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.
Nilinaw ni Gov. Albano na bagama’t tinatanggap ng lalawigan ng Isabela ang mga Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs) at Returning Overseas Filipinos (ROFs), sila’y sumailalim sa Rapid Test sa Metro Manila bago pinapayagang makauwi sa Isabela at muling isasailalim sa isa pang Rapid Test pagdating sa border checkpoint sa Cordon, Isabela.
Binigyang diin ng gobernador sa panayam sa kanya ni Susan Enriquez sa programang Super Radyo DZBB kahapon na mahigpit din aniyang ipinapatupad ang mga health protocols kagaya ng pag-isolate at 14-day mandatory quarantine sa kanila sa Provincial o LGU quarantine facilities bago sila tuluyang makakauwi sa kani-kanilang tahanan.
Matatandaang walang pag-alinlangang personal na sinalubong ni Gov. Albano ang mga dumating na LSIs sa border checkpoint sa Cordon, Isabela noong July 7, 2020 upang ipakita ang kanyang pagmamalasakit sa mga kababayang Isabeleños. Kabilang sila sa mga displaced workers, mga magulang at mga estudyante na na-stranded sa Manila, Batangas, Baguio City, Pampanga at Ilocos. Sila ay dumaan muna sa triaging, medical check-up at iba pang health protocols.
Sinusuportahan din ni Gov. Albano ang Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa Program at Hatid Tulong Initiative ng national government na may layuning mabigyan ng libreng sakay pauwi sa kani-kanilang probinsya ang mga LSIs kabilang na ang mga estudyante, manggagawa at ROFs na naabutan ng community quarantine sa Metro Manila.
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.
Nagpahayag naman ng kalungkutan si Gov. Rodito Albano III na lima (5) ang nagpositibo sa COVID-19 noong August 2, 2020 mula sa Naguilian, Isabela bagama’t sila ay walang naiulat na travel history o anumang uri ng paglalakbay sa ibang lugar. Ito’y matapos dumalo ang mga ito sa lamay ng kanilang kaanak. Maaaring nakuha umano ang COVID-19 sa kanilang bisitang kamag-anak na galing sa Quezon City.
Muling pinaalalahanan ni Gov. Albano ang mga Isabeleños na bagama’t nasa Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) ang lalawigan, ibayong pag-iingat pa rin ang paiiralin at iwasan ang pagkumpol-kumpol o mass gathering. Ayon sa alituntunin ng Inter Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-EID), sa ilalim ng MGCQ, 50% o kalahati lamang sa mga dadalo ng mga pagsamba o misa ang pinapayagan, gayundin ang iba pang uri ng mass gathering para masunod ang social/physical distancing.
Nanawagan ang gobernador na sundin ang mga sumusunod na alituntunin upang ang COVID-19 ay maiiwasan:
1. Magsusuot ng face mask sa lahat ng pagkakataon, lalo na kung lumalabas ng bahay, at kinakailangan ang mga awtorisado lamang ang lumalabas sa kanilang tahanan.
2. Palagiang sundin ang isang metrong distansya sa lahat ng oras bilang pagtupad sa social/physical distancing.
3. Ang paghuhugas ng kamay gamit ang tubig at sabon ay mabisang pagpapanatili ng kalinisan.
4. Ugaliin din ang paggamit ng alcohol at sanitizer.
5. At higit sa lahat, panatilihin natin ang kalinisan sa loob at labas ng bahay at ating kapaligiran.
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.
The event also aimed to provide an avenue to forge new public and private partnership for the betterment of the agriculture industry following countless agricultural issues like the falling price of palay/copra & other pressing matters such as the African Swine Fever (ASF) & Fall Army Worm (FAW) that’s greatly affecting the agricultural sector these days.
With the year’s theme “Sama-sama tungo sa Masaganang Ani at Mataas na Kita”, Secretary William D. Dar of the Department of Agriculture (DA) introduced DA’s new vision tagged as “New Thinking”, composed of eight paradigms pushing for modernization and industrialization geared towards empowering the agricultural and private sectors to increase its agricultural productivity and profitability whilst promoting sustainability and resilience.
Governor Rodito T. Albano III, presented Isabela’s Model Chain on Food Security Program. As the second highest rice-growing province nationwide that produces 15% of the aggregate national rice production on an annual basis, Governor Rodito emphasized that the Provincial Government of Isabela focuses on promoting food security by providing high income to rice farmers while making prices affordable to the consuming public, “the premiere function of the Local Government is to provide the basic needs of its citizens, one of which is, stable food supply,” he said.
