Memorandum No. 69 Series of 2020
LOOK: Memorandum no. 69 series of 2020 issued by the Office of the Chairman of the Provincial Covid-19 Task Force
Gov. Rodito Albano III welcomes LSIs and OFWs into the province
“This governor may be an exception. He welcomes LSIs and OFWs into his province even if they are COVID-positive. He said they will take care of these kababayans from his province when they arrive at the province and will use provincial funds if the national government cannot provide them. If need be, he will solicit donations. The provincial government will bring these COVID positive LSIs and OFWs into quarantine centers and hospitals and will have them treated until they are cured. I caught the interview of Susan Enriquez with Governor Albano of Isabela early this afternoon over DZBB AM radio. While this may be a traditional politician antic, I have not heard of any other LGU executive who welcomes COVID positive LSIs and OFWs with open arms.” Ito ang obserbasyon ng isang netizen sa mga hakbang at programa ni Gov. Rodito T. Albano III upang tugunan ang COVID-19 crisis sa lalawigan.
Paalala mula kay Gov. Rodito Albano III
August 4, 2020 – Nakapagtala ang lalawigan ng Isabela ng 13 confirmed positive cases sa araw na ito, pinakamataas na bilang mula nang sumailalim ang Isabela sa community quarantine noong March 16, 2020. Tatlo (3) sa mga bayan ng Tumauini at Roxas, dalawa (2) sa Echague at tig-isa (1) sa mga bayan ng Jones, Gamu, Reina Mercedes, San Isidro at Angadanan. Sa kabuoan, umabot na sa bilang na 62 confirmed positive cases ang Isabela.
2019 Youth Summit Highlights Youth Parliament; Culminates with Awarding of Ten Outstanding Isabeleño Students
Attended by some 300 young leaders representing different subsectors of the Isabeleño youth, the fourth Provincial Youth Summit held on December 13-15, 2019 at The Hotel Sophia, Cauayan City is acclaimed as being one of the productive and meaningful youth gathering in the province , as this annual gathering gets grander and bigger every year.
Gov. Albano presents Isabela’s Model Chain on Food Security Program at NFSS 2019
Dubbed as the country’s Center of Agriculture, Isabela, along with other food champion provinces, cities and municipalities all over the country joined this year’s National Food Security Summit aimed at leveling up the Philippine agriculture and fishery sectors leading to a committed vision of sustaining a food-secure agricultural country through prosperous farmers and fisher folks held at Diosdado Macapagal Hall, Landbank of the Philippines, Malate, Manila on October 29-30, 2019.
ISABELA’S SUPER COOPERATIVE
The newly signed Rice Tariffication Law seeks to lift import restrictions on rice, which the government hopes will lower the price of the staple food to a level more affordable for the Filipinos – a boon to consumers but a bane to rice farmers, farmworkers and the local rice sector as a whole. Rice procurement serves the dual purposes of building rice stocks for the public food grain distribution system and of providing income support to farmers. The law addresses the urgent need to improve the availability of rice in the country, to prevent artificial rice shortage, reduce the prices of rice in the market, and curtail the prevalence of corruption and cartel domination in the rice industry. The law essentially allows for the liberalization of rice imports. It will remove the previously placed quota on rice imports, permitting traders to import a near-unlimited quantity of rice.
Upon assumption to office of Governor Rodolfo T. Albano III in July 2019, his first marching order is to organize a super cooperative that will help the marginalized farmers in the province. A massive cooperative membership orientation was conducted in 32 municipalities and resulted in the birth of “Nagkaisang Magsasaka ng Isabela Agriculture Cooperative” (NMIAC) aka “super cooperative”.
