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May
15
Paranaque City Hall gives ambulance to Barangay Sun Valley
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Pursuing to improve the health services in the city, the City Government of Parañaque turns over the key of the new ambulance to Brgy. Sun Valley Chairman Daniel Santos (center) at the parking lot of the City Hall. Also in the photo are Brgy. Administrator Ruben Diño (second from right) and Brgy. Assistant Secretary Hespi Domingo (right).
Apr
27
Entertainment City Manila to provide jobs to Paranaque residents
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PARAÑAQUE City Mayor Florencio Bernabe said the completion of the Entertainment City Manila, a casino and tourism complex, will generate around 1 million jobs and most of these will go to the city’s residents.
Bernabe also said the project, under the stewardship of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) Chairman Cristino Naguiat Jr., will “translate to huge taxes and revenues for the city and thousands of job opportunities to city residents. It will make Parañaque at par with Las Vegas in the US.”
He said the project will generate at least 4,000 jobs for city residents once it starts initial operations by the third or fourth quarter of this year.
“Pagcor’s Entertainment City Manila project is of great importance to Parañaque,” Bernabe added.
Earlier, Naguiat said the mixed-use gaming and entertainment multibillion project will transform the Philippines into one of the premier tourist destinations in the world.
“A 10 percent share in the $115 billion global gaming pie will give the Philippines $11.5 billion in revenue, making the country an even bigger destination than Las Vegas in terms of earnings. If we succeed, we will generate an additional 1 million jobs and bring in a million more tourists,” he said.
Naguiat also said that “Pagcor is committed to creating a multifaceted leisure and entertainment center that is internationally benchmarked.
“We will also continue to emphasize the strength of our human resources,” he added.
The Entertainment City project site spans 961,937 square meters at the bay area of Parañaque City plus 141,250 square meters at the Aseana Business Park and Mall of Asia Complex. Of the project’s total land area, 561,937 square meters was bought by Pagcor.
The four companies granted licenses to build, own and operate integrated resorts in Entertainment City Manila are the SM group, through gaming- and leisure-oriented unit Belle Corporation; Okada’s Aruze Corp.; Enrique Razon’s Bloombury Corp.; and Travellers International Hotels.
Pagcor guidelines require a minimum $1-billion investment in each integrated resort. Each licensee is also required to build a minimum of 250,000 square meters of floor area and complete 800 hotel rooms with an average room area of 40 square meters.
Apr
25
Libreng Tule in Paranaque on
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Public health centers in the City of Parañaque are now abuzz with an activity the local government holds each summer, its “Operation Tule”.
This year’s edition started on April 10 and will run through May 24, 2012.
Open to boys aged 10 and above, it is provided free by the city government through its City Health Office.
“Our citizens recognize the health value of circumcision yet some families put it off for a later time for lack of means to defray its cost. To help poor families, likewise to promote reproductive health, we stage “Operation Tule” each year, Mayor Bernabe said.
Inquiries may be made with the City Health Office at Tel. 826-8195 or at the health center near you.
Apr
12
Don Galo Monument unveiled
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Parañaque City Mayor Florencio Bernabe, Jr. presents the monument commemorating the Filipino valor in Parañaque. Historical details disclose that when the pirate horde led by Limahong landed in Parañaque on November 30, 1574, the column met stiff resistance from the Spaniards led by Martin de Goiti reinforced by Filipinos headed by a local named Galo. The unexpected bravery of the defenders so infuriated Limahong that he had his guides and pilots executed for informing him that Parañaque was defenseless. This skirmish is recorded in the annals of history as the “Red Sea Incident” for the blood that turned the river crimson. Folktales say that in appreciation of his bravery, the Spaniards conferred on Galo the title of “Don” and the inhabitants of the place named their place after him.
Feb
3
BEWARE Smokers!
THE Parañaque City Government under the administration of Mayor Florencio Bernabe, Jr. will implement its anti-smoking campaign on February 06, 2012. For this initial implementation, coverage will be confined to Barangay San Antonio; Parañaque City Hall; and this LGU’s outside facilities, among them the F.V. Bernabe, Sr. Memorial Hospital, P’que Livelihood Resource Management Office Bldg., VCG <Blue> Bldg.
The legal framework for said implementation are R.A. 8749 or the Clean Air Act of 1999; R.A. 9211, otherwise known as the Tobacco Regulations Act of 2003; Parañaque Ordinance No. 10-09, Series of 2008; and City Resolution No. 11-001, Series of 2010.
An added basis for enforcing the smoking restrictions in government vehicles, facilities, and premises is Civil Service Commission (CSC) Memorandum Circular No. 17. Meanwhile, the smoking ban on all land public utility vehicles and terminals is reiterated in LTFRB Memorandum Circular No. 2009-036.
Classified “Absolute Smoke-Free Areas” are:
1)All government vehicles, structures and premises;
2)Elevators and stairwells;
3)Locations in which fire hazards are present, including gas stations and storage areas for flammable liquids, gas, explosive or combustible materials;
4)All centers of youth activity such as play schools, preparatory schools, elementary schools, high schools, colleges and universities both public and private; youth hostels and recreational places for persons under eighteen (18) years old;
5)Within buildings and entire premises of public and private hospitals; medical, dental and optical clinics; health centers, nursing homes, dispensaries and laboratories;
6)Public utility vehicles, transportation terminals, offices and buildings, recreational places, shopping malls, movie houses, hotels and restaurants;
7)All places of worship;
8)Inside museums, libraries, auditoriums and coliseums both public and private;
9)Inside groceries, supermarkets and convenience stores;
10)Inside markets both public and private;
11)Inside public comfort rooms; and
12)Public outpost.
“The Parañaque City Government is serious as it is determined with its anti-smoking campaign as it strives to have a healthy populace and a clean environment. We urge smokers to give-up this habit for their own sake and for the benefit of their family and the public.”, Mayor Jun Bernabe said.
A taskforce composed of barangay and city government employees, deputized citizens and Parañaque PNP personnel has been formed to enforce the anti-smoking campaign.
The fines and penalties for individual violators are as follows: Php500.00 for the first offense; Php1,000.00 for the second; and Php1,500.00 for the third. Violations by establishments will be meted as follows: Php2,000.00 for the first offense; Php3,000.00 for the second; and Php5,000.00 or a penalty of closure of the business establishment for the third violation.
For government employees, added disciplinary action for failure to comply with said CSC circular are suspension of one month and one day to six months for the first offense and dismissal from the service, and forfeiture of benefits; disqualification to hold public office; cancellation of eligibilities; and being barred from taking the civil service examination for the next violation.
Inquiries may be directed to the City Health Office at Tel. 826-8195.
