Saturday, March 16, 2013

Milk and Rice

MILK AND RICE. Aris Aumentado (extreme right), son of and replacement candidate for the late Rep. Erico Aumentado of Bohol's 2nd District distributes rice and powdered milk to residents of Barangay Aguining in the island town of President Carlos P. Garcia. He is assisted by, from right, Mayor Tesalonica Boyboy, Board Member Ma. Fe Lejos and Board Member-Candidate Tomas Abapo. CONTRIBUTED FOTO

Aris Aumentado son of the late Cong. Erico B. Aumentado

“Aris” inaugurates fishport in Tintinan



NEW FISH PORT. Congressional bet Aris Aumentado of Bohol's 2nd District and Ubay Mayor Eutiquio Bernales (4th and 2nd from left) lead local officials in cutting the ribbon to inaugurate the Tintinan Mini Fish Port (other foto). CONTRIBUTED


 By JUNE S. BLANCO

FISHERMEN and traders in the island barangay of Tintinan in Ubay town now get to properly dock their pump boats even in low tide, as well as easily load and unload their cargoes.

This after Bohol’s 2nd District Congressional bet Erico Aristotle “Aris” Aumentado recently inaugurated the P1.5-million mini fish port in Tintinan built with appropriation from the Priority Development assistance Fund (PDAF) of his namesake father.

The younger Aumentado is his father’s replacement candidate after the latter died on Christmas Day last year.

Aris, Board Member Ma. Fe Lejos and Ubay Mayor Eutiquio Bernales, Vice Mayor Constantino Reyes and Councilors Efren Tanjay, Sabiniano Atupan, Constancio Atuel and Marilyn Ranara as well as Tintinan Barangay Chair Adriano Vallentos Sr. led local officials in cutting the inaugural ribbon to the fish port prior to the short program at the barangay hall.

In his message, Aris told the islanders how they had a soft spot in his father’s heart, hence the attention given to their unique need. He asked them to take care of the fish port for it to be able to serve them longer.

Tintinan is a fishing community. When the catch is abundant, the islanders salt or dry the fish that they cannot consume or sell fresh. They then sell the salted and dried fish to Ubay or Mabini towns, both in the mainland.

Meanwhile, from Tintinan, Aris’ group proceeded to Barangay Aguining in the island town of President Carlos P. Garcia where a German national representing a special milk company distributed cartons of the commodity to some 500 families.

Aris counterparted the milk with 20 bags of rice pre-packed into two-kilo bags.

The spouses Helmut of the Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe Dritte Welt e.v led Tagbilaran City “Deputy Mayor” Mariano Uy and wife; Ida Merkel; Susan Chua and Derrick Chong in bringing the HIPP anti-reflux milk to the island.

Aris, Uy, President Garcia Mayor Tesalonica Boyboy, Aguining Barangay Chair Gerardo Migraso and Barangay Councilor Fernando “Eping Gamay” Estavillo, Board Member Ma. Fe Lejos and Board Member-candidate Tomas Abapo distributed the milk and rice.

Aris also thanked the Helmut couple for bringing the gifts to the islanders.

Tintinana, Ubay fishport

Aris inaugurates Cabul-an genset

Erico "Aris" C. Aumentado

By JUNE S. BLANCO
  
ICE-COLD beer, anyone?

Residents in Western and Eastern Cabul-an – two barangays in the lone island of Buenavista town can now enjoy ice-cold beer or soft drinks and freeze their freshly caught fish to preserve them for the next day or week rather than just dry them or soak them in brine.

This after Erico Aristotle Aumentado, namesake and son of the late solon who died on Christmas Day last year, recently inaugurated a generator set in West Cabul-an.

Aris who is running for a seat in Congress as replacement candidate for his father representing Bohol’s 2nd District said the project is among the favorites pushed by the solon for which he had poured a P350,000 counterpart from his Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).

The local government unit under Mayor Ronald Lowell Tirol and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through its Millennium Challenge Corporation-Kapitbisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (MCC-Kalahi-Cidds) also put up counterparts for the P2.5-million electrification project.

DSWD Region 7 Dir. Mercedita Jabagat attended the inauguration and turnover rites with Aumentado and Tirol, hosted by Cabul-an West Barangay Captain Alfredo Tagsip and his constituents.

Aumentado, NIA proposed dam project a step closer to realization


the late Cong. Erico B. Aumentado
By Marlon Balmadrid


QUEZON CITY – The proposed Bohol Northeast Multi Purpose Dam for Irrigation and Hydro Power project envisioned by the late Rep. Erico B. Aumentado (2nd District, Bohol) together with the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is getting closer to realization as the project only needs the indorsement of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) for its eventual implementation and construction. The good news was shared by no other than the late solon’s son Erico Aristotle “Aris” Aumentado, who is closely monitoring the developments of various projects left behind by his father.


The proposed multi purpose dam project will be located in the municipality of Danao, Province of Bohol. The project seeks to provide irrigation services for the farmers in the municipalities of Danao, San Miguel, Trinidad, Dagohoy, Bien Unido and Ubay.


In a pre-feasibility study conducted by NIA Region 7, the proposed project can irrigate a total of 19,071 hectares in the towns of Danao, San Miguel, Trinidad, Dagohoy, Bien Unido and Ubay.


The study also showed that based on the dependable water supply of Wahig River which is capable of storing 15.3 million cubic meters of water backed up with a 105.25 sq. kilometer watershed, a 10.0 megawatts of hydro electric power can also be developed including domestic water supply for the municipalities of Danao, Dagohoy and San Miguel.


In a letter addressed to NEDA ICC Technical Board Deputy Director General and Chairman, Rolando G. Tungpalan, the late solon requested for the facilitation of the indorsement of the project. Once approved, the project is set to be funded by the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) under its Official Development Assistance (ODA) facility.


The Central Visayas Regional Development Council thru RDC Resolution No. 58 (S. 2011) has already indorsed the conduct of the feasibility study and detailed engineering design for the proposed multi purpose dam for funding by KOICA.


Indicated in the NIA Region 7 pre-feasibility study, the general objective of the proposed project is to provide substantial and dependable water supply for irrigation services to support the agricultural development program of the government.


For its specific objectives, the dam aims to provide dependable irrigation water supply in the northeastern part of Bohol and consequently generate cheaper and renewable source of energy to augment the local electric power needs, develop new and improved communities via a comprehensive resettlement and livelihood program for affected residents, provide a dependable source of potable water to adjacent communities, mitigate the impact of climate change by reducing the occurrence of flash floods in the municipalities of Danao and Inabanga and to serve as a new alternative eco-tourism attraction in the area.


Being a large irrigation project, Aumentado strongly believed that it will surely help boost rice production in the area, alleviating the living conditions of the farmers in the countryside, play a key role in attaining the goal for rice self sufficiency and solidifying Bohol’s claim as the rice granary of the region.


The proposed Bohol Northeast Multi Purpose Dam is among the projects on stream being worked out by Aumentado for the benefit of the 2nd District and Bohol in general, up until his untimely demise due to complications brought about by pneumonia last Dec. 25, 2012.


Once completed, the project will consist of a main dam having a maximum of 100 meters in height and 1,200 meters in length, plus four supplementary dams having a 60 meter average height and 400 meter average length.


The estimated project cost is pegged at around $182 million.