Month: April 2021

KIDAPAWAN CITY – Walang dapat ipag-alala o ikabahala ang mga senior citizens sa kanilang pagpapabakuna laban sa Covid19 na magsisimula na bukas April 22, 2021.

Ito ay dahil sa dumaan sa masusing counselling ang mga priority senior citizens ng Barangay Poblacion at Sudapin.

Ayon kay Dr. Nerie Paalan ng City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit o CESU na tanging ang dalawang barangay na nabanggit muna ang prayoridad dahil   nagmula sa mga lugar n ito ang nakararaming kaso ng Covid19 sa lungsod.

Makatitiyak naman na babantayan ng mga medical frontliners at  maaagapan ang ano mang adverse effects ng pagbabakuna gaya na lamang ng alta presyon dahil nakaantabay ang mga ito sa vaccination venue, dagdag pa ng CESU.

Bilang pagsunod sa vaccination roll out plan ng City Government of Kidapawan, hatid-sundo mula sa kanilang tirahan papunta sa vaccination hub ang mga senior citizens.

11,599 ang kabuo-ang bilang ng mga senior citizens na dapat mabigyan ng bakuna dagdag pa ng CESU.

160 ng bakuna mula sa DOH muna ang mabibigyan ng bakuna kung saan ay 110 ang sa Poblacion at 50 naman sa Sudapin.

Venue ng aktibidad ang Kidapawan Doctors College mula 8am-5pm.

Tiniyak naman ni City Mayor Joseph Evangelista na mabibigyang prayoridad ang iba pang senior citizens na hindi nakasali sa unang batch na mababakunahan din sila ng vaccine na bibilhin ng Lokal na Pamahalaan.

Target na maisakatuparan ito kasali na ang abot sa 40,000 Kidapawenyo pagsapit ng third quarter ng taong kasalukuyan.

Sa pamamagitan nito ay makakamit na ng lungsod ang herd immunity na mapo-protektahan laban sa Covid19, paliwanag pa ng alkalde.##(cio)

KIDAPAWAN CITY, April 19, 2021 – The Department of Human Settlement and Urban Development (DHSUD) and the City Government of Kidapawan has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to facilitate the release of P20M to be utilized for various socialized relocation and relocation projects in the villages of Ilomavis and Perez, Kidapawan City.

DHSUD Sec. Eduardo del Rosario and Mayor Evangelista, signatories of the said MOA, both expressed high optimism for the venture that aims to build more houses for the 2019 earthquake-stricken families from the two barangays this year.

Funded by the DHSUD, the relocation project is under the BALAI Filipino Program of the National Housing Authority (NHA) and the City Government for its part shall develop the projects and cause the completion of the land development component in accordance with approved program and schedule. 

The relocation sites have a combined total area of 91,096 square meters which will cater to some 768 families, whose houses were either totally damaged by earthquakes or whose residences were located in areas tagged as high-risk. 

The houses that will be built come with electric and water connections, drainage canals, and road rehabilitation making it more livable and convenient for the beneficiaries.

Mayor Evangelista wasted no time in reaching and coordinating with the concerned government agencies – Office of the Civil Defense (OCD), NHA, DHSUD, as well as other offices to generate funds for the relocation of thousands of families hit by earthquakes to safer areas.

Three relocation sites were already opened and houses formally turned over to recipients by no less than Mayor Evangelista himself. These were in Barangay Ilomavis on July 2020 (357 houses), Barangay Indangan on February 8, 2021 (108 houses), and Barangay Perez on March 26, 2021 (50 houses initially).  

The City Government of Kidapawan is the first LGU among earthquake-stricken areas to fully implement and completely turned over houses funded by national government agencies. (AJPME/JSCJ-CIO)

KIDAPAWAN CITY, April 15, 2021 – Two newly-opened business establishments in the city – the Peak Properties by CSR and Marlit Realty were given tax incentives by the City Government.

No less than Kidapawan City Mayor Joseph A. Evangelista handed the Certificate of Tax Incentives to the representatives of the two firms at the City Mayor’s Office, today, April 15, 2021.

The said establishments will be exempted to pay real property taxes for a period of two years; from 2021-2023 or a tax holiday given to business companies who either open or expand their business in the city but not to include other form of taxes to be paid in the course of their operations.

This is also to encourage company owners or proprietors to pursue opening of their businesses in order to stimulate or activate once more business activities in the city in this time of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

“We value our business sector because they are our strong partners in improving our economy, hence; this incentive to show them our appreciation”, said Mayor Evangelista.

On the other hand, business companies undergo evaluation to determine if they can avail of the tax incentive or worthy to receive tax certifications especially the City Trade and Investment Promotion Council (CTIPC) according to Designated Local and Economic and Investment Promotions Officer Gillian Ray Lonzaga.

“We carefully appraise business companies and verify on some significant aspects as this is an important part or requisite in giving tax incentives”, said Lonzaga. 

The City Government is keenly optimistic that the business sector continues to recover from the adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic especially now that vaccines for Covid-19 are already being rolled out and that the citizens are enjoined to strictly follow the minimum health protocols set by the Department of Health (DOH) and the National Inter-Agency Task Force for Covid19 (NIATF). (AJPME/jscj-CIO)

MAGBIBIGAY ng abot sa P20M ang Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development o DHSUD para sa mga site development related projects sa dalawang housing settlements para sa mga pamilyang nawalan ng tirahan sa Lungsod ng Kidapawan dahil sa October 2019 earthquakes.Pumirma sa isang Memorandum of Agreement sina City Mayor Joseph Evangelista at DHSUD Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario nitong April 15, 2021.Layon ng MOA na pondohan ng DHSUD ang mga site development projects ng Ilomavis at Indangan Relocation sites para mabigyan ng serbisyong pangkaunlaran ang mahigit sa 700 displaced families ns nakatira sa lugar.Nakapaoob rito ang pagtatayo ng drainage canals, serbisyong patubig at kuryente, pagsasaayos ng mga daan at iba pa.Hindi lamang pagbibigay ng disenteng pabahay sa mga family recepients ang benepisyo nito ngunit pati na ang dagdag na mga serbisyo at pasilidad ay makakatulong para maging ganap at maayos na komunidad ang mga nasabing housing resettlement sites.Maaalalang hiniling noon ni Mayor Evangelista sa DHSUD ang dagdag na tulong matapos makahanap ng ligtas na lugar na malilipatan ang City Government para sa mga pamilyang nakatira sa mga high risk areas na delikado sa panahon ng lindol at iba pang sakuna.Kaugnay nito, ay pinuri din ng DHSUD ang maagap na pagkilos ni Mayor Evangelista para agad mahanapan ng ligtas na lugar ang mga pamilyang nabanggit.Ang Kidapawan City ang pinaka-unang LGU sa mga lugar na Lalawigan ng Cotabato na nasalanta ng lindol na nakapagpatayo ng housing resettlement site para sa mga pamilyang nakatira sa mga high risk areas.##(CIO)

KIDAPAWAN CITY – BINIGYAN NG City Government ng two years property and business tax incentive ang dalawang business establishments na nag-ooperate sa lungsod.

Personal na iniabot ni City Mayor Joseph Evangelista ang Certificate of Tax Incentives sa Marlit Realty at Peak Properties by CSR kung saan exempted silang magbayad ng buwis sa lupa, gusali at business tax mula April 2021 hanggang April 2023.

Ibinibigay ng City Government ang pribilehiyong ito sa mga business operators upang makahikayat ng dagdag na puhunan na naglalayong pasiglahin ang lokal na ekonomiya ng Kidapawan City.

Nagbibigay ng tax incentive ang City Government sa mga bagong business establishments o di kaya ay nag-expand ng kanilang negosyo sa lungsod alinsunod sa mga panuntunan na pasok sa kasalukuyang City Revenue Code.

Dumaan sa masusing proseso ang application ng dalawang mga nabanggit na business establishments sa Kidapawan City Trade and Investment Promotion Council o KCTIPC bago nabigyan ng tax incentive, ito ay ayon na rin sa Kidapawan City Investment Promotion Center.

Tanging mga bayarin na hindi sakop ng exemption sa ilalim ng kasalukuyang City Revenue Code ang babayaran kapwa ng Marlit Raelty at Peak Properties by CSR sa City Government sa loob ng dalawang taong Tax Holiday.##(CIO)

More than 200 coconut and corn farmers in Kidapawan City and Kabacan receive cash and food aid from DA12 and PCA

Kidapawan City, April 13, 2021 – Over 200 coconut and corn farmers based in different barangays in Kidapawan City and the Municipality of Kabacan benefited from the cash and food aid from the Department of Agriculture (DA) 12 and the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) as part of the agencies’ assistance to agriculture sector severely affected by Covid-19 pandemic.

DA 12 Regional Corn Coordinator Abas Abdullah, Coconut Development Officer Kathleen Lana, and City Agriculturist Marissa T. Aton led the distribution held at the Mega Tent of the City Hall this morning where each farmer-beneficiary received P3,000 cash and food items consist of half sack rice and five kilos dressed chicken.

Abdullah said the assistance forms part of the DA’s initiative to provide aid to those farmer individuals not included as recipients of the Special Amelioration Program (SAP) of the national government. “The department recognized the ill-effects of the pandemic of Covid-19 to our small corn farmers and how they suffer the consequences that is why the DA came up with program to alleviate their unfavorable situation”, Abdullah said during the opening of the activity.

For her part, Lana said, a large number of coconut farmers have incurred heavy losses because of the pandemic and the PCA has also came up with a program to help them. “We know how much our small coconut farmer took the tool of this Covid-19 pandemic.

On the other hand, Aton said the City Agriculturist Office provided the list of qualified beneficiaries to the DA and PCA which consist of farmers having only one hectare of coconuts or corn whose livelihood are highly affected by the pandemic.

Aton further informed that all in all the recipients comprised of some 136 coconut farmers and 4 corn farmers from Kidapawan and 20 coconut farmers and 6 corn farmers based in the Municipality of Kabacan who were included in the distribution. 

Expressing his gratitude to the program, Kidapawan City Mayor Joseph A. Evangelista said he is more than happy to know that the programs and projects of the City Government for the affected farmers coincides with that of the DA and PCA especially in recovering from the pandemic.

“The City Government continues to create programs aimed at helping the agriculture sector and to strengthen food sufficiency as this is very important in this time of pandemic”, said Mayor Evangelista adding that practically everybody is a victim of the Covid-19 pandemic, especially our farmers who had difficulties in transporting and selling their harvest.  The mayor then underscored the City Government of Kidapawan’s focus on agriculture this year which include distribution of free seedlings and fertilizers, hogs and other livestock, animal feeds, technical trainings and capacity building for crop planters and growers. (CIO-AJPME/jscj)

KIDAPAWAN CITY – MAHIGIT sa 200 na mga magsasaka ng Kidapawan City at bayan ng Kabacan ang nakatanggap ng cash at food assistance mula sa Department of Agriculture XII nitong April 13, 2021 sa isang seremonyang ginanap sa Mega Tent ng City Hall.

Tumanggap ng Php3,000 cash, kalahating sako ng bigas at tig limang kilong dressed chicken ang mga farmer – beneficiaries ng ayuda mula sa ahensya.

Pamamaraan ito ng DA na makatulong na maibsan ang hirap ng maraming maliliit na magsasaka sa lalawigan ng Cotabato na apektado ng krisis na dulot ng Covid19 pandemic.

Sila yaong mga magsasaka na hindi napabilang sa Special Amelioration Program o SAP na tulong pantawid mula sa National Government sa panahon ng pananalasa ng Covid19 pandemic.

Mga magsasaka ng niyog, mais at palaisdaan na nasa isang ektarya pababa ang tumanggap ng tulong mula sa DA, ayon pa sa City Agriculture Office na isa sa mga nangasiwa sa pagbibigay ng nasabing tulong.

Matatandaang nagbigay kamakailan lang ng tig-lilimang libong pisong ayuda ang National Government sa mga indigent population bilang Amelioration assistance para pantawid sa panahon ng pananalasa ng Covid19.

Dumaan sa validation ng DA at ng mga Municipal Agriculture Office ng probinsya ng Cotabato ang pag-identify sa mga farmer – beneficiaries. 

Pasasalamat naman ang ipina-aabot ng mga magsasakang nakatanggap ng tulong mula sa Pamahalaan. ##(CIO)

KIDAPAWAN CITY. April 8, 2021 – The City Government of Kidapawan through the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) and some partner-employers jointly launched an online job and business fair that provides opportunities to first time job seekers as well as those displaced workers who lost their jobs due to Covid19 pandemic.

The launching took place on April 8, 2021at the PESO where some 430 applicants for the 1st Online Trabaho, Negosyo,  Kabuhayan Job and Business Fair registered through online, according to PESO Manager Herminia C. Infanta.    

The job and business fair offers a total of 797 job positions for interested and qualified applicants which include Paralegal Officer, Human Resource, Accounting, IT Specialist, Customer Service Champion, Technical Support Expert, Sales Representative, Sales Center Clerk, Delivery Sales, and many others.

Infanta informed that some 75 registrants were successfully interviewed – 51 through online and 24 walk-in; 4 were hired on-the-spot and 71 were considered highly qualified to fill-in various positions where 43 were scheduled for a final interview this week.

In the event they are hired, they will be working for partner companies such as VXI Global Holdings, BV, Pryce Gas, Inc., Taytay sa Kauswagan, Bluesun, KCC Mall Marbel and Sky Go Motors.

In a video message during the launching, Kidapawan City Mayor Joseph A. Evangelista expressed high optimism that there will be a tremendous output from the job and business fair as it is aimed to help those workers or employees severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

“This is our way of helping those affected by the pandemic (Covid-19) to at least find a new employment, earn and eventually help their families cope up with the negative effects of pandemic”, said Mayor Evangelista.

Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 12 Regional Director Raymundo G. Agravante also gave his message online for the job seekers.

“This is purposely for displaced workers in Kidapawan City and nearby places to help them in landing new jobs through the opening of various job positions of our partner local and national companies”, said Agravante.

As such, he lauded the City Government of Kidapawan for its efforts in assisting job seekers access to online employment and business opportunities.

Agravante said that in accordance with the DOLE’s mandate to help displaced workers as well as first time job seekers, this is an opportune time for Kidapawenos to apply and land a job in various establishments with the help of the City Government of Kidapawan.

DOLE North Cotabato Field Officer Marjorie P. Latoja, for her part, thanked the job seekers for grabbing the opportunity and for taking part in the collaborative effort to help the unemployed and become productive amid the pandemic.

Other agencies that support the job and business fair include the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). (CIO-AJPME/jscj)

KIDAPAWAN CITY – ISINAGAWA ng Public Employment Services Office (PESO) ang 1st Online Trabaho Negosyo Kabuhayan Job and Business Fair 2021 nitong nakalipas na April 8, 2021.

Layun ng aktibidad na matulungan na makahanap ng trabaho at kabuhayan ang mga indibidwal na naging jobless nitong panahon ng pandemya.

“This is our way of helping those affected by the Covid19 pandemic slowly go back to earning a living and provide for their families”, mensahe pa ni City Mayor Joseph Evangelista sa isang video message bilang suporta sa mga jobseekers na sumali sa aktibidad.

Mas binigyang prayoridad naman ng aktbidad ang local employment generation. 

Nagsagawa rin ng Business Coaching para naman sa mga indibidwal na nagnanais magkaroon ng maliit na negosyong pangkabuhayan sa panahon ng pandemya.

Pito mula sa walong kompanyang naghahanap ng empleyado na sumali sa Jobs Fair ay pawang mga local based employers.

Ito ay ang: VXI Holdings BV; Pryce Gas Inc, Taytay sa Kauswagan, Bluesun, KCC Mall of Marbel at Sky Go Motors, samantalang nag—iisang kompanya, ang Zontar Manpower ang naghahanap naman para sa overseas employment.

Bago pa man ang aktwal na screening at interviews, dumaan muna sa online pre-registration sa Public Employment Services Office ng City Government ang mga aplikante.

Ito ay bilang pagtalima na rin sa mga pina-iiral na minimum health protocols kontra Covid19.

Dahil limitado lamang ang bilang ng dapat sumailalim sa face to face interview, dumaan na lamang sa online interview ang iba pang aplikante.

Katuwang ng City Government sa isinagawang 1st Online Trabaho Negosyo Kabuhayan Job and Business Fair 2021ang Department of Labor and Employment, Department of Trade and Industry, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority at ang Overseas Workers Welfare Administration.

Ginanap ang 1st Online Trabaho Negosyo Kabuhayan Job and Business Fair 2021 buong araw ng April 8, 2021 sa tanggapan ng PESO Kidapawan City. ##(CIO)

DOST, City Government of Kidapawan put up Complementary Food Center in Barangay Magsaysay, Kidapawan City

KIDAPAWAN CITY, April 8, 2021 – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) 12 and the City Government of Kidapawan joined hand in hand in the campaign against malnutrition and to sustain provision of healthy food for young children, especially those nutritionally deficient children in the city.

Today, April 8, 2021, Kidapawan City Mayor Joseph A. Evangelista and DOST 12 Regional Director Engr. Sammy Malawan led the launching and formal opening of the Complementary Food Center in the village of Magsaysay, Kidapawan City with the presence of barangay officials and other stakeholders.

The project total cost is P3M where the DOST funded P1.7M and the City Government shelled out the amount of P 1.3M as counterpart.

Prior to the establishment of the Complementary Food Center, Mayor Evangelista was able to send a proposal letter to DOST 12 in 2017 for the said project in order to augment nutritious food for the growing number of day care and pupils in public elementary schools in the city. 

“We seek to establish initiatives to help fight the incidence of malnutrition in some villages, more importantly those who are living in far-flung areas”, said Mayor Evangelista. He emphasized that fighting malnutrition does not need to be expensive and it can be done by using the proper technology from the DOST.

For his part, RD Malawan highlighted the efficient collaboration between the DOST and the City Government of Kidapawan which resulted to the establishment of the center. “The DOST is elated to see the enormous support of the City Government led by Mayor Evangelista for the materialization of the project. Together, we will continue to introduce science-based interventions to come up with concrete answers to the problem of malnutrition”, said RD Malawan.

Some nutritious food that are available in the Complementary Food Center include rice with mongo blend and vegetables, rice and mongo with sesame and rice and mongo baby food blend. The DOST-Food and Nutrition Research Institute also collaborates with the center in coming up with nutritious recipe being supplied by the Complementary Food Center for young children especially in this time of Covid-19 pandemic.

Furthermore, the City Nutrition Office as well as the City Agriculture Office will be partnering with the center to come up with more healthy food that will be sought by the children and is not costly. (CIO-AJPME-jscj)