Mayor Tiblan C. Ahaja of Sitangakai with his THANK YOU MESSAGE to his constituents

ASSALAMUALAIKUM WARAHMATULLAHI TA'ALA     WABARAKATUH

I am very Thankful to the family, friends, and loyal supporters who so generously contributed their time and efforts to our campaign and honoring me with your vote on May 13, 2019 midterm election.

I am deeply moved by the expression of confidence from all  residents  and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

I am immensely grateful to the family, friends, and loyal supporters who so generously contributed their time and effort to the campaign  and all  the people  who gives thier  full time and  support us  for the  fulfillment of  our dreams for the  better future of our dear municipality.

Being a Mayor of Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi  I do the best things  to make our municipality progressive ,well-develop  and competitive  it comes of tourism and other sources that made us proud as Sitangkaneans.

My Family and the whole elected councilors of Sitangkai, " Thank You to all the people of Sitangkai  to have taken your time to vote with me  last election, our heartfelt  and sincerely  appreciate  your willingness to support with us, trusted us as your servant to our beloved municipality as well.

I look forward  to continuing to work for you as your mayor  and you making it once again a place where people of all ages can count on a future.

Mabuhay Tayong Lahat at Maraming Salamat po  sa iyong mga Boto at muling pagtitiwala...

Hon. Tiblan  Canon Ahaja

Mayor

Sitangkai, Tawi-Tawi

Over 200K teachers to do poll duty on May 13: DepEd

MANILA -- Around 237,000 teachers will serve as Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) and Board of Election Tellers (BETs) during the May 13 mid-term elections, an official of the Department of Education (DepEd) said Wednesday.

"We have just presented to the Cabinet last Monday regarding our preparations. While being a member of the electoral board is no longer compulsory, subject to the teachers' consent, they are still the primary priority. We will only get from other positions if their number is not enough," DepEd Undersecretary and Chief of Staff Nepomuceno Malaluan told the Philippine News Agency (PNA).

Malaluan said the teachers who will perform poll duties are entitled to honoraria, transportation allowance and minimum of five days service credit which can be converted to leave credits or can be monetized.

"There is no insurance but a medical benefit PHP200,000 that will be shouldered by the government, death benefit that is PHP500,000 in case of injury or death. There is legal indemnification amount also and we are in partnership with the Public Attorney's Office," he said.

To ensure quick reporting of election-related concerns, Malaluan said the DepEd has developed a mobile application for teachers.

"I have not seen it but I think we will be using it this election. It's in our report to the Cabinet. They can use it to report pre-election, during election and post-election [incidents]," he said.

"We are also doing the final orientation of those who will be part of our election task forces at the central, regional, division and even district levels which we will setup on the noon of May 12, Sunday and will be up until 5 p.m. of May 14," he added. (PNA/By Ma. Teresa Montemayor )