Vote for your preferred nominee to head the Office for Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA)

As per Republic Act 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010, the senior citizens of Gubat have nominated their members to head the municipality's Office for Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA). The nominees, whose background and plans of action you can see below and who have all been recommended by the Sangguniang Bayan, are: Mr. Jaime Espineda of Barangay Tiris, Ms. Lilia Hernandez of Barangay Paradijon and Ms.Azucena Nerida of Barangay San Ignacio.

From these nominees, I, as the mayor, am required to choose the one to head our OSCA for three years. As the nominees are all equally competent and qualified in my opinion (and since I don't have personal acquaintance of their personalities because obviously the age gap is too big), I think it would be wise to resort to internet democracy: Let the people vote the nominee whom they think is the best choice.

I will be posting the pictures of the nominees in my Facebook account. The nominee who gets the most likes gets to head the OSCA. Please vote until midnight of March 4.



NOMINEE NO. 1
JAIME AQUINO ESPINEDA

Tiris, Gubat, Sorsogon
July 13, 1942 – 69 y/o


EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Mandaluyong Elementarey School, 1958
Alternative Learning System (ALS) High School Graduate 2010

WORK EXPERIENCE:
●MILUDECO – 1971-1980, PETROLA INTERNATIONAL KSA – 1982-1984, PROTECTORS SEC. INC. 1986-1996

PLAN OF ACTION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS:
●Protect the rights and benefits of the senior citizens.
●Create livelihood project.
●Earn extra income for their needs.
●Assist and help the Senior Citizens Federation for their programs and activities.




NOMINEE NO. 2
LILIA JOVEN FERNANDEZ

Paradijon, Gubat, Sorsogon
311-0331
SEPTEMBER 1, 1935 – 77 y/o


EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
1948 - GUBAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (GUBAT NORTH CENTRAL SCHOOL)
1949-1952 – GUBAT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
1967-1970 – A.B. POLITICAL SCIENCE
Manuel Luis Quezon University, Manila (MLQU, MANILA)
1970 – Methods of Teaching and Child Psychology
Manuel Luis Quezon University, Manila (MLQU – MANILA)
9971 – 1973 – Student – LAW PROPER
MANUEL LUIS QUEZON UNIVERSITY, MANILA


WORK EXPERIENCE:
●1957-1973 – Employed and Supervisor Newfounland Printers (Binondo, Manila)
●1977-1980 – Store-owner – Market site, Gubat, Sorsogon
●Lumber Dealer – Manook St., Gubat, Sorsogon
●Video Store – Vivo’s Residence, Manook St., Gubat, Sorsogon
●Store and Pocket Book (Villaroya’s) – Manook St., Gubat, Sorsogon

OTHER EXPERIENCE:
● Barangay Kagawad – Brgy. Paradijon, Gubat, Sorsogon
●Brgy. Secretary – Brgy. Paradijon, Gubat, Sorsogon
●Brgy. Associaton of Secretaries – President
●1998-2004 – Federation of Senior Citizens – Secretary – Under Mr. Holaso
●2004-2011 – Federation of Senior Citizens – Secretary - Under Atty. Mel D. Encinas
●2012 – Federation of Senior Citizens– President

PLAN OF ACTION:
●Explain the meaning of life for senior citizens
●Widen and differentiate being an OSCA member and the Federation and unite them to oneness for a purpose.
●Initiate programs toencourage the elderly that at age 60 still they are productive, capable, self-reliant and self-sufficient in their age.
●Adult education is also needed for the non-readers elders especially in remote Barangay.



NOMINEE No. 3:
AZUCENA ESPALLARDO NERIDA

San Ignacio, Gubat, Sorsogon
09284990533
December 14, 1941 - 70 y/o


EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
BS Industrial Engineering, Adamson University

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Lecturer at Sales, Department of Radio wealth
Applicant Interviewer of Department of Labor
Supervisor Agent of Insular Life-Cebu
7 years Treasurer of PTA Gubat Central Elementary School
7 years Treasurer of PTA Saint Anthony Academy
3 years Secretary – Treasurer of San Ignacio Senior Citizens
Presently Board Member of Senior Citizens Federation


PLAN OF ACTION:
●Disseminate information regarding rights and privileges of senior citizens of Gubat
●Organize senior citizens in barrios who had not been informed of their Privileges
●Do the best of my capacity
●Read and study the law regarding Senior Citizens.

Photo contest

You can join this photo contest on how we can adapt to climate change, organized by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom.

Call for Proposals: 2012 Climate Advocacy Small Grants Fund

Drawing Linkages between Population, Reproductive Health, Gender and Climate Change Adaptation

Population Action International (PAI), a Washington, D.C. based non-profit organization that advocates for women and families to have access to contraception in order to improve their health, reduce poverty and protect their environment, is soliciting proposals for our 2012 Climate Advocacy Small Grants Program: Drawing Linkages between Population, Reproductive Health, Gender and Climate Change Adaptation. Only organizations based in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, the Philippines, and Tanzania are eligible to apply.

Several grants of up to $20,000 USD will assist civil society organizations in identifying opportunities to promote the integration of reproductive health and gender considerations into national strategies and plans to address climate change. These one-year grants will support organizations in their efforts to document entry points for advocacy at the national and regional levels; strengthen cross-sectoral research, communication and collaboration; and build national-level support for the integration of reproductive health, gender, and climate change in national policies.

The deadline for proposals is no later than Monday, February 6, 2012 at 6 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST). For further information and to receive application materials, please contact Roger- Mark De Souza atrmdesouza@popact. org

Sangguniang Kabataan Planning Session

I was with our Sangguniang Kabataan chairmen for a planning meeting over the weekend at LIKAS Ridge Hotel in Irosin. We have scheduled things to do for the next six months, the biggest being our Learning To Read Program for Grade 1 pupils this summer.

Free urological surgical operation

Para sa mga kalalakihan: Magkakaroon ng libreng operasyon sa provincial hospital kung kayo ay mayroong prostate enlargement, orchitis o filariasis (boyong). Pumunta kay Dr Lelis sa Municipal Health Center bago mag Feb 15, Lunes, Miyerkules o Huwebes ng hapon) para magpalista at checkup.