Aris orients LGUs on PDAF requirements

 

By JUNE S. BLANCO

PROJECTS in rural development, health and education will get priority allocations from the solons’ pork barrel funds.

Rep. Erico Aristotle Aumentado yesterday reoriented the mayors, municipal engineers, development and planning coordinators, health officials and school principals of Bohol’s 2nd District in a meeting at the Kiddie’s Farm in Calanggaman, Ubay town.

The solon tapped Joseph Rañola, president of the Center for National Budget, to provide the details for transparent budgeting, how the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) is allocated to the solons and the limits of disbursements set for each year for different government sectors.

The solon said the reorientation provided guidance to the participants on which projects to prioritize this year given limited government resources.

Among the mayors present (picture, from left) were Sofronio Apat of Dagohoy, Claudio Bonior of San Miguel, Galicano Atup of Ubay, Niño Rey Boniel of Bien Unido,  Tesalonica Boyboy of President Carlos P. Garcia, Ronald Lowell Tirol of Buenavista, Jacinto Narraga of San Isidro Ricardo Suarez of Sagbayan and Allen Rey Piezas of Clarin. Foto: ROMEL TERUEL

Aris donates audio-visual equip’t to Ubayano students, residents

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 By JUNE S. BLANCO

UBAY town 125 kilometers northeast of Bohol’s capital, Tagbilaran City, is now richer by seven LED televisions and as many DVD players.

This after Rep. Erico Aristotle Aumentado of the 2nd District donated the units bought with own-pocket funds.

The solon said the move is an expression of gratitude, care and love for the Ubayano pupils and students in public schools as well as residents of Brgy. Fatima where his father and namesake – the late Rep. Erico Boyles Aumentado – was born and went to school. The son had replaced the father in the congressional race after the latter’s untimely demise due to pneumonia on Christmas Day last year.

Calling himself a “grandson” of Ubay, he urged the beneficiaries to take care of the units so that even incoming pupils and students can still use them. He also brushed off their barrage of thank you’s, saying he would rather have them thank the Almighty who had poured His blessings on them. He is only God’s instrument, he said.

Education and support to education rank tops in his priorities, he emphasized.

    Beneficiaries of the P50,000-bonanza are the Ubay Central Elementary School, one 19” and another 22” LED TV; the Ubay National Science High School, two 32” LED TV; Fatima through Brgy. Capt. Lolita Ceballos, one 22” LED TV; Camambugan Elementary School, one 22” LED TV and Pangpang Elementary School, one 22” LED TV. All units came with a DVD player.

NEW AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT. Four schools and one barangay in Ubay town received LED TV units with DVD players from Rep. Erico Aristotle Aumentado (Bohol, 2nd District) bought out of his own-pocket funds. At the Ubay National Science High School, Aumentado (in sunglasses) turned over the units to, from left, Leonardo Sarabosing,vice president of the Parents-Teachers Association, Jun-Jun Abayabay, PTA vice president for the Diamond Section; Ann Acedo, homeroom president for the Ruby Section, essie Cuyacot, homeroom president for the Diamond section and Assistant Principal Mike Hormachuelos. Foto: Romel Teruel

Aris pleased with Ouano PCL win

 By JUNE S. BLANCO

  

REP. Erico Aristotle Aumentado (Bohol, 2nd District) expressed elation over Getafe Councilor Antonio “Tonypet” Ouano Jr.’s win in Friday’s presidential race of the Philippine Councilors League (PCL) Bohol chapter.

The elections at the Bohol Plaza Resort in Dauis town lasted past midnight with Aumentado administering the oath of office to the winners at around 1:30 a.m.

The solon said he finds “kinship” with Ouano as this is the first time that a councilor from the 2nd district got the post that is also a ticket to a seat in the Provincial Board. The PCL president is an ex-officio member of the provincial lawmaking body.

Ouano won 262-201 over incumbent Ramonito Torrefranca of Carmen for whom he waived his interest in the PCL-Bohol presidency in 2010.

Picture shows Aumentado (in striped shirt) congratulating Ouano as Provincial Director Ma. Loisella Lucino of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG-Bohol) that supervised the proceedings and other elected PCL officials look on, among them, Councilors Romulo Balangkig of Baclayon, public relations officer (PRO), 1st District; Robert Olaer of Candijay, assistant treasurer; Cecelia Rebosura of Antequera, secretary general; Jonathan Binlod, vice president, 3rd District; Polienoto Bernadas of Duero, PRO, 3rd District; Cesar Cagulada of Jagna, business manager; lawyer Nicodemus Tago of Dimiao and Felix Tan of Guindulman, board of directors. Fotos: Rommel Teruel