Author: Ian Famulagan

KIDAPAWAN CITY – MAGBIBIGAY NG Php10,000 na tulong pinansyal ang City Government para sa mga umuwing Kidapawenyo Distressed Overseas Filipinos na uuwi sa lungsod mula sa ibang bansa.

Nakapaloob bilang kapital sa itatayong maliit na negosyo ng mga distressed OF’s ang tulong sa ilalim ng paunang Php 300,000 na pondo ng City Government.

Makakatulong na ang halagang nabanggit na makapagsimula ng dahan-dahan ang mga KIdapawenyong nakaranas ng pang-abuso o di kaya ay nagkasakit o naaksidente na hindi na makakapagtrabahong muli sa ibang bansa.

Nais ni City Mayor Joseph Evangelista na hindi lamang tulungang makauwi ang mga Kidapawenyong distressed OF kungdi ay maalalayan din sila na maka-ahon at magkaroon ng maliit na kabuhayang pwede nilang maitaguyod sa hinaharap.

Una ng tinulungan ni Mayor Evangelista ng ilan sa mga OF na taga lungsod na makauwi sa bansa matapos dumanas ng pang-aabuso ng kanilang amo o di kaya ay nagkasakit at naaksidente sa bansang kanilang pinag-tatrabahuan.

Upang maisakatuparan ito, ipinag-utos ng alkalde na ang tulong pinansyal ay idaan sa pamamagitan ng City Cooperative Development Office sa ilalim ng livelihood assistance program nito.

Katuwang ng City Coop Development Office ang Public Employment Services Office sa screening ng OF at processing ng tulong pinansyal.

Maaring sumangguni ang mga distressed OF sa nabanggit na mga tanggapan ng City Government para makatanggap ng tulong. ##(cio)

KIDAPAWAN CITY – SA LAYUNING Mas mabigyan ng diin ang information dissemination kontra Covid19, sinimulan na kahapon ang pagpapalabas sa pamamagitan ng video presentation sa mga simbahan sa lungsod ang panghihikayat ng mga senior citizens na matagumpay na nagpabakuna kontra sa sakit.

April 30, 2021 ng ipamahagi ng City Government of Kidapawan sa pamamagitan ng City Health Office at City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit o CESU ang video documentation sa mga nakakatanda na nauna ng nabigyan ng Sino vaccine sa roll out vaccination para sa mga nasa ilalim ng A2 Priority List ng Pamahalaan.

Sa pamamagitan nito ay makukumbinsi ang maraming nagsisimba na magpabakuna na kontra Covid19.

Maala-alang isinagawa ng City Government ang pagbabakuna ng may 419 na mga senior citizens mula sa barangay Poblacion, Sudapin, Singao, Lanao at Manongol nitong April 21-23, 2021.

Halos may mga ‘controlled co-morbidities’ o umiinom ng maintenance medicine kontra hypertension, diabetes, asthma at iba pang sakit ang mga nagpabakunang senior citizens sa roll out vaccination program na ginawa ng City Government.

Walang dapat katakutan ang mga magpapabakuna, ayon pa sa mga nakakatanda na nabigyan ng anti covid19 vaccine dahil na rin sa tama at maayos na pagbibigay impormasyon ng Pamahalaan.

Mas malaki ang benepisyo na hindi magkaka-komplikasyon sa sakit kaysa magka covid, anila, sabay ang panghihikayat din sa lahat na huwag maniniwala sa mga maling impormasyon patungkol sa pagbabakuna.

Ipinalabas ang video presentation dahil na rin sa kahilingan ng iilang religious communities na makatulong sa pagbibigay ng tamang impormasyon patungkol sa anti-covid19 vaccination.

Kaugnay nito ay patuloy na ipinananawagan ng CESU ang lahat ng mga Persons with Co-morbidities na kasali sa A3 Priority list sa vaccination roll out na magpalista na sa kani-kanilang barangay upang mabigyan ng bakuna. ##(CIO)

KIDAPAWAN CITY-MULING binuksan ng City Government of Kidapawan sa pamamagitan ng City Tourism and Investment Promotions Center ang Pasalubong Center ng lungsod.

Isinabay ang pagbubukas nito sa pagbubukas ng ekonomiya ng lungsod tungo sa new normal sa panahon ng Covid19 pandemic.

Pinasalamatan ng mga food at arts and crafts sector si City Mayor Joseph Evangelista sa muling pagbubukas ng Pasalubong Center kung saan ay maibebenta na nila ang kanilang produkto sa mga turistang dumarayo sa Lungsod ng Kidapawan.

Matatandaang pansamantalang isinara ang nasabing pasilidad dahil na rin sa nagtamo ito ng kasiraan sa nangyaring lindol noong  October 2019 at ang pagpasok ng Covid19.

“Salamat kay Mayor Evangelista dahil mabibigyang kabuhayan ang marami sa aming miyembro ng food, arts and crafts sector ngayon”,  mensahe ng pasasalamat mula sa kanilang Pangulo na si Sheila Leong.

Matatagpuan ang Pasalubong Center sa City Overland Terminal kung saan mabibili rito ang mga local delicacy ng lungsod gaya ng nga kakanin, sweets and pastries, natural fruit beverages, brewed coffee, handicrafts, native bags and accessories at maraming iba pa.

Pawang gawa sa Kidapawan City ang ibinebentang produkto sa lugar na de-kalidad at sa abot kayang halaga.

Pinangunahan naman nina SP Tourism Committee Chair Junares Amador, City Tourism Operations Officer Gillian Lonzaga, City Tourism Council President Blanca Villarico, DTI Cotabato Head Ferdinand Cabiles at DOST Cotabato Director Michael Mayo ang pagbubukas ng Pasalubong Center.##(cio)

KIDAPAWAN CITY, April 26, 2021 – Galen Ray T. Lonzaga formally assumed his post in the City Council as the No. 3 Councilor in Kidapawan City on Monday after being sworn in by Cotabato Governor Nancy A. Catamco with the presence of City Mayor Joseph A. Evangelista at the Provincial Governor’s Office, Capitol Compound, Barangay Amas this city.

Lonzaga, eldest son of City Councilor Gregorio Lonzaga replaced the latter following his resignation earlier this month as he cannot perform his duties and responsibilities anymore due to health reasons.

The younger Lonzaga will now be the Chairman of the two committees held by his father namely the Committee on Senior Citizen and Committee on City Cooperative and Vice Chair of the Committee on Barangay Affairs, and promised to instill development and advance the welfare of the sectors being catered or served by his committees.

“I would serve my constituents to the best of my ability and continue the things my father has started especially in the remaining year or more of my term as councilor”, said Lonzaga.

His wife Atrene V. Lonzaga, children, some close relatives and friends witnessed the oath taking.

Lonzaga worked as an Executive Assistant to the City Mayor and handled the City Mayor’s Barangay Affairs Office before assuming his father’s post.

Lonzaga also said he is looking forward to attend his first regular session at the Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Kidapawan on Thursday, April 28, 2021. (AJPME/jscj-CIO)

KIDAPAWAN CITY, April 26, 2021 – Some 419 senior citizens with ages ranging from 60-85 years old were inoculated with the Covid-19 vaccine in the 3-day vaccination activity by the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) at the Kidapawan  Doctors College, Inc. (KDCI) on April 22-24, 2021.

CESU Operations Chief Dr. Nerissa Paalan informed that the vaccinees came from the five densely or highly populated barangays in Kidapawan City namely Poblacion, Singao, Lanao, Sudapin and Manongol. Paalan said that consecutive cases of Covid-19 infections were previously monitored in the villages of Poblacion and Singao, thus, the more important for them to be prioritized and vaccinated.

CESU recorded 139 senior citizens on the first day of vaccination, 142 on the second day, and 138 on the third day all of whom were rigidly monitored by the CESU before, during, and after vaccination. Vital signs such as blood pressure, pulse rate, respiration rate and body temperature were checked every now and then to ensure they are feeling alright before the actual inoculation.

Furthermore, the CESU said no reports or complaints for any adverse reactions or untoward circumstances were heard from the vaccinees except from minor discomforts from the vaccinated part, mild dizziness, and a little feeling of uneasiness.

As this develops, Kidapawan City Mayor Joseph A. Evangelista called upon the other senior citizens not to miss this opportunity of getting the vaccine especially those with comorbidity (controlled) such as high blood, diabetes, cancer, and other sickness as they are more prone to complications once infected by the virus.

“We appeal to each eligible senior citizen to get inoculated with the Covid-19 vaccine as this is the only way we can stop the virus from spreading and from infecting more individuals.” said the Mayor.

With its Covid-19 Vaccination Roll Out Plan successfully implemented on the first roll out last March 8, 2021, the City Government of Kidapawan, through the CESU and the City Health Office (CHO) has rigorously conducted the vaccinations and following the essential measures undertaken in the conduct of vaccination.

At present, the CESU continue to advocate and campaign for the vaccination to encourage more senior citizens to accept the vaccine and be protected from the deadly virus. The office has also came up with the list of senior citizens from the other barangays and go on with the profiling of seniors eligible for the vaccination.

Meanwhile, aside from the scheduled vaccination of the senior citizens last week, the CESU has also continued to inoculate the remaining front liners in the city. A total of 88 medical and hospital personnel assigned in different Covid-19 isolation facilities were inoculated on the same occasion. (AJPME/jscj-CIO)

KIDAPAWAN CITY- Newly designated Department of Education Regional Director Dr.Carlito Rocafort, CESO V paid a courtesy visit to City Mayor Joseph Evangelista on April 20, 2021.

Rocafort replaces Former Deped XII Chief Dr. Cesar Bringas.

He received a warm welcome from the Mayor and at the same time  oriented with the current education-related programs implemented by the City Government.

He was

happy to learn that among other LGUs, only Kidapawan City subsidies the Parent Teachers Association fees of the more than 36,000 pupils and students enrolled in all public elementary and secondary schools in the city.

Aside from this, the Mayor informed Dr. Rocafort of the Education Health, Nutrition and Social Welfare development programs for all children.

These programs contributed to the reduction of drop out rates and malnutrition cases among children in public schools.

Mayor Evangelista also revealed that a P5Million fund was approved by the Local Schools Board to be utilized for the printing of learning modules of pupils snd students in the implementation of the blended learning approach in this time of Covid19 pandemic.

Added to this is for the teachers in both public and private schools to be inoculated with the anti Covid19 vaccine for their  protection.

Dr.Rocafort,

 likewise  led the installation of Dr. Natividad G.Ocon, CESO VI, and Meilrose Peralta as the new City Schools Division Superintendent and Asst. Schools Division Superintendent,  respectively.

KIDAPAWAN CITY- Pormal ng nanumpa bilang bagong konsehal ng Lungsod ng Kidapawan si Galen Ray Lonzaga na nakatatandang anak ni City Councilor Gregorio Lonzaga na nagbitiw sa kanyang posisyon kamakailan lang.

Nanumpa ang nakababatang Lonzaga sa harap nina Cotabato Governor Nancy Catamco at City Mayor Joseph Evangelista alas-onse nitong umaga ng April 26, 2021 sa Governor’s Office,  Provincial Capitol, Amas Kidapawan City.

Sinaksihan ng kanyang maybahay at mga kaaanak ang panunumpa ni Councilor Lonzaga.

Kanyang paglilingkuran ang nalalabing termino ng kanyang ama na nagbitiw dahil sa iniindang sakit.

Plano niyang ipagpatuloy ang mga programa ng kanyang ama patungkol sa pagpapatatag sa kakayahan ng mga barangay.

Inaasahang dadalo si Lonzaga sa kanyang unang regular session bilang bagong konsehal sa Sangguniang Panlungsod sa April 28, 2021.

Todo suporta naman ang ipinaaabot ni Mayor Evangelista kay Lonzaga.

Una na siyang nanungkulan bilang Executive Assistant ni Mayor Evangelista mula 2013 bago maging konsehal ng lungsod.##(cio)

KIDAPAWAN CITY- Abot na sa 419 na mga senior citizens ang nabakunahan ng Covid-19 vaccine sa pangunguna ng City Government of Kidapawan.

Sa datos na ipinalabas ng City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit o CESU, nakapaoob rito ang kabu-oang bilang ng mga senior citizens mula sa Barangay Poblacion, Sudapin, Singao, Lanao at Manongol na mga lugar naman kung saan ay naitala ang nakararaming kaso ng Covid19 sa Kidapawan City.

Ginawa ang vaccination ng Sinovac sa mga nakakatanda nitong April 22, 23 at 24, 2021 sa Kidapawan Doctors College Campus.

Sa nasabing bilang, 88 sa mga senior citizens ay napabilang sa A.1 priority list ng pagbabakuna o mga seniors na mga frontliners samantalang ang nalalabing bilang ay pawang nasa A.3 priority list.

Wala namang naiulat na adverse effects sa mga nakatatanda ang bakuna, bagkus, hinihikayat pa nila ang publiko na huwag matakot na maturukan nito.

Maliban pa sa malaking benepisyo ang maibibigay ng bakuna kontra Covid19, anila, huwag din maniwala sa maling impormasyon patungkol dito.

Marami sa kanila ang may controlled comorbidity  gaya ng hypertension, diabetes at iba pang sakit ngunit nabigyan ng bakuna.

28 days mula sa unang dose ang kanilang hihintayin bago ang second dose ng bakuna.##(cio)

KIDAPAWAN CITY, APRIL 21, 2021 – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is offering scholarship program for incoming Grade 11 children of fisherfolks in Kidapawan City. 

Kidapawan City Mayor Joseph A. Evangelista through City Agriculturist Marissa Aton is calling on interested and qualified sons and daughters of registered city fisherfolks who wants to pursue studies to avail of three scholarship programs namely Fisherfolk Children Educational Grant (FCEG), Fisheries Industry Leaders Grant (FILG) – a merit-based scholarship for high school graduates, and FCC Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICC/Ips).

Mayor Evangelista said the children of these of fisherfolks can select on the three program components of the scholarship based on their competency but will definitely be as advantage to them.

Under the FCEG, FILG and ICC/Ips scholarships, the students will receive certain privileges such as school and miscellaneous fees amounting to P2,000 per semester; monthly stipend and living allowance amounting to P5,000 upon submission of grades every end of the semester, and book allowance for 2,000 to be given upon enrolment on the first semester of each year.

Aside from those benefits, the scholars will also receive various supports to include On-the-Job Training (OJT) for 3,000 upon submission of certificate of enrolment, Thesis/Special Problem for P7,000, and graduation support for P1,500.

On top of these privileges, a cash incentive awaits those scholars who will graduate with honors or excellence – P20,000 for Cum Laude, P30,000 for Magna Cum Laude, and P50,000 for Summa Cum Laude. 

Interested applicants are advised to visit and submit their applications to the Office of the City Agriculturist situated at the City Hall on or before September 30, 2021. (AJPME/JSCJ-CIO)

KIDAPAWAN CITY- SA kabila ng mga agam-agam patungkol sa pagbabakuna kontra Covid19, hindi pinalagpas ng maraming senior citizens na magpabakuna kontra Covid-19.

Hindi dapat makinig sa mga maling impormasyon sa pagbabakuna ng mga matatanda, nagkakaisang sinabi ng mga senior citizens na naturukan ng unang dose ng Sinovac ngayong araw ng Huwebes, April 22, 2021.

” Hindi dapat katakutan ang bakuna lalo pa at ito lang ang magbibigay sa atin ng proteksyon sa sakit.”, pahayag pa ni Rosalinda Villagonzalo, edad 82 na isa sa mga nabakunahan sa roll out vaccination na isinagawa ng City Government sa Kidapawan Doctors College, Inc., KDCI.

Si Villagonzalo ay isa lamang sa abot sa 160 na unang batch ng mga seniors na  naturukan ng Sinovac kung saan ay nagmula sa Barangay  Poblacion at Sudapin – mga lugar na pinangyarihan ng maraming kaso ng covid sa lungsod.

Tama ang ginagawang kampanya ng City Government of Kidapawan  na ipagbigay alam ang totoong impormasyon patungkol sa vaccine upang mahikayat na magpabakuna ang mga senior citizens lalo na yaong may iniindang karamdaman gaya ng hypertension, diabetes at iba pang co-morbidities.

“Mas malaki ang benepisyong dulot ng bakuna para hindi tayo magkasakit lalo na tayong matatanda ay madali ng mahawaan ng sakit”, sinabi  pa ni Mang Rodolfo, edad 74 na isang dating pulis kung saan sila ng kanyang maybahay ang kapwa naturukan ng bakuna.

Wala namang naiulat na masamang epekto sa mga senior citizens maliban na lang sa kirot sa parte ng katawan na nabakunahan.##(cio)