(Photo courtesy of PH Embassy in Lebanon Facebook) MANILA - A one-stop-shop for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families will open soon within the Quezon City hall compound. The city government on Monday inked a partnership with the International Labor Organization (ILO) for the establishment of the Migrants Resource Center (MRC) that is expected to boost migration and development governance, program implementation, and service delivery. The program will be funded by the European Union under its Safe and Fair Programme, which aims to strengthen labor migration governance and address risks inherent in migration systems that can result in violence and trafficking and strengthen rights-based and gender-responsive approaches to violence against women. "We are elated about this partnership as this means, finally, the implementation of our existing ordinance that pushes for the creation of an MRC. From then until now, our goal is to honor our OFWs by taking action and leading
BUTUAN CITY - Six cities and 51 municipalities in the Caraga Region are joining the Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) rollout that began on August 8. In a statement Thursday, the Philippine Statistics Authority in the region (PSA-13) said the CBMS is mandated by Republic Act 11315, or the Community-Based Monitoring System Act which was signed into law on April 17, 2019, by former President Rodrigo Duterte. "The cities and municipalities in the region shall be the primary data collecting authority within their respective localities," the PSA-13 said. The CBMS in Caraga will adopt the Computer-Assisted Personal Interview in the gathering of information, the agency added. "As the need arises, the traditional paper and pencil Interview method will be used," it said, adding that minimum health protocols will be observed during the conduct of face-to-face surveys. The CBMS aims to generate the region's key development indicators specifically on health, nutritio
MONITORING SYSTEM. Department of the Interior and Local Government 8 (Eastern Visayas) Director Arnaldo Escober (center) talks to Philippine Statistics Authority 8 Director Wilma Perante (left) and Department of Information and Communications Technology 8 Director Felix Tabanao during the press launch of the community-based monitoring system in Tacloban City on Monday (Aug. 8, 2022). The system covers 90 towns and cities in the region.(PNA photo by Sarwell Meniano) TACLOBAN CITY - At least 90 towns and cities in Eastern Visayas will implement the community-based monitoring system in the first two months of its rollout, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has said. During the regional launch late Monday, PSA 8 (Eastern Visayas) Director Wilma Perante said these local government units (LGUs) began data gathering on August 8 and wind it up on October 6. A total of 22 LGUs in Samar, 18 in Leyte, 17 in Northern Samar, 15 in Southern Leyte, 11 in Eastern Samar, and seven in Biliran wil
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