THPAL turns over ambulance to Caraga Regional
Hospital
By Susil D. Ragas
SURIGAO CITY, May 27 (PIA) – The Taganito HPAL
Nickel Corporation (THPAL) based in Taganito, Claver, Surigao del Norte
recently turned-over one unit Paramedic Ambulance to the Caraga Regional
Hospital (CRH).
Taganito HPAL Community Relations Manager
Genevieve Chua personally handed-over the ambulance worth P900,000 to CRH
Medical Center chief Dr. Andres M. Dolar, Jr. during a simple turn-over
ceremony held at the CRH Compound, this city.
"This is part of the company’s Social
Development Management Programs (SDMP) dedicated to improve the quality of life
and promoting a well-balanced and enhanced standard of living through
supporting projects, programs and activities in the community," said Chua.
Under the company's SDMP programs, Chua said
they have implemented projects like medical-surgical mission and education
caravan, provision of kiddy chairs, tables and rain water collector and
installation of speech laboratory to schools province wide.
On his part, Dr. Dolar expressed his heartfelt
gratitude to THPAL for a very noble undertaking, and hope that other mining and
private companies will follow the same act of nobility.
The turn-over ceremony was witnessed by Chief
Medical Professional Staff Dr. Cheryl A. Gotinga, Admin. Officer Albert Lancin,
CRH employees and THPAL Nickel Corporation, and local media. (SDR/PIA-Surigao
del Norte)
Mindanao river basin master plan secures
inter-regional support
DAVAO CITY, May 27 (PIA) - Three regional
development councils in Mindanao endorsed the implementation of the Mindanao
River Basin (MRB) master plan, paving the way for its operationalization and
the eventual creation of an institution that will manage, rehabilitate, and
develop the river basin and its resources.
The Regional Development Councils of Regions X
and XII as well as the Regional Economic Development and Planning Board (REDPB)
of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) submitted separate
resolutions endorsing the master plan and pushing for the creation of the MRB
Management Council.
Resolution No. 4, Series of 2014, Resolution No.
81, Series of 2013, and ARMM REDPB Resolution No. 06 were passed by the
regional development councils of regions X, XII, and ARMM respectively.
“These developments will concretize efforts to
come up with sustainable but environmentally-sound solutions to the recurring
problems within the river basin such as the perennial flooding of the towns and
provinces in the area,” said Luwalhati Antonino, chair of the Mindanao
Development Authority (MinDA).
She added that the MRB master plan is a result
of a two-year study conducted from 2010-2012
by Woodfields Consultants, Inc. (WCI) with the support of the
departments of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR), Interior and Local Government, National Irrigation
Administration, and the Office of Civil Defense (OCD). The study sought for the
long-term rehabilitation and development of the river basin.
The DENR-River Basin Coordinating Office
(DENR-RBCO) commissioned the study, while MinDA, through MindaNOW! Nurturing
Our Waters Program facilitated for the approval and endorsement of the master
plan by the regional development councils.
In July 2011, Executive Order No. 50 transferred
the tasks and functions of the Presidential Task Force on Mindanao River Basin
Rehabilitation and Development to regular government agencies which include
MinDA, DENR-RBCO, and the National Risk Reduction Management Council-OCD.
With a total catchment area of 21,503 square
kilometers, the MRB is the second largest river basin in the country
encompassing large areas of three regions in Central Mindanao.
Recognizing the fact that the MRB spans multiple
regions and provinces, the master plan also recommends the creation of the MRB
management council to coordinate and provide directions on the effective and
efficient management and development of the river basin and its resources.
The proposed river basin council will be
composed of representatives from the concerned provincial and local government
units, national government agencies, river basin and LGU alliances,
non-government organizations and the private sector.
“A multi-stakeholder and collaborative approach
in the implementation of sustainable solutions is eyed to respond to
limitations posed by geo-political boundaries and administrative jurisdictions
in addressing river basin issues,” said Marcia Isip, executive director of the
DENR-RBCO.
She added “this setup ensures that all efforts
and initiatives to rehabilitate and develop the MRB are well-coordinated and
with a cohesiveness of objectives.”
Isip said the endorsement of the master plan by all
three regional development councils is seen to ease the perennial flooding and
improve the overall condition of the river basin.
Last year, P6.97 billion worth of flood control
projects within the MRB were included in DPWH’s 2014 budget, providing long-term
solutions to flooding in areas around the Rio Grande de Mindanao and its
tributaries. The projects, which are in
their pre-construction phase are designed to mitigate recurring flooding within
the river basin.
“We are optimistic that these projects will not
only solve problems of flooding but also help accelerate socioeconomic growth
and development in the area,” she said. (MinDA/PIA-Caraga)
PopCom, Church forged alliance for youth
By Angie Balen-Antonio
BUTUAN CITY, May 27 (PIA) - The Commission on
Population (PopCom) and the Church partnered in honing life skills of the youth
through the Inter-Parish Annual Youth Summit held recently at Santiago, Agusan
del Norte.
About 150 youth participants coming from the
different parishes attended the Summit which was organized by the parish youth
coordinator. The partnership was made
possible through the funding support sponsored by PopCom.
PopCom Caraga regional director Alexander A.
Makinano believed that the collaborative efforts was so timely considering that
the lives of the youth are continued to be threatened by various issues and
challenges that hampered their full growth and development.
Makinano emphasized the importance of harnessing
the youth with appropriate life skills which could help them to squarely face
the demands and challenges to everyday life as they go along the journey of
adolescent towards adulthood.
The 2013 Young Adults Fertility and Sexuality
Survey (YAFFS) conducted by the University of the Philippines Population
Institute (UPPI) cited that one in three pinoy youth has engaged in pre-marital
sex. Furthermore, the survey revealed
that four in 100 had sex with someone they met online or through text messages.
As defined by the World Health Organization,
Life Skills are abilities for adaptive and positive behavior that enable
individuals to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday
life. They are set of human skills acquired via teaching or direct experience.
One of the inputs shared by POPCOM Staff are the
dimensions of responsible sexuality, and the core life skills coupled with the
lessons learned out of the Adolescent Health and Youth Development (AHYD) movie
entitled “Crossroads.”
In response, one of the participants happily
shared that she learned many things from the summit particularly the different
core life skills, which she can use as a weapon in facing the different
challenges she will encounter as a student/adolescent. She promised that the
knowledge she gained will be passed on to her friends, relatives and
classmates. (PopCom-13/PIA-Caraga)
Caraga fire chief reminds 'men' to conduct
building inspection
By Greg Tataro, Jr.
TANDAG CITY, May 27 (PIA) – Bureau of Fire
Protection (BFP) Caraga regional director SSupt. Mario Socorro Timonera
reiterated his order to his men regionwide “to conduct a thorough inspection of
all buildings” including government-owned and other structures in their
respective area of responsibility (AOR) “to ensure fire safety compliance.”
The memorandum dated May 16, 2014 cited that his
office has yet to receive reports of compliance since the issuance of the
previous memo particularly that which was sent in January 2014 by CSupt.
Carlito Romero, officer-in-charge (OIC) of BFP.
Timonera also directed all concerned fire
marshalls from the provincial level down the line to submit their respective
accomplishment reports not later than May 30.
Meanwhile, the Office of the Provincial Fire
Marshall in Surigao del Sur under Insp. Rowella Dinolan said that such conduct
of inspection of all buildings has been being carried out on a regular basis.
In fact, Fire Officer 1 (FO1) Jeannette Rabusa,
a staff of said office, stressed that since the school opening is already set
next week, municipal and city fire stations have prioritized inspection of
board and lodging houses. (NGBT/Radyo ng Bayan/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Tagalog News: Mga Pilipino ang tunay na bayani
sa pag-unlad ng Pilipinas, sabi ng Malakanyang
AGUSAN DEL SUR, Mayo 27 (PIA) - Sinabi ng
Malakanyang noong linggo na ang mga Pilipino mismo ang tunay na bayani sa pag
unlad ng Pilipinas.
“Naipakita ng mga mamamayang Pilipino sa mga
delegado ng World Economic Forum on East Asia (WEF-EA) at sa buong mundo ang
kanilang kahandaan at katatagan para sa pagiging matibay na balwarte ng
pag-unlad na nilalahukan ng lahat o ng sustainable and inclusive growth, at ang
pagiging isa sa mga pangunahing bansa ng ASEAN economic community,” sabi ni
Presidential Communication Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr.,
noong nagkaroon ng maikling pagpupulong sa media na narinig sa dzRB Radyo ng
Bayan.
“Ang mga mamamayang Pilipino ang tunay na mga
bayani sa pag-unlad ng bansang Pilipinas, at ang ating pagtaguyod ng diwa ng
bayanihan ang maghahatid sa ating lahat sa isang mas maaliwalas na
kinabukasan,” dagdag ni Coloma.
Ang Pilipinas ay siyang naging “host” sa ika 23
World Economic Forum (Mayo 22-23) nasiyang pinaka unang pagkakataon ay ginanap
sa isang East Asian na bansa. (DMS/PIA-Agusan del Sur)
Cebuano News: Mokabat sa 45 ka mga kabataan
misalmot sa Youth Development Data Gathering Validation Seminar Workshop
SURIGAO CITY, Mayo 27 (PIA) - Mokabat sa 45 ka mga kabatan-onan ang
misalmot sa 2014 Youth Development Index Data Gathering Validation Seminar and
Workshop gipahigayon bag-ohay pa lamang dinhi ning syudad.
Tumong sa maong kalihukan ang pagbalidar sa mga
datos nga nakuha sa taga National Youth Commission gikan sa mga partisipante ug
aron usab paghimo og mga plano ug aksyon ngadto na sa nagkadaiyang institusyon
nga nagserbisyo sa mga kabatan-onan base na sa Philippine Youth Development
Index.
Ang mokabat sa 45 ka mga kabatan-onan nga
mipartisipar sa maong kalihukan nagagikan kini sa mga nagkadaiyang ahensya,
local government unit ug mga youth organizations libot sa probinsya sa Surigao
del Norte.
Ang maong kalihukan gipasiugdahan sa National
Youth Commission pinaagi na nila Ms. Jeng Ramirez Salmo, PSO V ang Assistant
Division Chief sa NYC/PRMED, Ms. Jigs Pasamba, PSO IV NYC Cluster Head ug PSO
III Ms. Ariane Coronel. (SDR/MICO-Surigao/PIA-Surigao del Norte)
