PRESS RELEASE
January 27, 2020
Mayor Evangelista encourages parents to enroll children early for school year 2020-2021
KIDAPAWAN CITY – City Mayor Joseph Evangelista is encouraging parents to have their children enrolled in the Early Registration of the Department of Education for school year 2020 – 2021.
It is a yearly campaign of the DepEd for incoming Kindergarten, Grades 1, 7 and 11 to enroll early for the school year.
“This is also one way of encouraging children displaced by the recent earthquakes to go back to school and restore normalcy in their lives.”, Mayor Evangelista said.
The Early Registration runs through February 1, 2020 to March 6, 2020.
City Schools Division Superintendent Omar Obas in an interview said, the Early Registration will help the City Government and the DepEd determine the number of children who live in far flung communities, those who have disabilities, illnesses and nutritional deficiencies, those who are no longer in school but interested in going back, undocumented and in conflict with the law.
Through the initiative of SP Education Committee Chair City Councilor Aljo Cris G. Dizon, upon the direction of the Mayor, the City Government has institutionalized the ‘zero collection policy’ by subsidizing the Php 400 Parent Teachers Association fees of all children enrolled in public elementary and secondary schools in the city.
For Kindergarten and Grade 1, a Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) or National Statistics Authority (NSO) authenticated birth certificate must be submitted.
In case of its absence, secondary documents such as Local Civil Registrar (LCR) birth certificate, baptismal certificate, or barangay certification can be submitted.
Learners must also accomplish the Basic Education Enrolment Form during early registration.
The Early Registration is open in all public elementary and secondary schools in the 40 barangays of the city.##(cio/lkoasay)
PRESS RELEASE
January 22, 2020
City Govt’s PESO helps 3 distressed Kidapaweño OFW’s reunite with families
KIDAPAWAN CITY – THREE distressed Kidapaweño Overseas Filipino Workers arrived home safely after the City Public Employment Services Office helped in facilitating their return to their families here.
City Mayor Joseph Evangelista ordered the PESO to coordinate with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration and Department of Foreign Affairs after hearing the plight of the distressed OFW’s.
The three are working as overseas household workers the PESO said.
They are Maricel Lingatong who is deployed in Malaysia, Remelyn Aguirre and Josephine Shimura both working in Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Lingatong who is from Barangay Singao and Aguirre from Sudapin complained of maltreatment from their employers and were forced to work for long hours without day offs, their families said.
On the other hand, Shimura was repatriated for health reasons after her husband, Mua-an Barangay Chair Azer Perez reported to the PESO of her lingering illness while working abroad.
After thorough verification, the PESO then coordinated with the DFA and OWWA for the repatriation of the said distressed OFW’s.
Aguirre was the first to arrive in the country and reunited with her loved ones on October 31, 2019.
It was Lingatong’s turn to come home safely on December 26, 2019 while Shimura was reunited with her family on January 8, 2020.
They were grateful for the immediate assistance from the City Government, OWWA and DFA for their safe return home.
Lingatong, Aguirre and Shimura paid a visit and extended their gratitude to the PESO on January 15, 2020.##(CIO/lkoasay/with a report from Ms. Juvy Calunsag of the PESO)
PRESS RELEASE
January 21, 2020
Moving forward better: City Government to begin road concreting projects for 2020
KIDAPAWAN CITY – CITY Mayor Joseph Evangelista’s request to the Sangguniang Panlungsod for approval of a Supplemental Budget to address priority needs of the City has been approved.
Sangguniang Panlungsod, on January 21, 2020 thru a Special Session, passed a Resolution approving Supplemental Budget Number 1, CY 2020, to authorize the use of funds for the said projects, among others.
“ This is part of the City Government’s ongoing efforts to bring back normalcy to the lives of all Kidapaweños. Let us work together to build a better Kidapawan, let us move forward together. We thank the City Development Council and the Sangguniang Panlungsod for sharing our collective intent to rise up together”, then Mayor said.
Priority infrastructure projects particularly the Road Concreting of the Circumferential Road/ Ninoy Aquino Extension(Junction Kidapawan-Calunasan M’lang Road) and Purok 7 Barangay Sudapin highlight the items included in the Supplemental Budget.
Under the Supplemental Budget, Php 30,200,000 will be allocated for the road concreting project of the Circumferential Road/Ninoy Aquino Extension (Junction Kidapawan – Calunasan M’lang Road-Purslane Section.)
Meanwhile, Php 1,800,000 will be used to fund the road concreting project for Purok 7 in Barangay Sudapin in front of the University of Southern Mindanao Kidapawan City campus.
Said projects were approved under City Development Council Resolution Number 2, series of 2020 that will be funded out of the 20% Economic Development Fund.
Certain amounts under the Supplemental Budget were reprogrammed due to the damages brought by the October 2019 earthquakes in the city.##(CIO/lkoasay)
PRESS RELEASE
January 21, 2020
CHO implements 2nd round of Sabayang Patak Kontra Polio
KIDAPAWAN CITY – THE City Health Office here kicked off the second round of the Sabayang Patak Kontra Polio on January 20, 2020.
Health Service Providers from the office begun vaccinating children 0-59 months old in the forty villages as well as identified stations in other locations within the city.
The CHO will also be present in check points in key entry and exit areas of the city to ensure that no child is left unvaccinated.
“ I urge all mothers to have their children ages 5 years old and under to participate in the Sabayang Patak Kontra Polio. Our CHO Health Service Providers are ready to provide your children with free vaccines ”, City Mayor Joseph Evangelista said.
Sabayang Patak Kontra Polio will be implemented until February 2, 2020.
Though there were no reported polio cases in the city, the CHO said.
“ We are targeting 3,000 children 0-59 months old for the second round of the mass anti polio vaccination. We already administered the vaccines for the first 15,000 children during the first round of the vaccination on Nov 25. We will do this door to door so that all children covered under the program are vaccinated.”, Mychel Canlas, RN National Immunization Program Coordinator of the City Health Office said during an interview over the City Government radio program on January 17, 2020.
The Department of Health has intensified its mass vaccination program after it confirmed 16 cases of polio in the country after an outbreak was declared in September 2019.
The mass vaccination will also help boost the protection of the children who already received early anti-polio vaccines.
Polio symptoms include fever, diarrhea, muscle pain, asymmetric ascending paralysis and weakness of extremities.
DOH continues to remind parents to observe the routine vaccination schedule of their children to ensure protection against certain diseases. ##(CIO/lkoasay)
PRESS RELEASE
January 20, 2020
Office of the Deputy Ombudsman awards Blue Certification for City Govt’s easy business permits and licenses renewal
KIDAPAWAN CITY – The City Government was certified for the successful implementation and maintenance of a system that conforms to the ease of doing business standards set by the National Government.
It was certified with the Blue Certification Level 1 by the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao on December 27, 2019.
The Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao certified and recognized Kidapawan City Government’s Business Process and Licensing Office system of Renewing Business Permits and Licenses and Registration of New Businesses.
City Mayor Joseph Evangelista thanked the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao for recognizing the efforts of the City Government.
“ This Certification will inspire us to do more for the business community”, the Mayor bared.
The BPLO was able to make it convenient for business owners to process their annual renewal with the City Government, this according to the audit and documentation report of the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao.
Mayor Evangelista and Kidapawan City Government BPLO Head Lope Quimco received the certification on January 20, 2020.
Awarding the Certification were Villa D. Lim – Graft Prevention and Control Officer III and Atty. JP Leo Asong, both from the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao.
Compared to the past years, the City Government has made it more convenient for business owners to process their permits and licenses this 2020.
This is done to help owners recover their losses incurred during the October 2019 earthquakes that adversely affected the city’s business community.
Two City Ordinances were enacted to help business owners recover their losses.
These are City Ordinance number 19-1296 that extends the business permits and licenses renewal until March 31, 2020 and City Ordinance number 19-1297 that grants a 20% reduction in the payment of Real Property taxes for 2020.
The Blue Certification Level 1 of the City Government lasts until December 27, 2022.##(cio/lkoasay)
Photo Caption – Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao awards City Government: City Mayor Joseph Evangelista receives the Blue Certification Level 1 from Villa D. Lim – Graft Prevention and Control Officer III from the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao in recognition of the City Government’s successful implementation and maintenance of a system that conforms to the ease of doing business standards set by the National Government. Also in the Photo are(from left) Atty.Jose Paolo Evangelista Acting City Information Officer, Atty JP Leo Asong from the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman and Kidapawan City Government BPLO Personnel Lope Quimco and Ramil Deldo.(cio photo)
PRESS RELEASE
January 20, 2020
Comelec Satellite Voter Registration for Barangays to commence on February 15, 2020
KIDAPAWAN CITY – THE City Commission on Elections here will start its Satellite Voters Registration for all barangays on February 15, 2020.
The Voter Registration is for the scheduled National and Local Elections on May 9, 2022.
These include: the registration of new voters; transfer of voter registration; change/correction of voter registration records; reactivation of registration records; and reinstatement of name in the list of voters will be accepted during the scheduled Satellite Voter Registration for the Barangays, Kidapawan City Election Officer Angelita Failano said.
The schedule is already set after the 22nd City Charter Day Celebration on February 12, 2020, Failano added.
Satellite Voter Registration for the barangays will be done on Saturdays and Holidays.
The Comelec will also give priority to Senior Citizens, Persons with Disabilities, and Pregnant Women in a special Voter Registration to be scheduled later.
Those who will be at least 18 years old on or before Election Day on May 9, 2022, a resident of the Philippines for 1 year and in the place where the voter intends to vote for at least six months on or before Election Day , may register.
There are 79,253 registered voters in the city as of January 2020, data from the City Comelec shows.
The Comelec aims to register 5-10% of voters for the May 9, 2022 National and Local Elections.##(cio/lkoasay)
PRESS RELEASE
January 16, 2020
Kidapawan City sends full contingent to SOCCSKSARGEN Regional meet 2020
KIDAPAWAN CITY – A TOTAL of 657 student athletes, coaches and officials will represent the city for the SOCCSKSARGEN Regional Meet on February 18 to 21, 2020 at General Santos City.
Kidapawan City is sending its delegation to the meet despite the limited resources available as a result of the October 2019 earthquakes in the city.
City Mayor Joseph Evangelista assured the delegation of the City Government’s full support to their needs for the said meet.
The mayor emphasized that this is one of the ways to address the stress debriefing of the youth athletes, as well as a clear message that the city is moving forward from the effects of the earthquakes.
The athletes are training under the One City One Team One Goal Sports Development Program.
The city delegation aims to duplicate its Fourth Over-All Place finish in 2019.
Kidapawan City athletes won 39 gold, 32 silver and 46 bronze medals during the previous SOCCSKSARGEN meet in Kiamba, Sarangani Province.
Support from the City Government is mainly on logistical needs of the delegation while the Department of Education Division Office will handle the ground operations during the actual conduct of the meet.
The City Government subsidized the uniforms, caps, backpacks, jogging pants of the athletes for the competitions.
The City Government will also shoulder the delegation’s daily food sustenance, multivitamins, Gatorade Sports Drink and transportation going to and from the host city and playing venues.
Athletes from the Elementary and Secondary levels who won in last year’s Kidapawan City meet will compete in the event.
Among the medal events that will be contested are: Archery, Arnis, Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Billiards, Boxing, Chess, Football, Futsal, Gymnastics, Pencak Silat, Sepak Takraw, Softball, Swimming, Table and Lawn Tennis, Taekwondo, Volleyball, Wrestling, Wushu and Dance Sports.
Winning athletes will represent the SOCCSKSARGEN Team for the 2020 Palarong Pambansa in Marikina City on May 1-10, 2020.##(cio/lkoasay)
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