CIVIL REGISTRATION MONTH

Councilor Acosta with Mabel at Your Service guests Mr. Raul P. Gomez - Provincial Statistics officer of National Statistics Office (NSO), Mr. Rodon Tahil - Statistical Coordination Officer 1 of NSO, Mr. Orlando L. Alvara - Bookbinder III / Mobile Registration -3rd District in charge of City Civil Registrar's Office, and Mr. Eduardo Y. Yarso - City Civil Registrar's Office -Tugbok Distict Head

LANGKA LECHE FLAN

Ingredients:

¼ chopped langka

½ cup white sugar

4 whole eggs

1 can or 300ml condensed milk

Procedure:

1. Caramelize ½ cup of sugar in a pan.

2. Pour into leche flan mold and spread to coat the bottom.

3. In a bowl, combine eggs, langka and condensed milk.

4. Stir well. Pour into the mold and steam for about 30 minutes or until set.

5. Chill and serve cold.

DILG Project CURE

On February 15, 2009, Mabel at Your Service featured the Department of Interior & Local Government XI Project CURE (Comprehensive & Unified Response to Eliminate Red Tape in LGUs). According to Atty. Erwin M. Enad, the DILG Chief Legal Officer, Project CURE was created to foster citizens’ knowledge, capacities and alliances, to altogether curb Red Tape in LGU’s.

The battle against red tape calls not only for more effective efforts of the government but also for renewal of political will. DILG urges all executive, administrative and legislative domains of the LGUs to participate in General Advocacy Orientation Programs, Capability Building and Citizen’s Feedback (Enforcement) to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of LGUs in the delivery of public good and services to the public through anti-red tape practices, therefore preventing graft and corruption in their respective jurisdiction.

This project is in partnership with the Local Government Academy of the Philippines, Civil Service Commission, Office of the Ombudsman, Local Research Institute, Development Academy of the Philippines and the Presidential Anti Graft Commission. For more information regarding this program, LGUs may contact their DILG Regional Offices or log on to www.lga.dilg.gov.ph or email through etd@lga.gov.ph;execdir@lga.gov.ph.

Mabel at your Service livelihood training of PNP Officers Spouses

Mabel at your Service Livelihood Skills Training Team with Paginhawaan Center wards

Mabel at Your Service Features Autism

with Dr. Ferriza Amparo- Isaguirre - Chairperson of Brokenshire Child and Adolescent Neuro-Development Center and Ms. Jane Gonzalez - Founding Chairman of Rainbow Intervention Center for Autism Foundation, Inc. (RICAFI) more

January 30, 2009 MBM Cooking Demo: SHRIMP TEMPURA

Ingredients:

½ kilo sugpo/shrimp medium size

1 pc egg

½ cup flour

¼ cup ice water

Pinch of salt

Vegetable oil for frying

1. Remove heads and shells from shrimps without removing tails. Devein the shrimps. Make two or three incisions in the stomach sides of the shrimps.
2. Lightly press the back of shrimps by fingers. Using a knife, remove the dirt from the tails of shrimps. Dry shrimps on paper towels.

Making Tempura Batter

• Mix eggs and ice water in a bowl. Add flour in the egg mixture.
• Lightly mix the batter. Flour shrimps before frying.

3. Heat vegetable oil to 340F degree in a deep pan. To check the temperature of the oil, drop a little tempura batter into the oil. If the batter comes up right away instead of sinking to the bottom of the pan, it's about 360 F degree. If the batter goes halfway to the bottom and comes up, it's about 340F degree.
4. Pick the tail of shrimp and dip shrimp in the tempura batter. Immediately fry the shrimp until crisp.
5. Serve tempura shrimp right away with tempura dipping sauce or salt. Tempura is best served hot.

Heart's Month: Protection of our Heart

Davao City Councilor Mabel Sunga Acosta with guests
Metro Lifestyle Fitness Manager Jimmy Javier,
Fitness Instructor Rodeo Ardaniel and
Davao Doctors Hospital Heart Institute Director Dr. Bernardo Chiew.

February 1, 2008
at DXAB Station, ABS-CBN Matina Shrine Hills