PRC Agusan Norte-Butuan City bares
accomplishments
By Nora L. Molde
BUTUAN CITY, July 19 (PIA) -- The Philippine Red
Cross (PRC) Agusan del Norte-Butuan City reported its accomplishments for the
months of May and June 2013 during its regular meeting held Thursday, in one of
the convention centers, here.
PRC Agusan del Norte-Butuan City Board of
Directors Chairman Atty. Felixberto I. Guiritan presided the meeting while the
different committee chairmen also presented their committee accomplishments for
the period.
For the months of May and June, the Chapter’s
Disaster Management Services was able to conduct three classes on Basic
Disaster Management and 143 Mobilization Training Course with 64 graduates from
the different different establishments, Response Team and PRC Chapter
Volunteers.
On Blood Services, the Chapter was able to
collect 1,255 units of blood including those required from blood letting
activities. Blood donors are categorized according to their type of donation:
walk-in has a total donors of 290; patient-directed – 310; replacement – 272;
and from mass blood donation with 383 donors.
All the blood units collected were tested to
five major blood transmissible diseases and all units nonreactive to all
serologic tests were given to both private and government hospitals of Butuan
City and Agusan del Norte.
The chapter was able to release a total of 1,270
units blood to hospitals and has served 1,270 units to clients who suffered
from anemia and other blood-related disorders.
Other PRC Chapters also sent blood samples to
the Chapter for the serological test (Hubbing System). Chapters from Gingoog
City sent 142, Surigao City – 79, Surigao del Sur – 81, and Agusan del Sur –
383, having a total of 685 for the months of May and June alone.
Also, during the Chapter’s regular meeting,
Safety Services committee chair reported the conduct of the following
activities: three classes on Standard Tailored first Aid Training Course with
59 graduates; three classes on Basic Life healthcare Providers Training Course
producing 59 graduates; two classes on Basic Water Safety and Rescue Training
Course with 48 graduates; one class each on Automated External Defibrillator
Training with 19 graduates, Rubber Boat Operation Training with 24 graduates,
and Ambulance Operation Training Courses with 20 graduates.
An Organized Ambulance Operation and First Aid
Station were also set up in 12 separate precincts of the cities of Butuan &
Cabadbaran and nine municipalities of Agusan del Norte.
During the month of June, on the Community
Health and Nursing Services, the Chapter continued the third phase
implementation of the Community-Based Health and First Aid Project at the
municipality of Carmen, Agusan del Norte in coordination with the Rural Health
Unit through its Municipal Health Officer. Also, the Community Health
Volunteers conducted health education and campaign activity on First Aid on
their respective barangays with 65 numbers of people reached.
The Chapter was also able to conduct two batches
of training on Youth Volunteer Orientation Course, Leadership Formation Course,
and Basic Leadership.
For the period of two months, the Chapter was
able to notify and counsel 38 blood donors who were found reactive to blood serological
examination. (NCLM/PIA-Caraga)
Oil industry bureau to conduct multi-sectoral
advocacy nationwide
By Johny S. Natad
BUTUAN CITY, July 19 (PIA) -- The Oil Industry
Management Bureau (OIMB) of the Department of Energy (DOE) will be conducting a
series of multi-sectoral advocacy in eight provinces nationwide.
The multi-sectoral advocacy is part of the
effort of OIMB in disseminating awareness on downstream oil industry and its
benefits to the general public. The sectoral approach will gather 50 provincial
information officers and media practitioners and 50 LGU representatives from
each province.
OIMB has set dates of implementation for the
eight provinces with the following schedules:
1. Bulacan - July 20, 2013
2. Surigao - August 5-7, 2013
3. Saranggani - August 7-9, 2013
4. Misamis Oriental- August 11-13, 2013
5. Zamboanga Peninsula - September 4-6, 2013
6. Cebu - September 18-20, 2013
7. Batangas - October 7-9, 2013
8. Oriental Mindoro - October 9-11, 2013
It is expected that during the activity, the LGU
representatives and stakeholders in the retail marketing business of Liquid
Petroleum Products and Liquified Petroleum Gas will undergo hands-on
demonstration in the calibration and sealing of a dispensing pump in a gasoline
station.
In the province of Surigao, the activity will be
held at Surigao City. (FEA/PIA-Caraga)
Tagalog news: Ombudsman lumikha ng lupon para
mag imbestiga sa 'eskandalo ng pork barrel'
Ni David M. Suyao
AGUSAN DEL SUR, Hulyo 19 (PIA) -- Lumikha si
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales ng isang espesyal na lupon ng mga
imbestigador para tignan ang paratang ng “ghost projects” na naiulat na
tinutustusan ng Priority Assistance Fund (PDAF) ng ilang miyembro ng kongreso.
Binubuo ng anim kataong graft investigators, ang
lupon ay magsagawa ng imbestigasyon at makipag-alyansa sa National Bureau of
Investigation (NBI).
Binuo ni Ombudsman Morales ang naturang
fact-finding na imbestigasyon bilang tugon sa balitang naiulat ni whistleblower
Benhur Luy na “pork barrel scam” na nagdadawit sa paggamit ng malalaking halaga
ng PDAF ng mga pinaratangang “dummy” na mga non-government organizations (NGOs)
para ayun pa, sa mga ghost projects sa paraan na sana ay pakana ni Janet Lim
Napoles.
Sa ilalim ng Republic Act (RA) 6770 (Ombudsman
Act of 1989), ang Ombudsman ay mayroong motu propio (sariling batas) o kahit
walang naghain ng reklamo, ay may karapatang gumawa ng imbestigasyon sa “kahit
anong kinaltas ng kahit sinong opisyal o empleyado, ng tanggapan o ahensiya,
kung ang naturang pagkaltas ay makikitang illegal, hindi patas, hindi tama o
hindi mabuti.
Ayon sa talaan ng Ombudsman, sina Napoles, Luy
at iba pang opisyal ng NGO ay nahaharap sa reklamo ng “Fertilizer fund scam” na
isa pang kaso na nakabinbin pa rin sa naturang tanggapan.
Ang mga ulat ay nagsasabi rin na ang Ombudsman
ay nagsasagawa ng imbestigasyon sa larangan na nagdadawit ng katulad na mga
anomaliya at iregularidad sa pagpatupad ng programang pangkabuhayan o proyekto
na ang pundo ay mula sa PDAF ng tatlong senador at isang representante ng
kamara.
Sa ilalim ng RA6770, Sec. 15, ang tanggapan ng
Ombudsman ay may pangunahing hurisdiksiyon sa mga kasong nasa ilalaim ng
Sandiganbayan at may otoridad na maghain ng kasong kriminalidad na may
kaugnayan sa korapsiyon, kung ito ay nakitaan ng dahilan upang kasuhan ang
isang matataas na opisyal ng pamahalaan. (AMC/DMS/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
