OCTOBER 20 - SPECIAL HOLIDAY IN ENTIRE PROVINCE OF LEYTE

Tacloban City (October 16) - October 20 is special holiday in the entire province of Leyte.

This is in answer to the numerous telephone queries that Philippine Information Agency has been receiving this week on whether their local government units are included in the pronouncement.

The Philippine Information Agency made some research and learned that per Republic Act No.1745, issued on June 21, 1957, better known as an act declaring October 20 of every year as special holiday in the Province of Leyte.

This is in order to give meaning to the commemoration of the historic Leyte Gulf Landings of the Allied Forces of Liberation under General Douglas McArthur in 1944, thus ending the Pacific War of World War II.

The Legal Division of the Provincial Government of Leyte informed the PIA that the same legal document is the reference the province of Leyte is holding.

Atty. Gil Cana said that the Special Holiday will be observed in all the municipalities under the jurisdiction of the Province of Leyte.

As to the several constituents of the province of Southern Leyte as to whether or not Southern Leyte is included in the Republic Act, Atty. Roque Tiu, Board member of the first district of Leyte, said that since Southern Leyte is now a separate province, it is no longer a part of Leyte province.

Thus, Board Member Tiu opined that Southern Leyte is no longer included in the local government units which are covered by the Republic Act.

Southern Leyte used to be the third district of Leyte until it was inaugurated as a new province on July 1, 1960.

Thus, the third District of Leyte became the province of Southern Leyte and Lone District of Southern Leyte (PIA8).(Photo courtesy of kabyahe.wordpress.com

NEWLY HIRED CLAD COMMUNITY FACILITATOR (CF) TRAINED

Last August 27, 2014 five newly hired personnel of CLAD, Inc. to serve as the Community Facilitator of two projects, one jointly funded by DISOP Belgium and Heifer International USA while the other project is solely funded by Heifer to support the rehabilitation efforts of the municipality of Calubian from the devastation caused by super typhoon Yolanda. The team headed by Mr Rolando “Bimbim” Lunzaga who is already a veteran member of CLAD, Inc. He had been joined by four newly hired personnel of CLAD, Inc. in the person of Mr. Klent Lapid, James Pepito, Bogart Napoles and Lyndon Corpin. Their Cornerstone Workshop Seminar was held at Prince Hotel in Butuan City last August 28-Sept.4, 2014. The following are some photo-documentation when they where at Butuan City.

CALUBIAN BUDGET PREPARATION FOR FY 2015 HELD…

Last September 24-25, 2014, department heads of the Local Government Unit of Calubian headed by its Local Chief Executive, Hon. Doroteo N. Palconit and was joined by the Finance Committee of the Sangguniang Bayan with the chairmanship of Hon. Lucita A. Palconit had convened at Pongos Hotel in Ormoc City to conduct its annual budget preparation. A total of more than 72 million was divided to its different departments as their annual allocation for the implementation of their different programs and activities for the Fiscal Year 2015. The following are some photo-documentation of the proceedings;

(Photo courtesy of Mr. Armar Torlao)