MEETING WITH CITY COUNCILOR CABRERA

A visit to Cebu City Councilor Nida C. Cabrera's office at the Cebu City Hall proved to be very helpful to the efforts of CESDEV-Nursing in pushing for the implementation of a Comprehensive Solid Waste Management for Barangay Kalunasan.

Greater focus and a major approach has to be in place because based on the Initial Data Base gathering in 2006 and the Updated Database in 2010, improper garbage disposal and environmental sanitation still remains to be a problem in the barangay.

Councilor Nida Cabrera has given her commitment to help out University of Cebu College of Nursing CESDEV in providing the needed resources be it human resource as well as material resource in order to see some developments to the pressing problem.

NEWSBITS: CEBU CITY COUNCILOR NIDA C. CABRERA

Cebu City Councilor Nida Cabrera, chairperson of the City Council committee on environment, said the Cebu City Government could tie up with the Talisay City Government in developing its dumpsite, instead of looking for another site for a new landfill. ”Since their dumpsite is big, we are exploring the possibility of entering into a partnership with them. We will have to go through a long process if we opt to build a new landfill,” she said.

Cabrera said it will take the city at least two to three years to build a new landfill in Barangays Kalunasan and Budlaan and will have to conduct feasibility studies before it can do so. The councilor is set to meet with Talisay City officials to present the proposal.

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is forming a committee to solve the landfill problem. The mayor has directed City Administrator Jose Marie Poblete to open official positions for the committee through an executive order. Rama wants the committee to be co-chaired by Councilors Eduardo Rama and Cabrera, while its members should have exposure to environmental work.

http://balita.ph/2011/02/01/cebu-city-councilor-proposes-waste-partnership-with-talisay-city/

TAKAKURA METHOD OF COMPOSTING

A novel way of composting to produce fertilizers from household wastes called “TAKAKURA” composting is being piloted in 20 households in barangays Tejero, Carreta, Mabolo and Pahina San Nicolas in Cebu City.

Cebu City councilor, Nida Cabrera said, the 20 pilot households will each receive Takakura baskets with ready mix mother compost. All they need to do is to place all bio-degradable wastes into the baskets and mix them.

According to Cabrera, Takakura Composting is a method of reducing or recycling organic wastes such as garden wastes and manure, leftover food and liquid seawage are broken down by various types of microorganisms resulting to a valuable soil conditioner or fertiizer.

Dr. Koji Takakura of Japan discovered the composting method and has been extensively used in some other Asian countries like Surabaya Indonesia, Cabrera said. The concept of Takakura composting has been encouraging to both local and national officials and this has been piloted as one of the major programs of Cebu City.

According to Cabrera, her committee has been massively conducting information drive in all barangays of the City to publicize this new way of reducing household wastes. It is the vision of councilor Cabrera to multiply the number of baskets and to reach as many households all around Cebu to adopt the Takakura composting method.

This method of composting will soon be introduced to Barangay Kalunasan residents through the facilitation of Community Extension Services and Development. It is hoped that with the introduction of this method to the residents, garbage volume will be significantly reduced and ultimately, solid waste management will be properly incorporated into the households.

KALUNASAN BARANGAY COUNCIL SESSION

UC Nursing CESDEV attended the Kalunasan Barangay Council Session yesterday to discuss the programs and activities of the Community Extension Services and Development of the College of Nursing of UC Banilad for the Barangay for the next three years. This meeting is very vital for the following reasons:

1) it's CESDEV's way of paying courtesy to the newly-elected Barangay Kalunasan officials whose mandate took effect after the Barangay elections held last year;

2) to present to the newly-elected officials CESDEV's Accomplishment Report by means of showing the programs and activities that have been implemented already as well as the on-going projects;

3) to lay-out the plans of CESDEV-Nursing for Barangay Kalunasan for the next three years; and

4) to propose a draft for the Memorandum of Agreement.

The session brought out positive results with Barangay Kalunasan's newly-elected officials being grateful to CESDEV-Nursing for all the help, services, and contributions it has rendered to their area. Moreover, the session resulted in the acceptance and approval of the draft of the Memorandum of Agreement. Signing of these documents will soon follow.

DRAFT OF THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

IMMERSION IN BARANGAY KALUNASAN

Also present during the Kalunasan Barangay Session was Miss Mandawe who has been tasked to handle the Community Immersion Program of the College of Nursing.

She presented to the council the line-up of activities for Immersion and the council welcomed the efforts of the College of Nursing to conduct the activities in their barangay.

Immersion activities will start on May 17, 2011 and will run up to May26, 2011.

KAHIMTANG SA PANAHON

Ang weather bureau kagahapon niabiso sa mga residente sa Sugbo sa Low Pressure Area (LPA) nga mamahimong magdala ug uwan nga makaingon ug landslides ug pagabaha. Si Oscar Tabada, chief sa Pag-asa Mactan, nagkanayon ang adunay nakit-an nga low pressure area dul-an 300 ka kilometro sa sidlakang bahin sa Surigao nga mamahimong mo-debelop ngadto sa tropical depression.

“Adunay kalagmitan nga ang kaning low pressure area modebelop ngadto sa tropical depression nga makaingon ug kusog nga pagbunok sa uwan”, si Tabada niingon. Si Tabada nidugang nga kung ang low pressure mamahimong tropical depression, mao unya kini ang ikaduhang tropical depression sa nasud nga pagatawgon ug Bebeng.

Apan sa Tabada nibutyag nga mahibaw-an kini 12 ngadto sa 24 ka oras sukad kagahapon. Iyang gidugang nga tungod kay ang low pressure duol na sa kayutaan, dili kaayo kini kusog kung mamahimo man ganing tropical depression. Usab iyang giingon nga dili kini direktang moigo sa Sugbo.

http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r07&id=31078

COMMENT FROM CLEAN UP THE WORLD'S FB

"THREE-PEAT"

UC Nursing CESDEV

is delighted to share that

for the 3rd straight year,

we have been granted
renewed membership to the

Clean Up The World Organization

based in Australia.

Truly fantastic ...

it's another remarkable feat!

Truly "three-peat"!

CESDEV-NURSING GOT ITS OFFICIAL MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATE

Dear CESDEV-Nursing,

Welcome to the Clean Up the World global environmental campaign! Please find attached your group’s 2011 Member Certificate.

It is great to have your organisation as a Member in 2011. We look forward to seeing your group and its activities profiled on the Clean Up the World Activities website and hearing of your achievements.

In addition to your group’s Member Certificate, Clean Up the World provides you with a range of information and resources to help you enhance your group’s participation in the campaign.