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DOK ALTERNATIBO SUCCESSFULLY OPENED ANOTHER BRANCH in BANSALAN, DAVAO DEL SUR

Last April 08, 2012 during the celebration of the Easter Sunday, Dok Alternatibo finally opened its another Branch in Bansalan, Davao del Sur. The ocassion was attended by the Guest Speaker Dok Edgar Lozada Delibo, DMAM (Owner/General Manager of Dok Alternatibo), Hon. Edwin Reyes (Mayor of Bansalan Municipality) and Dok Alternatibo Management Team who personally visited the newest branch of Dok Alternatibo in Bansalan, Davao del Sur. The Grand Opening was indeed a success with almost six hundred (600) participants from different places of Davao del Sur who attend and listened carefully with the information and natural discussion made by Dok Ed. This is the first ever Franchise Branch of Dok Alternatibo in Davao del Sur. Sir Randy Albores (owner of Bansalan FM 91.1) who is also the owner of the said franchise branch was very grateful with the system of Dok Alternatibo that brings hope to his family in having a business that he truly knows this will not just be a business alone but a social responsibility to the people upon curing their degenerative diseases with the help of the Natural Products of Dok Alternatibo. The event started with a motorcade that created a noise all over the highways of Bansalan followed by a Grand Healing Seminar where Dok Ed served as the guest speaker and afterwards FREE Check-up and Consultation was made for all the participants who are very eager to learn the natural way of curing their illnesses.

EEMO Oplan 2012 given green light

The operation plan of the Economic Enterprise Office ( EEMO ) for year 2012 is given the green light for implementation after the work groups successfully defended the draft instrument to a panel of evaluators.
The development road map of the office for year 2012, code named EEMO Oplan 2012, is the product of planning labor pains of a 3-day brain cracking exercise of the personel themselves tasked to put into action the action plan.
The operation plan provides ways to plug loopholes in order not to allow to slide back the momentum the office has established. At the same time, the management tool aims to clear the way of roadblocks in order to accelerate the road run more efficiently and smoothly any undoings or violations of any forms. The work groups used for a baseline the current data and trends as the jumping board in charting the course of action. The total 2011 collection is eleven million pesos.
The personnel themselves set their own target points in achieving the objectives of the office as a revenue generating arm of the local government unit. The staff secured the GM approval on their assurance to achieve their targets without resorting to strong arm methods, force or threats. GM Eric F. Pabinguit gives the “ go” signal cautioning the staff of a more conservative target. He told them that important of a plan is that the target is attainable. He observed the staff comes with a target higher than his own “ guestimated” target for year 2012.
The working groups represent the different service units of the organization. The working committees and team leaders and members are as follows: Traffic Management, Robert Jusay, Arnold Martel; Cemetery Maintenance, Novie Lopez, Keziah Rosales, Lemuel Deparine; Collection Field / Office, Roberto Caballero/ Alpio Lawas and Gretchen dela Cerna; Records , David Manuel, Paula Capuyan, Evan Pabinguit, Mervin Quilaton; Slaughterhouse and Gym Management, Catalino Sayon, Juliet Candones; and Motorcycle and Tricycle services, Jerwin Rudinas, and Meljohn Cabalang.CSU, Desiderio Aranda.
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originally published at "The Bansalan Econonomic Enterprise" January 2012 Issue, Vol. II No. 1

Turn of recent decades said EEMO banner years

The turn of the first decades of the the 21st century is said the crowning years of the management of the municipal economic enterprise
( EEMO) under Mayor Edwin G. Reyes trusted alter ego Eric F. Pabinguit. During these years, comparatively with other periods, numerous EEMO development projects were completed and made operational at the end of the days of the first decade and at the initial year of the second decade. These significant landmarks of the once sleeping town were capped by the record breaking EEMO Management performance given due recognition when the Bansalan public market won the grand slam model palengke ng bayan award and honoured a place at the DTI Hall of Fame.
The projects, worked on within a year were depicted on the center page face to face with the projects of the municipality in the poblacion. Both columns of picture labelled 2011 Christmas gift package.
The end of days of the first decade of the new millennium was a crowning glory years when the honors-gilded palengke ng bayan was enthroned at the DTI Hall of Fame. The other banner story of the year 2011 is related with the EEMO Revenue Collection. The figure represents the people share in governance which they contributed by the way of payment of rentals and other impositions in the enjoynment of the services and use of EEMO facilities.
The collection performance of the Economic Enterprises for the year 2011 registers yet another remarkable record-breaking collection efficiency.Based on unofficial records of collections receipts turned over by the EEMO collection agents to the treasury officially acknowledged, the total collection realized in the 12-month period ending December 2011 is 11.5 million pesos.
The rise in the revenue output for year 2011 has been anticipated early at the end of the first half of the calendar year based on the consistent rise in the collection. By then, the half year EEMO Revenue receipt of about five million pesos was over the average yearly market income during the pre-Reyes years which had registered market collection of only about four million pesos more or less.
As anticipated, at the end of the third quarter in the revenue-rich town anniversary month of September, the share of the people in the governance by way of taxes paid for the use of the EEMO facilities which has reached the point almost equal to the level of the record- breaking collection in year 2009.
The enthusiasm of EEMO Manager Pabinguit of a year- end collection surpassing all previous yearly revenue receipts is the traditional revenue-generating potency of the BER months of November and December. These two months are tabu-tabu periods due to the triple festival of the Undas, Parochial town fiesta and the Christmas season. With these three occasions falling in the two end months of the last quarter of the calendar year and the apparent indications pointing to the people’s purchasing capacity becoming stronger give support to the enthusiasm.

The signature silver lining occurred during the end of day of the first decade of the new millennium when there was institutionalized in the public market an efficient market administration which assures the public of a corrupt-free, convenient and healthy marketing activities, establishing at the same time the EEMO a truly revenue- generation machine.
There is also introduced another convenient facility. Producers wishing to market their farm products easily accessible to consumers will enjoy the convenience of the better furnished Bagsakan ng Bayan. Since the inaguaration early last year of the market building Annex B, the traders and marketers have already been enjoying the comfort of much improved services. These trading services will greatly be enhanced with the opening for trading the new 2-storey public market edifice.

Figure shows the data of revenue collections by month and source
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originally published at "The Bansalan Econonomic Enterprise" January 2012 Issue, Vol. II No. 1

Vendors up to stay atop the DTI Hall of Fame

Market vendors who own stores and stalls engaged in buy and sell activities at the public market geared themselves to stand four-square behind the appeal of Economic Enterprises Manager Eric F. Pabinguit to keep the colors of model Pamilihan ng Bayan flying high.
The management call for consciousness is basically for consumer protectionism. Remotely tied with the market cleanliness program is the preservation of the ecosystem to pre-empt the risks of the climate change phenomenon.
The waste management responsibility in the market place is delegated to the care of the Pamilihan ng Bayan effective year 2012.
The delegation is in consequence to the decision arrived in one Monday meeting of the department heads. Manager Pabinguit enforces the cleanliness code provided for in General Ordinance No. 268 of 1992 through Resolution No. 208 authored by then Councilor Josue Rodaje and co- authored by Benjamin R. Lao, which holds responsible the stallholders in the maintenance of cleanliness in the public market. Information was immediately relayed to stall holders and vendors about the provisions of the ordinance. Then on began the shoppers to see the storeowners sweeping away their wastes materials and keeping clean and sanitary their vacinities.
The enthusiastic response of the market stallholders arises from the sense of pride. It is these self same vendors under the present management who are responsible in bringing the palengke to the pedestal of the DTI Hall of Fame for remarkably winning in consecutive years the coveted highest award in the province wide search for outstanding Pamilihan ng Bayan. The enthusiasm persists even when the municipality is not anymore officially participating in the search. The deep sense of pride keeps an extreme pressure to the vendors to maintain the culture of cleanliness and keep alive the tradition of excellence.
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originally published at "The Bansalan Econonomic Enterprise" January 2012 Issue, Vol. II No. 1

Reyes woos nat’l offices to set up satellite here

The EEMO Management at this point is laying in place every stone required to establish operational the market system in the face of the incoming turnover soon to the municipal government the 2-storey market structure.
The desire of leadership to use to the optimum the new structure to enable the community to benefit with the other services afforded of both to consumers and traders. In short, it is to bring the new edifice closer to the people.
Along the policy of providing to the people the services of government right at their door steps the municipal leadership is urging regional offices of national agencies to establish satellite offices in Bansalan. Office spaces at the 2-storey public market building may be made available for their occupation if feasible.
Talks are already held with offices whose services are regularly sought by the people. Negotiations are ongoing with the National Bureau of Investigation ( NBI ). Other national agencies eyed include the Social Security System ( SSS ).
The national agency already enjoying the generosity of the municipal government lately subject to all laws and legal existing rules and regulation is the Public Attorney’s Office ( PAO ).
Through a resolution, the SB designated a free office space at the Economic Enterprise Management Office ( EEMO ) beginning SY 2012. The PAO district public attorney is Hon. Bonifacio J. Guyot.
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originally published at "The Bansalan Econonomic Enterprise" January 2012 Issue, Vol. II No. 1

Gulayan ng Bayan is now operational

The Gulayan ng Bayan, also called Bagsakan ng Bayan, is now operational. It started to accept the unloading from transport vehicles of vegetables and related foodstuffs from rural farms offered for sale in the market on January 22, 2012. The project is a market component intended to provide assistance to producers offering their crops to consumers for sale.
The information on the status of the project is the answer of EEMO Manager Eric F. Pabinguit to the inquiry about the project, recalling the manager’s avowal to construct the market component to be ready for services before the Chinese lunar year of the water dragon. Pabinguit admitted though that it is not yet inaugurated because it has yet be fully equipped with facilities as planned earlier. The Bagsakan is desired to be provided stalls for use of producers-vendors in the sale of their produce.
Pabinguit added he is thinking to recycle for use at the Gulayan the still standing stalls at the premises of the market constructed for the fire victims of the December conflagration to use temporarily pending completion of the new market structure.
The Bagsakan ng Bayan is constructed by the EEMO construction and the maintenance crew spending for the project the amount of ninety-eight thousand pesos for materials and contingency costs. Among the materials are reinforcement bars, post straps, sands, timber, bags of cement and nails.
The management of the vegetable dropping zone is the responsibility given to the Economic Enterprise Management Office in the implementation the policies and operational guidelines through Bansalan SB Resolution No.33,s.2011 authored by Councilor Liza R. Abril.
An important policy mandated for implementation was adopted obviously intended for the protection of farm producers. The policy states that it shall be unlawful for any person to intercept or stop a vegetable or fruit producer who is on his way to to the public market, to dissuade or attempt to dissuade him from selling his products at the Bagsakan area or to buy all or part of his produce brought to the market for selling purposes.
The resolution defines the rates of fees pursuant to the 2010 Municipal Tax Code of transport vehicles by type using the Bagsakan. Elf and jeep types of transport vehicles are charged Ᵽ 20.00; forward units and trucks, Ᵽ30.00 and skylab/motorcycle Ᵽ10.00 per entry.
Small planters, backyard gardeners or small vegetable growers who have stalls with which to vend their products in the market are to sell on designated time and are charged fees by cash tickets or arkabala at the rate of
Ᵽ 10.00 per prescribed table. In addition, display of vegetables, root crops and other common in season fruits is prohibited when producers are using their own display tables and tents.
The new Bagsakan structure replaces the demolished building at the same Bagsakan zone east of the market across Miral river. The zone can be reached through Cosmos St. Farmers bringing their products may reach Bagsakan by way of Kumintang St. or Lily St.. Duly authorized labor corps is at hand to assist unloading and delivering the goods to their destination points at reasonable rates.
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originally published at "The Bansalan Econonomic Enterprise" January 2012 Issue, Vol. II No. 1

5th Sinulog sa Bansalan (Update : Photos by dehr)

On the dawn of January 27, 2012 the weather was not so good. But it did not hinder the people in Bansalan ,especially the devotees to the Infant Jesus, to go out and participate on the annual celebration in honor to the Sto. Nino. The thanksgiving mass was officiated by Rev. Cris Violon, DCD the assistant Parish Priest of Immaculate Conception Parish of Bansalan. Fr. Cris cited on his homily that Sinulog should not only be centered on entertainment but should focus on the love Jesus to his people. Sinulog is a thanksgiving to the infant Jesus thru dancing and music. After the mass, which was celebrated infront of the municipal hall, Fr.Cris led the Sinulog dancing despite the rain. Mayor Edwin Reyes, a devotee to the Sto. Nino, rendered thanksgiving and led the Sinulog Dancing. It can be recalled that Mayor Reyes had first introduced Sinulog festival in Bansalan during his first term as mayor.

At around 9:00 in the morning, the street dancing competition started despite the rain. Some suggested that the activity would be held in the ABC Gym instead of making it in the streets of Bansalan. But after a short meeting with the trainors , principals and the dancers, the majority had decided to make it outside the gym. So, there we go..dancing and singing, offering thanksgiving under the rain. God really worked in mysterious ways because the rain had subsided as the main celebration started. Thousands of people from the different barangays and neighboring towns joined the affair. The Hon. Congressman of the 1st District of Davao del Sur in the person of Marc Cagas was also present.

There were eight (8) participating teams from the different public and private schools who rendered their numbers on the open Sinulog Street Dancing contest. The dancers from Managa National High School got the 3rd place while the group from Nazareth High School bagged the second place. The Bansalan Central Elementary School Sinulog Dancers was declared grand champion, retaining their crown and honor because last 2011 Sinulog Dancing Competition they also won the first prize.

In the afternoon, the Bansalan Sinulog Basketball Tournament was held at the ABC Gym and was immediately followed with a free concert at the Viacrusis Park in the evening. Indeed, the celebration of Sinulog sa Bansalan was successful. The whole event was covered live by 91.1 Bansalan FM. To God be the Glory!

5th Sinulog Sa Bansalan

On January 27, 2012 (friday), thousands of people will participate and witness the 5th Sinulog sa Bansalan. The day would be started with a thanksgiving mass in honor to the Infant Jesus, called by many devotees as Sto. Nino. This year there are eight (8) groups from the different schools in Bansalan who will be joining the Open Sinulog Street Dancing Competition. Big prizes are at stake.
In the afternoon , the championship games from the different divisions of the Sinulog Festival Basketball Tournament will be played at the ABC Gymm. A free concert will be held at the Viacrusis Park in the evening.
The celebration of the Sinulog sa Bansalan is supported by the Local Government Unit on Bansalan, San Miguel Brewery, 91.1 Bansalan FM and Dok Alternatibo : The Expert in Alternative Medine.

Happy New Year 2012!