beneficiary fish vendors and to other businesses that use crushed ice.
A short program then followed highlighted by the turn-over of the certificate of award from PhilMec and the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement between the PhilMec and the LGU witnessed by fish vendors and fishermen in attendance.
PhilMec Director Raul Paz thru Mr. Cesar Balajadia, PhilMec Visayas cluster head conveyed to Mayor Fortunato R. Abrenilla and the beneficiaries three things. The three things are: his felicitations to the local chief executive for the grant saying that only two towns in Bohol have been chosen to be given the machine (the other is Ubay) out of the 32 ice maker machines for the whole country; that the machine be fully utilized to its capacity and to ensure its sustainability; and that the PhilMec is always ready to help especially on post harvest concerns.
In his acceptance speech, Mayor Abrenilla agreed that indeed the town is lucky to be a recipient of such a very useful machine. He guaranteed Mr. Balajadia that the use of the machine will be maximized as well as its sustainable maintenance will be ensured. He thanked the PhilMec for this latest dole out to the town as well as for the assurance that Jagna can always count on the DA agency for help.
The mayor also thanked Cong. Arthur Yap thru his representative Ms. Ann Piquero-Dy for always supporting the town and for knowing the need of Jagna for such a machine.
Engr. Noel Cahiles of the Provincial Agricultural Technology Coordinating Office (PATCO) in his message said the he salutes Mayor Abrenilla for his continued support for DA programs. He said that in the 3 years of the mayor in office, DA programs have been pouring in Jagna touching all the barangays. May it be farm to market roads, the tramline, flat bed drier, banana packing house, etc. Jagna has been open to adopt their programs. He said the open mind of the local chief executive to adopt government programs has made it easier for them in assisting in the implementation of such programs. He stated that the support of the local chief executive is very instrumental and important especially in the acquisition of national government projects for the people.
Guidelines in the use of the machine as well as the pricing of the ice for the beneficiaries are yet to be established.
JAGNA – The Local Government Unit of Jagna invited 75 civil society groups to a Municipal Basic Sector/Civil Society Organizations Assembly last January 24, 2013 at the Capt. Gregorio Casenas Hall. The assembly is the first step among a series of steps for municipalities who are participating in the 2014 bottom-up planning and budgeting (BuB).
The BuB seeks to empower local communities, stakeholders and link them with the national government. It is a process towards achieving participatory budgeting to target specific needs of localities. Instead of the national government dictating to the local governments what projects to implement without consulting the needs, the concept of bottom-up budgeting is the direct opposite. National government will finance the specific needs of the each local government. The needs will be identified thru the participatory process wherein a team composed of 50 percent from the local government and 50% from the local civil society organizations to form the Local Poverty Reduction Action Team (LPRAT) and discuss among themselves the needs and priorities of the municipality.
The municipal civil society assembly had the following objectives: to convene all CSOs who intend to participate in the forthcoming BuB 2014; to consolidate their collective efforts towards more effective participation in key local governance processes; and to arrive at a common engagement and action with their respective local government units.
Ms. Doris Obena of the National Anti-Poverty Commissioned facilitated the assembly. She introduced the BuB centering on the background of the program, its purpose, coverage, the beneficiaries, most importantly the guidelines (processes, set national development priorities) so as not to veer away from the millenium development goals; roles and responsibilities.
The civil society assembly elected their representatives to form the 50 percent of the LPRAT. The other 50 percent comes from the government. The LPRAT was created thru Executive Order No. 1 Series of 2013. The LPRAT will meet on February 4, 2013 to embark on the next step on the BuB.
CSO representative-elect Engr. Cruza Bagatsolon expressed her support to the initiative saying that it is high time for the government to seek out the basic sector and include in the planning to be able to truly target the needs. She encouraged her members to support the local government unit in its efforts.
Amidst the calamities plaguing Mindanao as well as the experiences of the town with disasters in 2012, the Local Government Unit has learned its lessons in the management of disaster preparedness and response. The lessons left by the ipo-ipo in July and typhoon Pablo prodded the municipal government to establish an Incedence Command System (ICS) that will govern all actions in pre-disaster preparedness, on-scene responses, and post disaster rehabilitation.
Spearheaded by the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC), the Jagna Incidence Command System workshop was conducted on January 24, 2013 at the Capt. Gregorio Casenas Hall this municipality. The workshop participants were members of the Sangguniang Bayan, the 33 punong barangays and their respective Barangay Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Action Officers, Philippine National Police and Bureau of Fire Protection personnel, representatives of the private sector, partner NGO BIDEF, Inc., department heads, representative of the academe and media and the Jagna Emergency Medical Rescue Unit.
Facilitated by Engr. Gerry Araneta, MPDC and MDRRMC Officer the workshop started with a situationer showing a video presentation of the devastation wreaked typhoons Sendong and Pablo in Mindanao and the ipo-ipo incident in Jagna. After the presentation all participant joined in reciting the Oratio Imperata which will serve as the prayer for all participants of the workshop and the prayer to be chanted by all response teams. Engr. Araneta provided the purpose of the workshop stressing the importance of establishing the ICS in disaster management and response.
Mayor Fortunato R. Abrenilla delivered his inspirational message centering on making Jagna disaster resilient. He emphasized the importance of pre-disaster preparation to minimize the effects of any disaster. He also stressed on an organized collective effort during disaster to effectively manage response and planning for efficient rehabilitation.
The creation of the ICS will serves as a first step towards the effective, efficient management of disaster with the aim of reducing risk and efficiently managing response. The ICS will provide roles and responsibilities for each of the teams under pre-disaster, on-scene response and post disaster so that response will be automatic and timely. The ICS workshop’s objectives were to describe ICS and establish its importance, creation of the ICS teams, establishing roles and responsibilities of the ICS (thru workshop). The output of the workshop will be organized for the crafting of an executive order creating the ICS, defining its purpose and functions as well as its composition.
The MDRRMC believes that every moment counts in times of disaster. The establishment of the ICS translates this belief into reality.
Rather than participating in a few teacher professional development seminars during the year, teachers can connect to imaginative a live coach as often as they wish throughout the pilot and ask any instructional question.
In accordance with the Strategic Performance Management System (SPMS), the Municipal Agriculture Office conducted an assessment-planning seminar for Barangay Livestock Aids (BALA) on January 18, 2013 at the Capt. Goyo Hall. BALAs from the 33 barangays were in attendance.
The assessment-planning followed the precepts of the SPMS indicating the five elements in the SPMS namely major final output, performance measures (effectiveness, efficiency, timeliness), performance targets, success indicator, organizational outcome/sectoral goals.
Among the major final outputs (MFOs) in the MAO’s Livestock Enhancement Program are genetic improvement/ upgrading program; swine production and dispersal program; comprehensive livelihood emergency enhancement program (goat- Tubod Monte); livestock health and management program; rabies prevention and eradication program; technical assistance to walk-in and on-site clients.
These MFOs each have corresponding performance measures as well as performance targets indicating the number of livestocks serviced in a time-frame. All in all, the sectoral goal indicated is client satisfaction.
Mayor Fortunato R. Abrenilla in his inspirational message stressed the importance of diligence in the performance of tasks. He encouraged the BALAs present to maximize in the availing of the government’s program since it everything is already provided for except for the efforts required for each BALA.
Distribution of 10ml fiberglass syringes and dewormer followed.
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